EP2409628B1 - Vacuum cleaner with holder for holding a suction tool in a parked position - Google Patents

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EP2409628B1
EP2409628B1 EP20100401109 EP10401109A EP2409628B1 EP 2409628 B1 EP2409628 B1 EP 2409628B1 EP 20100401109 EP20100401109 EP 20100401109 EP 10401109 A EP10401109 A EP 10401109A EP 2409628 B1 EP2409628 B1 EP 2409628B1
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Klemens Andrup
Volker Gerth
Mark Hanschur
Martin Roth
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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
    • A47L9/0009—Storing devices ; Supports, stands or holders
    • A47L9/0018—Storing devices ; Supports, stands or holders integrated in or removably mounted upon the suction cleaner for storing parts of said suction cleaner
    • 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
    • A47L9/0009—Storing devices ; Supports, stands or holders
    • A47L9/0063—External storing devices; Stands, casings or the like for the storage of 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
    • A47L9/2836—Installation of the electric equipment, e.g. adaptation or attachment to the suction cleaner; Controlling suction cleaners by electric means characterised by the parts which are controlled
    • A47L9/2842—Suction motors or blowers
    • 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
    • A47L9/2857—User input or output elements for control, e.g. buttons, switches or displays
    • 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
    • A47L9/30—Arrangement of illuminating devices

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  • the invention relates to a vacuum cleaner, in particular a canister vacuum cleaner, with a housing, on which at least one holding device for receiving a suction tool is arranged in a parking position.
  • vacuum cleaner it is for example from the DE 40 36 314 C2 known to provide cooperating on the housing and the suction tube or the bottom unit holding means with which the suction pipe is held after completion of the suction in a parked position on the housing.
  • a S5311 canister vacuum cleaner is manufactured and sold, which is equipped with three holding devices, see “ Miele - Floor Care Equipment, Trade Program, as of: 1 October 2009 ", pages 17/18 and 32/33 ,
  • a first holding device is arranged in the rear housing portion, which receives a locking element on a floor nozzle, which is coupled via a suction hose and a suction pipe to the vacuum cleaner in the operating position of the vacuum cleaner (standing on the wheels).
  • This holding device is intended for short suction breaks.
  • Two further holding devices are provided on the sides of the housing, which receive the floor nozzle in a storage position of the vacuum cleaner (standing on the back of the housing). In this position, the vacuum cleaner is often stored after operation.
  • the invention addresses the problem of improving a vacuum cleaner of the aforementioned type so that the user is facilitated the insertion of the suction tool into the holding device.
  • the holding device is assigned at least one lighting device. In this way, the user can see well in a dark environment, the holding device, which facilitates the insertion of the locking element located on the suction tool in the holding device.
  • the illumination device can be arranged in an advantageous manner in the holding device, here it acts directly at the critical point. If the holding device is divided into an insertion region and a holding region, it is expedient if Lighting devices are arranged both in the insertion and in the holding area.
  • a lighting device may be arranged next to the holding device.
  • the floor area can be illuminated while sucking.
