Abstract:
A compact motor housing for housing a motor and a blower of a cleaning device and with integrated air outlet silencing. The motor housing encloses a flow passage between a flow inlet and outlet. The housing has a blower chamber fluidically connected to the flow inlet, and via first and second outlet openings also fluidically connected to at least two parallel, preferably similar, silencer ducts each being arranged in an area limited by an angle of less than 90°, seen in a view parallel with the blower and motor axis. The silencer ducts each have at least one wallbetween the blower chamber and the external wall of the motor housing for causing at least one flow direction bend, so as to provide a noise attenuating effect. The areas occupied by the at least two silencer ducts are non-overlapping, seen in a view parallel with the blower and motor axis. With a circular blower chamber, a compact box shaped motor housing can be provided with corner volumes available for silencer ducts.
Abstract:
A high pressure cleaner with adjustable flow and/or pressure. A controller (CTL) serves to receive a wireless control signal (WCS) from a remote control unit (RCU), e.g. integrated in the spray handle (SH), in response to an input from a user. The controller (CTL) controls the high pressure module (HPM), e.g. electric power to its electric motor, so as to adjust a flow and/or pressure level at the liquid output (L_O) of the high pressure module (HPM) in accordance with the wireless control signal (WCS), between a plurality of different flow and/or pressure levels in an active state of the high pressure module (HPM). Further, the controller may be arranged to switch off electric power to the motor of the high pressure module (HPM) and/or activate a safety valve in response to a wireless control signal (WCS). The user interface (U_I) that allows the user to enter the desired flow and/or pressure level, may further visualize the flow and/or pressure level to the user.
Abstract:
A connecting element for coupling of the suction pipe (3) of a suction cleaner to a mouthpiece (2) having a suction sole (9) with an abutment surface (10) and an elongated suction slot which debouches on the abutment surface (10) of the suction sole (9), and wherein the connecting element comprises flexible joints (4, 5, 7, 8) which may transmit an angle change of the suction pipe (3) of the vacuum cleaner about the longitudinal axis of the suction pipe to a rotation of the vacuum cleaner mouthpiece in the plane of the abutment surface (10), and also allows a freedom of movement between the vacuum cleaner mouthpiece (2) and the vacuum cleaner suction pipe (3) whereby the abutment surface may freely assume different orientations relative to the longitudinal axis of the suction pipe. According to the invention the flexible joint has a freedom of movement which allows the suction pipe to be freely movable about an axis (8a) which is parallel with the suction slot in an angle ( alpha ) outwards to both sides of a plane (11) which is perpendicular to the plane of the abutment surface (10) and extends along and through the elongated suction slot, and the suction pipe (3) has or may assume an angle ( beta ) in the plane (11) which is perpendicular to the plane of the abutment surface (10), said angle ( beta ) being, relative to the plane (10) of the abutment surface, less than 80 DEG .
Abstract:
A vacuum cleaner blower (1) with a blower wheel (7) and a motor (2) arranged for rotating the blower wheel (7) abuts its axis of symmetry (13), and a diffuser (8) extending radially beyond the outer periphery of the blower wheel (7), and wherein the diffuser (8) has guide surfaces (17, 18) which form diffusion flow passages (14) that define the flow direction for the air conveyed through the diffuser (8) from the blower wheel (7), said flow direction being anywhere in the diffuser flow passage (14) definable by velocity components in radial, axial and tangential directions, respectively, relative to the axis of rotation (13) of the blower (7). The diffuser flow passages (14) according to the invention formed by the guide surfaces (17, 18) being so provided that they convey the flow of air in such a manner that the velocity component of the flow in the axial direction relative to the velocity component of the flow in the radial direction is higher at the outlet opening of the diffuser flow (14) than at the inlet opening, makes it possible in case of given installation dimensions to design an efficient diffuser while simultaneously providing the blower wheel with a relatively large outer periphery.
Abstract:
A cleaning machine for cleaning along an intended direction of use includes a drive assembly, a cleaning element, and a multi-directional wheel. The Drive assembly includes a motor and a pair of drive wheels operable connected to the motor. Each wheel of the pair of wheels can be configured to be driven independently of the other wheel. The cleaning element can be disposed forward of the pair of drive wheels along the intended direction of use of the cleaning machine. The multi-directional wheel disposed forward along the intended direction of use of the pair of drive wheels. The multi-directional wheel can define a pivot axis and can be configured to swivel about the pivot axis in a range of direction extending 360°.
Abstract:
Method for operating a dirt collecting device for a sweeping vehicle or for a vacuum cleaner nozzle of a floor or upright vacuum cleaner, which each comprise a suction fan with controllable speed and/or power, wherein in a first method step, the suction power of the suction fan is set at such a low level that the suction pressure in the dirt collecting device or the vacuum cleaner nozzle is merely sufficient to convey and deposit the absorbed coarse dirt into the intermediate container, and to convey the absorbed fine dirt into a downstream collection container, (normal operation); and that in a second method step, the filling level in the intermediate container is detected with respect to the coarse dirt deposited therein; and that in a third method step, if the filling level in the intermediate container is exceeded, the suction power of the suction fan is increased such that the coarse dirt, which is temporarily deposited in the intermediate container, becomes dispersible and is conveyed into the downstream collection container (emptying mode).
Abstract:
A cleaning system comprises a power plant, a regenerative blower having a power input shaft, a suction port, and a discharge port, an interface assembly configured for transmitting power from the power plant to the regenerative blower, a pump configured for generating pressurized water, and a heat exchanger system configured for heating the pressurized water.
Abstract:
An adapter device for arranging a container (4, 6) on the upper face (5) of a cleaning device (9), said adapter device consisting of an adapter plate (1, 2) with a support surface (13, 15) and at least one locking element for locking the container in place on the (4, 6) adapter plate. The adapter plate (1, 2) is divided into at least two parts and consists of a front adapter plate (1) and a rear adapter plate (2) which can be separately mounted on the upper face (5) of the cleaning device (9).
Abstract:
Apparatus for floor cleaning, having a cavity that opens on the dashboard, a plurality of mechanically similar interchangeable keys, and suitable to be inserted completely into and operate with said cavity, two or more Hall-effect sensors arranged outside said cavity, at least one first key containing at least one magnet, and at least one second key including at least one respective second magnet, which are in functional correspondence with respective predefined sensors.Said magnets do not interfere with sensors to which they are not geometrically connected, and for this purpose they are aligned on a same straight line, and the insertion of said keys causes a movement of said magnets toward the respective sensors with a motion orthogonal to said straight line.