KR100603466B1 - Electric cleaner - Google Patents

Abstract

The cyclone body of the cyclone dust collector has a cleaning tool for cleaning the filter by sliding with a filter coated on the surface of the exhaust cylinder, and a sliding means for sliding the cleaning tool and the filter in conjunction with a detachable operation of the cyclone dust collector with the cleaner body. The sliding means is connected via a cleaning tool and a connecting rod, and presses a support part supported by a positioning part installed on the cleaner body side and a housing fixed to the fixing plate as a support point in the ejection direction from the cleaner body of the cyclone dust collector. It is comprised with the 2nd press means to make. With this configuration, in the vacuum cleaner of the type which accommodates the cyclone dust collector in the cleaner body, it is possible to automatically clean the filter that is covered in the exhaust pipe in conjunction with the detachable operation of the cyclone dust collector to the cleaner body, and is scraped off from the filter. The hygiene surface can be improved by suppressing the leakage of dust to the outside.

Side part, cleaner body, locking part, cyclone dust collector, housing member

Description

Electric Cleaner {ELECTRIC CLEANER}

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Fig. 1 is a sectional view showing a schematic configuration of a cleaner body of an electric cleaner according to one embodiment of the present invention and a cyclone dust collector housed in the cleaner body.

2 is a perspective view showing a schematic configuration of the vacuum cleaner.

3 is a plan view of the vacuum cleaner;

Fig. 4 is a sectional view showing a schematic configuration of the cyclone dust collector in a state where it pops up from the cleaner body.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view showing the inside of a lid member constituting the cyclone body of the cyclone dust collector.

6 is a perspective view showing a schematic configuration of a filter accommodated in the lid member;

7 is a perspective view of the lid member containing the filter;

Fig. 8 is a sectional view showing a schematic configuration of the cyclone body in a housing state of the filter in the lid member.

Fig. 9 is a sectional view showing a schematic configuration of the cyclone body in a non-receiving state of the filter to the lid member.

Fig. 10 is a sectional view showing an example of the configuration of the first pressing means of the cleaner body.

Fig. 11 is a sectional view showing a schematic configuration of a detent release preventing portion of the cleaner body.

Fig. 12A is a sectional view showing a state of the detent lock preventing portion in the horizontally arranged state of the cleaner body.

Fig. 12B is a sectional view showing a state of the detent lock preventing portion in the vertically disposed state of the cleaner main body.

Fig. 13 is a sectional view showing a schematic configuration of a third pressing means provided in the cleaner body.

<Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

1: cleaner body

2: connection hose

3: inlet member

4: electric blower

5: cyclone dust collector

11: cyclone body

12: Dust Cup

13: cover member

14: fixed plate

15: exhaust box

16 filter unit

17: cleaning tool

18: sliding means

19: ceiling

20: side part

34: branch

35: press button

43: branch

This application is made on the basis of Japanese Patent Application No. 2002-382217, filed in Japan on December 27, 2002 and Japanese Patent Application No. 2003-61425, filed in Japan on March 7, 2003. The entire contents are included as a reference.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an electric vacuum cleaner having a cyclone dust collector for centrifuging the dust contained in the air by turning the sucked air, and more particularly, to an electric vacuum cleaner for cleaning the filter on the surface of the exhaust cylinder of the cyclone dust collector.

Conventionally, various vacuum cleaners provided with a cyclone dust collector have been proposed. This cyclone dust collector has an exhaust cylinder with an exhaust port formed on its circumferential surface, and exhausts the air after the dust is centrifuged out through the exhaust cylinder.

At this time, the dust in the air is almost centrifuged by the high-speed revolution of the air in the cyclone dust collector, but the fine dust is not centrifuged but may be discharged from the exhaust pipe at the same time as the air. Therefore, a mesh-shaped filter is usually provided on the circumferential surface of the exhaust cylinder so as to cover the exhaust port, and fine dust is removed by the filter.

However, if the vacuum cleaner is used for a long time, the filter may clog and the suction force and herpes ability decrease. Therefore, recently, a cleaning device (for example, a brush) for cleaning the filter is installed in a cyclone dust collector to periodically clean the filter. A vacuum cleaner has been proposed in which the above problems are avoided (see, for example, Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2002-315701 (published October 29, 2002)).

The vacuum cleaner described in the above document moves the cleaning means (for example, a brush) in the axial direction of the exhaust cylinder in conjunction with the detachment operation when the dust cup which accumulates the centrifuged dust to the cyclone body is detached from the cyclone body. The brush and filter are slid and the dust attached to the filter is scraped off. As a result, the filter can be automatically cleaned when the dust cup is attached or detached, thereby improving the convenience of the electric vacuum cleaner.

By the way, in the vacuum cleaner described in the said document, the cyclone dust collector is provided in the middle of the intake path (connection hose) from the inlet member to the cleaner body. That is, the cyclone dust collector is provided outside the cleaner body in which the electric blower is accommodated. In the vacuum cleaner of this type, since the cyclone dust collector is exposed to the intake air, the dust cup itself can be freely attached to and removed from the cyclone body in this state, so that the filter can be cleaned in conjunction with this detachment operation.

However, in the vacuum cleaner of the type which accommodates a cyclone dust collector in a vacuum cleaner main body, even if the filter cleaning mechanism similar to the said document is applied as it is, only a dust cup can be removed from a cyclone main body alone in the state which accommodated the cyclone dust collector in a vacuum cleaner main body. Can not. Therefore, in cleaning a filter, it is necessary to take out a cyclone dust collector itself from a vacuum cleaner main body once, and to remove a dust cup from a cyclone main body in the state.

By the way, in the filter cleaning mechanism of the above document, since the dust cup is removed from the cyclone body and the filter is cleaned by a brush at the same time, in the vacuum cleaner of the type to which the filter cleaning mechanism is applied, the cyclone outside the cleaner body is applied. At the time of removing the dust cup from the main body, dust scraped off from the filter by the brush may leak out from the gap formed between the dust cup and the cyclone main body before being accumulated in the dust cup. In this case, there arises a problem that the hygiene of the room is impaired.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object thereof is to provide a vacuum cleaner of a type for accommodating a cyclone dust collector in a cleaner body, which can automatically clean a filter covered by an exhaust pipe and scrape it off from the filter. An object of the present invention is to provide an electric vacuum cleaner that can improve hygiene by suppressing leakage of dust to the outside.                         

In order to achieve the above object, the vacuum cleaner of the present invention includes a cyclone dust collector for turning the air sucked by the operation of the electric blower accommodated in the cleaner body to centrifugally separate the dust contained in the air, The dust collector is an electric vacuum cleaner detachable from the cleaner body, and the cyclone dust collector includes a cyclone body having an exhaust pipe coated with a filter in an exhaust port for discharging air after centrifugation, and the cyclone body slides with the filter. And cleaning means for cleaning the filter and sliding means for sliding the cleaning tool and the filter in conjunction with a detachable operation of the cyclone dust collector to the cleaner body.

According to the above configuration, the sliding means slides the cleaning tool (for example, the brush) and the filter covering the exhaust port of the exhaust pipe in conjunction with the detachable operation of the cyclone dust collector to the cleaner body. Therefore, the filter is automatically cleaned by the cleaning tool together with the attachment and withdrawal of the cyclone dust collector to the cleaner body, so that the convenience in an electric vacuum cleaner of the type accommodating the cyclone dust collector in the cleaner body can be improved.

