JP2006314350A - Vacuum cleaner - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily attach/detach a dust collection bag while preventing improper use of a vacuum cleaner without the dust collection bag. <P>SOLUTION: The vacuum cleaner has the dust collection bag 9 with a mouth frame 8, disposed inside a dust collection chamber 3 and a lid body 6 for rotatably cover the upper part of the dust collection chamber 3. The vacuum cleaner also has a dust collection bag detector 12 disposed in the lid body 6. The dust collection bag detector 12 has a projection 12A for preventing the lid body 6 from being closed when the dust collection bag is not attached to the dust collection chamber 3, and a detection part 12B for detecting that the dust collection bag 9 is attached to the dust collection chamber 3. When the detection part 12B detects that the dust collection bag 9 is attached to the dust collection chamber 3, the projection 12A is moved to the position where the lid body 6 is closed. With this structure, as the lid body 6 can not be closed while the dust collection bag 9 is not attached, the improper use of the vacuum cleaner can be prevented, and in addition, the dust collection bag 9 can be attached/detached by one action and easily. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a vacuum cleaner that facilitates the operation of attaching and removing a dust bag from a dust collection chamber.

A conventional electric vacuum cleaner is a main body of a vacuum cleaner having an air inlet at a front portion, and forms a dust collection chamber and an electric blower housing chamber incorporating an electric blower. In the dust collection chamber, ribs are provided on the bottom surface of the dust collection chamber, or in order to fix the left and right sides of the mouth frame, a box-shaped rib from the bottom of the dust collection chamber to a height near the open portion of the dust collection chamber And the mouth frame of the dust bag is temporarily fixed to the dust chamber. Next, the mouth frame is fixed by a mouth frame presser that is rotatably fixed to the dust collecting chamber at the upper end portion of the mouth frame (see, for example, Patent Document 1). And some of these vacuum cleaners have a function to prevent misuse by preventing the lid from closing when the lid is closed with the dust bag not installed in the dust collection chamber. It is done.
Japanese Patent No. 3424154

  However, in the above configuration, the one having the above-mentioned mouth frame presser requires two operations of inserting the mouth frame after rotating the mouth frame presser in order to attach and detach the dust bag. The bag was not removable.

  In addition, when the mouth frame retainer is located at the upper part of the mouth frame, the mouth frame retainer becomes an obstacle when the dust bag is inserted, and the positioning rib that determines the position of the dust bag from above and the intake port Since it is hidden by the mouth frame presser and difficult to see, the user has attached the dust collection bag by feeling. For this reason, erroneous insertion has occurred, the air intake hole and the air intake port are displaced, which causes dust leakage, which causes the failure of the electric blower and the vacuum cleaner. In addition, when taking out the dust bag, which is full of dust, the mouth frame retainer is caught in the air intake hole, making it difficult to take out, and the dust in the dust bag may spill out, which is untrustworthy to the user. The dust that spilled into the dust collection chamber entered the electric blower directly, thereby leading to the breakdown of the vacuum cleaner.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to solve the above-described problems, and to provide an electric vacuum cleaner that is easy to attach and detach and improves usability while preventing misuse due to unattachment of the dust bag.

  In order to solve the above-described conventional problems, the present invention provides a vacuum cleaner body having a dust collection chamber having an air inlet and an electric blower storage chamber for storing an electric blower for sucking dust, and is mounted in the dust collection chamber. A dust collection bag with a mouth frame having an intake hole corresponding to the intake port of the dust collection chamber; and a lid that covers the dust collection chamber so as to be openable and closable. The lid includes a dust collection bag detector. This dust bag detection body is provided with a protrusion that prevents the lid from closing when the dust bag is not installed in the dust collection chamber, and the dust collection bag is installed in the dust collection chamber. A detecting portion for detecting the presence of the dust bag, and when the detecting portion detects that the dust collecting bag is attached to the dust collecting chamber, the protruding portion is at a position where the lid body is closed. A moving vacuum cleaner.

  As a result, the lid cannot be closed unless the dust bag is attached, so that misuse due to the dust bag not being attached can be prevented, and the mouth frame can be made to correspond to the air intake when the dust bag is attached. A single operation of mounting in the dust collection chamber is sufficient, and when taking out the dust collection bag, after opening the lid, it is only necessary to hold the mouth frame and pull it out, making it easy to attach and detach the dust collection bag. Can be done.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, attaching and detaching a dust bag easily while preventing the misuse by the dust bag not mounting | wearing can be provided, and the vacuum cleaner which improved the usability can be provided.

