JPH119511A - Electric vacuum cleaner - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To keep a hose of an electric vacuum cleaner from contacting with the user when the vacuum cleaner is used in an upright attitude by mounting the body of an electric vacuum cleaner on the front of a pipe for support connected to a suction port to connect an upper end opening of the pipe for support to the suction port of the body of the cleaner with a hose on the front of the pipe for support. SOLUTION: An upper end opening 2a of a pipe 2 for support is connected to a suction port 1a of the body 1 of an electric vacuum cleaner through a hose 6 and a grip 7 is fastened on an upper part of the pipe 2 for support. The undersurface of the body 1 of the cleaner is detachably fixed on the front of the pipe 2 for support and the upper end opening 2a of the pipe 2 for support is formed on the front of the pipe 2 for support. A hose 6 for connection between the body 1 of the cleaner and the pipe 2 for support is arranged on the front of the pipe 2 for support over the overall length thereof. This keeps the hose from contacting a user behind the pipe for support under the application at an upright attitude thereby facilitating operation.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

[0001] The present invention relates to a vacuum cleaner.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a vacuum cleaner capable of being deformed according to a place to be cleaned, a cleaner body is detachably fixed to a support pipe so that a state of use as an upright and a cleaner body are supported. There is a dual-purpose vacuum cleaner that can be used in a state where the vacuum cleaner is detached from the pipe (for example, Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 4-80455).

[0003] As shown in FIG. 8, a conventional dual-purpose type vacuum cleaner has a vacuum cleaner main body 31, a hose 40, a support pipe 32, a rotary bend 33, and a suction port 3 as shown in FIG.
And 4. By connecting these components in order, the cleaner body 31 and the support pipe 32
And the vacuum cleaner main body is separated from the support pipe.

Further, by fitting the protrusion 36 on the support pipe 32 side into the recess 35 on the cleaner body 31 side, it can be transformed into a use state as an upright shown in FIG.

In the use state as an upright, the upper end of the hose 40 is connected to a position substantially below the grip 37 on the rear side of the support pipe 32, the middle part goes around the side of the support pipe 32, Is the support pipe 32
It is connected to the cleaner body 31 on the front side.

[0006]

However, when the conventional vacuum cleaner is used as an upright,
A portion near the upper end of the hose 40 projects rearward of the support pipe 32 from below the grip 37. Therefore, there is a problem that the user of the hose 40 rubs against the user and is difficult to use.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide a vacuum cleaner in which a hose can be smoothly operated without touching a user in a state of use as an upright. And

[0008]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a vacuum cleaner having a suction port, a support pipe connected to the suction port, and a vacuum cleaner mounted on a front side of the support pipe. It is characterized by comprising a main body, and a hose connecting the upper end opening of the support pipe and the suction port of the cleaner body at the front side of the support pipe.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a vacuum cleaner comprising: a suction port; a support pipe connected to the suction port;
A cleaner body detachably mounted on the front side of the support pipe, and a hose connecting an upper end opening of the support pipe and a suction port of the cleaner body at a front side of the support pipe. Features.

[0010] It is preferable that at least a part of the upper part of the support pipe is bent toward the front side of the support pipe, and the upper end opening is formed at the upper end of the bent part of the support pipe.

It is preferable that a grip is fixed to the rear side of the bent portion of the support pipe.

