EP3449793A1 - Cleaning device with a motor-driven vibratory plate - Google Patents
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- the invention relates to a cleaning device, in particular for a wet cleaning device, with a housing, a motor-driven oscillating plate and a releasably connectable to the oscillating plate support plate for receiving a cleaning element.
- the invention relates to a cleaning device, in particular wet cleaning device, with such a cleaning device.
- the cleaning devices are used in particular for cleaning hard floor coverings, for example tile floors or parquet floors, in particular in the household sector.
- the cleaning devices may, for example, be designed as attachments for detachable connection to a base unit of a cleaning appliance.
- the base unit provides, in particular, a device for pushing the cleaning device over a surface to be cleaned, an electrical supply, if necessary in addition a suction fan, and more.
- the cleaning devices have a cleaning element acting on a surface to be cleaned, for example in the form of a textile cleaning cloth.
- the cleaning element is moved by means of a vibrating plate, wherein a sliding displacement performed by a user of the cleaning device during a usual cleaning operation (forward and backward displacement) of the movement of the vibrating plate and thus also the movement of the cleaning element is superimposed.
- the cleaning element is mounted on a support plate, which in turn can be arranged on the swing plate so that the support plate is firmly connected to the swing plate and the swinging movement takes place with.
- the oscillating plate is, for example, circularly curved by an electromotive eccentric drive.
- a cleaning device of the aforementioned type shows, for example, the publication EP 2 578 131 B1 .
- the carrier plate and the oscillating plate have corresponding mounting rails.
- a user lifts the cleaning device from a surface to be cleaned and shifts the support plate parallel to an extension plane of the swinging plate. It is necessary that the user guides the carrier plate with his hand.
- a disadvantage of the known in the prior art cleaning devices is thus that the user must take the carrier plate with his hand. This leads to contact with cleaning fluid, dirt and / or dirt.
- the invention proposes that the cleaning device has a movably mounted on the housing actuating device for separating the support plate from the oscillating plate, wherein the actuating device is displaceable due to actuation against the support plate to release them from the vibrating plate.
- a mechanism is now proposed with a relative to the support plate movable actuator which exerts a force on the support plate and is adapted to release the support plate of the swing plate, for example, by corresponding fastening means of the support plate and the swing plate are separated.
- the user no longer has to manually attack the carrier plate in order to release it from the vibrating plate. Rather, he actuates the actuator, which then takes over the separation of the carrier plate.
- the actuating device may be designed in the manner of a pivotable lever or a linearly displaceable actuating element, wherein a portion of the actuating device preferably engages there on the carrier plate, where this has corresponding fastening means to the oscillating plate.
- the fastening means of the support plate and the oscillating plate is associated with a spring element, which additionally acts on the support plate when applying a force by means of the actuating device with a restoring force of the spring element, whereby the detachment of the support plate is facilitated.
- the actuating device is a rocker pivotally mounted on a pivot center, which is pivotable against the support plate on the one hand with a first rocker vane against the housing and on the other hand with a second rocker vane.
- the actuating device is thus a rocker which can rotate about a pivoting center.
- the rocker wings of the rocker act on the one hand against that of the Oscillating plate to be solved carrier plate and on the other hand against the housing, which serves as an abutment for the pivoting movement.
- Upon actuation of the actuator pivots about the pivot center and causes the loading of the carrier plate with a force of the second rocker blade.
- the first rocker blade is supported against the housing of the cleaning device, so that the corresponding force can be applied by the leverage. It is recommended to design the rocker wings of the actuator with a length that allows a comfortable and easy detachment of the support plate by a user.
- a wheel of the cleaning device is rotatably mounted on the actuating device.
- the wheel may be arranged on a rocker vane of the pivotally mounted rocker.
- the actuating device or the rocker blade in this case has an axis of rotation about which the wheel of the cleaning device can rotate.
- the wheel can be a motor-driven wheel of the cleaning device or even a passively co-rotating wheel, for example for a mere transport of the cleaning device.
- the wheel is mounted on a pivotable against the housing first rocker wings of the rocker.
- the wheel can be supported against the housing upon actuation of the actuating device.
- the actuator in an operation for releasing the support plate against the restoring force of a Spring element is displaced.
- the spring element may in particular be arranged on a pivoting center of the actuating device and / or between the housing and the actuating device.
- the spring element associated with the actuating device ensures a preferred position of the actuating device relative to the housing of the cleaning device.
- the preferred position is a position in which the actuator does not press against the support plate, so that it remains firmly connected to the swing plate.
- the spring element may be, for example, a torsion spring, which engages in the region of the pivot center on the one hand on the actuating device and on the other hand on the housing of the cleaning device.
- the spring element can also be arranged outside the pivoting center, for example at an end region of a rocker blade facing away from the pivoting center.
- spring elements such as coil springs, leaf springs or others are suitable.
- the spring force of the spring element is dimensioned such that it bears the dead weight of the cleaning device or of the cleaning device having cleaning device, but springs in with additional force applied to the actuator by a user against the restoring force.
- the restoring force of the spring element is thus designed so that this springs in only with additional application of force by the user.
- the housing has an actuating element for displacing the actuating device against the carrier plate.
- the actuating device may be displaceable relative to the housing of the cleaning device, for example in the sense of a displaceable button or a flexible housing partial area.
- the Actuator is formed on the housing tread surface for a user of the cleaning device.
- the tread is an integrally formed with the housing portion, which as well as the housing is designed to be rigid and not displaced and / or deformed with a force applied by the user relative to other portions of the housing.
- the actuating element is designed as a marking of a partial region of the housing, which indicates to the user a location of the housing on which the user has to apply a force for displacing the actuating device.
- the force on the actuator is not carried out directly by the actuator, but rather in that the force acting on the actuator causes a displacement of the housing of the cleaning device relative to the actuator, which in turn, the actuator is displaced against the support plate, namely preferably by the Swivel movement of the previously proposed rocker with two rocker wings.
- the actuating element is positioned vertically relative to a tilted to be cleaned surface state of the cleaning device on a rocker wing of the actuator, so that the actuator is pivotable relative to the housing due to an actuation of the actuating element, wherein the actuating device in particular supported on the surface to be cleaned.
- the tilted state of the cleaning device may particularly advantageously be a state which is used when the cleaning device is not in use. In this so-called sack truck position, the cleaning device is tilted when it is currently not in operation and switched off and / or stowed at short notice or for a long time.
- the cleaning element and / or the support plate are usually lifted from a surface to be cleaned, so that there is a space for the separation movement of the Carrier plate of the swing plate results.
- the carrier plate thus has sufficient clearance between the vibrating plate and a bottom surface in order to fall off the vibrating plate without the user having to do anything.
- only the tilted state of the cleaning device allows a force on the actuator, since only then the actuator is arranged vertically above a rocker vane of the actuator.
