JP6287291B2 - Electric vacuum cleaner - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a vacuum cleaner having a hand handle body.

  Conventionally, in a canister type electric vacuum cleaner, a hand handle that is provided with a tubular body through which an air flow including dust collected from the surface to be cleaned flows, and a gripping portion that is a part gripped by a user at a position away from the tubular body (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).

JP 2013-000437 A (FIG. 4)

The hand handle body of such a conventional vacuum cleaner is provided with a hand operation switch, and by operating this switch, the output of the electric blower can be changed, but information is transmitted to external devices. There is no way to do it.
Therefore, in order to display the state of the vacuum cleaner in detail, it is necessary to newly provide display means such as a liquid crystal display. Moreover, since the information obtained by using a vacuum cleaner cannot be used with the apparatus which can perform a more advanced process, there existed a limit in the improvement of the usability of a vacuum cleaner.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object thereof is to provide a vacuum cleaner having a hand handle body capable of transmitting and receiving information to and from an external device.

In order to solve the above problems, in a vacuum cleaner having a main body provided with an electric blower inside, a suction hose having one end connected to the main body, and a hand handle body attached to the other end of the suction hose, The hand handle body is provided with a communication means that performs non-contact communication with an external device. The hand handle body branches from the tube to form an air flow path for airflow including dust, and forms a grip portion. The communication means is provided at a position from the suction side opening of the tube body to the branch portion, and a suction port body can be connected to the suction side of the hand handle body through an extension pipe. The suction port body is provided with a rotating brush and an electric motor that rotationally drives the rotating brush, and the pipe body is provided with a lead wire for supplying electric power to the electric motor, between the lead wire and the communication means. Is provided with a magnetic-shielding means. Good.
Moreover, in order to solve said subject, when a user cleans the main body which provided the electric blower inside, the suction hose which one end is connected to this main body, and the other end of this suction hose In the vacuum cleaner having a hand handle body that is a part to be held in the hand handle body, the hand handle body includes a communication means that performs non-contact communication with an external device , a communication position mark, and a motion sensor that detects movement and vibration. And a communication means provided on the printed wiring board, a communication antenna provided on the printed wiring board, and a semiconductor integrated circuit that stores data transmitted and received between the communication means and an external device connected to the communication antenna. includes a circuit, a semiconductor integrated circuit stores the serial motion sensor movement or vibration detection data, the communication position mark indicates the position of the communication antenna, a state that emit radio waves outside When vessels are close to the communication position mark, radio waves external device is emitted is interlinked to the communication antenna, the communication unit detects the approach of an external device, data stored in the semiconductor integrated circuit is transmitted to the external device, the communication The means may be configured to transmit data of movement and vibration detected by the motion sensor .

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the vacuum cleaner which has a hand handle body which can transmit / receive information with an external apparatus can be obtained.

Whole perspective view of the electric vacuum cleaner concerning Embodiment 1 The left view of the site | part from the suction inlet body of a vacuum cleaner which concerns on Embodiment 1 to a hose The perspective view seen from the left rear of the hand handle body of the electric vacuum cleaner concerning Embodiment 1 Left side view of hand handle body of electric vacuum cleaner according to Embodiment 1 The longitudinal cross-sectional view of the hand handle body of the vacuum cleaner which concerns on Embodiment 1 Exploded perspective view A (only the upper cover is disassembled) of the hand handle body of the electric vacuum cleaner according to Embodiment 1 The disassembled perspective view B of the hand handle body of the electric vacuum cleaner concerning Embodiment 1 The partial disassembled perspective view of the hand handle body of the electric vacuum cleaner according to the first embodiment Left side view of hand handle body of electric vacuum cleaner according to Embodiment 1 (state with left side cover removed) The figure which looked at the hand handle body of the electric vacuum cleaner concerning Embodiment 1 from back 9 is a partially exploded view of the hand handle body 4 in FIG. 9 (with the right side cover removed). The figure which looked at the hand handle body of the vacuum cleaner concerning Embodiment 1 from the upper part The left view which shows the usage condition of the vacuum cleaner which concerns on Embodiment 1. The right view which shows the usage condition of the vacuum cleaner which concerns on Embodiment 1. The side view at the time of stand accommodation of the vacuum cleaner concerning Embodiment 1 Exploded perspective view A of the hand handle body of the electric vacuum cleaner according to Embodiment 2 (only the upper cover is disassembled) Exploded perspective view A (only the upper cover is disassembled) of the hand handle body of the electric vacuum cleaner according to Embodiment 3

(Embodiment 1)
The first embodiment will be described below with reference to FIGS.
First, the vacuum cleaner 1 will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a vacuum cleaner 1 according to the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is a side view of a portion from the suction port body 6 to the hose 3.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 2, the vacuum cleaner 1 includes a main body (cleaner main body) 2, a hose 3, a hand handle body 4, an extension pipe 5, and a suction port body 6.
The suction port body 6 is a part that takes in dust (dust) on the floor surface into the inside together with air from an opening formed downward. A connection pipe 6 a that is connected to an extension pipe 5 described below is provided at the end of the suction port body 6 on the intake side.

