EP2014212B1 - Association d'un suceur d'aspirateur et d'un chiffon, ainsi que chiffon et procédé de nettoyage humide de planchers - Google Patents

Association d'un suceur d'aspirateur et d'un chiffon, ainsi que chiffon et procédé de nettoyage humide de planchers Download PDF

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EP2014212B1
EP2014212B1 EP08159794.0A EP08159794A EP2014212B1 EP 2014212 B1 EP2014212 B1 EP 2014212B1 EP 08159794 A EP08159794 A EP 08159794A EP 2014212 B1 EP2014212 B1 EP 2014212B1
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Jutta Schomacher
Bernhard Scheuren
Ernst-Uwe Schiffer
Raphael Liß
Martin Meggle
Heinz Jürgen AHLF
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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
    • A47L7/00—Suction cleaners adapted for additional purposes; Tables with suction openings for cleaning purposes; Containers for cleaning articles by suction; Suction cleaners adapted to cleaning of brushes; Suction cleaners adapted to taking-up liquids
    • A47L7/0004—Suction cleaners adapted to take up liquids, e.g. wet or dry vacuum cleaners
    • A47L7/0042—Gaskets; Sealing means
    • 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
    • A47L7/00—Suction cleaners adapted for additional purposes; Tables with suction openings for cleaning purposes; Containers for cleaning articles by suction; Suction cleaners adapted to cleaning of brushes; Suction cleaners adapted to taking-up liquids
    • A47L7/0004—Suction cleaners adapted to take up liquids, e.g. wet or dry vacuum cleaners
    • A47L7/0009—Suction cleaners adapted to take up liquids, e.g. wet or dry vacuum cleaners with means mounted on the nozzle; nozzles specially adapted for the recovery of liquid
    • 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
    • A47L9/02—Nozzles
    • A47L9/06—Nozzles with fixed, e.g. adjustably fixed brushes or the like
    • 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
    • A47L9/02—Nozzles
    • A47L9/06—Nozzles with fixed, e.g. adjustably fixed brushes or the like
    • A47L9/0606—Nozzles with fixed, e.g. adjustably fixed brushes or the like rigidly anchored brushes, combs, lips or pads
    • A47L9/0626—Rigidly anchored lips, e.g. nozzles adapted for picking up liquids
    • 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
    • A47L9/02—Nozzles
    • A47L9/06—Nozzles with fixed, e.g. adjustably fixed brushes or the like
    • A47L9/0686—Nozzles with cleaning cloths, e.g. using disposal fabrics for covering the nozzle

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  • the invention first relates to a combination of a vacuum cleaner nozzle with a wipe, wherein the vacuum cleaner nozzle has a suction mouth and the wipe is preferably to be supported by means of negative pressure at the nozzle.
  • Vacuum cleaner nozzles are known. These find particular application as attachments for household vacuum cleaners for suction treatment of floors, so on of carpet or hard floors.
  • vacuum cleaner nozzles for overground work are also known. These are usually connected via a suction hose or the like with the vacuum cleaner, so as to suck off higher objects, such as shelves or the like. In the area of the suction mouth of the vacuum cleaner nozzle, a negative pressure is reached during operation, which makes it possible to hold a wipe. Accordingly, the so-made vacuum cleaner nozzle for wiping particular hard surfaces, such as continue to be used for example wood or tile floors.
  • a cleaning tool which has a rigid back formation and free standing bristles or pile material. Overall, it is a scrubbing tool, so it is designed as a rigid, independently manageable tool. From the US-A 4,833,752 It is known to hold a mop part in a non-absorbent region of a vacuum cleaner.
  • the invention has the object to provide an advantageous combination of a vacuum cleaner nozzle with a wipe, further an advantageous wipe itself and a method for the wet cleaning of floors.
  • the wipe to prevent the absorption of liquids has a sealing layer.
  • a wet wiping of surfaces is possible by means of a vacuum cleaner nozzle.
  • the wet cleaning achieves an improved cleaning result.
  • the wipe is provided with a sealing layer. This acts in the manner of a separating layer.
  • the vacuum cleaner nozzle has two Saugkanalzweige upstream of the wipe, one of which serves to generate a holding negative pressure for the wipe and one for immediate Bodenabsaugung.
  • the suction air stream applied during operation is divided on the nozzle side, on the one hand for holding the wipe and on the other hand for immediate Bodenabsaugung, further with the arrangement of a directed towards the bottom opening of the support Saugkanalzweiges preferably completely covering wipe the associated cloth holding chamber of the support Saugkanalzweiges at least almost forms a vacuum-only, enclosed space. Due to the relatively high flow rates in the suction mode, the dynamic pressure in the entire system increases; in return, the static pressure drops.
  • This lower static pressure causes a suction on the wall in the flow channel and in the present case corresponding to the cloth holding chamber closed during wipe adhesion. This is due to the lower static pressure compared to the static pressure in the ambient air.
  • the proposed separation of the Saugkanalzweige is given a uniform negative pressure in each area of the cloth holding chamber. Accordingly, an equal pressure acts on the entire vacuum-loaded surface of the wipe.
  • a favorable suction power in the exhaust duct branch is achieved by the separate Saugkanalzweige. The suction power is not reduced by sucking a wipe to the adhesion of the same at the nozzle.
  • the Saugkanalzweige run in a preferred embodiment, at least partially, viewed in the vertical direction, one above the other, so that the Saugkanalzweige in a projection on the nozzle bottom or in the operating state lie in a projection on the nurturing soil at least partially overlapping.
  • the support Saugkanalzweig runs below the suction channel branch, wherein in a further embodiment of the support Saugkanalzweig at the same time immediately forming the cloth holding chamber, while the suction channel branch, for example, pipe section formed on the support suction duct branch and the end one on preferably over the entire, transversely to the usual direction of travel viewed width of the nozzle extending nozzle-like suction mouth ausformt.
  • the suction duct branch associated suction mouth is preferably arranged with respect to the usual direction of travel of the nozzle in the forehead region thereof to absorb over this when moving the nozzle in the usual direction of travel forward before being exposed to the soil by the wiper coarser dirt particles.
  • the Saugkanalzweige at least partially in the horizontal direction next to each other, so on in the horizontal direction with respect to the usual direction of travel.
  • the nozzle bottom further with a small distance to the nozzle plate horizontally aligned plane intersects both the cloth holding chamber of the support Saugkanalzweiges and in the usual direction before arranged suction mouth of the suction channel branch.
  • the wipe area is further preferably separated from the Bodenabsaug Colour in the horizontal direction by a trained for resting on the bottom sealing lip. This extends in a preferred embodiment transversely to the usual direction of travel of the nozzle, further over the transverse to the usual direction of travel considered total width of the nozzle.
