JP2012010929A - Hose for vacuum cleaner and vacuum cleaner - Google Patents

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JP2012010929A
JP2012010929A JP2010149897A JP2010149897A JP2012010929A JP 2012010929 A JP2012010929 A JP 2012010929A JP 2010149897 A JP2010149897 A JP 2010149897A JP 2010149897 A JP2010149897 A JP 2010149897A JP 2012010929 A JP2012010929 A JP 2012010929A
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Yukio Machida
幸雄 町田
Satoru Oshita
悟 大下
Masafumi Futo
将文 風当
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
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    • A47L5/36—Suction cleaners with hose between nozzle and casing; Suction cleaners for fixing on staircases; Suction cleaners for carrying on the back
    • A47L5/362—Suction cleaners with hose between nozzle and casing; Suction cleaners for fixing on staircases; Suction cleaners for carrying on the back of the horizontal type, e.g. canister or sledge type
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    • A47L9/00—Details or accessories of suction cleaners, e.g. mechanical means for controlling the suction or for effecting pulsating action; Storing devices specially adapted to suction cleaners or parts thereof; Carrying-vehicles specially adapted for suction cleaners
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a hose for vacuum cleaner having a grip part easy to operate irrespective of the size of a user's hand, and a vacuum cleaner.SOLUTION: The hose for a vacuum cleaner includes: a hand operation tube 22 communicating with a dust collecting hose 21; and a grip part 23 provided at the hand operation tube 22. The hand operation tube 22 is a tube formed by bending in V shape when seen from the side and has the first straight tube part 35 in which a tubular structure is detachably composed, and the second straight tube part 36 communicating with the dust collecting hose 21. The grip part 23 has: the first grip part 41 which is arranged at the second straight tube part 36 having a starting end in the proximity of the crossing part of the first straight tube part 35 and the second straight tube part, and also which is extended in the almost parallel direction against the central line of the first tube part; and a concave part 44 provided at the starting end part of the first grip part 41.

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本発明に係る実施形態は、電気掃除機用ホースおよび電気掃除機に関する。   Embodiments according to the present invention relate to a vacuum cleaner hose and a vacuum cleaner.

電気掃除機は、電動送風機と、この電動送風機が発生させた負圧によって塵埃を吸い込む吸込口体と、吸込口体を移動させるために適宜の位置に設けられた把持部と、を備える。例えば、キャニスタ型の電気掃除機の場合、把持部は集塵ホースの先端部に設けられた手元操作管に設けられる。電気掃除機の使用者は、把持部を手に握って吸込口体を移動（例えば被掃除面である床面などで前後に走行）させて掃除を行う。   The vacuum cleaner includes an electric blower, a suction port body that sucks in dust by the negative pressure generated by the electric blower, and a grip portion provided at an appropriate position for moving the suction port body. For example, in the case of a canister-type vacuum cleaner, the gripping portion is provided on a hand control tube provided at the tip of the dust collecting hose. The user of the electric vacuum cleaner performs cleaning by holding the grip portion and moving the suction port (for example, running back and forth on the floor surface to be cleaned).

そこで、一般的な把持部は、へ字状に屈曲させて形成され、吸込口体に直接的または間接的に連接された構造体（例えば、キャニスタ型の電気掃除機の場合は延長管および手元操作管）に固定された前半部と、自由端を有する後半部と、を有する。そして、把持部は、電動送風機のＯＮ／ＯＦＦスイッチや運転出力の切替スイッチなどのスイッチ群を備える。   Therefore, a general gripping part is formed by bending in a U-shape and is connected directly or indirectly to the suction port (for example, in the case of a canister type vacuum cleaner, an extension pipe and a hand). A first half fixed to the operation tube) and a second half having a free end. The gripping unit includes a switch group such as an ON / OFF switch of an electric blower and a switch for switching operation output.

特開２００６−１９２２９８号公報JP 2006-192298 A

へ字状に屈曲された従来の把持部の後半部は、使用者に把持させることを想定した形状を有する。そして、この後半部は、使用者の手からすっぽ抜けてしまわないよう自由端部に内向きの突起を備える。この突起は、把持部を握った使用者の小指の側部に引っ掛かるように形成される。   The latter half of the conventional gripping portion bent in a hemiform shape has a shape that is assumed to be held by the user. And this latter half part is provided with an inward projection at the free end so as not to slip out of the user's hand. This protrusion is formed so as to be caught on the side of the little finger of the user who holds the grip.

ところで、使用者の手の大きさは個人ごとに異なる。このため、従来の把持部は、使用者の手の大きさによっては小指に対する突起の引っ掛かりが浅くなることもあり、すっぽ抜けを確実に防ぐことができないことがあった。   By the way, the size of the user's hand varies from person to person. For this reason, depending on the size of the user's hand, the conventional gripping part may have a shallow protrusion hooked on the little finger, and it may not be possible to reliably prevent slipping off.

