WO2015129387A1

WO2015129387A1 - Electric vacuum cleaner

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Publication number: WO2015129387A1
Application number: PCT/JP2015/052734
Authority: WO
Inventors: 関根　加津典; 直樹山岸; 拓也古山
Original assignee: 三菱電機株式会社; 三菱電機ホーム機器株式会社
Priority date: 2014-02-27
Filing date: 2015-01-30
Publication date: 2015-09-03
Also published as: TWI583342B; JP6119915B2; JPWO2015129387A1; TW201600059A

Abstract

Provided is an electric vacuum cleaner which balances functioning as an electric vacuum cleaner and as an air cleaner, without sacrificing user-friendliness. An electric vacuum cleaner equipped with both a vertically oriented vacuum cleaner body (1) provided with a rechargeable battery (6), and a charging stand (20) configured in a manner such that the vacuum cleaner body (1) is attachable thereto and detachable therefrom while in an upright state, wherein the charging stand (20) is provided with an air intake port (25) for taking in air, a filter (29) for cleaning the air which has been taken in, a discharge port for discharging clean air to an external space, and a fan (28) for taking air in through the air intake port (25) and discharging air through the discharge port. Furthermore, the discharge port is provided with a louver, and the discharge direction is oriented upward relative to the horizontal direction.

Description

Electric vacuum cleaner

This invention relates to a vacuum cleaner, and more particularly to a rechargeable vacuum cleaner provided with a charging stand.

Conventionally, for example, Patent Document 1 discloses a vacuum cleaner in which both a vacuum cleaner and an air cleaner are integrated. In addition to the configuration for the vacuum cleaner, this vacuum cleaner has an air cleaning clean filter device inside the vacuum cleaner and an air cleaning fan built-in motor for introducing air into the clean filter device. Yes. Then, the electric motor with built-in air cleaning fan is driven to form an air passage from the intake port to the exhaust port through the clean filter device and the electric motor with built-in air cleaning fan in order, so that the electric vacuum cleaner functions as an air purifier. .

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 4-352925

However, in the electric vacuum cleaner of the said patent document 1, since the structure as an air cleaner which does not need to be moved originally is built in the vacuum cleaner main body, it is said that usability worsens by enlargement and weight increase of the vacuum cleaner main body. There are challenges.

This invention was made in order to solve the above-mentioned subject, and it aims at providing the vacuum cleaner which balanced the function as a vacuum cleaner, and the function as an air cleaner, without deteriorating usability. To do.

The vacuum cleaner according to the present invention includes a blower motor for generating suction force, a rechargeable battery that supplies power to the blower motor, a dust collection chamber that collects dust, and a blower motor that communicates with the dust collection chamber. A vertical vacuum cleaner body comprising an intake air passage where suction force acts and a suction port provided at the inlet of the intake air passage, and a vacuum cleaner body that is detachable in an upright state, and is cleaned A charging stand for charging the rechargeable battery in a state where the machine body is mounted. The charging stand includes an intake port for sucking air, a filter for purifying the sucked air, and the purified air in an external space. And a fan that sucks air from the air inlet and exhausts it from the air outlet.

According to this invention, since the structure for purifying the air is provided in the charging stand of the vacuum cleaner, both the function as the vacuum cleaner and the function as the air cleaner can be achieved without deteriorating the usability. Is possible.

It is a figure which shows the whole structure of the vacuum cleaner in Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a side view of the cleaner body in Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a side view of the vacuum cleaner shown in FIG. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the electric vacuum cleaner shown in FIG. 1 cut along a section AA. It is a perspective view of the charging stand shown in FIG.

Hereinafter, embodiments for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the drawings, the same or corresponding parts are denoted by the same reference numerals, and overlapping description will be simplified or omitted as appropriate.

Embodiment 1 FIG.
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an overall configuration of the electric vacuum cleaner according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. As shown in this figure, the electric vacuum cleaner of Embodiment 1 includes a handy type cleaner main body 1 and a charging stand 20. The vacuum cleaner main body 1 is a cordless type vertical vacuum cleaner having a rechargeable battery therein. The charging stand 20 is configured to be detachable in a state where the cleaner body 1 is upright. The charging stand 20 is connected to an external power source by a power cable (not shown). When the cleaner body 1 is placed on the charging stand 20, both are electrically connected to charge the rechargeable battery. Yes.

