EP3326507B1 - Devices of a vacuum cleaner dust container - Google Patents

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EP3326507B1
EP3326507B1 EP16200163.0A EP16200163A EP3326507B1 EP 3326507 B1 EP3326507 B1 EP 3326507B1 EP 16200163 A EP16200163 A EP 16200163A EP 3326507 B1 EP3326507 B1 EP 3326507B1
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Patrik WERIUS
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Priority to HUE16200163A priority patent/HUE059561T2/hu
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Priority to PL16200163.0T priority patent/PL3326507T3/pl
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Priority to RU2017140536A priority patent/RU2765079C2/ru
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L9/00—Details or accessories of suction cleaners, e.g. mechanical means for controlling the suction or for effecting pulsating action; Storing devices specially adapted to suction cleaners or parts thereof; Carrying-vehicles specially adapted for suction cleaners
    • A47L9/10—Filters; Dust separators; Dust removal; Automatic exchange of filters
    • A47L9/14—Bags or the like; Rigid filtering receptacles; Attachment of, or closures for, bags or receptacles
    • A47L9/1427—Means for mounting or attaching bags or filtering receptacles in suction cleaners; Adapters
    • A47L9/1436—Connecting plates, e.g. collars, end closures
    • 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
    • A47L9/1427—Means for mounting or attaching bags or filtering receptacles in suction cleaners; Adapters
    • 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
    • A47L9/1427—Means for mounting or attaching bags or filtering receptacles in suction cleaners; Adapters
    • A47L9/1472—Means for mounting or attaching bags or filtering receptacles in suction cleaners; Adapters combined with security means, e.g. for preventing use, e.g. in case of absence of the bag

