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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2003
Erich Bott, Hollstadt, DE;
Roland Illig, Heusstreu, DE;
Heinrich Komesker, Unkel, DE;
BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbH, Munich, DE;
Abstract
A vacuum cleaner includes a housing and at least one running roller operatively connected to the housing. The roller has a hub, a running ring, a wall connecting the running ring and the hub. The wall has two side surfaces and a curved cross-section between the running ring and the hub. The roller has at least one reinforcing rib extending at least from one of the two side surfaces of the wall and being in contact with neither the hub nor the running ring in a non-loaded state of the running roller. The roller forms an elastic caster with a nave and a bearing race. The nave and the bearing race are connected to another by an S or Z-shaped curved wall. Ribs are provided for reinforcing the wall or the nave.