Vacuum cleaning tool with exchangeable vacuum shoes
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1. A vacuum cleaning tool for a vacuum cleaning device, said vacuum cleaning tool comprising:
- a housing (2) having a vacuum connector (3) configured to be connected to the vacuum cleaning device;
a brush roll (10) arranged in said housing (2);
a drive (12) arranged in said housing (2) and drivingly coupled to said brush roll (10);
a first vacuum shoe (4) for treating a first type of floors and a second vacuum shoe (24) for treating a second type of floors, wherein the first and second vacuum shoes (4, 24) are alternatingly detachably connected to said housing (2) in accordance with the first and second types of floors to be treated, wherein said first and second vacuum shoes (4, 24) comprise an underside and an elongate intake opening (20, 23) arranged in said underside and two wall portions (17, 18;
28, 29), respectively, wherein said two wall portions (17, 18;
28, 29) am connected to said underside and extend at least approximately parallel to said brush roll (10), wherein said brush roll (10) is arranged between said two wall portions (17,18;
28, 29);
wherein said brush roll (10) extends parallel to said elongate intake opening (20, 23) of the first and second vacuum shoes (4, 24), respectively;
wherein said second vacuum shoe (24) comprises a polishing roll (30) extending parallel to said elongate intake opening (23) of said second vacuum shoe (24) and almost filling said elongate intake opening (23) of said second vacuum shoe (24), wherein said polishing roll (30) has a mantle surface projecting outwardly past a plane of said underside of said second vacuum shoe (24).
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Abstract
A vacuum cleaning tool for a vacuum cleaning device has a housing having a vacuum connector connected to the vacuum cleaning device. The housing has an underside and an elongate intake opening arranged in the underside. A brush roll is arranged in the housing parallel to the elongate intake opening. A drive is arranged in the housing and drivingly coupled to the brush roll. An exchangeable vacuum shoe is detachably connected to the housing and has two wall portions extending at least approximately parallel to the brush roll. The brush roll is arranged between the two wall portions.
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24 Claims
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1. A vacuum cleaning tool for a vacuum cleaning device, said vacuum cleaning tool comprising:
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a housing (2) having a vacuum connector (3) configured to be connected to the vacuum cleaning device;
a brush roll (10) arranged in said housing (2);
a drive (12) arranged in said housing (2) and drivingly coupled to said brush roll (10);
a first vacuum shoe (4) for treating a first type of floors and a second vacuum shoe (24) for treating a second type of floors, wherein the first and second vacuum shoes (4, 24) are alternatingly detachably connected to said housing (2) in accordance with the first and second types of floors to be treated, wherein said first and second vacuum shoes (4, 24) comprise an underside and an elongate intake opening (20, 23) arranged in said underside and two wall portions (17, 18;
28, 29), respectively, wherein said two wall portions (17, 18;
28, 29) am connected to said underside and extend at least approximately parallel to said brush roll (10), wherein said brush roll (10) is arranged between said two wall portions (17,18;
28, 29);
wherein said brush roll (10) extends parallel to said elongate intake opening (20, 23) of the first and second vacuum shoes (4, 24), respectively;
wherein said second vacuum shoe (24) comprises a polishing roll (30) extending parallel to said elongate intake opening (23) of said second vacuum shoe (24) and almost filling said elongate intake opening (23) of said second vacuum shoe (24), wherein said polishing roll (30) has a mantle surface projecting outwardly past a plane of said underside of said second vacuum shoe (24). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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