Vacuum cleaner

US8127397B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Alfred Kärcher GmbH & Co. KG · DE

Inventors

• Stefan Hess · Erlangen, DE
• Martin Foell · Winnenden, DE
• Andreas Kramer · Zürich, CH
• Andreas Renz · Sulz am Neckar, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 29, 2010
• Grant date: Mar 6, 2012
• Expiry date: Sep 29, 2030

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A47L9/26
• WIPO field: Furniture, games
• WIPO sector: Other fields

Abstract

The invention relates to a vacuum cleaner comprising a lower housing part, on which wheels are mounted for moving the vacuum cleaner along a floor surface, and which forms a dirt collection container with a suction inlet to which a suction hose is connectable, and an upper housing part which is mountable on the lower housing part and accommodates an electrically drivable suction unit, and an electric supply cable for connecting the suction unit to an electrical voltage source. In order to develop the vacuum cleaner so that it is easier to handle, and the supply cable and the suction hose can be held in a simple way for storage on the vacuum cleaner and removed from the vacuum cleaner for use, it is proposed, in accordance with the invention, that the vacuum cleaner have a cable receptacle for storing the supply cable and a hose mount for storing the suction hose, the cable receptacle surrounding the upper housing part on the outside in the circumferential direction, and the hose mount being arranged below the cable receptacle.