Abstract: A vacuum cleaner includes a cleaner body to which an intake hose is connectable, traveling members for enabling the traveling of the cleaner body, and an obstacle-escaping angularly-movable member angularly movably mounted on the cleaner body. A dust collector chamber is formed in a front portion of the cleaner body, and an electrically-operated fan is mounted in a rear portion of the cleaner body. The angularly-movable member is so arranged as to be angularly movable around an outer wall of the dust collector chamber. A portion of the angularly-movable member projects outwardly from the front face of the cleaner body and the front side portions of the cleaner body.

Abstract: An electric cleaner is provided with a moving mechanism for avoiding or escaping an obstacle so as to turn and move a cleaner body when the cleaning body collides with the obstacle. According to the electric cleaner, even if the cleaner body is collided with the obstacle, it is easy to escape or avoid away from the obstacle to ensure a smooth travel of the cleaner body while preventing an overturn of the cleaner.

Abstract: A vacuum cleaner includes a cleaner body to which an intake hose is connectable, traveling members for enabling the traveling of the cleaner body, and an obstacle-escaping angularly-movable member angularly movably mounted on the cleaner body. A dust collector chamber is formed in a front portion of the cleaner body, and an electrically-operated fan is mounted in a rear portion of the cleaner body. The angularly-movable member is so arranged as to be angularly movable around an outer wall of the dust collector chamber. A portion of the angularly-movable member projects outwardly from the front face of the cleaner body and the front side portions of the cleaner body.

Abstract: A vacuum cleaner including a main vacuum cleaner body having a plurality of caster mounting portions, respectively accommodating a caster, provided on a lower case of the vacuum cleaner main body, with the suction hose being turnably mounted substantially at a central portion of the upper case of the vacuum cleaner main body. A distance between an installation position of the suction hose and the respective caster mounting portions is substantially equal such that when the vacuum cleaner main body collides with an obstacle located on a surface to be cleaned by the vacuum cleaner, the suction hose can move easily and the vacuum cleaner main body can move and turn easily in a pulling direction of the suction hose to avoid the obstacle.