EP3045097B1 - Carpet brush device - Google Patents
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- the invention relates to a carpet brush device for the care and / or for refreshing carpets or carpets.
- carpet brushes with a brush for the care of carpets are basically well known in practice.
- the known carpet brush devices generally have a housing, wherein in an operating position of the carpet brush device for the care of the carpet, the housing bottom faces the carpet.
- the brush for the care of the carpet is usually arranged in the housing and is at least in a partial area on the carpet facing housing bottom over the end of the housing, so that the carpet for care with the brush is acted upon.
- the brush is generally driven directly by an electric motor and set in rotation, so that, among other things, the loops and / or loops of a carpet erected by the rotation of the brush and the carpet can be refreshed.
- Such carpet brushing devices also called carpet fresheners, are thus far typically designed as independent carpet care appliances and often exist in the household next to a vacuum cleaner and other electrical equipment for the care and cleaning of carpets, so that usually a variety of equipment for the maintenance of a carpet is kept.
- a carpet brush device is thus provided with a brush for the treatment of a carpet, and with a housing in which the brush is mounted and which is open at least in the region of the brush down, wherein the housing has a connection piece for connection to a vacuum cleaner Air inlet opening for sucking in ambient air and formed between the air inlet opening and the connecting piece, circumferentially closed air duct, wherein within the air duct, a turbine is arranged, which is drivable or rotatable by means of air flowing through the air duct, the brush coupled to the turbine such in that, with a rotation of the turbine, a rotation of the brush is effected, and wherein the housing has a receiving device for receiving a care agent metering unit.
- the carpet brush device is in its operating position, wherein in the operating position the carpet brush device rests on a floor and / or a carpet and the area of the housing in which the brush is arranged on a floor and / or Carpet facing side arranged and / or is formed. Consequently, the carpet brush device is open at the bottom of the brush.
- the brush in the operating position, the brush is arranged in the housing such that the carpet on which the carpet brush device rests can be acted upon by the brush. This is preferably given by the fact that the brush protrudes at least with a partial region on the underside of the housing facing the carpet.
- the turbine is set within the air duct in rotation, and the turbine and the brush are coupled together such that rotation of the turbine causes rotation of the brush.
- the brush is not directly over a e.g. the electric motor driven by the carpet brush device, but via a directed from the air inlet opening in the direction of the connecting piece of air flow, which sets the turbine in rotation.
- the carpet brush device is designed as an attachment for a vacuum cleaner, wherein the carpet brush device via the connecting piece with the vacuum cleaner, in particular a vacuum cleaner tube of the vacuum cleaner, is connectable.
- a suction fan of the vacuum cleaner connected to the carpet brush device can in this way suck in ambient air via the air inlet opening and thus generate an air flow directed from the air inlet opening in the direction of the connecting piece, whereby the turbine is set in rotation, so that the brush is driven.
- the brush of the carpet brush device can be driven via an airflow generated by a suction fan of a vacuum cleaner connected to the carpet brush device.
- the housing has a brush chamber in which the brush is arranged and which is separated from the air duct, so that an air flow flowing through the air duct can not get into the brush chamber. Likewise, it can be avoided in this way that the ambient air is sucked in via the brush chamber.
- the arranged in the air duct turbine is thus driven by the intake via the air inlet opening ambient air. In this way, the suction of preferably accumulated in the brush chamber dirt particles and a concomitant possible risk of damage to the turbine can be reduced by these dirt particles.
- the brush is understood as meaning such a brush which is set up and designed for cleaning and / or care and / or for freshening carpets or carpets.
- the brush for applying a carpet is provided with a care agent.
- the brush is formed roller-shaped and the brush longitudinal axis is aligned in the horizontal. In this way, in the operating position of the carpet brush device, the brush longitudinal axis is arranged parallel to the carpet to be maintained. Thus, the carpet can be evenly refreshed over the entire length of the brush longitudinal axis.
- the brush has bristles, wherein the bristles are preferably made of a natural material and / or a synthetic material.
- the bristles are particularly preferably formed from polybutylene terephthalate (PBT). Bristles made of PBT have the advantage that they are particularly resistant to abrasion. Thus, in each case a particularly hard-wearing brush can be provided for different carpeting to be maintained.
- PBT polybutylene terephthalate
- a care product is preferably applied to the carpet to be refreshed and / or maintained and incorporated into the carpet by means of the brush of the carpet brush device.
- this care product can be applied by hand previously on the carpet to be maintained.
- the housing has a receiving device for receiving a care agent dosing unit.
- a care agent metering unit can be used in the receptacle of the receiving device, so that an application of the care agent can be transferred to the carpet of the carpet brush device.
- a preferred embodiment of the invention provides that the receiving device is designed as a frame into which the
- Care agent dosing unit is used.
- the frame is designed and arranged such that in a carpet brush device placed on the floor, the care-agent metering unit can be inserted from above, very preferably in a direction normal to the floor. In this way, the care agent dosing unit can be conveniently used in the carpet brush device.
- the care-agent metering unit it is sufficient for the care-agent metering unit to be insertable into the receiving device without additional holding devices being provided for the care-agent metering unit.
- a latching device it is made for a latching device to be provided on the receiving device and / or on the care-substance metering unit so that the care-agent metering unit can be latched and thus fixed with the receiving device when it is inserted into the receiving device.
- the receiving device and / or the care-agent dosing unit has a drive device for driving the care-agent dosing unit.
- the care-agent can be applied by means of the carpet brushing device to the carpet to be cared for.
- the turbine and the brush can be coupled to one another via a wide variety of mechanical connections.
- the turbine and the brush are mechanically coupled to each other via a toothed belt, a gear and / or gears, so that with a rotation of the turbine rotation of the brush is effected.
- a translation of the rotation of the turbine to the rotation of the brush may be required.
- the air duct is designed such that a directed from the air inlet opening toward the connection piece air flow deflected before impinging on the turbine at least once, preferably twice, preferably three times and according to one embodiment is, preferably by an angle of 270 °, more preferably by a total angle of 360 °.
- the air flow is guided at least once parallel to the longitudinal axis of the brush.
- the air flow before the impact on the turbine only twice and expediently only three times deflected, being deflected within the scope of the invention, the air flow at each deflection by about 90 °.
