JP5659641B2 - Electric vacuum cleaner - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a vacuum cleaner.

  Conventionally, a cyclone type electric vacuum cleaner has a dust collector in which a handle provided with a fixed claw at the end is pivotally supported on the upper part, and the user attaches the dust collector to the vacuum cleaner body. After attaching the dust collector to the main body of the vacuum cleaner in a vertical position, the user aligns the position of the dust collector's handle's fixing claw with the cleaner's main body's engaging portion, A structure is proposed in which the dust collector is held and fixed to the cleaner body by rotating the handle from the inverted state to the stored state while fitting the engaging portion of the cleaner body with the engaging portion (for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2007-236950 A

  However, the conventional vacuum cleaner still has room for improvement from the viewpoint of improving the usability of the vacuum cleaner.

  That is, in the conventional vacuum cleaner, the dust collector cannot be attached to the vacuum cleaner body with the handle turned upside down. Therefore, when the dust collector is attached to the vacuum cleaner body, the user must Attach the dust collector to the vacuum cleaner body because it is necessary to rotate the handle from the inverted state to the stowed state while aligning the fixed claws of the handle of the dust collector and the engaging part of the vacuum cleaner body. However, it took a lot of time and was not easy to use.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems of the prior art, and an object of the present invention is to provide an easy-to-use vacuum cleaner in which the dust collector can be easily attached to the cleaner body.

In order to solve the above-described problems of the prior art, the present invention provides a vacuum cleaner body that includes an electric blower that generates suction air, a dust collector that is detachably attached to the vacuum cleaner body, and the dust collector. A handle rotatably supported on the upper portion of the vacuum cleaner, and a main body handle provided on the upper portion of the vacuum cleaner main body. An engaging portion is provided at an end of the handle, and the dust collecting A first engaged portion that engages with the engaging portion when the handle is in an inverted state and holds the handle in an inverted state is provided at an upper portion of the apparatus. A second engaged portion that engages with the engaging portion when the dust collecting device is attached to the cleaner body, and the dust collecting device is in the cleaning state when the handle is in an inverted state. when mounted to the machine body, the said handle body Contact with bundle abuts said engagement wherein the engaging portion first engagement of the engaged portion is released, rotated and the handle to the stored state, the second engaged with the engagement portion Provided is a vacuum cleaner that engages with a part.

  Thereby, when attaching a dust collector to a vacuum cleaner main body, while being able to attach a dust collector to a vacuum cleaner main body in the state where the handle was turned upside down, a user engages with an engaging part of a handle, and a vacuum cleaner main body. Since it is not necessary to rotate the handle from the inverted state to the stowed state while aligning with the first engaged portion, the dust collector can be easily attached to the vacuum cleaner body, Usability of the machine can be improved.

  According to the electric vacuum cleaner of the present invention, the dust collector can be easily attached to the main body of the vacuum cleaner, and an easy-to-use electric vacuum cleaner can be provided.

Whole perspective view which shows Embodiment 1 of the vacuum cleaner of this invention Whole sectional drawing which shows the cleaner body in Embodiment 1 of the vacuum cleaner of this invention Whole sectional drawing which shows the dust collector in Embodiment 1 of the vacuum cleaner of this invention Whole perspective view which shows the dust collector in Embodiment 1 of the vacuum cleaner of this invention (A) The side view of the vacuum cleaner main body which shows a mode that the dust collector in Embodiment 1 of the vacuum cleaner of this invention is mounted | worn, (b) The dust collector in Embodiment 1 of the vacuum cleaner of this invention Side view of the vacuum cleaner body showing the state where

A first aspect of the present invention is a vacuum cleaner main body incorporating an electric blower that generates suction air, a dust collector that is detachably attached to the vacuum cleaner main body, and a pivotally supported on an upper portion of the dust collector. A handle, and a main body handle provided at an upper portion of the vacuum cleaner main body, and an engaging portion is provided at an end of the handle, and the handle is inverted at an upper portion of the dust collector. A first engaged portion that engages with the engaging portion when in a state and holds the handle in an inverted state is provided, and the dust collector is disposed on the cleaner body. the engaging second engaged portion for engaging portion engages are provided, when the handle is the dust collecting device is attached to the cleaner main body in an inverted state when attached to the handle and said body handle abuts the said engaging portion first The electric vacuum cleaner in which the engagement with the engaged portion is released, the handle is rotated to the retracted state, and the engaging portion and the second engaged portion are engaged with each other. .

