Floor brush assembly and vacuum cleaner

By designing the housing components and locking components of the ground brush assembly, using gaps and elastic components, the problem of difficult disassembly of the handheld vacuum cleaner floor brush assembly is solved, and the rapid disassembly and cleaning of the roller brush assembly is achieved, satisfying the user's usage habits and operational requirements.

CN110141154BActive Publication Date: 2024-12-31GREE ELECTRIC APPLIANCE INC OF ZHUHAI
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Application Number
CN201910586067.0
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Patents(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2019-07-01
Publication Date
2024-12-31
Estimated Expiration
2039-07-01

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Technical Problem

The existing handheld vacuum cleaner floor brush assembly requires large tools to be disassembled, and it does not meet the use habits of domestic users, making it difficult to quickly disassemble and clean.

Method used

A floor brush assembly is designed, including housing components, roller brush assembly, power assembly and lock assembly. By avoiding the cooperation of notches, mounting parts, lock covers and elastic elements, the roller brush assembly is simply removed and cleaned. The buckle is removable to unlock the locking cover, making it easier to remove the roller brush assembly.

Benefits of technology

It realizes the rapid disassembly and cleaning of roller brush components, which is simple and fast to operate, conforms to the use habits of domestic users, saves labor and has a stable and reliable structure.

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Abstract

The present invention provides a floor brush assembly and a vacuum cleaner. The floor brush assembly includes: a shell component, provided with an avoidance gap, and a mounting portion is provided at the first end of the avoidance gap; a roller brush assembly and a power assembly, wherein the roller brush assembly is located at the avoidance gap, the first end of the roller brush assembly is mounted at the mounting portion, and the power assembly is detachably connected to the second end of the roller brush assembly; a lock assembly, including a locking cover and a lock, wherein the locking cover is detachably buckled on the mounting portion, and the lock is movably mounted on the shell component, and the lock has a locking position that is engaged with the locking cover to lock the locking cover, and the lock also has an unlocking position that is away from the locking cover so that the locking cover can be removed from the shell component. When the roller brush assembly needs to be cleaned, the roller brush assembly can be removed by simply moving the lock and removing the locking cover from the shell component, which is simple and quick to operate, saving time and effort.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of dust collecting devices, and in particular to a floor brush assembly and a dust collector. Background Art

[0002] With the development of science and technology and economy, traditional cleaning methods can no longer meet people's current needs, and vacuum cleaners came into being. Vacuum cleaners are divided into barrel vacuum cleaners, horizontal vacuum cleaners, handheld vacuum cleaners and upright vacuum cleaners. Due to the advantages of handheld vacuum cleaners such as lightness, wirelessness and low noise, they are becoming more and more popular among people. However, the floor brush of the vacuum cleaner will adhere to a lot of dirt when cleaning the floor. After cleaning, the user needs to disassemble the floor brush and take out the roller brush inside for cleaning.

[0003] The floor brush assembly of the handheld vacuum cleaner currently on the market needs to be larger to be disassembled and requires the aid of tools, which is not in line with the usage habits of domestic users. Summary of the invention

[0004] The main purpose of the present invention is to provide a floor brush assembly and a vacuum cleaner to solve the problem that the roller brush of the floor brush assembly in the prior art is not easy to disassemble.

[0005] In order to achieve the above-mentioned purpose, according to one aspect of the present invention, a floor brush assembly is provided, comprising: a shell component, a avoidance gap is provided on the shell component, and a mounting portion is provided at the first end of the avoidance gap; a roller brush assembly and a power assembly, the roller brush assembly is located at the avoidance gap, the first end of the roller brush assembly is mounted at the mounting portion, the power assembly is mounted in the shell component, and the power assembly is detachably connected to the second end of the roller brush assembly; a lock assembly, the lock assembly comprises a locking cover and a lock, the locking cover is detachably covered on the mounting portion, the lock is movably mounted on the shell component, the lock has a locking position that is engaged with the locking cover to lock the locking cover, and the lock also has an unlocking position away from the locking cover so that the locking cover can be removed from the shell component.

