EP3488749A1 - Hand-held bagless vacuum cleaner provided with a removable bowl - Google Patents

Hand-held bagless vacuum cleaner provided with a removable bowl Download PDF

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EP3488749A1
EP3488749A1 EP18207902.0A EP18207902A EP3488749A1 EP 3488749 A1 EP3488749 A1 EP 3488749A1 EP 18207902 A EP18207902 A EP 18207902A EP 3488749 A1 EP3488749 A1 EP 3488749A1
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Donatien Frot
Dadano THOUK
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • 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
    • A47L5/24—Hand-supported 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
    • A47L9/10—Filters; Dust separators; Dust removal; Automatic exchange of filters
    • A47L9/16—Arrangement or disposition of cyclones or other devices with centrifugal action
    • A47L9/1683—Dust collecting chambers; Dust collecting receptacles
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L9/00—Details or accessories of suction cleaners, e.g. mechanical means for controlling the suction or for effecting pulsating action; Storing devices specially adapted to suction cleaners or parts thereof; Carrying-vehicles specially adapted for suction cleaners
    • A47L9/10—Filters; Dust separators; Dust removal; Automatic exchange of filters
    • A47L9/16—Arrangement or disposition of cyclones or other devices with centrifugal action
    • A47L9/1691—Mounting or coupling means for cyclonic chamber or dust receptacles

