Portable vacuum with a charging base and dustpan mode

• US 9,282,858 B2
• Filed: 11/12/2013
• Issued: 03/15/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 11/13/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Lee, Jooyeon, Lee, Katherine, Droira, Sandra Christina, Kennelly-Ullman, Joseph, Bibl, Julian, Nelson, Michael, Erbstoeszer, Blair J., Read, Brian, McCann, Jedidah J.
• Primary Examiner(s): REDDING, DAVID A
• Application Number:
  US14/077,760
• Publication Number:
  US 20140130293A1
• Time in Patent Office: 854 Days
• Field of Search: 153/19, 153/28, 153/52, 15D/IG.1
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 13/52 Dust pans; Crumb trays
• 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 5/24 Hand-supported suction cleaners
• 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 9/0027 specially adapted for holding the suction cleaning tools
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 9/0036 specially adapted for holding the suction hose
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 9/02 Nozzles suction nozzles for fluid transport B65G51/00
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 9/244 for telescopic or extensible hoses or pipes
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 9/2873 Docking units or charging stations for autonomous or robotic vacuum cleaners A47L2201/02
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 9/2878 Dual-powered vacuum cleaners, i.e. devices which can be operated with mains power supply or by batteries
• CPC Class Codes: B60S 1/64 for cleaning vehicle interiors, e.g. built-in vacuum cleaners

Abstract

A full power portable vacuum cleaner having a charging base which may provide vacuuming function similar to a household dustpan may employ a concealed hose and a retractable cord. To meet various cleaning demands, the vacuum cleaner may operate with different function modes, including the dustpan mode (vacuum through a port at the bottom of the vacuum body) for planar surface vacuuming, and the cordless portable mode for on-spot vacuuming. The vacuum cleaner may further employ multiple power supplies, including an internal battery supply, wall power supply, or car power supply.

Claims

1. A vacuum cleaner system comprising:

a vacuum body having an internal dust collector compartment, the vacuum body providing a vacuum force;

a charging base having a dirt inlet at a bottom of the charging base, the charging base configured to house the vacuum body; and

wherein the vacuum force collects dirt through the dirt inlet on the charging base and keeps the dirt in the internal dust collector compartment.

2. The vacuum cleaner system according to claim 1,

wherein the charging base further comprises a first electrical connector and the vacuum body further comprises a second electrical connector to be connected to the first electrical connector of the charging base so as to supply electrical power from the charging base to the vacuum body.

3. The vacuum cleaner system according to claim 1,

wherein the vacuum body further comprises a battery.

4. The vacuum cleaner system according to claim 1,

wherein the vacuum body receives electrical power from a wall outlet.

5. The vacuum cleaner system according to claim 1,

wherein the vacuum body receives electrical power from an automobile power supply.

6. The vacuum cleaner system according to claim 1,

wherein the vacuum body further comprises a concealed hose.

7. The vacuum cleaner system according to claim 1,

wherein the charging base further comprises a dustpan port and the vacuum body further comprises a trap door, and

wherein when the vacuum body is housed in the charging base, the dustpan port forces open the trap door so that the vacuum force is routed to the dirt inlet on the charging base.

14. The vacuum cleaner system according to claim 1,

wherein the vacuum body further includes a motor to provide the vacuum force, and

wherein the vacuum body and charging base are configured to allow the dirt to flow, from outside the charging base and outside the vacuum body, through the dirt inlet of the charging base through the charging base to the vacuum body when the vacuum force is applied and when the vacuum body is attached to the charging base.

8. A vacuum cleaner comprising:

a vacuum body having an internal dust collector compartment, the vacuum body providing a vacuum force;

a dirt inlet at a bottom of the vacuum body; and

wherein the vacuum force collects dirt through the dirt inlet at the bottom of the vacuum body and keeps the dirt in the internal dust collector compartment,

wherein the vacuum body further comprises an internal rigid tube and an extendable hose, which surrounds the internal rigid tube, that is concealed within the vacuum body when retracted.

9. The vacuum cleaner according to claim 8,

wherein the vacuum body further comprises a battery.

10. The vacuum cleaner according to claim 8,

wherein the vacuum body receives electrical power from a wall outlet.

11. The vacuum cleaner according to claim 8,

wherein the vacuum body receives electrical power from an automobile power supply.

12. A vacuum cleaner charging base to accommodate a vacuum cleaner body, the charging base comprising:

a dirt inlet at the bottom of the charging base,

wherein a vacuum force provided by the vacuum cleaner body collects dirt through the dirt inlet.

13. The vacuum cleaner charging base according to claim 12, further comprising a dustpan port,

wherein when the vacuum cleaner body is accommodated in the charging base, the dustpan port forces open a trap door on the vacuum cleaner body so that the vacuum force is routed to the dirt inlet on the charging base.