KR20220117591A - Cleaner station - Google Patents

Abstract

The purpose of the present invention is to remove foreign substances which are not fully removed in a dust tank and are possible to remain while being stuck between a dust tank body and a discharging cover of the dust tank when dust inside the dust tank of a cleaner is collected by suction forces by a dust collecting motor. According to one embodiment of the present invention, a cleaner station comprises: a housing which is coupled with a cleaner and extended in a longitudinal direction; a coupling unit which is formed in a shape where one side of the housing is dented toward the inside of the housing and has at least one part of the cleaner coupled therewith; a dust collecting motor which is accommodated inside the housing and generates a suction force for collecting dust inside the dust tank of the cleaner; a turbine which is accommodated inside the housing and rotated by air flowing according to the suction force generated by the dust collecting motor; and agitator which is connected to the turbine and receives the rotating force of the turbine to be rotated.

Description

Cleaner station

The present invention relates to a cleaner station that sucks dust stored in the cleaner into the inside. More specifically, when the dust inside the dust bin of the vacuum cleaner is sucked by the suction force of the dust collecting motor, the foreign substances that cannot be completely removed from the dust bin and remain stuck between the dust bin body and the exhaust cover of the dust bin are removed. The invention relates to a cleaner station including a structure for guiding the vacuum cleaners into the cleaner station.

In general, a vacuum cleaner is a household appliance that sucks small garbage or dust and fills a dust bin in a product by sucking air using electricity, and is generally referred to as a vacuum cleaner.

Such a vacuum cleaner may be divided into a manual cleaner in which a user directly moves the cleaner and performs cleaning, and an automatic cleaner in which the user performs cleaning while driving by themselves. Manual vacuum cleaners may be classified into canister-type cleaners, upright cleaners, handy-type cleaners, stick-type cleaners, and the like, depending on the type of cleaner.

In the past, canister-type vacuum cleaners were used a lot in household cleaners, but recently, hand-held vacuum cleaners and stick cleaners, which are convenient to use by providing a dust container and a cleaner body, are increasingly used.

The canisty type vacuum cleaner is connected to the main body and the suction port by a rubber hose or pipe, and in some cases, it can be used by inserting a brush into the suction port.

The handheld vacuum cleaner maximizes portability, and although it is light in weight, there may be restrictions on the cleaning area while sitting due to its short length. Therefore, it is used to clean localized places such as on a desk or sofa, or in a car.

The stick vacuum cleaner can be used while standing, so you can clean without bending your back. Therefore, it is advantageous for cleaning while moving a large area. If a hand-held vacuum cleaner cleans a narrow space, the stick-type vacuum cleaner can clean a wider space than that, and can clean a high place that cannot be reached by hand. Recently, a stick cleaner is provided in a module type, and the cleaner type is actively changed and used for various objects.

However, in the stick cleaner, the capacity of the dust bin for storing the collected dust is small, so that the user has to empty the dust bin every time.

Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2021-0002057 discloses a cleaning device including a vacuum cleaner and a docking station.

The publication is configured to include a docking part connected to the dust collecting bin to remove foreign substances collected in the dust collecting bin, and a suction device for sucking the foreign substances and internal air in the dust collecting bin docked to the docking part, The docking unit includes a docking opening that is opened in a second direction different from the first direction so that at least a portion of the dust collecting container is inserted.

On the other hand, in a structure such as the above-described cleaning device, static electricity may act as the suctioned foreign substances move along the inner surface of the dust collector. Accordingly, there is a problem in that a long foreign material such as hair cannot completely escape from the dust bin and may eventually be left in a messy state between the dust bin and the discharge cover of the dust bin.

However, despite the above-described problems, in the docking station disclosed in the above-mentioned Laid-Open Patent Publication, there is no solution for a method for treating foreign substances that do not come out of the dust collector during the suction process.

Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2021-0002057

The present invention is a vacuum cleaner that prevents foreign substances from remaining between a dust container body and a dust container discharge cover during a dust suction process, thereby reducing the inconvenience of a user having to directly remove the aforementioned residual foreign substances and simultaneously managing the cleaner hygienically The purpose is to provide a station.

In order to solve the above problems, a cleaner station according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a housing coupled to a cleaner and having a long axis extending in a vertical direction; a coupling part in which one side of the housing is recessed toward the inside of the housing, and to which at least a portion of the cleaner is coupled; a dust collecting motor accommodated in the housing and generating a suction force for sucking dust in the dust bin of the cleaner; a turbine accommodated in the housing and rotated by air flowing according to the suction force generated by the dust collecting motor; and an agitator connected to the turbine and rotated by receiving the rotational force of the turbine.

Here, the cleaner station according to an embodiment of the present invention may further include a shaft that transmits the rotational force of the turbine to the agitator, and the turbine and rotational axes of the agitator may coincide with each other.

In this case, the agitator may be detachably provided together with the shaft from the turbine.

Meanwhile, the cleaner station according to an embodiment of the present invention further includes a suction pipe connected to the coupling part so that the dust inside the dust bin passes through the suction pipe, the suction pipe is disposed to extend in the vertical direction inside the housing, and the turbine is the suction pipe. It is disposed on the outside, and the agitator is disposed inside the suction pipe and may be disposed adjacent to a lower end of a dust passage hole through which the coupling part and the suction pipe are connected.

At this time, A rotation axis of the agitator may be disposed to be perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the dust container and a long axis of the suction pipe.

On the other hand, the turbine may be provided on both sides in the direction of the rotation axis of the agitator, respectively.

In addition, the cleaner station according to an embodiment of the present invention may further include a turbine chamber in which a space for accommodating the turbine is formed.

In this case, a suction passage passing through the first surface is provided on the first surface of the turbine chamber to introduce air, and the turbine may be rotated by the air sucked through the suction passage.

In addition, the suction flow path may be disposed above the rotation shaft of the turbine.

In addition, the second surface of the turbine chamber on which the suction passage is not provided may include a connection passage passing through the second surface so that the air that has passed through the suction passage escapes.

In this case, the connection passage may be disposed above the rotation shaft of the turbine.

The cleaner station according to an embodiment of the present invention may include an agitator, and the agitator may serve to guide foreign substances into the interior of the cleaner station while the agitator rotates adjacent to an inlet of a dust container from which dust is discharged. Accordingly, the inconvenience of the user having to directly remove foreign substances remaining between the dust container body and the dust container discharge cover is reduced, and the cleaner can be hygienically managed.

