JPS6110589Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] This invention stores the vacuum cleaner, and can also store all the accessories such as the hose, extension pipe, and floor suction port that are connected to the vacuum cleaner during cleaning. The object of the present invention is to prevent the attached parts from getting caught on the side wall of the storage box when taking out extension pipes, etc. from the storage box, and to configure the storage device so that the extension pipes and the like can be easily taken out.

In the conventional vacuum cleaner storage structure, when taking out an extension tube from a storage box, for example, the extension tube is attached to a protrusion provided on the inner surface of the side wall of the storage box for regulating the storage position of the vacuum cleaner body, such as a buckle attachment part. It was difficult to use because one or both ends got caught and it took time to take out the extension tube, and the extension tube had to be operated intentionally so as not to get caught on the buckle attachment part. That is, FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a conventional vacuum cleaner of this type and a parts storage box coupled thereto. In this figure, a vacuum cleaner 101 and a parts storage box 102 are connected to the parts storage box 1.
Buckle 103 arranged on the front and back sides in the longitudinal direction of 02
are removably connected. Further, reference numeral 104 denotes a buckle attachment part provided on the inner surface of the parts storage box 102, which protrudes into the inside of the parts storage box 102 so that the buckle 103 does not protrude too much from the external surface of the parts storage box 102. This is because if the buckle 103 protrudes to the outside of the parts storage box 102, the buckle 103 may hit furniture or the like while the vacuum cleaner 101 with the parts storage box 102 combined is being transported, causing the buckle 103 to become erroneously locked. This is to prevent the component storage box 102 from falling due to the lock being unlocked, and to prevent the external design from being significantly impaired due to the buckle 103 protruding.

To prevent this, place the extension tube in the parts storage box 1.
It is conceivable to make the length of the vacuum cleaner 10 sufficiently shorter than the lengthwise dimension of
In order to make the total length of the extension tube necessary for use 1,
Several extension tubes must be joined together for each use.
Due to ease of use and ease of assembly due to repeated attachment and detachment of the extension tubes, the number of extension tubes is limited to three or less, and it is difficult to set the extension tubes to be sufficiently shorter than the inside dimension in the longitudinal direction of the component storage box 102.

Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 7, a vacuum cleaner 101' may be conceivable in which a component storage box 102' whose inner dimension in the longitudinal direction is enlarged is connected to an extension tube 105, but this is not possible because the vacuum cleaner 101' itself This is not possible unless the length is long, and it is not suitable for the recent miniaturized vacuum cleaners.

The present invention solves the above-mentioned conventional drawbacks, and embodiments thereof will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4.

In the figure, 1 is a vacuum cleaner body with a built-in electric blower 2, and 3 is a storage box with built-in accessory parts A such as a hose 4, a floor suction port 5, and an extension pipe 6. 7
1 is a buckle, which has a recess 8 for operating the buckle in the longitudinal center of the outer surface side, and a shaft 9 for rotatably supporting the buckle 7. Reference numeral 10 denotes a buckle projection formed protruding from the inner surface of the upper end side of the buckle 7, and a buckle catch portion 11 formed near the bottom periphery of the cleaner body 1 can be freely engaged and detached by the action of the buckle 7, which will be described later.

Reference numeral 3a denotes an opening formed in a part of the side wall of the storage box 3, through which the recess 8 of the buckle 7 and its upper portion face the outside. Reference numeral 12 denotes a buckle holder for attaching the buckle 7 to a buckle attachment protrusion 14 provided on the storage box 3 via a buckle spring 13. The shaft 9 is rotatably held between a buckle attachment protrusion 14 and a buckle retainer 12. According to the above configuration, the buckle 7 has the recessed portion 8
By pressing the storage box 3 downward, the upper part thereof is rotated via the shaft 9 so as to protrude from the opening 3a. As a result, the engagement between the buckle protrusion 10 and the buckle catch portion 11 is released. To engage the buckle in the opposite direction, the buckle protrusion 10 may be pressed from above using the buckle hook 11, and the buckle 7 rotates against the biasing force of the buckle spring 13 to effect the above-mentioned engagement.

