KR20050063836A - Hose adapter for a upright-type vacuum cleaner - Google Patents

Abstract

The hose adapter can be rotated at an angle of 360 degrees with respect to the back of the upright type vacuum cleaner, and the inside of the hose adapter body can be opened and closed, thereby improving convenience of use and accessing the inside of the hose adapter body for cleaning. A possible hose adapter for an upright type vacuum cleaner is disclosed. The main body of the hose adapter is integrally formed vertically with respect to each other and has a first extension portion and a second extension portion therein defining a first air passage and a second air passage, respectively. A plurality of fitting grooves are formed at the lower end of the first extension, and a locking jaw is formed on the radially outer surface of the first extension, and a guide groove is formed above the locking jaw. When the hose adapter is mounted at the center of the back of the main body of the vacuum cleaner, the coupling protrusion of the adapter fitting member installed in the center of the back of the vacuum cleaner is inserted into the guide groove, and the coupling protrusion is slidably positioned in the guide groove. Thus, the main body of the hose adapter can be rotated at an angle of 360 degrees with respect to the main body rear surface of the vacuum cleaner. One side of the main body radially outer surface of the hose adapter protrudes from the hinge coupling portion, the hinge coupling portion is rotatably mounted on one side of the cover.

Description

Hose adapter for a upright-type vacuum cleaner

The present invention relates to a hose adapter of a vacuum cleaner, and more particularly, by configuring the hose adapter to be able to rotate 360 degrees with respect to the back of the upright type vacuum cleaner and to open and close the inside of the hose adapter body, The present invention relates to a hose adapter for an upright type vacuum cleaner which is convenient and can easily remove foreign substances existing inside the hose adapter body.

To date, various models of vacuum cleaners have been developed to easily remove dust or other foreign matter accumulated on furniture, floors or carpets indoors. Vacuum cleaners are used to suction and collect dust or foreign substances by using suction power of a dust collecting motor installed therein, and are classified into canister-type vacuum cleaners and upright-type vacuum cleaners.

The canister type vacuum cleaner includes a body mounted on the wheel and a hose assembly for sucking dust or other foreign matter into the body. Within the body are located suction force generating means, such as a suction fan, a motor for driving the suction force generating means, and a replaceable dust container for filtering dust or other foreign matter from the sucked air. The free end of the hose assembly is provided with a main brush and a suction nozzle.

The upright type vacuum cleaner is configured similarly to the canister type vacuum cleaner. However, in the upright type vacuum cleaner, the cleaning surface of the object to be cleaned is positioned under the body of the vacuum cleaner.

Typically, in an upright type vacuum cleaner, a flexible hose extending from the intake brush assembly is mounted to the back of the vacuum cleaner body using a hose adapter.

However, in the case of cleaning using an upright type vacuum cleaner, in the conventional hose adapter, since the foreign matter such as hair or paper gets stuck in the bending part of the adapter mounted on the main body of the vacuum cleaner, the suction port is blocked, so the vacuum cleaner There is a problem in that the suction force is lowered. Therefore, it is necessary to remove the foreign matter accumulated at the hose adapter part.

In addition, there is a problem in that the use of the hose adapter binding portion mounted on the back of the main body of the vacuum cleaner is not free movement.

Therefore, the present invention has been made to solve the conventional problems and problems as described above, an object of the present invention is to attach a flexible hose extending from the intake brush assembly to the back of the vacuum cleaner body in an upright type vacuum cleaner. By opening and closing the hose adapter to be used for mounting, it is possible to easily remove the foreign matter caught in the hose adapter.

Another object of the present invention is to improve the ease of use by configuring the hose adapter binding portion to be bonded to the vacuum cleaner body of the upright type freely rotatable with respect to the cleaner body.

Another object of the present invention is to use a vacuum cleaner by integrally attaching a suction force adjusting dial to a hose adapter which is used to mount a flexible hose extending from the intake brush assembly to the back of the vacuum cleaner body in an upright type vacuum cleaner. To improve the convenience of cleaning.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention,

In the hose adapter of the hose assembly for placing the flexible hose between the vacuum cleaner body of the upright type vacuum cleaner and the intake brush assembly,

A body coupled to the rear surface of the cleaner body to be rotated 360 degrees so as to communicate with the cleaner body, a cover rotatably mounted on an upper side of the body, and a suction force adjusting dial mounted on the top of the cover. It provides a hose adapter, characterized in that.

