KR100565586B1 - Joint structure of extension pipe for vacuum cleaner - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a vacuum cleaner extension tube. The present invention includes a lower extension pipe through which foreign matter suctioned through the suction nozzle flows; An upper extension pipe provided at an upper side of the lower extension pipe to guide air flowed through the lower extension pipe; A joint portion provided between the lower extension tube and the upper extension tube to allow the lower extension tube and the upper extension tube to be folded together; In the extension tube of the vacuum cleaner including a lock adjusting means for adjusting the joint portion, The joint portion, the first connecting portion having a substantially cylindrical rotating body having an axial direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the lower extension tube and the upper extension tube ; And a second connecting part which receives the rotating body of the first connecting part and rotates relatively to the first connecting part, and includes a second connecting part which is open at one side perpendicular to the rotation axis so that the first connecting part is inserted. To provide. According to the present invention, the connection portion of the lower extension tube 20 and the upper extension tube 30 can be selectively rotated to form a constant angle so that the bottom of the furniture can be cleaned without bowing the upper body.

Vacuum cleaner, extension tube, joint structure, joint rotation part, elastic body

Description

Joint structure of extension pipe for vacuum cleaner

1 is a perspective view of a general vacuum cleaner.

Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view for showing the joint structure of the extension tube according to the present invention.

Figure 3 is a side view for schematically showing the assembled state of the extension tube shown in FIG.

Figure 4 is a side view for showing the state of use of the extension tube according to the present invention.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

20 ..... Lower Extension Tube 21 ..... Second Connection

22,32 ..... through-hole 30 ..... upper tube

31 ..... First connection part 33 ..... Locking protrusion

40,40 '..... Joint rotation part 41,41' .....

42,42 '..... Fastener 44,44' .....

45,45 '..... Side cap 50 ..... Locking means

51 ..... elastic body 51a ..... pusher

52 ..... lock 53 ..... lock rib

54 ..... Guide ribs 55 ..... elastomer                 

60 ..... Means of movement 62 ..... Departure prevention part

The present invention relates to a vacuum cleaner, and more particularly, to a joint structure of a vacuum cleaner extension tube configured to allow a user to selectively rotate at a predetermined angle with respect to the joint portion of the extension tube as needed.

1 shows a configuration of a general vacuum cleaner. As shown, the vacuum cleaner includes a main body 10 having a suction means for sucking air in the room and a dust filter in which foreign matter is collected, and external air containing foreign matter by the suction force generated in the main body. It includes a suction nozzle (1).

In addition, between the main body 10 and the suction nozzle 1, a suction hose 5 made of a flexible material and connected to the end of the suction hose 5 to regulate the operation of the vacuum cleaner. The handle 6 which comprises the operation part 4 for this purpose, and the extension pipe 2 and the auxiliary extension pipe 3 which connect the said handle 6 and the suction nozzle 1 are provided in order, and the main body 10 It is possible to transfer the suction force generated in the suction nozzle (1).

The auxiliary extension pipe (3) moves freely while the inside of the extension pipe (2), the length is freely adjusted according to the overlapping range of the auxiliary extension pipe (3) and extension pipe (2).

On the other hand, the suction nozzle 1 is formed in the opening opening in one direction on the bottom surface.                         

In addition, the wheels 7 are fastened to both sides of the body so that the main body 10 can smoothly move the bottom surface, and the wheels 7 are separated from the air sucked through the suction nozzle 1. The exhaust part 8 which discharges air of the state from the main body 10 is comprised.

The operation of the conventional vacuum cleaner having the configuration as described above is performed as follows.

When the user operates the vacuum cleaner by operating a button mounted on the operation unit 4 after applying power, the suction means built in the main body 10 (not shown) rotates to generate a suction force. The suction force is transmitted to the suction nozzle 1 so that the air containing the foreign matter is sucked through the opening. This air is passed through the extension tube (2), the auxiliary extension tube (3) and the handle (6) and the suction hose (5) which are assembled in communication with the foreign matter by a dust filter (not shown) built in the main body 10 After this filtering, it is exhausted to the outside through the exhaust section 8.

