KR20030071381A - Accessory cloth set for vacuum cleaner and vacuum cleaner having the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: An auxiliary duster set and a vacuum cleaner having the same are provided to easily remove liquid dirt or sticking dirt from a floor by using an auxiliary duster member. CONSTITUTION: A vacuum cleaner is composed of a cleaner body, a suction port assembly(120), an extended tube(130) for connecting the body to the suction port assembly, and an auxiliary duster set(150) detachably installed at one side of the extended tube. The auxiliary duster set includes an auxiliary duster member(151) for removing liquid or sticking dirt from a floor, and a mounting unit(152) for mounting the auxiliary duster member on the extended tube detachably.

Description

Auxiliary mop set for vacuum cleaner and vacuum cleaner having same {Accessory cloth set for vacuum cleaner and vacuum cleaner having the same}

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vacuum cleaner, and more particularly, to an auxiliary mop set capable of removing liquid dirt and / or sticking dirt on a surface to be cleaned, and a vacuum cleaner having the same.

Referring to FIG. 1, a conventional vacuum cleaner 100 includes a vacuum cleaner main body 110 having a suction motor (not shown) and a dust collecting filter (not shown), and surrounding dust from a surface to be cleaned when the suction motor is driven. The suction hole (not shown) suctioned with the air of the main inlet assembly 120 is formed on the bottom surface, the vacuum cleaner body 110 and the main inlet assembly 120 is connected to the dirt vacuum cleaner body 110 It includes an extension pipe 130 for forming a passage to be sucked into). The apparatus further includes an auxiliary cleaning device 140 such as an auxiliary suction nozzle for cleaning a narrow area that is difficult to clean only by the main inlet assembly 120. The auxiliary cleaning device 140 is used instead of the main inlet assembly 120 at the end of the extension pipe 130 according to the surface to be cleaned, when not in use is mounted on a detachable member (not shown) separately provided on one side of the extension pipe 130 Or stored in a separate storage unit (not shown) provided in the vacuum cleaner main body 110.

However, when cleaning using the conventional vacuum cleaner 100 configured as described above, only the main suction port assembly 120 or the auxiliary suction nozzle 140 provided in the vacuum cleaner 100 to clean the dirt by suctioning air is avoided. There is a disadvantage that liquid dirt such as oil and water scattered on the cleaning surface and dirt stuck to the cleaned surface cannot be completely removed.

Accordingly, when the cleaning is performed using the conventional vacuum cleaner 100, and a portion contaminated by the liquid dirt or fixing dirt is found, the user may bring a separate mop to clean the liquid dirt and the liquid dirt. And there is a problem that has to take the hassle of wiping off the fixing dirt.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object thereof is to provide an auxiliary cleaning device and a vacuum cleaner having the same that can easily clean the liquid dirt and / or fixed dirt of the surface to be cleaned.

1 is a perspective view showing a conventional vacuum cleaner,

Figure 2 is a perspective view showing a vacuum cleaner according to an embodiment of the present invention,

Figure 3 is a side cross-sectional view showing a mounting state of the auxiliary mop set of FIG.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

100: vacuum cleaner 110: vacuum cleaner main body

120: inlet assembly 130: extension tube

150: auxiliary mop set 151: auxiliary mop member

152: mounting apparatus 153: first fixing member

154: mounting portion 155: recessed portion

157: second fixing member 158: mounting groove

156: mounting projection

The auxiliary mop set according to the present invention for achieving the above object, the auxiliary mop member for wiping the liquid dirt and / or fixing dirt of the surface to be cleaned when cleaning the surface to be cleaned using a vacuum cleaner, and the auxiliary mop And a mounting apparatus for detachably mounting the member to the extension tube of the vacuum cleaner.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the mounting apparatus includes: a second fixing member which supports the auxiliary mop member and is formed to protrude a mounting protrusion on one side; And a first fixing member fixed to the extension tube and having a mounting groove that is complementarily hooked with the mounting protrusion.

On the other hand, the vacuum cleaner according to another aspect of the present invention, the vacuum cleaner body, the suction inlet assembly for sucking the dirt on the surface to be cleaned, the extension tube for connecting the vacuum cleaner body and the suction inlet assembly and detachable installation on one side of the extension tube And an auxiliary mop set to be provided, wherein the auxiliary mop set includes: an auxiliary mop member capable of cleaning the liquid dirt and / or the fixed dirt; And a mounting device for detachably mounting the auxiliary mop member to the extension tube.

According to this, the surface to be cleaned contaminated by liquid and / or sedimentation dirt can be easily cleaned using the auxiliary mop set.

Here, the mounting apparatus, the second fixing member for supporting the auxiliary mop member and formed to protrude a mounting projection on one side; And a first fixing member fixed to the extension tube and having a mounting groove that is complementarily hooked with the mounting protrusion.

