EP2724652A2 - Upright-Staubsauger - Google Patents
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
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- A47L5/12—Structural features of suction cleaners with power-driven air-pumps or air-compressors, e.g. driven by motor vehicle engine vacuum
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
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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
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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
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- the invention relates to a vacuum cleaner in the construction of a so-called upright type according to the preamble of claim 1.
- vacuum cleaners of the aforementioned type have been established in the market, which essentially consist of a ground unit equipped with a chassis and of an upper body pivotally connected to this ground unit.
- the upright can be flexibly maneuvered by pivoting and by axial rotation of the upper body.
- the resting phase after completion or interruption of the suction operation of the upper body can be brought into a vertical parking position in which simultaneously the wheels are pivoted to the ground unit to the rear. This expands the footprint of the ground unit and allows the Upright to stand securely when not in use.
- the actuating mechanism for pivoting the wheels in the parking position consists of a series of interrelated functional parts.
- the invention thus raises the problem of creating in an upright vacuum cleaner of the type mentioned an adjusting mechanism for the displacement of the arranged in the ground unit wheels, which can be realized by simple means.
- the achievable with the present invention consist in particular in that an adjusting mechanism for the wheels can be used by the inventively designed lever mechanism, which can be realized with simple and inexpensive to produce means. Furthermore, this is an easy to design structure possible, the assembly in the Made easier or in case of repair. In addition, the lever mechanism proves to be very robust and trouble-prone in daily use and even with frequent action cycles.
- the lever mechanism communicates with the impeller, which can be adjusted by the lever mechanism from a first position during the suction operation to a second position in the park position, wherein the impeller in the second position has a greater distance to the suction mouth than in the first position during suction operation.
- the lever mechanism comprises a drive lever, a lever and a lever.
- the reaching with an actuator of the upper body drive lever is rotatably mounted in a bearing of the ground unit, so that the associated with the impeller or a plurality of wheels supporting axle associated adjusting lever is also rotatably mounted in a bearing of the ground unit.
- the drive lever and the lever are connected via a lever.
- a further embodiment provides that the drive lever and the adjusting lever are connected to the reversing lever via respectively rotatably formed connecting points. This allows a particularly simple operation of the lever mechanism.
- the drive lever is designed as a two-sided lever with a lever arm and a lever arm and is rotatably disposed about a lying between the two lever arms fulcrum in a fixed ground unit in the ground bearing.
- the lever arm is aligned such that it can engage by a pivoting movement of the upper body with the actuating element and that the lever arm is acted upon by a spring element such that the impeller is held during the suction operation in the movable position for the ground unit.
- the spring element is designed as a torsion spring which is attached to a pin body at the bearing point of the ground unit attachable, wherein the one spring arm of the torsion spring on the lever arm of the drive lever and the other spring arm engages an attachment point formed in the bottom unit.
- FIG. 1 and 2 is an upright vacuum cleaner 1, hereinafter referred to as Upright, shown in a simplified representation.
- the Upright 1 shown here by way of example has a base unit 2 with two rear wheels 5 and an upper body 3 to which a handle 4 is attached.
- a handle 4 In the front region of the bottom unit 2 small support or steering rollers 6 and suction mouth 14 of a brush roller are indicated.
- the handle 4 By means of the handle 4, the Upright 1 can be steered and maneuvered with its base unit 2 over the surface to be sucked.
- electrical switching elements for controlling the vacuum cleaner are integrated, which are not shown here in detail.
- the bottom unit 2 and the upper body 3 are connected via a hinge mechanism in the manner of a combined rotary and tilting joint in combination.
- the upper body 3 as in the Figures 1 and 2 shown to be pivoted from 0 ° to 90 °.
- the upper body 3 can also be rotated axially at the same time. Due to the design with a rotating and tilting joint between ground unit 2 and upper body 3, the ground unit 2 can also be controlled in curves around obstacles in suction and while holding down the upper body 3, the ground unit 2 can drive under furniture and niches.
- the Upright 1 is shown in two possible working positions during suction operation.
- the bottom unit 2 and the upper body 3 are at an angle of about 70 ° to each other. This corresponds to a usual upright position in normal suction operation.
