JPH11347435A - Shredder device with vacuum cleaner function - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To add a vacuum cleaner function to a shredder device and to enable switching the discharge and non-discharge of shredder chips to a dust box, linked with attachment/detachment of the dust box. SOLUTION: A vacuum cleaner unit 4 is provided with a suction motor 43 and a fan blade 44 and a suction hose 7 is freely attachably and detachably fitted to the vacuum cleaner unit 4 to suck shredder chips. A shuttering mechanism 6 consists of a shuttering wire 61 and a coil spring 62 and opens a shutter 51 of a dust case 5 linked with the housing of a dust box 3 in a casing 1 so that the shredder chips sucked by the vacuum cleaner unit 4 through a suction hose 7 is discharged to the dust box 3 through the dust case 5. Further, the shuttering mechanism 6 closes the shutter 51 of the dust case 5 linked with the taking out of the dust box 3 from the inside of the casing 1 so that the shredder chips is accumulated in the dust case 5.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a shredder device, and more particularly, to a shredder device having a vacuum cleaner function provided with a suction type vacuum cleaner function.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In general, in a shredder device, a dust box is housed below a shredder main body in a housing, and when a dust box is full of shredded shredder dust, the dust box is closed. After taking out from the body and throwing away the shredder waste, the dust box is stored in the housing again.

When a dust box is taken out of a housing of a shredder device and the shredder waste is discarded, the shredder waste may be scattered around the device. Further, since the shredder dust overflows from the dust box, it may be necessary to clean the inside of the housing of the shredder device. For this reason, conventionally, scattered or overflowed shredder waste has been cleaned with a vacuum cleaner, a broom, or the like, or manually collected and discarded in an office or the like where cleaning tools are not installed.

[0004]

In the above-described conventional shredder device, the shredder dust scattered or overflowing around the device or inside the housing is cleaned with a vacuum cleaner, a broom, or the like, or the office is provided with no cleaning tools. In a place or the like, it was necessary to pick up and discard by hand, so that there was a problem that cleaning work for shredder waste was troublesome.

In order to solve such a problem, it is only necessary that the shredder device itself has a function of a vacuum cleaner. However, if a commercially available vacuum cleaner is attached to or incorporated, a shredder device is generally used. It didn't make much sense because it became bigger. In other words, ordinary vacuum cleaners have a space in front of the suction motor, such as a filter or a paper bag, so a space is required, and a relatively strong suction motor is required for suction through the filter. Met.

A first object of the present invention is to provide a shredder device with a vacuum cleaner function, in which the external appearance of the shredder device is substantially the same as the conventional one and a vacuum cleaner function is added, and the shredder dust sucked by the vacuum cleaner can be accumulated. Is to provide.

A second object of the present invention is to add a vacuum cleaner function while keeping the external appearance of the shredder device almost the same as before, and discharge the shredder dust sucked by the vacuum cleaner to the dust box in conjunction with the insertion and removal of the dust box. Another object of the present invention is to provide a shredder device with a vacuum cleaner function that can be stored separately.

[0008]

According to the present invention, there is provided a shredder device having a vacuum cleaner function, comprising: a shredder device having a shredder body and a dust box which can be housed below the shredder body. A unit, a suction hose detachably attached to the cleaner unit, and a dust case that communicates with the cleaner unit and accumulates shredder chips sucked by the cleaner unit through the suction hose. It is characterized by.

A shredder device with a vacuum cleaner function according to the present invention is a shredder device including a shredder main body and a dust box which can be housed under the shredder body. A suction hose detachably attached to the cleaner unit, a dust case including a shutter communicating with the cleaner unit and urged to close a discharge port, and storing the dust box in the shredder device A shutter link mechanism for opening the shutter of the dust case in conjunction with the shutter case, so that the shredder dust sucked by the cleaner unit through the suction hose is discharged to the dust box through the dust case. Features.

