KR100730955B1 - A vacuum cleaner - Google Patents

Abstract

A vacuum cleaner is provided to remove inconvenience to purchase an extra small cleaner in addition to a cleaner having a main body with a relatively large size. A vacuum cleaner includes a main body(30), a dust collector(44), a main motor(33), a power supply(34), and a sub driving part(51). The main body has a detachable part(31) for hose(14) coupling and an insertion groove(32). The insertion part is partially open. The dust collector is inserted and adhered in the insertion groove, has a mounting unit(42) formed for the hose coupling, has a filter mounted inside a rear part to collect foreign substance, has a grip(43) upside, and has a coupling part(45) on outside adjacent to the filter. The main motor is embedded in the main body and suctions air adjacent to the filter of the dust collector. The power supply supplies power to drive the main motor. The sub driving part is inserted and adhered in the insertion groove, is located on a lower part of the dust collector when inserted to the insertion groove, has a locking part(56) which is coupled to and separated from the coupling part, and suctions air by having a sub motor(53).

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a vacuum cleaner,

1 is a view showing a general vacuum cleaner.

Fig. 2 is a view schematically showing a section of Fig. 1. Fig.

FIG. 3 is a schematic view illustrating an internal structure of a vacuum cleaner according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a view illustrating a state in which the dust-collecting auxiliary driving unit of FIG. 3 is coupled.

FIG. 5 is a view showing a state in which the dust-collecting auxiliary driving unit of FIG.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating the use of electric wires as an auxiliary power source in the present invention.

Description of the Related Art [0002]

14: Hose 15: Auxiliary nozzle

30: main body 33: motor

41: collecting container 44: filter

50: auxiliary handle 51: auxiliary drive

54: wire 55: battery

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vacuum cleaner, and more particularly, to a vacuum cleaner which separates dust collecting receptacles mounted on a main body of a vacuum cleaner.

Generally, vacuum cleaner which is widely supplied has a canister type which is easy to clean and move the corner according to its use condition and shape, and can be easily replaced with a brush or a nozzle, a clean up space is easy, (upright type).

1 is a view of a general vacuum cleaner.

Referring to FIG. 1, there is shown an inhaler according to an embodiment of the present invention, which includes a suction unit 11 that is in close contact with a floor surface, a pipe 12 connected to the suction unit 11 and having a predetermined length, a handle 13 connected to the pipe 12, A hose 14 connected to the hose 14 and a main body 20 connected to the hose 14.

The suction member 11 is provided with a wheel on its bottom surface and moves along the bottom surface to suck foreign matter. The pipe 12 and the handle 13 move the suction member 11 to a desired position.

The pipe 12 and the hose 14 guide the air containing foreign matter to the main body 20 and the main body 20 sucks air containing foreign matter to collect foreign matter and discharges air to the outside .

On the other hand, FIG. 2 is an outline showing the cross section of FIG. 1 schematically.

Referring to FIG. 2, a detachable portion 21 for coupling with the hose 14 is provided in front of the main body 20.

A dust collecting part 22 connected to the detachable part 21 is provided at the center of the main body 20.

A dust collecting box 24 is inserted into an insertion groove 23 formed at the center of the inside of the main body 20. The dust collecting box 22 is provided with a filter 25 .

The dust collection box 24 is provided with a handle 26 on its upper side and the dust collection box 24 is separated from the insertion slot 23 by the release button 27.

At this time, a motor 28 is provided in the main body 20 close to the insertion groove 23, and the motor 28 is powered by the power supply device 29 and is driven.

Accordingly, when the power supply motor 28 is driven, foreign matter is sucked into the dust collecting container 24, and foreign matter is filtered by the filter 25 to discharge the purified air to the outside, and the foreign matter is discharged into the dust collecting container 24 Collecting.

When foreign matter is accumulated in the dust collecting box 24, the separating button 27 is pushed to separate the dust collecting box 24 from the insertion slot 23 and the dust collecting box 24 is opened through a separate button, .

However, since such a vacuum cleaner has a built-in motor in the main body, it is necessary to perform cleaning work while moving the main body.

Therefore, the main body must be moved even if only a corner or a part thereof is cleaned. If the line of the power supply is short, the power supply must be connected again to a socket close to the place to work.

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to at least partially solve the problems as described above. Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a vacuum cleaner in which a dust collecting container So that the cleaning operation can be performed while moving.

