EP4248819A1 - Suction assembly comprising a support base and a portable vacuum cleaner provided with holding members - Google Patents

Suction assembly comprising a support base and a portable vacuum cleaner provided with holding members Download PDF

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EP4248819A1
EP4248819A1 EP23162184.8A EP23162184A EP4248819A1 EP 4248819 A1 EP4248819 A1 EP 4248819A1 EP 23162184 A EP23162184 A EP 23162184A EP 4248819 A1 EP4248819 A1 EP 4248819A1
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vacuum cleaner
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Eric Pouvreau
Damien DESSEAUX
Thomas GUILLARD
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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
    • A47L5/00—Structural features of suction cleaners
    • A47L5/12—Structural features of suction cleaners with power-driven air-pumps or air-compressors, e.g. driven by motor vehicle engine vacuum
    • A47L5/22—Structural features of suction cleaners with power-driven air-pumps or air-compressors, e.g. driven by motor vehicle engine vacuum with rotary fans
    • A47L5/24—Hand-supported suction cleaners
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • 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
    • A47L5/28—Suction cleaners with handles and nozzles fixed on the casings, e.g. wheeled suction cleaners with steering handle
    • 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
    • A47L9/0009—Storing devices ; Supports, stands or holders
    • A47L9/0063—External storing devices; Stands, casings or the like for the storage of suction cleaners
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L9/00—Details or accessories of suction cleaners, e.g. mechanical means for controlling the suction or for effecting pulsating action; Storing devices specially adapted to suction cleaners or parts thereof; Carrying-vehicles specially adapted for suction cleaners
    • A47L9/28—Installation of the electric equipment, e.g. adaptation or attachment to the suction cleaner; Controlling suction cleaners by electric means
    • A47L9/2857—User input or output elements for control, e.g. buttons, switches or displays
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L9/00—Details or accessories of suction cleaners, e.g. mechanical means for controlling the suction or for effecting pulsating action; Storing devices specially adapted to suction cleaners or parts thereof; Carrying-vehicles specially adapted for suction cleaners
    • A47L9/28—Installation of the electric equipment, e.g. adaptation or attachment to the suction cleaner; Controlling suction cleaners by electric means
    • A47L9/2868—Arrangements for power supply of vacuum cleaners or the accessories thereof
    • A47L9/2884—Details of arrangements of batteries or their installation
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L9/00—Details or accessories of suction cleaners, e.g. mechanical means for controlling the suction or for effecting pulsating action; Storing devices specially adapted to suction cleaners or parts thereof; Carrying-vehicles specially adapted for suction cleaners
    • A47L9/32—Handles
    • A47L9/322—Handles for hand-supported suction cleaners

