KR20080061768A - Electric vaccum cleaner - Google Patents

Abstract

A steam vacuum cleaner is provided to enable selective or simultaneous use of steam generation unit and a dust suction unit, and to reduce a space occupied by the cleaner as a handle unit is maintained above 90 degrees with respect to a head when the cleaner is stored. A steam vacuum cleaner(100) comprises a cover, a water tank, a suction tube(230), a connection tube(250), a guide plate, a handle unit(300), and a position setting unit. The cover has a suction hole on a front end of a floor plate(220) of a head(200) to suck in air, and a discharge hole in the middle to let steam out, and is removably installed to a fixing part. The water tank comprises a heating unit for steam generation connected to the discharge hole. The suction tube is connected to the suction hole across the water tank. The connection tube rotates in upward direction with its one side facing an end portion of the suction tube. The guide plate supports the connection tube and a moving wheel at the same time. The handle unit assembled and disassembled to/from the connection tube comprises a dust collecting unit(320) that filters dust from air inhaled by suction force of a driving fan and discharges filtered air through the suction hole, and a cord storage unit(350) for drawing and storing a power supply lead wire. The position setting unit provided between the connection tube and guide plate, allows the handle unit to maintain its position vertically rotating about the head.

Description

Steam vacuum cleaner {electric vaccum cleaner}

1 is a side view of a storage state for a combined steam cleaner of the present invention.

2 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the head for the present invention.

Figure 3 is a state diagram for the bottom of the head of the present invention.

Figure 4 is a state diagram showing the structure of the internal configuration for the head of the present invention.

5 is a cross-sectional view showing the structure of the positioning unit of the present invention.

6 is a cross-sectional view of the handle of the present invention.

Figure 7 is an isolated state of the collecting portion of the handle of the present invention.

 Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

100: cleaner 200: head 220: bottom plate

227: stone group 230: intake pipe 240: water tank

250: connection tube 253: guide jaw 255: rib

260: guide plate 263: slide groove 265: protrusion

270: positioning unit 300: handle 310: insertion tube

315: non-return plate 320: mounting groove 323: partition

327: suction hole 330: casing 333: fixed filter

340: drive motor 343: suction fan 350: cord storage

The present invention relates to a steam combined vacuum cleaner capable of sucking and removing dust accumulated on the floor of a room, or removing dust and dirt that are not easily removed by steam.

In general, the indoor floor cleaning work uses a vacuum cleaner that generates suction by the driving force of the motor to remove dust and foreign matter accumulated on the floor. However, not only dust and dirt on the floor of the room, but also when it is hard to erase on the floor due to various reasons that occur in everyday life, and stains and dirt (for example, gum, rice grass, learning grass, etc.) It has remained a cause for visual and environmental inconvenience.

In order to remove such stains and stains, stains and other foreign matters, water is boiled by electrical resistance, thereby generating hot steam and spraying steam to the floor of the room to be cleaned.

Therefore, the dust accumulated on the floor of the room was removed by a vacuum cleaner, and the dust and dirt stuck to the floor were removed by a steam cleaner. However, it was very cumbersome to use the vacuum cleaner and the steam cleaner separately. And, there is a problem in that it takes a lot of inconvenience and takes a lot of time to clean the space to store them.

In order to solve the above problems, a combined-use vacuum cleaner equipped with a steam generator in a vacuum cleaner is registered utility model No. 402682 (steam cleaner with suction brush) and registered utility model No. 404402 (vacuum with doubled cleaning efficiency). Steam cleaners have been proposed.

The pre-registered utility model No. 402692 has a tank in which water is stored and heated by steam to generate steam, and a body is installed and moved with wheels, and suction for sweeping dirt from the bottom with ice. A steam cleaner comprising a brush, wherein a front surface of the main body is detachably attached to a rag, and the suction brush is rotatably coupled to the main body by an axial support formed in a lateral direction, and one side of the axial support The wheel and the belt is coupled to each other and configured to interlock with each other, the front upper side of the main body is configured to be detachably coupled to the storage box for receiving the dirt wiped by the suction brush, the suction brush is a short hair brush to be inclined the outer surface It consists of an extended and multiple configuration.

