Cleaner holder

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10314453-B2
Application number	US-201715590067-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 9, 2017
Priority date	May 9, 2016
Publication date	Jun 11, 2019
Grant date	Jun 11, 2019

Abstract

A cleaner holder includes: a first body having a first charging port configured to charge a cleaner; a second body protruding to a front side of the first body; and a battery accommodating space recessed downward from an upper surface of the second body to accommodate a battery detachably mounted to the cleaner, wherein a second charging port configured to charge the battery is provided in the battery accommodating space, and a cleaner guide configured to perform guiding such that terminals of the cleaner come into contact with the first charging port is provided in the second body.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A cleaner holder comprising:
a first body that includes a first charging port, the first charging port being configured to charge a cleaner in a vertical orientation;
a second body that protrudes from a front surface of the first body; and
a battery accommodating space that is defined in the second body, the battery accommodating space being recessed downward from an upper surface of the second body and configured to receive a cleaner battery that has been detached from the cleaner,
wherein the second body includes a second charging port within the battery accommodating space, the second charging port being configured to charge the detached cleaner battery, and
wherein the second body includes a cleaner guide that is configured to align the cleaner to the first body such that terminals of the cleaner contact the first charging port.

2. The cleaner holder of claim 1 , wherein the first charging port is located vertically above the second charging port.

3. The cleaner holder of claim 1 , wherein the cleaner guide is located between the first charging port and the second charging port.

4. The cleaner holder of claim 1 , wherein, based on the detached cleaner battery being received in the battery accommodating space, an upper end of the battery is located between the first charging port and the second charging port.

5. The cleaner holder of claim 1 , wherein the cleaner guide is located at an upper end of the second body.

6. The cleaner holder of claim 1 , wherein, based on the detached cleaner battery being received in the battery accommodating space, the cleaner guide is located vertically above an upper end of the battery.

7. The cleaner holder of claim 1 , further comprising a stand that is configured to support the first body and the second body, wherein the stand includes a base and a support that connects the first body and the second body to the base.

8. The cleaner holder of claim 7 , wherein the support is connected to a bottom surface of the first body at a location that is vertically lower than a center of gravity of the first and second bodies.

9. The cleaner holder of claim 7 , further comprising an electric wire that is connected to a rear surface of the first body and configured to supply electric power to the first charging port and the second charging port,
wherein the electric wire extends to the base along a rear surface of the support.

10. The cleaner holder of claim 9 , further comprising a connection terminal at the rear surface of the first body that is connected to the electric wire.

11. The cleaner holder of claim 1 , wherein the first body includes a spaced member that extends rearward from a rear surface of the first body, the spaced member being configured to contact a wall surface to thereby maintain a predetermined distance between the first body and the wall surface.

12. The cleaner holder of claim 1 , wherein the first body or the second body includes a display unit configured to display a residual amount or a charging state of the cleaner battery being charged in the battery accommodating space.

13. The cleaner holder of claim 1 , wherein the cleaner holder is configured to charge the cleaner and the detached cleaner battery independently.

14. The cleaner holder of claim 13 , wherein the cleaner holder is configured to charge the detached cleaner battery via the second charging port based on completion of the charging of the cleaner via the first charging port.

15. The cleaner holder of claim 13 , wherein the cleaner holder is configured to charge the cleaner via the first charging port based on completion of the charging of the detached cleaner battery via the second charging port.

16. A cleaner holder comprising:
a first body that includes a first charging port, the first charging port being configured to charge a cleaner in a vertical orientation;
a second body that protrudes from a front surface of the first body; and
a battery accommodating space that is defined in the second body, the battery accommodating space being recessed downward from an upper surface of the second body and configured to receive a cleaner battery that has been detached from the cleaner,
wherein the second body includes a second charging port within the battery accommodating space, the second charging port being configured to charge the detached cleaner battery, and
wherein, based on the cleaner making charging contact with the first charging port, at least a portion of an opening of the battery accommodating space is covered by the cleaner.

17. The cleaner holder of claim 16 , wherein, based on the cleaner making charging contact with the first charging port, at least a portion of the detached cleaner battery received in the battery accommodating space is covered by the cleaner.

18. The cleaner holder of claim 16 , wherein the second body includes fixing members that are configured to be inserted into fixing grooves defined in the cleaner to thereby couple the cleaner to the second body.

Assignees

• Lg Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Kim Namhee
• Kim Jinju
• Nam Bohyun
• Bae Sehwan
• Hwang Jungbae

Classifications

• A47L5/28

  Suction cleaners with handles and nozzles fixed on the casings, e.g. wheeled suction cleaners with steering handle (A47L5/24 takes precedence) · CPC title

• A47L9/28 Primary

  Installation of the electric equipment, e.g. adaptation or attachment to the suction cleaner; Controlling suction cleaners by electric means · CPC title

• A47L9/00

  Details or accessories of suction cleaners, e.g. mechanical means for controlling the suction or for effecting pulsating action; Storing devices specially adapted to suction cleaners or parts thereof; Carrying-vehicles specially adapted for suction cleaners · CPC title

• A47L5/24 Primary

  Hand-supported suction cleaners · CPC title

• H01M10/44

  Methods for charging or discharging (circuits for charging H02J7/00) · CPC title