KR20130129059A

KR20130129059A - A cleaner comprising rag portion without an electricity

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Publication number: KR20130129059A
Application number: KR1020120110271A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 전두열; 박종현
Original assignee: 코웨이 주식회사
Priority date: 2012-05-17
Filing date: 2012-10-04
Publication date: 2013-11-27
Also published as: KR20130129060A

Abstract

The present invention including a rag unit and, more specifically, to the cleaner including the rag unit capable of being rotated without power and spraying the mist of sterilized water to a surface to be cleaned simultaneously for an excellent sterilization effect. According to one embodiment of the present invention, the formation of the stabilized water with excellent sterilizing power by using electrolysis without inputting a separate electrolyte to pure water is possible. Furthermore, as the input of the separate electrolyte is needed so that the user convenience is increased, and a phenomenon that undissolved chlorine is changed into chlorine gas is prevented. The sterilizing power is maximized by a method directly spraying the sterilized water to the surface to be cleaned.

Description

A cleaner comprising rag portion without an electricity}

The present invention relates to a vacuum cleaner, and more particularly, to apply electric power to raw water that does not add a separate electrolyte to prepare and spray sterilized water including a mixed oxide (MO), and a cleaner including a mop part in which a mop part can be rotated without power. It is about.

Conventional vacuum cleaners are generally devices for sucking dust and foreign matter, but recently, various cleaners having a disinfection function using ultraviolet rays or steam have appeared.

However, the vacuum cleaners having the disinfection function have a sterilizing effect, and thus do not play a role of more than a conventional vacuum cleaner. In order to solve this problem, a "cleaner having a mop function (Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2006-0032058) (hereinafter referred to as" a conventional electrolytic sterilizing water cleaner ") that provides sterilizing water using electrolysis is used. Started.

A conventional electrolytic sterilizing water cleaner will be described with reference to FIG. 1. In the conventional electrolytic sterilizing water cleaner, a separate electrolyte sodium chloride (NaCl), which is a kind of chloride, is introduced into the buckets 4 and 5 of the cleaner.

The positive electrode plate and the negative electrode plate are made of copper, which is a conductor, and sterilization water is generated by applying electricity to the positive electrode plate and the negative electrode plate. Strong acidic water is produced in the anode chamber, and strong alkaline water is produced in the cathode chamber and used as sterilizing water.

Hereinafter, the sterilizing power of the sterilizing water generated by the conventional electrolytic sterilizing water cleaner will be described in detail.

residual chlorine according to the pH change is present in the neutral form but most HOCl, if the pH increases, the ^OCl-is present in the ^form-and to increase the (alkaline), most OCl not less than a pH of 8. On the contrary, when the pH is decreased, the amount of Cl ₂ is increased. When the pH is 2 or less, the amount of Cl ₂ is rapidly increased and the amount of HOCl is decreased.

At this time, the order of the sterilizing effect is HOCl, OCl ^-, and the order of, NH Cl _2, HOCl is OCl ^- will have a sterilization capacity of about 300 times of 70 times, the NH ₂ Cl. Thus, it can be seen that HOCl is most advantageous when the same amount of residual chlorine is present.

However, in the sterilizing water of the conventional electrolytic sterilizing water cleaner which dissolves NaCl in water to form residual chlorine, the amount of HOCl is significantly reduced, and most of it exists in the form of OCl ⁻ (cathode chamber) or Cl ₂ (anode chamber).

In this case, since the strength of the sterilizing power is about 1/70 of the HOCl, the sterilizing water having a capacity of about 70 times larger than that of the HOCl is required.

In the case of using the sterilized drug has a Cl dissolved in water ^- instead of using, the Cl is supplied from NaCl ^- because of using a plurality beyond the solubility of the ^Cl-the-so discharged to the outside of the water a Cl supplied from NaCl Not all can be used, due to this there is a problem that chlorine gas occurs.

In addition, the conventional electrolytic sterilization water cleaners require a user to periodically input a separate electrolyte and require a chloride supply device. Since the sterilization apparatus requiring the chloride supply device has to wait until the chloride is completely dissolved, it takes a long time, and there is a problem that an additional structure such as a stirring device is required to reduce the dissolution time.

In addition, the conventional electrolytic sterilizing water cleaner supplies the generated sterilizing water to the mop 2 through the supply pipe to clean the surface to be cleaned. This results in indirectly spraying sterilized water on the surface to be cleaned, and the sterilization of the surface to be cleaned is insufficient, and a large amount of the sterilized water is only absorbed by the mop and is not used for sterilization.

