EP3033982B1 - Basisstation für einen staubsauger - Google Patents

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EP3033982B1
EP3033982B1 EP15197176.9A EP15197176A EP3033982B1 EP 3033982 B1 EP3033982 B1 EP 3033982B1 EP 15197176 A EP15197176 A EP 15197176A EP 3033982 B1 EP3033982 B1 EP 3033982B1
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Miron SERNECKI
Frank Starflinger
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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
    • 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
    • A47L9/14—Bags or the like; Rigid filtering receptacles; Attachment of, or closures for, bags or receptacles
    • A47L9/149—Emptying means; Reusable bags
    • 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
    • A47L5/00—Structural features of suction cleaners
    • A47L5/12—Structural features of suction cleaners with power-driven air-pumps or air-compressors, e.g. driven by motor vehicle engine vacuum
    • A47L5/22—Structural features of suction cleaners with power-driven air-pumps or air-compressors, e.g. driven by motor vehicle engine vacuum with rotary fans
    • A47L5/38—Built-in suction cleaner installations, i.e. with fixed tube system to which, at different stations, hoses can be connected
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L9/00—Details or accessories of suction cleaners, e.g. mechanical means for controlling the suction or for effecting pulsating action; Storing devices specially adapted to suction cleaners or parts thereof; Carrying-vehicles specially adapted for suction cleaners
    • A47L9/0009—Storing devices ; Supports, stands or holders
    • A47L9/0063—External storing devices; Stands, casings or the like for the storage of suction cleaners
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L9/00—Details or accessories of suction cleaners, e.g. mechanical means for controlling the suction or for effecting pulsating action; Storing devices specially adapted to suction cleaners or parts thereof; Carrying-vehicles specially adapted for suction cleaners
    • A47L9/20—Means for cleaning 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
    • A47L2201/00—Robotic cleaning machines, i.e. with automatic control of the travelling movement or the cleaning operation
    • A47L2201/02—Docking stations; Docking operations
    • A47L2201/024—Emptying dust or waste liquid containers

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  • the invention relates to a base station for cleaning and / or emptying a suction dust chamber of a first vacuum cleaner, which base station has a base dust chamber, a first air inlet in fluid communication with the base dust chamber and a first air outlet in fluid communication with the base dust chamber, wherein the air inlet and the air outlet with an air duct of the first vacuum cleaner can be connected, so that in the vacuum cleaner dust chamber of the first vacuum cleaner contained suction material is conveyed by means of a blower in the base dust chamber.
  • the blower can be a blower of the base station or a separate blower of the first vacuum cleaner.
  • Base stations of the aforementioned type are well known in the art. These are used in particular in combination with vacuum cleaners, which have a so-called permanent filter, which is not replaced when completely filled with suction material, but is freed by means of a purge air flow in a direction opposite to the usual suction direction of dust.
  • the suction dust chamber of the vacuum cleaner can be connected to a blower of the base station or to the own fan of the vacuum cleaner.
  • the publication EP 1 243 218 B1 discloses, for example, a base station for cleaning and / or emptying a Saugstaubraumes a vacuum cleaner, which base station comprises a base dust chamber, in which the suction material from the Saugerstaubraum is convertible, wherein the base dust chamber, the blower of the base station or the vacuum cleaner to be aspirated for Dirt from the vacuum cleaner room can be connected, wherein the suction air flow of the blower via the base dust chamber is deflected into the suction dust space, so that by means of the resulting negative pressure in the base dust chamber, the suction material from the Sauger-dust is sucked into the base dust chamber.
  • the base station should also take up a small space and cause the lowest possible cost for the customer.
  • the invention proposes that the base station has at least one interface for detachable connection with an adapter module, which interface has a closable, with the base dust chamber in flow connection second air inlet, via which when connecting the adapter module with a second vacuum cleaner in a suction dust chamber of the second vacuum cleaner contained suction material is conveyed into the base dust chamber.
  • the invention provides a modular expandable base station is created, which can be supplemented by one or more adapter modules depending on the nature of the or to be cleaned vacuum cleaner.
  • the base station has for this purpose one or more interfaces to which adapter modules can be connected as needed. It is thus not necessary for a user to purchase two different base stations for cleaning / emptying two different vacuum cleaners, for example a hand-held cordless vacuum cleaner and a vacuum robot. Instead, the user can supplement the base station, which is already designed for cleaning / emptying a specific type of vacuum cleaner, with adapter modules for further vacuum cleaner types. This allows the base station to be designed according to the individual needs of the user. In addition, the base station can thereby be formed as small as possible.
