EP2640248B1 - Appareil de nettoyage du sol comportant un dispositif de réception de salissures pivotant - Google Patents

Appareil de nettoyage du sol comportant un dispositif de réception de salissures pivotant Download PDF

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EP2640248B1
EP2640248B1 EP10781654.8A EP10781654A EP2640248B1 EP 2640248 B1 EP2640248 B1 EP 2640248B1 EP 10781654 A EP10781654 A EP 10781654A EP 2640248 B1 EP2640248 B1 EP 2640248B1
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Bernhard Maurer
Michael Oesterle
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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
    • A47L11/00—Machines for cleaning floors, carpets, furniture, walls, or wall coverings
    • A47L11/40—Parts or details of machines not provided for in groups A47L11/02 - A47L11/38, or not restricted to one of these groups, e.g. handles, arrangements of switches, skirts, buffers, levers
    • A47L11/4036—Parts or details of the surface treating tools
    • A47L11/4044—Vacuuming or pick-up tools; Squeegees
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L11/00—Machines for cleaning floors, carpets, furniture, walls, or wall coverings
    • A47L11/29—Floor-scrubbing machines characterised by means for taking-up dirty liquid
    • A47L11/30—Floor-scrubbing machines characterised by means for taking-up dirty liquid by suction
    • A47L11/302—Floor-scrubbing machines characterised by means for taking-up dirty liquid by suction having rotary tools
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L11/00—Machines for cleaning floors, carpets, furniture, walls, or wall coverings
    • A47L11/40—Parts or details of machines not provided for in groups A47L11/02 - A47L11/38, or not restricted to one of these groups, e.g. handles, arrangements of switches, skirts, buffers, levers
    • A47L11/4052—Movement of the tools or the like perpendicular to the cleaning surface
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L11/00—Machines for cleaning floors, carpets, furniture, walls, or wall coverings
    • A47L11/40—Parts or details of machines not provided for in groups A47L11/02 - A47L11/38, or not restricted to one of these groups, e.g. handles, arrangements of switches, skirts, buffers, levers
    • A47L11/4072—Arrangement of castors or wheels

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  • the invention relates to a floor cleaning device, comprising a reservoir for applying to a floor surface to be cleaned cleaning liquid, a cleaning device for removing dirt from the bottom surface, a dirt collecting device for sucking away debris and cleaning liquid under the action of a suction unit and a dirty liquid container for receiving the sucked dirt and the suctioned cleaning liquid, wherein the dirt receiving device by means of at least one joint with a first joint member and a cooperating with this second joint member about at least one pivot axis is pivotally supported on the floor cleaning device, wherein the first joint member is a joint shell and the second joint member is a bearing in this condyle.
  • Such floor cleaning devices also known under the names “scrubber” and “scrubbing machine” are, for example, in the US 4,492,002 , of the DE 197 29 307 C1 and in the EP 1 913 859 A1 described.
  • the floor surface to be cleaned can be acted upon by means of the cleaning liquid, in particular water, in order to increase the cleaning effect exerted by the cleaning device on the floor surface.
  • the mixture of detached dirt and cleaning liquid can be sucked off by means of the so-called “suction” dirt collecting device under the action of the suction unit of the floor cleaning device and transferred to the dirty liquid container.
  • the dirt collecting device is pivotally supported on the floor cleaning apparatus about at least one pivot axis to lower and lift it from the floor surface and to compensate for unevenness of the floor surface to be cleaned.
  • Object of the present invention is to provide a floor cleaning device of the type mentioned above, the dirt-holding device is held on manufacturing technology simple and reliable way pivotally mounted on the floor cleaning device.
  • the above embodiment of the floor cleaning device according to the invention allows a flat abutment of the first joint member and the second joint member, namely the joint shell and the joint head, to each other.
  • effective forces can be derived in this way over the at least one joint between the dirt-collecting device and the floor cleaning device.
