Vacuum cleaner

US9265393B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Alfred Kärcher GmbH & Co. KG · DE

Inventors

• Juergen Frank · Kirchberg, DE
• Maic Hensel · Backnang, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 17, 2015
• Grant date: Feb 23, 2016
• Expiry date: Mar 17, 2035

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A47L9/2884
• WIPO field: Furniture, games
• WIPO sector: Other fields

Abstract

A vacuum cleaner is provided, including a dirt collection container, a suction unit for acting on the dirt collection container with negative pressure via a suction chamber, at least one filter element arranged between the dirt collection container and the suction chamber in the flow direction of the air sucked in by the suction unit, a filter cover covering the filter element on the clean space side, at least one rechargeable battery for providing electrical energy for the suction unit, and at least one battery receptacle. The vacuum cleaner can further include a battery lid, which includes the at least one battery receptacle, and which is arranged above the filter cover, the battery lid being transferable from a closed position in which it covers the filter cover to an open position in which a user has access on the clean space side to the filter cover, and vice versa.