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  • the present invention relates to the field of cleaning apparatus and, more particularly, to a bagless hand vacuum, otherwise known as a cyclonic hand aspirator.
  • Such a vacuum cleaner is intended to be compact and carried with a hand to suck low surfaces, such as a worktop or stairs, or raised surfaces, for example a ceiling or a wall or furniture arranged in height.
  • Bagless hand vacuums are known to those skilled in the art.
  • Such an aspirator comprises a body which is provided at the rear with a handle and which incorporates suction means.
  • the vacuum cleaner also comprises a suction tube through the front end which is sucked impurities and a filter chamber arranged between the suction tube and the suction means on the body for receiving and temporarily store the impurities sucked.
  • the filtration chamber comprises a bowl which communicates with the suction tube and a filter element which is housed in the bowl and which communicates with the suction means.
  • the air flow When activating the suction means, the air flow generates a vacuum to suck the impurities by the front end of the suction tube; the impure air flow circulates in said tube and then enters the bowl where the impurities are largely trapped by a centrifugal force generated in this bowl, while the filter element disposed downstream (taking into account the direction of circulation of the air flow) makes it possible to retain the fine particles of impurities, the stream of filtered air then continuing its circuit in the body under the action of said suction means, to be finally rejected from said body, by example at the back of it.
  • the suction tube is integrated in the bowl, the assembly being assembled with the body.
  • the bowl comprises in the lower part a hatch whose opening is effected by means of a remote control, the opening of the hatch to empty the bowl.
  • This remote control is configured to concomitantly extract the filter element from above the bowl, to ensure regular cleaning of the filter element at each bowl emptying.
  • the tube, bowl and filter element assembly is removable from the body to allow complete cleaning of the bowl, the extraction of the assembly being carried out thanks to the remote control.
  • the suction tube is integrated into the bowl, the assembly being removable from the body.
  • assembly means are implemented between a rear face of the bowl and a front face of the body.
  • the rear and the front are defined respectively opposite the positions of the handle and the suction tube on the vacuum cleaner.
  • the bowl comprises in the lower part a hatch.
  • the body comprises a control member for unlocking the assembly means to extract the bowl and allow cleaning of the filter element. This control member also allows the opening of the hatch for emptying the bowl.
  • the present invention has for first objective to implement a hand-held vacuum cleaner with an extractable bowl to allow its emptying and cleaning, and the cleaning of the filter element, the assembly means of the bowl on the body being optimized to facilitate the handling of said bowl during its establishment on the body and during its withdrawal from said body.
  • these bowl assembly means on the body provide a suitable attachment between these two elements so that the detachment of the bowl can not occur in case of shocks to it caused during the operation of the vacuum cleaner.
  • Another objective is to optimize the suction of impurities by ensuring a very good seal when assembling the bowl on the body.
  • Another objective is to facilitate the handling of the bowl during its emptying or cleaning and that of the filter element inserted in the bowl.
  • Another objective is to promote regular cleaning of the bowl and the filter element.
  • Another objective is to facilitate the handling of the vacuum cleaner in all situations of use, that is to say as well when it comes to vacuuming surfaces on the ground that when it comes to Aspirate raised surfaces.
  • the invention relates to a hand-held vacuum cleaner, called “vacuum cleaner” in the following description.
  • the vacuum cleaner comprises a body provided with a gripping handle arranged at the rear of the vacuum cleaner and suction means, a suction tube arranged at the front of the vacuum cleaner and a suction chamber provided with a bowl communicating with the suction tube, and a filter element inserted into the bowl and which communicates with the suction means.
  • a hand vacuum does not include a bag, the bowl directly for the storage of impurities sucked.
  • Such a vacuum cleaner is frequently called cyclonic hand aspirator and can generate a centrifugal force in the bowl during suction, which ensures the removal of a large part of the impurities in the bottom of the bowl; the operating principle during the activation of the suction means is described above and applies to the present case of the invention.
  • the vacuum cleaner comprises a guiding and holding system arranged between a rear face of the bowl and a front face of the body to engage the bowl on the body until reaching a position of formation of the suction chamber or, conversely, to clear the bowl of the body until a separation position.
  • This guidance and maintenance system is configured to accompany the movement of the bowl on the body during engagement or release. It is understood that the terms “back” and “front” are appreciated in relation to the position of the handle, arranged at the rear of the vacuum cleaner, and the suction tube, arranged at the front of the vacuum.
  • the vacuum cleaner comprises a locking system arranged between a front upper portion of the bowl and a front portion of the body for locking the bowl on the body in the suction chamber forming position or to unlock the bowl of the body so as to clear it.
  • the design of the vacuum cleaner according to the invention allows a convenient and accurate positioning, intuitively, the bowl on the body for the formation of the suction chamber.
  • the user positions the portion of the guiding and holding system on the bowl in correspondence with that on the body, then engages the bowl on the body by pushing it, which moves it naturally or intuitively thanks to the guiding and holding system until reaching the forming position of the suction chamber where the locking system is engaged to maintain said position, the bowl being precisely positioned on the body.
  • the position of the guiding and holding system, at the rear of the bowl, and that of the locking system, at the front of the bowl, ensure a proper distribution of the efforts between the bowl and the body, which reduces the risks of disassembly of the bowl in case of shock of the vacuum cleaner on obstacles during cleaning.
  • the user unlocks the bowl from the body and then intuitively releases the bowl from the body by pulling it until it is completely removed, the bowl's movement towards the body being imposed by the system. guidance and maintenance.
  • the guiding and holding system is configured to engage the bowl on the body by pushing it backwards on the body or, conversely, upon its release from the body by pulling it forward on the body. body. It is understood that a multitude of trajectories of the bowl on the body is possible during its engagement and during its release, each of these trajectories that require pushing backwards or pulling the bowl forward on the body for movement to occur.
  • the guiding and holding system is arranged in the lower part of the rear face of the bowl and in the lower part of the front face of the body. This further optimizes the distribution of effort between the bowl and the body, for a better maintenance of the bowl assembled on the body.
  • the guiding and holding system comprises a cam arranged on the rear face of the bowl and a cam track arranged on the front face of the body.
  • the cam is arranged in the lower part of the rear face of the bowl and the cam path is arranged in the lower part of the front face of the body.
  • the cam and the cam path are configured to engage the bowl on the body by performing a translational movement followed by a rotational movement, and conversely when the bowl is disengaged from the body.
  • the rotation is performed on an angle of the order of forty degrees (40 °) to fifty degrees (50 °), preferably forty-five degrees (45 °).
  • the translational movement essentially serves to engage the cam in the cam path.
  • the latter comprises at least one bolt arranged on the bowl and at least one keeper arranged on the body.
  • the locking system comprises a control member arranged on the bowl and transmission means arranged between the control member and the at least one bolt to disengage the latch bolt when actuating the latch. control member.
  • the presence of the control member on the bowl advantageously allows to have directly in hand the bowl during unlocking, while the body is held by its handle with the other hand.
  • the locking system comprises a return element for bringing the at least one bolt into position engaged in the at least one strike, each bolt comprising an inclined face configured to retract said bolt in contact with the striker at the end of movement when engaging the bowl on the body. This locks automatically bowl on the body once the bowl set up.
  • the locking system comprises two bolts engaging respectively in two strikes, the bolts being positioned in opposition and moving laterally, each on one side of the vacuum cleaner.
  • the locking system comprises a hook configured to be housed on an edge of the body and ensure the locking of the bowl in position on the body.
  • the locking system comprises a control member arranged on the bowl and a transmission element arranged between the control member and the hook to disengage said hook from the edge of the body.
  • the presence of the control member on the bowl advantageously allows to have directly in hand the bowl during unlocking, while the body is held by its handle with the other hand.
  • the locking system comprises a return element for bringing the hook into position engaged in the edge of the body, the hook comprising a bent portion provided with an inclined face configured to retract said hook in contact with said edge at the end of movement when the bowl is engaged on the body. This automatically locks the bowl on the body once the bowl is in place.
  • the tube is integrated in the body, in front of it.
  • the bowl comprises a main opening through which is inserted the filter element and a secondary opening which communicates with the tube.
  • the locking system is arranged at a junction zone between the body and the tube. It is understood that, since the tube is integrated into the body and forms a one-piece assembly, the front portion of the body merges with the rear portion of the tube.
  • sealing means are implemented between a rear end of the tube and a front upper portion of the bowl and between the body and a rear upper portion of the bowl, the seal being placed in place during the formation of the chamber suction. Thanks to the guiding and holding system and the locking system, which ensure precise positioning of the bowl on the body during the formation of the suction chamber, it is ensured in each case that the seal is properly positioned between the bowl and body and between the bowl and the tube. This optimizes the tightness and the vacuum generated at the outlet of the tube during the flow of air flow.
  • the bowl comprises on its front face a second handle.
  • This second handle makes it possible to properly handle the bowl once extracted. This also allows a better grip of the vacuum cleaner when cleaning raised surfaces; the user can seize with one hand the first handle on the back of the vacuum cleaner and grasp with the other hand the second handle on the front of the vacuum cleaner.
  • the filter element is inserted into the bowl removably.
  • the filter element When removing the bowl for emptying, the filter element must be removed from the bowl, which makes it easier for the user to clean the filter element at the same time as it empties or cleans the bowl.
  • the bowl is in a transparent material, which makes it easy to visualize the state of filling of the bowl and the fouling of the filter element.
  • the bagless hand vacuum object of the invention will be called vacuum cleaner.
  • the same references will be used to designate the same characteristics according to the various variants, unless otherwise indicated.
  • the vacuum cleaner 1 comprises a body 2 which comprises a rear portion 2a and a front portion 2b.
  • the rear part 2a comprises a first handle 4 which the user can grip with the hand to handle the vacuum cleaner 1.
  • the first handle 4 is arranged in the lower part 1a of the vacuum cleaner 1.
  • the vacuum cleaner 1 is electrically powered by means of a rechargeable battery (not shown) disposed in a base 5 which is assembled with the body 2 under the first gripping handle 4.
  • the vacuum cleaner 1 comprises a tube 6 at the front end 6a from which impurities are sucked. This aspiration is provided by a flow of air which generates a vacuum at the front end 6a of the tube 6.
  • the rear portion 2a of the body comprises a zone 7 in which is housed a fan (not illustrated) powered by the battery and which can generate said flow of air flowing from the front to the rear of the vacuum cleaner 1.
  • the fan is disposed in the upper part 1b of the vacuum cleaner 1, just like the front part 2b of the body 2 which is arranged in the extension of the fan.
  • the body 2 and the tube 6 form a one-piece assembly.
  • the tube 6 is disposed in the front extension of the front portion 2b of the body 2.
  • the front portion 2b of the body 2 comprises a duct 8 whose rear end 8a communicates with the zone 7 receiving the fan (not shown) and whose 8b front end opens on a lower face 2c of the body 2.
  • the tube 6 comprises a conduit 9 which is separate from the conduit 8 on the body 2, although these two elements (body 2 and tube 6) form a one-piece assembly.
  • the duct 9 of the tube 6 opens onto a rear opening 10, at the rear end 6b of the tube 6, and on a front opening 11, at the front end 6a of the tube 6.
  • a brushing part 12 is attached from detachably on the front end 6a of the tube 6 by means of latching / unlocking means 13 provided between said brushing part 12 and the tube 6 on both lateral sides of the vacuum cleaner 1.
  • latching / unclipping means 13 are preferably constituted by lugs 14 on the brushing part 12 which engage in lugs 15 on the tube 6.
  • an extension tube (not shown) between the front end 6a of the tube 6 and the brushing part 12, said extension tube comprising on each of its lateral sides, at its rear end, a pin similar to the pin 14 for its engagement on the front end 6a of the tube 6 and , at its front end, a tab similar to the lug 15 for receiving the brushing part 12.
  • the vacuum cleaner 1 comprises a bowl 17 which can be engaged on the body 2 to form a suction chamber 18 or, conversely, clear of the body 2 for its emptying and cleaning.
  • the movements of the bowl 17 vis-à-vis the body 2, during its positioning and its extraction, are defined by the presence of a guiding and holding system 19 arranged between a rear face 17a of the bowl 17 and a front face 2d of the body 2.
  • this guidance and holding system 19 comprises a cam 20 arranged in the lower part of the rear face 17a of the bowl 17 and a cam path 21 arranged in the lower part of the front face 2d of the body 2.
  • the bowl 17 comprises on its front face 17b a second handle 22 facilitating its handling during its positioning and its removal vis-à-vis the body 2.
  • This second handle 22 also facilitates the handling of the bowl 17 during its emptying.
  • the user can grip with one hand this second handle 22 at the front of the vacuum cleaner 1 and, with the other hand, the first grip handle 4 at the rear of the body 2, which greatly facilitates the handling of the vacuum cleaner 1 when cleaning raised surfaces requiring lifting arms.
  • the bowl 17 comprises on its upper rear part 17c a main opening 23 and on its upper front part 17d a secondary opening 24.
  • the main opening 23 allows the insertion of a filter element 25 composed of two parts, namely a separator 26 and a filter 27.
  • the separator 26 makes it possible to pass only the small-caliber impurities and the filter 27 makes it possible to block these small-sized impurities in order to let only the purified air pass.
  • the separator 26 is housed in the bowl 17 and comprises an outer edge 26a which bears on the upper edge 28 delimiting the main opening 23, a first seal 29 positioned under the outer edge 26a sealing between the separator 26 and the bowl 17.
  • the filter 27 is housed in the separator 26.
  • the filter 27 comprises a lid 30 which bears on an inner edge 26b of the separator 26.
  • a second seal 31 is arranged under the lid 30 and comes into contact with said inner edge 26b, which ensures the seal between the separator 26 and the filter 27.
  • a third seal 32 is arranged on the lower face 2c of the body 2 and bears against the cover 30 of the filter 27 when locking the bowl 17 on the body 2, which ensures the seal between the body 2 and the filter 27.
  • the cover 30 comprises in its center an opening 33 which communicates with a filter wall 34 of conical shape extending under the cover 30, the porosity of this filtering wall 34 making it possible to block the fine impurities and to let only the purified air pass through.
  • the opening 33 communicates with the front end 8b of the duct 8 on the body 2, when the bowl 17 is in the assembled position.
  • the separator 26 comprises a perforated wall 35 of cylindrical or conical shape which passes only the fine impurities, the filtering wall 34 being housed in the perforated wall 35.
  • a fourth seal 36 is arranged around the rear opening 10 on the tube 6 and bears on the contour 37 of the secondary opening 24 during the locking of the bowl 17 on the body 2.
  • the cam 20 and the cam path 21 are complementary and have a more or less bent shape.
  • This bent shape is configured to engage the bowl 17 on the body 2, first by tilting the bowl 17 forward and downwardly relative to the body 2 by an angle of the order of forty degrees (40 °). ) at fifty degrees (50 °), preferably forty-five degrees (45 °), then slightly translating the bowl 17 rearwardly with respect to the body 2 so as to engage the rear end 20a of the cam 20 in the front end 21a of the cam path 21 (see Figures 3 and 4 ) and then pivoting the bowl 17 towards the body 2 backwards and upwards until the rear face 17a of the bowl 17 bears against the front face 2d of the body 2 (see FIG.
  • the vacuum cleaner 1 further comprises a locking system 38 which is implemented between the upper front 17d of the bowl 17 and the front portion 2b of the body 2, more or less in a junction zone 39 between said body 2 and the tube 6 forming a unitary assembly.
  • the assembly system 38 is deported under the tube 6 in this junction zone 39, which is made possible because the body 2 and the tube 6 form a one-piece assembly, the front portion 2b of the body 2 coinciding with the rear part of the tube 6.
  • This locking system 38 comprises a control member 40 which is arranged in front of the upper end 22a of the second handle 22 on the bowl 17.
  • the control member 40 has in its upper part a tab of transmission 41 which comprises two slots 42, 43 for transmitting a movement to two bolts 44, 45 to move them in translation according to the arrows 46, 47 when pressing the control member 40.
  • This movement clears the bolts 44, 45 of the latches 48, 49 formed on the front portion 2b of the body 2 by two lugs 48a, 49a each provided with a hole 48b, 49b for receiving the bolts 44, 45.
  • a first spring 50 arranged between the control member 40 and the second gripping handle 22 and a second spring 51 arranged between the two bolts 44, 45 allow automatic return of said control member 40 in the normal position and the two bolts 44, 45 in the engaged position in the latches s 48, 49.
  • the bolts 44, 45 each comprise on their rear side an inclined section 44a (only that of the bolt 44 is illustrated) which is supported on the front edges 52, 53 of the tabs 48a, 49a at the end of the engagement.
  • bowl 17 on the body 2 see Figures 7 and 8 ), which allows to automatically retract the bolts 44, 45 until they resume their normal position in the locks 48, 49 under the effect of the second spring 51, once they correspond with the orifices 48b, 49b (see figure 8 ).
  • the locking is done automatically at the end of engagement during the formation of the compression chamber 18 and that the unlocking caused by the actuation of the control member 40 allows the clearance of the bowl 17 for its emptying and cleaning it, as well as cleaning the separator 26 and the filter 27.
  • the control member 40 is actuated, the bowl 17 is positioned naturally in the position of the figure 6 thanks to the presence of the third seal 32 on the lower face 2c of the body 2 which exerts a thrust on the cover 30 of the filter 27.
  • FIG. 14 A second variant of the locking system 38 is illustrated in Figures 14 and 15 .
  • This variant comprises a control member 40 which may be similar to that previously described.
  • This control member 40 is however subject to a hook 54 whose curved end 55 engages in an edge 56 arranged in the junction zone 39, as shown in FIG. figure 14 , which ensures the locking of the bowl 17 on the body 2 when the suction chamber 18 is formed.
  • the locking of the curved end 55 in the edge 56 is done automatically at the end of engagement of the bowl 17 on the body 2.
  • the curved end 55 comprises an inclined portion 57 bearing on an inclined face 58 s extending forwardly below the edge 56.
  • a spring (not shown) similar to the first spring 50 allows the return of the control member 40, as before. It is understood that, according to this variant, the transmission of the movement to the hook 54 is provided directly by the control member 40; however, an additional transmission element could be provided between the control member 40 and the hook 54.
  • Variations of the guiding and holding system 19 may in particular be envisaged by modifying the shape of the cam 20 and the cam path 21, which will substantially modify the trajectory of the bowl 17 vis-à-vis the body 2 during its engagement or its release.

