JP2000070190A - Brush for vacuum cleaner and vacuum cleaner mounted with same - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a brush for vacuum cleaner which has functions equivalent to the functions of more than one conventional brush or nozzle. SOLUTION: An open/closure mechanism and an operation part 3 are provided for two brush members 1 so that the two brush members 1 can be opened from a vertically closed state to a laterally opened state. The members 1 can be opened so as to be spaced apart from each other by a desired open angle. A brush 4 is provided on each of the diametrically opposed end surfaces of the members 1. If the brush 4 of each of the members 1 is arranged into a semicircular form and both the members 1 are closed into a vertically closed state, the brushes abut each other to take a ring form. If a semicylindrical part 6 is formed on each of the opposite end surfaces of the members 1, a brush 4 being provided on each end surface, and the members 1 are closed into a vertically closed state, the brushes 4 abut each other into a cylindrical form. These brushes 8 for vacuum cleaner is releasably mounted to a vacuum cleaner.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vacuum cleaner brush and a vacuum cleaner equipped with the brush.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art There are various types of vacuum cleaners. As an example, FIG. 9 shows a vacuum cleaner main body 60, a detachable hose 61, and a hand pipe 62 at the tip thereof.
And brushes 65 that can be attached to and detached from the main body. The brush 65 includes a floor brush for cleaning the floor as shown in FIG. 9, a futon brush for cleaning the futon as shown in FIG. 10A, and a catch brush for cleaning the shelves and drawers as shown in FIG. There is a brush for cleaning a corner of a room or a groove of a sash as shown in FIG. 10C, and can be used by replacing the tip of the hand pipe 62 or the tip of the extension pipes 63 and 64 depending on the application. It is. Also, the brush 65
Apart from this, there is also a gap cleaning nozzle 66 as shown in FIG. 10 (d), which is used for cleaning narrow gaps and sash grooves.

[0003]

The conventional brushes and nozzles are all used for different purposes.
Brushes and nozzles must be prepared for the number of applications,
In addition, there is a trouble that a brush or a nozzle must be replaced with a pipe according to a use.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a brush for a vacuum cleaner having two or more conventional brushes and nozzles, and a vacuum cleaner using the same. It is in.

According to the present invention, in order to achieve the above object, the brush can be opened and closed from a horizontally opened state in which the floor can be easily cleaned to an elongated vertically closed state in which a narrow or deep part can be easily cleaned. It is what it was.

The first vacuum cleaner brush of the present application is:
Two brush members are connected so that they can be opened and closed from a horizontally opened state to a vertically closed state, and both brush members are provided with an opening and closing mechanism that can open and close the two brush members, and an opening and closing mechanism is connected to an operation unit that operates the opening and closing mechanism. It is.

The second vacuum cleaner brush of the present application is:
The brush member can be opened and closed stepwise or continuously and can be fixed at a desired opening and closing angle.

[0008] The third brush for a vacuum cleaner of the present application is:
A brush is provided on the lateral surface of each brush member.

[0009] The fourth brush for a vacuum cleaner of the present application is:
Brushes are provided in a semi-cylindrical shape on the side surfaces of the two brush members, and when the two brush members are closed vertically and their cleaning surfaces are abutted, the semi-cylindrical brushes of the two brush members are abutted to form a cylindrical shape. Is formed.

[0010] The fifth brush for an electric vacuum cleaner of the present application is:
Forming a thinner semi-cylindrical portion on the side surfaces of the two brush members, providing a brush at the tip of the semi-cylindrical portion, closing both brush members vertically and abutting their cleaning surfaces, The brushes of the semi-cylindrical portion of the member are abutted to form a cylindrical shape.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a vacuum cleaner in which any one of the brushes for a vacuum cleaner is detachable from a pipe of the vacuum cleaner, and an operation part of the brush for the vacuum cleaner is connected to the vacuum cleaner. It can be operated from outside.

[0012]

(Embodiment 1) A first embodiment of a brush for a vacuum cleaner according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. This vacuum cleaner brush 8 is shown in FIGS.
As shown in the figure, two brush members 1 for cleaning floors, walls, etc.
From the horizontal open state where the bottom surface (cleaning surface) 5 contacts the floor, the wall, etc., to the openable and closable state as shown in FIG. I have.

As shown in FIG. 2, a brush member 1 is provided in a horizontally long casing 20 for cleaning a roll 21 or a brush 22 suitable for cleaning a floor or a wall surface in the same manner as a brush of an ordinary vacuum cleaner. Members are built in, and a part thereof is slightly protruded downward from the bottom surface of the housing 20 to form the cleaning surface 5. A suction port 23 for sucking dust and dust is opened in the housing 20, and communicates with an insertion port 24 protruding outside the housing 20.

