JP2005052339A - Vacuum cleaner - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cordless vacuum cleaner which accomplishes charging both through and non-through a housing base and is allowed to be housed independently in the housing base. <P>SOLUTION: The vacuum cleaner is provided with a body which has an electric blower chamber having an electric blower, a dust collection chamber communicating with the electric blower chamber in front thereof and a power source part for housing a battery disposed behind the electric blower chamber, a suction device which is connected to the body of the cleaner and extended forward from the dust collection chamber, the housing base which houses the vacuum cleaner standing vertically with the suction device therebelow and a charger for charging the battery. The body of the cleaner is provided with a first connection part connected to the charger and the housing base is provided with a second connection part connected to the charger, respectively. A relay cord is provided to connect the first connection part to the secondary side of the second connection part. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a vacuum cleaner.

Conventionally, as a cordless vacuum cleaner driven by a storage battery, Patent Document 1 discloses that a vacuum cleaner is attached to a dedicated charging stand to charge the storage battery and that a charger is connected to the vacuum cleaner to charge the storage battery. Kinds have been proposed. The dedicated charging stand also has a function as a stand for storing the vacuum cleaner.
JP 2002-34876 A

  Although there are many users who dislike that the charging stand occupies the floor area of the room, there is a problem that the vacuum cleaner charged by the charging stand cannot be charged without using a dedicated charging stand. It was. On the other hand, the vacuum cleaner charged by the charger has a problem that a storage base is not provided and a large space is required for storage.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a cordless vacuum cleaner that can be stored independently in a storage table and can be charged via the storage table or can be charged without using the storage table. To do.

  In order to solve the above problems, the present invention houses an electric blower chamber provided with an electric blower, a dust collection chamber communicating with the electric blower chamber in front of the electric blower chamber, and a storage battery behind the electric blower chamber. A vacuum cleaner body provided with a power supply unit, a suction tool connected to the vacuum cleaner body and extending forward from the dust collecting chamber, a storage base for storing the suction tool vertically with the suction tool down, and the storage battery A first connecting portion for connecting a charger to the cleaner body, and a second connecting portion for connecting a charger to the storage base, respectively, and a secondary of the second connecting portion. A relay cord for connecting the side and the first connecting portion is provided.

  According to this configuration, the vacuum cleaner is stored vertically on the storage base, the charger is connected to the second connection portion of the storage base, and the relay cord is connected to the first connection portion of the vacuum cleaner body. The vacuum cleaner can be charged through a storage base and a relay cord. Moreover, the said vacuum cleaner can be charged without using a storage stand by connecting a charger to the 1st connection part of the said vacuum cleaner main body.

  Moreover, the vacuum cleaner of this invention WHEREIN: The said relay cord may be previously connected to the secondary side of the said 2nd connection part, and may be accommodated in the said storage stand.

  According to this configuration, the relay code is not lost.

  Moreover, the vacuum cleaner of this invention WHEREIN: The said relay cord may be folded and accommodated in the storage chamber provided in the said storage stand.

  According to this configuration, the relay cord can be stored clearly.

  Moreover, the vacuum cleaner of this invention WHEREIN: The said relay cord may be windable by the cord reel installed in the inside of the said storage stand.

  According to this configuration, the relay cord can be easily stored.

  In the vacuum cleaner of the present invention, the relay cord may be a spiral cord that can be retracted and stored in the storage table.

  Also with this configuration, the relay cord can be easily stored.

  Moreover, the vacuum cleaner of this invention WHEREIN: The said charger may be storable inside the said storage stand.

  According to this configuration, the charger can be stored cleanly.

  Moreover, the vacuum cleaner of this invention WHEREIN: The said storage stand may have a weight in this storage stand.

  According to this configuration, the position of the center of gravity in the state where the electric vacuum cleaner is stood and stored can be lowered.

  According to the present invention, the cordless cord can be charged through the storage table while being stored vertically while being stored in the storage table, and can be charged by the charger without using the storage table. A vacuum cleaner can be provided.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  FIG. 1 shows a state in which the electric vacuum cleaner 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention is being housed / charged. The electric vacuum cleaner 1 includes a vacuum cleaner body 2, a nozzle 3 that is a suction tool, a charger 4, and a storage base 5, and further includes a relay cord 6.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the cleaner body 2 includes an electric blower chamber 12 that houses an electric blower 11, a power supply unit 14 that houses a storage battery 13, and a dust collection chamber 15. The electric blower chamber 12 and the power supply unit 14 located behind the electric blower chamber 12 are partitioned by a partition wall 16, and the electric blower chamber 12 and the front dust collection chamber 15 communicate with each other via a filter 17.

  The electric blower 11 sucks dust together with air from the nozzle 3 through the dust collecting chamber 15, and only clean air separated by the filter 17 is discharged from the exhaust port 18 provided in the electric blower chamber 12 to the outside of the cleaner body 2. To discharge. The power supply unit 14 is provided with an insertion port 19 (first connection unit) for charging the storage battery 13 and a display lamp 20 indicating a charged state, and a power source is supplied from the storage battery 13 to the electric blower 11 by a switch 21. Can be supplied or shut off. The dust collection chamber 15 is provided with a valve 23 so that the dust separated by the filter 17 is collected, and the dust once sucked from the connection nozzle 22 for connecting the nozzle 3 does not return. The dust collection chamber 15 and the filter 17 can be removed from the cleaner body 2 for cleaning.

  The nozzle 3 is connected to the front of the cleaner body 2, and a floor nozzle 31 is attached to the tip of the nozzle 3 to provide a suction tool suitable for floor cleaning.

