CN105848549B - From traveling and the floor cleaning and cleaning systems of low damage - Google Patents

From traveling and the floor cleaning and cleaning systems of low damage Download PDF

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CN105848549B
CN105848549B CN201380081440.8A CN201380081440A CN105848549B CN 105848549 B CN105848549 B CN 105848549B CN 201380081440 A CN201380081440 A CN 201380081440A CN 105848549 B CN105848549 B CN 105848549B
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雅各布·扬岑
安妮特·霍泽尔
赖纳·库尔曼
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Abstract

The present invention relates to a kind of floor cleaning of traveling and low damage certainly, it includes at least one cleaning unit (33,51) and dirt collection vessel (42), there is dirt collection vessel interior of the container (44), bottom wall (56), dirt to enter opening (48) and dirt outlet opening (58), wherein, dirt particle can be transferred in interior of the container (44) by least one cleaning unit (33,51), and dirt outlet opening (58) is formed on bottom wall (56).Allow the floor cleaning for simply removing dirt particle from dirt collection vessel in order to provide this in the case where realizing simple structure, it is according to proposed by the present invention, floor cleaning (14) has the valve gear (60) being arranged on dirt outlet opening (58), it has at least one valve body (62, 64), valve body at least constructs bottom wall (56) range selector and closes dirt outlet opening (58) in a closed position, and valve body can be transferred in open position, dirt outlet opening (58) is at least partly discharged in the open position, and valve gear (60) can be operated by air pressure, to by least one valve body (62, 64) it is transferred to open position from closed position.A kind of moreover, it relates to cleaning systems.

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From traveling and the floor cleaning and cleaning systems of low damage
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of floor cleaning of traveling and low damage certainly, and it includes at least one cleaning unit and dirt There is interior of the container, bottom wall, dirt to enter opening and dirt outlet opening for thing collection vessel, dirt collection vessel, wherein, Dirt particle can be transferred in interior of the container by least one cleaning unit, and dirt outlet opening is on bottom wall Formed.
In addition, the present invention relates to a kind of cleaning systems, it includes from traveling and the floor cleaning of low damage and siphoned away Stand.
Background technology
The A2 of EP 2 407 074 describe the different embodiment party including floor cleaning He the cleaning systems for siphoning away station Formula.Each embodiment has the flushing air outlet and suction intake for siphoning away station.Interior of the container by flushing air outlet load with Compressed air, so as to which the dirt particle deposited wherein is rolled.Dirt particle is sucked away the suction machine at station by suction intake Group siphons away, and is deposited in its dirt collection vessel.All embodiments have including largely necessary part on one's own initiative The shortcomings that labyrinth of the component of motion.Roll dirt particle and also confirm that it is unfavorable.Received in the dirt of floor cleaning Collect the flowing that dirt particle is formed in container, dirt particle is attached on the cleaning brush of equipment, pollutes cleaning brush, and even complete Do not siphoned away from dirt collection vessel.In order to clean cleaning brush, although cleaning equipment can be provided with station is siphoned away, clearly Clean equipment can more complexly construct the structure of cleaning systems.Also disadvantageously, dirt particle in the case where not being sucked by Dirt collection vessel is left when flowing is laterally passing through cleaning brush, and is entered in surrounding environment.
Cleaning systems described in the B1 of EP 0 769 923 include dirt collection vessel, at the bottom of dirt collection vessel The substantial amounts of cover plate for treating active operation is disposed with wall.Siphoned away if floor cleaning is located on station, then cover plate is opened.It is dirty Composition granule is dropped on conveyer belt from dirt collection vessel through the grid siphoned away on station, to suction channel together with conveyer belt Transmission, and the suction unit by siphoning away station siphons away.The bottom wall of dirt collection vessel is arranged at interval with grid herein.Drop Dirt particle can bypass grid and pollute siphon away station and surrounding environment.
The content of the invention
The task of the present invention is to provide a kind of floor cleaning and cleaning systems of the type being initially mentioned, and it is being realized Allow from dirt collection vessel simply to remove dirt particle in the case of simple structure.
The task solves as follows in this floor cleaning according to the present invention, i.e. floor cleaning has There is the valve gear being arranged on dirt outlet opening, the valve gear carries at least one valve body, and valve body is in a closed position at least Bottom wall is constructed range selector, and closes dirt outlet opening, and valve body can be transferred in open position, in open position Middle at least part release dirt outlet opening is put, and valve gear can be operated by air pressure, for will at least one Individual valve body is transferred to open position from closed position.
Floor cleaning includes valve gear, and it is preferably the part of dirt collection vessel, and can be by the dirt Thing collection vessel surrounds.One or more valve bodies close dirt outlet opening in respective closed position, so as to dirt-collecting Container is fully sealed or substantially completely sealed.Because valve gear is to pass through air pressure Come what is operated, so simple design can be realized in the structure of floor cleaning.By adding at least one valve body Open position can be transferred to air pressure, the valve body from closed position by carrying.In the open position, dirt outlet opening is at least Part discharges.Dirt particle can drop from dirt collection vessel, or from container preferably in the presence of pressure-loaded It is removed in inner space.Particularly advantageous here is at least one valve body adds on its side away from interior of the container Pressure is loaded with, and/or is loaded on its side towards interior of the container with overvoltage.By the way that at least one valve body is shifted It can be realized into open position and dirt particle is siphoned away or blown away from interior of the container, wherein it is possible to be formed through dirt Into the air flow of opening.May be by the attachment on cleaning brush that floor cleaning surrounds thus, it is possible to remove simultaneously Dirt particle.
In the floor cleaning according to the present invention advantageously, the suction of the floor cleaning and/or cleaning systems It is in the case of no active movement or to be exercised part and feasible to walk station, and for example this is in EP 2 407 074 It is required in cleaning systems described in the A2 and B1 of EP 0 769 923.This not only simplifies structure, and also improve simultaneously The reliability of floor cleaning and cleaning systems, its mode are the possibility for the driver for not having to consider the part for moving Failure.
It is conceivable, that dirt outlet opening is formed in the bottom wall in floor cleaning, and at least one valve body Construct bottom wall range selector.At least one valve body forms bottom wall section.
It is also contemplated that at least one valve body is constructed completely in bottom wall, and do not deposited in addition at least one valve body In the other bottom wall section of dirt collection vessel.Dirt outlet opening can be correspondingly along the whole bottom of dirt collection vessel The border extension of side.
