EP2815685A1 - Saugvorrichtung für elektrischen staubsauger und elektrischer staubsauger damit - Google Patents

Saugvorrichtung für elektrischen staubsauger und elektrischer staubsauger damit Download PDF

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EP2815685A1
EP2815685A1 EP13748956.3A EP13748956A EP2815685A1 EP 2815685 A1 EP2815685 A1 EP 2815685A1 EP 13748956 A EP13748956 A EP 13748956A EP 2815685 A1 EP2815685 A1 EP 2815685A1
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suction tool
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Chizuyo Matsumoto
Takahiro Sakai
Hirotaka Shikano
Hiroshi Mori
Kensaku Okabe
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L9/00—Details 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
    • A47L9/02—Nozzles
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L5/00—Structural features of suction cleaners
    • A47L5/12—Structural features of suction cleaners with power-driven air-pumps or air-compressors, e.g. driven by motor vehicle engine vacuum
    • A47L5/22—Structural features of suction cleaners with power-driven air-pumps or air-compressors, e.g. driven by motor vehicle engine vacuum with rotary fans
    • A47L5/28—Suction cleaners with handles and nozzles fixed on the casings, e.g. wheeled suction cleaners with steering handle
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L9/00—Details 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
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L9/00—Details 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
    • A47L9/009—Carrying-vehicles; Arrangements of trollies or wheels; Means for avoiding mechanical obstacles

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  • the present invention relates to a vacuum cleaner suction tool and a vacuum cleaner including the vacuum cleaner suction tool, and particularly to a vacuum cleaner suction tool whose operability can be further improved, and a vacuum cleaner including the vacuum cleaner suction tool.
  • PTL 1 proposes a suction port body (suction tool) of a canister type cleaner, the suction port body being constituted by a suction port main body and a universal coupling portion, the universal coupling portion being constituted by two tubular arm portions, for the purpose of allowing a user to operate a handle to easily, arbitrarily control an angle of the suction port body.
  • the suction port body is configured such that: a first arm portion out of the two arm portions is attached to the suction port main body by a first rotary portion so as to be rotatable in an attack angle direction Y; and a second arm portion out of the two arm portions is attached to the other end of the first arm portion by a second rotary portion so as to be rotatable in a left-right direction X. Further, a rotary surface of the second rotary portion is always inclined to a front side by a predetermined angle Z. One end of the first arm portion is attached to an upper side of the rotary surface, and one end of the second arm portion is attached to a lower side of the rotary surface.
  • PTL 2 discloses an upright type surface treating appliance including: a handle having a longitudinal axis; a surface treating head (suction tool); a support assembly attached to the handle so as to roll; and a linkage between the handle and the surface treating head, for the purpose of improving the operability at the time of a surface treatment, such as cleaning.
  • the support assembly is formed in a ball (sphere) shape or a roller shape and configured to roll around a rolling axis, and the linkage is configured to turn the direction of the surface treating head to a different direction when the support assembly and the handle are rotated around the longitudinal axis.
  • the suction tool proposed in PTL 1 is specialized for the canister type cleaner, for example so that it cannot be directly applied to the upright type cleaner.
  • the canister type cleaner is typically configured such that: one end of a suction hose is attached to a cleaner main body; one end of a connecting tube is attached to the other end of the suction hose; and the suction tool is attached to the other end of the connecting tube.
  • a grip portion is provided at one end side of the connecting tube (that is, at a side connected to the other end of the suction hose).
  • the user grips the grip portion to operate the suction tool via the connecting tube.
  • the operability is improved by including the arm portion constituted by the first arm portion and the second arm portion.
  • the cleaner main body is located at a part corresponding to the connecting tube. Therefore, even in a case where the configuration of PTL 1 is directly applied to the upright type cleaner, the user operates so as to swing the cleaner main body that is large in weight and volume, so that the operability cannot be practically improved.
  • the suction tool (surface treating head) is caused to turn by causing the rolling axis of the ball-shaped or roller-shaped support assembly to be tilted in an upper-lower direction. Therefore, a turning radius becomes large.
  • the user has to largely twist the handle to cause the suction tool to turn in a small radius. In this case, a load on a wrist of the user tends to become heavy. In a case where it is required to turn the suction tool in a small radius, it is hard to say that the operability can be adequately improved.
  • the present invention was made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a suction tool capable of further improving the operability of a vacuum cleaner regardless of the type of the vacuum cleaner, and a vacuum cleaner including this suction tool.
  • a vacuum cleaner suction tool includes: a suction tool main body including a lower surface on which a suction port is formed; a connecting tube portion connected to a rear portion of the suction tool main body; and a traveling wheel portion provided at the connecting tube portion, wherein: the connecting tube portion is constituted by at least a first connecting tube including one end connected to an upper side of the rear portion of the suction tool main body and a second connecting tube coupled to the other end of the first connecting tube so as to be rotatable in an axial direction thereof; and the wheel portion is constituted by at least a pair of left and right wheels and a wheel supporting body including both ends that rotatably support the wheels, respectively, the vacuum cleaner suction tool further comprising a wheel attaching portion by which the wheel supporting body is attached to a lower portion of the second connecting tube so as to incline using a middle portion of the wheel supporting body as a fulcrum.
  • the wheel supporting body is attached to a lower part of the second connecting tube of the connecting tube portion by the wheel attaching portion so as to be able to incline.
  • the wheel portion provided at the lower surface of the second connecting tube practically, three-dimensionally inclines by the swinging of a coupled part where the suction tool main body and the first connecting tube are coupled to each other, the rotation of a coupled part where the first connecting tube and the second connecting tube are coupled to each other, and the inclination of the wheel supporting body (wheel portion) by the wheel attaching portion. Therefore, by the inclination of the wheel portion, the suction tool main body can be caused to easily turn via the connecting tube portion. On this account, the operability of the suction tool can be improved.
