公开(公告)号：US10660493B2

公开(公告)日：2020-05-26

申请号：US15590057

申请日：2017-05-09

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Namhee Kim ,  Bohyun Nam ,  Jungbae Hwang ,  Jinju Kim ,  Sehwan Bae

IPC: A47L9/00 ,  A47L5/24 ,  A47L5/22 ,  A47L5/26 ,  A47L5/38 ,  H02J7/00 ,  H01M10/46 ,  H01M2/10 ,  H01M2/30 ,  A47L9/28 ,  A47L5/00

Abstract: A cleaner holder includes a first body having a charging terminal to charge a cleaner; a second body connected to the first body, configured to support the cleaner and having an accommodation space in which a battery is accommodated; and a locking part rotatably connected to the first body and configured to fix the cleaner, wherein when force having predetermined magnitude is applied to the locking part in one direction, the locking part is rotated in a first direction to be coupled to the cleaner, so that the cleaner is fixed, and wherein when force having predetermined magnitude is applied to the locking part in the other direction, the locking part is rotated in a second direction opposite to the first direction to be uncoupled from the clean.

公开(公告)号：US10575690B2

公开(公告)日：2020-03-03

申请号：US15445493

申请日：2017-02-28

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Jungkyu Son ,  Bohyun Nam ,  Jaeyong Park ,  Sehwan Bae ,  Jonghyun Seo ,  Jinwoo Lee

IPC: A47L5/36 ,  A47L9/32 ,  A47L9/00 ,  A47L9/10 ,  A47L9/12 ,  A47L9/24 ,  A47L9/28

Abstract: Provided is a vacuum cleaner including a cleaner body disposed at a position distant from the ground; moving wheels rotatably installed at both sides of the cleaner body and configured to rotatably support the cleaner body; a dust container installed at a front surface of the cleaner body located at a front of the moving wheels and configured to collect suctioned dust; and a suction hose connected to the front surface of the cleaner body and through which the dust is suctioned, wherein a center of gravity of the cleaner body is located at a rear side further than a vertical extension line of a rotating center of the moving wheels, and a rear end of the cleaner body becomes closer to the ground when travel of the vacuum cleaner is stopped.

公开(公告)号：US10568476B2

公开(公告)日：2020-02-25

申请号：US16050883

申请日：2018-07-31

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Bohyun Nam ,  Namhee Kim ,  Jinju Kim ,  Hyeonjeong An ,  Jungbae Hwang

IPC: A47L5/28 ,  A47L9/28 ,  A47L9/22 ,  A47L9/16 ,  A47L5/24 ,  A47L9/14 ,  A47L9/12 ,  A47L9/00

Abstract: A cleaner includes: a suction unit; a suction motor that generates suction force for sucking air through the suction unit and includes an impeller; a dust separation unit that includes one or more cyclone units generating cyclonic flow to separate dust from air flowing inside through the suction unit; a dust container that stores dust separated by the dust separation unit and is disposed under the suction motor; a battery disposed behind the dust container to supply power to the suction motor; and a handle disposed behind the suction motor, wherein a rotational axis of the impeller and an axis of the cyclonic flow vertically extend and an extension line from the rotational axis of the impeller passes through the one or more cyclone units.

公开(公告)号：US10512378B2

公开(公告)日：2019-12-24

申请号：US15445494

申请日：2017-02-28

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Jungkyu Son ,  Bohyun Nam ,  Jaeyong Park ,  Sehwan Bae ,  Jonghyun Seo ,  Jinwoo Lee

IPC: A47L5/36 ,  A47L9/12 ,  A47L9/24 ,  A47L9/28 ,  A47L9/00 ,  A47L9/10 ,  A47L9/16 ,  A47L9/22 ,  A47L9/32

Abstract: Provided is a vacuum cleaner including a base configured to form a lower surface of a cleaner body; moving wheels provided at both side surfaces of the cleaner body and rotated for travel of the vacuum cleaner and also configured to support the cleaner body to be rotated in normal and reverse directions; and a dust container installed at a front of the moving wheels and configured to collect suctioned dust, wherein the base includes a center portion; a first half portion configured to extend to be inclined upward from a front end of the center portion; and a second half portion configured to extend to be inclined upward from a rear end of the center portion, and a rotating center of the moving wheels is located between the first half portion and the second half portion.

公开(公告)号：US10481611B2

公开(公告)日：2019-11-19

申请号：US15599804

申请日：2017-05-19

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Bohyun Nam ,  Inbo Shim ,  Jihoon Sung ,  Sojin Park ,  Seunghyun Song ,  Sangkyu Lee ,  Woochan Jun

IPC: G05D1/02 ,  A47L5/22 ,  A47L9/00 ,  A47L9/04 ,  A47L9/12 ,  A47L9/16 ,  A47L9/28 ,  G05D1/00

Abstract: A robot cleaner comprising: a cleaner body including a wheel unit and a controller controlling driving of the wheel unit; a suction unit disposed to protrude from the cleaner body, the suction unit sucking air containing dust; and a sensing unit disposed at the front of the cleaner body in which the suction unit is disposed, wherein at least one portion of the sensing unit is disposed to overlap with the suction unit in the top-bottom direction of the cleaner body.

