Dust collector with adapter

A detachable adapter for vacuum cleaners addresses the issue of high costs and limited compatibility by enabling easy attachment and airflow communication with existing accessories, thus reducing costs and improving user convenience.

CN222172033UActive Publication Date: 2024-12-17SUZHOU LIFEIT NEW ENERGY ELECTRIC CO LTD
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202420625745.6
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-03-28
Publication Date
2024-12-17
Estimated Expiration
2034-03-28

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Technical Problem

Existing vacuum cleaners require specially made dust collection accessories due to the need for adapters connected to the dust cup, leading to increased costs and limited compatibility with existing accessories.

Method used

A vacuum cleaner with a detachable adapter that allows compatibility with existing accessories, featuring a positioning tube, docking part, and connecting part to facilitate easy attachment and airflow communication.

Benefits of technology

The detachable adapter reduces costs and simplifies replacement, enhancing user convenience and compatibility with various dust collection accessories.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses a dust collector with an adapter, which comprises a dust collector main body with a motor part and a dust cup part, the adapter of which one end is detachably connected with one end of the dust cup part, and a plurality of dust collection accessories which are detachably connected with the other end of the adapter, wherein one end of the adapter body is provided with an adapter cavity, the positioning pipe is located at the other end of the adapter body, at least part of the positioning pipe is contained by the dust cup part, the interior of the butt joint part is communicated with the adapter cavity, and the butt joint part is also located at the other end of the adapter body and at least part of the butt joint part is contained by the dust cup part. The detachable adapter is compatible with an existing dust collector accessory, cost is reduced, and replacement is convenient.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model belongs to the field of vacuum cleaners, and in particular relates to a vacuum cleaner with an adapter. Background Art

[0002] A vacuum cleaner generally includes a housing, a motor disposed in the housing, a dust cup for collecting dust and located upstream of the motor, and dust collection accessories such as a connecting pipe connected to the dust cup. Similar technologies can be found in the Chinese utility model patent CN216135774U of the applicant. However, this technology requires that one end of each dust collection accessory has an adapter connected to the dust cup, which means that the dust collection accessories need to be specially made, resulting in increased costs and the inability to use existing dust collection accessories. Therefore, a vacuum cleaner with an adapter is needed to solve the above problems. Utility Model Content

[0003] The utility model aims to provide a vacuum cleaner with an adapter, which is compatible with existing vacuum cleaner accessories through a detachable adapter, thereby reducing costs and facilitating replacement.

[0004] The technical solution of the utility model is: a vacuum cleaner with an adapter, which includes a vacuum cleaner body with a motor part and a dust cup part, an adapter with one end detachably connected to one end of the dust cup part, and a plurality of dust collection accessories detachably connected to the other end of the adapter, wherein the adapter includes an adapter body with an adapter cavity at one end, a positioning tube located at the other end of the adapter body and at least partially received by the dust cup part, and a docking part which is internally connected to the adapter cavity and is also located at the other end of the adapter body and at least partially received by the dust cup part.

[0005] On the basis of the above technical solution, the following subsidiary technical solutions are further included:

[0006] The central axis direction of the positioning tube coincides with the central axis direction of the dust cup portion.

[0007] It also includes a connecting part, one end of which is connected to the adapter body and the other end is connected to the docking part and has a connecting cavity inside, wherein the adapter body, the connecting part and the docking part are integrally formed, and the docking part has a docking cavity inside, and the adapter cavity, the connecting cavity and the docking cavity are in airflow communication.

[0008] The central axis direction of the adapter body is parallel to the central axis direction of the docking portion, and the central axis direction of the connecting portion intersects with the central axis direction of the adapter body to form an obtuse angle.

[0009] The adapter body also includes a connection button arranged on the top, a locking protrusion with one end integrally connected to the connection button and the other end arranged on the positioning tube, and a connection spring arranged below the connection button.

[0010] The vacuum cleaner body includes an air outlet filter portion located between the motor portion and the dust cup portion, a handle portion connected to the air outlet filter portion at one end, and a battery pack connected to the other end of the handle portion, wherein a plurality of air outlet holes are arranged on one side of the air outlet filter portion.

[0011] The dust suction accessories include a connecting pipe, a floor brush, a mite removal brush, a sofa suction and a flat suction.

[0012] The adapter body also includes a notch communicated with the adapter cavity, a plurality of conductive members with one end located below the adapter cavity, and a locking groove adjacent to the notch and arranged in the adapter cavity.

[0013] The other end of the conductive member is located in the positioning tube and passes through the dust cup portion, wherein one end of the dust cup portion is provided with a positioning hole and a guide hole located on one side of the positioning hole.

[0014] The motor portion accommodates a motor for generating a vacuum and electrically connected to the conductive member, wherein the central axis direction of the motor coincides with the central axis direction of the positioning tube.