  • the load per area of the joint members is thereby comparatively small. This allows, for example, to design the articulated members less massive than in the known from the prior art floor cleaning devices, and even on those used in this screw, rivet and / or welded joints of metal parts for movably supporting the dirt receiving device on the floor cleaning device without.
  • the at least one joint Due to the comparatively large area of interaction between the joint head and the joint shell, the at least one joint also experiences only a relatively small amount of wear even when dirt has entered. This leads to a long service life of the at least one joint, and thereby to a reliable movable mounting of the dirt pick-up device on the floor cleaning device.
  • Position and / or directional indications such as “top”, “bottom”, “horizontal”, “vertical” or the like are hereinafter referred to as an operating position of the floor cleaning appliance, in which the floor cleaning device is positioned on a horizontal bottom surface.
  • the floor cleaning device comprises at least one securing member for securing the condyle in the joint shell.
  • the at least one securing member can assume a securing position in which the joint head is secured against loosening out of the joint shell. By transferring the at least one securing member in a release position, this fuse can be repealed, and the condyle are removed from the joint shell to solve the dirt pickup device from the floor cleaning device incidentally.
  • the at least one securing member comprises or forms at least one stop element for the condyle, which counteracts an insertion direction of the condyle in the joint shell.
  • the stop member may be one for holding the condyle in the socket take up required holding force and thereby secure the condyle in the joint shell.
  • the at least one securing element forms an abutment element for the joint head when it is arranged in the joint shell. The condyle can thereby assume a defined position relative to the joint shell, and be guided, for example, during pivoting by the contact element.
  • the joint shell is a half-shell, because this allows to derive forces occurring between the dirt-collecting device and the floor cleaning device over as large a surface as possible.
  • guidance of the joint head relative to the joint shell can be achieved over as large an angular range as possible.
  • the condyle is insertable from below into the joint shell, wherein the joint shell for this purpose may have an insertion opening for the condyle on its side facing the bottom surface.
  • the joint shell for this purpose may have an insertion opening for the condyle on its side facing the bottom surface.
  • this makes it easier to connect the dirt pick-up device to the floor cleaning device.
  • it is easier in this way to clean the joint cup of dirt occurred.
  • dirt that has entered the joint shell can also fall out of the joint shell by itself through the insertion opening.
  • the wear of the at least one joint can be kept low.
  • the joint shell is opened only in the direction of the bottom surface, so that it has no further opening except the above-mentioned insertion opening.
  • the entry of dirt and thereby the wear of the at least one joint can be kept even smaller.
  • the at least one joint is a ball joint.
  • the first joint member namely the joint shell, a particular hemispherical shell for receiving the second joint member, namely an at least partially spherical condyle.
  • the ball joint makes it possible for the dirt collecting device to be pivotally mounted on the floor cleaning device by three pivot axes arranged in pairs perpendicular to one another.
  • the dirt pick-up device may, for example, be pivotable about a first, vertical pivot axis, which is particularly useful when cornering the floor cleaning device.
  • a pivoting about a second, horizontal and perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the floor cleaning device aligned pivot axis is possible.
  • the ability to pivot the dirt picking device about the second horizontal axis also allows the dirt picking device to be lifted from the ground surface when not in use and lowered onto the ground surface for use. Further, a pivoting about a third, extending in the longitudinal direction of the floor cleaning device horizontal pivot axis is possible. This can be compensated by means of the dirt receiving device transverse to the longitudinal direction of the floor cleaning device uneven floors.
  • a structurally simple embodiment of the floor cleaning device can be achieved if the dirt receiving device is held by means of only one joint on the floor cleaning device movable, in particular by means of the above-mentioned ball joint.
  • the floor cleaning device comprises a chassis, on which one of the hinge members is integrally formed.
  • the chassis a support device of the floor cleaning device, for example, can be used to hold the cleaning device, a chassis, the suction unit, the reservoir and / or the dirty liquid container.
