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EP3666145B1
EP3666145B1 EP19213619.0A EP19213619A EP3666145B1 EP 3666145 B1 EP3666145 B1 EP 3666145B1 EP 19213619 A EP19213619 A EP 19213619A EP 3666145 B1 EP3666145 B1 EP 3666145B1
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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
    • A47L5/225—Convertible suction cleaners, i.e. convertible between different types thereof, e.g. from upright suction cleaners to sledge-type 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
    • A47L11/00—Machines for cleaning floors, carpets, furniture, walls, or wall coverings
    • A47L11/24—Floor-sweeping machines, motor-driven
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L11/00—Machines for cleaning floors, carpets, furniture, walls, or wall coverings
    • A47L11/40—Parts or details of machines not provided for in groups A47L11/02 - A47L11/38, or not restricted to one of these groups, e.g. handles, arrangements of switches, skirts, buffers, levers
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L11/00—Machines for cleaning floors, carpets, furniture, walls, or wall coverings
    • A47L11/40—Parts or details of machines not provided for in groups A47L11/02 - A47L11/38, or not restricted to one of these groups, e.g. handles, arrangements of switches, skirts, buffers, levers
    • A47L11/4094—Accessories to be used in combination with conventional vacuum-cleaning devices
    • 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
    • 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
    • A47L9/009—Carrying-vehicles; Arrangements of trollies or wheels; Means for avoiding mechanical obstacles
    • 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
    • A47L9/32—Handles
    • A47L9/322—Handles for 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
    • A47L2201/00—Robotic cleaning machines, i.e. with automatic control of the travelling movement or the cleaning operation

