JP2006149528A - Vacuum cleaner - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a vacuum cleaner having a dust collection part which can be dried in a retaining part of the dust collection part, and to achieve a reduction in labor such as preparation for restarting cleaning so as to improve usability. <P>SOLUTION: After a dust collection cup 31 is washed with water, a water absorption filter body 53 of a water collection part 54 is fitted to a communicating opening 42 arranged downstream of the dust collection cup 31, and the dust collection cup 31 is retained in a cup retaining part. Water sticking to the dust collection cup 31 is separated and absorbed by the water absorption filter body 53 and the dust collection cup 31 is dried inside the cup retaining part. Thereby, there is no need for securing a space outside a vacuum cleaner body for drying the dust collection cup 31, and the vacuum cleaner body and the dust collection cup 31 are not separated apart. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a vacuum cleaner provided with a dust collecting unit that collects dust sucked by driving of an electric blower.

Conventionally, this type of electric vacuum cleaner includes a vacuum cleaner body that houses an electric blower. The vacuum cleaner main body is detachably provided with a dust collecting portion that communicates with the suction side of the electric blower and collects the dust sucked by the driving of the electric blower. And when this vacuum cleaner collects dust in the dust collecting part, it removes the dust collecting part from the main body of the vacuum cleaner, discards the dust collected inside this dust collecting part into a trash can, etc. This dust collecting part can be used again after washing with water (for example, see Patent Document 1).
JP 2002-136659 A (page 4, FIG. 1)

  However, in the above-described vacuum cleaner, for example, if the dust collection part that has been washed with water is not sufficiently dried, when the dust collection part is reattached to the vacuum cleaner body and used, the remaining moisture is passed to the filter or the electric blower. Adhesion may cause undesirable effects such as rusting and deterioration of insulation.

  For this reason, in the above-mentioned electric vacuum cleaner, the dust collector must be sufficiently dried in a state where it is removed from the cleaner body, and a space for drying the dust collector is required. Since the dust collection unit is separate, there is a problem that it takes time to prepare for restarting cleaning.

  Furthermore, since the dust collecting part must be naturally dried, there is also a problem that it takes time to sufficiently dry the dust collecting part.

  Thus, the above-described vacuum cleaner has a problem that it is not easy to use.

  This invention is made | formed in view of such a point, and it aims at providing the vacuum cleaner which improved usability.

  The present invention relates to a dust collection unit that collects dust sucked in by driving an electric blower, a dust collection unit holding unit that holds the dust collection unit in communication with the suction side of the electric blower, and the dust collection unit holding When the dust collecting part is dried in a state of being attached to the part, a water collecting part that can be attached at least partially to the downstream side of the dust collecting part held by the dust collecting part holding part is provided.

  According to the present invention, for example, after the dust collecting part is washed with water, if the dust collecting part with the water collecting part installed on the downstream side is held by the dust collecting part holding part, the water adhering to the dust collecting part is transferred to the water collecting part. Since it is collected, the dust collection part can be dried in the dust collection part holding part, and the usability is improved.

  Hereinafter, the structure of the vacuum cleaner of the 1st Embodiment of this invention is demonstrated with reference to FIG. 1 thru | or FIG.

  5 and 6, reference numeral 1 denotes a vacuum cleaner body. The vacuum cleaner body 1 is a vacuum cleaner that separates sucked suction air by gravity to collect dust. The vacuum cleaner body 1 includes a lower case 2, a middle case (not shown) attached to the upper side of the lower case 2, an upper case 4 attached to the lower case 2 and the middle case by closing the rear portion of the middle case. And the main body case 6 provided with the cover body 5 which covers the front upper part of a middle case so that opening and closing is possible. Further, an electric blower 7 is accommodated between the middle case and the upper case 4 of the main body case 6.