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  • the present invention relates to the field of vacuum cleaners making it possible to vacuum up dust and waste present on a surface to be cleaned, which may for example be tiles, parquet, laminate, carpet or a rug.
  • a portable vacuum cleaner comprises, in known manner, a main body equipped with a suction duct; a waste separation and collection device mounted on the main body and extending along an extension axis; a suction motor housed in the main body and having a motor shaft, the suction motor being configured to generate an air flow through the suction duct and the waste separation and collection device; a gripping handle extending along a central longitudinal axis which is substantially parallel to the motor axis and/or to the extension axis of the waste separation and collection device; and a rechargeable battery configured to electrically power the portable vacuum cleaner, and in particular the vacuum motor.
  • the latter is generally stored on a wall support base equipped with retaining members configured to extend on either side of the vacuum cleaner's gripping handle portable and to grip the latter.
  • Such a support base ensures optimal maintenance of the portable vacuum cleaner in its storage position when the suction duct of the portable vacuum cleaner is connected to a suction tube whose lower end is connected to a head of suction and the latter rests on the ground.
  • the retaining members do not make it possible to guarantee, in the time, optimal tightening of the portable vacuum cleaner and therefore optimal maintenance of the latter in its storage position.
  • the clamping force exerted by the retaining members is likely to decrease, which may cause the gripping handle to slip relative to the retaining members, and therefore the device to fall to the ground.
  • portable vacuum cleaner In fact, with use, the clamping force exerted by the retaining members is likely to decrease, which may cause the gripping handle to slip relative to the retaining members, and therefore the device to fall to the ground. portable vacuum cleaner.
  • the present invention aims to remedy all or part of these drawbacks.
  • the technical problem underlying the invention consists in particular of providing a suction assembly comprising a portable vacuum cleaner and a support base which are of simple and ergonomic structures, while guaranteeing optimal maintenance of the portable vacuum cleaner in a position storage.
  • the suction assembly guarantees a stable storage position for the portable vacuum cleaner even when the latter is entirely supported by the support base.
  • the suction assembly may also have one or more of the following characteristics, taken alone or in combination.
  • the at least one holding member is a holding pin.
  • the support base and the portable vacuum cleaner are configured such that the central longitudinal axis of the gripping handle extends substantially vertically when the portable vacuum cleaner is in the storage position .
  • the waste separation and collection device is of the cyclonic type.
  • the at least one holding member projects radially from the exterior surface of the gripping handle and relative to the central longitudinal axis of the gripping handle.
  • the gripping handle is configured to be inserted between the two retaining members.
  • the two retaining members are arranged facing each other.
  • the two retaining members are arranged on either side of a median longitudinal plane of the support base. Such an arrangement of the retaining members further improves the stability of the portable vacuum cleaner when the latter is in the storage position.
  • the two retaining members are arranged symmetrically with respect to the median longitudinal plane of the support base.
  • the two retaining members are configured to grip the gripping handle when the portable vacuum cleaner is in the storage position.
  • the at least one holding member comprises a lower surface which is substantially flat and which is configured to bear, that is to say rest, on the respective retaining member .
  • At least one of the two retaining members is flexible.
  • each of the retaining members is flexible.
  • the support base comprises a base body, the two retaining members extending from the base body and comprising free end portions which are spaced one from the other.
  • the base body and the two retaining members define a retaining housing in which the gripping handle is configured to be received at least in part.
  • each retaining member is tapered such that said free end portion has a height, measured in a vertical direction when the support base is fixed to a wall, which decreases towards a free end of the respective retaining member.
  • the free end portions of the two retaining members converge towards each other.
  • the two retaining members are configured to occupy a first configuration in which the two retaining members are spaced apart from each other by a first spacing distance and a second configuration in which the two retaining members are spaced apart from each other by a second spacing distance which is greater than the first spacing distance.
  • the two retaining members are elastically deformable between the first and second configurations.
  • the support base is configured to be fixed to a wall or the like.
  • wall means any type of wall.
  • Such a wall can for example be made of wood, stone, brick, concrete, plasterboard or any other material.
  • the two retaining members when the support base is fixed to a wall, extend substantially perpendicular to the wall.
  • the support base is a charging base and comprises a male electrical connector which is configured to cooperate with a female electrical connector provided on the gripping handle when the portable vacuum cleaner is in the storage position.
  • the male electrical connector extends substantially in the median longitudinal plane of the support base.
  • the male electrical connector is cylindrical in shape.
  • the male electrical connector is configured to be located above the retaining members when the support base is fixed to a wall.
  • the male electrical connector provided on the support base, is configured to extend substantially perpendicular to a wall when the support base is fixed to said wall.
  • the suction assembly is configured such that a movement of fixing the portable vacuum cleaner on the support base, by inserting the gripping handle between the two retaining members and by engaging one of the retaining members under the at least one holding member, makes it possible to establish an electrical connection between the female electrical connector provided on the gripping handle and the male electrical connector provided on the support base.
  • a movement of fixing the portable vacuum cleaner on the support base by inserting the gripping handle between the two retaining members and by engaging one of the retaining members under the at least one holding member, makes it possible to establish an electrical connection between the female electrical connector provided on the gripping handle and the male electrical connector provided on the support base.
  • Such a configuration of the suction assembly allows a user to attach the portable vacuum cleaner to the support base and establish the electrical charging connection in a single movement, which provides increased ergonomics to the assembly. suction according to the present invention.
  • the male electrical connector is configured to extend substantially parallel to the retaining members, so as to allow an electrical connection between the male electrical connector and the female electrical connector during insertion of the gripping handle between the two retaining members.
  • the main body comprises a rear casing comprising an external peripheral surface extending around the suction motor and a connecting surface connecting a rear edge of the outer peripheral surface of the rear casing to a front edge of the gripping handle, the rear casing having, at the rear edge of the outer peripheral surface, a first section transversal and the gripping handle having, at its front edge, a second cross section which is smaller than the first cross section.
  • the external peripheral surface of the rear casing has a cross section which is circular and has, at its rear edge, a diameter which is greater than the maximum transverse dimension of the gripping handle.
  • the connecting surface extends substantially perpendicular to the central longitudinal axis of the gripping handle.
  • the connecting surface forms a shoulder.
  • the connecting surface is perpendicular to the central longitudinal axis of the gripping handle, or is inclined, relative to a transverse plane extending perpendicular to the central longitudinal axis of the gripping handle. gripping handle, with an angle of inclination less than or equal to 10°, and for example less than or equal to 5°.
  • the connecting surface is located opposite the at least one holding member. Such an arrangement of the connecting surface ensures guidance of the retaining member intended to be engaged under the at least one holding member when the gripping handle is inserted between the two retaining members, and thus facilitates engagement said retaining member under the at least one holding member.
  • the connecting surface is spaced from the at least one maintaining member by a spacing distance corresponding substantially to the maximum height of each of the retaining members.
  • a ratio between the spacing distance and the height maximum of each of the retaining members is between 1 and 1.2 and preferably between 1 and 1.05.
  • the difference between the spacing distance and the maximum height is less than 20%, and preferably less than 5%, of the maximum height.
  • the connecting surface and the external peripheral surface of the rear casing delimit a guide edge configured to guide the retaining members when the gripping handle is inserted between the two retaining members.
  • a guide edge allows a user, when attaching the portable vacuum cleaner to the support base, to guide the retaining members, by sliding them on the guide edge, even before the retaining member.
  • retainer which is intended to engage under the at least one holding member, does not engage under the latter, which provides optimal guidance for easily engaging the retaining member under the holding member and finally a better ergonomics to the suction assembly according to the present invention.
  • connection surface is annular and extends around the gripping handle.
  • the rear casing encloses the suction motor.
  • the at least one holding member is part of a first theoretical circle which is centered on the central longitudinal axis of the gripping handle and which has a first radius
  • the The guide edge is part of a second theoretical circle which is centered on the central longitudinal axis of the gripping handle and which has a second radius which is greater than the first radius
  • the gripping handle comprises two holding members which are diametrically opposed to the central longitudinal axis of the gripping handle, each of the holding members projecting laterally from the exterior surface of the handle gripping member, each of the retaining members being configured to engage under a respective holding member when the portable vacuum cleaner is in the storage position, so as to support the gripping handle.
  • each of the holding members projects along at least one radial extension component, and advantageously projects radially, from the exterior surface of the gripping handle and relative to the longitudinal axis center of the grip handle.
  • the portable vacuum cleaner comprises a rechargeable battery configured to electrically power the portable vacuum cleaner, and in particular the suction motor.
  • the gripping handle delimits a battery compartment
  • the rechargeable battery comprises at least one battery cell housed in the battery compartment.
  • the access opening is provided at a rear end of the first handle part.
  • the rechargeable battery comprises a first electrical connector which is provided on the insertion portion and which is configured to cooperate with a second electrical connector disposed in the internal housing when the insertion portion is housed in the accommodation internal.
  • the first handle part comprises an additional gripping surface configured to be flush with the gripping surface of the gripping portion when the insertion portion is housed in the internal housing.
  • the gripping surface and the additional gripping surface form the gripping area of the portable vacuum cleaner.
  • the central longitudinal axis of the gripping handle and the motor axis of the suction motor are substantially collinear.
  • the motor axis of the suction motor is intersecting with the rechargeable battery.
  • the extension axis of the waste separation and collection device is substantially parallel to the motor axis of the suction motor.
  • the extension axis of the waste separation and collection device, the motor axis of the suction motor and the central longitudinal axis of the gripping handle are substantially collinear .
  • the waste separation and collection device is removably mounted on the main body.
  • the waste separation and collection device comprises a waste collection container provided with a drain opening, and a drain hatch movably mounted on the waste collection container between a closing position in which the drain hatch closes the drain opening and a release position in which the drain hatch releases the drain opening.
  • the drain opening is configured to be located opposite the gripping handle.
  • the suction conduit extends along an external surface of the waste separation and collection device.
  • front the terms “front”, “rear” and “top” are defined in relation to use of the portable vacuum cleaner during which the user holds the portable vacuum cleaner by the grip handle and maintains it substantially horizontally , and the suction opening of the suction duct is located opposite the user.
  • THE figures 1 to 14 represent a suction assembly 1 comprising a portable vacuum cleaner 2 and a support base 3, and more particularly a wall-mounted support base, configured to support the portable vacuum cleaner 2 in a vertical storage position.
  • the portable vacuum cleaner 2 comprises a main body 4 comprising a suction conduit 5 through which outside air can be sucked in by the portable vacuum cleaner 2.
  • the suction conduit 5 is arranged in a front part of the main body 4.
  • the portable vacuum cleaner 2 further comprises a gripping handle 6 allowing the portable vacuum cleaner 2 to be gripped by a user.
  • the gripping handle 6 has a central longitudinal axis A and extends from a rear end of the main body 4.
  • the support base 3 and the portable vacuum cleaner 2 are configured such that the central longitudinal axis A extends substantially vertically when the portable vacuum cleaner 2 is in the vertical storage position.
  • the portable vacuum cleaner 2 further comprises a waste separation and collection device 7 removably mounted on the main body 4.
  • the waste separation and collection device 7 comprises a waste collection container 8 comprising a side wall of generally tubular shape.
  • the waste separation and collection device 7 is advantageously of the cyclonic type, and further comprises a tubular separation member 9, such as a tubular grid, which is arranged in the waste collection container 9 coaxially with a central axis of the waste collection container 8, and a cyclonic separation chamber 10 which is delimited externally by the side wall of the waste collection container 8, and internally by the tubular separation member 9.
  • a tubular separation member 9 such as a tubular grid
  • the waste separation and collection device 7 further comprises an air intake opening 11 which is fluidly connected to the suction conduit 5 and which opens into the cyclonic separation chamber 10.
  • the conduit d The suction 5 extends along an external surface of the waste separation and collection device 7.
  • the waste separation and collection device 7 comprises a drain hatch 12 pivotally mounted on the waste collection container 8 between a closing position in which the drain hatch 12 closes a drain opening 13 provided on the waste collection container 8 and a release position in which the drain hatch 12 releases the drain opening 13.
  • the drain opening 13 is configured to be located at opposite the gripping handle 6.
  • the portable vacuum cleaner 2 further comprises a suction motor 14 which has a motor axis B, and which is housed in the main body 4.
  • the suction motor 14 is configured to generate a flow of air through the suction conduit 5 and the waste separation and collection device 7.
  • the suction motor 14 comprises more particularly a fan and an electric motor configured to rotate the fan.
  • the main body 4 comprises a rear casing 15 having a generally cylindrical shape and enclosing the suction motor 14 and possibly an exhaust filter.
  • the rear casing 15 comprises more particularly an external peripheral surface 16 extending around the suction motor 14 and a connecting surface 17 connecting a rear edge of the external peripheral surface 16 of the rear casing 15 to a front edge of the handle. gripping 6.
  • the rear casing 15 has, at the rear edge of the external peripheral surface 16, a first cross section, and the gripping handle 6 has, at its front edge, a second cross section which is less than the first cross section.
  • the connecting surface 17 is annular and extends perpendicular to the central longitudinal axis A of the gripping handle 6.
  • the connecting surface 17 could be inclined , relative to a transverse plane extending perpendicular to the central longitudinal axis A of the gripping handle 6, with an angle of inclination less than or equal to 10°, and for example less than or equal to 5°.
  • the waste separation and collection device 7 extends along an extension axis C which is substantially parallel to the motor axis B of the suction motor 14 and to the central longitudinal axis A of the handle gripping 6.
  • the central longitudinal axis A, the motor axis B and the extension axis C are substantially collinear.
  • the central longitudinal axis A, the motor axis B and the extension axis C could be parallel, but not collinear.
  • the central longitudinal axis A, the motor axis B and the extension axis C extend substantially vertically when the portable vacuum cleaner 2 is in the vertical storage position.
  • the portable vacuum cleaner 2 further comprises a rechargeable battery 18 configured to electrically power the portable vacuum cleaner 2, and in particular the suction motor 14.
  • the rechargeable battery 18 is located at the rear of the suction motor 14, and comprises a plurality of battery cells 19 housed in a battery compartment 21 delimited by the gripping handle 6. According to the embodiment shown in the figures, the battery cells 19 are arranged immovably in the battery compartment 21, and the motor axis B of the motor d
  • the suction 14 is secant with at least one of the battery cells 19.
  • the gripping handle 6 comprises a first handle part 22 which is fixed to the main body 4 and which delimits an internal housing 23, and a second handle part 24 which delimits the battery compartment 21 and which is removably mounted in the internal housing 23.
  • the second handle part 24 comprises a gripping portion 25 comprising a gripping surface 26 configured to be grasped by a user, and an insertion portion 27 removably mounted in the internal housing 23.
  • the portion of The insert 27 is configured to be removed from the internal housing 23 and to be introduced into the internal housing 23 via an access opening 28 which is provided on the first handle part 22 and which opens into the internal housing 23.
  • the access opening 28 is provided at a rear end of the first handle part 22.
  • the battery compartment 21 is delimited by the gripping portion 25 and the insertion portion 27, such that at least one battery cell 19 extends at least partially in the insertion portion 27 and that at least one battery cell 19 extends at least partially into the gripping portion 25.
  • the gripping portion 25 has a cross section, for example circular or oblong, substantially identical to the cross section of the first handle part 22, and the gripping surface 26 of the gripping portion 25 is configured to be flush with a additional gripping surface 29 of the first handle part 22 when the insertion portion 27 is housed in the housing internal 23.
  • Such a configuration of the gripping portion 25 and the first handle part 22 makes it possible to extend the gripping area of the portable vacuum cleaner 2 as far as the first handle part 22, and therefore to facilitate the handling of the portable vacuum cleaner 2 by a user.
  • the gripping zone is advantageously delimited by a grip surface with alternating reliefs, projecting reliefs and recessed reliefs.
  • the flu surface could be made by a smooth surface made of an elastomeric material.
  • the rechargeable battery 18 comprises a first electrical connector 31 which is provided on the insertion portion 27 and which is configured to cooperate with a second electrical connector 32, disposed in the internal housing 23, when the insertion portion 27 is housed in the internal housing 23.
  • the first electrical connector 31 is provided on a front part, and is for example located at a front end face of the insertion portion 27.
  • the support base 3 comprises a base body 33 configured to be fixed to a wall 100 or the like, and two retaining members 34, such as retaining tabs, extending from the base body 33.
  • the support body base 33 and the two retaining members 34 delimit a retaining housing 35 in which the gripping handle 6 is configured to be received at least in part.
  • the two retaining members 34 are more particularly configured to extend on either side of the gripping handle 6, and to grip the gripping handle 6 when the portable vacuum cleaner 2 is in the storage position.
  • the support base 3 is configured such that, when the support base 3 is fixed to a wall 100, the two retaining members 34 extend substantially perpendicular to the wall 100.
  • the two retaining members 34 are arranged facing each other, and are arranged on either side of a longitudinal plane median P of the support base 3.
  • the two retaining members 34 are arranged symmetrically with respect to the median longitudinal plane P of the support base 3.
  • each of the retaining members 34 is flexible, and the two retaining members 34 are configured to be elastically deformable between a first configuration in which the two retaining members 34 are spaced apart one from the other of a first spacing distance and a second configuration in which the two retaining members 34 are spaced apart from each other by a second spacing distance which is greater than the first spacing distance .
  • the two retaining members 34 comprise free end portions 36 which are spaced from one another and which are tapered such that each of the free end portions 36 has a height, measured in a vertical direction when the support base 3 is fixed to a wall 100, which decreases towards a free end of the respective retaining member 34.
  • the free end portions 36 of the two retaining members 34 converge towards one another.
  • the gripping handle 6 further comprises two holding members 37, such as holding lugs, which are diametrically opposed to the central longitudinal axis A of the gripping handle 6.
  • Each of the holding members 37 projects radially from the exterior surface of the gripping handle 6 and relative to the central longitudinal axis A of the gripping handle 6.
  • the holding members 37 are provided on the first handle part 22.
  • Each of the retaining members 34 provided on the support base 3 is configured to engage under a respective holding member 37 when the portable vacuum cleaner 2 is in the storage position, so as to support the gripping handle 6 and therefore to avoid sliding by gravity of the latter by relative to the base body 33.
  • each holding member 37 comprises a lower surface 38 which is substantially flat and which is configured to bear, that is to say to rest, on the retaining member 34 respective.
  • the connecting surface 17 is located opposite the two holding members 37, and more particularly the lower surfaces 38 of the holding members 37.
  • the connecting surface 17 is spaced from each of the holding members 37 by a spacing distance D corresponding substantially to the maximum height H max of each of the retaining members 34 and more precisely of the retaining portion of each of the retaining members 34 which is configured to engage under the holding member 37 respective.
  • a ratio between the spacing distance D and the maximum height H max of each of the retaining members 34 can for example be between 1 and 1.2 and preferably between 1 and 1.05.
  • the difference between the spacing distance D and the maximum height H max is less than 20%, and preferably less than 5%, of the maximum height H max .
  • the connecting surface 17 and the external peripheral surface 16 of the rear casing 15 delimit a guide edge 39 which is annular and which extends around the central longitudinal axis A.
  • the guide edge 39 is configured to guide the retaining members 34 when the gripping handle 6 is inserted between the two retaining members 34.
  • the guide edge 39 more particularly allows a user, when fixing the portable vacuum cleaner 2 to the support base 3, to guide the retaining members 34, by sliding them on the guide edge 39, even before each retaining member 34 engages under the respective holding member 37, which gives even better ergonomics to the suction assembly 1 according to the present invention.
  • the two holding members 37 are part of a first theoretical circle which is centered on the central longitudinal axis A of the gripping handle 6 and which has a first radius
  • the guide edge 39 is part of a second theoretical circle which is centered on the central longitudinal axis A of the gripping handle 6 and which has a second radius which is greater than the first ray.
  • the support base 3 is a charging base and comprises a male electrical connector 41 which is of cylindrical shape and which is configured to cooperate with a female electrical connector 42 provided on the gripping handle 6 when the portable vacuum cleaner 2 is in the storage position.
  • the male electrical connector 41 is configured to extend substantially perpendicular to a wall 100 when the support base 3 is fixed to said wall 100, and to be located above the retaining members 34 when the support base 3 is fixed to said wall 100.
  • the male electrical connector 41 can for example extend substantially in the median longitudinal plane P of the support base 3.
  • the male electrical connector 41 is configured to extend substantially parallel to the retaining organs 34.
  • the male electrical connector 41 is advantageously electrically connected to a male electrical socket (not visible in the figures), also called an electrical plug, configured to be connected to the electrical network, and more particularly to a female electrical socket, such as an electrical socket wall mounted.
  • a male electrical socket also called an electrical plug
  • the suction assembly 1 is more particularly configured such that a movement of fixing the portable vacuum cleaner 2 on the support base 3, by inserting the gripping handle 6 between the two retaining members 34 and engaging each retaining member 34 under the respective holding member 37, makes it possible to establish an electrical connection between the female electrical connector 42 provided on the gripping handle 6 and the male electrical connector 41 provided on the support base 3.
  • the gripping handle 6 of the portable vacuum cleaner 2 is configured to be inserted between the two retaining members 34 in a first direction of insertion
  • the male electrical connector 41 is configured to be inserted into the electrical connector female 42 in a second direction of insertion which is substantially parallel to the first direction of insertion.
  • Such a configuration of the suction assembly 1 allows a user to attach the portable vacuum cleaner 2 to the support base 3 and establish the electrical charging connection in a single movement, which gives increased ergonomics to the suction assembly 1 according to the present invention.

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Abstract

L'ensemble d'aspiration (1) comporte un aspirateur portatif (2) comprenant un corps principal (4), un dispositif de séparation et de collecte de déchets (7), un moteur d'aspiration, et une poignée de préhension (6) comportant au moins un organe de maintien (37) faisant saillie radialement depuis une surface extérieure de la poignée de préhension (6) ; et une base de support (3) configurée pour supporter l'aspirateur portatif (2) dans une position de stockage, la base de support (3) comportant deux organes de retenue (34) configurés pour s'étendre de part et d'autre de la poignée de préhension (6), au moins l'un des deux organes de retenue (34) étant configuré pour s'engager sous l'au moins un organe de maintien (37) lorsque l'aspirateur portatif (2) est en position de stockage, de manière à supporter la poignée de préhension (6).The suction assembly (1) comprises a hand-held vacuum cleaner (2) comprising a main body (4), a waste separation and collection device (7), a suction motor, and a grip handle (6 ) comprising at least one holding member (37) projecting radially from an exterior surface of the gripping handle (6); and a support base (3) configured to support the portable vacuum cleaner (2) in a storage position, the support base (3) comprising two retainers (34) configured to extend from either side of the gripping handle (6), at least one of the two retaining members (34) being configured to engage under the at least one holding member (37) when the portable vacuum cleaner (2) is in storage position, so as to support the gripping handle (6).

