Vacuum Cleaner Comprising An Electronic Board Provided With First And Second Contacts

Abstract

A vacuum cleaner includes a main body in which a motor fan is housed; a control device that can be operated by a user; an activation device that can be operated by a user; and an electronic control unit that is configured to control the operation of the motor fan in a first operating mode when the control device is actuated by a user and to control the operation of the motor fan in a second operating mode when the activation device is actuated by a user. The electronic control unit includes an electronic board equipped with a first contact and a second contact, the control device being configured to activate the first contact when the control device is operated by a user, and the activation device being configured to activate the second contact when the activation device is operated by a user.

1 . A vacuum cleaner comprising:
 a suction duct;   a waste separating device fluidly connected to the suction duct;   a suction device comprising a motor fan which is configured to generate a flow of air through the suction duct;   a main body housing the suction device and the waste separating device;   a gripping handle;   a control member arranged on the gripping handle and operable by a user, the control member configured to control an operation of the motor fan according to a first operating mode when the control member is operated by a user; and   an activation member operable by a user and configured to control an operation of the motor fan according to a second operating mode when the activation member is operated by a user,   wherein the vacuum cleaner configured such that a maximum rotational speed of the motor fan in the second operating mode is higher than a maximum rotational speed of the motor fan in the first operating mode, and   wherein the activation member is arranged opposite the control member.   
     
     
         2 . The vacuum cleaner of  claim 1 , wherein the control member is movable between a rest position and a control position and is configured to be moved into the control position when a first actuating force is applied by a user to the control member, and the activation member is movable between an inactive position and an activated position and is configured to be moved into the activated position when a second actuating force is applied by a user to the activation member. 
     
     
         3 . The vacuum cleaner according to  claim 2 , wherein the first and second actuating forces are oriented substantially in a same direction. 
     
     
         4 . The vacuum cleaner according to  claim 2 , further comprising a first biasing member configured to bias the control member to the rest position, and a second biasing member configured to bias the activation member to the inactive position. 
     
     
         5 . The vacuum cleaner according to  claim 2 , wherein the control member comprises a first gripping portion and the activation member comprises a second gripping portion located at a distance from the first gripping portion, the first and second gripping portions movable independently of each other. 
     
     
         6 . The vacuum cleaner according to  claim 5 , wherein the first gripping portion and the second gripping portion are spaced apart from each other by a distance which is less than 6 cm, when the control member and the activation member occupy the rest position and the inactive position, respectively. 
     
     
         7 . The vacuum cleaner according to  claim 1 , wherein the control member and the activation member are configured to be operable by a same finger of a user when the user holds the gripping handle. 
     
     
         8 . The vacuum cleaner according to  claim 1 , wherein the control member is configured to be operated by a user by pulling the control member towards the gripping handle, and/or the activation member is configured to be operated by a user by pulling the activation member towards the gripping handle. 
     
     
         9 . The vacuum cleaner according to  claim 1 , wherein the control member and the activation member are located substantially in a reference plane defined by a longitudinal axis of the suction duct and a median longitudinal axis of the gripping handle. 
     
     
         10 . The vacuum cleaner of  claim 9 , wherein the reference plane forms a median longitudinal plane of the vacuum cleaner. 
     
     
         11 . The vacuum cleaner according to  claim 1 , wherein the control member is located in a top portion of the gripping handle. 
     
     
         12 . The vacuum cleaner according to claim  49 , wherein the median longitudinal axis of the gripping handle is inclined relative to the longitudinal axis of the suction duct. 
     
     
         13 . The vacuum cleaner of  claim 12 , wherein the control member comprises a first gripping portion and the activation member comprises a second gripping portion located at a distance from the first gripping portion, the first and second gripping portions movable independently of each other, and
 wherein the first gripping portion and the second gripping portion are configured to be cut by a same plane that is perpendicular to the median longitudinal axis of the gripping handle.   
     
     
         14 . The vacuum cleaner according to  claim 1 , wherein the control member and the activation member are located close to and under the main body. 
     
     
         15 . The vacuum cleaner according to  claim 1 , further comprising a rechargeable battery and a battery housing housing the rechargeable battery, wherein the gripping handle extends between the battery housing and the main body. 
     
     
         16 . The vacuum cleaner according to  claim 15 , further comprising a support connected to the main body, wherein the activation member is arranged substantially at an intersection of the main body and the support and is substantially parallel to the gripping handle. 
     
     
         17 . The vacuum cleaner according to  claim 1 , wherein the control member and the activation member are mounted so as to be able to rotate, respectively, about a first axis of rotation and a second axis of rotation. 
     
     
         18 . The vacuum cleaner of  claim 17 , wherein the first and second axes of rotation are substantially parallel. 
     
     
         19 . The vacuum cleaner according to  claim 17  or  18 , wherein the second axis of rotation of the activation member is placed in front of the first axis of rotation of the control member with respect to a median longitudinal axis of the gripping handle. 
     
     
         20 . The vacuum cleaner according to  claim 17 , wherein the control member is mounted so as to be able to rotate about the first axis of rotation according to a first amplitude of rotation, and the activation member is mounted so as to be able to rotate about the second axis of rotation according to a second amplitude of rotation, an angular deviation between the first and second amplitudes of rotation less than or equal to 5°. 
     
     
         21 . The vacuum cleaner of  claim 20 , wherein each of the first and second rotation amplitudes is between 2° and 6°. 
     
     
         22 . The vacuum cleaner according to  claim 1 , wherein the waste separation device extends along a first axis of extension and the motor fan extends along a second axis of extension substantially parallel to the first axis of extension. 
     
     
         23 . The vacuum cleaner according to  claim 1 , wherein the waste separation device is of the cyclonic type. 
     
     
         24 . The vacuum cleaner according to  claim 1 , which is a handheld vacuum cleaner.