EP3763264B1 - Tragbares sauggerät - Google Patents

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EP3763264B1
EP3763264B1 EP19186087.3A EP19186087A EP3763264B1 EP 3763264 B1 EP3763264 B1 EP 3763264B1 EP 19186087 A EP19186087 A EP 19186087A EP 3763264 B1 EP3763264 B1 EP 3763264B1
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Michael WINDRICH
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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
    • A47L1/02—Power-driven machines or devices
    • A47L1/05—Hand apparatus with built-in electric motors
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L5/00—Structural features of suction cleaners
    • A47L5/12—Structural features of suction cleaners with power-driven air-pumps or air-compressors, e.g. driven by motor vehicle engine vacuum
    • A47L5/22—Structural features of suction cleaners with power-driven air-pumps or air-compressors, e.g. driven by motor vehicle engine vacuum with rotary fans
    • A47L5/24—Hand-supported suction cleaners
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L7/00—Suction cleaners adapted for additional purposes; Tables with suction openings for cleaning purposes; Containers for cleaning articles by suction; Suction cleaners adapted to cleaning of brushes; Suction cleaners adapted to taking-up liquids
    • A47L7/0004—Suction cleaners adapted to take up liquids, e.g. wet or dry vacuum 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
    • A47L7/00—Suction cleaners adapted for additional purposes; Tables with suction openings for cleaning purposes; Containers for cleaning articles by suction; Suction cleaners adapted to cleaning of brushes; Suction cleaners adapted to taking-up liquids
    • A47L7/0004—Suction cleaners adapted to take up liquids, e.g. wet or dry vacuum cleaners
    • A47L7/0019—Details of the casing

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  • the invention relates to a portable suction device according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • the invention relates to a portable suction device with a suction channel opening into a suction nozzle and with a housing, a suction material container and a suction unit for generating a suction flow which provides a suction vacuum applied to the suction nozzle , and with a separating device which is able to divide the suction flow sucked in via the suction nozzle into an exhaust air flow flowing out of the suction device and suction material in the form of particles and/or fluid components, the separated particles or fluid components being collected in the suction material container.
  • these devices also have a pull-off lip for removing liquids, with the pull-off lip being arranged on the suction nozzle.
  • these devices are usually battery operated and are held in a user's hand while the user guides the squeegee along the surface to be vacuumed.
  • Portable devices of this type are among others from the EP 2 845 530 B1 , the WO 2014/127656 A1 and U.S. 2018/070784 A1 known.
  • the known suction devices are used to suck up a liquid/air mixture. As in the case of the device mentioned, this can be done for sucking up liquid, for example from a flat surface such as a table top, window panes or tiles.
  • a squeegee lip arranged on the suction nozzle is provided in the devices of the generic type. With such devices, a distinction is made between two basic types, single-chamber and two-chamber systems.
  • the suction material is initially separated in a first chamber, which is often also referred to as the separation chamber.
  • the suction material is then transferred via a suction material guide into the second chamber, which is often referred to as a storage chamber or suction material container.
  • the outlet of the suction material guide is regularly positioned in the middle of the suction material container. In this way, around the outlet of the vacuum guide an alternative volume is created in which the suction material already stored in the suction material container is temporarily stored when the device is pivoted.
  • the object of the invention is therefore to provide a suction device which, with low production costs and good use of space, enables the suction material to be easily transferred from the suction nozzle into the suction material container.
  • the portable suction device provides a suction material guide between the suction channel and suction material container, in particular behind the separating device, through which the suction material reaches the suction material container when the suction device is used as intended, the geometric limitation of the suction material guide being designed in several parts and being formed at least by a separate shell component .
  • the solution according to the invention offers protection against the backflow of suction material back into the separation area or into a separation chamber when the device is pivoted.
  • the configuration according to the invention has the advantage that by connecting two half-shells, a complicated, tortuous and angled construction of the suction material guide is possible, so that a desired suction device design can be formed and in particular the available installation space can be fully utilized.
  • the solution offers simple manufacturability, since only simple shell components have to be manufactured.
  • the geometric delimitation of the suction material guide is formed in part by a wall area of the suction material container.
  • the wall area can also form part of the housing of the suction device.
  • the shape of the suction device is such that the suction device extends into a handle of the suction device on the end section opposite the suction nozzle.
  • the suction material container and the suction material guide are at least partially arranged in the handle.
  • An advantageous embodiment of the suction device according to the invention provides that the suction material guide is arranged at least partially, in particular completely, in the suction material container.
