EP0202639A2 - Platine de fixation d'un sac à poussière dans un aspirateur - Google Patents

Platine de fixation d'un sac à poussière dans un aspirateur Download PDF

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EP0202639A2
EP0202639A2 EP86106772A EP86106772A EP0202639A2 EP 0202639 A2 EP0202639 A2 EP 0202639A2 EP 86106772 A EP86106772 A EP 86106772A EP 86106772 A EP86106772 A EP 86106772A EP 0202639 A2 EP0202639 A2 EP 0202639A2
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holding plate
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vacuum cleaner
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Wilfried Hüttemann
Ulrich Hettenhausen
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Miele und Cie KG
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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
    • A47L9/10—Filters; Dust separators; Dust removal; Automatic exchange of filters
    • A47L9/14—Bags or the like; Rigid filtering receptacles; Attachment of, or closures for, bags or receptacles
    • A47L9/1427—Means for mounting or attaching bags or filtering receptacles in suction cleaners; Adapters
    • A47L9/1436—Connecting plates, e.g. collars, end closures
    • 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
    • A47L9/10—Filters; Dust separators; Dust removal; Automatic exchange of filters
    • A47L9/14—Bags or the like; Rigid filtering receptacles; Attachment of, or closures for, bags or receptacles
    • A47L9/1427—Means for mounting or attaching bags or filtering receptacles in suction cleaners; Adapters

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  • the object of the invention relates to a holding plate made of plastic or the like.
  • the holding plate having an opening for the suction connection piece of the vacuum cleaner and for the suction operation with the vacuum cleaner filter bag can be positively inserted into a plate receptacle of the vacuum cleaner.
  • Such a holding plate is known from DE-OS 21 16 579.
  • the opening for the suction connection piece is provided with an integrally formed elastic, circumferential sealing lip which is formed in one piece with the holding plate.
  • the remaining plate material of the holding plate is extremely rigid in order to hold the holding plate and thus the dust filter bag securely in the associated plate receptacle of the vacuum cleaner, which positively engages around at least one boundary edge of the holding plate when inserted.
  • the sealing effect of a holding plate designed in this way is optimal for those vacuum cleaners in which the holding plate for the dust-tight connection with the vacuum cleaner is pushed directly onto the suction connection piece which is larger in diameter than the opening in the holding plate, the elastic circumferential sealing lip being dust-tight around the opening area of the plate puts the suction connector.
  • the suction connection piece is generally arranged on the vacuum cleaner housing and is guided into the dust collection space of the vacuum cleaner. The holding plate is pushed onto the suction connection piece manually.
  • the cover which closes the dust bag collecting space and which is pivotably articulated on the vacuum cleaner housing also accommodates the suction connection piece of the vacuum cleaner, while the holding plate is inserted in a form-fitting manner with the vacuum cleaner filter bag in a plate receptacle, which may be pivoted in the dust collecting space.
  • the connection between the suction connection piece and the holding plate takes place automatically when the lid is closed. If the lid is closed, the suction connection piece swivels centering into the opening of the holding plate, if necessary.
  • the required seal between the holding plate and the suction connection piece is accomplished by a sealing attachment on the cover of the vacuum cleaner surrounding the suction connection piece, which, when the cover is closed, encompasses the inlet opening on the upper side of the holding plate and is in contact with it.
  • a sealing attachment on the cover of the vacuum cleaner surrounding the suction connection piece which, when the cover is closed, encompasses the inlet opening on the upper side of the holding plate and is in contact with it.
  • the known holding plate can lead to problems for the latter types of vacuum cleaner.
  • lid storage such as lid storage, arrangement of the suction connector on the lid or the like.
  • the invention is therefore based on the object of forming a rigid holding plate of the type mentioned in such a way that it becomes more elastic in the area of the opening for the suction connection and that even in the case of deviating dimensional tolerances of the functional parts which are operatively connected to the vacuum cleaner filter bag and in the event of irregularities in the plate material or the surface of the holding plate itself an optimal dust seal between the suction port of the vacuum cleaner and the holding plate is achieved.
  • the holding plate in the plate receptacle of the vacuum cleaner automatically adapts to the stresses acting on it when the dust chamber cover is first touched, and when the cover is closed it is absolutely tight with all around loads the suction connection.
  • the special arrangement of the elastic zones on the holding plate ensures that there are no tight dimensional tolerances between the functional parts.
  • the holding plate acts self-sealing because the sealing effect between the very elastic holding plate surface according to the invention in the loading range of the opening and the suction connection above it is achieved.
  • the invention creates zones of different elasticity on the holding plate without changing the material components or without changing the material thickness.
  • the elasticity zones in the form of panel cutouts are easy to implement using tools and represent e.g. B. in thermoplastic plastic holding plates no problems with spraying.
  • the use of plate cutouts as zones of elasticity requires much less material for plate production than before, so that the holding plates are also less expensive.
  • the dust collecting space 3 is accessible when the dust chamber cover 2 is open, which is pivotably articulated on the vacuum cleaner housing.
  • the dust collecting space 3 serves to hold the vacuum cleaner filter bag 4.
  • the vacuum cleaner filter bag 4 is detachably fastened in a plate receptacle 6 in the dust collecting space 3 via a rigid holding plate 5 preferably made of a thermoplastic plastic.
  • the connection between the holding plate 5 and the vacuum cleaner filter bag 4 can be established, for example, via an adhesive connection or also via a welded connection.
  • the holding plate has a circular fastening zone 7 (FIGS. 2 and 3).
  • the holding plate 5 is to be positively inserted into the plate receptacle 6 in a known manner, which then engages around the lower and one lateral boundary edge 8 (FIG. 2) of the holding plate 5 in the manner of a stop-limited guide.
  • the plate receptacle 6 itself is pivotally limited in the vacuum cleaner housing.
  • the holding plate 5 has an opening 9 in the middle with a circumferential sealing lip 10 for a suction connection piece 11 arranged in the dust chamber cover 2, the opening of which is surrounded by a sealing attachment 12 for the holding plate 5 in a likewise known manner.
  • the arrangement of the suction connector 11 in the dust chamber cover 2 is chosen so that when the dust chamber cover 2 is closed, the opening 9 in the inserted holding plate 5 is congruent faces the suction port opening, the sealing effect between the suction port 11 and the holding plate being achieved by the contact pressure of the cover or the sealing projection 12 of the suction port 11 on the holding plate 5.
  • the holding plate 5 has one or more elastic zones 13 in the rigid plate material.
  • the elastic zones 13 are arranged on the holding plate 5 outside the fastening zone 7 between the opening 9 for the suction connection piece 11 and at least one boundary edge 8 of the holding plate 5.
  • the rigid holding plate 5 in the plate area around the opening 9 is substantially more elastic than the rest of the plate surface, so that the opening area of the holding plate 5 with the dust chamber cover 2 closed and supported by a uniformly in the opening area effective contact pressure of the suction connection piece 11 or the sealing attachment 12 self-sealingly comes into operative connection with the suction connection, so that leaks or secondary air passages are completely eliminated.
  • the sealing lip 10 arranged concentrically to the opening 9 on the holding plate 5 additionally supports the sealing effect.
  • FIG. 2 for example, an embodiment is selected (see also FIG. 3) in which the elastic zones 13 in the form of plate cutouts are arranged in a straight line on the holding plate 5 and each at the lower boundary edge 8 of the holding plate 5, seen in the plate insertion direction, end openly.
  • the figure shows two elastic zones 13 on both sides of the opening 9 for the suction connection piece 11, to which counterparts 14 in the form of webs or the like are expediently assigned in the plate receptacle 6 (FIG. 8) of the vacuum cleaner 1.
  • the z. B. molded counterparts 14 an advantageous stiffening of the plate holder 6, in particular a reinforcement of the holding plate guides of this plate holder.
  • the selected arrangement of the elasticity zones 13 is very well suited to compensating for the misalignment in the swivel plane of the dust chamber cover 2 between the holding plate 5 and the cover with the suction connection piece 11.
  • two elastic zones 13 are also provided, one of which ends openly at the upper boundary edge 8 and the other at the lower boundary edge 8.
  • the elastic zones 13 also run straight and are centered on the center of the opening 9 for the suction connection piece 11.
  • holding plates 5 are shown, in which the elastic zones 13 do not extend directly to the plate edges. 5, plate cutouts are provided as elasticity zones 13 on the right and left of the opening, and cutouts running diagonally on the holding plate 5 according to FIG. 6.
  • the elastic zones 13 are provided concentrically to the opening of the suction connection piece 11.
  • the holding plate 5 can adapt to the suction connector 11 in a dust-tight manner when the boundary edge 8 is firmly clamped in the plate receptacle 6 and even in the event of an alignment error between it and the plate receptacle 6 in the region of the opening 9.
  • the same contact pressure prevails practically everywhere on the plate surface in the area of the opening 9, so that dust-tightness is always guaranteed.
  • the holding plate 5 could also be made of cardboard instead of plastic.