1 is a perspective view illustrating a cleaner system including a cleaner station according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a side cross-sectional view of the cleaner system of FIG. 1 ;
3 shows a cleaner coupled to a cleaner station.
4 is an enlarged view of the dust container opening and closing structure of the vacuum cleaner.
5 is a perspective view of a cleaner station;
6 is a front view of the cleaner station.
7 is a view showing an arrangement relationship between a vacuum cleaner and a housing of the cleaner station, and an arrangement structure of an outer wall surface of the housing.
8 is an enlarged view of a coupling part to which the cleaner is coupled in the housing of the cleaner station;
9 is an enlarged view of the door unit of the cleaner station.
10 is a diagram illustrating a disposition relationship between a discharge cover and a door of the cleaner in an open state.
11 is an enlarged view of a cover opening unit of the cleaner station.
12 is an exploded view of the agitator and components coupled for rotation of the agitator;
13 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the turbine chamber in a state in which the turbine is accommodated.
14 is a side cross-sectional view illustrating a state in which the cleaner is coupled to the cleaner station and before a suction operation is performed.
15 is a side cross-sectional view illustrating a state in which the cleaner is coupled to the cleaner station and a suction operation is in progress.
16 is a flowchart illustrating a flow of a dust suction operation performed by a cleaner station according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Since the present invention can have various changes and can have various embodiments, specific embodiments are illustrated in the drawings and will be described in detail in the detailed description. This is not intended to limit the present invention to a specific embodiment, it should be construed to include all modifications, equivalents and substitutes included in the spirit and scope of the present invention.

The terms used in the present application are only used to describe specific embodiments, and are not intended to limit the present invention. The singular expression may include the plural expression unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.

Unless defined otherwise, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, may have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. Terms such as those defined in a commonly used dictionary may be interpreted as having a meaning consistent with the meaning in the context of the related art, and unless explicitly defined in the present application, it is interpreted in an ideal or excessively formal meaning. it may not be

1 is a perspective view illustrating a cleaner system 1 including a cleaner station 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a side cross-sectional view of the cleaner system 1 of FIG. 1 .

1 and 2 , the cleaner system 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention may include a cleaner station 10 and a cleaner 50 .

Here, the cleaner station 10 is configured to suction the dust inside the dust bin 516 of the cleaner 50 in combination with the cleaner 50, and there is an internal space for accommodating a plurality of parts provided for this purpose. It may include a provided housing 110 .

Also, the cleaner station 10 may serve as a charging station for charging the cleaner 50 by supplying power to the cleaner 50 when the cleaner 50 is coupled.

The cleaner 50 may be coupled to the front of the cleaner station 10 . More specifically, the cleaner body 510 of the cleaner 50 may be coupled to the front of the cleaner station 10 .

In this case, the front may be defined as a direction in which the coupling part 115 formed by depression of the housing 110 to be described later in a shape corresponding to the cleaner body 510 of the cleaner 50 faces. A direction in which the opposite surface of the housing 110 faces with respect to the coupling portion 115 may be defined as a rearward direction. In addition, the direction in which the long axis A1 of the housing 110 is disposed may be defined in the vertical direction, and at this time, one side on which the coupling portion 115 is disposed may be an upper portion.

Hereinafter, the structure of the cleaner 50 coupled to the cleaner station 10 will be briefly described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4 , and then the structure of the cleaner station 10 will be described next.

FIG. 3 shows the cleaner 50 coupled to the cleaner station 10 , and FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of the opening and closing structure of the dust container 516 of the cleaner 50 .

The cleaner 50 may be a stick cleaner configured to manually clean a room by a user holding the handle 514 , and the cleaner 50 may include a cleaner body 510 .

The cleaner body 510 of the cleaner 50 communicates with the suction unit 511 and the suction unit 511 that provide a flow path through which the air containing dust can flow, and is sucked into the inside through the suction unit 511 . It may include a dust separator 512 for separating dust, a suction motor 513 for generating a suction force for sucking air, a handle 514 gripped by a user, and a battery housing 515 for accommodating the battery therein. have.

Also, the cleaner body 510 of the cleaner 50 may further include a dust container 516 .

Here, the dust container 516 may communicate with the dust separator 512 and store the dust separated by the dust separator 512 .

Referring to FIG. 4 , the dust container 516 may include a dust container body 5161 , a discharge cover 5162 , and a coupling lever 5163 .

The dust container body 5161 may have a cylindrical shape and may be provided with one side open. The air introduced through the suction unit 511 passes through the dust separation unit 512 accommodated in the dustbin body 5161. At this time, the dust is collected inside the dustbin body 5161, and the air from which the dust is separated is transferred to the suction motor ( 513) and discharged to the outside of the cleaner (50).

The discharge cover 5162 may be rotatably coupled to an open side of the dust container body 5161 . More specifically, the discharge cover 5162 may be coupled to the dustbin body 5161 using the dustbin hinge 5164 as a medium at one open side of the dustbin body 5161 . In this case, the dustbin hinge 5164 may be disposed on one side adjacent to the battery housing 515 . The discharge cover 5162 may rotate to open or close the dustbin body 5161 with the dustbin hinge 5164 as an axis.

Also, the discharge cover 5162 may include a coupling hook (not shown) disposed on one side adjacent to the suction unit 511 and hook-coupled to the dust container body 5161 . The coupling hook may be provided in a form extending from the discharge cover 5162 . The coupling hook and the dustbin hinge 5164 may be disposed opposite to each other.

The coupling lever 5163 may be provided to move along the outer circumferential surface of the dust container body 5161 in the longitudinal direction of the dust container body 5161 to release the hook coupling between the discharge cover 5162 and the dust container body 5161 . The coupling lever 5163 may be disposed downward based on a state in which the cleaner 50 is coupled to the cleaner station 10 . When an external force is applied to the coupling lever 5163 and the coupling lever 5163 moves in the longitudinal direction (the direction of releasing the hook coupling) of the dust container body 5161, the coupling hook is elastically deformed and the discharge cover 5162 and the dust container body The hook coupling of 5161 may be released.

The cleaner 50 may further include an extension tube 520 (see FIG. 2 ). The extension tube 520 may communicate with the cleaner head 530 . The extension tube 520 may communicate with the body 510 of the cleaner 50 . The extension tube 520 may communicate with the suction part 511 of the main body 510 . The extension tube 510 may be formed in a long cylindrical shape.

The cleaner 50 may further include a cleaner head 530 . The cleaner head 530 may communicate with the extension tube 520 . Accordingly, the external air is introduced into the cleaner body 510 of the cleaner 50 through the cleaner head 530 and the extension tube 520 by the suction force generated by the main body 510 of the cleaner 50, and the dust container 516. may collect dust.

Hereinafter, the structure of the cleaner station 10 will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 2 and 5 to 10 .

5 is a perspective view of the cleaner station 10 , FIG. 6 is a front view of the cleaner station 10 , and FIG. 7 is an arrangement relationship between the cleaner 50 and the housing 110 and the arrangement structure of the outer wall surface of the housing 110 . It is a drawing showing

As described above, the cleaner station 10 may include a housing 110 .

