EP3454706B1 - Dispositif de commande et appareil de nettoyage portable sur le dos - Google Patents

Dispositif de commande et appareil de nettoyage portable sur le dos Download PDF

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EP3454706B1
EP3454706B1 EP16722234.8A EP16722234A EP3454706B1 EP 3454706 B1 EP3454706 B1 EP 3454706B1 EP 16722234 A EP16722234 A EP 16722234A EP 3454706 B1 EP3454706 B1 EP 3454706B1
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Zheyi Jin
Britt WIRBEL
Timo SCHÖNEMANN
Markus Oesterle
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
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    • A47L9/00—Details or accessories of suction cleaners, e.g. mechanical means for controlling the suction or for effecting pulsating action; Storing devices specially adapted to suction cleaners or parts thereof; Carrying-vehicles specially adapted for suction cleaners
    • A47L9/28—Installation of the electric equipment, e.g. adaptation or attachment to the suction cleaner; Controlling suction cleaners by electric means
    • A47L9/2857—User input or output elements for control, e.g. buttons, switches or displays
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L5/00—Structural features of suction cleaners
    • A47L5/12—Structural features of suction cleaners with power-driven air-pumps or air-compressors, e.g. driven by motor vehicle engine vacuum
    • A47L5/22—Structural features of suction cleaners with power-driven air-pumps or air-compressors, e.g. driven by motor vehicle engine vacuum with rotary fans
    • A47L5/36—Suction cleaners with hose between nozzle and casing; Suction cleaners for fixing on staircases; Suction cleaners for carrying on the back
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L11/00—Machines for cleaning floors, carpets, furniture, walls, or wall coverings
    • A47L11/40—Parts or details of machines not provided for in groups A47L11/02 - A47L11/38, or not restricted to one of these groups, e.g. handles, arrangements of switches, skirts, buffers, levers
    • A47L11/4002—Installations of electric equipment
    • A47L11/4008—Arrangements of switches, indicators or the like
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L11/00—Machines for cleaning floors, carpets, furniture, walls, or wall coverings
    • A47L11/40—Parts or details of machines not provided for in groups A47L11/02 - A47L11/38, or not restricted to one of these groups, e.g. handles, arrangements of switches, skirts, buffers, levers
    • A47L11/4011—Regulation of the cleaning machine by electric means; Control systems and remote control systems therefor
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L9/00—Details or accessories of suction cleaners, e.g. mechanical means for controlling the suction or for effecting pulsating action; Storing devices specially adapted to suction cleaners or parts thereof; Carrying-vehicles specially adapted for suction cleaners
    • A47L9/28—Installation of the electric equipment, e.g. adaptation or attachment to the suction cleaner; Controlling suction cleaners by electric means
    • A47L9/2868—Arrangements for power supply of vacuum cleaners or the accessories thereof
    • A47L9/2884—Details of arrangements of batteries or their installation
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L9/00—Details or accessories of suction cleaners, e.g. mechanical means for controlling the suction or for effecting pulsating action; Storing devices specially adapted to suction cleaners or parts thereof; Carrying-vehicles specially adapted for suction cleaners
    • A47L9/28—Installation of the electric equipment, e.g. adaptation or attachment to the suction cleaner; Controlling suction cleaners by electric means
    • A47L9/2894—Details related to signal transmission in suction cleaners
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L9/00—Details or accessories of suction cleaners, e.g. mechanical means for controlling the suction or for effecting pulsating action; Storing devices specially adapted to suction cleaners or parts thereof; Carrying-vehicles specially adapted for suction cleaners
    • A47L9/28—Installation of the electric equipment, e.g. adaptation or attachment to the suction cleaner; Controlling suction cleaners by electric means
    • A47L9/30—Arrangement of illuminating devices

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  • the present invention relates to a backpack cleaning device with a cleaning device, a mains-independent energy supply device for supplying the cleaning device with energy, in particular electrical energy, and an operating device for controlling, in particular for activating and deactivating the cleaning device and/or the energy supply device, which operating device has a control signal generating device for generating of control signals for controlling the cleaning device and/or the energy supply device and a signal transmission device for transmitting the control signals, the control signal generating device comprising at least one first button for activating and deactivating the cleaning device, the operating device having at least one second button for activating and deactivating an operating mode of the cleaning device comprises and that the at least one first feeler element and the at least one second feeler element are designed to be haptically distinguishable, the operating device being arranged separately from the cleaning device and comprising a housing.
  • Backpack cleaning devices are known in particular in the form of backpack blowers or backpack suction devices, in particular leaf vacuums or the like. If these are operated with electrical energy, batteries, in particular rechargeable batteries, are preferably used to supply the cleaning device, for example a suction or blower device, with energy.
  • an operating device for a backpack cleaning device of the type described above in the form of a switch or a button with which the cleaning device can be activated, in particular by closing a circuit.
