WO2006038747A1 - Apparatus of cleaning the dust off indoor bottom of car - Google Patents

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WO2006038747A1
WO2006038747A1 PCT/KR2004/003153 KR2004003153W WO2006038747A1 WO 2006038747 A1 WO2006038747 A1 WO 2006038747A1 KR 2004003153 W KR2004003153 W KR 2004003153W WO 2006038747 A1 WO2006038747 A1 WO 2006038747A1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
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  • the present invention relates to an apparatus of cleaning dust off an indoor bottom of a car, and more particularly, to an apparatus of cleaning dust off an indoor bottom of a car in which the dust such as soil and dirt is collected from the indoor bottom of the car to be discharged to the exterior through the indoor bottom of the car.
  • a bottom plate formed of rubber material or synthetic resin material is mounted on an indoor bottom of the car to prevent the indoor bottom from getting dirty and allow a simple and convenient cleaning.
  • the bottom plate for the car is used to prevent the indoor bottom from getting dirty due to dust or soil stuck to a driver or rider's shoe bottom. Therefore, there is a drawback in that an indoor air of the car is contaminated since the dust or the soil, which is stuck to the bottom plate and remains on the indoor bottom, is scattered due to a vibration of the car.
  • the present invention is directed to an apparatus of cleaning dust off an indoor bottom of a car that substantially obviates one or more of the problems due to limitations and disadvantages of the related art.
  • An object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus of cleaning dust off an indoor bottom of a car, which is provided on the indoor bottom of the car to collect the dust from rider's shoes and directly discharge the collected dust to the exterior, thereby always maintaining a clean indoor environment.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus of cleaning dust off an indoor bottom of a car, in which the dust is effectively cleaned from a car bottom.
  • an apparatus of cleaning dust off an indoor bottom of a car including: a dust collecting tub provided at the indoor bottom of a car body, and having a housing groove at its inner side and having an outlet port at its bottom surface; a footboard provided at an upper side of the dust collecting tub and having a net at its center; a cover having a through-hole corresponding to the net, and provided on the footboard to lead the dust, which is dropped when a brake pedal is in operation, to the dust collecting tub; a rotary brush installed within the housing groove of the dust collecting tub, for rotating to sweep a bottom surface of the housing groove; a driving unit installed at one side of the dust collecting tub and geared to the rotary brush, for rotating the rotary brush; and an outlet unit installed outside of the outlet port of the dust collecting tub, for opening and closing the outlet port.
  • an apparatus of cleaning dust off an indoor bottom of a car including: a footboard provided on the indoor bottom of a car body, and having a through-hole at a predetermined size and having a net provided at the through-hole; a dust collecting tub fixed at a lower side of the footboard and having an outlet hole at its one-sided bottom surface; a rotary brush seated in the dust collecting tub, for rotating on a bottom surface of the dust collecting tub; and a driving unit connected to the rotary brush, for rotating the rotary brush.
  • dust can be automatically discharged from an indoor bottom of a car to save a driver' s trouble on the discharging and cleaning of the dust, and the dust such as dirt or soil introduced from a driver or rider' s shoe bottom into the car can be simply and conveniently separated and cleaned and then, be easily discharged to the exterior through a bottom surface of a car body.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating a car interior in which a dust cleaning apparatus is installed according to a first embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 2 is a disassembled perspective view illustrating a dust cleaning apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 3 is a sectional view of FIG. 2
  • FIG. 4 is a sectional view illustrating a dust cleaning apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 5 is a perspective view illustrating a car interior in which a dust cleaning apparatus is installed according to a first embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 6 is a disassembled perspective view illustrating a dust cleaning apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 7 is a plan view illustrating a dust cleaning apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 8 is an assembled sectional view illustrating a dust cleaning apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 9 is a plan view illustrating an operational state of a dust cleaning apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIGS. 1 to 4 illustrate a dust cleaning apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
  • the dust cleaning apparatus includes a circular-shaped housing groove 80 provided within a dust collecting tub 8 to insert a rotary brush 6; a concave groove 88 provided at one side of the dust collecting tub 8 to insert a sprocket 12 of a driving unit 10; a slit-shaped outlet port 86 provided at one side of a bottom surface 84 of the housing groove 80 to discharge dust; and a rotary shaft 82 provided at a center of the bottom surface 84 to allow an axial engagement of the rotary brush 6.
