EP 4213693 B1 20240529 - WET CLEANING APPARATUS
Title (en)
WET CLEANING APPARATUS
Title (de)
NASSREINIGUNGSGERÄT
Title (fr)
APPAREIL DE NETTOYAGE PAR VOIE HUMIDE
Publication
Application
Priority
- EP 20196634 A 20200917
- EP 2021075564 W 20210917
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP3970586A1] Provided is a wet cleaning apparatus (10), such as a wet vacuum cleaner. The wet cleaning apparatus comprises a cleaner head (12) for cleaning a surface to be cleaned. The cleaner head has a dirt inlet (11). A motor (14) and fan (16) deliver suction to the dirt inlet. The wet cleaning apparatus includes a separator unit (18) for separating water from a flow of air generated by the suction. The separated water is collected in a container (19). The container has a top (19A) and a bottom (19B), and a side portion (19D) extending there between. The separated air is passed out of the container towards the motor and fan via an air passage (22). The air passage is spatially separated from the bottom of the container. The wet cleaning apparatus has a handle (24) for grasping by a user of the apparatus. A user pushing the handle causes at least the cleaner head and the container to move forward, and the user pulling the handle causes said at least the cleaner head and the container to move backwards towards the user. The water collected in the container sloshes against the side portion of the container when the user is pushing the cleaner head and the container forward. A water directing member (26) sealingly adjoins the side portion, and protrudes into the container backwards from the side portion, thereby to inhibit the water sloshing against the side portion from continuing to move along the side portion towards the air passage.
IPC 8 full level
CPC (source: CN EP KR US)
A47L 5/28 (2013.01 - EP KR US); A47L 7/0004 (2013.01 - CN EP KR); A47L 7/0023 (2013.01 - CN); A47L 7/0028 (2013.01 - CN EP KR US); A47L 7/009 (2013.01 - CN); A47L 9/00 (2013.01 - CN); A47L 9/02 (2013.01 - CN US); A47L 9/10 (2013.01 - CN); A47L 9/18 (2013.01 - US)
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)
EP 3970586 A1 20220323; AU 2021343270 A1 20230601; CN 114190814 A 20220318; CN 216907775 U 20220708; EP 4213693 A1 20230726; EP 4213693 B1 20240529; EP 4213693 C0 20240529; JP 2023541293 A 20230929; JP 7577840 B2 20241105; KR 20230067654 A 20230516; US 2023320545 A1 20231012; WO 2022058471 A1 20220324
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 20196634 A 20200917; AU 2021343270 A 20210917; CN 202111094882 A 20210917; CN 202122261868 U 20210917; EP 2021075564 W 20210917; EP 21769486 A 20210917; JP 2023516763 A 20210917; KR 20237012604 A 20210917; US 202118027063 A 20210917