KR100768012B1 - Water tank assembly for steam cleaner and steam cleaner - Google Patents

Abstract

A water tank assembly for a steam cleaner and the steam cleaner having the same are provided to remove negative pressure formed inside a water tank when water is discharged and to flow the expanded air in the air bag into the water tank. A water tank assembly for a steam cleaner comprises a water tank(210), an air bag, a brush, a pipe(600), and a boiler(260). The air bag is installed to the outside the water tank and heated by the boiler. The air bag communicates with the water tank. The pipe is connected with the brush. The water is installed to the pipe. The boiler is mounted to the pipe to generate steam.

Description

Water tank assembly for steam cleaner and steam cleaner

1 is a perspective view showing a combined steam cleaner according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the steam cleaning unit of Figure 1;

3 is a front view of a bucket according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 4 is an exploded perspective view of the bucket assembly according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a cross-sectional view of the bucket assembly according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a cross-sectional view of the bucket assembly according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 7 is a perspective view of a conventional steam combined vacuum cleaner.

** Description of symbols for the main parts of the drawing **

100: brush 110: air intake

210: bucket

211: seeing section 212: projection

213: outlet 214: seating groove

215: air inlet

220: filter 230: pump

240: Euro 250: Cover

260: boiler 261: steam discharge tube

263: steam injection port 260a: first body

260b: second body 270: U-shaped heater

300 extension tube

400: handle 500: operation switch

600: tube 610: release button

700: air bag

Patent Document 1: Korean Patent Publication No. 1995--0030962

The present invention relates to a bucket assembly and a steam cleaner for a steam cleaner, and in particular, comprising an air bag installed on the outer surface of the water tank and heated by the boiler, the air bag is installed to communicate with the water tank, As the inflated air from the bag flows into the water tank, the water tank assembly and steam cleaner for steam cleaner can be smoothly supplied by removing the negative pressure generated inside the water tank when the water in the water tank is discharged. It is about.

As a conventional steam combined vacuum cleaner, what is disclosed by the publication of patent document 1 (Korean Patent Publication No. 1995-0030962) is proposed, for example. As shown in FIG. 7, the dual-use vacuum cleaner of Patent Document 1 discloses a motor and a filter installed therein, and is connected to the main body 2 and the hose 3 of the canister vacuum cleaner 1 by a brush at the end. The water tank (6) is installed to store and supply a certain amount of water to one side of the brush pipe (5) to which the (4) is connected, and the water stored in the water tank (6) to supply a fixed amount, constant pressure In order to boil water supplied from the water supply pump 7, the water supplied from the water supply pump 7 to a constant temperature to generate steam, and to generate steam from the heater 8, the brush 4 Steam pipe (9) is connected between the heater (8) and the brush (4) in order to supply the injection to the front side. The heater 8 can be largely divided into a boiler type heating method and a rapid heating type. In the boiler type heating system, a heater is provided in the water tank, and the temperature of the water is raised by heating the heater, and finally, steam (steam) is generated, and the steam is discharged to the steam outlet formed at the top of the water tank. In case of rapid heating type, water tank and boiler are separated. In this method, water must be transferred from the water tank to the boiler, and for this purpose, a pump or the like can be provided between the water tank and the boiler to supply water. The rapid heating type boiler is embedded in a thermally conductive metal body such as aluminum, in which a water pipeline is formed therein. When the temperature of the heater rises, the heat is transferred to the body, and finally, the water passing through the pipeline is moved. It turns into steam.

Such a conventional steam cleaner, a hole in the bucket to remove the negative pressure generated when the water escapes from the bucket so that the outside air can be introduced. Here, the hole is equipped with a rubber packing to generate a constant sound pressure is to enter the outside air. Or, by connecting a thin tube to the water tank, only water can be refilled without entering the structure.

However, when the water tank is moved due to such a hole, the water inside the water tank is leaked, which causes the water bottle to be polluted and there is a problem of an electric shock accident due to the water leaked out.

 The present invention has been made in order to solve the above problems, it is made to include an air bag installed on the outer surface of the bucket and heated by the boiler, the air bag is installed to communicate with the bucket, the expanded air of the air bag Is provided in the bucket to maintain the seal of the bucket while at the same time to remove the negative pressure formed in the bucket when the water is discharged to provide a bucket cleaner and steam cleaner for the steam cleaner to facilitate the water supply There is this.