  • the chassis is used to hold the dirt receiving device, wherein the floor cleaning device in the strict sense arranged joint member is formed integrally with the chassis.
  • This allows a structurally particularly simple embodiment of the joint member.
  • components can be saved because the hinge member is not manufactured separately from the chassis and is fixed thereto by means of connecting elements.
  • the chassis is made for example of a plastic material.
  • the dirt-collecting device comprises the condyle, and the floor-cleaning device otherwise the joint shell. This proves to be advantageous in practice, in particular in a one-piece design of the joint shell with the chassis.
  • the dirt holding device may comprise the joint shell and the floor cleaning appliance, moreover, the joint head.
  • the at least one securing member is formed separately from the joint head and / or from the joint shell. This makes it possible to make the at least one joint and the at least one securing member in constructive terms as simple as possible.
  • a structurally particularly simple embodiment is made possible by the fact that the at least one securing member is integrally formed, especially from a plastic material.
  • the at least one securing member comprises two spaced-apart, arranged on opposite sides of the joint head stop elements.
  • the at least one securing member engage around the joint head and thereby reliably secure against loosening from the joint shell.
  • Between the two stop elements of the joint head is preferably free of play, but still arranged movable relative to at least one securing member.
  • the securing member can contribute in this way to a guide of the pivoting of the dirt receiving device relative to the floor cleaning device.
  • the at least one securing member has a connecting portion connecting the stop elements together. This contributes to a stiffening of the at least one securing member.
  • This can in this development of the floor cleaning device, for example, the shape of a U-shaped bracket, the legs each form a stop element and in particular contact element for the condyle.
  • the at least one securing member comprises or forms a contact element for an edge of the joint shell. This makes it possible to apply the at least one securing member in the securing position to the edge of the insertion opening of the joint shell. The at least one securing member thereby assumes a defined position relative to the joint shell. This proves to be advantageous in practice for a reliable securing of the condyle in the joint shell.
  • the at least one securing member is assigned a securing member receptacle connected to the joint shell, into which the at least one securing member for securing the condyle in the joint shell can be inserted.
  • the securing member receptacle is preferably rigidly connected to the joint shell and in particular integrally with the chassis via the chassis. If the at least one securing member can be inserted into the securing member receptacle in a form-fitting manner, it can assume a particularly well-defined position relative thereto.
  • the dirt pick-up device can otherwise be attached to the floor cleaning device and released from it, if the at least one securing element can be removed without tools into the securing element receptacle and / or without tools from the securing element receptacle.
  • the at least one securing member can be inserted into the securing member receptacle.
  • the at least one securing member is rotatably formed with respect to the joint shell. If the dirt pick-up device is pivoted relative to the floor cleaning device, the joint shell and the at least one securing member perform no relative movement to one another, so that a friction of these two components together and their wear can be reduced.
  • the dirt-collecting device comprises a holder with a first holding part having one of the articulated members, and a second holding part for holding a suction bar, which can be tilted relative to the first holding part.
  • the dirt-collecting device has one of the joint members, for example the joint head, which is arranged on the first holding part.
  • the second holding part is tiltable relative to the first holding part, in particular about an axis aligned horizontally and transversely to a longitudinal direction of the floor cleaning appliance.
  • the dirt receiving device comprises a holder having a one of the joint members having first holding part and a second holding part for holding a squeegee, which is tiltable relative to the first holding part.
  • the second holding part is tiltably mounted on the first holding part about a tilting axis, for example, the aforementioned horizontal and perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the floor cleaning device aligned axis.
  • a tilting axis for example, the aforementioned horizontal and perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the floor cleaning device aligned axis.
  • the joint member is formed integrally with the first holding part, because this allows a structurally simple embodiment of the holder.
  • the first holding part and the joint member are made in one piece from a plastic material.
  • the second holding part may be made of a plastic material.
