KR100977107B1

KR100977107B1 - Apparatus for cleaning floor

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Publication number: KR100977107B1
Application number: KR1020080043647A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 김용욱
Original assignee: 김용욱
Priority date: 2008-05-09
Filing date: 2008-05-09
Publication date: 2010-08-23
Also published as: WO2009136755A3; KR20090117545A; WO2009136755A2

Abstract

The present invention provides a floor cleaner showing a satisfactory cleaning effect while maximizing the user's ease of use by simultaneously or automatically cleaning the floor and cleaning the mop at the same time, the support member; A driving unit located on the support member; A power converter converting the rotational motion provided from the driver into power for a linear reciprocating motion; First and second moving members positioned below the support member and performing linear reciprocating motions in opposite directions on the same straight line by receiving power provided from the power converting unit; And a vacuum cleaner.

Floor cleaner, vacuum

Description

Floor cleaner {APPARATUS FOR CLEANING FLOOR}

The present invention relates to a floor cleaner, and more particularly, to a floor cleaner exhibiting a satisfactory cleaning effect while maximizing user convenience by performing vacuum or mop cleaning of a floor manually or automatically at the same time.

When cleaning the floor of a house or office, the mop is cleaned, and the conventional mop cleaning is still largely dependent on human labor. In other words, when using the conventional mop mechanism, the user has to perform the cleaning operation by reciprocating the mop mechanism while applying force, so when cleaning for a long time, not only the human body is uncomfortable, but the work is not efficient.

In particular, when washing the tile floor of the toilet or the veranda, there is a problem that heavy labor is required in that the user is rubbed several times repeatedly while the brush is artificially pressed against the floor to remove the stinging.

Meanwhile, although a steam cleaner has been recently developed for floor cleaning, this also has a problem that a human labor force is required to rub the floor repeatedly with a cleaner.

In addition, the conventional floor cleaner for cleaning the mop by the driving of the wheel has been proposed, but since the mop is dragged along the direction of movement at the speed of movement of the wheel, a person is forced to There was a problem that the cleaning effect is insignificant compared to the method of scrubbing the floor.

The present invention is to solve the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a floor cleaner showing a satisfactory cleaning effect while maximizing the user's ease of use by performing a vacuum or mop floor cleaning manually or automatically at the same time Let it be technical problem.

As an aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object, the floor cleaner of the present invention, a support member; A driving unit located on the support member; A power converter converting the rotational motion provided from the driver into power for a linear reciprocating motion; First and second moving members positioned below the support member and performing linear reciprocating motions in opposite directions on the same straight line by receiving power provided from the power converting unit; And a vacuum cleaner.

The drive unit, a drive motor; A first interlocking pulley rotated by the drive motor; Second interlocking pulley; And an interlocking timing belt for transmitting the rotational motion of the first interlocking pulley to the second interlocking pulley. In addition, the driving unit, a speed pulley; And a motor timing belt for transmitting a rotational motion of the driving motor to the deceleration pulley so that the first interlocking pulley rotates in association with the deceleration pulley.

Preferably, the first and second interlocking pulleys have the same diameter so as to rotate at the same speed.

The vacuum cleaner, a vacuum pump; A vacuum suction unit which sucks dust using negative pressure generated in the vacuum fan motor; A dust collecting unit collecting dust introduced through the vacuum suction unit; And a filter unit for preventing the dust introduced through the vacuum suction unit from being introduced into the vacuum pump.

The vacuum cleaner may include: a first connecting pipe configured to guide the dust introduced through the vacuum suction part to the dust collecting part; And a second connecting pipe configured to transfer the sound pressure generated in the vacuum pump to the filter unit.

The vacuum suction unit may include a first vacuum suction unit positioned at one end of the floor cleaner; And a second vacuum suction unit located at the other end of the floor cleaner.

The floor cleaner may include a rotation moving unit for moving the floor cleaner; A sensor unit for detecting an obstacle and outputting an obstacle detection signal; And a controller configured to receive the obstacle detection signal from the sensor unit and to control the rotation moving unit.

When the floor cleaner is switched to the automatic mode, the controller further controls the driving unit and the vacuum cleaner.

The rotary moving unit, the wheel; A wheel driver for rotating the wheel; And it may include a height adjustment lever for raising and lowering the wheel.

The rotatable moving part is connected to the support member in such a manner that the wheel can be lifted and lowered.

The floor cleaner further includes a fixing part formed on the support member, and the rotary moving part can pivot to the fixing part so that the wheel can be lowered to the bottom side by raising the height adjusting lever when it is switched to the automatic mode. It can be pivotally mounted.

