JP2013034750A - Dust collecting device and vacuum cleaner equipped with the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the problem that a cover part and a dust collecting container (dust box body) are immediately separated when a mounting engagement part is turned by mistake, and that the dust collecting container (dust box body) is dropped and broken on the floor in a conventional cyclone dust collecting device.SOLUTION: The cover 11 constituted to close an upper surface of the dust box body 8 is hooked to a claw part 11a of the cover 11 by a buckle formed of a hooking part 14 and a turning lever 15 to be fastened and engaged with the dust box body 8. Even when the fastening and engagement of the hooking part 14 and the claw part 11a of the cover 11 is released by turning the turning lever 15, only the fastening and engagement of the hooking part 14 and the claw part 11a of the cover 11 is released at this time, and the hooking of the hooking part 14 and the claw part 11a is maintained. Thus, the dust box body 8 is prevented from being dropped and broken on the floor.

Description

  The present invention relates to a dust collector, and more particularly, to a dust collector of a vacuum cleaner.

  In recent years, dust collectors of cyclonic vacuum cleaners have an inner cylinder part with an inner cylinder attached below the cover part, and a cylindrical dust collection container (dust box body) is attached below the inner cylinder part. The cylinder is coaxially arranged in the dust container. Holding portions A and B that are engaged with the inner cylinder portion and hold the inner cylinder portion are provided on the lower peripheral surface of the cover portion so as to face each other. Mounting engagement portions A and B that engage with the holding portions A and B of the cover portion are provided on the outer peripheral surface of the inner cylinder portion so as to face each other. On the other hand, the attachment engagement portion B is formed to be rotatable, the attachment engagement portion A is engaged with the holding portion A, and the attachment engagement portion B is rotated and engaged with the holding portion B. Thereby, an inner cylinder part is attached to a cover part. Moreover, it was set as the structure which can remove | desorb an inner cylinder part from a cover part by manually rotating the attachment engaging part B (for example, refer patent document 1).

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  However, with the above configuration alone, if the mounting engagement portion B is accidentally rotated, the cover portion and the dust collection container (dust box main body) are immediately separated, and the cover portion and the dust collection container (dust box main body) are separated. There has been a problem that the dust collecting container (dust box main body) is dropped and damaged on the floor. Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and prevents the cover and the dust box body from being separated immediately even if the turning lever (mounting engagement portion B) is accidentally turned. And a dust collector or vacuum cleaner that can prevent the cover and dust box body from separating accidentally and dropping the dust box body onto the floor and damaging it. The purpose is to provide.

  A substantially cylindrical primary filter is disposed concentrically in a substantially cylindrical dust box body, a cyclone space is formed between the inner surface of the dust box body and the outer peripheral surface of the primary filter, and the upper surface of the dust box body is The cover configured to be closed is hooked to the claw portion of the cover with a buckle made of a hook portion and a rotation lever, and is engaged with the dust box main body, thereby rotating the rotation lever and the hook portion. Even if the fastening engagement between the cover claw and the cover claw is released, only the fastening engagement between the hook and the claw of the cover is released at this point, and the hook and the hook are kept hooked. The dust box body is caught on the cover.

  From this state, the cover and the dust box main body are separated only after the hook portion is further removed from the claw portion of the cover. In other words, even if the rotation lever is rotated by mistake, the cover and the dust box main body are prevented from being immediately separated, and the rotation lever is accidentally rotated and the cover and the dust box main body are separated to remove the dust box main body. It can be prevented from being dropped and damaged on the floor.

  According to the cyclone type dust collecting apparatus of the present invention, it is possible to prevent the rotating lever from being accidentally rotated and the cover and the dust box main body from separating and dropping the dust box main body onto the floor surface to cause damage. .