  Then, on the front side of the lower case 2, a swiveling wheel 11 is turnably and rotatably attached to the bottom portion, and a cup is held as a dust collecting portion holding portion which is a bottomed cylindrical space communicating with the suction side of the electric blower 7. Part 12 is provided. The upper side of the cup holder 12 is covered with the lid 5. A pair of traveling wheels 13 that are rotatable along the front side and the rear side in the traveling direction of the main body case 6 are respectively attached to both sides of the lower case 2 on the rear side. As a result, the cleaner body 1 can travel on the floor as the surface to be cleaned.

  Further, on the front side of the lid body 5, a main body suction port 14 that opens forward and communicates with the cup holding portion 12 is provided. A base end of a flexible hose body 15 communicates with the main body suction port 14 and is detachably connected. A hand operation unit 16 capable of selecting an operation mode of the electric blower 7 is provided at the tip of the hose body 15. The hand operating unit 16 is provided with a plurality of setting buttons 17 for setting the driving state of the electric blower 7 and the like in the cleaner body 1 to a predetermined state, and a grip that an operator grips when cleaning. The part 18 protrudes from the proximal end side.

  In addition, a telescopic elongated cylindrical extension tube 21 is detachably connected to the distal end of the hand operation unit 16. Furthermore, a floor brush 22 serving as a suction port for sucking dust on the carpet is detachably connected to the tip of the extension pipe 21, for example, installed on a carpet on the floor of the room. .

  As a result, an air passage 23 communicating with the suction side of the electric blower 7 is formed by the floor brush 22, the extension pipe 21, the hose body 15, the main body suction port 14, and the like.

  Further, between the lower case 2 and the upper case 4 of the cleaner body 1, a partition wall portion 25 that partitions the cup holding portion 12 and the electric blower chamber 24 that houses the electric blower 7 extends in the vertical direction. Is provided. The partition wall 25 is provided with a vent hole 26 that allows the cup holder 12 and the electric blower chamber 24 to communicate with each other. The air holes 26 are partitioned into a large number of lattices by lattice-like ribs 27.

  Further, a cord reel chamber (not shown) is formed below the rear portion of the vacuum cleaner main body 1, and a cord reel (not shown) capable of supplying power from the external commercial AC power source to the electric blower 7 is provided in the cord reel chamber. It is wound so that it can be pulled out.

  The cup holder 12 is detachably provided with a washable dust collection cup 31 as a dust collection unit. The dust collecting cup 31 includes a cup main body 33 that is an outer shell of the dust collecting cup 31, a communication cylindrical portion 34 projecting from the cup main body 33 in a substantially cylindrical shape, and an exhaust side, that is, a downstream side of the communication cylindrical portion 34. A dust collection chamber 35 that communicates with the communication chamber 36 and a communication chamber 36 that communicates with the downstream side of the dust collection chamber 35 are provided. A filter body 37 is detachably attached to the communication chamber 36 and is collected at the bottom of the communication chamber 36. A space portion 38 is formed as a water storage portion located on the downstream side of the dust chamber 35. In the present embodiment, the dust collection cup 31 is held by the cup holding portion 12 with the suction side, that is, the upstream side being the front side, and the exhaust side, that is, the downstream side, being the rear side. In this state, the downstream side communicates with the suction side of the electric blower 7.

  The cup body 33 is expanded from the upstream side to the downstream side, and has a disposal opening 41 at the lower end portion that allows the dust collected inside to be discarded to the outside, and communicates with the suction side of the electric blower 7. An opening 42 is provided on the downstream side. A handle portion 43 that allows the dust collection cup 31 to be carried is provided at the lower portion of the communication tube portion 34 of the cup body 33.

  The disposal opening 41 communicates with the lower ends of the dust collection chamber 35 and the space 38, and an open / close lid 44 is provided so as to be openable and closable. The opening / closing lid 44 can open and close the disposal opening 41 by an operation button (not shown) provided on the handle portion 43, for example.

  The communication opening 42 is located on the downstream side of the communication chamber 36, and the filter body 37 is detachably attached thereto.

  Further, the communicating cylinder part 34 communicates with the main body suction port 14 in the state where the dust collection cup 31 is held by the cup holding part 12, and extends toward the upstream side. A partition 45 that divides the dust collection chamber 35, the communication chamber 36, and the space 38 is bent and extended on the downstream side of the communication tube portion 34 so as to be inclined downward toward the downstream side. ing.

