EP0177840A2 - Housing for a hand vacuum cleaner - Google Patents

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EP0177840A2
EP0177840A2 EP85112182A EP85112182A EP0177840A2 EP 0177840 A2 EP0177840 A2 EP 0177840A2 EP 85112182 A EP85112182 A EP 85112182A EP 85112182 A EP85112182 A EP 85112182A EP 0177840 A2 EP0177840 A2 EP 0177840A2
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Gernot Jacob
Leon Radom
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    • 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
    • A47L9/32—Handles
    • A47L9/327—Handles for suction cleaners with hose between nozzle and casing
    • 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

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  • the invention relates to a housing for a handheld vacuum cleaner according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • the handle arranged in the area of the dust chamber adjacent to the engine compartment is used in such a handheld vacuum cleaner so that the vacuum cleaner can be guided by the operator into a certain position, in particular in a raised position, for example to be able to vacuum upholstered furniture.
  • this handle is inserted as a separate component in a recess formed in the dust chamber cover.
  • Such a handle used in the lid of the vacuum chamber not only makes the manufacture of the vacuum cleaner housing complicated and more expensive, but the handle used as a separate component can become loose over the course of the useful life of the vacuum cleaner, so that the vacuum cleaner can no longer be operated properly.
  • the handle which is used as a separate component, stands in the way of giving a vacuum cleaner housing a particularly smooth and simple shape.
  • the object of the invention is to improve a housing for a handheld vacuum cleaner of the type mentioned in such a way that the possibility of its perfect guidance by the operator is ensured over the entire useful life of the vacuum cleaner, the housing at the same time having a particularly smooth and simple shape.
  • the handle is integrally formed with at least one of the covers.
  • This design ensures that the handle can not detach from the housing during the entire useful life of the vacuum cleaner, which ensures proper guidance of the vacuum cleaner with the handle.
  • the vacuum cleaner housing also has a simplified, particularly smooth shape due to this design, which is desirable from a stylistic point of view. Since there are no problems with the demolding of the housing in this embodiment, the manufacturing costs of the housing according to the invention are reduced.
  • the handle is expediently molded onto the engine compartment cover.
  • the handle protrudes from the engine compartment cover in the direction of the dust compartment cover in such a way that it overlaps the rear region of the recessed grip formed in the dust cover. Since the engine compartment cover is firmly connected to the bottom part of the engine compartment, the vacuum cleaner can be held securely on the handle molded onto the engine compartment cover in this way.
  • the handle can also be formed within the dust compartment cover.
  • a handle opening is then expediently formed in the dust chamber cover above the front region of the recessed grip, which is delimited by a web which extends over the rear region of the recessed grip and extends approximately to the intermediate wall and forms the handle. Since the swiveling dust chamber cover snaps into the bottom part of the dust chamber in the closed state, the vacuum cleaner can also be held securely on the handle in this configuration.
  • a projecting web is formed on the engine compartment cover, on which the web of the dust compartment cover rests. This has the advantage that the handle is particularly robust.
  • the dust compartment cover can have insert tabs. It can also be advantageously provided that the dust compartment cover is articulated with two side hinges on the intermediate wall of the housing or the engine compartment cover. Thus, in the event that the handle or a second web is integrally formed on the engine compartment lid, the trough-like lid base of the dust compartment lid is pivoted around the protruding handle end.
  • the hinges can be designed as a unit with the dust compartment cover.
  • the dust compartment cover is formed in one piece with the engine compartment cover and is connected to the latter via a film hinge.
  • the articulation of the dust chamber lid on the intermediate wall is omitted, which gives the vacuum cleaner housing a particularly simple design
  • the housing for a handheld vacuum cleaner shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 has a front dust compartment 1 and a rear engine compartment 2, which are separated from one another by an intermediate gate 3.
  • a dust chamber cover 4 is articulated on the intermediate wall 3 with two side hinges 5 and can be pivoted in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 1.
  • An engine compartment cover 6 is screwed to the bottom part of the engine compartment 2.
  • a grip 7 In the region adjacent to the engine compartment 2 in the area of the dust chamber cover 4 is a grip 7 formed This recessed grip is covered by a handle 8 in part, which is integrally formed on the engine compartment lid. 6 In the operating state of the vacuum cleaner, this handle 8 can be conveniently gripped by inserting the operator's fingers into the recessed grip 7, so that the vacuum cleaner can be lifted into a corresponding position, for example for vacuuming upholstered furniture.
  • the handle is formed in the dust chamber cover 4.
  • the dust chamber cover 4 has a grip opening 9 above the front region of the recessed grip 7, which opening covers up to approximately up to one of the recesses behind the recessed region the intermediate wall 3 reaching web 10 is limited.
  • On the Matorraumdedcel 6 a protruding in the direction of the dust chamber cover 4 web 11 is formed, on which the web 10 of the dust chamber cover 4 rests, resulting in a particularly robust handle
  • FIG. 5 shows a further handle design of a vacuum cleaner housing, in which the dust chamber cover 4 and the engine compartment cover 6 are formed in one piece.
  • a handle opening 9 is formed above the front region of the recessed grip 7, which is delimited by a web 12 forming the handle, which in turn is connected to the engine compartment cover 6 via a film hinge 13.
  • This film hinge 1 3 enables the dust chamber cover 4 to be opened by pivoting in the direction shown by the arrow in FIG. 5.
  • the dust chamber cover need not be hinged to the intermediate wall 3 by means of side hinges.

