Vacuum-cleaner suction tool and vacuum cleaner using the same

• Main Authors: IMAI, TETSUO, ODACHI, TORU, OKUBO, HIDEO, KAJIKAWA, SABURO
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 09.05.2012
• Subjects: COFFEE MILLS; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; FURNITURE; HUMAN NECESSITIES; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL

A vacuum-cleaner suction tool (1) comprising: a sucking portion (4) having an opening (12) for sucking up dust on a surface to be cleaned (23); a connection pipe (6) having a longitudinal central axis (6a) thereof arranged to be substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal central axis (4a) of said sucking portion (4); a joint portion (5) for connecting said sucking portion (4) to said connection pipe (6); a supporting portion (7) attached to one of said joint portion (5) and said connection pipe (6) for supporting one of said joint portion (5) and said connection pipe (6) by being placed in contact with a surface (23) to be cleaned; and a channel portion (8) provided in said opening (12), said joint portion (5), and said connection pipe (6) for transporting sucked-up dust therethrough; wherein said joint portion (5) is configured to be turnable, relative to said sucking portion (4), in a direction substantially horizontal to the surface (23) to be cleaned and said supporting portion (7) is configured to be turnable in an upward direction from the surface (23) to be cleaned.