JP2015089478A - Vacuum cleaner - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a vacuum cleaner that can secure efficiency and quietness without upsizing a main body part.SOLUTION: A vacuum cleaner comprises a main body part 12 including: an electric air blower 25; and a first centrifugal separation part 32 that centrifugally separates dust from dust-containing air sucked by the electric air blower 25. The first centrifugal separation part 32 comprises a dust collection cup 19 including: a dust collection cup body 66 that is formed in a bottomed cylindrical shape and internally swirls dust-containing air; and an exhaust cylinder part 74 that is formed along the central axis of the dust collection cup body 66 and discharges exhaust air of the electric air blower 25 from a bottom part.

Description

  Embodiments described herein relate generally to a vacuum cleaner including a separation unit that rotates dust-containing air to centrifuge dust.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, for example, a vacuum cleaner that can be cleaned while being carried includes a main body portion including an electric blower and a dust collecting portion, and an air passage body such as an extension pipe connected to the main body portion. Then, while gripping the handle for gripping the main body portion and carrying the entire vacuum cleaner, dust is sucked from the air passage body into the dust collecting portion by the negative pressure generated by driving the electric blower for cleaning.

  In the case of such a portable vacuum cleaner, it is preferable to make the main body as small as possible in consideration of ease of carrying. Therefore, it is not easy to secure a space for the exhaust air passage that efficiently exhausts the exhaust from the electric blower. In vacuum cleaners, the centrifugal fan of an electric blower is rotated at a high speed to generate wind noise and vibration as noise, and such noise is easily detected by the user. Is desired. Even when such noise is reduced, securing the exhaust air passage is effective, but as described above, securing the exhaust air passage is not easy when the main body is downsized.

Special table 2011-524215 gazette JP 2012-115682 A

  The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a vacuum cleaner that can ensure efficiency and quietness without increasing the size of the main body.

  The vacuum cleaner of an embodiment has a main part provided with an electric blower and an upstream separation part that centrifuges dust from dust-containing air sucked by the electric blower. The upstream separation unit includes a housing part that is formed in a cylindrical shape with a bottom and rotates dust-containing air inside, and a discharge part that is formed along the central axis of the housing part and discharges the exhaust of the electric blower from the bottom part. It has a cup part.

It is sectional drawing which shows a part of main-body part of the vacuum cleaner of one Embodiment. It is a side view which shows the one use condition which removed the air path body from the main-body part in the position of the holding part of a vacuum cleaner same as the above. It is a side view which shows the other use condition which removed the air passage body from the main-body part in the position of the holding part of a vacuum cleaner same as the above. It is a perspective view which shows the one use condition which attached the air path body of the vacuum cleaner same as the above to the main-body part by the holding | maintenance part. It is a side view which shows one use condition of a vacuum cleaner same as the above. It is a perspective view which shows the other use condition which attached the air path body of the vacuum cleaner same as the above to the main-body part by the holding | maintenance part. It is a perspective view which shows the other use condition which mounted | wore the main-body part with the wind path body of the vacuum cleaner same as the above with the holding | maintenance part. It is a perspective view which shows the other use condition which mounted | wore the main-body part with the wind path body of the vacuum cleaner same as the above with the holding | maintenance part.

  Hereinafter, the configuration of an embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 8.

  1 to 8, reference numeral 11 denotes a vacuum cleaner. The vacuum cleaner 11 is used as a stick cleaner (upright cleaner) while moving as a whole as shown in FIGS. 4 to 8, and FIG. And as shown in FIG. 3, the form used as a handy cleaner while carrying a part can be arbitrarily selected.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 8, the electric vacuum cleaner 11 includes a main body portion 12 and an air passage body 13 connected to the main body portion 12, and the air passage body 13 is provided with a holding portion 14. The main body 12 is held by the main body 12, the main body handle 15 is projected from the main body 12, and the air path body handle 17 is projected from the air path body 13. Hereinafter, the vertical direction is based on the state where the vacuum cleaner 11 is placed on the surface to be cleaned. That is, the arrow U direction shown in FIG. 2 is the upward direction of the present embodiment, and the arrow D direction is the downward direction of the present embodiment.

  The main body portion 12 has a longitudinal direction along the front-rear direction, that is, a main body case 18 whose front-rear direction dimension is larger than each of the left-right width direction and the vertical direction, and dust that can be attached to and detached from the lower portion of the main body case 18 And a dust collecting cup 19 having a substantially bottomed cylindrical shape which is a cup portion as a container.

  The main body case 18 is formed of, for example, a synthetic resin, and has a case body 21 that is long in the front-rear direction and a holding receptacle provided on the front end portion that is an end portion of the case main body 21 in the longitudinal direction. And an air blower body 25 that is provided under the front end portion of the case body 21, that is, below the holding receiving portion 22 and protrudes forward from the case body 21, and is a heavy load. Are housed in the electric blower chamber 26, and a main body control unit (not shown) for controlling the operation of the electric blower 25 and a secondary battery 27, which is a battery as a power supply unit that is a heavy object, are housed. . A main body handle 15 is integrally provided at the rear of the main body case 18 (case main body 21), and the main body portion 12 can be gripped by the main body handle 15.

  At the lower part of the case body 21, a mounting opening 31 to which the dust collecting cup 19 can be attached and detached is opened at a position behind the air passage body connecting part 23. The mounting opening 31 is open along the vertical direction.The mounting opening 31 is connected to the dust collecting cup 19 by attaching the dust collecting cup 19 to the body case 18 (mounting opening 31). A substantially cylindrical separator 33, which is inserted and constitutes a first centrifugal separator 32, which is a first separator as an upstream separator, together with the dust collecting cup 19, projects downward. Further, in the case body 21 above the attachment opening 31, a substantially cylindrical communication air passage 35 communicating with the attachment opening 31 is defined on the outer periphery of the electric blower chamber 26. Outside the ventilation path part 35, dust contained in the air that has passed through the separator part 33 (first centrifuge part 32), that is, dust that is smaller than the dust separated by the first centrifuge part 32 is separated. A plurality of substantially cylindrical separation cylinder portions 37 constituting a second centrifugal separation portion 36 which is a second separation portion as a downstream separation portion are provided. An air passage portion 38 communicating with the separation cylinder portion 37 (second centrifugal separation portion 36) is defined in the case main body 21 at the upper part of the separation cylinder portion 37, and the air passage portion 38 is It communicates with the suction side of the electric blower 25. Therefore, an air passage communicating with the suction side of the electric blower 25 is formed from the first centrifugal separation portion 32 through the communication air passage portion 35, the second centrifugal separation portion 36, and the air passage portion 38.

