JPH05161580A - Vacuum cleaner - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve ease of handling by providing a bellows hose free to turn vertically with respect to a grip part to reduce a load or the bellow hose on the grip. CONSTITUTION:One end of a bellow hose 1 is connected to a cleaner free to detach and an arm 3 is provided projecting as pivoted at a shaft hole 9 of a grip part 4. As a result, the arm 3 of the bellows hose 1 turns centered on the shaft hole 9 of the grip part 4 and the bellows hose 1 moves downward centered on the shaft hole 9 of the grip part 4 even if a suction device for floors is jerked by pulling the grip part 4 during a cleaning. Thus, the bellows hose 1 will not bend near the grip 4 while it is suffice to pull up the side of the grip part 4 of the bellows hose 1 thereby reducing a load working on a hand.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vacuum cleaner,
Particularly, it relates to improvement of a grip portion which is a handle of a bellows hose connected to a cleaner body.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, JP-A-3-82432 (A47L 9/32)
It is known that the grip portion is fixedly formed on the other end of the bellows hose, one end of which is connected to the cleaner body, as described in 1., and during cleaning, the grip portion is pulled toward the front to remove the floor suction tool. If you pull it, the hand position becomes higher, and if you press the grip part and press the floor suction tool, the hand position becomes lower, but according to the configuration of the above conventional example, when the hand position becomes higher, Since the fixed bellows hose is pulled up, there is a problem that a large load is applied to the hand.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned drawbacks, and an object thereof is to provide an electric vacuum cleaner capable of reducing a load applied to a hand when operating a floor suction tool during cleaning. And

[0004]

According to the present invention, there is provided a cleaner body, a bellows hose having one end connected to the cleaner body and a grip portion formed at the other end, and the cleaner body via the bellows hose. An extension pipe connected to the and a suction device for the floor,
The bellows hose is provided so as to be vertically rotatable with respect to the grip portion.

According to the present invention, a cleaner body, a bellows hose having one end connected to the cleaner body and a grip portion at the other end, and the bellows hose are connected to the cleaner body. An extension tube and a floor suction tool are provided, and the bellows hose is provided so as to be rotatable in the vertical and horizontal directions with respect to the grip portion.

Further, according to the present invention, a cleaner body, a bellows hose having one end connected to the cleaner body and a grip portion at the other end, and the bellows hose are connected to the cleaner body. An extension pipe and a floor suction tool are provided, and the bellows hose is formed to be rotatable in the vertical direction with respect to the grip portion, and the turning portion of the grip portion and the bellows hose has flexibility. It is characterized by connecting with a joint pipe.

[0007]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, when the floor suction tool is pulled, the bellows hose is rotated downward with respect to the grip portion, and when the floor suction tool is pushed, the bellows hose is pressed against the grip portion. The bellows hose is rotated upward.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, when the floor suction tool is moved in different directions, the bellows hose is rotated in the left-right direction with respect to the grip portion. Further, even if the bellows hose is twisted during cleaning, the twist of the bellows hose is eliminated by rotating the bellows hose with respect to the grip portion, and the cleaner body is prevented from falling due to the twist of the bellows hose. .. Furthermore, when cleaning low places such as under the bed, the grip can be cleaned without lying down.

Further, according to claim 3 of the present invention, when the floor suction tool is pulled, when the bellows hose is rotated downward with respect to the grip portion and the floor suction tool is pushed,
The bellows hose is rotated upward with respect to the grip portion.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A first embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

Reference numeral 1 is a bellows hose, one end of which is detachably connected to the cleaner body 2, and the other end of which is protruded from an arm 3 pivotally supported by a shaft hole 9 of a grip portion 4 which will be described later. It is set up.

Reference numeral 4 denotes a grip portion formed at the other end of the bellows hose 1, which is composed of a lower case 5 and an upper case 6. Inside the grip portion 3, an electric blower of the cleaner body 2 ( An electronic component 7 for controlling an electric blower (not shown) is housed, and the switch 8 formed on the upper surface of the grip portion 4 is operated to control the electric blower (not shown). Reference numeral 9 denotes a shaft hole formed in a substantially central side portion of the grip portion 4 so as to rotatably support the arm 3 formed at the other end of the bellows hose 1.

Reference numeral 10 is a connection port formed in the lower case 5, and the connection port 10 is open to the rear end side of the grip portion 4. A joint pipe 11 is attached to the connection port 10 and is made of an elastic material such as rubber. The joint pipe 11 is connected to the connection port 10 and the bellows via joint pipes 12, 12 arranged at both ends. Connected to hose 1.

Reference numeral 13 is an extension pipe detachably connected to the grip portion 4, and 14 is a floor suction tool detachably connected to the extension pipe 13.

Thus, the bellows hose 1 is connected to the cleaner body 2, the floor suction tool 14 is connected to the grip portion 4 through the extension pipe 13, and the switch 8 formed on the grip portion 4 is operated. Then, the electric blower (not shown) of the cleaner body 2 is drive-controlled. At this time, the bellows hose 1 is rotatably supported in the vertical direction with respect to the grip portion 4.