  • the above vacuum cleaner suction tool may be configured such that the wheel attaching portion is attached to a position along a lower surface of the second connecting tube such that the wheel portion is rotatable about an attachment axis that is an axis inclined to a front side along a front-rear direction of the connecting tube portion.
  • the above vacuum cleaner suction tool may be configured such that the wheel attaching portion includes a torsion spring member configured to bias the second connecting tube, having been inclined in accordance with an inclination of the wheel supporting body, toward a direction opposite to an inclination direction of the second connecting tube.
  • a torsion spring member configured to bias the second connecting tube, having been inclined in accordance with an inclination of the wheel supporting body, toward a direction opposite to an inclination direction of the second connecting tube.
  • the above vacuum cleaner suction tool may be configured such that an attachment axis angle ⁇ 1 that is an angle of the attachment axis relative to a cleaned surface is an acute angle.
  • the above vacuum cleaner suction tool may be configured such that in a case where a surface at which the second connecting tube coupled to the first connecting tube rotates is referred to as a rotary surface, the first connecting tube and the second connecting tube are coupled to each other such that a rotary surface angle ⁇ 0 that is an angle of the rotary surface relative to the cleaned surface is an acute angle larger than the attachment axis angle ⁇ 1.
  • the above vacuum cleaner suction tool may be configured such that in a case where a center of rotation of the second connecting tube relative to the first connecting tube is referred to as a rotation axis, a direction of the rotation axis and a direction of the attachment axis intersect with each other.
  • the above vacuum cleaner suction tool may be configured such that: a rotation axis angle ⁇ 2 that is an angle of the rotation axis relative to the cleaned surface is within a range from 5° to 45°; and the attachment axis angle ⁇ 1 is within a range from 5° to 45°.
  • the above vacuum cleaner suction tool may be configured such that: the connecting tube portion further includes a third connecting tube connected to a second end of the second connecting tube so as to swing in the front-rear direction; and a position of the wheel attaching portion at the second connecting tube is located in front of a position of a swinging axis of the third connecting tube.
  • the above vacuum cleaner suction tool may be configured such that a relative position of the wheel portion relative to the suction tool main body is changeable such that: when the vacuum cleaner suction tool is used, that is, when the vacuum cleaner suction tool is attached to a vacuum cleaner to suction dust, a center axis of the vacuum cleaner is located on or behind the wheel portion; and when the vacuum cleaner suction tool is stored, the center axis of the vacuum cleaner is located between the suction tool main body and the wheel portion.
  • the above vacuum cleaner suction tool may be configured such that the wheel portion includes a lever mechanism configured to be operated to change a position of the wheel portion relative to the suction tool main body.
  • the above vacuum cleaner suction tool may be configured such that: the third connecting tube includes a protruding portion configured to rotate about the swinging axis of the third connecting tube together with swinging of the third connecting tube; and when the vacuum cleaner suction tool is stored, the inclination movement of the wheel portion is limited in such a manner that the protruding portion contacts an upper surface of the wheel supporting body by the swinging of the third connecting tube.
  • the above vacuum cleaner suction tool may be configured such that: the lever mechanism is provided with an engaging portion configured to contact the third connecting tube by operating the lever mechanism; and a contact part, which contacts the engaging portion, of the third connecting tube is constituted as an engaged portion having a shape corresponding to the engaging portion.
  • the present invention also includes a vacuum cleaner including any one of the above vacuum cleaner suction tools.
  • the present invention can obtain an effect of being able to provide a suction tool capable of further improving the operability of a vacuum cleaner regardless of the type of the vacuum cleaner and a vacuum cleaner including the suction tool.
  • Embodiment 1 of the present invention one example of a specific configuration, use, and the like of a vacuum cleaner suction tool will be specifically explained.
  • the vacuum cleaner suction tool is simply abbreviated as a "suction tool”.
  • a suction tool 10 As shown in Figs. 1 to 8 , a suction tool 10 according to the present embodiment includes a suction tool main body 11, a connecting tube portion 12, a wheel portion 13, and a wheel attaching portion 14.
  • the suction tool main body 11 has a long thin flat plate shape.
  • the connecting tube portion 12 is connected to a rear side of a longitudinal-direction middle portion of the suction tool main body 11.
  • a side where the suction tool main body 11 is located is referred to as a "front" side
  • an opposite side that is a side where the wheel portion 13 is located is referred to as a "rear" side.
  • a left-right direction of the suction tool 10 is defined as a left-right direction when facing front.
  • the suction tool main body 11 includes a suction port 111 located at a front side of a lower surface thereof.
  • the suction port 111 is a rectangular opening located along a longitudinal direction of the suction tool main body 11.
  • a rotary brush 112 is provided inside the suction port 111.
  • the rotary brush 112 has, for example, a columnar shape and is configured to be rotatable by a brush rotation mechanism, not shown.
  • the brush rotation mechanism may use a motor as a driving source or may use an air turbine as a driving source.
  • a pair of rear wheels 15 and a pair of front wheels 16 are provided at the lower surface of the suction tool main body 11.
  • the rear wheels 15 are located at a rear portion of the suction tool main body 11 so as to be close to the connecting tube portion 12.
  • the front wheels 16 are located in front of and outside the rear wheels 15 so as to be close to the suction port 111.
  • the suction tool main body 11 can move on a cleaned surface by the rear wheels 15 and the front wheels 16.
  • the connecting tube portion 12 is connected to a rear portion of the suction tool main body 11.
  • the connecting tube portion 12 is constituted by a first connecting tube 21, a second connecting tube 22, and a third connecting tube 23.
  • the first connecting tube 21 includes: a first end (one end of the first connecting tube 21) connected to an upper side of a rear portion of the suction tool main body 11; and a second end (the other end of the first connecting tube 21) connected to the second connecting tube 22.
  • the first end of the first connecting tube 21 may be able to swing relative to the suction tool main body 11 in a front-rear direction as shown in Fig. 1 or may be fixed so as not to be able to swing.
