JP2008113923A - Vacuum cleaner - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a vacuum cleaner which stably removes dust of a filter without causing the fitting surface of the dust removal part of the filter and its drive part to run on or collide with each other or the like when mounting a dust collecting container. <P>SOLUTION: The vacuum cleaner includes: a main body with a partition wall for isolating a motor-driven blower chamber and a dust collecting container storage chamber; the filter 49 provided in the dust collecting container so as to face the partition wall for catching dust; a movable flipping body (dust removal part) 28a provided on the filter 49 for removing the dust of the filter 49; and a drive part for driving the flipping body 28a from the partition wall side. The drive part can be fitted with the slipping body 28a and drive the flipping body 28a regardless of the stop position on the filter 49 of the flipping body 28a when mounting the dust collecting container. The vacuum cleaner with excellent usability capable of preventing the fitting surface of the flipping body and the drive part from running on or colliding with each other and stably removing the dust of the filter is provided. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a vacuum cleaner, and more particularly to a dust removal structure for removing dust from a filter that collects dust.

As a conventional vacuum cleaner of this type, as shown in FIGS. 13 and 14, a dust collecting chamber 112 for collecting sucked dust and a main filter 111 for collecting fine dust leaking from the dust collecting chamber behind the dust collecting chamber 112. And a dust remover 108 for removing fine dust adhering to the main filter 111 by vibrating the main filter 111, and a clutch plate for transmitting rotational driving force to the dust remover 108 in conjunction with the drawing of the cord. 121, a clutch pawl 122 is provided, the clutch plate 121 is rotated in conjunction with the drawing of the cord, the clutch pawl 122 meshing with the clutch plate 121 is rotated, and the dust remover 108 is rotated by interlocking the clutch pawl 122 and the dust remover 108. The dust remover 108 vibrates the main filter 111 to remove fine dust adhering to the main filter 111. (E.g., see Patent Document 1).
Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 61-12926

  However, in the configuration of the electric vacuum cleaner described in Patent Document 1, the vacuum cleaner main body 101 including the cord reel, the electric blower 102 and the like, and the dust collection box 104 equipped with the main filter 111 and the like are connected via the buckle 103. The clutch plate 121 rides on the clutch pawl 122, the clutch plate 121 and the clutch pawl 122 collide and do not mesh well, causing wear, and the vacuum cleaner body 101 and the dust collection box 104 are completely It was also the cause of the phenomenon that can not be combined.

  The present invention solves the above-mentioned conventional problems, and the fitting surface between the dust removing unit and the driving unit for driving the dust removing unit rides on or collides with the cleaner body and the dust collection box. It is an object of the present invention to provide a vacuum cleaner that can stably remove dust from a filter without the need to adjust the fitting surface before connection.

  In order to solve the above-described conventional problems, the electric vacuum cleaner of the present invention is detachably mounted with an electric blower chamber that houses an electric blower and a dust collection container that communicates with the electric blower chamber and collects dust. A dust collecting container storage chamber, a main body having a partition that separates the electric blower chamber and the dust collecting container storage chamber, and the dust collecting container provided in the dust collecting container storage chamber. A filter that separates and collects dust from the sucked dust-containing air in a state facing the partition, a movable dust removal unit that is provided on the partition side of the filter and removes the filter, and the dust collection A drive unit that drives the dust removal unit from the partition side in a state where the container is mounted in the dust container storage chamber, and when the dust container is mounted in the dust container storage chamber, Stop position of the dust removal part on the filter Regardless of the case, the drive unit is configured to be fitted to the dust removal unit so that the dust removal unit can be driven, and when the dust collection container is mounted in the dust collection container storage chamber, It is possible to prevent the fitting surface with the drive unit that drives the part from getting on or colliding, and it is not necessary to adjust the fitting surface before mounting, and the dust removal of the filter can be performed stably. A vacuum cleaner can be provided.

  The vacuum cleaner of the present invention can stably remove the dust of the filter without the fitting surface of the dust removing portion and the drive portion for driving the dust removing portion getting on or colliding. It is a good thing.

