WO2013011182A1 - Ustensile de nettoyage - Google Patents

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WO2013011182A1
WO2013011182A1 PCT/ES2012/070533 ES2012070533W WO2013011182A1 WO 2013011182 A1 WO2013011182 A1 WO 2013011182A1 ES 2012070533 W ES2012070533 W ES 2012070533W WO 2013011182 A1 WO2013011182 A1 WO 2013011182A1
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Luis Sans Vollmer
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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
    • A47L11/00—Machines for cleaning floors, carpets, furniture, walls, or wall coverings
    • A47L11/22—Floor-sweeping machines, hand-driven
    • 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
    • A47L11/00—Machines for cleaning floors, carpets, furniture, walls, or wall coverings
    • A47L11/32—Carpet-sweepers
    • A47L11/33—Carpet-sweepers having means for storing dirt
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16D—COUPLINGS FOR TRANSMITTING ROTATION; CLUTCHES; BRAKES
    • F16D21/00—Systems comprising a plurality of actuated clutches
    • F16D21/02—Systems comprising a plurality of actuated clutches for interconnecting three or more shafts or other transmission members in different ways
    • F16D21/04—Systems comprising a plurality of actuated clutches for interconnecting three or more shafts or other transmission members in different ways with a shaft carrying a number of rotatable transmission members, e.g. gears, each of which can be connected to the shaft by a clutching member or members between the shaft and the hub of the transmission member