Next, the extension pipe 5 is one of the dust collecting connection bodies connected to the hand handle body 4 described later, and exhibits a straight cylindrical shape as a whole. One end of the extension pipe 5 is connected to the connection pipe 6 a of the suction port body 6, and the other end is connected to the hand handle body 4.
The user can remove the suction port body 6 from the extension pipe 5 by operating a button 5 a provided on the extension pipe 5.

The extension pipe 5 includes a brush 5c at the end on the intake side. The brush 5c is used by being brought into contact with the surface to be cleaned with the suction port body 6 removed, and can be moved to the vicinity of the opening of the extension pipe 5 on the intake side.
The user can expand and contract the extension tube 5 by operating the expansion / contraction button 5b provided at the end of the extension tube 5 on the exhaust side.

Here, the extension pipe 5 has been described as an example of the dust collecting connection body connected to the hand handle body 4, but in addition to this, the extension tube 5 is configured to have a narrowed tip so that dust in a narrow portion can be easily sucked. Nozzles and brushes with a bristle brush planted at the tip so that dust such as gaps can be easily written out are also dust collecting connectors.
The suction port body 6 is also a dust collecting connection body because it is indirectly attached to the hand handle body 4 by being attached to the extension pipe 5.

Next, the hand handle body 4 is a part that the user has when cleaning, and is a part that becomes an operation body. The user holds the hand handle body 4 and operates the hand handle body 4 to suck the dust falling with the dust collecting connection body facing the surface to be cleaned.
For example, in the case of the present embodiment, the user operates the hand handle body 4 to change the position and orientation of the suction port body 6 attached to the extension pipe 5. An end portion on the intake side (suction side opening 41) of the hand handle body 4 is connected to an end portion on the exhaust side of the extension pipe 5.
The user can remove the extension tube 5 from the hand handle body 4 by operating a release button 4 a provided on the hand handle 4. The hand handle body 4 includes a brush 400 for use in a state where the extension pipe 5 is removed at the end on the intake side.

Next, the hose 3 is composed of a hollow member whose main part is a bellows shape with flexibility. An end portion on the intake side of the hose 3 is connected to the hand handle body 4. The end of the hose 3 is provided with a hard connecting portion 3 a at the exhaust side, and this connecting portion 3 a is connected to the main body 2.
The main body 2 is connected to the connecting portion 3a of the hose 3 and separates dust from air containing dust (dust-containing air). The main body 2 discharges air (clean air) from which dust has been removed from an exhaust port (not shown) opened at the rear. Garbage separated from the air is stored inside the main body 2.
By connecting each part as described above, a continuous air passage F from the dust collecting connection body such as the suction port body 6 and the extension pipe 5 to the hand handle body 4, the hose 3, and the main body 2 is formed. It is formed.

Next, the main body 2 includes an electric blower 11 and a dust collecting portion 12 inside.
The electric blower 11 generates an airflow that flows down in the main body 2 from the dust collection connector on the suction side toward the exhaust port on the exhaust side in the air passage F formed in the vacuum cleaner 1.
When the electric blower 11 performs a suction operation, the dust on the floor surface is sucked into the suction port body 6 together with the air. The dust-containing air sucked into the suction port body 6 passes through each of the suction port body 6, the extension pipe 5, the hand handle body 4, and the hose 3 and is sent to the main body 2.

  The dust collecting unit 12 separates dust flowing into the main body 2 from air (airflow). The dust collecting unit 12 captures dust separated from the air. FIG. 1 shows a paper pack type separation device as an example of the dust collecting unit 12. As the dust collecting unit 12, a cyclone type separation device or another type of separation device may be employed.

  Further, the main body 2 includes large wheels 13 on both sides and small wheels (not shown) on the lower surface. The small wheel is attached so that its direction can be freely changed. For this reason, the main body 2 can change the direction with the wheel 13 and the small wheel in contact with the floor surface.

