EP3405090B1 - Appareil ménager et station de base pour appareil ménager - Google Patents
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- the invention relates to a household cleaning device, in particular a vacuum cleaner, comprising at least one accessory that can be connected to a base body, at least one first rechargeable energy store arranged in the base body, at least one further rechargeable energy store arranged in an accessory and at least one of at least one of the rechargeable energy stores that can be supplied with energy Consumer.
- the invention also relates to a base station for a household cleaning appliance.
- a household cleaning appliance is to be understood in particular as a vacuum cleaner, such as a hand-held vacuum cleaner.
- a household cleaning appliance has a base body and accessories that are or can be connected to the base body.
- the main body can comprise a handle for a user or the handle can be arranged on a rod connected to the main body.
- an accessory is to be understood in particular as an element that can be coupled to or firmly connected to the base body.
- the accessory can be, for example, a suction unit or nozzle unit for cleaning surfaces.
- contact surfaces of the accessories provided for this purpose such as the rollers and / or a working element of the accessories, can contact the surface to be cleaned.
- a suction device is arranged in the base body.
- the suction device has a working element in the form of a suction fan, which can be driven by an electrical consumer in the form of an electric motor.
- About the suction device can through a between the Suction device and the accessories arranged suction channel particles are sucked in, which are located on the surface to be cleaned.
- a rechargeable electrical energy store is arranged in the base body for supplying energy to the at least one electrical consumer.
- the energy store like an accumulator, is used to supply the at least one consumer with electrical energy.
- the electric motor of the suction device can be supplied with electrical energy.
- a disadvantage of such a rechargeable energy store is the high weight of the energy store. Due to the arrangement of the energy store in the base body, the weight to be carried by a user during operation of the hand-held vacuum cleaner increases. This reduces the convenience of the handheld vacuum cleaner. For this reason, in the prior art, an electrical energy store with a lower capacity is generally used in favor of a lower weight.
- active accessories comprise a further rechargeable energy store.
- the further rechargeable energy store is used to supply an electrical consumer arranged in the accessory, such as an electric motor for a working element and / or a sensor, with electrical energy.
- a household cleaning device according to the preamble of claim 1 is for example in JP-A-2015159841 disclosed.
- the invention is therefore based on the object of providing a household cleaning device which at least reduces the disadvantages of the known household cleaning devices and in particular improves the user friendliness and the performance of the household cleaning device.
- the object is achieved by a household cleaning appliance according to patent claim 1.
- the household cleaning appliance in particular a vacuum cleaner, comprises at least one accessory that can at least be connected to a base body.
- the household cleaning appliance comprises at least one first rechargeable energy store arranged in the base body.
- the household cleaning device comprises at least one further rechargeable energy store arranged in the accessory.
- the household cleaning device comprises at least one consumer that can be supplied with energy by at least one of the rechargeable energy stores.
- the household cleaning appliance is characterized in that at least one first switch unit is provided, which is arranged between the first rechargeable energy store and the further rechargeable energy store.
- the first switch unit is set up to connect the first rechargeable energy store and the further rechargeable energy store in parallel in a first switch position and to connect them in series in a second switch position.
- a switch unit is provided to flexibly interconnect the at least one first rechargeable energy store of the base body and at least one further rechargeable energy store of the accessories, the user-friendliness and the performance of the household cleaning device are improved.
- the user-friendliness and the performance are improved in that If required, a parallel connection of the at least two energy stores can provide a capacity expansion (longer operating time) and, if necessary, a series connection of the at least two energy stores can provide an increase in the maximum available power (through an increase in voltage).
- the weight of the energy store of the accessory is preferably distributed directly over the contact surfaces of the accessory, such as its roller (s) and / or working element (s).
- the household cleaning device can in particular be a vacuum cleaner.
- the household cleaning appliance comprises a base body to which one or more (different) accessories can at least be coupled.
- An accessory is, in particular, an accessory element that can be coupled.
- the at least one accessory can preferably be an active accessory (e.g. an active nozzle) or a passive accessory (e.g. a passive nozzle and / or an extension hose with a handle).
- An active accessory has at least one electrical consumer, such as an electrically operated sensor and / or an electrically operated actuator.
