EP3772305B1 - Wall holder for a vacuum cleaner - Google Patents

Description

The invention relates to a wall bracket for a battery-powered vacuum cleaner, with a housing that has a receptacle for holding the battery-powered vacuum cleaner, the wall bracket having an electrical connector for contacting a held vacuum cleaner to charge the battery, the connector being connected via at least one supply cable to a mains plug is connected.

A corresponding wall bracket for a battery-powered vacuum cleaner is out WO 2011/110826 A1 known. A disadvantage of the wall mount described here is the open routing of the movable supply cable, which leads to the user constantly touching the cable, which inevitably results in cable breaks on the supply cable and damage to the electrical connector.

The invention therefore faces the problem of specifying an improved wall mount. In particular, a stable and safe laying of the supply cable by the user on the wall bracket should be achieved.

According to the invention, this problem is solved by a wall bracket with the features of claim 1.

Since the supply cable can be laid in an integrated manner in the housing, the user can easily integrate the supply cable into the housing of the wall mount. With the integrated routing of the supply cable in the housing, this is protected so that damage to the cable and the connector through the use of the wall bracket can be ruled out. On the other hand, the power cable integrated in the housing of the wall mount can also be used to charge the vacuum cleaner without the wall mount. The supply cable is preferably a standardized component, so that a replacement part can be easily integrated into the wall mount. This makes it easy to repair the wall bracket. In addition, the user can easily create country-specific variants of the wall bracket by subsequently integrating different supply cables. For this purpose, the user is provided with the wall bracket with a supply cable and country-specific mains plug.

Vacuum cleaners are used in private households and in industry to clean surfaces such as textile floor coverings and smooth floors. This becomes dust pick-up a floor nozzle of the vacuum cleaner is continuously pushed back and forth on a floor surface.

The floor surface can be covered by a textile floor covering such as a rug or carpeting or by a hard floor such as e.g. B. a wooden parquet, laminate or PVC flooring can be formed.

The vacuum cleaner can have a fan for generating a negative pressure, through which the floor nozzle guided over a floor surface to be cleaned picks up dust and dirt from the floor surface. For this purpose, the user moves the floor nozzle back and forth in the working direction by means of pushing and pulling movements. As a result, the floor nozzle slides over the floor surface to be cleaned. In the case of long-pile carpets in particular, the underside of the floor nozzle slides over the floor surface, while the underside floats over these floor surfaces at a distance from hard floors, possibly by spacer bristles. For this purpose, the user can, for example, manipulate a vacuum cleaner handle connected to the suction tube. So that the cleaning and care of the floor covering can be carried out as effectively as possible, the suction mouth is elongate and runs essentially transversely to the processing direction. Elongated in this context means that the preferably substantially rectangular suction mouth has a greater length transverse to the processing direction than width in the processing direction. A vacuum cleaner housing of the vacuum cleaner can have a dust collection chamber in which the dust collected via the floor nozzle can be collected in a dust bag, for example.

Advantageous refinements and developments of the invention result from the dependent claims. It should be pointed out that the features listed individually in the claims can also be combined with one another in any technologically meaningful manner and thus show further refinements of the invention.

According to an advantageous development of the invention, it is provided that the receptacle is designed to accommodate a vacuum cleaner held in the wall mount on a replaceable battery housing of the vacuum cleaner, the wall mount having an electrical plug connector for contacting a held vacuum cleaner for charging the battery arranged in the battery housing, wherein the plug connector is arranged in the receptacle and the plug connector is designed to contact a vacuum cleaner held in the receptacle for charging the accumulator at an electrical mating connector of the accumulator housing accommodated. As a result, the electrical connection between the wall mount and the vacuum cleaner can be made quickly and easily via the two plug connectors when the battery housing is inserted into the receptacle. With the arrangement of the plug connector in the receptacle, it is possible to make direct contact with the accumulator housing through the electrical plug connector. Since the connector in the receptacle is designed to contact a vacuum cleaner held in the receptacle for charging at the mating connector of the accumulator housing, a rechargeable battery in a removable accumulator housing of the vacuum cleaner can also be charged separately in the same receptacle of the wall mount. As a result, the vacuum cleaner can also be operated with several interchangeable batteries and the battery held on the vacuum cleaner housing can be charged immediately by contacting the plug connector when the vacuum cleaner is accommodated in the wall bracket. This allows the wall bracket to be used in a variety of ways.

According to an advantageous embodiment of the invention, it is provided that the wall bracket has a mounting plate for attachment to a wall, with the housing being latched to the mounting plate for assembly. If the mounting plate has been attached to the wall, the housing is preferably pushed from top to bottom onto the mounting plate. After the housing has been slid onto the mounting plate, it advantageously reaches an end position in which the housing is then latched. With the two-part construction, with the housing forming the front part of the wall bracket and the mounting plate forming the rear part of the wall bracket, it can be easily mounted on the wall. In order to hold the vacuum cleaner in different configurations at different heights on the wall in the wall bracket, two mounting plates can also be attached to the wall at different heights thanks to the two-piece wall bracket. By attaching two mounting plates to the wall, the position of the wall bracket can be flexibly adjusted to the configuration of the vacuum cleaner, whereby the housing is simply snapped onto one of the two mounting plates. For this purpose, the latching connection between the mounting plates and the housing can advantageously be easily released. The latch is preferably formed with a finger recess so that the end user can hold the housing from below with one hand and release the latch with one finger. In this way, the housing can be detached very easily from the mounting plate. As a result, the housing can be easily plugged from one mounting plate to the other mounting plate. With this wall bracket, the vacuum cleaner can be variably hung on the wall.

