JPH10211125A - Simple vacuum cleaner - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a simple vacuum cleaner requiring a small housing space and easily cleaning by sufficient suction force. SOLUTION: The simple vacuum cleaner 10 is constituted through the use of the air pump 20 of an axial flow type. A sucking side attachment 30 is attached attachably and detachably to its sucking port part and a sheet-like filter is detachably mounted inside of it to suck dust with air to collect dust. In addition, a discharging side attachment 40 is detachably fitted to a discharging port part 50 to narrow discharging air to be a fast air flow to blow off dust.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a simple vacuum cleaner, and more particularly to a vacuum cleaner which is small enough to be stored in a glove box in a vehicle interior and which can be easily cleaned with a sufficient suction force.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Various types of simple vacuum cleaners have been proposed and put into practical use so that dust around them can be easily cleaned. Such a simple vacuum cleaner has a small suction fan, a small motor, and a primary battery built in the case, and emphasizes simplicity, a medium suction fan in the case, and a small motor having a relatively large capacity. Some have built-in rechargeable batteries and emphasize suction power.

[0003]

However, among the conventional simple vacuum cleaners, the former vacuum cleaner is very small and is convenient for easy cleaning, but lacks suction power while the latter vacuum cleaner is easy. Although there is enough suction power to perform a good cleaning, it is large to store it in the car, for example,
There was a problem that it was not suitable for cleaning the interior of the vehicle.

[0004] In view of the above problems, it is an object of the present invention to provide a simple vacuum cleaner which can reduce a necessary storage space and can be easily cleaned with a sufficient suction force.

[0005]

The inventors of the present invention have conducted various studies to solve the above-mentioned problems, and as a result, have found that a portable and small-sized air pump used for filling a rubber boat, a floating ring or the like with air, that is, an axial flow pump. The present invention has been completed by focusing on a mold air pump, attaching an attachment to an air suction port of the air pump, and collecting dust and dirt in the attachment.

That is, the simple vacuum cleaner according to the present invention is configured such that a motor is built in a case, and a plurality of compression fans are arranged side by side in the axial direction on a motor rotation shaft in the case. Axial air pump that sucks and compresses air from the suction port at the rear end of the case and discharges air from the discharge port at the front end of the case, and is detachably attached to the case suction port. -Shaped filter is detachably installed.The suction side attachment for sucking dust together with air to collect dust, and is detachably attached to the case outlet, to blow out dust by narrowing the discharge air to high-speed air flow. And a discharge side attachment.

A feature of the present invention is that an axial flow type air pump is small and easy to carry, but has a capability of discharging a sufficient amount of air. The point is that the attachments on the suction side and the discharge side are detachably attached. As a result, dust and dirt around the body can be sucked together with the air into the suction-side attachment and collected, and dust and dust in a narrow place where the suction-side attachment cannot reach can be blown off by the discharge air and cleaned.

In the present invention, it is desirable that the simple vacuum cleaner has both a dust collecting function by suction and a blowing function by discharge, but is applied to a simple vacuum cleaner in which the applicable area is limited to a wide area or a narrow area around the body. You can also.

That is, according to the present invention, a motor is built in a case, and a plurality of compression fans are arranged and supported on a motor rotation shaft in the case in the axial direction. An axial-flow air pump that sucks air from the suction port at the end and compresses it and discharges air from the discharge port at the front end of the case, and a sheet-like filter that is detachably attached to the case suction port Can be provided, and a suction-side attachment for sucking dust together with air to collect dust is provided.

Further, according to the present invention, a motor is built in a case, and a plurality of compression fans are arranged and supported on a motor rotating shaft in the case in the axial direction. An axial-flow air pump that sucks in air from the suction port at the end and compresses it and discharges air from the discharge port at the front end of the case, and is detachably attached to the case discharge port to speed up the discharge air It is possible to provide a simple vacuum cleaner having a discharge-side attachment for blowing out dust by focusing on an air flow.

The attachments on the suction side and the discharge side are detachably attached to the suction port and the discharge port of the case so that the attachment can be removed so that it can be used as a normal air pump.

The attachment of the suction side attachment to the case suction opening may be carried out using screws or the like, but in consideration of the simplicity of manufacture and the ease of attachment and detachment, the suction opening is formed in a cylindrical shape, for example, outward. The suction port attachment is formed in a box shape having a suction port at the tip end, and is formed in a cylindrical shape that is detachably fitted to the suction port section. Preferably, it is detachably attached to the part.

