CN217744266U

CN217744266U - Surface cleaning apparatus

Info

Publication number: CN217744266U
Application number: CN202221865375.0U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 杨俊�; 谢明健; 肖恩; 徐哲; 林程; 唐成; 段飞
Original assignee: Beijing Shunzao Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Beijing Shunzao Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2022-07-19
Filing date: 2022-07-19
Publication date: 2022-11-08
Anticipated expiration: 2032-07-19

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a surface cleaning apparatus comprising: a first body; and a second body configured to be selectively connected to the first body; the second body comprises a housing portion, an evacuation assembly, and a rechargeable battery; the evacuation assembly and rechargeable battery are disposed within the housing portion; the rechargeable battery provides power for the vacuum-pumping assembly; when the second body is connected to the first body, the second body provides a vacuum force and/or a power source power for the first body; wherein the housing portion includes a top portion, a bottom portion, and a sidewall portion disposed between the top portion and the bottom portion, the sidewall portion being a substantially smooth body and having no protruding handle.

Description

Surface cleaning apparatus

Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to a surface cleaning apparatus.

Background

The two-in-one floor washing machine sold in the market at present has the main fan which can be detached, and can be used as the floor washing machine when the main fan is placed on the machine body of the clean water tank containing the sewage tank. When the main fan is matched with the dust barrel, the dust barrel can be used as a dry type dust collector.

In the prior art, all detachable handheld assemblies containing a main blower comprise handle assemblies, and a user holds the handle assemblies and matches a release button to install and remove the handheld assemblies.

However, when the hand-held component is arranged on the machine body, the handle component is generally higher than the machine body, so that the appearance is not beautiful enough, and the whole machine looks heavy; on the other hand, when the complete machine was lain, because handle components's existence can make the complete machine can't get into bed end etc. shorter space to can't clear up areas such as bed end, reduced the use scene, reduced user experience.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

To solve one of the above technical problems, the present disclosure provides a surface cleaning apparatus.

According to one aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a surface cleaning apparatus comprising:

a first body; and

a second body configured to be selectively connected to the first body; the second body comprises a housing portion, a vacuum evacuation assembly, and a rechargeable battery; the evacuation assembly and rechargeable battery are disposed within the housing portion; the rechargeable battery provides power for the vacuum-pumping assembly; when the second body is connected to the first body, the second body provides a vacuum force and/or a power source power for the first body;

wherein the housing portion includes a top portion, a bottom portion, and a sidewall portion disposed between the top portion and the bottom portion, the sidewall portion being a substantially smooth body and having no protruding handle.

According to at least one embodiment of the present disclosure, the first body includes a connection channel and a first interface in communication with the connection channel, the first interface configured to selectively fluidly connect an outlet of the connection channel to the vacuum assembly.

A surface cleaning apparatus according to at least one embodiment of the present disclosure, the second body comprising a second interface configured to fluidly connect with the vacuum assembly; the second body sealingly engages the first port when the second body is coupled to the first body.

According to the surface cleaning apparatus of at least one embodiment of the present disclosure, the second interface is formed at a bottom of the second body.

According to at least one embodiment of the present disclosure, the surface cleaning apparatus further includes a second body having a top portion with a user interface.

According to at least one embodiment of the present disclosure, the user interface is a display screen.

According to at least one embodiment of the present disclosure, the surface cleaning apparatus includes:

a vertical main body; and

a cleaning base pivotably disposed to the upright body to provide a vacuuming force and a power source power to the first body when the second body is coupled to the first body.

According to the surface cleaning apparatus of at least one embodiment of the present disclosure, the upright main body is provided with a cleaning liquid storage part for storing cleaning liquid, the cleaning liquid storage part supplies the cleaning liquid stored therein to the cleaning base part or to the vicinity of the cleaning base part, and the cleaning of the surface to be cleaned is achieved by driving the stirring member of the cleaning base part to rotate by the cleaning driving member.

According to the surface cleaning apparatus of at least one embodiment of the present disclosure, the upright body is provided with a recovery storage portion for recovering a cleaning liquid used by the cleaning base for cleaning a surface to be cleaned or the cleaning portion after self-cleaning; the second body is to apply a negative pressure to a recovery storage part to suck and store the used cleaning liquid in the recovery storage part through the cleaning base.