Abstract

L'invention concerne un aspirateur (1) à main sans sac comprenant un corps (2), un tube (6) agencé à l'avant de l'aspirateur et une chambre d'aspiration (18) muni d'un bol (17) qui communique avec le tube et d'un élément filtrant (25) qui est inséré dans le bol et communique avec des moyens d'aspiration. L'aspirateur comprend un système de guidage et de maintien (19) agencé entre une face arrière (17a) du bol et une face avant (2d) du corps pour engager le bol sur le corps jusqu'à atteindre une position de formation de ladite chambre d'aspiration ou, inversement, dégager le bol du corps jusqu'à atteindre une position de séparation, ledit système de guidage et de maintien étant configuré pour accompagner le mouvement du bol sur le corps durant son engagement ou son dégagement. L'aspirateur comprend un système de verrouillage (38) agencé entre une partie supérieure avant (17d) du bol et une partie avant (2b) du corps.The invention relates to a bagless hand vacuum cleaner (1) comprising a body (2), a tube (6) arranged at the front of the vacuum cleaner and a suction chamber (18) equipped with a bowl (17). ) which communicates with the tube and a filter element (25) which is inserted into the bowl and communicates with suction means. The vacuum cleaner comprises a guiding and holding system (19) arranged between a rear face (17a) of the bowl and a front face (2d) of the body to engage the bowl on the body until reaching a forming position of said suction chamber or, conversely, disengage the bowl from the body to a separation position, said guiding and holding system being configured to accompany the movement of the bowl on the body during its engagement or release. The vacuum cleaner comprises a locking system (38) arranged between a front upper portion (17d) of the bowl and a front portion (2b) of the body.

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Domaine techniqueTechnical area

La présente invention concerne le domaine des appareils de nettoyage et, plus particulièrement, un aspirateur à main sans sac, autrement appelé aspirateur à main cyclonique.The present invention relates to the field of cleaning apparatus and, more particularly, to a bagless hand vacuum, otherwise known as a cyclonic hand aspirator.

Un tel aspirateur a pour vocation d'être compact et porté avec une main pour aspirer des surfaces basses, par exemple un plan de travail ou des marches d'escalier, ou des surfaces rehaussées, par exemple un plafond ou un mur voire un mobilier disposé en hauteur.Such a vacuum cleaner is intended to be compact and carried with a hand to suck low surfaces, such as a worktop or stairs, or raised surfaces, for example a ceiling or a wall or furniture arranged in height.

Etat de la techniqueState of the art

Les aspirateurs à main sans sac sont connus de l'homme du métier. Un tel aspirateur comprend un corps qui est muni à l'arrière d'une poignée de préhension et qui intègre des moyens d'aspiration. L'aspirateur comprend également un tube d'aspiration par l'extrémité avant duquel sont aspirées les impuretés et une chambre de filtration agencée entre le tube d'aspiration et les moyens d'aspiration sur le corps pour recevoir et stocker provisoirement les impuretés aspirées. La chambre de filtration comprend un bol qui communique avec le tube d'aspiration et un élément filtrant qui est logé dans le bol et qui communique avec les moyens d'aspiration.Bagless hand vacuums are known to those skilled in the art. Such an aspirator comprises a body which is provided at the rear with a handle and which incorporates suction means. The vacuum cleaner also comprises a suction tube through the front end which is sucked impurities and a filter chamber arranged between the suction tube and the suction means on the body for receiving and temporarily store the impurities sucked. The filtration chamber comprises a bowl which communicates with the suction tube and a filter element which is housed in the bowl and which communicates with the suction means.

Lors de l'activation des moyens d'aspiration, le flux d'air génère une dépression permettant d'aspirer les impuretés par l'extrémité avant du tube d'aspiration ; le flux d'air chargé d'impuretés circule dans ledit tube puis pénètre dans le bol où les impuretés restent emprisonnées en grande partie grâce à une force centrifuge générée dans ce bol, tandis que l'élément filtrant disposé en aval (en tenant compte du sens de circulation du flux d'air) permet de retenir les fines particules d'impuretés, le flux d'air filtré poursuivant ensuite son circuit dans le corps sous l'action desdits moyens d'aspiration, pour être finalement rejeté dudit corps, par exemple à l'arrière de celui-ci.When activating the suction means, the air flow generates a vacuum to suck the impurities by the front end of the suction tube; the impure air flow circulates in said tube and then enters the bowl where the impurities are largely trapped by a centrifugal force generated in this bowl, while the filter element disposed downstream (taking into account the direction of circulation of the air flow) makes it possible to retain the fine particles of impurities, the stream of filtered air then continuing its circuit in the body under the action of said suction means, to be finally rejected from said body, by example at the back of it.

On citera notamment les demandes de brevet FR3030215A1 , WO2014080179A1 et WO2014080180A1 divulguant de telles caractéristiques.These include patent applications FR3030215A1 , WO2014080179A1 and WO2014080180A1 disclosing such characteristics.

Dans la demande de brevet FR 3030215 A1 , le tube d'aspiration est intégré au bol, l'ensemble étant assemblé avec le corps. Le bol comprend en partie inférieure une trappe dont l'ouverture s'effectue au moyen d'une commande déportée, l'ouverture de la trappe permettant de vider le bol. Cette commande déportée est configurée pour concomitamment extraire l'élément filtrant par le dessus du bol, afin de garantir un nettoyage régulier de l'élément filtrant à chaque vidange du bol. L'ensemble tube, bol et élément filtrant est amovible du corps pour permettre un nettoyage complet du bol, l'extraction de l'ensemble étant réalisée grâce à la commande déportée.In the patent application FR 3030215 A1 , the suction tube is integrated in the bowl, the assembly being assembled with the body. The bowl comprises in the lower part a hatch whose opening is effected by means of a remote control, the opening of the hatch to empty the bowl. This remote control is configured to concomitantly extract the filter element from above the bowl, to ensure regular cleaning of the filter element at each bowl emptying. The tube, bowl and filter element assembly is removable from the body to allow complete cleaning of the bowl, the extraction of the assembly being carried out thanks to the remote control.

Dans les demandes de brevet WO2014080179A1 et WO2014080180A1 , décrivant un aspirateur à main de conception similaire, le tube d'aspiration est intégré au bol, l'ensemble étant amovible du corps. Pour cela, des moyens d'assemblage sont mis en oeuvre entre une face arrière du bol et une face avant du corps. L'arrière et l'avant sont définis respectivement en regard des positions de la poignée de préhension et du tube d'aspiration sur l'aspirateur. Le bol comprend en partie inférieure une trappe. Le corps comprend un organe de commande permettant de déverrouiller les moyens d'assemblage pour extraire le bol et permettre le nettoyage de l'élément filtrant. Cet organe de commande permet également l'ouverture de la trappe pour la vidange du bol.In patent applications WO2014080179A1 and WO2014080180A1 , describing a hand-aspirator of similar design, the suction tube is integrated into the bowl, the assembly being removable from the body. For this, assembly means are implemented between a rear face of the bowl and a front face of the body. The rear and the front are defined respectively opposite the positions of the handle and the suction tube on the vacuum cleaner. The bowl comprises in the lower part a hatch. The body comprises a control member for unlocking the assembly means to extract the bowl and allow cleaning of the filter element. This control member also allows the opening of the hatch for emptying the bowl.

Résumé de l'inventionSummary of the invention

La présente invention a pour premier objectif de mettre en oeuvre un aspirateur à main muni d'un bol extractible pour permettre sa vidange et son nettoyage, ainsi que le nettoyage de l'élément filtrant, les moyens d'assemblage du bol sur le corps étant optimisés pour faciliter la manipulation dudit bol durant sa mise en place sur le corps et durant son retrait dudit corps.The present invention has for first objective to implement a hand-held vacuum cleaner with an extractable bowl to allow its emptying and cleaning, and the cleaning of the filter element, the assembly means of the bowl on the body being optimized to facilitate the handling of said bowl during its establishment on the body and during its withdrawal from said body.

Un autre objectif est que ces moyens d'assemblage du bol sur le corps assurent une fixation convenable entre ces deux éléments afin que le détachement du bol ne puisse pas se produire en cas de chocs sur celui-ci occasionnés durant la manipulation de l'aspirateur.Another objective is that these bowl assembly means on the body provide a suitable attachment between these two elements so that the detachment of the bowl can not occur in case of shocks to it caused during the operation of the vacuum cleaner.

Un autre objectif est d'optimiser l'aspiration des impuretés en assurant une très bonne étanchéité lors de l'assemblage du bol sur le corps.Another objective is to optimize the suction of impurities by ensuring a very good seal when assembling the bowl on the body.

Un autre objectif est de faciliter la manipulation du bol durant sa vidange ou son nettoyage et celle de l'élément filtrant inséré dans le bol.Another objective is to facilitate the handling of the bowl during its emptying or cleaning and that of the filter element inserted in the bowl.

Un autre objectif est de favoriser un nettoyage régulier du bol et de l'élément filtrant.Another objective is to promote regular cleaning of the bowl and the filter element.

Un autre objectif est de faciliter la manipulation de l'aspirateur dans toutes les situations d'utilisation, c'est-à-dire aussi bien lorsqu'il s'agit d'aspirer des surfaces au sol que lorsqu'il s'agit d'aspirer des surfaces rehaussées.Another objective is to facilitate the handling of the vacuum cleaner in all situations of use, that is to say as well when it comes to vacuuming surfaces on the ground that when it comes to Aspirate raised surfaces.

A cet effet, l'invention concerne un appareil de nettoyage de type aspirateur à main, nommé « aspirateur » dans la suite de la description.For this purpose, the invention relates to a hand-held vacuum cleaner, called "vacuum cleaner" in the following description.

Selon l'invention, l'aspirateur comprend un corps muni d'une poignée de préhension agencée à l'arrière de l'aspirateur et de moyens d'aspiration, un tube d'aspiration agencé à l'avant de l'aspirateur et une chambre d'aspiration munie d'un bol communiquant avec le tube d'aspiration, et d'un élément filtrant inséré dans le bol et qui communique avec les moyens d'aspiration. Un tel aspirateur à main ne comporte pas de sac, le bol servant directement au stockage des impuretés aspirées. Un tel aspirateur est fréquemment appelé aspirateur à main cyclonique et permet de générer une force centrifuge dans le bol durant l'aspiration, laquelle assure la dépose d'une grande partie des impuretés dans le fond du bol ; le principe de fonctionnement lors de l'activation des moyens d'aspiration est décrit précédemment et s'applique au cas présent de l'invention.According to the invention, the vacuum cleaner comprises a body provided with a gripping handle arranged at the rear of the vacuum cleaner and suction means, a suction tube arranged at the front of the vacuum cleaner and a suction chamber provided with a bowl communicating with the suction tube, and a filter element inserted into the bowl and which communicates with the suction means. Such a hand vacuum does not include a bag, the bowl directly for the storage of impurities sucked. Such a vacuum cleaner is frequently called cyclonic hand aspirator and can generate a centrifugal force in the bowl during suction, which ensures the removal of a large part of the impurities in the bottom of the bowl; the operating principle during the activation of the suction means is described above and applies to the present case of the invention.

