# US 11,992,171 B2 · Cleaner holder and cleaner unit > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,992,171 B2 - Document ID: US11992171B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/967,585 - Filed: 2022-10-17 - Published: 2023-02-09 - Granted: 2024-05-28 - Earliest claimed: 2018-07-30 - Assignees: LG Electronics Inc. - Applicants: LG Electronics Inc. - Inventors: Jonghyun Seo; Mantae Hwang - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11992171B2 ## CPC - A47L 5/26: with driven dust-loosening tools - A47L 9/0063: {External storing devices; Stands, casings or the like for the storage of suction cleaners} - A47L 9/0477: {Rolls} - A47L 9/2873: {Docking units or charging stations (for autonomous or robotic vacuum cleaners A47L2201/02)} - A47L 9/2884: {Details of arrangements of batteries or their installation} - A47L 11/201: {with supply of cleaning agents} - A47L 11/202: having separate drive for the cleaning brushes - A47L 11/2025: {the tools being disc brushes} - A47L 11/4038: {Disk shaped surface treating tools} - A47L 11/408: {Means for supplying cleaning or surface treating agents} - A47L 11/4083: {Liquid supply reservoirs; Preparation of the agents, e.g. mixing devices} - A47L 11/4094: {Accessories to be used in combination with conventional vacuum-cleaning devices} - A47L: DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING (brushes A46B; cleaning quantities of bottles or of other hollow articles of one kind B08B9/00; laundry D06F); SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL (cleaning in general B08) ## Abstract A cleaner holder includes a base, a stand coupled to the base and extending upward from the base, a support body coupled to an upper portion of the stand and configured to support a cleaner, and a cleaning module support coupled to the stand and configured to support a cleaning module of the cleaner. The cleaning module may be detachably coupled to an extension tube of the cleaner. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A cleaner holder comprising: a base; a stand extending from the base; a support body connected to the stand and supporting a cleaner; and a cleaning module support having a shape protruding from the stand so that a water cleaning module for cleaning a floor by rotating a mop is coupled or separated along an extension direction of the stand, the cleaning module support being disposed on one side of the stand, wherein the cleaning module support supports the water cleaning module in a space between the base and the support body. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The cleaner holder according to claim 1, wherein the water cleaning module has a coupling tube for coupling with an extension tube of the cleaner and a mop plate to which the mop is attached, and wherein, in a state in which the water cleaning module is coupled to the cleaning module support, the cleaning module support supports the water cleaning module such that a distance between the coupling tube and the support body is closer than a distance between the mop plate and the support body. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The cleaner holder according to claim 2, wherein, in a state in which the water cleaning module is coupled to the cleaning module support, the cleaning module support supports the water cleaning module such that a distance between the mop plate and the base is closer than a distance between the coupling tube and the base. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The cleaner holder according to claim 2, wherein the support body has a space for accommodating a battery mounted on the cleaner and a charging terminal for charging the battery, and wherein, in a state in which the water cleaning module is coupled to the cleaning module support, the charging terminal is positioned higher than the water cleaning module. ### Claim 5 (depends on 2) The cleaner holder according to claim 2, wherein the support body forms a recessed surface in which the cleaner is seated, and wherein, when the cleaner is seated on the support body, the water cleaning module coupled to the cleaning module support is positioned behind the extension tube. ### Claim 6 (depends on 2) The cleaner holder according to claim 2, wherein the water cleaning module further has at least one motor for rotating the mop, wherein the stand is formed to support an extra nozzle detachably provided on the extension tube and the water cleaning module together, and wherein the extra nozzle is supported at a position spaced apart from the water cleaning module. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The cleaner holder according to claim 6, wherein the extra nozzle is supported at a different height from the water cleaning module. ### Claim 8 (depends on 2) The cleaner holder according to claim 2, wherein the water cleaning module further has a rib protruding from an outer circumferential surface of the coupling tube, and wherein, in a state in which the water cleaning module is coupled to the cleaning module support, the rib is positioned higher than the mop plate with respect to the base. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The cleaner holder according to claim 8, wherein, in a state in which the water cleaning module is coupled to the cleaning module support, the rib is formed to protrude to the rear of the coupling tube. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The cleaner holder according to claim 9, wherein, when the cleaner is seated on the support body, the coupling tube and the rib are sequentially arranged behind the extension tube of the cleaner. ### Claim 11 (depends on 2) The cleaner holder according to claim 2, wherein, in a state in which the water cleaning module is coupled to the cleaning module support, the cleaning module support supports the water cleaning module such that a longitudinal direction of the coupling tube faces upward. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The cleaner holder according to claim 11, wherein the cleaning module support supports the water cleaning module so that a surface of the mop plate to which the mop is attached faces rearward. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The cleaner holder according to claim 1, wherein the water cleaning module includes a water tank for storing water, and wherein, in a state in which the water cleaning module is coupled to the cleaning module support, the water tank is disposed side by side with the stand. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The cleaner holder according to claim 13, wherein, in a state in which the water cleaning module is coupled to the cleaning module support, the water tank is positioned rearwardly spaced apart from an extension tube of the cleaner.