Cleaning apparatus
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsJaewon Jang, Jeongyun Kim
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Abstract
A cleaning apparatus is provided. The cleaning apparatus includes a cleaning unit including a power consumption unit and a stick unit with which the cleaning unit is coupled and which allows the cleaning unit to move in a state of being gripped by a user. The cleaning unit includes a first coupling portion, and the stick unit includes a second coupling portion separably coupled with the first coupling portion, an operation portion operable to separate the second coupling portion from the first coupling portion, and a power transfer portion for transferring an operation force of the operation portion to the second coupling portion.
Claims19
A cleaning apparatus comprising:
- a cleaning unit including a power consumption unit and a first coupling portion;
- a transport device for automatically moving the cleaning unit, and
- a stick unit able to be coupled to the cleaning unit and which allows the cleaning unit to move when gripped by a user,
- wherein the stick unit comprises:
- a second coupling portion able to be coupled with the first coupling portion;
- an operation portion operable to separate the second coupling portion from the first coupling portion;
- and
- a power transfer portion for transferring an operation force of the operation portion to the second coupling portion,
- wherein the transport device comprises a wheel and a motor for driving the wheel,
- wherein the motor operates to allow the cleaning unit to automatically move when the stick unit is separated from the cleaning unit, and
- wherein the motor maintains a stationary state when the stick unit is connected to the cleaning unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.