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EP3698695B1 - Upright vacuum cleaner provided with a main body formed from a first and a second half-shell - Google Patents

Upright vacuum cleaner provided with a main body formed from a first and a second half-shell Download PDF

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EP3698695B1
EP3698695B1 EP20158099.0A EP20158099A EP3698695B1 EP 3698695 B1 EP3698695 B1 EP 3698695B1 EP 20158099 A EP20158099 A EP 20158099A EP 3698695 B1 EP3698695 B1 EP 3698695B1
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Nicolas CORITON
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L5/00—Structural features of suction cleaners
    • A47L5/12—Structural features of suction cleaners with power-driven air-pumps or air-compressors, e.g. driven by motor vehicle engine vacuum
    • A47L5/22—Structural features of suction cleaners with power-driven air-pumps or air-compressors, e.g. driven by motor vehicle engine vacuum with rotary fans
    • A47L5/28—Suction cleaners with handles and nozzles fixed on the casings, e.g. wheeled suction cleaners with steering handle
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L9/00—Details or accessories of suction cleaners, e.g. mechanical means for controlling the suction or for effecting pulsating action; Storing devices specially adapted to suction cleaners or parts thereof; Carrying-vehicles specially adapted for suction cleaners
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L9/00—Details or accessories of suction cleaners, e.g. mechanical means for controlling the suction or for effecting pulsating action; Storing devices specially adapted to suction cleaners or parts thereof; Carrying-vehicles specially adapted for suction cleaners
    • A47L9/0081—Means for exhaust-air diffusion; Means for sound or vibration damping
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L9/00—Details or accessories of suction cleaners, e.g. mechanical means for controlling the suction or for effecting pulsating action; Storing devices specially adapted to suction cleaners or parts thereof; Carrying-vehicles specially adapted for suction cleaners
    • A47L9/02—Nozzles
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L9/00—Details or accessories of suction cleaners, e.g. mechanical means for controlling the suction or for effecting pulsating action; Storing devices specially adapted to suction cleaners or parts thereof; Carrying-vehicles specially adapted for suction cleaners
    • A47L9/10—Filters; Dust separators; Dust removal; Automatic exchange of filters
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L9/00—Details or accessories of suction cleaners, e.g. mechanical means for controlling the suction or for effecting pulsating action; Storing devices specially adapted to suction cleaners or parts thereof; Carrying-vehicles specially adapted for suction cleaners
    • A47L9/10—Filters; Dust separators; Dust removal; Automatic exchange of filters
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L9/00—Details or accessories of suction cleaners, e.g. mechanical means for controlling the suction or for effecting pulsating action; Storing devices specially adapted to suction cleaners or parts thereof; Carrying-vehicles specially adapted for suction cleaners
    • A47L9/24—Hoses or pipes; Hose or pipe couplings
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  • the present invention relates to the field of stick vacuum cleaners making it possible to suck up dust and waste of small particle size present on a surface to be cleaned, which may for example be tiling, parquet, laminate, carpet or a carpet.
  • a stick vacuum cleaner comprises in known manner a handle, a suction head which is configured to be in contact with a floor to be cleaned, a main body disposed between the handle and the suction head, and a device for separating and storing waste. removably mounted on the main body.
  • the document FR2940034 discloses such a broom vacuum cleaner.
  • the device for separating and storing waste comprises in particular a waste storage container and a connecting duct comprising an air inlet opening configured to be fluidly connected to the suction head and an air outlet opening through the outlet. inside the waste storage container.
  • the connecting duct is fixed, for example by ultrasonic welding, on the outer surface of the waste storage container.
  • Such a configuration of the waste separation and storage device significantly increases the manufacturing costs of the waste separation and storage device, and therefore of the stick vacuum cleaner.
  • the present invention aims to remedy all or part of these drawbacks.
  • the technical problem underlying the invention consists in particular in providing a stick vacuum cleaner which is of simple and economical structure.
  • the present invention relates to a stick vacuum cleaner comprising a handle, a suction head which is configured to be in contact with a floor. to be cleaned, a main body disposed between the handle and the suction head, and a device for separating and storing waste removably mounted on the main body, characterized in that the main body comprises a first half-shell and a second half-shell which are assembled together and which define an internal connecting duct, the internal connecting duct being configured to fluidly connect the suction head to an air inlet of the separation and storage device waste, and in that the main body further comprises a seal disposed between the first and second half-shells so as to seal the internal connecting duct.
  • Such a configuration of the stick vacuum cleaner, and in particular of the main body, makes it possible to produce the internal connecting duct, which connects the suction head to the device for separating and storing waste, directly by assembling the first and second. half-shells, and therefore without requiring the attachment of an additional part to the waste storage container. This results in a significant reduction in the manufacturing costs of the stick vacuum cleaner according to the present invention.
  • the stick vacuum cleaner can also have one or more of the following characteristics, taken alone or in combination.
  • each of the first and second half-shells is made of plastic.
  • the first and second half-shells are assembled together along their peripheries.
  • the seal extends substantially parallel to an assembly plane of the first and second half-shells.
  • the device for separating and storing waste comprises a waste storage container comprising the air inlet.
  • the internal connecting duct comprises a first duct portion extending substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the stick of the stick vacuum cleaner, and a second portion of duct extending transversely, and for example substantially perpendicularly, to the longitudinal axis of the stick of the stick vacuum cleaner.
  • the internal connecting duct comprises an air outlet opening which is located opposite the air inlet and which is fluidly connected to the air inlet.
  • the seal extends at least along the longitudinal walls of the internal connecting duct.
  • the first half-shell comprises a receiving groove in which the seal is received.
  • the second half-shell comprises a bearing rib configured to compress the seal received in the receiving groove.
  • the receiving groove and the bearing rib each extend at least along the longitudinal walls of the internal connecting duct.
  • the support rib extends continuously or discontinuously along the internal connecting duct.
  • the support rib at least partially delimits the internal connecting duct.
  • the first half-shell comprises a duct wall comprising an internal wall surface which at least partially delimits the internal connecting duct and an external wall surface which is opposite the wall surface. internal, the first half-shell further comprising a retaining rib which extends along the outer wall surface of the duct wall, the duct wall and the retaining rib defining the receiving groove.
  • the duct wall extends from continuously or discontinuously along the internal connecting duct.
  • the support rib and the duct wall overlap at least partially.
  • at least a portion of the support rib is located opposite the outer wall surface of the duct wall.
  • the duct wall has a height greater than a height of the support rib.
  • the first half-shell further comprises a counter-bearing rib extending from a groove bottom of the receiving groove, the seal bearing against the counter-support rib.
  • the seal can thus be clamped between the counter-bearing rib and the bearing rib, which improves the sealing of the internal connecting duct.
  • the first half-shell comprises a first bottom wall from which the duct wall extends.
  • the second half-shell comprises a second bottom wall from which the support rib extends.
  • the first and second bottom walls at least partially define an outer surface of the main body.
  • the main body contains a suction device configured to generate an air flow through the suction head and the internal connecting duct.
  • the suction device comprises a motor housing and a vacuum motor disposed in the motor housing.
  • the longitudinal axis of the suction motor is substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the handle.
  • the first and second half-shells define an internal housing in which the suction device is placed.
  • the first and second half-shells define an air stream located downstream of the suction device and in which the air flow generated by the suction device is intended to circulate. .
  • the main body further comprises at least one discharge opening through which the air flow generated by the suction device is rejected to the outside of the main body.
  • At least one discharge opening is provided on the first half-shell.
  • the at least one discharge opening is oriented towards the device for separating and storing waste.
