KR102166773B1 - Cleaning device having vacuum cleaner and docking station - Google Patents

Abstract

The cleaning apparatus according to the idea of the present invention includes a vacuum cleaner including a dust collector in which foreign matter is collected, and a docking station connected to the dust collector to remove foreign matter collected in the dust collector, and the dust collector removes foreign matter through centrifugal rotation. It is provided to collect dust and is provided to be docked at the docking station, and the docking station includes a suction device for inhaling foreign substances and internal air in the dust collecting container docked at the docking station.

Description

Cleaning device including a vacuum cleaner and a docking station TECHNICAL FIELD [CLEANING DEVICE HAVING VACUUM CLEANER AND DOCKING STATION]

The present invention relates to a cleaning device including a vacuum cleaner and a docking station, and more particularly, to a docking station and a cleaning device capable of automatically discharging dust inside the vacuum cleaner.

In general, a vacuum cleaner includes a fan motor that generates suction power, and through suction power generated by the fan motor, suctions foreign substances such as dust together with air, and separates foreign substances contained in the suctioned air from the air and collects dust for cleaning. It is a device that allows it to be performed.

The vacuum cleaner includes a dust collector for collecting foreign substances, and the user must periodically separate the foreign substances collected in the dust collector from the vacuum cleaner and discharge them from the dust collector.

An aspect of the present invention provides a cleaning apparatus including a docking station of a vacuum cleaner capable of automatically discharging foreign substances from a dust collecting container.

Another aspect of the present invention provides a cleaning device including a docking station having an improved structure to effectively remove foreign matter from a dust collecting container.

A cleaning apparatus according to the present invention includes a vacuum cleaner including a dust collection container in which foreign matter is collected, and a docking station connected to the dust collection container to remove foreign matter collected in the dust collection container, and the dust collection container performs centrifugal rotational separation. It is provided to collect foreign substances through the docking station, and the docking station includes a suction device for sucking foreign substances and internal air in the dust collecting container docked to the docking station.

In addition, the dust collecting container is provided to be separated from the vacuum cleaner and docked to the docking station.

In addition, the docking station further includes a main body having a long axis extending in a vertical direction, and a seating portion on which the dust collecting container is seated and opened upward in the long axis direction of the docking station.

In addition, the dust collecting container includes a cylindrical shape having a long axis extending in one direction, and the dust collecting container is provided to be inserted into the docking station in an extension direction of the long axis of the cylindrical shape.

In addition, when the dust collecting container is docked to the seating portion, the long axis of the cylindrical shape is provided to be disposed in a direction corresponding to the long axis of the main body.

In addition, the docking station further includes a collecting unit disposed inside the main body, disposed between the seating unit and the suction device, and collecting foreign substances flowing from the inside of the dust collecting container by the suction airflow formed by the suction device.

In addition, the seating portion, the collecting portion, and the suction device are provided to be sequentially disposed from an upper side to a lower side based on a major axis direction of the main body, respectively.

In addition, the collecting part includes a collecting body provided to communicate with the receiving part, disposed to be detachably disposed inside the collecting part, and collecting foreign matter introduced from the receiving part.

In addition, the main body further includes a cover for opening and closing the collecting part so that the inside of the collecting part is opened to the outside, and the collecting body is separated from the inside of the collecting part and carried out of the collecting part when the inside of the collecting part is opened. It is prepared.

In addition, the collector includes an additional dust collecting container having a cyclone that collects foreign substances through centrifugal rotational separation.

In addition, the cleaning device further comprises a suction unit for sucking foreign substances and an extension pipe having a long axis extending in one direction by connecting the suction unit and the dust collecting container, and the long axis of the extension pipe and the long axis of the dust collecting container substantially correspond to each other. Extends in the direction

In addition, the cleaning device further includes a suction unit for suctioning foreign substances and an extension tube having a long axis extending in one direction by connecting the suction unit and the dust collecting container, and when the dust collecting container is docked with the docking station, the vacuum cleaner Is provided to be supported by the docking station so that the long axis of the extension pipe and the long axis of the main body extend in substantially corresponding directions.

In addition, the dust collecting container includes a cylindrical shape having a long axis extending in one direction, a dust collecting container door disposed at a lower end of the cylindrical shape, and a cyclone provided so that foreign matter is centrifugally separated from the dust collecting container, The dust collecting container is provided so that when the dust collecting container door is opened, foreign matter collected inside the cyclone and between the cyclone and the dust collecting container is separated to the outside of the dust collecting container.

In addition, the dust collecting container further includes a fixing member for separably fixing the dust collecting container door to the dust collecting container, and the dust collecting container door is provided to be opened when connected to a docking station, and the dust collecting container is provided to be opened. It includes a pain relief door, and the docking station includes an opening guide provided to press the fixing member to open the dust collecting container door when the dust collecting container is connected to the docking station.

In addition, the docking station includes a flow rate changing device provided to selectively change the amount of intake air flow supplied to the dust collecting container so that the flow rate of air inside the dust collecting container is changed when the suction device is driven.

A cleaning apparatus according to the present invention includes a vacuum cleaner including a dust collection container in which foreign matter is collected, and a docking station connected to the dust collection container to remove foreign matter collected in the dust collection container, and the dust collection container comprises the vacuum cleaner and Separately provided to be docked at the docking station, the docking station includes a suction device for inhaling foreign substances and internal air in the dust collecting container docked at the docking station.

In addition, the docking station further includes a main body having a long axis extending in a vertical direction, and a seating portion on which the dust collecting container is seated and opened upward in the long axis direction of the docking station.

In addition, the dust collecting container is provided to have a long axis extending in one direction, and the dust collecting container is provided to be inserted into the docking station in the extending direction of the long axis of the dust collecting container.

In addition, when the dust collecting container is docked to the seating portion, the long axis of the dust collecting container is provided to be disposed in a direction corresponding to the long axis of the main body.

A cleaning apparatus according to the present invention includes a vacuum cleaner including a dust collector in which foreign matter is collected, and a docking station docked with the dust collector to remove foreign matter collected in the dust collector, and the dust collector is in the docking station. A dust collecting container door provided to open the dust collecting container when docked, and a fixing member separably fixing the dust collecting container door to the dust collecting container, wherein the docking station is a foreign substance in the dust collecting container docked to the docking station. And a suction device for sucking internal air, and an opening guide for pressing one side of the fixing member to open the dust collecting container door when the dust collecting container is docked to the docking station.

According to the idea of the present invention, the cleaning apparatus may automatically remove foreign substances collected in the dust collecting container of the vacuum cleaner as well as charging the battery of the vacuum cleaner through the docking station of the vacuum cleaner.

According to the idea of the present invention, in the process of removing the foreign matter collected in the cleaning dust collector, it is possible to effectively remove the collected foreign matter by changing the flow rate of air while sucking the inside of the dust container.

1 is a view showing a state in which a vacuum cleaner according to a first embodiment of the present invention is separated from a station.
Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a station in a state in which a partial configuration of the station is transparent in the station according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 3 is a plan view of the station shown in Figure 2;
Figure 4 is a side cross-sectional view of the cleaner according to the first embodiment of the present invention coupled to the station.
5 is a cross-sectional perspective view of a part of the dust collecting container of the cleaner according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a cross-sectional view of a portion AA' shown in FIG. 3 when the cleaner according to the first embodiment of the present invention is coupled to a station.
7 is a cross-sectional view of a portion AA′ shown in FIG. 3 in a state in which the cleaner according to the first embodiment of the present invention is coupled to a station.
8 is a cross-sectional perspective view of a part of a dust collecting container of a cleaner according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
9 is a cross-sectional view of a portion BB′ shown in FIG. 3 when the flow path cover is closed while the cleaner according to the first embodiment of the present invention is coupled to the station.
FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view of a portion BB' shown in FIG. 3 when the flow path cover is opened while the cleaner according to the first embodiment of the present invention is coupled to the station.
11 is a flow chart for driving the station shown in FIG. 1;
12 is a cross-sectional view of a portion BB' shown in FIG. 3 when the flow path cover is closed while the cleaner according to the third embodiment of the present invention is coupled to the station.
13 is a perspective view of a flow rate changing device of a station according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.
14 is a schematic side sectional view in a state in which the flow rate change device shown in FIG. 13 closes the connection passage;
15 is a schematic cross-sectional side view of the flow rate change device shown in FIG. 13 in a state in which the connection passage is opened.
16 is a perspective view of a flow rate changing device of a station according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.
17 is a schematic side cross-sectional view in a state in which the flow rate change device shown in FIG. 16 closes the connection passage.
18 is a schematic side cross-sectional view in a state in which the flow rate change device shown in FIG. 16 opens a connection passage.
19 is a diagram schematically showing a flow rate changing device of a station according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention.
20 is a view showing a state in which the discharge port of the dust collecting container is opened by the flow rate change device of the station according to the seventh embodiment of the present invention.
21 is a view showing a state in which the flow rate change device of the station according to the seventh embodiment of the present invention closes the discharge port of the dust collecting container.
22 is a perspective view of a station according to an eighth embodiment of the present invention.
23 is a perspective view of a cleaning device according to an eighth embodiment of the present invention.
24 is a diagram showing a partial configuration of a station according to an eighth embodiment of the present invention.
25 is a side cross-sectional view of a partial configuration of a cleaning apparatus according to an eighth embodiment of the present invention.
26 is a side cross-sectional view of a partial configuration of a cleaning apparatus according to a ninth embodiment of the present invention.
27 is a perspective view of a flow rate changing device of a station according to an eighth embodiment of the present invention
28 is a view showing a state in which the connection flow path is opened by the flow conversion device of the station according to the eighth embodiment of the present invention.
29 is a view showing a state in which the flow rate change device of the station according to the eighth embodiment of the present invention closes the connection flow path.
30 is a perspective view of a docking station according to a tenth embodiment of the present invention.
31 is a view showing a state in which a dust collecting container of a cleaner according to a tenth embodiment of the present invention is docked to a docking station.
32 is an exploded perspective view of a docking station according to a tenth embodiment of the present invention.
33 is a side cross-sectional view of a docking station according to a tenth embodiment of the present invention.
34 is an exploded perspective view of a flow rate changing device according to a tenth embodiment of the present invention.
35 is a view showing a state in which the flow rate change device shown in FIG. 34 closes the connection flow path;
FIG. 36 is a view showing a state in which the flow rate change device shown in FIG. 34 opens the connection flow path;
37 is a view showing a part of a dust collecting container according to a tenth embodiment of the present invention.
38 is a view showing a state before a dust collecting container is docked to a docking station according to a tenth embodiment of the present invention.
39 is a view showing a state in which a dust collecting container is docked to a docking station according to a tenth embodiment of the present invention.
40 is a view showing a part of a dust collecting container according to an eleventh embodiment of the present invention.
41 is a view showing a state before a dust collecting container is docked to a docking station according to a twelfth embodiment of the present invention
42 is a view showing a state in which an external force is applied to the fixing member of the dust collecting cell according to the twelfth embodiment of the present invention
43 is a view showing a state in which a dust collecting container is docked to a docking station according to a twelfth embodiment of the present invention
44 is a view showing a part of a dust collecting container in a closed state according to the thirteenth embodiment of the present invention.
45 is a view showing a part of a dust collecting container in an open state according to a thirteenth embodiment of the present invention.
46 is a view showing a seat according to a thirteenth embodiment of the present invention.
47 is a view showing a state before a dust collecting container is docked to a docking station according to a thirteenth embodiment of the present invention.
48 is a view showing a state in which a dust collecting container of a cleaner according to a 14th embodiment of the present invention is docked to a docking station.
49 is a side cross-sectional view of a docking station according to a fourteenth embodiment of the present invention.
50 is a view showing a state in which the connection flow path is opened by the flow rate changing device according to the fifteenth embodiment of the present invention.
51 is a view showing a state in which the connection flow path is closed by the flow rate changing device according to the fifteenth embodiment of the present invention.
52 is an exploded perspective view of a flow rate changing device according to a sixteenth embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 53 is a side cross-sectional view in a state in which the damper is closed in the flow rate changing device according to the sixteenth embodiment of the present invention.
54 is a side cross-sectional view of the flow rate changing device according to the sixteenth embodiment of the present invention with the damper open.

The embodiments described in the present specification and the configurations shown in the drawings are only preferred examples of the disclosed invention, and there may be various modifications that may replace the embodiments and drawings of the present specification at the time of filing of the present application.

In addition, the same reference numerals or reference numerals shown in each drawing of the present specification indicate parts or components that substantially perform the same function.

In addition, terms used in the present specification are used to describe the embodiments, and are not intended to limit and/or limit the disclosed invention. Singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. In the present specification, terms such as "comprise" or "have" are intended to designate the presence of features, numbers, steps, actions, components, parts, or combinations thereof described in the specification, but one or more other features. It does not preclude the presence or addition of elements, numbers, steps, actions, components, parts, or combinations thereof.

In addition, terms including ordinal numbers such as "first" and "second" used herein may be used to describe various elements, but the elements are not limited by the terms, and the terms are It is used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from other components. For example, without departing from the scope of the present invention, a first element may be referred to as a second element, and similarly, a second element may be referred to as a first element. The term "and/or" includes a combination of a plurality of related stated items or any of a plurality of related stated items.

Meanwhile, the terms "top", "bottom", and "front and rear directions" used in the following description are defined based on the drawings, and the shape and position of each component are not limited by these terms.

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

1 is a view showing a state in which a vacuum cleaner according to a first embodiment of the present invention is separated from a station, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a state in which a part of the station is transparent in a station according to the first embodiment of the present invention. 3 is a plan view of the station shown in FIG. 2, and FIG. 4 is a side cross-sectional view of a state in which a cleaner according to the first embodiment of the present invention is coupled to the station.

1 to 4, the cleaning device 1 may include a cleaner 10 and a docking station 100.

The cleaner 10 includes a cleaner body 11, an extension pipe (not shown) detachably coupled to the cleaner body 11, a suction unit (not shown) detachably coupled to the extension pipe (not shown), and a cleaner It may include a dust collecting container 20 detachably coupled to the main body 11.

The cleaner body 11 may include a suction motor (not shown) that generates a suction force necessary to suck foreign substances on the surface to be cleaned, and a dust collector 20 in which foreign substances sucked from the surface to be cleaned are accommodated.

The dust collecting container 20 may be disposed upstream of the air flow than the suction motor and configured to filter and collect dust or dirt in the air introduced through the main suction unit (not shown). The dust collecting container 20 may be provided to be detachable from the cleaner body 11.

The cleaner 10 may include a filter housing 12. The filter housing 12 may be provided in a substantially donut shape to accommodate a filter (not shown) therein. Although there is no limitation on the type of filter, for example, a Hepa Filter may be disposed inside the filter housing 12. The filter may filter ultrafine dust that is not filtered out of the dust collector 30. The filter housing 12 may include a discharge port 13 so that air that has passed through the filter is discharged to the outside of the cleaner 10.

The cleaner body 11 may include a handle 14 to be gripped by a user to manipulate the cleaner 10. The user can hold the handle 14 and move the cleaner 10 in the front and rear directions.

The cleaner body 11 may include an operation unit 15. The user can turn on/off the vacuum cleaner 10 or adjust the suction intensity by operating a power button provided on the control unit 15.

The cleaner body 11 may include a dust collecting guide 30 connecting the dust collecting container 20 with an extension pipe (not shown) and a suction unit (not shown) to guide foreign substances to the dust collecting container 20.

As described above, the dust collecting guide 30 may be coupled to the aforementioned extension pipe (not shown) while guiding foreign substances to the dust collecting container 20. In addition, the dust collecting guide 30 may be provided to be directly coupled to a suction unit (not shown) other than an extension pipe (not shown) or to be coupled to other components such as an auxiliary suction unit.

Accordingly, the user may combine various configurations with the dust collection guide 30 according to the cleaning situation, thereby increasing the convenience of cleaning.

The cleaner body 11 may include a battery 16 provided to provide driving force to the cleaner 10. The battery 16 may be detachably mounted on the cleaner body 11. In addition, the battery 16 may be electrically connected to a charging terminal 123 provided in the docking station 100 to be described later. The battery 16 may be charged by receiving power from a charging terminal 123 provided in the docking station 100.

The docking station 100 may be configured such that the cleaner 10 can be stored or mounted. The cleaner 10 may be charged in the docking station 100.

The docking station 100 may include a body housing 110 that forms the exterior of the docking station 100.

The docking station 100 may include a charging unit 120 provided to supply power to the battery 16 by being docked with the handle 14 of the cleaner 10.

The charging unit 120 includes the battery receiving unit 121 on which the battery 16 is mounted and the battery guide 122 for guiding the mounting of the battery 16 and the battery 16 when the battery 16 is mounted on the charging unit 120. ) May include a charging terminal 123 that supplies power.

However, the battery 16 may be disposed to be exposed to the outside as in the exemplary embodiment of the present invention, but may be disposed inside the body 11 of the cleaner 10 and not exposed to the outside. In this case, the charging unit 120 may be provided so that at least a part of the main body 11 in which the battery 16 is disposed is seated to charge the battery 16.

In the case of a conventional docking station, as described above, when the cleaner is docked to the docking station, it may be provided to supply power to the battery. The docking station 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention automatically discharges dust collected in the dust collecting container 20 when the cleaner 10 is docked to the docking station 100 to increase consumer convenience. I can.

However, the docking station 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention may perform only a function of automatically discharging dust collected in the dust collecting container 20 without charging the cleaner 10.

In the conventional case, the user must directly empty the foreign matter collected in the dust collecting container 20 after use of the cleaner 10, which is a hassle. However, when the cleaner 10 is docked, the docking station 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention can be docked directly with the dust collecting container 20 to automatically remove dust collected inside the dust collecting container 20. .

The docking station 100 may include the suction device 130 to discharge dust collected in the dust collecting container 20 from the dust collecting container 20.

The suction device 130 is directly connected to the suction fan 131 and the dust collecting container 20 so that foreign matter collected in the dust collecting container 20 is discharged to the outside of the dust collecting container 20 by the suction fan 131. A flow path 132 may be included.

The suction passage 132 may transmit the flow of the airflow generated by the suction fan 131 to the dust collecting container 20. That is, the suction airflow generated by the suction fan 131 is transferred to the inside of the dust collecting container 20 along the suction flow path 132, and the foreign matter inside the dust collecting container 20 is transferred by the suction airflow according to the flow of the airflow. 20) Can be discharged inside.