  Thereby, when attaching a dust collector to a vacuum cleaner main body, while being able to attach a dust collector to a vacuum cleaner main body in the state where the handle was turned upside down, a user engages with an engaging part of a handle, and a vacuum cleaner main body. Since it is not necessary to rotate the handle from the inverted state to the stowed state while aligning with the first engaged portion, the dust collector can be easily attached to the vacuum cleaner body, Usability of the machine can be improved.

  In a second aspect of the invention, particularly in the first aspect of the invention, a positioning fitting convex portion is provided at a position facing the bottom surface of the dust collector of the cleaner body, and on the bottom surface of the dust collector, The fitting is provided with a fitting recess that fits with the fitting protrusion.

  As a result, the dust collector can be easily positioned on the cleaner body simply by fitting the fitting protrusion provided on the cleaner body and the fitting recess provided on the dust collector. The dust device can be more easily attached to the vacuum cleaner body, and the usability of the vacuum cleaner can be further improved.

  In a third aspect of the invention, particularly in the first and second aspects of the present invention, the dust collector includes a dust collector main body having an opening on the lower surface, an upper lid covering the upper surface of the dust collector main body, and a dust collector main body. It is pivotally supported, and is composed of a lower lid body that opens and closes the opening, and an operation unit that is provided on the upper rear portion of the upper lid body and opens the lower lid body. Is pivotally supported on the upper lid body, and the handle is held and fixed in an inverted state by 90 degrees or more with respect to the upper surface of the upper lid body.

  Thereby, since the user can operate the operation part for opening the lower lid with one hand and can easily discharge the dust, the usability of the vacuum cleaner can be further improved.

According to a fourth aspect of the invention, particularly in the first to third aspects of the invention, the dust collector is configured to be attached to the cleaner body in a state of being inclined by approximately 45 degrees.

  Thereby, while being able to miniaturize a vacuum cleaner main body, a dust collector can be easily attached to a vacuum cleaner main body, and the usability of a vacuum cleaner can further be improved.

  Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of a vacuum cleaner of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In the following description, the same or corresponding parts are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description is omitted.

(Embodiment 1)
Embodiment 1 of the electric vacuum cleaner of this invention is demonstrated using FIGS. 1-4.

  FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view showing Embodiment 1 of the electric vacuum cleaner of the present invention. Moreover, FIG. 2 is a whole sectional view showing the cleaner body in Embodiment 1 of the electric vacuum cleaner of the present invention. Further, FIG. 3 is an overall cross-sectional view showing the dust collector in Embodiment 1 of the electric vacuum cleaner of the present invention. FIG. 4 is an overall perspective view showing the dust collector in Embodiment 1 of the electric vacuum cleaner of the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the electric vacuum cleaner 100 includes a vacuum cleaner body 1 that includes an electric blower 9 that generates suction air, a dust collector 2 that is detachably attached to the vacuum cleaner body 1, and a surface to be cleaned. A suction tool 3 for collecting dust, a telescopic or jointable extension pipe 4 having one end detachably connected to the suction tool 3, and one end detachably connected to the other end of the extension pipe 4. Is composed of a hose 5 that is detachably connected to an air inlet 1 a provided in the cleaner body 1.

  The suction tool 3 includes a rotating brush (not shown) that scrapes dust on the surface to be cleaned and an electric motor (not shown) that rotates the rotating brush (not shown). Further, a tip pipe 7 having a handle 6 held by a user during cleaning is provided at the end of the hose 5 on the side of the extension pipe 4. The hose 5 is detachably connected. Further, a connection pipe 8 is provided at the end of the hose 5 on the cleaner body 1 side, and the intake port 1a of the cleaner body 1 and the hose 5 are detachably connected via the connection pipe 8. ing.

  As shown in FIG. 2, an electric blower chamber 10 containing an electric blower 9 that generates suction air and a power cord winding device (not shown) are arranged at the rear of the cleaner body 1. In addition, a dust collector storage unit 11 to which a dust collector 2 that separates and collects dust is detachably attached is disposed at the front of the cleaner body 1. In addition, when the dust collector 2 is mounted on the cleaner body 1, the dust collector housing 11 is fitted with a fitting recess 17 a provided in the lower lid 17 of the dust collector 2 described later. Thus, a positioning fitting convex portion 11a for positioning the dust collector 2 on the cleaner body 1 is provided. Further, a pair of traveling wheels 12 are rotatably disposed on both sides of the lower part of the rear of the cleaner body 1. Further, a traveling caster 13 is also rotatably disposed in front of the bottom surface of the cleaner body 1.

