IP Library Granted Patent US 11,484,166
Granted Patent B2
US 11,484,166 · App. 16/525,140 · Granted Nov 1, 2022

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 11,484,166
App. No.
16/525,140
Granted
Nov 1, 2022
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 (49)

1. A cleaner holder comprising:

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, wherein the cleaner includes an extension tube; and

a cleaning module support coupled to the stand and configured to support a water cleaning module configured to be selectively coupled to the extension tube,

wherein the cleaning module support is formed so that the water cleaning module is coupled or separated along an extension direction of the stand.

2. The cleaner holder according to claim 1 , wherein the water cleaning module comprises:

a rotary cleaning portion comprising a mop; and

a driving device configured to rotate the rotary cleaning portion.

3. The cleaner holder according to claim 2 , wherein the rotary cleaning portion further comprises a mop plate coupled to the mop and coupled to the driving device to rotate.

4. The cleaner holder according to claim 2 , wherein the water cleaning module further comprises a water tank configured to supply water to the rotary cleaning portion.

5. The cleaner holder according to claim 1 , further comprising an extra nozzle positioned behind the extension tube toward the stand, wherein the extra nozzle is configured to be selectively coupled to the extension tube.

6. The cleaner holder according to claim 5 , wherein the cleaning module support is positioned behind the extra nozzle relative to the extension tube.

7. The cleaner holder according to claim 5 , wherein the extra nozzle and the water cleaning module are coupled to at least one of the support body or the stand at different heights.

8. The cleaner holder according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a first charging terminal for charging a battery mounted to the cleaner; and

a second charging terminal for charging an auxiliary battery.

9. The cleaner holder according to claim 8 , wherein the battery and the auxiliary battery are charged at different heights.

10. The cleaner holder according to claim 1 , wherein the cleaning module support is positioned on a virtual straight line passing through a central axis of the extension tube and a central axis of the stand at a same height.

11. The cleaner holder according to claim 1 , wherein the cleaning module support further comprises:

a stand coupling portion coupled to and surrounding the stand;

a module coupling portion disposed in the stand coupling portion and configured to guide the coupling of the cleaning module; and

a mop storage portion positioned at an opposite side of the module coupling portion and configured to store a mop.

12. The cleaner holder according to claim 11 , wherein the mop storage portion further comprises an upper surface opening and a rounded lower surface.

13. The cleaner holder according to claim 1 , wherein the cleaner further includes a floor cleaning module configured to suction dust, the floor cleaning module being selectively coupled to the extension tube.

14. A cleaner unit comprising:

a cleaner body comprising a suction motor to provide suction force;

a battery mounted to the cleaner body;

an auxiliary battery separate from the cleaner body;

an extension tube coupled to the cleaner body;

a water cleaning module configured to be detachably coupled to the extension tube, the water cleaning module having a mop to perform water cleaning; and

a holder configured to support the cleaner body,

wherein the holder includes:

a base in contact with a floor surface;

a stand extending upward from the base;

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

a cleaning module support disposed between the support body and the base to support the water cleaning module.

15. The cleaner unit according to claim 14 , wherein the cleaning module support includes:

a stand coupling portion having a hollow connected to or separated from the stand; and

a module coupling portion protruding from the stand coupling portion so that the water cleaning module is coupled or separated along an extension direction of the stand.

16. The cleaner unit according to claim 15 , wherein when the cleaner body is supported by the holder, and a suction nozzle is coupled to the extension tube, the suction nozzle is in contact with an upper surface of the base.

17. The cleaner unit according to claim 16 , wherein the upper surface of the base comprises an inclined surface.

18. The cleaner unit according to claim 15 , wherein:

the stand is configured to shift at least a part of a weight of the cleaner body to the base when the cleaner body is seated on the support body, and

the cleaning module support and the stand are configured to shift a weight of the water cleaning module to the base when the water cleaning module is supported by the cleaning module support.

19. The cleaner unit according to claim 18 , wherein:

when the cleaner body is seated on the support body, and a suction nozzle is coupled to the extension tube, the suction nozzle coupled to the extension tube is seated on the base, and

the extension tube and the suction nozzle are configured to shift a part of a weight of the cleaner to the base.

20. The cleaner unit according to claim 14 , wherein the support body has a cleaner support surface protruding such that the cleaner body is seated thereon.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 29, 2019
From: SEO, JONGHYUN; HWANG, MANTAE
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Reel/Frame 049891/0528 →
Priority Claims (2)
KR 10-2018-0088838 · Jul 30, 2018 · national
KR 10-2018-0107841 · Sep 10, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20200029760A1 · Jan 30, 2020
Cited By (1)
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