KR20190091320A - Electric cleaning device - Google Patents

Abstract

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention proposes an electric cleaning apparatus capable of smoothly carrying out the posture change of the vacuum cleaner when storing the vacuum cleaner and the posture when the vacuum cleaner is stored in the station. The electric cleaning device 1 includes a station 2 and an electric vacuum cleaner 3 which can be mounted on the station 2, and the electric vacuum cleaner 3 includes a vacuum cleaner body 7 and a vacuum cleaner body 7. And a dust collecting hose 22 connected to the front side of the crankcase, and the station 2 supports the vacuum cleaner body 7 in a storage position to store the vacuum cleaner 3, and the vacuum cleaner body 7 is in a storage position. It is substantially non-self-supporting, and has the handle 56 arrange | positioned above the center position in a storage position.

Description

Electric cleaning device

Embodiment which concerns on this invention relates to an electric cleaning apparatus.

BACKGROUND ART An electric cleaning device having an electric vacuum cleaner and a charging stand is known.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2004-283327

By the way, various types of vacuum cleaners, such as a canister type, an upright type, a stick type, and a handy type, are known. These various types of vacuum cleaners may be inconsistent with the posture when mounted or mounted on a station as a charging stand or a storage location, and the posture when used for cleaning.

When the posture of the vacuum cleaner mounted on or mounted on the station, i.e., the stored vacuum cleaner does not match the posture at the time of use, the user of the vacuum cleaner changes the posture of the vacuum cleaner to store the vacuum cleaner in the station. The posture change between this posture at the time of use and the posture at the time of storing brings trouble to a user.

Therefore, the present invention is different from the posture when using the vacuum cleaner and the posture when the vacuum cleaner is stored (mounted and mounted) in the station. We suggest possible electric cleaning devices.

MEANS TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM In order to solve the said subject, the electric cleaning apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention is equipped with the station and the vacuum cleaner which can be mounted on the said station, The said vacuum cleaner is a vacuum cleaner main body, and the hose connected to the front of the said vacuum cleaner main body. And the station supports the cleaner body in a storage posture to receive the vacuum cleaner, and the vacuum cleaner body is substantially indepensible to the storage posture, and is disposed above the center position in the storage posture. Equipped with.

Thereby, the posture at the time of using a vacuum cleaner and the posture at the time of storing (mounting and mounting) the vacuum cleaner on the other side are different. A cleaning device can be obtained.

1 is a perspective view showing an electric cleaning device according to an embodiment of the present invention;
2 is a perspective view showing an electric cleaning device according to an embodiment of the present invention;
3 is a plan sectional view of the cleaner body of the electric cleaning device according to the embodiment of the present invention;
4 is a longitudinal sectional view of the cleaner main body of the electric cleaning device according to the embodiment of the present invention;
5 is a perspective view of a primary dust container of the vacuum cleaner according to the embodiment of the present invention;
6 is a side view of the primary dust container of the vacuum cleaner according to the embodiment of the present invention;
7 is a cross-sectional view of the primary dust container of the vacuum cleaner according to the embodiment of the present invention;
8 is a perspective view of a vibration isolating mechanism of the vacuum cleaner according to the embodiment of the present invention;
9 is a view of a power transmission mechanism of the electric cleaner according to the embodiment of the present invention;
10 is a view of a power transmission mechanism of the electric cleaner according to the embodiment of the present invention;
11 is a view of a power transmission mechanism of the electric cleaner according to the embodiment of the present invention;
12 is a view of a power transmission mechanism of the electric cleaner according to the embodiment of the present invention;
13 is a perspective view of a state in which the main body handle of the vacuum cleaner according to the embodiment of the present invention is taken out;
14 is a perspective view of an internal structure of a main body handle and a wheel of the electric cleaner according to the embodiment of the present invention;
15 is an exploded perspective view of a handle and a wheel of a main body of an electric cleaner according to an embodiment of the present invention;
16 is a cross-sectional view of the handle and the wheel of the main body of the vacuum cleaner according to the embodiment of the present invention;
17 is a cross-sectional view of a handle and a wheel of the main body of the vacuum cleaner according to the embodiment of the present invention;
18 is a cross-sectional view of a handle and a wheel of the main body of the vacuum cleaner according to the embodiment of the present invention;
19 is a sectional view of a handle and a wheel of a main body of an electric cleaner according to an embodiment of the present invention;
20 is a perspective view of a handle return unit of the vacuum cleaner according to the embodiment of the present invention;
21 is a perspective view of a station of the electric cleaning device according to the embodiment of the present invention;
22 is a perspective view of a station of the electric cleaning device according to the embodiment of the present invention;
23 is a perspective view of a power transmission path of the electric cleaning device according to the embodiment of the present invention;
24 is a block diagram of an electric cleaning device according to an embodiment of the present invention;
25 is a side view of the electric cleaning device according to the embodiment of the present invention;
26 is a perspective view of a reduction mechanism of the electric cleaning device according to the embodiment of the present invention;
27 is a sectional view of a reduction mechanism of the electric cleaning device according to the embodiment of the present invention, and
It is sectional drawing of the reduction mechanism of the electric cleaning apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention.

Embodiments of the vacuum cleaner according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 28. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the structure which is the same or equivalent among several drawings.

1 and 2 are perspective views showing an electric cleaning device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the electric cleaning apparatus 1 which concerns on this embodiment is equipped with the stationary station 2 and the vacuum cleaner 3 which can be connected to and detached from the station 2. As shown in FIG.

In addition, FIG. 1 shows a form in which the vacuum cleaner 3 is connected to the station 2. This form is called the accommodating form of the electric cleaning apparatus 1. 2 shows a form in which the vacuum cleaner 3 is separated from the station 2. 2 is a form in which the vacuum cleaner 3 is used for cleaning.

The vacuum cleaner 3 is a so-called wireless type. The vacuum cleaner 3 is a so-called canister type, but is not limited to this and may be an upright type, a stick type, or a handy type. The vacuum cleaner 3 connectable to and detachable from the station 2 may be mounted on the station 2, and may be mounted on the station 2. Connecting and disconnecting the vacuum cleaner 3 to the station 2, mounting the vacuum cleaner 3 to the station 2, and placing the vacuum cleaner 3 on the station 2, The expression also shows storing the vacuum cleaner 3 in the station 2.

The station 2 has a charging function of the vacuum cleaner 3 and a function of collecting dust collected by the vacuum cleaner 3 and accumulating the collected dust. The station 2 is arranged at a suitable place in the living room.

The user separates the vacuum cleaner body 7 of the vacuum cleaner 3 connected to the station 2 from the station 2 (FIG. 2), runs the vacuum cleaner 3 on the surface to be cleaned in the living room, or 3) Move it with your hands to clean the surface to be cleaned. Thereafter, the user returns (connects) the cleaner body 7 to the station 2 to receive it (Fig. 1). The station 2 charges the cleaner main body 7 when the cleaner main body 7 is connected, and collects the dust which the vacuum cleaner 3 accumulates in a timely manner. That is, the electric cleaning device 1 uses the vacuum cleaner 3 for cleaning, and whenever the cleaner main body 7 is connected to the station 2, the dust collected by the vacuum cleaner 3 is stored in the station 2. It collects | recovers and emptys the inside of the dust collecting chamber of the vacuum cleaner 3.

In addition, the frequency of collecting dust from the vacuum cleaner 3 to the station 2 may not be every time the vacuum cleaner 3 is connected to the station 2. The frequency of dust recovery is the number of times dust is recovered every week, i.e., every time the vacuum cleaner 3 is connected to the station 2 a plurality of times, for example, on the premise that the vacuum cleaner 3 is used once a day. It may be every seven times.

The vacuum cleaner 3 is provided with the vacuum cleaner main body 7 which can run the to-be-cleaned surface, and the pipe part 8 which can be attached or detached to the vacuum cleaner main body 7. The pipe part 8 is fluidly connected to the cleaner main body 7. The pipe part 8 is connected to the cleaner main body 7, and is a air flow body which sucks in dust.

The vacuum cleaner body 7 includes a main body case 11, a pair of wheels 12 provided on the left and right sides of the main body case 11, and a primary dust container 13 detachably mounted to the main body case 11. ), The main body handle 14, the primary electric blower 15 accommodated in the main body case 11, the cleaner control unit 16 which mainly controls the primary electric blower 15, and the primary electric blower 15. The secondary battery 17 which stores the electric power supplied is provided.

The cleaner main body 7 drives the primary electric blower 15 by the electric power which the secondary battery 17 accumulates. The vacuum cleaner main body 7 applies the negative pressure which the primary electric blower 15 produces to the pipe part 8. The vacuum cleaner 3 sucks air containing dust (henceforth "dust containing air") from the surface to be cleaned through the pipe part 8. The vacuum cleaner 3 separates dust from inhaled dust-containing air. The vacuum cleaner 3 collects and accumulates dust after separation, and exhausts clean air after separating dust.

The main body connecting port 18 corresponding to the suction port of the cleaner main body 7 is provided in the front part of the main body case 11. The main body connection port 18 is a joint which can attach and detach the pipe part 8. The main body connection port 18 fluidly connects the pipe 8 and the primary dust container 13. The main body connector 18 opens toward the front of the main body case 11.

In addition, the vacuum cleaner main body 7 which concerns on this embodiment is used in the attitude | position which made the front surface of the main body case 11 toward the advancing direction, ie, the orientation which made the main body connector 18 toward the advancing direction. This posture is called a use posture of the cleaner main body 7. The cleaner main body 7 of a use posture may be tensioned by the pipe part 8 which a user holds, and may be centered around the wheel 12. FIG.

In addition, the vacuum cleaner main body 7 which concerns on this embodiment is mounted on the station 2 in the posture which faced the front of the main body case 11 upward, ie, the main body connector 18 facing upwards (connection) do). The posture with which the main body connector 18 faces upward is called the storing posture of the vacuum cleaner main body 7. The vacuum cleaner main body 7 in a storage position is lowered (downward) and placed on the station 2. The state of the vacuum cleaner main body 7 mounted on the station 2 is called the storage state of the vacuum cleaner main body 7.

The wheel 12 supports the cleaner body 7 so that it can run.

The primary dust container 13 accumulates dust sucked into the vacuum cleaner 3. The primary dust container 13 separates, collects and accumulates dust from the dust-containing air sucked into the cleaner body 7, and sends clean air from which the dust has been removed to the primary electric blower 15.

The body handle 14 is used to lift and carry the cleaner body 7. The main body handle 14 is arched in the width direction of the main body case 11.

The primary electric blower 15 sucks air from the primary dust container 13 to generate a negative pressure (suction negative pressure).

The cleaner control unit 16 includes a microprocessor (not shown), and a storage device (not shown) that stores various arithmetic programs, parameters, and the like executed by the microprocessor. The storage device stores various settings (arguments) related to a plurality of operation modes that are set in advance. The plurality of operation modes are associated with the output of the primary electric blower 15. In each operation mode, different input values (an input value of the primary electric blower 15 and a current value flowing through the primary electric blower 15) are set. Each operation mode is associated with an operation input received by the tube section 8. The cleaner control unit 16 alternatively selects any operation mode corresponding to the operation input to the tube unit 8 from a plurality of preset operation modes, reads the setting of the selected operation mode from the storage unit, and reads The primary electric blower 15 is driven in accordance with the setting of the operation mode.

The secondary battery 17 supplies electric power to the primary electric blower 15 and the cleaner controller 16. The secondary battery 17 is electrically connected to a pair of charging electrodes 19 provided in the cleaner body 7.

The pipe part 8 leads to the cleaner main body 7 which sucks in dust containing air from the surface to be cleaned by the negative pressure which acts from the cleaner main body 7. The pipe part 8 is a handle which is fluidly connected to the connection pipe 21 which is detachable to the cleaner main body 7, the dust hose 22 fluidly connected to the connection pipe 21, and the dust hose 22. As shown in FIG. Extension pipe 27 detachably connected to the operation tube 23, the grip portion 25 protruding from the handle operation tube 23, the operation portion 26 installed on the grip portion 25, the handle operation tube 23. , And a suction port body 28 detachably connected to the extension pipe 27.

The connecting pipe 21 is fluidly connected to the primary dust container 13 through the main body connecting port 18.

The dust collecting hose 22 is a long, flexible, substantially cylindrical hose. One end (here, the downstream downstream end) of the dust collecting hose 22 is fluidly connected to the connecting pipe 21. The dust collecting hose 22 is fluidly connected to the primary dust container 13 through the connecting pipe 21.

The handle operating pipe 23 connects the dust collecting hose 22 and the extension pipe 27. One end (here, a downstream downstream end) of the handle operating tube 23 is fluidly connected to the other end (here, an upstream end in the front) of the dust collecting hose 22. The handle operating pipe 23 is fluidly connected to the primary dust container 13 through the dust collecting hose 22 and the connecting pipe 21. In other words, the connection pipe 21 is a joint part which connects the dust collecting hose 22 to the cleaner main body 7.

The holding part 25 is a part which a user grips by hand in order to operate the vacuum cleaner 3. The gripping portion 25 protrudes from the handle operating tube 23 in a suitable shape that the user can easily grip by hand.

The operation part 26 is equipped with the switch corresponding to each operation mode. For example, the operation part 26 is the stop switch 26a corresponding to the operation stop operation of the primary electric blower 15, and the start switch 26b corresponding to the operation start operation of the primary electric blower 15. FIG. And a brush switch 26c corresponding to the power supply to the suction port 28. The stop switch 26a and the start switch 26b are electrically connected to the cleaner control unit 16. The user of the vacuum cleaner 3 may alternatively select an operation mode of the primary electric blower 15 by operating the operation unit 26. The start switch 26b also functions as a selection switch of the operation mode during the operation of the primary electric blower 15. The vacuum cleaner control unit 16 switches the operation mode in the order of strong → medium → weak → strong → medium → weak → ......... each time the operation signal is received from the start switch 26b. In addition, the operation part 26 may be provided with the strong drive switch (not shown), the heavy drive switch (not shown), and the weak drive switch (not shown) instead of the start switch 26b.

The extension pipe 27 of the telescopic structure which laminated | stacked the some cylinder is stretchable. One end (here, the downstream downstream end of the extension pipe) of the extension pipe 27 is provided with a joint detachable to the other end (here, the upstream end of the front side) of the handle operation pipe 23. The extension pipe 27 is fluidly connected to the primary dust container 13 through the handle operating pipe 23, the dust collecting hose 22, and the connecting pipe 21.

The extension pipe 27 is provided with the holding | maintenance protrusion 27a. The holding protrusion 27a is used for storing the pipe part 8. The holding | maintenance protrusion 27a may be provided in the suction inlet body 28. As shown in FIG.

