EP3823508A1 - Reinigungsvorrichtung und reinigungssystem - Google Patents
Reinigungsvorrichtung und reinigungssystemInfo
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- EP3823508A1 EP3823508A1 EP19742562.2A EP19742562A EP3823508A1 EP 3823508 A1 EP3823508 A1 EP 3823508A1 EP 19742562 A EP19742562 A EP 19742562A EP 3823508 A1 EP3823508 A1 EP 3823508A1
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- Prior art keywords
- cleaning device
- cleaning
- receptacle
- user
- additional
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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
- 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
- A47L11/4011—Regulation of the cleaning machine by electric means; Control systems and remote control systems therefor
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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
- 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
- A47L11/4002—Installations of electric equipment
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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
- A47L2201/00—Robotic cleaning machines, i.e. with automatic control of the travelling movement or the cleaning operation
- A47L2201/04—Automatic control of the travelling movement; Automatic obstacle detection
Definitions
- the present invention relates to a cleaning device, comprising at least a cleaning tool for cleaning an object to be cleaned, an operating unit for a user, which comprises at least one operating element for operating the cleaning device, and a control unit for processing operating instructions.
- the invention also relates to a cleaning system with a cleaning device.
- operating instructions of a user can be passed on from the operating unit to the control unit and processed by the latter.
- the control unit can control at least one functional unit of the cleaning device, for example operating parameters can be set for the at least one cleaning tool.
- a drive device of a chassis in the case of a movable cleaning device a pressure generating device in order to put a working fluid (liquid and / or gaseous) of the cleaning device under overpressure or underpressure, for example a suction unit or a pump unit for high pressure applications
- a functional unit is a dosing device, for example for dosing a cleaning liquid or for adding a cleaning chemical to a cleaning liquid.
- the operating unit is a functional unit, via the operating elements of which the user acts on the functional unit.
- WO 2011/006843 A1 describes a cleaning device for the operation of which an authorization holder with an access authorization stored thereon is required.
- the access authorization can be detected contactlessly and checked for validity by a control unit of the cleaning device.
- WO 2012/016847 A1 describes that a cleaning device can be operated with authorization holders which differ in terms of authorization profiles which are linked to a respective access authorization. Depending on the respective authorization profile, the cleaning device can provide the user with a different range of functions.
- the authorization holders comprise identification devices with identifications, whereby identifications assigned to different authorization profiles differ from one another.
- the object of the present invention is to provide a cleaning device and a cleaning system with better handling.
- a cleaning device comprising at least one cleaning tool for cleaning an object to be cleaned, an operating unit for a user, which comprises at least one operating element for operating the cleaning device, a control unit for processing operating instructions, one a receptacle arranged on the operating unit for an external additional device which can be assigned to the cleaning device and which has a display device with an image display, the additional device being removably positionable in a defined position in the receptacle, and a communication unit via which the cleaning device displays information can be transferred to the additional device positioned in the recording for display on the image display.
- the cleaning device there is the possibility of displaying information about the state and / or the operation in the image display of the external additional device.
- display information defining the image content can be sent from the communication unit to the additional device be transmitted.
- the communication unit can be operatively connected to the control unit, formed by it or integrated into it.
- the cleaning device includes a receptacle for the additional device which is arranged on the operating unit and in which the additional device can be removably arranged.
- a defined position of the additional device in particular in the direction of view of the user when the cleaning device is used as intended, in which he interacts, for example, with operating elements of the operating unit.
- the defined position of the additional device in the receptacle preferably also ensures at the same time that reliable transmission of the display information from the communication unit to the additional device is ensured.
- the present invention makes it possible, for example, for display devices to be used by additional devices owned by the user, for example by smartphones and / or tablet computers, which the user carries with him when working with the cleaning device.
- additional devices owned by the user
- communication connections that can be set up with the additional device can preferably be used via a communication network.
- part of the operating unit of the cleaning device can be exported and carried by the users. This is advantageous, for example, if information about or about the operation of the cleaning device is stored on the auxiliary device or provided by the latter. This simplifies, for example, the work of the users with different cleaning devices, also of an identical type.
- the additional device is positioned in the receptacle.
- the additional device is preferably a flat-type additional device, the extent of which in one spatial direction is considerably less than the respective extent in the two other spatial directions.
- An image plane defined by the display device is preferably parallel to a plane defined by the recording, for example the plant plane mentioned below.
- the additional device can be positioned with the image display in landscape format and / or in portrait format.
- the cleaning device there is an electronic interface via the communication unit to the additional device.
- a mechanical interface to the additional device is also available via the mounting.
- the receptacle comprises or forms at least one contact element on which the additional device rests.
- the receptacle comprises or forms at least one contact element on which the additional device rests.
- a defined position of the additional device relative to the cleaning device can be ensured in at least one spatial direction.
- the contact element or support element is in particular flat and / or planar. As a result, the largest possible contact area can be provided with the additional device.
- the receptacle comprises or forms a paragraph for the support and in particular support for the additional device.
- the heel can be formed, for example, by a protruding ledge, rib or edge of the receptacle. Via the heel there is the possibility that the additional device is oriented in two spatial directions relative to the operating unit, which means that it can assume a particularly well-defined position.
- the receptacle, in particular the contact element or support element for the additional device preferably defines a contact level.
- the contact plane preferably includes an angle with the horizontal of approximately 0 ° to 90 °, preferably approximately 30 ° to 60 ° and more preferably approximately 45 °.
- a surface normal of the image display can be oriented approximately vertically to approximately horizontally, preferably approximately at an angle of 45 ° to the horizontal.
- the content of the image display can be recognized and read particularly well by the user.
- the cleaning device can in particular be positioned on a standing surface which is assumed to be horizontally oriented in the present case.
- the "horizontal" of the last-mentioned advantageous embodiment can accordingly be a reference plane parallel to a contact plane of the cleaning device with the footprint.
- the receptacle is preferably arranged or can be arranged on the operating unit in such a way that the image display of the additional device positioned in the receptacle defines an image plane essentially perpendicular to the viewing direction of the user.
- a surface normal of a contact plane defined before the recording, in particular the contact element for the additional device, is advantageously aligned in a vertical plane.
- the receptacle preferably comprises at least one coefficient of friction increase element on which the additional device can be placed, or such a coefficient of friction increase element is arranged on the receptacle.
- An increased frictional force of the additional device on the receptacle can thereby be achieved. This ensures the position of the additional device in the receptacle even when the cleaning device is in operation, which is connected, for example, to vibrations.
