JP2507794Y2 - Vacuum cleaner packing equipment - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] (a) Industrial field of application The present invention holds a cylindrical cleaner body with separated wheel parts by a cushioning member and stores it in a box together with the accessory parts for the cleaner and the wheel parts. And a packing device for the vacuum cleaner.

(B) Conventional Technology As shown in FIG. 5, a conventional packing device for a vacuum cleaner of this type has a first support plate 7 having a front wheel 6 at one end and a pair of rear wheels 8, 8 at both ends. The upper and lower sides of the cylindrical cleaner body 1 from which the wheel portion 5 including the second support plate 9 is separated are buffer-held by the upper cushioning material 34 and the lower cushioning material 35 made of styrofoam resin, and the connecting pipes 10 and 10, etc. It was supposed to be stored in the box 11 together with the accessories of the vacuum cleaner. However, according to this conventional technique, it is necessary to use the upper shock absorber 34 and the lower shock absorber 35 having a size that comes into contact with the inner side wall of the box body 11, and these shock absorbers 34, 35 are increased in size and are made of a material. There is a drawback that the amount used increases and the manufacturing cost increases.

(C) Problems to be solved by the present invention The present invention reduces the amount of material used by downsizing the cushioning member, and prevents the box body from being deformed by the loading load such as storage even if the downsized cushioning member is used. The purpose is to obtain a vacuum cleaner packaging device.

(D) Means for Solving the Problems A packing device for a vacuum cleaner according to the present invention includes a wheel portion including a first support plate having front wheels at one end and a second support plate having a pair of rear wheels at both ends. The cylindrical cleaner body separated from each other is held by a cushioning member, and is housed in a box together with the cleaner accessory such as a connecting pipe and the wheel portion, wherein the cushioning member is an upper portion of the cleaner body. It is composed of a pair of first and second upper cushioning bodies that buffer and retains both sides, and a pair of first and second lower cushioning bodies that cushion and retains both lower sides of the cleaner body. Each of the upper shock absorbers is provided with a rear wheel storage recess for accommodating the rear wheel and a holding portion for holding both ends of the first support plate, and the first and second lower shock absorbers are respectively provided with the cleaning member. It is characterized in that a concave groove for holding a peripheral rib for fixing wheels of the machine body is provided.

(E) Operation With the above configuration, the cleaner main body having the wheel fixing peripheral ribs is housed in the first and second lower cushioning bodies each having the concave groove,
The first and second upper shock absorbers are held on the upper part of the cleaner body, and the rear wheel of the second support plate is housed in the rear wheel storage recesses of the first and second upper shock absorbers, respectively. First in the holding part
By holding both ends of the support plate, the first and second upper cushions are connected to each other by the first support and the second support, and the first and second lower cushions are the cleaner body. Since it is stored in the box body while being held, the box body is not deformed even when external force is applied to the box body during storage or the like. Further, since the cushioning member is composed of the first and second upper cushioning bodies and the first and second lower cushioning bodies, miniaturization can be achieved and the amount of material used can be reduced.

(F) Embodiment Hereinafter, the present invention will be described based on an embodiment shown in the drawings.

1 to 4, reference numeral 1 denotes a cylindrical cleaner body having a main body case 2 in which an electric blower is housed in an upper portion and a dust collecting case 3 in a lower portion, and a dust collecting case 3 has a lower bottom portion. A wheel fixing peripheral rib 4 is formed. A wheel portion 5 is fitted and fixed to the wheel fixing peripheral rib 4, and the wheel portion 5 includes a first support plate 7 having a caster type front wheel 6 at one end, and a pair of rear wheels 8. , 8 at both ends and is fixed to and integrated with the first support plate 7. The first and second support plates 7 and 9 can be separated during packaging. Further, 10 and 10 are connecting pipes which are accessories of the vacuum cleaner.

A box 11 for packing has a pair of inner flaps 13 and 13 and a pair of outer flaps 14 and 14 at the edge of the upper surface opening 12.

15 and 16 are the left and right sides of the upper part of the vacuum cleaner body 1 and the box 11
A pair of first and second cushioning bodies made of styrofoam resin as a cushioning member that is interposed between and to buffer and retain the upper portion,
Rear wheel storage recesses 17 and 18 for accommodating the pair of rear wheels 8 and 8 are provided in the front portions of the front and rear portions, respectively, and a first holding portion that holds both ends of the first support plate 7 in the rear portions thereof. A part 19 and a second holding part 20 are provided. The first holding portion 19 is the first
An abutting convex portion that abuts the front wheel 6 mounting side end portion 7a of the support plate 7.
The second holding portion 20 is composed of two holding projections 22 and 23 for holding the other end portion 7b of the first support plate. In addition, connecting pipes are provided at the corners of the first and second upper shock absorbers 15 and 16.
10 and 10 engaging notches 24 and 25 are bored, and a pair of annular ribs 26 and 27 that jointly hold the upper lid portion 2a of the main body case 2 of the cleaner body 1 are provided opposite to each other.