(Patent Document 1) KR10-2006-0032058 A

An object of the present invention for solving the conventional problems as described above is to provide a cleaner including a mop portion that can be rotated by the mop part at the same time without mist spraying to have a high sterilization effect.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a cleaner including an intake port and a mop operation unit through which air is sucked, wherein the mop operation unit comprises: a mop unit; A wing portion rotated by the air sucked through the suction port; And a worm gear that rotates by the rotation of the wing portion, wherein the mop portion rotates by the rotation of the worm gear.

Preferably, the cleaner, sterilizing water generation unit including an electrode coated with a catalytic means to generate the sterilized water containing mixed oxide (Mixed Oxidant, MO) by applying electricity to the raw water introduced; And a spraying unit connected to the sterilizing water generating unit and spraying the sterilizing water generated by the sterilizing water generating unit onto the surface to be cleaned, wherein the mop part cleans the surface to be sprayed with the sterilizing water sprayed. .

Preferably, the spraying unit is characterized in that the mist spraying the sterilizing water.

Preferably, the electrode is characterized by being coated with a platinum group metal material.

Preferably, the mixture is hypochlorous acid (HOCl), hypochlorite ion (OCl ^-) is characterized in that it comprises, at least one of chlorine (Cl ₂₎ and a free radical.

Preferably, the sterilizing water generated in the sterilizing water generating unit is stored, characterized in that it further comprises a removable storage.

Preferably, further comprising a pump connected to the injection unit, characterized in that the pump can adjust the injection range of the sterilizing water injected through the injection unit.

Preferably, it further comprises a UV lamp disposed on the bottom of the cleaner.

Preferably, the UV lamp, the suction port, the injection unit, and the mop are sequentially positioned on the bottom surface of the cleaner according to the forward direction of movement of the cleaner, so that the surface to be cleaned sequentially moves as the cleaner moves. Sterilized by a lamp, air is sucked by the inlet, sterilized water is sprayed by the spraying unit and wiped by the mop unit.

Preferably, the apparatus further comprises a UV lamp unit including the UV lamp, wherein the UV lamp unit includes: a reflection unit surrounding the UV lamp outside the UV lamp and reflecting and diffusing light generated by the UV lamp; And a UV lamp switch for applying power to the UV lamp.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to generate sterilized water using electrolysis without adding an electrolyte to raw water. The generated sterilizing water is neutral, and the residual chlorine is mostly present in the form of HOCl, which has excellent sterilizing power.

In addition, since the user does not need to add a separate electrolyte, the user's convenience is increased, and a phenomenon in which undissolved chlorine is generated as chlorine gas is prevented.

In addition, the sterilization power is maximized by spraying the generated sterilization water directly on the surface to be cleaned.

In addition, by using the force of the air flowing through the inlet port by rotating the mop without a separate power member it is possible to reduce the power consumption and efficient cleaning.

In addition, UV lamps enable more effective sterilization of various bacteria.

In addition, the spraying range of the sterilized water to be sprayed can be changed according to the use environment.

In addition, the mop can be rotated without a separate power supply.

1 is a perspective view of a cleaner according to the prior art,
2 is an exploded perspective view of a cleaner inlet assembly according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;
3 is a bottom perspective view of a cleaner suction assembly according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

"EW" used below is an abbreviation of Electrolyzed Water and is defined as sterilized water including mixed oxides produced by electrolyzing raw water without adding sterilizing agents or chlorides.

One. Mop Description of the components of the cleaner containing

2 and 3 will be described the main components of the cleaner including a mop according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The cleaner including a mop according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an EW sterilization part 100, a mop operation part 200, a lamp part 300, and a suction port 400.

The EW sterilization unit 100 includes a sterilization water generator 110, an injection unit 130, a storage unit 150, and a pump 170. The EW sterilization unit 100 generates and stores sterilized water and sprays it onto the surface to be cleaned. The EW sterilization unit 100 may be located in the cleaner without limiting the position, but as shown in FIG. 2, the user may easily input raw water and the injection unit 130 may be located in the cleaner inlet assembly which may effectively spray the sterilization water. It is desirable to.

The sterilizing water generator 110 includes an electrode coated with the catalytic means, and generates sterilizing water by applying electricity to the electrode. Electrolysis takes place in the raw water itself without a separate electrolyte. As an example of the invention, the electrode is preferably coated with a platinum group metal material. Platinum group elements include ruthenium (Ru), palladium (Pd), platinum (Pt), and rhodium (Rh) corresponding to group 8 of the periodic table. According to a preferred embodiment of the invention the coated platinum group metal material may be ruthenium oxide.

Electrolysis occurs as electricity by an external power source is applied to the coated electrode of the sterilizing water generator 110. The sterilizing water generating unit 110 generates the sterilizing water including mixed oxides (MO) by electrolyzing raw water introduced through the electrolysis without a separate electrolyte. The sterilizing water may include various sterilizing substances, and may be, for example, hypochlorous acid (HOCl), hypochlorite ion (OCl ⁻ ), chlorine (Cl ₂ ), and free radicals. However, the sterilizing water is neutral, and the remaining chlorine is present in the form of HOCl, which has excellent sterilizing power, and has a sterilizing power of 70 times or more compared with the conventional electrolytic sterilizing water cleaner.