- the coefficient of friction increase is, for example, flat, for example as a mat or the like. It is alternatively conceivable that several discrete elements for increasing the coefficient of friction are provided, for example knobs.
- the friction coefficient increasing element is preferably made of an elastically deformable material.
- the receptacle is movable relative to the control unit in order to change a viewing angle of the user on the image display.
- This enables the cleaning device to be designed to be easy to use and versatile.
- the position of the receptacle on the operating unit can advantageously be changed.
- the receptacle can advantageously be pivoted relative to the operating unit, in particular about a horizontal axis.
- the horizontal axis runs, for example, in a transverse direction of the cleaning device.
- the adjustment of the receptacle relative to the control unit can be made continuously or discretely. Conveniently, the recording can be set so that the user can look essentially perpendicular to the image plane of the image display.
- the receptacle can be adjusted over an angular range of at least approximately 45 °, preferably by approximately 90 °.
- the contact plane of the recording can be changed from an approximately horizontal to an approximately vertical orientation.
- the cleaning device comprises a housing which is arranged in front of the operating unit in relation to a longitudinal direction of the cleaning device.
- a housing can be used, for example, in a cleaning device designed as a scrubber drier, sweeper or sweeper.
- the housing Upstream of the control unit, the housing can have a movable housing part which can be pivoted from a closed position in the direction of the control unit into an open position and vice versa.
- the housing part is, for example, a lid of a tank of the cleaning device for cleaning liquid.
- the housing part is in the open position without contact with the receptacle, preferably the housing part is free from contact with the additional device positioned in the receptacle. This ensures that the position of the additional device in the receptacle is not impaired when the housing part is opened.
- a contact element for the housing part can preferably be provided, against which this strikes in the open position.
- the control unit preferably comprises a handle device for the user with two handle elements arranged at a distance from one another. In this way, the user can reliably guide the cleaning device, for example, when configured as a walk-behind device or as a ride-on device.
- the grip elements define a grip plane and if a contact plane defined by the receptacle defines an angle of less than approximately 20 ° with the grip plane, preferably if the contact plane runs parallel or essentially parallel to the grip plane. It shows that user-friendly operation is made possible in this way.
- the additional device can be positioned such that the image plane of the image display is parallel or essentially parallel to the system plane.
- the angle between the image plane and the handle plane is preferably less than 20 ° and more preferably parallel or essentially parallel to the handle plane. It turns out that the image content can be reliably recognized by the user in this way.
- the receptacle is arranged on the operating unit offset in a direction away from the user relative to the handle elements.
- the additional device can be further away from the user than the handle elements.
- the additional device is arranged lower on the control unit, offset relative to the handle elements. When interacting with the control unit, this reduces the likelihood that the user will inadvertently contact the additional device, thereby ensuring its positioning in the receptacle.
- the handle elements are reversed with respect to the receptacle and in particular the additional device preferably in the direction of the user.
- the offset of the receptacle can be, for example, approximately 5 cm to 20 cm, preferably approximately 10 cm to 15 cm.
- the receptacle based on a transverse direction of the cleaning device, is arranged between the handle elements, in a direction the user is looking at the image display of the additional device arranged in the receptacle.
- the image display is thus positioned between the grip elements in the transverse direction, so that the image display and the hands can be within the field of vision of the user and can be perceived by the user together and in a simple manner.
- This enables the user a user-friendly, intuitive operation of the cleaning device with a natural, non-curved body and head posture.
- the additional device is arranged offset with respect to the handle elements, in particular with offset away from the user.
- a control element for acting on a carriage of the cleaning device is advantageously arranged on the side next to a respective grip element, and the receptacle, relative to the transverse direction, is advantageously arranged between the control elements.
- the user can receive the controls for actuation and the image display for receiving easily recognize the information displayed on it within its field of vision. This makes it easier for the user to operate the cleaning device.
- the grip elements are designed as longitudinal grip elements and the receptacle is arranged in an area between the thumb roots and the distal ends of the thumbs when the user's hands rest on the grip elements with the ball of the thumb is.
- the image display and the hands, preferably together with the control elements mentioned above, are thus within a strip-shaped viewing area running in the transverse direction, which makes the cleaning device easier to operate.
- control unit comprises at least one control element that is upstream of the user with respect to the receptacle and is preferably arranged below it on the control unit.
- the control element in particular a main control element of the cleaning device, can thus be easily reached and operated by the user without having to reach over or over the additional device arranged in the receptacle.
- the control element is, for example, a program selector switch for setting a cleaning program of the cleaning device and preferably comprises a rotary handle or is designed as such.
- the positioning in front of and preferably below the receptacle enables user-friendly operation of the rotary handle.
- the operating unit comprises an operating field defining an operating level, on which at least one operating element is arranged, for example the program selector switch mentioned above.
- the operating level is advantageously upstream of the recording in relation to the user.
- the angle can be, for example, approximately 10 ° to 30 °. In the present case, the angle is understood to mean the smaller of the two angles between the operating level and the plant level.
- the receptacle is designed to arrange additional devices with at least one of the following, in order to place a large number of different additional devices in the receptacle if possible:
- the operating unit is preferably arranged on the rear, based on a longitudinal direction of the cleaning device, for example in the case of a follow-up device such as a scrubber drier.
- the cleaning device preferably comprises a charging device for providing electrical energy for the additional device, wherein the additional device can be acted upon with electrical energy when arranged in the receptacle. This allows the operating time of the additional device to be increased, preferably independently of the use with the cleaning device, in which display information is transmitted to the additional device via the communication unit.
- the charging device is an inductive charging device for contactless application of the additional device.
- the charging device is arranged on the side of the receptacle facing away from the additional device.
- the additional device can be charged inductively through a contact element of the receptacle.
- the charging device comprises at least one electrical connection element which is fixedly arranged on the receptacle and which couples to a corresponding electrical connection element of the additional device.
- the connection element is designed in the form of a docking connection.
- the charging device comprises a connection socket (for example a USB socket) for connecting a charging cable for the additional device.
- a connection socket for example a USB socket
- the charging device comprises a charging cable with a connecting element for connection to an electrical connecting element of the additional device.
- the cleaning device comprises an integrated display device arranged on the operating unit for displaying status information, the display device preferably comprising an image display.
- the display device is used when no additional device is arranged on the receptacle. This can ensure that information is made available to the user visually in order to facilitate the operation of the cleaning device even without an additional device.