  Here, the partition part 45 partitions the dust collecting chamber 35 and the space part 38 with the lower end part in contact with the contact part 44a provided on the opening / closing cover 44 in a state where the opening / closing cover 44 is closed. The partition 45 is provided with a square hole-shaped communication hole 46 that allows the dust collection chamber 35 and the communication chamber 36 to communicate with each other. A mesh-like filter 47 is provided in the communication hole 46. This filter 47 collects fine dust that could not be collected in the dust collection chamber 35 from the suction air passing from the dust collection chamber 35 to the suction side of the electric blower 7, and was formed in a lattice rib shape. It is attached to the filter mounting body 48, and is detachably attached to the communication hole 46 so as to close the entire communication hole 46 by the filter mounting body 48.

  The dust collecting chamber 35 collects relatively large dust, that is, coarse dust from the air sucked together with the dust by driving the electric blower 7, and is formed in a longitudinal shape on the downstream side of the communication cylinder portion 34 in the vertical direction. It is provided and is located in the downward direction with respect to the communication tube portion.

  Further, the communication chamber 36 is located between the downstream side of the dust collection chamber 35 and the upstream side of the electric blower 7, and is provided vertically above the dust collection chamber 35 in the vertical direction.

  The filter body 37 includes a frame-shaped filter frame 51 and a pleated filter 52 attached to the filter frame 51. The filter body 37 is disposed along the width direction, that is, the left-right direction of the cleaner body 1, and is provided with a vent hole 26. Opposite to. Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the filter body 37 is provided so as to be replaceable with a water absorption filter body 53 as a separation part for separating moisture and air. The water absorption filter body 53 and the space portion 38 constitute a water collection portion 54.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 3, the filter frame 51 projects from a frame-shaped frame main body 55 having an outer shape along the inner shape of the communication opening 42 and from the inner edge side of the frame main body 55 to the upstream side. A mounting portion 56 to which the pleated filter 52 is mounted, an inclined surface 57 provided at a lower portion of the mounting portion 56, and a knob projecting upward from the center in the left-right direction of the frame body 55 toward the downstream side. Part 58.

  The frame main body 55 is provided with a packing mounting groove portion 55a on the outer peripheral surface near the upstream side, which can be attached with a packing 59 that can attach a packing 59 that closes the gap between the outer periphery of the filter body 37 and the inner edge portion of the communication opening 42. Yes.

  Further, the attachment portion 56 is formed in a frame shape substantially along the outer shape of the frame body 55, and a plurality of cutout portions 56a facing the inclined surface 57 are cut out at the lower end portion. These notches 56a are formed in a substantially triangular shape whose width dimension decreases from the upstream side toward the downstream side, and when the fine dust collected by the pleated filter 52 falls from the pleated filter 52, the fine dust is removed. Then, it is dropped into the space 38 through the inclined surface 57. The notches 56a are spaced from each other at substantially equal intervals in the width direction of the filter body 37.

  Further, the inclined surface 57 is provided below the attachment portion 56 located on the lower side of the pleated filter 52, is inclined linearly downward toward the upstream side, and communicates with the upper portion of the space portion 38.

  The knob 58 is picked up when the filter body 37 is attached to and detached from the dust collecting cup 31, and the front end of the filter body 37 is upward from the upper end of the cup body 33 with the filter body 37 attached to the communication opening 42. It protrudes.

  The pleated filter 52 collects fine dust that has passed through the filter 47, and is formed in a pleated shape that is alternately curved upstream and downstream along the width direction. The pleated shape of the pleated filter 52 is formed such that the inner edge of each notch 56a is substantially flush with the upstream surface of the pleated filter 52.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 2, the water absorption filter body 53 includes a water absorption filter frame 61 having the same shape as the filter frame 51 and a water absorption filter 62 attached to the water absorption filter frame 61.