  • the preferably moisture-containing wipe is first of all dried out protected by the sucked on the Bodenabsaug Colour suction air flow. Due to the arrangement of the sealing lip, the air intake is at least limited to the nozzle area left in the usual direction of travel in front of the sealing lip, more preferably such a sealing lip being provided laterally of the floor suction area.
  • the sealing lip also serves as a constructive aid when driving over thresholds or other flat obstacles.
  • the wipe preferably in addition to the support by negative pressure, supported by mechanical means to the suction nozzle.
  • This mechanical holder is used in particular to support the vacuum holder of the wipe.
  • the mechanical means consist in one embodiment of a hook-and-loop fastener, wherein a hook-and-loop fastener part is assigned to the wipe and the corresponding other hook-and-loop fastener part is assigned to the nozzle bottom or the holding element associated with the wipe.
  • this material can form the loop-like Velcro fastener part, while device side a barb-like, corresponding Velcro part is provided.
  • the mechanical means locking means so on, for example, in the way that the device side optionally resiliently formed locking pins are formed, which cooperate with corresponding detent openings in the wipe.
  • the holding suction channel has a flow channel taper upstream of the wipe.
  • the flow channel taper acts in the manner of a Venturi nozzle.
  • the flow channel taper is formed in the region of the branch of the two flow channel branches; however, alternatively, it may be formed upstream of the wipe before the branch.
  • the latter is separate from the suction channel, more particularly from the suction branch channel, by means of a filter-like separating element.
  • the filter-like release agent is preferably a filter element in the form of a paper or nonwoven layer having filter properties.
  • the release agent may also be formed by a close-meshed grid.
  • the filter-like separating agent is arranged interchangeable preferably in the region of the branch of the two flow channel branches.
  • a sealing lip for the separation of the wipe area to Bodenabsaug Colour proves to be in connection with the sub-branching of the suction channel branch further advantageous if both the mouth of the front Bodenabsaugrios and the mouth of the rear Bodenabsaug Schemees in the horizontal direction by an edition the bottom formed sealing lip to the wipe area are separated.
  • each wiper edge bordering in the respective direction of travel is assigned a sealing lip which shields the bottom suction region upstream of the wiping direction from the wipe. This also makes it easier to drive over flat obstacles, such as thresholds in both traversing directions.
  • the sealing lips effectively prevent peeling or peeling the wipe from the nozzle bottom.
  • the sealing lip can be folded by the movement is formed, wherein in one direction of travel of the envelope section of a sealing lip, the associated suction mouth of Bodenabsaug Schemees substantially closes, while in the same direction of travel, the other, the further Bodenabsaug Scheme associated sealing lip acts only separating the wiper.
  • the nozzle in the usual direction, ie in a conventional forward drive of the nipple lying to the wiper sealing lip of the front suction to the wipe and covers this edge edge side, which flat obstacles, such as thresholds can be easily run over.
  • the rear sealing lip lying in the direction of travel for the wiping cloth works automatically via the relative displacement to the floor to be maintained in the direction of the associated suction mouth of the floor suction area and closes it substantially completely, whereby in the selected direction of travel the entire suction force is directed to the front floor suction.
  • the states of the sealing lips change, so that thereafter the total suction force is directed towards the rear suction relative to the appliance floor plan.
  • a negative pressure reinforcement in the support Saugkanalzweig is provided, which is preferably achieved by reducing the cross section of the suction of the Bodenabsaug Symposiumes.
  • the Bodenabsaug Scheme can be completely closed or reduced in cross-section as soon as the suction nozzle is raised.
  • the closing or reducing the cross section of the suction orifice can be controlled by mechanical elements.
  • the lifting of the suction nozzle is determined by a, a ground contact detecting button. In the usual floor cleaning operation, the button detects the to be cleaned Ground.
  • the suction mouth is completely open and the vacuum acting on the wipe selected sufficiently large. Missing the button touch the ground, so mechanically, but possibly also electrically by evaluating a probe signal, the Saugmundquerites reduced and thus increases the negative pressure in the cloth holder chamber.
  • this on mechanical means cooperating with the button means such as hinged flaps or the like.
  • the vacuum cleaner nozzle is structured in the sense of one or more leading to the suction mouth valleys and that, a valley at least partially open holding, nonetheless air-permeable structural part is provided for the arrangement between the wipe and the nozzle.
  • the structured valleys extend in this case, for example, transversely to a conventional travel or movement direction of the vacuum cleaner nozzle, but also optionally in the direction of travel or at an acute angle thereto.
  • a plurality of such structured valleys can reach up to one end face of the vacuum cleaner nozzle. About these valleys, together with the connected suction mouth in the usual way allows suction processing of a floor.
  • At least one valley is provided with a structural part which keeps the valley at least partially open towards the processing surface.
  • the structural part accordingly provides a support surface for the over the valley stretched wipe. Due to the partially open and correspondingly air-permeable structure, the pressure-related adhesion of the wipe is still achieved.
  • all structured valleys of the vacuum cleaner nozzle are provided with such a structural part in the wiping operation.
  • covered with separate mounting and suction duct branches the structural part in a preferred embodiment, the entire, the bottom facing suction opening of the support channel branch.
  • the structural part is a plastic part which can be inserted into the nozzle from below, so on a plastic part which preferably covers all structured valleys and furthermore more preferably the suction mouth, this further with partial opening of the valleys and / or the suction mouth in the direction on the working surface.
  • the structural part can accordingly be a plastic injection-molded part which can be held on the vacuum cleaner nozzle on the underside by clamping or latching support.
  • the structural part may also be formed, for example, in one piece with an insert part which can be plugged into the vacuum cleaner nozzle, which insert part forms the suction mouth and the valleys.
  • the arrangement of the structural part is further preferably selected so that in the inserted state of this with the structured valleys or the suction mouth of the support channel portion of the vacuum cleaner nozzle adjacent bottom portions of the nozzle span an at least approximately common plane.
  • the structural part may also be a fundamental part of the vacuum cleaner nozzle, such as further triggerable by a switch or button movement.
  • the structural part can be retracted by lowering it into the structured valleys and, if necessary, into the suction mouth via foot actuation of a switch.
  • wiping edges defined by the structural part can also be formed.
  • suction openings may be slot-shaped or borehole-like and are chosen in their free layout and in their number so that the wiper to be assigned is certainly also maintained under vacuum in the wiping operation.
  • the wipe is held in a preferred embodiment of the article directly to the structural part.
  • an intermediate layer is arranged between the structural part and the wipe.
  • This intermediate layer may be a coating, for example in the form of a non-slip material or in the form of a layer of such a material, resulting in increased friction to better adhesion of the wipe.
  • the wiping cloth better holds the position under the vacuum cleaner nozzle during tillage.
  • the intermediate layer consists of an embossed foam.
  • the wipe adhesion is also increased.
  • the intermediate layer is set elastically, so on, for example, by forming the intermediate layer of a foam material.
