US20240115096A1 - Vacuum cleaner stand - Google Patents
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- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
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- the present disclosure relates to vacuum cleaner stand and also to a vacuum cleaner arrangement comprising a vacuum cleaner stand.
- Vacuum cleaners in particular stick vacuum cleaners, can be designed with a dual function whereby a hand unit can be detached from the rest of the vacuum cleaner.
- the vacuum cleaner in a first mode of operation the vacuum cleaner is operated as a regular vacuum cleaner, e.g., cleaning a floor, but a part of the vacuum cleaner can be separated and operated as a smaller hand unit.
- the vacuum cleaner then comprises a hand-held main unit comprising a dust separation arrangement, an air inlet, an air out, a motor-fan unit creating an airflow from the air inlet through the dust separation arrangement to the air outlet, and a locking arrangement for releasable locking a tube arrangement, for e.g. floor cleaning.
- the tube arrangement comprises a nozzle with an air inlet for dust laden air, and a second air outlet to be releasably connected to the air inlet of the hand-held, main, unit.
- a second locking arrangement is cooperating with the first locking arrangement, the first or the second locking arrangement comprises a release button release mechanism that unlocks the locking arrangement.
- One object of the present disclosure is therefore to provide an improved stand for a vacuum cleaner.
- a stand for a vacuum cleaner comprising a hand-held main unit comprising a dust separation arrangement, an air inlet, an air out, a motor-fan unit creating an airflow from the air inlet through the dust separation arrangement to the air outlet.
- the hand-held main unit comprises a locking arrangement for releasable locking a tube arrangement, for e.g. floor cleaning.
- the tube arrangement comprises a nozzle with an air inlet for dust laden air, and a second air outlet to be releasably connected to the air inlet of the hand-held, main unit, and a second locking arrangement cooperating with the first locking arrangement.
- the first or the second locking arrangement comprises a release button that unlocks the locking arrangement.
- the stand comprises a manually operated actuation mechanism adapted to actuate a release button or release mechanism to unlock the hand-held main unit from the tube arrangement when the vacuum cleaner is placed in the stand.
- actuation mechanism can be implemented in various ways.
- the actuation mechanism can be a mechanic mechanism or the actuation mechanism can comprise an electromagnetic mechanism.
- the actuation mechanism comprises a push button that when pushed by a user triggers the actuation mechanism to actuate the release mechanism.
- a push button that when pushed by a user triggers the actuation mechanism to actuate the release mechanism.
- the push button is facing upwards on the stand. Hereby operation of the push button is facilitated.
- the manually operated actuation mechanism is adapted to be moved in a downwards direction. Hereby operation of the actuation mechanism is facilitated.
- the stand comprises a holder for a tube and or a nozzle when hand held unit is released.
- the stand can act as a storage for the tube and nozzle when the hand-held unit is released from the tube and nozzle.
- the holder comprises a magnet for securing the tube and or the nozzle.
- a more secure holding arrangement for holding the tube and nozzle is obtained.
- the stand can in accordance with some embodiment have a tower shaped housing.
- the stand can then comprise an upright tower shaped portion that can comprise the manually operated actuation mechanism.
- the tower shaped portion can also house the holder.
- the actuation mechanism can be located on a top surface of the tower shaped portion. Such a location for the actuation mechanism is advantageous in that it become easy to access and is easy to locate.
- the invention also extends to a vacuum cleaner arrangement comprising the stand according to the above and a vacuum cleaner with a hand-held unit.
- the vacuum cleaner arrangement can in accordance with some embodiments comprise a hand-held unit with a handle adapted to be held when the actuation mechanism is operated.
- the tube arrangement of the vacuum cleaner is made of a magnetizable material.
- magnets can be used in the stand to improve the securing of the tube when placed in the stand.
