EP1327411A2 - Pièce de raccordement pour sac filtrant à poussière d'un aspirateur - Google Patents

Pièce de raccordement pour sac filtrant à poussière d'un aspirateur Download PDF

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EP1327411A2
EP1327411A2 EP02024717A EP02024717A EP1327411A2 EP 1327411 A2 EP1327411 A2 EP 1327411A2 EP 02024717 A EP02024717 A EP 02024717A EP 02024717 A EP02024717 A EP 02024717A EP 1327411 A2 EP1327411 A2 EP 1327411A2
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Herbert Krehan
Uwe Schmierer
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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
    • 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
    • A47L9/10—Filters; Dust separators; Dust removal; Automatic exchange of filters
    • A47L9/14—Bags or the like; Rigid filtering receptacles; Attachment of, or closures for, bags or receptacles
    • A47L9/1427—Means for mounting or attaching bags or filtering receptacles in suction cleaners; Adapters
    • 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
    • A47L9/10—Filters; Dust separators; Dust removal; Automatic exchange of filters
    • A47L9/14—Bags or the like; Rigid filtering receptacles; Attachment of, or closures for, bags or receptacles
    • A47L9/1427—Means for mounting or attaching bags or filtering receptacles in suction cleaners; Adapters
    • A47L9/1436—Connecting plates, e.g. collars, end closures
    • A47L9/1445—Connecting plates, e.g. collars, end closures with closure means

