SUCTION CLEANNING MODULE

• US 20110225765A1
• Filed: 09/01/2010
• Published: 09/22/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 03/17/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Matsutek Enterprises Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
• Inventors: CHEN, LAI-SHENG, TSAI, YA-HUI, WU, TUNG-CHUAN, LIU, CHUN-HSIEN
• Granted Patent: US 8,590,101 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 15/347
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 2201/00 Robotic cleaning machines, i.e. with automatic control of the travelling movement or the cleaning operation
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 2201/06 Control of the cleaning action for autonomous devices; Automatic detection of the surface condition before, during or after cleaning
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 9/165 Construction of inlets
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 9/1666 with filtering means

Abstract

The present invention provides a suction cleaning module comprising: a first housing, a second housing, a third housing and a fan blower. The second housing, connected to the bottom of the first housing, has a shell section such that a suction channel is formed between the shell section and the first housing and has a dust collection space communicating with the suction channel. The third housing, respectively coupled to the first and second housing, has a filtered flow outlet. The fan blower connected to the third housing has a flow inlet and a flow inlet corresponding to the filtered flow outlet.

Claims

1. A suction cleaning module, comprising:

a first housing;

a second housing, connected to the bottom of the first housing, configured with a shell section and a dust collection space in a manner for enabling a suction channel to be formed between the shell section and the first housing while enabling the dust collection space to communicate with the suction channel;

a third housing, configured with a filtered flow outlet while being respectively coupled to the first and second housings; and

a fan blower, coupled to the third housing and configured with a flow inlet and a flow outlet while enabling the flow inlet to be disposed at a position corresponding to the filtered flow outlet.

2. The suction cleaning module of claim 1, wherein the third housing is configured with an inclined surface, provided for the filtered flow outlet and the fan blower to be disposed thereon while enabling the fan blower to be tilted by an angle with respect to the water level.

3. The suction cleaning module of claim 1, wherein the second housing is coupled to the first housing while enabling the second housing to be driven to rotate by an actuating mechanism coupled to the first housing and thus enabling the second housing to abut against the third housing so as to selectively close or open a dust collecting opening disposed at a position between the first housing and the third housing.

4. The suction cleaning module of claim 3, wherein the second housing further comprises:

a base panel,

a front panel, connected to the base panel to be used for forming the shell section;

a pair of side panels, respectively connected to the base panel and the front panel while being sandwiched between the two so as to construct the dust collecting space within the second housing thereby; and

a pivot axle, connected to one of the two side panels while being pivotally coupled to a side of the first housing for allowing the portion of the pivot axle that is protruding out of the first housing to be coupled to a power transmission component.

5. The suction cleaning module of claim 4, wherein the actuating mechanism further comprises a lever that is pivotally coupled to a side of the first housing;

and the lever further has a power output component that is coupled to the power transmission component for enabling any rotation driving of the lever to be used for actuating the rotation movement.

6. The suction cleaning module of claim 4, wherein the actuating mechanism further comprises a lever that is slidably fitted inside a groove formed on a side of the first housing;

and the lever further has a power output component that is coupled to the power transmission component for enabling any linear driving of the lever to be used for actuating the rotation movement.

7. The suction cleaning module of claim 6, wherein the lever is further connected to a rod.

8. The suction cleaning module of claim 4, wherein there is a sensor being disposed on the first housing or the second housing at a position corresponding to the dust collecting space to be used for detecting a dust collecting status of the suction cleaning module.

9. The suction cleaning module of claim 1, wherein a suction inlet in the suction channel is designed for a cartridge base to fitted thereon whereas the cartridge base is formed with a slotting at a position thereof corresponding to the suction inlet;

and the cartridge base is further configured with a dust remover and a flow guide, being disposed respectively at the two sides of the slotting.

10. The suction cleaning module of claim 9, wherein the front panel is further configured with a flow-guiding surface and is enabled to abut against the cartridge base while the second housing is being enabled to abut against the third housing

11. The suction cleaning module of claim 1, further comprising:

a filter, disposed at a position between the third housing and the interface of the first and the second housings.

12. The suction cleaning module of claim 11, wherein the housing is further configured with a sensor for detecting statuses of the filter at a position between the filter and the fan blower.

13. The suction cleaning module of claim 1, wherein the housing is further configured with a powder sensor at a position corresponding to the suction inlet.

14. The suction cleaning module of claim 13, being adapted to be arranged inside a vacuum cleaner, wherein the vacuum cleaner further comprises:

a control unit, capable of basing upon the detection of the powder sensor to selectively perform one operation from the group consisting of;

adjusting the suction force resulting from the operation of the fan blower, and enabling the vacuum cleaner to move in a reciprocating manner.

15. The suction cleaning module of claim 1, wherein there is a first opening formed on the third housing at a position corresponding to the first housing and the second housing;

and there is a first fastening frame disposed surrounding two sides of the first opening.

16. The suction cleaning module of claim 1, wherein the second housing further comprises:

a channel panel, for forming the shell section;

a dust collector, coupled to the channel panel while enabling a second opening formed on the dust collector at a position between the first housing and the second housing to be positioned corresponding to the first opening; and

a second fastening frame, disposed surrounding two sides of the second opening of the dust collector while being coupled to the first fastening frame.

17. The suction cleaning module of claim 1, wherein there is a sensor being disposed on the second housing at a position corresponding to the dust collecting space to be used for detecting a dust collecting status of the suction cleaning module.

18. The suction cleaning module of claim 1, wherein a suction inlet in the suction channel is designed for a cartridge base to fitted thereon whereas the cartridge base is formed with a slotting at a position thereof corresponding to the suction inlet;

and

the cartridge base is further configured with a dust remover and a flow guide, being disposed respectively at the two sides of the slotting.

19. The suction cleaning module of claim 1, wherein the first housing is further being configured with a handle.

20. The suction cleaning module of claim 1, wherein the first and the second housings are formed in a manner selected from the group consisting of:

the first and the second housings are integrally formed, and the first and the second housings are formed by a piecing process.

21. The suction cleaning module of claim 1, wherein the first and the third housings are formed in a manner selected from the group consisting of:

the first and the third housings are integrally formed, and the first and the third housings are formed by a piecing process.