In this case, a receiving member for receiving the filter in the form of a sheet is provided at a cylindrical fitting portion in the suction side attachment, and a cover which can be opened and closed is formed on the suction side attachment so that the filter can be replaced. Is good. Also,
The lid is preferably biased to a closed state by a spring member. For convenience of simple cleaning, it is preferable to use an inexpensive paper filter or sponge filter.

On the other hand, the attachment of the discharge side attachment to the case discharge port may be carried out by using screws or the like, but the discharge port is designed so that the rubber boat or the floating ring can be filled with air due to the function of the air pump. The cylindrical discharge port is protruded, so considering the simplicity of production and the ease of attachment and detachment, the cylindrical attachment can be used to attach and detach the discharge side attachment to and from the discharge port. It is good to form a nozzle that fits into the nozzle.

Usually, an air pump for filling a rubber boat or a float with air is powered by a portable battery or the like. Therefore, the portable vacuum cleaner of the present invention may also use such a portable battery as a power source, and when it is used as a vehicle-specific simple vacuum cleaner, it may use the power supply of an energized cigarette lighter in the vehicle compartment. . In other words, the motor has a power plug that can be inserted into the insertion port of the energized cigarette lighter that is equipped in the cabin of the vehicle,
You may make it operate by the power supply of a cigarette lighter.

[0016]

According to the present invention, the suction-side and discharge-side attachments are detachably attached to the suction port and the discharge port of the axial-flow type air pump. In addition, the dust is sucked and collected, and the dust and the dust are blown off by the discharge air. Therefore, the simple vacuum cleaner can be constructed very small, the necessary storage space can be reduced, and it can be stored in, for example, a glove box in a vehicle. Further, since the air pump is used, sufficient air suction force and / or discharge force can be obtained despite being small and easy to carry, so that cleaning can be performed easily with satisfactory performance.

[0017]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below in detail with reference to specific examples shown in the drawings. 1 to 4 show a preferred embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, a simple vacuum cleaner 10
Is the axial flow type air pump 20, the suction side attachment 3
0 and a discharge-side attachment 40.

As shown in FIG. 2, the case 21 of the air pump 20 is formed by screwing together case halves manufactured in the same mold and in the same shape. And a plurality of support walls 23... Are formed as appropriate, and an air passage 24 is formed in the center of each of the partition walls 23.

At both ends of the case 21, the same small cylindrical suction port 25 and discharge port 26 are protruded, and the suction port 25 and the discharge port 26 are O-rings (not shown).
However, FIG. 2 shows a groove into which the O-ring is fitted. ), And an auxiliary discharge port 50 is detachably fitted to the discharge port 26 so that the outer diameter of the discharge port can be changed according to an object to be filled with air.

A motor 27 is mounted in the case 21 on the discharge port 26 side, and three compression fans 28... Are fixed to a rotating shaft (not shown) of the motor 27. The fans 28 are stored between the partition walls 23. Also, the suction / discharge port 25 of one half of the case
A mounting hole is formed on the side, and a switch 29 of the motor 27 is fixed to the mounting hole.

Further, a power cord 210 extending from the motor 27 is inserted through the case 21. A power plug 211 which can be inserted into an insertion port of an energized cigarette lighter in the vehicle compartment is connected to the end of the power cord 27. 2
Reference numeral 7 is adapted to be operated by a power supply of an electric cigarette lighter.

FIGS. 3 and 4 show the suction side attachment 30.
As shown in FIG. 3, the air inlet 31 is formed on the front end side while the cylindrical inlet 33 into which the inlet 25 can be fitted is provided on the rear end side with the inside of the attachment. It is projected.

A wire (receiving member) 35 is fixed in the suction side attachment 30 to the tip of the fitting portion 33 in a + shape, so that the paper filter 51 can be received by the wire 35 in a sheet shape. I have.

Further, a lid 32 is formed on the upper wall portion of the suction side attachment 30 so as to be openable and closable by a resin hinge, and mounting pieces 34, 34 are protrudingly provided on both sides of the lid 32. The suction-side attachment 30 is detachably attached to the suction port 25 by the fitting part 33 being externally fitted to the suction port 25, while the mounting pieces 34, 34 and the mounting base 2 on the case 21 side are attached.
A coil spring (spring member) 52 is stretched between the coils 12 and 212 to urge the lid 32 to a closed state.

