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EP1690488A1
EP1690488A1 EP06100418A EP06100418A EP1690488A1 EP 1690488 A1 EP1690488 A1 EP 1690488A1 EP 06100418 A EP06100418 A EP 06100418A EP 06100418 A EP06100418 A EP 06100418A EP 1690488 A1 EP1690488 A1 EP 1690488A1
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Carlo Rosa
Mirko Cartei
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B08—CLEANING
    • B08B—CLEANING IN GENERAL; PREVENTION OF FOULING IN GENERAL
    • B08B3/00—Cleaning by methods involving the use or presence of liquid or steam
    • 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
    • A47L11/00—Machines for cleaning floors, carpets, furniture, walls, or wall coverings
    • A47L11/34—Machines for treating carpets in position by liquid, foam, or vapour, e.g. by steam
    • 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
    • A47L11/00—Machines for cleaning floors, carpets, furniture, walls, or wall coverings
    • A47L11/40—Parts or details of machines not provided for in groups A47L11/02 - A47L11/38, or not restricted to one of these groups, e.g. handles, arrangements of switches, skirts, buffers, levers
    • A47L11/408—Means for supplying cleaning or surface treating agents
    • A47L11/4086—Arrangements for steam generation
    • 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
    • A47L13/00—Implements for cleaning floors, carpets, furniture, walls, or wall coverings
    • A47L13/10—Scrubbing; Scouring; Cleaning; Polishing
    • A47L13/20—Mops
    • A47L13/22—Mops with liquid-feeding devices
    • 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
    • A47L13/00—Implements for cleaning floors, carpets, furniture, walls, or wall coverings
    • A47L13/10—Scrubbing; Scouring; Cleaning; Polishing
    • A47L13/20—Mops
    • A47L13/22—Mops with liquid-feeding devices
    • A47L13/225—Steam mops
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B08—CLEANING
    • B08B—CLEANING IN GENERAL; PREVENTION OF FOULING IN GENERAL
    • B08B1/00—Cleaning by methods involving the use of tools
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F22—STEAM GENERATION
    • F22B—METHODS OF STEAM GENERATION; STEAM BOILERS
    • F22B1/00—Methods of steam generation characterised by form of heating method
    • F22B1/28—Methods of steam generation characterised by form of heating method in boilers heated electrically
    • F22B1/284—Methods of steam generation characterised by form of heating method in boilers heated electrically with water in reservoirs

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  • the present invention relates to a steam appliance for cleaning surfaces such as floors or the like.
  • the prior art already includes steam cleaning appliances comprising a handgrip, a modular pole with a plurality of tubular parts connected detachably to each other and to this handgrip, a final steam dispensing head connected to a cleaning tool and to this pole, and steam generating means.
  • These steam generating means may be housed in this final steam dispensing head, which also carries cleaning tools such as cloths, brushes or the like.
  • This head of the appliance may also contain a tank for supplying water to the said steam generating means, but the tank could alternatively be positioned for example on the handgrip.
  • a steam cleaning appliance comprising: a handgrip, a modular pole with a plurality of tubular parts connected detachably to each other and to this handgrip, a final steam dispensing head, connected to a cleaning tool and to this modular pole, and steam generating means, the said appliance being characterized in that these steam generating means are connected detachably and by suitable means of connection between two successive tubular parts of this plurality of tubular parts or between this handgrip and the first tubular part of this plurality of tubular parts or between the last tubular part of this plurality of tubular parts and the final steam dispensing head; each of these tubular parts of this modular pole contains pipes capable of transporting the steam from these steam generating means to the said final steam dispensing head via suitable steam dispensing control means.
  • these steam dispensing control means are positioned in this handgrip.
  • each of these tubular parts comprises an internal pipe for delivering steam to these control means positioned on the handgrip and a pipe for transporting steam from this handgrip to this final steam dispensing head; each of these steam delivery or return pipes of a first tubular part are connected detachably and by suitable means to the steam delivery or return pipe of a second tubular part adjacent to this first tubular part.
  • the number 1 denotes a handgrip of a steam cleaning appliance according to the present invention.
  • This handgrip 1 is provided with a button 2 for controlling the dispensing of steam and is connected detachably to a modular pole 3 consisting of a series of tubular parts, in this case the three interconnected tubular parts 3a, 3b and 3c.
  • a modular pole 3 consisting of a series of tubular parts, in this case the three interconnected tubular parts 3a, 3b and 3c.
  • a final steam dispensing head 4 Connected to the last tubular part 3c of the said series of tubular parts is a final steam dispensing head 4 to which a cleaning tool 5 is attached.
