CN101415358B - An attachment for a cleaning appliance - Google Patents

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CN101415358B
CN101415358B CN2007800125931A CN200780012593A CN101415358B CN 101415358 B CN101415358 B CN 101415358B CN 2007800125931 A CN2007800125931 A CN 2007800125931A CN 200780012593 A CN200780012593 A CN 200780012593A CN 101415358 B CN101415358 B CN 101415358B
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47LDOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L9/00Details or accessories of suction cleaners, e.g. mechanical means for controlling the suction or for effecting pulsating action; Storing devices specially adapted to suction cleaners or parts thereof; Carrying-vehicles specially adapted for suction cleaners
    • A47L9/02Nozzles
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47LDOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L9/00Details or accessories of suction cleaners, e.g. mechanical means for controlling the suction or for effecting pulsating action; Storing devices specially adapted to suction cleaners or parts thereof; Carrying-vehicles specially adapted for suction cleaners
    • A47L9/02Nozzles
    • A47L9/06Nozzles with fixed, e.g. adjustably fixed brushes or the like
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47LDOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L9/00Details or accessories of suction cleaners, e.g. mechanical means for controlling the suction or for effecting pulsating action; Storing devices specially adapted to suction cleaners or parts thereof; Carrying-vehicles specially adapted for suction cleaners
    • A47L9/24Hoses or pipes; Hose or pipe couplings
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47LDOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L9/00Details or accessories of suction cleaners, e.g. mechanical means for controlling the suction or for effecting pulsating action; Storing devices specially adapted to suction cleaners or parts thereof; Carrying-vehicles specially adapted for suction cleaners
    • A47L9/24Hoses or pipes; Hose or pipe couplings
    • A47L9/242Hose or pipe couplings

Abstract

The invention provides an attachment (10; 100) for a cleaning appliance comprising a head (2; 112) and a neck (11, 111) the head (12; 112) including a suction opening (20a, 20b; 112b) and the neck including an intermediate portion (14; 114) and an end portion (16; 116) for connection to the mouth of a wand or hose. The end portion has a longitudinal axis (X-X). The attachment further comprises a first rotatable connection (18; 118) located between the end portion and the intermediate portion (14; 114) having a first axis of rotation (X'-X'; X''-X''), and a second rotatable connection (26; 126) located between the head (12, 112) and the intermediate portion (14; 114) having a second axis of rotation (Y'-Y'; Y''-Y''). Each rotatable connection (18, 2-6; 118, 126) allows relative movement of the end portion with respect to the head (12; 112). The axis of rotation (X'-X'; X''-X'') of the first rotatable connection (18; 118) is inclined with respect to the longitudinal axis (X-X) of the end portion. By providing an attachment (10; 100) for a cleaning appliance which has a first rotatable connection (18; 118) having an axis of rotation (X'-X'; X''-X'') which is inclined with respect the longitudinal axis (X-X) of the end portion, the head (12; 112) of the attachment (10; 100) can be moved into a variety of useful positions to allow easier cleaning of walls and high-level horizontal surfaces.

Description

The adapter that is used for cleaning appliance
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of adapter that is used for cleaning appliance, especially but not exclusively, relate to a kind of adapter that is used for vacuum cleaner.
Background technology
The adapter that is used for vacuum cleaner in the art is known.Vacuum cleaner is sold with a series of adapters that are used for the different cleaning purpose.These adapters are assembled on the end of the bar of upright or cylinder vacuum cleaner or flexible pipe usually.For example, vacuum cleaner can be provided with and be used to clean surperficial brush tool, is used to clean the stair tool of stair and is used to clean the crevice tool (crevice tool) that those are difficult to arrive with big approaching being difficult to of adapter the zone.
For cleaning, the importantly surface that the suction opening of adapter is contiguous or contact will be cleaned effectively.Preferably, whole suction opening should be very near the surface that will be cleaned.If between the suction opening of adapter and the surface that will be cleaned, have too big the air gap, then this air gap can form air gas leakage and enter in the air of suction opening than small part can through or surface by being cleaned.Therefore, foul that picks up and dust still less and can reduce the clean-up performance of vacuum cleaner.
For enough approaching between the suction opening of realizing adapter and the surface that will be cleaned, the bar of the vacuum cleaner that adapter connected or flexible pipe be essential often to keep specific angle.Therefore, may there be such surface, its guiding and be positioned to effectively cleaned or only can use conventional adapter to be cleaned extremely difficultly.This is because the user may not keep bar or flexible pipe so that clean these surfaces with required angle.For example, the top of door, shelf or cupboard is owing to their position is on the high horizontal plane with respect to the user, so be a problem especially.