- An actuator can be, for example, an electric motor for operating a working element of the household cleaning appliance or for operating a working element of the accessory.
- a passive accessory does not include any electrical consumers.
- the household cleaning device comprises at least two rechargeable electrical energy stores.
- a rechargeable energy store is set up to store electrical energy and, if necessary, to deliver it to at least one electrical consumer.
- a rechargeable energy store is preferably designed in the form of an accumulator.
- a first rechargeable energy store is arranged in the base body and a further rechargeable energy store is arranged in the accessories that can preferably be coupled.
- a first switch unit is provided in order to use the available electrical energy flexibly and in a demand-optimized manner.
- the first switch unit has switching means in order to connect the at least two provided rechargeable energy stores in parallel or in series. In a first switch position the rechargeable energy stores are connected in parallel and in a second switch position the rechargeable energy stores are connected in series. In this way, depending on the current demand, the maximum available power can be increased or the operating time of the household cleaning appliance can be extended.
- the household cleaning appliance comprises a control unit designed to control the first switch unit.
- the household cleaning appliance can comprise a control unit set up to control the first switch unit as a function of an operating state of the household cleaning appliance.
- it can be implemented in the control unit that in at least one first detectable operating state the first switch unit is (always) set in the first switching position and / or in at least one further operating state (always) in the second switching position. If the current operating state is taken into account during the interconnection, the user-friendliness can be improved in an automatic manner.
- the control unit for controlling the first switch unit is set up as a function of the detected type of accessory of an accessory connected to the household cleaning appliance. Due to the type of accessory and, in particular, the associated intended use For example, a predetermined operating mode can control the first switch unit in such a way that it is set to the first or second switch position.
- a suction hose connected to the main body of the household cleaning device for the purpose of cleaning the floor with a passive suction nozzle that has a further rechargeable energy storage device, to compensate for the suction power losses caused by its use by providing the first operating mode in which the The first switch unit connects the at least two rechargeable energy stores in series with one another and the resulting increased suction power compensates for the additional losses.
- the control unit can preferably be set up to control the first switch unit as a function of the state of the first rechargeable energy store and / or the state of the further rechargeable energy store.
- the state can in particular be the instantaneous charge state of the first rechargeable energy store, of the further rechargeable energy store and / or of the at least two rechargeable energy stores. Since the control unit controls the first switch unit as a function of an (instantaneous) charge state of a rechargeable energy store, the available operating time of the household cleaning appliance can in particular be increased.
- the control unit can be formed at least partially as a hardware module and / or at least partially as a software module.
- At least one detection unit can be provided for detecting the state of charge of the first rechargeable energy store and / or for detecting the state of charge of the further rechargeable energy store. It goes without saying that two (or more) separate detection units can also be provided.
- a detection unit can be a measurement module for determining the instantaneous Include the state of charge of a rechargeable energy store.
- the measuring module can, for example, carry out a chemical, voltage-dependent, current-integrative, pressure-dependent or accumulator impedance measurement.
- the at least one detection unit can have a communication connection to the control unit and provide the control unit with the measured state of charge.
- the control unit can be set up to control the first switch unit upon detection of the at least one detected state of charge falling below a comparison state of charge in such a way that the first rechargeable energy store and the further rechargeable energy store are connected in parallel.
- a first comparison state of charge e.g. between 10 and 50%
- a parallel connection of the first rechargeable energy store of the base body with the further rechargeable energy store of the accessories can be effected automatically, in particular to extend the operating time.
- a further comparison state of charge e.g.
- control unit can be set up to control the first switch unit as a function of at least one operating mode.
- a household cleaning appliance can preferably be operated in different operating modes.
- the operating modes can differ, for example, in that an electrical A different maximum power is made available to consumers.
- an electric motor for a suction fan at a higher speed for example up to 150,000 min -1
- the first operating mode can be provided in that the first switch unit switches the at least two rechargeable energy stores in series with one another.
- the maximum available operating voltage of 24 V for example, can be increased between 50% and 100% up to 48 V in particular.
- control unit can detect a corresponding first operating mode and control the first switch unit as a function of the detected operating mode.
