EP4093254A1 - Vacuum cleaner device - Google Patents
Vacuum cleaner deviceInfo
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- EP4093254A1 EP4093254A1 EP21704024.5A EP21704024A EP4093254A1 EP 4093254 A1 EP4093254 A1 EP 4093254A1 EP 21704024 A EP21704024 A EP 21704024A EP 4093254 A1 EP4093254 A1 EP 4093254A1
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
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- 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
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Definitions
- Embodiments described here concern a vacuum cleaner device, preferably for domestic use, in particular a vacuum cleaner device of the electric sweeper type, that is, without a canister.
- the vacuum cleaner device according to the invention allows a user to have a wide versatility of use, even for long periods, in complete safety.
- Embodiments described here also concern a functioning method of the vacuum cleaner device.
- Vacuum cleaner devices which comprise a collection container and a motor unit which generates a suction flow to suck up and draw material, that is, dust and dirt, into the collection container, a handle by which the user can grasp and maneuver the vacuum cleaner device, or at least part of it, and a power supply unit, which supplies electrical energy to the suction unit.
- vacuum cleaner devices can also comprise a suction head which, during use, comes into contact with the surface to be cleaned and which can be connected to the collection container by means of a suction pipe.
- Known vacuum cleaner devices are mainly divided into two categories, that is, traditional canister-type vacuum cleaner devices and vacuum cleaner devices of the electric sweeper type.
- Canister-type vacuum cleaner devices comprise a slider, possibly provided with wheels or other means, to facilitate movement, on which the collection container and the motor unit are disposed, while the handle can possibly be associated with a rigid or flexible suction pipe.
- the collection container, the motor unit and the handle define a suction unit that can be used by itself by means of suitable accessories, or connected by means of a suction pipe to the suction head, in such a way as to assume a conformation similar to a traditional sweeper.
- the motor unit and the collection container are therefore positioned in correspondence with the handle, so that most of the weight of the vacuum cleaner device must be supported by the user’s arm.
- Canister-type vacuum cleaner devices are normally powered by an electric cable able to be connected to the domestic electrical network.
- This type of device can be inconvenient and difficult to maneuver, especially if one wants to reach hard-to-clean surfaces such as, for example, the tops of cupboards, or if the space to be cleaned is rather restricted, or does not have easily accessible electric sockets.
- these canister-type vacuum cleaner devices require a cooling circuit suitable to prevent overheating of the electronics associated with the power supply of the motor unit.
- Vacuum cleaner devices of the electric sweeper type do not normally have cables and the power supply unit consists of a rechargeable battery pack.
- cordless vacuum cleaners One disadvantage of cordless vacuum cleaners is that the autonomy of the battery that powers them may not be fully compatible with the duration requirements desired by the user.
- One known solution to this problem is to provide, together with the vacuum cleaner device, an additional and interchangeable battery pack.
- Another disadvantage is that, by supplying two battery packs together with the vacuum cleaner device, the production costs, and consequently the sales costs, are considerably higher than for the solution with a single battery pack.
- One purpose of the present invention is to provide a vacuum cleaner device which combines the advantages of both types of known vacuum cleaner devices, also overcoming their respective limits.
- one purpose of the present invention is to provide a vacuum cleaner device which is manageable and easy to use and which guarantees an autonomy of use not restricted to a limited period of time.
- Another purpose of the present invention is to provide a vacuum cleaner device which allows a longer time of use, even when it is functioning at maximum power, compared with known devices.
- Another purpose of the present invention is to provide a vacuum cleaner device which guarantees the safety of the user who uses it, even in the event of prolonged use.
- Another purpose of the present invention is to provide a vacuum cleaner device with improved reliability and cooling capacity when necessary.
- Another purpose of the present invention is to provide a vacuum cleaner device which allows to increase its useful life, requiring fewer maintenance interventions.
- the Applicant has devised, tested and embodied the present invention to overcome the shortcomings of the state of the art and to obtain these and other purposes and advantages.
- the present invention concerns a vacuum cleaner device, in particular of the domestic type, comprising a suction unit provided with a collection container and a motor unit configured to draw a flow of air and dirt from the outside and convey it toward the collection container, and a handle unit connected to the suction unit and configured to allow gripping by a user.