- the actuating element is located with respect to the vertical direction next to the rocker sash, so that a force can not be applied, because, for example, the force introduced by the user via the actuating element acts on a pivoting center of the actuating device , which in turn does not cause any pivoting movement. Due to the application of force in the tilted state of the cleaning device, the entire housing of the cleaning device is pressed against the rocker blade associated with the actuating element, in particular against a wheel arranged there, in the direction of the surface to be cleaned, in particular stepped down by a user.
- the preferably arranged on the rocker arm wheel moves together with the rocker wing, preferably against the restoring force of the spring element arranged there against the housing, wherein the rocker wing rotates about the pivot center of the rocker.
- the release function of the carrier plate is thus operated in total by a vertically movably mounted and sprung actuating element, in particular with the participation of a wheel arranged there of the cleaning device.
- the cleaning device has a distance element projecting below the housing relative to an orientation of the cleaning device during a customary cleaning operation, wherein a projecting length of the spacer element is dimensioned such that the spacer element is moved over a distance during the cleaning operation Peripheral surface of a wheel, but does not protrude beyond the support plate.
- the spacer thus has in the vertical direction (relative to an orientation of the cleaning device during a conventional cleaning operation) on a length which is dimensioned so that the spacer element between the peripheral surface of the wheel and the surface to be cleaned facing side of the support plate ends. During the cleaning operation, the spacer element thus does not touch the surface to be cleaned.
- the spacer may be a separate support of the housing.
- the spacing element can, for example, also be a suction mouth arranged on the housing, which takes on the task of spacing.
- the spacer prevents the actuator and / or the wheel disposed thereon from touching the surface in a non-tilted condition of the cleaner.
- the carrier plate can be released only in a reliable state of the cleaning device of the vibrating plate. It is thus an inherent security against incorrect operation of the cleaning device created without separate state detections or operating locks are necessary.
- the spacer prevents the housing from being displaced relative to the surface to be cleaned, at least to such an extent that the actuator can not pivot relative to the housing, thus exerting a force on the support plate.
- the wheel arranged on the actuating device is arranged perpendicular to a plane of the carrier plate receiving the cleaning element next to the carrier plate with respect to a viewing direction, so that the wheel can be set against the surface to be cleaned when tilting the cleaning device.
- the location "next to the support plate” means here in particular with respect to a usual direction of movement of the cleaning device behind the carrier plate.
- the cleaning device is pushed away during a cleaning operation in an alternating forward and backward movement of a user of him or pulled to himself.
- the tilted position of the cleaning device thus corresponds to a position in which the cleaning device is tilted towards the user, in particular, this is a direction which is oriented perpendicular to a longitudinal extension of the support plate or the oscillating plate.
- the wheel is thus arranged behind the support plate, in such a way that the actuating element in the tilted position of the cleaning device preferably lies vertically above the wheel arranged on the actuating device.
- the invention also proposes a cleaning device, in particular a wet cleaning device, with such a cleaning device.
- the cleaning device may in principle be any cleaning device that is exclusively or u.a. is suitable for cleaning a surface, in particular performs a suction cleaning and / or wet cleaning. These include, on the one hand, hand-held cleaning appliances, but also self-cleaning cleaning appliances, such as, in particular, cleaning robots.
- cleaning equipment for cleaning overground surfaces includes, for example. For cleaning windows, shelves, baseboards, steps and the like.
- Fig. 1 shows a cleaning device 15, which is equipped here as a hand-held wet cleaning device with a base unit 16 and designed as a front attachment cleaning device 1.
- the cleaning device 1 is detachably held on the base unit 16.
- the base unit 16 has a handle 17 which, for example, is telescopically designed here, so that a user of the cleaning appliance 15 can adapt the length of the handle 17 to his body size.
- a handle 18, on which the user guides the cleaning device 15 during a typical wiping operation, ie, sliding over a surface to be cleaned, is arranged on the handle 17.
- the user usually guides the cleaning device 15 in the opposite direction of movement over the surface to be cleaned. He pushes the cleaning device 15 alternately away from him or pulls this to himself.
- a switch 19 is arranged, which serves, for example, the on and off of an electric motor of the cleaning device 15.
- the electric motor is powered by an electric cable of the cleaning device 15 with energy.
- an actuating element 13 is provided, via which a user of the cleaning device 15 can detach a carrier plate 4 with a cleaning element 5 from a vibrating plate 3 of the cleaning device 1.
- the actuating element 13 here is a tread surface on which a user can exert force by means of his foot or by means of his hand.
- the cleaning device 1 has the in Fig. 2 shown combination of a swing plate 3, a support plate 4 and a cleaning element 5.
- the oscillating plate 3 has central on its illustrated top a rotational axis receptacle 23 for a drive axle of an electric motor.
- the drive axle is used in combination with an eccentric on the one hand for fixing the oscillating plate 3 to the cleaning device 1, and on the other hand for causing oscillating oscillatory movements of the oscillating plate 3.
- the vibrating plate 3 is preferably driven at an oscillation frequency of, for example, 1,000 rpm to 2,000 rpm.
- the cleaning element 5 is a partially elastic trained cleaning cloth, in particular a microfiber cloth. This can by means of fastening means 22, here Velcro fasteners, to corresponding fastening means 22 (see Fig. 5 ) of the support plate 4 are attached.
- a fastening means 20 of the oscillating plate 3 with a fastening means 21 of the support plate 4 is connectable to a pair of fasteners.
- the fastening means 20 of the oscillating plate 3 is here, for example, a relative to the oscillating plate 3 displaceable latching element.
- the locking element is guided within a guide device and acted upon by the restoring force of a spring element (not shown).
- the support plate 4 has, corresponding to the attachment means 20 of the oscillating plate 3, an attachment means 21 having an undercut.
- the fastening means 20, 21 of the oscillating plate 3 and the support plate 4 are in this respect formed corresponding to one another, as the Fastening means 20 of the vibrating plate 3 slides in connection with the support plate 4 along the contour of the fastening means 21 of the support plate 4 and finally following the contour, behind the fastening means 21 engages.
- the restoring force of the spring element against the fastening means 21 preferably, the restoring force of the spring element against the fastening means 21.
- the vibrating plate 3 and the support plate 4, for the purpose of correct positioning of the support plate 4 on the oscillating plate 3 further preferably not shown corresponding centering.
- FIGS. 3 and 4 show the cleaning device 1 in a perspective view, wherein Fig. 3 shows an assembled state of the cleaning device 1 and Fig. 4 an exploded view.
- the housing 2 of the cleaning device 1 which essentially surrounds the oscillating plate 3, the carrier plate 4 and the cleaning element 5 arranged on the carrier plate 4, can be seen.
- the support plate 4 protrudes with the cleaning element 5 so far under the housing 2 of the cleaning device 1 that the cleaning device 1 rests during a cleaning operation on the support plate 4 and the cleaning element 5.
- the support plate 4 with the cleaning element 5 is in the orientation of the cleaning device 1 shown with the entire weight of the cleaning device 1 and the cleaning device 15 on a surface to be cleaned.
- a force acting uniformly with respect to the surface acts on the cleaning surface, so that there is a uniform contact pressure substantially over the entire surface plane of the carrier plate 4.