[0006] Furthermore, the lock assembly also includes an elastic element, and the elastic element is connected between the shell component and the lock.

[0007] Further, the mounting portion includes a mounting groove, a limiting groove is provided on the locking cover, the limiting groove and the mounting groove are surrounded to form a limiting hole, and the limiting hole is adapted to the first end of the roller brush assembly.

[0008] Furthermore, the first end of the avoidance notch has a positioning groove, the mounting portion is located at the bottom of the positioning groove, and the locking cover is detachably mounted in the positioning groove.

[0009] Furthermore, the housing component is provided with a first positioning portion, the first positioning portion is located on a side wall of the positioning groove, and the locking cover is provided with a second positioning portion matched with the first positioning portion.

[0010] Further, one of the first positioning portion and the second positioning portion is a protrusion, and the other is a pit.

[0011] Furthermore, the lock buckle and the elastic element are both installed in the positioning groove and are located on a side of the locking cover away from the roller brush assembly, and the elastic element applies an elastic force consistent with the axial direction of the roller brush assembly to the lock buckle.

[0012] Furthermore, the elastic element is a spring.

[0013] Furthermore, a first buckle position is provided on one side of the locking cover close to the lock buckle, and a second buckle position matched with the first buckle position is provided on the lock buckle.

[0014] Furthermore, the housing component comprises an upper cover assembly and a bottom shell, the upper cover assembly is detachably covered on the bottom shell, the avoidance notch is arranged on the bottom shell, and the mounting portion is arranged on the upper cover assembly.

[0015] Further, the upper cover assembly includes a transparent cover and an upper cover, the transparent cover is detachably mounted on the bottom shell, the upper cover is mounted on the transparent cover, and the first positioning portion and the mounting portion are both arranged on the transparent cover.

[0016] Furthermore, a toggle block is provided on the lock buckle, a through hole is provided on the bottom shell, the toggle block passes through the bottom surface of the bottom shell through the through hole, and the toggle block reciprocates in the through hole along the axial direction of the roller brush assembly.

[0017] According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a dust collector including a floor brush assembly, wherein the floor brush assembly is the above-mentioned floor brush assembly.

[0018] By applying the technical solution of the present invention, when assembling the floor brush assembly of the present invention, the power assembly is first installed in the outer shell component, and then the roller brush assembly is installed from the avoidance gap. In this process, the second end of the roller brush assembly is first connected to the power assembly, and then the first end of the roller brush assembly is installed at the mounting portion, and then the locking cover is buckled on the mounting portion, and finally the lock is buckled with the locking cover and is in a locking position to lock the locking cover, so that the first end of the roller brush assembly can be defined. During operation, the roller brush assembly is driven by the power assembly to rotate at the avoidance gap to clean the dust on the ground.

[0019] When the roller brush assembly needs to be cleaned, it is only necessary to move the lock buckle away from the locking cover. At this time, the lock buckle is in the unlocked position, and the locking cover can be removed from the outer shell component. The first end of the roller brush assembly can be removed from the mounting portion, and then it can be pulled outward to separate the second end of the roller brush assembly from the power component, thus completing the disassembly of the roller brush assembly. The operation is simple, fast, and labor-saving, and it conforms to the usage habits of domestic users. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0020] The drawings constituting a part of the present application are used to provide a further understanding of the present invention. The exemplary embodiments of the present invention and their descriptions are used to explain the present invention and do not constitute an improper limitation of the present invention. In the drawings:

[0021] Figure 1 An exploded view of a floor brush assembly of the present invention is schematically shown;

[0022] Figure 2 A bottom view of the locking cover of the floor brush assembly of the present invention when in an unlocked position is schematically shown;

[0023] Figure 3 The bottom view of the locking cover of the floor brush assembly of the present invention when in the locking position is schematically shown;

[0024] Figure 4 A first stereoscopic view schematically shows a locking assembly of a floor brush assembly of the present invention after being removed from the floor brush assembly;

[0025] Figure 5 Schematically shows Figure 4 A magnified view of area A in FIG.

