JP2001238836A - Electric vacuum cleaner - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [PROBLEMS] To provide an economical vacuum cleaner that facilitates switch operation during cleaning with a handle at hand of the vacuum cleaner, improves grip feeling and operability, and saves power consumption. SOLUTION: An operation control circuit 6 is built in a handle 5, a first ON / OFF switch 7 is arranged on an upper surface thereof, and a second ON / OFF switch 9 is arranged inside a handle 8 part. Set the second ON / OFF switch 9 to O
N, OFF lever 10 is provided so as to be freely retractable.
, An ON / OFF switch 9 and a holding member 13 for holding the actuator 12. The holding member 13 turns the switch ON and OFF in conjunction with the movement of the lever 10.
And a position where the switch is always turned on.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a handle of a vacuum cleaner, and more particularly to a structure for operating and stopping a main body in response to an operation of holding the handle with fingers.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a system in which the main body is operated and stopped by a handle at hand of an electric vacuum cleaner is disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 24.
No. 10092 is known. Hereinafter, description will be made with reference to FIGS. The operation unit 20 includes a ventilation tube unit 21 and a grip unit 23, and a floor brush switch 24 and a power control slide volume 25 are provided outside the grip unit 23. On the other hand, a grip lever 27 for operating the power switch unit 26 is provided inside, and a lock lever 28 is disposed in front of the grip lever 27. The grip lever 27 and the lock lever 28
The switches are connected to mounting portions 41 and 42 provided on the switch holder 40, and are fixed in the grip portion 23 with screws 45 and 47, respectively.

The grip lever 27 is urged in one direction by a spring 51 and is held rotatably. When the grip lever 27 is gripped, the switches 52 and 53 of the power switch section 26 are turned on.
It becomes FF. Lock lever 2 is attached to the tip of grip lever 27.
An engaging portion 59 into which the distal end of the handle 8 is inserted is provided so that the grip lever 27 can be locked. On the other hand, lock lever 28
Is provided slidably in the switch holder 40 and provided with a knob 64 protruding at an intermediate portion thereof. The knob 64 is operated to be inserted into the engaging portion 59, the grip lever 27 is fixed, and the power switch is turned on. It is ON.

[0004]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional configuration, the ON and OF operations are performed by the operation of gripping the grip portion 23 with fingers.
Power switches 52 and 53 are attached to configure a state in which the
The switch holder 40 for mounting the grip levers 2 and 53, the grip lever 27 and the lock lever 28, the grip lever 27 for pressing the power switches 52 and 53, and the lock lever 28 for locking the grip lever 27 must be used. Instead, the number of parts was increased, complicating assembly and increasing costs. Further, since the lock lever 28 is provided on the lower surface side of the grip portion 23, the lock lever 28 is held in a state of use, that is, the grip portion 23 is grasped with fingers, and the lock lever 28 is positioned from the position of the eyes of the user higher than the grip portion 23. Can not be visually checked, and in the driving state, the driver is in the driving state in which the grip lever 27 is locked by the lock lever 28, or the driver is not locked but is driving because the grip lever 27 is gripped. There was a drawback that it was not possible to determine whether or not it was in a state.

An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems and to provide an economical vacuum cleaner which facilitates switch operation during cleaning, improves grip feeling and operability, and saves power consumption.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a hand handle provided at the other end of a hose connecting one end to a main body of a vacuum cleaner and having a dust passage therein, A handle portion provided on the handle at a distance from the dust path, a lever provided on the outer peripheral surface of the handle portion so as to be freely retractable, and a switch for controlling the operation and stop of the main body, movably provided on the handle portion. The holding member is configured to be able to move to a position where the switch is turned on and off and a position where the switch is always turned on in conjunction with the movement of the lever.

[0007] According to the above configuration, with a small number of parts and easy assembling, the grip is turned on when the grip is grasped with fingers, and turned off when released. In addition, by moving the holding member, it can be always turned on.

