Clutch device for upright vacuum cleaner and upright vacuum cleaner having same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2018263442-A1
Application number	US-201615539150-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Mar 4, 2016
Priority date	Dec 10, 2015
Publication date	Sep 20, 2018
Grant date	—

Abstract

A clutch device ( 400 ) for an upright vacuum cleaner and an upright vacuum cleaner ( 1 ) having the same are provided, in which the clutch device ( 400 ) is disposed between an electric motor assembly ( 200 ) and a machine body assembly ( 300 ) of the upright vacuum cleaner ( 1 ), and the electric motor assembly ( 200 ) includes an electric motor housing ( 21 ) and an electric motor ( 22 ). The clutch device ( 400 ) includes: a sliding track ( 41 d ) driven ( 300 ) to move by the machine body assembly; a toggling tongue ( 42 d ) fixed to the electric motor ( 22 ) and rotatable with respect to the electric motor housing ( 21 ); and a lever member ( 43 d ) having a second end of the lever member ( 43 d ) slidably fitted to the sliding track ( 41 d ) and a first end fitted with an end of the toggling tongue ( 42 d ). When the machine body assembly ( 300 ) drives the sliding track ( 41 d ) to move, the sliding track ( 41 d ) drives the lever member ( 43 d ) to rotate, and when the lever member ( 43 d ) rotates, the toggling tongue ( 42 d ) is stirred to make the electric motor ( 22 ) rotate with respect to the electric motor housing ( 21 ).

First claim

1 . A clutch device for an upright vacuum cleaner, wherein the clutch device is disposed between an electric motor assembly and a machine body assembly of the upright vacuum cleaner, the electric motor assembly comprises an electric motor housing and an electric motor disposed in the electric motor housing, and the clutch device comprises:
a sliding track driven to move by the machine body assembly; a toggling tongue fixed to the electric motor and rotatable with respect to the electric motor housing; and a lever member having a second end of the lever member slidably fitted to the sliding track and a first end fitted with an end of the toggling tongue, wherein when the machine body assembly drives the sliding track to move, the sliding track drives the lever member to rotate, and when the lever member rotates, the toggling tongue is stirred to make the electric motor rotate with respect to the electric motor housing.

2 . The clutch device according to claim 1 , wherein a lower end of the sliding track is provided with a stopping block so as to prevent the end of the lever member from slipping out of the lower end of the sliding track.

3 . The clutch device according to claim 1 , wherein the sliding track extends along a curve.

4 . The clutch device according to claim 3 , wherein the sliding track extends along an arc line of which a center axis is configured as a rotation axis of the machine body assembly.

5 . The clutch device according to claim 1 , wherein the first end of the lever member is configured as a hook, and the end of the toggling tongue is engaged in the hook.

6 . The clutch device according to claim 1 , wherein the toggling tongue comprises:
a rotating portion, one of the rotating portion and the electric motor housing being provided with a rotating shaft, and the other one of the rotating portion and the electric motor housing being provided with a rotating shaft hole configured to be rotatably fitted with the rotating shaft; and a tongue portion, having a first end connected to the rotating portion and a second end extending along a curve facing a direction away from the rotating portion, the second end of the tongue portion being fitted with the first end of the lever member.

7 . The clutch device according to claim 1 , wherein the toggling tongue is integrally formed with the electric motor casing of the electric motor.

8 . The clutch device according to claim 1 , wherein the lever member is rotatably connected to a side wall of the electric motor housing.

9 . The clutch device according to claim 8 , wherein two lever members are provided and symmetrically disposed to two sides of the electric motor housing.

10 . An upright vacuum cleaner comprising:
a brushroll and an electric motor assembly, wherein the electric motor assembly comprises an electric motor housing and an electric motor disposed in the electric motor housing, and the electric motor drives the brushroll to roll by the drive belt and is rotatable between a first vertical position of tensioning the drive belt and a first inclined position of relaxing the drive belt; a machine body assembly comprising a machine body and a bridging member mounted to the machine body, wherein the bridging member is rotatably connected to the electric motor housing so that the machine body is rotatable between a second vertical position and a second inclined position; and a clutch device according to claim 1 , wherein the clutch device is disposed between the bridging member and the electric motor, and when the machine body is moved from the second vertical position to the second inclined position, the bridging member drives the electric motor to move from the first inclined position to the first vertical position by the clutch device.

11 . The upright vacuum cleaner according to claim 10 , wherein an angle by which the electric motor is rotated from the first inclined position to the first vertical position ranges from 1° to 10°.

12 . The upright vacuum cleaner according to claim 11 , wherein an angle by which the electric motor is rotated from the first inclined position to the first vertical position ranges from 3° to 8°.

13 . The upright vacuum cleaner according to claim 10 , further comprising a tensioning pulley or an elastic element for adjusting a tension degree of the drive belt.

14 . The upright vacuum cleaner according to claim 10 , wherein the bridging member and the machine body are separately formed and connected by assembling, or the bridging member and the machine body are integrally formed.

15 . The upright vacuum cleaner according to claim 10 , wherein an electric motor shaft of the electric motor is vertically disposed, a rotation axis of the brushroll is disposed perpendicularly to the electric motor shaft, and the drive belt is provided with a twist angle of 90° and is twined around the electric motor shaft and the brushroll so that the electric motor drives the brushroll to rotate.

16 . The upright vacuum cleaner according to claim 15 , wherein the brushroll comprises a first brushroll segment provided with bristle, a second brushroll segment provided with bristle and a connecting shaft segment connected between the first brushroll segment and the second brushroll segment, and the drive belt is twined around the electric motor shaft and the connecting shaft segment so that the electric motor drives the brushroll to rotate.

17 . The upright vacuum cleaner according to claim 16 , wherein respective center axes of the first brushroll segment, the second brushroll segment and the connecting shaft segment are in the same line, and the first brushroll segment and the second brushroll segment are symmetrical relative to the drive belt.

18 . The upright vacuum cleaner according to claim 16 , further comprising a brushroll casing covering the brushroll, wherein the brushroll casing is internally provided with a drive belt mounting cavity for accommodating the connecting shaft segment and the drive belt, and a first air suction flow passage and a second air suction flow passage located at two sides of the mounting cavity and spaced apart from the mounting cavity.

Assignees

• Jiangsu Midea Cleaning Appliances Co Ltd

Inventors

• Hu Wei
• Zou Hui
• Xiao Xiahu

Classifications

• A47L5/00

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• A47L9/165

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• A47L9/22

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• A47L5/225

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