JP2005168623A - Vacuum cleaner - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a vacuum cleaner with good usability capable of easily attaching and detaching a dust collecting section. <P>SOLUTION: The vacuum cleaner has a body section 1 having an electric blower 7 generating suction wind, the dust collecting section 2 constituted so as to be able to attach and detach from behind the body section 1 and separating sucked dusts from the sucked air, and an opening section 9 formed in front of the dust collecting section 2 of the body section 1, and at least a part of the dust collecting section 2 is visible from the opening section 9, further the cleaner has a suction air path which is the channel of the sucked wind in both sides or one side of the opening section 9. Thus, the dust collecting section 2 can be attached and detached in a standing position at the time of cleaning operation, and the quantity of the dust accumulated in the dust collecting section 2 can be confirmed from ahead of the body section 1, accordingly the usability is enhanced. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to an upright type vacuum cleaner having a configuration in which a dust collecting part is removed from a main body part.

As a conventional upright type vacuum cleaner, the dust collecting part is arranged in front of the main body part and the intake passage etc. is configured behind the dust collecting part, so that almost the entire dust collecting part can be seen from the front. Yes (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
JP 2003-61878 A

  However, in the vacuum cleaner as described above, since the dust collecting part is in front of the main body part, it is necessary to remove the dust collecting part from the front of the product main body part when discarding the dust accumulated in the dust collecting part. Yes, in consideration of the fact that there is a user behind the product body in normal use, the user turns around the front of the body or rotates the product body so that the front of the product body faces the user After that, it was necessary to remove the dust collector. Similarly, when the dust collector is reattached to the product body after the dust in the dust collector has been discarded, is the user moving to the rear of the product body after attaching the dust collector to the product body? Or, it was necessary to rotate the product body.

  An object of the present invention is to solve the above problems, and to provide an electric vacuum cleaner that facilitates removal and attachment of a dust collecting portion and is easy to use.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention comprises a main body having an electric blower for generating suction air, and a dust collector configured to be detachable from substantially the rear of the main body, and for separating sucked dust from suction air. And an opening provided substantially in front of the dust collecting portion of the main body, and at least a part of the dust collecting portion is visible from the opening, and on both sides or one side of the opening. It has an intake passage that is a flow path of the suction air, and since the dust collecting part comes off to the rear of the main body part, the dust collecting part can be attached and detached in the standing position at the time of cleaning work. There is no need to wrap around the front or rotate the main body to direct the front of the main body to the user side. The amount of dust collected in the dust collector without being seen too much outside Because it can be confirmed from the body portion front, it is possible to easy to use the vacuum cleaner.

  In addition, by making the dust collection part detachable from the rear of the product body part, when discarding the dust accumulated in the dust collection part, the user turns around the product body part or rotates the product body part. Therefore, it is not necessary to point the front of the product body to the user side, and it is possible to discard the dust accumulated in the dust collection part without any extra action. It is possible to use the product body immediately from the standing position even after it is attached to the unit, and a series of flows such as discarding the dust accumulated in the dust collecting part from the cleaning work and returning to the cleaning work smoothly. Therefore, it becomes possible to provide an easy-to-use vacuum cleaner.

  The vacuum cleaner of the present invention makes it easy to remove and attach the dust collecting part, and can provide an easy-to-use vacuum cleaner.

  A first invention includes a main body having an electric blower that generates suction air, a detachable structure substantially from the rear of the main body, and a dust collector that separates sucked dust from suction air, and the main body. An opening provided substantially in front of the dust collecting portion, at least a part of the dust collecting portion being visible from the opening, and the flow of the suction air on both sides or one side of the opening. It has an intake passage that is a road, and the dust collecting part comes off to the rear of the main body part, so that the dust collecting part can be attached and detached in the standing position at the time of cleaning work, Or, it is not necessary to rotate the main body to direct the front of the main body to the user side, and because part of the dust collecting part can be seen from the front of the main body, the dirty dust is too visible to the outside. Check the amount of dust collected in the dust collection unit from the front of the main unit. Because, it is possible to a user-friendly vacuum cleaner.