  • the user does not pay any standard arranged at the base station interfaces for such vacuum cleaners, which he may not need, because he does not use the respective type of vacuum cleaner.
  • the suction material contained in the suction dust chamber of the second vacuum cleaner can be conveyed into the base dust chamber by means of a blower of the base station, by means of a blower of the second vacuum cleaner or by means of the blower of the first vacuum cleaner.
  • the second air inlet of the base station can thus be cleaned via the base dust chamber advantageously also with its own blower of the second vacuum cleaner or with a blower of another vacuum cleaner (eg. The first vacuum cleaner).
  • the user can advantageously choose by means of a selector switch, which Saugerstaubraum should be emptied and which vacuum cleaner fan to be used.
  • the more powerful fan can be selected for this purpose.
  • the flow paths are then interconnected so that the air from the vacuum cleaner to be cleaned either flows to the blower of this vacuum cleaner or to the blower of another vacuum cleaner. If the suction dust space of the second vacuum cleaner is to be cleaned by means of its own blower of the second vacuum cleaner, the second air inlet of the base station to which the adapter module and thus the second vacuum cleaner is connected, fluidically with a second air outlet of the base station, which also in fluid communication with the adapter module or the second vacuum cleaner stands.
  • an inlet valve is assigned to the first air inlet and / or the second air inlet of the base station, which can be switched in dependence on a desired delivery of suction material from the suction dust chamber of the first vacuum cleaner or from the suction dust chamber of the second vacuum cleaner.
  • alternative flow paths can be formed within the base station, depending on whether a first or a second vacuum cleaner, which is connected to the base station, to be cleaned.
  • a first vacuum cleaner may be connected to the base station, wherein in principle the connection of the second air inlet with an adapter module is superfluous.
  • the base station is used in the simplest embodiment.
  • the cleaning of the suction dust space of this vacuum cleaner is such that the first air inlet and the first air outlet of the base station are connected to the air duct of the first vacuum cleaner, so contained in the Saugerstaubraum Suction is conveyed by means of the blower of the first vacuum cleaner to be cleaned in the base dust chamber.
  • the base station may, for example, have a switch which the user of the base station can manually operate.
  • the switch can also be actuated in several stages, for example for an activation of a blower by merely pressing the switch lightly, and for switching a specific flow path by completely pushing the switch.
  • the switch can also be actuated in several stages, for example for an activation of a blower by merely pressing the switch lightly, and for switching a specific flow path by completely pushing the switch.
  • the user may make a choice as to whether to clean the second vacuum cleaner by means of the blower of the second vacuum cleaner or by means of the blower of the first vacuum cleaner.
  • the choice of which vacuum cleaner to clean and which vacuum cleaner the blower provides for cleaning can also be selected by means of a switch.
  • the circuit of the airways can be done electromechanically rather than manually by the user.
  • the base station recognizes independently which vacuum cleaner is connected to the first air inlet, the second air inlet and possibly further air inlets and initiated in certain combinations of connected vacuum cleaners a certain cleaning variant. If, for example, only a first vacuum cleaner is connected to the base station, the flow paths within the base station are switched so that the suction dust chamber of the first vacuum cleaner is cleaned by means of the blower of the first vacuum cleaner.
  • the base station can be designed so that basically a suction of the second vacuum cleaner by means of the blower of the first vacuum cleaner is performed as a default.
  • the suction dust chamber of the second vacuum cleaner it would also be possible for the suction dust chamber of the second vacuum cleaner to be cleaned by means of the blower of the second vacuum cleaner.
  • certain cleaning sequences can also be defined, according to which a plurality of vacuum cleaners connected to the base station are cleaned one after the other in a fixed sequence. For example.
  • the base station can recognize by means of contacts arranged in the area of the air inlets and possibly also air outlets, whether vacuum cleaners and / or adapter modules are connected to the base station. Possibly. can be done on the nature of the contacts and a recognition of certain types of vacuum cleaner.
  • the inlet valve of the base station for conveying suction material from the Saugerstaubraum the second vacuum cleaner is switchable so that this obstructs the first air inlet
  • the inlet valve for the promotion of suction material from the Saugstaubraum the first vacuum cleaner is switchable so that this obstructs the second air inlet.
  • the inlet valve is thus switchable between two different positions, of which a first position produces a flow path to the adapter module, while a second position is formed to promote suction material from the suction dust chamber of the first vacuum cleaner.
