Self-propelled vacuum-cleaning device
A self-propelled vacuum-cleaning device for cleaning smooth and textile floor coverings, particularly in the private home sector. The device has a housing, a vacuum blower, an electrically driven cleaning roller, an electrical drive mechanism, control electronics, and a power source. The maximal electric power of the self-propelled vacuum-cleaning tool lies between 150 watts and 300 watts during cleaning operation, whereby between 120 watts and 220 watts are allocated to the vacuum blower, between 10 watts and 40 watts are allocated to the electrical roller drive for the cleaning roller, and between 5 watts and 40 watts are allocated to the drive mechanism, and whereby the control electronics have a power demand of less than 5% of the maximal electric power.
1. A self-propelled vacuum-cleaning device for cleaning smooth and textile floor coverings, comprising:
a housing;
a vacuum blower in the housing;
a cleaning roller driven by an electrical drive, in the housing;
an electrical drive mechanism in the housing;
control electronics disposed within the housing,
a power source connected to the vacuum blower, electrical drive of the roller, electrical drive mechanism and control electronics; and
a variable power control of the drive assigned to the vacuum blower or of the drive mechanism, said power control varying the power supplied as a function of a composition of the floor covering or of a degree of dirtiness,
wherein a maximal electric power of the self-propelled vacuum-cleaning device lies between 150 watts and 300 watts during cleaning, wherein between 120 watts and 220 watts are allocated to the vacuum blower, between 10 watts and 40 watts are allocated to the electrical drive for the cleaning roller, and between 5 watts and 40 watts are allocated to the drive mechanism, and wherein the control electronics have a power demand of less than 5% of the maximal electric power.
2. A self-propelled vacuum-cleaning device according to claim 1 , wherein a maximal electric power of the drive mechanism is less than 15% of a maximal electric power of the vacuum blower.
3. A self-propelled vacuum-cleaning device according to claim 1 , wherein the power source is a rechargeable battery unit.
4. A self-propelled vacuum-cleaning device according to claim 1 , wherein the power source is a fuel cell.
5. A self-propelled vacuum-cleaning device according to claim 1 , wherein the cleaning roller is configured as a brush roller or a blade roller with continuous or segmented soft blades.
6. A self-propelled vacuum-cleaning device according to claim 1 , wherein the drive mechanism has two drive motors, each of which has a drive wheel assigned to it, and wherein steering of the vacuum-cleaning tool takes place by variably turning the drive motors on and off.
7. The self-propelled vacuum-cleaning device according to claim 1 , wherein the drive mechanism has a device for height adjustment, which can be manually activated or is controlled automatically, as function of the composition of the floor covering.
8. A self-propelled vacuum-cleaning device for cleaning smooth and textile floor coverings, comprising:
a housing;
a vacuum blower in the housing;
a cleaning roller driven by an electrical drive, in the housing;
an electrical drive mechanism in the housing;
control electronics disposed within the housing;
a power source connected to the vacuum blower, electrical drive of the roller, electrical drive mechanism and control electronics; and
a variable power control of the drive assigned to the drive mechanism, said power control varying the power supplied as a function of a composition of the floor covering,
wherein a maximal electric power of the self-propelled vacuum-cleaning device lies between 150 watts and 300 watts during cleaning, wherein between 120 watts and 220 watts are allocated to the vacuum blower, between 10 watts and 40 watts are allocated to the electrical drive for the cleaning roller, and between 5 watts and 40 watts are allocated to the drive mechanism, and wherein the control electronics have a power demand of less than 5% of the maximal electric power, and
wherein the drive of the drive mechanism is programmed so that a lower travel speed is provided on textile floor coverings than on smooth floor coverings.
9. A self-propelled vacuum-cleaning device for cleaning smooth and textile floor coverings, comprising:
a housing;
a vacuum blower in the housing;
a cleaning roller driven by an electrical drive, in the housing;
an electrical drive mechanism in the housing;
control electronics disposed within the housing;
a power source connected to the vacuum blower, electrical drive of the roller, electrical drive mechanism and control electronics; and
a variable power control of the drive assigned to the vacuum blower, said power control varying the power supplied as a function of a composition of the floor covering,
wherein a maximal electric power of the self-propelled vacuum-cleaning device lies between 150 watts and 300 watts during cleaning, wherein between 120 watts and 220 watts are allocated to the vacuum blower, between 10 watts and 40 watts are allocated to the electrical drive for the cleaning roller, and between 5 watts and 40 watts are allocated to the drive mechanism, and wherein the control electronics have a power demand of less than 5% of the maximal electric power, and wherein the vacuum blower is programmed to have a higher speed of rotation on textile floor coverings than on smooth floor coverings.