Samsung Gwangju Electronics Co., Ltd. Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110088203 | AIR FLOW SENSING UNIT AND CLEANING APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - An air flow sensing unit, which may sense an amount of air flowing or an pressure for air flown into the cleaning apparatus by a suction motor or an impeller and inform a user of a time for emptying a dirt collecting receptacle of dust or dirt and/or a time for cleaning or replacing a filter with a new one, and a cleaning apparatus having the same are provided. The unit may include an air flow pipe to fluidly communicate an air flow passage of a cleaning apparatus with the outside, and an indicator positioned in the air flow pipe to be lifted based on a change in amount of air flowing or air pressure generated by air movement in the air flow passage and to be lowered due to a weight thereof. | 04-21-2011 |
20110018257 | TELESCOPIC PIPE FOR ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A telescopic pipe for an electronic apparatus is provided. The telescopic pipe for the electronic apparatus includes an outer pipe, an inner pipe with fixing grooves, inserted into the outer pipe; a holder pipe fixed to one side of the outer pipe, a handle pipe formed to surround the holder pipe, and a sealing member formed on an outer surface of the inner pipe to seal the space between the outer and inner pipes. In the telescopic pipe, the sealing member has at least one sealing portion of which a shape is changed by a negative pressure produced in the interior of the inner pipe so that its sealing force is enhanced. | 01-27-2011 |
20110010887 | TURBINE BRUSH UNIT AND VACUUM CLEANER HAVING THE SAME - A turbine brush unit and a vacuum cleaner having the same are provided. The turbine brush unit may include a turbine brush case, a brush member mounted in the turbine brush case, and a turbine fan unit having a plurality of wings and rotating the brush member. Each of the plurality of the wings may have a curvature point, a primary collision surface with which a primary inlet wind drawn through the inlet portion of the turbine fan unit collides and a secondary collision surface with which a secondary inlet wind collides. The primary and secondary inlet winds apply a force in the rotation direction of the turbine fan unit. | 01-20-2011 |
20110008193 | HERMETIC TYPE COMPRESSOR - A hermetic type compressor which enables an electric component bracket for connection an electric component cover to be detachably connected to the outer surface of a hermetic container through bracket fixing members is provided. The hermetic type compressor includes connection terminals passing through the hermetic container, an electric component cover, and an electric component bracket installed on the outer surface of the hermetic container around the connection terminals so as to be fastened to the electric component cover. Bracket fixing members provided with first fastening units are provided on the outer surface of the hermetic container around the connection terminals so as to detachably connect the electric component bracket to the outer surface of the hermetic container, and second fastening units to which the first fastening units are detachably connected are provided on the electric component bracket. | 01-13-2011 |
20110005029 | FAN MOTOR UNIT AND VACUUM CLEANER HAVING THE SAME - A fan motor unit and a vacuum cleaner having the same are provided. The fan motor unit includes a motor assembly comprising an impeller and a motor, a first upper case configured to surround the motor assembly, the first upper case comprising an inlet tube in communication with an entry of the impeller, configured to a first lower case configured to surround a lower portion of the motor assembly, a damper and a pressure switch, each in communication with the inlet tube and, a warning member connected to the pressure switch, wherein when the pressure of the interior pressure of the motor assembly is below a predetermined value, external air is flowed through the damper and a warning is generated by the warning member and the pressure switch. | 01-13-2011 |
20110005028 | VACUUM CLEANER HAVING SAFETY APPARATUS OF AUXILIARY BRUSH ASSEMBLY - A vacuum cleaner having a safety apparatus of an auxiliary brush assembly is provided. The vacuum cleaner includes a main body having an extension pipe mounting portion, a main brush assembly connected to the main body, an extension pipe attached and detached to the main body, and an auxiliary brush assembly connected to an end of the extension pipe. The auxiliary brush assembly may have a brush and a driving means for rotating the brush, wherein the rotation of the brush may be automatically stopped when the extension pipe is mounted in the extension pipe mounting portion. | 01-13-2011 |
20100325832 | VACUUM CLEANER HAVING POWER CORD STORAGE - A vacuum cleaner having a vacuum cleaner body with a cord outlet is provided. A power cord may be extracted from or retracted into the vacuum cleaner body through the cord outlet, and a plug is provided at an end of the power cord. A stopper is formed at a position spaced from the end of the power cord at a predetermined distance, and a socket portion is provided at the vacuum cleaner body so that the plug may be inserted into the socket portion when cleaning is finished. | 12-30-2010 |