One end of the suction passage 132 may be connected to the dust collecting container 20 and the other end of the suction passage 132 may be connected to a collecting unit (not shown) that collects sucked foreign substances.

The collecting unit (not shown) may have an inner space larger than the inner space of the dust collecting container 20.

Although not shown in the drawing, the collection unit (not shown) may be provided in a shape of a collection bag in which air can penetrate and dust cannot penetrate so that the suction airflow formed by the suction fan 131 flows into the suction passage 132 .

Also, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the collecting unit (not shown) may be provided in the shape of an additional dust collecting container communicating with the suction passage 132 and the suction fan 131. The additional dust collecting container is formed in a multi-cyclone type like the dust collecting container 20 to collect foreign matter introduced from the dust collecting container 20.

The collecting part (not shown) may be disposed in the first inner space 111 formed by the main body housing 110. The first inner space 111 may be provided to be openable and closed by a first cover 112 disposed in front of the main body housing 110.

When the foreign matter is full in the collecting part (not shown), the user opens the first cover 112 and separates the collecting part (not shown) from the main body housing 110 to collect foreign matter in the collecting part (not shown). Can be removed.

The suction fan 131 may be disposed in the second inner space 113 formed by the housing. The second inner space 113 may be provided to be opened and closed by a second cover 114 disposed in front of the main body housing 110.

The second cover 114 may be provided to discharge air sucked by the suction fan 131. An additional filter (not shown) provided to additionally provide foreign substances in the discharged air may be mounted on the inner side of the second cover 114.

The first inner space 111 and the second inner space 113 may be provided to communicate with each other. Therefore, when the suction fan 131 is driven, the second inner space 113 and the first inner space 111 The suction airflow may be transmitted to the suction passage 132 and the suction airflow may be transmitted to the dust collection container 20 through the suction passage 132.

However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the first inner space 111 and the second inner space 113 are not divided inside the main body housing 110 and may be formed as one space.

The above-described charging unit 120 may be disposed at the top of the main body housing 110.

The main body housing 110 may include a docking housing 140 that is docked with a dust collecting container 20 and a dust collecting guide 30 inside the main housing 110 when the handle 14 is docked to the charging part 120. .

The above-described suction flow path 132 may be disposed inside the docking housing 140. In addition, a flow rate change device 150 to be described later may be disposed inside the docking housing 140.

The docking housing 140 may correspond to one configuration of the body housing 110, but is not limited to one embodiment of the present invention, and the docking housing 140 is formed integrally with the body housing 110. Can be provided.

The docking housing 140 may include a first opening 141 through which the dust collecting container 20 is docked and connected to one end of the suction passage 132.

The docking housing 140 may include a second opening 142 to which the dust collecting guide 30 is docked and connected to the flow rate change device 150.

The flow rate change device 150 may selectively provide external air to the dust collection container 20 through the dust collection guide 30 through the second opening 142. This will be described later.

One side of the docking housing 140 includes a switch unit 160 that transmits a signal for driving the suction device 130 and the flow rate change device 150 by sensing that the cleaner 10 is docked to the docking housing 140 can do.

The docking station 100 includes a control unit (not shown) and may drive the suction device 130 and the flow rate change device 150 by receiving an electrical signal from the switch unit 160.

The switch unit 160 includes a first switch 161 and a dust collecting guide 30 that detects that the dust collecting container 20 is docked to the suction device 130 through the first opening 141. ), and may include a second switch 162 that detects that it is docked to the flow rate change device 150.

Hereinafter, a structure in which the dust collecting container 20 is docked to the suction device 130 will be described.

5 is a cross-sectional perspective view of a part of the dust collecting container of the cleaner according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 6 is AA′ shown in FIG. 3 when the cleaner according to the first embodiment of the present invention is coupled to a station. FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of a portion AA′ shown in FIG. 3 in a state in which the cleaner according to the first embodiment of the present invention is coupled to the station,

The dust collecting container 20 may include a docking station 100 and a dust collecting container door 21 that opens and closes the dust collecting container 20 when docked.

The dust collecting container door 21 may form a lower portion of the dust collecting container 20 and may be disposed at the lower end of the dust collecting container 20.

The dust collecting container 20 may be provided in a shape having a plurality of chambers. That is, the dust collecting container 20 may be formed while a plurality of cyclone chambers are arranged in layers. At this time, when the dust collecting container door 21 is opened, a plurality of chambers constituting the dust collecting container 20 may be opened to the outside by the dust collecting container door 21. (See Fig. 4)

Even if the dust collector 20 is formed in a multi-cyclone type, the dust collector 20 may be provided so that all foreign substances collected in the dust collector 20 can be discharged to the outside when the dust collector door 21 is opened.

The dust collecting container door 21 may include a first door 22 and a second door 23. The first door 22 and the second door 23 are provided in contact with the center of the dust collecting container 20 based on the center of the lower end of the dust collecting container 20 to close the dust collecting container 20, respectively, and the first rotating shaft 22a. And it is rotated toward the lower side from the center of the lower end of the dust collector 20 through the second rotation shaft (23a), it is possible to open the dust collector 20.

A first contact portion 22c of the first door 22 and a second contact portion 23c of the second door 23 may be provided at portions where the first door 22 and the second door 23 respectively contact each other. .

The first contact portion 22c and the second contact portion 23c may be in contact with each other so as to be overlapped in the vertical direction.

The first contact portion 22c has a first contact protrusion 22d protruding through the second contact portion 23c from the lower side, and the second contact portion 23c is a second contact portion 22c protruding from the upper side toward the first contact portion 22c. The contact protrusion 23d may be formed.

That is, the second contact protrusion 23d and the first contact protrusion 22d may be sequentially overlapped in the vertical direction.

Accordingly, when the first door 22 and the second door 23 are disposed in a closed state, leakage between the first door 22 and the second door 23 can be prevented.

The first door 22 is disposed on the opposite side of the first contact portion 22c and is pressed against the first open rib 132a to be described later to rotate the first door 22 around the first rotation shaft 22a. It may include a part (22b). The first door 22 may be provided such that the first contact portion 22c, the first rotation shaft 22a, and the first pressing portion 22b are sequentially disposed from the center of the lower end of the dust collecting container 20 to the outside.

The second door 23 is disposed on the opposite side of the second contact part 23c and is pressed against the second open rib 132b to be described later to rotate the second door 23 around the second rotation shaft 23a. It may include a part (23b). The second door 23 may be provided so that the second contact portion 23c, the second rotation shaft 23a, and the second pressing portion 23b are sequentially disposed from the center of the lower end of the dust collector 20 to the outside.

The first door 22 and the second door 23 have a door-side elastic member (not shown) that elastically supports the first door 22 and the second door 23 so that they are elastically coupled to the dust collecting container 20. Can be provided.

The door-side elastic member (not shown) may restrict the rotation of the first door 22 and the second door 23 so that the first door 22 and the second door 23 can be kept closed, respectively. .

When the first door 22 and the second door 23 are rotated downward by external pressure, the door-side elastic member (not shown) elastically supports the first door 22 and the second door 23 in the upward direction. can do. Accordingly, when the external pressure disappears, the first door 22 and the second door 23 rotated downward may be rotated upward and disposed in a closed state.

Arranged inside the suction flow path 132 of the suction flow path 132 and when the dust collecting container 20 is docked to the suction flow path 132, the first pressing part 22b and the second pressing part 23b are pushed upward. It may include a first open rib (132a) and a second open rib (132b) provided to be.

The dust collecting container 20 may be provided to pass through the first opening 141 and be inserted into one end of the suction passage 132. The dust collecting container 20 is inserted into the suction passage 132 in the vertical direction. As the dust collecting container 20 is inserted in the vertical direction, a first open rib 132a and a second open rib disposed inside the suction passage 132 Each of the first pressing portion 22b and the second pressing portion 23c may be pressed upward by the 132b.

In the first door 22, the first contact portion 22c may be rotated downward around the first rotation shaft 22a while the first pressing portion 22b is pressed upward.

The second door 23 may rotate the second contact portion 23c downward around the second rotation shaft 23a as the second pressing portion 23b is pressed upward.

The first open rib 132a and the second open rib 132b may be provided to protrude from the inner circumferential surface of the suction passage 132 toward the center of the suction passage 132, respectively.

The first open rib 132a and the second open rib 132b may be disposed on opposite sides with respect to the center of the suction passage 132.

As described above, the first door 22 and the second door 23 are elasticized upward when the first door 22 and the second door 23 are opened downward by a door-side elastic member (not shown). You will be supported.

When the dust collecting container 20 is docked with the suction passage 132 in the downward direction, the first open rib 132a and the second open rib 132b are respectively a first pressing part 22b and a second pressing part 23b. ) Is pressed, and while the dust collecting container 20 is docked to the suction passage 132, the first pressing unit 22b and the second pressing unit 23b may be supported, respectively.

Accordingly, the first door 22 and the second door 23 can be kept open while the dust collecting container 20 is docked to the suction passage 132.

When the dust collecting container 20 is separated from the suction flow path 132, the first pressing part 22b and the second pressing part 23b are moved upward, and the first open rib 132a and the second open rib respectively Contact with (132b) is terminated.

The one open rib (132a) and the second open rib (132b) cannot press the first pressing portion (22b) and the second pressing portion (23b), respectively, the first door 22 and the second door 23 ) Is elastically supported by the door-side elastic member (not shown) and can be rotated upward, respectively.

Accordingly, the first door 22 and the second door 23 are opened by the one open rib (132a) and the second open rib (132b) when the dust collecting container (20) is docked to the suction flow path (132). When the analgesic 20 is separated from the suction passage 132, the dust collecting container 20 may be closed again by an elastic member (not shown) on the door side.

The first open rib 132a and the second open rib 132b may be provided to have different heights in the vertical direction. The upper end of the first open rib 132a may be provided to extend to a position higher than the upper end of the second open rib 132b based on the vertical direction.

When the upper end of the first open rib 132a extends higher than the upper end of the second open rib 132b, when the dust collecting container 20 is docked to the suction flow path 132, the first pressing part 22b becomes the second The first door 22 may be opened first by being pressurized before the pressurizing portion 23b.

Thereafter, the second pressing part 23b is pressed to the upper end of the second open rib 132b so that the second door 23 may be opened after the first door 22 is opened.

That is, the first door 22 and the second door 23 may be sequentially opened by disposing different heights of the upper end of the first open rib 132a and the upper end of the second open rib 132b. On the contrary, when the dust collecting container 20 is separated from the suction flow path 132, the second pressing part 23b is moved upward, so that the contact with the second open rib 132b is caused by the first pressing part 22b and the first open rib. The second door 23 may be closed before the first door 22 while being released prior to contact with the (132a).

By sequentially opening and closing the first door 22 and the second door 23, it is possible to prevent the first door 22 and the second door 23 from being opened at the same time, and accordingly, the dust collecting box 20 It can prevent the dust collected inside from scattering instantly. In addition, as the first door 22 and the second door 23 are rotated at the same time, the first contact portion 22c and the second contact portion 23c are not in contact with each other in the closed position, and the first door 22 and the second door 23 Before) is rotated to the closed position, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of a pinching phenomenon as the end of the first contact portion 22c and the end of the second contact portion 23c contact each other.

In addition, as described above, the second contact protrusion 23d and the first contact protrusion 22d are sequentially overlapped in the vertical direction. Accordingly, the first door 22 is opened before the second door 23 and the second It is possible to guide the door 23 to be closed before the first door 22.

Since the second contact protrusion 23d is disposed above the first contact protrusion 22d, when the second door 23 is opened before the first door 22, the second contact protrusion 23d rotates downward. In this case, the first contact protrusion 22d may limit the rotation of the second contact protrusion 23d.

The second contact protrusion 23d is the first contact protrusion 22d, as described above, while preventing foreign matters from being separated from the dust collecting container 20 between the first door 22 and the second door 23. It is possible to guide that 22 and the second door 23 are sequentially opened and the second door 23 and the first door 22 are sequentially closed.

In this way, by the arrangement of the first open rib (132a), the second open rib (132b), and the second contact protrusion (23d), the first door (22) becomes the second door through the arrangement of the first contact protrusion (22d). It may be provided so that the second door 23 is opened before the 23 and the second door 23 is closed before the first door 22.

Hereinafter, a configuration of a dust collecting container door 21 according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. The configuration of the dust collector door 21 described below is the same as the configuration of the cleaning device 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention and the cleaning device 1 according to the first embodiment to be described later. Description is omitted.

8 is a cross-sectional perspective view of a part of a dust collecting container of a cleaner according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

The first door 22 and the second door 23 of the dust collecting container door 21 according to another embodiment of the present invention may each include a magnet 25.

In the first embodiment of the present invention described above, the first door 22 and the second door 23 include a first contact protrusion 22d and a second contact protrusion 23d, respectively. However, the first door 22 and the second door 23 according to the second embodiment of the present invention do not include a contact protrusion.

Accordingly, the first contact portion 22c and the second contact portion 23c may be provided in a planar shape.

The first door 22 includes a first magnet 25a disposed adjacent to the first contact portion 22c and disposed inside the first door 22.

The second door 23 includes a second magnet 25b disposed adjacent to the second contact portion 23c and disposed inside the second door 23.

When the first door 22 and the second door 23 are arranged in a closed state by the first magnet 25a and the second magnet 25b, the contact between the first contact part 22c and the second contact part 23c You can keep it in close condition.

Accordingly, foreign matter inside the dust collecting container 20 can be prevented from leaking to the outside through the first door 22 and the second door 23.

Hereinafter, the flow rate change device 150 will be described.

9 is a cross-sectional view of a portion BB′ shown in FIG. 3 when the flow path cover is closed while the cleaner according to the first embodiment of the present invention is coupled to the station, and FIG. 10 is a first embodiment of the present invention. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a portion BB' shown in FIG. 3 when the flow path cover is opened while the cleaner is coupled to the station.

As described above, the foreign matter collected in the dust collecting container 20 may be discharged to the outside through the suction device 130 and may be collected in a collecting part (not shown) of the suction device 130.

Air and foreign substances inside the dust collecting container 20 through the dust collecting container door 21 of the dust collecting container 20 may be discharged to the outside through the suction passage 132, some of the foreign substances inside the dust collecting container 20 It may be caught and cannot be discharged outside.

For example, foreign substances such as hair are caught in the internal structure of the dust collecting container 20, and the foreign substances do not escape to the outside of the dust collecting container 20 and are not removed from the suction air flow generated under the dust collecting container door 21. Can survive.

The suction airflow delivered into the dust collecting container 20 may be formed to be directed only downward of the dust collecting container 20. Accordingly, some foreign substances may have resistance to the direction in which the suction airflow is formed, and thus may not be separated from the dust collecting container 20 by the suction airflow.

Accordingly, there may be a problem in that foreign matter inside the dust collecting container 20 cannot be effectively removed.

The docking station 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a flow rate change device 150 provided to selectively provide additional outside air in addition to the suction airflow to the dust collecting container 20 in order to solve the above-described problem. .

The flow rate change device 150 changes the flow rate inside the dust collecting container 20 while the air in the dust collecting container 20 is sucked by the suction device 130 by supplying the suction air current to the inside of the dust collecting container 20. The flow of air inside the dust collecting container 20 can be variously changed.

As described above, in the dust collecting container 20 by the suction fan 131, the flow of air is formed downward. Particularly, the inside of the dust collecting container 20 is continuously discharged to the outside by the suction fan 131, so that the air pressure may be negative pressure compared to the atmospheric pressure.

At this time, when external air is additionally supplied to the dust collecting container 20 by the flow rate change device 150, the air pressure inside the dust collecting container 20 may be increased instantaneously. As the air pressure rises, the flow of air inside the dust collecting container 20 may be changed, and the flow of air that was directed only to the lower side may be changed in all directions.

As the air flow rate inside the dust collecting container 20 changes, air is spread in all directions in the space inside the dust collecting container 20, and accordingly, the flow of air that has been directed only downward may change in various directions.

As the direction of the airflow momentarily changes, some foreign substances that had resistance to the downward direction may lose their resistance due to the air flowing in the other direction, and may escape to the outside of the dust collector 20 together with the airflow.

The flow rate change device 150 is provided to provide air to the dust collection container 20 for a predetermined time and then block the supply of air for a predetermined time again, and supply outside air to the dust collection container 20 in this way. By repeating the blocking, it is possible to periodically change the flow of air inside the dust collecting container 20.

9 and 10, the flow rate change device 150 may include a connection flow path 151 connected to the dust collection guide 30.

One end of the connection flow path 151 may be connected to the dust collection guide 30 and the other end of the connection flow path 151 may be provided so that outside air may be introduced.

The connection passage 151 is disposed inside the docking housing 140 and may be provided to be connected to the second opening 142. One end of the connection flow path 151 communicates with the second opening 142 and the other end of the connection flow path 151 is disposed inside the docking housing 140 to allow air in the docking housing 140 to be introduced. have.

As described above, the dust collecting guide 30 and the dust collecting container 20 are provided in communication with each other so that when the dust collecting guide 30 is opened to the outside, outside air can be introduced into the dust collecting container 20 through the dust collecting guide 30. . (See Fig. 4)

The flow rate change device 150 includes a flow path cover 152 covering the other end of the connection flow path 151.

The flow path cover 152 may include a hinge portion 152a disposed on one side of the flow path cover 152 and provided so that the flow path cover 152 is rotatably coupled to the connection flow path 151.

The flow path cover 152 may be rotated with respect to the flow path 151 connecting the hinge part 152a with a rotation axis. The flow path cover 152 may be rotated downward around the hinge shaft 152a at a position covering the other end of the connection flow path 151 to close the connection flow path 151.

The flow rate change device 150 may include a cover elastic member 156 provided to elastically support the flow path cover 152.

The cover elastic member 156 may be provided so that the flow path cover 152 is elastically supported upward.

The flow path cover 152 can be pressed upward by the cover elastic member 156, and accordingly, the cover elastic member 156 is centered on the hinge shaft 152a in the direction of the other end of the connection flow path 151. The flow path cover 152 may be elastically supported so that the 152 rotates.

Therefore, when there is no external pressure, the flow path cover 152 may close the connection flow path 151 by the cover elastic member 156. However, when the flow path cover 152 is pressed downward by external pressure, the flow path cover 152 may rotate downward around the hinge shaft 152a, thereby opening to the outside of the connection flow path 151.

