A vacuum cleaner may include a cleaner body including a suction motor for generating suction force, a suction unit communicating with the cleaner body and suctioning air and dust, and a battery assembly for supplying power to the suction motor. The battery assembly may include a plurality of battery
A vacuum cleaner may include a cleaner body including a suction motor for generating suction force, a suction unit communicating with the cleaner body and suctioning air and dust, and a battery assembly for supplying power to the suction motor. The battery assembly may include a plurality of battery cells, an inner case including a plurality of cell cases having the plurality of battery cells respectively accommodated therein and spaced apart from each other, and an outer case having the inner case accommodated therein and including a flow hole in which air flows.
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1. A vacuum cleaner comprising: a cleaner body including a suction motor to generate suction force;a cleaner head communicating with the cleaner body to receive the suction force and to suction air and dust based on the suction force; anda battery assembly to supply power to the suction motor, where
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A vacuum cleaner comprising: a cleaner body including a suction motor to generate suction force;a cleaner head communicating with the cleaner body to receive the suction force and to suction air and dust based on the suction force; anda battery assembly to supply power to the suction motor, wherein the battery assembly includes: a plurality of battery cells;an inner case including a plurality of cell cases to accommodate, respectively, the plurality of battery cells and to space apart the plurality of cell cases from each other; andan outer case in which the inner case is accommodated, the outer case including a flow hole through which air flows into the inner case and between the plurality of cell cases,wherein the inner case further includes: a first inner case providing the plurality of cell cases; anda second inner case providing a plurality of case couplers coupled to an end of the plurality of cell cases,wherein a number of the plurality of cell cases is equal to a number of the plurality of battery cells,wherein the each of the plurality of cell cases has a cavity, andwherein when the plurality of cell cases are coupled to the plurality of case couplers, the cavities of the plurality of cell cases are completely divided from an external space outside of the cell cases to prevent air, moisture, or other contaminant from contacting the plurality of battery cells accommodated in the cell cases. 2. The vacuum cleaner of claim 1, wherein the battery assembly is detachably mounted in the cleaner body. 3. The vacuum cleaner of claim 1, wherein: the first inner case includes a first support plate,the second inner case includes a second support plate,the plurality of cell cases extends from the first support plate, andthe plurality of case couplers extends from the second support plate and toward the plurality of cell cases. 4. The vacuum cleaner of claim 3, wherein a first plurality of holes corresponding to the plurality of cell cases is formed in the first support plate, and a second plurality of holes corresponding to the plurality of case couplers is formed in the second support plate, and conductors electronically coupled to the plurality of battery cells are located in the first and second pluralities of holes. 5. The vacuum cleaner of claim 4, wherein an extension rib extending toward the outer case is provided on an edge of the second support plate, and wherein the extension rib defines a cavity between the outer case and the second support plate to receive a wire electronically coupled to one or more of the conductors within the second plurality of holes. 6. The vacuum cleaner of claim 4, wherein a diameter of a hole of the first or the second pluralities of holes is less than a diameter of a battery cell of the plurality of battery cells. 7. The vacuum cleaner of claim 1, wherein the battery assembly further includes a battery management module to manage voltages of the plurality of battery cells, and wherein the battery management module is accommodated in the outer case. 8. The vacuum cleaner of claim 7, wherein: the inner case includes a wire case through which a wire electrically connected to the battery management module passes, andthe wire case is spaced apart from the plurality of cell cases and extends in a direction parallel to an extension direction of the plurality of cell cases. 9. The vacuum cleaner of claim 7, further comprising a partitioning plate provided between the plurality of battery cells and the battery management unit, wherein the battery management unit is positioned perpendicular to the plurality of battery cells. 10. The vacuum cleaner of claim 9, wherein: the outer case further includes a supporter to support the partitioning plate, andthe partitioning plate is spaced apart from the plurality of battery cells and the battery management unit when positioned on the supporter. 11. The vacuum cleaner of claim 1, wherein the outer case includes: a first outer case; anda second outer case coupled with the first outer case and supporting the inner case. 12. The vacuum cleaner of claim 11, wherein the plurality of cell cases are spaced apart from the first outer case and the second outer case. 13. The vacuum cleaner of claim 11, wherein: the inner case includes a fastening rib, andthe second outer case includes a rib accommodation channel in which the fastening rib of the inner case is received. 14. The vacuum cleaner of claim 13, further comprising a sealing member inserted within the rib accommodation channel, wherein the fastening rib of the inner case is seated on the sealing member when received in the rib accommodation channel. 15. The vacuum cleaner of claim 1, wherein the plurality of cell cases prevent the plurality of battery cells, when accommodated in the plurality of cell cases, from being exposed to the air flowing between the plurality of cell cases. 16. A vacuum cleaner comprising: a cleaner body including a suction motor to generate suction force;a cleaner head communicating with the cleaner body to receive the suction force and to suction air and dust based on the suction force; anda battery assembly to supply power to the suction motor, wherein the battery assembly includes: a plurality of battery cells;an inner case including a plurality of cell cases accommodating a plurality of battery cells and being spaced apart from each other, and a wire case spaced apart from the plurality of cell cases and accommodating a wire therein; andan outer case accommodating the inner case and including a flow hole in which air flows,wherein a number of the plurality of cell cases is equal to a number of the plurality of battery cells,wherein the each of the plurality of cell cases has a cavity, andwherein when the plurality of cell cases are coupled to the plurality of case couplers, the cavities of the plurality of cell cases are completely divided from an external space outside of the cell cases to prevent air, moisture, or other contaminant from contacting the plurality of battery cells accommodated in the cell cases. 17. The vacuum cleaner of claim 16, wherein the wire case extends in a direction parallel to an extension direction of the cell cases. 18. The vacuum cleaner of claim 16, wherein: the inner case includes a first inner case and a second inner case, andone of the first inner case or the second inner case includes the wire case and another one of the first inner case or the second inner case includes a wire hole through which the wire passes, the wire hole being aligned with the wire case. 19. The vacuum cleaner of claim 16, wherein: the battery assembly further includes a battery management module to manage voltages of the plurality of battery cells, the battery management module being provided within the outer case, andthe wire passing through the wire case is electrically coupled to the battery management module. 20. A battery assembly comprising: an inner case including a plurality of cell cases spaced apart from each other;a plurality of battery cells at least partially contained in the plurality of cell cases; andan outer case that receives the inner case,wherein the inner case includes: a first inner case that includes the plurality of cell cases; anda second inner case that includes a plurality of case couplers coupled to ends of the plurality of cell cases, wherein the plurality of cell cases and the plurality of case couplers combine to define cavities to receive the plurality of battery cells,wherein a number of the plurality of cell cases is equal to a number of the plurality of battery cells,wherein the each of the plurality of cell cases has a respective one of the cavities, andwherein when the plurality of cell cases are coupled to the plurality of case couplers, the cavities of the plurality of cell cases are completely divided from an external space outside of the cell cases to prevent air, moisture, or other contaminant from contacting the plurality of battery cells positioned in the cell cases.
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