WO2001082768A1 - Aspirateur de sterilisation a la vapeur - Google Patents

Aspirateur de sterilisation a la vapeur Download PDF

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WO2001082768A1
WO2001082768A1 PCT/KR2001/000511 KR0100511W WO0182768A1 WO 2001082768 A1 WO2001082768 A1 WO 2001082768A1 KR 0100511 W KR0100511 W KR 0100511W WO 0182768 A1 WO0182768 A1 WO 0182768A1
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Jung Soon Ko
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L11/00—Machines for cleaning floors, carpets, furniture, walls, or wall coverings
    • A47L11/40—Parts or details of machines not provided for in groups A47L11/02 - A47L11/38, or not restricted to one of these groups, e.g. handles, arrangements of switches, skirts, buffers, levers
    • A47L11/408—Means for supplying cleaning or surface treating agents
    • A47L11/4083—Liquid supply reservoirs; Preparation of the agents, e.g. mixing devices
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L11/00—Machines for cleaning floors, carpets, furniture, walls, or wall coverings
    • A47L11/34—Machines for treating carpets in position by liquid, foam, or vapour, e.g. by steam
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L7/00—Suction cleaners adapted for additional purposes; Tables with suction openings for cleaning purposes; Containers for cleaning articles by suction; Suction cleaners adapted to cleaning of brushes; Suction cleaners adapted to taking-up liquids
    • A47L7/04—Suction cleaners adapted for additional purposes; Tables with suction openings for cleaning purposes; Containers for cleaning articles by suction; Suction cleaners adapted to cleaning of brushes; Suction cleaners adapted to taking-up liquids for using the exhaust air for other purposes, e.g. for distribution of chemicals in a room, for sterilisation of the air
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L9/00—Details or accessories of suction cleaners, e.g. mechanical means for controlling the suction or for effecting pulsating action; Storing devices specially adapted to suction cleaners or parts thereof; Carrying-vehicles specially adapted for suction cleaners
    • A47L9/02—Nozzles
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61L—METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS IN GENERAL; DISINFECTION, STERILISATION OR DEODORISATION OF AIR; CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES; MATERIALS FOR BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES
    • A61L2/00—Methods or apparatus for disinfecting or sterilising materials or objects other than foodstuffs or contact lenses; Accessories therefor
    • A61L2/02—Methods or apparatus for disinfecting or sterilising materials or objects other than foodstuffs or contact lenses; Accessories therefor using physical phenomena
    • A61L2/04—Heat
    • A61L2/06—Hot gas
    • A61L2/07—Steam
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F22—STEAM GENERATION
    • F22B—METHODS OF STEAM GENERATION; STEAM BOILERS
    • F22B1/00—Methods of steam generation characterised by form of heating method
    • F22B1/28—Methods of steam generation characterised by form of heating method in boilers heated electrically
    • F22B1/30—Electrode boilers

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  • the present invention relates to a steam-sterilizing vacuum cleaner. More particularly, the present invention relates to a steam-sterilizing vacuum cleaner which has great economical efficiency with a simple structure over the prior art, as well as which provides greater improvement in sterilization and cleaning, by adopting a steam-generating unit of chemical reaction.
  • the ultraviolet vacuum cleaner has to include an expensive ultraviolet generator, which causes the price of the product to be raised.
  • the steam vacuum cleaner includes an electric heater in order to generate steam.
  • the steam vacuum cleaner has to include a safety device, a gauge and a manometer (or pressure gauge) additionally for cutting off electric power safely when there is no water in the heating unit and/or when pressure is higher than predetermined level. Therefore, this kind of steam vacuum cleaner not only has complicated and bulky structure, and not so good exterior appearance, but also the price thereof becomes too expensive.
  • the steam vacuum cleaner it takes usually about 20 to 30 minutes from a heating start time to a generation time of steam of high temperature and high pressure, accordingly a user has to stand by during the time.
  • the conventional steam vacuum cleaner has no function to generate oxygen and accordingly there is very little effect on the sterilization/disinfection and insect-killing.
  • the steam vacuum cleaner also has great amount of power consumption due to the need of pre-heating power in order to heat water.
  • it is very inefficient to construct a spray unit so as to attach to or detach from the vacuum cleaner, because the steam from the vacuum cleaner is sprayed to objects to be cleaned in elliptical pattern, at a position spaced apart from a suction plate near a cleaner body.
  • the present invention is designed to overcome such problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a steam-sterilizing vacuum cleaner which has great economical efficiency with a simple structure as well as provides greater improvement in sterilization and cleaning.