In order to eliminate this problem, be provided with the rotatable syndeton that is positioned between tool head and the instrument connecting portion (it is connected to the mouth of bar or flexible pipe) usually such as ladder instrument or the such adapter that is used for vacuum cleaner of brush tool.Rotatable syndeton is angled with respect to head or connecting portion, so that can obtain the different angles orientation of head with respect to bar or flexible pipe.The surface that this allows user more easily to clean to be difficult to guiding with dealing with or locatees.
But, the adapter that does not have rotatable syndeton is being carried out the improved while, to be single rotary connection structure head of only allowing adapter become angle position in the limited range with respect to bar or flexible pipe to the shortcoming of the adapter of the above-mentioned type.Particularly, be difficult to be in the surface (for example top of shelf unit, cabinet or light fixture) of upper level with this class adapter cleaning.This is because the motion of adapter head in limited range means in order to clean the bar or the flexible pipe that must keep utensil with the angle that is difficult to deal with effectively.This is undesirable, because keep very uncomfortable for the user, or this may cause some surfaces not to be cleaned.
The adapter that is used for vacuum cleaner with two rotatable syndetons can be from US 1,658,311 and JP 2003-000483 in learn.US 1,658, and 311 have disclosed a kind of vacuum cleaner attachment, and it comprises two vertical ancon joint portions that connected by a plurality of coupling union nuts.This coupling union nut allows the relative rotation between the ancon joint portion.This allows the opening of adapter to move to different angle positions with respect to handle member.JP 2003-000483 has disclosed a kind of vacuum cleaner attachment, and it comprises square aperture and back pipe, and the two links together by movable joint portion.This joint portion comprises the pivoted syndeton of pair of parallel.This syndeton that can pivot is with respect to the coupling part square aperture that pivots up and down.
But, the rotatable syndeton of above-mentioned adapter or pivot structure only allow various openings perpendicular to or be parallel in the plane of pipe behind handle member or the various adapter and move.This has limited the potential orientation range of opening with respect to handle.
Summary of the invention
An object of the present invention is to provide a kind of adapter that is used for cleaning appliance, the adapter that is provided in this adapter and the prior art is compared and is allowed suction opening to lead with greater flexibility with respect to bar or flexible pipe.Another object of the present invention provides a kind of adapter, and this adapter can clean the surface of a series of surfaces, particularly wall and upper level more easily concerning the user.
The invention provides a kind of adapter that is used for cleaning appliance, this adapter comprises head and neck, head comprises the suction opening that is arranged in the suction plane, neck comprises mid portion and is used to be connected to the end of the mouth of bar or flexible pipe, the end has longitudinal axis, this adapter further comprises the first rotatable syndeton with first rotation between end and mid portion, and the second rotatable syndeton between head and mid portion with second rotation, each rotatable syndeton allows the relative motion of end with respect to head, wherein, first rotation tilts with respect to the longitudinal axis of end, and second rotation tilts with respect to sucking the plane.
By a kind of adapter with first rotatable syndeton that is used for cleaning appliance is provided, and the rotation that this syndeton has tilts with respect to the longitudinal axis of end, the head of this adapter is movable to various useful positions, to allow more easily to clean the horizontal surface of wall and upper level.
Tilt with respect to sucking the plane by allowing second rotation, head can be positioned at wide angular range scope with respect to bar or flexible pipe, so that the user can select only orientation at the cleaning work of just carrying out at hand.
Preferably, first rotation tilts with the longitudinal axis of angle in 20 ° to the 60 ° scopes and end.
Preferably, second rotation tilts with angle in 20 ° to the 70 ° scopes and suction plane.
By empirical analysis as can be seen, above-mentioned angular range produces the more useful scope of adapter head position.The standard that is used to assess each angle orientation serviceability comprise the physical arrangement of adapter, head final position in the use easiness and each final position of head between useful difference on the orientation.
Preferably, first rotation and second rotation are angled.This allows head bigger with respect to the range of movement of end.More preferably, first rotation is in and becomes 80 ° to the 130 ° angles in the scope with second rotation.According to empirical analysis, this angular range has shown the most useful scope that can form the adapter head position, also allows compactness simultaneously and easily makes adapter.
Preferably, the angle sum between the angle between first rotation and the longitudinal axis and second rotation and the suction plane is in 40 ° to 130 ° scope.The combination of this angle can form the most useful scope of adapter head position.