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A housing for a hand vacuum cleaner having a front dust chamber and a rear motor chamber separated from each other by a baffle, a dust chamber cover linked at the baffle, and a tightly connected motor chamber cover. In the area adjacent to the motor chamber cover there is designed a handle hollow in the dust chamber cover. This handle hollow is partially covered by a handhold which may be arranged at the motor chamber cover as an integral part thereof. In another embodiment of the housing, the handhold is incorporated in the dust chamber cover. At the motor chamber cover there may be arranged a cross-piece projecting toward the dust chamber cover, covering the rear area of the handle hollow and supporting a cross-piece of the dust chamber cover, thus providing a particularly robust handhold.

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Die Erfindung betrifft ein Gehäuse für einen Handstaubsauger gemäß dem Oberbegriff des Anspruchs 1.The invention relates to a housing for a handheld vacuum cleaner according to the preamble of claim 1.

Der in dem an den Motorraum angrenzenden Bereich des Staubraumes angeordnete Handgriff dient bei einem derartigen Handstaubsauger dazu, daß der Staubsauger von der Bedienungsperson in eine bestimmte Position, insbesondere in eine angehobene Stellung, geführt werden kann, um beispielsweise Polstermöbel saugen zu können. Bei den herkömmlichen Handstaubsaugem ist dabei dieser Handgriff als gesondertes Bauteil in eine in dem Staubraumdeckel ausgebildete Aussparung eingesetzt.The handle arranged in the area of the dust chamber adjacent to the engine compartment is used in such a handheld vacuum cleaner so that the vacuum cleaner can be guided by the operator into a certain position, in particular in a raised position, for example to be able to vacuum upholstered furniture. In the case of conventional handheld vacuum cleaners, this handle is inserted as a separate component in a recess formed in the dust chamber cover.

Durch einen derart in den Straubraumdeckel eingesetzten Handgriff wird nicht nur die Herstellung des Staubsaugergehäuses kompliziert und verteuert, sondern der als gesondertes Bauteil eingesetzte Handgriff kann sich im Laufe der Nutzungsdauer des Handstaubsaugers lockem, so daß der Staubsauger nicht mehr einwandfrei geführt werden kann. Darüberhinaus steht der als gesondertes Bauteil eingesetzte Handgriff dem Bestreben entgegen, einem Staubsaugergehäuse eine besonders glatte und einfache Form zu verleihen.Such a handle used in the lid of the vacuum chamber not only makes the manufacture of the vacuum cleaner housing complicated and more expensive, but the handle used as a separate component can become loose over the course of the useful life of the vacuum cleaner, so that the vacuum cleaner can no longer be operated properly. In addition, the handle, which is used as a separate component, stands in the way of giving a vacuum cleaner housing a particularly smooth and simple shape.