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  • the present invention generally relates to a robot vacuum cleaner.
  • the present invention relates in particular to an autonomous robot vacuum cleaner formed by a main body and a hand-held vacuum cleaner which can be coupled to the main body.
  • vacuum robots which comprise a mobile base (or a main body) which can be coupled with a hand-held vacuum cleaner, as disclosed for example in the document KR20080028219A .
  • the hand-held vacuum cleaner in the system of this document notably has the drawback of not being very practical to handle, with a handle that is difficult to grasp.
  • An object of the present invention is to respond to the drawbacks of the prior art mentioned above and in particular, first of all, to propose a robot vacuum cleaner formed by a main body and a hand-held vacuum cleaner which can be coupled to the main body, which has good ergonomics of use, especially during the coupling and uncoupling phases.
  • the grip handle locking means are provided to lock the handheld vacuum cleaner to the main body when the grip handle is in the retracted position.
  • the locking of the grip handle on the main body has the effect of also locking the hand-held vacuum cleaner on the main body, via the grip handle.
  • a single locking device locks the grip handle and the hand vacuum. This makes it possible to save resources, and this also provides improved ergonomics, with a single operation to be carried out for the user.
  • the grip handle locking means are provided to lock the grip handle to the handheld vacuum cleaner in the extended position.
  • the robot vacuum cleaner comprises a single unlocking control, arranged in the grip handle, to control the unlocking of the grip handle in the retracted position of the main body and to uncouple the hand-held vacuum cleaner.
  • a single command allows the unlocking of the handle of handle (which can move from the retracted position to the deployed position) and the hand-held vacuum cleaner, which can be uncoupled from the main body.
  • the second protrusion or of the second counter-form which is arranged on the main body, is fixed permanently on the main body, and/or is formed integrally with a casing or a frame of the main body.
  • the robot vacuum cleaner comprises a cam track arranged for, during a coupling movement of the hand-held vacuum cleaner on the main body, and preferably at the end of the coupling movement of the hand-held vacuum cleaner on the main body, automatically disengaging from the first counter-form the first protrusion then engaged with the first counter-form.
  • the robot vacuum cleaner comprises elastic means arranged to automatically move the gripping handle from the retracted position to the deployed position.
  • the grip handle is designed to be manipulated with one hand, and in particular the grip handle and the unlocking control are designed to be simultaneously manipulated with one hand.
  • the robot vacuum cleaner comprises at least one elastic thrust unit, comprising a movable element and an elastic return element, arranged to retain by elastic thrust the hand-held vacuum cleaner coupled to the main body.
  • the movable element is pushed into a cavity to retain the handheld vacuum cleaner on the main body in a stable coupling position.
  • the gripping handle is provided movable in translation relative to the hand-held vacuum cleaner.
  • the gripping handle is provided rotatably relative to the hand-held vacuum cleaner.
  • the autonomous suction means of the hand-held vacuum cleaner form the only suction means of the robot vacuum cleaner.
  • the robot vacuum cleaner comprises electrical energy storage means embedded in the main body and/or in the hand-held vacuum cleaner.
  • the main body of the robot vacuum cleaner comprises a housing for receiving the hand-held vacuum cleaner, and in which the housing opens out at least on a side wall of the robot vacuum cleaner.
  • the robot vacuum cleaner when the hand-held vacuum cleaner is coupled to the main body, has a peripheral wall defining an envelope side surface, preferably substantially circular, and when the handheld vacuum cleaner is coupled to the main body with the grip handle in the retracted position, the grip handle is tangent or recessed from the envelope side surface.
  • the grip handle when the handheld vacuum cleaner is coupled to the main body with the grip handle in the retracted position, the grip handle does not project relative to the peripheral wall of the main body.
  • the robot vacuum cleaner when the hand-held vacuum cleaner is mated or main body, has a peripheral wall or an envelope side surface which allows it to pivot or turn on itself without interfering with nearby obstacles.
  • the grip handle is tangential or recessed from the side wall or the enveloping side surface when in the retracted position, so that maneuverability is not affected, while still being accessible from one side of the robot vacuum , and not only from a vertical direction.
  • the robot vacuum cleaner comprises a peripheral wall, preferably substantially circular, in which the gripping handle in the deployed position is arranged at a distance from the peripheral wall, towards the outside of the robot vacuum cleaner.
  • the gripping handle in the retracted position at least partially forms the peripheral wall.
  • the main body comprises at least one housing portion forming a funnel, to guide the hand-held vacuum cleaner during a coupling movement on the main body.
  • the main body comprises at least one slide portion, to guide the hand-held vacuum cleaner during a coupling movement on the main body.
  • the main body comprises guide means arranged to block five degrees of freedom of the hand-held vacuum cleaner.
  • the gripping handle is in one piece, and/or in a single part.
  • the peripheral wall is provided to allow rotation of the robot vacuum cleaner on itself.
  • the main body comprises a continuous peripheral body wall comprising at least one complete perimeter common with the envelope side surface.
  • the main body comprises a discontinuous peripheral body wall comprising at least one recess at the level of the housing.
  • the hand-held vacuum cleaner is arranged to fill the recess, when it is coupled to the main body.
  • the peripheral wall comprises at least one continuous perimeter, which serves as a base generatrix for constructing the envelope side surface in the form of a cylinder, preferably having a circular section.
  • a cylinder is a surface whose generatrices are parallel, built on a base curve.
  • the base curve is a circle.
  • the base curve is the intersection of a plane parallel to the ground with the external wall of the robot vacuum cleaner.
  • the plane parallel to the ground is placed at an altitude where the intersection with the outer wall gives a continuous base curve, and preferably a circle.
  • the envelope side surface is continuous and cylindrical in shape, in forming a tangent or continuous surface from the outer wall.
  • the peripheral wall comprises at least one recess at the grip handle, set back from the envelope side surface.
  • a recess makes it possible to grasp the gripping handle, even when it is in the retracted position.
  • the handheld vacuum cleaner comprises a vacuum cleaner side wall arranged to be tangent or set back from the envelope side surface when the handheld vacuum cleaner is coupled to the main body.
  • THE figures 1 and 2 show an exploded perspective view of a robot vacuum cleaner according to the invention, comprising a main body 10 with wheels 12, and a hand-held vacuum cleaner 20.
  • the main body 10 is a mobile base with rollers 12, at least one of which is driven.
  • a side wall 13 of the main body 10 notably comprises bumpers 14, a smooth wall 15 and a rear peripheral edge 16.
  • the hand-held vacuum cleaner 20 comprises in particular a gripping handle 21, a suction nozzle 22, a rear wall 24 visible on the figures 1 and 2 , as well as independent suction means not visible in the figures, that is to say a fan motor and electrical energy storage means, in other words a battery.
  • the hand-held vacuum cleaner 20 can reversibly couple to the main body 10 to form the vacuum robot. Indeed, the hand-held vacuum cleaner 20 then makes it possible to provide the suction means, and the main body provides the ability to move on a floor to be cleaned.
  • this picture 2 shows a housing 19 formed in the main body 10, in which the hand-held vacuum cleaner 20 can be housed. More particularly, a docking surface 17 with a flat rear portion which ends in a funnel is provided to allow the to place the hand-held vacuum cleaner 20 in the housing 19, and to push the hand-held vacuum cleaner 20 easily into the docked position.
  • the main body 10 includes a protrusion 18 on the docking surface 17, to allow engagement with a counter-form 23 of the handheld vacuum cleaner 20, so as to allow a lock once the handheld vacuum cleaner 20 is coupled to the main body 10.
  • FIG. 3 shows a top view of the robot vacuum cleaner with the hand-held vacuum cleaner 20 coupled to the main body 10.
  • This figure shows in phantom a side surface envelope 100 formed by the side wall of the robot vacuum cleaner.
  • This side wall of the robot vacuum cleaner comprises in particular the side wall 13 of the main body and the rear wall 24 of the hand-held vacuum cleaner 20.
  • the picture 3 purposely shows for understanding a space between the outer side wall of the robot vacuum cleaner and the side surface envelope 100, but in this top view, the outer side wall of the robot vacuum cleaner and the side surface envelope are confused.
  • the side wall and therefore the envelope side surface 100 of the robot vacuum cleaner are of circular section, to allow easy navigation and turns or half turns for the robot vacuum cleaner if the latter encounters an obstacle (detected in particular by the bumpers 14).
  • a circular section and therefore a generally cylindrical shape, allows the robot vacuum cleaner to turn or pivot without interference with any obstacle resting on or very close to the side wall. Consequently, the envelope side surface 100 has a circular section.
  • FIG 4 shows the robot vacuum cleaner with the handheld vacuum cleaner 20 coupled to the main body 10, in a perspective view
  • the figure 5 shows the envelope side surface 100 constructed from the side wall of the robot vacuum cleaner.
  • the gripping handle is rotatable, along an axis of rotation substantially perpendicular to the floor to be cleaned, when the rollers 12 of the main body rest on the floor.
  • An important aspect is to provide that when the grip handle 21 is in the retracted position, the grip handle 21 is either tangent to the envelope side surface 100, or set back. Consequently, the maneuverability of the robot vacuum cleaner is not affected (because in the retracted position, the grip handle 21 does not project with respect to the envelope side surface or the side wall), and the ergonomics of use is good (with the handle 21 in the deployed position easy to grasp).
  • FIG 6 shows the grip handle 21 in the extended position, with the handheld vacuum cleaner 20 engaged in the housing 19 of the main body 10.
  • This figure 6 therefore shows either the end of the coupling, and all that remains is to rotate the gripping handle 21 towards the retracted position, or the start of the uncoupling, and it remains to pull the hand-held vacuum cleaner 20 backwards to disengage it completely from the main body 10.
  • the protrusion 18 visible picture 2 is arranged to engage in the counter-form 23 provided in the gripping handle 21 during the engagement of the hand-held vacuum cleaner 20 in the housing 19 of the main body 10.
  • the protrusion 18 (which for example comprises a shoulder) is completely engaged in the counter-form 23 (which may be a T-slot).
  • the user When uncoupling the handheld vacuum cleaner 20, the user first moves the grip handle 21 from the retracted position to the deployed position, which automatically disengages the protrusion 18 from the counter-form 23, and the user can remove the hand-held vacuum cleaner 20 from the housing 19.
  • FIG. 7 represents an alternative implementation of a robot vacuum cleaner according to the invention.
  • the hand-held vacuum cleaner 20A comprises a gripping handle 21A which is movable in translation, and the rear wall 24A comprises a recess.
  • the envelope side surface 100 is always a cylinder of circular section (because the main body 10A comprises a circular perimeter which serves as a base for constructing the envelope side surface 100), and in the retracted position, the handle grip 21A is tangent or set back from the envelope side surface.
  • the main body 10A comprises a housing 19A, a protrusion 18A, and a cam track 188 on a docking surface 17A.
  • the grip handle 21A in the deployed position, is locked onto the hand-held vacuum cleaner 20A, by a bolt 221 (a first protrusion) engaged in a striker plate (a first counter-form, not shown) of the hand-held vacuum cleaner 20A.
  • a control part of the bolt 221 is pushed upwards by the cam track 18B, through an opening 23A of the housing of the 20A handheld vacuum cleaner, visible figure 9 . Consequently, the bolt 221 no longer locks the grip handle 21A on the hand-held vacuum cleaner 20A, and the grip handle 21A can then go into the retracted position, pushed by the user.
  • the grip handle 21A also includes a trigger 211, a reference 212, an index 214 (a second protrusion) and a spring 213 visible figures 11 and 12 , to allow locking of the grip handle in the retracted position on the main body 10, thanks to the protrusion 18A which includes an internal recess (a second counter-form) as shown in the figure 12 .
  • the index 214 meets the protrusion 18A, and rises due to the user's thrust and the presence of a chamfer, so that at the very end of the race of the gripping handle 21A , the index 214 is facing the recess of the protrusion 18A, and is pushed there by the action of the spring 213.
  • the grip handle 21A is then locked to the main body 10A, but this also locks the handheld vacuum cleaner 20A to the main body 10A.
  • the coupling is then secured. Indeed, only a user action on the trigger 211 can raise the index 214 and unlock the grip handle 21A and the handheld vacuum cleaner 20A from the main body 10A.
  • the protrusion 18A has a T-shaped cross-section (visible figure 7 ), and engages in a counter-form 23B (an inverted T-slot) of the hand-held vacuum cleaner 20A, visible figure 9 , so as to completely block the hand-held vacuum cleaner 20A on the main body.
  • a spring can be provided to automatically push back the gripping handle 21A from the retracted position towards the deployed position, as soon as the trigger 211 is actuated, again to facilitate the use of the device.

Description

La présente invention concerne de manière générale un robot aspirateur.The present invention generally relates to a robot vacuum cleaner.

Domaine technique de l'inventionTechnical field of the invention

La présente invention concerne en particulier un robot aspirateur autonome formé par un corps principal et un aspirateur à main qui peut s'accoupler au corps principal.The present invention relates in particular to an autonomous robot vacuum cleaner formed by a main body and a hand-held vacuum cleaner which can be coupled to the main body.

