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| 20080256745 | Moquette carpet cleaning machine operable in pull-back mode - The present invention refers to a moquette carpet cleaning machine ( | 10-23-2008 |
| 20080276414 | Floor Maintenance Machine Using a Spiral, Tufted, Cylindrical Brush - Leading and trailing cylindrical brushes ( | 11-13-2008 |
| 20080282498 | Multi-Functional Electric Brush - Multi-functional electric brush comprising a supporting structure, a suction unit, a container to contain the material sucked in, and a cleaning end-piece having at least a suction aperture. The cleaning end-piece has at least an electric device, which is able to generate steam and/or deliver cleaning liquids, including hot or cold water. The supporting structure has a lower end provided with a first connector able to be coupled mechanically and removably with a second connector disposed on the cleaning end-piece in order to put the suction aperture in communication with the suction unit. The first connector and the second connector have respectively a first and a second electric connector able to feed the electric device electrically. | 11-20-2008 |
| 20090056066 | FLOOR TREATMENT DEVICE HAVING A ROTATABLE ROLLER - A floor treatment device including a housing, a brush motor and a rotatable roller disposed in the housing. A suction mouth is disposed in a portion of the housing. The rotatable roller is driven by the brush motor and at least partially extends from the suction mouth. The rotatable roller is resiliently mounted in the housing such that the distance between an axis of rotation of the rotatable roller and the housing portion is variable. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090100637 | Vacuum cleaner - The present invention discloses a vacuum cleaner which can remove substances from the bottom by a rotary force of a brush and a vacuum pressure operated on a suction head by rotatably installing the brush on the suction head. The vacuum cleaner consults a user's convenience by preferentially sucking thin and long substances such as hairs or furs of a pet dog not to be wound around the brush. The vacuum cleaner includes a suction head being installed at a front end of a suction path for sucking substances by a vacuum pressure generated by a suction motor, and having a suction hole for sucking the substances on its bottom, a brush installed on the suction hole of the suction head, and rotated to contact the bottom, and a hair tunnel formed on the suction head not to interfere with the brush, for preferentially sucking thin and long substances from the bottom. | 04-23-2009 |
| 20090133213 | HYBRID VACUUM CLEANER NOZZLE - It is disclosed a vacuum cleaner nozzle comprising a housing, a rotatable brush which is adapted to brush a surface, and a turbine, wherein a suction air flow impacting on said turbine generates a first rotational torque for rotating said rotatable brush, wherein it further comprises an electric power generator for generating electric power by a rotation of said turbine; an accumulator unit for storing said electric power; and an electric motor which is adapted to generate a second rotational torque for rotating said rotatable brush, wherein said electric motor is electrically connected to said accumulator unit. The electric power generator and the electric motor could be either integrated into a single component or they could be separate components. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090165241 | Agitator and suction nozzle for vacuum cleaner having the same - An agitator includes an agitator body rotatably accommodated within a suction nozzle having a suction port, and comprising a plurality of bristles planted in an outer circumference, and an air moving device formed on the outer circumference of the agitator body to cause air to move in a space defined between the agitator body and an inner wall of the suction nozzle, if the agitator body is rotated. | 07-02-2009 |
| 20090217482 | Anchor Bolt Hole Cleaning Device - An anchor bolt hole cleaning device is provided with a brush on a peripheral portion thereof and is capable of cleaning cutting powder adhered to a hole inner peripheral surface. The anchor bolt hole cleaning device includes a suction nozzle which can be inserted into an anchor bolt hole and suctions the cutting powder. The suction nozzle includes a main body that is a tubular body, a suction opening formed at a tip end portion of the main body, and an exhaust opening. The exhaust opening is formed at a base end portion of the main body to be connected to a tip end of a suction hose whose base end is connected to a suction opening of a suction device. The brush is disposed on an outer peripheral surface of the main body. | 09-03-2009 |
