Claims
- 1. Sweeper comprising a rotary brush arranged in a housing, a dirt collector which can be detachably attached to the housing and, in the dirt collector adjacent the rotary brush, a dirt inlet on the bottom edge of which a sill is arranged, wherein the sill is formed out of a wall section that runs in one plane alongside both its longitudinal edges and between these protrudes from this plane to one side, and in that the wall section is connected to the bottom of the dirt collector alongside its longitudinal edges whereby a two-piece connection exists between the bottom and the wall section at least alongside one longitudinal edge.
- 2. Sweeper according to claim 1, wherein the bottom and the wall section are connected to each other in one piece alongside a longitudinal edge.
- 3. Sweeper according to claim 2, wherein the one-piece connection is designed as a hinge connection.
- 4. Sweeper according to claim 1, wherein the two-piece connection of the bottom and the longitudinal edge of the wall section can be formed by engaging a projection into a recess.
- 5. Sweeper according to claim 4, wherein the recess is formed by a longitudinal groove in the bottom into which the longitudinal edge of the wall section engages.
- 6. Sweeper according to claim 5, wherein the longitudinal groove is formed by a step in the floor the upper edge of which stands out over the lower edge.
- 7. Sweeper according to claim 6, wherein the longitudinal groove is v-shaped in cross-section.
- 8. Sweeper according to claim 5, wherein the wall section is wedge-like in cross-section alongside its longitudinal edge which engages into the longitudinal groove.
- 9. Sweeper according to claim 4, wherein the connections of the longitudinal edges to the bottom are located so closely to each other that the wall section is elastically arched out and therefore the longitudinal edges are submitted to a tension force drawing them apart.
- 10. Sweeper according to claim 1, wherein the wall section consists of two plane wall surfaces that are connected to each other at an angle and the connecting edge of which runs parallel to its longitudinal edges.
- 11. Sweeper according to claim 4, wherein the wall section consists of two plane wall surfaces that are connected to each other at an angle and the connecting edge of which runs parallel to its longitudinal edges.
- 12. Sweeper according to claim 1, wherein the sill of the dirt collector attached to the housing partially plunges into a corresponding recess of the housing.
Priority Claims (1)
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299 13 843.7 |
Aug 1999 |
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Parent Case Info
[0001] The present disclosure relates to the subject matter disclosed in the international application PCT/EP00/06782 of Jul. 15, 2000, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety and for all purposes.
Continuations (1)
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PCT/EP00/06782 |
Jul 2000 |
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10052635 |
Jan 2002 |
US |