Next, the hand handle body 4, which is a main part of the present embodiment, will be described with reference to FIGS.
Referring to FIGS. 3 to 5, the hand handle body 4 includes a tube body 40 that forms a part of the air path F and serves as a base, a branch portion 44 that is provided so as to branch from the tube body 40, and a tube body 40 and each cover 48 covering the outer periphery of the branching portion 44.
The tubular body 40 has a shape that linearly extends from the intake side opening 41 toward the exhaust side, bends from a middle position (bend position 43) downward and obliquely backward, and extends linearly toward the exhaust side opening 42. It is made.

A branch portion 44 is provided above the rear side of the bent position 43 of the tube body 40. That is, the tube 40 has a straight shape from the intake side opening 41 to the branching portion 44.
The branching portion 44 extends from the branching position 45 on the upper surface of the tube body 40 toward the upper diagonally rearward direction, and curves from the rear side of the branching front portion 44a and extends diagonally downward to the rearward branching end 44c. It consists of a branch rear part 44b to reach, and has an arch shape extending from the branch position 45 to the branch rear end 44c.
The tube body 40 and the branch portion 44 are integrally formed by resin molding.

5 to 8, on the upper surface of the branch front portion 44a, a pair of left and right wall portions are hung from the branch position of the pipe body 40 and the branch portion 44 to the rear end of the branch front portion 44a. 44e is formed.
An upper surface recess 44g is formed between the left and right wall surfaces 44e. The upper surface recess 44g is open upward, and an operation switch 46a for turning on / off the electric blower and changing the output and a motion sensor 46b for detecting the movement and vibration of the hand handle body 4 are formed inside the recess. Is provided.

Further, the left and right wall surfaces 44g are respectively engaged with first engagement openings 44h with which engagement claws of the upper cover 48a described later are engaged, and engagement claws 482b, 482c of the left and right covers 48b, 48c described later. A second engagement opening 44i is formed.
Further, the communication means mounting position 40d formed on the upper surface of the pipe body 40 extending from the intake side opening 41 to the branching portion 44 includes a communication means 47 for communicating with the external terminal S in a non-contact manner, and the intake side opening 41. A release button 4a for removing the connected dust collecting connection body is provided.
The operation board 46 is electrically connected to control means (not shown) for controlling each part of the vacuum cleaner 1 provided in the main body 2 and outputs a signal to the control means.

In this way, by forming the communication means mounting position 40d on the upper surface of the pipe body 40 extending from the intake side opening 41 to the branching portion 44, when the hand handle body 4 is dropped, or when the handwheel body 4 falls down when the stand is stored later. In addition, since the branching portion 44 first collides with the floor surface, the impact is not directly applied to the communication means 47 mounted at the communication means mounting position 40d.
That is, the branch portion 44 can serve as a bumper that receives an impact.

(About communication means)
Next, the communication means 47 includes a printed wiring board 47a (hereinafter referred to as a board 47a), a communication antenna 47b formed as a coiled wiring pattern on the board 47a, and an external terminal connected to the communication antenna 47b. An IC chip (semiconductor integrated circuit) 47c for storing data to be transmitted and received between the communication means 47 and an external component such as the operation board 46 is provided as a connector 47d.
In addition, a positioning opening 47e for positioning at a communication means mounting position 40d described later is opened in the substrate 47a.

The connector 47d is a female connector (socket connector) having a concave connection portion, and is provided on the surface of the substrate 47a opposite to the surface on which the communication antenna 47b is formed.
And the communication means 47 is provided in the hand handle body 4 with the surface of the substrate 47a on which the communication antenna 47b is formed facing outward.

In the present embodiment, the communication means 47 is electrically connected to the operation board 46 and records data of the motion sensor 46b provided on the operation board 46 on the IC chip 47c.
Further, the communication means 47 is directly connected to the control means or indirectly through the operation board 46, and various information such as the usage time of the vacuum cleaner and the current value / voltage value of each part is recorded on the IC chip 47c. You may comprise so that it may do.
The communication means 47 described above is a so-called IC tag that communicates information stored in the IC chip 47c with the external terminal S in a non-contact manner by radio waves, electromagnetic induction, or magnetic coupling via the coiled communication antenna 47b. It is what is called.

(About communication means mounting position)
Next, the communication means mounting position 40 d where the communication means 47 is provided is a portion partitioned by a partition wall 401 d erected on the upper surface from the intake side opening 41 of the tube body 40 to the branch portion 44. The tube body 40 in this portion has a straight shape as described above.
The partition wall 401d has a rectangular shape standing on the upper surface of the tube body 40 when the hand handle body 4 is viewed from above, and a notch 402d is formed in the rear part.

