KR20200005118A - A miniature cleaner - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an ultra-small vacuum cleaner used to clean a narrow gap of an object to be cleaned such as electronic products. The ultra-small vacuum cleaner for cleaning the object to be cleaned such as the electronic products comprises: a body having a certain space therein; a vibration generating unit consisting of a vibration motor and a vibration weight, and provided inside the body to generate the vibration of the body; a cleaning unit for cleaning the object to be cleaned by contact; a support unit in which one end is coupled to a front end of the body, and the other end has the predetermined length coupled to the cleaning unit; and a power supply unit for supplying power to the vibration generating unit.

Description

Mini vacuum cleaner {A MINIATURE CLEANER}

Disclosed is a micro-vacuum cleaner used to clean narrow gaps of an object such as an electronic product.

Ultra-compact vacuum cleaner refers to appliances used to clean narrow spaces such as computer frames, keyboards, cell phone chargers, earphone jacks, telephones, air conditioners, and window frames and drawers, which are difficult to clean with general cleaners.

The related art is a micro cleaner disclosed in Korean Unexamined Patent Publication No. 10-2005-0049191.

The micro vacuum cleaner according to the related art has a body having an inlet for inlet of air and an outlet for discharging of air, and vibration damping means for removing impurities from gaps or surfaces provided in the lower part of the body, and inducing air flow. And a blowing means, a filter part for collecting the inhaled dust and impurities, and a power source.

The prior art is configured to suck the dust removed through the suction fan after removing the dust through the vibration damping means, but where the brush which is a vibration damping means is located in the inlet passage formed in front of the body corresponding to the width of the suction port is effective Cleaning is possible, but not so difficult to clean, there is a problem that the cleaning area is extremely limited.

KR 10-2005-0049191 A

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present disclosure is to provide an ultra-small vacuum cleaner capable of cleaning various places without being limited to the structure of an object in cleaning a narrow gap of an object such as an electronic product.

In addition, an object of the present invention is to provide an ultra-compact cleaner capable of quickly and effectively removing dust or foreign matter bound to a surface of a hard-to-be-washed object.

The technical problem to be achieved by the present embodiment is not limited to the above-mentioned problems, and other problems not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

A micro cleaner for cleaning an object such as an electronic product according to a preferred embodiment, comprising a body having a predetermined space therein, a vibration motor and a vibration weight, and provided inside the body to generate vibration of the body. A generating part, a cleaning part for cleaning the object by contact, a support part having a predetermined length coupled to the front end of the body and the other end coupled to the cleaning part, and a power supply part supplying power to the vibration generating part It may include.

Here, the support portion is made of a bar shape having a predetermined length, but the screw tab is formed on the other end, the cleaning unit, the coupling hole formed with a screw hole on one side, so that the screw can be screwed with the other end of the support portion, the outer surface of the coupler It may include a melamine resin or cotton sponge attached to the.

In addition, the cleaning unit may be formed of any one selected from a cylindrical shape, a rectangular parallelepiped shape, a triangular pyramid shape, and a spherical shape.

On the other hand, it is connected to the support to apply a rotation to the cleaning unit, and further includes a rotation applying unit which is operated by the power supply of the power supply, the rotation applying unit, a connector for engaging with one end of the support, and the inside of the body Located between the front end and the vibration generating portion may include a vibration motor coupled to the coupling shaft.

Here, the cleaning part is made of a melamine resin sponge of a hard type, a screw hole is formed on one side, and the other end of the support part may be screwed to the screw hole of the cleaning part.

In addition, the cleaning part is made of a melamine resin or cotton sponge, the adhesive hole is formed on one side, the other end of the support portion is inserted into the contact hole may be coupled by an adhesive.

In addition, one end of the support may be coupled to the connector so as to be eccentric to one side based on the coupling shaft of the shaft and the connector of the rotating motor.

