EP3731712B1 - Dispositif pour nettoyer des surfaces dures - Google Patents

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EP3731712B1
EP3731712B1 EP17822719.5A EP17822719A EP3731712B1 EP 3731712 B1 EP3731712 B1 EP 3731712B1 EP 17822719 A EP17822719 A EP 17822719A EP 3731712 B1 EP3731712 B1 EP 3731712B1
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Tony DIEGEL
Bernd Gruber
Matthias GÜERS
Jürgen ZUGER
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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
    • A47L1/00—Cleaning windows
    • A47L1/06—Hand implements
    • A47L1/08—Hand implements with provision for supplying liquids, e.g. cleaning agents
    • 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
    • A47L11/02—Floor surfacing or polishing machines
    • A47L11/04—Floor surfacing or polishing machines hand-driven
    • A47L11/06—Floor surfacing or polishing machines hand-driven with reciprocating or oscillating tools
    • 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
    • A47L11/28—Floor-scrubbing machines, motor-driven
    • A47L11/284—Floor-scrubbing machines, motor-driven having reciprocating tools
    • 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
    • A47L11/408—Means for supplying cleaning or surface treating agents
    • A47L11/4083—Liquid supply reservoirs; Preparation of the agents, e.g. mixing devices

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  • the present invention relates to a hard surface cleaning device, in particular in the form of a window or window cleaning device, with a cleaning surface and a liquid application device for applying liquid to a surface to be cleaned, which cleaning surface is designed to rest on and move over the surface to be cleaned and which liquid application device comprises at least one liquid outlet for dispensing cleaning liquid onto the surface to be cleaned, wherein the liquid application device comprises a liquid container for receiving cleaning liquid and a liquid pump for conveying the cleaning liquid from the liquid container to the at least one liquid outlet, and wherein the liquid container has a liquid container inlet and a liquid container outlet.
  • a hard surface cleaning device in particular in the form of a window or window cleaning device, with a cleaning surface and a liquid application device for applying liquid to a surface to be cleaned, which cleaning surface is designed to rest on and move over the surface to be cleaned and which liquid application device comprises at least one liquid outlet for dispensing cleaning fluid onto the surface to be cleaned is for example in the form of a window cleaning device from the DE 35 06 337 A1 known.
  • cleaning liquid can be applied to the cleaning surface through a nozzle.
  • a disadvantage of the known device is that the cleaning liquid is applied to the cleaning surface in the form of a spray, as is the case, for example, with cleaning liquids for windows that are available in bottles and that are applied to the window to be cleaned with a manual pump. As a result of the spray mist, areas next to the surface to be cleaned are always exposed to cleaning fluid.
  • a cleaning device is known.
  • a steam cleaner with a pump is in the US 2010/0037495 A1 disclosed.
  • a hand-held suction device is from the AU 2017 101 395 A4 known.
  • a hard surface suction device is in the DE 10 2008 004 964 B3 described.
  • Another cleaning device is from the JP S50 106261 U known.
  • liquid container outlet is arranged or designed to be movable in the liquid container at a free end of a liquid line protruding into the liquid container and that a diving weight is arranged or designed at the liquid container outlet
  • the liquid pump can in particular be designed in the form of an electrically operated pump or also in the form of a manual liquid pump. If the at least one liquid outlet is designed in the form of a nozzle, the cleaning liquid can in particular also be applied under a certain pressure to the surface to be cleaned or to a rear side of the mop cover.
  • the liquid container inlet can in particular form a filling opening in order to fill the liquid container in a simple manner, for example with water from a tap.
  • the liquid container outlet can in particular be connected in a fluid-effective manner to a liquid pump or to the at least one liquid outlet in order to convey or convey cleaning liquid from the liquid container to the at least one liquid outlet.
  • the liquid container outlet is arranged or designed to be movable in the liquid container.
  • the liquid line can be designed in the form of a hose. This can in particular be designed to be movable and deformable. Safe removal of cleaning liquid from the liquid container is possible in particular if a diving weight is arranged or formed at the liquid container outlet.
  • the immersion weight can be arranged in the form of a hose at the end of a liquid line protruding into the liquid container.
  • the floating weight can in particular ensure that, regardless of an orientation of the hard surface cleaning device in relation to the direction of gravity, the liquid container outlet is always arranged in the deepest region of the liquid container in relation to the direction of gravity. In this way, the cleaning liquid can be removed from the liquid container regardless of an orientation of the hard surface cleaning device in relation to the direction of gravity.
  • the at least one liquid outlet is arranged or formed in an area delimited by the cleaning surface.
  • the proposed further development makes it possible in particular to apply the cleaning liquid exclusively to the surface to be cleaned in such a way that no free spray mist is produced.
  • the cleaning liquid can only be applied when the cleaning surface is in contact with the surface to be cleaned.
  • the hard surface cleaning device protects surrounding areas of the surface to be cleaned from undesired exposure to cleaning liquid. In this way, clean and simple handling of the hard surface cleaning device is possible.
  • the surface to be cleaned is wetted with cleaning liquid only within the area delimited by the cleaning surface. Cumbersome reworking and removal of excess cleaning fluid from surface areas that are not to be cleaned is therefore not necessary. Overall it will the handling of the hard surface cleaning device simplified and improved.
  • the at least one liquid outlet is arranged or formed behind or in a plane defined by the cleaning surface.
  • This configuration makes it possible, in particular, to apply the cleaning liquid exclusively in the area delimited by the cleaning surface.
  • the cleaning surface of the hard surface cleaning device does not have to be completely closed for this.
  • it can be permeable to liquids or can have one or more openings through which cleaning liquid, which emerges from the at least one liquid outlet, can be applied to the surface to be cleaned.
  • the at least one liquid outlet is arranged or formed closer to a front end of the cleaning surface than to a rear end of the cleaning surface.
  • Front means here in particular a front end of the cleaning surface in the direction of movement when the hard surface cleaning device is being held by a user as intended. If the hard surface cleaning device is placed against a vertical surface to be cleaned, such as a window pane, cleaning fluid can exit from the at least one fluid outlet and flow along the pane by gravity, the cleaning fluid then still and above all safely within the area of the cleaning surface delimited area is applied.
  • the hard surface cleaning device has two or more liquid outlets.
  • three, four or even more liquid outlets can be provided.
  • these are preferably arranged in such a way that an application of liquid as uniformly as possible within the from the area to be cleaned is possible on the area to be cleaned.
  • the two or more liquid outlets have identical or different sized liquid outlet cross-sections. In this way, an amount of cleaning fluid to be applied to the surface to be cleaned can be optimally adapted, in particular as a function of a shape of the cleaning surface.
  • the hard surface cleaning device comprises a wiper cover carrier which defines the cleaning surface.
  • a side surface of the mop cover carrier can form the cleaning surface.
  • the mop cover carrier can in particular serve to be covered with a mop cover which is replaceable and cleanable. In this way, depending on the surface to be cleaned, the optimal mop cover can be connected to the mop cover carrier.
  • the cleaning surface is planar or essentially planar or has a convex curve pointing away from the mop cover carrier or is designed with a concave curve pointing away from the mop cover carrier.
  • the convexly curved surface or the concavely curved surface can be designed in the form of a section of a cylinder surface.
  • the design of the cleaning surface enables, in particular, an optimal adaptation to the surfaces to be cleaned.
  • a concave curvature enables in particular an optimal adaptation to surfaces to be cleaned which are convexly curved.
  • the mop cover carrier can be designed to be deformable, so that a curvature of the cleaning surface can adapt to a curvature of the surface to be cleaned when a user presses the cleaning surface against the surface to be cleaned.
  • the hard surface cleaning device can be designed in a particularly simple and compact manner if the at least one liquid outlet is designed in one piece with the mop cover carrier.