  The first centrifugal separator 32 centrifuges dust (coarse dust) by swirling air between the inner peripheral surface of the dust collection cup 19 and the outer peripheral surface of the separator 33. Therefore, the swirl flow of the first centrifugal separator 32 has an axial direction along the vertical direction.

  The separator 33 is formed in a cylindrical shape having an axial direction along the vertical direction, and is disposed coaxially (concentrically) with the dust collection cup 19. The separator part 33 includes a cylindrical separator part body 41, an exhaust part 42 coaxially positioned inside the separator part body 41, and a cylindrical shape having a larger diameter than the separator part body 41. Are provided adjacent to each other in the axial direction.

  The separator body 41 has a plurality of openings 44 that are open to the periphery and communicate with the communication air passage section 35, and a separation filter 45 that covers these openings 44. That is, the outside of the separator body 41 (inside the dust collection cup 19) and the communication air passage 35 are communicated with each other through the opening 44. In the first centrifugal separator 32, the air swirls between the outer peripheral surface of the separator body 41 and the inner peripheral surface of the dust collection cup 19.

  The exhaust part 42 is integrally formed with the separator body 41 and has a double cylindrical shape with the separator part 41. Therefore, the exhaust part 42 has a central axis substantially parallel to the central axis of the electric blower 25, and is disposed substantially coaxially with the electric blower 25.

  The compression portion 43 is also called a shade portion, and is continuous with the lower end portion of the separator body 41 having a stepped diameter and is arranged coaxially with the separator body 41. The compression unit 43 includes a plurality of compression openings 47 that open along the vertical direction around the lower end of the separator body 41, and a compression filter 48 that covers the compression openings 47. Then, a part of the air swirling between the outer periphery of the separator body 41 and the inner periphery of the dust collecting cup 19 is compressed from the lower end portion of the compression portion 43 through the inside of the compression portion 43 (the compression filter 48). ), The dust centrifuged in the first centrifuge 32 is pressed against the compression filter 48 and compressed in the compressor 43.

  The communication air passage section 35 is disposed along the up-and-down direction before and after the electric blower chamber 26, and extends in both the left and right directions.

  The second centrifugal separator 36 is located above the first centrifugal separator 32, in this embodiment, above the upper end of the first centrifugal separator 32, and allows air to flow along the inner surface of the separation cylinder 37. By rotating, dust (fine dust) is centrifuged. Therefore, the swirl flow of the second centrifugal separator 36 has an axial direction along the vertical direction.

  Each separation cylinder part 37 has an axial direction along the vertical direction at a position on the side of the communication air passage part 35 (electric blower chamber 26), and the diameter is gradually reduced from the upper end part to the lower end part. ing. That is, the separation cylinder part 37 (second centrifugal separation part 36) has an axial direction substantially parallel to the communication air passage part 35 (electric blower 25). Further, each separation cylinder portion 37 is set to have a smaller diameter than the dust collection cup 19. For this reason, the second centrifugal separator 36 is set so that the flow velocity of the swirl flow is faster than that of the first centrifugal separator 32. Furthermore, these separation cylinder parts 37 are circular arcs along the circumferential direction of the communication air passage part 35 (electric fan 25) when viewed from above, for example, a plurality, for example, three each before and after the communication air passage part 35 (electric fan 25). Are spaced apart at substantially equal intervals. Accordingly, a plurality (three) of these separation cylinder portions 37 (second centrifuge portions 36) are disposed at positions opposite to the electric blower 25, and are separated from each other with respect to the central axis of the electric blower 25. They are positioned symmetrically in the front-rear direction and are arranged radially about the central axis of the electric blower 25. Further, near the upper end of the separation cylinder part 37, there is a suction opening 37a that communicates with the communication air passage part 35 and guides the dust-containing air into the separation cylinder part 37 along the tangential direction with respect to the axial direction. It is opened toward the intersecting side. Further, the lower end portion of the separation cylindrical portion 37 is a dust discharge port 37 b that opens to face the upper portion of the dust collection cup 19 and discharges dust to the dust collection cup 19. At the upper end portion of the separation cylinder portion 37, a cylindrical discharge cylinder portion 49 is arranged coaxially with the separation cylinder portion 37 so that air obtained by centrifugally separating dust communicates with the air passage portion 38. The upper end portion, which is the downstream end of the discharge cylinder portion 49, serves as a discharge opening 49a of the second centrifuge portion 36 that discharges the air in the separation cylinder portion 37.

  The air passage portion 38 is positioned so as to extend in the front-rear direction along the upper portion in the case body 21 of the main body case 18, and is airtightly connected to the discharge opening 49a that is the downstream end of each discharge tube portion 49. Yes.

  The holding receiving portion 22 is located on the front side that is one side with respect to the axial direction of the swirling flow of the first centrifugal separation portion 32, and protrudes from the front portion of the case main body 21. The holding receiving portion 22 is formed in a cylindrical shape that opens forward, and inside the holding receiving portion 22 is an engagement (not shown) that removably locks the air passage body 13 with respect to the main body portion 12. The receiving part is recessed.