In addition, a positioning projection 403d that determines the position of the communication means 47 is provided so as to protrude from the upper surface of the tube body 40 inside the partition wall 401d that becomes the communication means mounting position 40d.
In addition, a rib 401e that supports the communication unit 47 is provided to protrude inside the partition wall 401d so that the communication unit 47 is parallel to the direction in which the tube body 40 extends.

At the communication means mounting position 40d formed in this way, the communication means 47 is housed inside the partition wall 401d with the positioning protrusion 403d inserted into the positioning opening 47e.
Thus, in a state where the communication means 47 is housed in the communication means mounting position 40d, the wiring connecting the communication means 47 and the operation board 46 is led out from the notch 402d from the inside to the outside of the partition wall 401d. The
Moreover, the shape of the partition wall 401d is a rectangular shape along the outer shape of the substrate 47a, and holds the substrate 47a from the side. The communication means 47 is supported by the rib 401e from below, and the surface of the substrate 47a and the tube body 40 are parallel when viewed from the side.

Next, referring to FIGS. 6 to 9, tubular ribs 40 b are formed on the side surfaces of the tubular body 40 so as to project in a strip shape in the direction in which the tubular body 40 extends. The tubular rib 40b is located below the position where the branch portion 44 is connected, and is for increasing the rigidity of the tubular body 40.
Further, on the side surface of the branching portion 44, a branching portion rib 44j is formed which protrudes from the tubular body 40 toward the end of the branching front portion 44a and extends in a band shape. The branch ribs 44j are for increasing the rigidity of the branch 44.
The hose 3 is connected to the exhaust side opening 42 by inserting the tube body 40 into the opening of the hose 3.

Next, referring to FIG. 6 to FIG. 8, the following covers 48 are attached to the outside of the tube body 40 and the branch portion 44 that are configured as described above to form the appearance of the hand handle body 4.
The cover 48 includes an upper cover 48a, a left side cover 48b, a right side cover 48c, a left rear side cover 48d, and a right rear side cover 48e. These covers are formed by resin molding.

First, the upper cover 48a is a cover that covers the upper surface of the branch portion 44 from the suction side opening 41, and the operation switch is located at a position facing the button opening 481a facing the release button 4a and the operation switch mounted on the operation board 46. A pressing portion 482a is formed.
The operation switch pressing portion 482a has “arrow mark”, “ON / OFF”, “eco mode”, and the like indicating that the output of the electric blower is changed on the surface, and the user presses the position. As a result, the corresponding operation switch is pressed and a signal is transmitted to the control means. The control means controls the output of the electric blower based on these signals.

In the upper cover 48 a configured as described above, the engaging claw 483 a engages with the first engaging opening 44 h formed in the branch portion 44.
Then, the screw opening 485a that opens in the upper cover 48a is screwed into the screw hole 44d formed in the upper surface of the branching portion 44 through the screw 484a from above, thereby covering the upper surface of the branching portion 44 from the suction side opening 41. In this state, it is attached and fixed to the tube body 40.
In a state where the upper cover 48a is attached as described above, the first gripping portion that is positioned to be gripped by the user by the lower surface 441b of the branch rear portion 44b and the upper surface 486a of the upper cover 48a covering the upper surface of the branch rear portion 44b. 49a is formed.

Here, when the upper cover 48a is attached as described above, the upper cover 48a covers the communication means 47 provided on the upper surface of the tube body 40. That is, the upper cover 48a serves as a cover that protects the communication means 47 from contact with the outside.
Further, the portion of the upper cover 48 a that covers the upper surface of the branch portion 44 from the suction side opening 41 has a shape along the tube body 40. That is, the upper cover 48 a has a straight shape at a position from the suction side opening 41 to the branch portion 44 and is parallel to the upper surface of the tubular body 40.

Therefore, the surface of the substrate 47a of the communication means 47 provided in the tube 40 on which the communication antenna 47b is formed and the upper surface of the upper cover 48a are parallel.
A communication position mark 487a indicating that the communication antenna 47b is located is provided on the upper surface side of the position where the communication antenna 47b of the upper cover 48a faces.
As described above, since the communication means 47 is provided in a straight portion that is not uneven or curved, and the communication position is formed, it is easy to bring the external terminal S closer to the communication antenna 47b when performing communication.

Further, as shown in FIG. 15, with the hose 3, the hand handle body 7, the extension pipe 5, and the suction port body 6 connected to the main body 1, the rear surface 1 a of the main body 1 is lowered so as to contact the floor G. When the so-called stand storage state is reached, the hand handle body is stored in a state where the extension pipe is stood by hooking the hook 5d formed on the extension pipe 5 to the bottom face opening 1c that opens to the bottom face 1b of the main body 1. Since 4 is connected to the extension pipe 5, the pipe body 40 extending from the suction side opening 41 to the branching portion 44 is also standing on the floor G.
Accordingly, the communication position is directed horizontally, and the user can easily recognize the communication position mark 487a, and the external terminal S can be easily brought close to the communication position.