  • This elastically adjusted intermediate layer compensates for unevenness in the floor (for example, tile joints), so that the entire surface of the wipe is at least approximately reached on the floor to be cleaned.
  • the intermediate layer is in any case facing the wipe made of silicone, further comprising a silicone coating or a similar non-slip material, which coating is applied to the structural part.
  • a further improvement in the adhesion of the wipe in the operation of the vacuum cleaner nozzle is achieved by an airtight design of the sealing layer.
  • the sealing layer extends in one embodiment of the subject invention over the entire surface of the wipe.
  • the sealing layer, forming sealing layer areas is formed only partially in the wipe.
  • the sealing layer areas are in this case in particular associated with the negative pressure applying areas of the Structural part, further associated in particular with the valleys or the suction mouth of the vacuum cleaner nozzle, so as to achieve a secure hold of the wipe by negative pressure.
  • the wipe has a contour that corresponds to the outline contour of the suction nozzle or at least largely corresponds.
  • this creates the largest possible wiping surface loaded by the vacuum cleaner nozzle. Due to the fact that the wipe is held solely by negative pressure at the nozzle, oversizes, for example, for fixing the wipe through terminals or the like can be dispensed with. There is accordingly a wipe before with a wiping surface, which is optimally used over the entire area.
  • the wipe can be a dry cloth in the simplest embodiment.
  • the wet processing liquid of the floor is applied directly to the floor and distributed over the nozzle provided with the wipe.
  • the wipe is a wet wipe, which is provided with moisture and optionally with cleaning agents.
  • the wipe may be provided with sealants or the like. Moisture is continuously transferred to the hard floor to be treated via the wet wipe. The sealing layer provided in the wipe prevents the dry suction of the moisture absorbed in the wipe.
  • the suction nozzle has suction openings in the front area when the structural part and the wiper are in place. These front suction openings are kept free of the structural part, further preferably extend above a Wischtuchebene, so that in the course of wiping processing by means of the vacuum cleaner coarser dirt particles that are located in front of the nozzle, can be absorbed before they get into the wipe. This results in an increased service life for the wipe. The latter is not polluted by coarse particles or even damaged.
  • the suction openings can also be provided laterally or in the rear device area.
  • the suction openings are assigned a sealing lip.
  • This sealing lip consists for example of a soft plastic or rubber material. According to this embodiment, an increased negative pressure effect on the wipe is achievable, whereby the adhesion of the wipe to the structural part is increased and further the suction force is increased via the suction openings.
  • the wipe can be constructed in multiple layers, for example, with a wiper position and a disposed above, firmly connected to the wiper position sealing layer.
  • This sealing layer consists in a development of the subject invention of a film, further in particular of a plastic film, which is according to water and preferably also airtight.
  • the wiping active position of the wipe is in a preferred embodiment, a nonwoven, such as a PP or PE nonwoven, in addition, where appropriate, even with possible multiple use of the wipe a microfiber fleece.
  • the held wipe extends substantially planar, level parallel to the floor to be cared for.
  • wiping edges in the wipe can occur which increase the abrasive action of the wipe on the floor.
  • a suction / wiper device is provided in the form of a vacuum cleaner nozzle, which in particular allows hygienic placement of the vacuum cleaner nozzle with a wipe and beyond a hygienic disposal of the wipe.
  • the user does not need to handle the vacuum cleaner nozzle with a wipe the latter. Rather, it is sufficient to position the vacuum cleaner nozzle, equipped with the structural part on the wipe preferably equal to the contour and thereafter to turn on the vacuum cleaner.
  • the beginning of this suction air flow leads to the negative pressure adhesion of the wipe.
  • the wipe drops off, so on, for example, directly into a disposal container serving.
  • a structuring of the cover layer of the wipe can be provided for optimum positioning of the wipe on the nozzle, for example in the manner of a positive structuring, which corresponds with an adapted negative structuring on the underside of the nozzle. This ensures an accurate, congruent and against slipping in the course of handling secure fit of the wipe under the nozzle.
  • This structure is then provided on the wipe only on one side. The wipe-active situation remains unaffected.
  • the wipe is provided with a fixing portion at least in a partial region of at least one peripheral edge, whereby an improved hold of the wipe is achieved on the structural part.
  • the fixing portion is designed for fixing by suction.
  • a conventional Moving direction of the nozzle considered front and / or rear portion of the wipe forms a fixing portion, which is respectively in and sucked in front or rear region of the suction nozzle or the structural part.
  • the wiping cloth thus held is, according to this embodiment, invariably positioned with respect to the position under the structural part during operation.
  • the fixing portion is formed in one embodiment of the same material with the wipe, this further optionally having a better suction serving sealing layer.
  • the fixing section may be material-uniform, but its structure may be changed.
  • the fixing section can have a higher density compared to the wiping active region of the wipe, and can optionally also be provided with a plastic coating. This results in a hard or plate-like marginal edge for forming the fixing section, wherein further in this context, alternatively, the possibility exists to form the fixing portion of a hard plastic, further, for example in the form of a molded hard plastic edge.
  • the front and / or back side edge of the nozzle or the structural part is encompassed, wherein further this encompassing is realized by the negative pressure in the region of the suction.
  • the front-side suction of the nozzle to be directed to the floor to be cleaned including further in one embodiment, the fixing section has openings, which form openings directed to the bottom suction openings.
  • the fixing sections extend with appropriate design of the structural part and the front and / or back Randansaugung at least approximately planar surface to the wiping active portion of the wipe. in the In case of enclosing the structural part marginal edges, the fixing portion of the retained wipe is displaced into an angled plane from the planar extent of the wiping active plane, for example by an angle up to 90 °.
  • the invention relates to a wiper for suction on a vacuum cleaner nozzle.
  • a wiper for suction on a vacuum cleaner nozzle.
  • an airtight sealing layer is provided. This seal prevents the assignment of the wipe to the vacuum cleaner nozzle and a suction of liquids through the wipe.
  • the wipe thus prepared can also be used for wet cleaning by means of the vacuum cleaner nozzle, wherein the holder of the wiper is achieved at the vacuum cleaner nozzle alone by vacuum built up in the vacuum cleaner operation.
  • the wipe on means for preferably complementary support by negative pressure at the suction nozzle.
  • These preferred mechanical means are used in particular to support the vacuum holder of the wipe.
  • the mechanical means consist in one embodiment of a hook-and-loop fastener, wherein a hook-and-loop fastener part is assigned to the wipe and the corresponding other hook-and-loop fastener part is assigned to the nozzle bottom or the holding element associated with the wipe.
  • this material can even form the loop-like Velcro part.
  • the mechanical means locking means so on, for example, in the way that device side possibly resiliently formed locking pin are formed, which cooperate with corresponding detent openings in the wipe.
