EP4039147B1 - Schlittenartige saugeinheit, die mit einer klappe für den zugang zu einer wiederaufladbaren batterie ausgestattet ist - Google Patents

Schlittenartige saugeinheit, die mit einer klappe für den zugang zu einer wiederaufladbaren batterie ausgestattet ist Download PDF

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EP4039147B1
EP4039147B1 EP22155062.7A EP22155062A EP4039147B1 EP 4039147 B1 EP4039147 B1 EP 4039147B1 EP 22155062 A EP22155062 A EP 22155062A EP 4039147 B1 EP4039147 B1 EP 4039147B1
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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
    • A47L9/28—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
    • 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
    • A47L5/36—Suction cleaners with hose between nozzle and casing; Suction cleaners for fixing on staircases; Suction cleaners for carrying on the back
    • A47L5/362—Suction cleaners with hose between nozzle and casing; Suction cleaners for fixing on staircases; Suction cleaners for carrying on the back of the horizontal type, e.g. canister or sledge type
    • 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
    • A47L9/009—Carrying-vehicles; Arrangements of trollies or wheels; Means for avoiding mechanical obstacles
    • 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
    • A47L9/327—Handles for suction cleaners with hose between nozzle and casing

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  • the present invention relates more particularly to domestic vacuum cleaners of the sled type making it possible to vacuum up dust and small particle size waste present on a surface to be cleaned, which may for example be tiles, parquet, laminate, carpet or a carpet.
  • vacuum cleaner or sled type suction assembly reference is made to a vacuum cleaner or suction assembly which can move while rolling on the ground for example using wheels or casters when the vacuum cleaner is in use.
  • a suction nozzle is connected to the suction assembly via a suction tube comprising a rigid part and a flexible part.
  • the user of a canister vacuum cleaner holds the suction nozzle via a handle provided on the rigid part of the suction tube or secured to the suction tube.
  • a canister vacuum cleaner is generally pulled by the user via the handle and the flexible part of the suction tube; this mode of movement is the origin of the name “candle vacuum cleaner”.
  • the term sled vacuum cleaner or sled suction assembly also covers vacuum cleaners with motorized wheels or casters capable of following the movements of the suction nozzle, the handle or the user.
  • the document EP3424391 discloses a sled-type suction assembly, comprising a vacuum cleaner housing; an aeraulic circuit; a suction unit arranged on the aunterlic circuit, the suction unit comprising an electric motor and a fan coupled to the electric motor to generate an air flow in the aunterlic circuit; of the first and second main wheels which are mounted movable in rotation relative to the vacuum cleaner housing and which are arranged on either side of the vacuum cleaner housing; a rechargeable battery configured to electrically power the electric motor, the rechargeable battery being disposed in a battery housing which is delimited at least in part by the vacuum cleaner housing and which is located in a lower part of the vacuum cleaner housing, the battery rechargeable being removable and being configured to be removed from the battery housing and to be introduced into the battery housing via an access opening which is provided in the lower part of the vacuum cleaner housing and which opens into the battery housing; an access hatch arranged at the rear of the suction assembly and pivotally mounted relative to the vacuum cleaner housing around a hatch pivot axis, the access hatch being
  • Such a configuration of the suction assembly, and more particularly the positioning of the rechargeable battery in a lower part of the vacuum cleaner housing, makes it possible to lower the center of gravity of the suction assembly, and therefore to improve the stability of the latter.
  • the presence of the rear wheel further improves the stability of the suction assembly.
  • the rear wheel being rotatably mounted on a rear wheel support which is fixed on an underside of the vacuum cleaner housing, it is necessary to provide for removal of the rechargeable battery towards the rear of the suction assembly via an access hatch and an access opening which are located above the rear wheel support, which does not allow the rechargeable battery to be positioned as close to the ground when the first and second wheels main ones rest on the ground.
  • the present invention aims to remedy these drawbacks.
  • the technical problem underlying the invention consists in particular of providing a suction assembly having increased stability.