- the integrated display device can be used in combination with the image display of the additional device.
- the display device is at least partially and in particular completely covered by the additional device when it is arranged in the receptacle.
- a display device is only used when no additional device is positioned in the receptacle.
- the display device is switched off when the additional device is arranged in the receptacle and can be activated or activated when the additional device is removed from the receptacle. This can preferably be done without user intervention.
- no (further) display device is arranged on the control unit, apart from that of the additional device.
- the communication unit is designed for the contactless transmission of display information to the additional device.
- the display information is transmitted via a radio connection, in particular a Bluetooth connection.
- “contactless” includes the possibility that the additional device is physically in contact with the receptacle. Only the display information, the data for controlling the image display, is transmitted without contact.
- the communication unit is designed for the contact-based transmission of display information, for example via a cable connection.
- the communication unit is automatically activated when the additional device is positioned in the receptacle in order to transmit the display information.
- the presence of the additional device can be mechanically and / or electrically detectable.
- a microswitch or a sensor element is provided which is actuated when the additional device is positioned in the receptacle.
- a wireless coupling of the additional device, in particular to the communication unit can be detected and the image display can thereby be activated.
- the communication unit is automatically deactivated when the additional device is removed from the receptacle.
- Information regarding the consumption, the stock or the state of at least one consumption component used for the operation for example electrical energy, a cleaning liquid and / or a cleaning chemical.
- the information can relate to the condition of at least one battery, the amount / residual amount of cleaning liquid, the amount / residual amount of a cleaning chemical, the degree of filling of at least one container for cleaning liquid or dirty liquid and / or the condition of at least one cleaning tool;
- the communication unit can transmit status and / or operating information relating to the operation of the cleaning device to the additional device for storage and / or forwarding to an external data processing device.
- Display information for creating the image contents in the image display can differ from the status and / or operating information or can match them in whole or in part.
- the operation of the cleaning device can be monitored, and a report on its use can be generated. For example, the report can be evaluated with a view to improving the use of the cleaning device and / or coordinating users and / or a plurality of cleaning devices of a cleaning fleet. The report can be saved in the additional device.
- the report for evaluation and / or archiving is transmitted via a communication connection to a data processing device arranged at a remote location.
- the data processing device is owned or managed by a manufacturer or a user of the cleaning device, for example.
- the cleaning device is used in connection with an access authorization mentioned later and / or a user profile or an authorization profile.
- cleaning jobs are created and assigned to a plurality of users and / or cleaning devices.
- Relevant cleaning orders can, for example, be transferred to the additional device. be worn, alternatively or in addition to the cleaning device.
- the cleaning orders can be dependent on the access authorization, the user profile and / or the authorization profile used for a cleaning device.
- the display information and / or the status and / or operating information can preferably be transmitted in real time from the communication unit to the additional device.
- the cleaning device can be operated without a separate authentication device.
- the cleaning device can be put into operation by any (any) user.
- a main switch is preferably provided on the cleaning device or on the additional device for switching the cleaning device on and off.
- an authentication device is required to operate the cleaning device.
- the authentication device can be designed in different ways. For example, object-related authentication can be provided, with the cleaning device as such being assigned an authorization holder, for example in the form of a mechanical or electronic key.
- a personal authentication device can be provided, the person of the user being checked for use with the cleaning device. In this case, there is in particular the possibility of giving a user access to selected cleaning devices if a plurality of cleaning devices are present.
- Personal authentication is possible, for example, using the user's biometric properties, for example checking a fingerprint, facial recognition, iris recognition, etc.
- the cleaning device in the absence of an authentication device or a valid authentication Emergency cleaning operation is executable.
- the use of at least one selected, predetermined function of the cleaning device is possible if there is no authentication device or the authentication required with it fails.
- At least one authentication device is assigned to it, by means of which the cleaning device can be provided with an access authorization required for its operation.
- the access authorization can be checked for validity, for example by the control unit, the additional device or an external data processing device. Only then can the cleaning device be used to a predetermined or predeterminable extent, whereby the above-mentioned emergency cleaning operation can be reserved.
- the transmission of the access authorization to the cleaning device can be equivalent to that, depending on an existing access authorization of the cleaning device, activation information is received in such a way that a user can put it into operation.
- the access authorization can be obtained in a variety of ways. For example, this can consist of a password, a code, an alphanumeric character string, a biometric property of the user, a physical nature of an authorization holder such as profiling with surveys and / or deepening etc.
- the access authorization of the cleaning device can be transmitted contactlessly, in particular to the communication unit.
- “contactless” does not preclude the authentication device, for example an authorization holder of the same, having physical contact with the cleaning device.
- Contactless transmission takes place, for example, by radio, for example via a permanent Bluetooth connection of the additional device with the communication unit, via an RFID connection, an NFC connection, for example optically or by means of a magnetic or electrical field effect.
- the access authorization of the cleaning device can be transmitted by contact.
- the access authorization can be felt, for example when using a mechanical key that is arranged in a corresponding receptacle of the cleaning device.
- the cleaning device comprises a receptacle in which the authentication device can be detachably arranged.
- the receptacle is advantageously arranged on the control unit.
- the authentication device has a defined position in the receptacle, as a result of which the access authorization can be reliably transmitted to the cleaning device in a contactless or contact-related manner or can be felt by the latter.
- the authentication device can be fixable in the receptacle, for example by force and / or positive locking, in particular clamping and / or detenting.
- the presence of the authentication device can preferably be recognized automatically.
- a sensor element can be provided for this, which can interact with the authentication device without contact or contact.
- the recording can be, in particular, the recording assigned to it on the operating unit.
- the access authorization on the authentication device is stored in a storage unit.
- the access authorization can be read from the storage unit and preferably transmitted to the cleaning device without contact.
- the access authorization is physically stored on the authentication device, for example wise in the form of the aforementioned profiling with elevations and / or depressions.
- the access authorization can preferably be entered by the user on the authentication device by means of an input device and can be transmitted to the cleaning device, in particular to the communication unit.
- an input device of the additional device in particular a touchscreen, is used to enter the access authorization. This can, for example, be checked for validity by the additional device, by the control unit or by an external data processing device.
- the additional device comprises or forms an authentication device. This makes it possible not only to use an additional device carried by users, such as a smartphone or a tablet computer, not only to provide the image display, but also to activate the cleaning device.
- an authorization holder formed separately from the additional device comprises or forms an authentication device.
- an electronic or mechanical key is used as the authorization holder.