An advantageous embodiment of the invention is that the receptacle has a plurality of guides, via which the accumulator housing is guided into a holding position for holding in the wall bracket. With the guide of the accumulator housing in a holding position, the electrical connection can be made easily via the plug connector, since the accumulator housing is guided precisely into a holding position and positioned there by the guides in the receptacle. The guides are preferably designed as webs, which engage in the accumulator housing. The receptacle is preferably shaped like a half-shell. This is for better orientation when the vacuum cleaner is hung in the wall bracket. The guides preferably form an axial sliding direction, so that the plug-in connection between the connector and mating connector is not exposed to any mechanical force.

A preferred embodiment of the invention provides that the receptacle has a holding geometry that additionally supports the vacuum cleaner in the holding position. With the additional support of the vacuum cleaner via the holding geometry, the weight of the vacuum cleaner can be absorbed by the wall bracket and the vacuum cleaner is reliably positioned in the holding position. The holding geometry is preferably designed as a centrally arranged guide mandrel which engages in a trough in the vacuum cleaner housing. This guide mandrel is preferably located above the guides designed as webs. With such a holding geometry, the accumulator housing can be relieved when holding the vacuum cleaner in the wall bracket.

The development of the invention is particularly advantageous in that the wall mount has an accessory mount for holding suction accessories, the housing having a module coupling point and the accessory mount being modularly coupled to the housing via the module coupling point. As a result, an existing accessory holder as a module can be exchanged for a differently configured accessory holder that is adapted to a changed selection of suction accessories. This means, for example, that country-specific or customer-specific versions of the wall mount are possible without having to change the housing of the wall mount. To do this, only the accessory bracket has to be changed and can be combined with the unchanged housing of the wall bracket via the module coupling point.

Another advantageous embodiment of the invention is that the accessory holder has a plurality of accessory receptacles for accommodating suction accessories. This allows, for example, a selection of suction accessories consisting of a suction brush, a crevice nozzle and an upholstery nozzle to be picked up by the accessory holder. The accessory mounts are preferably formed by cylinder-like formations on the preferably flat accessory holder.

An advantageous embodiment of the invention provides that further adapter interfaces for the adaptive arrangement of additional suction accessories can be coupled to the accessory receptacles. Such adapter interfaces can, for example, be tube holders on which a suction tube can be arranged as an additional suction accessory.

According to an advantageous embodiment of the invention, it is provided that, in addition to the adaptive arrangement of additional suction accessories on the coupled accessory receptacle, the adapter interfaces also allow suction accessories to be accommodated. For example, in addition to the suction pipe at the adapter interface, a suction brush, a crevice nozzle or an upholstery nozzle can also be arranged on the coupled accessory mount, whereby the coupled accessory mount itself is not lost for the arrangement of suction accessories. The adapter interface is preferably formed as a clip, so that a suction pipe can be easily picked up and the height of the pick-up can be shifted. The adapter interface can thus be used flexibly to hold intake manifolds. The adapter interface is designed so stably that it securely accommodates suction tubes including a floor nozzle arranged on them. Alternatively, a floor nozzle can also be attached directly to the adapter interface as an additional suction accessory.

A preferred embodiment of the invention provides that the module coupling point is arranged on an upper side of the wall mount. With the arrangement of the module coupling point on the top of the wall bracket, the accessory holder can be easily arranged over the receptacle of the wall bracket so that the suction accessories held can be easily gripped even when the vacuum cleaner is received in the receptacle.

An advantageous embodiment of the invention is that the suction accessory held on the accessory holder is arranged on the wall holder so that it is accessible from above. With the accessory holder located at the top of the wall mount, the held suction accessory is in the user's field of vision and easily accessible. In addition, the accessory receptacles can simply be designed as cylinder-like formations, for example, so that the removal of the held suction accessory from the accessory holder is uncomplicated.

According to an advantageous embodiment of the invention, it is provided that the module coupling point is arranged on an underside of the wall bracket. The arrangement of the module coupling point on the underside of the wall bracket allows the arrangement of the accessory bracket below the mount. In this way, the suction accessory held can be at least partially covered by the vacuum cleaner accommodated in the receptacle, which offers optical advantages.

An advantageous embodiment of the invention is that the suction accessory held on the accessory holder is latched in a hanging manner on the accessory holder. With the suction accessory snapping into place on the accessory holder, the suction nozzles can be easily stored hanging under the wall bracket receptacle. To latch the suction accessory in the accessory receptacles, these are preferably designed as cylinders and provide a form-fitting fit for the suction accessory held.

A particularly advantageous development of the invention is that the accessory holder is positively clamped at the module coupling point between the housing and the wall to which the mounting plate is attached when the housing is latched to the mounting plate. This enables a particularly simple coupling of the accessory mount to the housing of the wall mount. In addition to mounting the housing on the mounting plate, the module of the accessory holder is also fixed to the housing of the wall bracket. An advantageous embodiment of the invention provides that the connector is an angle connector. With a plug connector designed as an angle plug, integration into the wall mount is particularly easy, since an angle plug can be easily supported in the wall mount and the angular shape facilitates laying in the housing.