  • the inlet valve Depending on the switched flow path of the suction material from the first air inlet or the second air inlet of the other air inlet, ie either the second air inlet or the first air inlet, closed be, which is advantageously carried out at the same time by the inlet valve.
  • the inlet valve thus simultaneously fulfills the function of opening a first flow path and the function of closing a second flow path.
  • the inlet valve is assigned to a valve control which is set up to automatically switch over the inlet valve upon connection of an adapter module to the second air inlet in such a way that the first air inlet is blocked.
  • the valve control as a basic setting of the flow paths in an adapter module connected to the base station, automatically blocks the first air inlet and releases the second air inlet.
  • a possibly still existing flow path which is suitable for cleaning the first vacuum cleaner, separated and a flow path, which is suitable for the cleaning of the second vacuum cleaner, which is connected to the adapter module, unlocked.
  • a presetting is, for example, on, if the first vacuum cleaner is a mains operated vacuum cleaner and the second vacuum cleaner is a cleaning robot, the vacuum cleaner space basically has a lower dust capacity than the vacuum cleaner space of the mains-powered vacuum cleaner.
  • the interface has a cap which reversibly closes off the second air inlet and / or an interface valve which can be set up to open the second air inlet when it is connected to an adapter module.
  • the cap can, for example, be arranged manually operable and / or removable at the second air inlet of the base station.
  • the function of the cap is to that, for example, this prevents the ingress of secondary air through the second air inlet into the base station when cleaning a vacuum cleaner arranged at the first air inlet.
  • the cap can in principle be manually or electromechanically actuated and have different embodiments, for example. As a flap, plug or the like. be educated.
  • the interface has an interface valve shutting off the second air inlet
  • an electromechanical actuation is preferred in which the valve opens directly when an adapter module is connected to the second air inlet.
  • the user of the base station must therefore no longer manually open the second air inlet, but merely connect the adapter module to the interface, whereby an automatic opening is made.
  • the interface is analog without attached adapter module - automatically, caused by acceptance - closed.
  • the interface valve can be opened by mechanical action of a partial region of the adapter module, in particular of an adapter air outlet.
  • an interface controller connected to the interface valve can detect a mechanical contact between the interface and an adapter module, for example by an adapter air outlet of the adapter module contacting the interface, for example by a partial region of an adapter air duct projecting into a partial region of the second air inlet, similar to a plug connection .
  • At the interface arranged mechanical contacts can detect a contact of an adapter module to the base station in the region of the second air inlet, send a corresponding signal to the valve control, which finally outputs the opening command.
  • a base station system which has a base station according to one of the aforementioned embodiments and connectable to the interface of the base station adapter module, the adapter module corresponding to the interface adapter air outlet and connectable to an air duct of a second vacuum cleaner adapter air inlet having.
  • the adapter module functions as an adapter between the base station and a second vacuum cleaner, wherein the adapter module on the one hand has an adapter air outlet corresponding to the interface and on the other hand has an adapter air inlet corresponding to an interface of a second vacuum cleaner.
  • an air channel is created, which connects to a suction dust chamber of the second vacuum cleaner via the air duct provided by the adapter module with a flow path of the base station to a fan on the one hand.
  • the blower may be the blower of a first vacuum cleaner, the blower of the second vacuum cleaner or the blower of the base station.
  • the flow path leads via the base dust chamber of the base station, so that the suction material contained in the suction dust chamber of the vacuum cleaner to be cleaned can be collected in the base station.
  • the invention proposes an adapter module for releasable connection to a vacuum cleaner and a base station, in particular a base station according to the invention, in order to convey suction material from a suction dust chamber of the vacuum cleaner into a base dust chamber of the base station, wherein the adapter module has a positive connection, adhesion and / or or suction power of a blower with the base station connectable adapter air outlet and a connectable by positive engagement, adhesion and / or suction of a blower with the vacuum cleaner adapter air inlet.
  • the adapter module can have corresponding connection means, for example latching means, clamping means or the like.
  • the adapter module has a movable suction arm, which is arranged pivotably on a rotation axis and with which a position of the adapter air inlet (18) can be varied, so that differently shaped and / or different vacuum cleaner can be connected.
  • the invention also proposes a method for cleaning and / or emptying a suction dust chamber of a first vacuum cleaner by means of a base station, in particular by means of a base station according to the invention, wherein an air duct of the first vacuum cleaner with a first air inlet in fluid communication with a base dust chamber of the base station and the first air outlet of the base station is connected, and wherein in the vacuum cleaner room of the first vacuum cleaner suction material is conveyed by means of a blower, in particular a blower of the first vacuum cleaner in the base dust chamber, and wherein at least one second air inlet having
  • Interface of the base station is connected to an adapter module, wherein the adapter module is then connected to a second vacuum cleaner, and wherein suction material contained in a suction dust chamber of the second vacuum cleaner is conveyed into the base dust chamber.
