EP2716198A4 - Electric vacuum cleaner - Google Patents

Electric vacuum cleaner

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Publication number
EP2716198A4
EP2716198A4 EP12793660.7A EP12793660A EP2716198A4 EP 2716198 A4 EP2716198 A4 EP 2716198A4 EP 12793660 A EP12793660 A EP 12793660A EP 2716198 A4 EP2716198 A4 EP 2716198A4
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EP
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Prior art keywords
vacuum cleaner
electric vacuum
electric
cleaner
vacuum
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
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Application number
EP12793660.7A
Other languages
German (de)
French (fr)
Other versions
EP2716198B1 (en
EP2716198A1 (en
Inventor
Kenji Yanagisawa
Akihiro Iwahara
Mikio Kato
Tsuyoshi Maeda
Marika Riku
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Mitsubishi Electric Home Appliance Co Ltd
Mitsubishi Electric Corp
Original Assignee
Mitsubishi Electric Home Appliance Co Ltd
Mitsubishi Electric Corp
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Application filed by Mitsubishi Electric Home Appliance Co Ltd, Mitsubishi Electric Corp filed Critical Mitsubishi Electric Home Appliance Co Ltd
Priority to EP15177368.6A priority Critical patent/EP2959817A1/en
Publication of EP2716198A1 publication Critical patent/EP2716198A1/en
Publication of EP2716198A4 publication Critical patent/EP2716198A4/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of EP2716198B1 publication Critical patent/EP2716198B1/en
Not-in-force legal-status Critical Current
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Classifications

    • 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
    • A47L9/10—Filters; Dust separators; Dust removal; Automatic exchange of filters
    • A47L9/16—Arrangement or disposition of cyclones or other devices with centrifugal action
    • A47L9/1683—Dust collecting chambers; Dust collecting receptacles
    • 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
    • A47L9/10—Filters; Dust separators; Dust removal; Automatic exchange of filters
    • A47L9/106—Dust removal
    • 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
    • A47L9/10—Filters; Dust separators; Dust removal; Automatic exchange of filters
    • A47L9/106—Dust removal
    • A47L9/108—Dust compression 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
    • 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
    • A47L9/10—Filters; Dust separators; Dust removal; Automatic exchange of filters
    • A47L9/12—Dry filters
    • A47L9/122—Dry filters flat
    • 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
    • A47L9/10—Filters; Dust separators; Dust removal; Automatic exchange of filters
    • A47L9/16—Arrangement or disposition of cyclones or other devices with centrifugal action
    • A47L9/1608—Cyclonic chamber constructions
    • 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
    • A47L9/10—Filters; Dust separators; Dust removal; Automatic exchange of filters
    • A47L9/16—Arrangement or disposition of cyclones or other devices with centrifugal action
    • A47L9/1616—Multiple arrangement thereof
    • A47L9/1625—Multiple arrangement thereof for series flow
    • 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
    • A47L9/10—Filters; Dust separators; Dust removal; Automatic exchange of filters
    • A47L9/16—Arrangement or disposition of cyclones or other devices with centrifugal action
    • A47L9/1658—Construction of outlets
    • A47L9/1666—Construction of outlets with filtering 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
    • 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
    • A47L9/10—Filters; Dust separators; Dust removal; Automatic exchange of filters
    • A47L9/16—Arrangement or disposition of cyclones or other devices with centrifugal action
    • A47L9/1691—Mounting or coupling means for cyclonic chamber or dust receptacles
    • 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
    • A47L9/32—Handles
    • A47L9/327—Handles for suction cleaners with hose between nozzle and casing

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Filters For Electric Vacuum Cleaners (AREA)
EP12793660.7A 2011-06-02 2012-04-02 Electric vacuum cleaner Not-in-force EP2716198B1 (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
EP15177368.6A EP2959817A1 (en) 2011-06-02 2012-04-02 Electric vacuum cleaner

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
JP2011124103 2011-06-02
PCT/JP2012/058997 WO2012165034A1 (en) 2011-06-02 2012-04-02 Electric vacuum cleaner

Related Child Applications (2)

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EP15177368.6A Division EP2959817A1 (en) 2011-06-02 2012-04-02 Electric vacuum cleaner
EP15177368.6A Division-Into EP2959817A1 (en) 2011-06-02 2012-04-02 Electric vacuum cleaner

Publications (3)

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EP2716198A1 EP2716198A1 (en) 2014-04-09
EP2716198A4 true EP2716198A4 (en) 2015-05-20
EP2716198B1 EP2716198B1 (en) 2016-10-12

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Family Applications (2)

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EP12793660.7A Not-in-force EP2716198B1 (en) 2011-06-02 2012-04-02 Electric vacuum cleaner
EP15177368.6A Withdrawn EP2959817A1 (en) 2011-06-02 2012-04-02 Electric vacuum cleaner

Family Applications After (1)

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EP15177368.6A Withdrawn EP2959817A1 (en) 2011-06-02 2012-04-02 Electric vacuum cleaner

Country Status (5)

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EP (2) EP2716198B1 (en)
JP (1) JP5725175B2 (en)
AU (1) AU2012263910B2 (en)
TW (1) TWI501747B (en)
WO (1) WO2012165034A1 (en)

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TW201306787A (en) 2013-02-16
AU2012263910B2 (en) 2015-08-13
TWI501747B (en) 2015-10-01
JPWO2012165034A1 (en) 2015-02-23
AU2012263910A1 (en) 2013-10-24
EP2959817A1 (en) 2015-12-30
WO2012165034A1 (en) 2012-12-06
EP2716198B1 (en) 2016-10-12
EP2716198A1 (en) 2014-04-09
JP5725175B2 (en) 2015-05-27

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