KR100821920B1 - Steam cleaner with vacuum cleaning function - Google Patents

Abstract

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a combined vacuum-vacuum cleaner, the brush part including a suction port for inhaling dust and a steam spray nozzle for steam injection as a brush part, and an extension pipe part, a water tank for storing water for steam generation; A boiler for generating steam by receiving the water stored in the water tank, a steam injection hose for transferring the generated steam to the steam injection nozzle of the brush part, and an extension pipe for sucking dust through the suction port of the brush part; And an extension pipe unit having a switch and a switch for controlling the steam generation or the dust suction of the extension pipe unit, wherein the water tank is composed of two symmetrical tanks, each of which is attached to the extension pipe unit simultaneously or separately. And a steam-vacuum cleaner to be removed.

According to the present invention, one or two water tanks can be mounted as needed, so that the weight of the cleaner can be adjusted according to the cleaning area during use, the volume can be reduced when mounted, and the steam spraying function and the vacuum cleaning function are integrated. By minimizing the volume of the water can be used for convenience, and the water tank chamber cap can be used to prevent inadvertent departure of the water tank during use.

Steam cleaning, vacuum building, water tank, water tank chamber cap, extension tube, guide holder, hinge, removable

Description

STEAM CLEANER WITH VACUUM CLEANING FUNCTION}

1 is a view showing an exemplary configuration of a conventional steam-vacuum cleaner.

2 shows an exemplary configuration of a steam-vacuum cleaner according to the invention.

3 is a view showing an exemplary configuration of a water tank of the combined vacuum and vacuum cleaner according to the present invention.

4a to 4b are views showing an exemplary state of the water tank of the steam-vacuum cleaner according to the present invention.

<Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

2: rag 4: rod connecting rod

10: main body 50: cover

60: bucket 100: vacuum cleaner

102: suction unit 104: storage unit

106: transfer pipe 200: main body

210: code 250: hose part

300: handle portion 310: switch

350: extension tube 360: extension tube

370: water tank 372: carrying handle

376: water cap 378: hinge

380: pump 390: boiler

400: steam injection hose 410: guide holder

420: water tank chamber cap 500: brush portion

The present invention relates to a vacuum-vacuum cleaner, and more specifically, to use one or two water tanks as necessary to adjust the cleaner weight according to the cleaning area during use and to reduce the volume when mounted. The present invention also relates to a steam-vacuum cleaner that integrates a steam spray function and a vacuum cleaning function to minimize the volume of the vacuum cleaner for ease of use.

Currently used cleaners can be broadly classified into general vacuum cleaners, steam cleaners capable of steam injection, and steam-vacuum cleaners having a vacuum cleaning function at the same time as steam injection.

Among these, the steam cleaner only by steam injection can be classified into the type of spontaneously spraying the generated steam and the type of steam injection control according to the user's choice, and the product with the dual steam injection control function is sold at a relatively high price. It is becoming.

In addition, while the vacuum-vacuum cleaner is being researched and developed for the convenience of the user, the manufacturing cost is higher than that of the conventional vacuum cleaner or the steam cleaner, and also in the middle of the main body to prevent steam intake to the cleaner motor during steam injection. Additional components such as a separate storage space or the installation of a water level valve are required, and since the steam injection function and the vacuum cleaning function are independently added to the vacuum cleaner, there is a disadvantage in that the volume of the vacuum cleaner is increased and the weight is increased. In addition, a steam-vacuum cleaner has a disadvantage in that it is difficult to adopt a general dust bag or a cyclone method used in a conventional vacuum cleaner.

Therefore, in the conventional case, a product that performs each function, for example, a vacuum cleaning function or a steam spraying function has been mainly developed and sold, but for convenience of use, a vacuum cleaner having a steam spraying function and a vacuum cleaning function at the same time, namely, steam The need for vacuum cleaners is increasing.

1 is a view showing an exemplary configuration of a conventional steam-vacuum cleaner.

As shown, the mop 2 is detachably attached to the bottom of the main body 10 of the vacuum-vacuum cleaner, and the upper surface is made of a heat-resistant plastic or the like by ultrasonic fusion or heat fusion and bolting through a packing. The heating chamber is formed, and has a structure in which steam generated in the heating chamber is supplied to the mop 2.