  • the suction assembly includes an additional wheel which is mounted on the access hatch and which is configured to be able to roll on the ground when the access hatch is in the closed position.
  • Such positioning of the additional wheel on the access hatch makes it possible to lower the position of the access hatch.
  • the positioning of the additional wheel on the access hatch thus makes it possible to position the rechargeable battery as close as possible to the ground, and therefore to further lower the center of gravity of the suction assembly, which gives increased stability to the suction assembly according to the present invention compared to the suction assemblies of the prior art.
  • the suction assembly may also have one or more of the following characteristics, taken alone or in combination.
  • the additional wheel is a rear wheel of the suction assembly.
  • the center of gravity of the suction assembly is located substantially in the median vertical longitudinal plane of the suction assembly. Such an arrangement of the center of gravity allows the stability of the suction assembly to be further increased.
  • the additional wheel is located at least partly below the rechargeable battery, and in particular at least partly below a rear part of the rechargeable battery. Such an arrangement makes it possible to further increase the stability of the suction assembly.
  • the hatch pivot axis is substantially horizontal when the first and second main wheels rest on a horizontal surface.
  • the access hatch is pivotally mounted on the vacuum cleaner housing, and advantageously on a lower part of the vacuum cleaner housing.
  • the access opening when the first and second main wheels rest on a horizontal surface, the access opening is oriented towards the horizontal surface.
  • Such a configuration of the access opening allows removal of the rechargeable battery from the bottom of the suction assembly, and therefore optimizes the position of the rechargeable battery.
  • the hatch pivot axis is located at the rear of the rotation axes of the first and second main wheels.
  • the hatch pivot axis is located at the rear of the rechargeable battery.
  • the distance between the hatch pivot axis and the horizontal surface is smaller than the distance between the axes of rotation of the first and second main wheels and the horizontal surface.
  • the axis of rotation of the additional wheel is closer to the horizontal surface than the pivot axis of hatch.
  • the rechargeable battery is arranged below the suction unit and the center of gravity of a subassembly comprising the rechargeable battery and the suction unit is located in a vertical plane which is behind and at a distance from the axes of rotation of the first and second main wheels.
  • the rechargeable battery and the suction unit are among the heaviest functional elements in a suction assembly.
  • the suction assembly comprises a wheel support which is mounted articulated on the access hatch around a hinge axis, the additional wheel being mounted movable in rotation relative to to the wheel support around an axis of rotation which is transverse, and for example substantially perpendicular, to the articulation axis.
  • the access hatch comprises a battery location in which the rechargeable battery is removably mounted, the access hatch being configured to move the battery rechargeable at least partly out of the battery housing when the access door is moved to the open position and to introduce the rechargeable battery into the battery housing when the access door is moved to the closed position.
  • the rechargeable battery is configured to be removed from the battery location according to a withdrawal movement which is directed towards the front of the suction assembly.
  • the access hatch comprises first guide means configured to cooperate with second guide means provided on the rechargeable battery when inserting the rechargeable battery into the battery slot , so as to guide the rechargeable battery in a guiding direction.
  • the guide direction is substantially perpendicular to the hatch pivot axis.
  • the first guide means comprise at least one guide groove provided on the access hatch, and for example on a side wall of the access hatch
  • the second guide means comprise at least one guide rib provided on the rechargeable battery, and for example on a side wall of the rechargeable battery, and configured to be received in the at least one guide groove
  • the at least one guide rib is rectilinear.
  • the first guide means comprise two guide grooves provided on two opposite side walls of the access hatch
  • the second guide means comprise two guide ribs provided on two opposite side walls of the rechargeable battery.
  • the access hatch comprises first retaining means configured to cooperate, for example elastically, with second retaining means provided on the rechargeable battery when the rechargeable battery is received in the location battery, so as to retain the rechargeable battery in the battery slot.
