CN101019749A - Vacuum cleaner having steam cleaning function - Google Patents

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CN101019749A
CN101019749A CNA200610139298XA CN200610139298A CN101019749A CN 101019749 A CN101019749 A CN 101019749A CN A200610139298X A CNA200610139298X A CN A200610139298XA CN 200610139298 A CN200610139298 A CN 200610139298A CN 101019749 A CN101019749 A CN 101019749A
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黄允燮
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    • A47FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47LDOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47LDOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47LDOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
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    • A47FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47LDOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
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Abstract

The present invention relates to a vacuum cleaner having a steam cleaning function. The vacuum cleaner includes a cleaner body having a suction motor and a dust collecting apparatus; a flexible hose connected to the cleaner body; and a cleaning unit having a steam generator and at least one dust-cloth. The cleaning unit is detachably connected to the cleaner body and can be supplied with an electric power from a different power source so as to individually perform the steam cleaning.

Description

Vacuum cleaner with steam cleaning function
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of vacuum cleaner.More particularly, the present invention relates to a kind of vacuum cleaner with steam cleaning function.
Background technology
Usually, vacuum cleaner, particularly canister type vacuum cleaner have vacuum cleaner body and the brush that separates with vacuum cleaner body.Vacuum cleaner body is connected with flexible hose by tube connector with brush.By being arranged on the air draught motor in the vacuum cleaner body and the operation of filter, vacuum cleaner sucks and collection dust or other exterior materials by the brush that is connected with flexible hose by tube connector.
In traditional vacuum cleaner, the air draught motor in the vacuum cleaner body sucks dust or other exterior materials and air from the surface that is cleaned, and filter filters dust or other exterior materials from inhaled air, thus the air of outwards discharging cleaning.
Because traditional vacuum cleaner is carried out cleaning by filter filters dust or other exterior materials from inhaled air filter operation, so traditional vacuum cleaner can not be removed dirt or the dust and dirt in the localities such as edge that are embedded into floor, tile floor or window.Therefore, in order to carry out cleaning completely, the user uses traditional vacuum cleaner to remove lip-deep dust or other exterior materials that is cleaned, and the surface that will be cleaned with wet cloth is wiped clean then.
In order to address this problem, No. 194379 Korean Patent discloses a kind of vacuum cleaner with steam cleaning function.Conventional vacuum cleaners with steam cleaning function comprises water pot, feed pump and heater, and these devices are arranged in the brush body of vacuum cleaner or the sidepiece of brush tube connector.Heater is connected with steam pipe, and steam pipe extends to the sidepiece that is arranged on the rotating brush in the brush body.When cleaning, steam is directed onto on the surface that is cleaned on rotating brush next door by steam pipe, thereby the dissolving of the steam of high temperature is embedded into lip-deep dust and dirt or the dirt that is cleaned.Therefore, the conventional vacuum cleaners with steam cleaning function can separate and suck the conventional vacuum cleaners that only has intake function the dust and dirt that can not remove or the dirt of embedding.
Yet the problem with conventional vacuum cleaners of steam cleaning function is: even when the user only wants to use steam cleaning function, the user also will be everywhere in tow with the incoherent heavy vacuum cleaner body of steam cleaning function.Because this problem, thereby be inconvenient to use traditional vacuum cleaner, and reduced the sales rate of traditional vacuum cleaner.