Aufgabe der Erfindung ist es ein Gehäuse für einen Handstaubsauger der eingangs genannten Art derart zu verbessern, daß über die gesamte Nutzungsdauer des Staubsaugers die Möglichkeit seiner einwandfreien Führung durch die Bedienungsperson gewährleistet ist, wobei das Gehäuse gleichzeitig eine besonders glatte und einfache Form haben soll.The object of the invention is to improve a housing for a handheld vacuum cleaner of the type mentioned in such a way that the possibility of its perfect guidance by the operator is ensured over the entire useful life of the vacuum cleaner, the housing at the same time having a particularly smooth and simple shape.

Diese Aufgabe wird erfindungsgemäß dadurch gelöst, daß der Handgriff einstückig mit weningstens einem der Deckel ausgebildiet ist. Durch diese Ausbildung ist sichergestellt, daß sich der Handgriff während der gesamten Nutzungsdauer des Staubsaugers nicht von dem Gehäuse lösen kann, womit eine einwandfreie Führung des Staubsaugers mit dem Handgriff gewährleistet ist. Das Staubsaugergehäuse hat durch diese Ausbildung zudem eine vereinfachte, besonders glatte Form, die in stilistischer Hinsicht wünschenswert ist Da bei dieser Ausgestaltung keinerlei Probleme bei der Entformung des Gehäuses auftreten, sind die Herstellungskosten des erfindungsgemäßen Gehäuses verringert.This object is achieved in that the handle is integrally formed with at least one of the covers. This design ensures that the handle can not detach from the housing during the entire useful life of the vacuum cleaner, which ensures proper guidance of the vacuum cleaner with the handle. The vacuum cleaner housing also has a simplified, particularly smooth shape due to this design, which is desirable from a stylistic point of view. Since there are no problems with the demolding of the housing in this embodiment, the manufacturing costs of the housing according to the invention are reduced.

Zweckmäßigerweise ist der Handgriff an dem Motorraumdeckel angeformt Dabei steht der Handgriff von dem Motorraumdeckel derart in Richtung des Staubraumdeckets vor, daß er den hinteren Bereich der in dem Staubdeckel ausgebildeten Griffmulde übergreift. Da der Motorraumdeckel mit dem Bodenteil des Motorraumes fest verbunden ist, kann der Staubsauger an dem derart an dem Motorraumdeckel angeformten Handgriff sicher gehalten werden.The handle is expediently molded onto the engine compartment cover. The handle protrudes from the engine compartment cover in the direction of the dust compartment cover in such a way that it overlaps the rear region of the recessed grip formed in the dust cover. Since the engine compartment cover is firmly connected to the bottom part of the engine compartment, the vacuum cleaner can be held securely on the handle molded onto the engine compartment cover in this way.

Der Handgriff kann jedoch auch innerhalb des Staubraumdeckels ausgebildet sein. Zweckmäßigerweise ist dann in dem Staubraumdeckel über dem vorderen Bereich der Griffmulde eine Grifföffnung ausgebildet, die durch einen über den hinteren Bereich der Griffmulde verlaufenden, etwa bis zu der Zwischenwand reichenden Steg, der den Handgriff bildet, begrenzt wird. Da der verschwenkbar ausgebildete Staubraumdeckel im geschlossenen Zustand in das Bodenteil des Staubraumes einrastet, kann auch bei dieser Ausbildung der Staubsauger sicher an dem Handgriff gehalten werden.However, the handle can also be formed within the dust compartment cover. A handle opening is then expediently formed in the dust chamber cover above the front region of the recessed grip, which is delimited by a web which extends over the rear region of the recessed grip and extends approximately to the intermediate wall and forms the handle. Since the swiveling dust chamber cover snaps into the bottom part of the dust chamber in the closed state, the vacuum cleaner can also be held securely on the handle in this configuration.

