EP1713371B1 - Vacuum cleaner comprising a cable compartment - Google Patents

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EP1713371B1
EP1713371B1 EP05707845A EP05707845A EP1713371B1 EP 1713371 B1 EP1713371 B1 EP 1713371B1 EP 05707845 A EP05707845 A EP 05707845A EP 05707845 A EP05707845 A EP 05707845A EP 1713371 B1 EP1713371 B1 EP 1713371B1
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Silvio Hamm
Roland Illig
Thomas Strehler
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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
    • A47L9/28—Installation of the electric equipment, e.g. adaptation or attachment to the suction cleaner; Controlling suction cleaners by electric means
    • A47L9/2889—Safety or protection devices or systems, e.g. for prevention of motor over-heating or for protection of the user
    • 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
    • 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
    • A47L9/28—Installation of the electric equipment, e.g. adaptation or attachment to the suction cleaner; Controlling suction cleaners by electric means
    • A47L9/2868—Arrangements for power supply of vacuum cleaners or the accessories thereof

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  • the invention relates to a vacuum cleaner according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • a vacuum cleaner in which an upper and a lower housing part are connected to each other via a hinge.
  • the vacuum cleaner includes a low voltage circuit comprising two conductors indirectly connected to a transformer via terminals on a device cap.
  • This vacuum cleaner allows to use a high voltage power supply in a vacuum cleaner in which only a low voltage circuit extends beyond the device cap, over which the high voltage power supply can be controlled by means of a relay unit at the end of the suction hose.
  • the registration letter EP 0 405 488 A2 discloses a vacuum cleaner in which an electrical conductor passes through a hinge of a cover.
  • the conductor supplies power to a socket on a hose inlet.
  • the ladder must be of suitable type and quality to meet safety requirements and be able to withstand bending during opening and closing of the lid.
  • the local vacuum cleaner has a device housing and a socket for an electric brush or the like, wherein the device housing in a cover closed front dust collection chamber and a covered rear housing space for receiving a suction fan optionally with speed control electronics, a cable drum for the power supply of the fan motor and the electrical connections for the socket is provided.
  • the socket for the electric brush in the dust chamber cover is arranged and the electrical lines to the socket are hidden from the rear housing space out in the cover hinge.
  • the local hinge lever is combined with a cable connector, so that when opening the lid of the circuit is interrupted to the socket.
  • it is disadvantageous that because of the lid pivoting movements that frequently occur during use, the electrically releasable connection is exposed to a distinct closure.
  • the electrical line in the region of the pivot axis of the lid hinge when opening and closing the dust chamber lid is bent or bent by a very narrow radius in a continuous concealed in the cover hinge guide without line connector.
  • This in turn has the disadvantage that the electrical line is exposed to high mechanical loads and there is a risk that the current-carrying wires break the electrical line. As a result, it may cause malfunction in the operation of the connected to the socket accessories such as an electric brush and in unfavorable cases may even cause a fire in the vacuum cleaner through the broken line.
  • the object of the invention is to eliminate the disadvantages of a generic vacuum cleaner, in particular to improve the vacuum cleaner to the effect that the reliability is ensured over a very long period.
  • this object is achieved in that a storage compartment is provided in the housing, for automatically inserting a portion of the electrical line to form a plurality of bending regions on the electrical line during pivoting of the dust chamber cover from an open position to the dust chamber closing position of the dust chamber cover.
  • the free line section is bent largely low tension, since the electrical line is imposed no tight bend radius at a fixed predetermined location, but is merely guided by the formation of the storage compartment of the line section so that a largely free bending is possible in the line section, whereby the line section remains largely free of tension. Due to the largely stress-free insertion of the line section, the risk of breakage of individual wires or the entire line is minimized.
  • the storage compartment is at least approximately parallelepiped-shaped and extends substantially perpendicular to the pivot axis of the dust chamber cover.
  • the cuboid design creates a largely space-saving storage compartment, in which the line section preferably in a predetermined level bent inserted.
  • the orientation of the storage compartment substantially perpendicular to the pivot axis avoids a lateral deflection of the line section relative to the orientation of the pivot axis of the dust chamber cover. By this measure, trapping of the line section between the housing and the dust chamber cover is reliably prevented in particular measure.
  • the storage compartment may preferably have a width which lies between the single and the double width of the electrical line.
  • the storage compartment must be at least as wide as the diameter of the electrical line. It may be advantageous to adjust the storage compartment exactly to the diameter of the electrical line, that is, the side walls of the storage compartment are directly on the electrical line, without jamming it.
  • the width of the storage compartment can be chosen to be much larger than the diameter of the electrical line. So there is no line contact between the electrical line and the walls of the storage compartment but only a point contact at several points.
  • the storage compartment is designed in double width, that is, the width of the storage compartment is twice the diameter of the electrical line, the free line section can eino in two levels in the storage compartment. This may be particularly advantageous if due to the spatial conditions on the vacuum cleaner, the storage compartment may be dimensioned only very small. With double width, the storage compartment can be shortened to half its length.
  • the storage compartment can be arranged in a housing cover covering the device.
  • the electrical line is usually contacted already existing in the vacuum cleaner electrical equipment components.
  • the electrical line is contacted to switching components, electronic boards or to a cable drum. If the storage compartment is integrated directly into a device cap which covers the housing part, which contains the electrical device components such as the switches, the electronic board or the cable drum, then only a very short electrical line for contacting the socket is necessary. This contributes to the cost-effective production of the vacuum cleaner.
  • the storage compartment can be inexpensively manufactured together with the device cap as a one-piece plastic part by injection molding.
  • bearing eyes may be formed on the device cap, in which the hinge pins formed on the dust chamber cover engage.
  • the bearing lugs on the device cap together with the journals of the dust chamber cover form the hinge connection.
  • the bearing eyes on the dust chamber cover and the journals be formed on the device cap.
  • the storage compartment is preferably arranged above a cable drum provided in the housing part. Such a very close arrangement of the storage compartment to the cable drum results in a very short path between storage compartment and cable drum, so that the electrical line can be made very short. This is particularly the case when the socket is connected directly to the cable drum by means of the electrical line.
  • the storage compartment has an opening which can be closed by a cover.
  • the storage compartment has an upper opening.
  • this opening is closed by a separate cover. Due to such an opening in the storage compartment, the free portion of the electrical line can be inserted during assembly in a simple manner in the storage compartment.
  • the cover may be formed as a separate component and, for example, have latching lugs for their fastening, which engage in corresponding latching grooves on the storage compartment. There are also other particularly both releasable and insoluble fasteners used.
  • the cover can be integrally formed, for example by means of a film hinge on the storage compartment. This has the advantage that storage compartment and cover form only a single component, the cover is not lost and still the electrical line can be mounted in a simple manner.
  • the cover may have a web in an advantageous variant, which forms a strain relief for the electrical line with at least one opposite counterpart web on the storage compartment.
  • the storage compartment preferably has two counter webs on its bottom inner wall, which extend in the direction of the web of the cover upwards, wherein in each case a counterpart on one side or the other of the web Cover are passed.
  • the web or the webs and counter webs mesh with each other in a finger-like manner, forming a labyrinth-like intermediate space which has a slightly smaller width than the diameter of the electrical line.
  • the electric line between the storage compartment and cover is clamped by web and counter webs, such that the electrical line is fixed and when pulling on the free portion of the electrical line, this can not be pulled out beyond a predetermined amount. This prevents that tensile forces are exerted on the electrical contacting of the line within the vacuum cleaner when pulling on the electrical line. Damage to this electrical contact is prevented by means of the strain relief.