According to the conventional vacuum cleaner as described above, the following inconvenience occurs.

Since the extension pipe 2 and the auxiliary extension pipe 3 are assembled in a straight line, when the user wants to clean the furniture under the furniture such as a bed or a table by holding the handle 6, the suction nozzle 1 is desired. In order to reach until the user has to be inconvenient to lower the posture as much as possible. That is, the user should bend the waist 6 so that the handle 6 is located close to the bottom surface, and the suction nozzle 1 is easily moved to the desired position by adjusting the angle between the extension pipe 2 and the auxiliary extension pipe 3 and the bottom surface. It will be possible. In this case, the cleaning is quite cumbersome and a problem arises in that cleaning should be performed in a low posture state for a long time.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a joint structure of a vacuum cleaner extension tube configured to freely adjust an angle within a predetermined range so as to easily clean a foreign object under a furniture such as a bed or a table in order to solve the problems as described above. will be.

In order to achieve the above object, the joint structure of the vacuum cleaner extension tube according to the present invention includes a lower extension tube through which foreign substances sucked with external air flow through a suction nozzle and an extension tube connected to a lower end thereof; An upper extension tube which guides the air flowing through the lower extension tube to pass therethrough and a handle is fastened to an upper end thereof; A joint rotating part rotatably mounted between the lower extension tube and the upper extension tube; Lock adjusting means configured to selectively adjust rotation of the joint rotation part; The technical gist of the present invention is to include a movement guide means having a release preventing portion for limiting the movement range of the locking adjustment means.

In addition, the lower extension pipe and the upper extension pipe, respectively, is formed to correspond to the connection portion that can be fixed to be engaged with each other so that the air can flow smoothly.                     

In addition, by forming a pair of joint rotation to wrap the connecting portion on both sides may be configured to protect the connecting portion from being separated from each other when the lower extension tube and the upper extension tube is rotated to change the angle.

On the other hand, the locking adjustment means may be embedded with an elastic body having a restoring force, the elastic body is assembled so as not to be exposed to the outside by the movement guide means. A plurality of ribs are formed on the inner wall of the locking adjustment means, and relatively short guide ribs are formed therein. The guide rib is in contact with the locking projection formed on one side of the upper extension tube to prevent the locking adjustment means from being pushed to the connecting portion by the elastic body.

In addition, the locking adjustment means can be configured to be restored by its own weight, even if the elastic body is not built in. That is, during the cleaning process, since the upper extension tube to which the locking adjustment means is mainly maintained is kept in an upright position, when the locking adjustment means is pulled upward and released, it is returned to the lower position by gravity. However, it is a matter of course that the built-in elastic body can effectively restore the locking adjustment means.

Next, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the drawings. For reference, in order to effectively explain the present invention, the same configuration as a general vacuum cleaner is used by referring to the reference numerals described in FIG. 1.

Figure 2 shows a perspective view of the disassembled state to show the configuration of the joint structure of the vacuum cleaner extension tube according to the present invention. As shown, the extension tube according to the present invention is largely composed of the lower extension tube 20, the upper extension tube 30, the joint rotation portion (40, 40 '), and the locking adjustment means (50). Connection portions 21 and 31 are formed in the lower extension tube 20 and the upper extension tube 30, respectively. The connecting portion (21, 31), the through hole 32 is formed at the end of the upper extension tube 30, the first connecting portion 31 including a circular rotating body (31a, 31b) on both sides of the through hole; The separation prevention piece 21a formed to surround a portion of the rotating body 31a, the side wall 21b formed on the inner wall of the guide groove for guiding the rotation of the rotating body 31b, and the first connection part 31. The fastening hole is formed so that the support portion 21c supporting the rear of the upper portion, the anti-rotation jaw 21d defining the rotation range of the upper extension pipe 30, and the pair of joint rotation portions 40 and 40 'described later are fixed. It consists of the 2nd connection part 21 containing the government part 21e and the through-hole 22 shape | molded to communicate with the through-hole 32 of the upper extension pipe | tube 30. As shown in FIG.
Here, the separation preventing piece (21a) is that the first connecting portion 31 accommodated in the axial direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the lower extension tube and the upper extension tube is separated from the axial direction, for example, the longitudinal direction or the like. It performs the function of preventing.
As described above, when the first connecting portion 31 having the configuration is fitted into the second connecting portion 21 so that the respective through holes 22 and 32 communicate with each other, the lower extension tube 20 and the upper extension tube 30 are connected to each other. It will be. On the other hand, the structure of the first connecting portion 31 of the upper extension tube 30 and the second connecting portion 21 of the lower extension tube 20 as described above, the second extension portion 21 is formed in the upper extension tube 30 Of course, it is also possible to form the structure of the first connecting portion 31 in the lower extension pipe (20).