  • a reinforcement of the latching opening edges for secure latching support in cooperation with the locking pin is achieved for example by the embedded in the wipe sealing layer.
  • the wipe has a contour that corresponds to the outline contour of the suction nozzle or at least largely corresponds.
  • this creates the largest possible wiping surface loaded by the vacuum cleaner nozzle. Due to the fact that the wipe is held solely by negative pressure at the nozzle, oversizes, for example, for fixing the wipe through terminals or the like can be dispensed with. There is accordingly a wipe before with a wiping surface, which is optimally used over the entire area.
  • the wipe can be a dry cloth in the simplest embodiment.
  • the wet processing liquid of the floor is applied directly to the floor and distributed over the nozzle provided with the wipe.
  • the wipe is a wet wipe, which is provided with moisture and optionally with cleaning agents.
  • the wipe may be provided with sealants or the like. Moisture is continuously transferred to the hard floor to be treated via the wet wipe. The sealing layer provided in the wipe prevents the dry suction of the moisture absorbed in the wipe.
  • the wipe can be constructed in multiple layers, for example, with a wiper position and a disposed above, firmly connected to the wiper position sealing layer.
  • This sealing layer consists in a development of the subject invention of a film, further in particular of a plastic film, which is according to water and preferably also airtight.
  • the wiping active position of the wipe is in a preferred embodiment a nonwoven, for example a PP or PE fleece, in addition, where appropriate, even with possible multiple use of the wipe a microfiber fleece.
  • the sealing layer is designed to be airtight, so that the negative pressure applied to the nozzle ensures a safe tightening and holding of the wipe, even with varying values due to the system.
  • the sealing layer is so watertight that an optionally transmitted amount of water does not exceed the limit from which a commercial household vacuum cleaner could take damage.
  • a sealing layer which just does not have to be absolutely impermeable, for example, consist of a sufficiently dense nonwoven layer, alternatively achieved by a sprayed onto the mopping fleece coating or a non-completely dense film.
  • the wipe may be interspersed with water and / or detergent and / or gloss cleaner and / or polish present. Also, different, adapted to the cleaning process wipe variants are available, such as a variant for wiping and a variant for polishing.
  • the sealing layer extends in one embodiment of the subject invention over the entire surface of the wipe.
  • the sealing layer, forming sealing layer areas is formed only partially in the wipe.
  • the wiping cloth is provided with a fixing portion at least in a partial region of at least one marginal edge, whereby an improved hold of the wiping cloth on the vacuum cleaner nozzle is achieved.
  • the fixing portion is designed for fixing by suction.
  • the fixing portion is formed in one embodiment of the same material with the wipe, this further optionally having a better suction serving sealing layer.
  • the fixing section may be material-uniform, but its structure may be changed.
  • the fixing section can have a higher density compared to the wiping active region of the wipe, and can optionally also be provided with a plastic coating.
  • This results in a hard or plate-like marginal edge for forming the fixing section wherein further in this context, alternatively, the possibility exists to form the fixing portion of a hard plastic, further, for example in the form of a molded hard plastic edge.
  • a front and / or back-side marginal edge of the nozzle can be grasped in particular by suction.
  • a mechanical fixing for example clamping, can be achieved via the fixing section.
  • the fixing section openings which form openings directed to the bottom suction openings.
  • the wipe is impregnated in a training with a cleaning liquid, further with cleaning active substances such as surfactants. Accordingly, the wipe after placement on the vacuum cleaner nozzle is immediately ready for wet soil cultivation by continuously releasing the absorbed moisture.
  • the wiping-active layer of the wipe may comprise cleaning fluid-storing, pressure-releasable microcapsules. These microcapsules are applied in an embodiment of the subject invention in layers on the wiping active layer. In each microcapsule is cleaning liquid such as water, optionally with the addition of cleaning active Funds, stockpiled. The microcapsules burst by pressure on the wipe in use, which pressure is applied via the vacuum cleaner nozzle. The liquid content of the microcapsules is released and the wipe is moistened only at the time of use, wherein further the wipe first absorbs the liquid to thereafter continuously submit it to the wet cleaning.
  • the wipe consists of a moist, multi-layered paper material, wherein the moisture is reached either by impregnation of the wipe already in the storage position; Alternatively, it is only achieved by bursting provided microcapsules. Due to the design of the wipe of a multi-layered paper, alternatively from a under moisturizing a stable in itself forming layer granules a possibility of disposal of the wipe is achieved after the wet cleaning.
  • the wipe disintegrates during drying, further supported by the frictional stress in the course of the wiping movement of the vacuum cleaner nozzle in a variety of smaller pieces that can be absorbed by the existing, alternatively also additionally switchable suction air through the vacuum cleaner nozzle.
  • the size of the decayed wiping particles is chosen taking into account the remaining suction flow openings.
  • the decay dissolves the wipe into dust or grain-sized parts.
  • This embodiment proves to be particularly advantageous if the wipe for disposable use is sufficiently dimensioned, so for the wet cleaning of common floor surfaces, for example, floor areas in the range of 10 to 30 square meters, further for example 15 to 20 square meters.
  • the dry wipe is preferably disposed of without further user intervention, which is further communicated to the user by an optical and / or acoustic signal.
  • this may also consist of a polyurethane foam, which further preferably has cleaning-active substances.
  • cleaning-active substances for example, surfactants and friction elements are incorporated in the polyurethane foam. Due to the abrasive effect of the friction body in the foam, the foam loaded with dirt in the course of cleaning is successively removed and, in the course of the cleaning work, alternatively absorbed by the vacuum cleaner nozzle after the cleaning work.
  • the invention relates to a method for the wet cleaning of floors.
  • a wiping cloth held on a suction nozzle of a vacuum cleaner wherein suction is also carried out at the same time by means of one or more suction channels kept free.
  • This extraction preferably takes place in an edge area of the suction nozzle, for example further in a front area, i. in a front in the usual direction of travel of the suction nozzle area. Accordingly, an extraction of large particles or the like is effected via the reserved suction channels, after which the wet cleaning is immediately followed by the wipe provided on the underside of the suction nozzle.
  • the cleaning is carried out by means of a wet wipe and the suction takes place outside the moist application of the floor.
  • the humidification of the floor is done in a preferred arrangement within the plane defined by the suction nozzle of the vacuum cleaner ground plan surface, while the suction is done outside, but immediately adjacent to the footprint of the suction nozzle. Accordingly, the area to be wiped, in particular wet, is always sucked off in advance, at least in the preferred working direction of the suction nozzle.
  • the kept suction channels can be provided not only in the usual front area of the suction nozzle, but also on several sides of the suction nozzle up to an all-around arrangement of free suction channels.
  • the vacuum boost is preferably only necessary when lifting the suction nozzle and thus a spacing of the wipe to be cared for soil, which negative pressure gain is achieved in a preferred embodiment by closing or reducing the Absaugquerterrorismes outside the Feuchtbeetzstoff the floor.