The flow rate change device 150 may include an opening/closing unit 155 that selectively opens and closes the connection flow path 151 through the flow path cover 152.

When the opening/closing unit 155 separates the flow path cover 152 from the connection flow path 151 and the other end of the connection flow path 151 is opened to the outside, outside air flows into the connection flow path 151 and the introduced outside air flows into the connection flow path ( It may be introduced into the dust collecting container 20 through the 151 and the dust collecting guide 30.

The opening/closing unit 155 may include a driving motor 153 for generating a rotational force and an opening/closing member 154 connected to the driving motor 153 to rotate and press the flow path cover 152 in one direction through rotation.

The flow path cover 152 may include a pressing portion 152b disposed on one side of the flow path cover 152 and pressed by the opening/closing member 154.

The pressing part 152b may be disposed on the opposite side of the hinge part 152a. Accordingly, when the pressing portion 152b is pressed by the opening and closing member 154, it may be rotated around the hinge portion 152a in a direction pressed by the opening and closing member 154.

The opening/closing member 154 may press the pressing portion 152b downward. Accordingly, the flow path cover 152 is pressed downwardly with respect to the hinge portion 152a, and the flow path cover 152 may be disposed in an open position.

Accordingly, when the opening/closing member 154 presses the pressing portion 152b, the flow path cover 152 may be opened and the connection flow path 151 may be opened to the outside.

When the pressing of the opening/closing member 154 is terminated, the pressing portion 152b may be rotated upward by the cover elastic member 156 to close the flow path cover 152.

In detail, the rotation axis A of the shaft of the drive motor 153 and the rotation axis B of the hinge shaft 152a may extend parallel to each other. The opening/closing member 154 and the flow path cover 152 connected to the driving motor 153 may each include rotation shafts A and B having the same direction.

Preferably, the rotation axis A of the shaft of the drive motor 153 and the rotation axis B of the hinge shaft 152a may be disposed at the same height in the vertical direction.

When the opening/closing member 154 is interlocked with the driving of the driving motor 153 and rotates in one direction, the pressing portion 152b is pressed downward by the opening/closing member 154 so that the flow path cover 152 is opposite to the opening/closing member 154 Can be rotated in any direction.

The opening/closing member 154 may include a pressing protrusion 154a protruding in the radial direction of the rotational axis of the opening/closing member 154 and provided to press the pressing portion 152b. A plurality of pressing protrusions 154a may be provided radially around the rotational axis of the opening/closing member 154. Preferably, the plurality of pressing protrusions 154a may be formed in four.

A non-pressurizing portion 154b may be provided between the plurality of pressing protrusions 154a so as not to press the pressing portion 152b even when the opening/closing member 154 rotates.

As shown in FIG. 9, when one of the plurality of pressing protrusions 154a presses the pressing portion 152b while the opening/closing member 154 is rotating, the flow path cover 152 is opened and closed by the opening/closing member 154 It may be rotated in a direction opposite to the direction of rotation of 154 and opened.

That is, when an imaginary line between the rotation axis A of the shaft of the drive motor 153 and the rotation axis B of the hinge axis 152a is defined as L, when any one of the plurality of pressing protrusions 154a passes L Any one of the plurality of pressing protrusions 154a presses the pressing portion 152b so that the flow path cover 152 may be opened.

According to the continuous rotation of the opening and closing member 154, any one of the plurality of pressing protrusions 154a is continuously rotated downward and may be rotated in a direction away from the pressing portion 152b over the radial distance of the opening and closing member 154. have.

That is, according to the continuous rotation of the opening/closing member 154, any one of the plurality of pressing protrusions 154a passes through L, and accordingly, the pressing of any one of the plurality of pressing protrusions 154a against the pressing part 152b is terminated. I can.

The flow path cover 152 may be rotated in the same rotation direction as the opening/closing member 154 to close the connection flow path 151 again.

As shown in FIG. 10, while the flow path cover 152 closes the connection flow path 151, the opening/closing member 154 may be continuously rotated. At this time. The non-pressurized portion 154b may pass through L.

As described above, the non-pressing portion 154b is provided so as not to press the pressing portion 152b even when the opening/closing member 154 rotates. The non-pressurizing portion 154b may be provided with a length extending in the radial direction of the rotation shaft A of the opening/closing member 154 is relatively shorter than that of the pressing protrusion 154a.

The length extending in the radial direction of the rotation shaft A of the opening/closing member 154 of the non-pressurized part 154b may be provided so as not to contact the pressing part 152b when the non-pressing part 154b passes through L.

Therefore, while the non-pressurized part 154b passes through L, no external force is generated in the pressing part 152b, and the flow path cover 152 can maintain a state in which the connection flow path 151 is closed.

After that, as the opening and closing member 154 continues to rotate, the other one of the plurality of pressing protrusions 154a continues to rotate downward and penetrates L, so that the opening and closing member 154 presses the pressing portion 152b again. Thus, the flow path cover 152 can be opened.

As described above, while the plurality of pressing protrusions 154a and the non-pressing portions 154b alternately pass through L, the opening/closing member 154 may alternately open and close the flow path cover 152.

Periodically, the connection flow path 151 is opened and closed to the outside, and outside air is introduced into the dust collection guide 30 for a predetermined time, after which the inflow of the dust collection guide 30 is blocked for a predetermined time, It may flow into the dust collection guide 30 for a period of time.

As such a mechanism is repeated, the flow rate of external air additionally introduced into the dust collecting container 20 may be repeatedly changed, and accordingly, the flow of air inside the dust collecting container 20 may be variously changed.

The direction of the airflow changes in various ways according to the change of the air flow rate inside the dust collector 20, and accordingly, foreign matter remaining in the dust collector 20 is discharged to the outside of the dust collector 20 together with the airflow formed in various directions. Can be.

Hereinafter, a driving sequence of the docking station 100 will be described.

11 is a flowchart illustrating driving of the station shown in FIG. 1.

As described above, when the cleaner 10 is docked to the docking station 100 (S100), the switch unit 160 may detect the docking of the cleaner 10.

Accordingly, the switch unit 160 may transmit an electrical signal to the control unit (not shown) or may be directly connected to the suction device 130 and the flow rate change device 150 to transmit the electrical signal (S200).

The first switch 161 may provide an electrical signal for driving the suction fan 131 to the suction device 130. The first switch 161 may provide a signal to the suction device 130 so that the suction fan 131 is driven for about 1 minute (S310).

The second switch 162 may provide an electrical signal for driving the driving motor 153 to the flow rate change device 150. The second switch 162 may provide a signal to the flow rate change device 150 so that the driving motor 153 is driven for about 1 minute (S320).

The first switch 161 and the second switch 162 may simultaneously drive the suction device 130 and the flow rate change device 150 for about 1 minute.

If one minute is not required, the first switch 161 and the second switch 162 may continuously transmit signals to drive the suction device 130 and the flow rate change device 150.

However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the first switch 161 and the second switch 162 may provide a signal to drive the suction device 130 and the flow rate change device 150 for less than 1 minute or more than 1 minute. The device 130 and the flow rate change device 150 may not be driven at the same time, but may be provided to be driven first over a predetermined period.

When it takes 1 minute after that, the first switch 161 and the second switch 162 are connected to the suction device 130 and the flow rate change device 150 to stop driving the suction device 130 and the flow rate change device 150. A signal can be transmitted (S400)

As described above, while the suction device 130 is driven, the flow rate change device 150 is driven together, and while the suction airflow is formed inside the dust collecting container 20, the dust collecting container 20 is additionally supplied with outside air to the inside of the dust collecting container 20. ) You can change the flow rate of the air inside and change the flow of air accordingly.

In the above, the feature of the switch unit 160 directly transmitting electrical signals to the suction device 130 and the flow rate change device 150 has been described, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and the switch unit 160 controls the electrical signal (not shown). City) and the control unit (not shown) may be provided to transmit electrical signals to the suction device 130 and the flow rate change device 150, respectively.

Hereinafter, the opening and closing member 154' according to the third embodiment of the present invention will be described. Configurations other than the opening/closing member 154' according to the third embodiment of the present invention are the same as the configuration according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and thus redundant descriptions are omitted.

12 is a cross-sectional view of a portion BB′ shown in FIG. 3 when a flow path cover is closed while a cleaner according to a third embodiment of the present invention is coupled to a station.

The pressing protrusions 154a of the opening/closing member 154 of the embodiment of the present invention described above may be formed in four. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the plurality of pressing protrusions 154a may be provided with 4 or less or more.

The opening and closing member 154 ′ according to the third embodiment of the present invention may include two pressing protrusions 154a ′.

As the number of the pressing protrusions 154a' decreases, the range occupied by the non-pressing portion 154b' may increase. Accordingly, when the opening/closing member 154' according to the third embodiment of the present invention is driven, the time to open the flow path cover 152 is longer than when the opening/closing member 154 according to the first embodiment of the present invention is driven. It can be shortened.

When the opening/closing member 154 ′ according to the third embodiment of the present invention rotates once, the opening/closing member 154 ′ opens the flow path cover 152 twice, while the opening/closing member according to the first embodiment of the present invention This is because the flow path cover 152 can be opened four times during one rotation.

Therefore, the flow rate changing device 150 ′ according to the third embodiment of the present invention can provide a smaller amount of outdoor air to the dust collecting container 20 than the flow rate changing device 150 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

On the contrary, although not shown in the drawing, when more than four pressing protrusions 154a' of the opening and closing member 154' are formed, the flow path cover 152 is more than the opening member 154 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. You can open a lot.

Therefore, the flow rate change device 150 ′ according to the third embodiment of the present invention can provide a larger amount of outdoor air to the dust collecting container 20 than the flow rate change device 150 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. .

In this way, the amount of outside air provided to the dust collecting container 20 can be variously adjusted through a change in the number of the pressing protrusions 154a' of the opening/closing member 154'. Accordingly, the shape of the opening and closing member 154 ′ may be provided in various ways so that the optimal supply of outside air is analyzed according to the shape of the inside of the dust collecting container 20 and accordingly, the outside air is supplied into the inside of the dust collecting container 20.

Hereinafter, a flow rate change device 170 according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described. Configurations other than the flow rate changing device 170 according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention are all the same as the configuration according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and thus redundant descriptions will be omitted.

13 is a perspective view of a flow rate change device of a station according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 14 is a schematic side cross-sectional view in a state in which the flow rate change device shown in FIG. 13 closes the connection passage, and FIG. 15 is 13 is a schematic side cross-sectional view of the flow rate changing device in a state in which the connection passage is opened.

13 to 15, the flow rate change device 170 includes a flow path cover 172 provided to selectively cover the connection flow path 171 and the connection flow path 171 connected to the dust collection guide 30. Can include.

The flow rate change device 170 may include an opening/closing unit 173 for selectively opening and closing the connection flow path 171 through the flow path cover 172.

The opening/closing unit 173 may include a motor. The motor shaft 173a may be connected to the flow path cover 172 so that the flow path cover 172 rotates.

The flow path cover 172 may open and close the connection flow path 171 through rotation.

The connection flow path 171 extends in the vertical direction, and the motor shaft 173a may extend in a direction corresponding to the extension direction of the connection flow path 171.

The flow path cover 172 may extend to be orthogonal to the extending direction of the connection flow path 171 or the motor shaft 173a.

The flow path cover 172 may be formed as a circular plate. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the flow path cover 172 may have various shapes.

In the center of the flow path cover 172, a coupling portion 172c coupled with the motor shaft 173a may be provided. Accordingly, the flow path cover 172 may be rotated based on the center of the flow path cover 172.

However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the coupling portion 172c may be disposed outside the center of the flow path cover 172 as well.

The flow path cover 172 may include a body portion 172a and a cutout portion 172b whose shape is partially cut from the body portion 172a.

The flow path cover 172 may be provided in contact with the lower end of the connection flow path 171. In detail, the body portion 172a of the flow path cover 172 may be provided in contact with the lower end of the connection flow path 171.

When the connection flow path 171 and the body portion 172a are overlapped in the vertical direction through the rotation of the flow path cover 172, the flow path cover 172 covers the connection flow path 171 and the connection flow path 171 covers the flow path. Can be closed from the outside by 172. Accordingly, outside air is not provided to the dust collecting container 20 through the connection flow path 171.

Thereafter, when the connection flow path 171 and the cutout portion 172b are arranged to overlap each other in the vertical direction through the rotation of the flow path cover 172, the connection flow path 171 may be opened to the outside air through the cutout portion 172b. Accordingly, outside air may be provided to the dust collecting container 20 through the connection passage 171.

While the opening/closing unit 173 continuously rotates the flow path cover 172 by a motor, the connection flow path 171 may be alternately overlapped with the body portion 172a and the cutout portion 172b in the vertical direction.

The cut-out portion 172b may be formed larger than the area of the body portion 172a, if necessary. This analyzes the optimal supply of outside air according to the shape of the inside of the dust collector 20, and accordingly, the size of the area of the body portion 172a may be variously provided so that the outside air is supplied into the inside of the dust collector 20 accordingly.

Hereinafter, a flow rate change device 180 according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention will be described. Configurations other than the flow rate change device 180 according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention are all the same as the configuration according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and thus redundant descriptions will be omitted.

16 is a perspective view of a flow rate changing device of a station according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 17 is a schematic side sectional view in a state in which the flow rate changing device shown in FIG. 16 closes the connection passage, and FIG. 18 is 16 is a schematic side cross-sectional view of the flow rate changing device in a state in which the connection passage is opened.

16 to 18, the flow rate change device 180 includes a flow channel cover 182 provided to selectively cover the connection flow path 181 and the connection flow path 181 connected to the dust collection guide 30. Can include.

The flow rate change device 180 may include a driving motor 183 that transmits a driving force to selectively open and close the connection flow path 181 through the flow path cover 182.

The motor shaft 183a is connected to the flow path cover 182 and may be provided to drive the shutter part 182a of the flow path cover 182 by the driving motor 183.

The flow path cover 182 is provided at a position corresponding to the connection flow path 181 in the vertical direction, is connected to the shutter unit 182a including the shutter and the motor shaft 183a, and drives the shutter unit 182a. ) Can be included.

The driving unit 182b may drive the shutter unit 182a to open and close the shutter unit 182a by receiving a driving force from the opening/closing unit 183.

The flow path cover 182 may be provided in contact with the lower end of the connection flow path 181. In detail, the shutter portion 182a of the flow path cover 182 may be provided in contact with the lower end of the connection flow path 181.

When the shutter unit 182a is in the closed state, the shutter unit 182a may cover the connection flow path 181. Accordingly, the connection passage 181 may be closed from the outside by the shutter unit 182a.

When the shutter unit 182a is in an open state, the connection flow path 181 is opened from the outside so that outside air may flow into the connection flow path 181 through the shutter unit 182a.

The driving motor 183 may transmit a driving force so that the shutter unit 182a is repeatedly opened and closed. As the shutter unit 182a is maintained in an open state and a closed state alternately, outside air may flow into the connection flow path 181 at predetermined intervals.

The driving motor 183 may transmit a driving force so that the shutter unit 182a is repeatedly opened and closed at a predetermined speed. This can analyze the optimal supply of outside air according to the shape of the inside of the dust collecting container 20 and variously adjust the speed at which the shutter unit 182a opens and closes so that the outside air is supplied to the inside of the dust collecting container 20 accordingly.

Hereinafter, a flow rate change device 190 according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention will be described. Configurations other than the flow rate change device 190 according to the sixth embodiment of the present invention are all the same as the configuration according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and thus redundant descriptions will be omitted.

19 is a diagram schematically showing a flow rate change device of a station according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 19, the flow rate change device 190 may include a connection passage 191 connected to the dust collection guide 30 and a blower 193 for blowing outside air into the connection passage 191.

The blowing device 193 may include a blowing fan or the like. The blowing device 193 is driven to blow outside air into the connection passage 191, and accordingly, a large amount of outdoor air may flow to the dust collection guide 30 and the dust collection container 20 along the connection passage 191.

The blowing device 193 may be provided to be periodically turned on/off. Accordingly, outside air may be blown into the connection passage 191 at regular intervals.

The flow rate change device 190 according to the sixth embodiment of the present invention may form a larger difference in flow rate than the flow rate change device 150 according to an embodiment of the present invention according to the amount of air blown by the blowing device 193.

Therefore, it is possible to form a larger change in the flow rate of the air inside the dust collector 20, it is possible to effectively remove the foreign matter inside the dust collector 20.

Hereinafter, a flow rate change device 200 according to a seventh embodiment of the present invention will be described. Configurations other than the flow rate change device 200 according to the seventh embodiment of the present invention are all the same as the configuration according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and thus redundant descriptions will be omitted.

20 is a view showing a state in which the discharge port of the dust collecting container is opened by the flow rate change device of the station according to the seventh embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 21 is a flow rate change device of the station according to the seventh embodiment of the present invention. It is a diagram showing a state in which the discharge port of the dust collecting container is closed.

20 and 21, the flow rate change device 200 may include a discharge port opening/closing unit 201 for opening and closing the discharge port 13 of the cleaner.

The discharge port opening/closing unit 201 may be provided to cover the discharge port 13 when the cleaner 10 is docked to the docking station 100.

The discharge port opening and closing unit 201 may include a discharge port cover 201a provided in a cut-out annular shape.

The discharge port cover 201a may close the discharge port 13 from the outside in a form surrounding the discharge port 13 distributed in an annular shape. The discharge port cover 201a is preferably formed in two to cover the discharge port 13.

However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the discharge port cover 201a may be provided in a shape corresponding to the shape in which the discharge port 13 is distributed in the cleaner 10, and the number of discharge port covers 201a is also the number of the discharge ports 13 distributed. It can be changed in various ways depending on the shape.

The discharge port opening/closing unit 201 may include a driving unit (not shown) for driving the discharge port cover 201a. The driving unit (not shown) may drive the discharge port cover 201a so that the discharge port cover 201a periodically opens and closes the discharge port 13 while the suction device 130 is being driven.

In detail, the discharge port cover 201a may include a hinge portion 201b provided to be rotatably coupled to the main body housing 110. The driving part (not shown) may rotate the discharge port cover 211 around the hinge part 201b.

