KR200386543Y1 - Steam cleaner - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a steam cleaner, and more particularly, to prevent damage or failure caused by the impact of cleaning by attaching the steam generator in a position separated by a certain height from the bottom surface, and the floor with a mop wound on two bobbins When the mop gets dirty while wiping the surface, it is about a steam cleaner that rotates the bobbin so that it can be cleaned continuously.

According to the present invention, since the steam generating part and the water tank generating hot steam can be positioned higher than the bottom surface, there is an effect of preventing damage to the steam generating part due to an impact during cleaning.

Description

Steam cleaner {STEAM CLEANER}

The present invention relates to a steam cleaner, and more particularly, to prevent damage or failure caused by the impact of cleaning by attaching the steam generator in a position separated by a certain height from the bottom surface, and the floor with a mop wound on two bobbins When the mop gets dirty while wiping the surface, it is about a steam cleaner that rotates the bobbin so that it can be cleaned continuously.

Generally, a steam cleaner that generates steam and cleans it by releasing steam having a constant temperature generated by heating water through the bottom surface of the lower plate mounted at the bottom to supply moisture having a constant temperature to the mop, thereby removing dirty foreign substances. It is configured for easy cleaning.

As shown in FIG. 1, the steam cleaner according to the related art is composed of a handle, a retractable rod, a connection part, and a main body, and the bottom surface of the main body may be cleaned while spraying the steam generator provided inside the main body. It is configured to be.

According to the prior art, both the water tank for storing water and the steam generator are configured inside the main body, and the main body is a part that cleans the bottom surface by using frictional force while moving in close contact with the floor of the home or office. It can often bump into furniture or appliances that are placed.

By the way, the steam generator is to generate steam by heating the water with a high temperature heater is a device having a high temperature and the power is connected. If such a heating device is broken or cracked by the impact during cleaning, water may leak and, in severe cases, an electric shock may occur.

Therefore, in order to prevent damage due to impact during the cleaning of the floor surface and to prevent more accidents, it is necessary to arrange the water tank and the steam generating unit by raising a certain height above the ground.

On the other hand, in the steam cleaner according to the prior art is provided with a velcro or tongs on the bottom surface to fix the mop, if the mop gets dirty while cleaning, remove the entire mop and fold the clean side out, and then again to the bottom of the steam cleaner Must be attached.

When the mop is newly removed and reattached, the user must stop the operation of the steam cleaner, and then replace the mop by lifting the main body, which causes a lot of power and inconvenience, and there is a risk of burn due to the discharge of steam.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, it is an object of the present invention to provide a steam cleaner having a steam generator in the middle portion of the connecting rod so that the water tank and the heating heater can be at a position spaced upward from the ground. .

In addition, an object of the present invention is to provide a steam cleaner to open the lid provided in the body of the steam cleaner to close the valve of the steam supply pipe to eliminate the risk of burns caused by the injection of steam.

In addition, the present invention provides a steam cleaner that can be replaced with a new mop by simply cleaning the bottom surface with the exposed part of the mop wound on two bobbins, and rotating the bobbin when the mop becomes dirty to expose the clean part. For the purpose of

In another aspect, the present invention has a brush connected to the wheel on one side of the body portion, and an object of the present invention is to provide a steam cleaner to collect the dust collected by the rotation of the brush in the dust collector and to throw it in the trash.

The present invention devised to solve the above problems is a steam cleaner for generating a steam to wipe the bottom, the steam generating unit for generating steam located in the middle of the connecting rod; And a body part spraying steam generated by the steam generator and exposing a replaceable mop to the floor to wipe the bottom surface.

The steam generator comprises a water tank containing water; A water inlet for injecting water into the water tank; A water supply pipe connected to the inside of the water tank and supplying water contained in the water tank; A steam generating pipe connected to the water supply pipe; A heating heater configured to surround the steam generating tube, and generating steam by heating water introduced into the steam generating tube; It includes; the steam supply pipe for supplying the steam generated in the steam generating pipe to the body portion.

