JP2013048667A - Vacuum cleaner - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a vacuum cleaner excellent in appearance by preventing light leakage from a needless place.SOLUTION: The vacuum cleaner includes: an electric blower; a dust collection part that collects suctioned dust; a dust collecting lid 13 that covers the dust collection part and is formed of a material having visibility; a display means 21 that shows a display to urge the disposal of dust in the dust collection part, the cleaning of a filter, etc.; and an upper case 9 that forms an enclosure and has bearing holes 14, for receiving a rotary shaft 15 of the dust collecting lid 13, formed in a position at the almost same height as the display means 21. In the vacuum cleaner, a light emitting body 23 that composes the display means 21 and a display substrate 24 mounted with it are disposed in the upper case 9 and between the right and left bearing holes 14, and a light shielding part 27 formed of a light-impermeable material is provided between the bearing hole 14 and the light emitting body 23. Because the light is shut out by the light shielding part 27 even if the light emitting body 23 emits light for the display, the light can be prevented from leaking out from a needless place such as the bearing holes 14, the dust collecting lid 13 can be formed of the visible material, and the appearance is improved.

Description

  The present invention relates to an electric vacuum cleaner, and more particularly to an electric vacuum cleaner provided with display means for prompting the disposal of dust in a dust collecting unit and the cleaning of a filter.

  Conventionally, a vacuum cleaner provided with this kind of display means is well known. Generally, the display means is attached to a main body case (upper case) by forming an opening, and a lens is attached to the opening. It is configured to be mounted.

  As another configuration, a display means is provided in the central portion of the cleaner body, a substrate provided with a display LED (light emitting body) is held on the substrate mounting portion, and an LED holder and a display portion are formed thereabove. An upper case is provided, and the upper case has a configuration in which a bearing hole that receives a shaft portion of a dust collection cover that covers the dust collection case is formed at a height position substantially equal to an LED (light emitting body) (for example, Patent Documents) 1).

JP 2007-54380 A

  However, in the configuration of the conventional vacuum cleaner as described in Patent Document 1, when the dust collecting lid is formed of a material having visibility, the bearing hole of the upper case is almost the same as the LED (light emitting body). Since it is formed at the height position, the light from the LED (illuminant) leaking from between the display part of the upper case and the LED holder reaches the bearing hole and passes through the transparent dust collecting lid, so that it can be seen from the outside. It had the problem of degrading quality.

  The present invention solves the above-described conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a vacuum cleaner that can prevent light leakage from an unnecessary place even when a transparent part or a plurality of light emitters are used.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, the vacuum cleaner of the present invention is an electric blower that generates suction air, a dust collection part that collects the sucked dust, and a material that covers the dust collection part and has visibility. The formed dust collecting lid, the display means for prompting the disposal of the dust in the dust collecting portion, the cleaning of the filter, etc., and the bearing hole that forms the outer shell and receives the rotating shaft of the dust collecting lid are displayed. An upper case formed at substantially the same height as the means, and a light emitter that constitutes the display means and a display board on which the light emitter is mounted are disposed in the upper case and between the left and right bearing holes. Arranged, between the bearing hole and the light emitter, provided with a light-shielding portion made of a material that does not transmit light, even if the light emitter shines to display on the display means, inside the upper case, The bearing hole formed in the upper case with the light shielding portion and the light emitter Since it is formed in the middle and is made of a material that does not transmit light, the light is blocked by the light shielding portion, and light can be prevented from leaking from unnecessary places such as the bearing hole. Can be formed of a material having visibility, appearance can be improved, and quality can be maintained.

  The vacuum cleaner of the present invention can prevent light leakage from an unnecessary place even when a transparent part or a plurality of light emitters are used.

