EP3834691B1 - Reinigungskopf ausgestattet mit einem abnehmbaren reinigungselement - Google Patents

Reinigungskopf ausgestattet mit einem abnehmbaren reinigungselement Download PDF

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EP3834691B1
EP3834691B1 EP20212908.6A EP20212908A EP3834691B1 EP 3834691 B1 EP3834691 B1 EP 3834691B1 EP 20212908 A EP20212908 A EP 20212908A EP 3834691 B1 EP3834691 B1 EP 3834691B1
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Nicolas CORITON
Antoine MARTI
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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
    • A47L9/00—Details or accessories of suction cleaners, e.g. mechanical means for controlling the suction or for effecting pulsating action; Storing devices specially adapted to suction cleaners or parts thereof; Carrying-vehicles specially adapted for suction cleaners
    • A47L9/02—Nozzles
    • A47L9/04—Nozzles with driven brushes or agitators
    • A47L9/0405—Driving means for the brushes or agitators
    • A47L9/0411—Driving means for the brushes or agitators driven by electric motor
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L9/00—Details or accessories of suction cleaners, e.g. mechanical means for controlling the suction or for effecting pulsating action; Storing devices specially adapted to suction cleaners or parts thereof; Carrying-vehicles specially adapted for suction cleaners
    • A47L9/02—Nozzles
    • A47L9/04—Nozzles with driven brushes or agitators
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L9/00—Details or accessories of suction cleaners, e.g. mechanical means for controlling the suction or for effecting pulsating action; Storing devices specially adapted to suction cleaners or parts thereof; Carrying-vehicles specially adapted for suction cleaners
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L9/00—Details or accessories of suction cleaners, e.g. mechanical means for controlling the suction or for effecting pulsating action; Storing devices specially adapted to suction cleaners or parts thereof; Carrying-vehicles specially adapted for suction cleaners
    • A47L9/02—Nozzles
    • A47L9/04—Nozzles with driven brushes or agitators
    • A47L9/0427—Gearing or transmission means therefor
    • A47L9/0444—Gearing or transmission means therefor for conveying motion by endless flexible members, e.g. belts
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L9/00—Details or accessories of suction cleaners, e.g. mechanical means for controlling the suction or for effecting pulsating action; Storing devices specially adapted to suction cleaners or parts thereof; Carrying-vehicles specially adapted for suction cleaners
    • A47L9/02—Nozzles
    • A47L9/04—Nozzles with driven brushes or agitators
    • A47L9/0455—Bearing means therefor
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L9/00—Details or accessories of suction cleaners, e.g. mechanical means for controlling the suction or for effecting pulsating action; Storing devices specially adapted to suction cleaners or parts thereof; Carrying-vehicles specially adapted for suction cleaners
    • A47L9/02—Nozzles
    • A47L9/04—Nozzles with driven brushes or agitators
    • A47L9/0461—Dust-loosening tools, e.g. agitators, brushes
    • A47L9/0466—Rotating tools
    • A47L9/0477—Rolls
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L9/00—Details or accessories of suction cleaners, e.g. mechanical means for controlling the suction or for effecting pulsating action; Storing devices specially adapted to suction cleaners or parts thereof; Carrying-vehicles specially adapted for suction cleaners
    • A47L9/28—Installation of the electric equipment, e.g. adaptation or attachment to the suction cleaner; Controlling suction cleaners by electric means
    • A47L9/2857—User input or output elements for control, e.g. buttons, switches or displays

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  • the present invention relates to the field of cleaning heads intended to clean a surface, and more particularly to vacuum cleaners equipped with a suction head making it possible to suck up dust and small-particle waste present on a surface to be cleaned.
  • Vacuum cleaners equipped with a suction head are well known on the market, these making it possible to clean surfaces by suction for the evacuation of dust and waste of small particle size resting thereon.
  • the surface to be vacuumed can for example be tiles, parquet, laminate, carpet or carpet.
  • a suction head comprises, in known manner, a main body comprising a sole provided with a lower face and with a suction orifice opening out into the lower face of the sole.
  • the underside of the soleplate is intended to be positioned adjacent to the surface to be vacuumed during use of the suction head.