[0008]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
A handle provided at the other end of the hose connecting one end to the main body of the vacuum cleaner and having a dust passage therein; a handle provided on the hand handle at a distance from the dust passage; and an outer peripheral surface of the handle And a holding member movably provided on a handle portion for holding a switch for controlling the operation and stop of the main body, wherein the holding member is interlocked with the movement of the lever. Turn on / off the switch
The present invention provides an inexpensive vacuum cleaner with a small number of parts, simple assemblability, and a position where the switch is always turned on.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, a handle provided at the other end of a hose connecting one end to a main body of the vacuum cleaner, having a dust passage therein, and communicating with the handle, rotating the handle. A suction device having a built-in motor for driving a brush, a handle portion provided on the hand handle at a distance from a dust path, a lever provided on the outer peripheral surface of the handle portion so as to be able to protrude and retract, operation and stop of the main body and the motor And a holding member movably provided on a handle portion for holding a switch for controlling the operation of the switch, wherein the holding member turns on and off the switch in conjunction with the movement of the lever, and the switch is always on. It is configured to be able to move to the position to be in the state,
An object of the present invention is to provide an inexpensive vacuum cleaner with a small number of parts and easy assembly.

In the invention according to claim 3 of the present invention, the lever is formed on the lower surface of the handle, so that the driving can be turned ON only by supporting with the fingers without strongly grasping the handle.

In the invention according to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the holding member is provided with the operating portion on the upper surface of the handle, so that the state position of the holding member can be easily confirmed and the operation can be easily performed. .

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the holding member is movable in the front-rear direction of the handle, and is engaged with the handle to turn the switch on and off in conjunction with the lever's retracting operation. And the switch is kept in a position where the switch is always turned on, so that the switch can be naturally operated by a finger holding the handle portion, and a large moving stroke for dividing the two positions can be obtained.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, an actuator for turning on and off a switch in conjunction with the operation of moving a lever in and out is attached to a holding member. It will improve.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, the lever is attached to the handle portion such that the holding member side is a free rotation end and the other end side is a rotation shaft side. The lever is urged to protrude out of the unit, so that the lever can be reliably operated with a small pressing force.

[0015]

(Embodiment 1) Hereinafter, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. The hose 2 attached to the cleaner body 1 is connected to an extension pipe 4 having a floor nozzle 3 having a built-in electric motor connected to the tip thereof, and a handle 5 is connected between the hose 2 and the extension pipe 4. I have. A control circuit 6 for controlling the operation of the vacuum cleaner is built in the handle 5, and on the upper surface thereof, first ON / OFF such as ON / OFF of operation and selection of operation mode.
A switch 7 is provided. The handle 8 has a handle 8 on the side of the hose 2 connected to the dust passage, separated from the dust passage, and a second ON / OFF switch 9 for turning the operation ON and OFF.

One end is rotatably fixed to the lower surface side of the grip portion of the handle 8 and the second ON / OFF switch 9 is mounted at the other end.
The lever 10 for turning ON / OFF the switch is provided so as to be able to come and go freely. The lever 10 is urged in one direction by a coil spring 11. A first ON arranged on the upper surface of the handle 5
/ ON switch 7 and second ON / O arranged on handle 8
The FF switch 9 is controlled by the microcomputer of the control circuit 6 so that the vacuum cleaner is operated only when both the first ON / OFF switch 7 and the second ON / OFF switch 9 are ON. The second ON / OFF switch 9 and the actuator 12 for turning the switch ON / OFF are fixed to a holding member 13 and are electrically connected to the first ON / OFF switch 7.

The holding member 13 is movably installed at an angle smaller than the installation angle of the lever 10, and exposes an operating portion 14 integrally provided from the holding member 13 on the upper surface of the handle 8 and at one end of the holding member 13. A protrusion 15 is provided, and a handle 8 is formed on a locking protrusion 16 formed in the handle 8.
The lever 10 is moved in the front-rear direction and is elastically locked, and the second ON is operated in conjunction with the retracting operation of the lever 10.
The switch is moved from a position where the / OFF switch 9 is turned on / off to a position where the switch is always turned on, and is held.

The operation of the above configuration is as follows.
When the handle 8 is gripped, the lever 10 turns the second ON / OFF switch 9 ON. When the handle 8 is released, the lever 10 is returned by the coil spring 11 and the second ON / OFF switch 9 is turned OFF. The ON state is maintained only when the handle 8 is gripped. By moving the holding member 13, the moving angle of the holding member 13 and the lever 10
The actuator 12 is pressed due to the difference in the installation angle of the handle, the second ON / OFF switch 9 is turned on, and the handle 8
It is needless to say that the operation can be continued without having any part, and the operation can be performed by the first ON / OFF switch 7 on the upper surface of the hand handle 5. Further, since the holding member 13 is provided on the same plane as the outer peripheral surface of the handle 8 portion, there is no protruding portion when gripping, and a good grip feeling can be obtained.

