Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080230446 | Method For Treating Dust And Devices For Carrying Out This Method - A method for treating dust including: separating, in a vacuum cleaner, the dust into at least two fractions which differ in at least one of a size and a mass of particles of the dust; and adding a dust-binding agent to at least a first of the fraction. | 09-25-2008 |
20090038107 | VACUUM CLEANER - A vacuum cleaner includes a housing, a carriage disposed on the housing with a plurality of wheels, and a suction opening. A suction connector is rotatably disposed at the suction opening. The suction connector is connected to an end portion of a suction hose associated with the vacuum cleaner housing. At least one of the suction opening and the suction connector is configured to enable an additional movement of the suction connector relative to the rotatable movement of the suction connector. At least one transducer is activatable by the additional movement and configured to generate electrical control signals. A control unit is configured to receive the control signals and control at least one of the plurality of wheels with a converted signal. | 02-12-2009 |
20090217635 | DEVICE FOR ELIMINATING DUST FROM DUST-LADEN AIR, PARTICULARLY FOR USE IN A VACUUM CLEANER - A device for separating dust from dust-laden air. The device includes a first cyclone separator having an inlet portion with a tangential inlet. An axial inlet cyclone separator is disposed downstream of the first cyclone separator. The axial inlet cyclone separator has an air inlet disposed within the first cyclone separator. The axial air inlet includes a widening tubular section in the shape of a funnel extending into the inlet portion of the first cyclone separator. | 09-03-2009 |
20100005610 | MODIFIED OPEN-CELL FOAM MATERIALS AND USE THEREOF IN VACUUM CLEANERS - Use of moldings whose length width height dimensions are always in the range from 1 mm to 3 cm, at least one dimension being greater than 5.5 mm, produced by treatment of
| 01-14-2010 |
20100078049 | DISHWASHER MACHINE COMPRISING A WATER POINT ON THE PUMP PRESSURE SIDE - A dishwasher includes a plurality of spray arms, a recirculation pump driven by an electric motor and a water diverter. The water diverter is disposed on a pressure side of the recirculation pump and is operable to generate flow from an inlet to at least one of a plurality of selectable outlets associated with the spray arms. The water diverter includes at least one blocking element, a drive element driven together with the electric motor of the recirculation pump and configured to move the at least one blocking element, and a transmission disposed between the blocking element and the drive element. The transmission is configured to convert a continuous movement of the drive element into a discontinuous movement of the blocking element. | 04-01-2010 |
20100294313 | USE OF MODIFIED OPEN-CELL FOAM MATERIALS IN VACUUM CLEANERS - Use of moldings whose length·width·height dimensions are always in the range from 1 mm to 5 cm, produced by treatment of
| 11-25-2010 |
20100313911 | USE OF OPEN-CELL FOAMS IN VACUUM CLEANERS - Use of moldings with length·width·height dimensions respectively in the range from 1 mm to 3 cm as dust binders in vacuum cleaners, where the molding(s) has/have been produced from chemically untreated open-cell foam whose density is in the range from 5 to 500 kg/m | 12-16-2010 |
20100318232 | METHOD FOR EVALUATING A PARTICLE SIGNAL AND SUCTION NOZZLE FOR A VACUUM CLEANER - A method for evaluating a particle signal with an evaluation unit associated with a control device includes generating a particle signal by a sensor within a flow element, the particular sensor being dependent on a number of particles in a two-phase flow generated when cleaning a surface by a suction device connected to the flow control element. The method further includes determining in the evaluation unit from the particle signal a control signal for further controlling an actuator controlled by the control device. A speed of movement of the flow element over the surface is taken into account in the determination of the control signal. | 12-16-2010 |
20110074261 | DISHWASHER HAVING A DEVICE FOR OPENING THE DOOR IN GAPS - A dishwasher includes a washing tub, a latch keeper disposed on the washing tub and mounted on a push rod, and a pivotable door configured to close the washing tub. The door includes a latching mechanism configured to engage the latch keeper in accordance with a closing of the door. An actuator is configured to move the push rod in an opening direction so as to open the door to an ajar position. A return device is configured to return the latch keeper in a direction opposite to the opening direction approximately at least to an initial position upon a further opening of the door. | 03-31-2011 |
20110180116 | DISHWASHER HAVING MEANS FOR CHANGING HEAT DISSIPATION - A dishwasher includes a washing chamber surrounded by walls. The walls include a water-impermeable inner wall and an insulation layer. At least a first wall of the walls has in a first region on an outside thereof an emission changing device configured to change an emission of thermal radiation. The emission changing device includes a layer having a variable emissivity. | 07-28-2011 |
20110271479 | FILTER AND VACUUM CLEANER HAVING SUCH A FILTER - A filter includes a filter medium, a filter inlet side, a filter outlet side and an indicator device. The indicator device is configured to be acted upon by air flow through the filter and is disposed adjacent to the filter medium and extends from the filter inlet side to the filter outlet side. The indicator device includes an air path starting from the filter inlet side, a viewing window covering the air path on the filter outlet side, and a flow-through usage indicator configured to receive filtered material and disposed in the air path and visible beneath the viewing window on the filter outlet side. | 11-10-2011 |