- the vacuum cleaner device comprises at least one power supply unit suitable to supply electrical energy to the suction unit.
- the vacuum cleaner device comprises a housing seating provided with holding means able to house and hold, by means of a selective and reversible coupling, the at least one power supply unit.
- the housing seating is comprised in the handle unit of the vacuum cleaner device.
- the vacuum cleaner device comprises two power supply units, in particular a battery power unit and an electric cable power unit, which are interchangeable one with each other and able to be alternatively inserted in the housing seating.
- both power supply units comprise coupling means able to cooperate with the coupling means provided in the compartment, or housing seating, of the vacuum cleaner device so as to guarantee a stable reciprocal coupling between the power supply unit and the suction unit.
- the coupling means can also comprise, in addition to mechanical holding and attachment means, mating electrical connectors suitable to transfer the electrical energy from the respective power supply unit to the electronics of the suction unit.
- the coupling as above is of the mechanical type, for example interlocking, and is reversible and repeatable, that is, the power supply unit and the vacuum cleaner device can be decoupled and coupled repeatedly.
- the user can use the battery power unit when having to operate in environments without electrical sockets, or in conditions in which the electric cable is a hindrance, while the user can use the electric cable power unit when requiring a greater autonomy of use than that provided by the battery power unit, or when this is not charged.
- This solution advantageously allows to quickly and easily replace the cable power unit in place of the battery power unit when the latter is not charged, and continue with the cleaning operations without having to wait for the battery to recharge, or provide a spare one.
- This embodiment also allows to adapt the cable power unit even to already existing vacuum cleaner devices of the electric sweeper type, coupling it to the already existing coupling means.
- the suction unit comprises a containing shell which defines a suction chamber, inside which the motor unit is positioned, which is put in fluidic communication with the collection container.
- the containing shell is provided with outlet means, for example a plurality of holes, or through slits, through which the air drawn by the suction unit and filtered in the collection container is returned to the outside.
- outlet means for example a plurality of holes, or through slits, through which the air drawn by the suction unit and filtered in the collection container is returned to the outside.
- the containing body is provided with a through hole suitable to put the inside of the suction chamber in communication with the outside in the proximity of the housing seating of the hand le unit.
- each power supply unit comprises an external container defining a housing compartment in which the electrical and/or electronic components are contained and housed.
- At least the cable power unit, and possibly also the battery one comprises at least one inlet aperture and an outlet aperture made in the shell and configured to allow the passage of air from the external environment toward the inside, so as to cool the electrical and/or electronic components contained therein.
- the outlet aperture of the cable power unit when it is positioned in the housing seating, is disposed in a mating position and cooperates with the through hole provided in the suction unit.
- the internal volume of the power supply unit is therefore fluidly connected to the suction chamber of the suction unit.
- the motor unit can generate a cooling flow that conveys a flow of clean air taken from the external environment, inside the power supply unit and from this toward the suction chamber, from which it will be evacuated back into the external environment through the outlet means.
- the vacuum cleaner device directly utilizes the clean air of the external environment to cool the cable power unit, or possibly also the battery one, thus avoiding the use, for cooling, of the air exiting from the collection container.
- this vacuum cleaner device does not require additional mechanical filters in the cooling circuit of the cable power unit, or possibly even the battery one, thus lowering production costs.
- This solution also allows to produce the vacuum cleaner device in a simple way, using the same motor unit both to draw the air and dirt to be conveyed into the collection container, and to draw the cooling air.
- a shutter member for example a valve, associated with the through hole and able to selectively allow or not allow the passage of the cooling air through it between the power supply unit and the suction chamber.
- the shutter member is of the normally closed type, that is, it keeps the hole closed if not subjected to external stress.
- the cable power unit can be provided with a drive member suitable to stimulate the shutter member, taking it to the open condition and thus allowing the opening of the through hole and the passage of air.
- This solution allows to advantageously keep the through hole closed when the battery power unit is used, so as to prevent possible load losses due to the drawing of the cooling air, while ensuring its functioning when the cable power unit is used.
