Cleaner Station

The present invention relates to a cleaner station, and more specifically, to a cleaner station capable of separating dust contained in the air, collecting the dust in a dust bag, and emptying only the dust bag.

In general, a cleaner is a home appliance for suctioning small trash or dust in a manner of suctioning air using electricity and filling the same in a dust bin inside a product and is commonly called a vacuum cleaner.

The vacuum cleaner may be classified into a manual vacuum cleaner for allowing a user to directly perform cleaning while moving the cleaner, and an automatic vacuum cleaner for performing cleaning while traveling by itself. Depending on the type of the vacuum cleaner, the manual vacuum cleaner may be classified into a canister-type vacuum cleaner, an upright vacuum cleaner, a hand vacuum cleaner, a stick-type vacuum cleaner, etc.

In the past, the canister-type vacuum cleaner was widely used as the household vacuum cleaner, but recently, the hand vacuum cleaner and the stick-type vacuum cleaner, which provide improved convenience of use by integrally providing a dust bin and a cleaner body, are increasingly being used.

The canister-type vacuum cleaner has a main body and a suction port connected by a rubber hose or a pipe and in some cases, may be used by inserting a brush into the suction port.

The hand vacuum cleaner is designed to maximize portability and has lightweight and a short length, and thus can have a limited cleaning area. Therefore, the hand vacuum cleaner is used to clean localized sites, such as on a desk, a sofa, or a vehicle interior.

A user may use the stick-type vacuum cleaner while standing to enable cleaning without bending down. Therefore, it is advantageous for cleaning a wide region while moving. While the hand vacuum cleaner cleans narrow spaces, the stick-type vacuum cleaner may clean wider spaces and clean high places out of reach. Recently, the stick-type vacuum cleaner has been provided in a module type to allow users to actively change a vacuum cleaner type for various purposes.

In addition, robot cleaners that perform cleaning by themselves without a user's manipulation have been recently used. A robot cleaner may automatically clean an area to be cleaned by suctioning foreign substances, such as dust, from the floor while autonomously traveling in the area to be cleaned.

However, since conventional handheld vacuum cleaners, stick-type vacuum cleaners, and robot cleaners have a small capacity of dust bins that store collected dust, there is inconvenience that a user needs to empty the dust bin every time.

In addition, when the dust bin is emptied, there is a problem that dust scatters and has a harmful effect on the user's health.

In addition, there is a problem of lowering a suction force of the cleaner when the remaining dust in the dust bin is not removed.

In addition, there is a problem that odor caused by residues occurs when the remaining dust in the dust bin is not removed.

As the related art document, Korean Patent Registration KR10-2161708B1 discloses a station including a dust bag.

The related art document includes a station to which a dust bin of a cleaner is coupled, and a dust bag is disposed at a station. In this case, the dust bag is coupled to the inside of a housing of the cleaner along a sliding groove, and an outer surface of the dust bag is formed of a material that may filter dust while passing through air.

However, in the case of such a permeable or semi-permeable dust bag, there is a problem that the dust inside the dust bag may leak out of the dust bag and the odor also leaks out of the dust bag.

In addition, as the related art document, the Korea Laid-Open Patent KR10-2021-0019940A discloses a cleaner station for collecting dust collected in a dust bin of the cleaner.

The related art document includes a cleaner for suctioning and storing dust in the air, and a cleaner station coupled to the dust bin to remove dust stored in the dust bin, in which a dust collection motor for suctioning foreign substances and internal air in the dust bin coupled to the cleaner station and a plastic bag-type dust collection unit.

However, the cleaner station may be crushed flat as the plastic bag is pulled toward the dust collection motor when the dust collection motor is operated.

Therefore, the cleaner station cannot easily collect dust in the plastic bag as an internal space of the plastic bag narrows when the dust collection motor is operated.

In addition, in the cleaner station, there is a problem that some dust flow into the dust collection motor because dust is collected in the plastic bag without being separated from the air.

Meanwhile, in the case of the cleaner station, it is necessary to have a cartridge capable of replacing a consumable plastic bag.

