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Granted Patent B2
US 10,052,007 · App. 15/122,437 · Granted Aug 21, 2018

Floor cleaner, cleaning roller assembly, and sponge roller

Inventors: Yang Li (Guangdong, CN); Yong Zhang (Shenzhen, CN)
Assignee: HIZERO TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
A47L13/144A47L11/282A47L13/16
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Patent No.
US 10,052,007
App. No.
15/122,437
Granted
Aug 21, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A sponge roller, a cleaning roller assembly, and a floor cleaner. The sponge roller includes an outer layer and an inner layer. The outer layer is sleeved on the inner layer; the inner layer is made of non-absorbent sponge, and the outer layer is made of absorbent sponge. The sponge roller can be made with a large thickness, thus improving the cleaning capacity of the cleaner. The water is mainly stored in the outer layer, so it can be squeezed out without the exertion of much more external force, and thus the resistance against the rotation of the sponge roller is negligible, thus saving the energy consumption.

Claims (121)

1. A sponge roller of a floor cleaner, comprising:

an outer layer; and

an inner layer, wherein:

the outer layer is sleeved on the inner layer,

the inner layer is made of non-absorbent sponge,

the outer layer is made of absorbent sponge, and

at least one end of the outer layer has a tapered surface along an axial direction of the sponge roller and at least one end of the inner layer has a tapered surface along the axial direction of the sponge roller.

2. The sponge roller of claim 1 , wherein a radial thickness of the outer layer is smaller than a radial thickness of the inner layer.

3. The sponge roller of claim 1 , wherein the tapered surface of the outer layer and the tapered surface of the inner layer are co-planar.

4. A floor cleaner, comprising:

a cleaning roller assembly, comprising:

a power unit;

a sleeve barrel; and

a sponge roller, wherein:

the sleeve barrel is sleeved on the power unit,

the sponge roller comprises an outer layer and an inner layer,

the inner layer is sleeved on the sleeve barrel,

the outer layer is sleeved on the inner layer,

the inner layer is made of non-absorbent sponge,

the outer layer is made of absorbent sponge,

the sleeve barrel and the sponge roller are driven by the power unit to rotate to clean the ground, and

at least one end of the outer layer has a tapered surface along an axial direction of the sponge roller and at least one end of the inner layer has a tapered surface along the axial direction of the sponge roller.

5. The floor cleaner of claim 4 , wherein a radial thickness of the outer layer is smaller than a radial thickness of the inner layer.

6. The floor cleaner of claim 4 , wherein the tapered surface of the outer layer and the tapered surface of the inner layer are co-planar.

7. The floor cleaner of claim 4 , comprising:

a water channel assembly comprising:

a channel shell;

a filtering piece, wherein:

the channel shell is concave to form a water channel,

the water channel is disposed on a surface of the sponge roller in a seal and overturn mode, and

the filtering piece is laid in the water channel and faces the surface of the sponge roller;

a seal element; and

a water-squeezing member, wherein:

the seal element and the water-squeezing member are disposed on opposite sides of the water channel and are pressed on a surface of the sponge roller to form a seal fitting, and

the filtering piece is disposed in a gap between the seal element and the water-squeezing member.

8. The floor cleaner of claim 4 , comprising:

a wastewater tank, wherein:

the wastewater tank comprises a chamber for recovery and storage of wastewater,

the chamber is provided with a wastewater inlet, an air extraction opening, and one or more splash-proof members,

the one or more splash-proof members are configured to divide the wastewater tank into an accommodation chamber,

the one or more splash-proof members are configured to separate the accommodation chamber from the air extraction opening,

the one or more splash-proof members are provided with an air vent in communication with the accommodation chamber and the air extraction opening, and

the air vent and the air extraction opening have an offset arrangement.

9. The floor cleaner of claim 8 , comprising:

a water channel that is configured to cover the sponge roller with an airtight seal, wherein the wastewater inlet and the water channel are in communication;

a clean water tank that is configured to store clean water;

a clean water supply system, wherein:

the clean water tank, the clean water supply system and the water channel are in communication with each other, and

the clean water supply system is configured to allow the clean water in the clean water tank to flow to the water channel; and

an air pump, wherein an inlet of the air pump and the air extraction opening of the wastewater tank are in communication.

10. The floor cleaner of claim 4 , comprising:

a wastewater tank, wherein:

the wastewater tank comprises a chamber for recovery and storage of wastewater,

the chamber is provided with a wastewater inlet, an air extraction opening, and one or more splash-proof members,

the one or more splash-proof members comprise a first buffer chamber,

the first buffer chamber is provided with a first air vent and a second air vent on an upper and a lower end respectively,

the one or more splash-proof members are configured to divide the wastewater tank into a second buffer chamber and an accommodation chamber,

the accommodation chamber and the first buffer chamber are in communication through the second air vent,

the second buffer chamber and the first buffer chamber are in communication through the first air vent,

the air extraction opening and the second buffer chamber are in communication, and

at least two among the air extraction opening, the first air vent, and the second air vent have an offset arrangement.

