EP4039157A1 - Schlittenartige ansaugeinheit, die mit einer klappe für den zugang zu einer wiederaufladbaren batterie ausgestattet ist - Google Patents

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

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EP4039157A1
EP4039157A1 EP22155061.9A EP22155061A EP4039157A1 EP 4039157 A1 EP4039157 A1 EP 4039157A1 EP 22155061 A EP22155061 A EP 22155061A EP 4039157 A1 EP4039157 A1 EP 4039157A1
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suction assembly
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Fabien David
Romain COLLET
Frédéric Tanguy
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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
    • A47L9/10—Filters; Dust separators; Dust removal; Automatic exchange of filters
    • A47L9/16—Arrangement or disposition of cyclones or other devices with centrifugal action
    • A47L9/1608—Cyclonic chamber constructions
    • 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
    • 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
    • A47L9/10—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

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  • the present invention relates more particularly to domestic vacuum cleaners of the canister type making it possible to suck up dust and waste of small particle size present on a surface to be cleaned, which can for example be tiling, parquet, laminate, carpet or a carpet.
  • vacuum cleaner or sled-type suction assembly reference is made to a vacuum cleaner or suction assembly that can move by rolling on the ground, for example using wheels or rollers 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 at the origin of the name "canister vacuum cleaner".
  • the term sled vacuum cleaner or sled suction assembly also covers vacuum cleaners with motorized wheels or rollers capable of following the movements of the suction nozzle, the handle or the user.
  • the document EP3424391 discloses a sled-type vacuum 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 a flow of air in the aunterlic circuit; first and second main wheels which are rotatably mounted 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 compartment 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 compartment and to be introduced into the battery compartment via an access opening which is provided in the lower part of the vacuum cleaner housing and which opens into the battery compartment; an access hatch disposed 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 movable
  • 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 its stability.
  • the electrical connector of the rechargeable battery may not be properly connected to the connector provided in the vacuum cleaner housing, which may interfere with the operation of the vacuum cleaner assembly.
  • the present invention aims to remedy these drawbacks.
  • the technical problem at the basis of the invention consists in particular in providing a suction assembly allowing easy and rapid removal of a rechargeable battery housed in a vacuum cleaner housing from the suction assembly, while ensuring a connection easy and reliable electrical connection of a rechargeable battery in the vacuum cleaner housing, for example following recharging or battery replacement.
  • the access door includes a battery slot in which the rechargeable battery is removably mounted, the access door being configured to move the rechargeable battery at least partially out of the battery compartment when the access door is moved into the open position and for inserting the rechargeable battery into the battery compartment when the access hatch is moved to the closed position.
  • the battery compartment is located in a lower part of the vacuum cleaner housing, and the access opening is provided in the lower part of the vacuum cleaner housing.
  • Such a configuration of the access hatch facilitates the removal of the rechargeable battery from the vacuum cleaner housing, since a withdrawal is partly achieved by a simple opening of the access hatch.
  • the introduction of the rechargeable battery into the vacuum cleaner housing is also facilitated, since it is obtained by a simple positioning of the rechargeable battery in the access hatch and a simple movement of the access hatch in the closed position.
  • the rechargeable battery is introduced into the battery compartment by closing the access hatch, an optimal positioning of the rechargeable battery can be obtained in a reproducible and easy manner (for example by adapting the shape of the hatch to access and/or the position of the battery connectors), which ensures optimum operation of the suction assembly.
  • the opening of the hatch is facilitated thanks to the weight of the battery which urges the access hatch towards its open position.
  • the suction assembly may further have one or more of the following features, taken alone or in combination.
  • the rechargeable battery is configured to be removed from the battery slot 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 guide direction.
  • the direction of guidance 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 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 slot 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 retainer include 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 may for example be formed by a retaining notch.
  • the at least one male retainer 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 battery is in the battery slot, the first electrical connector is automatically connected to the second electrical connector when the access hatch 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 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 to optimize the position of the rechargeable battery.
  • the hatch pivot axis is located behind the axes of rotation 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 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 lies 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 set.
  • the suction assembly comprises 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 occupies the closed position.
  • 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 occupies the closed position.
  • 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 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 additional wheel is a rear wheel of the suction assembly.
  • 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 axis of rotation of the additional wheel is closer to the horizontal surface than the axis of pivoting of hatch.
  • the suction assembly comprises a wheel support which is mounted articulated on the access hatch around a hinge pin, the additional wheel being mounted so as to be able to rotate with respect to to the wheel support around an axis of rotation which is transverse, and for example substantially perpendicular, to the axis of articulation.
  • the suction assembly comprises a locking member mounted to move between a position of locking in which the locking member locks the access hatch in the closed position and an unlocking position in which the locking member allows the access hatch to move into the open position.
  • the locking member is configured to be moved into the locking position according to a movement of movement directed towards the rear of the suction assembly.
