JP2005040242A - Upright vacuum cleaner - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an upright vacuum cleaner with improved usability by making a cleaner body detachable and preventing a power supply cord from crossing the front of a stick part when detaching the cleaner body and using it. <P>SOLUTION: The cleaner body 1 provided with a motor-driven blower 11, a dust collecting part 12, and a cord reel 13 and a hose 2 communicating with the dust collecting part 12 are detachably attached to the stick part 3 provided with a suction tool 31 for a floor and a handle 32 for an operation, and a handle 14 for holding the cleaner body 1 is provided on the upper side of the cleaner body 1. In a state where the cleaner body 1 is attached to the stick part 3, a power supply cord pull-out port 133 on the side of the cleaner body 1 and a hose attaching port 35 on the side of the stick part 3 are positioned on the same side. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a vertical (upright type) vacuum cleaner, and more particularly to a vertical vacuum cleaner called a stick type whose vacuum cleaner body is relatively small and light.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, this type of vertical vacuum cleaner is generally configured such that a stick portion having a floor suction tool and an operation handle is integrally formed with a vacuum cleaner body having an electric blower, a dust collecting portion, and a cord reel. The vacuum cleaner body could not be attached or detached.
[0003]
In addition, the vacuum cleaner which enables the use as a floor movement type (canister type) and the use as a vertical type (upright type) is known (for example, refer patent document 1).
[0004]
[Patent Document 1]
JP-A-8-33591 (FIGS. 1 to 7)
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, a general vertical vacuum cleaner in which the main body of the vacuum cleaner cannot be attached / detached has a problem in that it cannot easily clean an upper part of a room such as under a bed or above furniture, a staircase, or the like.
[0006]
Moreover, in the vacuum cleaner which enables the use as a floor movement type | mold as described in the said patent document 1, and the use as a vertical type, although a vacuum cleaner main body can be removed, this is a floor movement type to the last. As is clear from the fact that there is no description of the hand-held handle of the main body of the vacuum cleaner, no consideration is given to hand-held use.
[0007]
By the way, if it is intended to be used by hand, it is possible to shift from the vertical state to the hand-held use as it is by forming the hand-held handle at the top of the vacuum cleaner body when used as a vertical type. Although it is convenient, with the vacuum cleaner main body attached to the stick part, if the power cord outlet on the vacuum cleaner body and the hose attachment part on the stick part are located on the opposite side, hold the handle for hand-holding. When the vacuum cleaner main body is removed from the stick portion and used, the power cord crosses the front of the stick portion, so that the usability is lowered.
[0008]
Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and the vacuum cleaner main body is configured to be detachable, and the power cord crosses the front of the stick portion when the vacuum cleaner main body is detached and used. An object of the present invention is to provide a vertical vacuum cleaner with improved usability.
[0009]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above-described object, the present invention provides a vacuum cleaner body having an electric blower, a dust collector, and a cord reel, and a hose communicating with the dust collector has a floor suction tool and an operation handle. Attached to the stick unit in a detachable manner, and equipped with a handle for holding the vacuum cleaner body on the upper side of the vacuum cleaner body, with the vacuum cleaner body attached to the stick section, the power cord outlet on the vacuum cleaner body side And the hose attachment part on the stick part side are located on the same side.
[0010]
Further, the vacuum cleaner main body hose mounting portion is positioned on the opposite side of the stick portion hose mounting portion in a state where the vacuum cleaner main body is mounted on the stick portion. It is.
[0011]
The power cord outlet is formed on the upper side of the cleaner body.
[0012]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
[0013]
1-5 is a figure which shows the structure and effect | action of one Embodiment of the vertical cleaner by this invention, The basic structure of this vertical cleaner called a stick type | mold is the electric blower 11 and the dust collecting part 12. FIG. A vacuum cleaner main body 1 having a cord reel 13 and a hose 2 communicating with the dust collecting portion 12 are detachably attached to a stick portion 3 having a floor suction tool 31 and an operation handle 32, and the vacuum cleaner main body 1. Is provided with a handle 14 for holding the vacuum cleaner body 1 on the upper side, and the vacuum cleaner body 1 is attached to the stick portion 3, and the power cord outlet 133 on the cleaner body 1 side and the hose on the stick portion 3 side. The attachment port 35 is configured to be located on the same side.
[0014]
More specifically, as shown in FIG. 1, the vacuum cleaner main body 1 having a relatively small size and light weight (here, about 3 kg) has a cyclone-type removable dust collecting portion 12, a motor 111 and a blower from the lower side. The electric blower 11, which is integrated with the motor 111 and arranged on the upper side, the cord reel 13 arranged immediately above and winding the power cord 131 of the electric blower 11, and the front and rear direction on the upper side of the cord reel 13 The handle 14 for hand-held formed in is arrange | positioned. That is, the hand-held handle 14 is disposed at the uppermost portion, the removable dust collecting portion 12 is disposed at the lowermost portion, and the heaviest electric blower 11 is disposed at the central portion. Further, a hose 2 communicating with the dust collecting portion 12 is attached to the lower portion of the cleaner body 1.
