Patents by Inventor Florian Ebert
Florian Ebert has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Publication number: 20240341548Abstract: A cleaning apparatus is provided, including at least one noise source and an air guidance device having at least one flow deflection element, wherein the at least one flow deflection element has a first duct arm and a second duct arm, wherein the second duct arm is oriented transversely to the first duct arm, and wherein, during operation of the cleaning apparatus, there is sound propagation from the first duct arm to the second duct arm, wherein a mode filter device for transverse modes of sound propagation is arranged at the at least one flow deflection element, having at least one mode filter that is positioned at the second duct arm.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2024Publication date: October 17, 2024Inventors: Dominik SCHOLL, Florian EBERT
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Publication number: 20240292985Abstract: A cleaning apparatus is provided, including at least one noise source, and an air guidance device having at least one flow deflection element, wherein the at least one flow deflection element has a first duct arm with a first opening and a second duct arm with a second opening, and wherein the second duct arm is oriented transversely to the first duct arm, wherein a ratio of a first width of the first opening to a second width of the second opening is greater than 1.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2024Publication date: September 5, 2024Inventors: Dominik SCHOLL, Florian EBERT
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Publication number: 20240292988Abstract: A cleaning apparatus is provided, including at least one noise source and an air guidance device having at least one flow deflection element, wherein the at least one flow deflection element has a first duct arm and a second duct arm, wherein the second duct arm is oriented transversely to the first duct arm, and wherein the first duct arm and the second duct arm have a common edge at an external corner region, characterized in that arranged in an interior of the at least one flow deflection element is a built-in wall which covers the edge in the interior, in that the built-in wall faces a through-flow region in the interior, and in that the built-in wall takes a form such that it guides flow and is sound-permeable.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2024Publication date: September 5, 2024Inventors: Dominik SCHOLL, Florian EBERT
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Patent number: 10426305Abstract: A suction unit is proposed which comprises a suction apparatus, a dirt collection container, a filter device, wherein the dirt collection container is connected in terms of flow via the filter device to the suction apparatus, and a cleaning device for the filter device, wherein the cleaning device forms a noise source for noise emissions in a frequency range below 2000 Hz, and wherein at least one perforated-plate resonator is associated with the cleaning device, wherein the at least one perforated-plate resonator has a chamber with a chamber space and with a chamber wall and has at least one perforated plate which covers the chamber space, and wherein the at least one perforated plate is connected, actively with respect to sound, to the cleaning device.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2017Date of Patent: October 1, 2019Assignee: Alfred Kärcher SE & Co. KGInventors: Florian Ebert, Felix Bensing, Simon Jetter, Gábor Peflof, Dominik Scholl
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Patent number: 10376113Abstract: A suction unit comprising a suction apparatus, a dirt collection container, a filter device, wherein the dirt collection container is connected in terms of flow via the filter device to the suction apparatus, and a cleaning device for the filter device, which cleaning device comprises an external-air valve device, and at least one guide duct for air, which at least one guide duct has a first port which is connected in terms of fluid action to the cleaning device for the provision of external air from the at least one guide duct, a second port for the coupling of exhaust air of the suction apparatus into the at least one guide duct, and a third port which is connected in terms of fluid action to the surroundings of the suction unit, wherein air from the surroundings is configured to flow into the at least one guide duct via the third port.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2017Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: Alfred Kärcher SE & Co. KGInventors: Gábor Peflof, Andreas Seibold, Florian Ebert, Juergen Frank
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Patent number: 10184491Abstract: A suction device is provided which includes a fan device for generating a suction air flow and an air conveying device having at least one flow deflection element comprising an inlet tube and an outlet tube, wherein the outlet tube is oriented transversely to the inlet tube, and wherein in a transitional area between the inlet tube and the outlet tube there is arranged a sound mirror device, which at least one of (i) reflects and (ii) absorbs sound.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2016Date of Patent: January 22, 2019Assignee: Alfred Kärcher SE & Co. KGInventors: Florian Ebert, Felix Bensing, Sebastian Junker
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Patent number: 10154766Abstract: A cleaning device is proposed which includes a base, an air-conduit device which is arranged on the base, and at least one chamber with a wall which delimits a cavity, an inlet device for a fluid stream and an outlet device being arranged on the wall, and at least one fluid channel running in the cavity between the inlet device and the outlet device, wherein at least one partition wall is arranged in the cavity, said partition producing an acoustic shielding effect between the inlet device and the outlet device.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2016Date of Patent: December 18, 2018Assignee: Alfred Kärcher SE & Co. KGInventors: Felix Bensing, Thomas Robieu, Florian Ebert
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Publication number: 20170340178Abstract: A suction unit is proposed which comprises a suction apparatus, a dirt collection container, a filter device, wherein the dirt collection container is connected in terms of flow via the filter device to the suction apparatus, and a cleaning device for the filter device, wherein the cleaning device forms a noise source for noise emissions in a frequency range below 2000 Hz, and wherein at least one perforated-plate resonator is associated with the cleaning device, wherein the at least one perforated-plate resonator has a chamber with a chamber space and with a chamber wall and has at least one perforated plate which covers the chamber space, and wherein the at least one perforated plate is connected, actively with respect to sound, to the cleaning device.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2017Publication date: November 30, 2017Inventors: Florian Ebert, Felix Bensing, Simon Jetter, Gábor Peflof, Dominik Scholl
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Publication number: 20170340179Abstract: A suction unit comprising a suction apparatus, a dirt collection container, a filter device, wherein the dirt collection container is connected in terms of flow via the filter device to the suction apparatus, and a cleaning device for the filter device, which cleaning device comprises an external-air valve device, and at least one guide duct for air, which at least one guide duct has a first port which is connected in terms of fluid action to the cleaning device for the provision of external air from the at least one guide duct, a second port for the coupling of exhaust air of the suction apparatus into the at least one guide duct, and a third port which is connected in terms of fluid action to the surroundings of the suction unit, wherein air from the surroundings is configured to flow into the at least one guide duct via the third port.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2017Publication date: November 30, 2017Inventors: Gábor Peflof, Andreas Seibold, Florian Ebert, Juergen Frank
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Publication number: 20160201691Abstract: A suction device is provided which includes a fan device for generating a suction air flow and an air conveying device having at least one flow deflection element comprising an inlet tube and an outlet tube, wherein the outlet tube is oriented transversely to the inlet tube, and wherein in a transitional area between the inlet tube and the outlet tube there is arranged a sound mirror device, which at least one of (i) reflects and (ii) absorbs sound.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2016Publication date: July 14, 2016Inventors: Florian Ebert, Felix Bensing, Sebastian Junker
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Publication number: 20160198917Abstract: A cleaning device is proposed which includes a base, an air-conduit device which is arranged on the base, and at least one chamber with a wall which delimits a cavity, an inlet device for a fluid stream and an outlet device being arranged on the wall, and at least one fluid channel running in the cavity between the inlet device and the outlet device, wherein at least one partition wall is arranged in the cavity, said partition producing an acoustic shielding effect between the inlet device and the outlet device.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2016Publication date: July 14, 2016Inventors: Felix Bensing, Thomas Robieu, Florian Ebert