When the discharge port cover 201a is rotated toward the cleaner 10 around the hinge part 201b, the discharge port cover 201a may cover the discharge port 13 and close the discharge port 13.

A negative pressure is generated inside the dust collecting container 20 formed by the suction device 130. When the discharge port cover 201a covers the discharge port 13, the discharge port cover 201a receives a suction force through the discharge port 13, and accordingly, can cover the discharge port 13 more closely.

When the discharge port cover 201a is rotated toward the opposite side of the cleaner 10 around the hinge portion 201b, the discharge port cover 201a may open the discharge port 13.

The driving unit (not shown) may alternately drive the discharge port cover 201a so that the discharge port 13 can be periodically opened and closed by changing the rotation direction of the discharge port cover 201a.

In the case of the first to sixth embodiments of the present invention, the flow rate changing devices 150, 170, 180 (, 190) transmit outside air to the dust collection container 20 through the dust collection guide 30 connected to the dust collection container 20. However, the flow rate change device 200 according to the seventh embodiment of the present invention disclosed in FIGS. 20 and 21 opens and closes the discharge port 15 communicating with the dust collecting container 20 to allow the outside air to flow into the dust collecting container 20. The amount of can be adjusted.

Accordingly, the amount of air introduced into the dust collecting container 20 is changed according to a predetermined interval, so that the flow rate of the air inside the dust collecting container 20 may be changed.

In addition, although not shown in the drawings, unlike the first to sixth embodiments of the present invention, it is not necessary to dock the dust collecting guide 30 to the docking station 100.

As described above, the flow rate change device 200 according to the seventh embodiment of the present invention opens and closes the discharge port 13 without supplying outside air to the dust collecting container 20 through the dust collecting guide 30 as described above, so that the dust collecting container 20 This is because the internal air pressure is changed because the dust collecting guide 30 is docked to the docking station 100 and does not need to be connected to the flow rate change device.

Accordingly, the user can dock only the dust collection container 20 to the docking station 100 without separating the extension pipe (not shown) or the suction unit (not shown) of the cleaner 10 from the dust collection guide 30.

Hereinafter, a cleaning device 1'according to an eighth embodiment of the present invention will be described. Configurations other than the configuration of the cleaning apparatus 1'according to the eighth embodiment of the present invention described below are the same as the configurations according to the first embodiment of the present invention described above, and thus redundant descriptions will be omitted.

Fig. 22 is a perspective view of a station according to an eighth embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 23 is a perspective view of a cleaning apparatus according to an eighth embodiment of the present invention, and Fig. 24 is a part of a station according to an eighth embodiment of the present invention Fig. 25 is a side cross-sectional view of a partial configuration of a cleaning apparatus according to an eighth embodiment of the present invention.

As described above, in the case of the cleaning device 1 according to the first to sixth embodiments of the present invention, in order to increase the efficiency of automatic discharge when the automatic discharge stroke of the docking station 100 proceeds, the flow rate change device 150, 170, 180, 190 ) Changed the air pressure inside the dust collector 20 by supplying outdoor air to the dust collector 20 through the dust collection guide 30 connected to the dust collector 20.

Accordingly, the dust collecting guide 30 communicating with the dust collecting container 20 is also docked to the docking station 100 together with the dust collecting container 20, and the docking station 100 has the dust collecting guide 30 attached to the docking station 100. When docked, outside air is provided to selectively flow into the dust collection guide 30 by the flow rate changing devices 150, 170, 180, and 190.

According to the first to sixth embodiments of the present invention, the user docks the vacuum cleaner 10 to the docking station 100 so that the dust collecting guide 30 automatically discharges the collected items from the dust collecting container 20. It is necessary to separate the extension tube or suction unit that can be combined and dock the dust collection guide 30 to the docking station 100.

At this time, the user is inconvenient to separate the extension pipe or the suction unit that can be coupled to the dust collection guide 30, so that the usability may be somewhat deteriorated. In the cleaning apparatus 1 ′ according to the eighth embodiment of the present invention, the vacuum cleaner 10 is docked at the docking station even when the extension tube 17 or the suction unit 18 is coupled to the dust collecting guide 30 of the cleaner 10. It may be provided to be docked at 100) and automatically discharge the collected material of the dust collecting container 20 from the docking station 100.

That is, in the case of the cleaning device 1 according to the first embodiment, the dust collecting container 20 and the dust collecting guide 30 of the cleaner 10 must be docked to the docking station 100 to automatically discharge the docking station 100. In the case of the cleaning device 1 ′ according to the eighth embodiment, even if only the dust collecting container 20 of the cleaner 10 is docked to the docking station 300, the automatic discharge of the docking station 300 can be efficiently achieved. I can.

Accordingly, as shown in FIGS. 22 to 25, the docking station 300 does not have a configuration in which the dust collecting guide 30 is docked, and may include a docking housing 340 provided to dock only the dust collecting container 20. Accordingly, when the cleaner 10 is docked to the docking station 300, the extension pipe 17 and the suction unit 18 may be mounted on the docking station 300 while being coupled to the dust collecting guide 30.

The extension pipe 17 of the cleaner 10 may be provided to have a long axis extending in one direction.

The dust collecting container 20 may have a cylindrical shape having a long axis extending in one direction. Although it will be described later, the dust collecting container 20 may be provided to separate foreign substances introduced into the dust collecting container 20 through centrifugal rotation. Accordingly, the dust collecting container 20 may be provided in an approximately cylindrical shape.

The dust collecting container 20 and the extension pipe 17 may be coupled to the cleaner 10 so that the long axis of the cylindrical shape of the dust collecting container 20 and the long axis of the extension pipe 17 extend in approximately corresponding directions.

The docking station 300 may include a main body housing 310 and the above-described docking housing 340. A charging unit 320 capable of charging the battery 16 of the cleaner 10 when the cleaner 10 is docked to the docking station 300 may be provided on the upper side of the main body housing 310.

The docking station 300 may include a suction device 330 to discharge dust collected in the dust collecting container 20 from the dust collecting container 20. The suction device 330 may be disposed inside the body housing 310.

The main body housing 310 may be provided to have a long axis extending in one direction. The long axis of the main body housing 310 may be preferably provided to extend in the vertical direction.

The docking station 300 may include a collecting unit 350 through which foreign matter discharged from the dust collecting container 20 is collected. The collecting part 350 may be disposed inside the main body housing 310. The collecting unit 350 may be disposed above the suction device 330.

The docking station 300 connects the docking housing 140 and the collecting part 350, and a suction flow path provided so that foreign matter discharged from the dust collecting container 20 is sucked into the collecting part 350 through the docking housing 140. 341) may be included.

The docking housing 340 may include a seating portion 342 communicating with the suction passage 341 and seating the dust collecting container 20.

The seating portion 342 may be provided to be opened toward the upper side based on the long axis of the main body housing 310.

The seating portion 342 is a space that is open from the docking housing 340 to the outside, and may be provided so that the dust collecting container 20 is inserted in the vertical direction to be seated on the seating portion 342.

When the dust collecting container 20 is seated on the seating portion 342, docking of the cleaner 10 and the docking station 300 may be completed.

The dust collecting container 20 may be docked to the mounting portion 342 in a direction in which the long axis of the main body housing 310 extends.

The dust collecting container 20 may be docked to the seating portion 342 in a direction in which the long axis of the cylindrical shape of the dust collecting container 20 extends.

Accordingly, when the dust collecting container 20 is docked to the docking station 300, the long axis of the main body housing 310 and the long axis of the extension tube 17 may be provided so as to face substantially in a corresponding direction. This is because, as described above, the long axis of the cylindrical shape of the dust collecting container 20 and the long axis of the extension pipe 17 are coupled to the cleaner 10 so that they extend in approximately corresponding directions.

Although not shown in the drawings, the switch unit, the pressing protrusion, and the like described in the first embodiment of the present invention may be disposed inside the seating portion 342.

Therefore, when the dust collecting container 20 is seated in the seating part 342, the dust collecting container door 21 may be opened, and the control unit (not shown) switches the docking state of the dust collecting container 20 and the docking station 300. You can check it through the unit.

A multi-cyclone 22 may be disposed inside the dust collecting container 20. The dust collecting container 20 may be provided to collect foreign substances under the multi-cyclone 22. Accordingly, when the dust collecting container door 21 disposed under the dust collecting container 20 is opened, foreign matter collected in the dust collecting container 20 may be easily discharged to the seating portion 342.

The suction flow path 341 may pass through the main housing 310 from the docking housing 340 and be connected to the collecting unit 350. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the docking housing 340 and the main body housing 310 may be integrally formed. In this case, the suction flow path 341 may be disposed inside the main body housing 310 so that the inside of the seating part 342 and the collecting part 350 communicate with each other.

The suction passage 341 may transmit the flow of the airflow generated by the suction device 330 to the dust collecting container 20. That is, the suction airflow generated by the suction device 33 is transferred to the inside of the dust collecting container 20 through the suction flow path 341 and the seating part 342 through the collecting part 350, and the dust collecting container 20 ) After the internal foreign matter is discharged from the dust collecting container 20 to the seating part 342 according to the flow of the airflow, it may be collected in the collecting part 350 through the suction flow path 341.

The collecting part 350 may include a collecting part housing 351. The collecting part housing 351 may form a first internal space 352 therein. The first inner space 352 may be opened to the outside by a first cover (not shown).

The first cover (not shown) may open and close the collecting part housing 351 so that the first inner space 352 is opened to the outside through the main body housing 310.

The collecting part 350 may include a first connection part 353 disposed on the upper side and connected to the first inner space 352 and the suction flow path 341.

The collecting unit 350 may include a second connection unit 354 connected to the suction device 330 through a flow rate changing device 210 to be described later and disposed below the collecting unit 350.

A collection bag 355 may be disposed in the first inner space 352 to collect foreign substances introduced through the first connector 353 along the suction flow path 341.

The collection bag 355 may be made of a material that penetrates air and does not allow foreign substances to pass therethrough, so that foreign substances introduced from the dust collector 20 to the collection unit 350 may be collected.

The upper end of the first connection part 353 may be connected to the suction flow path 341, and the lower end of the first connection part 353 may be connected to the collection bag 355. The collection bag 355 may be detachably coupled to the lower end of the first connector 353.

The suction air flow formed by the suction device 330 flows into the first inner space 352 through the ash 1 connection part 353 and the collection bag 355, and then the collection part 350 through the second connection part 354. It may leak outward.

The suction device 330 may include a suction device housing 332 defining a second inner space 333 in which the suction fan 331 and the suction fan 331 are disposed.

The second inner space 333 may be provided to be openable and closed by a second cover 335 disposed on the housing 310. The second cover 335 may be provided to discharge air sucked by the suction fan 331.

The upper side of the suction device 330 may include a third connection part 334 provided to supply the suction airflow formed by the suction fan 331 to the dust collecting container 20.

The suction airflow formed by the suction fan 331 may be supplied from the second inner space 333 to the dust collecting container 20 through the third connection part 334 through the collection part 350 and the suction flow path 341. .

The docking station 300 may include a flow rate changing device 210 provided to selectively change the amount of intake air flow supplied to the dust collecting container 20.

The flow rate change device 210 may be disposed inside the main body housing 310. The flow rate change device 210 may be disposed between the collecting unit 350 and the suction device 330. In detail, the flow rate change device 210 may be provided to be connected to the second connector 354 and the third connector 334.

In the case of the flow rate changing devices 150, 170, 180, 190, 200 according to the first to seventh embodiments described above, the suction air flow supplied from the suction device is maintained at a constant state, and the outside air is additionally supplied or blocked into the dust collecting container 20 The air pressure inside the dust collecting container 20 was changed.

However, the flow rate changing device 210 according to the eighth embodiment may be provided to change the air pressure inside the dust collecting container 20 by changing the amount of air intake supplied to the dust collecting container 20.

That is, the flow rate change device 210 selectively opens and closes the connection flow path 212 communicating with the suction device 330 and the dust collecting container 20, which will be described later, so that the suction air flow formed in the suction device 330 is changed to the dust collecting container 20. ) By supplying or blocking it to change the air pressure inside the dust collecting container 20.

Accordingly, the loss of the flow rate supplied to the dust collecting container 20 is reduced compared to the flow rate changing devices 150, 170, 180, 190, and 200 of the first to seventh embodiments, so that automatic discharge can be performed more efficiently.

That is, in the case of the flow rate changing devices 150, 170, 180, 190, 200 of the first to seventh embodiments, the suction air flow amount may be lost as the outside air is supplied, and is provided to periodically supply outside air to the dust collecting container 20.

However, in the case of the flow rate change device 210 of the eighth embodiment, since outside air is not additionally supplied to the dust collecting container 20, there is no inhalation air flow lost inside the dust collecting container 20 due to the supply of external air. Accordingly, the flow rate change device 210 of the eighth embodiment can change the air pressure inside the dust collecting container 20 more efficiently than the flow rate change devices 150, 170, 180, 190, and 200 of the first to seventh embodiments.

As described above, the flow rate changing device 210 may be disposed between the collecting unit 350 and the suction device 330. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the flow rate change device 210 may be provided to be disposed between the collection unit 350 and the suction flow path 341.

However, when the flow rate change device 210 is disposed between the collection unit 350 and the suction flow path 341, the suction airflow generated from the suction device 330 passes through the collection unit 350 to the flow rate change device 210 Since it is introduced into the dust collecting container 20, some loss of the suction airflow supplied to the dust collecting container 20 may occur.

In addition, when the flow rate change device 210 is disposed between the collection unit 350 and the suction flow path 341, the air containing foreign substances discharged from the dust collection container 20 passes through the flow rate change device 210. Problems can arise.

Accordingly, the flow rate change device 210 may be preferably disposed between the suction device 330 and the collection unit 350.

That is, the suction airflow generated from the suction device 330 may be supplied to the dust collecting container 20 through the flow rate change device 210, the collecting part 350, the suction flow path 341, and the seating part 342 in sequence. .

The suction airflow supplied to the dust collecting container 20 may flow through the seating part 342, the suction flow path 341, and the collecting part 350 sequentially together with foreign matter collected in the dust collecting container 20.

In the collecting unit 350, foreign matter discharged from the dust collecting container 20 is collected, and the air separated from the foreign matter may be discharged to the outside of the main body housing 310 through the flow rate change device 210 and the suction device 330. The flow rate change device 210 will be described later in detail.

Hereinafter, a collection unit 350 according to a ninth embodiment of the present invention will be described. Configurations other than the configuration of the collecting unit 350 to be described below are the same as the configurations of the cleaning device according to the eighth embodiment and the cleaning device according to the eighth embodiment described later, so a duplicate description will be omitted.

A collection bag 355 is disposed inside the collection unit 350 according to the eighth embodiment, so that foreign matter discharged from the dust collection container 20 may be collected inside the collection bag 355.

When the foreign matter is full in the collection bag 355, the user separates the collection bag 355 from the first connector 353, discharges the foreign matter collected in the collection bag 355, and combines it with the first connector 353 again. I can make it.

The present invention is not limited thereto, and the collecting unit 350 according to the ninth embodiment may include an additional dust collecting container 356 disposed in the first inner space 352. The internal space of the additional dust collecting container 356 may be provided to be larger than the internal space of the dust collecting container 20.

The additional dust collector 356 may include a multi-cyclone 357. Accordingly, air containing foreign substances introduced into the collecting unit 350 through the first connection part 353 is introduced into the additional dust collecting container 356, and after the foreign substances are removed through the multi-cyclone 357, the second connection part 354 ) Through the flow rate change device 210 may be flowed.

The upper side of the additional dust collecting container 356 may be provided to communicate with the first connection part 353 and the lower side of the additional dust collecting container 356 may be provided to communicate with the second connection part 354. The additional dust collecting container 356 may be detachably coupled to the first connection part 353 and the second connection part 354.

Therefore, the air introduced through the first connection part 353 may pass through the multi-cyclone 357 and flow out to the second connection part 354, and foreign matter discharged from the dust collecting container 20 while passing through the multi-cyclone 357 It may be collected inside the additional dust collecting container 356.

Hereinafter, a flow rate change device 210 according to an eighth embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail.

FIG. 27 is a perspective view of a flow rate change device of a station according to an eighth embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 28 is a view showing a state in which a connection flow path is opened by the flow rate conversion device of the station according to the eighth embodiment of the present invention. 29 is a view showing a state in which the flow rate change device of the station according to the eighth embodiment of the present invention closes the connection flow path.

As shown in FIG. 27, the flow rate change device 210 may include a flow path housing 211 that forms a connection flow path 212 connecting the suction device 330 and the collection unit 350.

In detail, the connection flow path 212 may be provided so that the second connection part 354 and the third connection part 334 are connected. Accordingly, the suction device 330 and the collecting unit 350 may be communicated through the connection passage 212, and the suction air flow formed in the suction device 330 is transferred to the collecting unit 350 through the connection passage 212. It can be fluid.

The upper end 211a of the flow path housing 211 may be connected to the second connector 354, and the lower end 211b of the flow path housing 211 may be provided to be connected to the third connector 334.

In the case of the connection flow path 151 disclosed in the first to sixth embodiments, the connection flow path 212 of the eighth embodiment is configured to be connected to the dust collection guide 30 and provided to introduce outside air into the dust collection guide 30. Is a configuration connecting the suction device 330 and the collecting unit 350.

The flow rate change device 210 may include a flow path valve 213 that is disposed on the connection flow path 212 and opens and closes the connection flow path 212 so that the flow of the suction airflow in the connection flow path 212 is restricted.

The flow rate change device 210 may include a drive motor 214 provided to rotate the flow path valve 213.

A rotation shaft 215 may be disposed on a rotation shaft of the drive motor 214. The flow path valve 213 may be provided to rotate in one direction or in the opposite direction by being coupled to the rotation shaft 215.

The flow path valve 213 may be provided to open or close the connection flow path 212 while rotating on the connection flow path 212.

In detail, the flow path valve 213 may have a cylindrical shape including a cutout portion 213a and a body portion 213b. The cylindrical central axis may be provided in a direction corresponding to the extending direction of the rotation shaft 215.

The cut-out portion 213a may be cut by a predetermined distance in the circumferential direction of the cylindrical shape and may be provided to extend in the extending direction of the cylindrical shape.

The cutouts 213a may be provided in a pair symmetrical around a central axis of a cylindrical shape.