  The water absorption filter frame 61 includes a frame main body 55, an attachment portion 56, an inclined surface 57, and a frame main body 65 similar to the knob portion 58, an attachment portion 66, an inclined surface 67, and a knob portion 68 of the filter frame 51. In the same manner as in the packing attachment groove 55a, an attachment groove 65a to which the packing 69 is attached is provided, and in the attachment 66, a notch 66a is provided in the same manner as the notch 56a.

  Further, an arm 71 projects toward the partition wall 25 on the right side shown in FIG. The arm 71 protrudes from the downstream end of the dust collection cup 31 with the water absorption filter body 53 attached to the dust collection cup 31, and extends to one side of the partition wall 25 in the left-right direction and outside the vent hole 26. A drying mode switch 72 as a provided detecting means is provided so as to be turned on.

  Here, the drying mode switch 72 is for detecting the attachment of the water absorption filter body 53, and has a bottomed projection that protrudes substantially horizontally toward the cup holding portion 12 side on one side portion of the partition wall portion 25 in the left-right direction. A switch piece 72a, which is disposed on the cylindrical switch receiving portion 73 and turns on and off the drying mode switch 72, projects from the upper side toward the electric blower chamber 24 side. The drying mode switch 72 is electrically connected to control means 74 housed in the electric blower chamber 24. Further, the switch piece 72a has a distal end located in a hole 75 formed in the partition wall 25 at the top of the switch receiving portion 73.

  The control means 74 controls the drive of the electric blower 7 according to the operation mode set by the setting button 17, and includes a circuit board and a microcomputer (not shown). Further, the control means 74 suppresses the input of the electric blower 7 when the drying mode switch 72 is turned on by mounting the water absorption filter body 53, and drives the electric blower 7 only with an input smaller than the normal operation mode. Make it possible.

  Further, the water absorption filter 62 is formed in an outer shape along the inner shape of the attachment portion 66 by a member that allows only air, such as a polymer absorbent or silica gel, to pass therethrough. Further, the water absorption filter 62 has a predetermined thickness, and the notch 66a faces the lower end.

  And, in a state where the filter body 37 is attached to the dust collection cup 31, the space portion 38 stores a part of the fine dust collected by the pleated filter 52, and a state where the water absorption filter body 53 is attached to the dust collection cup 31. Then, it is a part which collects the water | moisture content isolate | separated by the water absorption filter 62. FIG.

  Next, the operation of the first embodiment will be described.

  First, the dust collection cup 31 fitted with the filter body 37 is held by the cup holding unit 12. At this time, as shown in FIG. 4A, the drying mode switch 72 is not turned on.

  Next, the hose body 15, the extension pipe 21 and the floor brush 22 are sequentially connected to the main body suction port 14.

  In this state, the power cord is led out from the rear of the lower case 2, and the power cord is connected to an outlet provided on a wall surface or the like.

  Thereafter, when the operator turns on a predetermined setting button 17 of the hand operation section 16 while holding the hand operation section 16 of the hose body 15, the control means 74 performs a predetermined operation set by the setting button 17. The electric blower 7 is driven in the mode, and the floor brush 22 is moved back and forth on the floor surface to suck in and clean the dust on the floor surface.

  Further, the air sucked together with dust from the floor brush 22 becomes a suction wind, and after passing through the extension pipe 21, the hose body 15 and the main body suction port 14 in succession, the dust is collected along the partition part 45 via the communication cylinder part 34. It flows into the chamber 35.

  Coarse dust is collected in the dust collection chamber 35, and fine dust that has not been collected in the dust collection chamber 35 is collected when the suction air passes through the filter 47.

  Thereafter, the suction air flows into the communication chamber 36, fine dust is collected by the pleated filter 52, passes through the communication opening 42 and the vent hole 26, and flows into the electric blower 7.

  Further, the suction air passes through the electric blower 7 to become exhaust air and is exhausted to the outside of the cleaner body 1.