  In addition, a main body handle 14 that is held when the user carries the cleaner main body 1 is provided on the upper portion of the cleaner main body 1. The main body handle 14 is provided so as to be positioned above the dust collector 2 in a state where the dust collector 2 is attached to the cleaner body 1. Moreover, when the dust collector 2 is attached to the cleaner main body 1 at both ends of the main body handle 14 on the cleaner main body 1 side, a first engaging portion provided in the dust collector 2 described later is provided. A second recessed portion 14 a is provided as a second engaged portion that engages with the claw portion 26.

As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, when the dust collector 2 is roughly divided into components, the outer shell has a substantially cylindrical dust collector body 15 having an opening 15 a on the lower surface, and a dust collector body 15. The upper lid body 16 covering the upper surface, the dust collector main body 15 is pivotally supported, and the lower lid body 17 that opens and closes the opening 15a, and the handle 18 that is pivotally supported by the upper lid body 16 are supported. And is composed of.

  A suction port 15b that communicates with the suction port 1a when the dust collector 2 is mounted on the cleaner body 1 is provided at the rear of the dust collector main body 15. Further, a primary filter mounting frame 20 having a primary filter 19 in a substantially concentric manner is provided inside the dust collector main body 15. Further, an inner cylinder portion 22 having an umbrella-like extension portion 21 is attached to the primary filter mounting frame 20 below the primary filter 19 by means such as fitting or welding with a claw (not shown). . Further, a secondary filter 23 formed in a pleat shape is provided above the primary filter 19, and further above that, a dust removing unit 24 for dropping dust accumulated in the secondary filter 23 by means such as vibration. In addition, a motor unit 25 serving as means for applying vibration to the dust removing unit 24 is provided.

  The primary filter 19 is made of a metal material, and the metal surface portion is not provided with an uneven shape made of resin or the like, so that a swirl flow flows smoothly, improving separation efficiency, Demonstrate the effect of reducing the wrap around. The effect can be enhanced by subjecting the surface of the primary filter 19 to polishing, and the primary filter 19 can be kept clean by applying antibacterial treatment.

  The upper cover body 16 includes the dust removing unit 24 and the motor unit 25 and is provided on the upper portion of the dust collector main body 15 so as to cover the upper surface of the dust collector main body 15. Further, a handle 18 is pivotally supported on the upper lid 16, and a first claw portion 26 as an engaging portion is provided at an end of the handle 18. Further, the upper surface of the upper lid body 16 is engaged with the first claw portion 26 when the handle 18 is inverted by 90 degrees or more with respect to the upper surface of the upper lid body 16 to hold the handle 18 in an inverted state. 1st recessed part 27 which is 1 to-be-engaged part is provided. Further, a second claw portion 29 is provided at the front portion of the upper lid body 16 so that the handle 18 is held and fixed in a stored state by fitting with a third recess 28 provided in the handle 18. In addition, an operation unit 30 that opens a lower lid body 17 to be described later is provided on the upper rear portion of the upper lid body 16. Further, the rear portion of the upper lid 16 communicates with the electric blower 9 when the dust collector 2 is mounted on the cleaner body 1 and collects the air after the dust is separated inside the dust collector 2. A discharge port 16a for discharging the apparatus 2 to the outside is provided.

  The lower lid body 17 is rotatably attached to the dust collector main body 15 by a hinge portion 31 provided in the dust collector main body 15, and the opening 15 a is closed by a buckle portion 32 provided in the dust collector main body 15. The dust collector body 15 is held in a state. Further, a packing 33 is disposed at a position of the lower lid 17 facing the dust collector main body 15, and the dust collector main body 15 and the lower lid 17 are air tight (maintains airtightness) by the packing 33. Has been. Further, in the lower lid body 17, when the user operates the operation unit 30, the slider 34 provided at the rear portion of the dust collector main body 15 is pushed downward, and the buckle portion 32 is rotated by the slider 34. Thus, the engagement between the lower lid body 17 and the buckle portion 32 is released, and the opening portion 15a is opened. In addition, a fitting recess 17 a that fits with the fitting protrusion 11 a provided in the dust collector housing 11 is provided at a substantially central portion of the lower lid body 17.

  About the vacuum cleaner 100 comprised as mentioned above, the operation | movement and an effect | action are demonstrated below.

When the user holds the handle portion 6 and starts the operation of the electric vacuum cleaner 100, a suction wind is generated by the electric blower 9, and a suction force is generated. When the user moves the suction tool 3 on the surface to be cleaned in this state, dust on the surface to be cleaned is sucked together with air from the suction tool 3. Air containing dust sucked from the suction tool 3 flows into the cleaner body 1 from the air inlet 1 a via the extension pipe 4 and the hose 5. Air containing dust that has flowed into the cleaner body 1 flows into the dust collector 2 from the suction port 15b.