The steam generator is characterized in that it is spaced upwardly by a predetermined height from the bottom surface.

The body portion and the case; At least a pair of bobbins that fix the mop on both sides; A mop adjusting knob for rotating any one of the bobbins; A clasp for preventing rotation of any one of the bobbins; A brush, the portion of which is exposed in the bottom direction; The upper end is bent outward to some extent, the bottom is attached to the inner bottom of the case, the fixing frame is formed with a plurality of steam outlets on the bottom; includes, one side end of the mop is any one of the pair of bobbins It is wound on one, and is wound around the bottom of the case is wound on the other bobbin is fixed.

At least two pairs of wheels are attached to the body, and the brush is attached to at least one rotation shaft of the wheels.

Steam supplied from the steam generating unit is characterized in that the spray to the bottom surface of the body portion through the steam outlet.

A portion of the steam outlet is formed on the bottom of the case is characterized in that a plurality of irregularities are formed repeatedly.

When opening the lid provided in the body portion, by blocking the steam supply pipe to prevent the steam is injected to the bottom surface of the body portion; further includes a.

A description with reference to the drawings is as follows.

Figure 2 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the steam cleaner according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view showing the structure of the steam generator, Figure 4 is a plan view showing the structure of the body portion. 5 is a perspective view showing a three-dimensional structure of the fixing frame, Figure 6 is a side view showing the structure of the body portion.

2 to 6, the steam cleaner 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a steam generator 200 installed on the connecting rod 202 and a body part 300 in close contact with the bottom surface. do. In addition to the power switch is provided with a handle portion (not shown) further includes, but the detailed description is omitted since it is not the core content of the present invention.

The steam generating unit 200 serves to generate steam by heating the stored water, and comprises a water tank 204 and a heating heater 214. In the water tank 204, water for generating steam is stored, and a water inlet 206 having a lid is positioned at an upper portion or a predetermined position.

A through hole 208 is formed in the lower center of the water tank 204, and a water supply pipe 210 made of metal or rubber is connected to the lower part of the through hole 208 to lower the water in the water tank 204. Supply. The through hole 208 or the water supply pipe 210 is preferably provided with a valve (not shown) provided with an elastic member to control a predetermined amount of water to pass through. By installing such a valve, it is possible to prevent the water of the water tank 204 from leaking toward the body portion 300 while not in use.

The end of the water supply pipe 210 is connected to the steam generating pipe 212 made of a metal material made of a spiral thin tube shape. The steam generating tube 212 may be made of metal, particularly aluminum, copper, stainless steel, or the like, for efficient heat transfer.

A heating heater 214 is provided around the steam generating pipe 212, and the heating heater 214 is manufactured in a state in which nichrome wire is wound around the mica plate, and a power source is connected to the nichrome wire to supply power. . In addition, it may be heated using a cartridge heater, a quartz tube heater, or the like, and another type of heating apparatus may be used as long as it can generate heat enough to boil water to generate steam.

Steam generated in the steam generating pipe 212 is supplied to the body portion 300 through the steam supply pipe 216.

On the other hand, the body 300 is a mop 400 is inserted into the interior of the case 304 made of metal or plastic, so that the bottom surface can be cleaned.

Two pairs of wheels 306 are connected to a pair of wheel axles 308 at both front and rear ends of the case 304. A brush 310 is attached to at least one wheel axle 308 of the pair of wheel axles 308. Is provided. That is, the wheel 306 is rotated while pushing the body 300, the wheel shaft 308 connected to the wheel 306 is rotated while the brush 310 provided on the wheel shaft 308 is rotated together. The brush 310 is mounted inside the case 304, but a portion of the brush 310 is exposed to a space formed at the bottom of the case 304, and the exposed portion contacts the floor surface of the room or living room to sweep the dust present on the floor surface. Raised. Dust swept up by the brush 310 is transferred to the case 304 and collected in the dust container.