A fixing plate is formed at the lower end of the main body 10 so that the mop 2 is fitted and fixed along the edge, and the end of the mop 2 is folded and sewn so as to be fitted to the fixing plate. And the bottom surface of the main body is coupled so that the mop pressing plate formed with a plurality of pressing projections in close contact to prevent the mop 2 from being pushed to one side when cleaning.

One side of the heating chamber formed on the upper surface of the main body 10 is formed with a supply chamber divided by a partition wall, a passage is formed at the lower end of the partition wall so that water supplied to the supply chamber can move to the heating chamber. The passage is formed at the bottom of the partition wall to reduce the heat loss by blocking the back flow of the hot water heated in the heating chamber to the supply chamber.

In addition, a deformation preventing wall is formed at the outer circumference of the heating chamber to prevent the heat in the heating chamber from being released to the outside and to prevent the heating chamber from being deformed by the heat.

And a steam outlet is formed in the central portion of the heating chamber, the steam outlet is in communication with the steam distribution path formed on the bottom of the main body 10, the steam distribution path is formed in a U-shape narrowed toward the edge from the center.

In addition, an electric heater for generating steam by directly heating the water moved to the heating chamber is installed at the inner lower end of the heating chamber. The electric heater is electrically connected to a power button and a power supply, not shown, and is operated when the power button is pressed, and when the power button is pressed again, the electric heater is cut off and the operation is stopped.

The highest part of the electric heater is welded to one wall of the heating chamber adjacent to the top of the water surface, and the sensor box is installed in this part.

The sensor box is a bimetal and a temperature fuse are integrally installed. The bimetal is operated at 120 to 130 ° C., and the temperature fuse is operated at 150 to 160 ° C.

Therefore, when the supply of water to the heating chamber is stopped and the top of the electric heater is exposed to air, the temperature of the electric heater increases, and when the temperature of the electric heater reaches 120 to 130 ° C, the bimetal is operated to operate the electric heater. Stopped.

The reason why bimetal and temperature fuse are integrated is to reduce the trouble, lower the cost and improve safety.

In addition, the upper surface of the heating chamber is sealed by a cover, one side of the cover is formed with a supply pipe in communication with the supply chamber, one side adjacent to the supply pipe is formed with a safety hole through which air can pass. Here, one end of the supply pipe protrudes upwardly of the cover, the other end extends into the supply chamber, and an inner side of the supply jaw is formed, and the supply pipe extending into the supply chamber is located above the passage formed at the partition wall. Place it on the same horizontal line as the top of the electric heater. In addition, the safety tube is coupled to the silicon tube, supplying air to the supply chamber and when the steam outlet is clogged to discharge the steam generated in the supply chamber to prevent the heating chamber from being blown up. On the other hand, the cover is formed to be inclined so that when the steam cools down water flows to the inclined surface to fall back to the heating chamber without going out.

The upper part of the main body 10 is covered with a cover 50 to surround the heating chamber and the supply chamber and fastened by bolts, and the upper surface of the cover 50 is detachably coupled to the water tank 60 to receive water directly from the faucet. It is composed.

The upper edge of the cover 50 is formed with a flow prevention jaw to prevent the flow when the water tank 60 is seated and coupled, the receiving groove is formed recessed downward on one side of the upper surface, the cover on the bottom of the receiving groove A coupling hole into which a portion of the upper end of the supply pipe formed is fitted is formed.

In addition, a push rod is rotatably connected to one side of the outer circumference of the cover 50. The cover 50 is hinged so that the body portion of the rod connecting rod 4 is rotatable, and the rod of the rod connecting rod 4 is fitted with a push rod. The rod fixing ring is coupled to the connecting portion of the rod connecting rod 4 so as to be movable along the longitudinal direction, and the rod fixing ring is coupled to the upper end side of the body of the rod connecting rod 4 to fix the push rod. Is formed in the rib. In addition, one side of the body portion of the rod connecting rod (4) is equipped with a shielding plate so that when the rod connecting rod (4) is rotated so that the inside of the body of the hinge portion. Here, the rod can be adjusted according to the user's height because it has a structure that can be stretched, the description thereof is omitted because it is a known technique.

Bucket 60 is formed with a handle on the upper side, the bottom is formed with an injection port corresponding to the receiving groove of the cover 50, the injection port is coupled to the screw cap. And the lid is equipped with opening and closing means is to supply the water stored in the bucket 60 to the supply chamber through the supply pipe selectively.