Positioning and orientation explanation, such as " upper and lower, bottom side, level etc. " are currently interpreted as with floor cleaning normal The rule position that uses occupied when using is reference.In routine use, floor cleaning is especially located at ground to be cleaned On face, or as then illustrating, positioned at siphoning away the reaching on region of station.
Advantageously, at least one valve body can along from interior of the container refer to from direction be transferred to opening from closed position Position.This provides following possibility, i.e. at least one valve body away from the side of interior of the container in the case where loading negative pressure It is transferred in open position, to discharge dirt outlet opening.Thus, can especially construct through dirt enter opening and The suction flowing of interior of the container.
It can be provided that, valve gear has valve body, and it completely or substantially completely encloses dirt row in a closed position Go out opening.
Alternative can be addedly provided that, valve gear has valve body, and partially enclosed dirt is arranged in a closed position for it Go out opening.
Can especially be provided with partially enclosed dirt outlet opening valve body and a completely enclosed dirt discharge The valve body of opening.The valve body of completely enclosed dirt outlet opening and the valve body of partially enclosed dirt outlet opening can be formed respectively The bottom wall section of the bottom wall of dirt collection vessel.In the upper and lower region being stacked of valve body, bottom wall can with double-walled (doppelwandig) construct.
Alternative can be addedly provided that, valve gear has two or more valve bodies, and in a closed position, they are each Jointly completely enclose from respectively partially closing and completely or substantially dirt outlet opening.For example, valve body forms dirt respectively The bottom wall section of the bottom wall of thing collection vessel, wherein, bottom wall can structure in the region of valve body that itself is stacked up and down with double-walled Make.
Valve gear preferably has two valve bodies, its face formula in a closed positionAgainst each other, closing Dirt outlet opening.Thus following possibility is obtained, i.e. a valve body forms valve seat for another valve body.Closing In position, dirt collection vessel is preferably closed as follows, i.e. valve body can hermetically against each other.Each valve body can At least partly to close dirt outlet opening in a closed position.
Especially in the advantageous embodiment finally described, valve body is preferably stackedly arranged in dirt discharge and opened up and down At mouthful.
Advantageously, valve body constructed in a closed position with least range selector bottom wall valve section it is pre- relative to each other Tightly.By pretension, valve body against each other contacts in which can seal against each other, and is surely closed off dirt receipts in a closed position Collect container.
In order to realize that pretension can be provided that, at least one valve body is made up of the material of elastically deformable.Due to elasticity, Valve body can be fixed in dirt collection vessel in the case of compression, wherein, the valve seal and preferably connect to face formula Touch other valve bodies.
Advantageously, at least one valve body at least constructs at least range selector has face formula on the valve section of bottom wall Extension.For example, valve body is plate shape, dish type, bar shaped or breadth shape.At least one valve body can have face formula on the whole Extension.
Advantageously, direction convex ground arching of at least one valve body towards interior of the container.In a closed position, it is at least one Valve body can be fixed in dirt collection vessel, so as to which valve body has the convex arching portion towards the direction of interior of the container, and And hermetically contact valve seat.Valve seat is for example formed by other valve body.Preferably due to the deformability of elasticity, is being closed The valve body of position convexly arching can be transferred in open position in the case of pressure-loaded and deformation.
Generally advantageously, at least one valve body is made up of the material of elastically deformable, and be it is deformable, to Open position is transferred to from closed position.
Especially in last-mentioned advantageous embodiment advantageously, at least one valve body can be from open position It is automatically transferred to closed position.For example, valve body reversibly deforms, so as to when without loading with pressure, and towards in container The side in portion space and the pressure being applied on the side of interior of the container at least one valve body are identical or basic During upper identical, valve body can occupy closed position automatically again from open position.
Advantageously, at least one valve body can be made from open position by being not located in floor cleaning under its effect It is transferred to other call-back devices of closed position.It is possible thereby to realize the design in particularly simple structure.However, extremely The elastic deformation of a few valve body makes valve body occupy closed position again from open position.
At least one valve body preferably integrally constructs.
In structure in simple design advantageously, at least one valve body has at least constructs bottom range selector The valve section and holding section of wall, by keeping section, at least one valve body is maintained in dirt collection vessel.Valve section is used for Dirt is at least closed range selector enters opening.By keeping section, at least one valve body is maintained in dirt collection vessel.Example Such as, valve body is maintained at dirt and entered on the edge of opening.
Valve section movingly can be connected with holding section, such as be fixed on holding section along common seamed edge On.
The frame for advantageously, keeping section to be configured to surround valve section is confirmed in practice.Frame for example can enter along dirt Enter the whole edge extension of opening, and be maintained on edge.Correspondingly, frame itself can form the side that dirt enters opening Edge, or the part at the edge.Valve section by frame and and then by surrounded by edges, and in a closed position at least partly seal Close dirt and enter opening.
At least one valve body can such as force closure (kraftschl ü ssig) and/or shape sealed in many ways (formschl ü ssig) by clamping lock, clip, stickup or bookbinding be maintained in dirt collection vessel.
Alternative or addedly advantageously, valve gear includes holding member, and using holding member, at least one valve body is fixed On the edge of dirt outlet opening in dirt collection vessel.Holding member can also in many ways for example force closure and/ Or shape sealed fixed by clamping lock, clip, stickup or bookbinding.
In the concrete implementation scheme of floor cleaning in practice, the clamping lock of holding member and dirt collection vessel Confirmation is favourable.At least one valve body can be arranged in holding member and dirt collection vessel, especially dirt collection vessel Bottom wall between, it is and by holding member force closure and/or shape sealed fixed.
At least one valve body and/or holding member are preferably able to be fixed in dirt collection vessel in a manner of it can release. Thus obtain changing or repairing in damage the possibility of valve gear.
It is conceivable, that at least one valve body and/or holding member can be manually and especially in the situations of no instrument Under be fixed in dirt collection vessel, and/or can be released from dirt collection vessel.
Advantageously, holding member is configured to surround the frame of dirt outlet opening.The frame of holding member for example can be with by extremely The holding section of the frame shape that a few valve body is formed covers, and is fixed in dirt collection vessel.Holding member by This is the part at the edge that dirt enters opening, or is configured to the edge, wherein, frame surrounds dirt outlet opening.
At least one valve body and/or holding member can be on the side away from interior of the container or on the sides towards it It is fixed in dirt collection vessel.