Referring to FIG. 5 , the housing 110 is a configuration to which the cleaner 50 is coupled, and may form the exterior of the cleaner station 10 . Specifically, the housing 110 may be formed in a pillar shape including at least one outer wall surface. For example, the housing 110 may be formed in a shape similar to a rectangular pole.

Parts such as the dust collecting motor 130 and the dust collecting unit 140 may be accommodated in the space formed inside the housing 110 (refer to FIG. 2 ).

The housing 110 may include a ground support 112 . In this case, the ground support 112 may be disposed toward the ground. More specifically, the ground support 112 may be disposed at the lower end of the housing 110 . The bottom surface of the ground support part 112 in contact with the ground may be disposed parallel to the ground, as well as being inclined at a predetermined angle to the ground.

In addition, the cross-sectional area of the ground support 112 in contact with the ground may be larger than the cross-sectional area of the lower end surrounded by the outer wall surface of the housing 110 . For example, the ground support part 112 may be in the form of a square plate having a size that extends outward more than each corner of the housing 110 constituting the outer wall surface. With such a configuration, it is possible to stably support heavy parts such as the dust collecting motor 130 accommodated in the housing 110 , and thus, even when the cleaner 50 is coupled at the upper portion of the housing 110 , the overall weight is balanced. There are advantages to grabbing it. In addition, by the ground support 112, the vacuum cleaner station can be prevented from falling down and the balance can be maintained.

The cleaner station 10 may further include an upper cover 113 .

1 and 5 , the upper cover 113 may be coupled to the housing 110 . More specifically, the upper cover 113 may be disposed on the upper portion of the housing 110 in the long axis A1 direction to be coupled to the housing 110 .

The housing 110 may be formed in a shape in which an upper portion in the direction of the long axis A1 is opened. That is, at the upper portion of the housing 110 , a portion of the inner space of the housing 110 may communicate with the outside of the housing 110 . The coupling part 115 to be described later may extend to an open upper part of the housing 110 .

The upper cover 113 may be provided to open and close the upper end of the housing 110 . The upper cover 113 may be coupled to the housing 110 through a hinge to open and close the housing 110 . More specifically, the upper cover 113 may be coupled through a hinge at one side of the upper end of the housing 110 , and may open and close the upper end of the housing 110 by rotating the hinge about the axis. In this case, the hinge may be coupled to one surface opposite to one surface of the housing 110 on which the coupling part 115 is provided. For example, when the coupling part 115 is provided on the first outer wall surface 111a of the housing 110 to be described later, the hinge may be coupled to the third outer wall surface 111c. Accordingly, the upper cover 113 may open the upper end of the housing 110 while rotating in a direction away from the first outer wall surface 111a on which the coupling portion 115 is provided.

Through this configuration, when the user attaches the cleaner 50 to the cleaner station 10 , the cleaner 50 may be coupled to the housing 110 in a state in which the upper cover 113 is opened. Also, when the user detaches the cleaner 50 from the cleaner station 10 , the cleaner 50 may be taken out from the housing 110 with the top cover 113 open. Accordingly, when the vacuum cleaner 50 is attached or detached, the range of movement of the vacuum cleaner 50 upward in the long axis direction of the housing 110 can be free without limitation. In other words, since it is possible to detach and attach the cleaner 50 while excluding the configuration that interferes with the upper side of the housing 110 , the convenience of attaching and detaching the cleaner 50 can be provided.

The top cover 113 may also form the upper exterior of the cleaner station 10 when coupled to the cleaner station 10 . That is, the upper cover 113 may include an upper surface that is disposed at the uppermost end in the long axis direction of the cleaner station 10 and is exposed to the outside.

In this case, the upper surface of the upper cover 113 may be disposed parallel to the ground based on the state in which it is coupled to the cleaner station 10 , as well as disposed at an angle to the ground at an inclination.

The housing 110 may be configured to include at least one outer wall surface as described above. As an example, the housing 110 may include a first outer wall surface 111a on which the coupling portion 115 is formed, and the first outer wall surface 111a is disposed in a counterclockwise direction while facing the first outer wall surface 111a. The second outer wall surface 111b, the third outer wall surface 111c, and the fourth outer wall surface 111d may be further included. (See FIG. 7 )

The housing 110 may be openably provided so that some of the components accommodated therein (eg, the dust collecting unit 140 ) are exposed. For example, when the cleaner station 10 is viewed from the front, the right partial region of the first outer wall surface 111a and the second outer wall surface 111b may be integrally opened together in the direction of the second outer wall surface 111b. and the left partial region of the first outer wall surface 111a and the fourth outer wall surface 111d may be integrally opened together in the direction of the fourth outer wall surface 111d. According to this configuration, the dust collecting unit 140 in which a certain amount of dust has been collected may be replaced by a new dust collecting unit by the user.

The coupling portion 115 formed on the first outer wall surface 111a may be provided such that the first outer wall surface 111a is recessed toward the inside of the housing 110 to correspond to the shape of a portion of the cleaner body 510 . . With this configuration, a portion of the cleaner 50 may be coupled to the cleaner station 10 , and the cleaner 50 may be supported by the cleaner station 10 . Here, a part of the cleaner 50 may mean a certain area of the dust container 516 of the cleaner 50 and a certain area of the battery housing 515 of the cleaner 50 .

Hereinafter, the shape of the coupling part 115 will be described with reference to FIG. 8 .

8 is an enlarged view of the coupling part 115 to which the cleaner 50 is coupled in the housing 110 of the cleaner station 10 .

The dust container 516 and the battery housing 515 of the cleaner 50 may be coupled to the coupling part 115 . Referring to FIG. 8 , the coupling part 115 may include a coupling surface 1151 . The coupling surface 1151 may be disposed parallel to the outer wall surface of the housing 110 . For example, the coupling surface 1151 may mean a surface formed by bending a portion of the first outer wall surface 111a toward the inside of the housing 110 . That is, the coupling surface 1151 may mean a surface forming a stage with the first outer wall surface 111a.

The coupling surface 1151 may be in contact with the bottom surface of the dust container 516 of the cleaner 50 and the bottom surface of the battery housing 515 . Here, the bottom surface of the dust container 516 may mean a surface facing the ground when the user uses the cleaner 50 or puts the cleaner 50 down on the ground.

A dust passage hole 1151a may be formed in the coupling surface 1151 to allow air to flow from the outside to the inside of the housing 110 . The dust passage hole 1151a may be formed in a hole shape corresponding to the shape of the dust container 516 so that the dust inside the dust container 516 flows into the dust collecting unit 140 . Specifically, the dust passage hole 1151a may be formed to correspond to the shape of the discharge cover 5162 so that the discharge cover 5162 can pass through when the discharge cover 5162 of the dust container 516 is opened. The dust passage hole 1151a may be formed to communicate with a suction pipe 120 to be described later.