De manière remarquable, selon l'invention, l'aspirateur comprend un système de guidage et de maintien agencé entre une face arrière du bol et une face avant du corps pour engager le bol sur le corps jusqu'à atteindre une position de formation de la chambre d'aspiration ou, inversement, pour dégager le bol du corps jusqu'à atteindre une position de séparation. Ce système de guidage et de maintien est configuré pour accompagner le mouvement du bol sur le corps durant son engagement ou son dégagement. On comprend que les termes « arrière » et « avant » sont appréciés en regard de la position de la poignée de préhension, disposée à l'arrière de l'aspirateur, et du tube d'aspiration, disposé à l'avant de l'aspirateur.Remarkably, according to the invention, the vacuum cleaner comprises a guiding and holding system arranged between a rear face of the bowl and a front face of the body to engage the bowl on the body until reaching a position of formation of the suction chamber or, conversely, to clear the bowl of the body until a separation position. This guidance and maintenance system is configured to accompany the movement of the bowl on the body during engagement or release. It is understood that the terms "back" and "front" are appreciated in relation to the position of the handle, arranged at the rear of the vacuum cleaner, and the suction tube, arranged at the front of the vacuum.

En outre, selon l'invention, l'aspirateur comprend un système de verrouillage agencé entre une partie supérieure avant du bol et une partie avant du corps pour verrouiller le bol sur le corps en position de formation de la chambre d'aspiration ou pour déverrouiller le bol du corps de sorte à le dégager.In addition, according to the invention, the vacuum cleaner comprises a locking system arranged between a front upper portion of the bowl and a front portion of the body for locking the bowl on the body in the suction chamber forming position or to unlock the bowl of the body so as to clear it.

Ainsi, la conception de l'aspirateur selon l'invention permet un positionnement convenable et précis, de manière intuitive, du bol sur le corps pour la formation de la chambre d'aspiration. L'utilisateur positionne la partie du système de guidage et de maintien sur le bol en correspondance avec celle sur le corps, puis engage le bol sur le corps en poussant dessus, ce qui le déplace naturellement ou intuitivement grâce au système de guidage et de maintien jusqu'à atteindre la position de formation de la chambre d'aspiration où le système de verrouillage est enclenché pour maintenir ladite position, le bol étant précisément positionné sur le corps. La position du système de guidage et de maintien, à l'arrière du bol, et celle du système de verrouillage, à l'avant du bol, assurent une répartition convenable des efforts entre le bol et le corps, ce qui réduit les risques de désassemblage du bol en cas de choc de l'aspirateur sur des obstacles durant le nettoyage. Lorsqu'il convient de vider le bol, l'utilisateur déverrouille le bol du corps puis dégage intuitivement le bol du corps en tirant dessus jusqu'à son extraction complète, le mouvement du bol vis-à-vis du corps étant imposé par le système de guidage et de maintien.Thus, the design of the vacuum cleaner according to the invention allows a convenient and accurate positioning, intuitively, the bowl on the body for the formation of the suction chamber. The user positions the portion of the guiding and holding system on the bowl in correspondence with that on the body, then engages the bowl on the body by pushing it, which moves it naturally or intuitively thanks to the guiding and holding system until reaching the forming position of the suction chamber where the locking system is engaged to maintain said position, the bowl being precisely positioned on the body. The position of the guiding and holding system, at the rear of the bowl, and that of the locking system, at the front of the bowl, ensure a proper distribution of the efforts between the bowl and the body, which reduces the risks of disassembly of the bowl in case of shock of the vacuum cleaner on obstacles during cleaning. When the bowl needs to be emptied, the user unlocks the bowl from the body and then intuitively releases the bowl from the body by pulling it until it is completely removed, the bowl's movement towards the body being imposed by the system. guidance and maintenance.

Selon l'invention, le système de guidage et de maintien est configuré pour engager le bol sur le corps en le poussant vers l'arrière sur le corps ou, inversement, lors de son dégagement du corps en le tirant vers l'avant sur le corps. On comprend qu'une multitude de trajectoires du bol sur le corps est possible lors de son engagement et lors de son dégagement, chacune de ces trajectoires nécessitant de pousser vers l'arrière ou de tirer vers l'avant le bol sur le corps pour que le mouvement puisse s'opérer.According to the invention, the guiding and holding system is configured to engage the bowl on the body by pushing it backwards on the body or, conversely, upon its release from the body by pulling it forward on the body. body. It is understood that a multitude of trajectories of the bowl on the body is possible during its engagement and during its release, each of these trajectories that require pushing backwards or pulling the bowl forward on the body for movement to occur.

Selon une réalisation préférentielle, le système de guidage et de maintien est disposé en partie inférieure de la face arrière du bol et en partie inférieure de la face avant du corps. Cela optimise encore la répartition des efforts entre le bol et le corps, pour un meilleur maintien du bol assemblé sur le corps.According to a preferred embodiment, the guiding and holding system is arranged in the lower part of the rear face of the bowl and in the lower part of the front face of the body. This further optimizes the distribution of effort between the bowl and the body, for a better maintenance of the bowl assembled on the body.

Selon une réalisation, le système de guidage et de maintien comprend une came agencée sur la face arrière du bol et un chemin de came agencé sur la face avant du corps. De préférence, la came est agencée en partie inférieure de la face arrière du bol et le chemin de came est agencé en partie inférieure de la face avant du corps.In one embodiment, the guiding and holding system comprises a cam arranged on the rear face of the bowl and a cam track arranged on the front face of the body. Preferably, the cam is arranged in the lower part of the rear face of the bowl and the cam path is arranged in the lower part of the front face of the body.

Selon cette réalisation, de préférence, la came et le chemin de came sont configurés pour engager le bol sur le corps en effectuant un mouvement de translation suivi d'un mouvement de rotation, et inversement lors du dégagement du bol vis-à-vis du corps. De préférence, la rotation s'effectue sur un angle de l'ordre de quarante degrés (40°) à cinquante degrés (50°), de préférence quarante-cinq degrés (45°). Le mouvement de translation sert essentiellement à engager la came dans le chemin de came.According to this embodiment, preferably, the cam and the cam path are configured to engage the bowl on the body by performing a translational movement followed by a rotational movement, and conversely when the bowl is disengaged from the body. Preferably, the rotation is performed on an angle of the order of forty degrees (40 °) to fifty degrees (50 °), preferably forty-five degrees (45 °). The translational movement essentially serves to engage the cam in the cam path.

Selon une réalisation du système de verrouillage, celui-ci comprend au moins un pêne agencé sur le bol et au moins une gâche agencée sur le corps. De préférence, le système de verrouillage comprend un organe de commande agencé sur le bol et des moyens de transmission agencés entre l'organe de commande et l'au moins un pêne pour dégager le pêne de la gâche lors de l'actionnement de l'organe de commande. La présence de l'organe de commande sur le bol permet avantageusement d'avoir directement en main le bol lors de son déverrouillage, tandis que le corps est maintenu par sa poignée de préhension avec l'autre main. De préférence, le système de verrouillage comprend un élément de rappel permettant de ramener l'au moins un pêne en position engagée dans l'au moins une gâche, chaque pêne comprenant un pan incliné configuré pour escamoter ledit pêne au contact de la gâche en fin de mouvement lors de l'engagement du bol sur le corps. Cela permet de verrouiller automatiquement le bol sur le corps une fois le bol mis en place. De préférence, le système de verrouillage comprend deux pênes s'engageant respectivement dans deux gâches, les pênes étant positionnés en opposition et se déplaçant latéralement, chacun d'un côté de l'aspirateur.According to one embodiment of the locking system, the latter comprises at least one bolt arranged on the bowl and at least one keeper arranged on the body. Preferably, the locking system comprises a control member arranged on the bowl and transmission means arranged between the control member and the at least one bolt to disengage the latch bolt when actuating the latch. control member. The presence of the control member on the bowl advantageously allows to have directly in hand the bowl during unlocking, while the body is held by its handle with the other hand. Preferably, the locking system comprises a return element for bringing the at least one bolt into position engaged in the at least one strike, each bolt comprising an inclined face configured to retract said bolt in contact with the striker at the end of movement when engaging the bowl on the body. This locks automatically bowl on the body once the bowl set up. Preferably, the locking system comprises two bolts engaging respectively in two strikes, the bolts being positioned in opposition and moving laterally, each on one side of the vacuum cleaner.

Selon une autre réalisation du système de verrouillage, celui-ci comprend un crochet configuré pour se loger sur un bord du corps et assurer le verrouillage du bol en position sur le corps. De préférence, le système de verrouillage comprend un organe de commande agencé sur le bol et un élément de transmission agencé entre l'organe de commande et le crochet pour dégager ledit crochet du bord du corps. La présence de l'organe de commande sur le bol permet avantageusement d'avoir directement en main le bol lors de son déverrouillage, tandis que le corps est maintenu par sa poignée de préhension avec l'autre main. De préférence, le système de verrouillage comprend un élément de rappel permettant de ramener le crochet en position engagée dans le bord du corps, le crochet comprenant une partie recourbée munie d'un pan incliné configuré pour escamoter ledit crochet au contact dudit bord en fin de mouvement lors de l'engagement du bol sur le corps. Cela permet de verrouiller automatiquement le bol sur le corps une fois le bol mis en place.According to another embodiment of the locking system, it comprises a hook configured to be housed on an edge of the body and ensure the locking of the bowl in position on the body. Preferably, the locking system comprises a control member arranged on the bowl and a transmission element arranged between the control member and the hook to disengage said hook from the edge of the body. The presence of the control member on the bowl advantageously allows to have directly in hand the bowl during unlocking, while the body is held by its handle with the other hand. Preferably, the locking system comprises a return element for bringing the hook into position engaged in the edge of the body, the hook comprising a bent portion provided with an inclined face configured to retract said hook in contact with said edge at the end of movement when the bowl is engaged on the body. This automatically locks the bowl on the body once the bowl is in place.

