JP2010194210A - Vacuum cleaner - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a vacuum cleaner which is easy to assemble and prevents the tip of an operating pipe from getting caught. <P>SOLUTION: The vacuum cleaner comprises a cleaner body 2 having a dust collection chamber (not illustrated) and an electric blower (not illustrated), and provided on a suction opening body (not illustrated), a telescopic operating pipe 3 which can be attached to and detached from the cleaner body 2 and having a grip (not illustrated) at one end and having an tilted part 25 at the other end, a dust collection hose (not illustrated) connecting its one end to one end of the operating pipe 3 and communicatively connecting the operating pipe 3 and the dust collection chamber, and a blocker 20 provided in a storage body 17 storing the other end of the operating pipe 3 and tightly closing the other end of the operating pipe 3 when the other end of the operating pipe 3 is stored in the storage body 17, and has an opening 21 formed in the part close to the blocker 20 of the sidewall of the storage body 17 and facing the tilted part 25. The blocker 20 can easily be attached through the opening 21, and the tilted part 25 prevents the tip of the operating pipe 3 from getting caught in the opening part 21 when the operating pipe 3 is being stored in the storage body 17. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a vacuum cleaner having a telescopic operation pipe in a vacuum cleaner body.

  A conventional vacuum cleaner will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 7 is an overall side view of a conventional vacuum cleaner.

  In FIG. 7, a conventional electric vacuum cleaner includes a suction port body 50 having a suction opening (not shown) on the bottom surface, a vacuum cleaner body 51 provided on the suction port body 50, and the vacuum cleaner body 51. And a handle 53 made of a pipe 52 detachably attached. A handle 54 is provided on the upper portion of the handle 53, and one end of a dust collecting hose 55 is connected to the upper end of the handle 53. The other end of 55 is connected to the cleaner body 51. And the dust collection hose 55 and the dust collection chamber 56 in the cleaner main body 51 are connected. The suction port body 50 also communicates with the dust collection chamber 56, but when the vacuum cleaner main body 51 is upright, the communication is blocked. The tip of the handle 53 attached to the cleaner body 51 is sealed. Therefore, the suction from the tip of the handle 53 can be performed by removing the handle 53 from the cleaner body 51 while the cleaner body 51 is standing.

  Here, as a sealed configuration of the distal end portion of the handle 53, a lever 58 is provided on the bottom surface of the housing portion 57 so as to be able to advance and retract in the insertion / extraction direction of the pipe 52 and to contact the end portion of the pipe 52. When the pipe 52 is accommodated in the accommodating portion 57, the lever 58 is pressed toward the valve body 59 by the end portion of the pipe 52. The lever 58 presses the valve body 59 toward the connection port 60, and the connection port 60 is closed by the valve body 59.

  FIG. 8 is an overall side view of another conventional vacuum cleaner, and FIG. 9 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a storage body portion of the vacuum cleaner. In some cases, the end portion of the pipe 52 is closed by being brought into pressure contact with the end portion of the pipe 52 (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  However, the assembling work for disposing the closing body 61 at the back of the bottom surface of the housing portion 57 is very difficult, and human hands and fingers do not reach the back of the bottom surface of the housing portion 57, requiring jigs and tools. There was a problem that it took time and effort.

In order to solve this problem, as shown in FIG. 10, an opening 63 is formed in the side wall of the storage body 62 in the vicinity of the closing body 61, and a finger is inserted through the opening 63 to There is one in which the closing member 61 can be easily disposed in the inner part of 62.
JP 2008-73303 A

  However, in the configuration of the conventional vacuum cleaner shown in FIG. 10, when the tip of the other end of the pipe 52 is stored in the storage body 62, the tip of the pipe 52 hits the end surface of the opening 63 and is caught. There was a problem that it was difficult to store.

  The present invention solves the above-described problem, and makes it very easy to incorporate the closing body into the storage body. When the distal end of the operation pipe is stored in the storage body, the distal end of the operation pipe has an opening portion. An object of the present invention is to provide a vacuum cleaner that is easy to use and does not get caught by hitting the end face, and that is light labor and easy to assemble.