- FIG. 1 is a view in perspective of a vacuum cleaner in a vacuum cleaner stand
- FIG. 2 is a partial view of a vacuum cleaner placed in a holder of a vacuum cleaner stand
- FIG. 3 is an exploded view of the vacuum cleaner in the vacuum cleaner stand with a detail marked
- FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of the marked detail of FIG. 3 .
- the present disclosure relates to a vacuum cleaner and in particular to a stand that can be used for holding the vacuum cleaner.
- a vacuum cleaner 1 is placed in a stand 2 .
- the vacuum cleaner 1 is of a type where a part of the vacuum cleaner can be separated from the rest of the vacuum cleaner to form a hand-held unit.
- the vacuum cleaner 1 is a of a stick type and the top part of the vacuum cleaner 1 can be separated to form a hand-held unit 3 .
- the hand-held, main, unit comprises a dust separation arrangement, an air inlet, an air out, a motor-fan unit creating an airflow from the air inlet through the dust separation arrangement to the air outlet as is known in the art.
- the hand-held main unit comprises a locking arrangement for releasable locking a tube arrangement, for e.g. floor cleaning.
- the tube arrangement comprises a nozzle with an air inlet for dust laden air, and a second air outlet to be releasably connected to the air inlet of the hand-held, main unit, and a second locking arrangement cooperating with the first locking arrangement as is known in the art.
- the first or the second locking arrangement comprises a release button that unlocks the locking arrangement in any type of configuration known per se.
- the vacuum cleaner 1 can be used in two modes of operation. A first mode where the whole stick vacuum cleaner 1 is used and a second mode where only the top part is used as a hand-held unit 3 .
- the bottom part including a stick/tube 5 and a nozzle 6 will then remain in the stand 2 .
- the vacuum cleaner thus comprises a hand held, main, unit 3 comprising a dust separation arrangement, an air inlet, an air out, a motor-fan unit creating an airflow from the air inlet through the dust separation arrangement to the air outlet, and a locking arrangement for releasable locking a tube arrangement, for e.g. floor cleaning.
- the tube arrangement 5 , 6 typically comprises a nozzle with an air inlet for dust laden air, a second air outlet to be releasably connected to the air inlet of the main unit.
- the storage of the vacuum cleaner is facilitated. This is because the user does not need to find a place to store the remaining parts while using the hand-held unit 3 .
- the stand 2 is in accordance with some embodiments used to store the vacuum cleaner 1 when it is not in use. Also, the stand 2 can be connected to a power outlet so that the vacuum cleaner 1 can be charged when placed in the stand 2 .
- the stand can be shaped as a tower with a floor support. Inside the tower electrical connections can be provided to allow for charging of the vacuum cleaner.
- the tower can comprise a space for an extra battery to the vacuum cleaner that can be charged while in the such a charging space.
- FIG. 2 a partial view of the vacuum cleaner 1 of FIG. 1 when placed in the stand 2 is shown.
- the stand 2 has a holder 7 for holding the vacuum cleaner securely in the stand 2 .
- the holder 7 can in accordance with some embodiments be mechanical and/or magnetic or comprise one or more magnets to improve the attachment to the stand 2 .
- FIG. 3 a cross sectional view of the vacuum cleaner 1 in the stand 2 is shown with a section A marked therein.
- FIG. 4 illustrate how the stand 2 can comprise a manually operated actuation mechanism adapted to unlock the first locking arrangement from the second locking arrangement by actuating the release button of the vacuum cleaner when placed in the stand 2 .
- the hand-held unit 3 when the vacuum cleaner is in the stand 2 and the user wants to use only the hand-held unit 3 , the hand-held unit 3 must be released from the rest of the vacuum cleaner such as the tube and the nozzle.
- FIG. 1 The implementation of FIG. 1 where a push button that when pushed by a user triggers the actuation mechanism to actuate the release mechanism will now be described in more detail.
- a push button 11 is arranged in a housing 12 .
- the button acts on a rod 14 .
- the rod 14 is spring loaded by a spring 13 .
- the spring is provided to let the rod 14 (and thereby the push button) return to its initial position when the push button is released.
