EP2787134B1 - Cleaning system for glass surfaces - Google Patents

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EP2787134B1
EP2787134B1 EP13004522.2A EP13004522A EP2787134B1 EP 2787134 B1 EP2787134 B1 EP 2787134B1 EP 13004522 A EP13004522 A EP 13004522A EP 2787134 B1 EP2787134 B1 EP 2787134B1
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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
    • A47L1/00—Cleaning windows
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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
    • A47L11/38—Machines, specially adapted for cleaning walls, ceilings, roofs, or the like
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04F—FINISHING WORK ON BUILDINGS, e.g. STAIRS, FLOORS
    • E04F10/00—Sunshades, e.g. Florentine blinds or jalousies; Outside screens; Awnings or baldachins
    • E04F10/02—Sunshades, e.g. Florentine blinds or jalousies; Outside screens; Awnings or baldachins of flexible canopy materials, e.g. canvas ; Baldachins
    • E04F10/06—Sunshades, e.g. Florentine blinds or jalousies; Outside screens; Awnings or baldachins of flexible canopy materials, e.g. canvas ; Baldachins comprising a roller-blind with means for holding the end away from a building
    • E04F10/0607—Sunshades, e.g. Florentine blinds or jalousies; Outside screens; Awnings or baldachins of flexible canopy materials, e.g. canvas ; Baldachins comprising a roller-blind with means for holding the end away from a building with guiding-sections for supporting the movable end of the blind
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04F—FINISHING WORK ON BUILDINGS, e.g. STAIRS, FLOORS
    • E04F10/00—Sunshades, e.g. Florentine blinds or jalousies; Outside screens; Awnings or baldachins
    • E04F10/02—Sunshades, e.g. Florentine blinds or jalousies; Outside screens; Awnings or baldachins of flexible canopy materials, e.g. canvas ; Baldachins
    • E04F10/06—Sunshades, e.g. Florentine blinds or jalousies; Outside screens; Awnings or baldachins of flexible canopy materials, e.g. canvas ; Baldachins comprising a roller-blind with means for holding the end away from a building
    • E04F10/0692—Front bars
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04G—SCAFFOLDING; FORMS; SHUTTERING; BUILDING IMPLEMENTS OR AIDS, OR THEIR USE; HANDLING BUILDING MATERIALS ON THE SITE; REPAIRING, BREAKING-UP OR OTHER WORK ON EXISTING BUILDINGS
    • E04G23/00—Working measures on existing buildings
    • E04G23/002—Arrangements for cleaning building facades

