EP3081130B1 - Appareil d'aspiration pour surfaces dures - Google Patents

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EP3081130B1
EP3081130B1 EP16169191.0A EP16169191A EP3081130B1 EP 3081130 B1 EP3081130 B1 EP 3081130B1 EP 16169191 A EP16169191 A EP 16169191A EP 3081130 B1 EP3081130 B1 EP 3081130B1
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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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    • A47L1/05—Hand apparatus with built-in electric motors
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
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    • 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
    • A47L5/24—Hand-supported 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
    • A47L7/00—Suction cleaners adapted for additional purposes; Tables with suction openings for cleaning purposes; Containers for cleaning articles by suction; Suction cleaners adapted to cleaning of brushes; Suction cleaners adapted to taking-up liquids
    • A47L7/0004—Suction cleaners adapted to take up liquids, e.g. wet or dry vacuum cleaners
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    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L7/00—Suction cleaners adapted for additional purposes; Tables with suction openings for cleaning purposes; Containers for cleaning articles by suction; Suction cleaners adapted to cleaning of brushes; Suction cleaners adapted to taking-up liquids
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    • A47L7/0019—Details of the casing
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    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L7/00—Suction cleaners adapted for additional purposes; Tables with suction openings for cleaning purposes; Containers for cleaning articles by suction; Suction cleaners adapted to cleaning of brushes; Suction cleaners adapted to taking-up liquids
    • A47L7/0004—Suction cleaners adapted to take up liquids, e.g. wet or dry vacuum cleaners
    • A47L7/0023—Recovery tanks
    • 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
    • A47L7/00—Suction cleaners adapted for additional purposes; Tables with suction openings for cleaning purposes; Containers for cleaning articles by suction; Suction cleaners adapted to cleaning of brushes; Suction cleaners adapted to taking-up liquids
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    • 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
    • A47L9/02—Nozzles
    • A47L9/06—Nozzles with fixed, e.g. adjustably fixed brushes or the like
    • A47L9/0606—Nozzles with fixed, e.g. adjustably fixed brushes or the like rigidly anchored brushes, combs, lips or pads
    • A47L9/0626—Rigidly anchored lips, e.g. nozzles adapted for picking up liquids
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
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    • A47L9/00—Details or accessories of suction cleaners, e.g. mechanical means for controlling the suction or for effecting pulsating action; Storing devices specially adapted to suction cleaners or parts thereof; Carrying-vehicles specially adapted for suction cleaners
    • A47L9/28—Installation of the electric equipment, e.g. adaptation or attachment to the suction cleaner; Controlling suction cleaners by electric means
    • A47L9/2868—Arrangements for power supply of vacuum cleaners or the accessories thereof
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
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    • 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
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    • A47L9/322—Handles for hand-supported suction cleaners

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  • the invention relates to a hard surface suction device for suctioning off a liquid-air mixture from a hard surface, in particular from a window pane, with the features of the preamble of patent claim 1.
  • Such hard surface suction devices are used for vacuuming hard surfaces, for example for vacuuming tiled walls or floors and also for removing a water film from a glass surface, in particular from a window pane.
  • Hard surface suction devices of this type have a suction device with the aid of which the hard surface can be suctioned off.
  • the suction device comprises a suction nozzle, which usually has at least one flexible wiper lip and can be guided along the hard surface to be suctioned.
  • the suction device also has a separation unit with a separation chamber.
  • the suction nozzle is in flow connection with the suction inlet of the separation chamber and the separation chamber is in flow connection with a suction unit of the suction device via an air outlet, so that the separation chamber can be subjected to negative pressure by the suction unit. Under the effect of the negative pressure, a suction flow is formed from the suction nozzle through the separation chamber to the suction unit and a liquid-air mixture can be sucked into the separation chamber. At least one separation element, with the aid of which liquid can be separated from the liquid-air mixture, is arranged within the separation chamber. Starting from the separation chamber, the liquid can reach a dirty liquid tank via a liquid outlet, which is used in addition to the suction device.
  • such hard surface suction devices have a handle so that they can be held by hand by an operator during their operation and guided along the hard surface to be suctioned off.
  • Hard surface suction devices comprising a suction device with a suction nozzle, a separation unit and a suction unit, and further comprising a dirty liquid tank and a handle, the separation unit having a separation chamber in which at least one separation element is arranged and which comprises a suction inlet, a liquid outlet and an air outlet, wherein the suction inlet with the suction nozzle, the liquid outlet with the dirty liquid tank and the air outlet with the suction unit in flow connection are from the publications WO 2009/086891 A1 , WO 2009/086892 A1 and WO 2009/086893 A1 known. They have proven themselves in practice. With their help, window panes in particular can be cleaned effectively. To do this, the user guides the hard surface suction device along the window pane while holding the device by the handle. Over time, however, this can lead to fatigue for the operator, since guiding the device along the window pane requires a certain amount of force.
