CN1784165A

CN1784165A - Vacuum cleaner comprising an actuating element for the cover

Info

Publication number: CN1784165A
Application number: CN 200480012252
Authority: CN
Inventors: A·克莱因亨茨; R·伊利希
Original assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbH
Current assignee: BSH Hausgeraete GmbH
Priority date: 2003-05-05
Filing date: 2004-05-05
Publication date: 2006-06-07
Anticipated expiration: 2024-05-05
Also published as: WO2004098367A1; CN100496370C; EP1622495B1; RU2005133080A; ES2274450T3; DE10320081A1; RU2344746C2; EP1622495A1; DE502004001855D1

Abstract

The invention relates to a vacuum cleaner comprising a housing (1) which surrounds a receiving chamber (2). Said chamber is accessible from the outside via an opening (7) which can be closed by a cover (3) arranged on the vacuum cleaner. An elastically pivotable actuating element (10) is formed on the cover in order to lock and/or unlock the cover (3), said element comprising at least one locking element (14) which engages with a counter locking element (15) in a closed position of the cover (3). According to the invention, the actuating element (10) is embodied as an integral component of the outer surface of the cover (3) in order to correspondingly configure the outer appearance and in order to enable the cover (3) to be opened and closed in an easier, more simple and/or ergonomical manner. Suggestion: operation detail acts as compositive component parts of cover outer surface.

Description

The dust catcher that has an operating element that is used to cover

The present invention relates to a kind of by claim 1 dust catcher as described in the preamble.

By the known a kind of similar dust catcher of DE 198 04 621 A1.It has a cover piece, this chamber that is arranged in the shell of the dust collector of cover piece sealing.Seal on the position of this chamber at it, cover piece is fixed on the shell of the dust collector.Cover piece on shell of the dust collector fixedly by latch elements being set and corresponding latch elements carries out, cover piece by they can predetermined fixed one with respect to the position of sealing the position partition distance that occupies under the state of this chamber at it on.

The shortcoming of dust catcher in the prior art is, for the locking or the release of covering, operating element or be arranged on the covered position of dust catcher perhaps so visually is installed in and covers, and makes that outside image is that outward appearance is obviously destroyed.Under above-mentioned first kind of situation, operating element is not often directly seen by the user and it must can open lid up to it through the trial of a long period.Under above-mentioned second kind of situation, the user often dislikes the outward appearance of this dust catcher when doing purchase decision.

Task of the present invention is to propose a kind of similar dust catcher, and its outside image is noticeable.In addition, the opening and closing of lid can be easier by the mode of simple and hommization.

This task solves like this by the present invention, promptly passes through the integrated part of operating element as the outer surface of lid.

The outer surface of lid produces the whole outer shape of dust catcher usually.Relate to a kind of dust chamber cap in most cases, its sealing is used for for example accommodating chamber of filter bag or fixing dust box of dust-separating appliance.But the lid that also can relate to an attached case, this appendage for example comprises cushion nozzle and engagement nozzle.In order for example to take off this dust bag, the user must open lid by means of an operating element, so that open accommodating chamber.If operating element is the integrated part of the outer surface of lid, can before eyesly see immediately so, and the outer shape of dust catcher is not damaged generally.

In the favourable organization plan of the present invention, a section of being designed to cover of operating element with being hull shape.By this design, operating element become lid structure a part and be integrated into particularly well in the geometry of lid.Be not re-used as member separately at this operating element, but as the part that covers.Observe from afar, operating element moves back to functional parts and is stitched to harmoniously in the appearance graphic of dust catcher.

Operating element can advantageously have an outer surface, and its shape adapts to the outer surface of lid.Scheme or as a supplement, operating element can have a lateral edges freely as an alternative, its constitutes the part of the profile of lid.Therefore operating element is integrated into largely and cover in the shape and interruptedly do not continue by covering predetermined outward appearance.

Can inwall of moulding on the inner surface of lid, it operating element extend on the bottom side of accommodating chamber and with the hole of lid sealing accommodating chamber under its closed condition.This inwall is significant especially, if between operating element and lid a gap is set, for example just may seal the dust chamber by this gap under the situation of not using an inwall non-hermeticly.Yet airtight sealing can be guaranteed, if the gap between operating element and lid is sealed by the inner wall shape of a covering with being connected.