In addition, the cyclone dust collector is composed of, for example, a cyclone body having the exhaust pipe, the cleaning tool, and the sliding means, and an integrated container (dust cup) that accumulates the centrifuged dust into the cyclone dust collector, When the cyclone dust collector is attached or detached, the cyclone body and the dust collecting container are in a unified state, so that dust scraped off from the filter by the cleaning tool during the detachment operation does not leak out of the cyclone dust collector.                         

In addition, when the dust accumulated inside the cyclone dust collector is disposed in the trash, it is necessary to remove the dust collecting container from the cyclone body, but this removal is performed after taking out the cyclone dust collector from the vacuum cleaner body. By setting it at the time of attaching and detaching with respect to a cleaner main body, the time which accumulates the dust scraped off from a filter by cleaning to a dust collection container can be acquired. In other words, it is possible to almost eliminate the accumulation of scraped dust into the dust collecting container until the accumulation container is removed from the cyclone body. Accordingly, when the dust collecting container is removed from the cyclone body, the scraped-off dust does not disperse to the outside from the gap generated between the cyclone body and the integrated container, thereby providing an electric cleaner having excellent hygienic surface.

Moreover, the vacuum cleaner of this invention can also be expressed as follows. That is, in the above-described vacuum cleaner, the cyclone body includes a cover member on which a fixing plate to which the exhaust cylinder is fixed and a filter (hereinafter referred to as a second filter) for removing dust contained in air exhausted from the exhaust cylinder are loaded. And the lid member is provided so as to be in contact with the fixing plate, and a recess is provided therein, and a tip end portion is inserted into the recess at a portion of the fixing plate that faces the recess. A rotating member urged in the rotational direction is provided, and a stopper for closing the recessed portion is attached to the second filter when the second filter is accommodated in the lid member, and the lid member of the second filter is mounted. In the state of accommodating the furnace, when the lid member is placed on the fixing plate, the tip portion of the rotating member is connected to the stopper. While rotating to the fixed plate side while in contact with the cover member, in the non-receiving state of the second filter to the cover member, when the cover member is covered by the fixed plate, the tip of the rotating member is inserted into the concave portion so that the rotation of the rotating member is prevented. It is the structure that is prevented.

The above and other objects and features of the present invention will become more apparent by referring to the following description of the preferred embodiments and the accompanying drawings showing the following.

EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION When one Embodiment of this invention is described based on FIGS. 1-13, it is as follows. 2 shows a schematic configuration of the electric vacuum cleaner of the present invention.

The vacuum cleaner of this invention has the cleaner main body 1, the connection hose 2, and the suction port member 3. As shown in FIG. The connection hose 2 constitutes a supply path for supplying the air sucked from the inlet member 3 to the cleaner main body 1. The inlet member 3 sucks air via an air inlet (not shown) by the operation of the electric blower 4 shown next.

The vacuum cleaner main body 1 has the electric blower 4 and the cyclone dust collector 5. The electric blower 4 sucks air through the inlet member 3, the connection hose 2, and the cyclone dust collector 5. The cyclone dust collector 5 pivots the air sucked by the electric blower 4 to centrifuge the dust contained in the air, and is attached to the vacuum cleaner body 1 in a detachable manner.

In the above configuration, when the electric blower 4 accommodated in the cleaner main body 1 is driven, air is sucked from the air intake port of the inlet member 3 to the cyclone dust collector 5 via the connection hose 2. Transferred. In this cyclone dust collector 5, the dust contained in the air is centrifuged and accumulated in the dust cup 12 (see Fig. 1). On the other hand, the air from which the dust was removed is then discharged through the exhaust cylinder 15 (see FIG. 1) and the filter portion 16 (see FIG. 1) of the cyclone dust collector 5 (see FIG. 1) (shown in FIG. 1). Not discharged).

Next, the detail of the cyclone dust collector 5 is demonstrated based on FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing a detailed configuration of a cyclone dust collector 5 in a housed state in the cleaner body 1.

In addition, for convenience of description below, the side to which the connection hose 2 (refer FIG. 2) is connected in an vacuum cleaner is called front, and the opposite side is called back. In addition, the taking-out direction from the vacuum cleaner main body 1 of the cyclone dust collector 5 is called upward, and the receiving direction of the cyclone dust collector 5 to the vacuum cleaner main body 1 is called downward.

The cyclone dust collector 5 has a cyclone main body 11 and a dust cup 12 (dust collection container) as shown in FIG. That is, in the cyclone dust collector 5, the part except the dust cup 12 constitutes the cyclone main body 11.

The dust cup 12 is a container for accumulating dust centrifuged by the high-speed revolution of sucked air, and is detachably connected to the cyclone body 11 through an opening (not shown) with an upper portion opened. Further, an air inlet 12a for introducing air supplied through the inlet member 3 and the connection hose 2 into the apparatus is formed above the side of the dust cup 12. The upper upper portion of the dust cup 12 forms a cyclone dust collecting chamber 12b in which air introduced through the air inlet 12a is rotated at high speed.

The cyclone main body 11 is provided with the cover member 13, the fixing plate 14, the exhaust cylinder 15, the filter part 16, the cleaning tool 17, and the sliding means 18. As shown in FIG. The present invention is particularly characterized in that the cyclone body 11 includes the cleaning tool 17 and the sliding means 18, and the second feature is that the cyclone body 11 includes the filter part 16. have. Hereinafter, each structure is demonstrated.

The lid member 13 is a substantially cylindrical container serving as an upper lid of the dust cup 12, and is composed of a ceiling surface 19 and side surfaces 20, and a joining side of the dust cup 12 is opened. . Although the recessed part used as a handle which can hold the cyclone dust collector 5 may be formed in the ceiling surface 19, this can be made unnecessary by formation of the bent part 20a mentioned later. When a recess is provided in the ceiling surface 19, the part except the recess in the ceiling surface 19 is formed in a smooth curved surface so as to be flush with the upper surface of the cleaner body 1.

Moreover, the side part 20 has the bending part 20a and the vertical lowering part 20b. The bent portion 20a is vertically lowered downward from the circumferential edge of the ceiling surface 19, and is bent downward in the inner direction of the lid member 13 again. The vertical lowering part 20b is vertically lowered downward from the rear at the peripheral edge of the ceiling surface 19, and the support part 31a of the positioning part 31 mentioned later of the vacuum cleaner main body 1, and a cyclone dust collector In the storage state of (5), it is bent in the inner direction of the lid member 13 so as to contact the tip portion thereof, and is vertically lowered again.

By forming the bent portion 20a on the side surface portion 20, the bent portion 20a is a cyclone dust collector (when the cyclone dust collector 5 pops up from the cleaner body 1 by the pressing of the compression button 35 described later). 5) handle the responsibility. In this case, therefore, it is not necessary to provide a recess in the ceiling surface 19 as described above, and the ceiling surface 19 can be made completely the same as the upper surface of the cleaner body 1. In this case, the overall appearance of the vacuum cleaner is also good.