  • a cleaning element mounted removably in a receiving housing provided on the main body and opening into the underside of the sole.
  • a cleaning element may for example comprise a rotating brush which may or may not be motorized.
  • Such a rotating brush makes it possible in particular to lift dust, threads or waste present on a carpet, rug, etc., in order to better suck them up.
  • the cleaning element is removably mounted in a receiving housing provided on the main body allows a user, for example, to clean the rotating brush or to replace it.
  • a locking member configured to cooperate with the main body, such as a bayonet locking member or a locking member requiring the use of a specific tool to move it into a release position.
  • the document DE 10 2012 020 832 A1 discloses a cleaning head comprising a removable cover and a locking member blocking or allowing movement of the removable cover.
  • the present invention aims to remedy all or part of these drawbacks.
  • the technical problem underlying the invention consists in particular in providing a cleaning head equipped with a removable cleaning element and ensuring easy and ergonomic removal of the cleaning element.
  • the locking member is elastically deformable and is movably mounted on the main body.
  • the locking member is configured such that a movement of the control part from the inactive position to the active position elastically deforms at least the connecting part so as to cause a movement of the locking part from the lock in release position.
  • the locking member is configured such that a movement of the control part from the inactive position to the active position causes an elastic deformation of the connecting part which generates a movement of the control part. lock from the lock position to the release position.
  • Such a configuration of the cleaning head according to the present invention allows unlocking of the cleaning element only by moving the control part from the inactive position to the active position, which ensures easy and ergonomic removal of the cleaning element. cleaning outside the reception accommodation.
  • the cleaning head may further have one or more of the following characteristics, taken alone or in combination.
  • the locking part has a free end which is configured to cooperate with the locking element.
  • the direction of withdrawal extends transversely, and preferably perpendicularly, to a direction of movement of the cleaning head.
  • the connecting part is curved. This configuration allows progressive deformation of the connecting part to avoid premature rupture of this zone after several locking and unlocking cycles of the removable cleaning element.
  • the connecting part has a shape substantially in the form of an arc of a circle.
  • the connecting part when moving the control part from the inactive position to the active position, has a greater elastic deformation than the locking part and greater than the control part .
  • the control part and the locking part when the control part is moved from the inactive position to the active position, the control part and the locking part undergo negligible elastic deformations compared to that of the connecting part.
  • the connecting part of the locking member is elastically deformed during the movement of the control part from the inactive position to the active position.
  • the control part and the locking part are inclined relative to each other, the locking member being configured such that an angle of inclination between the control part and the lock part has a first value when the lock part is in the lock position and a second value when the locking part occupies the release position.
  • the first value can for example be between 40 and 90°, and advantageously between 50 and 80°.
  • the second value can for example be between 30 and 80°, and advantageously between 30 and 60°.
  • the second value is lower than the first value.
  • control part is slidably mounted on the main body in a direction of sliding which extends transversely to the direction of withdrawal.
  • the sliding direction extends substantially vertically when the cleaning head rests on a substantially horizontal support surface.
  • the cleaning head comprises an actuating button configured to be actuated by a user, the actuating button being movably mounted on the main body between a first button position and a second position of the button, the actuating button and the locking member being configured such that a displacement of the actuating button from the first button position to the second button position causes a displacement of the control part of the inactive position to active position.
  • the actuation button is separate from the locking member.
  • the actuating button is integrated into the locking member, and is for example fixed to the control part.
  • the actuation button is configured to be moved into the second button position by a user pressing the actuation button.
  • the actuation button thus forms a push button.
  • the actuating button can be actuated manually by a user from an upper face of the main body.
  • the actuation button comprises an actuation part, such as an actuation finger, which is configured to cooperate with the control part, and for example to bear against the command part.
  • the locking member has a substantially L-shape.
  • the locking member comprises a first branch forming the control part and a second branch forming the locking part.
  • the locking member is made in one piece, and is for example in one piece. It is for example a plastic part obtained by injection under pressure.
  • the locking member can be easily produced in large quantities making it possible to contain the cost price of the cleaning head.
  • the main body comprises a passage opening opening into the receiving housing and through which the cleaning element can be removed from the receiving housing
  • the cleaning element comprises a closure plug which is configured to at least partially close the passage opening when the cleaning element is mounted in the receiving housing.