  • a lighting device is arranged both in the holding device and next to it, a good illumination in dark rooms results.
  • the illumination device comprises at least one light source arranged in the housing and a light guide assigned to the light source and projecting up to the housing surface.
  • the lighting device is associated with a circuit device with which at least a short-term lighting of the holding device after turning off the vacuum cleaner or disconnecting the vacuum cleaner from the mains voltage can be achieved.
  • the shutdown of the vacuum cleaner is done at its location with the fan off via a main switch.
  • the delayed elimination of the lighting ensures that the user still sees the holding device when parking and only then can introduce the suction tool in the parking position.
  • times between 30 and 60 seconds appropriate.
  • a control with fan off (vacuum cleaner), but contacted mains plug, and a subsequent switch-off delay of lighting when unplugging the power plug are technically possible, but rather unfavorable for reasons of energy conservation.
  • FIG. 1 shows a canister vacuum cleaner 1 in the operating position, ie with the wheels not shown on the ground.
  • the housing 2 of the vacuum cleaner 1 is equipped with a holding device 4 in its right-hand region 3 in the pulling direction. This is intended to receive a corresponding locking element on a suction tool (not shown), in particular on a floor nozzle. This results in a so-called parking position.
  • a vacuum cleaner with a floor nozzle, connected via a suction hose and a suction pipe and received in the parking position, is from the aforementioned DE 40 36 314 C2 and the aforementioned brochure and therefore not shown here.
  • FIG. 2 shows the vacuum cleaner 1 on the rear side of the housing 5 standing in a so-called storage position.
  • both holding devices 4 in the lateral area according to the invention are equipped with lighting devices, see also Figures 2 and 4 ,
  • the lateral holding devices 4 comprise an insertion region 7 and a holding portion 8 for the not shown locking element on the floor nozzle. Both areas 7 and 8 are each equipped with a rather punctually acting illumination device, hereinafter referred to as point illuminations 9 and 10 respectively.
  • a further, strip-shaped illumination device is arranged below the lateral holding devices, referred to below as light strips 11.
  • the point lights 9 and 10 facilitate the insertion of the locking element to the user, the light strip 11 also serves in addition to the illumination of the suction area and even to illuminate the storage space of the vacuum cleaner. 1
  • FIG. 4 shows the lighting devices 9 to 11 with the side holding devices as a detail.
  • lighting panels 12 On both sides lighting panels 12 can be seen, which are in the installed state inside the housing. They are connected via a line 13 to a supply and control electronics 14.
  • a plurality of LED's 15 are arranged as light sources, see FIG. 5 , Of the light sources lead on each lighting board light guide 16 in the insertion and in the holding area and form there the point lights 9 and 10. Further LED's 15 are associated with a lens 17, which also acts as a light guide and the light strip 11 is formed. The surfaces of the light guides 16 and 17 are flush with the surface of the housing 2.
  • the supply and control electronics 14 is equipped with a circuit device 18, the lighting devices 9 to 11 upon actuation of the Main switch 19 (see FIG. 1 ) also turns on.
  • the circuit device 18 also includes two capacitors 20, which maintain a power supply of 30 to 60 seconds to the lighting boards 12 after the main switch is actuated and thus the vacuum cleaner 1 has been turned off. This time is sufficient for further lighting to unplug the power plug (not shown), parking the vacuum cleaner 1 and inserting the locking element.

