JPH0556890B2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] (a) Industrial Application Field The present invention is directed to supporting the main body of the vacuum cleaner upright with the rear part placed on the floor, and connecting the floor suction device with the connecting pipe and suction hose. The present invention relates to an improvement in a vacuum cleaner in which a connection pipe is supported and stored in the vacuum cleaner body while being connected to the vacuum cleaner body via the vacuum cleaner body.

(B) Prior Art After use, a vacuum cleaner is generally disassembled by removing the suction hose, connecting pipe, and floor suction device from the vacuum cleaner body, and then stored in a closet or the like in that state. However, assembly during use and disassembly after use is troublesome, and there has been a demand for a vacuum cleaner that can be stored in the assembled state.

In order to solve this problem, vacuum cleaners disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 63-5954 and Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 63-36449 have been proposed.

These vacuum cleaners support the vacuum cleaner body in an upright position by placing the rear part of the vacuum cleaner body on the floor.
With the floor suction device connected to the vacuum cleaner body via the connection pipe and suction hose, the suction The hose, connecting pipe, and floor suction device are integrated with the vacuum cleaner itself, and are stored in a corner of a hallway.

However, in these vacuum cleaners, it is necessary to form a locked part on the vacuum cleaner body that locks the locking part of the holder, and in conventional vacuum cleaner bodies that do not have a locked part, However, it was not possible to store the vacuum cleaner with the suction hose connected to the main body.

(c) Problems to be Solved by the Invention The present invention provides a vacuum cleaner that can be stored with the suction hose connected to the vacuum cleaner body, which has a simple configuration and does not require any modification to the vacuum cleaner body or the suction hose. To provide a vacuum cleaner that can be stored with good stability without causing problems.

(d) Means for Solving the Problems The present invention provides a vacuum cleaner body, a suction hose detachably connected to the suction port of the vacuum cleaner body, a connection pipe connected to the suction hose, and the connection. a floor suction device connected to the pipe, the vacuum cleaner body is supported upright with the rear part placed on the floor, the suction hose is connected to the suction port of the vacuum cleaner body, and the connecting pipe is connected to the suction hose. In the vacuum cleaner body, the connecting pipe is supported in a state where the floor suction is connected to the connecting pipe, and the connecting pipe includes:
The present invention is characterized in that a holder is provided that is detachably fitted to the outer periphery of the suction port insertion tube of the suction hose.

The holder includes a pipe attachment body attached to the connecting pipe, and a suction port attachment body rotatably supported by the pipe attachment body and removably fitted to the outer periphery of the suction port insertion cylinder of the suction hose. It is characterized by having been configured.

(e) Effect According to the above configuration, when the vacuum cleaner is not in use, the rear part of the vacuum cleaner body is placed on the floor to support the vacuum cleaner body in an upright position, and the floor suction device is connected to the connecting pipe and While connected to the vacuum cleaner body via the suction hose, the connection pipe is fixed to the vacuum cleaner body by fitting the locking part of the holder attached to the connection pipe to the outer circumference of the suction port insertion tube of the suction hose. be done. In this stored state, the connecting pipe is attached to the central part of the side surface of the vacuum cleaner body, so the vacuum cleaner can be stored with good stability.

In addition, since the holder consists of a pipe mounting body that is attached to the connecting pipe and a suction port mounting body that is rotatably supported on the pipe mounting body, the suction port mounting body is attached to the pipe mounting body. By rotating,
The suction port attachment pair does not get in the way during cleaning.

(F) Embodiment The vacuum cleaner of the present invention will be described in detail based on an embodiment shown in the drawings.

1 has a dust collection chamber in the front, an electric blower in the back,
Each canister type vacuum cleaner body has a suction port 2 in the center of the front side that communicates with the dust collection chamber.
It has a handle 3 on its top surface.

Reference numeral 4 denotes a suction hose that is detachably connected to the suction port 2 of the vacuum cleaner main body 1, and a suction port insertion tube that is detachably inserted and connected to the suction port 2 at one end of a flexible hose pipe 5. 6, and the side surface of the insertion tube 6 is provided with a clamp device 7 for maintaining the state of insertion and connection to the suction port 2, and the outer periphery is provided with a C-shaped engagement portion 22 of a holder 10, which will be described later. The engaged portion is removably fitted.

Reference numeral 8 denotes a suction device for the floor, and reference numeral 9 denotes a connection pipe that connects the bent pipe (not shown) formed at the other end of the hose pipe 5 of the suction hose 4 to the suction device 8 for the floor.

Reference numeral 10 denotes a holder attached to the connection pipe 9, which is composed of a pipe attachment body 11 attached to the connection pipe 9, and a suction port attachment body 12 rotatably supported on the pipe attachment body 11. .

The pipe attachment body 11 is made of elastic synthetic resin such as polypropylene, and includes an annular attachment tube 13 into which the connection pipe 9 is fitted, and a pivot base portion formed on the side of the annular attachment tube 13. 14
and an attachment mounting cylinder 15 formed on the side surface of the pivot base portion 14 to which an attachment such as a narrow-mouth suction device is attached.
4 includes a bearing side wall 1 located on the back side of the attachment mounting cylinder 15 and having bearing recesses 16, 16 formed therein.
7, 17, and a cover piece 18 for regulating the rotation range of the suction port mounting body 12, and an inclined guide groove 1 having the same width as the recess 16 is formed in the bearing side wall 17.
9 is formed so as to be inclined obliquely to the axial direction of the annular mounting cylinder 13 by an angle of inclination to be described later toward the recess 16 from the lower end.