- the rod 14 is pressing a catch 15 .
- the catch 15 directs the movement of the rod 14 towards a button 18 .
- the button 18 releases the handheld unit 3 from the rest of the vacuum cleaner in a manner known per se.
- the button 18 is spring loaded with a spring 16 and can thereby return to its initial position.
- the user hand-held unit 3 is removed by pulling the hand-held unit upwards (for example holding a pistol grip of the hand held-unit. The hand held-unit will then slide out of the tube 5 . The user can then use the hand-held unit 3 while the rest of the vacuum cleaner is securely held in the stand.
- a first locking arrangement comprising the push button or a similar manually operated actuation mechanism adapted to actuate a second locking mechanism that can comprise a release button or release mechanism to unlock the hand-held main unit from the tube arrangement when the vacuum cleaner is placed in the stand is provided.
- a second locking mechanism that can comprise a release button or release mechanism to unlock the hand-held main unit from the tube arrangement when the vacuum cleaner is placed in the stand.
- said tube arrangement comprising a nozzle with an air inlet for dust laden air, a second air outlet to be releasably connected to the air inlet of the hand-held, main, unit, second locking arrangement cooperating with the first locking arrangement, the first or the second locking arrangement comprises a release button that unlocks the locking arrangement, wherein the stand comprises a manually operated actuation mechanism adapted to actuate the release button or release mechanism to unlock the hand-held main unit from the tube arrangement when the vacuum cleaner is placed in the stand.
- the hand unit 3 comprises a handle
- the handle can be held by a user when pushing the button 11 that releases the hand-held unit 3 from the rest of the vacuum cleaner.
- the handle can be formed as a pistol grip.
- the push button 11 can be located on the stand 2 in a direction facing upwards. In such an embodiment the push direction will be a downwards movement which is easy to perform. In particular, when the stand is shaped as a tower, the push button can be located on a top surface of the tower forming the stand 2 .
- a first magnet 17 and a second magnet 19 can be arranged to secure the vacuum cleaner in the stand 2 .
- the magnets 17 and 19 can be arranged to support different parts of the vacuum cleaner 1 when secured in the stand 2 .
- the magnet 17 and the magnet 19 can act to keep the tube in place when the hand-held unit 3 is removed.
- the tube can be magnetic to whereby the magnetic force will help keeping the tube in place.
- the magnets 17 , 19 can be arranged opposite to each other.
- a first securing arrangement at the top section of the stand 2 can be supplemented by a second securing arrangement at a lower section of the stand 2 .
- the first securing arrangement can be provided by the magnets 17 and 19 .
- a second pair of magnets can be located at a lower section of the stand.
- the second securing arrangements can for example by located the bottom section of the stand to secure the nozzle 6 and or the tube 5 .
- Magnets can be used but other types of securing arrangements such as mechanical locking, snap-fits can also be used.
- a guide element can also be used that guides the lower part of the tube 5 to a secured position in the stand 2 .
- the trigger mechanism that the user interacts with can be made large and easy to reach and maneuver.
- the trigger mechanism is a push button, but other types over trigger mechanisms can be envisaged such as a lever or a pull mechanism.
- the mechanism could also be a touch screen.
- a manually operated actuation mechanism adapted to actuate a release mechanism of a hand-held unit of a vacuum cleaner when placed in the stand makes it possible to design the trigger mechanism whereby the release mechanism of the vacuum cleaner is released in a much more user-friendly manner.
- the trigger mechanism such as a push button or a lever can be made large such as at least 1 cm wide and preferably 2 cm or more wide. It can be located on a location that is easy to find and also it can be shaped to make it easy to understand how the release mechanism for the hand-held unit works.
- the stand as described herein it is made possible to provide a vacuum cleaner with a hand-held unit where the Hand-held unit and the tube/nozzle are connected together in the stand and can be used together when removed from the stand.
- the hand-held unit is connected together in the stand and can be used together when removed from the stand.
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