JP2008005956A - Dust collection case and vacuum cleaner - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a dust collection case which is simple in structure and is highly usable. <P>SOLUTION: The dust collection case 4 includes a case body 4c having an opening 14 for disposal of dust and a lid 6 to open and close the opening 14, and is provided with engagement portions 4a to engage a bag 51 onto a plurality of places of the opening 14 side outside surface of the case body 4c. The bag 51 to store dust to be disposed of is prevented from getting dislocated or loosened by being put on the dust disposal opening 14 side in disposing of dust collected in the dust collection case 4 in the beginning, pulling up the open end of the bag 51 higher than the engagement portion 4a, and furthermore bounding the open end by a rubber band 52. Even if the lid 6 is opened to dispose of the dust with no positional shift or no loose of the bag 51, the tight contact of the bag 51 with the dust collection case 4 helps minimize the leakage or blowing up of the dust from the clearance between the dust case 4 and the bag 51, and a clean and easy-to-use dust collection case 4 is provided. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a dust collecting container and a vacuum cleaner that are used in a vacuum cleaner and the like and collect dust.

  A conventional dust container of this type will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a main body of a vacuum cleaner having a conventional dust collecting container.

In FIG. 5, the cleaner body 101 is composed of a case 102 and a cover member 103. The case 102 is formed with a placement portion (not shown) on which the dust collecting container 109 is placed. A lid (not shown) that can be opened and closed and a clamp mechanism (not shown) that holds the dust collecting container 109 in a closed state are provided near the bottom of the container body 118. A lid release button 134 is provided on the upper portion of the handle portion 120. When the lid release button 134 is pressed, the clamp mechanism is released via a clamp release bar (not shown), and the lid is opened. When the cover member 103 is closed with the dust collecting container 109 placed on the case 102, the lid release button 134 is covered with the cover member 103 (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
JP 2003-019095 A

  In recent years, the use of disposable paper packs has decreased from the viewpoint of effective utilization of resources, and the number of vacuum cleaners having dust collecting containers as described above has increased. However, in the conventional dust collecting container configuration, when the lid is opened to discard the dust, a part of the dust flies into the air. It was significantly inferior to the type used.

  The present invention solves the above-described conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a dust collection container and a vacuum cleaner that have high usability by reducing the amount of dust rising when the collected dust is discarded.

  In order to solve the above-described conventional problems, a dust collection container of the present invention includes a container body having an opening for dust disposal, and a lid body for opening and closing the opening, and an outer surface on the opening side of the container body. When the dust collected in the dust collection container is discarded, the bag body for storing the dust to be discarded first is disposed in the dust collection container. Cover the dust disposal opening side, pull up the open end of the bag body above the locking part, and tie the part with a rubber band or string to cause the bag body to shift or loosen In addition, even if the lid is opened to dispose of dust, the bag body is in close contact with the dust collection container, so there is minimal leakage of dust from the gap between the dust collection container and the bag body. It is possible to provide a dust collecting container that is clean and easy to use.

  Moreover, the vacuum cleaner of this invention has the dust collecting container of any one of Claims 1-3, there is little soaring of the dust at the time of dust disposal, and it is clean and easy to use. A good vacuum cleaner can be provided.

  The dust collection container and the vacuum cleaner of the present invention are clean and excellent in usability because the dust flying up when the dust is discarded is greatly reduced.

  1st invention is provided with the container main body which has the opening for dust disposal, and the cover body which opens and closes the said opening, The latch which latches a bag body in the several places of the said outer side surface of the said container main body When the dust collected in the dust collection container is discarded, a bag body for storing the dust to be discarded is first placed on the dust disposal opening side of the dust collection container, and the bag Pull up the open end of the body above the locking part, and then tie the part with a rubber band or string to prevent the bag body from being displaced or loosened. Even when the body is opened, the bag body is in close contact with the dust collection container, so it is possible to minimize the leakage and soaring of dust from the gap between the dust collection container and the bag body, and it is clean and easy to use. A dust collection container can be provided.

  The second invention is provided with a protruding portion that faces upward when the dust disposal opening of the first invention is directed downward, such as a shopping bag with a handle provided at a supermarket or the like. When utilizing as a bag body, the handle portion of the shopping bag can be hooked on the protrusion, so that the shopping bag can be easily held in the dust collecting container.

  In particular, the third invention has a sharpened tip of the protrusion of the second invention, and a hole is formed at an arbitrary position of the bag body used for dust storage by the sharp tip of the protrusion. Since the hole can be hooked on the part, there is only a bag that does not have a handle in advance, or a bag that has a handle but does not fit the distance between the opening of the dust container and the projection. Even when there is not, these bags can be held at a position closer to ideal.

  A fourth invention includes the dust collecting container according to any one of claims 1 to 3, and is a clean and easy-to-use electric vacuum cleaner that has less dust rising outside when dust is discarded. Can be provided.

  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)
The dust container in the 1st Embodiment of this invention is demonstrated using FIGS.

  FIG. 1 is a side view of a main body of a vacuum cleaner having a dust collecting container in the present embodiment, FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the vicinity of the storage portion of the vacuum cleaner, and FIG. 3 is an overall perspective view of the dust collecting container. FIG. 4 is a side view showing a state of dust disposal work by a user of the dust collecting container.