  • the passage opening is provided on a side face of the main body.
  • the locking element is provided on the closure cap.
  • the locking element can be easily obtained from manufacture with the closure cap.
  • the closure cap comprises a grip portion configured to be grasped by a user when removing the cleaning element from the receiving housing.
  • the cleaning head comprises a keying device configured to impose a relative angular orientation between the closure plug and the main body during insertion of the cleaning element into the housing of reception.
  • the keying device comprises at least one keying element, such as a keying rib, provided on the closure cap, and at least one keying member, such as a groove coding, provided on the main body.
  • the locking member is configured to elastically urge the control part towards the inactive position and the locking part towards the locking position, when the locking part occupies the release position.
  • the cleaning head comprises a bearing abutment against which the locking part bears when the control part is moved from the inactive position to the active position.
  • At least the locking part is elongated.
  • control part and the locking part are each elongated.
  • the locking part is configured to tilt around the fulcrum when the control part is moved, preferably in translation, between the inactive position and the active position.
  • the connecting part which is elastically deformable advantageously performs a pivot function and also provides an elastic return of the control part to its inactive position from an active position and in the absence of stress on the control part.
  • the support abutment is arranged on one side of the locking part and the control part, which extends from the connecting part, is arranged on the other side of the locking part, that is to say on the side of the locking part which is opposite to the bearing abutment.
  • This configuration makes it possible to unlock the removable cleaning element by pushing the control part.
  • This configuration makes it possible to further simplify the locking/unlocking mechanism comprising at least the locking member and the bearing abutment.
  • the support abutment is configured to contact the locking part at the level of the second third of the length of the locking part. This configuration makes it possible to limit the forces necessary for unlocking while limiting the internal bulk represented by the locking/unlocking mechanism.
  • the bearing abutment is provided on the main body.
  • the bearing abutment is configured to cause the elastic deformation of the connecting part when the control part is moved from the inactive position to the active position.
  • the cleaning element comprises a rotating brush.
  • the cleaning head comprises a drive device configured to drive the rotating brush in rotation around an axis of rotation substantially coinciding with an axis of extension of the rotating brush.
  • the rotating brush comprises a first brush end configured to be rotatably coupled to the driving device, and a second brush end supported by the closure cap and rotatably mounted relative to the closure cap.
  • the drive device comprises a drive motor, the output axis of which can be substantially aligned with the axis of rotation of the rotating brush or be offset with respect to the axis of rotation of the rotating brush.
  • the locking element can be formed by a locking groove, a locking abutment or even a locking shoulder.
  • control part is manually operable from outside the cleaning head.
  • the cleaning element comprises a brush housing extending at least partially around the rotating brush, and the locking element is provided on the brush housing.
  • the cleaning head comprises a biasing element, for example provided on the main body, configured to bias the cleaning element in the direction of withdrawal and out of the receiving housing.
  • the locking part extends along a direction of extension which is substantially parallel to a direction of movement of the cleaning head.
  • the cleaning head is a suction head.
  • THE figures 1 to 7 represent a cleaning head 2, and more particularly a suction head, comprising a connection sleeve 3 to which is intended to be connected an end piece of a rigid or flexible tube, itself connected to the suction system of the vacuum cleaner (not shown).
  • a connection sleeve 3 to which is intended to be connected an end piece of a rigid or flexible tube, itself connected to the suction system of the vacuum cleaner (not shown).
  • the cleaning head 2 comprises a main body 4 configured to be moved over a surface to be cleaned.
  • the connection sleeve 3 is advantageously mounted in a pivot connection with respect to the main body 4 so as to allow the main body 4 to pivot forwards and backwards when the cleaning head 2 moves in one direction. displacement D1.
  • the main body 4 comprises a sole 5 provided with a lower face 6 configured to be oriented towards the surface to be cleaned, and a suction orifice 7 opening onto the lower face 6.
  • the suction orifice 7 communicates with the sleeve connecting 3 through in particular a connecting passage 8 formed at least in part, for example by a flexible connecting conduit.
  • the suction orifice 7 can for example have an elongated shape and extend transversely, and for example perpendicularly, to the direction of movement D1 of the cleaning head 2.
