EP3698695B1 - Aspirateur balai pourvu d'un corps principal forme a partir d'une premiere et d'une deuxieme demi-coquilles - Google Patents

Aspirateur balai pourvu d'un corps principal forme a partir d'une premiere et d'une deuxieme demi-coquilles Download PDF

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EP3698695B1
EP3698695B1 EP20158099.0A EP20158099A EP3698695B1 EP 3698695 B1 EP3698695 B1 EP 3698695B1 EP 20158099 A EP20158099 A EP 20158099A EP 3698695 B1 EP3698695 B1 EP 3698695B1
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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
    • A47L5/28—Suction cleaners with handles and nozzles fixed on the casings, e.g. wheeled suction cleaners with steering handle
    • 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
    • A47L9/0081—Means for exhaust-air diffusion; Means for sound or vibration damping
    • 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
    • A47L9/02—Nozzles
    • 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
    • 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
    • A47L9/12—Dry filters
    • A47L9/122—Dry filters flat
    • 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
    • A47L9/24—Hoses or pipes; Hose or pipe couplings
    • A47L9/248—Parts, details or accessories of hoses or pipes

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  • the present invention relates to the field of stick vacuum cleaners making it possible to suck up dust and waste of small particle size present on a surface to be cleaned, which may for example be tiling, parquet, laminate, carpet or a carpet.
  • a stick vacuum cleaner comprises in known manner a handle, a suction head which is configured to be in contact with a floor to be cleaned, a main body disposed between the handle and the suction head, and a device for separating and storing waste. removably mounted on the main body.
  • the document FR2940034 discloses such a broom vacuum cleaner.
  • the device for separating and storing waste comprises in particular a waste storage container and a connecting duct comprising an air inlet opening configured to be fluidly connected to the suction head and an air outlet opening through the outlet. inside the waste storage container.
  • the connecting duct is fixed, for example by ultrasonic welding, on the outer surface of the waste storage container.
  • Such a configuration of the waste separation and storage device significantly increases the manufacturing costs of the waste separation and storage device, and therefore of the stick vacuum cleaner.
  • the present invention aims to remedy all or part of these drawbacks.
  • the technical problem underlying the invention consists in particular in providing a stick vacuum cleaner which is of simple and economical structure.
  • the present invention relates to a stick vacuum cleaner comprising a handle, a suction head which is configured to be in contact with a floor. to be cleaned, a main body disposed between the handle and the suction head, and a device for separating and storing waste removably mounted on the main body, characterized in that the main body comprises a first half-shell and a second half-shell which are assembled together and which define an internal connecting duct, the internal connecting duct being configured to fluidly connect the suction head to an air inlet of the separation and storage device waste, and in that the main body further comprises a seal disposed between the first and second half-shells so as to seal the internal connecting duct.
  • Such a configuration of the stick vacuum cleaner, and in particular of the main body, makes it possible to produce the internal connecting duct, which connects the suction head to the device for separating and storing waste, directly by assembling the first and second. half-shells, and therefore without requiring the attachment of an additional part to the waste storage container. This results in a significant reduction in the manufacturing costs of the stick vacuum cleaner according to the present invention.
  • the stick vacuum cleaner can also have one or more of the following characteristics, taken alone or in combination.
  • each of the first and second half-shells is made of plastic.
  • the first and second half-shells are assembled together along their peripheries.
  • the seal extends substantially parallel to an assembly plane of the first and second half-shells.
  • the device for separating and storing waste comprises a waste storage container comprising the air inlet.
  • the internal connecting duct comprises a first duct portion extending substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the stick of the stick vacuum cleaner, and a second portion of duct extending transversely, and for example substantially perpendicularly, to the longitudinal axis of the stick of the stick vacuum cleaner.
  • the internal connecting duct comprises an air outlet opening which is located opposite the air inlet and which is fluidly connected to the air inlet.
  • the seal extends at least along the longitudinal walls of the internal connecting duct.
  • the first half-shell comprises a receiving groove in which the seal is received.
  • the second half-shell comprises a bearing rib configured to compress the seal received in the receiving groove.
  • the receiving groove and the bearing rib each extend at least along the longitudinal walls of the internal connecting duct.
  • the support rib extends continuously or discontinuously along the internal connecting duct.
  • the support rib at least partially delimits the internal connecting duct.
  • the first half-shell comprises a duct wall comprising an internal wall surface which at least partially delimits the internal connecting duct and an external wall surface which is opposite the wall surface. internal, the first half-shell further comprising a retaining rib which extends along the outer wall surface of the duct wall, the duct wall and the retaining rib defining the receiving groove.
  • the duct wall extends from continuously or discontinuously along the internal connecting duct.
  • the support rib and the duct wall overlap at least partially.
  • at least a portion of the support rib is located opposite the outer wall surface of the duct wall.