The communication means 47 is provided on the tube body 40 with the surface of the substrate 47a on which the communication antenna 47b is formed facing upward (in the direction of the upper cover 48a). Therefore, the connector 47d provided on the surface opposite to the surface on which the communication antenna 47b of the substrate 47a is provided faces the tube 40 side.

That is, the connector 47d, which is a component that largely protrudes from the surface of the substrate 47a, faces the tube 20 side, and there is nothing that protrudes greatly on the surface of the substrate 47a on which the communication antenna 47b is provided. It can be placed close to the upper cover 48a.
As a result, the communication antenna 47b can be brought close to the portion of the communication position mark 487a that is a communication position with the external terminal S. Thereby, the communication distance of the external terminal S and the communication antenna 47b can be shortened, and more reliable communication can be performed.

Next, the left side cover 48b is a cover that covers the tubular body 40 and the branching portion 44 that extend from the lower surface of the tubular body 40 to the left side surface, pass through the left side surface of the branch front portion 44a, and reach the upper left side of the branching portion 44. .
A plurality of engagement claws 482b are provided on the back surface of the left side cover 48b. By engaging this engagement claw 482b with a tube engagement opening 40c provided on the lower surface of the tube 40 and a second engagement opening 44i formed in the branch portion 44, Attached across the branch 44.

  Since the left side cover 48b is attached to the surface of the tube body 40, an outer shell projecting outward from the outer surface of the tube body 40 by the thickness Δd1 of the left side cover 48b is formed. That is, a step having a height of Δd1 is formed between the tube body 40 and the left side cover 48b (see FIG. 11).

Here, the left side cover 48 b is attached after the upper cover 48 a is attached to the branch portion 44. Thereby, before the left side cover 48b is attached, the concave portion 44g that is the attachment position of the operation board 46 can be confirmed from the second engagement opening 44i.
That is, the second engagement opening 44i can be used as an opening for confirming whether or not the operation board 46 is attached. The confirmation opening may be formed separately from the second engagement opening 44i.

Next, the right side cover 48c is a cover that covers the pipe body 40 and the branching portion 44 that extend from the lower surface of the tube body 40 to the right side surface, pass through the right side surface of the branch front portion 44a, and reach the upper right side of the branching portion 44. .
A plurality of engaging claws 482c are provided on the back surface of the right side cover 48c. The engaging claw 482c engages with the tube engaging opening 40c provided on the lower surface of the tube 40 and the second engaging opening 44i formed in the branching portion 44, so that the tube 40 Attached across the branch 44.

  Since the right side cover 48c is attached to the surface of the tube body 40, an outer shell projecting outward from the outer surface of the tube body 40 by the thickness Δd1 of the right side cover 48c is formed. That is, a step having a height of Δd1 is formed between the tube body 40 and the right side cover 48c (see FIG. 11).

Here, the right side cover 48 c is attached after the upper cover 48 a is attached to the branch portion 44. Thereby, before the left side cover 48c is attached, the concave portion 44g which is the attachment position of the operation board 46 can be confirmed from the second engagement opening 44i.
That is, the second engagement opening 44i can be used as an opening for confirming whether or not the operation board 46 is attached. The confirmation opening may be formed separately from the second engagement opening 44i.

The left side cover 48b and the right side cover 48c described above are configured so as to be symmetrical with each other. By attaching them as described above, the left side cover 48b and the upper side of the branch portion 44 are attached to the left side surface. The cover 48b and the right side cover 48c are combined.
Accordingly, the left and right side covers 48b and 48c are attached to the tube body 40 and the branch portion 44, thereby covering the tube ribs 40b and the branch portion 44 formed on the surfaces of the tube body 40 and the branch portion 44, thereby providing a hand handle body. An appearance design surface continuously extending from one side surface of 4 to the other side surface is formed.

In the hand handle body 4 described above, as described above, the tube body 40 and the branching portion 44 and the left and right side surface covers 48b and 48c are made separate members, so that even if the left and right side surface covers 48b and 48c are damaged or dirty, The cover can be replaced.
In particular, since the hand handle body 4 is provided with the hose 3 at the rear end, when the hand handle body 4 is dropped, the left and right side covers 48b and 48c are likely to come into contact with the floor surface. By replacing the attached side cover, repairs to deal with scratches and dirt can be completed.

