KR20060061716A - Auxiliary dust collector of vacuum cleaner and dust collecting method using same - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed are an auxiliary dust collector of a vacuum cleaner capable of easily removing dirt remaining in a dust collecting chamber and a method of cleaning the dust collecting chamber using the same. The dust collector of the vacuum cleaner according to the present invention, which is detachably coupled to a vacuum cleaner having a dust chamber and a motor chamber, is installed detachably between a flexible hose, a dust chamber and a motor chamber, and a flexible hose is provided. It characterized in that it comprises a filter member installed in the main frame and filter holder having a filter holder to be coupled. According to the present invention as described above, the user can easily clean the dust collecting chamber by using the auxiliary dust collecting device can improve the user convenience, since the user does not need to pick up dirt by hand to clean the dust collecting chamber to be.

Vacuum Cleaner, Auxiliary Dust Collector, Dust Collector Cleaning, Accessories, Auxiliary Cleaning Tool

Description

Auxiliary dust collecting apparatus for a vacuum cleaner and dust collecting room cleaning method

1 is a perspective view showing a dust collecting chamber of a vacuum cleaner having a dust bag removed;

2 is a perspective view showing a dust collecting chamber of the vacuum cleaner in which the auxiliary dust collecting device according to the present invention is installed;

3 and 4 is a perspective view showing the extraction of the auxiliary dust collector according to the present invention,

5 is an operational state diagram of the auxiliary dust collector according to the present invention,

6 is a flowchart illustrating a dust collecting chamber cleaning method according to the present invention.

<Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

10; Dust chamber 11; Fine filter

100; Auxiliary dust collector 110; Flexible hose

120; Main frame 130; Filter holder

131; Inlet hole 132; Outflow hole

140; Filter member 141; filter

142; Filter guide rib

The present invention relates to a vacuum cleaner, and more particularly, to an auxiliary dust collecting apparatus capable of cleaning a dust collecting chamber containing a dust bag and a dust collecting method using the same.

In general, a vacuum cleaner uses negative pressure generated from a vacuum suction source to suck dirt from the bottom surface together with surrounding air, so that the dust is collected in the dust collecting chamber and the air is discharged to the outside of the vacuum cleaner.

A dust bag or a dust collecting device such as a permanent filter is installed in the dust collecting chamber to separate the dirt from the sucked air, and collect the dirt inside and pass only the air to the motor chamber. Therefore, when the collected waste inside is full, the amount of air passing through the dust collector by the full dirt is reduced, the dust collection efficiency is reduced. When the dust collector becomes full like this, the user should remove the full dust bag or permanent filter to empty the dirt or replace it with a new dust bag.

However, the dust collected in the dust collecting apparatus may be poured into the dust collecting chamber due to a mistake of the user during the cleaning and replacement of the dust collecting apparatus such as the dust collecting apparatus. In this case, in order to remove the leaked dirt, it is necessary to pick it up by hand or wipe it with a rag, so that the user may feel unpleasant and improvement is required.

 SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above, and an object thereof is to provide an auxiliary dust collecting device for a vacuum cleaner that allows a user to easily clean the dust collecting chamber of a dirty cleaner.

Another object of the present invention to provide a convenient, hygienic dust chamber cleaning method.

The auxiliary dust collector of the vacuum cleaner according to the present invention for achieving the above object is to be detachably coupled to a vacuum cleaner having a dust chamber and a motor chamber, a flexible hose; A main frame detachably installed between the dust collecting chamber and the motor chamber, the main frame including a filter holder to which the flexible hose is coupled; And a filter member installed at the filter holder.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the filter holder is provided in a cylindrical having a predetermined depth, it is preferable to have an inlet hole to which the flexible hose is coupled and an outlet hole in communication with the motor chamber.

And, the filter member is preferably provided in a shape corresponding to the filter holder, the filter; And a filter guide rib supporting the filter and forming a plurality of openings.

In addition, the filter holder and the filter member may be detachably coupled to each other by a hook and a hook receiving groove that are complementary to each other.