  • a footboard 4 is an approximately rectangular-shaped plate. The footboard 4 has a net 42 provided at its center to allow the dust to be transmitted and collected in the dust collecting tub 8.
  • the footboard 4 is curved and concaved at its circumference surface centering on the net 42 such that the dust can be easily concentrated to the net 42. It is desirable that the net 42 is coated with rubber to prevent a rider from being slid when he/she steps on the net 42.
  • a cover 2 is a plate-shaped body formed of synthetic resin material or rubber material, which is put on the footboard 4.
  • the cover 2 has a through-hole 22 corresponding to the net 42. Accordingly, the dust dropped from a brake pedal can be introduced into the dust collecting tub 8.
  • a lower portion centering on the brake pedal is shaped to have a slant surface such that the dust or the soil, which is dropped when the brake pedal is operated, can be easily introduced into the dust collecting tub 8.
  • the rotary brush 6 includes a plurality of radial supports 62 provided on an inner circumference surface of a ring-shaped rim 61 having a gear 60 on its outer circumference surface; a blade 66 provided at a lower portion of any one of the plurality of supports 62 to be in contact with a bottom surface of the dust collecting tub 8; a cleaning blade 64 provided at an upper portion of any one of the plurality of supports 62 to be in contact with a bottom surface of the net 42; and an engagement hole 68 provided at a center of the ring-shaped rim 61 to fit and engage the rotary shaft 82 of the dust collecting tub 8.
  • the rotary brush 6 is seated in the housing groove 80 and rotated by the driving unit 10, while sweeping out the bottom surface 84 to move the dust in one direction.
  • the driving unit 10 includes the sprocket 12 geared with the ring-shaped rim 61; a plurality of gear units 14 connected to the sprocket 12; and a driving motor 16.
  • the driving unit 10 can be provided at one side of the dust collecting tub 8 to be associated with the driving motor 16, thereby rotating the rotary brush 6.
  • the outlet unit 9 includes a cover tub 92 provided outside of the outlet port 86 of the dust collecting tub 8 and having an opening 90 provided at its lower side; and an opening and closing plate 94 hinged to the opening 90 of the cover tub 92.
  • a rod 204 of a vacuum governor 200 is connected to the opening and closing plate 94 to open and close the opening and closing plate 94 by using an operation of the vacuum governor 200. That is, if the rod 204 is pulled by the operation of the vacuum governor 200, the opening and closing plate 94 is opened, and on the contrary, if the rod 204 is pushed, the opening and closing plate 94 is closed.
  • a dust cleaning apparatus is installed at an indoor bottom of a car body.
  • a driver or rider's shoe bottom is put on the indoor bottom.
  • the dust cleaning apparatus includes a through-hole 12a having a predetermined size; a footboard 10a having a net 14a integrally or separately provided at the through-hole 12a; a dust collecting tub 20a fixed and installed at a lower side of the footboard 10a and having an outlet hole 22a at its one side; a rotary brush 30a seated in the dust collecting tub 20a to be rotated on a bottom surface of the dust collecting tub 20a; and a driving shaft 26b mounted at the rotary brush 30a and rotating by an external driving unit to rotate the rotary brush 30a.
  • the driving unit includes the driving shaft 26b connected to the rotary brush 30a; a motor 24a for rotating the driving shaft 26b; a belt (B) for connecting the motor 24a and the driving shaft 26b to transmit power of the motor 24a to the driving shaft 26b; and a driving pulley 26a for transmitting the power of the motor 24a to the driving shaft 26b through the belt (B) .
  • the driving pulley 26a is connected and driven with a rotary pulley 25a of the motor 24a by using the belt (B) .
  • a deceleration motor is used to control a rotation speed of the rotary brush 30a.
  • a structure of opening and closing the outlet hole 22a can be selectively provided at the dust collecting tub 20a.
  • an opening and closing plate (not shown) is provided centering on the outlet hole 22a. The opening and closing plate is associated with a trunk cable or an oiling cable such that the outlet hole 22a can be also selectively opened and closed when the dust is discharged.
  • a connection hole 15a provided at one side of the footboard 10a is an example of a groove for connecting the oiling cable and the trunk cable.
  • the footboard 10a is formed of a metal plate, which is molded and manufactured at a predetermined size.
  • the footboard 10a is fixed on a bottom surface of a car body Ia such that the through-hole 12a provided at a center of the footboard 10a is consistent with an installation hole 2a provided at the bottom surface of the car body Ia.