  In order to solve the above-described conventional problems, a vacuum cleaner of the present invention includes a suction port body having a suction opening on a bottom surface, a dust collection chamber and an electric blower, and a cleaning provided on the suction port body. A machine body, a telescopic operation pipe that is detachably attached to the vacuum cleaner body, has a handle at one end, and has an inclined part at the other end, one end connected to one end of the operation pipe, and the other end Is connected to the cleaner main body, and is provided in the dust collection hose that communicates the operation pipe and the dust collection chamber, the storage body that stores the other end of the operation pipe, and the storage body, When the other end of the operation pipe is stored in the storage body, a closing body that seals the other end of the operation pipe is provided, and a portion of the side wall of the storage body that is near the closure body and that is opposed to the inclined portion. Forming an opening for attaching the closure As a result, the assembly work for disposing the closure body in the interior of the storage body can be performed by inserting a finger from the opening formed in the side wall of the storage body, and the assembly work of the closure body into the storage body can be performed. In addition, the inclined portion can prevent the tip of the operation pipe from hitting the end surface of the opening when the tip of the operation pipe is stored in the storage body.

  The vacuum cleaner of the present invention includes a suction port body having a suction opening on the bottom surface, a dust collection chamber and an electric blower, and a vacuum cleaner body provided on the suction port body, and the vacuum cleaner body. A telescopic operation pipe that is detachably mounted on the one end and has a handle at one end, and the other end is formed in a substantially arc shape, one end is connected to one end of the operation pipe, and the other end is the main body of the cleaner A dust collection hose that communicates with the operation pipe and the dust collection chamber, a storage body that stores the other end of the operation pipe, and another end of the operation pipe that is provided in the storage body A closing body that seals the other end of the operation pipe when the storage body is stored in the storage body, and an opening for attaching the closing body is formed in the vicinity of the closing body on the side wall of the storage body. In order to dispose the closure body in the back of the storage body Can be performed by inserting a finger through the opening formed in the side wall of the storage body, making it very easy to incorporate the closing body into the storage body and storing the tip of the operation pipe in the storage body. In addition, it is possible to prevent the end of the operation pipe from hitting the end surface of the opening by the substantially arc-shaped portion.

  The vacuum cleaner of the present invention can greatly facilitate the work of assembling the closing body into the storage body, and when the tip of the operation pipe is stored in the storage body, the tip of the operation pipe hits the end surface of the opening. It is possible to provide an electric vacuum cleaner that is easy to assemble in light labor that prevents hanging.

  1st invention has the suction inlet body which has a suction opening in a bottom face, a dust collection chamber, and an electric blower, and is equipped with the vacuum cleaner main body provided on the said suction inlet body, and can be attached or detached to the said vacuum cleaner main body. A telescopic operation pipe that is mounted and has a handle at one end and an inclined part at the other end, one end is connected to one end of the operation pipe, the other end is connected to the cleaner body, and A dust collection hose that communicates the operation pipe and the dust collection chamber, a storage body that stores the other end of the operation pipe, and a storage body that is provided in the storage body, and the other end of the operation pipe is stored in the storage body Sometimes, a closing body for sealing the other end of the operation pipe is provided, and an opening for attaching the closing body is formed in a portion of the side wall of the storage body in the vicinity of the closing body and facing the inclined portion. With a closed body in the back of the container Can be done by inserting a finger through the opening formed in the side wall of the storage body, making it easy to install the closing body into the storage body and the tip of the operation pipe into the storage body. It is possible to prevent the tip of the operation pipe from hitting the end surface of the opening and being caught by the inclined portion during storage.

  The second invention has a suction port body having a suction opening on the bottom surface, a dust collection chamber and an electric blower, a vacuum cleaner body provided on the suction port body, and detachable from the vacuum cleaner body. A telescopic operation pipe that is mounted and has a handle at one end and is formed in a substantially arc shape at the other end, one end is connected to one end of the operation pipe, and the other end is connected to the cleaner body. And a dust collection hose that communicates the operation pipe and the dust collection chamber, a storage body that stores the other end of the operation pipe, and a storage body that is provided in the storage body, and the other end of the operation pipe is connected to the storage body. A closed body for sealing the other end of the operation pipe when housed in the storage body, and an opening for attaching the closed body is formed in the vicinity of the closed body on the side wall of the storage body. Stores built-in work to dispose the closure body behind This can be done by inserting a finger through the opening formed in the side wall of the housing, making it very easy to incorporate the closing body into the storage body and storing the tip of the operation pipe in the storage body. The substantially arc-shaped portion can prevent the tip from hitting the end surface of the opening.

