WO2010016653A1

WO2010016653A1 - Vacuum cleaner

Info

Publication number: WO2010016653A1
Application number: PCT/KR2009/002273
Authority: WO
Inventors: 황만태; 김영호; 양해석
Original assignee: 엘지전자 주식회사
Priority date: 2008-08-08
Filing date: 2009-04-29
Publication date: 2010-02-11
Also published as: EP2316323B1; RU2463946C1; EP2316323A1; EP2316323A4; RU2011104818A; KR20100019144A; KR100988719B1

Abstract

The present invention relates to a vacuum cleaner. Said vacuum cleaner comprises: a body; a dust box which can be separated from said body; a handle which is provided on said dust box; a lever unit which is removably attached to said handle and which is selectively connected to said body; and a locking device which prevents selective movement of said lever unit.

Description

Vacuum cleaner

This embodiment relates to a vacuum cleaner.

In general, by using the suction force generated by the suction motor mounted inside the main body, the air containing the dust is sucked, and then the device for filtering the dust in the dust separator.

Such a vacuum cleaner may be classified into a canister method in which a suction nozzle is provided separately from the main body and connected by a connecting pipe, and an upright method in which the suction nozzle is coupled to the main body.

An object of the present embodiment is to propose a vacuum cleaner in which the dust container is prevented from being separated from the main body in the process of moving the main body by holding a handle provided in the dust container in a state where the dust container is mounted on the main body.

Vacuum cleaner according to one aspect is a main body; A dust container detachably coupled to the main body; A handle provided in the dust container; A lever unit movably provided on the handle and selectively coupled to the main body; And a stopper for selectively preventing movement of the lever unit.

According to the proposed embodiment, when the dust container is mounted on the main body to hold the handle provided in the dust container and the main body is moved, movement of the lever unit is prevented as the stopper provided inside the handle is rotated.

Therefore, the dust container can be prevented from being separated from the main body and the main body is dropped to the bottom surface to damage or damage the main body.

In addition, the stopper is rotated in response to the movement of the dust container, there is an advantage that the user does not have to operate separately.

1 is a perspective view of a vacuum cleaner provided with a dust separation apparatus according to the present embodiment.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of a vacuum cleaner in a dust container is separated.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of a vacuum cleaner in a dust separation apparatus separated.

4 is a perspective view of a dust container of this embodiment.

5 is an exploded perspective view of the dust container of this embodiment.

6 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line A-A of FIG.

7 is a view showing a state in which the main body is up in the state in which the dust container is mounted on the main body.

8 is a cross-sectional view showing the internal structure of the handle in the same state as in FIG.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a perspective view of a vacuum cleaner provided with a dust separation apparatus according to the present embodiment, Figure 2 is a perspective view of a vacuum cleaner in a dust container is separated, Figure 3 is a perspective view of a vacuum cleaner in a dust separation device is removed to be.

1 to 3, the vacuum cleaner 1 according to the present embodiment includes a main body 10 having a suction motor therein and a main body 10 detachably mounted therein, and removes dust in the air. The dust separator 100 for separating and the dust container 200 is detachably mounted to the main body 10 to allow the dust separated from the dust separator 100 to be stored.

In detail, the main body 10 is provided with a plurality of wheels 12 to facilitate the movement of the main body 10. In addition, a first mounting part 13 for mounting the dust container 200 is formed in the main body 10. In addition, a fixing plate 14 for fixing the dust container 200 is provided on the upper side of the first mounting part 13.

A second mounting portion 18 on which the dust separation apparatus 100 is mounted is formed at an upper portion of the main body 10. In addition, the main body 10 is provided with a cover member 20 for covering the dust separation apparatus 100 in a state in which the dust separation apparatus 100 is mounted on the second mounting portion 18. One end of the cover member 20 is rotatably coupled to the main body 10 by a hinge, and the other end of the cover member 20 is detachably coupled to the fixing plate 14.

The cover member 20 is provided with a coupling button 22 to allow the cover member 20 to be coupled to the fixing plate 14. In addition, an end of the coupling button 22 is selectively caught by the fixing plate 14.

As the cover member 20 covers the dust separation apparatus 100 as described above, the dust separation apparatus 100 is not visible from the outside, thereby improving the aesthetics.

In addition, a part of the dust separator 100 is seated on the fixing plate 14 while the dust separator 100 is mounted on the second mounting unit 18. In addition, an opening 16 is formed in the fixing plate 14 to move the dust separated from the dust separator 100 to the dust container 200. The opening 16 is in communication with the dust discharge portion 114 of the dust separation apparatus 100 to be described later.