  Further, when dust of a predetermined amount or more is accumulated in the dust collection chamber 35, the dust collection cup 31 is removed from the cleaner body 1, and the operation button of the handle portion 43 is operated on, for example, a trash box not shown. The opening / closing lid 44 is opened, and each dust in the dust collection chamber 35 and the space 38 is simultaneously dropped into the trash box and discarded.

  In particular, when the inside of the dust collection chamber 35 is dirty, the operator removes the filter body 37 from the dust collection cup 31 and rinses the dust collection cup 31, and then puts the water absorption filter body 53 into the dust collection cup 31. When the dust collecting cup 31 is mounted and held by the cup holder 12, the arm 71 presses the switch piece 72a of the drying mode switch 72 and the drying mode switch 72 is turned on as shown in FIG. 4 (b). The

  In this state, for example, when the operator operates the setting button 17, the control means 74 that detects the attachment of the water absorption filter body 53 by turning on the drying mode switch 72 causes the input to the electric blower 7 to be driven in a predetermined operation mode. In addition, since only air passes through the water absorption filter 62, the moisture adhering to the dust collecting cup 31 is sucked together with the air to the water absorption filter body 53.

  Then, the water is separated from the air by the water absorption filter body 53, and the separated water is dropped and stored in the space 38 through the inclined surface 67 through the notch 66a, and the dust collecting cup 31 is dried. Is done.

  After a predetermined time has elapsed, the operator stops the electric blower 7 and removes the dust collecting cup 31 from the cup holding portion 12 again, operates the operation button of the handle portion 43 to open the opening / closing lid 44, and opens the space portion 38. The water collected in the dust is discarded to the outside of the dust collection cup 31, the water absorption filter body 53 is removed from the dust collection cup 31 and the filter body 37 is mounted, and the dust collection cup 31 is held by the cup holder 12. To do.

  As described above, in the first embodiment, for example, after the dust collection cup 31 is washed with water, the water absorption filter body 53 of the water collection portion 54 is attached to the communication opening 42 on the downstream side of the dust collection cup 31, The dust collecting cup 31 is held by the cup holding unit 12 and the water adhering to the dust collecting cup 31 is separated and absorbed by the water absorption filter body 53.

  As a result, since the dust collecting cup 31 is dried in the cup holding part 12, it is not necessary to secure a space for drying the dust collecting cup 31 outside the cleaner body 1, and the cleaner body 1 and the dust cup Since 31 and 31 are not separated, it is possible to improve the ease of use, such as not taking time to prepare for resuming cleaning.

  Further, since the water separated by the water absorption filter body 53 is accumulated in the space 38, it is possible to prevent the water separated from the air by the water absorption filter body 53 from adhering to the dust collecting cup 31 again.

  Furthermore, in the first embodiment, when the dust collection cup 31 fitted with the water absorption filter body 53 is held by the cup holder 12, the arm 71 turns on the drying mode switch 72, so that the water absorption filter body 53 is turned on. The control means 74 is configured to suppress the input of the electric blower 7 by this detection.

  For this reason, the amount of air flowing through the water absorption filter 62 of the water absorption filter body 53 is adjusted, and the water adhering to the dust collecting cup 31 can be efficiently separated by using the suction air of the electric blower 7, and the water absorption filter body 53 is attached. If the filter body 37 is installed, the electric blower 7 can be prevented from being accidentally cleaned normally and the water absorption filter 62 having a lower air permeability than the pleated filter 52 is installed. It is possible to prevent the electric blower 7 from being overloaded by suppressing the driving.

  Further, by selectively attaching the filter body 37 and the water absorption filter body 53 to the communication opening 42 of the dust collection cup 31, it is possible to prevent generation of, for example, soot or bacteria on the pleated filter 52 due to moisture.

  In addition, by providing the drying mode switch 72 on one side of the partition wall 25 in the left-right direction and outside the vent hole 26, the drying mode switch 72 does not become air path resistance, and fine dust and the like are dried. It is possible to prevent malfunction of the drying mode switch 72 without adhering to the mode switch 72.

  In the first embodiment, the water collecting part 54 can be attached to an arbitrary position on the downstream side of the dust collecting cup 31.

