EP3326508B1 - Staubsauger mit einer halterung zum entfernen des staubbehälters - Google Patents

Staubsauger mit einer halterung zum entfernen des staubbehälters Download PDF

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EP3326508B1
EP3326508B1 EP16200343.8A EP16200343A EP3326508B1 EP 3326508 B1 EP3326508 B1 EP 3326508B1 EP 16200343 A EP16200343 A EP 16200343A EP 3326508 B1 EP3326508 B1 EP 3326508B1
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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
    • A47L9/1481—Means for removing bags in suction cleaners, e.g. ejecting means; Means for exchanging bags
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • 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

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  • the invention relates to a vacuum cleaner with a holder for removing a dust container.
  • removing a dust collecting container for disposal can be a non-hygienic process.
  • the dust container comprises a dust bag and a connector plate surrounding an opening of the dust bag which a user must disconnect from a holder in an interior of the vacuum cleaner if the bag is to be disposed.
  • the user needs to open a chassis of the vacuum cleaner, and manually remove the dust container by disconnecting the connector plate from the holder and carry the dustbag to a garbage bin for disposal.
  • JP2008036214 discloses a vacuum cleaner being arranged with a holder to which the dust container is attached. After having opened a top section of the chassis of the vacuum cleaner, the user can remove the container by pulling the holder in an upwards direction for disconnecting the container from the interior of the vacuum cleaner. Further, the holder is arranged with a button which can be operated by the user to release the container from the holder.
  • An object of the present invention is to solve, or at least mitigate, this problem in the art and to provide a vacuum cleaner comprising an improved holder for removing a dust container from the vacuum cleaner.
  • US2005/098039 discloses a vacuum cleaner having a bag caddy.
  • the bag caddy is displaceable between an operating position connected to the bag mount and a bag disposal position disconnected from the bag mount.
  • EP0626150 A1 discloses a dust-bag support placed inside a vacuum cleaner and comprising a handle intended for grasping the said dust-bag support.
  • a vacuum cleaner comprising a holder for a dust container.
  • the dust container comprises a dust bag and a connector plate surrounding an opening of the dust bag and being configured to attach the dust container to the holder.
  • the holder is removably attached to the vacuum cleaner for allowing a user to remove the dust container upon removing the holder from the vacuum cleaner.
  • the connector plate comprises a closure member being arranged to at least partly close the opening of the dust bag when the dust container is removed from the vacuum cleaner upon the user removing the holder.
  • the holder comprises a mechanism configured to release the dust container from the holder upon user operation of the mechanism, the holder further comprises a handle operable by the user for removing the holder from the vacuum cleaner, the handle being configured to be pivotably arranged at the holder, wherein the handle advantageously is pivoted in a direction towards the dust bag when the holder is an operating position inside the vacuum cleaner.
  • the closure member closes the opening of the dust bag when the dust container is removed from the vacuum cleaner upon the user removing the holder.
  • the holder thereby allowing closing of a top section of a chassis of the vacuum cleaner without the top section abutting against the handle.
  • the handle is further configured to be spring-loaded for advantageously pivoting the handle in an upwards direction, when the top section of a vacuum cleaner chassis is opened for removal of the dust container.
  • the holder further comprises a holding structure configured to engage with the connector plate of the dust container for attaching the dust container to the holder.
  • the holding structure comprises two oppositely arranged rails into which the connector plate easily and straightforwardly can be slidably fastened.
  • the holding structure comprises tap members configured to engage with tap openings of the connector plate for attaching the dust container to the holder.
  • the release mechanism is configured to be connected to the tap members to cause the tap members to disengage with the tap openings of the connector plate to release the dust container from the holder upon the user operating the release mechanism.
  • the closure member comprises a sliding shutter being configured to attach to the vacuum cleaner and slide along the upwards-moving connector plate to close at least a part of the opening of the dust bag when the holder is removed from the vacuum cleaner.
  • the sliding shutter comprises a fixating opening configured to engage with a locking member of the vacuum cleaner upon positioning the holder in the vacuum cleaner, which fixating opening is configured to disengage from the locking member of the vacuum cleaner after the sliding shutter has closed said at least a part of the opening of the dust bag upon removal of the holder.
  • the locking member is configured to be spring-loaded for engaging with the fixating opening upon positioning the holder in the vacuum cleaner.
  • the holder further comprises fixing members to be fitted into a holder carrier in an interior of the vacuum cleaner for attaching the holder to the vacuum cleaner in its operating position.
  • Figure 1 shows a prior art vacuum cleaner 1 as disclosed in JP2008036214 with a top section 2 of its chassis open in order for a user to remove a dust container located in an interior of the vacuum cleaner 1.
  • the user can remove the container by pulling, in an upwards direction, a handle 3 of a holder 4 to which a dust container 5 is attached.
  • a problem with this solution is that dust and debris may fall out of an opening 7 of the dust container 5 as the user transports the dust container to the garbage bin.
  • FIGs 2a and b illustrate a side view of a vacuum cleaner 10 comprising a holder 11 for a dust container according to an embodiment of the invention.