Selon une réalisation de l'invention, le tube est intégré au corps, à l'avant de celui-ci. Cela permet de disposer d'un bol complètement indépendant du tube et du reste de l'aspirateur, ce qui facilite sa manipulation et son nettoyage. On pourrait toutefois envisager une variante où le tube serait intégré au bol, sans sortir du cadre de l'invention. De préférence, selon cette réalisation, le bol comprend une ouverture principale par laquelle est inséré l'élément filtrant et une ouverture secondaire qui communique avec le tube. De préférence, selon cette réalisation, le système de verrouillage est agencé au niveau d'une zone de jonction entre le corps et le tube. On comprend en effet que, du fait que le tube est intégré au corps et forme un ensemble monobloc, la partie avant du corps se confond avec la partie arrière du tube. De préférence, selon cette réalisation, des moyens d'étanchéité sont mis en oeuvre entre une extrémité arrière du tube et une partie supérieure avant du bol et entre le corps et une partie supérieure arrière du bol, l'étanchéité étant mise en place lors de la formation de la chambre d'aspiration. Grâce au système de guidage et de maintien et au système de verrouillage qui assurent un positionnement précis du bol sur le corps lors de la formation de la chambre d'aspiration, on garantit à chaque fois la mise en place convenable de l'étanchéité entre le bol et le corps et entre le bol et le tube. Cela permet d'optimiser l'étanchéité et la dépression générée en sortie du tube lors de la circulation du flux d'air.According to one embodiment of the invention, the tube is integrated in the body, in front of it. This makes it possible to have a bowl completely independent of the tube and the rest of the vacuum cleaner, which facilitates its handling and its cleaning. However, we could consider a variant where the tube would be integrated in the bowl, without departing from the scope of the invention. Preferably, according to this embodiment, the bowl comprises a main opening through which is inserted the filter element and a secondary opening which communicates with the tube. Preferably, according to this embodiment, the locking system is arranged at a junction zone between the body and the tube. It is understood that, since the tube is integrated into the body and forms a one-piece assembly, the front portion of the body merges with the rear portion of the tube. Preferably, according to this embodiment, sealing means are implemented between a rear end of the tube and a front upper portion of the bowl and between the body and a rear upper portion of the bowl, the seal being placed in place during the formation of the chamber suction. Thanks to the guiding and holding system and the locking system, which ensure precise positioning of the bowl on the body during the formation of the suction chamber, it is ensured in each case that the seal is properly positioned between the bowl and body and between the bowl and the tube. This optimizes the tightness and the vacuum generated at the outlet of the tube during the flow of air flow.

Selon une réalisation de l'invention, le bol comprend sur sa face avant une deuxième poignée de préhension. La mise en oeuvre de cette deuxième poignée de préhension permet de manipuler convenablement le bol une fois extrait. Cela permet également une meilleure prise en main de l'aspirateur lors de nettoyage de surfaces rehaussées ; l'utilisateur peut en effet saisir avec une main la première poignée de préhension située à l'arrière de l'aspirateur et saisir avec l'autre main la deuxième poignée de préhension disposée à l'avant de l'aspirateur.According to one embodiment of the invention, the bowl comprises on its front face a second handle. The implementation of this second handle makes it possible to properly handle the bowl once extracted. This also allows a better grip of the vacuum cleaner when cleaning raised surfaces; the user can seize with one hand the first handle on the back of the vacuum cleaner and grasp with the other hand the second handle on the front of the vacuum cleaner.

Selon une réalisation de l'invention, l'élément filtrant est inséré dans le bol de manière amovible. Lors de l'extraction du bol pour sa vidange, l'élément filtrant doit être extrait du bol, ce qui incite plus facilement l'utilisateur à nettoyer l'élément filtrant en même temps qu'il vide ou nettoie le bol.According to one embodiment of the invention, the filter element is inserted into the bowl removably. When removing the bowl for emptying, the filter element must be removed from the bowl, which makes it easier for the user to clean the filter element at the same time as it empties or cleans the bowl.

Dans une réalisation, le bol est dans une matière transparente, ce qui permet de visualiser facilement l'état de remplissage du bol et l'encrassement de l'élément filtrant.In one embodiment, the bowl is in a transparent material, which makes it easy to visualize the state of filling of the bowl and the fouling of the filter element.

Brève description des figuresBrief description of the figures

Les caractéristiques et avantages de l'invention apparaîtront à la lecture de la description suivante s'appuyant sur des figures, parmi lesquelles :

  • la figure 1 illustre une vue d'ensemble de l'aspirateur, le bol étant assemblé avec le corps ;
  • la figure 2 illustre une vue en coupe de côté de l'aspirateur, le bol étant assemblé avec le corps ;
  • la figure 3 illustre une vue en coupe de côté de l'aspirateur, le bol étant en début d'engagement sur le corps pour son assemblage avec ce dernier ;
  • les figures 4 et 5 illustrent deux vues agrandies d'une partie de l'aspirateur, ces vues étant extraites respectivement des figures 3 et 2 et mettant en évidence le système de guidage et de maintien dans deux positions ;
  • la figure 6 illustre une vue en coupe de côté de l'aspirateur, le bol étant en fin d'engagement sur le corps, juste avant la mise en place automatique du système de verrouillage ;
  • la figure 7 illustre le système de verrouillage juste avant sa mise en place automatique sur le corps ;
  • la figure 8 illustre le système de verrouillage mis en place sur le corps ;
  • les figures 9 à 11 illustrent le bol avec l'élément filtrant selon deux vues d'ensemble et selon une vue en coupe ;
  • la figure 12 illustre partiellement le corps et le tube et met en évidence la présence de joints d'étanchéité ;
  • la figure 13 illustre une vue d'ensemble du corps et du tube ;
  • les figures 14 et 15 illustrent deux vues partielles de l'aspirateur mettant en évidence une variante du système de verrouillage, mis en place et juste avant sa mise en place.
The features and advantages of the invention will appear on reading the following description based on figures, among which:
  • the figure 1 illustrates an overview of the vacuum cleaner, the bowl being assembled with the body;
  • the figure 2 illustrates a sectional side view of the vacuum cleaner, the bowl being assembled with the body;
  • the figure 3 illustrates a sectional side view of the vacuum cleaner, the bowl being at the beginning of engagement on the body for its assembly with the latter;
  • the Figures 4 and 5 illustrate two enlarged views of part of the vacuum cleaner, these views being extracted respectively from figures 3 and 2 and highlighting the guiding and holding system in two positions;
  • the figure 6 illustrates a side sectional view of the vacuum cleaner, the bowl being at the end of engagement on the body, just before the automatic installation of the locking system;
  • the figure 7 illustrates the locking system just before its automatic placement on the body;
  • the figure 8 illustrates the locking system put in place on the body;
  • the Figures 9 to 11 illustrate the bowl with the filter element according to two overviews and in sectional view;
  • the figure 12 partially illustrates the body and the tube and highlights the presence of seals;
  • the figure 13 illustrates an overview of the body and the tube;
  • the Figures 14 and 15 illustrate two partial views of the vacuum highlighting a variant of the locking system, put in place and just before its introduction.

Description détailléedetailed description

Dans la suite de la description, l'aspirateur à main sans sac objet de l'invention sera dénommé aspirateur. En outre, les mêmes références seront utilisées pour désigner les mêmes caractéristiques selon les diverses variantes, sauf indication contraire.In the following description, the bagless hand vacuum object of the invention will be called vacuum cleaner. In addition, the same references will be used to designate the same characteristics according to the various variants, unless otherwise indicated.

Tel qu'illustré notamment sur les figures 1 à 3, l'aspirateur 1 comprend un corps 2 qui comprend une partie arrière 2a et une partie avant 2b. La partie arrière 2a comprend une première poignée de préhension 4 que l'utilisateur peut saisir avec la main pour manipuler l'aspirateur 1. La première poignée de préhension 4 est disposée dans la partie inférieure 1a de l'aspirateur 1. De préférence, l'aspirateur 1 est alimenté électriquement au moyen d'une batterie rechargeable (non illustrée) disposée dans un socle 5 qui est assemblé avec le corps 2 sous la première poignée de préhension 4. L'aspirateur 1 comprend un tube 6 à l'extrémité avant 6a duquel sont aspirées des impuretés. Cette aspiration est assurée par un flux d'air qui génère une dépression à l'extrémité avant 6a du tube 6. La partie arrière 2a du corps comprend une zone 7 dans laquelle est logé un ventilateur (non illustré) alimenté par la batterie et qui permet de générer ledit flux d'air circulant de l'avant vers l'arrière de l'aspirateur 1. Le ventilateur est disposé dans la partie supérieure 1b de l'aspirateur 1, tout comme la partie avant 2b du corps 2 qui est disposée dans le prolongement du ventilateur.As illustrated in particular in Figures 1 to 3 , the vacuum cleaner 1 comprises a body 2 which comprises a rear portion 2a and a front portion 2b. The rear part 2a comprises a first handle 4 which the user can grip with the hand to handle the vacuum cleaner 1. The first handle 4 is arranged in the lower part 1a of the vacuum cleaner 1. Preferably, the vacuum cleaner 1 is electrically powered by means of a rechargeable battery (not shown) disposed in a base 5 which is assembled with the body 2 under the first gripping handle 4. The vacuum cleaner 1 comprises a tube 6 at the front end 6a from which impurities are sucked. This aspiration is provided by a flow of air which generates a vacuum at the front end 6a of the tube 6. The rear portion 2a of the body comprises a zone 7 in which is housed a fan (not illustrated) powered by the battery and which can generate said flow of air flowing from the front to the rear of the vacuum cleaner 1. The fan is disposed in the upper part 1b of the vacuum cleaner 1, just like the front part 2b of the body 2 which is arranged in the extension of the fan.