Whole perspective view of the vacuum cleaner provided with the dust collector in Embodiment 1 of this invention Perspective view from the front of the dust collector Perspective view from the rear of the dust collector The perspective view which shows the internal structure of the dust collector BB sectional view of the dust collector in FIG. AA sectional view of the dust collector in FIG. CC sectional drawing in FIG. 6 of the dust collector BB sectional view in FIG. 3 which shows the operation | movement of the hook part and rotation lever of the dust collector BB sectional view in FIG. 3 which shows the operation | movement of the hook part and rotation lever of the dust collector

1st invention arrange | positions a substantially cylindrical primary filter concentrically in a substantially cylindrical dust box main body, and forms a cyclone space between the dust box main body inner surface and the outer peripheral surface of the primary filter, A cover configured to close the upper surface of the dust box body is hooked on a claw part of the cover with a buckle made of a hook part and a rotation lever to be fastened and engaged with the dust box body, thereby rotating the rotation lever. Even if it is moved to release the fastening engagement between the hooking portion and the cover claw portion, only the fastening engagement between the hooking portion and the claw portion of the cover is released at this point. The hook remains kept and the dust box body is hooked on the cover.
From this state, the cover and the dust box main body are separated only after the hook portion is further removed from the claw portion of the cover. In other words, even if the rotation lever is rotated by mistake, the cover and the dust box main body are prevented from being immediately separated, and the rotation lever is accidentally rotated and the cover and the dust box main body are separated to remove the dust box main body. It can be prevented from being dropped and damaged on the floor.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, the buckle comprising the hook portion and the rotation lever is disposed at two opposite positions on the upper surface of the substantially cylindrical dust box main body, so that one of the rotation levers can be rotated by mistake. The fastening engagement between the cover and the dust box body continues with the other buckle, and the rotating lever is accidentally rotated, causing the cover and the dust box body to separate, dropping the dust box body onto the floor and causing damage. Can be further prevented.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, a plurality of buckles comprising the hook portion and the rotation lever are formed on the upper surface of the substantially cylindrical dust box body, so that even if one rotation lever is rotated accidentally, The fastening engagement between the cover and the dust box body will continue to continue, causing the pivot lever to rotate accidentally, causing the cover and dust box body to separate, dropping the dust box body onto the floor and causing damage. This can be further prevented.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the lower end of the claw portion of the cover is placed on the upper surface of the attaching portion of the upper surface of the substantially cylindrical dust box main body provided with the buckle composed of the hooking portion and the rotation lever. By placing the seat at the lower end of the claw portion protruding from the cover on the seat on the upper surface of the attachment portion, the dust box body and the cover can be easily aligned, and the cover can be easily attached to the dust box body.

5th invention can provide an easy-to-use vacuum cleaner by setting it as the vacuum cleaner provided with the dust collector of said 1-5.
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The present invention is not limited to the embodiments.

(Embodiment 1)
The vacuum cleaner using the dust collector in the 1st Embodiment of this invention is demonstrated using FIGS. 1 is an overall perspective view of a vacuum cleaner provided with a dust collector in Embodiment 1 of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the dust collector, FIG. 3 is a rear perspective view of the dust collector, and FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the internal configuration of the dust collecting device, FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB in FIG. 3, FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. is there.

  The vacuum cleaner using the dust collector in the present embodiment is provided at the vacuum cleaner body 1, the hose 2 connected to the suction port 1 a provided in front of the vacuum cleaner body 1, and the tip of the hose 2. The vacuum cleaner main body 1 includes a connection pipe 3, an extension pipe 4 connected to the connection pipe 3, and a suction tool 5 provided at the tip of the extension pipe 4 that sucks dust (not shown). An electric blower 6 for sucking dust is built in, and a dust collector 7 for collecting dust is attached.

  As shown in FIG. 2, when the dust collector 7 is roughly divided into components, the outer shell includes a dust box body 8, a cover 11 configured to close the upper surface of the dust box body 8, and a handle 10 provided on the cover 11. And a lid 9 provided so as to close the lower surface of the dust box main body 8.

  The lid 9 can be rotated by a hinge portion 13 provided in the dust box body 8 and is locked to the dust box body 8 by a buckle 18. Further, the dust box body 8 is airtight (maintained airtight) by a packing D29 attached to the lid 9. As shown in FIG. 5, the lid 9 is configured to be unlocked and opened by the rotation of the buckle 18. When the push lever 12 is pressed, the slider 47 is lowered to open the buckle 18. Is released.

  The cover 11 is fastened and engaged with the dust box main body 8 by a buckle composed of a hooking portion 14 and a rotation lever 15. As an operation, first, by hooking the hook portion 14 on the claw portion 11a of the cover 11, and then turning the rotation lever 15, the fastening engagement between the hook portion 14 and the claw portion 11a of the cover 11 is performed. The cover 11 and the dust box main body 8 are fastened and engaged.