そこで、本発明は、使用者の手の大きさに係わらず操作しやすい把持部を備えた電気掃除機用ホースおよび電気掃除機を提案することを目的とする。   Then, an object of this invention is to propose the hose for vacuum cleaners and the vacuum cleaner provided with the holding part which is easy to operate irrespective of the magnitude | size of a user's hand.

前記の課題を解決するため本発明の実施形態に係る電気掃除機用ホースは、可撓性ホースと、前記可撓性ホースに連通された手元操作管部と、前記手元操作管に設けられた把持部と、を備え、前記手元操作管は、側面視においてへ文字状に屈曲させて形成された管であり、管状構造物を嵌脱自在に構成された第一直管部と、前記可撓性ホースに連通された第二直管部と、を有し、前記把持部は、前記第一直管部と前記第二直管部との交差部近傍を起端にして前記第二直管部に併設されるとともに前記第一直管部の中心線に対して略平行方向に延ばされた第一把持部と、前記第一把持部から屈曲させて形成されかつ第一直管部の中心線に対して略直角に交わる方向に延ばされた第二把持部と、前記第一把持部の起端部に設けられた凹部と、を有することを特徴とする。   In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a vacuum cleaner hose according to an embodiment of the present invention is provided with a flexible hose, a hand control pipe portion connected to the flexible hose, and the hand control pipe. The hand control tube is a tube formed by bending in a letter shape in a side view, and a first straight tube portion configured to be detachable from a tubular structure; A second straight pipe portion communicating with the flexible hose, and the gripping portion starts from the vicinity of the intersection of the first straight pipe portion and the second straight pipe portion. A first gripping part provided alongside the pipe part and extending in a direction substantially parallel to the center line of the first straight pipe part; and a first straight pipe part formed by bending from the first gripping part A second gripping portion extending in a direction substantially perpendicular to the center line of the first gripping portion, and a recess provided in the starting end portion of the first gripping portion. And wherein the Rukoto.

また、本発明の実施形態に係る電気掃除機は、掃除機本体と、前記掃除機本体に収容された電動送風機と、前記電動送風機に連通された前記電気掃除機用ホースと、を備えたことを特徴とする。   The vacuum cleaner according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a vacuum cleaner body, an electric blower housed in the vacuum cleaner body, and the vacuum cleaner hose communicated with the electric blower. It is characterized by.

本発明の実施形態に係る電気掃除機の外観を示した斜視図。The perspective view which showed the external appearance of the vacuum cleaner which concerns on embodiment of this invention. 本発明の実施形態に係る電気掃除機用ホースの手元操作管および把持部を示した平面図。The top view which showed the hand operation tube and the holding part of the hose for vacuum cleaners which concerns on embodiment of this invention. 本発明の実施形態に係る電気掃除機用ホースの手元操作管および把持部を示した側面図。The side view which showed the hand operation pipe | tube and the holding part of the hose for vacuum cleaners concerning embodiment of this invention. 本発明の実施形態に係る電気掃除機の管部を示した側面図。The side view which showed the pipe part of the vacuum cleaner which concerns on embodiment of this invention. 本発明の実施形態に係る電気掃除機の管部を部分的に拡大して示した側面図。The side view which expanded and showed the pipe part of the vacuum cleaner which concerns on embodiment of this invention partially.

本発明に係る電気掃除機用ホースおよび電気掃除機の実施形態について、図１から図５を参照して説明する。
図１は、本発明の実施形態に係る電気掃除機の外観を示した斜視図である。 Embodiments of a vacuum cleaner hose and a vacuum cleaner according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating an appearance of a vacuum cleaner according to an embodiment of the present invention.

図１に示すように、本実施形態に係る電気掃除機１は、いわゆるキャニスタ型の電気掃除機である。電気掃除機１は、被掃除面上を走行自在な掃除機本体２と、掃除機本体２に着脱自在に接続された管部３と、を備える。   As shown in FIG. 1, the vacuum cleaner 1 according to the present embodiment is a so-called canister-type vacuum cleaner. The vacuum cleaner 1 includes a cleaner body 2 that can run on a surface to be cleaned, and a pipe portion 3 that is detachably connected to the cleaner body 2.

掃除機本体２は、本体ケース５と、本体ケース５の両側方に軸支された一対の車輪６と、本体ケース５に着脱自在に装着された塵埃分離集塵部７と、塵埃分離集塵部７に連通された電動送風機８と、電動送風機８の駆動を制御する本体制御部９と、電動送風機８に電力を導く電源コード１１と、を備える。
本体ケース５は、塵埃分離集塵部７に連通された本体接続口１２を有する。 The vacuum cleaner main body 2 includes a main body case 5, a pair of wheels 6 that are pivotally supported on both sides of the main body case 5, a dust separating and collecting portion 7 that is detachably attached to the main body case 5, and a dust separating and collecting dust. An electric blower 8 communicated with the unit 7, a main body control unit 9 that controls driving of the electric blower 8, and a power cord 11 that guides electric power to the electric blower 8.
The main body case 5 has a main body connection port 12 communicated with the dust separating and collecting part 7.

