JP2003125985A - Vacuum cleaner - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve a portability of a vacuum cleaner in a standing and stored state. SOLUTION: The vacuum cleaner includes a hose 10 provided with a connecting portion 3 at one end thereof, which is detachably connected from the forward side of a main body 1, an extension pipe 4 connected to the other end of the hose 10, and a handle portion 12 provided on the connecting portion 3. A grip portion 13 of the handle portion 12 is formed by being inclined at an angle of substantially 45 deg. to the side of the main body 1, and part of the hose 10 is held between the handle portion 12 and the front surface part of the main body 1.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an electric vacuum cleaner which can be stood upright and housed with a hose provided in a main body of the electric vacuum cleaner.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Among conventional vacuum cleaners, there is one disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 6-319667, for example. This will be described below with reference to FIG.

As shown in the figure, the vacuum cleaner has a main body 101.
And a hose 10 having one end detachably connected to the suction port 106 of the main body 101 and the other end provided with a connection pipe 107.
2, an extension pipe 108 detachably connected to the connection pipe 107, and a floor nozzle 103 detachably attached to the other end of the extension pipe 108. Further, when the electric vacuum cleaner is housed, as shown in the figure, the rear surface of the main body 101 is grounded to the floor surface, and the main body 101 of the cleaner is erected so that the hose connection portion is located above the extension tube 108. The locking portion (not shown) is engaged with the locked portion (not shown) provided on the main body 101, and the hose 102 to the floor nozzle 103 are attached to the cleaner main body 101 and held. The body 101 to the floor nozzle 103 can be integrated into a compact and stand-stored state.

The hose 102 is provided at an end thereof, and the main body 101 in a stand-stored state is installed upright with the hose 102 attached to a connecting portion 104 for connecting the hose 102 and the suction port 106. A handle portion 105 for carrying a handle is provided, and the handle portion 105 is the main body 1
A handle portion 109 that is horizontal with respect to the floor when 01 is set up is provided.

[0005]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional structure, since the grip portion 105 is provided symmetrically with respect to the extension pipe 108 and the connecting portion 104 of the floor nozzle 103 and the hose 102, the main body 101 in a stand state. At the time of lifting, the center of gravity moves to the extension pipe 108 side, the floor nozzle 103 tilts forward from the main body 101 in the stand state, and the tilt causes the handle portion 1 of the grip portion 105 to move.
Since the corner portion on the side opposite to the hose connection side 104 for 09 minutes serves as a fulcrum, the entire product is more likely to be tilted forward, so that the load is concentrated on the corner portion and the load on the finger is increased. As a result, the extension pipe 108 and the floor nozzle 103 attached to the main body 101 are likely to come off, resulting in lack of usability.

The present invention is intended to solve the above problems,
An object of the present invention is to provide an electric vacuum cleaner having a handle portion shape that minimizes the inclination when carrying in a stand state and is easy to carry.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a hose having at one end a connecting portion detachably connected from the front of the main body, and an extension pipe connected to the other end of the hose. And a grip portion provided above the connecting portion, the grip portion of the grip portion is formed to be inclined to the main body side by about 45 degrees, and the grip portion and the front surface portion of the main body are A part of the hose is clamped. Even if the main body in the stand-storing state is lifted by the handle, the handle part is tilted by about 45 degrees, so the corner part on the hose side of the hand insertion part becomes the fulcrum. Therefore, the tilt of the entire handle can be minimized, and the handle part of the handle part becomes almost horizontal by tilting the handle part when lifted, so there is no concentrated load on the hand and the load is applied to almost the entire hand. And take Ri burden on the finger is reduced, and usability is improved. Further, since a part of the hose can be sandwiched between the handle portion and the front surface of the main body, it is possible to compactly store the hose that expands when the stand is stored.

