JP5240770B2 - Dust collector and vacuum cleaner - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a dust collector that separates dust from air containing dust, and a vacuum cleaner that includes the dust collector.

In an electric vacuum cleaner provided with a dust collecting part and a pleated filter disposed in the dust collecting part, a cleaning brush is conventionally used to clean the filter and the dust collecting part (see, for example, Patent Document 1). ). The cleaning brush proposed in Patent Document 1 has a hook portion, and the hook is used to attach the cleaning brush to the main body or dust collecting portion of the vacuum cleaner.
JP 2006-340935 A

  In the cleaning brush described in Patent Document 1, when the hook portion is closely engaged with the mating member, there is a problem that it is difficult to remove the pin when the cleaning brush is pinched and removed. If the hook is damaged by forcibly removing the fixed cleaning brush, the cleaning brush cannot be attached.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and a main object of the present invention is to provide a dust collecting device that can easily attach and remove a cleaning member for cleaning a filter.

A dust collector according to the present invention is a dust collector that can be attached to and detached from a vacuum cleaner main body containing an electric blower that performs intake air, distributes air containing dust, and separates dust from air, A filter is provided for separating dust from the air. On the outer surface of the dust collector, a storage portion for storing a cleaning member capable of cleaning the filter is formed. The storage portion is formed to hold a cleaning member that is press-fitted from the outside and pushed into the storage portion. And the storage part is formed so that a part of cleaning member may protrude outside a storage part , supporting the cleaning member, when the cleaning member stored in the storage part is pressed from the outside.

  Preferably, in the dust collecting apparatus, the cleaning member is formed with a protruding portion in which a surface facing the bottom surface of the storage portion protrudes toward the bottom surface when stored in the storage portion. When one end portion of the cleaning member stored in the storage portion is pressed from the outside, the cleaning member rotates with the projection portion in contact with the bottom surface as a fulcrum so that the other end portion of the cleaning member protrudes outside the storage portion. To do.

  Preferably, in the dust collector, the storage portion is provided with a raised portion that protrudes toward the inside of the storage portion with respect to the inner wall surface of the storage portion. When the cleaning member is pushed into the storage portion, the top of the raised portion comes into contact with the cleaning member and holds the cleaning member. When the cleaning member stored in the storage portion is pressed from the outside, the cleaning member slides with respect to the top portion.

  Preferably, in the dust collector, the cleaning member has a brush portion that wipes the filter and removes dust from the filter.

  The vacuum cleaner according to the present invention includes the dust collector according to any one of the above aspects.

  According to the dust collector of the present invention, the cleaning member is held inside the storage unit by press-fitting the cleaning member into the storage unit. That is, the cleaning member can be easily housed and fixed in the housing portion by a simple operation of pushing the cleaning member into the housing portion from the outside. On the other hand, by pressing the cleaning member stored in the storage unit from the outside, the cleaning member can be protruded outside the storage unit while maintaining the state where the cleaning member is supported by the storage unit. Therefore, since the cleaning member can be easily taken out by a simple operation of pressing the cleaning member, the usability of the cleaning member can be improved. In addition, since the cleaning member is supported by the storage portion even when it is taken out and does not fall from the storage portion, it is possible to prevent the cleaning member from dropping and causing dirt when taking out.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In the following drawings, the same or corresponding parts are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will not be repeated.

  In the embodiments described below, each component is not necessarily essential for the present invention unless otherwise specified. In the following embodiments, when referring to the number, amount, etc., unless otherwise specified, the above number is an example, and the scope of the present invention is not necessarily limited to the number, amount, etc.

  FIG. 1 is an external view of the electric vacuum cleaner X. FIG. As shown in FIG. 1, the electric vacuum cleaner X includes a cleaner main body 1, an air inlet 2, a connection pipe 3, a connection hose 4, and an operation handle 5. The vacuum cleaner main body 1 includes an electric blower (not shown), a cyclone dust collector Y, a control device (not shown), and the like. The electric blower has a blower fan for performing intake air and a blower drive motor that rotationally drives the blower fan. The control device includes a control device such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a RAM (Random Access Memory), and a ROM (Read Only Memory), and the CPU executes various processes according to a control program stored in the ROM. Thus, the vacuum cleaner X is controlled in an integrated manner.