- the electric motor can be operated at lower speeds (lower maximum power or operating voltage) in order to save energy, for example.
- control unit can cause the first switch unit to connect the at least two rechargeable energy stores in parallel.
- the (desired) operating mode can, for example, be specified by a user via a user interface on the household cleaning appliance.
- the household cleaning appliance can comprise one or more sensors.
- a sensor such as an ultrasonic sensor, can in particular be arranged in the accessory.
- the at least one sensor can, for example, detect the type of surface to be cleaned at the moment or the degree of soiling of the surface to be cleaned at the moment.
- an evaluation unit can determine the optimal operating mode in accordance with predetermined rules.
- the control unit can control the first switch unit and cause the first switch unit to be set to the first or second switch position.
- the first switch unit is set up, in a third switching state, to connect the at least one consumer only to the further rechargeable energy store of the accessory.
- the first switch unit can be controllable in such a way that only the further rechargeable electrical energy store of the accessory supplies the at least one consumer, such as an electric motor of the base body, with electrical energy.
- the control unit can be programmed in such a way that, for example, up to a predefined second comparison state of charge (e.g. 10 to 50%), only the additional rechargeable electrical energy store of the accessories is used to supply the at least one electrical consumer of the household cleaning appliance.
- the advantage is that the accessory with a discharged energy store can be replaced by another accessory with a charged energy store.
- an exchange of the energy storage device can be carried out by exchanging the accessories. In this way, the service life of the household cleaning appliance can be improved even further in a simple manner.
- a household cleaning device can have at least one permanently connected accessory.
- the accessories cannot be exchanged by a user (without considerable installation effort).
- the accessories can preferably be detachably connected to the base body.
- Removable means in particular that with a (simple) user action the accessories can be separated from a base body and, for example, replaced by another accessory.
- the accessories can preferably include at least one electrical charging connection. Since an accessory also has its own charging connection, the rechargeable energy store of the accessory can be recharged independently of the main body of a household cleaning device.
- the charging connection can become a charging connection of a charging module of a base station correspond. Alternatively, the charging module can be integrated in the accessory.
- the charging connection can then be designed, for example, to connect a cable with a plug.
- a plug-in connection can preferably be provided to establish an electrical connection between the further rechargeable energy store of the accessory and the first rechargeable energy store of the base body.
- the accessory has a plug-in element (e.g. socket) that corresponds to a plug-in element (e.g. plug) of the base body.
- the electrical connection can be used to transfer electrical energy from the accessory to a consumer in the base body and / or to transmit electrical energy from the base body to a consumer in the accessory.
- an electrical cable with the plug connection can be provided between a consumer of the base body and a further rechargeable energy store of the accessories.
- the at least one electrical consumer can be an electrically operated sensor and / or actuator.
- the at least one consumer can preferably be an electric motor.
- the electric motor can be arranged in the main body for driving at least one working element arranged in the main body.
- the at least one working element arranged in the base body can be a suction fan in order to generate an air flow for sucking in particles which are located, for example, on a surface to be cleaned.
- the suction fan is preferably driven by the electric drive or electric motor.
- an accessory according to the invention can be a passive or active accessory.
- a passive accessory is to be understood as an accessory that does not include any electrically operated loads.
- an active accessory is to be understood as an accessory with at least one electrically operated consumer, such as an electrically operated sensor or an electric motor.
- the at least one electric motor can be arranged in the accessory for driving at least one working element arranged in the accessory.
- the accessory can have an electrical connection between the further rechargeable electrical energy store and the electric motor of the accessory.
- the electric motor can for example drive a brush device, a wiping device or a polishing device as a working element. It goes without saying that an accessory can comprise more than one electric motor, sensor and / or more than one working element.
- a second switch unit can preferably be provided in order to establish a direct electrical connection between an electric motor of the accessory and a further rechargeable energy store of the accessory, but at the same time, if necessary, to establish an electrical connection with, for example, a further electric motor of the base body.
- the second switch unit can be arranged in the accessory.
- the second switch unit can be controllable by the control unit in such a way that only the further rechargeable electrical energy store of the accessory supplies the consumer of the accessory with electrical energy.