  • the first retaining means comprise at least one male retaining member, such as a retaining finger or a retaining lug, provided on the access hatch
  • the second means of retainer comprise at least one female retainer, such as a retainer housing, provided on the rechargeable battery and configured to receive the at least one male retainer when the rechargeable battery is received in the battery slot.
  • the at least one female retaining member is provided on the at least one guide rib, and can for example be formed by a retaining notch.
  • the at least one male retaining member projects into the at least one groove of the guide.
  • the rechargeable battery comprises a first electrical connector configured to cooperate with a second electrical connector mounted on the vacuum cleaner housing, the suction assembly being configured such that, when the battery rechargeable is received in the battery slot, the first electrical connector is automatically connected to the second electrical connector when the access door is moved from the open position to the closed position.
  • the first electrical connector is located on a front part, and for example on a front end face, of the rechargeable battery.
  • the suction assembly comprises a locking member mounted movably between a locking position in which the locking member locks the access hatch in the closed position and a position of unlocking in which the locking member allows movement of the access door into the open position.
  • the locking member is configured to be moved into the locking position according to a movement movement directed towards the rear of the suction assembly.
  • the locking member is mounted movable, for example sliding, on the access hatch and is configured to cooperate with at least one complementary locking element provided on the vacuum cleaner housing.
  • the locking member is mounted on a front end portion of the access hatch.
  • the locking member comprises two hooking fingers arranged on either side of a median vertical longitudinal plane of the suction assembly, and for example arranged symmetrically relative to the median vertical longitudinal plane of the suction assembly.
  • each of the hooking fingers is configured to abut on a respective abutment surface provided on the vacuum cleaner housing, and for example to rest on the surface respective stop.
  • the locking member is curved.
  • the access hatch comprises a stop member, such as a stop finger or a stop tab, which is configured to abut against a stop part, which is fixed relative to the vacuum cleaner housing, when the access hatch is moved to the open position, so as to limit the opening stroke of the access hatch.
  • the stop part can for example be formed by the vacuum cleaner housing or a suction casing in which the electric motor and the fan are housed.
  • the access hatch is configured to be moved into the open position by being lowered downwards.
  • the access hatch comprises a bottom wall and two side walls, for example generally flat, which are located facing each other and which extend on either side and other side of the back wall.
  • the two side walls of the access hatch are substantially parallel to each other, and extend for example substantially perpendicular to the bottom wall.
  • the bottom wall of the hatch access is curved.
  • the bottom wall and the two side walls of the access hatch delimit the battery location.
  • the axis of rotation of the additional wheel is substantially parallel to the hatch pivot axis.
  • the axis of rotation of the additional wheel is located between the axes of rotation of the first and second main wheels and the hatch pivot axis.
  • the axis of rotation of the additional wheel is located at the front of the hatch pivot axis and at the rear of the axes of rotation of the first and second main wheels.
  • the additional wheel is located between the first and second main wheels, and advantageously in the median vertical longitudinal plane of the suction assembly.
  • the suction assembly comprises a waste separation and collection device, for example of the cyclonic type, which is arranged on the aeraulic circuit upstream of the suction unit and which is crossed by the air flow generated by the fan when the suction assembly is in operation.
  • the rechargeable battery is arranged below the waste separation and collection device and/or the suction unit.
  • the waste separation and collection device comprises a waste collection container and a cyclonic separation chamber which is delimited externally by a side wall of the waste collection container.
  • the first and second main wheels are annular and rotate respectively around first and second fixed wheel hubs which are integral with the vacuum cleaner housing and which are arranged on either side of the vacuum cleaner housing.
  • the fan is configured to generate an air flow in the aunterlic circuit from the suction nozzle to the at least one exhaust orifice.
  • the vacuum cleaner housing and the first and second main wheels form at least in part an assembly of generally spherical shape.
  • the waste separation and collection device is mounted removable relative to the vacuum cleaner housing.
  • the suction unit is arranged in a rear part of the vacuum cleaner housing.
  • the suction unit is arranged at the rear of the waste collection container. Such an arrangement of the suction unit makes it possible to limit the size of the suction assembly.