20110271480 | VACUUM CLEANER HAVING A FILTER - A vacuum cleaner includes a filter, an optically sensitive filter replacement indicator associated with the filter, and a light source configured to provide light on the optically sensitive filter replacement indicator. The light source is variably energizable according to a selectable power level of the vacuum cleaner. | 11-10-2011 |
20110271832 | INDICATOR DEVICE FOR A FILTER, VACUUM CLEANER, AND METHOD OF FILTERING A VACUUM CLEANER EXHAUST STREAM - An indicator device for a filter includes a filter replacement indicator that is actuatable by thermal expansion. The indicator device can be included in a filter. Also, a vacuum cleaner including a filter having the indicator device. | 11-10-2011 |
20110279004 | AUTOMATIC WAREWASHING MACHINE, IN PARTICULAR A HOUSEHOLD DISHWASHER, HAVING AN AUTOMATICALLY OPENABLE DOOR - An automatic warewashing machine includes a washing chamber, a hinged door configured to close the washing chamber, and a force-locking latching mechanism configured to hold the door in a closed position and release the door in response to a pulling force. The force-locking latching mechanism is disposed on the washing chamber or on a body enclosing the washing chamber. A door opening system is also included and has a push-open unit configured to automatically open the door to at least an ajar position. The push-open unit includes a motor-driven push-type opening bar. | 11-17-2011 |
20120055091 | HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE WITHOUT A HANDLE - A household appliance includes a door, an opening drive configured to move the door from a closed position into an at least partially open position and a door-opening sensor coupled to the door. The door opening sensor is configured to recognize an acoustically expressed door-opening command and includes a three-axis sensor. | 03-08-2012 |
20120144618 | SYSTEM COMPRISING A VACUUM CLEANER AND A DUST BAG - A system includes a vacuum cleaner with a dust chamber having ribs and a dust bag including a fleece disposed on a supporting structure. The fleece includes a plurality of fleece corrugations, with a distance between the fleece corrugations being matched to a distance between the dust chamber ribs. The resultant matching of the fleece corrugation spacing and the spacing of the dust chamber rib prevents partial or large-area contact of portions of the dust bag with an inner surface of the dust chamber. | 06-14-2012 |
20120298598 | DISH RACK, IN PARTICULAR UPPER RACK - A dish rack for an automatic dishwashing machine includes a main body and a dishware support movably mounted on the main body. The dishware support has an adjustable orientation relative to the main body and is configured so as to adjust orientation based on a dishwashing cycle. | 11-29-2012 |
20130008468 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A VACUUM CLEANER HAVING A CYCLONE SEPARATOR AND A VACUUM CLEANER HAVING A CYCLONE SEPARATOR - A method for operating a vacuum cleaner includes providing a vacuum cleaner including a motor-driven fan, a pick-up device configured to pick up an air-dust mixture that is disposed on a suction side of the fan, a dust separator including at least one cyclone separator and a valve element disposed between the pick-up device and the fan. The dust separator is disposed between the pick-up device and the fan. The valve element is operated so as to connect a flow path leading from the pick-up device through the at least one cyclone separator to the fan only when a predefined minimum value of a volume flow generated by the fan or a quantity correlating with the volume flow is present. | 01-10-2013 |
20130232877 | HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE WITH DOOR - A household appliance includes a treatment space and a door that is pivotable about a horizontally running axis so as to close the treatment space. The door includes a door spring configured to slow down a movement of the door when it is being pivoted down. A sensor is configured to monitor a functionality of the door spring. A deceleration device is configured to be activated in the event of a failure of the door spring as recognized by the sensor and to slow down movement of the door when it is being pivoted down. | 09-12-2013 |
20140109488 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A DOOR-OPENING MECHANISM OF A HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE - A method for operating a door-opening mechanism of a household appliance includes: providing a first signal using a door-opening sensor; providing a second signal using the door-opening sensor; and providing a third signal using the door-opening sensor. A total signal is calculated based on the first, second and third signals so as to determine a spatial direction from which a signal source originates. | 04-24-2014 |
20140230268 | DISHWASHER AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A DISHWASHER - A method for operating a dishwasher having a sorption drying device includes performing a desorption process using the sorption drying device according to a selected cleaning cycle of the dishwasher. The desorption process is capable of releasing moisture. | 08-21-2014 |
20140298610 | BAGLESS VACUUM CLEANER WITH A DUST COLLECTOR - A bagless vacuum cleaner includes a dust container including a chromogenic material so as to have a controllable transparency. | 10-09-2014 |