EP1380245A1 - Bodenreinigungsgerät - Google Patents
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- EP1380245A1 EP1380245A1 EP20030013519 EP03013519A EP1380245A1 EP 1380245 A1 EP1380245 A1 EP 1380245A1 EP 20030013519 EP20030013519 EP 20030013519 EP 03013519 A EP03013519 A EP 03013519A EP 1380245 A1 EP1380245 A1 EP 1380245A1
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- cleaning device
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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
- A47L9/009—Carrying-vehicles; Arrangements of trollies or wheels; Means for avoiding mechanical obstacles
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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
- A47L2201/00—Robotic cleaning machines, i.e. with automatic control of the travelling movement or the cleaning operation
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- the invention relates to a floor cleaning device with a dirt inlet opening having housing and a dirt collecting container as well with a device for collecting dirt from a floor surface to be cleaned and for transferring the dirt into the dirt collecting container, wherein at least one support element is held on the housing for support of the housing on the bottom surface.
- Such floor cleaning devices come in the form of sweepers or Vacuum cleaners for use. This is done, for example, with the help of a sweeping brush and / or dirt is picked up from the bottom surface by means of a suction stream and transferred to the dirt collector.
- the housing will guided along the bottom surface, it being by means of a support element, for example, a support roller, is supported on the bottom surface.
- the object of the present invention is to provide a floor cleaning device at the outset mentioned type in such a way that there is a more uniform cleaning result allows.
- This task is carried out in a floor cleaning device of the generic type solved according to the invention in that the support element about an axis of rotation rotatably mounted support disc which has a radially outer Has contact area for contact with the floor surface and first and second Side flanks comprises, at least one side flank oblique to the axis of rotation is aligned.
- the cleaning result from The distance between the dirt inlet opening and the floor surface depends. This distance is used when cleaning carpets by the Carpet fibers affected.
- the support disc with at least a side flank aligned obliquely to the axis of rotation can Carpet fibers when moving the floor cleaning device along the one to be cleaned
- Floor surface oblique to the direction of movement of the floor cleaning device be pressed outwards so that the contact area of the support disc only moved up and down to a small extent perpendicular to the floor surface and consequently the dirt inlet opening practically a constant distance to the floor surface, so that a uniform cleaning result can be achieved.
- both the first and the second side flank are aligned obliquely to the axis of rotation.
- first and the second Side flanks in their immediately adjacent to the contact area of the support disc End area are aligned obliquely to each other.
- the support disc at least in its adjacent to the contact area Area in cross section is substantially V-shaped, so that carpet fibers related to a main direction of movement of the floor cleaning device can be pushed outwards on both sides.
- a relatively high specific surface pressure can be achieved, so that even with floor cleaning devices with a light weight a rocking or rocking motion cleaning carpets and especially when moving from one Hard surface to a carpet can be reliably avoided.
- first and / or second side flanks at an angle of about 60 ° to about 80 ° of the support disc aligned.
- the side flanks can at least in sections just be designed.
- first and / or second side flanks are convex.
- a particularly high specific surface pressure and therefore a constant one Sinking of the floor cleaning device in the area of the support element in the Carpeting can be achieved in that the contact area of the support disc is convex.
- the support element has two support disks, the are rigidly connected.
- the support element is designed as a double disc, each disc at least has a side flank oriented obliquely to the axis of rotation.
- the mutually facing Side flanks of the two support disks aligned obliquely to each other are, their mutual distance increases in the radial direction.
- the side flanks facing each other define one between them Gap, for example, a substantially V-shaped configuration can have.
- Floor cleaning device is characterized in that the two Support discs are integrally connected.
- the support disks can for example, be made of a plastic material, manufactured in particular through an injection molding process.
- the floor cleaning device is two in line and has spaced-apart support elements, which are preferred are each designed as a double disc.
- the two support elements can be arranged on both sides of a longitudinal axis of the floor cleaning device be, they are preferably positioned mirror-symmetrically to the longitudinal axis.
- the at least one support element on Edge of the dirt inlet opening of the floor cleaning device is arranged.