Summary of the invention
In order to overcome above-mentioned shortcoming and the other problem relevant, the present invention has been proposed with traditional device.An aspect of of the present present invention is to provide a kind of vacuum cleaner with steam cleaning function, wherein, brush, tube connector and the knob-shaped that can carry out cleaning steam become single unit, thereby when carrying out cleaning steam, this single unit can separate with vacuum cleaner body easily.Above-mentioned aspect of the present invention and/or other characteristics can realize that described vacuum cleaner comprises by a kind of vacuum cleaner with steam cleaning function is provided basically: vacuum cleaner body has air draught motor and dust collecting installation; Flexible hose is connected on the vacuum cleaner body; Cleaning unit has steam generator and at least one rag.When carrying out vacuum and steam cleaning or vacuum cleaning, cleaning unit is connected on the flexible hose; And when carrying out cleaning steam, cleaning unit separates with flexible hose also carries out cleaning steam individually.Therefore, for vacuum cleaner according to the embodiment of the invention, cleaning unit can separate with vacuum cleaner body and be used individually, thereby when only using steam cleaning function, the user can separate the flexible hose of cleaning unit with vacuum cleaner body simply, utilizes the cleaning unit that separates to carry out cleaning steam then.Therefore, the power that the user need not be very big just can easily be carried out cleaning steam.
In addition, the vacuum cleaner according to the embodiment of the invention also comprises: first electric wire is connected on the vacuum cleaner body; Second electric wire is connected with first electric wire.
Every of first electric wire and second electric wire also comprises public connector and the female connectors that is arranged on its relative end.Wherein, female connectors is along every the rear end that is set at first electric wire and second electric wire from vacuum cleaner body to the direction of cleaning unit power supply.Vacuum cleaner body also comprises the female connectors that is inserted by the public connector of first electric wire.Therefore, can prevent that the user is used to make the connector electric shock of the vacuum cleaner that electric current flows through.
First electric wire is fixed on the flexible hose along the length direction of flexible hose, and second electric wire is fixed on the tube connector along the length direction of tube connector.Therefore prevent that first electric wire and second electric wire are sagging and hinder cleaning that first electric wire and second electric wire that comes that for example hang down stumbled or block by other object.
In addition, also comprise the 3rd electric wire according to the vacuum cleaner of the embodiment of the invention, when cleaning unit separated with flexible hose, the 3rd electric wire was connected to carry out cleaning steam with second electric wire.Therefore, when only using steam cleaning function, cleaning steam is carried out in the large-scale cleaning area of the 3rd wire pair that the user can use length can cover the cleaning area.
Cleaning unit comprises: handle is detachably connected on the flexible hose; Tube connector is connected on the handle; Brush is connected on the tube connector.Brush comprises: steam generator is used to store water and produces steam; At least one cloth rotating part is used to make described at least one rag rotation.
In addition, cleaning unit also can comprise the extension of the inside that is arranged on tube connector removedly, and wherein, extension connects handle and tube connector.
Second electric wire preferably has the coiler part that forms according to coil shape, is elongated with the length that is pulled out according to extension.
By the detailed description below in conjunction with the open preferred embodiment of the present invention of accompanying drawing, other purpose of the present invention, advantage and outstanding feature will become clear.
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By the description of embodiment being carried out below in conjunction with accompanying drawing, it is clear and easier to understand that these and/or others of the present invention and advantage will become, wherein:
Fig. 1 is the perspective view that shows according to the vacuum cleaner with steam cleaning function of the embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 2 is the local enlarged perspective that shows the regional A among Fig. 1;
Fig. 3 is the perspective view that shows the cleaning unit that separates with the vacuum cleaner with steam cleaning function of Fig. 1;
Fig. 4 shows the gauge tap on the handle be arranged on Fig. 3 and the schematic diagram of selector switch;
Fig. 5 is the local enlarged perspective that shows the area B among Fig. 1;
Fig. 6 is the perspective view that shows the vacuum cleaner with steam cleaning function of Fig. 1, and extension is extracted from tube connector;
Fig. 7 a and Fig. 7 b are the top and bottom perspective views that shows the brush of the vacuum cleaner among Fig. 1;
Fig. 8 is the local enlarged perspective that shows the zone C among Fig. 1.
In all accompanying drawings, identical label will be understood that to indicate identical part, parts and structure.
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Hereinafter describe certain exemplary embodiments of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings in detail.