État de la techniqueState of the art

Il est connu dans l'art antérieur des dispositifs d'aspiration autonomes, autrement appelés robots aspirateurs, qui comprennent une base mobile (ou un corps principal) qui peut s'accoupler avec un aspirateur à main, comme divulgué par exemple dans le document KR20080028219A . En contrepartie, l'aspirateur à main dans le système de ce document présente notamment l'inconvénient de ne pas être très pratique à manipuler, avec une poignée malaisée à saisir.It is known in the prior art for autonomous suction devices, otherwise called vacuum robots, which comprise a mobile base (or a main body) which can be coupled with a hand-held vacuum cleaner, as disclosed for example in the document KR20080028219A . On the other hand, the hand-held vacuum cleaner in the system of this document notably has the drawback of not being very practical to handle, with a handle that is difficult to grasp.

Présentation de l'inventionPresentation of the invention

Un but de la présente invention est de répondre aux inconvénients de l'art antérieur mentionnés ci-dessus et en particulier, tout d'abord, de proposer un robot aspirateur formé par un corps principal et un aspirateur à main qui peut s'accoupler au corps principal, qui présente une bonne ergonomie d'utilisation, notamment lors des phases d'accouplement et de désaccouplement.An object of the present invention is to respond to the drawbacks of the prior art mentioned above and in particular, first of all, to propose a robot vacuum cleaner formed by a main body and a hand-held vacuum cleaner which can be coupled to the main body, which has good ergonomics of use, especially during the coupling and uncoupling phases.

Pour cela un premier aspect de l'invention concerne un robot aspirateur autonome comprenant :

  • un corps principal de robot aspirateur, comprenant au moins une roue motrice,
  • un aspirateur à main, comprenant des moyens d'aspiration autonomes, et agencé pour s'accoupler de manière réversible avec le corps principal :
    • de sorte à former le robot aspirateur autonome en coopération avec le corps principal, lorsque l'aspirateur à main est accouplé au corps principal, et
    • de sorte à former un aspirateur à main autonome lorsque l'aspirateur à main est désaccouplé du corps principal,
    dans lequel l'aspirateur à main comprend une poignée de préhension prévue mobile pour occuper :
    • une position escamotée, au moins lorsque l'aspirateur à main est accouplé au corps principal, ou
    • une position déployée, au moins lorsque l'aspirateur à main est désaccouplé du corps principal, pour permettre à un utilisateur de manipuler l'aspirateur à main alors autonome,
  • des moyens de verrouillage de la poignée de préhension, prévus pour verrouiller la poignée de préhension en position escamotée.
For this, a first aspect of the invention relates to an autonomous robot vacuum cleaner comprising:
  • a robot vacuum cleaner main body, comprising at least one drive wheel,
  • a hand-held vacuum cleaner, comprising autonomous suction means, and arranged to couple reversibly with the main body:
    • so as to form the autonomous robot vacuum cleaner in cooperation with the main body, when the hand-held vacuum cleaner is coupled to the main body, and
    • so as to form an autonomous hand-held vacuum cleaner when the hand-held vacuum cleaner is uncoupled from the main body,
    wherein the hand-held vacuum cleaner comprises a gripping handle provided movable to occupy:
    • a retracted position, at least when the handheld vacuum cleaner is coupled to the main body, or
    • a deployed position, at least when the hand-held vacuum cleaner is uncoupled from the main body, to allow a user to manipulate the hand-held vacuum cleaner then autonomous,
  • grip handle locking means, provided to lock the grip handle in the retracted position.

Les moyens de verrouillage de la poignée de préhension sont prévus pour verrouiller l'aspirateur à main sur le corps principal lorsque la poignée de préhension est en position escamotée. Selon cette mise en oeuvre, le verrouillage de la poignée de préhension sur le corps principal a pour effet de verrouiller également l'aspirateur à main sur le corps principal, via la poignée de préhension. Un seul dispositif de verrouillage assure le verrouillage de la poignée de préhension et de l'aspirateur à main. Ceci permet de réaliser une économie de moyens, et cela procure aussi une ergonomie améliorée, avec une seule opération à réaliser pour l'utilisateur.The grip handle locking means are provided to lock the handheld vacuum cleaner to the main body when the grip handle is in the retracted position. According to this implementation, the locking of the grip handle on the main body has the effect of also locking the hand-held vacuum cleaner on the main body, via the grip handle. A single locking device locks the grip handle and the hand vacuum. This makes it possible to save resources, and this also provides improved ergonomics, with a single operation to be carried out for the user.

Les moyens de verrouillage de la poignée de préhension sont prévus pour verrouiller sur l'aspirateur à main la poignée de préhension en position déployée.The grip handle locking means are provided to lock the grip handle to the handheld vacuum cleaner in the extended position.

Le robot aspirateur comprend une unique commande de déverrouillage, agencée dans la poignée de préhension, pour commander le déverrouillage de la poignée de préhension en position escamotée du corps principal et désaccoupler l'aspirateur à main. L'ergonomie est simplifiée, une seule commande permet le déverrouillage de la poignée de préhension (qui peut passer de la position escamotée à la position déployée) et de l'aspirateur à main, qui peut être désaccouplé du corps principal.The robot vacuum cleaner comprises a single unlocking control, arranged in the grip handle, to control the unlocking of the grip handle in the retracted position of the main body and to uncouple the hand-held vacuum cleaner. Ergonomics are simplified, a single command allows the unlocking of the handle of handle (which can move from the retracted position to the deployed position) and the hand-held vacuum cleaner, which can be uncoupled from the main body.

Avantageusement, les moyens de verrouillage comprennent :

  • une première unité de verrouillage pour verrouiller sur l'aspirateur à main la poignée de préhension en position déployée, comprenant:
    • une première protrusion agencée sur l'un de la poignée de préhension ou de l'aspirateur à main, et
    • une première contre-forme agencée sur l'autre de la poignée de préhension ou de l'aspirateur à main,
    dans laquelle la première protrusion engagée avec la première contre-forme verrouille la poignée de préhension sur l'aspirateur à main,
    et/ou
  • une deuxième unité de verrouillage pour verrouiller sur le corps principal la poignée de préhension en position escamotée, comprenant:
    • une deuxième protrusion agencée sur l'un du corps principal ou de la poignée de préhension, et
    • une deuxième contre-forme agencée sur l'autre du corps principal ou de la poignée de préhension,
dans laquelle la deuxième protrusion engagée avec la deuxième contre-forme verrouille la poignée de préhension et l'aspirateur à main sur le corps principal.Advantageously, the locking means comprise:
  • a first locking unit for locking the grip handle to the handheld vacuum cleaner in the extended position, comprising:
    • a first protrusion arranged on one of the grip handle or the hand vacuum cleaner, and
    • a first counter-form arranged on the other of the grip handle or of the hand-held vacuum cleaner,
    wherein the first protrusion engaged with the first counter-form locks the grip handle to the handheld vacuum cleaner,
    and or
  • a second locking unit for locking the handle on the main body in the retracted position, comprising:
    • a second protrusion arranged on one of the main body or the grip handle, and
    • a second counter-form arranged on the other of the main body or of the gripping handle,
wherein the second protrusion engaged with the second counter-form locks the grip handle and hand vacuum to the main body.

Avantageusement, celle, de la deuxième protrusion ou de la deuxième contre-forme, qui est agencée sur le corps principal, est fixée à demeure sur le corps principal, et/ou est formée de manière intégrale avec un boîtier ou un châssis du corps principal.Advantageously, that of the second protrusion or of the second counter-form, which is arranged on the main body, is fixed permanently on the main body, and/or is formed integrally with a casing or a frame of the main body. .

Avantageusement :

  • la deuxième protrusion est un index, et
  • la deuxième contre-forme est un trou ou un évidement.
Advantageously:
  • the second protrusion is an index, and
  • the second counter-shape is a hole or recess.

