US2025089962A1PendingUtilityA1

Cleaner station

Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INCPriority: Jul 25, 2022Filed: Jul 25, 2022Published: Mar 20, 2025
Est. expiryJul 25, 2042(~16 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
A47L 2201/024A47L 2201/022A47L 9/2873A47L 9/20A47L 9/1683A47L 9/1666A47L 9/108A47L 9/1691A47L 9/106A47L 9/1625A47L 9/1641A47L 9/28A47L 9/16A47L 9/22A47L 9/1608A47L 9/10
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Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a cleaner station, in which a dust collecting part includes an air discharge port formed to allow air to be discharged, a mesh configured to cover the air discharge port, and a compression plate rotatably disposed in an internal space of a dust collecting body and configured to clean the mesh while rotating, such that a rotary plate may rotate in the dust collecting body and move dust to a space, which is not an air flow path, to ensure a smooth flow of air, the rotary plate may compress dust to additionally capture the dust, and the rotary plate may wipe away dust attached to the mesh to ensure a smooth flow of air.

Claims

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1 . A cleaner station comprising:
 a housing configured to define an external appearance and define a space in which components are accommodated;   a coupling part disposed in the housing and including a coupling surface to which at least a part of a cleaner is coupled; and   a dust collecting part accommodated in the housing and configured to capture dust in a dust bin of the cleaner,   wherein the dust collecting part comprises:   a dust collecting body configured to define an external shape and having an internal space in which the dust is collected;   an air inlet port formed at one side of the dust collecting body and configured to allow air to be introduced into the internal space;   an air discharge port formed in an upper surface of the dust collecting body and configured to allow the air in the internal space to be discharged;   a mesh configured to cover the air discharge port; and   a compression plate movably disposed in the internal space of the dust collecting body and configured to clean the mesh while moving.   
     
     
         2 . The cleaner station of  claim 1 , wherein the air inlet port is formed in one of a plurality of surfaces that constitutes the dust collecting body and excludes a surface in which the air discharge port is formed. 
     
     
         3 . The cleaner station of  claim 1 , wherein the compression plate wipes a lower surface of the mesh while reciprocating. 
     
     
         4 . The cleaner station of  claim 1 , wherein the dust collecting body comprises a shaft disposed in the internal space and extending in a longitudinal direction,
 wherein an outer wall surface of the dust collecting body is formed in a cylindrical shape based on the shaft, and   wherein the compression plate comprises:   a stationary plate extending toward the shaft from the outer wall surface of the dust collecting body; and   a rotary plate rotatably coupled to the shaft and extending radially outward.   
     
     
         5 . The cleaner station of  claim 4 , wherein the compression plate comprises a mesh cleaner disposed at an upper end of the rotary plate and configured to wipe away dust attached to the mesh. 
     
     
         6 . The cleaner station of  claim 4 , comprising:
 a compression motor provided at one side of the dust collecting part, disposed opposite to the air discharge port, and configured to transmit power to the rotary plate.   
     
     
         7 . The cleaner station of  claim 1 , wherein the dust collecting part is disposed to be mounted or detached in a direction of one side of the housing. 
     
     
         8 . The cleaner station of  claim 1 , comprising:
 a handle rotatably coupled to the dust collecting part.   
     
     
         9 . The cleaner station of  claim 8 , wherein a rotation center axis of the handle is disposed in parallel with a rotation center axis of the compression plate. 
     
     
         10 . The cleaner station of  claim 1 , comprising:
 a prefilter disposed above the dust collecting part and configured to communicate with the air discharge port of the dust collecting part.   
     
     
         11 . The cleaner station of  claim 10 , wherein the prefilter is configured such that the air is introduced in a direction parallel to a direction in which the air is discharged from the air discharge port of the dust collecting body, and the air is discharged in a direction intersecting the direction in which the air is discharged from the air discharge port of the dust collecting body. 
     
     
         12 . The cleaner station of  claim 10 , wherein the prefilter is mounted or detached in a direction inconsistent with a direction in which the dust collecting part is mounted or detached. 
     
     
         13 . The cleaner station of  claim 10 , wherein a front end of the prefilter is disposed above a rear end of the prefilter. 
     
     
         14 . The cleaner station of  claim 1 , comprising:
 a suction flow path having an inlet end communicating with the dust bin of the cleaner, and an outlet end communicating with the air inlet port of the dust collecting part.   
     
     
         15 . The cleaner station of  claim 14 , wherein an outlet end of the suction flow path is disposed above an inlet end of the suction flow path. 
     
     
         16 . The cleaner station of  claim 1 , comprising:
 a discharge flow path having an inlet end communicating with the air discharge port of the dust collecting part, and an outlet end communicating with the outside at one side of the housing.   
     
     
         17 . The cleaner station of  claim 16 , wherein an outlet end of the discharge flow path is disposed below an inlet end of the discharge flow path. 
     
     
         18 . The cleaner station of  claim 1 , wherein the dust collecting part comprises a cyclone part disposed on an outer peripheral surface of the dust collecting body and configured to communicate with the air discharge port and separate the dust from the air by using a centrifugal force. 
     
     
         19 . The cleaner station of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a dust collecting motor configured to generate a flow of air and disposed between the cleaner and the dust collecting part when the cleaner is coupled.   
     
     
         20 . A cleaner station comprising:
 a housing configured to define an external appearance and define a space in which components are accommodated;   a coupling part disposed in the housing and including a coupling surface to which at least a part of a cleaner is coupled; and   a dust collecting part accommodated in the housing and configured to capture dust in a dust bin of the cleaner,   wherein the dust collecting part comprises:   a dust collecting body configured to define an external shape and having an internal space in which dust is collected;   a suction flow path having an inlet end communicating with the dust bin of the cleaner, and an outlet end communicating with an air inlet port formed in the dust collecting body;   a discharge flow path having an inlet end communicating with an air discharge port formed in an upper surface of the dust collecting body, and an outlet end communicating with the outside at one side of the housing;   a mesh configured to cover the air discharge port; and   a compression plate movably disposed in the internal space of the dust collecting body and configured to clean the mesh while moving.   
     
     
         21 . The cleaner station of  claim 20 , wherein a flow direction of air introduced into the dust collecting body from the suction flow path is disposed to be inconsistent with a flow direction of air discharged from the dust collecting body from the discharge flow path. 
     
     
         22 . The cleaner station of  claim 20 , wherein the dust collecting part comprises a cyclone part disposed in the discharge flow path, having an inlet disposed above the air discharge port, and configured to separate dust from air by using a centrifugal force. 
     
     
         23 . The cleaner station of  claim 20 , further comprising:
 a dust collecting motor disposed in the discharge flow path, disposed below the dust collecting part, and configured to generate a flow of air.

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