Cleaning device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12048401-B2
Application number	US-201816487202-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 12, 2018
Priority date	Feb 27, 2017
Publication date	Jul 30, 2024
Grant date	Jul 30, 2024

Abstract

A cleaning device comprises a surface interaction layer (ML), a cleaning fluid supply (CFF) provided with a cleaning fluid channel (CFC) at the surface interaction layer (ML) for supplying a cleaning fluid to a surface (F) through the surface interaction layer (ML) being in contact with the surface (F), and a dirty fluid drain (DFD) having a dirty fluid channel (DFC) at the surface interaction layer (ML) for draining, by means of underpressure, dirty water from the surface (F) through the surface interaction layer (ML) being in contact with the surface (F).

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A cleaning device, comprising:
a first surface interaction layer and a second surface interaction layer, wherein the first surface interaction layer and the second surface interaction layer are not in a same plane; and arranged at a fixed angle such that one of the surface interaction layers is in contact with a surface without other surface interaction layer touching the surface, when the cleaning device is arranged for in one of a plurality of movement directions of the cleaning device;
a cleaning fluid supply provided with a cleaning fluid channel at the first surface interaction layer and the second surface interaction layer, for supplying a cleaning fluid to the surface through either the first surface interaction layer or the second surface interaction layer being in contact with the surface, when the cleaning device is arranged for in one of the plurality of movement directions of the cleaning device; and
a dirty fluid drain provided with a dirty fluid channel at the first surface interaction layer and the second surface interaction layer, for draining, by means of underpressure, a dirty fluid from the surface through one of the surface interaction layers being in contact with the surface,
wherein the cleaning fluid supply is arranged for supplying the cleaning fluid while the dirty fluid is being drained.

2. The cleaning device of claim 1 , wherein
the cleaning fluid supply is provided with a first cleaning fluid channel and a second cleaning fluid channel in parallel to the dirty fluid channel, the first cleaning fluid channel and the second cleaning fluid channel not being in the same plane, and wherein the cleaning device is arranged for in a first movement direction of the cleaning device, wetting the surface by the first cleaning fluid channel, and draining the surface by the dirty fluid channel without the second cleaning fluid channel touching the surface, and in a second movement direction of the cleaning device, wetting the surface by the second cleaning fluid channel and draining the surface by the dirty fluid channel without the first fluid channel touching the surface.

3. The cleaning device of claim 2 , wherein the first surface interaction layer is provided with the first cleaning fluid channel and the dirty fluid channel, and the second surface interaction layer is provided with the second cleaning fluid channel and the dirty fluid channel, with the first cleaning fluid channel, the second cleaning fluid channel, and the dirty fluid channel not being all in the same plane, wherein the first surface interaction layer is arranged for cleaning the surface in the first movement direction, and the second surface interaction layer is arranged for cleaning the surface in the second movement direction.

4. The cleaning device of claim 1 , wherein the dirty fluid drain is provided with a first dirty fluid channel and a second dirty fluid channel at opposite sides of and in parallel to the cleaning fluid channel.

5. The cleaning device of claim 1 , wherein the cleaning fluid supply is provided with a cleaning fluid container for supplying the cleaning fluid to the cleaning fluid channel.

6. The cleaning device of claim 1 , wherein the dirty fluid drain is provided with a dirty fluid container, and a pressure difference applying device for transferring the dirty fluid from the first surface interaction layer or the second surface interaction layer to the dirty fluid container.

7. The cleaning device of claim 1 , in which the first surface interaction layer and the second surface interaction layer are made of chamois or microfibers, wherein the microfibers have a polyurethane coating.

8. The cleaning device of claim 1 , wherein a coarse microfiber layer is between the dirty fluid drain and a fine microfiber layer arranged for contacting the surface, and wherein the fine microfiber layer is between the cleaning fluid supply and the coarse microfiber layer arranged for contacting the surface.

9. The cleaning device of claim 1 , further comprising a single fluid container to supply the cleaning fluid and to collect the dirty fluid.

10. A vacuum cleaner provided with the cleaning device of claim 1 .

11. A cleaning device, comprising:
a first surface interaction layer and a second surface interaction layer, wherein the first surface interaction layer and the second surface interaction layer are not in a same plane; and arranged at a fixed angle such that one of the surface interaction layers is in contact with a surface without other surface interaction layer touching the surface, when the cleaning device is arranged for in one of the plurality of movement directions of the cleaning device;
a cleaning fluid supply provided with a cleaning fluid channel at the first surface interaction layer and the second surface interaction layer, for supplying a cleaning fluid to the surface through either the first surface interaction layer or the second surface interaction layer being in contact with the surface, when the cleaning device is arranged for in one of the plurality of movement directions of the cleaning device; and
a dirty fluid drain provided with a dirty fluid channel at the first surface interaction layer and the second surface interaction layer, for draining, by means of underpressure, a dirty fluid from the surface through one of the surface interaction layers being in contact with the surface,
wherein the cleaning fluid supply is arranged for supplying the cleaning fluid while the dirty fluid is being drained,
wherein the first surface interaction layer and the second surface interaction layer comprise a fine microfiber and a coarse microfiber, and
wherein the fine microfiber is arranged for contacting the surface where the dirty fluid is drained from the surface, and the coarse microfiber is arranged for contacting the surface where the cleaning fluid is supplied to the surface.

Assignees

• Koninklijke Philips Nv

Inventors

• De Wit Bastiaan Johannes
• Lubbers Matthijs Hendrikus
• Kingma Pieter

Classifications

• A47L11/4094

  Accessories to be used in combination with conventional vacuum-cleaning devices · CPC title

• A47L11/4088

  Supply pumps; Spraying devices; Supply conduits · CPC title

• A47L11/4083

  Liquid supply reservoirs; Preparation of the agents, e.g. mixing devices · CPC title

• A47L11/4044

  Vacuuming or pick-up tools; Squeegees · CPC title

• A47L11/30

  by suction · CPC title