In addition, the outer edges of the first connection part 31 and the second connection part 21 are a pair of joint rotation parts 40 to prevent the lower extension pipe 20 and the upper extension pipe 30 from being separated while rotating. 40 ') on both sides. The joint rotation parts 40 and 40 'include a first joint rotation part 40 surrounding one side to which the first connection part 31 and the second connection part 21 are coupled, and the other side of the first joint rotation part 40. It is composed of a second joint rotation portion 40 'is molded and assembled symmetrically to. The joint rotation parts 40 and 40 'are formed so that the locking protrusions 41 and 41' face the upper extension pipe 30, respectively, and are spaced apart from each other based on the locking protrusions 41 and 41 '. Side caps 45 and 45 'including fastening holes 42 and 42' that are formed in the caps; It is composed of a binding portion (44, 44 ') formed to extend below the side caps (45, 45') to surround a portion of the lower extension tube (20). In addition, a locking rib 43 is formed in the binding portion 44 formed in the first joint rotation part 40, and the second joint rotation part 40 ′ is formed to allow the locking rib 43 to be seated. A seating groove 43 'is formed in the corresponding portion of the inner wall at the binding portion 44'. In addition, a seating groove 43 'is formed in the engagement portion 44 formed in the first joint rotation portion 40, and a locking rib 43 is provided in the engagement portion 44' of the second joint rotation portion 40 '. It is of course possible to mold. The locking ribs 43 and the seating grooves 43 'are formed on both side walls of the binding portions 44 and 44', respectively, so that the binding force can be made stronger.

In the lower extension pipe 20 which is wrapped by the binding portions 44 and 44 'of the joint rotation parts 40 and 40' as described above, the locking ribs 43 fitted into the seating grooves 43 'are fastened to the binding portions 44 ,. The assembly groove 23 is formed so that the protruding portion of the inner wall of the 44 'can be contacted, and the step 24 may be formed so that the binding portions 44 and 44' are hooked. In addition, a push button 25 is configured at the lower end of the lower extension tube 20 to fix the auxiliary extension tube or the suction nozzle in a connected state.                     

On the other hand, the upper extension pipe 30 is formed with a locking projection 33, the fixing rib 34 is formed on the outer wall so that the movement guide means 60 to be described later is fixed. The upper extension pipe 30 is assembled so that the lower end 52a of the locking adjustment means 50 contacts the joint rotation parts 40 and 40 'surrounding the first connection part 31, and to the locking adjustment means 50. The movement guide means 60 is fastened so that the elastic body 55 is embedded therein.

Looking at the configuration of the locking adjustment means 50 as described above in detail, the elastic body built-in part including the elastic body 55, the pressing protrusion (51a) formed on the inner wall to press the elastic body 55 ( 51); A plurality of ribs 53, 53a, 54 formed in the longitudinal direction extending from the pressing protrusion 51a are formed on the inner wall, and toward the lower end 52a and the lower end 52a forming a gentle curve. The locking portion 52 is formed to be wider. In addition, the ribs 53 and 54 may include locking ribs 53 to selectively engage the locking protrusions 41 and 41 'while moving along both sides of the locking protrusion 33; The locking adjustment means 50 includes a guide rib 54 defining a moving range. The ribs 53, 53a, and 54 may be formed so as not to rub against the surface of the upper extension tube 30 in the process of moving the locking adjustment means 50 along the upper extension tube 30.