  The cleaner body 1 is connected to the air inlet 2 with a connection hose 4 connected to the front end of the cleaner body 1 and a connection pipe 3 connected to the connection hose 4 interposed therebetween. In the vacuum cleaner X, air is sucked from the air inlet 2 by the operation of the electric blower. The air sucked from the intake port 2 flows into the cyclone dust collector Y through the connection pipe 3 and the connection hose 4. In the cyclone dust collector Y, dust is separated from air. The air after the dust is separated by the cyclone dust collector Y is discharged from an exhaust port (not shown) provided at the rear end of the cleaner body 1.

  The operation handle 5 is provided with an operation switch (not shown) for the user to perform operation operation of the vacuum cleaner X, operation mode selection operation, and the like. A display unit (not shown) such as an LED (Light Emitting Diode) that displays the current state of the vacuum cleaner X is also provided in the vicinity of the operation switch.

  FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the cyclone dust collector Y. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the cyclone dust collector Y. FIG. As shown in FIG. 2, the cyclone dust collecting apparatus Y includes a housing 10, a dust collecting container 11, an inner cylinder 12, an upper filter unit 13, a dust receiving portion 14, a lid portion 15 and the like, as shown in FIG. It is formed in a substantially cylindrical shape. The cyclone dust collector Y is detachable from the cleaner body 1. The housing 10, the dust collecting container 11, the inner cylinder 12, the upper filter unit 13, the dust receiving part 14, and the lid part 15 have a vertical central axis P that is a central axis extending in the vertical direction of the substantially cylindrical dust collecting container 11. It is arranged coaxially in the center.

  The casing 10 is formed in a cylindrical shape, and is detachably attached to the dust collection container 11 so as to cover the opening above the dust collection container 11. An upper filter unit 13 is provided in the housing 10. The dust collecting container 11 disposed at the lower part of the housing 10 is a container having an inner peripheral surface 11c having a substantially cylindrical shape and a substantially cylindrical shape. An inflow portion 111 that communicates with the connection hose 4 (see FIG. 1) is provided on the circumferential portion of the uppermost portion of the dust collection container 11. A bottom cover 310 is attached to the bottom of the dust collecting container 11 so as to be freely opened and closed. After the user removes the cyclone dust collecting device Y from the cleaner body 1, the user opens the bottom cover 310 and discharges the dust in the dust collecting container 11 to the outside.

  An inner cylinder 12 is disposed inside the dust collection container 11. The inner cylinder 12 is formed in a cylindrical shape, and is provided with a communication port 121 that opens in a rectangular shape. An inner tube filter 122 is attached so as to cover the communication port 121. The inner cylinder filter 122 filters the air flowing through the inner cylinder filter 122 to remove dust contained in the air. For example, the inner cylinder filter 122 is an air filter formed by superposing one or more metal meshes. The inner cylinder filter 122 may also be a hollow cylinder in which a large number of through holes are formed on the side surface in a fixed pattern with a fixed interval, and is formed by attaching a nonwoven fabric to a cylindrical frame material. It may be.

  An upper filter unit 13 is provided above the dust collection container 11. The upper filter unit 13 is an air filter that further filters the air exhausted from the inner cylinder 12, and includes an HEPA (High Efficiency Particulate Air Filter) filter 131, a filter dust removing member 132, an inclined dust removing member 134, and the like. The HEPA filter 131 is composed of a set of a plurality of filters arranged and fixed in an annular shape around the vertical central axis P. Each of the plurality of filters is arranged in a pleated shape that is uneven in a substantially horizontal direction, and sufficiently secures the filter area of the HEPA filter 131.

