Stain removal device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10549320-B2
Application number	US-201615557271-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 7, 2016
Priority date	Jul 10, 2015
Publication date	Feb 4, 2020
Grant date	Feb 4, 2020

Abstract

A stain removal device, a head portion having a beating surface; a vibration unit which is located on an extension line of an axis of the head portion orthogonal to the beating surface and vibrates the head portion in an axis direction through driving of a solenoid actuator; and a liquid supply unit which has a liquid accommodating portion capable of accommodating liquid and supplies the liquid in the liquid accommodating portion to the beating surface through vibration of the head portion generated by the vibration unit.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A stain removal device, comprising:
a head portion, formed with a beating surface;
a vibration unit, which is located on an extension line of an axis of the head portion orthogonal to the beating surface and vibrates the head portion in an axis direction through driving of a solenoid actuator;
a liquid supply unit, which has a liquid accommodating portion capable of accommodating liquid and supplies the liquid in the liquid accommodating portion to the beating surface through vibration of the head portion generated by the vibration unit;
a main body housing, wherein the head portion protrudes from a front end portion of the main body housing; and
a cover portion, detachably arranged at the front end portion of the main body housing, wherein
a changing portion is formed on the main body housing and the cover portion, and is operative to change a length of the cover portion protruding from the front end portion of the main body housing within a range of an operating stroke of the solenoid actuator;
wherein the changing portion comprises: a convex portion extending to the axis direction that is formed at one of the front end portion of the main body housing and a basal end portion of the cover portion; a first concave portion that has a depth configured for substantially clamping the entire convex portion and a second concave portion that is shallower than the first concave portion, the first concave portion and the second concave portion being formed at the other of the front end portion of the main body housing and the basal end portion of the cover portion; wherein the convex portion is operative to be clamped with the first concave portion or the second concave portion so as to change a protruding length of the cover portion.

2. The stain removal device according to claim 1 , comprising:
a main body housing, wherein the head portion protrudes from a front end portion of the main body housing; and
a plurality of cover portions, which are detachably arranged at the front end portion of the main body housing and have different lengths in the axis direction within a range of an operating stroke of the solenoid actuator, wherein
the stain removal device is used in such a state that any of the plurality of cover portions is mounted at the front end portion of the main body housing.

3. The stain removal device according to claim 2 , wherein
the solenoid actuator imparts an attraction force away from a direction of the head portion to a movable iron core; and
the vibration unit has a link mechanism which is operative to cause the head portion to protrude in a direction opposite to a displacement direction of the movable iron core.

4. The stain removal device according to claim 1 , wherein
an elastically deformable claw portion is formed at one of the front end portion of the main body housing and the basal end portion of the cover portion; and a buckling portion buckled with the claw portion is formed at a position, at which the convex portion is clamped with the concave portion, of the other of the front end portion of the main body housing and the basal end portion of the cover portion.

5. The stain removal device according to claim 4 , wherein
the solenoid actuator imparts an attraction force away from a direction of the head portion to a movable iron core; and
the vibration unit has a link mechanism which is operative to cause the head portion to protrude in a direction opposite to a displacement direction of the movable iron core.

6. The stain removal device according to claim 1 , wherein
the solenoid actuator imparts an attraction force away from a direction of the head portion to a movable iron core; and
the vibration unit has a link mechanism which is operative to cause the head portion to protrude in a direction opposite to a displacement direction of the movable iron core.

7. A stain removal device, comprising:
a head portion, formed with a beating surface;
a vibration unit, which is located on an extension line of an axis of the head portion orthogonal to the beating surface and vibrates the head portion in an axis direction through driving of a solenoid actuator;
a liquid supply unit, which has a liquid accommodating portion capable of accommodating liquid and supplies the liquid in the liquid accommodating portion to the beating surface through vibration of the head portion generated by the vibration unit;
a main body housing, wherein the head portion protrudes from a front end portion of the main body housing; and
a cover portion, detachably arranged at the front end portion of the main body housing, wherein
a changing portion is formed on the main body housing and the cover portion, and is operative to change a length of the cover portion protruding from the front end portion of the main body housing within a range of an operating stroke of the solenoid actuator;
wherein the changing portion comprises: a screw portion formed on an outer circumferential surface of one of the main body housing and the cover portion; and a nut portion corresponding to the screw portion that is formed on an inner circumferential surface of the other of the main body housing and the cover portion; wherein the protruding length of the cover portion is operative to be changed by increasing or decreasing a screw-in quantity of the screw portion screwed into the nut portion.

8. The stain removal device according to claim 7 , wherein
the solenoid actuator imparts an attraction force away from a direction of the head portion to a movable iron core; and
the vibration unit has a link mechanism which is operative to cause the head portion to protrude in a direction opposite to a displacement direction of the movable iron core.

Assignees

• Haier Asia Co Ltd
• Qingdao Haier Washing Mach Co

Inventors

• Shu Hai
• Lv Peishi
• Fujiwara Masahiro
• Yamamoto Masakazu
• Noro Masaru
• Wang Zhengtao

Classifications

• A47L25/00

  Domestic cleaning devices not provided for in other groups of this subclass  (for cleaning spectacles G02C13/00) · CPC title

• D06F3/04

  Hand rubbers, e.g. gloves with corrugated surfaces · CPC title

• A47L25/08

  Pads or the like for cleaning clothes {(using adhesive surfaces A47L25/005)} · CPC title

• D06F7/04 Primary

  of the vibrator type · CPC title

• A47L11/4083

  Liquid supply reservoirs; Preparation of the agents, e.g. mixing devices · CPC title