The main body has a first extension portion and a second extension portion which are integrally formed perpendicular to each other and define a first air passage and a second air passage therein, respectively.

A plurality of fitting grooves are formed at the lower end of the first extension, and a locking jaw is formed on the radially outer surface of the first extension, and a guide groove is formed above the locking jaw. When the hose adapter is mounted at the center of the back of the main body of the vacuum cleaner, the coupling protrusion of the adapter fitting member installed in the center of the back of the vacuum cleaner is inserted into the guide groove, and the coupling protrusion is slidably positioned in the guide groove. Thus, the main body of the hose adapter can be rotated at an angle of 360 degrees with respect to the main body rear surface of the vacuum cleaner.

One end of the flexible hose is inserted and mounted in the second extension part, and a coupling protrusion is formed to protrude upward in an upper side of the second extension part, and a hinge coupling part is formed to protrude in a radially outer side of the main body of the hose adapter. One side of the cover is pivotally mounted to the hinge coupler, and a coupling groove penetrates the other side of the cover to face one side of the cover coupled to the hinge shaft, and the coupling groove extends in the second case when the cover is closed. Accept negative coupling projections.

As mentioned above, according to the present invention, in the upright type vacuum cleaner, the hose adapter is configured to be opened and closed by opening and closing the hose adapter used to mount the flexible hose extending from the intake brush assembly to the back of the vacuum cleaner body. The foreign matter stuck in the body of the can be easily removed. In addition, by configuring the first extension portion of the hose adapter mounted perpendicularly to the vacuum cleaner body to be able to rotate 360 degrees with respect to the rear surface of the vacuum cleaner body, convenience in use is improved. In addition, the convenience of the cleaning operation is improved by integrally attaching the suction force adjusting dial to the hose adapter.

Hereinafter, a hose adapter for an upright type vacuum cleaner according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 shows an upright type vacuum cleaner according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the upright type vacuum cleaner 10 according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a cleaner body 11, an intake brush assembly 12, a handle assembly 13, and a hose assembly 20. It is provided.

The hose assembly 20 is mounted on the flexible hose 21, one end of the flexible hose 21, a hose connecting member 22 for connecting the flexible hose 21 to the intake brush assembly 12, and It is attached to the other end of the flexible hose 21 and has a hose adapter 30 for connecting the flexible hose 21 to the rear center of the vacuum cleaner body (11).

2 and 3 show in detail the hose adapter for the upright type vacuum cleaner shown in FIG. 1.

2 and 3, the hose adapter 30 for an upright type vacuum cleaner according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention is a main body 31 and a cover 32 rotatably mounted on an upper side of the main body 31. And a suction force adjusting dial 33 mounted on the lid 32.

First, the main body 31 has a first extension part 41 and a second extension part 42 integrally formed vertically with respect to each other, and is provided on the first extension part 41 and the second extension part 42. By approximation of a force letter (a). When the hose adapter 30 is mounted on the rear center of the vacuum cleaner body 11, the first extension part 41 and the second extension part 42 are perpendicular to the rear surface of the vacuum cleaner body 11. The first air passage 43 and the second air passage 44 perpendicular to the first air passage 43 forming a state are defined. The first extension part 41 and the second extension part 42 have an inner diameter larger than the outer diameter of the flexible hose 21 and are defined by the first extension part 41 and the second extension part 42. The first air passage 34 and the second air passage 36 communicate with each other.

A plurality of fitting grooves 45 are formed at the lower end of the first extension part 41, and a locking jaw 47 is formed on the radial outer surface. At this time, the guide groove 49 is formed above the locking jaw 47.

