Multi-purpose cleaning device

Abstract

The present invention provides a multi-purpose cleaning device including a first body having a washing space in which the laundry is washed, a water supply unit supplying water to the space, a second body installed above the first body and including an accommodation space accommodating water and an opening area allowing water to flow to the washing space therethrough, a cover unit covering the opening area to implement a first state in which water is pooled in the second body and exposing the opening area to implement a second state in which water and the laundry to pass therethrough, and a controller controlling the first and second bodies and the cover unit on the basis of a control command input from the outside.

1 . A multi-purpose cleaning device comprising:
 a first body having a washing space in which laundry is washed;   a water supply unit supplying water to the washing space;   a second body installed above the first body and including an accommodation space accommodating water and an opening area allowing water to flow to the washing space therethrough;   a cover unit covering the opening area to implement a first state in which water is pooled in the second body and exposing the opening area to implement a second state in which water and the laundry to pass therethrough; and   a controller controlling the cover unit on the basis of a pressure applied by user input,   wherein the controller controls the cover unit to the first state or the second state on the basis of activation of a washing mode in which the laundry is washed in the first body,   wherein the cover unit includes a moving block to move the cover unit, and a guide unit guiding movement of the moving block is formed in a region of the second body,   wherein the cover unit includes a hole formed to allow the water to pass therethrough and a stopper formed to be inserted into the hole and released therefrom, wherein the stopper is inserted into the hole or released therefrom on the basis of the pressure applied by the user input to the controller, and   wherein the cover unit rotates or moves to be switched to the first state or the second state as the stopper is formed to close or open the hole to prevent or allow water to flow out through the hole.   
     
     
         2 . The multi-purpose cleaning device of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a coupling unit formed between the first and second bodies to fix the second body to the first body; and   a buffer unit formed in the coupling unit to buffer vibration between the first and second bodies.   
     
     
         3 . The multi-purpose cleaning device of  claim 2 , wherein when a washing mode in which the laundry is washed is activated in the first body in which the laundry is washed, the controller performs control to separate at least portions of the first and second bodies are separated in order to buffer the vibration. 
     
     
         4 . The multi-purpose cleaning device of  claim 1 , wherein the first body further includes a washing tub forming the washing space, a drainage space is formed between an inner surface of the first body and an outer circumferential surface of the washing tub to allow water to be discharged outwardly therefrom, and the cover unit moves to cover the washing tub and allow water to flow to the drainage space. 
     
     
         5 . The multi-purpose cleaning device of  claim 1 , wherein when the first body is driven in a dry stage of the washing mode, the controller controls the cover unit to maintain the first stage. 
     
     
         6 . The multi-purpose cleaning device of  claim 1 , wherein when water is supplied from the water supply unit in the first state, the controller temporarily deactivates the washing mode. 
     
     
         7 . The multi-purpose cleaning device of  claim 1 , wherein when water is accommodated in the cover unit, the controller controls the cover unit to the first state or the second state on the basis of a reproducible state of the water. 
     
     
         8 . The multi-purpose cleaning device of  claim 7 , wherein when water is supplied from the water supply unit, the controller maintains the cover unit in the first state. 
     
     
         9 . The multi-purpose cleaning device of  claim 7 , wherein the controller switches the cover unit to the second state in a water supply stage of the washing mode in which the laundry is washed, and wherein water is accommodated in the first body unit in the water supply stage. 
     
     
         10 . The multi-purpose cleaning device of  claim 1 , wherein when the sensing unit senses that water is accommodated in the cover unit for a preset period of time, the controller controls the cover unit to allow the water to flow out to the second body on the basis of a driving stage of the washing mode in which the laundry is washed. 
     
     
         11 . The multi-purpose cleaning device of  claim 1 , wherein when the washing mode of the first body in which the laundry is washed is changed to an inactive state and water supply from the water supply unit is cut off, the controller controls the cover unit to be switched to the second state. 
     
     
         12 . The multi-purpose cleaning device of  claim 1 , wherein while the washing mode in which the laundry is washed is being activated, the controller controls an insertion or release state of the stopper on the basis of a driving stage of the washing mode.