VACUUMING DEVICE HAVING A COLLECTING TANK, IN WHICH DIFFERENT REGIONS CAN BE SEPARATED OFF, AND METHOD FOR EXCHANGING A DISPOSAL BAG IN A VACUUMING DEVICE

Abstract

A vacuuming device having a separating device for separating dirt particles from an air flow drawn in by the vacuuming device is provided, wherein the separating device includes at least one first separator and one second separator, and, in a base collecting tank of the vacuuming device, different regions of the base collecting tank can be separated from one another by a partition. In a second aspect, the invention relates to a method for exchanging a disposal bag in a vacuuming device.

Claims

1-6. (canceled)

7. A vacuuming device comprising: a separating device for separating dirt particles from an air flow drawn in by the vacuuming device, wherein the separating device includes a first separator and a second separator, and a base collecting tank, a disposal bag being placeable in the base collecting tank, the base collecting tank having different regions separated from one another by a partition, the different regions of the base collecting tank each being assigned to one of the first and second separators, the partition including a flexible seal designed to seal the different regions of the base collecting tank in a dust-free manner with respect to one another.

8. The vacuuming device as recited in claim 7 wherein the separators are connected in series.

9. The vacuuming device as recited in claim 7 further comprising a suction head with a vacuum cleaner hose connection for through flow of the air flow, wherein the first separator being designed to be flowed through by the air flow.

10. The vacuuming device as recited in claim 7 wherein the flexible seal includes sealing lips or a sealing ring.

11. The vacuuming device as recited in claim 7 wherein the partition is present in integrated form on a suction head.

12. A method for exchanging a disposal bag in a vacuuming device, the method comprising the following method steps: a) providing a vacuuming device having a separating device for separating dirt particles from an air flow drawn in by the vacuuming device, the separating device including a first separator and a second separator, and the vacuuming device including a base collecting tank, a disposal bag being placeable in the base collecting tank during the operation of the vacuuming device, regions for receiving different partial quantities of dirt particles being separated from one another by a partition in the base collecting tank, the partition including a flexible seal; b) opening the vacuuming device by raising the suction head of the vacuuming device into an open position, wherein the partition is removable from the base collecting tank by opening the vacuuming device, with the result that the disposal bag becomes accessible in the base collecting tank; c) removing the disposal bag from the base collecting tank; d) placing a new disposal bag in the base collecting tank; and e) closing the vacuuming device by lowering the suction head into a closed position.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0034] In the figures, components which are the same and components of the same type are denoted by the same reference signs. In the figures:

[0035] FIG. 1 shows a view of a preferred configuration of the invention

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0036] FIG. 1 shows a preferred configuration of a proposed vacuuming device (1) having a separating device (2). The separating device (2) comprises a first separator (3) and a second separator (4), which are preferably arranged adjacent to one another in the suction head (10) of the vacuuming device (1). The two separators (3, 4) are preferably connected in series, with the result that an air flow (LS), which is produced by a vacuum by the vacuuming device (1), flows first through the first separator (3) and then through the second separator (4). The inlet for the air flow (LS) into the first separator (3) is illustrated in FIG. 1 by the two short parallel lines (on the left in the drawing). For the purposes of the invention, it is preferred that the suction head (10) can be removed at least partially from the vacuuming device (1) in order to bring the vacuuming device (1) into an open position, in which the disposal bag (6) can be removed from the vacuuming device (1). The disposal bag (6) is preferably designed to receive the dirt filtered out of the air flow (LS) by the separating device (2) and any further filter devices. For this purpose, the disposal bag (6) can be placed in a base collecting tank (5) of the vacuuming device (1) in the open position of the vacuuming device (1). The base collecting tank (5) is preferably situated in a lower region of the vacuuming device (1) and forms said region.

[0037] A partition (8), which divides the interior of the base collecting tank (5) into regions (7) can be provided on the suction head (10) of the vacuuming device (1). In the exemplary embodiment of the invention which is illustrated in FIG. 1, two different regions (7) are formed by the partition (8) in the base collecting tank (5), for example. These two regions are denoted by the reference signs 7a and 7b. The regions (7) can preferably be assigned to the individual separators (3, 4) of the separating device (2), with the result that the dust that is filtered out by the first separator (3) falls into the first region (7a), for example, and the dust that is filtered out of the air flow (LS) by the second separator (4) falls into the second region (7b). In order to seal off the regions (7a, 7b) from one another in a dust-free manner, the partition (8) has a flexible seal (9), which is designed, in particular, to seal off any gaps between the bottom of the base collecting tank (5) and the partition (8). For the purposes of the invention, the term “sealing off in a dust-free manner” preferably means that substantially no dust can pass from the first region (7a) into the second region (7b) of the base collecting tank (5).

LIST OF REFERENCE SIGNS

[0038] 1 Vacuuming device

[0039] 2 Separating device

[0040] 3 First separator

[0041] 4 Second separator

[0042] 5 Base collecting tank

[0043] 6 Disposal bag

[0044] 7 Regions

[0045] 8 Partition

[0046] 9 Flexible seal

[0047] 10 Suction head