KR20050104614A - A dust collector for vacuum cleaner - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a dust collection assembly of a vacuum cleaner, the anti-rotation plate is hinged rotatably hinged to at least one of the bottom cover and the separation plate.

The present invention is a dust collecting pipe 110 is dust collected in the air introduced from the outside is filtered; A filter assembly 150 mounted inside the dust collector 110 to filter dirt in the air; A bottom cover 160 for selectively opening and closing the bottom surface of the dust collecting tube 110; Separating plate 120 for partitioning the inner space of the dust collector 110 up and down; It is installed between the bottom cover (160) and the separation plate (120), and has a configuration including a rotation preventing plate (170) for supporting the separation plate (120) to prevent the flow of air; The anti-rotation plate 170 is hingedly coupled to at least one of the bottom cover 160 and the separator plate 120. The anti-rotation plate 170 is integrally formed with the bottom cover 160 or the separation plate 120. According to this configuration, there is an advantage that the removal of foreign matter in the dust collection assembly is smooth.

Description

Dust collector for vacuum cleaner {A dust collector for vacuum cleaner}

The present invention relates to a vacuum cleaner, and more particularly, a rotation preventing plate for supporting a separator plate is hinged to at least one of the bottom cover and the separator plate so as to be rotatable, and when the bottom cover is opened, the separator is rotated downward. It is about dust collection assembly.

1 shows a configuration of a general vacuum cleaner. As shown in the drawing, the vacuum cleaner includes a main body 1 having suction means for sucking air in the room, and a suction nozzle 2 into which air on the bottom surface is introduced by suction force generated in the main body 1. Has a configuration to include.

On the other hand, the main body 1, the lower body (5) to which the suction means is received and fastened, and the parts embedded in the lower body (5) so as not to be exposed to the outside, the electric part for controlling the vacuum cleaner (not shown) It is composed of an upper body (6) that is built.

In addition, wheels 8 are fastened to both sides of the body so that the main body 1 can smoothly move the bottom surface, and the wheels 8 are separated from foreign substances sucked from the air sucked through the suction nozzles 2. A discharge portion 8a through which air of the air is discharged from the main body 1 is constituted.

Between the main body 1 and the suction nozzle 2, a suction hose 3b made of a flexible material, an operation unit 4 connected to an end of the suction hose 3b, and the operation unit 4 ) And an extension tube 3a for connecting the suction nozzle 2 are sequentially installed, so that the suction force generated in the main body 1 can be transmitted to the suction nozzle 2.

Therefore, when electricity is applied through the wire 9 connected to the power supply unit (not shown) built in the main body 1, the vacuum cleaner is in a standby state. At this time, if the user adjusts the suction step by using the button of the operation unit 4, the suction force suitable for each step is generated by the suction means built in the main body.

The suction force generated through the suction means is transmitted to the suction nozzle 2 via the suction hose 3b and the extension pipe 3a which are fastened to the suction connector 3c. The air containing the foreign matter such as dust or lint is sucked by the suction force transmitted to the suction nozzle 2, and the air containing the fine dust and the like is separated by the dust collecting container 10 from the sucked air. The cleaning is performed while discharging to the outside of the main body 1 through 8a).

However, the vacuum cleaner dust collector structure of the prior art as described above has a problem in that the configuration of the vacuum cleaner is not easy to discharge the filtered foreign matter.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to solve the problems in the prior art as described above, and to provide a dust collecting assembly of a vacuum cleaner in which an anti-rotation plate supporting a separator plate is hinged to a bottom cover.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a dust collecting assembly of a vacuum cleaner in which a rotation preventing plate for supporting a separating plate is hinged to the separating plate.

According to a feature of the present invention for achieving the above object, the present invention is a dust collecting passage through which dust in the air introduced from the outside is filtered; A filter assembly mounted inside the dust collector and filtering dirt in the air; A lower surface cover for selectively opening and closing the lower surface of the dust collecting container; Separating plate for partitioning the inner space of the dust collector up and down; It is installed between the bottom cover and the separation plate, and has a configuration including a rotation preventing plate for supporting the separation plate and prevents the flow of air; The anti-rotation plate is rotatably installed on the bottom cover.

The separator plate is rotatably installed on the anti-rotation plate.

The separator is characterized in that it is formed integrally with the anti-rotation plate.

In addition, the present invention, a dust collecting passage through which dust collected in the air from the outside is filtered; A filter assembly mounted inside the dust collector and filtering dirt in the air; A lower surface cover for selectively opening and closing the lower surface of the dust collecting container; Separating plate for partitioning the inner space of the dust collector up and down; It is installed between the bottom cover and the separation plate, and has a configuration including a rotation preventing plate for supporting the separation plate and prevents the flow of air; The anti-rotation plate is integrally formed on the lower cover, and the separation plate is hingedly coupled to the anti-rotation plate.