The coupling part 115 may include a dust container guide surface 1152 . The dust container guide surface 1152 may be connected to the first outer wall surface 111a. In addition, the dust container guide surface 1152 may be connected to the coupling surface 1151 .

The dust container guide surface 1152 may be formed to have a shape corresponding to the outer circumferential surface of the dust container 516 . Through this, it is possible to provide convenience in which the cleaner 50 is stably coupled to the coupling surface 1151 , and when the cleaner 50 is coupled to the cleaner station 10 , the dust container guide surface 1152 causes the dust container ( 516) can be supported.

A charging terminal 1156 may be disposed on the coupling part 115 . The charging terminals 1156 may be disposed on the coupling surface 1151 and two may be spaced apart from each other. A distance between the two charging terminals 1156 spaced apart corresponds to a distance between corresponding terminals provided in the cleaner 50 . When the cleaner 50 is physically coupled to the cleaner station 10, the corresponding terminal on the cleaner 50 side comes into contact with the charging terminal 1156 on the cleaner station 10 side, and the cleaner 50 and the cleaner station 10 are electrically coupled. As such, when the battery of the cleaner 50 is electrically coupled to the charging terminal 1156 , power is supplied to the battery from the power source of the cleaner station 10 to charge the cleaner 50 .

On the other hand, the cleaner station 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a controller (not shown) for detecting the electrical coupling between the cleaner station 10 and the cleaner 50 and overall controlling the subsequent suction operation. The control unit may be accommodated in the housing 100 of the cleaner station 10 .

In this case, the control unit may include all kinds of devices capable of processing data, such as a processor. Here, the 'processor' may refer to a data processing device embedded in hardware, for example, having a physically structured circuit to perform a function expressed as a code or an instruction included in a program. As an example of the data processing device embedded in the hardware as described above, a microprocessor, a central processing unit (CPU), a processor core, a multiprocessor, an application-specific integrated (ASIC) circuit) and a processing device such as a field programmable gate array (FPGA), but the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto.

The coupling part 115 may include a guide protrusion 1153 . The guide protrusion 1153 may be disposed on the coupling surface 1151 (see FIG. 6 ). The guide protrusion 1153 may protrude from the coupling surface 1151 . Two guide protrusions 1153 may be spaced apart from each other. A distance between the two guide protrusions 1153 spaced apart from each other may correspond to the width of the battery housing 515 of the cleaner 50 . Through this, it is possible to provide convenience in which the cleaner 50 is coupled to the coupling surface 1151 .

The coupling part 115 may include a sidewall of the coupling part. The coupling part sidewall may mean wall surfaces disposed on both sides of the coupling surface 1151 , and may be vertically connected to the coupling surface 1151 . The side wall of the coupling part may be connected to the first outer wall surface 111a. In addition, the sidewall of the coupling part may be connected to the dust container guide surface 1152 . That is, the sidewall of the coupling part may form a surface connected to the dust container guide surface 1152 . Through this, the vacuum cleaner 50 is prevented from shaking in the left and right directions, and the cleaner station 10 can stably accommodate the cleaner 50 .

The coupling unit 115 may include a coupling sensor (not shown). The coupling sensor may detect whether the cleaner 50 is coupled to the coupling unit 115 .

The coupling sensor may include a contact sensor. For example, the coupled sensor may include a micro switch. In this case, the coupling sensor may be disposed on the guide protrusion 1153 . Accordingly, when the battery housing 515 of the cleaner 50 is coupled between the pair of guide protrusions 1153 , the coupling sensor may sense the cleaner 50 through contact with the battery housing 515 . On the other hand, the coupled sensor may include a non-contact sensor. For example, the coupled sensor may be an infrared sensor.

The cleaner station 10 may include a suction pipe 120 .

Referring to FIG. 2 , the suction pipe 120 is accommodated in the housing 110 and communicates with the dust container 516 of the cleaner 50 through the dust passage hole 1151a when the door 151 to be described later is opened. can be The suction pipe 120 may be disposed in a vertical direction inside the housing 110 . The arrangement direction of the suction pipe 120 may be substantially parallel to the long axis A1 of the housing 110 . The suction pipe 120 may be provided in the form of a pipe in which a space is provided to form a passage through which dust moves. The suction pipe 120 may be formed such that one side coupled to the dust passage hole 1151a has a larger cross-sectional area than the other side coupled to the dust collecting unit 140 . That is, the suction pipe 120 may be provided in the form of a pipe whose cross-sectional area becomes narrower from the top to the bottom.

The cleaner station 10 may include a dust collecting motor 130 .

Referring to FIG. 2 , the dust collecting motor 130 may be accommodated in the housing 110 and may generate a suction force for sucking dust inside the dust container 516 of the cleaner 50 . The dust collecting motor 130 may be disposed at a relatively lower portion inside the housing 110 . Accordingly, a flow of airflow from the top to the bottom may be formed inside the housing 110 .

The cleaner station 10 may include a dust collecting unit 140 .

Referring to FIG. 2 , the dust collecting unit 140 may be accommodated in the housing 110 and disposed above the dust collecting motor 130 . When the dust collecting motor 130 generates a suction force as the dust collecting unit 140 is disposed on the upper part of the dust collecting motor 130 , the dust sucked from the inside of the dust container 516 of the cleaner 50 is collected by the dust collecting unit 140 . can be That is, dust may be collected in the dust collecting unit 140 through a suction path connected to the dust bin 516 of the cleaner 50 , the suction pipe 120 , and the dust collecting unit 140 .

The dust collecting unit 140 may be detachably coupled to the housing 110 . Accordingly, when the housing 110 is opened, the dust collecting unit 140 may be separated from the housing 110 and disposed of, and a new dust collecting unit 140 may be coupled to the housing 110 . That is, the dust collecting unit 140 may be defined as a consumable part.

The dust collecting unit 140 may be provided so that when suction force is generated by the dust collecting motor 130 , the volume increases and the dust is accommodated therein. To this end, the dust collecting unit 140 may be made of a material that transmits air but does not transmit foreign substances such as dust. For example, the dust collecting unit 140 may be made of a non-woven material, and may have a hexahedral shape based on an increase in volume.

Meanwhile, one end of the suction pipe 120 may be coupled to the dust passage hole 1151a and the other end of the suction pipe 120 may be coupled to the dust collecting unit 140 . Therefore, when the dust collecting motor 130 is driven to generate a suction force, an airflow from one end of the suction pipe 120 to the other end is generated, and foreign substances flowing from the inside of the dust container 516 of the cleaner 50 are included. The air moves to the dust collecting unit 140 through the suction pipe 120 , and leaves only foreign substances in the dust collecting unit 140 and exits the dust collecting unit 140 .