A surface cleaning apparatus according to at least one embodiment of the present disclosure, the first body having a first electrical contact end thereon, the second body having a second electrical contact end, the second electrical contact end being connected to the rechargeable battery, the first electrical contact end being electrically connected to a charging terminal on the upright body for connection to mains electricity, the second electrical contact end charging the rechargeable battery when docked with the first electrical contact end.

According to at least one embodiment of the present disclosure, the first body includes a dirt cup assembly with a handle that, when the second body is connected to the first body, provides a vacuuming force to the dirt cup assembly of the first body to form a handheld vacuum cleaner.

In accordance with at least one embodiment of the present disclosure, the handle is located on a sidewall of the dirt cup assembly and at least a portion of the handle is movable relative to the sidewall.

In accordance with at least one embodiment of the present disclosure, the handle is rotatably connected to a sidewall connection of the dirt cup assembly.

According to at least one embodiment of the present disclosure, the second body is configured to be rotatably connected to the first body.

According to the surface cleaning apparatus of at least one embodiment of the present disclosure, the second body is configured to be snapped to the first body.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the disclosure and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate exemplary embodiments of the disclosure and together with the description serve to explain the principles of the disclosure.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of a surface cleaning apparatus according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 2 is a schematic structural view of a surface cleaning apparatus according to another embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a surface cleaning apparatus according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.

The reference numbers in the figures are in particular:

100 first body

110 connecting channel

120 first interface

130 upright main body

140 cleaning base

141 recycling channel

150 clean liquid storage part

160 recovery storage unit

170 first electrical contact terminal

175 charging terminal

190 dirt cup assembly

191 handle

200 second body

210 housing part

211 side wall part

220 vacuum-pumping assembly

230 rechargeable battery

240 second interface

250 user interaction interface

260 second electrical contact end.

Detailed Description

The present disclosure will be described in further detail with reference to the drawings and embodiments. It is to be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are for purposes of illustration only and are not to be construed as limitations of the present disclosure. It should be further noted that, for the convenience of description, only the portions relevant to the present disclosure are shown in the drawings.

It should be noted that the embodiments and features of the embodiments in the present disclosure may be combined with each other without conflict. Technical solutions of the present disclosure will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings in conjunction with embodiments.

Unless otherwise indicated, the illustrated exemplary embodiments/examples are to be understood as providing exemplary features of various details of some ways in which the technical concepts of the present disclosure may be practiced. Accordingly, unless otherwise indicated, features of the various embodiments may be additionally combined, separated, interchanged, and/or rearranged without departing from the technical concept of the present disclosure.

The use of cross-hatching and/or shading in the drawings is generally used to clarify the boundaries between adjacent components. As such, unless otherwise noted, the presence or absence of cross-hatching or shading does not convey or indicate any preference or requirement for a particular material, material property, size, proportion, commonality between the illustrated components and/or any other characteristic, attribute, property, etc., of a component. Further, in the drawings, the size and relative sizes of components may be exaggerated for clarity and/or descriptive purposes. While example embodiments may be practiced differently, the specific process sequence may be performed in a different order than that described. For example, two processes described consecutively may be performed substantially simultaneously or in reverse order to that described. In addition, like reference numerals denote like parts.

When an element is referred to as being "on" or "over," "connected to" or "coupled to" another element, it can be directly on, connected or coupled to the other element or intervening elements may be present. However, when an element is referred to as being "directly on," "directly connected to" or "directly coupled to" another element, there are no intervening elements present. For purposes of this disclosure, the term "connected" may refer to physically connected, electrically connected, and the like, with or without intervening components.