  A first aspect of the present invention is a vacuum cleaner body having a dust collection chamber having an intake port and an electric blower storage chamber for storing an electric blower for sucking dust, and the intake port of the dust collection chamber mounted in the dust collection chamber. A dust collection bag with a mouth frame having an intake hole corresponding to the above and a lid body that covers the dust collection chamber so as to be openable and closable, and the lid body is provided with a dust collection bag detection body. The body has a protrusion that prevents the lid from closing when the dust collection bag is not attached to the dust collection chamber, and a detection unit that detects that the dust collection bag is attached to the dust collection chamber. And when the detection unit detects that a dust collection bag is attached to the dust collection chamber, the protrusion is a vacuum cleaner that moves to a position where the lid body is closed. .

  As a result, the lid cannot be closed unless the dust bag is attached, so that misuse due to the dust bag not being attached can be prevented, and the mouth frame can be made to correspond to the air intake when the dust bag is attached. One operation of mounting in the dust collection chamber is sufficient, and after removing the dust bag, after opening the lid, you only need to pull it out by holding the mouth frame, making it easy to attach and detach the dust bag. Yes.

  In the dust bag detection body of the second invention, as the lid body is closed, the detection portion moves in contact with the mouth frame of the dust bag, and the projection moves to a position where the lid body can be closed by the movement. It is configured to move, and the same effect as the first invention can be expected.

  The dust bag detector of the third invention supports the projection and the detection unit so as to be rotatable, and the projection detects that the dust collection bag is mounted in the dust collection chamber. When not, the lid is positioned so that it is not closed, and the projection is moved by rotation, so it can be installed in a smaller space than when it is moved by sliding etc. Can be reduced in size.

  The dust bag detecting body of the fourth invention is configured such that when the dust bag is not attached, the elastic body is urged so that the protrusion is positioned at a position where the cover cannot be closed. Since it is located in a place where it cannot be closed, it is possible to prevent a situation where the lid is closed while the dust bag is not attached because the protrusion is inadvertently closed.

  The dust bag detecting body of the fifth invention is urged by an elastic body so that the protrusion is positioned in a position where the lid cannot be closed when the dust bag is not attached, and the dust bag is part of the detector. It is configured to urge the mouth frame toward the intake port side of the dust collection chamber by engaging with the mouth frame of the dust collection chamber, and even if there is no mouth frame presser as shown in the conventional example, the mouth frame can be brought into close contact with the intake port It is possible to simplify the configuration by eliminating the need for the mouth frame holder.

  According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, a dust collection bag positioning portion is provided on both the left and right sides of the intake port of the dust collection chamber, and the upper portion between the positioning portions is open. When the dust collection bag is attached, The intake port can be easily seen and can be mounted in a stable state. Therefore, erroneous insertion of the dust bag can be prevented. In addition, when taking out the dust bag, there is nothing caught on the mouth frame and the air intake hole, so that dust in the dust bag is not spilled. In this way, the vacuum cleaner is prevented from being damaged due to dust leakage occurring during erroneous insertion and removal.

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

(Embodiment 1)
A first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

  In FIGS. 1, 2, and 3, reference numeral 1 denotes a vacuum cleaner body having a dust collection chamber 3 having an intake port 2 at the front and an electric blower chamber (not shown) having an electric blower (not shown) at the rear. The part includes a vacuum cleaner main body 1 and an air tight packing a4 for a hose (not shown). The upper part of the dust collecting chamber 3 is in an open state, and has a packing B5 around the entire upper end of the open part. Reference numeral 6 denotes a lid provided on the vacuum cleaner main body so as to be rotatable about its rear portion as a fulcrum, and covers the upper opening of the dust collecting chamber 3. The lid body 6 has a tight rib 7 that is substantially in the same shape as the packing B5 and is in tight contact with the packing B5 when the lid is closed. A dust collection bag 9 having a mouth frame 8 is detachably mounted in the dust collection chamber 3. The dust bag 9 is inserted into a positioning portion 10 made of ribs and the like located on the left and right sides of the suction port 3 of the dust collection chamber 3 while the suction hole 8 a of the mouth frame 8 is opposed to the suction port 2 of the dust collection chamber 3. The lower end of the mouth frame is fitted and attached to an auxiliary positioning portion 11 such as a rib that determines the front and rear position of the mouth frame on the bottom surface of the dust collecting chamber, and the mouth frame 8 is formed by the positioning portion 10 and the auxiliary positioning portion 11. Is positioned. It should be noted that there is no mouth frame pressing as described in the conventional example above the positions of the left and right positioning portions 10, and the open state is provided.