| 20090235483 | BRUSH ASSEMBLY AND VACUUM CLEANER HAVING THE SAME - A brush assembly for a vacuum cleaner includes a brush body having a suction inlet; a main brush which is rotatably coupled to the brush body through the suction inlet to face a surface being cleaned; and a secondary brush which is rotatably mounted on the brush body to rotate between at least two positions including a first position, in which the secondary brush contacts the surface being cleaned, and a second position, in which the secondary brush does not contact the surface being cleaned. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090271944 | Vacuum Cleaner Control System - The present invention provides a vacuum cleaner control system comprising a first user-operable control for switching a suction source of the vacuum cleaner between an on condition and an off condition, a second user-operable control for switching a rotatable brush in a floorhead of the vacuum cleaner between an on condition and an off condition, a third user-operable control for switching a filter cleaning mechanism for cleaning a filter of the vacuum cleaner between an on condition and an off condition, a detector for detecting when a handle of the vacuum cleaner is tilted between a substantially vertical, storage position and an angled, use position, and an electronic circuit for receiving input signals from the first, second and third user-operable controls and from the detector. The electronic circuit has a first output for switching the suction source on and off, a second output for switching the floorhead brush on and off and a third output for switching the filter cleaning mechanism on and off. The vacuum cleaner control system further comprises a display, and the electronic circuit further comprises an output for driving the display, and the display comprises an input for receiving the output from the electronic circuit. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20100037421 | Base assembly for vacuum cleaner - Disclosed is a base assembly for a vacuum cleaner, which directly injects exhaust wind to the turbine wing one end of which is rotatably supported on the exhaust port of an intake motor in order to rotate the rotating brush to avoid the loss in the exhaust wind and to therefore obtain a high level of suction force with a small-size motor. | 02-18-2010 |
| 20100037422 | VACUUM ATTACHMENT FOR A VACUUM CLEANER - A vacuum attachment for a vacuum cleaner including a housing having a vacuum channel. A roller is rotatably and displaceably disposed in a region of the vacuum channel and driveable during a vacuuming operation. The roller includes at least one of bristles and baffle walls configured to be in partial contact with a floor covering during the vacuuming operation. At least one roller magnet is disposed on the roller at least one end thereof. At least one housing magnet is non-rotatably disposed on the housing axially adjacent to the at least one roller magnet and configured to interact with the at least one roller magnet so as to alternately at least one of attract and repel the roller so that the roller performs an oscillatory motion as it rotates. | 02-18-2010 |
| 20100050373 | Suction nozzle for a vacuum cleaner - A suction nozzle for a vacuum cleaner has a housing, a vacuum mouth disposed on the floor side in the housing, a cleaning roller mounted to rotate in the housing and driven by an electric motor, and a rechargeable battery unit for the energy supply of the electric motor. Via a rear connecting piece, the suction nozzle can be connected to a suction tube or a suction hose of a vacuum cleaner. The electric motor has a rated power of between 50 and watts, and the rechargeable battery unit has an energy density, relative to its total volume, of more than 200 watt-hours per liter (Wh/L). | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100083460 | Vacuum Cleaner Nozzle and Roller - The invention relates to a vacuum cleaner nozzle of the kind being adapted to be moved over a floor ( | 04-08-2010 |
| 20100107356 | NOZZLE BRUSH ARRANGEMENTS FOR VACUUM CLEANER ASSEMBLIES - A vacuum cleaner assembly is disclosed. The vacuum cleaner assembly comprises at least one brushroll and at least one nozzle brush. The brushroll is rotatably supported about a first axis within the vacuum cleaner and is operatively connected to a motor. The nozzle brush is operatively connected to the brushroll and configured to rotate about a second axis. When the brushroll is rotated about the first axis, the nozzle brush is actuated to rotate about the second axis. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100205768 | BRUSH ASSEMBLY OF VACUUM CLEANER - A brush assembly, having a brush body, a brush cover mounted on the brush body, a suction port formed on the brush body, and a pet hair removal unit, is provided. The pet hair removal unit includes at least two pet hair removal members that are disposed apart from each other; and the at least two pet hair removal members rotate with respect to the brush body when the brush assembly moves forward and backward, alternately contacting a surface being cleaned, thereby removing dirt or dust such as pet hair from the surface being cleaned. | 08-19-2010 |
| 20100218339 | Vacuum Cleaner Nozzle - The invention relates to a vacuum cleaner nozzle for cleaning of surfaces such as floors, comprising a rotatable, elongated brush ( | 09-02-2010 |