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Domaine techniqueTechnical area

La présente invention concerne le domaine des aspirateurs permettant d'aspirer des poussières et des déchets présents sur une surface à nettoyer, qui peut par exemple être du carrelage, du parquet, du stratifié, de la moquette ou un tapis.The present invention relates to the field of vacuum cleaners making it possible to vacuum up dust and waste present on a surface to be cleaned, which may for example be tiles, parquet, laminate, carpet or a rug.

Etat de la techniqueState of the art

Un aspirateur portatif comporte de façon connue un corps principal équipé d'un conduit d'aspiration ; un dispositif de séparation et de collecte de déchets monté sur le corps principal et s'étendant selon un axe d'extension ; un moteur d'aspiration logé dans le corps principal et présentant un axe de moteur, le moteur d'aspiration étant configuré pour générer un flux d'air au travers du conduit d'aspiration et du dispositif de séparation et de collecte de déchets ; une poignée de préhension s'étendant selon un axe longitudinal central qui est sensiblement parallèle à l'axe de moteur et/ou à l'axe d'extension du dispositif de séparation et de collecte de déchets ; et une batterie rechargeable configurée pour alimenter électriquement l'aspirateur portatif, et en particulier le moteur d'aspiration.A portable vacuum cleaner comprises, in known manner, a main body equipped with a suction duct; a waste separation and collection device mounted on the main body and extending along an extension axis; a suction motor housed in the main body and having a motor shaft, the suction motor being configured to generate an air flow through the suction duct and the waste separation and collection device; a gripping handle extending along a central longitudinal axis which is substantially parallel to the motor axis and/or to the extension axis of the waste separation and collection device; and a rechargeable battery configured to electrically power the portable vacuum cleaner, and in particular the vacuum motor.

Durant les phases d'inutilisation d'un tel aspirateur portatif, ce dernier est généralement stocké sur une base de support murale équipée d'organes de retenue configurés pour s'étendre de part et d'autre de la poignée de préhension de l'aspirateur portatif et pour enserrer cette dernière.During the phases of non-use of such a portable vacuum cleaner, the latter is generally stored on a wall support base equipped with retaining members configured to extend on either side of the vacuum cleaner's gripping handle portable and to grip the latter.

Une telle base de support assure un maintien optimal de l'aspirateur portatif dans sa position de stockage lorsque le conduit d'aspiration de l'aspirateur portatif est connecté à un tube d'aspiration dont l'extrémité inférieure est raccordée à une tête d'aspiration et que cette dernière repose sur le sol.Such a support base ensures optimal maintenance of the portable vacuum cleaner in its storage position when the suction duct of the portable vacuum cleaner is connected to a suction tube whose lower end is connected to a head of suction and the latter rests on the ground.

Cependant, lorsque l'aspirateur portatif est fixé à la base de support sans être connecté à un tube d'aspiration, c'est-à-dire lorsque l'aspirateur portatif n'est pas raccordé, directement ou indirectement, à une pièce reposant sur le sol, les organes de retenue ne permettent pas de garantir, dans le temps, un serrage optimal de l'aspirateur portatif et donc un maintien optimal de ce dernier dans sa position de stockage.However, when the portable vacuum cleaner is attached to the support base without being connected to a suction tube, that is to say when the portable vacuum cleaner is not connected, directly or indirectly, to a part resting on the ground, the retaining members do not make it possible to guarantee, in the time, optimal tightening of the portable vacuum cleaner and therefore optimal maintenance of the latter in its storage position.

En effet, à l'usage, la force de serrage exercées par les organes de retenue est susceptible de diminuer, ce qui peut entraîner un glissement de la poignée de préhension par rapport aux organes de retenue, et donc une chute au sol de l'aspirateur portable.In fact, with use, the clamping force exerted by the retaining members is likely to decrease, which may cause the gripping handle to slip relative to the retaining members, and therefore the device to fall to the ground. portable vacuum cleaner.

Résumé de l'inventionSummary of the invention

La présente invention vise à remédier à tout ou partie de ces inconvénients.The present invention aims to remedy all or part of these drawbacks.

Le problème technique à la base de l'invention consiste notamment à fournir un ensemble d'aspiration comportant un aspirateur portatif et une base de support qui soient de structures simples et ergonomiques, tout en garantissant un maintien optimal de l'aspirateur portatif dans une position de stockage.The technical problem underlying the invention consists in particular of providing a suction assembly comprising a portable vacuum cleaner and a support base which are of simple and ergonomic structures, while guaranteeing optimal maintenance of the portable vacuum cleaner in a position storage.

A cet effet, la présente invention concerne un ensemble d'aspiration comportant :

  • un aspirateur portatif comprenant :
    • ∘ un corps principal équipé d'un conduit d'aspiration,
    • ∘ un dispositif de séparation et de collecte de déchets monté sur le corps principal, le dispositif de séparation et de collecte de déchets s'étendant selon un axe d'extension,
    • ∘ un moteur d'aspiration logé dans le corps principal, le moteur d'aspiration présentant un axe de moteur et étant configuré pour générer un flux d'air au travers du conduit d'aspiration et du dispositif de séparation et de collecte de déchets, et
    • ∘ une poignée de préhension s'étendant selon un axe longitudinal central qui est sensiblement parallèle à l'axe de moteur et/ou à l'axe d'extension du dispositif de séparation et de collecte de déchets, la poignée de préhension comportant au moins un organe de maintien faisant saillie latéralement depuis une surface extérieure de la poignée de préhension, et
  • une base de support configurée pour supporter l'aspirateur portatif dans une position de stockage, la base de support comportant deux organes de retenue, tels que des pattes de retenue, configurés pour s'étendre de part et d'autre de la poignée de préhension, au moins l'un des deux organes de retenue étant configuré pour s'engager sous l'au moins un organe de maintien, et donc pour être disposé sous l'au moins un organe de maintien, lorsque l'aspirateur portatif est en position de stockage, de manière à supporter la poignée de préhension.
For this purpose, the present invention relates to a suction assembly comprising:
  • a portable vacuum cleaner comprising:
    • ∘ a main body equipped with a suction duct,
    • ∘ a waste separation and collection device mounted on the main body, the waste separation and collection device extending along an extension axis,
    • ∘ a suction motor housed in the main body, the suction motor having a motor axis and being configured to generate an air flow through the suction duct and the waste separation and collection device, And
    • ∘ a gripping handle extending along a central longitudinal axis which is substantially parallel to the motor axis and/or to the extension axis of the waste separation and collection device, the gripping handle comprising at least one holding member projecting laterally from an exterior surface of the gripping handle, and
  • a support base configured to support the handheld vacuum cleaner in a storage position, the support base including two retaining members, such as retaining tabs, configured to extend on either side of the gripping handle , at least one of the two retaining members being configured to engage under the at least one holding member, and therefore to be arranged under the at least one holding member, when the portable vacuum cleaner is in position storage, so as to support the gripping handle.

Une telle configuration de l'ensemble d'aspiration, et en particulier la présence d'au moins un organe de maintien sur la poignée de préhension, empêche un glissement vertical de l'aspirateur portatif lorsque ce dernier est stocké sur la base de support sans être raccordé, directement ou indirectement, à une pièce reposant sur le sol, et donc tout risque de chute de l'aspirateur portatif. Ainsi, l'ensemble d'aspiration selon la présente invention garantit une position de stockage stable pour l'aspirateur portatif y compris lorsque ce dernier est entièrement supporté par la base de support.Such a configuration of the suction assembly, and in particular the presence of at least one holding member on the gripping handle, prevents vertical sliding of the portable vacuum cleaner when the latter is stored on the support base without be connected, directly or indirectly, to a part resting on the ground, and therefore any risk of the portable vacuum cleaner falling. Thus, the suction assembly according to the present invention guarantees a stable storage position for the portable vacuum cleaner even when the latter is entirely supported by the support base.

L'ensemble d'aspiration peut en outre présenter une ou plusieurs des caractéristiques suivantes, prises seules ou en combinaison.The suction assembly may also have one or more of the following characteristics, taken alone or in combination.

Selon un mode de réalisation de l'invention, l'au moins un organe de maintien est un ergot de maintien.According to one embodiment of the invention, the at least one holding member is a holding pin.

Selon un mode de réalisation de l'invention, la base de support et l'aspirateur portatif sont configurés de telle sorte que l'axe longitudinal central de la poignée de préhension s'étend sensiblement verticalement lorsque l'aspirateur portatif est en position de stockage.According to one embodiment of the invention, the support base and the portable vacuum cleaner are configured such that the central longitudinal axis of the gripping handle extends substantially vertically when the portable vacuum cleaner is in the storage position .

Selon un mode de réalisation de l'invention, le dispositif de séparation et de collecte de déchets est de type cyclonique.According to one embodiment of the invention, the waste separation and collection device is of the cyclonic type.

Selon un mode de réalisation de l'invention, l'au moins un organe de maintien fait saillie radialement depuis la surface extérieure de la poignée de préhension et par rapport à l'axe longitudinal central de la poignée de préhension.According to one embodiment of the invention, the at least one holding member projects radially from the exterior surface of the gripping handle and relative to the central longitudinal axis of the gripping handle.

Selon un mode de réalisation de l'invention, la poignée de préhension est configurée pour être insérée entre les deux organes de retenue.According to one embodiment of the invention, the gripping handle is configured to be inserted between the two retaining members.

Selon un mode de réalisation de l'invention, les deux organes de retenue sont disposés en regard l'un de l'autre.According to one embodiment of the invention, the two retaining members are arranged facing each other.

Selon un mode de réalisation de l'invention, les deux organes de retenue sont disposés de part et d'autre d'un plan longitudinal médian de la base de support. Une telle disposition des organes de retenue améliore encore la stabilité de l'aspirateur portatif lorsque ce dernier est en position de stockage.According to one embodiment of the invention, the two retaining members are arranged on either side of a median longitudinal plane of the support base. Such an arrangement of the retaining members further improves the stability of the portable vacuum cleaner when the latter is in the storage position.

Selon un mode de réalisation de l'invention, les deux organes de retenue sont disposés de manière symétrique par rapport au plan longitudinal médian de la base de support.According to one embodiment of the invention, the two retaining members are arranged symmetrically with respect to the median longitudinal plane of the support base.

Selon un mode de réalisation de l'invention, les deux organes de retenue sont configurés pour enserrer la poignée de préhension lorsque l'aspirateur portatif est en position de stockage.According to one embodiment of the invention, the two retaining members are configured to grip the gripping handle when the portable vacuum cleaner is in the storage position.

Selon un mode de réalisation de l'invention, l'au moins un organe de maintien comporte une surface inférieure qui est sensiblement plane et qui est configurée pour prendre appui, c'est-à-dire reposer, sur l'organe de retenue respectif. Ces dispositions améliorent encore la stabilité de l'aspirateur portatif lorsque ce dernier est en position de stockage.According to one embodiment of the invention, the at least one holding member comprises a lower surface which is substantially flat and which is configured to bear, that is to say rest, on the respective retaining member . These provisions further improve the stability of the portable vacuum cleaner when the latter is in the storage position.

Selon un mode de réalisation de l'invention, au moins l'un des deux organes de retenue est flexible.According to one embodiment of the invention, at least one of the two retaining members is flexible.

Selon un mode de réalisation de l'invention, chacun des organes de retenue est flexible.According to one embodiment of the invention, each of the retaining members is flexible.

Selon un mode de réalisation de l'invention, la base de support comporte un corps de base, les deux organes de retenue s'étendant depuis le corps de base et comportant des portions d'extrémité libre qui sont espacée l'une de l'autre.According to one embodiment of the invention, the support base comprises a base body, the two retaining members extending from the base body and comprising free end portions which are spaced one from the other.

Selon un mode de réalisation de l'invention, le corps de base et les deux organes de retenue délimitent un logement de retenue dans lequel est configurée pour être reçue au moins en partie la poignée de préhension.According to one embodiment of the invention, the base body and the two retaining members define a retaining housing in which the gripping handle is configured to be received at least in part.