  • the housing of the handle preferably has a one-part or multi-part handle shell, with the geometric limitation of the suction material guide being formed in part by a region of the handle shell.
  • the at least one separate shell component is arranged within the housing so that it is detachably fastened, in particular clamped and/or screwed.
  • clamping lugs and/or snap hooks can be provided as a detachable connection for holding the shell component.
  • the vacuum device When using the device as intended, it can happen, especially in the case of portable vacuum devices, that the vacuum device is swiveled by up to +/-180°.
  • the outlet of the suction material guide In order to prevent the suction material from flowing back through an outlet of the suction material guide back into the suction channel and thus escaping from the device, the outlet of the suction material guide is positioned and aligned in the suction material container in such a way that partial storage areas are formed in the suction material container peripheral to the outlet , which pick up the suction material when the device is used as intended.
  • two opposite partial storage areas can be provided, with the partial storage areas preferably being approximately the same size in order to prevent suction material from escaping when the device is pivoted in different directions.
  • the outlet is advantageous to arrange the outlet at a distance from the wall of the suction material container, in particular when the suction material container is arranged in the handle.
  • the outlet leading into the suction material container is preferably only formed in the separate shell component from a manufacturing point of view and with regard to the assembly of the suction device.
  • the individual components that form the geometric boundary of the suction material guide are connected to one another in a sealed manner. This can be done with a molded seal and/or with a separate sealing insert. It is particularly advantageous to produce the shell component with a molded seal using two-component injection molding.
  • one or more parts of the components forming the geometric boundary of the suction material guide can be materially connected to one another.
  • At least one closure element is provided, which is set up to open and/or close an inlet or outlet of the suction material guide.
  • the suction device is first moved upright from top to bottom and then swiveled 90° to one side or the other way around.
  • the closure element preferably opens the inlet and/or the outlet of the suction material guide depending on the holding position.
  • One or more sensors can preferably be provided in the suction device, with the sensors measuring the filling level of the suction material in the suction material container and/or measuring the inclination or position of the suction material container.
  • the signals from the sensors can be used via electronics, for example to control a closure element and/or the suction unit.
  • the closure element itself can also assume the function of the fill level sensor for the fill level in the suction material container.
  • the closure element can then correspondingly open or close the inlet and/or outlet of the suction material guide by the buoyancy of the suction material surrounding the closure element. This prevents the suction material from entering the suction channel and thus out of the suction nozzle if the suction material container is too full.
  • the closure element magnetically opens or closes the inlet and/or outlet of the suction material guide.
  • a sensor signal from one of the previously mentioned sensors for example from a float arranged in the suction material container or from a position sensor, can serve as the input variable.
  • the suction device 2 is shown in a side view.
  • the suction device 2 is designed as a hand-operated window vacuum.
  • the suction device 2 comprises a suction nozzle 4 designed as a flat nozzle with pull-off lips 5 arranged above and below the flat nozzle opening, which are detachably arranged on a beak-shaped receptacle 62 formed from two parallel planes via a clamp connection.
  • the suction device 2 Pointing in the direction of flow, the suction device 2 has a suction and separating area adjoining the suction nozzle 4 , a suction unit 10 , a suction material container 8 and a closure 42 .
  • the aforementioned components are accommodated in a housing 6 of the suction device 2 .
  • the suction device 2 is initially bulbous in the area of the separation area and the suction unit 10 and then extends into a rear area forming a handle 48.
  • the handle 48 terminates in the closure 42 at the distal end.
  • the suction material container 8 is largely located in the handle 48 and extends to the end of the handle 48.
  • An opening 40 is provided in the suction material container 8 at the distal end of the handle 48, which is sealed by the closure 42 to prevent suction material, in particular water, from escaping is.
  • the housing 6 of the suction device 2 is designed in several parts. It comprises an upper shell 64 which has ventilation slots 66 for the flow of exhaust air and a recess for an actuating button 68 for switching the device 2 on and off.
  • the upper shell 64 of the housing 6 is fitted on a lower part of the housing.
  • the lower part of the housing forms a part of the handle 48 as a handle shell 70, the handle 48 being made in several parts.
  • the grip shell 70 in turn simultaneously forms a lower boundary of the suction material container 8.
  • the suction and separation areas are each accommodated by a front part of the housing 6, which also forms the receptacle for the suction nozzle 62.
  • the shape of the suction device 2 is designed in such a way that the device 2 is accommodated in two parking areas when it is parked on a level parking surface 72 .