  • the duct wall has a height greater than a height of the support rib.
  • the first half-shell further comprises a counter-bearing rib extending from a groove bottom of the receiving groove, the seal bearing against the counter-support rib.
  • the seal can thus be clamped between the counter-bearing rib and the bearing rib, which improves the sealing of the internal connecting duct.
  • the first half-shell comprises a first bottom wall from which the duct wall extends.
  • the second half-shell comprises a second bottom wall from which the support rib extends.
  • the first and second bottom walls at least partially define an outer surface of the main body.
  • the main body contains a suction device configured to generate an air flow through the suction head and the internal connecting duct.
  • the suction device comprises a motor housing and a vacuum motor disposed in the motor housing.
  • the longitudinal axis of the suction motor is substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the handle.
  • the first and second half-shells define an internal housing in which the suction device is placed.
  • the first and second half-shells define an air stream located downstream of the suction device and in which the air flow generated by the suction device is intended to circulate. .
  • the main body further comprises at least one discharge opening through which the air flow generated by the suction device is rejected to the outside of the main body.
  • At least one discharge opening is provided on the first half-shell.
  • the at least one discharge opening is oriented towards the device for separating and storing waste.
  • the main body and the device for separating and storing waste delimit a space into which the at least one discharge opening emerges and through which circulates the flow of air discharged to outside the main body.
  • the stick vacuum cleaner comprises an acoustic absorption element arranged in the main body so as to cover the at least one discharge opening.
  • the acoustic absorption element is advantageously made of a porous material, and can for example be an acoustic foam.
  • the air stream is delimited by the first and second half-shells and the acoustic absorption element.
  • the main body comprises a receiving housing in which the device for separating and storing waste is removably mounted.
  • the figure 1 shows a stick vacuum cleaner 2 comprising a main body 3, a handle 4 mechanically connected to the main body 3, and a suction head 5, also called a nozzle, which is arranged to be in contact with a floor to be cleaned.
  • the handle 4 comprises in particular a handle 6 at its upper end.
  • the stick vacuum cleaner 2 further comprises a device for separating and storing waste 7 which is removably mounted on the main body 3, in order to be able to be cleaned.
  • the waste separation and storage device 7 comprises in particular a waste storage container 8, and a separator filter (not shown in the figures) housed in the storage container of waste 8.
  • the waste storage container 8 is more particularly received in a receiving housing 9 delimited by the main body 3.
  • the main body 3 comprises in particular an internal connecting duct 11 (see figure 4 ) configured to fluidly connect the suction head 5 to an air inlet 12 provided on the waste storage container 8.
  • the internal connecting duct 11 comprises in particular an air outlet opening 13 which is located opposite the air inlet 12 and which is fluidly connected to the latter.
  • the internal connecting duct 11 comprises a first duct portion 11.1 extending substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the handle 4, and a second duct portion 11.2 extending transversely, and for example substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the handle 4.
  • the main body 3 contains a suction device 14 which comprises a motor casing 15 and a suction motor 16, also called a motor-fan, arranged in the motor casing 15 and configured to generate an air flow at the through the suction head 5 and the internal connecting duct 11.
  • the suction device 14 is more particularly arranged in an internal housing 17 defined by the main body 3.
  • the suction motor 16 comprises a fan and an electric motor configured to drive the fan in rotation.
  • the longitudinal axis of the suction motor 16 is substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the handle 4.
  • the stick vacuum cleaner 2 further comprises a rechargeable battery (not shown in the figures) configured to supply electrically the suction motor 16.
  • the rechargeable battery can be housed in the main body 3 or in the handle 4.
  • the motor housing 15 comprises a support 18 configured to support the suction motor 16, and a shroud 19 assembled to the support 18 and covering the suction motor 16.
  • the motor housing 15 further comprises a passage opening ( no shown in the figures) provided on the support 18 and fluidly connected to the device for separating and storing waste 7.
  • the fairing 19 comprises an air outlet 21 and a protective grid 22 which is located between the air outlet 21 and the suction motor 16. These arrangements make it possible to prevent a user from accessing the active parts of the device. vacuum motor 16 which is housed in the motor housing 15.
  • the stick vacuum cleaner 2 also comprises a filtration device 23 disposed in the main body 3 downstream of the suction motor 16.
  • the filtration device 23 is mounted on the motor housing 15, and more particularly on the fairing 19. According to the embodiment shown in the figures, the filtration device 23 is applied against the protective grid 22.
  • the suction motor 16 is more particularly configured such that the air flow generated flows through the passage opening provided on the support 18 and the air outlet 21, and the filter device 23 is configured to retain dust particles carried by the air flow escaping through the air outlet 21.
