KR20070078482A - Water supplying device for dustcloth cleaner of vacuum cleaner - Google Patents

Abstract

A water supply device for a dust cloth cleaner of a vacuum cleaner is provided to prevent excessive water supply by supplying water using a suction force of the vacuum cleaner without a separate water motor only when a brush is in contact with a cleaning surface. A water supply device for a dust cloth cleaner of a vacuum cleaner includes a water tank(300), a support plate, and a discharge pipe. The support plate supports a dust cloth, and has a plurality of fine holes in communication with the suction part of the vacuum cleaner. The discharge pipe connects the water tank to the fine holes. The vacuum cleaner includes a suction part(220), a conveyance pipe(200), and a main body. The suction part has a space. The conveyance pipe is connected to the suction part to be communicated with the space. The main body generates a suction force and stores sucked dusts. The suction part is in contact with a bottom surface to suck dusts.

Description

Water supplying device for dustcloth cleaner of vacuum cleaner

1 is a side view of a steam cleaner equipped with a conventional vacuum cleaner.

Figure 2 is a plan view of the mop supply device mounted on the vacuum cleaner according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the mop supply device mounted on the vacuum cleaner according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

** Description of symbols for the main parts of the drawing **

200: transfer pipe 220: suction unit

221: space portion 210: suction port

300: bucket 301: mounting portion

302: stopper 310: outlet pipe

311: connecting portion 312: circumference

330: support plate 331: groove

The present invention relates to a vacuum cleaner mop supply device, in particular, the cross-sectional area of the micropores formed in the support plate is formed smaller than the cross-sectional area of the outlet pipe, can be supplied to the water using the suction power of the vacuum cleaner without a separate water motor In addition, it is possible to supply water only when the brush touches the cleaning surface, that is, only when cleaning, so that it can be automatically controlled without a separate device that the oversupply or undersupply of water during cleaning, and relates to a vacuum cleaner mop supply device.

Conventional steam cleaners are those presented in Korean Patent No. 401327.

The mop 2 is detachably attached to the bottom of the main body 10, and a heating chamber is formed on the upper surface by ultrasonic welding, heat welding, or a combination of bolts through packings, and the like. It has a structure in which the steam is supplied to the mop (2).

The lower end of the main body 10 is formed with a fixing plate so that the mop 2 is fitted and fixed along the edge, and the end of the mop 2 is folded and sewn so as to be fitted to the fixing plate. And the bottom surface of the main body is coupled so that the mop pressing plate formed with a plurality of pressing projections in close contact to prevent the mop 2 from being pushed to one side when cleaning.

One side of the heating chamber formed on the upper surface of the main body 10 is formed with a supply chamber divided by a partition wall, a passage is formed at the lower end of the partition wall so that water supplied to the supply chamber can move to the heating chamber. The passage is formed at the bottom of the partition wall to reduce the heat loss by blocking the hot water heated in the heating chamber back to the supply chamber.

In addition, a deformation preventing wall is formed at the outer circumference of the heating chamber to prevent the heat in the heating chamber from being released to the outside and to prevent the heating chamber from being deformed by the heat.

In addition, a steam outlet is formed at the center of the heating chamber, and the steam outlet is in communication with a steam distribution path formed at the bottom of the main body 10, and the steam distribution path is formed in a U-shape narrowing toward the edge from the center. .

In addition, an electric heater for generating steam by directly heating the water moved to the heating chamber is installed at the inner lower end of the heating chamber. The electric heater is electrically connected to a power button and a power supply, not shown, and is operated when the power button is pressed, and when the power button is pressed again, the electric heater is cut off and the operation is stopped.

And, the highest part of the electric heater is welded to one wall of the heating chamber adjacent to the top of the water surface, and the sensor box is installed in this part.

The sensor box is a bimetal and a temperature fuse are integrally installed. The bimetal is operated at 120 to 130 ° and the temperature fuse is operated at 150 to 160 °.