- the angle between the bottom unit 2 and the upper body 3 is approximately 0 °.
- the floor unit 2 can be driven under beds, racks and other furniture tables as already mentioned.
- the upper body 3 of about 70 ° to 90 ° further into the vertical, in the in the FIG. 2 park or rest position shown are pivoted, in which case between the upper body 3 and the impeller 5 arranged adjusting mechanism comes into action.
- the impeller 5 By the pivoting operation in the parking position of the adjusting mechanism is activated and the impeller 5 is thereby pivoted by about 40 ° backwards.
- the footprint of the Upright 1 expands advantageously, which ensures a safe and stable position in this parking position.
- a short distance between the front support and steering rollers 6 and the rear wheel 5 is advantageous, since thereby the sliding resistance at the ground unit lower and the maneuverability is improved.
- the wheels 5 are shown in both positions, whereby the different distance between the wheels 5 and the front support rollers 6 is illustrated.
- FIGS. 3 and 4 refer to an upright 1 in a possible position during suction operation
- FIGS. 5 and 6 show the Upright 1 in the parking position.
- the invention arranged between the upper body 3 and the impeller 5 adjusting mechanism is designed in the manner of a robust lever mechanism. The structure and function of this lever mechanism is clear from the in the FIG. 4 and FIG. 6 illustrated embodiments.
- the essential parts of the lever mechanism form a drive lever 8, a lever 9 and a lever 11.
- the drive lever 8 is rotatably mounted on the bottom unit 2 in a fixed bearing point 10. He has a lever arm 81 and 82, which are both aligned at an angle to each other.
- the lever arm 81 is connected to an actuating element 7 of the upper body 3 in an operative connection, which will be discussed in more detail below.
- the lever arm 82 is rotatably connected to a reversing lever 9, which in turn engages rotatably on the adjusting lever 11.
- the adjusting lever 11 is connected to the impeller 5 or to the axis 5 connecting the wheels 5 and can move the impeller or wheels 5 with appropriate activation of the lever mechanism in the parking position.
- the adjusting lever 11 is rotatably mounted in a provided on the bottom unit 2 fixed bearing point 12.
- the torsion spring 13 of the drive lever 8 is held in a biased position, as shown in the Fig. 4 is apparent.
- the torsion spring 13 is on a pen body on the Bearing 10 mounted attachable, wherein the one spring arm of the torsion spring 13 engages the lever arm 81 of the drive lever 8 and the other spring arm on an attachment point formed in the bottom unit 2.
- FIGS. 4 and 6 a part of the upper body 3 is shown, which symbolizes the actuating element 7 for the movement of the Uprights 1 in the park position.
- the actuating element 7 has an engagement opening 71 into which the lever arm 81 of the drive lever 8 can engage only when the upper body 3 is in an upright position.
- the arrangement of the actuating element 7 with the engagement opening 71 and the drive lever 8 is to be made so that the lever arm 81 from an upright position of the upper body 3 of e.g. 70 °, detected by the stop edge in the engagement opening 71 and can be taken, thereby triggering the pivoting of the wheels 5 in the parking position.
- the function of the lever mechanism is as follows: In the FIG. 4 the actuating element 7 is indicated in two positions. In the representation in solid lines, the upper body 3 is almost in a horizontal position, without the lever arm 81 of the drive lever 8 can engage in the engagement opening 71 of the actuating element 7. Only when the upper body 3 is pivoted in an upright position, the lever arm 81 of the drive lever 8 protrude into the engagement opening 71 of the actuating element 7, as the dashed line illustration of the actuating element 7 in the Fig. 4 clarified.
- FIG. 6 shows the achievement of the caused by the lever gear parking position of Uprights 1 with the rearwardly adjusted wheels 5.
- the lever arm 81 of the drive lever 8 is taken in the more than 70 ° beyond pivotal movement of the upper body 3 of the formed in the engagement hole 71 of the actuating element 7 stop edge and put in a rotary motion.