  • the main body 4 further comprises a receiving housing 9 which opens into the lower face 6 of the sole 5 via the suction orifice 7, and which is fluidically connected to the connecting passage 8.
  • the receiving housing 9 forms a suction chamber.
  • the cleaning head 2 also comprises a cleaning element 11 removably mounted in the receiving housing 9 and configured to be withdrawn from the receiving housing 9 along a withdrawal direction D2.
  • the direction of withdrawal D2 extends transversely, and preferably perpendicularly, to the direction of movement D1 of the cleaning head 2.
  • the main body 4 comprises a passage opening 12 opening into the receiving housing 9 and through which the cleaning element 11 can be removed from the receiving housing 9.
  • the passage opening 12 is provided on a side face of the main body 4.
  • the cleaning element 11 comprises a rotating brush 13 which is rotatably mounted in the receiving housing 9, and a closure plug 14 which is configured to at least partially close the opening of passage 12 when the cleaning element 11 is mounted in the receiving housing 9.
  • the cleaning head 2 further comprises a drive device 15 configured to drive the rotary brush 13 in rotation about an axis of rotation substantially coinciding with an extension axis of the rotary brush 13.
  • the drive device 15 more particularly comprises an electric drive motor 16 whose axis output can be substantially aligned with the axis of rotation of the rotating brush 13 or be offset from the axis of rotation of the rotating brush 13.
  • the rotating brush 13 comprises a first brush end 13.1 configured to be coupled in rotation to the drive device 15, and a second brush end 13.2 supported by the closure cap 14 and mounted so as to be able to rotate with respect to the closure cap 14.
  • the drive device 15 comprises a drive belt 17 configured to couple the output shaft of the electric drive motor 16 to a coupling member 18 which extends coaxially with the rotating brush 13 and which is rotationally coupled with the first brush end 13.1 of the rotating brush 13.
  • the closure cap 14 comprises a gripping part 19 configured to be gripped by a user to allow removal of the cleaning element 11 from the receiving housing 9, and the cleaning head 2 comprises a device for polarization configured to impose a relative angular orientation between the closure cap 14 and the main body 4 during an insertion of the cleaning element 11 into the receiving housing 9 via the passage opening 12.
  • the keying device comprises a pair of keying elements 21, such as two keying ribs, provided on the closure cap 14, and a pair of keying members 22, such as two keying grooves , provided on the main body 4.
  • the cleaning head 2 comprises a locking member 23 (see in particular the figure 7 ) which is elastically deformable and which is movably mounted on the main body 4.
  • the locking member 23 is in one piece and has a substantially L-shape.
  • the locking member 23 could be made of several parts ( two or more) attached together reversibly without translational movement relative to each other (eg by clipping, screwing) or attached together irreversibly (eg by gluing, welding, over-moulding).
  • the locking member 23 more particularly comprises a first branch forming a control part 24, a second branch forming a locking part 25, and a connecting part 26 which is curved, for example substantially in an arc of a circle, and which connects the control part 24 and the locking part 25.
  • at least the locking part 25 is of elongated shape.
  • the control part 24 and the locking part 25 are each elongated.
  • the control part 24 is slidably mounted on the main body 4 in a sliding direction D3 and between an inactive position (see the figure 5 ) and an active position.
  • the direction of sliding D3 extends transversely to the direction of withdrawal D2, and substantially vertically when the cleaning head 2 rests on a substantially horizontal support surface.
  • the locking part 25 is movable between a locking position (see figure 5 ) in which the locking part 25 cooperates with a locking element 27 provided on the cleaning element 11, and for example on the closure cap 14, so as to prevent removal of the cleaning element 11 from the housing reception 9, and a release position in which the locking part 25 releases the locking element 27 so as to allow removal of the cleaning element 11 from the reception housing 9.
  • the locking element 27 can take different forms, and can for example be formed by a locking housing, such as a locking groove, a locking abutment or even a locking shoulder.
  • the locking part 25 has a free end 25.1 which is configured to cooperate with the locking element 27 in the locking position and to disengage from the locking element 27 in the release position.
