Cleaner station

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a cleaner station including: a collector which is attachably and detachably coupled to the inside of a housing and collects dust within a dust bin of a cleaner; and a dust collection motor which is received within the housing, is disposed below the collector, and generates a suction force for sucking the dust within the dust bin. The collector includes: a collector body in which dust is collected; a collector cover which is coupled to a top of the collector body and comprises a dust inlet formed therein into which air containing dust is introduced; and a collector flow path which is disposed within the collector body and guides the air which has passed through the dust separator to the dust collection motor. Accordingly, the bin-type collector is applied and the flow path through which the dust flows can be formed in a direction perpendicular to the ground. Also, a flow path is provided within the collector, so that a space for storing the dust can be maximized.

1 . A cleaner station comprising:
 a housing;   a coupling recess which is disposed in the housing and comprises a coupling surface to which at least a portion of a cleaner is coupled;   a collector bin which is removably coupled to an inside of the housing, is disposed below of the coupling recess, and collects dust from a dust bin of the cleaner; and   a dust collection motor which is received within the housing, is disposed below the collector bin, and generates a suction force to remove the dust from the dust bin of the cleaner,   wherein the collector bin comprises:
 a collector body that defines a space in which the dust is collected; 
 a collector cover which is coupled to a top of the collector body and comprises a dust inlet formed therein through which air containing the dust is introduced into the collector body; 
 a dust filter which is disposed within the collector body and separates the dust from the air introduced through the dust inlet; and 
 a collector flow path which is disposed within the collector body and guides the air which has passed through the dust filter toward the dust collection motor. 
   
     
     
         2 . The cleaner station of  claim 1 ,
 wherein the dust filter comprises:
 a mesh which filters a first portion of the dust from the air introduced through the dust inlet; and 
 a cyclone which separates a second portion of the dust from the air which has passed through the mesh. 
   
     
     
         3 . The cleaner station of  claim 2 , wherein the cyclone is disposed between the mesh and the collector flow path. 
     
     
         4 . The cleaner station of  claim 1 , wherein the collector bin comprises a transmissive panel which is disposed on the collector cover and comprises a surface that is inclined at a predetermined angle with respect to a horizontal plane the transmissive panel being made of a material that allows light to pass therethrough. 
     
     
         5 . The cleaner station of  claim 1 , wherein the collector bin comprises an inlet cover which is rotatably coupled to the collector cover to open or close the dust inlet. 
     
     
         6 . The cleaner station of  claim 5 , wherein the collector bin comprises a guide wall which is disposed on opposing sides of the dust inlet and protrude from the collector cover to guide a flow of the air that has passed through the dust inlet. 
     
     
         7 . The cleaner station of  claim 6 , wherein the guide wall extends along a direction perpendicular to a rotational axis of the inlet cover. 
     
     
         8 . The cleaner station of  claim 5 ,
 wherein the dust filter comprises a mesh which filters the dust from the air introduced through the dust inlet, and   wherein an imaginary plane obtained by extending the inlet cover, when opened, passes through a portion of the mesh.   
     
     
         9 . The cleaner station of  claim 1 , wherein the collector bin comprises a dust compression plate which is rotatably provided at the collector body and moves the dust collected in the collector body. 
     
     
         10 . The cleaner station of  claim 9 ,
 wherein the collector bin comprises an inlet cover which is rotatably coupled to the collector cover to open or close the dust inlet, and   wherein at least a portion of the dust compression plate is disposed below the inlet cover.   
     
     
         11 . The cleaner station of  claim 9 ,
 wherein the collector bin comprises a rotation shaft member which rotates within the collector body,   wherein the dust compression plate is connected to the rotation shaft, and   wherein an upper end of the dust compression plate is disposed farther from a ground below the cleaner station than an upper end of the rotation shaft.   
     
     
         12 . The cleaner station of  claim 9 ,
 wherein the collector bin comprises:
 an inlet cover which is rotatably coupled to the collector cover to open or close the dust inlet; and 
 a rotation shaft which rotates within the collector body, 
   wherein the dust compression plate is connected to the rotation shaft, and   wherein a distance from a rotational axis of the inlet cover to the dust compression rotating plate is greater than a diameter of the inlet cover.   
     
     
         13 . The cleaner station of  claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of the collector flow path is formed in a vertical direction. 
     
     
         14 . The cleaner station of  claim 9 ,
 wherein the collector bin further includes a fixed plate that is provided in the space of the collector body in which the dust is collected and is coupled to an interior surface of the collector body, and   wherein the dust compression plate rotates to compress the dust in the collector body against the fixed plate.   
     
     
         15 . The cleaner station of  claim 14 ,
 wherein the collector bin includes a rotation shaft which rotates within the collector body,   wherein the dust compression plate is connected to the rotation shaft, and   wherein the rotational shaft is positioned between the dust filter and the fixed plate.   
     
     
         16 . The cleaner station of  claim 15 ,
 wherein an upper end of the rotation shaft has a smaller diameter than a lower end of the rotation shaft.   
     
     
         17 . The cleaner station of  claim 1 ,
 wherein the cleaner station includes a door to open or close an opening to the inside of the housing, and   wherein the collector bin includes a handle provided on a front wall of the collector body facing the opening of the housing.   
     
     
         18 . The cleaner station of  claim 17 , wherein the front wall of the collector body is recessed away from the handle, and an inner surface of the front wall of the collector body forms a portion of the collector flow path. 
     
     
         19 . The cleaner station of  claim 1 , wherein the collector bin includes a bottom cover which is rotatably coupled to a bottom of the collector body to open or close the bottom of the collector body. 
     
     
         20 . The cleaner station of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the cleaner station comprises another coupling recess configured to receive another cleaner,   the collector bin collects dust from the other cleaner; and   the other coupling recess is provided below the collector bin.