JPH0686747A - Vacuum cleaner - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To facilitate the exchange of a battery by providing a battery containing part for containing a battery which becomes a power source of an infrared ray remote controller contained in an operating joint, between a hose fitting part and a handle, and constituting a cover of the battery containing part of a slide system. CONSTITUTION:By positioning a battery containing part in parallel to a hose fitting part 22, it is unnecessary to lengthen it in the vertical direction and it becomes a slim shape as a design, as well, and also, a wide space can be secured between a handle 3 and the battery containing part, therefore, a person's hand goes in easily and can grip it easily, and becomes a position in which an operating button 4 can be pushed easily. Moreover, since it is parallel to the hose fitting part 22, a die structure also becomes the same direction, it is possible to slide in one direction, and a cover of the battery containing part can be used as a slide cover 21 for sliding a battery cover 9 and cover of this vacuum cleaner.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a battery housing portion for housing a battery in an operating joint of an electric vacuum cleaner.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In this type of vacuum cleaner, a battery serving as a power source for an infrared remote controller is provided in the cleaner body, and there is no such battery provided in an operating joint.

[0003]

When the battery housing is provided in the operating joint, it is necessary to provide the battery housing at a position where the function is not affected even when a shock or a bending force is applied to the battery housing. . When the battery housing portion is provided in the handle portion of the operation joint, the bending force acts in practice and the contact between the battery and the terminal of the component becomes a problem. As an example, the handle part has an AA size.
If you store a battery larger than the size of the battery, it will be rather thick and it will be difficult to grip and the handling will be poor. Many of the bending joints have a built-in control board or the like for adjusting the suction force, etc. When they are located on the bottom surface of the board, the width becomes wider and it is necessary to make them longer in the vertical direction. The shape of the operating joint will result. Furthermore, in order to easily replace the battery, a lid must be provided on the outer surface of the operating joint, and it is necessary to have a structure that does not affect other functions. It is an object of the present invention to provide a highly reliable position of a battery storage portion when storing a battery in an electric vacuum cleaner.

[0004]

In order to solve the above problems, a hose mounting portion for mounting a hose to be connected to an electric vacuum cleaner body, and a bend forming a part of a handle integrally with a rear portion of the hose mounting portion. In an operating joint configured with a joint and a joint cover that forms a handle in combination with the bending joint, an infrared remote controller for transmitting to the cleaner body by infrared rays is built in, and a battery serving as a power source of the infrared remote controller is provided. A battery compartment for accommodating is provided between the hose mount and the handle. Further, the battery housing portion is integrally formed with the bending joint and the hose mounting portion, and the battery housing portion is in a position parallel to the hose mounting portion. Further, it is achieved by adopting a slide system as the opening / closing lid of the battery storage portion.

[0005]

The hose connected to the electric vacuum cleaner body is detachably attached to the bend joint at the hose attachment portion. A battery housing is provided between the hose mount and the handle, and the top of the battery housing is composed of a slide type opening / closing lid, so the lid can be slid to replace the battery. .

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIG. Reference numeral 1 denotes a bending joint, which is combined with the joint cover 2 to form an operating joint 24 and a handle 3. Further, a hose mounting portion 22 and a battery housing portion 23 are integrally formed. Reference numeral 4 denotes an operation button, which can operate the control board 5 to adjust the suction force. Reference numeral 6 is a clamp button for connecting and holding an extension pipe connected to a floor suction port or the like. 7
Is an airtight packing that keeps the bent joint 1 and the extension pipe (not shown) airtight. Reference numeral 8 is a screw for fixing the bending joint 1 and the joint cover 2, and 9 is a battery cover which is attached to the battery housing portion 23 to cover the housing portion and serves as a lid. A terminal A25 for electrically connecting to the battery 10 is fixed to the battery cover 9. Further, a claw portion 24 for engaging with the locking hole 17 provided integrally with the battery storage portion 23 is integrally formed. Reference numeral 11 is provided with a terminal B having a spring property for electrically conducting like the terminal A25. Reference numeral 19 is a case for holding a substrate having 20 LEDs. Further, a tubular hose hooking member 15 is attached to a flexible hose 12 having a spiral projection at the hose attaching portion 22, and a packing member 13 for keeping airtightness is provided.
The packing locking member 14 is positioned on the outer periphery of the packing locking member 13 to fix the hose to the hose locking member 15, is inserted into the hose mounting portion 22, and is fitted into the locking hole 18 provided in the hose mounting portion. The claw portion 26 provided in 16 is locked and attached. When the battery housing portion 23 is provided at the position of the handle 3, a considerable bending force is applied to the handle 3 in practical use, and thus reliability of contact between the terminal B11 and the battery 10 becomes a problem. Further, when the handle 3 is provided, when a battery having a size larger than an AA battery is stored, the handle 3 becomes considerably thick and difficult to grip, and the handleability becomes poor. Many of the bending joints 1 have a control board 5 for adjusting the suction force, etc., and when placed on the lower surface of the control board 5, a battery 10 (AA battery) is provided.
If the bend joint is made perpendicular to the joint 1, the width becomes wider and the shape becomes larger than necessary, and the structure must be such that the battery can be easily replaced. Therefore, the inside has a complicated structure. I will end up. Further, by arranging the battery storage portion 23 in parallel with the hose attachment portion 22, it is not necessary to lengthen it in the vertical direction, and the design is slim. When the battery storage portion 23 is perpendicular to the hose mounting portion 22, the space for the handle 3 becomes small and the button cannot be easily pressed at a position where it can be easily pressed. A wide space can be secured between them, so that it is practically easy for human hands to enter and hold, and the operation buttons can be easily pushed. Further, since it is parallel to the hose mounting portion 22, the mold structure is in the same direction and can be slid in one direction, which is one embodiment of the battery storage portion 2.
The cover 3 can also have a structure in which the battery cover 9 shown in FIG. 2 and the slide cover 21 for sliding the lid shown in FIG. 1 are provided, and a wide design is possible.

[0007]

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a highly reliable position of the battery housing.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 shows an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a battery storage portion.

FIG. 4 is a side view of a battery storage portion.

FIG. 5 is a side view of a battery cover portion.

FIG. 6 is a front view of a battery cover part.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Bent joint, 2 ... Joint cover, 3 ... Handle, 4 ... Operation button, 5 ... Control board, 6 ... Clamp, 7 ... Packing, 8
… Screws, 9… Battery cover, 10… Battery, 11… Terminals, 1
2 ... Hose, 13, 14 ... Packing locking member, 15 ... Hose retaining member, 16 ... Hose stopper, 17, 18 ... Locking hole, 19 ... Case, 20 ... LED-containing substrate, 21 ...
Slide cover, 22 ... Hose attachment part, 23 ... Battery storage part, 24 ... Operation joint, 25 ... Terminal (cover).

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A hose mounting portion for mounting a hose connected to an electric vacuum cleaner body, a bent joint integrally formed with a shape of a part of the handle on a rear portion of the hose mounting portion, and a handle combined with the bent joint. In the operation joint composed of the joint cover to be formed, the infrared remote controller for transmitting with the vacuum cleaner main body by infrared rays is built in, and the battery compartment for accommodating the battery to be the power source of the infrared remote controller is the hose mount and the handle. An electric vacuum cleaner characterized by being provided between. 2. The electric vacuum cleaner according to claim 1, wherein the battery storage portion is integrally formed with the bending joint and the hose mounting portion. 3. The electric vacuum cleaner according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the battery storage portion is positioned parallel to the hose mounting portion. 4. An electric vacuum cleaner according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein the opening / closing lid of the battery housing is of a slide type.