JP2004313249A - Vacuum cleaner - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make the cleaner function as a broom, and improve an ease of use. <P>SOLUTION: The vacuum cleaner is made to function as a broom by providing a dust suction opening extending in the direction perpendicular to the axial direction of a bar handle 2 and an arrayed brush following the dust suction opening. A cleaner body 3 incorporating an electric blower 14 and connected to the handle 2 is provided with a body side connecting portion 39, a first opening 31 communicating with the dust suction opening and a second opening 32 communicating with the air intake 14a of the electric blower. A dust cup (dust container)4 is provided with a cup side connecting portion 48 attachable to and detachable from a body side connecting portion 39, an inlet 47 connected to the first opening 31 and an outlet 46 connected to the second opening 32. The dust cup 4 is detachably attached to the cleaner body 3 through the body side connecting portion 39 and the cup side connecting portion (container side connecting portion) 48. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a vacuum cleaner capable of functioning as a broom.
[0002]
[Prior art]
BACKGROUND ART Conventionally, a vacuum cleaner having a broom function is known (for example, see Patent Document 1).
[0003]
In the vacuum cleaner of Patent Document 1, a housing having a substantially flat and wide shape is connected to a lower end of a rod-shaped handle. The housing has a built-in electric blower and a dust collecting chamber located below the blower. A battery for supplying power to the motor of the electric blower is built in a lower portion of the handle. At the lower end of the housing, there are provided two rows of brushes and an elongated opening between them for sucking dust into the dust collecting chamber. The heights of the lower ends of the rows of brushes are different so that the two rows of brushes both properly contact the floor. The housing is made of two separate members, one of which is separable from the other to expose the dust collection chamber.
[0004]
[Patent Document 1]
JP-A-9-308597 (paragraphs 0005-0008, FIGS. 1 to 4)
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In the vacuum cleaner of Patent Document 1, the battery is built in the handle, and the electric blower and the dust collecting chamber are provided on the extension of the axis of the handle, so that the weight balance with respect to the axis is excellent. However, the vacuum cleaner of Patent Literature 1 in which the dust collecting chamber is disposed in the housing has a built-in electric blower that transports the entire vacuum to the dust dump every time dust collected in the dust collecting chamber is discarded. It takes time to disassemble and assemble the housing. For this reason, it is difficult to discard the dust in the dust collection chamber, and the usability is not good.
[0006]
Further, the vacuum cleaner of Patent Document 1 is useful for sweeping the floor surface in a posture in which the entire vacuum cleaner is inclined such that a straight line connecting the lower ends of the two rows of brushes is parallel to the floor surface. It is not possible to sweep by sweeping in the opposite direction. For this reason, if the user turns the entire vacuum cleaner 180 degrees in the same position and changes the holding style, or if the user does not change the direction of the whole vacuum cleaner 180 degrees with the user while holding the whole vacuum style, Cannot be swept in the direction opposite to the sweep direction using two rows of brushes, which is not convenient.
[0007]
Moreover, as the floor is swept, the two rows of brushes are deformed and have a curl. If the brush row has a bending habit, the brush row having the lower protruding height at the lower end makes it difficult to scrape out dust or the like accumulated at a corner of a stair, for example, and the usability is reduced.
[0008]
The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a vacuum cleaner which can function as a broom and can improve the usability.
[0009]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The present invention assumes a vacuum cleaner that can function as a broom.
[0010]
In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, a dust collecting container is provided for storing sucked dust, and the container is detachable from the outside of the main body to a cleaner main body having a built-in electric blower and connected to a rod-shaped handle. It is attached to.
[0011]
According to the present invention, it is possible to attach and detach the dust collecting container and dispose the dust in the container without disassembling and assembling the cleaner body.
[0012]
Further, in order to solve the above-mentioned problem, a pair of side cleaning member rows and a center protruding downward from the tip of the side cleaning member rows are provided on a cleaner body connected to a rod-shaped handle with a built-in electric blower. A cleaning member row is provided, and dust suction ports are arranged between the central cleaning member row and one side cleaning member row, and between the center cleaning member row and the other side cleaning member row, respectively.
[0013]
According to the present invention, it is possible to move the vacuum cleaner in one direction and the other direction (the direction opposite to the one direction) intersecting with the direction in which each cleaning member row and the dust suction port extend to perform sweep cleaning. Can correct the curl of the central cleaning member row with the sweep cleaning.
