TW201630557A - Cleaning device with a mounting device - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a cleaning device (1), particularly a vacuum cleaner, with a housing (2) and a mounting device (3) attached to the housing (2) for supporting the cleaning device (1) against an object, especially a piece of furniture or a floor, wherein the mounting device (3) is swivelling from an inoperative position to a usage position relative to a pivot axle (5) mounted to the housing (2), and vice versa. In order to create a cleaning device (1) with a more comfortable mounting device (3), it is proposed, that the mounting device (3) is with regard to the inoperative position at least partially swivelled in a recess (6) of the housing (2).

Description

Cleaning device with placement aid

The invention relates to a cleaning device, in particular a vacuum cleaner, comprising a device housing and a placement aid arranged on the device housing, the placement aid for supporting the cleaning device on an object, in particular On a piece of furniture or floor, wherein the placement aid is deflectable from a rest position to a working position about a yaw axis disposed on the apparatus housing, and vice versa.

A cleaning device having a placement aid of the type previously described is disclosed in the prior art. This placement aid is used to support cleaning equipment that cannot be placed without being tipped over. In particular, the cleaning device can be a hand-held vacuum cleaner or a section of the cleaning device, for example a suction tube. Furthermore, the device housing of the cleaning device can be extended into the handle for handling the cleaning device. In particular, the placement aid is used to temporarily support the cleaning device or the components of the cleaning device during the cleaning process.

The publication DE 295 09 123 U1, for example, discloses a placement aid which can be attached to the suction tube from the outside and deflected like a bicycle frame to support the floor relative to the floor. In the case of not being used, although the placement aid is deflected toward the suction tube, in this state, the placement aid may obstruct the user, for example, the user may hook on the placement aid. .

In addition, there are fixed and non-deflectable placement aids in the prior art. The publication DE 20 2013 101 146 U1 discloses, for example, that it can be installed in a cleaning A hook-shaped element on the handle of the device that provides a support edge or support surface for supporting the cleaning device on an object, such as furniture. A problem with such a placement aid is that it is fixedly mounted to the cleaning device or to the components of the cleaning device, which typically interferes with the user without the user having to use such a placement aid.

In view of the above, it is an object of the present invention to provide a cleaning apparatus having an easier-to-use placement aid.

The solution of the invention to achieve the above object is that, in its rest position, the placement aid is at least partially transferred into the recess of the device housing.

According to the invention, it is possible to at least partially transfer the recess of the device housing thereof without the need for a placement aid. In this way, if the storage aid is not completely absent, the surface of the device housing protrudes only to a small extent, and the user does not hit or hook on the placement aid, for example, so that the shelf is placed. The accessories do not obstruct the user during the cleaning process. The user of the cleaning device can arbitrarily transfer its placement aid from the rest position to the working position and vice versa.

Furthermore, its yaw axis is preferably arranged in the recess. This prevents the deflection yoke from protruding beyond the surface of the device housing and obstructing the user.

Furthermore, the invention proposes that the placement aid can be pivoted into the recess in a form-fit manner such that, in the case of a viewing direction parallel to the deflection axis, the placement aid does not extend beyond the contour of the device housing. Among other things, the user of the cleaning device is completely obstructed by the placement aid during the cleaning using the cleaning device, in particular the danger of hooking on the placement aid. The yaw axis of the accommodating aid is preferably also integrated in the recess such that the accommodating aid can be recessed into the recess in a form-fitting manner, while the yaw axis does not project outward. Overall, this will be able to follow the direction parallel to the yaw axis, The placement aid is integrated flush into the contour of the device housing.

In terms of the viewing direction perpendicular to the above viewing direction, i.e. perpendicular to the plane of the opening of the recess, the placement aid and the recess do not need to be shaped to match. According to a preferred embodiment, the section of the recess in the placement aid can even be left, for example, for the user to manually snap in the placement aid and to rotate it out of the recess. As an alternative, however, the placement aid can also fill the recess in a shape-matching manner in this direction, wherein several additional components can be arranged for the removal of the placement aid, for example, by means of a button Mechanical system that is spring-applied.

The invention proposes that the deflection angle between the rest position and the working position of the placement aid is from 30 degrees to 110 degrees. In the case of being able to be reliably fixed on furniture or on the floor, the deflection angle can also be greater than 110 degrees. In principle, if the cleaning device is to be hung on, for example, a very narrow object (for example, a seat back), a deflection angle of less than 30 degrees can also be used. It has been found that a deflection angle of 30 to 110 degrees facilitates the support of the cleaning device on the furniture, in particular the seat back or the table edge, via the placement aid. Among them, in particular, the cleaning device is suspended from the backrest or the edge of the furniture to achieve support. In the case of a seat back, a smaller deflection angle is suitable for this purpose, wherein in the case of a table edge, the deflection angle is preferably close to 90°. Where the placement aid is adapted to be placed relatively against the ground to support the cleaning device, the placement aid optionally has a greater longitudinal extent.

