KR100676283B1 - Vacuum and steam cleaner - Google Patents

Abstract

A vacuum and steam cleaner is provided to easily clean the corner area and improve cleaning efficiency by placing the auxiliary suction nozzle and a vertical body. A vacuum and steam cleaner is composed of: a vertical body(10) formed with a knob at the upper side; a pair of rotating brushes(20) mounted at the front of the bottom of the body, placed at the left and right sides so as to flow the impurities, and rotatably installed; a vacuum cleaning part(30) operated by the drive of a suction motor(33) collecting the impurities flowed by the rotating brush to a dust collecting room(32) of the center of the body; and a steam cleaning part(40) formed at the rear of the rotating brush to consecutively supply the hot steam generated from a water tank(41) into a dustcloth member(42) and to steam-clean the floor. An auxiliary suction nozzle is placed to branch the pipe line and to clean the corner area.

Description

Vacuum combined steam cleaner {Vacuum and steam cleaner}

1 is a cross-sectional view showing a conventional vacuum combined steam cleaner.

Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view showing a vacuum combined steam cleaner according to the prior art.

Figure 3 is a side view showing the overall structure of a vacuum combined steam cleaner according to the present invention.

4 is a plan view of a combined vacuum cleaner according to the present invention.

5 is a bottom view of a combined vacuum cleaner according to the present invention.

Figure 6 is a front sectional view showing in detail a rotating brush according to the present invention.

7 is a plan view showing a filter according to the present invention.

8 is a plan view showing a dust collecting chamber according to the present invention.

Figure 9 is a cross-sectional view showing another embodiment of a vacuum combined steam cleaner according to the present invention.

(Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawing)

10: cleaner body 11: handle

12: spinning wheel 13: fixed wheel

20: rotating brush 21: comb teeth

22: fixed part 23: drive motor

24: power transmission means 30: vacuum cleaner

31: suction pipe 32: dust collecting chamber

33: suction motor 34: discharge pipe

35: filter 36: auxiliary suction nozzle

40: steam cleaner 41: water tank

42: mop member 43: heater

44: temperature sensor

The present invention relates to a vacuum combined steam cleaner, and more particularly, to a foreign matter is sucked into the vacuum cleaner, and the contaminants attached to the bottom surface of the vacuum combined steam cleaner wipes off with a mop.

In general, the vacuum cleaner is forced to circulate the air by the rotation of the motor to make the inside of the body in a vacuum state, a strong suction force is generated by the pressure difference generated between the inside and the outside of the body to suck in dust and contaminants on the bottom surface It is a cleaning device.

 In addition, the steam cleaner is a vacuum cleaner for heating the water stored in the main body to generate steam, and by supplying the generated steam to the mop to wipe the contaminants on the floor in a state that the mop can maintain a proper temperature and humidity.

Recently, in order to improve the efficiency of cleaning, a combined vacuum cleaner and a vacuum cleaner combined with a vacuum cleaner have been developed and used in various forms and functions. Steam cleaner with cleaning function ".

1 and 2 is a view showing a vacuum combined steam cleaner according to the prior art. (The reference numerals are used as they are in the drawings.)

As shown, the combined steam cleaner is provided with a connector (11) is coupled to the length adjustable connecting portion is coupled to the portion, the body 10 is formed with a suction port 14 in front of the bottom surface; A water tank 30 provided in the main body 10 to store water; A heater 36 provided in the water tank 30 to heat water to generate steam; A steam discharge pipe 34 provided at a portion of the water tank 30 and having a passage through which steam is discharged; Rotatingly installed on the bottom surface of the main body 10, the mop is attached, a plurality of steam distribution passages 42 are provided in communication with the passage of the steam discharge pipe 34 therein, each steam distribution passage 42, the rotary plate 40 is formed with a steam injection hole 43 for supplying steam in the direction of the mop 70; Rotating means for rotating the rotating plate 40; And a vacuum suction cleaning means provided at a portion of the main body 10 and collecting and collecting dust and garbage by vacuum suction through the suction port 14 of the main body 10.

In addition, the vacuum suction cleaning means is detachably installed at one front side of the main body 10, a part of the suction hole (60a) is formed in communication with the suction port 14 of the main body 10 to selectively open and close, An air discharge hole 60c is formed at one side of the inside, and a dust collector 60 having a filter 60d to filter the air discharged through the discharge hole 60c, and a part of the main body 10. And a fan (62) coupled to the shaft of the motor (61) provided therein and sucking and discharging air in the dust collecting container (60) through the air discharge hole (60c) while being rotated. It is composed.

