JPH0686750A - Vacuum cleaner - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To make cleanability and a beautiful view satisfactory by providing a front cover for covering a dust collecting chamber so as to be freely openable and closeable, and a rear cover becoming a free end, in which the front end edge is supported axially so as to be freely turnable by a divided part and a handle hole is provided in the vicinity of the rear end part. CONSTITUTION:A main body 10 is provided with the upper case 12 and the lower case 14, and the periphery of the lower case 14 is protected by a bumper 16. In both side parts of the rear part of the lower case 14, wheels 18 are provided, and the main body 10 is moved easily. In the upper case 10, a motor chamber having a motor-driven air blower and a cord reel is provided, and in the upper part of the motor chamber, an electric circuit, etc., are provided and covered with a panel. In the upper part of the panel for covering this electric circuit, a rear part cover 20 is provided. The rear part cover 20 is opened upward by 90 degree centering around a hinge in provided a front edge part 22. In the rear part cover 20, the center forms the swelling curved surface as a whole, and in the rear part of the rear part cover 20, a horizontal part 24 is provided.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an electric vacuum cleaner having a dust collection chamber for accommodating a filter and an electric blower in a main body of an electric vacuum cleaner, and a traveling device provided at a lower portion of the main body of the electric vacuum cleaner. , Equipped with a handle on the top of the vacuum cleaner body,
The present invention relates to a compact vacuum cleaner.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional vacuum cleaner is, for example, a vacuum cleaner main body described in the publication of registered design No. 840246, in which the top surface of the vacuum cleaner main body having a rounded shape is
It is disclosed that the opening / closing door of the dust collecting chamber, the handle for conveyance, the opening / closing lid of the auxiliary suction port storage portion, the cord reel button, and the like are independently arranged. In addition, the actual exploitation 62-17748
In No. 1, the handle that is rotatably engaged on the main body is made large, and accessories such as a gap nozzle are stored in the handle by using the handle surface other than the opening of the grip portion as a storage lid. An electric vacuum cleaner has been proposed in which the overall height of the main body is made low by making the portion project along the opening of the grip portion, which is flat and hard to fall down.

[0003]

In the above-mentioned first conventional example, the main body has a rounded and compact form, but its top surface has a dust collection chamber opening / closing door, a carrying handle, and an auxiliary suction port. Since the opening / closing lid of the storage section is arranged independently, there are many troublesome grooves (dividing lines of each member) on the top surface of the main body, which not only spoils the appearance but also causes dust to be trapped in the grooves, resulting in a problem in cleanability. there were. In particular, the handle was required to be lifted, so that a concave insertion portion into which the hand could be inserted was required. Furthermore, a large number of parts were required. On the other hand, in the second conventional example, although the accessory such as the gap nozzle can be covered by enlarging the handle, it is necessary to form the paragraph for storing the handle on the main body. Furthermore,
In this conventional example, since the overall height of the main body is reduced, a wide flat surface is formed on the upper surface of the main body, and a large handle is formed on the flat surface. Therefore, when the structure of this conventional example is to be adopted for a compact main body having a large roundness on the upper surface of the main body, it is necessary to form a gap around the hinge portion in order to rotate the handle. The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a compact electric vacuum cleaner having a uniform curved surface without an unnecessary line on the upper surface of the main body.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention has a dust collecting chamber for accommodating a filter and an electric blower in a vacuum cleaner body, and a traveling device under the vacuum cleaner body. In an electric vacuum cleaner equipped with, an upper surface of an electric vacuum cleaner body is formed into a uniform curved surface, and the upper surface is divided into two in the front and rear in the vicinity of the center of gravity of the electric vacuum cleaner body, and a front portion is an opening / closing door for a dust collecting chamber. And a rear cover whose one end is rotatably supported by the divided portion and whose other end is a free end having a handle hole. In a better case, the top surface shape of the vacuum cleaner body and the top surface shape of the divided portion are matched. Further, in a state in which the rear cover is tilted down, a cord reel button having a convex shape when flush with the handle surface is provided at a position where the rear cover is fitted with the handle hole.