  1-4, the accommodating part 2 is provided in the inside of the main body 1 of a vacuum cleaner, The upper part is covered by the cover 3 so that opening and closing is possible. A dust collection container 4 for collecting dust is detachably stored in the storage unit 2.

  An opening 5 is provided at a front portion of the container main body 4 c of the dust collecting container 4 at a position where the dust collecting container 4 communicates with the air inlet 1 a provided in the main body 1 when the dust collecting container 4 is attached to the main body 1. An opening 14 for discarding collected dust and a lid body 6 for opening and closing the opening 14 are provided at the bottom of the dust collecting container 4, and the rear portion of the lid body 6 is provided via a hinge portion 6a. The lid 6 is fixed to the dust collecting container 4 so as to be pivotable, and the hook portion 6b provided at the front is locked and released by a clamp 7 that is pivotally held on the dust collecting container 4 side. Can be kept closed or open. The clamp 7 is released via a link 9 by pressing a lid release button 8 provided on the upper portion of the opening 5, and discharging the dust collected in the dust collecting container 4 pushes the lid release button 8. Complete with that.

  Further, the clamp 7 and the lid release button 8 are urged by the springs A11 and B10 to hold the lid 6 in the closed state, so that the clamp 7 is stopped by stopping the lid release button 8 from being pressed. The lid 6 is automatically returned to the position where it is held in the closed state, and is locked and held again by rotating the lid 6 to the closed state.

  A handle 12 extends from the top of the dust collecting container 4 toward the rear from the vicinity of the lid release button 8. 13 is arranged at the rear of the dust collection container 4 and communicates with an electric blower (not shown) built in the main body 1 and collects fine dust when the dust collection container 4 is stored in the storage section 2. Secondary filter.

  The operation and action of the dust collecting container and the vacuum cleaner configured as described above will be described below.

  In FIG. 2, the dust collecting container 4 is stored in the main body 1, and when the user discharges the dust collected in the dust collecting container 4, the dust collecting container 4 is first formed on the upper part of the dust collecting container 4. The handle 6 is held and pulled upward, and then the lid 6 is opened by operating the lid release button 8 provided in the vicinity of the handle 12 to collect the dust inside the dust collecting container 4. It can be discharged outside the container 4.

  3 and 4, locking portions 4a are provided at a plurality of locations around the entire circumference or in the circumferential direction of the outer surface of the dust collector container 4c on the opening 14 side, and protrusions 4b are provided on the left and right. ing. The front end of the locking part 4a extends to the vicinity of the upper end of the opening 5, and the rear end extends to the vicinity of the hinge 6a.

  When dust is discharged from the dust collection container 4, it can be directly discharged to a trash box or the like. However, as shown in FIG. 4, the bag body 51 is covered from the bottom of the dust collection container 4 and the bag body 51 is opened. The end is pulled up above the locking portion 4a provided on the dust collecting container 4, and the rubber band 52 is hung on the locking portion 4a and the hinge portion 6a so that the open end of the bag 51 is in close contact with the dust collecting container 4. The dust that rises when the lid 6 is opened can be minimized.

  Note that the tip of the protrusion 4b is sharpened to R = 1 to 2 mm so that it does not hurt even if it comes in direct contact with a finger or the like. When used as a bag 51 for storing dust, the temporarily prepared shopping bag is too large, and when the handle (not shown) is hooked on the protrusion 4b, the open end of the shopping bag is connected to the dust collecting container 4. Even if it does not reach the height in the vicinity of the lid 6, a hole can be opened using the protrusion 4 b at an arbitrary position of the shopping bag, and therefore the type of bag 51 that can be used for dust storage Will increase.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, waste dust can be collected by providing the locking portions 4a at substantially the entire circumference in the vicinity of the opening-side outer periphery of the dust collection container 4 or at a plurality of locations in the circumferential direction. Since the bag body 51 to be accommodated can be securely fixed to the dust collecting container 4, the dust collecting container can be prevented from rising, the cleanliness at the time of dust disposal is improved, and excellent in usability. A vacuum cleaner can be provided.

  As described above, since the dust collection container and the vacuum cleaner according to the present invention have a simple structure and improve cleanliness and are excellent in usability, various vacuum cleaners for home use, commercial use, and store use. Is applicable.

Side view of main body of electric vacuum cleaner having dust collecting container in embodiment 1 of the present invention Sectional view near the storage part of the vacuum cleaner Overall perspective view of the dust collection container Side view showing the state of dust disposal work by the user of the dust container Main body perspective view of a vacuum cleaner having a conventional dust collecting container

Explanation of symbols

4 Dust Collection Container 4a Locking Part 4b Projection Part 4c Container Body 6 Lid 14 Opening 51 Bag Body 52 Rubber Band

Claims (4)

A dust collector comprising a container body having an opening for dust disposal and a lid for opening and closing the opening, and provided with locking portions for locking the bag body at a plurality of locations on the outer surface of the container body on the opening side. container. The dust collecting container according to claim 1, wherein a projection is provided to face upward when the dust disposal opening is directed downward. The dust container according to claim 2, wherein the tip of the protrusion is sharpened. The vacuum cleaner which has a dust collecting container of any one of Claims 1-3.

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