[0015]
On the other hand, the stick portion 3 is configured such that an upper operation handle 32 can be folded rearward from a rotating portion 33 provided in the middle of the height direction, and an operation handle 32 having a grip portion 321 formed at the upper end. It can be stored compactly by folding it back. Further, a floor suction tool 31 having a suction port 311 on the bottom surface side and having a rotating brush (not shown), a front wheel 312, a rear wheel 313 and the like is rotatably attached to the lower end of the stick portion 3. In the case of cleaning, the stick part 3 is configured to be able to tilt backward while the bottom surface side of the floor suction tool 31 is in contact with the surface to be cleaned.
[0016]
In addition, an air intake pipe (not shown) containing dust from the floor suction tool 31 is formed inside the stick portion 3, and the tip of the hose 2 is connected to the side surface of the stick portion 3 in communication with the intake pipe. A hose attachment port 35 for detachably attaching the suction cylinder 21 is formed.
[0017]
Further, in the present embodiment, a pair of ribs 17 are provided on the lower back side of the vacuum cleaner body 1 so as to sandwich both lower sides of the stick portion 3, and convex portions 38 are formed on both lower sides of the stick portion 3. The positioning function and the support of the vacuum cleaner main body 1 when the vacuum cleaner main body 1 is attached to the stick portion 3 so that the concave portions (not shown) formed corresponding to the inner sides of the both side ribs 17 are placed and engaged with the convex portions 38 of the two sides. The function is realized.
[0018]
The vacuum cleaner main body 1 has a handle 14 formed on the uppermost part thereof, and the stick portion 3 is sandwiched between the ribs 17 on both sides formed on the lower back side of the vacuum cleaner main body 1 so as to sandwich the lower both sides of the stick portion 3. After the rib 17 side concave portion is placed and engaged with the three side convex portion 38, the upper back side of the cleaner body 1 is attached to the front surface side of the corresponding stick portion 3 with a clamp (not shown). It is configured so that it can be detached easily by releasing the clamped state by a button operation or the like.
[0019]
In addition, the dust collecting unit 12 is attached to the upper part on the front side of the dust collecting unit 12 after inserting and placing the bottom surface of the dust collecting unit 12 on the dust collecting unit guide 19 formed on the bottom of the cleaner body 1. The clamp (not shown) is attached by being locked to the locking portion on the cleaner body 1 side, and is configured to be removable by releasing the locked state of the clamp by a button operation or the like. Here, the dust collecting portion guide 19 and the both-side ribs 17 are formed so that the bottom side is continuously horizontal at the same height.
[0020]
A power cord 131 wound around the cord reel 13 is pulled out on the upper side surface of the cleaner body 1 on which the cord reel 13 is disposed, and a power plug 132 enters the main body 1 when the cord reel 13 is wound around the cord reel 13. A power cord outlet 133 having a stopper that prevents this is formed.
[0021]
As shown in FIG. 1, the power cord outlet 133 on the cleaner body 1 side and the hose attachment port 35 on the stick part 3 side are located on the same side with the cleaner body 1 attached to the stick portion 3. It is configured to do. Further, the hose attachment portion 20 on the cleaner body 1 side is located on the opposite side to the hose attachment port 35 on the stick portion 3 side.
[0022]
In the above configuration, the flow of intake and exhaust during use as a normal vertical cleaner is as follows. That is, when the electric blower 11 is driven, the air sucked together with the dust from the suction port 311 of the floor suction tool 31 passes through the suction pipe in the stick portion 3 and passes through the hose attachment port 35 in the hose 2. And is sucked into the dust collecting part 12 attached to the cleaner body 1.
[0023]
The air from which dust has been removed in the dust collecting unit 12 is sucked into the blower 112 of the electric blower 11 and further discharged after cooling the motor 111. The exhaust discharged from the electric blower 11 is blown to the cord reel 13 immediately above it, and the power cord 131 wound around it is cooled, and then the exhaust holes (see FIG. (Not shown) is discharged to the outside.