20100325831 | HOSE AND ACCESSORY HOLDER FOR AN UPRIGHT VACUUM CLEANER - A hose and accessory holder for an upright vacuum cleaner comprises a tool fixing portion having accessory tools insertable thereinto, a hose fixing portion for attachably/detachably fixing a hose thereto, and a holder fastening portion for attachably/detachably fastening the holder to a vacuum cleaner body. The tool fixing portion further comprises fitting members respectively formed in the insertion directions of the accessory tools on inner circumferential surfaces of the tool fixing portion, and protruding inwardly from the tool fixing portion. | 12-30-2010 |
20100319307 | DUST COLLECTING APPARATUS OF VACUUM CLEANER HAVING FUNCTION OF REMOVING DUST DETACHED FROM FILTER - A dust collecting apparatus for a vacuum cleaner is provided. The dust collecting apparatus includes a centrifugal separating portion, a dust receptacle to collect dust which is separated by the centrifugal separating portion and a filter portion having a filter unit separating dust from an air current discharged from the centrifugal separating portion. The filtering portion further includes a dust removing unit to detach the filter dust caught in the filter unit, and a dust discharge member to move the filter dust to an upstream of the centrifugal separating portion. | 12-23-2010 |
20100319157 | VACUUM CLEANER WITH DETACHABLE CORD REEL UNIT - A vacuum cleaner having a detachable cord reel unit is provided. The vacuum cleaner includes a main body, a brush assembly connected to the main body and, a cord reel unit attachable to and detachable from a discharging portion of the main body, the cord reel unit comprising a power cord and a cooling fan formed therein, wherein the cooling fan stops driving automatically when the cord reel unit is mounted in the main body, and the cooling fan starts driving automatically to cool the power cord when the cord reel unit is detached from the main body. | 12-23-2010 |
20100313378 | UPRIGHT-TYPE VACUUM CLEANER - An upright-type vacuum cleaner is provided. The upright-type vacuum cleaner includes a cleaner body comprising a motor chamber in which a suction motor is mounted, a brush assembly connected to the cleaner body, a discharge filter unit mounted on a first surface of the cleaner body, to filter out impurities from an air stream discharged from the suction motor, and a cord reel assembly mounted on a second surface of the cleaner body and having a power cord. The discharge filter unit includes a filter member mountable and demountable to and from the cleaner body by a user outside the vacuum cleaner, and at least a part of an air stream filtered by the filter member shifts a direction to pass through the cord reel assembly. | 12-16-2010 |
20100281648 | VACUUM CLEANER HAVING DUAL LOCKING STRUCTURE - A vacuum cleaner having a dual locking structure is provided. The vacuum cleaner includes a brush assembly, a main body connected to the brush assembly, a dust bin arranged on the main body, a fastening unit to move the dust bin to a fastened or unfastened state, and a filter casing. The dust bin includes one or more first locking holes and the main body includes one or dust bin locking members to be engaged with the first locking holes so that the dust bin, in an unfastened state, is removably retained in the main body. The filter casing includes one or more filter casing locking portions and the main body includes one or more filter casing locking members to be engaged with the filter casing locking portions so that the filter casing in the unfastened state is removably retained in the main body. | 11-11-2010 |
20100224073 | Dual Cyclone Dust-Collecting Apparatus Vacuum Cleaner - A dual cyclone dust-collecting apparatus of a vacuum cleaner is disclosed. The dust-collecting apparatus includes an air inlet through which an external air is drawn in, two cyclone chambers into which the external air drawn in through the air inlet air is drawn in, the two cyclone chamber being disposed in parallel, at least one dust-collecting chamber divided in parallel with respect to the two cyclone chambers, and two air outlets through which the external air from the two cyclone chambers is discharged. The air inlet is formed between the two cyclone chambers at a lower part of a cyclone body and the two air outlets are formed in bottom surfaces of the two cyclone chambers, respectively, so that the external air is drawn in through lower parts of one sides of the two cyclone chambers and then discharged through the bottom surfaces of the two cyclone chambers. | 09-09-2010 |
20100166586 | HERMETIC COMPRESSOR - A hermetic compressor having an improved refrigerant discharge path to efficiently reduce pulsation of a refrigerant to be discharged. The hermetic compressor includes a frame, a cylinder provided at one side of the frame and having a compression chamber, a cylinder head coupled to the cylinder so as configured to hermetically seal the compression chamber and having a refrigerant discharge chamber to receive a refrigerant discharged from the compression chamber, a damping discharge chamber provided at the other side of the frame configured to reduce pressure pulsation of the refrigerant having passed through the refrigerant discharge chamber, a discharge guide path formed in the frame connecting the refrigerant discharge chamber and the damping discharge chamber, a discharge pipe having an entrance end connected to the damping discharge chamber so as to guide the refrigerant, having passed through the damping discharge chamber, to outside of the hermetic compressor, and an extension tube provided in the damping discharge chamber. The extension tube has an entrance end connected to an exit end of the discharge guide path, an exit end being spaced apart from an entrance end of the discharge pipe, and at least a portion of the extension tube being bendable. | 07-01-2010 |