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  • the innovation relates to a cleaning system for the glass surfaces such.
  • B. a winter garden or solar panels and photovoltaic elements.
  • Such glass surfaces are directly exposed to the environment, they become polluted by precipitation from the air, but also by leaves from trees or bird waste. Since the glass surfaces are normally transparent, the dirt that accumulates is very annoying, but cleaning is difficult. The efficiency is reduced in the case of solar systems.
  • the difficulty of cleaning is on the one hand due to the roof structure, which is at least partially not designed for people to enter, or it is too slippery for the cleaner on the sloping, always smooth glass surface. Therefore, the increasingly polluting glass surface is a constant annoyance from the otherwise very useful conservatory or other solar systems.
  • the publication script DE 30 12 576 A1 discloses a cleaning device for windows, in front of which a roller shutter which is displaceable in parallel and is guided in guide elements is arranged.
  • the cleaning device is connected to the roller shutter, so that the window is simultaneously cleaned by the opening and closing movement of the roller shutter.
  • a cleaning web is arranged, in which a moistenable cleaning element, which touches the surface of the window, is mounted.
  • an elastic pressure element acting on the cleaning element is provided in the cleaning web, which presses the cleaning element against the surface.
  • the publication script DE 20 2007 014040 U1 discloses a cleaning device for windows, which consists of a window element to be cleaned and a roller shutter element which is movable relative to this window element.
  • the roller shutter element comprises a nozzle bar with nozzles across the width of the window element, the nozzles being in fluid communication with an external fluid tank and fluid coming from the fluid tank through the nozzles onto the window element via a control device.
  • the innovation is based on the task of developing a system with which the glass surface z. B. a conservatory is easy to clean automatically and without entering the glass surface.
  • the basic solution is that e.g. B. is attached to the conservatory glass structure of the roof in the region of an obliquely downward roof glass surface, a cleaning device that enables automatic cleaning.
  • the cleaning device must move over the glass surface for cleaning. Therefore, it is advantageous if the cleaning device on a moving part such.
  • B. an awning is attached.
  • an awning guided in rails is arranged on a normal conservatory construction above the roof glass surface. Therefore, this cleaning device should be firmly connected to the drop profile of the awning via a support. If the awning fails and the awning is retracted, the roof glass surface is cleaned.
  • the cleaning device consists of an advantageous construction, namely of a body extending across the glass surface, which is provided with brushes and with a water supply. It works particularly automatically when the brushes come into contact with the glass surface by controlling the water supply to the body and then clean the glass surface with the functionally normal up and down movement of the awning.
  • the invention relates to a cleaning system for cleaning roof glass surfaces, e.g. B. a winter garden.
  • a cleaning device is provided on the glass surface construction, which automatically cleans a glass surface running obliquely downwards.
  • the cleaning device can be attached to a movable part of the glass surface structure.
  • the cleaning system can be provided on a winter garden, which contains an awning with a drop profile that can occasionally be passed over the roof glass surface, the cleaning device being attached to the drop profile of the awning.
  • the drop profile can be designed as a tube.
  • the cleaning device can consist of a body which is provided with brushes directed against the roof glass surface of a conservatory roof, the body being firmly connected to the drop profile via a carrier.
  • a water hose to be supplied with fresh water can be provided in the body.
  • the length of the water hose can be provided with several water outlet openings directed against the roof glass surface of the winter garden.
  • the water hose can extend parallel to the brushes directed against the roof glass surface.
  • the brushes can be brought into temporary contact with the roof glass surface in the direction of movement of the awning.
  • the brushes can also be movable along their extension.
  • the brushes can be set in motion across the surface of the glass in rotation.
  • the body can consist of a U-outer profile open to the glass surface and connected to a support on the back, in which a second, narrower U-inner profile aligned with the back to the glass surface is held in a longitudinally movable manner towards the glass surface.
  • the U-inner profile can be kept movable in a longitudinally guided manner towards the glass surface by means of the elongated hole provided in the U-outer profile and correspondingly provided on the U-inner profile.
  • the brushes can be fastened lengthwise on the outer surface of the U inner profile directed against the roof glass surface.
  • the brushes can be attached to this along the two outer edges of the U-inner profile.
  • the back of the U inner profile can be provided with water passage openings.
  • the back can be provided with water passage openings in the area between the brushes.
  • the water hose extends longitudinally in the space formed by the U inner profile and U outer profile.
  • the water hose consists of a pressure water hose that changes in diameter depending on the water pressure.
  • the U inner profile and thus the brushes can be moved against the glass surface depending on the water pressure in the water hose.
  • the changing water pressure in the water hose can cause the water to emerge from the widening water outlet openings on the water hose and, at the same time, the movement of the U-inner profile against the roof glass surface and thus the contact of the brushes with the roof glass surface.
  • the U inner profile can also be held against the pressure of the pressurized water hose on the U outer profile via tension springs attached to the U inner profile.
  • the cleaning system can be provided on a winter garden with several sections and thus several roof glass surfaces, which are separated from one another by rafters, a separate body being fastened to the drop profile for each of the roof glass surfaces and the pressure water hoses extending along the entire width of the winter garden roof the rafters are provided with a connecting tube.
  • the section of the Fig. 1 shows the drop profile 3 of an awning which can be moved out of a winding space 21 and moved in again over a roof glass surface 2.
  • the drop profile 3 is guided in rails 19 parallel to the roof glass surface 2.
  • the movement of the drop profile 3 is indicated by the double arrow 9, which runs parallel to the glass surface 2.
  • the body 1 of the cleaning device is fastened to the drop profile 3 via a carrier 5.
  • the carrier 5 extends according to Fig. 2 together with the body 1 over the entire width of the respective roof glass surface 2.
  • a U-shaped outer profile 10 is fastened with its back on its underside directed towards the glass surface 2, and a further U-shaped inner profile 11 is attached to the interior thereof its back to the glass surface 2 and is movably held therein.
  • Brush rails 4 are arranged on the respective outer edges of the profile 11 on the rear side of the U-inner profile 11 facing the glass surface 2, the free brush ends of which are held just above the glass pane 2 in the case of the inactive cleaning system.
  • the U inner profile 11 can be moved from the U outer profile 10 to the glass surface 2. According to the double arrow 20 shown, the brushes 4 come into contact with or float above the glass surface 2. This movement is brought about by the water hose 6, which when filled with the pressurized Cleaning water 8 enlarged in diameter.
  • the return springs 14 designed as tension springs, which are aligned in the interior of the profiles 10, 11 parallel to the alignment of the two flanks of the respective U-profile 10, 11 and on the profiles 10, 11 accordingly are attached, the inner profile 11 is displaced in the direction of the glass pane 2, and the brushes 4 are brought into contact with the glass surface 2 to be cleaned.
  • the washing water 8 flows in the direction of the water outlet openings 7 provided in the hose 6 and through water passage openings 13 fitting in the U-inner profile 11 against the glass surface 2 and flushes the loosened dirt away from the glass surface 2.
  • the water pressure in the water hose 6 is released again, the diameter of the hose 6 decreases, the U-inner profile 11 moves with the aid of the tension springs 14 in the opposite direction to the arrangement on the glass pane, and the cleaning process is ended. So that the U inner profile 11 mounted in the U outer profile 10 is guided during the up and down movement, the U outer profile 10 has elongated holes 12 in the side walls and the U inner profile 11 has thorns 15.
  • Consists of a conservatory construction usually consisting of several sections 16 arranged next to one another, which are separated from one another by rafters 17 which are raised relative to the glass surfaces 2.
  • a separate body 1 is then attached to the drop profile 3 of the awning for each of the roof glass surfaces, and the hose 6 is connected via a connecting tube 18 via the rafters 17.
  • the entire roof of a winter garden is cleaned at the same time by moving the awning in and out several times, if necessary, only by opening the tap. The cleaning is wear-free with the exception that the brushes 4 may be replaced at times.

