JP3997600B2 - Electric vacuum cleaner - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a handle provided in a cleaner body.
[0002]
[Prior art]
A conventional vacuum cleaner is generally disclosed in, for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-42092. The configuration will be described with reference to FIG. In the vacuum cleaner main body incorporating the dust collection chamber 111 in the front and the electric blower 112 in the rear, etc., one end of the lid 114 covering the opening of the dust collection chamber is pivotally supported in the substantially central portion of the main body, and the rear upper surface portion of the main body The handle portion 113 is supported by the substantially central portion of the main body so that the side surface and the rear surface of the handle portion 113 form part of the appearance of the main body. In addition, Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 3-54687 is known as a conventional example in which the handle is disposed on the front side of the cleaner body. The configuration will be described with reference to FIG. In the vacuum cleaner main body having a built-in electric blower 115 and a dust collection chamber 116 communicating with the electric blower 115 inside, one end of a lid body 117 covering the opening of the dust collection chamber is rotated to a substantially central portion of the main body. Freely pivotally supported on the main body, and at least the outer peripheral portion bends in substantially the same direction from both sides of the handle portion 118 between both side surfaces of the cleaner body, and the outer periphery of the lid body 117. Alternatively, a substantially U-shaped handle 120 formed by the arm portions 119 on both sides disposed on the outer periphery of the main body is pivotally supported on the main body so that the side surface of the cleaner main body and the inner surface of the handle 120 can be rotated. Is provided with an engagement protrusion and an engagement recess (not shown) on the cleaner body and the handle 120 for engaging with each other and holding the handle 120 in a horizontal state and a vertical state with respect to the cleaner body, This handle 120 is horizontal When the handle portion 118 is held on the front surface of the cleaner body (the position of the two-dot chain line in FIG. 16), the handle portion 118 is in close contact with the front surface of the cleaner body (the position of the solid line in FIG. 16). The handle portion 118 is located above the cleaner body when the handle 120 is held in a vertical state.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the above-described conventional configuration, in the case of the conventional configuration in which the lid 114 rotates from the front of the cleaner body and the handle portion 113 rotates from the rear of the cleaner body, the positions where the hands are put are respectively the cleaner body. Usability is poor because the operation position is different because it is separated from the front side and the rear side. Moreover, in the conventional cleaner body which is configured to rotate the handle 117 from the front side of the cleaner body, the rotation operation position of the handle and the lid body is the same. It becomes high and the appearance becomes large. Moreover, since the handle is disposed so as to protrude from the outer periphery of the outer shell of the main body, the appearance of the cleaner main body is increased in the lateral direction.
[0004]
The present invention solves such a conventional problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide a cleaner main body in which the appearance of the cleaner main body is reduced and the usability of the handle portion and the lid portion is improved. To do.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention provides a vacuum cleaner main body having a built-in electric blower and a dust collection chamber communicating with the electric blower. A pivot portion is pivotally supported at the center portion, and a step portion is provided on at least both outer circumferences of the lid body facing the opening edge of the dust collecting chamber, and a substantially central portion of the main body so that at least a part thereof overlaps the step portion, Alternatively, a handle portion pivotally supported behind the lid is disposed so that at least a part of the handle portion is located above the opening edge of the dust collecting chamber, and the turning shaft of the handle portion is arranged. The bearing hole is made into a substantially oval shape, the locking part B where the lid and the handle part are locked to each other is used as the lid, and the locked part B which is locked to the locking part B is used as the handle part. And rotate the handle part and the lid at the same time or rotate the handle part separately. It is configured so that it can be selected . With the above configuration, the handle portion is accommodated in the step portion of the lid portion, and the step portion is positioned above the opening edge of the dust collecting chamber, so that the appearance of the cleaner body is reduced, and the lid Since the positions where the hand and the handle part are placed are both positioned in front of the cleaner body, the operation points are concentrated in one place, and the usability is improved. Further, even if the paper bag is filled with dust in the dust collecting chamber, the stepped portion is provided in a space portion where the paper bag does not reach, so that the dust collecting ability (dust collecting volume) is not hindered. Furthermore, by moving the handle portion in the front-rear direction of the vacuum cleaner body, the handle portion and the lid body can be selected to rotate integrally, or only the handle portion can be rotated, and the lid body and the handle portion can be operated. Usability is improved because it can be performed in one place and with one operation .
