KR20170028758A - A steam supplying apparatus for sream cleaner - Google Patents

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KR20170028758A
KR20170028758A KR1020150125785A KR20150125785A KR20170028758A KR 20170028758 A KR20170028758 A KR 20170028758A KR 1020150125785 A KR1020150125785 A KR 1020150125785A KR 20150125785 A KR20150125785 A KR 20150125785A KR 20170028758 A KR20170028758 A KR 20170028758A
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김용욱
김중택
맹대영
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L11/00—Machines for cleaning floors, carpets, furniture, walls, or wall coverings
    • A47L11/34—Machines for treating carpets in position by liquid, foam, or vapour, e.g. by steam
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L11/00—Machines for cleaning floors, carpets, furniture, walls, or wall coverings
    • A47L11/02—Floor surfacing or polishing machines
    • A47L11/10—Floor surfacing or polishing machines motor-driven
    • A47L11/14—Floor surfacing or polishing machines motor-driven with rotating tools
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L11/00—Machines for cleaning floors, carpets, furniture, walls, or wall coverings
    • A47L11/28—Floor-scrubbing machines, motor-driven
    • A47L11/282—Floor-scrubbing machines, motor-driven having rotary tools
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L11/00—Machines for cleaning floors, carpets, furniture, walls, or wall coverings
    • A47L11/40—Parts or details of machines not provided for in groups A47L11/02 - A47L11/38, or not restricted to one of these groups, e.g. handles, arrangements of switches, skirts, buffers, levers
    • A47L11/408—Means for supplying cleaning or surface treating agents
    • A47L11/4086—Arrangements for steam generation
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L11/00—Machines for cleaning floors, carpets, furniture, walls, or wall coverings
    • A47L11/40—Parts or details of machines not provided for in groups A47L11/02 - A47L11/38, or not restricted to one of these groups, e.g. handles, arrangements of switches, skirts, buffers, levers
    • A47L11/408—Means for supplying cleaning or surface treating agents
    • A47L11/4088—Supply pumps; Spraying devices; Supply conduits

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Abstract

Disclosed is a steam supply apparatus for a steam cleaner, which comprises: a cleaner body in which a rotating plate is installed for a rag to be rotated in a lower portion; a water container mounted in a stand unit connected to the cleaner body; a steam generation unit installed in the stand unit to generate steam with water supplied from the water container; a spray unit provided in a lower portion of the cleaner body; and a steam supply path supplying the steam generated in the steam generation unit to the spray unit.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a steam supply device for a steam cleaner,

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a steam supply device for a steam cleaner, and more particularly, to a steam supply device for supplying steam around a rotating unit at a lower portion of a steam cleaner.

The steam cleaner can be divided into a type in which the steam cleaner is installed in a fixed manner on the lower part of the main body of the cleaner and a form in which the mop is rotatably installed.

In both of these configurations, water is supplied from a water bottle installed in the cleaner main body to generate steam, and the steam is sprayed to the mop.

In the case where the mop is rotatably installed, a rotating unit is provided on the lower portion of the cleaner main body to allow the mop to be rotatable, and the rotating unit is rotated by receiving the power of the driving motor installed inside the cleaner main body, So that steam can be supplied and cleaned effectively.

In order to stably supply the steam to the rotating mop, for example, in the prior art, a center shaft provided at the center of the rotating unit to which the mop is mounted is formed in a hollow shape, And steam was supplied to the lower mop.

However, according to the related art, there is a problem that the diameter of the center shaft must be increased in order to construct the hollow structure so that steam can pass through the center shaft. In addition, steam discharged from the end of the center shaft, A separate sealing structure is required to prevent the steam from flowing into the body, and there is a limit to completely block the steam through the sealing structure.

Further, when steam is injected through the central shaft, steam is concentratedly supplied only to the central portion of the mop, and the steam can not be uniformly supplied to the mop as a whole.

Korean Utility Model Registration No. 20-0416348

It is an object of the present invention to provide a steam supply device for a steam cleaner, which is improved in structure to smoothly supply steam and uniformly supply steam by a mop.

To achieve the above object, according to the present invention, there is provided a steam supply device for a steam cleaner, comprising: a vacuum cleaner main body having a lower portion on which a rotary plate is rotatably installed; A water bottle mounted on a stand part connected to the cleaner main body; A steam generator installed in the stand unit to generate steam using water supplied from the water bottle; A sprayer provided at a lower portion of the cleaner main body; And a steam supply path for supplying steam generated in the steam generating unit to the spraying unit.