Since the above-mentioned registered utility model No. 402692 has a configuration in which the suction brush and the wheel are interlocked with a belt, the transmission of power is stopped when the belt is cut off, and it is difficult to drive the sweeping brush. There was a problem that the cleaning ability is reduced because dirt is not swept away.

 In addition, the pre-registered utility model No. 404402 (a vacuum steam cleaner whose cleaning efficiency is doubled) has a case member; A suction member installed behind the case member to form a vacuum by embedding a motor and a fan; A heating tank installed at the front of the suction member and having a built-in heater to heat water therein to generate steam, the heating tank having a through space formed therein; A diffuser having a plurality of steam injection holes exposed to the outside from the bottom surface of the inside of the case; A steam pipe connecting the water tank and the diffuser; A suction pipe extending from the suction member and passing through a through space of the tank; A filter connected to the suction pipe inside the case and installed at the front of the tank; A suction pipe connected to the filter and protruding outward from the front end of the case; A configuration including a mop attachment installed on an outer bottom surface of the case; A bottom portion of the suction plate is provided with an end member which prevents leakage of steam injected from the diffuser to the front; A rear surface of the case is formed with a discharge port through which the wind emitted by the fan of the suction member is discharged; A rear wheel on both sides of the case; A protrusion is formed at the rear side of the upper surface of the case, and a fork-shaped connector is pivotally coupled to the protrusion, and a push rod extending in a vertical direction with respect to the connector is formed.

The pre-registered utility model No. 404402 consisting of the above-described configuration is provided with the suction member, the filter for collecting dust, and the tank for generating steam in the space inside the upper case and the lower case, so that the suction force and The small amount of water does not have sufficient suction function and steam generation function, that is, the filter has to be replaced frequently, the water that needs to be frequently filled with water tank has a high consumption, short life cycle, and has a disadvantage in storing vacuum steam cleaner. There was a problem in that the storage state of the straw could not be stabilized because it did not have a configuration to maintain the vertically installed straw in the upper case.

The present invention created to solve the above problems is to form a steam generating configuration and dust intake configuration separately to improve the use performance, and to stabilize the storage state of the head and the handle.

An object of the present invention is to form a suction hole for sucking the air at the tip of the bottom plate of the head, an exhaust hole for discharging steam in the center, the cover is detachable with the cleaning cloth in the fixing portion around the exhaust hole; A water tank having a heating device for generating steam installed between the bottom plate of the head and the upper cover to be connected to the exhaust hole; An intake pipe installed across the upper portion of the water tank so as to be connected to the suction hole; A connecting tube that is selectively rotated upward in a position provided in contact with a passage end of the intake pipe; And a guide plate for simultaneously supporting the connection pipe and the moving wheel, wherein the handle body coupled to and separated from the connection pipe of the main body filters the dust in the air sucked by the suction force by the rotation of the driving fan to filter and filter the air. The collecting unit for discharging through the suction hole; The steam generator of the head and the collecting portion of the handle body is integrally provided with a cord storage unit for drawing out and storing the power supply lead wire with a return spring force, and the handle body rotates vertically in the head between the connection pipe and the guide plate. It will be sufficiently achieved by providing a configuration having a positioning portion to keep the state intact.

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

1 is a side view of a storage state for a combined steam cleaner of the present invention, Figure 2 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the head of the present invention, Figure 3 is a state diagram of the bottom of the head of the present invention. In addition, Figure 4 is a state diagram showing the structure of the internal configuration for the head of the present invention, Figure 5 is a cross-sectional view showing a structure for the positioning portion of the present invention, Figure 6 is a cross-sectional view and a figure of the handle body of the present invention 7 is an exploded view of the handle weight collecting unit of the present invention.

The steam combined vacuum cleaner 100 of the present invention is largely divided into a head 200 for generating steam, a suction force for sucking dust, and a handle 300 for storing a power supply lead, and the handle body ( 300 is connected to the configuration in which the head 200 is rotated in a predetermined angle range.

