CN103476312A

CN103476312A - Vacuum cleaner dust container and a vacuum cleaner

Info

Publication number: CN103476312A
Application number: CN2012800088859A
Authority: CN
Inventors: H·米法尔卡
Original assignee: Electrolux AB
Current assignee: Electrolux AB
Priority date: 2011-02-22
Filing date: 2012-02-22
Publication date: 2013-12-25
Anticipated expiration: 2032-02-22
Also published as: CA2825686A1; WO2012113414A1; US20140053366A1; WO2012113814A1; JP2014506517A; CN103476313A; AU2012219521A1; CA2825601A1; KR20140009338A; JP2014505565A; CN103476313B; CA2825035A1; JP2014506516A; CN103476311A; WO2012113840A1; CA2825685A1; WO2012113821A1; CN103458753A; JP2014506515A; AU2012219643A1

Abstract

The present application is directed to a vacuum cleaner dust container (1) and vacuum cleaner comprising such a dust container (1). The dust container (1) comprises a base body (2) accommodating a dust collecting chamber adapted to be coupled to a cyclonic dust separation unit, and comprising a lid (8) adapted to close a dust discharge opening (9) of the dust collecting chamber, and further comprising an actuating mechanism (12) coupled between the lid (8) and base body (2) and adapted for controlling opening and/or closing movements of the lid (8).

Description

Vacuum cleaner dust receptacle and vacuum cleaner

Technical field

The application relates to a kind of vacuum cleaner dust receptacle and a kind of vacuum cleaner with at least one spiral-flow type dust separation unit, and this dust separation unit is connected to and is intended to for being collected in the wherein vacuum cleaner dust receptacle of a correspondence of isolated dust.

Background technology

Cyclonic vacuum cleaner due to it in the advantage aspect control of dust but well-known without bag.The eddy flow dust separation unit of Bagless or cyclonic vacuum cleaner or correspondence is from for example knowing file EP 1 042 981 A1, EP 1774887 A1, EP 1 688 078 A2, EP 1 952 745 A2 and WO 2011/058365.

The dust collecting unit that cyclonic vacuum cleaner (particularly mentioning in the prior art file of listing before this) also has more complicated, thus need to the dust be collected in corresponding dust collection chamber be carried out complicated cleaning and empty.

Can recognize, need to be in the improvement in bagless field, particularly about dust collecting unit.

Summary of the invention

One of purpose of the present invention is to solve these problems of observing in prior art.

Specifically, should provide a kind of cyclonic vacuum cleaner and a kind of vacuum cleaner dust receptacle that can realize being convenient to use with operability.

In addition, should provide a kind of improved solution for the dust that empties bagless, particularly allow the user to remove fast, easily and easily dust.

These purposes and other purposes are that the feature by

claim

1 and 9 realizes.A plurality of embodiment and variant have been produced particularly from the multinomial dependent claims of correspondence.

According to claim 1, a kind of vacuum cleaner dust receptacle is provided, this dust receptacle comprises a base body, and this base body has held a dust collection chamber, and this dust collection chamber is adapted to for being connected to a spiral-flow type dust separation unit of a vacuum cleaner.

Isolated dust this base body (particularly dust collection chamber) and spiral-flow type dust separation unit is connected to and goes up each other specifically and will mean, in can maybe will be collected in this dust collection chamber in this spiral-flow type dust separation unit.At this, a dust export opening of this spiral-flow type dust separation unit can be connected with a dust inlet openings of this dust collection chamber, particularly fluidly is connected.

This vacuum cleaner dust receptacle can be installed releasedly or is connected on this spiral-flow type dust separation unit.Preferably this vacuum cleaner dust receptacle is installed or is connected on this vacuum cleaner or on the body of dust collector of this vacuum cleaner like this releasedly.Can provide any applicable fixing, fastening and/or locking mechanism to connect releasedly for this vacuum cleaner dust receptacle at least or to be installed to this vacuum cleaner.

This spiral-flow type dust separation unit can be the part of an one-level cyclonic separation step.It should be noted, the vacuum cleaner of a correspondence can comprise other a plurality of separating steps, particularly secondary cyclonic separation step.