On the other hand, the support portion includes a branch having a support bar having one end coupled to the front end of the body, and at least two supports that are symmetrically branched from the other end of the support bar with respect to the longitudinal axis of the support bar, The cleaning unit may be configured to include at least one sponge and at least one cleaning brush, and the sponge and the cleaning brush may have a number corresponding to the support of the branch part.

Here, the branch portion is composed of two supports, the overall letter made of the letter 'U', the sponge is coupled to any one of the support, the cleaning brush may be coupled to the other.

According to the disclosed contents, there is an advantage that can be cleaned in various places without being limited to the structure of the object in cleaning the narrow gap of the object, such as electronic products.

In addition, there is an advantage that can quickly and effectively remove the dust or foreign matter bound on the surface of the object difficult to wipe.

The effects of the present embodiments are not limited to the effects mentioned above, and other effects not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the description of the claims.

1 is a perspective view of a micro cleaner according to a first embodiment.
2 is a schematic cross-sectional view for showing the internal configuration of the ultra-compact cleaner according to the first embodiment.
3 is a cross-sectional view showing a coupling relationship between the support unit and the cleaning unit shown in FIGS.
Figure 4 is an exemplary view showing another embodiment of the cleaning unit shown in Figs.
Figure 5 is a cross-sectional view showing a coupling relationship between the support and the connector of the micro vacuum cleaner according to the second embodiment.
6 is an operating state diagram of the ultra-compact cleaner according to the second embodiment.
7 is a perspective view of the ultra-compact cleaner according to the third embodiment.

Hereinafter, a micro cleaner according to a preferred embodiment will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. For reference, in the following description of the present invention, if it is determined that a detailed description of a related known function or configuration may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

[First Embodiment]

1 is a perspective view of an ultra-compact cleaner according to a first embodiment, Figure 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing the internal configuration of the ultra-compact cleaner according to the first embodiment, Figure 3 is a support and cleaning shown in Figs. 4 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a negative coupling relationship, and FIG. 4 is an exemplary view illustrating another embodiment of the cleaning unit illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2.

1 to 3, the ultra-compact cleaner 100 according to the first embodiment includes an electronic product such as a computer main body, a keyboard, a mobile phone charging unit, an earphone connection jack, a phone, an air conditioner, an object including a window frame, a drawer, and the like. As an ultra-compact cleaner for cleaning, it includes a body 110, a vibration generating unit 140, a cleaning unit 170 and a support unit 160, and may further include a rotation applying unit 150.

Body 110 is manufactured in a very small size enough to be gripped by the user. To this end, it may be made in a variety of shapes, but preferably made of a cylindrical or other rectangular parallelepiped shape as in this embodiment.

The body 110 is provided with a predetermined space for installing the main parts such as the vibration generating unit 140 therein, the partition wall (so that the vibration generating unit 140 and the rotation applying unit 150 can be installed separately) 116 may be provided. In this case, a through hole 116a may be formed in the partition wall 116 so that a conductive wire (not shown) connected to the power supply unit 130 may extend toward the rotation motor 152.

Although not shown, the body 110 may be configured to be a single body by combining the upper and lower pairs, and the rear end cap 112 to replace only the battery in a state in which the body 110 is not separated. ) May be provided. At this time, the outer surface of the rear end cap 112 may be provided with a power button 120 for turning on / off the power.

The vibration generating unit 140 is made of a vibration motor 144 and the vibration weight 142, is provided in the body 110 serves to generate the vibration of the body (110). The vibration generated at this time is transmitted to the cleaning unit 170 to be described later through the support unit 160.

Vibrating weight 142 is coupled to the shaft 144a of the vibration motor 144 and may be configured such that the load on one side is eccentric with respect to the motor shaft, the preferred embodiment has a certain thickness but the cross-section is semi-circular to arc shape Can be configured.

The vibration generating unit 140 may be located in various ways such as inside or outside the body 110. For example, when only the vibration generating unit 140 is provided without the rotation applying unit 150, it is preferable to be positioned at the front side inside the body 110, and when the rotation applying unit 150 is provided in FIG. 2. As shown, it is preferably located between the rotation applying unit 150 and the power supply unit 130.