One or more sterilizing water generators 110 may be located in the inlet assembly, and when a plurality of the sterilizing water generators 110 are positioned, the sterilizing water generator 110 may be arranged in a line with a predetermined interval and may also be arranged in a grid.

The spraying unit 130 is connected to the sterilizing water generating unit 110 and sprays the sterilizing water generated by the sterilizing water generating unit 110 to the surface to be cleaned. The injection unit 130 may have any configuration for injecting, but it is preferable to spray to the surface to be cleaned through a nozzle that can evenly spray the sterilization water.

In addition, the injection unit 130 injects sterilization water to the outside of the cleaner, in order to sterilize a wider surface to be cleaned, one or more locations of the injection unit 130 may be located in front of the inlet assembly of the cleaner. In particular, spraying directly onto the surface to be cleaned is most effective for sterilization, and may be located at the bottom of the suction inlet assembly of the cleaner as shown in FIG. 3.

In addition, one or more spraying unit 130 may be located on the bottom surface of the suction inlet assembly of the cleaner, and may be two as shown in FIG. 3 to supply an appropriate amount of sterilizing water.

The storage unit 150 is connected to the sterilizing water generating unit 110 to store the sterilizing water generated by the sterilizing water generating unit 110 and may have any form for storing the sterilizing water.

In addition, the storage unit 150 is a structure that can be removed from the suction inlet assembly of the cleaner.

The pump 170 is connected to the spraying unit 130 and controls the spraying range of the sterilizing water discharged through the spraying unit 130. As an example of the present invention, the operating voltage of the pump 170 may be 12V ~ 24V, it is possible to control the injection range of the sterilizing water narrow or wide by changing the pressure applied to the sterilizing water within the above range.

In addition, the pump 170 may be any device for applying pressure to the sterilized water to be injected, and may be, for example, an air pump.

The mop operation part 200 includes a mop part 210, a wing part 230, and a worm-gear 250.

The mop 210 wipes the sterilized water sprayed onto the surface to be cleaned by the sprayer 130. In order to wipe the sterilized water sprayed at the same time as the suction of the dust and foreign matter by the suction port 400, as shown in Figure 3, the mop 210 is disposed on the bottom surface of the suction inlet assembly which is a position that can be in contact with the surface to be cleaned It is preferable to be.

Mop 210 may be any operation for cleaning the sterilization water, according to an embodiment of the present invention can be wiped through the rotation of the sterilization water.

The wing 230 is located in the suction passage through which dust and the like are introduced. The wing 230 may be any shape for rotating by the air sucked through the inlet, as well as may be in the form of a watermill as shown in FIG.

The worm-gear 250 is connected to the wing 230, and as the wing 230 rotates by inhaled air, the worm-gear 250 connected to the wing 230 also rotates. The worm-wheel of the worm gear 250 is connected to the mop 210 and the mop 210 also rotates by the rotation of the worm-gear 250 so that no additional power is required.

The lamp unit 300 includes a UV lamp 310, a reflector 330, and a UV lamp switch 350. Referring to FIG. 2, the lamp unit 300 may also be disposed at a position capable of generating ultraviolet rays on the surface to be cleaned. For example, the lamp unit 300 may be located at the bottom of the inlet assembly. In addition, it is of course possible to have any device capable of generating ultraviolet rays in addition to the UV lamp 310 to be described later.

UV lamp 310 is a device for generating ultraviolet light according to an embodiment of the invention. The UV lamp 310 may be disposed at any position for generating ultraviolet rays to perform sterilization, and may be disposed at the bottom of the inlet assembly facing the surface to be cleaned for effective sterilization as shown in FIG. 2.

The reflector 330 is positioned outside the UV lamp 310 and wraps around the UV lamp 310 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 2, the reflector 330 effectively reflects and diffuses the light generated by the UV lamp 310 through a wrapping form. Therefore, it is possible to supply ultraviolet rays to a wider surface to be cleaned.

The UV lamp switch 350 is a switch for controlling the on-off of the UV lamp. The UV lamp switch 350 may be any switch for controlling the on-off, and may be a micro switch according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Dust and foreign matter are sucked into the cleaner by using the suction force of the cleaner in the suction port 400. The inlet 400 is generally located at the bottom of the inlet assembly, and in detail, as shown in FIG. 3, the UV lamp 310, the inlet 400, the injection unit 130, and the mop 210 are sequentially formed. It can be located as. This is to prevent the UV lamp 310 from contacting the sterilizing water sprayed from the spraying unit 130 to the maximum.