Here, it is preferable that the jetting unit is installed at a lower portion of the cleaner main body so as to face the rotation plate, and is formed into an arc shape, and a plurality of jetting ports are formed at regular intervals in the circumferential direction.

The steam supply path may include a connection hose extending from the steam generating part to the inside of the cleaner main body. A connection pipe connected to the lower portion of the cleaner main body and connected to the connection hose; And a branch path formed at an outer lower portion of the cleaner main body so as to communicate with the connection tube portion and extending to be connected to the jetting portion.

In addition, it is preferable that the jetting unit is provided with a pair, and the branching path is branched from the connecting shaft and connected to each of the pair of jetting units.

The lower end of the stand part is formed with a through hole through which the connection hose passes, a lower end of the stand part is rotatably supported, and the connection hose is passed through the lower end of a shaft support member installed in the cleaner main body, It is preferable that a through hole is formed.

The steam supply device of the present invention is different from the prior art in that the steam supply path is not formed by using the support shaft of the rotary plate and the steam supply path is provided directly to the cleaner main body, The steam can be uniformly injected and supplied over the entire mop attached to the rotary plate.

Further, since the size of the steam supply path to which the steam is supplied can be determined to be a desired size, and the size of the squeeze path is not adversely affected, it is easy to manufacture a sufficient amount of steam so that the steam supply amount can be sufficiently increased Cleaning efficiency can be improved by using a mop.

1 is a perspective view of a steam cleaner to which a steam supply device according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied.
FIG. 2 is a front view of the steam cleaner shown in FIG. 1. FIG.
Fig. 3 is a side view of the steam cleaner shown in Fig. 1. Fig.
FIG. 4 is a view for explaining a steam jetting unit on the bottom surface of the steam cleaner shown in FIG. 1. FIG.
5 is a partial cross-sectional view showing the steam injection part shown in Fig.
6 and 7 are partial cross-sectional views showing the cleaner body and the rotating unit.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, a steam supply device for a steam cleaner according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 to 7, a steam supply apparatus 100 of a steam cleaner according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a cleaner main body 110, a stand 120 connected to the cleaner main body 110, A steam generating unit 140, a steam injecting unit 150, and a steam supply path 160. The steam generating unit 140 includes a steam generator 130, a steam generator 140, a steam generator 150,

A stand 120 is movably installed at one side of the cleaner main body 110 and a handle 121 and an operation switch 123 may be provided at an upper portion of the stand 120. In addition, the stand 120 may be provided with an operation unit 125 for operating the operation of the steam generating unit 140 or the like.

A water bottle 130 is detachably mounted on the stand 120 and the water in the water bottle 130 is connected to the steam generator 140 installed in the stand 120. The steam generating unit 140 may be positioned below the water tank 130 and may be driven by the operation of the operating unit 125 to generate steam. The steam generating unit 140 may include a heater in the chamber, and a detailed example will be omitted since it is easily understood by those skilled in the art from various conventional techniques.

A pair of rotary units 170 are rotatably installed on the lower portion of the cleaner main body 110 while being rotated while supporting the mop 10. The rotary unit 170 is installed inside the cleaner main body 110 And a driving unit 190 for rotational driving is provided.

The steam jetting unit 150 is provided to protrude from the bottom of the cleaner main body 110 or the lower main body 111 of the cleaner main body 110 and is preferably installed at a position facing the rotation unit 170 . Each of the steam injection parts 150 is provided with a pair and each has an arc shape. A plurality of jetting ports 151 may be arranged at regular intervals along the circumferential direction on a lower surface of the steam jetting unit 150 facing the rotation unit 170. [ The steam spraying unit 150 is formed in a circular arc shape so that the lower surface of the lower body 111 is recessed toward the inside of the cleaner body 110, (153) is welded to the lower surface of the lower body (111) to secure a space in which the steam can move. The steam injector 150 is connected to the steam supply path 160 to receive steam at a high temperature and a high pressure and uniformly injects the steam into the rotary unit 170 through the plurality of injection openings 151, The steam can be effectively supplied to the mop 10 attached to the steam generator 170. In particular, since the steam spraying unit 150 is formed in an arc shape, steam can be supplied to the disk-shaped mop 10 as a whole, and steam can be prevented from being supplied to only one of the parts.

Meanwhile, the steam generated in the steam generating unit 140 is supplied to the steam injecting unit 130 through the steam supplying path 160.