| 20100269290 | NOZZLE ASSEMBLY FOR VACUUM CLEANER - A nozzle assembly for a vacuum cleaner includes a case having an inlet through which a dirt is drawn in from a surface to be cleaned and an outlet, a drum brush that is rotatably mounted in an inner space of the case, and a rotation preventing member that is disposed between an inner wall of the case and the drum brush and prevents the dirt from being rotated along the drum brush. | 10-28-2010 |
| 20100306958 | CLEANER HEAD - Agitating apparatus for a surface treating appliance includes a rotatable body having an outer surface comprising an electrically conductive pile formed from filaments having a surface resistivity in the range from 1×10 | 12-09-2010 |
| 20100306959 | CLEANER HEAD - Agitating apparatus for a surface treating appliance includes a rotatable body having at least one substantially continuous row of bristles extending outwardly therefrom, the bristles having a surface resistivity in the range from 1×10 | 12-09-2010 |
| 20110047746 | VACUUM CLEANER ACCESSORY TOOL HAVING A REMOVABLE BRUSH - A vacuum cleaner accessory tool for use with a vacuum cleaner. The accessory tool includes a nozzle body defining a chamber. An agitator having a first end portion and a second end portion is rotatably supported within the chamber of the nozzle body, and the agitator is removably coupled to the nozzle body. A drive member is coupled to the agitator, and a release member is coupled to the nozzle body and slidable with respect to the nozzle body between an engaged position and a disengaged position. In the engaged position, the release member engages the second end portion of the agitator to couple the agitator to the nozzle body within the chamber. In the disengaged position, the release member allows the agitator to be removed from the chamber of the nozzle body. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110088208 | SURFACE TREATING APPLIANCE - A surface treating appliance includes a surface treating head rotatably connected to a yoke, and a main body including a casing housing a fan unit for creating a fluid flow through the appliance. The main body is moveable relative to the yoke between an upright position and a reclined position. A retaining mechanism is provided for inhibiting rotation of the head relative to the yoke when the main body is in the upright position. The retaining mechanism includes a locking member which is moveable between a stowed position and a deployed position for inhibiting rotation of the head relative to the yoke, and an actuator for urging the locking member towards its deployed position. To provide a compact appliance, the actuator is carried by the casing so as to move therewith and urge the locking member towards its deployed position as the main body is moved to the upright position. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110138570 | FLOOR SWEEPER - A floor sweeper includes a sweeper head defining therein a dust chamber, sweeping rollers mounted around all sides of the sweeper head and powered by a motor to direct dust into the dust chamber, and electric fans mounted in the sweeper head for inducing currents of air toward the inside of the sweeper head to offset outward flowing currents induced during the rotation of the sweeping rollers so as to prevent outside dust from flying about to cause secondary contamination. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110214248 | VACUUM CLEANING HEAD - A vacuum cleaning head includes a housing having a suction opening for admitting an air flow to the head, an agitator for agitating a surface to be cleaned, the agitator having an active state and an inactive state, a duct for receiving the air flow from the housing, and a control assembly for controlling the state of the agitator. The control assembly includes a pressure chamber having an interior volume in fluid communication with the duct and which is variable between an expanded configuration and a contracted configuration in response to a pressure difference between the interior volume and ambient air, an actuator for effecting a transition of the agitator from one of the active state and the inactive state to the other of the active state and the inactive state in response to a transition of the pressure chamber to the contracted configuration, and a control mechanism having a first state for preventing the pressure chamber from adopting the contracted configuration, and a second state for allowing the pressure chamber to adopt the contracted configuration. The control mechanism is arranged to change between the first and second states in response to an increase in the interior volume of the pressure chamber, for example in response to an increase in the air pressure within the duct. | 09-08-2011 |