As described above, the flow path valve 213 may be provided to rotate on the connection flow path 212. The flow path valve 213 is rotated in one direction by the rotation of the driving motor 214, and while the flow path valve 213 is rotated in one direction, the direction D and a pair of the intake air flow flow on the connection flow path 212 When the flow path valve 213 is disposed to face the cutout 213a, the suction air flow may pass through the cutout 213a to flow inside the connection flow path 212.

That is, as shown in FIG. 28, when the pair of cutouts 213a face the flow direction D of the intake airflow during rotation of the flow path valve 213, the position of the flow path valve 213 is opened to the open position 213 Assuming (o)), when the flow path valve 213 is disposed in the open position 213(o) during rotation, the suction airflow can be supplied to the dust collecting container 20.

In addition, when the flow path valve 213 is disposed so that the direction D in which the suction air flow flows on the connection flow path 212 and the body part 213b face each other while the flow path valve 213 rotates in one direction, the suction air flow is The flow of airflow can be restricted by (213b). The suction airflow is blocked by the body part 213b and cannot flow from the suction device 330 to the collecting part 350, so that the suction airflow is not supplied to the dust collecting container 20.

That is, as shown in FIG. 29, when the body part 213b faces the flow direction D of the intake airflow during the rotation of the flow path valve 213, the position of the flow path valve 213 is closed to the closed position 213(c). ), when the flow path valve 213 is disposed in the closed position 213(c) during rotation, the suction airflow cannot be supplied to the dust collecting container 20.

As the driving motor 214 rotates in one direction, the cutout 213a and the body 213b may be sequentially disposed in the direction D in which the suction air flow flows. Accordingly, the flow path valve 213 may sequentially open and close the connection flow path 212.

When the flow path valve 213 is opened or closed, the suction air current may be supplied to the dust collecting container 20 or the supply may be stopped. Accordingly, the air pressure inside the dust collecting container 20 may be changed.

When the flow path valve 213 is opened, the air pressure inside the dust collection container 20 may decrease when the suction air current is supplied to the dust collection container 20, and when the flow path valve 213 is closed, the air pressure inside the dust collection container 20 The supply of the intake airflow may be stopped, so that the air pressure inside the dust collecting container 20 may increase.

In this way, the flow path valve 213 periodically opens and closes the connection flow path 212 so that the air pressure inside the dust collecting container 20 rises and falls, and accordingly, the flow direction of the air inside the dust collection container 20 can be variously formed. have.

When the dust collecting container 20 is seated on the seating portion 342, the docking of the cleaner 10 is sensed by a switch unit (not shown), and the flow rate change device 210 may be driven accordingly.

The controller (not shown) may control the driving motor 214 so that the flow path valve 213 is disposed in the open position 213(o) for a predetermined time. After a predetermined time elapses, the controller (not shown) may control the driving motor 214 so that the flow path valve 213 is disposed in the closed position 213(c) for another predetermined time.

That is, the control unit (not shown) may control the driving motor 214 so that the flow path valve 213 is sequentially disposed at the open position 213(o) and the closed position 213(c) according to a predetermined period. .

Preferably, the control unit (not shown) is a driving motor (not shown) so that the period in which the flow path valve 213 is disposed in the open position 213(o) is longer than the period in which the flow path valve 213 is disposed in the closed position 213(c). 214) can be controlled. This is to increase the amount of the suction airflow supplied to the dust collector 20.

In this way, the flow rate change device 210 may selectively change the amount of intake air flow supplied to the dust collecting container 210. As the amount of intake air flow supplied to the dust collector 210 is changed, the air pressure inside the dust collector 20 may be changed according to the amount of intake air flow, and accordingly, the flow of air inside the dust collector 20 is formed in various ways. So that the suction efficiency can be increased.

However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the controller (not shown) may control the amount of airflow by changing the size of the region facing the flow direction D of the intake airflow in the cutout 213a of the flow path valve 213.

The flow path valve 213 is arranged at a position between the open position 213(o) and the closed position 213(c) of the flow path valve 213 by rotation of the driving motor 214. It is possible to change the amount that the suction airflow is supplied to the dust collecting container 20 less than when the is disposed in the open position 213(o), and the flow path valve 213 is disposed in the closed position 213(c). The amount of suction airflow supplied to the dust collecting container 20 can be changed to a large extent.

That is, the flow rate change device 210 can variously change the amount of the suction airflow supplied to the dust collecting container 20 through the rotation of the flow path valve 213, and accordingly, the air pressure inside the dust collecting container 20 can be variously changed. Can be changed.

In addition, the flow rate is not limited to the eighth embodiment, and the intake air flow amount can be controlled by the configurations of the flow path covers 152, 172 and 182 disclosed in the first to fifth embodiments other than the flow path valve 213. That is, the flow rate change devices 150, 170, 180 disclosed in the first to fifth embodiments are disposed on the collecting unit 350 and the suction device 330, and the flow path covers 152, 172, 182 are disposed on the connection flow path 212 It is possible to change the amount of inhaled air flow supplied to the pain relief (20).

Hereinafter, a cleaning device 1" according to a tenth embodiment of the present invention will be described. A configuration other than the configuration of the cleaning device 1" according to the tenth embodiment of the present invention described below is the present invention described above. Since all the configurations of the cleaning apparatus 1'according to the eighth embodiment are the same, redundant descriptions will be omitted.

FIG. 30 is a perspective view of a docking station according to a tenth embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 31 is a view showing a state in which a dust collecting container of a vacuum cleaner according to a tenth embodiment of the present invention is docked to the docking station, and FIG. An exploded perspective view of a docking station according to a tenth embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 33 is a side cross-sectional view of the docking station according to the tenth embodiment of the present invention.

The cleaning device 1" according to the tenth embodiment of the present invention changes the suction air flow supplied to the dust collecting container 20 of the cleaner 10, like the cleaning device 1'according to the eighth embodiment. It can be arranged to be automatically discharged.

That is, in the case of the cleaning device 1 according to the first embodiment, the dust collecting container 20 and the dust collecting guide 30 of the cleaner 10 must be docked to the docking station 100 to automatically discharge the docking station 100. In the case of the cleaning device 1 ′ according to the eighth embodiment, even if only the dust collecting container 20 of the cleaner 10 is docked to the docking station 300, the automatic discharge of the docking station 300 can be efficiently achieved. I can.

In addition, the cleaning apparatus 1" according to the tenth embodiment of the present invention separates the dust collector 50 from the cleaner 10 and then docks only the dust collector 50 to the docking station 400 so that the dust collector 50 Internal dust can be discharged automatically.

Accordingly, the user may not dock the entire vacuum cleaner 10 to the docking station 400, but separate the dust collector 50 from the vacuum cleaner 10 and dock only the dust collector 50 to the docking station 400. Accordingly, the size of the docking station 400 can be miniaturized, and dust in the dust collecting container 50 can be automatically discharged by simply separating the dust collecting container 50.

30 to 33, the docking station 400 does not have a configuration in which the main body housing 410 and the dust collecting guide 30 are docked, and includes a docking housing 440 provided so that only the dust collecting container 50 is docked. can do.

The docking station 400 may include a main body housing 410 and the above-described docking housing 440. The main body housing 410 may include a cover 411 disposed above the main body housing 410 and opening and closing the docking housing 440.

The body housing 410 may be provided to have a long axis extending in one direction. The long axis of the main body housing 410 may be preferably provided to extend in the vertical direction. Accordingly, the docking station 400 may be provided in a box shape extending substantially in the vertical direction.

The main body housing 410 may include a panel 412 disposed on the front surface of the main body housing 410 and detachably provided from the main body housing 410. The panel 412 may be disposed not only on the front surface of the main body housing 410, but also on a side or rear surface of the main body housing 410 to be separated from the main body housing 410.

As the panel 412 is separated from the main body housing 410, the user can open the collecting unit 450 to be described later, and can easily replace the dust bag 455 disposed in the collecting unit 450.

The docking station 400 may include the suction device 430 to discharge dust collected in the dust collecting container 50 from the dust collecting container 20. The suction device 430 may be disposed inside the main body housing 410.

The docking station 400 may include a collecting unit 450 for collecting foreign substances discharged from the dust collecting container 20. The collecting part 450 may be disposed inside the main body housing 410. The collecting part 450 may be disposed above the suction device 430.

The docking station 400 connects the docking housing 440 and the collecting part 450, and a suction flow path provided so that foreign matter discharged from the dust collecting container 20 is sucked into the collecting part 450 through the docking housing 440. 441) may be included.

The docking housing 440 may include a seating portion 442 communicating with the suction passage 441 and seating the dust collecting container 50.

The seating portion 442 may be provided to be opened toward the upper side based on the long axis of the main body housing 410.

The seating portion 442 is a space that is open from the docking housing 440 to the outside, and may be provided so that the dust collecting container 50 is inserted in the vertical direction to be seated on the seating portion 442.

When the dust collecting container 50 is seated on the seating portion 442, docking of the cleaner 10 and the docking station 400 may be completed.

The dust collecting container 20 may be docked to the mounting portion 342 in a direction in which the long axis of the main body housing 310 extends.

The dust collecting container 50 may be docked to the seating portion 442 in a direction in which the long axis of the cylindrical shape of the dust collecting container 50 extends.

Accordingly, when the dust collecting container 50 is docked to the docking station 400, the long axis of the main body housing 410 and the long axis of the dust collecting container 50 may be provided so as to face substantially in a corresponding direction.

Although not shown in the drawings, the switch unit described in the first embodiment of the present invention may be disposed inside the seating portion 442.

Therefore, when the dust collecting container 20 is seated on the seating part 442, the control unit (not shown) can check the docking state of the dust collecting container 50 and the docking station 400 through the switch unit.

A multi-cyclone 52 may be disposed inside the dust collecting container 20. The dust collecting container 50 may be provided to collect foreign matters toward the lower side 52a of the multi-cyclone 52. The dust collecting container 50 includes a first dust collecting part 50a which is primarily collected and collecting relatively large foreign matters, and a second dust collecting part 50b which is collected by the multi-cyclone 52 and collecting relatively small foreign matters. I can.

Both the first dust collecting unit 50a and the second dust collecting unit 50b may be provided to be opened to the outside when the dust collecting container door 51 is opened.

Accordingly, when the dust collecting container door 51 disposed under the dust collecting container 50 is opened, foreign matter collected in the dust collecting container 50 can be easily discharged to the seating portion 442.

The suction flow path 441 may pass through the main body housing 410 from the docking housing 440 and may be connected to the collecting part 350. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the docking housing 440 and the main body housing 410 may be integrally formed.

The suction passage 441 may transmit the flow of the airflow generated by the suction device 430 to the dust collecting container 50. That is, the suction airflow generated by the suction device 330 is transferred to the inside of the dust collecting container 50 through the suction flow path 441 and the seating part 442 through the collecting part 450, and the dust collecting container 50 by the suction airflow. ) After the internal foreign matter is discharged from the dust collecting container 50 to the seating part 442 according to the flow of the airflow, it may be collected in the collecting part 450 through the suction flow path 441.

The collecting part 450 may include a collecting part housing 451. The collecting part housing 451 may form an inner space.

The collecting part 450 may include a collecting part cover 452. The collecting part cover 452 may be disposed on the front surface of the collecting part housing 451. The collecting part cover 452 may open and close the collecting part housing 451 so that the inside of the collecting part 450 is opened to the outside while the panel 412 is separated.

The collecting unit 450 may include a dust bag 455 disposed in the inner space of the collecting unit 450 and collecting foreign matter introduced through the suction passage 441.

The dust bag 455 is made of a material through which air is permeable and impermeable to foreign substances, so that foreign substances introduced from the dust collecting container 50 to the collecting unit 450 may be collected.

The dust bag 455 may be directly connected to the suction flow path 441, and the dust bag 455 may be provided to be detachable from the collecting part 450.

When the docking station 400 is driven to collect foreign substances in the dust bag 455, the user separates the panel 412 and opens the collecting part cover 452 to separate the dust bag 455 from the collecting part 450 And it is possible to discharge foreign matter collected in the docking station 400.

Although not shown in the drawing, the collecting unit 450 may include an additional dust collecting container (not shown) in addition to the dust bag 455 as in the ninth embodiment. The internal space of the additional dust collecting container (not shown) is provided to be larger than the internal space of the dust collecting container 50 and, like the dust collecting container 50, it is possible to collect fine foreign substances including a multi-cyclone.

The suction device 430 may include a suction device housing 432 forming an inner space in which the suction fan 431 and the suction fan 431 are disposed.

The suction device housing 432 may include a suction device cover 435 disposed on the main body housing 410 and opening and closing the interior of the suction device 432. The suction device cover 435 may be provided to discharge air sucked by the suction fan 431.

The suction airflow formed by the suction fan 431 may be supplied to the dust collecting container 50 through the collecting part 450 and the suction passage 441 in the inner space of the suction device housing 432.

The docking station 400 may include a flow rate changing device 220 provided to selectively change the amount of intake air flow supplied to the dust collecting container 50.

The flow rate change device 220 may be disposed inside the main body housing 410. The flow rate change device 220 may be disposed between the collection unit 450 and the suction device 430. In detail, the flow rate change device 220 may be disposed between the flow path through which the collecting unit 450 and the suction device 430 are connected.

However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the flow rate change device 220 may be provided to be disposed between the collecting unit 450 and the suction flow path 441.

Hereinafter, a flow rate change device 220 according to a tenth embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail.

FIG. 34 is an exploded perspective view of a flow rate change device according to a tenth embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 35 is a view showing a state in which the flow rate change device shown in FIG. 34 closes the connection flow path, and FIG. 36 is It is a view showing a state in which the illustrated flow rate change device opens the connection flow path.

As shown in FIGS. 34 to 36, the flow rate change device 220 may include a flow path housing 221 that forms a connection flow path 222 connecting the suction device 430 and the collection unit 450.

In detail, the connection flow path 222 is a flow path that connects the collecting unit 450 and the suction device 430 and provides air to flow. Accordingly, the suction device 430 and the collecting unit 450 may be communicated through the connection passage 222, and the suction air flow formed in the suction device 430 is transferred to the collecting unit 450 through the connection passage 222. It can be fluid.

In the case of the connection flow path 151 disclosed in the first to sixth embodiments, the connection flow path 212 of the eighth embodiment is configured to be connected to the dust collection guide 30 and provided to introduce outside air into the dust collection guide 30. And the connection flow path 222 of the tenth embodiment is a configuration that connects the suction device 430 and the collecting unit 450.

The flow rate change device 220 may include a flow path valve 223 that is disposed on the connection flow path 222 and opens and closes the connection flow path 222 so as to limit the flow of the suction airflow in the connection flow path 222.

The flow rate change device 220 may include a driving motor 224 provided so that the flow path valve 223 opens and closes the connection flow path 222 through rotation.

A rotating member 225 may be disposed on a rotating shaft of the driving motor 224. The rotating member 225 may be provided in a disk shape and may be rotated about a rotation axis of the driving motor 224.

A shaft 226 may be disposed on one side of the rotating member 225. The shaft 226 may be disposed outside the rotation shaft of the rotation member 225. Accordingly, when the drive motor 224 is driven, the shaft 226 may orbit around the rotation axis of the drive motor 224.

The flow path valve 223 may include a slit 229 into which the shaft 226 is inserted.

The slit 229 is interlocked with the revolving movement of the shaft 226 inserted in the slit 229 to reciprocate the flow path valve 223 in the first direction (A).

The first direction A may be a left-right direction or a front-rear direction in a direction orthogonal to the vertical direction in which the connection flow path 222 extends.

The shaft 226 may reciprocate inside the slit 229 in a second direction B that is orthogonal to one direction, so that the slit 229 may move in a direction opposite to the first direction A.

The second direction (B) is a direction orthogonal to the vertical direction in which the first direction (A) and the connecting flow path 222 extend, and when the first direction (A) is a left-right direction, the second direction (B) is a front-rear direction. When the first direction A is a front-rear direction, the second direction B may be a left-right direction.

The flow path valve 223 may include a plate 228 that is interlocked with the slit 229 to move in translation in the first direction A, and selectively opens and closes the connection flow path 222 through translational movement.

The plate 228 may be formed integrally with the slit 229. Therefore, when the slit 229 is moved in the first direction (A), the plate 228 may be moved in the first direction (A) together with the slit 229.

The plate 228 may be provided to reciprocate on the connection flow path 222.

When the shaft 226 is rotated in one direction by the rotation of the drive motor 224, the plate 228 and the slit 229 are interlocked with the rotation of the shaft 226 to move in the first direction (A). It may be translated in a direction opposite to the first direction A.

That is, when the shaft 226 is revolved once, the plate 228 may be provided to reciprocate once in the first direction (A). When one revolution of the shaft 226 is terminated, the plate 228 may open the connection passage 222 once and close once.

When the starting position of the shaft 226 in the revolution of the shaft 226 is referred to as the first position 226A, and the return point at the intermediate position of the shaft 226 during the revolution is referred to as the second position 226B, the shaft 226 ) Is located at the first position 226A, the flow path valve 223 opens the connection flow path 222, and when the shaft 226 is located at the second position 226B, the flow path valve 223 is (222) can be closed.

As shown in FIG. 35, when the shaft 226 is revolved in one direction and is moved from the first position 226A to the second position 226B, the slit 229 is pressed in the first direction A and the plate 228 ) May be disposed on the connection flow path 222. In this case, the suction airflow may be limited by the plate 228. The suction air flow is blocked by the plate 228 and cannot flow from the suction device 430 to the collecting unit 450, so that the suction air flow is not supplied to the dust collecting container 20.

That is, when the channel valve 223 is interlocked with the shaft 226 and the plate 228 is disposed on the connection channel 222 during a reciprocating motion in the first direction (A), the position of the channel valve 223 is closed It is referred to as 223A, and if the flow path valve 223 is disposed in the closed position 223A during the reciprocating movement, the suction air flow cannot be supplied to the dust collecting container 20.

On the contrary, as shown in FIG. 36, when the shaft 226 continues to orbit in one direction and moves from the second position 226B to the first position 226A, the slit 229 is in the opposite direction of the first direction A. Pressurized plate 228 may be disposed outside the connection flow path 222. In this case, the suction airflow may flow along the connection flow path 222 without restriction of flow. The suction air flow may flow from the suction device 430 to the collecting unit 450 without limitation of the plate 228 and the suction air flow may be supplied to the dust collecting container 50.