塵埃分離集塵部７は、電動送風機８が発生させた負圧によって電気掃除機１に吸い込まれる塵埃を含んだ空気から塵埃を分離し、捕集する。
車輪６は、掃除機本体２の走行用の大径の走行輪である。 The dust separating and collecting unit 7 separates and collects dust from the air containing dust sucked into the vacuum cleaner 1 by the negative pressure generated by the electric blower 8.
The wheel 6 is a large-diameter traveling wheel for traveling of the cleaner body 2.

本体制御部９は、予め設定された複数の運転モードを有する。また、本体制御部９は、管部３から入力される操作信号に対応させて複数の運転モードから任意の運転モードを択一的に選択し電動送風機８を駆動させる。それぞれの運転モードは、管部３から入力される操作信号に対応付けられるとともに、電動送風機８の入力値を互いに異ならせて設定される。
電源コード１１は、自由端部に設けられた電源プラグ１４を備える。 The main body control unit 9 has a plurality of preset operation modes. The main body control unit 9 drives the electric blower 8 by selectively selecting an arbitrary operation mode from a plurality of operation modes in response to an operation signal input from the pipe unit 3. Each operation mode is set by making the input value of the electric blower 8 different from each other while being associated with the operation signal input from the pipe section 3.
The power cord 11 includes a power plug 14 provided at the free end.

管部３は、電動送風機８の駆動にともなって掃除機本体２内に作用した負圧を導く管であるとともに、この負圧によって被掃除面から含塵空気を吸い込んで掃除機本体２に案内する管である。管部３は、掃除機本体２の本体接続口１２に着脱自在に接続された接続管１９と、接続管１９に連通された集塵ホース２１（可撓性ホース）と、集塵ホース２１に連通された手元操作管２２と、手元操作管２２に設けられた把持部２３と、把持部２３に設けられた操作部２４と、手元操作管２２に着脱自在に接続され連通された延長管２５（管状構造物）と、延長管２５に着脱自在に接続され連通された吸込口体２６と、を備える。接続管１９、集塵ホース２１、手元操作管２２、把持部２３および操作部２４は、電気掃除機用ホースを構成し、一体的に取り扱うことができる。
接続管１９の一方の端部は、本体接続口１２に嵌脱自在に嵌入される。 The pipe part 3 is a pipe that guides the negative pressure that has acted in the cleaner body 2 as the electric blower 8 is driven. The negative pressure sucks dust-containing air from the surface to be cleaned and guides it to the cleaner body 2. It is a pipe to do. The pipe portion 3 is connected to the main body connection port 12 of the cleaner body 2 in a detachable manner, a dust collection hose 21 (flexible hose) communicated with the connection pipe 19, and a dust collection hose 21. The hand operation tube 22 communicated, the grip portion 23 provided on the hand operation tube 22, the operation portion 24 provided on the grip portion 23, and the extension tube 25 detachably connected to the hand operation tube 22. (Tubular structure) and a suction port body 26 detachably connected to the extension pipe 25 and provided. The connecting pipe 19, the dust collecting hose 21, the hand operating pipe 22, the gripping part 23, and the operating part 24 constitute a vacuum cleaner hose and can be handled integrally.
One end of the connection pipe 19 is removably fitted into the main body connection port 12.

集塵ホース２１は、可撓性を有し、細長略円筒状に形成される。集塵ホース２１の一方の端部は、接続管１９の他方の端部に固定される。集塵ホース２１は、接続管１９を介して掃除機本体２の内部に連通される。   The dust collecting hose 21 has flexibility and is formed in an elongated substantially cylindrical shape. One end of the dust collection hose 21 is fixed to the other end of the connection pipe 19. The dust collecting hose 21 communicates with the inside of the cleaner body 2 through the connection pipe 19.

手元操作管２２の一方の端部は、集塵ホース２１の他方の端部に設けられる。手元操作管２２は、接続管１９および集塵ホース２１を介して掃除機本体２の内部に連通される。   One end of the hand operation tube 22 is provided at the other end of the dust collecting hose 21. The hand operating tube 22 is communicated with the inside of the cleaner body 2 via the connecting tube 19 and the dust collecting hose 21.

把持部２３は、電気掃除機１のユーザが把持して電気掃除機１を操作するものである。把持部２３は、集塵ホース２１とともに手元操作管２２の一方の端部に設けられる。   The grip part 23 is operated by the user of the vacuum cleaner 1 to operate the vacuum cleaner 1. The grip portion 23 is provided at one end of the hand operation tube 22 together with the dust collection hose 21.