  • the main body and the device for separating and storing waste delimit a space into which the at least one discharge opening emerges and through which circulates the flow of air discharged to outside the main body.
  • the stick vacuum cleaner comprises an acoustic absorption element arranged in the main body so as to cover the at least one discharge opening.
  • the acoustic absorption element is advantageously made of a porous material, and can for example be an acoustic foam.
  • the air stream is delimited by the first and second half-shells and the acoustic absorption element.
  • the main body comprises a receiving housing in which the device for separating and storing waste is removably mounted.
  • the figure 1 shows a stick vacuum cleaner 2 comprising a main body 3, a handle 4 mechanically connected to the main body 3, and a suction head 5, also called a nozzle, which is arranged to be in contact with a floor to be cleaned.
  • the handle 4 comprises in particular a handle 6 at its upper end.
  • the stick vacuum cleaner 2 further comprises a device for separating and storing waste 7 which is removably mounted on the main body 3, in order to be able to be cleaned.
  • the waste separation and storage device 7 comprises in particular a waste storage container 8, and a separator filter (not shown in the figures) housed in the storage container of waste 8.
  • the waste storage container 8 is more particularly received in a receiving housing 9 delimited by the main body 3.
  • the main body 3 comprises in particular an internal connecting duct 11 (see figure 4 ) configured to fluidly connect the suction head 5 to an air inlet 12 provided on the waste storage container 8.
  • the internal connecting duct 11 comprises in particular an air outlet opening 13 which is located opposite the air inlet 12 and which is fluidly connected to the latter.
  • the internal connecting duct 11 comprises a first duct portion 11.1 extending substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the handle 4, and a second duct portion 11.2 extending transversely, and for example substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the handle 4.
  • the main body 3 contains a suction device 14 which comprises a motor casing 15 and a suction motor 16, also called a motor-fan, arranged in the motor casing 15 and configured to generate an air flow at the through the suction head 5 and the internal connecting duct 11.
  • the suction device 14 is more particularly arranged in an internal housing 17 defined by the main body 3.
  • the suction motor 16 comprises a fan and an electric motor configured to drive the fan in rotation.
  • the longitudinal axis of the suction motor 16 is substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the handle 4.
  • the stick vacuum cleaner 2 further comprises a rechargeable battery (not shown in the figures) configured to supply electrically the suction motor 16.
  • the rechargeable battery can be housed in the main body 3 or in the handle 4.
  • the motor housing 15 comprises a support 18 configured to support the suction motor 16, and a shroud 19 assembled to the support 18 and covering the suction motor 16.
  • the motor housing 15 further comprises a passage opening ( no shown in the figures) provided on the support 18 and fluidly connected to the device for separating and storing waste 7.
  • the fairing 19 comprises an air outlet 21 and a protective grid 22 which is located between the air outlet 21 and the suction motor 16. These arrangements make it possible to prevent a user from accessing the active parts of the device. vacuum motor 16 which is housed in the motor housing 15.
  • the stick vacuum cleaner 2 also comprises a filtration device 23 disposed in the main body 3 downstream of the suction motor 16.
  • the filtration device 23 is mounted on the motor housing 15, and more particularly on the fairing 19. According to the embodiment shown in the figures, the filtration device 23 is applied against the protective grid 22.
  • the suction motor 16 is more particularly configured such that the air flow generated flows through the passage opening provided on the support 18 and the air outlet 21, and the filter device 23 is configured to retain dust particles carried by the air flow escaping through the air outlet 21.
  • the main body 3 further comprises an air stream 24 which is located downstream of the filtration device 23 and in which the air flow generated by the suction motor 16 is intended to circulate, and openings for evacuation 25 (see figure 2 ) through which the air flow is rejected to the outside of the main body 3.
  • the discharge openings 25 are oriented towards the device for separating and storing waste 7.
  • the main body 3 and the device for separating and storing waste 7 delimit a space 26 into which the discharge openings 25 emerge and through which circulates the flow of air discharged outside the main body 3.
  • the stick vacuum cleaner 2 further comprises an acoustic absorption element 27 arranged in the main body 3 so as to cover the discharge openings 25.
  • the acoustic absorption element 27 is advantageously made of a porous material, and may for example be an acoustic foam.
  • the sound absorption element 27 comprises a first surface 27.1 applied against the exhaust openings 25 and a second surface 27.2 oriented towards the interior of the main body 3.
  • the air stream 24 is partially delimited by the main body 3 and the second surface 27.2 of the sound absorption element 27.
  • the air stream 24 extends parallel to the second surface 27.2 of the 'sound absorbing element 27 so that a major part of the air flow, generated by the suction motor 16, circulates along the second surface 27.2 of the sound absorbing element 27 before s' escape through the sound-absorbing element 27 in the direction of the exhaust openings 25.
  • the main body 3 comprises a first half-shell 3.1 and a second half-shell 3.2 which are assembled to one another, for example by screwing or snapping, and which more particularly define the internal connecting duct 11, the internal housing 17 and the air stream 24.
  • the first and second half-shells 3.1, 3.2 are for example assembled to one another along their peripheries.
  • the main body 3 further comprises a seal 28 disposed between the first and second half-shells 3.1, 3.2 so as to seal the internal connecting duct 11.
  • the seal 28 extends substantially parallel to a plane. assembly of the first and second half-shells 3.1, 3.2.
  • the seal 28 extends more particularly at least along the longitudinal walls of the internal connecting duct 11, but it can also extend along one or more transverse walls of the internal connecting duct 11.
  • the first half-shell 3.1 comprises a receiving groove 29 extending along the internal connecting duct 11 and in which the seal 28 is received
  • the second half-shell 3.2 comprises a support rib 31 extending along the internal connecting duct 11 and configured to compress the seal 28 received in the receiving groove 29.
  • the receiving groove 29 and the bearing rib 31 each extend continuously along the internal connecting duct 11, and in particular along the longitudinal walls of the duct. internal connection 11.
  • the receiving groove 29 and the support rib 31 could each extend discontinuously along the internal connection duct 11.
  • the first half-shell 3.1 also comprises a duct wall 32 comprising an internal wall surface 32.1 which laterally delimits the internal connecting duct 11 and an external wall surface 32.2 which is opposite to the inner wall surface 32.1.
  • the duct wall 32 has a height greater than a height of the support rib 31, such that the support rib 31 and the duct wall 32 overlap at least partially.
  • the entirety of the support rib 31 is located opposite the outer wall surface 32.2 of the duct wall 32, such that the internal connecting duct 11 is delimited laterally only by the duct wall 32.
  • the first half-shell 3.1 further comprises a retaining rib 33 which extends along the outer wall surface 32.2 of the duct wall 32, such that the duct wall 32 and the retaining rib 33 delimit the receiving groove 29.
  • a retaining rib 33 which extends along the outer wall surface 32.2 of the duct wall 32, such that the duct wall 32 and the retaining rib 33 delimit the receiving groove 29.
  • the first half-shell 3.1 further comprises a counter-bearing rib 34 extending from a groove bottom of the receiving groove 29.
  • the gasket of seal 28 bears against the counter-bearing rib 34, and is clamped between the rib of counter-support 34 and the support rib 31.
  • the main body 3 could be devoid of such a counter-support rib 34.
  • the front and rear walls of the internal connecting duct 11 are defined by a first bottom wall 35 and a second bottom wall 36 provided respectively on the first and second half-shells 3.1, 3.2. .
  • the suction motor 16 When the suction motor 16 is electrically powered, it establishes a vacuum in particular in the device for separating and storing waste 7 so that air and waste are drawn in by the suction head 5. The air loaded with waste then enters the waste storage container 8 via the internal connecting duct 11 and the air inlet 12 which opens tangentially into the waste storage container 8. The air is thus rotated and the waste is centrifuged to the outside and the majority of this waste is collected by the waste storage container 8.
  • the small particle size wastes such as fine dust, which will not have been separated by centrifugation or retained by the separating filter, follow the air flow and then go to the suction motor 16 and the filtration device 23 where this waste of small particle size is retained.
  • the air flow circulates to the air stream 24 and flows along the second surface 27.2 of the sound absorbing element 27 before escaping through the sound absorbing element. sound absorption 27 towards the exhaust openings 25.