The content that furnishes an explanation and limit in the book, for example detailed structure and element are in order to help complete understanding the present invention.Therefore, obvious content without these qualifications also can realize the present invention.In addition, omitted known function or structure, thought that exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides clear and concise description.
Fig. 1 is the perspective view that shows according to the vacuum cleaner with steam cleaning function of the embodiment of the invention, and Fig. 2 shows the local enlarged perspective that is arranged on first connector on the vacuum cleaner body.
With reference to Fig. 1, the vacuum cleaner 10 with steam cleaning function comprises vacuum cleaner body 11, flexible hose 13, cleaning unit 20, first electric wire 41 and second electric wire 43.
Be provided with air draught motor (not shown) and the dust collecting installation (not shown) that produces suction in the inside of vacuum cleaner body 11.Outer setting at vacuum cleaner body 11 has the first connector 11a that is electrically connected with the interior electric wire (not shown) of the inside that is arranged on vacuum cleaner body 11.The first connector 11a is preferably formed as to having the female connectors (see figure 2) of combined hole H, thereby when the user met the first connector 11a of the vacuum cleaner 10 that is connected with power supply because of carelessness, the user can not shocked by electricity yet.Therefore, the second connector 42a of first electric wire 41 that is connected with the first connector 11a is preferably formed as to having the public connector in conjunction with pin (joining pin) P (see figure 2) in the combined hole H that is inserted into the first connector 11a.
One end of flexible hose 13 is connected with the dust collecting installation (not shown) of vacuum cleaner body 11, and the other end of flexible hose 13 removably is connected with an end of cleaning unit 20, particularly, is connected with an end of handle 21 described below.First electric wire 41 is fixed by a plurality of fixed components 61,62,63,64 and 65 on the length direction of flexible hose 13 along the outside of flexible hose 13, thereby first electric wire 41 does not hang down from flexible hose 13.Therefore, when carrying out cleaning, prevent that first electric wire 41 is sagging and hinder cleaning.
Cleaning unit 20 comprises: handle 21 is detachably connected on the other end of flexible hose 13; Extension 24 is connected to predetermined length on the other end of handle 21; Tube connector 23, extension 24 are arranged in the tube connector 23 removedly; Brush 25 is connected on the other end of tube connector 23.
Hereinafter describe the structure of cleaning unit 20 in detail with reference to Fig. 3 to Fig. 8.Fig. 3 is the perspective view that shows the cleaning unit that separates with vacuum cleaner body, and this cleaning unit is used for cleaning steam and has brush, tube connector and handle.Fig. 4 shows the selector switch be arranged on the handle and the schematic diagram of gauge tap.Fig. 5 is the local enlarged perspective that shows the coupling part of handle and flexible hose.Fig. 6 is the perspective view of the vacuum cleaner that shows that extension is extracted from tube connector.
With reference to Fig. 3, handle 21 comprises selector switch 21a (see figure 4), and this selector switch 21a is arranged on a side of handle 21 and selects a kind of function among vacuum cleaning function, steam cleaning function and vacuum and steam cleaning function.Here, the vacuum and steam cleaning function refers to that vacuum cleaner 10 carries out vacuum cleaning and cleaning steam simultaneously.When cleaning unit 20 separated with vacuum cleaner body 11 or is connected on the vacuum cleaner fuselage 11, selector switch 21a can select a kind of in three kinds of functions.In addition, handle 21 comprises gauge tap 21b, and gauge tap 21b opens or closes the vacuum cleaning function and adjust the intensity of suction.Below describe the operation of selector switch 21a and these two switches of gauge tap 21b in detail.The other end of flexible hose 13 is detachably connected to an end of handle 21, as shown in Figure 5.As long as method of attachment has air-tightness, the suction that does not reduce vacuum cleaner 10 is just passable, so connects handle 21 and flexible hose 13 has the whole bag of tricks.For example, any in the methods such as quick connection method, the method that is threaded all can be used.