[0014]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
[0015]
As shown in FIG. 1, a vacuum cleaner 1 having a broom function includes a straight rod-shaped handle 2, a cleaner body 3 connected to a lower end of the handle 2, and a detachably mounted externally attached to the body 3. A dust collection container, for example, a dust collection cup 4, and a portable power supply device 5 (see FIG. 7). The handle 2, the cleaner main body 3, and the dust collecting cup 4 form a cleaner main body 6.
[0016]
The handle 2 has a grip 2a made of resin or the like for facilitating grasping, fitted on an upper portion of a pipe made of metal or the like, and has a switch 7 at an upper end. By operating the switch 7, on / off and input control of the electric blower described later are performed. A seal base 8 (see FIG. 3) is fitted to the lower end of the handle 2.
[0017]
The cleaner main body 3 includes a main body case 11, a suction port body 12, a connection pipe 13 connecting these, an electric blower 14, and the like.
[0018]
The main body case 11 is formed to be vertically long by connecting a pair of case members to which the opening surfaces are joined. As shown in FIG. 3, an upper end cylindrical portion 11a formed at an upper end portion of the main body case 11 is connected to a lower end portion of the handle 2 with the seal base 8 accommodated therein. A rubber packing 15 is interposed between the seal base 8 and the upper end cylindrical portion 11a, and hermetically seals a connecting portion between the handle 2 and the main body case 11.
[0019]
The connection pipe 13 is made of metal or synthetic resin, and its upper end is inserted and connected to a lower end tubular portion 11 b formed at the lower end of the main body case 11. A rubber packing 16 is interposed between the lower end cylindrical portion 11b and the connecting pipe 13, and hermetically seals a connecting portion between the main body case 11 and the connecting pipe 13. The connection pipe 13 connected to the main body case 11 has a straight rod shape, and is located on the extension of the axis of the handle 2. The length of the handle 2 and the connecting pipe 13 mainly gives the height of the vacuum cleaner 1 required for sweeping and cleaning using the vacuum cleaner 1. The inside of the connection pipe 13 and the inside of the main body case 11 communicate with each other.
[0020]
As shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, the suction port body 12 includes a base 21, a dust suction body 22, and a cleaning body such as a brush body 23. The base 21 has a substantially inverted U-shaped cross section in a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction, and has an open lower surface. An upwardly projecting tube portion 21a is provided at an intermediate portion in the longitudinal direction of the base 21 so as to communicate with the inside of the base 21, and a pair of projecting pivots sandwich the portion near the base of the projecting tube portion 21a. The part 21b is provided in a protruding manner.
[0021]
The dust absorbing body 22 is formed slightly shorter than the base 21. The upper end of the dust-absorbing body 22 is open, and the lower part of the dust-absorbing body 22 is bifurcated to form a pair of dust-absorbing ports 22a and 22b. The dust absorbing body 22 is incorporated inside the base 21. In this assembled state, as shown in FIG. 5, the edge of the upper end opening of the dust-absorbing body 22 is adhesively fixed to an annular partition rib 21c provided inside the ceiling portion of the base 21, so that the protruding pipe portion 21a and the inside of the dust-absorbing body 22 are formed. And are communicated. The lower end portion of the dust suction body 22 projects from the lower surface opening of the base 21, and the lower end opening surfaces of the dust suction ports 22 a and 22 b in this protruding state gradually increase from the center in the width direction of the dust suction body 22 to both ends in the width direction. So that they are tilted in opposite directions.
[0022]
The brush body 23 has a holder 23a, and three rows of cleaning members, for example, brushes 23b to 23d, which are attached to the holder 23a downward. The holder 23a is provided with one bridge 23h at the center in the width direction of the frame, and is fitted into the lower surface opening of the base 21 and screwed. In this mounting state, one side frame 23f of both side frames of the frame of the holder 23a is disposed between one width direction side wall of the base 21 and one dust suction port 22a approaching this side wall, The other side frame 23g is arranged between the other widthwise side wall of the base 21 and the other dust suction port 22b approaching this side wall, and the bridge 23h of the holder 23a is located between the two dust suction ports 22a, 22b. Are located.