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  • the purpose of the present invention patent application is to register a cleaning tool that incorporates notable innovations and advantages in its particular embodiments with respect to cleaning mops and brooms, vacuum nozzles and crumbs.
  • the invention proposes the development of a cleaning tool, in particular suitable for cleaning floors and other surfaces comprising cleaning rollers that are driven by a gear mechanism with rotation conversion, which is actuated by a single driving wheel.
  • a vacuum cleaner for domestic use is characterized by having at least one mouth that is in contact with the surface to be cleaned, essentially two types of mouths exist, the mouth with retractable filaments for use in tiles, carpets and any surface in general, and the mouth of fixed filaments for use on delicate surfaces such as parkets and certain types of tiles.
  • the filaments themselves eject the particles out when they move along the surface to be cleaned.
  • the crumbs that have rollers base their operation on the collection of crumbs by the bottom of the device, having as main drawback that it is very easy for the collected particles to leave the same again because they can not implement any roll-over system that insulates dirt from the roller.
  • Patent No. US2004034952 is also known in which a cleaning tool is provided provided with a gear mechanism (very similar to that of US4007508 but simplified) which acts in such a way that when the tool is moved forward the associated roller Turn collecting dirt.
  • a gear mechanism very similar to that of US4007508 but simplified
  • the gear mechanism does not act so that the roller does not collect dirt and only allows one-way work (forward).
  • patent ES0286283 also has the disadvantage that it only acts in one way and therefore only works by moving the device forward.
  • the present invention consists of a cleaning tool that has two rotating rollers parallel to each other that rotate in opposite directions towards the interior of the utensil. This allows dirt to be trapped between the two rollers and detached at the top of the rollers by decoupling the filaments of both rollers, the centrifugal force of the rollers and the combing of the filaments inside the utensil.
  • this tool has a rotation conversion mechanism that is operated through a single driving wheel in contact with the surface to be cleaned and that allows the rollers to always rotate in the same direction of rotation, regardless of the direction of rotation of the driving wheel
  • the device consists of a second wheel or scroll wheel, in contact with the surface and independent of the driving wheel, which allows the device to be oriented in any direction without lifting it from the ground.
  • the present invention has been developed in order to provide a cleaning tool that solves the problems existing in the state of the art, also providing additional advantages, depending on the specific embodiment, which will be apparent from the accompanying description. then.
  • the invention relates to cleaning means which are composed of two main filament rollers or the like, rotating parallel to each other and located inside a cavity of an internally hollow housing, which rotate in opposite directions to each other.
  • the gear mechanism with turn conversion is driven by a single drive wheel suitable for coming into contact with the surface to be cleaned, which is associated with the main shaft that transmits the turning movement to the two main rollers through axles. associated to each of the main rollers, thanks to the rotation conversion mechanism and which allows the main rollers to always rotate in the same direction of rotation, regardless of the direction of rotation of the driving wheel, sweeping dirt particles into the device.
  • a hairstyle is performed inside the device in order to help remove dirt particles from the filaments of the rollers and thus improve the cleaning efficiency of the device.
  • the device has a second wheel, or scroll wheel in contact with the surface and independent of the driving wheel, which allows the device to be oriented in any direction of use in a much more efficient and simple way and without lifting it of soil or surface, to redirect it.
  • the main axis of said mechanism has an elongated body of substantially circular section, except for a section of non-circular section, on which a movable central wheel is coupled on said non-circular section and rotating in solidarity with the main axle, in which the central wheel is delimited by a first and second bounding wheel which in turn are mounted on the main axis by the section of circular section, freely rotating on said main axis, the central wheel being and the bounding wheels alternately coupled to each other, such that the bounding wheels and the main shaft are capable of rotating in the same direction of rotation or in opposite directions.
  • the central wheel consists of a wheel with a non-cylindrical axle with a cross section equal to the section of the non-circular section of the main axle, comprising on both surfaces of its faces at least one concentric toothed crown relative to the non-cylindrical axis of the wheel and where each crown is formed by a plurality of teeth.
  • this cleaning tool does not require any electrical device for its operation, being therefore completely mechanical so that it is not necessary to use batteries or power supply means or maintenance.
  • the driving wheel and the scroll wheel are independent of each other, allowing the orientation of the device towards any direction of use, which, in a preferred embodiment, where the maximum operating efficiency of the device is achieved, corresponds to the direction perpendicular to the axes of the main rollers.
  • the utensil may comprise a driving wheel capable of rotating with respect to a main axle, including a plurality of radially arranged second wheels and protruding from the edge of the driving wheel body, in which the second wheels rotate freely with respect to respective secondary axes of rotation perpendicular to the main axis of the driving wheel.
  • the scroll wheel must also be multidirectional to make the whole tool multidirectional, but in this case since this wheel is not the driving wheel, it can have the same arrangement as the one discussed above or it can have any other multidirectional wheel arrangement.
  • the housing is defined by side walls and an upper base, the interior of the housing may include an interior separation wall and a lower base that would form a storage area or particle container.
  • This container of particles would not be necessary for the specific realization of mouths of vacuum cleaners since in In this case the dirt would be sucked from the top of the device.
  • the storage area includes retention means in an area close to the entrance of the storage area that reduces the passage section. In this way, it is avoided that in the case of rotating or overturning the tool, the particles and dirt in general accumulated in the storage area, leave it.
  • the retention means consist of a wall section that can have an inclination with respect to the horizontal plane in a downward direction when the utensil is arranged in a condition of use, such that it is difficult for the dirt to leave and at the same time dirt drop is facilitated in the storage area.
  • this section of wall that additionally combs the roller to help remove dirt and travels along the inclined wall towards the storage area, constituting the combing means.
  • the retaining means have a second inclined wall downwardly located on the opposite side wall and at a different height so that they define a zig-zag path towards the storage area making it more difficult to exit the dirt in case of overturning of the utensil.
  • Another inconvenience to overcome in this type of devices is to allow the collection of dirt located at any point on the surface of the utensil out of reach of the main rollers (for example under the mechanism or wheels) and allow dirt to be collected between the limits of the utensil and the rollers, such as collecting dirt located near a socket where the main rollers do not reach and the device can no longer move because it is limited by the socket itself.