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Domaine techniqueTechnical area

La présente invention concerne le domaine des aspirateurs balais permettant d'aspirer des poussières et des déchets de faible granulométrie présents sur une surface à nettoyer, qui peut par exemple être du carrelage, du parquet, du stratifié, de la moquette ou un tapis.The present invention relates to the field of stick vacuum cleaners making it possible to suck up dust and waste of small particle size present on a surface to be cleaned, which may for example be tiling, parquet, laminate, carpet or a carpet.

Etat de la techniqueState of the art

Un aspirateur balai comporte de façon connue un manche, une tête de succion qui est configurée pour être en contact avec un sol à nettoyer, un corps principal disposé entre le manche et la tête de succion, et un dispositif de séparation et de stockage de déchets monté de manière amovible sur le corps principal.A stick vacuum cleaner comprises in known manner a handle, a suction head which is configured to be in contact with a floor to be cleaned, a main body disposed between the handle and the suction head, and a device for separating and storing waste. removably mounted on the main body.

Le document FR2940034 divulgue un tel aspirateur balai.The document FR2940034 discloses such a broom vacuum cleaner.

Le dispositif de séparation et de stockage de déchets comporte notamment un récipient de stockage de déchets et un conduit de liaison comprenant une ouverture d'entrée d'air configurée pour être reliée fluidiquement à la tête de succion et une ouverture de sortie d'air débouchant à l'intérieur du récipient de stockage de déchets. Le conduit de liaison est fixé, par exemple par soudure aux ultrasons, sur la surface externe du récipient de stockage de déchets.The device for separating and storing waste comprises in particular a waste storage container and a connecting duct comprising an air inlet opening configured to be fluidly connected to the suction head and an air outlet opening through the outlet. inside the waste storage container. The connecting duct is fixed, for example by ultrasonic welding, on the outer surface of the waste storage container.

Une telle configuration du dispositif de séparation et de stockage de déchets augmente de manière sensible les coûts de fabrication du dispositif de séparation et de stockage de déchets, et donc de l'aspirateur balai.Such a configuration of the waste separation and storage device significantly increases the manufacturing costs of the waste separation and storage device, and therefore of the stick vacuum cleaner.

Résumé de l'inventionSummary of the invention

La présente invention vise à remédier à tout ou partie de ces inconvénients.The present invention aims to remedy all or part of these drawbacks.

Le problème technique à la base de l'invention consiste notamment à fournir un aspirateur balai qui soit de structure simple et économique.The technical problem underlying the invention consists in particular in providing a stick vacuum cleaner which is of simple and economical structure.

A cet effet, la présente invention concerne un aspirateur balai comprenant un manche, une tête de succion qui est configurée pour être en contact avec un sol à nettoyer, un corps principal disposé entre le manche et la tête de succion, et un dispositif de séparation et de stockage de déchets monté de manière amovible sur le corps principal, caractérisé en ce que le corps principal comporte une première demi-coquille et une deuxième demi-coquille qui sont assemblées l'une à l'autre et qui définissent un conduit de liaison interne, le conduit de liaison interne étant configuré pour relier fluidiquement la tête de succion à une entrée d'air du dispositif de séparation et de stockage de déchets, et en ce que le corps principal comporte en outre un joint d'étanchéité disposé entre les première et deuxième demi-coquilles de manière à étanchéifier le conduit de liaison interne.To this end, the present invention relates to a stick vacuum cleaner comprising a handle, a suction head which is configured to be in contact with a floor. to be cleaned, a main body disposed between the handle and the suction head, and a device for separating and storing waste removably mounted on the main body, characterized in that the main body comprises a first half-shell and a second half-shell which are assembled together and which define an internal connecting duct, the internal connecting duct being configured to fluidly connect the suction head to an air inlet of the separation and storage device waste, and in that the main body further comprises a seal disposed between the first and second half-shells so as to seal the internal connecting duct.

Une telle configuration de l'aspirateur balai, et en particulier du corps principal, permet de réaliser le conduit de liaison interne, qui relie la tête de succion au dispositif de séparation et de stockage de déchets, directement par l'assemblage des première et deuxième demi-coquilles, et donc sans nécessiter la fixation d'une pièce additionnelle sur le récipient de stockage de déchets. Il en résulte une diminution sensible des coûts de fabrication de l'aspirateur balai selon la présente invention.Such a configuration of the stick vacuum cleaner, and in particular of the main body, makes it possible to produce the internal connecting duct, which connects the suction head to the device for separating and storing waste, directly by assembling the first and second. half-shells, and therefore without requiring the attachment of an additional part to the waste storage container. This results in a significant reduction in the manufacturing costs of the stick vacuum cleaner according to the present invention.

L'aspirateur balai peut en outre présenter une ou plusieurs des caractéristiques suivantes, prises seules ou en combinaison.The stick vacuum cleaner can also have one or more of the following characteristics, taken alone or in combination.

Selon un mode de réalisation de l'invention, chacune des première et deuxième demi-coquille est en matière plastique.According to one embodiment of the invention, each of the first and second half-shells is made of plastic.