As shown in FIG. 3, when the hose adapter 30 is mounted at the rear center of the vacuum cleaner main body 11, the guide groove 49 of the first extension part 41 is disposed in the vacuum cleaner main body 11. Coupling protrusion 51 of the adapter fitting member 50 is installed in the center of the back. At this time, the coupling protrusion 51 of the adapter fitting member 50 is slidably positioned in the guide groove 49 of the first extension part 41, as can be seen in FIG. 1, the hose adapter 30. ) Can be rotated 360 degrees with respect to the rear surface of the vacuum cleaner main body 11.

One end of the flexible hose 21 is inserted and mounted in the second extension 42. The coupling protrusion 46 protrudes upward from the second extension part 42.

On one side of the radially outer surface of the main body 31, the hinge coupling portion 34 is formed to protrude. One side of the cover 32 is pivotally mounted to the hinge coupler 34. To this end, a hinge shaft 35 is disposed at the hinge coupler 34, and the cover 32 is pivotable based on the hinge shaft 35 by a hinge shaft 35 coupled to one side of the cover 32. It is coupled to the main body 31 so as to.

Opposed to one side of the cover 32 coupled to the hinge shaft 35, the coupling groove 36 is formed through the other side of the cover 32. The coupling groove 36 accommodates the coupling protrusion 46 formed to protrude from the upper side of the second extension portion 42.

A circular dial mounting groove 37 is formed in the center of the cover 32, and a suction force adjusting dial 33 is rotatably seated in the dial mounting groove 37. The suction force adjusting dial 33 is rotatable 360 degrees in the dial mounting groove 37, and the opening degree of the main body 31 with respect to the outside atmosphere is opened while the cover 32 is attached to the upper part of the main body 31. Adjust At this time, a plurality of projections 38 are formed on the radially outer circumferential surface of the suction force adjusting dial 33, and correspondingly, a plurality of locking grooves 39 are formed on the radially inner surface of the dial mounting groove 37. When the suction force adjusting dial 33 is rotated in the dial mounting groove 37, the projection 38 of the suction force adjusting dial 33 “clicks” on the locking groove 39 of the dial mounting groove 37. Since it takes while generating, the user can feel a light feeling of operation.

The operation of the upright type vacuum cleaner hose adapter 30 according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention configured as described above will be briefly described.

When the cleaning is performed using the upright type vacuum cleaner 10 according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the user pushes the handle assembly 13 mounted on the upper part of the vacuum cleaner main body 11 by hand. The intake brush assembly 12 is cleaned while sliding over the floor to be cleaned.

After cleaning the flat bottom or the like using the intake brush assembly 12, separate the flexible hose 21 from the intake brush assembly 12 as necessary and remove the auxiliary brush (at the free end of the separated flexible hose 21). (Not shown) to clean uneven cleaning areas or corners.

At this time, since the hose adapter 30 for the vacuum cleaner is movable along the guide groove 49 of the first extension part 41, the coupling protrusion 51 of the adapter fitting member 50, the vacuum cleaner main body 11 It may be rotated 360 degrees with respect to the back side of the. Therefore, the cleaning can be performed while freely moving the flexible hose 21 equipped with the auxiliary brush. In addition, by adjusting the suction force adjusting dial 33 attached to the center of the cover 32, the suction force can be adjusted as necessary.

After repeatedly performing the cleaning operation using the vacuum cleaner 10, when the user feels that the suction force of the vacuum cleaner 10 is deteriorated, the user may use the second extension part 42 of the hose adapter body 31. The cover 32 is opened by releasing the coupling state between the coupling protrusion 46 formed on the upper side and the coupling groove 36 of the cover 32, and then the hairs stacked in the main body 31 of the hose adapter 30. Foreign substances such as can be easily removed.

As mentioned above, according to the present invention, in the upright type vacuum cleaner 10, the flexible hose 21 extending from the intake brush assembly 12 is mounted on the rear surface of the vacuum cleaner body 11. By configuring the hose adapter 30 to be opened and closed, it is possible to easily remove foreign substances caught in the main body 31 of the hose adapter 30. That is, the cover 32 is mounted on the main body 31 of the hose adapter 30 so as to be openable and closed, so that the inside of the main body 31 of the hose adapter 30 may be cleaned by opening the cover 32 as necessary.