  • this tool 5 comprises a series of strips of cloth usable for cleaning a certain surface such as for example a floor.
  • a steam generator 6 is inserted. This last comprises a water filling cap 7 with a safety valve. This steam generator 6 is supplied with power by an electric lead 8 passing in through a cable guide 9.
  • the steam generator 6 comprises a central body 106 containing a boiler 10 into which water is poured through the cap 7 with its safety valve. Externally and on the bottom of this boiler 10 is an electric resistor 11 supplied by the electric lead 8. The steam produced in this boiler 10 passes out through an upper discharge port 12. Relative to this central body 106 there are formed in the said steam generator 6 a first or upper tubular section 206 and a second or lower tubular section 306: the bottom end of the tubular part 3a is fitted into the upper tubular section 206, while the top end of the tubular part 3b is fitted onto the lower tubular section 306.
  • the said tubular part 3a comprising a first lock/release button 13a which fits into a seat 406 formed in the said upper tubular section 206 of the steam generator 6, while the lower tubular section 306 comprises a second lock/release button 506 which fits into a seat 103b formed in the said tubular part 3b.
  • the bottom end of the said tubular part 3a abuts against an annular step 606 of reduced diameter formed in the said upper tubular section 206
  • the bottom end of the said lower tubular section 306 abuts against an annular step 203b of reduced diameter formed in the said tubular part 3b.
  • a tube 14 is connected to the steam outlet port 12 and is connected to the base of a first, upward-pointing internally hollow pin 15.
  • This first pin 15 is inserted into a first housing 16 comprising a nozzle 18 which is in turn connected to a pipe 17a.
  • This pipe 17a passes all the way along the tubular part 3a, and is capable of transporting the steam towards the handgrip 1 where (see Fig. 1) the steam dispensing control button 2 is located.
  • sealing means 21 Formed integrally with this first pin 15 is a second housing 19 having its own nozzle 20 connected to a pipe 22 which passes through the steam generator 6.
  • a second, downward-pointing internally hollow pin 23 is inserted into the said second housing 19.
  • This second pin 23 is formed integrally with the first housing 16 of the first pin 15 and is provided with a base to which is connected a pipe 24a carrying the steam returning from the said handgrip towards the said final dispensing head 4 illustrated in Fig. 1.
  • This pipe 24a also runs all the way along the tubular part 3a.
  • the tubular part 3b is provided with a pipe 17b for sending steam to this dispensing control button 2, and with a steam return pipe 24b.
  • the pipe 17b is inoperative.
  • the connection of the pipe 22, which passes internally through the steam generator 6, to the pipe 24b this is done, exactly as seen earlier via the upward-pointing pin 23 fitted leaktightly into the housing 19.
  • Fig. 4 illustrates the upper handgrip 1 which contains the steam dispensing control button 2 and is connected, via the pins 15 and 23 inserted leaktightly in their housings 16 and 19, to the first tubular part 3a of the modular pole 3.
  • This handgrip 1 comprises a lower tubular section 101 that is inserted into the final portion of the tubular part 3a and abuts against an annular step 203a of reduced diameter formed in the said tubular part 3a.
  • a lock/release button 201 is also provided on this lower tubular section 101 and sits in a seat 103a formed in this tubular part 3a.
  • a first tube 25 connected to the nozzle 18 of the housing 16 of the upward-pointing pin 15 and a second tube 26 connected to the base of the downward-pointing pin 23.
  • the button 2 acts on a valve 27 that is known per se and lets steam from the tube 25, which is permanently connected to the pipe 17a, into the tube 26, which is permanently connected to the pipe 24a.
  • This valve 27 is also provided with a spring 28 to oppose the pressure applied to the button 2, as will be seen in the description of the operation of the present appliance.
  • Fig. 5 shows the last tubular part 3c of the modular pole 3 connected to the final steam dispensing head 4.
  • a lock nut 29 Connected to this head 4 by a lock nut 29 is a plate 30 which has both final steam dispensing nozzles 31 and a cleaning tool 5, the latter in this example comprising textile strips.
  • a cleaning tool such as a cloth or the like could be attached by means of this lock nut 29.
  • Inside the head 4 is a housing 19 into which the pin 23 is inserted leaktightly, exactly as seen earlier. This housing 19 extends from the upper horizontal face 204 of the said head 4. The base of this pin 23 is connected to the steam return pipe 24c which passes all the way along the tubular part 3c.
