Cleaner system and control method therefor

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a cleaner system and a method of controlling the same, the cleaner system including a dust passing hole formed in a coupling part and having an outlet end connected to a flow path part, the dust passing hole having an inlet end configured to communicate with a discharge port of a dust bin of a cleaner when the cleaner is coupled, and a door hingedly coupled to the coupling part and configured to open or close the dust passage hole formed in the coupling part, in which the door is stopped for a particular time or longer when a rotation angle from the discharge port reaches a first opening angle, the door is stopped for a particular time or longer when the rotation angle reaches a second opening angle smaller than the first opening angle, such that dust in the dust bin may be removed without the separate air resistance when the door rotates to the first opening angle in a dust collecting step, and an airflow is rapidly changed in the dust passage hole when the door rotates to the second opening angle in an additional dust collecting step, such that dust attached to a discharge cover may be effectively removed.

1 . A cleaner system comprising:
 a cleaner configured to suck and collect dust; and   a cleaner station to which the cleaner is coupled,   wherein the cleaner comprises a dust bin configured to collect the sucked dust and having a discharge port formed at one side and configured to discharge the dust,   wherein the cleaner station comprises:   a housing having a coupling part to which the cleaner is coupled, the housing having an internal space configured to accommodate a flow path part through which the dust in the dust bin flows;   a dust passage hole formed in the coupling part and having an outlet end connected to the flow path part, the dust passage hole having an inlet end connected to the discharge port of the dust bin when the cleaner is coupled; and   a door hingedly coupled to the coupling part and configured to open or close the dust passage hole,   wherein the door is stopped for a particular time or longer when a rotation angle of the door from the discharge port reaches a first opening angle, and   wherein the door is stopped for a particular time or longer when the rotation angle reaches a second opening angle smaller than the first opening angle.   
     
     
         2 . The cleaner system of  claim 1 , wherein an upper end of the door is hingedly coupled to the coupling part. 
     
     
         3 . The cleaner system of  claim 1 , wherein the door alternately performs a rotation to the first opening angle and a rotation to the second opening angle. 
     
     
         4 . The cleaner system of  claim 1 , wherein the cleaner comprises a discharge cover configured to cover the discharge port of the dust bin, and
 wherein the cleaner station comprises a vibration spring configured to vibrate the discharge cover by providing an elastic force to the discharge cover.   
     
     
         5 . The cleaner system of  claim 4 , wherein the vibration spring is disposed in the door and provides an elastic force to the discharge cover in a direction in which the discharge port is closed. 
     
     
         6 . The cleaner system of  claim 4 , wherein the cleaner comprises a torsion spring disposed at one side of the discharge cover and configured to provide an elastic force to the discharge cover in a direction in which the discharge port is opened. 
     
     
         7 . The cleaner system of  claim 4 , wherein the discharge cover vibrates when the door is rotated by the second opening angle. 
     
     
         8 . The cleaner system of  claim 4 , wherein the cleaner station comprises a dust collecting motor disposed at a downstream side of the flow path part and configured to provide a suction force to the discharge cover in a direction in which the discharge port is opened. 
     
     
         9 . The cleaner system of  claim 4 , wherein a suction force of the dust collecting motor is changed as a rotational speed is changed, and
 wherein the rotational speed comprises a first dust collecting speed and a second dust collecting speed lower than the first dust collecting speed.   
     
     
         10 . The cleaner system of  claim 9 , wherein the first dust collecting speed and the second dust collecting speed of the dust collecting motor are alternately implemented, and
 wherein the rotational speed is continuously changed for a predetermined time when the rotational speed is changed.   
     
     
         11 . The cleaner system of  claim 10 , wherein the first dust collecting speed and the second dust collecting speed of the dust collecting motor are alternately implemented, and
 wherein the dust collecting motor is turned off for a predetermined time when the rotational speed is changed.   
     
     
         12 . The cleaner system of  claim 4 , wherein the cleaner comprises a suction motor configured to generate a suction force so that air containing dust is introduced into the dust bin,
 wherein the suction motor provides the suction force to the discharge cover in a direction in which the discharge port is closed, and   wherein the suction force is changed as a rotational speed is changed.   
     