Mit Vorteil kann vorgesehen sein, daß an dem Motorraumdeckel ein vorspringender Steg angeformt ist, auf dem der Steg des Staubraumdeckels aufliegt. Dies hat den Vorteil, daß der Handgriff besonders robust ausgestattet ist.It can advantageously be provided that a projecting web is formed on the engine compartment cover, on which the web of the dust compartment cover rests. This has the advantage that the handle is particularly robust.

Dabei kann der Staubraumdeckel Einstecklaschen aufweisen. Es kann auch mit Vorteil vorgesehen sein, daß der Staubraumdeckel mit zwei seitlichen Scharnieren an der Zwischenwand des Gehäuses oder des Motorraumdeckels angelenkt ist. Damit wird in dem Fall, daß der Handgriff oder ein zweiter Steg an dem Motorraumdeckel angeformt ist, der muldenartige Deckelboden des Staubraumdeckels um das vorstehende Griffende herumgeschwenkt Im Betriebszustand des Staubsaugers kann den Handgriff dabei durch Einführen der Finger in die Mulde bequem untergriffen werden. Die Scharniere können als Einheit mit dem Staubraumdeckel ausgebildet sein.The dust compartment cover can have insert tabs. It can also be advantageously provided that the dust compartment cover is articulated with two side hinges on the intermediate wall of the housing or the engine compartment cover. Thus, in the event that the handle or a second web is integrally formed on the engine compartment lid, the trough-like lid base of the dust compartment lid is pivoted around the protruding handle end. The hinges can be designed as a unit with the dust compartment cover.

Es kann auch mit Vorteil vorgesehen sein, daß der Staubraumdeckel einstückig mit dem Motorraumdeckel ausgebildet und über ein Filmscharnier mit diesem verbunden ist. In diesem Falle entfällt das Anlenken des Staubraumdeckels an der Zwischenwand, wodurch das Staubsaugergehäuse eine besonders einfache Gestaltung erhältIt can also be advantageously provided that the dust compartment cover is formed in one piece with the engine compartment cover and is connected to the latter via a film hinge. In this case, the articulation of the dust chamber lid on the intermediate wall is omitted, which gives the vacuum cleaner housing a particularly simple design

Weitere Merkmale, Vorteile und Einzelheiten der Erfindung ergeben sich aus der nachfolgenden Beschreibung einige bevorzugter Ausführungsformen sowie anhand der Zeichnung. Dabei zeigen:

  • Fig. 1 einen Längsschnitt durch eine erste Ausführungsform des erfindungsgemäßen Staubsaugergehäuses;
  • Fig. 2 eine Draufsicht auf die Ausführungsform gemäß Fig. 1;
  • Fig. 3 einen Längsschnitt durch den Griffbereich einer zweiten Ausführungsform des erfindunsgemäßen Gehäuses;
  • Fig. 4 eine Draufsicht auf den Griffbereich gemäß Fig. 3 und
  • Fig. 5 einen Längsschnitt durch den Griffbereich einer weiteren Ausführungsform des Gehäuses.
Further features, advantages and details of the invention result from the following description of some preferred embodiments and from the drawing. Show:
  • 1 shows a longitudinal section through a first embodiment of the vacuum cleaner housing according to the invention.
  • FIG. 2 shows a top view of the embodiment according to FIG. 1;
  • 3 shows a longitudinal section through the grip area of a second embodiment of the housing according to the invention;
  • Fig. 4 is a plan view of the handle area of FIG. 3 and
  • 5 shows a longitudinal section through the grip area of a further embodiment of the housing.

Das in den Fig. 1 und 2 dargestellte Gehäuse für einen Handstaubsauger hat einen vorderen Staubraum 1 und einen hinteren Motorraum 2, die durch eine Zwischenward 3 voneinander getrennt sind. Ein Staubraumdeckel 4 ist mit zwei seitlichen Scharnieren 5 an der Zwischenwand 3 angelenkt und in Richtung des Pfeils in Fig. 1 verschwenkbar.The housing for a handheld vacuum cleaner shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 has a front dust compartment 1 and a rear engine compartment 2, which are separated from one another by an intermediate gate 3. A dust chamber cover 4 is articulated on the intermediate wall 3 with two side hinges 5 and can be pivoted in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 1.

