EP1228732A3 - Household vacuum cleaner - Google Patents

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EP1228732A3
EP1228732A3 EP02002335A EP02002335A EP1228732A3 EP 1228732 A3 EP1228732 A3 EP 1228732A3 EP 02002335 A EP02002335 A EP 02002335A EP 02002335 A EP02002335 A EP 02002335A EP 1228732 A3 EP1228732 A3 EP 1228732A3
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suction
vacuum cleaner
opening
household vacuum
channel
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French (fr)
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EP1228732B1 (en
EP1228732A2 (en
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Horst Dilger
Dieter Kaffenberger
Klaus-Dieter Riehl
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Wessel Werk GmbH
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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
    • A47L9/02—Nozzles
    • A47L9/06—Nozzles with fixed, e.g. adjustably fixed brushes or the like
    • A47L9/0606—Nozzles with fixed, e.g. adjustably fixed brushes or the like rigidly anchored brushes, combs, lips or pads
    • A47L9/0626—Rigidly anchored lips, e.g. nozzles adapted for picking up liquids
    • 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
    • A47L9/02—Nozzles
    • A47L9/06—Nozzles with fixed, e.g. adjustably fixed brushes or the like
    • 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
    • A47L9/02—Nozzles
    • A47L9/06—Nozzles with fixed, e.g. adjustably fixed brushes or the like
    • A47L9/0606—Nozzles with fixed, e.g. adjustably fixed brushes or the like rigidly anchored brushes, combs, lips or pads
    • A47L9/0613—Nozzles with fixed, e.g. adjustably fixed brushes or the like rigidly anchored brushes, combs, lips or pads with means specially adapted for picking up threads, hair or the like, e.g. brushes, combs, lint pickers or bristles pads
    • 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
    • A47L9/02—Nozzles
    • A47L9/06—Nozzles with fixed, e.g. adjustably fixed brushes or the like
    • A47L9/0633—Nozzles with fixed, e.g. adjustably fixed brushes or the like with retractable brushes, combs, lips or pads
    • A47L9/064—Nozzles with fixed, e.g. adjustably fixed brushes or the like with retractable brushes, combs, lips or pads actuating means therefor
    • A47L9/0653—Nozzles with fixed, e.g. adjustably fixed brushes or the like with retractable brushes, combs, lips or pads actuating means therefor with mechanical actuation, e.g. using a lever

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Nozzles For Electric Vacuum Cleaners (AREA)
  • Filters For Electric Vacuum Cleaners (AREA)
  • Fats And Perfumes (AREA)
  • Iron Core Of Rotating Electric Machines (AREA)
  • Treatment Of Fiber Materials (AREA)

Abstract

The device has a suction head for application to textile and smooth floors with a slide plate (2) rigidly or pivotably attached to an upper housing part (1) and a transverse suction opening (3) with a suction channel (4) opening into it. The slide plate has a working width of from 350 to 500 mm. measured at the ends of the suction opening. The suction opening consists of a single channel of approximately constant channel width along its length.
EP02002335A 2001-02-06 2002-01-31 Household vacuum cleaner with a wide suction head Expired - Lifetime EP1228732B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
DE10105371 2001-02-06
DE10105371A DE10105371A1 (en) 2001-02-06 2001-02-06 Suction head for household canister vacuum cleaners

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EP1228732A2 EP1228732A2 (en) 2002-08-07
EP1228732A3 true EP1228732A3 (en) 2004-12-08
EP1228732B1 EP1228732B1 (en) 2008-09-17

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EP02002335A Expired - Lifetime EP1228732B1 (en) 2001-02-06 2002-01-31 Household vacuum cleaner with a wide suction head

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EP (1) EP1228732B1 (en)
CN (1) CN1242719C (en)
AT (1) ATE408361T1 (en)
DE (2) DE10105371A1 (en)
HK (1) HK1045930B (en)

