KR102553424B1 - Floor cleaning system - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a cleaning device for floor cleaning having a structure capable of suction and removal of foreign substances such as dust as well as steam cleaning, which is controlled by a control unit 20 and has wheels 12 so that it can be operated manually or by a separate power means. a body 10 movable by; a steam generator 30 disposed on one side of the body 10 and generating steam by heating water in the water tank 20; a steam cleaning unit 40 disposed at the lower rear of the body 10 and discharging the steam generated in the steam generating unit 30 toward the floor through the steam discharge pipe 33 to perform steam cleaning of the floor; and a floor cleaning unit 50 provided at the lower front of the body 10 and cleaning the floor by sucking foreign substances. It may be disposed on one side of the steam generating unit 30 and include a storage unit 70 for storing foreign substances sucked in by the floor cleaning unit 50 .

Description

Floor cleaning system {Floor cleaning system}

The present invention relates to a floor cleaning system, and relates to a cleaning device for floor cleaning having a structure capable of suctioning and removing foreign substances such as dust as well as steam cleaning.

A general steam cleaner has a water tank for supplying water, a steam generator that generates steam by heating water with a built-in electric heater, and a steam generator installed on a pipe connecting the steam generator and the water tank to generate steam. The main component is a pump that supplies the device, and when power is applied by operating the switch, the electric heater built into the steam generator heats up to generate steam, and the steam is sprayed to the cleaning target area via the mop. It is made up of a structure that

However, the conventional steam cleaner as described above is limited to cleaning the floor, such as wiping or sterilizing the floor by simply generating steam. There were limits.

KR 10-0803034 B1

An object of the present invention is to provide a cleaning device for floor cleaning having a structure capable of suctioning and removing foreign substances such as dust as well as steam cleaning.

Other objects and advantages of the present invention will be described below, and will be learned by way of examples of the present invention. Furthermore, the objects and advantages of the present invention may be realized by means of the instrumentalities and combinations indicated in the claims.

According to one aspect of the present invention, the cleaning device for cleaning the floor of the present invention is controlled by the control unit 20, the wheel 12 is formed, the movable body 10 by manual or separate power means; a steam generator 30 disposed on one side of the body 10 and generating steam by heating water in the water tank 20; a steam cleaning unit 40 disposed at the lower rear of the body 10 and discharging the steam generated in the steam generating unit 30 toward the floor through the steam discharge pipe 33 to perform steam cleaning of the floor; and a floor cleaning unit 50 provided at the lower front of the body 10 and cleaning the floor by sucking foreign substances. It is disposed on one side of the steam generating unit 30 and includes a storage unit 70 for storing foreign substances sucked in by the floor cleaning unit 50, and the floor cleaning unit 50 removes foreign substances from the floor of the body. It further includes a brush member 51 rotatably provided at the bottom of the 10, and foreign substances removed by the brush member 51 are discharged to the storage unit 70 by the floor cleaning unit 50 and The floor cleaner 50 has an air nozzle 520 for injecting air toward the floor and a foreign matter outlet 530 for sucking in and discharging foreign substances flowing by the air injected through the air nozzle 520. It is characterized in that one air nozzle 520 is formed in the center of the body 510 of the floor cleaning unit 50, and a plurality of foreign matter outlets 530 are formed around the air nozzle 520. .

The steam cleaning unit 40 and the floor cleaning unit 50 are installed vertically upward from the floor at a predetermined interval in the width direction of the body 10 and are installed in plurality.

The floor cleaning unit 50 is coupled to the lower end of the foreign matter outlet 530 and has a tapered shape with a narrow bottom for guiding foreign substances flowing by the air sprayed by the air nozzle 520 to the foreign matter outlet 530. Further includes a guide member 60, the guide member 60 is formed with a suction passage 620 for guiding the suction of the foreign matter to the foreign matter outlet 530, the inner side of the suction passage 620 It is characterized in that a plurality of suction ports 640 for sucking the foreign matter are formed.

The separation distance L1 between the floor B and the lower end of the guide member 60 is in the range of 10 to 20 mm, and the step L2 between the lower end of the guide member 60 and the lower end of the air nozzle 520 Is characterized in that the range of 10 ~ 15mm.

The steam cleaning unit 40 includes a spray plate 42 installed at the inner front end of the steam discharge pipe 33 and having a plurality of first spray holes 44 formed on the surface; and a cover body 46 on which a plurality of second nozzle holes 48 are formed, and each of the first nozzle holes 44 of the spray plate 42 and each of the second nozzle holes 48 of the cover body 46 ) It is characterized in that it comprises a communication tube (49) that individually connects.