An elastic member may be coupled to the fixing part to raise the height adjusting lever.

The floor cleaner further includes a connecting part that can be coupled to the handle part in the manual mode, and the connecting part is pivotally mounted on the body cover of the floor cleaner, and the connecting part forces the height adjusting lever in the manual mode. The height adjustment lever may be allowed to rise when kept in the lowered state and switched to the automatic mode.

According to the floor cleaner according to the present invention, by performing a vacuum cleaning and at the same time automatically reciprocating the mop or brush can exhibit a large cleaning effect without requiring labor of other people, mop or brush automatically straightens the floor When the reciprocating movement, the user can easily perform the floor cleaning while changing the direction without feeling significant vibration or shaking.

In addition, since the two mops or brushes make a straight reciprocating movement in the opposite direction on the same straight line, the shaking of the cleaner can be almost eliminated, and as a result, the cleaner is easily controlled in a preset manner when the cleaning operation is performed in the automatic mode. Can be.

In addition, since the floor cleaner according to an embodiment of the present invention can be switched between the manual mode and the automatic mode, the floor cleaner may be cleaned even to a part where it is difficult to perform the cleaning operation in the automatic mode such as a staircase.

In addition, the floor cleaner according to the embodiment of the present invention is equipped with a vacuum suction unit at each of the one end and the other end thereof, so that even the corner can be vacuumed.

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

1 schematically shows a floor cleaner of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the floor cleaner of the present invention includes a main body 10, a main body cover 20, and a connecting portion 30 pivotally mounted to the main body cover 20.

On the upper surface of the main body cover 20, an automatic mode operation switch 40 for setting the switching mode from the manual mode to the automatic mode and the driving mode in the automatic mode is formed. A plurality of sensor units 930 are attached to side surfaces of the body cover 20. The sensor unit 930 detects an obstacle when the floor cleaner of the present invention performs the cleaning operation in the automatic mode, and outputs an obstacle detection signal.

When the floor cleaner of the present invention performs the cleaning operation in the manual mode, a handle part (not shown) may be attached to the connection part 30 for the convenience of the user. In the case of the automatic mode, the handle portion can be detached from the connecting portion (30).

Floor cleaner main body 10 of the present invention, the support member, a drive unit located on the support member, a power conversion unit for converting the rotational motion provided from the drive to the power for linear reciprocating motion, the power conversion unit It includes a moving member for performing a linear reciprocating motion received from the power provided from, a path providing means for guiding the linear reciprocating motion of the moving member, a vacuum cleaner, and a rotary moving unit for moving the floor cleaner in the automatic mode.

Hereinafter, the floor cleaner main body 10 of the present invention will be described in more detail.

2 and 3 are exploded perspective views of the floor cleaner body 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The floor cleaner main body 10 of the present invention includes a support member 100 and a driving unit positioned on the support member 100. The drive unit includes a drive motor 210. Motor pulley 220 is connected to the shaft of the drive motor 210 is rotated by the operation of the drive motor 210.

The drive unit of the floor cleaner according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a reduction pulley 240 that rotates by receiving the rotational movement of the motor pulley 220 through the motor timing belt 230. The deceleration pulley 240 has a diameter larger than that of the motor pulley 220, and its rotation speed is lower than the rotation speed of the motor pulley 220.

The first interlocking pulley 261 is coupled to the deceleration pulley 240 so as to share a rotation shaft, and rotates in conjunction with the deceleration pulley 240. Optionally, the reduction pulley 240 and the first interlocking pulley 261 may be integrally formed. The driving unit of the present invention includes a second interlocking pulley 262 that receives the rotational movement of the first interlocking pulley 261 via the interlocking timing belt 250 and rotates the same. Since the first and second interlocking pulleys 261 and 262 have the same diameter, it is important to rotate at the same speed.

The drive unit of the present invention may transmit the rotational motion of the drive motor 210 by using a gear instead of the pulley and the timing belt, but in view of the characteristics of the floor cleaner, it is preferable to adopt the pulley and the timing belt method in order to minimize the noise generated. Do.

A first interlocking pulley shaft 271 is coupled to the center of the first interlocking pulley 261 to rotate in conjunction with the first interlocking pulley 261. Similarly, a second interlocking pulley shaft 272 is coupled to the center of the second interlocking pulley 262 to rotate in conjunction with the second interlocking pulley 262. The first and second interlocking pulley shafts 271 and 272 penetrate through the shaft hole 110 formed in the support member 100 and are connected to a power converter to be described later.

