KR20110067853A - A vacuum cleaner comprising a suction nozzle - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A vacuum cleaner with a suction nozzle is provided to perform various modes of drying operations in consideration of humidity and power consumption. CONSTITUTION: A vacuum cleaner with a suction nozzle comprises a suction nozzle(100), a heating member(200), an air blowing device(120), a mounting plate(202), and a heating pipe unit. The heating member is formed in the suction nozzle. The air blowing device is formed in the suction nozzle and blows high-temperature air generated from the heating member to the outside the suction nozzle. The mounting plate is separated from the heating member. The heating pipe unit is formed between the mounting plate and a heater and heats air.

Description

A vacuum cleaner comprising a suction nozzle}

The present invention relates to a vacuum cleaner having a suction nozzle, and more particularly, to a vacuum cleaner capable of easily drying a bottom surface such as a carpet vulnerable to moisture.

A general type of vacuum cleaner has a function of separating dust and air by suctioning external air using a vacuum pressure.

The basic configuration of the vacuum cleaner includes a motor provided in the main body to generate a vacuum pressure, and a dust collecting container in which dust and other foreign matter are collected, and the main body is provided with a suction nozzle for sucking air and foreign matter.

Under this configuration, when the user operates the vacuum cleaner on a cleaning object such as a floor or a carpet, air and foreign substances are sucked into the suction nozzle by the vacuum pressure of the motor and moved to a filter or cyclone device provided in the main body. Therefore, the foreign matter is collected into the dust collecting container, and the air is discharged out of the main body again after passing through the motor.

However, in the conventional suction nozzles, the function of sucking dust is mainly emphasized, so that a cleaning object such as a carpet moistened with moisture cannot be dried using a vacuum cleaner, but using a separate drying device or naturally. I had to wait for it to dry to some extent and had to clean it.

The present invention has been made to solve this problem, and the object to be in contact with the suction nozzle, that is, for the hot air contact object on the bottom surface such as carpet? The purpose is to provide a vacuum cleaner that can be made possible.

The present invention for achieving the above object and the suction nozzle; Heating element provided in the suction nozzle; It is provided in the suction nozzle provides a vacuum cleaner comprising a blower for blowing the hot air generated by the heat generating member to the outside of the suction nozzle.

According to the present invention, the floor surface vulnerable to moisture, such as carpet, can improve the user's convenience by performing the drying operation without having to wait for drying.

On the other hand, the drying operation in various modes can be performed in consideration of humidity or power consumption, and there is an advantage that the drying operation can be performed alone or can be performed while cleaning.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described an embodiment of the present invention.

The spirit of the present invention is not limited to the embodiments presented, and those skilled in the art who understand the spirit of the present invention can easily implement other embodiments within the scope of the same idea, but this also falls within the scope of the present invention. to be.

As shown in FIG. 1, the suction nozzle 100 of the vacuum cleaner according to the present invention includes an edge data 110, a drive motor 122 for rotating the edge data 110, and the suction nozzle 100. Wheel member 130 is provided to help move.

Here, the edge data 110 is provided in front of the suction nozzle 100, the wheel member 130 is provided in the rear of the suction nozzle (100).

The edge data 110 is rotatably installed at the suction port 140 provided in the lower front of the suction nozzle 100 to suck dust and air. In addition, the suction port 140 is provided in the suction nozzle 100 and communicates with the main flow path part 141 through which dust and air flow.

A guide tube 142 is provided at the rear of the suction nozzle, and the guide tube 142 communicates with the main flow path part 141. When a vacuum pressure is generated in the main body (not shown) under such a structure, air and dust passing through the suction port 140 pass through the main flow path part 141 and the guide tube 142 to the main body (not shown). Flows into.

The drive motor 122 is partitioned from the main flow path part 141 to prevent dust and air flowing through the main flow path part 141 from affecting the drive motor 122.

The drive motor 122 is connected to the edge data 110 and the belt 125, and the edge data 110 is rotated by the operation of the drive motor 122, the dust on the carpet or other floor surface To remove it.

