KR100712283B1 - In-draft pipe mounting structure for vacuum cleaner having variable type of upright type to canister type - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an upright type vacuum cleaner that can be converted to a canister type, and particularly, when used as an upright type vacuum cleaner, the inlet pipe of the soft material connecting the outlet of the inlet and the inlet of the cleaner body is prevented from being bent, so that foreign substances and air are sucked in. The present invention relates to an inlet pipe support structure of an upright type vacuum cleaner that can be converted into a canister type to suppress generation of resistance in a flow path.

The inlet pipe support structure of the upright cleaner which can be switched to the canister type according to the present invention forms a predetermined space, and a suction port and a discharge port are formed, and a vacuum cleaner body provided with a suction device inside the suction port, and the vacuum cleaner body on the upper surface. An inlet detachably installed, an inlet body formed with a collecting port and an outlet port, an extension tube and a handle detachably installed on the cleaner body, forming an oil passage through which the inside is hollow, and a foreign material is introduced therein, and one end connected to the inlet port. And, the other end is characterized in that it comprises an inlet pipe that is selectively coupled to the outlet or handle, and the inlet pipe is installed on one side of the inlet port, the inlet pipe is supported while maintaining the curve.

Canister cleaner, upright cleaner, inlet pipe, anti-buckling means, fastening boss

Description

Inlet pipe support structure of upright type vacuum cleaner that can be converted to canister type {IN-DRAFT PIPE MOUNTING STRUCTURE FOR VACUUM CLEANER HAVING VARIABLE TYPE OF UPRIGHT TYPE TO CANISTER TYPE}

1 is a perspective view of a typical upright vacuum cleaner,

2 is a perspective view showing a vacuum cleaner according to the present invention;

Figure 3 is a perspective view showing the installation state of the bending preventing means of the inlet pipe support structure according to the present invention,

4 is an exploded perspective view showing an inlet pipe support structure according to the present invention;

5 is an exploded perspective view showing a fixing ring of the inlet pipe support structure according to the present invention;

6 is a cross-sectional view showing the bending prevention means of the inlet pipe support structure according to the present invention.

<Explanation of symbols on main parts of the drawings>

10: cleaner body 12: inlet

11: tightening boss 11a: rib

11b: seating groove 13: insertion groove

14 discharge port 15 suction port

18: outlet 70: inlet pipe

80: bending means 82: curved panel

84: coupling hole 90: fixing ring

92: rings

The present invention relates to an upright type vacuum cleaner that can be converted to a canister type, and particularly, when used as an upright type vacuum cleaner, the inlet pipe of the soft material connecting the outlet of the inlet and the inlet of the cleaner body is prevented from being bent, so that foreign substances and air are sucked in. The present invention relates to an inlet pipe support structure of an upright type vacuum cleaner that can be converted into a canister type to suppress generation of resistance in a flow path.

In general, the vacuum cleaner is a powerful suction force generated by the negative pressure caused by the operation of the vacuum pump driven by the fan motor to suck dust or other foreign substances scattered on the floor, walls, gaps, and walls of the room and filter the internal dust filter. The home appliance is configured to be collected by.

The vacuum cleaner, which is widely used and widely used, is a canister type, which is easy to clean and move corners and a brush or a nozzle can be replaced according to its use state and shape, and an upright that is easy to clean and store a large space. It can be divided into Upright type.

1 is a perspective view showing an upright cleaner according to the prior art.

The conventional upright type vacuum cleaner has a moving wheel 105 installed at a bottom thereof, a suction inlet 100 for sucking dust from the bottom surface, a drive box 200 in which parts such as a motor are embedded, and a grip 300 of an upright type. It is composed of

As described above, in the vacuum cleaner, a suction port (not shown) having a brush is formed on the bottom of the suction port 100 to suck in dust removed by the brush, and the suctioned dust passes through the filter through a predetermined air flow process. After being collected through the air is discharged to the outside.

However, the upright cleaner according to the prior art, since the suction inlet is formed relatively wide compared to other parts of the cleaner body, the cleaner can be upright and can be cleaned while moving a large area easily, after the cleaning operation is finished While there is an advantage that can be stored in an upright state, it is difficult to clean a narrow space such as a gap between a corner or furniture because the suction port has to be cleaned in a state corresponding to the bottom.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems of the prior art, the vacuum cleaner body constituting the canister-type cleaner and the suction inlet is detachably manufactured by the vacuum cleaner body is upright detachable, whether the assembly of the vacuum cleaner body and the suction port It is an object of the present invention to provide an upright type vacuum cleaner capable of converting to a canister type, which can be switched to a canister type and an upright type.