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Embodiments of the invention will be described with reference to appended accompanying drawing, wherein:
Fig. 1 is the perspective view according to the adapter of first embodiment of the invention, shows the adapter that is in first structure;
Fig. 2 is the side view of the adapter of Fig. 1;
Fig. 3 is the sectional view of the adapter of Fig. 1;
Fig. 4 is the perspective view of the adapter of Fig. 1, shows the adapter that is in second structure;
Fig. 5 is the side view of the adapter of Fig. 1, shows the adapter that is in second structure;
Fig. 6 is the perspective view of the adapter of Fig. 1, shows the adapter that is in the 3rd structure;
Fig. 7 is the side view of the adapter of Fig. 1, shows the adapter that is in the 3rd structure;
Fig. 8 is the side view according to the adapter of second embodiment of the invention, shows the adapter that is in first structure; With
Fig. 9 is the perspective view of the adapter of Fig. 8, shows the adapter that is in the 4th structure.
The specific embodiment
Fig. 1 to 7 shows the first embodiment of the present invention.At first referring to Fig. 1 to 3, adapter 10 comprises neck 11 and head 12.Neck 11 comprises end 16 and crooked pars intermedia 14.
End 16 has cylindrical part 17, and this part is of a size of and can be connected with the bar of vacuum cleaner or the mouth of flexible pipe (not shown).End 16 has axis X-X (Fig. 3), this axis and cylindrical part 17 coaxial lines.Relative hole 16a forms in this cylindrical part 17 on two diameters.Hole 16a is of a size of the lug that can hold on the outer wall that is positioned at bar or flexible pipe (not shown).This allows adapter 10 to be connected to bar or flexible pipe in a snap-fit manner.
End 16 is connected to mid portion 14 by the first rotatable connector 18.This first rotatable syndeton 18 is included in first connector 18a that forms on the end 16 and the second connector 18b that forms on mid portion 14.The second connector 18b radially is positioned at this first connector in the mode that contacts with the first connector 18a.The inner surface of the second connector 18b is a smooth-shaped, freely flows through the inside of adapter 10 to allow air.The abuts annular protuberance 18c of the first connector 18a.Annular protuberance 18c extends radially outwardly in the proximal end of the second connector 18b from middle part 14.Metal clamping part 18d is positioned at the groove of the second connector 18b, and the first connector 18a and the second connector 18b are kept together, and allows relatively rotating between the two simultaneously.
The first rotatable syndeton 18 has first rotation X '-X '.To this, we are meant that the first connector 18a and the second connector 18b can be relative to each other around the first rotation X '-X ' rotations.When the first connector 18a and the second connector 18b relative to each other rotate, mid portion 14 with respect to end 16 around first axle X '-X ' rotation.This first rotation X '-X ' is with respect to the axis X-X tilt angle alpha of end 16.In the present embodiment, α is 22.5 °.
The first rotatable syndeton 18 has first attachment.These first attachment allow the first connector 18a to remain on a series of discrete angle orientation with respect to the second connector 18b.First attachment comprise a plurality of recess 18f that peace is attached to the lug 18e on the second connector 18b and forms in the first connector 18a.In the present embodiment, be provided with four recess 18f.Recess 18f is spacedly distributed around rotation the X '-X ' of the first rotatable structure 18.Therefore, recess 18f has 90 ° angle intervals each other.Lug 18e can engage with each recess 18f, so that the first connector 18a and the second connector 18b are relative to each other kept going up in position.
The head 12 of adapter 10 has the lower surface 12b on upper surface 12a and plane.Two suction opening 20a and 20b are formed among the lower surface 12b on plane.Suction opening 20a, 20b are arranged in common suction plane Y-Y.To this, we are meant that the lower surface 12b on plane is arranged in suction plane Y-Y, and suction opening 20a, 20b are formed among the lower surface 12b on plane.Lint picker 22 is positioned on the lower surface 12b on plane.One circle bristle 24 is outstanding and around suction opening 20a, 20b from the edge 12c of lower surface 12b.
The second rotatable syndeton 26 is connected to mid portion 14 with head 12.The second rotatable structure 26 is similar in construction to the first rotatable structure 18.The second rotatable structure 26 comprises the 3rd connector 26a that is positioned on head 12 near-ends and the 4th connector 26b that is positioned on the mid portion 14.The 3rd connector 26a contacts with the 4th connector 26b and radially is positioned at outside the 4th connector.The end abutment annular protuberance 26c of the 3rd connector 26a, this protuberance extends radially outwardly in the proximal end of the 4th connector 26b from middle part 14.Metal clamping part 26d is arranged in the groove of the 4th connector 26b, and the 3rd connector 26a and the 4th connector 26b are kept together, and allows the relative rotation between the two simultaneously.