To achieve these and other advantages and in accordance with the purpose of the present invention, as embodied and broadly described herein, Wherein the hose is inserted into and detached from the insertion groove and formed with a mounting hole for fitting the hose therein. The filter is mounted on the inner side of the rear face to collect foreign substances, a handle is provided on the upper side, labor pains; A main motor built in the main body and sucking air close to the filter of the dust collecting container; A power supply for supplying power to drive the main motor; And an auxiliary driving unit which is inserted into and detached from the insertion groove and is located at a lower portion of the dust collecting case when the insertion hole is inserted into the insertion groove and has a coupling portion to be engaged with and detached from the coupling portion, And a vacuum cleaner.

In the present invention, the auxiliary driving unit may include a subsidiary case having a coupling part detachably attached to the coupling part; An auxiliary motor built in the auxiliary case and sucking air close to the dust collecting container; And an auxiliary power source connected to the auxiliary motor to supply power.

In the present invention, it is effective that the fastening portion is formed on the upper portion of the auxiliary case inserted in the insertion groove, and the coupling portion of the dust collecting container is coupled to the fastening portion while being inserted into the insertion groove downward.

In the present invention, the coupling portion is formed with a coupling hole in an extension plate protruding from the upper and lower sides of the rear surface of the dust collecting container, and the coupling portion is inserted into the coupling hole with one or more locking protrusions formed on the outer circumferential surface of the auxiliary case.

At this time, any one of the locking projections is integrally formed with a button protruding partly from the outer peripheral surface of the auxiliary case, and the button is supported by the elastic body built in the auxiliary case.

In the present invention, the auxiliary case is provided with an auxiliary handle.

In the present invention, the insertion groove is provided with a guide rib for guiding the auxiliary case.

Meanwhile, in the present invention, the auxiliary power source may be a wire bundled with a socket or a rechargeable battery.

At this time, the battery is embedded in the auxiliary case and is charged in connection with the power supply device.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the vacuum cleaner according to the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In this process, the thicknesses of the lines and the sizes of the components shown in the drawings may be exaggerated for clarity and convenience of explanation.

In addition, the terms described below are terms defined in consideration of the functions of the present invention, which may vary depending on the intention or custom of the user, the operator.

Therefore, definitions of these terms should be made based on the contents throughout this specification.

FIG. 3 is a view schematically showing the internal structure of the vacuum cleaner according to the present invention, FIG. 4 is a view showing a state in which the dust-collecting auxiliary driving unit of FIG. 3 is engaged, FIG. 6 is a view showing a state in which electric wires are used as an auxiliary power source in the present invention. FIG.

A main body 30 having a detachable portion 31 for engagement with a hose 14 connected to the handle portion is provided on the front side of the main body 30, Has an insertion groove (32) opened at a part thereof.

A dust collecting container 41 is inserted into the insertion groove 32 to be integrated with the main body 30 or separated from the main body 30.

The dust collecting container 41 has a mounting hole 42 corresponding to the attaching / detaching portion 31 formed on the front surface thereof. The hose 14 is coupled to the mounting hole 42.

In this case, the hose 14 may be a nozzle connected to a suction unit, a pipe, a handle, or a general handy vacuum cleaner as shown in the conventional drawings.

The dust collecting container 41 is provided on the upper side of the dust collecting container 41 with a handle 43 for carrying the dust collecting container 41 itself to move the dust collecting container 41. When the dust collecting container 41 is coupled with the main body 30, 30).

A filter 44 is embedded in the rear surface of the dust collecting container 41 to purify foreign substances and a coupling portion 45 is provided outside the dust collecting container 41 near the filter 44.

A main motor 33 is installed in the main body 30 to be close to the filter 44 of the dust collecting box 41 to suck air.

The main body 30 is equipped with a power supply unit 34.

The power supply unit 34 is electrically connected to the main motor 33 so that the main motor 33 is driven, and is connected to the power outlet to supply power.

At this time, an auxiliary driving unit 51 inserted into or separated from the insertion groove 32 of the main body 30 is provided.

That is, the auxiliary driving part 51 is inserted into the lower part of the insertion groove 32, and the dust collecting container 41 is stacked on the upper part of the auxiliary driving part 51. The dust collecting container 41 and the auxiliary driving part 51 are connected to the main body 30, and are coupled to each other, so that air can be sucked and cleaned by itself.