Ein Motorraumdeckel 6 ist mit dem Bodenteil des Motorraumes 2 fest verschraubt.An engine compartment cover 6 is screwed to the bottom part of the engine compartment 2.

In dem an den Motorraum 2 angrenzenden Bereich ist in dem Staubraumdeckel 4 eine Griffmulde 7 ausgebildet Diese Griffmulde wird von einem Handgriff 8 teilweise überdeckt, der an dem Motorraumdeckel 6 angeformt ist. Im Betriebszustand des Staubsaugers kann dieser Handgriff 8 durch Einführung der Finger der Bedienungsperson in die Griffmulde 7 bequem untergriffen werden, so daß der Staubsauger beispielsweise zum Saugen von Polstermöbeln in eine entsprechende Position angehoben werden kann.In the region adjacent to the engine compartment 2 in the area of the dust chamber cover 4 is a grip 7 formed This recessed grip is covered by a handle 8 in part, which is integrally formed on the engine compartment lid. 6 In the operating state of the vacuum cleaner, this handle 8 can be conveniently gripped by inserting the operator's fingers into the recessed grip 7, so that the vacuum cleaner can be lifted into a corresponding position, for example for vacuuming upholstered furniture.

Bei der in den Fig. 3 und 4 dargestellten Ausführungsform des Staubsaugergehäuses ist der Handgriff in dem Staubraumdeckel 4 ausgebildet Dabei hat der Staubraumdeckel 4 über dem vorderen Bereich der Griffmulde 7 eine Grifföffnung 9, die durch einen den hinteren Bereich der Griffmulde überdeckenden, etwa bis zu der Zwischenwand 3 reichenden Steg 10 begrenzt wird. An dem Matorraumdedcel 6 ist ein in Richtung des Staubraumdeckels 4 vorspringender Steg 11 angeformt, auf dem der Steg 10 des Staubraumdeckels 4 aufliegt wodurch ein besonders robuster Handgriff entstehtIn the embodiment of the vacuum cleaner housing shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the handle is formed in the dust chamber cover 4. The dust chamber cover 4 has a grip opening 9 above the front region of the recessed grip 7, which opening covers up to approximately up to one of the recesses behind the recessed region the intermediate wall 3 reaching web 10 is limited. On the Matorraumdedcel 6 a protruding in the direction of the dust chamber cover 4 web 11 is formed, on which the web 10 of the dust chamber cover 4 rests, resulting in a particularly robust handle

Die Fig. 5 zeigt eine weitere Handgriffausbildung eines Staubsaugergehäuses, bei dem der Staubraumdeckei 4 und der Motorraumdeckel 6 einstückig ausgebildet sind. In dem Staubraumdeckel ist dabei,wie in dem Ausführungsbeispiel gemäß den Fig. 3 und 4,über dem vorderen Bereich der Griffmulde 7 eine Grifföffnung 9 ausgebildet, die von einem den Handgriff bildenden Steg 12 begrenzt wird, der seinerseits mit dem Motorraumdeckel 6 über ein Filmschamier 13 verbunden ist. Dieses Filmschamier 13 ermöglicht das öffnen des Staubraumdeckels 4 durch Verschwenken in der durch den Pfeil in Fig. 5 dargestellten Richtung. Bei dieser Ausführungsform braucht der Staubraumdeckel nicht mittels seitlicher Scharniere an der Zwischenwand 3 angelenkt zu sein.5 shows a further handle design of a vacuum cleaner housing, in which the dust chamber cover 4 and the engine compartment cover 6 are formed in one piece. In the dust compartment cover, as in the exemplary embodiment 3 and 4, a handle opening 9 is formed above the front region of the recessed grip 7, which is delimited by a web 12 forming the handle, which in turn is connected to the engine compartment cover 6 via a film hinge 13. This film hinge 1 3 enables the dust chamber cover 4 to be opened by pivoting in the direction shown by the arrow in FIG. 5. In this embodiment, the dust chamber cover need not be hinged to the intermediate wall 3 by means of side hinges.