  • the first and second main wheels are side wheels of the suction assembly.
  • the suction assembly comprises a front wheel which is configured to roll on the ground.
  • the front and additional wheels are located in the median vertical longitudinal plane of the suction assembly. Such an arrangement of the front and additional wheels makes it possible to further increase the stability of the suction assembly.
  • THE figures 1 to 15 represent a sled type suction assembly 1.
  • the suction tip 5 is advantageously arranged at one end of the vacuum cleaner housing 3 which corresponds to the front of the vacuum cleaner housing 3.
  • the main body 2 further comprises an aeraulic circuit 7 which extends between the suction nozzle 5 and the exhaust orifice 6, and a waste separation and collection device 8 and a suction unit 9 which are arranged on the aeraulic circuit 7.
  • the suction unit 9 comprises an electric motor and a fan coupled to the electric motor to generate an air flow in the aeraulic circuit 7 from the suction nozzle 5 to the exhaust orifice 6.
  • the suction unit 9 is arranged in a rear part of the vacuum cleaner housing 3.
  • the waste separation and collection device 8 is arranged on the aeraulic circuit 7 upstream of the suction unit 9 and is crossed by the air flow generated by the fan when the suction assembly 1 is in operation. functioning.
  • the waste separation and collection device 8 is removable.
  • the waste separation and collection device 8 is of the cyclonic type, and comprises a waste collection container 11 provided with a side wall 12 of generally tubular shape, and a storage chamber. cyclonic separation 13 which is annular and which is delimited externally by the side wall 12 of the waste collection container 11.
  • the cyclonic separation chamber 13 is configured to be fluidly connected to the suction tip 5.
  • the The suction unit 9 is arranged at the rear of the waste collection container 11.
  • the waste separation and collection device 8 also comprises a cover 14 which is mounted movable relative to the waste container. Waste collection 11 between a closed position in which the cover 14 at least partially closes a drain opening 15 of the waste collection container 11, and an open position in which the cover 14 releases the drain opening 15 of the waste collection container 11.
  • the cover 14 comprises an aeraulic connection pipe (not visible in the figures) configured to fluidly connect the waste separation and collection device 8 to the suction unit 9.
  • the suction assembly 1 further comprises first and second main wheels 17, 18 mounted to rotate relative to the vacuum cleaner housing 3.
  • the first and second main wheels 17, 18 are arranged on either side of the vacuum cleaner housing 3. vacuum cleaner housing 3. More precisely, the first and second main wheels 17, 18 are lateral wheels relative to the vacuum cleaner housing 3.
  • the first and second main wheels 17, 18 are annular and rotate respectively around a first fixed wheel hub 19 and a second fixed wheel hub 20 which are integral with the housing. vacuum cleaner 3 and which are arranged on either side of the vacuum cleaner housing 3.
  • the first and second main wheels 17, 18 are of the omnidirectional type, and the first and second fixed wheel hubs 19, 20 s 'extend from the vacuum cleaner housing 3 respectively beyond the first and second main wheels 17, 18.
  • first and second main wheels 17, 18, the first and second fixed wheel hubs 19, 20 and the outer surface of the housing 4 partly form an assembly of generally spherical shape.
  • the suction assembly 1 further comprises a rechargeable battery 21 configured to electrically power the electric motor of the suction unit 9.
  • the rechargeable battery 21 is arranged in a battery housing 22 which is delimited at least in part by the vacuum cleaner housing 3 and which is located in a lower part of the vacuum cleaner housing 3. So advantageously, the rechargeable battery 21 is arranged partly below the waste separation and collection device 8 and partly below the suction unit 9.
  • the rechargeable battery 21 comprises a battery case 210 and a plurality of electrical accumulators 211 arranged in the battery case 210.
  • the rechargeable battery 21 further comprises a first electrical connector 23 configured to cooperate with a second electrical connector 24 mounted on the vacuum cleaner box 3.