Meanwhile, first and second upper bearings 281 and 282 are provided on the upper portions of the first and second interlocking pulley shafts 271 and 272 to reduce frictional resistance with the bearing cover 600. In addition, first and second lower bearings 291 and 292 are provided below the first and second interlocking pulley shafts 271 and 272 to reduce frictional resistance with the support member 100.

Power conversion unit of the floor cleaner of the present invention, the first power conversion member 310 for linearly reciprocating the first moving member 410 by converting the linear reciprocating motion of the rotational movement of the first interlocking pulley shaft 271, And a second power conversion member 320 for linearly reciprocating the second moving member 420 by converting the linear reciprocating motion of the rotational motion of the second interlocking pulley shaft 272.

The first power conversion member 310 is coupled to the first interlocking pulley shaft 271 that passes through the shaft hole 110 of the support member 100, and has a first cam rotatable about the same rotational axis. 311), a first cam rod 312 rotatably coupled to the other side of the first cam 311, and a first cam rod 312 rotatably coupled to the other side of the first cam rod 312, and the first cam rod 312. The first fixing member 313 is fixedly coupled to the moving member 410.

The second power converting member 320 may include a second cam that rotates about the same rotational shaft by coupling one side with a second interlocking pulley shaft 272 that passes through the shaft hole 110 of the support member 100. 321, a second cam rod 322 rotatably coupled to the other side of the second cam 321, and a second cam rod 322 rotatably coupled to the other side of the second cam rod 322. And a second fixing member 323 fixedly coupled to the moving member 420.

The first and second cams 311 and 321 move the first and second interlocking pulley shafts 271 such that the first and second moving members 410 and 420 move linearly in the opposite direction on the same straight line. , 272) and their respective coupling forms should be symmetrical to each other. That is, in the floor cleaner of the present invention, due to the symmetrical coupling and the fact that the diameters of the first and second interlocking pulleys 261 and 262 are the same, the first and second moving members 410 and 420 The linear reciprocating motion can be performed in the opposite direction on the same straight line.

Accordingly, the first and second moving members 410 and 420 of the present invention can cancel each other vibration caused by the frictional force with the floor during the linear reciprocating motion, so that the entire floor cleaner including the support member 100 is almost completely eliminated. Only very small vibrations that are indistinguishable. As a result, in the manual mode, the user may use the cleaner more easily, and in the automatic mode, the cleaner may be automatically controlled exactly in a preset manner.

On the other hand, the floor cleaner of the present invention further includes a path providing means 500 for guiding the linear reciprocating motion to ensure that the first and second moving members 410 and 420 perform an accurate linear motion. According to one embodiment of the present invention shown in Figures 2 and 3, each of the first and second moving members (410, 420) is guided by the path reciprocation of the linear reciprocating motion by the two path providing means 500 However, the technical spirit of the present invention is not limited by the number.

Figure 4 shows a path providing means for guiding the linear reciprocating motion of the moving member, according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in Figure 4, the path providing means 500 of the present invention, the sliding member 510 which is mounted on the first or second moving member (410, 420) to perform a linear reciprocating movement together, and the support member It is fixed to the 100 and includes a guide member 520 for guiding the linear reciprocating motion of the sliding member 510.

The sliding member 510 includes a shaft 511 and a first buffer part 512 mounted at both ends of the shaft to reduce noise due to friction with the moving members 410 and 420.

The guide member 520 includes a cylinder 521 having a hollow in which the shaft 511 is inserted, and a bracket 523 for fixing the cylinder 521 to the support member 100. The bracket 523 is coupled to the support member 100 by screwing. A receiving part 120 into which the guide member 520 can be inserted is formed on the lower surface of the support member 100 to prevent the guide member 520 from moving.

On the other hand, it is preferable to provide a second buffer 524 between the cylinder 521 and the bracket 523 to reduce the vibration and noise caused by the linear reciprocating motion of the shaft 511. In addition, the cylinder 521 In order to allow the shaft 511 inserted into the linear reciprocating motion to be more smoothly, the bearings 522 for reducing the friction force are preferably inserted at both ends of the cylinder 521.

The sliding member 510 is mounted to the moving members 410 and 420 by sequentially passing through the sliding member insertion hole 421 and the cylinder 521 formed on the side surfaces of the moving members 410 and 420. Subsequently, the hole 421 is closed by the fixing bar 430 in order to prevent the sliding member 510 from being separated through the sliding member insertion hole 421.

On the other hand, the floor cleaner of the present invention further includes a vacuum cleaner 700.