11. The floor cleaner of claim 4 , wherein the power unit comprises a motor and the sleeve barrel is sleeved on the motor.

12. A floor cleaner, comprising:

a base shell; and

a cleaning roller assembly, wherein:

the cleaning roller assembly comprises a motor, a sleeve barrel, and a sponge roller,

the sleeve barrel is sleeved on the motor unit,

the sponge roller comprises an outer layer and an inner layer,

the inner layer is sleeved on the sleeve barrel,

the outer layer is sleeved on the inner layer,

the inner layer is made of non-absorbent sponge,

the outer layer is made of absorbent sponge and is disposed on the base shell, and

the sleeve barrel and the sponge roller are driven by the motor to rotate to clean the ground.

13. The floor cleaner of claim 12 , wherein a radial thickness of the outer layer is smaller than a radial thickness of the inner layer.

14. The floor cleaner of claim 12 , wherein:

at least one end of the outer layer has a tapered surface along an axial direction of the sponge roller and at least one end of the inner layer has a tapered surface along the axial direction of the sponge roller.

15. The floor cleaner of claim 14 , wherein the tapered surface of the outer layer and the tapered surface of the inner layer are co-planar.

16. The floor cleaner of claim 12 , comprising:

a water channel assembly comprising:

a channel shell;

a filtering piece, wherein:

the channel shell is concave to form a water channel,

the water channel is disposed on a surface of the sponge roller in a seal and overturn mode, and

the filtering piece is laid in the water channel and faces the surface of the sponge roller;

a seal element; and

a water-squeezing member, wherein:

the seal element and the water-squeezing member are disposed on opposite sides of the water channel and are pressed on a surface of the sponge roller to form a seal fitting, and

the filtering piece is disposed in a gap between the seal element and the water-squeezing member.

17. The floor cleaner of claim 12 , comprising:

a wastewater tank, wherein:

the wastewater tank comprises a chamber for recovery and storage of wastewater,

the chamber is provided with a wastewater inlet, an air extraction opening, and one or more splash-proof members,

the one or more splash-proof members are configured to divide the wastewater tank into an accommodation chamber,

the one or more splash-proof members are configured to separate the accommodation chamber from the air extraction opening,

the one or more splash-proof members are provided with an air vent in communication with the accommodation chamber and the air extraction opening, and

the air vent and the air extraction opening have an offset arrangement.

18. The floor cleaner of claim 17 , comprising:

a water channel that is configured to cover the sponge roller with an airtight seal, wherein the wastewater inlet and the water channel are in communication;

a clean water tank that is configured to store clean water;

a clean water supply system, wherein:

the clean water tank, the clean water supply system and the water channel are in communication with each other, and

the clean water supply system is configured to allow the clean water in the clean water tank to flow to the water channel; and

an air pump, wherein an inlet of the air pump and the air extraction opening of the wastewater tank are in communication.

19. The floor cleaner of claim 12 , comprising:

a wastewater tank, wherein:

the wastewater tank comprises a chamber for recovery and storage of wastewater,

the chamber is provided with a wastewater inlet, an air extraction opening, and one or more splash-proof members,

the one or more splash-proof members comprise a first buffer chamber,

the first buffer chamber is provided with a first air vent and a second air vent on an upper and a lower end respectively,

the one or more splash-proof members are configured to divide the wastewater tank into a second buffer chamber and an accommodation chamber,

the accommodation chamber and the first buffer chamber are in communication through the second air vent,

the second buffer chamber and the first buffer chamber are in communication through the first air vent,

the air extraction opening and the second buffer chamber are in communication, and

at least two among the air extraction opening, the first air vent, and the second air vent have an offset arrangement.

20. The floor cleaner of claim 19 , comprising:

a water channel that is configured to cover the sponge roller with an airtight seal, wherein the wastewater inlet and the water channel are in communication;

a clean water tank that is configured to store clean water;

a clean water supply system, wherein:

the clean water tank, the clean water supply system and the water channel are in communication with each other, and

the clean water supply system is configured to allow the clean water in the clean water tank to flow to the water channel; and

an air pump, wherein an inlet of the air pump and the air extraction opening of the wastewater tank are in communication.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 1, 2021
From: HIZERO TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
To: HIZERO APPLIANCES CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 056400/0677 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 30, 2016
From: LI, YANG; ZHANG, YONG
To: HIZERO TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 039575/0007 →
Continuity (1)
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