On the other hand, the discharge-side attachment 40 has a nozzle shape so as to be closed as shown in FIG. 1, and is removably fitted to the auxiliary discharge port 50 so as to restrict discharge air to form a high-speed flow.

When setting the simple vacuum cleaner of this embodiment, first, the lid 32 is opened against the spring force of the coil spring 52, and a paper filter, for example, one or a plurality of tissue papers is stacked on the plus wire 35. 51 in the form of a sheet and cover 3
2 is returned to the original closed state by the urging force of the coil spring 52, and in this state, the suction side attachment 30 is
Of the air pump 20
The auxiliary discharge port 50 and the discharge side attachment 40 are externally fitted to the discharge port 26.

When the preparation is completed, the power plug 2
When the switch 11 is turned on and the switch 29 is turned on, the motor 27 operates to rotate the compression fans 28. Then, air is sucked into the case 21 from the suction port 25 and the three compression fans 2
8 are sequentially compressed and discharged from the discharge port 26.

Therefore, when the suction side attachment 30 is brought close to dust and dirt around the body, the dust and dirt are sucked into the attachment 30 together with air and collected by the paper filter 51. After cleaning, the lid 32 may be opened and discarded together with the paper filter 51.

On the other hand, since the discharge-side attachment 40 has a nozzle with a sharp end, the discharge-side attachment 40 can be inserted into, for example, a vehicle interior corner or a complicated place around various devices. Can be cleaned by blowing off dust.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view showing a preferred embodiment of the simple cleaning of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view showing the inside of the axial flow type air pump in the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a schematic perspective view showing a suction side attachment in the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a partially cutaway schematic perspective view showing the suction side attachment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Simple vacuum cleaner 20 Axial type air pump 21 Case 25 Suction port 26 Discharge port 27 Motor 28 Compression fan 211 Power plug 30 Suction side attachment 31 Suction port 32 Cover 33 Fitting part 35 Wire (receiving member) 40 Discharge side Attachment 51 Paper filter

Claims (7)

[Claims] A motor is built in a case, and a plurality of compression fans are arranged and supported on a motor rotation shaft in the case in the axial direction. An axial-flow air pump that sucks air from the air and compresses it to discharge air from the discharge port at the front end of the case, and is detachably attached to the above-mentioned suction port and has a detachable sheet-shaped filter A suction-side attachment for sucking dust together with air to collect dust, and a discharge-side attachment detachably attached to the discharge port for narrowing discharge air to a high-speed air flow and blowing off dust. A simple vacuum cleaner characterized by the following. 2. A motor having a built-in motor in a case and a plurality of compression fans arranged and supported on a motor rotating shaft in the case in the axial direction. Axial air pump that sucks air from the air and compresses it to discharge air from the discharge port at the front end of the case. Removably attached to the suction port, and detachably mounts a sheet-like filter. And a suction side attachment for sucking dust together with air and collecting dust. 3. A case in which a motor is built in a case, and a plurality of compression fans are arranged and supported on a motor rotating shaft in the case in the axial direction. Axial-type air pump that sucks air from and compresses it and discharges air from the discharge port at the front end of the case, and is detachably attached to the discharge port and narrows the discharge air to high-speed air flow A simple vacuum cleaner comprising a discharge-side attachment for blowing off dust. 4. A cylindrical fitting portion in which the suction port has a cylindrical shape, the suction-side attachment has a box shape having a suction port on a distal end side, and is detachably fitted to the suction port. The suction-side attachment has a receiving member for receiving the filter in a sheet-like shape at a tubular fitting portion in the suction-side attachment, and the suction-side attachment can be opened and closed. The simple vacuum cleaner according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the lid is formed so that the filter can be replaced. 5. The simple vacuum cleaner according to claim 4, wherein said lid is biased to a closed state by a spring member. 6. The simple configuration according to claim 1, wherein the discharge port has a cylindrical shape protruding from the case, and the discharge-side attachment has a nozzle shape detachably fitted to the discharge port. Vacuum cleaner. 7. The cigarette lighter according to claim 1, wherein said motor has a power plug which can be plugged into an insertion port of a current-carrying cigarette lighter provided in a cabin of a vehicle, and is operated by a power supply of said cigarette lighter. Item 4. The simple vacuum cleaner according to any one of Items 1 to 3.