  • the cover according to the invention preferably has a recess at an edge portion.
  • the recess serves for passing the free portion of the electrical line out of the storage compartment.
  • the recess may be formed as a bore in the cover, but should preferably be formed as an open-edged recess on an edge portion of the cover, so that a threading through the electrical line through a possibly closed recess during assembly is no longer necessary.
  • the open-edged recess can be provided either exclusively on the cover, or it can be provided in addition to the open-edged recess on the cover another open-edged recess preferably on the storage compartment, so that the recess is formed by an extended edge gap between the cover and storage compartment.
  • Such a recess is particularly advantageous for mounting, since a complicated threading of the electrical line is eliminated.
  • the free section of the electrical line is inserted into the storage compartment during assembly in such a way that the electrical line bears against the recess on the storage compartment.
  • the cover is placed with its open-edged recess on the inserted into the storage compartment electrical line and snapped the cover at the opening of the storage compartment, for example, or clipped.
  • At least one of the recesses may identify a run-on slope for the electrical line.
  • This has the advantage that when pulling out or pushing in the free portion of the electrical line, the surface of the electrical line slides along a defined surface and cockroaches or scratching of the electrical line is prevented on a possibly sharp-edged edge portion.
  • a run-on slope according to the invention contributes to the extension of the service life of the electrical line and ensures a high number of pivoting movements of the dust chamber cover without resulting in functional disturbances.
  • the run-on slope either exclusively on the cover, only on the storage compartment or on both cover and storage compartment provided.
  • the run-up slope can also be arranged to extend inclined with respect to the vertical inlet direction.
  • An actual inclination of the run-on slope is due to the technical conditions, that is to adapt the type of electrical line and size or arrangement of dust chamber cover and storage compartment.
  • the adjustment should be made to the effect that the free portion of the electrical line which enters the storage compartment, a preferred direction is given, which allows a possible low-tension bending or inserting the electrical line in the storage compartment.
  • a separate rib is preferably provided.
  • Such a rib is provided for deflecting the electrical line away from a wall of the storage compartment.
  • the rib points in particular into the storage compartment.
  • the rib is provided on an inner side of a wall of the storage compartment, preferably at the bottom of the storage compartment.
  • the rib is formed directly on the storage compartment with.
  • the rib is arranged in particular in a central region at the bottom of the storage compartment and extends substantially vertically upwards, preferably at most to half the height of the storage compartment.
  • the electrical line When closing the dust chamber cover, the electrical line namely has the tendency to apply directly to the inner walls of the storage compartment and only after complete application of the line section on the inner walls of the storage compartment to bend. This high friction forces are overcome, which could lead to a potentially difficult closing of the dust chamber cover.
  • a rib according to the invention is provided. As a result of the above-described rib according to the invention, the electrical line is already deflected away from the inner wall of the storage compartment at an early stage during insertion into the dust chamber, so that only a small part of the surface of the electrical line comes to lie against the inner walls of the storage compartment.
  • the free section of the electrical line is given a preferably bending direction.
  • a single rib or a plurality of ribs may be provided. These are suitably dimensioned in terms of location, orientation and height, so that a low-voltage shrinkage of the electrical line is achieved in the storage compartment.
  • the electrical line may have a higher or lower stiffness. For example a two-wire flat cable has a significantly lower rigidity than a three-wire round cable.
  • the shape and size of the storage compartment plays a significant role.
  • the ribs according to the invention for deflecting the electrical line away from a wall of the storage compartment must therefore be designed or tuned individually for each individual case.
  • FIGS. 1 to 3 A preferred embodiment of a vacuum cleaner according to the invention is described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3 explained in more detail.
  • FIG. 1 a perspective view of a vacuum cleaner according to the invention with a built-in device cap storage compartment;
  • FIG. 2 a partial section through the device cap and an open dust chamber lid of the vacuum cleaner FIG. 1 with section through an inventive storage compartment;
  • FIG. 3 a partial section through the device cap FIG. 2 with closed dust compartment cover and section through the storage compartment according to FIG. 2 ,
  • FIG. 1 An embodiment of a vacuum cleaner according to the invention is in FIG. 1 shown.
  • the vacuum cleaner has a multi-part housing 1.
  • a provided with rollers 2 lower shell 3 of the housing 1 has a carrying handle 4 at its front end.
  • the handle 4 having part of the lower shell 3, a dust chamber 5 is provided.
  • the dust chamber 5 is either a conventional non-illustrated dust bag or a solid Abscheidebox used.
  • the dust chamber 5 is closed by means of a dust chamber cover 6. In the closed position of the dust chamber cover 6 is provided on the lower shell 3 sealing cord 7 at a sealing edge 8 of the dust chamber cover 6 at.
  • a housing part 9 adjoins the dust chamber 5, which contains not shown functional components of the vacuum cleaner and is closed by means of a device cap 10.
  • hinge plates 11 are formed, engage in the hinge pin 12 of the dust chamber cover 6.
  • the dust chamber cover 6 carries a connecting piece 13 for a suction hose, not shown.
  • a socket 14 for the electrical supply of additional equipment, in particular an electrically operated suction nozzle is provided.
  • the socket 14 is preferably directly on the dust chamber cover 6 with molded.
  • an electrical line 16 is held by means of a plurality of clamping ribs 17 in the dust chamber cover 6.
  • the electrical line 16 has in the hinge region between the dust chamber cover 6 and the device cap 10 on a free portion 18 which pivoting the dust chamber cover 6 from the in FIG. 1 shown opening position in a the dust chamber 5 closing position ( FIG. 3 ).
  • the free portion 18 of the electrical line 16 emerges at an upper side of the device cap 10 via a recess 19 in the interior of the housing part 9 a.
  • a storage compartment 20 integrated in the device cap 10.
  • the storage compartment 20 has an upper opening 21 which is closed by means of a cover 22, leaving the recess 19 free.
  • the cover 22 has latching lugs 23 which are provided in corresponding latching grooves 24 on the storage compartment 20 or on the device cap 10.
  • the recess 19 is formed as edge-open cutout and carries at its edge a run-on slope 25. A corresponding to the run-up slope 25 more run-on slope 26 is formed on the device cap 10 at an edge of the recess 19.
  • FIG. 2 the device cap 10 is shown in a sectional view.
  • the section runs through the storage compartment 20, which is formed directly on the device cap 10.
  • the dust chamber cover 6 is pivotally mounted by means of the hinge connection 11 and 12.
  • the free portion 18 of the electrical line 16 is on the one hand by means of the clamping ribs 17 on the dust chamber cover 6 and on the other hand by means of a web 26 which is integrally formed on the cover 22, fixed.
  • the web 26 protrudes from an inner wall of the cover 22 in the storage compartment 20 in the direction of the electrical line 16 to.
  • the web 26 opposite two counter-ridges 27 are integrally formed on the bottom of the storage compartment 20.
  • the free portion 18 of the electrical line 16 is clamped between the web 26 and the opposite webs 27 labyrinth-like and thus fixed in the storage compartment 20, or the device cap 10.
  • a run-on slope 25 is formed on the edge of the recess 19.
  • a rib projecting into the storage compartment 20 is formed.
  • the free portion 18 comes to rest on the upper edge of the rib 28, so the free portion 18 above the rib 28 bulges upward As a result of the buckling up of the free portion 18, the electrical line 16 is inserted to save space in the interior of the storage compartment 20.
  • the stowed position of the electric wire 16 is in FIG. 3 shown.
  • FIG. 3 shows a cross section through the device cap 10 and the dust chamber cover 6.
  • the dust chamber cover 6 is located in a closing the dust chamber 5 position.
  • the FIG. 3 shows further in cross-section the storage compartment 20 with fully inserted free portion 18 of the electrical line 16.
  • the free portion 18 of the electrical line 16 bulges above the rib 28 in the center of the storage compartment 20 into it.
  • the electrical line 16 is located on a run-on slope 25 of the open-edged recess 19 at an edge of the cover 22 at.
  • the free portion 18 of the electrical line 16 is no longer in contact with the rib 28 due to its inherent curvature in the closed position of the dust compartment cover 6.

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Die Erfindung betrifft einen Staubsauger gemäß dem Oberbegriff des Anspruchs 1.The invention relates to a vacuum cleaner according to the preamble of claim 1.