  • the control part 24 and the locking part 25 are inclined relative to each other by an angle of inclination, and the locking member 23 is configured such that the angle of inclination between the control part 24 and the locking part 25 has a first value when the locking part 25 occupies the locking position and a second value when the locking part 25 occupies the release, the second value being less than the first value.
  • the locking part 25 passes from the locking position to the release position, its free end 25.1 moves in an arc of a circle to disengage from the locking element 27 in the release position.
  • the free end 25.1 of the locking part 25 moves vertically upwards between the locking position and the release position.
  • the locking member 23 is also configured such that a movement of the control part 24 from the inactive position to the active position causes an elastic deformation of the connecting part 26 and a movement of the locking part 25 from the locking position to the release position.
  • the locking member 23 is configured to elastically urge the control part 24 towards the inactive position and the locking part 25 towards the locking position, when the locking part 25 occupies the release position.
  • the cleaning head 2 comprises a support stop 28 (see the figure 5 ) provided on the main body 4 and against which bears the locking part 25 when the control part 24 is moved from the inactive position to the active position.
  • the support stop 28 is more particularly configured to cause the elastic deformation of the connecting part 26 when the control part 24 is moved from the inactive position to the active position.
  • the support stop 28 is arranged on one side of the locking part 25 and the control part 24, which extends from the connecting part 26, is arranged on the other side of the locking part. 25.
  • the locking part 25 is swing around the bearing abutment 28 when the control part 24 is moved, preferably in translation, between the inactive position and the active position.
  • the connecting part 26 which is elastically deformable advantageously performs a pivot function and also ensures an elastic return of the control part 24 to its inactive position in the absence of stress on the control part 24.
  • the support stop 28 is configured to contact the locking part 25 at the level of the second third of the length of the locking part 25. This configuration makes it possible to limit the forces necessary for unlocking while limiting the internal space represented by the locking/unlocking mechanism comprising the locking member 23 and the support stop 28.
  • the cleaning head 2 and the locking member 23 are designed such that, when the control part 24 is moved from the inactive position to the active position, the connecting part 26 has a more elastic deformation. greater than the locking part 25 and a greater elastic deformation than the control part 24.
  • the control part 24 and the locking part 25 undergo negligible elastic deformations compared to that of the connecting part 26.
  • the head of cleaning 2 and the locking member 23 are designed so that it is the connecting part 26 which deforms in priority during the movement of the control part 24 from the inactive position to the active position.
  • the deformation of the connecting part 26 can be favored by adjusting the shapes and thicknesses of the control part 24, of the locking part 25 and of the connecting part 26 of the locking member 23.
  • the cleaning head 2 further comprises an actuating button 29 which is configured to be actuated by a user, for example with a finger of the user, and which is movably mounted on the main body 4 enters a first button position (see the figure 1 ) and a second button position.
  • the actuating button 29 is separate from the locking member 23.
  • the actuating button 29 could be fixed to the 'locking member 23, and for example to the control part 24, or the actuating button 29 and the locking member 23 could be made in a single piece of plastic material obtained by pressure injection.
  • the actuating button 29 and the locking member 23 are configured such that a displacement of the actuating button 29 from the first button position to the second button position causes the control part 24 to move from the inactive position to the active position.
  • the actuating button 29 comprises an actuating part 31, such as an actuating finger, which is configured to cooperate with the control part 24, and for example to bear against a portion of support 24.1 of the control part 24.
  • the actuating button 29 can be actuated manually by a user from an upper face of the main body 4.
  • the user actuates, and for example presses, the actuating button 29 so as to move the control part 24 in the active position and therefore the locking part 25 in the release position, and exerts a traction on the gripping part 19.
  • the control part 24 and the locking part 25 are moved respectively in the inactive position and in the locking position because the locking member 23 elastically returns to its initial position.
  • the user wishes to reposition the cleaning element 11 in the receiving housing 9, he presses the actuation button 29 so as to move the locking part 25 into the release position, inserts the cleaning element 11 in the receiving housing 9 until the latter couples with the coupling member 18, then releases the actuation button 29 so as to lock the cleaning element 11 on the main body 4.