According to an advantageous embodiment of the invention, it is provided that the power plug has an integrated power pack. The housing of the wall mount can be made smaller by integrating the power pack into the power plug. In addition, the replacement of the power pack and the country-specific design of the wall mount is easier if the power pack is integrated into the power plug.

The invention provides that the housing has a flap as a cover for the integrated supply cable. With a cover in the form of a flap, the integrated supply cable can be hidden from view and laid in the housing in a protected manner.

An advantageous embodiment of the invention is that the flap has a support for the connector. By integrating a support in the flap, the connector can be easily and securely accommodated and supported in the housing. In this way, the connector can also be easily positioned.

According to an advantageous embodiment of the invention, it is provided that the support comprises a fixing part, which can be folded relative to the flap, for fixing the plug connector. The connector can be easily fixed to the flap using the foldable fixing part on the flap. To do this, the foldable fixing part is folded onto the flap and the plug connector is simply clamped onto the folded fixing part on the flap.

An advantageous embodiment of the invention is that the supply cable can be routed in a cable duct in the housing that is covered by the flap. With the arrangement of the supply cable in the cable duct of the housing, the cable is securely fixed against slipping, with the cover of the cable duct offering additional protection.

The provides that the flap has an integrated cable routing. A cable routing integrated in the flap allows the supply cable to be fixed to the flap so that the cable can simply be routed in the flap. With a flap that can be removed from the housing, the supply cable can be conveniently laid in the removed flap, regardless of the arrangement of the wall bracket.

The development of the invention is particularly advantageous in that the flap can be inserted into the housing and locked in the housing. With the insertion and latching of the flap in the housing, a simple and quick attachment of the flap in the housing is possible.

Another advantageous embodiment of the invention is that the flap for contacting the held vacuum cleaner for charging the accumulator can be folded together with the connector on the housing. By folding the flap on the housing in the direction of the vacuum cleaner, a simple guided movement of the connector can be exercised to contact the held vacuum cleaner, via which the user closes the electrical connector for charging the battery.

An advantageous embodiment of the invention provides that the supply cable is fixed in at least one curved clamping rib. The cable can be guided out of the housing without kinks via the curved clamping rib. In addition, strain relief for the supply cable can be easily created via the arcuate clamping rib, with which the cable can be securely fixed in the housing.

According to an advantageous embodiment of the invention, it is provided that the plug connector protrudes through an opening in the receptacle for charging. The plug connector for contacting the vacuum cleaner accommodated in the accommodation can be simply guided into the accommodation via such an opening.

Also disclosed is a battery-operated vacuum cleaner, already described below, for cleaning and maintaining floor surfaces, with a vacuum cleaner housing, a blower for generating a negative pressure for picking up dirt by means of an air flow, a separating system for cleaning dirt from the air taken in, a device on the vacuum cleaner housing held, replaceable battery housing with a battery arranged therein for powering the blower, the battery housing being designed to be accommodated in a wall mount, the vacuum cleaner having an electrical mating connector for charging the battery, the mating connector on the battery housing is arranged and the mating connector is designed to contact a connector of the wall bracket for charging the battery when receiving the battery housing in the wall bracket. Such a vacuum cleaner enables the electrical connection between the wall mount and the vacuum cleaner to be established quickly and easily via the two plug connectors when the accumulator housing is inserted into the receptacle.

With the arrangement of the mating connector on the accumulator housing, direct contacting through the electrical connector in the receptacle is possible. Since the mating connector is designed to contact the connector for charging the battery when the accumulator housing is accommodated in the wall mount, charging can take place immediately when the vacuum cleaner is accommodated in the wall mount by contacting the connector. A battery can also be charged separately in a replaceable battery housing, independently of the vacuum cleaner, via the mating connector in the battery housing. As a result, the vacuum cleaner can also be operated with several exchangeable batteries. This means that the vacuum cleaner can be used without interruptions due to the charging of the replaceable batteries.

The further development of the vacuum cleaner is particularly advantageous in that the accumulator housing has a plurality of counter-guides, via which the accumulator housing is guided into a holding position for holding in the wall bracket. With the guidance of the accumulator housing in a holding position, the electrical connection can be made easily via the plug connector, since the accumulator housing is guided precisely into a holding position and positioned there by the counter-guides in the receptacle. The counter-guides are preferably designed as grooves which are let into the accumulator housing. The counter-guides preferably form an axial guide, so that the plug-in connection between the connector and the mating connector is not exposed to any mechanical force.

The configuration of the vacuum cleaner is also advantageous in that the vacuum cleaner housing has a counter-holding geometry which additionally supports the vacuum cleaner housing in the holding position. With the additional support of the vacuum cleaner via the counter-holding geometry, the weight of the vacuum cleaner can be absorbed by the wall bracket and the vacuum cleaner is reliably positioned in the holding position. The counter-holding geometry is preferably designed as a centrally arranged trough into which a guide mandrel of the receptacle engages. The trough is preferably located above the counter-guides designed as grooves. About such counter support geometry the accumulator housing can be relieved when holding the vacuum cleaner in the wall bracket.

Also disclosed is a floor care system comprising a wall bracket already described and described below and a vacuum cleaner described previously and below, wherein the connector in the receptacle contacts the mating connector on the battery housing to charge the battery. An electrical plug connection for charging the accumulator can be produced very easily via the contact between the plug connector and mating plug connector.