Therefore, when the supply of water to the heating chamber is stopped and the top of the electric heater is exposed to air, the temperature of the electric heater is increased. When the temperature of the electric heater reaches 120 to 130 °, the bimetal is operated to operate the electric heater. Stopped.

Here, the bimetal and the temperature fuse are integrated in order to reduce the trouble, lower the cost, and improve safety.

In addition, the upper surface of the heating chamber is sealed by a cover, one side of the cover is formed with a supply pipe in communication with the supply chamber, one side adjacent to the supply pipe is formed with a safety hole through which air can pass. Here, one end of the supply pipe protrudes upwardly of the cover, the other end extends into the supply chamber, and an inner side of the supply jaw is formed, and the supply pipe extending into the supply chamber is located above the passage formed at the partition wall. Place it on the same horizontal line as the top of the electric heater. In addition, the safety tube is coupled to the silicon tube, supplying air to the supply chamber and when the steam outlet is clogged to discharge the steam generated in the supply chamber to prevent the heating chamber from being blown up. On the other hand, the cover is formed to be inclined so that when the steam cools down water flows to the inclined surface to fall back to the heating chamber without going out.

The upper part of the main body 10 is covered with a cover 50 to surround the heating chamber and the supply chamber and fastened by bolts, and the upper surface of the cover 50 is detachably coupled to the water tank 60 to receive water directly from the faucet. It is composed.

The upper edge of the cover 50 is formed with a flow prevention jaw to prevent the flow when the water tank 60 is seated and coupled, the receiving groove is formed recessed downward on one side of the upper surface, the cover on the bottom of the receiving groove A coupling hole into which a portion of the upper end of the supply pipe formed is fitted is formed.

In addition, a push rod is rotatably connected to one side of the outer circumference of the cover 50. The cover 50 is hinged so that the body portion of the rod connecting rod 4 is rotatable, and the rod of the rod connecting rod 4 is fitted with a push rod. The rod fixing ring is coupled to the connecting portion of the rod connecting rod 4 so as to be movable along the longitudinal direction, and the rod fixing ring is coupled to the upper end side of the body of the rod connecting rod 4 to fix the push rod. Is formed in the rib. In addition, one side of the body portion of the rod connecting rod (4) is equipped with a shielding plate so that when the rod connecting rod (4) is rotated so that the inside of the body of the hinge portion is not exposed. Here, the rod can be adjusted according to the user's height because it has a structure that can be stretched, the description thereof is omitted because it is a known technique.

Bucket 60 is formed with a handle on the upper side, the bottom is formed with an injection port corresponding to the receiving groove of the cover 50, the injection port is coupled to the screw cap. And the lid is equipped with opening and closing means is to supply the water stored in the bucket 60 to the supply chamber through the supply pipe selectively.

The opening and closing means extends from the center of the lid to the lower part and is fitted into the inner circumference of the supply pipe, and a support plate having a discharge hole is formed at one side of the upper side in the longitudinal direction, and the outer circumference of the protruding pipe combined with a rubber ring for sealing the supply pipe It is tightly attached to the bottom of the protruding pipe and is caught by the locking jaw of the supply pipe. A connecting rod extending upward is formed integrally at the center of the upper surface, and a seating plate is formed at predetermined intervals at the lower end of the connecting rod. Between the engaging plate is formed with a discharge hole, the packing is coupled to the end of the connecting rod to selectively open and close the inlet of the bucket 60, the seating plate and the support plate is interposed between the spring to elastically press the locking plate.

On the other hand, it is possible to increase the efficiency of cleaning by integrally installing a known vacuum cleaner 100 in a steam cleaner.

That is, the suction unit 102 of the vacuum cleaner 100 is fixed to the tip of the steam cleaner main body 10, the storage unit 104 is installed so that the suction fan is installed to be fixed to one side of the lower side of the rod, the suction unit The 102 and the storage 104 may be configured to be connected by the flexible transfer pipe 106.

