JP2011245188A - Vacuum cleaner - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To stably hold a cleaner body to stand up when storing a vacuum cleaner.SOLUTION: The vacuum cleaner includes the cleaner body 1 with a built-in electric fan 2; a hose 5 having a body side connecting pipe 6 connected to the cleaner body 1 at one end, and having a hand side connecting pipe 8 at the other end; an extension pipe 7 with one end connected to the hand side connecting pipe 8; and a floor suction implement 9 connected to the other end of the extension pipe 7. The cleaner body 1 includes a leg part 16 formed at a back face lower part, and a handle part 13 of substantially U-shape erected along a longitudinal direction at a rear upper part. The handle part 13 is provided with a stand-up holding part 14 extended toward the back face side of the cleaner body 1 from the rear end, and the leg part 16 and the stand-up holding part 14 are grounded on a floor face to hold the cleaner body 1 to stand up.

Description

  It relates to a vacuum cleaner.

  When storing a conventional vacuum cleaner, the legs and rear wheels formed on the back of the vacuum cleaner main body are grounded to the floor to hold the vacuum cleaner main body in an upright state. In a state in which is connected, a locking portion formed on the extension pipe is inserted and fitted into a groove formed on the bottom surface of the cleaner body (Patent Document 1).

JP 2010-75471 A

  The vacuum cleaner is also required to reduce the size of the main body of the vacuum cleaner, and the area of the back surface of the main body of the vacuum cleaner is reduced due to the downsizing. Since the cleaner body is configured to stand upright by the rear wheel, the distance between the leg portions and the distance between the leg portion and the rear wheel is reduced, and the stability when storing the cleaner body is poor. was there.

  The present invention provides a vacuum cleaner that can stably hold a vacuum cleaner body upright when the vacuum cleaner is housed.

  A vacuum cleaner body incorporating an electric blower, a main body side connecting pipe connected to the vacuum cleaner body at one end, a hose having a proximal side connecting pipe at the other end, and one end connected to the proximal side connecting pipe. An extension pipe and a floor suction tool connected to the other end of the extension pipe, and the main body of the vacuum cleaner is erected along the front-rear direction at the leg part formed at the lower part of the back and the upper part at the rear. A substantially U-shaped handle portion, and an upright holding portion extending from the rear end portion toward the back side of the cleaner body, and the leg portion and the upright holding portion are placed on the floor. The vacuum cleaner main body is held upright by being grounded on the surface.

  Or, a vacuum cleaner main body incorporating an electric blower, a main body side connection pipe connected to the vacuum cleaner main body at one end, a hose having a proximal side connection pipe at the other end, and one end of the proximal connection pipe An extension pipe to be connected, and a floor suction tool connected to the other end of the extension pipe, and the cleaner body is arranged at the front wheel disposed in front of the bottom surface and behind the left and right side surfaces. A rear wheel that protrudes rearward from the back surface of the vacuum cleaner main body, and a substantially U-shaped handle portion that is erected along the front-rear direction at the upper rear portion. Extends from the rear end toward the back side of the main body of the vacuum cleaner, and the vacuum cleaner main body is held upright by grounding the rear wheel and the upright holding portion to the floor surface. And

  It is preferable that the handle portion is disposed so as to protrude upward from an upper portion of the cleaner body.

  Further, when the vacuum cleaner main body is erected and held on the floor surface, the extension pipe can be held on the vacuum cleaner main body, and the floor suction tool mounted on the extension pipe is grounded to the floor surface. It is preferable to configure.

  Furthermore, it is preferable that the handle portion is configured to pivotally support a front end portion with respect to the cleaner body and to allow a rear end portion to move up and down with respect to the cleaner body.

  Further, a hose storage space configured to allow loose fitting of the hose is formed between the upright holding portion and the upper surface of the cleaner main body, and a holding portion for holding the proximal side connecting tube is provided in the extension tube. It is preferable to form.

  According to claim 1 and claim 2, the vacuum cleaner body is erected by the leg or rear wheel formed on the back surface of the vacuum cleaner body and the upright holding part extending rearward of the handle part at the rear upper part of the vacuum cleaner body. Since it hold | maintains, the space | interval of an upright holding | maintenance part and a leg part or a rear wheel can be formed widely, and there exists an effect of being able to make a vacuum cleaner main body stand upright on a floor surface stably.

  According to the third aspect, since the space between the standing holding part and the leg part or the rear wheel can be widened, there is an effect that the cleaner body can be held upright on the floor surface more stably.