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Die Neuerung bezieht sich auf ein Reinigungssystem für die Glasflächen z. B. eines Wintergartens oder auch Solarpaneelen und Fotovoltaikelementen. Derartige Glasflächen sind der Umwelt direkt ausgesetzt, sie verschmutzen durch Niederschläge aus der Luft, aber auch durch Blätter von Bäumen oder Abfälle von Vögeln. Da die Glasflächen normalerweise durchsichtig sind, stört der sich ablagernde Dreck erheblich, eine Säuberung ist aber nur schwer möglich. Bei Solarsystemen vermindert sich der Wirkungsgrad. Die Schwierigkeit des Säuberns liegt einerseits an der Dachkonstruktion, die zumindest teilweise nicht für das Betreten von einem Menschen ausgelegt ist, oder es ist für den Putzer auf der geneigten, stets glatten Glasfläche zu rutschig. Deshalb ist die sich immer mehr verschmutzende Glasfläche ein ständiges Ärgernis von dem ansonsten sehr nützlichen Wintergarten oder sonstigen Sonnensystemen.The innovation relates to a cleaning system for the glass surfaces such. B. a winter garden or solar panels and photovoltaic elements. Such glass surfaces are directly exposed to the environment, they become polluted by precipitation from the air, but also by leaves from trees or bird waste. Since the glass surfaces are normally transparent, the dirt that accumulates is very annoying, but cleaning is difficult. The efficiency is reduced in the case of solar systems. The difficulty of cleaning is on the one hand due to the roof structure, which is at least partially not designed for people to enter, or it is too slippery for the cleaner on the sloping, always smooth glass surface. Therefore, the increasingly polluting glass surface is a constant annoyance from the otherwise very useful conservatory or other solar systems.

Die Veröffentlichungsschrift DE 30 12 576 A1 offenbart eine Reinigungsvorrichtung für Fenster, vor denen ein parallel dazu verschiebbarer, in Führungselementen geführter Rolladen angeordnet ist. Die Reinigungsvorrichtung ist mit dem Rolladen verbunden, so dass durch die Öffnungs- und Schliessbewegung des Rolladens gleichzeitig die Reinigung des Fensters bewirkt wird. Am freien Ende des Rolladens ist ein Reinigungssteg angeordnet, in dem ein, die Oberfläche des Fensters berührendes, befeuchtbares Reinigungselement gelagert ist. Im Weiteren ist im Reinigungssteg ein auf das Reinigungselement einwirkendes, elastisches Andrückelement vorgesehen, welches das Reinigungselement gegen die Oberfläche drückt.The publication script DE 30 12 576 A1 discloses a cleaning device for windows, in front of which a roller shutter which is displaceable in parallel and is guided in guide elements is arranged. The cleaning device is connected to the roller shutter, so that the window is simultaneously cleaned by the opening and closing movement of the roller shutter. At the free end of the roller shutter, a cleaning web is arranged, in which a moistenable cleaning element, which touches the surface of the window, is mounted. Furthermore, an elastic pressure element acting on the cleaning element is provided in the cleaning web, which presses the cleaning element against the surface.