- the authorization holder can be configured, for example, as a transponder in which the access authorization is stored.
- the access authorization is preferably transmitted to the cleaning device wirelessly, for example by means of RFID technology.
- an authorization holder formed separately from it can also be used, as explained above. It is expedient if a user profile is provided. This enables the cleaning device to be individualized, in which, for example, the cleaning device and / or the additional device can be preset depending on the user profile.
- the user profile is defined, for example, via a user account which can be created and managed by a preparatory worker or an administrator of at least one cleaning device.
- an authorization profile it is expedient for an authorization profile to be provided, two or more different authorization profiles being provided, the user being able to provide different functions depending on the authorization profile of the cleaning device.
- This enables the use of the cleaning device to be restricted or released in whole or in part, depending on the respective authorization profile.
- the scope of the interaction with the cleaning device that can be used on the additional device can preferably be restricted or enabled, for example the scope of the user application program mentioned below.
- a common authorization profile can be assigned to a plurality of users.
- an authorization profile can be set up for normally experienced users, an authorization profile for experienced users, an authorization profile for foremen and an authorization profile for administrators or maintenance service providers.
- the operational safety of the cleaning device can be increased in particular.
- the authorization profile only allows use within the scope of the knowledge of the user and / or the cleaning orders transferred to him. This preferably allows damage to the cleaning device, the object to be cleaned and / or personal injury due to incorrect operation to be avoided.
- An authentication device linked to an authorization profile advantageously has an identification device with an identification, the identifications of different authorization profiles differing from one another. This enables the authentication devices to be identified at the level of the authorization profile, as is explained, for example, in the publications WO 2012/016847 A1 and WO 2012/013575 A1 mentioned at the beginning.
- Authorization levels can in particular be hierarchically graded, a higher-level authorization level making it possible to use the cleaning device in a functional scope of a lower-order authorization profile and additionally performing at least one further function of the cleaning device.
- the user profile and / or the authorization profile is or are assigned to the access authorization.
- a user profile is linked to the person of the user.
- an authorization profile assigned to this user or only to the access authorization can be provided.
- the authorization profile is not linked to the user profile.
- the cleaning device can be put into operation via an authentication device.
- the user can log on to the cleaning device with a user profile, for example via the additional device.
- the user profile and / or the authorization profile is stored or stored in or on the authentication device; is stored in a storage unit of the cleaning device; is stored in a storage unit of a data processing device arranged externally to the cleaning device.
- a data connection to the data processing device can be established, for example, by means of the authentication device and / or the cleaning device.
- This makes it possible, in particular, to read out the user profile and / or the authorization profile and to transfer them directly or indirectly to the cleaning device, for example in order to determine its scope of functions and to make any default settings.
- the user logs on to the data processing device via the authentication device, in particular the additional device, whereupon the access authorization or related activation information is transmitted to the cleaning device together with the user profile and / or an authorization profile.
- display information with corresponding image content of the image display can be provided.
- the user can influence the way in which display contents are displayed and / or a display language via the user profile.
- At least one functional unit of the cleaning device can preferably be preset, in particular an operating parameter of at least one cleaning tool can be set.
- operating parameters of the functional unit that are usually used by the user can be saved via the user profile and preset depending on this.
- access authorizations, user profiles and / or authorization profiles can be created or deleted. For example, foremen or administrators are reserved to perform such functions.
- user profiles and / or authorization profiles can be adapted.
- a functional unit of the cleaning device can be released for use or the release can be withdrawn.
- a presetting of at least one functional unit of the cleaning device can be carried out, for example.
- presettings for the cleaning device can be made with higher-order authorization, or limits for operating parameters of at least one functional unit can be defined. It is possible that certain operating parameters of a functional unit can also be changed with lower-order authorization, whereas a change in certain operating parameters is only possible with higher-order authorization.
- the authorization profile it may be possible, for example, to create a report on the use of the cleaning device. This option is only possible, for example, with a higher-level authorization profile.
- the report can preferably be transmitted to an external data processing device for evaluation and / or archiving.
- the authorization profile the extent to which usage data of the cleaning device can be evaluated can be provided. For example, evaluation is only possible with a higher-order authorization profile and users with a lower-order authorization profile are not possible.
- the cleaning device can be designed in different ways and, linked to this, the nature of the at least one cleaning tool or cleaning unit.
- the functional units of the cleaning device mentioned at the beginning can be obtained in different ways.
- the cleaning device is a floor cleaning device, in particular a scrubber drier, a sweeper or a sweeper.
- the cleaning device can be a hand-held cleaning device or a ride-on or stand-up cleaning device.
- the cleaning device is designed to be self-propelled and self-steering in order to be able to carry out an autonomous cleaning of the floor surface in the absence of the user.
- the cleaning device can be a cleaning device cleaning with a cleaning jet, in particular a high-pressure cleaning device or a dry ice blasting device.
- the additional device is, for example, a smartphone or a tablet computer. It is expedient for the additional device to include a touch-sensitive display device for accepting operating instructions from the user, in particular a touchscreen.
- a user application program for example a so-called “app”, is preferably stored executably on the additional device.
- the user application program can expediently provide operating instructions for the cleaning device that can be transmitted from the additional device to the communication unit. This enables the user to use the additional device not only to display image content on the image display, but also to enter operating instructions via an input device, in particular the aforementioned touchscreen.
- the operating instructions advantageously comprise settings of at least one operating parameter of a functional unit of the cleaning device.
- the operating instructions can include, for example, setting up and / or changing access authorizations, user profiles and / or authorization profiles for users, and / or creating reports on the use of the cleaning device.
- At least one digital control element can be made available on the display device via the user application program, in order to receive operating instructions, which control element is preferably configured identically or correspondingly to a functionally identical physical control element of the control unit.
- control element is preferably configured identically or correspondingly to a functionally identical physical control element of the control unit.
- physical control elements can be replicated or duplicated. This enables the user using the additional device to operate the cleaning device intuitively, using learned operating patterns or handles can be applied with the additional device.
- the versatility is increased in that the user can select the more convenient way of interacting with the cleaning device.
- At least one digital control element can be provided on the display device for receiving operating instructions, the control unit not comprising a corresponding physical control element with the same function.
- a control element on the additional device is now used in digital form. To a certain extent, this enables the cleaning device to be “slimmed down”, a user being able to carry the control unit with him at least in part, for example in the form of a smartphone or tablet computer.