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  • the present disclosure relates to dust containers for vacuum cleaners, the dust containers having connector plates which can be slid into a holding device of the vacuum cleaner.
  • the opening of the dust bag can be reliably positioned and oriented to receive a flow of dust laden air from the vacuum cleaner inlet.
  • the connector plate can for instance trigger a feedback switch in the receiving holding device of the vacuum cleaner to verify that a dust container has been correctly installed in the receiving device, thus enabling the vacuum cleaner to prevent use in case of an absent or incorrectly installed dust container.
  • Such use could otherwise damage the vacuum cleaner by injecting heavily dust laden air into a fan/motor arrangement.
  • the connector plate together with the connector plate adapter can be used in a holding device which is extended to provide for instance a feedback function at a distance from the dust bag opening.
  • a feedback function can for instance assess that a dust container has been correctly fitted in the vacuum cleaner before allowing the vacuum cleaner to start.
  • the dust container can however also be used in older types of vacuum cleaners with shorter holding devices simply by separating or not using the adapter.
  • the connector plate adapter may comprise stiffness reducing features, configured to provide a decreased bending stiffness about an axis perpendicular to the direction in which it is adapted to be inserted into a holding device. This may be achieved by providing a plurality of living hinges, allowing the connector plate adapter to be bent into a step-wise curvature. Living hinges may be provided at 3-6 locations along the direction that the connector plate adapter extends from the connector plate.
  • the connector plate adapter may comprise bending zones reducing its bending stiffness about an axis perpendicular to the axis in which it is adapted to be inserted into a socket.
  • Such bending zones may, in addition to living hinges, include features from the group of perforations and reduced thickness portions.
  • the connector plate adapter may be U-shaped, comprising lateral arm portions and a bridge portion interconnecting the arms at their distal ends. This provides a room for a shutter arrangement that can be used to close the dust container after use. At least one locking opening may be provided in the bridge portion to interact with a locking function in a holding device. In alternative versions, at least one dent is provided in the edge of the connector plate adapter facing away from the connector plate to allow the connector plate adapter to be fitted in such a holding device even if the locking function is not used.
  • a lateral abutment may be provided on at least one corner of the connector plate facing away from the connector plate adapter. Such an abutment can rest on the rim of the holding device to further stabilize and position the connector plate therein.
  • a dust container comprising a dust bag and such a combination of a connector plate adapter and a connector plate is also considered.
  • the end of the extending portion can be used to activate functions in the vacuum cleaner, for instance indicating that a dust container is correctly installed to enable use of the vacuum cleaner.
  • Such indicating functions in the holding device can, thanks to the length of the extending portion be located at some distance from the opening in the bag/connector part.
  • the extending portion also helps keeping the dust connector in place in the holding device. Edges of the connector plate 3 become supported by the holding device.
  • Figs 4-7 illustrate two other embodiments where a connector plate 3 and an adapter can be temporarily connected to each other, such that a connector plate adapter 11 can be reused together with a number of connector plates 3 and still helps with stabilizing the connector plate 3 in a holding device.
  • Fig 4 shows a perspective view of a connector plate 3 and a connector plate adapter 11.
  • the connector plate 3 and its adapter 11 are interconnected by means of dovetail couplings 15, with tongues and grooves formed in the face of the connector plate 3 and the adapter 11, as shown in the enlarged portion of fig 5 , such that the adapter 11 can be released and reused, snapped together with another connector plate when the dust bag of the present connector plate 3 is full.
  • Fig 6 shows a side view of one alternative connector plate configuration.
  • a dovetail connection 17 is instead arranged along an edge in the connector plate 3 and a corresponding edge in the connector plate adapter 11, such that the dovetail connection is visible from the side of the connector plate and adapter combination as shown in fig 7 .
  • the tongue of the connector plate 3 is slid into the groove of the connector plate adapter 11.
  • the adapter 11 may have a decreased bending stiffness compared to the connector plate 3. More specifically, the bending stiffness, about an axis perpendicular to the direction along which the adapter 11 and the connector plate 3 are inserted in the holding device, is made lower by means of stiffness reducing features. This makes bending of the adapter 11 easier when inserted in a curved holding device.
  • Figs 4 and 6 illustrated the connector plate 3 and adapter 11 combination where the adapter 11 is bent as if inserted into a holding device
  • the adapter 11 may be configured to be more easily bent backwards, towards the dust bag, as this is how the dust container would best fit inside a vacuum cleaner.
  • This can be accomplished as illustrated in figs 4 and 6 by means of living hinges 29.
  • Fig 6 shows a side view of the connector plate 3 and adapter 11 combination.
  • living hinges 29 may be provided on the adapter 11 at four locations along the direction in which the combination is inserted in a holding device. Those living hinges 29 provide joints that are bent to an extent determined by the curvature of the holding device, and need not be uniformly bent, as illustrated in fig 5 . Needless to say, fewer or more than four joints may be provided, although the adapter 11 should be bent at a plurality of locations along the insertion direction to provide a step-wise curvature. 3-6 locations may be considered a suitable number.
  • a lower bending stiffness of the adapter 11 may be achieved by providing an adapter 11 that is thinner or comprises a material with a lower modulus of elasticity than the connector plate 3. It would also be possible to provide an adapter 11 which is configured to have a lower bending stiffness by means of a number of perforations being provided along its length, or another geometric feature that lowers the stiffness, such as reduced thickness portions.
  • Fig 8 shows a simplified version of a connector plate 3 and a connector plate adapter 11 combination.
  • This combination can be produced in cardboard or paperboard, and has no shutter arrangement.
  • the connector plate 3 and the connector plate adapter 11 may be produced in one piece to be separated e.g. by means of a tear line 35, or may be produced as two separate pieces.
  • the connector plate has an opening 9 and may be provided with a gasket 7. To provide bending zones, reducing the connector plate adapter's 11 bending stiffness about an axis perpendicular to the direction in which it is inserted into a holding device, linear perforations 37 may be provided thereon.

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  • Filters For Electric Vacuum Cleaners (AREA)
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HUE16200163A HUE059561T2 (hu) 2016-11-23 2016-11-23 Porszívó portartályának eszközei
DK16200163.0T DK3326507T3 (da) 2016-11-23 2016-11-23 Anordninger til støvbeholder til støvsuger
PL16200163.0T PL3326507T3 (pl) 2016-11-23 2016-11-23 Urządzenia pojemnika na kurz odkurzacza
EP16200163.0A EP3326507B1 (en) 2016-11-23 2016-11-23 Devices of a vacuum cleaner dust container
EP22170006.5A EP4074234A1 (en) 2016-11-23 2016-11-23 Devices of a vacuum cleaner dust container
RU2017140536A RU2765079C2 (ru) 2016-11-23 2017-11-22 Компоненты контейнера для сбора пыли пылесоса
CN201711171700.7A CN108078493B (zh) 2016-11-23 2017-11-22 真空吸尘器灰尘容器的装置

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PL3326507T3 (pl) 2022-08-29
CN108078493A (zh) 2018-05-29
RU2017140536A3 (da) 2021-03-04
HUE059561T2 (hu) 2022-11-28
EP4074234A1 (en) 2022-10-19
DK3326507T3 (da) 2022-07-25

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