According to this configuration, there is an advantage that the removal of foreign matter in the dust collection assembly is smooth.

Vacuum cleaners are widely used in general households, and the demand is increasing due to the necessity of cleaning carpets and sofas, and a canister type in which a nozzle part, which is a suction port, is provided separately from the main body and connected by a connecting pipe. And it can be roughly divided into an upright method (Upright type) in which the nozzle unit is formed integrally with the main body.

The filter assembly of the vacuum cleaner performs the function of separating and collecting the foreign matter in the inhaled air. Hereinafter, the canister type and the upright type, as well as the cyclone dust collection that can be installed in all types of vacuum cleaners. Discuss the assembly.

2 is an exploded perspective view of the vacuum cleaner dust collecting assembly according to the present invention, Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view of the dust collecting assembly according to the present invention.

As shown in these drawings, the dust collecting assembly 100 according to the present invention is provided with a substantially cylindrical dust collecting container 110, the suction guide 112 is formed on one side upper end of the dust collecting container 110.

The suction guide 112 is formed so that one end thereof protrudes to the outside of the dust collecting container 110, and the air flowing into the dust collecting container 110 may flow along the inner wall of the dust collecting container 110 in a tangential direction. Guide to help. Therefore, the suction guide 112 is formed to be inclined at an angle to the outer surface of the dust collecting container (110).

Inside the dust collecting container 110 is formed a separating plate 120 for partitioning the inner space of the dust collecting container 110 up and down. The separation plate 120 is supported by the anti-rotation plate 170 to be described below, it is preferably formed of a circular flat plate. Therefore, some of the foreign matter contained in the air introduced through the suction guide 112 is accumulated by falling to the lower side of the separation plate 120.

On the other hand, the handle 130 is formed on the other outer wall of the suction guide 112 to facilitate attachment and detachment from the body (not shown). In addition, the upper surface 140 of the dust collecting container 110 is shielded, and an opening 142 in which the filter assembly 150 to be described below is mounted is formed at the center of the dust collecting cylindrical surface 140. The opening 142 is formed in a circular shape corresponding to the upper end of the filter assembly 150, the edge is formed stepped so that the filter assembly 150 is seated.

One side of the opening portion 142 is formed with a lever seating portion 146 recessed downward, the fastening lever 148 is rotatably mounted to the lever seating portion 146. The fastening lever 148 rotates the lever hinge 148 ′ formed on one side of the shaft to selectively fix the fastening rib 156 ′ of the filter assembly 150 to be described below. It serves to prevent removal.

The filter assembly 150 is fastened to the opening 142. The filter assembly 150 is formed in a cylindrical shape to filter foreign matter in the suction air, the filter 152 is formed to repeat the pleats in the longitudinal direction in the circumferential direction, and to secure the bottom of the filter 152 The lower fixing part 154 to support, and the upper fixing part 156 to fix the upper end of the filter 152 has a configuration.

The filter 152 of the filter assembly 150 is formed of a material capable of securing a certain strength or more in consideration of the strong flow of air and maintaining a shape during washing. For example, it may be composed of a polyester material that can be utilized as a fiber material, more preferably is formed of a plastic material that selectively permeates the material.

In addition, the upper and lower fixing parts 156 and the lower fixing part 154 for fixing and supporting the upper part and the lower part of the filter 152 are also constructed so that the filter 152 can maintain a cylindrical shape and can be washed with synthetic resin material. It can also be configured.

And the discharge guide flow path 152a is formed in the center of the filter 152 up and down. The discharge guide passage 152a guides the air passing through the filter 152 to be discharged upward.

Since the filter 152 is made of a bending filter formed of a plurality of pleats in the longitudinal direction to widen the contact surface area with the flowing air, dust collection efficiency is maximized to the maximum. That is, the filter 152 is filtered so that fine foreign matters are not included in the air discharged through the discharge guide passage 152a.

The upper fixing part 156 is formed in a relatively larger size than the lower fixing part 154, and is mounted on the edge of the opening part 142 of the dust collecting cylindrical surface 140. One end of the upper fixing part 156 protrudes laterally to form a fastening rib 156 '.

The fastening rib 156 ′ is positioned at the lever seat 146 when the filter assembly 150 is seated on the opening 142. Therefore, when the fastening lever 148 is rotated to fix the fastening rib 156 ′, the filter assembly 150 is firmly mounted to the dust collecting cylindrical surface 140.

The air discharge port 156a is formed to penetrate up and down in the center of the upper fixing part 156. The air discharge port 156a is a portion where air guided by the discharge guide flow path 152a of the filter 152 is discharged upward, and the edge is protruded upward to form the discharge end 156b. The discharge end 156b allows the discharge port formed in the cleaner body (not shown) and the air discharge port 156a to be easily coupled.