- the control unit can establish an electrical connection depending on status data of the rechargeable energy storage device, user inputs and / or permanently predeterminable rules in such a way that a consumer of the accessories is supplied with electrical energy exclusively by the additional energy storage device of the accessories.
- the accessory can be a passive accessory in the form of a combination nozzle.
- the combination nozzle for hard and carpeted floors can be switched manually.
- the accessory can also be a parquet nozzle.
- the additional weight of an accumulator arranged in the parquet nozzle has a particularly advantageous effect, since the bristles or sealing elements of the parquet nozzle are pressed more strongly against the parquet to be cleaned.
- Further exemplary and non-exhaustive accessories that are equipped according to the invention with an additional accumulator hard floor nozzles, electric brushes, polishing brushes, wiping nozzles, carpet nozzles and upholstery nozzles as well as suction hoses that enlarge the working radius.
- the household cleaning device can additionally have a power cord for charging the at least one first rechargeable energy store and / or for the optional wired operation of the household cleaning device.
- a base station for a household cleaning appliance in particular for a household cleaning appliance described above, comprising a first charging module with a first charging connection corresponding to a further charging connection of a base body of a household cleaning appliance.
- the base station is characterized in that the base station comprises at least one further charging module with a further charging connection corresponding to a further charging connection of an accessory.
- an accessory comprising a further rechargeable energy storage device, e.g. in the form of an accumulator, can be electrically connected to a base station, the accessory can be charged independently of the main body or the main unit of a household cleaning appliance.
- the base station can preferably have a charging module for the base body and at least one charging module for at least one accessory.
- the at least two charging modules can each be set up in such a way that they correspond as optimally as possible to the charging requirements of the respective energy store.
- a first charging module can provide a first charging current for a first rechargeable energy store of a base body and a further charging module can provide a (possibly) different charging current (e.g. with a different current strength) for a further rechargeable energy store of an accessory.
- the base station with the at least two charging modules can be in the form of a storage box for the base body and in particular for a plurality of accessories.
- a plurality of accessories, in particular their respective charging connection can preferably contact the charging connection contacts of the base station or of the charging module of the base station directly after an accessory has been arranged in a corresponding receptacle of the base station. In this way it can be achieved that the accessories can be loaded in a simple manner. This allows the service life of a household cleaning appliance to be increased.
- a type of exchangeable battery concept can be provided by means of the base charging station. The difference to known interchangeable battery concepts is that in the present case the accessories are exchanged and not the energy storage device itself. This further increases the ease of use.
- the Figure 1 shows a schematic view of an exemplary embodiment of a household cleaning device 2 in the form of a hand-held vacuum cleaner 2.
- the hand-held vacuum cleaner 2 is set up for cleaning a surface 24, for example a floor 24.
- the hand-held vacuum cleaner 2 comprises a base body 14 and an accessory 4 connected to the base body 14.
- the base body 14 comprises a suction device 26 with an internal working element 8 in the form of a suction fan 8.
- the suction fan 8 is driven by an electric motor 6.
- the suction device 26 comprises a receptacle 28 for a dust bag (not shown).
- the base body 14 is connected to a handle 20 via a rod 18, so that a user can operate the hand-held vacuum cleaner 2 while standing.
- the rod 18 is in particular a telescopic rod 18.
- a user can activate the vacuum cleaner 2 via a main switch 30. When activated, in particular the electric motor 6 is subjected to electrical voltage in order to drive the fan 8. In the present case, the electrical energy supply takes place via a first rechargeable energy store 12 installed in the base body 14 of the vacuum cleaner 2.
- the vacuum cleaner 2 has an electrical energy supply in the form of a further rechargeable energy store 10 installed in the accessory 4.
- Accumulators 10, 12 are preferably provided as rechargeable energy stores 10, 12.
- the accessory 4 is designed in the form of a passive accessory 4.
- a passive accessory 4 does not include any electrically operated accessories Consumer.
- the accessory shown comprises a passive working element 22 in the form of a bristle strip 22.
- the maximum available power and / or the operating time of the vacuum cleaner 2 can be increased without the vacuum cleaner 2 being perceived by a user as lying too heavy in the hand.
