JPH03267032A - Electric cleaner - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To increase a workability and an efficiency of a cleaning work by using a stationary cleaner and a portable cleaner with selective combination according to the scale of the cleaning work. CONSTITUTION:A stationary cleaner 2 provided with a dust collecting chamber 7 collecting dust by a suction fan 6 driven by the commercial electric source and a portable cleaner 3 having the combined suction tolls as a unit equipped with the dust collecting chamber 25 collecting dust by a suction fan 23 and put in a housing 4. And a suction hose 8 collecting dust by suction of air within the dust collecting chamber 25 of the portable cleaner 3 by the suction fan 6 of the stationary cleaner 2 is attachably detachably equipped in the dust collecting chamber 25 of the potable cleaner 3 and the dust collecting chamber 7 of the stationary cleaner 2. That is, the stationary cleaner and the portable cleaner are selectively used in accordance with the scale of cleaning works to increase the workability and the working efficiency of cleaning works.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Object of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) The present invention relates to a vacuum cleaner, and in particular, to improve workability by combining a stationary cleaner and a portable cleaner. Regarding a new vacuum cleaner.

(Prior Art) In general, vacuum cleaners used at home include portable vacuum cleaners that can be carried around and central cleaners that are installed indoors.

This portable cleaner is provided with an intake fan, a dust collection chamber, and a suction hose in the cleaner body, and is also removably provided with a suction tool for guiding dust to the dust collection chamber.

On the other hand, for Sen 1 ~ Ral Cleaner, is it installed in the main body housing or indoors? -J, and the main body housing is provided with an intake fan driven by a commercial power source and a dust collection chamber. An intake pipe is arranged from the dust collection chamber to each room, and a flexible suction hose of a predetermined length is detachably connected to this intake pipe, thereby connecting the suction device and the dust collection chamber of the housing. It is composed of

Therefore, with portable cleaners, the main body or reach was moved to vacuum the room while cleaning. This portable cleaner has an intake fan that is driven by commercial power, so it has relatively good suction power, and is most commonly used in households.

On the other hand, in the case of a stationary central cleaner,
Since an intake fan and a dust collection chamber are provided within the main body housing, it has become popular in general households in recent years because it is possible to clean the room by simply moving the suction device and the intake hose.

(Problem to be Solved by the Invention) By the way, in a portable cleaner, if the electric motor for driving the intake fan is set to a predetermined size, the dust suction power can be increased to a desired value. However, since this electric motor is built into the cleaner body, the overall weight increases, casters, etc. must be attached to the cleaner body, and the cleaner has to be pulled by the suction hose during cleaning, making cleaning difficult. There was a problem that it was difficult to remove.

On the other hand, in the case of a stationary central cleaner, an intake fan and a dust collection chamber are installed in the main body housing installed under the floor, etc., and a suction hose is connected to the intake pipe installed in each room. A suction device is connected to the end of a hose to clean the interior of a room, and its installation requires construction work, which is not easy and is expensive. Further, the suction tool is completely separated from the main body housing, and there is a problem in the storage location of the suction tool.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a vacuum cleaner with superior workability compared to conventional vacuum cleaners.

[Structure of the invention] (Means for solving the problem) In order to solve the above problem, the first invention of the present invention provides a dust collection chamber in which dust is collected by an intake fan driven by a commercial power source in the housing. In addition to configuring a stationary cleaner,
A portable cleaner integrated with a suction device is provided with a dust collection chamber that collects dust using an intake fan, and the stationary cleaner intake fan is used to connect the dust collection chamber of the portable cleaner and the dust collection chamber of the stationary cleaner. The structure includes a removable intake hose that sucks air into the dust collection chamber of the portable cleaner and collects dust.

Furthermore, a second aspect of the present invention is configured such that the housing of the stationary cleaner is provided with a storage section for storing the portable cleaner.

(Function) With the above configuration, in the first invention, normal cleaning work is performed using a small portable cleaner, and for large-scale cleaning work, the intake hose of the stationary cleaner is connected to the portable cleaner.
The powerful suction power of a stationary cleaner allows for serious cleaning. Therefore, work efficiency can be improved by selectively using a stationary cleaner or a portable cleaner depending on the scale of cleaning work.

Further, in the second invention, since the housing of the stationary cleaner is provided with a storage section for storing the portable cleaner, when cleaning is completed, the portable cleaner can be stored in the storage section. , there is no need to store the portable cleaner separately.

(Example) Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 1, this vacuum cleaner 1 mainly includes a stationary cleaner 2 and a cordless cleaner 3 as a portable cleaner. This stationary cleaner 2 has a housing 4 installed indoors, for example, and inside this housing 4 is a motor 5 driven by a commercial power source,
An intake fan 6 is provided which is rotated by the motor 5 and generates suction force. Since this motor 5 is driven by a commercial power source, it has a larger output than the motor of the cordless cleaner 3 (described later). Further, a dust collection chamber 7 is attached to the upstream side of the intake fan 6, and an intake hose 8 is attached to this dust collection chamber 7. on the other hand,
An exhaust duct 9 is attached to the downstream side of the intake fan 6 for exhausting indoor air that has passed through the intake fan 6 to the outside.

In addition, the bagging 4 has an opening/closing door 4 for opening the dust collection chamber 7.
A is provided. The dust collecting chamber 7 may be configured to directly store the collected dust in the dust collecting chamber 7, or may be configured to removably house a paper pack which also serves as a filter.

Further, the intake hose 8 is connected to the housing 4 as shown in the figure.
It consists of a flexible hose that is long enough to clean the room in which it is installed.

On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the cordless cleaner 3 has a portable main body gauging 15, and an internally hollow handle portion 16 is integrally formed in the upper part of the main body gauging 15. . The handle portion 16 has an upper end bent horizontally, and a grip portion 17.
is formed.

A filter 24 is provided inside the main body casing 15, and a dust collection chamber 25 is formed in the lower part of the filter 24, and a drive part in which an intake fan 23 and a motor 22 are housed is formed in the upper part on the opposite side. An exhaust hole 26 is formed in the main body gauging 15 that partitions this drive section. Further, a storage battery 19 for driving the motor 22 is housed in a hollow portion of the handle portion 16. Further, a power switch 18 for operating the motor 22 is provided on the grip portion 17 of the handle portion 16. Further, the handle portion 16 is provided with an exposed charging terminal 20 for charging the storage battery 19.

On the other hand, a suction pipe 21 extending downward into the dust collection chamber 25
The suction pipe 21 is removably provided with a suction tool 40 which is formed so that the suction port 41 is in direct contact with the floor or the like which is the surface to be cleaned. This suction tool 4
A rotating brush or the like will be installed in the suction port 41 of GJ. In addition, the suction tool 40 is provided with a suction pipe 21a to expand and contract the length of the suction pipe 21, and is connected to the suction pipe 21 of the main body gauging 15 by overlapping the suction pipe 21a. A tightening screw 21b is provided for fixing the screw.

Further, the dust collection chamber 25 is provided with an exhaust port 27 to which the intake hose 8 of the stationary cleaner 2 is connected. This exhaust port is provided with a check valve 28 for opening the dust collection chamber 25 by the suction force of the intake fan 6 when the above-mentioned intake hose 8 is connected, and communicating it with the dust collection chamber 7 of the central cleaner 2. There is.

This check valve 28 is configured to close the exhaust port 27 by a spring force when the intake hose 8 is not connected.

Further, as shown in FIG. 5, a ventilation valve 34 is provided downstream of the filter 24 of the cordless cleaner 3 to close the dust collection chamber 25 and the driving section when the check valve 28 is opened. Specifically, a lattice-shaped frame 32 is provided on the drive unit side of the filter 24, and the exhaust from the dust collection chamber 25 is configured to flow through ventilation holes 33 between the lattice-shaped frames 32. , these lattice frames 32 are provided with a ventilation valve 34 pivoted at one end by a hinge. Therefore, this ventilation valve 34 is connected to each intake fan 23.
When the dust collecting chamber 25 is driven, the suction force causes the dust collection chamber 25 to turn toward the driving section and open. on the other hand,
When the intake port 8 is connected to the exhaust port 27, the ventilation valve 34 closes the ventilation port 33.

Next, as shown in FIG. 1, the housing 4 of the stationary cleaner 2 is recessed in the front to form a housing portion 1o in which the cordless cleaner 3 is housed. This storage section 10 is formed so as to store the cordless cleaner 3 by engaging the suction tool 40 and the main body casing 15 of the cordless cleaner 3 with the suction pipe 21 constituting a part of the suction tool 40 being contracted. . That is, the recessed portion 10a that engages the suction tool 4o and the main body casing 15 is enlarged.

A recessed portion 1ob in which the handle portion 16 and suction pipe 21 of the cordless cleaner 3 are housed is provided with a hook/power supply terminal 11 and a hook lla for gripping the charging terminal 2o provided on the handle portion 16 and connecting it to a commercial power source. It is being

This power supply terminal 11 is connected to a power supply circuit 14 of the stationary cleaner 2 shown in FIG. A charging circuit 37 connected to is formed. This charging circuit 37' includes a transformer 35 that changes the voltage of a commercial power supply, a full-wave rectifier 39 that converts alternating current to direct current, and the like. At this time, if a quick charging method is adopted as the charging circuit, an overcharge prevention circuit will be provided.

In addition, when the body gauging 15 of the cordless cleaner 3 is fitted into the recessed part 10a forming the storage part 10 and stored, dust is collected from the dust collection chamber 25 into the dust collection chamber 25 of the stationary cleaner 2. A dust collecting means 13 is provided for collecting dust by suction.

This dust collecting means 13 is constructed as shown in FIG.
Specifically, an intake port 12 is provided in the recess 10a and connected to the exhaust port 27 of the cordless cleaner 3.

