Title:
FLOOR CLEANING DEVICE WITH MEANS FOR DETECTING THE FLOOR
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2005055796
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
The invention relates to a floor cleaning device (1) that is self-propelled or is to be driven, comprising a driven brush (6) and a dirt collecting space (9) assigned thereto. The aim of the invention is to improve the design of the device of the aforementioned type whereby enabling it to carry out, in comparison to prior art devices, a complete cleaning. To this end, a liquid application device (10) is provided, which is mounted behind the sweeping brush (6) in the traveling direction (r), and a drying device (17) is mounted further behind said sweeping brush. The floor cleaning device also comprises means for detecting a slipping and/or a resistance to traveling in order to carry out a floor detection.
Inventors:
SCHLISCHKA PATRICK (DE)
POPPEN GUENTER (DE)
SOMMER JOERG (DE)
POPPEN GUENTER (DE)
SOMMER JOERG (DE)
Application Number:
PCT/EP2004/053387
Publication Date:
November 10, 2005
Filing Date:
December 10, 2004
Export Citation:
Assignee:
VORWERK CO INTERHOLDING (DE)
SCHLISCHKA PATRICK (DE)
POPPEN GUENTER (DE)
SOMMER JOERG (DE)
SCHLISCHKA PATRICK (DE)
POPPEN GUENTER (DE)
SOMMER JOERG (DE)
International Classes:
A47L9/00; A47L9/04; A47L9/10; A47L9/14; A47L11/24; A47L11/34; A47L11/40; G05D1/02; (IPC1-7): A47L11/40; A47L9/00; G05D1/02
Domestic Patent References:
| WO2003024292A2 | 2003-03-27 | |||
| WO2003040846A1 | 2003-05-15 | |||
| WO2001037060A1 | 2001-05-25 | |||
| WO2000078198A1 | 2000-12-28 |
Foreign References:
| EP1360922A2 | 2003-11-12 | |||
| DE10113105A1 | 2001-10-04 | |||
| EP0786229A2 | 1997-07-30 | |||
| US20030028993A1 | 2003-02-13 |
Other References:
See also references of EP 1706012A2
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