The opening and closing means extends from the center of the lid to the lower part and is fitted into the inner circumference of the supply pipe, and a support plate having a discharge hole is formed at one side of the upper side in the longitudinal direction, and the outer circumference of the protruding pipe combined with a rubber ring for sealing the supply pipe. It is tightly attached to the bottom of the protruding pipe and is caught by the locking jaw of the supply pipe. A connecting rod extending upward is formed integrally at the center of the upper surface, and a seating plate is formed at predetermined intervals at the lower end of the connecting rod. Between the engaging plate is formed with a discharge hole, the packing is coupled to the end of the connecting rod to selectively open and close the inlet of the bucket 60, the seating plate and the support plate is interposed between the spring to elastically press the locking plate.

In addition, the conventional steam-vacuum combine cleaner as shown is configured to install the vacuum cleaner 100 integrally to increase the efficiency of the cleaning.

That is, the suction unit 102 of the vacuum cleaner 100 is fixed to the tip of the steam-vacuum cleaner body 10, the storage unit 104 is installed in the suction fan is installed to be fixed to the lower side of the push rod In addition, the suction unit 102 and the storage unit 104 may be configured to be connected by a flexible transfer pipe 106.

However, the steam-vacuum cleaner shown in FIG. 1 simply includes a steam spraying function and a vacuum cleaning function, and the problem of the conventional steam-vacuum cleaner described above, that is, the manufacturing cost is high, and the steam cleaning function is performed. Since the part simply combines the part performing the vacuum cleaning function, there is a disadvantage that the volume of the cleaner is increased and the weight is increased.

An object of the present invention can be equipped with one or two water tanks, if necessary, can be used to adjust the weight of the cleaner according to the cleaning area in use, and to reduce the volume when mounted, by integrating the steam injection function and vacuum cleaning function The present invention provides a steam-vacuum cleaner for minimizing the volume of the vacuum cleaner for ease of use.

In order to achieve the above technical problem, the present invention is a combined vacuum-vacuum cleaner, the brush portion having a suction port for inhaling dust and a steam injection nozzle for steam injection as a brush portion, and as an extension pipe portion, for steam generation A water tank for storing water, a boiler for generating steam by receiving water stored in the water tank, a steam injection hose for delivering the generated steam to the steam injection nozzle of the brush part, and the suction port of the brush part And an extension pipe portion having an extension pipe for performing dust suction therethrough, and a switch for controlling the steam generation or the dust suction of the extension pipe portion, wherein the water tank is composed of two symmetrical tanks, each of which is simultaneously or Provided is a steam-vacuum cleaner that is attached or removed separately to the extension tube.

In the combined vacuum-vacuum cleaner according to the present invention, the extension pipe part may further include a pump for receiving water stored in the water tank and delivering the water to the boiler.

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In addition, in the steam-vacuum cleaner according to the present invention, the extension pipe portion may further include a guide holder for inducing the mounting of the water tank.

In addition, in the steam-vacuum cleaner according to the present invention, the extension pipe portion may further include a water tank chamber cap for preventing the water outflow of the water tank.

In addition, in the steam-vacuum cleaner according to the present invention, the extension pipe portion further comprises a water spray nozzle disposed in the middle of providing water from the water tank to the boiler, the water flowing into the boiler through the water spray nozzle This can be configured to instantly convert to steam.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, the steam-vacuum cleaner according to the present invention will be described in more detail.

2 is a view showing an exemplary configuration of a steam-vacuum cleaner according to the present invention.

As shown, the combined vacuum-vacuum cleaner according to the present invention includes a main body 200, a hose 250, a handle 300, an extension pipe 350, and a brush 500.

The main body 200 is equipped with a motor (not shown) for inhaling dust and includes a cord reel (not shown) for storing a cord 210 for power connection, and includes a dust container for storing inhaled dust ( Not shown) or a dust bag or the like.

The hose part 250 connects between the main body part 200 and the handle part 300 and includes a power supply coil (not shown). The hose unit 250 may use a flexible transfer pipe as in a conventional vacuum cleaner.