  • the dust collecting tub 20a is dish-shaped to have a wider bottom surface.
  • the dust collecting tub 20a has the outlet hole 22a at one side of its bottom surface.
  • the outlet hole 22a is provided by cutting the bottom surface of the dust collecting tub 20a from its center in a width direction. As shown in FIG. 8, the outlet hole 22a has a slanting section formed by cutting and bending the bottom surface downwardly with respect to a rotation direction of the rotary brush 30a such that the dust can be easily discharged through the outlet hole 22a.
  • the rotary brush 30a is provided to have a lower surface being in contact with the bottom surface of the dust collecting tub 20a such that the dust separated and eliminated from the rider's shoe bottom can be easily discharged to the exterior of the car body Ia through the outlet hole 22a.
  • a non-described reference numeral 3a denotes a frame of the car body.
  • the dust collecting tub 20a has a through-hole to insert the driving shaft 26b.
  • the rotary brush 30a has an insertion groove to fit and mount the driving shaft 26b at the rotary brush 30a.
  • the driving shaft 26b is engaged at its one end to the rotary brush 30a by using an engagement member such as a ring member such that the rotary brush 30a can be fixed to the driving shaft 26b.
  • the dust collecting tub 8 is installed on the indoor bottom surface of the car body, and the rotary brush 6 is fitted into the housing groove 80. After that, the sprocket
  • the outlet port 86 of the dust collecting tub 8 communicates with the exterior of the car body, and the outlet unit 9 is installed outside of the outlet port 86.
  • the footboard 4 is installed at an upper side of the dust collecting tub 8 to position the net 42 at the upper side of the dust collecting tub 8 and then, the cover 2 is put and fixed on the footboard 4 to completely assemble the dust cleaning apparatus. If the rider turns on a switch (not shown) , the driving unit 10 is driven to rotate the rotary brush 6. At the same time, a solenoid vale (not shown) of the car is operated to allow the vacuum governor 200 to be in operation, thereby opening the opening and closing plate 94 of the outlet unit 9 while opening the outlet port 86.
  • the switch (not shown) can be also separately installed to allow a rider' s manual manipulation, and can be also connected with a brake system or other electric devices to be in operation.
  • the generated dust is introduced into the dust collecting tub 8.
  • the dust is swept and moved toward the outlet port 86 by using the blade 66 of the support 62 to perform a discharging process.
  • the net 42 can be cleaned using the cleaning blade 64 of the support 62 such that a clean state can be always maintained without the dust. If the rider switches off the switch (not shown) , the rotary brush is stopped and at the same time, the opening and closing plate 94 is closed by the operation of the vacuum governor 200.
  • the rider' s shoe bottom is positioned on the through- hole 12a and the net 14a provided at the center of the footboard 10a.
  • the dust for example, the dirt or the soil of a road
  • the dust drops on the bottom surface of the dust collecting, tub 20a, which is fixed at a lower side of the net 14a.
  • the rider presses an operation switch of an instrument panel (not shown) to apply a power source the rotary pulley 25a of the motor 24a is rotated to rotate the driving pulley 26a, which is connected with the rotary pulley 25a by using the belt (B) .
  • the driving pulley 26a rotates the rotary brush 30a connected and engaged with the driving shaft 26b within the dust collecting tub 20a.
  • the dropped dust is easily discharged to the exterior of the car through the outlet hole 22a by the continuous rotation of the rotary brush 30a.
  • the dust can be selectively discharged by opening and closing a separate opening and closing plate, which is provided centering on the outlet hole 22a, depending on a motion of the trunk cable or the oiling cable.
  • the rotary operation of the motor 24a can be performed for a desired time by the driver' s on/off of the operation switch (not shown) of the instrument panel (not shown) , and by a senor (not shown) installed within the car to determine whether or not the rider rides or whether or not a door is opened and closed.
  • a dust cleaning apparatus is applicable to a transporting system such as a car.

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An apparatus of cleaning dust off an indoor bottom of a car is provided. The apparatus includes: a dust collecting tub (8) provided at the indoor bottom of a car body, and having a housing groove (80) at its inner side and having an outlet port (86) at its bottom surface; a footboard (4) provided at an upper side of the dust collecting tub (8) and having a net (42) at its center; a cover (2) having a through-hole (22) corresponding to the net (42), and provided on the footboard (4) to lead the dust, which is dropped when a brake pedal is in operation, to the dust collecting tub (8); a rotary brush (6) installed within the housing groove (80) of the dust collecting tub (8), for rotating to sweep a bottom surface of the housing groove (80); a driving unit (10) installed at one side of the dust collecting tub (8) and geared to the rotary brush (6), for rotating the rotary brush (6); and an outlet unit (9) installed outside of the outlet port (86) of the dust collecting tub (8), for opening and closing the outlet port (86).