28 and 29 are box bodies 11 on the front and rear sides of the lower part of the cleaner body 1.
A pair of first and second cushioning bodies made of styrofoam resin as a cushioning member that is interposed between and to buffer and retain the lower portion,
Each of the annular recesses 30 and 31 for mounting the lower portion of the cleaner body 1 has an annular recess 32 for accommodating and holding the wheel fixing peripheral rib 4 in the outer peripheral portion of each annular recess 30, 31. Has 33.

With the above configuration, the lower part of the cleaner body 1 is placed on the first and second lower cushioning bodies 28 and 29 which are housed at a distance in the front and rear of the box body 1 at the time of packing, and the upper part of the cleaner body 1 is placed. 1st and 2nd upper side shock absorbers 15 and 16 are hold | maintained on the left and right sides of each, and a pair of rear wheels 8 and 8 of the 2nd support plate 9 are accommodated in each rear wheel storage recesses 17 and 18, respectively, and at the same time, respectively. 1. Both ends of the first support plate 7 are held by the first and second holding portions 19 and 20, and the connecting pipes 10 and 10 which are accessory parts of the vacuum cleaner are further inserted into the cutout portions 24 and 25, and the other accessory parts of the vacuum cleaner are attached. A suction hose and a suction tool (neither of which is shown) are accommodated and the inner flaps 13, 13 and the outer flaps 14, 14 are closed.

Then, in this packed state, the first and second upper buffer bodies 15 and 16 are connected by the first support body 7 and the second support body 9, and the first and second lower buffer bodies 28 and 29 are also provided. Is stored in the box body 11 while being held by the engagement between the wheel fixing ribs 4 of the cleaner body 1 and the annular recessed grooves 32, 33. Even if an external force is applied to the box body 11, the first and second upper side buffer bodies 15 and 16 and the first and second lower side buffer bodies 28 and 29 do not move within the box body 11, so that the box body 11 is Does not deform or crush.

Furthermore, since the first and second upper cushioning bodies 15 and 16 and the first and second lower cushioning bodies 28 and 29 can be arranged at intervals from each other,
Since each can be downsized and the amount of material used can be reduced, the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

(G) Effect of the Invention Since the packing device for the vacuum cleaner of the present invention is configured as described above, the first and second upper cushioning bodies and the first and second lower cushioning bodies may move in the box body. Therefore, the box body is not deformed or crushed even if an external force due to a loading load during storage or an external force is applied during transportation. Further, since the cushioning member is composed of the first and second upper cushioning bodies and the first and second lower cushioning bodies, the cushioning member can be downsized, the amount of material used can be reduced, and the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

[Brief description of drawings]

1 to 4 relate to an embodiment of a packing device for a vacuum cleaner according to the present invention. FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view, FIG. 2 is a plan view in which an inner flap and an outer flap are opened, and FIG. A sectional view and FIG. 4 are sectional views of other main parts. FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of the prior art. 1 ... Vacuum cleaner body, 5 ... Wheel portion, 7 ... First support plate,
9 ... Second support plate, 11 ... Box, 15 ... First upper shock absorber, 16 ... Second upper shock absorber, 17, 18 ... Rear wheel storage recess, 19 ... First holding portion , 20 …… Second holding part, 28 …… First part
Lower shock absorber, 29 …… Second lower shock absorber, 32,33 …… annular groove.

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A cushioning member holds a cylindrical cleaner body, in which a wheel portion composed of a first support plate having a front wheel at one end and a second support plate having a pair of rear wheels at both ends is separated. ,
In a case where the vacuum cleaner is accommodated in a box together with a vacuum cleaner accessory such as a connecting pipe and the wheel portion, the cushioning member is a pair of first cushions for retaining both upper sides of the cleaner body.
The second upper shock absorber and a pair of first and second lower shock absorbers that buffer and hold both lower sides of the cleaner body, and the rear wheel is provided in each of the first and second upper shock absorbers. And a holding portion for holding both ends of the first support plate are provided, and the first and second lower cushioning bodies respectively hold the wheel fixing peripheral ribs of the cleaner body. A packing device for a vacuum cleaner, which is provided with a groove.