[0008]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The invention according to claim 1 of the present invention is
A main body of an electric vacuum cleaner having a dust collection chamber and an electric blower for sucking dust, a hose having a connecting portion at one end detachably connected from the front of the main body, and a hose connected to the other end of the hose. An extension pipe and a handle portion provided above the connecting portion, and the handle portion of the handle portion is formed to be tilted toward the main body side by about 45 degrees, and the handle portion and the front surface portion of the main body are formed. A part of the hose is clamped between the two parts. Even if the main body in the stand-storing state is lifted by the handle part, the hose side corner part of the hand insertion part can be tilted by tilting the handle part at about 45 degrees. Since it serves as a fulcrum, the overall tilt can be suppressed to a minimum, and when the handle is lifted, it tilts slightly, and the handle approaches a horizontal position. The overall load Burden on the finger will mow it is mitigated, and the usability is improved. Further, since a part of the hose can be sandwiched between the handle portion and the front surface of the main body, it is possible to compactly store the hose that expands when the stand is stored.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the thickness of the handle portion on the side opposite the hose is set to be smaller than that on the hose side. When the handle portion is held, the little finger side is the handle portion. Since it can be completely grasped, the load is evenly applied from the index finger to the little finger, which reduces the burden on the finger and further improves usability.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the handle portion, the width at which the hand can enter is set to 85 mm or less.
When you put your finger on the handle, the index finger will hang on the corner on the hose side, and this corner will surely serve as the fulcrum, so the overall tilt when lifted in the stand state can be minimized.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the handle portion is provided with the hose hooking portion, so that the hose that expands as it is in the stand-holding state can be stored compactly.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, a hook rotatably supported is provided on the handle portion, and a part of the hose is hooked by the hook. Since it is a formula, when the hose is hooked, the hose can be easily hooked on the hook by rotating the hook, which improves usability.

[0013]

(Embodiment 1) A first embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

In the figure, reference numeral 1 is a main body of an electric vacuum cleaner, and a dust collecting chamber (not shown) for accommodating a paper bag is provided in a front portion thereof.
An electric blower (not shown) and a power cord reel (not shown) are built in the rear part.

The hose unit 2 is composed of a hose 10 having one end connected to an extension pipe 4 and the other end provided with a connection portion 3. The connection portion 3 is detachably connected to the front portion of the main body 1 from the front. To be done.

A floor nozzle 5 is connected to the end of the extension pipe 4, and dust sucked from the cleaning surface by the intake air flow generated by the rotation of the electric blower blows the floor nozzle 5, the extension pipe 4, and the hose unit 2. , Is accumulated in the main body 1 through a path of a paper bag (not shown).

The connecting portion 3 includes a connecting pipe 6 inserted into the main body 1, a buckle knob 8 which is biased by a buckle spring 7 and locked to the main body 1, and a buckle knob 8 which is connected to the connecting pipe 6. It is composed of a buckle cover 9 to be held, a hose 10 wrapped around the connection pipe 6, and a hose cover 11 divided into left and right parts covering the hose 10.

A substantially U-shaped handle portion 12 is integrally formed on the hose cover 11, and the handle portion 12 is provided above the hose cover 11 and parallel to the connecting portion 3.
The second handle portion 13 is inclined toward the main body 1 side by about 45 degrees with respect to the horizontal direction.

Further, the thickness of the handle portion 13 of the handle portion 12 is slightly thinner on the other end side than the thickness on the connecting portion 3 side, so that the little finger side can be surely gripped. Is set to. Space for inserting fingers of the handle 12 (dimension A in FIG. 3)
Is 85 mm or less, and the width is slightly narrower than the average width of a female hand.

To store the entire electric vacuum cleaner, the main body 1 is placed upright as shown in FIG. 4, and the stopper 14 attached to the extension tube 4 is kept in the vacuum cleaner while the connecting portion 3 of the hose unit 2 is still connected to the main body 1. A recess provided on the front bottom surface of the main body 1 (see FIG.
B part) and the hose unit 2 to the floor nozzle 5
Can be stored as a stand attached to the main body 1.

The handle portion 12 provided on the connection portion 3 of the hose unit 2 facilitates the transportation of the product in the stand-stored state. The handle portion 12 is mainly connected to the extension pipe 4 and the floor nozzle 5 at the main body connection portion. Since they are located symmetrically with respect to each other, when the product is lifted in the stand state as shown in FIG. 4, the entire product tilts forward. If the handle portion 13 of the handle portion 12 is formed so as to be horizontal to the floor surface in the stand state as in the conventional case, the handle portion 12 is lowered frontward because the entire product is inclined forward. The hand slides out to the corner side opposite to the connection part 3 side, and the corner part becomes a fulcrum and the whole product further tilts, and the load concentrates on the little finger and the ring finger and the finger hurts. Although lacking in usability, the product is lifted by holding the handle portion 12 by tilting the handle portion 13 of the handle portion 12 to the main body 1 side about 45 degrees as shown in the above embodiment. As the product is tilted, the handle portion 13 approaches almost horizontal, the load applied to the fingers of the hand is evenly applied to the four fingers, there is no burden of finger pain, and as shown in the figure, the handle The fulcrum is forward because part 13 does not fall forward Ri, the slope of the product can be kept to a minimum.

Further, the thickness of the handle portion 13 of the handle portion 12 is made slightly thinner on the other end side with respect to the connecting portion 3 side, and just four fingers can be inserted without increasing the finger insertion space (in the figure, By providing a space only in (A dimension), the index finger can be surely positioned at the corner of the main body connecting portion side, and the finger does not slip on the handle portion 13 and the connecting portion 3 is displaced to the opposite side, The burden is surely evenly applied and usability is improved.

Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the position (or shape) of the handle portion 12 is set so that the rear portion of the handle portion 12 and the front surface of the cleaner body 1 can partially sandwich the hose 10, or By providing the hose hooking portion 15 as shown in FIG. 6, the hose 10 can be stored neatly and compactly without the spread of the hose 10 when the stand is stored, and the hose 10 does not easily come off during transportation.

(Second Embodiment) Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. The same components as those in the above embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted.

In the figure, a shaft support hole is provided at the upper end of the rear part of the substantially U-shaped grip portion 12 integrally provided on each of the two-divided hose covers 11, and has a support shaft for hooking the hose 10. By sandwiching the hook 16 on the left and right sides, the hook 16 becomes rotatable.

As shown in the figure, by making the hook 16 into a substantially semi-circular shape, the hook 16 is pushed and rotated by the hose 10, so that it is not necessary to manually rotate the hook 16. This facilitates the hooking operation of the hose 10 and further improves usability.

[0027]

According to the invention described in claim 1, since the corner portion on the hose side of the hand insertion portion serves as a fulcrum by inclining the handle portion by about 45 degrees, the overall inclination can be suppressed to a minimum. In addition, the handle part of the handle part is almost horizontal when it is lifted and tilted slightly, so that the concentrated load on the hand is eliminated and the load on the entire hand is reduced and the load on the finger is reduced. Sex improves.
Further, since a part of the hose can be held between the handle portion and the front surface of the main body, the hose can be compactly stored.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the thickness of the handle portion on the side opposite to the hose is set to be smaller than that on the hose side. When the handle portion is held, the little finger side is the handle. Since the part can be completely grasped, the load is evenly applied from the index finger to the little finger, the load on the finger is reduced, and usability is further improved.

According to the invention of claim 3 of the present invention, since the width at which the hand can enter is set to 85 mm or less in the handle portion, when the finger is hung on the handle portion, the forefinger hangs on the corner portion on the hose side, Since this corner portion surely serves as the fulcrum, it is possible to minimize the overall inclination when the product is lifted in the stand state.

According to the invention of claim 4 of the present invention,
The handle part is provided with a hose hooking part, so that the hose that expands as it is in the stand-stored state can be stored compactly.

According to the invention of claim 5 of the present invention, the handle portion is provided with a pivotally supported hook, and a part of the hose is hooked by the hook.
Since the hook is rotatable, when the hose is hooked, the hose can be easily hooked by turning the hook, which improves usability.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall view of a state in which a stand of an electric vacuum cleaner according to a first embodiment of the present invention is stored.

FIG. 2 is a partially enlarged view of the same embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a hose unit main body connection portion of the same embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a state diagram when lifted from the stand state of the same embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram of a hose hooking portion of the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a configuration diagram of another hose hooking portion of the embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a configuration diagram showing a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a partially enlarged view of the same embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a configuration diagram of a conventional electric vacuum cleaner in a state where the stand is housed.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 body 2 hose unit 3 connection 4 extension pipe 5 floor nozzle 6 connecting pipe 7 buckle spring 8 buckle knob 9 buckle cover 10 hoses 11 hose cover 12 Handle 13 Handle 14 Stopper 15 Hose hook 16 hooks

   ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued front page    (72) Inventor Yoshiki Kuroki             1006 Kadoma, Kadoma-shi, Osaka Matsushita Electric             Sangyo Co., Ltd. F-term (reference) 3B006 PA01                 3B057 BA24

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A main body of an electric vacuum cleaner including a dust collection chamber and an electric blower for sucking dust, and a hose having a connecting portion at one end that is detachably connected from the front of the main body.
An extension pipe connected to the other end of the hose and a handle portion provided above the connection portion are provided, and the handle portion of the handle portion is formed by inclining the handle portion at an angle of about 45 degrees, and the handle is provided. An electric vacuum cleaner in which a part of the hose is clamped between the portion and the front surface of the main body. 2. The electric vacuum cleaner according to claim 1, wherein the thickness of the handle portion on the side opposite to the hose is set smaller than that on the side of the hose. 3. The handle portion has a width of 85 mm
The vacuum cleaner according to claim 1 or 2, which is set as follows. 4. The electric vacuum cleaner according to claim 1, wherein the handle portion is provided with a hose hooking portion. 5. The electric vacuum cleaner according to claim 1, wherein the handle portion is provided with a pivotally supported hook, and a part of the hose is hooked by the hook.