Conventional cleaners, such as the amount of steam is not controlled, the water in the room is often left, there is a problem that the steam is always generated when the power cord is plugged or not when cleaning. Therefore, the consumption of water increases, there is a problem that must be frequently supplied water.

 The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, the cross-sectional area of the micropores formed in the support plate is formed smaller than the cross-sectional area of the outlet pipe, it can be supplied to the water using the suction power of the vacuum cleaner without a separate water motor, brush The purpose of this invention is to provide a mop-water supply device for a vacuum cleaner that can automatically adjust water without supplying only when the water touches the cleaning surface, that is, only when it is cleaned. .

Mop water supply device for a vacuum cleaner of the present invention for achieving the above object, a support plate formed of a plurality of fine holes to support the bucket, the mop, and to communicate with the suction portion of the vacuum cleaner, the bucket and the fine holes Including outlet pipes to connect,

The cross-sectional area of the micropores is characterized in that formed smaller than the cross-sectional area of the outlet pipe.

According to this configuration, the water can be supplied using the suction power of the vacuum cleaner without a separate water motor, and the water can be supplied only when the brush touches the cleaning surface, that is, only when the cleaning is performed. There is an advantage that can be automatically adjusted without a separate device.

A heater for heating the water flowing out into the micropores is further provided, so that steam can also be generated, thereby effectively cleaning.

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

For reference, among the configurations of the present invention to be described below, the same configuration as the prior art will be referred to the above-described prior art, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Figure 2 is a plan view of the mop supply device mounted on the vacuum cleaner according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, Figure 3 is a perspective view of the mop supply device mounted on a vacuum cleaner according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in Figures 2 and 3, the vacuum cleaner mop supply device of the present embodiment, the support plate formed with a plurality of micropores to support the bucket 300, the mop and communicate with the suction unit 220 of the vacuum cleaner 330, and an outlet pipe 310 connecting the water tank 300 and the micropores.

The vacuum cleaner includes a suction part 220 in which the space part 221 is formed, a transfer pipe 200 connected to the suction part 220 so as to communicate with the space part 221, and a vacuum cleaner for making suction force and storing the sucked dust. It includes a main body (not shown).

The suction part 220 is a part which touches the cleaning floor and sucks dust, and the space part 221 is formed so that only the surface which touches the floor is opened so as to suck in a large area of dust at once.

The dust sucked into the suction unit 220 is introduced through the suction port 210 of the transfer pipe 200 and transferred to the transfer pipe 200, and then transferred to the vacuum cleaning base.

The feed pipe 200 is formed such that the portion where the bucket 300 is mounted is smaller in diameter than the other places so that the bucket 300 is fitted so that the mounting position thereof is fixed.

The bucket 300 is formed with an outlet and an inlet, the outlet is connected to the outlet pipe 310 and the plug 302 is fitted to the inlet to put water.

Mounting portions 301 are formed on both sides of the bucket 300 so as to be fitted to the transfer pipe 200, and the mounting portion 301 is formed in a snap ring shape so that the attachment and detachment is easy.

When the bucket 300 is mounted, the mounting portion 301 is opened and then elastically deformed and inserted into the transfer pipe 200.

Thus, since only the bucket 300, the support plate 330, the outlet pipe 310 is installed in the transfer pipe 200 of the general vacuum cleaner, there is an advantage that can be easily applied to various products.

The support plate 330 supports the mop and a plurality of micropores are formed to communicate with the space 221 of the vacuum cleaner suction part 220.

The support plate 330 is disposed at the rear of the suction unit 220 to be in close contact with the bottom at the same time as the suction unit 220, the suction unit 220 to suck the dust and then wipe with a mop to be cleaned effectively. You can do that.

One side of the support plate 330 is formed with a fixing part such as tongs to be fixed to the mop.

When the suction pressure does not work, the cross-sectional area of the micropores is smaller than the cross-sectional areas of the outlet and the outlet pipe 310 of the bucket 300 so that the water of the bucket 300 does not escape.