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a vacuum cleaner, wherein the upper end openings of the main body of the vacuum cleaner and the support pipe are disposed in front of the support pipe, and the main body of the vacuum cleaner and the upper end opening are provided. Is provided on the front side of the support pipe over the entire length. Therefore, in the use state as an upright, the hose does not hit the user behind the support pipe, and as a result, the hose becomes easy to use.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, a vacuum cleaner according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an explanatory perspective view of a vacuum cleaner in use according to an embodiment of the present invention in an upright use state, and FIG. 2 is in the process of being transformed into an upright use state of the vacuum cleaner in FIG. FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing a state in which the cleaner body of FIG. 1 is used in a handy state, and FIG. 4 is a view of removing the cleaner body of FIG. 1 from a support pipe. FIG. 5 is a partially enlarged view of a support pipe in a state in which a skimmer nozzle is attached to the rear side of the support pipe of FIG. 1, and FIG. 6 is FIG. 7 is a partially enlarged front view of the grip and FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along the line VII-VII.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the vacuum cleaner of the present embodiment is used as an upright by the detachable fixing of the cleaner main body 1 to a support pipe 2 (see FIG. 1). ), A dual-purpose vacuum cleaner that can be used in a state where the cleaner main body is detached from the support pipe (see FIG. 4) and in a handy state where only the cleaner body 1 is used (see FIG. 3). The state in which the main body of the vacuum cleaner shown in FIG. 4 is detached from the support pipe is exemplified as a hand-held type. A state in which the main body of the vacuum cleaner is detached from the support pipe, such as when the surface is rolled, can be used.

The vacuum cleaner shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 comprises a cleaner body 1, a support pipe 2, a rotary bend 3,
It comprises a rotary pipe 4, a suction port 5, and a hose 6.

As shown in FIG. 1, the support pipe 2 has an upper end opening 2a connected to a suction port 1a of the cleaner body 1 through a hose 6. A grip 7 to be held by hand is fixed to the upper part of the support pipe 2.

In the electric vacuum cleaner shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the lower surface 1b of the cleaner main body 1 is detachably fixed to the front side of the support pipe 2 by a fixing method described later. An upper end opening 2 a of the support pipe 2 is formed on the front side of the support pipe 2. A hose 6 for connecting the cleaner body 1 and the support pipe 2 is provided on the front side of the support pipe 2 over the entire length.
Therefore, in the use state as the upright in FIG. 1, the hose 6 does not hit the user behind the support pipe 2, and the operation becomes easy.

As shown in FIG. 1, at least a part of the upper part of the support pipe 2, for example, a bend portion 2b at the upper part of the support pipe 2 is bent toward the front side of the support pipe 2, and the support pipe 2 is bent. Since the upper end opening 2a is formed at the upper end of the bent bend portion 2b, the hose 6 connected to the upper end opening 2a can be further distant from the user, which further facilitates use.

Further, since the grip 7 is fixed to the rear side of the bend portion 2b, the grip 7 is easy to hold by hand and easy to use.

As shown in FIG. 2, the support pipe 2 and the rotary bend 3 are detachably connected by a C-ring 30 so as not to rotate.

Rotary bend 3 and rotary pipe 4
And are connected rotatably. Reference numeral 8 denotes a lock piece for preventing the rotary pipe 4 from coming off the rotary bend 3, and reference numeral 9 denotes a hollow rotary shaft fixed to the lower end opening 4 c of the rotary pipe 4. Rotating shaft 9
Is rotatably connected to the rear of the suction port 5.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the lower surface 1b of the cleaner body 1 can be detachably fixed to the outer surface of the support pipe 2. In the fixing method in the present embodiment, first, the downward concave portion 1c in FIG. 2 formed at the rear end of the lower surface 1b of the cleaner main body 1 is fitted to the upward convex portion 4d in FIG. By doing so, the state shown in FIG. 2 is obtained. Next, the cleaner body 1 is brought into contact with the support pipe 2 to form a front end of the lower surface 1b of the cleaner body 1 as shown in FIG.
When the downward clamp hook 10 in FIG. 2 provided on the support pipe 2 is fitted into the upward recess 1d in FIG. 1, the lower surface 1b of the cleaner body 1 is attached to the outer surface of the support pipe 2 as shown in FIG. Can be fixed. On the other hand, when the cleaner body 1 is detached from the support pipe 2, the release hook 10a of the clamp hook 10 is slid upward to pull out the clamp hook 10 from the concave portion 1d, and then the fixing method described above. You can remove it in the reverse order.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 5, the vacuum cleaner of the present embodiment also has an improved accommodation portion for the attachment for efficient use of space.