| 20110214249 | VACUUM CLEANING APPLIANCE - A vacuum cleaning appliance includes a vacuum cleaning head having a suction opening, the head having a first state and a second state, a fan unit for drawing an air flow through the suction opening, and a control assembly for controlling the state of the head. The control assembly includes a user-operable valve for increasing temporarily an air pressure within an airflow path extending from the suction opening to the fan unit, a pressure chamber having an interior volume in fluid communication with the airflow path, the pressure chamber being moveable from an expanded configuration to a contracted configuration in response to a pressure difference between the interior volume and ambient air, the pressure chamber being biased towards the expanded configuration, and a control mechanism for allowing the pressure chamber to move to the contracted configuration in response to a first operation of the valve to place the head in one of the first and second states, and for preventing the pressure chamber from returning to the contracted configuration in response to a second operation of the valve to place the head in the other of the first and second states. | 09-08-2011 |
| 20110214250 | HANDLE FOR A WAND OF A VACUUM CLEANING APPLIANCE - A handle for a wand of a vacuum cleaning appliance includes a handgrip portion and a conduit for receiving an air flow. The handle includes an aperture for admitting ambient air into the conduit. A first valve occludes a first portion of the aperture, and a second valve occludes a second portion of the aperture. A control mechanism moves the first and second valves away from the aperture to admit ambient air into the conduit. To vary the air flow into the conduit, the control mechanism includes a first manually operable actuator located on the handle for moving both of the first and second valves away from the aperture, and a second manually operable actuator is located on the handle for moving only one of the first and second valves away from its respective portion of the aperture. | 09-08-2011 |
| 20110252594 | Vacuum Brush - A rotating cleaning element configured to be inserted in a cleaning head compartment of a robotic vacuum, the rotating cleaning element including: a drive end including a drive protrusion configured to engage a drive mechanism of the cleaning head compartment; a bearing end and a shroud configured to surround at least a portion of the bearing end to lessen an amount of hair and similar matter that reaches the bearing; and a central member extending between the bearing end and the drive end. | 10-20-2011 |
| 20120011680 | VACUUM CLEANING APPLIANCE - A cleaner head is described for use with a vacuum cleaning appliance including a fan unit for generating an air flow which passes from the cleaner head to the fan unit. The cleaner head includes a rotatable agitator assembly including an agitator for sweeping dust particles. The agitator assembly is housed in an agitator chamber housing including a downwardly-directed opening through which dust particles energized by the agitator enter the cleaner head, and a dust outlet located adjacent the opening and through which the energized particles leave the agitator chamber. The cleaner head also includes an exhaust port from which a dust-bearing air flow is drawn from the cleaner head, and a dust channel extending between the dust outlet and the exhaust port. The dust channel has channel walls which are shaped to retain energized dust particles therebetween through collisions thereagainst. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120079678 | Brush for a vacuum cleeaner with tube conduit for inhalation - A vacuum cleaner brush with a flexible internal suction pipe ( | 04-05-2012 |
| 20120144619 | CLEANER HEAD - A cleaner head for a vacuum cleaning appliance includes a first rotatable agitator and a second rotatable agitator for sweeping debris from a surface, each agitator comprising a disc-shaped body and a plurality of resilient members, preferably in the form of bristles, mounted on the body for engaging the surface. The agitators are housed within an agitator chamber which includes a downwardly-directed opening through which debris energized by the bristles enters the cleaner head. The opening is located in a plane, and each body is inclined relative to the plane of the opening so that, with rotation of the agitator, the bristles protrude through the opening. The bristles of the first agitator are angularly offset from the bristles of the second agitator. | 06-14-2012 |
| 20120297570 | SUCTION TOOL FOR ELECTRIC CLEANER AND ELECTRIC CLEANER USING SAME - A suction tool for an electric cleaner of the present invention includes suction tool main body with suction inlet, rotary brush rotatably provided inside suction tool main body, brush body provided protruding from an outer periphery of rotary brush, and friction body rotatably provided to come into contact with brush body. This improves durability of brush body, and enables stable supply of negative ions to a cleaning surface. | 11-29-2012 |
| 20120304416 | UPRIGHT DEEP CLEANER AND METHOD - A surface cleaning apparatus ( | 12-06-2012 |