Selon un mode de réalisation de l'invention, la portion d'extrémité libre de chaque organe de retenue est effilée de telle sorte que ladite portion d'extrémité libre présente une hauteur, mesurée selon une direction verticale lorsque la base de support est fixée à un mur, qui diminue en direction d'une extrémité libre de l'organe de retenue respectif. Une telle configuration de l'organe de retenue, qui est configuré pour s'engager sous l'au moins un organe de maintien, facilite l'engagement dudit organe de retenue sous l'au moins un organe de maintien, et donc la fixation de l'aspirateur portatif sur le base de support.According to one embodiment of the invention, the free end portion of each retaining member is tapered such that said free end portion has a height, measured in a vertical direction when the support base is fixed to a wall, which decreases towards a free end of the respective retaining member. Such a configuration of the retaining member, which is configured to engage under the at least one holding member, facilitates the engagement of said retaining member under the at least one holding member, and therefore the fixing of the portable vacuum cleaner on the support base.

Selon un mode de réalisation de l'invention, les portions d'extrémité libre des deux organes de retenue convergent l'une vers l'autre. Ces dispositions améliorent la retenue de la poignée de préhension par les organes de retenue lorsque l'aspirateur portatif est en position de stockage.According to one embodiment of the invention, the free end portions of the two retaining members converge towards each other. These provisions improve the retention of the gripping handle by the retaining members when the portable vacuum cleaner is in the storage position.

Selon un mode de réalisation de l'invention, les deux organes de retenue sont configurés pour occuper une première configuration dans laquelle les deux organes de retenue sont écartés l'un de l'autre d'une première distance d'écartement et une deuxième configuration dans laquelle les deux organes de retenue sont écartés l'un de l'autre d'une deuxième distance d'écartement qui est supérieure à la première distance d'écartement.According to one embodiment of the invention, the two retaining members are configured to occupy a first configuration in which the two retaining members are spaced apart from each other by a first spacing distance and a second configuration in which the two retaining members are spaced apart from each other by a second spacing distance which is greater than the first spacing distance.

Selon un mode de réalisation de l'invention, les deux organes de retenue sont élastiquement déformables entre les première et deuxième configurations.According to one embodiment of the invention, the two retaining members are elastically deformable between the first and second configurations.

Selon un mode de réalisation de l'invention, la base de support est configurée pour être fixée à un mur ou similaire. Dans le présent document, on entend par mur, tout type de parois murales. Un tel mur peut par exemple être réalisé en bois, en pierre, en brique, en béton, en plaques de plâtre ou tout autre matériau.According to one embodiment of the invention, the support base is configured to be fixed to a wall or the like. In this document, wall means any type of wall. Such a wall can for example be made of wood, stone, brick, concrete, plasterboard or any other material.

Selon un mode de réalisation de l'invention, lorsque la base de support est fixée à un mur, les deux organes de retenue s'étendent sensiblement perpendiculairement au mur. Ces dispositions améliorent encore la stabilité de l'aspirateur portatif lorsque ce dernier est en position de stockage.According to one embodiment of the invention, when the support base is fixed to a wall, the two retaining members extend substantially perpendicular to the wall. These provisions further improve the stability of the portable vacuum cleaner when the latter is in the storage position.

Selon un mode de réalisation de l'invention, la base de support est une base de charge et comprend un connecteur électrique mâle qui est configuré pour coopérer avec un connecteur électrique femelle prévu sur la poignée de préhension lorsque l'aspirateur portatif est en position de stockage.According to one embodiment of the invention, the support base is a charging base and comprises a male electrical connector which is configured to cooperate with a female electrical connector provided on the gripping handle when the portable vacuum cleaner is in the storage position.

Selon un mode de réalisation de l'invention, le connecteur électrique mâle s'étend sensiblement dans le plan longitudinal médian de la base de support.According to one embodiment of the invention, the male electrical connector extends substantially in the median longitudinal plane of the support base.

Selon un mode de réalisation de l'invention, le connecteur électrique mâle est de forme cylindrique.According to one embodiment of the invention, the male electrical connector is cylindrical in shape.

Selon un mode de réalisation de l'invention, le connecteur électrique mâle est configuré pour être situé au-dessus des organes de retenue lorsque la base de support est fixée à un mur.According to one embodiment of the invention, the male electrical connector is configured to be located above the retaining members when the support base is fixed to a wall.

Selon un mode de réalisation de l'invention, le connecteur électrique mâle, prévu sur la base de support, est configuré pour s'étendre sensiblement perpendiculairement à un mur lorsque la base de support est fixée audit mur.According to one embodiment of the invention, the male electrical connector, provided on the support base, is configured to extend substantially perpendicular to a wall when the support base is fixed to said wall.

Selon un mode de réalisation de l'invention, l'ensemble d'aspiration est configuré de telle sorte qu'un mouvement de fixation de l'aspirateur portatif sur la base de support, en insérant la poignée de préhension entre les deux organes de retenue et en engageant l'un des organes de retenue sous l'au moins un organe de maintien, permet d'établir une connexion électrique entre le connecteur électrique femelle prévu sur la poignée de préhension et le connecteur électrique mâle prévu sur la base de support. Une telle configuration de l'ensemble d'aspiration permet à un utilisateur de fixer l'aspirateur portatif à la base de support et d'établir la connexion électrique de charge en un seul mouvement, ce qui confère une ergonomie accrue à l'ensemble d'aspiration selon la présente invention.According to one embodiment of the invention, the suction assembly is configured such that a movement of fixing the portable vacuum cleaner on the support base, by inserting the gripping handle between the two retaining members and by engaging one of the retaining members under the at least one holding member, makes it possible to establish an electrical connection between the female electrical connector provided on the gripping handle and the male electrical connector provided on the support base. Such a configuration of the suction assembly allows a user to attach the portable vacuum cleaner to the support base and establish the electrical charging connection in a single movement, which provides increased ergonomics to the assembly. suction according to the present invention.

Selon un mode de réalisation de l'invention, le connecteur électrique mâle est configuré pour s'étendre sensiblement parallèlement aux organes de retenue, de manière à permettre une connexion électrique entre le connecteur électrique mâle et le connecteur électrique femelle lors de l'insertion de la poigné de préhension entre les deux organes de retenue.According to one embodiment of the invention, the male electrical connector is configured to extend substantially parallel to the retaining members, so as to allow an electrical connection between the male electrical connector and the female electrical connector during insertion of the gripping handle between the two retaining members.

Selon un mode de réalisation de l'invention, le corps principal comprend un carter arrière comportant une surface périphérique externe s'étendant autour du moteur d'aspiration et une surface de liaison reliant un bord arrière de la surface périphérique externe du carter arrière à un bord avant de la poignée de préhension, le carter arrière ayant, au niveau du bord arrière de la surface périphérique externe, une première section transversale et la poignée de préhension ayant, au niveau de son bord avant, une deuxième section transversale qui est inférieure à la première section transversale.According to one embodiment of the invention, the main body comprises a rear casing comprising an external peripheral surface extending around the suction motor and a connecting surface connecting a rear edge of the outer peripheral surface of the rear casing to a front edge of the gripping handle, the rear casing having, at the rear edge of the outer peripheral surface, a first section transversal and the gripping handle having, at its front edge, a second cross section which is smaller than the first cross section.

Selon un mode de réalisation de l'invention, la surface périphérique externe du carter arrière a une section transversale qui est circulaire et présente, au niveau de son bord arrière, un diamètre qui est supérieur à la dimension transversale maximale de la poignée de préhension.According to one embodiment of the invention, the external peripheral surface of the rear casing has a cross section which is circular and has, at its rear edge, a diameter which is greater than the maximum transverse dimension of the gripping handle.

Selon un mode de réalisation de l'invention, la surface de liaison s'étend sensiblement perpendiculairement à l'axe longitudinal central de la poignée de préhension.According to one embodiment of the invention, the connecting surface extends substantially perpendicular to the central longitudinal axis of the gripping handle.

Selon un mode de réalisation de l'invention, la surface de liaison forme un épaulement.According to one embodiment of the invention, the connecting surface forms a shoulder.

Selon un mode de réalisation de l'invention, la surface de liaison est perpendiculaire à l'axe longitudinal central de la poignée de préhension, ou est inclinée, par rapport à un plan transversal s'étendant perpendiculairement à l'axe longitudinal central de la poignée de préhension, d'un angle d'inclinaison inférieur ou égal à 10°, et par exemple inférieur ou égal à 5°.According to one embodiment of the invention, the connecting surface is perpendicular to the central longitudinal axis of the gripping handle, or is inclined, relative to a transverse plane extending perpendicular to the central longitudinal axis of the gripping handle. gripping handle, with an angle of inclination less than or equal to 10°, and for example less than or equal to 5°.

Selon un mode de réalisation de l'invention, la surface de liaison est située en vis-à-vis de l'au moins un organe de maintien. Une telle disposition de la surface de liaison assure un guidage de l'organe de retenue destiné à être engagé sous l'au moins un organe de maintien lorsque la poignée de préhension est insérée entre les deux organes de retenue, et facilite ainsi l'engagement dudit organe de retenue sous l'au moins un organe de maintien.According to one embodiment of the invention, the connecting surface is located opposite the at least one holding member. Such an arrangement of the connecting surface ensures guidance of the retaining member intended to be engaged under the at least one holding member when the gripping handle is inserted between the two retaining members, and thus facilitates engagement said retaining member under the at least one holding member.

Selon un mode de réalisation de l'invention, la surface de liaison est espacée de l'au moins un organe de maintien d'une distance d'espacement correspondant sensiblement à la hauteur maximale de chacun des organes de retenue. De façon avantageuse, un rapport entre la distance d'espacement et la hauteur maximale de chacun des organes de retenue est compris entre 1 et 1,2 et de préférence entre 1 et 1,05.According to one embodiment of the invention, the connecting surface is spaced from the at least one maintaining member by a spacing distance corresponding substantially to the maximum height of each of the retaining members. Advantageously, a ratio between the spacing distance and the height maximum of each of the retaining members is between 1 and 1.2 and preferably between 1 and 1.05.

Selon un mode de réalisation de l'invention, la différence entre la distance d'espacement et la hauteur maximale est inférieure à 20 %, et de préférence inférieure à 5 %, de la hauteur maximale.According to one embodiment of the invention, the difference between the spacing distance and the maximum height is less than 20%, and preferably less than 5%, of the maximum height.

Selon un mode de réalisation de l'invention, la surface de liaison et la surface périphérique externe du carter arrière délimitent une arête de guidage configurée pour guider les organes de retenue lorsque la poignée de préhension est insérée entre les deux organes de retenue. Une telle arête de guidage permet à un utilisateur, lors de la fixation de l'aspirateur portatif à la base de support, de guider les organes de retenue, en les faisant glisser sur l'arête de guidage, avant même que l'organe de retenue, qui est destiné à s'engagé sous l'au moins un organe de maintien, ne s'engage sous ce dernier, ce qui confère un guidage optimal pour facilement engager l'organe de retenue sous l'organe de maintien et finalement une meilleure ergonomie à l'ensemble d'aspiration selon la présente invention.According to one embodiment of the invention, the connecting surface and the external peripheral surface of the rear casing delimit a guide edge configured to guide the retaining members when the gripping handle is inserted between the two retaining members. Such a guide edge allows a user, when attaching the portable vacuum cleaner to the support base, to guide the retaining members, by sliding them on the guide edge, even before the retaining member. retainer, which is intended to engage under the at least one holding member, does not engage under the latter, which provides optimal guidance for easily engaging the retaining member under the holding member and finally a better ergonomics to the suction assembly according to the present invention.

Selon un mode de réalisation de l'invention, la surface de liaison est annulaire et s'étend autour de la poignée de préhension.According to one embodiment of the invention, the connection surface is annular and extends around the gripping handle.

Selon un mode de réalisation de l'invention, le carter arrière enferme le moteur d'aspiration.According to one embodiment of the invention, the rear casing encloses the suction motor.

Selon un mode de réalisation de l'invention, l'au moins un organe de maintien s'inscrit dans un premier cercle théorique qui est centré sur l'axe longitudinal central de la poignée de préhension et qui est présente un premier rayon, et l'arête de guidage s'inscrit dans un deuxième cercle théorique qui est centré sur l'axe longitudinal central de la poignée de préhension et qui est présente un deuxième rayon qui est supérieur au premier rayon.According to one embodiment of the invention, the at least one holding member is part of a first theoretical circle which is centered on the central longitudinal axis of the gripping handle and which has a first radius, and the The guide edge is part of a second theoretical circle which is centered on the central longitudinal axis of the gripping handle and which has a second radius which is greater than the first radius.

