JPH0722183Y2 - Vacuum cleaner - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial field of application] The present invention relates to an electric vacuum cleaner comprising a storage case for accommodating a separable accessory, and a cleaner body that acts as a lid of the storage case during storage.

[Prior art]

The storage case of the electric vacuum cleaner as described above is formed such that the upper part thereof is opened upward and accommodates the divided accessory parts such as the suction port, the extension pipe, and the hose inside. Then, the cleaner body is placed on the upper opening edge of the storage case, and seals the upper opening edge as a cover for the storage case. Here, in the vicinity of the upper opening edge before and after the storage case, locking portions for locking the cleaner body at the time of storage are formed to project inward, respectively, and are formed at the bottom portions before and after the cleaner body. It is configured to engage with the engaged projections, respectively. Here, one of the engagement portion of the housing case side, as shown in FIG. 4, the housing case 1 a clamp 4 _a which is swingably provided through the clamp shaft 7, on top Engagement projections 6 are formed that engage with the engaged projections 5 on the cleaner body 2 side in a disengageable manner. The clamp 4 _a
Is always urged clockwise by a coil spring 13 so that the engaging projection 6 engages with the engaged projection 5. Upon removal from the storage case 1 of the vacuum cleaner main body 2, the clamp 4 _a is pushing portion 8 formed in the lower portion
Is pressed, and the engaging projection 6 is detached from the engaged projection 5.

As described above, the conventional electric vacuum cleaner is convenient because the accessory parts divided in the storage case 1 can be compactly arranged and put away.

[Problems to be solved by the device]

However, in the conventional vacuum cleaner as described above, since the engaging protrusion 6 of the clamp 4 _a is constantly urged toward the engaged protrusion 5 on the cleaner body 2 side, the cleaner body 2 is When removing from the storage case 1, it is necessary to push down the pushing portion 8 of the clamp 4 _a with one hand while lifting the cleaner body 2 with the other hand, which requires both hands at the same time.

Therefore, there is a problem that it takes time and labor when one hand is blocked and cannot be used, or the storage of accessory parts in the storage case 1 is postponed due to the bothersomeness of having to use both hands. .

Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide an electric vacuum cleaner in which the cleaner body and the storage case can be easily attached and detached with one hand.

[Means for Solving the Problems]

In order to achieve the above object, the means adopted by the present invention are:
The housing is formed as a housing that opens upward, accommodates accessory parts inside, and includes a storage case that seals the upper opening edge by a cleaner body that is placed on the upper opening edge, and in the vicinity of the upper opening edge. Alternatively, an engaging portion that is swingably provided on the cleaner body side via a fulcrum shaft and that is engageably and disengageably engaged with an engaged portion formed on the cleaner body side or near the upper opening edge of the storage case. An electric vacuum cleaner comprising: a holding means for holding the engagement portion in each of an engaged state and a non-engaged state with respect to the engaged portion. It is a machine.

[Action]

According to the present invention, the holding means provided near the upper opening edge of the storage case or on the cleaner body side is a fulcrum near the upper opening edge or on the cleaner body side when engaged with the storage case of the cleaner body. The engaging part that is swingable through the shaft,
The vacuum cleaner main body or the engaged portion formed near the upper opening edge is held in an engaged state. On the other hand, when the cleaner body is removed from the storage case, the holding means holds the engagement portion in a non-engaged state with respect to the engaged portion.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings to provide an understanding of the present invention. 1 is a side view including a partial cross section showing a state in which a cleaner body of an electric vacuum cleaner according to an embodiment of the present invention is placed in a storage case, and FIG. 2 is a cross section of FIG. FIG. 3 is an enlarged view, FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of a main part of a vacuum cleaner according to another embodiment of the present invention in which the cleaner body is placed in a storage case, and FIG. 4 is a background example of the present invention. It is a corresponding view in FIG. 2 showing the electric vacuum cleaner of FIG.

In the following description, elements common to those of the conventional electric vacuum cleaner shown in FIG.
In addition, the following embodiments are merely specific examples of the present invention,
It does not limit the technical scope of the present invention.

In this embodiment, the vacuum cleaner C is different from the conventional vacuum cleaner in that, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a small projection 9 is formed at the lower end of the clamp 4 so as to project downward. That is, the leaf spring 10 having the small protrusion 12 protruding upward is disposed on the side of the storage case 1 below the clamp 4.

The leaf spring 10 swings around the clamp shaft 7 of the clamp 4 so that the small protrusion 9 can come into contact with the small protrusion 12 of the leaf spring 10 or can pass over the small protrusion 12. It is arranged flexibly in the vertical direction.

Further, in this embodiment, the engaging projection 6'on the side of the storage case 1 which engages with the engaged projection 5 formed on the rear portion of the cleaner body 2 is used.
Is fixedly provided in the storage case 1 toward the inside.