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APPARATUS OF CLEANING THE DUST OFF INDOOR BOTTOM OF CAR
Technical Field
The present invention relates to an apparatus of cleaning dust off an indoor bottom of a car, and more particularly, to an apparatus of cleaning dust off an indoor bottom of a car in which the dust such as soil and dirt is collected from the indoor bottom of the car to be discharged to the exterior through the indoor bottom of the car.
Background Art
In a car, a bottom plate formed of rubber material or synthetic resin material is mounted on an indoor bottom of the car to prevent the indoor bottom from getting dirty and allow a simple and convenient cleaning.
The bottom plate for the car is used to prevent the indoor bottom from getting dirty due to dust or soil stuck to a driver or rider's shoe bottom. Therefore, there is a drawback in that an indoor air of the car is contaminated since the dust or the soil, which is stuck to the bottom plate and remains on the indoor bottom, is scattered due to a vibration of the car.
As described above, there is a drawback in that a driver inconveniently takes the bottom plate out from the indoor bottom of the car to clean the dust or the soil from an upper surface of the bottom plate.
Disclosure
Technical Problem Accordingly, the present invention is directed to an apparatus of cleaning dust off an indoor bottom of a car that substantially obviates one or more of the problems due to limitations and disadvantages of the related art.
An object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus of cleaning dust off an indoor bottom of a car, which is provided on the indoor bottom of the car to collect the dust from rider's shoes and directly discharge the collected dust to the exterior, thereby always maintaining a clean indoor environment.
Another object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus of cleaning dust off an indoor bottom of a car, in which the dust is effectively cleaned from a car bottom.
Technical Solution
To achieve these and other advantages and in accordance with the purpose of the present invention, as embodied and broadly described, there is provided an apparatus of cleaning dust off an indoor bottom of a car, the apparatus including: a dust collecting tub provided at the indoor bottom of a car body, and having a housing groove at its inner side and having an outlet port at its bottom surface; a footboard provided at an upper side of the dust collecting tub and having a net at its center; a cover having a through-hole corresponding to the net, and provided on the footboard to lead the dust, which is dropped when a brake pedal is in operation, to the dust collecting tub; a rotary brush installed within the housing groove of the dust collecting tub, for rotating to sweep a bottom surface of the housing groove; a driving unit installed at one side of the dust collecting tub and geared to the rotary brush, for rotating the rotary brush; and an outlet unit installed outside of the outlet port of the dust collecting tub, for opening and closing the outlet port. According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus of cleaning dust off an indoor bottom of a car, the apparatus including: a footboard provided on the indoor bottom of a car body, and having a through-hole at a predetermined size and having a net provided at the through-hole; a dust collecting tub fixed at a lower side of the footboard and having an outlet hole at its one-sided bottom surface; a rotary brush seated in the dust collecting tub, for rotating on a bottom surface of the dust collecting tub; and a driving unit connected to the rotary brush, for rotating the rotary brush.
Advantageous Effects
According to the present invention, dust can be automatically discharged from an indoor bottom of a car to save a driver' s trouble on the discharging and cleaning of the dust, and the dust such as dirt or soil introduced from a driver or rider' s shoe bottom into the car can be simply and conveniently separated and cleaned and then, be easily discharged to the exterior through a bottom surface of a car body.
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FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating a car interior in which a dust cleaning apparatus is installed according to a first embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a disassembled perspective view illustrating a dust cleaning apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 3 is a sectional view of FIG. 2; FIG. 4 is a sectional view illustrating a dust cleaning apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 5 is a perspective view illustrating a car interior in which a dust cleaning apparatus is installed according to a first embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 6 is a disassembled perspective view illustrating a dust cleaning apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 7 is a plan view illustrating a dust cleaning apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 8 is an assembled sectional view illustrating a dust cleaning apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention; and
FIG. 9 is a plan view illustrating an operational state of a dust cleaning apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
Best Mode for Carrying out the Invention
Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to accompanying drawings.