  • the second connecting tube 22 includes: a first end (one end of the second connecting tube 22) coupled to the second end of the first connecting tube 21 so as to be rotatable around an axial direction; and a second end (the other end of the second connecting tube 22) connected to the third connecting tube 23.
  • the third connecting tube 23 includes: a first end (one end of the third connecting tube 23) connected to the second end of the second connecting tube 22 so as to be able to swing in the front-rear direction; and a second end (the other end of the third connecting tube 23) that is an open end connectable to the vacuum cleaner. As shown in Figs. 1 and 4 , the third connecting tube 23 is provided with a protruding portion that rotates together with the swinging of the third connecting tube 23.
  • a swinging direction of the first connecting tube 21 is shown by an arrow M4
  • a rotating direction of the second connecting tube 22 is shown by an arrow M2
  • a swinging direction of the third connecting tube 23 is shown by an arrow M3
  • a rotating direction of the below-described wheel attaching portion 14 is shown by an arrow M1.
  • the suction tool 10 shown in Fig. 1 is in a below-described stored state. In this state, the third connecting tube 23 swings to be located at a frontmost position. Therefore, in Fig. 1 , the arrow M3 shows that the third connecting tube 23 can swing only in a rear direction.
  • the connecting tube portion 12 is constituted by three tubular members that are the connecting tubes 21, 22, and 23.
  • the connecting tube portion 12 may be constituted by at least two tubular members that are the connecting tubes 21 and 22.
  • the connecting tube portion 12 may be constituted by four or more tubular members or may include a member and the like other than the tubular members. The swinging, rotations, functions and the like of these connecting tubes 21, 22, and 23 will be described later.
  • the wheel portion 13 is provided at the connecting tube portion 12 and allows the suction tool 10 to travel in cooperation with the rear wheels 15 and the front wheels 16 provided at the lower surface of the suction tool main body 11. As shown in Figs. 1 and 3 to 7 , in the present embodiment, the wheel portion 13 is constituted by a pair of left and right wheels 31, a wheel supporting body 32, and a lever mechanism 33.
  • the wheels 31 are respectively supported by both ends of the wheel supporting body 32 so as to be rotatable.
  • a specific shape of the wheel 31 is not especially limited and may be a known shape. However, in the present embodiment, as shown in Figs. 3 , 6 , and 7 , the wheel 31 has such a shape that a diameter thereof decreases in a direction from an inner portion thereof supported by the wheel supporting body 32 toward an outer portion thereof. In other words, the shape of the wheel 31 is a shape having a substantially parabolic cross section.
  • the wheel supporting body 32 has a long thin flat plate shape, and a longitudinal length of the wheel supporting body 32 is shorter than that of the suction tool main body 11.
  • a pair of wheels 31 are respectively supported by both ends of the wheel supporting body 32 so as to be rotatable.
  • a middle portion of the wheel supporting body 32 is attached to the connecting tube portion 12 via the wheel attaching portion 14.
  • the wheel supporting body 32 is basically located so as to be perpendicular to an extending direction (front-rear direction) of the connecting tube portion 12.
  • the wheel supporting body 32 can be inclined relative to the connecting tube portion 12 as described later.
  • the lever mechanism 33 limits the swinging of the third connecting tube 23 and the inclination movement of the wheel portion 13. Specifically, in a use state, the third connecting tube 23 has typically swung backward (has fallen). In a case where the third connecting tube 23 is caused to swing forward from the use state to change the stored state as shown in Fig. 1 , the lever mechanism 33 is pushed up in conjunction with the swinging of the third connecting tube 23. With this, the swinging of the third connecting tube 23 is limited, and the inclination movement of the wheel portion 13 is also limited.
  • One example of the specific configuration of the lever mechanism 33 and the limitation of the inclination of the wheel portion 13 will be described later.
  • the wheel portion 13 is constituted by the wheels 31, the wheel supporting body 32, and the lever mechanism 33.
  • the wheel portion 13 may be constituted by at least the wheels 31 and the wheel supporting body 32.
  • the lever mechanism 33 is provided to limit the inclination movement of the wheel supporting body 32.
  • the wheel portion 13 may include a mechanism, a member, or the like other than the lever mechanism 33 in order to limit the inclination movement of the wheel supporting body 32, and may include a component other than the wheels 31, the wheel supporting body 32, and the lever mechanism 33.
  • the wheel attaching portion 14 is provided to attach the wheel supporting body 32 to the connecting tube portion 12.
  • the wheel supporting body 32 (that is, the wheel portion 13) is attached to the second connecting tube 22 of the connecting tube portion 12.
  • the wheel supporting body 32 is configured to be able to incline by the wheel attaching portion 14 using the middle portion thereof as a fulcrum (pivot).
  • a fulcrum pivot
  • each of the suction tool main body 11 and the connecting tube portion 12 may be configured by assembling known resin molded products, and the rotary brush 112 may have a known configuration in which resin brush bristles are planted on a tubular body that is a resin molded product.
  • the wheel portion 13 may also be configured by assembling known resin molded products.
  • a pair of wheels 31 may be made of an elastic material, such as rubber.
  • the wheel attaching portion 14 is constituted by at least torsion spring members 41A and 41B, an attaching portion main body 42, an attachment shaft portion 43, and a shaft portion fastening member 44.
  • the torsion spring member 41A is located at a rear part of the wheel attaching portion 14, and the torsion spring member 41B is located at a front part of the wheel attaching portion 14.
  • the torsion spring members 41A and 41B are torsion coil springs (torsion springs) that are the same in shape as each other.
  • a spring main body 410 of each of the torsion spring members 41A and 41B is configured such that a steel wire turns in a coil shape. Both ends of the spring main body 410 are arms 411 and 412, each of which is the steel wire that extends linearly without turning.
  • a first arm 411 that is one of the arms 411 and 412 is an arm that is located at one end of the spring main body 410 and extends in a tangential direction from a circular outer periphery of the spring main body 410. As shown in a lower diagram of Fig. 10 , the first arm 411 is exposed from the attaching portion main body 42 so as to be rotatable. The first arm 411 contacts an outer periphery of the second connecting tube 22 and basically moves in accordance with the rotation of the second connecting tube 22.