The movement guide means 60 for limiting the movement range of the locking adjustment means 50 configured as described above includes: an escape prevention jaw 61 in which the elastic body 55 touches; A departure prevention part 62 formed to protrude from the side wall and defining a moving range of the locking adjustment means 50; It is formed on the inner wall, and includes a fixing groove 63 formed to be caught on the fixing rib (34). The fixing groove 63, after partially rotating in the state where the movement guide means 60 passed to the lower side of the fixing ribs 34 of the upper extension pipe 30, it should be molded so as not to be separated from the upper side of course. to be. In addition, the movement guide means 60 is fixed in a state in which the elastic body 55 is hung on the fixing rib 34 by a force pushing upward.

For reference, although the locking protrusion 33 and the fixing rib 34 of the upper extension pipe 30 are expressed as being formed only on one side in the drawing, the locking adjusting means 50 and the movement guide means 60 can be more fully assembled. It is preferable that the molding be made to correspond to the other side as much as possible. In addition, the locking ribs 53 and the guide ribs 54 are formed on the inner wall of the locking adjustment means 50 so as to match the number of the locking projections 33, and the fixing ribs 34 on the inner wall of the movement guide means 60. Of course, to form the fixing groove 63 to correspond to.

Next, the joint structure constituting the vacuum cleaner extension tube according to the present invention described above will be described in summary.

First, the first connecting portion 31 is fitted to the second connecting portion 21 to connect the upper extension tube 30 and the lower extension tube 20, a pair of joints to surround a portion of the connected portion and the lower extension tube 20 Assemble the rotating parts 40 and 40 '. The joint rotation parts 40 and 40 'are positioned such that the locking rib 43 is fitted into the seating groove 43' and the lower portion of the locking rib 43 is in contact with the assembly groove 23. Then, the fastening holes 42 and 42 'which are positioned to be in contact with both sides with respect to the fixing part 21e are tightened by screw S to engage. As a result, the locking protrusion 43 is assembled to face the locking protrusion 33 of the upper extension pipe 30.

On the other hand, in the upper extension pipe 30 to assemble the lock adjusting means 50 so that the locking portion 52 is directed to the first connecting portion (31). At this time, the locking adjusting means 50 is assembled so that the locking projection 33 is positioned between the pair of locking ribs 53 formed on the inner wall of the locking portion 52. In addition, the elastic body 55 is positioned between the elastic body interior part 51 and the upper extension tube 30 of the locking adjustment means 50. Finally, while supporting the upper end of the elastic body 55, the movement guide means 60 for limiting the movement range of the locking adjustment means 50 is fitted to the upper extension pipe (30). At this time, the fixing groove 63 formed on the inner wall of the movement guide means 60 is caught by the fixing ribs 34 of the upper extension pipe 30 to fix the movement guide means.

The upper extension tube 30 and the lower extension tube 20 assembled in this way are suitably assembled at the position of the extension tube 2 shown in FIG. That is, the handle 6 is connected to the upper end of the upper extension pipe 30, and the auxiliary extension pipe 3 or the suction nozzle 1 may be fastened to the lower end of the lower extension pipe 20.

The use state of the joint structure of the extension tube assembled as described above will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4. 3 illustrates a state in which the joint rotation parts 40 and 40 'are locked by the locking adjustment means 50, and FIG. 4 releases the locking adjustment means 50 to the upper extension pipe 30 and the lower extension pipe 20. This is to show the adjusted angle of. For reference, in order to effectively explain, the configuration and reference numerals shown in FIG. 2 will be referred to.

When the user cleans with a vacuum cleaner having a joint structure of the extension tube according to an embodiment of the present invention, the locking adjustment means when cleaning the furniture, such as a table or bed difficult to clean with a straight extension tube (20, 30) Pull 50 upwards. For reference, the locking adjustment means 50 is no longer pulled upward by the departure prevention part 62 of the movement guide means 60. In addition, the locking adjustment means 50 which is fastened to the extension tube that is generally formed in a tubular shape, the pair of locking ribs 53 is moved up and down by the guide of the locking projection 33.