- the pivotally connected to the lever arm 82 reversing lever 9 causes the associated with the wheels 5 and with the axis 51 of the wheels 5 lever 11 is also placed in a pivoting movement, which ultimately the wheels 5 in the in the FIG. 6 Park position shown are adjusted.
- the wheels 5 can be pivoted by about 40 ° backwards, so that the Upright 1 can take a stable state in its resting phase.
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Die Erfindung betrifft einen Staubsauger in der Bauweise eines so genannten Upright-Typs gemäß Oberbegriff des Anspruchs 1.The invention relates to a vacuum cleaner in the construction of a so-called upright type according to the preamble of claim 1.
Auf dem Markt haben sich inzwischen Staubsauger der vorgenannten Art etabliert, die in ihrem wesentlichen Aufbau aus einer mit einem Fahrwerk ausgestatteten Bodeneinheit und aus einem mit dieser Bodeneinheit schwenkbeweglich verbundenen Oberkörper bestehen. Während des Saugbetriebes lässt sich der Upright durch Verschwenken und durch axiales Verdrehen des Oberkörper flexibel Manövrieren. In der Ruhephase nach Beendigung oder Unterbrechung des Saugbetriebes kann der Oberkörper in eine senkrechte Parkposition gebracht werden, in der gleichzeitig die Laufräder an der Bodeneinheit nach hinten verschwenkt werden. Dadurch wird die Standfläche der Bodeneinheit erweitert und der Upright kann während des Nichtgebrauchs einen sicheren Stand einnehmen. Aus der
Der Erfindung stellt sich somit das Problem, bei einem Upright-Staubsauger der eingangs genannten Art einen Verstellmechanismus für das Versetzen der in der Bodeneinheit angeordneten Laufräder zu schaffen, der sich mit einfachen Mitteln realisieren lässt.The invention thus raises the problem of creating in an upright vacuum cleaner of the type mentioned an adjusting mechanism for the displacement of the arranged in the ground unit wheels, which can be realized by simple means.
Erfindungsgemäß wird dieses Problem durch einen Upright-Staubsauger gelöst, der mit den im Patentanspruch 1 aufgeführten Merkmalen ausgestattet ist. Vorteilhafte Ausgestaltungen und Weiterbildungen der Erfindung ergeben sich aus den nachfolgenden Unteransprüchen.According to the invention this problem is solved by an upright vacuum cleaner, which is equipped with the features listed in claim 1. Advantageous embodiments and further developments of the invention will become apparent from the following subclaims.
Die mit der Erfindung erreichbaren Vorteile bestehen insbesondere darin, dass durch das erfindungsgemäß ausgebildete Hebelgetriebe ein Verstellmechanismus für die Laufräder einsetzbar ist, der mit einfachen und preiswert herstellbaren Mitteln verwirklicht werden kann. Weiterhin ist dadurch ein einfach zu gestaltender Aufbau möglich, der die Montage bei der Herstellung oder im Reparaturfall erleichtert. Zudem erweist sich das Hebelgetriebe im täglichen Gebrauch und auch bei häufigen Aktionszyklen als sehr robust und störunanfällig.The achievable with the present invention consist in particular in that an adjusting mechanism for the wheels can be used by the inventively designed lever mechanism, which can be realized with simple and inexpensive to produce means. Furthermore, this is an easy to design structure possible, the assembly in the Made easier or in case of repair. In addition, the lever mechanism proves to be very robust and trouble-prone in daily use and even with frequent action cycles.
In einer zweckmäßigen Ausführung steht das Hebelgetriebe mit dem Laufrad in Verbindung, welches durch das Hebelgetriebe von einer ersten Position während des Saugbetriebes in eine zweite Position in der Parkposition verstellt werden kann, wobei das Laufrad in der zweiten Position einen größeren Abstand zum Saugmund hat als in der ersten Position während des Saugbetriebes. Dadurch wird auf einfache Weise mit bereits an der Bodeneinheit angebrachten Mitteln dessen Standfläche vergrößert und somit die Stabilität und Standsicherheit des Staubsaugers in der Parkposition verbessert.In an expedient embodiment, the lever mechanism communicates with the impeller, which can be adjusted by the lever mechanism from a first position during the suction operation to a second position in the park position, wherein the impeller in the second position has a greater distance to the suction mouth than in the first position during suction operation. As a result, the footprint is increased in a simple manner with means already attached to the floor unit and thus improves the stability and stability of the vacuum cleaner in the parking position.