The drive motor 122 is provided at the rear of the edge data 110, the lower portion of the suction nozzle 100 is provided with a heat generating member 200 for heating the bottom surface.

Here, the heat generating member 200 is provided as a surface heater, and the heat generating member 200 is disposed to be exposed to the lower surface of the suction nozzle 100 so as to face the bottom surface.

On the other hand, the upper portion of the heat generating member 200 is disposed spaced apart from this is provided with a mounting plate 202, the drive motor 122 is installed.

A heating passage 203 between the heating member 200 and the mounting plate 202, a discharge port 204 provided at an end of the heating passage 203 to discharge air in the heating passage 203; In addition, a communication port 205 communicating with the heating flow path part 203 to allow air in the upper portion of the heat generating member 200 to flow into the heating flow path part 203.

Here, the rear end and the side end of the heat generating member 200 and the mounting plate 202 may be connected to each other to allow the air of the heating flow path 203 to escape to the discharge port 204.

However, it is also conceivable that the discharge holes 204 are not disposed only in front of the heat generating member 200 as in the present embodiment, but are provided at the rear side or the side thereof, and hot air is dispersed and discharged.

On the other hand, the heat generating member 200 is provided to generate heat downward, when the heat generating member 200 is in contact with the fiber material vulnerable to moisture, such as carpet, it is also preferable to perform a drying function by direct heating action. .

As shown in FIG. 2, when the suction nozzle 100 is configured, the suction nozzle cover 101 forming an upper portion thereof is accommodated in the suction nozzle cover 101, and the main flow path part 141 is provided. It includes the suction port 140, and the inner body portion 102 on which the wheel member 130 is mounted.

The main flow path part 141 is formed by the partition wall 104 and the suction nozzle cover 101 disposed on both sides thereof.

In the space provided on one side of the partition wall 104, a blower 120 for sucking outside air is provided.

The blower 120 is composed of a blower fan 121 and the drive motor 122, the drive motor 122 not only rotates the edge data 110, but also drives the blower fan 121. To function.

By the operation of the blowing fan 121, air passes through the driving motor 122 and then flows into the blowing fan 121 and is discharged.

The blowing fan 121 sucks air to cool the drive motor 121, and simultaneously cools the drive motor 121 to move air having a rise in temperature to the heating flow path (see FIG. 1, 203). Do it.

The mounting plate 202 is provided below the blower 120, and the mounting plate 202 is disposed across the left and right sides of the lower portion of the suction nozzle 100, and the main flow path part 141. It is partitioned with, and is provided below the main flow path portion 141.

Here, it is preferable that a predetermined space is formed between the lower surface of the bottom surface of the main flow path part 141 and the upper surface of the mounting plate 202 so that air can flow between the spaces.

Since the installation plate 202 is provided between the blower 120 and the heat generating member 200, hot heat of the heat generating member 202 does not affect the blower 120.

To this end, the installation plate 202 is preferably made of a material having excellent heat resistance.

On the other hand, the communication port 205 provided in the mounting plate 202 is preferably provided to be spaced apart a predetermined interval along the left and right direction of the mounting plate 202.

In FIG. 3A, the communication ports 205 are arranged in a row from side to side, but may be arranged in a plurality of rows.

The air blown by the blower fan 121 is preferably distributed widely along the heating flow passage (see FIG. 1, 203) after passing through the plurality of communication ports 205.

The fan housing 123 may be provided around the blower fan 121 to collect air more intensively and to guide the communication port in the direction of the communication port.

On one side of the edge data 110, a belt member 125 connected to the driving motor is wound, and a support part for rotatably supporting the edge data 110 on one side of the portion in which the belt member 125 is wound ( 115).

The support 115 not only supports the edge data 110, but is provided on one side of the suction port 140 to form an inlet 117 through which air flows toward the driving motor 122.