That is, when the channel valve 223 is interlocked with the shaft 226 and the plate 228 is disposed outside the connection channel 222 during a reciprocating motion in the first direction (A), the position of the channel valve 223 is opened. It is referred to as 223B, and when the flow path valve 223 is disposed in the open position 223B during the reciprocating movement, the suction airflow can be supplied to the dust collecting container 50.

As the flow path valve 223 is opened or closed, the suction air current may be supplied to the dust collecting container 50 or the supply may be stopped. Accordingly, the air pressure inside the dust collecting container 50 may be changed.

When the flow path valve 233 is opened, the air pressure inside the dust collection container 50 may decrease when the suction air current is supplied to the dust collection container 50, and when the flow path valve 223 is closed, the air pressure in the dust collection container 20 The supply of the intake airflow may be stopped, so that the air pressure inside the dust collecting container 50 may increase.

In this way, the flow path valve 223 periodically opens and closes the connection flow path 222 so that the air pressure inside the dust collecting container 50 rises and falls, and accordingly, the flow direction of the air inside the dust collecting container 50 can be variously formed. have.

When the dust collecting container 50 is seated on the seating portion 442, docking of the dust collecting container 50 is detected by a switch unit (not shown), and accordingly, the flow rate change device 220 may be driven.

The control unit (not shown) may control the driving motor 224 so that the flow path valve 223 is disposed in the open position 223B for a predetermined time. That is, the shaft 226 may be provided to be disposed in the first position 226A without rotating.

After a predetermined time elapses, the controller (not shown) may control the driving motor 224 so that the flow path valve 223 is disposed in the closed position 223B for another predetermined time.

That is, the control unit (not shown) may control the driving motor 224 so that the flow path valve 223 is sequentially disposed in the open position 223A and the closed position 223B according to a predetermined period.

Preferably, the control unit (not shown) can control the driving motor 224 so that the period in which the flow path valve 223 is disposed in the open position 223A is longer than the period in which the flow path valve 223 is disposed in the closed position 223B. have. This is to increase the amount of the suction airflow supplied to the dust collecting container 50.

In this way, the flow rate change device 220 may selectively change the amount of intake air flow supplied to the dust collecting container 50. As the intake airflow amount supplied to the dust collector 50 is changed, the air pressure inside the dust collector 50 may be changed according to the intake airflow amount, and accordingly, the air flow inside the dust collector 50 is formed in various ways. So that the suction efficiency can be increased.

However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the control unit (not shown) may control the amount of airflow by changing the size of the region in which the plate 228 of the flow path valve 223 closes the connection flow path 222.

The rotation of the drive motor 224 causes the flow path valve 223 to be placed at a position between the open position 223A and the closed position 223B of the flow path valve 223, so that the flow path valve 223 is opened at the open position 223A. The amount of suction airflow supplied to the dust collecting container 50 can be changed less than when the flow path valve 223 is disposed in the closed position 223B. You can change a lot.

That is, the flow rate change device 220 can variously change the amount of intake air flow supplied to the dust collecting container 50 through the reciprocating movement of the flow path valve 223, and accordingly, the air pressure inside the dust collecting container 50 is varied. Can be changed.

In addition, the flow path valve 213 is not limited to the tenth embodiment, and the flow path covers 152, 172, 182 disclosed in the first to fifth embodiments described above, and the flow path valve 213 disclosed in the eighth embodiment are inhaled. The amount of airflow can be controlled. That is, the flow rate changing devices 150, 170, 180, 210 disclosed in the first to fifth and eighth embodiments are disposed between the collecting unit 450 and the suction device 430, and cover the flow path on the connection channel 412. (152, 172, 182) and the flow path valve 213 are disposed to change the amount of intake air flow supplied to the dust collecting container 20.

Hereinafter, a technical feature in which the dust collecting container 50 according to the tenth embodiment of the present invention is docked to the docking station 400 will be described in detail. The dust collecting container 50 according to the tenth embodiment can be applied to the cleaning apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment or the cleaning apparatus 1 ′ according to the eighth embodiment.

37 is a view showing a part of a dust collecting container according to a tenth embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 38 is a view showing a state before the dust collecting container according to the tenth embodiment of the present invention is docked to the docking station, 39 is a view showing a state in which a dust collecting container is docked to a docking station according to a tenth embodiment of the present invention.

37 and 38, the dust collector 50 may include a dust collector body 53 and a dust collector door 51 that opens and closes the dust collector body 53 when docked with the docking station 400. have.

The dust collector body 53 may be provided in a cylindrical shape. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the dust collecting container body 53 may be provided in a polygonal tubular shape.

The dust collector door 51 is disposed at the lower end of the dust collector body 53 and can open and close the lower end of the dust collector body 53.

As described above, the dust collecting container 50 is collected by the first dust collecting part 50a and the multi-cyclone 52 collecting relatively large foreign matters, and the second dust collecting part 50b collecting relatively small foreign matters. ) Can be included.

Both the first dust collecting unit 50a and the second dust collecting unit 50b may be provided to be opened to the outside when the dust collecting container door 51 is opened. In this case, when the dust collecting container door 51 is opened, both the first dust collecting part 50a and the second dust collecting part 50b may be provided to be open to the outside.

The dust collecting container door 51 has a coupling protrusion 51a provided to be coupled with the dust collecting container body 53 so that the dust collecting container 50 is kept in a closed state, and the second dust collecting part 50b when the dust collecting container 50 is closed. ) It may include a cap portion 51b that prevents foreign matter collected inside from scattering to the outside.

The dust collector door 51 may open and close the lower end of the dust collector body 53 while being rotated around a rotation shaft 51c disposed at one side of the lower end of the dust collector body 53.

The dust collecting container 50 is disposed on the other side of the bottom of the dust collecting container body 53 and supports the coupling protrusion 51a to prevent the dust collecting container door 51 from being separated from the lower end of the dust collecting container body 53 ( 56) may be included.

The fixing member 56 is hook-coupled with the coupling protrusion 51a to prevent the coupling protrusion 51a from being separated from the dust collector body 53.

The fixing member 56 is rotated when pressed by an external force and interlocks with the push part 56a and the push part 56a provided to release the hook coupling with the coupling protrusion 51a, and is hooked with the coupling protrusion 51a. It may include a hook portion (56b).

The fixing member 56 includes an elastic member 56c provided so that the hook portion 56b and the coupling protrusion 51a remain hooked when the fixing member 56 is not pressed by the push portion 56a. Can include.

The elastic member (56c) is biased so that the hook portion (56b) is pressed in the direction of the engaging projection (51a) so that the hook portion (56b) of the engaging projection (51a) is maintained in a state in which the dust collecting container door (51) is closed. Can be.

That is, the elastic member 56c may press the hook portion 56b in a direction opposite to the radial direction of the dust collector body 53 to press the hook portion 56b toward the coupling protrusion 51a.

When a force greater than the elastic force of the elastic member 56c is pressed against the push portion 56a, the hook portion 56b rotates in conjunction with the push portion 56a, and the hook portion 56b and the hook of the engaging projection 51a Can be disengaged.

The push part 56a and the hook part 56b may be disposed in opposite directions about the rotation axis of the fixing member 56. Accordingly, when the push portion 56a is pressed, the hook portion 56b may be moved in a direction opposite to the pressing direction of the push portion 56a.

Therefore, when an external force is pressed against the push part 56a in a direction opposite to the radial direction of the dust collecting container body 53, the push part 56a rotates in the opposite direction to the radial direction of the dust collecting container body 53, and accordingly, the hook The portion 56b may be rotated in the radial direction of the dust collecting container body 53 and moved in a direction away from the coupling protrusion 51a.

At this time, the dust collector door 51 is separated from the dust collector body 53 by gravity and rotates downward around the rotation shaft 51c, so that the lower end of the dust collector body 53 may be opened.

The push part 56a may be provided to protrude outward from the outer circumferential surface of the dust collector body 53 in the radial direction of the central axis of the dust collector body 53. The user can open the dust collecting container 50 by easily pressing the push part 56a of the fixing member 56 protruding outside the outer peripheral surface of the dust collecting container body 53.

The docking station 400 may be provided so that the dust collecting container door 51 is opened when the dust collecting container 50 is docked to the seating part 442 of the docking station 400.

The docking station 400 may include an opening guide 443 provided to open the dust collecting container door 51 by pressing the push part 56a when the dust collecting container 50 is seated on the receiving part 442. .

The opening guide 443 may be disposed on the inner peripheral surface 442a of the seating portion 442 forming the seating portion 442.

The opening guide 443 may be formed as a partial area of the inner circumferential surface 442a of the seating portion 442 as in the exemplary embodiment of the present invention. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the open guide 443 may be provided in a shape such as a region or a protruding surface protruding toward the center from the inner circumferential surface 442a of the seating portion 442, a protrusion or a rib protruding toward the center from the inner circumferential surface 442a. I can.

The inner circumferential surface 442a of the seating portion 442 may be provided with a size substantially corresponding to the outer circumferential surface of the dust collecting body 53. In detail, the circumference of the inner circumferential surface 442a of the seating portion 442 and the circumference of the dust collector body 53 may be provided to substantially correspond.

That is, when the dust collecting container 50 is docked to the docking station 400, the inner circumferential surface 442a of the seating portion 442 and the outer circumferential surface of the dust collecting container body 53 may be provided to face each other at a predetermined distance. .

Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 39, when the dust collecting container 50 is seated on the seating part 442, the outer circumferential surface of the dust collecting container body 53 is the inner peripheral surface 442a of the seating part 442. It can be moved downward accordingly.

At this time, the push part 56a protruding outward from the outer circumferential surface of the dust collector body 53 may be pressed to the open guide 443 formed as a part of the inner circumferential surface 442a of the seating part 442 while being pressed downward. .

In detail, while the dust collecting container 50 is pressed downward, the push part 56a disposed outside the outer circumferential surface of the dust collecting container body 53 is pressed in the vertical direction by the opening guide 443, and accordingly, the push part 56a Is rotated in a direction opposite to the radial direction of the outer circumferential surface of the dust collecting container body 53, and the hook part 56b and the engaging protrusion 51a are released from the hook, and accordingly, the dust collecting container door 51 may be opened.

Therefore, when the dust collecting container 50 is docked to the seating part 442, the push part 56a is automatically pressed against the opening guide 443 so that the dust collecting container door 51 is moved to the docking station 400. Can be opened while docked on.

Hereinafter, a dust collecting container 50' of a cleaning apparatus according to an eleventh embodiment of the present invention will be described. Configurations other than the dust collecting container 50' described below are the same as those of the cleaning apparatus 1" and the dust collecting container 50 according to the tenth embodiment of the present invention, so a duplicate description will be omitted. The dust collecting container of the cleaning device according to the example may be applied to the cleaning device 1 according to the first embodiment or the cleaning device 1 ′ according to the eighth embodiment.

40 is a view showing a part of a dust collecting container according to an eleventh embodiment of the present invention.

The dust collecting container 50 ′ according to the eleventh embodiment of the present invention may include a first fixing member 57 and a second fixing member 58.

The first fixing member 57 and the second fixing member 58 may be provided to be hooked with the first coupling protrusion 51d and the second coupling protrusion 51e disposed on the dust collecting container door 51, respectively.

Each of the first fixing member 57 and the second fixing member 58 has the same configuration as the fixing member 56 according to the tenth embodiment of the present invention, and a description thereof will be omitted.

When operating the cleaner 10, the user may accidentally press the fixing member 26 during operation, thereby causing a problem in that the dust collecting container 50 is opened. That is, the fixing member 26 may open the dust collecting container door 21 by pressing, and the fixing member 26 may be pressed separately from the user's intention to open the dust collecting container 50.

In order to solve such a problem, the dust collecting container 50 ′ according to the eleventh embodiment of the present invention may include two fixing members 57 and 58 for fixing the dust collecting container door 51.

Accordingly, it is possible to solve a problem in which the dust collecting container 50 ′ is opened differently from the intention of the user while the cleaner 10 is being driven. In detail, two fixing members 57 and 58 that are released from the dust collecting container door 51 by external force are provided, and even if a user accidentally presses one fixing member 57, the other fixing member 58 By restraining the dust collecting container door 51, the dust collecting container door 51 can be maintained in a closed state.

In order for the user to open the dust collector door 51, both fixing members 57 and 58 must be pressed. That is, only when the first and second fixing members 57 and 58 are being pressed at the same time, the restraint on the first and second coupling protrusions 51d and 51e is released, and the dust collecting container door 51 is opened. I can.

The first fixing member 57 and the second fixing member 58 may be spaced apart from each other. The distance between the first fixing member 57 and the second fixing member 58 may be variously formed.

Like the fixing member 56 of the tenth embodiment of the present invention, the first fixing member 57 and the second fixing member 58 are pressed by the open guide 443 when docked to the docking station 400, respectively. The hook coupling between the first coupling protrusion 51d and the second coupling protrusion 51e is released, and accordingly, the dust collecting container door 51 may be opened.

The opening guide 443 can simultaneously maintain the pressurized state of the first fixing member 57 and the second fixing member 58 so that the dust collecting container door 51 can be opened.

That is, even if a plurality of fixing members 57 and 58 are formed, when docked to the docking station 400, all of them are pressed by the opening guide 443 so that the dust collecting container door 51 can be automatically opened.

In this case, the opening guide 443 may be formed on the entire inner circumferential surface 442a of the seating portion 442. That is, although not shown in the drawing, the opening guide 443 may be formed along the circumferential direction of the inner peripheral surface 442a of the seating portion 442.

Therefore, even if the dust collecting container 50 ′ is docked to the docking station 400 in the circumferential direction of the outer circumferential surface of the dust collecting container body 53 regardless of a specific direction, the first and second fixing members 57 and 58 are always open guides 443 ) Can be pressed.

Alternatively, the docking station 400 is provided so that the dust collecting container 50 ′ is mounted in a specific direction in the circumferential direction of the outer circumferential surface of the dust collecting container body 53 when the dust collecting container 50 ′ is seated on the seating portion 442. It may include a guide (not shown).

The guide (not shown) may guide the dust collecting container 50 ′ so that the dust collecting container 50 ′ is docked in a direction in which the first and second fixing members 57 and 58 substantially overlap the open guide 443 in the vertical direction. I can.

As described above, the dust collecting container door 51 can be opened only when all the first and second fixing members 57 and 58 are pressurized. When the dust collecting container 50' is docked to the docking station 400, it is inevitably removed. As the first and second fixing members 57 and 58 are pressed by the opening guide 443, respectively, the dust collecting container door 51 may be opened by docking the dust collecting container 50'.

Hereinafter, a dust collecting container 50" of a cleaning apparatus according to a twelfth embodiment of the present invention will be described. The configuration other than the dust collecting container 50" described below is a cleaning apparatus according to a tenth embodiment of the present invention. 1") and the configuration of the dust collecting container 50, overlapping descriptions will be omitted. In addition, the dust collecting container of the cleaning device according to the twelfth embodiment is the cleaning device 1 according to the first embodiment or the eighth embodiment. It can be applied to the cleaning device 1'according to.

FIG. 41 is a view showing a state before the dust collecting container is docked to the docking station according to the twelfth embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 42 is a state in which an external force is applied to the fixing member of the dust collecting cell according to the twelfth embodiment of the present invention FIG. 43 is a view showing a state in which a dust collecting container is docked in a docking station according to a twelfth embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in Fig. 41, the dust collecting container 50" may include a fixing member 26 and an auxiliary fixing member 29 for restraining the dust collecting container door 51 together with the fixing member 26. 12th In the dust collecting container 50" according to the embodiment, the configuration of the auxiliary fixing member 29 is the same as that of the dust collecting container 50 according to the tenth embodiment, so a duplicate description will be omitted.

The dust collector door 51 may open and close the lower end of the dust collector body 53 while being rotated around a rotation shaft 51c disposed at one side of the lower end of the dust collector body 53.

The fixing member 56 is disposed on the other side of the lower end of the dust collector body 53 and supports the coupling protrusion 51a so that the dust collector door 51 is separated from the lower end of the dust collector body 53. Can be prevented.

The fixing member 56 is hook-coupled with the coupling protrusion 51a to prevent the coupling protrusion 51a from being separated from the dust collector body 53.

The auxiliary fixing member 29 may prevent the dust collecting door 51 from being opened, contrary to the intention of the user. When the user accidentally presses the fixing member 56, the dust collecting container door 51 is opened, thereby preventing the scattering of foreign substances.

The auxiliary fixing member 29 is disposed on the rotating shaft 51c of the dust collecting container door 51 and restricts the rotation of the rotating part 51f of the dust collecting container door 51 rotated around the rotating shaft 51c. The door 51 can be constrained to the dust collector body 53.

The auxiliary fixing member 59 is rotated when pressed by an external force and is interlocked with the push part 59a and the push part 59a provided to release the rotation limit of the rotating part 51f, and is opposite to the rotation direction of the rotating part 51f. It may include a limiting portion (59b) for limiting the rotation of the rotating portion (51f) by pressing the rotating portion (51f) in the direction.

The push part 59a may be provided to protrude outward from the outer peripheral surface of the dust collector body 53 in the radial direction of the central axis of the dust collector body 53. The user can open the dust collecting container 50" by easily pressing the push part 59a of the auxiliary fixing member 59 protruding outside the outer circumferential surface of the dust collecting container body 53.

When the auxiliary fixing member 59 is not pressed by the push portion 59a, the auxiliary fixing member 59 presses the rotating portion 51f so that the pressing state of the rotating portion 51f is maintained. It may include an elastic member (59c) provided.

The elastic member 59c may be biased so that the limiting portion 59b presses the rotating portion 51f in a direction opposite to the rotating direction of the rotating portion 51f while the dust collecting container door 51 is closed. Accordingly, a state in which the limiting portion 59b restricts the rotation of the rotating portion 51f may be maintained.

That is, the elastic member 59c presses the limiting part 59b in a direction opposite to the radial direction of the dust collector body 53, so that the limiting part 59b restricts the rotation of the rotating part 51f. It can be maintained in a state of being placed in a position.

The push part 59a and the limiting part 59b may be disposed in opposite directions about the rotation axis of the auxiliary fixing member 59. Accordingly, when the push part 59a is pressed, the limiting part 59b may be moved in a direction opposite to the pressing direction of the push part 59a.