This vacuum cleaner dust receptacle further comprises a cover piece or covering, and the dust that this cover piece or covering are adapted to for closing this dust collection chamber unloads relieving mouthful.This cover piece or covering can be hinged ground and/or be connected to slidably on the base body of this vacuum cleaner dust receptacle.

This vacuum cleaner dust receptacle further comprises an actuating mechanism, and this actuating mechanism is connected between this cover piece and base body and is adapted and is designed for to control the open and/or closed action of this cover piece.Specifically, this actuating mechanism is adapted to for allowing to control by user's manual operation the open and/or closed action of this cover piece.In other words, this actuating mechanism can be implemented to and make when the user operates this actuating mechanism, this cover piece moves or is displaced to from closed position or towards open position, in this closed position, this unloads to decontrol and mouthful is closely closed, and this unloads and decontrols mouth and be released with for from this dust collection chamber, unloading and put dust in this open position.Operate on the contrary this actuating mechanism and will cause closing this dust and unload and decontrol mouthful, reason is that this cover piece is moved to this closed position.

Can see, this actuating mechanism is suitable for causing, controlling and/or carry out open and/or closed operation, action and/or the action of this cover piece.Specifically, this actuating mechanism allows the user to control especially time history and the time order and function order of the open and/or closed of this cover piece fully by manual operation.Specifically, this actuating mechanism can control this cover piece of open and/or closed speed, open (discharge) this dust and unload the degree decontroled mouthful etc.Consequently, can greatly strengthen and simplify from this dust collection chamber to remove and to unload and put dust.Specifically, can greatly reduce the dust usually occurred in the opening and closing action of this dust collection chamber turns round and round.In addition, can in the situation that do not need the user to touch this cover piece empty this dust collection chamber with dust part.Therefore can greatly reduce the dust load relevant with emptying the vacuum cleaner dust receptacle and pollution.

According to an embodiment, a dust inlet openings of this dust collection chamber is arranged on a top sides, and this unloads the relieving mouth and cover piece is arranged on the place, bottom side.It should be noted, term " end " and " top " should refer to the routine use position of this vacuum cleaner dust receptacle.About corresponding design, particularly advantageously be to provide proposed actuating mechanism, this be due to the cover piece that is positioned at the place, bottom side be more difficult that touch, but the actuating mechanism that is used in this proposition but can easily tackle.

Size as for this dust collection chamber, it should be noted, these sizes can be selected according to corresponding demand.As an example, this dust collection chamber can have a kind of columniform shape.At this, can use especially circular and axial cross section rectangle.

For above-described embodiment, particularly advantageously this cover piece is to be hinged ground (particularly rotationally) by least one knuckle joint to be connected on a root edge of this dust collection chamber (particularly base body).The cover piece connected by a knuckle joint can be favourable for unload the whole process of putting dust from this dust collection chamber.Yet it should be noted in the discussion above that cover piece or covering that slip can also be provided, wherein open and close this and unload the sliding action that the relieving mouth needs this cover piece.Should further be pointed out that this cover piece or covering can comprise a plurality of cover piece sections, particularly a pair of cover piece section.Corresponding cover piece section can be attached on this base body with being hinged and take and control opening/closing and be connected on this actuating mechanism as purpose.

In another embodiment, this actuating mechanism is hinged ground and/or connects slidably or be fixed on this cover piece and by (particularly slidably) movably and/or hingedly be connected on this base body.Specifically, this actuating mechanism can be pivotally connected on this cover piece and is attached to slidably and rotationally on an outer wall section of this dust collection chamber or base body or part.

Attached for slidingtype, a section (particularly end segments) of this actuating mechanism can be coupled to along on many guided ways of this base body (particularly this base body outer wall) location and extension.

Specifically, this actuating mechanism is connected on this base body and has effectively avoided hindering the lax part that the vacuum cleaner dust receptacle is carried out to comfortable manipulation.