  • the support of the suction nozzle on the floor is further preferably detected by a button or the like. A missing probe signal leads by mechanical coupling, but alternatively also by means of electrical adjusting means to the desired negative pressure boosting.
  • a further improvement of the cleaning effect of the suction nozzle is achieved in that with respect to a conventional direction of travel of the suction nozzle in front of and behind the wipe a Bodenabsaugung is provided, being deactivated depending on the direction of travel, a suction mouth, while the other suction mouth is activated.
  • a Bodenabsaugung is provided, being deactivated depending on the direction of travel, a suction mouth, while the other suction mouth is activated.
  • the front in the direction of travel suction is activated, while in the same direction of travel rear exhaust port is closed. Accordingly, the total suction is directed in each case to the front exhaust.
  • the wipe is removed after completion of the cleaning process of the vacuum cleaner nozzle or of an optionally provided structural part of the vacuum cleaner nozzle. This can be done in the simplest way by hand. Particularly advantageous from a hygienic point of view, an embodiment in which the wipe is sucked for disposal after completion of the wet cleaning proves this about the wiping cloth in the course of wet cleaning device. This is achieved in a preferred embodiment by, in particular, a short-term increase in the suction power of the vacuum cleaner, which, for example, may have a corresponding key for this purpose.
  • the suction nozzle holding the wipe has a suction opening facing the wipe. In normal operation, that is with conventional suction with regulated suction, the wipe remains arrested by the moderately acting vacuum on the vacuum cleaner nozzle.
  • FIG. 1 Shown and described is first with reference to FIG. 1 a vacuum cleaner 1 with a vacuum cleaner nozzle 2 for processing a floor 3.
  • the nozzle is a carpet floor nozzle.
  • the features described below of this nozzle 2 and the further described combination of the nozzle 2 with a wipe 4 are also conceivable for nozzles 2 for processing hard floors, in which nozzles 2 may be provided, for example, with retractable bristle strips for selective processing of hard and carpeted floors ,
  • the nozzle 2 is composed essentially of a nozzle head 5 placed on the base 3 and a nozzle body 6 connecting the nozzle head 5 to the vacuum cleaner 1, wherein a connecting piece 7 is formed on the nozzle body 6 for the fluidic and possibly electrical connection of the nozzle 2 to the vacuum cleaner 1.
  • a suction channel which opens into the nozzle head 5 in a suction 8.
  • the connecting piece is arranged on the upper side in the region of one end of the nozzle body 6 such that the connecting piece 7 is pivotable in a pivot joint about an axis transverse to the usual direction of travel r of the nozzle 2.
  • rollers 9 are also arranged, via which the nozzle body 6 is supported on the bottom 3 at one end.
  • the nozzle bottom 10 interrupting valleys 11 are formed on the underside of the nozzle, the channel-like lead to the suction port 8 and are in fluid communication with this.
  • valleys 11 there are provided in the illustrated embodiment, four such valleys 11, the pairs associated with a nozzle side approximately at an angle of 45 ° to the transverse to the direction r aligned nozzle front 12 extend. These valleys 11 are open to the nozzle front 12. Accordingly, four slot-shaped suction openings 13 are provided in the nozzle front 12 in the illustrated embodiment.
  • the valleys 11 fluidically connected to the suction mouth 8 are also open for tillage, in particular for carpet processing in the direction of the floor to be cared for, this with a width measured transversely to the longitudinal extent of the valleys 11, which in the illustrated embodiment about one-third to one-sixth the extension length of the valleys 11 corresponds.
  • a wiper 4 ultimately supporting structural part 14 is provided.
  • the insert part or structural part 14 is adapted to the suction machining sections formed in the nozzle bottom 10, that is to say adapted to the geometry resulting from the valleys 11 and the suction mouth 8.
  • each valley 11 is associated with a lattice-like portion 15 of the structural part 14, which lattice-like portion 15 corresponding to the valleys 11 is arranged overlapping. Due to the lattice-like structure, a plurality of area-reduced openings 16 results compared with the valley openings.
  • the structural part 14 in the embodiment according to FIG. 3 formed plate-like closed.
  • the structural part 14 is designed so that after insertion of the same in the valleys 11 and in the suction 8 an approximately flat surface is reached with the adjacent nozzle bottom portions.
  • the insert is in the valleys 11 and in the suction 8 clamped or restrained.
  • FIG. 4 an alternative embodiment of the structural part 14 and the insert part is shown.
  • This is not, as described above, a lattice structure, but rather a plate-shaped insert part produced, for example, in a plastic injection molding process, which is adapted to the geometry predetermined by the valleys 11 and the suction mouth 8.
  • a plate-shaped insert part produced, for example, in a plastic injection molding process, which is adapted to the geometry predetermined by the valleys 11 and the suction mouth 8.
  • slit-like openings 18 are left for the flow connection to the valleys eleventh
  • the plate-like closure portion 19 is provided in this embodiment with slot-like openings 20 which are aligned with the usual direction of travel r, while the openings 18 are aligned in the valleys associated portions 17 adapted to the extension of the valleys 11.
  • the nozzle front-side suction openings 13 remain open when the structural part 14 is inserted into the nozzle base 10 or into the valleys 11 and the suction mouth 8.
  • the nozzle 2 is a contour-matched wipe 4 as shown in FIG FIG. 8 assignable. According to the outline contour of the nozzle 2, the wipe 4 also has an approximately trapezoidal floor plan with strongly rounded corner areas.
  • the wipe 4 is multi-layered, concretely two-layered and has a wiping active layer 21 in the form of a nonwoven and a likewise extending over the entire surface sealing layer 22.
  • the latter is in the illustrated embodiment, a film, such as a plastic film.
  • the wipe 4 is assigned to the nozzle 2 in such a way that the sealing layer 22 lies between the wiping layer 21 and the inserted structural part 14.
  • the holder of the wipe 4 on the nozzle 2 is effected solely by negative pressure, which is built up in the operation of the vacuum cleaner 1 in the region of the valleys 11 and 8 of the suction.
  • the structural part 14 used provides the wiping cloth 4 with a flat support while at the same time supporting it, so that the wipe 4 is not partially sucked into the area of the valleys 11 or into the area of the suction mouth 8.
  • the sealing layer 22 is designed airtight, which further supports the Anhaftf Stamm by negative pressure.
  • the sealing layer 22 may also be made waterproof, which prevents the absorption of moisture located on the floor 3 by the wiper 4.
  • the wipe 4 itself may be present as a wet wipe, so on, for example, with in the wiping active layer 21 recorded cleaning agents.