  • the at least one liquid outlet in the form of a nozzle can be molded onto the mop cover carrier or connected to it if the nozzle is designed as a separate component.
  • the mop cover carrier can be manufactured from a plastic by injection molding.
  • the mop cover carrier carries a mop cover.
  • the mop cover completely covers the cleaning surface defined by the mop cover carrier.
  • the cleaning surface defined by the mop cover carrier is made of a hard material, for example a thermoplastic, damage to the surface to be cleaned by the mop cover carrier can be avoided in this way.
  • the mop cover can also be optimally adjusted depending on the cleaning to be carried out. In particular, it can have a high absorbency and dirt dissolving capacity in order to dissolve dirt on surfaces to be cleaned in the best possible way, in particular with the assistance of cleaning fluid.
  • the mop cover rests or essentially rests against the cleaning surface of the mop cover carrier with a mop cover rear side and if a mop cover front side defines a mopping surface.
  • the hard surface cleaning device can be placed with the wiping surface of the mop cover against the surface to be cleaned.
  • the mop cover carrier which can in particular be designed to be dimensionally stable, then supports the mop cover so that it can be made from a highly flexible and optionally also elastic material. A flat contact of the mop cover on the mop cover carrier enables optimal and even power transmission from the hard surface cleaning device via the mop cover carrier and the mop cover to the surface to be cleaned.
  • Optimal handling and simple cleaning with the hard surface cleaning device is possible in particular when the wiping surface and the cleaning surface are designed to be identical or essentially identical.
  • the entire wiping surface can be supported by the cleaning surface in order to evenly transfer a wiping force with the hard surface cleaning device to the surface to be cleaned.
  • the mop cover preferably defines a closed mop surface. In this way, the surface to be cleaned can be processed flat with the hard surface cleaning device.
  • the mop cover carrier has at least one liquid opening and if the at least one liquid outlet is arranged or formed in the region of the at least one liquid opening or in or on the at least one liquid opening or if the at least one liquid outlet forms the at least one liquid opening.
  • the at least one liquid opening makes it possible in a simple manner to apply cleaning liquid through the mop cover carrier onto the surface to be cleaned. If the mop cover carrier is covered with a mop cover or if the mop cover carrier carries a mop cover, the surface to be cleaned can be exposed to cleaning fluid through the mop cover. An undefined and uncontrolled spray of cleaning fluid can thus be effectively avoided.
  • the mop cover carrier can be designed to be closed except for the at least one liquid opening in order to be able to optimally support the mop cover.
  • the mop cover has at least one mop cover liquid opening.
  • This can in particular be a cutout or a sufficiently large opening in the mop cover so that the cleaning liquid emerges directly from the at least one liquid outlet without first coming into contact with the mop cover the surface to be cleaned can be applied.
  • the cleaning fluid can be applied to the surface to be cleaned under pressure, which means that dirt can be easily loosened.
  • the at least one liquid opening and the at least one mopping cover liquid opening are arranged or formed so as to overlap at least partially, in particular completely.
  • the cleaning liquid can be applied from the at least one liquid opening through the mop cover, namely through the at least one mop cover liquid opening, directly onto the surface to be cleaned without first coming into contact with the mop cover.
  • the at least one liquid opening can be designed in a simple manner if it is designed in the form of an opening in the mop cover carrier.
  • it can be designed in the form of a bore.
  • the mop cover is designed in the form of a textile cover, a brush, a sponge or in the form of polishing wadding.
  • the mop cover can be made from any material that is suitable not to damage the surface to be cleaned during cleaning, in particular not to scratch it. If the hard surface cleaning device is used, for example, to free iced panes from ice, that is to say to clean them from ice, the mop cover can be designed accordingly in order to easily remove the ice. For example, it can be harder than ice, but softer than glass, so that the glass to be cleaned, for example a car window, is not scratched.
  • a thawing or deicing agent can be used as the cleaning fluid in order to melt the ice.
  • the mop cover can optionally also be dispensed with for the de-icing application described, so that the mop cover carrier can be brought into direct contact with the cleaning surface with the surface to be de-iced.
  • the cleaning surface can be designed in the form of an ice scraper with one or more scraping edges being. If the mop cover in particular comprises polishing cotton or is suitable for polishing surfaces, the hard surface cleaning device can in particular also be used for polishing surfaces.
  • the mop cover carrier is preferably designed in the form of a plate. This can basically have any shape.
  • the plate can in particular be designed to be flat. Furthermore, the plate can also be curved, for example to define a curved cleaning surface.
  • the mop cover carrier is expediently liquid-permeable. This makes it possible in particular to apply cleaning liquid through the mop cover carrier onto the surface to be cleaned.
  • a mop cover held on the mop cover carrier can also be moistened from behind, so to speak, so that the cleaning surface with the moistened mop cover can be applied to the surface to be cleaned.
  • the mop cover carrier can have a plurality of perforations for this purpose. In particular, the perforations can be arranged in a regular pattern. In this way, in particular, stability of the mop cover carrier on the one hand and liquid permeability on the other hand can be optimized.
  • the mop cover is expediently designed to be liquid-permeable. This makes it possible to apply cleaning liquid to the mop cover from behind so that the surface to be cleaned can be wetted with cleaning liquid with the mop cover which is then damp or soaked through.
  • the mop cover and the mop cover carrier are non-positively and / or positively connected to one another. A secure hold of the mop cover on the mop cover carrier can thus be achieved.
  • the hard surface cleaning device comprises a connection device for non-positive and / or positive connection of the mop cover and the mop cover carrier in a connection position.
  • the mop cover and the mop cover carriers can be easily and safely connected to each other and optionally also detached from each other.
  • the hard surface cleaning device can be designed in a simple manner if the connection device is in the form of a tension connection device, a clamp connection device or a Velcro connection device.
  • the mop cover can be stretched or clamped to the mop cover carrier or simply attached with Velcro.
  • the connecting device comprises first connecting elements and second connecting elements which are arranged or formed on the one hand on the mop cover carrier and on the other hand on the mop cover, and when the first and second connection elements are non-positively and / or positively locked in the connection position are engaged and disengaged in a disconnected position.
  • a connecting device makes it possible in a simple manner to fix the mop cover on the mop cover carrier and, if necessary, to detach it again, for example to clean the mop cover or to exchange it for another mop cover.
  • a plurality of first and second connecting elements can be provided.
  • the connecting device can comprise snap fasteners, the components of which are arranged or formed on the one hand on the mop cover and on the other hand on the mop cover carrier and form the first and second connection elements.
  • the mop cover can be attached to the mop cover carrier in a particularly simple manner if the first connection elements are in the form of flexible barbs and if the second connection elements are in the form of textile loops.
  • the flexible barbs can be arranged or formed directly on the mop cover carrier and the mop cover, if it is made from a suitable textile material which comprises textile loops, can be hooked onto the mop cover carrier directly.
  • the hard surface cleaning device can be produced in a simple manner if the first connecting elements and the mop cover carrier are designed in one piece.
  • flexible barbs of a Velcro connection device can be injected directly onto a mop cover carrier or this can be produced entirely from a thermoplastic material by injection molding. In this way, it is possible, in particular, to minimize assembly costs for the hard surface cleaning device.
  • the mop cover preferably comprises the second connecting elements.
  • it is designed in one piece with these. In this way, the mop cover can be connected directly to the mop cover carrier without further processing.
  • the mop cover and the mop cover carrier are held immovably or essentially immovably against one another in the connected position. In this way, in particular, a movement of the mop cover carrier can be transmitted directly to the mop cover and thus to the surface to be cleaned.
  • a cleaning agent and / or a thawing agent and / or a deicing agent and / or a wax agent and / or a polishing agent is accommodated in the liquid container.
  • water can be used as a cleaning agent.