  The air passage body connecting portion 23 is formed in a cylindrical shape having an axial direction along the front-rear direction and the horizontal direction, below the holding receiving portion 22 (directly below), and in the swirl flow of the second centrifugal separation portion 36. The front side of the case body 21 protrudes from the front side of the case body 21. That is, the holding receiving portion 22 and the air passage body connecting portion 23 are respectively positioned in front of the main body portion 12 on the same side, and vertically when the main body portion 12 (main body case 18) is viewed from the front side. They are located side by side. The air passage body connecting portion 23 is a portion that is airtightly connected to the dust collecting cup 19. The air passage body connecting portion 23 is airtightly connected to the air passage body 13 and the dust collecting cup 19. A cylindrical seal portion 61 for connection is arranged.

  The electric blower 25 is driven by the power supplied from the secondary battery 27 to generate a negative pressure to form a suction air that sucks dust into the dust collecting cup 19, and the front and rear of the case main body 21 (main body case 18). The air inlet 25a on the suction side is on the upper side, and the exhaust port (not shown) on the exhaust side is on the lower side. That is, the electric blower 25 is arranged so as to have a component parallel to the axial direction (of the swirl flow) of the first centrifugal separator 32 (dust collecting cup 19), that is, a vertical component. In other words, the electric blower 25 is disposed along a direction different from the horizontal direction, and the central axis (rotating shaft) is the central axis (swirl flow) of the first centrifugal separator 32 (dust collecting cup 19). When viewed from the side, it intersects at an acute angle (preferably an acute angle of 45 ° or less) or is coaxial with the central axis. That is, the electric blower 25 is arranged in series in the vertical direction with respect to the first centrifugal separator 32 (dust collecting cup 19), and the central axis of the first centrifugal separator 32 (dust collecting cup 19). Located on the extension. The suction side (intake port 25a) of the electric blower 25 is located in the vicinity of the upper part in the main body 12 (via the air passage 38) and communicates with the downstream side of the second centrifugal separator 36. At the same time, the first centrifuge part 32 (dust collecting cup 19) is communicated with the air passage part 38, the second centrifugal separator part 36 and the communication air passage part 35.

  The electric blower chamber 26 is formed in a substantially cylindrical shape, and is located in the front-rear direction and the substantially central portion in the left-right direction of the main body case 18 of the main body portion 12, and the communication air passage portion 35 is provided before and after the electric blower chamber 26. Three separation cylinders 37 are arranged through each other. In other words, the communication air passage portion 35 is located between the electric blower chamber 26 (electric blower 25) and the separation cylinder portion 37. A discharge opening 65 communicating with the exhaust side (exhaust port) of the electric blower 25 is opened downward in the central portion of the lower part of the electric blower chamber 26. That is, the discharge opening 65 is located below the main body case 18 of the main body 12 and communicates with the inside of the separator 33.

  The main body control unit includes a microcomputer, for example, and can control the conduction angle of the electric blower 25 to operate or stop the electric blower 25 in a predetermined operation mode.

  The secondary battery 27 supplies power to the electric blower 25, the main body control unit, the air passage body 13, and the like, and can be connected to an external charging circuit via a terminal (not shown). Can be charged as needed. The secondary battery 27 is located on the other side with respect to the position of the rear end of the case main body 21 (main body case 18), that is, the axial direction of the swirling flow of the first and second centrifugal separators 32 and 36. It is accommodated in the rear position along the vertical direction. In other words, the holding receiver 22 and the air passage body connecting portion 23 and the secondary battery 27 are opposite to each other of the main body portion 12 through the first and second centrifugal separators 32 and 36 (dust collecting cup 19). Is located.

  The dust collection cup 19 is a part that collects dust sucked by the drive of the electric blower 25. The dust collection cup body 66, which is a storage part as a bottomed cylindrical first dust storage part, and the dust collection cup An introductory part 67 protruding from the front part of the cup body 66 and a fine dust receiving part 68 as a second dust accommodating part integrally provided on the upper part of the dust collecting cup body 66 are provided. A clamp 70 as a holding means for detachably engaging and holding the dust collecting cup 19 with respect to the main body case 18 (mounting opening 31) is provided at the rear portion of the dust collecting cup main body 66 of the dust collecting cup 19. It is attached.

  The dust collection cup body 66 is integrally formed with a member such as a transparent (transparent) synthetic resin together with the introduction part 67 and the fine dust receiving part 68, for example. The dust cup main body 66 is a portion located around the separator 33 in a state where the dust cup 19 is attached to the main body case 18 (attachment opening 31). That is, the dust collecting cup body 66 constitutes the first centrifugal separator 32 together with the separator 33, and the lower part is a dust reservoir 71 for storing the dust centrifuged by the first centrifugal separator 32. It has become. The dust cup main body 66 is set to have a diameter larger than that of each separation cylinder portion 37. Further, at the bottom of the dust collection cup body 66, there is an exhaust cylinder part 74 as a discharge part coaxially (concentrically) with the dust collection cup body 66, that is, along the central axis of the dust collection cup body 66. In addition to being formed integrally, ribs 75 as a plurality of air guide portions are respectively provided along the radial direction on the outer surface portion of the bottom portion.

  The exhaust cylinder portion 74 is a portion that discharges the exhaust of the electric blower 25 to the outside of the main body portion 12, and compresses the separation body portion 33 in a state where the dust collecting cup 19 is attached to the main body case 18 (attachment opening portion 31). Is inserted into the part 43 and the separator body 41, and is coaxially and hermetically connected to the lower end of the exhaust part 42, and is connected to the discharge opening 65 at the lower part of the electric blower chamber 26 through the exhaust part 42 in an airtight manner. Is done. That is, the exhaust cylinder portion 74 is airtightly connected to the exhaust side (exhaust port) of the electric blower 25. In other words, the discharge opening 65 communicating with the exhaust side (exhaust port) of the electric blower 25 is airtightly connected to the upstream side of the exhaust cylinder part 74 (via the exhaust part 42). Therefore, the outside of the exhaust part 42 and the exhaust cylinder part 74 communicates with the suction side of the electric blower 25, and the inside of the exhaust part 42 and the exhaust cylinder part 74 communicates with the exhaust side of the electric blower 25, so that these suction sides And the exhaust side are separated from each other. The lower end portion, which is the downstream end of the exhaust cylinder portion 74, serves as an exhaust opening 76 for discharging the exhaust from the electric blower 25 to the outside of the main body portion 12.