  • a hard surface suction device in the form of a dry vacuum cleaner for vacuuming surfaces that have elevations and depressions, for example keyboards and control panels of computers, pocket calculators, telephones and the like.
  • the dry vacuum cleaner has a housing with a suction inlet on which a plurality of suction tubes are arranged.
  • the suction tubes are deformable and surrounded by bristles.
  • a suction unit that is positioned in the housing, a suction flow can be generated, with the help of which dust can be sucked through the suction tubes into the housing and fed to a dust collection container via a suction outlet.
  • the dust collection container is held removably on the housing and has an exhaust air opening on which a dust filter is arranged.
  • the dust collection container is positioned next to a housing section which accommodates a battery and can be gripped by the user together with the dust collection container.
  • a similarly designed dry vacuum cleaner for removing dust from narrow gaps and angles, such as those found on electrical appliances, is from the publication KR 19980020751 U known.
  • the dry vacuum cleaner disclosed therein has a housing designed in the manner of a pistol with a handle which surrounds a dust collecting container.
  • a dry vacuum cleaner which is designed in the manner of a clothes brush and is provided for vacuuming items of clothing, is from the publication U.S. 2,665,445 known.
  • the dry vacuum cleaner has a housing with a suction inlet on which a brush head for brushing off an item of clothing is arranged, and with an exhaust air opening, which is arranged on an end side of a handle facing away from the brush head, in which a filter bag is positioned.
  • a manual window puller is known with a housing that forms a handle.
  • a pull-off lip which can be guided along a window pane is held on an end face of the housing facing away from the handle. Liquid can be removed from the window pane and directed into a liquid reservoir which is arranged in the handle.
  • a suction device to be held in the hand which can be used in particular for stimulating the scalp but also for suctioning off smaller household items, is from the publication U.S. 2,753,434 known.
  • the suction device has a cylindrical housing around which the user can grip.
  • a suction inlet is arranged on an end face of the housing and an exhaust air opening is arranged on a rear side facing away from the end face.
  • a suction unit positioned in the housing, a suction flow extending through the housing in the longitudinal direction can be generated from the suction inlet to the exhaust air opening.
  • a heating device can be positioned at the exhaust air opening so that the suction device can also be used as a hair dryer.
  • a floor nozzle is arranged at a front end of the housing and a handle which can be grasped by the user is positioned at a rear end of the housing.
  • the tubular housing houses a filter bag.
  • a hard surface suction device with the features of the preamble of claim 1 is from the publication WO 2008/065313 A2 known.
  • the object of the present invention is to further develop a hard surface suction device of the type mentioned at the outset in such a way that it is easy to handle, it being possible for an operator to move it along a hard surface with less effort.
  • the suction device comprises the suction nozzle, the separation unit and the suction unit of the hard surface suction device.
  • the handle is arranged below the suction device in relation to an upright position of the hard surface suction device. It has been shown that this can reduce the effort required to handle the hard surface suction device.
  • the operator can use the hard surface suction device Take hold of the handle below the suction device. The operator can thus directly support the suction device with their hand. As a result, tilting moments that occur when the hard surface suction device is pivoted can be kept low.
  • the handle surrounds at least a part of the dirty liquid tank.
  • the dirty liquid tank can be completely surrounded by the handle. It can, however, also be provided that the dirty liquid tank has a first tank area which is surrounded by the handle and a second tank area which protrudes from the handle. It is advantageous here if the area of the dirty liquid tank protruding from the handle is arranged below the handle in relation to an upright position of the hard surface suction device.
  • the dirty liquid tank is preferably also arranged below the suction device in relation to an upright position of the hard surface suction device.
  • the dirty liquid tank is increasingly filled with liquid which was separated in the separation chamber from the liquid-air mixture sucked off the hard surface and which reaches the dirty liquid tank via the liquid outlet.
  • the level of the dirty liquid tank increases, its weight increases, so that the focus of the hard surface suction device is increasingly shifted.
  • the dirty liquid tank is preferably arranged directly at the liquid outlet of the separation chamber.
  • the suction device has a contact surface from which the handle protrudes.
  • the operator can place his thumb and forefinger and / or part of the back of his hand on the contact surface. As a result, the effort required to handle the hard surface suction device can be further reduced.
  • the suction unit has a suction turbine which can be set in rotation by an electric motor about a turbine axis in order to form a suction flow.
