GB2083345A - Vacuum cleaning device with massaging and nail filing components - Google Patents

Abstract

Apparatus comprising a massaging device 60, nail-filing device 70, and suction nozzle 90 has a casing 13 housing an electromagnet 20, an oscillating device 30 oscillated by the electromagnet, and a flexible diaphragm 41 connected to the oscillating device which causes air to be sucked into chamber 412 and exhausted therefrom, the oscillating device being arranged also to operate both the massaging and nail- filing device. Air exhausted via port 45 may be used for inflating tyres. <IMAGE>

Description

SPECIFICATION Portable multi-function apparatus BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to a portable multifunction apparatus which can selectively perform the actions of suction, exhaust, massage and nail filing.

Although, heretofore, many kinds of devices, such as vacuum cleaners, air pumps, exhausters, massage machines and nail filers, have been designed to perform their own separated function, none of them can perform selectively or simultaneously two or more different functions. If one intends to design an apparatus for doing different works, the large volume of the apparatus must discourage him.

Furthermore, most known nail filers and air pumps for bicycle tires are operated manually and troubles are caused as result.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In accordance with the present invention an apparatus comprises a casing having a plurality of through holes therein, means provided in said casing for producing an alternating magnetic field, oscillating means mounted on an inner wall of said casing and actuated by the induced alternating magnetic field, means driven by said oscillating means and communicated with at least two of the through holes of said casing for sucking and exhausting fluid, means mounted movable on said casing and oscillated by said oscillating means for performing the function of massage, a cleaning device communicated with the sucking through holes of said casing, and means connected with and actuated by said oscillating means for filing one's nails.

The apparatus of the present invention can perform selectively the functions of suction, exhaust, massage and nail filing.

Advantageously the sucking through holes and exhausting through holes can be connected respectively with a number of known devices for performing different functions.

In the apparatus of the present invention the oscillating means driven by the induced alternating magnetic field may conveniently supply a driving force to other devices provided in the apparatus.

Preferably the massage device has a number of replaceable resilient members for massaging different portion of one's body.

Advantageously the cleaning device has a replaceable filter bag therein and a transparent portion thereon for checking the condition of the filter bag.

The present invention is further described hereinafter, by way of example, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which: Figure 1 is a sectional view of an embodiment of the present invention; Figure 2 is a top view of the embodiment shown in Fig. 1; Figure 3 is a bottom view of the embodiment shown in Fig. 1; and Figure 4 is a sectional view of the nail filer of the embodiment.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PRE FERRED EMBODIMENT Referring now to Figs. 1 and 2, there is shown a preferred embodiment of the present invention which comprises a casing 13, an electrical magnet 20 consisting of a set of coil 21 and a core 22 and an oscillating device 30 consisting of a permanent magnet 31 and a plate spring 32 provided within the casing 1 3. At one end of the plate spring 32 is provided with the permanent magnet 31 which is adjacent to the electrical magnet 20.

And at the other end of the plate spring 32 is provided with a cylindrical stem 33 to be inserted tightly into a hollow cylindrical seat 34 provided on an inner wall of the casing 1 3 so as to fix one end of the plate spring 32 to the casing 1 3. An electrical wire 11 connected to an A.C. source is connected with the electrical magnet 20 so that an induction alternating magnetic field will be produced by the electrical magnet 20 corresponding to the frequency of the alternating current, that is to say, the magnetic poles of the core 22 will be exchanged alternately and successively. Thus, the permanent magnet 31 is alternately attracted or released in a single direction by the electrical magnet 20 corresponding to the frequency of the alternating current that makes the plate spring 32 oscillate upwards and downwards.

A flexible diaphragm 41 is mounted on an inward protrusion 411 of the casing 1 3 to define a chamber 41 2. By a partition 41 3 the upper portion of the chamber 412 is divided into two parts 46, 47. There are three through holes 44a, 44b and 45 provided in the casing 1 3. Two of the through holes communicate with one of the parts 46, 47, and the other through hole 45 communicates with the other part 47. Each of the through holes 44a, 44b and 45 is provided with an outward protrusion 441, 442 and 443 for connecting with a hose or the like. Provided respectively on the lower portion of the two parts 46, 47 are suckion valve 48 and an exhaust valve 49.By screwing a threaded bolt 35 with a nut 36, the lowest portion of the flexible diaphragm 41 is connected to the middle part of the plate spring 32. Consequently, the flexible diaphragm 41 will be compressed and expanded alternately by the oscillation of the plate spring 32 to perform intermittently suction and exhaustion. In other words, when the flexible diaphragm 41 is compressed by the plate spring 32, the air stored within the lower portion of the chamber 41 2 will flow through the exhaust valve 49 and be exhausted out of the outward protru sion 443 of the through way 45. When the flexible diaphragm 41 is expanded by the plate spring 32, a certain amount of air in the atmosphere will flow through the through ways 44a, 44b and the suction valve 48 into the lower portion of the chamber 412.Thus, the two suction through ways 44a, 44b are suitable for connecting with a hose of various articles such as a known woman breast increaser, or a known vacuum cleaner or a special cleaner 90 which will be described in detail to hereinafter. The exhaust through way 45 is suitable for connecting with a hose of a known air pump for filling a tire with air, or the like.

Referring to Figs. 1 and 3, a massage device 60 is provided on the lower portion of the casing 1 3. This massage device 60 comprises a movable axle 61 screwed with a nut 62 at the upper end thereof, an axle sleeve 63 extruding through and built in the lower portion of the casing 1 3 to receive the axle 61 so as to allow a threaded lower end of the axle 61 extruding out of the casing 13, a spring 621 provided between the top surface of the axle sleeve 63 and the nut 62, and a replaceable resilient member 60 made preferrably of rubber and mounted on the threaded lower end of the movable axle 61.

