JP2006327643A - Packing device for vertical type vacuum cleaner - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a packing device for a vertical type vacuum cleaner capable of preventing a vertical type vacuum cleaner, in particular, part of a nozzle section which part is near its front, from being damaged by impact applied to the vacuum cleaner, for example, in the case where it falls. <P>SOLUTION: The packing device includes a vertical type vacuum cleaner body 1 having a body section 3 incorporating a motor chamber 2 in its lower part, and a nozzle section 4 attached to the lower part of the body section 3 so as to be freely inclined. The packing device also includes a handle 5 attached to the body section so as to be freely detached. The packing device further includes a first pat for positioning and protecting the upper end of the vertical type vacuum cleaner body 1 and the handle 5, and a second upper pat 15 and a second lower pat 16 for positioning and protecting the nozzle by sandwiching the nozzle from above and below. A clearance of 15 mm or more is left between an internal face of a box 9 and the front face 22 of the leading end of the nozzle section. A clearance of 15 mm or more is also left between an internal face of the box 9 and either side face 24 of the part of the nozzle section which part is near its leading end. For instance, even in case where the packing device falls and is subject to the application of impact thereto, transmission of impact to the part of the nozzle section 4 which part is near its front and whose strength is low can be prevented. Hence, damage to the part of nozzle section 4 which part is near its front can be prevented. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a packing device for a vertical cleaner, and more particularly, to a packing form that prevents damage to a vertical cleaner, particularly a nozzle portion, from an impact when dropped.

In conventional vertical vacuum cleaners, a corrugated box that houses the vertical vacuum cleaner body and the handle, and the top, bottom, left, right, front, and front that cover the tiltable nozzle of the vertical vacuum cleaner body along the inner surface of the box A first pad made of corrugated cardboard having a pressing portion that is folded into the left and right upper corners of the front portion of the nozzle portion and a positioning piece that is folded up from the lower wall from each of the left and right upper corner portions of the front portion, A second pad made of corrugated cardboard inserted into the lower front side of the nozzle portion in the first pad and positioned by the positioning piece, and a handle attachment portion of the vertical vacuum cleaner body over the entire rear wall of the box body at the rear of the box body A third pad made of corrugated cardboard having a back wall to be covered, a bent piece abutted on both the left and right sides of the handle mounting portion, and a handle holding groove for positioning one end of the handle; a front wall of the first pad; Insert between the side wall and holding part and nozzle part The vertical cleaner body is housed in parallel with the vertically long bottom surface of the box, and the front and left and right corners of the front part are the first ones. The front wall of the pad and the fourth pad are held in contact with each other, and the lower part of the nozzle is held in contact with the second pad to prevent damage to the vertical cleaner, particularly the nozzle, from impacts such as dropping. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).
JP-A-8-91355

  However, in the conventional vertical vacuum cleaner packing form, the front part of the nozzle part and the left and right corners of the front part are held in contact with the first pad and the fourth pad, and the suction port is provided on the bottom surface to provide strength. In the vicinity of the front part of the low nozzle part, it is falling in the packaged state, especially in the case of falling corners and ridges with severe drop conditions. Under such circumstances, the impact is easily transmitted directly to the nozzle portion, and it has become difficult to prevent damage in the vicinity of the front portion of the nozzle portion.

  In addition, while the mass of the vertical vacuum cleaner tends to increase as described above, the lower part of the tiltable nozzle part is held in contact with the second pad, but the mass is concentrated in the vertical vacuum cleaner body. Since the vertical direction cannot be maintained in the vicinity of the motor room, the vertical vacuum cleaner body is reliably restrained from moving when an impact such as dropping in any direction is applied to the vertical vacuum cleaner body. It has become difficult to prevent damage near the front.

  The present invention solves the above-mentioned conventional problems, and provides a packing device for a vertical vacuum cleaner that can prevent damage to the vertical vacuum cleaner main body, particularly the vicinity of the front portion of the nozzle portion, from an impact such as when dropped. The purpose is to do.

  In order to solve the above-described conventional problems, a vertical type composed of a motor chamber that houses a motor below, a main body having a dust collection chamber above, and a nozzle that is tiltably attached below the main body. A vacuum cleaner main body, a box body for accommodating the vertical vacuum cleaner main body and a handle, and positioning and protecting an upper end portion of the vertical vacuum cleaner main body inserted along an inner surface of the box body, and a handle housing portion. A first pad that positions and protects one end of the handle, and a second pad that is inserted along the inner surface of the box and positions and protects the nozzle portion, A second pad is not disposed between the opposing inner surfaces of the box and between the side surfaces near the nozzle tip end and both side surfaces near the nozzle tip end, and a space of a predetermined (15 mm) or more is provided. Secured, such as when dropped Even if a more impact is applied, the shock can be prevented from being transmitted to the front near the lower nozzle section strength can prevent damage to the front near the nozzle portion.