For descriptive purposes, the present disclosure may use spatially relative terms such as "below … …", "below … …", "below … …", "below", "above … …", "above … …", "higher", and "side (e.g., as in" side wall "), to describe the relationship of one component to another (other) component as shown in the figures. Spatially relative terms are intended to encompass different orientations of the device in use, operation, and/or manufacture in addition to the orientation depicted in the figures. For example, if the device in the figures is turned over, elements described as "below" or "beneath" other elements or features would then be oriented "above" the other elements or features. Thus, the exemplary term "below … …" can encompass both an orientation of "above" and "below". Further, the devices may be otherwise positioned (e.g., rotated 90 degrees or at other orientations) and the spatially relative descriptors used herein interpreted accordingly.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments and is not intended to be limiting. As used herein, the singular forms "a", "an" and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. Furthermore, when the terms "comprises" and/or "comprising" and variations thereof are used in this specification, the stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components and/or groups thereof are stated to be present but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components and/or groups thereof. It is also noted that, as used herein, the terms "substantially," "about," and other similar terms are used as approximate terms and not as degree terms, and as such, are used to interpret inherent deviations in measured values, calculated values, and/or provided values that would be recognized by one of ordinary skill in the art.

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural view of a surface cleaning apparatus according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 2 is a schematic structural view of a surface cleaning apparatus according to another embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a surface cleaning apparatus according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.

As shown in fig. 1-3, the present disclosure provides a surface cleaning apparatus that includes a first body 100 and a second body 200, among other components.

The first and

second bodies

100 and 200 are detachably coupled, so that the first and

second bodies

100 and 200 can be formed as various types of surface cleaning apparatuses, such as a floor washing machine and a dust collector.

That is, the second body 200 is a common component, and different types of surface cleaning apparatuses are formed by replacing different first bodies 100.

In one embodiment, the second body 200 is configured to be rotatably connected to the first body 100; in another embodiment, the second body 200 is configured to be snapped to the first body 100.

In one embodiment, the second body 200 is configured to be selectively connected to the first body 100; the second body 200 includes a housing portion 210, a vacuum assembly 220, and a rechargeable battery 230; the evacuation assembly 220 and rechargeable battery 230 are disposed within the housing portion 210; the rechargeable battery 230 powers the vacuum assembly 220, thereby enabling the vacuum assembly 220 to generate a negative pressure, i.e., a vacuum force; when the second body 200 is coupled to the first body 100, the second body 200 provides a vacuum force and/or a power source power to the first body 100.

That is, the second body 200 is formed as an apparatus capable of providing negative pressure/suction.

Structurally, the housing portion 210 includes a top portion, a bottom portion, and a sidewall portion 211 disposed between the top and bottom portions, the sidewall portion 211 being a substantially smooth body and having no protruding handle.

In one embodiment, the second body 200 includes an axis, and the sidewall 211 has a circular or elliptical cross-sectional shape along a plane perpendicular to the axis.

In the present disclosure, the first body 100 includes a connection channel 110 and a first interface 120 communicating with the connection channel 110, the first interface 120 being configured to selectively fluidly connect an outlet of the connection channel 110 to the vacuum assembly 220, so as to draw gas and/or liquid in the connection channel 110 to the vacuum assembly 220 and exhaust the gas and/or liquid from the vacuum assembly 220.

In one embodiment, the outlet of the connection channel 110 is connected to the first port 120, or the first port 120 is connected to the outlet of the connection channel 110.

The second body 200 includes a second port 240, the second port 240 configured to fluidly connect with the evacuation assembly 220; when the second body 200 is connected to the first body 100, it sealingly engages with said first interface 120.

That is, the second interface 240 can be configured as an inlet of the evacuation assembly 220 of the second body 200.

In a specific embodiment, the second interface 240 is formed at the bottom of the second body 200; that is, when the first and

second bodies

100 and 200 are combined, the second body 200 is positioned above the first body 100 (the surface cleaning apparatus is in an upright state) such that the bottom of the second body 200 is in contact with the top of the first body 100, and accordingly, the first port 120 may be formed at the top of the first body 100, whereby the first port 120 and the second port 240 can be sealingly connected.

More preferably, one of the first and

second interfaces

120 and 240 may be formed as a male connector, and the other of the first and

second interfaces

120 and 240 may be formed as a female connector, so that a stable fluid connection is formed between the first and

second interfaces

120 and 240 by the cooperation between the male and female connectors.

In the present disclosure, the top of the second body 200 has a user interface 250 for knowing information such as an operating state of the surface cleaning apparatus through the user interface 250 and inputting instructions for controlling the surface cleaning apparatus through the user interface 250.

In particular, the user interaction interface 250 is a display screen, for example, a touch display screen may be used. The display screen may be the same shape as the top of the housing part 210, and on the other hand, the display screen may be formed as the top of the housing part 210.