Here, the inlet 117 is provided at a portion adjacent to the driving motor 122 among the inlet 140, and the inlet 117 is formed by partitioning a part of the inlet 140 by the support 115. Will be.

The edge data 110 is provided with a protrusion 111 to contact with the bottom to remove dust and foreign matter on the bottom, the support 115 is provided on one side of the protrusion 111 to the protrusion 111 As a result, the dust and other foreign matter moving toward the main flow path part (see FIG. 2 and 142) may be prevented from moving toward the inlet 117.

The partition wall (refer to FIG. 2 and 104) and the main channel to prevent air passing through the blower 120 through the inlet 117 from communicating with the main flow path portion (see FIG. 2 and 141). 2, the bottom surface of 141 isolates the blower 120 and the mounting plate 202 from the main flow passage part (see FIG. 2, 141).

Specifically, the upper surface of the partition wall (refer to FIGS. 2 and 104) is in contact with the upper inner surface of the suction nozzle cover (refer to FIG. 2 and 101) and is close to the driving motor 122 of the partition wall 104. The end of the contact with the support 115.

In addition, the support 115 is in contact with the front inner surface of the suction nozzle cover (see Fig. 2, 101).

Thus, the main flow path portion (see FIG. 2, 141) can be partitioned from the flow path formed on the inlet 117, the blower 120, and the mounting plate 202.

That is, the flow path of dust and air flowing into the main body, and the flow path of air that cools the driving motor 122 and is heated by the heat generating member (see FIG. 1, 200) are mutually divided.

As shown in FIG. 3A, when the driving motor 122 rotates, the edge data 110 rotates by the belt member 125.

At the same time, the blowing fan 121 is also rotated so that air flows into the inlet 117, passes through the driving motor 122, cools the driving motor 122, and then flows into the blowing fan 121. do.

At this time, the temperature of the air cooled by the driving motor 122 through the driving motor 122 rises by the heat of the driving motor 122.

The air whose temperature rises in this way is moved in the direction of the communication port 205 by the blowing fan 121 and then flows into the heating flow path 203 as shown in FIG.

Since the heating flow path 203 is blocked at the rear and the side except for the discharge port (refer to FIG. 1 and 204) and the communication port 205, the air flowing into the heating flow path 203 is After heating by the heat generating member 200, the discharge port (see Fig. 1, 204) is moved.

The heat generating member 200 radiates heat in the vertical direction, and the heating flow path part 205 surrounded by the heat generating member 200 and the mounting plate 202 forms a substantially sealed space. The air inside is heated.

 The heated air here is preferably between about 70 and 90 degrees Celsius.

On the other hand, as shown in Figure 4 (a) and 4 (b), the front end portion (115a) of the support portion 115 is in contact with the front interior of the suction nozzle cover (see Fig. 2, 101), The rear end 115b of the support 115 is in contact with the front end of the partition wall (see FIG. 2, 104), and the upper end 115c of the support 115 is the suction nozzle cover (see FIG. 2, 101). The inlet (see Fig. 3, 117) is defined with the inlet (see Fig. 3, 140) in contact with the upper interior of the.

In particular, as shown in Figure 4 (b), the communication port 205 is spaced apart by a predetermined distance (D) in the rotation direction of the blowing fan 121 with respect to the central axis of the blowing fan 121. desirable.

This is to allow a larger amount of air to be introduced into the communication port 205 by the wind pressure of the blowing fan 121.

On the other hand, the discharge port 204 formed in the front end of the heating passage 205 is provided to face the lower surface, for this purpose, the front end of the mounting plate 202 has a form of inclined downward.

On the other hand, when the bottom surface is a fibrous material such as carpet, it is pressed to some extent due to the weight of the suction nozzle, it is preferable that the heat generating member 202 is provided to be in contact with such a bottom surface.

As the heat generating member 202 generates a heat and heats its surface, it is possible to dry a bottom surface such as a carpet in contact with the lower surface thereof, like an iron.