- a communication connection with an externally arranged data processing device can advantageously be established via the additional device and / or the communication unit. This gives, for example, the possibility of forwarding reports on the use of the cleaning device and / or a transmission of information relating to the access authorization, the user profile and / or the authorization profile.
- the cleaning system preferably comprises a data processing device arranged externally to the cleaning device and to the additional device.
- data processing device includes the case that a plurality of data processing devices that are in communication with one another can be present, for example implemented as a “cloud”.
- the cleaning system can comprise a plurality of cleaning devices and a plurality of additional devices.
- the cleaning devices and / or the additional devices can each be configured identically or differently.
- the present invention also relates to a cleaning system with an authentication device.
- a cleaning system according to the invention comprises a cleaning device of the type mentioned above or a cleaning system of the type mentioned above and at least one authentication device by means of which the cleaning device can be provided with access authorization.
- FIG. 1 a schematic representation of a cleaning system according to the invention with a cleaning device according to the invention
- FIG. 2 shows a perspective view of an operating unit of the cleaning device from FIG. 1 and an additional device that can be arranged thereon;
- Figure 3 is a plan view of the control unit and the additional device
- FIG. 3a a top view of the control unit and the additional device in a variant of the cleaning device according to the invention (detailed view);
- Figure 4 a partial representation of the control unit and the additional device in
- FIG. 8 a representation corresponding to FIG. 3 in a further preferred embodiment of the cleaning device and an additional device arranged in the receptacle in two orientations;
- Figure 9 a representation corresponding to Figure 8 with a different type
- Figure 10 a partial view of an operating unit of an inventive
- FIG. 11 a partial view of an operating unit of a further cleaning device according to the invention.
- FIG. 12 a partial view of an operating unit of a further cleaning device according to the invention.
- FIG. 13 a schematic representation of a further preferred embodiment of a cleaning system according to the invention.
- FIG. 14 a schematic representation of a further preferred embodiment of a cleaning system according to the invention.
- Figure 15 a schematic representation of a further preferred embodiment of a cleaning system according to the invention.
- FIG. 1 shows an advantageous embodiment of a cleaning system according to the invention, generally designated by reference number 10.
- the cleaning system 10 comprises at least one preferred embodiment of a Cleaning device according to the invention and with the reference numeral 12.
- further cleaning devices 12 are provided, shown schematically, which can differ from the cleaning device 12 in terms of type and / or configuration.
- the cleaning system 10 further comprises at least one authentication device 14, here four authentication devices 14 are shown here.
- the authentication devices 14 are designed for use with the cleaning device 12.
- At least one additional device 16 of the cleaning system 10 which can be used together with the cleaning device 12.
- Two additional devices 16 are shown as examples, one of them as a smartphone 18 and the other as a tablet computer 20.
- the cleaning system 10 comprises a spatially remote data processing device 22 arranged externally to the cleaning device 12 and the additional devices 16. In the present case, only one data processing device 22 is shown. It goes without saying that the cleaning system 10 can comprise a number of data processing devices 22 which are in communication with one another. In the present case, this is represented by a "cloud" 24.
- the additional devices 16 can be in a communication connection with the data processing device 22, for example via a mobile radio network and / or a data network such as the Internet. Furthermore, it can be provided that the cleaning device 12 can also establish a communication connection for the exchange of data with the data processing device 22.
- the data processing device 22 in the present case comprises a communication unit 26 (FIG. 2).
- the communication unit 26 is, for example, integrated in a control unit 28 of the cleaning device 12, is formed by it or is operatively connected to it.
- the cleaning device 12 is a walk-behind cleaning device.
- the cleaning device 12 is in particular a scrubber drier 30 for cleaning a floor surface 32.
- the invention can also be used in cleaning devices of another type, for example sweepers, sweeping machines, jet cleaning devices such as high-pressure cleaning devices or dry ice blasting devices.
- the application of the invention is favorable for user-guided cleaning devices (walk-behind and ride-on) which are guided by a user walking, standing or sitting.
- the cleaning device 12 is used to clean the floor surface 32, which is considered to be horizontally oriented in the present case, a contact plane of the cleaning device 12 coinciding with the plane of the floor surface 32.
- the cleaning device 12 is moved in a working direction which is defined by the longitudinal direction 34.
- a transverse direction 36 of the cleaning device 12 is defined transverse to the longitudinal direction 34.
- the cleaning device comprises an operating unit 40 for the trailing user on a rear side 38.
- the operating unit 40 is arranged in the transition from the rear side 38 to an upper side 42.
- the cleaning device 12 comprises a plurality of functional units 44 for performing a function. Operating instructions of the operator at the Operating unit 40 can be processed by control unit 28 and transmitted to functional units 44.
- a cleaning tool 46 is provided as the functional unit 44, which comprises a cleaning brush and, in particular, a plate brush 48, and a drive device 50 for the plate brush 48 can be.
- a carriage 54 with a drive device 56 for moving the cleaning device 12 over the floor surface 32 and a suction unit 58 are provided, with which a mixture of dirt and cleaning liquid can be sucked off the floor surface 32.
- Further functional units 44 are a metering device 60, with which the amount of cleaning liquid accommodated in a tank 62 can be metered to act on the bottom surface 32, and a cleaning agent metering device 64 for metering a cleaning chemical admixed with the cleaning liquid.
- the tank 62 is formed by a housing 66, which comprises a housing part 68 on the top.
- the housing part 68 forms a cover 70 of the tank 62 and is pivotably mounted about a horizontal pivot axis 72, which in the present case runs in the transverse direction 36 (FIG. 3).
- the cover 70 can be pivoted backwards from the closed position into an open position (not shown) about the pivot axis 72 in the direction of the operating unit 40.
- the operating unit 40 has a handle device 74.
- the grip device 74 comprises two grip elements 76.
- the grip elements 76 are each as designed bow-shaped longitudinal handle elements which are spaced apart in the transverse direction 36.
- the user can place his hands 78 in the longitudinal direction on the grip elements 76 without having to turn the wrist in the transverse direction.
- the hands 78 lie on the grip elements 76 with the ball of the thumb, whereby the thumbs 80 can rest approximately from the thumb root 82 to the distal ends 84. This is illustrated using the example of the operating unit 40 in the embodiment according to FIGS. 8 and 9 and also applies to the embodiment according to FIGS. 1 to 4.
- a strip 86 is thereby defined in the transverse direction 36, between a connecting line of the distal ends 84 on the one hand and the thumb roots 82 on the other hand, which is intended in the transverse direction 36.
- This strip 86 is also shown in FIG. 3.