Aus der Schrift US 2,958,894 ist ein Staubsauger bekannt, bei dem ein oberer und ein unterer Gehäuseteil über ein Scharnier miteinander verbunden sind. Der Staubsauger enthält einen Niedrigspannungsschaltkreis, der zwei Leiter umfasst, die über Anschlüsse an einer Gerätekappe mittelbar mit einem Transformator verbunden sind. Dieser Staubsauger erlaubt, ein Hochspannungsnetzteil in einem Staubsauger zu verwenden, bei dem sich nur ein Niedrigspannungsschaltkreis über die Gerätekappe hinaus erstreckt, über den das Hochspannungsnetzteil mittels einer Relaiseinheit am Ende des Saugschlauchs kontrolliert werden kann.From the Scriptures US 2,958,894 a vacuum cleaner is known in which an upper and a lower housing part are connected to each other via a hinge. The vacuum cleaner includes a low voltage circuit comprising two conductors indirectly connected to a transformer via terminals on a device cap. This vacuum cleaner allows to use a high voltage power supply in a vacuum cleaner in which only a low voltage circuit extends beyond the device cap, over which the high voltage power supply can be controlled by means of a relay unit at the end of the suction hose.

Die Anmeldeschrift EP 0 405 488 A2 offenbart einen Staubsauger, bei dem ein elektrischer Leiter ein Scharnier einer Abdeckung passiert. Der Leiter versorgt eine Steckdose an einem Schlaucheinlass mit Strom. Der Leiter muss von geeigneter Art und Qualität sein, um Sicherheitserfordernisse zu entsprechen und sein Verbiegen während dem Öffnen und Schließen des Deckels aushalten zu können.The registration letter EP 0 405 488 A2 discloses a vacuum cleaner in which an electrical conductor passes through a hinge of a cover. The conductor supplies power to a socket on a hose inlet. The ladder must be of suitable type and quality to meet safety requirements and be able to withstand bending during opening and closing of the lid.

Aus EP1 082 937 A2 ist ein gattungsgemäßer Staubsauger bekannt. Der dortige Staubsauger weist ein Gerätegehäuse und eine Steckdose für eine Elektrobürste oder dergleichen auf, wobei das Gerätegehäuse in einen deckelverschlossenen vorderen Staubsammelraum und in einen abgedeckten hinteren Gehäuseraum zur Aufnahme eines Sauggebläses gegebenenfalls mit Drehzahlregelelektronik, einer Kabeltrommel für die Stromversorgung des Gebläsemotors sowie der elektrischen Anschlüsse für die Steckdose versehen ist. Bei der dort gezeigten Lösung ist die Steckdose für die Elektrobürste im Staubraumdeckel angeordnet und die elektrischen Leitungen zur Steckdose sind vom hinteren Gehäuseraum ausgehend verdeckt im Deckelscharnier geführt. Der dortige Scharnierhebel ist mit einem Leitungssteckverbinder kombiniert, so dass beim Öffnen des Deckels der Stromkreis zur Steckdose unterbrochen wird. Nachteilig ist es jedoch, dass wegen der bei der Benutzung häufig stattfindenden Deckelschwenkbewegungen die elektrische lösbare Verbindung einem deutlichen Verschließ ausgesetzt ist.Out EP1 082 937 A2 is a generic vacuum cleaner known. The local vacuum cleaner has a device housing and a socket for an electric brush or the like, wherein the device housing in a cover closed front dust collection chamber and a covered rear housing space for receiving a suction fan optionally with speed control electronics, a cable drum for the power supply of the fan motor and the electrical connections for the socket is provided. In the solution shown there, the socket for the electric brush in the dust chamber cover is arranged and the electrical lines to the socket are hidden from the rear housing space out in the cover hinge. The local hinge lever is combined with a cable connector, so that when opening the lid of the circuit is interrupted to the socket. However, it is disadvantageous that because of the lid pivoting movements that frequently occur during use, the electrically releasable connection is exposed to a distinct closure.

Andererseits wird bei einer durchgehenden im Deckelscharnier verdeckten Führung ohne Leitungssteckverbinder die elektrische Leitung im Bereich der Schwenkachse des Deckelscharniers beim Öffnen und Schließen des Staubraumdeckels um einen sehr engen Radius gebogen beziehungsweise geknickt. Dies hat wiederum den Nachteil, dass die elektrische Leitung hohen mechanischen Belastungen ausgesetzt ist und die Gefahr besteht, dass die stromführenden Drähte der elektrischen Leitung brechen. Infolge dessen kann es zu Funktionsstörungen beim Betrieb der an die Steckdose angeschlossenen Zusatzgeräte wie beispielsweise einer Elektrobürste kommen und in ungünstigen Fällen kann durch die gebrochene Leitung sogar ein Brand im Staubsauger entstehen.On the other hand, the electrical line in the region of the pivot axis of the lid hinge when opening and closing the dust chamber lid is bent or bent by a very narrow radius in a continuous concealed in the cover hinge guide without line connector. This in turn has the disadvantage that the electrical line is exposed to high mechanical loads and there is a risk that the current-carrying wires break the electrical line. As a result, it may cause malfunction in the operation of the connected to the socket accessories such as an electric brush and in unfavorable cases may even cause a fire in the vacuum cleaner through the broken line.

Aufgabe der Erfindung ist es, die Nachteile eines gattungsgemäßen Staubsaugers zu beseitigen, insbesondere den Staubsauger dahingehend zu verbessern, dass die Betriebssicherheit über einen sehr langen Zeitraum gewährleistet ist.The object of the invention is to eliminate the disadvantages of a generic vacuum cleaner, in particular to improve the vacuum cleaner to the effect that the reliability is ensured over a very long period.

Erfindungsgemäß wird diese Aufgabe dadurch gelöst, dass im Gehäuse ein Staufach vorgesehen ist, zum selbsttätigen Einlegen eines Abschnitts der elektrischen Leitung unter Bildung mehrerer Biegebereiche an der elektrischen Leitung während des Schwenkens des Staubraumdeckels aus einer Öffnungsposition in die den Staubraum verschließenden Position des Staubraumdeckels.According to the invention this object is achieved in that a storage compartment is provided in the housing, for automatically inserting a portion of the electrical line to form a plurality of bending regions on the electrical line during pivoting of the dust chamber cover from an open position to the dust chamber closing position of the dust chamber cover.

Dadurch, dass der zwischen Gehäuse und Staubraumdeckel verlaufende Abschnitt der elektrischen Leitung weitgehend frei liegt und sich dieser freie Abschnitt der elektrischen Leitung beim Schließen des Staubraumdeckels in das erfindungsgemäße Staufach einlegt, ist zum einen ein Einklemmen dieses Leitungsabschnittes zwischen Staubraumdeckel und Gehäuse zuverlässig verhindert und zum anderen kann sich der freie Abschnitt der elektrischen Leitung unter Ausbildung möglichst großer Biegeradien weitgehend spannungsfrei in das Staufach einlegen. Damit ist eine verbesserte Führung der elektrischen Leitung zwischen Gehäuse und schwenkbarem Staubraumdeckel erreicht. In der eingelegten Position des Leitungsabschnittes im Staufach werden mehrere Biegebereiche mit großem Biegeradius statt eines einzigen Biegeabschnitts mit sehr engem Radius gebildet. Durch das erfindungsgemäße Staufach erhält der freiliegende Abschnitt der elektrischen Leitung außerdem eine zuverlässige Führung, sodass es ausgeschlossen ist, dass dieser freie Abschnitt der elektrischen Leitung möglicherweise zwischen dem Gehäuse des Staubsaugers und dem Staubraumdeckel beim Schließen des Staubraumdeckels eingeklemmt werden könnte.The fact that the running between the housing and the dust chamber cover portion of the electrical line is largely exposed and this free portion of the electrical line inserts when closing the dust chamber cover in the storage compartment according to the invention, on the one hand trapping this line section between the dust chamber cover and housing reliably prevented and the other can insert the free portion of the electrical line while forming the largest possible bending radii largely stress-free in the storage compartment. For an improved guidance of the electrical line between the housing and pivoting dust chamber cover is achieved. In the inserted position of the line section in the storage compartment several bending areas are formed with a large bending radius instead of a single bending section with a very narrow radius. The storage compartment according to the invention, the exposed portion of the electrical line also receives a reliable leadership, so it is excluded that this free portion of the electrical line could possibly be trapped between the housing of the vacuum cleaner and the dust chamber lid when closing the dust chamber lid.