Die Veröffentlichungsschrift DE 20 2007 014040 U1 offenbart eine Reinigungsvorrichtung für Fenster, die aus einem zu reinigenden Fensterelement und einem in Bezug auf das Fensterelement relativ zu diesem beweglichen Rollladenelement besteht. Das Rollladenelement umfasst über die Breite des Fensterelements eine Düsenleiste mit Düsen, wobei die Düsen in fluidmässiger Verbindung mit einem externen Fluidtank stehen und über eine Steuerungseinrichtung Fluid aus dem Fluidtank über die Düsen auf das Fensterelement gelangt.The publication script DE 20 2007 014040 U1 discloses a cleaning device for windows, which consists of a window element to be cleaned and a roller shutter element which is movable relative to this window element. The roller shutter element comprises a nozzle bar with nozzles across the width of the window element, the nozzles being in fluid communication with an external fluid tank and fluid coming from the fluid tank through the nozzles onto the window element via a control device.

Der Neuerung liegt die Aufgabe zugrunde, ein System zu entwickeln, mit dem die Glasfläche z. B. eines Wintergartens einfach und ohne Betreten der Glasfläche selbsttätig zu reinigen ist.The innovation is based on the task of developing a system with which the glass surface z. B. a conservatory is easy to clean automatically and without entering the glass surface.

Die prinzipielle Lösung besteht darin, dass z. B. an der Wintergarten-Glaskonstruktion des Daches im Bereich einer schräg nach unten verlaufenden Dachglasfläche eine Reinigungsvorrichtung befestigt ist, die eine selbsttätige Reinigung ermöglicht. Die Reinigungsvorrichtung muss sich zum Säubern über die Glasfläche bewegen. Deshalb ist es vorteilhaft, wenn die Reinigungsvorrichtung an einem beweglichen Teil wie z. B. einer Markise befestigt ist. Im Prinzip ist an einer normalen Wintergartenkonstruktion oberhalb der Dachglasfläche eine in Schienen geführte Markise angeordnet. Deshalb sollte diese Reinigungsvorrichtung an dem Ausfallprofil der Markise über einen Träger fest verbunden sein. Beim Ausfallen und auch beim wieder Einfahren der Markise erfolgt dann die Reinigung der Dachglasfläche.The basic solution is that e.g. B. is attached to the conservatory glass structure of the roof in the region of an obliquely downward roof glass surface, a cleaning device that enables automatic cleaning. The cleaning device must move over the glass surface for cleaning. Therefore, it is advantageous if the cleaning device on a moving part such. B. an awning is attached. In principle, an awning guided in rails is arranged on a normal conservatory construction above the roof glass surface. Therefore, this cleaning device should be firmly connected to the drop profile of the awning via a support. If the awning fails and the awning is retracted, the roof glass surface is cleaned.

Die Reinigungsvorrichtung besteht aus einer vorteilhaften Konstruktion, nämlich aus einem sich quer über die Glasfläche erstreckenden Korpus, der mit Bürsten und mit einer Wasserzufuhr versehen ist. Selbsttätig arbeitet sie insbesondere dann, wenn durch die Steuerung der Wasserzufuhr in den Korpus die Bürsten Kontakt mit der Glasfläche bekommen und dann mit der funktionsnormalen Auf- und Abbewegung der Markise die Glasfläche reinigen.The cleaning device consists of an advantageous construction, namely of a body extending across the glass surface, which is provided with brushes and with a water supply. It works particularly automatically when the brushes come into contact with the glass surface by controlling the water supply to the body and then clean the glass surface with the functionally normal up and down movement of the awning.

Zusammenfassend betrifft die Erfindung ein Reinigungssystem zum Reinigen von Dachglasflächen, z. B. eines Wintergartens.In summary, the invention relates to a cleaning system for cleaning roof glass surfaces, e.g. B. a winter garden.

An der Glasflächenkonstruktion ist eine Reinigungsvorrichtung vorgesehen, die selbsttätig eine schräg nach unten verlaufende Glasfläche säubert.A cleaning device is provided on the glass surface construction, which automatically cleans a glass surface running obliquely downwards.

Die Reinigungsvorrichtung kann an einem beweglichen Teil der Glasflächenkonstruktion befestigt sein.The cleaning device can be attached to a movable part of the glass surface structure.

Das Reinigungssystem kann an einem Wintergarten vorgesehen sein, welcher eine Markise mit einem die Dachglasfläche zeitweise überfahrbaren Ausfallprofil enthält, wobei die Reinigungsvorrichtung am Ausfallprofil der Markise befestigt ist.The cleaning system can be provided on a winter garden, which contains an awning with a drop profile that can occasionally be passed over the roof glass surface, the cleaning device being attached to the drop profile of the awning.

Das Ausfallprofil kann als Rohr ausgebildet sein.The drop profile can be designed as a tube.

