KR20140036479A - Vacuum cleaner - Google Patents

Abstract

In the present invention, the inside of a main body is divided into a dust collection chamber and an absorption chamber with a partition wall having a ventilation hole; on the dust collection chamber, an entrance for introducing an object to be cleaned is arranged; in the dust collection chamber, a cyclone for filtering solids being introduced through the entrance is arranged; on the absorption chamber, a discharge hole for discharging air introduced through the ventilation hole from the cyclone is arranged; and in the absorption chamber, a blower for generating forward-directional air flow and reverse-directional air flow is selectively arranged, thereby enabling a vacuum cleaner to self-treat a dust storage container in a cyclone and enabling the solids accumulated in the dust storage container to be discharged out of the main body of the vacuum cleaner by the driving source of the blower. Therefore, the present invention enables a user to clean the dust storage container easily without the operation of reloading the dust storage container by preventing users from touching unpleasant objects.

Description

Vacuum cleaner {vacuum cleaner}

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a vacuum cleaner, and more particularly, to a vacuum cleaner capable of discharging solids such as dust into a cyclone chamber and having a cyclone built therein.

In a conventional vacuum cleaner, a blower chamber in which a blower is incorporated is disposed in a downstream portion of the main body. A dust collecting chamber in which a cyclone for separating and collecting solid matter such as dust is incorporated is disposed in the upstream portion. And an intake port connected with a desorption material is provided at an upstream end of the main body. And the other end of the hose is provided with a distal end pipe having a grip portion at the time of cleaning. One end of the extension pipe is connected to the distal end pipe by a removable material, and the other end of the extension pipe is connected to a suction pipe Suction ducts are provided as removable materials.

When the conventional vacuum cleaner having such a structure is used for a predetermined period of time, solid matter is accumulated in a dust reservoir provided on the bottom of the cyclone built in the dust collecting chamber, thereby lowering the dust collection efficiency of the cyclone. In this case, the user removes the dust reservoir of the cyclone from the main body, manually floats the accumulated solids in the dust reservoir, and recharges the dust chamber of the main body.

As described above, the cleaning operation of emptying and recharging the dust reservoir causes a problem that the user touches the abomination object by hand and is treated as a very inconvenient and cumbersome operation.

The present invention has a problem in solving the above-mentioned problems.

The present invention is characterized in that a dust collecting chamber and a suction chamber are divided and formed in a main body by a partition wall portion provided with a flow port, and an inlet through which the object to be cleaned flows into the dust collecting chamber is provided, There is provided a cyclone for filtering solids and a discharge port for discharging the air introduced through the flow port in the cyclone to the suction chamber, and a blower for generating a forward air flow and a reverse air flow selectively in the suction chamber The above problem can be solved.

According to the present invention, the vacuum cleaner itself performs the dust reservoir of the cyclone, and the solid matter accumulated in the dust reservoir is discharged to the outside of the vacuum cleaner by the drive source of the blower It is possible to prevent the user from touching the object with the hand of the object so that the user can easily perform the cleaning of the dust reservoir more easily than before and can eliminate the reloading operation of the dust reservoir.

1 to 5 show a vacuum cleaner according to the first to fifth embodiments of the present invention,
FIG. 6 is a view illustrating a vacuum cleaner according to another embodiment of the present invention; FIG.
7 is a view showing a collecting section, and Fig.
FIG. 8 is a view showing another embodiment of the collecting portion of FIG. 7;

Hereinafter, a vacuum cleaner according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

1, a vacuum cleaner according to an embodiment of the present invention is indicated by reference numeral 1.

The vacuum cleaner 1 is partitioned into a dust collecting chamber 5 and a suction chamber 6 inside the main body 4 by a partition wall portion 3 provided with a flow port 2.

The suction chamber 5 is provided with an inlet 7 through which an object to be cleaned such as dust is introduced and a suction port 51 connected to the inlet 7 and a discharge port 52 connected to the flow port 2 And a cyclone 50 for filtering the solid material flowing through the inlet 7 and discharging the filtered air to the flow port 2. The suction chamber 6 is provided with the ciclon 50, A discharge port 8 for discharging the air introduced through the flow port 2 is provided in the suction chamber 6 and a discharge port 110 is provided in the suction chamber 6.