Durch das erfindungsgemäße Staufach wird der freie Leitungsabschnitt weitgehend spannungsarm gebogen, da der elektrischen Leitung kein enger Biegeradius an einer fest vorgegebenen Stelle aufgezwungen wird, sondern durch die Ausbildung des Staufaches der Leitungsabschnitt lediglich so geführt ist, dass im Leitungsabschnitt ein weitgehend freies Biegen ermöglicht ist, wodurch der Leitungsabschnitt weitgehend spannungsfrei bleibt. Aufgrund des weitgehend spannungsfreien Einlegens des Leitungsabschnittes ist die Gefahr von Brüchen einzelner Drähte oder der ganzen Leitung minimiert.Due to the storage compartment according to the invention, the free line section is bent largely low tension, since the electrical line is imposed no tight bend radius at a fixed predetermined location, but is merely guided by the formation of the storage compartment of the line section so that a largely free bending is possible in the line section, whereby the line section remains largely free of tension. Due to the largely stress-free insertion of the line section, the risk of breakage of individual wires or the entire line is minimized.

Vorzugsweise ist das Staufach zumindest annähernd quaderförmig ausgebildet und erstreckt sich im wesentlichen senkrecht zur Schwenkachse des Staubraumdeckels. Durch die quaderförmige Ausbildung wird ein weitgehend platzsparendes Staufach geschaffen, in das sich der Leitungsabschnitt vorzugsweise in einer vorgegebenen Ebene gebogen einlegt. Die Ausrichtung des Staufaches im wesentlichen senkrecht zur Schwenkachse vermeidet ein seitliches Auslenken des Leitungsabschnittes bezogen auf die Ausrichtung der Schwenkachse des Staubraumdeckels. Durch diese Maßnahme ist in besonderem Maße ein Einklemmen des Leitungsabschnittes zwischen Gehäuse und Staubraumdeckel zuverlässig verhindert.Preferably, the storage compartment is at least approximately parallelepiped-shaped and extends substantially perpendicular to the pivot axis of the dust chamber cover. The cuboid design creates a largely space-saving storage compartment, in which the line section preferably in a predetermined level bent inserted. The orientation of the storage compartment substantially perpendicular to the pivot axis avoids a lateral deflection of the line section relative to the orientation of the pivot axis of the dust chamber cover. By this measure, trapping of the line section between the housing and the dust chamber cover is reliably prevented in particular measure.

Das Staufach kann vorzugsweise eine Breite aufweisen, die zwischen der einfachen und der doppelten Breite der elektrischen Leitung liegt. Um die elektrische Leitung überhaupt in das Staufach einlegen zu können, muss das Staufach mindestens so breit wie der Durchmesser der elektrischen Leitung sein. Dabei kann es von Vorteil sein, das Staufach genau an den Durchmesser der elektrischen Leitung anzupassen, das heisst die seitlichen Wände des Staufaches liegen unmittelbar an der elektrischen Leitung an, ohne diese einzuklemmen. Um die Reibung zwischen der sich bewegenden elektrischen Leitung und den fest stehenden Seitenwänden des Staufaches möglichst gering zu halten, kann die Breite des Staufaches um einiges größer gewählt werden als der Durchmesser der elektrischen Leitung. So herrscht zwischen der elektrischen Leitung und den Wänden des Staufaches keine Linienberührung sondern nur eine Punktberührung an mehreren Stellen. Eine solche Punktberührung an mehreren Stellen führt zu einer deutlich geringeren Reibung als bei einer Linienberührung. Wird das Staufach in doppelter Breite ausgeführt, das heißt die Breite des Staufaches beträgt zweimal den Durchmesser der elektrischen Leitung kann sich der freie Leitungsabschnitt in zwei Ebenen in das Staufach einliegen. Dies kann insbesondere dann von Vorteil sein, wenn aufgrund der räumlichen Gegebenheiten am Staubsauger das Staufach nur sehr klein dimensioniert sein darf. Bei doppelter Breite kann das Staufach auf seine halbe Längserstreckung verkürzt werden.The storage compartment may preferably have a width which lies between the single and the double width of the electrical line. To the electric wire at all to be able to insert into the storage compartment, the storage compartment must be at least as wide as the diameter of the electrical line. It may be advantageous to adjust the storage compartment exactly to the diameter of the electrical line, that is, the side walls of the storage compartment are directly on the electrical line, without jamming it. In order to keep the friction between the moving electrical line and the fixed side walls of the storage compartment as low as possible, the width of the storage compartment can be chosen to be much larger than the diameter of the electrical line. So there is no line contact between the electrical line and the walls of the storage compartment but only a point contact at several points. Such a point contact at several points leads to a significantly lower friction than in a line contact. If the storage compartment is designed in double width, that is, the width of the storage compartment is twice the diameter of the electrical line, the free line section can einliegen in two levels in the storage compartment. This may be particularly advantageous if due to the spatial conditions on the vacuum cleaner, the storage compartment may be dimensioned only very small. With double width, the storage compartment can be shortened to half its length.

Das Staufach kann in einer den Gehäuseteil abdeckende Gerätekappe angeordnet sein. Zur elektrischen Anbindung der Steckdose wird die elektrische Leitung üblicherweise an bereits im Staubsauger vorhandene elektrische Gerätekomponenten kontaktiert. Vorzugsweise ist die elektrische Leitung an Schaltbauteilen, elektronischen Platinen oder an einer Kabeltrommel kontaktiert. Ist das Staufach direkt in eine Gerätekappe integriert, die das Gehäuseteil abdeckt, welches die elektrischen Gerätekomponenten wie beispielsweise die Schalter, die elektronische Platine oder die Kabeltrommel enthält, so ist nur eine sehr kurze elektrische Leitung zur Kontaktierung der Steckdose nötig. Dies trägt zur kostengünstigen Herstellung des Staubsaugers bei. Das Staufach kann kostengünstig zusammen mit der Gerätekappe als einteiliges Kunststoffteil im Spritzgussverfahren hergestellt sein.The storage compartment can be arranged in a housing cover covering the device. For electrical connection of the socket, the electrical line is usually contacted already existing in the vacuum cleaner electrical equipment components. Preferably, the electrical line is contacted to switching components, electronic boards or to a cable drum. If the storage compartment is integrated directly into a device cap which covers the housing part, which contains the electrical device components such as the switches, the electronic board or the cable drum, then only a very short electrical line for contacting the socket is necessary. This contributes to the cost-effective production of the vacuum cleaner. The storage compartment can be inexpensively manufactured together with the device cap as a one-piece plastic part by injection molding.

Ebenso kostengünstig und damit vorteilhaft ist es, wenn die das Staufach aufweisende Gerätekappe auch die Scharnierverbindungen aufweist, an welcher der Staubraumdeckel angelenkt ist. So können beispielsweise an der Gerätekappe Lageraugen angeformt sein, in die am Staubraumdeckel angeformte Scharnierzapfen eingreifen. Die Lageraugen an der Gerätekappe bilden zusammen mit den Lagerzapfen des Staubraumdeckels die Scharnierverbindung. Alternativ können selbstverständlich in einer konstruktiven Variation die Lageraugen am Staubraumdeckel und die Lagerzapfen an der Gerätekappe ausgebildet sein.Equally inexpensive and therefore advantageous when the storage compartment having the storage compartment also has the hinge connections to which the dust compartment cover is articulated. For example, bearing eyes may be formed on the device cap, in which the hinge pins formed on the dust chamber cover engage. The bearing lugs on the device cap together with the journals of the dust chamber cover form the hinge connection. Alternatively, of course, in a constructive variation, the bearing eyes on the dust chamber cover and the journals be formed on the device cap.