  The packing device for a vertical vacuum cleaner of the present invention can prevent damage in the vicinity of the front portion of the vertical cleaner, particularly the nozzle portion, from an impact such as when dropped.

  A first aspect of the present invention is a vertical vacuum cleaner main body comprising a motor chamber having a motor in a lower part, a main body having a dust collecting chamber in an upper part, and a nozzle part attached to the lower part of the main body so as to be tiltable. A box that houses the vertical vacuum cleaner body and the handle, and is positioned along the inner surface of the box to position and protect the upper end of the vertical vacuum cleaner body and has a handle housing portion. A box body that includes a first pad that positions and protects one end, and a second pad that is inserted along the inner surface of the box body and positions and protects the nozzle section, and faces the front surface of the nozzle section and the front surface of the nozzle section. The second pad is not arranged between the inner surface of the box and between the both side surfaces near the tip of the nozzle part and the inner surface of the box opposite to the both side surfaces near the tip of the nozzle part, ensuring a space of a predetermined (15 mm) or more. Impact is applied by dropping, etc. Case also, impact Ki can be prevented from being transmitted to the front near the lower nozzle section strength can prevent damage to the front near the nozzle portion.

  In the second invention, the vertical vacuum cleaner main body of the first invention is packaged by tilting left and right in the horizontal direction, and the box body facing the vicinity of the front portion of the nozzle portion and the vicinity of the front portion of the nozzle portion is provided. The space between each corner of the box formed on each inner surface can be enlarged, and damage to both side surfaces near the tip of the nozzle can be prevented against the most severe corner drop.

  In the third invention, in particular, the nozzle part of any one of the first and second inventions is vertically inclined and packed, and faces the vicinity of the front part of the nozzle part and the vicinity of the front part of the nozzle part. It becomes possible to expand the space of each corner and each ridge line of the box formed on each inner surface of the box body, and against the severe corner and ridge line drop, Damage can be prevented.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the first pad of any one of the first to third aspects is formed of corrugated cardboard, and the second pad is formed of foamed polystyrene. Protected by styrofoam pads that are hard to deform only on the side and hardly damage the appearance of the vertical vacuum cleaner. The degree of environmental pollution during processing can also be reduced.

  The fifth aspect of the invention restricts the movement in the front-rear direction by bringing the bottom surface of the motor chamber that is the foremost end into contact with the second pad when the vertical cleaner body of any one of the first to fourth aspects of the invention is housed. In the event of an impact due to falling, etc., the most easily moved place by mass concentration is held in contact, minimizing the movement of the vertical vacuum cleaner body and preventing damage near the front of the nozzle part I can do it.

  According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, the second pad of any one of the first to fifth aspects of the present invention is configured on a second pad that is divided into upper and lower parts and under the second pad, and the expansion ratio under the second pad is set to the second pad. By forming a pad with a hardness that is difficult to deform only on the drop surface side when an impact is applied by dropping the bottom or front of the box that has the highest possibility of dropping. Damage caused by the movement of the nozzle portion can be prevented while minimizing UP. In particular, it is easy to move due to mass concentration and impact, but holding the bottom of the strong motor chamber with the second hard pad makes it possible to minimize the movement of the main body of the vacuum cleaner. This is effective for preventing damage in the vicinity of the front surface of the part.

  In the seventh invention, in particular, a plug accommodating portion of the power cord is formed under the second pad of any one of the first to sixth inventions, and sandwiched between the second pad and the second pad. The free space under the second pad can be used effectively, and the plug's leading edge, which is easily deformed by impact, can be reliably protected by positively regulating the position of the plug and reliably protecting the periphery of the plug.

  In the eighth invention, the second pad of any one of the first, second, and fourth inventions is formed of corrugated cardboard, and the motor is the foremost end when the vertical vacuum cleaner main body is housed in the ring body during box operation. A substantially L-shaped styrofoam is fixed to the second pad or box so as to hold the bottom and rear surfaces of the chamber, and the styrofoam that is difficult to deform only in the vicinity of the motor chamber where the mass is concentrated in the vertical vacuum cleaner. By protecting with a pad, it is possible to reduce the degree of pollution of disposal as industrial exhaust, while preventing damage due to movement of the cleaner body due to impact.