- an actuating device 6 is rotatably mounted on a pivot center 7.
- the pivoting center 7 is fixedly arranged on the housing 2.
- the actuating device 6 here has the shape of a rocker with two rocker wings 8, 9, namely a first rocker blade 8 and a second rocker blade 9.
- On the first rocker wing 8 is rotatable about a rotation axis 10, a wheel 11 of the cleaning device 1 is mounted. While in Fig. 3 shown working position, the wheel 11 has no contact with the surface to be cleaned, but the cleaning device 1 is only with the support plate 4 and the cleaning element 5 on the surface.
- the actuator 6 is in a preferred position in which the wheel 11 is lifted from the surface to be cleaned.
- the second rocker vane 9 has a functional element 24 which is displaced against the carrier plate 4 when the actuating device 6 is pivoted about the pivot center 7.
- the functional element 24 engages through a recess of the vibrating plate 3 and presses against the support plate 4, so that it can be released from the vibrating plate 3.
- the corresponding fastening means 20, 21 of the support plate 4 and the swing plate 3 are separated from each other.
- Fig. 5 shows the cleaning device 1 in a perspective view from below.
- the cleaning device 1 is shown with a mounted on the swing plate 3 support plate 4, but without attached cleaning element 5. It can be seen on the surface to be cleaned facing side of the support plate 4, the fastening means 22 for fixing the cleaning element 5.
- These fasteners 22 are here Parts of a Velcro fastener.
- an elongated spacer element 14 is formed on the housing 2 behind the carrier plate 4. This spacer element 14 is at the same time here a suction mouth, through which air laden with suction material can be sucked into the cleaning device 15 by means of a motor / blower unit.
- the spacer 14 is used during the usual cleaning operation for spacing the wheel 11 from the surface to be cleaned, so that the wheel 11 can not touch the surface to be cleaned in the illustration shown.
- the actuator 6 with the two rocker wings 8, 9 can be seen, according to this embodiment at the pivot center 7 designed as a torsion spring element 12 is arranged, which holds the actuator 6 in a preferred position in which the wheel 11 of the surface to be cleaned is lifted and the functional element 24 of the second rocker blade 9 does not press against the carrier plate 4.
- the user tilts Cleaning device 1, starting from the in Fig. 3 shown working position in a tilted relative to the surface to be cleaned position, a so-called sack truck position (see Fig. 8 ).
- the support plate 4 is lifted with the cleaning element 5 disposed thereon of the surface to be cleaned and the cleaning device 1 is with the wheels 11 on the surface to be cleaned.
- This is the in Fig. 8
- This makes it possible to pivot by means of a step on the housing 2 of the cleaning device 1, namely on the actuating element 13, the actuator 6 within the housing 2, whereby the on the first rocker wing. 8 the actuator 6 arranged wheel 11 presses against the support plate 4 and displaced relative to the vibrating plate 3.
- FIGS. 6 and 7 show portions of the cleaning device 1 shown below, wherein the cleaning device 1 in Fig. 6 has a arranged on the swing plate 3 support plate 4, and wherein in Fig. 7 the support plate 4 is removed and the view of the swing plate 3 is released.
- the view of the functional element 24 is released.
- the functional element 24 engages in a recess of the oscillating plate 3 and upon pivoting of the actuator 6 about the pivot center 7, ie towards the viewer, against the arranged on the oscillating plate 3 carrier plate 4 can act to separate them.
- FIGS. 8 and 9 In order to release the support plate 4 from the oscillating plate 3, the cleaning device 1 is tilted as shown in the sack cart position, wherein the support plate 4 is lifted with the cleaning element 5 disposed thereon of the surface to be cleaned , As a result, the wheel 11 arranged on the first rocker blade 8 comes into contact with the surface. In this position, the tread surface marking actuator 13 relative to a vertical direction (indicated as arrow) located just above the axis of rotation 10 of the wheel 11. In this position, the force of a user who presses against the actuating element 13 of the housing 2, on the wheel 11 and the first rocker blade 8 of the actuator 6 act.
- Fig. 10 shows the cleaning device 1, which has a arranged on the housing 2 spacer element 14.
- the spacer element 14 projects beyond a lower edge of the housing 2, in such a way that the spacer element 14 protrudes beyond the wheel 11 in the illustrated working position of the cleaning device, but does not protrude beyond the carrier plate 4.
- the spacer element 14 is, for example, formed by a telescopic suction mouth of the housing 2, which assumes the function of a spacer 14 in the collapsed end position.
- the spacer 14 prevents the pivoting of the actuator 6, ie the removal of the support plate 4 of the oscillating plate 3 during an inoperative condition.
- the actuator 6 can be pivoted about the pivot center 7. As long as the spacer 14 rests on the surface to be cleaned, this prevents the wheel 11 can touch the surface, which in turn prevents the pivoting movement of the actuator 6.
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Die Erfindung betrifft eine Reinigungseinrichtung (1), insbesondere für ein Feuchtreinigungsgerät, mit einem Gehäuse (2), einer motorisch angetriebenen Schwingplatte (3) und einer mit der Schwingplatte (3) lösbar verbindbaren Trägerplatte (4) zur Aufnahme eines Reinigungselementes (5). Um eine Reinigungseinrichtung (1) zu schaffen, bei welcher die Trägerplatte (4) von der Schwingplatte (3) entfernt werden kann, ohne dass der Nutzer manuell an der Trägerplatte (4) bzw. an der Schwingplatte (3) angreifen muss, wird vorgeschlagen, dass die Reinigungseinrichtung (1) eine beweglich an dem Gehäuse (2) gelagerte Betätigungseinrichtung (6) zum Trennen der Trägerplatte (4) von der Schwingplatte (3) aufweist, wobei die Betätigungseinrichtung (6) infolge einer Betätigung gegen die Trägerplatte (4) verlagerbar ist, um diese von der Schwingplatte (3) zu lösen. The invention relates to a cleaning device (1), in particular for a wet cleaning device, comprising a housing (2), a motor-driven oscillating plate (3) and a support plate (4) releasably connectable to the oscillating plate (3) for receiving a cleaning element (5). In order to provide a cleaning device (1) in which the carrier plate (4) can be removed from the oscillating plate (3) without the user having to manually engage the carrier plate (4) or the oscillating plate (3), it is proposed in that the cleaning device (1) has an actuating device (6) movably mounted on the housing (2) for separating the carrier plate (4) from the oscillating plate (3), the actuating device (6) being actuated against the carrier plate (4). is displaced to release them from the swing plate (3).
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Die Erfindung betrifft eine Reinigungseinrichtung, insbesondere für ein Feuchtreinigungsgerät, mit einem Gehäuse, einer motorisch angetriebenen Schwingplatte und einer mit der Schwingplatte lösbar verbindbaren Trägerplatte zur Aufnahme eines Reinigungselementes.The invention relates to a cleaning device, in particular for a wet cleaning device, with a housing, a motor-driven oscillating plate and a releasably connectable to the oscillating plate support plate for receiving a cleaning element.