FIGS. 1 to 4 illustrate a dust cleaning apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
The dust cleaning apparatus includes a circular-shaped housing groove 80 provided within a dust collecting tub 8 to insert a rotary brush 6; a concave groove 88 provided at one side of the dust collecting tub 8 to insert a sprocket 12 of a driving unit 10; a slit-shaped outlet port 86 provided at one side of a bottom surface 84 of the housing groove 80 to discharge dust; and a rotary shaft 82 provided at a center of the bottom surface 84 to allow an axial engagement of the rotary brush 6. A footboard 4 is an approximately rectangular-shaped plate. The footboard 4 has a net 42 provided at its center to allow the dust to be transmitted and collected in the dust collecting tub 8. Specifically, it is desirable that the footboard 4 is curved and concaved at its circumference surface centering on the net 42 such that the dust can be easily concentrated to the net 42. It is desirable that the net 42 is coated with rubber to prevent a rider from being slid when he/she steps on the net 42.
A cover 2 is a plate-shaped body formed of synthetic resin material or rubber material, which is put on the footboard 4. The cover 2 has a through-hole 22 corresponding to the net 42. Accordingly, the dust dropped from a brake pedal can be introduced into the dust collecting tub 8. A lower portion centering on the brake pedal is shaped to have a slant surface such that the dust or the soil, which is dropped when the brake pedal is operated, can be easily introduced into the dust collecting tub 8. The rotary brush 6 includes a plurality of radial supports 62 provided on an inner circumference surface of a ring-shaped rim 61 having a gear 60 on its outer circumference surface; a blade 66 provided at a lower portion of any one of the plurality of supports 62 to be in contact with a bottom surface of the dust collecting tub 8; a cleaning blade 64 provided at an upper portion of any one of the plurality of supports 62 to be in contact with a bottom surface of the net 42; and an engagement hole 68 provided at a center of the ring-shaped rim 61 to fit and engage the rotary shaft 82 of the dust collecting tub 8. The rotary brush 6 is seated in the housing groove 80 and rotated by the driving unit 10, while sweeping out the bottom surface 84 to move the dust in one direction.
The driving unit 10 includes the sprocket 12 geared with the ring-shaped rim 61; a plurality of gear units 14 connected to the sprocket 12; and a driving motor 16. The driving unit 10 can be provided at one side of the dust collecting tub 8 to be associated with the driving motor 16, thereby rotating the rotary brush 6.
The outlet unit 9 includes a cover tub 92 provided outside of the outlet port 86 of the dust collecting tub 8 and having an opening 90 provided at its lower side; and an opening and closing plate 94 hinged to the opening 90 of the cover tub 92. A rod 204 of a vacuum governor 200 is connected to the opening and closing plate 94 to open and close the opening and closing plate 94 by using an operation of the vacuum governor 200. That is, if the rod 204 is pulled by the operation of the vacuum governor 200, the opening and closing plate 94 is opened, and on the contrary, if the rod 204 is pushed, the opening and closing plate 94 is closed.
As shown in FIGS. 5 to 9, a dust cleaning apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention is installed at an indoor bottom of a car body. A driver or rider's shoe bottom is put on the indoor bottom. The dust cleaning apparatus includes a through-hole 12a having a predetermined size; a footboard 10a having a net 14a integrally or separately provided at the through-hole 12a; a dust collecting tub 20a fixed and installed at a lower side of the footboard 10a and having an outlet hole 22a at its one side; a rotary brush 30a seated in the dust collecting tub 20a to be rotated on a bottom surface of the dust collecting tub 20a; and a driving shaft 26b mounted at the rotary brush 30a and rotating by an external driving unit to rotate the rotary brush 30a.
If the rotary brush 30a is formed of sponge, a rotation noise or a friction noise can be reduced when the rotary brush 30a is rotated in the dust collecting tub 20a. Preferably, the driving unit includes the driving shaft 26b connected to the rotary brush 30a; a motor 24a for rotating the driving shaft 26b; a belt (B) for connecting the motor 24a and the driving shaft 26b to transmit power of the motor 24a to the driving shaft 26b; and a driving pulley 26a for transmitting the power of the motor 24a to the driving shaft 26b through the belt (B) . The driving pulley 26a is connected and driven with a rotary pulley 25a of the motor 24a by using the belt (B) . Preferably, as the motor 24a, a deceleration motor is used to control a rotation speed of the rotary brush 30a. Further, a structure of opening and closing the outlet hole 22a can be selectively provided at the dust collecting tub 20a. For example, an opening and closing plate (not shown) is provided centering on the outlet hole 22a. The opening and closing plate is associated with a trunk cable or an oiling cable such that the outlet hole 22a can be also selectively opened and closed when the dust is discharged.