If a free seamed edge is arranged on inwall, this free seamed edge can design so so, abuts in a seal around the hole of accommodating chamber when making it on the closed position of lid.For example seal a dust chamber when therefore guaranteeing on the closed position of lid airtightly.This so-called airtight sealing also can be significant, is related to the noise of avoiding by blowing plant produces this moment and passes to the outside as few as possible, promptly should reach acoustic seal.

Advantageously, by in the dust catcher of the present invention, lid has at least one gap, and it is arranged between the remainder of outer wall of operating element and lid extends.Just in time in pressing operating element of the present invention, it is stitched in the profile of dust catcher largely, and it has made the perception of operating element become difficult.

In order to remedy, advised at least one gap, it is arranged between the remainder of outer wall of operating element and lid.So visual border that produces operating element and lid.According to the size in gap or the different situations operating element of the degree of depth different elasticity can be arranged in addition, according to the preferred plastics of material that use for example polypropylene (PP), polyethylene (PE) or the used raw material of other common mode, be necessary adaptive gap, make to obtain enough intensity for lid on the one hand, making operating element fully flexibly be connected on the other hand and covering becomes possibility.In order to lock or to unclamp lid, operating element must be with respect to the lid motion.

Described at least one gap can be designed to that the edge opens wide.Described at least one gap especially can be designed to slit-shaped.Therefore obtain extra high elasticity and when making, thereby the gap that the edge opens wide can be made economically with simple mould and cost as the plastic injection piece of single-piece.

In a kind of preferred construction scheme of the present invention, the gap design of two slit-shaped is covering, and they lead to an end of the free lateral edges of operating element respectively.Therefore produce an operating element, by means of it fixedly seamed edge hinge shape be molded over and cover.Latch elements locking or release be showed and be made to the free seamed edge of operating element can from its resting position with very little power.

In order to handle this operating element by special coordinated mode, it can be connected with lid by weaken the position at the material aspect the wall thickness of lid or operating element.Wherein this material weakens the position and constitutes a film hinge (Filmscharnier).Advantageously, the power and the path of operating element motion can irrespectively and with the shape in operating element and gap irrespectively be adjusted with the material that is intended for covering.This coordination is to be undertaken by shape and thickness that material weakens the position.

Film hinge can be provided with in the plane that operating element and/or lid extended.By this structure of film hinge, the outer shape of lid and operating element is interrupted slightly.Reach an almost plane of sealing for whole lid.

Film hinge also can be from outwards gauffer shape ground bending on the plane that operating element and/or lid extended.This structure can be significant especially, and the stone and operating element of the material of this moment lid should be in the situation lower-pilot of the very low power of cost.The zone that weakens for material can reach very long development length and however operating element be integrated in the lid to interruption shaped hardly, advantageously be that it is outwardly-bent from the plane of covering that film hinge is gauffer shape ground.This bending can become U-shaped crimping or the semi-ring on the direction of lid inboard under simple situation.Yet a plurality of snakelike flangings also can be significant, so that reach extra high elasticity.

Explain the present invention in detail by means of Fig. 1 and 2.Wherein:

Fig. 1 has the perspective view of the dust catcher of a dust chamber cap of opening, and it has one by operating element of the present invention;

The front view of the dust chamber cap of Fig. 2 Fig. 1.

Dust catcher shown in Figure 1 has a housing 1.An accommodating chamber 2 is arranged on housing 1, and it can be by 3 sealings of a lid.Accommodating chamber 2 constitutes the dust chamber.The air that is loaded with dust enters into the inside of dust chamber 2 by means of a suction hose that does not draw through an entrance sleeve 4, it or be hunted down at a filter bag 5 or in a dust box that does not illustrate and collect.Lid 3 constitutes a dust chamber cap, and it is bearing on the housing 1 of dust catcher swingably by means of a hinge 6.In the time of on the detent position of lid 3, hole 7 sealings, dust chamber 2 can be approaching from the outside by this hole.Wherein, the outer seamed edge 8 of lid 3 abuts on the seal 9 that is fixed in the housing 1 and seals dust chamber 2 airtightly.

On lid 3, an operating element 10 is set in the zone of entrance sleeve 4.This operating element 10 is molded over and covers on 3.Operating element 10 has a leaf profile and its surface is the hull shape bending.Operating element 10 constitutes and covers 3 one section.Wherein, the shape on the surface of operating element 10 is almost corresponding to the shape on lid 3 surface.One of operating element 10 freely lateral edges 11 adapt at position and vpg connection and cover 3 profile.Directly on lateral edges 11 freely or at least in its vicinity a plurality of latch elements 14 are molded on the operating element 10.On housing 1 moulding some with latch elements 14 corresponding corresponding latch elements 15.In the time of on the position of lid 3 sealing, latch elements 14 is embedded in the corresponding latch elements 15 and prevents to cover 3 open unintentionally.Have only by operating element 10 is lifted outwardly from covering 3 plane, latch elements 14 is just thrown off with corresponding latch elements 15 and is covered 3 and is released and is used for swing open.