In addition, the present invention prevents the inlet pipe of the flexible material connecting the vacuum cleaner body and the suction port to be bent, so that the inlet pipe of the upright cleaner that can be switched to the canister type to suppress the occurrence of resistance in the flow path where foreign matter and air are sucked in The purpose is to provide a support structure.

The inlet pipe support structure of the upright cleaner which can be switched to the canister type according to the present invention for solving the above problems forms a predetermined space, and an inlet and an outlet are formed, and a cleaner body provided with a suction device inside the inlet. And an extension pipe and a handle which is detachably installed on the upper surface of the cleaner body and is provided with a collecting port and an outlet, detachably installed on the cleaner body, and which have a hollow to form a flow path through which foreign matter is introduced. One end is connected to the inlet, the other end is the inlet pipe selectively coupled to the outlet or handle, the inlet pipe is installed on one side of the suction port is supported by the inlet pipe maintains a curved state, and the inlet It is installed on one side of the pipe, and a ring is formed on the circumferential surface thereof, and includes a fixing ring hanging on one side of the cleaner body. The main body of the cleaner, a fastening boss is formed at an upper end corresponding to the bending preventing means, and an insertion groove is formed at a side surface corresponding to the fixing ring to separate the extension tube and the handle from the cleaner body, and the inflow pipe After the separation from the outlet and the fastening to the handle and separating the vacuum cleaner body from the suction inlet can be converted to the canister type.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings an embodiment of the inlet pipe support structure of the upright cleaner capable of switching to the canister type according to the present invention will be described in detail.

Figure 2 is a perspective view showing a vacuum cleaner according to the present invention, Figure 3 is a perspective view showing the installation state of the bending preventing means of the inlet pipe support structure according to the present invention.

The inlet pipe support structure of the upright cleaner which can be switched to the canister type according to the present invention forms a predetermined space, and a suction port 12 and a discharge port 14 are formed, and a suction fan (not shown) inside the suction port 12. ) Is installed on the vacuum cleaner main body 10, the vacuum cleaner main body 10 is detachably mounted on the upper surface, the suction port 15, the collecting port and the discharge port 18 is formed, and removable to the vacuum cleaner body 10 It is installed so that the inside is hollow, the extension pipe 30 and the handle 20 to form a flow path in which foreign matter is introduced, one end is connected to the inlet 12, the other end is the outlet 18 or the handle ( An inlet pipe 70 selectively coupled to 20, an inlet pipe 80 installed at one side of the inlet 12 to support the inlet pipe 70 while maintaining a curve, and the inlet pipe 70 is installed on one side, the ring 92 is formed on the circumferential surface of the cleaner body (10) It is configured to include a fixing ring 90 is caught on one side.

With the above-described configuration, the upright vacuum cleaner shown in FIG. 2 can be switched to the canister vacuum cleaner. When the canister vacuum cleaner is switched, the extension pipe 30 and the handle 20 are replaced by the cleaner body 10. 2), the inlet pipe 70 is detached from the outlet 18 and fastened to the handle 20, and then the cleaner body 10 is separated from the inlet body 15 so that the canister can be converted into a canister type.

Here, since the fastening boss 11 is formed at a portion spaced apart from the suction port 12 in the direction of the discharge port 18 by the suction port 12, the bending preventing means 80 is bolted to the fastening boss 11. The coupling groove 13 is formed on the side surface corresponding to the fixing ring 90 so that the hook 92 of the fixing ring 90 is caught so that the cleaner body 10 may be used as an upright vacuum cleaner. And since the inlet pipe 70 is prevented from sagging out of the cleaner body 10 by the movement of the suction port 15, the appearance of the cleaner is beautifully finished and at the same time the inlet pipe 70 is cleaned by the user or other furniture. Prevent contact with them.

4 is an exploded perspective view showing the inlet pipe support structure according to the present invention, Figure 5 is an exploded perspective view showing a fixing ring of the inlet pipe support structure according to the present invention.

The bending preventing means 80, the curved panel 82 on which the inlet pipe 70 is seated, and the coupling hole 84 formed at the lower end of the curved panel 82 is coupled to the fastening boss 11 Since the inlet pipe 70 is made of a soft corrugated pipe, the inlet pipe 70 is easily folded when extended from the inlet 12 to the outlet 18 as shown in FIG. 5, but is seated on the curved panel 82. When the inlet pipe 70 is curved, the inlet pipe 70 is bent toward the outlet 18 so that the flow path resistance generated in the inlet pipe 70 can be minimized.