  • the invention provides a steam vacuum cleaner comprising a steam-generating unit for generating steam by chemical reaction, and a cleaning unit for spraying the generated steam to an object to be cleaned and sucking dust from the object, by combining the steam-generating unit with at least a part of the vacuum cleaner body.
  • the steam-generating unit generates steam by chemical reaction between at least two carbon plates to which electric current is applied and a liquid solution.
  • the liquid solution consists of an electrolytic solution having a boiling point higher than certain level, and preferably it can be saline water.
  • the steam-generating unit preferably comprises a water tank of a certain shape for keeping the liquid solution therein with a water inlet and a steam outlet formed thereon; at least two carbon plates which are installed inside the water tank and spaced apart each other and to which electric current is applied; and a partition positioned between the carbon plates.
  • the cleaning unit includes a steam spray unit for spraying the steam generated from the steam-generating unit toward an object to be cleaned.
  • the steam spray unit is preferably installed attachably/detachably to a part of the cleaning unit.
  • This attachable/detachable steam spray unit is realized by forming a spray plate for spraying the generated steam to the object to be cleaned in the same shape as the suction plate for sucking dust from the object to be cleaned, so that the spray plate can be attachable/detachable to a holder formed on at least one side of the suction plate.
  • the cleaning unit includes an air discharge unit combined with a part of the cleaner body, and the air discharge unit makes the sucked dust pass through a certain kind of liquid for being filtered, thereby preferably discharging air with purity level higher than a certain standard outside of the cleaner.
  • Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a vacuum cleaner according to an embodiment of the present invention
  • Fig. 2 is a side section view of a vacuum cleaner body according to the present invention
  • Fig. 3 is a front section view of a vacuum cleaner body according to the present invention.
  • Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a vacuum cleaner suction unit according to another embodiment of the present invention.
  • Fig. 5 is a side section view of a vacuum cleaner suction unit according to another embodiment of the present invention.
  • Fig. 6 is a front section view of a vacuum cleaner suction unit according to another embodiment of the present invention. Best Mode for Carrying out the Invention
  • Fig. 1 shows a perspective view of a steam-sterilizing vacuum cleaner according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
  • the present steam-sterilizing vacuum cleaner can be constructed, by combining at least part of components of conventional vacuum cleaner (such as, vacuum-type dust suction unit, vacuum cleaner body, etc) with a steam-generating unit for generating steam by chemical reaction and steam spray unit of the present invention.
  • the steam-generating unit is preferably installed inside of the vacuum cleaner body 30 for the purpose of attractive external appearance of the cleaner, and it is obvious to those skilled in the art that such a construction would not limit the scope of the invention. Therefore, it is also possible to construct variations of the vacuum cleaner by extending all or part of the components of the steam-generating unit beyond the outer surface of the vacuum cleaner body 30.
  • the vacuum cleaner body 30 designed as shown in the Fig. 1 has preferably one frame formed with a base, sides, and a part of a top surface, while the other part of the top surface is preferably formed with a cover 33 (or lid) capable of being opened.
  • the vacuum cleaner body 30 has a discharge opening 60 formed on one side thereof for discharging air after purification, and a liquid (specifically, water) inlet 23 and a water tank switch S for turning on and off the supply of electric power into the steam spray unit formed on a part of the top surface.
  • the vacuum cleaner body 30 includes a suction opening 34 through which a suction hose 31 of a suction unit which sucks air including dust is connected to a dust-collecting room 32, and a steam outlet 24 for discharging the steam generated from the steam-generating unit to an exterior steam spray unit, formed on a front side thereof.
  • the suction unit comprises a suction plate 50, a suction hose 31 for connecting the suction plate 50 with a suction opening 34, and an operation switch 35.
  • the suction hose 31 is connected to the suction opening 34 with a coupling.
  • the steam spray unit comprises a steam spray plate 51, and a steam discharge hose 26 for connecting the steam spray plate 51 with the steam outlet 24, as shown in Fig. 1. While, the steam discharge hose 26 is connected to the steam outlet 24 with a coupling, and the steam spray plate 51 of the steam spray unit is formed in the same shape but a little bit smaller than the suction plate 50 of the suction unit so as to be attachable to and detachable from spray plate holders 52 formed on both front sides of the suction plate 50. Accordingly, the vacuum cleaner of the present invention has a simple structure over the conventional one, the steam sprayed therefrom is sprayed more evenly to an object to be sterilized. The present vacuum cleaner also has attractive appearance and is convenient to use.
  • the components inside the vacuum cleaner body include a steam-generating unit comprising a water tanker 20, carbon plates 21 and 21' and a partition 22, a water inlet 23, a steam outlet 24, a dust-collecting room 32, and a filtering net 42 through which purified air is passed and discharged.