The handle part 300 is designed to be grasped by a user when cleaning, and is provided with a switch 310 for controlling a steam-vacuum cleaner according to the present invention. The switch 310 may include, for example, an on / off function of the cleaner power supply, a switching function between the steam injection function and the vacuum cleaning function, a temperature control function of the steam injection, a suction intensity adjustment function of the vacuum cleaning, and the like. Can be.

The extension pipe part 350 connects between the handle part 300 and the brush part 500. In addition, in the steam-vacuum cleaner according to the present invention, the extension pipe part 350 includes components for the steam injection function.

The extension pipe part 350 includes an extension pipe 360, a water tank 370, a pump 380, a boiler 390, and a steam injection hose 400.

Extension tube 360 is a tube configured to be adjustable in length, it is connected to the brush portion 500. In addition, a rib is placed on the extension pipe 360 to indicate the mounting position of the water tank 360, and in each marked area, there is a mounting portion (not shown) in which the water tank 360 can be mounted on the bottom surface, and the needle therein. (Not shown) has a raised form.

The water tank 370 supplies water for steam generation.

The pump 380 supplies the water supplied from the water tank 370 to the boiler 390.

The boiler 390 boils water supplied through the pump 380 to generate hot steam.

Steam injection hose 400 is a passage for transmitting the steam generated in the boiler 390 to the brush unit 500.

In addition, the extension pipe unit 350 is provided with a guide holder 410 to help install the water tank 370 to facilitate the installation of the water tank 370, the water tank chamber at the top when the water tank 370 is completed installation The cap 420 may be attached to prevent the water of the water tank 370 from leaking out and to prevent the mounted water tank 370 from being detached from the mounting portion (not shown) of the extension pipe 360.

The water tank chamber cap 420 is configured in an extension tube attachable type (movable up and down) or detachable, and may determine a shape and a material as necessary.

In the steam-vacuum cleaner according to the present invention as described above, when the steam injection function is selected, the pump 380 located in the middle of the extension pipe 360 operates to draw water provided from the water tank 370 to raise the boiler 390. ), And in this case, it is preferable to be configured to be sprayed through a nozzle (not shown) having a finely sized injection hole into the boiler 380, that is, to be sprayed in the form of a mist. Through this configuration, the water introduced into the boiler 380 is instantaneously converted into steam, and the steam generation waiting time is also reduced. The shape and type of the injection nozzle for performing water injection to the boiler 380 may be designed in consideration of the shape and steam injection amount of the inside of the boiler 380.

The brush unit 500 includes an auxiliary wheel (not shown) to facilitate cleaning, a suction port (not shown) for inhaling dust, a steam spray nozzle (not shown) for injecting steam, and a mop from which steam is sprayed. (Not shown) and steam passages (not shown) that allow steam to be evenly distributed across the mop front.

The combined vacuum-vacuum cleaner according to the present invention described with reference to FIG. 2 has no significant difference in appearance compared to the conventional canister type vacuum cleaner, but the water tank 370 for the steam cleaning function in the extension pipe part 350, There is a difference in that it includes a pump 380, a boiler 390 and a steam injection nozzle (not shown).

In addition, the steam-vacuum cleaner according to the present invention described with reference to FIG. 2 is a conventional steam-vacuum cleaner described with reference to FIG. 1, the suction of the vacuum-vacuum cleaner body 10 and the vacuum cleaner 100. Compared with the unit 102 separately configured, the steam pipe and the vacuum cleaning function are simultaneously performed through the extension pipe unit 350 and the brush unit 500 to reduce the volume of the vacuum-vacuum cleaner. .

In the vacuum-vacuum cleaner according to the present invention, the mop cleaning and the general vacuum suction cleaning using steam injection are individually performed by the user's selection.

For convenience, the user may perform vacuum suction cleaning through the switch 310 when following a general vacuum cleaning procedure, and may also perform steam mop cleaning by selecting a steam spray function through the switch 310.

Among these, vacuum suction cleaning is not different from that of a general vacuum cleaner, so the steam mop cleaning procedure is described as follows.

Before starting cleaning, the water tank 370 is filled with water as a preliminary procedure to supply the water required for steam generation.

3 is a view showing an exemplary configuration of the water tank of the steam-vacuum cleaner according to the present invention, Figures 4a to 4b is a view showing an exemplary state of the water tank of the steam-vacuum cleaner according to the present invention. .