The configuration of the floor care system is also advantageous in that the counter-guides of the accumulator housing are guided on the guides of the receptacle. With the guidance of the counter-guides on the guides, the accumulator housing can be positioned easily and securely in the mount. As a result, the electrical plug-in connection between the connector and the mating connector can be established quickly and easily.

An advantageous embodiment of the floor care system provides that an electrical connection for charging the battery is established between the connector and the mating connector when the battery housing is moved into the holding position. With the transfer of the accumulator housing into the holding position, the electrical connection for charging the accumulator can be made particularly advantageously directly when the accumulator housing is inserted into the receptacle. Via the guided movement of the accumulator housing in the receptacle, the electrical connection via the plug connector can be closed simply when the holding position is reached at the end of the guided insertion movement of the vacuum cleaner into the holder.

According to an advantageous embodiment of the floor care system, it is provided that the holding geometry engages in the holding position in the counter-holding geometry and additionally supports the vacuum cleaner housing. With the engagement of the holding geometry in the counter-holding geometry, the weight of the vacuum cleaner can be absorbed by the wall bracket and the vacuum cleaner is reliably positioned in the holding position. By engaging the holding geometry in the counter-holding geometry, the accumulator housing can be relieved when holding the vacuum cleaner in the wall bracket.

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Bodenpflegesystem in erster Konfiguration,

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Seitenansicht auf Bodenpflegesystem in erster Konfiguration

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Bodenpflegesystem in zweiter Konfiguration,

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Seitenansicht auf Bodenpflegesystem in zweiter Konfiguration,

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Seitenansicht auf Staubsaugergehäuse,

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Seitenansicht auf Akkumulatorgehäuse,

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Ansicht auf Staubsaugergehäuse und Akkumulatorgehäuse,

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Ansicht auf Wandhalterung,

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Ansicht auf Wandhalterung und Akkumulatorgehäuse,

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Ansicht auf Wandhalterung und Montageplatte,

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Ansicht auf Wandhalterung mit Zubehörhalterung,

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Ansicht auf Wandhalterung mit Zubehörhalterung und Saugzubehör,

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Ansicht auf Wandhalterung mit Zubehörhalterung und Saugzubehör in Anordnung an der Unterseite,

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Schnittansicht auf Wandhalterung mit Zubehörhalterung,

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Ansicht auf Adapterschnittstelle,

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Versorgungkabel,

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Wandhalterung mit loser Klappe,

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Wandhalterung mit befestigter Klappe,

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Klappe mit integrierter Kabelverlegung,

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Klappe mit integriertem Versorgungskabel,

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Wandhalterung mit befestigter Klappe und

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Wandhalterung mit klappbarer Klappe.

Further features, details and advantages of the invention result from the following description and from the drawings. Exemplary embodiments of the invention are shown purely schematically in the following drawings and are described in more detail below. Corresponding objects or elements are provided with the same reference symbols in all figures. It shows

figure 1

Floor care system in first configuration,

figure 2

Side view of floor care system in first configuration

figure 3

floor care system in second configuration,

figure 4

Side view of floor care system in second configuration,

figure 5

side view of vacuum cleaner housing,

figure 6

side view of accumulator housing,

figure 7

View of vacuum cleaner housing and accumulator housing,

figure 8

view of wall mount,

figure 9

View of wall bracket and battery housing,

figure 10

View of wall bracket and mounting plate,

figure 11

View of wall mount with accessory mount,

figure 12

View of wall mount with accessory mount and suction accessory,

figure 13

View of wall mount with accessory mount and suction accessory arranged at bottom,

figure 14

Sectional view of wall mount with accessory mount,

figure 15

view on adapter interface,

figure 16

supply cable,

figure 17

wall bracket with loose flap,

figure 18

wall bracket with attached flap,

figure 19

flap with integrated cable routing,

figure 20

flap with integrated supply cable,

figure 21

Wall mount with attached flap and

figure 22

Wall mount with hinged flap.