[0026] Figure 6 A second stereoscopic view schematically shows the lock assembly of the floor brush assembly of the present invention after being removed from the floor brush assembly;

[0027] Figure 7 Schematically shows Figure 6 Magnified view of area B in FIG.

[0028] The above drawings include the following reference numerals:

[0029] 10. Shell component; 11. Upper cover assembly; 111. Transparent cover; 112. Upper cover; 113. Mounting portion; 114. First positioning portion; 12. Bottom shell; 121. Avoidance gap; 122. Positioning groove; 123. Through hole; 20. Roller brush assembly; 30. Power assembly; 31. Motor; 32. Pulley assembly; 40. Lock assembly; 41. Locking cover; 411. Second positioning portion; 412. First buckle position; 413. Limiting groove; 42. Lock; 421. Second buckle position; 422. Toggle block; 43. Elastic element. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0030] It should be noted that, in the absence of conflict, the embodiments and features in the embodiments of the present application can be combined with each other. The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and in combination with the embodiments.

[0031] It should be noted that the terms used herein are only for describing specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the exemplary embodiments according to the present application. As used herein, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the singular form is also intended to include the plural form. In addition, it should be understood that when the terms "comprise" and / or "include" are used in this specification, it indicates the presence of features, steps, operations, devices, components and / or combinations thereof.

[0032] For ease of description, spatially relative terms such as "above", "above", "on the upper surface of", "above", etc. may be used herein to describe the spatial positional relationship between a device or feature and other devices or features as shown in the figure. It should be understood that spatially relative terms are intended to include different orientations of the device in use or operation in addition to the orientation described in the figure. For example, if the device in the accompanying drawings is inverted, the device described as "above other devices or structures" or "above other devices or structures" will be positioned as "below other devices or structures" or "below other devices or structures". Thus, the exemplary term "above" may include both "above" and "below". The device may also be positioned in other different ways (rotated 90 degrees or in other orientations, and the spatially relative descriptions used herein are interpreted accordingly.

[0033] See also Figures 1 to 7 As shown, according to an embodiment of the present invention, a floor brush assembly is provided, which includes a housing component 10, a roller brush assembly 20, a power assembly 30 and a locking assembly 40.

[0034] Among them, an avoidance gap 121 is provided on the shell component 10, and a mounting portion 113 is provided at the first end of the avoidance gap 121; during actual assembly, the roller brush assembly 20 is located at the avoidance gap 121, the first end of the roller brush assembly 20 is installed at the mounting portion 113, the power assembly 30 is installed in the shell component 10, and the power assembly 30 is detachably connected to the second end of the roller brush assembly 20; the lock assembly 40 includes a locking cover 41 and a lock 42, the locking cover 41 is detachably buckled on top of the mounting portion 113, the lock 42 is movably mounted on the shell component 10, the lock 42 has a locking position that is buckled and connected with the locking cover 41 to lock the locking cover 41, and the lock 42 also has an unlocking position away from the locking cover 41 so that the locking cover 41 can be removed from the shell component 10.

[0035] The power assembly 30 includes a motor 31 and a pulley assembly 32. The pulley assembly 32 is fixed at the second end of the avoidance gap 121. The roller brush assembly 20 includes a roller brush shaft. The second end of the roller brush shaft is detachably inserted into the pulley of the pulley assembly 32. The motor 31 is drivingly connected to the pulley assembly 32. When the motor 31 works, it drives the pulley assembly 32 to rotate, thereby driving the roller brush assembly 20 to rotate at the avoidance gap 121.

[0036] When assembling the floor brush assembly in this embodiment, first install the power assembly 30 in the outer shell component 10, and then install the roller brush assembly 20 from the avoidance gap 121. During this process, first connect the second end of the roller brush assembly 20 to the power assembly 30, then install the first end of the roller brush assembly 20 at the mounting portion 113, and then buckle the locking cover 41 on the mounting portion 113. Finally, the locking buckle 42 is buckled with the locking cover 41 and is in a locked position to lock the locking cover 41. The first end of the roller brush assembly 20 can be defined. When working, the power assembly 30 drives the roller brush assembly 20 to rotate at the avoidance gap 121 to clean the dust on the ground.