Provide in another embodiment, this actuating mechanism comprises a leverage, this leverage has a lever, and this lever is connected on this cover piece and is connected to second end far away on an outer wall (particularly this dust collection chamber outer wall section) of this base body with first end.A section in this lever between this first end and the second end can be by the operator as gripping member or handle so that this cover piece closing configuration and opening between configuration and move.Lever mechanically actuatedly guarantees that simple and clear operation is favourable for providing uncomplicated simultaneously.

Yet should also be mentioned that, this actuating mechanism can also comprise a knob or button, and this knob or button are attached or be fixed on this base body and by a plurality of connectors or the connecting rod be attached on this cover piece and be connected on this cover piece by (particularly slidably) movably.Motion (particularly linear movement) at this this knob or button can change into rotatablely moving of this cover piece, is used to open or close the motion of this cover piece.

In the variant of embodiment at this based on lever, providing this lever is L shaped basically, and this lever comprises two angled wing plates or leg.These legs can become about an angle of 90 degrees.In addition, this lever can be implemented and be mounted to an edge that makes in the closed position of this cover piece this lever walk around this vacuum cleaner dust receptacle (particularly base body).The edge that this angled lever is walked around preferably this cover piece is connected to this edge of this dust collection chamber (particularly base body) part pivotally.

Closing with this angled lever the term used the position in configuration together with orientation " walks around " and should be understood as follows particularly.In the closed position of this cover piece, the first leg of this lever extends along the outside of this cover piece and the extending along horizontal side or the outside of this dust collection chamber or base body with angled the second leg of this first leg of this lever.

Use two leg formula levers will produce following configuration: the free end of this first leg attached (particularly hingedly attached) is to this cover piece.The free end of this second leg can be attached on this base body (the particularly transverse wall of this dust collection chamber or outer wall) by (particularly slidably) movably.

The advantage that the L shaped lever at an edge has is walked around in use, and this lever can be positioned and align and near this base body in closing configuration.Like this and then be conducive to save space-efficient design.

In another embodiment, this actuating mechanism, particularly this leverage, particularly lever, comprise a lock cell.This lock cell can for example be positioned and be arranged on this lever or this lever place.The lock cell proposed is intended to and is adapted among at least one of open position for this actuating mechanism (particularly lever) being locked in to this cover piece and closed position.The advantage that provides corresponding locking mechanism to have is in the process of utilizing and empty this dust collection chamber, greatly to avoid this cover piece to open or close unintentionally.

This lock cell can for example comprise the snap-fitted part of a buckle element or snap-fitted part, particularly hook-type.Can provide, this snap-fitted part can be in selected opening and closing configuration (for example that closing fully and configuration that open fully in) is activated, and locks this cover piece.Be also contemplated that this snap-fitted part can be activated in any stage in the process that opens and closes this cover piece, this any stage of position in the opening/closing process that will mean this cover piece can be fixed.

In yet another embodiment, this actuating mechanism (particularly leverage) is adapted and is designed for to apply an oppressive force on this cover piece in the closed position of this cover piece in order to closely close this dust collection chamber (this dust collection chamber dust unloads and decontrols mouth).Apply proposed oppressive force and mean, can promote that this cover piece enters and in the position of closing fully and make basically can prevent this dust unload put opening part unintentionally dust escape.

Oppressive force can be for example by a plurality of spring elements or clamping element or other devices of acting on this lever, to be produced.Specifically, can provide, this lock cell is adapted to and acts on this lever and make except latching force, has also produced the oppressive force acted on this cover piece with towards closed position.

According to claim 9, a kind of vacuum cleaner is provided, this vacuum cleaner comprise at least one spiral-flow type dust separation unit and according to described above and below the vacuum cleaner dust receptacle of one of the embodiment that further describes and variant.

For proposed this vacuum cleaner, the dust export of this spiral-flow type dust separation unit is coupled in a dust import of this vacuum cleaner dust receptacle.In vacuum cleaner, use proposed vacuum cleaner dust receptacle greatly to strengthen and simplified operation.Especially, can carry out dust in this dust collection chamber by the mode of being relatively easy to and unload and put, empty this vacuum cleaner dust receptacle.As for further advantage and advantageous effects, with reference to above and following further description.