  As the reverse operation, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, first, the turning lever 15 is turned to release the fastening engagement between the hook portion 14 and the claw portion 11a of the cover 11, and then this state. In addition, the cover 11 and the dust box body 8 are separated only after the hook portion 14 is further removed from the claw portion 11a of the cover 11.

  The buckle made up of the hooking portion 14 and the rotating lever 15 is disposed at two opposite positions on the upper surface of the substantially cylindrical dust box main body 8, and the claw portion of the cover 11 is attached to the upper surface of the attachment portion 8 a on the upper surface of the dust box main body 8. The lower end of 11a is placed and aligned.

  Here, the cover 11 configured to close the upper surface of the dust box main body 8 is hooked on the claw portion 11a of the cover 11 with a buckle made of the hook portion 14 and the rotation lever 15, and is fastened and engaged with the dust box main body 8. Thus, even if the turning lever 15 is turned to release the fastening engagement between the hook portion 14 and the claw portion 11a of the cover 11 as shown in FIG. Only by releasing the fastening engagement of the claw part 11a, the hooking part 14 and the claw part 11a are kept engaged and the dust box body 8 is caught by the cover 11.

From this state, as shown in FIG. 9, the cover 11 and the dust box body 8 are not separated until the hooking portion 14 is manually removed from the claw portion 11 a of the cover 11. That is, even if the turning lever 15 is turned by mistake, the cover 11 and the dust box body 8 are prevented from being immediately separated, and the turning lever 15 is turned by mistake and the cover 11 and the dust box body 8 are turned off. It is possible to prevent the dust box body 8 from being separated and dropped on the floor surface and being damaged.

  The buckle made up of the hooking portion 14 and the rotating lever 15 is disposed at two opposite positions on the upper surface of the substantially cylindrical dust box main body 8. The buckle made up of the other hooking portion 14 and the rotating lever 15 is provided even if the rotating lever 15 on one side is erroneously rotated by being disposed at two opposite positions on the upper surface of the substantially cylindrical dust box body 8. Thus, the fastening engagement between the cover 11 and the dust box main body 8 continues to be continued, and the rotation lever 15 is accidentally rotated, the cover 11 and the dust box main body 8 are separated, and the dust box main body 8 is dropped onto the floor surface. It can be further prevented from being damaged.

  In addition, when a plurality of buckles comprising the above-mentioned hooks and rotating levers are formed on the upper surface of the substantially cylindrical dust box main body, even if one of the rotating levers 15 is erroneously rotated, The fastening engagement between the cover 11 and the dust box main body 8 is continued with the buckle made of the rotation lever, and the rotation lever 15 is accidentally rotated, the cover 11 and the dust box main body 8 are separated, and the dust box main body 8 is separated. Can be further prevented from being dropped and damaged.

  Further, the lower end of the claw portion 11a of the cover 11 is placed on the upper surface of the mounting portion 8a on the upper surface of the substantially cylindrical dust box main body 8 on which the buckle composed of the hook portion 14 and the rotation lever 15 is disposed. By placing the seat at the lower end of the claw portion 11a protruding from the cover 11 on the seat on the top surface of the attachment portion 8a, the dust box body 8 and the cover 11 can be easily aligned, and the cover 11 can be easily attached to the dust box body 8. And it can be made easier.

  As shown in FIG. 5, a primary filter 21 is provided in the dust box main body 8 in a substantially concentric manner, and an umbrella-shaped extending portion 22 is provided below the primary filter 21 by means such as fitting or welding. Thus, it is attached to the attachment frame 57 of the primary filter 21.

  A secondary filter 23 formed in a pleat shape is provided above the primary filter 21, and further above the dust filter 24 for removing dust accumulated in the secondary filter 23 by means such as vibration, A motor unit 25 serving as means for applying vibration to the unit 24 is provided.

  The primary filter 21 is made of a metal material, and the metal surface portion is not provided with a concave-convex shape made of resin or the like, so that the swirl flow flows smoothly, improving the separation efficiency and reducing dust and the like. Demonstrate the effect of reducing wrapping. The effect can be enhanced by subjecting the surface of the primary filter 21 to polishing, and the primary filter 21 can be kept clean by applying antibacterial treatment.

