JP3067663U - Rechargeable vacuum cleaner - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [PROBLEMS] To provide a rechargeable vacuum cleaner which is easy to use. A handle (2) is provided on a cleaner main body (1) containing a secondary battery (3) and an electric blower (4) so as to be tiltable, and a terminal (9).
A rotary brush is provided in front of the cleaner main body 1, and a suction unit 1 a for sucking dust by a suction force of the electric blower 4 is provided.
Is a box-shaped portion 8 accommodating the power transformer 10, and at least the suction portion 1a of the cleaner body 1 connected to the box-shaped portion 8.
A plate-like portion 11 on which a portion except for the plate-like portion 11 is placed;
A guide 13 for guiding the cleaner body 1 to the plate-like portion 11 side
And a concave terminal connecting portion 5 in which the terminal portion 9 is inserted and connected to a lower surface portion of the cleaner main body 1 other than the suction portion 1a, so that the overall size is reduced and an easy-to-use vacuum cleaner is used. Can be provided.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

[Technical field to which the invention belongs]

 The present invention relates to a rechargeable vacuum cleaner.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 Conventionally, a rechargeable vacuum cleaner having a charging stand that also serves as a table will be described with reference to FIG. A suction tool 25 was tiltably attached to the lower part of the main body 21 of the vacuum cleaner, in which a secondary battery and an electric blower (both not shown) were stored. On the other hand, a charging stand 22 for charging the secondary battery of the main body 21 includes a mounting portion 24 for mounting the entire suction tool 25, a power transformer for charging, and a charging terminal (all shown in FIG. (Not shown). When the suction tool 25 is placed on the placing portion 24 of the charging stand 22, the terminal provided on the main body 21 and the terminal of the charging stand 22 are electrically connected, and the secondary battery is charged.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

 However, in the conventional configuration, since the suction tool 25 having a large area as shown in FIG. 5 is mounted on the charging base 22, the mounting portion 24 of the charging base 22 becomes very large. Charging stations 22 are often located in corners such as rooms and corridors, and are part of the area to be cleaned, but large charging stations 22 can be a hindrance when cleaning the area. I was

The present invention solves these problems and provides a more usable rechargeable vacuum cleaner.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 The present invention is directed to a cleaner body that houses a secondary battery and an electric blower and has a charging terminal connection portion, a handle that is tiltably provided on the cleaner body, and a charging terminal connection portion of the cleaner body. A cleaner having a charging terminal connected to the vacuum cleaner, a suction unit for sucking dust by suction of an electric blower provided in front of the main body of the vacuum cleaner, and a rotating brush disposed in the suction unit. The charger has a box-shaped portion for accommodating a power transformer, a mounting portion connected to the box-shaped portion is provided, and at least a portion of the cleaner body except for the suction portion is mounted, and the charger is mounted on the mounting portion. Is provided with a guide for regulating the widthwise movement of the main body of the vacuum cleaner and guiding it to the mounting portion side, and a concave charging terminal connection portion is provided on a lower surface portion other than the suction portion of the main body of the vacuum cleaner, The charging terminal portion provided in the charging terminal connection portion It is configured to enter.

[0006] In the above configuration, the area of the mounting portion of the charger can be reduced as compared with the related art, the hindrance of the charger during cleaning is reduced, and the usability is improved. In addition, the box-shaped portion protruding upward from the mounting portion can be used as a guide portion when setting the main body of the cleaner in the charger, and usability is further improved. A guide is provided on the mounting section, and the guide restricts the movement of the vacuum cleaner in the width direction and guides it to the charger side.Therefore, when placing the vacuum cleaner body on the charger with the handle, charging The cleaner body can be more easily and reliably set in the container. By inserting the charging terminal portion into the charging terminal connection portion provided at a portion other than the suction portion of the cleaner body, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of poor electrical connection at the charging terminal connection portion due to dust. . In addition, since the charging terminal connection portion is provided in the cleaner body, the size of the cleaner body can be made compact, and the overall dimensions in the charged state including the charger can be made smaller.