A handle 158 is further formed on the upper surface of the upper fixing part 156. The handle 158 is to facilitate the user to attach the filter assembly 150, it is preferable that a pair is formed on both sides around the air discharge port (156a).

On the other hand, the lower part of the dust collecting container 110 is open, the lower surface of the cover 160 is shielded. The bottom cover 160 is installed to be opened and closed at the lower end of the dust collecting container (110).

An anti-rotation plate 170 is integrally formed on the upper surface of the lower cover 160. The anti-rotation plate 170 protrudes upward from the lower cover 160 at a predetermined height, and the separation plate 120 is horizontal by the anti-rotation plate 170.

The anti-rotation plate 170 also serves to prevent the air introduced through the suction guide 112 from rotating. That is, the air introduced through the suction guide 112 flows in a helical direction and flows along the inner surface of the dust collecting container 110, thereby scattering dust accumulated on the lower side of the separating plate 120. Therefore, the anti-rotation plate 170 is to prevent the scattering of dust by blocking the rotation of the introduced air.

The hinge 175 is formed at the right end of the upper surface of the anti-rotation plate 170. The hinge 175 is such that the right end of the separation plate 120 is coupled to the anti-rotation plate 170, the separation plate 120 is the lower cover 160 with the hinge 175 as an axis. It is possible to rotate downward when opening.

Both ends of the bottom cover 160 are provided with a cover hinge 180 and a cover opening and closing means 190. That is, the cover hinge 180 is formed at the left end (in FIG. 3) of the bottom cover 160 corresponding to the lower portion of the handle 130, and the cover opening and closing means 190 is formed at the opposite side.

The cover opening and closing means 190 has a locking protrusion 192 formed at the right end (in FIG. 3) of the bottom cover 160, a locking ring 194 coupled with the locking protrusion 192, and the locking ring. It is composed of a support (196) for supporting (194).

As shown, the support 196 is formed to protrude laterally at the lower end of the dust collecting container 110, it is made of a pair. The support 196 and the locking ring 194 are rotatably coupled by the hinge shaft 198. That is, the hinge shaft 198 across the pair of supports 196 is installed through the central portion of the hook 194.

The locking ring 194 is divided into a button portion 194 'and a ring portion 194 ", as shown in detail in Fig. 3. That is, the button portion (1) is formed on the upper side of the hinge shaft 198 provided at the center portion. 194 'is formed, and the lower portion 194 "is formed.

And the hook 194 has a '<' shape of the top and bottom slightly curved to the right. That is, the button portion 194 'and the ring portion 194 "are symmetrically inclined to each other at a predetermined angle with respect to the vertical line with respect to the center portion. Therefore, the button portion 194' is positioned to the left side (Fig. 3). When pressed with), the hook ring 194 rotates the hinge shaft 198 about the axis, so that the ring portion 194 "moves to the right side.

On the other hand, the compression spring (S) is installed on the left side (in Figure 3) of the locking ring 194. That is, a compression spring S is embedded between the pair of supports 196, and this compression spring S moves back to the left side after the button portion 194 'of the locking ring 194 moves to the left side. To do that.

Hereinafter, the operation of the vacuum cleaner dust collection assembly having the above configuration will be described.

First, although not shown, the outside air and foreign matter are sucked through the suction nozzle according to the operation of the vacuum cleaner, and the suction air and the foreign matter are introduced into the dust collecting container 110 through the suction guide 112.

Foreign matter having a relatively large mass of foreign matter introduced into the dust collecting container 110 is separated into the lower side of the separating plate 120, and foreign matter having a relatively small mass flows into the filter assembly 150 while rotating. . That is, the foreign matter having a small mass is separated by the filter assembly 150 in the process of moving together with the air to escape through the opening 142 and is accumulated in the dust collecting container 110.

The air passing through the filter assembly 150 is guided upward through the discharge guide passage 152a formed at the center of the filter 152, as shown in FIG. 3, to open the dust collecting cylindrical surface 140. Is discharged through 142.

Next, in order to remove the dust accumulated on the lower side of the separating plate 120, the lower cover 160 should be opened. Referring to FIG. 3 and FIGS. 4A and 4B, the operation state is as follows.

When the user applies a force to the left side of the button portion 194 'which is the upper end of the hook 194 while the bottom cover 160 is fastened as shown in FIG. 3, the hook 194 is a hinge shaft. It rotates about 198 and the said collar part 194 "pushes out to the right side.

In this case, the hook portion 194 "is out of the locking projection 192 of the lower cover 160, and the right end of the lower cover 160 is lowered. That is, the lower cover 160 The right end is gradually moved downward by rotating the cover hinge 180 of the left end to the axis, the state at this time is shown in Figures 4a and 4b.