Selon un mode de réalisation de l'invention, les première et deuxième demi-coquilles sont assemblées l'une à l'autre le long de leurs périphéries.According to one embodiment of the invention, the first and second half-shells are assembled together along their peripheries.

Selon un mode de réalisation de l'invention, le joint d'étanchéité s'étend sensiblement parallèlement à un plan d'assemblage des première et deuxième demi-coquilles.According to one embodiment of the invention, the seal extends substantially parallel to an assembly plane of the first and second half-shells.

Selon un mode de réalisation de l'invention, le dispositif de séparation et de stockage de déchets comporte un récipient de stockage de déchets comprenant l'entrée d'air.According to one embodiment of the invention, the device for separating and storing waste comprises a waste storage container comprising the air inlet.

Selon un mode de réalisation de l'invention, le conduit de liaison interne comporte une première portion de conduit s'étendant sensiblement parallèlement à l'axe longitudinal du manche de l'aspirateur balai, et une deuxième portion de conduit s'étendant transversalement, et par exemple sensiblement perpendiculairement, à l'axe longitudinal du manche de l'aspirateur balai.According to one embodiment of the invention, the internal connecting duct comprises a first duct portion extending substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the stick of the stick vacuum cleaner, and a second portion of duct extending transversely, and for example substantially perpendicularly, to the longitudinal axis of the stick of the stick vacuum cleaner.

Selon un mode de réalisation de l'invention, le conduit de liaison interne comporte une ouverture de sortie d'air qui est située en regard de l'entrée d'air et qui est reliée fluidiquement à l'entrée d'air.According to one embodiment of the invention, the internal connecting duct comprises an air outlet opening which is located opposite the air inlet and which is fluidly connected to the air inlet.

Selon un mode de réalisation de l'invention, le joint d'étanchéité s'étend au moins le long des parois longitudinales du conduit de liaison interne.According to one embodiment of the invention, the seal extends at least along the longitudinal walls of the internal connecting duct.

Selon un mode de réalisation de l'invention, la première demi-coquille comporte une rainure de réception dans laquelle est reçu le joint d'étanchéité.According to one embodiment of the invention, the first half-shell comprises a receiving groove in which the seal is received.

Selon un mode de réalisation de l'invention, la deuxième demi-coquille comporte une nervure d'appui configurée pour comprimer le joint d'étanchéité reçu dans la rainure de réception.According to one embodiment of the invention, the second half-shell comprises a bearing rib configured to compress the seal received in the receiving groove.

Selon un mode de réalisation de l'invention, la rainure de réception et la nervure d'appui s'étendent chacune au moins le long des parois longitudinales du conduit de liaison interne.According to one embodiment of the invention, the receiving groove and the bearing rib each extend at least along the longitudinal walls of the internal connecting duct.

Selon un mode de réalisation de l'invention, la nervure d'appui s'étend de manière continue ou de manière discontinue le long du conduit de liaison interne.According to one embodiment of the invention, the support rib extends continuously or discontinuously along the internal connecting duct.

Selon un mode de réalisation de l'invention, la nervure d'appui délimite au moins partiellement le conduit de liaison interne.According to one embodiment of the invention, the support rib at least partially delimits the internal connecting duct.

Selon un mode de réalisation de l'invention, la première demi-coquille comporte une paroi de conduit comprenant une surface de paroi interne qui délimite au moins partiellement le conduit de liaison interne et une surface de paroi externe qui est opposée à la surface de paroi interne, la première demi-coquille comportant en outre une nervure de retenue qui s'étend le long de la surface de paroi externe de la paroi de conduit, la paroi de conduit et la nervure de retenue délimitant la rainure de réception.According to one embodiment of the invention, the first half-shell comprises a duct wall comprising an internal wall surface which at least partially delimits the internal connecting duct and an external wall surface which is opposite the wall surface. internal, the first half-shell further comprising a retaining rib which extends along the outer wall surface of the duct wall, the duct wall and the retaining rib defining the receiving groove.

Selon un mode de réalisation de l'invention, la paroi de conduit s'étend de manière continue ou de manière discontinue le long du conduit de liaison interne.According to one embodiment of the invention, the duct wall extends from continuously or discontinuously along the internal connecting duct.

Selon un mode de réalisation de l'invention, la nervure d'appui et la paroi de conduit se chevauchent au moins partiellement. En d'autres termes, au moins une portion de la nervure d'appui est située en regard de la surface de paroi externe de la paroi de conduit. Une telle configuration de la nervure d'appui et la paroi de conduit évite que des déchets rigides, tels que des cure-dents, ne viennent s'insérer entre la nervure d'appui et la paroi de conduit, et que par la suite des cheveux ou d'autres déchets ne soient retenus dans le conduit de liaison interne par ces déchets rigides, et donc à terme nuisent aux performances d'aspiration de l'aspirateur balai.According to one embodiment of the invention, the support rib and the duct wall overlap at least partially. In other words, at least a portion of the support rib is located opposite the outer wall surface of the duct wall. Such a configuration of the support rib and the duct wall prevents rigid waste, such as toothpicks, from being inserted between the support rib and the duct wall, and only subsequently hair or other waste is retained in the internal connection duct by this rigid waste, and therefore ultimately adversely affect the suction performance of the vacuum cleaner.

Selon un mode de réalisation de l'invention, la paroi de conduit présente une hauteur supérieure à une hauteur de la nervure d'appui.According to one embodiment of the invention, the duct wall has a height greater than a height of the support rib.

Selon un mode de réalisation de l'invention, la première demi-coquille comporte en outre une nervure de contre-appui s'étendant à partir d'un fond de rainure de la rainure de réception, le joint d'étanchéité prenant appui contre la nervure de contre-appui. Le joint d'étanchéité peut ainsi être enserré entre la nervure de contre-appui et la nervure d'appui, ce qui améliore l'étanchéité du conduit de liaison interne.According to one embodiment of the invention, the first half-shell further comprises a counter-bearing rib extending from a groove bottom of the receiving groove, the seal bearing against the counter-support rib. The seal can thus be clamped between the counter-bearing rib and the bearing rib, which improves the sealing of the internal connecting duct.

Selon un mode de réalisation de l'invention, la première demi-coquille comporte une première paroi de fond à partir de laquelle s'étend la paroi de conduit.According to one embodiment of the invention, the first half-shell comprises a first bottom wall from which the duct wall extends.

Selon un mode de réalisation de l'invention, la deuxième demi-coquille comporte une deuxième paroi de fond à partir de laquelle s'étend la nervure d'appui.According to one embodiment of the invention, the second half-shell comprises a second bottom wall from which the support rib extends.

Selon un mode de réalisation de l'invention, les première et deuxième parois de fond définissent au moins partiellement une surface extérieure du corps principal.According to one embodiment of the invention, the first and second bottom walls at least partially define an outer surface of the main body.