Avantageusement, celle, de la deuxième protrusion ou de la deuxième contre-forme, qui est agencée sur la poignée de préhension, est reliée à la commande de déverrouillage.Advantageously, that of the second protrusion or of the second counter-form, which is arranged on the gripping handle, is connected to the unlocking control.

Avantageusement :

  • la première protrusion est un pêne, et
  • la première contre-forme est une gâche.
Advantageously:
  • the first protrusion is a bolt, and
  • the first counter-form is a strike.

Avantageusement, le robot aspirateur comprend une piste de came agencée pour, lors d'un mouvement d'accouplement de l'aspirateur à main sur le corps principal, et de préférence en fin du mouvement d'accouplement de l'aspirateur à main sur le corps principal, automatiquement dégager de la première contre-forme la première protrusion alors engagée avec la première contre-forme.Advantageously, the robot vacuum cleaner comprises a cam track arranged for, during a coupling movement of the hand-held vacuum cleaner on the main body, and preferably at the end of the coupling movement of the hand-held vacuum cleaner on the main body, automatically disengaging from the first counter-form the first protrusion then engaged with the first counter-form.

Avantageusement, le robot aspirateur comprend des moyens élastiques agencés pour faire passer automatiquement la poignée de préhension de la position escamotée à la position déployée.Advantageously, the robot vacuum cleaner comprises elastic means arranged to automatically move the gripping handle from the retracted position to the deployed position.

Avantageusement, la poignée de préhension est prévue pour être manipulée d'une seule main, et en particulier la poignée de préhension et la commande de déverrouillage sont prévues pour être simultanément manipulées d'une seule main.Advantageously, the grip handle is designed to be manipulated with one hand, and in particular the grip handle and the unlocking control are designed to be simultaneously manipulated with one hand.

Avantageusement, le robot aspirateur comprend au moins une unité de poussée élastique, comprenant un élément mobile et un élément de rappel élastique, agencée pour retenir par poussée élastique l'aspirateur à main accouplé sur le corps principal. En particulier, l'élément mobile est poussé dans une cavité pour retenir l'aspirateur à main sur le corps principal dans une position stable d'accouplement.Advantageously, the robot vacuum cleaner comprises at least one elastic thrust unit, comprising a movable element and an elastic return element, arranged to retain by elastic thrust the hand-held vacuum cleaner coupled to the main body. In particular, the movable element is pushed into a cavity to retain the handheld vacuum cleaner on the main body in a stable coupling position.

Avantageusement, la poignée de préhension est prévue mobile en translation par rapport à l'aspirateur à main.Advantageously, the gripping handle is provided movable in translation relative to the hand-held vacuum cleaner.

Avantageusement, la poignée de préhension est prévue mobile en rotation par rapport à l'aspirateur à main.Advantageously, the gripping handle is provided rotatably relative to the hand-held vacuum cleaner.

Avantageusement, les moyens d'aspiration autonomes de l'aspirateur à main forment les seuls moyens d'aspiration du robot aspirateur.Advantageously, the autonomous suction means of the hand-held vacuum cleaner form the only suction means of the robot vacuum cleaner.

Avantageusement, le robot aspirateur comprend des moyens de stockage d'énergie électrique embarqués dans le corps principal et/ou dans l'aspirateur à main.Advantageously, the robot vacuum cleaner comprises electrical energy storage means embedded in the main body and/or in the hand-held vacuum cleaner.

Avantageusement, le corps principal du robot aspirateur comprend un logement pour recevoir l'aspirateur à main, et dans lequel le logement débouche au moins sur une paroi latérale du robot aspirateur.Advantageously, the main body of the robot vacuum cleaner comprises a housing for receiving the hand-held vacuum cleaner, and in which the housing opens out at least on a side wall of the robot vacuum cleaner.

Avantageusement, le robot aspirateur, lorsque l'aspirateur à main est accouplé au corps principal, présente une paroi périphérique définissant une surface latérale enveloppe, de préférence sensiblement circulaire,
et lorsque l'aspirateur à main est accouplé au corps principal avec la poignée de préhension en position escamotée, la poignée de préhension est tangente ou en retrait de la surface latérale enveloppe.Advantageously, the robot vacuum cleaner, when the hand-held vacuum cleaner is coupled to the main body, has a peripheral wall defining an envelope side surface, preferably substantially circular,
and when the handheld vacuum cleaner is coupled to the main body with the grip handle in the retracted position, the grip handle is tangent or recessed from the envelope side surface.

Avantageusement, lorsque l'aspirateur à main est accouplé au corps principal avec la poignée de préhension en position escamotée, la poignée de préhension ne fait pas saillie par rapport à la paroi périphérique du corps principal.Advantageously, when the handheld vacuum cleaner is coupled to the main body with the grip handle in the retracted position, the grip handle does not project relative to the peripheral wall of the main body.

Le robot aspirateur, lorsque l'aspirateur à main est accouplé ou corps principal, présente une paroi périphérique ou une surface latérale enveloppe qui lui permet de pivoter ou tourner sur lui-même sans interférer avec des obstacles proches. La poignée de préhension est tangente ou en retrait de la paroi latérale ou de la surface latérale enveloppe lorsqu'elle est en position escamotée, si bien que la capacité de manoeuvre n'est pas affectée, tout en restant accessible depuis un côté du robot aspirateur, et pas uniquement depuis une direction verticale.The robot vacuum cleaner, when the hand-held vacuum cleaner is mated or main body, has a peripheral wall or an envelope side surface which allows it to pivot or turn on itself without interfering with nearby obstacles. The grip handle is tangential or recessed from the side wall or the enveloping side surface when in the retracted position, so that maneuverability is not affected, while still being accessible from one side of the robot vacuum , and not only from a vertical direction.

Avantageusement, le robot aspirateur comprend une paroi périphérique, de préférence sensiblement circulaire, dans lequel la poignée de préhension en position déployée est agencée à distance de la paroi périphérique, vers l'extérieur du robot aspirateur.Advantageously, the robot vacuum cleaner comprises a peripheral wall, preferably substantially circular, in which the gripping handle in the deployed position is arranged at a distance from the peripheral wall, towards the outside of the robot vacuum cleaner.

Avantageusement, la poignée de préhension en position escamotée forme au moins en partie la paroi périphérique.Advantageously, the gripping handle in the retracted position at least partially forms the peripheral wall.

Avantageusement, le corps principal comprend au moins une portion de boîtier formant un entonnoir, pour guider l'aspirateur à main lors d'un mouvement d'accouplement sur le corps principal.Advantageously, the main body comprises at least one housing portion forming a funnel, to guide the hand-held vacuum cleaner during a coupling movement on the main body.

Avantageusement, le corps principal comprend au moins une portion de glissière, pour guider l'aspirateur à main lors d'un mouvement d'accouplement sur le corps principal. Autrement dit, le corps principal comprend des moyens de guidage agencés pour bloquer cinq degrés de liberté de l'aspirateur à main.Advantageously, the main body comprises at least one slide portion, to guide the hand-held vacuum cleaner during a coupling movement on the main body. In other words, the main body comprises guide means arranged to block five degrees of freedom of the hand-held vacuum cleaner.

Avantageusement, la poignée de préhension est monobloc, et/ou en une seule partie.Advantageously, the gripping handle is in one piece, and/or in a single part.

Avantageusement, la paroi périphérique est prévue pour permettre une rotation du robot aspirateur sur lui-même.Advantageously, the peripheral wall is provided to allow rotation of the robot vacuum cleaner on itself.

Avantageusement, le corps principal comprend une paroi de corps périphérique continue comprenant au moins un périmètre complet commun avec la surface latérale enveloppe.Advantageously, the main body comprises a continuous peripheral body wall comprising at least one complete perimeter common with the envelope side surface.

