JPH05184508A - Vacuum cleaner - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To make the vacuum cleaner easily portable at the time of cleaning, and at the time of carrying a cleaner main body to a cleaning place and a containing place. CONSTITUTION:In the upper part of a cleaner main body 11, a grip part 13 is provided. The grip part 13 is provided with an operating grip part 52 at the time of cleaning, and a carrying grip part 53 at the time of carrying. The operating grip part 52 is provided so as to become horizontal, when the cleaner main body 11 is inclined at the time of cleaning. The carrying grip part 53 is provided so that it faces the upper part, and also, is positioned on a centroidal line of the cleaner main body 11, and becomes horizontal, when the cleaner main body 11 is set in a vertical attitude. In such a way, at any time of the time of cleaning and the time of carrying, the grip part 13 can be held horizontal, and it is easily holdable.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vertical vacuum cleaner such as a stick type vacuum cleaner.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as an electric vacuum cleaner of this type, as shown in FIG. 6, for example, a vacuum cleaner main body 1 having a built-in electric blower, a dust collecting chamber and the like is provided, and the vacuum cleaner main body 1 is provided with a vacuum cleaner. A suction port body 2 communicating with the dust chamber is provided, and an operating body 4 having a grip portion 3 is provided on the upper portion of the cleaner body 1 so as to project therefrom.

At the time of cleaning, the cleaner body 1 is placed in an inclined posture in which the suction port body 2 is in front and the operating body 4 is rearward,
By grasping the handle portion 3 of the operation body 4 by hand and moving the cleaner body 1 in the front-back direction, the suction port body 2 on the cleaning surface is moved to perform cleaning.

[0004]

By the way, in the conventional electric vacuum cleaner, the handle portion 3 is located outside the extension of the upper end of the cleaner body 1 in the longitudinal direction, that is, in the vertical posture of the cleaner body 1. The handle portion 3 is provided at a position displaced from the center of gravity to the outside, and the shape of the handle portion 3 is formed so that the cleaner body 1 is substantially horizontal in an inclined posture during cleaning so that it can be easily held during cleaning. ..

However, when the cleaner body 1 is carried to a cleaning place or a storage place, the cleaner body 1 is held in a vertical posture and carried by the handle portion 3, but the cleaner body 1 is positioned relative to the position of the handle portion 3. Since the position of the center of gravity of the cleaner is displaced, the center of gravity of the cleaner body 1 tends to wander when the center of gravity of the cleaner body 1 moves below the handle portion 3, and the wandering of the cleaner body 1 is suppressed to maintain a vertical posture. In the end, it requires a lot of power and is difficult to carry.

Moreover, since the handle portion 3 is inclined when the vacuum cleaner body 1 is carried in a vertical posture, it is difficult to hold and lift it by hand, which is also difficult to carry.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and provides an electric vacuum cleaner which is easy to carry when cleaning and is easy to carry when carrying the cleaner body to a cleaning place or a storage place. The purpose is to do.

[0008]

According to the present invention, there is provided an electric vacuum cleaner having a handle portion at a longitudinal upper end of a cylindrical cleaner body having an electric blower and a dust collecting chamber. A carrying handle part which is substantially horizontal corresponding to the position on the center of gravity line in the vertical posture of the machine body, and an operating handle part which is inclined with respect to the carrying handle part are provided.

[0009]

According to the present invention, since the carrying handle is on the center of gravity of the cleaner body when the carrying handle is grasped by hand and the cleaner body is carried, the vacuum cleaner is oriented in the lifting direction of the carrying handle. The center of gravity of the main unit is the same, and the vertical position is kept stable without the wobbling of the vacuum cleaner body, making it easy to carry. Moreover, since the portion of the carrying handle that can be gripped by the hand is substantially horizontal, it is possible to secure a sense of stability when gripped and lifted by the hand, and easy to carry. When the cleaner body is tilted during cleaning, the operating handle is horizontal and easy to hold.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The structure of an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

In the figure, reference numeral 11 denotes a cleaner body, which is a substantially cylindrical side surface portion 12, an upper portion of the side surface portion 12 having a substantially annular grip portion 13,
A case (15) having a flat bottom surface (14) at the bottom of the side surface (12) is provided, and a partition wall (17) having a lattice hole (16) is provided in the case (15).
Thus, the dust collection chamber 18 is partitioned and formed in the upper part, and the electric blower chamber 19 is partitioned and formed in the lower part.