  In the second invention, the opening of the first invention is covered with a transparent material, and the reduction in strength of the main body due to the provision of the opening in the main body is suppressed, and the design is finished in a neat shape. It becomes possible.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, one of the intake passages provided at both ends of the opening is a passage that communicates the dust collector and the electric blower, and the other is a passage that communicates the dust collector and the suction tool. The limited space inside the main body can be used efficiently, and a small and light vacuum cleaner can be provided.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, at least one of the intake passages provided at both ends of the opening is an exhaust passage through which at least a part of the exhaust air exhausted from the electric blower passes between the intake passage and the outer structural components. It is possible to introduce the exhaust air discharged from the electric blower into the upper part of the main body, and to suppress the temperature rise of the cord reel part and circuit part configured at the upper part of the main body part. It becomes possible.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, at least a part of a surface of the dust collecting portion mounting portion or the dust collecting portion adjacent to the dust collecting portion when the dust collecting portion is attached to the dust collecting portion mounting portion is arranged in the dust collecting portion insertion direction. It is inclined with respect to the main body part of the dust collecting part.

  In the sixth aspect of the invention, the cover part attached to the front surface of the main body is removable. In addition to being able to remove and wash the cover part when it becomes dirty, various cover parts can be prepared and replaced. It becomes possible to make a color vacuum cleaner suitable for the mood during use.

  In the seventh invention, a part of the intake passage that communicates between the suction tool provided in the main body and the dust collecting portion is made detachable, and even when dust is caught in the intake passage inside the main body, It is possible to easily remove dust.

  In an eighth aspect of the present invention, a part of the intake passage that communicates between the suction tool provided in the main body and the dust collecting portion is made of a soft member, which is detachable. The intake passage is removed and caught inside. It becomes easy to remove the intake passage when removing dust.

  A ninth aspect of the invention is that a part of the intake passage that communicates between the suction tool provided inside the main body and the dust collecting portion is made of a transparent member, and is made detachable, and dust is caught inside the intake passage. It is possible to check whether or not the intake passage is removed, and it is possible to suppress a reduction in suction force caused by dust trapped inside the intake passage.

  According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, a part of an intake passage that communicates between the suction tool provided inside the main body and the dust collecting part is configured to be detachable on the inner surface of the dust collecting part mounting part, and the dust collecting part is attached to attach the dust collecting part. A part of the intake passage is configured to be less visible than the external appearance, and a smart vacuum cleaner can be provided without impairing the external appearance.

  In an eleventh aspect of the invention, a handle provided above the main body is configured to slide up and down, and the user can lift the main body by grasping the handle without bending down. A vacuum cleaner can be provided.

  In a twelfth aspect of the present invention, a cord reel portion is provided above the dust collecting portion mounting portion inside the main body portion, and a convex portion is provided behind the cord reel portion, and the convex portion serves as a cord tip storage portion. The protrusion protrudes rearward of the main body from the position protruding most rearward of the main body, and even when the main body falls backward, the strength of the dust collecting portion is relatively high. The weak part does not collide with the floor surface, and the product can be prevented from being damaged.

  In a thirteenth aspect of the invention, the handle provided above the main body is configured to protrude rearward from the position where the dust collecting part protrudes most rearward of the main body, and the main body falls over backwards. Even in such a case, a relatively weak portion such as a dust collecting portion does not collide with the floor surface, and damage to the product can be prevented.

  In a fourteenth aspect of the invention, there is a handle portion configured to be detachable at an upper portion of the main body portion, and the handle portion has an intake opening for sucking dust at a tip, and an electric motor attached to the handle portion and provided on the main body portion. In the configuration having a hose part communicating with the blower and the intake opening, the hose part and the main body part are configured to be detachable, and it is easy to remove dust when dust is caught inside the hose part. It becomes possible to store compactly by removing the hose part during storage.

  In the fifteenth aspect of the invention, a communication hole that communicates the electric blower and the dust collecting part is provided below the dust collecting part mounting part, and a communication hole that communicates the suction tool and the dust collecting part is provided above the dust collecting part. It is possible to shorten the passage that communicates the electric blower and the dust collector at the lower part of the main body, and efficiently transfers the suction force of the electric blower to the dust collector or suction tool. It is possible to prevent spilling from the dust collection unit 2.

  According to the sixteenth aspect of the invention, the handle portion is configured to be detachable behind the center of gravity of the main body at the top of the main body, and the weight applied to the hand when the main body is tilted for cleaning work can be reduced. Become.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The present invention is not limited to the embodiments.

