Cleaner holder

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10561291-B2
Application number	US-201715590276-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 9, 2017
Priority date	May 9, 2016
Publication date	Feb 18, 2020
Grant date	Feb 18, 2020

Abstract

A cleaner holder includes a charging stand body that includes a charging terminal configured to charge a battery of a cleaner, a base configured to rest on a floor, a support that connects the charging stand body to the base, and a wall surface fixing part that is configured to be interposed between a rear surface of the charging stand body and a wall surface and to fix the charging stand body to the wall surface.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A cleaner holder comprising:
a charging stand body that includes a charging terminal configured to charge a battery of a cleaner;
a base configured to rest on a floor;
a support that connects the charging stand body to the base; and
a wall surface fixing part that is configured to be interposed between a rear surface of the charging stand body and a wall surface, the wall surface fixing part being configured to fix the charging stand body to the wall surface,
wherein the wall surface fixing part is configured to maintain a predetermined distance between the rear surface of the charging stand body and the wall surface, and
wherein, based on the charging stand body being fixed to the wall surface via the wall surface fixing part, a portion of the base protrudes rearward of the support toward the wall surface, and the wall surface fixing part protrudes rearward relative to a rearmost end of the protruded portion of the base.

2. The cleaner holder of claim 1 , wherein the charging stand body further includes a fixing part coupling boss on the rear surface of the charging stand body, the fixing part coupling boss being configured to be received by the wall surface fixing part.

3. The cleaner holder of claim 2 , further comprising a fastener member that is configured to pass through the fixing part coupling boss and the wall surface fixing part based on the fixing part coupling boss being received by the wall surface fixing part.

4. The cleaner holder of claim 3 , wherein a front surface of the charging stand body defines an opening configured to receive the fastening member.

5. The cleaner holder of claim 3 , wherein the wall surface fixing part comprises:
a first body configured to contact the charging stand body; and
a second body coupled to the first body and configured to contact the wall surface,
wherein the first body and the second body are configured to receive the fastening member.

6. The cleaner holder of claim 5 , wherein the first body surrounds at least a portion of the second body.

7. The cleaner holder of claim 5 , wherein the first body includes a guide that is configured to receive the fastening member and to guide the fastening member toward the second body, and
wherein the second body includes a guide accommodating part that is configured to receive the guide of the first body and the fastening member that has passed through the guide.

8. The cleaner holder of claim 5 , wherein the first body comprises a first fastening boss, and the second body comprises a second fastening boss configured to be inserted into the first fastening boss,
wherein the first and second fastening bosses are located within the first body based on the first and second bodies being coupled to each other.

9. The cleaner holder of claim 1 , wherein the wall surface fixing part is configured to be fixed to the charging stand body and to the wall surface by an adhesive or a double-sided tape.

10. The cleaner holder of claim 1 , further comprising a strap that connects the charging stand body to the wall surface fixing part, the strap being configured, based on the wall surface fixing part being fixed to the wall surface, to limit movement of the charging stand body relative to the wall surface.

11. The cleaner holder of claim 1 , further comprising a fixing member located on the rear surface of the charging stand body, the fixing member being configured to slidably couple to the wall surface fixing part.

12. The cleaner holder of claim 1 , wherein the base comprises one or more friction parts located at a bottom surface of the base, the one or more friction parts being configured to provide a predetermined friction force between the base and the floor.

13. The cleaner holder of claim 12 , wherein the one or more friction parts include a rubber gasket or a spike.

14. The cleaner holder of claim 12 , wherein at least some of the one or more friction parts have a shape corresponding to an edge of the bottom surface of the base.

15. The cleaner holder of claim 1 , wherein the base comprises one or more suction parts located at a bottom surface of the base, the one or more suction parts being configured to restrict movement of the base by maintaining a negative pressure between the suction parts and the floor.

16. The cleaner holder of claim 1 , wherein the base includes:
a first extension extending in a first direction from a first lateral side of a front portion of the base; and
a second extension extending in a second direction opposite the first direction from a second lateral side opposite the first lateral side of the front portion of the base,
wherein the first and second extensions are configured to rest on the floor.

17. The cleaner holder of claim 16 , wherein the first and second extensions define a front edge of the base, and
wherein a width of the front edge is greater than a width of a rear edge of the base opposite the front edge.

18. The cleaner holder of claim 16 , wherein the support is connected to the base at a location that is rearward of the first and second extensions.

19. The cleaner holder of claim 1 , wherein the predetermined distance is greater than a distance between the rearmost end of the protruded portion of the base and the wall surface.

Assignees

• Lg Electronics Inc

Inventors

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

Classifications

• 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

• A47L9/0063

  External storing devices; Stands, casings or the like for the storage of suction cleaners · CPC title

• A47L9/2873

  Docking units or charging stations (for autonomous or robotic vacuum cleaners A47L2201/02) · CPC title

• A47L5/26

  with driven dust-loosening tools · CPC title

• 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