The suction port mounting body 12 is made of an elastic synthetic resin such as polypropylene, and the suction port mounting body 12 has convex shafts 2 facing each other on one side.
A pair of pivot pieces 21, 21 with protruding numbers 0, 20
At the same time, a C-shaped engagement portion 22 that fits around the outer periphery of the suction port insertion cylinder 6 is formed on the other side. At both ends of the C-shaped engaging portion 22, there are provided screws that facilitate fitting onto the outer periphery of the suction port insertion tube 6, and also come into contact with both sides of the clamp device when fitted to the suction port insertion tube 6 to stop rotation. Planar end portions 23, 23 are formed. The suction port mounting body 12 positions the bearing side walls 17, 17 of the pivot base portion 14 between the pair of pivot pieces 21, 21, and slides the concave shafts 20, 20 through the inclined guide grooves. The concave shafts 20, 20 are rotatably supported in the bearing recesses 16, 16 by a simple assembly process of loosely fitting them into the bearing recesses 16, 16, and thereby the suction port mounting body 12 pipe mounting body 11 For,
It is rotatably supported between the up position and the down position.

The inclined guide groove 19 has an inclination angle θ+α which is larger toward the connection pipe 9 by an inclination angle α than the inclination angle θ in the inverted position of the suction port mounting body 12, so that the inclination guide groove 19 is convex after being attached to the connection pipe 9. axis 20
This prevents the shaft support of the bearing recess 16 from coming off. The tip of the convex shaft 20 is provided with a cutout edge 20a to facilitate fitting into the recess 16.

Therefore, when using the vacuum cleaner, the suction port mounting body 12 can be placed in the inverted position.
does not protrude from the connecting pipe 9, the holder is compactly attached to the connecting pipe 9, and does not get in the way of cleaning. On the other hand, when the vacuum cleaner is not in use, the rear part 1a of the vacuum cleaner main body 1 is placed on the floor, and the suction port mounting body 12 of the holder 10 is rotated to the upright position. Shape engaging part 2
2 is fitted and attached to the outer periphery of a suction port insertion tube 6 connected to the suction port 2, so that the suction hose 4 can be easily stored while being connected to the vacuum cleaner main body 1.

During this simple storage, the connecting pipe 9 can be attached approximately to the center along the bottom surface of the vacuum cleaner main body 1 using the holder 10, so a stable storage state with well-balanced weight can be achieved. Even when the vacuum cleaner is transported by gripping the opening insertion tube 6, the vacuum cleaner can be transported with good stability.

In addition, since the holder 10 is attached to the connection pipe 9 and removably fitted to the outer periphery of the suction port insertion tube 6,
There is no need to modify the storage device, and simple storage can be performed by simply attaching the holder 10.

(G) Effects of the Invention As described above, according to the present invention, by simply attaching the holder to the connection pipe, the suction hose and the connection can be easily and inexpensively removed without any modification to the vacuum cleaner body or the suction hose. Pipes, etc. can be stored without separating them. Moreover, since the holder is attached to the suction port insertion tube connected to the suction port of the vacuum cleaner main body, it can be stored with good stability.

Furthermore, the holder rotatably supports the suction port mounting body attached to the suction port insertion tube with respect to the pipe mounting body attached to the connecting pipe, so that the suction port mounting body does not get in the way during cleaning. never become,
This provides effects such as improved usability.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The drawings all relate to embodiments of the vacuum cleaner of the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the vacuum cleaner in a simple storage state, FIG. 2 is a side view of the main part of the holder in the upright position, and FIG. 3 is a plan view of the main part. Figure 4 is a side view of the main parts of the holder in the inverted position, Figure 5 is a partially sectional plan view of the holder in the disassembled state, Figure 6 is a side view of the pipe attachment, and Figure 7 is
The figure is a plan view of the suction port attachment. 1... Vacuum cleaner body, 2... Suction port, 4... Suction hose, 6... Suction port insertion tube, 9... Connection pipe, 10... Holder, 11... Pipe attachment body, 1
2...Suction port attachment body.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A vacuum cleaner body, a suction hose having a suction port insertion tube that is detachably connected to the suction port of the vacuum cleaner body, and a connection pipe that is connected to the suction hose;
A floor suction device connected to the connecting pipe,
The vacuum cleaner body was supported upright with the rear part placed on the floor, the suction hose was connected to the suction port of the vacuum cleaner body, the connection pipe was connected to the suction hose, and the floor suction device was connected to the connection pipe. In the vacuum cleaner, the connecting pipe is supported on the vacuum cleaner main body, wherein the connecting pipe is provided with a holder that is detachably fitted to the outer periphery of the suction port insertion cylinder of the suction hose. . 2. The holder includes a pipe fitting that is attached to the connecting pipe, and a suction port fitting that is rotatably supported by the pipe fitting and removably fitted to the outer periphery of the suction port insertion cylinder of the suction hose. The vacuum cleaner according to claim 1, characterized in that: