U.S. patent application number 16/643436 was filed with the patent office on 2020-06-18 for vacuum.
The applicant listed for this patent is Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Invention is credited to Jae Won CHOI, Yeon Su KIM.
Application Number | 20200187739 16/643436 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 65527826 |
Filed Date | 2020-06-18 |
United States Patent
Application |
20200187739 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
CHOI; Jae Won ; et
al. |
June 18, 2020 |
VACUUM
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a vacuum cleaner capable of
enhancing the convenience of use with an improved handle structure.
The vacuum cleaner includes a cleaner main body disposed along a
longitudinal direction of a suction nozzle and provided to generate
a suction force, and a handle provided on the cleaner main body to
be gripped and manipulated by a user, wherein the handle includes a
first button provided to select on or off of the cleaner main body,
and a second button provided to selectively adjust the suction
force.
Inventors: |
CHOI; Jae Won; (Seoul,
KR) ; KIM; Yeon Su; (Seoul, KR) |
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Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
Country |
Type |
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd |
Suwon-si |
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KR |
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Family ID: |
65527826 |
Appl. No.: |
16/643436 |
Filed: |
August 2, 2018 |
PCT Filed: |
August 2, 2018 |
PCT NO: |
PCT/KR2018/008773 |
371 Date: |
February 28, 2020 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
1/1 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A47L 9/2868 20130101;
A47L 9/2857 20130101; A47L 9/325 20130101; A47L 9/32 20130101; A47L
5/28 20130101; A47L 9/14 20130101 |
International
Class: |
A47L 9/28 20060101
A47L009/28; A47L 5/28 20060101 A47L005/28; A47L 9/32 20060101
A47L009/32; A47L 9/14 20060101 A47L009/14 |
Foreign Application Data
Date |
Code |
Application Number |
Aug 31, 2017 |
KR |
10-2017-0110942 |
Claims
1. A vacuum cleaner comprising: a cleaner main body disposed along
a longitudinal direction of a suction nozzle and configured to
generate a suction force; and a handle provided on the cleaner main
body and configured to be gripped and manipulated by a user,
wherein the handle includes a first button provided to select on or
off of the cleaner main body, and a second button provided to
selectively adjust the suction force.
2. The vacuum cleaner according to claim 1, wherein the handle
includes a handle grip portion, and a battery mounting portion
provided to be in parallel with the handle grip portion.
3. The vacuum cleaner according to claim 2, wherein the second
button is disposed on the handle grip portion.
4. The vacuum cleaner according to claim 1, wherein the first
button is disposed on the cleaner main body.
5. The vacuum cleaner according to claim 1, wherein the first
button is disposed on an upper surface of the cleaner main
body.
6. The vacuum cleaner according to claim 1, wherein the second
button includes a trigger.
7. The vacuum cleaner according to claim 1, wherein the cleaner
main body includes a dust collector disposed along the longitudinal
direction of the suction nozzle and configured to separate foreign
substances from the air introduced through the suction nozzle.
8. The vacuum cleaner according to claim 1, wherein the cleaner
main body includes a motor configured to generate the suction
force, and the first button and the second button are connected to
the motor.
9. The vacuum cleaner according to claim 7, wherein the cleaner
main body includes a filter configured to filter the air passing
through the dust collector, and at least one discharge port
configured such that the air that has passed through the filter is
discharged.
10. The vacuum cleaner according to claim 1, wherein the second
button is configured to be movable in the longitudinal direction of
the suction nozzle.
11. The vacuum cleaner according to claim 10, wherein the second
body includes a button guide configured to guide the second button
to be moved horizontally.
12. The vacuum cleaner according to claim 11, further comprising an
elastic member disposed between the second button and the button
guide.
Description
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a 371 of International Application No.
PCT/KR2018/008773 filed on Aug. 2, 2018, which claims priority to
Korean Patent Application No. 10-2017-0110942 filed on Aug. 31,
2017, the disclosures of which are herein incorporated by reference
in their entirety.
BACKGROUND
1. Field
[0002] The present disclosure relates to a vacuum cleaner, and more
particularly to a vacuum cleaner capable of enhancing the
convenience of use with an improved handle structure.
2. Description of Related Art
[0003] In general, a vacuum cleaner is a device capable of
performing cleaning by generating a suction force and sucking
foreign substances such as dust together with air and then removing
the foreign substances using a dust collector and the like provided
inside a main body.
[0004] The vacuum cleaner is mainly classified into a canister type
and an upright type. The canister type cleaner includes a main body
in which a blower, a dust collector, and the like are mounted, a
suction nozzle installed separately from the main body to suck dust
from a floor, and a connection pipe to connect the main body and
the suction nozzle.
[0005] Therefore, a user performs cleaning while holding a handle
installed to the connection pipe and moving the suction nozzle in a
direction to be cleaned.
[0006] In particular, the user may operate the vacuum cleaner by
pulling the handle of a trigger type with a finger. The user turns
the vacuum cleaner on or off by grasping a handle grip with the
hand and pulling and releasing a trigger provided at a position
where an index finger touches.
[0007] However, the trigger type vacuum cleaner is inconvenient in
that the user needs to keep pulling the trigger throughout the
cleaning.
[0008] In addition, the trigger type vacuum cleaner is cumbersome
in that a button for adjusting the suction intensity of the cleaner
is separately provided so that the user needs to adjust the suction
intensity by using a hand other than the hand holding the handle,
which may be a factor that lowers the cleaning efficiency.
SUMMARY
[0009] The present disclosure is directed to providing a vacuum
cleaner capable of enhancing the convenience of use by improving
the handle structure.
[0010] Further, the present disclosure is directed to providing a
vacuum cleaner capable of enhancing the operability of a user by
separately providing an on/off power button for the operation and
using a trigger as a function to change the suction intensity.
[0011] One aspect of the present disclosure provides a vacuum
cleaner including a cleaner main body disposed along a longitudinal
direction of a suction nozzle and configured to generate a suction
force, and a handle provided on the cleaner main body and
configured to be gripped and manipulated by a user, wherein the
handle includes a first button provided to select on or off of the
cleaner main body, and a second button provided to selectively
adjust the suction force.
[0012] The handle may include a handle grip portion and a battery
mounting portion provided to be in parallel with the handle grip
portion.
[0013] The second button may be disposed on the handle grip
portion.
[0014] The first button may be disposed on the cleaner main
body.
[0015] The first button may be disposed on an upper surface of the
cleaner main body.
[0016] The second button may include a trigger.
[0017] The cleaner main body may include a dust collector disposed
along the longitudinal direction of the suction nozzle and
configured to separate foreign substances from the air introduced
through the suction nozzle.
[0018] The cleaner main body may include a motor configured to
generate the suction force, and the first button and the second
button may be connected to the motor.
[0019] The cleaner main body may include a filter configured to
filter the air passing through the dust collector and at least one
discharge port configured such that the air that has passed through
the filter is discharged.
[0020] The second button may be configured to be movable in the
longitudinal direction of the suction nozzle.
[0021] The second body may include a button guide configured to
guide the second button to be moved horizontally.
[0022] The vacuum cleaner may further include an elastic member
disposed between the second button and the button guide.
[0023] Another aspect of the present disclosure provides a vacuum
cleaner including a cleaner main body disposed along a longitudinal
direction of a suction nozzle and configured to generate a suction
force, and a handle provided on the cleaner main body and
configured to be gripped and manipulated by a user, wherein the
cleaner main body includes a first body provided with a dust
collector configured to separate foreign substances from the air
introduced through the suction nozzle, a second body connected to
the first body and configured such that the handle is provided on
at least a portion thereof and a motor to generate the suction
force is provided on the other portion thereof, a first button
provided on the second body to select on or off of the cleaner main
body, and a second button provided on the second body to
selectively adjust the suction force.
[0024] The handle may include a handle grip portion and a battery
mounting portion extending from the second body to be in parallel
with the handle grip portion.
[0025] The second button may be disposed on the handle grip
portion.
[0026] The first button may be disposed on an upper surface of the
second body.
[0027] The motor may be disposed between the first button and the
second button.
[0028] The second button may include a trigger.
[0029] The first button and the second button may be connected to
the motor.
[0030] The second body may include a filter configured to filter
the air passing through the dust collector and at least one
discharge port configured such that the air that has passed through
the filter is discharged.