A collecting net 71 for collecting foreign substances larger than fine substances is provided in the storage unit 70, and a filter unit for collecting fine substances passing through the collecting net is provided at one side of the storage unit 70 ( 80) is provided, and the filter unit 80 includes a network structure 81 woven with metal wires; and a magnetic part 82 disposed at an end of the network structure 81 to apply magnetic force, and an outer surface of the metal wire is coated with a polymer material mixed with silver nanoparticles.

The pore size of the network structure 81 is characterized in that it is formed in the range of 2 ~ 15㎛ for collecting fine substances.

According to the cleaning device for cleaning the floor of the present invention, there is an effect capable of suctioning and removing foreign substances such as dust as well as steam cleaning.

1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a cleaning device for cleaning a floor according to the present invention;
Figure 2 is a view for explaining the configuration of the steam cleaning unit according to Figure 1,
Figure 3 is a view for explaining the configuration of the floor cleaning unit according to Figure 1,
FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining the configuration of a filter unit according to FIG. 1 .

Hereinafter, specific embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. However, the spirit of the present invention is not limited to the presented embodiments, and those skilled in the art who understand the spirit of the present invention may add, change, delete, etc. other elements within the scope of the same spirit, through other degenerative inventions or the present invention. Other embodiments included within the scope of the inventive idea can be easily proposed, but it will also be said to be included within the scope of the inventive concept.

In addition, components having the same function within the scope of the same idea appearing in the drawings of each embodiment are described using the same reference numerals.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail through the accompanying drawings showing preferred embodiments.

In describing the present invention, if it is determined that a detailed description of a related known function or configuration may unnecessarily obscure the gist of the present invention, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a cleaning device for cleaning a floor according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a view for explaining the configuration of a steam cleaning unit according to FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining the configuration of a floor cleaning unit according to FIG. 1 FIG. 4 is a view for explaining the configuration of the filter unit according to FIG. 1 .

Referring to FIG. 1, the floor cleaning device of the present invention includes a body 10, a steam generating unit 30, a steam cleaning unit 40, a floor cleaning unit 50, and a storage unit 70. It consists of

The body 10 is controlled by the control unit 20, and wheels 12 are formed to be movable manually or by a separate power means. At this time, the body 10 can move forward (right in the drawing) or backward (left in the drawing), and accordingly, steam cleaning is possible after floor cleaning, floor cleaning is possible after steam cleaning, or floor cleaning is possible. Cleaning and steam cleaning may also be possible at the same time.

The steam generator 30 is disposed on one side of the body 10, heats water in the water tank 31 by the heater 32 to generate steam, and passes through the steam discharge pipe 33 to the steam cleaning unit ( 40) can be discharged.

In addition, the steam generator 30 may further include a discharge valve 34 for discharging water remaining after use, and the discharge valve 34 is connected to the water tank 31 through an external discharge pipe 35. ), and at this time, the discharge valve 34 can be configured to be controllable by manual operation or control of the control unit 20.

The steam cleaning unit 40 is disposed at the lower rear of the body 10, and discharges the steam generated in the steam generating unit 30 toward the floor through the steam discharge pipe 33 to perform steam cleaning of the floor. can do.

Referring to FIG. 2 , the steam cleaner 40 includes a spray plate 42 installed at the inner tip of the steam discharge pipe 41 and having a plurality of first spray holes 44 formed on the surface thereof, and a plurality of second spray holes 48 ) is formed, and the communication pipe ( 49) may be included.

The cover body 46 may have an oval cross-section structure. The second injection ports 48 are evenly distributed on the surface of the cover body 46 . The number of second injection holes 48 formed in the cover body 46 and the number of first injection holes 44 formed in the injection plate 42 are the same. The first spray holes 44 formed on the spray plate 42 are individually connected to the second spray holes 48 formed on the cover body 46 through communication pipes 49 . Accordingly, the steam discharged through the first injection hole 44 on one side of the spray plate 42 is ejected through the second injection hole 48 formed on the cover body 46 along the communication pipe 49 .

Since each first nozzle hole 44 is connected to the second nozzle hole 48 through each communication tube 49, the steam discharged through each first nozzle hole 44 of the spray plate 42 (46) It can be evenly discharged to the floor through each of the second nozzles 48 formed evenly over the entire surface.

To securely fix the steam discharge pipe 41, an elastic member 430 having a ring shape may be additionally provided.

The elastic member 430 serves to buffer impact energy that may be applied to the steam discharge pipe 41 when steam is discharged.

The elastic member 430 may be fixed to the outer flange 432 installed on the body 10 and the inner flange 434 installed on the steam discharge pipe 41 via fixing bolts 436 .