The suction port 28 is capable of running or sliding of a floor to be cleaned, such as a floor or carpet, and has a suction port 31 at a bottom face of the surface to be cleaned in a running state or a sliding state. Moreover, the suction inlet body 28 is provided with the rotatable rotary cleaning body 32 arrange | positioned at the suction inlet 31, and the electric motor 33 which drives the rotary cleaning body 32. As shown in FIG. One end (here, the downstream downstream end) of the inlet port 28 is provided with a joint detachable to the other end (here, the upstream end of the front side) of the extension pipe 27. The suction port 28 is fluidly connected to the primary dust container 13 through the extension pipe 27, the handle operating pipe 23, the dust collecting hose 22, and the connecting pipe 21. That is, the suction port 28, the extension pipe 27, the handle operation pipe 23, the dust collecting hose 22, the connection pipe 21, and the primary dust container 13 is the primary electric blower from the suction port 31 It is an intake air passage up to (15). The electric motor 33 alternately starts and stops the operation each time the operation signal is received from the brush switch 26c.

The vacuum cleaner 3 starts the primary electric blower 15 when the start switch 26b is operated. For example, when the start switch 26b is operated while the primary electric blower 15 is stopped, the vacuum cleaner 3 first starts the primary electric blower 15 in the strong driving mode, and starts it again. When the switch 26b is operated, the operation mode of the primary electric blower 15 is changed to the medium operation mode. When the start switch 26b is operated three times, the operation mode of the primary electric blower 15 is changed to the weak operation mode. The change is repeated in the same manner below. The high driving mode, the medium driving mode, and the low driving mode are a plurality of operation modes that are set in advance. The input value for the primary electric blower 15 has the largest driving mode and the smallest driving mode. The started primary electric blower 15 sucks air from the primary dust container 13, and makes the inside of the primary dust container 13 a negative pressure.

The negative pressure in the primary dust container 13 is sequentially passed through the main body connection port 18, the connection pipe 21, the dust collecting hose 22, the handle operating pipe 23, the extension pipe 27, and the suction port 28 in order. It acts on the suction port 31. The vacuum cleaner 3 sucks the dust on the surface to be cleaned together with the air by the negative pressure acting on the suction port 31. The primary dust container 13 separates, collects and accumulates dust from sucked dust-containing air, and sends the air separated from the dust-containing air to the primary electric blower 15. The primary electric blower 15 exhausts the air sucked from the primary dust container 13 out of the cleaner body 7.

The station 2 is installed at any place on the surface to be cleaned. The station 2 is equipped with the base 41 which can connect the cleaner main body 7, and the dust collection part 42 integrated in the base 41. As shown in FIG. In addition, the station 2 is in the storage form of the electric cleaning apparatus 1, the dust conveying pipe 43 connected to the primary dust container 13 of the vacuum cleaner 3, and the vacuum cleaner main body 7 of a storage posture. ) Is reduced to the use posture, the vacuum cleaner main body 7 is provided with a deceleration mechanism 44 to move so that it can proceed. Moreover, the station 2 is equipped with the some mounting detector 45 which detects that the vacuum cleaner 3 is attached to the station 2. As shown in FIG.

The pedestal 41 is a place for connecting and disconnecting the cleaner main body 7 of the vacuum cleaner 3, a place for mounting the cleaner main body 7, and a place on which the cleaner main body 7 is placed. The pedestal 41 has the same width dimension as the dust recovery part 42, extends to the front side of the dust recovery part 42, and is enlarged in a rectangular shape. The pedestal 41 has a shape and dimensions capable of storing the cleaner main body 7 of the vacuum cleaner 3 in plan view. The pedestal 41 has a back surface of the cleaner body 7 in a storage posture with its front face upward, that is, a stand surface 41a that contacts the back surface of the body case 11 and supports the cleaner body 7. It is preferable that the shape of the stand surface 41a follows the shape of the back surface of the main body case 11.

The base 41 is provided with the charging terminal 46 which can be connected to the vacuum cleaner main body 7. As shown in FIG. When the vacuum cleaner 3 is connected to the station 2, the charging terminal 46 is in contact with and electrically connected to the charging electrode 19 of the cleaner body 7.

The base 41 has the bulging part 47 arrange | positioned so that it may adhere to the side surface of the cleaner main body 7 in the accommodating form of the electrical cleaning apparatus 1. As shown in FIG.

The dust recovery part 42 is disposed behind the pedestal 41. The dust recovery section 42 is a box of a suitable shape which can be placed on the surface to be cleaned integrally with the pedestal 41. The dust recovery part 42 extends above the pedestal 41. In other words, the dust recovery part 42 is a protrusion part which is provided in the base 41 as a storage place of the vacuum cleaner 3 and which extends above the storage place. The dust recovery part 42 has a suitable shape that does not interfere with the cleaner body 7 connected to the pedestal 41.

The dust recovery unit 42 recovers the dust discarded from the primary dust container 13 through the case 48 and the dust transport pipe 43, and the secondary dust container 49 which accumulates the collected dust; And a secondary electric blower 50 housed in the dust recovery unit 42 and fluidly connected to the secondary dust container 49, and a station controller 51 which mainly controls the secondary electric blower 50; And a power cord 52 for guiding electric power to the dust recovery unit 42 from a commercial AC power source.

In addition, the dust recovery part 42 is provided with the pipe part attachment part 53 which can mount the pipe part 8 of the vacuum cleaner 3.

The top plates of the case 48 and the pedestal 41 are integrally molded articles of resin.

The secondary dust container 49 accumulates dust discarded from the vacuum cleaner 3. The secondary dust container 49 is fluidly connected to the dust transfer pipe 43. The secondary dust container 49 separates, collects and accumulates the dust from the air containing the dust, which flows in from the dust transfer pipe 43, and sends the clean air from which the dust is removed to the secondary electric blower 50. . The secondary dust container 49 is detachably attached to the left side (the right side from the front side) of the dust recovery unit 42, and is exposed to the appearance of the station 2.

The secondary electric blower 50 sucks air from the secondary dust container 49 to generate negative pressure (suction negative pressure), and moves the dust from the primary dust container 13 to the secondary dust container 49. The secondary electric blower 50 is accommodated in the right side (left side toward the front) of the dust collection part 42.

The station control unit 51 is provided with a microprocessor (not shown) and a storage device (not shown) for storing various arithmetic programs, parameters, and the like executed by the microprocessor. The station control unit 51 performs operation control of the secondary electric blower 50 and charge control of the secondary battery 17 of the vacuum cleaner 3.

The dust conveying pipe 43 is connected to the primary dust container 13 in the storage form of the electric cleaning device 1. The dust conveyance pipe 43 is an air path for moving the dust collected by the vacuum cleaner 3 to the secondary dust container 49. When the vacuum cleaner 3 is connected to the station 2, the dust transport pipe 43 is connected to the primary dust container 13, and fluidly connects the primary dust container 13 and the secondary dust container 49 to each other. Connect with

The dust conveyance pipe 43 is connected to the suction side of the secondary dust container 49. The negative pressure generated by the secondary electric blower 50 acts on the dust feed pipe 43 through the secondary dust container 49.

The dust conveying pipe 43 has an inlet connected to the primary dust container 13 of the vacuum cleaner 3 and an outlet connected to the secondary dust container 49. The dust conveying pipe 43 extends rearward from the inlet disposed in the pedestal 41 to reach the dust collecting part 42, and is bent in the dust collecting part 42 and upwardly to extend the secondary dust container 49. It leads to the exit which is arranged on the side of the.

The inlet of the charging terminal 46 and the dust conveying pipe 43 is provided in the base 41.

The pipe attaching portion 53 is provided on the right side (left side toward the front side) of the dust recovery portion 42. The pipe attachment portion 53 has a shape suitable for the holding projection 27a of the extension pipe 27. The pipe attachment portion 53 holds (stores) the extension pipe 27 in an upright position through the retaining protrusion 27a.

In addition, the pipe attachment part 53 may be provided in the cleaner main body 7 of the vacuum cleaner 3. In this case, the cleaner main body 7 maintains (stores) the extension pipe 27 upright via the holding | maintenance protrusion 27a.

The attachment detector 45 is equipped with the 1st attachment detector 45a attached to the base 41, and the 2nd attachment detector 45b attached to the pipe | tube attachment part 53, for example. The first mounting detector 45a is one in which the cleaner body 7 is connected to the station 2, that is, the cleaner body 7 is mounted in the station 2, or the cleaner body 7 is in the pedestal 41. Detect what is placed on the The second mounting detector 45b detects that the tube 8 of the vacuum cleaner 3 is mounted to the station 2. In addition, when the pipe attachment part 53 is provided in the vacuum cleaner main body 7, the 2nd mounting detector 45b detects that the pipe part 8 of the vacuum cleaner 3 is attached to the vacuum cleaner main body 7. do. The plurality of mounting detectors 45 are so-called micro switches. That is, when the cleaner main body 7 is connected to the station 2, the first mounting detector 45a is pressed into the cleaner main body 7 and detects it. When the pipe part 8 of the vacuum cleaner 3 is mounted on the station 2 or the cleaner main body 7, the second mounting detector 45b is press-fitted into the pipe part 8 and detects it.

When the vacuum cleaner 3 is connected to the station 2 (when it is mounted, if it is placed), the charging electrode 19 of the vacuum cleaner 3 is electrically connected to the charging terminal 46 of the station 2, and also the station The dust conveying pipe 43 of (2) is connected to the primary dust container 13. After this, the station 2 starts to charge the secondary battery 17 of the vacuum cleaner 3. In addition, the station 2 starts the secondary electric blower 50 in a timely manner. The started secondary electric blower 50 sucks air from the secondary dust container 49, and makes the inside of the secondary dust container 49 a negative pressure.

The negative pressure in the secondary dust container 49 acts on the primary dust container 13 through the dust transfer pipe 43. The station 2 inhales the dust accumulated in the primary dust container 13 together with the air by the negative pressure acting on the primary dust container 13. The secondary dust container 49 separates, collects and accumulates the dust from the sucked air, and sends the separated air to the secondary electric blower 50. The secondary electric blower 50 exhausts clean air sucked from the secondary dust container 49 out of the station 2.

Next, the cleaner main body 7 of the vacuum cleaner 3 which concerns on this embodiment is demonstrated in detail.

3 is a plan sectional view of the cleaner main body of the electric cleaning device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the cleaner main body of the electric cleaning apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention.

In addition, the flat cross section of the vacuum cleaner main body 7 shown in FIG. 3 corresponds to the cross section in the surface substantially parallel to the front surface in the storage form of the electrical cleaning apparatus 1. As shown in FIG. 3 shows a state in which the connection pipe 21 of the pipe section 8 is separated from the cleaner body 7. 4 shows a state in which the connection pipe 21 is attached to the cleaner body 7.

As shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, the vacuum cleaner main body 7 of the electric cleaning apparatus 1 which concerns on embodiment of this invention is the latter half part of the cylindrical shape lying horizontally in the width direction of the main body case 11, and a plane The main body case 11 which has the front-end part which expands in arc shape toward the front from a cylindrical rear part is provided. The back surface of the main body case 11 is arcuate when viewed from the side.

The main body connector 18 extends along a line (hereinafter referred to as center line C) passing through a substantially center in the width direction of the body case 11 and a substantially center in the height direction, and reaches the primary dust container 13. have. 3 and 4 are cross-sectional views through the center line C. FIG.

The connection pipe 21 connected to the main body connector 18 includes a handle 56. The handle 56 is disposed above the center position in the storage posture (FIG. 1) of the vacuum cleaner 3. The handle 56 is provided with the inclination part 56a in front of the advancing direction of the vacuum cleaner 3. In addition, the advancing direction front of the vacuum cleaner 3 is corresponded to the upper side of the vacuum cleaner main body 7 in a storage position, and the front side of the vacuum cleaner main body 7 in a use posture. The handle 56 is disposed on the opposite side (rear side) of the cleaner body 7 as viewed from the body handle 14. In other words, the main body handle 14 is disposed on the opposite side (surface side) of the cleaner main body 7 as viewed from the handle 56.

Each wheel 12 is arrange | positioned at each left-right end part of the cylindrical rear part of the main body case 11, and is. In addition, each wheel 12 is arrange | positioned concentrically in the latter half part of the cylinder shape of the main body case 11. As shown in FIG. The diameter of the wheel 12 is larger than the dimension in the vertical direction of the main body case 11, that is, the height (corresponding to the diameter of the second half of the cylinder). In addition, when viewed from the side of the cleaner body 7, that is, in the direction of the rotation centerline of the wheel 12, the wheel 12 covers the rear surface of the body case 11. Therefore, even if the cleaner main body 7 is in the state of inverting the top and bottom (front and back) of the main body case 11, or even the process of inverting the upper and lower sides of the main body case 11, the wheel 12 can be grounded on the surface to be cleaned. . The main body case 11 can invert the top and bottom (front and back) of the main body case 11 about the center of rotation of the wheel 12, without interfering the back surface with the to-be-cleaned surface. The cleaner main body 7 is provided with an auxiliary wheel 12a as a traveling wheel that supports the cleaner main body 7 with the surface side facing upward with the wheels 12. The connecting pipe 21 is provided with an auxiliary wheel 12b as a traveling wheel for supporting the cleaner body 7 with the rear face side upward along with the wheel 12.

The auxiliary wheel 12b is provided in the handle 56. Between the auxiliary wheel 12b and the handle 56, a suspension mechanism 57 for cushioning shock is provided.

In addition, the distinction of the upper and lower sides (front and back) of the cleaner main body 7 exists for convenience of description. The vacuum cleaner 3 can be used for cleaning similarly even if the surface side is facing upwards, or the back surface is facing upwards. In addition, since the cleaner main body 7 can invert the top and bottom (front and back) of the main body case 11 about the rotation center line of the wheel 12, it cannot be substantially self-supporting in the storage posture which made the front face upward. .

Here, the use posture using the side with the handle 56 facing the surface to be cleaned is referred to as the first use posture, and is viewed from the handle 56 and used as the opposite side, that is, the body handle 14 faces the surface to be cleaned. The use posture is called a second use posture. The pair of wheels 12 support the cleaner main body 7 on the surface to be cleaned in either the first use posture or the second use posture.

The secondary battery 17 is disposed on the opposite side of the main body connector 18, that is, at the rear end center portion of the main body case 11, along the rotation center line of the wheel 12. That is, the secondary battery 17 is accommodated in the cylindrical latter part of the main body case 11. The secondary battery 17 has a plurality of cylindrical cells 17a arranged along the inner surface of the cylindrical second half portion.