  • the handle is preferably elongated and has a longitudinal axis. It is advantageous if the longitudinal axis of the handle is oriented at an angle to the turbine axis.
  • the longitudinal axis of the handle advantageously intersects the turbine axis in the area of the separation unit or in the area of the suction unit.
  • the handle is arranged below the suction unit in relation to an upright position of the hard surface suction device.
  • the handle thus directly absorbs the weight of the suction unit.
  • the handle is arranged below the separation unit in relation to an upright position of the hard surface suction device.
  • the suction unit can be grasped from under by an operator. This enables the operator to directly support the suction unit by hand.
  • the hard surface suction device has at least one rechargeable battery. This means that the hard surface suction device can be operated independently of access to a socket. This facilitates the handling of the hard surface suction device.
  • the handle forms a receiving space in which at least one rechargeable battery can be inserted.
  • the at least one rechargeable battery is expediently kept exchangeable in the handle.
  • the at least one rechargeable battery can be charged by means of an external charger.
  • the hard surface suction device according to the invention in a preferred embodiment of the invention has charging electronics for charging the rechargeable battery, the charging electronics being connectable to an external power supply device, for example a charger.
  • the dirty liquid tank defines a footprint for placing the hard surface suction device on a surface.
  • the suction unit has a turbine inlet which is arranged at the air outlet of the separation chamber.
  • the flow path between the separation chamber and the suction unit can therefore be designed to be particularly short. This increases the efficiency of the hard surface suction device and has the consequence that the suction unit can be equipped with a smaller electric motor so that the weight and energy consumption of the hard surface suction device can be reduced. The lower weight facilitates the handling of the hard surface suction device.
  • a suction pipe is arranged at the turbine inlet, which dips into the separation chamber.
  • the free end of the suction pipe can be arranged at a distance from a separation element which is in the Separation chamber is positioned. The risk of liquid being sucked into the suction unit can thus be kept low.
  • the at least one separation element can be designed, for example, in the form of a baffle wall.
  • the baffle wall is preferably curved convexly in the direction of the suction inlet of the separation chamber.
  • the at least one baffle wall is preferably connected in one piece to a housing of the separation unit.
  • the housing of the separation unit and the at least one baffle wall together form a one-piece plastic molded part.
  • the suction nozzle, the suction unit and the dirty liquid tank are advantageously releasably connectable to the separation unit.
  • the suction nozzle, the suction unit and / or the dirty liquid tank can be releasably latched to the separation unit. This allows the user to easily dismantle the hard surface suction device for cleaning.
  • the separation unit and the suction unit have a common housing on which the dirty liquid tank and / or the handle are detachably held.
  • the separation unit and the suction unit form a common structural unit on which the dirty liquid tank and / or the handle are detachably held.
  • the suction nozzle is also detachably held on the common housing of the separation unit and suction unit.
  • the handle can be detachably connected to the separation unit and / or to the suction unit. In such a configuration, it is advantageous if the separation unit and the suction unit can also be separated from one another.
  • the suction unit together with at least part of the handle, forms a structural unit that can be detachably connected to the separation unit.
  • the part of the handle that forms a common structural unit with the suction unit comprises a rechargeable battery and / or a switch for switching the hard surface suction device on and off, because the design in the form of a common structural unit means that a removable electrical connection between the part of the handle receiving the rechargeable battery and / or the electrical switch and the suction unit is not required.
  • a suction flow is generated by the suction unit, under the effect of which a liquid-air mixture can be sucked into the separation chamber.
  • Liquid separated from the liquid-air mixture can get from the separation chamber via the liquid outlet to the dirty liquid tank and the air can flow into the suction unit via the air outlet and be discharged from the outside in the form of exhaust air.
  • the handle advantageously comprises at least one opening for discharging exhaust air on its side facing away from the suction device.
  • the operator can grip the handle.
  • the exhaust air is passed through the handle and released to the outside on the side facing away from the suction device. This prevents the operator from being impaired by the exhaust air.
  • the separation unit in combination with the handle, forms a recess into which the suction unit can be inserted.
  • the suction unit be fixed on the one hand to the separation unit and on the other hand to the handle, for example with the aid of a releasable locking connection.
  • the handle takes at least one rechargeable battery
  • releasable electrical connecting elements are arranged in the area between the handle and the suction unit, via which the at least one rechargeable battery can be electrically connected to an electric motor and / or to a control device of the electric motor is.
  • a particularly simple assembly of the hard surface suction device is achieved in a further development of the invention in that the suction unit is held on one side of the separation unit.
  • the separation unit and the handle can be designed as a one-piece molded plastic part on which the suction unit is detachably held.