  • the assignment of the wipe 4 to the nozzle 2 can be done in a very simple manner by placing the nozzle 2 on a wiper 4 and then turning on the vacuum cleaner 1. This results in a simple and hygienic handling. Also, the removal of the wipe 4 can be designed in the simplest way by by turning off the vacuum cleaner 1 and accordingly decreasing negative pressure in the nozzle 2, the previously held wipe 4 drops.
  • the suction force is increased to the free in the nozzle front 12 suction ports 13.
  • This suction openings 13 can be absorbed in the course of a wiping coarse dirt before reaching the surface with the wipe 4. Accordingly, the area upstream of the nozzle 2 in the usual direction of travel and correspondingly in the usual wiping direction r is prepared by suction for wiping. It needs accordingly no elaborate, since separately carried out sucking or sweeping the surface to be wiped. Rather, these operations are done at the same time by means of the proposed provided with the wipe 4 nozzle 2.
  • the vacuum cleaner nozzle 2, in particular the nozzle head 5 can be configured as a preconfigured nozzle unit for the usual suction processing only a Bodenbelagsart further alternatively preconfigured for selectively processing different types of soil, for example by fußbetätigbare switching between a hard floor and carpet processing, in which switching curtain means such as bristle strips and / or sealing lips are raised or lowered.
  • the possibility of the vacuum cleaner nozzle or the nozzle head 5 according to a selected configuration to be provided with a cap 23 in each case, an attachment 23 for processing carpets is shown.
  • the attachment 23 is plugged into the nozzle head 5 on the underside, wherein further in the attachment 23 in particular the suction mouth 8 as well as the valleys 11 and beyond the front suction openings 13 are formed.
  • the attachment 23 As shown in FIG. 10 is the attachment 23, the structural part described 14 as a single part assignable, further plugged, including the structural part 14 in the illustrated embodiment locking tongues 24 which cooperate in association with the article 23 with corresponding locking receptacles.
  • the structural part 14 can optionally be assigned to the attachment 23, namely in the case of a desired wet soil cultivation by means of a wiper cloth 4 which can be arranged further.
  • attachment 23 as in FIG. 11 represented, at the same time carry the structural part 14 insoluble, with which structural part 14 and 23 essay a common, one-piece attachment for the nozzle head 5 form. Accordingly, a so-designed attachment 23 is suitable in a preferred embodiment only for Bodenwischbearbeitung after allocation of a wiper 4.
  • FIGS. 12 to 14 show further embodiments in which an intermediate layer 25 is arranged between the structural part 14 and the wipe 4.
  • This intermediate layer 25 is in the in FIG. 12
  • the silicone 26 may in this case be applied over the whole area on the surface of the structural part 14 facing the wipe 4, adjacent to the lattice-like sections 15 covering the valleys 11 and the suction mouth 8.
  • the intermediate layer 25, as in FIG. 12 represented, a grid-like structure applied on both sides of the lattice-like portions 15 forming in the form of silicone beads.
  • the friction between the structural part 14 and wipe 4 is increased, which contributes to a better adhesion of the wipe 4 on the structural part 14. This further leads to an improved arrest of the wipe 4 on the structural part 15, in particular in the course of tillage.
  • the wipe 4 hereby securely retains the desired position.
  • the intermediate layer 25 is set elastically in a further embodiment, as in FIG. 13
  • This foam layer 27 is preferably held captive on the structural part 14, this more preferably under full-surface coverage of the structural part 14, wherein further the foam layer 27 is set to permeate air permeable for further definition of the wipe 4 by means of negative pressure. Accordingly, the suction of the wipe 4 via the valleys 11 through the foam layer 27 passes therethrough.
  • the foam layer 27 may also be associated with the valleys 11 permeable to air, while areas of the valleys 11 are impermeable to air.
  • an at least approximately full-surface support of the wipe 4 on the floor 3 is achieved in the course of wet soil treatment even with unevenness of the floor 3.
  • embossed foam 28 has a structured surface facing the wipe 4, for example in the form of a pyramidal structure, which structure allows for increased tissue adhesion and further provides a positioning aid for the wipe 4.
  • the embossed foam 28 is arrested according to the embodiment described above with the structural part 14, the latter more preferably over the entire surface covering, wherein the foam 28 at least partially, the valleys assigned 11, is permeable to air, so that a suction of the wipe 4 by the foam 28 for Adhesion to the foam 28 takes place.
  • the sealing layer 22 provided in the wipe 43 extends over the entire surface of the wipe 4 in a preferred embodiment.
  • the described vacuum-affixed fixing of the wipe 4 is achieved by suction onto the structural part 14 via the sealing layer 22 which is set in particular in an airtight manner.
  • the sealing layer 22 may alternatively be formed only partially, namely further sealing layer regions 29 ausformend, which are assigned to the suction of the wipe 4 serving Heilanströmötechnischen the structural part 14.
  • the sealing layer regions 29 in the wipe 4 the valleys 11 of the nozzle plate 10 and the lattice-like Sections 15 of the structural part 14 assigned formed. Outside this sealing layer regions 29, the wipe 4 can be designed at least permeable to air.
  • a arranged in front of the front suction openings 13 sealing lip 30 is used in a further embodiment according to FIG. 16 to increase the negative pressure acting on the wipe 4, whereby the adhesion of the wipe 4 to the structural part 14 is increased. This goes hand in hand with an increase in the suction power.
  • the sealing lip 30, for example in the form of a rubber lip, extends in the usual direction of travel r of the vacuum cleaner nozzle 2 in front of the suction openings 13, covering them substantially towards the nozzle front 12, whereby the front suction openings are directed downward in the direction of the floor 3.
  • a support against the usual direction of travel r undergoes the sealing lip 30 on the housing side, the suction openings 13 laterally limiting webs 31st
  • the sealing lip 30 may also have window-like openings, whereby the suction openings 13 are not completely covered. It is thus achieved only a partial sealing of the suction openings 13 to increase acting on the wipe 4 negative pressure.
  • a further improvement of the maintenance of the wipe 4 on the structural part 14 is achieved by forming fixing sections 32 on the wipe 4.
  • a fixing section 32 extends beyond the necessary wiper extension in the case of an overall planar configuration of the wipe 4, correspondingly in a preferred embodiment in the course the operation not wiping active on the floor to be cared for 3.
  • a fixing portion 32 of the nozzle front 12 attributable Associated with the peripheral edge of the wipe 4, for encompassing the, the nozzle front 12 facing the edge of the structural part 14th
  • the fixing portion 32 consists of a plate-shaped hard plastic part 33. This is, for example, molded onto the associated peripheral edge of the wipe 4 and preferably extends completely over the width of the wipe 4 measured transversely to the usual travel direction.
  • the plate-shaped fixing section 32 can also be provided by appropriate treatment of the wipe material, for example by compression and / or coating be formed of a plastic.
  • the so-defined fixing portion 32 is provided with transverse to the usual direction of travel r slotted apertures 34 which are associated with the nozzle front-side suction openings 13 in the assignment position of the wipe 4 to the structural part 14.