[0023]
The three rows of brushes 23b to 23d are parallel to each other, and the centrally located brush row 23d is attached to the bridge 23h of the holder 23a. The side brush rows 23b and 23c located on both sides of the brush row 23d are attached to a pair of parallel side frame sections 23f and 23g of the frame of the holder 23a.
[0024]
The lower ends of the brush rows 23b to 23d are all located below the opened lower ends of the dust suction ports 22a and 22b. The downwardly protruding length of the center brush row 23d is longer than the downwardly protruding length of the side brush rows 23b and 23c. As a result, the lower end of the central brush row 23d protrudes downward from the lower end of the side brush rows 23b and 23c, and the straight line connecting the lower ends of the brush rows 23b to 23d is V as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. It is designed to draw characters.
[0025]
Reference numeral 23e in FIG. 4 indicates end brush rows projecting from both ends in the longitudinal direction of the frame of the holder 23a. These end brush rows 23e are continuous with the side brush rows 23b and 23c. For this reason, the side brush rows 23b and 23c and the end brush row 23e are provided in an annular shape.
[0026]
Reference numeral 24 in FIGS. 4 and 6 denotes a castor having a rotatable spherical body 24a. These castors 24 are provided between the center brush row 23d and the end brush row 23e. Since the suction opening body 12 has a plurality of casters 24, the suction opening body 12 can easily move on the floor surface to be cleaned, and each brush row 23b can be moved by its own weight of the vacuum cleaner 1 in the retracted state. -23d can be prevented from being excessively deformed. Furthermore, the distance between the floor surface, which is the surface to be cleaned, and the dust suction ports 22a, 22b, and the distance between the floor surface, and the brush rows 23b to 23e are properly maintained by the respective casters 24. is there.
[0027]
The suction port body 12 is connected to a lower end of the connection pipe 13 via a joint 26. As shown in FIG. 6, the joint 26 is assembled by screwing a pair of joint cases 26a. The upper end of the joint 26 covers the lower end of the connecting pipe 13 and is connected to the connecting pipe 13 by screwing a screw through the upper end of both joint cases 26 a into a screw receiver 13 a provided at the lower end of the connecting pipe 13. ing. The lower end of the joint 26 straddles the base 21 in the width direction and has a concave relief groove 26b. The joint 26 and the suction port body 12 are connected by fitting a bearing 26c provided at the lower end of the joint case 26a into the screw receiving portion 21b of the base 21.
[0028]
By this connection, the suction opening body 12 is provided so as to extend in a direction intersecting with the axial direction of the handle 2, for example, in a direction orthogonal to the axial direction. Therefore, the pair of dust suction ports 22 a and 22 b and the brush rows 23 b to 23 d are all provided to extend in a direction orthogonal to the axial direction of the handle 2. The suction port body 12 is swingable about a pivot 21b and a bearing 26c rotatably fitted to the pivot 21b. The interference between the base 21 and the joint 26 during this rotation is a relief groove. 26b. In this way, the suction port body 12 is rotatable so that both longitudinal ends thereof can be displaced up and down, so that a portion above the suction port body 12 is provided with a degree of freedom of movement, and the operability is further improved. I am doing it.
[0029]
As shown in FIG. 5, the lower end of the connecting pipe 13 and the protruding pipe 21a of the suction port body 12 are not directly connected, but are connected via a flexible relay pipe such as a bellows pipe 27. Due to the flexible deformation of the bellows tube 27, the communication between the connecting pipe 13 and the suction port body 12 is maintained regardless of the swinging operation of the suction port body 12. Since the joint 26 covers the bellows tube 27, it is preferable in appearance. In the case where the suction port body 12 is not swinged, the connecting pipe can be directly connected to the connection pipe 13 without the relay pipe.
[0030]
As shown in FIG. 3, the electric blower 14 is housed in the main body case 11, for example, with the intake port 14 a facing upward. A first opening 31 and a second opening 32 are provided in a peripheral portion of the main body case 11. The first opening 31 is opened on the side surface of the main body case 11 as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, and a rubber packing 31a is attached to the opening 31. The first opening 31 is connected to the upper end of the connecting pipe 13 via an intake pipe 33 built in the main body case 11. For this reason, the first opening 31 communicates with the dust suction ports 22 a and 22 b of the suction port body 12.