Here, the steam supply path 160 includes a connection hose 161, a connection pipe portion 163, and a branch path 165. The connecting hose 161 has one end connected to the steam generating part 140 and the other end connected to the connecting pipe part 163 to supply the steam generated from the steam generating part 140 to the connecting pipe part 163 do. The connection hose 161 is connected to the connection pipe portion 163 via the lower portion of the stand portion 120 via the inside of the cleaner main body 110. 6, a through-hole h1 through which the connecting hose 161 passes is formed at the lower end of the stand 120. As shown in Fig. The lower end of the stand 120 is rotatably supported so that the connection hose 161 is connected to the lower end of the shaft supporting member 180 installed in the cleaner main body 110 so as to be connected to the inside of the cleaner main body 110 A through-hole h2 is formed. Therefore, the connection hose 161 may be installed to connect the connection pipe portion 163 and the steam generating portion 140 so as not to be interfered with the turning operation of the stand portion 120.

The connection pipe portion 163 is formed to protrude inside the lower body 111 of the cleaner body 110 at a predetermined height and has a pipe structure formed to penetrate downward. It is preferable that the connection tube portion 163 is integrally formed with the lower body 111.

The branch path 165 is formed on the lower surface of the lower body 111 of the cleaner main body 110 and has a duct structure having a predetermined length in the left and right direction with respect to the connection pipe portion 163, And is connected to the jetting section 150. The branch path 165 may be formed integrally with the lower body 111 or may be separately attached and attached to the lower body 111. [ 6, the branch path 165 may be integrally formed with the steam injection part 150. The branch path 165 may include a recessed part 165a recessed from the outer lower surface of the lower body 111, And a cover portion 165b that is coupled to cover the first cover 165a. The cover portion 165b is coupled to the lower body 111 by fusion or the like and may be integrally formed with the cover portion 153 of the steam injection portion 150. [

According to the steam supply apparatus 100 of the present embodiment having the above-described structure, the steam supply path 160 is not supplied using the central axis of the rotary unit 170, The steam is supplied to the lower portion of the cleaner main body 110 through the pipe portion 163 and the branching path 165 to prevent the steam from flowing back into the cleaner main body 110 or heating the rotating portion and the driving portion by heat transfer .

In addition, the amount of steam supplied to the lower portion of the cleaner main body 110 can be increased to a sufficient amount. That is, it is easy to expand the flow path of the steam supply path 160, there is no difficulty in structure and design due to the expansion of the flow path, and there is no fear that the steam will flow back into the cleaner main body 110, There is an advantage to be able to. That is, there is an advantage that steam can be supplied in a sufficient amount to the mop 10 which is attached to the rotating unit 170 and rotated without forming a steam flow path through the central shaft. Since the steam path is not used as the central axis, it is possible to fundamentally solve the problem caused by leakage of steam or the like, and it is possible to easily increase the supply amount of steam.

In addition, by configuring the steam spraying unit 150 in the form of a circular arc corresponding to the rotating unit 170 supporting the mop 10, there is an advantage that steam can be uniformly supplied to the entire mop 10.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments. Those skilled in the art will readily appreciate that many modifications and variations of the present invention are possible without departing from the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

100 .. Steam supply device 110 .. Steam cleaner main body
120 .. stand part 130 .. bucket
140. Steam generator 150. Steam generator
160 .. Steam supply path 161 .. Connection hose
163 .. connecting pipe section 165 .. branch path

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A cleaner main body to which a rotary plate is rotatably installed at a lower portion thereof;
A water bottle mounted on a stand part connected to the cleaner main body;
A steam generator installed in the stand unit to generate steam using water supplied from the water bottle;
A sprayer provided at a lower portion of the cleaner main body; And
And a steam supply path for supplying steam generated in the steam generating unit to the spraying unit. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the jetting unit is installed at a lower portion of the cleaner main body so as to face the rotation plate, and is formed in an arc shape so that a plurality of jetting ports are formed at regular intervals in the circumferential direction. 3. The steam generator according to claim 1 or 2,
A connection hose extending from the steam generating unit to the interior of the cleaner main body;
A connection pipe connected to the lower portion of the cleaner main body and connected to the connection hose; And
And a branch path formed at an outer lower portion of the cleaner main body so as to communicate with the connection tube portion and extended to be connected to the jetting portion. The method of claim 3,
The pair of ejection portions are provided,
Wherein the branch path is branched from the connection tube portion and connected to each of the pair of jetting portions. The method of claim 3,
A through hole through which the connection hose passes is formed at a lower end of the stand portion,
Wherein a lower end of the stand portion is rotatably supported and a through hole is formed in a lower end of a shaft support member provided on the cleaner main body so that the connection hose passes through the support shaft to be connected to the inside of the cleaner main body. Device.
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