  • the switch or button is arranged, for example, on a housing of the cleaning device.
  • a backpack-type blower is known.
  • a suction device which is operated with propane, is in the U.S. 2013/0061419 A1 described.
  • the GB 2 364 896 A discloses a belt-carried portable aspirator.
  • a cleaning device and methods for controlling access to a cleaning device are from DE 10 2009 033 944 A1 known.
  • the EP 1 593 334 A2 describes a mobile floor cleaning machine.
  • the operating device comprises a display device for displaying a status of the energy supply device and/or for displaying the at least one operating mode of the cleaning device
  • an operating device proposed according to the invention makes it possible not only to activate the cleaning device, in particular the cleaning device it includes and/or the energy supply device, but also to activate or deactivate at least one operating mode. This also includes switching between at least two different operating modes. For example the cleaning device can be activated with the first touch element and the cleaning device can be switched from normal operation to energy-saving operation with the at least one second touch element. In particular, several energy-saving levels or operating modes with an increased cleaning performance, for example an increased suction performance in the case of a suction device, are conceivable.
  • the cleaning device Due to the special configuration of the at least one first touch element and the at least one second touch element, it is easy for an operator to operate the cleaning device, since the operator can use the at least one first touch element and the at least one second touch element, even without direct visual contact with the operating device can distinguish haptically easily and reliably. This is achieved through the different haptic design of the feeler elements.
  • an operator for example when reaching backwards for the cleaning device that can be carried on the back or an operating device carried on the side of the body, can feel the feeler elements and thus distinguish them from one another. In this way, the cleaning device can be activated easily and safely and, if required, a special operating mode can be activated or switched between operating modes.
  • the operating device can be embodied in the form of an operating device that is separate or can be separated from the cleaning device.
  • the at least one first touch element and the at least one second touch element can optionally also be designed in the form of a switch which remains in a predetermined switching position after actuation.
  • Designing the at least one first and/or at least one second touch element in the form of an electric button has the particular advantage that a control current only has to flow for a short time for actuation, which helps to reduce power consumption, particularly in the case of an electrical energy supply device in the form of a battery, so that the cleaning device can be used for cleaning for longer overall.
  • the operating device can be handled ergonomically in a simple manner in that it includes a housing.
  • the operating device has a display device for displaying a Includes status of the power supply device and / or for displaying an operating mode of the cleaning device.
  • the display device allows an operator to receive visual feedback as to whether the cleaning device is activated or deactivated and/or in which operating mode the cleaning device is currently being operated.
  • a status of the energy supply device can also be optionally displayed with the display device. In this way, an operator can determine at any time how much energy is still available and, if necessary, estimate another possible cleaning time or operating time of the cleaning device or read it off directly on the display device.
  • the cleaning device Arranged separately from the cleaning device means in particular that although this is in operative connection with the cleaning device, for example via a cable connection, the actual operating device is designed separately from the cleaning device, in particular from a housing of the same.
  • the operating device can be arranged separately from the cleaning device and in a manner desired by an operator. An operator can thus easily control the cleaning device that can be carried on a backpack with the operating device, for example activate or deactivate it and/or activate or change an operating mode, in particular without having to be in direct visual contact with the operating device. Due to the haptic distinguishability of the at least one first touch element and the at least one second touch element from one another, an operator can operate the cleaning device easily and safely.
  • the housing has at least one side wall and if the at least one first touch element and the at least one second touch element are arranged or formed in or on the at least one side wall. In this way, an operator can easily feel where the at least one second touch element is located when the at least one first touch element has been felt. This is possible in particular without direct visual contact with the sensing elements.
  • a particularly compact and user-friendly design of the operating device is possible in particular in that the at least one first touch element and the at least one second touch element are arranged or formed on the same side wall of the housing.
  • the operating device can optionally also be inserted into a receptacle on the cleaning device, in which case all the feelers provided on the operating device, which are arranged or formed on the same side wall of the housing, can then still be freely accessible.
  • the operating device can be actuated in a simple manner, for example with an operator's thumb.
  • the at least one side wall forms an upper side of the housing which, in a correct arrangement and alignment of the operating device, points in a direction opposite to the direction of gravity.
  • This configuration has the particular advantage that an operator can easily obtain direct visual contact with the feeler elements if required.
  • the at least one first and at least one second button can be easily distinguished if the at least one first button is in the form of an electromechanical push button or switch and if the at least one second button is in the form of a membrane button or switch.
  • Such tactile elements can be felt in a simple and reliable manner and can be haptically distinguished by an operator.
  • a membrane button can be designed in the form of an elastically deformable touch surface, which is deformed in the manner of a clicky frog in order to generate a control signal, for example.
  • an actuation noise of the feeler elements as a result of an actuation can also be different, so that an operator can receive acoustic feedback about an actuation of the feeler elements.
