EP4014826C0 - Floor cleaning device - Google Patents

Floor cleaning device

Info

Publication number: EP4014826C0
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: cleaning device; floor cleaning; floor; cleaning
Prior art date: 2020-12-21
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Active

Application number

EP21211219.7A

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

Other versions

EP4014826B1 (en

EP4014826A1 (en

Inventor

Philipp Rath

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Wessel Werk GmbH

Original Assignee

Wessel Werk GmbH

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

2020-12-21

Filing date

2021-11-30

Publication date

2023-10-18

2021-11-30 Application filed by Wessel Werk GmbH filed Critical Wessel Werk GmbH

2022-06-22 Publication of EP4014826A1 publication Critical patent/EP4014826A1/en

2023-10-18 Application granted granted Critical

2023-10-18 Publication of EP4014826B1 publication Critical patent/EP4014826B1/en

2023-10-18 Publication of EP4014826C0 publication Critical patent/EP4014826C0/en

Status Active legal-status Critical Current

2041-11-30 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Links

238000004140 cleaning Methods 0.000 title 1

Classifications

- 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
- A47L9/04—Nozzles with driven brushes or agitators
- A47L9/0461—Dust-loosening tools, e.g. agitators, brushes
- A47L9/0466—Rotating tools
- A47L9/0477—Rolls
- 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
- A47L11/40—Parts or details of machines not provided for in groups A47L11/02 - A47L11/38, or not restricted to one of these groups, e.g. handles, arrangements of switches, skirts, buffers, levers
- A47L11/4036—Parts or details of the surface treating tools
- A47L11/4047—Wound-up or endless cleaning belts
- 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
- A47L11/02—Floor surfacing or polishing machines
- A47L11/20—Floor surfacing or polishing machines combined with vacuum cleaning devices
- A47L11/201—Floor surfacing or polishing machines combined with vacuum cleaning devices with supply of cleaning agents
- 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
- A47L9/04—Nozzles with driven brushes or agitators
- A47L9/0494—Height adjustment of dust-loosening tools
- 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

Landscapes

Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
Nozzles For Electric Vacuum Cleaners (AREA)
Cleaning In General (AREA)

EP21211219.7A 2020-12-21 2021-11-30 Floor cleaning device Active EP4014826B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
DE102020134499.6A DE102020134499A1 (en)	2020-12-21	2020-12-21	floor cleaning device

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP4014826A1 EP4014826A1 (en)	2022-06-22
EP4014826B1 EP4014826B1 (en)	2023-10-18
EP4014826C0 true EP4014826C0 (en)	2023-10-18

Family

ID=78820111

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP21211219.7A Active EP4014826B1 (en)	2020-12-21	2021-11-30	Floor cleaning device

Country Status (3)

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US (1)	US11992173B2 (en)
EP (1)	EP4014826B1 (en)
DE (2)	DE102020134499A1 (en)

Families Citing this family (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
CN117562446A (en) *	2022-08-02	2024-02-20	范颂尼控股有限公司	Cleaning assembly and surface cleaning device

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2020
- 2020-12-21 DE DE102020134499.6A patent/DE102020134499A1/en active Pending
2021
- 2021-11-30 DE DE202021004344.6U patent/DE202021004344U1/en active Active
- 2021-11-30 EP EP21211219.7A patent/EP4014826B1/en active Active
- 2021-12-20 US US17/556,189 patent/US11992173B2/en active Active

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US20220192447A1 (en)	2022-06-23
DE102020134499A1 (en)	2022-06-23
EP4014826B1 (en)	2023-10-18
US11992173B2 (en)	2024-05-28
EP4014826A1 (en)	2022-06-22
DE202021004344U1 (en)	2023-10-12

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