[0024]
Further, when cleaning the underside of the bed, etc., the vacuum cleaner main body 1 is in the way and cannot be cleaned while the vacuum cleaner main body 1 is attached to the stick portion 3, so the handheld handle 14 is held with one hand for cleaning. The machine body 1 is removed from the stick part 3, and the hose 2 is left attached to the stick part 3 (see FIGS. 2 and 5). Then, while holding the grip portion 321 of the operation handle 32 of the stick portion 3 from which the vacuum cleaner main body 1 is removed with the other hand, the floor suction tool 31 is inserted below the bed while the stick portion 3 is tilted backward. By doing so, cleaning can be performed easily. Here, in this embodiment, with the cleaner body 1 attached to the stick portion 3, the power cord outlet 133 on the cleaner body 1 side and the hose attachment port 35 on the stick portion 3 side are located on the same side. Since the power cord 131 does not cross the front of the stick portion 3 when the vacuum cleaner body 1 is removed and used in the state shown in FIGS. 4 to 5, the power cord 131 may be in the way. Therefore, usability is improved. Moreover, since it is comprised so that the hose attachment part 20 by the side of the vacuum cleaner main body 1 may be located in the opposite side to the hose attachment port 35 by the side of the stick part 3, the cleaner main body 1 is in the state shown in FIGS. When the hose 2 is removed and used, the hose 2 does not pass through the rear side of the cleaner main body 1, so that the usability is further improved.
[0025]
Further, during such cleaning, there is a case where the cleaner body 1 is temporarily placed on the floor as shown in FIG. 2 in order to move an object on the surface to be cleaned. The bottom surface of the dust collector guide 19 constituting the bottom surface of the vacuum cleaner main body 1 and the bottom surface of the rib 17 constituting the main body 1 attaching / detaching mechanism extending rearward from both sides of the lower portion are configured to be continuously horizontal at the same height. As a result, the ground contact area with the floor surface can be increased when the vacuum cleaner main body 1 is stand alone, and the stability can be greatly increased.
[0026]
When cleaning the upper part of the room such as the top of furniture or the stairs etc., the hose 2 is also removed from the stick part 3 together with the cleaner body 1, and the handle 14 for holding by hand is held, and the hose 2 is held by the other hand. Using the suction tube 21 at the tip of the hose 2 with a tip, or a gap nozzle that can be attached to the suction tube 21, it is possible to easily clean the upper part of the room, such as the top of furniture, and the stairs. Even in such a usage pattern, substantially the same effect as described above can be obtained.
[0027]
Moreover, in this embodiment, since the cord reel 13 is arranged on the upper side of the cleaner body 1, the outlet 133 of the power cord 131 can also be formed on the upper side of the cleaner body 1. It is difficult to cross the suction tool 31 and the user's feet, and the power cord 131 can be easily pulled out. In addition, since the cord reel 13 is disposed immediately above the electric blower 11, the power cord 131 can be easily cooled by the exhaust from the electric blower 11.
[0028]
6-11 is a figure which shows the structure and effect | action of other embodiment of the vertical cleaner by this invention, and the same code | symbol as the said embodiment has shown the same or equivalent part.
[0029]
Also in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 6, the power cord outlet 133 on the cleaner body 1 side and the hose attachment port 35 on the stick part 3 side are provided with the cleaner body 1 attached to the stick part 3. Since it is configured to be located on the same side, the power cord 131 does not cross the front of the stick portion 3 when the vacuum cleaner main body 1 is removed and used, so that the power cord 131 does not get in the way and is usable. Will improve. In addition, although it is comprised so that the hose attachment part 20 by the side of the vacuum cleaner main body 1 may be located in the same side as the hose attachment port 35 by the side of the stick part 3, if the direction of the removed vacuum cleaner main body 1 is changed, the hose 2 Will not pass through the rear side of the vacuum cleaner body 1, so there is no problem.
[0030]
By the way, in general, in order to prevent the power plug from entering the main body during winding of the power cord, a stopper is formed with another part, or the power cord outlet of the main body case is connected to the large diameter portion of the power plug. It is smaller than that and is press-fitted during assembly. Therefore, the number of parts increases and assemblability decreases.
[0031]
Therefore, in the present embodiment, a pair of stopper ribs 134 for preventing the power plug 132 from entering the main body are formed in the main body case 1a so as to be positioned inside the power cord outlet 133. When the power cord 131 is pulled in the normal winding direction of the cord reel 13, the stopper rib 134 and the power cord outlet 133 contact the pair of stopper ribs 134 when the power cord 131 is pulled in the winding direction of the normal cord reel 13, and in the winding direction. When the power plug 132 is inserted in a direction perpendicular to the side, the power plug 132 can be taken out through the power cord outlet 133 without being press-fitted.
[0032]
Specifically, as shown in FIG. 7, the power plug 132 is formed by a pair of upper and lower stopper ribs 134 formed at a predetermined interval from the rear edge of the power cord outlet 133 of the main body case 1a toward the inside. The buttocks 135 are stopped. The winding direction of the cord reel 13 is left-handed.