First, looking at the configuration of the head 200, the head 200 is placed on the floor of the room, the bottom plate 220 to provide a suction force and the steam toe output to the floor is a predetermined size to the front end of both sides And at the rear end of each wheel 110 is installed. The bottom plate 220 may be smoothly moved during the cleaning operation by the wheels 110 installed on the bottom plate 220.

In addition, while forming a suction hole 221 to induce the suction of dust at the bottom end position of the bottom plate 220, it is formed in a shape that crosses the bottom area of the tip.

In the middle of the bottom surface of the bottom plate 220 is formed an exhaust hole 223 through which the steam is discharged and formed in a shape that crosses the floor area, and a protrusion 225 for fixing the cleaning cloth 229 to the exhaust hole. Forming a plurality of lines on the bi-directional surface around the 223 to form a protrusion group 227, while forming the protrusion 225 side by side while forming one side inclined and alternately alternately like the saw blade arrangement form Let it protrude.

The protrusion 225 is formed in the form of a saw blade in order to stabilize the fixing state of the cleaning cloth 229 in the protrusion group 227 including the exhaust hole 223.

In the exhaust hole 223 formed on the inner surface of the bottom plate 220, when the tank tank 240 is fixed, the exhaust pipe of the tank tank 240 (not shown) and the exhaust hole 223 are connected to each other to form a flow path. .

The tank tank 240 is fixed to the inlet 243 for supplying water and a heater member 247 for heating the injected water to form a steam, and the inlet 243 in the inlet 243 Install the cap 245 in the hole of the screw. At this time, the stopper 245 is screwed to the inlet 243 through the through-hole of the top cover 210 in the state that the top cover 210 is coupled to the bottom plate 220 by screwing.

By installing the heater member 247 on the upper surface of the tank tank 240, the heater of the heater member 247 is positioned in a state perpendicular to the tank tank 240, the end of the heater of the tank tank 240 It does not reach the floor.

In addition, the water tank 240 of the portion where the heater member 247 is installed to protrude the upper surface to form a structure in which the end of the heater does not touch the floor.

When the intake pipe 230 is installed at the suction hole 221 formed at the front end of the bottom plate 220, the end of the intake pipe 230 reaches the rear end of the bottom plate 220.

A handle that will be described later on the upper surface of the end is formed of a semi-circular groove 233 for close connection with the outer surface of the connection pipe 250 to be described later to the end side of the intake pipe 230 installed on the inner surface of the bottom plate 220 An arc groove 255 is formed for vertical storage of the sieve.

The connection pipe 250 installed on the inner surface rear side of the bottom plate 210 is connected to the inner passage of the intake pipe 230 during the cleaning operation at the installed position, and is perpendicular to the inner passage at the time of storage so that the intake pipe 230 is disposed. In order to block the inner passage of the connecting pipe 250 to cover the arc groove space generated between the intake pipe 230 and the connection pipe 250 when connected to the internal passage of the intake pipe 230 A protruding arc protrusion 251 is formed at the upper end portion of the arc groove 255.

Rotating guide jaws 253 are formed at both ears of the connection pipe 250 in which the arc protrusions 251 are formed, and ribs 255 protruding from the sides of the rotatable guide jaws 253 to determine a vertical state.

The rib 255 protruding from the rotation guide jaw 253 is preferably formed to be inclined in the 45 ° direction when the connection pipe 250 is in a vertical state. In addition, the connection pipe 250 is electrically connected when connected to the handle body and forms an insertion stage 259 to form a suction passage, the electrical connection with the handle body 300 is coupled to the outer surface of the insertion stage 259 Protruding the terminal pin 257 to achieve this.

When the guide jaw 253 formed on both ears of the connection pipe 250 is rotated, a slide groove 263 for guiding the same is formed at both ends of the guide plate 260 installed on the bottom plate 220. . And the guide groove 260 around the slide groove 263 is installed to elastically move up and down the projection 265 for controlling the position of the rib 255 of the connection pipe 250.