Advantageously, relative to floor cleaning towards the side of the placed side for floor cleaning, at least one Individual valve body is offsettingly arranged in dirt collection vessel to the direction of interior of the container.Such as holding part, dirt-collecting hold The bottom wall of the bottom wall of device or the housing of floor cleaning protrudes beyond at least one valve body to placed side direction.At least one valve Thus body is preferably protected against being influenceed by the object on placed side.Such as because floor cleaning is placed in placement Allow at least one valve body of the object contributions of arrangement on the ground on face and damage the danger of valve body to reduce.
Advantageously, floor cleaning has the receiving portion for dirt collection vessel, and dirt collection vessel can use It is positioned at lowerly in receiving portion.Dirt collection vessel from floor cleaning it is possible thereby to remove, and hand-held evacuation.It is preferred that Ground, also removed together while removing dirt collection vessel remain above equally can be dirt collection vessel group Into the valve gear of part.
Floor cleaning can have the traveling mechanism with two driving wheels, wherein, dirt collection vessel can be by Following manner is positioned on floor cleaning, i.e. dirt outlet opening is arranged on the horizontal direction of floor cleaning Between driving wheel, and arrange or be disposed generally in the height of driving wheel on the longitudinal direction of floor cleaning.
Floor cleaning can have brush roll as cleaning unit, can be by dirt particle to be cleaned using brush roll Ground on sweep up.
Alternative or addedly, floor cleaning can have suction unit, to give interior of the container loading negative pressure, So as to which dirt particle is inhaled into interior of the container in the presence of unit is aspirated, and can deposit there.
As it has been mentioned that as, the invention further relates to a kind of cleaning systems.According to what is mentioned before the solution of the present invention The type that the cleaning systems of task include mentioning before from traveling and the floor cleaning of low damage and siphon away station, this is siphoned away Stand and be arranged in dirt including the dirt collection vessel and suction opening aspirated unit, unit loading negative pressure can be sucked, suction opening On thing collection vessel or on connected suction channel, wherein, dirt outlet opening is in floor cleaning and siphons away station On siphon away in position and at least partly to be alignd with suction opening, wherein, at least one valve body can siphon away taking out for station by activation Unit loading negative pressure is inhaled, and open position can be transferred to from closed position.
It can realize that ground as already mentioned above can combine in the case of using station is siphoned away to be set according to the floor-cleaning of the present invention The advantages of standby elaboration is realized.If floor cleaning is positioned at siphoning away in position, then can activate suction unit and to At least one valve body loads negative pressure.Because at least one valve body can be operated by air pressure, it can be from pass Closed position is transferred to open position, and at least partly discharges dirt outlet opening.Because suction opening at least part and dirt Outlet opening aligns, so dirt particle can siphon away from interior of the container, and is transferred to the dirt-collecting for siphoning away station In container, and deposit there.Suction flowing through dirt it is so structured that enter opening.Floor cleaning is if necessary Existing cleaning brush can equally be cleaned due to suction flowing.
Siphon away station and preferably include or formed region of reaching for floor cleaning, and suction opening is advantageously sailed Formed in upper region.Floor cleaning can be driven to and reach on region, and position is siphoned away to occupy.By suction opening, Dirt particle can siphon away from interior of the container from below.Reach region and for example include or form platform or inclined-plane, siphon away The dirt collection vessel or suction channel stood are incorporated into platform or inclined-plane.
Advantageously, floor cleaning has the traveling mechanism with least one wheel, and reaches region including at least One wheel cabin, position is siphoned away in floor cleaning, and at least one wheel is arranged in wheel cabin.Position is siphoned away in order to occupy, Floor cleaning can be reached and reached in region, so as to which at least one wheel is sunk at least one wheel cabin for being associated with the wheel. Thus, floor cleaning can take up the relative position relative to the restriction for siphoning away station, be set it is possible thereby to limit floor-cleaning Standby siphons away position.
At least one wheel cabin is preferably to reach the recessed forming section on region, and it is, for example, ditch flute profile.
Advantageously, floor cleaning declines when driving into wheel cabin towards the direction of suction opening, and abuts in and take out On the edge for inhaling opening.If at least one wheel is sunk in wheel cabin, then floor cleaning declines.Dirt collection vessel, especially It is dirt outlet opening close to suction opening.Floor cleaning can be abutted on the edge of suction opening, thus, suction Opening can align with dirt outlet opening.Thus following possibility is obtained, i.e. dirt outlet opening is relative in a straightforward manner It is orientated in suction opening.Particular without following other part to be exercised is set, suction opening must utilize these portions Part must utilize these parts close to suction opening close to floor cleaning, or floor cleaning.More precisely, when Floor cleaning, which drives to, to be siphoned away in position, and it is at least one wheel be arranged in it is at least one wheel cabin in when, dirt discharge open Mouthful and suction opening " automatically " other side can be found to a certain extent.
Advantageously, region is reached with two wheel cabins, driving wheel the siphoning away in floor cleaning of floor cleaning It is arranged in position in wheel cabin.
Advantageously, suction opening is arranged between wheel cabin herein.
If floor cleaning is abutted on the edge of suction opening, then this is advantageous to construct enters through dirt The suction flowing of opening, dirt outlet opening and suction opening.Leak into air and the degree with very little or can not be only capable of on floor Flowed between cleaning equipment and the edge of suction opening.Thus dirt particle preferably siphons away from interior of the container.
In order to improve suction result, siphon away station and preferably include at least one potted component, it is arranged in the side of suction opening On edge, and when floor cleaning occupies and siphons away position contact dirt outlet opening edge.Potted component for example contacts The holding member or the other kinds of section of the bottom wall of dirt collection vessel mentioned before in dirt collection vessel.Due to close Envelope element prevents in floor cleaning and siphons away and leak into the inflow of air between station to a certain extent.Thus dirt particle may be used Efficiently to be siphoned away.
At least one potted component can be the part at the edge of suction opening or construct the edge.
At least one potted component preferably extends along the whole edge of suction opening.Leak into the possibility of air inflow thus Further reduce.
Suction opening is maintained at least one potted component such as force closure and/or shape sealed on region is reached On edge.Potted component can include groove, reach seamed edge of the region on the edge of suction opening and be embedded in the groove.
Advantageously, at least one potted component includes sealing lip, and the sealing lip is not contacting with floor cleaning State in erected from suction opening, and occupy and siphon away the floor cleaning of position and make the sealing lip in the case of deformation Towards the direction bending for siphoning away station.In practice, sealing lip is set for efficient close between floor cleaning and suction opening Confirm it is particularly reliable for envelope.Under the weight of floor cleaning, sealing lip bends and by being set with floor-cleaning Standby plane contact causes reliably to seal.
Alternative can be addedly provided that, potted component is disposed with the edge of dirt outlet opening, and it can be with Hermetically contact the edge of suction opening.