  The filter dust removing member 132 is provided so as to be rotatable with respect to the HEPA filter 131 and collides with the HEPA filter 131 to give vibration. The dust attached to the HEPA filter 131 is knocked down by the vibration applied from the filter dust removing member 132. The filter dust removing member 132 is connected to one end of the connecting portion 133. The connecting portion 133 is provided to transmit the rotational driving force, and is connected to the inclined dust removing member 134 at the other end portion. The inclined dust removing member 134 has a wiper that faces the surface of a tapered surface 14b described later.

  The dust receiver 14 receives dust falling from the HEPA filter 131. An opening 14 a that opens toward the lower inner cylinder 12 is formed at the center of the dust receiving portion 14. Moreover, the dust receiving part 14 has the taper surface 14b which is a taper-like slope which inclines so that it may become below as it goes to the opening 14a.

  A lid portion 15 is provided above the housing 10 so as to be detachable from the housing 10 so as to cover the upper filter unit 13. The lid portion 15 is provided with a handle 314 at an upper portion thereof, and is attached to the upper housing 312 so as to be rotatable around a vertical central axis P. The lid portion 15 is provided with an outlet 113 at the rear portion (right side in FIG. 2).

  When the user operates the operation switch of the vacuum cleaner X and the electric blower is driven, the suction of air from the air inlet 2 is started. The air sucked from the air inlet 2 is sucked into the separation part 104 of the dust collecting container 11 from the air inlet 111a of the inlet 111. The air inflow port 111 a is formed so as to face the tangential direction of the dust collection container 11, and the air sucked into the separation unit 104 flows in the dust collection container 11 along the inner peripheral surface 11 c of the dust collection container 11. Turn at high speed.

  At this time, relatively large dust contained in the swirling air is pressed against the inner peripheral surface 11c of the dust collecting container 11 by centrifugal force due to swirling. The dust receives resistance from the inner peripheral surface 11 c, loses the speed of swirling, is separated (centrifugated) from the swirling air, falls and is stored and collected in the dust collecting portion 105 at the bottom of the dust collecting container 11.

  On the other hand, the air after the dust is centrifuged flows out of the dust collecting container 11 along the exhaust path 112 indicated by the arrow 112a, and is discharged to the outside of the cyclone dust collecting apparatus Y through the outlet 113. . On the exhaust path 112 from the dust collection container 11 to the outflow port 113, the inner cylinder 12, the dust receiving part 14, the upper filter unit 13, and the cover part 15 are arrange | positioned in order.

  The relatively small dust in the air flow discharged from the dust collecting container 11 is separated by the inner cylinder filter 122. The air after being filtered by the inner cylinder filter 122 is guided to the upper filter unit 13 via the inner cylinder 12 and further fine dust is separated by the HEPA filter 131. In the cyclone dust collector Y of the present embodiment, the air is filtered in two stages of the inner cylinder filter 122 and the HEPA filter 131 to separate the dust from the air flowing out of the dust collecting container 11, thereby It is designed to make it difficult for the dust collecting power to decrease during use.

  Further, after the cleaning operation is completed, when the user rotates the handle 314 from the outside of the cyclone dust collector Y, the rotation is transmitted to the filter dust removing member 132 via the connecting portion 133, and the filter dust removing member 132 rotates. Thus, dust on the HEPA filter 131 is removed.

  The inclined dust removing member 134 also rotates, and the wiper sweeps the surface of the tapered surface 14b to sweep out fine dust that has fallen from the HEPA filter 131 to the dust receiving portion 14. The dust swept out by the wiper passes through the inside of the inner cylinder 12 from the opening 14a and falls into the dust collecting container 11.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the housing 10 of the cyclone dust collecting apparatus Y is formed with a storage portion 20 formed so as to be able to store a cleaning brush described later. The storage unit 20 is formed such that a part of the outer peripheral surface 10a of the housing 10 forming a part of the outer surface of the cyclone dust collector Y is recessed.