The auxiliary driving unit 51 includes an auxiliary case 52, an auxiliary motor 53, and auxiliary power sources 54 and 55.

The auxiliary case 52 has a fastening portion 56 for engaging on the side of the dust collecting container 41 near the filter 44.

The auxiliary motor 53 is built in the auxiliary case 52 and sucks air close to the dust collecting container 41.

The auxiliary power supplies 54 and 55 are electrically connected to the auxiliary motor 53 to supply power to the auxiliary motor 53 to be driven.

The coupling part 56 of the dust collecting container 41 is disposed below the insertion groove 32 so that the coupling part 45 of the dust collecting container 41 is downwardly inserted into the insertion groove 32. [ So that they are bound to the fastening portion 56 while being inserted.

The engaging portion 45 of the dust collecting container 41 is inserted into the insertion groove 32 in a state where the auxiliary driving portion 51 is inserted into the insertion groove 32, The coupling part 56 is provided on the upper part of the auxiliary driving part 51 inserted into the insertion groove 32 so as to be engaged with the coupling part 56 of the auxiliary driving part 51.

At this time, the filter 44 and the auxiliary motor 53 must be close to each other when the engaging portion 45 and the engaging portion 56 are engaged. Therefore, the engaging portion 56 is connected to the auxiliary case 51 close to the auxiliary motor 52, .

The engaging portion 45 is engaged with the extension plate 46 protruding from the upper and lower sides of the rear surface of the dust collecting container 41 and is engaged with the engaging hole 47 Is formed.

The auxiliary case 52 has a height to be inserted into the engaging portion 45 and the engaging portion 56 has a locking protrusion 57 formed on the outer peripheral surface of the auxiliary case 52, (57) is inserted into the engaging hole (47).

One of the locking protrusions 57 is integrally formed with a button 58 partially protruding from the outer circumferential surface of the auxiliary case 52. The button 58 is connected to the elastic body 59 ).

The auxiliary case 52 is provided with an auxiliary handle 50 so that the center of gravity of the combination of the dust collecting container 41 and the auxiliary driving unit 51 is directed forward.

The insertion groove 32 may be provided with a guide rib 35 for guiding the auxiliary case 52.

The auxiliary power source 54 and 55 may be a wire 54 or a rechargeable battery 55 connected to a socket and having a predetermined length and the battery 55 may be designed to be embedded in the auxiliary case 52 can do.

In this case, when the auxiliary power source is the battery 55, the ground terminal 58 is provided in the insertion groove 32 and the auxiliary case 52 so as to be in contact with each other. The ground terminal 58 is connected to the power supply device 34 So that the battery 55 is charged.

The functions and effects of the present invention having the above-described configuration are as follows.

The main motor 33 is driven so that the air containing foreign matter flows into the dust collecting container 41 through the hose 14 and the filter 44 ) Is discharged to the outside.

The dust collecting container 41 is separated from the insertion groove 32 of the main body 30 through the separating button 36 in order to separate the dust collecting container 41 from the main body 30 and use it as a handy cleaner.

When the engaging portion 45 of the dust collecting container 41 separated from the main body 30 is directed downward and the engaging portion 45 is brought into close contact with the engaging portion 56 as shown in Fig. The engaging projection 58 is inserted into the engaging hole 47 so that the dust collecting container 41 and the auxiliary driving part 51 are engaged with each other.

When the dust collecting container 41 is pulled out of the insertion groove 32 in the above state, the dust collecting container 41 and the auxiliary driving device 51 are kept in an integrated state. (14) or the auxiliary nozzle (15).

When the user presses the switch 51a of the auxiliary driving unit 51, the power is supplied to the auxiliary motor 53 through the auxiliary power sources 54 and 55 and the auxiliary motor 53 is driven to suck the air.

Accordingly, the user can perform the cleaning operation while moving the dust collecting container 41 while holding the handle 43.

At this time, when the auxiliary power source is the electric wire 54, the electric wire 54 is connected to an electric outlet to supply electric power.

When the auxiliary power source is the battery 55, the power supplied through the power supply unit 34 is normally transferred to the battery 55 by the ground terminal 58 to charge the battery 55, Power is supplied from the battery 55 to the auxiliary motor 53 by a signal from the battery 51a.