- the reason for this is that the weight of the additional rechargeable energy store 10 in the present case is (predominantly) distributed on the rollers 32 and the bristle strip 22 of the accessory 4.
- An increased total storage capacity of the energy stores 10, 12 is achieved by connecting the rechargeable energy stores 10, 12 in parallel and increasing the available maximum power by connecting the rechargeable energy stores 10, 12 in series.
- a first switch unit 13 is arranged between the further rechargeable energy store 10 of the accessory 4 and the first rechargeable energy store 12 of the base body 14.
- the first switch unit 13 is set up to connect the rechargeable energy stores 10, 12 in parallel in a first switch position and to connect the rechargeable energy stores 10, 12 in series in a second switch position.
- the controllable first switch unit 13 is activated by a control unit 11.
- the control unit 11 can be set up to control the first switch unit 13 as a function of an instantaneous operating state of the vacuum cleaner 2 and / or an instantaneous operating mode of the vacuum cleaner 2 and / or the type of accessory of the accessory 4 connected to the base body 14.
- a user can specify a first operating mode in which an increased maximum available power is provided (compared to a normal mode or energy-saving mode). This allows in the first operating mode for example, the maximum suction power can be increased.
- the control unit 11 detects the first operating mode, it effects a series connection of the rechargeable energy stores 10, 12 by activating the first switch unit 13 , 12 through the first switch unit 13.
- an operating mode is set automatically.
- At least one sensor such as an ultrasonic sensor, can detect the type of surface to be cleaned at the moment.
- An evaluation module (not shown) can, depending on stored specifications, derive the operating mode from the detected soil type and configure the vacuum cleaner 2 accordingly. In the present case, this can include a change in the interconnection of the at least two rechargeable energy stores 10, 12.
- the first switch unit 13 can additionally be set up to supply the electrical consumer 6 of the base body 14 exclusively with energy from the further rechargeable energy store 10 of the accessory 4 in a third switch position. This can also be controlled by the control unit 11 depending on an instantaneous operating state of the vacuum cleaner 2 and / or an instantaneous operating mode of the vacuum cleaner 2 and / or the type of accessory of the accessory 4 connected to the base body 14.
- the accessory 4 is detachably connected to an end part of the base body 14.
- a plug connection 36 is provided in order to establish an electrical connection between the energy store 10 of the accessory 4 and, for example, the electric motor 6 of the base body 14.
- the connector 36 is shown in an enlarged detail Figure 1 to recognize.
- the accessory 4 a plug element 36.1 corresponding to the plug element 36.2 of the base body 14.
- the removable accessory 4 is also equipped with a charging connection 34, which is arranged on a side wall of the accessory 4, merely as an example.
- the charging connection 34 has suitable electrical contacts.
- the further rechargeable energy store 10 can be recharged via the charging connection 34 by means of a charger (not shown) that can be connected.
- a charger not shown
- this accessory 4 can be removed from the base body 14 and replaced by an accessory 4 with a charged energy store 10.
- An exchangeable accumulator concept can be provided.
- FIG Figure 2 Another schematically illustrated embodiment of a household cleaning appliance 2.1 according to the present invention is shown in FIG Figure 2 shown.
- the household cleaning device 2.1 shown here in the form of a hand-held vacuum cleaner 2.1 includes an active accessory 4.1.
- the accessory 4.1 shown is a suction polishing nozzle 4.1 with a wiper unit 40 designed as a working element 40.
- the wiper unit 40 comprises an oscillating body 42 and a wiper support 44.
- An electrical consumer in the form of an electric motor 46 is provided for driving the wiper unit 40.
- the electric motor 46 can generate an oscillating or rotating movement of the wiper support 44.
- the double arrow 48 indicates, by way of example, a linear movement of the oscillating body 42 with which the wiper support 44 is moved over the floor 24.
- suction channels 50 can be arranged laterally next to the oscillating body 42 in order to suck up particles.
- a wipe is detachably attached to the wipe carrier 44 by means of Velcro fasteners.