[0031]
The second opening 32 is formed upward at a central portion of a cup connecting portion 34 integrally protruding from the outer surface of the main body case 11. A first filter 35 is mounted inside the cup connection portion 34. An intake guide 36 is provided between the second opening 32 and the intake port 14 a of the electric blower 14. The guide 36 has a portion built into the main body case 11 and an elbow-shaped suction end 36a disposed outside the main body case 11. The suction end 36a is connected to the second opening 32. The portion of the intake guide 36 built in the main body case 11 is disposed directly above the electric blower 14, and a second filter 37 is attached to this portion.
[0032]
An exhaust portion 38 having a large number of ventilation holes is provided at a lower portion of the main body case 11, and the exhaust portion 38 communicates with an exhaust port 14 b of the electric blower 14. Therefore, the air sucked from the second opening 32 through the first filter 35 is guided to the intake guide 36 and reaches the inside of the main body case 11, and is sucked by the electric blower 14 through the second filter 37. The air is discharged from the exhaust port 14 b of the blower 14, and is discharged to the outside of the main body case 11 through the exhaust part 38.
[0033]
A main body side connecting portion 39 and a support portion 40 are provided on a peripheral portion of the main body case 11. The main body side connection portion 39 is provided, for example, near the lower side of the first opening 31. The connecting portion 39 has a pair of locking grooves 39 a (only one of which is shown in FIG. 2) which faces in the circumferential direction of the main body case 11. The support portion 40 is formed of a convex portion with a slope provided near the lower side of the main body side connection portion 39.
[0034]
A handle 41 is provided over the upper part of the main body case 11 and the lower part of the handle 2. The handle 41 intersects with the direction in which the dust collecting cup 4 and the main body case 11 are arranged, and protrudes in a substantially perpendicular direction, for example, as shown in FIG. With this, as the user holds the handle 2 and the handle 41 with both hands, the suction port bodies 12 are arranged orthogonally to the direction in which the floor surface is swept, and the direction of the suction port bodies 12 is considered one by one. This is preferable because there is no need to perform the above.
[0035]
An electric connector 42 is provided on an upper part of the vacuum cleaner 1, for example, on the handle 2. Further, a power supply line 43 extending from the connector 42 to the electric blower 14 and a signal line 44 extending from the switch 7 to the connector 42 are provided in the handle 2.
[0036]
It is preferable that at least a part of the dust collecting cup 4 is made of a transparent synthetic resin material so that the inside can be seen through. The dust collecting cup 4 is formed in a vertically long cylindrical shape with a bottom, and an upper end opening thereof is used as an outlet 46. In the upper part of the peripheral wall of the dust collecting cup 4, an inlet 47 to which an annular rubber packing 47a is attached is opened.
[0037]
A container-side connection portion, for example, a cup-side connection portion 48 and a hook portion 49 are provided on the upper portion of the peripheral wall of the dust collection cup 4. The cup-side connecting portion 48 is arranged near the lower side of the inlet 47 and is urged by a spring (not shown). A pair of engaging claws 48a (only one is shown in FIG. 2) is connected to the main body side. It has a pair of push buttons 48b (only one is shown in FIG. 2) for moving in a direction to disengage from the engagement groove 39a of the portion 39. The hook portion 49 is formed of a convex portion with a slope provided near the lower side of the claw 48a.
[0038]
The dust collection cup 4 is rotated in a direction indicated by an arrow A in FIG. 2 from the posture in which the outlet 46 is obliquely pressed against the first filter 35 as shown in FIG. Thus, the cup-side connecting portion 48 is claw-engaged with the main-body-side connecting portion 39 to be connected, and is attached to the cleaner body 3.
[0039]
Specifically, the first opening 31 of the main body case 11 and the inlet 47 of the dust collection cup 4 are joined by the above behavior. The airtightness of this joint is ensured by the close contact of the annular rubber packings 31a and 47a. Simultaneously with the joining, the engaging claws 48a of the connecting portion 48 are elastically engaged with the engaging grooves 39a of the connecting portion 39, so that the dust collecting cup 4 is prevented from coming off the outer surface of the main body case 11. Further, at the same time as the joining, the hook portion 49 of the dust collection cup 4 rides on the slope of the support portion 40 of the main body case 11, and the outlet 46 of the dust collection cup 4 is pressed against the first filter 35. As a result, the dust collection cup 4 is held so as not to move in the vertical direction. Reference numeral 4a in FIGS. 2 and 3 denotes an annular packing for maintaining the airtightness of the dust collection cup 4 in a state where the dust collection cup 4 is attached to the main body case 11.