[0007]

[Embodiment of the invention]

 Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0008] Reference numeral 1 denotes a cleaner main body of a rechargeable vacuum cleaner, and an operation handle 2 is provided at an upper portion thereof in a tilting manner. A secondary battery 3 and an electric blower 4 driven by the secondary battery 3 are mounted inside the cleaner body 1. More specifically, an electric blower 4 is disposed behind the cleaner body 1, and a dust collecting portion 1 b is formed on the suction side of the electric blower 4. In addition, a suction unit 1a for sucking dust is provided in front of the cleaner body 1, and the suction unit 1a and the dust collection unit 1b are connected via a communication passage. This is a configuration in which a secondary battery 3 is arranged above the suction part 1a.

Further, a charging terminal connection portion 5 and a hole portion 6 are arranged on the lower rear surface of the cleaner body 1. The terminal connection portion 5 is disposed in a space outside the central portion of the cleaner main body 1 and at the outer peripheral portion of the electric motor 4 a at the rear of the electric blower 4. In addition, the terminal connection portion 5 has a concave shape that enters the outer peripheral space of the electric blower 4 and the electric motor 4a from the lower surface, and the terminal 5a is attached to the inner wall of the concave portion. A rear roller 16 for traveling is provided at the rear end of the cleaner body 1 so as to protrude from the lower surface and the rear surface of the cleaner body 1.

Reference numeral 7 denotes a battery charger, which is a box-shaped portion 8, a plate-shaped portion (corresponding to a mounting portion) 11 extending forward from the lower front end of the box-shaped portion 8, and a plate-shaped portion at the front of the box-shaped portion 8. The charging terminal unit 9 is provided on the unit 11 and is inserted into the recess of the terminal connecting unit 5 of the cleaner body 1. A power transformer 10 for charging is housed in the box-shaped portion 8 near the terminal portion 9.

Further, a plate-like portion (corresponding to a mounting portion) 11 extending forward from the lower end of the front surface of the box-like portion 8 is formed, and the plate-like portion 11 is inserted into the hole 6 of the cleaner body 1. A convex portion 12 is provided.

With the terminal portion 9 of the charger 7 inserted into the terminal connection portion 5 of the cleaner body 1 and the terminals connected to each other, the protrusion 12 of the plate-like portion 11 is inserted into the hole 6 of the cleaner body 1. And the connection between the terminal connecting portion 5 and the terminal portion 9 and the fitting between the hole portion 6 and the convex portion 12 restrict the sweeper main body 1 at a predetermined position of the charger 7. Become. In other words, the terminal connection portion 5 has the function of the engaging portion provided on the lower surface of the cleaner body, the terminal portion 9 has the function of the engaged portion provided on the mounting portion, and the terminal connection portion has the following features. Separately, an engaging portion provided on the lower surface of the cleaner main body and an engaged portion provided on the mounting portion, such as the hole 6 of the cleaner main body 1 and the convex portion 12 of the plate-like portion 11, may be formed. In this embodiment, two pairs of portions corresponding to the engaging portion and the engaged portion are provided to ensure the positioning, but may be changed as necessary.

A guide 13 extends forward from both side surfaces of the box-shaped portion 8. The guide 13 is connected to the terminal connection portion 5 and the terminal when the cleaner body 1 is placed on the charger 7. The relationship between the spacing A of the guide 13 and the width B of the portion of the sweeper main body 1 placed on the charger 7 is A ≧ B. It is. Preferably, A is set slightly larger than B.