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Die Erfindung betrifft einen Staubsauger, insbesondere einen Bodenstaubsauger, mit einem Gehäuse, an welchem mindestens eine Haltevorrichtung zur Aufnahme eines Saugwerkzeugs in einer Parkposition angeordnet ist.The invention relates to a vacuum cleaner, in particular a canister vacuum cleaner, with a housing, on which at least one holding device for receiving a suction tool is arranged in a parking position.

Bei Bodenstaubsaugern ist es beispielsweise aus der DE 40 36 314 C2 bekannt, am Gehäuse und am Saugrohr oder der Bodeneinheit zusammenwirkende Haltemittel vorzusehen, mit denen das Saugrohr nach Beendigung des Saugvorgangs in einer Parkposition am Gehäuse gehalten wird.For vacuum cleaner, it is for example from the DE 40 36 314 C2 known to provide cooperating on the housing and the suction tube or the bottom unit holding means with which the suction pipe is held after completion of the suction in a parked position on the housing.

Von der Anmelderin wird beispielsweise ein Bodenstaubsauger S5311 hergestellt und vertrieben, welcher mit drei Haltevorrichtungen ausgestattet ist, siehe " Miele - Bodenpflege-Geräte, Fachhandels-Programm, Stand: 1. Oktober 2009", Seiten 17/18 und 32/33 . Dabei ist im hinteren Gehäusebereich eine erste Haltevorrichtung angeordnet, welche ein Rastelement an einer Bodendüse, die über einen Saugschlauch und ein Saugrohr an den Staubsauger angekoppelt ist, in der Betriebsstellung des Staubsaugers (auf den Rädern stehend) aufnimmt. Diese Haltevorrichtung ist für kurze Saugpausen gedacht. Zwei weitere Haltevorrichtungen sind an den Gehäuseseiten vorgesehen, welche die Bodendüse in einer Aufbewahrungsstellung des Staubsaugers (auf der Gehäuserückseite stehend) aufnehmen. In dieser Position wird der Staubsauger häufig nach dem Betrieb gelagert.By the applicant, for example, a S5311 canister vacuum cleaner is manufactured and sold, which is equipped with three holding devices, see " Miele - Floor Care Equipment, Trade Program, as of: 1 October 2009 ", pages 17/18 and 32/33 , In this case, a first holding device is arranged in the rear housing portion, which receives a locking element on a floor nozzle, which is coupled via a suction hose and a suction pipe to the vacuum cleaner in the operating position of the vacuum cleaner (standing on the wheels). This holding device is intended for short suction breaks. Two further holding devices are provided on the sides of the housing, which receive the floor nozzle in a storage position of the vacuum cleaner (standing on the back of the housing). In this position, the vacuum cleaner is often stored after operation.

Der Erfindung stellt sich das Problem, einen Staubsauger der vorgenannten Art dahingehend zu verbessern, dass dem Benutzer das Einsetzen des Saugwerkzeugs in die Haltevorrichtung erleichtert wird.The invention addresses the problem of improving a vacuum cleaner of the aforementioned type so that the user is facilitated the insertion of the suction tool into the holding device.

Erfindungsgemäß wird dieses Problem durch einen Staubsauger mit den Merkmalen des Patentanspruchs 1 gelöst. Vorteilhafte Ausgestaltungen und Weiterbildungen der Erfindung ergeben sich aus den nachfolgenden Unteransprüchen.According to the invention this problem is solved by a vacuum cleaner with the features of claim 1. Advantageous embodiments and further developments of the invention will become apparent from the following subclaims.

Die mit der Erfindung erreichbaren Vorteile ergeben sich dadurch, dass der Haltevorrichtung mindestens eine Beleuchtungseinrichtung zugeordnet ist. Hierdurch kann der Benutzer auch in einer dunklen Umgebung die Haltevorrichtung gut sehen, was das Einführen des am Saugwerkzeug befindlichen Rastelements in die Haltevorrichtung erleichtert.The achievable with the invention advantages result from the fact that the holding device is assigned at least one lighting device. In this way, the user can see well in a dark environment, the holding device, which facilitates the insertion of the locking element located on the suction tool in the holding device.

Die Beleuchtungseinrichtung kann in vorteilhafter Weise in der Haltevorrichtung angeordnet sein, hier wirkt sie direkt an der kritischen Stelle. Ist die Haltevorrichtung in einen Einführbereich und einen Haltebereich unterteilt, ist es zweckmäßig, wenn Beleuchtungseinrichtungen sowohl im Einführbereich als auch im Haltebereich angeordnet sind.The illumination device can be arranged in an advantageous manner in the holding device, here it acts directly at the critical point. If the holding device is divided into an insertion region and a holding region, it is expedient if Lighting devices are arranged both in the insertion and in the holding area.

Zusätzlich oder alternativ kann eine Beleuchtungseinrichtung neben der Haltevorrichtung angeordnet sein. Hierdurch kann der Bodenbereich beim Saugen beleuchtet werden. Insbesondere dann, wenn sowohl in der Haltevorrichtung als auch daneben eine Beleuchtungseinrichtung angeordnet ist, ergibt sich eine gute Ausleuchtung in dunklen Räumen.Additionally or alternatively, a lighting device may be arranged next to the holding device. As a result, the floor area can be illuminated while sucking. In particular, when a lighting device is arranged both in the holding device and next to it, a good illumination in dark rooms results.

Eine größere Flexibilität beim Abstellen des Staubsaugers wird erreicht, wenn an beiden Seiten des Staubsaugers beleuchtete Haltevorrichtungen angeordnet sind.Greater flexibility in parking the vacuum cleaner is achieved when illuminated fixtures are located on either side of the vacuum cleaner.