  • this head 4 is an upper tubular section 104 to which the said tubular part 3c of the modular pole 3 is connected.
  • the said tubular part 3c abuts against the said upper horizontal face 204 of the head 4 and is provided with a lock/release button 13c for the connection, which inserts into a seat 304 in the said upper tubular section 204 of the said head 4.
  • Fig. 6 shows in detail the area of the connection between two tubular parts of the modular pole 3, for instance tubular parts 3b and 3c.
  • the pin 15 connecting the pipe 17c to the pipe 17b, which pipes carry the steam to the handgrip 1 where the control button 2 is housed, comprises a final section 115 with a decreasing internal cross section through which the steam passes.
  • This final section 115 houses a ball valve 32 fitted with a restoring spring 33. This ball valve 32 engages on a needle 34 fixed to the base of the nozzle 18 in the housing 16 of the said pin 15.
  • the pin 23 connecting the steam delivery pipes 24b and 24c to the final dispensing head 4 comprises a final steam-out section 123 of decreasing internal cross section housing another ball valve 35 with its own restoring spring 36 interacting with the needle 37 formed at the base of the nozzle 20 in the housing 19 of the said pin 23.
  • Figs. 7a, 7b and 7c show the present appliance with the steam generator 6 positioned at three different heights on the modular pole 3: in Fig. 7a the steam generator 6 is connected between the handgrip 1 and the first of the tubular parts of the modular pole 3, that is tubular part 3a; in Fig. 7b the steam generator 6 is connected between two tubular parts of the said modular pole, that is between tubular part 3b and tubular part 3c; and in Fig. 7c the steam generator 6 is connected between the last of the tubular parts of the modular pole 3, that is tubular part 3c, and the final steam dispensing head 4.
  • the present appliance works as follows: first of all, the steam generator 6 is positioned with the boiler 10, filled with water, at the desired height on the modular pole 3, for example between the two tubular parts 3a and 3b, in a manner described in Fig. 2; at this point the electrical resistor 11 supplied by the electrical lead 8 begins to heat the water in the boiler 10. The resulting steam passes up out of the port 12, through the tube 14, the pin 15 and the nozzle 18, and passes into the pipe 17a which passes all the way up the tubular part 3a. From the pipe 17a the steam passes through another pin 15 into the first tube 25 (see Fig. 4) connected to the valve 27 operated by the control button 2 located on the handle 1.
  • this valve 27 lets the steam pass from the said first tube 25 to the second tube 26, from which the steam begins its downward descent.
  • the steam passes in sequence through the pipe 24a of the tubular part 3a, the pipe 22 inside the generator 6, the pipe 24b of the tubular part 3b, the pipe 24c of the last tubular part 3c and, via another pin 23 (see Fig. 5), reaches the final dispensing head 4, to which is connected the plate 30 with nozzles 31 for the cleaning tool 5.
  • the ball valves 32 and 35 automatically shut off the passage of the steam through the respective pins 15 and 16.
  • the needle 34 presses the ball of the valve 32 downwards, compressing the spring 33 and so opening the steam passage through the final section 115 of decreasing internal cross section of the pin 15.
  • the spring 33 relaxes and pushes the ball back against the final section 115 of decreasing internal cross section of the pin 15, immediately closing the steam passage.
  • the steam passes from the pipes 17b and 17a to the pipes 24a, 24b and 24c because pressure is maintained on the control button 2 of the handgrip 1, which opens the valve 27.
  • the spring 28 closes the passage through the said valve 27.
  • the cap 7 and its safety valve on the steam generator 6 allows steam to escape if there is too much steam in the present appliance.
  • Figs. 8a and 8b show a variant of the present appliance.
  • the pole 103 is not modular but made up of two fixed tubular parts connected to the steam generator 6.
  • the steam is conveyed from the generator 6 to the mop 4 via the control button 2, which is located on the handgrip 1 of the appliance.
  • the control button 2 which is located on the handgrip 1 of the appliance.
  • steam passes directly from the generator 6 to the mop 4 in an uninterrupted manner.
  • Figure 9 shows a variant of the appliance illustrated in the previous figures, with identical parts indicated by identical numbers.
  • the opposite end of the flexible tube T from that connected to the steam generator G is connected to a head L bearing a pin S that can be inserted into the control handgrip I.
  • the latter has a dispensing button and a dispensing pin S', which in turn can be connected to the tubular pole 3 of the cleaning tool 5.
  • the mop 4 will not have its own steam generator, but only steam pipes 3, and may be used as an accessory for other steam cleaners.

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