A connection hole 15a provided at one side of the footboard 10a is an example of a groove for connecting the oiling cable and the trunk cable. The footboard 10a is formed of a metal plate, which is molded and manufactured at a predetermined size. The footboard 10a is fixed on a bottom surface of a car body Ia such that the through-hole 12a provided at a center of the footboard 10a is consistent with an installation hole 2a provided at the bottom surface of the car body Ia.
The dust collecting tub 20a is dish-shaped to have a wider bottom surface. The dust collecting tub 20a has the outlet hole 22a at one side of its bottom surface. The outlet hole 22a is provided by cutting the bottom surface of the dust collecting tub 20a from its center in a width direction. As shown in FIG. 8, the outlet hole 22a has a slanting section formed by cutting and bending the bottom surface downwardly with respect to a rotation direction of the rotary brush 30a such that the dust can be easily discharged through the outlet hole 22a.
The rotary brush 30a is provided to have a lower surface being in contact with the bottom surface of the dust collecting tub 20a such that the dust separated and eliminated from the rider's shoe bottom can be easily discharged to the exterior of the car body Ia through the outlet hole 22a.
A non-described reference numeral 3a denotes a frame of the car body.
As shown in FIGS. 6 to 8, a structure for fixing the rotary brush 30a to the dust collecting tub 20a is described. The dust collecting tub 20a has a through-hole to insert the driving shaft 26b. The rotary brush 30a has an insertion groove to fit and mount the driving shaft 26b at the rotary brush 30a. The driving shaft 26b is engaged at its one end to the rotary brush 30a by using an engagement member such as a ring member such that the rotary brush 30a can be fixed to the driving shaft 26b.
As the rotary brush 30a, various brushes can be selectively used.
A combination and an operation of the dust cleaning apparatus are described in the first and second embodiments of the present invention as follows.
First Embodiment
The dust collecting tub 8 is installed on the indoor bottom surface of the car body, and the rotary brush 6 is fitted into the housing groove 80. After that, the sprocket
12 is geared with the rotary brush 6 to install the driving unit 10 outside of the dust collecting tub 8.
The outlet port 86 of the dust collecting tub 8 communicates with the exterior of the car body, and the outlet unit 9 is installed outside of the outlet port 86.
The footboard 4 is installed at an upper side of the dust collecting tub 8 to position the net 42 at the upper side of the dust collecting tub 8 and then, the cover 2 is put and fixed on the footboard 4 to completely assemble the dust cleaning apparatus. If the rider turns on a switch (not shown) , the driving unit 10 is driven to rotate the rotary brush 6. At the same time, a solenoid vale (not shown) of the car is operated to allow the vacuum governor 200 to be in operation, thereby opening the opening and closing plate 94 of the outlet unit 9 while opening the outlet port 86.
The switch (not shown) can be also separately installed to allow a rider' s manual manipulation, and can be also connected with a brake system or other electric devices to be in operation.
If the rider shakes off his/her shoes at the net 42 of the footboard 4, the generated dust is introduced into the dust collecting tub 8. The dust is swept and moved toward the outlet port 86 by using the blade 66 of the support 62 to perform a discharging process.
The net 42 can be cleaned using the cleaning blade 64 of the support 62 such that a clean state can be always maintained without the dust. If the rider switches off the switch (not shown) , the rotary brush is stopped and at the same time, the opening and closing plate 94 is closed by the operation of the vacuum governor 200.
Second Embodiment
If the rider rides in the car to put on the footboard 10a, the rider' s shoe bottom is positioned on the through- hole 12a and the net 14a provided at the center of the footboard 10a.
If the rider sweeps and separates the dust or the soil from the shoe bottom through the net 14a, the dust (for example, the dirt or the soil of a road) drops on the bottom surface of the dust collecting, tub 20a, which is fixed at a lower side of the net 14a. At the same time, if the rider presses an operation switch of an instrument panel (not shown) to apply a power source, the rotary pulley 25a of the motor 24a is rotated to rotate the driving pulley 26a, which is connected with the rotary pulley 25a by using the belt (B) . The driving pulley 26a rotates the rotary brush 30a connected and engaged with the driving shaft 26b within the dust collecting tub 20a.
