Cleaner holder

• US 10,561,291 B2
• Filed: 05/09/2017
• Issued: 02/18/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 05/09/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Kim, Namhee, Nam, Bohyun, Hwang, Jungbae, Kim, Jinju, Bae, Sehwan
• Primary Examiner(s): Hail, Joseph J
• Assistant Examiner(s): McDonald, Shantese L
• Application Number:
  US15/590,276
• Publication Number:
  US 20170319038A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,015 Days
• Field of Search: 15320, 15329, 15344, 15352
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 5/00 Structural features of suction cleaners
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 5/225 Convertible suction cleaners, i.e. convertible between different types thereof, e.g. from upright suction cleaners to sledge-type suction cleaners
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 5/26 with driven dust-loosening tools
• CPC Class Codes: 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
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 9/00 Details or accessories of suction cleaners, e.g. mechanical means for controlling the suction or for effecting pulsating action; Storing devices specially adapted to suction cleaners or parts thereof; Carrying-vehicles specially adapted for suction cleaners
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 9/0063 External storing devices; Stands, casings or the like for the storage of suction cleaners
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 9/28 Installation of the electric equipment, e.g. adaptation or attachment to the suction cleaner; Controlling suction cleaners by electric means
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 9/2873 Docking units or charging stations for autonomous or robotic vacuum cleaners A47L2201/02
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 9/2884 Details of arrangements of batteries or their installation
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/44 Methods for charging or discharging circuits for charging H02J7/00
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/10 Energy storage using batteries

Abstract

A cleaner holder includes a charging stand body that includes a charging terminal configured to charge a battery of a cleaner, a base configured to rest on a floor, a support that connects the charging stand body to the base, and a wall surface fixing part that is configured to be interposed between a rear surface of the charging stand body and a wall surface and to fix the charging stand body to the wall surface.

Claims

1. A cleaner holder comprising:

a charging stand body that includes a charging terminal configured to charge a battery of a cleaner;

a base configured to rest on a floor;

a support that connects the charging stand body to the base; and

a wall surface fixing part that is configured to be interposed between a rear surface of the charging stand body and a wall surface, the wall surface fixing part being configured to fix the charging stand body to the wall surface,

wherein the wall surface fixing part is configured to maintain a predetermined distance between the rear surface of the charging stand body and the wall surface, and

wherein, based on the charging stand body being fixed to the wall surface via the wall surface fixing part, a portion of the base protrudes rearward of the support toward the wall surface, and the wall surface fixing part protrudes rearward relative to a rearmost end of the protruded portion of the base.

2. The cleaner holder of claim 1, wherein the charging stand body further includes a fixing part coupling boss on the rear surface of the charging stand body, the fixing part coupling boss being configured to be received by the wall surface fixing part.

3. The cleaner holder of claim 2, further comprising a fastener member that is configured to pass through the fixing part coupling boss and the wall surface fixing part based on the fixing part coupling boss being received by the wall surface fixing part.

4. The cleaner holder of claim 3, wherein a front surface of the charging stand body defines an opening configured to receive the fastening member.

5. The cleaner holder of claim 3, wherein the wall surface fixing part comprises:

a first body configured to contact the charging stand body; and

a second body coupled to the first body and configured to contact the wall surface,

wherein the first body and the second body are configured to receive the fastening member.

6. The cleaner holder of claim 5, wherein the first body surrounds at least a portion of the second body.

7. The cleaner holder of claim 5, wherein the first body includes a guide that is configured to receive the fastening member and to guide the fastening member toward the second body, and

wherein the second body includes a guide accommodating part that is configured to receive the guide of the first body and the fastening member that has passed through the guide.

8. The cleaner holder of claim 5, wherein the first body comprises a first fastening boss, and the second body comprises a second fastening boss configured to be inserted into the first fastening boss,

wherein the first and second fastening bosses are located within the first body based on the first and second bodies being coupled to each other.

9. The cleaner holder of claim 1, wherein the wall surface fixing part is configured to be fixed to the charging stand body and to the wall surface by an adhesive or a double-sided tape.

10. The cleaner holder of claim 1, further comprising a strap that connects the charging stand body to the wall surface fixing part, the strap being configured, based on the wall surface fixing part being fixed to the wall surface, to limit movement of the charging stand body relative to the wall surface.

11. The cleaner holder of claim 1, further comprising a fixing member located on the rear surface of the charging stand body, the fixing member being configured to slidably couple to the wall surface fixing part.

12. The cleaner holder of claim 1, wherein the base comprises one or more friction parts located at a bottom surface of the base, the one or more friction parts being configured to provide a predetermined friction force between the base and the floor.

13. The cleaner holder of claim 12, wherein the one or more friction parts include a rubber gasket or a spike.

14. The cleaner holder of claim 12, wherein at least some of the one or more friction parts have a shape corresponding to an edge of the bottom surface of the base.

15. The cleaner holder of claim 1, wherein the base comprises one or more suction parts located at a bottom surface of the base, the one or more suction parts being configured to restrict movement of the base by maintaining a negative pressure between the suction parts and the floor.

16. The cleaner holder of claim 1, wherein the base includes:

a first extension extending in a first direction from a first lateral side of a front portion of the base; and

a second extension extending in a second direction opposite the first direction from a second lateral side opposite the first lateral side of the front portion of the base,

wherein the first and second extensions are configured to rest on the floor.

17. The cleaner holder of claim 16, wherein the first and second extensions define a front edge of the base, and

wherein a width of the front edge is greater than a width of a rear edge of the base opposite the front edge.

18. The cleaner holder of claim 16, wherein the support is connected to the base at a location that is rearward of the first and second extensions.

19. The cleaner holder of claim 1, wherein the predetermined distance is greater than a distance between the rearmost end of the protruded portion of the base and the wall surface.