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(11) | EP 1 860 263 A3 |
(12) | EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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(54) | Hinge assembly |
(57) A vacuum cleaner comprises a closure (12) having a first hinge portion (13) and body
(10) having a second hinge portion (15) displaceably mounted thereon, the first portion
(13) is pivotally connected to the second portion (15) for rotation of the closure
(12) about a rotational axis (A-A) relative to the body (10). The vacuum cleaner further
comprises an axially projecting cam (17) on the first portion (13) having a cam surface
disposed radially outwardly of the rotational axis (A-A), and a fixed abutment surface
(18) disposed remote from the hinge portions (13,15). The surface of the cam (17)
is biased against the abutment surface (18) by a spring (16) acting on the second
hinge portion (15), the cleaner being arranged such that rotation of the first hinge
portion (13) about the rotational axis (A-A) causes the cam (17) to ride over the
abutment surface (18) under the applied bias allowing upward translatory movement
of the rotational axis (A-A) of the closure.
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