Preferably, the second fixing member has a concave portion formed in the longitudinal direction of the second fixing member and has the same radius of curvature as the outer circumferential surface of the extension tube on the engaging surface coupled to the first fixing member.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In describing the embodiments of the present invention, components having the same configuration and function as those of the conventional vacuum cleaner shown and described with reference to FIG. 1 are referred to by the same reference numerals as before, and detailed description thereof will be omitted. .

2 and 3, the vacuum cleaner 100 according to the present invention includes a vacuum cleaner main body 110, a main suction inlet assembly 120 for sucking dirt on a surface to be cleaned, and the main suction inlet assembly 120. ) And an extension tube 130 connecting the vacuum cleaner body 110. Then, the auxiliary mop set 150 is detachably mounted to the extension pipe 130.

The auxiliary mop set 150 includes an auxiliary mop member 151 and a mounting apparatus 152 for detachably mounting the auxiliary mop member 151 to the extension tube 130.

The auxiliary mop member 151 is for wiping the surface to be cleaned when it is contaminated by liquid dirt and sticking dirt. In the present embodiment, the auxiliary mop member 151 is formed of a foamed synthetic resin material such as a sponge. In addition, the auxiliary mop member 151 may be formed of a fabric material capable of absorbing liquid well, such as a mop or a cloth.

The mounting device 152 is for detachably mounting the auxiliary mop member 151 to one side of the extension tube 130. In the present embodiment, the mounting apparatus 152 is detachably coupled to the extension tube 130 by being complementarily coupled with the second fixing member 157 installed on one side of the extension tube and the second fixing member 157. The first fixing member 153 is included.

Here, the auxiliary mop member 151 is detachably mounted to the first fixing member 153. According to this, the auxiliary mop member 151 is mounted as the first fixing member 153 is mounted in the state in which the auxiliary mop member 151 is supported by the second fixing member 157 fixedly installed to the extension tube 130. Removably mounted to the extension tube (130).

The second fixing member 157 is formed in a tubular shape having a through hole in the center thereof. As the through hole is fitted into the extension tube 130, the second fixing member 157 is fixedly installed to the extension tube 130. In addition, a predetermined cutting part 158 is formed at one side of the outer circumference of the second fixing member 157 to form a predetermined mounting groove 159 when the second fixing member 157 and the extension tube 130 are coupled to each other. In addition, the second fixing member 157 is provided with a mounting groove 159 can be modified in various forms if the first fixing member 153 can be detachably mounted.

The first fixing member 153 includes a seating portion 154 formed on the upper surface, and a recessed portion 155 formed on the lower surface in contact with the extension tube 130. Auxiliary mop member 151 is seated in the seating portion 154, and a predetermined seating means is provided to detachably mount the auxiliary mop member 151. In the present embodiment, the seating means uses the adhesive 160 applied or attached to the contact surface of the seating portion 154 and the auxiliary mop member 151, whereby the user attaches the auxiliary mop member 151 to the seating portion ( 154 can be detachably seated. In addition, the auxiliary mop member 151 is formed to have a volume relatively larger than the volume of the seating portion 154, such that the auxiliary mop member 151 can be forcibly fitted to the seating portion 154. 1 There is no limitation to the means for detachably mounting the auxiliary mop member 151 to the fixing member 153.

The concave portion 155 faces the extension tube 130 when the second fixing member 157 and the first fixing member 153 are coupled to each other, and has a predetermined length in the longitudinal direction of the first fixing member 153. Is formed. Here, the concave portion 155 is formed of a curved surface having a curvature radius of the same size as the curvature radius of the extension tube 130. Accordingly, the concave portion 155 surrounds a portion of the outer circumferential surface of the extension tube 130 when the first fixing member 153 and the extension tube 130 are coupled to each other. According to this, the contact area between the first fixing member 153 and the extension tube 130 is widened, thereby firmly supporting the coupling state of the mounting protrusion 156 and the mounting groove 159 which will be described later. In addition, the first fixing member 153 and the auxiliary mop member 151 mounted on the extension tube 130 may also reduce the volume of the volume occupied by one side of the extension tube 130.

On the other hand, the mounting protrusion 156 is formed to protrude in the substantially central portion of the recess 155. The mounting protrusion 156 is formed such that an end thereof is bent in the longitudinal direction of the second fixing member 157 so that a gap 156a of a predetermined interval is formed between the lower surface of the second fixing member 157.

In order to mount the first fixing member 153 configured as described above to the extension tube 130, the first fixing member 153 is extended to the upper side of the mounting groove 159 so that the mounting protrusion 156 is positioned on the extension tube 130. The first fixing member 153 is moved to the lower side of the extension tube 130 after being in close contact with the mounting protrusion 156 to hook the mounting groove 159. The combined state of the first and the first fixing member 153 as described above is as shown in FIG.

On the other hand, in addition to the above-described method of using the mounting device 152, the auxiliary mop member 151 can be detachably mounted to the extension tube 130 in various ways. For example, the auxiliary mop member 151 is applied by applying or attaching an adhesive means directly to the auxiliary mop member 151 and the extension tube 130 in the same manner as the method of coupling the auxiliary mop member 151 and the first fixing member 153. The coupling method may be variously modified, such as being detachably mounted on the extension tube 130.