A valve V1 is disposed in the suction port 51 and a dust storage box 53 is provided at a lower end of the cyclone 50 so as to be able to communicate with the cyclone 50. [

The base end of the dust discharge pipe 54 is connected to the dust storage box 53 and the tip end of the dust discharge pipe 54 is exposed through the main body 4 through the main body 4. A valve V2 is interposed in the dust discharge pipe 54. [

As shown in FIG. 1, the fan-blowing unit 110 is connected to the rotary shaft of the forward and reverse motors, so that airflow from the inlet 7 to the discharge port 8 along the rotational direction of the forward / It can be a known blower (see FIG. 1) capable of generating an air flow from the discharge port 8 to the discharge pipe 54 first.

As shown in FIG. 2, the power supply unit 110 is a second embodiment of the present invention. The electromagnetic clutch C1 is connected to both ends of a rotary shaft (not shown) of a single motor M1 via electromagnetic clutches C1 and C2, When one wing part 111 of two wing parts is operated by connecting the wing parts 111 and 112 to generate an air flow of the discharge port 8 at the inlet 7 and the other wing part 112 (Refer to patent application No. 10-2012-0076131 filed by the present inventor) capable of generating an air flow from the discharge port 8 to the dust discharge pipe 54. [

3, the blowing unit 110 includes a motor-driven blower 110A for generating an air flow from the inlet 7 to the discharge port 8 and a discharge port 8, And a motor-driven blower 110B for generating airflow from the dust-discharging pipe 54 to the dust-discharging pipe 54 as a set.

As shown in FIG. 4, the wind-up unit 110 includes a wing unit coupled to a rotating shaft of a forward driving motor M1 and driven in a forward direction, The air flow is generated from the inlet 7 to the discharge port 8 and the forward drive motor M1 and the blade are turned by the direction reversing means 200 so as to discharge the air from the discharge port 8 A blower (refer to Patent Application No. 10-2012-0084880 and 0088624 filed by the present inventor) capable of generating an air flow from the discharge port 8 to the dust discharge pipe 54 .

4, the direction reversing means 200 includes a second partition wall portion (for example, a second partition wall portion) rotatably mounted on the suction chamber 6 and provided with a second flow port 22 30).

The forward drive motor M1 is connected to the second partition wall portion 30 via a bracket 41 provided around the second flow hole 22 in a state of being arranged to face the second flow hole 22, Respectively.

One end of the rotating shaft of the forward driving motor M1 is disposed to face the second flow port 22 so that solids outside the main body 4 flow into the dust collecting chamber 5 through the inlet 7, and The air introduced together is filtered by the dust collecting chamber 5 so that the air from which the solids are removed is introduced into the suction chamber 6 through the first distribution port 2, and the air introduced into the suction chamber 6 is removed. The wing part 111 which discharges to the discharge port 8 is attached.

A handle shaft 13b is mounted at the center of the upper end of the partition wall part 30 through the main body 4, and a posture shifting shaft 13a is interposed between the main body 4 and the lower end of the partition wall part 30. The partition wall part 30 is rotatable with respect to the said main body 4, and the handle 14 is exposed to the said main body 4 outside, and is attached to the said handle shaft 13b. The direction reversing means 200 configured as described above has the inlet 7 by selectively facing the second flow port 22 or the discharge port 8 as the handle 14 is rotated. ) May generate a fluid flow from the discharge port 8 to the dust discharge pipe 54.

Further, as shown in Fig. 5, the fan-blowing section 110 may be a known fan as a fifth embodiment.

At this time, the discharge side of the fan is connected to the discharge port 8 via the discharge pipe 120. In the middle of the discharge pipe 120, one end of the discharge port 120 is connected with the valve V3, And a valve V4 is interposed in the flow port 2. The suction chamber 6 is selectively connected to the suction chamber 6 and the main body 4 And a valve V6 is interposed in the discharge port 8. The discharge port 8 is connected to the discharge port 8 through a valve V6.

In addition, the vacuum cleaner 1 includes a collecting unit 70.