Therefore, when an external force is pressed against the push part 59a in a direction opposite to the radial direction of the dust collecting container body 53, the push part 59a rotates in the opposite direction to the radial direction of the dust collecting container body 53, and is limited accordingly. The portion 59b may be rotated in a radial direction of the dust collecting container body 53 and may be moved in a direction away from the rotating portion 51f.

As the limiting part 59b is moved in a direction away from the pivoting part 51f, the limiting part 59b may be separated from a position pressed in a direction opposite to the rotational direction of the pivoting part 51f.

When the fixing member 56 is pressed and the hook coupling between the coupling protrusion 51a and the hook portion 56b is released, the limiting portion 59b is separated from the position where it is pressed in the opposite direction to the rotation direction of the pivoting portion 51f. When this occurs, the dust collector door 51 is separated from the dust collector body 53 by gravity and rotates downward around the rotation shaft 51c, and accordingly, the lower end of the dust collector body 53 may be opened.

Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 42, when the user presses only the fixing member 26 without pressing the auxiliary fixing member 29, the dust collecting container door 51 is rotated by the limiting part 59b of the rotating part 51f. By limiting, the dust collecting container door 51 may be rotated and constrained to the dust collecting container body 53 without being moved downward.

In order for the user to open the dust collector door 51, both the fixing member 56 and the auxiliary fixing member 59 must be pressed. That is, only when the fixing member 56 and the auxiliary fixing member 59 are pressed at the same time, the restraint on the coupling protrusion 51a is released, and the rotation limit of the rotating part 51f is released, so that the dust collecting container door 51 is Can be opened.

The fixing member 56 and the auxiliary fixing member 59 may be disposed spaced apart from each other. The separation distance between the fixing member 56 and the auxiliary fixing member 59 may be variously formed. However, the auxiliary fixing member 59 may be disposed to substantially correspond to the rotation shaft 51c of the dust collecting container door 51 in which the rotating part 51f is disposed in the vertical direction.

As shown in FIG. 43, when the fixing member 56 and the auxiliary fixing member 59 are docked to the docking station 400 like the first and second fixing members 57 and 58 of the eleventh embodiment of the present invention. Together by pressing the opening guide 443, the hook coupling between the coupling protrusion 51a and the hook portion 56b is released, and the rotation restriction of the rotation portion 51f of the limiting portion 59b may be released. Accordingly, the dust collecting container door 51 may be opened.

The opening guide 443 can simultaneously maintain the pressurized state of the fixing member 56 and the auxiliary fixing member 59, so that the dust collecting container door 51 can be opened.

That is, even if a plurality of configurations for restricting the dust collector door 51 such as the fixing member 56 and the auxiliary fixing member 59 are formed, all are pressed by the open guide 443 when docked to the docking station 400. The dust collecting container door 51 may be opened automatically.

In this case, the opening guide 443 may be formed on the entire inner circumferential surface 442a of the seating portion 442. That is, although not shown in the drawing, the opening guide 443 may be formed along the circumferential direction of the inner peripheral surface 442a of the seating portion 442.

Therefore, even if the dust collecting container 50" is docked to the docking station 400 in the circumferential direction of the outer circumferential surface of the dust collecting container body 53, regardless of a specific direction, the fixing member 56 and the auxiliary fixing member 59 are always open guides ( 443).

Alternatively, the docking station 400 is provided so that the dust collecting container 50" is seated in a specific direction in the circumferential direction of the outer circumferential surface of the dust collecting container body 53 when the dust collecting container 50" is seated on the seating part 442. It may include a guide (not shown).

As described above, when both the fixing member 56 and the auxiliary fixing member 59 are pressed, the dust collecting container door 51 can be opened. When the dust collecting container 50" is docked to the docking station 400, inevitably As the fixing member 56 and the auxiliary fixing member 59 are pressed by the opening guide 443, respectively, the dust collecting container door 51 may be opened by docking the dust collecting container 50".

Hereinafter, a technical feature in which the dust collecting container 60 according to the thirteenth embodiment of the present invention is docked to the docking station 400 will be described in detail. The dust collecting container 60 according to the thirteenth embodiment can be applied to the cleaning apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment or the cleaning apparatus 1 ′ according to the eighth embodiment.

44 is a view showing a part of the dust collecting container in a closed state according to the thirteenth embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 45 is a view showing a part of the dust collecting container according to the thirteenth embodiment of the present invention in an open state FIG. 46 is a view showing a seating unit according to a thirteenth embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 47 is a view showing a state before a dust collecting container is docked to a docking station according to a thirteenth embodiment of the present invention. .

44 to 47, the dust collector 60 may include a dust collector body 63 and a dust collector door 61 that opens and closes the dust collector body 63 when docked with the docking station 400. have.

The dust collector body 63 may have a cylindrical shape extending along the long axis X of the dust collector body 63 or the long axis X of the dust collector body 63. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the dust collecting container body 63 may be provided in a polygonal tubular shape.

The dust collector door 61 is disposed at the lower end of the dust collector body 63 and can open and close the lower end of the dust collector body 63.

The dust collecting container 60 is collected by the first dust collecting unit 60a, which is primarily collected and relatively large foreign matter is collected, and the second dust collecting unit 60b, which is collected by the multi-cyclone 62 and relatively small foreign matter is collected as described above. ) Can be included.

Both the first dust collection unit 60a and the second dust collection unit 60b may be provided to be opened to the outside when the dust collection container door 61 is opened. In this case, when the dust collecting container door 61 is opened, both the first dust collecting part 60a and the second dust collecting part 60b may be provided to be open to the outside.

The dust collector door 61 has a coupling protrusion 61a provided to be coupled to the dust collector body 63 so that the dust collector 60 is kept closed, and the second dust collector 60b when the dust collector 60 is closed. ) It may include a cap portion 61b that prevents foreign matter collected inside from scattering to the outside.

The dust collector door 61 may open and close the lower end of the dust collector body 63 while being rotated around a rotation shaft 61c disposed at one side of the lower end of the dust collector body 63.

The dust collecting container 60 is disposed on the other side of the bottom of the dust collecting container body 63 and supports the coupling protrusion 61a to prevent the dust collecting container door 61 from being separated from the lower end of the dust collecting container body 63 ( 66) may be included.

The fixing device 66 may include a hook portion 66a that is hook-coupled to the coupling protrusion 61a to prevent the coupling protrusion 61a from being separated from the dust collecting container body 63.

The fixing device 66 may include a push part 66b that is moved when an external force is pressed to release the hook coupling between the hook part 66a and the coupling protrusion 61a.

The push part 66b may be provided to be pressed by a user to move the hook part 66a so that the coupling between the hook part 66a and the coupling protrusion 61a is released.

In the dust collection containers 50, 50', 50" disclosed in the above-described tenth to twelfth embodiments, the user can change the radial direction (r) of the dust collector body at the long axis X of the dust collector body 63. By pressing the push portion in the direction, the fixing member is moved in the radial direction (r) of the dust collector body, so that the fixing member and the coupling protrusion are separated.

However, in the dust collecting container 60 according to the thirteenth embodiment of the present invention, the user pushes the push part 66b in the circumferential direction (c) of the dust collecting container body 63 with respect to the long axis X of the dust collecting container body 63 By pressing the dust collecting container door 61 may be provided to open.

As the push part 66b moves in the circumferential direction (c) of the dust collecting container body 63, the hook part 66a is pressed in the radial direction (r) of the dust collecting container body 63, and accordingly, the hook part 66a The hook coupling of the and coupling protrusion 61a may be released.

The fixing device 66 includes an elastic member 66c provided so that the hook portion 66a and the coupling protrusion 61a are held in a hook-coupled state when the hook portion 66a is not pressed by the push portion 66b. Can include.

The elastic member (66c) is provided so that the hook portion (66a) is biased toward the coupling projection (61a) so that the hook portion (66a) of the coupling projection (61a) is maintained in a state where the dust collecting container door (61) is closed. Can be.

The push part 66b moves in the circumferential direction (c) of the dust collecting container body 63 and in the radial direction (r) of the dust collecting container body 63, which is the opposite direction to the direction in which the hook part 66a is biased ( It may be provided to pressurize 66a).

That is, although not shown in the drawing, the push portion 66b includes an inclined surface provided at a portion in contact with the hook portion 66a by movement, and the hook portion 66a is in the radial direction of the dust collecting container body 63 along the inclined surface ( r) can be provided to be pressurized.

When operating the cleaner 10, the user may accidentally press the push part 66b of the fixing device 66 during operation, thereby causing the dust collecting container 60 to be opened. That is, the fixing device 66 can open the dust collecting container door 61 by pressing the push part 66b, but the fixing device 66 is pressed separately from the user's intention to open the dust collecting container 60 Can be.

In order to solve such a problem, the fixing device 66 of the dust collecting container 60 according to the thirteenth embodiment of the present invention may include two push parts 66b-1 and 66b-2.

The two push portions 66b-1 and 66b-2 may be provided to be pressed in a direction opposite to one direction based on the circumferential direction c of the dust collecting container body 63, respectively.

The two push parts 66b-1 and 66b-2 each press the hook part 66a only when they are pressed in one direction and the opposite direction based on the circumferential direction (c) of the dust collecting container body 63. The pain relief door 61 may be provided to open.

For example, only when a force greater than the elastic force of the elastic member 66c is pressed against the push portion 66b, the hook portion 66a is moved in connection with the push portion 66b, and the hook portion 66a and the engaging projection The hooking of (66a) can be released.

At this time, when only one of the two push parts 66b-1 and 66b-2 is pressed, one of the push parts 66b-1 and 66b-2 is When only one of the push parts 66b-1 and 66b-2 is pressed, the hook part 66a is coupled to the coupling protrusion when only one of the push parts 66b-1 and 66b-2 is provided so that the elastic force of the elastic member 66c is greater than the force for pressing the hook part 66a. 61a) can be provided so as not to deviate from.

That is, only when the two push portions 66b-1 and 66b-2 are pushed so that both the two push portions 66b-1 and 66b-2 press the hook portion 66a, the elastic member 66c is It may be provided so that a force greater than the elastic force is transmitted to the hook portion 66a.

Accordingly, even if the user accidentally presses any one of the two push parts 66b-1 and 66b-2 during cleaning, the dust collecting container door 61 is It can be fixed to the fixing device 66 without separating from (63).

The docking station 400 may be provided so that the dust collecting container door 61 is opened when the dust collecting container 60 is docked to the seating part 442 of the docking station 400.

The docking station 400 may include an opening guide 444 provided to open the dust collecting container door 66 by pressing the push part 66b when the dust collecting container 50 is seated on the mounting part 442. .

The opening guide 444 may be disposed on the inner peripheral surface 442a of the seating portion 442 forming the seating portion 442.

The opening guide 444 may be provided in a shape protruding from the inner peripheral surface 442a of the seating portion 442 to the center of the seating portion 442 as in an embodiment of the present invention, but is not limited thereto and the inner peripheral surface 442a It can be formed in some areas of. In addition, however, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the open guide 443 may be provided in a shape such as a protruding surface, a protrusion, or a rib that protrudes from the inner peripheral surface 442a of the seating portion 442 toward the center.

The inner circumferential surface 442a of the seating portion 442 may be provided to have a diameter larger than that of the outer circumferential surface of the dust collecting body 53. This is when the opening guide 444 is formed to protrude toward the center of the seating portion 442.

However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and when the open guide 444 is formed as a region of the inner circumferential surface 442a, the inner circumferential surface 442a of the seating portion 442 is provided in a size corresponding to the diameter of the outer circumferential surface of the dust collecting container body 53 Can be.

When the dust collecting container 60 is docked to the docking station 400, the inner circumferential surface 442a of the seating portion 442 and the outer circumferential surface of the dust collecting container body 63 may be provided to face each other at a predetermined distance.

Accordingly, as shown in FIGS. 46 and 47, when the dust collection container 60 is seated on the seating portion 442, the outer peripheral surface of the dust collector body 63 is the inner peripheral surface of the seating portion 442 ( It can be moved downward along 442a).

The opening guide 444 may be provided in a ring shape that extends in the circumferential direction of the inner peripheral surface 442a of the seating portion 442 and protrudes in the center direction of the seating portion 442.

The opening guide 444 may include an open area 444c provided between the opening guides 443 in the circumferential direction of the inner peripheral surface 442a of the seating portion 442. That is, the open area 444c may be formed in an area where the ring-shaped open guide 444 is cut.

The open area 444c is an area in which the dust collecting container 60 is seated on the fixing device 66 when it is docked to the seating portion 442.

When the dust collecting container 60 is docked to the seating part 442, the opening guide 444 when the fixing device 66 and the open area 444c are not disposed in the corresponding positions in the direction in which the dust collecting container 60 is docked. Docking may be restricted by the jaw 444d of the.

The jaws 444d of the open guide 444 may guide the dust collecting container 60 so that the fixing device 66 and the open area 444c are disposed at corresponding positions in the direction in which the dust collecting container 60 is docked.

The opening guide 444 may include an inclined portion 444a disposed at a portion in which the opening guide 444 is cut and provided inclined with respect to a direction in which the dust collecting container 60 is docked.

The opening guide 444 extends from the inclined portion 444a and includes a pressure holding portion 444b that presses the push portion 66b so that the push portion 66b pressed by the inclined portion 444a is kept pressed. Can include.

The pressure holding part 444b may be provided to extend downward from the lower end of the inclined part 444a. The pressure holding part 444b may be provided to extend in a direction corresponding to the docking direction of the dust collecting container 60 from the lower end of the inclined part 444a.

The fixing device 66 protruding outward from the outer circumferential surface of the dust collector body 66 is docked to the seating portion 442 together with the dust collector body 66 and contacts the inclined portion 444a of the opening guide 444 and the inclined portion It may be pressed in the circumferential direction (c) of the dust collecting container body 66 along the 444a.

In detail, as the dust collecting container 60 is pressed downward, the fixing device 66 moves downward on the open area 444c, so that the push part 66b comes into contact with the inclined part 444a.

Thereafter, the push portion 66b may be lowered along the inclined portion 444a and pressed against the inclined portion 444a through continuous pressing of the dust collecting container 60.

That is, the inclined portion 444a presses the push portion 66b in the circumferential direction (c) of the dust collecting container body 63, and accordingly, the hook portion between the hook portion 66a and the coupling protrusion 61a is released. The pain relief door 61 may be opened inside the seating portion 442.

When the dust collecting container 60 is docked to the seating part 442, the push part 66b in the circumferential direction (c) of the dust collecting container body 63 is provided to maintain a pressed state by the pressure holding part 444b. I can.

Accordingly, when the dust collecting container 60 is docked to the seating part 442, the dust collecting container 60 is docked to the seating part 442 by the dust collecting container door 61 by the open guide 444. It can be provided to be open.

Hereinafter, a technical feature in which the dust collecting container 50 according to the 14th embodiment of the present invention is docked to the docking station 400 will be described in detail. Configurations other than the lighting device 90 of the docking station 400 according to the 14th embodiment are the same as the configurations of the docking station 400 and the dust collecting container 50 according to the tenth embodiment of the present invention described above. Is omitted.

In addition, the lighting device 90 described below can be easily applied to the docking stations 100, 300, and 400 disclosed in the first, eighth, and tenth embodiments described above.

48 and 49, the docking station 400 is a lighting that irradiates light from the inside of the receiving unit 442 toward the dust collecting container 50 when the dust collecting container 50 is docked to the receiving part 442 Device 90 may be included.

The lighting device 90 may be provided to irradiate light in the direction of the dust collecting container 50 so that the user can recognize a process of removing dust from the inside of the dust collecting container 50.

That is, the perception of foreign matter remaining in the dust collecting container 50 by the lighting device 90 may be increased.

In some cases, when the foreign matter inside the dust collecting container 50 is not completely removed, the user can easily determine this with the naked eye and input a restart signal to the docking station 400.

The lighting device 90 may be disposed inside the seating portion 442. In detail, the lighting device 90 may be provided to irradiate light toward the dust collecting container 50 that is disposed under the seating portion 442 and docked.

The lighting device 90 may include a light emitting device such as an LED. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the lighting device 90 may include components capable of irradiating light into the dust collecting container 50.

The docking station 400 senses that the dust collecting container 50 is docked to the docking housing 440 and transmits a signal to drive the suction device 430, the flow rate change device 220, and the lighting device 90. It may include 460.

The docking station 400 includes a control unit (not shown) and may drive the suction device 430 and the flow rate change device 220 by receiving an electrical signal from the switch unit 460.

The switch unit 460 may be disposed on the inner peripheral surface 442a of the seating portion 442. The switch unit 460 is pressed against the outer circumferential surface of the dust collecting container body 53 when the dust collecting container 50 is docked to the seating part 442 so that the switch may be turned on.

When the switch unit 460 is turned on, a signal is transmitted to the control unit (not shown), and the control unit (not shown) controls each configuration so that the suction device 430, the flow rate change device 220, and the lighting device 90 are driven. can do.

The suction device 430, the flow rate change device 220, and the lighting device 90 may be provided such that the switch unit 460 is switched on and driven for a predetermined period of time, and then the driving is terminated.

The docking station 400 may include an input unit 401 provided to re-drive the suction device 430 and the flow rate change device 220 that have been driven by transmitting a signal to a control unit (not shown).

When a user presses the input unit 401, a signal is transmitted to a control unit (not shown) and the suction device 430 and the flow rate change device 220 that have been driven may be restarted. Also, the lighting device 90 may be provided to be driven again by the input unit 401.

As described above, the suction device 430, the flow rate change device 220, and the lighting device 90 are driven for a predetermined time, and then the driving is terminated, but during the driving period, foreign matter inside the dust collecting container 50 is not completely removed. I can.

This is because the user can easily observe the inside of the dust collecting container 50 by the lighting device 90, and the user presses the input unit 401 as needed to the suction device 430 and the flow rate change device 220 Can be driven.

The input unit 401 may be provided in a configuration such as a button or a switch, but is not limited thereto and may be formed as a touch display that recognizes a user's touch.

Hereinafter, a flow rate change device 220 according to a fifteenth embodiment of the present invention will be described. Components other than the configuration of the return switch 227 of the flow rate change device 220 according to the fifteenth embodiment described below are the same as those of the flow rate change device 220 according to the tenth embodiment of the present invention, and a duplicate description will be omitted.