Comme l'illustrent les figures 1 à 3, 6, 12 et 13, le corps 2 et le tube 6 forment un ensemble monobloc. Le tube 6 est disposé dans le prolongement avant de la partie avant 2b du corps 2. La partie avant 2b du corps 2 comporte un conduit 8 dont l'extrémité arrière 8a communique avec la zone 7 recevant le ventilateur (non illustré) et dont l'extrémité avant 8b débouche sur une face inférieure 2c du corps 2. Le tube 6 comprend un conduit 9 qui est distinct du conduit 8 sur le corps 2, bien que ces deux éléments (corps 2 et tube 6) forment un ensemble monobloc. Le conduit 9 du tube 6 débouche sur une ouverture arrière 10, au niveau de l'extrémité arrière 6b du tube 6, et sur une ouverture avant 11, à l'extrémité avant 6a du tube 6. Une pièce de brossage 12 est rapportée de manière amovible sur l'extrémité avant 6a du tube 6 grâce à des moyens d'encliquetage/décliquetage 13 prévus entre ladite pièce de brossage 12 et le tube 6 sur les deux côtés latéraux de l'aspirateur 1. Ces moyens d'encliquetage/décliquetage 13 sont de préférence constitués d'ergots 14 sur la pièce de brossage 12 qui s'engagent dans des pattes 15 sur le tube 6. On peut envisager l'ajout d'un tube de rallonge (non illustré) entre l'extrémité avant 6a du tube 6 et la pièce de brossage 12, ledit tube de rallonge comprenant sur chacun de ses côtés latéraux, au niveau de son extrémité arrière, un ergot similaire à l'ergot 14 pour son engagement sur l'extrémité avant 6a du tube 6 et, au niveau de son extrémité avant, une patte similaire à la patte 15 pour la réception de la pièce de brossage 12.As illustrated by Figures 1 to 3 , 6 , 12 and 13 , the body 2 and the tube 6 form a one-piece assembly. The tube 6 is disposed in the front extension of the front portion 2b of the body 2. The front portion 2b of the body 2 comprises a duct 8 whose rear end 8a communicates with the zone 7 receiving the fan (not shown) and whose 8b front end opens on a lower face 2c of the body 2. The tube 6 comprises a conduit 9 which is separate from the conduit 8 on the body 2, although these two elements (body 2 and tube 6) form a one-piece assembly. The duct 9 of the tube 6 opens onto a rear opening 10, at the rear end 6b of the tube 6, and on a front opening 11, at the front end 6a of the tube 6. A brushing part 12 is attached from detachably on the front end 6a of the tube 6 by means of latching / unlocking means 13 provided between said brushing part 12 and the tube 6 on both lateral sides of the vacuum cleaner 1. These latching / unclipping means 13 are preferably constituted by lugs 14 on the brushing part 12 which engage in lugs 15 on the tube 6. It is possible to envisage the addition of an extension tube (not shown) between the front end 6a of the tube 6 and the brushing part 12, said extension tube comprising on each of its lateral sides, at its rear end, a pin similar to the pin 14 for its engagement on the front end 6a of the tube 6 and , at its front end, a tab similar to the lug 15 for receiving the brushing part 12.

Tel qu'illustré en regard des figures 1 à 6, l'aspirateur 1 comprend un bol 17 qui peut être engagé sur le corps 2 pour former une chambre d'aspiration 18 ou, inversement, dégagé du corps 2 pour sa vidange et son nettoyage. Les mouvements du bol 17 vis-à-vis du corps 2, lors de son positionnement et de son extraction, sont définis par la présence d'un système de guidage et de maintien 19 agencé entre une face arrière 17a du bol 17 et une face avant 2d du corps 2. Comme l'illustrent plus en détail les figures 4, 5, 10 et 13, ce système de guidage et de maintien 19 comprend une came 20 agencée en partie inférieure de la face arrière 17a du bol 17 et un chemin de came 21 agencé en partie inférieure de la face avant 2d du corps 2.As illustrated with regard to Figures 1 to 6 , the vacuum cleaner 1 comprises a bowl 17 which can be engaged on the body 2 to form a suction chamber 18 or, conversely, clear of the body 2 for its emptying and cleaning. The movements of the bowl 17 vis-à-vis the body 2, during its positioning and its extraction, are defined by the presence of a guiding and holding system 19 arranged between a rear face 17a of the bowl 17 and a front face 2d of the body 2. As illustrated in more detail in the Figures 4, 5 , 10 and 13 , this guidance and holding system 19 comprises a cam 20 arranged in the lower part of the rear face 17a of the bowl 17 and a cam path 21 arranged in the lower part of the front face 2d of the body 2.

Tel qu'illustré par exemple en figures 1 et 11, le bol 17 comprend sur sa face avant 17b une deuxième poignée de préhension 22 facilitant sa manipulation lors de son positionnement et de son extraction vis-à-vis du corps 2. Cette deuxième poignée de préhension 22 facilite également la manipulation du bol 17 durant sa vidange. En outre, lorsque le bol 17 est assemblé sur le corps 2, l'utilisateur peut saisir avec une main cette deuxième poignée de préhension 22 à l'avant de l'aspirateur 1 et, avec l'autre main, la première poignée de préhension 4 à l'arrière du corps 2, ce qui facilite considérablement la manipulation de l'aspirateur 1 lors du nettoyage de surfaces rehaussées nécessitant de lever les bras.As illustrated for example in figures 1 and 11 , the bowl 17 comprises on its front face 17b a second handle 22 facilitating its handling during its positioning and its removal vis-à-vis the body 2. This second handle 22 also facilitates the handling of the bowl 17 during its emptying. In addition, when the bowl 17 is assembled on the body 2, the user can grip with one hand this second handle 22 at the front of the vacuum cleaner 1 and, with the other hand, the first grip handle 4 at the rear of the body 2, which greatly facilitates the handling of the vacuum cleaner 1 when cleaning raised surfaces requiring lifting arms.

Tel qu'illustré en regard des figures 2 et 9 à 12, le bol 17 comprend sur sa partie supérieure arrière 17c une ouverture principale 23 et sur sa partie supérieure avant 17d une ouverture secondaire 24. L'ouverture principale 23 permet l'insertion d'un élément filtrant 25 composé de deux pièces, à savoir un séparateur 26 et un filtre 27. Le séparateur 26 permet de laisser passer uniquement les impuretés de petit calibre et le filtre 27 permet de bloquer ces impuretés de petit calibre pour ne laisser passer que l'air purifié. Le séparateur 26 est logé dans le bol 17 et comprend un bord externe 26a qui prend appui sur le bord supérieur 28 délimitant l'ouverture principale 23, un premier joint d'étanchéité 29 positionné sous le bord externe 26a assurant l'étanchéité entre le séparateur 26 et le bol 17. Le filtre 27 vient se loger dans le séparateur 26. Le filtre 27 comprend un couvercle 30 qui prend appui sur un bord interne 26b du séparateur 26. Un second joint d'étanchéité 31 est agencé sous le couvercle 30 et vient au contact dudit bord interne 26b, ce qui assure l'étanchéité entre le séparateur 26 et le filtre 27. Un troisième joint d'étanchéité 32 est agencé sur la face inférieure 2c du corps 2 et vient en appui sur le couvercle 30 du filtre 27 lors du verrouillage du bol 17 sur le corps 2, ce qui assure l'étanchéité entre le corps 2 et le filtre 27. Ainsi, lors de la mise en place du bol 17 sur le corps 2, l'étanchéité entre ces deux éléments est assurée par l'intermédiaire des trois joints d'étanchéité 29, 31, 32. Le couvercle 30 comprend en son centre une ouverture 33 qui communique avec une paroi filtrante 34 de forme conique s'étendant sous le couvercle 30, la porosité de cette paroi filtrante 34 permettant de bloquer les fines impuretés et de ne laisser passer que l'air purifié. L'ouverture 33 communique avec l'extrémité avant 8b du conduit 8 sur le corps 2, lorsque le bol 17 est en position assemblée. Le séparateur 26 comprend une paroi ajourée 35 de forme cylindrique ou conique qui laisse passer uniquement les fines impuretés, la paroi filtrante 34 étant logée dans la paroi ajourée 35. Lorsque le bol 17 est assemblé avec le corps 2, son ouverture secondaire 24 communique avec l'ouverture arrière 10 sur le tube 6. Un quatrième joint d'étanchéité 36 est agencé autour de l'ouverture arrière 10 sur le tube 6 et prend appui sur le contour 37 de l'ouverture secondaire 24 lors du verrouillage du bol 17 sur le corps 2.As illustrated with regard to figures 2 and 9 to 12 , the bowl 17 comprises on its upper rear part 17c a main opening 23 and on its upper front part 17d a secondary opening 24. The main opening 23 allows the insertion of a filter element 25 composed of two parts, namely a separator 26 and a filter 27. The separator 26 makes it possible to pass only the small-caliber impurities and the filter 27 makes it possible to block these small-sized impurities in order to let only the purified air pass. The separator 26 is housed in the bowl 17 and comprises an outer edge 26a which bears on the upper edge 28 delimiting the main opening 23, a first seal 29 positioned under the outer edge 26a sealing between the separator 26 and the bowl 17. The filter 27 is housed in the separator 26. The filter 27 comprises a lid 30 which bears on an inner edge 26b of the separator 26. A second seal 31 is arranged under the lid 30 and comes into contact with said inner edge 26b, which ensures the seal between the separator 26 and the filter 27. A third seal 32 is arranged on the lower face 2c of the body 2 and bears against the cover 30 of the filter 27 when locking the bowl 17 on the body 2, which ensures the seal between the body 2 and the filter 27. Thus, when placing the bowl 17 on the body 2, the seal between these two elements is ensured by means of the three seals 29, 31, 32. The cover 30 comprises in its center an opening 33 which communicates with a filter wall 34 of conical shape extending under the cover 30, the porosity of this filtering wall 34 making it possible to block the fine impurities and to let only the purified air pass through. The opening 33 communicates with the front end 8b of the duct 8 on the body 2, when the bowl 17 is in the assembled position. The separator 26 comprises a perforated wall 35 of cylindrical or conical shape which passes only the fine impurities, the filtering wall 34 being housed in the perforated wall 35. When the bowl 17 is assembled with the body 2, its secondary opening 24 communicates with the rear opening 10 on the tube 6. A fourth seal 36 is arranged around the rear opening 10 on the tube 6 and bears on the contour 37 of the secondary opening 24 during the locking of the bowl 17 on the body 2.