  Reference numeral 12 denotes a dust bag detecting body provided on the front inner surface of the lid body 6 and is rotatably mounted using ribs provided on the inner surface of the lid body as shown in FIGS. The dust bag detection body 12 has a detection portion 12 at the rear and a projection 12a at the front centering on the rotation support portion, and both of them are integrally formed in this embodiment. The dust bag detecting body 12 constitutes the protrusion 12a at a position where the lid body 6 is not closed, and the detection section is located at a position where the lid body 6 comes into contact with the mouth frame 8 as the lid body 6 is closed. 12B is provided. In addition, the dust bag detecting body 12 is always in a position where the projection 12a is prevented from being closed by the spring body (elastic body) 13, in this embodiment, the position protruding from the tight rib 7. Energized. The dust bag detecting body 12 is a part of the detecting portion 12 that contacts the mouth frame 8 and is engaged with the mouth frame 8 when the protruding portion 12a protrudes outside the tight rib 7. A portion 12C is provided, and by this engagement, the mouth frame 8 is urged toward the intake port 2 side of the dust collecting chamber 3 by the urging force of the spring body 13 to be brought into close contact therewith.

  About the vacuum cleaner comprised as mentioned above, the operation | movement and an effect | action are demonstrated below.

  As shown in FIG. 4, when the lid 6 is in the open state, the dust bag detecting body 12 is urged by the spring body 13 to a position where the protrusion 12 a protrudes outside the tight rib 7.

  In order to set the dust collection bag 9 in the dust collection chamber 3 in this state, the mouth frame 8 may be fitted to the positioning portion 10 as it is without any operation. In this state, that is, in a state where the mouth frame 8 is set at a predetermined position in the dust collection chamber 3 and the dust bag is inserted, the lid body 6 is rotated so as to be in a closed state. The detection part 12B of the dust bag detection body 12 contacts the upper end part of the mouth frame 8 as shown in FIG. When further rotated to the closed state, as shown in FIG. 5B, the detection unit 12B starts to rotate upward, and at the same time, the projection 12a is rotated away from the tight rib 7. Finally, as shown in FIG. 3, the lid body 6 is rotated to a predetermined position to be in a closed state, and the tight rib 7 and the packing B5 are brought into contact with each other to perform air tight. Then, the mouth frame 8 is brought into close contact with the air inlet 2.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 6, when the mouth frame 8 is not inserted into the dust collection chamber 3, the protrusion 12 a of the dust collection bag detection body 12 remains in the tight rib 7 even if the lid body 6 is rotated to the closed state. Therefore, the protrusion 12a is sandwiched between the tight rib 7 and the packing B5, and the lid 6 is not completely closed.

  Further, when removing the dust bag 9 from the dust chamber 3, it is only necessary to open the lid 6, whereby the dust bag detector 12 is rotated by the urging force of the spring body 13, and the protrusion 12 a is tight rib 7. And the engaging portion 12C of the detecting portion 12B is disengaged from the mouth frame 8. Therefore, it is sufficient to hold the mouth frame 8 and extract it as it is without performing any operation.

  In this way, the dust bag detecting body 12 is provided on the lid body 6 to prevent the user from accidentally using the dust bag 9 without setting it in the dust collection chamber 3. Can be attached and detached in one operation. In addition, when the dust bag 9 is mounted, the intake port can be easily seen from above and can be mounted in a stable state. Therefore, erroneous insertion of the dust bag 9 can be prevented. Further, when the dust bag 9 is taken out, it is not caught in the mouth frame and the air intake hole, so that dust in the dust bag is not spilled. In this way, it is possible to prevent the vacuum cleaner from being broken due to dust leakage occurring during erroneous insertion and removal.

  Further, as the lid 6 is in the closed state, the dust bag detecting body 12 is brought into contact with the mouth frame 8 of the dust bag so that the detection unit 12B moves, and the protrusion protruding portion 12a is closed by the movement. Since it is configured to move to a possible position, a drive source for moving the dust bag detection body is not required.