  In the ninth aspect of the invention, in particular, one end of the dust collection chamber and the nozzle portion of any one of the first to eighth aspects is detachably connected to the dust collection chamber via a connection pipe, and the other end is connected to the tip pipe. The hose communicates with the nozzle part in a detachable manner, the tip pipe remains connected to the nozzle part, only the connecting pipe is detached from the main body part, and is sandwiched between the first pad and the box. Then, it is usual to wind and hold an elastic hose around the main body and to pack the hose considerably curved when packing. When stored in such a packed state for a long time under high temperature, the hose may become hazy, which may reduce the usability of the user, but only the detachable connection pipe Such troubles can be prevented by separating and packing.

  The tenth aspect of the invention is the one in which the disconnected connection pipe of any one of the first to ninth aspects of the invention is covered with a bag-shaped protective material and is sandwiched and held between bellows of a stretchable hose. The pipe can be prevented from being damaged, and an additional tape or the like for fixing the protective material is not necessary and can be realized at low cost.

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

(Embodiment 1)
1 is an overall perspective view of the packaging device for a vertical cleaner according to the first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a top view of the packaging device for the vertical cleaner, and FIG. AA sectional view, FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of the main part of the vertical vacuum cleaner packing device, FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken on line BB of FIG. 2, and FIG. 6 is a main part for explaining a fixing method of the protective material. It is an enlarged view.

  In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a vertical vacuum cleaner main body, which is composed of a main body portion 3 having a motor chamber 2 on the upper side and a nozzle portion 4 fixed to the main body portion 3 so as to be tiltable.

  Reference numeral 5 denotes a handle, which is detachably attached to the handle attachment portion 6 of the main body portion 3, but is detached at the time of packing, and the corrugated cardboard is inserted and held in the handle holding groove 8 of the first pad 7 made of corrugated cardboard. Housed in a box 9 made of metal. Above the main body 3, the handle mounting portion 6 is accommodated in the box 9 in a state where the handle mounting portion 6 is inserted and held in the main body holding port 10 of the first pad 7. The connection pipe 12 connected to one end of the telescopic hose 11 is detached from the vertical cleaner body 1 and inserted into the connection pipe holding part 13 of the first pad 7, and the tip pipe 14 connected to the other end is a nozzle part. 4 is accommodated in the box 9 in a state of being connected to 4.

  15 is on the second pad, 16 is below the second pad, and both are made of foamed polystyrene, and the nozzle portion 4 is tilted to the position where it abuts on the upper surface 17 of the second pad lower 16 to the box 9. At this time, the front movement restricting portion 18 under the second pad 16 is brought into contact with the bottom surface 19 of the motor chamber 2 which becomes the foremost end during housing.

  Here, the second pad lower 16 is formed at a foaming ratio of 30 times, and the second pad upper 15 is formed at a foaming ratio of 50 times.

  Reference numeral 20 denotes a power cord plug accommodating portion 20 provided under the second pad 16. After the plug 21 is inserted into the plug accommodating portion 20, the plug 21 is accommodated in the box 9 so that the plug 21 is sandwiched between the second pad 15. Is done.

  In FIG. 2, the vertical vacuum cleaner main body 1 is packed in a horizontal direction so as to be tilted left and right with respect to the box body 9, and the nozzle body tip front surface 22 and the nozzle portion tip front surface 22 are opposed to the box body 9. A second pad upper 15 and a second pad lower 16 are arranged between the front wall inner wall 23 and between the side surfaces 24 near the nozzle tip end and the side wall inner surfaces 25 of the box body 9 facing the nozzle tip front end side surfaces 24. In addition, while a space of 15 mm or more is secured, the left and right movement restricting portions 27 provided on the second pad upper 15 and the second pad lower 16 are provided as the left and right restricting of the nozzle portion 4.

  3 to 4, the nozzle unit 4 is packed in a vertically inclined manner with respect to the box body 9, and as a front movement restriction of the nozzle unit 4, A front movement restricting portion 18 is provided under the second pad 16 so as to abut on the bottom surface 19, and as a lower movement restriction of the nozzle portion 4, it abuts on the back surface 28 of the motor chamber 2 which is the foremost lower end when housed. The lower movement restricting portion 29 is provided on the second pad lower 16 and the upper movement restricting portion is provided on the second pad upper 15 so as to come into contact with the front surface 30 of the motor chamber 2 which is the uppermost upper end when accommodated as the upper movement restriction of the nozzle portion 4. 31 is provided.