  • This can also be mixed with special chemical substances to create an optimal cleaning agent for the respective application.
  • Thawing or de-icing agents are particularly suitable for use of the hard surface cleaning device for de-icing windows in winter, in particular car windows.
  • a wax agent can also be received in the liquid container and applied to the surface to be treated with the liquid application device.
  • a polishing agent can also be received in the liquid container and applied to the surface to be processed with the liquid application device.
  • This can take place in particular in combination with a mop cover, which is suitable for polishing surfaces.
  • it can be polishing cotton.
  • the hard surface cleaning device comprises a housing.
  • components of the hard surface cleaning device that have to be protected from dirt and liquids can be arranged in the housing.
  • This can in particular be electrical or electronic components such as a motor or a control device.
  • the housing can also be ergonomically shaped, on the one hand, to fulfill a protective function and, on the other hand, to define areas that allow easy handling, for example by forming a handle integrated into the housing for holding the hard surface cleaning device.
  • the housing expediently comprises a standing surface that deviates from the cleaning surface for setting down the hard surface cleaning device.
  • a standing surface that deviates from the cleaning surface for setting down the hard surface cleaning device.
  • the standing surface is preferably formed at the rear end of the hard surface cleaning device, in particular at the rear end of the housing. In this way, the hard surface cleaning device can be parked easily and securely.
  • the hard surface cleaning device can be set down in a simple manner if the standing surface runs transversely, in particular perpendicularly or essentially perpendicularly, to the cleaning surface. In particular, contact between the cleaning surface or the wiping surface with the location at which the hard surface cleaning device is to be parked can be avoided.
  • the standing area is advantageously significantly smaller than the cleaning area.
  • the standing area can amount to a maximum of 30% of the cleaning area. This means that only a small space is required to set down the hard surface cleaning device.
  • the hard surface cleaning device has a handle for holding the hard surface cleaning device.
  • the handle can in particular be designed to hold the hard surface cleaning device with one hand and to guide it safely to clean surfaces to be cleaned.
  • the handle can in particular be designed ergonomically to enable a user to hold the hard surface cleaning device securely.
  • the handle can be designed in the form of a knob handle. This can in particular have a shape and size that it can be enclosed by a user's hand. The hard surface cleaning device can be safely held and operated by a user with a knob.
  • the handle is arranged or formed in the area of a rear half of the hard surface cleaning device. In this way, a user can optimally see a front area or a front half of the hard surface cleaning device without this being covered by his hand when he is holding the hard surface cleaning device.
  • the hard surface cleaning device can be designed to be particularly compact if the housing includes the handle.
  • the handle can adjoin an opening provided on the housing.
  • the handle can in particular be designed in the form of a shaft-shaped section of the housing.
  • liquid container is connected to the housing in an operating position.
  • a corresponding recess or receptacle for the liquid container can be provided on the housing, so that it forms part of an outer surface of the hard surface cleaning device.
  • the liquid container is designed to be removable from the housing.
  • the liquid container can be separated from the housing.
  • the liquid container is preferably arranged in a front half of the hard surface cleaning device.
  • a user can see the fill level in the liquid container at any time.
  • the liquid container is made from a transparent or at least translucent material.
  • the liquid container inlet is closed with a closure element.
  • Handling of the hard surface cleaning device can in particular be improved in a simple manner in that the closure element is movably held on the hard surface cleaning device.
  • the closure element can be held captive on the hard surface cleaning device.
  • the closure element can be arranged pivotably on the housing.
  • the closure element has at least one grip area protruding from the housing or the liquid container.
  • a ventilation device is arranged or formed on the liquid container.
  • the ventilation device can be designed in the form of a ventilation valve.
  • the ventilation device enables pressure equalization in particular if the liquid container is made from a non-deformable material, that is to say dimensionally stable or essentially dimensionally stable.
  • cleaning liquid can be conveyed or conveyed from the liquid container to the at least one liquid outlet if the at least one liquid container outlet is connected to the liquid pump in a fluidically effective manner.
  • the at least one liquid outlet is connected to the liquid pump in a fluid-effective manner. Cleaning liquid can thus be conveyed from the liquid pump to the at least one liquid outlet.
  • the hard surface cleaning device can be designed in a particularly simple and cost-effective manner if the liquid pump is designed in the form of a diaphragm pump or in the form of a piston pump.
  • the liquid pump is designed in the form of a diaphragm pump or in the form of a piston pump.
  • other types of pumps can also be used with which liquids, in particular highly viscous fluids such as polishing and waxing agents, can be conveyed.
  • a check valve is arranged or formed between the liquid pump and the at least one liquid outlet. This configuration is particularly advantageous when the liquid pump is designed in the form of a diaphragm pump.
  • the hard surface cleaning device has a movement device for moving the mop cover carrier and the handle includes relative to each other.
  • the movement device can also be designed to move the mop cover carrier relative to the housing.
  • Such a movement device in particular enables a user to hold the hard surface cleaning device by the handle or on the housing and the mop cover carrier can in particular be moved automatically, for example back and forth, i.e. in the form of a translational movement, or also in the form of a rotating movement in one of the mop cover carrier or the level defined by the cleaning surface.
  • the movement device preferably comprises a drive device. With such a drive device, the mop cover carrier can in particular be moved automatically relative to the handle or to the housing.
  • the drive device is advantageously designed to generate a translational and / or rotational movement of the mop cover carrier relative to the handle or to the housing.
  • the movement device makes it possible in particular to automatically move the mop cover carrier relative to the surface to be cleaned in order not only to loosen dirt firmly adhering to the surface to be cleaned with the cleaning liquid, but also to remove it mechanically from the surface to be cleaned.
  • the drive device is designed to generate a movement stroke in at least one direction in a range from approximately 0.05 mm to approximately 10 mm.
  • the movement stroke can be generated in a range from approximately 0.05 mm to approximately 2 mm.
  • the hard surface cleaning device can be designed in a simple and inexpensive manner if the drive device is in the form of a mechanical, electromechanical, electromagnetic and / or piezoelectric drive is trained.
  • electrical drive devices make it possible to operate the hard surface cleaning device independently of the mains.
  • the mop cover carrier can be made to vibrate in a simple manner if the drive is designed in the form of an unbalance motor, in the form of an eccentric drive or an electrical oscillating circuit.
  • the mop cover carrier can be made to vibrate particularly efficiently if the drive device is arranged or formed on the mop cover carrier. If the drive vibrates, the mop cover carrier also vibrates.
  • the mop cover carrier and the handle are arranged or designed so as to be decoupled from vibrations relative to one another. This makes it possible, in particular, that a mop cover carrier, which is moved back and forth relative to the handle or is set to vibrate, cannot transmit any vibrations to the handle or can only transmit it to a limited extent. This allows a user in particular to hold the hard surface cleaning device securely without his hand also being set in vibrations.
  • the mop cover carrier and the handle are advantageously coupled to one another by at least one damping element.
  • the at least one damping element serves to decouple the mop cover carrier and the handle from one another, so that no vibrations, or if possible no vibrations, can be transmitted from the mop cover carrier to the handle.
  • a rubber stopper can be used as the damping element which has sufficient elasticity to be held securely at one end and to enable a relative movement to its other end at the other end.
  • the at least one damping element can also be designed in the form of a resilient element be, for example in the form of a tension or compression spring.
  • the shape of the damping element can in principle be designed as desired.
  • the hard surface cleaning device comprises four damping elements. However, two, three, five or more damping elements can also be provided.
  • the at least one damping element is non-positively and / or positively coupled to the mop cover carrier and / or the handle or the housing.
  • the at least one damping element can be coupled to the mop cover carrier and / or the handle or the housing in a latching manner.
  • the mop cover carrier comprises a holder for holding the drive device.