Therefore, the connecting pipe 250 is in a state of rotating point in the slide groove 263 of the guide plate 260, when the connecting pipe 250 is rotated to the vertical position, the rib 255 is elastic the projection 265 Forming a position setting section 270 for controlling the case where the connection pipe 250 is returned to itself by making a contact state while riding over.

The insertion stand 259 of the connection pipe 250 is installed in a state in which the handle 300 is attached or detached.

The handle 300 is formed at the front end of the insertion tube 310 to form a coupling with the insertion stand 259 of the connection pipe 250, the rear end of the handle to form a handle 355, the insertion tube Between the 310 and the handle 355, the collecting unit 270 for collecting the dirt sucked, and the cord storage unit 350 for storing the lead wire for supplying power to the drive motor 340 and the heater member 247 It is formed integrally.

Insertion tube 310 of the handle 300 is connected to the mounting groove 322 of the fixed filter 333 to collect the dirt sucked, the through-hole (310) between the insertion tube 310 and the installation groove 320 ( 311).

The collection unit 320 is formed of a mounting groove 322 for attaching and detaching the casing 330, and a drive motor 340 for generating a suction force, the partition wall between the mounting groove 322 and the drive motor 340 ( A 323 is formed to cover the driving motor 340, and the partition 323 is formed with an inflow hole 327 connected to the outside in the partition 323 so that air outside the head 200 is introduced.

The mounting groove 322 is a storage place of the dust collecting casing 333, and a locking jaw 321 is formed at the inlet of the mounting groove 322 to catch the tip of the casing 311, and the mounting groove 322. At the rear end of the barrier rib 323, a locking hole 325 is formed to engage the lock piece 337 formed at the rear end of the casing 330.

The partition 323 of the mounting groove 322 is formed through the inlet hole 327 for discharging the air in the casing 311 to the outside of the handle 300, the suction force is generated on the inner surface of the inlet hole 327 A suction fan 343 and a driving motor 340 for driving the suction fan 343.

The casing 330 detachable from the installation groove 320 is a length from the through hole 311 of the insertion tube 310 to the partition wall 323, and is formed in the width of the mounting groove 322, and is transparent at the time of injection molding. It is preferable to inject by adding a material.

At the front end of the casing 330 is formed an inlet hole 331 into which the connection tube 250 is inserted, and at the rear end of the lock piece 337 to select the coupling and separation of the mounting groove 322 and the casing 330. It is configured, but configured to provide a return elastic force of the torsion spring in the handle form.

The inflow hole 331 is provided with a backflow prevention plate 333 to prevent the backflow of the suctioned dirt by blocking the material elasticity.

In addition, the casing 330 is provided with a fixed filter 339 for filtering dust and foreign matter of the dust and foreign matter introduced with the air from the suction hole 221 by a fine network, and discharges only air. When the fixed filter 339 in which the fine net is installed is mounted in the inner space of the casing 330, the edge of the fixed filter 339 is bent while contacting the inner space surface to form a configuration in which the sealing property is improved.

Cord storage unit 350 formed in the handle 300 is the heater member 247, the lead wire for supplying power to the collecting unit 320, and when the lead wire 351 is stored by the rotation of the spring force It is made of a reel spring (353) to be wound, it is to install a function selection window 354 to supply power by selecting the steam function or the suction function on the surface of the cord storage unit 350.

The present invention made of the above configuration is coupled to the insertion pipe 310 of the handle 300 to the connection pipe 250 of the head 200, the terminal pin (257) of the connection pipe 2500 is the insertion pipe 310 It is connected to a connection terminal (not shown) provided in the to form a closed circuit.

Withdraw the lead wire 351 wound on the cord storage unit 350 of the handle 300 in the above state, the plug of the lead wire to the outlet of the room, and select the suction function or steam function in the function selection window 354 do.

When the steam function is selected, first, the diode of the steam selection position is turned on in the function display window (not shown) provided on the upper cover 210 of the head 200, and the stopper 245 of the inlet 243 is opened to open the water level. Check if enough water is injected, close the stopper 245. Then, the washing cloth 229 is fixed to the bottom of the bottom plate 220 at the protrusion group 227.