[0040]
With the above procedure, the dust collecting cup 4 can be attached to a position off the central axis of the cleaner main body 6. The first and second openings 31 and 32 of the cleaner main body 3 communicate with each other via the inside of a dust collecting cup 4 attached to the outside of the main body case 11. By attaching the dust collecting cup 4 to the cleaner body 3, the cup 4 is arranged on the body case 11 along the radial direction of the body case 11 of the cleaner body 3. These arrangement directions are the same as the directions in which the dust suction ports 22a and 22b of the suction port body 12 and the brush rows 23b to 23d extend as shown in FIG. In other words, the dust collecting cup 4 attached to the cleaner body 4 and the suction opening body 12 are vertically opposed.
[0041]
Accordingly, when the right-handed user holds the cleaner main body 6 with both hands, the floor surface or the like can be swept in a state where the dust collection cup 4 is arranged close to the user. The cup 4 can hardly hit furniture and the like. In addition, even when the vacuum cleaner 1 is stored, it is preferable because the dust collecting cup 4 is hardly obstructed.
[0042]
Contrary to the mounting operation of the dust collecting cup 4, the upper part of the dust collecting cup 4 is grasped while pressing the pair of push buttons 48b of the dust collecting cup 4 mounted on the cleaner body 3, and the cup 4 is removed. By pulling down while rotating in the direction of arrow B in the figure, the dust collection cup 4 can be removed from the cleaner body 3. In this case, the push button 48b is pressed, and the engaging claw 48 is disengaged from the engaging groove 39a of the main body side connecting part 39. Therefore, the connection between the main body side connecting part 39 and the cup side connecting part 48 is released, Removal behavior is possible.
[0043]
The power supply 5 is shown in FIG. The power supply device 5 includes a mounting tool 61, a power supply holder 62, and a power supply 63. The wearing tool 61 can be attached to and detached from the body of the user, and for example, a belt detachably attached to the waist can be suitably used. The belt 61 is passed through a through hole 62 a of the power supply holder 62. The power supply holder 62 has an opening / closing lid 62b.
[0044]
The power supply 63 is housed in the power supply holder 62 so as to be able to be taken in and out. The power supply 63 has a control circuit, a battery connected to the control circuit, and a connector 64 connected to the control circuit via a coiled electric cable 63a. The electric cable 63a passes through the power supply holder 62 and is detachable from the holder 62. The connector 64 is detachably inserted and connected to the connector 42. The control circuit controls the operation of the electric blower 14 in response to the operation of the switch 7, and the battery stores power to be supplied to the electric blower 14 and the like. As this battery, a battery pack in which a plurality of secondary batteries are connected in series and packed can be suitably used, but a single secondary battery or a single or a plurality of dry batteries may be used.
[0045]
The power supply device 5 is not built in the cleaner main body 6 of the vacuum cleaner 1 having the above configuration. The vacuum cleaner 1 is used in a state where the power supply device 5 is worn by a user and the connector 64 of the power supply device 5 is connected to the connector 42 of the cleaner main body 6.
[0046]
This eliminates the need for a space in which the power source device, the cord reel, and the like are built in the main body 6 of the cleaner, and makes the main body 6 of the cleaner smaller and lighter, so that the operation of the main body 6 of the cleaner is easy. Moreover, in the present embodiment, the power supply device 5 including the heavy battery pack can be mounted around the waist of the user, so that the burden on the waist is lower than when the power supply device 5 is mounted on the upper body of the user. It is preferable because it has few points.
[0047]
When operating the cleaner main body 6, it can be used by holding the upper part of the handle 2 with one hand, for example, the right hand, and holding the handle 41 with the other hand, for example, the left hand. In this use, when the suction opening body 12 is moved rightward in FIG. 5, the cleaner main body is arranged such that a straight line connecting the lower ends of the central brush row 23d and the brush row 23b on the right side thereof is parallel to the floor surface. The floor surface can be swept by the brush rows 23b and 23d that come into contact with the floor surface with the posture of 6 being inclined. Conversely, when moving the suction opening body 12 to the left in FIG. 5, the cleaner main body is arranged such that a straight line connecting the lower ends of the central brush row 23d and the brush row 23c on the left side thereof is parallel to the floor surface. The floor can be swept by the brush rows 23c and 23d that come into contact with the floor, assuming the posture of 6 being inclined.