When floor cleaning, which occupies, siphons away position, the suction unit for siphoning away station is preferably activated.Advantageously, automatically Activation suction unit.
Suction unit is for example activated within duration that can be predetermined.Duration can in terms of manufacturer and/or Customer-side is adjusted and/or changed.For example, suction unit was activated on substantially 30 seconds.
Alternative can be addedly provided that, suction unit is dependent on the dirt particle in interior of the container It is activated in the duration of quantity and/or characteristic.At least one sensor element can be detected in interior of the container The quantity of dirt particle and the signal of correlation is transferred to and siphons away station, siphoned away station and suction unit operation is maintained according to signal. At least one sensor element can also be disposed with by siphoning away on the suction channel at station, it for example checks the suction for flowing through suction channel The transparency of air, and related signal is provided to station is siphoned away, suction unit turns off according to signal.
Confirm that advantageously, siphoning away station includes at least one operating element, and it siphons away the ground of position by occupying in practice Plate cleaning equipment operates, activating suction unit.Reached when floor cleaning reaches in region, and take turns and sink to wheel cabin When middle, floor cleaning for example contacts at least one operating element.
Siphon away station and advantageously comprise two operating elements, it is configured to electrical contact element, and with floor cleaning Electrical contact element synergy, load electric energy at least one battery that can recharge to floor cleaning.Contact Element can be considered as operating element simultaneously.In position is siphoned away, not only dirt can siphon away from interior of the container, and ground The battery of plate cleaning equipment can be charged.
As it has been mentioned that as, suction channel can be included by siphoning away station.Suction channel can include suction opening and It is passed through and siphons away in the dirt collection vessel on standing.
Advantageously, suction channel at least range selector in the lower section for reaching region for siphoning away station for floor cleaning Extension, and the suction channel covering including that can be connected in a manner of it can release with reaching region.Suction channel covering is excellent Choosing can separate manually and in the case of no instrument with reaching region, to open suction channel.Thus, suction channel can To be cleaned in a manner of user-friendly and be simple.
Cleaning systems can include sensing mechanism, and it can drive to floor cleaning to siphon away in position.Such as can It is it is contemplated that fixed in a non-contact manner in the case where using at least one video camera, infrared receiver or ultrasonic receiver To floor cleaning.Corresponding beam can launch from station is siphoned away and/or reflection.It is also contemplated that arrive mileage And/or the map for siphoning away the space that station is positioned in be cleaned.
Alternative or addedly advantageously, siphoning away station includes at least one induction element, to when floor cleaning row Sail to guide floor cleaning equipment when siphoning away in position.Reached if floor cleaning reaches in region, then floor-cleaning Equipment can use at least one induction element as guiding auxiliary member, be driven into so as to realize or improve to siphoning away position In.
Induction element is preferably guide hump portion, and it is contacted with floor cleaning when driving to and siphoning away in position, and And floor cleaning travels along guide hump portion.Guide hump portion is used for guide floor cleaning equipment in contact.Here, example As it is contemplated that as the floor cleaning and method described in the A1 of DE 10 2,012 104 326.Guide convex The portion of rising is, for example, to reach the protrusion or flank on the edge in region.
Have confirmed advantageously, siphon away station include two induction elements, especially two guide hump portions, at them it Between be disposed with for floor cleaning siphon away station reach region.
Brief description of the drawings
The subsequent description combination accompanying drawing of the advantageous embodiment of the present invention is used to elaborate the present invention.Wherein：
Fig. 1 shows the three-dimensional view of the cleaning systems according to the present invention, and it includes siphoning away station (partly showing with exploded view) With the floor cleaning according to the present invention；
Fig. 2 parts show the stereogram of Fig. 1 floor cleaning with exploded view；
Fig. 3 shows the zoomed-in view of the details A in Fig. 2；
Fig. 4 shows to siphon away when reaching in region of station when floor cleaning reaches, and Fig. 1 cleaning systems are along Fig. 1 Line 4-4 partial view；
Fig. 5 shown when floor cleaning occupies and siphons away position, the section of Fig. 1 cleaning systems along the line 5-5 in Fig. 1 View；
Fig. 6 shows the zoomed-in view of the details B in Fig. 5, wherein, on the bottom wall of the dirt collection vessel of floor cleaning Valve body occupy closed position；And
Fig. 7 shows the diagram corresponding to Fig. 6, wherein, valve body occupies open position.
Embodiment
Fig. 1 illustrates the favourable embodiment party marked with reference 10 of the cleaning systems according to the present invention with solid Formula.Cleaning systems 10 include siphoning away the advantageous embodiment at station 12 and the floor cleaning 14 according to the present invention.
Floor cleaning 14 from travel and low damage construct, and can on ground to be cleaned automatic running. For the purpose, floor cleaning 14 includes traveling mechanism 16.Traveling mechanism 16 includes two powered driving wheels 18,19 With two steering rollers 20,21.
Traveling mechanism 16 is maintained at the downside 22 of the housing 24 of floor cleaning 14.Driving wheel 18,19 is along floor-cleaning The longitudinal direction 26 of equipment 14 is disposed approximately in the centre of floor cleaning.When floor cleaning travels on the ground, Longitudinal direction 26 corresponds to the direction of primary motion of floor cleaning 14.Roller 20,21 is turned to close to floor cleaning 14 The ground of front side 28 is arranged.
Driving wheel 18,19 can be by unshowned drive motor in the accompanying drawings.Drive motor with it is at least one can be again The electric energy of the battery 30 of charging is relevant, and battery is arranged in receiving space 31 close to front side 28.
Battery 30 also gives the drive motor of the cleaning unit 33 for floor cleaning 14 to provide energy, the drive motor In the accompanying drawings also without showing.Cleaning unit 33 is arranged in clean space 34 below battery 30.Cleaning unit 33 constructs For brush roll 36, using brush roll, dirt particle can be swept up from ground to be cleaned.Brush roll 36 can be with around pivot axis Mode it is driven, horizontal direction 38 of the pivot center along floor cleaning 14 extends.Horizontal direction 38 hangs down in Fig. 5 to 7 Directly it is orientated in figure plane.
26 behind clean space 34 along the longitudinal direction, formed with receiving portion 40 in housing 24.Receiving portion 40 is transversely Direction 38 is arranged between driving wheel 18,19.Dirt collection vessel 42 is located in receiving portion 40.Dirt collection vessel 42 can Especially to be taken out manually and from receiving portion 40 in the case of no instrument, and it is installed in receiving portion.