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1. Gehäuse für einen Handstaubsauger mit einem vorderen Staubraum mit einem verschwenkbar angeordneten Staubraumdeckel und einem durch eine Zwischenwand von dem Staubraum getrennten hinteren Motorraum mit einem fest verbundenen Motorraumdeckel, wobei in dem an dem Motorraum angrenzenden Bereich des Staubraumdeckels eine Griffmulde ausgebildet ist, die teilweise von einen Handgriff überdeckt ist, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Handgriff (8, 10, 11, 12) einstückig mit wenigstens einem der Deckel (4, 6) ausgebildet ist.1.Housing for a hand-held vacuum cleaner with a front dust chamber with a pivotably arranged dust chamber cover and a rear motor chamber with a firmly connected motor chamber cover separated by an intermediate wall from the dust chamber, a recessed grip being formed in the area of the dust chamber cover adjoining the motor chamber, which is partly from a handle is covered, characterized in that the handle (8, 10, 11, 12) is formed in one piece with at least one of the covers (4, 6). 2. Gehäuse nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Handgriff (8) an dem Motorraumdeckel (6) angeformt ist.2. Housing according to claim 1, characterized in that the handle (8) on the engine compartment cover (6) is integrally formed. 3. Gehäuse nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Handgriff (10, 12) innerhalb des Staubraumdeckels (4) ausgebildet ist.3. Housing according to claim 1, characterized in that the handle (10, 12) is formed within the dust chamber cover (4). 4. Gehäuse nach Anspruch 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Staubraumdeckel (4) über dem vorderen Bereich der Griffmulde (7) eine Grifföffung (9) aufweist, die durch einen über den hinteren Bereich der Griffmukle (7) verlaufenden, etwa bis zu der Zwischenwand (3) reichenden Steg (10, 12), der den Handgriff bildet begrenzt ist.4. Housing according to claim 3, characterized in that the dust chamber cover (4) above the front region of the recessed grip (7) has a grip opening (9) which extends through an over the rear region of the grip core (7), approximately up to the Intermediate wall (3) extending web (10, 12) which forms the handle is limited. 5. Gehäuse nach Anspruch 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß an dem Motorraumdeckel (6) ein vorspringender Steg (11 ) angeformt ist, auf dem der Steg (10) des Staubraumdeckels (4) aufliegt.5. Housing according to claim 4, characterized in that on the engine compartment cover (6) a projecting web ( 1 1) is formed on which the web (10) of the dust compartment cover (4) rests. 6. Gehäuse nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Staubraumdeckel (4) Einstecklaschen aufweist.6. Housing according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the dust chamber cover (4) has insertion tabs. 7. Gehäuse nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Staubraumdeckel (4) mit zwei seitlichen Scharnieren (5) an der Zwischenwand (3) des Gehäuses oder des Motorraumdeckels (6) angelenkt ist und im geschlossenen Zustand in das Bodenteil des Staubraumes (1) einrastet.7. Housing according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the dust chamber cover (4) with two side hinges (5) on the intermediate wall (3) of the housing or the engine compartment cover (6) is articulated and in the closed state in the bottom part of the dust chamber (1) engages. 8. Gehäuse nach Anspruch 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Scharniere (5) als Einheit mit dem Staubraumdeckel (4) ausgebitdet sind.8. Housing according to claim 7, characterized in that the hinges (5) are designed as a unit with the dust chamber cover (4). 9. Gehäuse nach Anspruch 1 oder 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Staubraumdeckel (4) einstückig mit dem Motorraumdeckel (6) ausgebildet und über ein Filmschamier9. Housing according to claim 1 or 4, characterized in that the dust chamber cover (4) integrally formed with the engine compartment cover (6) and a film hinge (13) mit diesem verbunden ist.(13) is connected to it.
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