Vacuum cleaner
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsDah We Park, Joo Hee Ryu
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Abstract
A cleaner including a cleaning module capable of easily removing foreign matters such as hair entangled in a brush unit is provided. The cleaner includes a main body including a suction port, a brush unit rotatably provided at the suction port, and a cleaning module detachably received in the main body and configured to remove a foreign matter entangled in the brush unit. The cleaning module includes a housing detachably received in the main body, a cartridge provided in the housing to be movable in a vertical direction, and a cutting unit provided at a lower portion of the cartridge and configured to cut the foreign matter entangled in the brush unit.
Claims13
A cleaner comprising:
- a main body including a suction port;
- a brush unit rotatably provided at the suction port;
- and
- a cleaning module detachably received in the main body and configured to remove foreign matter entangled in the brush unit,
- wherein the cleaning module comprises:
- a housing detachably received in the main body,
- a cartridge provided in the housing and configured to be movable in a vertical direction, between a locked position and an unlocked position, and
- a cutting unit provided at a lower portion of the cartridge and configured to cut the foreign matter entangled in the brush unit in case the cartridge is in the locked position, and
- wherein the cutting unit comprises a curved blade having an end point that is directed away from an axis of rotation of the brush unit.
A cleaner comprising:
- a main body including a suction port;
- a brush unit rotatably provided at the suction port;
- and
- a cleaning module detachably received in the main body and configured to remove foreign matter entangled in the brush unit,
- wherein the cleaning module comprises:
- a housing detachably received in the main body,
- a cartridge provided in the housing to be movable in a vertical direction, and
- a cutting unit provided at a lower portion of the cartridge and configured to cut the foreign matter entangled in the brush unit,
- wherein the brush unit comprises:
- a brush drum having a drum shape, and
- a brush provided on an outer peripheral surface of the brush drum,
- wherein the brush unit is housed in a cylindrical cover,
- wherein a receiving portion to receive the cleaning module is provided above a central portion of the cylindrical cover,
- wherein the receiving portion includes an upper opening through which the housing is received and a lower opening through which the cutting unit is vertically moved,
- wherein the cylindrical cover is provided with an opening portion at a position corresponding to the lower opening,
- wherein a lid is coupled to the main body to open or close the upper opening and the lid includes a pressing portion provided at a lower portion of the lid to press the cartridge, and
- wherein a pair of anti-release members are provided at an upper portion of the housing to prevent the cartridge from being released to the outside through the upper opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.