[0048]
As described above, since the cleaner main body 6 can be swept and cleaned using two rows of brushes by inclining the cleaner main body 6 in the direction of sweeping the floor surface, the user can invert the cleaner main body 6 by 180 ° at the same position to remove the cleaner main body 6. The user does not need to move himself to change or flip the cleaner main body 6 by 180 °. Therefore, the usability in the case of sweeping in the direction opposite to the previous sweeping direction is good.
[0049]
With such two-way sweeping, the curl of the central brush row 23d can be corrected. For this reason, the central brush row 23d, whose lower end protrudes downward from the side brush rows 23b and 23c, can easily scrape out dust and the like accumulated at, for example, the corners of stairs, so that the usability is good.
[0050]
The main body of the vacuum cleaner having the above-described configuration arranges the main body case 11 in which the heavy electric blower 14 is incorporated at a high position corresponding to the length of the connection pipe 13. Thereby, the center of gravity of the cleaner main body 3 is provided at a high position near the handle 41, and the lower end of the cleaner main body 63 can be lightened. For this reason, the inertia force of the lower end of the cleaner main body 6 is reduced, and the suction opening body 12 can be moved lightly, so that the usability is good.
[0051]
The vacuum cleaner 1 sweeps and collects dust on the floor surface by the broom function described above with the switch 7 turned off, and then turns on the switch 7 to operate the electric blower 14 to collect the dust. It is also possible to clean by sucking dust, or to sweep while collecting dust by a broom function while the switch 7 is turned on and the electric blower 14 is operated.
[0052]
In a state where the electric blower 14 is operated, the vacuum pressure spreads to the pair of dust suction ports 22a and 22b, so that the dust on the floor surface is sucked into the dust suction body 22 together with the air, and then the protruding pipe portion 21a and the bellows pipe 27 are formed. Then, the dust is sucked into the dust collection cup 4 through the first opening 31 and the inlet 47 connected to each other via the connecting pipe 13 and the suction pipe 33 in order. The dust-containing air sucked into the dust collecting cup 4 forms a swirling flow along the inner peripheral surface of the dust collecting cup 4, flows toward the bottom of the cup 4, and then reverses and rises inside the swirling flow. Then, the first filter 35 covering the second outlet 32 and the outlet 46 from the upstream side passes through the suction end 36a of the suction guide 36 arranged corresponding to the radial center of the dust collection cup 4. Inhaled. The air drawn into the suction guide 36 passes through the second filter 37 and is drawn into the suction port 14 a of the electric blower 14, passes through the blower 14, is discharged from the discharge port 14 b into the main body case 11, and is further discharged to the exhaust section. It is discharged to the outside of the main body case 11 through. In this case, the exhaust air is discharged at a position far above the floor according to the length of the connecting pipe 13, so that it is not necessary to take special measures to make the exhaust air upward, and the exhaust air is discharged from the floor. The dust on the surface can be prevented from being blown away.
[0053]
In the vacuum suction type cleaning, the dust-containing air swirls inside the dust collecting cup 4 as described above, so that the dust and the air are separated by the cyclone-type separating action. The separated dust is collected in the dust collection cup 4. The fine dust contained in the air after the cyclone-type separation is separated by the filtering operation of the first filter 35 and further separated by the filtering operation of the second filter 37 immediately before being sucked into the electric blower 14. .
[0054]
By the above cleaning, the amount of dust accumulated in the dust collecting cup 4 can be easily visually recognized because the dust collecting cup 4 is made of a transparent material and is disposed outside the cleaner body 3 and is exposed. When the user discards the dust in the dust collecting cup 4 by this visual check, the dust collecting cup 4 is removed from the outside of the cleaner body 3 by the above-described procedure without disassembling and assembling the cleaner body 3. Since it can be attached to and detached from the cleaner body 3, it is easy to dispose of collected dust. Moreover, in this case, there is no need to move the cleaner body to the dust dump.