20090255082 | UPRIGHT VACUUM CLEANER CAPABLE OF ADJUSTING HEIGHT OF SUCTION PORT ASSEMBLY - An upright vacuum cleaner has a cleaner body; a suction port assembly hinged to the cleaner body with a drum brush mounted on a front lower surface thereof; and a height adjusting apparatus set to an active mode or an inactive mode. In the active mode, the height adjusting apparatus raises the rear portion of the suction port assembly from an initial height, with the drum brush spaced from a surface, to bring the drum brush into contact with the surface when the cleaner body tilts from an upright position towards the rear of the suction port assembly. In the inactive mode, the rear portion of the suction port assembly remains at the initial height when the cleaner body tilts from the upright position towards the rear of the suction port assembly. | 10-15-2009 |
20090235483 | BRUSH ASSEMBLY AND VACUUM CLEANER HAVING THE SAME - A brush assembly for a vacuum cleaner includes a brush body having a suction inlet; a main brush which is rotatably coupled to the brush body through the suction inlet to face a surface being cleaned; and a secondary brush which is rotatably mounted on the brush body to rotate between at least two positions including a first position, in which the secondary brush contacts the surface being cleaned, and a second position, in which the secondary brush does not contact the surface being cleaned. | 09-24-2009 |
20090205156 | CLEANER APPARATUS - A vacuum apparatus having a suction nozzle, an air suction unit to which the suction nozzle is pivotally connected and which fluidly communicates with the suction nozzle through a connection channel, a dirt receptacle which has at least two collecting parts fluidly communicating with at least two outlets formed at the air suction unit, respectively. | 08-20-2009 |
20090188074 | SUCTION NOZZLE AND VACUUM CLEANER HAVING THE SAME - A suction nozzle of a vacuum cleaner includes a suction nozzle body which includes a suction port adapted to draw in contaminants on a surface, and a contaminant attachment unit formed in the suction nozzle body. The contaminant attachment unit is adapted to attach contaminants thereto. | 07-30-2009 |
20090165431 | DUST SEPARATING APPARATUS FOR VACUUM CLEANER - A dust separating apparatus for a vacuum cleaner which is compact in configuration and is capable of preventing dirt from piling up on an entrance channel is provided. The dust separating apparatus includes a dust collecting receptacle adapted to collect dirt, and a cyclone unit eccentrically disposed in the dust collecting receptacle and adapted to whirl air drawn in through an inflow channel thereof, and the inflow channel may have an inclined upper surface which slopes downward toward a bottom of the dust collecting receptacle by a predetermined angle. | 07-02-2009 |
20090097993 | Hermetic compressor - A hermetic compressor capable of insulating connectors ( | 04-16-2009 |
20090071560 | HERMETIC COMPRESSOR - A hermetic compressor having an improved discharge valve assembly to efficiently limit deformation of a stopper caused by a reed valve while achieving efficient opening operation of the reed valve. The hermetic compressor includes a compression chamber and a discharge valve assembly. The discharge valve assembly includes a valve plate, a reed valve provided at one surface of the valve plate to open or close a discharge hole formed in the valve plate allowing communication with the compression chamber, the reed valve having a fixed end fastened to the valve plate and a moveable end adapted to cover the discharge hole of the valve plate, a stopper for covering the reed valve to limit the opening movement of the reed valve, the stopper including a fixed portion coupled to the valve plate and the fixed end of the reed valve, and an extension extending away from the fixed portion adapted to cover the moveable end of the reed valve, and a keeper for covering the stopper to limit deformation of the stopper caused by the reed valve. The extension of the stopper includes a first extension extending obliquely from the fixed end of the reed valve toward the keeper, and a second extension extending obliquely from the first extension toward the reed valve so as not to come into contact, at a distal end thereof, with the valve plate or the keeper when no external force is applied thereto. | 03-19-2009 |
20090064448 | STEAM VACUUM CLEANER - A steam vacuum cleaner, having a suction port assembly including a suction hole formed on a bottom surface thereof and a dust receptacle detachably attached to the suction port assembly; a pump disposed in the suction port assembly to suction dust-laden air from an object being cleaned and to transfer the dust laden air to the dust receptacle; a steam unit disposed on the suction port assembly; a floorcloth unit disposed on the suction port assembly to scrub the object using steam supplied from the steam unit; and a handle member hinged with a portion of the suction port assembly, wherein the handle member has a variable length. Floorcloth plates having a pluraity of steam passages radially formed on the bottom surface thereof may be rotatably mounted on the bottom surface of the suction port assembly. | 03-12-2009 |