  • a holder can be formed in one piece on the mop cover carrier, which mounts an electric motor, for example an unbalance motor.
  • the drive device comprises a drive shaft and if the drive shaft is oriented transversely, in particular perpendicular, to the cleaning surface.
  • an imbalance weight can be held on the drive shaft so that vibrations can be generated with the drive device in a simple manner, which vibrations lead to a vibratory movement of the mop cover carrier in a plane defined by the cleaning surface.
  • the hard surface cleaning device comprises a control device for controlling the liquid pump and / or the movement device.
  • a control device enables to activate the liquid pump and / or the movement device and also to deactivate it again.
  • control device is designed to control a speed of the drive device.
  • a speed of the drive device can thus be adapted or set depending on the object to be cleaned.
  • speeds can be set in a range from 0 to 10,000 revolutions per minute, in particular in a range from 0 to 7,000 revolutions per minute.
  • the hard surface cleaning device comprises a speed setting device, which is operatively connected to the control device, for setting the speed of the drive device.
  • a speed setting device which is operatively connected to the control device, for setting the speed of the drive device.
  • it can be a rotary potentiometer or an input device in the form of a keyboard.
  • the hard surface cleaning device comprises a moisture sensor that interacts with the control device for determining the moisture level of the mop cover.
  • the moisture of the mop cover which is determined with the moisture meter, can be used to control the liquid pump. If the mop cover is sufficiently moist, the control device can automatically deactivate the liquid pump, for example. In this way, excessive wetting of the surface to be cleaned can be avoided. This also saves cleaning fluid.
  • the moisture sensor is arranged in the mop cover or on the mop cover carrier. In particular, it can come into direct contact with the mop cover and reliably determine the humidity of the mop cover.
  • control device for controlling the liquid pump as a function of the humidity of the mop cover. If, for example, insufficient moisture is found in the mop cover, for example determined automatically with a moisture sensor, the control device activates the liquid pump. If sufficient moisture is detected in the mop cover, for example with the moisture sensor, the control device can automatically deactivate the liquid pump in order to avoid excessive moistening of the mop cover. In this way, in particular, excessive application of cleaning fluid to the surface to be cleaned can be reliably avoided.
  • the hard surface cleaning device advantageously comprises at least one first actuating element for activating the liquid pump.
  • the at least one first actuating element can in particular also be designed to deactivate the liquid pump.
  • the hard surface cleaning device comprises at least one second actuating element for activating the movement device.
  • the at least one second actuating element can optionally also be designed to deactivate the movement device.
  • the at least one first actuation element and / or the at least one second actuation element are preferably connected to the control device in a control-effective manner in order to send actuation signals for activating and deactivating the liquid pump and / or the movement device to the control device.
  • control device comprises a timing element and if the control device controls the liquid pump after actuation of the at least one first actuating element for a period of time predetermined by the timing element.
  • the control device controls the liquid pump after actuation of the at least one first actuating element for a period of time predetermined by the timing element.
  • the period of time can be fixed or set by a user with a corresponding input device.
  • a rotary potentiometer or a keyboard input device can be provided for this purpose.
  • the predefined period of time is expediently in a range from about 10 s to about 90 s.
  • the predefined period of time can be set longer or shorter or optionally set by the user.
  • the at least one first actuating element and the at least one second actuating element are arranged next to one another.
  • the actuating elements can be arranged on a surface of the handle or of the housing facing away from the cleaning surface. This enables a user, for example, with the thumb of his hand that is holding the hard surface cleaning device to selectively actuate the actuating elements in order to activate the liquid pump and the movement device and optionally also to deactivate them again.
  • the mop cover carrier is rectangular, triangular, circular or semicircular.
  • the shape of the mop cover can in particular be adapted to the mop cover carrier.
  • the hard surface cleaning device is designed in the form of a hand-held hard surface device.
  • it can have a weight of less than 1000 g, so that it can be comfortably held by a user with one hand and moved on or along a surface to be cleaned.
  • the hard surface cleaning device is designed in the form of a hard surface cleaning device that can be operated independently of the mains. In this way, the hard surface cleaning device can be handled particularly easily, since there is no mains connection cable in the way when the hard surface cleaning device is used.
  • the electrical energy store is expediently designed in the form of a battery.
  • This can in particular be a rechargeable battery.
  • the rechargeable battery can in particular be permanently installed on the hard surface cleaning device.
  • the rechargeable battery can also be designed to be removable from the hard surface cleaning device in order to be charged separately from the hard surface cleaning device.
  • the hard surface cleaning device can be used practically permanently, namely when an empty battery is exchanged for a charged battery in order to continue using the hard surface cleaning device.
  • the hard surface cleaning device comprises a charging connection device which is in electrical operative connection with the electrical energy store for connecting the hard surface cleaning device, in particular via a charging cable, to a charger.
  • the charging connection device enables, in particular, simple charging of the electrical energy store.
  • the hard surface cleaning device has a mains connection device for connecting the hard surface cleaning device Includes a power cord to a power grid.
  • the hard surface cleaning device can also be used when the electrical energy storage device is empty.
  • the charging connection device can also form the network connection device.
  • the hard surface cleaning device comprises a mains connection cable for connecting the hard surface cleaning device to a power supply system.
  • a mains connection cable for connecting the hard surface cleaning device to a power supply system.
  • the hard surface cleaning device comprises an optical and / or acoustic display device for displaying an operating mode of the hard surface cleaning device and / or a state of charge of the electrical energy storage device of the hard surface cleaning device.
  • the display device can visually and / or acoustically indicate to the user whether the liquid pump is activated and / or whether the movement device is activated.
  • the user can optionally also optically and / or acoustically display a charge status of the electrical energy store.
  • the hard surface cleaning device can be designed in a particularly simple and compact manner if the at least one first actuating element and / or the at least one second actuating element encompass the display device.
  • one or more LED elements can be integrated into the at least one first actuating element and / or into the at least one second actuating element in order to indicate to a user whether the liquid pump is activated or whether the movement device is activated.
  • a charge status indicator can in particular be arranged or formed separately from the actuating elements.
  • the hard surface cleaning device can be designed in a particularly cost-effective and compact manner if the display device is designed in the form of an LED display.
  • the LED display can comprise at least one color-changing LED.
  • different operating modes can be displayed with different colors.
  • a state of charge of the electrical energy store can also be displayed to the user via color coding.
  • the LED can light up green when the energy storage device is fully charged, yellow when the energy storage device is partially discharged, and red when the energy storage device is practically completely discharged.
  • the hard surface cleaning device has a pressure sensor for measuring a pressing force exerted on the cleaning surface.
  • a pressure sensor enables, in particular, the determination of the pressing force exerted on the cleaning surface.
  • the hard surface cleaning device comprises a movement device and if the pressing force would be so great that the movement device would be blocked by the user pressing the hard surface cleaning device onto the surface to be cleaned.
  • the exceeding of a limit force can be signaled to the user optically and / or acoustically, for example.
  • the moving device does not require any other high pressure force of the hard surface cleaning device against the surface to be cleaned, because the moving device moves the mop cover carrier in a defined manner relative to the surface to be cleaned in order to mechanically loosen dirt adhering to it.
  • the pressure sensor is in electrical operative connection with the control device in such a way that a warning device outputs an optical and / or acoustic signal when an effective limit force is exceeded.
  • the display device can comprise the warning device.
  • the warning device can flash in a certain color, for example red, and emit a signal tone when the specified pressing force is exceeded.
  • the hard surface cleaning device can be particularly compact and inexpensive if the display device comprises the warning device.
  • FIG. 1 a hard surface cleaning device in the form of a window or pane cleaning device 12 is shown by way of example.