Furthermore, the left and right side covers 48b and 48c have steep curved surfaces, cornered portions, and gently curved surfaces with no openings formed therein, so that flow marks (molding defects) are unlikely to occur. Therefore, when molding the left and right side covers 48b and 48c, a resin that is a molding material is kneaded with a material that improves design properties (for example, a metallic material (aluminum powder) that reflects light to make it glow). A technique (hereinafter, kneading molding) can be used.
Thereby, even if it is the hand handle body 4 which has the site | part of the complicated shape which a flow mark tends to generate | occur | produce at the time of shaping | molding, the external appearance design which is the texture close | similar to coating can be obtained by resin molding.

  If the left and right side covers 49b and 48c are made of a soft member such as an elastomer, the impact received by the hand handle body 4 when the hand handle body 4 is dropped can be reduced.

Referring to FIG. 11, at the upper alignment position of the branch portion 44, a screw hole 44 d formed on the upper surface of the branch portion 44 is positioned below the alignment position of the left side cover 48 b and the right side cover 48 c. doing.
That is, by attaching the left side cover 48b and the right side cover 48c as described above, the screw hole 44d and the screw 484a positioned in the screw hole can be covered so as not to be seen from the outside. .

Next, the left rear side cover 48d is a cover that covers the portion from the rear side of the exhaust side opening 42 to the branch position 45 from the left. The right rear side cover 48e is a cover that covers the portion from the rear side of the exhaust side opening 42 to the branch position 45 from the right direction.
The left rear side cover 48d and the right rear side cover 48e are configured to be symmetrical to each other. The left rear side cover 48d and the right rear side cover 48e sandwich the tubular body 40 from the left and right directions with the exhaust side opening 42 inserted into the hose 3 and the hose 3 attached to the tubular body 40. Attached to the body 40.

  As described above, the left rear side surface cover 48d and the right rear side surface cover 48e are joined together from the left and right directions, so that the cylindrical hose presser portion 48df and the tubular hose presser portion 48df extending forward. One connection portion 48dfa and a second connection portion 48dfb extending rearward from the hose holding portion 48df are formed.

The hose 3 is sandwiched between the hose pressing portion 48 df and the tube body 40 and fixed so as not to be detached from the tube body 40.
Further, the continuous first connecting portion 48dfa is fixed enters the recess 40a extending from the branch portion 4 4 formed tube 40 to the edge of the exhaust-side opening 42 of the tube 40, the surface of the outer surface of the tubular body 40 Connected smoothly.
The second connection portion 48 dfb is connected to the branch portion 44 by sandwiching the branch rear end 44 c of the branch portion 44 between the left rear side cover 48 d and the right rear side cover 48 e from the left-right direction.

Moreover, since the outer diameter of the site | part comprised by the pipe body 40 to which the 1st connection part 48dfa was attached, and the 1st connection part 48dfa is smaller than the outer diameter of the hose holding | suppressing part 48df, between both site | parts Thus, a step Δd2 is formed.
By making the front side of the hose holding portion 48 df narrow (squeezed portion 48 dfc), the difference in the outer diameter between the portion formed by the tube body 40 and the first connection portion 48 dfa and the hose holding portion 48 df The resulting step difference Δd2 is smoothly connected (see FIG. 11).

  In the vicinity of the branch position 45 of the hand handle body 4 configured in this way, a second grip portion 49b that is a position to be gripped by the user is formed. The second grip portion 49b is a portion extending from the rear side of the left and right side covers 48b, 48c of the hand handle body 4 to the hose pressing portion 48df (shaded portion in FIG. 1).

As described above, the hand handle body 4 is provided with the first grip portion 49a and the second grip portion 49b.
Since the 1st holding | grip part is located away from the pipe body 40, operation of the hand handle body 4 provided with the dust collection connection body can be performed with a light force. Further, since the second gripping portion is provided at a position close to the tube body 40, the operation can be performed at a position closer to the dust collection connection body attached to the tube body 40, and the dust collection connection body can be Easy to match the position where is falling.

  Further, referring to FIGS. 10 to 14, by configuring the periphery of the second grip portion 49 b as described above, the hand handle body 4 can be moved forward while the user grips the second grip portion 49 b. Since the step Δd1 is formed between the left and right side covers 48b and 48c and the tube body 40, the gripped fingers come into contact with the rear surfaces 481b and 481c of the left and right side covers 48b and 48c. It becomes a forward stopper.

In particular, the rear surfaces 481b and 481c of the left and right side covers 48b and 48c are inclined to the rear with respect to the tube body 40. Therefore, when the user grasps the second grip 49b, 481b and 481c are easy to contact on the surface.
Thereby, it is easy to apply the force from the hand to the hand handle body 4 and the operation is easy.