A branch pipe 8 a branched from an intake hose 8 connected to a dust collection chamber 25 of the stationary cleaner 2 is connected to this intake port 12 . Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the exhaust port 27 is formed smaller than the inner diameter of the intake port 12, so that when the cordless cleaner 3 is stored in the storage section 10 of the stationary cleaner 2, the exhaust port 27 is It is fitted and connected to be inserted into the port 12, and a check valve 28 provided at the exhaust port 27 is configured to be opened by the suction force of the stationary cleaner 2.

Two opening/closing contacts for driving the intake fan 6 of the stationary cleaner 2 are provided at the intake port 12 and the exhaust port 27. Specifically, contact pieces 12a and 12b connected to the power supply circuit 14 are provided on the intake port 12, and a movable piece 31 for opening and closing the contact pieces 12a and 12b is formed in a ring shape on the outer periphery of the exhaust port 27. The power supply circuit 14 is configured to be driven by fitting the exhaust port 27 into the intake port 12 .

A timer 35 is disposed between the opening/closing contact 29 and the motor 5, and after the exhaust port 27 is fitted to the intake port 12, a timer 35 is provided between the opening/closing contact 29 and the motor 5. The motor 5 is configured to be driven for a period of time necessary for the collected dust to be suctioned and collected into the dust collection chamber 25 in the stationary cleaner 2. In addition, in the figure, 36 is an open/close switch for turning on/off the power supply circuit 2.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be explained.

First, when performing full-scale indoor cleaning using the central cleaner 2, remove the cordless cleaner 3 from the storage section 10 of the housing 4, connect the intake hose 8 to its exhaust port 27, and connect the switch 3 of the power supply circuit 14 to the Collect dust directly from the dust collection chamber 25 of the cordless cleaner 3 into the dust collection chamber 7 of the stationary cleaner 2 by turning on and driving the intake fan 6 to move the suction tool 40 along the floor surface etc. This can be achieved by In this way, when the cordless cleaner 3 is used as a suction tool for the stationary cleaner 2, the power switch 18 is kept in the OFF state. Next, when performing simple cleaning or when there is a limit to the length of the intake hose 8, remove the intake hose from the cordless cleaner 3 and
4 is turned off, and the power switch 18 of the cordless cleaner 3 is turned on.
2 is driven, a suction force is generated by the suction fan 23, and dust is collected from the suction device 40 into the dust collection chamber 25. After the cordless cleaner 3 finishes cleaning in this way, the main body of the cordless cleaner 3 is stored in the storage part 10, and the power supply terminal 11 of the recessed part 10b is connected to the charging terminal 20 of the handle part 16, so that it can be charged from a commercial power source. The storage battery 19 will be automatically charged via the circuit 14. Therefore, when the cordless cleaner 3 is housed in the housing 4 of the stationary cleaner 2, it is always charged, and the cordless cleaner 3
This has the advantage of not causing insufficient charging.

Also, by storing the cordless cleaner 3 in the storage section 10 of the stationary cleaner 2, the exhaust port 27 is connected to the intake port 12.
The dust collected by the dust collection means 13 in the dust collection chamber 25 of the cordless cleaner 3 is automatically collected into the dust collection chamber 7 of the stationary cleaner 2, and the dust collected in the dust collection chamber 25 of the cordless cleaner 3 is connected to will be kept in a clean state at all times.

On the other hand, the intake fan 6 of the stationary cleaner 2 is driven, and the indoor air that has not passed through the dust collection chamber 7 is exhausted outside through the exhaust duct 9 while cooling the motor 5 and power supply circuit 14. , when connecting the intake hose 8 to the cordless cleaner 3 for cleaning, and when cleaning the cordless cleaner 3
When collecting dust from the dust collection chamber, the air that passes through the dust collection chamber is released outside, keeping the interior of the room being cleaned in a clean state, which is excellent for hygiene. There is.

[Effect of the invention] According to the present invention, the following excellent effects are achieved.

(1) Since it is possible to organically combine a portable cleaner and a stationary cleaner, it is possible to improve workability and improve the efficiency of cleaning work. Furthermore, it becomes possible to achieve miniaturization as a whole.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a circuit diagram showing a power supply circuit provided in a stationary cleaner of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a diagram of a portable cleaner of the present invention. A sectional view, FIG. 4 is an enlarged sectional view of the exhaust port in FIG. 3,
FIG. 5 is a partially enlarged sectional view of the filter of FIG. 3. In the figure, 1 is a vacuum cleaner, 2 is a stationary cleaner, 3 is a portable cleaner, 4 is a housing, 6.23 is an intake fan, and 7
．． 25 is a dust collection chamber, 8 is an intake hose, 10 is a storage section, 40
is a suction device.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A stationary cleaner having a dust collection chamber for collecting dust with an intake fan driven by a commercial power source in the housing, and a suction chamber having a dust collection chamber for collecting dust with an intake fan. An integrated portable cleaner is configured, and an intake fan of the stationary cleaner sucks air into the dust collection chamber of the portable cleaner and a dust collection chamber of the stationary cleaner to collect the dust. A vacuum cleaner characterized by a removable suction hose that removes dust. 2. The vacuum cleaner according to claim 1, wherein the housing of the stationary cleaner is provided with a storage section for storing a portable cleaner.