  • the hard surface cleaning device 10 comprises a mop cover carrier 14 on which a mop cover 16 is held. Furthermore, the hard surface cleaning device 10 comprises a liquid application device 18 for applying liquid, in particular a cleaning liquid, a thawing liquid or a deicing liquid, to a surface 20 to be cleaned.
  • liquid application device 18 for applying liquid, in particular a cleaning liquid, a thawing liquid or a deicing liquid, to a surface 20 to be cleaned.
  • the hard surface cleaning device 10 comprises a housing 22 which comprises an integrated handle 24 which is formed on an opening 26 which is enclosed on all sides on a side of the housing 22 facing away from the wiper cover carrier 14.
  • the handle 24 is formed in a rear half 28 of the hard surface cleaning device 10.
  • a container receptacle 32 is formed on the housing 22, into which a liquid container 34 is inserted.
  • the hard surface cleaning device 10 further comprises a movement device 36 for moving the mop cover carrier 14 and the handle 24 or the housing 22 relative to one another.
  • the mop cover carrier 14 is designed essentially in the form of a flat trough with a rectangular base 38 which defines a cleaning surface 40 on which the mop cover 16 is held.
  • a sleeve-shaped holder 44 is formed on a rear side 42 of the base 38 or on an inside of the tub. It serves to accommodate a drive device 46 comprised by the movement device 36.
  • the drive device 46 is designed to generate a movement of the mop cover carrier 14 relative to the handle 24 or relative to the housing 22.
  • the drive device 46 comprises an electromagnetic drive 48 in the form of an electric motor 50, which is designed as an unbalance motor 52.
  • a drive shaft 54 defines a longitudinal axis 56, which is oriented transversely, namely perpendicular, to the cleaning surface 40.
  • An unbalanced mass 58 is arranged on the drive shaft 54, so that when it rotates about the longitudinal axis 56, the electric motor 50 and the holder 44, on which the electric motor 50 is held, are caused to vibrate. Since the holder 44 is formed in one piece with the mop cover carrier 14, the oscillating drive device 46 also causes the mop cover carrier 14 to vibrate.
  • a movement stroke of the vibrations generated by the drive device 46 lies approximately in a range from approximately 0.05 mm to approximately 2 mm. Depending on the type of drive device selected, a movement stroke can also be in a range from approximately 0.05 mm to approximately 10 mm.
  • the mop cover 16 is held with a mop cover back 60 resting against the cleaning surface 40 of the mop cover carrier 14.
  • a mop cover front 62 defines a wiping surface 64 which, as exemplified in FIG Figure 2 shown, for cleaning the surface to be cleaned 20 rests against this.
  • the wiping surface 64 and the cleaning surface 40 are designed essentially identically.
  • the wiping surface 64 is somewhat larger than the cleaning surface 40 and protrudes somewhat over it on all sides.
  • the mop cover 16 defines a closed mop surface 64.
  • the mop cover 16 is formed from a liquid-permeable material. It can be a textile material.
  • the mop cover 16 can also be designed in the form of a brush or a sponge.
  • the mop cover 16 can also be formed from polishing floss or comprise a polishing support carrying polishing floss.
  • the mop cover 16 and the mop cover carrier 14 are connected to one another in a non-positive and / or form-fitting manner.
  • a connection device 66 is provided for non-positive and / or positive connection of the mop cover 16 and the mop cover carrier 14 in a connection position, as exemplified in FIGS Figures 1 and 8th is shown.
  • connection device 66 is designed in the form of a Velcro connection device 68.
  • it can also be designed in the form of a clamping connection device or clamping connection device.
  • the connecting device 66 comprises first connecting elements 70 and second connecting elements 72, which are arranged or formed on the one hand on the mop cover carrier 14 and on the other hand on the mop cover 16.
  • the first and second connecting elements 70 and 72 are in the connecting position in a force-locking and / or form-locking engagement and in a disconnected position, as shown in FIG Figure 14 shown by way of example on the left is disengaged.
  • the first connection elements 70 are designed in the form of flexible barbs 74, the second connection elements 72 in the form of textile loops 76.
  • the first connection elements 70 are formed in one piece with the mop cover carrier 14, for example by injection molding the mop cover carrier with the first connection elements 70 from a thermoplastic material.
  • the first connecting elements 70 can also be injection-molded onto the mop cover carrier 14.
  • the first connecting elements 70 can be provided on the entire cleaning surface 40 or only in partial areas thereof.
  • the mop cover 16 comprises the second connecting elements 72. They are formed in one piece with the mop cover 16, in particular when it is formed from a textile material.
  • the mop cover 16 and the mop cover carrier 14 are held immovably or essentially immovably against one another in the connected position.
  • the mop cover carrier 14 comprises the base 38 designed in the form of a plate 78.
  • the liquid application device 18 comprises two liquid outlets 80.
  • the configuration of the liquid outlets 80 is shown in the enlarged detail view in FIG Figure 11 b clearly visible.
  • the actual liquid outlet 80 is set back somewhat with respect to the cleaning surface 40 by a flat hollow cylindrical recess 82.
  • a blind hole 84 is formed transversely to the cleaning surface 40, starting from the recess 82, which is fluidically connected via a through hole 86 with a significantly smaller diameter to a connection channel 90 angled towards a rear end 88 of the mop cover 16.
  • the connection channel 90 passes through a connection piece 92, onto which a connection line 94 in the form of a hose is plugged.
  • the liquid outlets 80 are thus formed a little behind the plane 96 defined by the cleaning surface 40.
  • the entire liquid outlet 80 with the connection piece 92 is formed in one piece with the mop cover carrier 14.
  • One of the liquid outlets 80 is arranged closer to a front end 98 of the mop cover 16 on the mop cover carrier 14 than to the rear end 88.
  • the liquid outlet 80 is also arranged closer to the front end 98 than to the longitudinal axis 56.
  • the other liquid outlet 80 is also formed closer to the holder 44 than to the rear end 88.
  • Liquid outlet cross-sections of the two liquid outlets 80 defined by the through bores 86 are identical.
  • these can also be designed to be of different sizes in order to apply different amounts of liquid to the two different positions on the mop cover carrier 14 for moistening the mop cover 16 with cleaning liquid.
  • the liquid application device 18 comprises not only the liquid container 34 for receiving cleaning liquid, but also a liquid pump 100 for conveying the cleaning liquid from the liquid container 34 to the liquid outlets 80.
  • the liquid pump 100 is designed in the form of a diaphragm pump 102. Alternatively, it can be designed in the form of a piston pump. In principle, other types of pumps can also be used with which liquids, in particular highly viscous fluids such as polishing and waxing agents, can be conveyed.
  • the liquid container 34 is in an operating position, as exemplified in FIG Figures 2 and 8th is shown connected to the housing 22.
  • the liquid container 34 is designed in such a way that it can be removed from the housing 22. This is for example in the Figures 4 and 6th shown schematically.
  • liquid container 34 is arranged in the front half 30 of the hard surface cleaning device 10.
  • the liquid container 34 has a liquid container inlet 104 in the form of a circular filling opening 106 and a liquid container outlet 108.
  • the liquid container outlet 108 is formed at a free end of a hose 110.
  • the free end of the hose 110 is surrounded by a diving weight 112 which pulls the free end 110 and thus the liquid container outlet 108 downward in the direction of gravity.
  • the liquid container outlet 108 is movably arranged in the described manner in the liquid container 34, to be precise at a free end of the hose 110 forming a liquid line.
  • the liquid container 34 is made of a transparent or at least translucent material so that a user can see the filling level of the cleaning liquid in the liquid container 34 at any time.
  • the hose 110 is coupled to a pump inlet 114 of the liquid pump 100.
  • a pump outlet 116 or a pressure side of the liquid pump 100 is connected to a distributor piece 118, which has two connecting pieces 120 directed in opposite directions, each of which is connected to a hose 94.
