JP3003233B2 - Vacuum cleaner storage box - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a storage box for a vacuum cleaner which stores accessories such as a vacuum cleaner body, a hose and an extension pipe.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, it has been demanded that a storage box of an electric vacuum cleaner has a stable quality without danger of falling when the vacuum cleaner main body is stored and carried.

Conventionally, a storage box of this type of vacuum cleaner has been constituted by a storage box body 1 and a storage box lid 2 as shown in FIG. Also, as shown in FIG.
And the storage box bottom 4 shown in FIG. 8, and the claw 5 provided in the storage box middle 3 and the groove 6 provided in the storage box bottom 4 are fitted together to be integrated, as shown in FIG. The storage box lid 2, the storage box middle 3, and the storage box bottom 4 were configured to be overlapped.

[0004]

In such a conventional vacuum cleaner storage box, the one shown in FIG. 6 has a lot of meaningless spaces when transported from a producer to a consumer, so that the packing space is poor. The number was large and transportation costs were high, resulting in high costs and a burden on consumers. Also,
7 and 8, the number of packing can be reduced, but it is necessary for the store or the consumer to fit the nail 5 of the storage box middle 3 and the groove 6 of the storage box bottom 4 and integrate them. Yes, it is difficult to integrate, especially if the fitting is used in an incomplete state, the danger of dropping when carrying the cleaner body or the like in the storage box body 1 while carrying it. Had. In addition, since the claws 5 provided in the storage box middle 3 project downward, the claws 5 are easily deformed in a packed state or in a state before the storage box body 1 is assembled, and cannot be securely fitted into the grooves 6, which is dangerous. It was something.

An object of the present invention is to provide an inexpensive vacuum cleaner storage box which is stable in quality without danger of falling when the vacuum cleaner main body or the like is stored and carried, and is inexpensive. The purpose is.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention comprises a storage box lid having an open lower surface, a storage box middle having upper and lower surfaces opened, and a storage box bottom having an open upper surface. provided with a plurality of projections projecting downward to the lower surface opening of the storage box intermediate the lower surface opening of the storage box intermediate
An appropriate number of projecting ribs projecting downward are provided at the corners of the mouth so that the claw provided on the projecting portion and the recess provided near the upper opening of the bottom of the storage box can be detachably locked. The first problem solving means is that the lower opening of the storage box lid can be detachably attached to the upper opening of the storage box.

The storage box middle of the first means for solving the problem is formed in a size that can be stored in the storage box cover, and the storage box bottom is formed in a size that can be stored in the storage box middle. A second means for solving the problem is that the lid, the middle of the storage box, and the bottom of the storage box are stacked from the outside in this order.

Further, a third aspect of the present invention is to form the packing state by stacking the storage box lid, the storage box middle, and the storage box bottom of the second problem solving means in this order.

[0009]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided:
When fitting the housing box intermediate the storage box bottom, below the between in the storage box
Projecting ribs provided to project downward at the corners of the surface opening serve as guides, so that they can be easily fitted. The fitting between the claw and the concave portion is ensured, and the danger of falling can be prevented. Further , if the height of the projecting rib is substantially the same as the height of the projecting portion , the projecting rib can protect the projecting portion, prevent deformation of the projecting portion and the claw portion, and securely fit the storage box middle and the storage box bottom. .

[0010] Further, according to the second and third means for solving the problems, the protruding ribs can prevent the deformation of the protruding portion and the claw portion in the packed state, and can reduce the number of packages and the cost.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

As shown in the drawing, the storage box lid 7 has an opening 8 on the lower surface, and the lower opening 8 can be detachably attached to the upper opening 10 of the storage box middle 9. I have. The lower opening 11 of the storage box middle 9 is detachably engaged with and fixed to the upper opening 13 of the storage box bottom 12. That is, a plurality of protrusions 14 utilizing the resilience of resin are projected downward from the lower surface opening 11 of the middle 9 of the storage box, and a claw 15 is provided on the protrusion 14 so that the claw 15 and storage A recess 16 formed in the inner wall of the upper opening 13 of the box bottom 12 is hooked and locked. Also, projections projecting downward at four corners of the lower surface opening 11 of the storage box middle 9.
The rib 17 is formed integrally with the storage box middle 9, and the height thereof is substantially the same as the height of the protrusion 14.

Next, the dimension A on the side of the lower opening 8 which is the inner wall dimension of the storage box lid 7 is the upper opening 10 of the storage box middle 9.
It is set larger than the outer wall dimension a on the side. The inner wall dimension B on the upper surface side of the storage box lid 7 is set to be larger than the outer wall dimension b on the lower opening 11 side of the storage box middle 9. Thereby, as shown in FIG. 3, the storage box middle 9 can be stored in the storage box cover 7. Further, the inner wall dimension C of the storage box middle 9 on the upper opening 10 side is set to be larger than the outer wall dimension c of the storage box bottom 12 on the upper opening 13 side, and the lower opening 1 of the storage box middle 9 is set.
The inner wall dimension D on one side is set larger than the outer wall dimension d of the storage box bottom 12 so that the storage box bottom 12 can be stored in the storage box middle 9. That is, A> a, B> b, C>
By setting c, D> d, the storage box lid 7, the storage box middle 9, and the storage box bottom 12 are stacked as shown in FIG.