[0031] The vacuum cleaner according to an embodiment of the present
disclosure has an effect of improving the operability and
convenience of use of a user by separately providing an on/off
power button for the operation of the vacuum cleaner and improving
the handle structure so that a trigger may be used as a function to
change the suction intensity.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0032] FIG. 1 is a view illustrating a vacuum cleaner according to
an embodiment of the present disclosure.
[0033] FIG. 2 is a view illustrating a main body of the vacuum
cleaner according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
[0034] FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view illustrating a
portion of the main body of the vacuum cleaner according to an
embodiment of the present disclosure.
[0035] FIG. 4 is an enlarged perspective view of a portion A in
FIG. 1, illustrating a first button of the main body of the vacuum
cleaner.
[0036] FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line B-B' in
FIG. 2.
[0037] FIG. 6 is an enlarged perspective view of a portion C in
FIG. 2, illustrating a second button of the main body of the vacuum
cleaner.
[0038] FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along line D-D' in
FIG. 1.
[0039] FIG. 8 is a view illustrating an operation of the second
button according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0040] Hereinafter embodiments of the present disclosure will be
described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In
this specification, the terms "front end," "rear end," "upper
portion," "lower portion," "upper end" and "lower end" used in the
following description are defined with reference to the drawings,
and the shape and position of each component are not limited by
these terms.
[0041] FIG. 1 is a view illustrating a vacuum cleaner according to
an embodiment of the present disclosure.
[0042] As illustrated in FIG. 1, a vacuum cleaner 1 may include a
cleaner head 20 configured to suck foreign substances on a surface
to be cleaned (not shown) by an air suction force, and a cleaner
main body 100 configured to collect the foreign substances sucked
through the cleaner head 20.
[0043] The cleaner head 20 may be configured to suck foreign
substances such as dust present on the surface to be cleaned while
moving in contact with the surface to be cleaned.
[0044] The cleaner main body 100 may include a motor 140, which
will be described later, configured to generate a suction force
necessary to suck foreign substances present on the surface to be
cleaned, and a dust collector 130 configured to receive the foreign
substances sucked from the surface to be cleaned. Although the
embodiment of the present disclosure illustrates as an example that
the dust collector 130 is in a cyclone manner, the present
disclosure is not limited thereto, and the kind of the dust
collector is not limited.
[0045] The vacuum cleaner 1 may include a suction pipe 30
configured to connect the cleaner head 20 and the cleaning main
body 100. At least one of the suction pipe 30 may be provided. The
suction pipe 30 may include a first suction pipe 31 connected to
the cleaner head 20, and a second suction pipe 32 connected to the
first suction pipe 31 and the cleaner main body 100.
[0046] The cleaner main body 100 may include a suction nozzle 111
configured such that the second suction pipe 32 is connected
thereto. The suction nozzle 111 is provided such that the first
suction pipe 31 and the second suction pipe 32 may be connected
thereto. The suction nozzle 111 may include a suction port 111a
formed to allow the second suction pipe 32 to be inserted therein.
The second suction pipe 32 is inserted into and connected to the
suction nozzle 111, so that the suction nozzle 111 is formed in a
longitudinal direction of the second suction pipe 32. Although the
embodiment of the present disclosure illustrates that the suction
nozzle is integrally formed with the cleaner main body as an
example, the present disclosure is not limited thereto. For
example, the suction nozzle may be separately provided and
connected to the cleaner main body.
[0047] The suction nozzle 111 may further include a connector 111b
configured to allow the second suction pipe 32 to be detachably
connected thereto.
[0048] The cleaner main body 100 may include a handle 200
configured to be gripped by a user. The user may grip the handle
200 and move the cleaner main body 100 and the cleaner head 20 in
the front and rear directions.
[0049] FIG. 2 is a view illustrating a main body of the vacuum
cleaner according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, FIG.
3 is an exploded perspective view illustrating a portion of the
main body of the vacuum cleaner according to an embodiment of the
present disclosure, FIG. 4 is an enlarged perspective view of a
portion A in FIG. 1, illustrating a first button of the main body
of the vacuum cleaner, and FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken
along line B-B' in FIG. 2.
[0050] As illustrated in FIGS. 2 to 5, the cleaner main body 100
may include a first body 110 provided with the dust collector 130
that separates foreign substances from the air introduced through
the suction nozzle 111, and a second body 120 connected to the
first body 110.