In addition, the formation position of the vertical lowering part 20b is not limited to the back in the side part 20, and may be shift | deviated to the circumferential direction of the side part 20. As shown in FIG. In other words, the vertical lowering portion 20b may be formed corresponding to the position of the positioning portion 31 (the supporting portion 31a) of the cleaner main body 1.

3 shows a plan view of the cleaner main body 1, but in the present embodiment, the vertical lowering part 20b does not come into contact with the locking part 34 described later on the cleaner main body 1 side, so that the side part 20 It is formed in the circumferential direction from the rear of the back side).

Moreover, the side part 20 is provided with the opening part (not shown) through which the locking part 34 mentioned later on the cleaner main body 1 side is inserted. The opening is vertical in length (up and down direction) so that the locking portion 34 can move in the horizontal direction through the opening even if the cyclone dust collector 5 moves in the detachable direction (up and down direction) with respect to the vacuum cleaner body 1. It is open.

The fixing plate 14 closes the opening on the dust cup 12 side of the cover member 13 to be detachably fixed to the cover member 13. A disc shaped packing (not shown) is attached to the fixing plate 14 to closely connect the lid member 13 and the dust cup 12. The opening part corresponding to the diameter of the exhaust cylinder 15 is formed in the substantially center part of the fixing plate 14, and the exhaust cylinder 15 is being fixed to the fixing plate 14 so that the opening part may correspond with the opening part of the fixing plate 14. In addition, the fixing plate 14 has a hole (not shown) into which the connecting rod 44 to be described later is inserted.

The exhaust cylinder 15 is a cylinder in which a plurality of exhaust ports for discharging air after centrifuging the dust in the cyclone dust collecting chamber 12b are opened on the circumferential surface, and the filter 15a (the first circumference) covers the exhaust port. 1 filter) is coated. The filter 15a removes the fine dust which was not removed also by centrifugal separation in the cyclone dust chamber 12b, and is formed in the mesh shape, for example.

One end in the axial direction of the exhaust cylinder 15 is connected to the opening of the fixing plate 14 as described above. Therefore, the exhaust cylinder 15 is integrated with the lid member 13 via the fixing plate 14. On the other hand, the other end of the exhaust cylinder 15 in the axial direction is connected to the interference valve 21. The inhibit valve is for preventing dust in the dust cup 12 from flying by the high-speed swing of air in the cyclone dust chamber 12b, and the shape seen from the axial direction is a cross-shaped shape.

The filter portion 16 further cleans the air exhausted from the exhaust cylinder 15 and discharges it to the outside of the cyclone body 11, but a detailed configuration thereof will be described later as a second feature of the present invention.

With the above configuration, the air introduced into the cyclone dust collecting chamber 12b from the air inlet 12a of the cyclone dust collector 5 is turned to the cyclone dust collecting chamber 12b at a high speed, and the filter of the peripheral surface of the exhaust cylinder 15 ( It enters into the exhaust container 15 via 15a) and an exhaust port. At this time, most of the dust not removed from the air by the cyclone dust chamber 12b is removed by the filter 15a.

The air which has passed through the filter 15a and the exhaust port advances the inside of the exhaust cylinder 15 toward the axial cover member 13 side, and is supplied to the filter portion 16 via the opening of the fixing plate 14. The air is further purified by the filter portion 16 (dust not removed by the filter 15a is removed), and is discharged to the outside of the cyclone dust collector 5 from an exhaust port not shown in the filter portion 16. Through the exhaust passage (not shown) and the electric blower 4 in the cleaner main body 1, it is discharged to the outside of the cleaner main body 1.

Next, before explaining the cleaning tool 17 and the sliding means 18 which are the 1st characteristics of this invention, the mechanism which enables attachment or detachment operation | movement with respect to the cleaner main body 1 of the cyclone dust collector 5 (pop-up Mechanism) will be described based on FIG. As shown in the figure, the cleaner main body 1 has a positioning unit 31 and an operation unit 32.

The positioning unit 31 is a member for positioning the receiving position in the cleaner body 1 of the cyclone dust collector 5, so as to conform to the side of the dust cup 12 in the receiving state of the cyclone dust collector 5, It is installed in the bottom part 1b of the vacuum cleaner main body 1, and is installed. In detail, the positioning part 31 has the support part 31a which receives the lower part of the 2nd support part 41b (support part 41) of the cyclone dust collector 5 mentioned later horizontally. Then, one end of the support portion 31a extends in the direction of the bottom portion 1b of the cleaner body 1 along the side of the dust cup 12, while the other end thereof is opposite to the bottom portion 1b. The positioning unit 31 extends in the direction.

The operation part 32 is for carrying out the removal operation | movement of the cyclone dust collector 5 from the cleaner main body 1, The support part 33, the locking part 34, the press button 35, and the rotating part 36 Have

The support part 33 is for supporting the locking part 34, and has the horizontal support part 33a and the wall part 33b. The horizontal support part 33a supports the locking part 34 so that the locking part 34 can slide in the direction (horizontal direction) which latches the to-be-locked part 43 mentioned later of the cyclone dust collector 5, or releases it. . The wall portion 33b is formed at a position opposite to the horizontal support portion 33a on the opposite side of the receiving position of the cyclone dust collector 5, and at the time of taking out the cyclone dust collector 5 from the vacuum cleaner body 1, the counted portion ( A slide more than necessary of the locking portion 34 in the direction of releasing the locking of 43 is blocked. That is, when the locking portion 34 slides to the point where the locking portion 43 is completely released, the rear end portion of the locking portion 34 (the end opposite to the contact side with the locking portion 43) is the wall portion. By contacting with 33b, more than necessary slide of the locking part 34 is prevented.

The locking portion 34 couples the holding portion 43 of the cyclone dust collector 5 at the time of being accommodated in the cleaner body 1 of the cyclone dust collector 5, and the tip portion thereof (contact with the holding portion 43). The side] has a tapered shape that widens as it goes from above to below. Moreover, the locking part 34 has the recessed part 34a which the front-end | tip part of the arm part 36b mentioned later of the rotating part 36 fits in the substantially center part of a slide direction. Accordingly, the tip portion of the arm portion 36b is rotated while contacting the inner surface of the recess 34a, so that the locking portion 34 itself is supported by the support portion 33 and slides in the horizontal direction.

In addition, the width of the recessed portion 34a in the slide direction of the locking portion 34 can prevent the arm portion 36b from interfering with the opening of the recessed portion 34a so that rotation of the arm portion 36b is prevented. It should be set as much as possible.

The push button 35 is a button for releasing the engagement of the engaged portion 43 by the engagement portion 34 at the time of taking out the cyclone dust collector 5 from the cleaner body 1, and the arm portion of the rotating portion 36. It is fixed to 36b.

The rotating part 36 rotates with the pressing operation of the pressing button 35, and slides the locking part 34 in the direction which latches the engagement part 43 or releases the locking, and the rotation shaft 36a, It has an arm part 36b. One end of the arm portion 36b is fixed to the rotary shaft 36a, while the other end is fitted into the recessed portion 34a of the locking portion 34, and is in contact with the inner surface of the recessed portion 34a. The arm portion 36b is formed to bend from the rotation shaft 36a so that the recessed portion 34a faces the direction.