  • a second arm 412 is an arm that is located at the other end of the spring main body 410 and extends in a winding direction (coil axial direction).
  • the second arm 412 serves as a stopper that limits a rotation range of the torsion spring member 41A or 41B in a state where the second arm 412 is accommodated in the attaching portion main body 42. This point will be described in detail together with the explanation of the use state of the suction tool 10.
  • the attaching portion main body 42 is formed in a tubular shape and is integrally fixed to the middle portion of the wheel supporting body 32.
  • the torsion spring members 41A and 41B are accommodated in the attaching portion main body 42.
  • the torsion spring member 41A is accommodated in a rear surface part of the attaching portion main body 42
  • the torsion spring member 41B is accommodated in a front surface part of the attaching portion main body 42.
  • a spring fixing frame 421 is provided at a middle portion of the attaching portion main body 42.
  • the spring fixing frame 421 defines the positions of the torsion spring members 41A and 41B in order to prevent the torsion spring members 41A and 41B from being inserted into the attaching portion main body 42 beyond necessity.
  • the spring fixing frame 421 is provided with a spring long hole through which the second arm 412 penetrates. With this, the second arm 412 can serve as the stopper.
  • the attachment shaft portion 43 has a bolt-like shape or a nail-like shape.
  • a shaft portion main body 431 has a substantially columnar shape, and a lid plate 432 is provided at a rear end of the shaft portion main body 431. Therefore, when viewed from the lid plate 432 located at the rear end, the shaft portion main body 431 stands in a perpendicular direction.
  • the attachment shaft portion 43 in a state where the attachment shaft portion 43 is inserted in the attaching portion main body 42, the attachment shaft portion 43 holds the torsion spring members 41A and 41B in the attaching portion main body 42 so as to penetrate the torsion spring members 41A and 41B.
  • the lid plate 432 located at the rear end serves as a lid member that closes a rear opening of the attaching portion main body 42 as shown in Fig. 8 (for convenience sake, in Fig. 8 , the reference sign of the lid plate 432 is not shown).
  • a shaft portion insertion frame 221 projecting downward is provided at a lower portion of the second connecting tube 22.
  • the attachment shaft portion 43 is inserted into the shaft portion insertion frame 221 to be inserted into the attaching portion main body 42. Therefore, the attachment shaft portion 43 also serves as a fixing member that fixes the wheel attaching portion 14 to the second connecting tube 22.
  • the shaft portion fastening member 44 is constituted by a tip end fitting part 441 fitted to a tip end of the attachment shaft portion 43 and an outer periphery attaching part 442 attached to the outer periphery of the second connecting tube 22.
  • the attachment shaft portion 43 is fastened so as not to be detached from the attaching portion main body 42.
  • the attachment shaft portion 43 and both ends of the attaching portion main body 42 are fixed to the second connecting tube 22.
  • the rear end (rear surface part) of the attaching portion main body 42 is fixed to the second connecting tube 22 in such a manner that the attachment shaft portion 43 is inserted into the shaft portion insertion frame 221 as described above, and the front end (front surface part) of the attaching portion main body 42 is fixed to the second connecting tube 22 in such a manner that the shaft portion fastening member 44 to which the tip end of the attachment shaft portion 43 is fitted is attached to the outer periphery of the second connecting tube 22.
  • the wheel attaching portion 14 configured as above is provided integrally with the wheel supporting body 32 of the wheel portion 13, as shown in the lower diagram of Fig. 10 (that is, a front view of the wheel portion 13), the wheel portion 13 can be caused to rotate about a central axis S1 (which is shown by a broken line in Fig. 10 and coincides with a central axis of the attachment shaft portion 43 not shown in Fig. 10 ) of each of the torsion spring members 41Aand 41B in a direction of the block arrow M1.
  • the central axis S1 that is a rotational center of the wheel portion 13 is also an axis extending along an attachment direction of the wheel attaching portion 14, the central axis S1 is hereinafter referred to as an "attachment axis S1" for convenience of explanation.
  • the second arms 412 of the torsion spring members 41A and 41B of the wheel attaching portion 14 serve as the stoppers. Therefore, the rotation of the wheel portion 13 by the wheel attaching portion 14 is not such a complete rotation that the wheel portion 13 rotates one revolution. That is, the rotation of the wheel portion 13 by the wheel attaching portion 14 is such a partial rotation that the wheel portion 13 swings at a position under the second connecting tube 22.
  • the torsion spring members 41A and 41B function to bias the second connecting tube 21, having been inclined in accordance with the inclination of the wheel supporting body 32 (wheel portion 13), toward a direction opposite to the inclination direction of the second connecting tube 22 (that is, toward an original position of the second connecting tube 22).
  • the torsion spring members 41A and 41B may be known steel torsion springs.
  • the attaching portion main body 42, the attachment shaft portion 43, and the shaft portion fastening member 44 may be known resin molded products as with the wheel portion 13.
  • the reference numbers of the spring main bodies 410, first arms 411, and second arms 412 of the torsion spring members 41A and 41B, the shaft portion main body 431 and lid plate 432 of the attachment shaft portion 43, and the tip end fitting part 441 and outer periphery attaching part 442 of the shaft portion fastening member 44 are shown only in Fig. 9 and are not shown in Fig. 8 or 10 .
  • FIGS. 11A and 11B are schematic diagrams each showing axes and angles in a state where the suction tool 10 is placed on a cleaned surface F.
  • the state where the suction tool 10 is placed in Fig. 11A is the same as that in Fig. 11B .
  • Each of Figs. 11A and 11B shows the use state that is a state where the third connecting tube 23 has swung backward.
  • Fig. 11A shows the use state that is a state where the third connecting tube 23 has swung backward.