On the other hand, the 3rd connector 42b of first electric wire 41 and the 4th connector 44a of second electric wire 43 connect near flexible hose 13 and position that handle 21 is connected, as shown in Figure 5.Simultaneously, the 3rd connector 42b is set at the rear end of first electric wire 41 and is preferably formed as to having the female connectors (see figure 5) of combined hole H.Here, the rear end of first electric wire 41 refers to that first electric wire 41 is along from the distal point of vacuum cleaner body 11 to the direction of cleaning unit 20 power supply.The identical (see figure 2) of purpose of the purpose of the said structure of the 3rd connector 42b and the first connector 11a.In other words, be when preventing that the user from meeting the 3rd connector 42b of vacuum cleaner 10 of unlatching because of carelessness and shocked by electricity.
In addition, the 4th connector 44a that is connected with the 3rd connector 42b is set at the front end of second electric wire 43, and forms the public connector (see figure 5) in conjunction with pin P that has the projection that is inserted among the combined hole H.Here, the front end of second electric wire 43 refers to along from the starting point of vacuum cleaner body 11 to the direction of cleaning unit 20 power supply.The electricity of vacuum cleaner body 11 is supplied on the cleaning unit 20 through interconnected first electric wire 41 and second electric wire 43, thereby to steam generator 61 described below and a plurality of drive motor 63a and 63b power supply.
Extension 24 is inserted in the tube connector 23 removedly, and as shown in Figure 6, thereby the length of tube connector 23 can be elongated, so that cleaning.One end of extension 24 is connected to handle 21, and the other end of extension 24 inserts the inside of tube connector 23 slidably.Therefore, tube connector 23 can be elongated the state that is elongated shown in Fig. 6 from the original state shown in Fig. 1, and under the state that is elongated, tube connector 23 slides along extension 24 according to the direction shown in the arrow A.Have coiler part 43a in order to elongate tube connector 23, the second electric wires 43, wherein, at least a portion of second electric wire 43 roughly forms predetermined length according to coil shape on the line of demarcation between handle 21 and the tube connector 23.Coiler part has elasticity, thereby when tube connector 23 slided on the direction of extension 24 in arrow A, coiler part 43a was stretched basically point-blank according to the length that is elongated of tube connector 23.Therefore, even when tube connector 23 is elongated, also can be safely to brush 25 power supplies.In addition, second electric wire 43 is fixed by a plurality of fixed components 66,67 and 68 along the outside of tube connector 23, and its fixed form is identical with the fixed form of first electric wire 41, and therefore second electric wire 43 can not hang down from tube connector 23.Therefore, when carrying out cleaning, can prevent that second electric wire 43 is sagging and hinder cleaning.Second electric wire 43 according to present embodiment has the coiler part 43a that is used to make 43 elongations of second electric wire, yet this should not be considered to restriction.Can make ins all sorts of ways elongates second electric wire 43.
Fig. 7 a and Fig. 7 b are the top and bottom perspective views that shows the brush of vacuum cleaner, and Fig. 8 shows to be arranged on the 5th connector of brush back and the local enlarged perspective of the 6th connector.
With reference to Fig. 7 a, brush 25 is provided with and is used for producing the also steam generator 61 of uperize in the inside of brush 25.The water that steam generator 61 stores water and boils storage makes it become steam, thus a plurality of steam jetting hole 25b uperizes by on the basal surface of brush 25, forming.In this embodiment, steam generator 61 is set at the inside of brush 25, yet this should not be considered to restriction.Steam generator 61 can be set at the outside of brush 25, for example, can be set on the tube connector 23.In addition, brush 25 has a plurality of cloth rotating part 25c and 25d in its bottom, and described a plurality of cloth rotating part 25c and 25d are used to rotate the rag (not shown), shown in Fig. 7 b.Described a plurality of cloth rotating part 25c and 25d are driven by the described a plurality of drive motor 63a and the 63b that are arranged in the brush 25.In this embodiment, cloth rotating part 25c and 25d make the rag rotation, yet this should not be considered to restriction.Rag can not rotate, but is fixed on the basal surface of brush 25.