  The introduction part 67 is located near the upper end of the dust collection cup body 66, that is, in front of the separation body part 41 (separation filter 45) of the separation part 33 inserted into the dust collection cup body 66 (dust collection cup 19). Dust-collecting air is introduced into the dust-collecting cup body 66 at the opposite position, and the front end, which is the upstream end, is sealed with the dust-collecting cup 19 attached to the body case 18 (mounting opening 31). It is airtightly connected to the downstream side of the air passage body connecting portion 23 via the portion 61. A suction port 77 for introducing dust-containing air into the dust collection cup body 66 (dust collection cup 19) is provided in the tangential direction of the dust collection cup body 66 at the rear end, which is the downstream end of the introduction part 67. Is open along. The suction port 77 is arranged at a height position substantially equal to the separator 33 in the vertical direction, that is, the axial direction of the swirling flow of the first centrifugal separator 32. Therefore, the suction port 77 is located below the electric blower 25, and is arranged at a position shifted (in the vertical direction) with respect to the intake port 25a and the exhaust port of the electric blower 25.

  The fine dust receiver 68 communicates with the lower part of the lower end of the second centrifuge 36 (separation cylinder 37) in a state where the dust collection cup 19 is attached to the main body case 18 (mounting opening 31). Dust collected by the separation unit 36 is collected. The fine dust receiving portion 68 extends in the vicinity of the upper end portion of the dust collection cup body 66 along the front-rear direction intersecting (orthogonal) with the axial direction of the dust collection cup body 66, and the upper side when viewed from the front-rear direction. It is curved in the shape of a saucer that opens to the top.

  The clamp 70 is arranged in a substantially L shape from the upper end of the rear part of the dust collecting cup body 66 to the lower part of the rear part of the fine dust receiving part 68.

  On the other hand, the air passage body 13 includes an expandable / retractable hose body 82 in which the rear side downstream is connected to the front side which is the upstream side of the air path body connecting portion 23, and the front side which is the upstream side of the hose body 82. The suction port body portion 83 is connected in communication, and the attachment portion 84 is detachably connected to the front side that is the upstream side of the suction port body portion 83. The air passage body 13 is selectively used in a state where the air passage body 13 is held by the holding portion 14 with respect to the main body portion 12 and a state where the air passage body 13 is removed from the main body portion 12 at the position of the holding portion 14. Can be used.

  The hose body 82 has one end side that is the downstream end side, that is, the rear end side, hermetically connected to the main body 12 (the air passage body connection portion 23 (seal portion 61)), and the other end side that is the upstream end side, that is, the front end side is held. It is held by the portion 14 and is airtightly connected to the suction port body portion 83 (attachment portion 84). Therefore, the hose body 82 communicates with the dust collection cup 19 (first centrifugal separation section 32) on the downstream end side through the air passage body connection portion 23, and the dust collection cup 19, the communication air passage portion 35, and the separation. It communicates with the suction side of the electric blower 25 through the cylindrical portion 37 (second centrifugal separation portion 36) and the air passage portion 38. In addition, the hose body 82 is formed in a bellows shape by using, for example, a flexible synthetic resin, and can be expanded and contracted, and is biased toward the contraction direction. That is, the hose body 82 is in a state of being maximally contracted in a natural state (no-load state), and in the state of being contracted to the maximum, the inner surface of the hose body 82 is formed so as to be in a flat shape. Yes. In other words, this hose body 82 is applied only when the external force is applied and the hose body 82 is pulled in both end directions (the state where the upstream side is pulled with respect to the downstream side fixed to the main body 12 side). It is designed to stretch.

  The suction port body portion 83 is provided at the front end portion that is the upstream end portion of the hose body 82. This suction port body part 83 communicates with the cylindrical suction port body part main body 85, and the cylindrical connection projecting below the rear part of the suction port body part main body 85 Part 86, brush part 87 as a cleaning part rotatably arranged at the front end part which is the upstream end part of suction port body part 85, and attachment part 84 can be attached to and detached from this suction port body part 83 And a holding clamp 89 for latching and holding.

  The suction port body portion main body 85 is formed in a straight tube shape by a synthetic resin or the like which is a harder member than the hose body 82, and a rear end portion which is a downstream end portion is provided integrally with the holding portion 14. .

  The connection portion 86 is a straight tube with an axial direction inclined along a direction intersecting at an acute angle with respect to the axial direction of the suction port body main body 85, and is provided integrally with the suction port body main body 85. The upstream end of the hose body 82 is inserted and connected in an airtight manner.

  The brush portion 87 is formed in an annular shape having a plurality of brush bristles 87a as cleaning members at the front end, and both sides of the inner edge rotate to both sides of the front end that is the upstream end of the suction port body 85. The suction port body portion main body 85 is pivotally supported so as to be rotatable in the vertical direction intersecting the axial direction of the suction port body portion main body 85.

  The holding clamp 89 is partially exposed at the top of the suction port body main body 85 and can be operated.

  The attachment part 84 is appropriately attached to and detached from the suction port body part 83 according to the type of cleaning. For example, the attachment part 84 is attached to and detached from the straight pipe elongated extension pipe 91 and the front end that is the upstream end of the extension pipe 91. And a floor brush 92 as a possible suction port body.

  The extension pipe 91 includes a connection port portion 96 at a rear end portion which is a downstream end portion, and a suction port portion 97 at a front end portion which is an upstream end portion. The connection port portion 96 is a portion that is inserted into the front end portion of the suction port body portion 83 when the attachment portion 84 (extension pipe 91) is connected to the suction port body portion 83. Further, the suction port portion 97 includes a cylindrical suction port portion main body 101, and a brush bristle portion 102 as a cleaning body portion rotatably disposed at a front end portion that is an upstream end portion of the suction port portion main body 101. The floor brush 92 is detachably locked and held with respect to the suction port 97.