  Further, when the user grips the second grip portion 49b and pulls the hand handle body 4 backward, there is a step between the hose pressing portion 48df and the tube body 40, which is the second grip portion 49b. Since Δd2 is formed, the hand comes into contact with the hose pressing portion 48df (squeezed portion 48dfc) and becomes a backward stopper.

  Further, since the second grip 49b is located in the vicinity of the branch position 45, when the user grips the second grip 49b, a hand is placed at the gap between the tube 40 and the branch 44. Will enter. Thereby, the lower surface of the branch part 44 can hold | maintain the upper surface of a hand, and operation of the hand handle body 4 becomes easier.

4 and 15, a vacuum cleaner that can easily transmit and receive data to and from the external terminal S as described below by providing the communication means 47 in the hand handle body 4 as described above. Can be configured.
The external terminal S used in the vicinity of the communication unit 47 is configured to be able to communicate by transmitting radio waves to the communication unit 47 in the information reading mode. For example, a terminal that can be connected to the Internet, such as a dedicated terminal corresponding to a vacuum cleaner, a mobile phone, or a multi-function information terminal (so-called smartphone) may be used.

By bringing the external terminal S close to the communication position mark 487a which is a communication position, each unit operates as follows to perform communication.
First, the information reading mode in which the external terminal S reads information from the communication means 47 is activated, and a radio wave is emitted to the communication means. Then, the external terminal S is brought close to the communication position mark 487a, and radio waves emitted from the external terminal S are linked to the communication antenna 47b, so that the communication unit 47 detects the approach of the external terminal S, and the IC chip 4 The electronic data written in 7c is transmitted by radio waves.
The external terminal S can obtain data written in the IC chip 47c by receiving the radio wave emitted from the communication antenna 47b.

Here, the power used when the communication means 47 emits radio waves is the power supplied from the power source of the vacuum cleaner, or the radio waves generated by the external terminal S are linked to the communication antenna 47b. Electric power may be used.
If an electromotive force generated by a radio wave emitted from the external terminal S interlinking with the communication antenna 47b is used, communication with the external terminal S can be performed even if the vacuum cleaner is not connected to an external power source. Is possible.

In the present embodiment, the IC chip 47c stores movement data (motion data) of the hand handle 4 detected by the motion sensor 46b, and the external terminal S acquires this data. The external terminal S incorporates an application for analyzing this data.

As an example of an application incorporated in the external terminal S,
(1) When using a vacuum cleaner based on user-specific data (weight, sex, age, etc.) input in advance to the external terminal S and motion data acquired from the vacuum cleaner (that is, cleaning) Middle) user's momentum.
(2) If the communication means 47 is connected to the control means, the usage information is analyzed based on the operation time of the vacuum cleaner and the current / voltage values of each part of the vacuum cleaner to notify the maintenance information.
and so on.

In addition, it is also possible to use the data stored in the external terminal S so as to be taken into the electric vacuum cleaner via the communication means 47.
As an example using the data acquired by the vacuum cleaner from the external terminal S, for example, by taking in the control software for the electric blower from the external terminal S, the software can be easily updated / changed. In particular, if the external terminal S can be connected to a network such as the Internet, the update / change software can be easily obtained.

(Embodiment 2)
Next, a second embodiment will be described.
In the present embodiment, differences from the first embodiment will be mainly described, and the same components as those in the first embodiment will be denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof will be omitted.
Referring to FIG. 16, the suction port body 6 can be connected to the suction side of the hand handle body 4 via the extension pipe 5. The suction port 6 is provided with a rotating brush 6b and a brush electric motor 6c that rotationally drives the rotating brush 6b.

A lead wire 51 for supplying electric power to the brush motor 6c passes through the tube body 40 on the upper surface from the suction side opening 41 to the branching portion 44 and inside the partition wall 401d serving as the communication means mounting position 40d. Yes.
The lead wire 51 is connected to a power supply unit (not shown) provided in the main body 1, and an alternating current of 100V flows.

A magnetic shield 50 that prevents diffusion of noise emitted from the lead wire 51 is provided above the lead 51, and a communication device 47 is provided above the magnetic shield 50. That is, the magnetic shielding means 50 is located between the lead wire 51 and the communication means 47.
The magnetic-shielding means 50 is a sheet-like or plate-like thing, and has components (for example, iron, nickel, ferrite, etc.) that do not allow electromagnetic noise and electromagnetic waves to pass through.

As described above, by providing the magnetic shielding means 50 between the lead wire 51 and the communication means 47, it is possible to configure so that noise emitted from the lead wire 51 does not reach the communication means 47.
Thereby, in the communication performed between the communication means 47 and the external terminal S, the influence by the noise emitted from the lead wire 51 can be reduced.