操作部２４は、それぞれの運転モードに対応させたスイッチ群を備える。具体的には、操作部２４は、電動送風機８の運転停止操作を受け取る停止スイッチ２４ａと、電動送風機８の運転開始操作を受け取る起動スイッチ２４ｂと、を備える。起動スイッチ２４ｂは、弱運転スイッチ（図示省略）、中運転スイッチ（図示省略）および強運転スイッチ（図示省略）を別個に備える構成にしても良い。電気掃除機１のユーザは、操作部２４を操作して電動送風機８の運転モードを択一的に選択できる。   The operation unit 24 includes a group of switches corresponding to each operation mode. Specifically, the operation unit 24 includes a stop switch 24 a that receives an operation stop operation of the electric blower 8 and an activation switch 24 b that receives an operation start operation of the electric blower 8. The start switch 24b may include a weak operation switch (not shown), a medium operation switch (not shown), and a strong operation switch (not shown). The user of the vacuum cleaner 1 can alternatively select the operation mode of the electric blower 8 by operating the operation unit 24.

延長管２５は、伸縮可能な細長略円筒状に形成される。延長管２５は、複数の筒状体を重ね合わせてテレスコピック構造に構成される。延長管２５の一方の端部は、手元操作管２２の他方の端部に嵌脱自在に嵌入される。延長管２５は、接続管１９、手元操作管２２および集塵ホース２１を介して掃除機本体２の内部に連通される。   The extension tube 25 is formed in an elongated and substantially cylindrical shape that can be expanded and contracted. The extension tube 25 has a telescopic structure by overlapping a plurality of cylindrical bodies. One end of the extension tube 25 is removably fitted into the other end of the hand operation tube 22. The extension pipe 25 communicates with the inside of the cleaner body 2 through the connection pipe 19, the hand operation pipe 22 and the dust collection hose 21.

吸込口体２６は、延長管２５の他方の端部に嵌脱自在に嵌入された接続管２７を備える。また、吸込口体２６は、木床やカーペットなどの被掃除面上を走行自在な構造を有するとともに、走行状態において被掃除面に対向する底面に吸込口２８を有する。さらに、吸込口体２６は、吸込口体２６に軸支され吸込口２８に配置された回転清掃体２９と、回転清掃体２９を回転駆動させる電動機３１と、を備える。吸込口体２６は、延長管２５、手元操作管２２および集塵ホース２１を介して掃除機本体２の内部に連通される。   The suction port body 26 includes a connection pipe 27 that is removably fitted into the other end of the extension pipe 25. The suction port body 26 has a structure capable of traveling on a surface to be cleaned such as a wooden floor or a carpet, and has a suction port 28 on the bottom surface facing the surface to be cleaned in a traveling state. Further, the suction port body 26 includes a rotary cleaning body 29 that is pivotally supported by the suction port body 26 and disposed at the suction port 28, and an electric motor 31 that drives the rotary cleaning body 29 to rotate. The suction port body 26 is communicated with the inside of the cleaner body 2 through the extension pipe 25, the hand operation pipe 22 and the dust collection hose 21.

電気掃除機１は、起動スイッチ２４ｂが操作されると電動送風機８を駆動させ掃除機本体２の内部に負圧（吸込負圧）を作用させる。この負圧は、本体接続口１２から集塵ホース２１と手元操作管２２と延長管２５とを経て吸込口体２６の吸込口２８に作用する。吸込口２８に作用した負圧によって、電気掃除機１は、被掃除面に溜まった塵埃を空気とともに吸込口２８から吸い込んで被掃除面を掃除する。吸込口２８に吸い込まれた含塵空気は、掃除機本体２に収容された塵埃分離集塵部７によって空気と塵埃とに分離される。分離された塵埃は、塵埃分離集塵部７に捕集される。他方、分離された空気は、塵埃分離集塵部７を通過し電動送風機８に吸い込まれて掃除機本体２から排気される。   When the start switch 24 b is operated, the electric vacuum cleaner 1 drives the electric blower 8 to apply a negative pressure (suction negative pressure) to the inside of the cleaner main body 2. This negative pressure acts on the suction port 28 of the suction port body 26 from the main body connection port 12 through the dust collecting hose 21, the hand operating tube 22 and the extension tube 25. Due to the negative pressure acting on the suction port 28, the vacuum cleaner 1 sucks dust collected on the surface to be cleaned together with air from the suction port 28 to clean the surface to be cleaned. The dust-containing air sucked into the suction port 28 is separated into air and dust by the dust separating and collecting unit 7 accommodated in the cleaner body 2. The separated dust is collected by the dust separation and collection unit 7. On the other hand, the separated air passes through the dust separating and collecting part 7 and is sucked into the electric blower 8 and exhausted from the cleaner body 2.

図２は、本発明の実施形態に係る電気掃除機用ホースの手元操作管および把持部を示した平面図である。   FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a hand control tube and a gripping portion of the vacuum cleaner hose according to the embodiment of the present invention.

図３は、本発明の実施形態に係る電気掃除機用ホースの手元操作管および把持部を示した側面図である。   FIG. 3 is a side view showing a hand operating tube and a gripping portion of the vacuum cleaner hose according to the embodiment of the present invention.