The dust-mixed air sucked from the suction tool 5 is sucked into the suction port B17 provided in the dust box body 8 shown in FIG. 3 via the suction port 1a provided in front of the cleaner body 1. The air sucked into the air inlet B17 flows into the cyclone space 31 formed by the outer periphery of the primary filter 21 and the dust box body 8, and air containing dust and fine dust mainly composed of cotton dust by the swirl flow generated there. Centrifuge. Dust, mainly cotton dust, is accumulated in the dust accumulation space 52 through the dust collection passage 32 formed between the extension 22 and the dust box body 8.

  Here, the width L1 of the cyclone space 31 is larger than the width L2 of the dust collecting passage 32. The inner diameter R4 of the dust accumulating space 52 is larger than the inner diameter R3 of the cyclone space, and the dust box body 8 has an inclined portion 53 that expands in accordance with the shape of the extending portion 22. The upper end of the extending part 22 is at a position above the inclined part 53, and the lower end of the extending part 22 is at a position below the inclined part 53.

  With this configuration, a pressing force is generated from the cyclone space 31 toward the dust accumulation space portion 52, and the dust accumulated in the dust accumulation space portion 52 is prevented from rising to the cyclone space. In addition, although the lower end of the extension part 22 was in the position below the inclination part 53, it applies to the inclination part 53 and the same effect is acquired.

  Further, since the extending portion 22 and the inclined portion 53 of the dust box body 8 are configured such that a ceiling wall is formed vertically upward when viewed from the lid 9 side, the cotton dust accumulated in the dust accumulation space portion 52 is formed. This makes it difficult for dust to return to the cyclone space 31 and improve the dust collection efficiency.

  The inclined surface 58 of the extending portion 22 and the inclined portion 53 of the dust box body 8 are substantially parallel to reduce disturbance of the swirling flow and prevent the dust accumulating space portion 52 from returning to the cyclone space 31, and It is possible to prevent the dust collecting passage 32 from being clogged. The width L2 of the dust collecting passage 53 can be adjusted by changing the position of the upper end of the extending portion 22 up and down while maintaining substantially parallel, and gradually widens as the width L2 goes downward, It can be narrowed.

  If the width L2 of the dust collection passage 32 is increased toward the dust accumulation space 52, the inclination of the inclined portion 53 can be made gentle, so that the height of the dust collector 7 can be kept low. Since it is possible, it becomes a compact configuration. Furthermore, if the width L2 of the dust collecting passage 32 is gradually narrowed toward the dust accumulation space 52, the force to be pressed toward the dust accumulation space 52 is increased, and the dust in the dust accumulation space 52 is transferred to the cyclone. Returning to the space 31 can be further suppressed.

  The inner diameter R3 of the cyclone space 31 is larger than the maximum outer diameter R2 of the extending portion 22. Thereby, even if the primary filter 21 and the extending part 22 are configured as one part, the dust box main body 8 can be inserted and removed from above, so that the assemblability is excellent.

  Further, at least a part of the dust box main body 8 and the extension part 22 is made of a transparent material, and the amount of dust accumulated in the dust storage space part 52 and the umbrella-like interior of the extension part 22 can be confirmed. However, it is easier to judge when to throw away garbage.

  In the present embodiment, the extending portion 22 includes a flange 59 extending in the vertical direction from the lower end of the slope 58. As a result, the dust in the dust accumulation space 52 is compressed and prevented from returning to the cyclone space 31, and the dust collection performance can be improved.

  By the way, the air separated into fine dust in the cyclone space 31 passes through the primary filter 21, and the fine dust is filtered by the secondary filter 23. Only air that does not contain fine dust passes through the secondary filter 23, passes through the air inlet A <b> 16, and is sucked into the electric blower 6.

The fine dust accumulated on the secondary filter 23 is vibrated by the motor unit 25 to the dust removing unit 24 provided above the secondary filter 23 when the operation of the electric blower 6 is stopped. Peel from 23. The peeled fine dust passes through the space inside the primary filter mounting frame 57, and accumulates in the inner cylinder 33 provided below the primary filter 21 and inside the extending portion 22.

  The upper part of the inner cylinder 33 has an inclined shape so that the peeled fine dust can be easily guided to the bottom part of the inner cylinder 33. A return 55 is provided inside the inner cylinder 33, and even if the dust collector 7 is turned upside down, the fine dust accumulated in the inner cylinder 33 returns to the secondary filter 23 side again, Prevents adhesion. The inner cylinder 33 communicates with the primary filter 21, and an open lower end is isolated from the dust accumulation space 52 by a packing E <b> 30 provided on the lid 9.