Tel qu'illustré notamment en regard des figures 2 à 6, la came 20 et le chemin de came 21 sont complémentaires et présentent une forme plus ou moins coudée. Cette forme coudée est configurée pour engager le bol 17 sur le corps 2, tout d'abord en inclinant le bol 17 vers l'avant et le bas par rapport au corps 2 d'un angle de l'ordre de quarante degrés (40°) à cinquante degrés (50°), de préférence quarante-cinq degrés (45°), puis en translatant légèrement le bol 17 vers l'arrière vis-à-vis du corps 2 de manière à engager l'extrémité arrière 20a de la came 20 dans l'extrémité avant 21a du chemin de came 21 (voir figures 3 et 4) et, ensuite, en pivotant vers l'arrière et le haut le bol 17 vis-à-vis du corps 2 jusqu'à ce que la face arrière 17a du bol 17 vienne en appui contre la face avant 2d du corps 2 (voir figures 2 et 5). Dans cette position de la figure 2, le troisième joint d'étanchéité 32 sur la face inférieure 2c du corps 2 prend appui sur le couvercle 30 du filtre 27 et le quatrième joint d'étanchéité 36 prend appui sur le contour 37 de l'ouverture secondaire 24, la chambre d'aspiration 18 étant ainsi formée. En outre, la came 20 est complétement engagée dans le chemin de came 21, ce qui bloque non seulement les mouvements latéraux de la face arrière 17a du bol 17 vis-à-vis de la face avant 2d du corps 2, mais aussi les mouvements verticaux et horizontaux du bol 17 vis-à-vis du corps 2, assurant ainsi un maintien convenable de la partie arrière du bol 17 sur le corps 2. Le pivotement du bol 17 sur le corps 2 s'effectue naturellement, celui-ci étant guidé par la forme de la came 20 et du chemin de came 21.As illustrated especially with regard to Figures 2 to 6 the cam 20 and the cam path 21 are complementary and have a more or less bent shape. This bent shape is configured to engage the bowl 17 on the body 2, first by tilting the bowl 17 forward and downwardly relative to the body 2 by an angle of the order of forty degrees (40 °). ) at fifty degrees (50 °), preferably forty-five degrees (45 °), then slightly translating the bowl 17 rearwardly with respect to the body 2 so as to engage the rear end 20a of the cam 20 in the front end 21a of the cam path 21 (see Figures 3 and 4 ) and then pivoting the bowl 17 towards the body 2 backwards and upwards until the rear face 17a of the bowl 17 bears against the front face 2d of the body 2 (see FIG. figures 2 and 5 ). In this position of the figure 2 , the third seal 32 on the lower face 2c of the body 2 is supported on the cover 30 of the filter 27 and the fourth seal 36 bears on the contour 37 of the secondary opening 24, the chamber of suction 18 being thus formed. In addition, the cam 20 is fully engaged in the cam path 21, which blocks not only the lateral movements of the rear face 17a of the bowl 17 vis-à-vis the front face 2d of the body 2, but also the movements vertical and horizontal bowl 17 vis-à-vis the body 2, thus ensuring proper retention of the rear portion of the bowl 17 on the body 2. The pivoting of the bowl 17 on the body 2 occurs naturally, the latter being guided by the shape of the cam 20 and the cam path 21.

Afin de bloquer également les mouvements latéraux de la partie avant du bol 17 vis-à-vis du corps 2 et d'assurer le maintien du bol 17 avec la came 20 complètement engagée dans le chemin de came 21, la chambre d'aspiration 18 étant ainsi formée, l'aspirateur 1 comprend en complément un système de verrouillage 38 qui est mis en oeuvre entre la partie supérieure avant 17d du bol 17 et la partie avant 2b du corps 2, plus ou moins dans une zone de jonction 39 entre ledit corps 2 et le tube 6 formant un ensemble monobloc. De préférence, comme l'illustrent les figures 1 à 3 et 6 à 8, le système d'assemblage 38 est déporté sous le tube 6 dans cette zone de jonction 39, ce qui est rendu possible du fait que le corps 2 et le tube 6 forment un ensemble monobloc, la partie avant 2b du corps 2 se confondant avec la partie arrière du tube 6.To also block the lateral movements of the front portion of the bowl 17 vis-à-vis the body 2 and ensure the maintenance of the bowl 17 with the cam 20 fully engaged in the cam path 21, the suction chamber 18 being thus formed, the vacuum cleaner 1 further comprises a locking system 38 which is implemented between the upper front 17d of the bowl 17 and the front portion 2b of the body 2, more or less in a junction zone 39 between said body 2 and the tube 6 forming a unitary assembly. Preferably, as illustrated by Figures 1 to 3 and 6 to 8 , the assembly system 38 is deported under the tube 6 in this junction zone 39, which is made possible because the body 2 and the tube 6 form a one-piece assembly, the front portion 2b of the body 2 coinciding with the rear part of the tube 6.

Une première réalisation du système de verrouillage 38 est décrite en regard des figures 6 à 8 et 11 et 12. Ce système de verrouillage 38 comprend un organe de commande 40 qui est agencé à l'avant de l'extrémité supérieure 22a de la deuxième poignée de préhension 22 sur le bol 17. L'organe de commande 40 intègre dans sa partie supérieure une patte de transmission 41 qui comporte deux lumières 42, 43 permettant de transmettre un mouvement à deux pênes 44, 45 afin de les déplacer en translation selon les flèches 46, 47 lorsque l'on appuie sur l'organe de commande 40. Ce mouvement permet de dégager les pênes 44, 45 des gâches 48, 49 formées sur la partie avant 2b du corps 2 par deux pattes 48a, 49a munies chacune d'un orifice 48b, 49b de réception des pênes 44, 45. Un premier ressort 50 agencé entre l'organe de commande 40 et la deuxième poignée de préhension 22 et un second ressort 51 agencé entre les deux pênes 44, 45, permettent de ramener automatiquement ledit organe de commande 40 en position normale et les deux pênes 44, 45 en position engagée dans les gâches 48, 49. Les pênes 44, 45 comprennent chacun sur leur côté arrière un pan incliné 44a (seul celui du pêne 44 est illustré) qui prend appui sur les bords avant 52, 53 des pattes 48a, 49a en fin d'engagement du bol 17 sur le corps 2 (voir figures 7 et 8), ce qui permet d'escamoter automatiquement les pênes 44, 45 jusqu'à ce qu'ils reprennent leur position normale dans les gâches 48, 49 sous l'effet du second ressort 51, une fois qu'ils correspondent avec les orifices 48b, 49b (voir figure 8). On comprend donc que le verrouillage s'effectue automatiquement en fin d'engagement lors de la formation de la chambre de compression 18 et que le déverrouillage occasionné par l'actionnement de l'organe de commande 40 autorise le dégagement du bol 17 pour sa vidange et son nettoyage, ainsi que le nettoyage du séparateur 26 et du filtre 27. Lorsque l'organe de commande 40 est actionné, le bol 17 se positionne naturellement dans la position de la figure 6 grâce à la présence du troisième joint d'étanchéité 32 sur la face inférieure 2c du corps 2 qui exerce une poussée sur le couvercle 30 du filtre 27.A first embodiment of the locking system 38 is described with regard to Figures 6 to 8 and 11 and 12 . This locking system 38 comprises a control member 40 which is arranged in front of the upper end 22a of the second handle 22 on the bowl 17. The control member 40 has in its upper part a tab of transmission 41 which comprises two slots 42, 43 for transmitting a movement to two bolts 44, 45 to move them in translation according to the arrows 46, 47 when pressing the control member 40. This movement clears the bolts 44, 45 of the latches 48, 49 formed on the front portion 2b of the body 2 by two lugs 48a, 49a each provided with a hole 48b, 49b for receiving the bolts 44, 45. A first spring 50 arranged between the control member 40 and the second gripping handle 22 and a second spring 51 arranged between the two bolts 44, 45 allow automatic return of said control member 40 in the normal position and the two bolts 44, 45 in the engaged position in the latches s 48, 49. The bolts 44, 45 each comprise on their rear side an inclined section 44a (only that of the bolt 44 is illustrated) which is supported on the front edges 52, 53 of the tabs 48a, 49a at the end of the engagement. bowl 17 on the body 2 (see Figures 7 and 8 ), which allows to automatically retract the bolts 44, 45 until they resume their normal position in the locks 48, 49 under the effect of the second spring 51, once they correspond with the orifices 48b, 49b (see figure 8 ). It is therefore understood that the locking is done automatically at the end of engagement during the formation of the compression chamber 18 and that the unlocking caused by the actuation of the control member 40 allows the clearance of the bowl 17 for its emptying and cleaning it, as well as cleaning the separator 26 and the filter 27. When the control member 40 is actuated, the bowl 17 is positioned naturally in the position of the figure 6 thanks to the presence of the third seal 32 on the lower face 2c of the body 2 which exerts a thrust on the cover 30 of the filter 27.

Une seconde variante du système de verrouillage 38 est illustrée en figures 14 et 15. Cette variante comprend un organe de commande 40 qui peut être similaire à celui précédemment décrit. Cet organe de commande 40 est cependant assujetti à un crochet 54 dont l'extrémité recourbée 55 vient s'engager dans un bord 56 agencé dans la zone de jonction 39, comme l'illustre la figure 14, ce qui assure le verrouillage du bol 17 sur le corps 2 lorsque la chambre d'aspiration 18 est formée. Le verrouillage de l'extrémité recourbée 55 dans le bord 56 s'effectue automatiquement en fin d'engament du bol 17 sur le corps 2. Pour cela, l'extrémité recourbée 55 comprend un pan incliné 57 prenant appui sur une face inclinée 58 s'étendant vers l'avant en-dessous du bord 56. Un ressort (non illustré) semblable au premier ressort 50 permet le rappel de l'organe de commande 40, comme précédemment. On comprend que, selon cette variante, la transmission du mouvement au crochet 54 est assurée directement par l'organe de commande 40 ; on pourrait cependant prévoir un élément de transmission additionnel entre l'organe de commande 40 et le crochet 54.A second variant of the locking system 38 is illustrated in Figures 14 and 15 . This variant comprises a control member 40 which may be similar to that previously described. This control member 40 is however subject to a hook 54 whose curved end 55 engages in an edge 56 arranged in the junction zone 39, as shown in FIG. figure 14 , which ensures the locking of the bowl 17 on the body 2 when the suction chamber 18 is formed. The locking of the curved end 55 in the edge 56 is done automatically at the end of engagement of the bowl 17 on the body 2. For this, the curved end 55 comprises an inclined portion 57 bearing on an inclined face 58 s extending forwardly below the edge 56. A spring (not shown) similar to the first spring 50 allows the return of the control member 40, as before. It is understood that, according to this variant, the transmission of the movement to the hook 54 is provided directly by the control member 40; however, an additional transmission element could be provided between the control member 40 and the hook 54.