- the housing of the floor cleaning device is consequently in the area of the dirt inlet opening supported so that this when moving the floor cleaning device maintains an even distance from the floor surface.
- the Floor cleaning device is designed to be self-propelled and comprises a chassis, on which at least two drive wheels are mounted, which have an electrical Drive unit are coupled, and that the at least one support element is arranged between the dirt inlet opening and the drive wheels.
- the at least one support element is arranged between the dirt inlet opening and the drive wheels.
- two support elements are used, which are related to the on the main direction of movement of the floor cleaner Edge of the dirt inlet opening are stored.
- an overall reference number 10 self-propelled and self-steering floor cleaning device shown schematically. It comprises a housing 12 which forms a chassis 13 and one Has base plate 14 and a not shown in the drawing, per se known housing cover, which can be placed on the top of the housing 12 is.
- a housing 12 which forms a chassis 13 and one Has base plate 14 and a not shown in the drawing, per se known housing cover, which can be placed on the top of the housing 12 is.
- two drive wheels 16, 17 are rotatably mounted, which an electric drive motor 18 or 19 is assigned.
- the drive motors 18, 19 are held on the chassis 13 and stand up with one the top of the chassis 13 arranged, known and therefore drive electronics not shown in the drawing and also with the top of the chassis 13 arranged, known batteries in electrical connection.
- a dirt inlet opening 21 is formed, which, related to a main direction of movement 24 of the floor cleaning device 10, a front edge 28 oriented transversely to its longitudinal axis 26, a rear edge 29, and side edges 30 and 31. Adjacent to the leading edge 28 and aligned parallel to it at the dirt inlet opening 21 a known and therefore shown only schematically in the drawing Brush roller 33 rotatably held, one on top of the bottom plate 14 arranged, known per se and therefore in the drawing Drive motor, not shown, is assigned.
- the brush roller 33 has a plurality of radially aligned brushes 34, which are connected to a shaft 35 are fixed and with their free ends down over the dirt inlet opening 21 survive.
- the chassis 13 On its upper side, the chassis 13 carries in known and therefore in the drawing, also not shown, a suction unit and Housing 12 receives a dirt collection container.
- a suction flow can start from the dirt inlet opening 21
- Direction of the dirt container are generated, so that from one cleaning floor surface, for example from a carpet 37, as in Figures 2 and 3 is shown, brushed dirt and in the dirt collector can be transferred.
- support elements 39, 40 rotatably held, which refer to the Longitudinal axis 26 arranged mirror-symmetrically to one another and configured identically are.
- the structure of the support elements 39 and 40 is in particular from Figure 3 clearly. They are each designed as a double disc and include for this purpose two support disks 42, 43 which are integrally connected to one another and in the illustrated embodiment have a common hub 44, which is rotatable about an axis of rotation 46 on a fixed to the base plate 14 Bearing axis 45 is held and two at a distance from each other plate-shaped support rings 47 and 48 protrude radially outwards, each are integrally connected to the hub 44.
- the support disks 42 and 43 have each have a jacket-shaped, convex contact area 49 or 50, with which the support rings 47 and 48 on the carpet 37th roll.
- the support disk 42 is one of the Support disc 43 facing away from the first side flank 51 and one of the support disc 43 facing second side flank 52.
- the second side flank 52 is aligned obliquely to the axis of rotation 46 and essentially flat designed.
- the first side flank 51 is stepped and has in its radially outer area one mirror-symmetrical to the second Side flank 52 aligned end portion 54 in combination with the contact area 49 and the radially outer end area of the second Side flank 52 of the support disk 42 is essentially a cross-section V-shaped design gives.
- a recess 55 connects to the end section 54 radially inward, the inner section aligned parallel to the second side flank 52 56 is connected to the hub 44.
- the support disc 43 is mirror-symmetrical to the support disc 42 and also includes first and second side flanks 58 and 59, respectively Side flank 58 is formed substantially flat, while the side flank 59 has a stepped course corresponding to the first side flank 51.
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- eine Unteransicht eines erfindungsgemäßen Bodenreinigungsgeräts;
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- eine Schnittansicht längs der Linie 2-2 in Figur 1; und
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- eine Schnittansicht längs der Linie 3-3 in Figur 1.