  5 to 6, the detached connection pipe 12 is covered with a bag-shaped protective material 32, and the opening end 33 of the protective material 32 is sandwiched and held between the bellows of the telescopic hose 11.

  The operation and action of the vertical vacuum cleaner packaging apparatus having the above-described configuration are as follows.

  By the time the vertical vacuum cleaner is produced at the production plant and reaches the user, not only shocks and vibrations during transportation will be applied, but also impacts due to dropping may be applied, and it may be stored for a long time at high temperatures. However, the nozzle portion 4 that is particularly vulnerable to impacts is restricted in movement by the front movement restricting portion 18, the upper movement restricting portion 31, and the lower movement restricting portion 29 of the second pad upper 15 and the second pad lower 16 formed of foamed polystyrene. The hose 11 that is particularly soft and easily deformed is packaged without detaching the connecting pipe 12 from the main body 3 and curving as much as possible, and is transported without deformation to the user's hand. Is done.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, a space of 15 mm or more is provided between the box 9, the front end surface 22 of the nozzle portion, and both side surfaces 24 near the front end of the nozzle portion, and the nozzle portion 4 is moved vertically and vertically. Since the bottom surface 19 of the motor chamber 2 that is the starting point of movement is held in contact with the mass under the second pad 16 having hardness, the front surface of the box 9 is Even with respect to impact caused by dropping at each corner and each ridgeline to be formed, it is possible to ensure the minimum distance between each corner forming the front surface of the box 9 and each ridgeline and the vicinity of the front portion of the nozzle portion, and at the same time, It is possible to prevent the forward movement of the vacuum cleaner body 1 as much as possible, and even though the recent vertical vacuum cleaners tend to increase in mass, the front portion of the low-strength nozzle portion 4 having the suction port 34 on the bottom surface Nearby damage can be prevented.

  In addition, use of foam cushioning material on the nozzle part 4 side where the mass is concentrated, and use of cardboard cushioning material on the upper part of the main body, which does not have much mass, prevents product damage and reduces environmental pollution. It can be realized.

  Further, in a vertical type vacuum cleaner in which the power cord is wound around and stored in the main body 3, it is necessary to consider the accommodation form of the plug 21 at the time of packaging, but the second packing is used by utilizing the empty space below the second packing 16. By sandwiching between the upper 15 and the second packing lower 16, it is possible to reliably protect the leading edge of the plug 21 that is easily deformed.

  Further, the main body 3 and the hose 11 are made detachable, and the main body 3 and the hose 11 are detached at the time of packing, and the hose 11 is packed without being bent as much as possible to prevent deformation of the hose 11 that is soft and easily deformed. In addition, when the bag-shaped protective material 32 is used as a protection means for the connection pipe 12 of the hose 11 in that case, the protective material 32 is provided between the bellows of the hose 11 by utilizing the feature of the elastic hose 11. By sandwiching one end of the opening 33, an extra tape or the like for fixing the protective material 32 becomes unnecessary, and an inexpensive packaging device can be provided.

(Embodiment 2)
FIG. 7 is a top view of the packaging device for a vertical cleaner according to the second embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line CC in FIG.

  The same parts as those in the above embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals and the description thereof is omitted.

  In this embodiment, the second pad 35 in the first embodiment is made of corrugated cardboard. Instead, the lower front movement restricting body 36 that restricts the forward movement and the vertical movement of the nozzle portion 4 and the upward movement are used. The regulating body 37 is bonded and fixed to the box body 9 and the second pad 35, respectively.

  7 to 8, reference numeral 35 denotes a second pad made of cardboard, 36 is a substantially L-shaped lower front movement restricting body, 37 is an upper movement restricting body, and the lower front movement restricting body 36 and the upper movement restricting body. The bodies 37 are bonded and fixed to the bottom surface of the box body 9 and the back surface of the upper flap of the second pad 35, respectively. Here, a space of 15 mm or more is provided between the box 9, the front surface 22 at the front end of the nozzle portion, and both side surfaces 24 near the front end of the nozzle portion. In addition, one end of the substantially L-shaped portion of the lower front movement restricting body 36 is provided so as to contact the bottom surface 19 of the motor chamber 2 that is the foremost end during housing, and the other end of the substantially L-shaped portion is The upper movement restricting body 37 is provided so as to come into contact with the front surface 30 of the motor chamber 2 which becomes the front upper end during housing.

  Further, as a restriction on the left and right movement of the nozzle portion 4, the nozzle portion 4 is inserted into contact with the nozzle portion insertion portion 38 of the second pad 35 made of cardboard.

  As described above, according to this embodiment, only the vicinity of the motor chamber 2 where the mass is concentrated in the vertical vacuum cleaner main body 1 is protected by the cushioning material of foamed polystyrene that is difficult to be deformed. While preventing damage due to the movement of 1, it is also possible to reduce the degree of pollution of disposal disposal as industrial exhaust.

  As described above, the packing device for a vertical vacuum cleaner according to the present invention can prevent damage in the vicinity of the front of the vertical vacuum cleaner, particularly the nozzle portion, from an impact such as when dropped, and can be applied to various packing devices. Is.

Whole perspective view of packing device for vertical type vacuum cleaner in Embodiment 1 of the present invention Top view of the packaging equipment for the vertical vacuum cleaner Sectional drawing of the principal part of the packaging device for the vertical vacuum cleaner (cross section AA in FIG. 2) Enlarged view of the main part of the packaging device for the vertical vacuum cleaner Sectional drawing of the principal part of the packaging device for the vertical vacuum cleaner (cross section BB in FIG. 2) Enlarged view of the main part for explaining how to fix the protective material The top view of the packing apparatus for vertical cleaners in Embodiment 2 of this invention Cross-sectional view of the main part of the packaging device for the vertical vacuum cleaner (C-C cross-section in FIG. 7)

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Vertical type vacuum cleaner main body 2 Motor chamber 3 Main body part 4 Nozzle part 7 1st pad 9 Box 15 2nd pad top 16 2nd pad bottom 22 Nozzle part front end 23 Front wall inner wall 24 Nozzle part front side both sides 25 Side wall Inner surface 26 Space 27 Left / right movement restriction part

Claims (10)

A vertical vacuum cleaner body comprising a motor chamber having a motor built in a lower part, a main body part having a dust collecting chamber in an upper part, and a nozzle part tiltably attached to the lower part of the main body part; and the vertical vacuum cleaner A main body and a box housing the handle, and positioning and protecting the upper end portion of the vertical vacuum cleaner main body inserted along the inner surface of the box body and having a handle housing portion for positioning and protecting one end of the handle A first pad that is inserted along the inner surface of the box body, and a second pad that positions and protects the nozzle portion, and between the front surface of the nozzle portion front surface and the inner surface of the box body that faces the front surface of the nozzle portion front end and A packaging device for a vertical cleaner, in which a second pad is not disposed between both side surfaces in the vicinity of the tip of the nozzle portion and both side surfaces in the vicinity of the tip of the nozzle portion, and a space of a predetermined amount or more is secured. The packing device for a vertical vacuum cleaner according to claim 1, wherein the vertical vacuum cleaner body is packed while being tilted left and right in the horizontal direction. The packing device for a vertical cleaner according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the nozzle portion is vertically inclined and packed. The packing device for a vertical cleaner according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the first pad is formed of cardboard and the second pad is formed of foamed polystyrene. The packaging for a vertical cleaner according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the movement of the front-rear direction is restricted by contacting the bottom surface of the motor chamber, which is the foremost end when the vertical cleaner main body is accommodated, with the second pad. apparatus. The second pad is configured by a vertically divided second pad and a second pad, and the foaming ratio under the second pad is lower than that on the second pad. Packing device for vertical type vacuum cleaners described in 1. The packing device for a vertical cleaner according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein a plug accommodating portion of a power cord is formed under the second pad and sandwiched between the second pad and the second pad. The second pad is formed of corrugated cardboard, and a substantially L-shaped foam polystyrene is attached to the second pad or box so as to hold the bottom surface and the rear surface of the motor chamber which is the front end when the vertical cleaner body is housed in the box. The packing device for a vertical vacuum cleaner according to claim 1, 2, 4 fixed. The dust collection chamber and the nozzle portion are provided with a hose whose one end is detachably connected to the dust collection chamber via a connection pipe and the other end is detachably connected to the nozzle portion via a tip pipe. The vertical vacuum cleaner packaging device according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein only the connection pipe is detached from the main body portion and is sandwiched between the first pad and the box while being connected to the portion. The packaging device for a vertical cleaner according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the detached connection pipe is covered with a bag-shaped protective material and sandwiched and held between bellows of a stretchable hose.

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