The cleaner station 10 may include a door unit 150 .

FIG. 9 is an enlarged view of the door unit 150 of the cleaner station 10 , and FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a disposition relationship between the discharge cover 5162 of the cleaner 50 and the door 151 in an open state.

Referring to FIG. 9 , the door unit 150 is disposed over the coupling part 115 and the rear of the coupling part 115 , and may include a door 151 , a door arm 152 , and a door motor part 153 . have.

The door 151 is disposed on the coupling part 115 and has a configuration that can be opened so that the outside of the housing 110 communicates with the suction pipe 120 . More specifically, the door 151 is coupled to the door hinge 154 inside the housing 110, rotates around the door hinge 154 to move toward the inside of the upper side of the housing 110, and through this, the housing ( 110) can be open or closed inside and outside. More specifically, the door hinge 154 may be disposed adjacent to the upper end of the dust passage hole 1151a on the surface opposite to the engaging surface 1151 and the door 151 is coupled to the door hinge 154 and passes through the dust. It may be disposed at a position to close the hole 1151a.

Referring to FIG. 10 , when the door 151 is opened, the door 151 rotates toward the inside of the housing 110 with the door hinge 154 as an axis (a first direction, R1) to rotate the housing 110 . It may mean a state in which the outside and the suction pipe 120 are in communication with each other.

In addition, when the door 151 is closed, the door 151 rotates in a direction opposite to the first direction (second direction, R2) with the door hinge 154 as an axis, so that the dust passage hole 1151a is closed. and may mean a state in which the outside of the housing 110 and the suction pipe 120 do not communicate.

The door 151 may have a shape corresponding to the dust passage hole 1151a in order to close the inside and outside of the housing 110 by blocking the dust passage hole 1151a. For example, the door 151 may be formed in a circular shape. The door 151 may be defined as a region of the coupling surface 1151 while blocking the dust passage hole 1151a.

The door arm 152 may connect the door 151 and the door motor unit 153 , and may open and close the door 151 using power generated from the door motor unit 153 .

For example, the door arm 152 may include a first door arm 152a and a second door arm 152b. One end of the first door arm 152a may be coupled to the door motor unit 153 . The first door arm 152a may be rotated by power transmitted by the door motor unit 153 . The other end of the first door arm 152a may be rotatably coupled to the second door arm 152b. The first door arm 152a may transmit the force transmitted from the door motor 153a to the second door arm 152b. One end of the second door arm 152b may be coupled to the first door arm 152a. The other end of the second door arm 152b may be coupled to the door 151 . The second door arm 152b may push or pull the door 151 .

In a state in which the door 151 is closed, when the door arm 152 pulls the door 151 , the door 151 may rotate in the first direction R1 . Meanwhile, when the door arm 152 pushes the door 151 in the open state of the door 151 , the door 151 may rotate in the second direction R2 .

The door motor unit 153 may provide power for rotationally moving the door 151 to the door arm 152 . Specifically, the door motor unit 153 may rotate the door arm 152 in a forward or reverse direction. Here, the forward direction may refer to a first direction R1 in which the door arm 152 pulls the door 151 toward the inside of the housing 110 . Also, the reverse direction may refer to a second direction R2 in which the door arm 152 pushes the door 151 toward the outside of the housing 110 .

The door motor unit 153 may include at least one or more mechanical parts for transmitting power to the door arm 152 . For example, the door motor unit 153 may include a door motor 153a generating power and at least one gear component 153b receiving power from the door motor 153a. For example, the gear part 153b may be provided in a form in which a worm gear, a worm wheel, and a plurality of gears are combined as in the embodiment shown in FIG. 10 . In this case, the first door arm 152a may be coupled to the gear part 153b to rotate. As another example, the door motor unit 153 may include only the door motor 153a to directly transmit power from the door motor 153a to the first door arm 152a. That is, a structure for transmitting power to the door arm 152 is not particularly limited.

The cleaner station 10 may include a cover opening unit 170 .

11 is an enlarged view of the cover opening unit 170 of the cleaner station 10 .

2 and 11 , the cover opening unit 170 is disposed on the lower side of the coupling part 115 in the interior of the housing 110 , so as to open the discharge cover 5162 of the cleaner 50 . provided The cover opening unit 170 may include a push protrusion 171 , a cover opening gear 172 , and a cover opening motor (not shown).

When the cleaner 50 is coupled to the coupling part 115 , the push protrusion 171 may be disposed at a position where the coupling lever 5163 can be pressed. The push protrusion 171 may linearly reciprocate to press the coupling lever 5163 . Specifically, the push protrusion 171 may be disposed between the dust container guide surfaces 1152 . A protrusion moving hole in which the coupling part 115 penetrates in the vertical direction may be formed between the dust bin guide surface 1152 , and the push protrusion 171 is disposed to pass through the protrusion moving hole in the housing 110 . may be exposed outside of The push protrusion 171 may be coupled to the cover opening gear 172 and moved together by the movement of the cover opening gear 172 .

The cover opening motor may provide power for moving the push protrusion 171 to the cover opening gear 172 .

The cover opening gear 172 is coupled to the cover opening motor, and may move the push protrusion 171 by using the power of the cover opening motor. More specifically, the cover opening gear 172 is meshed with the first cover opening gear 172a and the first cover opening gear 172a receiving rotational power from the shaft of the cover opening motor and linearly reciprocating to the push protrusion 171 . It may include a second cover opening gear 172b to transmit motion.

At this time, as an example, the first cover opening gear 172a may be formed of a pinion gear, and the second cover opening gear 172b may be formed of a rack gear.

In other words, in a state in which the cleaner body 510 of the cleaner 50 is coupled to the coupling part 115 , when the cover opening motor moves the push protrusion 171 through the cover opening gear 172 , the push protrusion 151 may press the coupling lever 5163 to open the discharge cover 5162 .

Next, the combined shape of the cleaner station 10 and the cleaner 50 will be geometrically described.

Referring back to FIG. 2 , as described above, the cleaner 50 may be coupled to the front of the housing 110 . More specifically, some components of the cleaner body 510 of the cleaner 50 may be coupled to the coupling part 115 so that the entire cleaner 50 may be mounted on the cleaner station 10 . More specifically, when the cleaner 50 is coupled to the coupling portion 115 of the housing 110, the longitudinal axis A2 of the dust container 516 of the cleaner 50 may be disposed substantially parallel to the ground. . In addition, when the cleaner 50 is coupled to the coupling portion 115 of the housing 110 , the longitudinal axis A2 of the dust container 516 of the cleaner 50 is substantially perpendicular to the long axis A1 of the housing 110 . can be positioned appropriately. In this case, the cleaner 50 may be mounted so that the longitudinal axis A3 of the suction part 511 of the cleaner 50 is substantially parallel to the long axis A1 of the housing 110 .

