KR101428811B1 - Cleaning apparatus and vacuum cleaner eqipped it - Google Patents

Abstract

The present embodiment relates to a cleaning apparatus.

A cleaning apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a body having an opening; A cleaning member coupled to the main body and rotatable in the space of the opening; A first cleaning element formed on one surface of the cleaning member; A second cleaning element provided on one side of the first cleaning element to allow the pet's hairs to adhere thereto; And a packing member fixedly mounted along a rim portion of the cleaning member, the packing member restricting the rotational movement of the cleaning member; .

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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to a cleaning apparatus and a vacuum cleaner having the same,

The present embodiment relates to a cleaning apparatus and a vacuum cleaner having the cleaning apparatus.

Users brush their pets with brushes, combs, and the like. In this way, hair, dust, parasites, etc. are dropped to the floor during the process of hair trim. Therefore, the user needs to clean the hair, dust, etc. on the bottom surface by using a broom or a vacuum cleaner.

In addition, since hair or parasites are blown into the air in the process of cleaning the bottom surface, there is a harmful problem to the user.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a cleaning device and a vacuum cleaner having the cleaning device for minimizing the drop of the hairs on the floor during the process of cleaning the pet hair.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a cleaning device for easily cleaning hairs separated from a pet, and a vacuum cleaner having the cleaning device.

The cleaning device according to one aspect includes: a body having an opening; A cleaning member coupled to the main body and rotatable in the space of the opening; A first cleaning element formed on one surface of the cleaning member; A second cleaning element provided on one side of the first cleaning element to allow the pet's hairs to adhere thereto; And a packing member fixedly mounted along a rim portion of the cleaning member, the packing member restricting the rotational movement of the cleaning member; .

Other aspects of the vacuum cleaner include a cleaning device capable of cleaning the pet's hair; A cleaner main body having a suction motor for generating a suction force to suck foreign matter through the cleaning device; And a connection unit connecting the cleaning device to the cleaner main body. Wherein the cleaning device comprises: a main body having an opening; A cleaning member coupled to the main body and rotatably mounted in the space of the opening; A first cleaning element formed on one surface of the cleaning member to be capable of cleaning hair of a pet; A second cleaning element provided on the same surface as the first cleaning element, the second cleaning element being capable of attaching hairs of a pet; And a packing member fixedly mounted along a rim portion of the cleaning member, the packing member restricting the rotational movement of the cleaning member; .

According to the proposed embodiment, in the process of cleaning the hair of a pet by using the cleaning device, some hairs are wound on the first cleaning element and other hairs and parasites are attached to the second cleaning element. (Or number) of hairs and parasites falling into the skin can be minimized.

Further, since the cleaning member is wound to be wound around the first cleaning element or to remove hair or the like attached to the second cleaning element, it is easy to remove the hair and the like, It will disappear.

In addition, since the hairs are removed in a state in which the first cleaning element and the second cleaning element are directed to the inside of the cleaning device, when the hairs are dropped on the floor surface in the process of removing the first cleaning element and the second cleaning element, There is an advantage that floating is prevented.

Hereinafter, embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

1 is a perspective view of a vacuum cleaner equipped with a cleaning device according to the present embodiment.

1, a vacuum cleaner 1 according to the present embodiment includes a vacuum cleaner main body 10 provided with a suction motor for generating a suction force, a cleaning device 100 for cleaning (cleaning) And a connection unit for connecting the cleaning device 100 to the cleaner main body 10.

The connection unit includes an extension pipe 40 connected to the cleaning device 100, a handle 50 connected to the extension pipe 40 and capable of being held by the user, And a connection hose 60 to be connected to the hose 10.

In a state where the cleaning device 100 is connected to the connection unit or the cleaning device 100 is connected to the connection unit, the user may clean and / It will be trimmed.

Hereinafter, the cleaning device will be described in detail.

2 and 3 are perspective views of the cleaning apparatus according to the first embodiment.

Referring to FIGS. 2 and 3, the cleaning apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment includes a main body having an outer shape and having an air flow path formed therein, a rotatably coupled to the main body, A connecting pipe 130 is included.