Zudem betrifft die Erfindung ein Reinigungsgerät, insbesondere Feuchtreinigungsgerät, mit einer solchen Reinigungseinrichtung.In addition, the invention relates to a cleaning device, in particular wet cleaning device, with such a cleaning device.
Reinigungseinrichtungen und Reinigungsgeräte der vorgenannten Art sind im Stand der Technik bekannt.Cleaning devices and cleaning devices of the aforementioned type are known in the art.
Die Reinigungseinrichtungen dienen insbesondere der Reinigung von Hartbodenbelägen, bspw. Fliesenböden oder Parkettböden, insbesondere im Haushaltsbereich. Die Reinigungseinrichtungen können bspw. als Vorsatzgeräte zur lösbaren Verbindung mit einem Basisgerät eines Reinigungsgerätes ausgebildet sein. Das Basisgerät stellt insbesondere eine Einrichtung zum Schieben der Reinigungseinrichtung über eine zu reinigende Fläche, eine Elektroversorgung, ggf. zusätzlich ein Sauggebläse, und Weiteres zur Verfügung. Die Reinigungseinrichtungen weisen ein auf eine zu reinigende Fläche einwirkendes Reinigungselement auf, bspw. in Form eines textilen Reinigungstuches. Das Reinigungselement wird mittels einer Schwingplatte bewegt, wobei eine durch einen Nutzer der Reinigungseinrichtung während eines üblichen Reinigungsbetriebs durchgeführte Schiebeverlagerung (Vor- und Zurückverlagerung) von der Bewegung der Schwingplatte und damit auch der Bewegung des Reinigungselementes überlagert wird. Das Reinigungselement ist auf einer Trägerplatte befestigt, welche wiederum so an der Schwingplatte angeordnet werden kann, dass die Trägerplatte fest mit der Schwingplatte verbunden ist und die Schwingbewegung mit vollzieht. Die Schwingplatte wird bspw. durch einen elektromotorischen Exzenterantrieb kreisförmig geschwungen.The cleaning devices are used in particular for cleaning hard floor coverings, for example tile floors or parquet floors, in particular in the household sector. The cleaning devices may, for example, be designed as attachments for detachable connection to a base unit of a cleaning appliance. The base unit provides, in particular, a device for pushing the cleaning device over a surface to be cleaned, an electrical supply, if necessary in addition a suction fan, and more. The cleaning devices have a cleaning element acting on a surface to be cleaned, for example in the form of a textile cleaning cloth. The cleaning element is moved by means of a vibrating plate, wherein a sliding displacement performed by a user of the cleaning device during a usual cleaning operation (forward and backward displacement) of the movement of the vibrating plate and thus also the movement of the cleaning element is superimposed. The cleaning element is mounted on a support plate, which in turn can be arranged on the swing plate so that the support plate is firmly connected to the swing plate and the swinging movement takes place with. The oscillating plate is, for example, circularly curved by an electromotive eccentric drive.
Eine Reinigungseinrichtung der vorgenannten Art zeigt bspw. die Druckschrift
Nachteilig bei den im Stand der Technik bekannten Reinigungseinrichtungen ist somit, dass der Nutzer die Trägerplatte mit seiner Hand ergreifen muss. Dabei kommt es zu einem Kontakt mit Reinigungsflüssigkeit, Schmutzflüssigkeit und/oder Schmutz.A disadvantage of the known in the prior art cleaning devices is thus that the user must take the carrier plate with his hand. This leads to contact with cleaning fluid, dirt and / or dirt.
Ausgehend von dem vorgenannten Stand der Technik ist es daher Aufgabe der Erfindung, eine Reinigungseinrichtung zu schaffen, bei welcher die Trägerplatte von der Schwingplatte entfernt werden kann, ohne dass der Nutzer manuell an der Trägerplatte und/oder der Schwingplatte angreifen muss. Gleiches gilt für die Befestigung der Trägerplatte an der Schwingplatte.Based on the aforementioned prior art, it is therefore an object of the invention to provide a cleaning device in which the carrier plate can be removed from the vibrating plate without the user has to manually attack on the support plate and / or the vibrating plate. The same applies to the attachment of the support plate on the swing plate.
Zur Lösung der vorgenannten Aufgabe schlägt die Erfindung vor, dass die Reinigungseinrichtung eine beweglich an dem Gehäuse gelagerte Betätigungseinrichtung zum Trennen der Trägerplatte von der Schwingplatte aufweist, wobei die Betätigungseinrichtung infolge einer Betätigung gegen die Trägerplatte verlagerbar ist, um diese von der Schwingplatte zu lösen.To achieve the above object, the invention proposes that the cleaning device has a movably mounted on the housing actuating device for separating the support plate from the oscillating plate, wherein the actuating device is displaceable due to actuation against the support plate to release them from the vibrating plate.
Erfindungsgemäß wird nunmehr ein Mechanismus mit einer relativ zu der Trägerplatte beweglichen Betätigungseinrichtung vorgeschlagen, welche eine Kraft auf die Trägerplatte ausübt und geeignet ist, die Trägerplatte von der Schwingplatte zu lösen, indem bspw. korrespondierende Befestigungsmittel der Trägerplatte und der Schwingplatte voneinander getrennt werden. Der Nutzer muss somit nicht mehr manuell an der Trägerplatte angreifen, um diese von der Schwingplatte zu lösen. Vielmehr betätigt er die Betätigungseinrichtung, die daraufhin das Trennen der Trägerplatte übernimmt. Die Betätigungseinrichtung kann nach der Art eines schwenkbaren Hebels oder eines linear verlagerbaren Betätigungselementes ausgebildet sein, wobei ein Teilbereich der Betätigungseinrichtung vorzugsweise dort an der Trägerplatte angreift, wo diese korrespondierende Befestigungsmittel zu der Schwingplatte aufweist. Besonders bevorzugt ist den Befestigungsmitteln der Trägerplatte und der Schwingplatte ein Federelement zugeordnet, welches die Trägerplatte beim Ausüben einer Kraft mittels der Betätigungseinrichtung zusätzlich mit einer Rückstellkraft des Federelementes beaufschlagt, wodurch das Herauslösen der Trägerplatte erleichtert wird.According to the invention, a mechanism is now proposed with a relative to the support plate movable actuator which exerts a force on the support plate and is adapted to release the support plate of the swing plate, for example, by corresponding fastening means of the support plate and the swing plate are separated. The user no longer has to manually attack the carrier plate in order to release it from the vibrating plate. Rather, he actuates the actuator, which then takes over the separation of the carrier plate. The actuating device may be designed in the manner of a pivotable lever or a linearly displaceable actuating element, wherein a portion of the actuating device preferably engages there on the carrier plate, where this has corresponding fastening means to the oscillating plate. Particularly preferably, the fastening means of the support plate and the oscillating plate is associated with a spring element, which additionally acts on the support plate when applying a force by means of the actuating device with a restoring force of the spring element, whereby the detachment of the support plate is facilitated.