  • the first electrical connector is located on a front part, and for example on a front end face, of the battery box 210.
  • the rechargeable battery 21 is removable and is configured to be removed from the battery housing 22 and to be introduced into the battery housing 22 via an access opening 25 which is provided in the lower part of the vacuum cleaner housing 3 and which opens into the battery housing 22.
  • the access opening 25 is oriented towards the horizontal surface. In other words, the access opening 25 is oriented towards the bottom of the suction assembly 1.
  • the suction assembly 1 also includes an access hatch 26 pivotally mounted on a lower part of the vacuum cleaner housing 3 around a hatch pivot axis A26 and between a closed position (see in particular the Figure 5 ) in which the access hatch 26 at least partially closes the access opening 25 and prevents removal of the rechargeable battery 21 from the battery housing 22, and an open position (see in particular the Figure 9 ) in which the access hatch 26 releases the access opening 25 and allows removal of the rechargeable battery 21 from the battery housing 22.
  • the access hatch 26 is configured to be moved in the open position by being lowered downwards.
  • the hatch pivot axis A26 is located at the rear of the axes of rotation of the first and second main wheels 17, 18. According to the embodiment shown in the figures, when the first and second main wheels 17, 18 rest on a horizontal surface, the hatch pivot axis A26 is horizontal and the distance between the hatch pivot axis A26 and the horizontal surface is smaller than the distance between the axes of rotation of the first and second main wheels 17, 18 and the horizontal surface.
  • the hatch pivot axis A26 is located at the rear of the rechargeable battery 21 and below the suction unit 9.
  • the access hatch 26 comprises a bottom wall 26.1 which is configured to at least partially close the access opening 25, and two side walls 26.2, for example generally flat, which are located opposite one of the other and which extend on either side of the bottom wall 26.1.
  • the two side walls 26.2 of the access hatch 26 are parallel to each other, and extend substantially perpendicular to the bottom wall 26.1.
  • the bottom wall 26.1 of the access hatch 26 can for example be curved and have a convex exterior surface.
  • the bottom wall 26.1 and the two side walls 26.2 of the access hatch 26 delimit a battery location 27 in which the rechargeable battery 21 is removably mounted.
  • the access hatch 26 is more particularly configured to move the rechargeable battery 21 at least partly out of the battery housing 22 when the access hatch 26, equipped with the rechargeable battery 21, is moved into the open position and to introduce the rechargeable battery 21 in the battery housing 22 when the access hatch 26, equipped with the rechargeable battery 21, is moved to the closed position.
  • the suction assembly 1 is configured such that the first electrical connector 23 is automatically connected to the second electrical connector 24 when the access hatch 26, equipped with the rechargeable battery 21, is moved from the position d opening to the position of closing.
  • the rechargeable battery 21 is configured to be removed from the battery location 27 according to a withdrawal movement M1 which is directed towards the front of the suction assembly 1.
  • the access hatch 26 comprises first guide means configured to cooperate with second guide means provided on the rechargeable battery 21 during insertion of the rechargeable battery 21 in the battery location 27 and when removing the rechargeable battery 21 from the battery location 27, so as to guide the rechargeable battery 21 in a guiding direction D which is substantially perpendicular to the hatch pivot axis A26.
  • the first guide means can for example comprise two guide grooves 28 provided respectively on the two side walls 26.2 of the access hatch 26, and the second guide means can for example comprise two guide ribs 29 provided on two side walls of the battery box 210 and configured to be received respectively in the guide grooves 28.
  • the guide ribs 29 and the guide grooves 28 are rectilinear.
  • the access hatch 26 comprises first retaining means configured to cooperate, for example elastically, with second retaining means provided on the rechargeable battery 21 when the rechargeable battery 21 is received in the battery slot 27, so as to retain the rechargeable battery 21 in the battery slot 27.