Here, the center line of the cylindrical rear part of the main body case 11, and the rotation center line of the wheel 12 are substantially in the same line. The inner side of the cylindrical rear part of the main body case 11 which centers on this line is called area | region A (FIG. 4). The wheel 12 is avoiding area A. In other words, the wheels 12 form a circular shape having an inner diameter larger than that of the region A. FIG.

The primary dust container 13 and the primary electric blower 15 are arranged in the area A, and are arranged in the width direction of the main body case 11. The primary dust container 13 is an area from the center portion of the region A to one of the wheels 12 (for example, the wheel 12 on the right side in a state in which the cleaner body 7 is connected to the station 2). It is arrange | positioned at A1 (FIG. 3). The primary electric blower 15 is knitted on the other wheel 12 (for example, the wheel 12 on the left side in a state in which the cleaner body 7 is connected to the station 2 in the region A). It is arrange | positioned in the area | region A2 (FIG. 3).

The main body case 11 has a dust container chamber 61 detachably accommodating the primary dust container 13 and an electric blower chamber 62 accommodating the primary electric blower 15. The dust container chamber 61 occupies the area A1. The electric blower chamber 62 occupies area A2.

The primary electric blower 15 is housed in the electric blower chamber 62. The suction port of the primary electric blower 15 faces the dust container chamber 61.

The dust container chamber 61 partitions a cylindrical space corresponding to the shape of the primary dust container 13. The dust container chamber 61 has the dust container insertion opening 61a arrange | positioned at the side surface of the main body case 11. As shown in FIG. The opening diameter of the dust container insertion opening 61a is smaller than the inner diameter of the annular wheel 12. The dust container insertion / exit port 61a is disposed inside the annular wheel 12 as viewed from the side of the cleaner body 7.

The primary dust container 13 has a cylindrical appearance having an outer diameter smaller than the inner diameter of the wheel 12. The primary dust container 13 is inserted into the dust container chamber 61 through the dust container insertion opening 61a. That is, the primary dust container 13 is inserted in the width direction of the cleaner main body 7. As a result, the primary dust container 13 is attached to and detached from the cleaner body 7.

The handle 56 has a thickness that can be gripped by the user and a length that extends in the front-rear direction of the cleaner body 7. The handle 56 extends substantially parallel to the center line of the main body connector 18 or the center line C of the cleaner body 7.

Next, the primary dust container 13 will be described.

It is a perspective view of the primary dust container of the vacuum cleaner which concerns on embodiment of this invention.

It is a side view of the primary dust container of the vacuum cleaner which concerns on embodiment of this invention.

It is sectional drawing of the primary dust container of the vacuum cleaner which concerns on embodiment of this invention in VII-VII line | wire of FIG.

In addition to FIGS. 3 and 4, as shown in FIGS. 5 to 7, the primary dust container 13 of the vacuum cleaner 3 according to the present embodiment is configured to remove dust sucked into the vacuum cleaner 3. To accumulate. The primary dust container 13 separates the dust separated in the separating portion 64 and the separating portion 64, which separates the dust from the air containing the dust, which is sucked by the negative pressure generated by the primary electric blower 15. The dust collecting part 65 to accumulate and the communication air path 66 which guides the air which flows out from the dust collecting part 65 to the primary electric blower 15 are provided.

The separating portion 64 is connected to the main body connector 18. Separation unit 64 is the first separation unit 68 and the first separation unit 68 and the first separation unit 68 for separating the relatively heavy dust of the air from the air by the difference of the inertia force acting on the dust and air to go straight to the air containing the dust The filter part 69 is provided as a 2nd separation part which isolate | separates dust from the air containing the comparatively light dust which passes.

The dust collecting part 65 is provided in the separating part 64 and the communication air path 66. The dust collecting unit 65 includes a coarse dust collecting chamber 71 that accumulates relatively heavy dust among the dust separated by the separating unit 64, and a filter chamber 72 accommodating the filter unit 69.

In addition, relatively heavy dust separated by the 1st separating part 68 is called coarse dust. Relatively light dust separated from the filter section 69 is called fine dust. The coarse dust dust collecting chamber 71 and the filter chamber 72 are collectively called the dust collecting chamber 73.

The dust-containing air flowing into the primary dust container 13 from the main body connector 18 is separated into coarse dust and other (air including fine dust) in the first separating unit 68. The separated coarse dust accumulates in the coarse dust collecting chamber 71. Air containing fine dust separated from the first separator 68 is introduced into the filter chamber 72. The air which flowed into the coarse dust collecting chamber 71 also flows into the filter chamber 72. Air containing fine dust introduced into the filter chamber 72 is separated into fine dust and air from the filter unit 69. The separated fine dust is captured by the filter unit 69 and accumulated in the filter chamber 72. The clean air passing through the filter unit 69 is sucked into the primary electric blower 15 via the contact air passage 66.

The first separating portion 68 includes a nozzle portion 75 connected to the main body connector 18, a cone-shaped primary filter frame 76 containing the nozzle portion 75, and a first mesh filter 77. Equipped.

The nozzle part 75 extends in the container main body 78 from the inlet port 78a of the container main body 78 corresponding to the outer shell of the primary dust container 13.

The primary filter frame 76 is provided on the inner surface of the container body 78. The primary filter frame 76 is tapered along the centerline of the main body connector 18, that is, substantially along the centerline C of the cleaner body 7, with the primary dust container 13 mounted to the body case 11. Extends. The large diameter bottom part is in contact with the inner surface of the container main body 78, and the small diameter bottom part has the coarse dust discharge port 79 connected to the coarse dust dust collection chamber 71 of the dust collector 65. As shown in FIG. The diameter of the large diameter bottom part is larger than the opening diameter of the suction port 78a. The center line of the coarse dust discharge port 79 substantially follows the center line of the suction port 78a, and substantially follows the center line of the main body connection port 18.

The first mesh filter 77 is provided on the side of the primary filter frame 76. Outside the first mesh filter 77, a relay air passage 81 is connected to the filter chamber 72.

The first separating unit 68 is sucked into the primary electric blower 15 through the flow of air sucked into the primary electric blower 15 through the first mesh filter 77, and the coarse dust discharge port 79. Negative pressure is caused by the flow of air.

The coarse dust collecting chamber 71 accumulates relatively heavy dust separated from the first separating part 68. The thick dust collecting chamber 71 is a part of the air path of the air sucked into the primary electric blower 15. The coarse dust collecting chamber 71 is connected to the coarse dust discharge port 79 of the first separating part 68. The thick dust collecting chamber 71 is also connected to the filter chamber 72. The thick dust collecting chamber 71 is disposed on the center line of the main body connector 18, that is, substantially on the center line C of the cleaner main body 7. Further, the coarse dust collecting chamber 71 extends in a direction away from the primary electric blower 15, that is, in a direction approaching the filter unit 69. Between the expansion part and the filter chamber 72 in which the filter part 69 is accommodated, the partition 83 which has several thick dust collection chamber exit 82 is provided. The second mesh filter 84 is provided at the thick dust collecting chamber outlet 83 of the partition 83. The second mesh filter 84 prevents coarse dust from flowing out of the coarse dust collecting chamber 71 into the filter chamber 72. In addition, the second mesh filter 84 compresses the dust accumulated in the coarse dust collecting chamber 71 by the flow of air passing therethrough. The second mesh filter 84 has a mesh substantially the same as the first mesh filter 77. For example, the fine dust flowing into the coarse dust collecting chamber 71 without being separated by the first separating unit 68 passes through the second mesh filter 84 and enters the filter chamber 72 or the coarse dust collecting unit. Within the truth 71 is captured by coarse dust compressed like a filter.

The filter section 69 filters dust, in particular fine dust passing through the first separating section 68, from dust-containing air (dust-containing air), which is sucked by the negative pressure generated by the primary electric blower 15. Separate. The filter section 69 includes a pair of filters 86 and 87 facing each other, and a secondary filter framework 88 that supports and maintains the shape of the pair of filters 86 and 87.

The pair of filters 86 and 87 faced the downstream side. Each filter 86, 87 filters the dust from the air containing the dust, which is sucked into the primary dust container 13. The mesh of the filters 86, 87 is thinner than the first mesh filter 77 of the first separator 68 and the second mesh filter 84 of the coarse dust collecting chamber 71. The filters 86 and 87 are nonwoven fabrics, for example. The fine dust captured by the filters 86 and 87 includes dust that can pass through the first mesh filter 77 and the second mesh filter 84.

One of the filters 86, 87 (filter 86) is directly exposed to air flowing into the filter chamber 72, and the other of the filters 86, 87 (filter 87) is a filter 86, 87 It is exposed to air which enters one side (filter 86) of (). That is, the filter 86 faces the relay air passage 81 connecting the first separating part 68 and the filter part 69, and is thick to connect the thick dust collecting chamber 71 and the filter chamber 72. It faces the dust collection chamber exit 82. The filter 87 is obscured by the filter 86 and is disposed at a position where the filter 87 cannot be seen from the relay air passage 81 and the coarse dust collecting chamber outlet 82.

The pair of filters 86, 87 are pleated filters having substantially the same width (interval) and fold lines (ridge lines 86a, 87a) of the same depth.

In addition, the filter 86 facing the relay air passage 81 and the coarse dust collecting chamber outlet 82 may have a wider and shallower folded line than the filter 87. Since the filter 86 faces the relay air passage 81 and the coarse dust collecting chamber outlet 82, the dust passing through the first separating part 68 and the dust flowing out from the coarse dust collecting chamber 71, that is, Fine dust is first injected into the filter 86. Then, the filter 86 captures fine dust and gradually clogs. As the filter 86 is clogged, fine dust injected into the filter 86 from the relay air passage 81 and the coarse dust collecting chamber outlet 82 enters the filter 87. Then, clogging of the filter 87 also begins. That is, clogging tends to occur on the filter 86 side as compared to the filter 87. In other words, dust is more likely to adhere to the filter 86 side than the filter 87. Therefore, by making the folded line of the filter 86 wider and shallower than the filter 87, it is possible to easily remove dust from the filter 86 which is more likely to adhere to dust.

The filters 86 and 87 may have a film of polytetrafluoroethylene (polytetrafluoroethylene, PTFE, so-called Teflon (registered trademark)) on the upstream side so as to easily remove adhered dust. Moreover, only the filter 86 which is easy to produce clogging compared with the filter 87 may have a film of polytetrafluoroethylene in the upstream surface.

The filters 86 and 87 have ridge lines 86a and 87a (folded lines) extending in the vertical direction (vertical direction) in the storage form of the electric cleaning device 1. In other words, the ridges 86a and 87a of the filters 86 and 87 extend in the front-rear direction of the cleaner body 7. The filters 86 and 87 have an open cross section that intersects the fold line.

In addition, the open end surface of the filter 86, 87 may be a zigzag shape which has a mountain and a valley along the cross-sectional shape of the filter 86, 87, and may form the plate-shaped frame which has a ventilation hole (not shown) between adjacent mountains and the mountain. It may be interposed.

The secondary filter frame 88 faces the pair of filters 86 and 87 and supports them apart from each other. The space partitioned by the secondary filter frame 88 and the pair of filters 86 and 87 corresponds to the air passage on the downstream side of the filter section 69. The internal space of this filter part 69 is connected to the communication air path 66. The secondary filter frame 88 is disposed on both sides of the filter 86 and has a secondary filter outlet 89 connected to the communication air path 66. The secondary filter outlet 89 flows air passing through the filters 86 and 87 into the contact air passage 66.

The filter chamber 72 functions as a fine dust collecting chamber that accumulates fine dust captured by the filter section 69 by filtration separation. The fine dust passing through the first mesh filter 77 and the second mesh filter 84 is picked up by a pair of thinner filters 86 and 87 and accumulated in the filter chamber 72. That is, the dust collecting chamber 73 (coarse dust collecting chamber 71 and the filter chamber 72) is arrange | positioned upstream rather than the filter 86,87.

The filter chamber 72 is a part of the air path of the air sucked into the primary electric blower 15. The filter chamber 72 is connected to the relay air passage 81. The filter chamber 72 is also connected to the coarse dust collecting chamber 71.

The communication air paths 66 are a plurality of air paths 66a and 66b for guiding the air flowing out from the separating unit 64 to the primary electric blower 15. That is, the communication air path 66 has branched into several and has reached the primary electric blower 15. FIG. The communication air path 66 is divided into two air paths 66a and 66b, for example. Plural, for example, two air passages 66a and 66b sandwich a suction port 78a for guiding air to the separation unit 64. The two air passages 66a and 66b have substantially the same air passage cross-sectional area S, respectively. The two air paths 66a and 66b have a surface symmetrical shape with respect to the surface including the rotation center line of the fan of the primary electric blower 15. The two air paths 66a and 66b are collected and joined at the end of the communication air path 66 connected to the primary electric blower 15. In other words, the two air paths 66a and 66b are connected to the primary electric blower 15 via the collective air path 66c of the communication air path 66. In addition, you may branch into three or more communication air paths 66.

Coarse dust having a relatively large mass in the dust-containing air flowing into the first separation unit 68 from the nozzle unit 75 is directed from the nozzle unit 75 to the coarse dust discharge port 79 with inertial force to form a large dust collection chamber. Are sent to (71). Dust (coarse dust) flowing into the coarse dust collecting chamber 71 from the coarse dust discharge port 79 is accumulated in the coarse dust collecting chamber 71. On the other hand, fine dust and air having a relatively small mass in the dust-containing air flowing into the first separating portion 68 from the nozzle portion 75 are radially expanded from the nozzle portion 75 to form the primary filter frame 76. It passes through the 1st mesh filter 77 provided in the side surface, and flows into the filter chamber 72 through the relay air path 81. As shown in FIG. A part of the air also flows into the coarse dust collecting chamber 71 along with the dust (coarse dust) flowing into the coarse dust collecting chamber 71 from the coarse dust discharge port 79. Air flowing into the thick dust collecting chamber 71 passes through the second mesh filter 84 and flows into the filter chamber 72. The fine dust contained in the air flowing through the first mesh filter 77 or the second mesh filter 84 into the filter chamber 72 is separated by filtration by the filter unit 69, and a pair of filters 86 , 87) is captured on the surface. Clean air passing through the filters (86, 87) is sucked into the primary electric blower (15) through the contact air passage (66). At this time, the clean air is temporarily divided into the plurality of air paths 66a and 66b, collected and sucked into the primary electric blower 15.

The container main body 78 partitions a dust collecting chamber 73, that is, a thick dust collecting chamber 71 and a filter chamber 72. The 1st separating part 68 and the contact air path 66 of the separating part 64 are arrange | positioned between the filter part 69 and the primary electric blower 15, and are mutually parallel. In other words, the separating section 64, the contact air passage 66, and the primary electric blower 15 are listed in this order.