Insbesondere wird vorgeschlagen, dass die Betätigungseinrichtung eine schwenkbar an einem Schwenkzentrum gelagerte Wippe ist, welche einerseits mit einem ersten Wippenflügel gegen das Gehäuse und andererseits mit einem zweiten Wippenflügel gegen die Trägerplatte schwenkbar ist. Die Betätigungseinrichtung ist somit eine Wippe, welche um ein Schwenkzentrum rotieren kann. Die Wippenflügel der Wippe wirken einerseits gegen die von der Schwingplatte zu lösende Trägerplatte und andererseits gegen das Gehäuse, welches als Gegenlager für die Schwenkbewegung dient. Bei einer Betätigung der Betätigungseinrichtung schwenkt diese um das Schwenkzentrum und bewirkt die Beaufschlagung der Trägerplatte mit einer Kraft des zweiten Wippenflügels. Dabei wird der erste Wippenflügel gegen das Gehäuse der Reinigungseinrichtung gestützt, so dass die entsprechende Kraft durch die Hebelwirkung aufgebracht werden kann. Es empfiehlt sich, die Wippenflügel der Betätigungseinrichtung mit einer Länge auszugestalten, die ein bequemes und einfaches Loslösen der Trägerplatte durch einen Nutzer ermöglicht.In particular, it is proposed that the actuating device is a rocker pivotally mounted on a pivot center, which is pivotable against the support plate on the one hand with a first rocker vane against the housing and on the other hand with a second rocker vane. The actuating device is thus a rocker which can rotate about a pivoting center. The rocker wings of the rocker act on the one hand against that of the Oscillating plate to be solved carrier plate and on the other hand against the housing, which serves as an abutment for the pivoting movement. Upon actuation of the actuator pivots about the pivot center and causes the loading of the carrier plate with a force of the second rocker blade. In this case, the first rocker blade is supported against the housing of the cleaning device, so that the corresponding force can be applied by the leverage. It is recommended to design the rocker wings of the actuator with a length that allows a comfortable and easy detachment of the support plate by a user.
Insbesondere wird vorgeschlagen, dass ein Rad der Reinigungseinrichtung rotierbar an der Betätigungseinrichtung gelagert ist. Insbesondere kann das Rad an einem Wippenflügel der schwenkbar gelagerten Wippe angeordnet sein. Die Betätigungseinrichtung bzw. der Wippenflügel weist dabei eine Rotationsachse auf, um welche das Rad der Reinigungseinrichtung rotieren kann. Das Rad kann ein motorisch angetriebenes Rad der Reinigungseinrichtung oder auch ein lediglich passiv mitrotierendes Rad, bspw. für einen bloßen Transport der Reinigungseinrichtung, sein.In particular, it is proposed that a wheel of the cleaning device is rotatably mounted on the actuating device. In particular, the wheel may be arranged on a rocker vane of the pivotally mounted rocker. The actuating device or the rocker blade in this case has an axis of rotation about which the wheel of the cleaning device can rotate. The wheel can be a motor-driven wheel of the cleaning device or even a passively co-rotating wheel, for example for a mere transport of the cleaning device.
Besonders bevorzugt ist vorgesehen, dass das Rad an einem gegen das Gehäuse schwenkbaren ersten Wippenflügel der Wippe gelagert ist. Insbesondere kann das Rad bei Betätigung der Betätigungseinrichtung gegen das Gehäuse abstützbar sein. Durch die Anordnung des Rades an dem ersten Wippenflügel, welcher bei einer Betätigung der Betätigungseinrichtung gegen das Gehäuse geschwenkt wird, stützt sich das Rad bei der Betätigung der Betätigungseinrichtung gegen das Gehäuse ab, so dass der gegenüberliegende zweite Wippenflügel gegen die Trägerplatte verlagert werden kann.Particularly preferably, it is provided that the wheel is mounted on a pivotable against the housing first rocker wings of the rocker. In particular, the wheel can be supported against the housing upon actuation of the actuating device. The arrangement of the wheel on the first rocker vane, which is pivoted upon actuation of the actuating device against the housing, the wheel is supported in the actuation of the actuating device against the housing, so that the opposite second rocker wing can be displaced against the support plate.
Des Weiteren wird vorgeschlagen, dass die Betätigungseinrichtung bei einer Betätigung zum Lösen der Trägerplatte entgegen der Rückstellkraft eines Federelementes verlagerbar ist. Das Federelement kann insbesondere an einem Schwenkzentrum der Betätigungseinrichtung und/oder zwischen dem Gehäuse und der Betätigungseinrichtung angeordnet sein. Das der Betätigungseinrichtung zugeordnete Federelement sorgt für eine Vorzugstellung der Betätigungseinrichtung relativ zu dem Gehäuse der Reinigungseinrichtung. Die Vorzugstellung ist hier eine Stellung, bei welcher die Betätigungseinrichtung nicht gegen die Trägerplatte drückt, so dass diese fest mit der Schwingplatte verbunden bleibt. Wenn die Betätigungseinrichtung entgegen der Rückstellkraft des Federelementes verlagert wird, nämlich durch die Betätigung der Betätigungseinrichtung, wird eine Kraft auf die Trägerplatte ausgeübt, die schließlich zu einem Loslösen von der Schwingplatte führt. Das Federelement kann bspw. eine Torsionsfeder sein, welche im Bereich des Schwenkzentrums einerseits an der Betätigungseinrichtung und andererseits an dem Gehäuse der Reinigungseinrichtung angreift. Des Weiteren kann das Federelement auch außerhalb des Schwenkzentrums, bspw. an einem von dem Schwenkzentrum abgewandten Endbereich eines Wippenflügels, angeordnet sein. Hierzu sind bspw. Federelemente wie Schraubenfedern, Blattfedern oder andere geeignet. Die Federkraft des Federelementes ist so bemessen, dass diese das Eigengewicht der Reinigungseinrichtung bzw. des die Reinigungseinrichtung aufweisenden Reinigungsgerätes trägt, aber bei zusätzlicher Kraftbeaufschlagung der Betätigungseinrichtung durch einen Nutzer entgegen der Rückstellkraft einfedert. Die Rückstellkraft des Federelementes ist somit so ausgelegt, dass dieses nur bei zusätzlicher Kraftbeaufschlagung durch den Nutzer einfedert.Furthermore, it is proposed that the actuator in an operation for releasing the support plate against the restoring force of a Spring element is displaced. The spring element may in particular be arranged on a pivoting center of the actuating device and / or between the housing and the actuating device. The spring element associated with the actuating device ensures a preferred position of the actuating device relative to the housing of the cleaning device. The preferred position here is a position in which the actuator does not press against the support plate, so that it remains firmly connected to the swing plate. When the actuating device is displaced against the restoring force of the spring element, namely by the actuation of the actuating device, a force is exerted on the carrier plate, which ultimately leads to a detachment from the vibrating plate. The spring element may be, for example, a torsion spring, which engages in the region of the pivot center on the one hand on the actuating device and on the other hand on the housing of the cleaning device. Furthermore, the spring element can also be arranged outside the pivoting center, for example at an end region of a rocker blade facing away from the pivoting center. For this purpose, for example, spring elements such as coil springs, leaf springs or others are suitable. The spring force of the spring element is dimensioned such that it bears the dead weight of the cleaning device or of the cleaning device having cleaning device, but springs in with additional force applied to the actuator by a user against the restoring force. The restoring force of the spring element is thus designed so that this springs in only with additional application of force by the user.