Die Reinigungsvorrichtung kann aus einem Korpus bestehen, welcher mit gegen die Dachglasfläche eines Wintergartendaches gerichteten Bürsten versehen ist, wobei der Korpus über einen Träger mit dem Ausfallprofil fest verbunden ist.The cleaning device can consist of a body which is provided with brushes directed against the roof glass surface of a conservatory roof, the body being firmly connected to the drop profile via a carrier.

Im Korpus kann ein mit Frischwasser zu versorgender Wasserschlauch vorgesehen sein.A water hose to be supplied with fresh water can be provided in the body.

Der Wasserschlauch kann über seine Länge mit mehreren gegen die Dachglasfläche des Wintergartens gerichteten Wasseraustrittsöffnungen versehen sein.The length of the water hose can be provided with several water outlet openings directed against the roof glass surface of the winter garden.

Der Wasserschlauch kann sich parallel zu den gegen die Dachglasfläche gerichteten Bürsten erstrecken.The water hose can extend parallel to the brushes directed against the roof glass surface.

Die Bürsten können in Bewegungsrichtung der Markise zeitweilig mit der Dachglasfläche in Kontakt gebracht werden.The brushes can be brought into temporary contact with the roof glass surface in the direction of movement of the awning.

Die Bürsten können zusätzlich längs ihrer Erstreckung bewegbar sein.The brushes can also be movable along their extension.

Die Bürsten können in Rotation flächig über die Glasfläche in Bewegung versetzbar sein.The brushes can be set in motion across the surface of the glass in rotation.

Der Korpus kann aus einem zur Glasfläche offenen und rückseitig mit einem Träger verbundenen U-Außenprofil bestehen, in dem ein zweites, schmaleres mit dem Rücken zur Glasfläche ausgerichtetes U-Innenprofil zur Glasfläche hin längs geführt bewegbar gehalten ist.The body can consist of a U-outer profile open to the glass surface and connected to a support on the back, in which a second, narrower U-inner profile aligned with the back to the glass surface is held in a longitudinally movable manner towards the glass surface.

Das U-Innenprofil kann mittels in dem U-Außenprofil vorgesehenen Langloch und passend an dem U-Innenprofil vorgesehenen Führungsbolzen zur Glasfläche hin längs geführt bewegbar gehalten sein.The U-inner profile can be kept movable in a longitudinally guided manner towards the glass surface by means of the elongated hole provided in the U-outer profile and correspondingly provided on the U-inner profile.

An der gegen die Dachglasfläche gerichteten Außenfläche des U-Innenprofils können die Bürsten längs befestigt sein.The brushes can be fastened lengthwise on the outer surface of the U inner profile directed against the roof glass surface.

Längs der beiden Außenkanten des U-Innenprofils können die Bürsten an diesem befestigt sein.The brushes can be attached to this along the two outer edges of the U-inner profile.

Der Rücken des U-Innenprofils kann mit Wasserdurchtrittsöffnungen versehen sein.The back of the U inner profile can be provided with water passage openings.

Der Rücken kann im Bereich zwischen den Bürsten mit Wasserdurchtrittsöffnungen versehen sein.The back can be provided with water passage openings in the area between the brushes.

Der Wasserschlauch erstreckt sich sich in dem von dem U-Innenprofil und U-Außenprofil gebildeten Raum längs.The water hose extends longitudinally in the space formed by the U inner profile and U outer profile.

Der Wasserschlauch besteht aus einem sich im Durchmesser in Abhängigkeit des Wasserdrucks verändernden Druckwasserschlauchs.The water hose consists of a pressure water hose that changes in diameter depending on the water pressure.

Das U-Innenprofil und damit die Bürsten sind in Abhängigkeit des Wasserdrucks in dem Wasserschlauch gegen die Glasfläche bewegbar.The U inner profile and thus the brushes can be moved against the glass surface depending on the water pressure in the water hose.

Der sich verändernde Wasserdruck in dem Wasserschlauch kann den Austritt des Wassers aus den sich weitenden Wasseraustrittöffnungen am Wasserschlauch und gleichzeitig die Bewegung des U-Innenprofils gegen die Dachglasfläche und damit den Kontakt der Bürsten mit der Dachglasfläche bewirken.The changing water pressure in the water hose can cause the water to emerge from the widening water outlet openings on the water hose and, at the same time, the movement of the U-inner profile against the roof glass surface and thus the contact of the brushes with the roof glass surface.

Das U-Innenprofil kann über am U-Innenprofil befestigte Zugfedern auch gegen den Druck von dem unter Druck stehenden Wasserschlauch an dem U-Außenprofil gehalten sein.The U inner profile can also be held against the pressure of the pressurized water hose on the U outer profile via tension springs attached to the U inner profile.