Whole perspective view of the vacuum cleaner main body of the electric vacuum cleaner in Embodiment 1 of this invention Central sectional view of the vacuum cleaner body Cross section of the main part of the vacuum cleaner Overall perspective view of the vacuum cleaner body with the dust cover removed Partial sectional view of the vacuum cleaner body with the dust cover and dust collection part removed Partial perspective view of the dust cover Whole perspective view of display means of the vacuum cleaner body Exploded perspective view of the display means

  According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an electric blower that emits suction air, a dust collection part that collects the sucked dust, a dust collection lid that covers the dust collection part and is formed of a visible material, and the inside of the dust collection part The display means for prompting the disposal of dust, cleaning of the filter, etc. and the bearing hole for receiving the rotation shaft of the dust collecting lid at the same height as the display means are formed. A light emitter that constitutes the display means and a display substrate on which the light emitter is mounted are disposed in the upper case and between the left and right bearing holes, and between the bearing hole and the light emitter. In addition, a light-shielding portion formed of a material that does not transmit light is provided, and the light-shielding portion is formed in the upper case inside the upper case even if the light emitter emits light for display on the display means. A material that is formed between the bearing hole and the light emitter and does not transmit light Therefore, the light is blocked by the light-shielding part, it is possible to prevent light from leaking from unnecessary places such as the bearing hole, and the dust collection lid can be formed of a material having visibility, and the appearance Can be improved and the quality can be maintained.

  In the second invention, in particular, the light shielding portion of the first invention is formed integrally with a substrate holding body for holding a display substrate, and the upper end of the light shielding portion is extended to the inner surface of the upper case. In addition to the effect of the first invention, since the upper end of the light shielding portion extends to the inner surface of the upper case, the light from the light emitter may leak outside between the upper end of the light shielding portion and the inner surface of the upper case. The appearance can be further improved.

  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 in the 1st Embodiment of this invention is demonstrated using FIGS. 1 is an overall perspective view of the vacuum cleaner main body of the electric vacuum cleaner according to the present embodiment, FIG. 2 is a central cross-sectional view of the vacuum cleaner main body, FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the main part of the vacuum cleaner main body, FIG. Fig. 5 is an overall perspective view of the vacuum cleaner main body with the dust collecting lid removed, Fig. 5 is a partial sectional view of the vacuum cleaner main body with the dust collecting lid and dust collecting portion removed, and Fig. 6 is the same vacuum cleaner. 7 is a partial perspective view of the dust cover, FIG. 7 is an overall perspective view of display means of the cleaner body, and FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view of the display means.

  1-8, in the rear part of the vacuum cleaner main body 1 of the vacuum cleaner in the present embodiment, an electric blower chamber 3 containing an electric blower 2 for generating suction air, and a power cord winding device (not shown). In the front part, a dust collecting storage part 5 for storing a dust collecting part 4 that is detachable and separates and collects dust is arranged, and a pair of traveling wheels 6 are freely rotatable on both sides of the rear lower part. A traveling caster 7 is also attached to the front part of the bottom surface. An intake port 8 is provided at the front of the cleaner body 1 to which a connection pipe (not shown) provided at one end of a hose (not shown) is detachably connected.

The vacuum cleaner main body 1 includes an upper case 9 and a lower case 10 that form outer shells, and a substantially U-shaped cover portion 11, and a handle portion 12 that is used when carrying the vacuum cleaner main body 1 includes the upper case. 9 and a dust collecting lid 13 covering the dust collecting portion 4 is formed of a material having visibility, and is formed in the dust collecting lid 13 in a bearing hole 14 formed in the upper case 9. The rotating shaft 15 is fitted and is configured to be rotatable.

  The front portion of the electric blower 2 is supported by a front support 16 made of an elastic material, and the rear portion is supported after a support made of an elastic material (not shown), respectively, to reduce noise generated from the electric blower 2. The motor cover 17 and the motor case 18 are sandwiched. The air that has passed through the electric blower 2 passes through an exhaust passage 19 formed in the lower part of the motor case 18 and is discharged from the exhaust outlet 20 formed at the rear of the cleaner body 1 to the outside air.

