Electric vacuum cleaner

Provided is an electric vacuum cleaner in which a movable handle can be stored in a non-obtrusive position, even when a vacuum cleaner body is in an upright state or the vacuum cleaner is used when the vacuum cleaner body is in an inverted state, etc. An electric vacuum cleaner (1) comprises: a body case (11) comprising a handle-storing recess (11a); a body handle (14) that is provided on the bodycase (11) and is capable of being moved between a storage position in which the handle is retracted into the handle-storing recess (11a) and a usage position in which the handle is removed from the handle-storing recess (11a); and a handle holding mechanism (61) for holding the body handle (14) when in the storage position in the handle-storing recess (11a). 提出一种即使使吸尘器主体为立起状态、或在反转状态下使用吸尘器主体，也能够将可动式的把手收纳在不成为障碍的位置的电动吸尘器。电动吸尘器(1)具备：主体壳体(11)，具有把手收纳凹部(11a)；主体把手(14)，设于主体壳体(11)，并能够在进入把手收纳凹部(11a)的收纳位置与从把手收纳凹部(11a)脱离的使用位置之间移动；以及把手保持机构(61)，将位于收纳位置的主体把手(14)保持在把手收纳凹部(11a)。