When the cleaner body 1 is placed on the charger 7, the box-shaped portion 8 is guided so that the terminal connection portion 5 and the terminal portion 9, and the hole 6 and the projection 12 correspond to each other. Needless to say, the guide 13 regulates the position of the cleaner body 1 in the width direction (lateral direction), whereas the front of the box-shaped portion 8 regulates the position of the cleaner body 1 in the front-rear direction. It has the function to do. Although the box-shaped portion 8 is provided behind the plate-shaped portion 11 in this embodiment, the box-shaped portion 8 may be disposed in the left-right direction of the plate-shaped portion 11 so as to have the function of the guide 13. By providing a function as a guide when the machine main body 1 is mounted on the mounting portion, the box-shaped portion 8 can be effectively utilized.

The upper part of the front surface of the box-shaped portion 8 forms an inclined surface 14, and the rear roller 16 of the cleaner main body 1 rolls on the inclined surface 34. On the upper surface of the upper part 8 of the box, a display lamp 15 for displaying electricity is arranged.

The operation of the rechargeable vacuum cleaner configured as described above will be described.

A rechargeable battery 3 and an electric blower 4 are housed therein, and a cleaner main body 1 of an electric sweeper having a charging terminal connection portion 5, and a charging device provided separately from the cleaner main body 1 of the electric vacuum cleaner. The charger 7 comprises a box-shaped portion 8 for accommodating a power transformer 10, a plate-shaped portion 11 extending forward from the box-shaped portion 8, and a charging terminal protruding from the plate-shaped portion 11. 9, the box-shaped portion 8 can be used as a guide when the cleaner body 1 is placed on the plate-shaped portion 11, and a special guide portion is provided in comparison with the case where a special guide portion is provided in addition to the box-shaped portion 8. Thus, the size of the charger 7 itself can be made compact.

In particular, the charger 7 places the rear side of the cleaner body 1 on the plate-shaped portion 11, and the suction portion 1 a located in front of the cleaner body 1 is located forward of the plate-shaped portion 11. The size is significantly smaller than that of a conventional charger in which the suction part is also mounted. In the case where the rotary brush is provided in the suction portion 1a, dust attached to the rotary brush may fall on the floor when the cleaner body 1 is set on the charger 7, but as described above, the charger 7 Since the dust does not fall on the top, if the cleaner body 1 is removed from the charger 7 to start cleaning, the dropped dust can be easily sucked.

Further, a plate-like portion 11 on which a part of the vacuum cleaner main body 1 is placed is provided from the vicinity of the bottom surface of the front surface of the box-like portion 8 of the charger 7, and the plate-like portion 11 and the vacuum cleaner opposed thereto are provided. Providing at least one pair or more of engaging projections 12 and holes 6 on each lower surface of the main body 1 allows the cleaner main body 1 of the vacuum cleaner to be more securely fixed to the charger 7. Can be.

As in the present embodiment, the terminal connecting portion 5 has the function of the engaging portion provided on the lower surface of the cleaner body, and the terminal portion 9 has the function of the engaged portion provided on the mounting portion. Therefore, it is not necessary to newly provide an engaging portion and an engaged portion, and a simple structure can be achieved. In addition, since a pair of guides 12 are positioned near both ends of the front surface of the box-shaped portion 8 of the charger 7 and the rear portion of the cleaner main body 1 is regulated between them, cleaning of the vacuum cleaner with respect to the charger 7 is performed. The setting of the machine body 1 can be performed more easily and reliably.

In particular, when the cleaner main body 1 is set on the charger 7 by holding the grip portion on the upper end side of the handle 2, the operation of the guide 12 enables smooth and reliable operation. In addition, the upper part of the box-shaped part 8 of the charger 7 has an inclined surface 14 at the upper front, so that the rear roller 16 can roll the inclined surface 14 so that the vacuum cleaner main body 1 can be set on the charger 7 more smoothly. Can be. Further, since the charging terminal connection portion 5 is provided on the outer peripheral portion of the electric motor 4a of the electric blower 4, that is, the terminal connection portion 5 is provided without protruding out of the cleaner main body 1, the charging terminal connection portion 5 is provided. The size can be reduced, and the overall dimensions in the charged state including the charger 7 can be reduced.