Next, the configuration of the cleaner body 1 will be described in more detail. FIG. 2 is a side view of the cleaner body in the first embodiment of the present invention. As shown in this figure, the cleaner body 1 includes a dust collection chamber 2 for collecting dust. The dust collection chamber 2 communicates with the intake air passage 3 via a swirling chamber (not shown), and a suction port body 4 is connected to the inlet of the intake air passage 3. A blower motor 5 that generates a suction force is built in the vacuum cleaner body 1 and is driven by power supplied from the rechargeable battery 6. A handle 7 is provided at the upper part of the cleaner body 1, and a terminal 8 is provided at a lower part of the dust collecting chamber 2. The terminal 8 is a part that receives supply of electricity for charging the rechargeable battery 6, and is electrically connected to the charging base 20 when the cleaner body 1 is placed on the charging base 20.

In such a vertical vacuum cleaner, the user performs cleaning by holding the handle 7 of the vacuum cleaner body 1. When the blower motor 5 is driven, a suction force acts on the intake air passage 3 and dust is sucked together with air from the suction port body 4. The sucked air and dust flow through the intake air passage 3 to the swirl chamber. In the swirl chamber, air and dust are separated, and only dust is collected in the dust collection chamber 2.

Next, the configuration of the charging stand 20 will be described in more detail. FIG. 3 is a side view of the electric vacuum cleaner shown in FIG. 1. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the vacuum cleaner shown in FIG. FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the charging stand shown in FIG. Hereinafter, the configuration of the charging stand 20 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4 as appropriate.

The charging stand 20 is composed of a pedestal portion 21 and a columnar column portion 22 supported upright on the pedestal portion 21. The vacuum cleaner body 1 is detachably mounted on the charging stand 20. In this case, the cleaner body 1 is supported upright with the suction port body 4 installed in front of the pedestal 21. More specifically, the intake air passage 3 has a vertically long shape extending in the vertical direction with the cleaner body 1 standing upright, and the intake air passage 3 with the cleaner body 1 installed on the charging stand 20. Are arranged in parallel along the side surface of the column portion 22. The dust collection chamber 2 is positioned above the intake air passage 3 with the cleaner body 1 standing upright, and is supported by the upper surface of the support column 22 with the cleaner body 1 installed on the charging stand 20. A power transmission unit 23 is provided on the upper surface of the support column 22 and is in electrical contact with the terminal 8 described above. The cleaner body 1 performs the charging operation of the rechargeable battery 6 using electricity supplied from the charging stand 20.

The electric vacuum cleaner according to the first embodiment has an air cleaning function mounted on the charging stand 20. That is, an intake port 25 is provided on the back side of the support column 22 of the charging stand 20. Further, exhaust ports 26 are provided on both side surfaces of the pedestal portion 21 of the charging stand 20. The intake port 25 and the exhaust port 26 communicate with each other via a duct portion 27 formed in the internal space of the column portion 22. Note that a louver 261 for adjusting the exhaust direction to be higher than the horizontal direction is provided at the opening of the exhaust port 26. A fan 28 for taking in air from the air inlet 25 and exhausting it to the air outlet 26 is disposed in the duct portion 27 located inside the pedestal 21. Further, the duct portion 27 is provided with a filter 29 through which air sucked from the air inlet 25 passes. The filter 29 is for purifying inhalation from the intake port 25.

In such a configuration, when the fan 28 is driven, external air is sucked from the intake port 25 and purified by the filter 29. The purified air passes through the duct portion 27 and is discharged from the exhaust port 26 to the external space. When cleaning is performed using the cleaner body 1, dust is scattered in the air. According to the vacuum cleaner of the first embodiment, dust scattered by the use of the vacuum cleaner can be removed by the air purification function of the charging stand 20, so that the indoor air after cleaning can be effectively purified. It becomes possible.

Further, according to the electric vacuum cleaner of the first embodiment, when the filter 29 becomes dirty, the filter 29 can be cleaned using the cleaner main body 1. For this reason, it is not necessary to prepare a separate vacuum cleaner for cleaning the filter 29, and usability is improved. In general, dust easily collects around the air cleaner due to the airflow. However, according to the vacuum cleaner of the present embodiment, a separate vacuum cleaner is provided around the charging stand 20 having the air cleaning function. The vacuum cleaner main body 1 can be used for easy cleaning without preparation.

Further, in the electric vacuum cleaner of the first embodiment, the intake port 25 is disposed above the exhaust port 26. According to such a configuration, since air at a position away from the floor surface is inhaled, pollen or the like adhering to clothes can be effectively inhaled.

