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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 01, 2010
Michael Schuetz, Stuttgart, DE;
Juergen Walz, Moeckmuehl, DE;
Wilhelm Eisenmann, Althuette, DE;
Alexander Fuchs, Plauen, DE;
Markus Duenne, Winnenden, DE;
Ruwantha DE Silva, Schwieberdingen, DE;
Andreas Van DE Ven, Leutenbach, DE;
Rainer Schaefer, Leutenbach, DE;
Michael Schuetz, Stuttgart, DE;
Juergen Walz, Moeckmuehl, DE;
Wilhelm Eisenmann, Althuette, DE;
Alexander Fuchs, Plauen, DE;
Markus Duenne, Winnenden, DE;
Ruwantha De Silva, Schwieberdingen, DE;
Andreas Van De Ven, Leutenbach, DE;
Rainer Schaefer, Leutenbach, DE;
Alfred Kaercher GmbH & Co. KG, Winnenden, DE;
Abstract
The invention relates to a cleaning tool for a cleaning device, the cleaning tool being subject to wear during operation. In order to make it easier to identify wear, the invention proposes that the cleaning tool comprise a sensor device with a sensor element which has a physical characteristic variable which changes as a function of the degree of wear of the cleaning tool. The invention also proposes a cleaning device having such a cleaning tool, the cleaning device having a detector device which is coupled to the sensor device for the purpose of sensing the change in the physical characteristic variable of the sensor element, and having an indicator device which is connected to the detector device.