The combined body of the dust collecting container 41 and the auxiliary driving part 51 tends to shift the center of gravity of the combined body backward due to the weight of the auxiliary motor 53 and the battery 55 built in the auxiliary driving part 51.

When the center of gravity is located at the rear, it is difficult to work with the hose 14 and the auxiliary nozzle 15 in close contact with the ground in a state where the user holds the handle 43.

However, in the present invention, since the auxiliary handle 50 is provided on the upper rear side of the auxiliary case 52, the center of gravity is biased forward when the user holds the auxiliary handle 50, thus facilitating the cleaning work.

When the button 58 of the auxiliary driving unit 51 is pushed, the elastic body 59 is compressed and the locking projection 57 is pushed by the extension plate 46 The engaging hole 47 of the engaging hole 47 is released.

In this process, the dust collecting container 41 and the auxiliary driving part 51 are separable.

The auxiliary driving part 51 is inserted into the insertion groove 32 so that the coupling part 56 is positioned at the upper part of the insertion groove 32. The auxiliary driving part 51 is inserted into the lower part of the insertion groove 32 by the guide rib 35 It can be stabilized.

Then, the dust collecting container 41 is inserted into the insertion groove 32 so as to be positioned above the auxiliary driving portion 51.

The filter 44 is closely attached to one side of the dust collecting container 41 and the main motor 33 and the auxiliary motor 53 are closely attached to the filter 44. In this case, A plurality of through holes (not shown) are formed in the analgesic cylinder 41 and the auxiliary case 52.

As described above, the vacuum cleaner according to the present invention is capable of collecting foreign matter in a state in which the collecting box is mounted on the main body, and also separating the collecting box from the main body, thereby enabling the collecting of foreign matter with only the collecting box.

When the battery is used, it is possible to clean the battery even in an area where there is no outlet, which is advantageous in overcoming the limitations of the place.

Therefore, there is no need to separately purchase a vacuum cleaner that is cleaned by a bulky main body and a relatively small vacuum cleaner, which is advantageous in that the consumer cost is reduced.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. I will understand.

Accordingly, the true scope of protection of the present invention should be defined by the following claims.

Claims (10)

A main body having an insertion groove provided with a detachable portion for hose engagement and partially opened; Wherein the hose is inserted into and detached from the insertion groove and formed with a mounting hole for fitting the hose therein. The filter is mounted on the inner side of the rear face to collect foreign substances, a handle is provided on the upper side, labor pains; A main motor built in the main body and sucking air close to the filter of the dust collecting container; A power supply for supplying power to drive the main motor; And And an auxiliary driving unit which is inserted into and detached from the insertion groove and is located at a lower portion of the dust collecting case when the insertion groove is inserted into the insertion groove and has a coupling portion to be engaged with and detached from the coupling portion, Wherein the vacuum cleaner is a vacuum cleaner. The method according to claim 1, Wherein the auxiliary driving unit includes an auxiliary case having a coupling part detachably attached to the coupling part; An auxiliary motor built in the auxiliary case and sucking air close to the dust collecting container; And And an auxiliary power source connected to the auxiliary motor to supply power to the vacuum cleaner. 3. The method according to claim 1 or 2, Wherein the fastening portion is formed on an upper portion of the auxiliary case inserted in the insertion groove, and the coupling portion of the dust collecting container is coupled to the coupling portion while being inserted into the insertion groove downward. 3. The method according to claim 1 or 2, Wherein the coupling portion has a coupling hole formed in an extension plate protruding from upper and lower sides of the rear surface of the dust collecting container, Wherein the fastening portion has one or more locking protrusions formed on an outer circumferential surface of the auxiliary case so as to be inserted into the coupling hole. 5. The method of claim 4, Wherein one of the locking projections is integrally formed with a button partially protruding from an outer peripheral surface of the auxiliary case, and the button is supported by an elastic body built in the auxiliary case. 3. The method of claim 2, Wherein the auxiliary case is provided with an auxiliary handle. 3. The method of claim 2, Wherein the insertion groove is provided with a guide rib for guiding the auxiliary case. 3. The method of claim 2, Wherein the auxiliary power source is an electric wire coupled to an outlet. 3. The method of claim 2, Wherein the auxiliary power source is a rechargeable battery. 10. The method of claim 9, Wherein the battery is embedded in the auxiliary case and connected to the power supply unit so as to be charged.

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