[0037] When the roller brush assembly 20 needs to be cleaned, it is only necessary to move the lock buckle 42 so that the lock buckle 42 is away from the locking cover 41. At this time, the lock buckle 42 is in the unlocked position, and the locking cover 41 can be removed from the outer shell component 10. The first end of the roller brush assembly 20 can be removed from the mounting portion 113, and then it can be pulled outward to separate the second end of the roller brush assembly 20 from the power component 30, completing the disassembly of the roller brush assembly 20. The operation is simple, fast, and labor-saving, and it conforms to the usage habits of domestic users.

[0038] In order to keep the lock buckle 42 in the present embodiment in the locked position, the lock buckle assembly 40 in the present embodiment further includes an elastic element 43, which is connected between the lock buckle 42 and the housing component 10, and applies a supporting elastic force to the lock buckle 42, so that the lock buckle 42 abuts against the locking cover 41 to maintain the locking relationship between the two, and the structure is stable and reliable. When disassembling the roller brush assembly 20, it is only necessary to move the lock buckle 42 or compress the elastic element 43 to separate the lock buckle 42 from the locking cover 41.

[0039] Preferably, the elastic element 43 in this embodiment is a spring. Of course, in other embodiments of the present invention, the elastic element 43 can also be set as an elastic rubber pad or other structures. As long as it is other deformation methods under the conception of the present invention, it is within the protection scope of the present invention.

[0040] In order to install the locking cover 41, the first end of the avoidance gap 121 in this embodiment has a positioning groove 122, and the locking cover 41 can be removably installed in the positioning groove 122. The mounting portion 113 is arranged at the bottom of the positioning groove 122, which is convenient for cooperating with the locking cover 41 to limit the first end of the roller brush assembly 20.

[0041] Preferably, the mounting portion 113 in this embodiment is a mounting groove, and a limiting groove 413 is provided on the locking cover 41. The limiting groove 413 and the mounting groove are together arranged to form a limiting hole, and the limiting hole is adapted to the first end of the roller brush assembly 20, so as to facilitate limiting the first end of the roller brush assembly 20 and ensure that the roller brush assembly 20 can rotate stably under the drive of the power assembly 30.

[0042] In order to effectively and stably install the locking cover 41 in the positioning groove 122, a first positioning portion 114 is provided on the shell component 10 in this embodiment, and the first positioning portion 114 is located on the side wall of the positioning groove 122. Correspondingly, a second positioning portion 411 adapted to the first positioning portion 114 is provided on the locking cover 41. Through the matching connection between the first positioning portion 114 and the second positioning portion 411, it is convenient to stably lock the locking cover 41 in the positioning groove 122 together with the lock buckle 42.

[0043] Specifically, in the present embodiment, one of the first positioning portion 114 and the second positioning portion 411 is a protrusion, and the other is a recessed pit. Through the cooperation and limiting of the protrusion and the recessed pit, it is convenient to install the locking cover 41 in the positioning groove 122, or remove it from the positioning groove 122, thereby facilitating the disassembly and assembly of the roller brush assembly 20.

[0044] See again Figures 4 to 7 As shown, the lock buckle 42 and the elastic element 43 in this embodiment are also installed in the positioning groove 122. The lock buckle 42 is located on the side of the locking cover 41 away from the roller brush assembly 20. The elastic element 43 applies an elastic force consistent with the axial direction of the roller brush assembly 20 to the lock buckle 42, so as to facilitate the lock buckle 42 to be tightly engaged with the locking cover 41 installed in the positioning groove 122 to lock the locking cover 41.

[0045] The locking cover 41 is provided with a first buckle position 412 on one side close to the lock buckle 42, and the lock buckle 42 is provided with a second buckle position 421 matched with the first buckle position 412. In this embodiment, one of the first buckle position 412 and the second buckle position 421 can be set as a concave groove, and the other of the two can be a protrusion matched with the concave groove, or both can be set as mutually matched inclined surfaces. As long as other deformation methods are based on the conception of the present invention, they are all within the protection scope of the present invention.