On pourra bien entendu envisager des variantes de l'aspirateur 1 sans sortir du cadre de l'invention. Des variantes du système de guidage et de maintien 19 peuvent notamment être envisagées en modifiant la forme de la came 20 et du chemin de came 21, ce qui modifiera sensiblement la trajectoire du bol 17 vis-à-vis du corps 2 lors de son engagement ou de son dégagement.We can of course consider variants of the vacuum cleaner 1 without departing from the scope of the invention. Variations of the guiding and holding system 19 may in particular be envisaged by modifying the shape of the cam 20 and the cam path 21, which will substantially modify the trajectory of the bowl 17 vis-à-vis the body 2 during its engagement or its release.

On peut également envisager des variantes du système de verrouillage 38 sans sortir du cadre de l'invention.It is also possible to envisage variants of the locking system 38 without departing from the scope of the invention.

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Aspirateur (1) à main comprenant un corps (2) muni d'une poignée de préhension (4) agencée à l'arrière de l'aspirateur et de moyens d'aspiration, un tube (6) d'aspiration agencé à l'avant de l'aspirateur et une chambre d'aspiration (18) munie d'un bol (17) communiquant avec le tube d'aspiration, et d'un élément filtrant (25) inséré dans le bol et qui communique avec les moyens d'aspiration, caractérisé en ce que l'aspirateur (1) comprend : - un système de guidage et de maintien (19) agencé entre une face arrière (17a) du bol et une face avant (2d) du corps pour engager le bol sur le corps jusqu'à atteindre une position de formation de ladite chambre d'aspiration (18) ou, inversement, pour dégager le bol du corps jusqu'à atteindre une position de séparation, ledit système de guidage et de maintien (19) étant configuré pour accompagner le mouvement du bol sur le corps durant son engagement ou son dégagement ; - un système de verrouillage (38) agencé entre une partie supérieure avant (17d) du bol et une partie avant (2b) du corps pour verrouiller le bol sur le corps en position de formation de la chambre d'aspiration ou pour déverrouiller le bol du corps de sorte à le dégager. Vacuum cleaner (1) with a hand comprising a body (2) provided with a handle (4) arranged at the rear of the vacuum cleaner and suction means, a suction tube (6) arranged at the before the vacuum cleaner and a suction chamber (18) provided with a bowl (17) communicating with the suction tube, and a filter element (25) inserted in the bowl and which communicates with the means of suction, characterized in that the vacuum cleaner (1) comprises: a guiding and holding system (19) arranged between a rear face (17a) of the bowl and a front face (2d) of the body for engaging the bowl on the body until reaching a position for forming said chamber; suction (18) or, conversely, to disengage the bowl from the body to a separation position, said guide and hold system (19) being configured to accompany movement of the bowl on the body during engagement or disengagement ; - a locking system (38) arranged between a front upper portion (17d) of the bowl and a front portion (2b) of the body for locking the bowl on the body in the suction chamber forming position or to unlock the bowl of the body so as to clear it. Aspirateur (1) selon la revendication 1, dans lequel le système de guidage et de maintien (19) est configuré pour engager le bol (17) sur le corps (2) en le poussant vers l'arrière sur le corps, ou inversement lors de son dégagement du corps en le tirant vers l'avant sur le corps.Vacuum cleaner (1) according to claim 1, wherein the guiding and holding system (19) is configured to engage the bowl (17) on the body (2) by pushing it backwards on the body, or conversely when his body release by pulling him forward on the body. Aspirateur (1) selon la revendication 2, dans lequel le système de guidage et de maintien (19) comprend une came (20) agencée sur la face arrière (17a) du bol (17) et un chemin de came (21) agencé sur la face avant (2d) du corps (2).Vacuum cleaner (1) according to claim 2, wherein the guiding and holding system (19) comprises a cam (20) arranged on the rear face (17a) of the bowl (17) and a cam path (21) arranged on the front face (2d) of the body (2). Aspirateur (1) selon la revendication 3, dans lequel la came (20) et le chemin de came (21) sont configurés pour engager le bol (17) sur le corps (2) en effectuant un mouvement de translation suivi d'un mouvement de rotation, et inversement lors du dégagement du bol vis-à-vis du corps.Vacuum cleaner (1) according to claim 3, wherein the cam (20) and the cam path (21) are configured to engage the bowl (17) on the body (2) by performing a translational movement followed by a movement rotation, and vice versa when the bowl is released vis-à-vis the body. Aspirateur (1) selon la revendication 4, dans lequel la rotation s'effectue sur un angle de l'ordre de quarante degrés (40°) à cinquante degrés (50°), de préférence quarante-cinq degrés (45°).Vacuum cleaner (1) according to claim 4, wherein the rotation is performed on an angle of the order of forty degrees (40 °) to fifty degrees (50 °), preferably forty-five degrees (45 °). Aspirateur (1) selon l'une des revendications 1 à 5, dans lequel le système de verrouillage (38) comprend au moins un pêne (44, 45) agencé sur le bol (17) et au moins une gâche (48, 49) agencée sur le corps (2).Vacuum cleaner (1) according to one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the locking system (38) comprises at least one bolt (44, 45) arranged on the bowl (17) and at least one striker (48, 49). arranged on the body (2). Aspirateur (1) selon la revendication 6, dans lequel le système de verrouillage (38) comprend un organe de commande (40) agencé sur le bol (17) et des moyens de transmission (41, 42, 43) agencés entre l'organe de commande et l'au moins un pêne (44, 45) pour dégager le pêne de la gâche (48, 49) lors de l'actionnement de l'organe de commande.Vacuum cleaner (1) according to claim 6, wherein the locking system (38) comprises a control member (40) arranged on the bowl (17) and transmission means (41, 42, 43) arranged between the organ and at least one bolt (44, 45) for disengaging the latch bolt (48, 49) when actuating the control member. Aspirateur (1) selon la revendication 7, dans lequel le système de verrouillage (38) comprend un élément de rappel (51) permettant de ramener l'au moins un pêne (44, 45) en position engagée dans l'au moins une gâche (48, 49), chaque pêne comprenant un pan incliné (44a) configuré pour escamoter ledit pêne au contact de la gâche en fin de mouvement lors de l'engagement du bol (17) sur le corps (2).Vacuum cleaner (1) according to claim 7, wherein the locking system (38) comprises a return element (51) for returning the at least one bolt (44, 45) in the engaged position in the at least one latch (48, 49), each bolt comprising an inclined section (44a) configured to retract said bolt in contact with the striker at the end of movement during engagement of the bowl (17) on the body (2). Aspirateur (1) selon l'une des revendications 1 à 4, dans lequel le système de verrouillage (38) comprend un crochet (54) configuré pour se loger sur un bord (56) du corps (2) et assurer le verrouillage du bol (17) en position sur le corps.Vacuum cleaner (1) according to one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the locking system (38) comprises a hook (54) configured to be housed on an edge (56) of the body (2) and ensure the locking of the bowl (17) in position on the body. Aspirateur (1) selon la revendication 9, dans lequel le système de verrouillage (38) comprend un organe de commande agencé sur le bol (17) et un élément de transmission (41, 42, 43) agencé entre l'organe de commande et le crochet (54) pour dégager ledit crochet du bord (56) du corps (2).Vacuum cleaner (1) according to claim 9, wherein the locking system (38) comprises a control member arranged on the bowl (17) and a transmission element (41, 42, 43) arranged between the control member and the hook (54) for disengaging said hook from the edge (56) of the body (2). Aspirateur (1) selon la revendication 10, dans lequel le système de verrouillage (38) comprend un élément de rappel (51) permettant de ramener le crochet (54) en position engagée dans le bord (56) du corps (2), le crochet comprenant une partie recourbée (55) munie d'un pan incliné (57) configuré pour escamoter ledit crochet au contact dudit bord en fin de mouvement lors de l'engagement du bol (17) sur le corps.Vacuum cleaner (1) according to claim 10, wherein the locking system (38) comprises a return element (51) for bringing the hook (54) into position engaged in the edge (56) of the body (2), the hook comprising a curved portion (55) provided with an inclined face (57) configured to retract said hook in contact with said edge at the end of movement during the engagement of the bowl (17) on the body. Aspirateur (1) selon l'une des revendications 1 à 11, dans lequel le tube (6) est intégré au corps (2), à l'avant de celui-ci.Vacuum cleaner (1) according to one of claims 1 to 11, wherein the tube (6) is integrated in the body (2) at the front thereof. Aspirateur (1) selon la revendication 12, dans lequel le système de verrouillage (38) est agencé au niveau d'une zone de jonction (39) entre le corps (2) et le tube (6).Vacuum cleaner (1) according to claim 12, wherein the locking system (38) is arranged at a junction zone (39) between the body (2) and the tube (6). Aspirateur (1) selon l'une des revendications 12 ou 13, dans lequel le bol comprend une ouverture principale (23) par laquelle est inséré l'élément filtrant (25) et une ouverture secondaire (24) qui communique avec le tube (6).Vacuum cleaner (1) according to one of claims 12 or 13, wherein the bowl comprises a main opening (23) through which is inserted the filter element (25) and a secondary opening (24) which communicates with the tube (6). ). Aspirateur (1) selon l'une des revendications 12 à 14, dans lequel des moyens d'étanchéité sont mis en oeuvre entre une extrémité arrière (6b) du tube (6) et une partie supérieure avant (17d) du bol (17) et entre le corps (2) et une partie supérieure arrière (17c) du bol.Vacuum cleaner (1) according to one of claims 12 to 14, wherein sealing means are implemented between a rear end (6b) of the tube (6) and a front upper portion (17d) of the bowl (17) and between the body (2) and a rear top portion (17c) of the bowl.
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