  In the third invention, in particular, an inclined portion provided at the other end of the operation pipe or a guide rib for guiding a substantially arc-shaped portion is provided above the opening of the side wall of the first or second storage body. Thus, when the tip of the operation pipe is stored in the storage body, the tip of the operation pipe is guided and stored along the guide rib, so that the guide rib further restricts the tip of the operation pipe from hitting the end surface of the opening. Can be prevented.

  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 electric vacuum cleaner according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an overall perspective view of the electric vacuum cleaner (with an operation pipe removed), and FIG. 3 is an illustration of the electric vacuum cleaner. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the main part, FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the closed body of the vacuum cleaner, and FIG.

  1 to 5, the vacuum cleaner in the present embodiment includes a suction port body 1 having a suction chamber (not shown) having a suction opening 1a (not shown) on the bottom surface, a cleaner body 2, and the cleaning device. A telescopic operation pipe 3 is detachably attached to the machine body 2. A rotary tube 4 that is rotatable in the front-rear direction is provided at the rear portion of the suction port body 1, and the rotary tube 4 communicates with a suction chamber (not shown) of the suction port body 1. Moreover, the upper part of the rotary tube 4 is connected to the connection part 5 at the lower part of the cleaner body 2 described later. The vacuum cleaner body 2 includes a dust collection chamber 6 formed therein, and an electric blower 7 that communicates with the dust collection chamber 6 and makes the dust collection chamber 6 have a negative pressure. The dust collection chamber 6 is detachably mounted with a dust collection filter F (not shown) made of a paper pack or the like.

  In addition, a handle 8 is integrally provided on the upper portion of the vacuum cleaner main body 2, and one end of a dust collecting hose 9 is connected to the front side thereof, and the other end of the dust collecting hose 9 is operated. The rear end of the pipe 3 is connected. The dust collection hose 9 communicates with the dust collection chamber 6 of the cleaner body 2. A handle 10 is provided at the rear of the operation pipe 3, and a large-diameter pipe 11 having a mounting recess 12 is provided at the front.

  In the front part of the cleaner body 2, there is provided a storage body 17 that has an insertion port 13 at the upper end and stores the large-diameter pipe 11 of the operation pipe 3.

  The large-diameter pipe 11 is inserted into the insertion port 13 provided in the cleaner body 2, and the mounting recess 12 of the large-diameter pipe 11 is engaged with an engagement protrusion (not shown) provided near the insertion port 13. Then, the engagement protrusion 14 is locked to the mounting recess 12 by a lock mechanism (not shown), and the operation pipe 3 is attached to the cleaner body 2.

  When the large-diameter pipe 11 of the operation pipe 3 is inserted into the storage body 17 through the insertion port 13, the abutment seat 11 </ b> A formed at the tip of the large-diameter pipe 11 is closed in the back of the storage body 17. The large-diameter pipe 11 is sealed by being pressed against the body 20.

  Further, the lock of the mounting recess 12 and the engagement protrusion of the large-diameter pipe 11 is released by pulling a release lever 15 provided on the upper surface of the handle 8 of the cleaner body 2 toward the front. .

  The suction port body 1 communicates with the dust collection chamber 6 via the rotary tube 4 and the connection portion 5, but the communication is blocked when the cleaner body 2 is erected. As described above, the tip of the operation pipe 3 attached to the cleaner body 2 is sealed at the back. Therefore, suction from the tip of the operation pipe 3 can be performed by removing the operation pipe 3 from the cleaner body 2 in a state where the cleaner body 2 is upright.

  The operation pipe 3 has a large-diameter pipe 11 and a small-diameter pipe 16 inserted into the large-diameter pipe 11, and the large-diameter pipe 11 expands and contracts by sliding and moving in the operation pipe 3. When the button 18 provided on the operation pipe 3 is pressed, the large-diameter pipe 11 can be slid. When the button 18 is released, the large-diameter pipe 11 is locked at that position. It has become so.

  In addition, an inclined portion 25 is provided at the tip of the small diameter pipe 16, and an opening 21 for attaching the closing body 20 is formed on the side wall of the storage body 17 facing the inclined portion 25. Further, the opening 21 is provided closer to the insertion opening 13 of the storage body 17 than the closing body 20 in the vicinity of the closing body 20.