  The dust-containing air that has flowed into the dust collector 2 flows into the cyclone space 35 formed by the outer periphery of the primary filter 19 and the dust collector body 15, and is swollen by the swirl flow generated in the cyclone space 35. Centrifugal separation is carried out into coarse dust, mainly dust, and air containing fine dust. Coarse dust, mainly cotton dust, is accumulated in the dust accumulation space 37 through the dust collection passage 36 formed between the extending portion 21 and the dust collector main body 15.

  Coarse dust is centrifuged in the cyclone space 35 and air containing only fine dust passes through the primary filter 19, and then the fine dust is filtered by the secondary filter 23. Only air that does not contain fine dust passes through the secondary filter 23 and is discharged from the discharge port 16 a to the outside of the dust collector 2. The air discharged from the dust collector 2 is sucked into the electric blower 9 and discharged to the outside of the cleaner body 1 through an exhaust port (not shown) provided in the cleaner body 1.

  The fine dust accumulated on the secondary filter 23 is peeled off from the secondary filter 23 when the motor unit 25 vibrates the dust removing unit 24 provided above the secondary filter 23 when the operation of the electric blower 9 is stopped. To do. The fine dust that has peeled off passes through the space inside the primary filter mounting frame 20 and accumulates inside the inner cylinder portion 22 provided below the primary filter 19 and inside the extending portion 21.

  Next, when throwing away the dust accumulated in the dust collector 2, when the user rotates the handle 18 provided on the upper cover 16 of the dust collector 2 upward, the dust 18 is provided at the end of the handle 18. The fitting between the first claw portion 26 and the second recess 14 a provided in the main body handle 14 is released, and the dust collector 2 can be removed from the cleaner main body 1. And after removing the dust collector 2 from the cleaner main body 1, a user inverts the handle | steering-wheel 18 with respect to the upper surface of an upper cover body 90 degree | times or more, and makes the 1st nail | claw part 26 and the 1st recessed part 27 stand. The handle 18 is held and fixed in an inverted state. In this state, the user holds the handle 18, moves the dust collector 2 onto a trash box or the like, and operates the operation unit 30. When the operation unit 30 is operated by the user, the slider 34 is pushed down, the buckle 32 is rotated, the engagement between the lower lid 17 and the buckle 32 is released, and dust collection is performed from the opening 15a. Dust is discharged to the outside of the device 2.

  Next, the case where the dust collector 2 is attached to the cleaner body 1 will be described with reference to FIG. Fig.5 (a) is a side view of the cleaner body which shows a mode that the dust collector in Embodiment 1 of the vacuum cleaner of this invention is mounted | worn, FIG.5 (b) of the vacuum cleaner of this invention It is a side view of the cleaner main body which shows the state with which the dust collector in Embodiment 1 was mounted | worn.

  When the user discards the dust accumulated in the dust collector 2 and attaches the dust collector 2 to the cleaner body 1, the user keeps the handle 18 in an inverted state while being held and fixed. 2, the fitting concave portion 17 a provided in the lower lid body 17 and the fitting convex portion 11 a provided in the dust collector housing portion 11 of the cleaner body 1 are fitted to each other, and the dust collector 2 is attached to the cleaner body 1. And the dust collector 2 is attached to the cleaner body 1.

As shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B, when the dust collector 2 is attached to the cleaner body 1 while the handle 18 is inverted by the user, the handle provided on the upper cover 16 of the dust collector 2. 18 and the main body handle 14 provided on the upper portion of the cleaner body 1 come into contact with each other, the engagement between the first claw portion 26 and the first concave portion 27 is released, and the handle 18 is changed from the inverted state to the stored state. It rotates and the 1st nail | claw part 26 and the 2nd recessed part 14a fit. In this state, the user pushes down the handle 18 to fit the third recess 28 and the second claw portion 29, whereby the dust collector 2 is attached to the cleaner body 1.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, when the dust collector 2 is attached to the cleaner body 1, the user can connect the fitting recess 17 a provided in the lower lid body 17 of the dust collector 2 and the cleaner body. Since the dust collector 2 can be easily positioned on the cleaner body 1 simply by fitting the fitting convex portion 11a provided in the dust collector housing 11 of the first dust collector, the dust collector 2 is cleaned. It can be easily attached to the machine body 1 and the usability of the vacuum cleaner 100 can be further improved.