In one embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, the surface cleaning apparatus may be an upright vacuum cleaner, in which case the first body 100 includes an upright body 130 and a cleaning base 140.

The upright body 130 may be formed as a body of a surface cleaning apparatus, and the above-mentioned second body 200 is provided at an upper end of the upright body 130; a cleaning base 140 is connected to a lower end of the upright body 130.

The cleaning base 140 is pivotably provided to the upright main body 130, and provides the first main body 100 with vacuuming force and power when the second main body 200 is coupled to the first main body 100, to form an upright vacuum cleaner.

When configured as an upright vacuum cleaner, the cleaning base 140 may be a cleaning head or a floor brush, among other components.

The upright main body 130 is provided with a cleaning liquid storage part 150, and in one embodiment, the cleaning liquid storage part 150 may be provided inside the upright main body 130 and formed in a non-detachable structure, and at this time, a water joint is provided on the upright main body 130, and a cleaning liquid is added to the cleaning liquid storage part 150 through the water joint.

On the other hand, the upright main body 130 is formed with an accommodating space, the cleaning liquid storage part 150 is detachably provided to the upright main body 130, and when it is necessary to add a cleaning liquid, a user may detach the cleaning liquid storage part 150 from the upright main body 130, and after the water adding operation is completed, mount the cleaning liquid storage part 150 to the upright main body 130.

The cleaning liquid storage part 150 is used for storing cleaning liquid, the cleaning liquid storage part 150 provides the cleaning liquid stored in the cleaning liquid storage part to the cleaning base part 140 or to the vicinity of the cleaning base part 140, and the cleaning driving part drives the stirring part of the cleaning base part 140 to rotate, so that the cleaning of the surface to be cleaned is realized. The cleaning base 140 can be implemented by a structure in the prior art, and is not described in detail herein.

On the other hand, when the cleaning base 140 is a track-type cleaning member or a roller brush, the surface cleaning apparatus may be formed as a scrubber.

At this time, the upright body 130 is provided with a recovery storage part 160 for recovering the cleaning base 140 for cleaning the surface to be cleaned or the cleaning liquid used after the cleaning part is self-cleaned; the second body 200 serves to apply a negative pressure to the recovery storage part 160 to suck and store the used cleaning liquid in the recovery storage part 160 through the cleaning base 140.

More specifically, the cleaning base 140 is provided with a recovery channel 141, an inlet of the recovery channel 141 is located near the rear of the agitator of the cleaning base 140, and the other end of the recovery channel 141 is connected to the recovery storage part 160, so that the mixture of liquid and solid is recovered to the recovery storage part 160 through the recovery pipe.

At this time, the vacuum pumping unit 220 can be connected to the recovery storage part 160 through the connection passage 110 to form a negative pressure environment inside the recovery storage part 160, thereby achieving suction of the solid-liquid mixture.

That is, the inlet of the connection passage 110 is connected to the recovery storage part 160.

In the present disclosure, the first body 100 has a first electrical contact end 170 thereon, the second body 200 has a second electrical contact end 260, the second electrical contact end 260 is connected to the rechargeable battery 230, the first electrical contact end 170 is electrically connected to a charging terminal 175 of the upright body 130 for connection to a commercial power, and the second electrical contact end 260 charges the rechargeable battery 230 when being docked with the first electrical contact end 170.

In another embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, the surface cleaning apparatus can be formed as a hand-held vacuum cleaner when the first body 100 includes a dirt cup assembly 190 with a handle 191 that, when the second body 200 is attached to the first body 100, provides a vacuuming force to the dirt cup assembly 190 of the first body 100 to form a hand-held vacuum cleaner.

At this point, control of the surface cleaning apparatus may be achieved by operating the handle 191 when the surface cleaning apparatus is in use.

In one embodiment, the handle 191 is located on a sidewall of the dirt cup assembly 190 and at least a portion of the handle 191 is movable relative to the sidewall.

More specifically, the handle 191 is rotatably coupled to the sidewall of the dirt cup assembly 190 at a connection thereof, thereby enabling the free end of the handle 191 to move relative to the sidewall.