  • the at least one first feeler element and the at least one second feeler element are designed such that a first actuating force for actuating the at least one first touch element and a second actuating force for actuating the at least one second touch element.
  • the at least one first touch element can be actuated with a greater or lesser actuating force than the at least one second touch element.
  • the second actuating force is preferably greater than the first actuating force.
  • the second actuating force can be at least twice as great as the first actuating force. In this way, it is possible to prevent the at least one second touch element from being actuated in an unintentional manner, in particular when the first touch element is actuated.
  • the operating device comprises a fastening device for fastening or fixing the operating device to an operator's clothing.
  • the fastening device can be designed to fix the operating device to a belt.
  • the operating device can be easily arranged on an operator's belt, so that the operator can operate the cleaning device with the operating device in the desired manner with his left or right hand, depending on where the operating device is fixed on the belt.
  • the fastening device is preferably designed in the form of a belt clip.
  • the operating device can thus be arranged easily and quickly on an operator's belt.
  • the operating device can be designed in a particularly simple and compact manner if the fastening device is arranged or designed on a side wall of the housing.
  • this can be a side wall of the housing that defines the largest side surface of the housing.
  • the operating device can be designed in a simple and cost-effective manner, in particular in that the fastening device is designed in one piece with the housing.
  • the housing can be made in one or more parts from a plastic by injection molding, with the fastening device, for example a belt clip or a passage or eyelet for a retaining strap or the like, being integrally formed on the side wall. In this way, the outlay involved in installing the operating device can also be minimized.
  • the display device is designed in the form of a battery display.
  • the state of charge of the battery can be displayed. In this way, an operator can check the state of charge of the battery in particular at any time.
  • the display device is preferably designed in the form of an optical and/or acoustic display device. Desired information can be read directly by an operator on an optical display device. If the operating device is arranged in such a way that a visual display device is difficult to see, an acoustic display device has the particular advantage that it can give an operator acoustic feedback to display the at least one operating mode and/or a status of the energy supply device in an acoustic manner. In particular, when the battery charge falls below a certain level, an acoustic signal or a certain characteristic noise can be generated.
  • the operating device can be designed in a particularly simple and cost-effective manner if the display device comprises an optical segment display.
  • the segment display can have at least two light-emitting elements.
  • two, three, four or more light-emitting elements can be provided, in particular to indicate a state of charge of the energy supply device to display. The more light elements that light up, the better the charge status of the battery, for example.
  • the operating device can be designed in a particularly simple and compact manner if the display device is arranged or designed on or on the same side wall as the at least one first touch element and/or the at least one second touch element.
  • both the display device and the touch elements can be formed on the same side wall of the operating device.
  • this also enables the operating device to be arranged temporarily or permanently in a corresponding receptacle provided for this purpose on the cleaning device.
  • the operating device can thus be accommodated in the housing, with at least one side wall being freely accessible and visible.
  • the display device and the feeler elements are preferably located on this.
  • the display device is arranged or formed between the at least one first touch element and the at least one second touch element.
  • the operating device can be produced inexpensively and, in particular, also assembled in a simple manner if the at least one second touch element and the display device form a structural unit.
  • the structural unit can therefore in particular comprise an optical and/or acoustic display device and the at least one second touch element, for example in the manner of a membrane keyboard with an integrated display device.
  • the structural unit can in particular have window-like openings, optionally also closed with a transparent cover element, through which light-emitting elements of the display device can be seen by an operator.
  • the at least one first touch element has a first actuating surface and that the at least one second button has a second actuating surface and that a distance between a surface of the side wall, in or on which the at least one first button and the at least one second button are arranged or formed, and the first actuating surface is greater than one Distance between the surface and the second actuating surface.
  • the at least one first feeler element and the at least one second feeler element can be easily and reliably distinguished by an operator, purely haptically, without the feeler elements having to be visible to an operator.
  • the first actuating surface can protrude further from the side wall than the second actuating surface. In this way, an operator can distinguish the at least one first touch element for activating the cleaning device and/or the energy supply device from the at least one second touch element in a simple and reliable manner.
  • the second actuation surface is set back into the housing in relation to the surface.
  • the signal transmission device is designed in the form of at least one electrical connecting line or in the form of a non-contact signal transmission device.
  • the operating device can be completely separated from the cleaning device.
  • an operator can hold the operating device in his hand without a cable connection being provided between the operating device and the cleaning appliance.
  • the operating device can also be easily arranged by an operator as desired during operation of the cleaning appliance.
  • the operating device can be arranged on a belt or in some other way on or in an item of clothing of the operator.
  • Providing at least one electrical connecting line enables the operating device to be configured in such a way that it can remain connected to the cleaning device at least during operation. In particular, such a Risk of unwanted loss of the operating device can be minimized.
  • connecting line is sufficiently long, a desired positioning of the same, for example on an item of clothing of an operator, can also be made possible in the case of an operating device with a connecting line.