In this embodiment, since the dust separation apparatus 100 and the dust container 200 are provided as separate items and detachably mounted to the main body 10, the structure of the dust container 200 can be simplified. It can be lighter. Therefore, in order to empty the dust of the dust container 200, since the user only needs to separate the dust container 200 from the main body 10, the user's convenience can be improved.

Meanwhile, a plurality of suction holes 15 are formed in the fixing plate 14 to allow air containing dust to flow into the dust separator 100.

The dust separation apparatus 100 is coupled to the dust separation unit 110 and the dust separation unit 110 to separate the dust in the air by the cyclone flow, the air discharged from the dust separation unit 110 It includes a filter unit 150 for filtering.

The dust separation unit 110 includes a first cyclone body 112 and a second cyclone body 120 to which the first cyclone body 112 is rotatably coupled. That is, the dust separation unit 110 is formed in a perfect shape by the combination of the first cyclone body 112 and the second cyclone body 120.

In addition, a plurality of suction parts 123 are formed in the second cyclone body 120, and a dust discharge part 114 in which dust separated from air is discharged is formed in the first cyclone body 112. . When the dust separator 100 is mounted on the second mounting unit 18, the plurality of suction units 123 communicate with the respective suction holes 15.

Hereinafter, the structure of the dust container 200 will be described in detail.

4 is a perspective view of the dust container of this embodiment, FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of the dust container of this embodiment, and FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line A-A of FIG.

4 to 6, in the dust container 200 of the present embodiment, a dust collecting body 210 in which dust separated from the dust separating apparatus 100 is stored, and is coupled to an upper side of the dust collecting body 210. Cover member 280 is included.

In detail, the dust collecting body 210 is formed with a handle 240 that the user can catch. The dust collecting body 210 includes a plurality of pressing members for pressing the stored dust. The plurality of pressing members include a first pressing member 220 rotatably coupled to the dust collecting body 210 and a second pressing member 230 integrally formed with the dust collecting body 210. The second pressing member 230 is integrally formed with the fixed shaft 232 protruding upward from the bottom surface of the dust collecting body 210.

The first pressing member 220 includes a pressing plate 221 for pressurizing dust by interaction with the second pressing member 230, and a rotating shaft 222 integrally formed with the pressing plate 221. do. In addition, the rotation shaft 222 is coupled to the fixed shaft 232.

In addition, a driven gear 236 is coupled to the outside of the dust collecting body 210 to transmit a driving force to the first pressing member 220. The shaft of the driven gear 236 is coupled to the rotating shaft 222 through the dust collecting body 210. The driven gear meshes with a drive gear not shown, and the drive gear is coupled with a compression motor provided in the cleaner body. Therefore, when the compression motor is rotated, the drive gear is rotated, and the driven gear is rotated by the rotation of the drive gear. Then, the first pressing member 220 coupled with the driven gear is rotated by the rotation of the driven gear. In addition, the dust stored in the dust collecting body 210 is compressed while the first pressing member 220 is rotated. At this time, the compression motor may be a motor capable of rotating in both directions, and thus the first pressing member 220 is able to rotate in both directions (clockwise and counterclockwise).

The cover member 280 is provided with a dust inlet 282 through which the dust separated from the dust separator 100 is introduced. The dust inlet 282 communicates with the opening 16 of the fixing plate 14.

Meanwhile, the handle 240 includes a handle body 242, a lever unit 260 coupled to the handle body 242 so as to be movable upward and downward, and a handle cover 250 coupled to the handle body 242. Included.

In the present embodiment, the upward movement of the lever unit 260 means a direction in which the lever unit 260 moves to be combined with the main body (or the fixed plate), the downward movement of the lever unit 260 is The lever unit 260 refers to a moving direction to separate the body (or fixed plate).

An upper guider 245 and a lower guider 243 are formed on the handle body 242 to guide the vertical movement of the lever unit 260. The lever unit 260 is provided with

holes

262 and 264 into which the

guides

243 and 245 are inserted.

In addition, an elastic member 247 is provided around the upper guide 245 to elastically support the lever unit 260.

A first coupling part 261 is formed at an upper side of the lever unit 260 to be selectively coupled to the fixing plate 14, and is provided at the first mounting part 13 at a lower side of the lever unit 260. A second engaging portion 265 is selectively formed on the engaging portion 13a.

The locking portion 13a is supported by the elastic member 13b, and protrudes above the first mounting portion 13 in a state in which the dust container 200 is not mounted on the first mounting portion 13.