[0006]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
The invention of claim 1, wherein the present invention in order to solve the above problems, in an electric vacuum cleaner body having a dust collecting chamber communicating with the electric blower with a built-in electric blower, covers the opening of the dust collecting chamber One end of the lid is pivotally supported at a substantially central portion of the main body, and a step is provided on at least the outer periphery on both sides of the lid facing the opening edge of the dust collecting chamber, and at least a part of the step overlaps the step. A handle portion pivotally supported at the center of the main body or at the rear of the lid so that at least a part of the handle portion is located above the opening edge of the dust collection chamber, The bearing hole of the rotating shaft of the handle portion is made into an approximately oval shape, and the latching portion B that the lid and the handle portion are mutually latched is used as the lid, and the latched portion is latched to the latching portion B. The part B is provided in the handle part, and the handle part and the lid body are rotated simultaneously or in front. The handle portion is configured to be able to be selected to rotate separately, so that the handle portion is accommodated in the step portion of the lid portion, and the step portion is located above the opening edge of the dust collecting chamber. Therefore, the vacuum cleaner main body has a small external appearance, and the dust collecting capacity (dust collecting volume) is provided by providing the step portion in the space where the paper bag does not reach even if the paper bag is full of dust in the dust collecting chamber. ) Will not be hindered. In addition, since the positions where the lid and the handle part are placed are both located in front of the cleaner body, the operation points are concentrated in one place, and the usability of the cleaner is improved. In addition, by moving the handle part in the front-rear direction of the vacuum cleaner body, it is possible to select that the handle part and the lid are rotated together, or that only the handle part is rotated. Usability is improved because it can be performed in one place and with one operation.
[0007]
【Example】
Example 1
1-3, in the electric vacuum cleaner main body 3 which built in the electric blower 1 and provided the dust collection chamber 2 connected to this electric blower 1, one end of the cover body 4 which covers the opening part of the dust collection chamber 2 is a main body. A stepped portion 6 is provided on the outer periphery of at least both sides of the lid body 4 that is pivotally supported in a substantially central portion and faces the opening edge 5 of the dust collecting chamber 2, and at least partly overlaps the stepped portion 6. A handle portion 7 pivotally supported at the center of the main body or at the rear of the lid body 4 is disposed at least a part of the handle portion 7 above the opening edge 5 of the dust collecting chamber 2. It is configured to do so.
[0008]
With the above configuration, the handle portion 7 is accommodated so as to overlap the step portion 6 of the lid portion 4, and the step portion 6 is disposed so as to be positioned above the opening edge 5 of the dust collecting chamber 2. As shown in FIG. 3, since the step 6 is provided in a portion that becomes a space even when the paper bag is full of dust in the dust collection chamber 2, the space in the dust collection chamber 2 is reduced by the step 6. Therefore, the dust collection volume (the maximum allowable amount for collecting dust) is not hindered, and thus the vacuum cleaner body 3 can be reduced in appearance in the lateral direction. In addition, since the positions where the lid 4 and the handle portion 7 are placed are both located in front of the main body of the cleaner, the operation points are concentrated in one place, and the usability of the cleaner is improved.
[0009]
(Reference Example 1)
Next, Reference Example 1 will be described with reference to FIG. The description of the same parts as in the above embodiment is omitted.
[0010]
In the figure, a packing 9 that airtights the lid 4 and the opening end 8 of the dust collecting chamber 2 is disposed on the opening end 8 or the lid 4, and a step portion 6 is provided above the packing 9. Is. With the above configuration, as in the first embodiment, in the space of the dust collection chamber 2, the appearance can be reduced with respect to the lateral direction of the cleaner body 3 without affecting the dust collection volume.