In the case of the conventional general ultra-small vacuum cleaner was applied to rub the object by manually applying a force to the cleaning unit was inconvenient to use, but according to the present embodiment vibration or fine vibration in the cleaning unit 170 due to the vibration generating unit 140 This occurs and is automatically cleaned by the contact with the object caused by the vibration or fine vibration, there is an advantage that can be effectively cleaned without effort.

The rotation applying unit 150 is connected to the support unit 160 to apply the rotation to the cleaning unit 170, the connector 154 for coupling with one end of the support unit 170, the front end and the inside of the body 110 and It may include a rotation motor 152 positioned between the vibration generating unit 140.

The connector 154 may be formed in various shapes, but in one embodiment may be formed in a cuboid shape.

The connector 154 is positioned between the support 160 and the tip of the body 110 and may preferably have a rectangular parallelepiped shape. One side of the connector 154 may be coupled to the shaft 114 of the rotation motor 152 and the support portion 160 to the other side.

To this end, coupling holes 154a and screw holes 154b may be formed at one side and the other side of the connector 154, respectively. The shaft 152a of the rotation motor 152 is inserted into the coupling hole 154a and fixed by the fastening pin P, and the support part in which the screw tab 162 is formed at one end is screwed and fixed to the screw hole 154b. do. At this time, the screw hole 154b is located on the same line as the shaft 152a of the rotation motor 152 and the coupling shaft C of the connector 154 (for example, see FIG. 5).

In the present embodiment, but for the coupling relationship between the shaft 152a or the connector 154 and the support 160 of the connector 154 and the rotating motor 152, respectively, an example of a fixing pin method and a screw coupling method, but is limited thereto Of course, the coupling relationship between the connector 154 and the support 160 may also be coupled by the fixing pin (P).

According to the present embodiment, since the cleaning unit 170 vibrates and rotates at the same time by the vibration generating unit 140 and the rotation applying unit 150, the dust or foreign matter removal performance is superior, and thus the object to be wiped off It can quickly and effectively remove dust and foreign matters stuck on the surface.

 The power supply unit 130 is preferably located at the rear end side of the body 110, and serves to supply power to the vibration generating unit 140 and the rotation applying unit 150. As the type of the power supply unit, a general battery such as an alkaline battery or a rechargeable battery such as nickel cadmium may be used.

The cleaning unit 170 is a configuration that serves to clean the object by contact, the coupling hole 174 and the coupling hole (174) formed with a screw hole 174a at one side to be screwed with the other end of the support 160 174 may include a sponge made of melamine resin or cotton material attached to an outer surface of the sheet. At this time, the coupler 174 may be implemented in a plastic or metallic material in consideration of the coupling with the support 160, the screw tab 164 is formed at the other end of the support 160.

In the present embodiment, the sponge 172 is taken as an example, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and the sponge 172 may include a cleaning brush 194 composed of a body and a brush attached to the outside of the body.

The cleaning unit 170 may be of various types for cleaning the objects having various structures, but preferably, the cleaning unit 170 may be formed in a cylindrical shape as illustrated in FIG. 1, or (a), (b) and (c) of FIG. 4. As shown in the figure may be made of a cube, a triangular pyramid, a spherical shape.

The cube-shaped cleaning part 172-1 is mainly used when only the vibration generating part 140 is present without the rotation applying part 150, and the user rubs it to one side and uses it as another side when the function is full. Can be.

The triangular pyramid-shaped cleaning unit 172-2 is composed of a triangular pyramid formed on one side of the body and the cylindrical body, and can be mainly used to clean narrow gaps such as computer keyboards or telephone buttons.

Cylindrical shape (refer to FIG. 1) or spherical shape cleaning unit 172-3 may be easy to clean the longitudinal grooves with a predetermined interval, such as a window groove or a rail groove formed on the inner side of the refrigerator.

