Cleaner station and method of controlling the same

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a cleaner station, to which a cleaner may be coupled, and a method of controlling the same, and more particularly, to a cleaner station and a method of controlling the same, in which the cleaner station has a dust bag and a dust collection device for emptying a dust bin of the cleaner, and the cleaner station includes a bag compressing member and a bag joining device, which may reduce a volume of the dust bag by discharging air in the dust bag and compressing the dust bag, and seal the dust bag to prevent dust from scattering at the time of removing the dust bag, such that user convenience may be improved during the process of removing the dust bag, diseases such as respiratory diseases caused by dust spoilage and scattering may be prevented, and hygiene may be improved.

1 . A cleaner station comprising:
 a housing configured to define an external appearance and having a space formed therein;   a coupling part disposed in the housing and including a coupling surface to which at least a part of a cleaner is coupled;   a dust collecting part comprising a dust separating part accommodated in the housing, disposed at a lower side of the coupling part, and configured to separate dust from air introduced from a dust bin of the cleaner, a dust bag configured to store the dust separated by the dust separating part, a bag support part configured to support the dust bag, and a joining device configured to join the dust bag;   a bag accommodation space formed in the housing and configured to accommodate the bag support part;   a dust collecting motor accommodated in the housing, disposed at the lower side of the dust collecting part, and configured to generate a suction force for sucking dust in the dust bin; and   a flow path part comprising a first flow path configured to connect the dust bin of the cleaner and the dust collecting part, a second flow path configured to guide air, which has passed through the dust collecting part, to the dust collecting motor, and a bypass flow path configured to connect the bag support part and the dust collecting motor,   wherein the dust collecting part further comprises a bag compressing member movably coupled to the bag accommodation space and configured to discharge the air in the dust bag by compressing the dust bag.   
     
     
         2 . The cleaner station of  claim 1 , wherein the bag compressing member comprises a flow path closing member hingedly coupled to the bag accommodation space, and
 wherein the flow path closing member is capable of opening or closing the bypass flow path by rotating.   
     
     
         3 . The cleaner station of  claim 1 , wherein the bag compressing member comprises a flow path closing member coupled to the bag accommodation space in a sliding manner, and
 wherein the flow path closing member is capable of opening or closing the bypass flow path by rectilinearly moving.   
     
     
         4 . The cleaner station of  claim 1 , wherein the bag compressing member comprises a pressing member hingedly coupled to the inside of the bag support part, and
 wherein the pressing member is capable of compressing an outer surface of the dust bag by rotating.   
     
     
         5 . The cleaner station of  claim 1 , wherein the bag compressing member comprises a pressing member disposed in the bag support part, and
 wherein the pressing member is capable of compressing an outer surface of the dust bag by rectilinearly moving.   
     
     
         6 . The cleaner station of  claim 1 , wherein the joining device comprises:
 a stationary joining member; and   a movable joining member configured to be movable toward the stationary joining member, and   wherein the dust collecting motor enables the movable joining member to operate in a state in which the movable joining member is spaced apart from the stationary joining member at a predetermined distance.   
     
     
         7 . The cleaner station of  claim 1 , wherein the joining device comprises a heating wire capable of joining the dust bag by the heating wire. 
     
     
         8 . The cleaner station of  claim 7 , wherein the joining device further comprises a stationary joining member; and
 a movable joining member configured to close the dust bag by moving toward the stationary joining member, and   wherein the heating wire is disposed on at least any one of the stationary joining member and the movable joining member.   
     
     
         9 . The cleaner station of  claim 8 , wherein the movable joining member comprises:
 a first movable joining member configured to rectilinearly move toward the stationary joining member in a first direction; and   a second movable joining member configured to rectilinearly move toward the stationary joining member in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction.   
     
     
         10 . The cleaner station of  claim 1 , wherein the dust collecting part further comprises a dust bag cartridge separably coupled to the housing and configured to supply the dust bag. 
     
     
         11 . The cleaner station of  claim 1 , wherein the dust bag is supported by the bag support part and configured to be discharged from the bag accommodation space. 
     
     
         12 . The cleaner station of  claim 1 , wherein the first flow path is connected to an upper side of the bag accommodation space, and the second flow path is connected to the upper side of the bag accommodation space. 
     
     
         13 . The cleaner station of  claim 12 , wherein the bypass flow path is connected to a lower side of the bag accommodation space. 
     
     
         14 . A method of controlling a cleaner station, which discharges air in a dust bag by compressing the dust bag, the method comprising:
 a capturing step of capturing dust in a dust bin of a cleaner into a dust bag provided in the cleaner station by operating a dust collecting motor;   a tightening step of limiting an inlet of the dust bag to a predetermined area by moving a movable joining member after the capturing step;   a bag compressing step of compressing the dust bag by moving a bag compressing member after the tightening step; and   a packing step of closing an inlet of the dust bag by moving the movable joining member and joining and packing the inlet of the dust bag by using a heating wire after the bag compressing step.   
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the bag compressing step further comprises:
 a flow path closing step of closing a bypass flow path, which connects the dust collecting motor and a bag accommodation space for accommodating the dust bag, by moving the bag compressing member; and   an air sucking step of discharging air in the dust bag by operating the dust collecting motor after the flow path closing step.   
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the bag compressing step further comprises a pressing step of discharging air in the dust bag by compressing an outer surface of the dust bag by moving the bag compressing member. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the tightening step further comprises:
 a first tightening step of moving a first movable joining member included in the movable joining member in a first direction; and   a second tightening step of moving a second movable joining member included in the movable joining member in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and   wherein the packing step further comprises:   a first packing step of moving the first movable joining member in the first direction; and   a second packing step of moving the second movable joining member in the second direction.