Upright vacuum cleaner

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10178931-B2
Application number	US-201615539158-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 4, 2016
Priority date	Dec 10, 2015
Publication date	Jan 15, 2019
Grant date	Jan 15, 2019

Abstract

A vertical vacuum cleaner ( 1 ) is provided, including a brushroll ( 22 ); a motor assembly ( 200 ) including a motor housing ( 21 ) and a motor ( 22 ), in which the motor ( 22 ) is configured to drive the brushroll ( 22 ) to roll via a drive belt ( 13 ) and is rotatable between a first upright position where the drive belt ( 13 ) is tensioned and a first oblique position where the drive belt ( 13 ) is loosened; a body assembly ( 300 ) including a body ( 31 ) and a bridging member ( 32 ) rotatably connected with the motor housing ( 21 ); a lever driving device rotatably disposed to the motor housing ( 21 ) and having two ends respectively fitted with the bridging member ( 32 ) and the motor ( 22 ), in which the bridging member ( 32 ) is configured to drive the motor ( 22 ) to move from the first oblique position to the first upright position via the lever driving device.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An upright vacuum cleaner, comprising:
a brushroll;
a motor assembly comprising a motor housing and a motor disposed in the motor housing, wherein the motor is configured to drive the brushroll to roll via a drive belt and is rotatable between a first upright position in which the drive belt is tensioned and a first oblique position in which the drive belt is loosened;
a body assembly comprising a body and a bridging member mounted to the body, wherein the bridging member is rotatably connected with the motor housing to allow the body to be rotatable between a second upright position and a second oblique position; and
a lever driving device rotatably disposed to the motor housing and having two ends respectively fitted with the bridging member and the motor, wherein the bridging member is configured to drive the motor to move from the first oblique position to the first upright position via the lever driving device when the body is moved from the second upright position to the second oblique position.

2. The upright vacuum cleaner according to claim 1 , wherein the bridging member is provided with a sliding rail, the sliding rail defines a sliding-rail tail groove at a tail end thereof, and the sliding-rail tail groove is formed by recessing a surface of the tail end of the sliding rail,
the lever driving device is configured as a lever rotating member rotatably disposed to the motor housing and having two ends fitted with the sliding rail and the motor respectively, wherein when the body is moved from the second upright position to the second oblique position, the body slides a first end of the lever rotating member out from the sliding-rail tail groove to the sliding rail via the bridging member, so as to rotate the lever rotating member, so that a second end of the lever rotating member drives the motor to move from the first oblique position to the first upright position.

3. The upright vacuum cleaner according to claim 2 , wherein the sliding rail is configured as an arc sliding rail whose central axis is a rotating axis of the bridging member.

4. The upright vacuum cleaner according to claim 2 , wherein the sliding-rail tail groove is smoothly transmitted to and connected with the sliding rail via a guide surface.

5. The upright vacuum cleaner according to claim 2 , wherein the sliding rail is provided to an inner top wall of the bridging member.

6. The upright vacuum cleaner according to claim 2 , wherein one lever rotating member is provided and opposite to a center of a top of a side of the motor away from the brushroll.

7. The upright vacuum cleaner according to claim 2 , wherein the lever rotating member comprises:
a rotational mounting portion rotatably connected to the motor housing;
a first actuating part and a second actuating part respectively fixed to two sides of the rotational mounting portion in a same axial section thereof and extending away from each other, wherein the first actuating part is configured to be fitted with the motor, and the second actuating part is configured to be fitted with the sliding rail.

8. The upright vacuum cleaner according to claim 7 , wherein a surface of the second actuating part configured to be fitted with the sliding rail is configured as a first smooth curved surface.

9. The upright vacuum cleaner according to claim 7 , wherein a surface of the first actuating part configured to be fitted with the motor is configured as a second smooth curved surface.

10. The upright vacuum cleaner according to claim 1 , wherein the lever driving device is configured as a lever cam member, and the lever cam member is rotatably connected to a top wall and/or a side wall of the motor housing, wherein the lever cam member comprises:
a rotational connecting portion rotatably connected to the motor housing;
a first actuating portion and a second actuating portion respectively fixed to two sides of the rotational connecting portion in a same axial section thereof and extending away from each other, wherein the first actuating portion is configured to be fitted with the motor, and the second actuating portion is configured to be fitted with the bridging member;
wherein a maximum distance between the second actuating portion and a center of the rotational connecting portion is greater than a maximum distance between the first actuating portion and the center of the rotational connecting portion;
wherein a width of the first actuating portion is decreased gradually along a direction running away from the rotational connecting portion, and a width of the second actuating portion is decreased gradually along another direction running away from the rotational connecting portion,
wherein one of the motor housing and the rotational connecting portion is provided with a rotating shaft, and the other one of the motor housing and the rotational connecting portion has a hole in which the rotating shaft is fitted; and
wherein the motor is provided with a first contact block configured to be fitted with the first actuating portion.

11. The upright vacuum cleaner according to claim 10 , wherein the lever cam member has a retaining groove, and the first contact block is configured to be fitted in the retaining groove when the motor is located at the first oblique position.

12. The upright vacuum cleaner according to claim 10 , wherein the bridging member is provided with a second contact block configured to be fitted with the second actuating portion.

13. The upright vacuum cleaner according to claim 1 , wherein the lever driving device is configured as a lever cam member, and two lever cam members are symmetrically provided to two side walls of the motor housing.

14. The upright vacuum cleaner according to claim 1 , wherein an elastic member is provided between the motor and the motor housing and is configured to push the motor to move from the first upright position to the first oblique position when the body is moved from the second oblique position to the second upright position, wherein the motor is provided with a first column and the motor housing is provided with a second column, the elastic member is configured as a spring and has two ends fitted over the first column and the second column respectively, so as to constantly apply a push force on the motor towards the first oblique position.

15. The upright vacuum cleaner according to claim 1 , wherein the motor is rotated from the first oblique position to the first upright position by an angle of 1° to 10°.

16. The upright vacuum cleaner according to claim 15 , wherein the motor is rotated from the first oblique position to the first upright position by an angle of 3° to 8°.

17. The upright vacuum cleaner according to claim 15 , wherein the motor is rotated from the first oblique position to the first upright position by an angle of 5°.

18. The upright vacuum cleaner according to claim 1 , further comprising a tensioning wheel or another elastic member for adjusting a tension degree of the drive belt.

19. The upright vacuum cleaner according to claim 1 , wherein the bridging member and the body are processed and molded separately and connected by assembling, or the bridging member and the body are processed and molded integrally.

20. The upright vacuum cleaner according to claim 1 , wherein a motor shaft of the motor is arranged vertically, a rotating axis of the brushroll is perpendicular to the motor shaft, and the drive belt is twisted by an angle of 90° and winded upon the motor shaft and the brushroll respective

Assignees

• Jiangsu Midea Cleaning Appliances Co Ltd

Inventors

• Hu Wei
• Zou Hui
• Xiao Xiahu

Classifications

• A47L9/165

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• A47L5/225

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• A47L9/009

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• A47L9/22

  Mountings for motor fan assemblies · CPC title

• A47L5/00

  Structural features of suction cleaners · CPC title