KR100751764B1 - Exhaust filter for vacuum cleaner - Google Patents

Abstract

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an exhaust filter for a vacuum cleaner, and more particularly, to an exhaust filter for a vacuum cleaner, in which a plurality of filters are accommodated in a case and installed to be detachably attached to the exhaust flow path, thereby facilitating cleaning and replacement of the filter. .

The exhaust filter for a vacuum cleaner according to the present invention has a predetermined space in which a suction port and a discharge port are formed, a cleaner main body in which a fan and a motor for generating a suction force are installed, and a dust container installed in the suction port to collect foreign substances in the air introduced therein. And a plurality of filters installed inside the discharge port and collecting foreign substances and bacteria passing through the dust container, and a case in which the filter is accommodated and detachably installed inside and outside the discharge port.

Vacuum cleaner, exhaust filter, case, allergen filter, hepa filter, carbon

Description

Exhaust filter for vacuum cleaner {EXHAUST FILTER FOR VACUUM CLEANER}

1 is a perspective view of a typical vacuum cleaner,

2 is an exploded perspective view illustrating a dust container of a vacuum cleaner according to the prior art;

3 is a perspective view showing a vacuum cleaner according to the present invention;

Figure 4 is an exploded perspective view showing an exhaust filter mounting structure for a vacuum cleaner according to the present invention,

5 is an exploded perspective view showing an exhaust filter for a vacuum cleaner according to the present invention;

6 is a cross-sectional view showing an exhaust filter for a vacuum cleaner according to the present invention.

<Explanation of symbols on main parts of the drawings>

10: cleaner body 12: suction head

13 extension tube 16 filter mounting portion

20: dust box 30: filter

32: first filter 34: second filter

36: third filter 40: case

42: housing 42a: hook

44: cover 44a: elastic piece

50: cover 52: locking piece

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an exhaust filter for a vacuum cleaner, and more particularly, to an exhaust filter for a vacuum cleaner, in which a plurality of filters are accommodated in a case and installed to be detachably attached to the exhaust flow path, thereby facilitating cleaning and replacement of the filter. .

In general, vacuum cleaners are divided into canister type vacuum cleaners which drag the main body according to the shape of the vacuum cleaner, and upright type vacuum cleaners in which the main body is placed in a vertical direction. do.

An example of a canister vacuum cleaner is shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, which will be briefly described as follows.

As shown, a conventional canister vacuum cleaner is provided with a cleaner body 1, and a suction head 2 for sucking dust in front of the cleaner body 1, and the suction head 2 and A hose 3 and an extension tube 4 are connected between the cleaner body 1 so as to communicate between the suction head 2 and the cleaner body 1.

In addition, the dust container mounting portion 5 formed in the rear surface of the cleaner body 1 is detachably attached to the dust container 6 for collecting dust sucked into the cleaner body 1 through the hose 3. Is installed, the inside of the cleaner body 1 is provided with a fan motor (not shown) for generating a suction force so that dust can be collected in the dust container (6).

A filter is installed inside the dust container so that foreign matters in the air flowing from the suction head 2 are filtered by the filter, and the air is discharged into the room through the discharge port of the cleaner body.

In addition, the air discharged from the dust container is discharged to the room through the discharge port formed in the cleaner body 1, the exhaust filter is installed inside the discharge port to filter the foreign matter remaining in the air.

However, since a conventional HEPA filter is installed in the conventional vacuum cleaner exhaust filter, when fine particles or bacteria that pass through the dust container accumulate in the filter, the odor may be caused by accumulated bacteria, and allergy may be caused to the user. There is a problem that can be.

In order to solve the above problems, an allergen filter is recently installed to remove the cause of allergy, and a deodorization filter is installed to remove odor. However, when a plurality of filters are installed inside the outlet, it is difficult for the user to remove the filter. And there is a problem that is not easy to replace.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above problems of the prior art, by allowing a plurality of filters each having a separate performance can be detached from the inside of the outlet at the same time, the vacuum to facilitate the cleaning and replacement of the filter It is an object to provide an exhaust filter for a cleaner.

Exhaust filter for a vacuum cleaner according to the present invention for solving the above problems, the suction hole and the discharge port is formed in a predetermined space, the suction cleaner and the fan body and the motor is installed for generating a suction force, which is installed inside the suction port A dust container collecting foreign matters in the air, a plurality of filters installed inside the discharge port and collecting foreign substances and bacteria passing through the dust container, and a case in which the filter is accommodated and detachably installed inside and outside the discharge port, The cleaner body may be installed such that the case is sunk, and a filter mounting part corresponding to the discharge port is formed.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of an exhaust filter for a vacuum cleaner according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

3 is a perspective view showing a vacuum cleaner according to the present invention, Figure 4 is an exploded perspective view showing the exhaust filter mounting structure for a vacuum cleaner according to the present invention.