  • the dust-collecting room 32 is a place where the dust from the object to be cleaned is collected through the suction plate 50, suction hose 31 and suction opening 34 of the suction unit with a vacuum-generating unit electrically connected to the operation switch 35.
  • the dust collected in the dust-collecting room 32 is generally filtered through the filtering net 42 (or, dust-collecting net) and discharged through the discharge opening 60, by the operation of a motor 40 and a fan 41 electrically connected to the operation switch 35.
  • the vacuum-generating unit for sucking dust from an object to be cleaned and/or the air discharge unit are known generally, and it is easily possible for those skilled in the art to realize such embodiments, accordingly, the detailed description thereof will not described further.
  • the suction opening 34 shown in Figs. 1 and 2 is provided beneath the water tank 20 as shown in the Fig. 3, so as to be connected with the dust-collecting room 32 shown in Fig. 2.
  • the steam-generating unit of aforementioned construction generates steam by chemical reaction, and operation principle thereof is as follows. First, weak electric current is applied to two carbon plates 21 and 21 ' with separate positive and negative electrodes. Then a chemical reaction takes place at an interface between saline water, which is a preferred example of the electrolytic solution, and two carbon plates 21 and 21 '. As a result of such chemical reaction, water vapor of high temperature and high pressure and oxygen are generated and mixed together into steam. The steam generated by such a process is supplied to the steam discharge hose 26 and the steam spray plate 51 , which constitute the steam spray unit, through the steam outlet 24. At this time, pure water and carbon plates 21 and 21 ' to which weak electric current is applied do not lead to any chemical reaction.
  • salt sodium chloride
  • calcium chloride and potassium chloride which is a kind of basic substance such as calcium chloride and potassium chloride
  • the saline water becomes electrically conductible (it is not preferable to dissolve too much salt in water because too much salt causes intensive chemical reaction between the saline water and the carbon plates). Accordingly, a chemical reaction takes place between the carbon plates 21 and 21 ' and the saline water through which weak electric current is flowing so as to generate heat and resulting steam.
  • An electrically non-conductible partition 22 is provided in order to prevent a direct chemical reaction between the two carbon plates 21 and 21 ', and therefore it is preferable to install the partition 22 so that the partition 22 cannot seal the entire space between the carbon plates 21 and 21 '.
  • the water vapor generated from the chemical reaction between the saline water and the carbon plates 21 and 21 ' is of high temperature (commonly, about 120 to 130 ° C) because the saline water which is an electrolytic solution has high boiling point.
  • the high density of water molecule contacting the large area of the carbon plates 21 and 21 ' causes to increase the amount of water vapor generated per unit time, wmich in turn creates steam of high pressure.
  • a user turns on the operation switch 35 provided at the suction hose 31 while directing the suction plate 50 of the suction unit toward an object to be cleaned. Then, a vacuum-generating unit is driven and accordingly vacuum is created inside the dust-collecting room 32, which in turn generates suction effect so as to suck air including dust from the object to be cleaned.
  • the present vacuum cleaner doesn't have to include additionally a safety device, a guage and manometer for cutting off electric power as in the conventional steam vacuum cleaner including an electric heater as a heating unit. Therefore, it is possible to lower the cost of the products by reducing the number of components, while keeping safer state in use over the prior art.
  • the present vacuum cleaner has attractive appearance because it is not necessary to include such components at an exterior part of the vacuum cleaner.
  • the conventional steam vacuum cleaner of heating type needs about 20 to 30 minutes to heat water and generate steam, however, it is proven in the experiment that the present steam-sterilizing vacuum cleaner can generate steam of high temperature and high pressure within 1 minute and accordingly it is very convenient to use.
  • the present steam-sterilizing vacuum cleaner also has the advantage of very low power consumption due to the use of weak electric current.
  • the present steam-sterilizing vacuum cleaner generates oxygen in addition to the steam of high temperature and high pressure, which improves significantly the sterilization and insect-killing effect over the conventional one.
  • the present vacuum cleaner has an additional advantage of convenience in use by forming the spray unit efficiently detachable to the suction unit.
  • the air purification and discharge unit comprises a vessel supported by the body for keeping a solution (preferably, water) therein inside the duct-collecting room 32 instead of the filtering net 42 (or dust-collecting net) shown in Fig. 2.
  • a proper amount of water (about two thirds or three fourths of the vessel) is filled the vessel, a sponge is provided properly on the top surface of the solution, a second hose is extended from the dust-collecting room 32 above the vessel to the bottom of the vessel (in the water), and a third hose connected to the air outlet is disposed in the layer of air above the sponge in the vessel.
