Floor brush and steam cleaner

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a floor brush (200) and a steam cleaner (300). The floor brush (200) includes: a floor brush housing (201) including a first panel (201b) having a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other; an installation cavity (204) arranged in the first panel (201b) and protruding from the second surface towards the first surface; and a guide plate (205) arranged in the installation cavity (204) and having a protrusion portion arranged in the installation cavity (204). The floor brush (200) of the present disclosure can guide steam to flow to surroundings of the guide plate (205) to avoid a steam accumulation at the guide plate (205), and thus has a wide range of applications.

Description

FLOOR BRUSH AND STEAM CLEANERTECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present disclosure relates to the technical field of steam cleaning equipment, and more particularly to a floor brush and a steamer cleaner.BACKGROUND

[0002] With continuous development of technology, people's requirements for quality of life are constantly increasing. Steam cleaners, as floor cleaning tools with sterilization and disinfection functions, are very popular among users. The steam cleaners dissolve stubborn dirt attached to objects through 100 degree high-temperature steam for sterilization and disinfection. The steam cleaners are widely used for sterilization, dust removal, dirt removal and oil stain removal.

[0003] A floor brush is a common cleaning accessory for the steam cleaners. Usually, the floor brush includes a steam channel, and steam in the steam channel diffuses to a floor to remove dirt.

[0004] However, a steam outlet of current floor brush is relatively low, which affects a cleaning ability of the steam cleaners. Therefore, how to improve the cleaning ability of the steam cleaners is an urgent technical problem to be resolved currently.SUMMARY

[0005] An objective of the present disclosure is to provide a floor brush and a steam cleaner, which can guide steam to flow to surroundings of a guide plate to avoid a steam accumulation at the guide plate, and thus has a wide range of applications.

[0006] According to a first aspect of the present disclosure, a floor brush is provided. The floor brush includes: a floor brush housing including a first panel having a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other; an installation cavity arranged in the first panel and protruding from the second surface towards the first surface; and a guide plate arranged in the installation cavity and having a protrusion portion arranged in the installation cavity.

[0007] According to some embodiments, the guide plate is provided with a plurality of auxiliary through-holes penetrating through the guide plate.

[0008] According to some embodiments, each auxiliary through-hole of the plurality of auxiliary through-holes has an aperture size greater than 1 mm.

[0009] According to some embodiments, the guide plate includes a guide plate body and a fixing surface surrounding the guide plate body, wherein the fixing surface is configured to be connected with the first panel and flush with a surface of the first panel, and the guide plate body protrudes from the fixing surface and is arranged in the installation cavity.

[0010] According to some embodiments, the guide plate body includes a first guide surface and a second guide surface opposite to each other, wherein the first guide surface is a concave arc-shaped surface and the second guide surface is a concave arc-shaped surface.

[0011] According to some embodiments, the guide plate further includes at least one first guide post arranged on the first guide surface, and the at least one first guide post is arranged around a central axis of the first guide surface.

[0012] According to some embodiments, the at least one first guide post extends from a center of the first guide surface to an edge of the first guide surface, and a side wall surface of the at least one first guide post is perpendicular to the first guide surface.

[0013] According to some embodiments, the guide plate further includes at least one second guide post arranged on the second guide surface, and the at least one second guide post is uniformly arranged around a central axis of the second guide surface.

[0014] According to some embodiments, the floor brush further includes a bottom plate connected with the first panel, and the at least one second guide post protrudes from a plane where the bottom plate is located.

[0015] According to some embodiments, a protrusion portion of the installation cavity is provided with a steam through-hole.

[0016] According to some embodiments, the floor brush housing further includes a second panel connected with the first panel.

[0017] According to some embodiments, the first panel is provided with a plurality of steam emission grooves penetrating through the first panel, and the plurality of steam emission grooves are arranged around the installation cavity.

[0018] According to a second aspect of the present disclosure, a steam cleaner is provided. The steam cleaner includes a floor brush according to any one of preceding embodiments.

[0019] Compared with conventional technology, the embodiments of the present disclosure have following advantages.

[0020] The first panel includes an installation cavity protruding from the second surface to the first surface. The guide plate is arranged in the installation cavity, and the protrusion portion of the guide plate is arranged the installation cavity. During operation of the floor brush, steam flowing from the steam through-hole is guided downwards by the guide plate, and the protrusion portion of the guide plate can guide the steam to flow to surroundings of the guide plate, which can avoid a steam accumulation at the guide plate, and thus has a wide range of applications.