Since the bellows hose 1 is conventionally fixed to the grip portion 4, if the grip portion 4 is pulled and the floor suction tool 14 is pulled during cleaning, the bellows hose is indicated by a broken line in FIG. 1 is bent near the grip portion 4 and the whole bellows hose 1 is pulled up, so that the weight of the whole length of the bellows hose 1 is applied to the grip portion 4 and a large load is applied to the hand. ,
In FIG. 5, the arm 3 of the bellows hose 1 is rotated around the shaft hole 9 of the grip portion 4 as shown by the broken line, and the bellows hose 1 is lowered downward about the shaft hole 9, so that the bellows hose 1 is gripped. Since there is no bending near 4 and it is sufficient to pull up the grip portion 4 side of the bellows hose 1,
The load on your hand is reduced.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
Will be described in detail below. The same parts as those in the first embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals and the description thereof will be omitted.

Reference numeral 15 denotes a hollow grip portion composed of left and right cases. At the end portion of the grip portion 15 on the side of the bellows hose 1,
When the left and right cases are attached and the grip portion 15 is formed, the concave portion 16 having an almost spherical inner surface is formed.

Reference numeral 17 denotes a substantially spherical fitting portion formed at the other end of the bellows hose 1. By fitting the fitting portion 17 into the recess 16 of the grip portion 15, the bellows hose 1 is It is rotatably attached to the grip portion 15. Reference numeral 18 denotes an opening formed at an end portion of the fitting portion 17 of the bellows hose 1, which connects the bellows hose 1 and the inside of the grip portion 15 when the bellows hose 1 is attached to the grip portion 15. It is like this.

When assembling, the left and right cases of the grip portion 15 are attached with the fitting portion 17 of the bellows hose 1 being sandwiched, and the bellows hose 1 is rotatably attached to the grip portion 15.

According to this structure, when the grip portion 15 is pulled, the bellows hose 1 rotates about the recess 16 and descends downward as shown in FIG.
Since there is no need to bend it in the vicinity of 15 and it is only necessary to pull up the grip portion 15 side of the bellows hose 1, the load applied to the hand is reduced.

Further, since the bellows hose 1 is attached to the grip portion 15 so as to be rotatable in any of the up, down, left and right directions, even when the floor suction device 14 is moved in a different direction, the grip portion is moved. You can clean by simply changing the direction beyond 15. Also, if the bellows hose 1 is twisted during cleaning,
The fitting portion 17 of the bellows hose 1 with respect to the recess 16 of the grip portion 15
The twisting of the bellows hose 1 is eliminated by rotating the bellows, and the cleaner body 1 is twisted by the twisting of the bellows hose 1.
Is prevented from falling.

Further, when cleaning a low place such as under a bed, the grip 15 is generally rotated in a state of being rotated by about 90 degrees. Since it rotates by rotating, it does not twist,
Usability is improved.

[0024]

According to the present invention, when the floor suction device is pulled,
When the bellows hose is rotated downward with respect to the grip and the floor suction tool is pushed, the bellows hose is rotated upward with respect to the grip, so the load of the bellows hose on the grip is reduced. The usability is improved.

Also, the bellows hose is
If the floor suction device can be moved in the left-right direction, it can be cleaned simply by changing the direction ahead of the grip portion when moving the floor suction tool in a different direction. Further, even if the bellows hose is twisted during cleaning, the twist of the bellows hose is eliminated by rotating the bellows hose with respect to the grip portion,
The cleaner body is prevented from tipping over due to twisting of the bellows hose.

Also, when cleaning a low place such as under the bed, even when the grip portion is laid down, the bellows hose is not twisted, and the usability is improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view of an essential part of an electric vacuum cleaner showing a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the grip portion when a bellows hose is rotated.

FIG. 3 is a bottom view of the grip portion.

FIG. 4 is a side view of the grip portion.

FIG. 5 is a comparative view of a state in which the floor suction tool of the vacuum cleaner is pushed and pulled.

FIG. 6 is a view corresponding to FIG. 5 of an electric vacuum cleaner showing a conventional example.

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of essential parts of an electric vacuum cleaner showing a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a sectional view of the grip portion.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a fitting portion of the bellows hose.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Bellows hose 4 Grip part 11 Joint pipe 15 Grip part

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A cleaner body, a bellows hose having one end connected to the cleaner body and a grip portion at the other end, and an extension pipe and a floor connected to the cleaner body through the bellows hose. An electric vacuum cleaner, comprising: a suction tool for use with the bellows hose, the bellows hose being provided so as to be vertically rotatable with respect to the grip portion. 2. A cleaner body, a bellows hose having one end connected to the cleaner body and a grip portion at the other end, and an extension pipe and a floor connected to the cleaner body through the bellows hose. An electric vacuum cleaner, wherein the bellows hose is provided so as to be rotatable in the vertical and horizontal directions with respect to the grip portion. 3. A cleaner body, a bellows hose having one end connected to the cleaner body and a grip portion at the other end, and an extension pipe and a floor connected to the cleaner body via the bellows hose. And a bellows hose, wherein the bellows hose is formed to be rotatable in the vertical direction with respect to the grip part, and the turning part of the grip part and the bellows hose is connected by a flexible joint pipe. An electric vacuum cleaner characterized by doing.