The elastic member 430 may be made of, for example, a rubber material, but any material other than rubber material that has elasticity and absorbs impact can be applied.

Non-explanatory numeral 90 is a mop means for removing moisture that may occur during steam spraying.

Next, the floor cleaning unit 50 is provided at the lower front of the body 10 and can clean the floor by sucking foreign substances.

Next, the storage unit 70 is disposed on one side of the steam generating unit 30 and can store foreign substances sucked from the floor cleaning unit 50 .

The floor cleaning unit 50 may further include a brush member 51 rotatably provided on the lower part of the body 10 to remove foreign substances from the floor, and the foreign substances removed by the brush member 51 are It may be discharged to the storage unit 70.

The brush member 51 is rotated by a motor (not shown) to remove foreign substances such as dust adhering to the floor B. It is preferable that the brush member 51 is installed inside the rear side of the casing 14 and rotates to sweep foreign substances forward, which is the direction of travel.

In addition, the inside of the casing 14 is formed in the bottom direction from the inner upper surface of the casing 14 so that the floor cleaning unit 50 side and the brush member 51 side can be partitioned, respectively, and the brush member 51 sweeps It is preferable to further include a partition wall 16 spaced apart from the floor at a predetermined interval so as to allow foreign substances to pass through. Therefore, it is possible to suppress the air discharged from the floor cleaner 50 from moving beyond the partition wall 16, and as a result, the air in the casing 14 more powerfully blows out the foreign substances on the floor, thereby reducing the remaining foreign substances. possible.

Referring to FIG. 3 , the floor cleaning unit 50 includes an air nozzle 520 for injecting air toward the floor and a foreign matter outlet for sucking in and discharging foreign substances flowing by the air injected by the air nozzle 520 ( 530) may be integrally formed. At this time, one air nozzle 520 may be formed in the center of the body 510 of the floor cleaner 50, and a plurality of foreign matter outlets 530 may be formed around the air nozzle 520.

The air injection port 520 may be configured to be connected to the air pipe 52 and to supply air from the air pump 53 .

The foreign matter outlet 530 may be configured to be connected to the discharge pipe 54 and to receive a suction force from the suction pump 55 .

The floor cleaning unit 50 is coupled to the lower end of the foreign matter outlet 530 and has a tapered shape with a narrow bottom for guiding foreign substances flowing by the air sprayed by the air nozzle 520 to the foreign matter outlet 530. It may further include a guide member 60 of.

A suction passage 620 for sucking in the foreign matter and guiding it to the foreign matter outlet 530 is formed in the guide member 60, and a plurality of suction holes for sucking the foreign matter inside the suction passage 620 ( 640) can be formed. The suction passage 620 has a conical shape in which the diameter of the lower end into which foreign substances are introduced is smaller than the diameter of the upper end coupled to the foreign matter outlet 530, so that the fluid pressure is lowered and the speed is increased. The suction rate of foreign substances by the Venturi effect can be configured to increase

Preferably, the distance L1 between the floor B and the lower end of the guide member 60 is in the range of 10 to 20 mm, and the step difference between the lower end of the guide member 60 and the lower end of the air nozzle 520 (L2) is characterized in that the range of 10 ~ 15mm. According to this configuration, since the air injected by the air injection hole 520 is suppressed from being diffused to the outside of the guide member 60, it is possible to remove foreign substances on the floor more efficiently.

The steam cleaning unit 40 and the floor cleaning unit 50 are installed vertically upward from the floor at a predetermined interval in the width direction of the body 10 and are installed in plurality.

For example, several steam cleaners 40 are formed below the main pipe (not shown), and several steam cleaners 40 may be disposed along the longitudinal direction of the main pipe.

The floor cleaning unit 50 may also have the same configuration as the steam cleaning unit 40 .

A collecting net 71 for collecting foreign substances larger than fine substances is provided in the storage unit 70, and a filter unit for collecting fine substances passing through the collecting net is provided at one side of the storage unit 70 ( 80) may be provided. Accordingly, since foreign substances larger than fine substances such as tissue paper can be collected by the collecting net 71, and fine dust having a very small particle size can be collected by a separate filter unit 80, it can help improve indoor environment and health. .

The collection net 71 may be installed in the form of a pleated bag filter to increase the collection area.

In addition, the collecting net 71 may be made of synthetic resin or paper material, and can be reused again by exhausting the collected foreign substances.

Referring to FIG. 4 , the filter unit 80 may include a network structure 81 woven of metal wires and a magnetic unit 82 disposed at an end of the network structure 81 to apply magnetic force. can

As shown in FIG. 1 , the filter unit 80 may be detachably installed on a specific frame of the body 10 by means of a magnetic unit 82 .