15 is a protrusion formed on the inner surface of the side wall of the storage box 3 facing the attachment position of the buckle 7;
It is possible to engage with an engaging portion 16 formed in , and this engagement is performed prior to engagement by the buckle 7 .

17 is the buckle attachment protrusion 14 and the protrusion 15
The inclined guide body is formed on the lower surface side of the body and consists of a plurality of ribs. That is, the inclined guide body 17 has ribs 18a, 18b, 18c, 1 integrally formed on the lower end side of the buckle attachment protrusion 14 so as to be arranged in parallel in the vertical direction.
8d and the rib 19 located between the ribs 18b and 18c.
It becomes more. The height of all the ribs decreases toward the bottom, and the central rib 1
Ribs 18b, 18a and 18 on both sides from 9
d and 18c, the height decreases successively. Also, the length of the above five ribs is 1
Number 9 is the longest, and it gets shorter towards both sides. Here, the ribs 18a, 18b, 1
The distance between 9, 18c, and 18d is smaller than the outer diameter of the attached parts such as the hose 4 and the extension tube 6 described above.

In the above configuration, when the extension tube 6 is taken out from the inner bottom of the storage box 3, the rib 19 is the longest toward the bottom of the storage box 3 compared to other ribs, and
The ribs 18a and 18d at both ends are the shortest, and
The height of each rib 18a...18d, 19 decreases as it goes downward, and the height decreases sequentially as it goes toward both sides from the center.
When the end of the extension tube 6 hits the center rib 19, it moves as if falling to either the ribs 18a, 18b side or the ribs 18c, 18d side, and then moves to the rib where it fell. It can be lifted upwards. Arrow B indicates the above moving direction. Therefore, the end of the extension tube 6 is not caught on the buckle attachment protrusion 14 and the buckle presser 12, and the extension tube 6
can be taken out smoothly. Further, as described above, the ribs 18a, 18b, 18c, 18
Since the distance between d and 19 is smaller than the outer diameter of the extension tube 6, the ends of the extension tube 6 will not fit between the ribs.

In addition, since the above-mentioned ribs are molded integrally with the storage box 3, they can be easily constructed without using separate parts.
The inclined guide body 1 can be attached to the storage box by gluing, etc.
The ribs 7 function as guides when the extension tube 6 is removed. In addition, when the vacuum cleaner body 1 is pushed into the storage box 3 with a large force, the ribs 7 reinforce the buckle attachment protrusions 14, thereby preventing the buckle attachment protrusions 14 from being damaged or broken.

FIG. 5 shows another embodiment of the inclined guide body 17, which is constituted by longitudinally long ribs 20 having a triangular cross section in the horizontal direction. The height of the rib 20 decreases downward and toward both sides. Even with this shape, the same effects as in this embodiment can be achieved.

Note that the inclined guide body 17 provided on the lower surface side of the protrusion 15 also exhibits the same effect as that of this embodiment.

As described above, according to the present invention, in a configuration in which accessory parts such as an extension tube and a hose are stored in the inner bottom of a storage box that stores a vacuum cleaner main body, when the extension tube, etc. is taken out, the end part is It is possible to prevent the vacuum cleaner from being caught on protrusions such as buckle attachment protrusions that regulate the storage position of the vacuum cleaner body, which is extremely advantageous in terms of handling and facilitates cleaning work.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a partially sectional side view showing a vacuum cleaner storage structure according to an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectional view of the main part, Fig. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the main part, and Fig. 4 The figure is a perspective view showing the function of the inclined guide body of the same main part,
FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the inclined guide body, FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of a conventional vacuum cleaner,
FIG. 7 is a perspective view of another conventional vacuum cleaner. 1... Vacuum cleaner body, 3... Storage box, A... Accessory parts, 14... Buckle attachment protrusion (projection), 15...
...Protrusion, 17... Inclined guide body.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A storage box is provided in which the vacuum cleaner body can be inserted and removed from the top opening, and the storage box can store accessory parts on the inner bottom side, and the inner side wall of the storage box regulates the storage position of the vacuum cleaner. A protrusion is provided on the lower surface side of the protrusion, and an inclined guide body is provided on the lower surface side of the protrusion, the height of which decreases downwardly and substantially decreases toward both sides. Vacuum cleaner storage device.