JPH049130A - Vacuum cleaner - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To supply an inexpensive vacuum cleaner without fixing parts like screws and to reduce time-consuming works on assembling, by fixing the first edge of a handle with a clamping structure. CONSTITUTION:A front case 3 forming a dust collecting chamber 14 in the inside is detachably fitted at the front face of the body case 2 having a partitioned body 11 at the opening of the front face and containing an electric fan 12. The front end 33 and rear end 35 of a handle 31 are fixed at the upper face of the body case 2. And, the front end 33 of the handle 31 is fitted at the recession 43 made on the body case 2 or the partitioned body 11 and the fixing part 34 equipped at the front end 33 is fitted with the fixed part 45 made at the recession 43 to hold between the body case 2 and the partitioned body 11. As a result, an inexpensive cleaner without fixing parts like screws can be obtained and time-consuming works on assembling can be reduced.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Object of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) The present invention relates to a vacuum cleaner, and particularly to a handle attachment structure.

(Prior Art) A conventional vacuum cleaner has a main body case 2 that houses an electric blower 1a inside, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, for example.
a, and a front case 4 having a dust collection chamber 38 formed therein, and the front case 4 having a dust collection filter 5 mounted thereon can be detachably attached to the front surface of the main body case 2a.

The main body case 2a consists of an upper case 6 and a lower case 7, and a handle 8 is provided at the front and rear of the upper surface of the upper case 6.
A recess 6a is formed for attaching the
The front and rear ends of the handle 8 are fitted into the respective recesses 6a of the case upper part 6, and screws 9 are screwed into the front and rear ends of the handle 8 from inside the case upper part 6 to fix the handle 8. I have to.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) As mentioned above, in the conventional vacuum cleaner, the main body case 21
Since the screws 9 are screwed into the front and rear ends of the nozzle 8 fitted on the top surface from inside the main case z1, the mounting position of the handle 8 is restricted to near the center of the main case 21. When holding the handle 8 with this main body case 21 alone, the weight balance in the front and rear direction is good, but when holding the nozzle 8 in normal use with the front case 4 attached to the front of the main case 2a. The front side is heavier (,
The overall weight balance in the front and back direction was poor, making the vacuum cleaner difficult to carry. In addition, if screws 9 are used to attach the handle 8, it becomes expensive and takes time to tighten the screws during assembly, so it is desirable that the number of screws 9 be small.

The present invention has been made in view of these points, and improves the overall longitudinal weight balance of the vacuum cleaner body with respect to the position of the handle when the front case is attached to the front of the main body case. Another object of the present invention is to provide a vacuum cleaner that can reduce the need for separate fixing members such as screws.

[Structure of the invention]

(Means for Solving the Problems) The invention of claim 1 includes a main body case in which a partition is attached to a front opening and an electric blower is housed inside, and a main body case that is detachably attached to the front surface of the main case and is collected inside. In a vacuum cleaner comprising a front case forming a dust chamber, and a handle whose front end and rear end are fixedly attached to the upper surface of the main body case, the front end of the handle is attached to the main body case or The wood fits into the recess provided in the partition, and the locking part provided at the front end of the partition is secured by the locked part provided in the recess, which is sandwiched between the main case and the partition. .

According to a second aspect of the invention, a fixing means for fixing the main body case and the partition body is provided near the clamping point at the front end of the handle.

(Function) In the invention of claim 1, by sandwiching and fixing the front end of the handle between the partition and the main body case, the mounting position of the front end of the handle is not restricted to the inside of the main body case. It is now possible to position it at the front of the case,
When the vacuum cleaner body is used with the front case attached to the front of the main body case and the nozzle is lifted by the hand, the overall weight balance of the vacuum cleaner body in the longitudinal direction relative to the position of the handle can be improved.

In the invention of claim 2, by fixing the partition and the main case in the vicinity of the clamping point at the front end of the handle, the front end of the handle can be more securely clamped between the partition and the main case. I'm trying to make it possible.

(Embodiment) Hereinafter, the configuration of an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5.

In the figure, ■ is the vacuum cleaner body, and this vacuum cleaner body 1 is:
It is composed of a main body case 2 and a front case 3 detachably attached to the front side of the main body case 2.

The main body case 2 has an open front opening, a partition 11 is attached to the front opening in a closed state, and an electric blower 12 is installed between the partition 11 and the inside of the main body case 2.
and a power cord winding device 13 are housed and held in parallel on the left and right.

The front case 3 has a dust collection chamber 14 formed with an opening at the rear.
A suction port 15 to which accessories such as a hose are connected is formed in the front to communicate with the dust collection chamber 14, and the dust collection chamber 1
A dust filter 16 is removably attached to the inner rear part of 4.