[0015] The utility model has the advantages that the detachable adapter is compatible with existing vacuum cleaner accessories, reduces costs, is easy to replace, and is convenient for users to operate. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0016] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the utility model or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the utility model. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying creative work.

[0017] Figure 1 It is an exploded view of the utility model;

[0018] Figure 2 It is a three-dimensional diagram of the utility model in the first usage scenario;

[0019] Figure 3 It is a three-dimensional diagram of the utility model in the second usage scenario;

[0020] Figure 4 It is a three-dimensional diagram of the utility model in the third use scenario;

[0021] Figure 5 It is a three-dimensional diagram of the transfer joint of the utility model;

[0022] Figure 6 It is a cross-sectional view of the transfer joint of the utility model. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0023] The embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below, and examples of the embodiments are shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein the same or similar reference numerals throughout represent the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar functions. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are exemplary and are intended to be used to explain the present invention, and should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

[0024] In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that the terms "front", "rear", "left", "right", "up", "down", "inside", "outside", etc., indicating directions or positional relationships, are based on the directions or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific direction, be constructed and operated in a specific direction, and therefore should not be understood as a limitation on the present invention.

[0025] In addition, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the indicated technical features. Therefore, the features defined as "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the features. In the description of the present utility model, the meaning of "plurality" is at least two, such as two, three, etc., unless otherwise clearly and specifically defined.

[0026] In the present invention, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "install", "connect", "connect", "fix" and the like should be understood in a broad sense, for example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it can be a mechanical connection, an electrical connection, or can communicate with each other; it can be a direct connection, or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium, it can be the internal connection of two elements or the interaction relationship between two elements. For ordinary technicians in this field, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0027] Example: Refer to Figure 1-6 As shown, the utility model discloses an embodiment of a vacuum cleaner with an adapter, which includes a vacuum cleaner body 100 having a motor part 110 and a dust cup part 120, an adapter 200 whose one end is detachably connected to one end of the dust cup part 120, and a plurality of dust collection accessories detachably connected to the other end of the adapter 200. The motor part 110 accommodates a motor for generating vacuum, wherein the motor is located downstream of the dust cup part 120.

[0028] The vacuum cleaner body 100 includes an air outlet filter 130 located between the motor part 110 and the dust cup part 120, a handle part 140 connected to the air outlet filter 130 at one end, and a battery pack 160 connected to the other end of the handle part 140, wherein a plurality of air outlet holes 132 are provided on one side of the air outlet filter 130 and an air outlet filter is accommodated inside. The central axis direction of the dust cup part 120 coincides with the central axis direction of the motor. A positioning hole 122 and a guide hole 124 located on one side of the positioning hole 122 are provided at the end of the dust cup part 120 away from the motor. The positioning hole 122 is located at the center of the dust cup part 120. A cyclone mesh cover assembly is provided inside the dust cup part 120 to perform cyclone filtering on the dust-laden airflow.

[0029] The adapter 200 includes an adapter body 220 having an adapter cavity 222 at one end, a positioning tube 240 located at the other end of the adapter body 220 and at least partially received by the positioning hole 122, a docking portion 260 which is internally connected to the adapter cavity 222 and is also located at the other end of the adapter body 220 and is connected to the guide hole 124, and a connecting portion 250 which is connected to the adapter body 220 at one end and connected to the docking portion 260 at the other end and has a connecting cavity 252 inside. The central axis direction of the positioning tube 240 coincides with the central axis direction of the dust cup portion 120. The adapter body 220, the connecting portion 250 and the docking portion 260 are integrally formed, and the docking portion 260 has a docking cavity 262 inside, and the adapter cavity 222, the connecting cavity 252 and the docking cavity 262 are in airflow communication. The central axis direction of the adapter body 220 is parallel to the central axis direction of the docking portion 260, and the central axis direction of the connecting portion 250 intersects with the central axis direction of the adapter body 220 at an obtuse angle. The adapter body 220 also includes a connection button 280 disposed at the top, a locking protrusion 282 integrally adjacent to the connection button 280 and disposed above the positioning tube 240, a connection spring 284 disposed below the connection button 280, a notch 224 connected to the adapter head cavity 222, a plurality of conductive members 226 with one end located below the adapter head cavity 222, and a locking groove 228 adjacent to the notch 224 and disposed in the adapter head cavity 222. The motor is electrically connected to the conductive member 226, and the central axis direction of the motor coincides with the central axis direction of the positioning tube 240. The other end of the conductive member 226 is located in the positioning tube 240 and passes through the positioning hole 122 of the dust cup portion 120 and is electrically connected to the motor and the battery pack 160.

[0030] The vacuum cleaner accessories include a connecting tube 300, a floor brush 400, a dust mite removal brush 420, a sofa dust mite removal brush 440, and a flat dust mite removal brush 460. The dust mite removal brush 420 is provided with a button 422 and a locking protrusion integrally connected to the button 422 to release the locking fit with the adapter 200. The connecting tube 300, the floor brush 400, the sofa dust mite removal brush 440, and the flat dust mite removal brush 460 all have similar buttons and locking protrusions to ensure the locking fit with the adapter.