For the steam cleaning, the user decides whether to use only one of the left water tank 370a and the right water tank 370b or the two water tanks 370a and 370b in consideration of the area to be cleaned. . In this case, if the cleaning area is large in consideration of the amount of water used per square foot, two water tanks (370a, 370b) are used. If the cleaning area is narrow, only one of the left water tank (370a) and the right water tank (370b) is used. Add water to

As shown in FIG. 3, the water tanks 370a and 370b are composed of two symmetrical water tanks, and each of the two water tanks 370a and 370b is preferably a symmetrical shape having the same capacity. It is made of a transparent material so that the remaining amount of water can be grasped, the upper end has carrying handles 372a and 372b for transport, and the lower end is provided with water caps 376a and 376b for water supply, respectively.

The water caps 376a and 376b include caps (not shown), springs (not shown), valves (not shown), and the like, and when the valves are separated from the extension pipes 360, the valves may be blocked or extended. When the valve is mounted on the valve, the valve (not shown) is pushed by the needle (not shown) of the mounting part of the extension pipe 360, and the stored water flows.

The needles are installed in correspondence with the water caps 376a and 376b at two places where the respective water tanks 370a and 370b are coupled to the extension pipe 360 and are respectively connected by water hoses (not shown). Water is supplied to the pump 380 in the form of a water hose connected through an elbow or the like structure.

In addition, each water tank (370a, 370b) is provided with a space for the hinge connection, respectively.

In the case of using both water tanks 370a and 370b, the hinges 378 shown in FIGS. 4A to 4B are connected to each other. Hinge 378 should have a structure that is easy to remove according to the user's convenience.

When two water tanks 370a and 370b are used at the same time, the state in which the water tanks 370a and 370b are not mounted on the extension pipe 360 is formed at an angle and is in an unfolded form, that is, as shown in FIG. 4A or the extension pipe ( 360 is coupled to the folded state, that is, the state shown in Figure 4b. When the two water tanks 370a and 370b are folded as much as possible, the two water tanks 370a and 370b form a circular state as shown in FIG. 4B.

In this case, when the diameters of the water tanks 370a and 370b coupled in a circular state do not have a large difference from the diameter of the extension pipe 360, the extension pipe part 350 may have a width equal to that of the water tanks 370a and 370b. Although there is an increase in volume, when the width of the water tanks 370a and 370b is reduced, the volume increase of the extension tube 360 can be minimized visually, so that the user's position is such that there is no visual difference with the existing extension tube. can do.

In addition, since the water tanks 370a and 370b are evenly wrapped around the extension tube 360, the load applied to the extension tube 360 is evenly distributed without being biased to one side, thereby reducing the user's feeling of cleaning.

Although the present invention has been described in detail, this is for illustrative purposes only, and the protection scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, and the protection scope of the present invention is defined through the description of the claims.

As described above, according to the present invention, one or two water tanks can be mounted and used according to necessity, so that the weight of the cleaner can be adjusted according to the cleaning area and the volume can be reduced when the water tank is used. By integrating the function, the cleaner volume can be minimized for convenience of use, and the water tank chamber cap can be used to prevent inadvertent departure of the water tank during use.

Claims (6)

As a steam-vacuum cleaner, The brush part having a suction port for inhaling dust and a steam injection nozzle for steam injection as a brush part; As an extension pipe part, a water tank for storing water for steam generation, a boiler for receiving steam stored in the water tank to generate steam, and a steam injection hose for delivering the generated steam to the steam injection nozzle of the brush part. And an extension tube portion including an extension tube for performing dust suction through the suction port of the brush portion. A switch for controlling the steam generation or the dust suction of the extension pipe portion Including but not limited to: Wherein said water tank consists of two symmetrical tanks, each of said tanks being attached or removed from said extension tube simultaneously or separately. delete The method of claim 1, The extension pipe part further comprises a pump for receiving the water stored in the water tank and delivers to the boiler. The method of claim 1, The extension pipe part further comprises a guide vacuum guide to guide the mounting of the water tank vacuum cleaner. The method of claim 1, The extension pipe unit further comprises a water-vacuum chamber cap to prevent water leakage of the water tank. The method of claim 1, The extension pipe portion further includes a water injection nozzle disposed in the middle of providing water from the water tank to the boiler, The vacuum-vacuum cleaner, wherein the water flowing into the boiler is instantaneously converted into steam through the water spray nozzle.

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