| 20130047368 | AUXILIARY BRUSH FOR VACUUM CLEANER - A modular auxiliary brush assembly for a vacuum cleaner includes a mounting bracket coupled to the vacuum cleaner, a spring-biased brush head, and a shaft which mounts the brush head to the mounting bracket. The spring-biased brush head is vertically adjustable to accommodate cleaning surfaces of varied heights and textures. The spring-biased brush head includes a tread which contacts a surface to be cleaned and rolls the brush head relative to the vacuum cleaner when the vacuum cleaner moves over the surface. | 02-28-2013 |
| 20130055526 | VACUUM CLEANER WITH BELT DRIVE DISENGAGER - A belt drive disengaging assembly for a vacuum cleaner includes a pivoting belt tensioner and an actuator assembly, wherein movement of the actuator assembly selectively pivots the belt tensioner to place tension on a belt coupled between an agitator and source of driving power, thereby coupling the agitator with the source of driving power. | 03-07-2013 |
| 20130139349 | CLEANER HEAD - A cleaner head for a vacuum cleaning appliance includes a main body having a downwardly-directed suction opening and at least one surface engaging support member, a front agitator and a rear agitator, with each agitator being rotatable relative to the main body, and a mechanism for rotating the front agitator and the rear agitator. The front agitator has a relatively flexible pile and the rear agitator has relatively stiff bristles arranged to dislodge matter from the pile of the front agitator. The pile of the front agitator and the at least one surface engaging support member extend downwardly beyond the bristles of the rear agitator so as to space the bristles of the rear agitator from a relatively hard surface to be cleaned. | 06-06-2013 |
| 20130145577 | VACUUM CLEANER FLOOR SEAL - A vacuum cleaner suction head having a housing, one or more support to support the housing on a surface to be cleaned, a suction inlet and front and rear sealing plates. The front and rear sealing plates extend along the front and rear edges of the suction inlet, respectively. the sealing plates are movable between raised positions in which the lower surfaces of the plates are close to the housing, and lowered positions in which the lower surfaces of the plates are remote from the housing. The front and rear plates are movable from the lowered position to the raised position by contact with debris on the surface to be cleaned. | 06-13-2013 |
| 20130152336 | ATTACHMENT FOR A VACUUM CLEANING APPLIANCE - An attachment for a vacuum cleaning appliance, the attachment including a head divided into a first rotatable member and a second rotatable member, each rotatable member comprising means for sweeping dirt from a surface, a conduit connectable to a vacuum cleaning appliance for conveying an air flow from the head towards the appliance, a drive mechanism for rotating the head about a first axis while simultaneously rotating the first rotatable member about a second axis and the second rotatable member about a third axis, each of the second axis and the third axis being angled to the first axis, and means for dislodging dirt from the sweeping means with rotation of the head about the first axis so that dislodged dirt may become entrained within the air flow. | 06-20-2013 |
| 20130174373 | CLEANER HEAD FOR A VACUUM CLEANER - A cleaner head for a vacuum cleaner houses a hollow brush bar mounted for rotation about an axis. This brush bar is driven by a motor housed inside the hollow brush bar, the motor forming part of a drive assembly supported at one end of the cleaner head. The brush bar is arranged for removal from the cleaner head by sliding the brush bar along the axis and out through an opening at the opposite end of the cleaner head and the brush bar is rotatably supported in clearance around the drive assembly by a first bearing, which bearing engages the brush bar in a corresponding axial-sliding fit to allow said sliding removal of the brush bar. | 07-11-2013 |
| 20130192021 | BRUSHROLL CLEANING FEATURE WITH RESILIENT LINKAGE TO REGULATE USER-APPLIED FORCE - A cleaning device agitator system having an agitator and one or more cleaning members. The agitator has first and second ends, a longitudinal axis and one or more agitating devices. One or more friction surfaces may project from the spindle. The cleaning members are adjacent the agitator and adapted to move between a first position and a second position. In at least the second position, the cleaning members engage the agitator, such as by engaging the friction surfaces, to remove debris. Agitator and cleaning members may be incorporated into a cleaning head having an inlet nozzle and a chamber in which the agitator rotates, and there may be an activation mechanism using, for example, a resilient member to move the cleaning members. An overload protection device may be provided, and may adjust its sensitivity depending on whether the cleaning devices are in the first or second position. | 08-01-2013 |