  According to claim 4, when the electric vacuum cleaner is stored, the tip of the floor suction tool comes in contact with the floor surface, so that the cleaner body can be more stably held upright on the floor surface. Play.

  According to the fifth aspect, the handle portion can be rotated and stored, and the vacuum cleaner main body can be reduced in size by storing the handle portion.

  According to the sixth aspect, since the hose can be wound around the outer periphery of the cleaner body and stored, there is an effect that it can be stored compactly.

It is sectional drawing of the vacuum cleaner in 1st embodiment of this invention. It is a side view of the same vacuum cleaner. It is a side view of the state which accommodated the vacuum cleaner. It is a front view of the state which accommodated the vacuum cleaner. It is a side view which shows the case where it is comprised so that the leg part with which the vacuum cleaner main body upper surface was equipped, and the peripheral part of the outlet may touch the floor. It is a front view which shows the case where it is comprised so that the leg part with which the vacuum cleaner main body upper surface was equipped, and the peripheral part of the outlet may touch the floor. It is sectional drawing of the vacuum cleaner in 2nd embodiment of this invention. It is a side view of the state which accommodated the vacuum cleaner It is a front view of the state which accommodated the vacuum cleaner. It is sectional drawing of the state which accommodated the vacuum cleaner. It is a side view of the state which rotated the handle part downward in the vacuum cleaner It is sectional drawing of the state which rotated the handle part downward in the same vacuum cleaner.

A first embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a vacuum cleaner body in which an electric blower 2 is built. A dust collection chamber 3 is formed in the vacuum cleaner body 1, and a dust cup 4 is detachable in the dust collection chamber 3. The dust cup 4 is configured so that dust can be collected. Reference numeral 5 denotes a flexible hose having a main body side connecting pipe 6 which is detachably connected to the cleaner body 1 at one end and a hand side connection to which an extension pipe 7 is detachably connected to the other end. A tube 8 is formed. A floor suction tool 9 is connected to the extension pipe 7 and is attached to the proximal connection pipe 8 via the extension pipe 7. Hereinafter, in the vacuum cleaner main body 1, the dust collection chamber 3 side is the front, and the electric blower 2 side is the rear. For convenience of explanation, the rear surface of the cleaner body 1 is a rear surface A, and the rear surface A is formed with an exhaust port 10 for exhausting an exhaust flow from the electric blower 2.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the cleaner body 1 is provided with a front wheel 11 on the front side of the bottom surface and rear wheels 12 on the left and right side surfaces on the back side. Reference numeral 13 denotes a substantially U-shaped handle portion that is erected along the front-rear direction of the cleaner body 1 at the upper rear portion of the cleaner body 1 so that a hand can be inserted between the upper surface of the cleaner body 1. Composed. An upright holding portion 14 extends from the rear end portion of the handle portion 13 toward the back surface A side of the cleaner body 1, and the hose is interposed between the upright holding portion 14 and the upper surface of the cleaner body 1. A hose storage space 15 is formed which is a gap having the same size as the diameter of 5. Reference numerals 16 denote leg portions formed on the left and right sides of the lower part of the back surface A of the vacuum cleaner body 1, and the rear end of the upright holding portion 14 and the leg portions 16 are grounded to the floor as shown in FIGS. Thus, the cleaner body 1 can be held upright so that the back surface A of the cleaner body 1 faces the floor surface.

As shown in FIG. 4, 17 is a groove portion formed on the bottom surface of the cleaner body 1, 18 is a locking portion formed on the outer periphery of the extension pipe 7, and the cleaner body 1 in the state of being held upright. The extension pipe 7 locking part 18 is inserted and fitted into the groove part 17 from above, and in this state, the tip of the floor suction tool 9 attached to the extension pipe 7 is grounded to the floor surface. It has become. Reference numeral 19 denotes a holding portion formed on the outer periphery of the extension pipe 7 so as to hold the hand side connection pipe 8.
Thus, when storing the electric vacuum cleaner, the vacuum cleaner main body 1 makes the rear end A of the upright holding portion 14 and the leg portion 16 ground to the floor surface so that the rear surface A of the vacuum cleaner main body 1 faces the floor surface. To be held upright. Next, the extension pipe 7 is detached from the hand side connection pipe 8, the extension pipe 7 engaging portion 18 is inserted and fitted into the groove portion of the vacuum cleaner body 1, and the extension pipe 7 in a state in which the floor suction tool is attached, Hold in the vacuum cleaner body 1. The hose 5 is loosely fitted in the hose storage space 15 so as to be wound around the outer periphery of the cleaner main body 1 with the main body side connecting pipe 6 connected to the cleaner main body 1, and is engaged with the upright holding portion 14. At the same time, the proximal side connecting pipe 8 at the tip of the hose 5 is held by the extension pipe 7 holding part 19 so that the hose is not bent.

