Cleaner
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1. A cleaner, comprising:
- a cleaner body having a bottom surface that includes a mounting recess;
a rotation driving gear provided at one side of the mounting recess;
a frame; and
a cleaning head configured to be coupled to the frame so that the support frame and the cleaning head are inserted into or withdrawn together from the mounting recess, wherein the cleaning head includes;
a roller that is rotatably supported by the frame when the cleaning head is coupled to the frame, and that engages the rotation driving gear to receive a rotational driving force when the cleaning head is inserted into the mounting recess with the frame, anda cleaning extension provided on an outer circumferential surface of the roller, and configured to clean a floor when the roller is rotated by the rotation driving force transmitted from the rotation driving gear,wherein the cleaning head includes one of a first cleaning head having a first type of the cleaning extension or a second cleaning head having a second type of the cleaning extension which are selectively mountable to the frame,wherein the roller of the first cleaning head and the roller of the second cleaning head are provided with respective different numbers of contact terminals at a common position,wherein the rotation driving gear is provided with a contact switch at a contact position with the contact terminals when one of the first cleaning head or the second cleaning head is inserted in the mounting recess, andwherein the cleaner further comprises a controller configured to recognize whether the first cleaning head or the second cleaning head is inserted in the mounting recess based on the number of the contact terminals contacting the contact switch, and modifies operation of the cleaner based on whether the first cleaning head or the second cleaning head is mounted to the mounting recess.
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Abstract
Disclosed is a cleaner having a structure that a supporting member and a cleaning module are coupled to or separated from a cleaner body. The cleaner includes a cleaner body having a module mounting portion; a supporting member inserted and mounted to the module mounting portion, and separated and withdrawn from the module mounting portion, through a bottom part of the cleaner body; and a cleaning module coupled to the supporting member so as to be inserted or withdrawn together with the supporting member when the supporting member is inserted or withdrawn.
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1. A cleaner, comprising:
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a cleaner body having a bottom surface that includes a mounting recess; a rotation driving gear provided at one side of the mounting recess; a frame; and a cleaning head configured to be coupled to the frame so that the support frame and the cleaning head are inserted into or withdrawn together from the mounting recess, wherein the cleaning head includes; a roller that is rotatably supported by the frame when the cleaning head is coupled to the frame, and that engages the rotation driving gear to receive a rotational driving force when the cleaning head is inserted into the mounting recess with the frame, and a cleaning extension provided on an outer circumferential surface of the roller, and configured to clean a floor when the roller is rotated by the rotation driving force transmitted from the rotation driving gear, wherein the cleaning head includes one of a first cleaning head having a first type of the cleaning extension or a second cleaning head having a second type of the cleaning extension which are selectively mountable to the frame, wherein the roller of the first cleaning head and the roller of the second cleaning head are provided with respective different numbers of contact terminals at a common position, wherein the rotation driving gear is provided with a contact switch at a contact position with the contact terminals when one of the first cleaning head or the second cleaning head is inserted in the mounting recess, and wherein the cleaner further comprises a controller configured to recognize whether the first cleaning head or the second cleaning head is inserted in the mounting recess based on the number of the contact terminals contacting the contact switch, and modifies operation of the cleaner based on whether the first cleaning head or the second cleaning head is mounted to the mounting recess. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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