On the other hand, the 'combination' of the cleaner 50 and the cleaner station 10, which is repeatedly described throughout this specification, is a concept including a physical coupling, an electrical coupling, and a fluid coupling.

Specifically, the cleaner 50 is seated on the coupling part 115 by the user and fixed and/or sealed with the cleaner station 10 through a mechanical configuration to physically connect in a state in which a fluid coupling to be described later is possible. It can be referred to as a bond.

In addition, the battery of the cleaner 50 is in contact with the charging terminal 1156 so that the cleaner 50 is connected in a state in which it can receive power from the cleaner station 10 or the physical combination can be detected through various sensors. The connection between the cleaner 50 and the cleaner station 10 in a state of being present may be referred to as an electrical coupling.

Also, the door 151 of the cleaner station 10 is opened and the discharge cover 5162 of the cleaner 50 is also opened, so that the dust container 516 of the cleaner 50 and the suction pipe 120 of the cleaner station 10 communicate with each other. This state may be referred to as fluid coupling. The fluid coupling is performed after the above-described physical coupling and/or electrical coupling. In the fluid coupling state, the air inside the dust container 516 of the vacuum cleaner 50 passes through the suction pipe 120 together with the dust to collect the dust. may be transferred to 140 .

As described above, the cleaner 50 is coupled to the cleaner station 10 and the dust inside the dust container 516 of the cleaner 50 is collected by the dust collecting unit 140 by the suction force of the dust collecting motor 130. It can eliminate the hassle of having to empty the dust bin of the stick cleaner by hand each time. In addition, when the user directly empties the dust bin of the stick cleaner, it is possible to prevent dust from scattering.

Hereinafter, an agitator 181 included in the cleaner station 10 and a peripheral configuration provided together with the agitator 181 as a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 12 and subsequent drawings.

12 is an exploded view of the agitator 181 and components coupled for rotation of the agitator 181 .

Referring to FIG. 12 , the cleaner station 10 may include an agitator 181 (agitator) and a turbine 182 (turbine).

The turbine 182 is configured to include a rotation shaft A4 of the turbine 182 passing through the rotation center C, and turbine blades formed on the outer circumferential surface of the rotation shaft. (See FIG. 13 ) The turbine 182 is, It may be accommodated in the housing 110 and may be rotated by air flowing according to the suction force generated by the dust collecting motor 130 . More specifically, the turbine 182 may be disposed above the dust collecting motor 130 inside the housing 110 , and when the dust collecting motor 130 is driven, a suction force from the upper part of the housing 110 to the lower part is generated. Thus, the air flows, and the turbine 182 can rotate by this flow of air.

The turbine 182 may be disposed outside the suction pipe 120 . That is, it may be disposed between the inner wall of the housing 110 and the outer wall of the suction pipe 120 . When the turbine 182 is disposed on the outside of the suction pipe 120 in this way, the movement of dust from the dust container 516 to the dust collecting unit 140 is not prevented, and the inflow of dust into the blades of the turbine 182 is prevented. By preventing it, the turbine 182 can be protected from being contaminated.

The agitator 181 is configured to include a cylindrical body and brushes formed at regular intervals on the outer circumferential surface of the body. For example, the brushes may be spirally disposed.

The agitator 181 is connected to the turbine 182 and may rotate by receiving the rotational force of the turbine 182 . More specifically, when the dust collecting motor 130 drives and the turbine 182 rotates, the agitator 181 connected to the turbine 182 may receive the rotational force of the turbine 182 and rotate together. Unlike the turbine 182 , the agitator 181 may be disposed inside the suction pipe 120 , and more specifically, the agitator 181 has a dust passage hole through which the coupling part 115 and the suction pipe 120 are connected. It may be disposed adjacent to the lower end of 1151a (see FIG. 14 ).

In other words, the agitator 181 may be disposed adjacent to an inlet lower end of the dust container 516 from which the dust is discharged based on the state in which the cleaner 50 is coupled to the cleaner station 10 . Preferably, the agitator 181 is installed based on the state in which the cleaner 50 is coupled to the cleaner station 10 so that foreign substances exiting from the inlet of the dust container 516 are easily guided into the interior of the housing 110 . It is preferable that the rotation center be disposed below the inlet lower end of the dust container 516 .

Through this arrangement, long foreign substances, such as hair, that cannot come out even by the suction force of the dust collecting motor 130 due to static electricity are caught by the agitator 181 along the rotation of the agitator 181 and are caught in the dust container body 5161. ) and escape the effects of static electricity. That is, the agitator 181 may play a role of guiding foreign substances that would otherwise have remained across the inlet of the dust bin 516 to be sucked into the interior of the housing 110 .

Meanwhile, the rotation axis of the agitator 181 may be disposed to be perpendicular to the longitudinal axis A2 of the dust container 516 and the long axis of the suction pipe 120 (or the long axis, A1 of the housing 110 ).

Continuing to refer to FIG. 12 , the cleaner station 10 may further include a shaft 183 as a power transmission medium for transmitting the rotational force of the turbine 182 to the agitator 181 . More specifically, the agitator 181 may be coupled to the shaft 183 , the shaft 183 may be coupled to the turbine 182 , and a bearing 185 may be coupled between the shaft 183 and the turbine 182 .

In the cleaner station 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention, the shaft 183 is provided as a medium for transmitting the rotational force of the turbine 182 so that the rotational shaft C of the turbine 182 and the rotational shaft of the agitator 181 are can match each other. In other words, the turbine 182 and the agitator 181 may be provided in a structure arranged in a straight line. By adopting such an arrangement structure, the loss of power is minimized when the rotational force of the turbine 182 is transmitted to the agitator 181 in comparison with structures having other shapes (for example, a rotational force transmission structure using a pulley and a belt) There is an advantage to be

The agitator 181 and the shaft 183 may be provided in a structure separable from the turbine 182 together. For this purpose, a separate component may be further included in addition to the configuration shown in the embodiment of FIG. 12 . For example, a gear structure connected to the shaft 183 side and a separate gear structure connected to the turbine 182 side may be further included. That is, before separation, the turbine 182 and the agitator 181 can rotate together in a state in which each gear structure is meshed, and the agitator 181 in a manner in which the user applies an external force to separate the meshing of each gear structure. , the shaft 183 and the gear structure connected to the shaft 183 may be separated from the turbine 182 side. However, the separable structure may be implemented using various other components.

As such, when the agitator 181 is detachably provided, that is, detachably attached to the turbine 182, it is possible to take the agitator 181 out of the housing 110 and wash it using the dust passage hole 1151a. . Accordingly, there is an advantage in that the agitator 181 can be hygienically managed.