Vorzugsweise ist das Staufach oberhalb einer im Gehäuseteil vorgesehenen Kabeltrommel angeordnet. Durch eine solche sehr nahe Anordnung des Staufaches zur Kabeltrommel ergibt sich ein sehr kurzer Weg zwischen Staufach und Kabeltrommel, sodass die elektrische Leitung sehr kurz ausgebildet sein kann. Dies ist in besonderem Maße dann der Fall, wenn die Steckdose mittels der elektrischen Leitung unmittelbar an die Kabeltrommel angeschlossen ist.The storage compartment is preferably arranged above a cable drum provided in the housing part. Such a very close arrangement of the storage compartment to the cable drum results in a very short path between storage compartment and cable drum, so that the electrical line can be made very short. This is particularly the case when the socket is connected directly to the cable drum by means of the electrical line.

In einer bevorzugten Ausgestaltung der Erfindung weist das Staufach eine Öffnung auf, die von einer Abdeckung verschließbar ist. Vorzugsweise weist das Staufach eine obere Öffnung auf. Vorzugsweise diese Öffnung ist von einer gesonderten Abdeckung verschlossen. Aufgrund einer solchen Öffnung im Staufach kann der freie Abschnitt der elektrischen Leitung bei der Montage in einfacher Weise in das Staufach eingelegt werden. Die Abdeckung kann als gesondertes Bauteil ausgebildet sein und zu ihrer Befestigung beispielsweise Rastnasen aufweisen, die in korrespondierende Rastnuten am Staufach einrasten. Es sind auch andere insbesondere sowohl lösbare als auch unlösbare Verbindungsmittel einsetzbar. Alternativ kann die Abdeckung beispielsweise mittels eines Filmscharnieres einstückig am Staufach angeformt sein. Dies hat den Vorteil, dass Staufach und Abdeckung nur ein einziges Bauteil bilden, die Abdeckung nicht verlierbar ist und trotzdem die elektrische Leitung in einfacher Weise montiert werden kann.In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the storage compartment has an opening which can be closed by a cover. Preferably, the storage compartment has an upper opening. Preferably, this opening is closed by a separate cover. Due to such an opening in the storage compartment, the free portion of the electrical line can be inserted during assembly in a simple manner in the storage compartment. The cover may be formed as a separate component and, for example, have latching lugs for their fastening, which engage in corresponding latching grooves on the storage compartment. There are also other particularly both releasable and insoluble fasteners used. Alternatively, the cover can be integrally formed, for example by means of a film hinge on the storage compartment. This has the advantage that storage compartment and cover form only a single component, the cover is not lost and still the electrical line can be mounted in a simple manner.

Sowohl in der einteiligen als auch in der zweiteiligen Ausbildung von Staufach und Abdeckung kann in einer vorteilhaften Variante die Abdeckung einen Steg aufweisen, der mit mindestens einem gegenüberliegenden Gegensteg am Staufach ein Zugentlastungsmittel für die elektrische Leitung bildet. Beispielsweise wenn die Abdeckung eine obere Öffnung des Staufaches verschließt, weist das Staufach an seiner bodenseitigen Innenwand vorzugsweise zwei Gegenstege auf, die sich in Richtung des Steges der Abdeckung nach oben hin erstrecken, wobei jeweils ein Gegensteg auf der einen, beziehungsweise anderen Seite des Steges der Abdeckung vorbeigeführt sind. Der Steg beziehungsweise die Stege und Gegenstege greifen fingerartig verzahnend ineinander, wobei sie einen labyrinthartigen Zwischenraum bilden, der eine etwas geringere Breite als der Durchmesser der elektrischen Leitung aufweist. Ist die Abdeckung am Staufach angebracht, so wird durch Steg und Gegenstege die elektrische Leitung zwischen Staufach und Abdeckung eingeklemmt, derart dass die elektrische Leitung fixiert ist und bei Zug am freien Abschnitt der elektrischen Leitung diese nicht über ein vorgegebenes Maß hinaus herausziehbar ist. So wird verhindert, dass bei Zug an der elektrischen Leitung Zugkräfte auf die elektrische Kontaktierung der Leitung innerhalb des Staubsaugers ausgeübt wird. Eine Beschädigung dieser elektrischen Kontaktierung wird mittels der Zugentlastung verhindert.Both in the one-piece and in the two-part design of storage compartment and cover, the cover may have a web in an advantageous variant, which forms a strain relief for the electrical line with at least one opposite counterpart web on the storage compartment. For example, if the cover closes an upper opening of the storage compartment, the storage compartment preferably has two counter webs on its bottom inner wall, which extend in the direction of the web of the cover upwards, wherein in each case a counterpart on one side or the other of the web Cover are passed. The web or the webs and counter webs mesh with each other in a finger-like manner, forming a labyrinth-like intermediate space which has a slightly smaller width than the diameter of the electrical line. If the cover is attached to the storage compartment, the electric line between the storage compartment and cover is clamped by web and counter webs, such that the electrical line is fixed and when pulling on the free portion of the electrical line, this can not be pulled out beyond a predetermined amount. This prevents that tensile forces are exerted on the electrical contacting of the line within the vacuum cleaner when pulling on the electrical line. Damage to this electrical contact is prevented by means of the strain relief.

Die erfindungsgemäße Abdeckung weist vorzugsweise an einem Randabschnitt eine Ausnehmung auf. Die Ausnehmung dient zum Hindurchführen des freien Abschnitts der elektrischen Leitung aus dem Staufach heraus. Die Ausnehmung kann als Bohrung in der Abdeckung ausgebildet sein, sollte jedoch vorzugsweise als randoffene Ausnehmung an einem Randabschnitt der Abdeckung ausgebildet sein, sodass ein Hindurchfädeln der elektrischen Leitung durch eine eventuell geschlossene Ausnehmung bei der Montage nicht mehr nötig ist. Die randoffene Ausnehmung kann entweder ausschließlich an der Abdeckung vorgesehen sein, oder es kann in Ergänzung zur randoffenen Ausnehmung an der Abdeckung eine weitere randoffene Ausnehmung vorzugsweise am Staufach vorgesehen sein, sodass durch einen erweiterten Randspalt zwischen Abdeckung und Staufach die Ausnehmung gebildet wird. Eine solche Ausnehmung ist insbesondere zur Montage vorteilhaft, da ein aufwendiges Einfädeln der elektrischen Leitung entfällt. Dabei wird bei der Montage zunächst der freie Abschnitt der elektrischen Leitung in das Staufach derart eingelegt, dass die elektrische Leitung an der Ausnehmung am Staufach anliegt. Anschließend wird die Abdeckung mit seiner randoffenen Ausnehmung auf die in das Staufach eingelegte elektrische Leitung aufgesetzt und die Abdeckung an der Öffnung des Staufaches beispielsweise eingeschnappt, beziehungsweise aufgeclipst.The cover according to the invention preferably has a recess at an edge portion. The recess serves for passing the free portion of the electrical line out of the storage compartment. The recess may be formed as a bore in the cover, but should preferably be formed as an open-edged recess on an edge portion of the cover, so that a threading through the electrical line through a possibly closed recess during assembly is no longer necessary. The open-edged recess can be provided either exclusively on the cover, or it can be provided in addition to the open-edged recess on the cover another open-edged recess preferably on the storage compartment, so that the recess is formed by an extended edge gap between the cover and storage compartment. Such a recess is particularly advantageous for mounting, since a complicated threading of the electrical line is eliminated. In this case, at first the free section of the electrical line is inserted into the storage compartment during assembly in such a way that the electrical line bears against the recess on the storage compartment. Subsequently, the cover is placed with its open-edged recess on the inserted into the storage compartment electrical line and snapped the cover at the opening of the storage compartment, for example, or clipped.