[0011]
(Reference Example 2)
Next, Reference Example 2 will be described with reference to FIGS. In addition, description is abbreviate | omitted about the same location as the said Example and reference example.
[0012]
In the figure, a bearing hole 11 that pivotally supports the shaft portion 10 of the handle portion 7 is provided on the side wall of the lid body 4, and the position of the shaft portion 10 is configured to be lower than the rotation shaft 12 of the lid body 4. (FIG. 5), a locking recess 13 is provided on the main body side, a locking projection 14 is provided on the handle portion 7 so as to hold the handle portion 7 in a substantially vertical state with respect to the cleaner body 3, and the lid The bearing hole 11 of the body 4 is made into an approximately oval shape, and when the lid body 4 is opened after the handle portion 7 is in a substantially vertical state with respect to the cleaner body 3, the lid body 4 is interlocked with the rotation of the lid body 4. The grip portion 7 held in a substantially vertical state is configured to move in the vertical direction.
[0013]
With the above-described configuration, since the axial position of the handle portion 7 is lower than the axial position of the lid body 4, the vacuum cleaner main body 3 can form a large curved surface on the external surface in the lateral direction, and the design is improved. Since the wrinkles are lower than the main body, the appearance of the main body looks smaller. Further, in the above configuration, when the lid body 4 is opened after the handle portion 7 is rotated in a substantially vertical state, the handle portion 7 is pivoted by the lid body 4, so that the handle portion 7 rotates the lid body 4. Since the shaft 12 is pivoted in conjunction with the lid body 4, the pivotal support is configured to rotate the lid body 4 while holding the handle portion 7 in a substantially vertical state in the configuration of the round shaft and the round shaft hole. Although the configuration is difficult, the bearing hole 11 provided in the lid body 4 that pivotally supports the handle portion 7 is formed into a substantially oval shape so that the handle portion 7 is substantially vertical and the lid body 4 is opened. However, since the handle portion 7 moves in the vertical direction in a substantially vertical state (FIG. 7), the handle portion 7 does not deviate from the holding state and the usability is not impaired.
[0014]
( Reference Example 3 )
Next, Reference Example 3 will be described with reference to FIGS. In addition, description is abbreviate | omitted about the same location as the said Example and reference example.
[0015]
In the figure, the lid portion 4 is provided so that a sufficient gap can be provided between the handle portion 7 which is pivoted upward and provided in a substantially vertical state and the lid body 4 held in an open state. The holding portion 15 is configured to hold the lid body 4 with the opening angle of the handle portion 7 in front of the position of the substantially vertical state.
[0016]
With the above configuration, there is a sufficient gap between the handle portion 7 in the substantially vertical state and the opened lid body 4 (FIG. 8), so that the usability is not impaired when the finger smoothly enters and only the lid body 4 is closed. .
[0017]
(Reference Example 4 )
Next, Reference Example 4 will be described with reference to FIGS. In addition, description is abbreviate | omitted about the same location as the said Example and reference example.
[0018]
In the figure, a locking portion A16 for holding the lid body 4 in an open state with respect to the cleaner body 3 is provided on the lid body 4, a locked portion A17 for locking the locking portion 16 is provided on the main body side, and The lid body 4 is configured such that the holding position of the lid body 4 and the position 18 of the stopper are shifted so that the lid body 4 is further rotated from the opening holding state to the position of the handle portion 7 in a substantially vertical state.
[0019]
With the above configuration, the lid 4 is provided with a free rotation angle (solid line in FIG. 10) that further rotates from the opening-holding state (two-dot chain line in FIG. 10), and the paper bag filled with dust can be provided. When taking out, even if the paper bag hits the lid 4, the lid 4 is further opened at a free rotation angle portion, so that the paper bag does not become difficult to take out and the usability is not impaired.
[0020]
(Example 2 )
Next, Example 2 will be described with reference to FIGS. In addition, description is abbreviate | omitted about the same location as the said Example and reference example.
