Dust collecting container for a hand-held machine tool

Abstract

A dust-collection container ( 11 ) for a hand-held power tool with a dust-extraction device is indicated that has a container wall that encloses a dust-collection volume and a dust-intake opening ( 19 ) for connection to a dust-discharge adapter of hand-held power tools. To ensure timely emptying of the full dust-collection container ( 11 ) when working with the hand-held power tool, a viewing window ( 21 ) is provided in the container wall, through which the dust fill level can be visually determined.

1 . A dust-collection container for a hand-held power tool ( 10 ) with a dust-extraction device, with a container wall that encloses a dust-collection volume and a dust-intake opening ( 19 ) provided in the container wall for connection to a dust-discharge adapter ( 18 ) of the hand-held power tool ( 10 ),  
     wherein 
 a viewing window ( 21 ) is located in the container wall.  
 
   
   
       2 . The dust-collection container as recited in  claim 1 ,  
     wherein 
 the viewing window ( 21 ) is located in a wall section of the container wall that is diametrically opposed to the wall section in which the dust-intake opening ( 19 ) is located.  
 
   
   
       3 . The dust-collection container as recited in  claim 1 ,  
     wherein 
 the container wall has two end faces, in one of which the dust-intake opening ( 19 ) is located, and two longitudinal sides, in one of which the viewing window ( 21 ) is located.  
 
   
   
       4 . The dust-collection container as recited in  claim 3 ,  
     wherein 
 the viewing window ( 21 ) in the longitudinal side of the container wall is located close to the end face of the container wall with the dust-intake opening ( 19 ).  
 
   
   
       5 . The dust-collection container as recited in one of the claims  1 - 4 ,  
     wherein 
 at least one filling mark ( 28 ) is provided in the viewing window ( 21 ) that indicates a recommended maximum fill level in the dust-collection volume.  
 
   
   
       6 . The dust-collection container as recited in  claim 3  or  4 ,  
     wherein 
 two filling marks ( 29 ,  30 ) located at a right angle to each other are provided in the viewing window ( 21 ), one of which indicates a recommended maximum fill level when the dust-collection container is oriented substantially horizontal, and the other of which indicates a recommended maximum fill level when the dust-collection container is oriented substantially vertically.  
 
   
   
       7 . The dust-collection container as recited in  claim 6 ,  
     wherein 
 the viewing window ( 21 ) is right-angled and the filling marks ( 29 ,  30 ) are formed by two lines extending in parallel to one, window edge ( 211 ,  212 ) each, one line of which extending close to the long window edge ( 211 ) at the top when the dust-collection container is oriented vertically, and the other line extending close to the front, short window edge ( 212 ) pointing close to the dust-intake opening ( 19 ).  
 
   
   
       8 . The dust-collection container as recited in one of the claims  1 - 7 ,  
     wherein 
 the container wall is made of transparent material with a milky-opaque surface, and the viewing window ( 21 ) is a recess in the milky-opaque surface.  
 
   
   
       9 . The dust-collection container as recited in one of the claims  1 - 8 ,  
     characterized by 
 a two-part design composed of a collection box ( 22 ) and a cover ( 23 ) that closes it, and by the fact that the dust-intake opening ( 19 ) and the viewing window ( 21 ) are located in the wall of the collection box ( 22 ).  
 
   
   
       10 . The dust-collection container as recited in  claim 9 ,  
     wherein 
 the viewing window ( 21 ) is formed by a side wall ( 224 ) of the collection box ( 22 ), the side wall being made of a transparent material.  
 
   
   
       11 . The dust-collection container according to the definition of the species in  claim 1 ,  
     wherein 
 the container wall is made of a transparent material.  
 
   
   
       12 . The dust-collection container as recited in  claim 11 ,  
     characterized by 
 a two-part design composed of a collection box ( 22 ) and a cover ( 23 ) that closes it, and by the fact that the collection box ( 22 ) is made of the transparent material.