- the air inlet opening can basically be arranged at different locations of the housing, so that preferably clean ambient air is sucked in.
- the air inlet opening is arranged in a side wall and / or on the upper side of the housing and / or in the region of the connecting piece. In the arrangement of the air inlet opening on the top of the housing, the suction of dirt particles can be reduced, so that damage to the turbine can be reduced by sucked dirt particles.
- a preferred embodiment of the invention provides that the air inlet opening is formed in the side wall in such a height that when placed on a floor carpet brush device, the lower end of the air inlet opening a distance ⁇ 1 cm, preferably ⁇ 2 cm, from the ground.
- the air inlet opening in the side wall of the housing is arranged such that as clean as possible ambient air is sucked in to avoid damage to the turbine by the suction of arranged on the bottom of protective particles.
- the invention also relates to a system comprising a vacuum cleaner and a carpet brush apparatus, with a brush for treating a carpet, a housing in which the brush is mounted and which is open at least in the region of the brush downwards, wherein the housing has a connecting piece for connection with a vacuum cleaner, an air inlet opening for sucking in ambient air, and a space formed between the air inlet opening and the spigot, Having circumferentially closed air duct, within the air duct, a turbine is arranged, which is rotatable by means of air flowing through the air duct, and the brush is coupled to the turbine such that with a rotation of the turbine, a rotation of the brush is effected, wherein the carpet brush device over the connection piece with the vacuum cleaner, in particular with a vacuum cleaner tube of the vacuum cleaner, connected or at least connectable.
- a suction fan of the vacuum sucks ambient air via the air inlet opening, causing the turbine disposed within the air duct to rotate and transmit the rotation of the turbine to the brush becomes.
- the carpet brush can be set in rotation by the suction fan of the vacuum cleaner, without the brush being driven directly by an electric motor.
- the invention also relates to the use of a carpet brush apparatus in conjunction with a vacuum cleaner, wherein the carpet brush apparatus comprises a brush for treating a carpet and a housing in which the brush is mounted and which is open at least in the region of the brush down, wherein the housing has a Connecting piece for connection to a vacuum cleaner, an air inlet opening for sucking in ambient air and formed between the air inlet opening and the connecting piece, circumferentially closed air duct, within the air duct, a turbine is arranged, which is drivable or rotatable by means of air flowing through the air duct, and the brush is coupled to the turbine such that upon rotation of the turbine, rotation of the brush is effected, the carpet brush apparatus being connected to the vacuum cleaner via the spigot, a suction fan of the vacuum cleaner generating an airflow gt, so that ambient air is sucked through the air inlet opening, the turbine is set in rotation and the rotation of the turbine causes a rotation of the brush.
- the carpet brush apparatus comprises a brush for treating
- the preferred developments of the carpet brush device according to the invention described above apply both to the system according to the invention of a vacuum cleaner and a carpet brush device and to the use according to the invention of the carpet brush device in conjunction with a vacuum cleaner.
- a carpet brush device 2 is shown with a brush 4 for treating a carpet.
- the carpet brush device 2 has a housing 6, in which the brush 4 is mounted. Furthermore, the housing 6 comprises a connecting piece 8 for connecting the carpet brush device 2 with a vacuum cleaner not shown here.
- an air inlet opening 10 is also arranged in a side wall 12 of the housing 6 for the intake of ambient air. Between the air inlet opening 10 and the connecting piece 8, a circumferentially closed air channel 14 is formed in the housing 6.
- a turbine 16 is arranged, which is rotatable by means of air flowing through the air passage 14.
- the brush 4 and the turbine 16 are mechanically coupled to one another via a toothed belt 18, so that the rotation of the turbine 16 causes a rotation of the brush 4.
- the turbine 16 is set in rotation.
- the rotation of the turbine 16 is transmitted to the brush 4 via the toothed belt 18.
- the turbine 16 can be rotated in this way via a generated by a suction fan arranged in the suction fan, the turbine 16, whereby the brush 4 is driven.
- the carpet brush device 2 is usable as an attachment for a vacuum cleaner.
- the brush 4 is formed roller-shaped and the brush longitudinal axis 20 is aligned in the patch on a floor carpet brush device 2 in the horizontal. In this way, to be nurtured or refreshed carpet over the entire length of the brush 4 are treated evenly.
- the brush 4 also has bristles of polybutylene terephthalate (PBT). Such bristles are particularly durable, so that a brush 4 is provided with resistant bristles for the treatment and care of different carpets or carpets.
- PBT polybutylene terephthalate
- the care product can be applied with the carpet brush device 2 itself and be incorporated by means of the brush 4 in the carpet to be maintained.
- the housing 6 of the carpet brush device 2 has a receiving device 22 for receiving a care dosing unit not shown.
- the receiving device 22 is designed as a frame, so that the carpet dosing unit can be inserted from above into the carpet brush device 2 when the carpet brush device 2 is placed on the floor.
- the care agent metering unit it locks with the receiving device 22, so that the care agent metering unit is fixed in the carpet brushing device 2. In this way, a slippage the care agent dosing from the receiving device 22, in particular during operation of the carpet brush device 2, counteracted.
- the frame-like configuration of the receiving device 22 and thus of the housing 6, the arrangement of the air inlet opening 10 in the side wall 12 and the arrangement of the turbine 16 causes the air flow generated by a vacuum cleaner from the air inlet opening 10 in the direction of the connecting piece 8 several times in the air duct 14th is diverted.
- By redirecting the air flow in the air duct 14 outside the housing perceptible noise resulting from the rotation of the brush 4 can be reduced, whereby the operating noise of the carpet brush device 2 can be reduced overall.
- Fig. 2 is that off Fig. 1 apparent carpet brush device 2 shown in a three-dimensional view, the carpet brush device 2 is in its operating position. In the operating position, the carpet brush device 2 rests on a floor and / or carpet. The area of the housing 6 in which the brush 4 is arranged is arranged on a side facing the floor and / or carpet. Thus, the carpet brush device 2 in the area of the brush 4 is open at the bottom. In addition, in the operating position, the brush 4 is arranged in the housing 6, that the carpet on which the carpet brush device 2 rests, can be acted upon by the brush.