The resilient member 66 has four curved protrusions 67 acting as massage heads. Provided respectively between the rear side of the curved protrusions and the lower side of the casing 1 3 are four resilient sponges 68 for departing the resilient member 66 from the casing 1 3 by a desirable distance. The upper end of the movable axle 61 is provided under and kept a suitable distance from the oscillating end of the plate spring 32 so that the former is not oscillated by the latter when the massage device is not in use. When one's body touches and presses the massage heads 67 to make the resilient member 66 with the movable axle 61 move toward the plate spring 32, the massage device 60 is accordingly operated.That is to say, under such situation the movable axle 61 is reciprocally moved within the sleeve 63 by the pressure of a user's body, the oscillation of the spring 32, and the reversing force of the sponges 68 and of the spring 621.

Referring now to Figs. 1, 2 and 4, a nail filing device 70 includes a body 71 having a chamber 711, a through way 71 2 communicated with the chamber 711, and a recess 71 3 extending across the through way 712; a compensating pipe 72 connected to the chamber 711; a filer 75 provided within the through way 712 and having an opening 77 therein and an enlarged end 73 provided in the chamber 711; a locking device consisting of a steel ball 79 and a spring 78 provided in the inner protion of the recess 713; a releasing device consisting of a movable pin member 81 with a flange 811 thereon and a spring 82 both positioned in the recess; a string 74 extruding through the compensating pipe 72 and one end thereof connected to the enlarged end 73 of the filer 75 and the other end thereof connected with the plate spring 32; and a spring 83 placed in the chamber 711 and contacted against the enlarged end 73 of the filer 75.

Specifically speaking, one end of the compensating pipe 72 is connected to a protrusion 85 of a through way 86 provided in the casing 1 3. Through which one end of the string 74 passes through an opening 37 provided in the plate spring 32 and is fixed on a blocking member 87 whose size is larger than that of the opening 37. Such that if one pulls the string 74 in tight, by the oscillation of the plate spring 32 and the extension force of the spring 83 the file 75 will be alternately moved in an inward and outward direction so as to perform the nail filing actions. When the string 74 is losened the file 75 will keep motionless even the plate spring 32 is still oscillating.

When the filing device 70 is not in use, the filer 75 will be pushed into the through way 712 and the steel ball 79 will be pressed into the opening 77 of the file 75 by the spring 78 so as to fix the filer 75 within the through way 71 2 of the body 71. Furthermore, the body 71 might be hold firmly on the top surface of the casing 1 3 by a number of resilient retaining members 89 provided on the casing 1 3.

The spring 82 is mounted on the flange 811 of the pin member 81 and contacted against an inner wall of the recess 713. To prevent the pin member 81 being moved from the recess 71 3 a nut 80 is screwed into the recess 71 3 to contact against the underside of the flange 811. Thus, when one intends to use the nail filing device 70, he may push the pin member 81 inwardly to move the steel ball 79 out of the opening 77 of the filer 75, and then, release the pin member 81 which will return to its original position by the spring 82. Thus, the forward end of the filer 75 will move out of the through way 71 2 by the compressed spring 83.

A switch 1 2 is provided on the casing 1 3 for controlling flowing of the alternating current into the electrical magnet 20 so as to control the oscillation of the plate spring 32.

It is to be understood that the invention is not limited in its application to the details of construction and arrangement of parts as illustrated in the accompanying drawings, since the invention is capable of other embodiments and of being practiced or carried out in various ways. Also it is to be understood that the phraselogy or terminology employed herein is for the purpose of description and not of limitation.

Claims (7)

1. A multi-function apparatus which comprises a casing having a plurality of through holes; means provided in said casing for producing an alternating magnetic field; oscillating means mounted on an inner wall of said casing and actuated by the induced alternating magnet field; means driven by said oscillating means and communicated with at least two of the through holes of said casing for sucking and exhausting fluid; means mounted movably on said casing and oscillated by said oscillating means for performing the function of massage; a cleaning device communicated with the suckion through hole of said casing for performing the function of cleaning by operation of said suckion and exhaust means; and means connected with and actuated by said oscillating means for filing one's nails.

2. An apparatus as claimed in Claim 1 wherein said oscillating means comprises a plate spring whose one end is mounted on an inner wall of said casing, and a permanent magnet provided at the other end of the plate spring.

3. An apparatus as claimed in Claim 1 or 2 wherein said cleaning device has a replaceable dust collecting bag therein and a transparent portion thereon for inspecting of the bag.

4. An apparatus as claimed in Claim 2 or 3 when appendant to claim 2 wherein said nail filing means includes a body a filer received partially and movably in the body a spring positioned in the body and contacted against the inner end of the filer and a string mounted on the inner end of the file and connected to the plate spring so that when the string is stretched tightly, said filer will be moved reciprocally in an inward and outward direction corresponding to the oscillaton of the plate spring, on the other hand, when released the filer will keep motionless in spite of the oscillation of the plate spring.

5. An apparatus as claimed in any of Claims 1 to 4 wherein said massage means is normally placed at a position where it will not be oscillated by said oscillating means until it is moved within a certain distance from said oscillating means.

6. An apparatus as claimed in any of Claims 1 to 5 wherein said massage means includes a replaceable resilient member.

7. An apparatus as claimed in any of the preceding claims constructed and arranged substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to the accompanying drawings.