  • the first retaining means comprise two male retaining members 30, such as retaining fingers or retaining lugs, provided on the access hatch 26 and each projecting into a respective guide groove 28, and the second means of restraint comprise two female retaining members 31, such as retaining housings, provided respectively on the guide ribs 29 and each configured to receive a respective male retaining member 30 when the rechargeable battery 21 is received in the battery location 27.
  • each retaining housing is formed by a retaining notch.
  • the suction assembly 1 further comprises a locking member 32 mounted movably, for example sliding, on the access hatch 26 between a locking position in which the locking member 32 cooperates with a locking element 33 provided on the vacuum cleaner housing 3 and locks the access door 26 in the closed position, and an unlocking position in which the locking member 32 releases the locking element 33 and allows movement of the access door access 26 in the open position.
  • the locking member 32 can for example be curved, and have a radius of curvature substantially identical to the radius of curvature of the bottom wall 26.1 of the access hatch 26.
  • the locking member 32 is mounted on a front end portion of the access hatch 26, and is configured to be moved into the locking position according to a movement movement M2 which is directed towards the rear of suction assembly 1.
  • the locking member 32 comprises two hooking fingers 320 arranged symmetrically with respect to a median vertical longitudinal plane P of the suction assembly 1, and the element of locking 33 comprises two abutment surfaces 330 which are provided on the vacuum cleaner housing 3 and which are also arranged symmetrically with respect to the median vertical longitudinal plane P of the suction assembly 1.
  • each of the hooking fingers 320 is configured to rest on a respective abutment surface 330.
  • the access hatch 26 comprises a stop member 34, such as a stop finger or a stop tab, which is configured to abut against a stop part 35, which is fixed relative to the vacuum cleaner housing 3, when the access hatch 26 is moved to the open position, so as to limit the opening stroke of the access hatch 26.
  • the stop part 35 can for example be formed by the vacuum cleaner housing 3 or a suction casing 36 in which the electric motor and the fan are housed.
  • the suction assembly 1 also comprises a wheel support 37 which is mounted articulated on the access hatch 26 around a hinge pin A37 which is perpendicular to the hatch pivot axis A26, and a wheel additional 38 which is mounted movable in rotation relative to the wheel support 37 around an axis of rotation A38 which is transverse, and for example substantially perpendicular, to the articulation axis A37.
  • the additional wheel 38 is a rear wheel of the suction assembly 1.
  • the additional wheel 38 is located at least partly below the rechargeable battery 21, and in particular at least partly below a rear part of the rechargeable battery 21.
  • the additional wheel 38 is located between the first and second wheels main 17, 18, and advantageously in the median vertical longitudinal plane P of the suction assembly.
  • the additional wheel 38 is located at the rear of the axes of rotation of the first and second main wheels 17, 18.
  • the additional wheel 38 is configured to roll on the ground when the access hatch 26 is in the closed position and when the suction assembly 1 resting on the floor to be cleaned is for example pulled by the user.
  • the axis of rotation A38 of the additional wheel 38 is substantially parallel to the hatch pivot axis A26.
  • the axis of rotation A38 of the additional wheel 38 when the first and second main wheels 17, 18 and the additional wheel rest on a horizontal surface, the axis of rotation A38 of the additional wheel 38 is closer to the horizontal surface than the hatch pivot axis A26.
  • the axis of rotation A38 of the additional wheel 38 is located between the axes of rotation of the first and second main wheels and the hatch pivot axis A26.

