Vacuumed material collection station, vacuum cleaning apparatus and system consisting of a vacuumed material collection station and a vacuum cleaning apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11357372-B2
Application number	US-202016800174-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 25, 2020
Priority date	Mar 8, 2019
Publication date	Jun 14, 2022
Grant date	Jun 14, 2022

Abstract

A vacuumed material collection station for receiving vacuumed material from a vacuum cleaning apparatus includes a vacuumed material collection container and an interface for connecting the vacuum cleaning apparatus to the vacuumed material collection station. The vacuumed material collection station comprises a receptacle space for receiving a filter chamber of a vacuum cleaning apparatus connected to the vacuumed material collection station and a feed device for feeding the filter chamber into the receptacle space. The receptacle space is designed for completely encompassing the filter chamber and/or at the most not encompassing a chamber side facing the interface with the vacuum cleaning apparatus. The receptacle space forms a partial volume within the housing of the vacuumed material collection station, and the feed device is designed for removing the filter chamber from the vacuum cleaning apparatus and displacing the filter chamber into the receptacle space.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A vacuumed material collection station for receiving vacuumed material from a vacuum cleaning apparatus, comprising:
a housing;
a vacuumed material collection container disposed in the housing;
an interface configured for connecting the vacuum cleaning apparatus to the vacuumed material collection station;
a receptacle space disposed in the housing and being configured for receiving a filter chamber of the vacuum cleaning apparatus connected to the vacuumed material collection station, and
a feed device configured for feeding the filter chamber into the receptacle space,
wherein the receptacle space is designed for completely encompassing the filter chamber or at the most not encompassing a chamber side facing the interface with the vacuum cleaning apparatus, wherein the receptacle space forms a partial volume within the housing of the vacuumed material collection station, wherein the feed device is designed for removing the filter chamber from the vacuum cleaning apparatus and displacing the filter chamber into the receptacle space, and
wherein the vacuumed material collection container is configured for receiving vacuumed material from the filter chamber that is located in the receptacle space.

2. The vacuumed material collection station according to claim 1 , wherein the feed device comprises a guiding device configured for guiding a displacement motion of the filter chamber into the receptacle space or a driving device configured for displacing the filter chamber.

3. The vacuumed material collection station according to claim 2 , wherein the guiding device comprises a slotted guide or a guide rail or a guide spindle.

4. The vacuumed material collection station according to claim 1 , wherein the receptacle space is arranged above the vacuumed material collection container in an operative orientation of the vacuumed material collection station such that vacuumed material can drop from a filter chamber arranged in the receptacle space into the vacuumed material collection container under the influence of gravitational force.

5. The vacuumed material collection station according to claim 1 , wherein the receptacle space is arranged in an air flow channel of the vacuumed material collection station.

6. The vacuumed material collection station according to claim 5 , further comprising a station fan designed for generating a vacuum in the receptacle space, the station fan being associated with the air flow channel.

7. The vacuumed material collection station according to claim 5 , wherein the air flow channel comprises pressure sensors arranged upstream and downstream of the receptacle space relative to a flow direction.

8. A system consisting of a vacuumed material collection station according to claim 1 and a vacuum cleaning apparatus with a housing, a suction nozzle, a filter chamber, a fan and an electric motor for driving the fan,
wherein the feed device of the vacuumed material collection station is designed for removing the filter chamber from the vacuum cleaning apparatus and displacing the filter chamber into the receptacle space, or wherein the vacuum cleaning apparatus comprises a displacement device that is designed for displacing the filter chamber out of the housing of the vacuum cleaning apparatus,
wherein the vacuum cleaning apparatus is configured to be arranged on the interface of the vacuumed material collection station in such a way that the receptacle space of the vacuumed material collection station and a portion of the vacuum cleaning apparatus containing the filter chamber are connected to one another.

Assignees

• Vorwerk Co Interholding

Inventors

• Buening Thomas
• Fleczok Benjamin
• Frielinghaus Robert
• Helmich Martin
• Hillen Lorenz
• Holz Christian
• Isenberg Gerhard
• Mosebach Andrej
• Ortmann Roman
• Schmitz Kevin
• Vitz Fabian
• Van Teeffelen Niklas
• Hackert Georg

Classifications

• A47L9/2873 Primary

  Docking units or charging stations (for autonomous or robotic vacuum cleaners A47L2201/02) · CPC title

• A47L11/4091 Primary

  Storing or parking devices, arrangements therefor; Means allowing transport of the machine when it is not being used · CPC title

• A47L9/106 Primary

  Dust removal · CPC title

• A47L2201/024

  Emptying dust or waste liquid containers · CPC title

• A47L11/00

  Machines for cleaning floors, carpets, furniture, walls, or wall coverings · CPC title