Portable stain removal device and method for locally removing a stain from a textile

Abstract

A portable stain removal device for locally removing a stain from a textile comprising: a holding device which receives and fixes the stained area of the textile, wherein the holding device has a lower part and an upper part movably arranged thereon, wherein the lower part and the upper part abutting one another in a closed position receiving the stained area of the textile between them and releasing the textile in an open position, a storage container arranged on the holding device, which stores a cleaning fluid for a cleaning process, a receiving container arranged on the holding device, which receives the cleaning fluid after the cleaning process, wherein the holding device is connected to the storage container and the receiving container in such a way that a cleaning fluid contained in the storage container is supplied to the holding device, then applied to an area of the textile arranged in the holding device and finally received in the receiving container.

1 . Portable stain removal device for locally removing a stain from a textile comprising:
 a holding device which receives and fixes the stained area of the textile, wherein the holding device has a lower part and an upper part movably arranged thereon, wherein the lower part and the upper part abutting one another in a closed position receiving the stained area of the textile between them and releasing the textile in an open position,   a storage container arranged on the holding device, which stores a cleaning fluid for a cleaning process,   a receiving container arranged on the holding device, which receives the cleaning fluid after the cleaning process,   wherein the holding device is connected to the storage container and the receiving container in such a way that a cleaning fluid contained in the storage container is supplied to the holding device, then applied to an area of the textile arranged in the holding device and finally received in the receiving container.   
     
     
         2 . The portable stain removal device according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the upper part of the holding device is rotatably arranged on the lower part. 
     
     
         3 . The portable stain removal device according to  claim 1 , characterized in that a cleaning fluid supply line is connected to the storage container, wherein the cleaning fluid supply line supplies cleaning fluid contained in the storage container to a textile arranged in the holding device. 
     
     
         4 . The portable stain removal device according to  claim 3 , characterized in that a heating device is arranged on the cleaning fluid supply line, wherein the heating device heats the cleaning fluid. 
     
     
         5 . The portable stain removal device according to  claim 1 , characterized in that it comprises at least one spray nozzle via which the cleaning fluid is applied as a spray application to the area of the textile arranged in the holding device. 
     
     
         6 . The portable stain removal device according to  claim 3 and claim 5 , characterized in that the spray nozzles are connected to the cleaning fluid supply line. 
     
     
         7 . The portable stain removal device according to  claim 1 , characterized in that it comprises a washing container which receives the cleaning fluid supplied from the storage container and at least the stained area of the textile. 
     
     
         8 . The portable stain removal device according to  claim 7 , characterized in that the washing container is accommodated in the lower part of the holding device. 
     
     
         9 . The portable stain removal device according to  claim 3 and claim 7 , characterized in that the storage container is connected to the washing container via the cleaning fluid supply line. 
     
     
         10 . The portable stain removal device according to  claim 7 , characterized in that the washing container is connected to the receiving container via a cleaning fluid discharge line. 
     
     
         11 . The portable stain removal device according to  claim 1 , characterized in that it comprises a pump which delivers the cleaning fluid from the storage container. 
     
     
         12 . The portable stain removal device according to  claim 1 , characterized in that it comprises a cleaning additive container which stores a cleaning additive for the cleaning fluid. 
     
     
         13 . The portable stain removal device according to  claim 12 , characterized in that the cleaning additive container is designed to hold a cleaning additive capsule containing the cleaning additive. 
     
     
         14 . The portable stain removal device according to  claim 13 , characterized in that it comprises a reading device which detects a machine-readable code arranged on the cleaning additive capsule. 
     
     
         15 . The portable stain removal device according to  claim 1 , characterized in that it is comprises a brush which is movable relative to the holding device. 
     
     
         16 . The portable stain removal device according to  claim 15 , characterized in that a resiliently mounted pressure plate is arranged on the holding device, which pressure plate interacts with the brush in such a way that the pressure plate is in an initial plate position and is unloaded by the brush, when the brush is in an initial brush position, and that the brush presses against the pressure plate in a brush-cleaning position and thereby presses the pressure plate against the spring force into a plate-cleaning position. 
     
     
         17 . The portable stain removal device according to  claim 16 , characterized in that the pressure plate is arranged in the washing container. 
     
     
         18 . The portable stain removal device according to  claim 5 and claim 15 , characterized in that at least one spray nozzle is arranged on the brush. 
     
     
         19 . The portable stain removal device according to  claim 1 , characterized in that it comprises a fan which generates an air flow through the area of the textile received in the holding device. 
     
     
         20 . The portable stain removal device according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the holding device comprises a support plate for the textile. 
     
     
         21 . The portable stain removal device according to  claim 1 , characterized in that it comprises a steam generating device. 
     
     
         22 . The portable stain removal device according to  claim 1 , characterized in that it comprises a controlling device. 
     
     
         23 . Method for locally removing a stain from a textile with a portable stain removal device according to  one of the preceding claims , characterized by the following method steps:
 filling a cleaning fluid into the storage container, wherein the cleaning fluid comprises a first partial quantity, a second partial quantity and a third partial quantity,   inserting the textile into the stain removal device in such a way that the stained area of the textile is received in the holding device,   removing the first partial quantity of the cleaning fluid from the storage container and applying this first partial quantity of the cleaning fluid to the stained area of the textile,   collecting the first partial quantity of cleaning fluid in the receiving container,   removing the second partial quantity of the cleaning fluid from the storage container, adding a cleaning additive to this second partial quantity,   applying the mixture of the second partial quantity of the cleaning fluid and the cleaning additive to the stained area of the textile,   collecting the second partial quantity of the cleaning fluid with the cleaning additive in the receiving container,   removing the third partial quantity of the cleaning fluid from the storage container and applying this third partial quantity of the cleaning fluid to the stained area of the textile,   receiving the third partial quantity of the cleaning fluid in the receiving container.   
     
     
         24 . The method according to  claim 23 , characterized in that the cleaning fluid filled into the storage container comprises a fourth partial quantity, in that the fourth partial quantity of the cleaning fluid is removed from the storage container and the stained area is rinsed with the fourth partial quantity of the cleaning fluid after cleaning. 
     
     
         25 . The method according to  claim 23 , characterized in that the cleaned area of the textile is dried after cleaning by means of an air flow generated by the fan. 
     
     
         26 . The method according to  claim 25 , characterized in that the cleaned area of the textile is smoothed after drying by means of the steam generating device.