[0051] The suction nozzle 111 may be provided on one side of the
first body 110 and the second body 120 may be rotatably connected
to the other side of the first body 110. At least a portion of the
second body 120 may form the handle 200.
[0052] The dust collector 130 provided on the first body 110
includes a cyclone 132 and a dust collecting case 131 in which dust
and foreign substances separated from air by the cyclone 132 are
received. The dust collecting case 131 may be detachably installed
on the first body 110.
[0053] A first body cover 110a may be provided at an upper portion
of the first body 110, and a dust collecting case 131 may be
detachably mounted at a lower portion of the first body cover
110a.
[0054] At least a portion of the second body 120 may form the
handle 200, and the other portion of the second body 120 may be
provided with a motor 140 to generate a suction force in the dust
collector 130.
[0055] The first body 110 and the second body 120 may be arranged
in a longitudinal direction of the suction nozzle 111. The dust
collector 130 on the first body 110 and the motor 140 on the second
body 120 may be arranged side by side in the longitudinal direction
of the suction nozzle 111.
[0056] The handle 200 may include a handle grip portion 210 and a
battery mounting portion 230 disposed in parallel with the handle
grip portion 210. The handle grip portion 210 and the battery
mounting portion 230 may be provided on the second body 120.
[0057] A second body cover 120a is provided at an upper portion of
the second body 120. The second body cover 120a is provided to be
detachable from the second body 120. A motor mounting portion 121
to receive the motor 140 and the fan 141 is provided at the upper
portion of the second body 120.
[0058] The motor mounting portion 121 may be provided inside the
second body 120. A rear cover 160 may be provided in the rear of
the second body 120. The rear cover 160 may be detachably provided
in the rear of the second body 120. The rear cover 160 may include
a filter 170 therein. The filter 170 may be configured to filter
the air passing through the dust collector 130. The filter 170 may
include a HEPA filter.
[0059] The second body 120 may include a discharge port 112
provided to allow the air moving through the motor 140 and the fan
141 to be discharged to the outside. The discharge port 112 may be
formed on the rear cover 160 to discharge the air that has passed
through the filter 170. At least one of the discharge port 112 may
be provided. Although the embodiment of the present disclosure
illustrates that the discharge port 112 is provided to have three
slits on opposite sides of the rear cover 160, respectively, as an
example, the present disclosure is not limited thereto.
[0060] The second body 120 may be provided with a filter mounting
portion 122 to mount the filter 170 thereon. The filter mounting
portion 122 may be disposed in the rear of the second body 120 and
may be covered by the rear cover 160.
[0061] The handle grip portion 210 and the battery mounting portion
230 are formed to have a predetermined inclination from the second
body 120 and the second body cover 120a. The handle grip portion
210 and the battery mounting portion 230 are provided at a lower
portion of the second body 120. The handle grip portion 210 and the
battery mounting portion 230 may be disposed in parallel with each
other. Although the embodiment of the present disclosure
illustrates as an example that the handle grip portion is disposed
in the rear of the second body and the battery mounting portion is
in the front of the second body, the present disclosure is not
limited thereto.
[0062] A battery 150 may be detachably received in the battery
mounting portion 230. A battery mounting portion cover 231 on which
the battery 150 is detachably provided may be installed on a lower
surface of the second body 120. The battery 150 may be inserted in
an upward direction from the bottom of the second body 120 to be
mounted in the battery mounting portion 230.
[0063] The second body 120 may be provided with a first button 300
and a second button 400 configured to control the operation of the
cleaner main body 100.
[0064] The first button 300 may be configured to select on or off
of the cleaner main body 100. The second button 400 may be
configured to manipulate a suction force of the cleaner main body
100. The first button 300 and the second button 400 may be
connected to the motor 140. The first button 300 may be disposed on
the second body cover 120a. The first button 300 may include a push
manner. The first button 300 may be connected to the motor 140 or
the battery 150 through a switch 330. The first button 300 may be
positioned above the second button 400.
[0065] The second button 400 may be disposed on the handle grip
portion 210 of the second body 120. The second button 400 may
include a trigger switch. The second button 400 may be manipulated
by an index finger of the user.