Further, in the electric vacuum cleaner of the first embodiment, when the cleaner body 1 is placed on the charging stand 20, the intake air passage 3 of the cleaner body 1 is parallel to the duct portion 27 of the charging stand 20. In other words, the air passage direction of the duct portion 27 and the air passage direction of the intake air passage 3 are parallel to each other. According to such a configuration, the long and narrow air paths can be closely arranged, so that the space efficiency can be improved to the maximum.

Further, in the electric vacuum cleaner according to the first embodiment, the filter 29 is disposed inside the column portion 22 and the fan 28 is disposed inside the pedestal portion 21. According to such a configuration, since the fan 28 that is heavier than the filter is disposed below the filter 29, the charging base 20 can be lowered in the center of gravity and the stability can be improved.

Further, the electric vacuum cleaner of the first embodiment is configured such that the exhaust direction from the exhaust port 26 is higher than the horizontal. According to such a configuration, it is possible to release clean air into the indoor space without raising dust accumulated on the floor surface.

By the way, in the vacuum cleaner of this Embodiment 1, the inlet 25 is arrange | positioned rather than the outlet 26 by providing the inlet 25 in the support | pillar part 22, and providing the exhaust outlet 26 in the base part 21. FIG. It was. However, the arrangement of the intake port 25 and the exhaust port 26 is not limited to this, and the intake port 25 is disposed below the exhaust port 26 by providing the intake port 25 in the pedestal portion 21 and providing the exhaust port 26 in the column portion 22. It may be done. In such a configuration, for example, the blowing direction by the fan 28 may be reversed. According to such a configuration, dust that rises from the floor surface can be effectively sucked and purified from the intake port 25 arranged in the pedestal portion 21.

Moreover, in the vacuum cleaner of this Embodiment 1, although the exhaust port 26 was provided in the side surface of the base part 21, arrangement | positioning of the base part 21 is not restricted to this, For example, as providing on the upper surface of the base part 21 Also good. Note that the rear surface of the pedestal 21 is not suitable for the arrangement of the exhaust ports 26. This is because the back side of the pedestal 21 is assumed to be in close contact with the wall, and in this case, the exhaust port is blocked. Moreover, even if it is not in close contact with the wall, if the exhaust continues to hit the wall, the wall may become dirty. For this reason, when the exhaust port 26 is disposed on the side surface or the upper surface of the pedestal portion 21, the angle of the louver 261 is set so that the exhaust direction is lateral or forward, that is, the exhaust direction is not the rear direction. Is preferably set.

Moreover, in the vacuum cleaner of this Embodiment 1, although the cyclone type vacuum cleaner provided with the turning chamber was demonstrated, the kind of vacuum cleaner is not restricted to this. That is, a paper pack type vacuum cleaner may be used as long as it is a vertical vacuum cleaner provided with a charging stand.

1. Vacuum cleaner body, 2. Dust collection chamber, 3. Intake air path, 4. Suction port body, 5. Blower motor, 6. Rechargeable battery, 7. Handle, 8. Terminal, 20. Charging stand, 21. Pedestal part, 22. Strut part, 23. Power transmission part. 25 Inlet, 26 Exhaust, 27 Duct, 28 Fan, 29 Filter, 261 Louver

Claims

A blower motor for generating a suction force, a rechargeable battery that supplies power to the blower motor, a dust collection chamber that collects dust, and an intake air that communicates with the dust collection chamber and receives the suction force of the blower motor A vertical vacuum cleaner main body comprising an air passage and a suction port provided at an inlet of the intake air passage;
The vacuum cleaner main body is configured to be detachable in an upright state, and includes a charging base that charges the rechargeable battery in a state where the vacuum cleaner main body is placed.
The charging stand is
An air intake for taking in air;
A filter for purifying the intake air,
An exhaust port for exhausting the purified air to the outside space;
A fan that draws air from the air intake and exhausts it from the air outlet;
Electric vacuum cleaner.
The vacuum cleaner according to claim 1, wherein the intake port is disposed above the exhaust port.
The vacuum cleaner according to claim 1, wherein the intake port is disposed below the exhaust port.
The vacuum cleaner body is configured such that the intake air passage extends in a vertical direction in an upright state,
The charging stand includes a duct portion that circulates air sucked from the intake port to the exhaust port,
The vacuum cleaner according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the duct portion is disposed along the intake air passage.
The vacuum cleaner according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the exhaust port is configured to be exhausted upward from the horizontal.
The vacuum cleaner according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the exhaust port is configured to exhaust toward a side or a front side of the charging stand.
The electric vacuum cleaner according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the fan is disposed below the filter.