A floor care system is shown purely schematically in the figures with the reference number 16 . The representation according to figure 1 shows a wall bracket 1 according to the invention with a vacuum cleaner 2 held therein. The vacuum cleaner 2 shown in the exemplary embodiment is a so-called rechargeable battery stick vacuum cleaner 2. The vacuum cleaner 2 has a blower (not shown) for generating a negative pressure for picking up dirt by means of an air flow . This dirt is separated from the air taken in by the separating system 12 , as a result of which the air is cleaned before it is led out of the vacuum cleaner housing 11 . This vacuum cleaner 2 can be assembled variably and can be constructed in at least two different configurations. The figures 1 and 2 show the vacuum cleaner 2 in a first configuration. In this first configuration, the floor nozzle 13 connects directly to the vacuum cleaner housing 11, the handle 35 for guiding the floor nozzle 13 being attached to the vacuum cleaner housing 11 via the suction tube 22 used as an extension. In this configuration, the separating system 12 and also the accumulator housing 5 of the vacuum cleaner 2 are arranged close to the ground, so that results in a low center of gravity. The second, in the Figures 3 and 4 The structure configuration of the vacuum cleaner 2 shown provides for an arrangement of the handle 35 on the vacuum cleaner housing 11 . The floor nozzle 13 is connected here to the vacuum cleaner housing 11 via the suction pipe 22 . With this configuration, the suction pipe 22 and the floor nozzle 13 can be easily exchanged for a suction nozzle 18 which is connected to the vacuum cleaner housing 11 directly. After brief configuration, this results in a short, small and handy vacuum cleaner 2 for cleaning furniture or joints, for example. As in the Figures 1 to 4 can be seen, the vacuum cleaner 2 can be hung up in a wall bracket 1 in the two configurations shown. For the two configurations shown, however, the wall mount 1 must be attached to the wall 36 at different heights. In order to hold the vacuum cleaner 2 in different configurations at different heights on the wall 36 in the wall mount 1 , two mounting plates 8 can also be fastened to the wall 36 at different heights due to the two-part nature of the wall mount 1 . Both in the lower position shown in Figs figures 1 and 2 , as well as in the higher position shown in the Figures 3 and 4 , the vacuum cleaner 2 can be held in the receptacle 4 formed by the housing 3 of the wall mount 1 . In both configurations, the receptacle 4 accommodates the replaceable battery housing 5 of the vacuum cleaner 2. The accumulator housing 5 adaptable to the vacuum cleaner housing 11 can be exchanged in order to use a different accumulator housing 5 with a different accumulator arranged therein for the operation of the vacuum cleaner 2 . With the adaptation of the accumulator housing 5 on the vacuum cleaner housing 11, the vacuum cleaner 2 can be held by the receptacle of the wall bracket 1. The wall bracket 1 has a charging option for the battery arranged in the battery housing 5 . This includes an electrical connector 6 for contacting the held vacuum cleaner 2 to charge the battery arranged in the battery housing 5 battery. For this purpose, the vacuum cleaner 2 in turn has an electrical mating connector 7 via which the electrical connection to the accumulator is established with the connector 6 of the wall mount 1 . The receptacle of the wall mount 1 is designed such that the battery housing 5 is inserted parallel to the wall 36 and a joining axis 37 of the connector 6 and mating connector 7 also runs parallel to the wall 36, ie perpendicularly in this case. Thus, the vacuum cleaner 2 can be removed vertically upwards or hung vertically downwards. In the suspended state, the floor nozzle 13 preferably has no contact with the floor 38 in either of the two configurations. On the one hand, this does not damage the floor 38 and, on the other hand, a floor nozzle 13 lying on it could make the process of hanging the vacuum cleaner 2 in the wall bracket 1 and the Contacting connector 6 and mating connector 7 interfere. In the figures 2 and 4 a device axis 39 is marked, which passes through the Vacuum cleaner housing 11 and the battery housing 5 is specified. This has an angle of preferably 11° to the joining axis 37 of the connectors 6, 7, the direction of insertion of the accumulator housing 5 in the receptacle 4 and to the wall 36. Since this angularity is predetermined by the vacuum cleaner 2, the receptacle 4 has a certain distance from the wall bracket 1 Wall 36 up. This is preferably designed in such a way that the floor nozzle 13 maintains a minimum distance of 2 cm from the wall 36 . This distance is sufficient for the wall 36 not to be touched when the vacuum cleaner is removed from the wall bracket 1 and when the vacuum cleaner 2 is hung in the receptacle 4 of the wall bracket 1 . Otherwise, the wall 36 could be damaged or the process of hanging and electrically contacting the connector 6 and mating connector 7 is disturbed. The configuration according to Figures 3 and 4 does not have a negative effect on this position in the wall bracket 1 due to the angularity of the vacuum cleaner 2. The distance from the handle 35 to the wall 36 and from the floor nozzle 13 to the wall 36 is approximately the same. In addition, this distance is significantly larger than 2 cm. The distance between the mount 4 and the wall 36 offers the advantage that a preferably three-part accessory set 18 can be easily accommodated on the wall mount 1 . In the Figures 1 to 4 an accessory holder 17 can also be seen, which serves to accommodate and hold suction accessories 18, such as upholstery, crevice and furniture nozzles.

The figure 5 shows a side view of the vacuum cleaner housing 11 of the vacuum cleaner 2. The accumulator housing 5 arranged under the separating system 12 can be seen. It has counter-guides 14 on which guides 9 formed in the mount 4 of the wall mount 1 are guided when the accumulator housing 5 is inserted into the mount 4 .

Like from across the street figure 5 enlarged view of the accumulator housing 5 according to figure 6 As can be seen, the counter-guides 14 form the axis 37 for inserting the vacuum cleaner 2 into the receptacle 4 of the wall mount 2 . The counter-guides 14 are also aligned with the joining axis 37 of the connectors 6, 7. This axial direction, which preferably runs parallel to the wall 36, is also supported by an indicated counter-holding geometry 15, which will be described in more detail later.

The figure 7 shows a view of the vacuum cleaner housing 11 and the accumulator housing 5 from which both the mating connector 7 and the counter-holding geometry 15 can be seen. The counter-holding geometry 15 is designed as a groove, which is designed to be open to the joining direction of the plug connectors 6, 7 and is thus designed to accommodate a holding geometry 10 of the wall mount 1, which will be described in more detail later. As can be seen, the counter-guides 14 are designed as grooves which are designed to be open on the side and in the direction in which the connectors 6, 7 are joined. As a result, when inserting the Accumulator housing 5 in the receptacle 4 of the wall bracket 1, the guides 9 formed on the receptacle 4 easily engage in the counter-guides 14 and lead the onset to contact the connector 6 in the holding position.