図２および図３に示すように、本実施形態に係る電気掃除機１の手元操作管２２は、側面視においてへ文字状に屈曲させて形成された管である。手元操作管２２は、管状構造物としての延長管２５を嵌脱自在に構成された第一直管部３５と、可撓性ホースとしての集塵ホース２１に連通された第二直管部３６と、第一直管部３５および第二直管部３６連通させる曲管部３７と、を備える。第一直管部３５の長手方向中心線Ｃ１と第二直管部３６の長手方向中心線Ｃ２とは、手元操作管２２の中央部近傍に配置された曲管部３７において交差する。   As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the hand operation tube 22 of the electric vacuum cleaner 1 according to the present embodiment is a tube formed by bending in a letter shape in a side view. The hand operation tube 22 includes a first straight tube portion 35 configured to be freely detachable from an extension tube 25 as a tubular structure, and a second straight tube portion 36 communicated with the dust collecting hose 21 as a flexible hose. And a curved pipe portion 37 that allows the first straight pipe portion 35 and the second straight pipe portion 36 to communicate with each other. The longitudinal center line C1 of the first straight pipe portion 35 and the longitudinal center line C2 of the second straight pipe portion 36 intersect at a curved pipe portion 37 disposed in the vicinity of the central portion of the hand operation tube 22.

第一直管部３５は、延長管２５の長手方向に略一致した長手方向中心線Ｃ１を有する管である。   The first straight pipe portion 35 is a pipe having a longitudinal center line C <b> 1 substantially coincident with the longitudinal direction of the extension pipe 25.

第二直管部３６は、集塵ホース２１の他方の端部に固定された回転管３８と、回転管３８を回転自在に軸支する手元操作管２２の外郭３９と、から構成される。回転管３８は、集塵ホース２１の他方の端部に固定された管であり、集塵ホース２１を軸支する継手である。
曲管部３７は、第一直管部３５と第二直管部３６とを連通させるエルボである。 The second straight pipe portion 36 includes a rotary tube 38 fixed to the other end of the dust collecting hose 21 and an outer shell 39 of the hand operating tube 22 that rotatably supports the rotary tube 38. The rotary tube 38 is a tube fixed to the other end of the dust collection hose 21, and is a joint that pivotally supports the dust collection hose 21.
The curved pipe portion 37 is an elbow that allows the first straight pipe portion 35 and the second straight pipe portion 36 to communicate with each other.

一方、電気掃除機１の把持部２３は、手元操作管２２に一体に形成されたハンドルである。把持部２３は、第一直管部３５と第二直管部３６との交差部近傍を起端にして（具体的には曲管部３７を起端にして）第二直管部３６に併設されるとともに第一直管部３５の長手方向中心線Ｃ１に対して略平行方向に延ばされた第一把持部４１と、第一把持部４１から屈曲させて形成されかつ第一直管部３５の長手方向中心線Ｃ１に対して略直角に交わる方向に延ばされた第二把持部４２と、第一把持部４１および第二把持部４２とともに三角形状を描くように設けられたホースガード部４３と、第一把持部４１の起端部に設けられた凹部４４と、備える。第一把持部４１および第二把持部４２は、いずれも電気掃除機１の使用者が手で握ることのできる太さおよび長さに形成された棒状体である。   On the other hand, the grip portion 23 of the vacuum cleaner 1 is a handle formed integrally with the hand operation tube 22. The grip portion 23 is connected to the second straight pipe portion 36 starting from the vicinity of the intersection of the first straight pipe portion 35 and the second straight pipe portion 36 (specifically, starting from the curved pipe portion 37). A first gripping part 41 which is provided side by side and extends in a direction substantially parallel to the longitudinal center line C1 of the first straight pipe part 35, is formed by bending from the first gripping part 41, and the first straight pipe A second grip 42 extending in a direction substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal center line C1 of the portion 35, and a hose provided in a triangular shape together with the first grip 41 and the second grip 42 The guard part 43 and the recessed part 44 provided in the starting end part of the 1st holding part 41 are provided. Each of the first gripping portion 41 and the second gripping portion 42 is a rod-like body formed in a thickness and length that can be gripped by the user of the electric vacuum cleaner 1.

第一把持部４１は、側面視において起端部から第二把持部４２との連接部分に向かって徐々に握り太さが細くなるよう形成される。   The first grip portion 41 is formed so that the grip thickness gradually decreases from the starting end portion toward the connecting portion with the second grip portion 42 in a side view.

第二把持部４２は、側面視において第一直管部３５の方向へやや前傾させて設けられる。   The second grip portion 42 is provided to be slightly inclined forward in the direction of the first straight pipe portion 35 in a side view.