Therefore, in the vacuum cleaner C configured as described above,
During storage, the cleaner body 2 is placed on the upper opening edge 3 of the storage case 1, and the engaged projection 5 on the cleaner body 2 side and the engagement projection 6 on the storage case 1 side are engaged with each other. At this time, the leaf spring 10 urges the clamp 4 clockwise while maintaining the state (shown by the solid line in FIG. 2) in which the small projection 12 is in contact with the small projection 9 of the clamp 4. .

Therefore, when removing the cleaner body 2 from the storage case 1, first, the pushing portion 8 of the clamp 4 is pushed down. Then, the clamp 4 rotates counterclockwise about the clamp shaft 7, the small projection 9 thereof pushes down the small projection 12 of the leaf spring 10, and further, after passing over the small projection 12, is shown by a chain line. Held in position. At this time, the engaging projection 6 is disengaged from the engaged projection 5 and is kept in that state. That is, the small projection 9 and the leaf spring 10 constitute a holding means 11 for holding the engagement projection 6 in the engaged state and the non-engaged state with respect to the engaged projection 5.

When the cleaner body 2 is again locked to the storage case 1, the engaged state can be easily reached by pushing the upper end of the clamp 4 in the disengaged state toward the engaged projection 5. And can be held in the engaged state.

As described above, the electric vacuum cleaner C can maintain the state of the engagement protrusion 6 with respect to the engaged protrusion 5 in the engaged state and the disengaged state, respectively. It is not necessary to simultaneously perform the operation and the attaching / detaching operation of the storage case 1 and the cleaner body 2. Therefore, the above-described operations can be sequentially performed with one hand.

In this embodiment, the small protrusion 9 having rigidity is used on the clamp 4 side and the flexible leaf spring 10 is used on the main body side of the storage case 1. However, the present invention is not limited to this. It is also possible to use a member that is rigid and has the small protrusion 12 formed therein, and for the small protrusion 9 on the clamp 4 side, a flexible or vertically movable member may be employed.

Further, the clamp 4 may be attached to a position where the handling operation of the cleaner body 2 is not hindered, and the engaged projection 5 may be formed on the storage case 1 side. That is, the example shown in FIG. 3 can be cited as such an example. Here, the clamp 4 _b is provided rotatably through a shaft 7 _b in the vacuum cleaner main body 2 side, engaged projections 5 _b is formed on the housing case 1 side. Since the small protrusion 12 having the same function as that of the previous embodiment is further provided on the cleaner body 2 side, the clamp 4
_b can be held in the engaged state (shown by the solid line) or in the disengaged state (shown by the dotted line). It should be noted that the portion B of the clamp 4 _b may be pressed clockwise when engaged, and the portion A may be pressed counterclockwise when disengaged.

[Effect of device]

The present invention is provided with a storage case that is formed as a housing that opens upward as described above, stores an accessory inside, and seals the upper opening edge by a cleaner body that is placed on the upper opening edge. In addition, it is swingably provided near the upper opening edge or on the cleaner body side through a fulcrum shaft, and engages and disengages with an engaged portion formed on the cleaner body side or near the upper opening edge of the storage case. An electric vacuum cleaner comprising an engaging portion that freely engages, comprising holding means for holding the engaging portion in each of an engaged state and a non-engaged state with respect to the engaged portion. Since the electric vacuum cleaner is characterized in that, when the cleaner main body is placed, the cleaner main body is placed in the storage case after the engaging portion is held in the disengaged state by the holding means. Push the engaging part with to move from the engaged state to the non-engaged state. It is not necessary, the failure of the engaging portion due to the impact of the mounting of the cleaner body standing time can be prevented, moreover, the attachment and detachment of the cleaner body and the storage case can be done with one hand.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view including a partial cross section showing a state where a cleaner body of an electric vacuum cleaner according to an embodiment of the present invention is placed in a storage case, and FIG. 2 is an enlarged view showing a cross section of FIG. FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of a main part of a vacuum cleaner body according to another embodiment of the present invention in which a cleaner body is placed in a storage case, and FIG. 4 is a conventional electric appliance as an example of the background of the present invention. It is a corresponding view in FIG. 2 showing the vacuum cleaner. [Explanation of reference symbols] C ... vacuum cleaner 1 ... storage case 2 ... vacuum cleaner body 3 ... upper opening edge 4, 4 _a , 4 _b ...... clamp 5, 5 _b ...... engaged projection 6, 6 _b …… Engagement protrusion 7,7 _b …… Clamp shaft 9 …… Small protrusion 10 …… Leaf spring 11 …… Retaining means 12 …… Small protrusion

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A storage case, which is formed as a housing which opens upward, accommodates accessory parts therein, and which seals the upper opening edge by a cleaner body mounted on the upper opening edge, It is swingably provided near the upper opening edge or on the cleaner body side via a fulcrum shaft, and engages and disengages with an engaged portion formed on the cleaner body side or near the upper opening edge of the storage case. An electric vacuum cleaner comprising: an engaging portion for holding the engaging portion in each of an engaged state and a non-engaged state with respect to the engaged portion. And vacuum cleaner.