Selon un mode de réalisation de l'invention, le corps principal renferme un dispositif d'aspiration configuré pour générer un flux d'air au travers de la tête de succion et du conduit de liaison interne.According to one embodiment of the invention, the main body contains a suction device configured to generate an air flow through the suction head and the internal connecting duct.

Selon un mode de réalisation de l'invention, le dispositif d'aspiration comprend un carter de moteur et un moteur d'aspiration disposé dans le carter de moteur.According to one embodiment of the invention, the suction device comprises a motor housing and a vacuum motor disposed in the motor housing.

Selon un mode de réalisation de l'invention, l'axe longitudinal du moteur d'aspiration est sensiblement parallèle à l'axe longitudinal du manche.According to one embodiment of the invention, the longitudinal axis of the suction motor is substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the handle.

Selon un mode de réalisation de l'invention, les première et deuxième demi-coquilles définissent un logement interne dans lequel est disposé le dispositif d'aspiration.According to one embodiment of the invention, the first and second half-shells define an internal housing in which the suction device is placed.

Selon un mode de réalisation de l'invention, les première et deuxième demi-coquilles définissent une veine d'air située en aval du dispositif d'aspiration et dans laquelle est destiné à circuler le flux d'air généré par le dispositif d'aspiration.According to one embodiment of the invention, the first and second half-shells define an air stream located downstream of the suction device and in which the air flow generated by the suction device is intended to circulate. .

Selon un mode de réalisation de l'invention, le corps principal comporte en outre au moins une ouverture d'évacuation à travers laquelle le flux d'air généré par le dispositif d'aspiration est rejeté vers l'extérieur du corps principal.According to one embodiment of the invention, the main body further comprises at least one discharge opening through which the air flow generated by the suction device is rejected to the outside of the main body.

Selon un mode de réalisation de l'invention, l'au moins une ouverture d'évacuation est prévue sur la première demi-coquille.According to one embodiment of the invention, at least one discharge opening is provided on the first half-shell.

Selon un mode de réalisation de l'invention, l'au moins une ouverture d'évacuation est orientée vers le dispositif de séparation et de stockage de déchets.According to one embodiment of the invention, the at least one discharge opening is oriented towards the device for separating and storing waste.

Selon un mode de réalisation de l'invention, le corps principal et le dispositif de séparation et de stockage de déchets délimitent un espace dans lequel débouche l'au moins une ouverture d'évacuation et à travers lequel circule le flux d'air rejeté à l'extérieur du corps principal.According to one embodiment of the invention, the main body and the device for separating and storing waste delimit a space into which the at least one discharge opening emerges and through which circulates the flow of air discharged to outside the main body.

Selon un mode de réalisation de l'invention, l'aspirateur balai comporte un élément d'absorption acoustique disposé dans le corps principal de manière à recouvrir l'au moins une ouverture d'évacuation. L'élément d'absorption acoustique est avantageusement en matériau poreux, et peut par exemple être une mousse acoustique.According to one embodiment of the invention, the stick vacuum cleaner comprises an acoustic absorption element arranged in the main body so as to cover the at least one discharge opening. The acoustic absorption element is advantageously made of a porous material, and can for example be an acoustic foam.

Selon un mode de réalisation de l'invention, la veine d'air est délimitée par les première et deuxième demi-coquilles et l'élément d'absorption acoustique. Selon un mode de réalisation de l'invention, le corps principal comprend un logement de réception dans lequel est monté de manière amovible le dispositif de séparation et de stockage de déchets.According to one embodiment of the invention, the air stream is delimited by the first and second half-shells and the acoustic absorption element. According to one embodiment of the invention, the main body comprises a receiving housing in which the device for separating and storing waste is removably mounted.

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L'invention sera bien comprise à l'aide de la description qui suit en référence aux dessins schématiques annexés représentant, à titre d'exemple non limitatif, une forme d'exécution de cet aspirateur balai.

  • La figure 1 est une vue en perspective d'un aspirateur balai selon la présente invention.
  • La figure 2 est une vue partielle éclatée et en perspective avant de l'aspirateur balai de la figure 1.
  • La figure 3 est une vue partielle éclatée et en perspective arrière de l'aspirateur balai de la figure 1.
  • La figure 4 est une vue en coupe transversale de l'aspirateur balai de la figure 1.
  • La figure 5 est une vue à l'échelle agrandie d'un détail de la figure 4.
  • La figure 6 est une vue en perspective d'un dispositif d'aspiration de l'aspirateur balai de la figure 1.
The invention will be clearly understood with the aid of the description which follows with reference to the appended schematic drawings showing, by way of nonlimiting example, one embodiment of this broom vacuum cleaner.
  • The figure 1 is a perspective view of a stick vacuum cleaner according to the present invention.
  • The figure 2 is a partial exploded and perspective front view of the stick vacuum cleaner in the figure 1 .
  • The figure 3 is a partial exploded view in rear perspective of the stick vacuum cleaner of the figure 1 .
  • The figure 4 is a cross-sectional view of the stick vacuum cleaner of the figure 1 .
  • The figure 5 is an enlarged scale view of a detail of the figure 4 .
  • The figure 6 is a perspective view of a suction device of the stick vacuum cleaner of the figure 1 .

Description détailléedetailed description

La figure 1 représente un aspirateur balai 2 comprenant un corps principal 3, un manche 4 raccordé mécaniquement au corps principal 3, et une tête de succion 5, également nommée suceur, qui est agencée pour être en contact avec un sol à nettoyer. Le manche 4 comporte notamment une poignée 6 à son extrémité supérieure.The figure 1 shows a stick vacuum cleaner 2 comprising a main body 3, a handle 4 mechanically connected to the main body 3, and a suction head 5, also called a nozzle, which is arranged to be in contact with a floor to be cleaned. The handle 4 comprises in particular a handle 6 at its upper end.

L'aspirateur balai 2 comporte en outre un dispositif de séparation et de stockage de déchets 7 qui est monté de manière amovible sur le corps principal 3, afin de pouvoir être nettoyé. Le dispositif de séparation et de stockage de déchets 7 comporte notamment un récipient de stockage de déchets 8, et un filtre séparateur (non représenté sur les figures) logé dans le récipient de stockage de déchets 8. Le récipient de stockage de déchets 8 est plus particulièrement reçu dans un logement de réception 9 délimité par le corps principal 3.The stick vacuum cleaner 2 further comprises a device for separating and storing waste 7 which is removably mounted on the main body 3, in order to be able to be cleaned. The waste separation and storage device 7 comprises in particular a waste storage container 8, and a separator filter (not shown in the figures) housed in the storage container of waste 8. The waste storage container 8 is more particularly received in a receiving housing 9 delimited by the main body 3.