The second rotatable syndeton 26 has second rotation Y '-Y '.To this, we are meant that the 3rd connector 26a and the 4th connector 26b can be relative to each other around the second rotation Y '-Y ' rotations.When the 3rd connector 26a and the 4th connector 26b relative to each other rotate, head 12 with respect to mid portion 14 around the second axis Y '-Y ' rotation.Second rotation Y '-Y ' is with respect to the suction plane Y-Y inclination angle beta of end 16.In the present embodiment, β is 37.5 °.
The second rotatable connector 26 has second attachment.These second attachment allow the 3rd connector 26a to remain on the angle orientation of series of discrete with respect to the 3rd connector 26b.Second attachment comprise a plurality of recess 26f that peace is attached to the lug 26e of the 4th connector 26b and forms in the 3rd connector 26a.In the present embodiment, be provided with four recess 26f.Recess 26f uniformly-spaced is provided with around rotation the Y '-Y ' of the first rotatable structure 26.Therefore, recess 26f has 90 ° angle intervals each other.Lug 26e can engage with each recess 26f, so that the 3rd connector 26a and the 4th connector 26b are relative to each other kept in position.
Mid portion 14 bendings are so that first rotation X '-X ' and second rotation Y '-Y ' are relative to each other angled.To this, we are meant that first rotation X '-X ' is with respect to the angled γ of second rotation Y '-Y '.In addition, two axial lines X '-X ', Y '-Y ' is in the common plane.In the present embodiment, γ is 120 °.
In the use, adapter 10 can be connected to the bar or the flexible pipe of vacuum cleaner or other cleaning appliance (not shown).This is to be inserted in the end 16 by the mouth with bar or flexible pipe to finish.The lug (not shown) that is positioned on the mouth of bar or flexible pipe engages with hole 16a, in use breaks away to prevent adapter 10.
Fig. 1 to 3 shows the adapter 10 that is in first structure.This structure for cleaning for example the top of door of great use, and also allow adapter 10 to deposit in the mode of compactness.In first structure, the first rotatable syndeton 18 and the second rotatable syndeton 26 all are in the primary importance.
But the first rotatable syndeton 18 and the second rotatable syndeton 26 are moveable to all places, clean a series of surface to allow the user.Figure 4 and 5 show the adapter 10 that is in second structure.In this second structure, the first rotatable syndeton 18 is in the second place and the second rotatable syndeton 26 is in primary importance.From primary importance, in order to arrive the second place, the first connector 18a must turn over 180 ° angle with respect to the second connector 18b.In order to select this position, the user catches adapter and reverses mid portion 14 with respect to end 16.When the twisting resistance that is applied is enough to make lug 18e when separately recess 18f breaks away from, mid portion 14 can be with respect to end 16 around axis X '-X ' rotation.Lug 18e can turn over 90 ° subsequently to arrive next recess 18f.This process can be repeated, lug 18e is turned over another 90 ° to engage with the recess 18f relative with at the beginning recess 18f on the diametric(al).Adapter 10 is in second structure now.In this structure, the user can easily clean cupboard and overhead end.
Fig. 6 and 7 shows the adapter 10 that is in the 3rd structure.In this structure, the two all is in the second place (promptly turning over 180 ° with respect to primary importance) the first rotatable syndeton 18 and the second rotatable syndeton 26.When adapter 10 was in the 3rd structure, the user can easily clean vertical or subvertical surface, for example shutter and wall.
Also can select the position between the primary importance and the second place.But these extra positions allow head angled in side except with respect to the axis normal ground up/down of bar or flexible pipe.This allows user's cleaning such as the so kittle zone in room or cupboard corner.
Among Fig. 8 and 9 second embodiment of the present invention has been shown.Adapter 100 is similar in construction to the adapter 10 among first embodiment.This adapter 100 comprises neck 111 and head 112.Neck comprises crooked mid portion 114 and end 116.End 116 comprises cylindrical part 117, for attachment to the bar or the flexible pipe of vacuum cleaner or other cleaning device.
Adapter has the first rotatable syndeton 118.The first rotatable syndeton 118 has the first rotation X "-X ", this rotation tilts with respect to the axis X-X with the end 116 of cylindrical part 117 coaxial lines.In the present embodiment, the axis X-X of end 116 and the first rotation X "-X " between angle [alpha] ' be 50 °.
In the present embodiment, head 112 adopts the form of crevice tool.In other words, head 112 comprises elongated cone-shaped component 112a.Suction opening 112b is formed on the top of head 112.Suction opening 112b is positioned at and sucks plane Y-Y.