The pair of wheels 12 includes a primary electric blower 15, a separating unit 64 (the first separating unit 68 and a filter unit 69), a dust collecting unit 65 (a thick dust collecting chamber 71, and The filter chamber 72 and the communication air path 66 are interposed therebetween.

The 1st separating part 68 is arrange | positioned in the width direction center part of the main body case 11, and the filter part 69 is knitted on one side part, for example, a right side part of a main body case, and is a primary electric blower 15 is knitted on the other side of the main body case 11, for example, the left side.

The primary dust container 13 partitions a dust collecting chamber 73 that accumulates the dust sucked into the vacuum cleaner 3 and also has a container having a disposal opening 91 for discarding the dust accumulated in the dust collecting chamber 73. The main body 78 and the waste cover 92 which open and close the waste outlet 91 are provided.

In addition, the primary dust container 13 is an intake port for directly introducing air from the outside of the air path including the primary dust container 13 by the negative pressure generated by the secondary electric blower 50 of the station 2 ( 93 and an intake cover 94 for opening and closing the intake port 93.

In addition, the primary dust container 13 has a vibration suppression mechanism 95 for damping dust attached to the filter portion 69, that is, dust attached to the filters 86 and 87, and a vibration suppression operation of the vibration suppression mechanism 95. A power transmission mechanism 96 for interlocking the opening operation of the waste lid 92 is provided.

The primary dust container 13 may be provided with the dust compression mechanism 97 which compresses the dust accumulated in the primary dust container 13.

The container body 78 accommodates the separating portion 64, that is, the first separating portion 68 and the filter portion 69. The container main body 78 partitions a dust collecting chamber 73, that is, a thick dust collecting chamber 71 and a filter chamber 72. Moreover, the container main body 78 partitions the machine room 98 which accommodates the power transmission mechanism 96. As shown in FIG. The container body 78 is generally cylindrical. The container main body 78 is attached to the area | region A1 so that the cylindrical center line may face the width direction of the main body case 11.

The waste outlet 91 and the intake port 93 are provided on the side surface of the container main body 78. The intake cover 94 and the waste cover 92 are opened and closed collectively. The waste outlet 91 is closed by the waste lid 92 except when dust is moved from the cleaner body 7 to the station 2. The intake port 93 is closed by the intake cover 94 except when dust is moved from the cleaner body 7 to the station 2.

The waste opening 91 discards the dust accumulated in the primary dust container 13 together with the air introduced from the intake port 93. The disposal opening 91 is arranged at the rear end of the main body case 11. The waste disposal opening 91 is arrange | positioned in the site | part which the station 2 and the cleaner main body 7 contact. That is, the waste outlet 91 is arrange | positioned at the back surface of the main body case 11. As shown in FIG. Moreover, the back surface of the main body case 11 is located in the lowest end of the main body case 11 in the accommodating form (FIG. 2) of the electrical cleaning apparatus 1. As shown in FIG. The waste disposal opening 91 is arrange | positioned under the filter part 69 in the accommodating form of the electrical cleaning apparatus 1.

The rear end of the main body case 11 is provided with a main body case disposal opening 99 larger than the disposal opening 91. The main body case waste opening 99 passes through the dust conveying tube 43 of the station 2 in the storage form of the electric cleaning device 1, and connects the inlet of the dust conveying tube 43 to the waste opening 91. .

The waste outlet 91 includes a coarse dust waste outlet 101 connected to the coarse dust collecting chamber 71 and a fine dust waste outlet 102 connected to the filter chamber 72. The coarse dust disposal opening 101 and the fine dust disposal opening 102 are arranged in the width direction of the main body case 11, ie, the center line direction of the container main body 78. The thick dust collecting chamber 71 and the filter chamber 72 share and adjoin the partition 83 in the vicinity of the waste outlet 91.

The waste cover 92 and the intake cover 94 are part of the side of the container body 78. The intake lid 94 is provided so as to reciprocate in the circumferential direction of the cylindrical container body 78. The waste lid 92 is supported by the container body 78 by a hinge mechanism (not shown). The waste cover 92 collectively opens and closes the coarse dust disposal port 101 and the fine dust disposal port 102. When the waste cover 92 is opened, the thick dust waste outlet 101 and the thin dust waste outlet 102 are collectively connected to the dust feed pipe 43.

In addition, the packing 103 is appropriately installed in the waste opening 91. The packing 103 is an integrally molded article. The packing 103 is sandwiched between the waste lid 92 and the container body 78, and seals the coarse dust waste outlet 101 and the thin dust waste outlet 102 collectively.

The inlet port 93 is an inlet for introducing air into the filter chamber 72 from outside the cleaner body 7 or from the outside of the air passage inside the body case 11 and connected to the primary electric blower 15. The inlet port 93 is an inlet port that generates a flow of air when dust is moved from the cleaner body 7 to the station 2.

The inlet port 93 is disposed at a line symmetrical position in the circumferential direction of the container body 78 that is farthest from the disposal opening 91, that is, 180 degrees apart, that is, the center line of the container body 78 is symmetrical. have. That is, the inlet port 93 is disposed above the filter unit 69 in the storage form (FIG. 1) of the electric cleaning device 1. In other words, the filters 86 and 87 are interposed between the inlet port 93 and the waste outlet 91.

Moreover, the intake port 93 is arrange | positioned in the air path of the upstream of the filter 86, 87 (upstream of the flow which the primary electric blower 15 produces | generates).

The air introduced from the intake port 93 collectively flows out the waste opening 91 from the fine dust filtered through the filters 86 and 87 and the coarse dust accumulated in the primary dust container 13. When a negative pressure acts on the filter chamber 72 through the dust disposal opening 102 which goes from the dust conveying pipe 43, the inlet port 93 injects air to the filters 86 and 87. The air injected into the filters 86 and 87 blows away the dust captured on the surfaces of the filters 86 and 87 and guides them to the fine dust disposal port 102. The filters 86 and 87 have ridges 86a and 87a extending in the vertical direction at the time of vibration suppression, that is, in the storage form of the electric cleaning device 1, and the cross section crossing the fold line is open. For this reason, the air injected into the filters 86 and 87 easily flows along the fold line, and the fine dust which peeled off can flow out smoothly from the edge part of the fold line.

At this time, a negative pressure also acts on the coarse dust collecting chamber 71 through the coarse dust disposal port 101 from the dust conveying pipe 43. Since the coarse dust collecting chamber 71 is directly connected to the filter chamber 72 and indirectly to the filter chamber 72 through the first separating part 68, a part of the air flowing from the inlet port 93 , It also flows into the thick dust collecting chamber 71. The air which flowed into the coarse dust collecting chamber 71 flows out (disposes) the coarse dust accumulated in the coarse dust collecting chamber 71 from the coarse dust waste outlet 101.

In addition, although the intake port 93 concerning this embodiment is provided in the container main body 78 of the primary dust container 13, and is arrange | positioned in the air flow path upstream rather than the filters 86 and 87, the filter 86 and 87 May be provided in the air passage on the downstream side (downstream side of the flow generated by the primary electric blower 15) (intake port 93 and intake cover 94 indicated by a dashed-dotted line in FIG. 6). In this case, the air intake port 93 passes through the air path from the filters 86 and 87 to the primary electric blower 15, for example, the communication air path 66.

The secondary battery 17 surrounds the coarse dust collecting chamber 71. That is, the plurality of cells 17a included in the secondary battery 17 are disposed along the inner surface of the cylindrical second half of the body case 11 and surround the circumference of the thick dust collecting chamber 71.

The dust compression mechanism 97 is provided in the coarse dust collecting chamber 71. The dust compression mechanism 97 inserts and compresses the coarse dust between the wall surfaces of any one of the coarse dust collecting chambers 71, for example, and reduces the volume.

Next, the vibration damping mechanism 95 of the vacuum cleaner 3 which concerns on this embodiment is demonstrated.

8 is a perspective view of a vibration suppression mechanism of the vacuum cleaner according to the embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 8, the damping mechanism 95 of the vacuum cleaner 3 which concerns on this embodiment is arrange | positioned between the pair of filters 86 and 87. As shown in FIG. In other words, the damping mechanism 95 is disposed in the internal space of the filter portion 69. The vibration damping mechanism 95 collectively damps the pair of filters 86 and 87.

The vibration suppression mechanism 95 includes a driven part 106 including a plurality of racks 105 connected thereto, and a driven part 106 along a predetermined track by sequentially engaging the plurality of racks 105 while rotating in one direction. A gear 107 for moving is provided.

The driven portion 106 includes, in addition to the rack 105, a frame 108 for integrally connecting the plurality of racks 105, a mechanism defining a moving direction of the rack 105, for example, a slider 109; And a damper 117 in contact with the respective filters 86 and 87.

The plurality of racks 105 of the present embodiment are a pair of racks 105 arranged in parallel. The driven portion 106 reciprocates by alternately engaging the gear 107 with the pair of racks 105.

The frame 108 connects each end of the pair of racks 105. The pair of racks 105 and frame 108 are generally rectangular in shape.

The slider 109 passes through the hole 105a of the rack 105 and the rod-shaped rail 112 which is inserted into the hole 105a and is fixed to the secondary filter frame 88 of the filter part 69. Have The slider 109 is provided with, for example, a long hole provided in the frame 108 or the rack 105 and a pin member such as a bis or rivet inserted into the long hole and fixed to the secondary filter frame 88. You may have.

The gear 107 is disposed at the center of the filter portion 69. In other words, the gear 107 is sandwiched between the pair of filters 86 and 87 and disposed at the center of the projection surface of the filters 86 and 87.

The tooth 107a of the gear 107 is partially provided. In other words, the gear 107 is partially free of teeth 107a. The teeth 107a of the gear 107 are sequentially engaged with the plurality of racks 105 in the course of one rotation of the gear 107. The tooth 107a of the gear 107 is limited to the range (number of teeth) which does not engage with two or more racks 105 simultaneously.

In more detail, the number of teeth 105b of the rack 105 is one more than the teeth 107a of the gear 107. In other words, the grooves between the teeth 105b and the teeth 105b of the rack 105 have the same number as the teeth 107a of the gear 107. For example, there are four teeth 107a of the gear 107 and five teeth 105b of the rack 105. The distance from the bottom of the groove of the pair of racks 105 to the bottom of the groove is slightly larger than the outermost diameter of the gear 107. This difference (gap) facilitates the engagement of the teeth 107a of the gear 107 and the teeth 105b of the rack 105 and the release thereof.

While the gear 107 partially without the teeth 107a rotates halfway, the teeth 107a mesh with either rack 105 to move the driven portion 106 in the return path. When the rotation of the gear 107 proceeds (approximately 180 degrees), the teeth 107a come out of one rack 105, mesh with the other rack 105, and move the driven part 106 in the return path. Move it. Further, the gear 107 may have a period in which the teeth 107a are temporarily not engaged with any of the racks 105 between the return path and the return path of the driven part 106.

Moreover, even if the damping mechanism 95 which has three or more racks 105 is equipped with mechanisms other than the slider 109 which prescribes the moving direction of the rack 105, and the gear 107 which has a tooth in the perimeter, do. The vibration damping mechanism 95 having three or more racks 105 may make the gear 107 one or more turns in order to move the driven part 106 on the track.

Next, the power transmission mechanism 96 of the vacuum cleaner 3 which concerns on this embodiment is demonstrated.

9-12 is a figure of the power transmission mechanism of the vacuum cleaner which concerns on embodiment of this invention.

9 and 11 show a state in which the waste cover 92 and the intake cover 94 are closed by the power transmission mechanism 96. 10 and 12 show a state in which the waste cover 92 and the intake cover 94 are opened by the power transmission mechanism 96. 11 and 12 show a power transmission mechanism 96 with the second gear 122 omitted.

In addition to FIG. 3 and FIG. 5, as shown in FIGS. 9 to 12, the power transmission mechanism 96 of the vacuum cleaner 3 according to the present embodiment is disposed of the vibration suppression mechanism 95 from the station 2. The driving force of the lid 92 and the intake lid 94 is distributed and transmitted to each of the vibration suppression mechanism 95, the waste lid 92, and the intake lid 94. In addition, these vibration damping mechanisms 95, the waste cover 92, and the intake | cover cover 94 which get the driving force from the station 2 via the power transmission mechanism 96 are collectively called the driven mechanism 114. FIG. The driven mechanism 114 uses a driving force from the station 2 to change dust from the primary dust container 13 of the vacuum cleaner 3 to the secondary dust container 49 of the station 2. The state is changed while the vacuum cleaner 3 can be used.

The power transmission mechanism 96 includes a joint half 115, a first transfer mechanism 117 that transfers a driving force from the joint half 115 to the vibration suppression mechanism 95, and a driving force from the joint half 115 to the waste cover 92. And a second transmission mechanism 118 for transmitting the drive force, and a third transmission mechanism 119 for transmitting the driving force from the joint half body 115 to the intake cover 94.

The power transmission mechanism 96 distributes the driving force received from the station 2 to the dust compression mechanism 97 as well.

The joint half 115 is a part of the shaft joint 120 which transmits the rotational driving force. The joint half 115 is connected to the joint half 116 of the station 2.

The first transmission mechanism 117 always transmits the driving force input to the joint half body 115 to the gear 107 of the vibration suppression mechanism 95. The first transmission mechanism 117 simply transmits the rotational driving force input to the joint half body 115 to rotate the gear 107. That is, the first transmission mechanism 117 reverses the gear 107 when the joint half body 115 is electrostatic, and electrostatically rotates the gear 107 when the joint half body 115 is reversed.

The first transmission mechanism 117 is provided with a first gear 121 integrally rotated with the joint half body 115, that is, a second diameter gear 122 having a large diameter engaged with the first gear 121. Doing. The second gear 122 penetrates through the secondary filter frame 88 of the filter part 69 and rotates by the shaft 107b (FIG. 3) integrated with the gear 107 of the vibration suppression mechanism 95. Possibly supported. In other words, the second gear 122 and the gear 107 of the vibration suppression mechanism 95 are integrally rotated. Since the second gear 122 is larger than the first gear 121, the damping mechanism 95 that operates while bouncing or deforming the filters 86 and 87 has a smaller output motor (station 2 described later). Drive source 149).

The second transmission mechanism 118 opens and closes the waste lid 92 by a driving force input to the joint half body 115. The third transmission mechanism 119 opens and closes the intake lid 94 by the driving force input to the joint half body 115. The intake cover 94 and the waste cover 92 are opened and closed collectively. In other words, when the second transfer mechanism 118 opens the waste lid 92, the third transfer mechanism 119 also opens the intake lid 94. In addition, when the second transfer mechanism 118 closes the waste lid 92, the third transfer mechanism 119 also closes the intake lid 94.