  Hereinafter, the cleaning member that cleans the filter and the storage unit 20 that stores the cleaning member will be described in detail. FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a cleaning brush 50 as an example of the cleaning member. FIG. 5 is a rear view of the cleaning brush 50 shown in FIG. FIG. 6 is a plan view of the cleaning brush 50 shown in FIG. FIG. 7 is a front view of the cleaning brush 50 shown in FIG. The configuration of the cleaning brush 50 will be described with reference to FIGS.

  The cleaning brush 50 has a handle 51 formed so that the user can hold it. A base end portion 52 that is an end portion of the long handle portion 51 forms one end portion of the cleaning brush 50. The brush part 54 is attached to the front-end | tip part 53 which forms the other end part which is an edge part on the opposite side with respect to the base end part 52. As shown in FIG. When a user using the vacuum cleaner X cleans an object to be cleaned such as the inner cylinder filter 122 using the cleaning brush 50, the user grips the handle 51 and uses the brush part 54 to clean the surface of the object to be cleaned. Brushing to wipe. By this brushing, the dust adhering to the cleaning object is dropped to remove the dust from the cleaning object.

  The cleaning brush 50 is formed in a bent shape from the base end portion 52 to the tip end portion 53. A portion of the cleaning brush 50 that connects the handle portion 51 and the tip portion 53 is formed with a neck portion 60 having a concave upper surface 56 and a lower surface 57, and the cleaning brush 50 is bent at the neck portion 60. In the plan view shown in FIG. 6, the distal end portion 53 is bent toward the abdominal surface 58 side with respect to the extending direction of the handle portion 51 (left and right direction in the drawing). The cleaning brush 50 is formed in a bent shape such that the abdominal surface 58 has a concave shape and the back surface 59 forming the surface opposite to the abdominal surface 58 has a convex shape.

  A protrusion 55 is formed on the abdominal surface 58. The protruding portion 55 is formed by protruding a part of the abdominal surface 58 so as to connect the upper surface 56 and the lower surface 57. The protrusion 55 can be formed in a column shape having a smooth curved surface. Typically, the protrusion 55 can be formed in a part of a cylinder such as a semi-cylindrical shape.

  FIG. 8 is an enlarged schematic view showing a part of the outer surface of the housing 10 in which the storage unit 20 is formed. FIG. 9 is a partial cross-sectional schematic view of the housing 10 taken along line IX-IX shown in FIG. The upper wall surface 25 and the lower wall surface 26 shown in FIG. 8 constitute an inner wall surface that is the inner wall surface of the recess of the storage unit 20 formed in a shape in which a part of the outer peripheral surface 10a of the housing 10 is recessed. The upper wall surface 25 and the lower wall surface 26 form two inner wall surfaces facing each other of the storage unit 20.

  The storage portion 20 is provided with hook-shaped portions 21, 22, and 24 that form raised portions that protrude from the upper wall surface 25 toward the inside of the storage portion 20. The storage portion 20 is provided with a flange-shaped portion 23 that forms a raised portion that protrudes toward the inside of the storage portion 20 with respect to the lower wall surface 26. A part of the upper wall surface 25 that constitutes the inner surface of the storage portion 20 swells in a streak-like manner toward the opposed lower wall surface 26 to form the bowl-shaped portions 21, 22, 24. A part of the lower side wall surface 26 constituting the inner surface of the storage unit 20 swells in a streak shape toward the upper wall surface 25 facing to form a bowl-shaped portion 23.

  The most protruding tips of the bowl-shaped portions 21, 22, 24 form top portions 21 a, 22 a, 24 a facing the lower wall surface 26, respectively. The most projecting tip of the bowl-shaped portion 23 forms a top portion 23 a that faces the upper wall surface 25.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the bowl-shaped portions 21, 22, and 24 are arranged from the opening portion 28 where the storage portion 20 opens to the outside to the bottom surface 29 that is the deepest surface inside the storage portion 20. It is formed so as to extend inside 20. Similarly, the bowl-shaped portion 23 is formed so as to extend from the opening 28 to the bottom surface 29 inside the storage portion 20 (see FIGS. 8 and 11). The bottom surface 29 is the inner surface of the storage unit 20 that faces the opening 28.

  FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram illustrating a state where the cleaning brush 50 is stored in the storage unit 20. FIG. 11 is a schematic partial cross-sectional view of the storage portion 20 along the line XI-XI shown in FIG. As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the cleaning brush 50 can be stored in the storage unit 20 by pushing the cleaning brush 50 from the outside through the opening 28 into the storage unit 20. . By a simple operation of pushing the cleaning brush 50 into the storage unit 20 from the outside and press-fitting the cleaning brush 50, the cleaning brush 50 can be held inside the storage unit 20, and the cleaning brush 50 can be easily stored and fixed in the storage unit 20.

  That is, the cleaning brush 50 and the storage unit 20 are formed so that the cleaning brush 50 can be press-fitted and stored in the storage unit 20 by pressing the back surface 59 of the cleaning brush 50 placed outside the opening 28 from the outside. Has been. The storage unit 20 is formed so as to hold the cleaning brush 50 therein and to store and fix the cleaning brush 50.

  The cleaning brush 50 is disposed in the storage unit 20 such that its abdominal surface 58 faces the bottom surface 29 of the storage unit 20 and the back surface 59 faces the opening 28 side of the storage unit 20. The abdominal surface 58 of the cleaning brush 50 faces the bottom surface 29 when the cleaning brush 50 is stored in the storage unit 20. The protruding portion 55 formed on the abdominal surface 58 protrudes toward the bottom surface 29 when the cleaning brush 50 is held inside the storage portion 20.

  The cleaning brush 50 pushed into the storage unit 20 is held by the hook-shaped portions 21 to 24. That is, as shown in FIG. 10, the top portions 21 a and 24 a (see FIG. 8) of the bowl-shaped portions 21 and 24 are formed on the cleaning brush 50 with respect to the cleaning brush 50 placed on the lower wall surface 26 of the storage portion 20. The cleaning brush 50 is held by contacting the upper surface 56 and sandwiching the cleaning brush 50 from above and below. Further, the top portions 22a and 23a (see FIG. 8) of the hook-shaped portions 22 and 23 abut on the neck portion 60 formed on the cleaning brush 50 from above and below, so that the cleaning brush 50 is more firmly placed in the storage portion 20. The storage part 20 is formed so that it can be held.

  FIG. 12 is a schematic diagram illustrating a state in which the cleaning brush 50 is taken out from the storage unit 20. As described above, the abdomen surface 58 of the cleaning brush 50 is formed with the protrusion 55 in which the abdomen surface 58 partially protrudes toward the bottom surface 29 of the storage unit 20. As shown by the white arrow in FIG. 12, the user presses the cleaning brush 50 from the outside by pressing the cleaning brush 50 with a finger, for example. Apply pressure. This pressing force is applied to the cleaning brush 50 so as to push the base end portion 52 of the cleaning brush 50 toward the bottom surface 29 of the storage unit 20.

  When a pressing force is applied to the base end portion 52, the projecting portion 55 comes into contact with the bottom surface 29 of the storage portion 20. At this time, as indicated by a curved arrow in FIG. 12, the cleaning brush 50 rotates counterclockwise in the drawing with the protrusion 55 in contact with the bottom surface 29 as a fulcrum. When the base end portion 52 is pressed from the outside, the cleaning brush 50 rotates about the protrusion 55 as a rotation center. Since the surface of the protrusion 55 is formed with a smooth curved surface, the protrusion 55 can smoothly slide on the bottom surface 29 of the storage portion 20 and the cleaning brush 50 can rotate smoothly.

  As the cleaning brush 50 rotates, the tip 53 side where the brush portion 54 is provided protrudes outside the storage portion 20 via the opening 28. The user can easily remove the cleaning brush 50 from the storage unit 20 by picking up the tip 53 of the cleaning brush 50 protruding outside the opening 28. Thus, the cleaning brush 50 can be protruded out of the storage unit 20 by pressing the cleaning brush 50 stored in the storage unit 20 from the outside. Therefore, since the cleaning brush 50 can be easily taken out from the storage unit 20 by a simple operation of pressing the cleaning brush 50 from the outside, the usability of the cleaning brush 50 can be improved.