7, the collecting part 70 is a flexible collecting bag and includes a collecting pipe 71 connected to the dust discharging pipe 54 at the time of cleaning the dust storage box 53, And a filter 72 provided on a part of the wall surface so that the air introduced together with the solids through the collecting pipe 71 can be discharged from the collecting part 70 to the outside.

As shown in FIG. 8, the collecting part 70 may be a tub containing water and may be connected to the dust discharge pipe 54 at the time of cleaning the dust storage box 53 A filter 72 provided in an opening 73 formed in the ceiling so that the air introduced together with the solid matter through the collecting pipe 71 can be discharged from the collecting part 70 to the outside through the collecting pipe 71, And a zigzag channel portion 74 formed inside the solids so that the solids can be brought into contact with the surface of the water when the air introduced into the opening 73 through the collecting pipe 71 flows into the opening 73.

The vacuum cleaner 1 configured as above can be operated as follows.

1. When the blowing section is the first embodiment

1-1 Cleaning the outside of the cleaner

When the air flow 110 is operated so that air flow is generated at the air outlet 8 at the inlet 7 in a state where the valve V1 is opened and the valve V2 is closed, negative pressure is generated in the suction chamber 6 Solid matters such as dust on the bottom outside the main body 4 are introduced into the cyclone 50 through the inlet 7 through the hood which is not shown and together with the outside air as shown by the solid line in Fig. And the outside air passing through the cyclone 50 passes through the suction port 6 via the flow port 2 and is discharged through the discharge port 8 to the main body 4 ).

1-2. When the dust storage box 53 is cleaned

When the airflow 110 is operated so as to generate an air flow from the discharge port 8 to the inlet 7 in the state that the valve V1 is closed and the valve V2 is opened, The outside air outside the main body 4 flows into the suction chamber 6, the flow port 2 and the cyclone 50 through the discharge port 8 as shown by the dotted line in Fig. 1, 50 flows into the dust storage box 53 and is discharged to the outside through the dust discharge pipe 54 together with the solid matter accumulated in the dust storage box 53. [

When the other end of the collecting pipe 71 whose one end is connected to the collecting part 70 is connected to the dust discharging pipe 54 at the time of cleaning the dust storage box 53, From the viewpoint of being able to be easily discharged to the outside of the main body (4).

2. When the blowing section is the second embodiment

2-1 Cleaning the outer floor of the cleaner

In a state in which the valve V1 is opened and the valve V2 is closed and the wing portion 111 is operated in a state where the electromagnetic clutch C1 is turned on so that the air flow of the discharge port 8 is generated at the inlet 7 When the blow-in section 110 is operated, a negative pressure is formed in the suction chamber 6, and as shown by the solid line in FIG. 2, solid matters such as dust on the bottom outside the main body 4 are discharged through the hood The solid material flowing into the cyclone 50 is accumulated in the dust storage box 53 and the outside air passing through the cyclone 50 flows into the cyclone 50 through the flow path 2 And then discharged through the suction chamber 6 through the discharge port 8 to the outside of the main body 4. [

2-2. When the dust storage box 53 is cleaned

A method in which the wing portion 112 is operated in a state in which the electromagnetic clutch C2 is turned on so that an air flow from the discharge port 8 to the inlet 7 is generated while the valve V1 is closed and the valve V2 is opened, A negative pressure is generated in the suction chamber 6 so that the outside air outside the main body 4 flows into the suction chamber 6 through the discharge port 8 as indicated by the dotted line in Fig. Flows into the circulation port 2 and the cyclone 50. The outside air introduced into the cyclone 50 flows into the dust storage box 53 and flows into the dust storage box 53 together with the solids accumulated in the dust storage box 53, And is discharged to the outside through the pipe (54).

When the other end of the collecting pipe 71 whose one end is connected to the collecting part 70 is connected to the dust discharging pipe 54 at the time of cleaning the dust storage box 53, From the viewpoint of being able to be easily discharged to the outside of the main body (4).