  • FIG. 1 an embodiment of a hard surface suction device according to the invention is shown schematically, which is assigned the reference numeral 200 as a whole.
  • the hard surface suction device 200 comprises a suction device 212 with a suction nozzle 214, a separation unit 216 and a suction unit 218.
  • the hard surface suction device 200 has a dirty liquid tank 220 and a handle 222.
  • the suction nozzle 214 comprises a suction channel 224, which at its free end carries a first flexible wiper lip 226 and a second flexible wiper lip 228, which define a suction mouth 230. With a suction mouth 230 The rear end region facing away from it, the suction channel 224 dips into a separation chamber 232, the suction channel 224 reaching through a suction inlet 234 of the separation chamber 232.
  • a pipe section 238 is arranged, which extends through an air outlet 240 of the separation chamber 32 and is fixed to a turbine inlet 242 of the suction unit 218.
  • the suction unit 218 comprises a suction turbine 244 and an electric motor 246, which sets the suction turbine 244 in rotation about a turbine axis 248. To control the electric motor 246, the suction unit 218 has a control device 250.
  • the separation chamber 232 comprises a liquid outlet 252, which is formed by an outlet funnel 254.
  • the separation chamber 232 is surrounded by a separation housing 256 with an end wall 258 which has the suction inlet 234, a rear wall 260 which has the air outlet 240, and with an annular wall 270 via which the rear wall 260 is connected to the end wall 258.
  • the handle 222 of the hard surface suction device 200 is shown in FIG Figure 1 shown upright position below the separation unit 216.
  • the handle 222 forms a sleeve 261 which is connected in one piece to the rear wall 260 and to the annular wall 270 of the separator housing 256.
  • the sleeve 261 defines a longitudinal axis 265 of the handle 222, which in the FIG Figure 1 illustrated upright position of the hard surface suction device 200 is aligned essentially vertically.
  • the suction unit 218 is detachably held on one side on the rear wall 260 of the separator housing 256.
  • latching elements for example are used which are known per se to the person skilled in the art and are therefore in Figure 1 are not shown to achieve a better overview.
  • a rechargeable battery 267 is integrated in its suction unit 218 and is connected to the control device 250 via electrical connecting lines.
  • the control device 250 is electrically connected via a control line to a switch 269, which is arranged in a recess 273 on an underside 271 of the suction unit 218.
  • the rechargeable battery 267 can be connected to an external charger via a connection socket 277 arranged on the rear side 275 of the suction unit 218.
  • the sleeve 261 forming the handle 222 is designed to be open at its end facing away from the separation unit 216.
  • the sleeve 261 accommodates a first tank area 279 of the dirty liquid tank 222, which is adjoined outside the sleeve 261 by a second tank area 281 with a significantly larger diameter.
  • the dirty liquid tank 220 forms a floor space 283 with which the hard surface suction device 200 can be placed on a surface.
  • the dirty liquid tank 220 of the hard surface suction device 200 accommodates a filling device 284 with a filling channel 286 and a ventilation channel 288. Liquid that is separated in the separation chamber 232 can enter the dirty liquid tank 220 via the outlet funnel 254 and the filling channel 286. Air can flow into the separation chamber 232 from the dirty liquid tank 220 via the ventilation duct 288.
  • the dirty liquid tank 220 can be separated from the separator housing 256 so that the dirty liquid tank 220, the suction nozzle 214 and also the separating chamber 232 can be cleaned by an operator if necessary.
  • a suction flow can be generated by means of the suction turbine 244, so that a liquid-air mixture can be sucked into the separation chamber 232 via the suction nozzle 214.
  • the sucked in air can be fed from the suction unit via air outlet openings 290 to the sleeve 261.
  • the first tank area 279 of the dirty liquid tank 220 and the sleeve 261 define an air outlet channel 292 between them, which extends along the first tank area 279 to the free end of the sleeve 261, so that the exhaust air of the suction unit in the area between the sleeve 261 and the from the Sleeve 261 protruding second tank area 281 can be released to the outside.
  • An operator can grip the hard surface suction device 200 on the sleeve-shaped handle 222 below the separation unit 216, the suction unit 218 resting with its underside 271 in the area between the index finger and thumb on the back of the operator's hand. Tilting moments that occur when guiding the hard surface suction device 200 along a hard surface can thereby be kept low. This facilitates the handling of the hard surface suction device 200.