  • the suction material contained in the suction dust chamber of the second vacuum cleaner is conveyed into the base dust chamber by means of a blower of the second vacuum cleaner or by means of a blower of the first vacuum cleaner.
  • a blower of the second vacuum cleaner or by means of a blower of the first vacuum cleaner.
  • the method may alternatively provide an automatic choice of the blower used, in particular depending on a current combination of connected to the base station vacuum cleaner types.
  • an inlet valve assigned to the first air inlet and / or the second air inlet is switched over from the suction dust chamber of the first vacuum cleaner or from the suction dust chamber of the second vacuum cleaner depending on a desired delivery of suction material.
  • the inlet valve for the promotion of suction material from the Saugstaubraum the second vacuum cleaner can be switched so that this obstructs the first air inlet
  • the inlet valve for the promotion of suction material from the Saugerstaubraum the first vacuum cleaner can be switched so that this the second air inlet blocked.
  • the current position of the inlet valve not only the desired Flow connection made to the respective air inlet, but also prevents ingress of secondary air through the other (unused) air inlet.
  • FIG. 1 shows a schematic side view of a base station 1, which is formed, a vacuum cleaner 3, in particular a hand-held Stielstaubsauger, Ackusauger o.ä. take.
  • the base station 1 has a first air inlet 7 and a first air outlet 8, which are adapted to be connected to an air outlet and an air inlet of the vacuum cleaner 3.
  • At the base station 1 further contacts 19, 20 are arranged, which serve to make contact with the vacuum cleaner 3 to be connected to the base station 1, in particular they can also assume a support function for holding the vacuum cleaner 3 to the base station 1 or be equipped with sensors, to detect the docking of the vacuum cleaner 3.
  • the base station 1 also has an interface 13, via which a second vacuum cleaner 4 can be connected to the base station 1.
  • the interface 13 is covered in the figure with a cap 24.
  • the base station 1 has a switch 22, with which the user can set certain cleaning operations.
  • the switch 22 can assume different locking positions for the cleaning of the first vacuum cleaner 3 or the cleaning of the second vacuum cleaner 4.
  • FIG. 2 shows an adapter module 16, which can be connected to the interface 13 of the base station 1.
  • the adapter module 16 has an adapter air outlet 17 for connection to the interface 13 and an adapter air inlet 18 for connection to a second vacuum cleaner 4.
  • the adapter module 16 has a movable suction arm 23 which is pivotally mounted on a rotation axis and a second vacuum cleaner 4 to be connected can be lowered.
  • the adapter module 16 can in particular to a specific Be adapted to vacuum cleaner type, which is to be connected to the base station 1. However, it is also possible that the adapter module 16 can connect several types of vacuum cleaner to the base station 1.
  • FIG. 3 shows the base station 1 with a first vacuum cleaner connected thereto 3.
  • the first vacuum cleaner 3 has at the usually resting on a floor to be cleaned side of a suction nozzle 28 which is connected here to the first air inlet 7 of the base station 1.
  • the housing of the first vacuum cleaner 3 contacts the contacts 19 of the base station 1.
  • the housing shape of the first vacuum cleaner 3 can be designed so that it correspondingly presses against the contacts 19 and distinguishes a particular type of vacuum cleaner from other vacuum cleaners.
  • FIG. 4 shows the base station 1 with the connected first vacuum cleaner 3, as already in FIG. 3 shown.
  • the adapter module 16 is connected to the interface 13 of the base station 1.
  • the covering cap 24 protecting the interface 13 has been removed from the base station 1.
  • the adapter module 16 is connected with its adapter air outlet 17 to the interface 13.
  • a second vacuum cleaner 4 designed here as a self-propelled vacuum robot.
  • the pivotable suction arm 23 of the adapter module 16 can be pivoted into a position which corresponds to a docking position of the second vacuum cleaner 4 on the adapter module 16.
  • FIG. 5 shows a cross section through the base station 1.
  • the base station 1 has a base dust chamber 2, in which suction material 15 from the vacuum cleaners to be cleaned / emptied 3, 4 can be sucked.