- - fig. 1 is a three-dimensional view of a vacuum cleaner device according to some embodiments of the invention in a first configuration of use;
- - fig. 2 is a three-dimensional view of a vacuum cleaner device according to the invention in a second configuration of use;
- - fig. 3 is a vertical section view of the vacuum cleaner device of fig. 2 along its median plane;
- - fig. 4 is a vertical section view of the vacuum cleaner device of fig. 1 along its median plane;
- - fig. 5 is a three-dimensional and semi-exploded view of the vacuum cleaner device of fig. 2;
- - fig. 6 is another three-dimensional and semi-exploded view of the vacuum cleaner device of fig. 2.
- FIG. 1 The attached drawings are used to describe embodiments of a vacuum cleaner device 10, in particular of the domestic type, of the type also called “electric sweeper”, that is, without a canister.
- the vacuum cleaner device 10 comprises a suction unit 11 configured to draw a flow of air and dirt from the outside.
- the suction unit 11 comprises a collection container 12 connected to an inlet duct 23 and a motor unit 15 configured to draw a flow A of air and dirt from the outside and convey it through an inlet duct 23 into the collection container 12.
- the vacuum cleaner device 10 also comprises a handle unit 13, connected to the suction unit 11, by means of which the user can grip and maneuver the vacuum cleaner device 10.
- the vacuum cleaner device 10 also comprises a first power supply unit, that is a power supply unit of the battery type 14a, of the rechargeable type, configured to autonomously supply electrical energy to the motor unit 15.
- a first power supply unit that is a power supply unit of the battery type 14a, of the rechargeable type, configured to autonomously supply electrical energy to the motor unit 15.
- the vacuum cleaner device 10 also comprises a second power supply unit, in particular a power supply unit of the electric cable type 14b configured to be connected to an electricity grid in order to power the motor unit 15 with the electrical energy supplied by the grid.
- a second power supply unit in particular a power supply unit of the electric cable type 14b configured to be connected to an electricity grid in order to power the motor unit 15 with the electrical energy supplied by the grid.
- the vacuum cleaner device 10 can also comprise a suction head 37 configured to be positioned in contact with, or in the proximity of, a surface to be cleaned, and able to be fluidically connected to the inlet duct 23 of the collection container 12, and a suction pipe 38, able to be connected between the suction head 37 and the collection container 12.
- the suction unit 11 comprises a suction chamber 22, inside which at least part of the motor unit 15 can be disposed and housed.
- the suction unit 11 comprises a containing shell 39 which defines the suction chamber 22, and is provided with outlet means 20 for the air.
- the outlet means 20 for the exhausted air can comprise a plurality of holes 20a or through slits.
- the motor unit 15 comprises a motor member 16 and a suction mean 17, such as for example a turbine, or an impeller provided with blades.
- the suction mean 17 can be associated with the motor member 16 by means of suitable transmission means, and is configured to be rotated by the motor member 16 and generate a flow of air.
- the suction chamber 22 is fluidically connected to the collection container 12, so that the flow of drawn air A entering the inlet duct 23 passes through the collection container 12 and reaches the suction chamber 22, from which it is evacuated through the output means 20.
- the collection container 12 can comprise a collection chamber 30, put in fluidic communication with the suction chamber 22.
- a filtering unit 32 can be disposed in the collection chamber 30, configured to intercept the drawn flow of air A carrying material or dust, and dirt in general, and hold this material inside the collection chamber 30, while the cleaned air can continue the path toward the suction chamber 22.
- the collection chamber 30 is configured to define and limit inside it a collection volume in which dirt and material transported by the flow of air are deposited.
- the collection container 12 comprises a door 31 able to be opened, for example in correspondence with a lower end thereof, configured to allow access to the collection chamber 30 and allow a user to empty and possibly clean it and/or the filtering unit 32.
- the motor unit 15 is positioned in the suction chamber 22 above the collection container 12, so as to reduce load losses and increase the efficiency of the vacuum cleaner device 10.
- the handle unit 13 is connected to the motor unit 15, which, therefore, during use is positioned lower than the hand of a user, allowing a better weight distribution and therefore less hand fatigue.