[0021] Furthermore, the guide plate is provided with a plurality of auxiliary through-holes penetrating through the guide plate. The auxiliary through-holes can transfer the steam to a surface of the bottom plate to heat the surface of the bottom plate and increase a temperature of the surface of the bottom plate at a bottom of the guide plate, which can improve a cleaning ability of the floor brush.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0022] FIG. 1 illustrates a schematic sectional view of a floor brush according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0023] FIG. 2 illustrates a schematic structural view of a guide plate before installation according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0024] FIG. 3 illustrates a schematic structural view of the guide plate after installation according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0025] FIG. 4 illustrates a schematic structural view of the guide plate according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0026] FIG. 5 illustrates a schematic structural view of the guide plate taken from another angle; and

[0027] FIG. 6 illustrates a schematic structural view of a steam cleaner according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0028] As mentioned above, the structure of current floor brush needs to be improved.

[0029] Now, a floor brush 100 will be described with reference to FIG. 1. The floor brush 100 includes a floor brush body 101 and a bottom plate 102 connected with the floor brush body 101. The bottom plate 102 is configured to come into contact with a surface to be cleaned. The floor brush body 101 is provided with a steam channel 103 penetrating through the floor brush body 101. A guide plate 104 is arranged in the floor brush body 101 and at a bottom of the steam channel 103. Steam flowing from the steam channel 103 diffuses to the entire bottom plate 102 under an action of the guide plate 104.

[0030] The guide plate 104 is configured to direct the steam towards the surroundings of the guide plate 104. However, as the guide plate 104 has a flat design, air vortices are created and air cannot pass through the guide plate 104, and the bottom plate 102 at the bottom of the guide plate 104 has a lower temperature.

[0031] According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, an installation cavity is arranged in a first panel and protrudes from a second surface towards a first surface, a guide plate is arranged in the installation cavity, and a protrusion portion of the guide plate is arranged in the installation cavity. During operation of the floor brush, steam flowing from a steam through-hole is guided by the guide plate, and the protrusion portion of the guide plate can guide the steam to flow to surroundings of the guide plate, which can avoid a steam accumulation at the guide plate, and thus has a wide range of applications.

[0032] In order to make above purposes, features and advantages of the present disclosure more obvious and understandable, specific embodiments of the present disclosure will be explained in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

[0033] FIG. 2 illustrates a schematic structural view of a guide plate before installation according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 3 illustrates a schematic structural view of the guide plate after installation according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 4 illustrates a schematic structural view of the guide plate according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 5 illustrates a schematic structural view of the guide plate taken from another angle. FIG.6 illustrates a schematic structural view of a steam cleaner according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0034] Firstly, referring to FIGS. 2 and 3, a floor brush 200 includes a floor brush housing 201 and a bottom plate 202.

[0035] In some embodiments, the floor brush housing 201 includes a first panel 201b and a second panel 201a opposite to each other.

[0036] In some embodiments, referring to FIG. 6, the floor brush housing 201 further includes a third panel 201c and a fourth panel 201 d opposite to each other. The first panel 201b, the second panel 201a, the third panel 201c and the fourth panel 201 d enclose a sealed space.

[0037] In some embodiments, referring to FIG. 2, the first panel 201b includes a first surface (not labeled in the figures) and a second surface (not labeled in the figures). An installation cavity 204 is arranged in the first panel 201 b and protrudes from the second surface to the first surface.

[0038] In some embodiments, referring to FIG. 3, a guide plate 205 is installed in the installation cavity 204, and a protrusion portion of the guide plate 205 is arranged in the installation cavity 204.

[0039] In some embodiments, referring to FIG. 2, a protrusion portion of the installation cavity 204 is provided with a steam through-hole 203.

[0040] In some embodiments, the steam through-hole 203 is configured to transfer the steam to a surface of the guide plate 205.

[0041] In some embodiments, during operation of the floor brush, the steam flowing from the steam through-hole 203 is guided by the guide plate 205, and the protrusion portion of the guide plate 205 can guide the steam to flow to surroundings of the guideplate 205, which can avoid a steam accumulation at the guide plate 205, and thus has a wide range of applications.

[0042] In some embodiments, referring to FIGS. 4 to 5, the guide plate 205 includes a guide plate body 208 and a fixing surface 209 surrounding the guide plate body 208. The fixing surface 209 is connected with the first panel 201 b to be flush with a surface the first panel 201 b, and more particularly flush with the second surface of the first panel 201 b. The fixing surface 209 is sealedly connected with an edge of the installation cavity 204.

[0043] In some embodiments, the fixing surface 209 may be threadedly connected with the first panel 201 b.

[0044] In some embodiments, the guide plate 205 may be clamped with the first panel 201 b.

