JP6632875B2 - Electric vacuum cleaner - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a vacuum cleaner particularly suitable for use in removing dust, mites and the like attached to a futon or the like as a surface to be cleaned.

  Conventionally, various types of vacuum cleaners have been developed.In particular, applications for removing dust and ticks attached to a futon include a motor located inside and a motor for sucking air. A main body having a suction port formed at the rear for suction, a suction section formed at a front side for sucking foreign substances, and a foreign substance discharge port formed at the suction section; A vacuum cleaner having a structure including a suction hose connected to a discharge port and serving as a suction passage, and a brush connected to a suction unit and driven by a brush motor for hitting dust of the cloth and the cleaning unit is known. (Patent Document 1).

  In addition, an operation unit, a hose connected to the operation unit, and a hand pipe formed of a vacuum cleaner connection pipe connected to the hose are provided between the main body of the vacuum cleaner and the expansion / contraction pipe. There is also known a vacuum cleaner having a structure in which a pipe is connected between a hand pipe and a floor cleaning tool (see FIG. 24 of Patent Document 2).

JP 2009-61273 A JP 2013-22064 A

  However, the vacuum cleaner described in Patent Literature 1 requires a predetermined weight to maintain a predetermined suction force because the suction port and the vacuum cleaner main body are integrated, and a futon is required. When cleaning the like, a load is applied to the arm of the user.

  On the other hand, in the vacuum cleaner described in Patent Literature 2, the load applied to the arm of the user is reduced because the operation unit and the main body of the vacuum cleaner are connected by the hose. However, when the user is operating the operation unit with one hand and moving the surface to be cleaned, the hose is in contact with the surface to be cleaned such as a futon, so the operation of lifting the hose with the other hand is performed. And an operation of moving the position of the vacuum cleaner main body is required, and the cleaning operation is troublesome.

  The present invention is to solve the above-mentioned conventional problem, and even when the surface to be cleaned is a futon or the like, the hose connecting the cleaner main body and the suction device for the vacuum cleaner contacts the surface to be cleaned. It is an object of the present invention to provide a vacuum cleaner capable of preventing and improving the workability of a cleaning operation and cleaning the surface to be cleaned without dust adhering to the surface of the hose.

  In order to solve the conventional problem, an invention according to claim 1 includes a cleaner main body including a dust collecting chamber, an electric blower, a cleaner suction tool, the cleaner body and the cleaner suction. A hose unit for connecting the tool and the hose unit, wherein the hose unit has a hose and a substantially V-shaped connecting member provided at one end of the hose, and the connecting member is It is rotatably connected to the vacuum cleaner suction tool, the connecting member has a fixing portion for fixing the hose, an extension of the fixing portion to the hose side, It is characterized in that the connecting member is rotatable so as to move in a range parallel to or above the installation surface of the suction device for a vacuum cleaner.

The invention according to claim 1 includes a cleaner main body including a dust collecting chamber, an electric blower, a suction device for the cleaner, and a hose unit connecting the cleaner body and the suction device for the cleaner. An electric vacuum cleaner, wherein the hose unit has a hose, a connecting member A provided at one end of the hose, and a connecting member B provided at the other end, wherein the connecting member A is The cleaner has a fixing portion A for fixing the hose, and the connecting member B has a fixing portion B for fixing the hose while being connected to the cleaner main body. The main body and the vacuum cleaner suction tool each have a grip portion, and in the installed state, the grip portion of the vacuum cleaner suction tool is located below the fixing portion A, and the grip portion of the vacuum cleaner main body is It is characterized by being located above the fixing part B.

  Therefore, the fixing part A of the connecting member A provided at one end of the hose is located above the gripping part of the suction device for a vacuum cleaner, and the fixing part B of the connecting member B provided at the other end of the hose is cleaned. Since the hose is located below the gripping portion of the machine body, it is possible to prevent the hose from contacting a surface to be cleaned such as a futon, improving the workability of the cleaning work, and adhering to the hose surface. It is possible to clean the surface to be cleaned without dust.

The invention of claim 2 is characterized in that, in the invention of claim 1 or 2, the length of the exposed portion of the hose is in a range of 50 cm or more and 80 cm or less. Therefore, by limiting the length of the exposed portion of the hose to a predetermined length, it is possible to reliably prevent the hose from contacting a surface to be cleaned such as a futon.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, it is possible to prevent the hose from coming into contact with the surface to be cleaned such as a futon, thereby improving the workability of the cleaning operation, and cleaning the surface to be cleaned without dust adhering to the surface of the hose. can do.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, by limiting the length of the exposed portion of the hose to a predetermined length, it is possible to reliably prevent the hose from contacting a surface to be cleaned such as a futon.

A perspective view showing a vacuum cleaner according to the present invention. The top view which shows the vacuum cleaner which concerns on this invention. The figure which looked at the vacuum cleaner which concerns on this invention from the suction tool side for vacuum cleaners. (A) (b) Explanatory drawing which shows the connection state of the suction tool for vacuum cleaners, and a hose unit. Explanatory drawing which shows the use condition of the vacuum cleaner which concerns on this invention.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The present invention is not limited by the embodiment.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a vacuum cleaner according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a plan view of the same, and FIG. 3 is a view of the vacuum cleaner shown in FIG. 1 as viewed from a vacuum cleaner suction tool side. . The vacuum cleaner according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to these drawings. The vacuum cleaner 10 according to the present invention includes a cleaner main body 1 having a dust collection chamber (not shown), an electric blower, a cleaner suction tool 2, a cleaner main body 1, and a cleaner suction tool 2. And a hose unit 3 to be connected.