  The brush bristle portion 102 is formed in an annular shape having a plurality of brush bristle 102a which are extension tube cleaning members at the front end portion, and both sides of the inner edge are on both sides of the front end portion which is the upstream end portion of the suction port body 101. It is pivotally supported so that it can rotate in the vertical direction intersecting the axial direction of the suction port body 101.

  A part of the clamp 104 is exposed at the top of the suction port body 101 and can be operated.

  The floor brush 92 includes a case body 106 that is long in the left-right width direction, that is, a horizontally long case body 106, and a rotary tube 107 that is rotatably connected to the rear portion of the case body 106.

  In the case body 106, a suction port (not shown) is opened on the lower surface facing the surface to be cleaned. In addition, you may arrange | position the rotation brush as a rotation cleaning body in this suction inlet.

  The rotary tube 107 is pivotally supported so as to be rotatable at least about the axis with respect to the case body 106, and communicates with the suction port. The rear end side (downstream end side) of the rotary pipe 107 has a diameter that is substantially equal to the downstream end side of the extension pipe 91, and is similar to the suction port part 97 with respect to the suction port body part 83. Is also removable.

  The holding portion 14 is located at a position different from the downstream end portion of the hose body 82, which is the downstream end side of the air passage body 13, in this embodiment, the suction port body portion 83 on the upstream side of the hose body 82 is replaced with the main body portion 12 (holding receiving portion). 22) is attachable to and detachable from, and is provided integrally with the suction port body portion 85 of the suction port body portion 83 and branches in parallel to the hose body 82, and the air passage body handle 17, The connecting portion 117 is located at the rear end of the air passage body handle 17 and a clamp body 118 as a locking means provided on the air passage body handle 17. That is, the air passage body handle 17 constitutes a part of the holding portion 14. In other words, the holding unit 14 also serves as the air path body handle 17 and is located at a position different from the hose body 82 on the downstream side of the air path body 13, in the present embodiment, on the upstream side of the hose body 82. The suction port body portion 83 and the front end side are provided integrally. The holding portion 14 allows the air passage body 13 to be attached to and detached from the main body portion 12 at a position above the hose body 82.

  The air passage body handle 17 is for gripping the air passage body 13 removed from the main body portion 12 at the position of the holding portion 14, and is formed of a member such as a synthetic resin harder than the hose body 82, and has a suction port. It is formed coaxially with the body part main body 85 and is arranged in line with the suction port body part main body 85, and protrudes rearward from the suction port body part main body 85 along the front-rear direction. It extends in the longitudinal direction.

  The connecting portion 117 is a portion that is continuous with the rear end portion of the airway body handle 17 (located on the rear end side, which is one end side of the holding portion 14), and is fitted to the holding receiving portion 22 of the main body portion 12. A cylindrical connection convex portion 122 protruding rearward is provided. The connection convex portion 122 is a portion that is inserted into and fitted into the holding receiving portion 22 when the air passage body 13 is attached to the main body portion 12 by the holding portion 14.

  A part of the clamp body 118 is exposed at the upper part on the front side of the airway body handle 17 and can be slid along, for example, the front-rear direction. A claw portion (not shown) that is locked to the joint portion is exposed.

  The main body handle 15 is formed in a loop shape in the vertical direction so as to open in the left-right direction intersecting (orthogonal) with the longitudinal direction of the main body portion 12 between the rear portion of the main body portion 12. That is, the main body handle 15 is formed along the vertical direction. The upper part of the main body handle 15 is provided with a plurality of setting buttons 135 that are separated from each other in the front-rear direction by the user holding the main body handle 15 to set the operation of the electric blower 25. Has been placed.

  Next, the operation of the one embodiment will be described.

  For example, when cleaning a relatively large area of a surface to be cleaned such as an indoor floor surface, the electric vacuum cleaner 11 causes the air passage body 13 to be attached to the main body portion by the holding portion 14 as shown in FIGS. 12 is mounted at the position of the holding receiving portion 22, and the main body handle 15 is gripped and cleaned while moving the whole.

  At this time, the dust collection cup 19 is attached to the main body case 18 in advance. That is, by aligning the dust collecting cup 19 with the mounting opening 31 of the main body case 18 and pushing it into the main body case 18 side, the fine dust receiving portion 68 is moved to the lower end of the second centrifugal separation portion 36 (separation cylinder portion 37). The separator 33 is inserted coaxially into the dust cup main body 66 and the exhaust cylinder 74 is inserted into the separator 33 to be airtight to the exhaust 42. Connected to the discharge opening 65 through the exhaust part 42 and the front end part, which is the upstream end part of the introduction part 67, is connected to the air path body connection part 23 (air path body through the seal part 61). The dust collecting cup 19 is locked and held by the main body case 18 by the action of the clamp 70 in a state of being airtightly connected to the rear end portion on the downstream side of 13).

  The air passage body 13 is inserted and connected to the connection port portion 96 of the extension pipe 91 to the front end portion that is the upstream end portion of the suction port body portion 83, and is the upstream end portion of the suction port portion 97 of the extension pipe 91. The rotary tube 107 of the floor brush 92 is inserted and connected to the front end portion. At this time, the extension tube 91 is locked and held by the action of the holding clamp 89 while being airtightly connected to the suction port body part 83, and the floor brush 92 is airtightly connected to the extension pipe 91 by the action of the clamp part 104. The locked state is held.