  The cleaning brush 50 is held inside the storage unit 20 by the collar-shaped portions 21, 22, 24 coming into contact with the upper surface 56 (and the upper surface 56 side of the neck 60). That is, the entire surface of the cleaning brush 50 is not in close contact with the inner wall surface of the storage unit 20, and a gap is provided between the upper surface 56 of the cleaning brush 50 and the upper wall surface 25 of the storage unit 20. When the base end portion 52 is pressed from the outside and the cleaning brush 50 rotates, the cleaning brush slides with respect to the top portions 21a to 24a of the bowl-shaped portions 21 to 24.

  Therefore, it is possible to avoid that the frictional force generated between the storage unit 20 and the cleaning brush 50 is prevented from being disturbed due to excessive frictional force. Therefore, the cleaning brush 50 can be rotated more smoothly, and the cleaning brush 50 can be taken out by applying a small pressing force by pressing the base end portion 52 with a finger or the like.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 12, in a state where the cleaning brush 50 rotates and the tip 53 protrudes outside the storage unit 20, the handle 51 protrudes from the lower wall surface 26 and the upper wall surface 25 of the storage unit. It is clamped by the top part 21a of the bowl-shaped part 21 formed in this way. The cleaning brush 50 protrudes the distal end portion 53 to the outside of the storage portion 20 while maintaining the state supported by the lower wall surface 26 of the storage portion 20 and the flange-shaped portion 21.

  That is, even when the cleaning brush 50 is taken out from the storage unit 20, the cleaning brush 50 is supported by the storage unit 20, and the cleaning brush 50 from the storage unit 20 can be prevented from falling. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the cleaning brush 50 from being contaminated due to the cleaning brush 50 dropping when it is taken out from the storage unit 20 and adhering dust to the brush portion 54.

  In the cyclone dust collector Y having the above-described configuration, the cyclone dust collector Y is removed from the cleaner body 1, the bottom lid 310 is opened, and the dust in the dust container 11 is discarded. The cleaning brush 50 can be easily taken out from the formed storage portion 20. The user uses the cleaning brush 50 to sweep the inside of the dust collecting container 11 with the brush portion 54 to drop the dust attached to the inside of the dust collecting container 11 and remove the dust from the inside of the dust collecting container 11. can do. Further, by removing the dust collecting container 11 from the housing 10 and exposing the inner cylinder filter 122, the surface of the inner cylinder filter 122 is wiped with the brush portion 54, and the dust entangled with the inner cylinder filter 122 is dropped. The dust can be removed from the inner cylinder filter 122.

  When the dust in the dust collecting container 11 is discarded, the cyclone dust collecting device Y is removed from the cleaner body 1. At this time, since the storage unit 20 is provided in the housing 10, the cleaning brush 50 is carried together with the cyclone dust collector Y as a unit. Therefore, when the user tries to clean the inside of the dust collecting container 11 or the inner cylinder filter 122 when discarding the dust in the dust collecting container 11, the cleaning brush 50 is at hand, and cleaning using the cleaning brush 50 is performed. Since it can implement without delay, the usability of the cleaning brush 50 is further improved.

  In the above description, the cyclone dust collector Y that collects dust by swirling air along the inner peripheral surface of the collection container has been described as an example. However, the dust collector of the present invention is a cyclone system. It is not limited to. For example, in a paper pack type vacuum cleaner that deposits dust inside the paper pack, when a storage portion for storing the cleaning member is formed in the case for storing the paper pack and the case is removed from the main body of the vacuum cleaner You may make it easy to clean a case using a cleaning member.

