# US 2014/0208536 A1 · Dual-use steam-vacuum cleaner in parallel structure > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0208536 A1 - Document ID: US20140208536A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 14/240,935 - Filed: 2011-11-25 - Published: 2014-07-31 - Earliest claimed: 2011-08-25 - Assignees: Kingclean Electric Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Zugen Ni - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140208536A1 ## CPC - A47L 11/4086: {Arrangements for steam generation} - A47L 5/28: Suction cleaners with handles and nozzles fixed on the casings, e.g. wheeled suction cleaners with steering handle (A47L5/24 takes precedence) - A47L 11/34: Machines for treating carpets in position by liquid, foam, or vapour, e.g. by steam - 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 dual-use steam-vacuum cleaner is provided in a parallel structure having a vertical frame and a floor brush connected to a lower end of the vertical frame, as well as a dust cup fixed in front of the vertical frame and a water tank fixed in front of the vertical frame in parallel with the dust cup. The dust cup and the water tank are arranged in the front of the vertical frame in parallel, thereby providing good visualization and conforming to ergonomics. The structure also maximally increases the capacity of the water tank. Additionally, the vacuuming path and the water path do not interfere with each other, and are of a simple structure. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A dual-use steam-vacuum cleaner in parallel structure, comprising a dust cup and a water tank wherein the dust cup is in parallel with the water tank. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The dual-use steam-vacuum cleaner according to claim 1, wherein both the dust cup and the water tank are removable. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The dual-use steam-vacuum cleaner according to claim 2, further comprising a vertical frame and a floor brush connected to a lower end of the vertical frame, the vertical frame including a supporting portion adjacent to the floor brush and used for supporting the dust cup and the water tank at the same time. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The dual-use steam-vacuum cleaner according to claim 3, wherein the vertical frame further includes an inlet, an inlet passage connected to the inlet, and a fixing sleeve located below the inlet and sleeved on the supporting portion, wherein the supporting portion is arranged in front of the vertical frame, and the fixing sleeve extends protrudely forward from the vertical frame. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The dual-use steam-vacuum cleaner according to claim 4, further comprising a head fixed at an upper end of the vertical frame, and a decorative plate used for shielding a gap between the dust cup and the water tank, with both the dust cup and the water tank below the head. ### Claim 6 (depends on 3) The dual-use steam-vacuum cleaner according to claim 3 wherein the supporting portion includes a supporting plate used for supporting the dust cup and the bottom of the water tank at the same time, wherein the supporting plate includes a recess used for supporting the dust cup and a stepped portion used for supporting the water tank, while the stepped portion includes a water receiving aperture butting to a water effluent portion of the water tank and a barrier rib used for spacing the dust cup and the water tank, with the recess provided with at least one protrusion located at its edge for preventing the dust cup from rotating. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The dual-use steam-vacuum cleaner according to claim 6, wherein the supporting portion further includes a fixing plate located below the supporting plate, with the fixing plate provided with a positioning groove used for accommodating the fixing sleeve. ### Claim 8 (depends on 3) The dual-use steam-vacuum cleaner according to claim 3, wherein the floor brush includes a steam generator used for generating steam, an electromagnetic pump used for pumping water into the steam generator, a circuit board used for controlling the electromagnetic pump and the steam generator, a transmission pipe used for transmitting water or steam, and a suction channel connected at one end to the inlet passage. ### Claim 9 (depends on 5) The dual-use steam-vacuum cleaner according to claim 5, wherein the dust cup is provided above with a cover that is fitted tightly with the head and removable, and provided inside with an inlet chamber communicating with the inlet and located at the bottom, a tubular cyclone chamber located above and communicating with the inlet chamber, and a dust collecting chamber located between a wall of the dust cup and the cyclone chamber. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The dual-use steam-vacuum cleaner according to claim 8, wherein the circuit board includes a circuit with adjustable heating power and water amount that is composed at least of a microcontroller, a silicon controlled rectifier or a diode, and a temperature sensor. ### Claim 11 A dual-use steam-vacuum cleaner comprising: a vertical frame, a floor brush connected to a lower end of the vertical frame, a dust cup arranged on the vertical frame, and a water tank arranged on the vertical frame in parallel with the dust cup, wherein the vertical frame includes a supporting portion adjacent to the floor brush and used for supporting the dust cup and the water tank at the same time. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The dual-use steam-vacuum cleaner according to claim 11, wherein the vertical frame further includes an inlet, an inlet passage connected to the inlet, and a fixing sleeve located below the inlet and sleeved on the supporting portion, wherein the supporting portion is arranged in front of the vertical frame, and the fixing sleeve extends protrudely forward from the vertical frame. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The dual-use steam-vacuum cleaner according to claim 12, further comprising a head fixed at an upper end of the vertical frame, and a decorative plate used for shielding a gap between the dust cup and the water tank, with both the dust cup and the water tank below the head. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The dual-use steam-vacuum cleaner according to claim 11 wherein the supporting portion includes a supporting plate used for supporting the dust cup and the bottom of the water tank at the same time, wherein the supporting plate includes a recess used for supporting the dust cup and a stepped portion used for supporting the water tank, while the stepped portion includes a water receiving aperture butting to a water effluent portion of the water tank and a barrier rib used for spacing the dust cup and the water tank, with the recess provided with at least one protrusion located at its edge for preventing the dust cup from rotating. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The dual-use steam-vacuum cleaner according to claim 14, wherein the supporting portion further includes a fixing plate located below the supporting plate, with the fixing plate provided with a positioning groove used for accommodating the fixing sleeve. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The dual-use steam-vacuum cleaner according to claim 15, wherein the floor brush includes a steam generator used for generating steam, an electromagnetic pump used for pumping water into the steam generator, a circuit board used for controlling the electromagnetic pump and the steam generator, a transmission pipe used for transmitting water or steam, and a suction channel connected at one end to the inlet passage. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The dual-use steam-vacuum cleaner according to claim 16, wherein the dust cup is provided above with a cover that is fitted tightly with the head and removable, and provided inside with an inlet chamber communicating with the inlet and located at the bottom, a tubular cyclone chamber located above and communicating with the inlet chamber, and a dust collecting chamber located between a wall of the dust cup and the cyclone chamber. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The dual-use steam-vacuum cleaner according to claim 17, wherein the circuit board includes a circuit with adjustable heating power and water amount that is composed at least of a microcontroller, a silicon controlled rectifier or a diode, and a temperature sensor. ### Claim 19 A dual-use steam-vacuum cleaner, comprising: a vertical frame, a floor brush connected to a lower end of the vertical frame, a dust cup arranged on the vertical frame, and a water tank arranged on the vertical frame in parallel with the dust cup, wherein the vertical frame includes a supporting portion adjacent to the floor brush and used for supporting the dust cup and the water tank at the same time, while the floor brush includes a steam generator used for generating steam, an electromagnetic pump used for pumping water into the steam generator, and a circuit board used for controlling the electromagnetic pump and the steam generator, with the circuit board including a circuit with adjustable heating power and water amount.