  Further, in the holding portion 14, the connecting portion 117 at the rear end portion of the airway body handle 17 shown in FIG. 2 is inserted and fitted from the front while being aligned with the holding receiving portion 22 of the main body portion 12. The connection convex portion 122 is inserted relatively to the holding receiving portion 22, and the claw portion of the clamp body 118 is inserted and locked with respect to the engaging receiving portion, so that the air passage body 13 is located at the position of the holding portion 14. It is held by the main body 12. In this state, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the airway body handle 17 forming a part of the holding portion 14 is located along the front-rear direction, and the airway body handle 17 and the suction port coaxial with the airway body handle 17. By positioning the body part 83 in a straight tube shape along the front-rear direction, the air path body 13 is substantially composed of the floor brush 92, the extension pipe 91 (attachment part 84), the suction port body part 83, and the air path body handle 17. The downstream end side of the hose body 82 located on a straight line and branched downward from the suction port body portion 83 is connected to the main body portion 12 at the air passage body connection portion 23 below the holding portion 14. It becomes a state. As a result, the holding unit 14 holds the hose body 82 in a state of being gently bent from the upstream side to the downstream side and from the upper side to the lower side, and the air passage body 13 is moved up and down to the first centrifugal separation unit 32. It communicates basically in a straight line along the front-rear direction without sharply bending to the left and right. For this reason, there is little pressure loss in the air passage body 13, and air and dust easily pass through the inside. That is, the air passage body 13 is mechanically connected to the main body portion 12 at the position of the holding portion 14 and the position of the downstream end side of the hose body 82, in other words, at the position aligned vertically. It communicates as a wind path at a position on the downstream end side of the body 82.

  Then, the user operates the setting button 135 while holding the main body handle 15 to drive the electric blower 25 in a desired operation mode via the main body control unit. The negative pressure generated by driving the electric blower 25 includes an air passage portion 38, a second centrifugal separator portion 36, a communication air passage portion 35, a first centrifugal separation portion 32, an introduction portion 67, an air passage body connecting portion 23 (seal 61), the hose body 82, the suction port body portion 83, and the attachment portion 84 act on the suction port of the floor brush 92, so that the user can use the vacuum cleaner 92 to place the floor brush 92 placed on the surface to be cleaned. 11. Dust is sucked together with air from the suction port by the negative pressure action of the electric blower 25 on the surface to be cleaned while alternately running forward and backward on the surface to be cleaned along with the entire surface. In addition, the user performs cleaning assistance such as scraping off dust on the surface to be cleaned or polishing the surface to be cleaned by rotating the rotating brush of the floor brush 92 as necessary.

  At this time, the air sucked together with the dust, that is, the dust-containing air moves to the floor brush 92, the extension pipe 91, the suction port body portion 83, and the hose body 82, and gently bends along the inner surface of the hose body 82. However, from the downstream end of the hose body 82 to the dust collection cup 19 (dust collection cup body 66) of the first centrifugal separation section 32 through the air passage body connection part 23 (seal part 61), the introduction part 67 and the suction port 77. And sucked along the tangential direction.

  Further, the floor brush 92 can be detached from the extension pipe 91 and used as necessary, for example, to clean a narrow gap where the floor brush 92 cannot be inserted, such as between the furniture and the wall ( (Fig. 6). In this case, by operating the holding clamp 89, the floor brush 92 is unlocked and removed from the extension pipe 91. Then, while using the brush bristle portion 102 of the suction port portion 97 at the front end portion of the extension pipe 91, the user similarly sucks dust together with air from the suction port portion 97 to clean the surface to be cleaned.

  On the other hand, for example, when cleaning a relatively small area on the table or the surface to be cleaned, the attachment portion 84 ( The extension pipe 91 and the floor brush 92) are removed, and the main body handle 15 is gripped and cleaned while moving the whole.

  At this time, the attachment portion 84 (extension pipe 91) is detached from the suction port body portion 83 by operating the holding clamp 89. Then, while holding the handle 15 for the main body and carrying the entire vacuum cleaner 11, the user uses the brush portion 87 of the suction port body 83 and sucks dust together with air from the suction port body 83. clean up.

  At this time, it is also possible to use only the floor brush 92 attached to the suction port part 83 as required, such as the type of surface to be cleaned (FIG. 8). In this case, the floor brush 92 is hermetically connected to the suction port body portion 83 by the action of the holding clamp 89 by inserting the rotary tube 107 of the floor brush 92 into the suction port body portion 83 from the upstream side. Held in a state. Then, the user sucks in by the negative pressure of the electric blower 25 on the surface to be cleaned while the floor brush 92 placed on the surface to be cleaned is alternately run back and forth on the surface to be cleaned together with the entire vacuum cleaner 11. Inhale dust with air from mouth. In addition, the user performs cleaning assistance such as scraping off dust on the surface to be cleaned or polishing the surface to be cleaned by rotating the rotating brush of the floor brush 92 as necessary.

  Furthermore, for example, when cleaning a relatively high position such as a ceiling, the air passage body 13 is removed from the main body 12 by the holding portion 14 from the state shown in FIG. While carrying 12, the hose body 82 of the air passage body 13 is extended (contracted) with respect to the main body 12, and cleaning is performed by the suction port 97 at the front end of the extension pipe 91.

  Further, for example, when cleaning a position close to the user's hand, such as the back of an installation such as a television, a vehicle seat, or a staircase, as shown in FIG. 3, the extension pipe is further extended from the state shown in FIG. 91 is removed and cleaning is performed by the suction port body 83 while the hose body 82 of the air passage body 13 is extended (stretched) with respect to the main body 12 while carrying the main body 12.

  In the case of the cleaning configuration shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, the air passage body in a state where the claw portion of the clamp body 118 is removed from the engagement receiving portion of the holding receiving portion 22 by operating the clamp body 118. 13 is moved forward with respect to the main body 12, the connecting portion 117 of the rear end portion of the airway body handle 17 is separated from the holding receiving portion 22 of the main body 12 in the holding portion 14, and the connecting convex The part 122 is extracted from the holding receiving part 22.

  While holding the main body handle 15 with one hand and lifting the main body 12, the air path body handle 17 is gripped with the other hand, and basically the hose body 82 is expanded and contracted to extend the air path body. While moving only 13, the brush bristle portion 102 of the suction port portion 97, the brush portion 87 of the suction port body portion 83, or the like is used to suck in dust together with the air for cleaning.

  When cleaning the area that can be sufficiently reached only by extending the hose body 82, or when cleaning the underside of the bed, etc., the main body 12 does not grasp and lift the main body handle 15 but the surface to be cleaned. It is good also as the state mounted on the top. At this time, the rib 75 hits the surface to be cleaned, so that the exhaust opening 76 at the bottom of the dust collecting cup 19 is separated from the surface to be cleaned and is not blocked by the surface to be cleaned, and from the exhaust cylinder portion 74 (exhaust opening 76). The exhaust of is not hindered.