As shown in FIG. 1, an elongated semi-cylindrical portion 6 is protrudingly provided on the side surface of the brush member 1. A brush 4 is attached to the tip of the semi-cylindrical portion 6, and the brush members 1 are connected as shown in FIG. When the cleaning surfaces 5 are closed vertically and the cleaning surfaces 5 abut against each other, the brushes 4 of both brush members 1 are abutted to form a cylindrical shape. The cylindrical shape is convenient for cleaning narrow places, deep places, or high places.

The two brush members 1 can be opened and closed as described above by the opening and closing mechanism 2 shown in FIG. The opening / closing mechanism 2 includes an opening spring 34 for pivotally connecting the housing 20 of the two brush members 1 to a cover 33 by a rotation shaft 32, and extending the brush member 1 sideways at the root of the rotation shaft 32. Is installed. One end of a horizontally long rotator 37 is rotatably attached to the front and rear inner surfaces of each housing 20 by a pin 38, and the other end of the rotator 37 is overlapped and connected to a connection shaft 39 by a pin 30. It is rotatably mounted, and the front and rear rotators 37 are connected by a connection shaft 39. An operation plate 40 is vertically attached to the center of the connecting shaft 39, and the operation unit 3 such as a wire is attached to the operation plate 40.

As shown in FIG. 4, the opening / closing mechanism 2 is
When the operation unit 3 is pulled up in a state where the two brush members 1 are opened sideways, the operation plate 40-the connection shaft 39-the inner connection portion of the rotator 37 is sequentially lifted, and the two brush members 1 are connected to each other. When the semi-cylindrical part 6 is turned downward by rotating about the axis 32, and the operating part 3 is further pulled up, the two brush members 1 are turned vertically as shown in FIG. When the lifting of the operation unit 3 is released or the operation unit 3 is forcibly pushed back, the operation plate 40-the connection shaft 39-the inner connection portion of the rotator 37 is sequentially pushed down, and the two brush members 1 are connected to the connection shaft 3.
The half-cylindrical portion 6 is turned sideways so that the semi-cylindrical portion 6 is turned sideways and becomes horizontal as shown in FIG. At this time, the brush member 1 is not pushed outward by the force spreading outward of the opening spring 34, and the two opened brush members 1 are not inadvertently rotated to be vertically oriented.

(Embodiment 2) A vacuum cleaner brush according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG.
The basic configuration of this embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment. The difference is that two stoppers 41 are provided on the upper surface of the two brush members 1, a support plate 42 is mounted on the housing 20, and a hanger 43 is provided on the inner surface thereof, and the hanger 43 is attached to the hanger 43. 41 can be fitted and removed. In this case, when the two brush members 1 opened horizontally are pushed upward,
The tip of the stopper 41 is fitted into the suspender 43 so that the two brush members 1 are held horizontally.

(Embodiment 3) A third embodiment of a brush for a vacuum cleaner according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG.
The two brush members 1 of this embodiment are the same as those of the first and second embodiments, but the brush member 1 is rotatably mounted on a cover 33 with a rotation shaft 45, and a pulley is attached to a rear end of the rotation shaft 45. Attach a belt 47 to each pulley 46 and attach a small motor 48
Is provided. When the motor 48 is started while the brush member 1 is opened sideways, the right pulley 46 in FIG. 7 rotates, and the left pulley 46 rotates accordingly. Rotate about the connecting shaft 32 as a rotation axis and become vertically oriented. When the small motor 48 is rotated in the reverse direction, the pulley 46 on the right side in FIG. 7 rotates in the reverse direction, and the pulley 46 on the left side also rotates in the reverse direction. It turns so that it spreads sideways.

(Other Embodiments) The brush member 1 described above is fixed at a position where it is opened horizontally and a position where it is closed vertically. It can also be fixed to. The brush for a vacuum cleaner of the present invention can be made to be able to swing back and forth, left and right, or both. The above-described brush for a vacuum cleaner according to the present invention is separately sold from an existing vacuum cleaner, and is used by being inserted into a pipe of the vacuum cleaner. However, the brush of the present invention is newly manufactured. It can also be manufactured and sold as an adapter for vacuum cleaners.

(Example of Use) The brush for a vacuum cleaner of the present invention is used, for example, as follows. (1) The insertion port of the brush for a vacuum cleaner of the present invention is attached to a pipe of an existing vacuum cleaner. (2) When cleaning floors, carpets, etc., operate the operation part of the brush for a vacuum cleaner of the present invention, open two brush members sideways, turn on the power switch of the vacuum cleaner,
Clean the floor in the same manner as when cleaning the floor with an ordinary vacuum cleaner. (3) For example, as shown in FIG. 8, when cleaning a deep place such as the inside of a drawer 51 of a desk, a narrow gap between a chest and a wall, or a high place such as a gate, operate the operation unit. 2
One of the brush members is oriented vertically, and the brushes on the side of the brush members are used to clean them. (4) After cleaning, remove the insertion port of the vacuum cleaner brush of the present invention from the operation pipe of the vacuum cleaner or leave it as it is.