Beim Stoppen des Wasserzuflusses in den im Durchmesser sich damit verkleinernden Wasserschlauch kann durch die Wirkung der als Rückholfedern vorgesehenen Zugfedern das U-Innenprofil in das U-Außenprofil anhebbar und damit die Bürsten von der Dachglasfläche weg bewegbar sein.When the inflow of water stops in the diameter of the water hose, which is reduced in diameter, the action of the tension springs provided as return springs enables the U-inner profile to be raised into the U-outer profile and the brushes to be movable away from the roof glass surface.

Das Reinigungssystem kann an einem Wintergarten mit mehreren Sektionen und damit mehreren Dachglasflächen, die durch Sparren voneinander getrennt sind, vorgesehen sein, wobei für jede der Dachglasflächen ein gesonderter Korpus an dem Ausfallprofil befestigt ist und die längs über die ganze Breite des Wintergartendaches sich erstreckenden Druckwasserschläuche über die Sparren mit einem Verbindungsrohr versehen sind.The cleaning system can be provided on a winter garden with several sections and thus several roof glass surfaces, which are separated from one another by rafters, a separate body being fastened to the drop profile for each of the roof glass surfaces and the pressure water hoses extending along the entire width of the winter garden roof the rafters are provided with a connecting tube.

In der Zeichnung ist die Neuerung beispielhaft anhand eines Wintergartens im Einzelnen dargestellt. Es zeigen:

Fig. 1
einen Querschnitt durch die Reinigungsvorrichtung parallel zur Bewegungsrichtung der Markise und
Fig. 2
die Draufsicht auf die Stirnseite der Dachglaskonstruktion mit mehreren Sektionen und sichtbarer Reinigungsvorrichtung über alle der Dachglasflächen.
In the drawing, the innovation is shown in detail using an example of a winter garden. Show it:
Fig. 1
a cross section through the cleaning device parallel to the direction of movement of the awning and
Fig. 2
the top view of the end face of the roof glass construction with several sections and visible cleaning device over all of the roof glass surfaces.

Der Ausschnitt der Fig. 1 zeigt das Ausfallprofil 3 einer aus einem Aufwickelraum 21 raus- und wieder rein bewegbaren Markise über einer Dachglasfläche 2. Das Ausfallprofil 3 ist in Schienen 19 parallel zur Dachglasfläche 2 geführt. Die Bewegung des Ausfallprofils 3 ist mit dem Doppelpfeil 9 angedeutet, die parallel zur Glasfläche 2 verläuft. An dem Ausfallprofil 3 ist über einen Träger 5 der Korpus 1 der Reinigungsvorrichtung befestigt. Der Träger 5 erstreckt sich gemäß Fig. 2 zusammen mit dem Korpus 1 über die ganze Breite der jeweiligen Dachglasfläche 2. Am freien Ende des Trägers 5 ist auf seiner zur Glasfläche 2 gerichteten Unterseite ein U-förmiges Außenprofil 10 mit seiner Rückseite befestigt, in dessen Innenraum ein weiteres U-förmiges Innenprofil 11 mit seiner Rückseite zur Glasfläche 2 eingeschoben und darin beweglich gehalten ist. Durch diese beiden ineinandergreifenden U-förmigen Profile 10, 11 ist ein Hohlraum entstanden, in dem sich ein Wasserschlauch 6 längs erstreckt.The section of the Fig. 1 shows the drop profile 3 of an awning which can be moved out of a winding space 21 and moved in again over a roof glass surface 2. The drop profile 3 is guided in rails 19 parallel to the roof glass surface 2. The movement of the drop profile 3 is indicated by the double arrow 9, which runs parallel to the glass surface 2. The body 1 of the cleaning device is fastened to the drop profile 3 via a carrier 5. The carrier 5 extends according to Fig. 2 together with the body 1 over the entire width of the respective roof glass surface 2. At the free end of the carrier 5, a U-shaped outer profile 10 is fastened with its back on its underside directed towards the glass surface 2, and a further U-shaped inner profile 11 is attached to the interior thereof its back to the glass surface 2 and is movably held therein. These two interlocking U-shaped profiles 10, 11 have created a cavity in which a water hose 6 extends lengthwise.

Auf der zur Glasfläche 2 gerichteten Rückseite des U-Innenprofils 11 sind an den jeweiligen Außenkanten des Profils 11 Bürstenschienen 4 angeordnet, deren freie Bürstenenden im Falle des nicht aktiven Reinigungssystems kurz oberhalb der Glasscheibe 2 gehalten sind.Brush rails 4 are arranged on the respective outer edges of the profile 11 on the rear side of the U-inner profile 11 facing the glass surface 2, the free brush ends of which are held just above the glass pane 2 in the case of the inactive cleaning system.