- the housing 6 also has a brush chamber 24, in which the brush 4 is arranged and which is separated from the air duct 14, so that an air flow flowing through the air duct 14 can not get into the brush chamber 24. In this way it can be ensured that the ambient air is sucked in via the air inlet opening 10 arranged in the side wall 12, so that the suction of dirt particles can be prevented or at least reduced in order to avoid damage to the turbine 16.
- the carpet brush device 2 is suitable as a header for a vacuum cleaner.
- the carpet brush device 2 is to connect via the connecting piece 8 with a vacuum cleaner tube of a vacuum cleaner.
- ambient air can be sucked through a suction fan of a vacuum cleaner, wherein the ambient air is sucked in through the air inlet opening 10 in the side wall 12 of the housing 6, whereby a directed from the air inlet opening 10 in the direction of the intake 8 air flow is generated.
- This air flow generates a rotation of the turbine 16, wherein the rotation of the turbine 16 is transmitted to the brush 4.
- the carpet brushing device 2 is operable to treat the carpet via the airflow generated by a vacuum cleaner, so that no direct electrical drive of the brush 4 is required, in particular no electric motor provided in the carpet brushing device 2 itself.
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Die Erfindung betrifft ein Teppichbürstengerät zur Pflege und/oder zum Auffrischen von Teppichböden bzw. Teppichen.The invention relates to a carpet brush device for the care and / or for refreshing carpets or carpets.
Teppichbürstengeräte mit einer Bürste zur Pflege von Teppichen sind aus der Praxis grundsätzlich gut bekannt. Die bekannten Teppichbürstengeräte weisen in der Regel ein Gehäuse auf, wobei in einer Betriebsposition des Teppichbürstengeräts zur Pflege des Teppichs die Gehäuseunterseite dem Teppich zugewandt ist. Die Bürste zur Pflege des Teppichs ist in der Regel in dem Gehäuse angeordnet und steht zumindest in einem Teilbereich auf der dem Teppich zugewandten Gehäuseunterseite über das Ende des Gehäuses über, so dass der Teppich zur Pflege mit der Bürste beaufschlagbar ist. Zur Pflege des Teppichs wird die Bürste im Allgemeinen direkt über einen Elektromotor angetrieben und in Rotation versetzt, so dass durch die Rotation der Bürste unter anderem die Schlaufen und/oder Schlingen eines Teppichs aufgerichtet und der Teppich somit aufgefrischt werden kann.Carpet brushes with a brush for the care of carpets are basically well known in practice. The known carpet brush devices generally have a housing, wherein in an operating position of the carpet brush device for the care of the carpet, the housing bottom faces the carpet. The brush for the care of the carpet is usually arranged in the housing and is at least in a partial area on the carpet facing housing bottom over the end of the housing, so that the carpet for care with the brush is acted upon. To care for the carpet, the brush is generally driven directly by an electric motor and set in rotation, so that, among other things, the loops and / or loops of a carpet erected by the rotation of the brush and the carpet can be refreshed.
Derartige Teppichbürstengeräte, auch Teppichfrischer genannt, sind somit bisher typischerweise als eigenständige Teppichpflegegeräte ausgebildet und existieren im Haushalt häufig neben einem Staubsauger und anderen elektrischen Geräten zur Pflege und Reinigung von Teppichböden, so dass in der Regel eine Vielzahl von Geräten zur Pflege eines Teppichs vorgehalten wird.Such carpet brushing devices, also called carpet fresheners, are thus far typically designed as independent carpet care appliances and often exist in the household next to a vacuum cleaner and other electrical equipment for the care and cleaning of carpets, so that usually a variety of equipment for the maintenance of a carpet is kept.
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Es ist die Aufgabe der Erfindung, ein Teppichbürstengerät bereitzustellen, das einfach aufgebaut und damit kostengünstig herstellbar ist sowie eine effektive Auffrischung eines Teppichs ermöglicht.It is the object of the invention to provide a carpet brush device that is simple in construction and thus inexpensive to produce and allows effective freshening of a carpet.
Die Aufgabe der Erfindung wird durch die unabhängigen Ansprüche gelöst. Bevorzugte Ausgestaltungen der Erfindung sind in den Unteransprüchen angegeben. Erfindungsgemäß ist somit ein Teppichbürstengerät vorgesehen, mit einer Bürste zur Behandlung eines Teppichbodens, und mit einem Gehäuse, in dem die Bürste gelagert ist und das wenigstens im Bereich der Bürste nach unten offen ist, wobei das Gehäuse einen Anschlussstutzen zur Verbindung mit einem Staubsauger, eine Lufteinlassöffnung zum Ansaugen von Umgebungsluft und einen zwischen der Lufteinlassöffnung und dem Anschlussstutzen ausgebildeten, umfangsmäßig geschlossenen Luftkanal aufweist, wobei innerhalb des Luftkanals eine Turbine angeordnet ist, die mittels durch den Luftkanal hindurchströmender Luft antreibbar bzw. rotierbar ist, wobei die Bürste mit der Turbine derart gekoppelt ist, dass mit einer Rotation der Turbine eine Rotation der Bürste bewirkt wird und wobei das Gehäuse eine Aufnahmeeinrichtung zur Aufnahme einer Pflegemitteldosiereinheit aufweist.The object of the invention is solved by the independent claims. Preferred embodiments of the invention are specified in the subclaims. According to the invention a carpet brush device is thus provided with a brush for the treatment of a carpet, and with a housing in which the brush is mounted and which is open at least in the region of the brush down, wherein the housing has a connection piece for connection to a vacuum cleaner Air inlet opening for sucking in ambient air and formed between the air inlet opening and the connecting piece, circumferentially closed air duct, wherein within the air duct, a turbine is arranged, which is drivable or rotatable by means of air flowing through the air duct, the brush coupled to the turbine such in that, with a rotation of the turbine, a rotation of the brush is effected, and wherein the housing has a receiving device for receiving a care agent metering unit.
