Vacuum cleaner
First Claim
1. A vacuum cleaner comprising:
- a cleaner body;
a base that defines a lower surface of the cleaner body;
wheels provided at both side surfaces of the cleaner body, the wheels being configured to allow the vacuum cleaner to travel on ground and to allow the cleaner body to rotate about the wheels in forward and reverse directions;
a detecting part configured to detect an inclination of the cleaner body;
a wheel motor assembly that is located inside the cleaner body and that is connected to the wheels and configured to rotate the wheels;
a main motor configured to generate suction force and located inside the cleaner body, the main motor being positioned rearward of a rotating shaft of the wheels;
a battery configured to provide electric power for driving the main motor and the wheel motor assembly, the battery being positioned rearward of the rotating shaft of the wheels; and
a PCB configured to cause the wheel motor assembly to be driven according to the inclination of the cleaner body detected by the detecting part,wherein the base includes;
a center portion,a first half portion that is inclined upward in a forward direction from a front end of the center portion, anda second half portion that is inclined upward in a rearward direction from a rear end of the center portion, andwherein a rotating center axis of the wheels is located between the first half portion and the second half portion.
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Abstract
Provided is a vacuum cleaner including a base configured to form a lower surface of a cleaner body; moving wheels provided at both side surfaces of the cleaner body and rotated for travel of the vacuum cleaner and also configured to support the cleaner body to be rotated in normal and reverse directions; and a dust container installed at a front of the moving wheels and configured to collect suctioned dust, wherein the base includes a center portion; a first half portion configured to extend to be inclined upward from a front end of the center portion; and a second half portion configured to extend to be inclined upward from a rear end of the center portion, and a rotating center of the moving wheels is located between the first half portion and the second half portion.
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1. A vacuum cleaner comprising:
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a cleaner body; a base that defines a lower surface of the cleaner body; wheels provided at both side surfaces of the cleaner body, the wheels being configured to allow the vacuum cleaner to travel on ground and to allow the cleaner body to rotate about the wheels in forward and reverse directions; a detecting part configured to detect an inclination of the cleaner body; a wheel motor assembly that is located inside the cleaner body and that is connected to the wheels and configured to rotate the wheels; a main motor configured to generate suction force and located inside the cleaner body, the main motor being positioned rearward of a rotating shaft of the wheels; a battery configured to provide electric power for driving the main motor and the wheel motor assembly, the battery being positioned rearward of the rotating shaft of the wheels; and a PCB configured to cause the wheel motor assembly to be driven according to the inclination of the cleaner body detected by the detecting part, wherein the base includes; a center portion, a first half portion that is inclined upward in a forward direction from a front end of the center portion, and a second half portion that is inclined upward in a rearward direction from a rear end of the center portion, and wherein a rotating center axis of the wheels is located between the first half portion and the second half portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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