  • a stored state that is a state where the third connecting tube 23 is standing at a frontmost position is shown by a dashed line.
  • a left diagram shows a state where the suction tool 10 moves straight in the use state
  • a right diagram shows a state where the suction tool 10 turns.
  • the operability of the vacuum cleaner can also be improved.
  • the positional relation between the connecting tube portion 12 and the wheel attaching portion 14 constituting the suction tool 10 is important.
  • the wheel attaching portion 14 is fixed to an outer peripheral surface of a lower portion of the second connecting tube 22 (that is, to the lower surface of the second connecting tube 22).
  • the attachment axis S1 (the rotation axis of the wheel portion 13) that coincides with the attachment direction of the wheel attaching portion 14 is an axis inclined to a front side along the front-rear direction of the connecting tube portion 12.
  • the degree of the inclination of the attachment axis S1 is not especially limited. However, in order to further improve the operability, it is preferable that the attachment axis S 1 be inclined such that an angle of the attachment axis S 1 relative to the cleaned surface F becomes an acute angle.
  • an angle of the attachment axis S1 relative to the cleaned surface F in a state where the suction tool 10 is placed on the cleaned surface F is referred to as an attachment axis angle ⁇ 1 shown in Fig. 11A .
  • the attachment axis angle ⁇ 1 be at least an acute angle (smaller than 90°), and it is more preferable that the attachment axis angle ⁇ 1 be in a range from 5° to 45°.
  • the attachment axis angle ⁇ 1 is the acute angle, as shown in the right diagrams of Figs.
  • the wheel supporting body 32 is inclined by the partial rotation (swinging) of the wheel portion 13, whose rotational center is the wheel attaching portion 14, such that one of the wheels 31 is located in front of the other wheel 31.
  • the wheel supporting body 32 is inclined such that the left wheel 31 is located at a front side whereas the right wheel 31 is located at a rear side.
  • the wheel supporting body 32 is inclined such that the right wheel 31 is located at the front side whereas the left wheel 31 is located at the rear side.
  • the wheel supporting body 32 rotates about the attachment axis S1 of the wheel attaching portion 14. Therefore, relative to the connecting tube portion 12, the wheel supporting body 32 inclines planarly (two-dimensionally) such that the left or right wheel 31 moves to the front side and also inclines sterically (three-dimensionally) such that the wheel 31 located at the front side is located at a lower side whereas the wheel 31 located at the rear side is located at an upper side.
  • the wheel supporting body 32 inclines planarly (two-dimensionally) such that the left or right wheel 31 moves to the front side and also inclines sterically (three-dimensionally) such that the wheel 31 located at the front side is located at a lower side whereas the wheel 31 located at the rear side is located at an upper side.
  • the wheel supporting body 32 inclines planarly (two-dimensionally) such that the left or right wheel 31 moves to the front side and also inclines sterically (three-dimensionally) such that the wheel 31 located at the front side is located at a lower side whereas
  • Figs. 12A and 12B when the suction tool 10 is viewed from above (that is, in a plan view shown in Fig. 6 ), relative to the wheel supporting body 32, one of the left and right wheels 31 located at the wheel supporting body 32 moves to the front side, and the connecting tube portion 12 inclines in the same direction as the moved wheel 31.
  • the connecting tube portion 12 inclines to the left side.
  • the connecting tube portion 12 inclines to the right side.
  • the wheel portion 13 is attached to the second connecting tube 22 via the wheel attaching portion 14, and the second connecting tube 22 is coupled to the first connecting tube 21 so as to be rotatable. Therefore, in accordance with the inclination of the wheel supporting body 32 (wheel portion 13), the second connecting tube 22 rotates while inclining. In accordance with this rotation of the second connecting tube 22, the first connecting tube 21 swings, and the movement of the second connecting tube 22 is transferred to the suction tool main body 11. As a result, for example, in the right diagram of Fig. 12A , the suction tool main body 11 turns left, and in the right diagram of Fig. 12B , the suction tool main body 11 turns right, so that the operability of the suction tool 10 can be improved.
  • the user causes the third connecting tube 23 to swing (fall) backward to some extend from a state where the third connecting tube 23 is standing (a state where the third connecting tube 23 swings to be located at the frontmost position).
  • the user changes the state of the suction tool 10 to the use state as shown in the left diagrams of Figs. 12A and 12B .
  • the wheel supporting body 32 (wheel portion 13) is substantially parallel to the suction tool main body 11.
  • the user tries to cause the suction tool main body 11 to turn from this state.
  • the user lightly twists the grip portion of the vacuum cleaner. With this, as shown in the right diagrams of Figs.
  • the wheel supporting body 32 inclines first. Then, the inclination movement of the wheel supporting body 32 is transferred to the second connecting tube 22 via the wheel attaching portion 14. With this, the second connecting tube 22 rotates while inclining. Therefore, this three-dimensional movement is further transferred to the suction tool main body 11 via the first connecting tube 21. As a result, the suction tool main body 11 turns in the inclination direction of the second connecting tube 22. Therefore, the user can easily operate the suction tool 10.
  • Figs. 12A and 12B when the suction tool main body 11 turns, one end of the suction tool main body 11 and one of the wheels 31 of the wheel portion 13 get close to each other at a side toward which the suction tool main body 11 turns. Since Fig. 12A shows a left turn, the left end of the suction tool main body 11 and the left wheel 31 get close to each other. Since Fig. 12B shows a right turn, the right end of the suction tool main body 11 and the right wheel 31 get close to each other. In other words, in a case where the wheel portion 13 moves such that the wheel 31 located opposite to the side toward which the suction tool main body 11 turns moves backward, the suction tool main body 11 turns in a desired direction.
  • the third connecting tube 23 can swing in a swinging direction M3 that is the front-rear direction. Therefore, in a case where a central axis of the swinging direction M3 is a swinging axis S3, the swinging axis S3 is an axis located in the left-right direction.
  • the wheel attaching portion 14 be set based on the swinging axis S3 so as to be located at a position in front of the swinging axis S3.
