Fan unit and cleaner having the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11089931-B2
Application number	US-201815913607-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 6, 2018
Priority date	Mar 6, 2017
Publication date	Aug 17, 2021
Grant date	Aug 17, 2021

Abstract

A fan unit in which a structure of a fan and a driving source thereof is improved to realize stable and high-efficient fan driving, thereby obtaining a high suction force in a stick type electric cleaner. The fan unit installed in a stick type electric cleaner includes a first fan and a second fan disposed in a line on the same rotation axis and a driving motor configured to drive the first fan and the second fan. The second fan is configured to be rotated in a direction opposite of a direction in which the first fan is rotated.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A cleaner comprising a fan unit, wherein the fan unit comprises:
a first fan and a second fan disposed in a line on a same rotation axis; and
a driving motor configured to drive the first fan and the second fan, comprising:
a first rotor connected to the first fan by a driving shaft,
a second rotor connected to the second fan and comprises:
a cylindrical outer core, and
a plurality of magnets coupled to an inner circumferential surface of the cylindrical outer core, and

a stator disposed between the first rotor and the second rotor,

wherein the first rotor is disposed to face an inner circumferential surface of the stator,
wherein the second rotor is disposed to face an outer circumferential surface of the stator,
wherein the second fan is coupled to one end portion of the cylindrical outer core, and
wherein the second fan is configured to be rotated in a direction opposite of a direction in which the first fan is rotated.

2. The cleaner according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first fan or the second fan is an axial flow fan.

3. The cleaner according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first fan or the second fan is a mixed flow fan or a centrifugal fan.

4. The cleaner according to claim 1 , wherein an outer diameter of the first fan is smaller than that of the second fan.

5. The cleaner according to claim 1 , wherein:
the first rotor is an inner rotor located at an inner side of the stator in a radial direction; and
the second rotor is an outer rotor located at an outer side of the stator in the radial direction.

6. The cleaner according to claim 5 , wherein: a first air gap is formed between the stator and the first rotor,
a second air gap is formed between the stator and the second rotor, and
a size of any one of the first air gap and the second air gap varies in a circumferential direction of the stator.

7. The cleaner according to claim 1 , wherein the driving motor is a single-phase brushless direct current (DC) motor.

8. The cleaner according to claim 5 , further comprising:
a sensor configured to detect a rotational position of any one of the first rotor and the second rotor; and
a processor configured to control rotation of the first rotor and the second rotor on a basis of position information detected by the sensor.

9. The cleaner according to claim 8 , wherein, when the driving motor is initially driven, the processor is configured to control an induced current to be supplied to the stator so that the first rotor and the second rotor are disposed at predetermined initiating positions.

10. The cleaner according to claim 9 , wherein, in a state in which the first rotor and the second rotor are disposed at the predetermined initiating positions, electrical angles of both of the first rotor and the second rotor range between 0° and 180°.

11. The cleaner according to claim 9 , wherein the processor is configured to control a current to be supplied to the stator before the first rotor and the second rotor are disposed at the predetermined initiating positions.

12. The cleaner according to claim 1 , wherein:
the first fan comprises a plurality of first blades,
the second fan is spaced apart from the first fan and comprises a plurality of second blades, and
a direction in which the plurality of first blades is inclined, with respect to the driving shaft of the driving motor, differs from a direction in which the plurality of second blades is inclined with respect to the driving shaft of the driving motor.

13. The cleaner according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a running section including a suction port; and
a manipulation section connected to the running section,
wherein:
the fan unit is disposed in the manipulation section to generate a suction force for suctioning dust through the suction port,
the fan unit further comprises a case having an inlet into which air is introduced and an exhaust port through which the air introduced through the inlet is discharged, and
the first fan is disposed closer to the inlet than the second fan.

14. The cleaner according to claim 12 , wherein the plurality of first blades comprises:
a plurality of main blades each having a plate shape; and
a plurality of sub blades each having a length smaller than that of the main blade,
wherein the plurality of main blades and the plurality of sub blades are spaced apart from each other and alternately disposed in a circumferential direction of the first fan.

15. The cleaner according to claim 12 , wherein the plurality of second blades are disposed to be inclined in a direction that differs from the direction in which the plurality of first blades are inclined.

16. The cleaner according to claim 12 , wherein a length of the first fan is greater than that of the second fan in a direction in which the driving shaft of the driving motor extends.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Yoshida Minoru
• Ashimori Takeaki

Classifications

• H02K2201/03

  Machines characterised by aspects of the air-gap between rotor and stator · CPC title

• H02K16/02

  Machines with one stator and two {or more} rotors · CPC title

• H02K11/30

  Structural association with control circuits or drive circuits · CPC title

• H02K11/21

  Devices for sensing speed or position, or actuated thereby (specially adapted for machines having non-mechanical commutating devices H02K29/06, H02K29/14) · CPC title

• H02K7/14

  Structural association with mechanical loads, e.g. with hand-held machine tools or fans (with fan or impeller for cooling the machine H02K9/06) · CPC title