3. When the blowing section is the third embodiment

3-1 Cleaning the outside of the cleaner

When the blowing section 110A is operated so that the air flow of the discharge port 8 is generated at the inlet 7 with the valve V1 opened and the valve V2 closed, a negative pressure is formed in the suction chamber 6 3, solid matter such as dust on the bottom outside the main body 4 flows into the cyclone 50 through the inlet 7 through the hood (not shown) together with the outside air, and the cyclone 50, And the outside air having passed through the cyclone 50 flows into the main body 4 through the discharge port 8 through the suction chamber 6 via the flow port 2. [ And is discharged outside.

3-2. When the dust storage box 53 is cleaned

When the blowing section 110B is operated so as to generate an air flow from the discharge port 8 to the inlet 7 in a state in which the valve V1 is closed and the valve V2 is opened, negative pressure is generated in the suction chamber 6 The outside air outside the main body 4 flows into the suction chamber 6, the flow port 2 and the cyclone 50 through the discharge port 8 as shown by the dotted line in Fig. 3, Flows into the dust storage box 53 and is discharged to the outside through the dust discharge pipe 54 together with the solid matter accumulated in the dust storage box 53. [

When the other end of the collecting pipe 71 whose one end is connected to the collecting part 70 is connected to the dust discharging pipe 54 at the time of cleaning the dust storage box 53, From the viewpoint of being able to be easily discharged to the outside of the main body (4).

4. When the blowing section is the fourth embodiment

4-1 Cleaning the outside of the cleaner

When the forward driving motor M1 is operated in a state where the valve V1 is opened and the valve V2 is closed and the wing portion 111 faces the flow opening 2 by the direction reversing means 200, A negative pressure is formed in the suction chamber 6 so that the solids such as dust on the bottom outside the main body 4 are sucked into the cyclone 50 through the inlet 7 through the unshown hood as shown by the solid line in Fig. The solid material flowing into the cyclone 50 is accumulated in the dust storage box 53 and the outside air passing through the cyclone 50 passes through the suction port 6 via the flow port 2, (8) to the outside of the main body (4).

4-2. When the dust storage box 53 is cleaned

When the forward driving motor M1 is operated in a state in which the valve V1 is closed and the valve V2 is opened and the wing portion 111 faces the discharge port 8 by the direction reversing means 200, A negative pressure is formed in the chamber 6 so that the outside air outside the main body 4 flows into the suction chamber 6, the flow port 2 and the cyclone 50 through the discharge port 8 as indicated by the dotted line in Fig. And the outside air introduced into the cyclone 50 flows into the dust storage box 53 and is discharged to the outside through the dust discharge pipe 54 together with the solid matter accumulated in the dust storage box 53.

When the other end of the collecting pipe 71 whose one end is connected to the collecting part 70 is connected to the dust discharging pipe 54 at the time of cleaning the dust storage box 53, From the viewpoint of being able to be easily discharged to the outside of the main body (4).

5. When the blowing section is the fifth embodiment

5-1 Cleaning the outside of the cleaner

When the valves V1, V4 and V6 are opened and the valves V2, V3 and V5 are closed and the inflow part 110 is operated, negative pressure is formed in the suction chamber 6, Solids such as dust on the bottom outside the main body 4 flow into the cyclone 50 through the inlet 7 through a hood which is not shown together with the outside air and the solids introduced into the cyclone 50 are introduced into the dust storage box 53 And the outside air having passed through the cyclone 50 is discharged to the outside of the main body 4 via the discharge port 8 via the suction chamber 6 via the flow port 2.

5-2. When the dust storage box 53 is cleaned

When the valves V1, V4 and V6 are closed and the valves V2, V3 and V5 are opened and the inflow part 110 is operated, a negative pressure is formed in the suction chamber 6, The outside air outside the main body 4 flows into the suction chamber 6, the flow port 2 and the cyclone 50 through the discharge port 8 and the outside air introduced into the cyclone 50 flows into the dust receptacle 53 and is discharged to the outside through the dust discharge pipe 54 together with the solid matter accumulated in the dust storage box 53.

When the other end of the collecting pipe 71 whose one end is connected to the collecting part 70 is connected to the dust discharging pipe 54 at the time of cleaning the dust storage box 53, From the viewpoint of being able to be easily discharged to the outside of the main body (4).