[0045] In some embodiments, the guide plate body 208 protrudes from the fixing surface 209 and is installed in the installation cavity 204.

[0046] In some embodiments, referring to FIGS. 4 and 5, the guide plate 205 further includes a plurality of auxiliary through-holes 210 penetrating from the guide plate 205.

[0047] In some embodiments, the auxiliary through-holes 210 can transfer the steam to the surface of the bottom plate 202 to heat the surface of the bottom plate 202, and increase a temperature of the surface of the bottom plate 202 at a bottom of the guide plate 205, thereby enhancing the cleaning ability of the floor brush 200.

[0048] In some embodiments, the number of the auxiliary through-holes 210 is greater than one.

[0049] In some embodiments, the number of the auxiliary through-holes 210 is four.

[0050] In some embodiments, the auxiliary through-holes 210 are uniformly distributed around the protrusion portion of the guide plate 205.

[0051] In some embodiments, an aperture size of the auxiliary through-holes 210 is greater than 1 mm. When the aperture size of the auxiliary through-holes 210 is less than 1 mm, the production and manufacturing may be difficult.

[0052] In some embodiments, the aperture size of the auxiliary through-holes 210 refers to a diameter of a through-hole.

[0053] In some embodiments, a distance between adjacent auxiliary through-holes 210 refers to a distance between center points of adjacent auxiliary through-holes 210 minus respective radii of the auxiliary through-holes 210.

[0054] In some embodiments, referring to FIGS. 4 and 5, the guide plate body 208 includes a first guide surface 205a and a second guide surface 205b opposite to each other. The first guide surface 205a is a concave arc-shaped surface, and the second guide surface 205b is a concave arc-shaped surface.

[0055] In some embodiments, the guide plate body 208 protrudes from the fixing surface 209, and the fixing surface 209 is connected with the first panel 201 b to be flush with the surface of the first panel 201 b. The protrusion portion of the guide plate body 208 can provide a positional difference for the transmission of the steam, whichis conducive to effective transmission of the steam.

[0056] In some embodiments, the first guide surface 205a is a convex arc-shaped surface.

[0057] In some embodiments, the guide plate 205 further includes at least one first guide post 206 arranged on the first guide surface 205a, and the at least one first guide post 206 is uniformly distributed around a central axis of the first guide surface 205a on the first guide surface 205a. The first guide post 206 includes a first surface 206a and a second surface 206b opposite to each other. The first surface 206a is connected with the first guide surface 205a, and the second surface 206b of the first guide post 206 is in contact with an inner wall of the installation cavity 204, that is, the second surface 206b is in contact with an upper part of the installation cavity 204 adjacent to the steam through-hole 203 to support and maintain a cross-sectional area of the installation cavity 204.

[0058] In some embodiments, after the steam flows to the first guide surface 205a, the first guide post 206 orderly guides the steam to the surroundings of the guide plate 205, which can improve the efficiency of guiding the steam.

[0059] In some embodiments, the number of the at least one first guide post 206 is greater than or equal to 1 . Specifically, the number of the at least one first guide post 206 is four, and the auxiliary through-holes 210 is arranged between adjacent first guide posts 206.

[0060] In some embodiments, the number of the at least one first guide post 206 can be set according to actual needs.

[0061] In some embodiments, the first guide post 206 extends from a center of the first guide surface 205a to an edge of the first guide surface 205a, and a side wall surface of the first guide post 206 is perpendicular to the first guide surface 205a.

[0062] In some embodiments, referring to FIG. 5, the guide plate 205 further includes at least one second guide post 207 arranged on the second guide surface 205b. The at least one second guide post 207 is uniformly distributed around a central axis of the second guide surface 205b on the second guide surface 205b.

[0063] In some embodiments, the number of the second guide post 207 corresponds to the number of the first guide post 206.

[0064] In some embodiments, the number of the second guide post 207 may not correspond to the number of the first guide post 206.

[0065] In some embodiments, a position of the first guide post 206 corresponds to a position of the second guide post 207, that is, a projection of the first guide post 206 on the surface of the guide plate 205 overlaps with a projection of the second guide post 207 on the surface of the guide plate 205.

[0066] In some embodiments, the position of the first guide post 206 may not correspond to the position of the second guide post 207.

[0067] In some embodiments, by arranging the positions of the first guide post 206 and the second guide post 207 corresponding to each other, a wipe on the bottom plate 202 can be better supported, and a contact force between the wipe and the ground can be increased.

