JPH08140903A - Vacuum cleaner - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To attach an attachment support member surely to a cleaner body with a simple constitution by forming a handle into an approximately U-shaped form and providing the attachment support member having an engaging part locked removably between locking members formed on a support part. CONSTITUTION: A sucker 5 for a floor is removably attached through a movable hose 3 and an extension pipe 4 to a suction port 2 of a front case 1, and a cleaner body 7 is composed of a rear case 6 having a motor blower built therein and the front case 1. A handle 8 is formed into an approximately U-shaped form of a pair of support parts 9 and a grip part 10 provided between the support parts 9. A locking claw 11 on the tip of the support part 9 is engaged with an engaging hole 2 in the upper surface of the rear case 6 and attached to the upper surface of the rear case 6. A synthetic resin attachment support member 14 for removably attaching a plurality of attachments attached selectively removably to the extension pipe 4 in place of a sucker 5 for a floor has engaging parts 17 for removably engaging a locking holes 13 on the tips of the central part.

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 an attachment that can be replaced according to a cleaning place or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an attachment supporting member capable of attaching a plurality of attachments to a cleaner body is known, for example, from Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 59-190155 (A47L 9/00). This attachment support member locks a pair of locking claws on a handle, rotates the supporting member around the locking claws as a fulcrum, and engages the locking hole with a protrusion formed on the rear surface of the cleaner body. It is configured to be attached to the main body of the vacuum cleaner.

However, in this structure, since the support member easily rotates, the support member collides with a wall or the like during cleaning and easily falls off from the cleaner body, and a flexible hose or the like is attached to the cleaner body. Even when the back surface of the cleaner body is placed and stored on the floor in the connected state, there is a problem that the support member rotates and the cleaner body falls over.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned drawbacks, and it is an object of the present invention to provide an electric vacuum cleaner in which an attachment supporting member can be reliably attached to a cleaner main body with a simple structure. And

[0005]

The first means of the present invention is to:
A cleaner body having an electric blower and a dust collection chamber, a handle formed on the top surface of the cleaner body, a flexible hose connected to an intake port formed in the cleaner body, and the flexible hose An extension pipe connected to the extension pipe, and an attachment detachably attached to the extension pipe, and the handle is provided between a pair of support portions erected upward from the upper surface of the cleaner main body and between the support portions. The attachment support member is formed in a substantially U-shape from the holding portion and has an engaging portion that is detachably engaged between the engaging portions formed on the pair of supporting portions.

The second means of the present invention is connected to a cleaner body having an electric blower and a dust collecting chamber, a handle formed on the upper surface of the cleaner body, and an intake port formed in the cleaner body. A pair of flexible hoses, an extension pipe connected to the flexible hose, and an attachment detachably attached to the extension hose, the handle being provided upright from the upper surface of the cleaner body. Is formed in a substantially U-shape from the support portions and the grip portions provided between the support portions, and an engagement portion that is detachably engaged between the engagement portions formed on the pair of support portions is formed. An attachment supporting member is provided, and the engaging portion is formed as an elastically deformable portion.

A third means of the present invention is connected to a cleaner body having an electric blower and a dust collecting chamber, a handle formed on the upper surface of the cleaner body, and an intake port formed in the cleaner body. A flexible hose, an extension tube connected to the flexible hose, and a plurality of attachments detachably attached to the extension tube, and the handle is erected upward from the top surface of the cleaner body. Engagement that is formed in a substantially U-shape from the pair of supporting portions and the gripping portion that is provided between the supporting portions, and that is detachably locked between the locking portions formed on the pair of supporting portions. An attachment support member having a portion is provided, and the attachment support member is formed with a mounting portion for detachably mounting the attachment on both sides of the handle of the cleaner body.

[0008]

According to the first means, the attachment supporting member is easily mounted by engaging the engaging portion between the engaging portions formed on the supporting portion of the handle of the cleaner body. . Since the attachment support member is mounted between the support portions of the handles, even when the back of the cleaner body is placed on the floor surface and stored with the flexible hose connected to the cleaner body, the attachment support member is attached. The support does not get in the way.