Grundsätzlich wird bei der vorliegenden Beschreibung davon ausgegangen, dass das Teppichbürstengerät in seiner Betriebsposition ist, wobei in der Betriebsposition das Teppichbürstengerät auf einem Boden und/oder einem Teppichboden aufsteht und der Bereich des Gehäuses in dem die Bürste angeordnet ist auf einer dem Boden und/oder Teppichboden zugewandten Seite angeordnet und/oder ausgebildet ist. Folglich ist das Teppichbürstengerät im Bereich der Bürste nach unten offen. Zudem ist in der Betriebsposition die Bürste derart in dem Gehäuse angeordnet, dass der Teppich, auf dem das Teppichbürstengerät aufsteht, mit der Bürste beaufschlagbar ist. Dies ist vorzugsweise dadurch gegeben, dass die Bürste zumindest mit einem Teilbereich auf der dem Teppich zugewandten Gehäuseunterseite übersteht.Basically, it is assumed in the present description that the carpet brush device is in its operating position, wherein in the operating position the carpet brush device rests on a floor and / or a carpet and the area of the housing in which the brush is arranged on a floor and / or Carpet facing side arranged and / or is formed. Consequently, the carpet brush device is open at the bottom of the brush. In addition, in the operating position, the brush is arranged in the housing such that the carpet on which the carpet brush device rests can be acted upon by the brush. This is preferably given by the fact that the brush protrudes at least with a partial region on the underside of the housing facing the carpet.
Es ist ein wesentlicher Aspekt der Erfindung, dass durch das Ansaugen von Umgebungsluft über die Lufteinlassöffnung die Turbine innerhalb des Luftkanals in Rotation versetzt wird, und die Turbine und die Bürste derart miteinander gekoppelt sind, dass eine Rotation der Turbine eine Rotation der Bürste bewirkt. Auf diese Weise wird die Bürste nicht direkt über einen z.B. dem Teppichbürstengerät eigenen Elektromotor angetrieben, sondern über einen von der Lufteinlassöffnung in Richtung des Anschlussstutzens gerichteten Luftstrom, der die Turbine in Rotation versetzt.It is an essential aspect of the invention that the intake of ambient air via the air inlet opening, the turbine is set within the air duct in rotation, and the turbine and the brush are coupled together such that rotation of the turbine causes rotation of the brush. In this way, the brush is not directly over a e.g. the electric motor driven by the carpet brush device, but via a directed from the air inlet opening in the direction of the connecting piece of air flow, which sets the turbine in rotation.
Besonders bevorzugt ist das Teppichbürstengerät als Vorsatzgerät für einen Staubsauger ausgebildet, wobei das Teppichbürstengerät über den Anschlussstutzen mit dem Staubsauger, insbesondere einem Staubsaugerrohr des Staubsaugers, verbindbar ist. Ein Sauggebläse des mit dem Teppichbürstengeräts verbundenen Staubsaugers kann auf diese Weise über die Lufteinlassöffnung Umgebungsluft ansaugen und somit einen von der Lufteinlassöffnung in Richtung des Anschlussstutzens gerichteten Luftstrom erzeugen, wodurch die Turbine in Rotation versetzt wird, so dass die Bürste angetrieben wird. Auf diese Weise ist die Bürste des Teppichbürstengeräts über einen von einem Sauggebläse eines mit dem Teppichbürstengerät verbundenen Staubsaugers erzeugten Luftstrom antreibbar.Particularly preferably, the carpet brush device is designed as an attachment for a vacuum cleaner, wherein the carpet brush device via the connecting piece with the vacuum cleaner, in particular a vacuum cleaner tube of the vacuum cleaner, is connectable. A suction fan of the vacuum cleaner connected to the carpet brush device can in this way suck in ambient air via the air inlet opening and thus generate an air flow directed from the air inlet opening in the direction of the connecting piece, whereby the turbine is set in rotation, so that the brush is driven. In this way, the brush of the carpet brush device can be driven via an airflow generated by a suction fan of a vacuum cleaner connected to the carpet brush device.
In einer bevorzugten Weiterbildung der Erfindung ist vorgesehen, dass das Gehäuse eine Bürstenkammer aufweist, in der die Bürste angeordnet ist und die von dem Luftkanal abgetrennt ist, so dass ein durch den Luftkanal strömender Luftstrom nicht in die Bürstenkammer gelangen kann. Ebenso kann auf diese Weise vermieden werden, dass die Umgebungsluft über die Bürstenkammer angesaugt wird. Die in dem Luftkanal angeordnete Turbine wird somit von der über die Lufteinlassöffnung angesaugten Umgebungsluft angetrieben. Auf diese Weise kann das Ansaugen von vorzugsweise in der Bürstenkammer angesammelten Schmutzpartikeln und eine damit einhergehende mögliche Gefahr einer Beschädigung der Turbine durch diese Schmutzpartikel verringert werden.In a preferred embodiment of the invention it is provided that the housing has a brush chamber in which the brush is arranged and which is separated from the air duct, so that an air flow flowing through the air duct can not get into the brush chamber. Likewise, it can be avoided in this way that the ambient air is sucked in via the brush chamber. The arranged in the air duct turbine is thus driven by the intake via the air inlet opening ambient air. In this way, the suction of preferably accumulated in the brush chamber dirt particles and a concomitant possible risk of damage to the turbine can be reduced by these dirt particles.
Unter der Bürste wird vorliegend eine derartige Bürste verstanden, die zur Reinigung und/oder Pflege und/oder zum Auffrischen von Teppichböden bzw. Teppichen eingerichtet und ausgebildet ist. Besonders bevorzugt ist die Bürste zur Beaufschlagung eines Teppichs mit einem Pflegemittel vorgesehen. In einer bevorzugten Weiterbildung der Erfindung ist vorgesehen, dass die Bürste walzenförmig ausgebildet und die Bürstenlängsachse in der Horizontalen ausgerichtet ist. Auf diese Weise ist in der Betriebsposition des Teppichbürstengeräts die Bürstenlängsachse parallel zu dem zu pflegenden Teppich angeordnet. Somit kann der Teppich über die gesamte Länge der Bürstenlängsachse gleichmäßig aufgefrischt werden.In the present case, the brush is understood as meaning such a brush which is set up and designed for cleaning and / or care and / or for freshening carpets or carpets. Particularly preferably, the brush for applying a carpet is provided with a care agent. In a preferred embodiment of the invention it is provided that the brush is formed roller-shaped and the brush longitudinal axis is aligned in the horizontal. In this way, in the operating position of the carpet brush device, the brush longitudinal axis is arranged parallel to the carpet to be maintained. Thus, the carpet can be evenly refreshed over the entire length of the brush longitudinal axis.