  • Providing a signal transmission device in the form of an electrical connecting line also has the advantage that no additional power supply is required for the operating device.
  • the operating device can be designed in a simple and cost-effective manner if the at least one electrical connecting line is designed in the form of a connecting line.
  • the connecting line can include one or more control lines for transmitting the control signals generated by the control signal generating device.
  • a first end of the electrical connecting line is non-detachably connected to the housing and if at least one plug-in connection element is arranged or formed at a second end of the electrical connecting line for positive and/or non-positive engagement with the cleaning device.
  • a permanent connection of the connecting line to the housing ensures, in particular, that the connecting line for connecting to the cleaning device is always provided with the operating device.
  • the connecting line can also have a second end that is permanently connected to the cleaning device. As described, it can alternatively also include at least one plug connection element. This makes it possible to disconnect the connecting line and thus also the operating device from the cleaning device, for example for storing or transporting the cleaning device.
  • the electrical connecting line is routed out of a side wall of the housing and if the distance between this side wall and the at least one second sensing element is smaller than the distance between this side wall and the at least one first feeler.
  • Control signals can be transmitted in a simple manner from the operating device to the cleaning device without an electrical connecting line and vice versa if the contactless signal transmission device includes a transmission device for transmitting and/or receiving radio signals.
  • Radio signals can, in particular, be electromagnetic signals of any type. In particular, these can be radio signals according to the Bluetooth standard.
  • the cleaning device includes a housing and if the operating device is arranged spatially separate from the housing. In this way, the operating device can be arranged in an ergonomically optimized manner by an operator in order to operate the cleaning device.
  • the operating device can optionally be connected or coupled to the cleaning device, in particular its housing, in a contactless or wired manner.
  • the cleaning device can be arranged in particular in the housing of the cleaning device in order to protect it from external influences and damage.
  • the operating device is preferably connected to the cleaning device and/or the energy supply device in a control-effective manner.
  • an operator can, for example, activate the cleaning device and/or activate the energy supply device to deliver energy for operating the cleaning device.
  • Connected in a control-effective manner can mean, in particular, connected in a non-contact manner or also connected by a cable.
  • the cleaning appliance has a control and/or regulating device for controlling and/or regulating the cleaning device, the control and/or regulating device being connected in a control-effective manner to the energy supply device, the cleaning device and the operating device.
  • the cleaning appliance can be designed in such a way that control signals generated by the operating device are processed by the control and/or regulating device in order to activate the cleaning device and/or the energy supply device.
  • the control and/or regulation device can be designed to activate the cleaning device and/or to activate and deactivate an operating mode of the cleaning appliance.
  • a cleaning performance can be different depending on the selected operating mode or on a selected operating mode.
  • a cleaning performance can be specified by an operator via the operating device by actuating the at least one second touch element.
  • the cleaning device includes a transmitting and/or receiving device for transmitting and/or receiving control signals to or from the operating device.
  • the transmitting and/or receiving device can be designed to receive control signals from the contactless signal transmission device of the operating device or to transmit display signals for driving the display device.
  • the transmitting and/or receiving device can be comprised by the control and/or regulating device, which can then perform a multiple function.
  • the transmitting and/or receiving device is connected to the control and/or regulating device, the energy supply device and/or the cleaning device in a control-effective manner. This makes it possible, in particular, for control signals sent by the operating device, which are received by the transmitting and/or receiving device, to be sent directly to the cleaning device and/or the energy supply device or indirectly transmitted to them via the control and/or regulation device.
  • the operating device is wired or connected to the cleaning device in a control-effective manner.
  • this enables an embodiment such that the operating device can interact with the cleaning device completely separately, ie without any mechanical connection, for example via radio.
  • a Bluetooth connection can be provided here between the operating device and the cleaning device.
  • a wired connection can also be provided for coupling the operating device and the cleaning device to one another. In this way, in particular, an additional energy supply device for the operating device can be dispensed with.
  • the cleaning device that can be carried on the back can be carried by an operator in a simple manner even for a longer period of time if it comprises a carrying device, for example in the form of a carrying frame. In this way, an operator can use both hands for cleaning in other ways, for example for guiding a cleaning hose of the cleaning device.
  • the cleaning device includes a suction device.
  • the cleaning device can be used to carry out light soiling in rooms with a large number of obstacles and without easily accessible power supply connections such as sockets.
  • such cleaning devices can be used in cinemas, passenger trains or airplanes to quickly and easily remove dry, light coarse dirt.
  • the cleaning device can in particular comprise a dirt collection container which can be emptied as required.
  • FIG. 12 shows a backpack cleaning device denoted overall by the reference numeral 10.
  • FIG. It is designed in particular in the form of a suction device 12 .
  • the cleaning device 10 includes a carrying device 14 with shoulder straps 16 so that an operator 18 can comfortably carry the cleaning device 10 on his back.