In detail, the body includes a lower body 110 and an upper body 120. An opening 116 is formed in the lower body 110 and a cleaning member 10 is disposed in the opening 116. The cleaning member 140 is formed in a shape corresponding to the opening 116.

The cleaning member 140 is rotatably coupled to the lower body 110. That is, the opening 116 provides a space in which the cleaning member 140 can be rotated.

A side of the lower body 110 is provided with an operation unit 150 connected to the cleaning member 140 to rotate the cleaning member 140. Accordingly, the user can rotate the cleaning member 140 by rotating the operation unit 150.

The cleaning member 140 is formed with a plurality of first cleaning elements having a needle-like structure for cleaning or aligning the hair of the offspring. The first cleaning elements 142 and 143 protrude from the cleaning member 140 by a predetermined length.

The plurality of first cleaning elements may be arranged in a plurality of rows. The first cleaning elements 142 formed in the upper row and the first cleaning elements 143 formed in the lower row may be staggered, i.e., zigzag.

The reason why the first cleaning elements 142 and 143 are disposed as described above is that the hair is easily wound on the first cleaning elements 142 and 143. The plurality of first cleaning elements 142 and 143 may be irregularly arranged so that the hair of the pet can be easily wound on the first cleaning elements 142 and 143.

The lengths of the first cleaning elements 142 and 143 may be different from each other in the upper and lower rows. Also, the lengths may be different between the first cleaning elements of the upper row or the lower row.

In addition, the cleaning member 140 is provided with a second cleaning element 144 to which pet hairs can be attached. The second cleaning element 144 is coupled below the first cleaning element 142 or 143 with respect to the surface 140a on which the first cleaning element 142 or 143 is formed.

The second cleaning element 144 is preferably made of a material to which hairs can be attached, for example, a felt can be used. Structurally, fine protrusions may be formed on the surface of the second cleaning element 144.

Therefore, the amount of hairs dropped on the bottom surface of the second cleaning element 144 may be minimized when the first cleaning elements 142 and 143 clean the hair.

The cleaning member 140 has a plurality of through holes 145 through which air can pass. The through hole 145 allows the air to be sucked into the cleaning apparatus 100 when the cleaning apparatus 100 is connected to the connection unit and the cleaner body 10 is operated.

In this way, when the air is introduced into the cleaning device through the through hole 145 of the cleaning member 140, the suction motor of the cleaner body 10 can be prevented from being overloaded.

The through hole 145 through which the air passes is formed in the cleaning member 140. Alternatively, the through hole 145 may be formed in the main body.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line I-I 'of FIG. 2, and FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line II-II' of FIG.

4 and 5, an air flow path 102 through which air flows is formed in the cleaning device 100, and a connection pipe 130 is formed at a rear side of the cleaning device 100 A through hole 103 is formed.

Therefore, the connection pipe 130 can be rotated with respect to the main body 10 in the through hole 103. In the present embodiment, the connection pipe 130 is rotated to the main body 100, but the connection pipe 130 may be integrally formed with the main body 100.

A packing member 118 is provided at the rim of the opening 116 of the lower body 110. The packing member 118 is in close contact with a rim of the cleaning member 140 to prevent the cleaning member 140 from rotating due to a suction force generated in the cleaner body 10.

At this time, the frictional force between the cleaning member 140 and the packing member 116 is preferably greater than the force to rotate the cleaning member 140 generated by the suction force.

Of course, the user may rotate the cleaning unit 140 by rotating the operating unit 150 with a force greater than the frictional force between the packing member 118 and the cleaning member 140.

Meanwhile, the cleaning member 140 is coupled to the lower body 110 from the inside of the lower body 110. The cleaning member 140 shields the opening 116 while being coupled to the lower body 110.

On both sides of the cleaning member 140, rotation shafts 146 and 147 are formed. The rotation shafts 146 and 147 include a first rotation shaft 146 and a second rotation shaft 147.

The lower body 140 is formed with an insertion groove 111 into which the first rotation shaft 146 is inserted. The lower body 140 is formed with a seating groove 152 in which the second rotation shaft 147 is seated in a state where the first rotation shaft 146 is inserted into the insertion groove 111.