凹部４４は、使用者が第一把持部４１を手で握り、第一把持部４１、第二把持部４２およびホースガード部４３によって描かれる三角形状の内側に親指を除く四指を配置したときに人差し指が引っ掛かるように第一把持部４１の起端部の下面に配置される。また、凹部４４は、使用者が人差し指を引っ掛け易いように、側面視において弧状に凹没させて形成される。   When the user grips the first gripping part 41 with his / her hand and the four fingers excluding the thumb are arranged inside the triangular shape drawn by the first gripping part 41, the second gripping part 42 and the hose guard part 43. The index finger is disposed on the lower surface of the starting end portion of the first gripping portion 41 so that the index finger is caught on the bottom. Further, the recess 44 is formed by being recessed in an arc shape in a side view so that the user can easily hook the index finger.

ところで、使用者の手の大きさは個人ごとに異なるので、小指から親指に達する距離も個人ごとに異なるものとなる。このことは、従来の把持部のように小指の側部を引っ掛ける部分を基準にして握る把持部では、把持部を握った手の親指配置される場所が個人ごとに異なることを意味している。したがって、把持部を把持したまま、親指で容易に操作可能なスイッチ群の配置は個人ごとに異なることになり、従来の把持部とスイッチ群との配置関係は、使用者によって必ずしも使い勝手良いものとはならないことがあった。   By the way, since the size of the user's hand varies from person to person, the distance from the little finger to the thumb also varies from person to person. This means that, in a gripping part gripped on the basis of a portion where the little finger is hooked like the conventional gripping part, the place where the thumb of the hand gripping the gripping part is arranged is different for each individual. . Therefore, the arrangement of the switch group that can be easily operated with the thumb while holding the gripping part will be different for each individual, and the arrangement relationship between the conventional gripping part and the switch group is not always convenient for each user. There was a thing that should not.

一方、本実施形態に係る操作部２４は、使用者が人差し指を凹部４４に引っ掛けて第一把持部４１を握ったときに、第一把持部４１を握った手の親指の指先で押し易い範囲、具体的には第一把持部４１の起端部の上面に配置される。すなわち、第一把持部４１は、いずれの使用者によっても凹部４４に引っ掛けた人差し指を基準にして親指で容易に操作可能なスイッチ群の配置を設定できる。なお、操作部２４は、使用者が人差し指を凹部４４に引っ掛けて第一把持部４１を手で握ったときの親指の可動範囲を考慮して停止スイッチ２４ａまたは起動スイッチ２４ｂを適宜に配置できる。
図４は、本発明の実施形態に係る電気掃除機の管部を示した側面図である。 On the other hand, the operation unit 24 according to the present embodiment is a range in which the user can easily press the first gripping part 41 with the fingertip of the hand holding the first gripping part 41 when the index finger is hooked on the recess 44 and the first gripping part 41 is gripped. Specifically, it is arranged on the upper surface of the starting end portion of the first gripping portion 41. In other words, the first gripper 41 can set the arrangement of a switch group that can be easily operated with the thumb on the basis of the index finger hooked on the recess 44 by any user. Note that the operation unit 24 can be appropriately provided with the stop switch 24a or the start switch 24b in consideration of the movable range of the thumb when the user hooks the index finger on the recess 44 and grips the first grip 41 with the hand.
FIG. 4 is a side view showing a tube portion of the electric vacuum cleaner according to the embodiment of the present invention.

図５は、本発明の実施形態に係る電気掃除機の管部を部分的に拡大して示した側面図である。   FIG. 5 is a partially enlarged side view of the tube portion of the vacuum cleaner according to the embodiment of the present invention.

図４および図５に示すように、把持部２３の凹部４４は、第一直管部３５に延長管２５を接続するとともに延長管２５の下端に吸込口体２６を接続して第一把持部４１の握り高さＨを適宜に設定したとき、凹部４４の位置における水平面ｈよりも上方（図５中、実線矢）へ向かって凹没させて形成される。   As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the concave portion 44 of the gripping part 23 connects the extension pipe 25 to the first straight pipe part 35 and connects the suction port body 26 to the lower end of the extension pipe 25 to form the first gripping part. When the gripping height H of 41 is set appropriately, it is formed to be recessed above the horizontal plane h at the position of the recess 44 (solid arrow in FIG. 5).

換言すれば、把持部２３の凹部４４は、適宜の握り高さにおいて使用者の人差し指が凹部４４から容易に抜け出さないように、第一把持部４１と凹部４４との連接部分４５を弧形状の最高点ｔよりも低く位置させて形成される。   In other words, the concave portion 44 of the grip portion 23 has an arc-shaped connecting portion 45 between the first grip portion 41 and the concave portion 44 so that the user's index finger does not easily come out of the concave portion 44 at an appropriate grip height. It is formed lower than the highest point t.