  According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an electric blower chamber that houses an electric blower, a dust collection container storage chamber that is connected to the electric blower chamber and in which a dust collection container that collects dust is detachably mounted, and the electric blower chamber And a main body having a partition wall for isolating the dust container storage chamber, and provided in the dust container, wherein the dust container is sucked to face the partition wall in a state of being mounted in the dust container storage chamber A filter that separates and collects dust from dust-containing air, a movable dust removing unit that is provided on the partition side of the filter and removes the filter, and the dust collecting container is mounted in the dust collecting container storage chamber. A drive unit that drives the dust removing unit from the partition side in a state, and when the dust collecting container is installed in the dust collecting container storage chamber, the dust removing unit is attached to the stop position on the filter at the time of installation. The drive unit is connected to the dust removing unit. In addition, the dust removing unit is configured to be driven, and when the dust collecting container is mounted in the dust collecting container storage chamber, a fitting surface between the dust removing unit and the driving unit that drives the dust removing unit is provided. It is possible to provide an easy-to-use electric vacuum cleaner that can prevent getting on or colliding, can adjust the fitting surface before mounting, and can stably remove dust from the filter.

  In the second invention, the contact portion between the dust removing portion and the drive portion of the first invention is made of a different material, and the wear amount of the contact portion can be reduced.

  In the third aspect of the invention, one or both of the contact portions of the dust removing portion and the drive portion of the first invention are provided with a metal material, and the amount of wear of the contact portion can be further reduced.

  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 vacuum cleaner in the 1st Embodiment of this invention is demonstrated using FIGS. 1-2. FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of the vacuum cleaner according to the present embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a side sectional view of the vacuum cleaner.

  1 and 2, the vacuum cleaner main body 1 is provided with an electric blower chamber 3 having an electric blower 2 built in at the rear, and a dust collecting container for storing a dust collecting container 4 that is detachable and separates and collects dust at the front. A container storage portion 5 is arranged, a pair of traveling wheels 6 are rotatably attached to both sides of the lower rear portion, and a traveling caster 7 is similarly attached to the bottom front portion. At the front of the vacuum cleaner main body 1, there is provided an air inlet 10 to which a connection pipe 9 provided at one end of the hose 8 is detachably connected.

  The other end of the hose 8 is provided with a tip pipe 12 provided with a handle 11 having an operation part 11a for gripping during cleaning and operating the cleaner body 1. Reference numeral 13 denotes a telescopic or jointable extension pipe, the downstream end of which is detachably connected to the tip pipe 12, and the other end is a rotary brush 14 for dusting up and a motor for rotationally driving the rotary brush 14. 15 is detachably connected to a suction tool 16 having a built-in 15.

  Reference numeral 17 denotes a bumper molded from an elastic material and extending from the front part to both sides of the cleaner body 1. When the cleaner body 1 travels, even if the cleaner body 1 collides with furniture, pillars, etc., it is damaged. It is a thing to avoid attaching.

  Reference numeral 18 denotes a main body handle that is used when the cleaner body 1 is carried, and is rotatably attached to the upper portion of the cleaner body 1 so that the center of rotation is located on a vertical line passing through the center of gravity of the cleaner body 1. It has been.

  Reference numeral 19 denotes a container handle for carrying the dust collection container 4, which is gripped when the dust collection container 4 is carried or removed from the dust collection container storage portion 5 of the cleaner body 1. The outer shell of the vacuum cleaner main body 1 is composed of a lower body 1a and an upper body 1b in which an electric blower chamber 3 for housing the electric blower 2 is formed in the rear.

  The front part of the electric blower 2 is supported in the electric blower chamber 3 by a support front 20 made of an elastic body, and the rear part is a support spring 21 made of an elastic material. Reference numeral 22 denotes a partition wall that partitions the electric blower chamber 3 and the dust container storage unit 5, and a lattice-like partition opening 23 that communicates with the suction opening 2 a of the electric blower 2 is provided in the approximate center. The third filter 24 covers the dust collection container storage unit 5 from the side. A power cord 25 supplies power to the cleaner body 1.

  A packing 29 is provided behind the suction port 10 of the vacuum cleaner main body 1 so as to be in close contact with the front portion of the dust collecting container 4 when the dust collecting container 4 is attached to the dust collecting container housing 5.

  Next, the configuration of the dust collecting container 4 will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 is a perspective view of a part of the dust collecting container of the vacuum cleaner, FIG. 4 is a sectional view of the dust collecting container, FIG. 5 is a rear perspective view of the filter unit of the vacuum cleaner, and FIG. 7 is a rear view of the unit, FIG. 7 is a movable range diagram of the flip body of the filter unit, FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the dust collection container and the dust collection container storage unit, and FIG. 9 is an abbreviation of the flip body and drive unit of the filter unit. It is sectional drawing.