[0046] The setting of the first buckle position 412 and the second buckle position 421 can prevent the locking cover 41 from shaking in the positioning groove 122, facilitate effective limiting of the roller brush assembly 20, prevent the locking cover 41 from shaking and being worn in the positioning groove 122, and improve the service life of the floor brush assembly of the present invention.

[0047] See also Figure 1 and Figure 4 As shown, the housing component 10 in this embodiment includes an upper cover assembly 11 and a bottom shell 12, wherein the upper cover assembly 11 is detachably covered on the bottom shell 12 by buckles and screws, etc., and an avoidance notch 121 is provided on the bottom shell 12 to facilitate contact with the ground for cleaning operations, and a mounting portion 113 is provided on the upper cover assembly 11 to facilitate limiting the position of the roller brush assembly 20. Of course, in other embodiments of the present invention, the mounting portion 113 can also be provided on the bottom shell 12.

[0048] More specifically, a dust suction port (not shown in the figure) is provided inside the shell component 10, and the upper cover assembly 11 includes a transparent cover 111 and an upper cover 112. The transparent cover 111 is detachably mounted on the bottom shell 12 by screws and buckles. The perspective effect of the transparent cover 111 facilitates observation of the state of the dust suction port. The upper cover 112 is detachably mounted on the transparent cover 111 by buckles and screws, which facilitates connection to structures such as a hand-held rod. The first positioning portion 114 and the mounting portion 113 are both arranged on the transparent cover 111.

[0049] Combination Figures 4 to 7 As shown, the lock buckle 42 in this embodiment is provided with a toggle block 422, and the bottom shell 12 is provided with a through hole 123. The toggle block 422 passes through the bottom surface of the bottom shell 12 from the through hole 123, and the toggle block 422 can reciprocate in the through hole 123 along the axial direction of the roller brush assembly 20. When the roller brush assembly 20 is actually disassembled, it is only necessary to move the toggle block 422 in the direction away from the locking cover 41 to drive the lock buckle 42 to move in the direction away from the locking cover 41, so that the lock buckle 42 moves from the locked position to the unlocked position, and the locking cover 41 can be removed from the positioning groove 122, thereby releasing the first end limit of the roller brush assembly 20, thereby realizing the disassembly of the roller brush assembly 20, saving effort, and conforming to the usage habits of domestic users.

[0050] See also Figures 1 to 7As shown, the lock buckle 42 of the floor brush assembly in this embodiment cooperates with the locking cover 41 and is installed in the positioning groove 122 of the floor brush bottom shell 12 to limit the roller brush assembly 20, ensuring that the roller brush assembly 20 can rotate in a normal state to clean the floor. The lock buckle 42 can be inserted into the positioning groove 122 on the bottom shell 12 using a thin tool such as a key, so that the lock buckle 42 moves along the axis direction of the roller brush assembly 20, or the lock buckle 42 can be directly moved manually in a direction away from the locking cover 41, so that the locking cover 41 can be opened, so that the roller brush assembly 20 can be taken out for cleaning, and the disassembly process is simple, fast, time-saving and labor-saving.

[0051] According to another aspect of the present invention, a dust collector is provided. The dust collector includes a floor brush assembly. The floor brush assembly is the floor brush assembly in the above embodiment.

[0052] From the above description, it can be seen that the above-mentioned embodiments of the present invention achieve the following technical effects: the bottom shell of the floor brush assembly of the present invention is provided with a positioning groove for installing the locking assembly, the locking buckle and the spring are installed in the positioning groove, and the locking cover and the transparent shell are matched through the first buckle position and the second buckle position. The locking buckle can be moved left and right along the axial direction of the roller brush assembly to unlock the locking cover, thereby facilitating the removal of the roller brush assembly, and the disassembly process is simple, fast, time-saving and labor-saving.