Inside the case 304, a pair of bobbins 312 are installed in parallel with the wheel shaft 308, and the bobbin 312 is wound and mounted with a mop 400 for cleaning the bottom surface. The bobbin 312 is preferably provided with a clamp (not shown) for fixing the end of the mop 400, but may also be fixed to the bobbin 312 in another way.

At least one bobbin 312 of the pair of bobbins 312 is installed outside the case 304 is fixed to the mop adjustment knob 314 is connected to the bobbin 312, by rotating the mop adjustment knob 314 Rotating the bobbin 312 exposes the unused clean portion to the outside while the mop 400 moves.

Means for preventing the rotation of the bobbin 312 is provided in the adjacent portion of the bobbin 312 and the mop adjustment knob 314, the fixed handle 316 is installed on the outside of the case 304, the case 304 Inside the) is provided with a clasp 318 connected to the fixed handle 316. Clasp 318 is made of a rectangular, by pressing the bobbin 312 or the mop 400 according to the direction of the fixed handle 316 can prevent the rotation of the bobbin 312 or the movement of the mop 400. The fixing handle 316 and the clasp 318 as described above may be installed to fix any one or both of the pair of bobbins 312.

A fixing frame 320 is attached to the center lower portion of the case 304 to prevent the mop 400 from slipping between the pair of bobbins 312. As shown in Figure 5, the fixing frame 320 is made of a U-shaped, the upper end is formed to be bent to some extent to the outside. This is to allow the mop 400 located on both sides of the fixing frame 320 to be more firmly fixed to the bobbin 312, as shown in Figure 6, due to the thickness of the mop 400 itself to the bobbin 312 Winding mop 400 and the end bent portion of the fixing frame 320 is in close contact.

A flat bottom surface of the fixing frame 320 is formed with a plurality of steam outlets (322). The steam outlet 322 is a passage through which steam supplied from the steam generator 200 is injected into the bottom of the case 304 as a fine hole.

The bottom surface of the fixing frame 320 is attached to the steam supply box 324 of the rectangular parallelepiped, the steam supply pipe 216 is connected to one side of the steam supply box 324 is supplied with steam. The steam supply box 324 serves to seal the steam supplied to the body 300 to be injected through the steam outlet 322 without leaking into the case 304.

The bottom uneven portion 326 is formed at the bottom of the case 304. The bottom concave-convex portion 326 is a washing plate-shaped protrusion repeatedly formed around the steam outlet 322, so that the mop 400 is in close contact with the floor to wipe off the dust well. The bottom concave-convex portion 326 may be manufactured integrally so that protrusions are formed on the bottom of the case 304, or may be manufactured by fixing a plate on which the unevenness is formed on the bottom of the case 304.

On the other hand, the upper portion of the case 304 is provided with a lid 302, the user may be burned by hot steam if the lid 302 is opened during steam cleaning, opening the lid 302 power supply (not shown) It is preferable to stop the operation of the steam supply pipe 216 is provided with a safety valve (not shown) is locked so that no more steam is discharged.

When cleaning using the steam cleaner 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention, first put water in the water tank 204 and connect the power to operate the heating heater 214. The heating heater 214 generates steam by boiling water contained in the steam generating tube 212, and supplies the steam to the steam supply box 324 of the body 300 through the steam supply pipe 216. The steam collected in the steam supply box 324 is injected into the bottom surface of the case 304 through the steam outlet 322 without leaking into the case 304.

On the other hand, the bobbin 312 is wound by the clasp 400 is fixed by the clasp 318 of the fixed handle 316, is fixed while exposing a portion of the mop 400 under the steam outlet 322. Therefore, the steam injected through the steam outlet 322 soaks the mop 400 while heating the mop 400, the user cleans the pollutants on the bottom surface while pushing the floor surface.