The support plate 330 is connected to the outlet pipe 310 is formed with a space in which the water introduced through the outlet pipe 310 can be accumulated, and a plurality of micropores are formed through the front surface so as to communicate with the space.

That is, the micropores may be formed horizontally with respect to the cleaning surface to face the space portion 221 instead of perpendicular to the cleaning surface, so that the micropores may communicate with the space portion 221 even if the support plate 330 is in close contact with the floor. have.

In addition, as shown in Figure 3, the support plate 330 is preferably formed in the groove 331 connected to the micro-pores long in the horizontal direction with respect to the cleaning surface so that the water evenly wet the entire mop.

Outflow pipe 310 is composed of a circumference 312 and the connection portion 311, and connects the water tank 300 and the micro-pores.

The circumference 312 is connected to the bucket 300 and is formed of a curved tube of a donut shape to surround the transfer pipe 200.

The connection portion 311 is connected to the circumference portion 312 and the micro-pores, is formed in a straight tube is disposed under the transfer pipe 200.

Furthermore, the heater may be mounted on a portion of the connection portion 311 or the support plate 330 where water is accumulated to heat the water flowing out into the micropores so that steam may be generated.

Thus, when a vacuum pressure is generated in the space 221 during the operation of the vacuum cleaner, the water in the bucket 300 is drawn out through the micropores, and when the vacuum cleaner is not operated, the water in the bucket 300 is fine pores. Will not escape.

The operation of this embodiment having the above-described configuration will be described below.

When the vacuum cleaner is operated for cleaning, the suction part 220 is in close contact with the cleaning surface to generate a suction force.

At this time, a vacuum pressure is generated in the space 221 so that dust and foreign matters are sucked into the transfer pipe 200 through the suction port 210.

This vacuum pressure is also generated in the vacuum pressure in the micro-pores of the support plate 330 supporting the mop formed to communicate with the space 221, the water of the bucket 300 is discharged into the micro-pores through the outlet tube 310 to mop Soak and clean.

This phenomenon is the same principle that the water in the bucket is sucked up by applying a suction force to the bucket by attaching a straw to the bucket, when the suction pressure is generated as a small hole in the small cross-section connected to the bucket 300 so that the water in the bucket 300 is sucked out Will be.

Water exiting the bucket 300 may be heated by a heater installed in the connection portion 311 or the support plate 330 to be provided as steam.

On the other hand, the water in the bucket 330 does not come out through the fine pores in the same principle as the bottle of the children in the usual time, because the water comes out only when the suction unit 220 is in close contact with the cleaning surface and generates a vacuum pressure Even without the device, water does not come out when not in use, and water comes out only when used.

As described above, although described with reference to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, those skilled in the art various modifications or variations of the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention described in the claims below Can be carried out.

According to the rag water supply device for a vacuum cleaner of the present invention as described above, has the following effects.

The cross-sectional area of the micropores communicating with the suction part of the vacuum cleaner is smaller than the cross-sectional area of the outlet pipe, so that water can be supplied using the suction power of the vacuum cleaner without a separate water motor, and only when the brush touches the cleaning surface. Since water can be supplied only when cleaning, there is an advantage that it can be automatically adjusted without a separate device to be oversupply or undersupply of water during cleaning.

In addition, since the water is supplied only at the time of cleaning, saving the amount of water used, the weight of the suction part and the water tank which the user has to move directly may be reduced to facilitate the cleaning.

A heater for heating the water flowing out into the micropores is further provided, so that steam can also be generated, thereby effectively cleaning.

In addition, there is an advantage that can be vacuum and steam cleaning at the same time.

Claims (2)

bucket; A support plate for supporting the mop and having a plurality of micropores to communicate with the suction part of the vacuum cleaner; Containing an outlet pipe connecting the bucket and the micropores, Mop water supply device for a vacuum cleaner, characterized in that the cross-sectional area of the fine hole is formed smaller than the cross-sectional area of the outlet pipe. The method of claim 1, Mop water supply device for a vacuum cleaner, characterized in that the heater for heating the water flowing out into the fine pores further.

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