Claims (14)
- Bodenreinigungsgerät mit einem eine Schmutzeintrittsöffnung aufweisenden Gehäuse und einem Schmutzsammelbehälter sowie mit einer Einrichtung zur Aufnahme von Schmutz von einer zu reinigenden Bodenfläche und zum Überführen des Schmutzes in den Schmutzsammelbehälter, wobei am Gehäuse mindestens ein Stützelement gehalten ist zum Abstützen des Gehäuses an der Bodenfläche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Stützelement mindestens eine um eine Drehachse (46) drehbar gelagerte Stützscheibe (42, 43) umfaßt, die einen radial außen liegenden Anlagebereich (49, 50) zur Anlage an die Bodenfläche (37) aufweist und erste und zweite Seitenflanken (51, 52; 58, 59) umfaßt, wobei zumindest eine Seitenflanke (51, 52; 58, 59) schräg zur Drehachse (46) ausgerichtet ist.
- Bodenreinigungsgerät nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß sowohl die erste als auch die zweite Seitenflanke (51, 52; 58, 59) schräg zur Drehachse (46) ausgerichtet sind.
- Bodenreinigungsgerät nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die ersten und zweiten Seitenflanken (51, 52; 58, 59) in ihrem dem Anlagebereich (49, 50) unmittelbar benachbarten Endbereich (54) schräg zueinander ausgerichtet sind.
- Bodenreinigungsgerät nach einem der voranstehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die erste und/oder zweite Seitenflanke (51, 52; 58, 59) in einem Winkel von ca. 60° bis etwa 80° zur Drehachse (46) ausgerichtet ist.
- Bodenreinigungsgerät nach einem der voranstehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß zumindest eine Seitenflanke konvex ausgestaltet ist.
- Bodenreinigungsgerät nach einem der voranstehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Anlagebereich (49, 50) konvex ausgestaltet ist.
- Bodenreinigungsgerät nach einem der voranstehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Stützelement (39; 40) zwei Stützscheiben (42, 43) aufweist, die starr miteinander verbunden sind.
- Bodenreinigungsgerät nach Anspruch 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die einander zugewandten Seitenflanken (52, 58) der beiden Stützscheiben (42, 43) schräg zur Drehachse (46) des Stützelementes (39; 40) ausgerichtet sind.
- Bodenreinigungsgerät nach Anspruch 6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die einander zugewandten Seitenflanken (52, 58) der beiden Stützscheiben (42, 43) schräg zueinander ausgerichtet sind, wobei sich ihr gegenseitiger Abstand in radialer Richtung vergrößert.
- Bodenreinigungsgerät nach Anspruch 7, 8 oder 9, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die beiden Stützscheiben (42, 43) einstückig miteinander verbunden sind.
- Bodenreinigungsgerät nach einem der Ansprüche 7 bis 10, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Abstand der Anlagebereiche (49, 50) der beiden Stützscheiben (42, 43) zueinander mindestens dem Halbmesser der Stützscheiben (42, 43) entspricht.
- Bodenreinigungsgerät nach einem der voranstehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Bodenreinigungsgerät (10) zwei fluchtend und im Abstand zueinander angeordnete Stützelemente (39, 40) aufweist.
- Bodenreinigungsgerät nach einem der voranstehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das mindestens eine Stützelement (39, 40) am Rand der Schmutzeintrittsöffnung (21) angeordnet ist.
- Bodenreinigungsgerät nach einem der voranstehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Bodenreinigungsgerät (10) selbstfahrend ausgestaltet ist und ein Fahrwerk (13) umfaßt, an dem zwei Antriebsräder (16, 17) drehbar gelagert sind, die mit einer elektrischen Antriebseinheit (18, 19) gekoppelt sind, und daß das mindestens eine Stützelement (39, 40) zwischen der Schmutzeintrittsöffnung (21) und den Antriebsrädern (18, 19) angeordnet ist.
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| DE2002131387 DE10231387A1 (de) | 2002-07-08 | 2002-07-08 | Bodenreinigungsgerät |
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