If the dust drops from the shoe bottom to the bottom surface of the dust collecting tub 20a, the dropped dust is easily discharged to the exterior of the car through the outlet hole 22a by the continuous rotation of the rotary brush 30a.
The dust can be selectively discharged by opening and closing a separate opening and closing plate, which is provided centering on the outlet hole 22a, depending on a motion of the trunk cable or the oiling cable.
The rotary operation of the motor 24a can be performed for a desired time by the driver' s on/off of the operation switch (not shown) of the instrument panel (not shown) , and by a senor (not shown) installed within the car to determine whether or not the rider rides or whether or not a door is opened and closed.
Industrial Applicability
A dust cleaning apparatus according to the present invention is applicable to a transporting system such as a car.
While the present invention has been described and illustrated herein with reference to the preferred embodiments thereof, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Thus, it is intended that the present invention covers the modifications and variations of this invention that come within the scope of the appended claims and their equivalents .

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1. An apparatus of cleaning dust off an indoor bottom of a car, the apparatus comprising: a dust collecting tub (8) provided at the indoor bottom of a car body, and having a housing groove (80) at its inner side and having an outlet port (86) at its bottom surface;
.a footboard (4) provided at an upper side of the dust collecting tub (8) and having a net (42) at its center; a cover (2) having a through-hole (22) corresponding to the net (42), and provided on the footboard (4) to lead the dust, which is dropped when a brake pedal is in operation, to the dust collecting tub (8); a rotary brush (6) installed within the housing groove (80) of the dust collecting tub (8), for rotating to sweep a bottom surface of the housing groove (80); a driving unit (10) installed at one side of the dust collecting tub (8) and geared to the rotary brush (6), for rotating the rotary brush (6); and an outlet unit (9) installed outside of the outlet port (86) of the dust collecting tub (8), for opening and closing the outlet port (86) .
2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the rotary brush (6) comprises: a plurality of radial supports (62) provided on an inner circumference surface of a ring-shaped rim (61), the ring-shaped rim (61) having a gear (60) on an outer circumference surface; a blade (66) provided at a lower portion of any one of the plurality of supports (62) to be in contact with the bottom surface of the dust collecting tub (8); a cleaning blade (64) provided at an upper portion of any one of the plurality of supports (62) to be in contact with a bottom surface of the net (42); and an engagement hole (68) provided at a center of the ring-shaped rim (61) to fit and engage the rotary shaft (82) of the dust collecting tub (8), and wherein the rotary brush (6) is seated in the housing groove (80) to be rotatably axial-engaged.
3. The apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the driving unit (10) comprises: a sprocket (12) engaged with the ring-shaped rim (61); a plurality of gear units (14) connected to the sprocket (12); and a driving motor (16) .
4. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the outlet unit (9) comprises: a cover tub (92) provided outside of the outlet port
(86) of the dust collecting tub (8) and having an opening
(90) provided at its lower side; and an opening and closing plate (94) hinged to the opening
(90) of the cover tub (92), wherein a rod (204) of a vacuum governor (200) of the car is connected to the opening and closing plate (94) to open and close the opening and closing plate (94) by an operation of the vacuum governor (200) .
5. An apparatus of cleaning dust off an indoor bottom of a car, the apparatus comprising: a footboard (10a) provided on the indoor bottom of a car body, and having a through-hole (12a) at a predetermined size and having a net (14a) provided at the through-hole (12a) ; a dust collecting tub- (20a) fixed at a lower side of the footboard (10a) and having an outlet hole (22a) at its one-sided bottom surface; a rotary brush (30a) seated in the dust collecting tub (20a) , for rotating on a bottom surface of the dust collecting tub (20a) ; and a driving unit connected to the rotary brush (30a), for rotating the rotary brush.
6. The apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the rotary brush (30a) is formed of sponge.
7. The apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the driving unit comprises: a driving shaft (26b) connected to the rotary brush (30a) ; a motor (24a) for rotating the driving shaft (26b) ; a belt (B) for connecting the motor (24a) and the driving shaft (26b) to transmit power of the motor (24a) to the driving shaft (26b) ; and a driving pulley (26a) engaged with the driving shaft (26b) , for transmitting the power of the motor to the driving shaft (26b) through the belt (B) .
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