  In the figure, the dust collecting container 4 includes a dust collecting container main body 27 and a filter unit 28 that is detachably attached to the rear opening of the dust collecting container main body 27.

  At the front of the dust container main body 27, when the dust container 4 is attached to the dust container housing 5 of the cleaner body 1, the packing 29 provided behind the suction port 10 of the cleaner body 1 is airtight. A suction port A30 that is in pressure contact and communicates is provided. The dust collecting container body 27 further includes a coarse dust chamber 31 that directly communicates with the suction port A30 and stores coarse dust, and a filter unit 28 that collects fine dust contained in the suction air that has passed through the coarse dust chamber 31. A fine dust chamber 32 for storing the separated fine dust, and a cover body that covers the coarse dust chamber 31 and the lower opening 39 of the fine dust chamber 32 and whose rear end is pivotally supported by the dust container main body 27. 33 is provided.

  The lid 33 is urged in the opening direction by a coil spring 34, and is normally held by a buckle 35 provided on the dust collecting container body 27 in a closed state. When the operation unit 36 provided on the button is pressed, the buckle 35 is moved outward through the connecting rod 37 connected thereto, and the lid 33 is opened by the biasing force of the coil spring 34. In addition, 53 is a spring material for always biasing the operating portion 36 upward.

  The coarse dust chamber 31 has a coarse dust chamber opening 31a communicating with the air inlet A30, and all inner peripheral walls (four side walls) excluding the coarse dust chamber opening 31a portion are gradually inclined toward the lower opening 39. A primary filter A 42 having a surface 40 is formed.

  In addition, an extrusion plate 44 having a primary filter B43 is disposed on the upper part of the coarse dust chamber 31 while being fixed to the lower end of a vertically movable connecting rod A41. The pushing plate 44 serves as a discharging means for pushing out and discharging the dust collected in the coarse dust chamber 31. One end of a substantially L-shaped slider 46 is fixed to the upper end of the connecting rod A41. Reference numeral 47 denotes a slider spring made of an elastic member that constantly urges the connecting rod A41 upward, that is, the extrusion plate 44 always upward.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 to 9, the filter unit 28 slides in the lateral direction with a frame 48 and a secondary filter 49 which is folded in a pleat and provided in the frame 48 with the pleats in the vertical direction. It is comprised from the flip body 28a which is provided freely and is a dust removal means. Further, on the surface of the flip body 28a that faces the secondary filter 49, a protrusion 59 that abuts on each mountain fold 49a of the pleated secondary filter 49 is provided. In addition, two rib portions 53 that are displaced in the vertical direction so that a trajectory 65 of a circular motion of the drive projection 58 described later is in contact with the surface facing the partition wall 22 of the flip body 28a at the left and right movable limits, 54 is provided.

  By the way, at the left and right movable limits of the flip body 28a shown in FIG. 7, a drive having an axial center 56 at the center of the circle in contact with the ribs 53 and 54 and at the center of the ribs 53 and 54 in the vertical direction. The part 55 is provided on the partition wall 22 side. The drive unit 55 is driven by a drive source 57 including a small electric motor, a gear, and a control circuit on the electric blower chamber 3 side of the partition wall 22.

  In addition, the amount of protrusion on a part of the drive unit 55 is slightly less than the base of the ribs 53 and 54, and the inner surface of the ribs 53 and 54 is abutted when moving circularly around the shaft center 56. The drive protrusion 58 is provided.

  With the above configuration, when the drive projection 58 is rotated, the flip body 28a reciprocates left and right via the abutting rib portions 53 and 54, and the protrusion 59 provided on the flip body 28a is provided with the secondary filter. 49, the fine folds attached to the back surface (the surface on the coarse dust chamber 31 side) of the secondary filter 49 are screened off by vibration and shock and collected in the fine dust chamber 32. The filtration performance of the next filter 49 is restored. Further, when the drive protrusion 58 is rotated at a constant speed, the speed of the flip body 28a changes. If the direction of the slide is reversed at the end of the filter 49, the closer to the end of the filter 49, the closer to the end of the filter 49. When the speed of the sliding motion of the flip body 28a is reduced, and as a result, when the dust removing portion slides at a high speed, it can be prevented from coming off from the filter end portion at an overspeed, and high reliability can be obtained.

  In addition, it is clear from the following that the speed of the slide operation is reduced in the vicinity of the reverse direction of the slide.