  Next, a second embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. In addition, about the structure and effect | action similar to said 1st Embodiment, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected and the description is abbreviate | omitted.

  In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 7 to 9, the water absorption filter body 53 can be mounted on the upstream side of the filter body 37 through the communication opening 42 of the dust collection cup 31.

  That is, engagement portions 81 that can engage with a part of the water absorption filter body 53 are cut out on both side portions of the attachment portion 56 of the filter body 37. These engaging portions 81 are positioned, for example, on the lower side on one side of the mounting portion 56 and on the upper side on the other side, and are substantially point-symmetric with respect to the center points of the filter body 37 in the vertical direction and the width direction. Is provided.

  Further, the water absorption filter body 53 includes a filter cover 82 as an attachment frame body instead of the water absorption filter frame 61. The filter cover 82 includes a flat frame body 83, a plurality of holes 84 formed in the frame body 83, and engaging protrusions 85 protruding from both sides of the frame body 83. have.

  The frame body 83 has an outer shape substantially equal to the outer shape of the water absorption filter 62 and is located on the upstream side of the water absorption filter 62.

  Also, a pair of holes 84 are provided, for example, in the left-right direction and the up-down direction. Therefore, lattice-like ribs 86 are formed in the frame body 83 between the holes 84.

  Furthermore, the number of engagement protrusions 85 corresponding to the engagement portions 81, that is, two, is provided at positions corresponding to the engagement portions 81, and protrudes horizontally from the frame body 83 toward the filter frame 51 side. It is installed. Further, a claw portion 87 that can be engaged with the downstream side of both side portions of the frame main body 55 of the filter frame 51 is provided projecting toward the center side in the left-right direction at the distal end portions of the engagement convex portions 85.

  Further, the engaging convex portion 85 provided on one side portion of the frame body 83 in the left-right direction can press the pressing arm portion 91 attached to one side portion of the filter body 37 in the left-right direction.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 8, the pressing arm portion 91 is located on the upstream side of the filter body 37 and on the downstream side of the filter body 37 as an upstream pressing portion 92 as a button that contacts the engaging convex portion 85. And a downstream pressing portion 93 as a drying mode switch arm that is positioned and pressed by the upstream pressing portion 92.

  The upstream-side pressing portion 92 has a contact portion 92a that faces the engagement convex portion 85 and contacts the engagement convex portion 85. On the opposite side of the engagement convex portion 85 of the contact portion 92a, A longitudinal insertion portion 92b that protrudes through an insertion hole 95 formed in the frame main body 55 is projected. Further, an annular packing 96 capable of closing the gap between the frame main body 55 and the contact portion 92a is attached to the surface on the insertion portion 92b side, and the outer surface of the insertion portion 92b is connected to the upstream side of the contact portion 92a. A spring 97 that urges the pressing portion 92 toward the engaging convex portion 85 is attached.

  On the other hand, the downstream-side pressing portion 93 has an abutting portion 93a that is located opposite to the insertion portion 92b of the upstream-side pressing portion 92 and is integral with the insertion portion 92b that is inserted into the insertion hole 95. On the opposite side of the insertion portion 92b of the portion 93a, a longitudinal pressing portion 93b that can turn on the switch piece 72a of the drying mode switch 72 protrudes. An annular packing 98 capable of closing the gap between the frame main body 55 and the contact portion 93a is attached to the surface of the contact portion 93a on the insertion portion 92b side.

  In the second embodiment, only the filter body 37 is attached to the communication opening 42 of the dust collection cup 31 during cleaning, and the dust collection cup 31 is held by the cup holder 12.

  At this time, as shown in FIG. 9A, the drying mode switch 72 is not turned on.

  When the dust collection cup 31 is washed and dried, the filter body 37 and the water absorption filter body 53 are attached to the communication opening 42 of the dust collection cup 31.