In the dust collecting chamber 18, a suction port 22 is provided above the inner wall 21.
Is provided, and dust collecting bag holders 23 are provided on the upper and lower inner edges facing the suction port 22, and the mouth frame 25 of the dust collecting bag 24 is detachably held by the dust collecting bag holder 23. ing. The dust bag 24 is appropriately replaced through an opening 27 opened from a lid 26 that is openably and closably provided on one side of the case 15. A filter 28 that covers the lattice holes 16 is attached to the upper side of the partition wall 17.

In the electric blower chamber 19, an electric blower 31 is provided with a plurality of support walls 32, 33, 34, and holding members 35, 36 made of rubber.
Is supported through. In this electric blower 31, the intake side is communicated with the dust collection chamber 18 through the lattice hole 16, the exhaust side is communicated with the exhaust port (not shown) provided on the side surface of the case 15 through the electric blower chamber 19, and the intake side and the exhaust side are connected. Is airtightly partitioned by an annular holding member 35.

A cord reel 38 for winding the power cord 37 is rotatably arranged below the electric blower 31.

Further, an insertion pipe 42 provided at one end of the hose 41 is connected to the suction port 22 through an annular packing 43, and the insertion pipe 42 and the mouth frame of the dust bag 24 are packed by the packing 43. twenty five
And are communicated airtight. The insertion pipe 42 is held in the case 15 by a hose cover 44, and the other end of the hose 41 is provided with a tapered connection pipe 45 whose inner diameter on the tip side increases.

A concave portion 46 into which the hose 41 is fitted and arranged is formed on the side surface of the case 15 along the vertical direction, and a projection portion 47 which vertically penetrates and opens at the lower portion of the concave portion 46 is integrally provided. ing. A fixed pipe 48 is fixed to the projecting portion 47, and the fixed pipe 48 is disposed in the projecting portion 47 and has a connecting pipe portion 48a having substantially the same shape as the connecting pipe 45 and projecting above the projecting portion 47. Connection pipe part 48 that is installed and has the connection pipe 45 fitted and connected to the outside
b and are provided.

The position of the center of gravity of the cleaner main body 11 in the vertical posture is substantially on the central axis of the electric blower 31.

The handle portion 13 is formed in a substantially annular shape having an opening portion 51 inside, and is located facing upward when the cleaner body 11 is in an inclined posture at the time of cleaning shown in FIG. An operating handle portion 52 is provided whose upper and lower surfaces to be gripped are substantially horizontal, and when the cleaner body 11 is in a vertical posture during transportation shown in FIG. 1, it faces upward and is on the center of gravity line of the cleaner body 11. A carrying handle portion 53, which is positioned and whose upper and lower surfaces to be gripped by the hands are substantially horizontal, is continuously provided. Further, a seesaw-type switch 54 for turning on / off the electric blower 31 is arranged at a position near the case 15 on the surface of the operating handle 52.

A hooking portion 56 having a recess 55 is provided on the side surface of the case 15 opposite to the connection side of the hose 41 so as to project therefrom.

Next, 61 is an extension pipe, and a fixed pipe 48 is provided at the upper end.
A connecting portion 62 having substantially the same shape as the connecting pipe portion 48b inserted and fitted and connected to the inside of the connecting pipe portion 48a is provided, and a connecting portion 63 having substantially the same shape as the connecting pipe 45 is provided at the lower end. .. Further, a hook member 65 having a hook 64 hooked in the recess 55 of the hook portion 56 is attached to an intermediate portion of the extension pipe 61.

Next, 71 is a suction port body, which is provided with a suction chamber 73 opening to the lower surface of a wide case 72, and front wheels 74 are rotatably provided near both front ends of the suction chamber 73. The brush 75 is provided on the rear side of the suction chamber 73. Further, a communication pipe 76 that communicates with the suction chamber 73 is rotatably connected to the rear portion of the case 72, and a connection portion of the extension pipe 61 is connected to the communication pipe 76.
A connecting portion 77 that is inserted inside the 63 and is connected to the fitting is provided.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described.

First, when using as a stick type vacuum cleaner, as shown in FIG. 3, the connection pipe 45 of the hose is connected to the connection pipe portion 48b of the fixed pipe 48, and the extension pipe 61 is connected.
Connection part 62 of the fixed pipe 48 to the connection pipe part 48a of the fixed pipe 48, the connection part 77 of the suction port body 71 to the connection part 63 of the extension pipe 61, and the dust collection chamber 18 of the cleaner body 11 and the suction port body. Communicate with 71.

At the time of cleaning, the vacuum cleaner body 11 is tilted backward with the suction port body 71 facing forward, and in this tilted posture, the operating handle portion 52 facing upward is grasped with a hand and moved forward and backward. By doing so, the suction port body 71 on the cleaning surface is moved back and forth to perform cleaning.