Here, the coupling hole 84, as shown in Figure 6, the inside is hollow so that the fastening boss 11 is inserted into the inner bar, ribs 11a around a predetermined distance away from the fastening boss 11 Is formed, and a seating recess 11b is formed around the rib 11a to insert the lower end of the coupling hole 84 and the curved panel 82, so that the bending preventing means 80 is connected to the fastening boss 11. When inserted, the rib 11a is in close contact with the inner wall of the coupling hole 84, and the coupling hole 84 and the curved panel 82 are inserted into the seating groove 11b to suppress the flow of the bending preventing means 80. .

Looking at the operation of the inlet pipe support structure of the upright cleaner can be switched to the canister type according to the present invention configured as described above are as follows.

First, when used as a canister cleaner, the handle 20 and the extension pipe 30 are separated from the cleaner body 10, and the inlet pipe 70 is separated from the outlet 18 so that the inlet pipe 70 is closed at one end. After connecting to the fastening hole 22 of the handle 20, the cleaner body may be separated from the suction port 15 to perform a cleaning operation.

When used as an upright cleaner, the cleaner body 10 is coupled to the upper surface of the suction inlet 15 so that the handle 20 and the extension tube 30 are connected to the cleaner body 10 as shown in FIG. 2. By combining, the inlet pipe 70 may be inserted into the outlet 18 to form an upright cleaner.

At this time, the inlet pipe 70 is seated on the curved panel 82 of the bending preventing means 80 to suppress the inlet pipe 70 to be bent, the insertion ring portion 13 of the ring 92 of the fixing ring 90 ) So that the inlet pipe 70 is not separated from the side of the cleaner body 10.

This prevents the inlet pipe 70 connecting the suction inlet 15 and the cleaner main body 10 from being bent or separated from the cleaner main body 10 in the upright cleaner which can be switched to the canister type. The resistance can be minimized, and the inflow pipe 70 can be smoothly cleaned without contact with a user or furniture.

In the inlet pipe support structure of the upright type vacuum cleaner which can be switched to the canister type according to the present invention configured as described above, a bend prevention means is installed at one side of the suction port formed at the upper end of the cleaner body, and the inlet pipe is closely attached to the cleaner body The fixed ring is installed to prevent the inlet pipe from collapsing when the upright cleaner is formed, thereby minimizing resistance to the intake flow path, thereby preventing noise generated during the cleaning operation, and reducing electrical energy required for the cleaning operation. There is an advantage to this.

In addition, the inlet pipe is fixed to the side of the cleaner body by the bending preventing means and the fixing ring, thereby preventing the inlet pipe from sagging outside the cleaner body when the cleaning operation is performed by the upright cleaner. There is an advantage in that the cleaning work can be prevented from coming into contact with other furniture to perform a smooth cleaning work.

Claims (6)

A cleaner body constituting a predetermined space, a suction port and a discharge port are formed, and a suction device installed inside the suction port; A suction inlet body detachably installed on an upper surface of the cleaner body and having a collecting hole and an outlet; An extension pipe and a handle detachably installed at the cleaner body and having a hollow to form a flow path through which foreign matter is introduced; An inlet pipe having one end connected to the inlet, and the other end selectively coupled to the outlet or the handle; A bending prevention means installed at one side of the suction port and supported by the inlet pipe while maintaining a curve; It is installed on one side of the inlet pipe, a ring is formed on the circumferential surface includes a fixing ring which is hung on one side of the cleaner body; The cleaner body has a fastening boss formed at an upper end corresponding to the bending preventing means, and an insertion groove is formed at a side surface to which the fixing ring corresponds. When the extension tube and the handle are separated from the cleaner body, and the inlet pipe is separated from the discharge port and fastened to the handle, the canister type can be converted into a canister type when the cleaner body is separated from the suction port body. Inlet pipe support structure of upright type vacuum cleaner that can be converted delete delete The method of claim 1; The bending prevention means, the inflow of the upright cleaner can be switched to the canister type, characterized in that the inlet pipe is seated, and the lower surface of the curved panel is formed on the lower end of the coupling hole coupled to the coupling boss. Tube support structure. The method of claim 4; Inlet pipe support structure of the upright cleaner can be switched to the canister type, characterized in that the rib formed on the circumferential surface away from the fastening boss to be in close contact with the inner wall of the coupling hole. The method of claim 5; The inlet pipe support structure of the upright cleaner can be switched to the canister type, characterized in that the seating groove portion is inserted into the lower end of the curved panel and the coupling hole portion is formed around the rib.

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