Avantageusement, le corps principal comprend une paroi de corps périphérique discontinue comprenant au moins un décrochement au niveau du logement. Très avantageusement, l'aspirateur à main est agencé pour combler le décrochement, lorsqu'il est accouplé au corps principal.Advantageously, the main body comprises a discontinuous peripheral body wall comprising at least one recess at the level of the housing. Very advantageously, the hand-held vacuum cleaner is arranged to fill the recess, when it is coupled to the main body.

Avantageusement, la paroi périphérique comprend au moins un périmètre continu, qui sert de génératrice de base pour construire la surface latérale enveloppe sous forme d'un cylindre, ayant une section de préférence circulaire. Un cylindre est une surface dont les génératrices sont parallèles, construite sur une courbe de base. Dans un cylindre circulaire, la courbe de base est un cercle. Dans la présente invention, la courbe de base est l'intersection d'un plan parallèle au sol avec la paroi externe du robot aspirateur. De préférence, le plan parallèle au sol est placé à une altitude où l'intersection avec la paroi externe donne une courbe de base continue, et de préférence un cercle. Il peut bien entendu exister des endroits où la paroi externe présente des renfoncements, des discontinuités (comme un jeu entre des parois ou entre le corps principal et l'aspirateur à main), mais la surface latérale enveloppe est continue et de forme cylindrique, en formant une surface tangente ou continue à partir de la paroi externe.Advantageously, the peripheral wall comprises at least one continuous perimeter, which serves as a base generatrix for constructing the envelope side surface in the form of a cylinder, preferably having a circular section. A cylinder is a surface whose generatrices are parallel, built on a base curve. In a circular cylinder, the base curve is a circle. In the present invention, the base curve is the intersection of a plane parallel to the ground with the external wall of the robot vacuum cleaner. Preferably, the plane parallel to the ground is placed at an altitude where the intersection with the outer wall gives a continuous base curve, and preferably a circle. There may of course be places where the outer wall has recesses, discontinuities (such as a gap between walls or between the main body and the handheld vacuum cleaner), but the envelope side surface is continuous and cylindrical in shape, in forming a tangent or continuous surface from the outer wall.

Avantageusement, la paroi périphérique comprend au moins un renfoncement au niveau de la poignée de préhension, en retrait de la surface latérale enveloppe. Un tel renfoncement permet de saisir la poignée de préhension, même lorsqu'elle se trouve en position escamotée.Advantageously, the peripheral wall comprises at least one recess at the grip handle, set back from the envelope side surface. Such a recess makes it possible to grasp the gripping handle, even when it is in the retracted position.

Avantageusement, l'aspirateur à main comprend une paroi d'aspirateur latérale agencée pour être tangente ou en retrait de la surface latérale enveloppe lorsque l'aspirateur à main est accouplé au corps principal.Advantageously, the handheld vacuum cleaner comprises a vacuum cleaner side wall arranged to be tangent or set back from the envelope side surface when the handheld vacuum cleaner is coupled to the main body.

Description des dessinsDescription of the drawings

D'autres caractéristiques et avantages de la présente invention apparaîtront plus clairement à la lecture de la description détaillée qui suit de deux modes de réalisation de l'invention donnés à titre d'exemples nullement limitatifs et illustrés par les dessins annexés, dans lesquels :

  • [fig. 1] représente une vue éclatée en perspective d'un robot aspirateur selon l'invention, comprenant un corps principal à roulettes, et un aspirateur à main ;
  • [fig. 2] représente une autre vue éclatée en perspective du robot aspirateur de la figure 1 ;
  • [fig. 3] représente une vue de dessus du robot aspirateur de la figure 1, avec l'aspirateur à main accouplé au corps principal ;
  • [fig. 4] représente une vue en perspective du robot aspirateur de la figure 1, avec l'aspirateur à main accouplé au corps principal ;
  • [fig. 5] représente, en perspective, une surface latérale enveloppe du robot aspirateur de la figure 1, avec l'aspirateur à main accouplé au corps principal ;
  • [fig. 6] représente le robot aspirateur de la figure 4, avec l'aspirateur à main en cours d'accouplement ou de désaccouplement avec le corps principal ;
  • [fig. 7] représente une vue en perspective d'une mise en oeuvre alternative du robot aspirateur de la figure 1 comprenant une mise en oeuvre alternative d'un corps principal à roulettes, et une mise en oeuvre alternative d'un aspirateur à main ;
  • [fig. 8] représente une vue en perspective de l'aspirateur à main du robot aspirateur de la figure 7 ;
  • [fig. 9] représente une autre vue en perspective de l'aspirateur à main du robot aspirateur de la figure 7 ;
  • [fig. 10] représente un détail d'une poignée de préhension de l'aspirateur à main de la figure 8 ;
  • [fig. 11] représente un autre détail de la poignée de préhension de l'aspirateur à main de la figure 8 ;
  • [fig. 12] représente un autre détail de la poignée de préhension de l'aspirateur à main de la figure 8 ;
  • [fig. 13] représente un autre détail de la poignée de préhension de l'aspirateur à main de la figure 8.
Other characteristics and advantages of the present invention will appear more clearly on reading the following detailed description of two embodiments of the invention given by way of non-limiting examples and illustrated by the appended drawings, in which:
  • [ fig. 1 ] shows an exploded perspective view of a robot vacuum cleaner according to the invention, comprising a main body on wheels, and a hand-held vacuum cleaner;
  • [ fig. 2 ] shows another exploded perspective view of the robot vacuum cleaner from the figure 1 ;
  • [ fig. 3 ] shows a top view of the robot vacuum cleaner from the figure 1 , with the hand-held vacuum cleaner coupled to the main body;
  • [ fig. 4 ] shows a perspective view of the vacuum robot from the figure 1 , with the hand-held vacuum cleaner coupled to the main body;
  • [ fig. 5 ] represents, in perspective, an envelope side surface of the vacuum robot of the figure 1 , with the hand-held vacuum cleaner coupled to the main body;
  • [ fig. 6 ] represents the vacuum robot of the figure 4 , with the hand vacuum being coupled or uncoupled with the main body;
  • [ fig. 7 ] shows a perspective view of an alternative implementation of the vacuum robot of the figure 1 comprising an alternate implementation of a wheeled main body, and an alternate implementation of a hand-held vacuum cleaner;
  • [ fig. 8 ] is a perspective view of the robot vacuum cleaner's handheld vacuum cleaner from the figure 7 ;
  • [ fig. 9 ] is another perspective view of the robot vacuum cleaner's handheld vacuum cleaner from the figure 7 ;
  • [ fig. 10 ] represents a detail of a grip handle of the hand vacuum cleaner of the figure 8 ;
  • [ fig. 11 ] shows another detail of the grip handle of the hand vacuum cleaner of the figure 8 ;
  • [ fig. 12 ] shows another detail of the grip handle of the hand vacuum cleaner of the figure 8 ;
  • [ fig. 13 ] shows another detail of the grip handle of the hand vacuum cleaner of the figure 8 .

Description détaillée de l'inventionDetailed description of the invention

Les figures 1 et 2 représentent une vue éclatée en perspective d'un robot aspirateur selon l'invention, comprenant un corps principal 10 à roulettes 12, et un aspirateur à main 20.THE figures 1 and 2 show an exploded perspective view of a robot vacuum cleaner according to the invention, comprising a main body 10 with wheels 12, and a hand-held vacuum cleaner 20.