  • the articulated element of the dirt holding device is manufactured in one piece with the holder, in particular of a plastic material.
  • the dirt-collecting device comprises an adjusting device with at least one operator-actuatable actuator for tilting the first holding part and the second holding part relative to each other.
  • the adjusting device can be actuated by means of the at least one actuator, so that the operator tend the holding parts relative to each other and can adapt the dirt collecting device to the soil condition. This makes it easier for the operator to handle the floor cleaning appliance.
  • a compact design of the dirt-collecting device can be achieved in that the adjusting device is arranged between the joint member and the squeegee, which can be arranged in each case at opposite ends of the dirt-receiving device.
  • the at least one actuator is movably mounted on one of the holding parts and has a positive guide for at least one guide member of the other of the holding parts.
  • the at least one actuator is movably mounted, for example, on the first holding part, and the second holding part has at least one guide member engaging in the positive guide formed by the actuator.
  • a movement of the at least one actuator relative to the first holding part a movement of the second holding part relative to the first holding part can be effected due to the positive guide, in particular a change in the inclination of the holding parts relative to each other.
  • the at least one guide member is, for example, a pin of the second holding part which engages in the positive guidance is arranged at a distance to the above-mentioned tilting axis and on a suction side of the opposite side of the tilting axis.
  • a reliable function of the adjustment can be achieved in practice that the forced operation is a slotted guide.
  • the at least one actuator can be actuated without tools. This facilitates an operator's handling of the floor cleaning device.
  • the at least one actuator is a rotary handle or comprises a rotary handle.
  • the rotary handle is conveniently operated without tools by the operator, and for example rotatably mounted on the first holding part.
  • a positive guide designed as a link guide, may be arranged, in which a guide member of the second holding part can engage. If the rotary handle is rotated relative to the first holding part, the guide member performs relative to the first holding part of a movement, which is transmitted to the tilt adjustment of the squeegee on the same.
  • the adjusting device comprises locking elements for locking the at least one actuator in a plurality of positions relative to the holder, which correspond to different angles of inclination of the holding parts relative to each other.
  • locking elements for example interengaging locking elements on at least one actuator and on the holder, the actuator can be releasably locked relative to the holder. This allows an undesirable Adjustment of the inclination of the holding parts relative to each other to avoid.
  • the dirt-receiving device has a display device for indicating the relative position of the first holding part and the second holding part relative to one another. From the relative position of the holding parts to each other, an operator can easily derive the installation angle of the squeegee on the bottom surface, which facilitates the handling of the floor cleaning device operator.
  • FIGS. 1 and 2 show in a side and a rear view of a preferred embodiment of a floor cleaning device according to the invention, designed as a scrubber 10 is.
  • the scrubber-drier 10 is a so-called "walk-behind" machine which controls an operator by means of a control unit 14 arranged on a rear side 12 via a floor surface 16 to be cleaned.
  • Position and / or direction information such as “top”, “bottom”, “horizontal”, “vertical” or the like are in the present case to refer to an operating position of the scrubber 10, in which the scrubber 10 is positioned on a horizontally oriented bottom surface 16.
  • the scrubber 10 For cleaning the bottom surface 16, the scrubber 10 comprises a cleaning device 20 arranged on its front side 18, which has two brush rollers, not shown in the drawing, to detach dirt from the bottom surface 16, for which the cleaning device 20 for this purpose initially with respect to the configuration shown in the drawing the bottom surface 16 is lowered.
  • the scrubber 10 comprises a reservoir 22 for a cleaning liquid, in particular water, which can be supplied to the cleaning device 20 for acting on the bottom surface 16 in order to increase the cleaning effect.
  • a cleaning liquid in particular water
  • the scrubber 10 comprises a dirty liquid container 24 for receiving the mixture of detached dirt and cleaning liquid, which can be sucked off the bottom surface 16 by means disposed on the bottom 26 and on the back 12 of the scrubber 10 dirt collecting device 28.