  Further, the cleaning member is not limited to the cleaning brush 50 having the brush portion 54. For example, a cleaning member such as a beater that removes dust by contacting the object to be cleaned such as a filter or a dust cup and vibrates the object to be cleaned, or a wiper that wipes the surface of the object to be cleaned to remove dust You may prepare as. In order to prevent the cleaning object from being deformed or damaged by applying an excessive impact to the cleaning object when such a cleaning member comes into contact with the cleaning object, the cleaning member is not elastic or flexible. It is desirable to form with the member which has.

  Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described as above, the embodiment disclosed this time should be considered as illustrative in all points and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is defined by the terms of the claims, rather than the description above, and is intended to include any modifications within the scope and meaning equivalent to the terms of the claims.

It is an external view of a vacuum cleaner. It is sectional drawing of a cyclone dust collector. It is a perspective view of a cyclone dust collector. It is a perspective view of a cleaning brush. It is a rear view of the cleaning brush shown in FIG. It is a top view of the cleaning brush shown in FIG. It is a front view of the cleaning brush shown in FIG. It is a schematic diagram which expands and shows a part of outer surface of the housing | casing in which the accommodating part is formed. It is a partial cross section schematic diagram of the housing | casing along the IX-IX line shown in FIG. It is a schematic diagram which shows the state in which the cleaning brush was accommodated in the accommodating part. It is a partial cross section schematic diagram of the accommodating part which follows the XI-XI line shown in FIG. It is a schematic diagram which shows the procedure which takes out a cleaning brush from a storage part.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Vacuum cleaner main body part, 10 housing | casing, 10a outer peripheral surface, 11c inner peripheral surface, 11 dust collecting container, 12 inner cylinder, 13 upper filter unit, 14 dust receiving part, 20 storage part, 21, 22, 23, 24 Shape part, 21a, 22a, 23a, 24a Top part, 25 Upper wall surface, 26 Lower wall surface, 28 Opening part, 29 Bottom face, 50 Cleaning brush, 51 Handle part, 52 Base end part, 53 Tip part, 54 Brush part, 55 Projection part, 56 upper surface, 57 lower surface, 58 abdominal surface, 59 back surface, 60 neck, 122 inner cylinder filter, 310 bottom cover, X vacuum cleaner, Y cyclone dust collector.

Claims (5)

A dust collector that can be attached to and detached from a main body of a vacuum cleaner incorporating an electric blower that performs intake, distributes air containing dust, and separates dust from air,
It has a filter that separates dust from the air,
On the outer surface of the dust collector, a storage portion for storing a cleaning member capable of cleaning the filter is formed,
The storage unit holds the cleaning member that is press-fitted from the outside and pushed into the storage unit, and supports the cleaning member when the cleaning member stored in the storage unit is pressed from the outside. However, the dust collector is formed so that a part of the cleaning member protrudes outside the storage portion . The cleaning member is formed with a protruding portion in which a surface facing the bottom surface of the storage portion protrudes toward the bottom surface when stored in the storage portion.
When the one end portion of the cleaning member stored in the storage portion is pressed from the outside, the other end portion of the cleaning member is rotated by rotating the cleaning member around the protrusion that is in contact with the bottom surface. The dust collecting device according to claim 1, wherein the projection protrudes outside the storage portion. The storage portion is provided with a raised portion that protrudes toward the inside of the storage portion with respect to the inner wall surface of the storage portion,
When the cleaning member is pushed into the storage portion, the top of the raised portion contacts the cleaning member to hold the cleaning member,
The dust collector according to claim 1, wherein the cleaning member slides relative to the top when the cleaning member housed in the housing portion is pressed from the outside. The storage portion has a plurality of locations for directly holding the cleaning member pushed into the storage portion, and when the cleaning member stored in the storage portion is pressed from the outside, At least one of the cleaning members is maintained in the cleaning member, and in at least one other portion, the cleaning member is released from holding, so that a part of the cleaning member is moved out of the storage unit. The dust collector according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the dust collector is formed so as to protrude .   A vacuum cleaner provided with the dust collector in any one of Claims 1-4.

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