From the figure 8 a view of the wall bracket 1 can be seen, with a view into the half-shell-shaped receptacle 4 being possible. It can be seen here that, in addition to a holding geometry 10 , the receptacle 4 also has the guides 9 which guide the accumulator housing 5 when it is inserted into the receptacle 4 into a holding position predetermined by the receptacle 4 . When the accumulator housing 5 is inserted, the guides 9 engage in the counter-guides 14 on the accumulator housing 5 and thus ensure a guided insertion process at the end of which the plug-in connection between the connector 6 of the receptacle 4 and the mating connector 7 of the accumulator housing 5 is produced. During this guided insertion movement, the retaining geometry 10 designed as a mandrel in the receptacle 4 engages in the counter-retaining geometry 15, and when the insertion process is complete, the accumulator housing 5 is supported in the retaining geometry 10 in the counter-retaining geometry 15, so that the plug-in connection between the connector 6 and the mating connector 7 can be adjusted the insertion of the vacuum cleaner 2 in the wall bracket 1 is not mechanically stressed. The connector 6 is arranged in the receptacle 4 for contacting the held vacuum cleaner 2 for charging the accumulator arranged in the accumulator housing 5 . It preferably projects upwards through an opening 34 in the receptacle 4 in the center of the receptacle 4 in the joining axis direction 37 in order to contact the mating connector 7 on the underside of the accumulator housing 5 . The dead weight of the accumulator is large enough to produce the plug-in connection between the connector 6 and the mating connector 7 . The accumulator in the accumulator housing 5 can easily be charged in the receptacle 4 of the wall mount 1 via the electrical connection that can be produced between the plug connector 6 and the mating plug connector 7 . For this purpose, the accumulator housing 5 is transferred to the holding position in which the electrical connection between the connector 6 and the mating connector 7 is established.

This is how in figure 9 is shown, also independent of the vacuum cleaner 2 possible. Adaptation points 10 can be seen on the accumulator housing 5 accommodated on the wall bracket 1, with which the accumulator housing 5 can be attached to the vacuum cleaner housing 11 so that it can be changed. With the change of the accumulator housing 5, the vacuum cleaner 2 can be operated with several accumulators, which can be charged independently of the vacuum cleaner 2 in the wall bracket 1. It can be seen from the free holding geometry 10 that this only engages in the vacuum cleaner housing 11 and thereby relieves the adapter points 10 on the accumulator housing 5 when holding the vacuum cleaner 2 in the wall bracket 1 and additionally supports the vacuum cleaner 2 . Next is in figure 9 to recognize that the housing 3 of the wall mount 1 has at least one module coupling point 19 to which an accessory mount 17, described in more detail later, can be coupled. A mounting plate 8 for attaching the wall bracket 1 to the wall 36 is also shown. The mounting plate 8 is preferably fastened by dowelling or screwing the mounting plate 8 to a vertical wall 36 . The housing 3 of the wall bracket 1 is then fastened to the mounting plate 8 . For this purpose, the housing 3 of the wall mount 1 is latched to the mounting plate 8 for mounting. The mounting plate 8 has undercuts 41 into which the housing 3 of the wall mount 1 engages with bevels 42 . The housing 2 is latched to the mounting plate 8 by a latching hook 43 which is formed with a finger recess 44 so that the end user can hold the housing 3 from below with one hand and release the latching hook 43 with one finger. In this way, the wall bracket 1 can be easily detached from the mounting plate 8 .

The figure 11 shows a view of the wall mount 1 with an accessory mount 17 which is modularly coupled to the housing 3 via the module coupling point 19 . The accessory holder 17 is plate-shaped and has several cylindrical accessory receptacles 20 for accommodating suction accessories 18. The accessory holder 17 coupled to the top 23 of the wall holder 1 enables the suction accessories 18 held in the accessory holder 17 to be arranged in an easily accessible manner from above. With a recognizable symbolism on the surface, the respective accessory nozzle 18 can be assigned to a specific cylinder of the accessory receptacles 20. As a result, there is no collision of the nozzles 18. The accessory nozzles 18 are aligned in such a way that they are oriented vertically upwards. An additional locking is not necessary in this orientation, since the parts cannot fall down.

Out of figure 12 goes the wall mount with accessory mount accordingly figure 11 emerges, being arranged here in the accessory receptacles 20 suction accessories 18, such as an upholstery nozzle, a crevice nozzle and a suction brush. If required, the suction attachment 18 arranged here can simply be gripped down from the wall bracket 1.

The figure 13 shows an arrangement of the accessory holder 17 on a module coupling point 19 arranged on the underside 24 of the wall bracket housing 2. The suction accessory 18 can be arranged hanging in the accessory receptacles 20 via the accessory holder 17 arranged on the underside 24 of the wall bracket 1. For this purpose, the suction accessory 18 held on the accessory holder 17 is latched.