(Embodiment 1)
Hereinafter, the vacuum cleaner in the 1st Embodiment of this invention is demonstrated using FIGS.

  1-3, the dust collection part 2 is the structure which can be removed from the said main-body part 1 back from the main-body part 1. As shown in FIG. The upper and lower surfaces of the dust collecting unit 2 are inclined with respect to the horizontal plane, whereby the dust collecting unit 2 is easily attached to the main body 1.

  In addition, by changing the vertical inclination of the dust collecting portion 2, the dust collecting portion 2 is configured not to be mounted even if it is attached to the main body portion 1 upside down. Above the dust collector handle 3 is provided a dust collector buckle 4 that slides up and down urged to the upper position by a spring. When the dust collector buckle 4 is pushed down, It is possible to remove the dust collecting part 2 from the main body part 1.

  The handle portion 5 is attached to the front of the main body portion 1 from above, and the handle portion 5 is configured to be detachable from the main body portion 1. The handle portion 5 and the main body portion 1 are communicated with each other by a hose 6, and negative pressure generated by the electric blower 7 built in the lower portion of the main body portion 1 is applied to the handle portion 5 through the hose 6. When the handle portion 5 is attached to the portion 1, the tip of the handle portion 5 is sealed, so that the negative pressure generated by the electric blower 7 is transmitted to the suction tool 8 without loss, and dust on the floor is removed. Suction effectively. When the handle portion 5 is removed from the main body portion 1, the intake air is sucked from the opening provided at the tip of the handle portion 5 due to the negative pressure generated by the electric blower 7, and can be used for cleaning the gap portion and the like.

  FIG. 2 shows a state in which the dust collecting part 2 is attached to the main body part 1, and FIG. 3 is a view of the electric vacuum cleaner of the present invention as seen from the front. An opening 9 is provided at a substantially central portion in FIG. 3, and the surface of the opening 9 is covered with a transparent cover component 10. Since the dust collector 2 can be seen from the front of the main body 1 through the opening 9 and the cover component 10, the amount of dust accumulated in the dust collector 2 can be confirmed from the front of the main body 1. Further, since the dust collecting unit 2 is made of a transparent material, the amount of dust in the dust collecting unit 2 can be confirmed from the outside from the rear of the main unit 1 or from the side of the main unit 1.

  4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. 2, and FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view in a state where the dust collecting unit 2 is removed from the main body 1 in FIG. A blower passage 11 that communicates the dust collector 2 and the electric blower 7 and a dust passage 12 that communicates the dust collector 2 and the suction tool 8 are formed on both sides of the opening 9, and the blower passage 11 and the dust passage. A space around 12 serves as an exhaust passage 13 and is configured to cool a cord reel 14 provided at an upper portion of the dust collecting unit 2 by exhaust air.

  As shown in FIG. 6, a part of the dust passage 12 is configured as a removable intermediate passage 16, and the removal port 15 is provided below the dust collection unit 2, so that the dust collection unit 2 is the main body. In a normal state of being attached to the part 1, the removal port 15 becomes invisible from the appearance, and the appearance is not impaired. The intermediate passage 16 is formed of a transparent or translucent soft material, and it can be confirmed from the outside that the dust is caught inside without removing the intermediate passage 16.

  FIG. 7 is a view showing that the cover part 10 formed on the front surface of the main body 1 is detachable from the main body 1. FIG. 8 shows the main body handle 17 at the rear of the main body in the upward direction of the main body. It shows a stretched configuration.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the cord outlet portion 18 is protruded from a portion such as the dust collecting portion handle 3 which is the rearmost part of the dust collecting portion 2, so that the dust collecting portion 2 can be used even when the main body portion 1 falls backward. The structure is such that no impact is applied to the. In this example, the dust outlet 2 is protected by placing the cord outlet 18 against the floor surface, but the main body handle 17 is similarly protruded rearward from the dust collector 2 even if it is not the cord outlet 18. Thus, the same effect can be realized.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the hose 6 is detachable from the main body 1, and maintenance when dust is caught inside becomes easy.

  As shown in FIG. 11, the blower passage 11 and the dust collector 2 communicate with each other below the dust collector 2. Conversely, the dust passage 12 communicates with the dust collection unit 2 above the dust collection unit 2.

  As shown in FIG. 12, by configuring the handle portion 5 behind the main body portion 1, the center of gravity of the main body portion 1 can be made forward of the handle portion 5.

