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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2022
Vorwerk & Co. Interholding Gmbh, Wuppertal, DE;
Benjamin Strang, Solingen, DE;
Birgit Petersen, Grevelsberg, DE;
Robin Janssen, Duisburg, DE;
Marc Papenheim, Wuppertal, DE;
Roland Kraus, Mettmann, DE;
Vorwerk & Co. Interholding GmbH, Wuppertal, DE;
Abstract
The invention relates to a cleaning device, in particular a suction wiper, having a housing with at least one cleaning medium for receiving a cleaning agent, having a cleaning medium carrier for receiving the cleaning medium, having a drive for driving the cleaning medium carrier and having a controller. At least one vibration sensor for detecting a strength of a vibration is arranged in the housing and the controller is designed to determine the moisture of the cleaning medium, the controller evaluating a change in the strength of the vibration. The invention also relates to a method for operating a cleaning device.