Des Weiteren wird vorgeschlagen, dass das Gehäuse ein Betätigungselement zum Verlagern der Betätigungseinrichtung gegen die Trägerplatte aufweist. Grundsätzlich kann vorgesehen sein, dass die Betätigungseinrichtung relativ zu dem Gehäuse der Reinigungseinrichtung verlagerbar ist, bspw. im Sinne einer verlagerbaren Taste oder eines flexiblen Gehäuseteilbereiches. Gemäß einer bevorzugten Ausführungsform wird jedoch vorgeschlagen, dass das Betätigungselement eine an dem Gehäuse ausgebildete Trittfläche für einen Nutzer der Reinigungseinrichtung ist. Die Trittfläche ist ein einteilig mit dem Gehäuse ausgebildeter Teilbereich, welcher ebenso wie das Gehäuse insgesamt starr ausgebildet ist und sich bei einer Kraftbeaufschlagung durch den Nutzer nicht relativ zu anderen Teilbereichen des Gehäuses verlagert und/oder verformt. Vielmehr ist das Betätigungselement als Markierung eines Teilbereiches des Gehäuses ausgebildet, welche dem Nutzer einen Ort des Gehäuses anzeigt, auf welchen der Nutzer eine Kraft zur Verlagerung der Betätigungseinrichtung aufzubringen hat. Die Krafteinwirkung auf die Betätigungseinrichtung erfolgt dabei nicht unmittelbar durch das Betätigungselement, sondern vielmehr dadurch, dass die Krafteinwirkung auf das Betätigungselement eine Verlagerung des Gehäuses der Reinigungseinrichtung relativ zu dem Betätigungselement verursacht, wodurch wiederum auch die Betätigungseinrichtung gegen die Trägerplatte verlagert wird, nämlich vorzugsweise durch die Schwenkbewegung der zuvor vorgeschlagenen Wippe mit zwei Wippenflügeln.Furthermore, it is proposed that the housing has an actuating element for displacing the actuating device against the carrier plate. In principle, provision may be made for the actuating device to be displaceable relative to the housing of the cleaning device, for example in the sense of a displaceable button or a flexible housing partial area. According to a preferred embodiment, however, it is proposed that the Actuator is formed on the housing tread surface for a user of the cleaning device. The tread is an integrally formed with the housing portion, which as well as the housing is designed to be rigid and not displaced and / or deformed with a force applied by the user relative to other portions of the housing. Rather, the actuating element is designed as a marking of a partial region of the housing, which indicates to the user a location of the housing on which the user has to apply a force for displacing the actuating device. The force on the actuator is not carried out directly by the actuator, but rather in that the force acting on the actuator causes a displacement of the housing of the cleaning device relative to the actuator, which in turn, the actuator is displaced against the support plate, namely preferably by the Swivel movement of the previously proposed rocker with two rocker wings.
Insbesondere ist vorgesehen, dass das Betätigungselement bezogen auf einen relativ zu einer zu reinigenden Fläche verkippten Zustand der Reinigungseinrichtung vertikal über einem Wippenflügel der Betätigungseinrichtung positioniert ist, so dass die Betätigungseinrichtung aufgrund einer Betätigung des Betätigungselementes relativ zu dem Gehäuse verschwenkbar ist, wobei sich die Betätigungseinrichtung insbesondere auf der zu reinigenden Fläche abstützt. Der verkippte Zustand der Reinigungseinrichtung kann besonders vorteilhaft ein Zustand sein, welcher bei der Nichtbenutzung der Reinigungseinrichtung angewendet wird. In dieser sogenannten Sackkarrenstellung wird die Reinigungseinrichtung verkippt, wenn diese aktuell nicht in Betrieb ist und kurzfristig oder auch über längere Zeit ausgeschaltet und/oder verstaut ist. In dem verkippten Zustand der Reinigungseinrichtung sind das Reinigungselement und/oder die Trägerplatte üblicherweise von einer zu reinigenden Fläche abgehoben, so dass sich ein Freiraum für die Ablösebewegung der Trägerplatte von der Schwingplatte ergibt. Bei der Schwenkbewegung der Betätigungseinrichtung hat die Trägerplatte somit genügend Freiraum zwischen der Schwingplatte und einer Bodenfläche, um ohne Zutun des Nutzers von der Schwingplatte abzufallen. Darüber hinaus ermöglicht erst der verkippte Zustand der Reinigungseinrichtung eine Krafteinwirkung auf die Betätigungseinrichtung, da nämlich erst dann das Betätigungselement vertikal über einem Wippenflügel der Betätigungseinrichtung angeordnet ist. Solange die Reinigungseinrichtung noch in einer üblichen Arbeitsposition orientiert ist, befindet sich das Betätigungselement bezogen auf die vertikale Richtung neben dem Wippenflügel, so dass eine Krafteinwirkung nicht erfolgen kann, weil bspw. die von dem Nutzer über das Betätigungselement eingebrachte Kraft auf ein Schwenkzentrum der Betätigungseinrichtung wirkt, was wiederum keine Schwenkbewegung zur Folge hat. Durch die Kraftbeaufschlagung in dem verkippten Zustand der Reinigungseinrichtung wird das gesamte Gehäuse der Reinigungseinrichtung gegen den dem Betätigungselement zugeordneten Wippenflügel, insbesondere gegen ein dort angeordnetes Rad, in Richtung der zu reinigenden Fläche gedrückt, insbesondere von einem Nutzer heruntergetreten. Das vorzugsweise auf dem Wippenflügel angeordnete Rad verlagert sich gemeinsam mit dem Wippenflügel, vorzugsweise gegen die Rückstellkraft des dort angeordneten Federelementes, gegen das Gehäuse, wobei der Wippenflügel um das Schwenkzentrum der Wippe rotiert. Die Lösefunktion der Trägerplatte wird somit insgesamt durch ein höhenbeweglich gelagertes und verfedertes Betätigungselement, insbesondere unter Beteiligung eines dort angeordneten Rades der Reinigungseinrichtung, bedient.In particular, it is provided that the actuating element is positioned vertically relative to a tilted to be cleaned surface state of the cleaning device on a rocker wing of the actuator, so that the actuator is pivotable relative to the housing due to an actuation of the actuating element, wherein the actuating device in particular supported on the surface to be cleaned. The tilted state of the cleaning device may particularly advantageously be a state which is used when the cleaning device is not in use. In this so-called sack truck position, the cleaning device is tilted when it is currently not in operation and switched off and / or stowed at short notice or for a long time. In the tilted state of the cleaning device, the cleaning element and / or the support plate are usually lifted from a surface to be cleaned, so that there is a space for the separation movement of the Carrier plate of the swing plate results. During the pivoting movement of the actuating device, the carrier plate thus has sufficient clearance between the vibrating plate and a bottom surface in order to fall off the vibrating plate without the user having to do anything. In addition, only the tilted state of the cleaning device allows a force on the actuator, since only then the actuator is arranged vertically above a rocker vane of the actuator. As long as the cleaning device is still oriented in a usual working position, the actuating element is located with respect to the vertical direction next to the rocker sash, so that a force can not be applied, because, for example, the force introduced by the user via the actuating element acts on a pivoting center of the actuating device , which in turn does not cause any pivoting movement. Due to the application of force in the tilted state of the cleaning device, the entire housing of the cleaning device is pressed against the rocker blade associated with the actuating element, in particular against a wheel arranged there, in the direction of the surface to be cleaned, in particular stepped down by a user. The preferably arranged on the rocker arm wheel moves together with the rocker wing, preferably against the restoring force of the spring element arranged there against the housing, wherein the rocker wing rotates about the pivot center of the rocker. The release function of the carrier plate is thus operated in total by a vertically movably mounted and sprung actuating element, in particular with the participation of a wheel arranged there of the cleaning device.