  A guide rib 26 is provided on the side wall of the storage body 17 closer to the insertion opening 13 than the opening 21.

  Further, the closing body 20 is composed of a composite body composed of two layers of an elastic body 22 made of foamed rubber and an adhesive 23, and the adhesive body 23 is simply affixed to the storage body 17 by the adhesive 23. Can be easily done.

  Further, the closing body 20 is obtained by punching a composite plate material composed of two layers of an elastic body 22 made of foamed rubber and an adhesive 23, and the processing cost of the closing body 20 is kept low. .

  A power switch (operation switch) 19 for the electric blower 7 is provided on the upper portion of the cleaner body 2.

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

  First, the operation pipe 3 is extended as shown in FIG. When the power switch 19 is turned on, the electric blower 7 is driven, and the air in the dust collection chamber 6 is sucked by the electric blower 7. By this suction, the dust collection chamber 6 becomes negative pressure, and this negative pressure acts on the rotary tube 4 and the suction chamber of the suction port body 1, and dust is sucked together with air from the suction opening of the suction chamber. Air and dust sucked into the suction chamber are sucked into the dust collecting chamber 6 of the cleaner body 2 through the rotary tube 4, and the dust is collected by the dust collecting filter F. The dust collection method may be a cyclone method without the dust collection filter F.

  When cleaning the floor surface with the suction port 1, as shown in FIG. 5, the floor surface and the like can be cleaned by holding the handle 10 of the operation pipe 3 and moving the cleaner body 2 back and forth. . (At this time, the tip of the operation pipe 3 attached to the cleaner body 2 is sealed with the closing body 20).

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 2, when cleaning is performed by removing the operation pipe 3 from the cleaner body 2, the cleaner body 2 is in the upright state (in the state where the cleaner body 2 is upright, the communication with the dust collecting chamber 6 is performed). The engagement protrusion is unlocked by pulling the release lever 15 provided on the upper portion of the cleaner body 2, and the operation pipe 3 is removed from the cleaner body 2. The air and dust sucked from the section are sucked into the dust collecting chamber 6 of the cleaner body 2 through the operation pipe 3 and the dust collecting hose 9.

  The air sucked by the electric blower 7 passes through the motor (not shown) of the electric blower 7 and cools the motor. The air that has cooled the motor is exhausted outside through an exhaust hole (not shown) provided in the cleaner body 2 through an electric chamber (not shown) that houses the electric blower 7.

  Further, since the opening 21 is formed in the vicinity of the closing body 20 on the side wall of the storage body 17, an assembling operation for disposing the closing body 20 in the back of the storage body 17 is formed on the side wall of the storage body 17. This can be done by inserting a finger through the opening 21, and the work of assembling the closing body 20 into the storage body 17 can be made very easy.

  In addition, since the opening 21 is formed in the side wall of the storage body 17 in the vicinity of the closing body 20 and opposite to the inclined portion 25, the operation pipe 3 is stored when the tip of the operation pipe 3 is stored in the storage body 17. The tip of the small-diameter pipe 16, which is the tip of the pipe, can be prevented from hitting the end face of the opening 21 by the inclined part 25, and the tip of the operation pipe 3 hits the end face of the opening 21 to be caught and stored. It is also possible to solve the conventional problem that is difficult.

  Further, the guide rib 26 is provided on the side wall of the storage body 17 closer to the insertion port 13 than the opening 21 of the side wall of the storage body 17, so that the guide rib 26 is stored when the distal end of the operation pipe 3 is stored in the storage body 17. Since the tip of the small-diameter pipe 16, which is the tip of the operation pipe 3, is guided and stored along the, the guide rib 26 further restricts and prevents the tip of the small-diameter pipe 16 from hitting the end surface of the opening 21. It can be done.

  The opening 21 is provided in the vicinity of the closing body 20 on the insertion port 13 side of the storage body 17 with respect to the closing body 20, and the opening portion is provided on the bottom surface side of the storage body 17 ahead of the closing body 20. It is possible to ensure that the closed space does not have.

  Moreover, since the closing body 20 is comprised with the composite body which consists of the elastic body 22 which consists of foam rubber, and the adhesive 23, it is obstruct | occluded by the sticking operation | work which only sticks to the storage body 17 with the adhesive 23. The attachment work of the body 20 can be performed very easily.

