Upright vacuum cleaner

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2017296008-A1
Application number	US-201715637721-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jun 29, 2017
Priority date	Dec 10, 2015
Publication date	Oct 19, 2017
Grant date	—

Abstract

An upright vacuum cleaner ( 1 ) includes: a brushroll assembly ( 100 ) including a brushroll casing ( 12 ) and a brushroll ( 11 ), the brushroll casing ( 12 ) defining a brushroll air-suction channel ( 122 ) therein; a motor assembly ( 200 ) including a motor housing ( 21 ) and a motor ( 22 ), the motor housing ( 21 ) having an air exhaust hole ( 213 ), a dirty air outlet ( 211 ) and a clean air inlet ( 212 ) and defining a motor air-suction channel ( 216 ) and a motor air-exhaust channel; and a body assembly ( 300 ) including a body ( 31 ) and a dirt cup ( 37 ) mounted to the body ( 31 ), the dirt cup ( 37 ) having a separating chamber ( 371 ) communicating with the dirty air outlet ( 211 ) and the clean air inlet ( 212 ) respectively.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An upright vacuum cleaner, comprising:
a brushroll assembly comprising a brushroll casing and a brushroll disposed in the brushroll casing, the brushroll casing having a dust suction port and defining a brushroll air-suction channel communicating with the dust suction port; a motor assembly comprising a motor housing and a motor disposed in the motor housing, the motor housing having an air exhaust hole, a dirty air outlet and a clean air inlet, and defining a motor air-suction channel and a motor air-exhaust channel, the motor air-suction channel being communicated between the brushroll air-suction channel and the dirty air outlet, and the motor air-exhaust channel being communicated between the clean air inlet and the air exhaust hole; and a body assembly comprising a body and a dirt cup mounted to the body, the dirt cup having a separating chamber communicating with the dirty air outlet and the clean air inlet respectively.

2 . The upright vacuum cleaner according to claim 1 , wherein the dirty air outlet is connected to the dirt cup by an air-inlet pipe assembly so as to be communicating with the separating chamber.

3 . The upright vacuum cleaner according to claim 2 , wherein the air-inlet pipe assembly comprises:
an air-inlet pipe provided to the motor housing and having a first end connected to the dirty air outlet; and a first hose connected between a second end of the air-inlet pipe and an air inlet of the dirt cup.

4 . The upright vacuum cleaner according to claim 3 , wherein the first hose is detachably connected between the second end of the air-inlet pipe and the air inlet of the dirt cup.

5 . The upright vacuum cleaner according to claim 1 , wherein the body defines a body air-exhaust channel having a first end connected to an air outlet of the dirt cup and communicating with the separating chamber, and a second end communicating with the clean air inlet.

6 . The upright vacuum cleaner according to claim 1 , wherein the motor drives the brushroll to roll via a drive belt, and the brushroll air-suction channel comprises a first air-suction Channel and a second air-suction channel disposed at two sides of the drive belt.

7 . The upright vacuum cleaner according to claim 6 , wherein the first air-suction channel and the second air-suction channel are arranged symmetrically with respect to the drive belt.

8 . The upright vacuum cleaner according to claim 6 , wherein the motor air-suction channel comprises a first branch channel communicated to the first air-suction channel and a second branch channel communicated to the second air-suction channel, and the first branch channel and the second branch channel are converged and then communicated to the dirty air outlet.

9 . The upright vacuum cleaner according to claim 8 , wherein the first branch channel and the second branch channel are defined by a motor casing of the motor and the motor housing, and the first branch channel and the second branch channel together form a stereoscopic space with a substantially annular cross section.

10 . The upright vacuum cleaner according to claim 1 , wherein the dirty air outlet and the clean air inlet are arranged axially symmetrically with respect to a central line of the motor housing.

11 . The upright vacuum cleaner according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a directional control valve having a first air hole, a second air hole and a third air hole, wherein the first air hole is communicating with the brushroll air-suction channel, the second air hole is communicating with the air inlet of the dirt cup, the third air hole is communicating with outside air, and the directional control valve is configured to switch between a first state in which the first air hole and the second air hole are communicated and a second state in which the second air hole and the third air hole are communicated.

12 . The upright vacuum cleaner according to claim 11 , wherein the directional control valve comprises:
a three-way pipe comprising a first pipe section, a second pipe section and a third pipe section communicating with one another, the first air hole being defined by a free end of the first pipe section and the second air hole being defined by a free end of the second pipe section; and a two-way pipe comprising a fourth pipe section and a fifth pipe section communicating with each other, the third air hole being defined by a free end of the fourth pipe section and the fifth pipe section defining a fourth air hole therein, wherein at least a part of the fifth pipe section is inserted into the third pipe section and is movable between a first position in which the first air hole is communicating with the second air hole and a second position in which the fourth air hole is communicating with the second air hole.

13 . The upright vacuum cleaner according to claim 12 , wherein a first end of the fifth pipe section is connected to the fourth pipe section and a second end of the fifth pipe section has a closed end wall, and the fourth air hole is formed in a side wall of the second end of the fifth pipe section.

14 . The upright vacuum cleaner according to claim 12 , wherein an end of the fourth pipe section connected to the fifth pipe section abuts against a free end of the third pipe section when the two-way pipe moves to the second position.

15 . The upright vacuum cleaner according to claim 1 , wherein the dirt cup comprises an air inlet and an air outlet, and the body assembly further comprises:
a filter provided in the dirt cup and having a filter inlet and a filter outlet, the filter outlet being communicated between the filter inlet and the air outlet; and a cyclonic cone assembly having a cyclone and a cyclonic guide, wherein a first end of the cyclone is communicating with the air inlet, and the cyclonic guide is fitted in a second end of the cyclone and is detachably fitted over the filter to spirally guide dirty air introduced into the cyclone through the air inlet to the filter inlet.

16 . The upright vacuum cleaner according to claim 15 , wherein the cyclonic guide has a first cylindrical surface, the filter has a second cylindrical surface, and the cyclonic guide is detachably fitted over the filter by the first cylindrical surface and the second cylindrical surface.

17 . The upright vacuum cleaner according to claim 16 , wherein the filter is configured as a cylinder having an open end and a closed end, the open end of the filter defines the filter outlet and the filter inlet is formed in a side wall of the filter.

18 . The upright vacuum cleaner according to claim 17 , wherein the filter comprises a first section and a second section, the first section is configured to be a solid cylinder while the second section is configured to be a hollow cylinder, a first end of the second section is connected to a first end of the first section, a second end of the second section is open to define the filter outlet, and the filter inlet is formed in a side wall of the second section.

19 . The upright vacuum cleaner according to claim 18 , wherein the filter inlet comprises a plurality of filter pores evenly distributed in an axial direction and/or in a circumferential direction of the second section and spaced apart from one another.

20 . The upright vacuum cleaner according to claim 19 , wherein the cyclonic guide comprises:
a sleeve, a part of the sleeve being fitted over the first section; and a guide plate provided between the sleeve and the cyclone to define a spir

Assignees

• Jiangsu Midea Cleaning Appliances Co Ltd

Inventors

• Hu Wei
• Zou Hui
• Xiao Xiahu

Classifications

• A47L9/127

  tube- or sleeve-shaped · CPC title

• A47L9/325

  for wheeled suction cleaners with steering handle · CPC title

• F16D2023/126

  Actuation by rocker lever; Rocker levers therefor · CPC title

• A47L9/2863

  Control elements activated by pivoting movement of the upright vacuum cleaner handle · CPC title

• A47L5/32

  with means for connecting a hose (hose couplings for suction cleaners A47L9/24) · CPC title