Meanwhile, the turbine 182 may be provided on both sides in the direction of the rotation axis of the agitator 181 , respectively. That is, as in the embodiment shown in FIG. 12 , two turbines 182 are provided and may be respectively coupled to both ends of the agitator 181 . If this structure is adopted, the agitator 181 may be more stably and balancedly supported by the turbine 182 .

Hereinafter, the configuration of the turbine chamber 184 in which the turbine 182 is accommodated will be described.

13 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the turbine chamber 184 in a state in which the turbine 182 is accommodated.

12 and 13 , the cleaner station 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention may further include a turbine chamber 184 in which a space for accommodating the turbine 182 is formed.

The turbine chamber 184 may be provided to surround the turbine 182 . For example, the turbine chamber 184 may have a hexahedral shape. The turbine chamber 184 not only provides a space in which the turbine 182 rotates by the air flowing therein, but also protects the turbine 182 from foreign substances such as dust to prevent a decrease in the rotational force of the turbine 182 in advance. may play a role in preventing

A suction flow path 1841 passing through the first surface may be provided on the first surface of the turbine chamber 184 to introduce air. The turbine 182 is rotated by the air sucked through the suction flow path 1841 , and the first surface may be a surface facing the door 151 .

In this case, the suction flow path 1841 may be disposed above the rotation shaft C of the turbine 182 . Based on the embodiment shown in FIG. 13 , the turbine 182 may rotate clockwise by the air introduced into the suction flow path 1841 . However, it is clearly stated that this rotational direction may vary depending on the shape in which the blades of the turbine 182 are formed.

In the turbine chamber 184 , a connection flow path 1842 penetrating through the second surface may be provided on the second surface, which is one surface on which the suction flow path 1841 is not provided, so that the air that has passed through the suction flow path 1841 escapes. . The air introduced into the turbine chamber 184 through the suction flow path 1841 by the suction force by the driving of the dust collecting motor 130 rotates the turbine 182 and the turbine chamber 184 through the connection flow path 1842 . It exits and flows to the lower side of the housing 110 .

In this case, the second surface on which the connection flow path 1842 is provided may be a surface facing the first surface as in the embodiment shown in FIG. 13 . Alternatively, the second surface may be a surface orthogonal to the first surface. Preferably, the first surface and the second surface are configured to face each other, and an imaginary extension line connecting the center of the suction passage 1841 and the center of the connection passage 1842 is orthogonal to the rotation axis of the turbine 182. It is more advantageous to increase the rotational force of the turbine 182 that the 1841 and the connection flow path 1842 are disposed.

The connection flow path 1842 may be disposed above the rotation shaft C of the turbine 182 . Preferably, the levels of the suction flow path 1841 and the connection flow path 1842 are substantially identical so that the rotation of the turbine 182 is not hindered by the change in the flow direction of the air inside the turbine chamber 184. .

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, since the turbine 182 and the turbine chamber 184 are disposed on the outside of the suction pipe 120 and the agitator 181 is disposed on the inside of the suction pipe 120 , the turbine chamber 184 has A shaft hole 1843 to which the shaft 183 is connected may be provided. The shaft 183 may be coupled to the shaft hole 1843 and pass through the suction pipe 120 to connect the turbine 182 and the agitator 181 . To this end, a hole for the shaft 183 to pass through may also be separately processed in the suction pipe 120 .

Meanwhile, in the cleaner station 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention, the suction pipe 120 has a bypass hole 121 processed separately from the dust passage hole 1151a at the lower side of the dust passage hole 1151a. (See Fig. 11)

The bypass hole 121 has a smaller cross-sectional area than the dust passage hole 1151a and may be disposed at a position facing the push protrusion 171 . The bypass hole 121 may be in the form of a long hole formed in a direction perpendicular to the long axis A1 of the housing 110 . After the main suction operation of sucking the dust of the dust container 516 is finished and the door 151 is closed, the dust collecting motor 130 may perform a residual dust suction operation of driving once more to suck the residual dust. At this time, since the dust passage hole 1151a is closed, the suction force acts only on the bypass hole 121, and foreign substances (residual dust) accumulated in the space S1 in which the push protrusion 171 reciprocates can be sucked. have. The bypass hole 121 has a smaller cross-sectional area than the dust passage hole 1151a, so that a larger suction force may be applied to the bypass hole 121 during the residual dust suction operation than during the main suction operation.

Meanwhile, in the embodiment in which the bypass hole 121 is additionally provided in the suction pipe 120 separately from the dust passage hole 1151a, the agitator 181 may be installed to be movable. For example, when the dust collecting motor 130 performs the main suction operation, the agitator 181 may be disposed at the entrance of the dust container 516 to rotate, and the dust collecting motor 130 may perform the residual dust suction operation. When the agitator 181 is moved up or down so as not to interfere with the suction force acting on the bypass hole 121 , it may be disposed. To this end, a motor for providing movement power to the agitator 181 and a power transmission structure for transmitting the power of the motor to the agitator 181 may be further provided.

14 is a side cross-sectional view illustrating a state in which the cleaner 50 is coupled to the cleaner station 10 and before a suction operation is performed, and FIG. It is a side cross-sectional view showing the state.

14 and 15 , it is assumed that the door 151 of the cleaner station 10 is in an open state. 14 and 15 , when the exhaust cover 5162 of the dust container 516 is opened in a state where the cleaner 50 is coupled to the cleaner station 10 and the door 151 of the cleaner station 10 is opened, dust is collected The motor 130 is driven to start the suction operation. The turbine 182 may rotate by the suction force generated by the driving of the dust collecting motor 130 , and the agitator 181 receiving the rotational force of the turbine 182 may rotate. As in the embodiment shown in FIG. 15 , foreign substances that are attached to the inlet of the dust container 516 and are not collected only by the suction force of the dust collecting motor 130 may be caught by the agitator 181 and rotated and exit the dust container 516 . As such, foreign substances caught in the agitator 181 may receive the suction force of the dust collecting motor 130 and move into the housing 110 to be accommodated in the dust collecting unit 140 . Meanwhile, foreign substances that are firmly caught by the brush of the agitator 181 and are not sucked even by the suction force of the dust collecting motor 130 may be removed by the user by separating the agitator 181 .

16 is a flowchart illustrating a flow of a dust suction operation performed by the cleaner station 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, the cleaner station 10 checks whether the cleaner 50 is coupled to the coupling part 115 ( S100 ).

In this case, a coupling sensor (not shown) may be disposed on the coupling part 115 to confirm whether the cleaner 50 is coupled to the coupling part 115 . The coupled sensor may be a contact sensor, such as a micro switch, or a non-contact sensor, such as an infrared sensor. The coupling confirmed here means a physical coupling between the cleaner 50 and the coupling part 115 .