In particular, the magnetic part 82 can apply magnetic force to the network structure 81, so that harmful heavy metals can be blocked.

Preferably, the outer surface of the metal wire may be coated with a polymer material in which silver nanoparticles are mixed.

The metal wire has a diameter of 0.01 to 0.04 mm, and may be any ferromagnetic material, examples of which include nickel and iron.

The polymer material may be anything such as TPU, PVC, PU, epoxy, acrylic, rubber, and the like.

Silver nanoparticles are materials with antibacterial properties, are harmless to the human body, do not generate resistance to silver to germs, and have an almost semi-permanent antibacterial duration, so their use is expanding. The present invention provides a filter having antibacterial properties by preventing the generation and proliferation of bacteria using such silver nanoparticles.

In addition, the pore size of the network structure 81 may be formed in the range of 2 to 15 μm in order to collect fine substances such as fine dust.

Therefore, according to the filter unit 80 described above, there is an effect capable of collecting not only fine substances but also harmful heavy metals.

In the above, the configuration and characteristics of the present invention have been described based on the embodiments according to the present invention, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and various changes or modifications can be made within the spirit and scope of the present invention. It is apparent to those skilled in the art, and therefore such changes or modifications are intended to fall within the scope of the appended claims.

10: body
20: water tank
30: steam generating unit
40: steam cleaner
50: floor sweeper
60: guide member
70: storage unit

Claims (7)

A body 10 controlled by the control unit 20 and formed with wheels 12 to be movable by manual or separate power means;
a steam generator 30 disposed on one side of the body 10 and generating steam by heating water in the water tank 20;
a steam cleaning unit 40 disposed at the lower rear of the body 10 and discharging the steam generated in the steam generating unit 30 toward the floor through the steam discharge pipe 33 to perform steam cleaning of the floor; and
A floor cleaning unit 50 provided at the lower front of the body 10 and cleaning the floor by sucking foreign substances;
It is disposed on one side of the steam generating unit 30 and includes a storage unit 70 for storing foreign substances sucked from the floor cleaning unit 50,
The floor cleaning unit 50 further includes a brush member 51 rotatably provided below the body 10 to remove foreign substances from the floor, and foreign substances removed by the brush member 51 are removed from the floor. Discharged to the storage unit 70 by the cleaning unit 50,
The floor cleaning unit 50 is integrally formed with an air nozzle 520 for injecting air toward the floor and a foreign matter outlet 530 for sucking in and discharging foreign substances flowing by the air injected by the air nozzle 520. However, one air nozzle 520 is formed in the center of the body 510 of the floor cleaning unit 50, and a plurality of foreign matter outlets 530 are formed around the air nozzle 520,
The floor cleaner 50 is coupled to the lower end of the foreign matter outlet 530 and has a tapered shape with a narrow bottom for guiding foreign substances flowing by the air sprayed by the air nozzle 520 to the foreign matter outlet 530. Further includes a guide member 60, the guide member 60 is formed with a suction passage 620 for guiding the suction of the foreign matter to the foreign matter outlet 530, the inner side of the suction passage 620 A plurality of suction ports 640 for sucking in the foreign matter are formed,
The separation distance L1 between the floor B and the lower end of the guide member 60 is in the range of 10 to 20 mm, and the step L2 between the lower end of the guide member 60 and the lower end of the air nozzle 520 is in the range of 10 to 15 mm,
The steam cleaning unit 40 includes a spray plate 42 installed at the inner front end of the steam discharge pipe 33 and having a plurality of first spray holes 44 formed on the surface; and a cover body 46 on which a plurality of second nozzle holes 48 are formed, and each of the first nozzle holes 44 of the spray plate 42 and each of the second nozzle holes 48 of the cover body 46 ) Floor cleaning system, characterized in that it comprises a communication pipe (49) for connecting individually. delete delete delete delete According to claim 1,
A collecting net 71 for collecting foreign substances larger than fine substances is provided in the storage unit 70, and a filter unit for collecting fine substances passing through the collecting net is provided at one side of the storage unit 70 ( 80) is provided, and the filter unit 80 includes a network structure 81 woven with metal wires; and a magnetic part 82 disposed at an end of the network structure 81 to apply magnetic force, and the outer surface of the metal wire is coated with a polymer material in which silver nanoparticles are mixed. Floor cleaning, characterized in that system. According to claim 6
The pore size of the network structure 81 is a floor cleaning system, characterized in that formed in the range of 2 ~ 15㎛ for collecting fine substances.

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