- control unit 40 comprises a plurality of control elements, via which the user can interact with the cleaning device 12, in particular for controlling the functional units 44.
- control unit 40 comprises a rocker arm-shaped control element 88.
- the control element 88 can be used to act on the undercarriage 54 to set the speed and / or the direction the or in which the cleaning device 12 moves.
- the control unit 40 further comprises a control panel 90, which preferably defines an operating level 92 (FIG. 4).
- the operating level 92 is arranged facing the user on the operating unit 40 and is inclined relative to the horizontal in the direction of the user. The inclination is, for example, approximately 20 ° to 30 ° and allows the user to operate control elements arranged on the control panel 90 in a simpler manner.
- a control element 94 is arranged in the control panel 90, in the present case a main control element.
- the control element 94 comprises a rotary handle 96 and serves as a main switch and a program selector switch for the cleaning device 12. Different control programs can be set via the control element 94, which differ from one another in the mode of operation of at least one of the functional units 44.
- control elements 98 and two control elements 100 are shown schematically. Via the control elements 100, values for operating parameters of at least one functional unit 44 can be incremented or
- the speed of the plate brush 48 can be increased or decreased or the contact pressure for the plate brush 48.
- the control unit 40 also includes an integrated display device 102 installed in the control panel 90.
- the display device 102 can be used to display operating and status information of the cleaning device 12 in order to make it easier for a user to operate it.
- the image display 106 defines an image plane.
- the additional devices 16 are of a flat design, which is advantageous for the invention, but is not absolutely necessary.
- the auxiliary devices 16 can communicate with the cleaning device 12.
- data can be exchanged contactlessly between the additional devices 16 and the communication unit 26. In the present case, this means that the data exchange takes place even without physical contact.
- data can be transmitted between the communication unit 26 and the additional device 16 with contact, for example via a cable connection not shown in the drawing.
- the cleaning device 12 has a receptacle 108 arranged on the operating unit 40.
- the additional device 16 can be positioned in the receptacle 108 and thus has a defined position relative to the operating unit 40.
- the smartphone 18 and the tablet computer 20 can be placed with the orientation of the image display 106 in landscape and / or portrait format.
- Figures 2 to 4 illustrate the arrangement of the smartphone 18 with the image display 106 in landscape format, but the smartphone 18 could also be placed with the image display 106 in portrait format.
- the receptacle 108 in the present case is dimensioned such that it can be arranged with the image display 106 in portrait format.
- a dimensioning of the receptacle 108 is favorable such that additional devices 16 with a width of at least approximately 15 cm, preferably up to approximately 25 cm and / or with a diagonal of the image display 106 can be accommodated up to at least approximately 10 inches.
- the receptacle 108 is positioned in the transverse direction 36 between the handle elements 76 and also between the control elements 88, based on the user's direction of view of the receptacle 108 and in particular the image display 106 of the additional device 16 positioned in the receptacle 108
- the receptacle 108 is offset on the control unit 40 relative to the grip elements 76 in a direction away from the user. In the present case, this can be understood in particular to mean that the receptacle 108 is arranged lower on the operating unit 40 (FIG. 4).
- the receptacle 108 comprises a contact element 110, which in the present case is designed as a contact element 112.
- the support element 112 is designed flat and planar, so that the additional device 16 can lie flat against it.
- the receptacle 108 further comprises a shoulder 114 which is formed by a protruding strip 116 formed by the support element 112. This enables the additional device 16 to be arranged in a defined position in two spatial directions relative to the receptacle 108.
- the support element 112 is formed by a coefficient of friction increasing element 120, or such is positioned in the receptacle 108.
- the coefficient of friction increasing element 120 comprises in particular a mat 122 made of an elastically deformable material, for example a rubber material.
- the additional device 16 is effectively protected against movement in the receptacle 108 via the mat 122.
- vibrations are damped during the operation of the cleaning device 12 in order to largely avoid movements of the additional device 16 due to vibrations.
- the support element 112 defines a contact plane and in particular a contact plane 124.
- the image plane of the image display 106 is aligned parallel to the contact plane 124 and is only a small distance from it.
- the contact plane 124 is oriented at an angle 126 relative to the operating plane 92 (FIG. 4).
- the angle 126 is, for example, approximately 10 ° to 30 °, for example approximately 20 °.
- the system level 124 is inclined relative to the operating level 92 in the direction of the user, as a result of which the image display 106 can be viewed by the user in a better way.
- the reference numeral 128 symbolizes a surface normal of the contact element 110, which for example has an angle of approximately 45 ° relative to the horizontal. In this way, image display 106 can be used for most Users can be recognized very well, the viewing direction being oriented essentially perpendicular to the image display 106 (FIG. 5).
- the receptacle 108 is arranged movably on the operating unit 40.
- the receptacle 108 can be pivoted relative to the operating unit 40 about a pivot axis 130 running in the transverse direction.
- a discrete or a continuous pivoting is possible, in particular the contact element 110 with the shoulder 114 being pivotable.
- Figures 6 and 7 illustrate this for two more
- the pivoting changes the orientation of the surface normal 128. This gives, for example, the possibility of aligning the position of the additional device 16 depending on the size, the position and / or the viewing direction of a user, so that the user always has the best possible view has the image display 106.
- the additional device 16 is arranged, at least partially, within the strip 86 and within the field of vision of the user in order to facilitate the view of the image display 106.
- the cleaning device 12 When the cleaning device 12 is in operation, the user will usually look behind it behind the operating unit 40 and the cover 70 in the direction of travel, so that the image display 106 can always be captured well during the cleaning operation.
- the additional device 16 is positioned on the operating unit 40 with an offset with respect to a grip plane 132 defined by the grip elements 76.
- the offset between the grip level 132 and the contact level 124 is, for example, approximately 10 cm to 15 cm. Due to the offset, the The probability that the user inadvertently contacts the additional device 16 is reduced, and this is also reliably arranged in the receptacle 108 when the user interacts with the operating unit 40.
- the control panel 90 is positioned in front of the receptacle 108 in the direction of the user. When interacting with the control elements 94, 98 or 100, this also reduces the likelihood for the user to contact the additional device 16 unintentionally.
- the receptacle 108 is arranged between the legs 134 of the handle elements 76, the legs 134 pointing in the direction of the respective other handle element 76 and being arranged on the sides of the handle elements 76 facing away from the user.
