JP2015142623A - vacuum cleaner - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a vacuum cleaner the handle of which can be firmly fixed to the front part of a cleaner body at low costs without increase in the number of components.SOLUTION: The vacuum cleaner is such that a front cover 13 and a handle 15 are formed as an integrally-formed article, retention ribs 17 mounted on both sides of a handle cover 16 as a different part are engaged into opening parts 18 provided on both sides of the front cover 13, and a projecting rib 19 of a cleaner body 1 acts as retention of the handle cover 16 by being passed through a rib hole 20 given to the retention rib 17, so as to be excellent in ease of assembly at low costs and make the handle firmly fixed on the front part of the cleaner body without increase in the number of components.

Description

  The present invention relates to a vacuum cleaner, and more particularly to a vacuum cleaner having a handle at the front of a vacuum cleaner body.

  A general vacuum cleaner is usually provided with a handle on the upper surface side of the vacuum cleaner main body, but the vacuum cleaner main body is placed with the back side down when not in use. It is hard to hold when you stand with the handle. If the handle is at the front of the vacuum cleaner body, it can be easily held in both normal and upright positions, but it is convenient to fix the handle to the front of the vacuum cleaner body. Stop parts and screws were necessary (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 63-64357

  As described above, when the handle is fixed to the front portion of the vacuum cleaner main body, a retaining part and screws other than the handle are necessary, so that there is a problem that the number of parts is increased and the cost is increased. Further, in the one disclosed in Patent Document 1, the sliding part is rattled during long use, dust enters, and the sliding cannot be performed well, or the handle is firmly held when carrying There was a problem that it could not be fixed to.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made to solve such problems, and does not increase the number of parts, is low-cost and excellent in assemblability, and firmly fixes the handle to the front of the cleaner body. An object of the present invention is to provide an electric vacuum cleaner that can be used.

  In order to solve the above-described conventional problems, the present invention provides a front cover integrally formed with a handle, a handle cover covering an outer peripheral portion of the handle, and both end portions of the handle cover. A holding rib having an inwardly extending rib, a protruding rib provided at a front portion of the cleaner body and arranged to be inserted into the rib hole of the holding rib, and the front cover An opening portion into which the holding rib is inserted, the holding ribs on both sides of the handle cover are fitted into the opening portions on both sides of the front cover, and the protruding ribs of the cleaner body are the holding ribs. The handle cover is prevented from coming off by penetrating through the rib hole.

  Accordingly, it is possible to provide an electric vacuum cleaner that can firmly fix the handle to the front portion of the vacuum cleaner main body at a low cost without increasing the number of parts.

  As described above, according to the present invention, if the handle and the front cover are formed as an integrally molded product and the handle cover as a separate part is fixed as in the present invention, the handle can be cleaned at a low cost without increasing the number of parts. A vacuum cleaner that can be firmly fixed to the front of the main body can be provided.

Whole perspective view of the vacuum cleaner main body of the electric vacuum cleaner in Embodiment 1 of this invention Central cross-sectional view of the main body of the vacuum cleaner (A) The handle cover of the vacuum cleaner, a partial side view of the front cover, (b) AA sectional view of FIG. 3 (a), (c) FIG. 3 (3) showing the handle cover mounting configuration of the vacuum cleaner B) Enlarged view of part B A perspective view of the vacuum cleaner with the handle cover and front cover removed from the vacuum cleaner body The perspective view of the state which removed the front cover with the handle cover of the vacuum cleaner from the main body A perspective view of the front cover with the handle cover of the vacuum cleaner as seen from the inside A perspective view showing a state in which the handle cover and front cover of the electric vacuum cleaner are attached to the lower case of the vacuum cleaner body and fixed with screws.

1st invention is provided in the front part of the vacuum cleaner main body, is extended inwardly in the both ends of the front cover integrally formed with the handle, the handle cover which covers the outer periphery of the handle, and the handle cover A holding rib having a rib hole, a protruding rib provided at a front portion of the cleaner body and arranged to be inserted into a rib hole of the holding rib, and provided on the front cover, the holding rib A holding rib on both sides of the handle cover is fitted into the opening on both sides of the front cover, and the protruding rib of the cleaner body penetrates through the rib hole of the holding rib. Thus, the handle cover is prevented from coming off.
Accordingly, it is possible to provide an electric vacuum cleaner that can firmly fix the handle to the front portion of the vacuum cleaner main body at a low cost without increasing the number of parts.

The second invention is characterized in that, in particular, in the first invention, the grip portion of the handle is formed in a shape curved obliquely upward.
As a result, in both the normal state where the main body of the vacuum cleaner is placed sideways and the standing state, the hand grip part of the handlebar is not interfered with the hose without leaving the hand unnatural. It can be easily held.

In a third aspect of the invention, particularly in the first and second aspects of the invention, the front cover is attached and held on the front surface portion of the lower case of the cleaner body in the cleaner body by fastening screws from above. It is what.
As a result, the front cover to which the handle cover is attached is fitted into the attachment position formed on the front surface of the lower case of the vacuum cleaner body, and can be assembled by an automatic machine by holding and fixing by fastening screws from above. .

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Note that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments.