Des Weiteren wird vorgeschlagen, dass die Reinigungseinrichtung ein bezogen auf eine Orientierung der Reinigungseinrichtung während eines üblichen Reinigungsbetriebs unter dem Gehäuse hervorstehendes Abstandselement aufweist, wobei eine hervorstehende Länge des Abstandselementes so bemessen ist, dass das Abstandselement während des Reinigungsbetriebs über eine Umfangsfläche eines Rades, jedoch nicht über die Trägerplatte hinausragt. Das Abstandselement weist somit in vertikaler Richtung (bezogen auf eine Orientierung der Reinigungseinrichtung während eines üblichen Reinigungsbetriebs) eine Länge auf, die so bemessen ist, dass das Abstandselement zwischen der Umfangsfläche des Rades und der der zu reinigenden Fläche zugewandten Seite der Trägerplatte endet. Während des Reinigungsbetriebs berührt das Abstandselement die zu reinigende Fläche somit nicht. Während des Reinigungsbetriebs ist ausschließlich die Trägerplatte bzw. das daran angeordnete Reinigungselement in Kontakt mit der zu reinigenden Fläche. Das Abstandselement kann eine separate Stütze des Gehäuses sein. Gemäß einer bevorzugten Ausgestaltung kann das Abstandselement jedoch bspw. auch ein an dem Gehäuse angeordneter Saugmund sein, der die Aufgabe der Beabstandung übernimmt. Das Abstandselement verhindert, dass die Betätigungseinrichtung und/oder das daran angeordnete Rad in einem nicht gekippten Zustand der Reinigungseinrichtung die Fläche berühren kann. Somit kann die Trägerplatte nur in einem betriebssicheren Zustand der Reinigungseinrichtung von der Schwingplatte gelöst werden. Es ist somit eine inhärente Sicherheit gegen Fehlbedienung der Reinigungseinrichtung geschaffen, ohne dass separate Zustandserkennungen oder Bediensperren notwendig sind. Das Abstandselement verhindert, dass das Gehäuse relativ zu der zu reinigenden Fläche verlagert werden kann, zumindest in einem solchen Maße, dass die Betätigungseinrichtung nicht relativ zu dem Gehäuse verschwenken kann und somit eine Kraft auf die Trägerplatte ausgeübt wird.Furthermore, it is proposed that the cleaning device has a distance element projecting below the housing relative to an orientation of the cleaning device during a customary cleaning operation, wherein a projecting length of the spacer element is dimensioned such that the spacer element is moved over a distance during the cleaning operation Peripheral surface of a wheel, but does not protrude beyond the support plate. The spacer thus has in the vertical direction (relative to an orientation of the cleaning device during a conventional cleaning operation) on a length which is dimensioned so that the spacer element between the peripheral surface of the wheel and the surface to be cleaned facing side of the support plate ends. During the cleaning operation, the spacer element thus does not touch the surface to be cleaned. During the cleaning operation, only the support plate or the cleaning element arranged thereon is in contact with the surface to be cleaned. The spacer may be a separate support of the housing. However, according to a preferred embodiment, the spacing element can, for example, also be a suction mouth arranged on the housing, which takes on the task of spacing. The spacer prevents the actuator and / or the wheel disposed thereon from touching the surface in a non-tilted condition of the cleaner. Thus, the carrier plate can be released only in a reliable state of the cleaning device of the vibrating plate. It is thus an inherent security against incorrect operation of the cleaning device created without separate state detections or operating locks are necessary. The spacer prevents the housing from being displaced relative to the surface to be cleaned, at least to such an extent that the actuator can not pivot relative to the housing, thus exerting a force on the support plate.
Schließlich wird vorgeschlagen, dass das an der Betätigungseinrichtung angeordnete Rad bezogen auf eine Betrachtungsrichtung senkrecht zu einer das Reinigungselement aufnehmenden Ebene der Trägerplatte neben der Trägerplatte angeordnet ist, so dass das Rad bei Verkippen der Reinigungseinrichtung gegenüber einer zu reinigenden Fläche auf die Fläche aufstellbar ist. Die Ortsangabe "neben der Trägerplatte" bedeutet hier insbesondere bezogen auf eine übliche Bewegungsrichtung der Reinigungseinrichtung hinter der Trägerplatte. Üblicherweise wird die Reinigungseinrichtung während des Reinigungsbetriebs in einer abwechselnden Vor- und Zurückbewegung von einem Nutzer von sich weggeschoben bzw. zu sich hingezogen. Die verkippte Stellung der Reinigungseinrichtung entspricht somit einer Stellung, in welcher die Reinigungseinrichtung auf den Nutzer zugekippt ist, insbesondere ist dies eine Richtung, welche senkrecht zu einer Längserstreckung der Trägerplatte bzw. der Schwingplatte orientiert ist. Bezogen auf eine übliche Vorwärtsbewegung der Reinigungseinrichtung ist das Rad somit hinter der Trägerplatte angeordnet, und zwar so, dass das Betätigungselement in der verkippten Stellung der Reinigungseinrichtung vorzugsweise vertikal über dem an der Betätigungseinrichtung angeordneten Rad liegt.Finally, it is proposed that the wheel arranged on the actuating device is arranged perpendicular to a plane of the carrier plate receiving the cleaning element next to the carrier plate with respect to a viewing direction, so that the wheel can be set against the surface to be cleaned when tilting the cleaning device. The location "next to the support plate" means here in particular with respect to a usual direction of movement of the cleaning device behind the carrier plate. Usually, the cleaning device is pushed away during a cleaning operation in an alternating forward and backward movement of a user of him or pulled to himself. The tilted position of the cleaning device thus corresponds to a position in which the cleaning device is tilted towards the user, in particular, this is a direction which is oriented perpendicular to a longitudinal extension of the support plate or the oscillating plate. Based on a conventional forward movement of the cleaning device, the wheel is thus arranged behind the support plate, in such a way that the actuating element in the tilted position of the cleaning device preferably lies vertically above the wheel arranged on the actuating device.