Zumindest eine der Ausnehmungen kann eine Anlaufschräge für die elektrische Leitung ausweisen. Als Anlaufschräge ist jegliche an die Kontur der elektrischen Leitung angepasste Ausformung zu verstehen, die eine ansonsten vorhandene scharfe Kante der randoffenen Ausnehmung an der Abdeckung beziehungsweise am Staufach entschärft, das heißt eine flächige Auflage für die elektrische Leitung bildet. Dies hat den Vorteil, dass beim Herausziehen beziehungsweise Hineinschieben des freien Abschnittes der elektrischen Leitung die Oberfläche der elektrischen Leitung auf einer definierten Fläche entlanggleitet und ein Schaben beziehungsweise ein Kratzen der elektrischen Leitung auf einem eventuell scharfkantigen Randabschnitt verhindert ist. Eine erfindungsgemäße Anlaufschräge trägt zur Verlängerung der Lebensdauer der elektrischen Leitung bei und sichert eine hohe Anzahl von Schwenkbewegungen des Staubraumdeckels ohne dass es zu funktionalen Störungen kommt. Es kann ausreichend sein, die Anlaufschräge entweder ausschließlich an der Abdeckung, ausschließlich an dem Staufach oder sowohl an Abdeckung als auch an Staufach vorzusehen. Die Anlaufschräge kann auch gegenüber der senkrechten Einlaufrichtung geneigt verlaufend angeordnet sein. Eine tatsächliche Neigung der Anlaufschräge ist aufgrund der technischen Gegebenheiten, das heißt Art der elektrischen Leitung und Größe beziehungsweise Anordnung von Staubraumdeckel und Staufach anzupassen. Die Anpassung sollte dabei dahingehend erfolgen, dass dem freien Abschnitt der elektrischen Leitung, der in das Staufach einläuft, eine bevorzugte Richtung vorgegeben wird, die ein möglichst spannungsarmes Biegen beziehungsweise Einlegen der elektrischen Leitung in das Staufach ermöglicht.At least one of the recesses may identify a run-on slope for the electrical line. As start-up be understood any adapted to the contour of the electrical line shaping to defuse an otherwise existing sharp edge of the open-edged recess on the cover or the storage compartment, that forms a flat support for the electrical line. This has the advantage that when pulling out or pushing in the free portion of the electrical line, the surface of the electrical line slides along a defined surface and cockroaches or scratching of the electrical line is prevented on a possibly sharp-edged edge portion. A run-on slope according to the invention contributes to the extension of the service life of the electrical line and ensures a high number of pivoting movements of the dust chamber cover without resulting in functional disturbances. It may be sufficient, the run-on slope either exclusively on the cover, only on the storage compartment or on both cover and storage compartment provided. The run-up slope can also be arranged to extend inclined with respect to the vertical inlet direction. An actual inclination of the run-on slope is due to the technical conditions, that is to adapt the type of electrical line and size or arrangement of dust chamber cover and storage compartment. The adjustment should be made to the effect that the free portion of the electrical line which enters the storage compartment, a preferred direction is given, which allows a possible low-tension bending or inserting the electrical line in the storage compartment.

Für einen spannungsfreien Einlauf des freien Abschnittes der elektrischen Leitung ist vorzugsweise eine gesonderte Rippe vorgesehen. Eine solche Rippe ist zum Abweisen der elektrischen Leitung weg von einer Wand des Staufaches vorgesehen. Die Rippe weist insbesondere in das Staufach hinein. Vorzugsweise ist die Rippe an einer Innenseite einer Wand des Staufaches, vorzugsweise am Boden des Staufaches vorgesehen. In einer kostengünstigen Ausgestaltung ist die Rippe direkt am Staufach mit angeformt. Die Rippe ist insbesondere in einem mittleren Bereich am Boden des Staufaches angeordnet und erstreckt sich im Wesentlichen senkrecht nach oben, vorzugsweise maximal zur halben Höhe des Staufaches. Beim Schließen des Staubraumdeckels hat die elektrische Leitung nämlich die Tendenz, sich unmittelbar an den Innenwandungen des Staufaches anzulegen und erst nach vollständigem Anlegen des Leitungsabschnittes an den Innenwänden des Staufaches sich zu Biegen. Dabei sind hohe Reibungskräfte zu überwinden, was zu einem möglicherweise schwergängigen Schließen des Staubraumdeckels führen könnte. Um hier Abhilfe zu schaffen, ist eine erfindungsgemäße Rippe vorgesehen. Durch die vorbeschriebene erfindungsgemäße Rippe wird die elektrische Leitung während des Einschiebens in den Staubraum bereits frühzeitig von der Innenwand des Staufaches weggelenkt, sodass nur ein geringer Teil der Oberfläche der elektrischen Leitung an den Innenwänden des Staufaches zu liegen kommt. Dadurch wird nicht nur die Reibung zwischen elektrischer Leitung und Staufach vermindert, sondern dem freien Abschnitt der elektrischen Leitung eine vorzugsweise Biegerichtung vorgegeben. Je nach Größe des Staufaches und der Art der elektrischen Leitung können entweder eine einzige Rippe oder eine Vielzahl von Rippen vorgesehen sein. Diese sind in geeigneter Weise an Lage, Ausrichtung und Höhe zu dimensionieren, sodass ein spannungsarmes Einlaufen der elektrischen Leitung in das Staufach erzielt wird. Je nach dem, ob beispielsweise die elektrische Leitung zweiadrig, dreiadrig oder mit vergrößertem Leitungsquerschnitt ausgebildet ist, kann die elektrische Leitung eine höhere oder geringer Steifigkeit aufweisen. Beispielsweise weist eine zweiadrige Flachleitung eine deutlich geringere Steifigkeit auf, als eine dreiadrige Rundleitung. Ebenso spielt die Gestalt und Größe des Staufaches eine maßgebliche Rolle dabei. Die erfindungsgemäßen Rippen zum Abweisen der elektrischen Leitung weg von einer Wand des Staufaches sind also für jeden Einzelfall individuell zu gestalten oder abzustimmen.For a tension-free inlet of the free portion of the electrical line, a separate rib is preferably provided. Such a rib is provided for deflecting the electrical line away from a wall of the storage compartment. The rib points in particular into the storage compartment. Preferably, the rib is provided on an inner side of a wall of the storage compartment, preferably at the bottom of the storage compartment. In a cost-effective design, the rib is formed directly on the storage compartment with. The rib is arranged in particular in a central region at the bottom of the storage compartment and extends substantially vertically upwards, preferably at most to half the height of the storage compartment. When closing the dust chamber cover, the electrical line namely has the tendency to apply directly to the inner walls of the storage compartment and only after complete application of the line section on the inner walls of the storage compartment to bend. This high friction forces are overcome, which could lead to a potentially difficult closing of the dust chamber cover. To remedy this situation, a rib according to the invention is provided. As a result of the above-described rib according to the invention, the electrical line is already deflected away from the inner wall of the storage compartment at an early stage during insertion into the dust chamber, so that only a small part of the surface of the electrical line comes to lie against the inner walls of the storage compartment. As a result, not only is the friction between the electrical line and the storage compartment reduced, but the free section of the electrical line is given a preferably bending direction. Depending on the size of the storage compartment and the type of electrical line either a single rib or a plurality of ribs may be provided. These are suitably dimensioned in terms of location, orientation and height, so that a low-voltage shrinkage of the electrical line is achieved in the storage compartment. Depending on whether, for example, the electrical line is two-wire, three-wire or formed with an enlarged line cross-section, the electrical line may have a higher or lower stiffness. For example a two-wire flat cable has a significantly lower rigidity than a three-wire round cable. Likewise, the shape and size of the storage compartment plays a significant role. The ribs according to the invention for deflecting the electrical line away from a wall of the storage compartment must therefore be designed or tuned individually for each individual case.