In einer besonders vorteilhaften Ausführungsform umfasst die Beleuchtungseinrichtung mindestens eine im Gehäuse angeordnete Lichtquelle und einen der Lichtquelle zugeordneten, bis an die Gehäuseoberfläche ragenden Lichtleiter. Hierdurch wird eine geschützte, flächen bündige Anordnung erreicht.In a particularly advantageous embodiment, the illumination device comprises at least one light source arranged in the housing and a light guide assigned to the light source and projecting up to the housing surface. As a result, a protected, flush-mounted arrangement is achieved.

Es ist außerdem vorteilhaft, wenn der Beleuchtungseinrichtung eine Schaltungseinrichtung zugeordnet ist, mit welcher wenigstens eine kurzfristige Beleuchtung der Haltevorrichtung nach dem Ausschalten des Staubsaugers oder dem Trennen des Staubsaugers von der Netzspannung erreichbar ist. Im Allgemeinen erfolgt das Abstellen des Staubsaugers an seinem Aufbewahrungsort bei ausgeschaltetem Gebläse über einen Hauptschalter. Die verzögerte Ausschaltung der Beleuchtung gewährleistet, dass der Benutzer auch beim Abstellen noch die Haltevorrichtung sieht und erst hier das Saugwerkzeug in die Parkstellung einführen kann. Hier sind Zeiten zwischen 30 und 60 Sekunden zweckmäßig. Eine Ansteuerung bei ausgeschaltetem Gebläse (Staubsauger), aber kontaktiertem Netzstecker, und eine anschließende Ausschaltverzögerung der Beleuchtung beim Ziehen des Netzsteckers sind technisch auch möglich, aber aus Gründen der Energieeinsparung eher ungünstig.It is also advantageous if the lighting device is associated with a circuit device with which at least a short-term lighting of the holding device after turning off the vacuum cleaner or disconnecting the vacuum cleaner from the mains voltage can be achieved. In general, the shutdown of the vacuum cleaner is done at its location with the fan off via a main switch. The delayed elimination of the lighting ensures that the user still sees the holding device when parking and only then can introduce the suction tool in the parking position. Here are times between 30 and 60 seconds appropriate. A control with fan off (vacuum cleaner), but contacted mains plug, and a subsequent switch-off delay of lighting when unplugging the power plug are technically possible, but rather unfavorable for reasons of energy conservation.

Ein Ausführungsbeispiel der Erfindung ist in den Zeichnungen rein schematisch dargestellt und wird nachfolgend näher beschrieben. Es zeigt

Figur 1
einen Staubsauger mit einer Haltevorrichtung in Betriebsstellung in einer perspektivischen Ansicht von oben,
Figur 2
den Staubsauger gemäß Figur 1 in der Aufbewahrungsstellung,
Figur 3
einen Ausschnitt des Staubsaugers im Bereich einer Haltevorrichtung,
Figur 4
die Beleuchtungseinrichtung des Staubsaugers als Einzelheit,
Figur 5
einen Teilschnitt durch den Staubsauger im Bereich einer Haltevorrichtung.
An embodiment of the invention is shown purely schematically in the drawings and will be described in more detail below. It shows
FIG. 1
a vacuum cleaner with a holding device in the operating position in a perspective view from above,
FIG. 2
the vacuum cleaner according to FIG. 1 in the storage position,
FIG. 3
a detail of the vacuum cleaner in the region of a holding device,
FIG. 4
the lighting device of the vacuum cleaner as a detail,
FIG. 5
a partial section through the vacuum cleaner in the region of a holding device.