Moreover, the operation part 32 is equipped with the 1st pressing means (for example, spring) which is not shown in figure. This first pressing means is rotated in the direction of rotation of the arm portion 36b fitted in the recessed portion 34a (clockwise direction in FIG. 1) so that the locking portion 34 slides in the direction of locking the engagement portion 43. The arm portion 36b is pressed. As a result, the arm portion 36b slides in the direction in which the locking portion 34 locks the to-be-engaged portion 43 by the rotation in the pressing direction except when the pressing button 35 is pressed. 34 is always placed in the position to latch the engagement portion 43.

Moreover, the 1st pressing means may be the structure which presses the latching part 34 itself in the direction which latches the to-be-engaged part 43, without pressing the arm part 36b itself in the said rotation direction. That is, as shown in FIG. 10, the structure which provides the press means 37, such as a spring, as a 1st press means between the locking part 34 and the wall part 33b. Hereinafter, the first pressing means means any one of a configuration for pressing the arm portion 36b itself, a configuration for pressing the locking portion 34 itself, and a configuration for pressing the both.

In addition, although not shown, the operation part 32 has a limiting member which restricts rotation of the arm part 36b. This limiting member prevents the locking portion 34 from sliding in the direction toward the inside of the cyclone dust collector 5 from the locking position at which the locking portion 43 locks, and thus the recess 34a of the locking portion 34. Rotation of the arm portion 36a (that is, rotation in the clockwise direction) in FIG. 1 is restricted by movement.

As described above, when the configuration for pressing the locking portion 34 itself and the configuration for limiting the rotation of the arm portion 36b are used together, the locking portion 34 can reliably lock the locking portion 43. The rattling of the cyclone dust collector 5 accommodated in the cleaner main body 1 and the rattling of the arm part 36b can be eliminated. In addition, even if the cleaner main body 1 is impacted by a drop during transportation of the cleaner main body 1 or a collision with the outside, the locking of the latched part 43 by the locking part 34 is prevented from being inadvertently released. can do. Thereby, the cyclone dust collector 5 can be prevented from unnecessarily protruding from the cleaner main body 1, and the electric vacuum cleaner of a safety design can be provided.

By the above structure, the operation part 32 is the locking part 34 with respect to the to-be-engaged part 43 by the press operation of the press button 35 at the time of taking out from the cleaner main body 1 of the cyclone dust collector 5 as a whole. It is functioning by performing an operation for releasing the lock.

Next, the cleaning tool 17 and the sliding means 18 which are 1st characteristics of this invention are demonstrated based on FIG.

The cleaning tool 17 cleans the filter 15a by sliding with the filter 15a on the circumferential surface of the exhaust pipe 15, a brush slid with the filter 15a along the circumferential surface of the filter 15a, It consists of a flat support member which supports the brush. The cleaning tool 17 is arrange | positioned in the position which contacts the fixed plate 14, for example in the accommodating state in the vacuum cleaner main body 1 of the cyclone dust collector 5. As shown in FIG.

The sliding means 18 slides the cleaning tool 17 and the filter 15a in conjunction with the attachment / detachment operation | movement with respect to the cleaner main body 1 of the cyclone dust collector 5, The support part 41, and 2nd pressing The means 42, the to-be-engaged part 43, and the housing member 45 are provided.

The housing member 45 accommodates the second pressing means 42 into the lid member 13 and is fixed to the fixing plate 14. Therefore, the housing member 45 is integrally comprised with the cover member 13 via the fixing plate 14. In addition, the side of the housing member 45 is formed with a longitudinal opening (not shown) in which the support portion 41 is inserted and inserted, and the support portion 41 crosses through the opening of the housing member 45. The housing member 45 is movable up and down relative to the support portion 41.

The support part 41 is comprised from the 1st support part 41a and the 2nd support part 41b. The first support part 41a is composed of a flat plate extending in the horizontal direction, a part of which is located in the housing member 45, while the remaining part is horizontally outside the housing member 45 through the opening of the housing member 45. Is protruding. This 1st support part 41a is connected with the cleaning tool 17 via the connecting rod 44 extended in the direction along the axial direction of the exhaust_gas | exhaustion cylinder 15. As shown in FIG.

The 2nd support part 41b is comprised integrally with the 1st support part 41a, and has the shape which descend | falls vertically downward from the side (rear) of the 1st support part 41a. The lower end portion of the second support portion 41b comes in contact with the above-described positioning portion 31 (support portion 31a) on the cleaner main body 1 side, whereby the second support portion 41b moves to the positioning portion 31. Supported.

Therefore, the support part 41 which consists of the 1st support part 41a and the 2nd support part 41b is connected with the cleaning tool 17 and the connecting rod 44 as a whole, and is installed in the cleaner main body 1 side. It can be said that it is supported by the positioning part 31.

The 2nd pressing means 42 is comprised, for example with a spring, The one end part is supported by the surface on the opposite side to the support surface of the connecting rod 44 in the 1st support part 41a, and the other end part. Is supported on the wall surface of the housing member 45 at a position facing the first support portion 41a via the second pressing means 42. In other words, the second pressing means 42 is located above the supporting portion 41.

Here, as described above, the first support part 41a is integrally formed with the second support part 41b, and the second support part 41b is supported by the positioning part 31 of the cleaner body 1. Therefore, the second pressing means 42 presses the housing member 45 upward as a support point by the support portion 41 supported by the positioning portion 31, and at the same time, the housing member 45 and the fixing plate 14 The cover member 13 to be integrated is pushed upward through the device. Therefore, when the lid member 13 is lifted upward by the pressing force of the second pressing means 42, the exhaust pipe 15 fixed to the lid member 13 via the fixing plate 14 is also stopped. Move upward relative to).

From this point of view, the second press means 42 has the exhaust cylinder 15 fixed to the lid member 13 of the cyclone body 11 via the fixing plate 14 from the cleaner body 1 of the cyclone dust collector 5. It can be said that the cover member 13 is pressed against the support part 41 in the extraction direction.

The engagement portion 43 is a portion which is locked by the locking portion 34 on the cleaner body 1 side to a receiving position in the cleaner body 1 of the cyclone dust collector 5, and is fixed to the fixing plate 14. Therefore, the upper pressing force acting on the housing member 45 and the lid member 13 by the second pressing means 42 is also applied to the latched portion 43 fixed through the lid member 13 and the fixing plate 14. It works in the upward direction. Therefore, when the cyclone dust collector 5 is accommodated in the cleaner main body 1, the counted part 43 is provided to the latching part 34 on the cleaner main body 1 side against the pressing force of the second pressing means 42. It is locked by.

Next, the operation by the above configuration will be described.

In the state where the cyclone dust collector 5 is accommodated in the cleaner main body 1, the locking part 34 slides in the direction which latches the to-be-engaged part 43 by the pressing force by the 1st pressing means of the operation part 32, The engagement portion 43 is locked by the engagement portion 34.

At this time, as described above, the pressing force in the upper direction by the second pressing means 42 having the support portion 41 as the support point is acting on the housing member 45, but the latched portion 43 is held by the latch portion 34. By being locked by), the housing member 45 and the cyclone dust collector 5 including the same cannot be moved upwards by the pressing force. That is, the cyclone dust collector 5 is accommodated in the vacuum cleaner main body 1 in the state in which the pressing force of the upper direction by the 2nd pressing means 42 is operating to the to-be-engaged part 43. FIG.