  The dust-containing air sucked into the dust collection cup 19 (dust collection cup body 66) of the first centrifugal separation unit 32 flows between the inner peripheral surface of the dust collection cup 19 (dust collection cup body 66) and the separation body portion 33. The dust collector cup body is swung between the outer peripheral surface of the separator body 41 and particularly large dust (coarse dust) is centrifuged from the air by its own weight and falls along the inner peripheral surface of the dust collector cup body 66. It is collected in 66 dust reservoirs 71. This dust is compressed by being pressed against the compression filter 48 when a part of the swirling flow in the dust collecting cup body 66 passes through the compression opening 47 (compression filter 48) from the lower end of the compression unit 43, and the compression unit 43 Accumulate inside.

  The air from which the dust has been centrifuged flows into the opening 44 while passing through the separation filter 45. The air that has passed through the opening 44 (separation filter 45) passes through the communication air passage part 35 while being rectified by the smooth cylindrical outer periphery of the exhaust part. Further, the air that has passed through the communication air passage 35 flows into the second centrifugal separator 36 (separation cylinder 37) through the suction opening 37a, and the separation cylinder 37 in the second centrifugal separator 36. The fine dust is further centrifuged by swirling along the inner peripheral surface. The separated fine dust falls and is collected from the dust discharge port 37b at the lower end of the separation cylinder portion 37 to the fine dust receiving portion 68 of the dust collection cup 19. That is, coarse dust and fine dust are separately collected by the dust collecting cup body 66 and the fine dust receiving portion 68. The air from which the fine dust is separated flows out from the discharge opening portion 49a of the discharge tube portion 49 at the upper end of the separation tube portion 37 to the air passage portion 38, and is sucked into the air blower 25 through the air passage portion 38. It is sucked into the mouth 25a.

  Then, the air sucked into the electric blower 25 passes through the electric blower 25 while cooling and becomes exhaust air, and is discharged into the electric blower chamber 26 from the exhaust port. The dust collecting cup 19 (main body portion 12) passes through the inside of the separator 33 while being rectified by the smooth inner peripheral surface of the exhaust portion 42 and the exhaust cylinder portion 74 from the exhaust opening 65 of the dust collector 19 through the exhaust opening 76 (main body portion 12). It is discharged to the outside, which is the outside.

  When cleaning is completed, the user operates the setting button 135 to stop the electric blower 25.

  When disposing of dust, operate the clamp 70 to remove the dust collecting cup 19 from the main body case 18 (mounting opening 31), and turn the dust collecting cup 19 upside down on a trash can etc. 71 and the dust receiving part 68 are discharged.

  According to the embodiment described above, in the dust collection cup 19 of the first centrifugal separator 32 that centrifuges dust from the dust-containing air sucked by the electric blower 25, the dust-collecting cup body 66 that rotates the dust-containing air is used. By providing the exhaust cylinder part 74 that exhausts the exhaust of the electric blower 25 from the bottom (exhaust opening 76) along the central axis, the central axis of the first centrifugal separator 32 is made larger than necessary. The exhaust tube portion 74 can form an exhaust air passage that can effectively exhaust the space from the electric blower 25 while rectifying the exhaust from the electric blower 25 with little resistance. Therefore, the efficiency can be improved, and the sound pressure of noise such as wind noise generated by driving the electric blower 25 is also attenuated by the exhaust cylinder part 74 by exhaust being exhausted through the exhaust cylinder part 74, Silence can be secured.

  In addition, the exhaust of the electric blower 25 is exhausted through the exhaust cylinder portion 74 located at the center of the cold air before the electric blower 25 is swung around the dust collecting cup body 66, so that it passes through the electric blower 25. The exhaust, which is so-called hot air, is cooled by the air swirling in the dust cup body 66. Therefore, even if this exhaust gas hits the user's body, since it is not a raw exhaust gas, it is difficult to impair the user's feeling of use.

  Further, since the exhaust cylinder portion 74 has a cylindrical shape, the exhaust from the electric blower 25 passing through the inside of the exhaust cylinder portion 74 can be rectified by the smooth inner peripheral surface of the exhaust cylinder portion 74, and turbulence can be generated. In addition to being able to improve efficiency, noise generated by this turbulent flow can also be suppressed, and quietness can be improved.

  Further, a separating body portion 33 for rotating dust-containing air around the central axis of the dust collecting cup body 66 of the first centrifugal separation portion 32 and allowing the air to pass inward from the opening 44 is disposed. By arranging at least a part of the cylindrical exhaust part 42 communicating with the upstream side of the exhaust cylinder part 74 inside the body part 33, the exhaust part 42 can be arranged in a compact manner, and the inside of the separation part 33 Since the air that has passed through the air flows into the communication air passage 35 while being rectified by the smooth outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical exhaust portion 42, the air passage resistance is reduced, and the efficiency can be improved.

  In the present embodiment, the central axis of the electric blower 25 and the central axis of the first centrifugal separator 32 are such that the central axis of the electric blower 25 has a component parallel to the central axis of the first centrifugal separator 32. By arranging in series, the exhaust discharged from the exhaust port of the electric blower 25 can be directly passed through the exhaust tube portion 74 (exhaust portion 42) along the axial direction of the electric blower 25. This can improve efficiency.

  Further, in the first centrifugal separator 32, the diameter of the dust collecting cup body 66 is set to be relatively large in order to centrifuge coarse dust. Therefore, the suction port 77 of the first centrifugal separator 32 is provided at a position away from the suction side (intake port 25a) of the electric blower 25, that is, the first centrifugal separator 32 and the electric blower 25 are not brought close to each other. In the axial direction (vertical direction), the main body 12 can be downsized compared to the case where the first centrifugal separator is disposed on the side of the electric blower.