2. Mop Description of the operation of the cleaner to include

Hereinafter, an operation of the cleaner including the mop will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 3 to which an embodiment according to the present invention is attached.

First, when raw water is input, electricity is applied to generate sterilized water including a sterilizing substance at an electrode of the sterilized water generator 110. For example, when electrolysis is performed using an electrode coated with a platinum group material, mixed oxides (MO), such as hypochlorous ion (OCl ⁻ ), are generated in the raw water itself according to Chemical Formula 1 below. The mixed oxide generated by the chemical reaction can be sterilized by E. coli.

The sterilizing water containing the mixed oxide as described above is generated in the sterilizing water generating unit 110 and stored in the storage unit 150 or sprayed to the surface to be cleaned through the spraying unit 130 according to an embodiment of the present invention. When the injection unit 130 includes the nozzle unit, the injection of the sterilizing water occurs more uniformly. In addition, depending on the degree of pressure applied by the pump 170, the injection range of the sterilization water may appear different.

Separately, the wing 230 is rotated through the air sucked from the suction port 400. As the wing 230 rotates, the worm gear 250 connected thereto rotates, and the mop 210 connected to the worm gear 250 rotates. The rotating mop 210 washes the sterilized water sprayed on the surface to be cleaned through a rotational motion. That is, the mop 210 rotates through the suction air of the cleaner without a separate power.

In addition, the UV lamp 310 is on-off by the UV lamp switch 350 to perform ultraviolet sterilization separately. This, in addition to washing with sterile water, allows for more effective sterilization. Ultraviolet rays emitted by the UV lamp 310 that is applied and operated by the UV lamp switch 350 are reflected by the reflector 330 and are emitted to a wider surface to be cleaned. This allows for sterilization of a wider surface to be cleaned.

The processes described herein can occur simultaneously or sequentially, thus reducing the cleaning time of the user and enabling the sterilization of the surface to be cleaned.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made in the present invention without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention. Therefore, the technical scope of the present invention should not be limited to the contents described in the detailed description of the specification, but should be defined by the claims.

100: EW sterilization unit
110: sterilization water generator
130: injection unit
150:
170: pump
200: mop operation unit
210: mop
230: wing portion
250: Worm Gear
270: PBA Assembly
290: solenoid valve
300: lamp unit
310: UV Lamp
330: reflector
350: UV Lamp Switch
400: inlet

Claims

A vacuum cleaner including a suction port and a mop operation unit through which air is sucked,
The mop operation unit,
Mop;
A wing portion rotated by the air sucked through the suction port; And
It further comprises a worm gear that rotates by the rotation of the wing,
The mop portion is characterized in that for rotating by the rotation of the worm gear,
vacuum cleaner.

The method of claim 1,
The cleaner,
A sterilizing water generating unit including an electrode coated with a catalyst means to apply sterilized water containing mixed oxides (Mixed Oxidant, MO) by applying electricity to the introduced raw water; And
And a spraying unit connected to the sterilizing water generating unit and spraying the sterilizing water generated by the sterilizing water generating unit to the surface to be cleaned,
The mop portion is characterized in that for cleaning the surface to be sprayed with the sterilized water,
vacuum cleaner.

3. The method of claim 2,
The spraying unit is characterized in that the mist spraying the sterilizing water,
vacuum cleaner.

The method according to claim 2 or 3,
The electrode is coated with a platinum group metal material,
vacuum cleaner.

The method according to claim 2 or 3,
The mixture is hypochlorous acid (HOCl), hypochlorite ion (OCl ^-), it characterized in that it comprises, at least one of chlorine (Cl ₂₎ and a free radical,
vacuum cleaner.

The method according to claim 2 or 3,
The sterilized water generated by the sterilizing water generating unit is stored, characterized in that it further comprises a removable storage,
vacuum cleaner.

The method according to claim 2 or 3,
Further comprising a pump connected to the injection portion,
The pump can adjust the spraying range of the sterilizing water sprayed through the spraying,
vacuum cleaner.

The method according to claim 2 or 3,
Further comprising a UV lamp disposed on the bottom of the cleaner,
vacuum cleaner.

The method of claim 8,
The UV lamp, the suction port, the spraying portion, and the mop are sequentially positioned on the bottom of the cleaner according to the moving forward direction of the cleaner,
As the cleaner moves, the surface to be cleaned is sequentially sterilized by the UV lamp, the air is sucked by the suction port, and the sterilizing water is sprayed by the spray unit and wiped by the mop unit.
vacuum cleaner.

The method of claim 8,
Further comprising a UV lamp unit including the UV lamp,
The UV lamp unit,
A reflector which surrounds the UV lamp outside the UV lamp and reflects and diffuses the light generated by the UV lamp; And
UV lamp switch for applying power to the UV lamp
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vacuum cleaner.