Out of figure 14 shows a sectional view of the wall bracket 1 with accessory bracket 17. In this representation it can be seen that the accessory holder 17 is held on the module coupling point 19 via canted holding webs 45 . When assembling the Wall mount 1, the accessory mount 17 is simply pushed onto the module coupling point 19. By latching the housing 3 to the mounting plate 8 fixed to the wall 36, the accessory holder 17 is positively clamped to the module coupling point 19 between the housing 3 and the wall 36 in the pushed-on state and is thereby easily fixed. In figure 14 this assembly sequence is indicated. The accessory holder 17 is pushed horizontally onto the module coupling point 19 of the wall holder 1 from behind. If the wall mount 1 is now attached to the wall 36, the accessory mount 17 can be held securely.

With figure 15 1 is a view of an adapter interface 21 which is coupled to an accessory mount 20 of the accessory mount 17 for adaptively coupling a suction pipe 22 . Despite the arrangement of the adapter interface 21, the accessory holder 20 allows the inclusion of further suction accessories 18. The adapter interface 21 designed as a pipe holder is in figure 15 shown schematically. The adapter interface 21 can be plugged onto the accessory holder 17 on the right or left. If the vacuum cleaner 2 is used without a suction tube 22, the suction tube 22 can be plugged into the tube holder 21. The adapter interface 21 is shaped in such a way that it can be plugged onto the cylinder of an accessory mount 20, but a furniture brush, for example, can be plugged back onto the adapter interface 21. Thus the position for the furniture brush 18 is not lost. Since the adapter interface 21 is shaped like a clamp, the suction tube 22 can also be adjusted in height. Thus, the adapter interface 21 can also be used on the different heights of the wall bracket 1. The suction tube 22 including the floor nozzle 13 could also be plugged into the adapter interface 21, or the floor nozzle 13 without the tube 22.

The figure 16 shows that already in the figures 8 , 9 , 11 , 12 and 14 visible supply cable 25 in a single view. The supply cable 25 has a connector 6, which is designed as an angle connector. In addition, the supply cable 25 has a power plug 26 which has an integrated power pack 27 .

With the figure 17 the wall bracket 1 is shown at an angle from below with a flap 28 released. The removed flap 28 provides a view of the interior of the wall mount 1 . It can be seen in this representation that the supply cable 25 according to FIG figure 16 is laid integrated in the housing 1. This allows the user to charge the accumulators in the wall mount 1 directly. On the other hand, the supply cable 25 can also be used independently of the wall bracket 1 by the user. The angle plug of the supply cable 25 thereby forms the plug connector 6, which protrudes through an opening 34 into the receptacle 4 of the wall mount 1 when the cable 25 is laid in the wall mount 1. The released flap 28 serves as a cover for the im Housing 3 integrated laid supply cable 25. In this way, a visually appealing housing closure can be realized via the cover, as shown in FIG figure 18 evident. The flap 28 has a support 29 with which the connector 6 is supported in the housing 3 . The support 29 has a geometry that engages in the rear of the connector 6 and thus fixes it. This reliably prevents slipping when the plug-in connection is made between the plug-in connector 6 and the mating plug-in connector 7 . The flap 28 can simply be inserted laterally into insertion openings 46 in the housing 3 and is latched in the housing 3 of the wall mount 1 via lateral latching connections 47 . The cable 25 is laid in a cable duct 31 in the housing 3 . For this purpose, the angle plug 6 is first inserted through the opening 34 so that it assumes the position required for contacting. The cable 25 directly behind it is fixed via cable ducts 31 and clamping ribs 33 in order to hold the plug 6 in its position. The clamping ribs 33 serve to relieve the plug 6 when installed. The supply cable 35 is guided out of the housing 3 of the wall bracket 1 via an arc-shaped clamping rib 33 and is thereby relieved of strain. After latching of the flap 28, the supply cable 25 is routed in an integrated manner in the housing 3 and is guided out of the housing 3 at the flap 28, as in FIG figure 18 shown. The flap 28 is used with your support 29 for additional security of the charging connector 6, so that it can not be pushed out down. Furthermore, the flap 28 closes the underside 24 of the wall mount 1 and thus covers and protects the supply cable 25. As a result, the flap 28 offers an integrated closure of the wall mount 1.

Out of figure 19 shows an embodiment that provides for a cable routing 32 integrated into the flap 28 . Here, the connector receptacle, cable routing 32 and strain relief 33 are outsourced from the housing 3 of the wall bracket 1 and integrated into the flap 28. In addition to the integrated cable routing 32, in which the supply cable 25 is routed in the integrated routing, the flap 28 has a foldable fixing part 30 for fixing the connector 6. The foldable fixing part 30 is preferably connected to the flap 28 via a film hinge 48. When laying the cable, the angle plug 6 of the supply cable 25 is inserted into the fixing part 30, which has an opening provided for this purpose. The fixing part 30 is folded in the direction of the flap 28 via the film hinge 48 and in the folded state on the flap 28, as in figure 20 shown, latched, whereby the connector 6 is fixed to the flap 28. The parts 30 , 28 , 25 are positioned relative to one another via guide ribs 49 . In this way, the required seat of the connector 6 for contacting the mating connector 7 is ensured. In this embodiment, the flap 28 has an arcuate clamping rib 33 in which the supply cable 25 is fixed. The flap 28 provided with the cable 25 is then, as in figure 21 to see inserted into the housing 3 of the wall bracket 1, so that the cable 25 is integrated in the housing 3 is relocated. Here, too, the flap 28 is inserted and then latched. One advantage of this design is that the cable routing 32 in the flap 28 and the fixing part 30 are easier for the customer to access when the supply cable 25 is laid.