In the process of pulling the locking adjustment means 50 upward, the locking projections 41 and 41 'held by the locking ribs 53 are released to the outside. Thus, when the user presses the handle 6 in the downward direction, the lower extension pipe 20 is fixed at an angle with respect to the joint rotation part 40 while the suction nozzle 1 moves forward along the bottom surface by the pressing force. bend by α). The lower extension tube 20 and the joint rotation part 40 are no longer bent when the rotation preventing jaw 21d of the second connecting portion 21 of the lower extension tube 20 contacts the upper extension tube 30. That is, it can be seen that the anti-rotation jaw 21d has a function of defining an angle α. When the lower extension tube 20 and the upper extension tube 30 are bent at a predetermined angle (α) or more, the through hole 32 is narrowed by the support portion 21c, thereby obstructing the flow of air.

Through the above process, the articulation rotating part 40 is rotated together with the lower extension pipe 20 so that the locking protrusions 41 and 41 'facing the locking protrusion 33 are spaced apart from each other.

On the other hand, the locking adjustment means 50, when the user pulled upward by the elastic body 55 is built in the contracted state by the separation prevention jaw 61 and the pressing projection (51a) is lowered to its original position by the restoring force I will go. In this way, the restored lock adjustment stage 50 is unable to control the rotation of the lower extension tube (20). That is, because the locking projections 41 and 41 'which used to lock the joint rotation part 40 are out of the lock adjusting means 50. This phenomenon is made possible by the simultaneous rotation of the lower joint pipe 20 with the joint rotating parts 40 and 40 'assembled to the lower extension pipe 20 as the binding parts 44 and 44'.

In addition, guide grooves are formed in the side caps 45 and 45 'of the articulation rotating part 40, and thus the rotatable bodies 31a and 31b are seated and can rotate stably.

After the user finishes cleaning with the extension pipes 20 and 30 in a bent state, it is possible to position the upper extension pipe 30 and the lower extension pipe 20 in a straight line again by rotating the joint rotation part 40 in the original state. Done. When the lower extension tube 20 is pressed while the upper extension tube 30 is held, the second connecting portion 21 and the joint rotation unit 40 rotate. In this process, the joint rotation part 40, the lower end (52a) pushes the locking adjustment means 50 is formed in a gentle curved form upwards, which is the locking projection (41, 41 ') the locking adjustment It is made by rotating along a curved shape formed at the lower end 52a of the means 50 and finally positioned so that the locking protrusions 41 and 41 'are aligned with the locking protrusion 33. At the same time, the locking adjustment means 50 is held in place by the restoring force of the elastic body 55 to hold the locking protrusions 41 and 41 'with the pair of locking ribs 53, respectively. As a result, it can be seen that the upper extension pipe 30 and the lower extension pipe 20 can be cleaned in a straight state.

Extension pipes 20 and 30 according to the present invention as described above is configured to be bent based on the joint rotation part 40, 40 'by a predetermined angle (α), so that the user does not lean over the upper body when cleaning work under furniture. It can be seen that the basic technical idea is to enable easy cleaning.

And within the scope of the basic technical spirit of the present invention as well as many other modifications are possible to those having ordinary skill in the art, the present invention will be construed by the appended claims.

According to the present invention configured as described above it can be expected the following effects.

According to the present invention, the upper extension tube and the lower extension tube are configured to selectively adjust the angle by the joint rotation part, so that the user can move to a deeper place where the suction nozzle is deep, such as a sofa or a bed, without having to lean on the upper body, thereby making the cleaning easy It offers the advantage of being able to.

Claims (20)