Brush 25 has the 6th connector 45a that is connected with the 5th connector 44b of second electric wire 43 at mask thereafter, as shown in Figure 8, thereby is steam generator 61 and described a plurality of drive motor 63a and 63b power supply.The 5th connector 44b is the same with the 3rd connector 42b (see figure 5) with the first connector 11a (see figure 2), is formed female connectors, is shocked by electricity to prevent the user.On the other hand, the 6th connector 45a support 46 that is fixed is fixed to the bottom of tube connector 23 and is electrically connected to steam generator 61 and the described a plurality of drive motor 63a and the 63b of brush 25 inside through electric wire 45.Label 25a among Fig. 7 b represents that the lip-deep dust that is used for being cleaned is directed to the dust suction inlet of brush 25.
Hereinafter explain operation with reference to the accompanying drawings according to the vacuum cleaner 10 of the embodiment of the invention.Particularly, will be according to the cleaning function interpreter operation of selecting by selector switch 21a (see figure 4).
When only using the vacuum cleaning function, the user is connected to cleaning unit 20 on the flexible hose 13 of vacuum cleaner body 11, and as shown in Figure 1, thereby cleaning unit 20 is connected from vacuum cleaner body 11 by first electric wire 41 and second electric wire 43.Under this state, the selector switch 21a that the user will be arranged on the handle 21 is arranged to vacuum cleaning pattern (" vacuum " position among Fig. 4), then gauge tap 21b is moved to " by force " position from " weak " position, with the air draught motor (see figure 4) of operation vacuum cleaner body 11.When brush 25 applies suction, the user along the surface that is cleaned mobile simultaneously cleaning unit 20 and vacuum cleaner body 11 to carry out vacuum cleaning.
When using vacuum cleaning function and steam cleaning function simultaneously, the user is connected to cleaning unit 20 on the flexible hose 13 of vacuum cleaner body 11, as shown in Figure 1, thus cleaning unit 20 is connected from vacuum cleaner body 11 by first electric wire 41 and second electric wire 43.Under this state, (" the Zhen Kong ﹠amp among Fig. 4 when the user will be arranged on selector switch 21a on the handle 21 and be arranged to the vacuum and steam cleaning mode; Steam " position), steam generator 61 (sees that Fig. 7 a) begins to produce steam.Then, when steam generator 61 uperizes, described a plurality of drive motor 63a and 63b (see that Fig. 7 a) begins to rotate basically.In addition, when with gauge tap 21b (see figure 4) when " weak " position moves to " by force " position, the air draught motor (not shown) operation of vacuum cleaner body 11.
Therefore, carry out under the effect of the suction in being applied to brush 25 in the vacuum cleaning, carry out cleaning steam and be embedded into lip-deep dust and dirt or the dirt that is cleaned with removal.Cleaning steam be meant steam generator 61 by described a plurality of steam jetting hole 25b (seeing Fig. 7 b) to the jet surface steam that is cleaned, and described a plurality of drive motor 63a and 63b rotate rag by described a plurality of cloth rotating part 25c and 25d to clean the surface that is cleaned.
When only using cleaning steam, as shown in Figure 3, the user separates the flexible hose 13 of cleaning unit 20 with vacuum cleaner body 11, then the 4th connector 44a of second electric wire 43 and the 3rd connector 42b of first electric wire 41 is separated.Then, by powering to cleaning unit 20 than first electric wire, 41 the 3rd long electric wires 47.In other words, the 7th connector 48a of the 3rd electric wire 47 is connected on the interfaces such as wall interface (not shown) that are arranged on the wall, and the 8th interface 48b is connected on the 4th connector 44a of second electric wire 43.