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EP86106772A 1985-05-22 1986-05-17 Platine de fixation d'un sac à poussière dans un aspirateur Expired - Lifetime EP0202639B1 (fr)

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DE19853518346 DE3518346A1 (de) 1985-05-22 1985-05-22 Halteplatte aus kunststoff oder dergl. fuer staubsaugerfilterbeutel

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WO1995029621A1 (fr) * 1994-05-02 1995-11-09 Vorwerk & Co. Interholding Gmbh Sac a poussiere filtrant pour aspirateur
WO2003020098A1 (fr) * 2001-08-30 2003-03-13 BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH Aspirateur comportant un logement pivotant pour la plaque de rigidite d'un sac a poussiere a inserer dans l'espace collecteur de poussiere
WO2004023965A2 (fr) * 2002-09-10 2004-03-25 Global Technologies, Llc Ensemble d'accrochage pour sac d'aspirateur
GB2407257A (en) * 2003-10-20 2005-04-27 Lg Electronics Inc Dust cover of vacuum cleaner
WO2007033976A1 (fr) * 2005-09-23 2007-03-29 Vorwerk & Co. Interholding Gmbh Aspirateur a sac filtrant
US7662200B2 (en) 2005-10-18 2010-02-16 Electrolux Home Care Products, Inc. Vacuum bag mounting and viewing features
WO2011020699A1 (fr) * 2009-08-17 2011-02-24 BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH Aspirateur équipé d'un support de filtre
EP3530170A1 (fr) * 2018-02-23 2019-08-28 Eurofilters Holding N.V. Plaque de support dotée du dispositif de centrage
US11517163B2 (en) 2017-02-07 2022-12-06 Eurofilters Holding N.V. Retaining plate for a vacuum cleaner filter bag, having a closure device

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WO2003020098A1 (fr) * 2001-08-30 2003-03-13 BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH Aspirateur comportant un logement pivotant pour la plaque de rigidite d'un sac a poussiere a inserer dans l'espace collecteur de poussiere
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WO2011020699A1 (fr) * 2009-08-17 2011-02-24 BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH Aspirateur équipé d'un support de filtre
US11517163B2 (en) 2017-02-07 2022-12-06 Eurofilters Holding N.V. Retaining plate for a vacuum cleaner filter bag, having a closure device
EP3530170A1 (fr) * 2018-02-23 2019-08-28 Eurofilters Holding N.V. Plaque de support dotée du dispositif de centrage
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