Global Patent Index - EP 2849620 B1

EP 2849620 B1 20160727 - SELF-PROPELLED AND SELF-STEERING FLOOR CLEANING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE MOVEMENT THEREOF

Title (en)

SELF-PROPELLED AND SELF-STEERING FLOOR CLEANING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE MOVEMENT THEREOF

Title (de)

SELBSTFAHRENDES UND SELBSTLENKENDES BODENREINIGUNGSGERÄT SOWIE VERFAHREN ZUR STEUERUNG VON DESSEN BEWEGUNG

Title (fr)

APPAREIL DE NETTOYAGE DU SOL SE DÉPLAÇANT ET SE DIRIGEANT DE MANIÈRE AUTONOME AINSI QUE PROCÉDÉ DESTINÉ À COMMANDER SON DÉPLACEMENT

Publication

EP 2849620 B1 20160727 (DE)

Application

EP 13718160 A 20130416

Priority

  • DE 102012104326 A 20120518
  • EP 2013057944 W 20130416

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2013171014A1] The invention relates to a self-propelled and self-steering floor cleaning device (10) comprising a housing (20) and a cleaning tool in the form of a cleaning brush (36) having cleaning bristles (63), wherein the housing (20) forms a brush receiving space (40) in which the cleaning brush (36) is received in such as manner as to be rotationally drivable about a rotary axis (39) oriented in relation to a longitudinal or main movement direction (22) of the floor cleaning device (10) in the transverse direction (38) of the floor cleaning device (10), and wherein the housing (20) includes or forms brush covers (50, 51) which cover at least regions of the cleaning brush (36) on the end face. In order to provide a floor cleaning device of this type, with which improved cleaning results can be achieved, according to the invention at least one brush cover (50, 51) is formed so that it can move relative to the housing (20) and can be transferred from a bristle covering position, in which the brush cover (50, 51) laterally protrudes over cleaning bristles (63) of the cleaning brush (36) in the transverse direction (38) of the floor cleaning device (10), to a bristle exposing position, in which some of the cleaning bristles (63) laterally protrude over the brush cover (50, 51) in the transverse direction (38) of the floor cleaning device (10), and vice versa. The invention also relates to a method for controlling the movement of a floor cleaning device of this type.

IPC 8 full level

A47L 9/00 (2006.01); A47L 9/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A47L 9/00 (2013.01); A47L 9/0477 (2013.01); A47L 2201/00 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

DE 102012104326 A1 20131121; CN 104271021 A 20150107; CN 104271021 B 20160914; EP 2849620 A1 20150325; EP 2849620 B1 20160727; WO 2013171014 A1 20131121

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 102012104326 A 20120518; CN 201380024730 A 20130416; EP 13718160 A 20130416; EP 2013057944 W 20130416