Sur ces figures 1 et 2, le corps principal 10 est une base mobile avec des roulettes 12, dont au moins une est motrice. Une paroi latérale 13 du corps principal 10 comprend notamment des pare-chocs 14, une paroi lisse 15 et un bord périphérique arrière 16.On these figures 1 and 2 , the main body 10 is a mobile base with rollers 12, at least one of which is driven. A side wall 13 of the main body 10 notably comprises bumpers 14, a smooth wall 15 and a rear peripheral edge 16.

L'aspirateur à main 20 comprend en particulier une poignée de préhension 21, un embout d'aspiration 22, une paroi arrière 24 visibles sur les figures 1 et 2, ainsi que des moyens d'aspiration autonomes non visibles sur les figures, c'est-à-dire un moto-ventilateur et des moyens de stockage d'énergie électrique, autrement dit une batterie.The hand-held vacuum cleaner 20 comprises in particular a gripping handle 21, a suction nozzle 22, a rear wall 24 visible on the figures 1 and 2 , as well as independent suction means not visible in the figures, that is to say a fan motor and electrical energy storage means, in other words a battery.

L'aspirateur à main 20 peut s'accoupler de manière réversible au corps principal 10 pour former le robot aspirateur. En effet, l'aspirateur à main 20 permet alors de procurer les moyens d'aspiration, et le corps principal procure la capacité de déplacement sur un sol à nettoyer.The hand-held vacuum cleaner 20 can reversibly couple to the main body 10 to form the vacuum robot. Indeed, the hand-held vacuum cleaner 20 then makes it possible to provide the suction means, and the main body provides the ability to move on a floor to be cleaned.

La figure 2 étant une vue arrière en perspective, cette figure 2 montre un logement 19 ménagé dans le corps principal 10, dans lequel peut être logé l'aspirateur à main 20. Plus particulièrement, une surface d'accostage 17 avec une portion arrière plane qui se termine en entonnoir est prévue pour permettre à l'utilisateur de poser l'aspirateur à main 20 dans le logement 19, et de pousser l'aspirateur à main 20 aisément en position accostée.There picture 2 being a perspective rear view, this picture 2 shows a housing 19 formed in the main body 10, in which the hand-held vacuum cleaner 20 can be housed. More particularly, a docking surface 17 with a flat rear portion which ends in a funnel is provided to allow the to place the hand-held vacuum cleaner 20 in the housing 19, and to push the hand-held vacuum cleaner 20 easily into the docked position.

Comme cela sera expliqué plus en détail ci-après, le corps principal 10 comprend une protrusion 18 sur la surface d'accostage 17, pour permettre un engagement avec une contre-forme 23 de l'aspirateur à main 20, de sorte à permettre un verrouillage une fois l'aspirateur à main 20 accouplé au corps principal 10.As will be explained in more detail below, the main body 10 includes a protrusion 18 on the docking surface 17, to allow engagement with a counter-form 23 of the handheld vacuum cleaner 20, so as to allow a lock once the handheld vacuum cleaner 20 is coupled to the main body 10.

La figure 3 montre en vue de dessus le robot aspirateur avec l'aspirateur à main 20 accouplé au corps principal 10. Cette figure montre en traits mixtes une surface latérale enveloppe 100 formée par la paroi latérale du robot aspirateur. Cette paroi latérale du robot aspirateur comprend notamment la paroi latérale 13 du corps principal et la paroi arrière 24 de l'aspirateur à main 20. La figure 3 montre à dessein pour la compréhension un espace entre la paroi latérale externe du robot aspirateur et la surface latérale enveloppe 100, mais sur cette vue de dessus, la paroi latérale externe du robot aspirateur et la surface latérale enveloppe sont confondues.There picture 3 shows a top view of the robot vacuum cleaner with the hand-held vacuum cleaner 20 coupled to the main body 10. This figure shows in phantom a side surface envelope 100 formed by the side wall of the robot vacuum cleaner. This side wall of the robot vacuum cleaner comprises in particular the side wall 13 of the main body and the rear wall 24 of the hand-held vacuum cleaner 20. The picture 3 purposely shows for understanding a space between the outer side wall of the robot vacuum cleaner and the side surface envelope 100, but in this top view, the outer side wall of the robot vacuum cleaner and the side surface envelope are confused.

Comme le montre bien la figure 3, la paroi latérale et donc la surface latérale enveloppe 100 du robot aspirateur sont de section circulaire, pour permettre une navigation et des virages ou demi tours aisés pour le robot aspirateur si ce dernier rencontre un obstacle (détecté notamment par les pare-chocs 14). En effet, une telle section circulaire, et donc une forme générale cylindrique, permet au robot aspirateur de tourner ou pivoter sans interférence avec un éventuel obstacle en appui ou très proche de la paroi latérale. En conséquence, la surface latérale enveloppe 100 présente une section circulaire.As clearly shown by picture 3 , the side wall and therefore the envelope side surface 100 of the robot vacuum cleaner are of circular section, to allow easy navigation and turns or half turns for the robot vacuum cleaner if the latter encounters an obstacle (detected in particular by the bumpers 14). Indeed, such a circular section, and therefore a generally cylindrical shape, allows the robot vacuum cleaner to turn or pivot without interference with any obstacle resting on or very close to the side wall. Consequently, the envelope side surface 100 has a circular section.

La figure 4 montre le robot aspirateur avec l'aspirateur à main 20 accouplé au corps principal 10, selon une vue en perspective, et la figure 5 montre la surface latérale enveloppe 100 construite à partir de la paroi latérale du robot aspirateur.There figure 4 shows the robot vacuum cleaner with the handheld vacuum cleaner 20 coupled to the main body 10, in a perspective view, and the figure 5 shows the envelope side surface 100 constructed from the side wall of the robot vacuum cleaner.

Selon un aspect de la présente invention, la poignée de préhension 21 est mobile entre :

  • une position déployée (voir figures 1 et 2) pour permettre à un utilisateur de manipuler l'aspirateur à main 20,
  • une position escamotée, (voir figures 3 et 4), lorsque l'aspirateur à main 20 est accouplé sur le corps principal.
According to one aspect of the present invention, the grip handle 21 is movable between:
  • a deployed position (see figures 1 and 2 ) to allow a user to manipulate the hand-held vacuum cleaner 20,
  • a retracted position, (see figures 3 and 4 ), when the handheld vacuum cleaner 20 is coupled to the main body.

Selon l'exemple représenté, la poignée de préhension est mobile en rotation, selon un axe de rotation sensiblement perpendiculaire au sol à nettoyer, lorsque les roulettes 12 du corps principal reposent sur le sol.According to the example shown, the gripping handle is rotatable, along an axis of rotation substantially perpendicular to the floor to be cleaned, when the rollers 12 of the main body rest on the floor.

Un aspect important est de prévoir que lorsque la poignée de préhension 21 est en position escamotée, la poignée de préhension 21 est soit tangente à la surface latérale enveloppe 100, soit en retrait. En conséquence, la capacité de manoeuvre du robot aspirateur n'est pas affectée (car en position escamotée, la poignée de préhension 21 n'est pas en saillie par rapport à la surface latérale enveloppe ou la paroi latérale), et l'ergonomie d'utilisation est bonne (avec la poignée de préhension 21 en position déployée facile à saisir).An important aspect is to provide that when the grip handle 21 is in the retracted position, the grip handle 21 is either tangent to the envelope side surface 100, or set back. Consequently, the maneuverability of the robot vacuum cleaner is not affected (because in the retracted position, the grip handle 21 does not project with respect to the envelope side surface or the side wall), and the ergonomics of use is good (with the handle 21 in the deployed position easy to grasp).