  • the carrying device 14 can optionally be stiffened or designed in the form of a carrying frame and also for an ergonomic and comfortably carrying the cleaning device 10 include a lap belt 20 .
  • a housing 22 is arranged on the carrying device 14, in which a cleaning device, not shown in detail, in the form of a suction device 24 is arranged.
  • the suction device 24 can in particular comprise a dirt collecting container 26 .
  • a connecting piece 28 for a suction hose 30 is in fluid connection with the suction device 24 and guided to the outside through the housing 22.
  • a suction nozzle 34 for the respective use of the cleaning appliance 10 can be optionally arranged at a free end 32 of the suction hose 30.
  • An energy supply device 36 in the form of a rechargeable battery 38 is arranged in the housing 22 and is connected in a control-effective manner to a control and/or regulating device 40 .
  • the control and/or regulating device 40 is in turn connected in a control-effective manner to the suction device 24 in order to actuate a motor 42 of the same to drive a fan of the suction device 24 .
  • the battery 38 is located in the lower part of the suction device 12 and is protected by a battery housing 44 .
  • An unlocking button 128 arranged on a rear side of the housing 22 facing away from the carrying device 14 is used to unlock the battery 38 so that it can be removed from the battery housing 44 or the battery housing 44 with the battery 38 can be removed from the cleaning device 10.
  • a button 132 is arranged next to a charge indicator 130, with which the charge indicator 130 can be activated. It is designed in the form of a segment display to indicate the state of charge of the battery 38 . For example, the operator before Use the cleaning device by pressing the button 132 to query the charge level of the battery.
  • Button 132 and charge indicator 130 are connected to control and/or regulating device 40 in a control-effective manner.
  • a container 46 defining a receptacle for an operating device 48 of the cleaning appliance 10 is formed laterally above the battery housing 44 on the middle part of the housing 22 . It includes a removable cover 50 in order to be able to access the operating device 48 in this way. If the cleaning device 10 is not used, the operating device 48 can be stored in the container 46 in a protected manner. The structure of the operating device 48 is described in detail below.
  • An opening 52 pointing away from the carrying device 14 is formed on the housing 22 in the middle area and is closed with a filter cover 54 .
  • the exhaust air from the suction device 24 flows through the filter cover 54.
  • a switching element 56 for example in the form of an electric push button, can optionally be arranged underneath the filter cover 54, which is connected to the control and/or regulating device 40 in a control-effective manner.
  • the cleaning device 10 can be activated by actuating the switching element 56 .
  • an operating mode selector switch 58 can optionally be arranged, with which it is possible to switch between at least two different operating modes of the cleaning appliance 10. In particular, it is possible to switch to an economy mode by actuating the operating mode selector switch 58 . In this economy mode, a suction power of the suction device 24 is reduced in order to save electricity that is provided by the battery 38 .
  • a display device 60 can optionally be arranged between the mode selector switch 58 and the switching element 56, with which a state of charge of the battery 38 and/or the selected mode of operation can be displayed.
  • the switching element 56 and the operating mode selector switch 58 are basically sufficient to work with the cleaning device 10 in the desired manner. However, for ergonomic operation of the cleaning device 10 during use, both the switching element 56 and the operating mode selector switch 58 are difficult for the operator 18 to reach and cannot see, just as little as the display device 60.
  • the operating device 48 which comprises a first touch element 62 , a second touch element 64 and a display device 66 .
  • the function of the first touch element 62 corresponds to the switching element 56. By actuating the first touch element 62, the suction device 24 can be activated or deactivated.
  • the function of the second touch element 64 corresponds to the operating mode selector switch 58.
  • the second touch element 64 can thus be switched between one or more operating modes by actuating it. For example, by actuating the second touch element 64 it is possible to switch to an energy-saving mode in which the suction device 24 is operated with reduced power.
  • the operating device 48 comprises a housing 68 with a top 70 defining a surface 126, an outer side 72 and an inner side 74, on which a fastening device 76 is arranged or formed, in particular in one piece, for example in the form of a belt clip or a passage for a belt.
  • a narrow front 78 and one of this rear side 80 pointing in the opposite direction also delimits an interior space 82 of the operating device 48.
  • three mutually parallel indentations 86 are formed, which serve in particular to accommodate the forefinger, middle finger and ring finger of the operator 18 when the operator is holding the operating device 48 in one hand.
  • the first button 62 On the top 70, the first button 62, the second button 64 and between them the display device 66 are arranged.
  • the sensing elements 62 and 64 are designed to be haptically distinguishable from one another.
  • the first button element 62 is designed in the form of an electric push button 88 which, in a basic position, has a first actuating surface 90 which protrudes from the surface 126 and is at a distance from it.
  • the second touch element 64 is designed in the form of a membrane button 92, which can be actuated in a known manner in the form of a clicker frog. It defines a second actuating surface 94 which is set back relative to the first actuating surface 90 .