  The diameter above the primary filter 21 of the primary filter mounting frame 57 is larger than the outer diameter R1 of the primary filter and larger than the inner diameter R3 of the outer wall 54 of the dust box body 8 forming the cyclone space 31. The primary filter mounting frame 57 is inserted from above the dust box body 8 and is held in pressure contact with the holding rib 56 by the packing B27.

  The secondary filter 23 is provided above the primary filter 21, and a packing A 26 and a packing B 27 are attached to the outer periphery of the secondary filter 23, respectively. Playing a role.

  The outer diameter of the secondary filter 23 is larger than the outer diameter R1 of the primary filter 21, and the air flow resistance is reduced as much as possible. Accordingly, the outer diameter of the upper portion of the dust box body 8 is larger than the inner diameter R4 of the outer wall 54 that forms the cyclone space. That is, the dust box body 8 has a constricted shape as a whole.

  Next, dust removal of the secondary filter 23 will be described. As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the dust removing portion 24 is configured by connecting a dust removing plate 44 and a rail 41 by a shaft portion 43 by a connecting means such as a screw. In the motor unit 25, a crankshaft 37 attached to the rotating shaft of the motor 40 is connected to a linear vibrator 39 via a connecting rod 38, and these are surrounded by a motor cover 35 and a motor case 36. Are attached by connecting means such as screws.

  The motor 40 is connected to an electric base 49 attached to the case body 46, and a capacitor 48 disposed on the electric base 49 is charged via the terminal 19 by charging means provided on the cleaner body 1 side, and the switch 34. As a result, the current accumulated in the capacitor 48 is discharged to rotate the motor 40, and the linear vibrator 39 vibrates. The linear vibrator 39 is connected to the rail 41, and transmits fine vibrations accumulated in the secondary filter 23 by transmitting vibrations (vibration in the horizontal direction as indicated by arrows in FIG. 5) to the dust removing plate 44. Can be peeled off.

  The case body 46 is connected to the cover 11 by connecting means such as an inner wall 45 and a screw, and is held by sandwiching the rail 41 between the case body 46 and the rail holding portion 42 provided on the inner wall 45.

  In the above embodiment, the dust box body 8 and the extending portion 22 have been described as being cylindrical. However, as shown in FIG. 6, a portion of the cylindrical shape is not formed due to the relationship with other parts. However, the points of action and effect are the same.

As described above, the dust collector according to the present invention is a dust collector that collects dust based on the principle of cyclonic separation, and the cover and the dust box main body are separated by accidentally turning the rotating lever. Since it is possible to prevent the dust box body from being dropped and damaged on the floor surface, it can be applied to household and commercial vacuum cleaners.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Vacuum cleaner main body 6 Electric blower 7 Dust collector 8 Dust box main body 8a Attaching part 9 Cover 11 Cover 11a Claw part 14 Hook part 15 Rotating lever 21 Primary filter 22 Extension part 23 Secondary filter 24 Dust removal part 31 Cyclone space 32 Dust collection passage 33 Inner cylinder 52 Dust storage space 53 Slope 55 Return 57 Mounting frame 58 Slope 59 Flange

Claims (5)

A substantially cylindrical primary filter is disposed concentrically in a substantially cylindrical dust box body, a cyclone space is formed between the inner surface of the dust box body and the outer peripheral surface of the primary filter, and the upper surface of the dust box body is A dust collecting apparatus, wherein a cover configured to be closed is hooked to a claw portion of a cover with a buckle made of a hook portion and a rotation lever, and is fastened and engaged with a dust box body. 2. The dust collector according to claim 1, wherein a buckle comprising the hook portion and a rotating lever is disposed at two opposite positions on the upper surface of the substantially cylindrical dust box body. The dust collector according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a plurality of buckles comprising the hooking portion and the rotation lever are formed on the upper surface of the substantially cylindrical dust box body. The lower end of the claw portion of the cover is placed on the upper surface of the attachment portion of the upper surface of the substantially cylindrical dust box main body provided with a buckle composed of the hook portion and the rotation lever. The dust collector according to item 1. The vacuum cleaner of any one of Claims 1-4 provided with the said dust collector.