Under this state, (" steam " position among Fig. 4) only carries out cleaning steam when user's selector switch 21a is set to the cleaning steam pattern.In other words, steam generator 61 through described a plurality of steam jetting hole 25b to the jet surface steam that is cleaned, described a plurality of drive motor 63a and 63b make the rag rotation simultaneously by described a plurality of cloth rotating part 25c and 25d simultaneously, thereby the rag removal is embedded in be cleaned lip-deep dust and dirt or dirt.
According to embodiments of the invention, when cleaning unit separated with vacuum cleaner body, cleaning unit can be used individually.When only using steam cleaning function, the user can separate the flexible hose of cleaning unit with vacuum cleaner body, utilize cleaning unit to carry out cleaning steam then, thereby the user does not need heavy in tow vacuum cleaner body to carry out cleaning steam.Therefore, the user can not need to carry out cleaning steam with very big power.
In addition, because female connectors is set at every electric wire along from the rear end of vacuum cleaner body to the direction of cleaning unit power supply, so prevent that according to the vacuum cleaner of the embodiment of the invention user from being shocked by electricity when running into the connector that is used to make the vacuum cleaner that electric current flows through because of carelessness.
Though described embodiments of the invention, in case those skilled in the art have understood basic inventive concept, they just can carry out other variation and modification to embodiment.Therefore, should be interpreted as claim will not only comprise the foregoing description but also will comprise all this variation and the modification that falls in the spirit and scope of the present invention.

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1, a kind of vacuum cleaner with steam cleaning function, described vacuum cleaner comprises:
Vacuum cleaner body has air draught motor and dust collecting installation;
Flexible hose is connected on the described vacuum cleaner body;
Cleaning unit has steam generator and at least one rag,
Wherein, when carrying out the vacuum and steam cleaning or only carrying out vacuum cleaning, described cleaning unit is connected on the described flexible hose;
Wherein, when only carrying out steam cleaning function, described cleaning unit separates with described flexible hose also carries out described steam cleaning function individually.
2, vacuum cleaner as claimed in claim 1 also comprises:
First electric wire is connected on the described vacuum cleaner body;
Second electric wire is connected on described first electric wire and the described cleaning unit.
3, vacuum cleaner as claimed in claim 2, wherein, every of described first electric wire and described second electric wire also comprises public connector and the female connectors that is arranged on its relative end,
Wherein, described female connectors is set at from described vacuum cleaner body to described first electric wire of described cleaning unit power supply and every rear end of described second electric wire.
4, vacuum cleaner as claimed in claim 3, wherein, described vacuum cleaner body also comprises the female connectors that is inserted by the public connector of described first electric wire.
5, vacuum cleaner as claimed in claim 2 also comprises:
The 3rd electric wire, when described cleaning unit separated with described flexible hose, described the 3rd electric wire was connected to carry out cleaning steam with described second electric wire.
6, vacuum cleaner as claimed in claim 2, wherein, described cleaning unit comprises:
Handle is detachably connected on the described flexible hose;
Tube connector is connected on the described handle;
Brush is connected on the described tube connector.
7, vacuum cleaner as claimed in claim 6, wherein, described first electric wire is fixed on the described flexible hose along the length direction of described flexible hose, and described second electric wire is fixed on the described tube connector along the length direction of described tube connector.
8, vacuum cleaner as claimed in claim 6, wherein, described brush comprises:
Steam generator is used to store water and produces steam;
At least one cloth rotating part is used to make described at least one rag rotation.
9, vacuum cleaner as claimed in claim 6, wherein, described cleaning unit also comprises:
Extension is arranged on the inside of described tube connector removedly,
Wherein, described extension connects described handle and described tube connector.
10, vacuum cleaner as claimed in claim 9, wherein, described second electric wire is elongated according to the length that described extension is pulled out.
11, vacuum cleaner as claimed in claim 10, wherein, described second electric wire has the coiler part that forms according to coil shape.
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