Supporter and vacuum cleaner having the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9675218-B2
Application number	US-201514595609-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 13, 2015
Priority date	Aug 27, 2014
Publication date	Jun 13, 2017
Grant date	Jun 13, 2017

Abstract

A supporter and a vacuum cleaner having the same are provided. The supporter includes: a suction channel portion that includes one end removably connected with a vacuum cleaning unit and the other end connected with a suction nozzle, thereby guiding dirt drawn in through the suction nozzle to the vacuum cleaning unit; an accessory that is received in a receiving recess formed on one side of the suction channel portion; a hinge portion that is disposed in the suction channel portion and supports the accessory to pivot by a predetermined angle; and an unlocking portion that is disposed in the suction channel portion to lock and unlock the accessory with respect to the receiving recess.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A supporter comprising:
a suction channel portion that comprises one end removably connected with a vacuum cleaning unit and the other end connected with a suction nozzle, thereby guiding dirt drawn in through the suction nozzle to the vacuum cleaning unit;
an accessory that is received in a receiving recess formed on one side of the suction channel portion;
a hinge portion that is disposed in the suction channel portion and supports the accessory to pivot by a predetermined angle; and
an unlocking portion that is disposed in the suction channel portion to lock and unlock the accessory with respect to the receiving recess.

2. The supporter of claim 1 , wherein the hinge portion is disposed in the receiving recess, and comprises one end connected with the suction channel portion by a hinge and the other end removably inserted into a lower end of the accessory.

3. The supporter of claim 2 , wherein the unlocking portion comprises:
an operating button having a part exposed to an outside of the suction channel portion; and
an elastic member configured to elastically support the operating button.

4. The supporter of claim 3 , wherein the operating button comprises a connection protrusion removably connected with an upper portion of the accessory, and the accessory comprises an insertion recess formed at a location to correspond to the connection protrusion when the accessory is inserted into the receiving recess.

5. The supporter of claim 4 , wherein a center of gravity of the accessory is located at an upper end portion of the accessory at an eccentric location that is in a direction of the accessory being separated from the receiving recess.

6. The supporter of claim 4 , wherein the accessory is received in the receiving recess slantly in a direction of being separated from the receiving recess.

7. The supporter of claim 4 , wherein the hinge portion is elastically disposed in the suction channel portion so that the accessory is pivoted in a direction towards an outside of the receiving recess.

8. The supporter of claim 3 , further comprising:
a first magnet that is disposed in the suction channel portion; and
a second magnet that is disposed in the accessory and has a same polarity as that of the first magnet, and
wherein the first and second magnets are disposed at locations facing each other when the accessory is inserted into the receiving recess.

9. The supporter of claim 3 , wherein the unlocking portion comprises:
an operating rod that interacts with the operating button;
a third magnet that is disposed in the suction channel portion; and
a fourth magnet that is disposed in the accessory and has a polarity opposite to that of the third magnet, and
wherein the operating rod comprises a connection protrusion formed at one end thereof to be removably connected with an upper end of the accessory.

10. The supporter of claim 9 , wherein the other end of the operating rod is connected with the suction channel portion by a hinge.

11. The supporter of claim 2 , wherein the unlocking portion makes the hinge portion pivot to the outside of the receiving recess in response to the vacuum cleaning unit being separated from the suction channel portion.

12. The supporter of claim 11 , wherein the unlocking portion comprises:
a moving member that is inserted into the suction channel portion to ascend and descend in a lengthwise direction of the suction channel portion; and
an elastic member that elastically supports the moving member in an ascending direction, and
wherein the moving member is pressed by self-weight of the vacuum cleaning unit and is kept in a descending state, and, in response to the vacuum cleaning unit being separated from the suction channel portion, the moving member ascends by the elastic member.

13. The supporter of claim 12 , wherein the hinge portion moves the accessory to be drawn out from the receiving recess or received in the receiving recess based on the ascending or descending movement of the moving member.

14. The supporter of claim 13 , wherein the hinge portion comprises a locking protrusion,
wherein the moving member comprises first and second push protrusion formed at locations corresponding to the hinge portion, and
wherein the first and second push protrusions are formed at intervals in a lengthwise direction along the moving member, and push the locking protrusion of the hinge portion according to an ascending or descending movement of the moving member and pivot the hinge portion in one direction or in a reverse direction.

15. The supporter of claim 12 , wherein the moving member comprises a locking protrusion for locking and unlocking the upper end of the accessory from the receiving recess.

16. The supporter of claim 15 , wherein a center of gravity of the accessory is located at an upper end portion of the accessory at an eccentric location that is in a direction of the accessory being separated from the receiving recess.

17. The supporter of claim 16 , wherein the accessory is received in the receiving recess slantly in a direction of being separated from the receiving recess.

18. The supporter of claim 15 , further comprising:
a first magnet that is disposed in the suction channel portion; and
a second magnet that is disposed in the accessory and has a same polarity as that of the first magnet, and
wherein the first and second magnets are disposed at locations facing each other when the accessory is inserted into the receiving recess.

19. The supporter of claim 15 , wherein the hinge portion is elastically disposed in the suction channel portion so that the accessory is pivoted in a direction towards the outside of the receiving recess.

20. The supporter of claim 1 , wherein the receiving recess comprises a restriction projection extending from a lower end thereof to restrict a rotation angle of the accessory.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kim Byeong-Soo
• Yoon Soo-Hyun
• Lee Kyoung-Min

Classifications

• A47L9/248

  Parts, details or accessories of hoses or pipes (nozzles A47L9/02) · CPC title

• A47L5/24

  Hand-supported suction cleaners · CPC title

• A47L9/009

  Carrying-vehicles; Arrangements of trollies or wheels; Means for avoiding mechanical obstacles · CPC title

• A47L9/0054

  Stands or the like for temporary interruption of work · CPC title

• A47L5/36

  Suction cleaners with hose between nozzle and casing; Suction cleaners for fixing on staircases; Suction cleaners for carrying on the back · CPC title