  • the dirt-collecting device 28 comprises a known per se, only in the FIGS. 1 to 3 shown suction strip 30 with a nozzle-shaped connection element 32 to which a suction hose, not shown in the drawing can be connected.
  • the suction strip 30 can be applied by means of a suction unit, also not shown, the scrubber 10 in a known manner with negative pressure so that the mixture of dirt and cleaning liquid can be transferred into the dirty liquid container 24.
  • the scrubber 10 comprises a chassis 34 which in the present case is produced in a simple manufacturing process from a plastics material in a cost-effective manner.
  • the chassis 34 is used to hold the cleaning device 20, a chassis 36 of the scrubber 10, and mentioned, the dirt pickup device 28. Further, the chassis 34 carries the containers 22 and 24 and the aforementioned suction unit.
  • the suction strip 30 is connected by means of known connection elements in the form of wing nuts 44 and 46 ( FIG. 2 ).
  • the two holding parts 40 and 42 are tiltably mounted to one another about a horizontally extending tilting axis 48 defined on the second holding part 42. This will be discussed in more detail later.
  • the substantially plate-shaped holding part 40 On its side facing the chassis 34, the substantially plate-shaped holding part 40 has an upwardly projecting hinge member 50, which can cooperate with the moveable support of the dirt receiving device 28 on the scrubber 10 with a joint member 52 formed on the chassis 34.
  • the hinge member 50 is integrally formed on the one-piece holding part 40 condyle 54, especially of spherical shape.
  • the condyle 54 has almost the contour of a solid ball, but is constructed to save material for manufacturing reasons of a plurality of mutually parallel and mutually perpendicular intersecting spherical discs. Starting from the condyle 54 a relatively narrowed to this neck portion 56 is formed on the holding part 40.
  • the cooperating with the condyle 54 hinge member 52 is formed on the one-piece chassis 34 in the form of a joint shell 58.
  • the joint shell 58 is a hemisphere shell having an insertion opening 60 for the condyle 54.
  • the insertion opening 60 faces the bottom surface 16 and defines a horizontal plane aligned parallel thereto.
  • a circular edge 62 so to speak at the "equator" of the joint shell 58, grips the insertion opening 60 ( FIG. 3 ).
  • the joint 64 is the only joint for the movable mounting of the dirt receiving device 28, which allows their pivoting about three pairs perpendicular to each other pivot axes 66, 68 and 70 relative to the scrubber 10.
  • the pivot axis 66 is a vertical pivot axis, the pivot axis 68 about a first horizontal and perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the scrubber 10 aligned pivot axis, and the pivot axis 70 about a second horizontal and in the longitudinal direction of the scrubber 10 extending pivot axis.
  • a pivoting of the dirt receiving device 28 about the pivot axis 68 can be carried out, for example, during commissioning and decommissioning of the scrubber 10, wherein the dirt receiving device 28 is lowered to the bottom surface 16 or raised by this.
  • the scrubber 10 has a known tension element 72 in the form of a on the second holding part 42 fixed bracket 74, which an operator can act on the back 12 with a pointing away from the bottom surface 16 tensile force. Decreasing tension on the bracket 74 allows lowering the dirt receiving device 28 about the pivot axis 68 on the bottom surface 16th
  • pivoting about the pivot axis 68 allows the compensation of unevenness of the bottom surface 16 in the longitudinal direction of the scrubber 10th
  • the pivoting of the dirt-receiving device 28 relative to the scrubber 10 about the vertical pivot axis 66 is when cornering the scrubber 10 is advantageous so that the left of the cleaning device 20 mixture of dirt and cleaning liquid can still be reliably sucked from the bottom surface 16.
  • the pivoting of the dirt receiving device 28 relative to the scrubber 10 about the horizontal pivot axis 70 allows compensation of unevenness of the bottom surface 16 which are transverse to a longitudinal direction of the scrubber 10 extends.