  • the axes of the main rollers or secondary axes could include toothed crowns that engage with toothed crowns coupled to filament rollers or the like, secondary, which rotate in the opposite direction to the associated main roller, such that the end of each rotating main roller is linked to a filament roller or similar secondary, said filament rollers adopting a substantially "X" shaped configuration in a horizontal plane, such that they are arranged on the outside of the cavity of the housing.
  • the presence of the secondary rollers favors that the dirt particles, etc., when the utensil is moved in one direction, are displaced towards the central part of the utensil, which corresponds to the area where the two rotating main rollers in charge of Collect the particles.
  • a cleaning tool is provided with a gear mechanism with turn conversion, in which only one is used a single driving wheel for the actuation of said gear mechanism and with this, of the multiple cleaning elements, so that it is constructively much simpler, more effective in cleaning and much more maneuverable with respect to the utensils known in the prior art .
  • Figure 1. Shows a schematic plan view of a cleaning tool of the broom type, with enlarged detail of the gear mechanism, in accordance with the present invention.
  • Figure 2. Shows a schematic plan view of the crumb type cleaning tool.
  • Figure 3. Shows a schematic view in side elevation of a section of the cleaning tool of the type of vacuum cleaner, according to an embodiment of the invention.
  • Figure 4. Shows a detail view in front and side elevation of the multidirectional driving wheel.
  • Figure 5. Shows a schematic view in side elevation of a section of the inner housing of the cleaning tool, according to an embodiment of the invention.
  • a cleaning tool indicated in general with reference (1), which is suitable for cleaning floors and other surfaces that mainly comprises cleaning means provided with a cleaning mechanism.
  • gear with turn conversion which will be described in more detail below.
  • the cleaning means comprise two main rollers of filaments or the like, rotating (2) parallel to each other and located, in a horizontal plane, inside a cavity of an internally hollow housing (3), in which such rotating rollers (2) rotate in opposite directions to each other.
  • the two main rotating rollers (2) are identical.
  • the gear mechanism has a single driving wheel (4) suitable for coming into contact with the surface to be cleaned, which is associated with a main shaft
  • Each of the secondary axes (6) includes crowns teeth (7), which engage with toothed crowns (9) coupled to secondary filament rollers or the like (11) which rotate in a direction opposite to the associated rotating main roller (2), such that the end of each rotating main roller (2) ) is linked to a filament roller or similar secondary (11), said secondary filament rollers or similar (11) adopting a substantially "X" shaped configuration in a horizontal plane, such that they are arranged on the outside of the housing cavity (3).
  • the secondary filament rollers (11) or the like are of smaller dimensions with respect to the rotating main rollers (2).
  • the driving wheel (4) is protected by side walls, forming an individual space in the housing (3), such that said driving wheel (4) is protected from possible shocks.
  • the driving wheel (4) may include a plurality of second wheels (14), as shown in Figure 4, made of rubber material or the like. Said second wheels (14) are arranged radially and at the edge of the body of the driving wheel (4) and rotate freely with respect to their axes of rotation (19), which are perpendicular to the main axis (5). Such second wheels (14) are arranged in independent housings (18), radially distributed around the driving wheel (4). Additionally, on the opposite side of the driving wheel (4) a displacement wheel (13) is provided which rotates with respect to an axle independently and multidirectionally.
  • said main shaft (5) has an elongated body of circular section except a section of non-circular section (such as for example, in the form of an oval) on which a central wheel (15) movable on said non-circular section is coupled and rotating in solidarity with the main axis (5), in which said central wheel (15) is delimited by a first and second bounding wheel (16, 17) which in turn are mounted on the main axis (5) by the section of circular section, freely rotating on said main axis, the central wheel and the bounding wheels being alternately coupled to each other, of such that the bounding wheels (16, 17) and the main shaft (5) are capable of rotating in the same direction of rotation or in opposite directions.
  • a section of non-circular section such as for example, in the form of an oval
  • the central wheel (15) consists of a wheel with a non-cylindrical axle with a cross section equal to the section of the non-circular section of the main axle (5). Additionally, the central wheel (15) comprises on both surfaces of its faces, at least one concentric toothed crown (151, 152), relative to the non-cylindrical axis of the wheel and where each crown is formed by a plurality of teeth, the which allow the coupling / uncoupling of the central wheel (15) to the bounding wheels (16, 17).
  • each delimiting wheel (16, 17) comprises at the same time an additional toothed crown (161, 171) concentric with respect to its axles, and placed on the surface of the face facing the central wheel (15), of such so that the crowns (151, 152) of the central wheel (15) engage, respectively, with the crowns (161, 171) of both bounding wheels.
  • the teeth that make up the toothed crowns (151, 152) and (161, 171) can have multiple shapes, such shape affecting the ease with which the central wheel (15) engages / disengages into the bounding wheels (16 , 17) when changing the direction of rotation.
  • the main axle (5) changes its direction of rotation, it causes the central wheel (15) and the bounding wheel with which it is coupled, to rotate in opposite directions, forcing the central wheel (15) to disengage from the bounding wheel to which it is attached and be coupled to the other bounding wheel.
  • the housing (3) in which the rotating main rollers (2) are housed is defined by side walls and an upper base, including the interior of the housing ( 3) an interior partition wall (33) and a lower base (34) that make up a storage area (30).
  • two storage areas (30) are arranged, one on each side of the rotating rollers (2).
  • a handle or other handle part can be attached, the fastening of which can be any of known shapes, for example, by threading or clipping elements.
  • the storage area (30) may include retention means.
  • retention means consist of two wall sections (31,32) inclined at opposite angles, at different height and in a downward direction, so that when the utensil is arranged in a condition of use, said retention means define a path in zig-zag that tries to avoid the easy exit of the dirt particles when the cleaning tool is turned (1).
  • this section of wall (32) is the one that additionally performs the combing of the roller to help remove the dirt and that moves along the inclined wall towards the storage area, constituting the combing means ( 32a).
  • the combing means (32a) protrude from the housing inwards, in the direction of the rotating main rollers (2), such that the filaments of these come into contact with the combing means (32a ), each time they pass through the region in which said combing means (32a) are located, removing the dirt collected by the filaments of the rotating main rollers (2) as shown in Figure 3.

Abstract

L'invention concerne un ustensile de nettoyage, approprié pour le nettoyage de sols et d'autres surfaces, qui comprend des rouleaux de nettoyage, actionnés au moyen d'un mécanisme à engrenage avec conversion de rotation, lequel à son tour est actionné par une seule roue motrice.
PCT/ES2012/070533 2011-07-19 2012-07-13 Ustensile de nettoyage WO2013011182A1 (fr)

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US14/232,662 US20140137351A1 (en) 2011-07-19 2012-07-13 Cleaning Utensil

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ES201131233A ES2367741B1 (es) 2011-07-19 2011-07-19 Utensilio de limpieza.
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DE112012003017B4 (de) 2016-07-21
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