  Further, display means 21 for displaying the operation state of the cleaner main body 1 and for prompting the disposal of the dust in the dust collecting unit 4 and the cleaning of the filter is provided on the left and right sides of the upper case 9. It is provided between the bearing holes 14 and is arranged so that the user can see from the opening 22 formed in the upper case 9.

  The display means 21 includes a plurality of light emitters 23, a display substrate 24 on which the light emitters 23 are mounted, a substrate holder 25 that holds the display substrate 24, and covers the substrate holder 25 to cover the light emission. The display cover body 26 is made of a material having visibility that diffuses the light of the body 23 and forms a display pattern.

  Further, the bearing hole 14 is formed at a position almost at the same height as the display means 21, and a light-shielding portion 27 formed of a material that does not transmit light between the bearing hole 14 and the light emitting body 23 is provided. It is formed integrally with the substrate holder 25 and the upper end of the light shielding part 27 is extended to a position where it contacts the inner surface of the upper case 9.

  Further, the apparatus includes a dust removing device 29 that constitutes the dust collecting unit 4 and drops dust attached to the filter 28 that collects fine dust components of the sucked dust by vibrations, and the dust removing device 29 includes a power cord (not shown). ) Are coupled to a plurality of gear portions 30 so as to be interlocked with drawing or winding. The gear portion 30 is rotatably attached to a gear shaft portion 31 formed integrally with the substrate holder 25.

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

  When the luminous body 23 mounted on the display substrate 24 is illuminated in order to display the operation state of the cleaner body 1 or to prompt the disposal of the dust in the dust collecting unit 4 or the cleaning of the filter 28, The light reaches the outside of the cleaner body 1 from the opening 22 through the display cover body 26 and enters the eyes of the user.

  At this time, inside the upper case 9, since the display cover body 26 is formed of a material having visibility, a part of the light of the light emitting body 23 is transmitted through the display cover body 26. The light shielding portion 27 formed integrally with the substrate holding body 25 is formed between the bearing hole 14 formed in the upper case 9 and the display cover body 26 and is formed of a material that does not transmit light. Therefore, the light that has passed through the display cover body 26 is blocked by the light-shielding portion 27, so that light can be prevented from leaking from unnecessary places such as the bearing hole 14, and the dust collection lid 13 can be made visible. It can be formed with the material which has, can improve external appearance property and can maintain the quality.

In addition, when a plurality of light emitters 23 are used, the distance between the light emitters 23 and the bearing holes 14 is reduced. Similarly, since light can be prevented from leaking, variations in display methods are increased, and usability is improved. Can be improved.

  In the present embodiment, the cyclone type dust collector is used for the dust collecting unit 4, but light leakage from unnecessary places can be prevented even in a bag-like body such as a paper bag. The effect is obtained similarly.

  As described above, the vacuum cleaner according to the present invention can prevent light leakage from an unnecessary place even when using transparent parts and a plurality of light emitters. It can be applied to other uses.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Vacuum cleaner main body 2 Electric blower 4 Dust collector 9 Upper case 13 Dust collector lid 14 Bearing hole 15 Rotating shaft 21 Display means 23 Light emitter 24 Display substrate 25 Substrate holder 27 Light-shielding part

Claims (2)

An electric blower that emits suction air, a dust collecting part that collects the sucked dust, a dust collecting cover that covers the dust collecting part and is formed of a material having visibility, and a dust disposal and filter in the dust collecting part Display means for prompting cleaning, etc., and an upper case that forms an outer shell and has a bearing hole that receives the rotation shaft of the dust collecting lid at a position substantially the same height as the display means, A light emitter that constitutes the display means and a display substrate on which the light emitter is mounted are disposed in the upper case and between the left and right bearing holes, and light is not transmitted between the bearing hole and the light emitter. A vacuum cleaner with a shading part made of material. The vacuum cleaner according to claim 1, wherein the light shielding portion is formed integrally with a substrate holder that holds the display substrate, and the upper end of the light shielding portion is extended to the inner surface of the upper case.

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