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  1. Saugeinheit (1) in der Art eines Schlittens, umfassend:
    - ein Saugergehäuse (3),
    - ein Saugendstück (5), durch das hindurch Außenluft durch die Saugeinheit (1) angesaugt werden kann, und das an einem Vorderteil der Saugeinheit (1) angeordnet ist,
    - mindestens eine Abluftöffnung (6), durch die hindurch durch die Saugeinheit (1) gereinigte Luft aus der Saugeinheit (1) austreten kann,
    - einen Aeraulikkreislauf (7), der sich zwischen dem Saugendstück (5) und der mindestens einen Abluftöffnung (6) erstreckt,
    - ein Saugaggregat (9) das auf dem Aeraulikkreislauf (7) angeordnet ist, wobei das Saugaggregat (9) einen Elektromotor und ein Gebläse umfasst, das an den Elektromotor gekoppelt ist, um einen Luftstrom in dem Aeraulikkreislauf (7) zu erzeugen,
    - erste und zweite Haupträder (17, 18), die in Bezug auf das Saugergehäuse (3) drehbeweglich angebracht sind, und die beiderseits des Saugergehäuses (3) angeordnet sind,
    - eine wiederaufladbare Batterie (21), die konfiguriert ist, um den Elektromotor mit Strom zu versorgen, wobei die wiederaufladbare Batterie (21) in einem Batteriefach (22) angeordnet ist, das mindestens teilweise durch das Saugergehäuse (3) begrenzt wird, und das sich in einem unteren Teil des Saugergehäuses (3) befindet, wobei die wiederaufladbare Batterie (21) abnehmbar ist, und konfiguriert ist, um aus dem Batteriefach (22) entnommen zu werden, und um über eine Zugangsöffnung (25), die in dem unteren Teil des Saugergehäuses (3) vorgesehen ist, und die in das Batteriefach (22) mündet, in das Batteriefach (22) eingesetzt zu werden, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Saugeinheit (1) weiter umfasst
    - eine Zugangsklappe (26), die in Bezug auf das Saugergehäuse (3) um eine Klappenschwenkachse (A26) herum, und zwischen einer Schließposition, in der die Zugangsklappe (26) die Zugangsöffnung (25) mindestens teilweise schließt, und eine Herausnahme der wiederaufladbaren Batterie (21) aus dem Batteriefach (22) verhindert, und einer Öffnungsposition, in der die Zugangsklappe (26) die Zugangsöffnung (25) freigibt, und eine Herausnahme der wiederaufladbaren Batterie (21) aus dem Batteriefach (22) erlaubt, schwenkbar angebracht ist, wobei
    die Saugeinheit (1) ein zusätzliches Rad (38) beinhaltet, das auf der Zugangsklappe (26) angebracht ist, und das konfiguriert ist, um am Boden zu rollen, wenn die Zugangsklappe (26) die Schließposition einnimmt.
  2. Saugeinheit (1) nach dem vorstehenden Anspruch, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass, wenn das erste und zweite Hauptrad (17, 18) auf einer horizontalen Oberfläche aufliegen, die Zugangsöffnung (25) zur horizontalen Oberfläche gerichtet ist.
  3. Saugeinheit (1) nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass sich die Klappenschwenkachse (A26) hinter den Drehachsen des ersten und zweiten Hauptrades (17, 18) befindet.
  4. Saugeinheit (1) nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass, wenn das erste und zweite Hauptrad (17, 18) auf einer horizontalen Oberfläche aufliegen, der Abstand zwischen der Klappenschwenkachse (A26) und der horizontalen Oberfläche geringer als der Abstand zwischen den Drehachsen des ersten und zweiten Hauptrades (17, 18) und der horizontalen Oberfläche ist.
  5. Saugeinheit (1) nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die wiederaufladbare Batterie (21) unterhalb des Saugaggregats (9) angeordnet ist, und der Schwerpunkt einer Untereinheit, die die wiederaufladbare Batterie (21) und das Saugaggregat (9) umfasst, in einer vertikalen Ebene liegt, die sich hinter den Drehachsen des ersten und zweiten Hauptrades (17, 18), und in einem Abstand dazu befindet.
  6. Saugeinheit (1) nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Saugeinheit (1) eine Radhalterung (37) beinhaltet, die gelenkig auf der Zugangsklappe (26) um eine Gelenksachse (A37) herum angebracht ist, wobei das zusätzliche Rad (38) in Bezug auf die Radhalterung (37) um eine Drehachse (A38) herum drehbeweglich angeordnet ist, die quer zur Gelenksachse (A37) verläuft.