公开(公告)号：US10357135B2

公开(公告)日：2019-07-23

申请号：US15445325

申请日：2017-02-28

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Jungkyu Son ,  Bohyun Nam ,  Jaeyong Park ,  Sehwan Bae ,  Jonghyun Seo ,  Jinwoo Lee

IPC: A47L9/28 ,  A47L9/10 ,  A47L9/24 ,  A47L5/36 ,  A47L9/00 ,  A47L9/12 ,  A47L9/16

Abstract: Provided is a vacuum cleaner including a cleaner body; a cover member provided at an upper portion of the cleaner body to be opened and closed; a suction hose installed at a front surface of the cover member and configured to suction dust; moving wheels provided on both side surfaces of the cleaner body; a wheel motor assembly connected to the moving wheels and configured to rotate the moving wheels for travel; a plurality of obstacle detecting members disposed at one side of a front of the cover member and configured to detect an obstacle located at a front and/or a side of the cleaner body; and a PCB configured to control an operation of the wheel motor assembly according to a detected signal of the obstacle detecting member.

公开(公告)号：US10342404B2

公开(公告)日：2019-07-09

申请号：US15590187

申请日：2017-05-09

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Namhee Kim ,  Bohyun Nam ,  Jungbae Hwang ,  Jinju Kim ,  Sehwan Bae

IPC: A47L9/28 ,  H01M10/44 ,  A47L5/28 ,  A47L9/00 ,  A47L5/00 ,  A47L5/22 ,  A47L5/26

Abstract: A cleaner holder includes a first body having a first charging port configured to charge a cleaner, a second body protruding from the first body to support the cleaner, and a battery accommodating space recessed in one surface of the second body and configured to accommodate a battery detachably mounted to the cleaner. A second charging port configured to charge the battery is provided in the second body.

公开(公告)号：US10342400B2

公开(公告)日：2019-07-09

申请号：US15599780

申请日：2017-05-19

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Bohyun Nam ,  Inbo Shim ,  Jihoon Sung ,  Sojin Park ,  Seunghyun Song ,  Sangkyu Lee ,  Woochan Jun

IPC: A47L5/30 ,  A47L9/00 ,  A47L9/02 ,  A47L9/04 ,  A47L9/10 ,  A47L9/12 ,  A47L9/14 ,  A47L9/16 ,  A47L9/28

Abstract: A autonomous cleaner includes: a cleaner body including a wheel unit for autonomous traveling; a suction unit provided to protrude from one side of the cleaner body, the suction unit sucking air containing dust; a sensing unit provided at the one side of the cleaner body; a dust container accommodated in a dust container accommodation part formed at the other side of the cleaner body, the dust container collecting dust filtered from sucked air; and a dust container cover hinge-coupled to the cleaner body to be rotatable, the dust container cover being provided to cover a top surface of the dust container when the dust container cover is coupled to the dust container.

公开(公告)号：US10299650B2

公开(公告)日：2019-05-28

申请号：US15918048

申请日：2018-03-12

Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Namhee Kim ,  Bohyun Nam ,  Jungbae Hwang ,  Jinju Kim ,  Sehwan Bae

IPC: A47L9/28 ,  A47L5/28 ,  H01M10/44 ,  A47L5/00 ,  A47L9/00 ,  A47L5/22 ,  A47L5/26

Abstract: A cleaner holder includes: a first body having a first charging port configured to charge a cleaner; a second body protruding from the first body to support the cleaner; and a battery accommodating space recessed in one surface of the second body and configured to accommodate a battery detachably mounted to the cleaner, wherein a second charging port configured to charge the battery is provided in the second body.

公开(公告)号：US10258212B2

公开(公告)日：2019-04-16

申请号：US15598781

申请日：2017-05-18

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Bohyun Nam ,  Inbo Shim ,  Jihoon Sung ,  Sojin Park ,  Seunghyun Song ,  Sangkyu Lee ,  Changhwa Sun ,  Sangjo Kim

IPC: A47L9/04 ,  A47L9/14 ,  A47L9/28

Abstract: A cleaner includes: a cleaner body having therein a module mounting portion; a rotation driving portion provided at one side of the module mounting portion; and a cleaning module detachably mounted to the module mounting portion through one side of the cleaner body, wherein the cleaning module includes: a holder linearly inserted into or withdrawn from the module mounting portion in a side direction of the cleaner body; and a cleaning member supported by the holder so as to be inserted or withdrawn into or from the module mounting portion, together with the holder when the holder is inserted thereinto or withdrawn therefrom, and the cleaning member rotated by a driving force provided from the rotation driving portion.