Cord reel assembly and vacuum cleaner having the same

Abstract

A cord reel assembly according to the present disclosure includes a power cord; and a cord reel around which the power cord is automatically wound when the power cord is separated from an electric power source, the cord reel from which the power cord is automatically unwound when the power cord connected to the electric power source.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

These and/or other aspects and advantages of the disclosure will become apparent and more readily appreciated from the following description of the embodiments, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings of which:

FIG. 1 is a view illustrating a cord reel assembly according to an embodiment of the present disclosure having a power cord unwound;

FIG. 2 is a view illustrating a cord reel assembly according to an embodiment of the present disclosure having a power cord wound; and

FIG. 3 is a view illustrating a cord reel assembly according to an embodiment of the present disclosure disposed inside a vacuum cleaner.

Claims

1. A cord reel assembly comprising: a power cord; anda cord reel around which the power cord is automatically wound when the power cord is separated from an electric power source, the cord reel from which the power cord is automatically unwound when the power cord connected to the electric power source.

2. A cord reel assembly comprising: a cord reel configured to wind a power cord connected to an electric power supply apparatus of an electronic device; andan unwinding unit electrically connected to the electric power supply apparatus and unwinding the power cord from the cord reel.

3. The cord reel assembly of claim 2, wherein the cord reel comprises a winding spring rotating the cord reel in a winding direction of the power cord.

4. The cord reel assembly of claim 2, wherein the unwinding unit comprises: a unwinding roller;a driving motor rotating the unwinding roller in an unwinding direction of the power cord and electrically connected to the electric power supply apparatus.

5. The cord reel assembly of claim 4, wherein the unwinding roller further comprises a friction structure on an outer circumferential surface thereof.

6. The cord reel assembly of claim 5, wherein the friction structure comprises a friction material fixed on the outer circumferential surface of the unwinding roller.

7. The cord reel assembly of claim 5, wherein the friction structure comprises a plurality of contacting projections formed from the outer circumferential surface of the unwinding roller.

8. The cord reel assembly of claim 2, further comprises: a contacting unit electrically connected to the electric power supply apparatus and forcing the power cord to be in contact with the unwinding unit.

9. The cord reel assembly of claim 8, wherein the contacting unit comprises: a pivot frame configured to pivot on a pivot shaft;at least one guiding roller rotatably disposed inside the pivot frame; anda linear motion member configured to pivot the pivot frame about the pivot shaft so that the power cord is in contact with the unwinding roller.

10. The cord reel assembly of claim 9, wherein the linear motion member is electrically connected to the electric power supply apparatus, and has a moving part connected to the pivot frame, wherein the moving part moves upward or downward when the electric power is applied to the linear motion member.

11. The cord reel assembly of claim 10, wherein the linear motion member comprises a solenoid having an electromagnet disposed thereinside and causing the moving part to linearly move by the attraction of the electromagnet.

12. The cord reel assembly of claim 9, wherein the pivot frame further comprises a guiding member with a guiding hole through which the power cord is passed.

13. A vacuum cleaner comprising: a cord reel assembly comprising a cord reel around which a power cord is automatically wound when the power cord is separated from an electric power source, the cord reel from which the power cord is automatically unwound when the power cord is connected to the electric power source.