  At this time, the water absorption filter 62 is directed toward the upstream side of the pleated filter 52, the engagement convex portions 85 of the filter cover 82 are fitted into the engagement portions 81 of the filter frame 51, and the claw portions 87 are attached to the frame main body 55. When engaged with the downstream end, as shown in FIG. 9 (b), the tip of the engaging convex portion 85 located on one side of the filter cover 82 is brought into contact with the contact portion 92a of the upstream pressing portion 92. The upstream pressing portion 92 is pressed against the urging force of the spring 97, and the downstream pressing portion 93 moves so as to approach the partition wall portion 25 together with the insertion portion 92b inserted through the insertion hole 95.

  In this state, when the dust collecting cup 31 is held by the cup holding part 12, the pressing part 93b presses the switch piece 72a and the drying mode switch 72 is turned on, and is collected by the same action as in the first embodiment. The water adhering to the dust cup 31 is separated and the dust collection cup 31 is dried.

  As described above, according to the second embodiment, the water absorption filter body 53 can be attached to the upstream side of the filter body 37 at the communication opening 42 of the dust collection cup 31, thereby It is possible to achieve the same effect as the form.

  Further, since the water absorption filter body 53 can be attached to the filter body 37, the number of parts constituting the water absorption filter body 53 can be reduced, the manufacturing cost can be reduced, and the productivity can be improved.

  In the second embodiment, the water collecting part 54 can be attached to an arbitrary position upstream of the pleated filter 52 and downstream of the dust collecting cup 31.

  Further, in each of the above-described embodiments, a configuration in which the water storage unit is provided integrally with the water absorption filter body 53 and can be attached and detached together with the water absorption filter body 53 is also possible.

  Further, instead of the drying mode switch 72, for example, a configuration in which the attachment / detachment of the water collection unit 54 is detected by a sensor or the like may be employed.

  Further, the dust collecting unit holding unit can be provided at an arbitrary position other than the cleaner body 1 such as the vicinity of the hand operating unit 16.

  Further, the details of the vacuum cleaner are not limited to the above-mentioned configuration. For example, it corresponds to an upright type or a handy type vacuum cleaner in which the floor brush 22 is formed directly on the lower part of the vacuum cleaner body 1. Can be used.

It is a perspective view which shows the mounting state of the moisture absorption member of the vacuum cleaner of the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the isolation | separation part of a moisture absorption member same as the above. It is a perspective view which shows the filter body of a vacuum cleaner same as the above. (a) is a longitudinal sectional view showing a part of the mounting state of the filter body of the electric vacuum cleaner, and (b) is a longitudinal sectional view showing the mounting state of the moisture absorbing member. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows a vacuum cleaner same as the above. It is a perspective view which shows a vacuum cleaner same as the above. It is a perspective view which shows the mounting state of the moisture absorption member of the vacuum cleaner of the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the isolation | separation part of a moisture absorption member same as the above. (a) is a longitudinal sectional view showing a part of the mounting state of the filter body of the electric vacuum cleaner, and (b) is a longitudinal sectional view showing the mounting state of the moisture absorbing member.

Explanation of symbols

1 Vacuum cleaner body 7 Electric blower
12 Cup holder as dust collector holder
31 Dust collection cup as dust collection part
38 Space as a water reservoir
53 Water absorption filter body as separation part
54 Catchment Department
72 Drying mode switch as detection means
74 Control means

Claims (3)

A vacuum cleaner body containing an electric blower,
A dust collecting unit for collecting dust sucked in by driving the electric blower;
A dust collection unit holding unit that holds the dust collection unit so as to communicate with the suction side of the electric blower; and
A water collecting part that can be attached at least partially to the downstream side of the dust collecting part held by the dust collecting part holding part when the dust collecting part is dried in a state of being attached to the dust collecting part holding part. A vacuum cleaner characterized by comprising. The catchment department
A separation unit for separating gas and moisture;
The electric vacuum cleaner according to claim 1, further comprising: a water storage unit that stores water separated by the separation unit. Detection means for detecting the mounting of the water collecting section;
The vacuum cleaner according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising: a control unit that suppresses the output of the electric blower when the detection unit detects the mounting of the water collecting section.

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