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1, FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 are a front perspective view, a side face perspective view, and a plane essential part perspective view showing a shredder device with a vacuum cleaner function according to an embodiment of the present invention. The shredder device with a vacuum cleaner function according to the present embodiment includes a rectangular parallelepiped housing 1, a shredder main body 2 disposed at an upper part in the housing 1, and a lower part of the shredder main body 2 at a lower part in the housing 1. The dust box 3 is disposed so as to be stowable, the cleaner unit 4 is disposed on the upper left side of the housing 1 (as viewed in FIG. 1), and the cleaner unit 4 is disposed so as to be detachable below the cleaner unit 4. A dust case 5, a shutter link mechanism 6 for opening a shutter 51 of the dust case 5 in conjunction with the storage of the dust box 3 in the housing 1, and a suction hose 7 detachably attached to the cleaner unit 4. From
Its main part is configured.

The housing 1 is divided into an upper portion and a lower portion by an intermediate plate 1a horizontally disposed at a height of about 1/3 from the upper surface, a shredder body 2 is disposed at an upper portion, and a dust box is disposed at a lower portion. 3 are stored.
The side wall on the lower left side of the housing 1 (as viewed in FIG. 1) is
The opening / closing door 1b allows the dust box 3 and the dust case 5 to be inserted into and removed from the housing 1 when opened by a hinge (not shown) as shown in FIG.

The shredder body 2 is, as shown in FIG.
A pair of insertion guide plates 21 and 21 formed by bending an upper surface plate into a V-shape, and a pair of rotations arranged below the insertion guide plates 21 and 21 to cut the shredded material into chips while rotating. Detecting the insertion of the shredders such as paper and the cutters 22, 22 and starting a shredding motor (not shown), the pair of rotary cutters 22, 22 are rotated in directions facing each other to cut the shredded objects. It is constituted by a pair of sensors 23, 23 to be shredded.

The dust box 3 is formed of a rectangular parallelepiped box having an open top. A through hole (not shown) communicating with the dust box 3 is formed in a portion of the middle plate 1a corresponding to the shredder main body 2, and
The shredder chips shredded in the box fall into the dust box 3 by their own weight.

The vacuum cleaner unit 4 has a hose connector 41 fixed to the side wall of the upper left side of the housing 1 (see FIG. 1) so as to protrude therefrom, and a fan provided to communicate with the hose connector 41. A case 42, a suction motor 43 disposed behind the fan case 42, a fan blade 44 attached to a rotation shaft of the suction motor 43 to generate an airflow in the fan case 42 by swiveling fins, And a power switch 45 (see FIG. 5).

The hose connector 41 is provided with a microswitch 8 for detecting the attachment of the suction hose 7 to the hose connector 41.
Does not detect the attachment of the suction hose 7, the suction motor 43 is not energized even if the power switch 45 of the cleaner unit 8 is turned on.

The dust case 5 is formed in a drawer shape in which an air flow path is formed as shown by an arrow a in FIG. 3, and a right end side wall (an upper end side wall in FIG. 3) serving as an outlet is a shutter. It is 51. Also, in the dust case 5,
A tongue piece 5a protrudes from the left end (the lower end in FIG. 3). By holding the tongue piece 5a between fingers, the dust case 5 can be inserted into and removed from the housing 1. It has become.

As shown in FIGS. 6 (a) to 6 (c), the shutter 51 is formed in a bent plate shape having a large number of through holes 51a formed so that shredded shredder dust does not leak out. It is formed so that the ear portion 51 b is attached to the support shaft 52 so as to be rotatable at the discharge port of the dust case 5 and urged to close the discharge port by the coil spring 53. The reason why the shutter 51 is provided in the dust case 5 is to prevent the shredder dust from being discharged from the dust case 5 when the inside of the housing 1 is cleaned with the dust box 3 taken out.

A micro switch 9 for detecting the attachment of the dust case 5 to the housing 1 is provided. When the micro switch 9 does not detect the attachment of the dust case 5, the power switch 44 of the cleaner unit 4 is turned on. The suction motor 43 is not energized even if it is operated.

The shutter link mechanism 6 is inserted into and removed from the dust box 3 along the lower surface of the middle plate 1a in the housing 1 (FIG. 1).
The shutter link wire 61 is slidably disposed in the left-right direction as viewed in FIG. 1 and a coil spring 62 for urging the shutter link wire 61 in the discharge direction of the dust box 3 (left direction in FIG. 1). ing. As shown in FIG. 2, the tip end (right end in FIG. 1) of the shutter link wire 61 is bent obliquely downward, and engages with the right end side surface (see FIG. 1) of the dust box 3. It is supposed to.