Dirt collection vessel 42 forms interior of the container 44.In the wall towards clean space 34 of dirt collection vessel 42 Enter opening 48 formed with dirt in portion 46.Dirt particle can be transported in container by brush roll 36 through dirt into opening 48 In portion space 44, and deposit wherein.
26 behind dirt collection vessel 42 along the longitudinal direction, is accommodated in the suction space 50 of floor cleaning 14 Clean unit 51.Cleaning unit 51 is designed as aspirating unit 52.Suction unit 52 can equally make full use of the energy of battery 30 Run in the case of amount.Interior of the container 44 can load negative pressure in the presence of unit 52 is aspirated.Dirt particle is thus It is transported in the presence of unit 52 is aspirated in interior of the container 44.
Dirt collection vessel 42 has wall portion 54 in downside 22, forms the bottom wall of dirt collection vessel 42 its range selector 56.Formed with dirt outlet opening 58 in bottom wall 56.Dirt outlet opening 58 includes the breach of wall portion 54.Floor cleaning 14 include valve gear 60, and it is the part of dirt collection vessel 42, and is surrounded by dirt collection vessel.The cloth of valve gear 60 Put on dirt outlet opening 58.With particular reference to Fig. 3,6 and 7.
The valve gear 60 that then will also be described can be operated by air pressure, and for selectively closing or Dirt outlet opening 58 is discharged, therefore, dirt particle is accumulated in interior of the container 44, or can be empty inside the container Between in removed especially by suction.
Valve gear 60 includes the first valve body 62 and the second valve body 64 and holding member 66.Valve body 62,64 has face respectively Formula, bar shaped or breadth shape design, and integrally by the material of elastically deformable, such as elastomeric material system Into.Valve body 62,64 is rectangular-shape, and has identical size.
Each valve body 62,64, which has, keeps section 68.It is corresponding to keep section 68 to form frame 69.Frame 69 is true as follows It is sized, i.e. it surrounds the breach of wall portion 54 and and then dirt outlet opening 58.
The frame 69 of valve body 62 surrounds the valve section 70 of valve body, and valve section extends in the region for the opening surrounded by frame 69. Valve section 70 is only connected along common seamed edge 72 with frame 69.On the other hand, valve section 70 is along frame 69 towards valve section 70 Three other seamed edges are not connected with frame.This makes valve section 70 be deformed in pressure-loaded, so as to which valve section moves up from frame 69 Remove, in addition to the connection by common seamed edge 72.Thus the opening surrounded by frame 69 partly discharges.
In the corresponding way, the frame 69 of valve body 64 surrounds opening.Valve body 64 has valve section 74, and it is being surrounded by frame 69 Open center enfeoffment is arranged with closing the opening.Here, valve section 74 determines size as follows, i.e. valve section only covers quilt About 1/5th of the opening that frame 69 surrounds.On the other hand, the remainder for the opening surrounded by frame 69 is unlimited.
Valve section 74 is connected along only one seamed edge 76 with frame 69.Seamed edge 76 and the opposite ground cloth of seamed edge 72 in valve body 62 Put.Valve section 74 is not connected with the others of frame 69 towards the side of valve section 74.
If valve section 74 is loaded with pressure, then valve section can deform, so that being opened by what frame 69 surrounded Mouth can discharge in bigger degree.
Holding member 66 forms frame 78, and surrounds and run through opening 79.Frame 78 determines size as follows, i.e. runs through Opening 79 and the register surrounded by the frame 69 of valve body 62,64, and alignd in addition with the breach in wall portion 54.Correspondingly, Opening in opening 79 and frame 69 is identical with dirt outlet opening 58 or its part.
Valve body 62,64 is fixed in wall portion 54 using holding member 66.For the purpose, holding member 66 can be fixed on On the edge 80 of dirt outlet opening 58.It is fixed currently to be realized by clamping lock, wherein, the locking hook 81 in wall portion 54 can be embedded in In locking receiving portion 82 on holding member 66.Such as by caused by clip it is other kinds of connection and it is feasible.
Valve body 62,64 is arranged between holding member 66 and wall portion 54, and is locked by the force closure of holding member 66 and shape It is fixed in wall portion 54 with closing.Valve body 62,64 clamps between wall portion 54 and holding member 66.In addition, on holding member 66 It is currently that the lug boss 84 of bolt shape can pass through the breach 85 on frame 69, and the cooperation of shape sealed is provided.Here, frame 69 that This reclines.
Valve gear 60 is arranged in the edge 80 of dirt outlet opening 58 using the holding member 66 and frame 69 of valve body 62,64 On, so as to which holding member 66 can be considered as the part at the edge 80 of dirt outlet opening 58, or it is considered as and forms the edge.
Valve body 62,64 is fixed in wall portion 54, so as to when the pressure and interior of the container 44 in interior of the container 44 When outside pressure is identical, valve body reclines to face formula (Fig. 6) each other.Valve section 74 is abutted in along band to the face formula of valve section 70 On.Each valve body 62,64 is consequently formed the valve seat for each other valve sections 74 or 70 with its valve section 70 or 74.
Holding member 66 and wall portion 54 shape on edge 80, so as to which valve body 62,64 is along the direction of interior of the container 44 Bend convexly.Due to the elastic design of valve body 62,64, the thus pretension each other of valve section 70,74.Valve section 70,74 by This reclines with sealing against each other.
Thus, each valve body 62,64 occupies closed position.In respective closed position, dirt outlet opening 58 is each Individual valve section 70,74 is at least partly closed.Valve section 70 determines size as follows, i.e. valve section 70 is individually substantially Completely enclosed dirt outlet opening 58.Valve section 70 correspondingly forms the bottom wall section 86 of bottom wall 56.
In the corresponding way, valve section 74 forms the bottom wall section 88 of bottom wall 56.In valve section 70,74 in respective closing On region in position against each other, it is configured to 56 corresponding double-walled of bottom wall.But valve section 74 is individually only partly and with it Degree as the opening surrounded by the frame 69 of valve body 64 can be closed closes dirt outlet opening 58.
In the corresponding closed position of valve body 62,64, interior of the container 44 is sealed shut.Therefore, dirt particle It can not be dropped out from interior of the container 44, because being realized by valve section 70,74 against each other for floor Reliably sealed for the conventional use of cleaning equipment 14.Thus, in floor cleaning 14 conventional in use, suction Dirt can be accumulated in interior of the container 44.