- the handle unit 13 is configured to allow a user to generally hold the entire vacuum cleaner device 10 with one hand during its use.
- the handle unit 13 can be connected to one or more of the components of the suction unit 11 in a fixed manner or by means of mechanisms that allow a reciprocal movement between them.
- the handle 13 can comprise a plurality of keys and/or buttons and/or regulators able to control and modify the usage parameters of the vacuum cleaner device 10, such as for example, but not limited to, the power delivered by the motor unit 15.
- the handle 13 is configured to alternatively house and support each one of the battery power unit 14a or cable power unit
- the handle unit 13 comprises a housing seating 21 able to selectively and alternately house and hold one of either the battery power unit 14a or the cable power unit 14b.
- this housing 21 comprises holding means 34, for example configured as recesses/holes and/or protuberances able to cooperate with respective attachment means 33a, 33b provided respectively on the battery power unit 14a and on the cable power unit 14b.
- each power supply unit 14a, 14b can comprise a respective external container 24a, 24b, which defines an internal volume 25a, 25b in which respective electrical and/or electronic components are disposed.
- the two external containers 24a, 24b can have substantially the same shape and the same geometric sizes.
- the external containers 24a, 24b can be at least partly different in shape and or geometric sizes.
- the battery power unit 14a can comprise in its internal volume 25a: a cell battery pack and the electronic components configured to manage, as a non-limiting example, the charged/discharged state of the battery pack, user safety and or performance.
- the cable power unit 14b comprises an electric cable 35 provided with a mains plug 36 for connection to an electricity grid, in particular domestic, either directly or by means of a suitable extension.
- the electronic components for managing can be housed the electronic components for managing, as a non-limiting example, the adaptation and conversion of the mains voltage to the supply voltage for powering the motor unit 15, user safety and/or performance and/or the temperature of the components in order to prevent them from overheating.
- the cable power unit 14b can comprise in the internal volume 25b only the electronic components able to manage performance, while the electronic components able to convert the mains voltage to the supply voltage for powering the motor unit 15 can be contained in another container, for example an adapter, or transformer, which can comprise, in a single body, the electric plug able to be connected to the domestic grid.
- the internal volume 25b of the cable power unit 14b can be configured to contain inside it at least the electric cable 35 when it is not in use, for example wound on a suitable reel.
- each external container 24a, 24b can comprise respective attachment means 33a, 33b able to be coupled with holding means 34 present in the housing seating 21.
- these attachment means 33a, 33b can comprise mating protuberances and/or recesses/holes able to be associated with at least part of the holding means 34.
- the holding means 34 are all shared by the attachment means 33a, 33b of the power supply units 14a, 14b.
- the holding means 34 are only partly shared by the attachment means 33a, 33b of the two power supply units 14a, 14b.
- the housing seating 21 is provided with groups of separate and distinct holding means 34 for one and the other of the power supply units 14a, 14b.
- the vacuum cleaner device 10 comprises a control and command unit, not shown, configured to recognize, possibly also as a function of the holding means 34, which of the two power supply units 14a, 14b is in use, and possibly allow different functioning modes for one or the other.
- a control and command unit not shown, configured to recognize, possibly also as a function of the holding means 34, which of the two power supply units 14a, 14b is in use, and possibly allow different functioning modes for one or the other.
- the cable power unit 14b is present, more power can be supplied to the motor unit 15 so as to increase the suction action.
- power supply units 14a, 14b comprising identical external containers 24a, 24b, or generally of a similar shape, and/or having the same or similar attachment means 33 a, 33 b, can be coupled to the vacuum cleaner device 10, guaranteeing perfect interchangeability of the battery power unit 14a and cable power unit 14b.
- each power supply unit 14a, 14b has one or more electrical connectors able to be connected to mating electrical connection elements provided in the housing seating 21, and able to transmit electric power to the motor unit 15 and/or information/signals to other components of the vacuum cleaner device 10.
- At least some of the attachment means 33a, 33b of the power supply units 14a, 14b and/or some of the holding means 34 of the housing 21 can be movable, thus allowing to easily uncouple the respective power supply unit 14a, 14b from the suction unit 11.