Thus, when there is moisture on the bottom surface such as carpet, it can be quickly removed by the direct drying of the heat generating member 202 and the discharge of hot air at the discharge port 204.

As shown in FIG. 5, when the vacuum cleaner is operated, external air and dust are sucked in the main body direction by the vacuum pressure inside the main body (not shown).

Therefore, dust and foreign matter are sucked along the suction port 140, the main flow path 141, and the guide tube 142 of the suction nozzle 100.

On the other hand, when the driving motor 122 is driven, the edge data 110 is rotated and the dust on the floor is moved from the bottom by the protrusion 111 provided on the edge data 110 in the direction of the main body. .

However, if the user feels that there is a lot of moisture on the floor, such as a carpet, and if it is necessary to remove it, if the moisture removing action is selected, the heating member 200 and the blower 120 operate accordingly.

 The heating member 200 generates heat, and outside air is sucked toward the driving motor 122 by the suction operation of the blower fan (see FIG. 4 and 121) driven by the driving motor 122. do.

After cooling the driving motor 122, the blowing fan (see FIG. 4, 121) passes and then moves toward the communication port 205.

The air moved in the direction of the communication port 205 is introduced into the heating flow path part 141 and then heated by the heat generating member 200, and then discharged to the bottom surface through the discharge port 204 to absorb moisture. Evaporate.

On the other hand, when the heat generating member 200 generates heat, it heats the air inside the heating passage 203 and simultaneously heats the bottom surface in contact with the lower surface of the heat generating member 200 to evaporate moisture. Do it.

That is, the heat generating member 200 heats the air flowing around the heat generating member 200, and removes moisture by discharging the air to the outside, and directly removes moisture by heating the bottom surface. It can be.

On the other hand, the heating operation of the heating member 200 for removing the moisture may be performed at the same time as the cleaning operation of the vacuum cleaner by the vacuum pressure, or may be performed alone without the cleaning operation, such simultaneous operation or single operation It can be made any number of times.

1 is a side cross-sectional view of a suction nozzle of a vacuum cleaner according to the present invention.

Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view of the suction nozzle of the vacuum cleaner according to the present invention.

Figure 3 (a) is a plan view of the heat generating member and the blower of the vacuum cleaner according to the present invention.

Figure 3 (b) is a rear view of the heat generating member and the blower of the vacuum cleaner according to the present invention.

4 (a) and 4 (b) are left and right side views of the heat generating member and the blower of the vacuum cleaner according to the present invention.

Figure 5 is a side cross-sectional view showing the operation of the suction nozzle according to the present invention.

<Description of Main Parts of the Present Invention>

100: suction nozzle 110: edge data

120: blower 121: drive motor

122: blower fan 200: heat generating member

202: mounting plate 203: flow path

204: discharge portion 205: communication port

Claims (7)

A suction nozzle; A heating member provided in the suction nozzle; And a blower provided in the suction nozzle to blow hot air generated by the heat generating member to the outside of the suction nozzle. The method of claim 1, An installation plate on which the blower is installed but spaced apart from the heat generating member; And a heating flow path part provided between the mounting plate and the heater to heat the air. The method of claim 2,  And at least one communication port provided on the mounting plate and communicating with the flow path part to guide the air blown by the blower to the heating flow path part. The method of claim 3, wherein And a suction inlet provided in the suction nozzle, the inlet through which air moving toward the blower is introduced. The method of claim 2, The vacuum cleaner having a suction nozzle, characterized in that it further comprises a discharge port provided at the end of the heating flow path for blowing air is discharged. The method of claim 2, The blower device comprises a blower fan; Includes a drive motor for rotating the edge data and the blowing fan provided in the suction nozzle, The rotary motor is a vacuum cleaner having a suction nozzle, characterized in that mounted on the mounting plate. The method of claim 2, The heating member is provided with a surface heater, the lower surface of the vacuum cleaner, characterized in that the lower surface of the suction nozzle is provided to be in contact with the bottom surface.

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