  • the second actuation surface 94 is set back only slightly or not at all in the housing 68 in relation to the surface 126 .
  • the display device 66 comprises several, in the exemplary embodiment of the operating device 48 illustrated in the figures there are three, light-emitting elements 96 in the form of light-emitting diodes 98 which are arranged in particular in a battery symbol in order to display the state of charge of the battery 46 .
  • the display device 66 and the second touch element 64 form a structural unit 100.
  • the display device 66 can also be designed to emit acoustic signals in order to display the state of charge of the battery 38 or the selected operating mode.
  • An actuating force for actuating the first button 62 preferably differs from an actuating force for actuating the second button 64.
  • a first actuating force for actuating the first button 62 can be smaller than an actuating force for actuating the second button 64.
  • a circuit board 102 with a plurality of electrical connection contacts is arranged in the operating device. It is used to connect the electrical connection contacts of the sensing elements 62 and 64 and the display device 66 to control lines 104 of a connecting cable 106, also referred to as a connecting line or connection line.
  • the connecting cable 106 is firmly connected to the operating device 48 and secured to the housing 68 by a strain relief device 108 .
  • the connecting cable 106 is led out through an opening in the housing 68 and is sealed relative to the housing 68 by a sealing element 110 .
  • a plug-in connection element 112 is arranged on a free end of the connecting cable 106 and can be plugged into a corresponding plug-in connection receptacle 114 on the cleaning device 10 .
  • the connector receptacle 114 can be arranged in the container 46 so that it is protected by the cover 50 .
  • the plug-in connection element 112 is introduced into the container 46, it is not in engagement with the plug-in connection receptacle 114. So that the operator 18 can operate the cleaning device 10 with the operating device 48, the plug-in connection element 112 and the plug-in connection receptacle 114 must be brought into engagement.
  • the plug-in connection element 112 and the plug-in connection receptacle 114 are preferably disengaged, so that the operating device 48 with the connecting cable 106 can be completely accommodated in the container.
  • connecting cable 106 can also be routed into housing 22 at a different point, for example on a side facing the back of operator 18 in the area of lap belt 20, and be connected to control and/or regulating device 40 in a circuit-effective manner.
  • the operating device 48 includes a control signal generating device 116 which includes the feeler elements 62 and 64 . These can be used to generate control signals, in particular for controlling the suction device 24 forming a cleaning device and/or the energy supply device 36 .
  • a signal transmission device 118 which in particular includes the connecting cable 106 including the control lines 104 , serves to transmit the control signals.
  • the plug-in connection receptacle 114 is connected to the control and/or regulating device 40 in a control-effective manner, optionally also directly to the suction device 24 and/or the energy supply device 36 in order to actuate them.
  • the cleaning device 10 can be designed in connection with the operating device 48 in particular in such a way that a control voltage of the battery 46 is permanently present at a first connection contact of the first feeler element 62 .
  • Actuating the first sensing element 62 transmits a control signal in the form of a wake-up signal to the control and/or regulating device 40 . This then activates the cleaning appliance 10 in such a way that the battery voltage is permanently present at the control and/or regulating device 40 until it is deactivated.
  • a switch-off signal for deactivating the control and/or regulating device 40 and thus also for deactivating the suction device 24 can, in particular by a renewed actuation of the first sensing element 62 or alternatively by the switching element 56.
  • a switch-off signal can also be generated if the voltage of the battery 38 falls below a predetermined minimum.
  • an undervoltage disconnection device can be provided, which is included in the battery 38 or in the control and/or regulation device 40 . This particular configuration prevents, in particular, the control and/or regulating device 40 from consuming power when it is switched off. As described, it can switch itself off completely by itself.
  • the display device 66 is only activated after the cleaning appliance 10 has been activated.
  • the control and/or regulating device 40 queries the operating voltage of the battery 38 and forwards corresponding display signals to the display device 66 .
  • the second touch element 64 can be designed in such a way that a control signal is transmitted to the control and/or regulating device when it is actuated.
  • the control and/or regulation device 40 can, in particular, comprise a storage device in order to store the last selected operating mode. This makes it possible that when the cleaning device 10 is activated, work can continue with the last selected operating mode.
  • the display device 66 can also display the selected operating mode. This can also be done optically by one or more lighting elements, in particular in different colors or in different sizes. Alternatively, display elements can also be provided, with which text can be displayed in any way and, correspondingly, also characters.
  • the signal transmission device 118 can also be embodied in the form of a contactless signal transmission device 118 with a transmission device 120 for sending and/or receiving of radio signals, which is arranged or configured on operating device 48, and a transmitting and/or receiving device 122 on cleaning appliance 10, which is connected to control and/or regulating device 40 in a control-effective manner and is used to transmit and/or receive control signals formed by or by the operating device 48 .