La figure 5 montre bien que la poignée de préhension 21, représentée en traits pointillée et en position escamotée, est entièrement contenue dans la surface latérale enveloppe 100, et n'en fait pas saillie. Ainsi le robot aspirateur peut librement tourner sur lui-même.There figure 5 clearly shows that the grip handle 21, shown in dotted lines and in the retracted position, is entirely contained in the envelope side surface 100, and does not protrude therefrom. Thus the robot vacuum cleaner can freely turn on itself.

La figure 6 montre la poignée de préhension 21 en position déployée, avec l'aspirateur à main 20 engagé dans le logement 19 du corps principal 10. Cette figure 6 montre donc soit la fin de l'accouplement, et il ne reste qu'à faire pivoter la poignée de préhension 21 vers la position escamotée, soit le début du désaccouplement, et il reste à tirer vers l'arrière l'aspirateur à main 20 pour le dégager complètement du corps principal 10. On peut prévoir un verrouillage de la poignée de préhension 21 en position déployée sur l'aspirateur à main 20, avec une première protrusion engagée dans une première contre-forme (non représentées).There figure 6 shows the grip handle 21 in the extended position, with the handheld vacuum cleaner 20 engaged in the housing 19 of the main body 10. This figure 6 therefore shows either the end of the coupling, and all that remains is to rotate the gripping handle 21 towards the retracted position, or the start of the uncoupling, and it remains to pull the hand-held vacuum cleaner 20 backwards to disengage it completely from the main body 10. Provision may be made for locking the grip handle 21 in the deployed position on the hand-held vacuum cleaner 20, with a first protrusion engaged in a first counter-form (not shown).

Lors d'une opération d'accouplement de l'aspirateur à main 20 sur le corps principal 10, il est également prévu de verrouiller l'aspirateur à main 20 sur le corps principal 10, pour sécuriser l'utilisation du robot aspirateur.During a coupling operation of the hand-held vacuum cleaner 20 on the main body 10, it is also provided to lock the hand-held vacuum cleaner 20 on the main body 10, to secure the use of the robot vacuum cleaner.

A cet effet, la protrusion 18 visible figure 2 est agencée pour s'engager dans la contre-forme 23 ménagée dans la poignée de préhension 21 lors de l'engagement de l'aspirateur à main 20 dans le logement 19 du corps principal 10. En fin de mouvement d'engagement, la protrusion 18 (qui comprend par exemple un épaulement) est complètement engagée dans la contre-forme 23 (qui peut être une rainure en Té).For this purpose, the protrusion 18 visible picture 2 is arranged to engage in the counter-form 23 provided in the gripping handle 21 during the engagement of the hand-held vacuum cleaner 20 in the housing 19 of the main body 10. At the end of the engagement movement, the protrusion 18 (which for example comprises a shoulder) is completely engaged in the counter-form 23 (which may be a T-slot).

Lors de la rotation de la poignée de préhension 21 depuis sa position déployée (figures 1 et 2) vers sa position escamotée (figures 3 et 4), la rotation de la poignée de préhension 21 provoque le verrouillage de la poignée de préhension sur la protrusion 18, qui est emprisonnée dans la contre-forme 23. En conséquence, ce verrouillage provoque simultanément le verrouillage de l'aspirateur à main 20 sur le corps principal 10. En fin de rotation de la poignée de préhension, on peut prévoir un maintien en position escamotée avec un poussoir à bille qui s'engage dans une forme en creux par exemple.When the grip handle 21 is rotated from its deployed position ( figures 1 and 2 ) to its retracted position ( figures 3 and 4 ), the rotation of the grip handle 21 causes the locking of the grip handle on the protrusion 18, which is trapped in the counter-form 23. Consequently, this locking simultaneously causes the locking of the hand-held vacuum cleaner 20 on the main body 10. At the end of rotation of the grip handle, it can be held in the retracted position with a ball plunger which engages in a hollow shape for example.

Lors du désaccouplement de l'aspirateur à main 20, l'utilisateur fait tout d'abord passer la poignée de préhension 21 de la position escamotée vers la position déployée, ce qui automatiquement dégage la protrusion 18 de la contre-forme 23, et l'utilisateur peut retirer l'aspirateur à main 20 du logement 19.When uncoupling the handheld vacuum cleaner 20, the user first moves the grip handle 21 from the retracted position to the deployed position, which automatically disengages the protrusion 18 from the counter-form 23, and the user can remove the hand-held vacuum cleaner 20 from the housing 19.

La figure 7 représente une mise en oeuvre alternative d'un robot aspirateur selon l'invention.There figure 7 represents an alternative implementation of a robot vacuum cleaner according to the invention.

Selon cette mise en oeuvre, l'aspirateur à main 20A comprend une poignée de préhension 21A qui est mobile en translation, et la paroi arrière 24A comprend un renfoncement. Cependant, selon cette mise en oeuvre, la surface latérale enveloppe 100 est toujours un cylindre de section circulaire (car le corps principal 10A comprend un périmètre circulaire qui sert de base pour construire la surface latérale enveloppe 100), et en position escamotée, la poignée de préhension 21A est tangente ou en retrait de la surface latérale enveloppe.According to this implementation, the hand-held vacuum cleaner 20A comprises a gripping handle 21A which is movable in translation, and the rear wall 24A comprises a recess. However, according to this implementation, the envelope side surface 100 is always a cylinder of circular section (because the main body 10A comprises a circular perimeter which serves as a base for constructing the envelope side surface 100), and in the retracted position, the handle grip 21A is tangent or set back from the envelope side surface.

Par ailleurs, selon cette mise en oeuvre, le corps principal 10A comprend un logement 19A, une protrusion 18A, et une piste de came 188 sur une surface d'accostage 17A. En effet, comme on le voit figure 13, la poignée de préhension 21A, en position déployée, est verrouillée sur l'aspirateur à main 20A, par un pêne 221 (une première protrusion) engagé dans une gâche (une première contre-forme, non représentée) de l'aspirateur à main 20A. En début de mouvement d'accouplement de l'aspirateur à main 20A sur le corps principal 10A, une partie de commande du pêne 221 est repoussée vers le haut par la piste de came 18B, au travers d'une ouverture 23A du boîtier de l'aspirateur à main 20A, visible figure 9. En conséquence, le pêne 221 ne verrouille plus la poignée de préhension 21A sur l'aspirateur à main 20A, et la poignée de préhension 21A peut alors aller dans la position escamotée, poussée par l'utilisateur.Moreover, according to this implementation, the main body 10A comprises a housing 19A, a protrusion 18A, and a cam track 188 on a docking surface 17A. Indeed, as we see figure 13 , the grip handle 21A, in the deployed position, is locked onto the hand-held vacuum cleaner 20A, by a bolt 221 (a first protrusion) engaged in a striker plate (a first counter-form, not shown) of the hand-held vacuum cleaner 20A. At the start of the coupling movement of the hand-held vacuum cleaner 20A on the main body 10A, a control part of the bolt 221 is pushed upwards by the cam track 18B, through an opening 23A of the housing of the 20A handheld vacuum cleaner, visible figure 9 . Consequently, the bolt 221 no longer locks the grip handle 21A on the hand-held vacuum cleaner 20A, and the grip handle 21A can then go into the retracted position, pushed by the user.