Figur 1 zeigt einen Bodenstaubsauger 1 in Betriebsstellung, d. h. mit den nicht gezeigten Rädern auf dem Boden. Das Gehäuse 2 des Staubsaugers 1 ist in seinem in Zugrichtung rechten Bereich 3 mit einer Haltevorrichtung 4 ausgestattet. Diese ist dazu vorgesehen, ein korrespondierendes Rastelement an einem Saugwerkzeug (nicht dargestellt), insbesondere an einer Bodendüse, aufzunehmen. Hierdurch ergibt sich eine sogenannte Parkposition. Ein Staubsauger mit einer Bodendüse, verbunden über einen Saugschlauch und ein Saugrohr und in der Parkposition aufgenommen, ist aus der eingangs genannten DE 40 36 314 C2 und dem ebenfalls genannten Prospekt bekannt und deshalb hier nicht näher dargestellt. Figur 2 zeigt den Staubsauger 1 auf der Gehäuserückseite 5 stehend in einer sogenannten Aufbewahrungsstellung. In den Figuren 1 und 2 ist die Haltevorrichtung 4 im rechten Gehäusebereich, in Figur 1 noch eine weitere Haltevorrichtung 6 im hinteren Gehäusebereich erkennbar. Eine dritte Haltevorrichtung auf der linken Gehäuseseite ist vorhanden, aber in den Figuren nicht erkennbar. Bei dem gezeigten Staubsauger sind beide Haltevorrichtungen 4 im seitlichen Bereich erfindungsgemäß mit Beleuchtungseinrichtungen ausgestattet, siehe auch Figuren 2 und 4. FIG. 1 shows a canister vacuum cleaner 1 in the operating position, ie with the wheels not shown on the ground. The housing 2 of the vacuum cleaner 1 is equipped with a holding device 4 in its right-hand region 3 in the pulling direction. This is intended to receive a corresponding locking element on a suction tool (not shown), in particular on a floor nozzle. This results in a so-called parking position. A vacuum cleaner with a floor nozzle, connected via a suction hose and a suction pipe and received in the parking position, is from the aforementioned DE 40 36 314 C2 and the aforementioned brochure and therefore not shown here. FIG. 2 shows the vacuum cleaner 1 on the rear side of the housing 5 standing in a so-called storage position. In the Figures 1 and 2 is the holding device 4 in the right housing area, in FIG. 1 yet another holding device 6 in the rear housing area recognizable. A third holding device on the left side of the housing is present, but not visible in the figures. In the vacuum cleaner shown, both holding devices 4 in the lateral area according to the invention are equipped with lighting devices, see also Figures 2 and 4 ,

Wie in der Figur 2 und insbesondere in der Figur 3 erkennbar ist, umfassen die seitlichen Haltevorrichtungen 4 einen Einführbereich 7 und einen Haltebereich 8 für das nicht gezeigte Rastelement an der Bodendüse. Beide Bereiche 7 und 8 sind jeweils mit einer eher punktuell wirkenden Beleuchtungseinrichtung ausgestattet, im Folgenden Punktbeleuchtungen 9 bzw. 10 genannt. Unter den seitlichen Haltevorrichtungen ist jeweils eine weitere, streifenförmige Beleuchtungseinrichtung angeordnet, im Folgenden Leuchtstreifen 11 genannt. Die Punktbeleuchtungen 9 und 10 erleichtern dem Benutzer das Einführen des Rastelements, der Leuchtstreifen 11 dient darüber hinaus noch zusätzlich zur Ausleuchtung des Saugbereichs und sogar zur Beleuchtung des Aufbewahrungsraums des Staubsaugers 1.Like in the FIG. 2 and in particular in the FIG. 3 can be seen, the lateral holding devices 4 comprise an insertion region 7 and a holding portion 8 for the not shown locking element on the floor nozzle. Both areas 7 and 8 are each equipped with a rather punctually acting illumination device, hereinafter referred to as point illuminations 9 and 10 respectively. In each case, a further, strip-shaped illumination device is arranged below the lateral holding devices, referred to below as light strips 11. The point lights 9 and 10 facilitate the insertion of the locking element to the user, the light strip 11 also serves in addition to the illumination of the suction area and even to illuminate the storage space of the vacuum cleaner. 1