In this state, when the pressing button 35 of the operation unit 32 is pressed, as shown in Fig. 4, the locking unit 34 releases the engagement with the locking unit 43 by the rotation of the arm unit 36b. Slide in the direction. Then, since the engagement of the engaged portion 43 by the engagement portion 34 is released, the housing member 45 and the entire cyclone dust collector 5 including the same by the pressing force in the upper direction by the second pressing means 42 are released. Moves upward (pops up) from the first accommodation position in the cleaner main body 1. Moreover, the upward movement of the cyclone dust collector 5 is performed until the fixed plate 14 to which the housing member 45 is fixed contacts the support part 41 (1st support part 41a).

At this time, the reaction force in the opposite direction (lower direction) is acted on the supporting portion 41 in the upper pressing direction of the second pressing means 42, but the supporting portion 41 is located on the cleaner main body 1 side. Since it is supported by (31) (the supporting part 31a which receives the reaction force in the said lower direction), the support part 41 does not move below. Therefore, the cleaning tool 17 connected via the support part 41 and the connecting rod 44 also stopped without moving.

In addition, since the exhaust cylinder 15 is fixed to the lid member 13 via the fixing plate 14, the cleaning tool which also stopped the exhaust cylinder 15 with movement of the lid member 13 and the fixing plate 14 upward. Move upward relative to (17). As a result, the filter 15a coated on the exhaust pipe 15 is slid relatively to the brush of the cleaning tool 17, and the dust attached to the filter 15a is scraped off by the brush. By such an upward movement of the exhaust cylinder 15, the cleaning tool 17 moves relatively downward of the exhaust cylinder 15.

When the dust stored in the dust cup 12b of the cyclone dust collector 5 is thrown into the trash, the pop-up cyclone dust collector 5 is completely taken out of the vacuum cleaner body 1, and only the dust cup 12b is the cyclone body 11. ), Dust inside the dust cup 12b can be discarded.

Next, when the cyclone dust collector 5 is taken out again in the cleaner main body 1, the distal end portion of the support portion 41 (second support portion 41b) of the cyclone dust collector 5 is positioned. When the cyclone dust collector 5 is accommodated in the cleaner main body 1 as it is until it comes in contact with the tip, and the tip part contacts there, there is a lid member 13 against the pressing force by the second pressing means 42. Push down.

At this time, the reaction force in the direction opposite to the pressing force in the upper direction of the second pressing means 42 is acted on the supporting portion 41 as described above, but the supporting portion 41 is located on the cleaner body 1 side. (31) (the support part 31a), and since it is supported by the positioning part 31, the support part 41 does not move below. Therefore, the cleaning tool 17 connected via the support part 41 and the connecting rod 44 also stops without moving.

Then, if the cover member 13 is continuously pressed downward, the cover member 13 and the exhaust pipe 15 integral with the cover member 13 also move downward relative to the cleaning port 17, and the filter coated on the exhaust pipe 15 15a slides with the brush of the cleaning tool 17 relatively. Therefore, even when dust remains in the filter 15a without being scraped off at the time of taking out the cyclone dust collector 5 from the vacuum cleaner main body 1, at the time of accommodating the cyclone dust collector 5 to the vacuum cleaner main body 1, for example. The dust remaining in the filter 15a can be scraped off by the brush.

On the other hand, since the pressing of the pressing button 35 is released after taking out the cyclone dust collector 5 from the vacuum cleaner main body 1, the locking portion 34 releases the holding portion 43 by the pressing force of the first pressing means. You are already sliding to the position where you can lock.

Therefore, when the cover member 13 is pushed downward, the to-be-engaged part 43 fixed to the cover member 13 via the fixing plate 14 comes into contact with the front end of the locking part 34. At this time, since the distal end portion of the locking portion 34 is formed in a tapered shape extending from above to below, the locking portion 34 is locked by the locking portion 43 due to the downward pressure of the lid member 13. The force is applied in the direction of release, that is, in a direction of horizontally leaving the cyclone dust collector 5. As a result, the locking portion 34 slides in a horizontal direction away from the cyclone dust collector 5 as the descending portion of the locking portion 43 proceeds. Thereby, the inner surface of the recessed part 34a of the locking part 34 contacts the arm part 36b, and rotates the arm part 36b slightly.

In addition, when the descending counting portion 43 completely passes the slide position of the locking portion 34, the force in the direction of the unlocking operation does not work on the locking portion 34. By the pressing force of one pressing means, it slides to the position which engages the to-be-engaged part 43 again. At this time, the tip portion of the vertically lowering portion 20b of the lid member 13 contacts the support portion 31a of the positioning portion 31 so that the cyclone dust collector 5 is completely accommodated in the cleaner body 1. .

Moreover, when the locking part 34 slides to the said position, since the to-be-engaged part 43 will be locked in the lower surface of the locking part 34, even if it stops pressing down the cover member 13, a cyclone dust collector (5) does not protrude upwards.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the filter 15a and the cleaning tool 17 in which the sliding means 18 is covered with the exhaust pipe 15 in conjunction with the detachable operation of the cyclone dust collector 5 with respect to the cleaner main body 1. Slide it. As a result, the filter 15a is automatically cleaned by the cleaning tool 17 together with the attachment and withdrawal of the cyclone dust collector 5 to the vacuum cleaner body 1, so that the cyclone dust collector 5 is attached to the vacuum cleaner body 1. The convenience in the vacuum cleaner of the type to accommodate can be improved.

In addition, cleaning of the filter 15a by the cleaning tool 17 is performed at the time of attaching / detaching operation | movement with respect to the vacuum cleaner main body 1 of the cyclone dust collector 5, At this time, the cyclone dust collector 5 is a cyclone main body 11 and a dust. Since the cup 12 has not been separated and is integrated, the dust scraped off from the filter 15a by the cleaning tool 17 does not leak out of the cyclone dust collector 5 during this operation.

In addition, the cleaning of the filter 15a is made at the time of attaching / detaching to the cleaner main body 1 of the cyclone dust collector 5, so that the dust scraped off from the filter 15a by cleaning is accumulated in the dust cup 12. You can buy time. As a result, when the dust cup 12 is removed from the cyclone body 11, the accumulation of the dust into the dust cup 12 is almost completed, and the dust scraped off from the filter 15a is removed from the cyclone body ( It is rare to disperse from the gap between 11) and the dust cup 12 to the outside, and an excellent vacuum cleaner can be provided on the sanitary surface.

In addition, in this embodiment, the cyclone main body 11 is provided with the fixing plate 14 to which the exhaust cylinder 15 is fixed, and the sliding means 18 is connected through the cleaning tool 17 and the connecting rod 44. At the same time, the support part 41 supported by the positioning part 31 provided in the cleaner main body 1 side, and the support part 41 as a support point in the extraction direction from the vacuum cleaner main body 1 of the cyclone dust collector 5 as a supporting point The second pressing means 42 which presses the housing member 45 fixed to the 14 is provided.