La poignée de préhension 21A comprend également une gâchette 211, un renvoi 212, un index 214 (une deuxième protrusion) et un ressort 213 visibles figures 11 et 12, pour permettre un verrouillage de la poignée de préhension en position escamotée sur le corps principal 10, grâce à la protrusion 18A qui comprend un évidement interne (une deuxième contre-forme) comme le montre la figure 12.The grip handle 21A also includes a trigger 211, a reference 212, an index 214 (a second protrusion) and a spring 213 visible figures 11 and 12 , to allow locking of the grip handle in the retracted position on the main body 10, thanks to the protrusion 18A which includes an internal recess (a second counter-form) as shown in the figure 12 .

Dans le détail, en fin d'accouplement de l'aspirateur à main 20A sur le corps principal 10A, une fois la poignée de préhension 21A déverrouillée de la position déployée, celle-ci se déplace horizontalement comme le montre la flèche PH de la figure 12. En fin de course, l'index 214 rencontre la protrusion 18A, et se soulève en raison de la poussée de l'utilisateur et de la présence d'un chanfrein, si bien qu'en toute fin de course de la poignée de préhension 21A, l'index 214 est en regard de l'évidement de la protrusion 18A, et y est poussé par l'action du ressort 213.In detail, at the end of the coupling of the hand-held vacuum cleaner 20A to the main body 10A, once the grip handle 21A has been unlocked from the deployed position, the latter moves horizontally as shown by the arrow PH of the figure 12 . At the end of the race, the index 214 meets the protrusion 18A, and rises due to the user's thrust and the presence of a chamfer, so that at the very end of the race of the gripping handle 21A , the index 214 is facing the recess of the protrusion 18A, and is pushed there by the action of the spring 213.

En conséquence, la poignée de préhension 21A est alors verrouillée sur le corps principal 10A, mais cela verrouille également l'aspirateur à main 20A sur le corps principal 10A. L'accouplement est alors sécurisé. En effet, seule une action de l'utilisateur sur la gâchette 211 peut soulever l'index 214 et déverrouiller la poignée de préhension 21A et l'aspirateur à main 20A du corps principal 10A.As a result, the grip handle 21A is then locked to the main body 10A, but this also locks the handheld vacuum cleaner 20A to the main body 10A. The coupling is then secured. Indeed, only a user action on the trigger 211 can raise the index 214 and unlock the grip handle 21A and the handheld vacuum cleaner 20A from the main body 10A.

Par ailleurs, la protrusion 18A présente une section transversale en Té (visible figure 7), et s'engage dans une contre-forme 23B (une rainure en Té inversé) de l'aspirateur à main 20A, visible figure 9, de sorte à bloquer complétement l'aspirateur à main 20A sur le corps principal.Furthermore, the protrusion 18A has a T-shaped cross-section (visible figure 7 ), and engages in a counter-form 23B (an inverted T-slot) of the hand-held vacuum cleaner 20A, visible figure 9 , so as to completely block the hand-held vacuum cleaner 20A on the main body.

Enfin, on peut prévoir un ressort pour repousser automatiquement la poignée de préhension 21A depuis la position escamotée vers la position déployée, dès que la gâchette 211 est actionnée, toujours pour faciliter l'usage de l'appareil.Finally, a spring can be provided to automatically push back the gripping handle 21A from the retracted position towards the deployed position, as soon as the trigger 211 is actuated, again to facilitate the use of the device.

On comprendra que diverses modifications et/ou améliorations évidentes pour l'homme du métier peuvent être apportées aux différents modes de réalisation de l'invention décrits dans la présente description sans sortir du cadre de l'invention.It will be understood that various modifications and/or improvements obvious to those skilled in the art can be made to the various embodiments of the invention described in the present description without departing from the scope of the invention.

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  1. Autonomous robot vacuum cleaner comprising:
    ● a robot vacuum cleaner main body (10; 10A), comprising at least one drive wheel,
    ● a handheld vacuum cleaner (20; 20A), comprising autonomous means of suction, and arranged to be reversibly coupled with the main body (10; 10A):
    - so as to form the autonomous robot in cooperation with the main body (10; 10A), when the handheld vacuum cleaner (20; 20A) is coupled to the main body (10; 10A), and
    - in such a way as to form an autonomous handheld vacuum cleaner (20; 20A) when the handheld vacuum cleaner (20; 20A) is decoupled position from the main body (10; 10A), wherein the handheld vacuum cleaner (20; 20A) includes a grip handle (21; 21A), able to move to occupy:
    - a retracted position, at least when the handheld vacuum cleaner (20; 20A) is coupled to the main body (10; 10A), or
    - a deployed position, at least when the handheld vacuum cleaner (20; 20A) is decoupled from the main body (10; 10A), to allow a user to manipulate the then autonomous handheld vacuum cleaner (20; 20A),
    ● means for locking the grip handle (21; 21A), designed to lock the grip handle (21; 21A) in the retracted position, wherein the means for locking the grip handle (21; 21A) are designed to lock the handheld vacuum cleaner (20; 20A) on the main body (10; 10A) when the grip handle (21; 21A) is in the retracted position, characterised in that
    the autonomous robot vacuum cleaner comprises a single unlocking control, arranged in the grip handle, to control the unlocking of the grip handle (21; 21A) in the retracted position of the main body (10; 10A) and decouple the handheld vacuum cleaner (20; 20A).
  2. Robot vacuum cleaner according to the preceding claim, wherein the means of locking comprise:
    ● a first locking unit to lock the grip handle (21; 21A) on the handheld vacuum cleaner (20; 20A) in the deployed position, comprising:
    - a first protrusion arranged on one of the grip handle or of the handheld vacuum cleaner (20; 20A), and
    - a first counter-form arranged on the other of the grip handle or of the handheld vacuum cleaner (20; 20A),
    and/or
    ● a second locking unit to lock the grip handle (21; 21A) on the main body (10; 10A) in the retracted position, comprising:
    - a second protrusion arranged on one of the main body (10; 10A) or of the grip handle, and
    - a second counter-form arranged on the other of the main body (10; 10A) or of the grip handle.
  3. Robot vacuum cleaner according to the preceding claim, wherein the one, of the second protrusion or of the second counter-form, which is arranged on the main body (10; 10A), is permanently fixed on the main body (10; 10A), and/or is integrally formed with a case or a frame of the main body (10; 10A).
  4. Robot vacuum cleaner according to one of claims 2 or 3, wherein:
    - the second protrusion is an index, and
    - the second counter-form is a hole or a recess.
  5. Robot vacuum cleaner according to one of claims 2 to 4, wherein the one, of the second protrusion or of the second counter-form, which is arranged on the grip handle, is connected to the unlocking control.
  6. Robot vacuum cleaner according to one of claims 2 to 5, comprising a cam track (18B) arranged to, during a coupling movement of the handheld vacuum cleaner (20; 20A) on the main body (10; 10A), and preferably at the end of the coupling movement of the handheld vacuum cleaner (20; 20A) on the main body (10; 10A), automatically clear from the first counter-form the first protrusion then engaged with the first counter-form.
  7. Robot vacuum cleaner according to one of the preceding claims, comprising elastic means arranged to automatically pass the grip handle (21; 21A) from the retracted position to the deployed position.
  8. Robot vacuum cleaner according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the robot vacuum cleaner, when the handheld vacuum cleaner (20; 20A) is coupled to the main body (10; 10A), has a peripheral wall defining an envelope side surface (100), preferably substantially circular,
    and wherein when the handheld vacuum cleaner (20; 20A) is coupled to the main body (10; 10A) with the grip handle (21; 21A) in the retracted position, the grip handle (21; 21A) is tangent or set back from the envelope side surface (100).
  9. Robot vacuum cleaner according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the main body (10; 10A) comprises at least one slider portion, to guide the handheld vacuum cleaner (20; 20A) during a coupling movement on the main body (10; 10A).
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