In einer weiteren Ausführungsform umfasst das Hebelgetriebe einen Antriebshebel ein Umlenkhebel und ein Stellhebel. Der mit einem Betätigungselement des Oberkörpers in Eingriff gelangende Antriebshebel ist in einer Lagerstelle der Bodeneinheit drehbeweglich befestigt, sodass der mit dem Laufrad oder einer mehrere Laufräder tragenden Achse in Verbindung stehende Stellhebel ebenfalls in einer Lagerstelle der Bodeneinheit drehbeweglich befestigt ist. Der Antriebshebel und der Stellhebel sind über einen Umlenkhebel miteinander verbunden. Dadurch wird auf einfache Weise mit bereits den beschriebenen Mitteln eine Mechanik erreicht mit welcher die Standfläche des Staubsaugers in der Parkposition vergrößert werden kann.In a further embodiment, the lever mechanism comprises a drive lever, a lever and a lever. The reaching with an actuator of the upper body drive lever is rotatably mounted in a bearing of the ground unit, so that the associated with the impeller or a plurality of wheels supporting axle associated adjusting lever is also rotatably mounted in a bearing of the ground unit. The drive lever and the lever are connected via a lever. As a result, a mechanism with which the footprint of the vacuum cleaner can be increased in the parking position in a simple manner with the means already described.
Eine weitere Ausführungsform sieht vor, dass der Antriebshebel und der Stellhebel mit dem Umlenkhebel über jeweils drehbeweglich ausgebildete Verbindungsstellen miteinander verbunden sind. Dies ermöglich eine besonders einfache Betätigung des Hebelgetriebes.A further embodiment provides that the drive lever and the adjusting lever are connected to the reversing lever via respectively rotatably formed connecting points. This allows a particularly simple operation of the lever mechanism.
Außerdem ist vorgesehen, dass der Antriebshebel als zweiseitiger Hebel mit einem Hebelarm sowie einem Hebelarm ausgebildet ist und um einen zwischen den beiden Hebelarmen liegenden Drehpunkt drehbeweglich in einer in der Bodeneinheit festen verankerten Lagerstelle angeordnet ist. Der Hebelarm ist derart ausgerichtet, dass er durch eine Schwenkbewegung des Oberkörpers mit dem Betätigungselement in Eingriff gelangen kann und dass der Hebelarm von einem Federelement derart beaufschlagt wird, dass das Laufrad während des Saugbetriebes in der für die Bodeneinheit verfahrbaren Stellung gehalten wird. Hierdurch ist im Saugbetrieb gewährleistet, dass der Staubsauger sich im Saugbetrieb besonders leicht manövrieren lässt.It is also provided that the drive lever is designed as a two-sided lever with a lever arm and a lever arm and is rotatably disposed about a lying between the two lever arms fulcrum in a fixed ground unit in the ground bearing. The lever arm is aligned such that it can engage by a pivoting movement of the upper body with the actuating element and that the lever arm is acted upon by a spring element such that the impeller is held during the suction operation in the movable position for the ground unit. As a result, it is ensured in the suction operation that the vacuum cleaner is particularly easy to maneuver in the suction mode.
In einer zweckmäßigen Ausführung ist das Federelement als Drehfeder ausgebildet, die auf einem Stiftkörper an der Lagerstelle der Bodeneinheit aufsteckbar befestigt ist, wobei der eine Federarm der Drehfeder am Hebelarm des Antriebshebels und der andere Federarm an einem in der Bodeneinheit gebildeten Befestigungsstelle angreift. Hierdurch wird auf besonders einfache Weise erreicht, dass das Laufrad während des Saugbetrieb in der für die Bodeneinheit verfahrbaren Stellung gehalten wird.In an expedient embodiment, the spring element is designed as a torsion spring which is attached to a pin body at the bearing point of the ground unit attachable, wherein the one spring arm of the torsion spring on the lever arm of the drive lever and the other spring arm engages an attachment point formed in the bottom unit. This achieves a particularly simple way that the impeller is held during the suction in the movable position for the ground unit.