  The hose unit 3 has a hose 4 and a substantially U-shaped connecting member A5 provided at one end of the hose 4, and the connecting member A5 is rotatable with respect to the suction device 2 for the cleaner. It is connected to. The connecting member A5 has a fixing portion A6 for fixing the hose 4. The connecting member A5 is rotatable so that the extension line X of the fixing portion A6 toward the hose 4 moves in a range above the plane parallel to the installation surface of the cleaner suction device 2 (FIG. 3). reference).

  In addition, even when the extension line X of the fixing portion A6 to the hose 4 side is parallel to the installation surface of the vacuum cleaner suction tool 2, the hose 4 can be prevented from contacting a surface to be cleaned such as a futon. This case is also included in the present invention.

  Next, the hose unit 3 has a connecting member B7 provided at the other end of the hose 4, and the connecting member B7 has a fixing portion B8 for connecting the cleaner main body 1 and fixing the hose 4. are doing.

  The vacuum cleaner main body 1 and the vacuum cleaner suction tool 2 have grip portions 1a and 2a, respectively. When the vacuum cleaner 10 is installed (in use), the grip section of the vacuum cleaner suction tool 2 is used. 2a is located below the fixing portion A6, and the grip portion 1a of the cleaner body is located above the fixing portion B8. Thereby, the hose 4 can be prevented from contacting the surface to be cleaned such as the futon, and the workability of the cleaning operation can be improved.

  The length of the exposed portion of the hose 4 excluding the fixed portion A6 and the fixed portion B8 can be in a range of 50 cm or more and 80 cm or less. During cleaning, the length of the exposed portion of the hose 4 is most required when the cleaner main body 1 and the cleaner suction tool 2 are arranged side by side, that is, in the longitudinal direction of the gripping portion 1a of the cleaner main body 1 and the cleaner. The cleaner main body 1 is arranged such that the longitudinal direction of the grip 2a of the suction tool 2 is parallel, the connecting member B7 is on the front side of the cleaner main body 1, and the connecting member A5 is on the rear side of the cleaner suction tool 2. This is an arrangement in which the vacuum cleaner suction tools 2 are arranged side by side. The average shoulder width for men is about 45 cm, and the average shoulder width for women is about 40 cm. Therefore, in the above arrangement, when the cleaner 2 is moved back and forth with both hands as shown in FIG. 5, the length of the exposed portion of the hose 4 is 50 cm. It must be at least 80 cm. If the length of the exposed portion is less than 50 cm, the hose 4 is too short and it is difficult to move the vacuum cleaner suction tool 2 back and forth, and if it is more than 80 cm, the hose 4 is too long and comes into contact with the surface to be cleaned. Resulting in. In this manner, by limiting the length of the exposed portion of the hose 4 within this range, it is possible to reliably prevent the hose 4 from contacting the surface to be cleaned such as the futon when cleaning the futon or the like. In addition, the workability of the cleaning operation can be improved.

  4 (a) and 4 (b) are views of the vacuum cleaner suction tool viewed from the arrow C side shown in FIG. 1. FIG. 4 (a) shows the hose turned to the leftmost position on the drawing. FIG. 4B shows a state in which the hose is turned rightmost on the drawing. FIG. 5 shows a state where the user is using the vacuum cleaner according to the present invention. The usage of the vacuum cleaner according to the present invention will be described with reference to these drawings.

  The user of the vacuum cleaner 10 can perform cleaning by gripping the grip 2a of the vacuum cleaner suction tool 2 with one hand and the grip 1a of the cleaner main body 1 with the other hand. Since the cleaner body 1 can be placed on the surface to be cleaned or in the vicinity of the surface to be cleaned, the user does not need to always hold the grip portion 1a, and the cleaner suction device When the cleaner main body 1 is moved with the movement of 2, the gripper 1a may be gripped and the cleaner main body 1 may be moved.

  The connecting member A5 constituting the hose unit 3 has its rotation range set so that the hose 4 does not interfere with the arm of the user holding the holding portion 2a. That is, from the state in which the hose 4 shown in FIG. 4A is turned to the leftmost position in the drawing, the hose 4 shown in FIG. The drawing is set to the rightmost position in the drawing, and the turning range is set so that the hose 4 cannot be turned to the lower half side in the drawing.

  As described above, the vacuum cleaner 10 according to the present invention can prevent the hose 4 from contacting a surface to be cleaned such as a futon, and can prevent the hose 4 from interfering with the arm of the user holding the holding portion 2a. As a result, the workability of the cleaning operation can be further improved, and the surface to be cleaned can be cleaned without dirt adhering to the hose surface.

  INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The vacuum cleaner according to the present invention is mainly used as a vacuum cleaner for removing dust, mites and the like attached to a surface to be cleaned such as a futon.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Vacuum cleaner main body 1a, 2a Grasping part 2 Vacuum cleaner suction tool 3 Hose unit 4 Hose 5 Connecting member A
6 Fixed part A
7 Connecting member B
8 Fixed part B
10 Vacuum cleaner X extension line

Claims (2)

A vacuum cleaner body including a dust collection chamber and an electric blower,
Vacuum cleaner suction tool,
A vacuum cleaner having a hose unit that connects the cleaner body and the cleaner suction tool,
The hose unit has a hose, a connecting member A provided at one end of the hose, and a connecting member B provided at the other end,
The connecting member A is connected to the suction device for a vacuum cleaner and has a fixing portion A for fixing the hose,
The connecting member B is connected to the cleaner body and has a fixing portion B for fixing the hose.
The cleaner body and the cleaner suction tool each have a grip portion,
In the installation state, the gripping portion of the cleaner suction tool is located below the fixing portion A, and the gripping portion of the cleaner main body is located above the fixing portion B. Vacuum cleaner. The vacuum cleaner according to claim 1 , wherein the length of the exposed portion of the hose is in a range of 50 cm or more and 80 cm or less.

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