  Further, since the closing body 20 is manufactured by punching a composite plate material composed of two layers of an elastic body 22 made of foamed rubber and an adhesive 23, the processing cost of the closing body 20 can be kept low. Is.

(Embodiment 2)
FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the closing body of the electric vacuum cleaner according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention. Note that the same portions as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is omitted.

  In FIG. 6, the electric vacuum cleaner in the present embodiment has a substantially arc-shaped portion 30 formed at the tip of the small-diameter pipe 16, and the tip of the operation pipe 3 is accommodated in the storage body 17 by the substantially arc-shaped portion 30. It is possible to reliably prevent the tip of the small-diameter pipe 16, which is the tip of the operation pipe 3, from hitting the end surface of the opening 21 when it is housed, and the tip of the operation pipe 3 is open. It is also possible to solve the problem that it is difficult to get caught by hitting the end surface of the portion 21.

  In addition, the said embodiment disclosed this time is an illustration in all the points, Comprising: It does not become the basis of limited interpretation. Therefore, the technical scope of the present invention is not interpreted only by the above-described embodiments, but is defined based on the description of the claims.

  As described above, the vacuum cleaner according to the present invention is very easy to incorporate the closed body into the storage body, and the tip of the operation pipe is opened when the tip of the operation pipe is stored in the storage body. Since it can be prevented from being caught by hitting the end face of the section and an easy-to-assemble vacuum cleaner can be provided, it can be widely applied to household and commercial vacuum cleaners.

Whole perspective view of the electric vacuum cleaner in Embodiment 1 of this invention Overall perspective view of the vacuum cleaner (with operation pipe removed) Cross section of the main part of the vacuum cleaner Sectional view of the closure of the vacuum cleaner Overall perspective view of the vacuum cleaner (when cleaning the floor) Sectional drawing of the principal part of the vacuum cleaner in Embodiment 2 of this invention Overall side view of a conventional vacuum cleaner Overall side view of another conventional vacuum cleaner Enlarged sectional view of the housing part of a conventional vacuum cleaner The expanded sectional view of the storage body part of other conventional vacuum cleaners

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Suction inlet 1a Suction opening 2 Vacuum cleaner main body 3 Operation pipe 4 Rotating pipe 5 Connection part 6 Dust collection chamber 7 Electric blower 11 Large diameter pipe 11A Abutment seat 16 Small diameter pipe 17 Storage body 18 Button 19 Power switch (operation switch)
20 Closure 21 Opening 25 Inclined 26 Guide Rib 30 Substantially Arc Shape

Claims (3)

A suction port body having a suction opening on the bottom surface, a dust collecting chamber and an electric blower, a vacuum cleaner body provided on the suction port body, a detachably attached to the vacuum cleaner body, and a handle at one end And a telescopic operation pipe having an inclined portion at the other end, one end connected to one end of the operation pipe and the other end connected to the cleaner body, and the operation pipe and the dust collecting chamber A dust collecting hose that communicates with the storage pipe, a storage body that stores the other end of the operation pipe, and a storage body that is provided in the storage body and that stores the other end of the operation pipe in the storage body. A closing body for sealing the other end, and an opening for attaching the closing body is formed in a portion of the side wall of the storage body in the vicinity of the closing body and facing the inclined portion. Electric vacuum cleaner. A suction port body having a suction opening on the bottom surface, a dust collecting chamber and an electric blower, a vacuum cleaner body provided on the suction port body, a detachably attached to the vacuum cleaner body, and a handle at one end A telescopic operation pipe having the other end formed in a substantially arc shape, one end connected to one end of the operation pipe, the other end connected to the cleaner body, and the operation pipe When the dust collection hose that communicates with the dust collection chamber, the storage body that stores the other end of the operation pipe, and the storage body, the other end of the operation pipe is stored in the storage body, An electric vacuum cleaner comprising: a closing body that seals the other end of the operation pipe; and an opening for attaching the closing body is formed in the vicinity of the closing body on a side wall of the storage body. The electric cleaning according to claim 1, wherein a guide rib that guides an inclined portion provided at the other end of the operation pipe or a substantially arc-shaped portion is provided above the opening of the side wall of the storage body. Machine.

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