Le corps principal 3 comporte en particulier un conduit de liaison interne 11 (voir la figure 4) configuré pour relier fluidiquement la tête de succion 5 à une entrée d'air 12 prévue sur le récipient de stockage de déchets 8. Le conduit de liaison interne 11 comporte notamment une ouverture de sortie d'air 13 qui est située en regard de l'entrée d'air 12 et qui est reliée fluidiquement à cette dernière.The main body 3 comprises in particular an internal connecting duct 11 (see figure 4 ) configured to fluidly connect the suction head 5 to an air inlet 12 provided on the waste storage container 8. The internal connecting duct 11 comprises in particular an air outlet opening 13 which is located opposite the air inlet 12 and which is fluidly connected to the latter.

Selon le mode de réalisation représenté sur les figures, le conduit de liaison interne 11 comporte une première portion de conduit 11.1 s'étendant sensiblement parallèlement à l'axe longitudinal du manche 4, et une deuxième portion de conduit 11.2 s'étendant transversalement, et par exemple sensiblement perpendiculairement, à l'axe longitudinal du manche 4.According to the embodiment shown in the figures, the internal connecting duct 11 comprises a first duct portion 11.1 extending substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the handle 4, and a second duct portion 11.2 extending transversely, and for example substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the handle 4.

Comme montré sur la figure 3, le corps principal 3 renferme un dispositif d'aspiration 14 qui comprend un carter de moteur 15 et un moteur d'aspiration 16, également nommé moto-ventilateur, disposé dans le carter de moteur 15 et configuré pour générer un flux d'air au travers de la tête de succion 5 et le conduit de liaison interne 11. Le dispositif d'aspiration 14 est plus particulièrement disposé dans un logement interne 17 définit par le corps principal 3.As shown on the figure 3 , the main body 3 contains a suction device 14 which comprises a motor casing 15 and a suction motor 16, also called a motor-fan, arranged in the motor casing 15 and configured to generate an air flow at the through the suction head 5 and the internal connecting duct 11. The suction device 14 is more particularly arranged in an internal housing 17 defined by the main body 3.

De façon connue, le moteur d'aspiration 16 comporte un ventilateur et un moteur électrique configuré pour entraîner en rotation le ventilateur. Selon le mode de réalisation représenté sur les figures, l'axe longitudinal du moteur d'aspiration 16 est sensiblement parallèle à l'axe longitudinal du manche 4.In known manner, the suction motor 16 comprises a fan and an electric motor configured to drive the fan in rotation. According to the embodiment shown in the figures, the longitudinal axis of the suction motor 16 is substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the handle 4.

Avantageusement, l'aspirateur balai 2 comporte en outre une batterie rechargeable (non représentée sur les figures) configurée pour alimenter électriquement le moteur d'aspiration 16. La batterie rechargeable peut être logée dans le corps principal 3 ou dans le manche 4.Advantageously, the stick vacuum cleaner 2 further comprises a rechargeable battery (not shown in the figures) configured to supply electrically the suction motor 16. The rechargeable battery can be housed in the main body 3 or in the handle 4.

Comme montré plus particulièrement sur la figure 6, le carter de moteur 15 comporte un support 18 configuré pour supporter le moteur d'aspiration 16, et un carénage 19 assemblé au support 18 et recouvrant le moteur d'aspiration 16. Le carter de moteur 15 comporte en outre une ouverture de passage (non représentée sur les figures) prévue sur le support 18 et reliée fluidiquement au dispositif de séparation et de stockage de déchets 7.As shown more particularly on the figure 6 , the motor housing 15 comprises a support 18 configured to support the suction motor 16, and a shroud 19 assembled to the support 18 and covering the suction motor 16. The motor housing 15 further comprises a passage opening ( no shown in the figures) provided on the support 18 and fluidly connected to the device for separating and storing waste 7.

Comme montré sur la figure 6, le carénage 19 comporte une sortie d'air 21 et une grille de protection 22 qui est située entre la sortie d'air 21 et le moteur d'aspiration 16. Ces dispositions permettent d'empêcher un utilisateur d'accéder aux parties actives du moteur d'aspiration 16 qui est logé dans le carter de moteur 15.As shown on the figure 6 , the fairing 19 comprises an air outlet 21 and a protective grid 22 which is located between the air outlet 21 and the suction motor 16. These arrangements make it possible to prevent a user from accessing the active parts of the device. vacuum motor 16 which is housed in the motor housing 15.

L'aspirateur balai 2 comporte également un dispositif de filtration 23 disposé dans le corps principal 3 en aval du moteur d'aspiration 16. Avantageusement, le dispositif de filtration 23 est monté sur le carter de moteur 15, et plus particulièrement sur le carénage 19. Selon le mode de réalisation représenté sur les figures, le dispositif de filtration 23 est appliqué contre la grille de protection 22.The stick vacuum cleaner 2 also comprises a filtration device 23 disposed in the main body 3 downstream of the suction motor 16. Advantageously, the filtration device 23 is mounted on the motor housing 15, and more particularly on the fairing 19. According to the embodiment shown in the figures, the filtration device 23 is applied against the protective grid 22.

Le moteur d'aspiration 16 est plus particulièrement configuré de telle sorte que le flux d'air généré s'écoule au travers de l'ouverture de passage prévue sur le support 18 et de la sortie d'air 21, et le dispositif de filtration 23 est configuré pour retenir des particules de poussière transportées par le flux d'air s'échappant par la sortie d'air 21.The suction motor 16 is more particularly configured such that the air flow generated flows through the passage opening provided on the support 18 and the air outlet 21, and the filter device 23 is configured to retain dust particles carried by the air flow escaping through the air outlet 21.

Comme montré sur la figure 4, le corps principal 3 comporte de plus une veine d'air 24 qui est située en aval du dispositif de filtration 23 et dans laquelle est destiné à circuler le flux d'air généré par le moteur d'aspiration 16, et des ouvertures d'évacuation 25 (voir la figure 2) au travers desquelles le flux d'air est rejeté vers l'extérieur du corps principal 3. Avantageusement, les ouvertures d'évacuation 25 sont orientées vers le dispositif de séparation et de stockage de déchets 7.As shown on the figure 4 , the main body 3 further comprises an air stream 24 which is located downstream of the filtration device 23 and in which the air flow generated by the suction motor 16 is intended to circulate, and openings for evacuation 25 (see figure 2 ) through which the air flow is rejected to the outside of the main body 3. Advantageously, the discharge openings 25 are oriented towards the device for separating and storing waste 7.

Comme montré plus particulièrement sur la figure 4, le corps principal 3 et le dispositif de séparation et de stockage de déchets 7 délimitent un espace 26 dans lequel débouchent les ouvertures d'évacuation 25 et à travers lequel circule le flux d'air rejeté à l'extérieur du corps principal 3.As shown more particularly on the figure 4 , the main body 3 and the device for separating and storing waste 7 delimit a space 26 into which the discharge openings 25 emerge and through which circulates the flow of air discharged outside the main body 3.