  • the formation of the joint 64 as a joint of the joint head 54 and the joint shell 58 also makes it possible to derive surface forces occurring between the chassis 34 and the dirt-receiving device 28.
  • the force occurring per unit area is thereby relatively low in the region of the joint 64.
  • This makes it possible to produce the joint 64 from less solid components than is the case with hinges for movably holding dirt-holding devices in floor-cleaning appliances known from the prior art.
  • by using the one-piece design of both joint members 50 and 52 with the chassis 34 and the holding part 40 can be dispensed with screw, weld and rivet. Overall, this results in a manufacturing technology simple embodiment of the articulated mounting of the dirt receiving device 28, which is still very flexible due to the spherical joint 64.
  • the joint shell 58 opens only in the direction of the bottom surface 16, the entry of dirt into the joint shell 58 on the one hand is low, and on the other dirt can be removed from the joint shell 58 in a simpler manner. This offers the advantage that the joint 64 is exposed to only slight wear.
  • the design of the joint shell 58 as a half shell allows during the pivoting of the dirt receiving device 28 a guide of the condyle 54 over a large angular range.
  • the debris holding device 28 comprises a single and in particular one piece, for example, made of a plastic material produced securing member 76.
  • the securing member 76 is configured in the form of a substantially U-shaped bracket 78 with two relatively spaced webs 80 and 82nd which are connected at one of their ends via a connecting portion 84 with each other.
  • the webs 80 and 82 parallel to each other and are separated from each other by a gap 86 through which the neck portion 56 can be guided on the condyle 54 therethrough. Further in the direction of the connecting portion 84, the webs 80 and 82 form approximately half-rings and thereby enclose a circular opening 88 with a diameter which is less than the diameter of the condyle 54. In this way, the webs 80 and 82 on top each a stop element as well such as an abutment element 90, 92 for the condyle 54, which counteracts an insertion direction of the condyle 54 in the joint shell 58 is effective. The edge of the opening 88 formed on the upper side by the webs 80 and 82 also forms a contact element 94 for the edge 62 of the joint shell 58.
  • the bracket 78 is plate-shaped. Of the plane defined in this way are in the vertical direction two anti-rotation members 96 and 98 from the connecting portion 84 from.
  • a securing member receptacle 100 is formed adjacent to the edge 62 (FIG. FIG. 4 ).
  • the fuse link receptacle 100 comprises two formed in the chassis 34 and separated by a web 102 openings 104 and 106. In the openings 104 and 106, the webs 80 and 82 can be positively inserted with their free ends, so that the chassis 34 is a counter-stop for forms the bracket 78 in order to derive the force acting on this holding force for the condyle 54.
  • the positive fit of the webs 80, 82 in the openings 104 and 106 already allows the concern of the stop elements 90, 92 on the condyle 54, and the contact element 94 at the edge 62 of the insertion opening.
  • the holding part 40 and the joint head 54 thereby occupy a particularly well-defined position relative to the chassis 34.
  • the connecting portion 84 is disposed between the underside of the chassis 34 and the top of the holding part 40 at its portion adjacent the condyle 54 ( FIG. 3 ).
  • the anti-rotation members 96 and 98 engage around the edge 62 of the joint shell 58 adjacent portion on its back side 12 facing the left and right.
  • a rotation of the bracket 78 relative to the chassis 34 can be achieved.
  • the bracket 78 is therefore stationary relative to this, so that a closure between the bracket 78 and the chassis 34 can be avoided.
  • the above-described mounting of the condyle 54 by means of the bracket 78 on the operator without tools and therefore user-friendly manner feasible manner is basically sufficient for holding the dirt receiving device 28.
  • the connecting portion 84 by means of a mechanical connection element, for example in the form of a screw 108, also on the chassis 34 is fixed.
  • the chassis 34 has a connecting element designed corresponding thereto, in particular a screw dome 110.
