MOBILE ROBOTIC VACUUM CLEANER WITH A DETACHABLE ELECTRICAL FAN

• US 20120084935A1
• Filed: 11/24/2010
• Published: 04/12/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 10/11/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Egenpower Inc.
• Original Assignee: Egenpower Inc.
• Inventors: CHIU, Ting-Yin
• Granted Patent: US 8,458,849 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 15/319
• 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 9/22 Mountings for motor fan assemblies

Abstract

A mobile robotic vacuum cleaner with a detachable electrical fan is disclosed to include a housing having a fan chamber, an electrical fan detachably mounted in the fan chamber, and a cover plate detachably fastened to the housing to hold down the electrical fan in the fan chamber. Subject to the use of the detachable cover plate to hold down the electrical fan in the fan chamber, the electrical fan can be installed in the fan chamber conveniently without any fastening members, such as screws, or the use of any hand tool, such as screwdriver and, after removal of the cover plate, the electrical fan can be removed from the housing easily.

Claims

1. A mobile robotic vacuum cleaner, comprising:

a housing defining a fan chamber and an exhaust port in communication with said fan chamber;

an electrical fan detachably mounted in said fan chamber of said housing, said electrical fan comprising a suction hole, and an air discharge outlet facing said exhaust port of said housing; and

a cover plate detachably mounted in said housing and stopped against said electrical fan to hold said electrical fan in said fan chamber, said cover plate comprising an opening facing said suction hole.

2. The mobile robotic vacuum cleaner as claimed in claim 1, wherein said cover plate comprises two retaining holes;

said housing comprises two retaining members, each said retaining member comprising a hook insertable into one said retaining hole to hook on said cover plate.

3. The mobile robotic vacuum cleaner as claimed in claim 2, wherein said two retaining members are disposed in said fan chamber.

4. The mobile robotic vacuum cleaner as claimed in claim 1, further comprising elastic means adapted for imparting a pressure to said electrical fan against said cover plate.

5. The mobile robotic vacuum cleaner as claimed in claim 4, wherein said elastic means is a compression spring set in between said housing and said electrical fan.

6. The mobile robotic vacuum cleaner as claimed in claim 5, wherein said housing comprises a locating post suspending in said fan chamber;

said electrical fan comprises a locating hole;

said compression spring has one end thereof sleeved onto said locating post and an opposite end thereof positioned in said locating hole.

7. The mobile robotic vacuum cleaner as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a gasket ring set in between said cover plate and said electrical fan and extending around the opening of said cover plate.

8. The mobile robotic vacuum cleaner as claimed in claim 7, further comprising an elastic means adapted for imparting a pressure to said electrical fan against said cover plate.

9. The mobile robotic vacuum cleaner as claimed in claim 8, wherein said elastic means is a compression spring set between said housing and said electrical fan.

10. The mobile robotic vacuum cleaner as claimed in claim 9, wherein said housing comprises a locating post suspending in said fan chamber;

said electrical fan comprises a locating hole;

said compression spring has one end thereof sleeved onto said locating post and an opposite end thereof positioned in said locating hole.