  • the two storage elements 74 are arranged at a distance from a longitudinal axis of the suction device 2 on both sides.
  • a part of the closure 42 forms the second storage area.
  • the two storage elements 74 allow the suction device 2 to be placed on the level storage surface 72 so that it is stable against tipping.
  • the storage areas are arranged on the suction device 2 in such a way that the suction nozzle 4 and in particular the wiping lip 5 are at a distance from the level storage surface 72 .
  • Both the outer area of the closure 42 and the shelf elements 74 designed as feet are made of a soft material, in particular a rubber-like material. In addition to a stable and surface-protecting stand of the device 2 when the device 2 is parked, this also avoids damage when the device 2 is used, if the device 2 does not come into contact with the surface to be cleaned or the surfaces around it as intended.
  • FIG 2 shows a perspective view of the suction device 2 figure 1 .
  • the upper part of the receptacle for the suction nozzle 62 can be seen, in which the suction nozzle 4 designed as a flat nozzle is releasably inserted via the clamp connection. Due to the detachable connection Depending on the area of application, other suction nozzles can also be used in the suction nozzle holder.
  • the closure 42 continuing the outer contour of the device 2 is shown in the dismantled state at a distance from the suction device 2 .
  • the closure 42 has a gripping area at the end, which is formed by a raised edge in the form of a retaining bead 76 in the rear area.
  • FIG 3 shows a further view of the suction device 2 according to the invention from the previous figures.
  • the suction device 2 is shown with the separation area cut free and without an upper housing shell 64 and without a closure 42 .
  • the suction material sucked in by the suction nozzle 4 (not shown) is transferred to the separation area via a suction channel 3 arranged in the receptacle for the suction nozzle 62, and separated from the exhaust air flow by the separation device 12 and transferred into an inlet opening 36 arranged in the lower part of the suction device 2.
  • the inlet opening 36 leads into the suction material guide 30 , via which the suction material is in turn guided into the suction material container 8 .
  • the individual components of the separating device 12 can be seen in the cut-out area, which comprises a ramp-shaped vacuum material guide element 14 and a rotary separator 16 .
  • the rotary separator 16 is connected in one piece to the fan wheel 11 of the suction unit 10 .
  • the separation area is designed as a separation chamber 18 .
  • the boundary forming the separation chamber 18 is designed in two parts.
  • the first part is formed by a cup-shaped first delimiting element 92, in the bottom area of which the beak-shaped receptacle for the suction nozzle 62 is also formed.
  • the cup-shaped delimiting element 92 is also part of the suction device housing 6 at the same time.
  • the cover element 94 has two openings.
  • the rotary separator 16 integrally connected to the fan wheel 11 is arranged in the first opening, which is arranged centrally in the cover element and is an exhaust air opening.
  • the exhaust air flow freed from suction material is conveyed through the exhaust air opening from the separation chamber 18 via the fan wheel 11 through the ventilation slots 66 in the suction device housing 6 to the outside.
  • the second opening is an outlet opening of the separation chamber 18 and is at the same time the inlet opening 36 into the suction material guide 30.
  • FIG. 4 A perspective view of parts of the suction device 2 from the previous figures shows figure 4 .
  • the suction material container 8 is largely arranged in the handle 48 .
  • One wall of the suction material container 8 forms the handle shell 70, which forms the lower part of the housing 6, and towards the top the cover element (not shown), which is connected to the handle shell 70 in a sealing manner to prevent suction material from escaping.
  • Another wall of the suction material container 8 is formed by a shell component 32 inserted into the handle shell 70.
  • the shell component 32 is a separate component and is connected to the grip shell 70 via a clamp connection.
  • retaining lugs 38 are provided in the area of an inlet opening 36 spaced symmetrically from the longitudinal axis of the suction device 2 on the shell component 32 and interact with correspondingly designed retaining projections 39 on the handle shell 70 in a clamping manner.
  • retaining projection 39 which, for the clamping connection, interacts with a corresponding retaining lug 38 which is integrally connected to the grip shell 70 .
  • the inlet opening 36 in the suction material guide 30 is provided in the part of the grip shell 70 that faces the suction nozzle.
  • the suction material separated in the separating device is conducted via the inlet opening 36 into the suction material guide 30 and from there into the suction material container 8 .
  • the suction material container 8 can then be emptied by opening the closure 42 .