Ein Ausführungsbeispiel der Erfindung ist in den Zeichnungen rein schematisch dargestellt und wird nachfolgend näher beschrieben. Es zeigt
- Figur 1
- in einer vereinfachten Prinzipskizze einen Upright-Staubsauger von der Seite gesehen in zwei möglichen Arbeitsstellungen während des Saugbetriebes, einmal mit dem Oberkörper in aufrechter und zum anderen in einer maximal nach unten verschwenkten Position,
Figur 2- in einer vereinfachten Prinzipskizze den Upright-Staubsauger von der Seite gesehen in seiner aufrechten Park- bzw. Ruheposition,
Figur 3- in perspektivischer Ansicht in einem Ausschnitt den unteren Teil des Upright-Staubsaugers in einer Arbeitsposition,
Figur 4- ausschnittsweise den unteren Teil des Upright-Staubsaugers von der Seite zum Teil im Schnitt in einer Arbeitsposition gemäß
,Figur 3 Figur 5- in perspektivischer Ansicht in einem Ausschnitt den unteren Teil des Upright-Staubsaugers in der Park- bzw. Ruheposition,
- Figur 6
- ausschnittsweise den unteren Teil des Upright-Staubsaugers von der Seite zum Teil im Schnitt in der Park- bzw. Ruheposition gemäß
.Figur 5
- FIG. 1
- in a simplified schematic diagram of an upright vacuum cleaner seen from the side in two possible working positions during the suction operation, once with the upper body in an upright and the other in a maximum downwardly pivoted position,
- FIG. 2
- in a simplified schematic diagram of the upright vacuum cleaner seen from the side in its upright parking or rest position,
- FIG. 3
- in a perspective view in a section of the lower part of the upright vacuum cleaner in a working position,
- FIG. 4
- Sectionally the lower part of the Upright vacuum cleaner from the side partly in section in a working position according to
FIG. 3 . - FIG. 5
- in a perspective view in a section of the lower part of the upright vacuum cleaner in the park or rest position,
- FIG. 6
- partial view of the lower part of the Upright vacuum cleaner from the side partly in section in the park or rest position according to
FIG. 5 ,
In den
Die Bodeneinheit 2 und der Oberkörper 3 stehen über einen Gelenkmechanismus in der Art eines kombinierten Dreh- und Kippgelenks in Verbindung. Durch Betätigung am Handgriff 4 kann der Oberkörper 3 wie in den
In der
Die
Die wesentlichen Teile des Hebelgetriebes bilden ein Antriebshebel 8, ein Umlenkhebel 9 und ein Stellhebel 11. Der Antriebshebel 8 ist an der Bodeneinheit 2 in einer Festlagerstelle 10 drehbeweglich gelagert. Er besitzt einen Hebelarm 81 und 82, die beide winklig zueinander ausgerichtet sind. Der Hebelarm 81 steht mit einem Betätigungselement 7 des Oberkörpers 3 in einer Wirkverbindung, worauf nachfolgend näher eingegangen wird. Der Hebelarm 82 ist drehbeweglich mit einem Umlenkhebel 9 verbunden, der wiederum drehbeweglich an dem Stellhebel 11 angreift. Der Stellhebel 11 ist mit dem Laufrad 5 bzw. mit der die Laufräder 5 verbindenden Achse 51 verbunden und kann das oder die Laufräder 5 bei entsprechender Aktivierung des Hebelgetriebes in die Parkstellung bewegen. Der Stellhebel 11 ist drehbeweglich in einer an der Bodeneinheit 2 vorgesehenen Festlagerstelle 12 gelagert.The essential parts of the lever mechanism form a
Durch die Drehfeder 13 wird der Antriebshebel 8 in einer vorgespannten Position gehalten, wie dies aus der
In den
Die Anordnung des Betätigungselementes 7 mit der Eingriffsöffnung 71 und des Antriebshebels 8 ist so zu treffen, dass der Hebelarm 81 ab einer aufrechten Stellung des Oberkörpers 3 von z.B. 70°, von der Anschlagkante in der Eingriffsöffnung 71 erfasst und mitgenommen werden kann, um damit das Verschwenken der Laufräder 5 in die Parkposition auszulösen.The arrangement of the
Die Funktion des Hebelgetriebes ist dabei wie folgt: In der
Die