Thereby, when the housing member 45 moves to the said extraction direction by the pressing force of the housing member 45 by the 2nd press means 42 to the said extraction direction, the exhaust cylinder 15 fixed to the fixing plate 14 will be carried out. ) Is also moved in the extraction direction. Therefore, with respect to the cleaning tool 17 connected via the support part 41 and the connecting rod 44, the exhaust cylinder 15 is moved relatively, and at the time of taking out the cyclone dust collector 5 from the cleaner main body 1, The filter 15a can be cleaned reliably.

In addition, even when the cyclone dust collector 5 is moved in the receiving direction of the cleaner main body 1 against the pressing force of the second pressing means 42, the exhaust pipe 15 is relatively relatively to the cleaning tool 17. And move in the reverse direction. Therefore, according to the said structure, even when accommodating the cyclone dust collector 5 to the cleaner main body 1, the filter 15a can be cleaned reliably.

In addition, in this embodiment, the cyclone main body 11 is the locking part of the cleaner main body 1 side against the pressing force of the 2nd pressing means 42 in the accommodation position in the vacuum cleaner main body 1 of the cyclone dust collector 5. The to-be-engaged part 43 latched by 34 is provided. Thereby, in the accommodating state in the vacuum cleaner main body 1 of the cyclone dust collector 5, the to-be-engaged part 43 is latched by the locking part 34, and the cyclone dust collector 5 was stopped in the vacuum cleaner main body 1 in the state. I can keep it.

In addition, in this embodiment, the cleaner main body 1 releases the locking of the locking part 34 with respect to the to-be-engaged part 43 by the pressing operation of the pressing button 35 at the time of taking out the cyclone dust collector 5. The operation part 32 is provided. Thereby, the cyclone dust collector 5 is operated by the pressing force of the second pressing means 42 at the moment of releasing the engagement of the latched portion 43 by the locking portion 34 by the pressing of the pressing button 35. It can be moved (pop up) in the pressing direction. Therefore, the cyclone dust collector 5 can be taken out from the vacuum cleaner main body 1 in conjunction with the pressing operation of the pressing button 35, and the filter 15a is cleaned by the cleaning tool 17 in conjunction with this taking out operation. Can be done.

In addition, in the vacuum cleaner described in the present embodiment, when the cleaner main body 1 is placed in a vertically arranged state, a restraining portion (stopping release mechanism) that prevents the engagement release operation of the engagement portion 34 with respect to the engagement portion 43. Branch) may be provided in the cleaner main body 1. As such a blocking part, the structure which arrange | positions the obstacle (for example, a small ball) which obstruct | presses a press | movement operation | movement in the space which becomes pressure of the press button 35, for example, when a vacuum cleaner is set to the vertical arrangement state, or a latching part The structure which arrange | positions the said obstacle between the rear end part of the 34 and the wall part 33b is conceivable.

For example, FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view showing the schematic configuration of a blocking portion 61 as an example of the above-described locking release preventing portion. 11, illustration of the rotation part 36 and the locking part 34 is abbreviate | omitted. The blocking portion 61 has a small steel ball 62 and a guide portion 63 for moving the steel ball 62 in accordance with the installation state of the vacuum cleaner (cleaner main body 1).

In the horizontally arranged state of the cleaner main body 1 (the state where the ejection direction of the cyclone dust collector 5 becomes the substantially vertical direction), the guide portion 63 is provided with the pressing button 35 as shown in Fig. 12A. While the steel ball 62 is retracted in the space where the pressure (movement) is performed, in the vertically arranged state of the vacuum cleaner body 1 (a state in which the ejection direction of the cyclone dust collector 5 becomes substantially horizontal), FIG. As shown in (b) of FIG. 1, the steel ball 62 is guided (moved) in the space where the pressing button 35 is pressed (moved), and the slope portion 63a and the slope portion which guide the same. It consists of the housing member 63b holding 63a and the steel ball 62. As shown in FIG.

By this structure, in the horizontal arrangement | positioning state of the cleaner main body 1, the steel ball 62 falls downward along the slope part 63a, and it retracts from the said press space, and the press of the press button 35 is not disturbed. Accordingly, the locking portion 34 slides in the direction of releasing the locking of the latched portion 43 in association with the pressing operation of the pressing button 35, so that the cyclone dust collector 5 pops up. On the other hand, in the vertically arranged state of the cleaner main body 1, the steel ball 62 is moved into the pressing space of the pressing button by the guide of the slope portion 63a, so that the pressing operation of the pressing button 35 is disturbed by the steel ball 62. do. For this reason, since the engaging part 34 which cooperates with the pressing operation | movement of the pressing button 35 does not slide, and it is in the state which engaged the engaged part 43, the cyclone dust collector 5 does not protrude by a pop-up.

In view of the above, the vacuum cleaner 34 of the present embodiment has a locking portion 34 with respect to the latched portion 43 when the vacuum cleaner main body 1 is placed in a vertical arrangement in which the cyclone dust collector 5 is taken out in a substantially horizontal direction. It can be said that it is provided with the blocking part 61 (press operation blocking part) which inhibits the press operation (of the press button 35) in the operation part 32 for releasing the locking of the ().

Although the cyclone dust collector 5 pops upward in the horizontally arranged state of the vacuum cleaner, the cyclone dust collector 5 is applied with a certain amount of gravity, so that the cyclone dust collector 5 is based on the pressing force of the second pressing means 42. There is almost no protruding from the cleaner body 1 by the inertia force. However, in the vertical arrangement state of the vacuum cleaner, when the cyclone dust collector 5 pops up in the horizontal direction, the cyclone dust collector 5 easily protrudes from the cleaner body 1 by the inertial force in the horizontal direction, and the cyclone dust collector 5 ) May fall and be damaged. Therefore, by providing the blocking portion 61 (stop release preventing portion) in the cleaner main body 1, such a problem in the vertically arranged state of the vacuum cleaner can be reliably prevented.

In addition, in the shop of the vacuum cleaner, in most cases, the vacuum cleaner is stacked in the vertical arrangement in the showcase due to the arrangement space. In this case, if there is no above stop release prevention part, it is also assumed that, for example, when the child suddenly presses the pressing button 35, the cyclone dust collector 5 which pops up in the horizontal direction touches the child and is injured. However, such a worst case can also be prevented by providing the stop release preventing portion in the cleaner main body 1 as in the present embodiment.

In addition, in the vacuum cleaner of the present embodiment, as shown in Fig. 13, a configuration may be provided in the cleaner main body 1 in which the third pressing means 71 for pressing the cyclone dust collector 5 in the ejecting direction. In addition, the above-mentioned second pressing means 42 also pushes the cyclone dust collector 5 in the take-out direction, but since the second pressing means 42 is provided in the cyclone dust collector 5, the two can be distinguished from each other. In this case, the second pressing means 42 is called a cyclone side pressing means, while the third pressing means 71 provided on the cleaner main body 1 side is called a main body side pressing means.

The third pressing means 71 is made of, for example, an elastic body such as a winding spring or a leaf spring, and one end thereof is supported by the bottom portion 1b of the cleaner body 1, while the other end thereof is a cleaner body ( 1) The contact part 12c or the bottom part of the dust cup 12 provided in the side surface of the dust cup 12 of the cyclone dust collector 5 accommodated in it can be contacted and separated. Thereby, the 3rd pressing means 71 presses the cyclone dust collector 5 which contacted this to the to-be-engaged part 12c to the extraction direction. In addition, in this embodiment, although the to-be-engaged part 12c is formed by bending in the inward direction from the side surface of the dust cup 12, it may be formed by the convex part which protruded outward from the said side surface.

