IP Library Granted Patent US 10,973,380
Granted Patent B2
US 10,973,380 · App. 16/992,723 · Granted Apr 13, 2021

Cleaner holder and cleaner unit

Inventors: Jonghyun Seo (Seoul, KR); Mantae Hwang (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
A47L9/0063A47L9/2873A47L9/2884A47L11/201A47L11/202
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Patent No.
US 10,973,380
App. No.
16/992,723
Granted
Apr 13, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A cleaner holder comprises a base, a stand coupled to the base and extending upward from the base, a support body coupled to an upper portion of the stand and configured to support a cleaner, and a cleaning module support coupled to the stand and configured to support a cleaning module of the cleaner. The cleaning module may be detachably coupled to an extension tube of the cleaner.

Claims (44)

1. A cleaner holder comprising:

a base;

a stand extending upward from the base;

a support body coupled above the stand and forming a cleaner support surface, wherein the cleaner support surface is configured to protrude such that a cleaner is seated thereon; and

a cleaning module support coupled to the stand and configured to be positioned in a space defined between the support body and the base,

wherein the cleaning module support comprises:

a stand coupling portion connected to the stand so as to be positioned behind an extension tube of the cleaner when the cleaner is supported on the support body; and

a module coupling portion protruding outward from the stand coupling portion and configured to couple an unused cleaning module, wherein the unused cleaning module is configured to be detachably coupled to a suction end of the extension tube in a top and bottom direction of the stand,

wherein the stand coupling portion forms a hollow connected to or separated from the stand, and

wherein a length of the hollow is less than a length of the extension tube seated on the support body.

2. The cleaner holder of claim 1 , wherein, when the cleaner is supported on the support body, the extension tube is positioned to be spaced apart from the stand and the cleaning module support in the protruding direction of the cleaner support surface.

3. The cleaner holder of claim 2 , wherein the protruding direction of the cleaner support surface is defined forward from the stand,

wherein a first extension line drawn along a central axis of the extension tube is positioned in front of a second extension line drawn along a central axis of the stand, and

wherein the cleaning module support is positioned behind the first extension line.

4. The cleaner holder of claim 3 , wherein a battery mounted on the cleaner is positioned between the first extension line and the second extension line when the cleaner is supported on the support body.

5. The cleaner holder of claim 4 , wherein the support body comprises:

a first body comprising a charging terminal for charging the battery; and

a second body protruding by a predetermined distance from the first body to form the cleaner support surface,

wherein the cleaner support surface is an upper surface of the second body.

6. The cleaner holder of claim 5 , wherein the predetermined distance is smaller than a minimum distance between the first extension line and the second extension line.

7. The cleaner holder of claim 1 , wherein the support body is positioned above a space formed between the extension tube and the stand.

8. A cleaner unit comprising:

a cleaner; and

a cleaner holder configured to support the cleaner at a predetermined height relative to a floor,

wherein the cleaner comprises:

a cleaner body;

a battery mounted on the cleaner body;

an extension tube coupled to the cleaner body; and

a plurality of cleaning modules configured to be detachably coupled to a suction end of the extension tube,

wherein the cleaner holder comprises:

a base placed on the floor;

a stand extending upward from the base;

a support body coupled to an upper side of the stand and configured to support the cleaner body; and

a cleaning module support detachably coupled to the stand and positioned in a space defined between the support body and the base, the cleaning module support being configured to be coupled to an unused cleaning module,

wherein the cleaning module support comprises:

a stand coupling portion connected to the stand so as to be positioned behind the extension tube of the cleaner when the cleaner is supported on the support body; and

a module coupling portion protruding outward from the stand coupling portion and configured to couple the unused cleaning module among the plurality of cleaning modules in an up and down direction of the stand, and

wherein the stand coupling portion forms a hollow fitted to the stand, and wherein a length of the hollow is less than a length of the extension tube seated on the support body.

9. The cleaner holder of claim 8 , wherein the cleaner holder is configured to accommodate an auxiliary battery separated from the cleaner body.

10. The cleaner holder of claim 9 , wherein, when the auxiliary battery is accommodated in the cleaner holder, the auxiliary battery is independently charged to the battery.

11. The cleaner holder of claim 9 , wherein, when the auxiliary battery is accommodated in the cleaner holder, the auxiliary battery is positioned below the battery.

12. The cleaner holder of claim 8 , wherein the cleaner further comprises a dust container coupled to the cleaner body.

13. The cleaner holder of claim 8 , wherein, when the cleaner body is supported on the support body, the cleaning module coupled to the extension tube contacts an upper surface of the base.

14. The cleaner holder of claim 13 , wherein the upper surface of the base in contact with the cleaning module coupled to the extension tube is formed as an inclined surface.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 13, 2020
From: SEO, JONGHYUN; HWANG, MANTAE
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Reel/Frame 053489/0203 →
Priority Claims (2)
KR 10-2018-0088838 · Jul 30, 2018 · national
KR 10-2018-0107841 · Sep 10, 2018 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 16525140 · Jul 29, 2019
Related Publication 20200367710A1 · Nov 26, 2020
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