  • the angle of the second connecting tube 22 relative to the cleaned surface F is set in a suitable range. With this, the coupling angle between the first connecting tube 21 and the second connecting tube 22 can be practically defined.
  • a surface at which the second connecting tube 22 rotates relative to the first connecting tube 21 is referred to as a rotary surface P0.
  • An angle of the rotary surface P0 relative to the cleaned surface F is referred to as a rotary surface angle ⁇ 0. It is preferable that the rotary surface angle ⁇ 0 be an acute angle larger than the attachment axis angle ⁇ 1.
  • the second connecting tube 22 is coupled to the first connecting tube 21 so as to be inclined to the rear side. Therefore, when the second connecting tube 22 rotates by the inclination of the wheel portion 13, torque generated by the rotation of the second connecting tube 22 is applied to an obliquely upper side of the first connecting tube 21.
  • the first connecting tube 21 can swing relative to the suction tool main body 11 in the front-rear direction (see the swinging direction M4 in Fig. 11A ) but does not move in the left-right direction. Therefore, the rotation of the second connecting tube 22 is effectively transferred to the suction tool main body 11.
  • the suction tool main body 11 easily turns left or right.
  • both the wheel attaching portion 14 and the second connecting tube 22 are arranged in the front-rear direction.
  • the wheel attaching portion 14 is inclined such that a rear portion thereof is located at an upper side
  • the second connecting tube 22 is inclined such that a front portion thereof is located at the upper side.
  • a direction of the rotation axis S2 and a direction of the attachment axis S1 of the wheel attaching portion 14 may intersect with each other.
  • the rotation axis angle ⁇ 2 may be an acute angle. It is more preferable that the rotation axis angle ⁇ 2 be in a range from 5° to 45°.
  • the second connecting tube 22 efficiently rotates while inclining in accordance with the inclination of the wheel portion 13.
  • the second connecting tube 22 is coupled to the first connecting tube 21, and the first connecting tube 21 may be fixed to the suction tool main body 11 as described above, or as shown in Fig. 11A , the first connecting tube 21 may be able to swing relative to the suction tool main body 11 in the swinging direction M4 about the swinging axis S4.
  • the suction tool main body 11 when viewed from the first connecting tube 21, the suction tool main body 11 may be able to swing relative to the first connecting tube 21 in the front-rear direction. Therefore, both the rotation of the second connecting tube 22 in the rotating direction M2 and the swinging of the first connecting tube 21 in the swinging direction M4 are transferred to the suction tool main body 11. As a result, the suction tool main body 11 efficiently turns.
  • a positional relation among the attachment axis S1 of the wheel attaching portion 14, the rotation axis S2 of the second connecting tube 22, and the swinging axis S3 of the third connecting tube 23 can be explained as below.
  • the attachment axis S1 and the rotation axis S2 are located on the same plane, and the swinging axis S3 is perpendicular to this plane.
  • the swinging axis S3 corresponds to a normal line of a plane including the attachment axis S 1 and the rotation axis S2.
  • the swinging axis S3 does not directly intersect with the attachment axis S 1 or the rotation axis S2.
  • the swinging axis S3 is skew to each of the attachment axis S1 and the rotation axis S2.
  • the wheel supporting body 32 is attached to a lower part of the second connecting tube 22 of the connecting tube portion 12 by the wheel attaching portion 14 so as to be able to incline.
  • the wheel portion 13 provided at the lower surface of the second connecting tube 22 practically, three-dimensionally inclines by the swinging of a coupled part where the suction tool main body 11 and the first connecting tube 21 are coupled to each other, the rotation of a coupled part where the first connecting tube 21 and the second connecting tube 22 are coupled to each other, and the inclination of the wheel supporting body 32 (wheel portion 13) by the wheel attaching portion 14. Therefore, by the inclination of the wheel portion 13, the suction tool main body 11 can be caused to easily turn via the connecting tube portion 12. On this account, the operability of the suction tool 10 can be improved.
  • the suction tool main body 11 can be caused to stably turn by the inclination of the wheel supporting body 32. This point will be specifically explained in reference to Figs. 13A and 13B in addition to Figs. 12A and 12B .
  • FIG. 13A An upper diagram of Fig. 13A is a front view of the wheel portion 13 when viewed from front, and a lower diagram of Fig. 13A is a front view of the wheel portion 13 when viewed from rear.
  • the attaching portion main body 42 is shown among the components of the wheel attaching portion 14, and the torsion spring members 41A and 41B, the attachment shaft portion 43, and the like are not shown.
  • the movements of the torsion spring members 41A and 41B at the time of the left turn, the straight movement, and the right turn are respectively shown in a left column, a middle column, and a right column in Fig. 13B .
  • An upper diagram of each column shows the torsion spring member 41A located at the rear side
  • a lower diagram of each column shows the torsion spring member 41B located at the front side (see Figs. 8 , 9 , and 10 ).
  • the spring fixing frame 421 is provided inside the attaching portion main body 42 of the wheel attaching portion 14 as described above.
  • the spring fixing frame 421 is not provided so as to cover the entire inner periphery of the attaching portion main body 42, and the spring long hole 422 is formed by cutting out left and right portions of the spring fixing frame 421. In a case where nothing is accommodated in the attaching portion main body 42, the spring long hole 422 is a cutout.
  • the spring long hole 422 becomes an arc-shaped hole through which the second arms 412 of the torsion spring members 41A and 41B penetrate.
  • FIG. 13B An interval between dashed lines in Fig. 13B is an interval of the spring long hole 422 in the upper-lower direction.
  • the reference sign of the spring long holes 422 is not shown in Fig. 13B .
  • each of the first arm 411 of the torsion spring member 41A located at the rear side and the first arm 411 of the torsion spring member 41B located at the front side projects from the attaching portion main body 42 and is located at a home position (see the lower diagram in Fig. 10 ), and each of the second arms 412 of the torsion spring members 41A and 41B contacts the spring fixing frame 421 located at a lower side in the spring long hole 422.