In the present disclosure, the handle is not provided on the second body 200, which solves the problem of the handle being unsightly. Moreover, so set up the handle, do not increase fuselage thickness, can realize clearing up the short space of height such as the bottom of a bed, promote user experience.

In the description herein, reference to the description of the terms "one embodiment/mode," "some embodiments/modes," "example," "specific example," or "some examples," etc., means that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment/mode or example is included in at least one embodiment/mode or example of the application. In this specification, the schematic representations of the terms used above are not necessarily intended to refer to the same embodiment/mode or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments/modes or examples. Furthermore, the various embodiments/aspects or examples and features of the various embodiments/aspects or examples described in this specification can be combined and combined by one skilled in the art without conflicting therewith.

Furthermore, the terms "first", "second" and "first" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one such feature. In the description of the present application, "plurality" means at least two, e.g., two, three, etc., unless specifically limited otherwise.

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the foregoing embodiments are merely for clarity of illustration of the disclosure and are not intended to limit the scope of the disclosure. Other variations or modifications may occur to those skilled in the art, based on the foregoing disclosure, and are still within the scope of the present disclosure.

Claims

1. A surface cleaning apparatus, comprising:

a first body; and

a second body configured to be selectively connected to the first body; the second body comprises a housing portion, an evacuation assembly, and a rechargeable battery; the evacuation assembly and rechargeable battery are disposed within the housing portion; the rechargeable battery provides power for the vacuum-pumping assembly; when the second body is connected to the first body, the second body provides a vacuum force and/or a power source power for the first body;

2. A surface cleaning apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein the first body comprises a connecting channel and a first interface in communication with the connecting channel, the first interface configured to selectively fluidly connect an outlet of the connecting channel to the vacuum assembly.

3. A surface cleaning apparatus as recited in claim 2, wherein the second body comprises a second interface configured to fluidly connect with the vacuum assembly; the second body sealingly engages the first port when the second body is coupled to the first body.

4. A surface cleaning apparatus as claimed in claim 3, characterised in that the second interface is formed in the base of the second body.

5. A surface cleaning apparatus as claimed in claim 1, characterised in that the top of the second body has a user interface.

6. A surface cleaning apparatus as claimed in claim 5, characterised in that the user interaction interface is a display screen.

7. A surface cleaning apparatus as claimed in claim 1, characterised in that the first body comprises:

a vertical main body; and

8. A surface cleaning apparatus as claimed in claim 7, characterised in that the upright body is provided with a cleaning liquid reservoir for storing cleaning liquid, the cleaning liquid reservoir supplying cleaning liquid stored therein to or adjacent the cleaning base and effecting cleaning of the surface to be cleaned by rotation of an agitator member of the cleaning base by the cleaning drive member.

9. A surface cleaning apparatus as claimed in claim 8, characterised in that the upright body is provided with a recovery store for recovering cleaning liquid used by the cleaning base to clean the surface to be cleaned or by the cleaning part after self-cleaning; the second body is to apply a negative pressure to a recovery storage part to suck and store the used cleaning liquid in the recovery storage part through the cleaning base.

10. A surface cleaning apparatus as claimed in claim 7, characterised in that the first body has a first electrical contact end thereon, the second body has a second electrical contact end thereon, the second electrical contact end being connected to the rechargeable battery, the first electrical contact end being electrically connected to a charging terminal on the upright body for connection to mains electricity, the second electrical contact end, when docked with the first electrical contact end, charging the rechargeable battery.

11. A surface cleaning apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein the first body includes a dirt cup assembly with a handle that, when the second body is attached to the first body, provides a vacuuming force to the dirt cup assembly of the first body to form a handheld vacuum cleaner.

12. A surface cleaning apparatus as recited in claim 11, wherein the handle is located on a side wall of the dirt cup assembly and at least a portion of the handle is movable relative to the side wall.

13. A surface cleaning apparatus as recited in claim 11, wherein the handle is rotatably connected to a side wall of the dirt cup assembly.

14. A surface cleaning apparatus as claimed in claim 1, characterised in that the second body is configured to be rotatably connected to the first body.

15. A surface cleaning apparatus as claimed in claim 1, characterised in that the second body is configured to snap-fit to the first body.