Gemäß einer vorteilhaften Weiterbildung der Erfindung ist vorgesehen, dass die Bürste Borsten aufweist, wobei die Borsten vorzugsweise aus einem Naturmaterial und/oder einem Kunstmaterial hergestellt sind. Besonders bevorzugt sind die Borsten aus Polybutylenterephthalat (PBT) ausgebildet. Borsten aus PBT haben den Vorteil, dass sie besonders abriebbeständig sind. Somit kann für unterschiedliche zu pflegende Teppichböden jeweils eine besonders strapazierfähige Bürste bereitgestellt werden.According to an advantageous development of the invention it is provided that the brush has bristles, wherein the bristles are preferably made of a natural material and / or a synthetic material. The bristles are particularly preferably formed from polybutylene terephthalate (PBT). Bristles made of PBT have the advantage that they are particularly resistant to abrasion. Thus, in each case a particularly hard-wearing brush can be provided for different carpeting to be maintained.
Zum Auffrischen und zur Pflege eines Teppichs wird vorzugsweise ein Pflegemittel auf den aufzufrischenden und/oder zu pflegenden Teppichboden aufgetragen und mittels der Bürste des Teppichbürstengeräts in den Teppichboden eingearbeitet. Grundsätzlich kann dieses Pflegemittel per Hand zuvor auf den zu pflegenden Teppichboden aufgebracht werden. Erfindungsgemäß ist vorgesehen, dass das Gehäuse eine Aufnahmeeinrichtung zur Aufnahme einer Pflegemitteldosiereinheit aufweist. Somit kann eine Pflegemitteldosiereinheit in die Aufnahme der Aufnahmeeinrichtung eingesetzt werden, so dass ein Aufbringen des Pflegemittels auf den Teppich von dem Teppichbürstengerät übernommen werden kann.To refresh and care for a carpet, a care product is preferably applied to the carpet to be refreshed and / or maintained and incorporated into the carpet by means of the brush of the carpet brush device. Basically, this care product can be applied by hand previously on the carpet to be maintained. According to the invention, it is provided that the housing has a receiving device for receiving a care agent dosing unit. Thus, a care agent metering unit can be used in the receptacle of the receiving device, so that an application of the care agent can be transferred to the carpet of the carpet brush device.
In diesem Zusammenhang sieht eine bevorzugte Weiterbildung der Erfindung vor, dass die Aufnahmeeinrichtung als Rahmen ausgebildet ist, in den dieIn this context, a preferred embodiment of the invention provides that the receiving device is designed as a frame into which the
Pflegemitteldosiereinheit einsetzbar ist. Vorzugsweise ist der Rahmen derart ausgebildet und angeordnet, dass bei einem auf dem Boden aufgesetzten Teppichbürstengerät die Pflegemitteldosiereinheit von oben her einsetzbar ist, und zwar ganz bevorzugt in einer Normalenrichtung zum Boden. Auf diese Weise kann die Pflegemitteldosiereinheit in dem Teppichbürstengerät komfortabel eingesetzt werden.Care agent dosing unit is used. Preferably, the frame is designed and arranged such that in a carpet brush device placed on the floor, the care-agent metering unit can be inserted from above, very preferably in a direction normal to the floor. In this way, the care agent dosing unit can be conveniently used in the carpet brush device.
Grundsätzlich reicht es aus, dass die Pflegemitteldosiereinheit in die Aufnahmeeinrichtung einsetzbar ist, ohne dass zusätzliche Halteeinrichtungen für die Pflegemitteldosiereinheit vorgesehen sind. In einer bevorzugten Weiterbildung der Erfindung ist vorgesehen, dass an der Aufnahmeeinrichtung und/oder an der Pflegemitteldosiereinheit eine Rasteinrichtung vorgesehen ist, so dass die Pflegemitteldosiereinheit beim Einsetzen in die Aufnahmeeinrichtung mit der Aufnahmeeinrichtung verrastbar und somit fixierbar ist.In principle, it is sufficient for the care-agent metering unit to be insertable into the receiving device without additional holding devices being provided for the care-agent metering unit. In a preferred development of the invention, provision is made for a latching device to be provided on the receiving device and / or on the care-substance metering unit so that the care-agent metering unit can be latched and thus fixed with the receiving device when it is inserted into the receiving device.
In einer weiteren bevorzugten Weiterbildung ist vorgesehen, dass die Aufnahmeeinrichtung und/oder die Pflegemitteldosiereinheit eine Antriebseinrichtung zum Antrieb der Pflegemitteldosiereinheit aufweist. Auf diese Weise kann bei einer in die Aufnahmeeinrichtung eingesetzten Pflegemitteldosiereinheit das Pflegemittel mittels des Teppichbürstengeräts auf den zu pflegenden Teppichboden aufgebracht werden.In a further preferred development, it is provided that the receiving device and / or the care-agent dosing unit has a drive device for driving the care-agent dosing unit. In this way, in the case of a care-agent dosing unit inserted into the receiving device, the care-agent can be applied by means of the carpet brushing device to the carpet to be cared for.
Die Turbine und die Bürste können über unterschiedlichste mechanische Verbindungen miteinander gekoppelt sein. In einer bevorzugten Weiterbildung der Erfindung ist vorgesehen, dass die Turbine und die Bürste über einen Zahnriemen, ein Getriebe und/oder Zahnräder miteinander mechanisch gekoppelt sind, so dass mit einer Rotation der Turbine eine Rotation der Bürste bewirkt wird. Abhängig von der gewählten mechanischen Verbindung zwischen Turbine und Bürste kann eine Übersetzung der Rotation der Turbine auf die Rotation der Bürste erforderlich sein.The turbine and the brush can be coupled to one another via a wide variety of mechanical connections. In a preferred embodiment of the invention it is provided that the turbine and the brush are mechanically coupled to each other via a toothed belt, a gear and / or gears, so that with a rotation of the turbine rotation of the brush is effected. Depending on the selected mechanical connection between turbine and brush, a translation of the rotation of the turbine to the rotation of the brush may be required.