[0021]
In the figure, the bearing hole 19 of the rotating shaft of the handle portion 7 is formed into an approximately oval shape so that the handle portion 7 moves in the front-rear direction of the cleaner body 3, and the lid 4 and the handle portion 7 Are provided with a locking projection A20 on the lid body 4 and a locking recess A21 on the handle portion 7 so as to lock each other.
[0022]
With the above configuration, by pulling the handle portion 7 toward the front of the cleaner body 3, the engaging portion between the handle portion 7 and the lid body 4 is detached and rotated only by the handle portion 7 (FIG. 12). If the handle portion 7 is rotated without pulling the handle portion 7 forward, the handle portion 7 and the lid body 4 are locked together so that they rotate together (FIG. 13). The operation of turning only the part 7 or the operation of turning the handle part 7 and the lid body 4 together can be selected, and the operation of the lid body 4 and the handle part 7 can be performed at one place in one operation. Improves.
[0023]
【The invention's effect】
As apparent from the above embodiment , according to the first aspect of the present invention, the handle portion is accommodated in the step portion of the lid portion, and the step portion is located above the opening edge of the dust collection chamber, and the dust collection chamber. Thus, even if the paper bag is full of dust, the step portion is provided in the space where the paper bag does not reach, so that the dust collection capacity (dust collection volume) is not hindered. In addition, since the positions where the lid and the handle part are placed are both located in front of the cleaner body, the operation points are concentrated in one place, and the usability of the cleaner is improved. Furthermore, by moving the handle part in the front-rear direction of the vacuum cleaner main body, the handle part and the lid body can be selected to rotate together, or only the handle part can be turned, and the lid body and the handle part can be operated. Usability is improved because it can be performed in one place and with one operation.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a main body of a vacuum cleaner showing Embodiment 1 of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the main body of the vacuum cleaner. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. FIG. 5 is a sectional view of a shaft portion showing a reference example 2 of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a configuration diagram of a shaft portion of the electric vacuum cleaner main body in a substantially vertical state. 7 is a configuration diagram of a shaft portion when the lid of the electric vacuum cleaner body is opened. FIG. 8 is a configuration diagram of a holding portion showing a reference example 3 of the present invention. FIG. 9 is a handle portion and a lid of the vacuum cleaner. FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view showing the state of opening of the body. FIG. 10 is a structural view of the lid holding and stopper shown in Reference Example 4 of the present invention. 12] eXAMPLE state diagram of the time diagram of the handle portion and the cover 13 rotate only grip portion of the vacuum cleaner main body 14] the vacuum cleaner this shows a 2 of the present invention FIG. 15 is a cross-sectional view showing a conventional vacuum cleaner body. FIG. 16 is a perspective view showing another conventional vacuum cleaner body. Sectional view of the dust collection chamber of the machine [Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Electric blower 2 Dust collection chamber 3 Electric vacuum cleaner main body 4 Cover body 5 Opening edge 6 Step part 7 Handle part 8 Open end part 9 Packing 10 Shaft part 11 Bearing hole 12 Rotating shaft 13 Locking recessed part 14 Locking convex part 15 Holding part 16 Locking part A
17 Locked part A
18 Stopper position 19 Bearing hole 20 Locking projection A
21 Locking recess A

Claims (1)

  In the vacuum cleaner body with a built-in electric blower and a dust collection chamber communicating with the electric blower, the end of the lid covering the opening of the dust collection chamber is pivotally supported in the substantially central portion of the main body, A step is provided on at least the outer periphery of each side of the lid that faces the opening edge of the dust collecting chamber, and the lid can be pivoted substantially at the center of the main body or at the rear of the lid so that at least part of the step overlaps A handle portion that is pivotally supported is disposed, at least a part of the handle portion is positioned above the opening edge of the dust collecting chamber, the bearing hole of the rotating shaft of the handle portion is made into an approximately oval shape, and the lid A locking part B where the body and the handle part are locked to each other is provided on the lid body, and a locked part B which is locked to the locking part B is provided on the handle part, and the handle part and the lid body are simultaneously It was configured to be able to select whether to rotate or to rotate separately from the handle part. Care vacuum cleaner.

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