The figure 22 shows a wall bracket with a foldable flap 28, the flap 28 having an integrated cable routing 32 and a foldable fixing part 30 for receiving the connector 6. To contact the held vacuum cleaner 2 to charge the accumulator, the flap 38 can be folded together with the connector 6 on the housing 3 in the direction of the held vacuum cleaner 2, as indicated by the curved arrow. The connector 6 reaches through the opening in the receptacle 4 via this curved folding movement of the flap 28 and can thus contact the mating connector 7 of the accumulator housing 5 accommodated in the receptacle 4 . The flap 28 is rotatably or hingedly mounted on the housing 3 of the wall mount 1 . The charging plug 6 is only fixed to the flap 28 via the fixing part 30 . When inserting the vacuum cleaner 2, the flap 28 hangs, as in figure 22 can be seen, down down. After the vacuum cleaner 2 is suspended in the holding position in the receptacle, the flap 28 including the plug connector 6 positioned therein and the supply cable 25 laid integrated therein can be rotated upwards and thus contact the mating plug connector 7 in the accumulator housing 5 accommodated. The flap 28 is preferably held in position by the insertion force of the plug connection between connector 6 and mating connector 7 . If the vacuum cleaner 2 or the accumulator housing 5 is removed from the holder 4 of the wall bracket 1, the electrical connection via the plug connection 6, 7 is automatically disconnected and the folding flap 28 automatically falls into the figure 22 shown starting position.

In the version with the hinged flap 28, this can also be used to fix the housing 3 of the wall bracket 1 on the mounting plate 8. For this purpose, the pivotable flap 28 is formed in such a way that it is rotatably mounted. In the open position, the flap 28 hangs vertically downwards, as in FIG figure 22 you can see. In this position, the supply cable 25 can be mounted in the wall bracket 1. To integrate the supply cable 25 together with the plug 6, the flap 28 is pivoted through about 90° and closed. There is thus the possibility that the wall bracket 1 is pushed onto the mounting plate 8 and only then is the flap 28 closed. With this movement, an end part of the flap 28 rotates into the mounting plate 8, so that it is locked. As a result, the housing 3 of the wall bracket 1 is firmly connected to the mounting plate 8 in a simple manner. To release, the flap 28 must be pivoted through about 90° so that the connection is released again.

Of course, the invention is not limited to the illustrated embodiments. Further refinements are possible without departing from the basic idea.

Reference list:

1

wall mount

2

Vacuum cleaner

3

Housing

4

Recording

5

accumulator housing

6

connector

7

mating connector

8th

mounting plate

9

guide

10

holding geometry

11

vacuum cleaner body

12

separation system

13

floor nozzle

14

counter guidance

15

counterhold geometry

16

floor care system

17

accessory mount

18

Suction accessories (nozzles)

19

module coupling point

20

accessory mount

21

adapter interface

22

Suction accessories (suction tube)

23

top

24

bottom

25

supply cable

26

power plug

27

power adapter

28

flap

29

support

30

fixing part

31

Cabel Canal

32

cable routing

33

clamping rib

34

opening

35

handle

36

Wall

37

joining axis

38

Floor

39

device axis

40

adaptation points

41

undercuts

42

folds

43

latch hook

44

finger recess

45

piers

46

plug openings

47

snap-in connections

48

film hinge

49

guide ribs

Claims (10)

1. Wall holder (1) for a battery-operated vacuum cleaner (2), comprising a housing (3) which has a receptacle (4) for holding the battery-operated vacuum cleaner (2), the wall holder (1) having an electrical plug-in connector (6) for contacting a held vacuum cleaner (2) in order to charge the battery, the plug-in connector (6) being connected to a mains plug (26) via at least one power supply cable (25), the power supply cable (25) being able to be laid in the housing (3) in an integrated manner,
   characterised in that
   the housing (3) has a flap (28) as a cover of the integrated power supply cable (25), the flap (28) having integrated cabling (32).
2. Wall holder (1) according to claim 1, characterised in that the plug-in connector (6) is a right-angle plug.
3. Wall holder (1) according to either claim 1 or claim 2, characterised in that the mains plug (26) has an integrated power supply unit (27).
4. Wall holder (1) according to claim 1, characterised in that the flap (28) has a support (29) for the plug-in connector (6).
5. Wall holder (1) according to claim 4, characterised in that the support (29) comprises a fixing part (30), which can be folded with respect to the flap (28), for fixing the plug-in connector (6).
6. Wall holder (1) according to any of claims 1 to 5, characterised in that the power supply cable (25) can be laid in a cable duct (31) of the housing (3), which is covered by the flap (28).
7. Wall holder (1) according to any of claims 1 to 6, characterised in that the flap (28) can be inserted into the housing (3) and locked in the housing (3).
8. Wall holder (1) according to any of claims 1 to 7, characterised in that, in order to contact the held vacuum cleaner (1) to charge the rechargeable battery, the flap (28) can be folded on the housing (3), together with the plug-in connector (6), in the direction of the vacuum cleaner (2).
9. Wall holder (1) according to any of claims 1 to 8, characterised in that the power supply cable (25) is fixed in at least one curved clamping rib (33).
10. Wall holder (1) according to any of claims 1 to 9, characterised in that the plug connector (6) projects through an opening (34) in the receptacle (4) for charging.

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