The third transmission mechanism 119 has a first gear 121 that is shared with the first transmission mechanism 117, and a lever portion 123 having a tooth 123a disposed in an arc shape and engaged with the first gear 121. And a guide portion 124 for guiding the swing of the lever portion 123, and a pair of stoppers 125 for defining (regulating) the swing range of the lever portion 123.

The lever portion 123 has a rocking center corresponding to the rotational center of the second gear 122. That is, the lever part 123 is supported with the 2nd gear 122 by the axis | shaft which supports the 2nd gear 122 rotatably. The lever part 123 is directly connected to the intake cover 94.

The guide part 124 is provided with the groove 126 provided in the container main body 78, and the guide plate 127 arrange | positioned at the groove 126. As shown in FIG. The groove 126 extends in an arc shape in accordance with the trajectory of the swing of the lever portion 123. The guide plate 127 is integrated with the lever part 123.

The stopper 125 defines (regulates) the swing range of the lever portion 123 in accordance with the fully closed position and the fully open position of the waste lid 92 and the intake lid 94.

The second transmission mechanism 118 includes a first gear 121 that shares with the first transmission mechanism 117 and the third transmission mechanism 119; A lever portion 123, a guide portion 124, and a stopper 125 shared with the third transmission mechanism 119; A slider 128 for converting the rocking motion of the lever portion 123 into a reciprocating motion and transferring the waste cover 92 to the waste cover 92; And a waste lid closing spring 129 which generates an elastic force for completely closing the waste lid 92. The slider 128 pushes the elastic force of the waste cover closing spring 129 to open the waste cover 92. In addition, the slider 128 closes the waste cover 92 using the elastic force of the waste cover closing spring 129.

Here, the power transmission mechanism 96 transmits the driving force from the station 2 to the vibration suppression mechanism 95 over an appropriate period, while the waste cover 92 and the intake cover 94 are fully open or fully closed. Thereafter, power transmission from the station 2 to the waste cover 92 and the intake cover 94 is interrupted (isolated) even when the vibration suppressing mechanism 95 is within a suitable period in the middle of driving.

That is, the second transfer mechanism 118 blocks the transmission of the driving force from the joint half 115 to the waste lid 92 when the waste lid 92 is fully open or fully closed. In addition, the third transmission mechanism 119 blocks the transmission of the driving force from the joint half body 115 to the intake cover 94 when the intake cover 94 is fully open or fully closed.

Specifically, the second transfer mechanism 118 and the third transfer mechanism 119 are formed with the teeth 123a of the lever portion 123 when the waste cover 92 and the intake cover 94 are fully open or completely closed. Release the engagement of the first gear 121. That is, the teeth 123a which are arranged in an arc shape are provided in the range which escapes from the 1st gear 121, when the waste | cover cover 92 and the intake | cover cover 94 are fully open or fully closed (it is limited). .

The teeth 123a of the lever part 123 are not completely resistant to the waste cover 92 which is prevented from moving when the waste cover 92 is completely closed or fully opened, and is driven out of the first gear 121 and the driving force ( Torque). The tooth 123a of the lever part 123 exits from the first gear 121 when the intake cover 94 is completely closed or fully opened to block transmission of driving force (torque).

In addition, the power transmission mechanism 96, when returning the engagement of the teeth 123a of the lever portion 123 and the first gear 121, the drive source for promoting a smooth engagement of both, for example return spring 131 Equipped with. The return spring 131 collapses when the waste cover 92 and the intake cover 94 are fully open or fully closed to accumulate energy. In addition, the return spring 131 consumes energy to push the lever portion 123 back when the waste lid 92 and the intake lid 94 begin to open or close, and the lever portion 123 Helps to return the engagement of the teeth 123a and the first gear 121.

In addition, it is preferable that the waste cover 92 and the intake cover 94 remain in a fully open state while the vibration suppression mechanism 95 operates over an appropriate period, and the filter 86, 87 is damped. . For example, when the vibration elimination mechanism and the inversion cover of the motor (the driving source 149 of the station 2 described later) are reversed and the reciprocating motion of the vibration suppression mechanism 95, the waste cover 92 and the intake cover 94 are reversed with the power failure of the motor. Each time it is switched, it is not desirable to open or close. Therefore, the vibration damping mechanism 95 which concerns on this embodiment has the structure which can reciprocate the driven part 106 by the tooth 107 rotating in one direction.

Next, the wheel 12 and the main body handle 14 of the cleaner main body 7 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described.

It is a perspective view of the state which pulled out the handle of the main body of the vacuum cleaner which concerns on embodiment of this invention.

It is a perspective view of the internal structure of the main body handle and the wheel of the vacuum cleaner which concerns on embodiment of this invention.

15 is an exploded perspective view of a handle and a wheel of the main body of the electric cleaner according to the embodiment of the present invention.

16-19 is sectional drawing of the main body knob and the wheel of the vacuum cleaner which concerns on embodiment of this invention.

13 to 19, the vacuum cleaner 3 according to the present embodiment includes a main body case 11, a wheel 12 supporting the main body case 11, and a main body installed in the main body case 11. The handle 14 and the main body handle 14 are provided with an integral base 133.

The wheel 12 has an annular ground wall 12c that is grounded to the surface to be cleaned, and a side wall 12d that is in contact with the ground wall 12c and extends toward the center of rotation of the wheel 12.

The main body handle 14 is arched between the left and right wheels 12. The main body handle 14 is accommodated in the handle storage recess 11b provided in the front edge portion of the top surface of the main body case 11 when not in use (Fig. 2). The main body handle 14 is withdrawn from the handle receiving recess 11b during use and moves to the rear end of the main body case 11. In addition, the shape of the main body handle 14 is suitable for the shape of the front edge part of the arc-shaped front half part of the main body case 11. The main body handle 14 reaches the rear end of the cleaner main body 7, when most pulled out. The main body handle 14 can move to the rear of the cleaner main body 7 directly beyond the cleaner main body 7 (FIG. 13) in the state which arrange | positioned the cleaner main body 7 in the horizontal plane.

The base 133 is rotatably supported by the body case 11. The wheel 12 is rotatably supported by the base 133. That is, the wheel 12 is rotatably supported by the main body case 11 via the base 133. The rotation range of the base 133 is regulated. The base 133 rotates in the range from which the main body handle 14 extends from the handle accommodation recess 11b of the main body case 11 to the rear end of the main body case 11.

The center of rotation of the wheel 12 and the center of rotation of the base 133 are arranged substantially on the same line. That is, the main body handle 14 is moved so as to rotate around the rotation center line of the wheel 12, and is accommodated in the handle accommodation recess 11b of the main body case 11, or is pulled out from the handle storage recess 11b.

The wheel 12 and the base 133 are annular. The wheels 12 and the base 133 are formed of the primary dust container so that the primary dust container 13 can be inserted into the dust container chamber 61 of the main body case 11 in the width direction of the cleaner body 7. (13) has an inner diameter which can pass. In addition, the wheel 12 and the base 133 of the side which do not concern attachment or detachment of the primary dust container 13, in this embodiment, the wheel 12 and the base 133 of the left side of the cleaner main body 7 are annular. This does not have to be.

The base 133 is provided with a plurality of first rollers 134a for rotatably supporting the wheel 12. The plurality of first rollers 134a are provided on the outer circumference of the base 133 (FIG. 16).

In addition, the vacuum cleaner 3 includes a plurality of second rollers 134b which are sandwiched between the main body case 11 and the base holder 135 to rotatably support the base 133 and the wheel 12. .

The plurality of second rollers 134b are installed on one side of the base 133 and installed on the other side of the third roller 134c (FIG. 17) and the base 133 that contact the base holder 135. And a fourth roller 134d (FIG. 18) which abuts against the side wall 12d of the wheel 12. The third roller 134c and the fourth roller 134d constrain the position of the base 133 in the rotation center line direction. The third roller 134c and the fourth roller 134d are alternately arranged in the circumferential direction of the base 133.

Moreover, the some 2nd roller 134b is provided in the inner periphery of the base 133, and includes the some 5th roller 134e which contact | connects the base holding body 135 (FIG. 19).

In addition, the plurality of second rollers 134b includes a sixth roller 134f attached to the body case 11 and in contact with the wheel 12. The sixth roller 134f and the fourth roller 134d of the base 133 are fitted to the side wall 12d of the wheel 12. The sixth roller 134f prevents the wheel 12 from coming out of the base 133 in the rotation center line direction. In other words, the fourth roller 134d and the sixth roller 134f restrain the position of the wheel 12 in the rotation center line direction. The third roller 134c, the fourth roller 134d, and the sixth roller 134f restrain the positions of the base 133 and the wheel 12 in the rotation center line direction.

The base holder 135 is annular like the base 133. The base holder 135 is fixed to the main body case 11. The base holder 135 enters the inner circumference of the base 133 and has a flange portion 135a in contact with the plurality of fifth rollers 134e.

The base holder 135 is in contact with the third roller 134c (FIG. 17) and the fifth roller 134e (FIG. 19) of the base 133, and the sixth roller 134f of the body case 11 is wheeled. It touches (12). The first roller 134a (FIG. 16) and the fourth roller 134d (FIG. 18) of the base 133 are in contact with the wheel 12. The base holder 135 and the main body case 11 collectively support the base 133, the main body handle 14, and the wheels 12.

In addition, although the base holder 135 which concerns on this embodiment is arrange | positioned inside the main body case 11 and is being fixed to the main body case 11, it may be arrange | positioned outside the main body case 11. That is, the structure of the base 133, the main body handle 14, and the rollers (1st roller, 2nd roller) which support the wheel 12 may be arrange | positioned outside the main body case 11. As shown in FIG. In this case, it is preferable that the base holder 135 serves as a cover of the roller structure.

Among the plurality of first rollers 134a and the second roller 134b, the third roller 134c, the fourth roller 134d, and the fifth roller 134e are each in the circumferential direction of the annular base 133, It is substantially lined at equal intervals. Further, among the plurality of first rollers 134a and second rollers 134b, the third roller 134c, the fourth roller 134d, and the fifth roller 134e are mutually rotated center lines of the wheels 12, And the position (phase) with respect to the rotation center line of the base 133 is shifted. The shift contributes to a reduction in the size difference between the inner diameter and the outer diameter of the base 133 and the thickness dimension in the width direction of the cleaner body 7 of the base 133.

It is a perspective view of the handle return part of the vacuum cleaner which concerns on embodiment of this invention.

In addition to FIG. 14 and FIG. 15, as shown in FIG. 20, the vacuum cleaner 3 according to the present embodiment accumulates energy when the main body handle 14 is raised, and consumes the accumulated energy to produce the main body handle ( And a handle returning portion 136 for generating a force for storing 14. The handle return part 136 is provided on the left side of the cleaner main body 7 which does not affect attachment and detachment of the primary dust container 13.

The handle return portion 136 is rotatably supported by the first gear 137a installed on the base 133, the main body case 11, and engaged with the first gear 137a. The third gear 137c rotatably supported by the main body case 11 and engaged with the second gear 137b and the return spring 138 which accumulates energy by the rotation of the third gear 137c are provided. Equipped.

The first gear 137a is provided on the inner circumference of the base 133 without the first roller 134a and the second roller 134b. That is, the first gear 137a is a so-called internal gear. The 1st gear 137a is provided avoiding the flange part 135a which contact | connects the 5th roller 134e. In other words, the first gear 137a and the fifth roller 134e are parallel to the inner circumference of the base 133.

The second gear 137b is smaller in diameter than the first gear 137a and the third gear 137c.

The third gear 137c is disposed inside the annular base 133. The rotation center line of the third gear 137c is disposed on substantially the same line as the rotation center line of the wheel 12 and the rotation center line of the base 133.

Return spring 138 is a so-called torsion spring. The return spring 138 accumulates energy by the rotation of the third gear 137c.

The handle return portion 136 is made of a body which rotates integrally with the base 133 when the body handle 14 is pulled out from the handle accommodation recess 11b of the body case 11 toward the rear end of the body case 11. The first gear 137a, the second gear 137b for transmitting the rotation of the first gear 137a to the third gear 137c, and the third gear 137c are rotated, and energy is applied to the return spring 138. To accumulate. In addition, when the main body knob 14 is in a no-load state, that is, a state in which the user is not applying force, the handle return unit 136 consumes the energy accumulated by the return spring 138 to operate the third gear 137c. It rotates and the main body handle 14 is accommodated in the handle accommodation recessed part 11b via the 2nd gear 137b and the 1st gear 137a.

In the middle of being lifted, the vacuum cleaner main body 7 lowers the front by the weight of the dust collecting hose 22, and becomes the forward curved posture which raised the back surface. Thus, the body handle 14 and the base 133 move relative to the cleaner body 7 while the user grips it and lifts up the cleaner body 7. In other words, the cleaner body 7 swings with respect to the body handle 14 held by the user. The swing of the vacuum cleaner main body 7 alleviates that the bending of the dust collecting hose 22 accompanying the operation of the pipe part 8 is transmitted to the user.

In addition, the wheels 12 and the base 133 may be instructed to be rotatable to the main body case 11 individually.

In addition, the wheel 12 and the base 133 have a primary dust container 13 integrated into the main body case 11, or the primary dust container 13 is detachable from the top surface or the bottom surface of the main body case 11. In this case, it does not have to be annular. In this case, the wheel 12 and the base 133 may have a hub (not shown) at the center of rotation, or may be a simple disk type. The main body case 11 of FIG. 14 and FIG. 15 is a left side surface of the vacuum cleaner main body 7 which does not concern attachment or detachment of the primary dust container 13. For this reason, the main body case 11 of FIG. 14 and FIG. 15 is provided with the exhaust port cover 11a which has the diffuser which exhausts the exhaust of the primary electric blower 15. FIG.

Next, the station 2 which concerns on embodiment of this invention is demonstrated in detail.

21 and 22 are perspective views of stations of the electric cleaning apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

22 is a perspective view of the station 2 from which the top plate of the base 41 and the case 48 of the dust recovery part 42 are separated.

As shown in FIG. 21 and FIG. 22, the secondary dust container 49 of the station 2 which concerns on this embodiment is the centrifugal part which centrifugally separates the dust which flows in from the dust conveying pipe 43 from air ( 143). The centrifugal separator 143 is multi-stage, and the first centrifugal separator 144 for centrifuging the dust flowing from the dust transfer pipe 43 from the air, and the dust passing through the first centrifugal separator 144 A second centrifugal separator 145 for centrifuging from air is provided.