  According to this structure, since the standing holding part 14 is extended behind the handle part 13 arrange | positioned by the vacuum cleaner main body 1 back upper surface, compared with the former, the leg part 16 and the standing holding part 14 and Can be widened, and the cleaner body 1 can be stably held upright. Moreover, the leg part 16 can be made unnecessary in the upper part of the back surface A of the vacuum cleaner body 1, and the shape of the vacuum cleaner body 1 can be made to improve the design of the vacuum cleaner body 1. Restrictions can be reduced.

Moreover, since the hose 5 can be wound around the outer periphery of the cleaner body 1 and stored, it can be stored compactly. Therefore, for example, in the housed vacuum cleaner, the hose 5 does not move carelessly and can be housed stably, and the vacuum cleaner body 1 falls due to a hand or arm coming into contact with the hose 5 or the like. Can be prevented.
Furthermore, since the tip of the floor suction tool 9 attached to the extension pipe 7 is grounded to the floor surface when the vacuum cleaner is stored, the cleaner body 1 can be more stably placed on the floor surface. Can be held upright.

  In addition, in this embodiment, although the leg part 16 is formed in the back lower part of the vacuum cleaner main body 1, at least one part of the rear wheel 12 arrange | positioned behind the vacuum cleaner main body 1 right and left both sides is a vacuum cleaner. You may comprise so that it may protrude back from the back surface A of the main body 1. FIG. With this configuration, when the cleaner body 1 is held upright, the rear wheel 12 can be grounded to the floor surface, so that the rear wheel 12 can also be used as the leg portion 16.

  Moreover, although the leg part 16 is formed in the lower left and right both sides of the vacuum cleaner main body 1 back surface A, in addition to the lower part of the back surface A, the leg part 16 is formed in the right and left both sides of the upper part of the vacuum cleaner main body 1 back surface A. May be. With this configuration, the vacuum cleaner body 1 can be prevented from falling in the left-right direction. Moreover, you may comprise so that the peripheral part 20 of the outlet of a power cord may be earth | grounded with a floor surface. With this configuration, the three main leg portions 16 and the peripheral edge portion 20 are in contact with the floor surface, so that the cleaner body 1 can be stably held upright.

  Further, when the vacuum cleaner is stored, the extension pipe 7 fitted with the floor suction tool 9 is held by the vacuum cleaner body 1 so that the tip of the floor suction tool 9 is always in contact with the floor surface. However, you may comprise so that the front-end | tip of the suction tool 9 for floors may not contact | ground with a floor surface. In order to improve operability at the wall, a raised cloth for slidable with respect to the wall surface may be disposed at the tip of the floor suction tool 9. By preventing the tip of the suction tool 9 from coming into contact with the floor surface, the raised cloth can be prevented from being bent. When the floor suction tool 9 is not grounded to the floor surface, the floor suction tool 9 is brought into contact with the floor surface only when the floor suction tool 9 is tilted toward the floor suction tool 9 side of the vacuum cleaner body 1. It is preferable to be configured to be grounded to prevent the vacuum cleaner body 1 from falling.

  Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to FIGS. The same parts as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is omitted.

  Reference numeral 21 denotes a substantially U-shaped handle portion which is erected along the front-rear direction at the rear upper part of the cleaner body 1, and a pivot part (see FIG. The guide shaft 23 formed at the rear lower end is inserted into the guide groove 24 formed at the upper portion of the cleaner body 1, and the handle portion 21 is pivoted about the pivot shaft 22 in front of the handle portion 21. 21 The rear side is configured to move up and down. The handle portion 21 is configured to hold the state rotated upward by a conventionally known holding mechanism.

  An upright holding portion 25 extends from the rear end portion of the handle portion 21 toward the back surface A side of the vacuum cleaner main body 1, and the upright holding portion 25 and the cleaning portion 25 are cleaned while the handle portion 21 is rotated upward. A hose storage space 26 is formed between the upper surface of the machine main body 1 and a gap substantially equal to the diameter of the hose 5.