  • the repositioning of the cleaning element 11 can, however, be simplified by providing an inclined surface on the cleaning element 11, and for example on the closure cap 14, which is configured to move the locking part 25 into the release position during the introduction of the cleaning element 11 into the receiving housing 9 via the passage opening 12.
  • control part 24 could be directly actuated manually from outside the cleaning head 2.
  • the cleaning element 11 could comprise a brush housing extending at least partly around the rotating brush 13, and the locking element 27 could be provided on the brush housing.
  • the cleaning head 2 could include a biasing element, for example provided on the main body 4, configured to bias the cleaning element 11 in the direction withdrawal D2 and out of the receiving housing 9.
  • a biasing element for example provided on the main body 4, configured to bias the cleaning element 11 in the direction withdrawal D2 and out of the receiving housing 9.
  • the cleaning element 11 could be a bar of bristles or a mop holder equipped or not with a liquid reservoir.
  • the portion of the locking part 25 configured to cooperate with the locking element 27 could be an intermediate portion of the locking part 25 located between the connecting part 26 and the free end 25.1 of the locking part 25.
  • a translational movement of the actuation button 29 could be transmitted to the control part 24 via a cam surface, for example provided on the actuation button 29.
  • the connecting part 26 is made of flexible plastic material and is molded over a locking part 25 and a control part 24 made of more rigid plastic materials.

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  1. Reinigungskopf (2), umfassend:
    - einen Hauptkörper (4), der einen Aufnahmesitz (9) umfasst, der in eine Innenfläche (6) des Hauptkörpers (4) mündet,
    - ein Reinigungselement (11), das auf abnehmbare Weise im Aufnahmesitz (9) angebracht ist und konfiguriert ist, um entlang einer Entnahmerichtung (D2) aus dem Aufnahmesitz (9) heraus entnommen zu werden, und
    - ein Verriegelungsorgan (23), das konfiguriert ist, um das Reinigungselement (11) im Aufnahmesitz (9) zu verriegeln,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Verriegelungsorgan (23) elastisch verformbar ist und bewegbar auf dem Hauptkörper (4) angebracht ist, und dadurch, dass das Verriegelungsorgan (23) umfasst:
    - einen Verriegelungsteil (25), der beweglich ist zwischen einer Verriegelungsposition, bei der der Verriegelungsteil (25) mit einem auf dem Reinigungselement (11) vorgesehenen Verriegelungselement (27) auf solche Weise zusammenwirkt, dass eine Entnahme des Reinigungselements (11) aus dem Aufnahmesitz (9) heraus verhindert wird, und einer Freigabeposition, bei der der Verriegelungsteil (25) das Verriegelungselement (27) auf solche Weise freigibt, dass eine Entnahme des Reinigungselements (11) aus dem Aufnahmesitz (9) heraus erlaubt wird,
    - einen Steuerteil (24), der zwischen einer inaktiven Position und einer aktiven Position bewegbar ist, und
    - einen Verbindungsteil (26), der den Steuerteil (24) und den Verriegelungsteil (25) verbindet,
    und dadurch, dass das Verriegelungsorgan (23) derart konfiguriert ist, dass eine Verschiebung des Steuerteils (24) von der inaktiven Position in die aktive Position mindestens den Verbindungsteil (26) auf solche Weise elastisch verformt, dass eine Verschiebung des Verriegelungsteils (25) von der Verriegelungsposition in die Freigabeposition bewirkt wird.
  2. Reinigungskopf (2) nach Anspruch 1, wobei sich die Entnahmerichtung (D2) quer zu einer Verschieberichtung (D1) des Reinigungskopfes (2) erstreckt.
  3. Reinigungskopf (2) nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, wobei der Verbindungsteil (26) gebogen ist.
  4. Reinigungskopf (2) nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 3, wobei der Verbindungsteil (26) bei der Verschiebung des Steuerteils (24) von der inaktiven Position in die aktive Position eine größere elastische Verformung aufweist als der Verriegelungsteil (25) und der Steuerteil (24).
  5. Reinigungskopf (2) nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 4, wobei der Steuerteil (24) und der Verriegelungsteil (25) bei der Verschiebung des Steuerteils (24) von der inaktiven Position in die aktive Position vernachlässigbare elastische Verformungen erfahren, verglichen mit jener des Verbindungsteils (26).