In an embodiment of this vacuum cleaner, provide, this vacuum cleaner dust receptacle is the place, front side that arranges and be arranged on this vacuum cleaner.A kind of like this arrangement is favourable for easily touching this vacuum cleaner dust receptacle, and this has simplified emptying this dust collection chamber.

The accompanying drawing explanation

In connection with accompanying drawing, embodiments of the invention are described now, in the accompanying drawings:

Fig. 1 shows a kind of perspective plan view of vacuum cleaner dust receptacle;

Fig. 2 shows the side view of this vacuum cleaner dust receptacle;

Fig. 3 shows the upward view of this vacuum cleaner dust receptacle;

Fig. 4 shows along the cross sectional view of the line IV-IV in Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 shows the perspective side elevation view of this vacuum cleaner dust receptacle;

Fig. 6 shows the vacuum cleaner that comprises this vacuum cleaner dust receptacle, and

Fig. 7 shows the cross sectional view of this vacuum cleaner.

The reference number inventory

1 vacuum cleaner dust receptacle

2 base bodies

3 dust collection chamber

4 dust export openings

5 dust inlet openings

6 end segments

7 handles

8 cover pieces

9 dusts unload decontrols mouth

10 pads

11 knuckle joints

12 actuating mechanisms

13 levers

14 first legs

15 second legs

16 slide rails

17 end stop parts

18 lower edges

19 lock cells

20 vacuum cleaners

21 spiral-flow type dust separation unit

The specific embodiment

These there is shown a kind of different views of vacuum cleaner dust receptacle 1.Vacuum cleaner dust receptacle 1 comprises a base body 2, and this base body has held a 3(of dust collection chamber referring to Fig. 4).

Dust collection chamber 3 is adapted to for being connected to a spiral-flow type dust separation unit 21 (referring to Fig. 7) of a vacuum cleaner.It is to make a dust export opening 4(of this spiral-flow type dust separation unit referring to Fig. 4 that dust collection chamber 3 is connected on spiral-flow type dust separation unit 21) fluidly be connected on a dust inlet openings 5 of dust collection chamber 3.

It should be noted, comprise a section, particularly end segments of this spiral-flow type dust separation unit 21 at the vacuum cleaner dust receptacle 1 shown in these figure.This corresponding end segments is illustrated and indicates with reference number 6 in these figure (except Fig. 3).It should be noted, it is not enforceable that a section 6 of this spiral-flow type dust separation unit 21 is contained in vacuum cleaner dust receptacle 1 or base body 2.Vacuum cleaner dust receptacle 1 can also be realized as any parts without corresponding spiral-flow type dust separation unit 21.

Vacuum cleaner dust receptacle 1 further comprises a handles 7, and this handle makes to handle and operate this vacuum cleaner dust receptacle 1 and is easy to.Specifically, by providing such handles 7 can greatly be reduced at removing and installing again of this vacuum cleaner dust receptacle 1 in the process that empties this dust collection chamber 3.

Vacuum cleaner dust receptacle 1 further comprises a cover piece 8.The dust that cover piece 8 is set up and is adapted to for closing dust collection chamber 3 unloads relieving mouth 9, and this can find out best in Fig. 3 and Fig. 4.Cover piece 8 can comprise a pad or analog, make like this can unload between the lower edge of decontroling mouthfuls 9 at cover piece 8 and dust obtain closely, the particularly not sealing of leakage current body and dust.

Cover piece 8 is hinged ground attached (connecting) to base body 2 by a plurality of knuckle joints 11.These knuckle joints 11 are arranged on the place, a bottom side of base body 2 and stretch out from an exterior face of this base body 2.

It should be noted, with respect to the common use location of vacuum cleaner dust receptacle 1, cover piece 8 and dust unload to be decontroled mouthfuls 9 and is positioned in the place, bottom, and the end segments 6 of this spiral-flow type dust separation unit and handle 7 are positioned in the place, top.Specifically this means, the dust inlet openings 5 of this dust collection chamber 3 is to be arranged to towards top side or in this top sides, and dust unload decontrol mouthfuls 9 and cover piece 8 be arranged on the place, bottom side.