The steam cleaner bucket assembly of the present invention for achieving the above object is made, including a bucket and an air bag installed on the outer surface of the bucket and heated by a boiler, the air bag is installed to communicate with the bucket It is characterized by.

According to this configuration, the inflated air of the air bag is introduced into the bucket to maintain the seal of the bucket and at the same time to remove the negative pressure formed in the bucket when the water is discharged there is an advantage that the water supply can be smoothed. .

The steam cleaner of the present invention is disposed between the brush, the pipe connected to the brush, the bucket installed in the pipe, the boiler installed in the pipe to generate steam, and disposed between the bucket and the boiler, the boiler It comprises an air bag heated by, the air bag is characterized in that it is installed to communicate with the water tank.

Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

For reference, among the configurations of the present invention to be described below, the same configuration as the prior art will be referred to the above-described prior art, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

1 is an external perspective view showing a combined steam cleaner according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a perspective view showing the steam cleaning unit of Figure 1, Figure 3 is a front of the bucket according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention 4 is a perspective view of the bucket assembly separation according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, Figure 5 is a cross-sectional view of the bucket assembly according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, Figure 6 is a cross-sectional view of the bucket assembly according to another embodiment of the present invention to be.

1 to 6, the steam cleaner of the present embodiment, the brush 100, a pipe 600 connected to the brush 100, and a bucket 210 installed in the pipe 600 And, the boiler 260 is installed in the pipe 600 to generate steam, and disposed between the bucket 210 and the boiler 260, the air bag 700 is heated by the boiler 260 It is made, including.

The steam cleaner is further provided with a vacuum cleaning unit for collecting dust by collecting dust as described in the prior art, it is possible to perform the steam cleaning and vacuum cleaning at the same time.

The vacuum cleaning unit is a canister-type main body (2) having a motor and a dust collecting tube built in, and an end thereof connected to the brush (100) and communicating with the air suction port (110), similar to a general vacuum cleaner. 300, a handle part 400 coupled to the other end of the extension pipe 300, and a suction hose 3 connecting the main body 2 and the handle part 400.

The cleaner is driven and controlled by the operation switch 500.

The brush 100 has an air suction port 110 in the front, and a steam injection port 263 in the rear. A peripheral bottom surface of the steam injection port 263 is formed with, for example, a velcro (not shown) to which a pad or a mop can be attached.

One end of the tube 600 is detachably connected to the brush 100 and the other end of the tube 600 to the extension tube 300.

Tube 600 is locked when connected to each other like a detachable extension tube in a conventional vacuum cleaner, it can be implemented in a structure that is released by pressing each other after pressing the release button 610.

Due to such a pipe 600, maintenance such as repair or replacement of a cleaning unit for steam cleaning is convenient.

Bucket 210 is installed in front of the tube (600).

The bucket 210 has a see-through portion 211 is formed so that the user can check the water level of the bucket on the front.

The see-through part 211 is elongated in the vertical direction to be transparent or translucent.

On both sides of the bucket 210, the protrusion 212 is formed to protrude in the '' 'shape.

The protrusion 212 prevents the user from slipping when pushing or pulling the bucket 210, so that the user can easily detach the bucket 210 from the tube 600.

Outlets 213 protrude from the bottom surface of the water tank 210, and threads are formed on the outer circumferential surface of the outlets 213.

The rear surface of the bucket 210 is formed with a seating groove 214 into which the tube 600 is fitted in the vertical direction.

The cross-sectional shape of the seating groove 214 is formed to correspond to the outer surface shape of the tube 600.

Such a seating groove 214 is formed, the bucket 210 can be stably mounted to the tube 600 and can be prevented from moving left and right.

An air inlet 215 is formed on the rear surface of the bucket 210 so as to communicate with the inside of the bucket 210.

Air inlet 215 is preferably formed on the top of the bucket (210).

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the air inlet 215 may be formed at a portion in which the seating groove 214 is formed, or as shown in FIG. 6, to be located at both sides of the seating groove 215.

The air inlet 215 is formed in a tubular shape so as to protrude to the outside.

The flow path cross-sectional area of the air inlet 215 is formed such that only water can pass, not water.

Boiler 260 is installed in the tube 600 to generate steam.