A lower extension pipe through which foreign substances sucked through the suction nozzle flow; An upper extension pipe provided at an upper side of the lower extension pipe to guide air flowed through the lower extension pipe; A joint portion provided between the lower extension tube and the upper extension tube to allow the lower extension tube and the upper extension tube to be folded together; In the extension tube of the vacuum cleaner including a lock adjusting means for adjusting the joint, The joint part, A first connection portion having a substantially cylindrical rotating body having an axial direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the lower extension tube and the upper extension tube; And A vacuum cleaner, characterized in that it comprises a second connecting portion which receives the rotating body of the first connecting portion and rotates relatively to the first connecting portion, and has one side open to one side perpendicular to the rotation axis so that the first connecting portion is inserted. Extension tube. The method of claim 1, The first connecting portion is connected to the upper extension tube, the second connecting portion is a vacuum tube, characterized in that connected to the lower extension tube. The method according to claim 1 or 2, The second connection portion, A separation preventing piece formed to surround a portion of the rotating body; Side walls for shielding the other side of the second connecting portion perpendicular to the rotation axis; A support part supporting the first connection part; Extension tube of the vacuum cleaner, characterized in that it comprises a rotation preventing jaw defining a range in which the upper extension pipe and the lower extension pipe folding. The method according to claim 1 or 2, The joint part, Extension tube of the vacuum cleaner, characterized in that further comprising a joint rotating portion for preventing the first connection portion is separated from the second connection portion. The method of claim 4, wherein The joint rotation unit, A first joint rotating part provided on one side of the second connecting part into which the first connecting part is inserted; And Extension tube of the vacuum cleaner, characterized in that it comprises a second joint rotating portion provided on the other side of the second connecting portion. The method of claim 5, wherein The first joint rotation part and the second joint rotation part, respectively, a screw fastening hole is formed, the extension tube of the vacuum cleaner, characterized in that the mutual fixing by a screw. The method of claim 6, The second connection portion, Protruding from an outer circumferential surface of the second connection part, and when the first joint rotation part and the second joint rotation part are fixed to each other by a screw, a fixing part having a fastening hole to which the screw is fastened; Extension tube of vacuum cleaner. The method of claim 5, wherein The first joint rotating part and the second joint rotating part is an extension tube of the vacuum cleaner, characterized in that to rotate integrally with the second connection. The method of claim 8, The joint rotation unit, Extension tube of the vacuum cleaner further comprises a binding portion provided to surround a portion of the upper extension pipe and the lower extension pipe connecting the second connection portion. The method of claim 9, The binding unit, A locking rib provided on any one side of the first joint rotation unit and the second joint rotation unit; An extension tube of the vacuum cleaner, characterized in that it comprises a seating groove which is provided on the other side of the first joint rotation part and the second joint rotation part so as to correspond to the locking rib, the seating rib is seated. The method of claim 4, wherein An extension tube of the vacuum cleaner, characterized in that the stepped portion is formed on the side of the upper extension tube and the lower extension tube is connected to the second connecting portion is hooked. The method of claim 1, The locking adjustment means, Extension tube of the vacuum cleaner, characterized in that to restrain the relative rotation of the joint rotation portion and the first connection. The method of claim 12, An extension tube of the vacuum cleaner, characterized in that it further comprises a movement guide means for guiding the movement of the locking adjustment means having a departure prevention portion for limiting the movement range of the lock adjustment means. The method of claim 13, The locking adjustment means, Extension tube of the vacuum cleaner, characterized in that provided in the side of the upper extension pipe and the lower extension pipe is connected to the first connection portion. The method of claim 14, The locking control means is an extension tube of the vacuum cleaner, characterized in that provided in the upper extension tube. The method of claim 15, The outer circumferential surface of the upper extension pipe, the extension tube of the vacuum cleaner, characterized in that the locking projection for guiding the movement of the locking adjustment means, and a fixing rib for fixing the movement guide means. The method of claim 15, The lock adjusting means is an extension tube of the vacuum cleaner, characterized in that supported by the elastic body provided in the lock adjusting means. The method of claim 16, The locking adjustment means, An elastic body built-in part formed on an inner wall thereof and including a pressing protrusion for pressing one side of the elastic body; A plurality of ribs extending from the pressing protrusion and formed in the longitudinal direction of the locking adjustment means; An extension tube of the vacuum cleaner, characterized in that it comprises a locking portion that is wider toward the joint portion to restrain the joint portion. The method of claim 18, The plurality of ribs, An extension tube of the vacuum cleaner, characterized in that it comprises a locking rib to move along the locking projection to selectively restrain the joint portion and a guide rib for defining the other movement range of the locking adjustment means. The method of claim 19, The guide rib is shorter than the locking rib of the vacuum tube, characterized in that.

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