EP0061212B1 - Wheeled vacuum-cleaner - Google Patents

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EP0061212B1
EP0061212B1 EP19820200238 EP82200238A EP0061212B1 EP 0061212 B1 EP0061212 B1 EP 0061212B1 EP 19820200238 EP19820200238 EP 19820200238 EP 82200238 A EP82200238 A EP 82200238A EP 0061212 B1 EP0061212 B1 EP 0061212B1
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cleaner
vacuum
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Wiebe Wierda
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Koninklijke Philips NV
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Philips Gloeilampenfabrieken NV
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H75/00—Storing webs, tapes, or filamentary material, e.g. on reels
    • B65H75/02—Cores, formers, supports, or holders for coiled, wound, or folded material, e.g. reels, spindles, bobbins, cop tubes, cans, mandrels or chucks
    • B65H75/34—Cores, formers, supports, or holders for coiled, wound, or folded material, e.g. reels, spindles, bobbins, cop tubes, cans, mandrels or chucks specially adapted or mounted for storing and repeatedly paying-out and re-storing lengths of material provided for particular purposes, e.g. anchored hoses, power cables
    • B65H75/38—Cores, formers, supports, or holders for coiled, wound, or folded material, e.g. reels, spindles, bobbins, cop tubes, cans, mandrels or chucks specially adapted or mounted for storing and repeatedly paying-out and re-storing lengths of material provided for particular purposes, e.g. anchored hoses, power cables involving the use of a core or former internal to, and supporting, a stored package of material
    • B65H75/44—Constructional details
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L9/00—Details or accessories of suction cleaners, e.g. mechanical means for controlling the suction or for effecting pulsating action; Storing devices specially adapted to suction cleaners or parts thereof; Carrying-vehicles specially adapted for suction cleaners
    • A47L9/26—Incorporation of winding devices for electric cables