- the handheld vacuum cleaner 2.1 and the accessories 4.1 have two rechargeable energy stores 10, 12 in the form of accumulators 10, 12 for the electrical energy supply.
- the rechargeable energy stores 10, 12 can be connected at least in parallel or in series by the first switch unit 13.
- a first detection unit 15 is provided for detecting the current state of charge of the first rechargeable energy store 12. The measured state of charge can be made available to the control unit 11 by the detection unit 15.
- the further rechargeable energy store 10 can also be electrically connected to the electric motor 6 of the base body 14 and / or the electric motor 46 of the accessory 4.1 via a second switch unit 52.
- the second switch unit 52 can in particular be activated by the control unit 11 via a communication connection (not shown).
- a further control unit (not shown) can be provided in the accessory 4.1 for controlling the second switch unit 52.
- a further detection unit 54 for detecting the current state of charge of the further rechargeable energy store 10 is arranged in the accessory 4.1.
- the recorded state of charge can be made available to the first control unit 11 via a communication connection (not shown).
- the control unit 11 can control the first switch unit 13 as a function of the operating state of the vacuum cleaner 2.1, in particular of the received instantaneous charge states of the at least two rechargeable energy stores 10, 12. For example, at least one first comparison state of charge at least for a rechargeable energy store 10, 12 can be used in the control unit 11 be deposited.
- the control unit 11 can be set up, for example, to compare the current state of charge of the first energy store 12 with the first comparison state of charge (for example a value between 10% and 50%). If the current state of charge of the first rechargeable energy store 12 falls below the specified first comparison state of charge, the control unit 11 can cause the rechargeable energy stores 10, 12 to be connected in parallel, in particular regardless of a current operating mode.
- the control unit 11 can, for example, be provided with the current or the desired operating mode.
- the operating mode can be provided by the user and / or by an input via a user interface (not shown) and / or by means of one or more sensors (not shown) and / or by a control signal representing the type of accessory 4.1 used.
- the control signal can, for example, be generated by a controller (not shown) arranged in the accessory 4.1 and transmitted to the control unit 11 or read out by the control unit 11 from a memory (not shown) arranged in the accessory 4.1.
- the electric motor 46 is supplied with electrical energy exclusively by the additional energy store 10 implemented in the accessory 4.1. This applies with the proviso that the further energy store 10 still has a sufficient amount of charge.
- the advantage of a corresponding interconnection is that the current does not first have to be passed to the base body 14 and from there back to the motor 46 of the accessory 4.1.
- FIG 3 an embodiment of a base station 60 according to the present invention.
- the base station 60 is in particular a charging station 60 for a household cleaning device 2, 2.1 and two accessories in the present case 4, 4.1 (device and accessories not shown).
- the base station 60 can be electrically connected to an electrical supply network (not shown) via a cable 74.
- the base station 60 has three receptacles 62, 64 and 66.
- the first receptacle 62 serves to receive a base body 14.
- the receptacle 62 can correspond to the end part of the base body 14 to which an accessory 4, 4.1 can be coupled.
- the receptacle 62 comprises a charging module 63 with a charging connection 68.
- the charging connection 68 corresponds to a charging connection of the base body 14, which is arranged at least for charging the electrical energy store integrated in the base body.
- the charging connection of the base body 14 can be the plug element 36.2 (see FIG Figure 1 ).
- the charging module 63 is matched to the first rechargeable energy store 12 of the base body 14 in such a way that an optimal charging current can be provided.
- the base station 60 in the present case has two further receptacles 64, 66 for two different accessories 4, 4.1.
- the shape of the receptacle 64 can correspond to the shape of a first accessory 4, 4.1 and the shape of the further receptacle 66 to the shape of a further accessory 4, 4.1.
- Each receptacle 64, 66 can comprise an individually configured charging module 65, 67 with a separate charging connection 70, 72.
- a charging connection 70, 72 can each correspond to a charging connection 34 of the respective accessory 4, 4.1.
- the respective charging modules 65, 67 can be matched to the respective further energy store 10 of the accessories 4, 4.1.
- the three charging modules 63, 65, 67 can provide different maximum charging currents or the like.