In addition, the second fixing member 157 has a plurality of coupling means (not shown) so as to seat the auxiliary cleaning device 140 (see FIG. 1), etc., on the side of the extension tube 130 in addition to the auxiliary mop member 151. It may be formed to have.

The cleaning method using the vacuum cleaner 100 according to the present invention configured as described above is as follows.

First, the vacuum cleaner body 110 is driven to generate a predetermined suction input to the main inlet assembly 120. Then, the main inlet assembly 120 is moved along the surface to be cleaned so that the dirt scattered on the surface to be cleaned is sucked into the main inlet assembly 120 together with the surrounding air. At this time, depending on the state of the surface to be cleaned, the cleaning aids such as the auxiliary suction nozzle 140 (see Fig. 1) is narrowly formed at the tip may be mounted to the extension pipe 130 instead of the main inlet assembly 120 may be used.

On the other hand, while cleaning the surface to be cleaned as described above, when cleaning the surface to be contaminated by liquid or fixed dirt, such as water or oil, the first fixing member 153 mounted on one side of the extension pipe 130 Holding and sliding the upper side of the extension pipe 130. Accordingly, the auxiliary mop member 151 and the first fixing member 153 supporting the auxiliary mop member 151 are separated from the extension tube 130, and the portion contaminated by the liquid dirt in the state of holding the first fixing member 153. If you wipe the auxiliary mop member 151, the cleaning is completed. According to this, the first fixing member 153 not only functions to detachably attach the auxiliary mop member 151 to the extension pipe, but also serves as a handle of the auxiliary mop member 151.

As described above, the auxiliary mop member 151 used for cleaning is separated from the first fixing member 153 by the auxiliary mop member 151, and then washed and reused, or a new auxiliary mop member 151 is used as the first fixing member. It can be replaced by mounting on 153.

When the surface to be cleaned with a high degree of contamination is cleaned using the vacuum cleaner 100, each component of the vacuum cleaner main body 110 may also be contaminated by dirt transferred from the surface to be cleaned. Even in this case, by using the auxiliary mop member 151, it is possible to simply clean the contaminated portion of the vacuum cleaner 100.

Meanwhile, the present invention has been described using a canister vacuum cleaner as an example, but the present invention is not limited thereto and may be applied to an upright vacuum cleaner. That is, the auxiliary mop set 150 may be detachably mounted on the outer wall of the upright vacuum cleaner main body 110 instead of the extension tube 130.

According to the present invention configured as described above, while cleaning using the vacuum cleaner 100, when cleaning the cleaning surface contaminated by the liquid and fixed dirt, the auxiliary mop member 151 detachably mounted to the extension pipe 130. Can be cleaned by wiping the surface to be cleaned using. Accordingly, the hassle of having to clean the liquid filth and fixation filth come with a separate rag while cleaning is performed using a vacuum cleaner.

While the invention has been shown and described with respect to preferred embodiments for illustrating the principles of the invention, the invention is not limited to the construction and operation as shown and described. Rather, those skilled in the art will appreciate that various changes and modifications can be made to the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the appended claims. Accordingly, all such suitable changes, modifications, and equivalents should be considered to be within the scope of the present invention.

Claims (6)

And an auxiliary mop member for wiping the liquid dirt and / or the fixed dirt on the surface to be cleaned when the cleaning surface is cleaned using a vacuum cleaner, and a mounting apparatus detachably attaching the auxiliary mop member to the extension tube of the vacuum cleaner. The auxiliary mop set characterized in that. According to claim 1, The mounting apparatus, A second fixing member supporting the auxiliary mop member and having a mounting protrusion protruding from one side thereof; And And a first fixing member fixed to the extension tube and having a mounting groove coupled to the mounting protrusion and complementarily hooked with the mounting protrusion. A vacuum cleaner comprising a vacuum cleaner body, an inlet assembly for suctioning dirt on a surface to be cleaned, and an extension tube connecting the vacuum cleaner body and the inlet assembly, And an auxiliary mop set detachably installed on one side of the extension pipe so as to clean the surface to be cleaned contaminated by liquid and / or sedimentation dirt. The method of claim 3, wherein the auxiliary mop set, Auxiliary mop member for cleaning the liquid dirt and / or fixed dirt; And a mounting apparatus for detachably mounting the auxiliary mop member to the extension pipe. The method of claim 4, wherein the mounting apparatus, A second fixing member supporting the auxiliary mop member and having a mounting protrusion protruding from one side thereof; And And a first fixing member fixed to the extension tube and having a mounting groove complementarily hooked with the mounting protrusion. The method of claim 5, wherein the second fixing member, And a concave portion formed in the longitudinal direction of the second fixing member and having the same radius of curvature as the outer circumferential surface of the extension tube on the engaging surface side coupled to the first fixing member.