  • the suction material guide 30 is designed in several parts. On the one hand, the geometric delimitation of the suction material guide 30 is effected by the shell component 32 and, on the other hand, by areas of the grip shell 70. As described, the shell component 32 is a separate component which is connected to the grip shell 70. Sealing means or sealing elements 58 are provided between the area of the shell component 32 and the area of the handle shell 70, which in each case form the geometric boundary of the suction material guide 30, which prevent suction material from escaping from the suction material guide outside of the inlets and outlets 36, 34. The sealing elements 58 are designed as a circumferential seal that is injection molded onto the shell component. A corresponding sealing groove is provided in the handle shell 70 in accordance with the injection-molded seal on the shell component 32 . Alternatively, a second shell component can also be used in order to form the suction material guide together with the shell component 32 .
  • the advantage of this design is that complex geometries can also be reproduced, since the handle shell 70 and the shell component 32 in particular can be manufactured as a half shell and, in particular, cavities and undercuts in the suction material guide 30 can be implemented in terms of production and assembly due to the multi-part structure of the suction material guide 30 . Furthermore, it is also easily possible to provide recesses 82 in the shell component 30 .
  • an opening is formed in the grip shell 70, through which cabling for a charging connection of a rechargeable battery comprising the suction unit is passed.
  • the charging connection can be arranged on the underside of the device 2 in the grip shell 70 and not directly visible to the user.
  • the shell component 32 can be arranged through a recess 82 surrounding the opening in the grip shell 70 .
  • FIG. 8 Further elements can also be provided on the shell component 32, such as a positioning receptacle 80, in which a part of the upper cover element (not shown) can be arranged in a supporting and/or centering manner.
  • a positioning receptacle 80 in which a part of the upper cover element (not shown) can be arranged in a supporting and/or centering manner.
  • a sectional view of the grip shell 70 with the shell component 32 inserted figure 4 shows figure 5 .
  • a channel-shaped mouth area 37 formed in the handle shell 70 first extends behind the inlet opening 36 and forms part of the suction material guide 30 .
  • the suction material guide 30 is composed of the mouth area 37 formed in one piece in the handle shell 70 and the multi-part area delimited by the handle shell 70 and the shell component 32 .
  • the inlet opening 36 and the mouth area 37 form a kind of circular segment around the axis of the fan wheel.
  • the inlet opening 36 and the mouth area 37 are arranged in the bulbous area of the suction device 2 accommodating the suction unit in the vicinity of the storage elements 74 .
  • the one-piece opening area 37 of the suction material guide 30 gradually transitions into a lower area of the suction material guide 30 when the suction device 2 is switched off.
  • the suction material guide 30 then extends on both sides around the wall surrounding the opening in the handle shell 70 into the outlet 34 of the shell component 32.
  • the outlet 34 is arranged in the handle shell such that partial storage areas are formed peripherally to the outlet 34 in the suction material container 8, which receive the suction material when the device 2 is used as intended, in such a way that the suction material does not flow back through the outlet 34.
  • the shell component 32 is placed with the seal on the one-piece mouth area 37 of the suction material guide 30 .
  • the inlet opening 36 also has a sealing element 58 designed as a molded seal, which seals the separating area with the separating device against the escape of suction material.
  • the construction arranged in this way has the advantage that only two components have to be sealed against each other.
  • FIG. 6 A perspective view of the shell component 32 from the previous figures show the figures 6 and 7 from diagonally above and diagonally below.
  • the retaining lugs 38 already mentioned can be seen in the front area.
  • the recess 82 in the shell component 32 and the positioning receptacle 80 can also be seen.
  • the holding receptacle 39 arranged next to the outlet 39 of the suction material guide 30 is also shown.
  • the outlet 34 of the suction material guide 30 is arranged on the side of the shell component 32 that faces the distal end of the suction device 2 when installed as intended and is formed solely by the shell component 32 .
  • the outlet 34 is delimited on three sides by an outlet boundary wall 35, laterally to the interior of the device and to the exterior of the device (in the case of a device orientation according to figure 1 ) and in the direction of the suction nozzle 4.
  • the outlet boundary wall 35 is partially adapted geometrically to the boundary of the suction material container 8, in particular to the shape of the cover element.
  • the outlet 34 is thus directed towards the closure 42 and upwards towards the cover element. In this way, the suction material first reaches the part of the suction material container 8 that is located in the handle 48 and is then transferred to a lower-lying storage area of the suction material container 8 in the bulbous part of the suction device.
  • the outlet 34 is also at a distance from the wall of the suction material container 8 .
  • the suction material already present in the suction material container 8 can thus flow past the outlet 34 when the device 2 is pivoted, without getting into it.

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