As the cleaning proceeds, when the mop 400 exposed to the bottom of the body 300 becomes dirty, the locking knob 316 is turned to unlock the bobbin 312 and the mop adjustment knob 314 is turned. While moving the mop (400) until the clean part of the mop (400). When the clean part comes out to lock the bobbin (312) by turning the fixing handle (316) to start cleaning again.

In addition, when the user moves the body portion 300 back and forth, the wheel 306 installed in the case 304 is rotated, the brush 310 is rotated in accordance with the rotation of the wheel 306 to sweep up the dust on the bottom surface. . Swept dust falls into the dust container inside the case 304, and when the cleaning is finished, the lid 302 is opened to empty the dust container.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the scope of the present invention is not limited to these embodiments, and the scope of the present invention can be easily modified.

According to the present invention, since the steam generating part and the water tank generating hot steam can be positioned higher than the bottom surface, there is an effect of preventing damage to the steam generating part due to an impact during cleaning.

In addition, according to the present invention there is an effect that can effectively remove the dust on the floor using a brush that rotates like a wheel.

In addition, according to the present invention, when opening the lid of the body portion, there is an effect that can promote the safety of the user by stopping the discharge of steam.

1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of a steam cleaner according to the prior art.

Figure 2 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the steam cleaner according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a cross-sectional view showing the structure of the steam generator.

Figure 4 is a plan view showing the structure of the body portion.

5 is a perspective view showing a three-dimensional structure of the fixing frame.

Figure 6 is a side view showing the structure of the body portion.

* Description of the main parts of the drawings *

100: steam cleaner 200: steam generator 202: connecting rod

204: water tank 206: water inlet 208: through hole

210: water supply pipe 212: steam generating pipe 214: heating heater

216: steam supply pipe 300: body 302: lid

304: case 306: wheel 308: wheel shaft

310: brush 312: bobbin 314: mop adjustment knob

316: fixing handle 318: latch 320: fixing frame

322: steam outlet 324: steam supply box 326: bottom uneven

400: mop

Claims (8)

In the steam cleaner that generates steam to clean the floor, A steam generator for generating steam by being positioned at an intermediate portion of the connecting rod; And a body part for spraying steam generated by the steam generating part and exposing a replaceable fixed mop to the floor to wipe the bottom surface. The method of claim 1, The steam generator A water tank containing water; A water inlet for injecting water into the water tank; A water supply pipe connected to the inside of the water tank and supplying water contained in the water tank; A steam generating pipe connected to the water supply pipe; A heating heater configured to surround the steam generating tube, and generating steam by heating water introduced into the steam generating tube; And a steam supply pipe for supplying steam generated from the steam generating pipe to the body part. The method of claim 2, The steam generator Steam cleaner characterized in that the spaced apart from the bottom by a certain height upward. The method of claim 1, The body portion A case; At least a pair of bobbins that fix the mop on both sides; A mop adjusting knob for rotating any one of the bobbins; A clasp for preventing rotation of any one of the bobbins; A brush, the portion of which is exposed in the bottom direction; The upper end is bent to the outside to some extent, the bottom is attached to the inner bottom of the case, a fixed frame formed with a plurality of steam outlets on the bottom; One side end of the mop is wound on any one of the pair of bobbins, the steam cleaner, characterized in that is wound around the bottom of the case is fixed to the other bobbin is fixed. The method of claim 4, wherein At least two pairs of wheels are attached to the body portion, Steam cleaner, characterized in that the brush is attached to at least one of the rotating shaft of the wheel. The method of claim 4, wherein Steam supplied from the steam generator is sprayed to the bottom surface of the body portion through the steam outlet. The method of claim 6, Steam cleaner, characterized in that a plurality of irregularities are formed repeatedly in the portion where the steam outlet is formed on the bottom of the case. The method of claim 3, And a safety valve for opening the lid provided in the body part to block the steam supply pipe so that steam is not injected to the bottom surface of the body part.