JPH046685Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] (a) Industrial application field The present invention is applied to a dust collection device for a suction cleaner that is rotated by an engine and sucks up dust on the ground and stores it in a dust collection container. This is related.

(b) Prior Art and Problems to be Solved Generally, in this type of dust collector, a dust collection container is provided with a communication port on the top surface which is detachably connected to the air intake port of the air suction cleaner. Dust such as fallen leaves on the ground is sucked in from the tip of a dust collection pipe that communicates with a dust collection port that opens on the side, and the dust is collected in the dust collection container. As this device was manufactured in large quantities,
Dust collection containers are transported and stored in large quantities. Conventionally, these dust collection containers are box-shaped, as shown in Figure 5, and the dust collection opening is provided in a cylindrical shape that protrudes outward. Because the dust collection pipe was fitted into the dust collection port, it was not possible to store them one on top of the other, requiring a large amount of space and effort to store and transport.

(c) Means and action for solving the problem The present invention is provided by forming the outer periphery of a container body made of synthetic resin with an opening at the bottom in a shape that slopes downward and outward, and the opening A lid part is provided that covers the container body and is removably fixed to the container body, and a dust collection port that communicates with the dust collection pipe is opened on the outer periphery of the container main body, and the inner diameter part of the dust collection port and the outer periphery of the dust collection pipe are provided. A locking protrusion protruding from one side is provided, and the other side is provided with a locking protrusion projecting from the
An engaging groove that the locking projection engages with and allows the locking projection to pass through in the axial direction, and a locking portion that locks the axial movement of the locking projection when the locking projection moves in the circumferential direction. With this, the container body is shaped to slope outward toward the opening, and the dust collection port can be formed without protruding inward or outward, making it possible to overlap the container bodies. It is easy to handle and does not require a large space for transportation or storage.

(d) Embodiment Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

In FIGS. 1 to 4, the suction cleaner 1 is constructed as follows. That is, engine 2
The engine case 3 housing the fan 5 and the fan case 7 housing the fan 5 are integrally formed of synthetic resin, and are divided into left and right sides by a vertical dividing plane in the front-rear direction including the center line. , . . . form a case 13. A cylinder 19 is fixed horizontally to the rear of the crankcase 17 with the crankshaft 15 in a vertical position.
A muffler 21 is provided in communication above the cylinder 19, and a carburetor 23 is provided in communication above the crankcase 17. A fuel tank 2 equipped with an inlet 24 is located at the front of the engine case 3.
5 is accommodated, and a handle 27 is integrally provided at the rear upper part. A fan chamber 33 in the fan case 3 is adjacent to the lower side of the engine chamber 29 formed in the engine case 3 via a partition wall 31 .
At the lower end of the crankshaft 15 passing through the partition wall 31,
A disk-shaped support plate 35 having a plurality of radial fans 5, 5, . . . on its lower surface is fixed by a nut 37. An annular wall 39 that protrudes upward is fixed to the outer circumference of the support plate 35 on the upper surface of the support plate 35, and is connected to the outer circumference wall 41 of the fan case 7 and the annular wall 39.
A spiral-shaped air blowing passage 43 is formed between the fan case 7 and the fan case 7 so that the cross-sectional area thereof increases gradually in the direction of rotation, and communicates with the discharge port 45 at the front of the fan case 7 . The air intake port 4 is located in the center of the bottom surface of the fan case 7.
7 is open. A discharge pipe 49 is detachably connected to the discharge port 45 . That is, the outer periphery of one end of the discharge pipe 49 fits into the inner diameter part of the cylindrical discharge outlet 45, and the locking protrusion 51 projects into the inner diameter part of the discharge outlet 45.
is provided, and an engagement groove 53 that engages with the locking protrusion 51
is provided on the outer periphery of the discharge pipe 45. Locking groove 5
3 guides the locking protrusion 51 from the axial direction to the circumferential direction and locks movement in the axial direction. A communication port 59 on the top surface of a container body 57 made of synthetic resin of the dust collecting container 55 is removably connected to the air intake port 47 . That is, the outer periphery of the cylindrical communication port 59 fits into the inner diameter part of the air intake port 47, and a locking protrusion 61 that protrudes from the outer periphery of the communication port 59 is provided. an engagement groove 6 that can be engaged and freely communicated in the axial direction.
3, and a locking portion 65 is formed to lock the locking projection 61 from moving in the axial direction when the locking projection 61 is moved in the circumferential direction. Air intake port 47
A flange 71 of a filter 69 equipped with a filtration net 67 is held inside. The outer periphery of the container body 57 is formed in a shape that is inclined outwardly toward the bottom, and the lower part is largely opened to form an opening 72, and a lid 73 that covers the opening 72 can be attached to and removed from a surrounding locking part 75. It locks freely. A dust collection port 77 is opened on one side of the container body 57 and communicates with a dust collection pipe 79.
That is, the outer periphery of the end of the dust collection pipe 79 is the dust collection port 77.
A locking protrusion 81 is provided that fits into the inner diameter of the dust collecting pipe 79 and projects from the outer periphery of the dust collection pipe 79. A fitting groove 83 is provided, and a locking portion 85 is provided to lock the movement of the locking projection 81 in the axial direction when the locking projection 81 is moved in the circumferential direction. A dust collection port 77 is provided between the portion 86 and the locking protrusion 81.
The green part is sandwiched between the two.