According to the second means, the attachment supporting member elastically deforms the portion where the engaging portion is formed so as to engage between the engaging portions formed on the supporting portion of the handle of the cleaner body. It is easily installed by doing. Further, since the attachment support member is mounted between the support portions of the handles, even when the back of the cleaner body is placed on the floor surface and stored while the flexible hose or the like is connected to the cleaner body. , The attachment support does not get in the way.

According to the third means, the attachment supporting member is easily mounted by engaging the engaging portion between the engaging portions formed on the supporting portion of the handle of the cleaner body. . Since the attachment support member is mounted between the support portions of the handles, even when the back of the cleaner body is placed on the floor surface and stored with the flexible hose connected to the cleaner body, the attachment support member is attached. The support does not get in the way.
Further, since the attachment support member is formed with the attachment portions for detachably attaching the attachment to both sides of the handle of the cleaner body, the weight balance of the cleaner body is lost and the straightness of the cleaner body is impaired. Is suppressed.

[0011]

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

Reference numeral 1 denotes a front case having a dust collecting chamber inside, which has an intake port 2 at the front part, and a floor suction device 5 through the intake port 2 via a flexible hose 3 and an extension pipe 4. Is designed to be detachably attached. A rear case 6 has a built-in electric blower (not shown), and the front case 1 is detachably attached to the front part, and the front case 1 and the rear case 6 constitute a cleaner body 7.

Reference numeral 8 denotes a handle formed on the upper surface of the rear case 6, which is formed in a substantially U-shape by a pair of support portions 9 and a grip portion 10 provided between the support portions 9. 9. An engaging hole 12 formed on the upper surface of the rear case 6 with a locking claw 11 formed at the tip of
And is mounted on the upper surface of the rear case 6. Reference numeral 13 is a locking hole which is a locking portion formed on the surfaces of the supporting portion 9 facing each other.

A plurality of attachments 14 are selectively attached to the extension pipe 4 in place of the floor suction device 5 so as to be detachable.
An attachment support member made of synthetic resin to which the members 5 and 16 are detachably attached, and has an engaging portion 17 which is detachably engaged with the locking hole 13 at the tip of the central portion. Reference numeral 18 denotes a pair of slits formed in a central portion of the attachment support member 14 in a direction substantially orthogonal to an imaginary line connecting the engaging portions 17, and the tip portion where the engaging portions 17 are formed can be displaced. It constitutes a flexible elastic part.

Reference numeral 19 denotes a first mounting portion which is formed at one end of the attachment supporting member 14 and which detachably mounts the attachment 15, and which has a U-shaped cross section from a pair of supporting walls 20 standing upright from the supporting member 14. Is formed in. 21 is formed on the other end of the attachment support member 14, and is attached to the first mounting portion 19
A second mounting portion for detachably mounting an attachment 16 different from the attachment 15 mounted on the first mounting portion, which is formed in a U-shaped cross section from a pair of support walls 22 provided upright from the supporting member 14. 19 and the second mounting portion 21 are formed so that the mounted attachments 15 and 16 do not protrude from the outer shape of the cleaner body 7.

The attachment support member 14 is mounted by engaging the engaging portion 17 with the engaging hole 13 formed in the supporting portion 9 of the handle 8. At that time, the distal end portion where the engaging portion 17 is formed is displaced by the slit 18 and is easily attached and detached.

The various attachments 15 and 16 are attached to the first attachment portion 19 and the second attachment portion 21 of the attachment support member 14, and used by connecting to the extension pipe 4 instead of the floor suction tool 5 as required. To do. Further, the first and second mounting portions 19 and 21 are formed so that the attachments 15 and 16 do not protrude from the outer shape of the cleaner body 6 when the attachments 15 and 16 are mounted on the attachment support member 14. During cleaning, the attachments 15 and 16 do not come in contact with obstacles such as walls and chairs, and the attachment support member 14 does not come off from the cleaner body 7.

