Patent ID: 8056181
Filing Date: 2011-11-15
Classification: A47L,F22B

Abstract:
1. An intake port unit for a vacuum cleaner, comprising: a housing; a vacuum intake passage provided within the housing for passage of air sucked in from the exterior of the housing; a steam generator provided within the housing to generate steam; and a steam discharge passage provided within the housing for passage of steam discharged to the exterior of the housing, wherein the steam discharge passage is partitioned from the vacuum intake passage; wherein the steam generator comprises: a water tank provided within the housing; and a boiler that heats water supplied from the water tank, the boiler comprising: a boiler case storing the water supplied from the water tank; a heater provided in the boiler case to heat the water in the boiler case to generate steam; and a steam discharge pipe having an upper end positioned within the boiler case, spaced from an upper wall of the boiler case, and a lower end communicating with the steam discharge passage.