  Thus, when storing the electric vacuum cleaner, the handle 21 is turned upward until it is held by the holding mechanism, and then the upright holding portion so that the back surface A of the vacuum cleaner body 1 faces the floor surface. The vacuum cleaner main body 1 is held upright on the floor surface by grounding the 24 and the leg 16 to the floor surface. Next, the extension pipe 7 is detached from the hand side connection pipe 8, the extension pipe 7 engaging portion 18 is inserted and fitted into the groove portion of the vacuum cleaner body 1, and the extension pipe 7 in a state in which the floor suction tool is attached, The vacuum cleaner body 1 holds the floor suction tool 9 so that the tip of the floor suction tool 9 is in contact with the floor surface. Then, the hose 5 is loosely fitted in the hose storage space 26 so as to be wound around the cleaner main body 1 with the main body side connecting pipe 6 connected to the cleaner main body 1, and locked to the standing holding portion 25. At the same time, the proximal side connecting pipe 8 at the tip of the hose 5 is held by the extension pipe 7 holding part 19 so that the hose 5 is housed so as not to bend.

  With this configuration, the upright holding portion 25 extends rearward of the handle portion 21 configured to be rotatable upward of the cleaner body 1, so that it can be stably cleaned as in the first embodiment. The machine body can be held upright, and restrictions on the shape of the cleaner body 1 can be reduced. Moreover, since the handle part 21 is comprised so that rotation is possible, the handle part 21 can be accommodated by rotating the handle part 21 below the cleaner body 1, and the handle part 21 can be accommodated. The vacuum cleaner can be downsized.

  The present invention is widely applicable to vacuum cleaners that house hoses.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Vacuum cleaner main body 2 Electric blower 3 Dust collection chamber 4 Dust cup 5 Hose 6 Main body side connection pipe 7 Extension pipe 8 Hand side connection pipe 9 Floor suction tool 10 Exhaust port 11 Front wheel 12 Rear wheel 13 Handle part 14 Standing holding part DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 15 Hose storage space 16 Leg part 17 Groove part 18 Locking part 19 Holding part 20 Peripheral part 21 Handle part 22 Pivoting shaft 23 Guide shaft 24 Guide groove 25 Standing holding part 26 Hose storage space A Back

Claims (6)

A vacuum cleaner body incorporating an electric blower, a main body side connecting pipe connected to the vacuum cleaner body at one end, a hose having a proximal side connecting pipe at the other end, and one end connected to the proximal side connecting pipe. An extension pipe, and a floor suction tool connected to the other end of the extension pipe,
The vacuum cleaner main body has a leg portion formed in the lower back portion and a substantially U-shaped handle portion erected along the front-rear direction in the upper rear portion.
In the handle portion, an upright holding portion is extended from the rear end portion toward the back side of the cleaner body,
A vacuum cleaner characterized in that the main body of the vacuum cleaner is held upright by grounding the leg portion and the upright holding portion to the floor surface. A vacuum cleaner body incorporating an electric blower, a main body side connecting pipe connected to the vacuum cleaner body at one end, a hose having a proximal side connecting pipe at the other end, and one end connected to the proximal side connecting pipe. An extension pipe, and a floor suction tool connected to the other end of the extension pipe,
The cleaner body includes a front wheel disposed in front of the bottom surface, a rear wheel disposed at the rear of both left and right side surfaces, at least a part projecting rearward from the back surface of the cleaner body, and a rear upper portion. A substantially U-shaped handle portion standing along the front-rear direction,
In the handle portion, an upright holding portion is extended from the rear end portion toward the back side of the cleaner body,
A vacuum cleaner characterized in that the main body of the vacuum cleaner is held upright by grounding the rear wheel and the upright holding portion to a floor surface.   The vacuum cleaner according to claim 1, wherein the handle portion is disposed so as to protrude upward from an upper portion of the vacuum cleaner body. When the vacuum cleaner body is held upright on the floor,
The electric vacuum cleaner according to claim 1 or 3, wherein the extension pipe is configured to be able to be held in a vacuum cleaner main body, and the floor suction tool attached to the extension pipe is grounded to the floor surface. Machine.   The said handle | steering-wheel part pivotally supports the front-end part with respect to the said vacuum cleaner main body, and makes a rear-end part movable up and down with respect to the said vacuum cleaner main body, The Claim 1 or Claim 4. The vacuum cleaner according to 4. Between the upright holding part and the vacuum cleaner main body upper surface, a hose storage space configured to allow loose fitting of the hose is formed,
The vacuum cleaner according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein a holding portion that holds the proximal connection pipe is formed in the extension pipe.

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