The support unit 160 is coupled to the front end of the body 110 and the other end is coupled to the cleaning unit 170 to support the cleaning unit 170 and at the same time the vibration generated from the body 110 to the cleaning unit 170. It serves to convey. In addition, in the embodiment in which the rotation applying unit is installed in the body 110, not only serves to support the cleaning unit 170, but also additionally transmits the rotational force of the motor to the cleaning unit 170.

To this end, the support 160 may be implemented in various shapes, but preferably may have a bar shape having a predetermined length. Here, the length of the support unit 160 is preferably made of about 8cm ~ 15cm, and thus there is an advantage that can be cleaned in a narrow, deep place, such as a computer body out of reach. In addition, since it has the predetermined length, the centrifugal force can be effectively exerted in the cleaning unit in the second embodiment to be described later.

Looking at the coupling relationship between the cleaning unit 170 and the support unit 160, as described above, the other end of the support unit 160 may be screwed to the coupling 174 sphere inside the sponge 170 (see Fig. 2) .

Alternatively, as shown in (a) of FIG. 3, when the cleaning part 170 is made of a melamine resin sponge 172 of a hard type, and a screw hole 172a is formed at one side thereof, the support part 160 is provided. The other end of may be screwed into the screw hole (172a).

In another method, as shown in FIG. 3B, an adhesive hole is formed at one side of the sponge 172, and the other end of the support part 160 is inserted into the adhesive hole 172a so that the adhesive B is used. Can be combined by. At this time, the sponge 172 is made of a melamine resin or cotton material, the adhesive (B) may be used an instant adhesive or a resin adhesive with excellent surface adhesive force.

Second Embodiment

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a coupling relationship between a support and a connector of the micro cleaner according to the second embodiment, and FIG. 6 is an operation state diagram of the micro cleaner according to the second embodiment.

5 and 6, the micro cleaner according to the second embodiment includes a body 110, a vibration generating unit 140, a rotation applying unit 150, a cleaning unit 170, a support unit 160, and a power supply unit ( 130). In the case of the second embodiment, compared with the first embodiment including the rotation applying unit 150, only one coupling structure of the support unit 160 and the connector 154 and the corresponding effects are different, and the rest of the configuration is the same bar. The description of the redundant configuration will be omitted.

As shown in FIG. 5, the coupling structure of one end of the support unit 160 and the connector 154 may include one end of the support unit 160 coupled to the shaft 152a of the rotation motor 152 and the connector 154. It may be configured to be coupled to the connector 154 to be eccentric to one side based on C).

To this end, a screw tab 162 is formed at one end of the support 160, and unlike the first embodiment, the screw hole 154b may be formed to be tapered based on the coupling shaft C1.

According to the second embodiment, since the support portion is coupled to the connector so as to be eccentric, the coupling shaft C1 of the rotating motor shaft and the coupling shaft C2 of the support portion have a constant angle. Accordingly, when the rotating motor is operated, the cleaning unit performs the precession as shown in FIG. 6 and cleans the object by centrifugal force.

Third Embodiment

7 is a perspective view of a micro cleaner according to a third embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 7, the micro cleaner 100 according to the second embodiment may include a body 110, a vibration generating unit 140, a rotation applying unit 150, a cleaning unit 170, a support unit 160, and a power supply unit ( 130, but there is a difference in the structure of the cleaning unit 170 and the structure of the support unit 160 as compared to the first embodiment, and the rest of the configuration is the same bar, the description of the redundant configuration will be omitted below do.

The support unit 160 includes a support bar 182 having one end coupled to the front end of the body 110 and a support symmetrically branched from the other end of the support bar 182 about the longitudinal axis of the support bar 182. Branch 184 having 184-1, 184-2. Here, the support bar 180 may be configured in various shapes, but like the first embodiment may be formed in a bar shape having a predetermined length. And the support 184 may be configured to have at least two so that the cleaning unit of various shapes and types can be combined.