[0005]

In the present invention, the upper surface of the electric vacuum cleaner body having a uniform curved surface is a front cover that serves as an opening / closing door of the dust collecting chamber,
Since it is covered with the rear cover having the handle hole, it is possible to reduce unnecessary lines from the upper surface of the main body as much as possible. Furthermore, the shape of the rear cover and the front cover seen from the upper surface of the dividing line is a curve that matches the outer shape of the upper surface of the electric vacuum cleaner body, so that the rear cover that is rotatably supported by the dividing portion is stored. However, the gap between the divided portions can be reduced.
Furthermore, the rear cover can be made into a uniform curved surface by providing a cord reel button that is convex when flush with the handle surface at a position where it fits into the handle hole.

[0006]

1 is a schematic view showing the whole of the electric vacuum cleaner of the present invention.
0 and the suction hose part 5 which is detachably attached to the main body 10.
Has 0 and. The main body 10 includes an upper case 12 and a lower case 1.
4. A bumper 16 for protecting the surroundings of the lower case, a front cover 40, a rear cover 20 and the like have a generally rounded outer shape, and a motor room equipped with an electric blower and a cord reel is provided in the rear of the inside. A dust collection chamber is provided in front of the motor chamber. The dust collecting chamber is covered with a front cover 40, and the front cover 40 is provided with a suction port and its cover 42. The front cover 40 and the rear cover 20 are connected via a hinge provided on a dividing line A set substantially on the center of gravity of the main body,
Each opens upward.

A panel 30 is defined on the rear portion of the front cover 40, and the main switch 3 on the main body side is formed on the panel 30.
2, an indicator 35, an infrared signal light receiving portion 34, and the like are provided. The rear cover 20 has an opening, and the switch 3 for storing the cord reel mounted on the main body side in the opening.
6 fits together. The switch 36 for storing the cord reel is large in size, and the upper surface thereof is arranged so as to coincide with the upper surface of the rear cover 20. The suction hose portion 50 has a flexible hose 52, and one end of the hose 52 is detachably attached to the suction port 42 of the main body 10 via a joint 53.
The joint 53 has a clamp 54 for attachment and detachment. Hose 52
The other end of is connected to the grip 64 via a joint 60.

A control panel 70 is provided on the upper surface of the grip 64. On the control panel 70, for example, an on / off button 71, a neuro / fuzzy control button 72, a quiet operation button 73, a strong operation button 74,
An indicator 76 and the like are provided. In this electric vacuum cleaner 1, an operation command from the control panel 70 is transmitted to the main body 10 side by infrared rays. It is a wireless remote control type vacuum cleaner. An infrared signal transmitter 75 is provided on the control panel 70, and the joint 60 accommodates a battery as a power source and is covered with a cover 62. Since the wireless system is adopted, it is not necessary to wire a cord inside the hose 52, and a hose that is lightweight and has a smooth appearance can be used.

A first extension tube 78 is attached to the tip of the grip 64 via a clamp 77. The clamp 79 is attached to the socket 79 provided at the tip of the first extension pipe 78.
A second extension tube 82 is attached via 0. A hook 81 is attached to the lower surface of the socket 79 so that the extension tube can be stored conveniently. A joint 86 is connected to the tip of the second extension pipe 82 via a clamp 84. The joint 86 is connected to the mouthpiece case 90 via the casing 88. The mouthpiece case 90 has a cover 92 and a lower case 93, and the periphery of the case is protected by a bumper 91. Various knobs 94 and levers 95 are arranged on the upper surface of the mouthpiece case 90, and a wheel 96 (not shown) is provided on the lower portion of the mouthpiece case 90.

2 is a perspective view of the main body 10 of the vacuum cleaner, FIG. 3 is a side view, FIG. 4 is a plan view, FIG. 5 is a front view, FIG. 6 is a rear view, and FIG. 7 is a bottom view. The main body 10 has an upper case 12 and a lower case 14, and the periphery of the lower case 14 is the bumper 1
Protected by 6. Wheels 18 are provided on both sides of the rear portion of the lower case 14 to facilitate movement of the main body 10. A motor chamber having an electric blower and a cord reel is provided in the upper case 10, and an electric circuit or the like is provided above the motor chamber and covered with a panel. A rear cover 20 is provided above the panel covering the electric circuit. Rear cover 2
0 opens 90 degrees upward around the hinge provided on the front edge portion 22. The rear cover 20 forms a curved surface whose center rises as a whole. The curved curved surface portion R21 has a radius of curvature of 400 mm, for example. Further, even in the plan view shown in FIG. 4, the front edge portion 22 forms a curve whose center projects outward.

