JPH03222928A - Vacuum cleaner - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To easily and firmly carry a cleaner with a simple construction for providing ease of use by providing pipe holders which project upward on both sides of the upper face of the cleaner main body and hold two pipes free to slide. CONSTITUTION:Pipe holders 37, which project upward on both sides of the upper faces of a main body upper member 31 and a main body lower member 16, are provided to hold pipes 18 free to slide between them. When a handle 26 is pushed down for the purpose of putting a cleaner away, the lower face of the handle 26 comes in contact with the upper faces of the pipe holders 37 and the cleaner becomes compact as a whole with an opening 38 formed. Therefore, the whole cleaner can be easily raised and carried with a hand by putting fingers into the opening 38.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vacuum cleaner that is used in general households and has a handle body formed of a retractable pipe and a handle on its upper part.

2. Description of the Related Art A vacuum cleaner having a conventional handle body generally has a structure as shown in FIG. The configuration will be explained below with reference to FIG.

Reference numeral 1 denotes a main body incorporating an electric blower (not shown) and a dust collection chamber (not shown), 2 a handle body composed of a handle 3 and a pipe 4, and the pipe 4 is attached to the main body 1 so as to be freely retractable. has been done. A stopper button 5 provided on the upper front surface of the main body 1 is used to fix the pipe 4 at an arbitrary position. 6 is a floor suction device attached to the lower part of the main body 1.

When storing the vacuum cleaner after cleaning, the handle body 2 is completely pushed down, making the whole vacuum cleaner compact and easy to store.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention With such conventional vacuum cleaners, when carrying the main body during storage, the user must hold the handle 3, making it extremely unstable and difficult to carry. Also, as a conventional example, there is a device that has a lowering hand (not shown) on the back side of the main body 1, but if you try to provide a lowering hand separately, the structure becomes complicated and the main body 1
There were problems such as the space in the internal dust collection chamber (not shown) being partially lost.

Means for Solving the Problems A first means of the present invention for solving the above problems is to provide a floor suction device in the lower part of the vacuum cleaner main body that has a built-in electric blower and a dust collection chamber, and to A vacuum cleaner is provided with a handle body constituted by a handle and two pipes, and a pipe holding part for slidably holding the two pipes is provided on both sides of the upper surface of the vacuum cleaner main body. It is provided more protrudingly.

A second means is that the pipe holder is provided so as to protrude from both sides of the lower surface of the handle.

Operation In the first means of the present invention, when the handle body is completely pushed down during storage, the lower surface of the handle comes into contact with the upper end of the pipe holder provided protruding from the upper surface of the main body, thereby making contact with the pipe holders on both sides. An opening is formed with the lower surface of the handle. By setting the size of the opening to fit a hand or fingers, the main body can be easily lifted, making it extremely easy to carry.

Also, according to the second means, when the handle body is completely pushed down, an opening is formed by the pipe holding portions protruding from both sides of the lower surface of the handle and the upper surface of the main body, and an effect similar to that of the first means can be obtained. I can do it.

EXAMPLE Below, an example of the present invention will be described. This will be explained with reference to FIG.

In the figure, 16 is a lower body member that houses an electric blower (not shown), and 17 is a pipe holder that holds a pipe 18 so as to be freely retractable. Numeral 19 is a gasket that prevents dust from entering the lower member of the main body, and is fitted onto the outer periphery of the pipe 18.

Pin 21 for arbitrarily setting the protruding and retracting position of the pipe 18
is attached to the stopper button 20 via an E-ring 22. The spring 23 is held by the pipe holder 17 so as to always urge the stopper button 20 outward from the main body. The pipe 18 has a positioning hole 2 into which the pin 21 fits.
4 are provided in several places, making it possible to fix it at a fixed position. A screw 25 for preventing removal is provided at one end of the pipe 18. The other end of the pipe 18 is fixed between the upper handle member 27 and the lower handle member 28, and then fixed with screws 29. 2
6 is a handle formed by an upper handle member 27 and a lower handle member 28.

Pipe holder 17, pipe 18, stopper button 2
0, the handle 26 and the gasket 19 are fixed as one unit to the main body upper member 31 with screws 3Q. The lower body member 16 and the upper body member 31 are connected to the filter 32. Tight Packkin 33
, are connected by a screw 35 via a main body switch 34. 36 is a dust collection box lid. Pipe holding portions 37 for slidably holding the pipe 18 are provided on both sides of the upper surfaces of each of the upper body member 31 and the lower body member 16 so as to protrude upward.

In the above configuration, when the handle 26 is pushed down for the purpose of storage or the like, the lower surface of the handle 26 and the upper surface of the pipe holding part 36 come into contact, making the entire cleaner compact and at the same time forming the opening 38. By inserting a finger into this opening 38, the entire vacuum cleaner (not shown) can be easily lifted and carried.

Next, another embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4. The basic configuration is the same as the first means, but the pipe holding section 37 is disposed on substantially the same plane as the central section 39. On the other hand, pipe holding portions 41 are provided on both sides of the lower surface of the handle 26 so as to protrude from the center portion 40 of the lower surface of the handle 26.

To explain the operation in the above configuration, when the handle 26 is pushed down during storage, the knob holding part 41 provided on the handle 26
The lower end surface and the upper end surface of the pipe holder 37 provided on each of the lower body member 16 and the upper body member 29 come into contact, and at the same time an opening 42 is formed.By inserting a finger into this opening 42, the entire vacuum cleaner can be opened. (not shown) can be easily lifted and carried.

Effects of the Invention As is clear from the above embodiments, according to the present invention, an opening is formed by pressing down on the handle during storage, which can be used as a hanging handle, without providing a special hanging handle, and can be used reliably. It is easy to hold and carry, which further improves usability. According to the first means, since the pipe holding part 36 is provided to protrude from the upper and lower members of the main body, bending stress is always applied diagonally downward during cleaning, so it is necessary to sufficiently reinforce the pipe holding part 36. According to the second method, this is not necessary.

As mentioned above, the vacuum cleaner can be easily and reliably carried with a simple configuration without the need for a special hanging flat part.
The usability of the layer can be improved.

In this embodiment, a protruding pipe holding portion is provided on the handle side or the main body side, but the same effect can be obtained by forming a protruding pipe holding portion and providing an opening on each of the handle side and the main body side. Needless to say.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of essential parts of a vacuum cleaner according to an embodiment of the present invention;
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Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) An electric vacuum cleaner with a built-in electric blower and a dust collection chamber, a floor suction device at the bottom, and a handle body consisting of a handle and two pipes at the top of the vacuum cleaner body. A vacuum cleaner, wherein a pipe holding part for slidably holding the two pipes is provided to protrude from both sides of the upper surface of the vacuum cleaner main body. (2) The vacuum cleaner according to claim 1, wherein pipe holding portions are provided to protrude from both sides of the lower surface of the handle.