In order to couple the cleaning member 140 to the lower body 130, first, a part of the first rotation shaft 146 is inserted into the insertion groove 111. Then, the second rotation shaft 147 is inserted into the seating groove 112. In the process of inserting the second rotation shaft 147 into the seating groove 112, the remaining part of the first rotation shaft 146 is inserted into the insertion groove 111.

When the first rotation shaft 146 is completely inserted into the insertion groove 111, the second rotation shaft 130 is seated on the bottom surface 113 of the seating groove 112.

The lower body 110 is formed with a through hole 114 through which the rotary shaft 152 of the operation unit 150 is coupled. The rotation shaft 152 of the operation unit 150 includes a coupling unit 153 for coupling with the second rotation shaft 147.

When the rotation shaft 152 penetrates the through hole 114 in a state where the cleaning member 140 is coupled to the lower body 110, the engaging portion 153 is engaged with the second rotation shaft 147, As shown in Fig.

When the engaging part 153 is inserted into the second rotation shaft 147, the cleaning member 140 can be rotated by the operation part 150. [

At this time, in order to smoothly transmit the rotational force of the operating portion 150 to the cleaning member 140, that is, to prevent the operating portion 150 from idling with respect to the cleaning member 140 when the operating portion 150 is rotated A cross section of the outer circumferential surface of the engaging portion 153 may be formed in a non-circular shape, and an inner circumferential surface of the engaging groove 148 may have a shape corresponding to the engaging portion 153. The outer peripheral surface of the coupling portion 153 may have a polygonal shape.

FIG. 6 is a view showing a state in which the cleaning member of FIG. 4 is rotated.

The operation of the cleaning apparatus 100 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 6. FIG.

3, the first cleaning element 142 and the second cleaning element 144 are moved toward the outside of the cleaning apparatus 100 to clean the hair of the pet, Thereby rotating the member 140. That is, in the first position where the cleaning member 140 is rotated, the first cleaning components 142 and 143 and the second cleaning component 144 are directed to the outside of the cleaning device 100 ). The cleaning member 140 blocks the opening 116 when the cleaning member 140 is positioned at the first position.

The user then uses the cleaning device 100 to clean the hair of the pet with the cleaning device 100 coupled to the connection unit or with the cleaning device 100 separated from the connection unit Cleaning and cleaning.

Then, in the process of cleaning the pet hair, some hairs are wound on the first cleaning elements 142 and 143, and some of the hairs are attached to the second cleaning element 144.

6, the first cleaning elements 142 and 143 and the second cleaning element 144 are positioned to face the inside of the cleaning apparatus 100, as shown in FIG. 6, The cleaning member 160 is rotated using the cleaning member 150. That is, the cleaning member 100 is rotated by about 180 degrees from the state of FIG.

The first cleaning elements 142 and 143 and the second cleaning element 144 are directed to the inside of the cleaning device 100 in a second position where the cleaning member 140 is rotated do). The cleaning member 140 blocks the opening 116 when the cleaning member 140 is positioned at the second position.

Then, the cleaning device 100 is connected to the connection unit. Of course, when the cleaning apparatus 100 is used in a state where the cleaning apparatus 100 is connected to the connection unit, a process of connecting the cleaning apparatus to the connection unit may be unnecessary.

In addition, when the cleaning apparatus 100 is connected to the connection unit, the suction motor provided in the cleaner main body 10 is operated. Then, a suction force is generated by the suction motor, and external air flows into the cleaning apparatus 100 through the plurality of through holes 145 formed in the cleaning member 140 by the generated suction force.

The hairs wound on the first cleaning elements 142 and 143 and the hairs attached to the second cleaning elements 144 are separated from the first cleaning elements 142 and 143 by a suction force generated by the suction motor, And the second cleaning element (144).

Then, the separated hair or the like is moved to the cleaner main body together with the air introduced into the cleaning device 100.

When the user wants to use the cleaning apparatus 100 again, the first cleaning elements 142 and 143 and the second cleaning element 144 may be disposed outside the cleaning apparatus 100 using the operation unit 150 The cleaning member 140 is rotated.

According to the embodiment, since some hairs are wound on the first cleaning element while other hairs and parasites are attached to the second cleaning element in the course of cleaning the hair of the pet by using the cleaning device, The amount (or number) of falling hairs and parasites can be minimized.