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- Appareil de nettoyage domestique (2, 2.1), en particulier aspirateur (2, 2.1) comprenant :- au moins un accessoire (4, 4.1) pouvant au moins être relié à un corps de base (14),- au moins un premier dispositif de stockage d'énergie rechargeable (12) disposé dans le corps de base (14)- au moins un dispositif de stockage d'énergie rechargeable supplémentaire (10) disposé dans l'accessoire (4, 4.1),- au moins un consommateur (6, 46) pouvant être alimenté en énergie par au moins un des dispositifs de stockage d'énergie rechargeables (10, 12),- où au moins une première unité de commutation (13) est prévue entre le premier dispositif de stockage d'énergie rechargeable (12) et le dispositif de stockage d'énergie rechargeable supplémentaire (10), et- où la première unité de commutation (13) est configurée pour connecter le premier dispositif de stockage d'énergie rechargeable (12) et le dispositif de stockage d'énergie rechargeable supplémentaire (10) en parallèle dans une première position de commutation et en série dans une deuxième position de commutation,
caractérisé- en ce que l'appareil de nettoyage domestique (2, 2.1) comprend une unité de commande (11) configurée pour commander la première unité de commutation (13),- en ce que l'unité de commande (11) est configurée pour commander la première unité de commutation (13) en fonction du type d'accessoire détecté d'un accessoire (4, 4.1) connecté à l'appareil de nettoyage domestique (2, 2.1). - Appareil de nettoyage domestique (2, 2.1) selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que l'unité de commande (11) est configurée pour commander la première unité de commutation (13) en fonction d'un état de fonctionnement de l'appareil de nettoyage domestique (2, 2.1).
- Appareil de nettoyage domestique (2, 2.1) selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce que l'unité de commande (11) est configurée pour commander la première unité de commutation (13) en fonction d'au moins un mode de fonctionnement.
- Appareil de nettoyage domestique (2, 2.1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que l'unité de commande (11) est configurée pour commander la première unité de commutation (13) en fonction de l'état du premier dispositif de stockage d'énergie rechargeable (12) et/ou de l'état du dispositif de stockage d'énergie rechargeable supplémentaire (10).
- Appareil de nettoyage domestique (2, 2.1) selon la revendication 4, caractérisé- en ce qu'au moins une unité de détection (15, 54) est prévue pour détecter l'état de charge du premier dispositif de stockage d'énergie rechargeable (12) et/ou pour détecter l'état de charge du dispositif de stockage d'énergie rechargeable supplémentaire (10), et- en ce que l'unité de commande (11) est configurée pour, lors de la détection d'un passage en dessous d'un état de charge comparatif par l'au moins un état de charge détecté, commander la première unité de commutation (13) de telle sorte que le premier dispositif de stockage d'énergie rechargeable (12) et le dispositif de stockage d'énergie rechargeable supplémentaire (10) soient connectés en parallèle.
- Appareil de nettoyage domestique (2, 2.1) selon l'une, des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que la première unité de commutation (13) est configurée pour, dans un troisième état de commutation, commuter l'au moins un consommateur (6, 46) uniquement au dispositif de stockage d'énergie rechargeable supplémentaire (10) de l'accessoire (4, 4.1).
- Appareil de nettoyage domestique (2, 2.1) selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé- en ce que l'accessoire (4, 4.1) est relié de manière amovible à un corps de base (14), et- en ce qu'une connexion enfichable (36) est prévue pour établir une liaison électrique entre le dispositif de stockage d'énergie rechargeable supplémentaire (10) de l'accessoire (4, 4.1) et le premier dispositif de stockage d'énergie rechargeable (12) du corps de base (14).
- Appareil de nettoyage domestique (2, 2.1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé- en ce qu'au moins un consommateur (46) est disposé dans l'accessoire (4), et- en ce que l'accessoire (4.1) comprend une deuxième unité de commutation (52) dans l'accessoire (4.1),- où l'unité de commande (11) est configurée pour commander la deuxième unité de commutation (52) de telle sorte que seul le dispositif de stockage d'énergie rechargeable supplémentaire (10) de l'accessoire (4.1) alimente le consommateur (46) de l'accessoire (4.1) en énergie.
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