     
         13 . A cleaner system comprising:
 a cleaner configured to suck and collect dust; and   a cleaner station to which the cleaner is coupled,   wherein the cleaner comprises a dust bin configured to collect the sucked dust and having a discharge port formed at one side thereof and configured to discharge the dust,   wherein the cleaner station comprises:   a housing having a coupling part to which the cleaner is coupled, the housing having an internal space configured to accommodate a flow path part through which the dust in the dust bin flows;   a dust passage hole formed in the coupling part and having an outlet end connected to the flow path part, the dust passage hole having an inlet end connected to the discharge port of the dust bin when the cleaner is coupled;   a door configured to open or close the dust passage hole; and   a passage area defined by the dust passage hole and an outer peripheral surface of the door,   wherein the door is stopped for a particular time or longer when the passage area becomes a first passage area, and   wherein the door is stopped for a particular time or longer when the passage area becomes a second passage area smaller than the first passage area.   
     
     
         14 . The cleaner system of  claim 13 , wherein the door is hingedly coupled to the coupling part, and
 wherein the passage area is changed as the door rotates.   
     
     
         15 . A cleaner system comprising:
 a cleaner configured to collect dust; and   a cleaner station to which the cleaner is coupled,   wherein the cleaner comprises a dust bin configured to collect dust and having a discharge port formed at one side,   wherein the cleaner station comprises:   a housing having a coupling part to which the cleaner is coupled, the housing having an internal space;   a flow path part disposed in the internal space of the housing and configured to communicate with the dust bin; and   a door configured to open or close a dust passage hole formed in the coupling part and disposed between the dust bin and the flow path part, and   wherein the door alternately performs a complete opening step in which the door opens the dust passage hole to an opening position and is stopped for a particular time or longer and a partial opening step in which the door opens the dust passage hole to a flow velocity change position, which is smaller than the opening position, and is stopped for a particular time or longer.   
     
     
         16 . The cleaner system of  claim 15 , wherein the cleaner station comprises a vibration spring disposed at one side of a discharge cover configured to cover the discharge port of the dust bin, and the vibration spring provides an elastic force to the discharge cover in one direction. 
     
     
         17 . The cleaner system of  claim 16 , wherein the cleaner station comprises a torsion spring disposed at one side of the discharge cover, and the torsion spring provides the discharge cover with an elastic force in a direction opposite to the elastic force provided by the vibration spring. 
     
     
         18 . The cleaner system of  claim 17 , wherein the cleaner station comprises a dust collecting motor configured to provide a suction force to the discharge cover in a direction opposite to a direction of the elastic force provided by the vibration spring, and
 wherein the cleaner comprises a suction motor configured to provide a suction force to the discharge cover in a direction opposite to a direction of the elastic force provided by the torsion spring.   
     
     
         19 . A method of controlling a cleaner system comprising a cleaner including a dust bin configured to collect dust and having a discharge port configured to discharge the collected dust, and a cleaner station including a housing having a coupling part to which the cleaner is coupled, the housing having an internal space configured to accommodate a flow path part through which the dust in the dust bin flows, and a dust passage hole formed in the coupling part and having an outlet end connected to the flow path part, the dust passage hole having an inlet end connected to the discharge port of the dust bin when the cleaner is coupled, the method comprising:
 a dust collecting step of opening a door, which is hingedly coupled to the coupling part and configured to open or close the dust passage hole, to a first opening angle from the discharge port and sucking the dust in the dust bin into the cleaner station; and   an additional dust collecting step of opening the door from the discharge port to a second opening angle, which is smaller than the first opening angle, and removing dust attached to the discharge cover.   
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 19 , wherein in the additional dust collecting step, the door alternately performs a rotation to the first opening angle and a rotation to the second opening angle. 
     
     
         21 . The method of  claim 20 , wherein the door is stopped for a particular time or longer when the door reaches at least one of the first opening angle and the second opening angle. 
     
     
         22 . The method of  claim 20 , wherein in the additional dust collecting step, the discharge cover is vibrated by a dust collecting motor, which provides a suction force to the discharge cover in a direction in which the discharge port is opened, or a vibration spring that provides an elastic force to the discharge cover in a direction in which the discharge port is closed.