In addition, in the process of mounting the dust container 200 to the first mounting part 13, the locking part 13a is pressed downward by the second coupling part 265, and the dust container 200 is formed in the first mounting part 13. When completely mounted on the first mounting part 13, the locking part 13a is caught by the second coupling part 265.

In addition, when the lever unit 260 is moved downward to separate the dust container 200 from the first mounting portion 13, the locking portion 13a is moved downward by the second coupling portion 265. Will move. In this state, when the dust container 200 is pulled forward, the second coupling part 265 rides over the locking part 13a.

On the other hand, the handle cover 250 is formed with an intermediate guider 252 for guiding the vertical movement of the lever unit 260. In addition, the lever unit 260 is formed with a guide hole 263 for inserting the intermediate guider 252. The guide hole 263 is formed in the vertical direction.

In addition, a stopper 270 is rotatably coupled to the handle cover 250 to selectively prevent movement of the lever unit 260. In addition, the handle cover 250 is formed with a rotation shaft 257 for coupling the stopper 270.

The stopper 270 prevents the movement of the lever unit 260 in a state rotated with respect to the lever unit 260.

In detail, the stopper 270 includes a rotation body 272 coupled to the rotation shaft 257 and a stop guide 274 protruding from the rotation body 272.

In addition, the lever unit is provided with a space portion 268 in which the stopper is accommodated. In addition, the lever unit 260 includes a contact portion 267 to selectively contact with the stopper 270 during the lower movement.

Hereinafter, the operation of the stopper 270 will be described.

7 is a view showing a state in which the main body is standing in a state in which the dust container is mounted on the main body, Figure 8 is a cross-sectional view showing the internal structure of the handle in the state as shown in FIG.

1, 6 to 8, in the same state as in FIG. 1, the rotation body 272 and the stop guide 274 of the stopper 270 are accommodated in the space 268 of the lever unit 260. It is spaced apart from the contact portion 267 in the state (see FIG. 6). Such a state of the stopper 270 is referred to as a first state.

Then, the lever unit 260 is movable up and down in the handle 240, the dust container 200 is in a state that can be coupled or separated with the main body 10.

On the other hand, when the main body 10 is erected as shown in FIG. 7, the stopper 270 is rotated so that the stop guide 274 is positioned between the rotary shaft 257 and the contact portion 267 as shown in FIG. 8. do. As such, the state in which the stopper 270 is rotated is referred to as a second state.

That is, the stop guide 274 is located on the movement path of the lever unit 260 in the second state of the stopper 270 to prevent movement of the contact portion 267.

In this state, when pressing the lever unit 260, the contact portion 267 of the lever unit 260 is in contact with the stop guide 274, the movement of the lever unit 260 is prevented .

The state as shown in FIG. 7 is a state for the user to grab and move the handle 240 of the dust container 200 in a state in which the dust container 200 is mounted to the main body 10, for example. According to this embodiment, since the movement of the lever unit 260 is prevented by the rotation of the stopper 270 in the state as shown in FIG. 7, the dust container 100 and the main body 10 are separated and the main body ( 10) can be prevented from falling to the bottom surface.

Claims

main body;

A dust container detachably coupled to the main body;

A handle provided in the dust container;

A lever unit movably provided on the handle and selectively coupled to the main body; And

And a stopper for selectively preventing movement of the lever unit.
The method of claim 1,

The stopper is rotatably provided on the handle,

The lever unit can be moved while the stopper is rotated in one direction,

And the movement of the lever unit is prevented while the stopper is rotated in the other direction.
The method of claim 1,

The stopper includes a body and a stop guide protruding from the body,

And the stop guide is selectively positioned on a movement path of the lever unit.
The method of claim 3, wherein

The lever unit includes a contact portion for selectively contacting with the stopper,

When the lever unit is operated while the stopper is moved in one direction, the contact portion is in contact with the body,

And the contact portion is in contact with the stop guide when the lever unit is operated while being moved in the other direction of the spotter.
The method of claim 3, wherein

The lever unit is a vacuum cleaner formed with a space for accommodating the stopper.
The method of claim 1,

The handle includes a handle body,

A handle cover coupled to the handle body,

And the stopper is coupled to the handle cover.
The method of claim 6,

The upper and lower sides of the lever unit, the vacuum cleaner is provided with a first coupling portion and a second coupling portion for coupling with the main body.
The method of claim 6,

And a guider is formed in the handle body or the handle cover to guide the movement of the lever unit.