  • the main body 3 further comprises an air stream 24 which is located downstream of the filtration device 23 and in which the air flow generated by the suction motor 16 is intended to circulate, and openings for evacuation 25 (see figure 2 ) through which the air flow is rejected to the outside of the main body 3.
  • the discharge openings 25 are oriented towards the device for separating and storing waste 7.
  • the main body 3 and the device for separating and storing waste 7 delimit a space 26 into which the discharge openings 25 emerge and through which circulates the flow of air discharged outside the main body 3.
  • the stick vacuum cleaner 2 further comprises an acoustic absorption element 27 arranged in the main body 3 so as to cover the discharge openings 25.
  • the acoustic absorption element 27 is advantageously made of a porous material, and may for example be an acoustic foam.
  • the sound absorption element 27 comprises a first surface 27.1 applied against the exhaust openings 25 and a second surface 27.2 oriented towards the interior of the main body 3.
  • the air stream 24 is partially delimited by the main body 3 and the second surface 27.2 of the sound absorption element 27.
  • the air stream 24 extends parallel to the second surface 27.2 of the 'sound absorbing element 27 so that a major part of the air flow, generated by the suction motor 16, circulates along the second surface 27.2 of the sound absorbing element 27 before s' escape through the sound-absorbing element 27 in the direction of the exhaust openings 25.
  • the main body 3 comprises a first half-shell 3.1 and a second half-shell 3.2 which are assembled to one another, for example by screwing or snapping, and which more particularly define the internal connecting duct 11, the internal housing 17 and the air stream 24.
  • the first and second half-shells 3.1, 3.2 are for example assembled to one another along their peripheries.
  • the main body 3 further comprises a seal 28 disposed between the first and second half-shells 3.1, 3.2 so as to seal the internal connecting duct 11.
  • the seal 28 extends substantially parallel to a plane. assembly of the first and second half-shells 3.1, 3.2.
  • the seal 28 extends more particularly at least along the longitudinal walls of the internal connecting duct 11, but it can also extend along one or more transverse walls of the internal connecting duct 11.
  • the first half-shell 3.1 comprises a receiving groove 29 extending along the internal connecting duct 11 and in which the seal 28 is received
  • the second half-shell 3.2 comprises a support rib 31 extending along the internal connecting duct 11 and configured to compress the seal 28 received in the receiving groove 29.
  • the receiving groove 29 and the bearing rib 31 each extend continuously along the internal connecting duct 11, and in particular along the longitudinal walls of the duct. internal connection 11.
  • the receiving groove 29 and the support rib 31 could each extend discontinuously along the internal connection duct 11.
  • the first half-shell 3.1 also comprises a duct wall 32 comprising an internal wall surface 32.1 which laterally delimits the internal connecting duct 11 and an external wall surface 32.2 which is opposite to the inner wall surface 32.1.
  • the duct wall 32 has a height greater than a height of the support rib 31, such that the support rib 31 and the duct wall 32 overlap at least partially.
  • the entirety of the support rib 31 is located opposite the outer wall surface 32.2 of the duct wall 32, such that the internal connecting duct 11 is delimited laterally only by the duct wall 32.
  • the first half-shell 3.1 further comprises a retaining rib 33 which extends along the outer wall surface 32.2 of the duct wall 32, such that the duct wall 32 and the retaining rib 33 delimit the receiving groove 29.
  • a retaining rib 33 which extends along the outer wall surface 32.2 of the duct wall 32, such that the duct wall 32 and the retaining rib 33 delimit the receiving groove 29.
  • the first half-shell 3.1 further comprises a counter-bearing rib 34 extending from a groove bottom of the receiving groove 29.
  • the gasket of seal 28 bears against the counter-bearing rib 34, and is clamped between the rib of counter-support 34 and the support rib 31.
  • the main body 3 could be devoid of such a counter-support rib 34.
  • the front and rear walls of the internal connecting duct 11 are defined by a first bottom wall 35 and a second bottom wall 36 provided respectively on the first and second half-shells 3.1, 3.2. .
  • the suction motor 16 When the suction motor 16 is electrically powered, it establishes a vacuum in particular in the device for separating and storing waste 7 so that air and waste are drawn in by the suction head 5. The air loaded with waste then enters the waste storage container 8 via the internal connecting duct 11 and the air inlet 12 which opens tangentially into the waste storage container 8. The air is thus rotated and the waste is centrifuged to the outside and the majority of this waste is collected by the waste storage container 8.
  • the small particle size wastes such as fine dust, which will not have been separated by centrifugation or retained by the separating filter, follow the air flow and then go to the suction motor 16 and the filtration device 23 where this waste of small particle size is retained.
  • the air flow circulates to the air stream 24 and flows along the second surface 27.2 of the sound absorbing element 27 before escaping through the sound absorbing element. sound absorption 27 towards the exhaust openings 25.

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