The suction hose 7 is formed in a flexible tubular shape from rubber, synthetic resin, or the like, and has a base end attached to the hose connector 41 at the time of use, and sucks shredder chips from the front end to clean the suction hose. It serves to guide the machine unit 4.
When not in use, it is detached from the hose connector 41, and as shown in FIGS.
b.

Next, the operation of the thus-configured shredder device with a vacuum cleaner function according to the present embodiment will be described.

First, the operation of mounting the dust case 5 and the dust box 3 in that order from the state where the dust case 5 and the dust box 3 are removed from the housing 1 will be described.

With the opening / closing door 1b opened, the tongue piece 5a of the dust case 5 is held between fingers and inserted into a predetermined position in the housing 1 directly below the middle plate 1a with the shutter 51 side inside. . Then, the micro switch 9 detects that the dust case 5 is mounted in the housing 1.

Next, the dust box 3 is stored in the housing 1. Then, the right end side wall of the dust box 3 is engaged with the bent portion of the shutter link wire 61, and the shutter link wire 61 is slid against the contraction elasticity of the coil spring 62. Thereby, the shutter link wire 61 sinks slightly as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 1 due to its own curved portion and a through hole (not shown) formed in the middle plate 1a.
The shutter 51 engaged with the contact piece 51c is slightly rotated around the support shaft 52 to open the shutter 51.

Subsequently, the suction hose 7 is taken out from the inside of the door 1b, and after closing the door 1b, the base end of the suction hose 7 is fitted to the hose connector 41. Then
The micro switch 8 detects the attachment of the suction hose 7 to the hose connector 41.

In this state, when the power switch 45 is turned on and the vacuum cleaner unit 4 is turned on, the micro-switches 8 and 9 are both turned on. Then, a flow of air as shown by an arrow b in FIG. 7 is generated, and the suction operation is started.

Therefore, when the tip opening of the suction hose 7 is brought close to the shredder chips, the shredder chips are removed from the suction hose 7.
The shredder dust sucked and sucked into the dust case 5 enters the dust case 5 through the suction hose 7, the hose connector 41 and the fan case 42, and the shutter 51 is opened. Fall.

On the other hand, when it is desired to clean the inside of the housing 1, the door 1 b is opened, and the dust box 3 is pulled out from the inside of the housing 1. Then, the shutter link wire 61 slides to the left (as viewed in FIG. 1) by the contraction elasticity of the coil spring 62, and the shutter link wire 61 is moved by its own curved portion and the through hole formed in the middle plate 1a. As shown by the solid line in FIG. 1, the shutter 51 slightly lifts up, whereby the shutter 51 engaged with the contact piece 51 c is slightly rotated around the support shaft 52 by the contracting elastic force of the coil spring 52, and the shutter 51 is closed. .

In this state, when the power switch 45 is turned on and the vacuum cleaner unit 4 is turned on, the micro-switches 8 and 9 are both on, so that the suction motor 43 is energized and the fan blades 44 rotate. Then, the suction operation is started. In this case, the shutter 51 is closed, but the shutter 51 has many through holes 51a.
Since the holes are drilled, there is almost no effect on the air flow.

Therefore, when the tip opening of the suction hose 7 is brought close to the shredder chips, the shredder chips are removed from the suction hose 7.
The shredder dust sucked and sucked enters the dust case 5 through the suction hose 7, the hose connector 41 and the fan case 42, and is accumulated in the dust case 5 because the shutter 51 is opened.

The shredder dust accumulated in the dust case 5 is dropped into the dust box 3 from the shutter 51 opened when the cleaner unit 4 is used next time in a state where the dust box 3 is stored, or the tongue is dropped. The dust case 5 is discarded by taking out the dust case 5 by pinching the piece 5a with a finger.

As described above, since the suction target is limited to the shredder dust and the sucked shredder dust is normally discharged into the dust box 3, the intended vacuum cleaner function can be added even with the small suction motor 43. Thus, compact installation of the vacuum cleaner unit 4 is enabled.