| 20130192022 | BRUSHROLL CLEANING FEATURE WITH SPACED BRUSHES AND FRICTION SURFACES TO PREVENT CONTACT - A cleaning device agitator system having an agitator and one or more cleaning members. The agitator has first and second ends, a longitudinal axis and one or more agitating devices. One or more friction surfaces may project from the spindle. The cleaning members are adjacent the agitator and adapted to move between a first position and a second position. In at least the second position, the cleaning members engage the agitator, such as by engaging the friction surfaces, to remove debris. Agitator and cleaning members may be incorporated into a cleaning head having an inlet nozzle and a chamber in which the agitator rotates, and there may be an activation mechanism using, for example, a resilient member to move the cleaning members. An overload protection device may be provided, and may adjust its sensitivity depending on whether the cleaning devices are in the first or second position. | 08-01-2013 |
| 20130192023 | AUTOMATED BRUSHROLL CLEANING - A cleaning device agitator system having an agitator and one or more cleaning members. The agitator has first and second ends, a longitudinal axis and one or more agitating devices. One or more friction surfaces may project from the spindle. The cleaning members are adjacent the agitator and adapted to move between a first position and a second position. In at least the second position, the cleaning members engage the agitator, such as by engaging the friction surfaces, to remove debris. Agitator and cleaning members may be incorporated into a cleaning head having an inlet nozzle and a chamber in which the agitator rotates, and there may be an activation mechanism using, for example, a resilient member to move the cleaning members. An overload protection device may be provided, and may adjust its sensitivity depending on whether the cleaning devices are in the first or second position. | 08-01-2013 |
| 20130198995 | VACUUM CLEANER AGITATOR CLEANER WITH POWER CONTROL - A vacuum cleaner agitator system having an agitator, an electric motor to rotate the agitator, a power source, and an agitator cleaner. The cleaner moves between a first position in which it is spaced from the agitator and a second position in which it engages the agitator to remove debris while the agitator rotates. The system also has a detector configured to indicate when the cleaner is in the second position. A drive control system connects the electric motor, electric power source, and agitator cleaning detector. The drive control system has a first drive mode to drive the electric motor at a first power level, and a second drive mode, activated upon receiving an indication from the detector that the cleaner is in the second position, to drive the electric motor at a second power level that is greater than the first power level. | 08-08-2013 |
| 20130212831 | CLEANER HEAD - A floor tool for a surface treating appliance, comprising a suction opening through which a dirt-bearing fluid flow enters the floor tool, and an agitating apparatus comprising a rotatable body having an outer surface which is substantially covered with filaments having a surface resistivity in the range from 1×10 | 08-22-2013 |
| 20130212832 | CLEANER-HEAD FOR A VACUUM CLEANER - A cleaner head for a vacuum cleaner has a dirty-air inlet provided in a main suction chamber of the cleaner head, an outlet duct extending from the main suction chamber for connection to a suction source, and a rotating brush bar housed inside the main suction chamber for agitating a floor surface contacted through the dirty-air inlet. The brush bar is driven by an air-cooled motor housed inside a hollow section of the brush bar, the motor having an air intake and an air exhaust fluidly connected to one another to form an air cooling path through the inside of the motor. The air intake is connected to a clean air inlet on the cleaner head and the air exhaust is fluidly connected to the outlet duct by an exhaust duct which bypasses the main suction chamber. | 08-22-2013 |
| 20130255031 | SUBSTRATE CLEANING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SUBSTRATE CLEANING APPARATUS - An ULPA filter is arranged at the upper portion in a casing. Air outside of the casing is supplied to the ULPA filter through a duct. Clean air that has passed through the ULPA filter is led to an opening of a spin plate through a passage forming member, a connection member, a base, a motor supporting member and a rotating shaft of a spin motor. The spin chuck holds a substrate such that the upper surface of the substrate is opposite to the spin plate. In this state, the spin motor operates, causing the spin plate to rotate and thus the lower surface of the rotating substrate to be cleaned by a cleaning brush. | 10-03-2013 |
| 20140082884 | BRUSH, THE BRUSH ATTACHING SYSTEM AND A VACUUM CLEANER - The present invention is a brush for a vacuum cleaner comprising a disc designed to mount brush to vacuum cleaner characterized in that the brush disc ( | 03-27-2014 |
| 20140115819 | FLOOR CLEANING APPARATUS - Floor cleaning apparatus ( | 05-01-2014 |
| 20140115820 | FLOOR CLEANING APPARATUS - Floor cleaning apparatus ( | 05-01-2014 |