[0053] It should be noted that the terms "first", "second", etc. in the specification and claims of the present application and the above-mentioned drawings are used to distinguish similar objects, and are not necessarily used to describe a specific order or sequence. It should be understood that the data used in this way can be interchangeable where appropriate, so that the embodiments of the present application described herein can be implemented in an order other than those illustrated or described herein, for example. In addition, the terms "including" and "having" and any of their variations are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusions, for example, a process, method, system, product or device that includes a series of steps or units is not necessarily limited to those steps or units that are clearly listed, but may include other steps or units that are not clearly listed or inherent to these processes, methods, products or devices.

[0054] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention. For those skilled in the art, the present invention may have various modifications and variations. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the present invention shall be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A floor brush assembly, characterized in that: include: A shell component (10), wherein a relief notch (121) is provided on the shell component (10), and a mounting portion (113) is provided at a first end of the relief notch (121); A roller brush assembly (20) and a power assembly (30), wherein the roller brush assembly (20) is located at the avoidance notch (121), a first end of the roller brush assembly (20) is mounted at the mounting portion (113), the power assembly (30) is mounted in the housing component (10), and the power assembly (30) is detachably connected to the second end of the roller brush assembly (20); A lock assembly (40), the lock assembly (40) comprising a locking cover (41), a lock (42) and an elastic element (43), the locking cover (41) being detachably covered on the mounting portion (113), the lock (42) being movably mounted on the housing component (10), the lock (42) having a locking position for engaging with the locking cover (41) to lock the locking cover (41), and the lock (42) also having an unlocking position away from the locking cover (41) so that the locking cover (41) can be removed from the housing component (10); the elastic element (43) being connected between the housing component (10) and the lock (42); The mounting portion (113) comprises a mounting groove, a limiting groove (413) is provided on the locking cover (41), the limiting groove (413) and the mounting groove are surrounded to form a limiting hole, and the limiting hole is adapted to the first end of the roller brush assembly (20); The lock buckle (42) is located on a side of the locking cover (41) away from the roller brush assembly (20), and the elastic element (43) applies an elastic force consistent with the axial direction of the roller brush assembly (20) to the lock buckle (42); A first buckle position (412) is provided on one side of the locking cover (41) close to the lock buckle (42), and a second buckle position (421) adapted to the first buckle position (412) is provided on the lock buckle (42).

2. The floor brush assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first end of the avoidance notch (121) has a positioning groove (122), the mounting portion (113) is located at the bottom of the positioning groove (122), and the locking cover (41) is detachably mounted in the positioning groove (122).

3. The floor brush assembly according to claim 2, characterized in that: The housing component (10) is provided with a first positioning portion (114), the first positioning portion (114) being located on the side wall of the positioning groove (122), and the locking cover (41) is provided with a second positioning portion (411) matched with the first positioning portion (114).

4. The floor brush assembly according to claim 3, characterized in that: One of the first positioning portion (114) and the second positioning portion (411) is a convex block, and the other is a concave pit.

5. The floor brush assembly according to claim 2, characterized in that: The lock buckle (42) and the elastic element (43) are both installed in the positioning groove (122).

6. The floor brush assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that: The elastic element (43) is a spring.

7. The floor brush assembly according to claim 3, characterized in that: The housing component (10) comprises an upper cover assembly (11) and a bottom shell (12); the upper cover assembly (11) is detachably covered on the bottom shell (12); the avoidance notch (121) is arranged on the bottom shell (12); and the mounting portion (113) is arranged on the upper cover assembly (11).

8. The floor brush assembly according to claim 7, characterized in that: The upper cover assembly (11) comprises a transparent cover (111) and an upper cover (112); the transparent cover (111) is detachably mounted on the bottom shell (12); the upper cover (112) is mounted on the transparent cover (111); and the first positioning portion (114) and the mounting portion (113) are both arranged on the transparent cover (111).

9. The floor brush assembly according to claim 7, characterized in that: The lock buckle (42) is provided with a toggle block (422), the bottom shell (12) is provided with a through hole (123), the toggle block (422) passes through the bottom surface of the bottom shell (12) through the through hole (123), and the toggle block (422) reciprocates in the through hole (123) along the axial direction of the roller brush assembly (20).

10. A dust collector, comprising a floor brush assembly, characterized in that: The floor brush assembly is the floor brush assembly according to any one of claims 1 to 9.

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