The first centrifugal separator 144 centrifugs the coarse dust among the dust flowing into the secondary dust container 49. The second centrifuge 145 centrifugs the fine dust passing through the first centrifuge 144. In addition, the coarse dust is only large dust such as fibrous dust such as lint and cotton dust or sand grains, and the fine dust is dust having small mass in granular or powder form.

The secondary electric blower 50 is connected to the secondary dust container 49 through the downstream air duct 146. The secondary electric blower 50 applies negative pressure to the primary dust container 13 through the downstream air duct 146, the secondary dust container 49, and the dust conveying pipe 43, and the primary dust container ( The dust accumulated in 13 is transferred to the secondary dust container 49 together with the air.

In addition, the station 2 generates an opening driving force and a closing driving force of the connection guide 148 installed on the pedestal 41 and the waste cover 92 of the primary dust container 13 of the vacuum cleaner 3. The drive source 149 and the power transmission mechanism 151 which transfers a driving force from the drive source 149 to the vacuum cleaner 3 are provided.

The connection guide 148 is preferably connected to the charging terminal 46 of the station 2 when the cleaner body 7 is connected to the station 2, and to the charging electrode 19 of the cleaner body 7. The cleaner main body 7 is guided to the position where the dust conveying pipe 43 is suitably connected to the waste outlet 91 of the cleaner main body 7.

Further, the cleaner body 7 is connected to the station 2, the charging terminal 46 of the station 2 is suitably connected to the charging electrode 19 of the cleaner body 7, and also the dust conveying pipe 43 ) Is suitably connected to the waste outlet 91 of the vacuum cleaner main body 7 as a storage form of the electric cleaning apparatus 1.

The connection guide part 148 is recessed suitably in the shape of the rear end part of the main body case 11 of the cleaner main body 7. That is, the connection guide part 148 is suitable for the latter half part of the cylinder shape of the main body case 11, and it is recessed in circular arc shape when seen from the side of the station 2. As shown in FIG. Since the cleaner main body 7 is lowered (descended) above the pedestal 41 and connected to the station 2, the connection guide part 148 suitable for the shape of the rear end of the cleaner main body 7 is the electric cleaning apparatus 1 Positioning of the vacuum cleaner main body 7 in the storage form.

The inlet of the charging terminal 46 and the dust conveying pipe 43 is arranged in the connection guide 148. At the inlet of the dust conveying tube 43, a seal member 153 for sealing the connecting portion of the dust conveying tube 43 and the vacuum cleaner 3, that is, the connecting portion of the dust conveying tube 43 and the primary dust container 13; ) Is installed.

The drive source 149 is an electric motor, for example. The drive source 149 is electrically connected to the station control part 51. The drive source 149 is controlled by the station control part 51 similarly to the secondary electric blower 50.

The drive source 149 generates the open drive force and the closed drive force of the intake cover 94 of the vacuum cleaner 3. The drive source 149 generates the driving force of the vibration suppression mechanism 95 of the vacuum cleaner 3. That is, the drive source 149 generates the driving force of the waste cover 92, the intake cover 94, and the vibration suppression mechanism 95. In other words, the drive source 149 generates the driving force of the driven mechanism 114. The drive source 149 is provided between the inlet of the dust feed pipe 43 and the dust recovery part 42. The drive source 149 generates the driving force of the dust compression mechanism 97 of the vacuum cleaner 3.

The power transmission mechanism 151 drives the power source of the drive source 149 from the drive source 149, that is, on the center line of the joint half body 115 of the cleaner main body 7 in the storage form of the electric cleaning device 1 from the output shaft of the electric motor. It is a suitable apparatus to deliver. The power transmission mechanism 151 according to the present embodiment rotatably supports and accommodates a plurality of gears 151a, 151b, 151c meshed with each other, and these gears 151a, 151b, 151c. A gear box (not shown) is provided. The power transmission mechanism 151 may be a mechanism in which a pulley and a belt are combined, or a mechanism in which a chain and a sprocket are combined.

Next, a power transmission path for transmitting the driving force of the drive source 149 from the station 2 to the cleaner main body 7 will be described.

It is a perspective view of the power transmission path of the electric cleaning apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention.

23 shows only the station 2 side of the power transmission path 155, that is, the power transmission mechanism 151 of the station 2.

In addition to FIG. 9 and FIG. 22, as shown in FIG. 23, the electric cleaning device 1 according to the present embodiment includes a waste cover 92 of the cleaner body 7 from the drive source 149 of the station 2. And a power transmission path 155 for transmitting a driving force to the power supply path, and a connector 156 for connecting and disconnecting the power transmission path 155 between the station 2 and the vacuum cleaner 3.

The power transmission path 155 includes a power transmission mechanism 96 on the vacuum cleaner 3 side and a power transmission mechanism 151 on the station 2 side. The connector 156 connects the power transmission mechanism 96 on the side of the vacuum cleaner 3 and the power transmission mechanism 151 on the side of the station 2 to function the power transmission path 155. The power transmission path 155 is driven from the drive source 149 on the station 2 side by the driven mechanism 114 on the vacuum cleaner 3 side, that is, the vibration suppression mechanism 95, the waste cover 92, and the intake cover 94. To deliver the driving force.

The connector 156 except for the power transmission mechanism 151 and the joint half body 115 of the cleaner main body 7 is covered with the bulging part 47 of the base 41. When the connector 156 is mounted on the station 2, the connector 156 is in a retracted position to avoid contact with the vacuum cleaner 3, and the vacuum cleaner 3 is mounted on the station 2. In the above, the driving force of the driving source 149 is moved to the connection position which can be transmitted to the vacuum cleaner 3. The bulging part 47 accommodates the joint half body 116 so that a bulge is possible.

The connector 156 is a shaft joint 120, a drive source for generating a force for disconnecting the shaft joint 120, for example, a joint cutting spring 157, and a shaft joint 120 with a driving force generated by the drive source 149. ) Is provided with a cam mechanism (158). The connector 156 connects the shaft joint 120 with the driving force of the drive source 149 and disconnects (insulates) the shaft joint 120 with the elastic force of the joint cutting spring 157.

The shaft joint 120 is a so-called dog clutch or coupling. The shaft joint 120 includes a joint half body 115 installed on the power transmission mechanism 96 of the vacuum cleaner 3 and a joint half body 116 installed on the power transmission mechanism 151 of the station 2. have.

The joint half body 115 is provided with the some arc-shaped groove | channel 161 (FIG. 9) lined in a circle. The joint half body 116 has a plurality of shafts 162 arranged in a circle. Each shaft 162 has a diameter dimension that can enter and exit the arc-shaped groove 161. It is preferable that the shaft 162 is tapered in shape so that the shaft 162 is easy to insert into the arc-shaped groove 161.

The joint half body 116 always rotates by the driving force which the power transmission mechanism 151 transmits. The joint half 115 rotates together with the joint half 116 by connecting the shaft joint 120. The joint half body 116 protrudes from the bulge 47 of the station 2 and is connected to the joint half body 115. The joint half body 116 protrudes in the width direction of the cleaner main body 7 from the bulging part 47 disposed on the side of the vacuum cleaner main body 7 and is connected to the joint half body 115. In other words, the connector 156 moves the cleaner body 7 when the cleaner body 7 is detached from the station 2 and when the cleaner body 7 is returned to the station 2, namely, The joint half body 116 is projected from the swelling part 47 in the direction which cross | intersects an up-down direction, and the shaft joint 120 is connected. That is, the movement direction of the vacuum cleaner 3 when attaching the vacuum cleaner 3 to the station 2 intersects in the direction which the connector 156 moves between a retracted position and a connection position. Therefore, the connector 156 prevents dust, for example, from entering the station 2 from the gap between the bulging part 47 and the joint half body 116, thereby ensuring good operation of the power transmission mechanism 151. Can be.

In addition, the joint half body 116 protrudes from the swelling part 47 in the width direction of the cleaner main body 7 and is connected to the joint half body 115, and is provided by protruding from the connection guide part 148, and the station ( When the cleaner main body 7 is connected to 2), it may be connected to the joint half body 115 simultaneously (in FIG. 21, the joint half body 116 of a 2-dot chain line). In addition, the joint half body 116 may be disposed in the dust recovery unit 42 and may protrude forward of the station 2 to be connected to the joint half body 115 (in FIG. 21, the joint half body of the two-dot chain line ( 116)).

The joint cutting spring 157 tensions the joint half body 116 in the direction of disconnecting the shaft joint 120, that is, the direction from which the joint half body 115 is separated. In other words, the joint cutting spring 157 draws in the joint half body 116 in the direction to be buried in the bulging part 47.

The cam mechanism 158 is provided on the station 2 side. The cam mechanism 158 is a so-called cross section cam. The cam mechanism 158 converts the rotational movement of the power transmission mechanism 151 into the linear movement of the joint half body 116, that is, the movement of the joint half body 116 in the bulge part 47, and also the joint half body 116. If the linear motion of) is properly progressed, the joint half body 116 is rotated. The cam mechanism 158 is provided with the original section 163 which rotates by the power transmission mechanism 151, and the driven section 164 provided in the joint half body 116. As shown in FIG. The driven joint 164 is closest to the axis 162 of the joint half body 116 and extends in the circumferential direction of the joint half body 116, that is, in a direction orthogonal to the rotation center line of the joint half body 116. ) And a second cam surface 164b extending in an opposite direction to the axis 162 of the joint half body 116 and inclined with respect to the rotation center line of the joint half body 116, and connected to the top of the second cam surface 164b. And a third cam surface 164c extending in a direction away from the first cam surface 164a. The third cam surface 164c extends substantially parallel to the rotation center line of the joint half body 116. The original 163 has the shape which can be in line contact with the 1st cam surface 164a and the 2nd cam surface 164b, and can also make surface contact with the 3rd cam surface 164c.

When the coupler 156 is unconnected, the original 163 contacts the first cam surface 164a of the driven node 164 of the cam mechanism 158, or the original 163 is placed on the first cam surface 164a. Approaching. In this state, the joint half body 116 enters the bulging part 47 of the station 2 most, and is hidden. When the drive source 149 starts, the original 163 rotates with the gear 151c of the power transmission mechanism 151. The rotating original 163 moves the first cam surface 164a of the driven joint 164, approaches the second cam surface 164b, and both ride on the second cam surface 164b. Then, the joint half body 116 is pushed up from the bulge part 47 by the force which suppresses the 2nd cam surface 164b, and is connected to the joint half body 115. FIG. When rotation of the joint half body 116 advances, and the original cut 163 is in surface contact with the 3rd cam surface 164c, the connector 156 whole rotates in synchronization with the original cut 163. FIG.

In addition, the joint half body 116 is led into the bulging part 47 by the elastic force of the joint cutting spring 157. This elastic force generates an appropriate friction force between the original 163 and the driven joint 164, and makes the original 163 reliably ride on the second cam surface 164b of the driven joint 164.

The cam mechanism 158 sees the joint half 115 of the cleaner body 7 from the joint half 116 of the station 2, and the electrostatic half 116 is electrostatically (clockwise) and reversed (counterclockwise). In any rotational direction, the second cam surface 164b and the third cam surface 164c are provided. In other words, the cam mechanism 158 has a pair of second cam surface 164b and a third cam surface 164c sandwiching the first cam surface 164a.

Here, for example, the power transmission path 155 opens the waste lid 92 and the intake lid 94 by electrostatically connecting the joint half body 116, and reverses the joint half body 116 to the waste lid 92 and The intake cover 94 will be described as closing. One second cam surface 164b and one third cam surface 164c connect the connector 156 with the blackout of the joint half body 116, and open the waste cover 92 and the intake cover 94. do. The other 2nd cam surface 164b and the other 3rd cam surface 164c connect the connector 156 with reversal of the joint half body 116, and close the waste | cover cover 92 and the intake cover 94. do.

In addition, the connector 156 may be provided with the charging terminal 166 which supplies electric power to the secondary battery 17 from the station 2, and charges the secondary battery 17. FIG. The charging terminal 166 charges the secondary battery 17 in place of the charging terminal 46 installed on the pedestal 41. The charging terminal 166 is provided at both the joint half body 115 of the cleaner main body 7 and the joint half body 116 of the station 2. The charging terminal 166 is electrically connected when the connector 156 is connected, that is, when the joint half 116 of the station 2 and the joint half 115 of the cleaner body 7 are connected.

24 is a block diagram of an electric cleaning device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 24, the electric cleaning apparatus 1 which concerns on this embodiment is provided with the control circuit 171 of the vacuum cleaner 3 side, and the control circuit 172 of the station 2 side.

The control circuit 171 on the vacuum cleaner 3 side only controls the operation of the primary electric blower 15. The control circuit 171 on the vacuum cleaner 3 side is a converter for connecting the primary electric blower 15, the secondary battery 17, and the primary electric blower 15, which are connected in series to the secondary battery 17. Operation of the switching element 175 for opening and closing the electronic circuit, the control power supply unit 176 for supplying electric power to the cleaner control unit 16 by converting the voltage of the secondary battery 17, and the primary electric blower 15 are operated. The cleaner control part 16 which controls is provided.

The switching element 175 has a gate connected to the cleaner control unit 16. The switching element 175 changes the input of the primary electric blower 15 according to the change of the gate current.

The control power supply unit 176 is a power supply circuit for generating control power of the cleaner control unit 16.

The control circuit 172 on the station 2 side only controls the operation of the secondary electric blower 50. The control circuit 172 on the side of the station 2 is a switching element that opens and closes a secondary electric blower 50 connected in series to the commercial AC power supply E, and a converter connecting the commercial AC power supply E and the secondary electric blower 50 to each other. (177), a control power supply unit 178 for converting the commercial AC power supply E to supply power to the station control unit 51, and a plurality of mounting detectors 45 for detecting that the vacuum cleaner 3 is mounted to the station 2; And a station controller 51 for controlling the operation of the secondary electric blower 50 and a notification unit 179 connected to the station controller 51. The control circuit 172 on the station 2 side also includes a charging circuit (not shown) of the secondary battery 17 of the vacuum cleaner 3.

The switching element 177 is an element such as a bidirectional thyristor or a reverse blocking three-terminal thyristor. The switching element 177 has a gate connected to the station control part 51. The switching element 177 changes the input of the secondary electric blower 50 according to the change of the gate current.

The control power supply unit 178 is a power supply circuit for generating control power of the station control unit 51.

The mounting detector 45 is connected to the control circuit 172 to open the converter when the detection target is in the stored state, and close the converter when the detection target is not in the stored state, that is, when the detection target is in the use state. It is desirable to have.