Figur 4 zeigt die Beleuchtungseinrichtungen 9 bis 11 mit den seitlichen Haltevorrichtungen als Einzelheit. Auf beiden Seiten sind Beleuchtungsplatinen 12 erkennbar, die im eingebauten Zustand im Gehäuseinneren liegen. Sie sind über eine Leitung 13 mit einer Versorgungs- und Steuerelektronik 14 verbunden. Auf jeder Beleuchtungsplatine sind mehrere LED's 15 als Lichtquellen angeordnet, siehe Figur 5. Von den Lichtquellen führen an jeder Beleuchtungsplatine Lichtleiter 16 in den Einführbereich und in den Haltebereich und bilden dort die Punktbeleuchtungen 9 und 10. Weitere LED's 15 sind einer Sichtscheibe 17 zugeordnet, die ebenfalls als Lichtleiter fungiert und den Leuchtstreifen 11 bildet. Die Oberflächen der Lichtleiter 16 und 17 schließen bündig mit der Oberfläche des Gehäuses 2 ab. FIG. 4 shows the lighting devices 9 to 11 with the side holding devices as a detail. On both sides lighting panels 12 can be seen, which are in the installed state inside the housing. They are connected via a line 13 to a supply and control electronics 14. On each lighting board, a plurality of LED's 15 are arranged as light sources, see FIG. 5 , Of the light sources lead on each lighting board light guide 16 in the insertion and in the holding area and form there the point lights 9 and 10. Further LED's 15 are associated with a lens 17, which also acts as a light guide and the light strip 11 is formed. The surfaces of the light guides 16 and 17 are flush with the surface of the housing 2.

Die Versorgungs- und Steuerelektronik 14 ist mit einer Schaltungseinrichtung 18 ausgestattet, die die Beleuchtungseinrichtungen 9 bis 11 bei einer Betätigung des Hauptschalters 19 (siehe Figur 1) ebenfalls einschaltet. Die Schaltungseinrichtung 18 umfasst außerdem zwei Kondensatoren 20, welche eine Stromzufuhr von 30 bis 60 Sekunden zu den Beleuchtungsplatinen 12 aufrecht erhalten, nachdem der Hauptschalter betätigt und damit der Staubsauger 1 ausgeschaltet wurde. Diese Zeit reicht für eine weitere Beleuchtung zum Ziehen des Netzsteckers (nicht dargestellt), Abstellen des Staubsaugers 1 und Einführen des Rastelements.The supply and control electronics 14 is equipped with a circuit device 18, the lighting devices 9 to 11 upon actuation of the Main switch 19 (see FIG. 1 ) also turns on. The circuit device 18 also includes two capacitors 20, which maintain a power supply of 30 to 60 seconds to the lighting boards 12 after the main switch is actuated and thus the vacuum cleaner 1 has been turned off. This time is sufficient for further lighting to unplug the power plug (not shown), parking the vacuum cleaner 1 and inserting the locking element.

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  1. Vacuum cleaner (1), in particular a floor-type vacuum cleaner, comprising a housing (2) on which at least one retaining device (4, 6) is arranged for receiving a suction tool when in a parked position,
    characterised in that
    the retaining device (4) is assigned at least one illumination means (9-11).
  2. Vacuum cleaner (1) according to claim 1,
    characterised in that
    at least one illumination means (9, 10) is arranged in the retaining device (4).
  3. Vacuum cleaner (1) according to claim 2,
    characterised in that
    the retaining device (4) is divided into an insertion region (7) and a retaining region (8), and in that illumination means (9, 10) are arranged in both the insertion region (7) and the retaining region (8).
  4. Vacuum cleaner (1) according to at least one of claims 1 to 3,
    characterised in that
    one illumination means (11) is arranged near to the retaining device (4).
  5. Vacuum cleaner (1) according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterised in that
    illuminated retaining devices (4) are arranged on either side of the vacuum cleaner (1).
  6. Vacuum cleaner (1) according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterised in that
    the illumination means (9-11) comprises at least one light source (15) that is arranged in the housing (2) and an optical fibre (16, 17) that is assigned to the light source (15) and protrudes as far as the housing surface.
  7. Vacuum cleaner (1) according to at least one of the preceding claims, characterised in that
    the illumination means (9-11) is assigned a switching means (18) which allows for at least brief illumination of the retaining device (4) after the vacuum cleaner (1) has been switched off or after the vacuum cleaner (1) has been disconnected from the mains voltage.
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