In the dust collecting chamber cleaning method according to the present invention, in the dust collecting chamber cleaning method of a vacuum cleaner in which the dust collecting chamber and the motor chamber are partitioned by a fine filter, a) mounting a main frame between the dust collecting chamber and the motor chamber, b) the Mounting a filter holder on the main frame, c) connecting a flexible hose to the main frame, and d) collecting dust in the dust collecting chamber using suction force.

At this time, the step a) removing the fine filter; And mounting the main frame at a position where the micro filter is installed.

According to the present invention as described above, the user can easily clean the dust collecting chamber by using the auxiliary dust collecting device can improve the user convenience, since the user does not need to pick up dirt by hand to clean the dust collecting chamber to be.

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

1 is a perspective view exposing a dust chamber of a general vacuum cleaner having a dust bag as a dust collector.

As shown in the drawing, the dust chamber 10 in which the dust bag not shown is detachably installed is communicated with the motor chamber 13 in which the vacuum suction motor is installed and the fine filter 11 therebetween. The fine filter 11 filters the fine dust contained in the air passing through the dust bag once more and then introduces it into the motor chamber 13. On the other hand, the fine filter 11 is detachably installed, the auxiliary dust collector 100 according to the present invention after removing the fine filter 11 installed on the flow path between the dust collecting chamber 10 and the motor chamber 13 Is installed.

Referring to FIG. 2, the auxiliary dust collector 100 according to the present invention includes a flexible hose 110, a main frame 120, a filter holder 130, and a filter member 140.                     

One end of the flexible hose 110 is detachably coupled to the filter member 140 to suck dirt of the dust collecting chamber 10 through the opposite inlet. Preferably, in order to facilitate the handling of the user, its length should not exceed 1m. In addition, it is also possible to use an auxiliary suction brush such as a crevis tool used in a vacuum cleaner at the end 111 (see FIG. 5).

The main frame 120 is slidably coupled to the fine filter coupling part 12 between the dust collecting chamber 10 and the motor chamber 13 to which the fine filter 11 is detachably coupled, and thus the dust collecting chamber 10 and the motor chamber. The flow path formed between the 13 is sealed.

On the other hand, the main frame 120 is formed integrally with a cylindrical filter holder 130, referring to Figure 3, the filter holder 130 is coupled to the flexible hose 110 inlet hole (air) is introduced ( 131 and an outlet hole 132 for discharging the introduced air to the motor chamber 13 is formed. Preferably, the inlet hole 131 is formed to face the upper side of the main frame 120, the outlet hole 132 is preferably formed around the center of the main frame 120.

The filter member 140 is provided to correspond to the shape of the filter holder 130, in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention, as shown in Figures 2 to 4 is provided with an open cylindrical upper surface. As shown in FIG. 3, the filter member 140 includes a filter 141 and a filter guide rib 142 supporting the filter 141. The filter 141 is formed in a network structure through which air can pass and cannot pass dirt such as dust. The filter guide rib 142 supports the filter 141 and forms a plurality of openings 143. Therefore, the air sucked through the inlet hole 131 is filtered by the filter 141 and is discharged to the motor chamber 13 through the opening 143 and the outlet hole 132.

On the other hand, the filter member 140 is seated in a state inserted into the filter holder 130, in order to prevent the separation when coupled, hook receiving groove formed through the filter holder 130 as shown in Figures 3 and 4 151 and a hook 152 protruding from the filter member 140 is included.

Hereinafter, a dust collecting chamber cleaning method using the auxiliary dust collector 100 of the vacuum cleaner according to the present invention will be described with the flowchart of FIG. 6 and the accompanying drawings.

If the dust bag installed in the dust collecting chamber 10 becomes full during the use of the vacuum cleaner, the user must remove the full dust bag and replace it with a new dust bag. At this time, dust collected may be contaminated inside the dust collecting chamber 10 due to a user mistake or an error in initial installation.

Then, the user removes the fine filter 11 (see FIG. 1) installed on the flow path between the dust collecting chamber 10 and the motor chamber 13 from the fine filter coupling part 12 (S10).