- the receptacle 108 is preferably positioned on the operating unit 40 in such a way that the cover 70 taking up the open position is free of contact with the receptacle 108 and preferably free of contact with the additional device 16. This is expediently independent of whether the additional device 16 is positioned with the image display 106 in landscape format or in portrait format in the receptacle 108.
- the positioning of the additional device 16 in the receptacle 108 and its removal is in particular possible manually and without tools.
- the additional device 16 is held in the receptacle 108 with sufficient reliability via frictional engagement, in particular with the mat 122, and positive engagement via the support element 112 and the shoulder 114.
- the additional device 16 can enter into communication connections of various types.
- a Bluetooth connection can be used, but the invention is not restricted to this.
- a user application program for example a so-called "app”, is executably stored on the additional device 16. Display information relating to the operation of the cleaning device 12 can be transmitted to the additional device 16 via the communication unit 26 and can be displayed there in particular using the app (FIG. 3).
- the information that can be displayed on the image display 106 differs from the information that is displayed on the permanently installed display device 102. It is also conceivable that the information on the display devices 102 and 104 complement one another.
- the display device 102 is deactivated when the additional device 16 is positioned in the receptacle 108.
- the presence of the additional device 16 can be detected, for example, without contact or with contacts.
- a sensor element 136 is provided on the receptacle 108 for the contactless detection of the additional device 16.
- the display device 102 is deactivated when the user positions the additional device 16 in the receptacle 108. Display information is transmitted to the additional device 16 for display on the image display 106. If the user removes the additional device 16 from the receptacle 108, no further transmission of display information takes place, and the display device 102 is activated to display information.
- the permanently installed display device 102 ensures that the user can be provided with visual information even when he is not carrying an additional device 16.
- An interface for the user to interact with the cleaning device 12 is provided via the user application program.
- the user application program can For example, provide digital control elements, generally referenced with reference number 138.
- a digital variant of each of the control elements 94, 98 and 100 is displayed on the display device 104.
- the display device 104 is designed to be touch-sensitive as a touch screen, as a result of which operating instructions from the user can be received via the additional device 16 and transmitted from there to the communication unit 26.
- the control elements 138 are designed to have the same function as the control elements 94, 98 and 100, so that the user can carry out the cleaning device 12 by means of the digital control elements 138 without having to change his learned habits and skills.
- the user application program for interacting with the cleaning device 12 can provide the user with different or further operating elements, for example menus, input fields, selection lists, buttons, etc.
- the cleaning device does not comprise a functionally identical, physical operating element with respect to a digitally provided operating element 138 on the display device 104. It can be provided that this applies to the majority or all operating elements of the operating unit 40, in the present case, for example, to the operating elements 88, 94, 98 and 100.
- a physical control element of the control unit 40 is deactivated when the additional device 16 is positioned in the receptacle 108 and a corresponding digital control element 138 is provided on the display device 104.
- An authentication device 14 is required to operate the cleaning device 12. Access authorization is provided to the cleaning device 12 via the authentication device 14. It can be seen that in the absence of an authentication device 14 or in the event of failed authentication, at least one emergency operation can be carried out with the cleaning device 12.
- authentication devices 14 are present, which are configured as authorization holders 140 in the form of electronic keys, in particular authorization holders 140a, 140b, 140c and 140d.
- the authorization holders 140 are, in particular, transponders which can interact with the cleaning device 12 in a contactless manner by means of RFID technology.
- interaction can be provided in a contactless manner, for example via a different type of radio connection, and / or in a contact manner, for example by palpating an access authorization.
- the cleaning device 12 comprises a receptacle 142 arranged on the operating unit 40.
- the authorization holder 140 can be releasably positioned in the receptacle 142 and preferably be clamped and / or locked therein.
- an RFID reader 144 is provided, which is arranged in the range of the receptacle 142. If the authorization holder 140 is located in the receptacle 142, its presence can be detected by means of the RFID reader 144. For example, the RFID reader 144 repeatedly sends read pulses which can be received and answered by the authorization holder 140 when the receptacle 142 is arranged.
- the authorization holder 140 comprises a storage unit in which an access authorization, for example in the form of an ID or a code, is stored.
- the access authorization can be detected contactlessly by the RFID reader 144, transmitted to the control unit 28 and from there valid be checked. If the result of the check is positive, the cleaning device 12 is activated.
- activation information is transmitted to the cleaning device 12.
- the detected access authorization is transmitted to the data processing device 22 via the communication unit 26 and checked for validity by the latter. If the result is positive, activation information for activating the cleaning device 12 can be transmitted.
- the authorization holders 140 differ in the present case in that the access authorization is linked to different authorization profiles.
- an authorization holder 140a is provided for normally experienced users and an authorization holder 140b for more experienced users.
- An authorization holder 140c is provided, for example, for foremen and an authorization holder 140d for administrators or service personnel.
- the cleaning device 12 provides the user with a different range of functions.
- the authorization profiles can be defined as authorization levels that are hierarchically structured.
- the range of functions for a normally experienced user is usually less than for a more experienced user, and the range of functions accessible to him is less broad than the range of functions provided to a foreman.
- the widest range of functions with authorization holder 140d is intended for administrators.
- Information on the authorization profile is stored, for example, in the storage unit of the authorization holder 140, in the cleaning device 12 and / or in the data processing device 22. It can be provided be that the respective authorization profile can be determined solely by identifying the access authorization.
- the cleaning system 10 provides that user-specific user profiles are provided. These are managed, for example, via user accounts, which are stored in particular in the data processing device 22, alternatively or additionally in the additional device 16 and / or the cleaning device 12.
- the user can log on to his user account via the app of the additional device 16, so that the user profile can be provided for the operation of the cleaning device 12.
- the user can connect to the cleaning device 12 via the additional device 16 with his user profile, but commissioning (apart from any emergency operation mentioned above) is only possible when an authorization holder 140 is used.
- Preferences for functional units 44 preferred by the user are stored in the user profile, as far as they can be made by the user.
- the user can, for example, define in the user profile which display information he would like to have displayed on the image display 106.
- the language of the image display 106 is also preferably stored in the user profile.
- presettings can be made for the user of the functional units 44 in order to facilitate the commissioning of the cleaning device 12.
- the functional scope that is provided to the user is defined via the authorization profile and accordingly via the use of the respective authorization holder 140a to 140d.