Selon un mode de réalisation de l'invention, la poignée de préhension comporte deux organes de maintien qui sont diamétralement opposés par rapport à l'axe longitudinal central de la poignée de préhension, chacun des organes de maintien faisant saillie latéralement depuis la surface extérieure de la poignée de préhension, chacun des organes de retenue étant configuré pour s'engager sous un organe de maintien respectif lorsque l'aspirateur portatif est en position de stockage, de manière à supporter la poignée de préhension.According to one embodiment of the invention, the gripping handle comprises two holding members which are diametrically opposed to the central longitudinal axis of the gripping handle, each of the holding members projecting laterally from the exterior surface of the handle gripping member, each of the retaining members being configured to engage under a respective holding member when the portable vacuum cleaner is in the storage position, so as to support the gripping handle.

Selon un mode de réalisation de l'invention, chacun des organes de maintien fait saillie selon au moins une composante d'extension radiale, et avantageusement fait saillie radialement, depuis la surface extérieure de la poignée de préhension et par rapport à l'axe longitudinal central de la poignée de préhension.According to one embodiment of the invention, each of the holding members projects along at least one radial extension component, and advantageously projects radially, from the exterior surface of the gripping handle and relative to the longitudinal axis center of the grip handle.

Selon un mode de réalisation de l'invention, l'aspirateur portatif comporte une batterie rechargeable configurée pour alimenter électriquement l'aspirateur portatif, et en particulier le moteur d'aspiration.According to one embodiment of the invention, the portable vacuum cleaner comprises a rechargeable battery configured to electrically power the portable vacuum cleaner, and in particular the suction motor.

Selon un mode de réalisation de l'invention, la poignée de préhension délimite un compartiment de batterie, et la batterie rechargeable comporte au moins une cellule de batterie logée dans le compartiment de batterie.According to one embodiment of the invention, the gripping handle delimits a battery compartment, and the rechargeable battery comprises at least one battery cell housed in the battery compartment.

Selon un mode de réalisation de l'invention, la poignée de préhension comporte :

  • une première partie de poignée qui est fixée au corps principal, la première partie de poignée délimitant un logement interne et comprenant une ouverture d'accès qui débouche dans le logement interne, et
  • une deuxième partie de poignée délimitant le compartiment de batterie, la deuxième partie de poignée comportant une portion de préhension configurée pour être saisie par un utilisateur et une portion d'insertion montée de manière amovible dans le logement interne, la portion d'insertion étant configurée pour être retirée hors du logement interne et pour être introduite dans le logement interne via l'ouverture d'accès.
According to one embodiment of the invention, the gripping handle comprises:
  • a first handle part which is fixed to the main body, the first handle part defining an internal housing and comprising an access opening which opens into the internal housing, and
  • a second handle part delimiting the battery compartment, the second handle part comprising a gripping portion configured to be grasped by a user and an insertion portion removably mounted in the internal housing, the insertion portion being configured to be removed from the internal housing and to be introduced into the internal housing via the access opening.

Selon un mode de réalisation de l'invention, l'ouverture d'accès est prévue à une extrémité arrière de la première partie de poignée.According to one embodiment of the invention, the access opening is provided at a rear end of the first handle part.

Selon un mode de réalisation de l'invention, la batterie rechargeable comporte un premier connecteur électrique qui est prévu sur la portion d'insertion et qui est configuré pour coopérer avec un deuxième connecteur électrique disposé dans le logement interne lorsque la portion d'insertion est logée dans le logement interne.According to one embodiment of the invention, the rechargeable battery comprises a first electrical connector which is provided on the insertion portion and which is configured to cooperate with a second electrical connector disposed in the internal housing when the insertion portion is housed in the accommodation internal.

Selon un mode de réalisation de l'invention, la première partie de poignée comporte une surface de préhension additionnelle configurée pour être affleurante avec la surface de préhension de la portion de préhension lorsque la portion d'insertion est logée dans le logement interne. De façon avantageuse, la surface de préhension et la surface de préhension additionnelle forment la zone de préhension de l'aspirateur portatif. Une telle configuration des première et deuxième parties de poignée permet d'allonger la zone de préhension de l'aspirateur portatif jusque sur la première partie de poignée, et donc de faciliter la manipulation de l'aspirateur portatif par un utilisateur.According to one embodiment of the invention, the first handle part comprises an additional gripping surface configured to be flush with the gripping surface of the gripping portion when the insertion portion is housed in the internal housing. Advantageously, the gripping surface and the additional gripping surface form the gripping area of the portable vacuum cleaner. Such a configuration of the first and second handle parts makes it possible to extend the gripping area of the portable vacuum cleaner up to the first handle part, and therefore to facilitate the handling of the portable vacuum cleaner by a user.

Selon un mode de réalisation de l'invention, l'axe longitudinal central de la poignée de préhension et l'axe de moteur du moteur d'aspiration sont sensiblement colinéaires.According to one embodiment of the invention, the central longitudinal axis of the gripping handle and the motor axis of the suction motor are substantially collinear.

Selon un mode de réalisation de l'invention, l'axe de moteur du moteur d'aspiration est sécant avec la batterie rechargeable.According to one embodiment of the invention, the motor axis of the suction motor is intersecting with the rechargeable battery.

Selon un mode de réalisation de l'invention, l'axe d'extension du dispositif de séparation et de collecte de déchets est sensiblement parallèle à l'axe de moteur du moteur d'aspiration.According to one embodiment of the invention, the extension axis of the waste separation and collection device is substantially parallel to the motor axis of the suction motor.

Selon un mode de réalisation de l'invention, l'axe d'extension du dispositif de séparation et de collecte de déchets, l'axe de moteur du moteur d'aspiration et l'axe longitudinal central de la poignée de préhension sont sensiblement colinéaires.According to one embodiment of the invention, the extension axis of the waste separation and collection device, the motor axis of the suction motor and the central longitudinal axis of the gripping handle are substantially collinear .

Selon un mode de réalisation de l'invention, le dispositif de séparation et de collecte de déchets est monté de manière amovible sur le corps principal.According to one embodiment of the invention, the waste separation and collection device is removably mounted on the main body.

Selon un mode de réalisation de l'invention, le dispositif de séparation et de collecte de déchets comporte un récipient de collecte de déchets pourvu d'une ouverture de vidange, et une trappe de vidange montée mobile sur le récipient de collecte de déchets entre une position d'obturation dans laquelle la trappe de vidange obture l'ouverture de vidange et une position de libération dans laquelle la trappe de vidange libère l'ouverture de vidange.According to one embodiment of the invention, the waste separation and collection device comprises a waste collection container provided with a drain opening, and a drain hatch movably mounted on the waste collection container between a closing position in which the drain hatch closes the drain opening and a release position in which the drain hatch releases the drain opening.

Selon un mode de réalisation de l'invention, l'ouverture de vidange est configurée pour être située à l'opposé de la poignée de préhension.According to one embodiment of the invention, the drain opening is configured to be located opposite the gripping handle.

Selon un mode de réalisation de l'invention, le conduit d'aspiration s'étend le long d'une surface externe du dispositif de séparation et de collecte de déchets.According to one embodiment of the invention, the suction conduit extends along an external surface of the waste separation and collection device.

Brève description des figuresBrief description of the figures

De toute façon l'invention sera bien comprise à l'aide de la description qui suit en référence aux dessins schématiques annexés représentant, à titre d'exemples non limitatifs, deux formes d'exécution de cet aspirateur portatif.

  • Figure 1 est une vue de côté d'un ensemble d'aspiration selon la présente invention.
  • Figure 2 est une vue partielle en perspective de dessus de l'ensemble d'aspiration de la figure 1.
  • Figure 3 est une vue à l'échelle agrandie d'un détail de la figure 1.
  • Figure 4 est une vue en perspective de dessus d'un aspirateur portatif appartenant à l'ensemble d'aspiration de la figure 1.
  • Figure 5 est une vue en perspective de dessus d'une poignée de préhension de l'aspirateur portatif de la figure 4.
  • Figure 6 est une vue partielle en perspective de dessus de l'aspirateur portatif de la figure 4 dans laquelle une deuxième partie de poignée, de la poignée de préhension, a été déposée.
  • Figure 7 est une vue en perspective de la deuxième partie de poignée.
  • Figure 8 est une vue en perspective de dessus d'une poignée de préhension de l'aspirateur portatif de la figure 4.
  • Figure 8 est une vue en coupe longitudinale de l'aspirateur portatif de la figure 4.
  • Figure 9 est une vue à l'échelle agrandie d'un détail de la figure 8.
  • Figure 10 est une vue partielle en perspective tronquée de l'aspirateur portatif de la figure 4.
  • Figure 11 est une vue en perspective d'une base de support appartenant à l'ensemble d'aspiration de la figure 1.
  • Figure 12 est une vue en perspective de dessus de la base de support de la figure 11.
  • Figure 13 est une vue de dessus de la base de support de la figure 11.
  • Figure 14 est une vue partielle de dessus de l'aspirateur portatif de la figure 4.
In any case, the invention will be clearly understood with the help of the description which follows with reference to the appended schematic drawings representing, by way of non-limiting examples, two embodiments of this portable vacuum cleaner.
  • Figure 1 is a side view of a suction assembly according to the present invention.
  • Figure 2 is a partial perspective view from above of the suction assembly of the figure 1 .
  • Figure 3 is an enlarged scale view of a detail of the figure 1 .
  • Figure 4 is a top perspective view of a portable vacuum cleaner belonging to the suction assembly of the figure 1 .
  • Figure 5 is a top perspective view of a handheld vacuum cleaner grip handle from the Figure 4 .
  • Figure 6 is a partial top perspective view of the portable vacuum cleaner from the Figure 4 in which a second handle part, of the gripping handle, has been deposited.
  • Figure 7 is a perspective view of the second handle part.
  • Figure 8 is a top perspective view of a handheld vacuum cleaner grip handle from the Figure 4 .
  • Figure 8 is a longitudinal sectional view of the portable vacuum cleaner of the Figure 4 .
  • Figure 9 is an enlarged scale view of a detail of the figure 8 .
  • Figure 10 is a partial truncated perspective view of the portable vacuum cleaner of the Figure 4 .
  • Figure 11 is a perspective view of a support base belonging to the suction assembly of the figure 1 .
  • Figure 12 is a top perspective view of the support base of the Figure 11 .
  • Figure 13 is a top view of the support base of the Figure 11 .
  • Figure 14 is a partial top view of the portable vacuum cleaner from the figure 4 .

Description détailléedetailed description

Dans le présent document, les termes « avant », « arrière » et « supérieur » sont définis par rapport à une utilisation de l'aspirateur portatif durant laquelle l'utilisateur tient l'aspirateur portatif par la poignée de préhension et le maintient sensiblement horizontalement, et l'ouverture d'aspiration du conduit d'aspiration est située à l'opposé de l'utilisateur.In this document, the terms "front", "rear" and "top" are defined in relation to use of the portable vacuum cleaner during which the user holds the portable vacuum cleaner by the grip handle and maintains it substantially horizontally , and the suction opening of the suction duct is located opposite the user.

Les figures 1 à 14 représentent un ensemble d'aspiration 1 comportant un aspirateur portatif 2 et une base de support 3, et plus particulièrement une base de support murale, configurée pour supporter l'aspirateur portatif 2 dans une position de stockage verticale.THE figures 1 to 14 represent a suction assembly 1 comprising a portable vacuum cleaner 2 and a support base 3, and more particularly a wall-mounted support base, configured to support the portable vacuum cleaner 2 in a vertical storage position.

L'aspirateur portatif 2 comporte un corps principal 4 comportant un conduit d'aspiration 5 par lequel de l'air extérieur peut être aspiré par l'aspirateur portatif 2. De façon avantageuse, le conduit d'aspiration 5 est disposé dans une partie avant du corps principal 4.The portable vacuum cleaner 2 comprises a main body 4 comprising a suction conduit 5 through which outside air can be sucked in by the portable vacuum cleaner 2. Advantageously, the suction conduit 5 is arranged in a front part of the main body 4.

L'aspirateur portatif 2 comporte en outre une poignée de préhension 6 permettant la préhension de l'aspirateur portatif 2 par un utilisateur. De façon avantageuse, la poignée de préhension 6 présente un axe longitudinal central A et s'étend depuis une extrémité arrière du corps principal 4. La base de support 3 et l'aspirateur portatif 2 sont configurés de telle sorte que l'axe longitudinal central A s'étend sensiblement verticalement lorsque l'aspirateur portatif 2 est en position de stockage verticale.The portable vacuum cleaner 2 further comprises a gripping handle 6 allowing the portable vacuum cleaner 2 to be gripped by a user. Advantageously, the gripping handle 6 has a central longitudinal axis A and extends from a rear end of the main body 4. The support base 3 and the portable vacuum cleaner 2 are configured such that the central longitudinal axis A extends substantially vertically when the portable vacuum cleaner 2 is in the vertical storage position.