Operating element 10 becomes possibility with respect to lid 3 the transitional region that moves through, and this transitional region had not only made operating element 10 remain on to cover on 3 but also it is supported thereon swingably.This transitional region aspect its wall thickness with respect to operating element 10 or cover 3 thinlyyer, just be dimensioned to material and weaken the position.Therefore this transitional region constitutes a film hinge 17.

At operating element 10 with cover the gap 16 that has two edges to open wide between 3.The gap 16 that this edge opens wide that is to say from cover 3 profile 12 or extend to operating element 10 and the transitional region of covering between 3 from the free lateral edges 11 of operating element 10 always, extends to film hinge 17 always.

The lid 3 that in Fig. 2, has operating element 10 from the front demonstration.The gap 16 that described edge opens wide is a slit-shaped in this view.The A/F in the gap 16 of slit-shaped is by exaggerative.In favourable organization plan, gap 16 narrows down wide up to several 1/10th millimeters seams.In Fig. 2, therefore gap 16 has for very wide seam wide, is to cover on 3 the inner surface in order to show that in this view an inwall 18, this inwall 18 are molded over.Gap 16 coverings that inwall 18 extends below operating element 10 and internally the edge opened wide.Free seamed edge 19 in Fig. 2 below the inwall 18 is posted by on the seal 9 that Fig. 1 shows when lid is arranged in closed position on the shell of the dust collector 1.Seal accommodating chamber 2 (Fig. 1) airtightly by inwall 18, even have at lid under the situation in the gap of opening wide at the edge 16.

Claims

1. dust catcher, it comprises a housing (1), this housing surrounds an accommodating chamber (2), this accommodating chamber can enter from the outside by a hole (7), described hole can be by lid (a 3) sealing that is bearing on the dust catcher, covering in order to lock or separate locking closure (3) but the operating element (10) of an elastics wing of moulding, it has at least one latch elements (14), the latter is embedded in the corresponding latch elements (15) on the closed position of lid (3), it is characterized in that: operating element (10) is the integrated part of the outer surface of lid (3).

2. by the described dust catcher of claim 1, it is characterized in that: operating element (10) is designed to the section of lid (3) with being hull shape.

3. by the described dust catcher of claim 2, it is characterized in that: operating element (10) has an outer surface, and its shape adapts to the outer surface of lid (3).

4. by the described dust catcher of claim 3, it is characterized in that: operating element (10) has a lateral edges (1) freely, and it constitutes the part of the profile (12) of lid (3).

5. by one of claim 2 to 4 described dust catcher, it is characterized in that: can an inwall of moulding (18) on the inner surface of lid (3), it operating element (10) extend on the bottom side of accommodating chamber (2) and with lid (3) hole (7) at its closed position sealing accommodating chamber (2).

6. by the described dust catcher of claim 5, it is characterized in that: a free seamed edge (19) of inwall (18) abuts on the seal (9) in a hole around accommodating chamber (2) (7) on the closed position of lid (3).

7. by the described dust catcher of claim 6, it is characterized in that: lid (3) has at least one gap (16), and its is arranged on operating element (10) with extending and covers between the remainder of outer wall of (3).

8. by the described dust catcher of claim 7, it is characterized in that: described at least one gap (16) is that the edge opens wide.

9. by claim 7 or 8 described dust catchers, it is characterized in that: described at least one gap (16) is a slit-shaped.

10. by the described dust catcher of claim 9, it is characterized in that: the gap of two slit-shaped (16) design is on lid (3), and they lead to an end of the free lateral edges (11) of operating element (10) respectively.

11. by one of claim 1 to 10 described dust catcher, it is characterized in that: operating element (10) weakens the position by the material on the wall thickness of lid (3) or operating element (10) and is connected with lid (3), and this material weakens the position and constitutes a film hinge (17).

12. by the described dust catcher of claim 11, it is characterized in that: described film hinge (17) is arranged on operating element (10) with extending and/or covers in the plane of (3) being extended.

13. by the described dust catcher of claim 11, it is characterized in that: described film hinge (17) is from operating element (10) and/or cover outwards gauffer shape ground bending on the plane of (3) being extended.