Cleaner

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11647884-B2
Application number	US-201916512564-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 16, 2019
Priority date	Aug 1, 2018
Publication date	May 16, 2023
Grant date	May 16, 2023

Abstract

A cleaner includes a main body, a handle, a first switch member, and a second switch member. The main body generates a suction force to suck in dust with air by a motor. The handle is to be held by a user. The first switch member is disposed movably on the handle and switches between supplying and not supplying power to the motor by being moved. The second switch member is disposed movably on the handle and, by being moved, moves the first switch member so as to switch between supplying and not supplying power to the motor.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A cleaner, comprising:
a main body configured to generate a suction force to suck in dust with air by a motor;
a handle on the main body and configured to be held by a user;
a first switch member that is (i) movably on the handle and (ii) configured to switch between supplying and not supplying power to the motor by being moved; and
a second switch member that is (i) movably on the handle and (ii) configured to, by being moved, move the first switch member so as to switch the first switch member between the supplying and the not supplying power to the motor,
wherein the first switch member is a trigger operation member capable of being pulled into the handle.

2. The cleaner according to claim 1 , wherein the second switch member is a slide operation member slidable with respect to the handle.

3. The cleaner according to claim 2 , wherein the first switch member and the second switch member are configured such that, when the second switch member is slid in a first direction, the second switch member pulls the first switch member into the handle, and when the second switch member is slid in a second direction opposite to the first direction, the second switch member allows the first switch member to return to an original position.

4. The cleaner according to claim 3 , wherein the second switch member includes a lock mechanism for maintaining the second switch member at a predetermined position up to which the second switch member is slid in the first direction.

5. The cleaner according to claim 1 , wherein the first switch member and the second switch member are each operable by a finger while holding the handle with one hand.

6. The cleaner according to claim 3 , wherein
the second switch member includes a projection part capable of coming into contact with the first switch member, and
the first switch member, the second switch member and the projection part are configured such that, when the second switch member is slid in the first direction, the projection part comes into contact with the first switch member so as to pull the first switch member into the handle; and when the second switch member is slid in the second direction, the projection part is separated from the first switch member so as to allow the first switch member to return to the original position.

7. The cleaner according to claim 4 , wherein
the handle includes an engagement member that positions the second switch member,
the second switch member includes a tapered surface that is on an outer peripheral surface of the second switch member and that functions as the lock mechanism, and
the tapered surface is configured to restrict a movement of the second switch member, by being engaged with the engagement member.

8. The cleaner according to claim 3 , wherein
the handle includes an engagement member that positions the second switch member,
the second switch member includes an engagement surface capable of being engaged with the engagement member, and
the engagement surface is configured to restrict a movement of the second switch member, by being engaged with the engagement member in a state in which the first switch member is positioned at the original position.

9. The cleaner according to claim 3 , further comprising
an elastic member that biases the first switch member to return to the original position from a state being pulled into the handle, and
the second direction is a direction different from a direction to which an biasing force of the elastic member is applied.

Assignees

• Makita Corp

Inventors

• Iwakami Junichi

Classifications

• A47L9/322

  for hand-supported suction cleaners · CPC title

• A47L9/2884

  Details of arrangements of batteries or their installation · CPC title

• A47L5/24 Primary

  Hand-supported suction cleaners · CPC title

• A47L9/1658

  Construction of outlets · CPC title

• A47L9/2836

  characterised by the parts which are controlled · CPC title