  • the dust container consists of a dust bag 12 and a connection plate 13 for attaching the dust container to the holder 11, and the holder is in its turn removably attached to holder carriers 14 inside the vacuum cleaner. Dust and debris enter the dust bag 11 via air inlet 15.
  • a top section 16 of a chassis of the vacuum cleaner 10 can be opened by a user by placing her hand in indentation 17 and opening the top section 16, after which she can pull the holder 11 in an upwards direction and thus remove the dust container, the connection plate 13 of which is attached to the holder 11, from the vacuum cleaner 10 as indicated with the arrow.
  • the holder 11 comprises a handle 18 operated by the user for removing the holder 11 from the vacuum cleaner 10.
  • This handle 18 is advantageously configured to be pivotably arranged at the holder 11, such that the handle 18 is folded in a direction towards the dust bag 11 when the holder is an operating position inside the vacuum cleaner, i.e. when the top section 16 of the chassis is closed.
  • an alternative to the handle 18 is a smaller grip, such as a knob-like element.
  • the handle 18 is spring-loaded for advantageously pivoting the handle 18 in an upwards direction, when the top section 16 of the vacuum cleaner chassis is opened for removal of the dust container.
  • Figure 3 shows the holder 11 according to embodiments of the invention in a different view.
  • the handle 18 is pivoted in the manner it would be in its operating position, i.e. when the top section 16 of the chassis is closed.
  • fixing members 19 which in an embodiment are fitted into the holder carrier 14 for attaching the holder 11 to the interior of the vacuum cleaner 10 in its operating position.
  • a dust container (not shown) is attached to the holder 11 by a holding structure configured to engage with the connector plate 13 of the dust container for attaching the dust container to the holder 11.
  • the holding structure comprises opposite rails 20 into which the connection plate 13 is inserted in a sliding manner in a direction indicated by the arrow by fitting a respective edge of the connector plate 13 into a corresponding rail 20.
  • the holding structure further comprises tap members 21 configured to engage with tap openings 23 of the connector plate 13 (described below with reference to Figure 4 ) for attaching the dust container to the holder 11.
  • the opening 24 of the dust container When attached to the holder 11, the opening 24 of the dust container will be aligned with the air inlet 15.
  • the handle 18 of the holder 11 comprises a release mechanism 22, in Figure 3 illustrated by means of a button, which is connected to the tap members 21 to cause the tap members 21 to disengage with the tap openings 23 of the connector plate 13 to release the dust container from the holder 11 upon the user operating the release mechanism 22.
  • any appropriate release mechanism configured to act on the tap members 21 for releasing the dust container from the folder 11 can be envisaged.
  • the release mechanism 22 disengage with the tap openings 23 and the holder 11 releases the dust container into the garbage bin without the user having to come into contact with the dust container.
  • Figure 4 shows a dust container according to an embodiment to be slided into the rails 20 of Figure 3 to have the tap openings 23 engage with the tap members 21 in order to advantageously attach the dust container to the holder 11 by sliding the connector plate 13 along the rails 20 and into engagement with the tap members 21.
  • connection plate 13 is inserted into the rails 20 in a sliding manner in a direction indicated by the arrow of Figure 3 .
  • the tap members 21 engage with the respective tap opening 23 of the connector plate 13 for attaching the dust container to the holder 11.
  • Figure 5 further illustrates closing of the opening 24 of the dust bag 11 in an embodiment upon the holder 11 being removed from the vacuum cleaner 10 in order to avoid a situation where dust and debris falls out of the opening 24 of the dust bag 11.
  • the connector plate 13 is arranged with a closure member in the form of a sliding shutter 25 being configured to engage to an interior of the vacuum cleaner 10 via a fixating opening 26 (and an appropriate locking member of the vacuum cleaner shown in the below with reference to Figure 6 ) when the holder 11 is placed inside the vacuum cleaner 10 in its operating position .
  • the connector plate 13 moves in an upward direction with the holder 11, while the sliding shutter 25 is fixed and thus slides along the upwards-moving connector plate 13 to close at least a part of the opening 24 of the dust bag 11, after which the fixating opening 26 disengages from contact with the previously mentioned locking member.
  • the dust container removed from the vacuum cleaner 10 without the user having to come into contact with the dust bag 11, but any risk of having debris fall out of the opening 24 of the dust bag 11 is further eliminated.
  • Figure 6 further illustrates the locking member 27 configured to engage with the fixating opening 26 of the sliding shutter 25 upon the holder 11 being positioned in the vacuum cleaner 10 in an embodiment.
  • the locking member 27 is in an embodiment spring loaded.
  • the connector plate 13 moves in an upward direction with the holder 11, while the sliding shutter 25 is fixed and thus slides along the upwards-moving connector plate 13 to close at least a part of the opening 24 of the dust bag 11, after which the fixating opening 26 disengages from contact with the locking member 27 as further removal of the holder 11 causes the locking member 27 snap out of the fixating opening 26.