Then, the auxiliary dust collecting device 100 according to the present invention is installed in the fine filter coupling part 12. That is, the main frame 120 may be formed to have a size corresponding to that of the micro filter 11, and may be slidably coupled to the micro filter coupling unit 12 like the micro filter 11. Then, the main frame 120 communicates with the motor chamber 13 so that external air can flow into the motor chamber 13 only through the inlet hole 131 and the outlet hole 132 formed in the filter holder 130. The other part is sealed (S11).

In addition, the filter holder 130 is coupled to the filter member 140 of the shape corresponding to the filter holder 130 to filter the dirt contained in the air (S12), the user in the inlet hole 131 The flexible hose 110 is connected to suck the dirt inside the truth (S13).

As such, when the auxiliary dust collector 100 according to the present invention is installed, the user places the open end of the flexible hose 110 in the dust collecting chamber 10 of the contaminated vacuum cleaner as shown in FIG. 5. The vacuum suction motor installed in the motor compartment 13 generates a negative pressure by operating the vacuum cleaner. Then, the end of the flexible hose 110 by the pressure difference between the atmospheric pressure and the motor chamber 13 sucks the dirt leaked in the dust collecting chamber 10 with the surrounding air. The sucked air and the dirt are filtered by the filter member 140, the air is discharged to the motor chamber 13 through the outlet hole 132, the dirt is filtered by the filter 141, the inside of the filter member 140 It is collected in (S14).

When the cleaning of the interior of the dust collecting chamber 10 is finished, the user removes the auxiliary dust collecting apparatus 100 according to the present invention and combines the fine filter 11 again, and installs a new dust bag in the dust collecting chamber 10.

Therefore, even if the dust collecting chamber 10 is messed up by the dust collected during the dust bag exchange, the leaked dust can be easily removed, thereby improving the user convenience of the vacuum cleaner.

On the other hand, it is also possible to install the auxiliary dust collector 100 according to the present invention by directly combining the main frame 110 without removing the fine filter 11 in the fine filter installation unit 12. In this case, the fine filter 11 is provided with a coupling portion to which the main frame 110 can be coupled.

According to the present invention as described above, the user can easily clean the dust collecting chamber by using the auxiliary dust collecting device can improve the user convenience, since the user does not need to pick up dirt by hand to clean the dust collecting chamber to be.

While the invention has been shown and described in connection with preferred embodiments for illustrating the principles of the invention, the invention is not limited to the construction and operation as shown and described. That is, those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains will appreciate that many changes and modifications can be made to the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the appended claims. Accordingly, all such suitable changes and modifications and equivalents should be considered to be within the scope of the present invention.

Claims (7)

In the auxiliary dust collector detachably coupled to a vacuum cleaner having a dust chamber and a motor chamber, Flexible hoses; A main frame detachably installed between the dust collecting chamber and the motor chamber, the main frame including a filter holder to which the flexible hose is coupled; And And a filter member installed at the filter holder. The method of claim 1, wherein the filter holder, And an outlet hole in which the flexible hose is coupled and an outlet hole communicating with the motor chamber. The method of claim 1, wherein the filter member, Auxiliary dust collector of the vacuum cleaner, characterized in that provided in a shape corresponding to the filter holder. The method of claim 3, wherein the filter member, filter; And And a filter guide rib supporting the filter and forming a plurality of openings. 2. The method of claim 1, The filter holder and the filter member is a secondary dust collector of the vacuum cleaner, characterized in that detachably coupled by the hook and the hook receiving groove which are installed complementary to each other. In the dust collecting chamber cleaning method of the vacuum cleaner in which the dust collecting chamber and the motor chamber are divided by a fine filter, a) mounting the main frame between the dust collecting chamber and the motor chamber; b) mounting a filter holder on the main frame; c) connecting a flexible hose to the main frame; And d) collecting dust in the dust collecting chamber using the suction force; cleaning method of the dust collecting chamber of the vacuum cleaner comprising a. The method of claim 6, wherein step a) Removing the fine filter; And And mounting the main frame at a position where the fine filter is installed.

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