(Embodiment 2) Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. The same components as those shown in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted. The lever 10 is disposed on the lower surface of the handle 8, and is attached to the handle 8 such that the holding member 13 can freely rotate and the other end can rotate freely with the other end as the rotation shaft 18.
Thus, the free end 17 protrudes out of the handle 8. One end of the actuator 12 attached to the holding member 13 is in contact with the free end 17 side.

The operation of the above configuration is as follows.
By simply gripping or supporting the handle 8 with fingers, the lever 10 moves and presses the actuator 12 to perform the second ON / OFF.
The switch 9 is turned on. When the handle 8 is released, the lever 10 is returned by the coil spring 11 and the second ON / O is performed.
The ON state is maintained only when the FF switch 9 is turned OFF and the grip 8 is gripped. Free end 1
The ON / OFF operation can be reliably performed with a small pressing force by separating the rotary shaft 7 from the rotary shaft 18 to the maximum.

[0021]

As is clear from the above embodiment, according to the present invention, the switch operation during cleaning is facilitated by the second ON / OFF switch provided on the handle, and the operability is improved by the holding member. In addition, the present invention provides a vacuum cleaner that can save power consumption without disturbing a gripping feeling with a reduced number of parts and at a lower cost.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a main part of a hand handle of a vacuum cleaner according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an overall perspective view of the vacuum cleaner.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a main part of a hand handle of a vacuum cleaner showing a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a main part of a hand handle of a conventional vacuum cleaner.

FIG. 5 is a partially exploded view of the handle at hand.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Main body 2 Hose 3 Floor nozzle 4 Extension tube 5 Handwheel 6 Control circuit 7 First ON / OFF switch 8 Handle 9 Second ON / OFF switch 10 Lever 11 Coil spring 12 Actuator 13 Holding member 14 Operating part 15 Projection 16 Locking projection 17 Free rotation end 18 Rotation axis

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────の Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Masakazu Onda 1006 Kazuma Kadoma, Osaka Prefecture Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Yasunori Tsuzaki 1006 Okadoma Kadoma City, Osaka Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. (72) Inventor Hideaki Sakitani 1006 Kadoma, Kadoma, Osaka Prefecture Inside Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Koichi Fujita 1006 Odaka, Kazuma, Kadoma, Osaka Pref. Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. 1006 Kadoma Kadoma, Kadoma City, Osaka Pref. Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Toshifumi Miyahara 1006 Kadoma Kadoma, Kadoma City, Osaka Pref. Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Takaaki Ogawa 1006 Kadoma, Kadoma, Osaka Prefecture Matsushita Electric In Industry Co., Ltd. (72) inventor Nomachi Tetsuji Osaka Prefecture Kadoma Oaza Kadoma 1006 address Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. in the F-term (reference) 3B057 DB01 DB02 DD01

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A handle provided at the other end of a hose connecting one end to a main body of the vacuum cleaner and having a dust passage therein, a handle portion provided on the hand handle at a distance from the dust passage, A lever provided on the outer peripheral surface of the handle so as to be freely retractable, and a holding member movably provided on the handle for holding a switch for controlling the operation and stop of the main body; An electric vacuum cleaner configured to be movable to a position where the switch is turned on and off in conjunction with an operation and a position where the switch is always turned on. 2. A suction handle provided at the other end of a hose connecting one end to a main body of the vacuum cleaner and having a dust passage therein, and a built-in electric motor for driving the rotating brush which communicates with the hand handle. Tool, a handle portion provided on the hand handle at a distance from the dust path, a lever provided on the outer peripheral surface of the handle portion so as to be freely retractable, and a switch for controlling operation and stop of the main body and the electric motor. And a holding member movably provided in the unit, wherein the holding member can be moved to a position where the switch is turned on and off and a position where the switch is always turned on in conjunction with the movement of the lever. Vacuum cleaner made. 3. The vacuum cleaner according to claim 1, wherein the lever is formed on a lower surface of the handle. 4. The vacuum cleaner according to claim 1, wherein the holding member has an operation section provided on an upper surface of the handle section. 5. The holding member is movable in the front-rear direction of the handle, and engages with the handle to turn the switch on and off in conjunction with the operation of the lever.
The vacuum cleaner according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the vacuum cleaner is held at a position where the state is set to the N state. 6. The vacuum cleaner according to claim 1, wherein an actuator for turning on and off a switch in conjunction with an operation of moving the lever in and out is attached to the holding member. 7. The lever is attached to the handle portion such that the holding member side can be freely rotated and the other end side can be freely rotated and retracted, and the other end side can be freely rotated.
The vacuum cleaner according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein a free end side of the lever is biased so as to protrude outside the handle.