L'aspirateur balai 2 comporte en outre un élément d'absorption acoustique 27 disposé dans le corps principal 3 de manière à recouvrir les ouvertures d'évacuation 25. L'élément d'absorption acoustique 27 est avantageusement en matériau poreux, et peut par exemple être une mousse acoustique. L'élément d'absorption acoustique 27 comprend une première surface 27.1 appliquée contre les ouvertures d'évacuation 25 et une deuxième surface 27.2 orientée vers l'intérieur du corps principal 3.The stick vacuum cleaner 2 further comprises an acoustic absorption element 27 arranged in the main body 3 so as to cover the discharge openings 25. The acoustic absorption element 27 is advantageously made of a porous material, and may for example be an acoustic foam. The sound absorption element 27 comprises a first surface 27.1 applied against the exhaust openings 25 and a second surface 27.2 oriented towards the interior of the main body 3.

Comme montré plus particulièrement sur la figure 4, la veine d'air 24 est délimitée en partie par le corps principal 3 et la deuxième surface 27.2 de l'élément d'absorption acoustique 27. Avantageusement, la veine d'air 24 s'étend parallèlement à la deuxième surface 27.2 de l'élément d'absorption acoustique 27 de sorte qu'une majeure partie du flux d'air, généré par le moteur d'aspiration 16, circule le long de la deuxième surface 27.2 de l'élément d'absorption acoustique 27 avant de s'échapper au travers de l'élément d'absorption acoustique 27 en direction des ouvertures d'évacuation 25.As shown more particularly on the figure 4 , the air stream 24 is partially delimited by the main body 3 and the second surface 27.2 of the sound absorption element 27. Advantageously, the air stream 24 extends parallel to the second surface 27.2 of the 'sound absorbing element 27 so that a major part of the air flow, generated by the suction motor 16, circulates along the second surface 27.2 of the sound absorbing element 27 before s' escape through the sound-absorbing element 27 in the direction of the exhaust openings 25.

Comme montré sur les figures 2 et 3, le corps principal 3 comporte une première demi-coquille 3.1 et une deuxième demi-coquille 3.2 qui sont assemblées l'une à l'autre, par exemple par vissage ou encliquetage, et qui définissent plus particulièrement le conduit de liaison interne 11, le logement interne 17 et la veine d'air 24. Les première et deuxième demi-coquilles 3.1, 3.2 sont par exemple assemblées l'une à l'autre le long de leurs périphéries.As shown on figures 2 and 3 , the main body 3 comprises a first half-shell 3.1 and a second half-shell 3.2 which are assembled to one another, for example by screwing or snapping, and which more particularly define the internal connecting duct 11, the internal housing 17 and the air stream 24. The first and second half-shells 3.1, 3.2 are for example assembled to one another along their peripheries.

Le corps principal 3 comporte en outre un joint d'étanchéité 28 disposé entre les première et deuxième demi-coquilles 3.1, 3.2 de manière à étanchéifier le conduit de liaison interne 11. Le joint d'étanchéité 28 s'étend sensiblement parallèlement à un plan d'assemblage des première et deuxième demi-coquilles 3.1, 3.2.The main body 3 further comprises a seal 28 disposed between the first and second half-shells 3.1, 3.2 so as to seal the internal connecting duct 11. The seal 28 extends substantially parallel to a plane. assembly of the first and second half-shells 3.1, 3.2.

Le joint d'étanchéité 28 s'étend plus particulièrement au moins le long des parois longitudinales du conduit de liaison interne 11, mais il peut également s'étendre le long d'une ou des parois transversales du conduit de liaison interne 11.The seal 28 extends more particularly at least along the longitudinal walls of the internal connecting duct 11, but it can also extend along one or more transverse walls of the internal connecting duct 11.

De façon avantageuse, la première demi-coquille 3.1 comporte une rainure de réception 29 s'étendant le long du conduit de liaison interne 11 et dans laquelle est reçu le joint d'étanchéité 28, et la deuxième demi-coquille 3.2 comporte une nervure d'appui 31 s'étendant le long du conduit de liaison interne 11 et configurée pour comprimer le joint d'étanchéité 28 reçu dans la rainure de réception 29. Selon le mode de réalisation représenté sur les figures, la rainure de réception 29 et la nervure d'appui 31 s'étendent chacune de manière continue le long du conduit de liaison interne 11, et en particulier le long des parois longitudinales du conduit de liaison interne 11. Toutefois, la rainure de réception 29 et la nervure d'appui 31 pourraient s'étendre chacune de manière discontinue le long du conduit de liaison interne 11.Advantageously, the first half-shell 3.1 comprises a receiving groove 29 extending along the internal connecting duct 11 and in which the seal 28 is received, and the second half-shell 3.2 comprises a support rib 31 extending along the internal connecting duct 11 and configured to compress the seal 28 received in the receiving groove 29. According to the embodiment shown in the figures, the receiving groove 29 and the bearing rib 31 each extend continuously along the internal connecting duct 11, and in particular along the longitudinal walls of the duct. internal connection 11. However, the receiving groove 29 and the support rib 31 could each extend discontinuously along the internal connection duct 11.

Selon le mode de réalisation représenté sur les figures, la première demi-coquille 3.1 comporte également une paroi de conduit 32 comprenant une surface de paroi interne 32.1 qui délimite latéralement le conduit de liaison interne 11 et une surface de paroi externe 32.2 qui est opposée à la surface de paroi interne 32.1. De façon avantageuse, la paroi de conduit 32 présente une hauteur supérieure à une hauteur de la nervure d'appui 31, de telle sorte que la nervure d'appui 31 et la paroi de conduit 32 se chevauchent au moins partiellement.According to the embodiment shown in the figures, the first half-shell 3.1 also comprises a duct wall 32 comprising an internal wall surface 32.1 which laterally delimits the internal connecting duct 11 and an external wall surface 32.2 which is opposite to the inner wall surface 32.1. Advantageously, the duct wall 32 has a height greater than a height of the support rib 31, such that the support rib 31 and the duct wall 32 overlap at least partially.

Selon le mode de réalisation représenté sur les figures, l'intégralité de la nervure d'appui 31 est située en regard de la surface de paroi externe 32.2 de la paroi de conduit 32, de telle sorte que le conduit de liaison interne 11 est délimité latéralement uniquement par la paroi de conduit 32.According to the embodiment shown in the figures, the entirety of the support rib 31 is located opposite the outer wall surface 32.2 of the duct wall 32, such that the internal connecting duct 11 is delimited laterally only by the duct wall 32.

La première demi-coquille 3.1 comporte de plus une nervure de retenue 33 qui s'étend le long de la surface de paroi externe 32.2 de la paroi de conduit 32, de telle sorte que la paroi de conduit 32 et la nervure de retenue 33 délimitent la rainure de réception 29. Une telle configuration des première et deuxième demi-coquilles 3.1, 3.2 assure une compression améliorée du joint d'étanchéité 28, et donc une étanchéité améliorée du conduit de liaison interne 11.The first half-shell 3.1 further comprises a retaining rib 33 which extends along the outer wall surface 32.2 of the duct wall 32, such that the duct wall 32 and the retaining rib 33 delimit the receiving groove 29. Such a configuration of the first and second half-shells 3.1, 3.2 ensures improved compression of the seal 28, and therefore improved sealing of the internal connecting duct 11.