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  1. Staubsauger (10), umfassend eine Halterung (11) für einen Staubbehälter, wobei der Staubbehälter einen Staubbeutel (12) und eine Verbindungsplatte (13), die eine Öffnung (24) des Staubbeutels (12) umgibt und dazu ausgelegt ist, den Staubbehälter an der Halterung (11) zu befestigen, umfasst, wobei die Halterung (11) entnehmbar am Staubsauger (10) befestigt ist, um zuzulassen, dass ein Anwender den Staubbehälter beim Entnehmen der Halterung (11) aus dem Staubsauger (10) entnimmt, wobei im Staubsauger (10):
    die Verbindungsplatte (13) ein Verschlusselement (25) umfasst, das dazu angeordnet ist, die Öffnung (24) des Staubbeutels (12) zumindest teilweise zu verschließen, wenn der Staubbehälter beim Entnehmen der Halterung (11) durch den Anwender aus dem Staubsauger (10) entnommen wird; und
    die Halterung (11) einen Mechanismus (22) umfasst, der dazu ausgelegt ist, den Staubbehälter beim Betätigen des Mechanismus (22) durch den Anwender aus der Halterung (11) freizugeben, wobei die Halterung (11) ferner Folgendes umfasst:
    einen Griff (18), der vom Anwender betätigbar ist, um die Halterung (11) aus dem Staubsauger (10) zu entnehmen, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Griff dazu ausgelegt ist, verschwenkbar an der Halterung (11) angeordnet zu sein, wobei der Griff (18) in eine Richtung auf den Staubbeutel (12) zu verschwenkt wird, wenn sich die Halterung (11) in einer Betriebsstellung innerhalb des Staubsaugers (10) befindet.
  2. Staubsauger (10) nach Anspruch 1, wobei der Griff (18) ferner dazu ausgelegt ist, federbelastet zu sein, um den Griff (18) in eine Aufwärtsrichtung zu verschwenken, wenn ein oberer Abschnitt (16) eines Staubsaugergehäuses zum Entnehmen des Staubbehälters geöffnet wird.
  3. Staubsauger (10) nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, wobei die Halterung (11) ferner Folgendes umfasst:
    eine Haltestruktur (20, 21), die dazu ausgelegt ist, zum Befestigen des Staubbehälters an der Halterung (11) in die Verbindungsplatte (13) des Staubbehälters einzugreifen.
  4. Staubsauger (10) nach Anspruch 3, wobei die Haltestruktur Folgendes umfasst: zwei entgegengesetzt angeordnete Schienen (20), in denen die Verbindungsplatte (13) verschiebbar fixiert ist.
  5. Staubsauger (10) nach Anspruch 3 oder 4, wobei die Haltestruktur Folgendes umfasst:
    Laschenelemente (21), die dazu ausgelegt sind, zum Befestigen des Staubbehälters an der Halterung (11) in Laschenöffnungen (23) der Verbindungsplatte (13) einzugreifen.
  6. Staubsauger (10) nach Anspruch 5, wobei der Freigabemechanismus (22) dazu ausgelegt ist, mit den Laschenelementen (21) verbunden zu sein, um zu bewirken, dass sich die Laschenelemente (21) aus den Laschenöffnungen (23) der Verbindungsplatte (13) lösen, um den Staubbehälter beim Betätigen des Freigabemechanismus (22) durch den Anwender aus der Halterung (11) freizugeben.
  7. Staubsauger (10) nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, wobei das Verschlusselement Folgendes umfasst:
    eine Schiebeklappe (25), die dazu ausgelegt ist, am Staubsauger (10) befestigt zu sein und sich entlang der sich aufwärts bewegenden Verbindungsplatte (13) zu verschieben, um zumindest einen Teil der Öffnung (24) des Staubbeutels (12) zu verschließen, wenn die Halterung (11) aus dem Staubsauger (10) entnommen wird.
  8. Staubsauger (10) nach Anspruch 7, wobei die Schiebeklappe (25) Folgendes umfasst: eine Fixierungsöffnung (26), die dazu ausgelegt ist, beim Positionieren der Halterung (11) im Staubsauger (10) in ein Verriegelungselement (27) des Staubsaugers (10) einzugreifen, wobei die Fixierungsöffnung (26) dazu ausgelegt ist, sich vom Verriegelungselement (27) des Staubsaugers (10) zu lösen, nachdem die Schiebeklappe (25) den mindestens einen Teil der Öffnung (24) des Staubbeutels (12) beim Entnehmen der Halterung (11) verschlossen hat.
  9. Staubsauger (10) nach Anspruch 8, wobei das Verriegelungselement (27) dazu ausgelegt ist, federbelastet zu sein, um beim Positionieren der Halterung (11) im Staubsauger (10) in die Fixierungsöffnung (26) einzugreifen.
  10. Staubsauger (10) nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, wobei die Halterung (11) ferner Folgendes umfasst:
    Fixierungselemente (19), die in einen Halterungsträger (14) im Inneren des Staubsaugers (10) einzusetzen sind, um die Halterung (11) in der Betriebsstellung am Staubsauger (10) zu befestigen.
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