  • the enclosing of the associated peripheral edge of the structural part 14 is achieved in the operation of the vacuum cleaner nozzle 2 by the acting negative pressure (see. Fig. 18 ).
  • the fixing portion 32 of the content waltuches 4 is displaced in an angled from the planar extension of the wiping layer 21 plane, so in the illustrated embodiment, in a direction perpendicular to the wiping layer 21 plane, wherein by means of the fixing section 32 at least partially closing the nozzle front side suction openings 13 is reached.
  • the provided in the fixing portion 32 openings 34 thereafter form corresponding suction openings, which are directed towards the floor 3 out.
  • the fixing portion 32 as shown in FIG. 19 shown to be realized directly from the wipe material.
  • This fixing section 32 is correspondingly unchanged from the wiping active portion of the wipe 4, optionally has a sealing layer accordingly.
  • the fixing edge 32 protruding beyond the structural part 14 is sucked in during operation of the vacuum cleaner nozzle 2 in order to reach over the associated peripheral edge of the structural part 14.
  • the wiping cloth 4 is already wet with an assignment to the structural part 14 or to the nozzle head 5, in particular by impregnation of the wipe 4 with a cleaning liquid.
  • a cleaning liquid can be water in the simplest form, moreover optionally with the addition of cleaning-active substances such as surfactants.
  • the wipe 4 is continuously cleaning liquid for application to the floor 3 from.
  • the wipe 4 as in the FIGS. 20 and 21 shown schematically, on the wiper-active layer 21, that is, on the surface facing away from the structural part 14, a layer of microcapsules 35, which store the cleaning liquid.
  • the microcapsules 35 burst under the applied pressure load on the vacuum cleaner nozzle 2 and possibly the vacuum cleaner 1 and release the stored cleaning fluid.
  • the latter is immediately thereafter absorbed by the hitherto dry wipe 4 and continuously discharged again in the usual manner in the course of the cleaning process.
  • moistening of the wipe 4 takes place only at the beginning of the cleaning application.
  • the microcapsules 35 are formed, for example, by dome-shaped envelopes made of a microfine plastic film.
  • FIGS. 22 and 23 show a further embodiment of the wipe 4.
  • This consists in this case of a multi-layered paper material, which is impregnated with cleaning liquid.
  • the wipe 4 on a sufficient stability, which also withstands a stress during wiping by back and forth displacement of the wipe 4 provided with the vacuum cleaner nozzle 2 non-destructive.
  • the wipe 4 Upon completion of dispensing of the cleaning liquid stored in the wipe 4, the wipe 4 dries, resulting in many small irregular pieces 36 due to the selected configuration of the wipe 4 from a multi-layered paper material for dissolving and disintegrating the wipe 4 (see FIG. Fig. 23 ). These now dry cloth pieces 36 can be absorbed after the wet cleaning without further change in the configuration of the vacuum cleaner 2 over this, for example via the nozzle front suction openings 13, but also in a disintegration of the wipe 4 in dust or grain-sized cloth pieces 36 on the openings 16 of the lattice-like structural part section 15th
  • the wipe 4 consists of a polyurethane foam, in addition to cleaning-active substances such as cleaning fluid, optionally with the addition of surfactants friction body 37 has.
  • These Friction body 37 are incorporated in the foam and are partially free in the wiping active surface area. In the course of wet cleaning, the dirt removed from the floor 3 is absorbed by the foam, wherein further in the course of cleaning by friction on the floor 3, the partially exposed friction body 37 successively remove the dirt-laden foam.
  • the thus designed wipe 4 is dissolved accordingly in the course of floor finishing gradually reducing the wipe thickness by abrasive removal, the ablated foam particles and the dissolved friction either directly in the course of the cleaning process directly on the nozzle front suction openings 13 or alternatively after completion of the wet cleaning work in be absorbed in another operation.
  • the polyurethane foam forming the wipe 4 is airtight, and more preferably liquid-tight, for attachment to the structural part 14 or to the nozzle base 10, if appropriate with the omission of the structural part 14.
  • FIG. 25 shows in a further embodiment, an alternative method for disposal of a contaminated wipe 4 after cleaning.
  • the wipe 4 is hereby sucked in as a whole for disposal via the vacuum cleaner nozzle 2, to which further assigned in the illustrated embodiment, the vacuum cleaner 1 an optionally separately formed key 38 is provided, via which a short-term sharply increasing blower power can be achieved.
  • the wiper 4 By acting on the wiper 4 on the vacuum cleaner nozzle 2 excessive suction air flow, the wiper 4 is sucked through the vacuum cleaner nozzle 2.
  • the wipe disposal according to the in the FIGS. 22 to 25 illustrated embodiments are made contactless for the user, which each a hygienic solution of disposal is achieved. Together with the wipe 4 at the same time the recorded dirt is disposed of.
  • FIGS. 26 to 29 In this, the, passing through the connecting piece 7 and fluidly connected to the suction fan of the vacuum cleaner 1 suction channel 39 divides into two Saugkanalzweige, namely in one of the negative-pressure holder of the wipe 4 serving support Saugkanalzweig 40 and one of the immediate suction of the floor 3 serving suction channel branch 41.
  • the branch 42 is formed in the suction channel 39 substantially immediately downstream downstream of the connecting piece 7.
  • the suction channel branch 41 extends above the holder suction channel branch 40, as far as the nozzle front 12, where the suction channel branch 41 extends over the entire width of the nozzle head 5, down to the floor 3 Bodenabsaug Society 43 ausformt.
  • This is nozzle-like designed with a transverse to the usual direction of travel r aligned, slot-like mouth.
  • the holding suction channel branch 40 forms a cloth holding chamber 44 that opens only downwards, that is to say toward the nozzle bottom 10.
  • This cloth holding chamber 44 is circumferentially, as well as the cover side by a the holder suction channel branch 40 to the suction channel branch 41 separating cover 45 substantially closed, this only leaving a left in the branch 42 suction passage 46.
  • This suction passage 46 is opposite to the ultimately the cloth holding chamber 44 forming support Saugkanalzweig 40, further also with respect to the upstream subsequent suction channel 39 cross-section reduced, so that the bottleneck formed acts in the manner of a Venturi nozzle.
  • the thus formed Kanalengstelle becomes appropriate permeated with a suction air flow of increased speed, resulting in the cloth holding chamber 44 to an increased negative pressure.
  • the cloth holding chamber 44 is associated with the nozzle bottom 10 covered by a structural part 14. This is in the illustrated embodiment according to the embodiments with respect to the first embodiment by a lattice-like structural part 14, which is further fixed in the illustrated embodiment, not releasable nozzle bottom plane to the vacuum cleaner nozzle 2 is. Alternatively, an exchangeable fixable structural part 14 is possible.