  Moreover, in this Embodiment, when the dust collector 2 is attached to the cleaner body 1 with the handle 18 in an inverted state, the handle 18 provided on the upper cover 16 of the dust collector 2 and the cleaner body 1 The main body handle 14 provided at the upper part comes into contact, the engagement between the first claw portion 26 and the first concave portion 27 is released, and the handle 18 is rotated from the inverted state to the stored state, so that the first Since the nail | claw part 26 and the 2nd recessed part 14a are comprised so that it may fit, the dust collector 2 can be mounted to the cleaner body 1 with the handle 18 in an inverted state, and the user can While aligning the first claw portion 26 provided on the handle 18 and the second recess 14a provided on the main body handle 14 of the cleaner body 1, the handle 18 is rotated from the inverted state to the stored state. There is no need, vacuum cleaner book 2 dust collector Can be easily attached to the 1, it is possible to improve the usability of the vacuum cleaner 100.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the handle 18 is in an inverted state by engaging the first claw portion 26 and the first recess 27 in a state where the handle 18 is inverted 90 degrees or more with respect to the upper surface of the upper lid. The operation unit 30 for opening and lowering the lower lid 17 is provided at the upper rear portion of the upper lid 16. Therefore, the user can operate the operation unit 30 with one hand, and dust can be easily discharged, so that usability can be improved.

  Moreover, in this Embodiment, since it has comprised so that the dust collector 2 may be attached to the cleaner main body 1 in the state inclined about 45 degree | times, the cleaner main body 1 can be reduced in size, and the cleaner main body 1 is moved to. Can be improved.

  According to the vacuum cleaner of the present invention, the dust collector can be easily attached to the main body of the vacuum cleaner, and an easy-to-use vacuum cleaner can be provided. It can be suitably applied to the field and application of a vacuum cleaner.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Vacuum cleaner main body 1a Intake port 2 Dust collector 3 Suction tool 4 Extension pipe 5 Hose 6 Handle part 7 End pipe 8 Connection pipe 9 Electric blower 10 Electric blower chamber 11 Dust collector storage part 11a Fitting convex part 12 Wheel 13 Caster DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 14 Main body handle 14a 2nd recessed part 15 Dust collector main body 15a Opening part 15b Inlet 16 Upper cover body 16a Outlet port 17 Lower cover body 17a Fitting recessed part 18 Handle 19 Primary filter 20 Primary filter attachment frame 21 Extension part 22 Inner cylinder Part 23 Secondary filter 24 Dust removal part 25 Motor part 26 First claw part 27 First concave part 28 Third concave part 29 Second claw part 30 Operation part 31 Hinge part 32 Buckle part 33 Packing 34 Slider 35 Cyclone space part 36 Dust collection passage 37 Dust storage space 100 Vacuum cleaner

Claims (4)

A vacuum cleaner body with a built-in electric blower that generates suction air;
A dust collector detachably attached to the vacuum cleaner body;
A handle pivotally supported on the upper portion of the dust collector;
A main body handle provided at an upper portion of the vacuum cleaner main body;
With
An engaging portion is provided at an end of the handle,
A first engaged portion that engages with the engaging portion when the handle is in an inverted state and holds the handle in an inverted state is provided at an upper portion of the dust collector.
The vacuum cleaner main body is provided with a second engaged portion that engages with the engaging portion when the dust collector is attached to the vacuum cleaner main body.
When the dust collector is attached to the vacuum cleaner body with the handle in an inverted state,
The handle and the main body handle abut,
The engagement between the engagement portion and the first engaged portion is released, and the handle is rotated to a storage state,
A vacuum cleaner in which the engaging portion and the second engaged portion are engaged. A positioning projection is provided at a position of the vacuum cleaner body facing the bottom surface of the dust collector, and the bottom surface of the dust collector is fitted with the fitting projection. The vacuum cleaner according to claim 1, wherein a combined recess is provided. The dust collector is rotatably supported by the dust collector main body having an opening on the lower surface, an upper lid covering the upper surface of the dust collector main body, and the dust collector main body, A lower lid body that opens and closes, and an operation unit that is provided at an upper rear portion of the upper lid body and opens the lower lid body, and the handle is pivotable to the upper lid body The electric vacuum cleaner according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the handle is held and fixed in an inverted state by 90 degrees or more with respect to the upper surface of the upper lid body. The vacuum cleaner according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the dust collecting device is attached to the cleaner body in a state of being inclined by approximately 45 degrees.