EP2783617A1 - Aspirateur autopropulsé - Google Patents

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EP2783617A1
EP2783617A1 EP13195996.7A EP13195996A EP2783617A1 EP 2783617 A1 EP2783617 A1 EP 2783617A1 EP 13195996 A EP13195996 A EP 13195996A EP 2783617 A1 EP2783617 A1 EP 2783617A1
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Liang-Hsiung Wang
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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
    • A47L9/10—Filters; Dust separators; Dust removal; Automatic exchange of filters
    • 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
    • A47L9/22—Mountings for motor fan assemblies
    • 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
    • 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
    • A47L2201/00—Robotic cleaning machines, i.e. with automatic control of the travelling movement or the cleaning operation

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  • the present invention relates to a vacuum cleaner, and more particularly to a self-propelled vacuum cleaner that can be disassembled for improving the applicability of the self-propelled vacuum cleaner.
  • the conventional self-propelled vacuum cleaner has a casing, a control module and a vacuuming module.
  • the casing has a bottom, an annular sidewall, multiple wheels and at least one side brush.
  • the wheels are rotatably mounted on the bottom of the casing.
  • the at least one side brush is rotatably mounted on the annular sidewall of the casing.
  • the control module is mounted in the casing to control the rotation of the wheels.
  • the vacuuming module is connected to the casing and has a fan, a connecting tube and a dust-collecting element.
  • the connecting tube is connected to the fan and the dust-collecting element.
  • the dust-collecting element has a vacuuming hole extending out of bottom of the casing.
  • the conventional self-propelled vacuum cleaner can only be used to clean the flat areas.
  • the conventional self-propelled vacuum cleaner moves to a corner, the vacuuming hole of the dust-collecting element that is disposed on a center of the casing and cannot suck dust from the corner.
  • the conventional self-propelled vacuum cleaner needs to use the at least one side brush to sweep the dust to the vacuuming hole of the dust-collecting element.
  • the sweeping force of the at least one side brush is not strong enough to sweep all of the dust to the vacuuming hole of the dust-collecting element, and this will affect the cleaning effect of the conventional self-propelled vacuum cleaner.
  • the conventional self-propelled vacuum cleaner cannot be used to vacuum dust on the vertical curtains, on the screen window, or in the car, and the user needs to buy another kind of conventional cleaning device.
  • the conventional self-propelled vacuum cleaner has insufficient and limited applicability.
  • the present invention provides a self-propelled vacuum cleaner to mitigate or obviate the aforementioned problems.
  • the main objective of the present invention is to provide a self-propelled vacuum cleaner that can be disassembled and can improve the applicability of the self-propelled vacuum cleaner.
  • the self-propelled vacuum cleaner in accordance with the present invention has a moving device and a vacuuming device.
  • the moving device has a casing and a control module.
  • the casing has at least one wheel, a vacuuming hole, a clapboard, a mounting chamber, an assembling chamber and a communicating hole.
  • the communicating hole is formed through the clapboard and communicates with the mounting chamber and the assembling chamber.
  • the control module is mounted in the mounting chamber to control the rotation of the at least one wheel.
  • the vacuuming device is detachably connected to the moving device in the assembling chamber and has a vacuuming module and a filtering module.
  • the vacuuming module is mounted in the assembling chamber and has a front shell, a power supply, a fan and a communicating cover.
  • the filtering module is mounted in the mounting chamber, is connected to the vacuuming module and has a rear shell, a filter holder and a filter.
  • a self-propelled vacuum cleaner in accordance with the present invention comprises a moving device 10 and a vacuuming device 20.
  • the moving device 10 has a casing 11 and a control module 15.
  • the casing 11 has a bottom, a middle, a front side, a rear side, at least one wheel 12, a vacuuming hole 13, a clapboard 19, a mounting chamber 14, an assembling chamber 16, a communicating hole 17 and a positioning hole 18.
  • the at least one wheel 12 is rotatably mounted on the bottom of the casing 11 near the rear side of the casing 11.
  • the vacuuming hole 13 is formed through the bottom of the casing 11 near the at least one wheel 12.
  • the clapboard 19 is formed on and protrudes from the bottom of the casing 11 at the middle of the casing 11.
  • the mounting chamber 14 is formed in the casing 11 between the clapboard 19 and the rear side of the casing 11.
  • the assembling chamber 16 is formed partially through the front side of the casing 11 to form two sidewalls to connect with the clapboard 19.
  • the communicating hole 17 is formed through the clapboard 19 of the casing 11 and communicates with the mounting chamber 14 and the assembling chamber 16.