  • the wipe 4 arranged on the underside of the structural part 14 is set to be under pressure during operation of the vacuum cleaner 1, wherein the wipe 4 further extends over the entire surface of the structural part 14. It is further provided that with the exception of the nozzle front side Bodenabsaug Societyes 43, the structural part 14 and the wipe 4 extend over the entire remaining nozzle bottom surface.
  • a sealing lip 48 designed to rest on the floor 3 is provided between the floor suction area 43 and the wipe area adjoining in the direction of travel r. This extends transversely to the usual direction of travel r over the entire width of the Bodenabsaug Hoches 43 and is provided with a vertical cross-sectional length, which allows a reversal of the sealing lip 48 in dependence on the selected direction of travel.
  • This sealing lip 48 protects the wiping cloth 4 against dehydration by the air stream drawn in through the bottom suction area 43.
  • the sealing lip 48 provides an aid when driving over flat obstacles, such as door sills.
  • a sliding displacement of the vacuum cleaner nozzle 2 in the direction of displacement r that is so viewed from the user forward puts the free end of the sealing lip 48 on the associated edge of the wipe 4, so that the wipe 4, for example, when driving over a door threshold does not break or peels.
  • the sealing lip 48 accordingly serves at the same time as a drive-over.
  • the front and back of the vacuum cleaner 2 each Bodenabsaug Coloure 43 and 43 'are provided, they are under sub-branching of the suction channel 39 in a front-suction channel branch 49 a rear-suction channel branch 50 fluidly connected.
  • the branch 42 has corresponding to the suction channel 39 on three Saugkanalzweige.
  • FIGS. 33 and 34 an embodiment is shown in which a ground contact of the vacuum cleaner nozzle 2 is detected.
  • the following explanations each refer to a front floor suction.
  • a same device is provided in an optionally provided further suction in the rear region of the vacuum cleaner nozzle 2.
  • a pushbutton 51 is provided on the front side of the nozzle, in the usual direction of travel r upstream of the bottom suction region 43. This has a feeler plate 42 for resting on the floor 3 in the ground contact position.
  • a vertically extending from the probe plate 42 to vertically above plunger 53 passes through the nozzle bottom 10.
  • At the free end of the plunger 53 is a cranked in the longitudinal direction extending closure flap 54 is articulated.
  • the closure flap 54 is in an open position according to FIG. 33 held.
  • the compression spring 55 causes correspondingly by relaxation of the same a relative vertical displacement of the probe 51 to the nozzle plate 10 down, bringing about the case here lowering plunger 53, the shutter 54 via a device-side control surface 56 in the associated Bodenabsaug Colour 43 closing position according to FIG. 34 pivoting shifted.
  • the vacuum cleaner nozzle 2 when the vacuum cleaner nozzle 2 is lifted off the floor 3, it is automatically closed or the bottom suction areas, which is accompanied by a vacuum increase in the area of the cloth holding chamber 44.
  • an optional lifting of the vacuum cleaner nozzle 2 an optionally soaked and thus heavy wiping cloth 4 securely held on the underside of the nozzle.

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  1. Combinaison d'une buse d'aspirateur (2) avec une serpillère (4), dans laquelle la buse d'aspirateur (2) présente une bouche d'aspiration (8) et la serpillère (4) doit de préférence être maintenu sur la buse (2) au moyen d'une dépression, caractérisée en ce que la serpillère (4) présente une couche d'étanchéité (22) afin de prévenir l'aspiration de liquides.
  2. Combinaison selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que la buse d'aspirateur (2) présente deux branches de canal d'aspiration (40, 41) se séparant en amont de la serpillère (4), dont l'une sert à la production d'une dépression de maintien pour la serpillère (4) et l'autre à l'aspiration directe du sol.
  3. Combinaison selon la revendication 2, caractérisée en ce que les branches du canal d'aspiration (40, 41) s'étendent au moins en partie en superposition l'une au-dessus de l'autre.
  4. Combinaison selon l'une des revendications 2 ou 3, caractérisée en ce que la zone de la serpillère est séparée de la zone d'aspiration du sol (43), dans la direction horizontale, par une lèvre d'étanchéité (48) réalisée de façon à prendre appui sur le sol (3).
  5. Combinaison selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que la serpillère (4) est maintenu sur la buse d'aspirateur (2) par des moyens mécaniques, de préférence en complément au maintien par la dépression.
  6. Combinaison selon l'une des revendications 2 à 5, caractérisée en ce que la branche de canal d'aspiration servant au maintien (40) est séparée du canal d'aspiration (39) par un moyen de séparation du type d'un filtre (47).
  7. Combinaison selon l'une des revendications 4 à 6, caractérisée en ce que la lèvre d'étanchéité (48, 48') est réalisée de façon à pouvoir être inversée par le mouvement de déplacement, étant entendu que dans une direction de déplacement (r), la section réversible d'une lèvre d'étanchéité (48, 48') ferme l'embouchure d'aspiration correspondante de la zone d'aspiration du sol (43, 43'), tandis que dans la même direction de déplacement, l'autre lèvre d'étanchéité (48, 48') a seulement une fonction de séparation par rapport au chiffon (4).
  8. Combinaison selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que lors d'un levage d'un appui de la buse d'aspirateur (2) sur le sol (3), il se produit un renforcement de la dépression par rapport au maintien de la serpillère.
  9. Combinaison selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que la buse d'aspiration (2), lorsqu'une partie de structure (14) est installée et que la serpillère (4) est maintenue, présente des ouvertures d'aspiration (13) dans la zone avant.
  10. Serpillère (4) destinée au maintien par aspiration sur une buse d'aspirateur (2), caractérisée par une couche d'étanchéité hermétique (22).
  11. Serpillère selon la revendication 10, caractérisée en ce que la serpillère (4) est pourvue, au moins dans une zone partielle d'au moins un bord, d'une section de fixation (32).
  12. Procédé pour le nettoyage humide de sols (3), dans lequel une serpillère (4) comprenant une couche d'étanchéité (22) est maintenue sur une buse d'aspiration (2) d'un aspirateur (1) au moyen d'une dépression et il se produit en même temps une aspiration au moyen d'une ou plusieurs ouvertures d'aspiration restant libres (13).
  13. Procédé selon la revendication 12, caractérisé en ce que le nettoyage est réalisé au moyen d'une serpillère humide et l'aspiration se produit en dehors de la zone d'application d'humidité sur le sol (3).
  14. Procédé selon l'une des revendications 12 ou 13, caractérisé en ce que par rapport à une direction de déplacement (r) habituelle de la buse d'aspiration (2), une aspiration du sol est prévue à l'avant et à l'arrière de la serpillère (4), étant entendu qu'en fonction de la direction de déplacement (r), une embouchure d'aspiration est désactivée tandis que l'autre embouchure d'aspiration est activée.
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