In dieser Parkposition findet auch noch ein hier nicht näher dargestellter Arretierungsmechanismus statt, damit der Oberkörper 3 des Uprights 1 in dieser aufrechten Position fixiert bleibt. Dieser Arretierungsmechanismus kann dann durch ein entsprechendes Betätigungselement gelöst werden, wenn der Saugbetrieb wieder aufgenommen werden soll.In this parking position there is also a locking mechanism not shown here, so that the
Durch die erfindungsgemäße Lösung mit dem Hebelgetriebe lassen sich die Laufräder 5 um ca. 40° nach hinten verschwenken, so dass der Upright 1 einen stabilen Stand in seiner Ruhephase einnehmen kann.The solution according to the invention with the lever mechanism, the
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- Upright-Staubsauger (Upright)Upright vacuum cleaner (Upright)
- 2.Second
- Bodeneinheitground unit
- 3.Third
- Oberkörperupper body
- 4.4th
- Handgriffhandle
- 5.5th
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Laufrad
51 AchseWheel
51 axis - 6.6th
- Lenkrollencastors
- 7.7th
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71. EingriffsöffnungActuator on the upper body
71. Intervention opening - 8.8th.
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Antriebshebel
81./82. Hebelarmedrive lever
81./82. lever arms - 9.9th
- Umlenk-/VerbindungshebelDeflection / connecting lever
- 10.10th
- Lagerstelle (Antriebshebel)Bearing point (drive lever)
- 11.11th
- Stellhebellever
- 12.12th
- Lagerstelle (Stellhebel)Bearing point (adjusting lever)
- 13.13th
- Drehfedertorsion spring
- 14.14th
- Saugmund (Bürstenwalze)Suction orifice (brush roller)
Claims (6)
dadurch gekennzeichnet,
dass der zwischen dem Oberkörper (3) und der Bodeneinheit (2) wirkende Verstellmechanismus als Hebelgetriebe ausgebildet ist, dass bei der Bewegung des Oberkörpers (3) in die Parkposition ein an dem Oberkörper (3) gebildetes Betätigungselement (7) mit dem Hebelgetriebe in Eingriff gelangt.Vacuum cleaner Upright type (1) with an upper body (3) and with the upper body (3) pivotally connected to ground unit (2) having a suction mouth (14) in the front region of the ground unit (2) and equipped with a chassis in order to be able to move the vacuum cleaner over the surfaces to be cleaned during the suction operation, wherein the chassis comprises at least one impeller (5) arranged in the rear area of the floor unit (2), with one between the upper body (3) and the floor unit (2 ) can be pivoted about the upper body (3) during the suction operation, wherein the upper body (3) can be moved to a substantially upright parking position, wherein an adjusting mechanism is adapted to the impeller (5) from a first position during the To adjust suction in a second position in the parking position, wherein the impeller (5) in the second position a greater distance to the suction mouth (14 ) has as in the first position during the suction operation,
characterized,
in that the adjusting mechanism acting between the upper body (3) and the floor unit (2) is designed as a lever mechanism, that during the movement of the upper body (3) into the parking position, an actuating element (7) formed on the upper body (3) engages with the lever mechanism arrives.
dadurch gekennzeichnet,
dass das Hebelgetriebe mit dem Laufrad (5) in Verbindung steht, welches durch das Hebelgetriebe von einer ersten Position während des Saugbetriebes in eine zweite Position in der Parkposition verstellt werden kann, wobei das Laufrad (5) in der zweiten Position einen größeren Abstand zum Saugmund (14) hat als in der ersten Position während des Saugbetriebes.Vacuum cleaner of the upright type according to claim 1,
characterized,
that the lever mechanism is in communication with the impeller (5) which can be adjusted by the lever mechanism from a first position during the suction operation to a second position in the park position, the impeller (5) in the second position a greater distance from the suction mouth (14) has as in the first position during the suction operation.