When the steam function is selected, the power is supplied to the heater member 247, the water is boiled by the electrical resistance, and the pressure rises while steam fills the space of the tank tank 240 by boiling water, and eventually, the tank tank ( The pressure of the 240 moves to the exhaust hole 223 of the bottom plate 220.

The moved steam is supplied to the cleaning cloth 229 through the exhaust hole 223, and since the cleaning cloth 229 is in contact with the floor of the room, the hot steam is eventually supplied to the floor of the room, the position to be cleaned, and the floor. Gum or sticky gum is removed as hot water.

The user "off" the suction function in the handle 300 and at the same time "off" the steam function.

When the "off" as described above, the power supplied to the heater member 247 is short-circuited, the power is applied to the collecting unit 320, the drive motor 340 and the suction fan 343 rotates to generate a suction force, mounting The air sucked through the groove 322 is discharged to the outside of the handle 300.

Therefore, the suction force is formed in the intake pipe 230, and the dust and foreign matters accumulated on the floor of the room through the suction hole 221 formed in the bottom plate 220 of the head 200. And it is introduced into the casing 330 through the insertion tube 310.

Dust and foreign substances introduced into the casing 330 by suction force are filtered by the fixed filter 339 mounted in the casing 330, and air is discharged to the outside of the handle 300 through a fine network of the fixed filter 339. .

When the plug of the lead wire 351 coupled to the indoor outlet is disconnected, the power supply supplied to the cleaner 100 is cut off, and when the lead wire 351 is pulled slightly in this state, the lead wire locking state in the cord storage unit 350 is blocked. Since is released, the lead wire 351 in a state of being released by being released by the return elastic force of the reel spring 353 is wound into the cord storage unit 350.

When the lead wire 351 is wound around the cord storage unit 350, the handle 300 is erected in a direction perpendicular to the head 200. When the handle 300 is erected vertically, the guide jaw 253 is rotated vertically in the slide groove 263 of the guide plate 260 together with the insertion pipe 310, and the guide jaw ( Rib 255 protruding from the side of the 253 is riding over the protrusion 265 of the guide plate 260 to generate a "click" sound.

When the insertion tube 310 and the connection tube 250 is in the vertical state as described above, the outer surface of the insertion tube 310 enters into the arc groove 235 formed in the intake pipe 230, the handle 300 is The head 200 is in an angle (about 110 °) slightly above the vertical state.

The handle 300 in a state exceeding the vertical angle is a load of the cord storage unit 350 configured therein and a load in the direction slightly beyond the vertical state by the load of the collecting unit 320 in a vertical state. It is easy to store.

When the handle body 300 of the present invention is separated from the head 200 by pressing the release button 313 formed at the tip of the insertion tube 310, the lock state of the seating tube 250 and the insertion tube 310 is released. The head 200 and the handle 300 are smoothly separated. When the existing suction head is combined with the insertion tube 310 of the separated handle 300, only the vacuum cleaner suction function can be used.

When the dust and foreign matter is filled in the casing 330 of the collecting unit 320 by using the suction function of the cleaner 100, the natural suction efficiency is lowered, so the lock piece 337 formed at the rear end of the casing 330 at this time. ), The lock piece 337 caught in the locking hole 325 of the mounting groove 322 is released, so that the casing 330 is separated from the collecting part 320 and the fixed filter 339 is separated from the casing 330. To remove the dust and foreign substances filtered by the fixed filter (339) by washing, shake off the dust and foreign matter accumulated in the casing (330), and then, in the reverse order of disassembly, the fixed filter (339) and fixed filter (339) Reassembling the casing 330 will restore the suction function of the cleaner (100).

Since the cleaner 100 of the present invention installs the water tank 240 for steam generation in the entire inner space of the head 200 formed of the bottom plate 220 and the top cover 210, the storage capacity of the water is increased. It is to increase the function, and the suction unit in the handle 300 to form a handle to form the collecting part 320, so that the function of having a suction cleaning performance in a separate structure of the steam cleaner, suction force is formed An operation of reducing the gap formed in the connecting portion between the engine 230 and the connecting pipe 250 as much as possible, and the handle body 300 having the collecting part 320 and the cord storage part 350 are provided with the head 200. ) Is fixed to maintain the angle beyond the vertical state, the storage state of the steam cleaner occupies less space, and also keeps the storage state for the device stable.

