Cleaner

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11141034-B2
Application number	US-201716333147-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 14, 2017
Priority date	Jul 14, 2016
Publication date	Oct 12, 2021
Grant date	Oct 12, 2021

Abstract

A cleaner includes a first cleaning module including a left spin mop and a right spin mop configured to contact the floor while rotating in a clockwise direction or in a counterclockwise direction when viewed from an upper side, a second cleaning module configured to contact the floor in front of the first cleaning module, and a body supported by the first cleaning module and the second cleaning module. A point on the bottom surface of the left spin mop that receives the largest frictional force from the floor is located on a left-front side of the rotation center of the left spin mop, and a point on the bottom surface of the right spin mop that receives the largest frictional force from the floor is located on a right-front side of the rotation center of the right spin mop.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A cleaner comprising:
a first cleaning module comprising a left spin mop and a right spin mop configured to come into contact with a floor while rotating in a clockwise direction or in a counterclockwise direction;
a second cleaning module configured to come into contact with the floor in front of the first cleaning module; and
a body supported by the first cleaning module and the second cleaning module,
wherein a bottom surface of the left spin mop has a downward incline in a left-forward direction, and a bottom surface of the right spin mop has a downward incline in a right-forward direction,
wherein the bottom surface of the left spin mop has a lowest point located at a left-front portion thereof, and
the bottom surface of the right spin mop has a lowest point located at a right-front portion thereof.

2. The cleaner according to claim 1 , wherein the body moves by rotation motion of the first cleaning module without a separate driving wheel.

3. The cleaner according to claim 1 , wherein the second cleaning module is configured to slide in contact with the floor along with movement of the body.

4. The cleaner according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a water supply module configured to supply water to the first cleaning module,
wherein the first cleaning module is configured to perform mopping while rotating, and
the second cleaning module is configured to perform dry mopping.

5. The cleaner according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a water tank storing water that is to be supplied to any one of the first cleaning module and the second cleaning module,
wherein a center of gravity of the water tank is located behind a rotation center of the bottom surface of the left spin mop and a rotation center of the bottom surface of the right spin mop.

6. The cleaner according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a battery for supplying power,
wherein a center of gravity of the battery is located behind a rotation center of the bottom surface of the left spin mop and a rotation center of the bottom surface of the right spin mop.

7. The cleaner according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a water tank storing water that is to be supplied to any one of the first cleaning module and the second cleaning module,
wherein the bottom surface of the left spin mop has a lowest point located at a left-front portion thereof,
the bottom surface of the right spin mop has a lowest point located at a right-front portion thereof, and
a center of gravity of the water tank is located behind the lowest point on the bottom surface of the left spin mop and the lowest point on the bottom surface of the right spin mop.

8. The cleaner according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a battery for supplying power,
and
a center of gravity of the battery is located behind the lowest point on the bottom surface of the left spin mop and the lowest point on the bottom surface of the right spin mop.

9. The cleaner according to claim 1 , wherein the body is formed such that a volume of a portion thereof of an upper side of the first cleaning module is larger than a volume of a portion thereof of an upper side of the second cleaning module.

10. The cleaner according to claim 1 , wherein the first cleaning module comprises:
a left rotating plate fixing a mop unit of the left spin mop;
a left spin shaft fixed to the left rotating plate to rotate the left rotating plate;
a right rotating plate fixing a mop unit of the right spin mop; and
a right spin shaft fixed to the right rotating plate to rotate the right rotating plate.

11. The cleaner according to claim 10 , wherein the first cleaning module comprises:
a left tilting rotary shaft extending in a direction perpendicular to an inclined direction of the bottom surface of the left spin mop;
a left tilting frame supporting the left spin shaft and to be rotatable within a predetermined range about the left tilting rotary shaft;
a right tilting rotary shaft extending in a direction perpendicular to an inclined direction of the bottom surface of the right spin mop; and
a right tilting frame supporting the right spin shaft and to be rotatable within a predetermined range about the right tilting rotary shaft.

12. The cleaner according to claim 10 , wherein the left spin shaft is disposed such that an upper end of the left spin shaft is tilted to a left-front side relative to a lower end of the left spin shaft, and
the right spin shaft is disposed such that an upper end of the right spin shaft is tilted to a right-front side relative to a lower end of the right spin shaft.

13. The cleaner according to claim 1 , wherein, when viewed from a lower side, each of an inclined direction of the bottom surface of the left spin mop and an inclined direction of the bottom surface of the right spin mop forms an acute angle less than 45 degrees with respect to a leftward-and-rightward axis.

14. A cleaner comprising:
a first cleaning module comprising a left spin mop and a right spin mop configured to come into contact with a floor while rotating in a clockwise direction or in a counterclockwise direction;
a second cleaning module configured to come into contact with the floor in front of the first cleaning module; and
a body supported by the first cleaning module and the second cleaning module,
wherein a point on a bottom surface of the left spin mop that receives largest frictional force from the floor is located on a left-front side of a rotation center of the left spin mop, and
a point on a bottom surface of the right spin mop that receives largest frictional force from the floor is located on a right-front side of a rotation center of the right spin mop,
wherein the bottom surface of the left spin mop has a lowest point located at a left-front portion thereof, and
the bottom surface of the right spin mop has a lowest point located at a right-front portion thereof.

Assignees

• Lg Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Jang Jaewon
• Song Youngkouk

Classifications

• A47L2201/00

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• B25J9/1664

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