Neben der zuvor beschriebenen Reinigungseinrichtung wird mit der Erfindung des Weiteren auch ein Reinigungsgerät, insbesondere ein Feuchtreinigungsgerät, mit einer solchen Reinigungseinrichtung vorgeschlagen. Das Reinigungsgerät kann grundsätzlich jedes Reinigungsgerät sein, das ausschließlich oder u.a. zur Reinigung einer Fläche geeignet ist, insbesondere eine Saugreinigung und/oder Feuchtreinigung durchführt. Hierzu zählen zum einen handgeführte Reinigungsgeräte, jedoch auch selbsttätig verfahrbare Reinigungsgeräte, wie insbesondere Reinigungsroboter. Darüber hinaus sind neben üblichen Bodenreinigungsgeräten zur Reinigung eines Fußbodens bspw. auch Reinigungsgeräte zur Reinigung von Überbodenflächen umfasst, bspw. zur Reinigung von Fensterscheiben, Regalböden, Fußleisten, Stufen und dergleichen.In addition to the cleaning device described above, the invention also proposes a cleaning device, in particular a wet cleaning device, with such a cleaning device. The cleaning device may in principle be any cleaning device that is exclusively or u.a. is suitable for cleaning a surface, in particular performs a suction cleaning and / or wet cleaning. These include, on the one hand, hand-held cleaning appliances, but also self-cleaning cleaning appliances, such as, in particular, cleaning robots. In addition, in addition to the usual floor cleaning equipment for cleaning a floor, for example, including cleaning equipment for cleaning overground surfaces includes, for example. For cleaning windows, shelves, baseboards, steps and the like.
Zudem gelten alle in Bezug auf die Reinigungseinrichtung genannten Merkmale analog auch für das vorgeschlagene Reinigungsgerät.In addition, all mentioned in relation to the cleaning device features apply analogously for the proposed cleaning device.
Im Folgenden wird die Erfindung anhand von Ausführungsbeispielen näher erläutert. Es zeigen:
- Fig. 1
- ein Reinigungsgerät mit einer Reinigungseinrichtung,
- Fig. 2
- eine Explosionsdarstellung mit einer Schwingplatte, einer Trägerplatte und einem Reinigungselement,
- Fig. 3
- eine perspektivische Ansicht der Reinigungseinrichtung,
- Fig. 4
- eine Explosionsdarstellung der Reinigungseinrichtung mit Gehäuse, Trägerplatte und Betätigungseinrichtung,
- Fig. 5
- eine perspektivische Unteransicht der Reinigungseinrichtung,
- Fig. 6
- einen Teilbereich der Unteransicht der Reinigungseinrichtung mit Blick auf die Trägerplatte,
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- den Teilbereich gemäß
Fig. 6 mit einem Blick auf die Schwingplatte ohne daran angeordnete Trägerplatte, - Fig. 8
- eine perspektivische Seitenansicht der Reinigungseinrichtung in einer Sackkarrenstellung,
- Fig. 9
- die Reinigungseinrichtung gemäß
Fig. 8 mit von der Schwingplatte abgeworfener Trägerplatte, - Fig. 10
- eine Seitenansicht eines Teilbereiches einer Reinigungseinrichtung mit einem Abstandselement.
- Fig. 1
- a cleaning device with a cleaning device,
- Fig. 2
- an exploded view with a swing plate, a support plate and a cleaning element,
- Fig. 3
- a perspective view of the cleaning device,
- Fig. 4
- an exploded view of the cleaning device with housing, carrier plate and actuator,
- Fig. 5
- a perspective bottom view of the cleaning device,
- Fig. 6
- a partial area of the bottom view of the cleaning device with a view of the carrier plate,
- Fig. 7
- the subarea according to
Fig. 6 with a view of the oscillating plate without a carrier plate arranged thereon, - Fig. 8
- a perspective side view of the cleaning device in a sack truck position,
- Fig. 9
- the cleaning device according to
Fig. 8 with a support plate dropped from the oscillating plate, - Fig. 10
- a side view of a portion of a cleaning device with a spacer element.
Die Reinigungseinrichtung 1 weist die in
Das Reinigungselement 5 ist ein teilweise elastisch ausgebildetes Reinigungstuch, insbesondere ein Mikrofasertuch. Dieses kann mit Hilfe von Befestigungsmitteln 22, hier Klettverschlüssen, an entsprechenden Befestigungsmitteln 22 (siehe
Zur Befestigung der Trägerplatte 4 an der Schwingplatte 3 weisen diese korrespondierende Befestigungsmittel 20, 21 auf, wobei jeweils ein Befestigungsmittel 20 der Schwingplatte 3 mit einem Befestigungsmittel 21 der Trägerplatte 4 zu einem Befestigungsmittelpaar verbindbar ist. Das Befestigungsmittel 20 der Schwingplatte 3 ist hier bspw. ein relativ zu der Schwingplatte 3 verlagerbares Rastelement. Das Rastelement ist innerhalb einer Führungseinrichtung geführt und mit der Rückstellkraft eines Federelementes beaufschlagt (nicht dargestellt). Die Trägerplatte 4 weist korrespondierend zu dem Befestigungsmittel 20 der Schwingplatte 3 ein einen Hinterschnitt aufweisendes Befestigungsmittel 21 auf. Die Befestigungsmittel 20, 21 der Schwingplatte 3 und der Trägerplatte 4 sind insofern korrespondierend zueinander ausgebildet, als das Befestigungsmittel 20 der Schwingplatte 3 bei Verbindung mit der Trägerplatte 4 an der Kontur des Befestigungsmittels 21 der Trägerplatte 4 entlanggleitet und schließlich der Kontur folgend, hinter dem Befestigungsmittel 21 einrastet. Dabei wirkt vorzugsweise die Rückstellkraft des Federelementes gegen das Befestigungsmittel 21. Die Schwingplatte 3 und die Trägerplatte 4 weisen zum Zwecke der korrekten Positionierung der Trägerplatte 4 an der Schwingplatte 3 des Weiteren vorzugsweise nicht dargestellte korrespondierende Zentriermittel auf.For fixing the
Die
An dem Gehäuse 2 ist eine Betätigungseinrichtung 6 an einem Schwenkzentrum 7 rotierbar gelagert. Das Schwenkzentrum 7 ist ortsfest an dem Gehäuse 2 angeordnet. Die Betätigungseinrichtung 6 weist hier die Form einer Wippe mit zwei Wippenflügeln 8, 9 auf, nämlich einem ersten Wippenflügel 8 und einem zweiten Wippenflügel 9. An dem ersten Wippenflügel 8 ist um eine Rotationsachse 10 rotierbar ein Rad 11 der Reinigungseinrichtung 1 gelagert. Während der in
Die
Die
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