A horizontally elongated opening 2 is provided at the rear of the rear cover 20.
4 are provided. When the cover 20 is closed, the opening 24 is fitted so as to cover the periphery of the cord reel storing button 36 arranged on the upper case 12 side. Since the upper surface of the cord reel storing button 36 and the upper surface of the rear cover 20 are configured to coincide with each other, a smooth appearance can be obtained. When the rear cover 20 is opened, the opening 24 is opened in the main body 1.
It is used as a handle hole to carry 0. The handle hole 24 is, for example, a horizontally elongated hole having a width of 100 mm and a vertical width of 40 mm. Further, the distance between the handle hole 24 and the rear edge portion 28 is 38 mm, and since it is curved, it is easy to grip. Since the hinge provided on the front edge portion 22 of the rear cover 20 is arranged at a position corresponding to the center of gravity of the main body 10, the main body 10 is stabilized in the horizontal position when the handle hole 24 is lifted. The front cover 40 disposed in front of the rear cover 20 has a crescent-shaped panel 30, on which a main switch 30, an indicator 35, an infrared signal receiving section 34, and the like are mounted.

As shown in the front view of FIG. 5, the front cover 4
When 0 is viewed from the front, the curved surface portion R40 has a radius of curvature of 250 mm, for example. In the rear view shown in FIG.
The radius of curvature of the curved surface portion R20 on the upper portion of the rear cover 20 is, for example, 200 mm. The curved surface portion R12 of the upper case 12 is 90
mm, and the curved surface portion R12a is 500 mm. Front cover 40
The side surface of the upper case 12 also forms a curved surface that matches the side surface of the upper case 12.

The crescent shape of the panel 30 is such that the curvature of the arc of the leading edge is larger than the curvature of the arc of the trailing edge and is curved in both sides of the main body as a whole. It matches well with the circular arc in front of 10 and the roundness as a whole, and completes the design with a soft impression. Inside the back side of the indicator 35, a plurality of LED lamps of different colors are arranged, and the LED lamps are alternately or simultaneously turned on or blinked to display the operating state of the vacuum cleaner or the like. For example, in this embodiment, two LED lamps, green and red, are arranged, and green is lit during neuro & fuzzy driving, and red is lit during heavy driving.
Further, during the weak driving, both green and red are lit at the same time so that both colors are mixed and the indicator 35 shines orange. On the other hand, when the dust bag becomes full during operation and it becomes necessary to dispose of dust, the LED lamp blinks. For example, when the dust bag is full during weak driving, orange blinks, and during neuro and fuzzy driving, green blinks. In the above description, the green and red LED lamps and the combination thereof are used, but it is possible to display various operating states of the vacuum cleaner by using other colors or using three or more LED lamps.

The indicator 35 for transmitting the light of the LED lamp has a large light diffusion effect so that when the lights of the LED lamps of two or more different colors are simultaneously turned on, they are well mixed with each other to become another color. The configuration. For example, in the case of the present embodiment, the crescent-shaped panel 30 is integrally formed by color-molding a single plate, and a circular hole is formed in the portion corresponding to the main switch 32 to receive the infrared signal. The upper portion of the portion corresponding to 34 is gently bulged upward, and the round portion corresponding to the indicator 35 is configured to transmit light without being colored during molding. For example, the rear surface or the surface of the portion corresponding to the indicator 35 is subjected to diamond cutting processing or satin processing, or is used as a Fresnel lens to increase the light diffusion effect. It is also possible to use a material having a large light diffusion effect. The four dots around the indicator 35 are explanatory marks for explaining what the lighting color of the indicator 35 indicates. A green circle for explaining neuro and fuzzy driving, and a red circle for explaining strong driving. , An orange circle explaining a weak driving, and a pictogram explaining a garbage disposal sign. The infrared signal receiving section 34 has an upper portion gently bulging upward in order to increase the infrared receiving range. According to this, it is possible to capture the infrared rays flying at a shallow angle by the surface protruding upward.