Conventionally, an attached attachment such as a skimmer nozzle is stored in a storage portion formed by recessing the rear portion of the main body, or a separate ring-shaped or cylindrical storage portion is mounted near the main body or the grip. They are stored. However, if the attachment is stored in the rear part of the main body, the storage position of the attachment is lowered, and the user must squat down every time the attachment is attached or detached, which is troublesome. On the other hand, it is necessary to add another part for storage, and a new space is required.

Therefore, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 5, a pair of opposing cord racks 11a, 1a provided on the rear side of the support pipe 2 for winding the power cord 12 are provided.
By storing the attachment such as the skimmer nozzle 13 between 1b, the space can be efficiently utilized. Further, it is possible to reduce the number of separate components for fixing the attachment, and furthermore, it is easy to use by providing the attachment storage portion near the grip 7.

As shown in FIG.
Is fixed to a triangular rib 14 projecting upward from the code rack 11b. Then, hemispherical projections 15 projecting from both sides of the upper end of the skimmer nozzle 13 are inserted into holes 14a of the triangular rib 14 projecting downward from the code rack 11a. The fitting allows the gap nozzle 13 to be connected to the cord racks 11a and 11a.
It can be stored between b. Further, by providing the ribs 16 and 17 on the outer surface of the support pipe 2 between the cord racks 11a and 11b, a gap can be secured between the gap nozzle 13 and the support pipe 2 and the clearance is secured. As a result, the skimmer nozzle 13
Is easier to remove.

When the vacuum cleaner is used in an upright condition as shown in FIG.
2 is used by unwinding it from the cord racks 11a and 11b. At this time, the power cord 12 may extend near the feet of the user and become in the way. Therefore, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the power cord 1
2 does not interfere with the user. Specifically, at least a pair of claw portions 18 for holding the power cord 12 are provided inside the grip 7 so as to face each other. By engaging the power cord 12 with the claw portion 18, the power cord 12 lands on a loop starting from the grip 7 as shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG. There is no distraction and the usability is improved. Note that the claw portion 18 may be configured as a separate member from the grip 7.

[0028]

According to the present invention, the hose can be used smoothly without touching the user in the state of use as an upright. Moreover, since the hose does not touch the user, the user can clean comfortably without feeling discomfort.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective explanatory view of a vacuum cleaner in use as an upright showing one embodiment of the vacuum cleaner of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory perspective view showing a state in which the vacuum cleaner of FIG. 1 is being transformed into a use state as an upright;

FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing a state in which the cleaner body of FIG. 1 is used in a handy state.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory view showing a state in which the vacuum cleaner of FIG. 1 is used in a state where the cleaner body is removed from a support pipe.

FIG. 5 is a partially enlarged view of the support pipe in a state where a skimmer nozzle is attached to the rear side of the support pipe of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a partially enlarged front view of the grip of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along line VII-VII.

FIG. 8 is a front view of a conventional vacuum cleaner.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Vacuum cleaner main body 2 Prop pipe 3 Rotary bend 4 Rotary pipe 5 Suction port 6 Hose

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A suction port, a column pipe connected to the suction port, a cleaner body mounted on the front side of the column pipe, an upper end opening of the column pipe, and a suction port of the cleaner body. And a hose connecting the front side of the support pipe with the hose. 2. A suction port, a support pipe connected to the suction port, a cleaner body detachably mounted on a front side of the support pipe, an upper end opening of the support pipe, and a cleaner body. And a hose connecting the suction port of the column with the front side of the support pipe. 3. The support pipe according to claim 1, wherein at least a part of an upper portion of the support pipe is bent toward a front side of the support pipe, and the upper end opening is formed at an upper end of a bent portion of the support pipe. Vacuum cleaner. 4. The vacuum cleaner according to claim 3, wherein a grip is fixed to a rear side of the bent portion of the support pipe.