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  • the invention relates to a plate-like flat shape Connector of a dust filter bag, which in a Vacuum cleaner is used, which has a connection piece and a guide device on each side of the connecting piece for inserting the edge area facing each of the connector in the direction of insertion, wherein the connection spigot one towards the free spigot end has a tapering outer shape, with a connecting piece penetrating connection opening when inserting of the connecting piece bulging out on the connecting piece in the guide devices for the connecting piece arrives so that the connector is back on its Starting position deformed back and the connecting piece in the connection opening engages.
  • the connecting piece When a dust filter bag is inserted in a vacuum cleaner the connecting piece should be as tight as possible the peripheral edge of the connection opening or against one in the Connection opening protruding, made of rubber-like elastic film material complete the existing ring seal of the connector, to prevent dust from escaping.
  • the connector inserted in the device-side guide device and thereby about the one above the guide device Pushed connecting piece so that the connecting piece first bulges and then onto the connecting piece snaps back, so that this in the connection opening protrudes.
  • the present invention is therefore based on the object to create a connector of the type mentioned in the introduction, that comes out of the vacuum cleaner without the problems described can be removed.
  • connection piece facing away from the dust filter bag at least in the front in the direction of insertion Circumferential area of the connection opening in a radial plane sliding element protruding into the connection opening is arranged from film-like thin, flexible material, that occurs when the connection piece engages in the connection opening bends towards the dust filter bag, so that Sliding element when taking against the direction of insertion Pull the connector out of the guide devices by bulging the connector on the connector slides towards its free end.
  • the measures according to the invention are not only effective, but also simple and cheap to implement.
  • Connectors of the type mentioned above often have one Closing slide which contains a passage opening, with the slide from an open position, in the its opening with the connection opening aligned, in the closing direction in a connection opening closing position is movable.
  • the locking slide is removed from the dust filter bag before it is removed Vacuum cleaner transferred to its closed position so that the inside of the dust filter bag is closed to the outside and no more dust will escape from this point on can.
  • connection opening the connecting piece reaches through the connection opening - the locking slide with the peripheral edge of its passage opening not on Can hook up connection piece is expediently provided that the slide valve on his the dust filter bag outside facing away at least in the closing direction rear circumferential area of the passage opening a protruding into the passage opening in a radial plane, second sliding element made of film-like thin, flexible Has material that is used in the vacuum cleaner State when moving the slide gate out of its Open position against the connecting piece runs and turns bends towards the dust filter bag.
  • the slide slide slides in the closing direction via the second sliding element on the connecting piece until its free end.
  • the first and / or the second sliding element is expedient on the outside of the connection piece or the locking slide glued.
  • first and / or the second sliding element essentially with a linear edge over the connection opening or extend through the passage opening.
  • the first and / or the second sliding element can expediently made of paper-like material or a plastic film material consist.
  • the dust air sucked in by a vacuum cleaner gets into one Replaceable dust filter bag inserted in the vacuum cleaner 1 passed, the wall of which consists of filter material, so the dust is trapped inside the bag and the dust-free air through the bag wall flows outwards. Is the dust filter bag 1 with Dust filled, it is removed from the vacuum cleaner and thrown away.
  • connection piece 2 is fixed on the dust filter bag 1 arranged over which the dust filter bag with the Vacuum cleaner is connected and through which the dust air in gets the dust filter bag.
  • the connector 2 has one plate-like flat shape with two opposite, essentially parallel to each other Edge areas 3, 4 and consists of cardboard-like bendable Material.
  • the connector 2 has a Edge areas 3, 4 forming, firmly with the dust filter bag 1 connected base body 5, which in the embodiment is two-layered and facing away from the dust filter bag 1, the outer side 6 of the connector 2 forming outer layer 7 and one facing the dust filter bag 1 this glued inner layer 8 is formed.
  • the outer layer 7 and the inner layer 8 are made of cardboard material. she are in the edge areas 3, 4, in particular by gluing, firmly connected and lie between the edge areas 3, 4 loosely opposite, so that between the two Layers 7, 8 a slit-like receptacle 9 is formed in which is arranged a slide valve 10, the one from the body 5 has protruding handle section 11, that can be taken by the user.
  • the locking slide can also be made of cardboard, but also be made of another suitable material.
  • the Basic body also consist of more or less than two layers. Furthermore, the present invention also relates on such fittings that do not have a slide gate exhibit.
  • the base body 5 contains a continuous connection opening 12, which in the case of the two layers 7, 8 Basic body 5 of a perforation 13 or 14 in each Outer layer 7 or the inner layer 8 is formed.
  • the two Holes 13, 14 are arranged coaxially one behind the other align with an inlet opening in the dust filter bag 1.
  • the closure slide 10 contains a passage opening 15.
  • the slide valve 10 is from an open position (Fig. 1, 2, 5 and 6) in which its passage opening 15 with the connection opening 12 of the base body 5 is aligned, in Closing direction 16 in a closing the connection opening 2 Closed position (Fig. 3) movable.
  • the sealing slide is in the new condition of the dust filter bag 10 in its open position.
  • the slide valve 10 is in its closed position brought so that its in the closing direction 16 behind arranged slide area 17 to the connection opening 12 arrives and covers them.