The air blowing unit 110 provided in the vacuum cleaner selectively controls the air flow from the inlet 7 to the discharge port 8 and the air flow from the discharge port 8 to the dust discharge pipe 54. [ But the present invention is not limited to this and the present invention is not limited to this but the air blowing section 110 provided in the suction chamber 6 may be arranged in such a manner that the air flow from the inlet 7 to the discharge port 8 And the outside air can be directly generated by the separate blower through the dust storage box 53 to the dust discharge pipe 54. [

It is also possible to generate the air flow through the dust discharge tube 54 via the dust storage box 53 by a separate blower.

Such a separate blower may be a fan 300 disposed in the dust collecting chamber 5, as shown in FIG. 6, in which the suction side of the fan 300 is circulated to the outside, and the The discharge side of the fan 300 may be connected to the dust container 53 while the valve V3 is interposed therebetween. In another embodiment, the valve V1 is disposed between the cyclone 50 and the dust collector 53.

In another embodiment, when the outer bottom of the vacuum cleaner is cleaned, when the valves V2 and V3 are closed and the valve V1 is opened and the airflow fan 110 is operated, a negative pressure is formed in the suction chamber 6 Solid matters such as dust on the bottom outside the main body 4 flow into the cyclone 50 through the inlet 7 and the outside air through a hood which is not shown, and the cyclone 50, as shown by the solid line in Fig. And the outside air having passed through the cyclone 50 flows into the main body 4 through the discharge port 8 through the suction chamber 6 via the flow port 2. [ When the dust storage box 53 is cleaned and the valves V2 and V3 are opened and the valve V1 is closed and the fan 300 is operated, 4) is introduced into the dust storage box 53, so that the dust stored in the dust storage box 53 It is presented with the solids discharged out through the dust discharge pipe (54).

When the other end of the collecting pipe 71 whose one end is connected to the collecting part 70 is connected to the dust discharging pipe 54 at the time of cleaning the dust storage box 53, From the viewpoint of being able to be easily discharged to the outside of the main body (4).

10; Body, 50; Cyclone, 110; Abundance

Claims (8)