  Furthermore, since the position of the suction port 77 of the first centrifugal separation unit 32 is located on the side of the separator 33, so-called cold dust-containing air sucked from the suction port 77 is separated through the opening 44. Since the exhaust part 42 inside the body part 33 is easily hit, the exhaust gas passing through the exhaust part 42 and the exhaust cylinder part 74 can be cooled more efficiently.

  Further, a dust having a central axis substantially parallel to the central axis of the electric blower 25 and communicating with the downstream side of the first centrifugal separator 32 and smaller than the dust separated by the first centrifugal separator 32 is centrifuged. By providing the second centrifugal separator 36 to be separated on the side of the electric blower 25, noise leaking in the radial direction from the electric blower 25 (electric blower chamber 26) is blocked by the second centrifugal separator 36. That is, the outer peripheral part of the separation cylinder part 37 which comprises the 2nd centrifugation part 36 becomes a sound insulation wall, and it can improve silence more. Further, the separation cylinder portion 37 of the second centrifugal separator 36 is set to have a relatively small diameter so as to increase the flow velocity in order to separate dust smaller than the dust separated by the first centrifugal separator 32. Therefore, even if the second centrifugal separator 36 is disposed on the side of the electric blower 25 (electric blower chamber 26), the main body 12 is difficult to increase in size, and the outer peripheral portion of the separation cylinder 37 of the second centrifugal separator 36 is Sound insulation is doubled between the portion facing the electric blower 25 (electric blower chamber 26) and the opposite portion. That is, the noise leaked in the radial direction from the electric blower 25 (electric blower chamber 26) is blocked by the outer peripheral portion of the separation cylinder portion 37 in a multiple manner. As a result, quietness can be improved more reliably.

  In addition, since a plurality of the second centrifugal separators 36 are disposed at least partially around the electric blower 25, in the present embodiment, in front of and behind the electric blower 25, the front and rear of the electric blower 25 are provided with a plurality of second centrifuges. It will be in the state enclosed by the isolation | separation part 36. FIG. For this reason, the outer peripheral part of the separation cylinder part 37 of these 2nd centrifugation parts 36 can insulate the noise which leaks from the electric blower 25 more reliably, and can improve silence more reliably.

  Further, by providing a discharge opening 65 communicating with the downstream side of the electric blower 25 and the upstream side of the exhaust cylinder part 74 of the first centrifugal separator 32 (via the exhaust part 42) in the lower part of the main body part 12, the exhaust cylinder Exhaust gas is blown out below the main body 12 through the portion 74. Accordingly, an air passage body 13 is provided in front of the main body portion 12 so as to communicate with the first centrifuge portion 32 and guide the dust-containing air to the first centrifuge portion 32, and a main body handle 15 is provided above the main body portion 12. Therefore, no matter which hand is the user's dominant hand, the exhaust tube portion 74 is attached to the hand holding the main body handle 15 or the air passage body 13 (air passage body handle 17) or the user's body. The exhaust air is hard to hit and the feeling of use can be improved.

  In the above-described embodiment, the exhaust part 42 may be provided integrally with the exhaust cylinder part 74 or the electric blower chamber 26, for example. That is, the lower end portion of the exhaust portion 42 may be configured as the discharge opening 65.

  Further, the main body handle 15 is provided at the rear part of the main body part 12, but may be provided at the upper part of the main body part 12, such as above (directly above) the center of gravity of the main body part 12, for example, at the upper part and the rear part of the main body part 12. Each may be provided.

  Although one embodiment of the present invention has been described, this embodiment is presented as an example and is not intended to limit the scope of the invention. The novel embodiment can be implemented in various other forms, and various omissions, replacements, and changes can be made without departing from the scope of the invention. This embodiment and its modifications are included in the scope and gist of the invention, and are included in the invention described in the claims and the equivalents thereof.

11 Vacuum cleaner
12 Body
13 Airway body
15 Handle for main body
19 Dust collection cup
25 Electric blower
32 First centrifuge as upstream separator
33 Separating body
36 Second centrifuge as downstream separator
42 Exhaust section
65 Discharge opening
66 Dust-collecting cup body as the housing
74 Exhaust tube section as discharge section
77 Suction port

Claims (8)

An electric blower, and a main body provided with an upstream separation portion that centrifuges dust from the dust-containing air sucked by the electric blower,
The upstream side separation part is formed in a cylindrical shape with a bottom and rotates dust-containing air inside, and a discharge part that is formed along the central axis of the storage part and discharges the exhaust of the electric blower from the bottom. The vacuum cleaner characterized by having a cup part provided with. The vacuum cleaner according to claim 1, wherein the discharge part is formed in a cylindrical shape. The upstream separator is
A separating part that is arranged along the central axis of the housing part and that swirls the dust-containing air around and allows the air to pass inward;
The vacuum cleaner according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising: a cylindrical exhaust part that communicates with an upstream side of the discharge part and at least a part of which is disposed inward of the separator part. . The electric blower according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the electric blower is disposed so that the central axis has a component parallel to the central axis of the upstream separating portion. The main body portion has a central axis substantially parallel to the central axis of the electric blower, and communicates with the downstream side of the upstream side separation portion to centrifuge dust smaller than the dust separated by the upstream side separation portion. The vacuum cleaner as described in any one of Claim 1 thru | or 4 provided with the side isolation | separation part in the side of the said electric blower. The main body part is disposed at least at a part of the periphery of the electric blower, and communicates with the downstream side of the upstream side separation part, and a plurality of downstream side separation parts that centrifuge dust that is smaller than the dust separated by the upstream side separation part The electric vacuum cleaner according to claim 1, wherein the electric vacuum cleaner is provided. The electric vacuum cleaner according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the upstream separating portion has a suction port for introducing dust-containing air into the housing portion at a position separated from the suction side of the electric blower. Machine. In front of the main body, it is provided with an air passage body that communicates with the upstream separator and guides the dust-containing air to the upstream separator,
The main body portion communicates with a grip main body handle disposed at at least one of the upper portion and the rear portion, and a downstream side of the electric blower provided on the lower portion and an upstream side of the discharge portion of the upstream separation portion. The vacuum cleaner according to claim 1, further comprising a discharge opening.

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