Das U-Innenprofil 11 ist aus dem U-Außenprofil 10 zur Glasfläche 2 bewegbar. Gemäß dem dargestellten Doppelpfeil 20 gelangen die Bürsten 4 mit der Glasfläche 2 in Kontakt oder schweben darüber. Diese Bewegung wird herbeigeführt durch den Wasserschlauch 6, der sich beim Füllen mit dem unter Druck stehenden Reinigungswasser 8 im Durchmesser vergrößert. Durch die Vergrößerung des Durchmessers des Schlauches 6 wird gegen die Kraft der als Zugfedern ausgebildeten Rückholfedern 14, die im Innenraum der Profile 10, 11 parallel zur Ausrichtung der beiden Flanken des jeweiligen U-Profils 10, 11 ausgerichtet und an den Profilen 10, 11 entsprechend befestigt sind, das Innenprofil 11 in Richtung der Glasscheibe 2 verschoben, und die Bürsten 4 werden mit der zu reinigenden Glasfläche 2 in Kontakt gebracht. Gleichzeitig fließt das Waschwasser 8 durch in Richtung der in dem Schlauch 6 vorgesehenen Wasseraustrittsöffnungen 7 und durch in dem U-Innenprofil 11 passende Wasserdurchtrittsöffnungen 13 gegen die Glasfläche 2 und schwemmt die gelösten Verschmutzungen von der Glasfläche 2 weg. Beim Beenden der Reinigungsvorganges wird der Wasserdruck im Wasserschlauch 6 wieder aufgehoben, der Durchmesser des Schlauches 6 verringert sich, das U-Innenprofil 11 bewegt sich unter Hilfe der Zugfedern 14 entgegengesetzt zur Anordnung an der Glasscheibe, und der Reinigungsvorgang ist beendet. Damit das in dem U-Außenprofil 10 gelagerte U-Innenprofil 11 bei der Bewegung Auf und Ab geführt ist, weist das U-Außenprofil 10 in den Seitenwangen Langlöcher 12 und das U-Innenprofil 11 Dornen 15 auf.The U inner profile 11 can be moved from the U outer profile 10 to the glass surface 2. According to the double arrow 20 shown, the brushes 4 come into contact with or float above the glass surface 2. This movement is brought about by the water hose 6, which when filled with the pressurized Cleaning water 8 enlarged in diameter. By increasing the diameter of the hose 6 is against the force of the return springs 14 designed as tension springs, which are aligned in the interior of the profiles 10, 11 parallel to the alignment of the two flanks of the respective U-profile 10, 11 and on the profiles 10, 11 accordingly are attached, the inner profile 11 is displaced in the direction of the glass pane 2, and the brushes 4 are brought into contact with the glass surface 2 to be cleaned. At the same time, the washing water 8 flows in the direction of the water outlet openings 7 provided in the hose 6 and through water passage openings 13 fitting in the U-inner profile 11 against the glass surface 2 and flushes the loosened dirt away from the glass surface 2. When the cleaning process is ended, the water pressure in the water hose 6 is released again, the diameter of the hose 6 decreases, the U-inner profile 11 moves with the aid of the tension springs 14 in the opposite direction to the arrangement on the glass pane, and the cleaning process is ended. So that the U inner profile 11 mounted in the U outer profile 10 is guided during the up and down movement, the U outer profile 10 has elongated holes 12 in the side walls and the U inner profile 11 has thorns 15.

Gemäß Fig. 2 besteht eine Wintergartenkonstruktion üblicherweise aus mehreren nebeneinander angeordneten Sektionen 16, die durch gegenüber den Glasflächen 2 erhöhte Sparren 17 voneinander getrennt sind. Für jede der Dachglasflächen ist dann ein gesonderter Korpus 1 an dem Ausfallprofil 3 der Markise befestigt, und der Schlauch 6 ist über ein Verbindungsrohr 18 über die Sparren 17 hinweg verbunden. Auf diese Weise wird das ganze Dach eines Wintergartens zur gleichen Zeit durch ggf. mehrfaches Ein- und Ausfahrbewegen der Markise nur durch Öffnen des Wasserhahnes gereinigt. Die Reinigung erfolgt verschleiß frei mit Ausnahme, dass ggf. bei Zeiten die Bürsten 4 ersetzt werden.According to Fig. 2 Consists of a conservatory construction usually consisting of several sections 16 arranged next to one another, which are separated from one another by rafters 17 which are raised relative to the glass surfaces 2. A separate body 1 is then attached to the drop profile 3 of the awning for each of the roof glass surfaces, and the hose 6 is connected via a connecting tube 18 via the rafters 17. In this way, the entire roof of a winter garden is cleaned at the same time by moving the awning in and out several times, if necessary, only by opening the tap. The cleaning is wear-free with the exception that the brushes 4 may be replaced at times.

