Electric floor sweeper

Abstract

The invention relates to a sweeper having a handle (2) and a sweeping element (3), a waste collecting reservoir (5), and electric suction means, characterized in that the sweeper also has electric blowing means (6), the suction means and the blowing/ejection means being selectively employed to suck waste into the reservoir or eject waste from the reservoir in an automated manner. The sweeper forms not only an automated waste suction device but also an automated waste discharging device, without it being necessary to manipulate the collecting reservoir in order to dispose of the waste.

1 . Sweeper having a handle ( 2 ) and a sweeping element ( 3 ), a waste collecting reservoir ( 5 ), and electric suction means, characterized in that the sweeper also has electric blowing/ejection means, the suction means and the blowing/ejection means being selectively employed to suck waste into the reservoir or eject waste from the reservoir in an automated manner. 
     
     
         2 . Sweeper according to  claim 1 , characterized in that it comprises at least one inlet for sucking waste into the reservoir ( 5 ), which is common to an outlet for blowing waste from the reservoir and the sweeper. 
     
     
         3 . Sweeper according to  claim 1 , characterized in that it operates manually and selectively electrically to suck or blow the waste. 
     
     
         4 . Sweeper according to  claim 1 , characterized in that it comprises a waste suction inlet and a waste ejection outlet in common, forming a valve ( 52 ), preferably made of rubber, which opens during suction and blowing. 
     
     
         5 . Sweeper according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the electric suction means and the electric blowing means form a unitary device ( 6 ) comprising an electric motor ( 60 ) suitable for rotating in two opposite rotational directions, and a fan ( 62 ). 
     
     
         6 . Sweeper according to  claim 1 , characterized in that it comprises at least one control device ( 8 ) for selecting as required a suction function, a blowing function or an electric stop function. 
     
     
         7 . Sweeper according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the electric suction means and the electric blowing means ( 6 ) and the reservoir are incorporated in a cylindrical body ( 7 ) fixed between the handle ( 2 ) and the sweeping element ( 3 ). 
     
     
         8 . Sweeper according to  claim 1 , characterized in that it comprises air outflow and air inflow apertures ( 51 ), placed in particular peripherally in the region of a cylindrical body ( 7 ) housing the electric suction and blowing means ( 6 ). 
     
     
         9 . Sweeper according to  claim 1 , characterized in that it comprises an air filter ( 50 ) cooperating with the end of the reservoir ( 5 ) opposite that through which the waste is sucked or blown. 
     
     
         10 . Sweeper according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the reservoir ( 5 ) has a transparent window ( 53 ). 
     
     
         11 . Sweeper according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the sweeping element ( 3 ) has a hollow head body ( 30 ) at the periphery of which the bristles extend projecting, and in that the sweeper comprises a removable part ( 35 ) arranged in the hollow interior of the head body and serving as a means for guiding the waste from the sweeping element towards a common waste suction inlet/waste ejection outlet. 
     
     
         12 . Sweeper according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the sweeping element ( 3 ) is transverse to the handle ( 2 ) and the sweeper is used as a conventional sweeper by making pendulum-type sweeping movements. 
     
     
         13 . Sweeper according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the sweeping element ( 3 ) comprises a sweeping head ( 30 ) and elements ( 4 ) for brushing/sweeping the floor such as bristles, the head being provided with an opening ( 32 ) for the waste to pass through, preferably elongate, and suitable for communicating with the reservoir ( 5 ), the brushing elements ( 4 ) being distributed at the periphery of the opening ( 32 ). 
     
     
         14 . Sweeper according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the sweeping element comprising a multiplicity of bristles with a height of approximately at least 3 cm to 5 cm. 
     
     
         15 . Sweeper according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the electric suction and ejection means operate using a battery, said battery preferably being housed inside the handle.