The cleaning tool 17 provided with the cyclone main body 11 has an opening along the said peripheral surface in the center part for sliding with the filter 15a of the exhaust cylinder 15 peripheral surface. In this structure, as shown in Figs. 1 and 4, the cleaning tool 17 is connected to the end of the connecting rod 44 and the cleaning tool 17 in a so-called member supported state. In one such state, since the cleaning tool 17 is supported by the connecting portion 44 in an unstable state, the cyclone dust collector 5 pops up in the ejection direction by the pressure of the second pressing means 42 and the cleaning tool 17 and When the filter 15a slides, the filter 15a is easily caught by the cleaning tool 17. As a result, the pop-up operation may not be smooth.

Here, in order to avoid such a problem, the structure which supports the cleaning tool 17 with the connecting rod 44 from both sides through the filter 15a can also be considered, for example. However, with it, the structure of the cyclone dust collector 5 itself becomes complicated, and the cyclone dust collector 5 becomes large, preventing the miniaturization of the electric vacuum cleaner. On the other hand, when the volume of the cyclone dust collector 12b is reduced without changing the size of the cyclone dust collector 5, the original dust collecting function of the cyclone dust collector 5 is deteriorated.

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 13, the above-mentioned third pressing means 71 is provided in the cleaner main body 1, and the cyclone dust collector 5 is pressed in the ejection direction, so that the pressing force of the second pressing means 42 is reduced. The pop-up of the cyclone dust collector 5 can be assisted by the pressing force of the third pressing means 71. As a result, the cyclone dust collector 5 can be popped up reliably and smoothly.

At this time, it is preferable that the 3rd pressing means 71 is provided in the opposite side to the 2nd pressing means 42 with respect to the central axis used as the center of the air turning in the cyclone dust collector 5. Thereby, since the cyclone dust collector 5 pinches the said central axis and is pressed in the extraction direction from both sides, the cyclone dust collector 5 can pop up more reliably and smoothly.

Next, the filter part 16 which is a 2nd characteristic of this invention is demonstrated based on FIG. 1, FIG.

FIG. 5 shows a perspective view when the lid member 13 of the cyclone body 11 is viewed from the contact side with the fixing plate 14 (see FIG. 1). The lid member 13 is provided to be in contact with the fixing plate 14 so as to be detachable. The filter part 16 mentioned above is formed in this cover member 13, and the filter 51 (refer FIG. 6), the filter accommodating part 52, the 1st recessed part 53, and the 2nd It has a recess 54. When the fixing plate 14 is fixed to the lid member 13, the housing member 45 fixed to the fixing plate 14 is fitted into the second recess 54.

The filter 51 removes dust contained in the air exhausted from the exhaust cylinder 15. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 6, a part of the disk is cut and dropped.

The filter accommodating part 52 accommodates the filter 51, and the hole 52a used as the passage hole of the air which passed the filter 51 is formed in the upper surface.

When the filter 51 is not accommodated in the filter accommodating part 52, the 1st recessed part 53 contacts the front-end | tip part of the rotating member 14a (refer FIG. 9) fixed to the fixing plate 14, and contacts it, It is the part that stops the rotation. That is, the 1st recessed part 53 comprises the rotation stop part which prevents rotation of the rotation member 14a by contacting the front-end | tip part of the rotation member 14a at the time of non-reception of the filter 51. As shown in FIG.

This rotating member 14a is a surface opposite to the surface on which the exhaust cylinder 15 is fixed in the fixed plate 14, and is rotatably fixed at a position substantially opposite to the first concave portion 53, and the tip portion thereof. Is always pressed in the rotational direction fitted to the first recess 53. The rotating member 14a is supported by the fixing plate 14 so as to be substantially perpendicular to the fixing plate 14. That is, the rotating member 14a is installed in an upright position with respect to the fixing plate 14, and is supported by the fixing plate 14 so that its tip portion is rotatable to the fixing plate 14 side against the pressing force.

The length of the rotating member 14a is formed longer than the longest distance between the fixed plate 14 and the first concave portion 53 (distance between the fixed plate 14 and the deepest portion of the first concave portion 53). . In addition, since the rotating member 14a is brought into contact with the fixing plate 14 in a substantially vertical direction, it is easy to rotate to the fixing plate 14 side by a force from above.

Here, FIG. 7 shows a perspective view of the lid member 13 accommodating the filter 51 in the filter accommodating portion 52, and FIG. 8 shows the lid member 13 on which the fixing plate 14 is fixed. The sectional view seen from the A direction is shown. As shown in FIG. 8, the filter accommodation part 52 is inclined with respect to the axial direction of the exhaust_gas | exhaustion cylinder 15 (refer FIG. 1), and the entry surface of air in the filter 51 (henceforth a filter surface) is inclined. The filter 51 is accommodated so as to be disposed. Thereby, since the surface area of a filter surface can be enlarged more than the case where a filter surface is arrange | positioned perpendicularly to the axial direction of the exhaust cylinder 15, the shingling capability in the filter 51 can be raised even a little.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 6, the stopper 55 is attached to the filter 51, and when the filter 51 is accommodated in the cover member 13 (filter accommodating part 52), FIG. As shown in the figure, the stopper 55 closes the first recess 53.

With the above configuration, when the stopper 55 is attached to the filter 51 and the filter 51 is accommodated in the filter accommodating portion 52, as shown in FIG. Since the recess 53 is closed, when the cover member 13 is vertically covered with the fixed plate 14 (or the fixed plate 14 is vertically covered with the cover member 13), the cover member 13 is fixed to the fixed plate 14. The tip of the rotating member 14a rotates toward the fixed plate 14 while in contact with the stopper 55 of the filter 51. As a result, the lid member 13 and the fixed plate 14 can be further approached, and the lid member 13 and the fixed plate 14 can be fixed closely. By performing this operation, the stopper 55 mounted on the filter 51 blocks the contact of the rotating member 14a to the first concave portion 53 when the filter 51 is received by the cover member 13. At the same time, the front end portion of the rotating member 14a functions as a contact blocking member for rotating to the fixed plate 14 side.

On the other hand, when the filter 51 is not accommodated in the filter accommodating portion 52, when the lid member 13 is vertically covered with respect to the fixing plate 14, as shown in Fig. 9, the tip portion of the rotating member 14a is shown. The first concave portion 53 is fitted to prevent rotation of the rotation member 14a. Therefore, the lid member 13 can no longer move in the contact direction with the fixed plate 14, and the rotary member 14a is formed to the above-mentioned length, so that the lid member 13 is between the fixed member 14 and the fixed plate 14. The gap d is formed. That is, in this state, the cover member 13 and the fixing plate 14 cannot be fixed.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the cyclone body 11 includes the lid member 13 (or the filter portion 16) on which the filter 51 for removing dust contained in the air discharged from the exhaust cylinder 15 is loaded. The filter 51 is provided on the cyclone dust collector 5 side rather than the cleaner main body 1 side. Thereby, together with the filter 15a coat | covered by the dust cup 12 and the exhaust pipe 15, all the members which require water washing | cleaning or cleaning can be concentrated to the cyclone dust collector 5 side.