dadurch gekennzeichnet,
dass das Hebelgetriebe einen Antriebshebel (8), ein Umlenkhebel (9) und ein Stellhebel (11) umfasst, dass der mit dem Betätigungselement (7) des Oberkörpers (3) in Eingriff gelangende Antriebshebel (8) in einer Lagerstelle (10) der Bodeneinheit (2) drehbeweglich befestigt ist, dass der mit dem Laufrad (5) oder einer mehrere Laufräder tragenden Achse (51) in Verbindung stehende Stellhebel (11) ebenfalls in einer Lagerstelle (10) der Bodeneinheit (2) drehbeweglich befestigt ist und dass der Antriebshebel (8) und der Stellhebel (11) über einen Umlenkhebel (9) miteinander verbunden sind.Vacuum cleaner of the upright type according to claim 2,
characterized,
in that the lever mechanism comprises a drive lever (8), a reversing lever (9) and an adjusting lever (11), that the drive lever (8) engaging with the actuating element (7) of the upper body (3) in a bearing unit (10) of the ground unit (2) is rotatably mounted, that with the impeller (5) or a plurality of wheels carrying axle (51) in connection standing lever (11) is also rotatably mounted in a bearing point (10) of the bottom unit (2) and that the drive lever (8) and the adjusting lever (11) via a lever (9) are interconnected.
dadurch gekennzeichnet,
dass der Antriebshebel (8) und der Stellhebel (11) mit dem Umlenkhebel (9) über jeweils drehbeweglich ausgebildete Verbindungsstellen miteinander verbunden sind.Vacuum cleaner of the upright type according to claim 3,
characterized,
in that the drive lever (8) and the adjusting lever (11) are connected to the reversing lever (9) via connecting points which are in each case designed to be movable in rotation.
dadurch gekennzeichnet,
dass der Antriebshebel (8) als zweiseitiger Hebel mit einem Hebelarm (81) sowie einem Hebelarm (82) ausgebildet ist und um einen zwischen den beiden Hebelarmen liegenden Drehpunkt drehbeweglich in einer in der Bodeneinheit festen verankerten Lagerstelle (10) angeordnet ist, dass der Hebelarm (81) derart ausgerichtet ist, dass er durch eine Schwenkbewegung des Oberkörpers (3) mit dem Betätigungselement (7) in Eingriff gelangen kann und dass der Hebelarm (81) von einem Federelement (13) derart beaufschlagt wird, dass das Laufrad (5) während des Saugbetriebes in der für die Bodeneinheit (2) verfahrbaren Stellung gehalten wird.Vacuum cleaner of the upright type according to one of the preceding claims 1 to 4,
characterized,
in that the drive lever (8) is designed as a two-sided lever with a lever arm (81) and a lever arm (82) and is arranged rotatably about a pivot point anchored between the two lever arms in a bearing point (10) anchored in the ground unit in such a way that the lever arm (81) is oriented such that it can be engaged by a pivoting movement of the upper body (3) with the actuating element (7) and that the lever arm (81) by a spring element (13) is acted upon such that the impeller (5) is held during the suction operation in the for the ground unit (2) movable position.
dadurch gekennzeichnet,
dass das Federelement (13) als Drehfeder ausgebildet ist, die auf einem Stiftkörper an der Lagerstelle (10) der Bodeneinheit (2) aufsteckbar befestigt ist, wobei der eine Federarm der Drehfeder (13) am Hebelarm (81) des Antriebshebels (8) und der andere Federarm an einem in der Bodeneinheit (2) gebildeten Befestigungsstelle angreift.Vacuum cleaner of the upright type according to claim 5,
characterized,
in that the spring element (13) is designed as a torsion spring which is fastened on a pin body to the bearing point (10) of the base unit (2), wherein one spring arm of the torsion spring (13) on the lever arm (81) of the drive lever (8) and the other spring arm acts on an attachment point formed in the ground unit (2).
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