  • the first arm 411 of the torsion spring member 41A contacts the outer periphery of a left portion of the second connecting tube 22, and the first arm 411 of the torsion spring member 41B contacts the outer periphery of a right portion of the second connecting tube 22.
  • the first arm 411 of the torsion spring member 41B (lower diagram) located at the front side moves from the lower side to the upper side in accordance with the rotation (left rotation) of the second connecting tube 22, and the second arm 412 of the torsion spring member 41B is located at the home position in the spring long hole 422 without movement and contacts the spring fixing frame 421 located at the lower side.
  • the second arm 412 of the torsion spring member 41B serves as the stopper, so that the torque is generated by the torsion spring member 41B.
  • force acts on the second connecting tube 22 such that the second connecting tube 22 moves from the left side to the right side.
  • these two torsion spring members 41A and 41B apply to the second connecting tube 22, repulsive force by which the second connecting tube 22 inclined in the revolution direction in accordance with the left or right turn returns to an original state (in the front-rear direction). Therefore, the suction tool 10 can return to a straight movement state immediately after the left or right turn. On this account, the suction tool 10 can be prevented from wobbling by its own weight. As a result, the operability of the suction tool 10 can be further improved.
  • each of Figs. 14A and 14B shows an example in which the suction tool 10 according to the present embodiment is attached to a main body portion 51 of an upright type vacuum cleaner.
  • a center axis Cb of the suction tool 10 shown by a chain double-dashed line is located on the wheel portion 13.
  • the center axis Cb of the suction tool 10 is located between the suction tool main body 11 and the wheel portion 13.
  • the center axis Cb of the suction tool 10 when the suction tool 10 is used may be located behind the wheel portion 13.
  • the center of gravity is located in the vicinity of the wheel portion 13 or behind the wheel portion 13. With this, the user can easily incline the wheel portion 13, and as a result, the operability improves.
  • the user in order to realize the stored state, the user just moves the main body portion 51 to the front side.
  • the center of gravity moves to the front side of the center of gravity when in use.
  • the main body portion 51 can be placed immediately above the suction tool 10 to be stabilized. Therefore, the upright type vacuum cleaner can be stably stored. Even in a state where the suction tool 10 is connected to, for example, the connecting tube of a canister type vacuum cleaner, the same change in the center of gravity as above occurs.
  • the center of gravity of the suction tool 10 is changeable, the switching between the stored state and the use state becomes easy, so that the operability can be further improved.
  • the wheel portion 13 incline (swing) as little as possible in the stored state.
  • the wheel portion 13 includes the lever mechanism 33 that contacts a part of the third connecting tube 23 to be able to engage with the part of the third connecting tube 23.
  • the lever mechanism 33 is located at a lower side in the use state. At this time, since the engagement between the lever mechanism 33 and the third connecting tube 23 is canceled, the third connecting tube 23 swings backward, and the protruding portion 231 of the third connecting tube 23 rotates to the front side in accordance with the swinging of the third connecting tube 23.
  • the third connecting tube 23 swings to the front side, so that the lever mechanism 33 is pushed up in conjunction with the swinging of the third connecting tube 23.
  • an engaging portion 331 of the lever mechanism 33 can engage with an engaged portion 232 located at an outer periphery of a swing portion of the third connecting tube 23.
  • the protruding portion 231 of the third connecting tube 23 rotates from the front side to the lower side. With this, as shown in Fig. 15 , the protruding portion 231 contacts an upper surface 32a of the wheel supporting body 32. Thus, the inclination movement of the wheel portion 13 can be limited.
  • the third connecting tube 23 can swing relative to the second connecting tube 22 in the front-rear direction (the swinging direction M3; see Fig. 11A ).
  • the protruding portion 231 is provided so as to rotate about the swinging axis S3 (see Figs. 11A and 11B ) of the third connecting tube 23 together with the swinging of the third connecting tube 23. Since the swinging axis S3 extends in the left-right direction, the protruding portion 231 rotates in the front-rear direction. Therefore, when the suction tool 10 is stored, the third connecting tube 23 is caused to swing to the front side as shown in Fig. 15 . With this, the protruding portion 231 contacts the upper surface 32a of the wheel supporting body 32. Thus, the inclination of the wheel portion 13 (wheel supporting body 32) is limited by the friction between the protruding portion 231 and the upper surface 32a.
  • the suction tool 10 includes the lever mechanism 33 and the protruding portion 231 of the third connecting tube 23, the contact between the protruding portion 231 and the wheel portion 13 is canceled in the use state. Therefore, in a case where the second connecting tube 22 (and the third connecting tube 23) is caused to rotate about the rotation axis S2, the wheel portion 13 changes in position relative to the suction tool main body 11 so as to incline.
  • the attached position of the wheel portion 13 does not change, but the wheel 31 located at the same side as the side toward which the second connecting tube 22 is rotated about the rotation axis S2 gets close to the suction tool main body 11, and the wheel 31 located at the opposite side gets away from the suction tool main body 11.
  • the present embodiment may be configured such that: an engaging portion 332 that engages with the second connecting tube 22 is provided at the lever mechanism 33; and an engaged portion 222 that engages with the engaging portion 332 is provided at the second connecting tube 22.
  • the engaging portion 332 having a convex shape is provided at a part of the lever mechanism 33, and the engaged portion 222 having a hook shape corresponding to the engaging portion 332 is provided at the second connecting tube 22.
  • the suction tool 10 according to the present embodiment includes the third connecting tube 23 as the tubular member constituting the connecting tube portion 12.
  • the present invention is not limited to this, and the third connecting tube 23 may not be included in the suction tool 10.
  • the second connecting tube 22, the wheel portion 13, and the wheel attaching portion 14 significantly contribute to the operability of the suction tool 10 in the use state
  • the first connecting tube 21 is the tubular member that couples the second connecting tube 22 and the suction tool main body 11. Therefore, the third connecting tube 23 is not an essential component of the connecting tube portion 12.