Ein bevorzugtes Ausführungsbeispiel eines erfindungsgemäßen Staubsaugers ist im folgenden anhand der Figuren 1 bis 3 näher erläutert.A preferred embodiment of a vacuum cleaner according to the invention is described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3 explained in more detail.

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Figur 1 eine perspektivische Ansicht auf einen erfindungsgemäßen Staubsauger mit einem in eine Gerätekappe integrierten Staufach; FIG. 1 a perspective view of a vacuum cleaner according to the invention with a built-in device cap storage compartment;

Figur 2 einen Teilschnitt durch die Gerätekappe und einem geöffneten Staubraumdeckel des Staubsaugers aus Figur 1 mit Schnitt durch ein erfindungsgemäßes Staufach; und FIG. 2 a partial section through the device cap and an open dust chamber lid of the vacuum cleaner FIG. 1 with section through an inventive storage compartment; and

Figur 3 einen Teilschnitt durch die Gerätekappe aus Figur 2 mit geschlossenem Staubraumdeckels und Schnitt durch das Staufach gemäß Figur 2. FIG. 3 a partial section through the device cap FIG. 2 with closed dust compartment cover and section through the storage compartment according to FIG. 2 ,

Ein Ausführungsbeispiel eines erfindungsgemäßen Staubsaugers ist in Figur 1 gezeigt. Der Staubsauger weist ein mehrteiliges Gehäuse 1 auf. Eine mit Laufrollen 2 versehene Unterschale 3 des Gehäuses 1 weist an ihrem vorderen Ende einen Tragegriff 4 auf. Innerhalb des vorderen, den Tragegriff 4 aufweisenden Teils der Unterschale 3 ist ein Staubraum 5 vorgesehen. In den Staubraum 5 ist entweder ein üblicher nichtdargestellter Staubbeutel oder eine feste Abscheidebox einsetzbar. Der Staubraum 5 ist mittels eines Staubraumdeckels 6 verschließbar. In der geschlossenen Position des Staubraumdeckels 6 liegt eine an der Unterschale 3 vorgesehene Dichtschnur 7 an einer Dichtkante 8 des Staubraumdeckels 6 an. In einem hinteren Bereich der Unterschale 3 schließt sich an den Staubraum 5 ein Gehäuseteil 9 an, der nicht dargestellte Funktionskomponenten des Staubsaugers enthält und mittels einer Gerätekappe 10 verschlossen ist. An einer Oberseite der Gerätekappe 10 sind Scharnierlaschen 11 angeformt, in die Scharnierzapfen 12 des Staubraumdeckels 6 eingreifen. Mittels der Scharnierlaschen 11 und Scharnierzapfen 12 ist der Staubraumdeckel 6 aus der in Figur 1 gezeigten Öffnungsposition in eine den Staubraum verschließende Position schwenkbar an der Gerätekappe 10 gelagert. Der Staubraumdeckel 6 trägt einen Anschlussstutzen 13 für einen nicht dargestellten Saugschlauch. Unmittelbar in Nähe des Anschlussstutzens 13 ist eine Steckdose 14 zur elektrischen Versorgung von Zusatzgeräten, insbesondere einer elektrischen betriebenen Saugdüse vorgesehen. Die Steckdose 14 ist vorzugsweise direkt am Staubraumdeckel 6 mit angeformt. Entlang eines Wandabschnittes 15 des Staubraumdeckels 6 verläuft eine elektrische Leitung 16 ausgehend von der Steckdose 14 bis nahe an die Scharnierverbindung von Scharnierlaschen 11 und Scharnierzapfen 12 heran. Die elektrische Leitung 16 ist mittels einer Vielzahl von Klemmrippen 17 im Staubraumdeckel 6 gehalten. Die elektrische Leitung 16 weist im Scharnierbereich zwischen Staubraumdeckel 6 und Gerätekappe 10 einen freien Abschnitt 18 auf, der ein Schwenken des Staubraumdeckels 6 aus der in Figur 1 gezeigten Öffnungsposition in eine den Staubraum 5 verschließenden Position (Figur 3) ermöglicht. Der freie Abschnitt 18 der elektrischen Leitung 16 taucht an einer Oberseite der Gerätekappe 10 über eine Ausnehmung 19 in das Innere des Gehäuseteils 9 ein. Der Ausnehmung 19 vorgelagert ist ein Staufach 20 in die Gerätekappe 10 integriert Das Staufach 20 weist eine obere Öffnung 21 auf die mittels einer Abdeckung 22 unter Freilassung der Ausnehmung 19 verschlossen ist. Die Abdeckung 22 weist Rastnasen 23 auf, die in korrespondierende Rastnuten 24 am Staufach 20 beziehungsweise an der Gerätekappe 10 vorgesehen sind. An der Abdeckung 22 ist die Ausnehmung 19 als randoffene Freisparung ausgebildet und trägt an seinem Rand eine Anlaufschräge 25. Eine zur Anlaufschräge 25 korrespondierende weitere Anlaufschräge 26 ist an der Gerätekappe 10 an einer Kante der Ausnehmung 19 angeformt.An embodiment of a vacuum cleaner according to the invention is in FIG. 1 shown. The vacuum cleaner has a multi-part housing 1. A provided with rollers 2 lower shell 3 of the housing 1 has a carrying handle 4 at its front end. Within the front, the handle 4 having part of the lower shell 3, a dust chamber 5 is provided. In the dust chamber 5 is either a conventional non-illustrated dust bag or a solid Abscheidebox used. The dust chamber 5 is closed by means of a dust chamber cover 6. In the closed position of the dust chamber cover 6 is provided on the lower shell 3 sealing cord 7 at a sealing edge 8 of the dust chamber cover 6 at. In a rear region of the lower shell 3, a housing part 9 adjoins the dust chamber 5, which contains not shown functional components of the vacuum cleaner and is closed by means of a device cap 10. On an upper side of the device cap 10 hinge plates 11 are formed, engage in the hinge pin 12 of the dust chamber cover 6. By means of the hinge plates 11 and hinge pin 12 is the dust chamber cover 6 from the in FIG. 1 shown opening position in a position closing the dust chamber pivotally mounted on the device cap 10. The dust chamber cover 6 carries a connecting piece 13 for a suction hose, not shown. Immediately in the vicinity of the connecting piece 13, a socket 14 for the electrical supply of additional equipment, in particular an electrically operated suction nozzle is provided. The socket 14 is preferably directly on the dust chamber cover 6 with molded. Along a wall portion 15 of the dust chamber cover 6 extends an electrical line 16, starting from the socket 14 close to the hinge connection of hinge plates 11 and hinge pin 12 zoom. The electrical line 16 is held by means of a plurality of clamping ribs 17 in the dust chamber cover 6. The electrical line 16 has in the hinge region between the dust chamber cover 6 and the device cap 10 on a free portion 18 which pivoting the dust chamber cover 6 from the in FIG. 1 shown opening position in a the dust chamber 5 closing position ( FIG. 3 ). The free portion 18 of the electrical line 16 emerges at an upper side of the device cap 10 via a recess 19 in the interior of the housing part 9 a. In front of the recess 19 is a storage compartment 20 integrated in the device cap 10. The storage compartment 20 has an upper opening 21 which is closed by means of a cover 22, leaving the recess 19 free. The cover 22 has latching lugs 23 which are provided in corresponding latching grooves 24 on the storage compartment 20 or on the device cap 10. On the cover 22, the recess 19 is formed as edge-open cutout and carries at its edge a run-on slope 25. A corresponding to the run-up slope 25 more run-on slope 26 is formed on the device cap 10 at an edge of the recess 19.

