EP3954261C0 - Portable vacuum cleaner provided with a removable filter - Google Patents

Portable vacuum cleaner provided with a removable filter

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Publication number
EP3954261C0
EP3954261C0 EP21189260.9A EP21189260A EP3954261C0 EP 3954261 C0 EP3954261 C0 EP 3954261C0 EP 21189260 A EP21189260 A EP 21189260A EP 3954261 C0 EP3954261 C0 EP 3954261C0
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Prior art keywords
vacuum cleaner
removable filter
portable vacuum
cleaner provided
portable
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EP21189260.9A
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German (de)
French (fr)
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EP3954261B1 (en
EP3954261A1 (en
Inventor
Bertrand Escalettes
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SEB SA
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SEB SA
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Classifications

    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L5/00—Structural features of suction cleaners
    • A47L5/12—Structural features of suction cleaners with power-driven air-pumps or air-compressors, e.g. driven by motor vehicle engine vacuum
    • A47L5/22—Structural features of suction cleaners with power-driven air-pumps or air-compressors, e.g. driven by motor vehicle engine vacuum with rotary fans
    • A47L5/24—Hand-supported suction cleaners
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • 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
    • A47L9/0081—Means for exhaust-air diffusion; Means for sound or vibration damping
    • 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
    • A47L9/10—Filters; Dust separators; Dust removal; Automatic exchange of filters
    • A47L9/12—Dry filters
    • A47L9/127—Dry filters tube- or sleeve-shaped
    • 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
    • A47L9/10—Filters; Dust separators; Dust removal; Automatic exchange of filters
    • A47L9/16—Arrangement or disposition of cyclones or other devices with centrifugal action
    • A47L9/1658—Construction of outlets
    • A47L9/1666—Construction of outlets with filtering means
    • 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
    • A47L9/10—Filters; Dust separators; Dust removal; Automatic exchange of filters
    • A47L9/16—Arrangement or disposition of cyclones or other devices with centrifugal action
    • A47L9/1683—Dust collecting chambers; Dust collecting receptacles
    • 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
    • A47L9/2868—Arrangements for power supply of vacuum cleaners or the accessories thereof
    • A47L9/2884—Details of arrangements of batteries or their installation
    • 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
    • A47L9/32—Handles
    • A47L9/322—Handles for hand-supported suction cleaners

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Filters For Electric Vacuum Cleaners (AREA)
  • Electric Suction Cleaners (AREA)
  • Electric Vacuum Cleaner (AREA)
EP21189260.9A 2020-08-11 2021-08-03 Portable vacuum cleaner provided with a removable filter Active EP3954261B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
FR2008437A FR3113365B1 (en) 2020-08-11 2020-08-11 Portable vacuum cleaner equipped with a removable filter

Publications (3)

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EP3954261A1 EP3954261A1 (en) 2022-02-16
EP3954261C0 true EP3954261C0 (en) 2023-06-07
EP3954261B1 EP3954261B1 (en) 2023-06-07

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EP21189260.9A Active EP3954261B1 (en) 2020-08-11 2021-08-03 Portable vacuum cleaner provided with a removable filter

Country Status (8)

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US (1) US20230371764A1 (en)
EP (1) EP3954261B1 (en)
JP (1) JP2023537118A (en)
KR (1) KR20230048629A (en)
CN (1) CN116209380A (en)
ES (1) ES2952232T3 (en)
FR (1) FR3113365B1 (en)
WO (1) WO2022033916A1 (en)

Families Citing this family (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
USD1028396S1 (en) * 2022-01-02 2024-05-21 Guangdong Shunde Prettycare Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd. Hand-held vacuum cleaner

Family Cites Families (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US9591958B2 (en) * 2013-02-27 2017-03-14 Omachron Intellectual Property Inc. Surface cleaning apparatus
JP2018064849A (en) * 2016-10-21 2018-04-26 日本電産株式会社 Motor module and cleaner
WO2018152928A1 (en) * 2017-02-24 2018-08-30 江苏美的清洁电器股份有限公司 Vacuum cleaner and dust cup assembly thereof
FR3089403B1 (en) * 2018-12-07 2020-11-20 Seb Sa Household vacuum cleaner equipped with a sound absorption element

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WO2022033916A1 (en) 2022-02-17
EP3954261B1 (en) 2023-06-07
FR3113365A1 (en) 2022-02-18
JP2023537118A (en) 2023-08-30
ES2952232T3 (en) 2023-10-30
US20230371764A1 (en) 2023-11-23
KR20230048629A (en) 2023-04-11
CN116209380A (en) 2023-06-02
FR3113365B1 (en) 2023-12-15
EP3954261A1 (en) 2022-02-16

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