Vacuum cleaner dust receptacle 1 further comprises an actuating mechanism 12.As will be described in more detail below in, actuating mechanism 12 is connected between cover piece 8 and base body 2 and is adapted and is designed for to control the open and/or closed action of cover piece 8.

Actuating mechanism 12 comprises L shaped (that is, an angled) lever 13.Lever 13 comprises again first leg 14 and second leg 15.Angle between the first leg 14 and the second leg 15 is approximately 90 degree.

The first leg 14 is connected on cover piece 8 with being hinged, and it is possible making like this spinning movement between cover piece 8 and the first leg 14.A rotation of the interface between cover piece 8 and the first leg 14 is arranged essentially parallel to the rotation of this knuckle joint 11.It should be noted, not necessarily the first leg 14 will be fixedly attached on cover piece 8.Yet, this first leg is fixed on cover piece 8 and can strengthens the operability that opens and closes action.

The second leg 15 is to be connected on an outside of base body 2.In more detail, the second leg 15 is hingedly and slidably to be connected on base body 2.At this, the end segments away from the first leg 14 that can be provided with many slide rails 16, the second legs 15 in this outside of base body 2 is hinged ground and is connected to slidably on these slide rails.Therefore a plurality of end stop parts 17 can be set at the upper end of these slide rails 16, thereby limit the opening action of the second leg 15 and limit the opening action of cover piece 8.

In these figure, cover piece 8 and actuating mechanism 12 are displayed on opening in configuration of cover piece 8.From these figure, can easily draw, this L shaped lever 13 cover piece 8 close configuration in will walk around a lower edge 18 of vacuum cleaner dust receptacle 1 or base body 2.It should be noted, lower edge 18 is connected to this edge of base body 2 parts with being hinged by knuckle joint 11 corresponding to cover piece 8.

Walk around this lower edge 18 and specifically refer to, the first leg 14 will be arranged essentially parallel to and extend along the part of cover piece 8.In addition, the second leg 15 is closed in configuration and will be arranged essentially parallel to and extend along a respective segments of the lateral wall of base body 2 at this.It should be noted, cover piece 8 and/or this sidewall can comprise a plurality of depressions, and these depressions are adapted to for close configuration at this first leg 14 and the second leg 15 are contained in these depressions at least in part.

As can be readily seen that from these figure, actuating mechanism 12 provides the possibility of the opening and closing action of user's ACTIVE CONTROL cover piece 8.The advantage had like this is can be in the situation that have that dust minimum or that reduce turns round and round or dust that dust collection chamber 3 is carried out in disperse unloads and puts.In addition, the user can advantageously avoid contact or touch part or the face with dust, and this has greatly strengthened operation comfort.

About Fig. 2, Fig. 4 and Fig. 5, can see that this actuating mechanism 12 comprises a lock cell 19.This lock cell 19 is implemented as a kind of hook in this example.This hook is set up and is adapted to for cover piece 8 is locked in to the position that it is opened fully.This position of opening fully is the situation against these end stop parts 17 corresponding to the second leg 15.In replacement scheme, or in addition, lock cell 19 can be set up and be adapted to for cover piece 8 is locked in to closed position.In a word, can prevent by mistake closing cover piece 8 and by mistake open this dust collection chamber 3 between the normal operating period in the process that empties this dust collection chamber 3.

Actuating mechanism 12 but also have especially lock cell 19, can be adapted and be designed to produce in the closed position of cover piece 8 oppressive force of cover piece 8 being pushed to closed position.Can help like this to avoid the dust that unloads the interface of decontroling mouth 9 at cover piece 8 and dust to escape.

Referring now to Fig. 6 and Fig. 7, these figure show respectively the cross sectional view of perspective view He this vacuum cleaner 20 of vacuum cleaner 20.Vacuum cleaner 20 comprises a spiral-flow type dust separation unit 21 and the vacuum cleaner dust receptacle 1 of describing in conjunction with Fig. 1 to Fig. 5.