  • the base dust chamber 2 is connected to the first air inlet 7 and the first air outlet 8. Via this flow connection, air which is sucked from the first vacuum cleaner 3 through the first air inlet 7 into the base station 1 can flow through the base dust chamber 2 and subsequently leave the base station 1 again via the first air outlet 8 and, for example, a blower 11 of the first vacuum cleaner 3 are supplied.
  • the interface 13, which provides a second air inlet 12, is also connected to the base dust chamber 2.
  • the two flow paths from the first air inlet 7 to the first air outlet 8 and from the second air inlet 12 to the first air outlet 8 are separated by an inlet valve 14.
  • the inlet valve 14 is designed here as a pivotable flap valve, but other designs are conceivable.
  • the inlet valve 14 can be pivoted from a position closing the first air inlet 7 into a position closing the second air inlet 12, and vice versa.
  • the base dust chamber 2 can be equipped in the usual way with a filter bag, which can be removed from the base station 1 and / or emptied when completely filled with suction material, for example. Dust and dirt.
  • FIG. 6 shows a cross section through the in FIG. 5 illustrated base station 1 with a first vacuum cleaner connected thereto 3.
  • the first vacuum cleaner 3 has a suction nozzle 28 which is connected to the first air inlet 7 of the base station 1. From the suction nozzle 28 to a blower 11 of the first vacuum cleaner 3, an air duct 9 runs inside the first vacuum cleaner 3.
  • suction material 15 is sucked into the suction nozzle 28 from a floor to be cleaned by means of the blower 11, flows through the air duct 9 and thereby passes an air filter 27, which filters the sucked air, so that the suction material 15 contained therein adhere to the filter material of the air filter 27 and exclusively freed of suction material 15 air can flow further in the direction of the blower 11.
  • a secondary air duct 25 is connected between the air filter 27 and the blower 11, which has a secondary air valve 26.
  • secondary air channel 25 secondary air can flow into the air channel 9 of the first vacuum cleaner 3, which flows during a cleaning process of the first vacuum cleaner 3 in a flow direction, which the flow direction of the usual suction operation of the first vacuum cleaner 3 is opposite.
  • the air duct 9 of the first vacuum cleaner 3 additionally has an inlet section 29 which connects the first air outlet 8 to the blower 11 of the first vacuum cleaner 3 in terms of flow.
  • the inlet section 29 is associated with a valve 30 which can release or block a flow path from the base station 1 to the blower 11 of the first vacuum cleaner 3.
  • the valve 30 is still in that position which is suitable for the usual suction operation of the first vacuum cleaner 3.
  • the valve 30 closes the flow connection between the first air outlet 8 of the base station 1 and the air duct 9 of the first vacuum cleaner.
  • FIG. 7 shows the base station 1 with the first vacuum cleaner 3 arranged thereon in a situation shortly before a cleaning process of the suction dust chamber 5 of the first vacuum cleaner 3.
  • the switch 22 is pressed into a corresponding switching position.
  • the valve 30 is pivoted to a position in which the air channel 9 between the fan 11 and the air filter 27 is fluidically separated.
  • the inlet section 29 is released, which extends between the first air outlet 8 of the base station 1 and the blower 11 of the first vacuum cleaner 3.
  • FIG. 8 shows a subsequent step in which the arranged on the secondary air passage 25 secondary air valve 26 is opened to admit secondary air for the cleaning process in the air duct 9 of the first vacuum cleaner 3.
  • the inlet valve 14 arranged between the first air inlet 7 and the second air inlet 12 of the base station 1 is pivoted for the cleaning of the suction dust chamber 6 of the first vacuum cleaner 3 in a position in which the second air inlet 12 is closed, so that no air through the second air inlet 12 can flow into the base dust chamber 2. Accordingly, a flow path is between the first air inlet 7 and the first air outlet 8 via the base dust chamber 2 released.
  • the cleaning process for the cleaning of the Saugerstaubraums 5 is now carried out so that the fan 11 via the first air outlet 8 successively generates a negative pressure in the base dust chamber 2, the suction nozzle 28, the Saugerstaubraum 5 and then the air filter 27 of the first vacuum cleaner 3.
  • secondary air is sucked through the secondary air valve 26 into the secondary air channel 25, which flows through the air filter 27 in a direction opposite to a filter function of the air filter 27 flow direction.
  • the outer wall of the air filter 27 is cleaned and the suction material 15 adhering thereto is sucked into the suction dust chamber 5.
  • the total suction dust 15 located in the suction dust chamber 5 is then transferred through the suction nozzle 28 into the base dust chamber 2, where the suction material 15 is collected and can be disposed of during a subsequent cleaning process of the base dust chamber 2.