  • the air purification and discharge unit sucks dust into the water in the vessel, filters every tiny dust by the water and discharges only purified air to the outside of the body, when the dust is sucked into the dust-collecting room 32 by the operation of the vacuum cleaner. This has great air purification effect over the conventional filter-using air purification system.
  • the filtering net 42 shown in the Fig. 2 When adopting such an air purification and discharge unit into the vacuum cleaner body, it is not necessary to use the filtering net 42 shown in the Fig. 2.
  • the operation switch 35 of the suction unit is provided at the suction hose unit and the water tank switch S is provided at the top surface of the vacuum cleaner body, respectively.
  • the present vacuum cleaner can have at least two steam-generating units including carbon plates 21 and 21 ' so that the steam generated from the steam-generating units can be converged into the steam outlet 24, and it is obvious that such variations fall within the scope of the present invention.
  • the present steam-sterilizing vacuum cleaner can be used as a domestic steam-sterilizing vacuum cleaner and/or an industrial one within the scope of the present invention, by varying the size and capacity of the vacuum cleaner having above-described constructions, and accordingly the detailed description thereof will not be made further.
  • Figs. 4 to 6 are a perspective view, a side section view, and a front section view of a vacuum cleaner suction unit according to another embodiment of the present invention, respectively.
  • a water tank including a water inlet formed thereon for keeping water inside the body of the suction unit, and a steam vessel disposed at a bottom of the water tank for generating steam.
  • Carbon plates 91 , 91', 91" and 91'" connected with an electric cord 61 and electrically non-conductible partitions 92, 92' and 92" having the same area as the carbon plates located between each two carbon plates are provided inside the steam vessel 80. And, it is preferable to use saline water as the electrolytic solution for generating steam by chemical reaction. There is provided a steam spray nozzle 81 for spraying the steam in high pressure when a certain level of pressure is created inside the steam vessel 80.
  • the water tank 70 and the steam vessel 80 are interconnected, with a pipe having a water supply tube 73 for supplying water from the bottom of the water tank 70 to the steam vessel 80 and an air tube 75 formed thereon.
  • the air in the steam vessel 80 rises to the water tank 70 through the air tube 75 when the level of the water in the steam vessel 80 is lowered due to evaporation, while, the water in the water tank 70 flows into the steam vessel 80 through the water supply tube 73.
  • the level of the water in the steam vessel 80 becomes equal to the air tube 75, the air in the steam vessel 80 cannot flow into the water tank 70 due to the blockage of the water at the inlet of the air tube 75. This stops the supply of water from the water tank 70, so that the level of the steam vessel 80 can be maintained constantly.
  • the water inlet 71 should be closed after filling the water tank with water.
  • a steam spray opening 83 is formed at the bottom of the suction unit body 60 for spraying the steam toward the object to be cleaned.
  • the steam of high temperature and high pressure can be used effectively because the steam generated from the steam vessel 80 is sprayed toward the object to be cleaned at the nearest position thereof, thereby improving the sterilization and insect-killing effect.
  • the reference numeral 93 is an electric cord connected to the carbon plates.
  • the steam-sterilizing vacuum cleaner according to the present invention can improve economical efficiency with a simple structure over the prior art, by adopting a steam-generating unit of chemical reaction.
  • the present invention provides greater improvement in sterilization and cleaning effect. Accordingly, it is obvious to those skilled in the art that the steam-sterilizing vacuum cleaner of the present invention would be great successful on the market.

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Un aspirateur de stérilisation à la vapeur doté d'un corps (30), d'un tube d'aspiration (31) relié audit corps (30) et d'une unité d'aspiration située à une extrémité dudit tube (31) comprend une unité de génération de vapeur par le biais d'une réaction chimique entre deux électrodes planes (21 et 21') et une solution électrolytique. L'unité de génération de vapeur comprend un réservoir d'eau (20) placé à l'intérieur du corps de l'aspirateur (30), une entrée d'eau (23) comprise entre un côté de la partie supérieure dudit réservoir (20) et l'extérieur dudit corps (30), une sortie de vapeur (24) comprise entre le côté extérieur de la partie supérieure du réservoir d'eau (20) et l'extérieur du corps (30), des électrodes planes (21 et 21') positive et négative placées dans le réservoir d'eau (20) auxquelles est appliqué le courant électrique, une séparation (22) disposée entre les électrodes planes (21 et 21'), et une solution électrolytique dans le réservoir d'eau (20) à travers laquelle le courant électrique peut être conduit entre lesdites électrodes (21 et 21').
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