第一把持部４１の握り高さは、第一把持部４１の握り中心の被掃除面からの高さであり、使用者が最も使用しやすい標準的な高さとして約８０ｃｍまたは吸込口体の前後走行を考慮した高さとして約９０ｃｍに基づいて約８０ｃｍから約９０ｃｍに設定される。   The grip height of the first grip portion 41 is a height from the surface to be cleaned of the grip center of the first grip portion 41, and is about 80 cm as a standard height that is most easily used by the user or the suction port body. The height in consideration of front-rear running is set from about 80 cm to about 90 cm based on about 90 cm.

このように構成された本実施形態に係る電気掃除機１および電気掃除機用ホースによれば、使用者が把持部２３、特に第一把持部４１を握ったとき使用者の人差し指が凹部４４に引っ掛かりとともにしっかりと握り込まれて確実にグリップできる。これによって、電気掃除機１および電気掃除機用ホースは、吸込口体２６を前後走行させる際に使用者の手から把持部２３がすっぽ抜けるのを防ぎ、操作性を向上できる。   According to the vacuum cleaner 1 and the vacuum cleaner hose according to the present embodiment configured as described above, the index finger of the user is in the recess 44 when the user grips the grip portion 23, particularly the first grip portion 41. It can be gripped securely with a firm grip. Thereby, the vacuum cleaner 1 and the vacuum cleaner hose can prevent the gripping portion 23 from slipping out of the user's hand when the suction port body 26 runs back and forth, and can improve operability.

また、電気掃除機１および電気掃除機用ホースによれば、使用者の人差し指を引っ掛ける凹部４４を弧状に凹没させたので、人差し指に掛かる負担（面圧）を低減させて、使用者にストレスを感じさせることもない。   Further, according to the vacuum cleaner 1 and the vacuum cleaner hose, the concave portion 44 for hooking the user's index finger is recessed in an arc shape, so that the burden (surface pressure) applied to the index finger is reduced, and the user is stressed. There is no feeling.

さらに、電気掃除機１および電気掃除機用ホースによれば、適宜の握り高さ（例えば、約８０ｃｍから約９０ｃｍ）において下向きに凹没させた凹部４４によって、第一把持部４１におけるグリップ感を高めて操作性を向上できる。   Furthermore, according to the vacuum cleaner 1 and the vacuum cleaner hose, the grip 44 in the first grip 41 is provided by the recess 44 that is recessed downward at an appropriate grip height (for example, about 80 cm to about 90 cm). The operability can be improved.

さらにまた、電気掃除機１および電気掃除機用ホースによれば、起端部から第二把持部４２との連接部分に向かって握り太さが細くなる第一把持部４１を備えているので、使用者が第一把持部４１を握る際に薬指から小指までのグリップ感を高めて操作性を向上できる。   Furthermore, according to the vacuum cleaner 1 and the hose for the vacuum cleaner, since the first grip portion 41 that is gripped toward the connecting portion with the second grip portion 42 from the starting end portion is provided, When the user grips the first grip portion 41, the grip feeling from the ring finger to the little finger can be enhanced and the operability can be improved.

ところで、使用者の手の大きさは個人ごとに異なるので、小指から親指に達する距離も個人ごとに異なるものとなる。このことは、突起に小指の側部を引っ掛けて握る従来の把持部では、親指の届く範囲が個人ごとに異なることを意味している。すなわち、従来の把持部は、手の大きさによってスイッチ群を操作し易い（指の届き易い）範囲が異なり、使用者によって必ずしも使い勝手良いものとはならない。   By the way, since the size of the user's hand varies from person to person, the distance from the little finger to the thumb also varies from person to person. This means that in the conventional gripping part that hooks and grips the side of the little finger on the protrusion, the reach of the thumb is different for each individual. In other words, the conventional gripping unit has a range in which the switch group can be easily operated (a finger can easily reach) depending on the size of the hand, and is not always easy to use depending on the user.

他方、本実施形態に係る電気掃除機１および電気掃除機用ホースによれば、使用者が人差し指を凹部４４に引っ掛けて第一把持部４１を握ったときに、第一把持部４１を握った手の親指の指先で押し易い範囲、具体的には第一把持部４１の起端部の上面に配置された操作部２４を備える。すなわち、電気掃除機１および電気掃除機用ホースによれば、いずれの使用者によっても凹部４４に引っ掛けた人差し指を基準にして親指で容易に操作可能な操作部２４の配置を設定できる。   On the other hand, according to the vacuum cleaner 1 and the vacuum cleaner hose according to the present embodiment, when the user hooks the index finger on the recess 44 and grips the first grip portion 41, the first grip portion 41 is gripped. The operation unit 24 is provided in a range that can be easily pressed by the fingertip of the thumb of the hand, specifically, on the upper surface of the starting end portion of the first gripping portion 41. That is, according to the vacuum cleaner 1 and the vacuum cleaner hose, it is possible to set the arrangement of the operation unit 24 that can be easily operated with the thumb on the basis of the index finger hooked on the recess 44 by any user.