Horizontal direction 38 along between driving wheel 18,19, the breach 90 in housing 24 on downside 22 be present.When dirt is received When collection container 42 is positioned in receiving portion 40, valve gear 60 is arranged in breach 90.Holding member 66 is more closer than valve body 62,64 Ground.Thus the danger that is influenceed by the object arranged on the ground, the danger that may damage valve section 70,74 are subtracted It is small.
In order to empty dirt collection vessel 42, the dirt collection vessel can be taken out from receiving portion 40, and arrange manually It is empty.However, being directed to automatic-discharging, it is provided with cleaning systems 10 and siphons away station 12.Using station 12 is siphoned away, as then being illustrated Like that, dirt can siphon away from interior of the container 44.
Station 12 is siphoned away with region 92 is reached, floor cleaning 14 can be reached and reached in region, and by reaching Region, siphon away station 12 and erect on the ground.Reaching region 92 includes inclined-plane 94.It is big that inclined-plane 94, which with respect to the horizontal plane has current, About 5 ° to about 10 ° of gradient.
Floor cleaning 14 can be reached on inclined-plane 94 along direction of primary motion 26, so as to the longitudinal direction of floor cleaning 14 Direction 26 and horizontal direction 38 can be used for relative to the reference for siphoning away station 12.
Inclined-plane 94 includes two 38 wheel cabins 96,97 being spaced apart from each other in transverse direction, the driving of floor cleaning 14 Wheel 18,19 can be contained in wheel cabin.Wheel cabin 96, construct to 97 ditch flute profiles, and with the longitudinal direction of in transverse direction 38 extensions Extension.
Between cabin 96,97 is taken turns, formed with suction opening 98 on inclined-plane 94.Suction opening 98 includes lacking for inclined-plane 94 Mouthful.Between suction opening 98 and wheel cabin 96,97, reach section 99,100 and be respectively positioned on inclined-plane 94.Area is reached reaching When in domain 92, turning to roller 20,21 can travel on section 99,100 is reached.
Along the longitudinal direction 26, it is adjacent with the functional area 102 for siphoning away station 12 to reach region 92.Functional area 102 includes shell Body 104.Suction unit 106 is accommodated in housing 104, and formed with dirt collection vessel 108.By aspirating unit 106, Dirt collection vessel 108 can load negative pressure.
Siphoning away station 12 includes suction channel 110, and it is passed through in dirt collection vessel 108.The range selector of suction channel 110 The rear side of housing 104 extends towards the direction on ground.In addition, suction channel 110 with section adjacent thereto in the case where reaching region 92 Fang Yanshen.In suction channel 110 suction opening 98 is disposed with the end of dirt collection vessel 108.
Siphoning away station 12 has suction channel covering 112 in bottom side.Form suction the range selector of suction channel covering 112 The wall of passage 110, and be for example connected clamping lock in a manner of it can release with reaching region 92.This allows user to pass through removal Suction channel 110 is opened and cleaned range selector when necessary to suction channel covering 112.
Can be by aspirating unit 106, through dirt collection vessel 108 and suction channel 110 on suction opening 98 Negative pressure is provided.
Siphoning away station 12 includes potted component 114.Potted component is arranged on the edge 116 of suction opening 98.Currently, seal Element 114 is maintained on inclined-plane 94 by force closure and shape sealed.The enclosing element shape sealed of suction opening 98 and with In the groove 118 of the mode embedding sealing element 114 of clip.Potted component 114 can be considered as the group at the edge 116 of suction opening 98 Into part, or it is considered as and forms the edge.
Potted component 114 itself is closure, and is extended along whole edge 116.
Potted component 114 especially includes circular sealing lip 120.When sealing lip is not loaded to point to inclined-plane 94 During power, sealing lip 120 is protruding upward from inclined-plane 94.This is not shown in the accompanying drawings.
In order to empty dirt collection vessel 42, floor cleaning 14, which can drive to, to be reached on region 92 and is in and siphons away Position.This figure 4 illustrates, in the figure, floor cleaning 14 along the longitudinal direction 26 traveling, wherein, driving wheel 18,19 also It is not disposed in wheel cabin 96,97.The positioning of potted component 114 is schematically shown by dotted outline 122 in Fig. 4. Suction opening 98 is disposed between profile 122.
Floor cleaning 14 continues to travel, until driving wheel 18,19 is sunk in wheel cabin 96,97.Due to wheel cabin 96,97 Recessed design, this causes floor cleaning 14 to decline, and is moved along the direction on inclined-plane 94.This causes dirt-collecting to hold Device 42 also declines, and therefore the valve gear 60 with holding member 66 declines.
When driving wheel 18,19 is arranged in wheel cabin 96,97, floor cleaning 14 occupies on station is siphoned away and siphons away position Put.In this case, the edge 116 of the edge 80 of dirt outlet opening 58 and suction opening 98 is against each other.Holding member 66 Potted component 114 is especially contacted to face formula, and is placed on the potted component.Sealing lip 120 is in the case of deformation towards oblique The direction bending (Fig. 6 and 7) in face 94.There is provided floor cleaning 14 in this way and siphon away the connection of the sealing between station 12. Dirt outlet opening 58 aligns with suction opening 98.
Siphoning away station 12 includes at least one operating element, and it is grasped by siphoning away the floor cleaning 14 in position in it Make, and the operation activation suction unit 106 for passing through floor cleaning.Currently, two contact elements 124 are arranged in housing Operating element is used as on 104 antetheca 126.Contact element 124 electrically connects with siphoning away the unshowned control unit at station 12, controls Unit couples with suction unit 106.In addition, contact element 124 is connected with unshowned charhing unit, and can be by the charging Unit loads electric energy.
Floor cleaning 14 includes contact element 128 in front side 28, and it is electrically connected with battery 30.If floor-cleaning is set Occupied for 14 and siphon away position, then each contact element 124 contacts with contact element 128.It is possible thereby to charged to battery 30.
The electric current on contact element 124 is detected simultaneously, and the signal for activating suction unit 106 is provided.Suction machine Group 106 is currently activated within duration that can be predetermined, such as about 30 seconds.
As being already mentioned above, valve gear 60 and especially its valve body 62,64 can be operated by air pressure. Deposited between the pressure on the side of interior of the container 44 of air pressure and valve body 62,64 in interior of the container 44 Valve gear 60 is operated in the case of certain pressure difference.
If suction unit 106 is activation, then by the negative pressure occurred on suction opening 98, valve section 70 and valve Section 74 is loaded negative pressure.Therefore pressure difference be present.It is that valve body 62,64 is in the case where valve section 70,74 deforms from pass caused by this Closed position is transferred to open position (Fig. 7).Here, direction bending of the valve section 70 along suction opening 98, wherein, valve section can be with In the embedded suction opening, and it can also be embedded into suction channel 110.Dirt outlet opening 58 is in its open position The part of valve section 70 release.