  • the suction-laden air flowing through the base dust chamber 2 is thus cleaned and passes without suction material 15 via the first air outlet 8 to the blower 11 of the first vacuum cleaner 3.
  • the first vacuum cleaner 3 is thus cleaned by means of its own blower 11, wherein in the suction dust chamber. 5 contained suction material 15 in the base dust chamber 2 of the base station 1 is transferred. It is not necessary that the base station 1 has its own fan, but the base station 1 may be formed as a passive station, which provides the corresponding flow paths and collects the suction material 15 within the base dust chamber 2.
  • FIG. 9 shows the state of the base station 1 and the first vacuum cleaner 3 shortly after the successful cleaning of the first vacuum cleaner 3. This is the removed from the first vacuum cleaner 3 suction 15 in the base dust chamber 2 of the base station 1.
  • the inlet valve 14 is pivoted back to its original position , which closes the first air inlet 7 of the base station 1, so that the suction material 15 contained in the base dust chamber 2 can not pass back into the first vacuum cleaner 3 through the suction nozzle 28.
  • the adapter module 16 is connected to the interface 13 of the base station 1.
  • the previously arranged on the interface 13 cap 24 is removed in order to connect an adapter air outlet 17 of the adapter module 16 to the second air inlet 12 of the base station 1 can.
  • the arranged in the interface 13 contacts 20 may be formed so that they recognize the connection of the adapter module 16 to the base station 1 and, for example, a (additional) in the interface 13 arranged interface valve (not shown in the figure) share.
  • the user can easily remove the cap 24 manually from the interface 13 and thus release the second air inlet 12 for the adapter module 16.
  • the adapter module 16 is designed to provide a flow connection between the base station 1 and a second vacuum cleaner 4, for example a cleaning robot.
  • the adapter module 16 has an air channel which connects the adapter air outlet 17 with the adapter air inlet 18.
  • the position of the adapter air inlet 18 can be varied so that differently shaped and / or differently high second vacuum cleaner 4 can be connected.
  • FIG. 11 shows the base station 1 with connected adapter module 16.
  • the adapter air outlet 17 of the adapter module 16 is connected to the second air inlet 12 of the base station 1.
  • the suction arm 23 is pivoted slightly downwardly to establish fluid communication with the air duct 10 of the second vacuum cleaner 4.
  • the valve 30 is switched so that the blower 11 of the first vacuum cleaner 3 fluidly from the air filter 27 of the first vacuum cleaner 3 is separated.
  • the inlet valve 14 is pivoted so that the first air inlet 7 of the base station 1 is closed and only the second air inlet 12 and the first air outlet 8 have a connection via the base dust chamber 2 to each other.
  • the user of the base station 1 selects a corresponding cleaning program by means of the switch 22.
  • the fan 11 is started, so that air from the second vacuum cleaner 4 flows into the adapter module 16 and thence through the base dust chamber 2 and finally to the blower 11 of the first vacuum cleaner 3.
  • the air contained in the suction dust chamber 6 of the second vacuum cleaner 4 is guided via the adapter module 16 and the interface 13 into the base dust chamber 2 of the base station 1.
  • a filter arranged in the base dust chamber 2 the air flowing in the direction of the blower 11 of the first vacuum cleaner 3 is cleaned of the suction material 15.
  • the freed from the suction material 15 air can be discharged from the blower 11 into the environment.
  • the invention provides a base station 1 to which one or more adapter modules 16 can be connected in a modular manner.
  • the base station 1 has one or more interfaces 13, which are each designed for connection to adapter modules 16.
  • the user of the base station 1 can choose which vacuum cleaner 3, 4 (suction dust chamber 5, 6) he would like to clean and which vacuum cleaner 3, 4 (blower 11) he wants to use for cleaning.
  • the suction dust chamber 5 of the first vacuum cleaner 3 can be cleaned by means of the blower 11 of the first vacuum cleaner 3.
  • the suction dust chamber 6 of the second vacuum cleaner 4 can also be cleaned by means of the blower 11 of the first vacuum cleaner 3.
  • the second vacuum cleaner 4 which is connected to the base station 1 by means of the adapter module 16, is cleaned by means of its own blower.
  • the second vacuum cleaner 4 is cleaned by means of its own blower.
  • the second air outlet at the base station 1 through which air from the base dust chamber 2 in the Adapter module 16 can get to be sucked by the blower of the second vacuum cleaner 4.

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