[0021]

The brush for a vacuum cleaner according to the first invention of the present application has the following effects because the brush member is rotatable from horizontal to vertical. . If you open both brush members sideways, you can contact the floor and clean the floor like a normal vacuum cleaner brush, and if you make both brush members vertical, the width of the brush member will be narrow, so deep places Suitable for cleaning small gaps and high places. . Since the two brush members can be opened and closed simply by operating the operation unit, the opening and closing operations are easy.

Since the brush for a vacuum cleaner according to the second invention of the present application can fix the two brush members at a desired opening / closing angle, it can be used by adjusting the angle to an easy-to-use angle according to the application. Can be easily cleaned.

In the brush for a vacuum cleaner according to the third aspect of the present invention, the brush is provided on the side surface of the two brush members, so that the brush comes into contact with the wall when cleaning the edge or corner of the room,
No damage to the walls. Also, the contact points on the wall can be cleaned at the same time.

In the brush for a vacuum cleaner according to the fourth invention of the present application, the brushes on the side surfaces of the two brush members are arranged in a semicircular shape, and both brush members are closed vertically to clean their cleaning surfaces. When they butt, the semicircular brushes are butt-matched to form a circle, so you can clean the top of the shelf or drawer like a conventional catch brush. And the inside of the drawer are easy to clean.

In the brush for a vacuum cleaner according to the fifth invention of the present application, a thinner semi-cylindrical portion is formed on the side surfaces of two brush members, and a brush is arranged at the tip of the semi-cylindrical portion. When the two brush members are closed vertically and their cleaning surfaces are abutted, the brushes of the two brush members are abutted to form a cylindrical shape, so that the brush is narrower than the fourth vacuum cleaner brush. It is easier to clean the place.

The sixth brush for a vacuum cleaner of the present application is:
Since the brush for the vacuum cleaner according to any one of the first to fifth embodiments is detachable at the end of the pipe of the vacuum cleaner, and the operation unit of the brush for the vacuum cleaner can be operated from outside the vacuum cleaner. It will be a more versatile vacuum cleaner than previous vacuum cleaners.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a state in which a brush member of a brush for a vacuum cleaner according to the present invention is opened horizontally.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an example of a cleaning surface of the brush for a vacuum cleaner of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state in which a brush member of the brush for a vacuum cleaner according to the present invention is in a vertical direction.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a state in which the brush member is horizontally opened by an opening / closing mechanism of the brush member of the brush for a vacuum cleaner according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a state in which the brush member of the vacuum cleaner brush according to the present invention is vertically closed by a brush member opening / closing mechanism.

FIG. 6 is a front view showing a second embodiment of the brush for a vacuum cleaner according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a third embodiment of the brush for a vacuum cleaner according to the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing an example of using the brush for a vacuum cleaner of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory view of a conventional vacuum cleaner.

FIGS. 10A to 10D are explanatory views showing various brushes or nozzles of a conventional vacuum cleaner.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Brush member 2 Opening / closing mechanism 3 Operation part 4 Brush 5 Cleaning surface 6 Semi-cylindrical part 7 Pipe of a vacuum cleaner 8 Brush for a vacuum cleaner

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. An opening / closing mechanism (2) for connecting two brush members (1) to be openable and closable from a horizontally opened state to a vertically closed state, and to open and close the two brush members (1). An operation unit (3) for operating the opening / closing mechanism (2) is connected to the opening / closing mechanism (2). 2. A brush for an electric vacuum cleaner according to claim 1, wherein the brush member (2) can be opened and closed stepwise or continuously and can be fixed at a desired opening and closing angle. 3. A brush (4) is provided on a lateral surface of each brush member (2).
The brush for an electric vacuum cleaner according to the above. 4. A brush (4) on the lateral surface of each brush member (2) is provided in a semi-cylindrical shape, and both brush members (2) are closed vertically and their cleaning surfaces (5) abut each other. The semi-cylindrical brushes (4) of both brush members (2) are abutted to form a cylindrical shape.
The brush for an electric vacuum cleaner according to the above. 5. A brush member (4) is formed on a side surface of each of the two brush members (2) with a thinner semi-cylindrical portion (6), and a brush (4) is provided at the tip of the semi-cylindrical portion (6). When (2) is closed vertically and their cleaning surfaces (5) are abutted, the brushes (4) of the semi-cylindrical portions (6) of both brush members (2) are abutted and formed into a cylindrical shape. The brush for an electric vacuum cleaner according to claim 3 or 4, wherein: 6. A brush (8) for an electric vacuum cleaner according to any one of claims 1 to 5, which can be detachably attached to a pipe (7) of the electric vacuum cleaner, and an operating portion ( (3) An electric vacuum cleaner characterized by being operable from outside the electric vacuum cleaner.