Spiral-flow type dust separation unit 21 is a horizontal cyclone separator in this example, this means in the normal operation period, through the main air flow of this cyclone separator by flatly, to be parallel to following ground directed.

Vacuum cleaner dust receptacle 1 is arranged and is positioned at the place, front side of vacuum cleaner 1.Specifically, vacuum cleaner dust receptacle 1 is attached to removedly on vacuum cleaner 20 and spiral-flow type dust separation unit 21 and makes while needing and can easily empty this dust collection chamber 3.

In order to empty this dust collection chamber 3, can vacuum cleaner dust receptacle 1 be discharged and remove from vacuum cleaner 1 by handle 7.Then, can make vacuum cleaner dust receptacle 1 come and enter for unloading in the appropriate state and position that is placed on dust collection chamber 3 dust that fills.

To actuating mechanism 12(lever 13 particularly) and if lock cell 19(if required) operate and will open cover piece 8.The user can control opening of cover piece 8, particularly opening speed and opening degree by lever 13.Therefore, can be in the situation that do not produce too many dust and turn round and round and unload and put dust from dust collection chamber 3 in a kind of fairly simple mode.In addition, the user can be in the situation that unload and put dust with the surface of dust and element without touching.

Claims

1. vacuum cleaner dust receptacle (1), this dust receptacle comprises a base body (2), this base body has held a dust collection chamber (3), and this dust collection chamber is adapted to for being connected to a spiral-flow type dust separation unit (21) of a vacuum cleaner (20); And comprise a cover piece (8), this cover piece is adapted to for closing of this dust collection chamber (3) and unloads and decontrol mouthful (9); And further comprise an actuating mechanism (12), this actuating mechanism is connected between this cover piece (8) and base body (2) and is adapted to for controlling the open and/or closed action of this cover piece (8).

2. vacuum cleaner dust receptacle according to claim 1 (1), wherein, a dust inlet openings (5) of this dust collection chamber (3) is arranged on a top sides, and this unloads and decontrols mouthful (9) and cover piece (8) and be arranged on bottom side and locate.

3. vacuum cleaner dust receptacle according to claim 2 (1), wherein, this cover piece (8) is hingedly to be connected on a root edge (18) of this dust collection chamber (3) by least one knuckle joint (11).

4. according to the described vacuum cleaner dust receptacle of any one in claims 1 to 3 (1), wherein, this actuating mechanism (12) is hinged ground and/or is connected to slidably this cover piece (8) above and is connected to movably and/or hingedly on this base body (2).

5. according at least one described vacuum cleaner dust receptacle (1) in above claim, wherein, this actuating mechanism (12) comprises a leverage, this leverage has a lever (13), and this lever is coupled to this cover piece (8) above and is coupled to second end far away on an outer sections (16) of this base body (2) first end.

6. vacuum cleaner dust receptacle according to claim 5 (1), wherein, this lever (13) is L shaped, and in the closed position of this cover piece (8), this lever (13) is walked around an edge (18) of this vacuum cleaner dust receptacle (1), and locate this cover piece (8) in this edge (18), is that pivoted ground connects with it.

7. according at least one described vacuum cleaner dust receptacle (1) in above claim, wherein, this actuating mechanism (12) comprises a lock cell (19), and this lock cell is adapted among at least one of open position for this actuating mechanism (12) being locked in to this cover piece (8) and closed position.

8. according at least one described vacuum cleaner dust receptacle (1) in above claim, wherein, this actuating mechanism (12) is adapted to for the closed position at this cover piece (8) and applies an oppressive force in order to closely close this dust collection chamber (3) on this cover piece (8).

9. vacuum cleaner (20), comprise at least one spiral-flow type dust separation unit (21) and according at least one described vacuum cleaner dust receptacle (1) in claim 1 to 8, wherein, a dust export (4) of this spiral-flow type dust separation unit (21) is to be connected in a dust import (5) of this vacuum cleaner dust receptacle (1).

10. vacuum cleaner according to claim 9 (20), wherein, this vacuum cleaner dust receptacle (1) is the place, front side that arranges and be arranged on this vacuum cleaner (20).