In the above configuration, as shown in FIG. 4, a claw portion 15 of a downwardly protruding projection 14 provided in the lower surface opening 11 of the storage box middle 9 and a vicinity of the upper surface opening 13 of the storage box bottom 12 are provided. When the recess 15 is locked, the storage box middle 9 is fitted to the storage box bottom 12 because the projection ribs 17 having substantially the same length as the protrusions 14 are provided at the four corners of the lower surface opening 11 of the storage box middle 9. At the time of insertion, the projection ribs 17 at the four corners serve as guides, so that they can be easily fitted, and can be securely fitted as shown in FIG. 5 and the danger of falling can be prevented.

Further, even if a force is applied to the claw portion 15 of the storage box middle 9 from above, or if the claw portion 15 is dragged before being assembled and hooked on a tatami mat or the like, it can be protected by the protruding ribs 17 and deformation of the claw portion 15 can be prevented. The claw portion 15 can be securely fitted into the concave portion 16 and the danger of falling can be prevented. Further, if the layers are overlapped as shown in FIG. 3, the cost can be reduced due to a decrease in the number of packing. In addition, deformation of the claw portion 15 in the packed state can be prevented.

[0016]

As is apparent from the above embodiments, according to the present invention, the storage box lid having an open lower surface, and the upper and lower surfaces having open upper and lower surfaces.
The middle of the storage box and the bottom of the storage box
Projecting downward into the lower opening in the middle of the storage box.
And the bottom of the storage box
An appropriate number of protruding ribs projecting downward at the corner of the mouth
And the upper surface of the claw portion provided on the projecting portion and the bottom of the storage box is opened.
So that it can be detachably engaged with the recess provided near the mouth
Then, the lower opening of the storage box cover is placed on the upper surface in the middle of the storage box.
Because was freely attachable detachably to the opening, when fitting the housing box intermediate the storage box bottom, projection ribs easily fit in a guide, Ru prevents the risk of falling is possible reliably fitted.

The storage box middle is formed in a size that can be stored in the storage box cover, and the storage box bottom is formed in a size that can be stored in the storage box middle, and the storage box cover, the storage box middle, and the storage box bottom are formed. In this case, the claws can be prevented from being deformed in the packed state, and the cost can be reduced by reducing the number of packing.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded front view of a storage box of a vacuum cleaner according to an embodiment of the present invention, with a part cut away.

FIG. 2 is a front view of a storage box of the vacuum cleaner.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the storage box of the vacuum cleaner in an exploded state with a part cut away.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged sectional view of a main part of the vacuum cleaner before being fitted to the middle of the storage box and the bottom of the storage box;

FIG. 5 is an enlarged sectional view of a main part of the vacuum cleaner after the storage box middle and the storage box bottom are fitted to each other.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of a storage box of a conventional vacuum cleaner.

FIG. 7 is a front view of a storage box of another conventional vacuum cleaner.

FIG. 8 is a sectional view of the storage box of the vacuum cleaner in an exploded state.

[Explanation of symbols]

 7 Storage Box Lid 8 Lower Surface Opening 9 Storage Box Middle 10 Upper Surface Opening 11 Lower Surface Opening 12 Storage Box Bottom 13 Upper Surface Opening 14 Projection 15 Claw 16 Depression 17 Projection Rib

──────────────────────────────────────────────────の Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Kazuma Suo 1006 Kadoma, Kazuma, Osaka Prefecture Inside Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (72) Masakazu Onda 1006 Kadoma, Kazuma, Kadoma, Osaka Incorporated (58) Fields investigated (Int.Cl. ⁷ , DB name) A47L 9/00 104 B65D 6/24 B65D 21/04

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A storage box lid having a lower surface opened, a storage box middle having upper and lower surfaces opened, and a storage box bottom having an upper surface opened. A projection is provided, and the lower surface in the middle of the storage box is provided.
An appropriate number of projecting ribs projecting downward are provided at the corners of the opening so that the claw provided on the projecting portion and the recess provided near the upper opening of the bottom of the storage box can be detachably locked. A storage box for a vacuum cleaner, wherein a lower opening of the storage box lid can be detachably attached to an upper opening of the storage box. 2. The storage box middle is formed in a size that can be stored in the storage box cover, and the storage box bottom is formed in a size that can be stored in the storage box middle, and the storage box cover, the storage box middle, and the storage box bottom are formed. 2. The storage box for a vacuum cleaner according to claim 1, wherein the storage box is stacked from the outside in the following order. 3. The storage box for an electric vacuum cleaner according to claim 2, wherein a packing state is formed by stacking the storage box lid, the storage box middle, and the storage box bottom in this order.