In Figur 2 ist die Gerätekappe 10 in einer Schnittdarstellung gezeigt. Der Schnitt verläuft durch das Staufach 20, welches direkt an der Gerätekappe 10 angeformt ist. An der Gerätekappe 10 ist der Staubraumdeckel 6 mittels der Scharnierverbindung 11 und 12 schwenkbar gelagert. Der freie Abschnitt 18 der elektrischen Leitung 16 ist einerseits mittels der Klemmrippen 17 am Staubraumdeckel 6 und andererseits mittels eines Steges 26, der an der Abdeckung 22 angeformt ist, festgelegt. Der Steg 26 ragt ausgehend von einer Innenwand der Abdeckung 22 in das Staufach 20 in Richtung auf die elektrische Leitung 16 zu hinein. Dem Steg 26 gegenüberliegend sind zwei Gegenstege 27 am Boden des Staufaches 20 angeformt. Der freie Abschnitt 18 der elektrischen Leitung 16 ist zwischen dem Steg 26 und den Gegenstegen 27 labyrinthartig eingeklemmt und damit im Staufach 20, beziehungsweise der Gerätekappe 10 festgesetzt. Jeweils eine Anlaufschräge 25 ist am Rand der Ausnehmung 19 angeformt. Am Boden des Staufaches 20 ist eine in das Staufach 20 hineinragende Rippe angeformt Beim Einschieben der elektrischen Leitung 16 während des Schließens des Staubraumdeckels 6 gleitet der freie Abschnitt 18 der elektrischen Leitung 16 an der Anlaufschräge 25 entlang in das innere des Staufaches 20 hinein. Dabei kommt der freie Abschnitt 18 auf der Oberkante der Rippe 28 zu liegen, sodass der freie Abschnitt 18 oberhalb der Rippe 28 sich nach oben wölbt Infolge des Nachoben-wölbens des freien Abschnitts 18 wird die elektrische Leitung 16 platzsparend in das Innere des Staufaches 20 eingelegt. Die verstaute Lage der elektrischen Leitung 16 ist in Figur 3 dargestellt.In FIG. 2 the device cap 10 is shown in a sectional view. The section runs through the storage compartment 20, which is formed directly on the device cap 10. On the device cap 10, the dust chamber cover 6 is pivotally mounted by means of the hinge connection 11 and 12. The free portion 18 of the electrical line 16 is on the one hand by means of the clamping ribs 17 on the dust chamber cover 6 and on the other hand by means of a web 26 which is integrally formed on the cover 22, fixed. The web 26 protrudes from an inner wall of the cover 22 in the storage compartment 20 in the direction of the electrical line 16 to. The web 26 opposite two counter-ridges 27 are integrally formed on the bottom of the storage compartment 20. The free portion 18 of the electrical line 16 is clamped between the web 26 and the opposite webs 27 labyrinth-like and thus fixed in the storage compartment 20, or the device cap 10. In each case a run-on slope 25 is formed on the edge of the recess 19. At the bottom of the storage compartment 20, a rib projecting into the storage compartment 20 is formed. Upon insertion of the electrical conduit 16 during closing of the dust compartment cover 6, the free section 18 of the electrical conduit 16 slides along the starting slope 25 into the interior of the storage compartment 20. In this case, the free portion 18 comes to rest on the upper edge of the rib 28, so the free portion 18 above the rib 28 bulges upward As a result of the buckling up of the free portion 18, the electrical line 16 is inserted to save space in the interior of the storage compartment 20. The stowed position of the electric wire 16 is in FIG. 3 shown.

Die Figur 3 zeigt einen Querschnitt durch die Gerätekappe 10 und dem Staubraumdeckel 6. Der Staubraumdeckel 6 befindet sich in einer den Staubraum 5 verschließenden Position. Die Figur 3 zeigt des weiteren im Querschnitt das Staufach 20 mit vollständig eingelegtem freien Abschnitt 18 der elektrischen Leitung 16. Der freie Abschnitt 18 der elektrischen Leitung 16 wölbt sich oberhalb der Rippe 28 in das Zentrum des Staufaches 20 hinein. In der geschlossenen Position des Staubraumdeckels 6 liegt die elektrische Leitung 16 an einer Anlaufschräge 25 der randoffenen Ausnehmung 19 an einer Kante der Abdeckung 22 an. Der freien Abschnitt 18 der elektrischen Leitung 16 ist durch seine Eigenwölbung in der geschlossenen Position des Staubraumdeckels 6 nicht mehr in Kontakt mit der Rippe 28.The FIG. 3 shows a cross section through the device cap 10 and the dust chamber cover 6. The dust chamber cover 6 is located in a closing the dust chamber 5 position. The FIG. 3 shows further in cross-section the storage compartment 20 with fully inserted free portion 18 of the electrical line 16. The free portion 18 of the electrical line 16 bulges above the rib 28 in the center of the storage compartment 20 into it. In the closed position of the dust chamber cover 6, the electrical line 16 is located on a run-on slope 25 of the open-edged recess 19 at an edge of the cover 22 at. The free portion 18 of the electrical line 16 is no longer in contact with the rib 28 due to its inherent curvature in the closed position of the dust compartment cover 6.

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  1. Vacuum cleaner with a housing (1), in which a housing part (9), which receives electrical appliance components, and a dust chamber (5) are arranged, which is closable by a vacuum chamber cover (6), which is mounted at the housing (1) to be pivotable between a position closing the dust chamber (5) and an open position and at which a socket (14) connected with an electric lead (16) led out of the housing part (9) is provided for electrical supply of additional appliances, characterised in that provided in the housing (1) is a storage compartment (20) for automatic insertion of a section (18) of the electric lead (16) with formation of a plurality of bending regions at the electric lead (16) during pivotation of the dust chamber cover (6) from an open position to the position of the dust chamber cover (6) closing the dust chamber (5).
  2. Vacuum cleaner according to claim 1, characterised in that storage compartment (20) is of at least approximately block-shaped construction and extends substantially perpendicularly to the pivot axis of the dust chamber cover (6).
  3. Vacuum cleaner according to claim 2, characterised in that the storage compartment (20) has a width lying between the same width and twice the width of the electric lead (16).
  4. Vacuum cleaner according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterised in that the storage compartment (20) is arranged in an appliance cap (10) covering the housing part (9).
  5. Vacuum cleaner according to claim 4, characterised in that the appliance cap (10) has a hinge connection (11, 12) at which the dust chamber cover (6) is pivoted.
  6. Vacuum cleaner according to one of claims 4 and 5, characterised in that the storage compartment (20) is arranged above a cable drum provided in the housing part (9).
  7. Vacuum cleaner according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the storage compartment (20) has an opening (21) closable by a cover (22).
  8. Vacuum cleaner according to claim 7, characterised in that the cover (22) has detent means (23, 24) for fastening thereof to the storage compartment (20).
  9. Vacuum cleaner according to claim 7 or 8, characterised in that the cover (22) has a web (26), which together with at least one opposite counter-web (27) at the storage compartment (20) forms tension relief means for the electric lead (16).
  10. Vacuum cleaner according to any one of claims 7 to 9, characterised in that the cover (22) has at an edge section a recess (19) which together with a further recess at the storage compartment (20) forms an entry opening for the electric lead (16).
  11. Vacuum cleaner according to claim 10, characterised in that at least one of the recesses (19) has a run-up chamfer (25) for the electric lead (16).
  12. Vacuum cleaner according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that a rib (28) protruding into the storage compartment (20) is provided at the storage compartment (20) in order to deflect the electric lead (16) away from a wall of the storage compartment (20).
  13. Vacuum cleaner according to claim 12, characterised in that the rib (28) is formed at an inner side of a wall of the storage compartment (20).
  14. Vacuum cleaner according to claim 12 or 13, characterised in that the rib (28) is arranged in a central region at the base of the storage compartment (20) and extends substantially vertically upwardly.
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