In addition, the first extension part 41 of the hose adapter 30 mounted perpendicularly to the vacuum cleaner main body 31 is configured to be rotated 360 degrees with respect to the rear surface of the vacuum cleaner main body 11, thereby making it easier to use. This improved effect can be obtained.

In addition, by integrally attaching the suction force adjusting dial 33 to the hose adapter 30, the convenience of the cleaning operation can be obtained. In addition, since a light locking sound is generated when the suction force adjusting dial 33 is rotated, there is an advantage that the user can feel a feeling of operation.

Although the above has been described with reference to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, those skilled in the art will be able to variously modify and change the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as set forth in the claims below. It will be appreciated.

1 is an external perspective view of an upright type vacuum cleaner according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

2 is an external perspective view of the hose adapter for the upright type vacuum cleaner shown in FIG. 1, and

Figure 3 is a partial longitudinal cross-sectional view showing a state in which the hose adapter shown in Figure 2 is mounted on the back of the vacuum cleaner.

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

10: vacuum cleaner 11: cleaner body

12: intake brush assembly 20: hose assembly

21: flexible hose 30: hose adapter

31: adapter body 32: cover

33: suction power control dial 36: coupling groove

37: dial mounting groove 38: projection

39: locking groove 41,42: extension part

43,44: Air passage 45: Fitting groove

46: engaging projection 47: locking jaw

49: guide groove

Claims (4)

In the hose adapter 30 of the hose assembly 20 for placing the flexible hose 21 between the cleaner body 11 of the upright type vacuum cleaner 10 and the intake brush assembly 12, A part 31 is coupled to the rear surface of the cleaner body 11 so as to communicate with the cleaner body 11 so as to be rotated 360 degrees, and a cover 32 rotatably mounted on an upper side of the body 31. And a suction force adjusting dial (33) mounted on an upper portion of the cover (32). 2. The second air passage 44 according to claim 1, wherein the main body 31 is integrally formed vertically with respect to each other and is perpendicular to the first air passage 43 and the first air passage 43 therein. And a first extension part 41 and a second extension part 42, each of which has a plurality of fitting grooves 45 formed at the lower end of the first extension part 41. 1 a locking jaw 47 is formed on the radially outer surface of the extension part 41, a guide groove 49 is formed above the locking jaw 47, and the hose adapter 30 is connected to the vacuum cleaner 10. In the case of mounting in the center of the back of the main body 11, the guide groove 49, the engaging projection 51 of the adapter fitting member 50 provided in the center of the back of the main body 11 of the vacuum cleaner 10 Is inserted, and the coupling protrusion 51 is slidably positioned in the guide groove 49, whereby the top of the hose adapter 30 Body 31, a hose adapter, characterized in that the rotatable by 360 ° angle with respect to the back surface of the main body 11 of the vacuum cleaner (10). According to claim 1 or 2, wherein one end of the flexible hose 21 is inserted into the second extension portion 42 is inserted, the engaging projection 46 above the second extension portion 42 Is formed to protrude in the upward direction, the hinge coupling portion 34 is formed on one side of the radially outer surface of the main body 31 of the hose adapter 30, the hinge coupling portion 34 is formed on the cover 32 One side of the cover is rotatably mounted, the other side of the cover 32 is coupled to the other side of the cover 32 is coupled to the hinge shaft 35 is formed through the coupling groove 36, the coupling groove (36), the hose adapter characterized in that for receiving the engaging projection (46) of the second extension (42) when closing the cover (32). 4. The circular dial mounting groove 37 is formed in the center of the cover 32, and the suction force adjusting dial 33 is seated in the dial mounting groove 37 so as to rotate 360 degrees. A plurality of projections 38 are formed on the radially outer circumferential surface of the suction force adjusting dial 33, and correspondingly, a plurality of locking grooves 39 are formed on the radially inner surface of the dial mounting groove 37. When rotating the suction force adjusting dial (33) in the dial mounting groove (37), the hose adapter characterized in that the projection (38) is caught by the locking groove (39) to generate a sound.