In this case, since a plastic bag replacement cartridge is detachably coupled to a housing, there is a limitation that dust contained in the air scatters through a space to which the cartridge is coupled.

Furthermore, when the cartridge is not accurately mounted in the housing of the station, a large amount of dust may scatter during the dust collection process, causing a failure of internal components of the station.

Therefore, it is necessary to have a structure capable of preventing the cartridge from being incorrectly mounted and detecting whether the cartridge has been correctly mounted.

The present invention has been intended to solve the above problems of the conventional cleaner stations and is directed to providing a clean station capable of stably maintaining a shape of a dust bag while dust is collected.

In addition, the present invention is directed to providing a cleaner station capable of separating dust from air and collecting the dust in a dust bag while the air containing the dust flows toward a dust collection motor.

In addition, the present invention is directed to providing a cleaner station that does not require a user to directly tie a dust bag.

In addition, the present invention is directed to providing a cleaner station capable of emptying a dust bin by allowing a user to remove only a dust bag.

In addition, the present invention is directed to providing a cleaner station capable of supplying a new dust bag when a dust bag is exhausted.

In addition, the present invention is directed to providing a cleaner station capable of preventing dust from scattering in a cartridge capable of supplying a dust bag.

In addition, the present invention is directed to providing a cleaner station capable of preventing a cartridge from being mounted incorrectly.

In addition, the present invention is directed to providing a cleaner station capable of detecting whether a cartridge has been accurately mounted.

To achieve the above objects, a cleaner station according to the present invention may include a housing, a coupling unit disposed in the housing and including a coupling surface to which at least a portion of a cleaner is coupled, a dust collection unit accommodated inside the housing, disposed under the coupling unit, and collecting dust inside a dust bin of the cleaner, a dust collection motor accommodated inside the housing, disposed under the dust collection unit, and generating a suction force suctioning dust inside the dust bin, and a flow path unit that guides air including the dust inside the dust bin of the cleaner to the dust collection motor.

In addition, the dust collection unit may include a dust separator that separates dust in the air introduced from the dust bin, a dust bag that stores dust separated by the dust separator, a bag support that accommodates the dust bag, and a dust bag cartridge separably coupled under the dust separator and supplying the dust bag.

In this case, the dust separator may include a dust separator case having a cyclone provided therein, and a bottom surface of the dust separator case may be formed to be inclined at a predetermined angle with the ground.

The dust separator may be provided with a sealer provided on a bottom surface of the dust separator case and in contact with the dust bag cartridge.

The dust collection unit may further include a bonding unit disposed under the dust bag cartridge and bonding the dust bag, and a top surface of the bonding unit may be formed to be inclined at a predetermined angle with the ground.

The bonding unit may have the top surface provided with a sealer in contact with the dust bag cartridge.

A height of a bottom surface of the dust separation case from the ground may gradually decrease rearward from the front end portion into which the dust bag cartridge is inserted.

A height of the top surface of the bonding unit from the ground may gradually increase rearward from a front end portion into which the dust bag cartridge is inserted.

The dust bag cartridge may include a cartridge case, and an upper sealer provided on a top surface of the cartridge case.

The dust bag cartridge may include a cartridge case, and a lower sealer provided on a bottom surface of the cartridge case.

The bonding unit may include a bonding unit case, and a cartridge detection sensor provided on a top surface of the bonding unit case and detecting whether the dust bag cartridge is coupled.

As described above, according to the cleaner station of the present invention, the shape of the dust bag can be maintained while dust is collected.

In addition, dust can be separated from air and collected in the dust bag while the air containing the dust flows toward the dust collection motor.

In addition, the top of the dust bag can be bonded by a bonding unit to seal the dust bag without the user directly tying the dust bag.

In addition, the user can empty the dust bin by removing only the sealed dust bag.

In addition, a new dust bag can be supplied when a dust bag is consumed.

In addition, the cleaner station can prevent dust from scattering in a cartridge capable of supplying a dust bag.

In addition, the cleaner station can prevent a cartridge from being mounted incorrectly.