In addition, the suction port 14 of the main body 10 is provided with a brush 64 that attracts dust and garbage into the suction port 14 while rotating together when the main body 10 is pushed.

However, the conventional vacuum and steam cleaner as described above has a problem that the brush 64 formed in front of the main body 10 is formed of a cylindrical rod, and the suction efficiency of the foreign matter is lowered.

That is, the inlet 14 is formed in the form of the cylindrical brush 64 to block the size of the foreign matter is a case that the inlet is blocked, the suction efficiency is reduced.

In addition, the conventional vacuum and steam cleaner is made of a rod-shaped handle (not shown) on the upper portion of the body 10, the user can apply a strong force to close the bottom surface and the main body 10 is possible to vacuum and steam cleaning There is a problem.

In addition, the conventional vacuum and steam cleaner has a problem that the edge of the bottom surface, the gap of the furniture, etc. are impossible to clean.

The present invention has been made to solve such a conventional problem, the object of which is to form the main body in an upright shape in order to improve the cleaning efficiency, the inside of the foreign matter easily by the rotary brush disposed in parallel on the front left, right side of the bottom surface After the introduction into the vacuum cleaning is possible, and the rear side of the rotary brush to provide a vacuum combined steam cleaner to remove the contaminants on the bottom by forming a steam cleaner.

The present invention for achieving the object is an upright cleaner body having a handle formed on the top, and installed in front of the bottom portion of the cleaner body in parallel to the left and right to introduce foreign substances into the inside, rotatably installed It is formed at the rear of the vacuum cleaner and the rotary brush to enable vacuum cleaning by driving a pair of rotary brushes and a suction motor that collects foreign substances introduced by the rotary brush into a dust collecting chamber in the middle of the cleaner body. It is to include a steam cleaning unit that can be supplied to the mop member continuously hot steam generated in the water tank to clean the bottom of the steam.

In addition, the auxiliary suction nozzle is installed to enable the cleaning of the corner area by branching the pipe in the vacuum cleaner.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

3 to 9 is a view showing a vacuum combined steam cleaner according to the present invention.

As shown in the drawing, the combined steam cleaner includes a cleaner body 10, a rotary brush 20, a vacuum cleaner 30, and a steam cleaner 40.

The cleaner body 10 is composed of an upright structure having a handle 11 formed on an upper portion of the cleaner body, while holding the handle and cleaning by pushing or pulling with a small force.

That is, a stable posture can be provided to the cleaner by the self weight and volume of the cleaner body 10 itself.

The rotary brush 20 is installed in front of the bottom of the cleaner body 10 is disposed in parallel to the left and right to flow foreign matter into the inside, a pair is rotatably installed.

In addition, the rotary brush 20 is the upper end of the plurality of comb portion 21 is fixed to the fixing portion 22, the fixing portion 22 is a power transmission means to be rotated by the rotation of the drive motor 23 ( 24) is formed.

In addition, the rotating brush may be in any form of a cylindrical shape or a radial shape in which the cross-sectional area increases downward.

The power transmission means 24 may be in any manner such as a belt pulley or a gear.

In addition, a rotary wheel 12 is installed at the center of the rotary brush 20, and a fixed wheel 13 is formed at the rear of the bottom of the cleaner body 10 so that the cleaner does not have to apply a small force. It is easy to move.

The vacuum cleaner 30 drives the suction motor 33 to collect foreign substances introduced by the rotary brush 20 into the dust collecting chamber 32 of the middle part of the cleaner body 10 through the suction pipe 31. Vacuuming is enabled.

In addition, a filter 35 is installed on the discharge pipe 34 between the dust collecting chamber 32 and the suction motor 33 of the vacuum cleaner 30 to discharge the dust and the like to the suction motor 33 side. .

In addition, the dust collecting chamber 32 and the filter 35 of the vacuum cleaner 30 are detachably installed so that the cleaner is separated from the cleaner body 10 when necessary, and then the dust collecting chamber 32 or the filter 35. It has a convenient structure to remove foreign matters such as dust collected in it.

In addition, the auxiliary suction nozzle 36 is installed to branch the pipe in the vacuum cleaner 30 to clean the corners.