[0068] In some embodiments, referring to FIGS. 2 and 3, the floor brush 200 further includes a bottom plate 202 connected with the first panel 201b. The second guide post 207 protrudes from a plane where the bottom plate 202 is located, thus the second guide post 207 can effectively support the bottom plate 202 to improve the cleaning ability of the floor brush 200.

[0069] In some embodiments, the bottom plate 202 is in contact with the ground to clean the ground. The bottom plate 202 includes a floor brush mop, etc.

[0070] Referring to FIGS. 2 and 3, only a connecting member for connecting the floor brush housing is shown. The connecting member is a part of the bottom plate and thus is labeled as 202.

[0071] In some embodiments, referring to FIGS. 2 and 3, the surface of the first panel 201 b is provided with a plurality of steam emission grooves 211 penetrating through the first panel 201 b, and the plurality of steam emission grooves 211 are distributed around the installation cavity 204.

[0072] The steam emission grooves 211 can transfer the steam in the installation cavity 204 to the surface of the bottom plate 202 to heat the bottom plate 202.

[0073] Another embodiment of the present disclosure provides a steam cleaner 300. As shown in FIG. 6, the steam cleaner 300 includes the above mentioned floor brush 200.

[0074] According to the embodiments of the present disclosure, the first panel 201 b includes an installation cavity 204 protruding from the second surface to the first surface. The guide plate 205 is arranged in the installation cavity 204, and theprotrusion portion of the guide plate 205 is arranged the installation cavity 204. During operation of the floor brush, steam flowing from the steam through-hole 203 is guided by the guide plate 205, and the protrusion portion of the guide plate 205 can guide the steam to flow to surroundings of the guide plate 205, which can avoid a steam accumulation at the guide plate 205, and thus has a wide range of applications.

[0075] Although the present disclosure has been disclosed above, the present disclosure is not limited thereto. Any changes and modifications may be made by those skilled in the art within the scope of the present disclosure. Therefore, the protection scope of the present disclosure should be based on the scope defined by the claims.

Claims

CLAIMS1 . A floor brush, comprising: a floor brush housing (201 ) comprising a first panel (201 b) having a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other; an installation cavity (204) arranged in the first panel (201 b) and protruding from the second surface towards the first surface; and a guide plate (205) arranged in the installation cavity (204) and having a protrusion portion arranged in the installation cavity (204).

2. The floor brush according to claim 1 , wherein the guide plate (205) is provided with a plurality of auxiliary through-holes (210) penetrating through the guide plate (205).

3. The floor brush according to claim 2, wherein each auxiliary through-hole (210) of the plurality of auxiliary through-holes (210) has an aperture size greater than 1 mm.

4. The floor brush according to claim 1 , wherein the guide plate (205) comprises a guide plate body (208) and a fixing surface (209) surrounding the guide plate body (208), wherein the fixing surface (209) is configured to be connected with the first panel (201 b) and flush with a surface of the first panel (201 b), and the guide plate body (208) protrudes from the fixing surface (209) and is arranged in the installation cavity (204).

5. The floor brush according to claim 4, wherein the guide plate body (208) comprises a first guide surface (205a) and a second guide surface (205b) opposite toeach other, wherein the first guide surface (205a) is a concave arc-shaped surface and the second guide surface (205b) is a concave arc-shaped surface.

6. The floor brush according to claim 5, wherein the guide plate (205) further comprises at least one first guide post (206) arranged on the first guide surface (205a), and the at least one first guide post (206) is arranged around a central axis of the first guide surface (205a).

7. The floor brush according to claim 6, wherein the at least one first guide post (206) extends from a center of the first guide surface (205a) to an edge of the first guide surface (205a), and a side wall surface of the at least one first guide post (206) is perpendicular to the first guide surface (205a).

8. The floor brush according to claim 5, wherein the guide plate (205) further comprises at least one second guide post (207) arranged on the second guide surface (205b), and the at least one second guide post (207) is uniformly arranged around a central axis of the second guide surface (205b).

9. The floor brush according to claim 8, further comprising a bottom plate (202) connected with the first panel (201 b), and the at least one second guide post (205b) protrudes from a plane where the bottom plate (202) is located.

10. The floor brush according to claim 1 , wherein a protrusion portion of the installation cavity (204) is provided with a steam through-hole (203).11 . The floor brush according to claim 1 , wherein the floor brush housing further comprises a second panel (201 a) connected with the first panel (201 b).

12. The floor brush according to claim 1 , wherein the first panel (201 b) is provided with a plurality of steam emission grooves (211 ) penetrating through the first panel (201 b), and the plurality of steam emission grooves (211 ) are arranged around the installation cavity (204).

13. A steam cleaner comprising a floor brush (200) according to any one of claims 1 to 12.

Images