A front cover 40, which covers the dust collecting chamber provided on the lower case 14, is attached to the front of the panel 30. The front cover 40 has a suction port 42, and the front is opened upward with a hinge provided at the rear edge 44 as the center. The front cover 40 is opened when replacing the dust bag. A recess 41 is formed in the lower case 14 at the center of the front edge of the front cover 40 to facilitate opening and closing of the front cover 40. A caster frame 46 having casters 45 is attached to the front part of the bottom surface of the lower case 14. Since the casters 45 are rotatable, the casters 45 and the main body 10 supported by the wheels 18 at three points can freely move. A recess 15 is formed at the front end of the bottom surface of the lower case 14. By gripping the recess 15 and the opening / closing recess 41 of the front case 40, the main body 10 can be easily lifted.

An exhaust port 12a of the blower is provided on the rear surface of the upper case 12, and a recess 1 is formed in the upper center part.
3 is provided. By providing the recess 13, the opening and closing of the rear edge 28 of the rear cover 20 becomes easy. FIG. 8 shows a state in which the rear cover 20 is opened. Upper case 12
A cord reel storing button 36 is attached to the panel 100 that covers the upper part of the motor chamber, and the space between the panel 100 and the rear cover 20 is used to make a suction port 1 for cleaning the clearance.
10 attachments are accommodated.

FIG. 9 is a plan view of the front cover 40 including the upper case 10 and the panel 30, and FIG. 10 is a sectional side view of FIG. A panel 120 that covers the motor chamber is provided in the upper case 10, and a bracket 130 is erected on the panel 120. An arm 410 integrated with the front cover 40 is pivotally supported by a hinge 415 on the bracket 130. A separate panel 30 is fitted into the front cover 40, and various electrical components are mounted on the panel 30 as described above. The electrical component is connected to the case side by a lead wire 310. FIG. 11 is a sectional side view of the rear cover 20. The rear cover 20 is rotatably supported by the panel 100 in the upper case via a hinge 210. When the rear cover 20 is closed, the cord reel button 36 fits in the handle hole 24.

[0018]

As described above, according to the present invention, substantially the entire upper part of the electric vacuum cleaner body is covered with the front cover and the rear cover, and the whole is formed into a rounded curved surface. The front cover and the rear cover open upward about a dividing line provided near the center of gravity of the main body. The rear cover has an opening that covers the drawing of the cord reel storage button,
This opening also serves as a handle hole for carrying the main body 10 when the rear cover is opened. Therefore, according to the present invention, since the upper surface of the main body can be formed with a uniform curved surface with no unnecessary lines, the cleanability and aesthetics can be improved, and further,
The number of parts can be reduced.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the electric vacuum cleaner body.

FIG. 3 is a side view of the electric vacuum cleaner body.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of the vacuum cleaner body.

FIG. 5 is a front view of the electric vacuum cleaner body.

FIG. 6 is a rear view of the cleaner body.

FIG. 7 is a bottom view of the cleaner body.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a state where a rear cover of the cleaner body is opened.

FIG. 9 is a plan view of an upper case and a front cover.

10 is a sectional side view of FIG.

FIG. 11 is a sectional side view of the rear cover.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Vacuum Cleaner 10 Vacuum Cleaner Main Body 12 Upper Case 14 Lower Case 18 Wheels 20 Rear Cover 30 Panel 32 Main Switch 36 Cord Reel Storage Button 40 Front Cover 42 Suction Port

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. An electric vacuum cleaner having a dust collection chamber for accommodating a filter and an electric blower in a main body of the electric vacuum cleaner, and a traveling device at a lower portion of the main body of the electric vacuum cleaner, wherein an upper surface of the main body of the electric vacuum cleaner is provided. It is composed of a uniform curved surface, and the upper surface is divided into two parts in the front and rear in the vicinity of the center of gravity of the vacuum cleaner body, and the rear end edge is rotatably supported by the dividing part to open and close the dust collecting chamber. An electric vacuum cleaner comprising: a front cover for covering; and a rear cover having a front end edge rotatably supported by the dividing portion and having a handle hole near the rear end to be a free end. 2. The electric machine according to claim 1, wherein an upper surface shape of the electric vacuum cleaner body and an upper surface shape of a divided portion formed by a rear end edge of the front cover and a front end edge of the rear cover are matched with each other. Vacuum cleaner. 3. The convex cord reel button having the same upper surface as the upper surface of the handle is provided at a position where it fits into the handle hole in a state where the rear cover is tilted. Vacuum cleaner.