  That is, as shown in FIG. 11, for example, when the driving protrusion 58 is fitted to the rib portion 53 from the point A to the point B and the rib portion 53 is slid and rotated at an angle θ per unit time. The sliding amount L1 in the direction is L1 = R * (sin θ), where R is the radius of the circular motion of the drive protrusion 58.

  Similarly, when the rib 53 is slid from the point C toward the point D just before the point D at which the driving protrusion 58 is disengaged from the rib portion 53, the lateral angle when the angle θ is rotated per unit time. The sliding amount L2 in the direction is L2 = R−R * (cos θ).

Therefore, when comparing L1 and L2 which are moving distances in the sliding direction which slides and proceeds per unit time, the difference L is L = L1−L2 = R * (sin θ) − (R−R * (cos θ)) = R * (sin θ + cos θ) −R = R * (sin θ + cos θ−1) = R * ((sin θ + cos θ) − (sin ² θ + cos ² θ)) = R * (sin θ) (1−sin θ) + R * (cos θ) (1− cos θ)
Here, since 1−sin θ ≧ 0 and 1−cos θ ≧ 0, L = L1−L2 ≧ 0, and the moving speed in the sliding direction immediately before and after the drive protrusion 58 and the rib 53 are disengaged is relatively It turns out that it is small.

  12A is an image view showing a state immediately before the drive projection 58 and the rib 53 are disengaged, and FIG. 12B is a view of the fit between the drive projection 58 and the rib 54. It is an image figure showing the state immediately before a match is lost.

  Further, a lip 51 is integrally or integrally formed at the downstream end of the frame 48 of the filter unit 28 so that the lip 51 is formed when the dust collecting container 4 is attached to the dust collecting container storage section 5. 51 is brought into pressure contact with the surface of the partition wall 22 of the cleaner body 1 on the dust container housing 5 side so that outside air is not sucked when the electric blower 2 is operated.

  The front surface 52 of the filter unit 28 covers the rear opening 31b of the coarse dust chamber 31 in an airtight manner when the filter unit 28 is mounted on the dust container main body 27.

  Next, the circuit of the vacuum cleaner in the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

  In FIG. 10, 60 is an energization detecting means for detecting whether the power cord 25 is connected to a wall outlet (not shown) and energized the cleaner body 1, and 61 is an energization detecting means 60. Is a drive circuit that drives and speed-controls the drive source 57 that drives the drive projection 58 in response to the above signal.

  64, based on operation information input from the operation unit 11a by the user, for example, operation information such as automatic operation of the electric blower 2 and operation of the motor 15 incorporated in the suction tool 16, the electric blower 2 and the motor 15 are controlled. Control means for controlling and driving.

  The operation and action of the vacuum cleaner in the present embodiment configured as described above are as follows.

  When the user starts using the electric vacuum cleaner, the user pulls out the power cord 25 from the cleaner main body 1 and plugs the power plug 25a into an outlet provided on the wall of the room. When a signal is sent to the drive circuit 61, the drive circuit 61 that receives the signal drives the drive source 57 that drives the drive projection 58 at a constant speed. Then, when the drive projection 58 rotates, the flip body 28a reciprocates left and right via the ribs 53 and 54, and repels the mountain fold 49a of the secondary filter 49, so that the back surface of the secondary filter 49 The operation to screen off the fine dust adhering to the is performed within a preset time.

  And when the operation part 11a is operated and the operation of the vacuum cleaner is started, the suction force by the electric blower 2 is applied to the tertiary filter 24, the secondary filter 49, the primary filter A42 and the primary filter B43, the coarse dust chamber 31, and the hose. 8. It reaches the suction tool 16 through the extension pipe 13. Then, the air containing dust sucked from the suction tool 16 passes through the suction port 10 of the cleaner body 1 and enters the coarse dust chamber 31 straight from the suction port A30 of the dust container main body 27, and enters the primary filter A42 and the primary filter A42. The dust hits the filter B43 and is collected and accumulated there. The fine dust contained in the air that has passed through the primary filter A42 and the primary filter B43 is captured by the secondary filter 49.

  In the present embodiment, when the operation of the vacuum cleaner is further stopped by operating the operating portion 11a provided on the handle 11, this is detected by the energization detecting means 60, and the flip body 28a of the secondary filter 49 is used. The same operation as the dust sieving operation is performed within a preset time or number of times.

  Next, disposal of coarse dust accumulated in the dust collecting container 4 and fine dust shaken from the secondary filter 49 will be described.