In the above embodiment, when the fan 5 rotates due to the rotation of the engine 2, the operator grasps the handle 27 with one hand and lifts the case 13, grasps the dust collection pipe 79 with the other hand, and lifts the dust collection pipe 79. The air sucked from the tip of the dust collector 79 sucks fallen leaves and the like on the ground and stores them in the dust collecting container 55. Air is filter 69
The air is filtered by the fan 5 and discharged into the atmosphere from the discharge pipe 49. The dust accumulated in the dust collecting container 55 is discharged by opening the lid 73. The container main body 57 rotates to the left with respect to the air intake port 47 to release the locking between the locking protrusion 61 and the locking portion 65,
The locking protrusion 61 can be easily removed by pulling it out in the axial direction through the engagement groove 63, and can be easily attached by performing the opposite operation. Further, the dust collecting pipe 79 rotates to the left with respect to the dust collecting port 77 to release the locking between the locking projection 81 and the locking portion 85, and the locking projection 81 is passed through the engagement groove 83. It can be easily removed by pulling it out in the axial direction, and it can be easily installed by performing the opposite operation. The container body 57 includes a dust collection pipe 79,
They can be stacked as shown in FIG. 4 with the lid 73 removed.

(e) Effect of the invention Since the invention has the structure as described in the claims, the dust collection port can be formed without protruding into or out of the container body, and the container bodies can be stored in a stacked manner. This makes it possible to reduce the space required for transportation and storage, making it easy to handle, and also making it easy to attach the dust collection pipe.

Note that FIG. 5 shows a conventional example, in which the container main body 87 is formed in a box shape, and the dust collection port 91 that engages the dust collection pipe 89 is formed to protrude in a conical shape. A communication port 93 is provided at the upper portion, and a lid portion 97 covering the dust exhaust port 95 is provided at the rear lower portion.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a side sectional view of a suction cleaner equipped with a device according to the present invention, Fig. 2 is a front sectional view taken along the - line in Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 is a plan sectional view taken along the - line in Fig. 1. , 4th
The figure is a side sectional view of the container main body during storage, and FIG. 5 is a side sectional view of the conventional container main body. 1...Air suction cleaning machine, 47...Air intake port, 57...
Container body, 59... Communication port, 73... Lid, 77
... Dust collection port, 79 ... Dust collection pipe, 81 ... Locking protrusion, 83 ... Engagement groove, 85 ... Locking portion.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] The outer periphery of a container body 57 made of synthetic resin is provided with a communication port 59 on the upper surface that removably communicates with the air intake port 47 of the air suction cleaner 1, and an opening 72 is provided at the lower part, and the outer periphery of the container body 57 is tilted downward and outward. A lid part 73 is formed into a shape and is provided to cover the opening part 72 and is detachably fixed to the container body 57, and a dust collection port 77 communicating with a dust collection pipe 79 is provided on the outer periphery of the container body 57. A locking protrusion 81 that is open and projects toward either the inner diameter portion of the dust collection port 77 or the outer peripheral portion of the dust collection pipe 79.
and an engagement groove 83 through which the locking projection 81 engages and can freely pass through in the axial direction, and an axial direction of the locking projection 81 when the locking projection 81 moves in the circumferential direction. A dust collecting device for a suction cleaner, characterized in that a locking portion 85 is provided for locking the movement of the dust collector.