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(11) EP 4 312 701 A1

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(43) Date of publication:
07.02.2024 Bulletin 2024/06

(21) Application number: 21718806.9

(22) Date of filing: 26.03.2021
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A47L 13/256(2006.01)
G01C 22/00(2006.01)
A47L 13/20(2006.01)
G01P 13/00(2006.01)
(52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
A47L 13/256; A47L 13/20
(86) International application number:
PCT/EP2021/057984
(87) International publication number:
WO 2022/199848 (29.09.2022 Gazette 2022/39)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
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
Designated Extension States:
BA ME
Designated Validation States:
KH MA MD TN

(71) Applicants:
  • Carl Freudenberg KG
    69469 Weinheim (DE)
  • Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
    80686 München (DE)

(72) Inventors:
  • BLOCH, Oliver
    68259 Mannheim (DE)
  • LANGEJÜRGEN, Jens
    68167 Mannheim (DE)
  • RINGKAMP, Jan
    68167 Mannheim (DE)
  • RADLER, Philipp
    68167 Mannheim (DE)

(74) Representative: Reiser & Partner Patentanwälte mbB 
Weinheimer Straße 102
69469 Weinheim
69469 Weinheim (DE)

   


(54) CLEANING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING THE AREA TO BE CLEANED COVERED BY A CLEANING APPARATUS