Further, since the first mounting portion 19 and the second mounting portion 21 are formed at positions facing each other with respect to the imaginary line connecting the engaging portions 17, the weight balance of the cleaner body 7 is lost. It is possible to prevent the straightness of the cleaner body 7 from being impaired.

Further, since the attachment support member 14 is mounted between the support portions 9 of the handle 8 of the cleaner main body 7, the flexible hose 3 and the extension tube 4 are attached to the cleaner main body 7 as shown in FIG. The attachment support member 14 does not get in the way when the back surface of the cleaner body 7 is placed on the floor surface and stored while the floor suction device 5 is connected via the.

[0020]

As described above, according to the structure of claim 1 of the present invention, the supporting member for mounting the attachment can be securely mounted on the cleaner body with a simple structure, and the cleaner body is also provided. It is possible to prevent the support member from being an obstacle when the back surface is placed on the floor surface and stored in the upright state.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the supporting member for mounting the attachment can be easily and surely mounted on the cleaner body with a simple structure, and the rear surface of the cleaner body is placed on the floor surface. It is possible to prevent the support member from interfering with the support member when it is mounted on and stored in the upright state.

According to the structure of claim 3 of the present invention, the supporting member for mounting the attachment can be securely mounted on the cleaner body with a simple structure, and the back surface of the cleaner body is placed on the floor surface. Thus, it is possible to prevent the support member from interfering with the storage in the upright state, and it is possible to obtain the effect that the straightness of the cleaner body is not impaired.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a cleaner body equipped with an attachment supporting member according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a top view of the same cleaner body.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the attachment support member.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of essential parts in a state where the attachment support member is attached to a cleaner body.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of essential parts in a state where the attachment support member is removed from the cleaner body.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the cleaner body with the attachment support member removed.

FIG. 7 is a side view showing the storage state.

[Explanation of symbols]

 3 Flexible hose 4 Extension pipe 5 Floor suction tool 7 Vacuum cleaner body 8 Handle 9 Support part 10 Grip part 13 Locking part 14 Attachment support member 15 Attachment 16 Attachment 17 Engagement part

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A cleaner body having an electric blower and a dust collection chamber, a handle formed on the upper surface of the cleaner body, and a flexible hose connected to an intake port formed in the cleaner body. A pair of support parts provided with an extension pipe connected to the flexible hose and an attachment detachably attached to the extension pipe, the pair of support parts standing upright from the top surface of the cleaner main body; An attachment support member is provided which is formed in a substantially U-shape from a grip portion that is installed between the portions, and has an engagement portion that is detachably engaged between the engagement portions formed in the pair of support portions. An electric vacuum cleaner characterized by. 2. A cleaner body having an electric blower and a dust collection chamber, a handle formed on the upper surface of the cleaner body, and a flexible hose connected to an intake port formed in the cleaner body. A pair of support parts provided with an extension pipe connected to the flexible hose and an attachment detachably attached to the extension pipe, the pair of support parts standing upright from the top surface of the cleaner main body; An attachment support member is provided which is formed in a substantially U-shape from a grip portion that is installed between the portions, and has an engagement portion that is detachably engaged between the engagement portions formed in the pair of support portions, An electric vacuum cleaner, wherein the engaging portion is formed as an elastically deformable portion. 3. A cleaner body having an electric blower and a dust collection chamber, a handle formed on the top surface of the cleaner body, and a flexible hose connected to an intake port formed in the cleaner body. An extension pipe connected to the flexible hose, and a plurality of attachments detachably attached to the extension pipe,
The handle is formed in a substantially U-shape from a pair of support portions standing upright from the upper surface of the cleaner main body and a grip portion provided between the support portions, and is also formed on the pair of support portions. An attachment support member having an engagement portion that is detachably locked between the stop portions is provided, and the attachment support member includes:
An electric vacuum cleaner having a mounting portion for detachably mounting an attachment on both sides of a handle of a cleaner body.