That is, when the vacuum cleaner 3 is connected to the station 2, that is, when the vacuum cleaner 3 is mounted on the station 2, or the vacuum cleaner 3 is mounted on a pedestal ( Open the converter if it is placed in 41). On the other hand, the first mounting detector 45a is used when the vacuum cleaner 3 is detached from the station 2, that is, when the vacuum cleaner 3 is detached from the station 2, or when the vacuum cleaner 3 is a stand. Close the converter when it is separated from (41). The second mounting detector 45b opens the converter when the pipe 8 of the vacuum cleaner 3 is mounted to the station 2. Moreover, the 2nd attachment detector 45b closes a converter when the pipe | tube part 8 of the vacuum cleaner 3 separates from the station 2. The same applies to the case where the pipe attachment portion 53 is provided in the cleaner main body 7. In this case, the converter for opening / closing the second mounting detector 45b is included in the control circuit 171 on the vacuum cleaner 3 side.

The station control unit 51, from the primary dust container 13, when at least two mounting detectors 45 of the plurality of mounting detectors 45 detect that the electric cleaner 3 is mounted on the station 2; The transfer of dust to the secondary dust container 49 is permitted. Then, after the predetermined delay time elapses from the permission of the dust transport, the station controller 51 attaches at least two of the plurality of mounting detectors 45 to the station 2 in which the vacuum cleaner 3 is mounted. After a predetermined delay time has elapsed since the detector 45 detects, the secondary electric blower 50 is started to start the transfer of dust.

The plurality of mounting detectors 45 may include a third mounting detector 45c that detects that the main body handle 14 of the vacuum cleaner 3 is in the storage position. The plurality of mounting detectors 45 may include a third mounting detector 45c in addition to the first mounting detector 45a and the second mounting detector 45b. In addition, the some mounting detector 45 may be equipped with the 3rd mounting detector 45c instead of the 2nd mounting detector 45b. When the plurality of mounting detectors 45 include the first mounting detector 45a, the second mounting detector 45b, and the third mounting detector 45c, the station control unit 51 includes all three mounting detectors ( When 45 detects that the vacuum cleaner 3 is attached to the station 2, the transfer of dust from the primary dust container 13 to the secondary dust container 49 may be permitted. In addition, the station control unit 51 includes two of the three mounted detectors 45, that is, a group of the first mounted detector 45a and the second mounted detector 45b, the first mounted detector 45a and the third mounted detector. When the group of 45c or the group of the second mounting detector 45b and the third mounting detector 45c detect that the vacuum cleaner 3 is mounted on the station 2, the primary dust container 13 ) May be allowed to transfer dust to the secondary dust container 49. In addition, the station control part 51 necessarily includes the 1st mounting detector 45a among the 3 mounting detectors 45, and the 2 mounting detectors which added the 2nd mounting detector 45b or the 3rd mounting detector 45c. When the 45 detects that the vacuum cleaner 3 is attached to the station 2, the transfer of dust from the primary dust container 13 to the secondary dust container 49 may be allowed.

The body handle 14 is movable between the use position and the storage position. In addition, the storage position of the main body handle 14 is the position of the main body handle 14 in the state in which the main body handle 14 is accommodated in the handle accommodation recessed part 11b of the main body case 11. On the other hand, the use position of the main body knob 14 is the position of the main body handle 14 in the state in which the main body handle 14 was pulled out from the handle accommodating recess 11b of the main body case 11.

The notification unit 179 detects the station 2 within at least one predetermined time after at least one of the plurality of mounting detectors 45 detects that the other vacuum detector 3 is mounted on the station 2. If it is not detected that the vacuum cleaner 3 is attached to), a notification is given. In other words, the notification unit 179 is configured to perform a station within a predetermined time period after at least one of the plurality of mounting detectors 45 detects that the other mounting detector 45 is equipped with the vacuum cleaner 3 in the station 2. When it is not detected that the vacuum cleaner 3 is attached to (2), the installation state of the vacuum cleaner 3 attached to the station 2 is notified. The notification unit 179 appeals to the user's time of the electric cleaning device 1, such as a display displaying information such as a character, a lamp that lights or flashes, or a light emitting diode (LED), and is electrically synthesized. Appealing to the user's hearing of the electric cleaning device 1, such as a sounding machine that emits a sound or buzzer sound, and appealing to the user's sense of touch of the electric cleaning device 1 such as a vibrator.

The cleaner body 7 is connected to the station 2 so that the electric cleaning device 1 shifts to a storage form. Then, the charging electrode 19 of the cleaner main body 7 comes into contact with the charging terminal 46 of the station 2, and is electrically connected to the charging terminal 46. The inlet of the dust conveying pipe 43 is in close contact with the outer surface of the container main body 78 of the primary dust container 13 through the main body case disposal opening 99 of the cleaner main body 7.

The station control unit 51 detects that the cleaner main body 7 is connected to the station 2 based on the detection results of the plurality of mounting detectors 45. The station control unit 51 detects that at least two of the mounting detectors 45 of the plurality of mounting detectors 45 are connected to the stationary body 7 by the drive source, after a predetermined delay time has elapsed. Start 149). When the drive source 149 is started, the joint half body 116 of the station 2 protrudes from the bulging part 47, and is connected to the joint half body 115 of the cleaner body 7. That is, the connector 156 is connected. The station control unit 51 continues the operation of the drive source 149. The power transmission path 155 to which the connector 156 is connected distributes and transmits the driving force of the drive source 149 to the waste cover 92, the suction cover 94, and the vibration suppression mechanism 95.

By the driving force transmitted from the power transmission path 155, the waste cover 92 and the intake cover 94 are fully opened. By the driving force transmitted from the power transmission path 155, the vibration suppression mechanism 95 removes the fine dust attached to the filters 86 and 87. The station controller 51 continues to drive the drive source 149 for a suitable period of time, for example, 10 seconds, when the vibration suppression mechanism 95 removes fine dust attached to the filters 86 and 87, and then the drive source 149 Stop once.

Subsequently, the station controller 51 starts the secondary electric blower 50. The started secondary electric blower 50 sucks air from the secondary dust container 49 to generate negative pressure. That is, in the secondary electric blower 50, after the drive source 149 opens the dust cover 92, negative pressure is applied to the secondary dust container 49. The secondary electric blower 50 applies negative pressure to the secondary dust container 49 after the drive source 149 opens the intake cover 94. The secondary electric blower 50 applies a negative pressure to the secondary dust container 49 after the drive source 149 drives the vibration suppression mechanism 95.

The negative pressure acting on the secondary dust container 49 acts on the primary dust container 13 through the dust transfer pipe 43 and the waste opening 91. Then, the primary dust container 13 sucks air from the intake port 93. At this time, air is also sucked in from the main body connection port 18. The air sucked into the primary dust container 13 discharges the coarse dust in the coarse dust collecting chamber 71 from the coarse dust disposal port 101 to the dust conveying pipe 43 and further, the fine dust in the filter chamber 72. Is discharged from the fine dust disposal port 102 to the dust transport pipe (43). The dust (dust mixed with coarse dust and fine dust) introduced into the dust transport pipe 43 is sucked into the secondary dust container 49 through the dust transport pipe 43.

The first centrifugal separator 144 of the secondary dust container 49 separates and accumulates coarse dust from dust introduced from the dust transfer pipe 43. The second centrifugal separator 145 separates and accumulates fine dust passing through the first centrifugal separator 144.

The station controller 51 operates the secondary electric blower 50 for an appropriate duration, for example, 10 seconds, so that the substantial amount of dust accumulated in the primary dust container 13 is changed to the secondary dust container 49. After the transfer, the secondary electric blower 50 is stopped. The station control unit 51 stops temporarily when the secondary electric blower 50 is stopped and the secondary dust container 49 returns to the static pressure (that is, atmospheric pressure). The driving source 149 being reversed is reversed. When the drive source 149 starts to reverse, the joint half body 116 of the station 2 is separated from the joint half body 115 of the cleaner main body 7, and once it enters the bulge part 47. In other words, the connector 156 is disconnected once. The station control unit 51 continues the reversal of the drive source 149. When the reversal of the drive source 149 continues, the joint half body 116 of the station 2 protrudes again from the bulging part 47 and is connected to the joint half body 115 of the cleaner main body 7. That is, the connector 156 is connected. The station control unit 51 continues the operation of the drive source 149. The power transmission path 155 to which the connector 156 is connected distributes and transmits the driving force of the driving source 149 to the waste cover 92, the intake cover 94, and the vibration suppression mechanism 95.

By the driving force transmitted from the power transmission path 155, the waste cover 92 and the intake cover 94 are completely closed. At this time by the driving force transmitted from the power transmission path (155). Although the vibration damping mechanism 95 also operates, since the fine dust adhering to the filters 86 and 87 is removed, it does not play a role substantially. The station control section 51 inverts the drive source 149 continuously for a suitable period of time, for example, 3 seconds, when the waste cover 92 and the intake cover 94 are completely closed.

The station controller 51 stops the drive source 149 once after the waste cover 92 and the intake cover 94 are completely closed. And the station control part 51 powers off the drive source 149 again. When the driving source 149 starts to electrostatic, the joint half body 116 of the station 2 is separated from the joint half body 115 of the cleaner main body 7 and once introduced into the bulge 47. That is, the connection of the connector 156 is released again. The station controller 51 stops the drive source 149 after the joint half body 116 of the station 2 enters the bulge 47. In other words, the connector 156 moves to the retracted position when the vibration isolating mechanism 95, the waste cover 92, and the intake cover 94, that is, the driven mechanism 114 are operated.

Next, the handle 56 of the vacuum cleaner 3 of this embodiment, the base 41 of the station 2, and the deceleration mechanism 44 are demonstrated.

25 is a side view of the electric cleaning device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

It is a perspective view of the reduction mechanism of the electric cleaning apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention.

27 and 28 are cross-sectional views of the reduction mechanism of the electric cleaning apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

27 shows a deceleration mechanism 44 that springs up and approaches the cleaner body 7 and waits. FIG. 28 shows the deceleration mechanism 44 in which the cleaner body 7 has moved so that it can proceed when the cleaner body 7 is detached from the station 2.

In addition to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, as shown in FIGS. 25 to 28, the handle 56 of the electric cleaning device 1 according to the present embodiment has the vacuum cleaner 3 placed on the station 2. Extends in the up and down direction in the storage position. The handle 56 is provided on the opposite side to the dust collecting part 42 in a storage state in which the vacuum cleaner 3 is placed on the station 2. In other words, the handle 56 is disposed on the front side of the station 2 in a stored state in which the vacuum cleaner 3 is placed on the station 2.

The electric cleaning device 1 stands up the vacuum cleaner main body 7 of a use posture, changes the posture of the vacuum cleaner main body 7 to a storage posture, and supports the vacuum cleaner main body 7 of this storage posture from the upper side of the station 2. When it falls to 41, it becomes a storage form. At this time, when holding the handle 56 and pulling up the cleaner body 7, the posture of the vacuum cleaner 3 is determined by the positional relationship between the handle 56, the center of the cleaner body 7, and the wheel 12, The front of the cleaner main body 7 is faced upward, and it is easily changed (stands up) to the storage posture which faces the back downward. That is, the cleaner main body 7 rises around the rotation center line of the wheel 12, with the wheel 12 grounded when the handle 56 is pulled up. The user can raise the cleaner body 7 by raising the handle 56 as it stands, by simply holding a finger on the handle 56 and pulling up the handle 56. Therefore, when putting the vacuum cleaner main body 7 on the base 41 of the station 2, the burden of a user is reduced and it is excellent in convenience.

The base 41 is provided with the stand surface 41a and the ground guide surface 181 which contact | connects the wheel 12 in the process of falling down the cleaner main body 7 of a storage position. The pedestal 41 further includes a conductive point portion 182 that supports the cleaner body 7 when the cleaner body 7 in the storage position falls down.

The electric cleaning device 1 is installed in the conduction point part 182 or the cleaner body 7 to prevent the cleaner body 7 and the conduction point part 182 from slipping when the cleaner body 7 in the storage position falls. The anti-slip part 183 is provided.

The stand surface 41a forms the arc shape which mimics the shape of the back surface of the cleaner main body 7, ie, arc shape. The stand surface 41a is recessed in circular arc shape with respect to the horizontal surface.

The ground guide surface 181 is an inclined surface that descends toward the front of the station 2 so that the cleaner main body 7 falling from the storage position to the use posture easily moves toward the front of the station 2. The ground guide surface 181 is in contact with an arc-shaped wheel arrangement recess 185 for accommodating the wheel 12 of the cleaner body 7 accommodated in the station 2. Therefore, the wheel 12 smoothly grounds the ground guide surface 181 in the process of the cleaner main body 7 falls from the storage posture to the use posture, and supports the cleaner main body 7.

The conduction point portion 182 is provided above the lowermost part of the stand surface 41a. Therefore, when the cleaner main body 7 in a storage position is knocked down, the cleaner main body 7 falls like a lever centering around the fall point 182, and it moves to a use position smoothly.

By the way, when the cleaner main body 7 falls to the use posture, it is preferable that the contact point of the conduction point part 182 and the cleaner main body 7 does not slip. When the contact point between the conduction point portion 182 and the cleaner body 7 slips, the behavior when the cleaner body 7 falls, or the track or trajectory that falls down becomes difficult to be determined. Therefore, it is preferable that the contact portion of the conductive point portion 182 and the cleaner main body 7 do not slip large while allowing a slight slip. Thus, the sealing member 173 provided at the inlet of the dust conveying pipe 43 also serves as the conduction point portion 182. The seal member 153 functions as the conduction point portion 182 to seal the edge portion 43b on the front side of the dust transfer pipe 43. Since the sealing member 153 seals the connection part of the dust conveyance pipe 43 and the primary dust container 13, it is preferable that it is synthetic rubber, such as natural rubber and silicone rubber. Since the seal member 153 is less likely to slide with respect to the cleaner main body 7 and is in contact with the cleaner main body 7 in a stored state, it is preferable as the conductive point portion 182 and also functions as the anti-slip part 183.

In addition, the conductive point portion 182 may be a member other than the seal member 153. That is, the conductive point portion 182 may be a rib-shaped protrusion provided on the pedestal 41. The non-slip portion 183 may also be a member other than the seal member 153. The slip prevention part may be inserted in the cleaner main body 7 and the conduction point part 182, may be provided in the cleaner main body 7 side, and may be provided in the station 2 side.

