Cleaner and cleaner accessory

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9596967-B2
Application number	US-201414280969-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 19, 2014
Priority date	May 20, 2013
Publication date	Mar 21, 2017
Grant date	Mar 21, 2017

Abstract

A cleaner including a body configured to generate a suction force, a suction head configured to suction air and dirt while making contact with a cleaning surface, a handle pipe configured for manipulation by a user, a flexible hose connecting the handle pipe to the body, an extension pipe connecting the suction head to the handle pipe, and an accessory assembly coupled to the handle pipe to perform a cleaning in place of the suction head, the accessory assembly comprising an accessory body, a Dusting tool on which a brush is mounted, a Crevice tool to clean a gap, and an Upholstery tool to clean fabrics, the Upholstery tool being rotatably coupled to the accessory body, thereby enhancing the convenience of use and cleaning efficiency.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A cleaner comprising:
a body configured to generate a suction force;
a suction head configured to suction air and dirt via the suction force;
a handle pipe including a manipulation part configured for manipulation by a user;
an extension pipe connecting the suction head to the handle pipe; and
an accessory assembly configured to be coupled to the handle pipe to perform a cleaning in place of the suction head, the accessory assembly comprising an accessory body, a dusting tool on which a brush is mounted, a crevice tool to clean a gap, and an upholstery tool to clean fabrics;
wherein the upholstery tool is rotatably coupled to the accessory body, and
the crevice tool is rotatably coupled to the accessory body so that an angle between a rotation axis of the crevice tool and a central axis of the accessory body is adjustable.

2. The cleaner of claim 1 , wherein:
the upholstery tool comprises a rotating shaft that protrudes so as to be coupled to the accessory body, and
the accessory body comprises a rotating shaft accommodation part into which the rotating shaft is inserted to allow the upholstery tool to be rotatably coupled to the accessory body.

3. The cleaner of claim 1 , wherein the accessory body comprises a stopper part to limit a range of rotation of the upholstery tool.

4. The cleaner of claim 1 , wherein:
the crevice tool is coupled to one end of the accessory body, and
the upholstery tool is coupled to another end of the accessory body so as to be provided at an opposite side of the crevice tool with respect to the accessory body.

5. The cleaner of claim 1 , wherein the dusting tool is coupled to an interior portion of the accessory body so as to be slid toward the upholstery tool.

6. The cleaner of claim 5 , wherein:
the accessory body comprises a guide hole configured to guide a movement of the dusting tool, and
the dusting tool comprises a manipulation part that is movable along the guide hole and that is configured to be pressed by the user.

7. The cleaner of claim 6 , wherein the accessory body further comprises a locking hole provided at both ends in a longitudinal direction of the guide hole to lock the dusting tool.

8. The cleaner of claim 5 , wherein:
the handle pipe is provided with a holder part to which the manipulation part is coupled, and
the accessory assembly is supported by the handle pipe as a manipulation part is coupled to the holder part.

9. The cleaner of claim 8 , wherein:
the holder part comprises an accommodation groove, and
the manipulation part comprises an insertion protrusion that is inserted into the accommodation groove.

10. A cleaner comprising:
a body configured to generate a suction force;
a suction head configured to suction air and dirt via the suction force;
a handle pipe configured for manipulation by a user;
an extension pipe connecting the suction head to the handle pipe; and
an accessory assembly coupled to the handle pipe to perform a cleaning in place of the suction head, the accessory assembly comprising an accessory body, a dusting tool on which a brush is mounted, a crevice tool to clean a gap, and an upholstery tool to clean fabrics, wherein the crevice tool is rotatably coupled to the accessory body so that an angle between a rotation axis of the crevice tool and a central axis of the accessory body is adjustable.

11. The cleaner of claim 10 , wherein:
the accessory body comprises an annular groove, and
the crevice tool comprises a coupling protrusion inserted into the annular groove.

12. The cleaner of claim 10 , a central axis of the accessory body is not provided in line with a rotation axis of the crevice tool.

13. The cleaner of claim 10 , wherein the crevice tool comprises a cap part rotatably coupled to the accessory body, and a nozzle part extending from the cap part.

14. The cleaner of claim 13 , wherein the rotation axis of the crevice tool is not provided in line with a central axis of the nozzle part.

15. The cleaner of claim 10 , wherein the crevice tool is rotatably coupled to the accessory body through a universal joint.

16. The cleaner of claim 15 , wherein:
the crevice tool comprises a ball part having a spherical shape; and
the accessory body comprises a ball housing to support and surround the ball part.

17. The cleaner of claim 16 , wherein the ball part comprises an opening allowing an inside passage of the crevice tool to communicate with an inside passage of the accessory body.

18. The cleaner of claim 16 , further comprising a packing member coupled between the ball part and the ball housing to maintain airtightness inside passages of the ball part and the ball housing while supporting the ball part.

19. An apparatus configured to attach to a handle pipe of a vacuum cleaner, the apparatus comprising:
an accessory assembly to perform a cleaning in place of a suction head of the vacuum cleaner, the accessory assembly comprising an accessory body, a dusting tool on which a brush is mounted, a crevice tool to clean a gap, and an upholstery tool to clean fabrics, the upholstery tool being rotatably coupled to the accessory body,
wherein each of the accessory body, the dusting tool, the crevice tool, and the upholstery tool are integrally formed with each other as a single unit, and
the crevice tool is rotatably coupled to the accessory body so that an angle between a rotation axis of the crevice tool and a central axis of the accessory body is adjustable.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Lee Hyun Ju
• Kim See Hyun
• Kim Hyeon Cheol
• Lee Han Saem

Classifications

• A47L9/0633

  with retractable brushes, combs, lips or pads · CPC title

• A47L9/0027 Primary

  specially adapted for holding the suction cleaning tools · CPC title

• A47L9/0653

  with mechanical actuation, e.g. using a lever · CPC title

• A47L9/242

  Hose or pipe couplings · CPC title

• A47L9/0613

  with means specially adapted for picking up threads, hair or the like, e.g. brushes, combs, lint pickers or bristles pads · CPC title