したがって本発明の実施形態に係る電気掃除機１および電気掃除機用ホースによれば、使用者の手の大きさに係わらず操作しやすい把持部２３を備えることができる。   Therefore, according to the vacuum cleaner 1 and the vacuum cleaner hose according to the embodiment of the present invention, the grip portion 23 that is easy to operate regardless of the size of the user's hand can be provided.

１ 電気掃除機
２ 掃除機本体
３ 管部
５ 本体ケース
６ 車輪
７ 塵埃分離集塵部
８ 電動送風機
９ 本体制御部
１１ 電源コード
１２ 本体接続口
１４ 電源プラグ
１９ 接続管
２１ 集塵ホース
２２ 手元操作管
２３ 把持部
２４ 操作部
２４ａ 停止スイッチ
２４ｂ 起動スイッチ
２５ 延長管
２６ 吸込口体
２７ 接続管
２８ 吸込口
２９ 回転清掃体
３１ 電動機
３５ 第一直管部
３６ 第二直管部
３７ 曲管部
３８ 回転管
３９ 外郭
４１ 第一把持部
４２ 第二把持部
４３ ホースガード部
４４ 凹部
４５ 連接部分 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Vacuum cleaner 2 Vacuum cleaner main body 3 Pipe part 5 Main body case 6 Wheel 7 Dust separation dust collection part 8 Electric blower 9 Main body control part 11 Power cord 12 Main body connection port 14 Power plug 19 Connection pipe 21 Dust collection hose 22 Hand control pipe 23 Grasping part 24 Operation part 24a Stop switch 24b Start switch 25 Extension pipe 26 Suction port body 27 Connecting pipe 28 Suction port 29 Rotating cleaning body 31 Electric motor 35 First straight pipe part 36 Second straight pipe part 37 Curved pipe part 38 Rotating pipe 39 outer shell 41 first gripping portion 42 second gripping portion 43 hose guard portion 44 recess 45 connecting portion

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可撓性ホースと、
前記可撓性ホースに連通された手元操作管と、
前記手元操作管に設けられた把持部と、を備え、
前記手元操作管は、側面視においてへ文字状に屈曲させて形成された管であり、管状構造物を嵌脱自在に構成された第一直管部と、前記可撓性ホースに連通された第二直管部と、を有し、
前記把持部は、前記第一直管部と前記第二直管部との交差部近傍を起端にして前記第一直管部の中心線に対して略平行方向に延ばされた第一把持部と、前記第一把持部の起端部に設けられた凹部と、を有することを特徴とする電気掃除機用ホース。 A flexible hose;
A hand control pipe communicated with the flexible hose;
A grip portion provided on the hand control tube,
The hand control tube is a tube formed by bending it into a letter shape in a side view, and communicated with the first straight tube portion configured to be detachable from the tubular structure and the flexible hose. A second straight pipe portion,
The gripping portion extends in a direction substantially parallel to the center line of the first straight pipe portion, starting from the vicinity of the intersection of the first straight pipe portion and the second straight pipe portion. A hose for a vacuum cleaner, comprising: a grip portion; and a recess provided at a starting end portion of the first grip portion. 前記凹部は、側面視において弧状に凹没させて形成されたことを特徴とする請求項１に記載の電気掃除機用ホース。 The vacuum cleaner hose according to claim 1, wherein the concave portion is formed to be recessed in an arc shape in a side view. 前記第一直管部に前記管状構造物としての延長管を接続するとともに前記延長管の下端に吸込口体を接続して前記第一把持部の握り高さを適宜に設定したとき、前記凹部は、水平面より上方へ凹没させて形成されたことを特徴とする請求項１または２に記載の電気掃除機用ホース。 When the extension pipe as the tubular structure is connected to the first straight pipe section and a suction port is connected to the lower end of the extension pipe, and the grip height of the first gripping section is appropriately set, the concave section The hose for an electric vacuum cleaner according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the hose is formed by being recessed upward from a horizontal plane. 前記第一把持部の握り高さを約８０ｃｍから約９０ｃｍに設定したことを特徴とする請求項３に記載の電気掃除機用ホース。 The hose for a vacuum cleaner according to claim 3, wherein a grip height of the first grip portion is set to about 80 cm to about 90 cm. 前記第一把持部は、側面視において起端部から前記第二把持部との連接部分に向かって握り太さが細くなることを特徴とする請求項１から４のいずれか１項に記載の電気掃除機用ホース。 5. The gripping thickness of the first grip portion decreases from a leading end portion toward a connection portion with the second grip portion in a side view. Hose for electric vacuum cleaner. 掃除機本体と、
前記掃除機本体に収容された電動送風機と、
前記電動送風機に連通された請求項１から５のいずれか１項に記載の電気掃除機用ホースと、を備えたことを特徴とする電気掃除機。 The vacuum cleaner body,
An electric blower housed in the vacuum cleaner body;
An electric vacuum cleaner comprising: the hose for an electric vacuum cleaner according to any one of claims 1 to 5 communicated with the electric blower.
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