In the corresponding way, the valve section 74 no longer abutted on valve section 70 can deform in the presence of negative pressure, and And it is transferred in open position.Valve section 74 in the open position also discharges the part of dirt outlet opening 58.Valve section 70, Through-Penetration portion 130 is consequently formed between 74.
Suction flowing can be constructed in the presence of negative pressure.Suction flowing extends through the clean space being connected with air 34 and dirt enter opening 48, enter in interior of the container 44, through dirt outlet opening 58, through-Penetration portion 130, suction open Mouth 98 and suction channel 110 are entered in dirt collection vessel 108.Thus dirt particle siphons away from interior of the container 44, And deposited in dirt collection vessel 108.Because suction is flowed, the dirt particle being attached on brush roll 36 is also captured and inhaled Walk.
Due to floor cleaning by holding member 66 hermetically on the potted component 114, so avoiding on floor The entrance of air is leak between cleaning equipment 14 and edge 116.Dirt collection vessel 42 is it is possible thereby to particularly efficiently empty.
If suction unit 106 is deactivated, then realizes pressure balance in the both sides of valve body 62,64.Because valve area Section 70,74 can be resiliently deformed, then and valve section is automatic to return to closed position from open position again, in a closed position, Valve section is in order to be sealed shut dirt outlet opening 58 and against each other.
Two valve sections 70,74 in a closed position against each other are set in the normal operation of floor cleaning 14 Also confirm that it is favourable in other respects.Because its interior of the container 44 loads negative pressure, valve area by aspirating unit 52 Section 74 prevents valve section 70 inadvertently along the Direction distortion of interior of the container 44 as valve seat.It is therefore advantageous that only compared with The valve body 64 of closing dirt outlet opening 58 is arranged in valve section 74 in small scope is substantially completely closed with valve section 70 The valve body 62 of dirt outlet opening 58 towards on the side of interior of the container 44.
After dirt collection vessel 42 is emptied, floor cleaning 14 can sail out of and reach region 92 again, and continue Clean run.
Siphoned away to drive into station 12, floor cleaning 14 has inherently known sensing mechanism, and it can be realized Floor cleaning 14 is relative to the contactless orientation for siphoning away station 12.This permission floor cleaning 14, which is positioned at, siphons away station On 12, reached so as to which floor cleaning can drive into along straight-line travelling in region 92.
Siphon away station 12 has induction element 132,133 supportively, and it can be realized the contact of floor cleaning 14 Ground, which is directed to, to be siphoned away in position.Induction element 132,133 is reaching the both sides in region 92, and is adjacent to structure with wheel cabin 96,97 Make the guide hump portion 134,135 for ribbed.
Floor cleaning 14 can utilize feeler contact guidance lug boss 134,135, and thus contact Ground guides.The lateral brush covering 136,137 of housing 24 is used as feeler.Brush covering 136,137 can be transversely square To 38 movements, as described in the A1 of DE 10 2,012 104 326.Floor cleaning 14 may rely on the movement To change travel direction, so as to which floor cleaning can be driven into the traveling of straight line as far as possible to reaching on region 92, and Drive into siphoning away in position.

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1. a kind of include at least one cleaning unit from traveling and the floor cleaning of low damage, the floor cleaning (33,51) and dirt collection vessel (42), the dirt collection vessel have interior of the container (44), bottom wall (56), dirt Into opening (48) and dirt outlet opening (58), wherein, dirt particle can be by least one cleaning unit (33,51) It is transferred in the interior of the container (44), and the dirt outlet opening (58) is formed on the bottom wall (56), its It is characterised by, the floor cleaning (14) has the valve gear (60) being arranged on the dirt outlet opening (58), institute Stating valve gear has at least one valve body (62,64), and at least one valve body at least constructs range selector in a closed position Go out the bottom wall (56) and close the dirt outlet opening (58), and the valve body can be transferred in open position, The dirt outlet opening (58) is at least partly discharged in the open position, and the valve gear (60) is to pass through air Pressure operates, at least one valve body (62,64) is transferred into the open position from the closed position.
2. floor cleaning according to claim 1, it is characterised in that at least one valve body (62,64) can edge From the interior of the container (44) refer to from direction be transferred to the open position from the closed position.
3. floor cleaning according to claim 1 or 2, it is characterised in that the valve gear (60) has described The valve body (62) of the dirt outlet opening (58) is completely enclosed in closed position.
4. floor cleaning according to claim 1 or 2, it is characterised in that the valve gear (60) has described The valve body (64) of the partially enclosed dirt outlet opening (58) in closed position.
5. floor cleaning according to claim 4, it is characterised in that the valve gear (60) has in the closing In position each distinguish it is partially enclosed and jointly completely enclose the dirt outlet opening (58) two or more valve bodies (62, 64)。
6. floor cleaning according to claim 1 or 2, it is characterised in that the valve gear (60) has described Two valve bodies (62,64) of the dirt outlet opening (58) are closed in closed position against each other to face formula.
7. floor cleaning according to claim 6, it is characterised in that the valve body (62,64) stackedly cloth up and down Put at dirt outlet opening (58) place.
8. floor cleaning according to claim 6, it is characterised in that the valve body (62,64) is in the close stance The valve section (70,74) of the bottom wall (56) pretension relative to each other is constructed in putting with least range selector.
9. floor cleaning according to claim 1 or 2, it is characterised in that at least one valve body (62,64) is extremely Few extension on such as lower valve section (70,74) with face formula, the valve section (70,74) at least construct described range selector Bottom wall (56).
10. floor cleaning according to claim 1 or 2, it is characterised in that at least one valve body (62,64) Towards the direction convex ground arching of the interior of the container (44).
11. floor cleaning according to claim 1 or 2, it is characterised in that at least one valve body (62,64) It is made up, and can deforms of the material of elastically deformable, is transferred to the open position from the closed position.
12. floor cleaning according to claim 1 or 2, it is characterised in that at least one valve body (62,64) The closed position can be automatically transferred to from the open position.
13. floor cleaning according to claim 1 or 2, it is characterised in that at least one valve body (62,64) The valve section (70,74) of the bottom wall (56) is constructed with least range selector and with section (68) is kept, pass through institute Holding section is stated, at least one valve body (62,64) is maintained in the dirt collection vessel (42).