  • the specific configuration of the wheel attaching portion 14 is not limited to the configuration constituted by the torsion spring members 41A and 41B, the attaching portion main body 42, the attachment shaft portion 43, and the shaft portion fastening member 44 explained in the present embodiment and may be a configuration by which the wheel portion 13 is attached to the lower portion of the second connecting tube 22 such that the wheel portion 13 can three-dimensionally incline.
  • the attaching portion main body 42 of the wheel attaching portion 14 is integrally provided at the middle portion of the wheel supporting body 32. However, the attaching portion main body 42 may be provided separately from the wheel supporting body 32.
  • the lever mechanism 33 is used as a component (switching unit) configured to switch the state of the suction tool 10 from the use state to the stored state.
  • switching unit may be a mechanical switching unit or a switching unit configured to operate by electrical control.
  • an upright type vacuum cleaner will be specifically explained as a vacuum cleaner to which the suction tool 10 explained in Embodiment 1 is applied.
  • an upright type vacuum cleaner 50 includes the main body portion 51, a handle 52, a handle shaft 53, and the suction tool 10.
  • the main body portion 51 has a substantially columnar shape.
  • a dust chamber is provided at an upper part of the main body portion 51, and a suction motor and the like, not shown, are incorporated in a lower part of the main body portion 51.
  • the suction tool 10 is connected to the main body portion 51.
  • the dust and the like suctioned through the suction tool 10 by the operation of the suction motor are accumulated in the dust chamber in the main body portion 51.
  • a carrying grip 54 is provided at the upper part of the main body portion 51, and the user can grip the carrying grip 54 to carry the upright type vacuum cleaner 50.
  • the handle 52 is provided at the upper part of the main body portion 51 via the handle shaft 53.
  • the handle 52 is a grip portion that is gripped by the user when in use.
  • the handle 52 is formed in an oval ring shape having a size corresponding to an average palm size.
  • the user When using the upright type vacuum cleaner 50, the user first pulls out a power supply cord from the main body portion 51 and inserts a power supply plug of a tip end of the power supply cord into a power supply outlet. Then, the user operates a power supply switch to turn on the upright type vacuum cleaner 50. With this, the suction motor operates to generate suction force at the suction port 111 of the suction tool 10. Therefore, the dust on the floor surface is suctioned to be accumulated in the dust chamber in the main body portion 51. The user grips the handle 52 to cause the upright type vacuum cleaner 50 to move on the floor surface. Thus, the user can change a cleaned area of the floor surface.
  • the operability of the suction tool 10 is improved. Therefore, even in a case where the user tries to turn the upright type vacuum cleaner 50 in a small radius, the user can easily turn the suction tool 10 without largely twisting the handle 52. Therefore, the load on the wrist of the user can be reduced, and the operability can be further improved.
  • the specific components of the upright type vacuum cleaner 50 shown in Fig. 17 that is, the components, such as the main body portion 51 and the handle 52, are not especially limited, and various components known in the field of upright type vacuum cleaners can be suitably used.
  • Embodiment 2 has explained the upright type cleaner as the vacuum cleaner to which the suction tool 10 explained in Embodiment 1 is applied.
  • Embodiment 3 will specifically explain a canister type vacuum cleaner as the vacuum cleaner.
  • a canister type vacuum cleaner 60 includes a cleaner main body 61, a suction hose 62, a hand operating portion 63, a suction extension pipe 64, and the suction tool 10.
  • the cleaner main body 61 includes an electric blower, a dust chamber, a power supply cord, and the like, and one end of the suction hose 62 is detachably connected to the cleaner main body 61.
  • the hand operating portion 63 is provided at the other end of the suction hose 62, and one end of the suction extension pipe 64 is detachably connected to a tip end of the hand operating portion 63. Further, the suction tool 10 is detachably attached to the other end of the suction extension pipe 64.
  • a suction nozzle 65 is detachably attached to a lower part of the hand operating portion 63. The suction nozzle 65 can be attached to the tip end of the hand operating portion 63 instead of the suction extension pipe 64.
  • the suction motor and the dust chamber are provided inside the cleaner main body 61.
  • the suction force is generated by the operation of the suction motor.
  • the suction force is generated at the suction port 111 of the suction tool 10 via the suction hose 62 and the suction extension pipe 64.
  • the power supply cord is stored in the cleaner main body 61 so as to be able to be pulled out.
  • the user When using the canister type vacuum cleaner 60, the user first pulls out the power supply cord from the cleaner main body 61 and inserts the power supply plug of the tip end of the power supply cord into the power supply outlet. Then, the user operates the hand operating portion 63 to turn on the cleaner main body 61. With this, the suction motor operates to generate the suction force at the suction tool 10. Therefore, the dust on the floor surface is suctioned to be accumulated in the dust chamber in the cleaner main body 61 through the suction extension pipe 64 and the suction hose 62. The user grips the hand operating portion 63 to cause the suction tool 10 to move on the floor surface. Thus, the user can change the cleaned area of the floor surface. When changing the place to be cleaned, the user pulls the suction hose 62 to cause the cleaner main body 61 to move on the floor surface.
  • the operability of the suction tool 10 is improved. Therefore, even in a case where the user tries to turn the suction tool 10 in a small radius, the user can easily turn the suction tool 10 without largely moving the hand operating portion 63. Therefore, the load on the wrist of the user can be reduced, and the operability can be further improved.
  • the specific components of the canister type vacuum cleaner 60 shown in Fig. 18 that is, the components, such as the cleaner main body 61, the suction hose 62, the hand operating portion 63, the suction extension pipe 64, and the suction nozzle 65 are not especially limited, and various components known in the field of canister type vacuum cleaners can be suitably used.
  • the present invention can be suitably used in the field of vacuum cleaner suction tools and can also be used widely and suitably in the field of vacuum cleaners using the suction tools.

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