In the charger 7 having the charging terminal 9 at a position off the center line in the width direction of the box-shaped portion 8 of the charger 7, the power transformer 10 is arranged near the charging terminal 9. Then, when the vacuum cleaner main body 1 is detached from the charger 7, since the external force acting on the charger 7 and the gravity acting on the charger 7 are close to each other, the cleaner main body 1 of the vacuum cleaner is removed from the charger 7. It can be removed smoothly. When the vacuum cleaner main body 1 of the vacuum cleaner is set on the charger 7, an indicator lamp 15 is provided on the upper surface of the box-shaped portion 8 facing the handle 2, so that the vacuum cleaner main body 1 is set on the charger 7. This can make it easier to aim and make work easier. In addition, a rear roller 16 for traveling is provided at the rear end of the cleaner body 1 so that the lower surface and the rear surface protrude from the cleaner body 1. Even when the rear portion of the cleaner body 1 interferes with the inclined surface 14 of the charger 7 or the front surface of the box-shaped portion 8, the rear roller 16 abuts on the inclined surface 14 or the box-shaped portion 8, so that the resistance is reduced. Work can be done easily.

[0023]

[Effect of the invention]

 According to the present invention, the charger is provided with a box-shaped portion for accommodating the power transformer, and a mounting portion connected to the box-shaped portion is provided to partially mount the cleaner body. The mounting area of the charger can be reduced, and the charger does not get in the way during cleaning, improving usability.

Further, the box-shaped portion protruding upward from the placement portion can be used as a guide portion when placing the cleaner body on the placement portion, and usability is further improved. A guide is provided on the mounting section, and the guide restricts the movement of the cleaner body in the width direction and guides the cleaner to the charger side. The setting of the main body of the vacuum cleaner can be performed more easily and reliably. By inserting the charging terminal portion into the charging terminal connection portion arranged at a portion other than the suction portion of the vacuum cleaner body, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of poor electrical connection of the charging terminal connection portion due to dust. it can.

Further, since the charging terminal connection portion is provided in the cleaner body, the size of the cleaner body can be made compact, and the overall dimensions in the charged state including the charger can be made smaller. .

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a rechargeable vacuum cleaner showing an embodiment of the present invention in a state in which a main body of the vacuum cleaner is removed from a charger.

FIG. 2A is a side view of the main body of the rechargeable vacuum cleaner, and FIG.

FIG. 3A is a side view of a charger of the rechargeable vacuum cleaner, and FIG.

FIG. 4 (a) is a side view showing a combined state of a cleaner body and a charger of the rechargeable vacuum cleaner.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a combined state of a cleaner body and a charger of a conventional rechargeable vacuum cleaner.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Vacuum cleaner main body 2 Handle 3 secondary battery 4 electric blower 4a electric motor 5 terminal connection part 7 charger 8 box-shaped part 9 terminal part 10 power supply transformer 11 plate-shaped part (placement part) 13 guide

Claims (1)

[Utility model registration claims] 1. A cleaner body containing a secondary battery and an electric blower and having a charging terminal connection portion, a handle provided on the cleaner body to be tiltable, and a charging terminal connection portion of the cleaner body. A suction unit for sucking dust by the suction force of an electric blower, and a rotary brush disposed in the suction unit, the charging device comprising: The vacuum cleaner has a box-shaped portion for accommodating a power transformer, and a mounting portion connected to the box-shaped portion is provided to mount a portion of the cleaner body except at least the suction portion. A guide that regulates the widthwise movement of the cleaner body and guides it to the mounting portion side is provided, and a concave charging terminal connection portion is provided on a lower surface portion other than the suction portion of the cleaner body, and the mounting portion is described above. Insert the provided charging terminal into the charging terminal connection Rechargeable vacuum cleaner.