The partition body 11 has a front part 21 formed in a substantially planar shape.
The peripheral edge part 22 of the main body case 2 is fitted inside the front opening of the main body case 2, and the tips of the mounting bosses 23 are respectively protruded from the upper central position and the lower left and right sides near the handle mounting part 41, which will be described later, on the rear surface. is fitted into the tip of a mounting boss 24 protruding from the inside of the main body case 2, and a screw 25 serving as a fixing means inserted into the mounting boss 23 from the front is screwed into the mounting boss 24 and tightened to the main body case 2. The attachment is fixed. Furthermore, a slit-shaped ventilation port 26 is formed in the partition body 11 to correspond to the front surface of the electric blower 12 and communicate with the dust collection chamber 14, and a slit-shaped ventilation port 26 corresponding to the front surface of the power cord winding device 13 is formed. Projection 27 into which the front end of the cord reel enters
Further, a holding piece 29 having a holding hole 28 is provided protruding from the lower front surface.

Further, a /% handle 31 is attached to the upper surface of the main body case 2. This handle 31 has a handle portion 32 formed in a curved shape, and a front mounting portion 33 having a rectangular cross section is formed at the front end of the handle portion 32. A locking part 34 is protruded from the lower part of the surface, and a rear mounting part 35 having a rectangular cross section is formed at the rear end of the handle part 32. A locking piece 37 having a locking claw 36 at its tip that projects laterally from the side surface thereof is provided in a protruding manner, and fitting pieces 38 and 39 are provided in a protruding manner on the front and rear surfaces of the rear mounting portion 35, respectively. ing.

A handle attachment part 41 for attaching the front end of the handle 31 is formed in the upper center of the front surface of the partition body 11, and the handle attachment part 41 is located forward of the front face part 21 of the partition body 11. The mounting frame 42 has a projecting mounting frame 42, and the mounting frame 42 has an approximately rectangular recess 43 opened upwardly and rearward into which the front mounting portion 33 of the nozzle 31 is fitted. A locking groove 44 into which the locking portions 34 on the front and both sides of the handle 31 are fitted is formed at the lower front and lower left and right sides, respectively.
A locked portion 45 is formed on the upper side to be joined and locked to the upper surface of the locking portion 34 of the handle 31. Furthermore, a locking groove 46 that opens upward and a hook 47 that stands upright on the front side of the locking groove 4G are formed at the front end of the mounting frame 42.

Further, a handle attachment portion 51 for attaching the rear end portion of the nozzle 31 is formed on the rear side of the upper surface of the main body case 2'. The handle attachment portion 51 has a recess 52 opened upward and rearward in which the rear attachment portion 35 of the handle 31 is fitted into the main body case 2, and a recess 52 that forms the bottom, front, and left and right side surfaces of the recess 52. Locking holes 54 into which the locking claws 36 of the handle 31 are locked are formed on both left and right sides of the fitting frame 53.

The main body case 2 has rear wheels 61 rotatably attached to both left and right sides, and the front case 3 has a holder 63 rotatably attached to the lower surface thereof with a front wheel 62 rotatably attached thereto. A hooking piece 64 that fits into the holding hole 28 of the holding piece 29 of the partition body 11 is protruded from the lower surface of the rear end, and an opening 65 into which the front end of the handle 31 is fitted is formed on the upper surface.
A hook 67 is attached to the front side of this opening 65, and the hook 6G is removably engaged with the hook 47 of the partition j1.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be explained.

First, in order to assemble the handle 31 with the main body case 2, fit the rear attachment part 35 of the rear end of the handle 31 into the recess 52 of the handle attachment part 51 of the main body case 2, and The rear surface of the front mounting portion 33 of the main body case 2 is fitted into contact with the front end edge of the main body case 2.

The rear mounting portion 35 of the handle 31 fitted into the recess 52 of the main body case 2 is restricted from moving forward and in the left-right direction within the recess 52, and the lower surface of the fitting piece 38. It comes into contact with the bottom surface of the fitting frame 53 to restrict downward movement, and the locking pawl 36 locks into the locking hole 54 of the fitting frame 53 and is held in a state where upward movement is restricted. be done.

Subsequently, the peripheral edge portion 22 of the partition body 11 is fitted into the front opening of the main body case 2 to be attached. Note that an electric blower 12, a power cord winding device 13, and the like are housed inside the main body case 2.

At this time, the four parts 43 of the handle attachment part 41 of the partition body 11
Fit the front attachment part 33 of the handle 31 into the inside from the rear surface,
Insert the left and right locking parts 34 of the front mounting part 33 into the locking grooves 44 on both sides of the recess 43, and insert the front locking parts 34 of the front mounting part 33 into the front locking grooves 44 of the fourth part 43. The front mounting portion 33 is inserted between the front edge of the recess 43 and the front edge of the main case 2 .

