JPH05192271A - Suction tool for floor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To scrape out fine dust and dust in grain of a mat, etc., to prevent a dust suction omission, and also, to execute dust suction on the surface of a pile-like member by sticking and attaching the pipe-like member to a rotary brush arranged in a flow passage of air which flows to a joint tube from an opening. CONSTITUTION:A pipe-like member 13 is stuck to a rotary brush 9 like a spiral having a prescribed gap 14. At the time of cleaning, fine dust is scraped up, and dust which goes into a joint of plates and grain of a mat by the rotary brush 9 to which the pile-like member 13 of soft bristles is stuck, and dust is collected surely by suction air of a cleaner main body. Also, by a rotation of the rotary brush 9, the plate surface can be wiped by the pile-like member 13. In that case, the pile-like member 13 is always held in a clean state since dust adhering to the periphery is sucked in. Moreover, by a rotation of the rotary brush 9, scraped-up dust and comparatively large dust pass through the gap 14 and are sucked in smoothly.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a floor suction tool attached to a cleaner body through a connecting pipe or the like, and more particularly to improvement of a rotary brush built in the floor suction tool.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a rotary brush incorporated in a floor suction tool has a corrugated blade made of rubber or the like, as disclosed in JP-A-61-33634 (A47L 11/22). It is known to have been set up.

However, with this rotating brush, fine dust cannot be scraped up when cleaning the plate surface such as the flooring or the tatami mat, and the dust that has entered the seam of the plate or the mat of the tatami mat. There was a problem in that it could not be scraped out and there was no effect of wiping the plate surface.

Further, there is a device in which a brush having a pile-shaped member attached thereto is provided behind an opening in which a rotating brush having spirally planted bristles is provided, and which has an effect of wiping a plate surface. According to this configuration, since the brush to which the pile-like member is attached is not arranged in the air flow path, it is impossible to remove the dust adhering to the brush, and the brush must be frequently maintained and replaced. In addition to the above, if cleaning is continued with hard dust attached to the pile member, the plate surface may be damaged.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned drawbacks, and reliably collects dust, and
An object of the present invention is to provide a floor suction tool that can wipe a surface to be cleaned.

[0006]

According to the present invention, there is provided a suction tool body having an opening on a bottom surface thereof, a joint pipe provided on the suction tool body, and a shaft rotatably supported so as to face the opening. A rotary brush disposed in a flow path of air flowing to the joint pipe and a drive source for driving the rotary brush are provided, and a pile-shaped member is attached to the rotary brush.

Further, according to the present invention, a suction tool body having an opening on the bottom surface, a joint pipe provided on the suction tool body, and a shaft rotatably supported so as to face the opening and flowing from the opening to the joint pipe. A rotary brush disposed in the air flow path and a drive source for driving the rotary brush are provided, and a pile-shaped member is attached to the rotary brush in a spiral shape having a constant gap. ..

Further, according to the present invention, there are provided a suction tool body having an opening on the bottom surface, a joint pipe provided on the suction tool body, bearing portions formed on both sides of the opening, and a shaft support portion formed on both ends. A rotating brush that is rotatably supported by the bearing portion and is disposed in a flow path of air flowing from the opening to the joint pipe,
A driving source for driving the rotating brush is provided, and a pile-like member is attached to the rotating brush, and the pile-like member is locked by the shaft support portion.

[0009]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, when cleaning a plate surface such as a flooring or a tatami mat, fine dust is scraped up by the rotating brush to which a pile-shaped member of soft bristles is adhered, and Dust that has entered the joints and tatami mats is scraped out. Also, the rotation of the rotary brush allows the pile-like member to wipe the plate surface, and at that time, dust adhering to the periphery of the pile-like member is sucked in, so that the pile-like member is always kept in a clean state and scratched by the dust. The removing effect and the wiping effect do not deteriorate.

Further, according to the second aspect of the present invention, since the pile-shaped member is attached in a spiral shape having a gap, dust scraped up by the rotation of the rotary brush and relatively large dust pass through the gap and are smooth. In addition to being sucked in, the spiral edge of the pile-shaped member can scoop up dust to be sucked in, and it is possible to collect dust that cannot be absorbed simply by sucking.

Further, according to claim 3 of the present invention, when cleaning a plate surface such as a flooring or a tatami mat, fine dust is scraped up by a rotating brush to which a pile-shaped member of soft hair is attached. The dust that has entered the joints or tatami mats of the plates can be scraped out, and the dust can be reliably collected, and the plate surface can be wiped.

Further, since the end portion of the pile-shaped member is locked by the shaft support portion of the rotary brush, the pile-shaped member does not come off from the end portion.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A first embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to FIGS.

1 is a suction tool body having an opening 2 on the bottom surface,
The suction pipe body 1 is connected to a cleaner body (not shown) by a joint pipe 3 disposed in the rear substantially central portion thereof via a connection pipe or the like (not shown). Reference numeral 4 denotes a lid case that covers the upper surface of the suction tool body 1 and is detachably attached by operating the clamp 5.

Reference numeral 6 designates wheels disposed on both rear sides of the suction tool body 1. The wheels 6 are rotatably supported by the suction tool body 1, and one wheel support portion of the wheel 6 supports the wheels 6. The first gear 7 is formed. Reference numeral 8 denotes a second gear rotatably arranged in the suction tool body 1, which engages with the first gear 7 and rotates in the direction opposite to the rotation direction of the wheel 6.

Reference numeral 9 denotes a rotary brush built in the suction tool body 1, and a shaft support portion 10 formed at both ends of the rotary brush 9,
The shaft 11 is rotatably supported by bearings 12 formed inside both sides of the suction tool body 1. Reference numeral 13 is a pile-shaped member in which extra-fine soft bristles are planted.
14 is attached in a spiral shape.