[0031] The motor portion 110 accommodates a motor for generating a vacuum and electrically connected to the conductive member 226 , wherein a central axis direction of the motor coincides with a central axis direction of the positioning tube 240 .

[0032] When in use, one end of the adapter 200 is installed on the dust cup part 120, the positioning tube 240 is inserted into the positioning hole 122, and the locking protrusion 282 is locked with the recessed structure of the positioning hole 122, and the docking part 260 is inserted into the guide hole 124, and then the dust collection accessory is installed to the other end of the adapter 200, the locking protrusion of the dust collection accessory is locked with the locking groove 228, and the button of the dust collection accessory is aligned with the notch 224, thereby realizing the connection between the dust collection accessory, the adapter 200 and the dust cup part 120. During operation, the dust-laden airflow enters from the dust collection accessory, enters into the connecting chamber 252 through the adapter chamber 222, and then enters into the guide hole 124 through the docking chamber 262, and thus enters into the interior of the dust cup portion 120, and then passes through the cyclone filtration of the cyclone mesh assembly, and then the airflow passes through the motor, and finally is filtered again through the air outlet filter element, and is discharged outwardly into the atmosphere through the air outlet hole 132 of the air outlet filter portion 130.

[0033] The utility model is compatible with existing vacuum cleaner accessories through a detachable adapter, which reduces costs, facilitates replacement, and is easy for users to operate.

[0034] Various modifications to these embodiments will be apparent to those skilled in the art, and the general principles defined herein may be implemented in other embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention. Therefore, the present invention will not be limited to the embodiments shown herein, but will conform to the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features disclosed herein.

Claims

1. A vacuum cleaner with an adapter, Features It comprises a vacuum cleaner body (100) having a motor part (110) and a dust cup part (120), an adapter (200) having one end detachably connected to the other end of the dust cup part (120), and a plurality of dust collection accessories detachably connected to the other end of the adapter (200), wherein the adapter (200) comprises an adapter body (220) having an adapter cavity (222) at one end, a positioning tube (240) located at the other end of the adapter body (220) and at least partially received by the dust cup part (120), and a docking part (260) which is internally connected to the adapter cavity (222), is also located at the other end of the adapter body (220) and is at least partially received by the dust cup part (120).

2. The vacuum cleaner according to claim 1, Features: The central axis direction of the positioning tube (240) coincides with the central axis direction of the dust cup portion (120).

3. The vacuum cleaner according to claim 1, Features It also includes a connecting portion (250) having one end connected to the adapter body (220) and the other end connected to the docking portion (260) and having a connecting cavity (252) inside, wherein the adapter body (220), the connecting portion (250) and the docking portion (260) are integrally formed, and the docking portion (260) has a docking cavity (262) inside, and the adapter cavity (222), the connecting cavity (252) and the docking cavity (262) are in airflow communication.

4. The vacuum cleaner according to claim 3, Features: The central axis direction of the adapter body (220) is parallel to the central axis direction of the docking portion (260), and the central axis direction of the connecting portion (250) intersects with the central axis direction of the adapter body (220) to form an obtuse angle.

5. The vacuum cleaner according to claim 1, Features: The adapter body (220) further comprises a connection button (280) arranged at the top, a locking protrusion (282) one end of which is integrally connected to the connection button (280) and the other end of which is arranged on the positioning tube (240), and a connection spring (284) arranged below the connection button (280).

6. The vacuum cleaner according to claim 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 or 5, Features: The vacuum cleaner body (100) comprises an air outlet filter portion (130) located between the motor portion (110) and the dust cup portion (120), a handle portion (140) connected to the air outlet filter portion (130) at one end, and a battery pack (160) connected to the other end of the handle portion (140), wherein a plurality of air outlet holes (132) are provided on one side of the air outlet filter portion (130).

7. The vacuum cleaner according to claim 6, Features: The vacuuming accessories include a connecting pipe (300), a floor brush (400), a mite removal brush (420), a sofa vacuum (440), and a flat vacuum (460).

8. The vacuum cleaner according to claim 6, Features: The adapter body (220) further comprises a notch (224) connected to the adapter cavity (222), a plurality of conductive members (226) with one end located below the adapter cavity (222), and a locking groove (228) adjacent to the notch (224) and arranged in the adapter cavity (222).

9. The vacuum cleaner according to claim 8, Features: The other end of the conductive member (226) is located in the positioning tube (240) and passes through the dust cup portion (120), wherein one end of the dust cup portion (120) is provided with a positioning hole (122) and a guide hole (124) located on one side of the positioning hole (122).

10. The vacuum cleaner according to claim 9, Features: The motor portion (110) accommodates a motor for generating a vacuum and electrically connected to the conductive member (226), wherein the central axis direction of the motor coincides with the central axis direction of the positioning tube (240).