Abstract: An electric vacuum cleaner including a vacuum cleaner main body, a suction tool main body connected to the vacuum cleaner main body and having an suction inlet which is open at a lower surface thereof, a dust box connected to the vacuum cleaner main body, and a grip portion for operating the vacuum cleaner main body. The suction tool main body, an interior of the vacuum cleaner main body, the grip portion and the dust box are directly connected in this order such that circulation of air is permitted. The interior of the vacuum cleaner main body and the grip portion are connected in a freely attachable and detachable manner.

Abstract: An upright-type electric vacuum cleaner including a vacuum cleaner main body with at least a dust collector and an exhaust outlet, and a suction body provided at a lower front of the vacuum main body. The dust collector is disposed on a rearward side of the vacuum cleaner main body and wherein the exhaust outlet is disposed on a front surface side of the dust collector. The area of the exhaust outlet can be made large without being interfered by the dust collector.

Abstract: An electric vacuum cleaner 100 and a dust collecting unit 5 for use therein of the present invention include a dust collecting container 51 into which air sucked at the time of cleaning is led and a cyclone mechanism 52 for causing the air led into the dust collecting container 51 to swirl to separate dust contained in the air from the air, and are further provided with a filter 25 outside the dust collecting container 51 for catching minute dust contained in the air discharged from the dust collecting container 51. According to the electric vacuum cleaner 100 and the dust collecting unit 5 for use therein of the present invention, minute dust not removed from the air in the dust collecting container 51 by the cyclone mechanism 52 can be surely caught by the filter 25 provided outside the dust collecting container 51. And since the filter 25 is provided outside the dust collecting container 51, it has a preferable maintenance property for cleaning, exchange and the like.

Abstract: An upright-type electric vacuum cleaner including a vacuum cleaner main body with at least a dust collector and an exhaust outlet, and a suction body provided at a lower front of the vacuum main body. The dust collector is disposed on a rearward side of the vacuum cleaner main body and wherein the exhaust outlet is disposed on a front surface side of the dust collector. The area of the exhaust outlet can be made large without being interfered by the dust collector.

Abstract: An electric vacuum cleaner including a vacuum cleaner main body, a suction tool main body connected to the vacuum cleaner main body and having an suction inlet which is open at a lower surface thereof, a dust box connected to the vacuum cleaner main body, and a grip portion for operating the vacuum cleaner main body. The suction tool main body, an interior of the vacuum cleaner main body, the grip portion and the dust box are directly connected in this order such that circulation of air is permitted. The interior of the vacuum cleaner main body and the grip portion are connected in a freely attachable and detachable manner. It is possible to perform both ordinary use (floor cleaning) using a suction tool main body and use of an attachment through a grip portion by utilizing one successive flow path so that it will not be necessary to provide a flow path switching mechanism to thereby simply the arrangement.

Abstract: A vacuum cleaner comprising: a main body having a dust collecting chamber and a motor chamber; a cover for the dust collecting chamber; and an inlet pipe formed on the dust collecting chamber. A lever is provided within the dust collecting chamber, the lever being swingable between a position where one end of the lever is positioned between an opening edge of the dust collecting chamber and the cover to prevent the cover from closing and a position where the lever enables the cover to close. It is not possible to attach the cover to the cleaner in the state where the dust collecting bag is detached so that it is possible to securely prevent misuse of the cleaner in the state where the dust collecting bag is not attached.

Abstract: An electric vacuum cleaner comprising a floor nozzle connected to a lower part of a main body of the electric vacuum cleaner and having a suction opening opened on a lower surface of the floor nozzle, a rotary brush disposed in the suction opening, a driving source, a power transmission system which transmits power from the driving source to the rotary brush, and a changeover unit which connects or disconnects power transmission of the power transmission system, wherein the changeover unit is provided with an operation pedal, which is manipulated to connect or disconnect the power, on a rear portion of the floor nozzle. It is possible for an operator to instantaneously turn on and off the driving of the rotary brush only by stepping down or lifting up the pedal while gripping the handle at rear side of the main body of the cleaner without stopping the movement of the cleaner.