  The charger 4 can be connected to a commercial power source by being plugged into an outlet. The charger 4 is provided with a cord 41, and a plug 42 is attached to the tip of the cord 41.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the storage base 5 has an insertion port 51 (second connection portion) that engages with the plug 42 of the charger 4, and stores the storage chamber 52 that stores the charger 4 and the floor nozzle 31. A nozzle storage portion 53 is provided, and the storage chamber 52 can be opened and closed by a lid 54.

  A holding hole 55 is provided in the center of the storage base 5. With the nozzle 3 connected to the cleaner body 2, the electric vacuum cleaner 1 can be made independent as shown in FIG. 1 by inserting the tip of the nozzle 3 into the holding hole 55.

  Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 4, an iron plate 56 (weight) is provided inside the storage base 5. If the iron plate 56 is not provided, as shown in FIG. 1, when the vacuum cleaner 1 is placed with the vacuum blower body 2 having the heavy electric blower 11 and the storage battery 13 up, the center of gravity of the vacuum blower 1 can be obtained. If the position becomes high and something touches accidentally, there is a risk of falling easily. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 4, an iron plate 56 is attached to the lower portion of the storage base 5, and the center of gravity of the entire vacuum cleaner 1 is lowered by the weight of the iron plate 56. 1 does not fall easily.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the relay cord 6 has a plug 61 that is engaged with the insertion port 19 of the cleaner body 2 at the tip, and the end opposite to the plug 61 is inside the storage base 5. And connected to the secondary side of the insertion port 51. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the relay cord 6 can be stored in the storage chamber 52 of the storage base 5 together with the charger 4.

  In the vacuum cleaner 1 having the above-described configuration, the plug 42 of the cord 41 of the charger 4 inserted into a household power outlet is inserted into the insertion port 51 (second connection portion) provided in the storage base 5 and stored. The storage battery 13 can be charged by inserting the plug 61 of the relay cord 6 whose one end is connected to the secondary side of the insertion port 51 inside the base 5 into the insertion port 19 of the cleaner body 2. Further, the plug 42 of the charger 4 and the plug 61 of the relay cord 6, the insertion port 51 of the storage base 5, and the insertion port 19 of the cleaner body 2 have the same shapes related to the engagement. The plug 42 can be directly inserted into the insertion port 19 of the cleaner body 2. That is, even if the storage stand 5 is not used, the charger 4 can be directly connected to the cleaner body 2 to charge the storage battery 13.

  FIG. 5 illustrates a vacuum cleaner storage 5a according to a second embodiment of the present invention. The relay cord 6 of the storage table 5a can be taken up by a cord reel 62 provided with an automatic winding mechanism provided inside the storage table 5a. The relay cord 6 is connected to the secondary side of the insertion port 51 by an internal relay cord 63 connected by a rotatable contact (not shown) provided inside the cord reel 62 in order to avoid twisting due to the rotation of the cord reel 62. is doing. Further, a seat 57 of the plug 61 is provided on the storage base 5a so that even the plug 61 is not wound up inside the storage base 5a. The charger 4 can be stored in a storage chamber 52 having a lid 56.

  FIG. 6 shows a storage base 5b of a vacuum cleaner according to a third embodiment of the present invention. The relay cord 6 of the storage base 5b is a spiral cord. The spiral relay cord 6 has a spring property and can be easily stored in a cylindrical hole 58 provided in the storage table 5a by being contracted by itself.

1 is a perspective view of a vacuum cleaner according to a first embodiment of the present invention. It is a disassembled perspective view of the vacuum cleaner of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the storage stand of the vacuum cleaner of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the storage stand of the vacuum cleaner of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the storage stand of the vacuum cleaner by 2nd Embodiment embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the storage stand of the vacuum cleaner by 3rd Embodiment embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

1 electric vacuum cleaner 2 vacuum cleaner body 3 nozzle (suction tool)
4 Battery Charger 5, 5a, b Storage Base 6 Relay Cord 11 Electric Blower 12 Electric Blower Room 13 Storage Battery 14 Power Supply Unit 15 Dust Collection Room 19 Insertion Port (First Connection Portion)
42 Plug 51 Plug (second connection part)
52 Storage room 56 Iron plate (weight)
61 Plug 62 Cord reel

Claims (7)

A vacuum cleaner main body provided with an electric blower chamber provided with an electric blower, a dust collection chamber communicating with the electric blower chamber in front of the electric blower chamber, and a power supply unit storing a storage battery behind the electric blower chamber; A suction tool connected to the main body of the vacuum cleaner and extending forward from the dust collecting chamber; a storage base for storing the suction tool vertically with the suction tool down; and a charger for charging the storage battery,
Providing a first connecting part for connecting a charger to the vacuum cleaner body, and a second connecting part for connecting a charger to the storage base;
A vacuum cleaner comprising a relay cord connecting the secondary side of the second connection part and the first connection part.   The vacuum cleaner according to claim 1, wherein the relay cord is connected in advance to the secondary side of the second connection portion and can be stored in the storage table.   The vacuum cleaner according to claim 2, wherein the relay cord can be folded and stored in a storage chamber provided in the storage table.   The vacuum cleaner according to claim 2, wherein the relay cord can be wound up by a cord reel installed inside the storage table.   The vacuum cleaner according to claim 2, wherein the relay cord is a spiral cord that can be retracted and stored in the storage table.   6. The electric vacuum cleaner according to claim 1, wherein the charger can be stored in the storage table. The vacuum cleaner according to claim 1, wherein the storage table has a weight in the storage table.

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