  6. Reinigungskopf (2) nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 5, wobei der Steuerteil (24) und der Verriegelungsteil (25) in Bezug zueinander geneigt sind, wobei das Verriegelungsorgan (23) derart konfiguriert ist, dass ein Neigungswinkel zwischen dem Steuerteil (24) und dem Verriegelungsteil (25) einen ersten Wert aufweist, wenn der Verriegelungsteil (25) die Verriegelungsposition einnimmt, und einen zweiten Wert, wenn der Verriegelungsteil (25) die Freigabeposition einnimmt.
  7. Reinigungskopf (2) nach Anspruch 6, wobei der zweite Wert kleiner ist als der erste Wert.
  8. Reinigungskopf (2) nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 7, wobei der Steuerteil (24) entlang einer Gleitrichtung (D3), die sich quer zur Entnahmerichtung (D2) erstreckt, gleitend auf dem Hauptkörper (4) angebracht ist.
  9. Reinigungskopf (2) nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 8, der einen Betätigungsknopf (29) umfasst, der konfiguriert ist, um von einem Benutzer betätigt zu werden, wobei der Betätigungsknopf (29) bewegbar auf dem Hauptkörper (4) zwischen einer ersten Knopfposition und einer zweiten Knopfposition angebracht ist, wobei der Betätigungsknopf (29) und das Verriegelungsorgan (23) derart konfiguriert sind, dass eine Verschiebung des Betätigungsknopfes (29) von der ersten Knopfposition in die zweite Knopfposition eine Verschiebung des Steuerteils (24) von der inaktiven Position in die aktive Position bewirkt.
  10. Reinigungskopf (2) nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 9, wobei das Verriegelungsorgan (23) eine im Wesentlichen L-förmige Form aufweist.
  11. Reinigungskopf (2) nach Anspruch 10, wobei das Verriegelungsorgan (23) einen ersten Zweig, der den Steuerteil (24) bildet, und einen zweiten Zweig, der den Verriegelungsteil (25) bildet, umfasst.
  12. Reinigungskopf (2) nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 11, wobei der Hauptkörper (4) eine Durchgangsöffnung (12) umfasst, die in den Aufnahmesitz (9) mündet und durch die das Reinigungselement (11) aus dem Aufnahmesitz (9) heraus entnommen werden kann, und das Reinigungselement (11) einen Verschlussstopfen (14) umfasst, der konfiguriert ist, um die Durchgangsöffnung (12) mindestens teilweise zu verschließen, wenn das Reinigungselement (11) im Aufnahmesitz (9) angebracht ist.
  13. Reinigungskopf (2) nach Anspruch 12, wobei die Durchgangsöffnung (12) auf einer Seitenfläche des Hauptkörpers (4) vorgesehen ist.
  14. Reinigungskopf (2) nach Anspruch 12 oder 13, wobei das Verriegelungselement (27) auf dem Verschlussstopfen (14) vorgesehen ist.
  15. Reinigungskopf (2) nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 14, der einen Anschlag (28) umfasst, an dem der Verriegelungsteil (25) anliegt, wenn der Steuerteil (24) von der inaktiven Position in die aktive Position verschoben wird.
  16. Reinigungskopf (2) nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 15, wobei mindestens der Verriegelungsteil (25) von einer länglichen Form ist.
  17. Reinigungskopf (2) nach den Ansprüche 15 und 16, wobei der Anschlag (28) auf einer Seite des Verriegelungsteils (25) angeordnet ist und der Steuerteil (24), der sich ausgehend vom Verbindungsteil (26) erstreckt, auf der anderen Seite des Verriegelungsteils (25) angeordnet ist.
  18. Reinigungskopf (2) nach Anspruch 17, wobei der Anschlag (28) konfiguriert ist, um den Verriegelungsteil (25) auf Höhe von zwei Dritteln der Länge des Verriegelungsteils (25) zu berühren.
  19. Reinigungskopf (2) nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 18, wobei das Reinigungselement (11) eine Rotationsbürste (13) umfasst.
  20. Reinigungskopf (2) nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 19, wobei das Verriegelungsorgan (23) aus einem einzigen Stück hergestellt ist.
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