[0033]
FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of the vacuum cleaner main body 1 as viewed from above during assembly. The distance A between the side wall 1b of the main body case 1a in which the power cord outlet 133 is formed and the stopper rib 134 is determined by the power plug 132. It is set as the structure more than the width | variety B of the collar part 135 (A> = B). Accordingly, during the assembly of the vacuum cleaner main body 1, as shown in FIG. 8, the power plug 132 is inserted between the side wall 1b of the main body case 1a and the stopper rib 134, and the power cord outlet as shown in FIG. By taking out from 133, the power plug 132 can be taken out without press-fitting.
[0034]
Then, as shown in FIG. 7, the power cord 131 is wound up in a direction perpendicular to the stopper rib 134 by fixing the cord reel 13 with the case cover 1c, so that the power plug is interposed between the pair of upper and lower stopper ribs 134. The hook 135 of the 132 is caught and does not enter the main body 1.
[0035]
FIG. 10A is a side view of the main part showing the vicinity of the power cord outlet 133, and the distance C between the pair of upper and lower stopper ribs 134, 134 is the flange 135 of the power plug 132 shown in FIG. The width B is less than the width B (C <B). FIG. 11 shows a state in which the flange 135 of the power plug 132 is stopped by the stopper ribs 134 and 134.
[0036]
With this configuration, the power plug 132 can be prevented from entering the main body 1 without using separate parts or press-fitting operations, so that cost reduction and assembly can be improved.
[0037]
Other configurations are substantially the same as those in the above-described embodiment, and in these respects, substantially the same operational effects as those in the above-described embodiment can be obtained.
[0038]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, the vacuum blower main body having the electric blower, the dust collecting portion, and the cord reel and the hose communicating with the dust collecting portion can be attached to and detached from the floor suction tool and the stick portion having the operation handle. The vacuum cleaner main body has a handle for holding the vacuum cleaner main body on the upper side of the vacuum cleaner main body, and the vacuum cleaner main body is attached to the stick portion. By configuring the hose attachment part to be located on the same side, the power cord does not cross the front of the stick part when the vacuum cleaner body is removed and used, so that the usability is improved.
[0039]
Furthermore, with the vacuum cleaner main body attached to the stick portion, the vacuum cleaner main body hose attachment portion is positioned on the opposite side of the stick portion side hose attachment portion. Since the hose does not pass through the rear side of the main body of the vacuum cleaner when it is used after being removed, the usability is further improved.
[0040]
In addition, since the power cord outlet is formed on the upper side of the cleaner body, the power cord is difficult to cross with the floor suction tool, the user's foot, etc., and the power cord can be easily pulled out. become.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a side view of an embodiment of a vertical cleaner according to the present invention, in which (a) is a partially cutaway left side view, and (b) is a right side view.
FIG. 2 is a side view showing a state where the main body of the cleaner is removed.
FIG. 3 is a schematic top view showing a state where the vacuum cleaner main body is attached.
FIG. 4 is a schematic top view showing a state where the power cord is pulled out with the vacuum cleaner main body attached.
FIG. 5 is a schematic top view showing a state in which the main body of the vacuum cleaner is removed with the power cord pulled out in the same manner.
FIG. 6 is a side view of another embodiment of the vertical cleaner according to the present invention.
FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of the cord reel portion as viewed from the upper surface side.
FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of the cord reel portion in the middle of assembling the cleaner body as seen from the upper surface side.
FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of the cord reel portion in the middle of assembling the cleaner body as seen from the upper surface side.
10A and 10B are views showing the main part, in which FIG. 10A is a side view of a power cord outlet portion, and FIG. 10B is a front view of a power plug.
FIG. 11 is a view similarly showing a state in which a flange portion of the power plug is stopped by a stopper rib.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Vacuum cleaner main body 1a Main body case 11 Electric blower 12 Dust collector part 13 Cord reel 131 Power cord 132 Power plug 133 Power cord outlet 134 Stopper rib 135 Hook part 14 Hand-held handle 17 Rib 19 Dust collector part guide 2 Hose 20 Hose attachment Part 3 Stick part 31 Floor suction tool 32 Operation handle 33 Rotating part 35 Hose attachment port 38 Convex part

Claims (3)

A vacuum cleaner main body having an electric blower, a dust collecting part and a cord reel, and a hose communicating with the dust collecting part are detachably attached to a stick part having a floor suction tool and an operation handle, and an upper part of the vacuum cleaner main body. With the hand-held handle of the cleaner body on the side, with the cleaner body attached to the stick part, the power cord outlet on the cleaner body side and the hose attachment part on the stick part side are located on the same side A vertical vacuum cleaner characterized in that it is configured as described above. 2. The vacuum cleaner main body hose attachment portion is positioned on the opposite side of the stick portion hose attachment portion with the vacuum cleaner main body attached to the stick portion. The described vertical vacuum cleaner. The vertical cleaner according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the power cord outlet is formed on an upper side of the cleaner body.

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