  • the holding parts 40 and 42 are tiltable relative to each other about the tilting axis 48.
  • the tilting axis 48 is defined by the bracket 74 attached to the second holding part 42 for raising and lowering the dirt receiving device 28, which laterally engages in bearing recesses 112 and 114 formed on the second holding part 42 (FIG. FIG. 5 ).
  • the bearing recesses 112 and 114 can be immersed in recesses 116 and 118 formed on the first holding part 40, and fixed therein by means of a fixing part 120 of the dirt receiving device 28.
  • the fixing member 120 is substantially plate-shaped, and has two the walls of the bearing recess 112 and 114 cross-hook-shaped fixing members 122 and 124 on. With the first holding part 40, the fixing part 120 is connected at the bottom, for example, using a connecting element in the form of a screw 126th
  • the dirt-receiving device 28 comprises an integrated adjusting device 128.
  • the adjusting device 128 has an actuator 130 in the form of a rotary handle 132 which can be actuated by the user without tools.
  • the rotary handle 132 is rotatably mounted on the first holding part 40 in a cylindrical receptacle 134 designed for this purpose about a vertical axis of rotation 136, wherein it is supported at the bottom on the fixing part 120.
  • An annular collar 138 grips the receptacle 134 on the top, and from the annular collar 138 are in the circumferential direction of the rotation axis 136 in the direction of the fixing part 120, a plurality of locking members in the form of locking projections 140 ( FIG. 5 ).
  • the latching projections 140 may cooperate with locking members, also in the form of latching projections 142, which are formed on a shoulder 144 of the rotary handle 132. In this way, the rotary handle 132 relative to the holding part 40 in a plurality of angular positions releasably lockable, wherein an adjustment by the operator, as mentioned, without tools against the resistance of the latching locking projections 140, 142 can take place.
  • a positive guide 146 is arranged in the form of a slide guide 148.
  • the slotted guide 148 comprises two helically over the outer periphery of the rotary handle 132 extending control scenes, of which only a control link is shown in the drawing.
  • guide members for cooperation with the slide guide 148 are arranged, of which in the drawing ( FIG. 5 ) only one guide member 150 is shown.
  • the guide member 150 and the guide member, not shown, are bearing journals which protrude from a lever arm 152 or 154 of the holding part 42 end in the direction of the rotary handle 132 and engage in the guide slot 148, wherein the lever arms 152 and 154 engage around the rotary handle side.
  • the guide member 150th and the guide member, not shown spaced on the squeegee 30 opposite side of the tilting axis 48. In this way, the second holding member 42 performs the function of a rocker.
  • Tilting the retainers 40 and 42 relative to one another serves to alter the inclination of the squeegee 30 with respect to the bottom surface 16.
  • the setting angle of wiper lips 156 and 158 of the squeegee 30 changes ( FIG. 3 This makes it possible to adapt the dirt collecting device 28 to the nature of the bottom surface 16, wherein depending on the installation angle of the suction strip 30, the suction force for sucking dirt and cleaning liquid can be varied.
  • the dirt pick-up device 28 has an integrated display device 160. This comprises on the rotary handle 132 on the top side mounted markings 162, which cooperate with a arranged on the holding part 40 marking 164.