The invention proposes that an end stop defining a deflection angle thereof is arranged in the recess, which extends into the deflection region of the placement aid, so that the placement aid moves forward from the rest position to the working position in the deflection direction The section portion is brought to the end stop. If the end stop is not a separate element disposed in the recess, it is a wall portion of the device housing that defines a recess. In the case where the user deflects the placement aid from the rest position to the working position, the section of the placement aid that advances within the recess touches the end The stop is so that it does not exceed the set deflection angle.

Furthermore, the section of the placement aid that is pivoted out of the device housing in the working position and faces the recess can be convex. In this way, the section of the placement aid that normally comes into contact with the section of the piece of furniture is arched outwardly so that the placement aid is optimally suspended from the seat back, wherein preferably A relatively large bearing surface is retained to alternately suspend the placement aid on the table edge.

Furthermore, the section of the placement aid which is pivoted out of the device housing in the working position and facing the recess can have a roughened or rubber-like surface. With this solution, the placement aid can be supported on the object, in particular on the furniture, in a non-slip manner. The risk of slippage can be minimized by roughening or rubber-like surfaces of the section of the placement aid that is in contact with the object. Preferably, the section of the placement aid may be coated with a rubber-like material, coated with a sponge rubber, or the like.

The invention also proposes that the placement aid has a core made of hard plastic and/or metal, and a sleeve surrounded by the core and made of an elastically deformable plastic. With this solution, the placement aid has a core comprising a hard component that stabilizes the shelf aid from the inside, and a softer surface on the surface. In particular, to enhance the friction on the object (furniture), the core can be, for example, injection molded by an elastomer.

Furthermore, the invention proposes that the device housing has a locking element assigned to the recess for fixing the placement aid in the rest position. The locking element can be, for example, a latching element, a stop element or a deflection arm, in the rest position of the placement aid, the deflection arm can be moved to the front of the recess or to the section of the placement aid . According to one aspect, in order to release the placement aid, the user can manipulate the locking element manually or by means of a button to move the locking element out of the deflection area of the placement aid.

Finally, the invention proposes that in the state in which the cleaning device is supported on the object or the floor by means of its placement aid, its yaw axis is above the centroid of the cleaning device. In this way, the cleaning device can be stably supported on the object. If desired, the placement aid should be positioned so as to be positioned on the device housing of the cleaning device so that the cleaning device is suspended from the object without the cleaning device coming into contact with the floor. For example, in the case where the placement aid is placed too far on the cleaning device, the cleaning device first comes into contact with the floor when attempting to hang on the object, so that the suspension is completely impossible.

Alternatively, the section of the cleaning device (e.g., the suction attachment) may also come into contact with the floor to form another support point. The placement aid can thereby be arranged on the device housing in an adjustable height. The placement aid and its yaw axis are always suitable for carrying the total weight of the cleaning device containing the complete filter filler.

1‧‧‧Cleaning equipment

2‧‧‧Device housing

3‧‧‧Reservation aids

4‧‧‧ objects

5‧‧‧ yaw axis

6‧‧‧ Notch

7‧‧‧End stop

8‧‧‧(storage aid) section

9‧‧‧(storage aid) section

10‧‧‧ core

11‧‧‧ Sets

12‧‧‧Locking components

13‧‧‧Sucking accessories

14‧‧‧floor

15‧‧‧Rubber lining

‧‧‧‧ deflection angle

Figure 1 is a rear view of the vacuum cleaner of the present invention; Figure 2 is a side view of the vacuum cleaner of Figure 1; Figure 3 is a schematic view of the cleaning device supported on the edge of the table; Figure 4 is a storage aid in the first embodiment Schematic diagram of the section of the cleaning apparatus; FIG. 5 is a schematic view of the section of the cleaning apparatus having the placement aid in the second embodiment.

The invention is further illustrated by the following examples.

The cleaning device 1 shown in the drawing is a hand-held vertical vacuum cleaner, and the vertical vacuum cleaner will not have sufficient stability without the measures of the present invention. The cleaning device 1 has a device housing 2 and a suction attachment 13 which, in the usual cleaning mode of the cleaning device 1, slides the suction attachment 13 within the range of the floor 14 to be cleaned. The device housing 2 has a recess 6 in which a deflection axis 5 for the placement aid 3 is arranged. The placement aid 3 can be pivoted out of the recess 6 of the device housing 2 (working position) around the yaw axis 5 and into the recess 6 (resting position).

Figure 1 shows an embodiment in which the recess 6 is arranged on the back side of the device housing 2, i.e. on the side which is generally facing the user in the cleaning mode of the cleaning device 1. The recess 6 is in the form of a groove in which, in addition to the transferred storage aid 3, a free partial volume is left for the user to snap in, for example, the placement aid 3 is manually removed from the recess 6 Transfer out. On the device housing 2, in the region of the recess 6, a locking element 12 is also arranged, which is embodied as a deflection arm that can be turned to the front of the recess 6, thereby preventing the placement aid for the recess 6 3 unexpectedly transferred out.