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  1. A cleaning system for cleaning glass roof surfaces (2) of a glass surface construction, comprising a cleaning device which can be attached onto the glass surface construction and is designed to autonomously clean a glass roof surface (2) which runs downwards in an inclined manner, wherein
    the cleaning device is fastened to a movable part, and
    the cleaning device is movable over the glass roof surface for cleaning and
    the cleaning device comprises a body (1) which extends transversely over the glass roof surface (2) and which is provided with brushes (4) and with a water feed,
    characterised in that
    the body (1) consists of a U outer profile (10) which is open to the glass roof surface (2) and which at the rear side is connected to a carrier (5), and a second, narrower U inner profile (11) which with the rear is aligned to the glass roof surface (2) is held in the body (1) in a manner in which is its movable towards the glass roof surface (2) in a guided manner, and the brushes (4) are longitudinally fastened to the outer surface of the rear of the U inner profile (11), said outer surface being directed towards the glass roof surface (2), and
    the cleaning device comprises a water hose (6) which can be supplied with fresh water and which extends in the space which is formed by the U inner profile (11) and the U outer profile (10), and the water hose (6) consists of a pressurised water hose which changes in diameter in dependence on the water pressure, and
    the U inner profile (1) and hence the brushes (4) is movable towards the glass roof surface (2) in dependence on the water pressure in water hose (6).
  2. A cleaning system 1, characterised in that the movable part is an awning.
  3. A cleaning system according to claim 2, characterised in that the awning comprises a front profile (3) which can temporally travel over the glass roof surface (2), wherein the cleaning device is fastened to the front profile (2) of the awning.
  4. A cleaning system according to claim 3, characterised in that the front profile (3) is designed as a tube.
  5. A cleaning system according to claim 3 or 4, characterised in that the cleaning device comprises a body (1) with brushes (3) which can be directed towards a glass roof surface (2) of a conservatory roof, wherein the body (1) is fixedly connected to the front profile (3) via a carrier (5).
  6. A cleaning system according to one of the claims 1 to 5, characterised in that the water hose (6) is provided over its length with several water exit openings (7) which are directed towards the glass roof surface (2) of the conservatory.
  7. A cleaning system according to claim 1 to 6, characterised in that the water hose (6) extends parallel to the brushes (4) which are directed towards the glass roof surface (2).
  8. A cleaning system according to one or more of the claims 2 to 7, characterised in that the brushes (4) can be temporally brought into contact with the glass roof surface (2) in the movement direction (9) of the awning.
  9. A cleaning system according to claim 8, characterised in that the brushes (4) are additionally movable along their extension.
  10. A cleaning system according to claim 8 or 9, characterised in that the brushes (4) can be brought into a rotation movement in an extensive manner over the glass roof surface (2).
  11. A cleaning system according to claim 1, characterised in that the U inner profile (11) is held in the body (1) in a guidingly movable manner towards the glass roof surface (2) by way of an elongate hole (12) which is provided in the U outer profile (10) and a guide bolt (15) which is provided on the U inner profile (1) in a matching manner.
  12. A cleaning system according to one of the claims 1 to 11, characterised in that the brushes (4) are fastened to the U inner profile (11) along both outer edges of the U inner profile (11).
  13. A cleaning system according to claim 12 or 13, characterised in that the rear of the U inner profile (11) is provided with water passage openings (13).
  14. A cleaning system according to claim 13, characterised in that the water passage openings (13) are provided in the region between the brushes (4).
  15. A cleaning system according to one of the claims 1 to 14, characterised in that the cleaning system is designed such that the changing water pressure in the water hose (6) effects the exit of water from the expanding water exit openings (7) on the water hose (6) and simultaneously the movement of the U inner profile (11) towards the glass roof surface (2) and herewith the contact of the brushes (4) with the glass roof surface (2)
  16. A cleaning system according to one of the claims 1 to 15, characterised in that the U inner profile (11) via tension springs (14) which are fastened to the U inner profile (11) is also held on the U outer profile (10) against the pressure of the water hose (6) which is under pressure.
  17. A cleaning system according to claim 16, characterised in that the cleaning device is designed such that on stopping the water feed into the water hose (6) which herewith reduces in diameter, the U inner profile (11) can be lifted into the U outer profile (10) by way of the action of the tension springs (14) which execute the function of restoring springs, and the brushes (4) are herewith movable away from the glass roof surface (2).
  18. A conservatory with a cleaning system according to one of the claims 1 to 17.
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