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  1. Appareil de nettoyage de sols (10), comprenant un réservoir (22) pour un liquide de nettoyage pouvant être appliqué sur une surface de sol à nettoyer (16), un dispositif de nettoyage (20) pour détacher des salissures de la surface de sol (16), un dispositif de collecte de salissures (28) pour aspirer des salissures détachées et du liquide de nettoyage, sous l'effet d'un groupe d'aspiration, et un réservoir de liquide encrassé (24) destiné à collecter les salissures aspirées et le liquide de nettoyage aspiré ; appareil
    dans lequel le dispositif de collecte de salissures (28) est maintenu sur l'appareil de nettoyage de sols (10) de manière pivotante autour d'au moins un axe de pivotement (66, 68, 70) au moyen d'au moins une articulation (64) comprenant un premier organe d'articulation (52) et, coopérant avec celui-ci, un deuxième organe d'articulation (50), et
    dans lequel le premier organe d'articulation (52) est une coque d'articulation (58), et le deuxième organe d'articulation (50) est une tête d'articulation (54) montée dans ladite coque d'articulation ;
    caractérisé en ce que l'appareil de nettoyage de sols (10) comporte au moins un organe de sécurisation (76) pour sécuriser la tête d'articulation (54) dans la coque d'articulation (58), ledit au moins un organe de sécurisation (76) comprenant ou formant au moins un élément de butée (90, 92) pour la tête d'articulation (54), qui agit à l'encontre de la direction d'insertion de la tête d'articulation (54) dans la coque d'articulation (58), et formant au moins un élément d'appui (90, 92) pour la tête d'articulation (54), de sorte que la tête d'articulation (54) agencée dans la coque d'articulation (58) est guidée par ledit au moins un élément d'appui (90, 92) lors du pivotement.
  2. Appareil de nettoyage de sols (10) selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que la coque d'articulation (58) est une demi-coque.
  3. Appareil de nettoyage de sols (10) selon la revendication 1 ou la revendication 2, caractérisé en ce que la tête d'articulation (54) peut être insérée par le bas dans la coque d'articulation (58).
  4. Appareil de nettoyage de sols (10) selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que la coque d'articulation (58) n'est ouverte qu'en direction de la surface de sol (16).
  5. Appareil de nettoyage de sols (10) selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que ladite au moins une articulation (64) est une articulation à rotule.
  6. Appareil de nettoyage de sols (10) selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le dispositif de collecte de salissures (28) est maintenu de manière mobile sur l'appareil de nettoyage de sols (10) uniquement au moyen d'une seule articulation (64).
  7. Appareil de nettoyage de sols (10) selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que l'appareil de nettoyage de sols (10) comprend un châssis (34) sur lequel est formé d'un seul tenant, l'un des organes d'articulation (52).
  8. Appareil de nettoyage de sols (10) selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le dispositif de collecte de salissures (28) comporte la tête d'articulation (54), et l'appareil de nettoyage de sols (10) restant comporte la coque d'articulation (58).
  9. Appareil de nettoyage de sols (10) selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que ledit au moins un organe de sécurisation (76) est réalisé de manière séparée de la tête d'articulation (54) et/ou de la coque d'articulation (58).
  10. Appareil de nettoyage de sols (10) selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que ledit au moins un organe de sécurisation (76) est réalisé d'un seul tenant.
  11. Appareil de nettoyage de sols (10) selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que ledit au moins un organe de sécurisation (76) comprend deux éléments de butée (90, 92) espacés l'un de l'autre et agencés sur des côtés mutuellement opposés de la tête d'articulation (54).
  12. Appareil de nettoyage de sols (10) selon la revendication 11, caractérisé en ce que ledit au moins un organe de sécurisation (76) présente un tronçon de liaison (84), qui relie mutuellement les éléments de butée (90, 92).
  13. Appareil de nettoyage de sols (10) selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que ledit au moins un organe de sécurisation (76) comprend ou forme un élément d'appui (94) pour un bord (62) de la coque d'articulation (58).
  14. Appareil de nettoyage de sols (10) selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce qu'au dit au moins un organe de sécurisation (76) est associé un logement d'accueil d'organe de sécurisation (100) relié à la coque d'articulation (58) et dans lequel peut être inséré ledit au moins un organe de sécurisation (76) pour sécuriser la tête d'articulation (54) dans la coque d'articulation (58).
  15. Appareil de nettoyage de sols (10) selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que ledit au moins un organe de sécurisation (76) est réalisé fixe en rotation par rapport à la coque d'articulation (58).
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