For example, if the filter 51 is provided in the vacuum cleaner main body 1 outside the cyclone dust collector 5, the filter 51 is taken out of the vacuum cleaner main body 1 separately from the blowout of the cyclone dust collector 5. Since work is required, a user who does not like the hassle of taking out has a tendency to refuse maintenance, such as cleaning and replacement of the filter 51. FIG. However, if the filter 51 is provided on the cyclone dust collector 5 side as in the present embodiment, for example, while the dust cup 12 is cleaned, it is easy to repair and replace the filter 51. There is an advantage that the user's ease of use is good.

In addition, in this embodiment, when the cover member 13 is covered by the fixing plate 14 in the accommodating state of the filter 51 to the cover member 13, the rotation member 14a has the front end with the stopper 55 Since it rotates toward the fixed plate 14 while making contact, it becomes possible to contact the cover member 13 and the fixed plate 14, and to integrate them as mentioned above. On the other hand, in the non-receiving state of the filter 51 to the lid member 13, when the lid member 13 is placed on the fixed plate 14, the tip end portion of the rotating member 14a is fitted into the first recessed portion 53. Since the rotation of the rotating member 14a is prevented, the lid member 13 is not blocked with respect to the fixed plate 14. Therefore, the user can easily recognize that the filter 51 is in the non-accommodating state, and it is possible to reliably prevent the situation that the vacuum cleaner is misused in the non-accepting state of the filter 51.

Moreover, although the example which formed the 1st recessed part 53 as the rotation stop part in the cover member 13 was demonstrated in this embodiment, the rotation member 14a at the time of non-receiving the filter 51 to the cover member 13 was demonstrated. As long as the rotation of the rotation member 14a can be prevented by contacting the tip end portion of ()), the concave portion (first concave portion 53) is not limited. For example, a structure may be provided in the cover member 13 as a projection preventing part and a wall part which prevents rotation of the rotation member 14a at the time of non-reception of the filter 51 to the cover member 13 as the rotation stopper.

In addition, like the 3rd pressing means 71, the 1st pressing means and the 2nd pressing means 42 mentioned above can be comprised by elastic bodies, such as a leaf spring, in addition to a spring (winding spring).

From the above description, it is apparent that various modifications and variations can be made to the present invention. Therefore, it is to be understood that the present invention is implemented within the scope of the appended claims without being captured by the specific technology.

According to the present invention, the sliding means slides the cleaning tool and the filter covering the exhaust port of the exhaust pipe in conjunction with the detachable operation of the cyclone dust collector to the cleaner body. Therefore, the filter is automatically cleaned by the cleaning tool together with the attachment and takeout of the cyclone dust collector to the cleaner body, so that the convenience in an electric vacuum cleaner of the type accommodating the cyclone dust collector in the cleaner body can be improved.

In addition, when the cyclone dust collector is attached to or detached from the vacuum cleaner body, the cyclone body constituting the cyclone dust collector and the dust collecting container are in a state of being integrated, so that the dust scraped off by the filter by the cleaning tool during the detachment operation of the cyclone dust collector is There is no leakage to the outside.

In addition, by cleaning the filter at the time of attaching and detaching the cleaner body of the cyclone dust collector, it is possible to increase the time for integrating the dust scraped off from the filter by the cleaning into the dust collecting container. Therefore, after taking out the cyclone dust collector from the vacuum cleaner body, when the dust collecting container is removed from the cyclone body, the scraped dust hardly disperses from the gap between the cyclone body and the integrated container to the outside, and is excellent in hygiene. It has the effect of providing a cleaner.

Claims (13)

delete A cyclone dust collector for turning the air sucked by the operation of the electric blower accommodated in the cleaner body and centrifuging the dust contained in the air, wherein the cyclone dust collector is a removable vacuum cleaner with respect to the cleaner body, The cyclone dust collector, A cyclone body having an exhaust pipe coated with a filter in an exhaust port for discharging air after centrifugation; The cyclone body, A cleaning tool for cleaning the filter by sliding with the filter; Sliding means for sliding the cleaning tool and the filter in conjunction with a detachable operation of the cyclone dust collector to the cleaner body; A fixing plate to which the exhaust container is fixed, The sliding means, A support part connected to the cleaning tool via a connecting rod and supported by a positioning part installed on the cleaner body side; And a pressing means for pressing the housing member fixed to the fixed plate with the support as a support point in the ejection direction of the cyclone dust collector from the cleaner main body. 3. The cyclone body according to claim 2, wherein the cyclone body includes a latched portion held by the locking portion on the cleaner body side against the pressing force of the pressing means at a receiving position of the cyclone dust collector in the cleaner body. Electric cleaner. The electric vacuum cleaner according to claim 3, wherein the cleaner main body includes an operation portion for releasing the locking of the locking portion with respect to the locking portion by a pressing operation. A cyclone dust collector for turning the air sucked by the operation of the electric blower accommodated in the cleaner body and centrifuging the dust contained in the air, wherein the cyclone dust collector is a removable vacuum cleaner with respect to the cleaner body, The cyclone dust collector, A cyclone body having an exhaust pipe coated with a filter in an exhaust port for discharging air after centrifugation; The cyclone body, A cleaning tool for cleaning the filter by sliding with the filter; Sliding means for sliding the cleaning tool and the filter in conjunction with the detachable operation of the cyclone dust collector with respect to the cleaner body, If the filter is called a first filter, And the cyclone body includes a cover member to which a second filter for removing dust included in air discharged from the exhaust cylinder is loaded. The electric vacuum cleaner according to claim 5, wherein the lid member accommodates the second filter such that the entrance surface of the air in the second filter is inclined with respect to the axial direction of the exhaust pipe. The said fixed plate is provided with the rotation member which is installed in the orthogonal | vertical direction with respect to the said fixed plate, and the front end part is rotatably supported by the said fixed plate side, And the lid member includes a rotation stopper that prevents rotation of the rotational member by contacting the tip of the rotational member when the second filter is not received. The said second filter prevents contact with the said rotation stop part of the said rotation member at the time of accommodating the said 2nd filter to the said cover member, and simultaneously, the front-end | tip part of the said rotation member is turned to the said fixed plate side. A vacuum cleaner comprising a contact blocking member for rotating. The electric vacuum cleaner according to claim 2, wherein a curved portion serving as a handle is formed on a side surface of the cyclone body. The lock release preventing portion for preventing the engagement release operation of the engagement portion with respect to the engagement portion when the cleaner body is placed in a vertical arrangement state in which the ejection direction of the cyclone dust collector becomes approximately horizontal. The electric vacuum cleaner characterized in that. 11. The method according to claim 10, wherein the stop release preventing portion prevents the pressing operation in a space where the push button for pressing the release button is released by the stop portion when the cleaner main body is placed in the vertical position. The vacuum cleaner which arrange | positions an obstacle and prevents the said stop | lock release operation | movement. The method of claim 2, wherein the pressing means is a cyclone-side pressing means. The vacuum cleaner main body includes a main body side pressing means for pressing the cyclone dust collector in the ejection direction. The electric vacuum cleaner according to claim 12, wherein the main body side pressing means is provided on the side opposite to the cyclone side pressing means with respect to a central axis serving as a center of air swing in the cyclone dust collector.

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