- the user can use the cleaning device 12 extensively, depending on the authorization profile, for example:
- Access authorizations, user profiles and / or authorization profiles can be created or deleted; an adaptation of user profiles and / or authorization profiles can be carried out, in particular with regard to the release of a functional unit 44 for use and / or a presetting of at least one functional unit 44 of the cleaning device 12; a report on the use of the cleaning device 12 is prepared and can preferably be transmitted to an external data processing device 22;
- Usage data of the cleaning device 12 can be evaluated.
- the user has no or only limited access to certain functional units 44.
- the user can use functional units 44 whose operating parameters do not change or only change within certain limits.
- tel-metering device 64 can change, whereby presets can be provided and saved via the user profile.
- a foreman using the authorization holder 140c or an administrator using the authorization holder 140d may change the functional scope associated with an authorization holder 140.
- the image content of the image display 106 may alternatively or additionally be different.
- the display information differs as to which authorization holder 140 is used.
- Lower-order authorization profiles for example, do not have access to certain menus or setting elements that are reserved for higher-order authorization profiles.
- a consumption component is displayed on the image display 106.
- an order is reserved for users of a specific authorization profile, for example if a consumption component (for example the plate brush 48) is worn.
- a user with a lower-order authorization profile can, for example, only forward information about stocks of a consumable component to be replaced.
- the use of the user profiles and / or authorization profiles allows, for example, tracking which user or which group of users uses one or more cleaning devices 12.
- Cleaning jobs can be individualized and, for example, assigned to a specific user.
- the cleaning orders can be placed alternatively or additionally depending on an existing authorization profile, for example only to normal users or only to preparatory staff. It should be taken into account here, for example, that the user is usually in the possession of an authorization holder 140 which corresponds to his actual authorization profile.
- information can be transmitted to the additional device 16 and displayed on the image display 106.
- the user is instructed to replace or check cleaning tool 46, for example, this task should only be performed by more experienced users or foremen.
- FIG. 3a shows a detailed view in a manner corresponding to FIG. 3, a top view of the operating unit 40 in a cleaning device according to the invention.
- the receptacle 108 additionally comprises at least one holding element, preferably two holding elements 146, with which the additional device 16 can be held on the receptacle 108 even more reliably.
- the holding elements are designed as strips which have an angle (for example L-shaped) and which protrude from the support element 112.
- a space 148 is thereby formed between the strips and the support element 112, in the manner of a "compartment".
- the additional device 16 can be pushed into the intermediate space 148, in the present case from above.
- FIGS. 8 and 9 show, in a manner corresponding to FIG. 3, the operating unit 40 of an advantageous embodiment of a cleaning device according to the invention, which is only partially shown and is denoted by the reference numeral 150 and which, together with the cleaning device 12 or instead of this, is used for one cleaning system according to the invention could be used.
- control element 94 In the cleaning device 150, fewer control elements are arranged on the control panel 90, for example, only the control element 94 is provided.
- the receptacle 108 is arranged in the area of the control panel 90, above or behind the control element 94.
- the additional device 16 in the form of the smartphone 18 is thus completely or essentially complete both when the image display 106 is oriented in landscape format and in portrait format arranged within the strip 86 and thereby very clearly recognizable in the field of view of the user (FIG. 8).
- the additional device 16 in the form of the tablet computer 20 is positioned, for example, predominantly within the strip 86 when the image display 106 is oriented in the vertical format (FIG. 9).
- the permanently integrated display device 102 is also provided in the cleaning device 150, but is arranged in the region of the receptacle 108.
- the mat 122 is dimensioned smaller than in the cleaning device 12 or has a recess.
- FIGS. 10 to 12 An operating unit 40 of a cleaning device 152, 154 or 156 according to the invention is shown schematically in FIGS. 10 to 12.
- the cleaning devices 152 to 156 each have a charging device 158 with which the additional device 16 is supplied with electrical energy and the service life can thereby be increased.
- the charging device 158 is designed inductively and is arranged on the side of the contact element 110 facing away from the additional device 16. If the additional device 16 is arranged in the receptacle 108, its battery can be charged.
- the charging device 158 in the cleaning device 154 according to FIG. 11 comprises at least one and preferably a plurality of fixedly arranged electrical connection element (s) 160 (for example designed as a docking connection).
- the connection element 160 can couple to a corresponding electrical connection element of the additional device 16.
- the charging device 158 comprises a charging cable 162 with a connection element 164 for connection to the connection element of the additional device 16. Furthermore, it can be provided that a connection socket 166 is provided for connecting a charging cable. It goes without saying that a preferred embodiment of the cleaning device according to the invention can comprise two or more of the different variants of the charging device 158 explained above.
- a preferred embodiment of a cleaning system according to the invention shown in FIG. 13 is identified by reference number 170.
- the data processing device 22 is omitted.
- User profiles are stored, for example, on the additional devices 16 and / or in the cleaning device 12.
- the authorization profiles are preferably stored on the authorization holders 140 linked to the access authorizations.
- a preferred embodiment of a cleaning system according to the invention shown in FIG. 14 is given the reference symbol 180.
- the authentication devices 14 in the form of the authorization bearers 140 are omitted. Instead, the additional devices 16 each form an authentication device 14.
- the access authorization can be entered by the user via the app on the additional device 16, or it is determined depending on a user account.
- the access authorization can be transmitted to the cleaning device 12 for activation.
- provision can be made for the access authorization to be transmitted to the data processing device 22 via a data connection and for the corresponding processing information to be transmitted directly or indirectly to the cleaning device 12.
- the user profiles and the authorization profiles can be stored in the cleaning device 12, in the additional device 16 and / or in the data processing device 22.
- the cleaning device 12 can be switched on, wherein the functions permitted via the corresponding authorization profile can be carried out.
- User-defined settings can be loaded via the user profile, for example.
- authorization profiles can be managed, for example, via the user application program of an additional device 16. While in the cleaning system 10 and 170 the authorization profile is defined via the respective authorization holder 140a to 140d, this enables a simpler and more flexible administration of user profiles, in particular hierarchical user levels, in the cleaning system 180.
- the effort required to manage authorization profiles at the software level can be saved. This can be advantageous, for example, if there are high fluctuations among the users of the cleaning device 12.
- a preferred embodiment of a cleaning system according to the invention shown in FIG. 15 is given the reference number 190.
- the cleaning system 190 as in the cleaning system 170, the data processing device 22 is omitted. As in the cleaning system 180, the authentication devices 14 in the form of the authorization holder 140 are omitted. In addition, the cleaning system 190 corresponds to the cleaning system 180 without the property that between the external data processing device 22 and the cleaning device 12 and / or the additional devices 16 data can be exchanged. LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS
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