[0066] The first button 300 may be disposed on the second body
cover 120a. A first button installing portion 125 to install the
first button 300 is formed on the second body cover 120a. The first
button installing portion 125 may be formed in a shape
corresponding to the first button 300.
[0067] The first button 300 may include a first button cover 310
configured to be pressed by a user to perform an on or off
operation of the vacuum cleaner 1. A first hinge portion 320 may be
provided on the first button cover 310. The first hinge portion 320
may be formed on opposite side surfaces of a rear end of the first
button cover 310. The first hinge portion 320 may include a
protrusion formed to protrude.
[0068] A switch mounting portion 126 and a second hinge portion 340
may be provided at the first button installing portion 125 of the
second body cover 120a. The second hinge portion 340 may be
provided at a position corresponding to the first hinge portion 320
of the first button cover 310. The second hinge portion 340 may
include a groove.
[0069] The first button 300 may be installed on the first button
installing portion 125 of the second body 120 such that one side
thereof is rotatably supported by the first hinge portion 320 and
the second hinge portion 340. The switch 330 provided below the
first button 300 is installed on the switch mounting portion 126. A
spring 303 may be provided between the switch mounting portion 126
and the first button 300 to elastically support the first button
300. A first spring guide 301 and a second spring guide 302 for
guiding the spring 303 may be provided on a lower surface of the
first button cover 310 and the switch mounting portion 126. The
first spring guide 301 and the second spring guide 302 are disposed
to face each other.
[0070] Although the embodiment of the present disclosure
illustrates as an example that the first button 300 is a push
manner, the present disclosure is not limited thereto. For example,
the first button may be provided to be movable in a slide
manner.
[0071] FIG. 6 is an enlarged perspective view of a portion C in
FIG. 2, illustrating a second button of the main body of the vacuum
cleaner, FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along line D-D' in
FIG. 1, and FIG. 8 is a view illustrating an operation of the
second button according to an embodiment of the present
disclosure.
[0072] As illustrated in FIGS. 6 to 8, the second button 400 may be
provided to allow the suction force of the cleaner main body 100 to
be adjusted.
[0073] The second button 400 may be connected to the motor 140. The
second button 400 may be disposed on the handle grip portion 210 of
the second body 120. The second button 400 may be manipulated by
the index finger of the user.
[0074] The second button 400 may include a second button cover 410
formed in a round shape so that the index finger of the user may be
wrapped. The second button cover 410 is provided to allow the user
to selectively increase or decrease the suction force during the
operation of the vacuum cleaner 1.
[0075] The first guide 411 to guide the second button 400 to be
moved back and forth is provided on an inner side of the second
button cover 410. The first guide 411 is formed to protrude
rearward from the inner side of the second button cover 410.
[0076] A second button installing portion 211 to install the second
button 400 may be provided on the handle grip portion 210 of the
second body 120. The second button installing portion 211 may be
formed at an upper portion of the handle grip portion 210. The
second button installing portion 211 may be disposed at an upper
end portion of an inner surface of the handle grip portion 210.
[0077] The second button installing portion 211 of the second body
120 is provided with a second guide 412 having a shape
corresponding to the first guide 411 of the second button 400. The
first guide 411 may be guided by the second guide 412 to move the
second button 400 in the front and rear directions.
[0078] An elastic member 500 to return the second button 400 may be
provided between the second button 400 and the second button
installing portion 211. The elastic member 500 may be provided
between a rear surface of the second button cover 410 and the
second guide 412. The elastic member 500 may elastically support
the second button 400 by being supported by a first elastic member
guide 511 formed on the rear surface of the second button cover 410
and a second elastic member guide 512 formed on the second guide
412.
[0079] When the vacuum cleaner 1 is to be used, the user may
perform cleaning by pressing the first button 300 provided on the
second body 120 of the cleaner main body 100 to turn it on and
holding the handle grip portion 210 of the handle 200 and then
moving the cleaner head 20.
[0080] In addition, the user may selectively increase or decrease
the suction force by manipulating the second button 400 provided on
the handle grip portion 210.
[0081] The present disclosure has been particularly described with
reference to exemplary embodiments. However, it should be
understood by those of skilled in the art that various changes in
form and details may be made without departing from the spirit and
scope of the present disclosure.
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