In einer weiteren bevorzugten Weiterbildung der Erfindung ist vorgesehen, dass der Luftkanal derart ausgebildet ist, dass ein von der Lufteinlassöffnung in Richtung zum Anschlussstutzen hin gerichteter Luftstrom vor dem Auftreffen auf die Turbine mindestens einmal, vorzugsweise zweimal, bevorzugt dreimal und gemäß einer Ausführungsform mehrfach, umgelenkt wird, vorzugsweise um einen Winkel von insgesamt 270°, ganz bevorzugt um einen Winkel von insgesamt maximal 360°. Ganz besonders bevorzugt ist vorgesehen, dass der Luftstrom wenigstens einmal parallel zur Längsachse der Bürste geführt wird. Vorteilhafterweise wird der Luftstrom vor dem Auftreffen auf die Turbine lediglich zweimal und zweckmäßigerweise lediglich dreimal umgelenkt, wobei im Rahmen der Erfindung der Luftstrom bei jeder Umlenkung um ca. 90° umgelenkt wird. Durch das Umlenken des Luftstroms im Gehäuse des Teppichbürstengeräts können die aufgrund der Rotation der Bürste entstehenden Geräusche und somit die Betriebsgeräusche des Teppichbürstengeräts reduziert werden.In a further preferred embodiment of the invention, it is provided that the air duct is designed such that a directed from the air inlet opening toward the connection piece air flow deflected before impinging on the turbine at least once, preferably twice, preferably three times and according to one embodiment is, preferably by an angle of 270 °, more preferably by a total angle of 360 °. Most preferably, it is provided that the air flow is guided at least once parallel to the longitudinal axis of the brush. Advantageously, the air flow before the impact on the turbine only twice and expediently only three times deflected, being deflected within the scope of the invention, the air flow at each deflection by about 90 °. By redirecting the air flow in the housing of the carpet brush device, the noise due to the rotation of the brush and thus the operating noise of the carpet brush device can be reduced.
Die Lufteinlassöffnung kann grundsätzlich an unterschiedlichen Stellen des Gehäuses angeordnet sein, so dass vorzugsweise saubere Umgebungsluft angesaugt wird. In einer bevorzugten Weiterbildung der Erfindung ist vorgesehen, dass die Lufteinlassöffnung in einer Seitenwand und/oder auf der Oberseite des Gehäuses und/oder im Bereich des Anschlussstutzens angeordnet ist. Bei der Anordnung der Lufteinlassöffnung auf der Oberseite des Gehäuses kann das Ansaugen von Schmutzpartikeln reduziert werden, so dass eine Beschädigung der Turbine durch angesaugte Schmutzpartikel verringert werden kann.The air inlet opening can basically be arranged at different locations of the housing, so that preferably clean ambient air is sucked in. In a preferred embodiment of the invention it is provided that the air inlet opening is arranged in a side wall and / or on the upper side of the housing and / or in the region of the connecting piece. In the arrangement of the air inlet opening on the top of the housing, the suction of dirt particles can be reduced, so that damage to the turbine can be reduced by sucked dirt particles.
Im Zusammenhang mit der Anordnung der Lufteinlassöffnung an der Seitenwandung sieht eine bevorzugte Weiterbildung der Erfindung vor, dass die Lufteinlassöffnung in der Seitenwandung in einer solche Höhe ausgebildet ist, dass bei auf einem Boden aufgesetzten Teppichbürstengerät das untere Ende der Lufteinlassöffnung einen Abstand ≥ 1 cm, vorzugsweise ≥ 2 cm, vom Boden aufweist. Auf diese Weise ist die Lufteinlassöffnung in der Seitenwandung des Gehäuses derart angeordnet, dass möglichst saubere Umgebungsluft angesaugt wird, um Schäden an der Turbine durch das Ansaugen von an dem Boden angeordneten Schutzpartikeln zu vermeiden.In connection with the arrangement of the air inlet opening on the side wall, a preferred embodiment of the invention provides that the air inlet opening is formed in the side wall in such a height that when placed on a floor carpet brush device, the lower end of the air inlet opening a distance ≥ 1 cm, preferably ≥ 2 cm, from the ground. In this way, the air inlet opening in the side wall of the housing is arranged such that as clean as possible ambient air is sucked in to avoid damage to the turbine by the suction of arranged on the bottom of protective particles.
Die Erfindung betrifft zudem ein System aus einem Staubsauger und einem Teppichbürstengerät, mit einer Bürste zur Behandlung eines Teppichbodens, einem Gehäuse, in dem die Bürste gelagert ist und das wenigstens im Bereich der Bürste nach unten offen ist, wobei das Gehäuse einen Anschlussstutzen zur Verbindung mit einem Staubsauger, eine Lufteinlassöffnung zum Ansaugen von Umgebungsluft und ein zwischen der Lufteinlassöffnung und dem Anschlussstutzen ausgebildeten, umfangsmäßig geschlossenen Luftkanal aufweist, innerhalb des Luftkanals eine Turbine angeordnet ist, die mittels durch den Luftkanal hindurchströmender Luft rotierbar ist, und die Bürste mit der Turbine derart gekoppelt ist, dass mit einer Rotation der Turbine eine Rotation der Bürste bewirkt wird, wobei das Teppichbürstengerät über den Anschlussstutzen mit dem Staubsauger, insbesondere mit einem Staubsaugerrohr des Staubsaugers, verbunden oder jedenfalls verbindbar ist.The invention also relates to a system comprising a vacuum cleaner and a carpet brush apparatus, with a brush for treating a carpet, a housing in which the brush is mounted and which is open at least in the region of the brush downwards, wherein the housing has a connecting piece for connection with a vacuum cleaner, an air inlet opening for sucking in ambient air, and a space formed between the air inlet opening and the spigot, Having circumferentially closed air duct, within the air duct, a turbine is arranged, which is rotatable by means of air flowing through the air duct, and the brush is coupled to the turbine such that with a rotation of the turbine, a rotation of the brush is effected, wherein the carpet brush device over the connection piece with the vacuum cleaner, in particular with a vacuum cleaner tube of the vacuum cleaner, connected or at least connectable.