Head 112 is attached to mid portion 114 by second rotatable syndeton 126 peaces.The second rotatable syndeton 126 is similar to the second rotatable syndeton 26 of first embodiment.The second rotatable syndeton 126 has the second rotation Y "-Y ", this second rotation tilts with respect to sucking plane Y-Y.The second rotation Y "-Y " and suck angle beta between the Y-Y of plane ' be 60 ° in the present embodiment.
Mid portion 114 connects first connector 118 and second connector 126.In the present embodiment, the first rotation X "-X " and the second rotation Y "-Y " between angle γ ' be 90 °.
In the use, adapter 100 is can be connected to bar or flexible pipe (not shown) with the similar mode of the adapter 10 of first embodiment.But the combination of α ', β ' and γ ' in the present embodiment allows the diverse location of head 112 with respect to the axis of bar or flexible pipe.Fig. 9 shows the adapter 100 that is in the 4th structure.In the 4th structure, the two is upper in the middle of the primary importance and the second place shown in Fig. 1 to 7 of first embodiment in the position for the first rotatable syndeton and the second rotatable syndeton.This position allows the head 112 of adapter 100 to be inserted into the zone that is difficult to arrive, and all is difficult to deal with on this regional orientation He on the position.And then, comprise that being arranged so that of head 112 of crevice tool can use brush formula head to clean the surface that is difficult to arrive; For example, the camera motor-car is put the such narrow space in pin place.
Those skilled in the art can learn various Change Examples.For example, rotatable syndeton more than two can be set.Needed is that at least two rotatable syndetons are set, and one of them rotatable syndeton must have the rotation with respect to the axis inclination of adapter end.
And then two rotatable syndetons need not be similarly, and can have such as inverted impulse body or the so dissimilar syndeton of universal joint.
In addition, any amount of suction opening can be set.If the suction opening more than is set, then they needn't be positioned at same plane.
The head of adapter needn't comprise brush head or crevice tool, and alternatively, can adopt any form.For example, it can comprise ladder instrument, comb or other finishing tools.
Angle [alpha], α ', β and β ' needn't adopt the value described in the present embodiment, and can change independently according to the particular design needs of adapter.What only need is, it is not the value of 0 °, 90 °, 180 ° or 270 ° that α, α ', β and β ' adopt.In addition, angle γ and γ ' need not to be 90 ° or 120 °, and can be any rational numerical.
Adapter can also be used for various cleaning appliances, for example carpet sweepers, vacuum cleaner, industrial suction apparatus or vacuum tank.If adapter will be used for the family expenses vacuum cleaner, then can use the vacuum cleaner of any adequate types, for example upright vacuum cleaner, cylinder vacuum cleaner, vacuum rod-type machine or hand-held spot cleaner.

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1. adapter that is used for cleaning appliance, described adapter comprises head and neck, described head comprises the suction opening that is arranged in the suction plane, described neck comprises mid portion and is used to be connected to the end of the mouth of bar or flexible pipe, described end has longitudinal axis, described adapter also comprises the first rotatable syndeton with first rotation between described end and described mid portion, and the second rotatable syndeton between described head and described mid portion with second rotation, each rotatable syndeton allows the relative motion of described end with respect to described head, wherein, described first rotation tilts with respect to the longitudinal axis of described end, and described second rotation tilts with respect to described suction plane.
2. adapter as claimed in claim 1, wherein, described first rotation tilts with the longitudinal axis of angle in 20 ° to the 60 ° scopes and described end.
3. adapter as claimed in claim 1 or 2, wherein, described second rotation tilts with angle in 20 ° to the 70 ° scopes and described suction plane.
4. adapter as claimed in claim 1, wherein, described first rotation and described second rotation are at angle.
5. adapter as claimed in claim 4, wherein, described first rotation tilts with angle in 80 ° to the 130 ° scopes and described second rotation.
6. adapter as claimed in claim 1, wherein, described first rotation and described second rotation are arranged in common plane.
7. adapter as claimed in claim 1, wherein, described mid portion is crooked.
8. adapter as claimed in claim 1, wherein, the described first rotatable syndeton comprises first attachment, described first attachment are used for the described first rotatable syndeton is remained at least one discrete angle orientation.
9. adapter as claimed in claim 8, wherein, described first attachment are suitable for the described first rotatable structure is remained on in four discrete angle orientations one.
10. adapter as claimed in claim 1, wherein, the described second rotatable syndeton comprises second attachment, described second attachment are used for the described second rotatable syndeton is remained at least one discrete angle orientation.
11. adapter as claimed in claim 10, wherein, described second attachment are suitable for the described second rotatable syndeton is remained on in four discrete angle orientations one.
12. a vacuum cleaner comprises as described above any one described adapter in the claim.
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