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  • the invention relates to a wheeled vacuum-cleaner comprising a housing in which wheels are journalled and a mechanism for automatically winding in an electric power cord.
  • the vacuum-cleaner according to the invention is characterized in that the vacuum-cleaner is equipped with a device for blocking or braking at least one of the wheels, which blocking device is automatically actuated when the power cord is pulled out and is automatically released when the pull on the power cord is relaxed.
  • the advantage of this is that the vacuum-cleaner is no longer pulled along when the cord is pulled out.
  • An embodiment of the vacuum-cleaner is characterized in that the blocking device comprises a stop and a catch which cooperates with said stop, the stop being arranged on the wheel and the catch being pivotable by means of the power cord into a position in which the catch engages the stop.
  • a further embodiment of the vacuum-cleaner is characterized in that the blocking device comprises a spring-loaded arm which at one end is pivotable about a fixed spindle in the housing and at the other end is pivotally coupled to one end of a rod, the other end of the rod being pivotally coupled to a lever which is also pivotable about a further fixed spindle in the housing and of which one end is provided with the catch, and the arm being pivoted against spring force by the power cord when said cord is pulled out.
  • the inner side of the wheel is provided with a plurality of stops which extend substantially radially inwards of the wheel.
  • a further embodiment of the vacuum-cleaner in which the cord-winding mechanism comprises a drum surrounded by a drum housing, is characterized in that the blocking device is constituted by the drum housing, which is movable relative to the vacuum-cleaner housing by a spring which acts between the drum housing and the vacuum-cleaner housing; by a lever which is pivotally journalled in the vacuum-cleaner housing, one end of said lever being pivotally coupled to the drum housing and the other end comprising a pawl; and by a ring of ratchet teeth on the wheel, which ring is adapted to cooperate with the pawl, said drum housing being movable against the spring force of the spring by means of the power cord.
  • the blocking device is coupled to the drum.
  • the blocking device comprises centrifugal weights which rotate with the drum and are movable radially with respect thereto and which are coupled to an axially movable thrust ring, which thrust ring is provided with a pin which engages a stop on the wheel during rotation of the drum.
  • the blocking device consequently blocks the wheel both when the cord is pulled out and during automatic take-up of the cord. If it is desired that the wheel should be blocked only when the cord is being pulled out, a uni-directional coupling is between the drum and the blocking device.
  • the blocking device comprises a friction surface and a brake shoe which cooperates therewith, the friction surface being provided on the wheel and the breakshoe being engagable with the friction wheel by means of the power cord.
  • the vacuum-cleaner is provided with a t mechanism for automatically winding an electric power cord 1 onto a drum 2.
  • the power cord is led out through an opening 3 in the back of the vacuum cleaner.
  • the blocking device of Figures 2 and 3 comprises an arm 4 which at one end is pivotable about a spindle 5 in the vacuum-cleaner housing 6.
  • the other end is pivotally coupled to one end of a rod 7, the other end of the rod in turn being pivotally coupled to one end of a lever 8.
  • the lever is pivotable about a spindle 9 in the vacuum-cleaner housing 6.
  • the other end of the lever is provided with a catch 10.
  • the wheel 11 of the vacuum-cleaner is provided with a plurality of stops 12 which extend radially inwards of the wheel.
  • the operation of the blocking device is as follows: when the power cord is pulled out the arm 4 is lifted by the cord, because the cord is pulled up obliquely.
  • the arm 4 is pivoted in the direction of the arrow P1.
  • the rod 7 is lifted and causes the lever 8 to pivot about the spindle 9 in the direction of the arrow P2.
  • the catch 10 engages one of the stops 12 on the wheel 11 so that said wheel is blocked. This prevents the vacuum-cleaner from being pulled backwards when the cord is pulled out. If the pull on the cord is relaxed, the arm, the rod and the lever will resume their original positions under the influence of the spring 13 and thereby release the wheel.
  • FIGS. 4 and 5 represent a different type of wheel-blocking device.
  • the drum 15 for taking up the power cord 14 is surrounded by a drum housing 16.
  • the drum housing is rotatable about a spindle 17.
  • the drum housing is further provided with a lead-through 18 with an opening 19 through which the cord is passed.
  • the back of the vacuum-cleaner housing 20 also has an opening 21 for the power cord.
  • the edges 22 and 23 of the respective openings 19 and 21 each lie on the surface of an imaginary cylinder whose axis coincides with the axis of the spindle 17 of the drum housing 16.
  • a compression spring 24 is arranged between the lead-through 18 and the vacuum-cleaner housing 20 .
  • a lever 25 is pivotally supported on the vacuum-cleaner housing.
  • One end 26 of the lever is pivotally coupled to a lug 27 on the drum housing 16.
  • the other end comprises a pawl 28.
  • the inner side of the wheel 29 is provided with a ratchet teeth 30.
  • the blocking device thus comprises the drum housing 16 with lead-through 18, the spring 24, the lever 25 with the pawl 28 and the ratchet teeth 30 on the wheel.
  • the operation of the blocking device os Figure 4 is as follows: When the cord 14 is pulled up obliquely the drum housing 16 is rotated in the direction of the arrow P3, because the wall portion 31 of the lead-through 18 is lifted by the cord. The lug 27 on the drum housing also rotates in the direction of the arrow P3. As a result of this, the lever 25 is pivoted and the pawl 28 engages the teeth 30 and thereby blocks the wheel 29. When the cord is released the drum housing 16 returns to its original position under the influence of the spring 24, so that wheel is released.
  • the blocking device of Figures 6 and 7 resembles that of Figures 4 and 5.
  • the drum housing 33 is now slidable in the vacuum-cleaner housing 34.
  • the drum housing is mounted so as to be slidable in a guide 36 on the vacuum-cleaner housing by means of a support 35.
  • a tension spring 37 is arranged between the support 35 and the vacuum-cleaner housing 34 .
  • the lead-through 38 on the drum housing 33 first slidably over the rim 39 of the opening 40 in the back of the vacuum-cleaner housing.
  • the operation is substantially identical to that of the blocking device described in the foregoing.
  • the blocking device of Figure 8 comprises two centrifugal weights 47, which are each secured to one end of a bell-crank lever 48.
  • the bell-crank levers are each pivotally mounted on the drum 45.
  • the drum is provided with two diametrically opposed bosses 49, in which slots 50 for the levers 48 are formed.
  • the levers are provided with thrust pins 51.
  • the housing 52 of the vacuum-cleaner is provided with a stud 53 on which a thrust ring 54 is slidable but not rotatable. Between the thrust ring and the vacuum-cleaner housing a compression spring 55 is arranged.
  • the thrust ring is provided with a pin 56 which extends into an opening 57 in the vacuum-cleaner housing.
  • the vacuum-cleaner wheel 58 is provided with stops 59 which extend radially inwards of the wheel.
  • the opening 57 in the housing is disposed opposite the path of movement of said stops about the axis of rotation of the wheel 58.
  • the operation of the blocking device of Figure 8 is as follows: When the power cord 46 is pulled out, a rotary movement is imparted to the drum 45. Under the centrifugal action the centrifugal weights 47 move outwards so that the bell-crank levers 48 are pivoted in the direction of the arrow P5. The thrust pins 51 are moved to the right and urge the thrust ring 54 also to the right against the pressure of the compression spring 55.
  • the pin 56 slides through the opening 57 and engages between the cams 59 of the wheel 58 to block the wheel.
  • the thrust ring 54 with the pin 56 is urged back to the left by the compression spring 55, the pin thereby being disengaged from the stops 59 so that the wheel 58 is no longer blocked.
  • the bell-crank levers 48 with the centrifugal weights 47 are returned to their original positions.
  • the blocking device of Figure 9 corresponds to that of Figure 8. Corresponding parts bear the same reference numerals.
  • the blocking device of Figure 9 comprises two centrifugal blocks 60 which are slidable radially of the drum 45 in the slots 50 in the bosses 49.
  • the centrifugal blocks each have an inclined surface 61 for cooperation with a conical inclined surface 63 on the thrust ring 62.
  • the operation of the blocking device is similar to that of Figure 8. Owing to the rotary movement of the drum 45 the centrifugal blocks 60 move outwards and as a result of the co-operation between the inclined surfaces 61 and 63 the thrust ring is urged to the right so that the pin 56 blocks the wheel.
  • the thrust ring 62 is urged to the left by the compression spring 55 and, also, the centrifugal blocks 60 are urged inwards again.
  • these blocking devices are operative both during unwinding and take-up of the cord. If the blocking devices are required to block the wheel only when the cord is being unwound, a uni-directional coupling is arranged between the drum 45 and the blocking devices.
  • the wheel instead of providing the wheel with stops or with ratchet teeth and a pin or pawl respectively cooperating therewith, it is alternatively possible to provide the wheel with a friction surface and a brake shoe which cooperates therewith, which brake shoe can be pressed against the friction surface of the wheel by means of the power cord, thereby braking the wheel.

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DE (1) DE3260682D1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
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JPS57155756U (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1982-09-30
ES263948U (es) 1982-12-16
NL8101338A (nl) 1982-10-18
BR8201435A (pt) 1983-02-01
DE3260682D1 (en) 1984-10-18
EP0061212A1 (en) 1982-09-29

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