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  1. Appareil d'aspiration pour surfaces dures (200) destiné à aspirer un mélange de liquide et d'air d'une surface dure, en particulier d'une vitre, comprenant un dispositif d'aspiration (212) avec une buse d'aspiration (214), une unité de séparation (216) et un groupe d'aspiration (218), et comprenant en outre un réservoir à liquide souillé (220) et une poignée (222), dans lequel l'unité de séparation (216) présente une chambre de séparation (232) dans laquelle est disposé au moins un élément de séparation (236) et qui présente une entrée d'aspiration (234), une sortie de liquide (252) et une sortie d'air (240), dans lequel l'entrée d'aspiration (234) est en liaison fluidique avec la buse d'aspiration (214), la sortie de liquide (252) avec le réservoir à liquide souillé (220) et la sortie d'air (240) avec le groupe d'aspiration (218), et dans lequel la poignée (222) est disposée sous le dispositif d'aspiration (212) par rapport à une position verticale de l'appareil d'aspiration de surfaces dures (200), caractérisé en ce que la poignée (222) entoure au moins une partie du réservoir à liquide souillé (220).
  2. Appareil d'aspiration pour surfaces dures selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que le réservoir à liquide souillé (220) est disposé sous le dispositif d'aspiration (212) par rapport à une position verticale de l'appareil d'aspiration pour surfaces dures (200).
  3. Appareil d'aspiration pour surfaces dures selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce que le dispositif d'aspiration (212) comprend une surface d'appui dont fait saillie la poignée (222).
  4. Appareil d'aspiration pour surfaces dures selon la revendication 1, 2 ou 3, caractérisé en ce que le groupe d'aspiration (218) comprend une turbine d'aspiration (244) et un moteur électrique (246), dans lequel la turbine d'aspiration (244) peut être amenée en rotation autour d'un axe (248) de turbine par le moteur électrique (246), et en ce que la poignée (222) présente un axe longitudinal (265) orienté de manière à former un angle avec l'axe (48) de la turbine.
  5. Appareil d'aspiration pour surfaces dures selon la revendication 4, caractérisé en ce que l'axe longitudinal (265) de la poignée (222) coupe l'axe (248) de la turbine dans la zone de l'unité de séparation (216) ou dans la zone du groupe d'aspiration (218).
  6. Appareil d'aspiration pour surfaces dures selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 5, caractérisé en ce que la poignée (222) est disposée sous l'unité de séparation (216) par rapport à une position verticale de l'appareil d'aspiration pour surfaces dures (200).
  7. Appareil d'aspiration pour surfaces dures selon la revendication 6, caractérisé en ce que le groupe d'aspiration (218) peut être saisi par le dessous.
  8. Appareil d'aspiration pour surfaces dures selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le réservoir à liquide souillé (220) définit une surface de pose (283) pour la pose de l'appareil d'aspiration pour surfaces dures (200) sur un sol.
  9. Appareil d'aspiration pour surfaces dures selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le groupe d'aspiration (218) comprend une entrée (242) de turbine, qui est disposée sur la sortie d'air (240) de la chambre de séparation (232) .
  10. Appareil d'aspiration pour surfaces dures selon la revendication 9, caractérisé en ce qu'un élément tubulaire (238), qui s'enfonce dans la chambre de séparation (232), est disposé sur l'entrée (242) de turbine.
  11. Appareil d'aspiration pour surfaces dures selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que la buse d'aspiration (214), le groupe d'aspiration (218) et le réservoir à liquide souillé (220) peuvent être reliés de manière libérable à l'unité de séparation (216).
  12. Appareil d'aspiration pour surfaces dures selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que l'unité de séparation (216) et le groupe d'aspiration (218) comprennent un logement commun, sur lequel le réservoir à liquide souillé (220) et/ou la poignée (222) sont retenus détachables.
  13. Appareil d'aspiration pour surfaces dures selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 11, caractérisé en ce que la poignée (222) peut être reliée de manière libérable à l'unité de séparation (216) et/ou au groupe d'aspiration (218).
  14. Appareil d'aspiration pour surfaces dures selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 11, caractérisé en ce que le groupe d'aspiration (218) forme conjointement avec au moins une partie de la poignée (222) une unité modulaire pouvant être reliée de manière libérable à l'unité de séparation (216).
  15. Appareil d'aspiration pour surfaces dures selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce qu'au moins une partie de l'air vicié délivré par le groupe d'aspiration (218) peut être guidée à travers la poignée (222).
  16. Appareil d'aspiration pour surfaces dures selon la revendication 15, caractérisé en ce que la poignée (222) comprend sur sa face opposée au dispositif d'aspiration (212) au moins une ouverture permettant de délivrer l'air vicié.
  17. Appareil d'aspiration pour surfaces dures selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le groupe d'aspiration (218) est retenu unilatéralement sur l'unité de séparation (216).
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