Vacuum cleaner 700 according to an embodiment of the present invention is a vacuum pump 710, and the vacuum suction unit (721, 722) for sucking dust using the negative pressure (negative pressure) generated by the vacuum pump 710. ).

The dust introduced through the vacuum suction parts 721 and 722 is collected by the dust collecting part 730 through the first connecting pipe 751. A filter part 740 is disposed between the dust collecting part 730 and the vacuum pump 710 to prevent the dust introduced into the dust collecting part 730 from flowing into the vacuum pump 710. On the other hand, the negative pressure generated by the vacuum pump 710 is transmitted to the filter unit 740 through the second connecting pipe (752).

The floor cleaner according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a first vacuum suction part 721 located at one end thereof and a second vacuum suction part 722 located at the other end thereof. Therefore, the cleaning of the corners can be performed better than the conventional cleaners in which one vacuum suction unit exists only in the center of the floor cleaner.

The floor cleaner according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a rotary moving unit 800 for moving the cleaner, and a sensor unit for detecting an obstacle and outputting an obstacle detection signal ( 930, and a controller 910 for receiving the obstacle detection signal from the sensor unit 930 and controlling the rotation moving unit 800. In the automatic mode, the controller 910 also controls the driving motor 210 and the vacuum pump 710 of the vacuum cleaning unit 700 for the linear reciprocating motion of the moving members (410, 420).

5 and 6 are partially enlarged views of the rotary moving unit 800 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 5, the rotary moving unit 800 according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention moves up and down the wheel 810, the wheel driving unit 820 for rotating the wheel, and the wheel 810. And a height adjusting lever 830 to make it.

The rotation moving part 800 is pivotally mounted to the fixing part 450 formed on the support member 100. An elastic member 460 is coupled to the fixing part 450 to maintain the wheel 810 at a first level height (a height at which the wheel can contact the bottom). When the wheel 810 is located at the height of the first level, the height adjusting lever 830 is located at the height of the second level higher than the first level. On the contrary, when the height adjustment lever 830 descends to the height of the first level, the wheel 810 rises to the height of the second level higher than the first level.

Optionally, the elastic member 460 may be coupled to the fixing part 450 to maintain the height adjusting lever 830 at a first level. In this case, when the height adjusting lever 830 is located at the height of the first level, the wheel 810 is located at the height of the second level lower than the first level.

As shown in FIG. 6, in the manual mode, the connection part 30 forces the wheel 810 to be higher than the first level by forcibly maintaining the height adjusting lever 830 in the lowered state of the first level. Keep the level height rising.

On the other hand, when the automatic mode is switched, the height adjustment lever 830 is inserted into the groove formed in the connection portion 30 while the connecting portion 30 pivots and at the same time by the elastic force of the elastic member 460 Allowing to rise to a level height, as a result of which the wheel 810 remains in an elevated state of a second level lower than the first level to allow the floor cleaner to move.

The floor cleaner of the present invention further includes a velcro 440 for attaching and detaching a cleaning member (not shown), such as a mop or brush, to and from the moving members 410 and 420. The Velcro 440 is fixed to the moving members (410, 420).

Figure 7 shows a moving member and a Velcro fixed thereto according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In order to prevent the Velcro 440 from falling out of the moving members 410 and 420, the moving members 410 and 420 of the present invention are provided with first and second holes 412 and 413. A fastening rib 414 is present between the first and second holes 412 and 413. The velcro is coupled to the movable members 410 and 420 in a manner of being drawn through the first hole 412 and then drawn out through the second hole 413. Thus, the Velcro is fixed by the fastening ribs 414 to prevent the departure from the moving member (410, 420) with a physical force. One velcro 440 is preferably fixed by a plurality of fastening ribs 414.

Fixing holes 415 are formed at both ends of the moving members 410 and 420, and both ends of the velcro 440 are inserted into the fixing holes 415, respectively, on opposite sides of the moving members 410 and 420. It is fixed. Both ends of the velcro 440 may be fixed to the opposite side of the moving member (410, 420) with an adhesive, but the fixing using the adhesive is a risk that the adhesive force is weakened while the underwater operation of the cleaner continues, the Velcro (440) Both ends of the) is preferably fixed to the opposite side of the moving member (410, 420) by a pressing member (not shown).

On the other hand, it is preferable that grooves 416 for accommodating the velcro 440 are formed on the lower surfaces of the first and second moving members 410 and 420, respectively.