(Embodiment 3)
Next, a third embodiment will be described.
In the present embodiment, differences from the first embodiment will be mainly described, and the same components as those in the first embodiment will be denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof will be omitted.
Referring to FIG. 17, a pair of left and right wall portions 44e are formed on the upper surface of the branch front portion 44a so as to hang from the branching position of the pipe body 40 and the branch portion 44 to the rear end of the branch front portion 44a. Yes. An upper surface recess 44g is formed between the left and right wall surfaces 44e, and the upper surface recess 44g opens upward.

  And, inside the recess, an operation switch 52a for turning on / off the electric blower and changing the output, a motion sensor 52b for detecting the movement and vibration of the hand handle body 4, and a communication formed as a coiled wiring pattern An antenna 52c and a printed wiring board 52 on which an IC chip (semiconductor integrated circuit) 52d that stores data transmitted to and received from an external terminal connected to the communication antenna 52c is mounted. The printed wiring board 52 is obtained by mounting an operation unit and a communication unit on a single board.

  As described above, the components constituting the operation means and the communication means are mounted on a single substrate, thereby eliminating the lead wire connecting the operation means and the communication means and reducing the mounting position of the hand handle body 4 on the substrate. It becomes possible to do.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Vacuum cleaner, 2 main body, 3 hose, 4 hand handle body, 5 extension pipe (dust collection connection body), 6 suction inlet body, 40 pipe body, 41 intake side opening, 42 exhaust side opening, 44 branch part, 45 Branch position, 46 substrate, 47 communication means, 48 cover, 49a first gripping part, 49b second gripping part, S external terminal.

Claims (7)

In a vacuum cleaner having a main body provided with an electric blower inside, a suction hose with one end connected to the main body, and a hand handle body attached to the other end of the suction hose,
The hand handle body is provided with communication means for performing non-contact communication with an external device,
The hand handle body has a tube body serving as an air path for an air flow including dust, and a branch portion that branches from the tube body and forms a grip portion,
The communication means is provided at a position from the suction side opening of the tubular body to the branch portion,
A suction port body can be connected to the suction side of the hand handle body through an extension pipe,
The suction port body is provided with a rotating brush and an electric motor that rotationally drives the rotating brush,
The tubular body is provided with a lead wire for supplying electric power to the electric motor,
A vacuum cleaner characterized in that a magnetic shielding means is provided between the lead wire and the communication means. The hand handle body has an upper surface cover that covers an upper surface of the tube body,
The vacuum cleaner according to claim 1, wherein the communication unit is mounted on the upper surface of the tubular body and covered with the upper surface cover from above. The communication means includes
A board, a communication antenna formed on the surface of the board, an integrated circuit for processing data transmitted and received between external devices, and a connector for electrically connecting to other parts;
The connector is provided on the surface of the substrate opposite to the surface on which the communication antenna is formed,
The electric vacuum cleaner according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a surface of the substrate on which the communication antenna is formed is provided on the hand handle body with a surface facing outward.   2. The vacuum cleaner according to claim 1, wherein an operation board on which an operation switch is mounted is provided in the branch portion, and the communication unit and the operation board are connected.   2. The electric vacuum cleaner according to claim 1, wherein an operation board on which an operation switch is mounted is provided in the branch portion, and the communication unit is mounted on the operation board. The hand handle body has an upper surface cover that covers an upper surface of the tube body,
The vacuum cleaner according to claim 5, wherein the communication unit is mounted on the upper surface of the tubular body and covered with the upper surface cover from above. A main body provided with an electric blower inside, a suction hose with one end connected to the main body, and a hand handle body that is attached to the other end of the suction hose and becomes a part that a user has when cleaning Having a vacuum cleaner,
The hand handle body is provided with a communication means for performing non-contact communication with an external device , a communication position mark, and a motion sensor for detecting movement and vibration ,
The communication means includes a printed wiring board, a communication antenna provided on the printed wiring board, and a semiconductor integrated circuit that stores data transmitted and received between the communication means and the external device connected to the communication antenna And having
The semiconductor integrated circuit stores movement and vibration data detected by the motion sensor,
The communication position mark indicates the position of the communication antenna,
When the external device in a state of emitting a radio wave approaches the communication position mark, the radio wave emitted by the external device is linked to the communication antenna, the communication means detects the approach of the external device, and the semiconductor integrated circuit Is transmitted to the external device ,
The vacuum cleaner according to claim 1, wherein the communication unit transmits data of movement and vibration detected by the motion sensor .

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