Es ist somit auch ein Aspekt der Erfindung, dass bei einem über den Anschlussstutzen mit dem Staubsauger verbundenen Teppichbürstengerät ein Sauggebläse des Staubsaugers Umgebungsluft über die Lufteinlassöffnung ansaugt, wodurch die innerhalb des Luftkanals angeordnete Turbine in Rotation versetzt wird und die Rotation der Turbine auf die Bürste übertragen wird. Auf diese Weise ist durch das Sauggebläse des Staubsaugers die Teppichbürste in Rotation versetzbar, ohne dass hierzu die Bürste direkt über einen elektrischen Motor angetrieben wird.Thus, it is also an aspect of the invention that when a carpet brush apparatus is connected to the vacuum cleaner, a suction fan of the vacuum sucks ambient air via the air inlet opening, causing the turbine disposed within the air duct to rotate and transmit the rotation of the turbine to the brush becomes. In this way, the carpet brush can be set in rotation by the suction fan of the vacuum cleaner, without the brush being driven directly by an electric motor.
Die Erfindung betrifft zudem die Verwendung eines Teppichbürstengeräts in Verbindung mit einem Staubsauger, wobei das Teppichbürstengerät eine Bürste zur Behandlung eines Teppichbodens und ein Gehäuse aufweist, in dem die Bürste gelagert ist und das wenigstens im Bereich der Bürste nach unten offen ist, wobei das Gehäuse einen Anschlussstutzen zur Verbindung mit einem Staubsauger, eine Lufteinlassöffnung zum Ansaugen von Umgebungsluft und ein zwischen der Lufteinlassöffnung und dem Anschlussstutzen ausgebildeten, umfangsmäßig geschlossenen Luftkanal aufweist, innerhalb des Luftkanals eine Turbine angeordnet ist, die mittels durch den Luftkanal hindurchströmender Luft antreibbar bzw. rotierbar ist, und die Bürste mit der Turbine derart gekoppelt ist, dass mit einer Rotation der Turbine eine Rotation der Bürste bewirkt wird, wobei das Teppichbürstengerät über den Anschlussstutzen mit dem Staubsauger verbunden ist, ein Sauggebläse des Staubsaugers einen Luftstrom erzeugt, so dass Umgebungsluft durch die Lufteinlassöffnung angesaugt wird, die Turbine in Rotation versetzt wird und die Rotation der Turbine eine Rotation der Bürste bewirkt.The invention also relates to the use of a carpet brush apparatus in conjunction with a vacuum cleaner, wherein the carpet brush apparatus comprises a brush for treating a carpet and a housing in which the brush is mounted and which is open at least in the region of the brush down, wherein the housing has a Connecting piece for connection to a vacuum cleaner, an air inlet opening for sucking in ambient air and formed between the air inlet opening and the connecting piece, circumferentially closed air duct, within the air duct, a turbine is arranged, which is drivable or rotatable by means of air flowing through the air duct, and the brush is coupled to the turbine such that upon rotation of the turbine, rotation of the brush is effected, the carpet brush apparatus being connected to the vacuum cleaner via the spigot, a suction fan of the vacuum cleaner generating an airflow gt, so that ambient air is sucked through the air inlet opening, the turbine is set in rotation and the rotation of the turbine causes a rotation of the brush.
Grundsätzlich gelten die vorstehend beschriebenen bevorzugten Weiterbildungen des erfindungsgemäßen Teppichbürstengeräts sowohl für das erfindungsgemäße System aus einem Staubsauger und einem Teppichbürstengerät als auch für die erfindungsgemäße Verwendung des Teppichbürstengeräts in Verbindung mit einem Staubsauger.In principle, the preferred developments of the carpet brush device according to the invention described above apply both to the system according to the invention of a vacuum cleaner and a carpet brush device and to the use according to the invention of the carpet brush device in conjunction with a vacuum cleaner.
Nachfolgend wird die Erfindung unter Bezugnahme auf die Zeichnungen näher erläutert.The invention will be explained in more detail with reference to the drawings.
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Auf diese Weise wird durch das Ansaugen von Umgebungsluft über die Lufteinlassöffnung 10 in Richtung des Anschlussstutzens 8 die Turbine 16 in Rotation versetzt. Die Rotation der Turbine 16 wird über den Zahnriemen 18 auf die Bürste 4 übertragen. Bei einem über den Anschlussstutzen 8 mit einem Staubsauger verbundenen Teppichbürstengerät 2 kann auf diese Weise über einen von einem in dem Staubsauger angeordneten Sauggebläse erzeugten Luftstrom die Turbine 16 in Rotation versetzt werden, wodurch die Bürste 4 angetrieben wird. Somit ist das Teppichbürstengerät 2 als Vorsatzgerät für einen Staubsauger verwendbar.In this way, by the intake of ambient air through the air inlet opening 10 in the direction of the connecting
Die Bürste 4 ist walzenförmig ausgebildet und die Bürstenlängsachse 20 ist bei dem auf einem Boden aufgesetzten Teppichbürstengerät 2 in der Horizontalen ausgerichtet. Auf diese Weise kann der zu pflegende bzw. aufzufrischende Teppichboden über die gesamte Länge der Bürste 4 gleichmäßig behandelt werden.The
Die Bürste 4 weist zudem Borsten aus Polybutylenterephthalat (PBT) auf. Derartige Borsten sind besonders strapazierfähig, so dass eine Bürste 4 mit widerstandsfähigen Borsten zur Behandlung und Pflege unterschiedlicher Teppichböden bzw. Teppiche bereitgestellt wird.The
Zur Pflege und Behandlung eines Teppichs ist vorgesehen, ein Pflegemittel auf den Teppich aufzutragen und das Pflegemittel über die Bürste 4 mittels des Teppichbürstengeräts in den Teppich einzuarbeiten. Vorliegend kann das Pflegemittel mit dem Teppichbürstengerät 2 selbst aufgetragen und mittels der Bürste 4 in den zu pflegenden Teppich eingearbeitet werden. Hierzu weist das Gehäuse 6 des Teppichbürstengeräts 2 eine Aufnahmeeinrichtung 22 zur Aufnahme einer nicht weiter dargestellten Pflegemitteldosiereinheit auf Die Aufnahmeeinrichtung 22 ist als Rahmen ausgebildet, so dass bei einem auf dem Boden aufgesetzten Teppichbürstengerät 2 die Pflegemitteldosiereinheit von oben in das Teppichbürstengerät 2 einsetzbar ist. Beim Einsetzen der Pflegemitteldosiereinheit verrastet diese mit der Aufnahmeeinrichtung 22, so dass die Pflegemitteldosiereinheit in dem Teppichbürstengeräte 2 fixiert ist. Auf diese Weise kann einem Verrutschen der Pflegemitteldosiereinheit aus der Aufnahmeeinrichtung 22, insbesondere im Betrieb des Teppichbürstengeräts 2, entgegengewirkt werden.For the care and treatment of a carpet is provided to apply a care agent on the carpet and incorporate the care agent on the