  • the transmission device 120 and the transmission and/or reception device 122 can be designed to transmit control signals via a Bluetooth connection.
  • the cleaning device 10 with the operating device 48 enables the operator 18 not only to activate and deactivate the suction device 24 ergonomically, but also to select between at least two different operating modes.
  • the operator 18 can also check the state of charge of the battery 38 with the operating device 48 held on a belt 124, for example, without having to put the cleaning device 10 down from his back. A glance to the side, for example, is sufficient here when the operating device 48 is arranged on the side of the operator's body on the belt 124 in order to obtain all essential information about the operating state of the cleaning device 10 .
  • the tactile elements 62 and 64 which can be distinguished from one another by touch, make it possible for the operator 18 to be able to operate the cleaning device 10 in a quasi-blind manner, because the tactile elements 62 and 64 can be noticeably distinguished from one another. In addition, they are sufficiently separated from one another by the display device 66 arranged between them. In this way, incorrect operation of the cleaning device can be reliably avoided.
  • the cleaning device 10 can optionally be equipped with a removable battery 38 . In this way, in particular, permanent use of the cleaning device 10 can be made possible, because the battery can be exchanged for a charged battery 38 after it is empty.

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  1. Appareil de nettoyage portable sur le dos (10) avec un dispositif de nettoyage (24), un dispositif d'alimentation en énergie indépendant du secteur (36) pour alimenter le dispositif de nettoyage (24) en énergie, en particulier en énergie électrique, et un dispositif de maniement (48) pour commander, en particulier pour activer et désactiver, le dispositif de nettoyage (24) et/ou le dispositif d'alimentation en énergie (36), lequel dispositif de maniement (48) comprend un dispositif de génération de signaux de commande (116) pour générer des signaux de commande pour commander le dispositif de nettoyage (24) et /ou le dispositif d'alimentation en énergie (36) et un dispositif de transmission de signaux (118) pour transmettre les signaux de commande, où le dispositif de génération de signaux de commande (116) comprend au moins un premier organe sensible au toucher (62) pour activer et désactiver le dispositif de nettoyage (24), où le dispositif de maniement (48) comprend au moins un deuxième organe sensible au toucher (64) pour activer et désactiver au moins un mode de fonctionnement du dispositif de nettoyage (24), où le au moins un premier organe sensible au toucher (62) et le au moins un deuxième organe sensible au toucher (64) sont conçus pour être tactilement discernables, où le dispositif de maniement (48) est disposé séparément du dispositif de nettoyage (10) et comprend un boîtier (68), caractérisé en ce que le dispositif de maniement (48) comprend un dispositif d'affichage (66) pour afficher un état du dispositif d'alimentation en énergie (36) et/ou pour afficher le au moins un mode de fonctionnement du dispositif de nettoyage (24).
  2. Appareil de nettoyage selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que le boîtier (68) présente au moins une paroi latérale et en ce que le au moins un premier organe sensible au toucher (62) et le au moins un deuxième organe sensible au toucher (64) sont disposés ou conçus dans ou au niveau de la au moins une paroi latérale.
  3. Appareil de nettoyage selon la revendication 2, caractérisé en ce que
    a) le au moins un premier organe sensible au toucher (62) et le au moins un deuxième organe sensible au toucher (64) sont disposés ou conçus sur la même paroi latérale du boîtier (68)
    et/ou
    b) la au moins une paroi latérale forme un côté supérieur (70) du boîtier (68) qui, dans une disposition et une orientation du dispositif de maniement (48) conformes à la destination, est tournée dans une direction opposée à la direction de la gravité.
  4. Appareil de nettoyage selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que
    a) le au moins un premier organe sensible au toucher (62) est conçu sous la forme d'un bouton-poussoir ou d'un interrupteur-poussoir électromécanique et en ce que le au moins un deuxième organe sensible au toucher (64) est conçu sous la forme d'un bouton ou interrupteur à membrane (92) et/ou
    b) le au moins un premier organe sensible au toucher (62) et le au moins un deuxième organe sensible au toucher (64) sont conçus de telle sorte qu'une première force d'actionnement pour actionner le au moins un premier organe sensible au toucher (62) et une deuxième force d'actionnement pour actionner le au moins un deuxième organe sensible au toucher (64) sont différentes,
    où en particulier la deuxième force d'actionnement est supérieure à la première force d'actionnement, en particulier au moins deux fois supérieure.
  5. Appareil de nettoyage selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé par un dispositif de fixation (76) pour fixer ou attacher le dispositif de maniement (48) à un vêtement d'un opérateur (18), en particulier à une ceinture (124),
    où en particulier encore le dispositif de fixation (76)
    a) est sous la forme d'un clip de ceinture
    et/ou
    b) est disposé ou conçu au niveau d'une paroi latérale du boîtier (68)
    et/ou
    c) est conçu d'une seule pièce avec le boîtier (68).