In addition, the return switch 227 described below may be included in not only the flow rate change device 220 according to the above-described tenth embodiment, but also the flow rate change devices 150, 170, 180, and 210 disclosed in each of the above-described embodiments.

As described in the tenth embodiment, the flow conversion device 220 may include a plate 228 that selectively opens and closes the connection flow path 222. The plate 228 may be provided to open or close the connection flow path 222 by being translated in one direction.

In addition, as described above, the flow rate change device 220 may be driven for a predetermined time after the dust collecting container 50 is docked to the docking station 400 and the driving may be terminated.

In this case, the rotation of the drive motor 224 is terminated at the point when the driving is terminated, and the plate 228 may be disposed according to a position at which the interlocked shaft 226 is disposed.

That is, when the driving of the flow rate change device 220 is terminated, the position of the plate 280 may be disposed at a position to completely open the connection passage 222, and disposed at a position to completely close the connection passage 222 Or may be disposed in a position to close at least a portion of the connection flow path 222.

The connection flow path 222 is provided to communicate the suction device 430 and the collection unit 450, and when the driving of the flow rate change device 220 is terminated when at least a part of the connection flow path 222 is open, the collection unit Foreign matter scattered from 450 may flow into the suction device 430 through the connection flow path 222.

The suction device 430 includes electrical components such as a suction fan 431 that sucks air, and when a foreign substance continuously flows into the connection passage 222, the suction device 430 is damaged or the suction fan 431 Some contaminated intake airflow may be formed by the introduced foreign matter.

In order to prevent this, the flow rate change device 220 as shown in FIGS. 50 and 51 is a plate 228 after the drive of the flow rate change device 220 is terminated by a driving end signal transmitted from a control unit (not shown). After moving the plate 228 to a position in which the plate 228 completely closes the connection passage 222 by sensing the position of, additional driving may be performed so that the driving of the flow rate change device 220 is terminated.

That is, even if the driving end signal is transmitted to the flow rate change device 220 from the control unit (not shown), the plate 228 is placed in a position where the connection flow path 222 is closed at the time when the driving of the flow rate change device 220 is finished May not be.

At this time, the flow rate change device 220 detects the position of the plate 228, and additionally drives the drive motor 224 so that the plate 228 is moved to a position where the connection passage 222 is closed, and the plate 228 ) May be provided to be disposed in a position where the connection passage 222 is closed.

Thereafter, the flow rate change device 220 may be provided to detect that the position of the plate 228 is disposed at a position to close the connection passage 222 and to end the entire driving.

The flow rate change device 220 may include a return switch 227 that detects the position of the plate 228.

The return switch 227 is provided in contact with the side surface 228a of the plate 228 and includes a sensing unit 227a that detects the position of the plate 228 according to whether it is in contact with the side surface 228a of the plate 228. can do.

The return switch 227 may be disposed adjacent to the connection passage 222. In detail, the return switch 227 may be disposed parallel to the connection passage 222 in a direction orthogonal to the direction in which the plate 228 is translated.

Accordingly, the position of the plate 228 when the side surface 228a of the plate 228 presses the sensing unit 227a may be provided at a position where the plate 228 closes the connection passage 222.

Conversely, when the side surface 228a of the plate 228 is moved and the sensing unit 227a is not pressed, the plate 228 is positioned away from the connection flow path 222 so that the plate 228 is a connection flow path. It may be provided in a position to open 222.

When the sensing unit 227a is pressed against the side surface 228a of the plate 228, the return switch 227 is turned off, and when the sensing unit 227a is not pressed against the side surface 228a of the plate 228 The return switch 227 may be turned on.

The position of the plate 228 may be detected depending on whether the detection unit 227a is pressed. That is, when the return switch 227 is turned on, the control unit (not shown) can detect the position of the plate 228 by being disposed in a position where the plate 228 is opening the connection passage 222, and the return switch When 227 is turned off, the plate 228 is disposed at a position in which the connection passage 222 is closed, and the position of the plate 228 can be sensed.

Accordingly, a predetermined time is required after the dust collection container 50 is docked to the docking station 400, and the return switch 227 is turned off at the point when the flow rate change device 220 and the suction device 430 are stopped. At the time, the control unit (not shown) may be provided to terminate the entire driving of the flow rate change device 220.

Conversely, after the dust collecting container 50 is docked to the docking station 400, a predetermined time is required, and the return switch 227 is turned on at the time when the flow rate change device 220 and the suction device 430 are stopped. At the time, the control unit (not shown) additionally drives the drive motor 224 until the return switch 227 of the flow rate change device 220 is turned off, and accordingly, the plate 228 is additionally moved so that the return switch 227 is When turned off, it may be provided to terminate the entire drive.

Hereinafter, a flow rate change device 230 according to a sixteenth embodiment of the present invention will be described. Components other than the configuration of the bypass unit 240 of the flow rate changing device 230 according to the sixteenth embodiment described below are the same as those of the flow rate change device 220 according to the 10th and 15th embodiments of the present invention. Bar redundant descriptions are omitted.

In addition, the bypass unit 240 described below may be included in not only the flow rate change device 220 according to the above-described embodiments 10 and 15, but also the flow rate change devices 150, 170, 180, and 210 disclosed in each of the above-described embodiments.

52 is an exploded perspective view of a flow rate changing device according to a sixteenth embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 53 is a side cross-sectional view showing a damper in a closed state in the flow rate changing device according to the sixteenth embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. It is a side cross-sectional view in a state in which the damper is opened in the flow rate changing device according to the sixteenth embodiment of the invention.

52 to 54, the flow rate change device 230 may include a flow path housing 231 forming a connection flow path 232 connecting the suction device 430 and the collecting part 450.

In detail, the connection flow path 232 is a flow path that connects the collecting unit 450 and the suction device 430 and is provided to allow air to flow. Accordingly, the suction device 430 and the collecting unit 450 may be communicated through the connection passage 232, and the suction air flow formed in the suction device 430 is transferred to the collecting unit 450 through the connection passage 232. It can be fluid.

In the case of the connection flow path 151 disclosed in the first to sixth embodiments, the connection flow path 212 of the eighth embodiment is configured to be connected to the dust collection guide 30 and provided to introduce outside air into the dust collection guide 30. And the connection flow path 222 of the tenth embodiment and the connection flow path 232 of the sixteenth embodiment are configured to connect the suction device 430 and the collecting unit 450.

The flow rate change device 230 may include a flow path valve 233 that is disposed on the connection flow path 232 and opens and closes the connection flow path 232 so that the flow of the suction air flow in the connection flow path 232 is restricted.

The flow rate change device 230 may include a drive motor 234 provided to open and close the connection flow path 232 by the flow path valve 233 through rotation.

A rotating member 235 may be disposed on a rotating shaft of the driving motor 234. The rotating member 235 is provided in a disk shape and may be rotated around a rotation axis of the driving motor 234.

A shaft 236 may be disposed on one side of the rotating member 235. The shaft 236 may be disposed outside the rotation shaft of the rotation member 235. Accordingly, when the drive motor 234 is driven, the shaft 236 may orbitally move around the rotational axis of the drive motor 234.

The flow path valve 233 may include a slit 239 into which the shaft 236 is inserted. The slit 239 may reciprocate the flow path valve 233 by interlocking with the orbital movement of the shaft 236 inserted in the slit 239.

The flow path valve 233 may include a plate 228 that is provided to be translated in connection with the slit 239 and selectively opens and closes the connection flow path 232 through translational movement.

The operation of selectively opening and closing the connection flow path 232 while the flow path valve 233 is moved is the same as the operation of the flow rate change device 220 according to the tenth embodiment, and a redundant description will be omitted.

When the plate 238 of the flow path valve 233 closes the connection flow path 232, the vacuum pressure on the suction device 430 and the connection flow path 232 increases. Accordingly, since the suction device 430, in particular, the suction fan 431 is driven by an overload, the reliability of the docking station 400 may be deteriorated.

In addition, as the vacuum pressure between the suction device 430 and the connection passage 232 increases, more noise than necessary may be generated.

Accordingly, the flow rate change device 230 according to the sixteenth embodiment maintains a smooth flow of the suction air flow even when the plate 238 closes the connection flow path 232 to prevent noise and overload on the suction fan 431. Can be prevented.

In detail, the flow rate change device 230 may include a bypass unit 240 provided to smoothly form an intake air flow even when the plate 238 closes the connection flow path 232.

The bypass unit 240 is connected to the bypass flow path 241 communicated with one side of the connection flow path 232 and the other end of the bypass flow path 241, and the vacuum pressure inside the bypass flow path 241 is higher than a certain value. When increased, a damper 242 may be provided to be opened to the outside.

The bypass unit 240 may include a bypass pipe 343 forming the bypass flow path 241.

One end of the bypass pipe 243 may be connected to the connection passage 232 and the other end of the bypass pipe 243 may include a communication hole 244 communicating with the outside.

The bypass pipe 243 may have a hollow shape, and a bypass flow path 241 may be formed inside the bypass pipe 243.

The bypass pipe 243 may be provided to extend from one side of the flow path housing 231 to the outside of the flow path housing 231.

The damper 242 may include a mass body 242a disposed inside the bypass pipe 243 and movable inside the bypass pipe 243 and an elastic member 242b that transmits elastic force to the mass body 242a. I can.

The damper 242 may be provided to stably maintain the vacuum pressure inside the connection passage 242 while opening and closing the communication hole 244. The damper 242 may be provided to lower the vacuum pressure by opening the communication hole 244 when the connection flow path 242 is closed and the vacuum pressure in the connection flow path 242 and the suction device 430 connected thereto increases. have.

That is, when the connection flow path 242 is open, the damper 242 is provided to close the communication hole 244, and when the connection flow path 242 is closed, the inside of the connection flow path 242 and the suction device 430 The damper 242 may be provided to open the communication hole 244 only when the vacuum pressure increases.

In detail, the mass body 242a of the damper 242 is disposed inside the bypass pipe 243, and the elastic member 242b for pressing the mass body 242a is a mass body so that the mass body 242a is biased in the direction of the communication hole 244. Elastic force can be transmitted to (242a).

The diameter of the mass body 242a is larger than the diameter of the communication hole 244 so that even if the mass body 242a is biased toward the communication hole 244, it is prevented from being separated from the flow rate change device 230 through the communication hole 244. Can be prevented.

The mass body 242a is biased toward the communication hole 244 so that the communication hole 244 may be maintained in a closed state. That is, when the external force is not transmitted to the mass body 242a or when an external force smaller than the elastic force transmitted by the elastic member 242b is transmitted to the mass body 242a, the damper 242 closes the communication hole 244 Can keep.

When the connection flow path 232 is closed by the plate 238, the suction air flow formed toward the collecting part 450 is blocked, and accordingly, the suction air flow flows inside the connection flow path 232 and the suction device 430 and is connected. The vacuum pressure inside the flow path 232 and the suction device 430 may increase.

In this case, the suction air flow may be transmitted to the damper 242 through the bypass flow path 341. The suction air flow transmits suction force to the mass body 242a, and when the suction power of the suction air flow is formed by a force greater than the elastic force of the elastic member 242b, the mass body 242a moves in a direction opposite to the direction biased by the suction air flow. Can be.

As the mass body 242a is moved by the suction air flow, the communication hole 244 is opened, and the suction air flow is provided to flow from the outside of the flow rate change device 230 through the communication hole 244 to connect the flow path 232 and suction. The vacuum pressure inside the device 430 may be maintained at a certain level.

That is, when the vacuum pressure inside the connection passage 232 and the suction device 430 increases, the mass body 242a flows by the internal vacuum pressure, and accordingly, the communication hole 244 closed by the mass body 242a is Can be opened.

The connection flow path 242 communicates with the outside through the bypass flow path 241, and the vacuum pressure inside the suction device 430 connected to the connection flow path 242 and the connection flow path 242 decreases, reducing noise and suction The overload of the fan 341 may be eliminated.

Therefore, even when the connection flow path 232 is closed by the flow rate change device 230, the suction device 430 is driven in the same manner, and is connected by the bypass unit 240 regardless of whether the connection flow path 232 is closed or not. It is possible to prevent the vacuum pressure inside the flow path 232 and the suction device 430 from rising above a predetermined value.

In the above, specific embodiments have been illustrated and described. However, it is not limited only to the above-described embodiments, and those of ordinary skill in the technical field to which the invention pertains will be able to perform various changes without departing from the gist of the technical idea of the invention described in the following claims. .

One; Cleaning device
10; vacuum cleaner
13: discharge port
20,50,60: dust collection
100,300,400: docking station
110,310,410; Body housing
120,320; Live parts
130,330,430; Suction device
140,340,440; Docking housing
150,170,180,190,200,210,220,230; Flow change device
160,460: switch unit
350,450: collection unit

Claims (20)

A vacuum cleaner including a dust collector in which foreign matter is collected;
Includes; a docking station connected to the dust collector to remove foreign matter collected in the dust collector,
The dust collecting container has a cylindrical body and a dust collecting container door provided to open the body when docked to the docking station, and the dust collecting container door fixed to the body, and when an external force is pressed, the dust collecting container door It includes a fixing member provided to release the fixing of,
The fixing member includes a first fixing member and a second fixing member spaced apart from the first fixing member,
The docking station includes a suction device for inhaling foreign substances and internal air in the dust collecting container docked at the docking station, and an opening guide for pressing the first and second fixing members to open the dust collecting container door, and the first A cleaning device provided so that the dust collecting container door is opened by pressing both fixing members. The method of claim 1,
The opening guide is a cleaning device provided to press the fixing member when the dust collecting container is docked to the docking station so that the fixing member releases the fixing of the dust collecting container door. The method of claim 1,
The fixing member comprises a first fixing member, and a second fixing member spaced apart from the first fixing member along a circumferential direction of an outer circumferential surface of the body. delete The method of claim 1,
The dust collecting container door further includes a rotating part having a rotation shaft so that the dust collecting container door is rotatably fixed to the body with respect to the body,
The second fixing member is a cleaning device provided to prevent the dust collector door from being opened by limiting the rotation of the rotating portion. The method of claim 5,
The second fixing member is a cleaning device provided to be disposed at a position corresponding to the rotating portion in the extending direction of the body. The method of claim 2,
The fixing member includes a push portion pressed by an external force and a hook portion coupled to the dust collecting container door,
The dust collecting container door includes a coupling protrusion provided to be coupled to the hook portion,
The hook portion is provided to be hook-coupled with the coupling protrusion, and when the push portion is pressed by an external force, it is interlocked with the movement of the push portion to release the hook coupling with the coupling protrusion. The method of claim 3,
The first fixing member includes a first push part pressed by an external force and a first hook part coupled to the dust collecting container door,
The second fixing member includes a second push part pressed by an external force and a second hook part coupled to the dust collecting container door,
The dust collecting container door includes a first coupling protrusion provided to be coupled to the first hook part and a second coupling protrusion provided to be coupled to the second hook part,
The first and second hook portions are provided to be hook-coupled with the first and second coupling protrusions, respectively, and when the first and second push portions are pressed by an external force, they are interlocked with the movement of the first and second push portions, respectively. 2 Cleaning device provided to release the hook coupling with the coupling protrusion. The method of claim 8,
The first and second push parts are cleaning apparatuses provided to protrude outward from the outer peripheral surface of the body in a radial direction of the body. The method of claim 1,
The docking station further includes a seating portion provided so that the dust collector is seated when the dust collector is docked,
The opening guide is a cleaning device disposed on the inner peripheral surface of the seating portion. The method of claim 2,
The opening guide is a cleaning device provided to release the fixing of the fixing member to the dust collecting container by pressing the fixing member in the circumferential direction of the outer peripheral surface of the body. The method of claim 2,
The opening guide is a cleaning device provided to release the fixing of the fixing member to the dust collecting container by pressing the fixing member in the extending direction of the body. The method of claim 1,
The opening guide includes an open rib for pressing one side of the dust collecting container door in the extending direction of the body when the dust collecting container is docked to the docking station. The method of claim 13,
The dust collecting container door includes a first door and a second door,
The open rib includes a first rib for pressing the first door and a second rib for pressing the second door,
The first rib is a cleaning device provided to extend further upward than the second rib so that the first door is opened first. The method of claim 14,
The dust collecting container door includes magnetic members disposed at ends of the first door and the second door so that the end of the first door and the end of the second door are in contact with each other when the first and second doors are closed. Cleaning device further comprising. It includes a dust collecting container provided to collect foreign matter through centrifugal rotation separation,
The dust collector,
With a cylindrical body,
A dust collecting container door provided to open and close the body,
And a fixing member provided to fix the dust collecting container door to the body,
The fixing member includes a first fixing member and a second fixing member spaced apart from the first fixing member along a circumferential direction of the outer circumferential surface of the body,
The fixing member is a vacuum cleaner provided to open the dust collecting container door when both the first and second fixing members are pressed by an external force. The method of claim 16,
The first and second fixing members are provided to open the dust collecting container door when an external force is pressed in a direction opposite to the radial direction of the body. The method of claim 16,
The first fixing member includes a first push part pressed by an external force and a first hook part coupled to the dust collecting container door,
The second fixing member includes a second push part pressed by an external force and a second hook part coupled to the dust collecting container door,
The dust collecting container door includes a first coupling protrusion provided to be coupled to the first hook part and a second coupling protrusion provided to be coupled to the second hook part,
The first and second hook portions are provided to be hook-coupled with the first and second coupling protrusions, respectively, and when the first and second push portions are pressed by an external force, they are interlocked with the movement of the first and second push portions, respectively. 2 A vacuum cleaner provided to release the hook coupling with the coupling protrusion. The method of claim 18,
The first and second push parts are provided to protrude outward from the outer peripheral surface of the body in a radial direction of the body. A vacuum cleaner including a dust collector in which foreign matter is collected;
Includes; a docking station connected to the dust collector to remove foreign matter collected in the dust collector,
The dust collecting container has a cylindrical body, a dust collecting container door provided to open the body when docked to the docking station, and the dust collecting container provided to fix the dust collecting container door to the body and when an external force is pressed. Including a fixing member provided to release the fixing of the door,
The fixing member includes a first fixing member and a second fixing member spaced apart from the first fixing member along a circumferential direction of the outer circumferential surface of the body,
The docking station is a cleaning device comprising an opening guide for pressing the first and second fixing members to open the dust collecting container door when the dust collecting container is docked to the docking station.

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