2 is a side view of the cleaning device 1 with the viewing direction generally parallel to the yaw axis 5. The placement aid 3 is rotated out of the device housing 2, wherein the deflection angle α between the surface of the device housing 2 (i.e., the side profile) and the placement aid 3 is less than 90 degrees.

Figure 3 shows the cleaning device 1 in which the device housing 2 is supported on the object 4 (here the table edge) by means of the placement aid 3. Here, the cleaning device 1 is suspended to the edge of the object 4 by its entire mass, so that the suction attachment 13 does not contact the floor 14, but is spaced apart from the floor by a certain distance. In its suspended position, the center of mass of the cleaning device 1 is located below the yaw axis 5, so that the cleaning device 1 is stably fixed to the object 4.

According to the embodiment shown in Fig. 4, the orientation of the placement aid 3 is facing the recess 6 One side, that is, the bottom side in the figure, has a convex section portion 9 provided with a rubber lining 15. Through its convex surface, the placement aid 3 can be optimally hung on objects 4 of different shapes, in particular on the seat back, since the open area between the placement aid 3 and the device housing 2 is curved due to its curvature. Partially different. Further, the rubber lining 15 allows the surface of the segment portion 9 to have a high frictional resistance, so that the optimum holding of the accommodating aid 3 can be achieved even on a horizontal object such as a table top.

An end stop 7 is provided in the interior of the recess 6 , which is embodied here as a shoulder of the device housing 2 in the recess 6 . In the case where the placement aid 3 is ejected from the recess 6, ie, deflected from the rest position to the working position, the section 8 of the placement aid 3 that advances within the recess 6 abuts against the end stop Department 7. In this way, the maximum deflection angle α is defined.

FIG. 5 shows another embodiment in which the placement aid 3 has a core 10 and a sleeve that encloses the core 10. The core 10 is composed of a hard plastic and/or metal such as PMMA, PVC, steel or the like. The sleeve 11 can be formed, for example, of an elastomer which is preferably spray applied to the core 10. Therefore, the entire placement aid 3 has a stable hard component located inside, and the external elastic component increases the friction, so that the placement aid 3 can also be optimally fixed to the smooth object 4.

1‧‧‧Cleaning equipment

2‧‧‧Device housing

3‧‧‧Reservation aids

5‧‧‧ yaw axis

6‧‧‧ Notch

13‧‧‧Sucking accessories

14‧‧‧floor

‧‧‧‧ deflection angle

Claims (10)

A cleaning device (1), in particular a vacuum cleaner, comprising a device housing (2) and a placement aid (3) arranged on the device housing (2), the placement aid (3) being used for Supporting the cleaning device (1) on an object (4), in particular a piece of furniture or floor, wherein the placement aid (3) can surround a deflection axis (5) arranged on the device housing (2) The deflection from the rest position to the working position and the deflection from the working position to the rest position is characterized in that, in its rest position, the placement aid (3) is at least partially transferred into the recess of the device housing (2). Mouth (6). A cleaning device (1) according to claim 1, wherein the yaw axis (5) is arranged in the recess (6). A cleaning device (1) according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the placement aid (3) is switchable into the recess (6) in a form-fitting manner such that it is parallel to the yaw axis (5) In terms of viewing direction, the placement aid (3) does not extend beyond the contour of the device housing (2). A cleaning apparatus (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the deflection angle (α) between the rest position and the working position of the placement aid (3) is 30 degrees to 100 degrees. The cleaning device (1) of claim 4, wherein an end stop (7) defining the deflection angle (α) is disposed in the recess (6) and extends into the placement aid (3) The deflection zone is such that the section (8) of the placement aid (3) which is advanced in the deflection direction from the rest position to the working position abuts against the end stop (7). A cleaning device (1) according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the placement aid (3) is swiveled from the device housing (2) in its working position and towards the recess (6) The segment portion (9) has a convex shape. A cleaning device (1) according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the placement aid (3) is swiveled from the device housing (2) in its working position and towards the recess (6) Section Part (9) has a roughened or rubbery surface. A cleaning device (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the placement aid (3) has a core (10) composed of hard plastic and/or metal, and the core (10) a sleeve (11) surrounded by an elastically deformable plastic. A cleaning device (1) according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the device housing (2) has a locking element (12) assigned to the recess (6), in particular a latching element, a stop Element or deflection arm for fixing the placement aid (3) in its rest position. A cleaning device (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the deflection device (1) is supported by the placement aid (3) on the object (4) or the floor, the deflection axis ( 5) is above the center of mass of the cleaning device (1).