The front mounting portion 33 of the handle 31 fitted into the recess 43 of the handle mounting portion 41 of the partition 11
1 and the front edge of the main body case 2 to restrict movement in the front-rear direction, and the recess 43 restricts movement in the left-right direction. The lower surface of the mounting portion 33 contacts the bottom surface of the mounting frame 42 to restrict downward movement, and the locking portions 34 of the front mounting portion 33 are locked to the locked portions 45 of the recess to prevent upward movement. Movement is restricted and held in these restricted states.

Next, remove the screws 2 from the front of each mounting boss 23 of the partition 11.
5 is inserted and screwed onto the mounting boss 24 of the main body case 2, and the partition body 11 is tightened and fixed on the front surface of the main body case 2.

As described above, both the front end and the rear end of the handle 31 can be easily attached to the main body case 2 side without using separate fixing members such as screws. Also, handle 3
Since the partition body 11 and the main body case 2 are fixed with screws 25 near the clamping point at the front end of the handle 31
The front end portion of the front end can be more securely clamped and fixed between the partition body 11 and the main body case 2.

Next, to attach the front case 3 containing the dust filter 16 to the front of the main case 2, pull the hook 64 on the lower side of the front case 3 into the holding hole 28 of the holding piece 29 of the partition 11. After hanging, move the upper side of the front case 3 closer to the front of the main case 2, and then hook 67 on the top of the front case 3.
The hook portion 66 is formed on the front end of the mounting frame 42.
Attach to 7. In addition, in order to remove the front case 3 from the main case 2, remove the claw part 66 of the hook 67 from the catch claw 47 of the mounting frame 42, and then attach the upper side of the front case 3 to the main case 2.
Then, the front case 3 is pulled diagonally forward and the hook piece 64 on the lower side of the front case 3 is removed from the holding hole 28 of the holding piece 29 of the partition body 11.

When the front case 3 is attached to the front surface of the main body case 2, the front end of the handle 31 is located in the front part of the front case 3 in front of the front surface of the main case 2, as shown in FIG. When the vacuum cleaner main body is lifted by the handle 31, the overall weight balance of the vacuum cleaner main body in the front and back direction with respect to the position of the handle 31 is good, and it is easy to carry.

In the above embodiment, the recess 43 into which the front end of the handle 31 fits is provided in the partition 11, but the recess may be provided on the main body case 2 side.

〔Effect of the invention〕

According to the invention of claim 1, since the front end of the handle is clamped and fixed between the partition and the main body case, the mounting position of the front end of the handle is not restricted to the inside of the main body case and can be attached to the main body case. It can be positioned at the front, and when used with the front case attached to the front of the main body case, it can be positioned at the front.
When you pick it up by the handle, the weight of the vacuum cleaner body is well balanced in the front and back direction relative to the position of the handle.
It is easy to carry, and since the front end of the needle is fixed by a clamping structure,
There is no need for additional fixing members such as screws, making it possible to reduce the cost and the effort required during assembly.

According to the invention of claim 2, by fixing the partition and the main body case with the fixing means in the vicinity of the clamping point of the front end of the handle, the front end of the knob can be tightened between the partition and the main case. It can be securely clamped and fixed.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing an embodiment of the vacuum cleaner of the present invention;
Figure 2 is a front view of the main body case, Figure 3 (a) is a side view of the handle, Figure 3 (b) is its bottom view, Figure 4 (a) is a cross-sectional view of a part of the partition, and Figure 4 (a) is a sectional view of a part of the partition. 4(b) is a plan view thereof, FIG. 5 is a side view of the vacuum cleaner, FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the conventional vacuum cleaner in an exploded state, and FIG. 7 is a sectional view of its main body case. 2. Main case, 3. Front case, 11. Partition body, 12. Electric blower, 14. Dust collection chamber, 25. Screw as fixing means, 31. /% bundle, 34. - Locking part, 43... recessed part, 45... locked part. (b) 1 kasuri [

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) A main case with a partition attached to the front opening and an electric blower stored inside; a front case that is removably attached to the front of the main case and has a dust collection chamber inside;
In the vacuum cleaner, the vacuum cleaner includes a handle whose front end and rear end are fixedly attached to the upper surface of the main body case, wherein the front end of the handle fits into a recess provided in the main body case or the partition. Also, a vacuum cleaner characterized in that the locking part provided at the front end of the vacuum cleaner is locked by a locked part provided in the recess, and the vacuum cleaner is held between the main body case and the partition. (2) The vacuum cleaner according to claim 1, further comprising a fixing means for fixing the main body case and the partition body near the clamping point at the front end of the handle.