Selon le mode de réalisation représenté sur les figures, la première demi-coquille 3.1 comporte en outre une nervure de contre-appui 34 s'étendant à partir d'un fond de rainure de la rainure de réception 29. Ainsi, le joint d'étanchéité 28 prend appui contre la nervure de contre-appui 34, et est enserré entre la nervure de contre-appui 34 et la nervure d'appui 31. Toutefois, le corps principal 3 pourrait être dépourvu d'une telle nervure de contre-appui 34.According to the embodiment shown in the figures, the first half-shell 3.1 further comprises a counter-bearing rib 34 extending from a groove bottom of the receiving groove 29. Thus, the gasket of seal 28 bears against the counter-bearing rib 34, and is clamped between the rib of counter-support 34 and the support rib 31. However, the main body 3 could be devoid of such a counter-support rib 34.

Selon le mode de réalisation représenté sur les figures, les parois avant et arrière du conduit de liaison interne 11 sont définies par une première paroi de fond 35 et une deuxième paroi de fond 36 prévues respectivement sur les première et deuxième demi-coquilles 3.1, 3.2.According to the embodiment shown in the figures, the front and rear walls of the internal connecting duct 11 are defined by a first bottom wall 35 and a second bottom wall 36 provided respectively on the first and second half-shells 3.1, 3.2. .

Le fonctionnement de l'aspirateur balai 2 va maintenant être décrit. Lorsque le moteur d'aspiration 16 est alimenté électriquement, il établit une dépression notamment dans le dispositif de séparation et de stockage de déchets 7 de telle sorte que de l'air et des déchets sont aspirés par la tête de succion 5. L'air chargé de déchets pénètre ensuite dans le récipient de stockage de déchets 8 via le conduit de liaison interne 11 et l'entrée d'air 12 qui débouche tangentiellement dans le récipient de stockage de déchets 8. L'air est ainsi mis en rotation et les déchets sont centrifugés vers l'extérieur et la majorité de ces déchets est collectée par le récipient de stockage de déchets 8.The operation of the stick vacuum cleaner 2 will now be described. When the suction motor 16 is electrically powered, it establishes a vacuum in particular in the device for separating and storing waste 7 so that air and waste are drawn in by the suction head 5. The air loaded with waste then enters the waste storage container 8 via the internal connecting duct 11 and the air inlet 12 which opens tangentially into the waste storage container 8. The air is thus rotated and the waste is centrifuged to the outside and the majority of this waste is collected by the waste storage container 8.

Les déchets de faible granulométrie, tels que des poussières fines, qui n'auront pas été séparés par centrifugation ou retenus par le filtre séparateur, suivent le flux d'air et se dirigent ensuite vers le moteur d'aspiration 16 et le dispositif de filtration 23 où ces déchets de faible granulométrie sont retenus.The small particle size wastes, such as fine dust, which will not have been separated by centrifugation or retained by the separating filter, follow the air flow and then go to the suction motor 16 and the filtration device 23 where this waste of small particle size is retained.

Ensuite, le flux d'air circule jusqu'à la veine d'air 24 et s'écoule le long de la deuxième surface 27.2 de l'élément d'absorption acoustique 27 avant de s'échapper au travers de l'élément d'absorption acoustique 27 en direction des ouvertures d'évacuation 25.Then, the air flow circulates to the air stream 24 and flows along the second surface 27.2 of the sound absorbing element 27 before escaping through the sound absorbing element. sound absorption 27 towards the exhaust openings 25.

Bien entendu, la présente invention n'est nullement limitée au mode de réalisation décrit et illustré qui n'a été donné qu'à titre d'exemple. Des modifications restent possibles, notamment du point de vue de la constitution des divers éléments ou par substitution d'équivalents techniques, sans sortir pour autant du domaine de protection de l'invention.Of course, the present invention is in no way limited to the embodiment described and illustrated which has been given only by way of example. Modifications remain possible, in particular from the point of view of the constitution of the various elements or by substitution of technical equivalents, without thereby departing from the scope of protection of the invention.

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  1. Upright vacuum cleaner (2) comprising a handle (4), a suction head (5) which is configured to be in contact with a floor to be cleaned, a main body (3) disposed between the handle (4) and the suction head (5), and a device for separating and for storing waste (7) mounted removably on the main body (3), characterised in that the main body (3) comprises a first half-shell (3.1) and a second half-shell (3.2) which are assembled to one another and which define an inner connecting conduit (11), the inner connecting conduit (11) being configured to fluidically connect the suction head (5) to an air inlet (12) of the device for separating and for storing waste (7), and in that the main body (3) further comprises a seal (28) disposed between the first and second half-shells (3.1, 3.2) so as to seal the inner connecting conduit (11).
  2. Upright vacuum cleaner (2) according to claim 1, wherein the first half-shell (3.1) comprises a receiving groove (29) wherein the seal (28) is received.
  3. Upright vacuum cleaner (2) according to claim 2, wherein the second half-shell (3.2) comprises a support groove (31) configured to compress the seal (28) received in the receiving groove (29).
  4. Upright vacuum cleaner (2) according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the first half-shell (3.1) comprises a conduit wall (32) comprising an inner wall surface (32.1) which delimits at least partially the inner connecting conduit (11) and an outer wall surface (32.2) which is opposite the inner wall surface (32.1), the first half-shell (3.1) further comprising a retaining groove (33) which extends along the outer wall surface (32.2) of the conduit wall (32), the conduit wall (32) and the retaining groove (33) delimiting the receiving groove (29).
  5. Upright vacuum cleaner (2) according to claims 3 and 4, wherein the support groove (31) and the conduit wall (32) at least partially overlapping.
  6. Upright vacuum cleaner (2) according to claim 5, wherein the conduit wall (32) has a height greater than a height of the support groove (31).
  7. Upright vacuum cleaner (2) according to any one of claims 2 to 6, wherein the first half-shell (3.1) further comprises a counter-support groove (34) extending from a groove bottom of the receiving groove (29), the seal (28) bearing against the counter-support groove (34).
  8. Upright vacuum cleaner (2) according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the main body (3) contains a suctioning device (14) configured to generate an air flow through the suction head (5) and through the inner connecting conduit (11).
  9. Upright vacuum cleaner (2) according to claim 8, wherein the first and second half-shells (3.1, 3.2) define an air stream (24) located downstream from the suctioning device (14) and wherein is intended to circulate the air flow generated by the suctioning device (14).
  10. Upright vacuum cleaner (2) according to claim 8 or 9, wherein the main body (3) further comprises at least one discharge opening (25) through which the air flow generated by the suctioning device (14) is rejected outwards from the main body (3).
  11. Upright vacuum cleaner (2) according to claim 10, wherein the at least one discharge opening (25) is oriented towards the device for separating and for storing waste (7).
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