  • the locking slide is used to transfer to the closed position 10 gripped on the handle section 11 and in Closing direction 16 pulled.
  • the slide area 17 is located viewed from the handle section 11 beyond the Passage opening 15 at the rear of the slide 10.
  • the Direction of movement of the slide valve 10 is in the embodiment linear.
  • This staggered arrangement the area 18 is made by step-like bending of the outer layer 7 reached.
  • the associated bending line arrangements are at the reference numbers 19 and 20 indicated.
  • connection piece 2 are a connection piece on the vacuum cleaner 21 and on both sides of the connecting piece 21 in each case a guide device 22, 23 assigned.
  • the two management institutions 22, 23 each form an insertion groove 24 or 25 for inserting the respectively facing edge area 3 or 4 of the connector 2.
  • the connector 2 is thus with its edge areas 3, 4 in the guide devices 22, 23 and pushed so far into the device that the device-side connection piece 21 to the connection opening 12 of the Connector 2 arrives.
  • the guide devices 22, 23 serve not only for guidance, but also for lateral Hold the connector 2 in the vacuum cleaner.
  • the insertion direction 26 of the connector 2 in the guide devices 22, 23 is the closing direction 16 of the closing slide 10 opposite.
  • the connecting piece 21 has one to its free End piece 27 tapering external shape. In the illustrated Trap the connection piece 21 tapers conically.
  • the connecting piece 21 and the two guide devices 22, 23 can, as is apparent from Fig. 4, from a one-piece Attachment 28 are formed in the vacuum cleaner is mounted.
  • the connecting piece 21 faces the through the two Grooves 24, 25 spanned level in front.
  • this is done with the end of the connector opposite the handle section 11 2 ahead - pushes connector 2 against the Connection piece 21 and is bulged by this, so that the connector 2 when double-dashed in Fig. 4 receives the indicated form with which it over the free nozzle end 27 is pushed away until the connection opening 12 reaches the connecting piece 21, so that the connector 2 is released from the connector 21, so to speak and in its output length indicated by dash-dotted lines in FIG. 4 can spring back so that the connecting piece 21 engages in the connection opening 12.
  • connection opening 12 On the outside 6 of the dust filter bag facing away from the Connector 2 is one in a radial plane in the of the Holes 13, 14 formed connection opening 12 above Sliding element 29 made of film-like thin, flexible material arranged.
  • the sliding element 29 is located in FIG Insertion direction 26 front circumferential region of the connection opening 12.
  • the sliding element 29 is a material chosen with a low coefficient of friction.
  • the sliding element 29 can also be elastic.
  • connection piece 21 When the connection piece 21 enters the connection opening 12, the connecting piece 21 takes in the radial direction in the perforation 13 projecting area 30 of the sliding element 29 with and bends it towards the dust filter bag 1 around, as can be seen from FIGS. 5 and 6.
  • the closing slide 10 is operated in a similar manner.
  • the closure slide 10 has the dust filter bag on it 1 facing away from the outside 31 in the closing direction 16 rear circumferential area of the passage opening 15 a protruding into the passage opening 15 in a radial plane, second sliding element 32, which is also made of film thin, flexible material. This material can also be elastic and should have a low coefficient of friction have.
  • the shutter 10 is, as already mentioned, before Removal of the dust filter bag 1 from the vacuum cleaner in transferred its closed position. If you pull the slide 10 in the closing direction 16, it runs into the passage opening 15 projecting area 33 of the second sliding element 32 against the connector 21 and bends to Dust filter bag 1 around. This situation is not shown, however, it is easily based on FIG. 6 imaginable. When pulling the slide 10 further this then slides with its sliding element region 33 on the Connection piece 21 to the free end piece 27, so that the slide area arranged behind the passage opening 15 17 are completely pulled over the free nozzle end 27 can.
  • the closing direction 16 of the slide 10 is the Insertion direction 26 of the connector 2 in the guide devices 22, 23 of the vacuum cleaner opposite, so that the two sliding elements 29 and 32 adjacent to each other Circumferential areas of the connection opening 12 and the Passage opening 15 are arranged.
  • the first sliding element extends 29 and the second sliding element 32 essentially with linear edge 34 or 35 via the connection opening 12 or the passage opening 15 away.
  • the two sliding elements could also be one in the circumferential direction the connection opening or the passage opening have extending edge. It would also be possible that the first and / or the second sliding element is annular Has shape and all around in the connection opening or extends into the passage opening.
  • the second sliding element 32 is next to the Outer layer 7 arranged.
  • the first and / or the second sliding element 29 or 32 is expediently by gluing to the outside 6 of the connector 2 or the slide 10 connected.
  • the drawing also shows that the dust filter bag 1 opposite outside of the inner layer 8 a perforated sealing membrane 36 is glued, which has a circumferential, in a radial plane in the perforation 14 of the inner layer 8 protruding ring region 37, one against the connecting piece 21 acting seal.
  • the one in the connection opening 12 engaging connection piece 21 turns the Ring area 37 slightly inwards, so that it from the Ring area 37 is tightly enclosed.
  • the sealing membrane 36 consists of rubber-like elastic material.
  • the first and / or the second sliding element 29 or 32 can made of paper-like material or plastic film material, for example polypropylene, polyethylene or polyethylene terephatalate, consist.
  • its grammage can expediently be in the range between 60-200 g / m 2 .
  • the plastic film material for the sliding elements can expediently have a thickness of up to 0.5 mm.

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EP02024717A 2002-01-09 2002-11-06 Pièce de raccordement pour sac filtrant à poussière d'un aspirateur Expired - Lifetime EP1327411B1 (fr)

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