The cleaning unit 190 may be configured in various shapes, but preferably, may be composed of at least one sponge 192 or at least one cleaning brush 194. In this case, the sponge 192 may be made of melamine resin or cotton, and the cleaning brush 194 may be made of a cylindrical body and a brush formed on an outer surface of the body.

Branch portion 184 may be made of a variety of structures, but preferably, as shown in Figure 7, the support (184-1, 184-2) is composed of two can be made of the overall letter 'U' shape. . In this case, the sponge 192 may be coupled to one of the supporters 184-1 and 184-2, and the cleaning brush 194 may be coupled to the other. In the present embodiment, the branched portion consisting of two supports is taken as an example, but is not limited thereto, and may be symmetrically formed of three to four.

According to the third embodiment, since the sponge 192 and the cleaning brush 194 rotate the support bar 182 about the axis to cross the contact with the object by the rotation of the support 160, the cleaning brush 194 There is an advantage that the dust removal function and the dust removal function by the sponge 192 is implemented at the same time.

Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described with reference to the accompanying drawings, the embodiments described in the specification and the configuration shown in the drawings are only the most preferred embodiments of the present invention and represent all of the technical idea of the present invention. It is to be understood that there may be various equivalents and variations in place of them at the time of the present application.

100: ultra-compact cleaner 110: body
120: power button 130: power unit
140: vibration generating unit 150: rotation applying unit
160, 180: support part 170, 190: cleaning part

Claims (9)

As an ultra-small vacuum cleaner for cleaning objects such as electronic products,
A body having a predetermined space formed therein;
A vibration generator made of a vibration motor and a vibration weight and provided inside the body to generate vibration of the body;
A cleaning unit cleaning the object by contact;
A support having one end coupled to a front end of the body and the other end coupled to the cleaning unit; And
And a power supply unit for supplying power to the vibration generating unit.
The method of claim 1,
The support portion is made of a bar shape having a predetermined length but the other end is formed with a screw tab,
The cleaning unit may include a coupler having a screw hole formed on one side thereof and a melamine resin or a sponge of cotton material attached to an outer surface of the coupler so as to be screwed with the other end of the support.
The method of claim 1,
Said cleaning part is made of any one selected from among a cylindrical shape, a rectangular parallelepiped shape, a triangular pyramid shape, and a spherical shape, the ultra-small vacuum cleaner.
The method of claim 1,
A rotation applying unit connected to the support unit to apply rotation to the cleaning unit and operated by power supply of the power supply unit,
The rotation applying unit,
Miniature cleaner, characterized in that it comprises a connector for coupling to one end of the support, and a vibration motor located between the front end of the body and the vibration generating portion and the shaft is coupled to the connector.
The method of claim 1,
The cleaning part is made of a melamine resin sponge of a hard type, a screw hole is formed on one side, and the other end of the support is screwed to the screw hole of the cleaning part, ultra-compact cleaner.
The method of claim 1,
The cleaning part is made of a melamine resin or cotton sponge, the adhesive hole is formed on one side,
The other end of the support is inserted into the contact hole, characterized in that coupled to the micro-mini cleaner.
The method of claim 4, wherein
One end of the support is characterized in that coupled to the connector so as to be eccentric to one side based on the coupling shaft of the shaft and the connector of the rotating motor, ultra-small cleaner.
The method of claim 1,
The support portion includes a branch having a support bar, one end of which is coupled to the front end of the body, and at least two supports that are symmetrically branched with respect to the longitudinal axis of the support bar at the other end of the support bar.
The cleaning unit is configured to include at least one sponge and at least one cleaning brush, characterized in that the sponge and the cleaning brush is made of a number corresponding to the support of the branch portion, ultra-compact cleaner
The method of claim 8,
The branch portion is composed of two support spheres are made of the overall English letter 'U' shape,
The sponge is coupled to any one of the support, and the other, the cleaning brush is characterized in that the compact cleaner.

Images