When the bottom cover 160 is opened, the separating plate 120 also rotates the hinge 175 about its axis. That is, as shown in FIG. 4B, the separating plate 120 is rotated clockwise (in FIGS. 4A and 4B) about the hinge 175 of the right end to be draped downward. In this case, foreign substances on the upper side and the lower side of the separating plate 120 are simultaneously dropped downward when the lower cover 160 is opened.

The scope of the present invention is not limited to the above-exemplified embodiments, and many other modifications based on the present invention will be possible to those skilled in the art within the above technical scope.

For example, in the above embodiment, the anti-rotation plate 170 is integrally formed with the bottom cover 160, and the separation plate 120 is rotatably coupled by a hinge 175. On the contrary, of course, the anti-rotation plate 170 is integrally formed with the separation plate 120 and hinged to the bottom cover 160.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 5, the anti-rotation plate 170 may be configured to be hinged to the separation plate 120 and the bottom cover 160, respectively.

That is, the anti-rotation plate 170 is formed as a separate member, and an upper hinge 175 'is formed at an upper end thereof, and a lower hinge 175 "is formed at a lower end thereof. Thus, the anti-rotation plate 170 has the lower hinge 175 "can be rotated about an axis, and the separating plate 120 can be rotated about an upper hinge 175 '.

6A and 6B illustrate a state in which the anti-rotation plate 170 and the separation plate 120 are rotated by the upper hinge 175 'and the lower hinge 175 ". That is, the lower cover 160 ) Rotates the cover hinge 180 in the clockwise direction, and the anti-rotation plate 170 and the separation plate 120 also rotate the lower hinge 175 "and the upper hinge 175 'in the clockwise direction. Rotating down, it falls down.

In the vacuum cleaner dust collection assembly according to the present invention as described above, the lower surface cover is provided to be opened and closed on the lower surface of the dust collecting container, and the anti-rotation plate or the separating plate is hinged to the lower surface cover.

Accordingly, when the lower cover is opened, the anti-rotation plate and the separating plate rotate at the same time and are draped downward. As a result, foreign materials accumulated on the upper surface of the upper cover as well as foreign matter accumulated on the upper surface of the separating plate are simultaneously dropped and discharged downward. Thus, according to the present invention there is an advantage that the foreign matter discharge in the dust collector is easier.

1 is a perspective view showing an appearance configuration of a general vacuum cleaner.

Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view showing a preferred embodiment of the vacuum cleaner dust collection assembly according to the present invention.

Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view showing the internal configuration of the vacuum cleaner dust collection assembly according to the present invention.

Figure 4a is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the bottom cover of the vacuum cleaner dust collection assembly according to the present invention shown in FIG.

Figure 4b is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the bottom cover of the vacuum cleaner dust collection assembly according to the present invention shown in FIG.

Figure 5 is a cross-sectional view showing the configuration of another embodiment of a vacuum cleaner dust collection assembly according to the present invention.

Figure 6a is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the bottom cover of the vacuum cleaner dust collection assembly according to the present invention shown in FIG.

Figure 6b is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the bottom cover of the vacuum cleaner dust collection assembly according to the present invention shown in FIG.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

100. Dust collection assembly 110. Dust collection

112. Suction guide 120. Separator

130. Handle 140. Dust collecting surface

150. Filter assembly 152. Filter

152 '. Rib insert groove 154. Lower fixing part

160. Bottom cover 170. Anti-rotation plate

180. Cover hinge 190. Cover opening and closing means

192. Hanging Hooks 194. Hanging Hooks

196. Support 198. Hinge Shaft

S. Compression Spring

Claims (4)

A dust collecting passage through which dust in the air introduced from the outside is filtered and collected; A filter assembly mounted inside the dust collector and filtering dirt in the air; A lower surface cover for selectively opening and closing the lower surface of the dust collecting container; Separating plate for partitioning the inner space of the dust collector up and down; It is installed between the bottom cover and the separation plate, and has a configuration including a rotation preventing plate for supporting the separation plate and prevents the flow of air; The anti-rotation plate is a dust collection assembly of the vacuum cleaner, characterized in that rotatably installed on the lower cover. The dust collecting assembly of claim 1, wherein the separating plate is rotatably installed on the anti-rotation plate. The dust collecting assembly of claim 1, wherein the separator is integrally formed with the anti-rotation plate. A dust collecting passage through which dust in the air introduced from the outside is filtered and collected; A filter assembly mounted inside the dust collector and filtering dirt in the air; A lower surface cover for selectively opening and closing the lower surface of the dust collecting container; Separating plate for partitioning the inner space of the dust collector up and down; It is installed between the bottom cover and the separation plate, and has a configuration including a rotation preventing plate for supporting the separation plate and prevents the flow of air; The anti-rotation plate is integrally formed on the lower cover, the separation plate is a dust collection assembly of the vacuum cleaner, characterized in that the hinge rotatably coupled to the anti-rotation plate.