(Embodiment 1)
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

  The vacuum cleaner main body 1 of the present embodiment is composed of a vacuum cleaner main body lower case 2, a vacuum cleaner main body upper case 3, and a dust collecting lid 4. Inside the vacuum cleaner main body 1, as shown in FIG. 5 is provided with a dust collection chamber 6 in which 5 is incorporated, and an electric blower chamber 8 in which an electric blower 7 is incorporated. The dust collecting chamber 6 can be freely opened and closed by a dust collecting lid 4 provided with a rotation fulcrum on the rear side.

  A caster-type front wheel 9 is provided on the bottom surface located below the dust collection chamber 6, and a large-diameter rear wheel 10 is provided on both side surfaces of the electric blower chamber 8.

  On the other hand, a front cover 13 having an insertion port 12 connected to a suction port 11 of the dust collecting chamber 6 and connected to a hose (not shown) is attached to the front surface portion 2a of the vacuum cleaner body lower case 2. A handle 15 having a grip 14 and formed in a curved shape obliquely upward is attached to the front cover 13 by integral molding with the front cover 13.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, a handle 15 is formed as an integrally molded product on the front cover 13 in which the insertion port 12 of the hose is formed, and holding ribs 17 on both sides of the handle cover 16 which are separate parts. Is inserted into the openings 18 on both sides of the front cover 13, and the ribs of the holding ribs 17 of the handle cover 16 are protruded by the protruding ribs 19 protruding from the lower case 2 of the cleaner body so that the holding ribs 17 fitted therein are not removed. The entire handle portion is configured as a retaining hole by penetrating through the hole 20.

  In the above configuration, when the handle cover 16 is attached when the cleaner body 1 is assembled, first, as described above, the space between the holding ribs 17 of the handle cover 16 is widened and fitted into the openings 18 on both sides of the front cover 13. As a result, the handle cover 16 is attached to the front cover 13 as shown in FIGS.

  Then, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 7, the front cover 13 to which the handle cover 16 is attached is fitted into the attachment position formed on the front surface portion 2 a of the cleaner body lower case 2 of the cleaner body 1, and the screws 21 are used. Fix it.

  As a result, the handle cover 16 fits the holding ribs 17 on both sides of the handle cover 16 into the openings 18 on both sides of the front cover 13 so that the fitted holding ribs 17 do not come off. Since the protruding rib 19 protruding from 2 penetrates the rib hole 20 of the holding rib 17 of the handle cover 16 and prevents it from coming off, the front-rear direction and the up-down and left-right directions can be firmly fixed.

  Therefore, the handle 15 and the handle cover 16 can be firmly fixed to the front portion of the cleaner body 1 at a low cost without increasing the number of parts.

  Further, the holding ribs 17 on both sides of the handle cover 16 are fitted into the openings 18 on both sides opened in the front cover 13, and the protruding ribs protruding from the lower case 2 of the vacuum cleaner body so that the fitted holding ribs 17 are not removed. 19, the retaining rib 17 of the handle cover 16 is penetrated through the rib hole 20 to prevent it from coming off, so that even if it is used for a long time, it can be firmly fixed without causing rattling or the like.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the grip portion 14 of the handle 15 integrally formed with the front cover 13 is formed in a shape that is curved obliquely upward, so that the cleaner body 1 is placed in a normal state. In any case, the handle 14 of the handle can be easily held because the hand does not interfere with the hose without being unnatural.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 7, the front cover 13 to which the handle cover 16 is attached is fitted into the attachment position formed on the front surface portion 2a of the cleaner body lower case 2 of the cleaner body 1, and the screw 21 from above is fitted. By being fastened, assembly by an automatic machine can be made possible.

  As described above, the electric vacuum cleaner of the present invention includes a front cover at the front portion of the vacuum cleaner main body case, the front cover and the handle are integrally formed, and the holding ribs on both sides of the handle cover which is a separate part are front-mounted. Fits into the openings on both sides opened in the cover, and prevents the handle cover from coming off by passing through the rib holes of the handle cover holding ribs with the protruding ribs protruding from the vacuum cleaner case so that the fitted holding ribs do not come off Since the handle is fixed, the handle can be firmly fixed to the front of the vacuum cleaner body at low cost without increasing the number of parts, so the field of household vacuum cleaners and commercial vacuum cleaners・ It can be applied to applications.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Vacuum cleaner main body 2 Vacuum cleaner main body lower case 3 Vacuum cleaner main body upper case 4 Dust collection cover 5 Dust box 6 Dust collection chamber 7 Electric blower 8 Electric blower chamber 9 Front wheel 10 Rear wheel 11 Suction port 12 Insertion port 13 Front cover 14 Grip portion 15 Handle 16 Handle cover 17 Holding rib 18 Opening portion 19 Projecting rib 20 Rib hole 21 Screw

Claims (3)

A front cover provided at the front of the vacuum cleaner body and integrally formed with the handle;
A handle cover covering the outer periphery of the handle;
Holding ribs extending inward at both ends of the handle cover and having rib holes;
Protruding ribs provided at the front of the vacuum cleaner main body and arranged to be inserted into the rib holes of the holding ribs;
An opening provided in the front cover and into which the holding rib is inserted,
By fitting the holding ribs on both sides of the handle cover into the openings on both sides of the front cover, the protruding ribs of the cleaner body penetrate through the rib holes of the holding ribs,
A vacuum cleaner characterized in that the handle cover is prevented from coming off. The electric vacuum cleaner according to claim 1, wherein the grip portion of the handle is configured to be bent obliquely upward. The vacuum cleaner according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the front cover is attached and held to a front surface portion of a lower case of the cleaner body in the cleaner body by fastening screws from above.

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