  In addition, the vapor dust bag detector 12 supports the projection 12a and the detector 12B so as to be rotatable, and the projection 12a has a dust bag 9 attached to the dust collection chamber 3 as the detector. When the cover 6 is not detected, the lid 6 is positioned so as not to be closed, and the protrusion 12a is moved by rotation. This makes it possible to reduce the size.

  Further, the dust bag detection body 12 is configured to be urged by an elastic body so that the protruding portion 12a is positioned at a position where the lid body cannot be closed when the dust bag is not attached. Since it is located in a place where it cannot be performed, it is possible to prevent a situation in which the lid is closed with the dust bag not attached because the protrusion 12a can be inadvertently closed.

  The dust bag detection body is urged by an elastic body so that the protrusion is positioned at a position where the lid cannot be closed when the dust bag is not attached, and the dust bag mouth frame is part of the detection section. To urge the mouth frame toward the air inlet side of the dust collection chamber, and the mouth frame can be brought into close contact with the air inlet even without the mouth frame presser as shown in the conventional example. It is possible to simplify the configuration that eliminates the need for frame pressing.

  In the above-described embodiment, the dust bag detecting body 12 is rotated. However, the protrusion and the detection part slide together by, for example, linking the protrusion and the detection part using a cam mechanism or the like. It may be a type, and the case where the dust bag detecting body 12 is urged by a spring body and the detecting portion is provided with an engaging portion in order to bring the mouth frame 8 into close contact with the air inlet of the dust collecting chamber has been described. However, a rib for close contact with the mouth frame may be provided on the lid without giving such a function to the dust bag detection body, and so long as the object of the present invention is satisfied. Any configuration is acceptable.

  As described above, the vacuum cleaner according to the present invention can prevent misuse without attaching the dust bag, and can easily attach and detach the dust bag, greatly improving usability, particularly at home, Useful for business-use vacuum cleaners.

Sectional drawing of the principal part of the vacuum cleaner in Embodiment 1 of this invention The main part arrow view of the vacuum cleaner Same section arrow view of the main part of the vacuum cleaner Same section of the vacuum cleaner (A) Same part sectional view of the vacuum cleaner (b) Same part sectional view of the vacuum cleaner Same section of the vacuum cleaner

Explanation of symbols

3 Dust collection chamber 5 Packing B
6 Lid 7 Tight Rib 8 Mouth Frame 9 Dust Collection Bag 12 Dust Collection Bag Detector 12a Protrusion 12B Detector

Claims (6)

A vacuum cleaner body having a dust collection chamber having an intake port and an electric blower storage chamber for storing an electric blower for sucking dust, and an intake hole mounted in the dust collection chamber and corresponding to the intake port of the dust collection chamber A dust collection bag with a mouth frame and a lid that covers the dust collection chamber so as to be openable and closable. The lid is provided with a dust collection bag detector, and the dust collection bag detector is provided in the dust collection chamber. And a detecting part for detecting that the dust collecting bag is attached to the dust collecting chamber and a protrusion for preventing the lid from being closed when the dust collecting bag is not attached. When the detection unit detects that a dust collection bag is mounted in the dust collection chamber, the protrusion moves to a position where the lid is closed. The dust bag detecting body is configured such that as the lid body is closed, the detector moves in contact with the mouth frame of the dust bag, and the projection moves to a position where the lid body can be closed by the movement. The electric vacuum cleaner according to claim 1. The dust bag detecting body rotatably supports between the protruding portion and the detecting portion, and when the detecting portion does not detect that the dust collecting bag is mounted in the dust collecting chamber, the lid body is The electric vacuum cleaner according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the vacuum cleaner is located in a place where the closed state is not achieved. 4. The vacuum cleaner according to claim 3, wherein the dust bag detection body is urged by an elastic body so that the protrusion is positioned at a position where the lid cannot be closed when the dust bag is not attached. The dust bag detection body is urged by an elastic body so that the protrusion is positioned at a position where the lid cannot be closed when the dust bag is not attached, and a part of the detection section is engaged with the mouth frame of the dust bag. The electric vacuum cleaner according to claim 3, wherein the mouth frame is urged toward the intake port side of the dust collecting chamber. The vacuum cleaner according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein a dust bag positioning portion is provided on both right and left sides of the air inlet of the dust chamber, and the upper portion between the positioning portions is open.

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