  As described above, the electric vacuum cleaner according to the present invention has a configuration in which a series of flows, such as discarding dust accumulated in the dust collecting unit from the cleaning operation and returning to the cleaning operation, becomes smooth, and thus the upright electric Useful in vacuum cleaners.

The side view of the whole external appearance of the vacuum cleaner which shows the 1st Embodiment of this invention Side view of the overall appearance of the vacuum cleaner Front view of the overall appearance of the vacuum cleaner AA sectional view of FIG. AA sectional view of FIG. 2 (when the dust collecting part is separated) Other side view of the overall appearance of the vacuum cleaner Other side view of the overall appearance of the vacuum cleaner Other side view of the overall appearance of the vacuum cleaner Other side view of the overall appearance of the vacuum cleaner Other side view of the overall appearance of the vacuum cleaner External view of the dust collector attachment part of the vacuum cleaner Other side view of the overall appearance of the vacuum cleaner

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Main-body part 2 Dust collection part 7 Electric blower 8 Suction tool 9 Opening part

Claims (16)

A main body having an electric blower that generates suction air, a detachable structure substantially from the rear of the main body, and a dust collector that separates sucked dust from suction air; and the dust collector of the main body An opening provided substantially in front, and at least a part of the dust collecting portion is visible from the opening, and an intake passage that is a flow path of the suction air is provided on both sides or one side of the opening. Having a vacuum cleaner. The vacuum cleaner according to claim 1, wherein the opening is covered with a transparent material. 3. The electricity according to claim 1, wherein one of the intake passages provided at both ends of the opening is a passage that communicates the dust collector and the electric blower, and the other is a passage that communicates the dust collector and the suction tool. Vacuum cleaner. 4. At least one of the intake passages provided at both ends of the opening is an exhaust passage through which at least a part of the exhaust air discharged from the electric blower passes between the intake passage and the outer components. An electric vacuum cleaner given in any 1 paragraph. The dust collector mounting portion or a dust collector, wherein at least a part of a surface adjacent to the dust collector when the dust collector is mounted on the dust collector mounting portion is inclined with respect to the dust collector insertion direction. The vacuum cleaner of any one of 1-4. The vacuum cleaner according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein a cover part attached to the front surface of the main body is detachable. The vacuum cleaner according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein a part of an intake passage communicating the suction tool provided in the main body and the dust collecting part is detachable. The vacuum cleaner according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein a part of an intake passage communicating the suction tool and the dust collecting portion provided inside the main body is made of a soft member, and is detachable. The vacuum cleaner according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein a part of an intake passage that communicates between the suction tool provided in the main body and the dust collecting part is formed of a transparent member, and is detachable. A part of the intake passage that communicates between the suction tool provided inside the main body and the dust collecting part is configured to be detachable on the inner surface of the dust collecting part mounting part. The electric vacuum cleaner according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the electric vacuum cleaner is configured to be less visible than an external appearance. The vacuum cleaner according to any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein a handle provided above the main body portion slides up and down. A cord reel portion is provided above the dust collecting portion mounting portion inside the main body portion, and a convex portion is provided on the rear side of the cord reel portion, and the convex portion is used as a cord tip storage portion. The vacuum cleaner according to any one of claims 1 to 11, wherein the convex portion projects rearward from the main body portion rather than a position projecting from the main body portion. The electric cleaning according to any one of claims 1 to 11, wherein the handle provided above the main body portion is configured to protrude rearward of the main body portion from a position protruding most rearward of the main body portion of the dust collecting portion. Machine. There is a handle part configured to be detachable at the upper part of the main body part, and the handle part has an intake opening for sucking dust at the tip, an electric blower attached to the handle part and provided on the main body part, and the intake opening. The vacuum cleaner according to any one of claims 1 to 13, wherein the hose portion and the main body portion are configured to be detachable in a configuration having a hose portion communicating with the hose portion. The communication hole for communicating the electric blower and the dust collecting part is provided below the dust collecting part mounting part, and the communication hole for communicating the suction tool and the dust collecting part is provided above the dust collecting part. The vacuum cleaner according to item 1. The vacuum cleaner according to any one of claims 1 to 15, wherein the handle portion is configured to be detachable behind the center of gravity of the main body portion at the upper portion of the main body portion.

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