The embodiment of the floor cleaner according to the present invention described above is merely an example for describing the technical idea of the present invention and does not limit the scope of the present invention. It will be appreciated, however, that other specific forms may be practiced without changing the essential features. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should be determined by the following claims rather than the above description, and all changes or modifications derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and their equivalent concepts are included in the scope of the present invention. Should be interpreted as

1 is a view schematically showing a floor cleaner of the present invention,

2 and 3 is an exploded perspective view of the floor cleaner body according to an embodiment of the present invention,

4 is a view showing a path providing means for guiding a linear reciprocating motion of a moving member, according to an embodiment of the present invention;

5 and 6 is a partially enlarged view showing in detail the rotary moving unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

7 is a view showing a moving member and a Velcro fixed thereto according to an embodiment of the present invention.

10: main body 20: main body cover

30: connection part 40: automatic mode operation switch

100: support member 110: shaft hole

120: guide member receiving portion 210: drive motor

220: motor pulley 230: motor timing belt

240: deceleration pulley 250: interlocking timing belt

261, 262: first and second interlocking pulleys

271, 272: first and second interlocking pulley shaft

281, 282: First and second upper bearing

291, 292: first and second lower bearing

310 and 320: first and second power conversion member

311, 321: first and second cams 312, 322: first and second cam rods

313 and 323: first and second fixing members

410, 420: first and second moving members 412, 413: first and second holes

414: fastening rib 415: fixing hole

416: groove 421: sliding member insertion hole

430: fixed bar 440: Velcro

450: fixed portion 460: elastic member

500: route providing means 510: sliding member

511: shaft 512: first buffer portion

520: guide member 521: cylinder

522: bearing 523: bracket

524: second shock absorbing portion 600: bearing cover

700: vacuum cleaner 710: vacuum pump

721, 722: first and second vacuum suction unit 730: dust collecting unit

740: filter portion 751, 752: first and second connecting pipe

800: rotary moving unit 810: wheel

820: wheel drive 830: height adjustment lever

910: control unit 920: power supply unit 930: sensor unit

Claims

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Support member;

A driving unit located on the support member;

A power converter converting the rotational motion provided from the driver into power for a linear reciprocating motion;

First and second moving members positioned below the support member and performing linear reciprocating motions in opposite directions on the same straight line by receiving power provided from the power converting unit; And

Including vacuum cleaners,

The vacuum cleaner, a vacuum pump; A vacuum suction unit which sucks dust using a negative pressure generated by the vacuum pump; A dust collecting unit collecting dust introduced through the vacuum suction unit; A filter unit for preventing the dust introduced through the vacuum suction unit from being introduced into the vacuum pump; A first connecting pipe configured to guide the dust introduced through the vacuum suction part to the dust collecting part; And a second connecting pipe configured to transfer the sound pressure generated by the vacuum pump to the filter unit.

Support member;

A driving unit located on the support member;

Including vacuum cleaners,

The vacuum cleaner, a vacuum pump; A vacuum suction unit which sucks dust using the negative pressure generated by the vacuum pump; A dust collecting unit collecting dust introduced through the vacuum suction unit; And a filter unit for preventing the dust introduced through the vacuum suction unit from being introduced into the vacuum pump.

8. The method according to claim 6 or 7,

A rotary moving unit for moving the floor cleaner;

A sensor unit for detecting an obstacle and outputting an obstacle detection signal; And

The floor cleaner according to claim 1, further comprising a control unit for receiving the obstacle detection signal from the sensor unit to control the rotation moving unit.

The method of claim 8,

The controller further controls the drive unit and the vacuum cleaner.

The method of claim 8, wherein the rotary moving unit

wheel;

A wheel driver for rotating the wheel; And

And a height adjusting lever for raising and lowering the wheel.

The method of claim 10,

And the rotary moving part is connected to the support member in such a way that the wheel can be lifted and lowered.

The method of claim 11,

The floor cleaner further includes a fixing part formed on the support member,

And the rotational moving part is pivotally mounted to the fixed part so that the wheel can be lowered to the bottom side by raising the height adjusting lever when switched to the automatic mode.

13. The method of claim 12,

The floor cleaner according to claim 1, further comprising an elastic member coupled to the fixing part to raise the height adjusting lever.

The method of claim 13,

The floor cleaner further includes a connection that can be coupled to the handle in the manual mode,

The connection part is pivotally mounted to the body cover of the floor cleaner,

The connection unit floor cleaner, characterized in that for the manual mode to maintain the height adjustment lever in the lowered state forcibly and to allow the rise of the height adjustment lever when switched to the automatic mode.