Global Patent Index - EP 3697717 B1

EP 3697717 B1 20240515 - CLEANING APPARATUS

Title (en)

CLEANING APPARATUS

Title (de)

REINIGUNGSVORRICHTUNG

Title (fr)

APPAREIL DE NETTOYAGE

Publication

EP 3697717 B1 20240515 (EN)

Application

EP 18795778 A 20181019

Priority

  • GB 201717202 A 20171019
  • GB 201806007 A 20180411
  • GB 2018053040 W 20181019

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2019077372A1] An escalator cleaning apparatus (1) having a cleaning head (2) and a brush element (3) extending from the leading or trailing edge of the cleaning head (2). The cleaning head (2) includes a cleaning pad (4) with castellations (43) on one side, which are configured to engage the grooves of an escalator step, and the brush element (3) is configured to engage a gap between escalator or travellator steps. A cleaning cover (6) is releasably securable to the cleaning head (2) and is configured to conform to the castellations (43). The cleaning apparatus (1) includes a clamp (5) connected to the cleaning head (2) and movable between a first, loading position and a second, clamped, position. A gap is formed between the clamp (5) and the cleaning head (2) in the first position and the clamp (5) holds the removable cover (6) against the cleaning head (2)in the second position.

IPC 8 full level

B66B 31/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP GB)

B66B 31/003 (2013.01 - EP GB)

Citation (examination)

EP 0269852 B1 19900207

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)

WO 2019077372 A1 20190425; EP 3697717 A1 20200826; EP 3697717 B1 20240515; EP 3697717 B8 20240703; GB 201817113 D0 20181205; GB 2569435 A 20190619

DOCDB simple family (application)

GB 2018053040 W 20181019; EP 18795778 A 20181019; GB 201817113 A 20181019