L'aspirateur portatif 2 comporte de plus un dispositif de séparation et de collecte de déchets 7 monté de manière amovible sur le corps principal 4.The portable vacuum cleaner 2 further comprises a waste separation and collection device 7 removably mounted on the main body 4.

Comme montré sur la figure 8, le dispositif de séparation et de collecte de déchets 7 comporte un récipient de collecte de déchets 8 comprenant une paroi latérale de forme globalement tubulaire. Le dispositif de séparation et de collecte de déchets 7 est avantageusement de type cyclonique, et comporte en outre un organe de séparation tubulaire 9, tel qu'une grille tubulaire, qui est disposé dans le récipient de collecte de déchets 9 coaxialement à un axe central du récipient de collecte de déchets 8, et une chambre de séparation cyclonique 10 qui est délimitée extérieurement par la paroi latérale du récipient de collecte de déchets 8, et intérieurement par l'organe de séparation tubulaire 9.As shown on the figure 8 , the waste separation and collection device 7 comprises a waste collection container 8 comprising a side wall of generally tubular shape. The waste separation and collection device 7 is advantageously of the cyclonic type, and further comprises a tubular separation member 9, such as a tubular grid, which is arranged in the waste collection container 9 coaxially with a central axis of the waste collection container 8, and a cyclonic separation chamber 10 which is delimited externally by the side wall of the waste collection container 8, and internally by the tubular separation member 9.

Le dispositif de séparation et de collecte de déchets 7 comporte en outre une ouverture d'admission d'air 11 qui est reliée fluidiquement au conduit d'aspiration 5 et qui débouche dans la chambre de séparation cyclonique 10. De façon avantageuse, le conduit d'aspiration 5 s'étend le long d'une surface externe du dispositif de séparation et de collecte de déchets 7.The waste separation and collection device 7 further comprises an air intake opening 11 which is fluidly connected to the suction conduit 5 and which opens into the cyclonic separation chamber 10. Advantageously, the conduit d The suction 5 extends along an external surface of the waste separation and collection device 7.

Selon le mode de réalisation représenté sur les figures, le dispositif de séparation et de collecte de déchets 7 comporte une trappe de vidange 12 montée pivotante sur le récipient de collecte de déchets 8 entre une position d'obturation dans laquelle la trappe de vidange 12 obture une ouverture de vidange 13 prévue sur le récipient de collecte de déchets 8 et une position de libération dans laquelle la trappe de vidange 12 libère l'ouverture de vidange 13. De façon avantageuse, l'ouverture de vidange 13 est configurée pour être située à l'opposé de la poignée de préhension 6.According to the embodiment shown in the figures, the waste separation and collection device 7 comprises a drain hatch 12 pivotally mounted on the waste collection container 8 between a closing position in which the drain hatch 12 closes a drain opening 13 provided on the waste collection container 8 and a release position in which the drain hatch 12 releases the drain opening 13. Advantageously, the drain opening 13 is configured to be located at opposite the gripping handle 6.

L'aspirateur portatif 2 comporte en outre un moteur d'aspiration 14 qui présente un axe de moteur B, et qui est logé dans le corps principal 4. Le moteur d'aspiration 14 est configuré pour générer un flux d'air au travers du conduit d'aspiration 5 et du dispositif de séparation et de collecte de déchets 7. Le moteur d'aspiration 14 comporte plus particulièrement un ventilateur et un moteur électrique configuré pour entraîner en rotation le ventilateur.The portable vacuum cleaner 2 further comprises a suction motor 14 which has a motor axis B, and which is housed in the main body 4. The suction motor 14 is configured to generate a flow of air through the suction conduit 5 and the waste separation and collection device 7. The suction motor 14 comprises more particularly a fan and an electric motor configured to rotate the fan.

Selon le mode de réalisation représenté sur les figures, le corps principal 4 comporte un carter arrière 15 ayant une forme globalement cylindrique et enfermant le moteur d'aspiration 14 et éventuellement un filtre à l'échappement.According to the embodiment shown in the figures, the main body 4 comprises a rear casing 15 having a generally cylindrical shape and enclosing the suction motor 14 and possibly an exhaust filter.

Le carter arrière 15 comporte plus particulièrement une surface périphérique externe 16 s'étendant autour du moteur d'aspiration 14 et une surface de liaison 17 reliant un bord arrière de la surface périphérique externe 16 du carter arrière 15 à un bord avant de la poignée de préhension 6. Le carter arrière 15 a, au niveau du bord arrière de la surface périphérique externe 16, une première section transversale, et la poignée de préhension 6 a, au niveau de son bord avant, une deuxième section transversale qui est inférieure à la première section transversale.The rear casing 15 comprises more particularly an external peripheral surface 16 extending around the suction motor 14 and a connecting surface 17 connecting a rear edge of the external peripheral surface 16 of the rear casing 15 to a front edge of the handle. gripping 6. The rear casing 15 has, at the rear edge of the external peripheral surface 16, a first cross section, and the gripping handle 6 has, at its front edge, a second cross section which is less than the first cross section.

De façon avantageuse, la surface de liaison 17 est annulaire et s'étend perpendiculairement à l'axe longitudinal central A de la poignée de préhension 6. Cependant, selon une variante de réalisation de l'invention, la surface de liaison 17 pourrait être inclinée, par rapport à un plan transversal s'étendant perpendiculairement à l'axe longitudinal central A de la poignée de préhension 6, d'un angle d'inclinaison inférieur ou égal à 10°, et par exemple inférieur ou égal à 5°.Advantageously, the connecting surface 17 is annular and extends perpendicular to the central longitudinal axis A of the gripping handle 6. However, according to a variant embodiment of the invention, the connecting surface 17 could be inclined , relative to a transverse plane extending perpendicular to the central longitudinal axis A of the gripping handle 6, with an angle of inclination less than or equal to 10°, and for example less than or equal to 5°.

Selon le mode de réalisation représenté sur les figures, notamment la figure 8, le dispositif de séparation et de collecte de déchets 7 s'étend selon un axe d'extension C qui est sensiblement parallèle à l'axe de moteur B du moteur d'aspiration 14 et à l'axe longitudinal central A de la poignée de préhension 6. De façon avantageuse, l'axe longitudinal central A, l'axe de moteur B et l'axe d'extension C sont sensiblement colinéaires. Cependant, selon une variante de réalisation de l'invention, l'axe longitudinal central A, l'axe de moteur B et l'axe d'extension C pourraient être parallèles, mais non colinéaires. L'axe longitudinal central A, l'axe de moteur B et l'axe d'extension C s'étendent sensiblement verticalement lorsque l'aspirateur portatif 2 est en position de stockage verticale.According to the embodiment shown in the figures, in particular the figure 8 , the waste separation and collection device 7 extends along an extension axis C which is substantially parallel to the motor axis B of the suction motor 14 and to the central longitudinal axis A of the handle gripping 6. Advantageously, the central longitudinal axis A, the motor axis B and the extension axis C are substantially collinear. However, according to a variant embodiment of the invention, the central longitudinal axis A, the motor axis B and the extension axis C could be parallel, but not collinear. The central longitudinal axis A, the motor axis B and the extension axis C extend substantially vertically when the portable vacuum cleaner 2 is in the vertical storage position.

L'aspirateur portatif 2 comprend de plus une batterie rechargeable 18 configurée pour alimenter électriquement l'aspirateur portatif 2, et en particulier le moteur d'aspiration 14. La batterie rechargeable 18 est située à l'arrière du moteur d'aspiration 14, et comporte une pluralité de cellules de batterie 19 logées dans un compartiment de batterie 21 délimité par la poignée de préhension 6. Selon le mode de réalisation représenté sur les figures, les cellules de batterie 19 sont disposées de manière inamovible dans le compartiment de batterie 21, et l'axe de moteur B du moteur d'aspiration 14 est sécant avec au moins l'une des cellules de batterie 19.The portable vacuum cleaner 2 further comprises a rechargeable battery 18 configured to electrically power the portable vacuum cleaner 2, and in particular the suction motor 14. The rechargeable battery 18 is located at the rear of the suction motor 14, and comprises a plurality of battery cells 19 housed in a battery compartment 21 delimited by the gripping handle 6. According to the embodiment shown in the figures, the battery cells 19 are arranged immovably in the battery compartment 21, and the motor axis B of the motor d The suction 14 is secant with at least one of the battery cells 19.

Comme montré plus particulièrement sur les figures 5 à 7, la poignée de préhension 6 comporte une première partie de poignée 22 qui est fixée au corps principal 4 et qui délimite un logement interne 23, et une deuxième partie de poignée 24 qui délimite le compartiment de batterie 21 et qui est montée de manière amovible dans le logement interne 23.As shown more particularly on the figures 5 to 7 , the gripping handle 6 comprises a first handle part 22 which is fixed to the main body 4 and which delimits an internal housing 23, and a second handle part 24 which delimits the battery compartment 21 and which is removably mounted in the internal housing 23.

De façon avantageuse, la deuxième partie de poignée 24 comporte une portion de préhension 25 comprenant une surface de préhension 26 configurée pour être saisie par un utilisateur, et une portion d'insertion 27 montée de manière amovible dans le logement interne 23. La portion d'insertion 27 est configurée pour être retirée hors du logement interne 23 et pour être introduite dans le logement interne 23 via une ouverture d'accès 28 qui est prévue sur la première partie de poignée 22 et qui débouche dans le logement interne 23. De façon avantageuse, l'ouverture d'accès 28 est prévue à une extrémité arrière de la première partie de poignée 22.Advantageously, the second handle part 24 comprises a gripping portion 25 comprising a gripping surface 26 configured to be grasped by a user, and an insertion portion 27 removably mounted in the internal housing 23. The portion of The insert 27 is configured to be removed from the internal housing 23 and to be introduced into the internal housing 23 via an access opening 28 which is provided on the first handle part 22 and which opens into the internal housing 23. advantageously, the access opening 28 is provided at a rear end of the first handle part 22.

Selon le mode de réalisation représenté sur les figures, le compartiment de batterie 21 est délimité par la portion de préhension 25 et la portion d'insertion 27, de telle sorte qu'au moins une cellule de batterie 19 s'étend au moins en partie dans la portion d'insertion 27 et qu'au moins une cellule de batterie 19 s'étend au moins en partie dans la portion de préhension 25.According to the embodiment shown in the figures, the battery compartment 21 is delimited by the gripping portion 25 and the insertion portion 27, such that at least one battery cell 19 extends at least partially in the insertion portion 27 and that at least one battery cell 19 extends at least partially into the gripping portion 25.

Comme montré notamment sur la figure 10, la portion de préhension 25 présente une section transversale, par exemple circulaire ou oblongue, sensiblement identique à la section transversale de la première partie de poignée 22, et la surface de préhension 26 de la portion de préhension 25 est configurée pour être affleurante avec une surface de préhension additionnelle 29 de la première partie de poignée 22 lorsque la portion d'insertion 27 est logée dans le logement interne 23. Une telle configuration de la portion de préhension 25 et de la première partie de poignée 22 permet d'allonger la zone de préhension de l'aspirateur portatif 2 jusque sur la première partie de poignée 22, et donc de faciliter la manipulation de l'aspirateur portatif 2 par un utilisateur. Sur les figures 4 et 5, la zone de préhension est avantageusement délimitée par une surface de grippe avec des reliefs alternants reliefs en saillie et reliefs en creux. Dans une variante de réalisation, la surface de grippe pourrait être réalisée par une surface lisse réalisée en un matériau élastomère.As shown in particular on the Figure 10 , the gripping portion 25 has a cross section, for example circular or oblong, substantially identical to the cross section of the first handle part 22, and the gripping surface 26 of the gripping portion 25 is configured to be flush with a additional gripping surface 29 of the first handle part 22 when the insertion portion 27 is housed in the housing internal 23. Such a configuration of the gripping portion 25 and the first handle part 22 makes it possible to extend the gripping area of the portable vacuum cleaner 2 as far as the first handle part 22, and therefore to facilitate the handling of the portable vacuum cleaner 2 by a user. On the figures 4 And 5 , the gripping zone is advantageously delimited by a grip surface with alternating reliefs, projecting reliefs and recessed reliefs. In a variant embodiment, the flu surface could be made by a smooth surface made of an elastomeric material.