14. floor cleaning according to claim 13, it is characterised in that the holding section (68) is configured to surround The frame (69) of the valve section (70,74).
15. floor cleaning according to claim 1 or 2, it is characterised in that the valve gear (60) includes maintaining part Part (66), using the holding member, at least one valve body (62,64) is fixed in the dirt collection vessel (42) On the edge (80) of dirt outlet opening (58).
16. floor cleaning according to claim 15, it is characterised in that the holding member (66) is configured to surround The frame (78) of the dirt outlet opening (58).
17. floor cleaning according to claim 1 or 2, it is characterised in that relative to the floor cleaning (14) towards the side of the placed side for the floor cleaning (14), at least one valve body (62,64) is to described Interior of the container (44) direction is offsettingly arranged in the dirt collection vessel (42).
18. floor cleaning according to claim 1 or 2, it is characterised in that the floor cleaning (14) has For the receiving portion (40) of the dirt collection vessel (42), and the dirt collection vessel (42) is determined in a manner of it can remove Position is in described accommodation section (40).
19. floor cleaning according to claim 1 or 2, it is characterised in that the floor cleaning (14) has The traveling mechanism (16) of two driving wheels of band (18,19), and the dirt collection vessel (42) is positioned at the floor-cleaning In equipment (14), so that the dirt outlet opening (58) is on the horizontal direction (38) of the floor cleaning (14) It is arranged between the driving wheel (18,19), and is arranged on the longitudinal direction (26) of the floor cleaning described In the height of driving wheel (18,19).
20. floor cleaning according to claim 1 or 2, it is characterised in that as cleaning unit (33,51), set There is brush roll (36), dirt particle can be swept up from ground to be cleaned using the brush roll, and/or be provided with suction machine Group (52), to load negative pressure to the interior of the container (44).
21. a kind of cleaning systems, the cleaning systems include according to any one of claim 1 to 20 from traveling and from The floor cleaning (14) of steering and including siphoning away station (12), it is described siphon away station include suction unit (106), can be by described The dirt collection vessel (108) and suction opening (98), the suction opening of suction unit loading negative pressure are arranged in the dirt On collection vessel (108) or it is arranged on the suction channel (110) coupled with the dirt collection vessel, wherein, the dirt Outlet opening (58) the floor cleaning (14) be in it is described siphon away on station (12) siphon away in position at least partly with Suction opening (98) alignment, wherein, at least one valve body (62,64) can be by siphoning away taking out for station (12) described in activation Unit (106) is inhaled to load negative pressure, and can be transferred to the open position from the closed position.
22. cleaning systems according to claim 21, it is characterised in that the station (12) that siphons away is included or formed for institute That states floor cleaning (14) reaches region (92), and the suction opening (98) is in the shape in reaching region (92) Into.
23. cleaning systems according to claim 22, it is characterised in that the floor cleaning (14) has band at least The traveling mechanism (16) of one wheel (18 to 21), and the region (92) of reaching includes at least one wheel cabin (96,97), in institute Siphoning away in position for floor cleaning (14) is stated, at least one wheel (18 to 21) is arranged in the wheel cabin.
24. cleaning systems according to claim 23, it is characterised in that the floor cleaning (14) drive into it is described Decline when in wheel cabin (96,97) towards the direction of the suction opening (98) and abut in the edge of the suction opening (98) (116) on.
25. the cleaning systems according to claim 23 or 24, it is characterised in that the region (92) of reaching is with two wheels Cabin (96,97), position is siphoned away in the floor cleaning, the driving wheel (18,19) of the floor cleaning (14) It is arranged in the wheel cabin.
26. cleaning systems according to claim 25, it is characterised in that the suction opening (98) is arranged in the wheel cabin Between (96,97).
27. the cleaning systems according to any one of claim 21 to 24, it is characterised in that the station (12) that siphons away includes At least one potted component (114), at least one potted component are arranged in the edge (116) of the suction opening (98) On, and when the floor cleaning (14) occupy it is described siphon away position when at least one potted component contact the dirt The edge (80) of thing outlet opening (58).
28. cleaning systems according to claim 27, it is characterised in that at least one potted component (114) is along institute State whole edge (116) extension of suction opening (98).
29. cleaning systems according to claim 27, it is characterised in that at least one potted component (114) includes Sealing lip (120), the sealing lip is in the state not contacted with the floor cleaning (14) from the suction opening (98) erect, and occupying the floor cleaning (14) for siphoning away position makes the sealing lip in the case of deformation towards institute State the direction bending for siphoning away station (12).
30. the cleaning systems according to any one of claim 21 to 24, it is characterised in that when the floor cleaning (14) when siphoning away position described in occupying, the suction unit (106) for siphoning away station (12) is activated.
31. cleaning systems according to claim 30, it is characterised in that the suction unit (106) is activated and can made a reservation for Duration.
32. the cleaning systems according to any one of claim 21 to 24, it is characterised in that the station (12) that siphons away includes At least one operating element (124), at least one operating element is by occupying the floor cleaning for siphoning away position (14) operate, to activate the suction unit (106).
33. cleaning systems according to claim 32, it is characterised in that the station (12) that siphons away includes two operating elements (124), described two operating elements are configured to electrical contact element (124) and connect with the electricity on the floor cleaning (14) Element (128) synergy is touched, to add at least one battery (30) that can be recharged of the floor cleaning (14) Carry electric energy.
34. the cleaning systems according to any one of claim 21 to 24, it is characterised in that the station (12) that siphons away includes Suction channel (110) with the suction opening (98), the suction channel are passed through the dirt-collecting for siphoning away station (12) In container (108).
35. cleaning systems according to claim 34, it is characterised in that the suction channel (110) at least range selector It is described siphon away station (12) be used for the lower section for reaching region (92) extension of the floor cleaning (14), and described take out Inhale passage include can in a manner of it can release with the suction channel covering (112) for reaching region (92) and being connected.
36. the cleaning systems according to any one of claim 21 to 24, it is characterised in that the station (12) that siphons away includes At least one induction element (132,133), to guide institute when the floor cleaning drives to described siphon away in position State floor cleaning (14).
37. cleaning systems according to claim 36, it is characterised in that the induction element (132,133) is that guiding is convex Rise portion (134,135), when driving to described siphon away in position, the floor cleaning (14) contacts the guide hump portion And the floor cleaning (14) travels along the guide hump portion.
38. cleaning systems according to claim 36, it is characterised in that the station (12) that siphons away includes two induction elements (132,133), be disposed between described two induction elements it is described siphon away station (12) be used for the floor cleaning (14) reach region (92).
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