[0055]
The present invention is not limited to the one embodiment. For example, in the present invention, a wiping member such as a brushed cloth or a sponge having good abrasion resistance to the floor surface can be used as another cleaning member instead of the brush row. Therefore, in the present invention, the concept of sweeping cleaning functioning as a broom includes not only sweeping the floor but also wiping. Further, the present invention can be applied to a vacuum cleaner in which the suction port body 12 is directly connected to or integrally formed with the main body case 11, and the type of dust collection is not limited to the cyclone type. Further, the mounting structure for detachably attaching the dust collecting cup to the cleaner main body 3 may have any structure, and the main body case has a concave portion which is opened to the outside. It is also possible to attach the cup detachably.
[0056]
【The invention's effect】
ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the vacuum cleaner which can function as a broom and can improve usability can be provided.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a vacuum cleaner according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a part of the electric vacuum cleaner in FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a sectional view showing a part of the electric vacuum cleaner in FIG. 1;
FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a structure around a suction opening body provided in the electric vacuum cleaner in FIG. 1;
FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing a structure around a suction port body in FIG. 4;
FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view showing a structure around a suction port body in FIG. 4;
FIG. 7 is an exemplary perspective view showing a power supply device provided in the electric vacuum cleaner in FIG. 1;
FIG. 8 is a schematic plan view showing the main body of the vacuum cleaner of FIG. 1;
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Vacuum cleaner, 2 ... Pattern, 3 ... Vacuum cleaner main body, 4 ... Dust collection cup (dust collection container), 5 ... Power supply device, 6 ... Vacuum cleaner main body, 11 ... Main body case, 12 ... Suction port body, 13 ... Connecting pipe, 14 ... Electric blower, 14a ... Intake port, 22a, 22b ... Dust suction port, 23 ... Brush body (cleaning body) 23b, 23c ... Side brush row (side cleaning member row), 23d ... Center brush row (Center cleaning member row), 39: main body side connection portion, 42: connector, 46: outlet, 47: inlet, 48 ... cup side connection portion (container side connection portion), 61: mounting tool, 62: power supply holder, 63 ... power supply, 64 ... connector

Claims (7)

A cleaner body having an electric blower built therein is connected to a rod-shaped handle, and a dust suction port extending in a direction intersecting the axial direction of the handle and a row-shaped cleaning member along the dust suction port are provided at a lower end of the cleaner body. A vacuum cleaner capable of functioning as a broom, comprising a dust collecting container for storing sucked dust, wherein the container is detachably attached to the main body of the cleaner from the outside of the main body. Vacuum cleaner. 2. The vacuum cleaner according to claim 1, wherein the cleaner main body is provided with a main body side connection portion, a first opening communicating with the dust suction port, and a second opening communicating with the suction port of the electric blower, respectively. 3. The dust collecting container has a container-side connecting portion detachable from the main-body-side connecting portion, an inlet connected to the first opening, and an outlet connected to the second opening. An electric vacuum cleaner wherein the dust collecting container is detachably attached to the cleaner main body via the container-side connecting portion. 3. The vacuum cleaner according to claim 2, wherein the inlet is provided on a peripheral wall of the dust container, and the outlet is formed at an upper end opening of the dust container, and the second opening is connected to the suction port. 4. The suction end of the suction guide is provided corresponding to the center of the outlet so as to suck air from the center in the radial direction of the dust container. The vacuum cleaner according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the cleaner body and the dust collection container are arranged along a direction in which the dust suction port and the row of cleaning members extend. A cleaner body in which an electric blower is built in is connected to a rod-shaped handle, and a dust suction port extending in a direction intersecting with the axial direction of the handle and a cleaning body along the dust suction port are provided at a lower end portion of the cleaner body. In a vacuum cleaner that can function as a broom,
The cleaning body has a pair of side cleaning member rows and a central cleaning member row protruding downward from the tip of the side cleaning member rows, and the pair of dust suction ports is provided, and one of the dust suction ports is provided. Is disposed between the central cleaning member row and one side cleaning member row, and the other dust suction port is disposed between the central cleaning member row and the other side cleaning member row. . The electric vacuum cleaner according to any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising a power supply device that supplies electric power to the electric blower and is portable. 7. The vacuum cleaner according to claim 6, wherein the power supply device includes: a mounting tool detachable to a user of the vacuum cleaner; a power supply holder connected to the mounting tool; and a power supply detachable from the holder. I have it.

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