The steam cleaner 40 is formed at the rear of the rotary brush 20, and is capable of steam cleaning the bottom surface by continuously supplying high temperature steam generated from the water tank 41 to the mop member 42. .

In addition, a heater 43 for heating the water inside is installed in the water tank 41 of the steam cleaner 40, and a temperature sensor 44 is installed at one side of the heater 43 to provide a water temperature above a predetermined temperature. When this rises, it detects this to cut off the operation of the heater 43.

In addition, the mop member 42 is made of a material that is well removed from the foreign material to remove the foreign matter, if the mop in the mop member 42 is a lot of time can be used to remove and wash or replace with another mop.

In addition, the mop member 42 may be in any form, such as rectangular shape or roller shape.

On the other hand, the vacuum combined steam cleaner of the present invention may be provided with an AC power source using a cord, but more preferably, it is advantageous to install a separate battery to be used in a manner in which power is supplied by the battery. Done.

In addition, the upper end of the cleaner body 10, a power switch, a control unit for turning on / off the lamp for driving the discharge capacity of the battery, the driving motor 23, the suction motor 33, the heater 43 and the like ( 50) is preferably installed, the vacuum cleaning and steam cleaning can be performed at the same time by the selection mode, or only one may be carried out if necessary.

Referring to the operation according to the invention in detail as follows.

To clean the floor, the cleaner grabs the handle of the cleaner body 10 and turns on the power switch in a state located at a corresponding point. When the power switch is turned on, the drive motor 23, the suction motor 33, and the heater Power is applied to the 43 and the like.

When power is applied as described above, the driving motor 23 is rotated to rotate a pair of rotary brushes 20 to introduce foreign matter in the front of the cleaner body 10.

The foreign matter introduced into the cleaner body 10 and the air on the bottom surface are introduced into the dust collecting chamber 32 through the suction pipe 31 by the suction force of the suction motor 33 of the vacuum cleaner 30 to accumulate foreign matter. The suction air inside the dust collecting chamber 32 is moved to the discharge pipe 34 in which the suction motor 33 is installed through the filter 35 and discharged to the outside.

In addition, in the state where the foreign matter is removed from the vacuum cleaner 30, the contaminants on the bottom surface are removed by the steam cleaner 40 located at the rear of the rotary brush 20.

That is, when the heater 43 in the water tank 41 heats and heats the water in the water tank 41, it forms steam, and the steam is continuously supplied to the upper portion of the mop member 42 through the discharge passage. , Mop member 42 is to remove the time of the bottom surface.

At this time, when the heater 43 is heated, it is prevented from being overheated to a predetermined temperature by the temperature sensor 44.

As described above, the present invention facilitates the inflow of foreign matter into the interior of the cleaner body 10 by a pair of rotating bodies 20, and complete cleaning is performed by the vacuum cleaner 30 and the steam cleaner 40. It becomes possible.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to one embodiment shown in the accompanying drawings, it will be understood that various modifications and other embodiments are possible to those skilled in the art.

The vacuum combined steam cleaner of the present invention as described in detail above forms the main body in an upright shape, and allows the vacuum cleaning to be performed after the foreign matter is easily introduced into the inside by a rotary brush arranged in parallel on the front left and right sides of the bottom surface. By forming a steam cleaner on the rear side of the rotating brush to remove contaminants on the bottom surface, perfect cleaning is possible, thereby improving cleaning efficiency.

In addition, the present invention also facilitates the cleaning of the corner by the auxiliary suction nozzle.

In addition, according to the present invention, the cleaner body is made upright to maintain a stable posture to the cleaner.

Claims (2)

Upright cleaner body 10 having a handle formed on the top, A pair of rotary brushes 20 installed in front of the bottom of the cleaner body 10 and arranged in parallel on left and right sides to introduce foreign substances into the inside, and rotatably installed; The vacuum cleaner 30 may be vacuum-driven by driving the suction motor 33 to collect the foreign substances introduced by the rotary brush 20 into the dust collecting chamber 32 in the middle of the cleaner body 10. , It is formed in the rear of the rotary brush 20, and includes a steam cleaning unit 40 is supplied with the hot steam generated in the water tank 41 to the mop member 42 continuously to enable steam cleaning of the bottom surface Combined vacuum cleaner, characterized in that. 2. The vacuum combined steam cleaner as set forth in claim 1, wherein an auxiliary suction nozzle (36) is provided for branching the conduit from the vacuum cleaner (30) to clean the corners.

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