Cleaner
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsSangchul Lee, Changhwa Sun, Seungyeop Lee, Jungmin Ko
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Abstract
Disclosed is a cleaner. A dust accommodation container according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises a winding member. The winding member rotates inside the dust accommodation container and winds thin, long compressible waste, such as animal hair or fibers, which have flowed into the dust accommodation container. Accordingly, the space occupied inside the dust accommodation container by waste such as hair or fibers is reduced. Thus, the dust accommodation container can accommodate a larger amount of waste, and the operable time of the cleaner is greater. Consequently, user convenience can be enhanced.
Claims18
A cleaner comprising:
- a housing having a collection space formed therein to accommodate collected dust or litter;
- a winding member rotatably disposed in the collection space, such that litter in a form of fur or fibers introduced into the collection space is wound around the winding member;
- and
- a gear unit provided to rotate the winding member,
- wherein the housing comprises:
- a plurality of walls surrounding the collection space;
- and
- a cover detachably coupled to the plurality of walls to open or close the collection space,
- wherein the winding member comprises:
- a base located adjacent to one of the plurality of walls, provided in a plate shape, and coupled to the gear unit;
- and
- a winding rib continuous with the base, extending in a direction toward the cover, and rotating together with the base, and
- wherein the winding rib is provided in plurality, disposed to be spaced apart from each other in a circumferential direction and are arranged radially based on a center of the base.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.