Comme montré plus particulièrement sur les figures 8 à 10, la batterie rechargeable 18 comporte un premier connecteur électrique 31 qui est prévu sur la portion d'insertion 27 et qui est configuré pour coopérer avec un deuxième connecteur électrique 32, disposé dans le logement interne 23, lorsque la portion d'insertion 27 est logée dans le logement interne 23. De façon avantageuse, le premier connecteur électrique 31 est prévu sur une partie avant, et est par exemple situé au niveau d'une face d'extrémité avant de la portion d'insertion 27.As shown more particularly on the figures 8 to 10 , the rechargeable battery 18 comprises a first electrical connector 31 which is provided on the insertion portion 27 and which is configured to cooperate with a second electrical connector 32, disposed in the internal housing 23, when the insertion portion 27 is housed in the internal housing 23. Advantageously, the first electrical connector 31 is provided on a front part, and is for example located at a front end face of the insertion portion 27.

Comme montré plus particulièrement sur les figures 11 à 13, la base de support 3 comporte un corps de base 33 configuré pour être fixé à un mur 100 ou similaire, et deux organes de retenue 34, tels que des pattes de retenue, s'étendant depuis le corps de base 33. Le corps de base 33 et les deux organes de retenue 34 délimitent un logement de retenue 35 dans lequel est configurée pour être reçue au moins en partie la poignée de préhension 6.As shown more particularly on the figures 11 to 13 , the support base 3 comprises a base body 33 configured to be fixed to a wall 100 or the like, and two retaining members 34, such as retaining tabs, extending from the base body 33. The support body base 33 and the two retaining members 34 delimit a retaining housing 35 in which the gripping handle 6 is configured to be received at least in part.

Les deux organes de retenue 34 sont plus particulièrement configurés pour s'étendre de part et d'autre de la poignée de préhension 6, et pour enserrer la poignée de préhension 6 lorsque l'aspirateur portatif 2 est en position de stockage. De façon avantageuse, la base de support 3 est configurée de telle sorte que, lorsque la base de support 3 est fixée à un mur 100, les deux organes de retenue 34 s'étendent sensiblement perpendiculairement au mur 100.The two retaining members 34 are more particularly configured to extend on either side of the gripping handle 6, and to grip the gripping handle 6 when the portable vacuum cleaner 2 is in the storage position. Advantageously, the support base 3 is configured such that, when the support base 3 is fixed to a wall 100, the two retaining members 34 extend substantially perpendicular to the wall 100.

Comme montré sur la figure 11, les deux organes de retenue 34 sont disposés en regard l'un de l'autre, et sont disposés de part et d'autre d'un plan longitudinal médian P de la base de support 3. De façon avantageuse, les deux organes de retenue 34 sont disposés de manière symétrique par rapport au plan longitudinal médian P de la base de support 3.As shown on the Figure 11 , the two retaining members 34 are arranged facing each other, and are arranged on either side of a longitudinal plane median P of the support base 3. Advantageously, the two retaining members 34 are arranged symmetrically with respect to the median longitudinal plane P of the support base 3.

Selon le mode de réalisation représenté sur les figures, chacun des organes de retenue 34 est flexible, et les deux organes de retenue 34 sont configurés pour être élastiquement déformables entre une première configuration dans laquelle les deux organes de retenue 34 sont écartés l'un de l'autre d'une première distance d'écartement et une deuxième configuration dans laquelle les deux organes de retenue 34 sont écartés l'un de l'autre d'une deuxième distance d'écartement qui est supérieure à la première distance d'écartement.According to the embodiment shown in the figures, each of the retaining members 34 is flexible, and the two retaining members 34 are configured to be elastically deformable between a first configuration in which the two retaining members 34 are spaced apart one from the other of a first spacing distance and a second configuration in which the two retaining members 34 are spaced apart from each other by a second spacing distance which is greater than the first spacing distance .

Comme montré plus particulièrement sur la figure 3, les deux organes de retenue 34 comportent des portions d'extrémité libre 36 qui sont espacée l'une de l'autre et qui sont effilées de telle sorte que chacune des portions d'extrémité libre 36 présente une hauteur, mesurée selon une direction verticale lorsque la base de support 3 est fixée à un mur 100, qui diminue en direction d'une extrémité libre de l'organe de retenue 34 respectif. De façon avantageuse, les portions d'extrémité libre 36 des deux organes de retenue 34 convergent l'une vers l'autre.As shown more particularly on the Figure 3 , the two retaining members 34 comprise free end portions 36 which are spaced from one another and which are tapered such that each of the free end portions 36 has a height, measured in a vertical direction when the support base 3 is fixed to a wall 100, which decreases towards a free end of the respective retaining member 34. Advantageously, the free end portions 36 of the two retaining members 34 converge towards one another.

Comme montré plus particulièrement sur la figure 14, la poignée de préhension 6 comporte en outre deux organes de maintien 37, tels que des ergots de maintien, qui sont diamétralement opposés par rapport à l'axe longitudinal central A de la poignée de préhension 6. Chacun des organes de maintien 37 fait saillie radialement depuis la surface extérieure de la poignée de préhension 6 et par rapport à l'axe longitudinal central A de la poignée de préhension 6. De façon avantageuse, les organes de maintien 37 sont prévus sur la première partie de poignée 22.As shown more particularly on the Figure 14 , the gripping handle 6 further comprises two holding members 37, such as holding lugs, which are diametrically opposed to the central longitudinal axis A of the gripping handle 6. Each of the holding members 37 projects radially from the exterior surface of the gripping handle 6 and relative to the central longitudinal axis A of the gripping handle 6. Advantageously, the holding members 37 are provided on the first handle part 22.

Chacun des organes de retenue 34 prévus sur la base de support 3 est configuré pour s'engager sous un organe de maintien 37 respectif lorsque l'aspirateur portatif 2 est en position de stockage, de manière à supporter la poignée de préhension 6 et donc à éviter un glissement par gravité de cette dernière par rapport au corps de base 33. De façon avantageuse, chaque organe de maintien 37 comporte une surface inférieure 38 qui est sensiblement plane et qui est configurée pour prendre appui, c'est-à-dire pour reposer, sur l'organe de retenue 34 respectif.Each of the retaining members 34 provided on the support base 3 is configured to engage under a respective holding member 37 when the portable vacuum cleaner 2 is in the storage position, so as to support the gripping handle 6 and therefore to avoid sliding by gravity of the latter by relative to the base body 33. Advantageously, each holding member 37 comprises a lower surface 38 which is substantially flat and which is configured to bear, that is to say to rest, on the retaining member 34 respective.

Comme montré sur la figure 14, la surface de liaison 17 est située en vis-à-vis des deux organes de maintien 37, et plus particulièrement des surfaces inférieures 38 des organes de maintien 37. La surface de liaison 17 est espacée de chacun des organes de maintien 37 d'une distance d'espacement D correspondant sensiblement à la hauteur maximale Hmax de chacun des organes de retenue 34 et plus précisément de la portion de retenue de chacun des organes de retenue 34 qui est configurée pour s'engager sous l'organe de maintien 37 respectif. Un rapport entre la distance d'espacement D et la hauteur maximale Hmax de chacun des organes de retenue 34 peut par exemple être compris entre 1 et 1,2 et de préférence entre 1 et 1,05. De façon avantageuse, la différence entre la distance d'espacement D et la hauteur maximale Hmax est inférieure à 20 %, et de préférence inférieure à 5 %, de la hauteur maximale Hmax.As shown on the Figure 14 , the connecting surface 17 is located opposite the two holding members 37, and more particularly the lower surfaces 38 of the holding members 37. The connecting surface 17 is spaced from each of the holding members 37 by a spacing distance D corresponding substantially to the maximum height H max of each of the retaining members 34 and more precisely of the retaining portion of each of the retaining members 34 which is configured to engage under the holding member 37 respective. A ratio between the spacing distance D and the maximum height H max of each of the retaining members 34 can for example be between 1 and 1.2 and preferably between 1 and 1.05. Advantageously, the difference between the spacing distance D and the maximum height H max is less than 20%, and preferably less than 5%, of the maximum height H max .

Comme montré notamment sur la figure 14, la surface de liaison 17 et la surface périphérique externe 16 du carter arrière 15 délimitent une arête de guidage 39 qui est annulaire et qui s'étend autour de l'axe longitudinal central A. L'arête de guidage 39 est configurée pour guider les organes de retenue 34 lorsque la poignée de préhension 6 est insérée entre les deux organes de retenue 34.As shown in particular on the Figure 14 , the connecting surface 17 and the external peripheral surface 16 of the rear casing 15 delimit a guide edge 39 which is annular and which extends around the central longitudinal axis A. The guide edge 39 is configured to guide the retaining members 34 when the gripping handle 6 is inserted between the two retaining members 34.

L'arête de guidage 39 permet plus particulièrement à un utilisateur, lors de la fixation de l'aspirateur portatif 2 à la base de support 3, de guider les organes de retenue 34, en les faisant glisser sur l'arête de guidage 39, avant même que chaque organe de retenue 34 ne s'engage sous l'organe de maintien 37 respectif, ce qui confère encore une meilleure ergonomie à l'ensemble d'aspiration 1 selon la présente invention.The guide edge 39 more particularly allows a user, when fixing the portable vacuum cleaner 2 to the support base 3, to guide the retaining members 34, by sliding them on the guide edge 39, even before each retaining member 34 engages under the respective holding member 37, which gives even better ergonomics to the suction assembly 1 according to the present invention.

De façon avantageuse, les deux organes de maintien 37 s'inscrivent dans un premier cercle théorique qui est centré sur l'axe longitudinal central A de la poignée de préhension 6 et qui est présente un premier rayon, et l'arête de guidage 39 s'inscrit dans un deuxième cercle théorique qui est centré sur l'axe longitudinal central A de la poignée de préhension 6 et qui est présente un deuxième rayon qui est supérieur au premier rayon.Advantageously, the two holding members 37 are part of a first theoretical circle which is centered on the central longitudinal axis A of the gripping handle 6 and which has a first radius, and the guide edge 39 is part of a second theoretical circle which is centered on the central longitudinal axis A of the gripping handle 6 and which has a second radius which is greater than the first ray.

Selon le mode de réalisation représenté sur les figures, la base de support 3 est une base de charge et comprend un connecteur électrique mâle 41 qui est de forme cylindrique et qui est configuré pour coopérer avec un connecteur électrique femelle 42 prévu sur la poignée de préhension 6 lorsque l'aspirateur portatif 2 est en position de stockage. De façon avantageuse, le connecteur électrique mâle 41 est configuré pour s'étendre sensiblement perpendiculairement à un mur 100 lorsque la base de support 3 est fixée audit mur 100, et pour être situé au-dessus des organes de retenue 34 lorsque la base de support 3 est fixée audit mur 100. Le connecteur électrique mâle 41 peut par exemple s'étendre sensiblement dans le plan longitudinal médian P de la base de support 3. De façon avantageuse, le connecteur électrique mâle 41 est configuré pour s'étendre sensiblement parallèlement aux organes de retenue 34.According to the embodiment shown in the figures, the support base 3 is a charging base and comprises a male electrical connector 41 which is of cylindrical shape and which is configured to cooperate with a female electrical connector 42 provided on the gripping handle 6 when the portable vacuum cleaner 2 is in the storage position. Advantageously, the male electrical connector 41 is configured to extend substantially perpendicular to a wall 100 when the support base 3 is fixed to said wall 100, and to be located above the retaining members 34 when the support base 3 is fixed to said wall 100. The male electrical connector 41 can for example extend substantially in the median longitudinal plane P of the support base 3. Advantageously, the male electrical connector 41 is configured to extend substantially parallel to the retaining organs 34.

Le connecteur électrique mâle 41 est avantageusement relié électriquement à une prise électrique mâle (non visible sur les figures), également nommée fiche électrique, configurée pour être connectée au réseau électrique, et plus particulièrement à une prise électrique femelle, telle qu'une prise électrique murale.The male electrical connector 41 is advantageously electrically connected to a male electrical socket (not visible in the figures), also called an electrical plug, configured to be connected to the electrical network, and more particularly to a female electrical socket, such as an electrical socket wall mounted.