  • the other ends of the tubes 94 are connected to the connecting pieces 92 as already described above.
  • a check valve 122 is integrated into the distributor piece 118 and is thus arranged between the liquid pump 100 and the liquid outlets 80.
  • the liquid container 34 is designed as a whole to be essentially dimensionally stable.
  • a ventilation device 124 in the form of a ventilation valve 126 is arranged on the liquid container 34.
  • the liquid container inlet 104 is closed with a closure element 128.
  • This comprises a flap 130 pivotably mounted on the housing 22 and a plug 132 which engages in a sealing manner in the filling opening 106 and is formed in one piece on the flap 130.
  • a forwardly facing free end 134 of the flap 130 is curved somewhat away from the liquid container 34 and thus forms a grip area 136 which enables a user to easily open and close the filling opening 106 again.
  • the closure element 128 is held on the hard surface cleaning device 10 in the manner described and is also captive.
  • a standing surface 138 that differs from the cleaning surface 40 is also formed on a rear end of the handle 24 for placing the hard surface cleaning device 10.
  • the standing surface 138 in conjunction with the rear end 88 of the mop cover 16, enables the hard surface cleaning device 10 to be set down safely.
  • Such a footprint is in Figure 8 symbolized by the drawn level 140, which runs essentially at right angles to the plane 96.
  • the standing surface 138 is thus formed at the rear end of the hard surface cleaning device 10 and is significantly smaller than the cleaning surface 40.
  • the cleaning surface 40 is designed to be planar or essentially planar. Alternatively, it can also be designed with a convex curvature pointing away from the mop cover carrier 14, for example in the form of a section of a cylinder surface.
  • the recess 82 forms a liquid opening 142 on the mop cover carrier 14.
  • the liquid outlet 80 is arranged or formed in the area of this liquid opening 142 or on this. However, it can also be said that in the exemplary embodiment of the hard surface cleaning device 10 shown in the figures, the liquid outlets 80 each form a liquid opening 142.
  • a mop cover 16 is shown schematically, namely by a mop cover liquid opening 144 drawn in knit.
  • This and the liquid opening 142 can, as by way of example shown, in particular be formed partially or completely overlapping. In this way, cleaning liquid can be applied directly from the liquid outlet 80 to the surface 20 to be cleaned, without first moistening the mop cover 16.
  • the recess 82 forms a liquid opening 142 which practically forms an opening 146 in the plate 78 and thus in the mop cover carrier 14. However, the opening is closed by the liquid outlet 80, which forms an outlet nozzle 148, except for the through-hole 86.
  • the wiper cover carrier 14 and the handle 24 or the housing 22 are arranged so as to be decoupled from vibrations relative to one another.
  • a plurality of damping elements 150 are arranged between the mop cover carrier 14 and the handle 24 encompassed by the housing 22, namely a total of four, namely one damping element 150 in each corner of the mop cover carrier 14.
  • the damping elements 150 are both non-positively and / or positively connected to the mop cover carrier 14 and also to the handle 24 or to the housing 22.
  • an annular groove 152 is formed on the mop cover carrier 14, which is open in the direction of the mop cover and into which an annular projection 154 of the damping element 150 in the form of a plug 156 engages.
  • a sleeve-shaped projection 160 protrudes from the housing 22 and engages in an opening 158 of the stopper 116, on which projections pointing away from the mop cover 14 in the manner of barbs protrude, the free ends of which bear against an annular disk 164 which engages in a corresponding annular groove 166, which is open in the direction of the mop cover 16 pointing.
  • the housing 22 is mechanically coupled to the mop cover carrier 14 exclusively via this connection described by means of the damping elements 150.
  • the damping elements 150 are sufficiently elastic that a vibration transmitted from the drive device 46 to the mop cover carrier 14 cannot be transmitted, or only to a very small extent, to the housing 22 and thus the handle 24. By means of the vibration decoupling described, a user can keep the hard surface cleaning device 10 steady even when the drive device 46 sets the wiper cover carrier 14 in vibration.
  • the hard surface cleaning device 10 further comprises a control device 168 for controlling the liquid pump 100 and the movement device 36.
  • control device 168 is arranged in a receiving space 170 enclosed by the handle 24, specifically on a circuit board 172 held therein.
  • the control device 168 is connected to the liquid pump 100 in a control-effective manner via a connecting line 174. Furthermore, it is connected to the drive 48 via a connecting line 176 in a control-effective manner.
  • An electrical energy store 178 in the form of a battery 180 is also arranged below the circuit board 172 in the receiving space 170.
  • the battery 180 is designed in the form of a rechargeable battery 180.
  • This electrical energy store 178 makes it possible to design the hard surface cleaning device 10 in the form of a hard surface cleaning device 10 that can be operated independently of the mains.
  • the hard surface cleaning device 10 is also designed in the form of a hand-held hard surface cleaning device 10.
  • the total weight of the hard surface cleaning device 10 is preferably less than 1000 g.
  • a charging connection device 182 is arranged, which is in electrical operative connection with the control device 168 via a connecting line 184. This in turn is in an electrically operative connection with the battery 180 via a connecting line 168.
  • the battery 180 can be recharged if necessary.
  • the charger 192 can be connected to a power supply system 198, in particular to a power socket, via a connection cable 194, which has a plug 196.
  • the charging connection device 182 can also be connected directly to the power supply network 198 with a mains connection cable 200 with a plug 202 corresponding to the plug 188 and a mains connection plug 204.
  • the hard surface cleaning device 10 can optionally also be operated in a network-dependent manner.
  • the charging connection device 182 also optionally forms a network connection device 206.
  • the mains connection cable 200 can also be permanently connected to the hard surface cleaning device 10 for connection to the power supply system 198.
  • the hard surface cleaning device 10 further comprises a first actuation element 208 and a second actuation element 210. Both are connected to the control device 168 in a control-effective manner.
  • the first actuation element 208 is used to activate and deactivate the liquid pump 100.
  • the second actuating member 210 can in particular also be designed to deactivate the liquid pump 100.
  • the second actuating element 210 serves to activate the drive 48. To deactivate the drive 48, the second actuating element 210 must be actuated again.
  • the control device 168 can optionally include a timer 212, which specifies an actuation time or activation duration of the liquid pump 100.
  • the control device 168 can be designed in such a way that the liquid pump 100 is activated as a result of an actuation of the first actuation element 208 and is automatically deactivated again after the time period specified by the timer 212 has elapsed.
  • the hard surface cleaning device 10 can include a speed setting device 214.
  • a speed setting device 214 can be designed in the form of a rotary potentiometer or a keyboard.
  • the control device 168 can also include, in particular, a speed control unit 216, which is operatively connected to the speed setting device 214 in a control-effective manner.
  • the timing element 212 can, in particular, specify a period of time in a range from approximately 10 s to approximately 90 s.
  • a time setting device can also be provided in order to be able to set the duration by the user himself.
  • the actuating elements 208 and 210 are arranged next to one another on the housing 22 as an extension of the handle 24 directly above the holder 44. Buttons 218 and 220 comprised by the actuating elements 208 and 210 are arranged on the circuit board 172.
  • the hard surface cleaning device 210 can furthermore comprise a moisture sensor 222 interacting with the control device 168 for determining a moisture level of the mop cover 16.
  • the moisture sensor 222 can optionally be arranged on the mop cover 16 or on the mop cover carrier 14.
  • control device 168 can in particular be designed in such a way that it controls the liquid pump 100 as a function of the moisture of the mop cover 16 determined with the moisture sensor 222. In particular, the control device 168 can automatically deactivate the liquid pump 100 if the moisture value measured with the moisture sensor 222 exceeds a predetermined limit value for the moisture.
  • the hard surface cleaning device 10 can furthermore optionally comprise an optical and / or acoustic display device 224 for displaying an operating mode of the hard surface cleaning device 10 and / or a state of charge of the electrical energy store 178.
  • the display device 224 can be comprised by the actuating elements 208 and 210, for example in the form of LEDs 226.
  • the LEDs 226 can light up in particular when the movement device 36 is activated or when the liquid pump 100 is activated.
  • the display device 224 can in particular comprise a color-changing LED in order to display the charge status of the electrical energy store 178.
  • the hard surface cleaning device can optionally have a pressure measuring sensor 228 for measuring a pressing force exerted on the cleaning surface 40.
  • the pressure measuring sensor 228 is in electrical operative connection with the control device 168 via a connecting line 230 such that when an effective and stored in the control device 168 is exceeded Limit force a warning device outputs an optical and / or acoustic signal.
  • the display device 224 can comprise the warning device.
  • the provision of the pressure measuring sensor enables a user in particular to press the hard surface cleaning device 10 with the cleaning surface 40 or the wiping surface 64 against the surface 20 to be cleaned so that the movement device 36 can still move the mop cover carrier 14. If the pressing force is too high, there is in principle the risk of the drive 48 being blocked so that the effect to be brought about by the movement device 36 is no longer achieved.
  • the hard surface cleaning device 10 described above enables a user to easily clean a surface 20 to be cleaned, in particular a flat hard surface such as a window pane, in a highly effective manner by moistening it with cleaning liquid, which is either applied directly to the surface 20 to be cleaned or indirectly through Moistening the mop cover 16.
  • cleaning liquid which is either applied directly to the surface 20 to be cleaned or indirectly through Moistening the mop cover 16.
  • the loosening of soiling from the surface to be cleaned is facilitated in particular by the possibility of moving the mop cover carrier 14 relative to the housing 22 and the handle 24 at a high frequency.
  • the special arrangement of the liquid outlets 80 avoids an undefined spray of cleaning liquid.
  • the surface to be cleaned is only wetted with liquid where the hard surface cleaning device 10 with the mop cover 16 is in contact. Overall, this enables a defined and elegant cleaning of hard surfaces.
  • suction device for example a window vacuum, sucked off and dried so streak-free.

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  1. Appareil de nettoyage de surfaces dures (10), en particulier sous forme d'un appareil de nettoyage de fenêtre (12), avec une surface de nettoyage (40) et un système d'application de liquide (18) pour l'application de liquide sur une surface (20) à nettoyer, laquelle surface de nettoyage (40) est réalisée pour être placée sur et pour être déplacée au-dessus de la surface (20) à nettoyer et lequel système d'application de liquide (18) comprend au moins une sortie de liquide (80) pour la distribution de liquide de nettoyage sur la surface (20) à nettoyer, dans lequel le système d'application de liquide (18) comprend un récipient de liquide (34) pour la réception de liquide de nettoyage et une pompe à liquide (100) pour le refoulement du liquide de nettoyage à partir du récipient de liquide (34) vers au moins une sortie de liquide (80), dans lequel le récipient de liquide (34) présente une entrée de récipient de liquide (104) et une sortie de récipient de liquide (108), caractérisé en ce que la sortie de récipient de liquide (108) est disposée ou réalisée à une extrémité libre d'une conduite de liquide (110) faisant saillie dans le récipient de liquide (34) et de manière mobile dans le récipient de liquide (34) et qu'un poids plongeur (112) est disposé ou réalisé sur la sortie de récipient de liquide (108).
  2. Appareil de nettoyage de surfaces dures selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que l'au moins une sortie de liquide (80)
    a) est disposée ou réalisée dans une zone délimitée par la surface de nettoyage (40)
    et/ou
    b) est disposée ou réalisée derrière ou dans un plan (96) défini par la surface de nettoyage (40)
    et/ou
    c) est disposée ou réalisée plus près d'une extrémité avant (98) de la surface de nettoyage (40) que d'une extrémité arrière (88) de la surface de nettoyage (40) .
  3. Appareil de nettoyage de surfaces dures selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé par deux sorties de liquide (80) ou plus, dans lequel en particulier les deux sorties de liquide (80) ou plus présentent des sections transversales de sortie de liquide identiques ou de taille différente.
  4. Appareil de nettoyage de surfaces dures selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé par un support de garniture d'essuyage (14), lequel définit la surface de nettoyage (40),
    dans lequel en particulier
    a) la surface de nettoyage (40) est réalisée de manière plate ou sensiblement plate ou de manière courbée de façon convexe dans la direction opposée au support de garniture d'essuyage (14) ou de manière courbée de façon concave dans la direction opposée au support de garniture d'essuyage, en particulier sous forme d'une découpe d'une surface cylindrique
    et/ou
    b) l'au moins une sortie de liquide (80) est réalisée d'une seule pièce avec le support de garniture d'essuyage (14)
    et/ou
    c) le support de garniture d'essuyage (14) présente au moins une ouverture de liquide (142) et que l'au moins une sortie de liquide (80) est disposée ou réalisée dans la zone de l'au moins une ouverture de liquide (142) ou dans ou sur l'au moins une ouverture de liquide (142) ou que l'au moins une sortie de liquide (80) forme l'au moins une ouverture de liquide (142)
    et/ou
    d) le support de garniture d'essuyage (14) est réalisé sous forme d'une plaque (78)
    et/ou
    e) le support de garniture d'essuyage (14) est réalisé de manière perméable au liquide
    et/ou
    f) le support de garniture d'essuyage (14) est réalisé de manière rectangulaire, triangulaire, circulaire ou semi-circulaire.
  5. Appareil de nettoyage de surfaces dures selon la revendication 4, caractérisé en ce que le support de garniture d'essuyage (14) porte une garniture d'essuyage (16) .
  6. Appareil de nettoyage de surfaces dures selon la revendication 5, caractérisé en ce que la garniture d'essuyage (16)
    a) s'applique ou s'applique sensiblement avec une face arrière de garniture d'essuyage (60) sur la surface de nettoyage (40) du support de garniture d'essuyage (14) et qu'une face avant de garniture d'essuyage (62) définit une surface d'essuyage (64),
    dans lequel en particulier la surface d'essuyage (64) et la surface de nettoyage (40) sont identiques ou sensiblement identiques,
    et/ou
    b) définit une surface d'essuyage (64) fermée
    et/ou
    c) présente au moins une ouverture de liquide de garniture d'essuyage (144), dans lequel en particulier l'au moins une ouverture de liquide (142) et l'au moins une ouverture de liquide de garniture d'essuyage (144) sont disposées ou réalisées de manière à se chevaucher au moins en partie, en particulier entièrement
    et/ou
    l'au moins une ouverture de liquide (142) est réalisée sous forme d'un perçage (146) du support de garniture d'essuyage (14),
    et/ou
    d) est réalisée sous forme d'une garniture textile, d'une brosse, d'une éponge ou sous forme de ouate à polir
    et/ou
    e) est réalisée de manière perméable au liquide
    et/ou
    f) et le support de garniture d'essuyage (14) sont reliés l'une à l'autre à force et/ou par coopération de formes.
  7. Appareil de nettoyage de surfaces dures selon la revendication 5 ou 6, caractérisé par un système de liaison (66) pour la liaison à force et/ou par coopération de formes de la garniture d'essuyage (16) et du support de garniture d'essuyage (14) dans une position de liaison,
    dans lequel en particulier
    a) le système de liaison (66) est réalisé sous forme d'un système de liaison par serrage, d'un système de liaison par blocage ou d'un système de liaison à boucles et crochets (68)
    et/ou
    b) le système de liaison (66) comprend des premiers éléments de liaison (70) et deuxièmes éléments de liaison (72), lesquels sont disposés ou réalisés d'une part sur le support de garniture d'essuyage (14) et d'autre part sur la garniture d'essuyage (16), et que les premiers et deuxièmes éléments de liaison (70, 72) sont en prise à force et/ou par coopération de formes dans la position de liaison et sont hors de prise dans une position de séparation,
    dans lequel en particulier
    les premiers éléments de liaison (70) sont réalisés sous forme de barbillons flexibles (74) et que les deuxièmes éléments de liaison (72) sont réalisés sous forme de boucles textiles (76)
    et/ou
    les premiers éléments de liaison (70) et le support de garniture d'essuyage (14) sont réalisés d'une seule pièce
    et/ou
    la garniture d'essuyage (16) comprend les deuxièmes éléments de liaison (72), en particulier est réalisée d'une seule pièce avec ceux-ci,
    et/ou
    c) la garniture d'essuyage (16) et le support de garniture d'essuyage (14) dans la position de liaison sont retenus l'une sur l'autre de manière immobile ou sensiblement immobile.
  8. Appareil de nettoyage de surfaces dures selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce qu'un agent de nettoyage et/ou un agent de décongélation et/ou un agent de dégivrage et/ou un agent de cire et/ou un agent de polissage est reçu dans le récipient de liquide (34).
  9. Appareil de nettoyage de surfaces dures selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé par un boîtier (22),
    dans lequel en particulier le boîtier (22) comprend une surface de pose (138) différente de la surface de nettoyage (40) pour la pose de l'appareil de nettoyage de surfaces dures (10),
    dans lequel plus particulièrement la surface de pose (138)
    a) est réalisée à l'extrémité arrière de l'appareil de nettoyage de surfaces dures (10)
    et/ou
    b) s'étend transversalement, en particulier perpendiculairement ou sensiblement perpendiculairement, par rapport à la surface de nettoyage (40)
    et/ou
    est nettement plus petite que la surface de nettoyage (40)
    et/ou
    d) le récipient de liquide (34) dans une position de fonctionnement est relié au boîtier (22) et/ou
    e) le récipient de liquide (34) est réalisé de manière à pouvoir être retiré du boîtier (22).
  10. Appareil de nettoyage de surfaces dures selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé par une poignée de maintien (24) pour le maintien de l'appareil de nettoyage de surfaces dures (10),
    dans lequel en particulier
    a) la poignée de maintien (24) est disposée ou réalisée dans la zone d'une moitié arrière (28) de l'appareil de nettoyage de surfaces dures (10) et/ou
    b) le boîtier (22) entoure la poignée de maintien (24) .
  11. Appareil de nettoyage de surfaces dures selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que
    a) le récipient de liquide (34) est disposé dans une moitié avant (30) de l'appareil de nettoyage de surfaces dures (10)
    et/ou
    b) l'entrée de récipient de liquide (104) est fermée avec un élément de fermeture (128),
    dans lequel en particulier l'élément de fermeture (128) est retenu de manière mobile, en particulier imperdable, sur l'appareil de nettoyage de surfaces dures (10)
    et/ou
    c) un système d'aération (124) est disposé ou réalisé sur le récipient de liquide (34), en particulier une soupape d'aération (126)
    et/ou
    d) la sortie de récipient de liquide (108) est en liaison fluidique avec la pompe à liquide (100) et/ou
    e) l'au moins une sortie de liquide (80) est en liaison fluidique avec la pompe à liquide (100) et/ou
    f) la pompe à liquide (100) est réalisée sous forme d'une pompe à membrane (102) ou sous forme d'une pompe à piston
    et/ou
    g) un clapet antiretour (122) est disposé ou réalisé entre la pompe à liquide (100) et l'au moins une sortie de liquide (80)
    et/ou
    h) le récipient de liquide (34) est réalisé à partir d'un matériau translucide.
  12. Appareil de nettoyage de surfaces dures selon la revendication 10 ou 11, caractérisé par un système de déplacement (36) pour le déplacement du support de garniture d'essuyage (14) et de la poignée de maintien (24) l'un par rapport à l'autre,
    dans lequel en particulier le système de déplacement (36) comprend un système d'entraînement (46),
    dans lequel plus particulièrement le système d'entraînement (46)
    a) est réalisé pour la production d'un mouvement de translation et/ou rotation du support de garniture d'essuyage (14) par rapport à la poignée de maintien (24)
    et/ou
    b) est réalisé pour la production d'une course de déplacement dans au moins une direction dans une plage d'environ 0,05 mm à environ 10 mm, en particulier dans une plage d'environ 0,05 mm à environ 2 mm,
    et/ou
    c) est réalisé sous forme d'un entraînement (48) mécanique, électromécanique, électromagnétique et/ou piézoélectrique, dans lequel en particulier l'entraînement (48) est réalisé sous forme d'un moteur à balourd (52), sous forme d'un entraînement excentrique ou d'un circuit résonant électrique,
    et/ou
    d) est disposé ou réalisé sur le support de garniture d'essuyage (14)
    et/ou
    e) comprend un arbre d'entraînement (54) et que l'arbre d'entraînement (54) est orienté transversalement, en particulier perpendiculairement, par rapport à la surface de nettoyage (40).
  13. Appareil de nettoyage de surfaces dures selon l'une quelconque des revendications 10 à 12, caractérisé en ce que le support de garniture d'essuyage (14) et la poignée de maintien (24)
    a) sont disposés ou réalisés de manière découplée en vibrations l'un par rapport à l'autre
    et/ou
    b) sont accouplés l'un à l'autre par au moins un élément d'amortissement (150), en particulier par quatre éléments d'amortissement (150), dans lequel en particulier l'au moins un élément d'amortissement (150) est accouplé à force et/ou par coopération de formes au support de garniture d'essuyage (14) et/ou à la poignée de maintien (24) ou au boîtier (22).
  14. Appareil de nettoyage de surfaces dures selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que l'appareil de nettoyage de surfaces dures comprend un support de garniture d'essuyage (14), lequel définit la surface de nettoyage (40), et un système de déplacement (36) pour le déplacement du support de garniture d'essuyage (14) et de la poignée de maintien (24) l'un par rapport à l'autre, que le système de déplacement (36) comprend un système d'entraînement (46) et que le support de garniture d'essuyage (14) comprend un élément de retenue (44) pour la retenue du système d'entraînement (46).
  15. Appareil de nettoyage de surfaces dures selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que
    a) il comprend un système de commande (168) pour la commande de la pompe à liquide (100),
    dans lequel l'appareil de nettoyage de surfaces dures comprend un capteur d'humidité (222) coopérant avec le système de commande (168) pour la détermination d'une humidité de la garniture d'essuyage (16),
    et/ou
    le système de commande (168) est réalisé pour la commande de la pompe à liquide (100) en fonction de l'humidité de la garniture d'essuyage (16),
    et/ou
    b) il comprend au moins un premier élément d'actionnement (208) pour l'activation de la pompe à liquide (100), en particulier également pour la désactivation de la pompe à liquide (100)
    et/ou
    c) il est réalisé sous forme d'un appareil de nettoyage de surfaces dures (10) tenu à la main et/ou
    d) il est réalisé sous forme d'un appareil de nettoyage de surfaces dures (10) pouvant fonctionner de manière indépendante du réseau
    et/ou
    e) il comprend un accumulateur d'énergie électrique (178)
    et/ou
    f) il comprend un système de raccordement au réseau (206) pour la liaison de l'appareil de nettoyage de surfaces dures (10) à un réseau électrique (198) par l'intermédiaire d'un câble de raccordement au réseau (200)
    et/ou
    g) il comprend un câble de raccordement au réseau (200) pour la liaison de l'appareil de nettoyage de surfaces dures (10) à un réseau électrique (198) et/ou
    h) il comprend un capteur de pression (228) pour la mesure d'une force de pression exercée sur la surface de nettoyage (40).
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