JPH0131892B2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] The present invention relates to a vacuum cleaner.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is a vacuum cleaner in which a dust case connected to a main body case has an opening for discarding dust that is opened and closed by a front lid. This type of device has a dust case that is separate from the main case, and the front lid can be opened to throw dust into the trash can.
Due to the presence of the front lid, the dust case cannot be brought close to the trash can, and dust spills or flies up into the surrounding area, which is unsanitary.

This invention was made in view of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to provide a vacuum cleaner that can dispose of dust in a hygienic manner while preventing dust from spilling into the surrounding area and from flying upward. It is something to do.

In this invention, a front lid for opening and closing the opening is connected to a dust case that has an opening for disposing of dust on the front and a handle on the top, and a cylindrical body with open front and rear surfaces is fitted into the dust case. When disposing of dust, the front cover is opened and the cylindrical body protrudes forward from the opening, so that the cylindrical body guides the dust to a trash can etc. without spilling it and slides it down, making it possible to dispose of dust hygienically. It is composed of

An embodiment of the present invention will be described based on the drawings. 1 is the main case that houses the electric blower 2,
A dust case 3 is detachably connected to the main body case 1 by a clamp 4. A filter 5 is held in a filter frame 7 having a pre-filter 6 and removably housed inside the dust case 3, and an opening 8 for discarding dust is formed in the front surface. Further, a front lid 10 having a suction port 9 is connected to the front of the dust case 3 by a hinge 11 located on the handle 12 side so as to be vertically movable. Further, at the lower part of the dust case 3 and the front cover 10, locking claws 13 and 14 that elastically engage with each other are provided.
is formed.

A cylindrical body 15 whose front and rear surfaces are open is fitted into the inner periphery of the dust case 3 so as to be slidable in the front and rear directions. The front edge of the cylindrical body 15 is pressed against an annular packing 16 attached to the front lid 10. Furthermore, the dust case 3 has a cylindrical body 1.
A rib 17 that determines the rear end position of the cylinder 5 and a stopper 19 that comes into contact with a receiving portion 18 formed at the bottom of the cylinder 15 to prevent the cylinder 15 from coming off are formed. Further, a front wall 20 is formed on the front opening surface of the cylindrical body 15 and has an area approximately half of the upper part.

In such a configuration, dust accumulates in the dust case 3 by driving the electric blower 2, but when disposing of the dust, the dust case 3 is separated from the main case 1 by operating the clamp 4 and carried to the vicinity of a trash can. When the locking claws 13 and 14 are removed while holding the handle 12, the front cover 10 opens upward by the force of a spring (not shown). Then, by tilting the dust case 3 forward and downward, the cylindrical body 15 slides forward until the receiving part 18 touches the stopper 19 and projects from the opening 8. Therefore,
The dust is guided by the cylindrical body 15 and slides down toward the trash can without spilling. If the dust case 3 is tilted suddenly, there is a risk that dust may come into contact with the inner surface of the open front cover 10, but the front wall 20 prevents this phenomenon.
Further, since the center of rotation of the front cover 10 is located on the handle 12 side and covers the upper part of the front opening of the cylindrical body 15, it is possible to more effectively prevent dust from flying up.

Since this invention is configured as described above, by opening the front cover and sliding the cylindrical body forward from the opening of the dust case, it is possible to guide the dust inside the dust case to a trash can etc. without spilling it and slide it down. Therefore, it has the effect that dust can be disposed of hygienically and easily.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The drawings show one embodiment of the invention.
The figure is a side view with a part cut away, and FIG. 2 is a vertical side view of the dust case showing a state in which dust is thrown away. 3...Dust case, 5...Filter, 8...Opening,
10... Front lid, 11... Hinge (center of rotation of the front lid),
12...handle, 15...cylindrical body.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A dust case is provided to store the filter and has an opening for discarding dust on the front that can be opened and closed by a front lid, and a cylindrical body with open front and rear surfaces is attached to the inner periphery of the dust case to accommodate the filter. A vacuum cleaner characterized by being positioned at the front and fitted so that it can slide freely in the front and rear directions.