  6. Appareil de nettoyage selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le dispositif d'affichage (66) est conçu sous la forme
    a) d'un affichage à batterie
    et/ou
    b) d'un dispositif d'affichage optique et/ou acoustique,
    où en particulier le dispositif d'affichage (66) comprend un affichage optique à segments,
    en particulier avec au moins deux éléments émetteurs de lumière (96),
    où en particulier encore les au moins deux éléments émetteurs de lumière (96) sont conçus sous la forme de diodes électroluminescentes (98).
  7. Appareil de nettoyage selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le dispositif d'affichage (66)
    a) est disposé ou conçu au niveau de ou sur la même paroi latérale que le au moins un premier organe sensible au toucher (62) et/ou le au moins un deuxième organe sensible au toucher (64)
    et/ou
    b) est disposé ou conçu entre le au moins un premier organe sensible au toucher (62) et le au moins un deuxième organe sensible au toucher (64).
  8. Appareil de nettoyage selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le au moins un deuxième organe sensible au toucher (62) et le dispositif d'affichage (66) forment une unité constitutive (100).
  9. Appareil de nettoyage selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le au moins un premier organe sensible au toucher (62) présente une première surface d'actionnement (90) et en ce que le au moins un deuxième organe sensible au toucher (64) présente une deuxième surface d'actionnement (94) et en ce qu'une distance entre une surface (126) de la paroi latérale dans ou au niveau de laquelle le au moins un premier organe sensible au toucher (62) et le au moins un deuxième organe sensible au toucher (64) sont disposés ou conçus, et la première surface d'actionnement (90) est supérieure à une distance entre la surface (126) et la deuxième surface d'actionnement (94),
    où en particulier la deuxième surface d'actionnement (94) est en retrait dans le boîtier (68) par rapport à la surface (126).
  10. Appareil de nettoyage selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le dispositif de transmission de signaux (118) est conçu sous la forme d'au moins une ligne de connexion électrique (106) ou sous la forme d'un dispositif de transmission de signaux sans contact (118).
  11. Appareil de nettoyage selon la revendication 10, caractérisé en ce que
    a) la au moins une ligne de connexion électrique (106) est conçue sous la forme d'une ligne de raccordement (104)
    et/ou
    b) une première extrémité de la ligne de connexion électrique (106) est reliée à demeure au boîtier (68) et en ce qu'au niveau d'une deuxième extrémité de la ligne de connexion électrique (106) au moins un élément de connexion enfichable (112) est disposé ou conçu pour l'emboîtement par assemblage par force et/ou par assemblage de forme avec l'appareil de nettoyage (10)
    et/ou
    c) la ligne de connexion électrique (106) sort d'une paroi latérale du boîtier (68) et en ce qu'une distance entre cette paroi latérale et le au moins un deuxième organe sensible au toucher (64) est inférieure à la distance entre cette paroi latérale et le au moins un premier organe sensible au toucher (62)
    et/ou
    d) le dispositif de transmission de signaux sans contact (118) comprend un dispositif émetteur (120) pour émettre des signaux radio.
  12. Appareil de nettoyage selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que
    a) l'appareil de nettoyage comprend un boîtier (22) et en ce que le dispositif de maniement (48) est disposé séparé spatialement du boîtier (22)
    et/ou
    b) le dispositif de maniement (48) est relié au dispositif de nettoyage (24) et/ou au dispositif d'alimentation en énergie (36) d'une manière efficace pour la commande.
  13. Appareil de nettoyage selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé par
    a) un dispositif de commande et/ou de régulation (40) pour commander et/ou réguler le dispositif de nettoyage (24), où le dispositif de commande et/ou de régulation (40) est relié au dispositif d'alimentation en énergie (36), au dispositif de nettoyage (24) et au dispositif de maniement (48) d'une manière efficace pour la commande,
    et/ou
    b) un dispositif d'émission et/ou de réception (122) pour émettre et/ou recevoir des signaux de commande vers ou depuis le dispositif de maniement (48), en particulier depuis son dispositif de transmission de signaux sans contact (118), qui est conçu sous la forme d'un dispositif de transmission de signaux sans contact (118),
    où en particulier encore le dispositif d'émission et/ou de réception (122) est relié au dispositif de commande et/ou de régulation (40), au dispositif d'alimentation en énergie (36) et/ou au dispositif de nettoyage (24) d'une manière efficace pour la commande.
  14. Appareil de nettoyage selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le dispositif de maniement (48) est relié par câble ou sans contact au dispositif de nettoyage (24) d'une manière efficace pour la commande.
  15. Appareil de nettoyage selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que
    a) l'appareil de nettoyage comprend un bâti support (14) et/ou
    b) le dispositif de nettoyage (24) comprend un dispositif d'aspiration (24).
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