Reference numeral 15 is a belt for connecting the second gear 8 and the shaft supporting portion 10 of the rotary brush 9 to transmit the rotation of the second gear 8 to the rotary brush 9. The wheels 6 always rotate in the opposite direction.

During cleaning, when the suction tool body 1 is pushed forward, the wheels 6 rotate in the forward direction, and the engagement with the first gear 7 causes the second gear 8 to rotate in the reverse direction. 2 gear 8
Is transmitted to the rotating brush 9. Further, when the suction tool body 1 is pulled toward the front, the wheels 6 rotate in the reverse direction, and the second gear 8 rotates in the normal direction due to the engagement with the first gear 7, and the rotation of the second gear 8 via the belt 15 causes the rotating brush to rotate. 9 is transmitted. With this configuration, the rotating brush 9 always rotates in the direction opposite to the advancing direction of the suction tool body 1.

When cleaning the plate surface such as the flooring or the tatami mat, the rotary brush 9 to which the pile member 13 having the soft bristles is attached scrapes up fine dust, and the seams of the plate and the tatami mat The dust that has entered can be scraped out, and the dust can be reliably collected without causing dust leakage due to the suction of the cleaner body. Also, by rotating the rotating brush 9,
The pile member 13 can wipe the plate surface. At that time, since the dust adhering to the periphery of the pile-shaped member 13 is sucked in, the pile-shaped member 13 is always kept in a clean state, and the dust scraping effect and the wiping effect do not deteriorate.

Further, since the pile-shaped member 13 is provided with the gap 14, the dust scraped up by the rotation of the rotary brush 9 and the relatively large dust are smoothly sucked through the gap 14 and the pile-shaped member 13 is formed. Since the member 13 is attached in a spiral shape having the gap 14, the dust can be picked up and sucked at the edge portion of the pile-shaped member 13, and the dust that cannot be absorbed only by sucking can be collected.

In the first embodiment, the pile-shaped member 13
However, the pile members 13 and the gaps 14 may be alternately provided as in the second embodiment shown in FIG.

Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
However, the same parts as those in the first embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals and the description thereof will be omitted.

The pile-shaped member 13 is the rotary brush 9
Is attached to cover the entire surface of the.

The shaft supporting portions 10 and 11 are fitted to both sides of the rotary brush 9, and the shaft supporting portions 10 and 11 are locking portions 16 and 16 for locking the ends of the pile-shaped member 13. Are formed.

With this configuration, when cleaning the plate surface such as the flooring or the tatami mat, the rotary brush 9 to which the pile member 13 having the soft bristles is attached scrapes up fine dust and
It is possible to scrape out dust that has entered the joints of the plates or the tatami mats, to reliably collect the dust, and to wipe the plate surface.

Further, since the pile-shaped member 13 is attached to the rotary brush 9, the end of the pile-shaped member 13 may be peeled off. However, the shaft support portion 10 fitted to both ends of the rotary brush 9 is considered. Since the end portions of the pile-shaped member 13 are locked by the locking portions 16, 16 of the pile-shaped members 11, 11, the pile-shaped member 13 does not peel off.

[0027]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the rotary brush having the pile-like member adhered thereon scrapes up fine dust and also scrapes out dust that has entered the joints of the plates and the tatami mat, thereby cleaning the main body of the cleaner. It is possible to reliably collect dust without causing dust leakage due to the intake of air. At that time, since dust adhering to the surface of the pile-shaped member is sucked in,
The pile member is always kept in a clean state, the dust scraping effect and the wiping effect are not lowered, and the plate surface is not damaged by the dust adhering to the brush.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the pile-shaped member is attached in a spiral shape having a gap, the dust scraped up by the rotation of the rotary brush and the relatively large dust pass smoothly through the gap. While being sucked, dust can be picked up by the end of the pile-shaped member and sucked in, and dust that cannot be sucked in simply by sucking can be collected.

Further, according to claim 3 of the present invention, since the end portion of the pile-shaped member is locked by the shaft support portion of the rotating brush, the pile-shaped member does not come off from the end portion.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a floor suction device showing a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a top view of the same floor suction tool.

FIG. 3 is a vertical sectional view of the same.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a floor suction device showing a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of a floor suction device showing a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view in which a shaft support is attached to the rotary brush.

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of the rotary brush with one shaft support removed.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Suction tool body 2 Opening 6 Wheel (driving source) 9 Rotating brush 10 Shaft support 11 Shaft support 12 Bearing 13 Pile-shaped member

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Hirofumi Mitsue 2-18 Keihan Hondori, Moriguchi-shi, Osaka Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A suction tool body having an opening on a bottom surface, a joint pipe provided in the suction tool body, and a flow passage of air which is rotatably supported by the opening and is rotatably supported by the joint pipe. A floor suction device comprising: a rotary brush disposed inside; and a drive source for driving the rotary brush, wherein a pile-like member is attached to the rotary brush. 2. A suction tool body having an opening on the bottom surface, a joint pipe provided in the suction tool body, and a flow passage of air which is rotatably supported by the opening and faces the joint pipe. A floor suction tool comprising: a rotary brush disposed inside; and a drive source for driving the rotary brush, wherein a pile-shaped member is attached to the rotary brush in a spiral shape having a gap. 3. A suction tool body having an opening on the bottom surface, joint pipes provided in the suction tool body, bearing portions formed on both sides of the opening, and shaft support portions formed on both ends of the suction portion body on the bearing portion. A rotary brush rotatably supported and arranged in a flow path of air flowing from the opening to the joint pipe, and a drive source for driving the rotary brush, and a pile member is attached to the rotary brush. And a suction member for a floor, characterized in that the pile-like member is locked by the shaft support portion.