The deceleration mechanism 44 is provided at the distal end of the base 41 of the station 2. The deceleration mechanism 44 reduces the moving speed of the cleaner body 7 in the process of moving the cleaner body 7 in the storage position to the use position, that is, falling down. The deceleration mechanism 44 accumulates energy when the hinge 191, the support plate 192 supported by the hinge 191 so as to be able to swing, and the cleaner body 7 move so as to proceed, and stores the accumulated energy. The elastic member 193 which consumes and returns the deceleration mechanism 44 to a standby position is provided.

Hinge 191 is provided with the shaft 195 supported by the base 41 of the station 2, and the plate part 196 to which the support plate part 192 is fixed. The plate portion 196 has a hole 197 in which the shaft 195 is disposed. The plate portion 196 swings about the axis 195. That is, the deceleration mechanism 44 moves so that the hinge 191 falls between the standby position which approaches the cleaner main body 7, and the cleaner main body 7 which can advance. The shaft 195 extends in the width direction of the cleaner body 7 in the stored state. In other words, the rotation centerline of the wheel 12 of the cleaner body 7 mounted on the shaft 195 and the pedestal 41 is disposed substantially parallel. For this reason, when the reduction mechanism 44 falls, the cleaner main body 7 will be in a use posture.

The support plate portion 192 supports the cleaner body 7 in contact with the main body case 11 that moves from the stored state to the used state, that is, collapses. The support plate part 192 is extended in the width direction of the main body case 11 so that the moving cleaner main body 7 can be stably supported. It is preferable that the support plate part 192 has a protective material, for example, raising, on the surface which contact | connects the cleaner main body 7.

In addition, when the cleaner body 7 moves so that the cleaner body 7 can move, that is, when the cleaner body 7 falls from a storage position to a use position, the cleaner body 7 detaches from the base 41 It becomes the downward inclination surface which goes to the surface to be cleaned from the connection guide part 148 so that it may become easy.

In addition, the deceleration mechanism 44 may limit the movement speed by the so-called brake mechanism 198. The reduction mechanism 44 may be provided with the oil damper (not shown) which accommodates a working oil.

The elastic member 193 is the user's operating force and the cleaner main body 7 when the user pulls on any part of the tube 8 of the vacuum cleaner 3, preferably the handle operating tube 23, or the grip 25. ), The deceleration mechanism 44 is moved (falls down). In response to this movement, the elastic member 193 stores energy for causing the deceleration mechanism 44.

In addition, the elastic member 193 is a torsion spring, for example. The elastic member 193 does not prevent the cleaner main body 7 placed on the pedestal 41 in a storage posture from falling down due to the application of an external force, and the deceleration mechanism 44 after the cleaner main body 7 has fallen from the station 2. Move) to the standby position.

The charging terminal 46 of the station 2 is connectable to the vacuum cleaner main body 7 in a stored state, and the connection with the vacuum cleaner main body 7 is released when the vacuum cleaner main body 7 falls to the use posture. For this reason, the terminal cover 199 of the charging terminal 46 has a slit 199a facing upward of the station 2 and a direction in which the vacuum cleaner 3 is detached from the station 2, that is, of the station 2. It has the slit 199b toward a front direction (FIG. 22). The charging terminal 46 is connected to the charging electrode 19 of the cleaner main body 7 inserted into these slits 199a and 199b.

By the way, the vacuum cleaner 3 can be used by lifting the cleaner main body 7 of a storage posture from the base 41 above the station 2, and falling down in a use posture on the surface to be cleaned (bottom surface). However, when using the vacuum cleaner 3, it is inconvenient to lift and move the cleaner main body 7.

Therefore, the electric cleaning apparatus 1 which concerns on this embodiment can tilt the cleaner main body 7 of a storage position, and can fall down and start using the vacuum cleaner 3. For example, a user picks up a portion of the tube 8 of the vacuum cleaner 3, preferably the handle manipulator 23, or the grip 25, and puts the dust collecting hose 22 in front of the station 2. When the tensioner is stretched in the direction, the cleaner main body 7 falls to the use posture (FIG. 25). The fall point part 182 functions as a point when the cleaner main body 7 moves from a storage position to a use position. That is, when the force enough to ride over the felling point portion 182 is applied to the cleaner body 7 by the user's operation, the cleaner body 7 changes the direction while making the fall point 182 the point, It shifts from a storage posture to a use posture. At this time, the deceleration mechanism 44 can reduce the moving speed of the cleaner main body 7 to fall down, and can reduce the impact on the cleaner main body 7. In addition, when the auxiliary wheel 12b (FIG. 25) of the vacuum cleaner 3 is grounded, the suspension mechanism 57 (FIG. 4) provided between the auxiliary wheel 12b and the handle 56 is cleaner body 7 Buffer ground to).

If the user further stretches the tube 8, the cleaner body 7 is removed from the station 2. That is, a user can start cleaning the vacuum cleaner 3 quickly and smoothly only by pulling the pipe part 8.

In addition, the electric cleaning device 1 pulls the tube 8 toward the front of the station 2 to knock the vacuum cleaner 3 toward the front of the station 2, and also toward the front of the station 2. The vacuum cleaner 3 is detached from the station 2 by tensioning the tube section 8. Therefore, the electric cleaning apparatus 1 uses only the operation | movement which pulls the pipe part 8 toward the front of the station 2, and the posture change (posture change from storage posture to use posture) of the vacuum cleaner main body 7, and use Is initiated in series.

In addition, the deceleration mechanism 44 can also be applied to a simple storage stand which does not have such a function, in addition to the station 2 having a filling function and a dust recovery function.

The vacuum cleaner 3 of the electric cleaning apparatus 1 which concerns on this embodiment is not able to be substantially self-supporting in the storing position which mounts on the station 2, and has the handle 56 arrange | positioned above the center position in the storing position. Equipped. Therefore, the vacuum cleaner 3 stands up the cleaner main body 7 of a use posture by the easy operation | work which pulls up the handle 56, ie, changes the posture of the vacuum cleaner main body 7 into a storage posture. And the vacuum cleaner 3 can be accommodated in the station 2 by lowering the cleaner main body 7 of a storage position from the upper side of the station 2 to the base 41. Therefore, the electric cleaning device 1 is easy to operate at the time of storage and is excellent in convenience.

In addition, the electric cleaning apparatus 1 which concerns on this embodiment is provided with the handle 56 provided in the opposite side to the dust collection part 42 in the storage state in which the vacuum cleaner 3 mounts on the station 2. Therefore, the electric cleaning device 1 can be smoothly mounted on the pedestal 41 without lifting the cleaner body 7 more than necessary during the storage of the vacuum cleaner 3.

Moreover, the electric cleaning apparatus 1 which concerns on this embodiment is provided with the handle 56 provided in the connection pipe 21 of the vacuum cleaner 3. Therefore, the electric cleaning apparatus 1 can raise a vacuum cleaner main body 7 by the natural operation | movement which pulls up the handle 56, and can change a posture to a storage position.

Moreover, the electric cleaning apparatus 1 which concerns on this embodiment is provided with the handle 56 extended in the up-down direction in the storage position in which the vacuum cleaner 3 was mounted on the station 2. As shown in FIG. Therefore, when the electric cleaning apparatus 1 stands up the cleaner main body 7, it is possible to pull up the handle 56 by putting a finger on the handle 56, and to raise the cleaner main body 7 by a natural operation | movement. I can stand and change a posture to a storing posture.

Moreover, the electric cleaning apparatus 1 which concerns on this embodiment is provided with the auxiliary wheel 12b attached to the handle 56. As shown in FIG. Therefore, the electric cleaning device 1 can ground the auxiliary wheel 12b by shifting the cleaner main body 7 stored in the station 2 away from the dust recovery part 42 to shift to the use posture. .

Moreover, the electric cleaning apparatus 1 which concerns on this embodiment is equipped with the suspension mechanism 57 provided with the auxiliary wheel 12b between the handle 56. As shown in FIG. Therefore, the electric cleaning device 1 buffers the impact on the cleaner main body 7 when the cleaner main body 7 housed in the station 2 falls down from the dust collecting part 42.

Moreover, the electric cleaning apparatus 1 which concerns on this embodiment is provided with the handle 56 which has the inclination part 56a in the advancing direction front side of the vacuum cleaner 3 (FIG. 4). Therefore, even if the vacuum cleaner 3 is a use posture (first use posture) with the handle 56 facing the surface to be cleaned, the handle 56 can smoothly run without causing the step 56 to be caught, for example.

Moreover, the electric cleaning apparatus 1 which concerns on this embodiment is equipped with the main body handle 14 arrange | positioned on the opposite side to the vacuum cleaner main body 7 when seen from the handle 56. As shown in FIG. Therefore, even if it is a 1st use posture, the vacuum cleaner 3 can hold | maintain the cleaner main body 7 easily, can carry it, and can use it.

In addition, the electric cleaning apparatus 1 which concerns on this embodiment is provided with the pair of wheels 12 which support the cleaner main body 7 to a to-be-cleaned surface in any one of a 1st use posture and a 2nd use posture. . Therefore, the vacuum cleaner 3 can be used while flipping the front and back (up and down) of the cleaner main body 7, and is excellent in convenience.

Therefore, the electrical cleaning apparatus 1 which concerns on this embodiment differs from the posture at the time of using the vacuum cleaner 3, and the posture at the time of storing (mounting and mounting) the vacuum cleaner 3 to the station 2. On the other hand, when storing, the posture change of the vacuum cleaner 3 can be performed smoothly and received.

While certain embodiments have been described, these embodiments have been presented by way of example only, and are not intended to limit the scope of the inventions. These novel embodiments can be implemented in various other forms, and various omissions, substitutions, and changes can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention. Such embodiments and modifications thereof are included in the scope and spirit of the invention, and are also included in the invention and equivalent scope of the claims.

1: electric cleaning device 2: station
3: electric cleaner 7: cleaner body
8: tube 11: body case
11a: exhaust port cover 11b: handle storage recess
12: wheel 12a, 12b: auxiliary wheel
12c: ground wall 12d: side wall
13: primary dust container 14: body handle
15: primary electric blower 16: cleaner control unit
17: secondary battery 17a: cell
18: main body connector 19: charging electrode
21: connector 22: dust collecting hose
23: handle operator 25: gripper
26: operation part 26a: stop switch
26b: start switch 26c: brush switch
27: extension tube 27a: retaining projection
28: suction port 31: suction port
32: rotary cleaning body 33: electric motor
41: base 41a: stand surface
42: dust recovery unit 43: dust transfer pipe
43b: front side edge 44: deceleration mechanism
45: mounting detector 45a: first mounting detector
45b: second mounting detector 45c: third mounting detector
46: charging terminal 47: bulge
48: Case 49: Secondary Dust Container
50: secondary electric blower 51: station control unit
52: power cord 53: pipe fitting
56: handle 56a: inclined portion
57: suspension mechanism 61: dust container chamber
61a: dust container insertion and exit 62: electric blower chamber
64: separator 65: dust collector
66: contact furnace 66a, 66b: furnace
66c: assembly path 68: first separator
69: filter portion 71: coarse dust collecting chamber
72: filter chamber 73: dust collecting chamber
75: nozzle portion 76: primary filter frame
77: first mesh filter 78: container body
78a: suction port 79: coarse dust discharge port
81: relay cooker 82: coarse dust dust chamber exit
83: bulkhead 84: second mesh filter
86, 87: filter 86a, 87a: ridge
88: secondary filter framework 89: secondary filter outlet
91: waste container 92: waste cover
93: intake vent 94: intake cover
95: damping mechanism 96: power transmission mechanism
97: dust compression apparatus 98: machine room
99: main body case waste disposal container 101: coarse dust waste disposal container
102: fine dust disposal 103: packing
105: rack 105a: hole
105b: tooth 106: driven part
107: gear 107a: tooth
107b: axis 108: frame
109: slider 111: oscillator
112: rail 114: driven mechanism
115, 116: joint half 117: first delivery mechanism
118: second delivery mechanism 119: third delivery mechanism
120: shaft joint 121: first gear
122: second gear 123: lever portion
123a: tooth 124: guide part
125: stopper 126: groove
127: information board 128: slider
129: waste cover closing spring 131: return spring
133: base 134a: first roller
134b: second roller 134c: third roller
134d: fourth roller 134e: fifth roller
134f: sixth roller 135: base holder
135a: flange portion 136: handle return portion
137a: first gear 137b: second gear
137c: third gear 138: return spring
142: dust recovery unit 143: centrifugal separator
144: first centrifuge 145: second centrifuge
146: downstream air duct 148: connection guide
149: drive source 151: power transmission mechanism
151a, 151b, 151c: gear 153: seal member
155: power transmission path 156: connector
157: joint cutting spring 158: cam mechanism
161: arc groove 162: shaft
163: verse 164: following
164a: first cam surface 164b: second cam surface
164c: third cam surface 166: charging terminal
171: control circuit on the vacuum cleaner side 172: control circuit on the station side
175, 177: switching elements 176, 178: control power supply
179: notification unit 181: ground plane
182: conduction point portion 183: anti-slip portion
185: wheel arrangement recess 191: hinge
192: support plate portion 193: elastic member
195: shaft 196: plate
197: hole 198: brake mechanism
199: terminal cover 199a, 199b: slit

Claims (9)

And a vacuum cleaner capable of mounting on the station, wherein the vacuum cleaner includes a vacuum cleaner body, and a hose connected to a front surface of the vacuum cleaner body, and the station supports the vacuum cleaner body in a storage posture to support the vacuum cleaner. And the cleaner body is substantially impervious to the storage posture, and has a handle disposed above the center position of the storage posture. The method of claim 1,
The station has a pedestal on which the cleaner main body can be placed, and a protruding portion provided on the pedestal and extending upwardly from the pedestal, and the handle is opposite to the protruding portion in a storage state in which the vacuum cleaner is placed on the station. Installed on the electric cleaning device. The method according to claim 1 or 2,
The electric vacuum cleaner has a joint connecting the hose to the vacuum cleaner main body, and the handle is provided in the joint. The method according to claim 1 or 2,
And the handle is extended in the vertical direction in a storage posture in which the vacuum cleaner is placed on the station. The method according to claim 1 or 2,
The handle is provided with a running wheel, the electric cleaning device. The method of claim 5, wherein
And a suspension mechanism provided between the traveling wheel and the handle to cushion the impact. The method according to claim 1 or 2,
The handle is provided with an inclined portion in front of the traveling direction of the vacuum cleaner, the electric cleaning device. The method of claim 3, wherein
And a main body handle disposed on the cleaner body and disposed on an opposite side of the cleaner body as viewed from the handle. The method according to claim 3 or 8,
The cleaner body is supported on the surface to be cleaned in any one of a first use posture using the side with the handle toward the surface to be cleaned and a second use posture using the opposite side facing the surface to be cleaned from the handle. An electrical cleaning device having a pair of wheels.

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