Since the cleaning member 140 is rotated to remove the hair or the like that is wound around the first cleaning component 142 or 143 or attached to the second cleaning component 144, The user does not need to remove the hair directly.

Since the first cleaning elements 142 and 143 and the second cleaning elements 144 are directed toward the inside of the cleaning apparatus 100, the hair is removed from the first cleaning elements 142 and 143, In the process of removing the two cleaning elements 144, there is an advantage that the hairs are prevented from falling on the floor surface or floating in the air.

7 is a perspective view of the cleaning apparatus according to the second embodiment.

The present embodiment is the same as the first embodiment in other parts, except that the brush unit in which the first cleaning element is formed is coupled to the cleaning member. Therefore, only the characteristic parts of the present embodiment will be described below, and the same parts as those of the first embodiment will be used for the first embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 7, a brush unit 162 having a plurality of first cleaning elements 164 is detachably coupled to the cleaning member 160 according to the present embodiment. A second cleaning element 165 capable of attaching pet hairs is coupled to the surface to which the brush unit 162 is coupled.

The brush unit 162 includes a coupling member 163 coupled to the cleaning member 160 and a plurality of first and second brushes 163 and 163 integrally formed with the coupling member 163, Cleaning element 164 is included.

The first cleaning element 164 may be regularly or irregularly arranged on the engaging member 163. When the first cleaning element 164 is coupled to the coupling member 163, the first cleaning element 164 may be formed of the same or different material as the coupling member 163. For example, the first cleaning element 164 may be formed of a fiber material.

According to this embodiment, a brush unit corresponding to the kind of pet can be coupled to the cleaning member. That is, the first cleaning element provided in the brush unit varies in length or arrangement according to the type of pet, and the user can select an appropriate brush unit to clean the hair of the pet.

1 is a perspective view of a vacuum cleaner provided with a cleaning device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 2 and Fig. 3 are perspective views of a cleaning apparatus according to the first embodiment; Fig.

4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line I-I 'of FIG. 2;

5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line II-II 'of FIG. 2;

FIG. 6 is a view showing a state in which the cleaning member of FIG. 4 is rotated.

7 is a perspective view of the cleaning apparatus according to the second embodiment.

Claims (11)

A body having an opening formed therein; A cleaning member coupled to the main body and rotatable in the space of the opening; A first cleaning element formed on one surface of the cleaning member; A second cleaning element provided on one side of the first cleaning element to allow the pet's hairs to adhere thereto; And A packing member fixedly mounted along a rim of the cleaning member and restricting rotational movement of the cleaning member; And a cleaning device. The method according to claim 1, And a control unit coupled to the cleaning unit to rotate the cleaning unit. 3. The method of claim 2, The cleaning member includes a rotating shaft, And the operating portion is coupled to the rotating shaft. The method according to claim 1, Wherein the second cleaning element is provided on the same surface as the first cleaning element. The method according to claim 1, In the cleaning member, Further comprising a brush unit having a plurality of the first cleaning elements, Wherein the brush unit is detachably coupled to the cleaning member. The method according to claim 1, Wherein the cleaning member has a through hole through which air can pass. The method according to claim 1, Wherein the cleaning member blocks the opening at a first position and a second position. A cleaning device capable of cleaning the pet's hair; A cleaner main body having a suction motor for generating a suction force to suck foreign matter through the cleaning device; And A connection unit connecting the cleaning device to the cleaner main body; / RTI > The cleaning device includes: A body having an opening formed therein; A cleaning member coupled to the main body and rotatably mounted in the space of the opening; A first cleaning element formed on one surface of the cleaning member to be capable of cleaning hair of a pet; A second cleaning element provided on the same surface as the first cleaning element, the second cleaning element being capable of attaching hairs of a pet; And A packing member fixedly mounted along a rim of the cleaning member and restricting rotational movement of the cleaning member; And a vacuum cleaner. delete 9. The method of claim 8, In the cleaning device, And an operation unit connected to the cleaning member to rotate the cleaning member, Wherein when the cleaning member is rotated, the first cleaning element and the second cleaning element are located inside the cleaning apparatus. 9. The method of claim 8, Wherein the cleaning member is provided with a through hole for allowing air to be sucked into the cleaning device.

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