L'ensemble d'aspiration 1 est plus particulièrement configuré de telle sorte qu'un mouvement de fixation de l'aspirateur portatif 2 sur la base de support 3, en insérant la poignée de préhension 6 entre les deux organes de retenue 34 et en engageant chaque organe de retenue 34 sous l'organe de maintien 37 respectif, permet d'établir une connexion électrique entre le connecteur électrique femelle 42 prévu sur la poignée de préhension 6 et le connecteur électrique mâle 41 prévu sur la base de support 3. En d'autres termes, la poignée de préhension 6 de l'aspirateur portatif 2 est configurée pour être insérée entre les deux organes de retenue 34 selon une première direction d'insertion, et le connecteur électrique mâle 41 est configuré pour être inséré dans le connecteur électrique femelle 42 selon une deuxième direction d'insertion qui est sensiblement parallèle à la première direction d'insertion.The suction assembly 1 is more particularly configured such that a movement of fixing the portable vacuum cleaner 2 on the support base 3, by inserting the gripping handle 6 between the two retaining members 34 and engaging each retaining member 34 under the respective holding member 37, makes it possible to establish an electrical connection between the female electrical connector 42 provided on the gripping handle 6 and the male electrical connector 41 provided on the support base 3. In d In other words, the gripping handle 6 of the portable vacuum cleaner 2 is configured to be inserted between the two retaining members 34 in a first direction of insertion, and the male electrical connector 41 is configured to be inserted into the electrical connector female 42 in a second direction of insertion which is substantially parallel to the first direction of insertion.

Une telle configuration de l'ensemble d'aspiration 1 permet à un utilisateur de fixer l'aspirateur portatif 2 à la base de support 3 et d'établir la connexion électrique de charge en un seul mouvement, ce qui confère une ergonomie accrue à l'ensemble d'aspiration 1 selon la présente invention.Such a configuration of the suction assembly 1 allows a user to attach the portable vacuum cleaner 2 to the support base 3 and establish the electrical charging connection in a single movement, which gives increased ergonomics to the suction assembly 1 according to the present invention.

Bien entendu, la présente invention n'est nullement limitée au mode de réalisation décrit et illustré qui n'a été donné qu'à titre d'exemple. Des modifications restent possibles, notamment du point de vue de la constitution des divers éléments ou par substitution d'équivalents techniques, sans sortir pour autant du domaine de protection de l'invention.Of course, the present invention is in no way limited to the embodiment described and illustrated which has been given only by way of example. Modifications remain possible, particularly from the point of view of the constitution of the various elements or by substitution of technical equivalents, without departing from the scope of protection of the invention.

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Ensemble d'aspiration (1) comportant : - un aspirateur portatif (2) comprenant : ∘ un corps principal (4) équipé d'un conduit d'aspiration (5), ∘ un dispositif de séparation et de collecte de déchets (7) monté sur le corps principal (4), le dispositif de séparation et de collecte de déchets (7) s'étendant selon un axe d'extension (C), ∘ un moteur d'aspiration (14) logé dans le corps principal (4), le moteur d'aspiration (14) présentant un axe de moteur (B) et étant configuré pour générer un flux d'air au travers du conduit d'aspiration (5) et du dispositif de séparation et de collecte de déchets (7), et ∘ une poignée de préhension (6) s'étendant selon un axe longitudinal central (A) qui est sensiblement parallèle à l'axe de moteur (B) et/ou à l'axe d'extension (C) du dispositif de séparation et de collecte de déchets (7), la poignée de préhension (6) comportant au moins un organe de maintien (37) faisant saillie latéralement depuis une surface extérieure de la poignée de préhension (6), et - une base de support (3) configurée pour supporter l'aspirateur portatif (2) dans une position de stockage, la base de support (3) comportant deux organes de retenue (34) configurés pour s'étendre de part et d'autre de la poignée de préhension (6), au moins l'un des deux organes de retenue (34) étant configuré pour s'engager sous l'au moins un organe de maintien (37) lorsque l'aspirateur portatif (2) est en position de stockage, de manière à supporter la poignée de préhension (6). Suction assembly (1) comprising: - a portable vacuum cleaner (2) comprising: ∘ a main body (4) equipped with a suction duct (5), ∘ a waste separation and collection device (7) mounted on the main body (4), the waste separation and collection device (7) extending along an extension axis (C), ∘ a suction motor (14) housed in the main body (4), the suction motor (14) having a motor axis (B) and being configured to generate a flow of air through the duct suction (5) and the waste separation and collection device (7), and ∘ a gripping handle (6) extending along a central longitudinal axis (A) which is substantially parallel to the motor axis (B) and/or to the extension axis (C) of the separation device and waste collection device (7), the gripping handle (6) comprising at least one holding member (37) projecting laterally from an exterior surface of the gripping handle (6), and - a support base (3) configured to support the portable vacuum cleaner (2) in a storage position, the support base (3) comprising two retaining members (34) configured to extend on either side of the gripping handle (6), at least one of the two retaining members (34) being configured to engage under the at least one holding member (37) when the portable vacuum cleaner (2) is in storage position, so as to support the gripping handle (6). Ensemble d'aspiration (1) selon la revendication 1, dans lequel au moins l'un des deux organes de retenue (34) est flexible.Suction assembly (1) according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the two retaining members (34) is flexible. Ensemble d'aspiration (1) selon la revendication 1 ou 2, dans lequel la base de support (3) comporte un corps de base (33), les deux organes de retenue (34) s'étendant depuis le corps de base (33) et comportant des portions d'extrémité libre (36) qui sont espacée l'une de l'autre.Suction assembly (1) according to claim 1 or 2, in which the support base (3) comprises a base body (33), the two members of retainer (34) extending from the base body (33) and having free end portions (36) which are spaced from one another. Ensemble d'aspiration (1) selon la revendication 3, dans lequel la portion d'extrémité libre (36) de chaque organe de retenue (34) est effilée de telle sorte que ladite portion d'extrémité libre (36) présente une hauteur (H) qui diminue en direction d'une extrémité libre de l'organe de retenue (34) respectif.Suction assembly (1) according to claim 3, in which the free end portion (36) of each retaining member (34) is tapered such that said free end portion (36) has a height ( H) which decreases towards a free end of the respective retaining member (34). Ensemble d'aspiration (1) selon la revendication 3 ou 4, dans lequel les portions d'extrémité libre (36) des deux organes de retenue (34) convergent l'une vers l'autre.Suction assembly (1) according to claim 3 or 4, in which the free end portions (36) of the two retaining members (34) converge towards each other. Ensemble d'aspiration (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 5, dans lequel les deux organes de retenue (34) sont configurés pour occuper une première configuration dans laquelle les deux organes de retenue (34) sont écartés l'un de l'autre d'une première distance d'écartement et une deuxième configuration dans laquelle les deux organes de retenue (34) sont écartés l'un de l'autre d'une deuxième distance d'écartement qui est supérieure à la première distance d'écartement.Suction assembly (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 5, in which the two retaining members (34) are configured to occupy a first configuration in which the two retaining members (34) are spaced apart from one another. on the other of a first spacing distance and a second configuration in which the two retaining members (34) are spaced apart from each other by a second spacing distance which is greater than the first distance spacing. Ensemble d'aspiration (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 6, dans lequel la base de support (3) est une base de charge et comprend un connecteur électrique mâle (41) qui est configuré pour coopérer avec un connecteur électrique femelle (42) prévu sur la poignée de préhension (6) lorsque l'aspirateur portatif (2) est en position de stockage.Suction assembly (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the support base (3) is a charging base and comprises a male electrical connector (41) which is configured to cooperate with an electrical connector female (42) provided on the gripping handle (6) when the portable vacuum cleaner (2) is in the storage position. Ensemble d'aspiration (1) selon la revendication 7, dans lequel le connecteur électrique mâle (41), prévu sur la base de support (3), est configuré pour s'étendre sensiblement perpendiculairement à un mur (100) lorsque la base de support (3) est fixée audit mur (100).Suction assembly (1) according to claim 7, wherein the male electrical connector (41), provided on the support base (3), is configured to extend substantially perpendicular to a wall (100) when the base of support (3) is fixed to said wall (100). Ensemble d'aspiration (1) selon la revendication 7 ou 8, lequel est configuré de telle sorte qu'un mouvement de fixation de l'aspirateur portatif (2) sur la base de support (3), en insérant la poignée de préhension (6) entre les deux organes de retenue (34) et en engageant l'un des organes de retenue (34) sous l'au moins un organe de maintien (37), permet d'établir une connexion électrique entre le connecteur électrique femelle (42) prévu sur la poignée de préhension (6) et le connecteur électrique mâle (41) prévu sur la base de support (3).Suction assembly (1) according to claim 7 or 8, which is configured such that a movement of fixing the portable vacuum cleaner (2) on the support base (3), by inserting the gripping handle ( 6) between the two retaining members (34) and by engaging one of the retaining members (34) under the at least one holding member (37), makes it possible to establish an electrical connection between the female electrical connector ( 42) provided on the gripping handle (6) and the male electrical connector (41) provided on the support base (3). Ensemble d'aspiration (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 9, dans lequel le corps principal (4) comprend un carter arrière (15) comportant une surface périphérique externe (16) s'étendant autour du moteur d'aspiration (14) et une surface de liaison (17) reliant un bord arrière de la surface périphérique externe (16) du carter arrière (15) à un bord avant de la poignée de préhension (6), le carter arrière (15) ayant, au niveau du bord arrière de la surface périphérique externe (16), une première section transversale et la poignée de préhension (6) ayant, au niveau de son bord avant, une deuxième section transversale qui est inférieure à la première section transversale.Suction assembly (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the main body (4) comprises a rear casing (15) having an external peripheral surface (16) extending around the suction motor (14) and a connecting surface (17) connecting a rear edge of the external peripheral surface (16) of the rear casing (15) to a front edge of the gripping handle (6), the rear casing (15) having, at the rear edge of the outer peripheral surface (16), a first cross section and the grip handle (6) having, at its front edge, a second cross section which is smaller than the first cross section. Ensemble d'aspiration (1) selon la revendication 10, dans lequel la surface de liaison (17) s'étend sensiblement perpendiculairement à l'axe longitudinal central (A) de la poignée de préhension (6).Suction assembly (1) according to claim 10, in which the connecting surface (17) extends substantially perpendicular to the central longitudinal axis (A) of the gripping handle (6). Ensemble d'aspiration (1) selon la revendications 10 ou 11, dans lequel la surface de liaison (17) est située en vis-à-vis de l'au moins un organe de maintien (37).Suction assembly (1) according to claim 10 or 11, in which the connecting surface (17) is located opposite the at least one holding member (37). Ensemble d'aspiration (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 10 à 12, dans lequel la surface de liaison (17) et la surface périphérique externe (16) du carter arrière (15) délimitent une arête de guidage (39) configurée pour guider les organes de retenue (34) lorsque la poignée de préhension (6) est insérée entre les deux organes de retenue (34).Suction assembly (1) according to any one of claims 10 to 12, in which the connecting surface (17) and the external peripheral surface (16) of the rear casing (15) define a guide edge (39) configured to guide the retaining members (34) when the gripping handle (6) is inserted between the two retaining members (34). Ensemble d'aspiration (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 10 à 13, dans lequel la surface de liaison (17) est annulaire et s'étend autour de la poignée de préhension (6).Suction assembly (1) according to any one of claims 10 to 13, in which the connecting surface (17) is annular and extends around the gripping handle (6). Ensemble d'aspiration (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 10 à 14, dans lequel la surface de liaison (17) est espacée de l'au moins un organe de maintien (37) d'une distance d'espacement (D) correspondant sensiblement à la hauteur maximale (Hmax) de chacun des organes de retenue (34).Suction assembly (1) according to any one of claims 10 to 14, in which the connecting surface (17) is spaced from the at least one holding member (37) by a spacing distance (D ) corresponding substantially to the maximum height (H max ) of each of the retaining members (34). Ensemble d'aspiration (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 15, dans lequel la poignée de préhension (6) comporte deux organes de maintien (37) qui sont diamétralement opposés par rapport à l'axe longitudinal central (A) de la poignée de préhension (6), chacun des organes de maintien (37) faisant saillie radialement depuis la surface extérieure de la poignée de préhension (6) et par rapport à l'axe longitudinal central (A) de la poignée de préhension (6), chacun des organes de retenue (34) étant configuré pour s'engager sous un organe de maintien (37) respectif lorsque l'aspirateur portatif (2) est en position de stockage, de manière à supporter la poignée de préhension (6).Suction assembly (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 15, in which the gripping handle (6) comprises two holding members (37) which are diametrically opposed to the central longitudinal axis (A) of the gripping handle (6), each of the holding members (37) projecting radially from the outer surface of the gripping handle (6) and relative to the central longitudinal axis (A) of the gripping handle ( 6), each of the retaining members (34) being configured to engage under a respective holding member (37) when the portable vacuum cleaner (2) is in the storage position, so as to support the gripping handle (6 ).
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Designated state(s): AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC ME MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR