EP0839491A3 - Vacuum cleaner - Google Patents

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EP0839491A3
EP0839491A3 EP97115404A EP97115404A EP0839491A3 EP 0839491 A3 EP0839491 A3 EP 0839491A3 EP 97115404 A EP97115404 A EP 97115404A EP 97115404 A EP97115404 A EP 97115404A EP 0839491 A3 EP0839491 A3 EP 0839491A3
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Prior art keywords
handle
housing
top side
vertical plane
vacuum cleaner
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EP97115404A
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German (de)
French (fr)
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EP0839491B1 (en
EP0839491A2 (en
Inventor
Gerhard Dipl.-Ing. Stettner
Dieter Wölfel
Hans-Joachim Dipl.-Design Moll
Jörg Dipl.-Ing. Tillmanns
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AEG Hausgeraete GmbH
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AEG Hausgeraete GmbH
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Priority claimed from DE29618923U external-priority patent/DE29618923U1/en
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Publication of EP0839491A3 publication Critical patent/EP0839491A3/en
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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
    • A47L5/00—Structural features of suction cleaners
    • A47L5/12—Structural features of suction cleaners with power-driven air-pumps or air-compressors, e.g. driven by motor vehicle engine vacuum
    • A47L5/22—Structural features of suction cleaners with power-driven air-pumps or air-compressors, e.g. driven by motor vehicle engine vacuum with rotary fans
    • A47L5/36—Suction cleaners with hose between nozzle and casing; Suction cleaners for fixing on staircases; Suction cleaners for carrying on the back
    • 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
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D2585/00—Containers, packaging elements or packages specially adapted for particular articles or materials
    • B65D2585/68—Containers, packaging elements or packages specially adapted for particular articles or materials for machines, engines, or vehicles in assembled or dismantled form
    • B65D2585/6802—Containers, packaging elements or packages specially adapted for particular articles or materials for machines, engines, or vehicles in assembled or dismantled form specific machines, engines or vehicles
    • B65D2585/6845—Containers, packaging elements or packages specially adapted for particular articles or materials for machines, engines, or vehicles in assembled or dismantled form specific machines, engines or vehicles other household devices
    • B65D2585/6847—Containers, packaging elements or packages specially adapted for particular articles or materials for machines, engines, or vehicles in assembled or dismantled form specific machines, engines or vehicles other household devices vacuum cleaners

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Electric Vacuum Cleaner (AREA)
  • Filters For Electric Vacuum Cleaners (AREA)
  • Addition Polymer Or Copolymer, Post-Treatments, Or Chemical Modifications (AREA)
  • Electric Suction Cleaners (AREA)

Abstract

A vacuum cleaner has a handle(8) on the housing (3) top side arranged so that a mean handle section is intersected by a straight line running through the centre of gravity of the cleaner, whose position is defined by the intersection of the large vertical plane with the small vertical plane at right angles to it. The handle is parallel to the large vertical plane. The contour of the top side of the handle is a uniform continuation of the contour of the housing's top side. The underside of the handle is semicircular. The handle extends over a hollow (9) formed in the housing.
EP97115404A 1996-10-31 1997-09-05 Vacuum cleaner Expired - Lifetime EP0839491B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (4)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
DE29618923U DE29618923U1 (en) 1996-10-31 1996-10-31 Floor cleaning device
DE29618923U 1996-10-31
DE19651024A DE19651024A1 (en) 1996-10-31 1996-12-09 vacuum cleaner
DE19651024 1996-12-09

Publications (3)

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EP0839491A2 EP0839491A2 (en) 1998-05-06
EP0839491A3 true EP0839491A3 (en) 1999-10-13
EP0839491B1 EP0839491B1 (en) 2003-04-09

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EP97115404A Expired - Lifetime EP0839491B1 (en) 1996-10-31 1997-09-05 Vacuum cleaner

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EP (1) EP0839491B1 (en)
AT (1) ATE236566T1 (en)
DE (2) DE19651024A1 (en)
ES (1) ES2193307T3 (en)

Families Citing this family (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE19916317A1 (en) * 1999-04-12 2000-10-19 Bsh Bosch Siemens Hausgeraete Vacuum cleaner with a strap that can be attached to its housing
FR2876894B1 (en) * 2004-10-26 2006-12-22 Seb Sa VACUUM SUPPORT
WO2015127953A1 (en) 2014-02-25 2015-09-03 Alfred Kärcher Gmbh & Co. Kg Portable cleaning device
EP3701849A1 (en) * 2019-02-28 2020-09-02 Hilti Aktiengesellschaft Dust suction apparatus with a cover plate and a cover plate

Citations (7)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE1403626A1 (en) * 1960-10-08 1968-10-17 Electrolux Ab Carrying device on a vacuum cleaner
US3599273A (en) * 1968-10-01 1971-08-17 Tokyo Electric Co Ltd Vacuum cleaner
DE3020571A1 (en) * 1980-05-30 1981-12-10 Progress-Elektrogeräte Mauz & Pfeiffer GmbH & Co, 7000 Stuttgart Cylinder vacuum cleaner with removable dust lid - has recessed handle trough for easy carrying without unnecessary protrusions
JPH0542090A (en) * 1991-08-20 1993-02-23 Matsushita Electric Ind Co Ltd Electric cleaner
EP0558101A2 (en) * 1989-09-29 1993-09-01 Hitachi, Ltd. Vacuum cleaner
EP0681806A2 (en) * 1994-05-12 1995-11-15 Electrolux Corporation Vacuum cleaner
GB2295769A (en) * 1994-10-31 1996-06-12 Sharp Kk An electric vacuum cleaner

Patent Citations (7)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE1403626A1 (en) * 1960-10-08 1968-10-17 Electrolux Ab Carrying device on a vacuum cleaner
US3599273A (en) * 1968-10-01 1971-08-17 Tokyo Electric Co Ltd Vacuum cleaner
DE3020571A1 (en) * 1980-05-30 1981-12-10 Progress-Elektrogeräte Mauz & Pfeiffer GmbH & Co, 7000 Stuttgart Cylinder vacuum cleaner with removable dust lid - has recessed handle trough for easy carrying without unnecessary protrusions
EP0558101A2 (en) * 1989-09-29 1993-09-01 Hitachi, Ltd. Vacuum cleaner
JPH0542090A (en) * 1991-08-20 1993-02-23 Matsushita Electric Ind Co Ltd Electric cleaner
EP0681806A2 (en) * 1994-05-12 1995-11-15 Electrolux Corporation Vacuum cleaner
GB2295769A (en) * 1994-10-31 1996-06-12 Sharp Kk An electric vacuum cleaner

Non-Patent Citations (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Title
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 017, no. 342 (C - 1076) 29 June 1993 (1993-06-29) *

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EP0839491B1 (en) 2003-04-09
ES2193307T3 (en) 2003-11-01
DE19651024A1 (en) 1998-05-07
EP0839491A2 (en) 1998-05-06
DE59709765D1 (en) 2003-05-15
ATE236566T1 (en) 2003-04-15

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