In the above-described embodiment, the shutter 51 is provided in the dust case 5 and the shutter link mechanism 6 is arranged to open and close the shutter 51. However, in order to reduce costs, the shutter 51 and the shutter link are provided. The mechanism 6 may be omitted, and only the dust case 5 may be provided. In this case, the dust case 5
It is necessary to remove the dust case 5 from the housing 1 and to discard the shredder dust in the dust case 5 when the dust case 5 is filled with the shredder waste so that the sucked shredder waste is prevented from leaking out. Nature will arise.

[0035]

As described above, according to the present invention,
The vacuum cleaner function has been added while keeping the external appearance of the shredder device almost the same as before, and the shredder dust sucked by the vacuum cleaner can be accumulated, so that the cleaning work around the shredder device and inside the device can be easily performed. There is. For this reason, there is an advantage that cleaning can be performed in an office building or the like in an urban area without always having a cleaning tool.

In addition, according to the present invention, a vacuum cleaner function is added while keeping the appearance of the shredder device almost unchanged, and the shredder dust sucked by the vacuum cleaner is discharged to the dust box in conjunction with the insertion and removal of the dust box. Or separately stored, there is an effect that the work of cleaning around the shredder device and the inside of the device can be more easily performed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a main part of a shredder device with a vacuum cleaner function according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side perspective view of a main part of the shredder device with a vacuum cleaner function according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a transparent plan view of a main part of the shredder device with a vacuum cleaner function according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an open state of an opening / closing door in the shredder device with a vacuum cleaner function according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a view showing a side surface of the shredder device with a vacuum cleaner function according to the present embodiment.

6 (a), (b) and (c) are a plan view, a front view and a side view of the shutter in FIG.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing the flow of air in the shredder device with a vacuum cleaner function according to the present embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Housing 1a Middle plate 1b Opening / closing door 2 Shredder main body 3 Dust box 4 Vacuum cleaner unit 5 Dust case 5a Tongue piece 6 Shutter link mechanism 7 Suction hose 21 Insertion guide plate 22 Rotating cutter 23 Sensor 41 Hose connector 42 Fan case 43 Suction motor 44 Fan blade 51 Shutter 51a Through-hole 51b Ear 51c Contact piece 52 Support shaft 53 Coil spring 61 Shutter link wire 62 Coil spring

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A shredder device comprising a shredder main body and a dust box which can be housed below the shredder body, wherein the cleaner unit includes a suction motor and a fan blade, and is detachably attached to the cleaner unit. And a dust case that communicates with the cleaner unit and that accumulates shredder waste sucked by the cleaner unit through the suction hose. 2. A shredder device comprising a shredder main body and a dust box which can be housed below the shredder body, wherein the cleaner unit includes a suction motor and a fan blade, and is detachably attached to the cleaner unit. A suction hose communicating with the vacuum cleaner unit, a dust case having a shutter urged to close a discharge port, and a shutter of the dust case interlocked with storage of the dust box in the shredder device. A shutter link mechanism which is opened and allows the shredder dust sucked by the cleaner unit through the suction hose to be discharged to the dust box through the dust case. 3. The shredder device with a vacuum cleaner function according to claim 1, wherein the dust case is formed in a drawer shape, and is disposed so as to be insertable into and removable from a housing of the shredder device. 4. The shredder device with a vacuum cleaner function according to claim 1, wherein the suction hose can be housed inside an opening / closing door that is opened and closed to house the dust box. 5. A micro switch for detecting attachment of the suction hose to the cleaner unit,
The shredder device with a vacuum cleaner function according to claim 1 or 2, wherein when the micro switch does not detect the attachment of the suction hose, the suction motor is not energized even when a power switch of the vacuum cleaner unit is turned on. 6. A micro switch for detecting the mounting of the dust case on the shredder device, and when the micro switch does not detect the mounting of the dust case, a power switch of the cleaner unit is turned on. 4. The shredder device with a vacuum cleaner function according to claim 3, wherein the suction motor is not energized. 7. A shutter link wire, wherein said shutter link mechanism is slidably disposed in a direction in which said dust box is stored, and elastic means for urging said shutter link wire in a direction opposite to a direction in which said dust box is inserted. The shutter link wire is engaged with the shutter of the dust case to open the shutter in conjunction with the storage of the dust box, and the shutter link wire is connected to the dust case in conjunction with the removal of the dust box. The shredder device with a vacuum cleaner function according to claim 2, wherein the shutter is closed without being engaged with the shutter.