  • the locking member is movably mounted, 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 part 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 come into abutment 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 door comprises a stop member, such as a stop finger or a stop lug, which is configured to come into abutment against a stop part, which is fixed relative to the vacuum cleaner housing, when the access hatch is moved into the open position, so as to limit the opening stroke of the access hatch.
  • a stop member such as a stop finger or a stop lug
  • the abutment part can for example be formed by the vacuum cleaner casing or a suction casing in which the electric motor and the fan are housed.
  • the access door 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 planar, which are located opposite each other and which extend on either side. either 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 access hatch 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 rotation axes 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 median horizontal plane of the rechargeable battery extends below the cyclonic separation chamber.
  • the rechargeable battery is at least partly placed under the cyclonic separation chamber.
  • 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 housing. of vacuum cleaner.
  • the fan is configured to generate a flow of air in the aunterlic circuit from the suction nozzle to 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 removably mounted 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 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 makes it possible to further increase the stability of the suction assembly.
  • the suction assembly comprises a front wheel which is configured to be able 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 suction assembly 1 of the sled type.
  • the suction tip 5 is advantageously arranged at one end of the vacuum cleaner box 3 which corresponds to the front of the vacuum cleaner box 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 a flow of air in the aeraulic circuit 7 from the suction nozzle 5 to the exhaust port 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 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 fluidically connected to the suction nozzle 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 so as to be able to move with respect to the waste collection container 11 between a closed position in which the cover 14 at least partially closes an emptying opening 15 of the waste collection container. waste collection 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 fluidically 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. More specifically, the first and second main wheels 17, 18 are side wheels with respect 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 gearbox. 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 box 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 casing 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 compartment 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.
  • the rechargeable battery 21 is arranged partly below the waste separation and collection device 8 and partly below of the suction unit 9.
  • the rechargeable battery 21 comprises a battery case 210 and a plurality of electric accumulators 211 disposed 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 compartment 22 and to be introduced into the battery compartment 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 compartment 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 comprises 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 compartment 22, and an open position (see in particular the figure 9 ) in which the access hatch 26 releases the access opening 25 and allows the rechargeable battery 21 to be removed from the battery compartment 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 behind 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 axis of pivoting hatch 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 door 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 planar, which are located opposite one of the another 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 outer surface.
  • the bottom wall 26.1 and the two side walls 26.2 of the access hatch 26 delimit a battery slot 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 compartment 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 compartment 22 when the access door 26, fitted with the rechargeable battery 21, is moved into 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 door 26, equipped with the rechargeable battery 21, is moved from the position of open to closed position.
  • the rechargeable battery 21 is configured to be withdrawn from the battery slot 27 according to a withdrawal movement M1 which is directed towards the front of suction assembly 1.
  • the access hatch 26 comprises first guide means configured to cooperate with second guide means provided on the rechargeable battery 21 when inserting the rechargeable battery 21 into the battery slot 27 and when the removal of the rechargeable battery 21 from the battery slot 27, so as to guide the rechargeable battery 21 along a guide direction D which is substantially perpendicular to the hatch pivot axis A26.
  • the first guide means may 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 may 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 door 26 and each projecting into a respective guide groove 28, and the second retaining means comprise two female retaining members 31, such as retaining housings, respectively provided 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 slot 27.
  • each retaining housing is formed by a retaining notch.
  • the suction assembly 1 further comprises a locking member 32 movably mounted, 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 hatch 26 in the closed position, and an unlocked position in which the locking member 32 releases the locking element 33 and allows the hatch to move access 26 in the open position.
  • the locking member 32 may 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 displacement movement M2 which is directed towards the back of the 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 lock 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 door 26 comprises a stop member 34, such as a stop finger or a stop lug, which is configured to come into abutment against a stop part 35, who is fixed relative to the vacuum cleaner housing 3, when the access hatch 26 is moved into 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 are housed the electric motor and the fan.
  • the suction assembly 1 also comprises a wheel support 37 which is hingedly mounted on the access hatch 26 around a hinge axis A37 which is perpendicular to the hatch pivot axis A26, and a wheel additional 38 which is rotatably mounted relative to the wheel support 37 around an axis of rotation A38 which is transverse, and for example substantially perpendicular, to the axis of articulation 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 behind 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 occupies the closed position and when the suction assembly 1 is for example pulled by the user.
  • the axis of rotation A38 of the additional wheel 38 is substantially parallel to the pivot axis of hatch A26.
  • the axis of rotation A38 of the additional wheel 38 is closer to the horizontal surface than the hatch pivot pin 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 axis of pivoting of the hatch A26.

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