  7. Saugeinheit (1) nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Zugangsklappe (26) eine Batterieeinbaustelle (27) beinhaltet, in der die wiederaufladbare Batterie (21) herausnehmbar angebracht ist, wobei die Zugangsklappe (26) konfiguriert ist, um die wiederaufladbare Batterie (21) mindestens teilweise aus dem Batteriefach (22) zu bewegen, wenn die Zugangsklappe (26) in die Öffnungsposition bewegt wird, und um die wiederaufladbare Batterie (21) ins Batteriefach (22) einzusetzen, wenn die Zugangsklappe (26) in die Schließposition bewegt wird.
  8. Saugeinheit (1) nach dem vorstehenden Anspruch, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die wiederaufladbare Batterie (21) konfiguriert ist, um entsprechend einer Entnahmebewegung (M1), die zur Vorderseite der Saugeinheit (1) gerichtet ist, aus der Batterieeinbaustelle (27) entnommen zu werden.
  9. Saugeinheit (1) nach Anspruch 7 oder 8, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Zugangsklappe (26) erste Führungsmittel beinhaltet, die konfiguriert sind, um mit zweiten Führungsmitteln zusammenzuwirken, die auf der wiederaufladbaren Batterie (21) beim Einsetzen der wiederaufladbaren Batterie (21) in die Batterieeinbaustelle (27) vorgesehen sind, um die wiederaufladbare Batterie (21) entlang einer Führungsrichtung (D) zu führen.
  10. Saugeinheit (1) nach einem der Ansprüche 7 bis 9, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Zugangsklappe (26) erste Rückhaltemittel beinhaltet, die konfiguriert sind, um mit zweiten Rückhaltemitteln zusammenzuwirken, die auf der wiederaufladbaren Batterie (21) vorgesehen sind, wenn die wiederaufladbare Batterie (21) in der Batterieeinbaustelle (27) aufgenommen wird, um die wiederaufladbare Batterie (21) in der Batterieeinbaustelle (27) zurückzuhalten.
  11. Saugeinheit (1) nach einem der Ansprüche 7 bis 10, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die wiederaufladbare Batterie (21) einen ersten elektrischen Stecker (23) beinhaltet, der konfiguriert ist, um mit einem zweiten elektrischen Stecker (24) zusammenzuwirken, der auf dem Saugergehäuse (3) angebracht ist, wobei die Saugeinheit (1) derart konfiguriert ist, dass, wenn die wiederaufladbare Batterie (21) in der Batterieeinbaustelle (27) aufgenommen ist, der erste elektrische Stecker (23) automatisch an den zweiten elektrischen Stecker (24) angeschlossen wird, wenn die Zugangsklappe (26) aus der Öffnungsposition in die Schließposition bewegt wird.
  12. Saugeinheit (1) nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Saugeinheit (1) ein Verriegelungsorgan (32) beinhaltet, das zwischen einer Verriegelungsposition, in der das Verriegelungsorgan (32) die Zugangsklappe (26) in der Schließposition verriegelt, und einer Entriegelungsposition, in der das Verriegelungsorgan (32) eine Bewegung der Zugangsklappe (26) in die Öffnungsposition erlaubt, beweglich angebracht ist.
  13. Saugeinheit (1) nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Zugangsklappe (26) konfiguriert ist, um in die Öffnungsposition bewegt zu werden, indem sie nach unten abgesenkt wird.
  14. Saugeinheit (1) nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Saugeinheit (1) eine Trenn- und Sammelvorrichtung für Abfälle (8), beispielsweise in der Art eines Zyklons beinhaltet, die auf dem Aeraulikkreislauf (7) stromaufwärts des Saugaggregats (9) gelegen angeordnet ist, und die von dem Luftstrom durchquert wird, der durch das Gebläse erzeugt wird, wenn die Saugeinheit (1) in Betrieb ist.
  15. Saugeinheit (1) nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das zusätzliche Rad (38) ein hinteres Rad der Saugeinheit (1) ist.
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