The boiler 260 is an instantaneous rapid heater in which the electric heater 270 is built in. The water introduced from the discharge tube 233 of the pump 230 is instantaneously heated to become steam, and the steam is injected through the steam discharge tube. You will exit to (263).

 The boiler 260 is composed of one body 260a and a second body 260b, which form a large appearance. In addition, a packing is provided between the first body 260a and the second body 260b to prevent leakage of the flow path.

A first flow path (not shown) corresponding to the second flow path is formed on the bottom surface of the first body 260a. In addition, a water inlet is formed at one side of the first flow path and a steam outlet at the other side. The water inlet is connected to the discharge tube 233, and the steam outlet is connected to the steam discharge tube.

On the upper surface of the second body 260b, the second flow path described above is formed in a straight line. In addition, the U-shaped heater 270 is built in the second body 260b except for the contact terminal portion.

Due to the configuration of the U-shaped heater 270, the curved portion returned is where the second flow path and the thermal contact is larger than other parallel portions. Therefore, for rapid vaporization at the time of water injection, the water inlet is preferably formed at the portion returned, and the steam outlet is formed near the parallel contact terminal portion.

The pump 230 supplies the water of the bucket 210 to the boiler 260.

In order to prevent foreign matter from being caught in the pump 230 and the boiler 260, the filter 220 is preferably installed between the bucket 210 and the inlet tube 231.

An air bag 700 is disposed between the bucket 210 and the boiler 260, is installed to communicate with the bucket 210, and is heated by the boiler 260. Here, the communication means that the space inside the air bag 700 and the space inside the water tank 210 are connected to each other.

Air bag 700 is formed of a flexible material or a rigid material, the air is filled therein.

Air bag 700 is disposed on the surface adjacent to the boiler 260 in the bucket (210).

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the air bag 700 may have a seating groove in which the pipe 600 may be seated in the vertical direction at the center thereof so as to correspond to the back shape of the bucket.

Unlike the above, as shown in FIG. 6, two air bags 700 may be provided to be disposed at both sides of the seating groove 214.

In addition, a fitting hole (not shown) in which the air inlet 215 may be inserted is formed at the front of the air bag 700, which is a surface facing the air bag 700 and the water bottle 210.

Furthermore, the o-ring for sealing may be installed in the fitting hole.

As a result, the water in the bucket 210 is supplied to the boiler 260 by the pump 230, and the inside of the bucket 210 is in a vacuum state. That is, the negative pressure is applied to the bucket 210. In this state, the air bag 700 is disposed between the water tank 210 and the boiler 260 so that when the boiler 260 is heated by the U-shaped heater 270, the boiler 260 itself is heated and this heat is The air bag 700 is applied to the air inside the air bag 700 is expanded. Therefore, the inflated air of the air bag 700 is moved through the air inlet 215 into the water tank 210 in a vacuum state, so that the water tank 210 is released from the vacuum state.

Through this structure, the negative pressure of the bucket 210 is removed to prevent leakage of the bucket 210 and at the same time, the air bag 700 serves as a heat insulating member so that the heat generated from the boiler 260 is applied to the bucket 210. Prevents losing

Unlike the above, a boiler capable of heating only the air bag 700 may be separately provided.

In addition, the bucket 210 and the air bag 700 may be installed in the steam cleaner type having a bucket in the brush itself, not the canister type steam cleaner, and can be applied to various types of steam cleaners.

The pump 230 and the boiler 260 is preferably mounted by a cover 250.

As described above, although described with reference to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, those skilled in the art various modifications or variations of the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention described in the claims below Can be carried out.

According to the steam cleaner bucket assembly and the steam cleaner of the present invention as described above, the following effects.

The air bag is installed on the outer surface of the bucket and is made to include an air bag heated by the boiler, the air bag is installed to communicate with the bucket, the expanded air of the air bag is introduced into the bucket to maintain the seal of the bucket at the same time The water supply can be smoothed by removing the negative pressure formed inside the water tank when the water is discharged.

Claims (2)

bucket; Installed on the outer surface of the bucket is made, including the air bag is heated by the boiler, The air bag is a bucket assembly for steam cleaners, characterized in that installed to communicate with the bucket. brush; A tube connected to the brush; A bucket installed in the pipe; A boiler installed in the pipe to generate steam; Disposed between the bucket and the boiler, including an air bag heated by the boiler, The air bag is installed so as to communicate with the water tank.

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