- one or each power supply unit 14a, 14b can comprise a first attachment tooth 26, possibly mobile, able to be inserted and interlocked in a slit 27 comprised in the housing seating 21.
- one or each of the power supply units 14a, 14b can comprise a second attachment tooth 29, able to be inserted and interlocked in a cavity 40 provided in the housing seating 21.
- At least the external container 24b of the cable power unit 14b can comprise at least one inlet aperture 18 and an outlet aperture 19 which are configured to put the internal compartment 25a in communication with the external environment and allow the circulation therein of a flow of cooling air B.
- a plurality of inlet apertures 18 can be provided, for example configured as a plurality of slits.
- the inlet aperture(s) 18 is/are disposed in correspondence with a bottom portion of the external container 24b, while the outlet aperture 19 is disposed in correspondence with an upper portion, opposite the inlet aperture(s) 18.
- the flow of cooling air B can substantially travel for the entire longitudinal development of the internal compartment 25b between the respective inlet 18 and outlet 19 apertures, providing an effective cooling action to the electrical and/or electronic components disposed therein.
- the outlet aperture 19 is configured to put the internal volume 25b of the cable power unit 14b in communication with the suction chamber 22 of the suction unit 11.
- the outlet aperture 19 is configured to be positioned in a position mating with that of the through hole 28, at least when the cable power unit 14b is positioned in the housing seating 21 and constrained with its own attachment means 33b to the holding means 34.
- the suction unit 11 can comprise a connection duct 41 which puts the through hole 28 and the suction chamber 22 in fluidic communication.
- the components of the power supply unit 14b are cooled using air taken directly from the external environment, without using the exhausted air, which, even if it has passed through the filtering unit 32, could still contain dust or traces of dirt.
- the vacuum cleaner device 10 actually generates two distinct flows of air A and B that pass through two at least partly separate suction circuits.
- the first flow of air A is conveyed inside the collection container 12 through the inlet duct 23, then passes through the filtering unit 17 until it reaches the suction chamber 22.
- the second flow of cooling air B is instead conveyed at least into the internal volume 25b of the cable power unit 14b through the inlet aperture 18, passing then through the outlet aperture 19 and the through hole 28, and then the connection duct 41, until it reaches the suction chamber 22.
- the vacuum cleaner device 10 comprises a shutter member 42 which can selectively allow, or not allow, the passage of air from the internal volume 25b of the power unit 14b to the suction chamber 22.
- the shutter member 42 can be associated with the through hole 28 and be able to be selectively activated in order to allow a selective obstruction of the latter and/or of the outlet aperture 19 and allow, or prevent, the passage of the flow of cooling air B.
- the shutter member 42 can comprise a valve which is normally in the closed condition and at least the cable power unit 14b can be provided with a drive member suitable to stimulate the shutter member 42, taking it into an open condition in order to put the through hole 28 and the outlet aperture 19 in communication with each other, allowing the passage of the flow of cooling air B.
- the shutter member 42 can comprise a division able to obstruct at least one of either the outlet aperture 19, the through hole 28 and/or the connection duct 41.
- the cable power unit 14b and/or the handle unit 13 can comprise a drive member, able to be driven automatically or by a user, able to displace or activate the shutter member when the cable power unit 14b is attached to the housing seating 21.
- the device 10 can comprise an automatic mechanism able to move the shutter member 42 which obstructs the through hole 28 and/or the connection duct 41.
- the shutter member 42 can be moved and/or driven on the basis of temperature signals detected by temperature sensors comprised at least in the cable power unit 14b.
- the shutter member 42 can be moved and or driven manually by the user of the vacuum cleaner device 10. In this way, it is possible to cool the power supply unit 14b, 14a only when necessary without subtracting suction power when not necessary.
- the battery power unit 14a can also be provided with respective inlet 18 and outlet 19 apertures for the air, suitable to form a passage circuit for a flow of cooling air B through the internal volume 25b and the suction chamber 22.
- the respective outlet aperture 19 can cooperate directly with the through hole 28 when the battery power unit 14a is coupled to the housing seating 21.
- the shutter member 42 can be activated/deactivated as a function of the power requirements and/or cooling needs.
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