IP Library › Granted Patent US 8,997,311
Granted Patent B2
US 8,997,311 · App. 13/334,560 · Granted Apr 7, 2015

Vacuum cleaner with a temperature-controlled battery

Inventors: Franz Huber (Markt Wald, DE); Bernd Ziegler (Landsberg, DE)
Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
A47L9/2884A47L9/00A47L9/2889H01M2/1055H01M10/5004H01M10/5006H01M10/5067Y10S15/01
View Patent ↗
Loading inventors, assignments & file history…
Monitor This Case
Get email alerts when status or documents change.
Order Certified Copies
Most orders are placed with the USPTO same day — all within 24 business hours.
Order via The Patent Place →
Pre-filled with this patent's details
Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 8,997,311
App. No.
13/334,560
Granted
Apr 7, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A vacuum cleaner ( 1 ) having a housing ( 2, 2 ′) and at least one battery ( 4 ) arranged therein, and/or at least one battery compartment ( 3 ) that serves to hold at least one battery ( 4 ). The vacuum cleaner ( 1 ) has a vacuum generator ( 5 ) that serves to generate an air stream along a flow path (A), wherein the at least one battery ( 4 ) or the at least one battery compartment ( 3 ) is arranged in said flow path (A).

Claims (12)

1. A vacuum cleaner comprising:

a housing having at least one battery compartment for holding at least one battery;

a vacuum generator generating an air stream along a flow path, the at least one battery compartment being arranged in the flow path; and

a switch-over mechanism designed to connect the at least one battery compartment to the vacuum generator on the suction side in a first switching position, and on the pressure side in a second switching position.

2. The vacuum cleaner as recited in claim 1 further comprising the at least one battery, the at least one battery being arranged in the flow path.

3. The vacuum cleaner as recited in claim 1 wherein the at least one battery compartment is arranged in the flow path upstream from the vacuum generator.

4. The vacuum cleaner as recited in claim 1 wherein the at least one battery compartment is arranged in the flow path downstream from the vacuum generator.

5. The vacuum cleaner as recited in claim 1 wherein a suction opening designed to vacuum dirt is arranged in the flow path.

6. The vacuum cleaner as recited in claim 1 wherein the flow path comprises several branches and the at least one battery compartment is arranged in the flow path of at least one branch.

7. The vacuum cleaner as recited in claim 6 wherein the flow path on the suction side encompasses at least two branches, and one branch is connected to the suction opening while the other is connected to the at least one battery compartment.

8. The vacuum cleaner as recited in claim 1 wherein the at least one battery compartment includes a charger electrically connected to at least one battery or to contacts in the at least one battery compartment.

9. The vacuum cleaner as recited in claim 8 wherein the charger is arranged in the flow path.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 9, 2012
From: HUBER, FRANZ; ZIEGLER, BERND
To: HILTI AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
Reel/Frame 027679/0669 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2010 064 026 · Dec 23, 2010 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20120159736A1 · Jun 28, 2012