Die rahmenartige Ausgestaltung der Aufnahmeeinrichtung 22 und somit des Gehäuses 6, die Anordnung der Lufteinlassöffnung 10 in der Seitenwandung 12 und die Anordnung der Turbine 16 bewirkt, dass der von einem Staubsauger erzeugte Luftstrom von der Lufteinlassöffnung 10 in Richtung zum Anschlussstutzen 8 mehrfach in dem Luftkanal 14 umgelenkt wird. Durch das Umlenken des Luftstroms in dem Luftkanal 14 können außerhalb des Gehäuses wahrnehmbare Geräusche, die von der Rotation der Bürste 4 herrühren, reduziert werden, wodurch die Betriebsgeräusche des Teppichbürstengeräts 2 insgesamt reduziert werden können.The frame-like configuration of the receiving
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Das Gehäuse 6 weist zudem eine Bürstenkammer 24 auf, in der die Bürste 4 angeordnet ist und die von dem Luftkanal 14 abgetrennt ist, so dass ein durch den Luftkanal 14 strömender Luftstrom nicht in die Bürstenkammer 24 gelangen kann. Auf diese Weise kann sichergestellt werden, dass die Umgebungsluft über die in der Seitenwandung 12 angeordnete Lufteinlassöffnung 10 angesaugt wird, so dass das Ansaugen von Schmutzpartikeln verhindert oder zumindest reduziert werden kann, um Schäden an der Turbine 16 zu vermeiden.The
Das Teppichbürstengerät 2 eignet sich als Vorsatz für einen Staubsauger. Das Teppichbürstengerät 2 ist dazu über den Anschlussstutzen 8 mit einem Staubsaugerrohr eines Staubsaugers verbindbar. Auf diese Weise kann durch ein Sauggebläse eines Staubsaugers Umgebungsluft angesaugt werden, wobei die Umgebungsluft über die Lufteinlassöffnung 10 in der Seitenwandung 12 des Gehäuses 6 angesaugt wird, wodurch ein von der Lufteinlassöffnung 10 in Richtung des Ansaugstutzens 8 gerichteter Luftstrom erzeugt wird. Dieser Luftstrom erzeugt eine Rotation der Turbine 16, wobei die Rotation der Turbine 16 auf die Bürste 4 übertragen wird. Auf diese Weise ist das Teppichbürstengerät 2 zum Behandeln des Teppichbodens über den von einem Staubsauger erzeugten Luftstrom betreibbar, so dass kein direkter elektrischer Antrieb der Bürste 4 erforderlich ist, insbesondere kein in dem Teppichbürstengerät 2 selbst vorgesehener Elektromotor.The
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- Carpet brush device,- with a brush (4) for treating a carpet, and- having a housing (6) in which the brush (4) is mounted and which is open at the bottom at least in the region of the brush (4),- the housing (6) having a connection socket (8) for connection to a vacuum cleaner, an air inlet opening (10) for sucking in ambient air and an air duct (14) which is formed between the air inlet opening (10) and the connection socket (8) and is circumferentially closed,- a turbine (16) being arranged inside the air duct (14), which turbine (16) can be driven or rotated by means of air flowing through the air duct (14), and- wherein the brush (4) is coupled to the turbine (16) such that rotation of the turbine (16) causes rotation of the brush (4),
characterized- in that the housing has a receiving device (22) for receiving a care agent metering unit. - Carpet brush apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that the housing (6) comprises a brush chamber (24) in which the brush (4) is arranged and which is separated from the air duct (14) so that an air flow flowing through the air duct (14) cannot enter the brush chamber (24).
- Carpet brush apparatus according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the turbine (16) and the brush (4) are mechanically coupled to one another via a toothed belt, a gear and/or gear wheels, so that rotation of the brush (4) is effected by rotation of the turbine (16).
- Carpet brush apparatus according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the air duct (14) is designed in such a way that an air flow directed from the air inlet opening (10) in the direction towards the connecting piece (8) is deflected at least once, preferably several times, preferably by an angle of a total of at least 270°, very preferably by an angle of a total of at least 360°, before it hits the turbine (16).
- Carpet brushing apparatus according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the air inlet opening (10) is arranged in a side wall (12) and/or on top of the housing (6).
- Carpet brushing apparatus according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the air inlet opening in the side wall is formed at such a height that in a carpet brushing apparatus (2) placed on the floor, the lower end of the air inlet opening (10) has a distance ≥ 1 cm, preferably ≥ 2 cm, from the floor.
- Carpet brush apparatus according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the receiving device (22) is designed as a frame into which the care agent metering unit can be inserted, preferably from above.
- System comprising a vacuum cleaner and a carpet brushing apparatus according to any of claims 1 to 7, wherein the carpet brushing apparatus (2) is connected or connectable to the vacuum cleaner via the connecting piece (8).
- Use of a carpet brushing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 7 for connection to a vacuum cleaner, wherein the carpet brushing apparatus (2) is connected to the vacuum cleaner via the connection piece (8), a suction fan of the vacuum cleaner generates an air flow so that ambient air is sucked in through the air inlet opening (10), the turbine (16) is driven and rotation of the turbine (16) causes rotation of the brush (4).
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