After the cleaner 50 is physically coupled to the coupling part 115, the process of confirming whether the charging terminal 1156 of the cleaner station 10 and the battery corresponding terminal of the cleaner 50 are electrically coupled may be further performed. . Confirmation of electrical coupling may be performed by the control unit, and for example, the control unit may perform verification of electrical coupling in a manner of detecting a flow of current from the cleaner station 10 to the cleaner 50 .

In other words, the confirmation of the bond may include confirmation of the physical bond and the confirmation of the electrical bond, and in this step, the confirmation of the bond may be made as a condition for the next step to proceed.

After confirming that the cleaner 50 is coupled to the cleaner station 10, the door 151 provided in the cleaner station 10 is opened to communicate the outside and the inside of the cleaner station 10 in the door opening step. (S200) ) In this case, the opening of the door 151 may be performed by the door unit 150 and the control unit may control the operation of the door unit 150 .

Next, in the step of opening the discharge cover 5162 , the discharge cover 5162 for opening and closing the dust container 516 is opened ( S300 ). At this time, the opening of the discharge cover 5162 is the cover of the cleaner station 10 described above. It may be performed by the opening unit 170 and the control unit may control the operation of the cover opening unit 170 .

When both the door 151 and the discharge cover 5162 are opened until the discharge cover opening step, the inside of the dust container body 5161 and the suction pipe 120 are connected so that the fluid can move between the cleaner 50 and the cleaner station 10 . A fluidic coupling in communication is established.

In this way, in a state where the fluid coupling between the cleaner 50 and the cleaner station 10 is made, the next step, the dust collection step, proceeds, and in this step, the dust collecting motor 130 is driven to remove dust into the inside of the cleaner station 10 In this case, the dust collecting motor 130 may be driven for a predetermined time, and the controller may control the driving of the dust collecting motor 130 . Air containing dust flows from the dust container body 5161 through the dust passage hole 1151a to the suction pipe 120 and may be collected by the dust collecting unit 140 .

In addition, in this step, as the dust collecting motor 130 starts to be driven, the above-described turbine 182 and the agitator 181 rotate together, thereby contributing to the complete removal of foreign substances from the dust container 516 .

When the dust collecting motor 130 stops driving after a predetermined time has elapsed (S500), the door unit 150 may close the door 151 together with the discharge cover 5162 in the door closing step. (S600) ) When the door arm 152 of the door unit 150 pushes the door 151 in the direction to close the door 151, the discharge cover 5162 also moves in the direction to close the dust container 516, and the discharge cover ( 5162 is coupled to the dust container body 5161 again, and the door 151 also closes the dust passage hole 1151a.

Meanwhile, the dust suction operation performed by the cleaner station 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention may be performed including all of the above-described steps, and certain steps may be omitted or other steps may be additionally performed. .

For example, after the step (S100) of confirming the coupling between the cleaner 50 and the cleaner station 10, the dust container 516 and the battery housing 515 of the cleaner 50 are fixed before the door 151 is opened. The sealing step may be further included, and for this, the cleaner station 10 may include separate fixing members for holding the dust container 516 from both sides and fixing the dust container 516 to the cleaner station 10 .

In addition, after the door closing step ( S600 ), a residual dust removal step of removing residual dust existing around the push protrusion 171 may be performed. At this time, the dust collecting motor 130 may be re-driven, and since the door 151 is closed, the dust passes through the bypass hole 121 and is sucked into the suction pipe 120 while the dust collecting motor 130 is re-driven. can be

As described above, the cleaner station according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an agitator, and the agitator rotates adjacent to an inlet of a dust container from which dust is discharged to guide foreign substances into the interior of the cleaner station. can Accordingly, the inconvenience of the user having to directly remove foreign substances remaining between the dust container body and the dust container discharge cover is reduced, and the cleaner can be hygienically managed.

In the foregoing, specific embodiments of the present invention have been described and illustrated, but the present invention is not limited to the described embodiments, and those of ordinary skill in the art may make various changes to other specific embodiments without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. It will be appreciated that modifications and variations are possible. Accordingly, the scope of the present invention should not be defined by the described embodiments, but should be defined by the technical idea described in the claims.

1: Cleaner system
10: vacuum cleaner station
110: housing 115: coupling part
1151: mating surface 1151a: dust passage hole
120: suction pipe 130: dust collection motor
140: dust collecting unit 150: door unit
170: cover opening unit 181: agitator
182: turbine 183: shaft
184: turbine chamber 1841: suction flow path
1842: connection passage 1843: shaft hole
185: bearing
50: cleaner
510: cleaner body 511: suction unit
512: dust separator 513: suction motor
514: handle 515: battery housing
516: dust bin 5161: dust bin body
5162: exhaust cover 5163: coupling lever
5164: dust bin hinge

Claims (11)

a housing coupled to the cleaner and having a long axis extending in the vertical direction;
a coupling part in which one side of the housing is recessed toward the inside of the housing, and to which at least a portion of the cleaner is coupled;
a dust collecting motor accommodated in the housing and generating a suction force for sucking dust in the dust bin of the cleaner;
a turbine accommodated in the housing and rotated by air flowing according to the suction force generated by the dust collecting motor; and
and an agitator connected to the turbine and rotated by receiving the rotational force of the turbine.
According to claim 1,
and a shaft for transmitting the rotational force of the turbine to the agitator, wherein rotational axes of the turbine and the agitator coincide with each other.
3. The method of claim 2,
The agitator is
A cleaner station detachably provided with the shaft from the turbine.
3. The method of claim 2,
It further includes a suction pipe which is disposed extending in the vertical direction inside the housing and connected to the coupling part so that the dust inside the dust bin passes through,
The turbine is disposed outside the suction pipe, and the agitator is disposed inside the suction pipe and is disposed adjacent to a lower end of a dust passage hole through which the coupling part and the suction pipe are connected.
5. The method of claim 4,
A rotation axis of the agitator is disposed to be perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the dust container and a long axis of the suction pipe.
According to claim 1,
The turbine is a cleaner station provided on both sides in the direction of the rotation axis of the agitator, respectively.
According to claim 1,
The cleaner station further comprising a turbine chamber in which a space accommodating the turbine is formed.
8. The method of claim 7,
A suction flow passage passing through the first surface is provided on the first surface of the turbine chamber to introduce air,
The turbine is rotated by the air sucked through the suction passage.
9. The method of claim 8,
The suction flow path is
A cleaner station disposed above the rotation shaft of the turbine.
9. The method of claim 8,
and a connection flow passage passing through the second surface of the turbine chamber so that the air passing through the suction flow passage escapes on a second surface of the turbine chamber where the suction flow passage is not provided.
11. The method of claim 10,
The connection passage is
A cleaner station disposed above the rotation shaft of the turbine.

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