  When removing the dust collection container 4 from the dust collection container storage 5, it is only necessary to hold the container handle 19 and lift the dust collection container 4 upward. Then, when the dust collecting container 4 is held on a trash box or the like and the operation unit 36 is pushed, the connecting rod 37 is lowered and the buckle 35 is moved outward, and the engagement between the lid 33 and the buckle 35 is performed. The lid 33 is opened by the urging force of the coil spring 34, and the dust in the coarse dust chamber 31 and the fine dust accumulated in the fine dust chamber 32 fall into the trash box.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, when the drive projection 58 is rotated by the drive source 57, the flip body 28a reciprocates left and right via the abutting ribs 53 and 54, and the flip The protrusion 59 provided on the body 28a repels the mountain fold 49a of the secondary filter 49, and fine dust attached to the back surface (the surface on the coarse dust chamber 31 side) of the secondary filter 49 due to vibration or shock at that time is sieved. It is dropped and collected in the fine dust chamber 32, and the filtration performance of the secondary filter 49 is restored. Further, by shifting the position of the ribs 53 and 54 in the longitudinal direction, the contact portion with the ribs 53 or 54 while the drive protrusion 58 is moving circularly regardless of the position of the flip body 28a. Therefore, the dust collecting container 4 can be easily detached from the dust collecting container storage portion 5 without worrying about the position of the flip body 28a, and a convenient vacuum cleaner can be provided.

  Further, by making the material of the ribs 53 and 54 different from the material of the drive projection 58, such as nylon and polyacetal, the amount of wear at the contact portion is reduced, and the reliability of long-term use is improved.

  Furthermore, reliability is further improved by using one or both materials of metal.

  As described above, the vacuum cleaner according to the present invention stably removes dust from the filter without the fitting surface between the dust removing unit and the drive unit that drives the dust removing unit getting on or colliding with the vacuum cleaner. It is easy to use and can be widely applied to various vacuum cleaners for home use, business use, and store use.

Whole perspective view of the electric vacuum cleaner in Embodiment 1 of this invention Side sectional view of the vacuum cleaner Partially missing perspective view of dust collector of the vacuum cleaner Cross section of the dust container Rear perspective view of the filter unit of the vacuum cleaner Rear view of the filter unit Range of movable body of filter unit Perspective view of the dust collection container and the dust collection container storage Schematic cross-sectional view of the flip body and drive section of the filter unit Electric circuit diagram of the vacuum cleaner The image figure showing the movement distance per unit time of the slide direction of the drive projection of the vacuum cleaner (A) The image figure showing the state just before the fitting of the drive projection part and one rib part of a vacuum cleaner remove | deviates (b) Same as the above, The fitting of the drive projection part of a vacuum cleaner and the other rib part Figure showing the state just before the detachment Sectional view of part of the conventional vacuum cleaner The principal part perspective view which shows the clutch connection surroundings of the conventional vacuum cleaner

Explanation of symbols

1 Vacuum cleaner body (main body)
2 Electric Blower 4 Dust Collection Container 5 Dust Collection Container Storage Unit 22 Bulkhead 27 Dust Collection Container Body 28a Playing Body (Dust Removal Unit)
49 Secondary filter (filter)
53, 54 Rib part 55 Drive part 58 Drive protrusion part

Claims (3)

An electric blower chamber that houses the electric blower, a dust collection container storage chamber that is connected to the electric blower chamber and is detachably mounted with a dust collection container that collects dust, and the electric blower chamber and the dust collection container storage chamber A main body having a partition wall for separating the dust, and provided in the dust collection container, and facing the partition wall in a state where the dust collection container is mounted in the dust collection container storage chamber, to remove dust from the sucked dust-containing air A filter for separating and collecting, a movable dust removing portion provided on the partition side of the filter for removing dust from the filter, and the dust collection container mounted on the dust collection container storage chamber from the partition side. A drive unit that drives the dust removal unit, and when the dust collection container is mounted in the dust collection container storage chamber, the drive unit is independent of a stop position on the filter of the dust removal unit at the time of mounting. Fitting with the dust removal part, Vacuum cleaner constitutes a dust collecting part so as to be driven. The vacuum cleaner according to claim 1, wherein a contact portion between the dust removing portion and the driving portion is made of a different material. The vacuum cleaner according to claim 1, wherein one or both of the contact portion between the dust removing portion and the driving portion is provided with a metal material.

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