As described above, the present invention has a structure in which the suction function is formed in the handle body, and the structure in which the steam generation head is coupled or separated from the connection pipe, and the steam ejection function and the suction function are driven in each structure, thereby assembling the structure. Is equipped with a separate space, and the performance of the vacuum cleaner has the advantages of steam cleaning and suction cleaning, respectively, to extend the range of application in the real life, and the structure of the function is separately provided, so that the handling of the device can be convenient. Replacing the head of the steam function with the suction head has the advantage that only the vacuum cleaning function can be used, there is an advantage such that the handle is fixed in a state beyond the vertical angle from the head to take up less space during storage.

Claims (9)

A cover formed at a front end of the bottom plate of the head to form an intake hole for sucking air and an exhaust hole for discharging steam in the center thereof, the cover being detachable together with a cleaning cloth at a fixed portion around the exhaust hole; A water tank having a heating device for generating steam installed between the bottom plate of the head and the upper cover to be connected to the exhaust hole; An intake pipe installed across the upper portion of the water tank so as to be connected to the suction hole; A connecting tube that is selectively rotated upward in a position provided in contact with a passage end of the intake pipe; And a guide plate for simultaneously supporting the connection pipe and the moving wheel, wherein the handle body coupled to and separated from the connection pipe of the main body filters the dust in the air sucked by the suction force by the rotation of the driving fan to filter and filter the air. The collecting unit for discharging through the suction hole; The steam generator of the head and the collecting portion of the handle body is integrally provided with a cord storage unit for drawing out and storing the power supply lead wire with a return spring force, and the handle body rotates vertically in the head between the connection pipe and the guide plate. Combined vacuum cleaner provided with a positioning unit for maintaining a maintained state. The combined vacuum cleaner of claim 1, wherein a protrusion group is formed around the exhaust hole formed in the bottom plate of the head so that the cleaning cloth fixed by the cover is not pushed, but protrudes in an opposite direction. The method of claim 1, wherein the connecting tube is installed in contact with the end of the intake pipe and the rotary tube formed on both ends of the rotation guide jaw, the guide plate is formed with a slide groove that seats the guide jaw seated Vacuum cleaner. According to claim 1, wherein the front end of the handle body is provided with a through-hole coupled to the connection tube, the insertion tube provided with a release button for locking or releasing the engagement state of the connection tube in the through-hole. Combination vacuum cleaner. The intake pipe according to claim 1, wherein a water tank having a steam generator mounted on one side of the upper surface of the main body is installed between the intake hole and the connection pipe, abutting the end of the connection pipe, and being connected to the suction hole. Combined vacuum cleaner, characterized in that installed to pass through the upper portion of the tank tank. 6. The method of claim 5, wherein an arc groove is formed at the end of the intake pipe, and an arc protrusion is formed at the tip of the connecting pipe to form a gap between the intake pipe and the connecting pipe to a minimum size when the air intake is formed. Steam combined vacuum cleaner characterized in that. The combined vacuum cleaner of claim 1, wherein the handle is formed such that an insert, a collecting part, a cord storage part, a handle, and the like are disposed in a straight line. The method of claim 1, wherein the collecting portion forms an installation groove of the casing in which the filter is detached to the partition wall through which the suction hole is opened based on the backflow prevention plate installed in the through-hole of the insertion pipe, and the locking step provided in the installation groove, Combination vacuum cleaner, characterized in that the case in which the fixing filter built-in by the engaging hole detachable from the installation groove. The method of claim 1, wherein the positioning portion is provided with a projection which is elastically flowing on the surface of the guide plate, the guide jaw of the connection pipe is formed by forming a rib that is caught in the projection in the vertical state of the handle body Vacuum cleaner.

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