In this way, by tilting the cleaner body 11 for cleaning, the operation force of the object to be cleaned is extended by the extension pipe.
Since it is applied along the axial direction of 61, this operating force is
It is possible to make 71 act so as to move forward, and it is possible to facilitate the movement of the suction port body 71.
At this time, the operating handle portion 52 is horizontal and easy to hold.

Next, when using as a handy type vacuum cleaner, as shown in FIG. 4, the connecting pipe 45 of the hose 41 is removed from the fixed pipe 48 and extended from the case 15, and the connecting portion of the extension pipe 61 is connected. 62 is connected to the connection pipe 45 of the hose 41, the connection portion 77 of the suction port body 71 is selectively connected to the connection portion 63 of the extension pipe 61, and the dust collection chamber 18 and the suction port body 71 of the cleaner body 11 are connected. And communicate with.

At the time of cleaning, the vacuum cleaner main body 11 is placed in a vertical posture and the bottom portion 14 is placed on the floor or the like, or the vacuum cleaner main body 11 is moved while holding the handle portion 13 while the extension tube 61 and the like are held. Then, the suction port body 71 is freely moved to a cleaning place for cleaning.

Therefore, the electric vacuum cleaner can be selectively used as a stick type or a handy type.

When the electric vacuum cleaner is to be stored, as shown in FIG. 2, the vacuum cleaner main body 11 is placed in a vertical posture, the bottom surface portion 14 is placed on the floor surface, and the suction port body 71 is connected. The hook 64 of the extension pipe 61 in this state is hooked on the hook portion 56 of the cleaner body 11, and both front wheels 74 of the suction port body 71 are stored while being grounded on the floor surface or the like.

In addition, the cleaner body 11 can be carried to a cleaning place to start cleaning, or the cleaner body 11 can be cleaned after cleaning.
When carrying the cleaner to a storage location or when using it as a handy type to move the cleaner body 11 during cleaning, the cleaner body 11 should be placed in a vertical posture and facing above the handle 13. Carry the handle portion 53 with your hand. When carrying the carrying handle portion 53 by hand, since the carrying handle portion 53 is on the center of gravity of the cleaner body 11, the center of gravity of the cleaner body 11 with respect to the lifting direction of the carrying handle portion 53 is aligned. As a result, the vacuum cleaner body 11 does not wobble and the vertical posture is kept stable, making it easy to carry.

In addition, since the upper and lower surfaces of the carrying handle portion 53 that can be gripped by the hand are substantially horizontal, it is possible to secure a sense of stability when gripped and lifted by the hand and easy to carry.

As described above, according to the electric vacuum cleaner of the present embodiment, the grip portion 13 is held in a horizontal shape at any of the stick type cleaning, the handy type cleaning and the transportation. Because it can be done, it is easy to hold.

Next, FIG. 5 shows another embodiment of the present invention.
In this embodiment, the shape of the handle portion 13 is formed linearly with the operating handle portion 52 and the carrying handle portion 53.
In this case, when the length from the upper end of the handle portion 13 to the suction port body 71 is about 105 cm, the angle θ formed by the operating handle portion 52 and the carrying handle portion 53 is about 130 °. When the main body 11 of the vacuum cleaner is inclined, the operating handle portion 52 is horizontal and easy to hold.

[0034]

According to the present invention, since the carrying handle is on the center of gravity of the cleaner body when the carrying body is carried while grasping the carrying handle with the hand, the carrying handle is lifted in the direction of lifting. On the other hand, the center of gravity of the main body of the vacuum cleaner is the same, and the vertical position is kept stable without wobbling in the main body of the vacuum cleaner, making it easy to carry. Moreover, since the portion of the carrying handle that can be gripped by the hand is substantially horizontal, it is possible to secure a sense of stability when gripped and lifted by the hand, and easy to carry. Further, since it can be held horizontally even during cleaning, it is easy to hold, and thus operability during cleaning can be improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing an embodiment of an electric vacuum cleaner of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the stored state.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view when used as a stick type.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view when used as a handy type.

FIG. 5 is a side view showing another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a side view of a conventional vacuum cleaner.

[Explanation of symbols]

 11 Vacuum cleaner body 13 Handle 18 Dust collection chamber 31 Electric blower 52 Handle for operation 53 Handle for transportation

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An electric vacuum cleaner in which a handle portion is provided at an upper end in a longitudinal direction of a tubular cleaner body having an electric blower and a dust collection chamber, wherein the handle portion has a center of gravity in a vertical posture of the cleaner body. An electric vacuum cleaner, comprising: a carrying handle that is substantially horizontal in correspondence with a line position, and an operating handle that is inclined with respect to the carrying handle.