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ITMI20041075A1 (en) * 2004-05-28 2004-08-28 New Ermes Europe Spa IMPROVED MECHANISM FOR HANDLING A RUBBING-LIFTING INSERTS IN A VACUUM HEAD FOR VACUUM CLEANERS
KR100582519B1 (en) * 2004-07-09 2006-05-23 삼성광주전자 주식회사 A suction brush assembly of a vacuum cleaner
DE202005020507U1 (en) * 2005-12-20 2006-04-13 Alfred Kärcher Gmbh & Co. Kg Floor nozzle for vacuum cleaner
US8671513B2 (en) 2006-10-11 2014-03-18 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Nozzle assembly having subsidiary brush unit
EP1913856B1 (en) * 2006-10-20 2011-07-27 Wessel-Werk GmbH Compact suction cleaning device for autonomous cleaning of floor coverings
DE102007009958B4 (en) * 2007-03-01 2013-08-01 Wessel-Werk Gmbh Sheet-metal sole and method for its design
AU2011253852B2 (en) * 2010-12-15 2014-06-05 Bissell Inc. Suction nozzle with shuttling plate and converging debris paths
DE102012106570B4 (en) * 2012-07-19 2014-08-28 Wessel-Werk Gmbh Vacuum cleaner nozzle, in particular for household vacuum cleaners
DE102013108893B4 (en) * 2013-08-16 2019-03-14 Wessel-Werk Gmbh vacuum cleaner nozzle
DE102015101019A1 (en) * 2015-01-23 2016-07-28 Wessel-Werk Gmbh Plastic sliding sole for a vacuum cleaner nozzle
DE102015105061B4 (en) 2015-04-01 2022-03-24 Vorwerk & Co. Interholding Gmbh cleaning device
DE102015108052B4 (en) * 2015-05-21 2020-02-13 Vorwerk & Co. Interholding Gmbh Suction nozzle for the collection of coarse and fine dust
FR3078878B1 (en) * 2018-03-14 2022-08-19 Seb Sa VACUUM NOZZLE WITH A SLIDING SURFACE WITH A ROUNDED BACK EDGE
EP3659483B1 (en) * 2018-11-30 2023-06-14 Aktiebolaget Electrolux Nozzle for a vacuum cleaner and vacuum cleaner comprising a nozzle

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DE3009648A1 (en) * 1980-03-13 1981-09-17 Hans 5226 Reichshof Wessel Vacuum cleaner height adjustable nozzle - consists of connecting piece and sliding part, with tilt axis
DE4243244A1 (en) * 1992-12-19 1994-06-23 Miele & Cie Floor nozzle with running wheels for vacuum cleaner
US5539953A (en) * 1992-01-22 1996-07-30 Kurz; Gerhard Floor nozzle for vacuum cleaners
DE19546756A1 (en) * 1995-04-07 1996-10-10 Guenther Heidt Hand operated, high pressure surface cleaning apparatus
WO1996037142A1 (en) * 1995-05-21 1996-11-28 Edlund Goeran Cleaning tool of a vacuum cleaner
DE19541739A1 (en) * 1995-11-09 1997-05-15 Vorwerk Co Interholding Wetting and vacuum floor cleaning machine
DE19628070A1 (en) * 1996-07-12 1998-01-15 Wessel Werk Gmbh Three-purpose vacuum cleaner
EP1210898A1 (en) * 2000-11-22 2002-06-05 Wessel-Werk Gmbh Nozzle for vacuum cleaner for cleaning floors, in particular household vacuum cleaner

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE3009648A1 (en) * 1980-03-13 1981-09-17 Hans 5226 Reichshof Wessel Vacuum cleaner height adjustable nozzle - consists of connecting piece and sliding part, with tilt axis
US5539953A (en) * 1992-01-22 1996-07-30 Kurz; Gerhard Floor nozzle for vacuum cleaners
DE4243244A1 (en) * 1992-12-19 1994-06-23 Miele & Cie Floor nozzle with running wheels for vacuum cleaner
DE19546756A1 (en) * 1995-04-07 1996-10-10 Guenther Heidt Hand operated, high pressure surface cleaning apparatus
WO1996037142A1 (en) * 1995-05-21 1996-11-28 Edlund Goeran Cleaning tool of a vacuum cleaner
DE19541739A1 (en) * 1995-11-09 1997-05-15 Vorwerk Co Interholding Wetting and vacuum floor cleaning machine
DE19628070A1 (en) * 1996-07-12 1998-01-15 Wessel Werk Gmbh Three-purpose vacuum cleaner
EP1210898A1 (en) * 2000-11-22 2002-06-05 Wessel-Werk Gmbh Nozzle for vacuum cleaner for cleaning floors, in particular household vacuum cleaner

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ATE408361T1 (en) 2008-10-15
EP1228732B1 (en) 2008-09-17
DE10105371A1 (en) 2002-08-14
CN1242719C (en) 2006-02-22
DE50212775D1 (en) 2008-10-30
HK1045930A1 (en) 2002-12-20
HK1045930B (en) 2006-07-14
CN1370499A (en) 2002-09-25
EP1228732A2 (en) 2002-08-07

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