The dust collecting chamber 5 and the suction chamber 6 are divided and formed in the body 4 by the partition wall portion 3 provided with the flow port 2 and the object to be cleaned is introduced into the dust collecting chamber 5 And a suction port 51 connected to the inlet 7 and an outlet port 52 connected to the flow port 2 to filter the solid material flowing through the inlet 7, And a cyclone 50 for discharging the filtered air to the flow port 2 is built in the suction chamber 6 and the air introduced through the flow port 2 in the dust collecting chamber 5 is discharged to the suction chamber 6 In the vacuum cleaner provided with the discharge port 8,
The suction port (51) is provided with a valve (V1)
A dust receptacle 53 is provided at the lower end of the cyclone 50 so as to be able to communicate with the cyclone 50,
The base of the dust discharge pipe (54) is connected to the dust storage box (53)
The front end of the dust discharge pipe (54) is exposed through the main body (4) and out of the main body (4)
The suction chamber 6 is provided with a blowing portion 110 for selectively generating an air flow of the discharge port 8 at the inlet 7 and an air flow from the discharge port 8 to the dust discharge pipe 54,
And a valve (V2) is interposed in the dust discharge pipe (54). The method of claim 1,
The dust discharge pipe 7 includes a collecting part 70 connected to the cleaning of the cyclone,
The collecting part 70 is a collecting tube 71 provided to be connected to the inlet 7 when the filter 50 is cleaned, and air introduced together with the solids through the collecting tube 71. Vacuum cleaner, characterized in that it comprises a filter (72) to be discharged to the outside from the collecting portion (70). 3. The method of claim 2,
Water is contained in the collecting part 70 and the solids are discharged through the collecting part 71 so that when the air flowing together with the solids is discharged to the filter 72, 70) is provided with a zigzag flow path (74). 4. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The fan unit 110 is connected to the rotating shaft of the forward and reverse motors to generate air flow from the inlet 7 to the inlet 7 and from the outlet 8 to the inlet 7 along the rotational direction of the forward and reverse motors Blower,
When two wings 111 and 112 are coupled to both ends of one motor M1 via electromagnetic clutches C1 and C2 to actuate one wing 111 of the two wings, Which is capable of generating an air flow from the discharge port 8 to the inlet 7 when the air flow of the discharge port 8 is generated and the other wing 112 is operated,
A motor-driven blower 110A and a motor-driven blower 110B for generating airflow from the blow-out port 8 to the inlet 7 are provided as a set in the inlet 7, Blower,
The air flow of the discharge port 8 is generated at the inlet 7 when the wing portion coupled with the rotation axis of the motor M1 and driven in the forward direction faces the inlet 7 by the direction reversing means 200, A blower capable of generating an air flow from the discharge port 8 to the inlet 7 when the motor and the wing portion are turned by the direction reversing means 200 and faces the discharge port 8,
The discharge side is connected to the discharge port 8 via the discharge pipe 120,
One end of the fan is connected to the other end of the bypass pipe 130 connected to the outlet port 52 in the middle of the discharge pipe 120 with the valve V3 interposed therebetween, The suction chamber 6 is provided with a separate suction port 140 through which a valve V5 for selectively flowing the suction chamber 6 and the outside of the main body 4 is interposed , And a valve (V6) is interposed in the discharge port (8). 5. The method of claim 4,
The direction reversing means 200 includes a partition wall portion 30 rotatably mounted to the suction chamber 6 and provided with a second flow port 22.
The motor M1 is mounted on the second partition wall portion 30 via the bracket 41 provided around the second flow port 22 in a state where the second partition wall 22 is disposed to face the second flow port 22, And,
One end of the rotating shaft of the motor M1 is disposed to face the second flow port 22 so that the solids outside the main body 4 flow into the dust collecting chamber 5 through the inlet 7 and together with the solids. The filtered air is filtered by the dust collecting chamber 5, and the air from which solid matter is removed is introduced into the suction chamber 6 through the first distribution port 2, and the air introduced into the suction chamber 6 is discharged through the discharge port ( 8) is mounted to the wing portion 111 to discharge,
A handle shaft 13b is mounted through the main body 4 at the center of the upper end of the partition wall portion 30,
Wherein a handle (14) is mounted on the handle shaft (13b) so as to be exposed outside the main body (4). The dust collecting chamber 5 and the suction chamber 6 are divided and formed in the body 4 by the partition wall portion 3 provided with the flow port 2 and the object to be cleaned is introduced into the dust collecting chamber 5 And a suction port 51 connected to the inlet 7 and an outlet port 52 connected to the flow port 2 to filter the solid material flowing through the inlet 7, And a cyclone 50 for discharging the filtered air to the flow port 2 is built in the suction chamber 6 and the air introduced through the flow port 2 in the dust collecting chamber 5 is discharged to the suction chamber 6 In the vacuum cleaner provided with the discharge port 8,
The suction chamber 6 is provided with a blowing part 110 for generating an air flow of the discharge port 8 at an inlet 7,
At the lower end of the cyclone 50, a dust receptacle 53 is selectively provided to communicate with the cyclone 50 via a valve V1,
The base of the dust discharge pipe (54) is connected to the dust storage box (53)
The tip of the dust discharge port 54 is exposed through the main body 4 and out of the main body 4,
A valve V2 is interposed in the dust discharge pipe 54,
The dust collecting chamber 5 is provided with a fan 300 which is connected to the suction side so as to be circulated to the outside, and which can be connected to the dust collecting container 53 with the discharge side via the valve V3 on the way. Vacuum cleaner. The method according to claim 6,
The dust discharge pipe 7 includes a collecting part 70 connected to the cleaning of the cyclone,
The collecting part 70 is a collecting tube 71 provided to be connected to the inlet 7 when the filter 50 is cleaned, and air introduced together with the solids through the collecting tube 71. Vacuum cleaner, characterized in that it comprises a filter (72) to be discharged to the outside from the collecting portion (70). 8. The method of claim 7,
Water is contained in the collecting part 70 and the solids are discharged through the collecting part 71 so that when the air flowing together with the solids is discharged to the filter 72, 70) is provided with a zigzag flow path (74).

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