  • the positioning hole 18 is formed through the bottom of the casing 11 and communicates with the assembling chamber 16.
  • the control module 15 is mounted in the mounting chamber 14 of the casing 11 to control the rotation of the at least one wheel 12.
  • the vacuuming device 20 is detachably connected to the moving device 10 in the assembling chamber 16 and has a vacuuming module and a filtering module.
  • the vacuuming module is mounted in the assembling chamber 16 of the casing 11 and has a front shell 21, a power supply 22, a fan 23 and a communicating cover 24.
  • the front shell 21 is hollow and has a closed front side, an open rear side, a bottom, a mounting recess, a through hole 28 and a net 29.
  • the mounting recess is formed in the front shell 21 and communicates with the open rear side of the front shell 21.
  • the through hole 28 is formed through the bottom of the front shell 21, communicates with the mounting recess of the front shell 21 and aligns with the positioning hole 18 of the casing 11 when the vacuuming device 20 is connected to the moving device 10.
  • the net 29 is mounted on the closed front side of the front shell 21 and communicates with the mounting recess of the front shell 21.
  • the power supply 22 is mounted on the bottom of the front shell 21 in the mounting recess between the through hole 28 and the closed front side of the front shell 21.
  • the fan 23 is mounted in the mounting recess of the front shell 21, is electrically connected to the power supply 22 and has a top, a bottom, a front side, an inlet hole 231, at least one outlet hole 232 and a positioning protrusion 233.
  • the inlet hole 231 is formed through the top of the fan 23.
  • the at least one outlet hole 232 is formed through the front side of the fan 23 and communicates with the inlet hole 231 and the net 29 of the front shell 21.
  • the positioning protrusion 233 is formed on and protrudes from the bottom of the fan 23, engages and extends out of the positioning hole 18 of the casing 11 via the through hole 28 of the front shell 21.
  • the communicating cover 24 is mounted in the mounting recess of the front shell 21, is mounted on the top of the fan 23, communicates with the inlet hole 231 and has a rear side.
  • the filtering module is mounted in the mounting chamber 14 via the communicating hole 17, is connected to the vacuuming module and has a rear shell 25, a filter holder 27 and a filter 26.
  • the rear shell 25 is detachably connected to the front shell 21 and has an open front side, a closed rear side, and an inlet pipe 251.
  • the open front side of the rear shell 25 is connected to the rear side of the communicating cover 24.
  • the inlet pipe 251 is formed on the closed rear side of the rear shell 25 and communicates with the vacuuming hole 13 of the casing 11 when the vacuuming device 20 is connected to the moving device 10.
  • the filter holder 27 is porous, is mounted between the communicating cover 24 and the rear shell 25 and has a rear side.
  • the filter 26 is mounted on the rear side of the filter holder 27.
  • the vacuum cleaner in accordance with the present invention can serve as a self-propelled vacuum cleaner.
  • the control module 15 can control the rotation of the at least one wheel 12 to move the casing 11. Then, the vacuuming device 20 can be moved with the moving device 10 to provide a vacuuming-cleaning operation.
  • the power supply 22 supplies electricity to the fan 23 to enable the fan 23 to operate.
  • the operation of the fan 23 can generate an air flow to suck the dust and the dirt into the rear shell 25 via the vacuuming hole 13 of the casing 11 and the inlet pipe 251 of the rear shell 25.
  • the filter 26 the dust and dirt will be filtered and stored in the rear shell 25. Furthermore, the filtered air flow can be flowed out of the self-propelled vacuum cleaner via the communicating cover 24, the inlet hole 231, the at least one outlet hole 232 and the net 29 of the front shell 21.
  • the user When the user wants to clean a corner, a screen window, a car or any area inaccessible with the conventional self-propelled vacuum cleaner, the user can separate the vacuuming device 20 from the moving device 10 to vacuum the dust and dirt on the corner, the screen window or in the car conveniently and practically.
  • the vacuum cleaner when the vacuuming device 20 is connected to and moved with the moving device 10, the vacuum cleaner can serve as a self-propelled vacuum cleaner, and this can provide an automatic cleaning effect to save manpower conveniently.
  • the vacuuming device 20 of the self-propelled vacuum cleaner can be separated from the moving device 10 and can be individually used to provide a cleaning effect for the corner, the screen window and the car without interfering with the moving device 10, and this can improve the cleaning effect of the self-propelled vacuum cleaner. Therefore, the user can select either the vacuuming device 20 alone or the vacuuming device 20 connected with the moving device 10 according to the user's need, and this can improve the applicability of the self-propelled vacuum cleaner.

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EP13195996.7A 2013-03-26 2013-12-06 Aspirateur autopropulsé Withdrawn EP2783617A1 (fr)

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