Exhaust filter for a vacuum cleaner according to the present invention has a predetermined space is formed with a suction port 18 and the discharge port (not shown), the cleaner body 10 is installed with a fan (not shown) and a motor (not shown) for generating a suction force And a dust container 20 installed inside the suction port 18 to collect foreign matters from the air introduced therein, and a plurality of filters 30 installed inside the discharge port to collect foreign substances and bacteria passing through the dust container 20. And a case 50 in which the filter 30 is accommodated and detachably installed inside and outside the discharge port.

Thus, when the vacuum cleaner is driven, the air introduced along the suction port 18 through the suction head 12, the extension pipe 13, and the corrugated pipe 14 passes through the dust container 20, passes through the filter 30, and then discharges the discharge port. Bars are discharged to the room through, foreign matter forming a particle of a predetermined size or more is collected in the dust container 20, foreign matters of a predetermined size or less passed through the dust container 20 is filtered by the filter (30).

When such an operation is performed for a long time and a foreign substance accumulates in a predetermined value or more in the filter 30, the user slides the case 40 outwardly from the filter mounting portion 16 to be described later, and then easily removes it, and then washes and dries the filter mounting portion 16 again. ) Can be easily mounted.

As shown in FIG. 4, the cleaner main body 10 is installed such that the case 40 can be sunk, a filter mounting portion 16 corresponding to the discharge opening is formed, and the filter mounting portion 16 has a discharge opening. One end of the corresponding cleaner body 10 is opened, and a cover 50 for opening and closing the opening is installed.

In this case, the cover 50 is rotatably installed at one end of the filter mounting portion 16, and the locking piece 52 is formed at the other end, and the locking piece 52 has a 'Ｕ' shape. The elastic portion is formed on the side of the hook piece, and a hook is formed at one end of the hook piece 52, and a hole portion is formed at the end of the filter mounting portion 16 corresponding to the hook piece 52. When the cover 50 is closed, the locking piece 52 is inserted into the hole while being deformed by a certain amount, thereby closing the filter mounting part 16.

In addition, when the filter mounting part 16 is opened, the user can grasp and deform both ends of the locking piece 52 so that the cover 50 can be rotated while the hook is separated from the hole, thereby opening the filter mounting part 16. have.

5 is an exploded perspective view showing an exhaust filter for a vacuum cleaner according to the present invention.

The filter 30 is disposed to correspond to the discharge port and collects a substance causing an allergy to a user, and a second filter 32 disposed between the first filter 32 and the discharge port to collect fine foreign matter. The filter 34 and the 3rd filter 36 which is arrange | positioned between the said 2nd filter 34 and a discharge port, and collects odor particle | grains are comprised.

Thus, the air passing through the dust container 20 passes through the filter in the order of the first filter 32, the second filter 34, the third filter 36, the first filter 32 is known It is composed of an allergen filter to collect substances causing allergies to the user, thereby maintaining the health of the user and filtering foreign substances accumulated in the second filter 34 in advance so that the foreign substances are accumulated excessively in the second filter 34. And the second filter 34 is made of a hepa filter made of fiber to filter out fine foreign matter, and the third filter 36 is made of a deodorizing filter such as carbon. While passing through (36), fine foreign matter and bacteria are filtered out to allow the indoor air to achieve a comfortable state.

Here, the case 40, in which the first filter 32, the second filter 34, and the third filter 36 are accommodated, is slidably installed in the filter mounting part 16 and forms a predetermined space to form the first filter 32. The first filter 32, the second filter 34, and the third filter 36, the receiving portion 42 is mounted in order, and the lid 44 for opening and closing the housing portion 42 is configured to be included.

The accommodating part 42 is formed of a rectangular parallelepiped having one side open, and a pair of hooking hooks 42a are formed at an upper end of the opening, and the cover 44 covers the opened surface of the accommodating part 42. The lower end is rotatably installed in the accommodating portion 42, and the elastic piece 44a is installed at the upper end corresponding to the catching ring 42a, so that the user grasps the elastic piece 44a. If deformed, the cover 44 is separated from the housing 42 and the case 40 is opened, so that the first filter 32, the second filter 34, and the third filter 36 are seated inside the case 40. After the filter is inserted into the accommodating part 42, the cover 44 is rotated so that the case 40 is closed when the elastic piece 44a is inserted into the catch ring 42a. (32), the second filter 34 and the third filter 36 can be inserted into the filter mounting portion 16 at the same time.

In addition, the housing 42 is in close contact with the inner wall of the filter mounting portion 16 as shown in FIG. 6, and air that is pumped into the case 40 does not pass through the filter 30, but the case 40 and the filter mounting portion are not shown. An elastic first gasket 62 is installed at the front edge of the housing 42 to prevent loss of the gap between the openings 16, and at the opening edge of the housing 42 corresponding to the cover 44. The second gasket 64 is installed to prevent the air introduced into the case 40 from being lost to the gap between the housing 42 and the cover 44 without passing through the filter 30.

In addition, since the case 40 is made of a transparent material, when the case 40 is taken out of the filter mounting unit 16, the user does not take out the filter 30 to the outside of the case 40, and the user visually contaminates the filter 30. Be able to judge the degree.

Looking at the operation of the exhaust filter for a vacuum cleaner according to the present invention configured as described above are as follows.

First, when power is applied to the vacuum cleaner, a fan and a motor are driven to introduce air through the suction head 12 and the extension pipe 13, and the introduced air passes through the filter 30 through the dust container 20. It is discharged to the room through the discharge port.

At this time, the foreign matter in the air passing through the dust container 20 is collected in the dust container 20, fine foreign matter of a predetermined size or less passed through the dust container 20 is collected in the filter 30, the foreign matter causing allergy to the user The dust collected by the allergen filter constituting the first filter 32 is filtered by the HEPA filter constituting the second filter 34, and the odor particles causing odor are deodorized constituting the third filter 36. The filter is filtered to ensure that only clean air is discharged into the room through the outlet.

If the above operation is performed for a long time, the foreign matter accumulates at a predetermined value or more in the first filter, the second filter, and the third filter. In this case, the user presses the catching piece 52 to separate from the hole to cover the cover 50. Open the case 40 to remove the case, and determine the degree of contamination of the filter 30 through the case 40 made of a transparent material, and when the cleaning and replacement of the filter is determined, press the elastic piece 44a from the catching ring 42a. By removing the elastic piece, the case can be opened and the filter can be easily taken out and stored.

This operation results in an exhaust filter of the vacuum cleaner that is easy to clean and replace the filter.

In the exhaust filter of the vacuum cleaner according to the present invention configured as described above, a plurality of filters including the first filter, the second filter, and the third filter are accommodated in a case and slidably installed in the filter mounting portion, thereby attaching and detaching the filter. This facilitates an easy filter cleaning and replacement.

In addition, the present invention is a case in which a plurality of filters are stored is made of a transparent material, the user can determine the degree of contamination of the filter with the naked eye when the case is removed from the filter mounting portion, it is easy to determine the cleaning time or replacement time of the filter There is an advantage to that.

Claims (8)

A cleaner main body having a predetermined space, and a suction port and a discharge port formed therein, and a fan and a motor for generating suction force; A dust container installed inside the suction port and collecting foreign substances in the air introduced therein; A plurality of filters installed inside the discharge port and collecting foreign substances and bacteria passing through the dust container; A case accommodating the filter and detachably installed inside and outside the discharge port; The vacuum cleaner body has a vacuum cleaner exhaust filter, characterized in that the case is installed so that the housing, the filter mounting portion corresponding to the discharge port is formed. delete The method of claim 1; The filter mounting part of the vacuum cleaner exhaust filter characterized in that the one end of the cleaner body corresponding to the discharge port is opened, the cover for opening and closing the opening is provided. The method of claim 3; The cover may be rotatably installed at one end of the filter mounting portion, and a hook piece is formed at the other end of the vacuum cleaner exhaust filter. The method of claim 1; The filter may include a first filter disposed to correspond to the discharge port and collecting a substance causing allergy to a user, a second filter disposed between the first filter and the discharge port to collect fine foreign matter, and the second filter and the discharge port. An exhaust filter for a vacuum cleaner, comprising: a third filter disposed between and collecting odor particles. The method of claim 1; The case may be slidably installed in the filter mounting unit, and may include a storage unit configured to form a predetermined space in which the first filter, the second filter, and the third filter are sequentially seated, and a cover for opening and closing the storage unit. Exhaust cleaner exhaust filter. The method of claim 6; The accommodating part is formed of a rectangular parallelepiped having one side open, and a pair of hooks are formed at an upper end of the opening, and the cover is formed in a panel shape covering the open surface of the accommodating part so that the lower end rotates in the accommodating part. It is possible to install, the exhaust filter for a vacuum cleaner, characterized in that the elastic piece is installed on the upper end corresponding to the hook. The method of claim 1; The case exhaust filter for a vacuum cleaner, characterized in that made of a transparent material.

Images