| 20140137367 | AUTONOMOUS COVERAGE VACUUM CLEANER HAVING ROLLER BRUSH CAPABLE OF RESILIENT VERTICAL DISPLACEMENT AND ROLLER BRUSH FRAME UNIT FOR THE SAME - Provided are an autonomous coverage vacuum cleaner and a roller brush frame unit for use therewith. The autonomous coverage vacuum cleaner includes a body, the roller brush frame unit, and at least a roller brush. The roller brush frame unit includes a roller brush frame, a connection frame, and a resilient connection element. The connection frame is disposed at a bottom of the body. The resilient connection element is connected between the roller brush frame and the connection frame. The roller brush frame moves vertically relative to the connection frame and the body when subjected to an external force. The roller brush is rotatably disposed at the roller brush frame. The roller brush frame unit enables the roller brush of the autonomous coverage vacuum cleaner to lift and drop resiliently and automatically according to the condition of the floor. | 05-22-2014 |
| 20140143978 | AGITATOR ASSEMBLY FOR VACUUM CLEANER - A vacuum cleaner comprises an agitator assembly mounted within an agitator cavity and a hair wrap inhibitor provided on the agitator assembly that is configured to prevent hair and debris from migrating into the agitator bearings and jamming or otherwise damaging the agitator assembly during operation. The hair wrap inhibitor can be a hair blocking rib extending from an end cap of the agitator assembly. | 05-29-2014 |
| 20140173849 | BRUSH AND ROTARY BRUSH UNIT FOR ELECTRIC VACUUM CLEANER - A brush includes a bristle section and a base. The bristle section includes fiber bundles and binding fibers, which bind and couple the fiber bundles together. The base has a clamping part, which clamps part of the bristle section. The fiber bundles are arranged in a row in a direction perpendicular to a direction in which fibers of the fiber bundles extend. The binding fibers are sequentially adjacent in a direction in which the fibers of the fiber bundles extend. The clamping part clamps part of the bristle section to cover the binding fibers. | 06-26-2014 |
| 20140208540 | UPRIGHT VACUUM CLEANER NOZZLE HANDLE - An upright vacuum cleaner generally includes an upright assembly including a suction generator and a floor nozzle coupled to the upright assembly. The floor nozzle is configured for movement over a floor surface and includes a nozzle inlet in fluid communication with the suction generator. An aperture is formed through the floor nozzle and configured to allow the insertion of a hand of an operator to provide a gripping area on the floor nozzle adjacent the aperture to facilitate lifting and lowering the upright vacuum cleaner. | 07-31-2014 |
| 20140230182 | MANUALLY GUIDED FLOOR CLEANING MACHINE - A manually guided floor cleaning machine is provided, including a chassis with a front end and a rear end in relation to a straight ahead forward travel direction, a wheel arrangement, which is arranged on the chassis in the region of the rear end, and a cleaning head, which is pivotably arranged on the chassis in the region of the front end, at least one brush being arranged on the cleaning head and a drive device being arranged for the driven rotation of the at least one brush, a rotational axis of the at least one brush being parallel to a wheel axis of the wheel arrangement in the straight ahead forward travel direction. | 08-21-2014 |
| 20140230183 | MANUALLY GUIDED FLOOR CLEANING MACHINE - A manually guided floor cleaning machine is provided, including a chassis with a front end and a rear end in relation to a straight ahead forward travel direction, a wheel arrangement, which is arranged on the chassis in the region of the rear end, and a cleaning head, which is pivotably arranged on the chassis in the region of the front end, wherein there is provided a steering rod device, which is articulated on the cleaning head, which is supported on the chassis and which extends upwardly in a direction away from the chassis toward the rear end. | 08-21-2014 |
| 20140259521 | VACUUM CLEANER AGITATOR CLEANER WITH BRUSHROLL LIFTING MECHANISM - A vacuum cleaner having a base, an agitator, a motor, an agitator cleaner, first and second support assemblies, and an actuator. The agitator cleaner is movable to be spaced from the agitator or to engage the agitator to remove debris while the motor rotates the agitator. The support assemblies collectively support the base on a surface to be cleaned, and the first support assembly is movable between a raised position in which the agitator is proximal to the surface and a lowered position in which the agitator is spaced from the surface. The actuator is movable between an idle position and an operative position. The actuator has a first controller to move the agitator cleaner into the first position when the actuator is in the idle position, and a second controller to move the first support assembly to the lowered position when the actuator is in the operative position. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140259522 | TUFTING METHOD AND BRUSHROLL FOR VACUUM CLEANER - A method of tufting, with a tufting tool, a brushroll dowel for a vacuum cleaner having a bristle stiffener protruding from the dowel and a bristle hole adjacent the bristle stiffener. The tufting tool includes a notch. The method provides a brushroll with bristles tufted into the bristle hole adjacent the bristle stiffener. A brushroll for a vacuum cleaner can be made using an injection molding process, with bristle stiffeners integrally molded with the dowel and a plurality of stiffened bristles protruding from the brush dowel adjacent to the bristle stiffeners. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140304941 | CLEANING NOZZLE FOR A VACUUM CLEANER - A vacuum cleaner nozzle having a rotatable member arranged around a longitudinal axis for picking up particles from a surface to be cleaned, and a cleaning arrangement for removing articles entangled on the rotatable member. The cleaning arrangement has at least one support surface provided on at least one radially projecting member, and at least one cleaning member movable between a resting position in which the cleaning member is arranged at a distance from the support surface and at least one cleaning position In the vicinity of the rotatable member. In cleaning position, the cleaning member, during rotation of the rotatable member, co-operates with at least one segment of the support surface to remove entangled articles from the rotatable member. The cleaning member includes a resilient sheet member capable of providing resilient contact with a segment of the support surface in the cleaning position during rotation of the rotatable member. | 10-16-2014 |
| 20140317879 | Vacuum Brush - A rotating cleaning element configured to be inserted in a cleaning head compartment of a robotic vacuum, the rotating cleaning element including: a drive end including a drive protrusion configured to engage a drive mechanism of the cleaning head compartment; a bearing end and a shroud configured to surround at least a portion of the bearing end to lessen an amount of hair and similar matter that reaches the bearing; and a central member extending between the bearing end and the drive end. | 10-30-2014 |
| 20140331446 | CLEANING NOZZLE FOR A VACUUM CLEANER - A vacuum cleaner nozzle having a rotatable member arranged around a longitudinal axis for picking up particles from a surface to be cleaned, and a cleaning arrangement for removing articles entangled on the rotatable member. The cleaning arrangement has at least one support surface provided on at least one radially projecting member of the rotatable member, and at least one cleaning member movable between a resting position in which the cleaning member is arranged at a distance from the support surface and at least one cleaning position in the vicinity of the rotatable member. In the cleaning position, the cleaning member co-operates with at least one segment of the support surface to remove any entangled articles from the rotatable member as the rotatable member rotates. The at least one support surface comprises a number of segments arranged at an individual respective radius in relation to the longitudinal axis. | 11-13-2014 |
| 20140338147 | DUST SUCTIONING PICK-UP HEAD APPARATUS FOR USE WITH A SWEEPING VEHICLE - A dust suctioning pick-up head for a sweeping vehicle comprises a shroud defining a fore-aft longitudinal axis, and has a substantially hollow interior, a bottom edge defining a bottom opening, and a forwardly facing debris outlet for permitting the directed egress of debris from the shroud as a forwardly propelled stream of debris. At least one cylindrical main sweeping broom is disposed within the substantially hollow interior of the shroud for engaging a surface to be cleaned through the bottom opening to thereby sweep dust and debris from the surface to be cleaned and propel the dust and debris forwardly through the forwardly facing debris outlet. A dust suctioning nozzle apparatus has a dust receiving mouth in fluid communication with a dust transfer outlet connectable in fluid communication with a source of air suctioning. The dust receiving mouth is in fluid communication with the substantially hollow interior of the shroud so as to suction air therefrom, and is disposed vertically adjacent the bottom edge of the shroud so as to be in dust suctioning relation to the surface being cleaned, and rearwardly of the at least one cylindrical main sweeping broom to thereby permit the suctioning of dust from the surface to be cleaned subsequent to the surface being swept by the at least one cylindrical main sweeping broom. | 11-20-2014 |
| 20150007411 | HIGH EFFICIENCY DUST CONTROLLING GUTTER BROOM APPARATUS - A high efficiency dust controlling gutter broom apparatus comprises a mounting arm, and a gutter broom having a mounting structure and bristles depending from the mounting structure. The gutter broom is mounted via the mounting structure in supported relation on the mounting arm for rotation about a gutter broom axis. A gutter broom motor rotates the gutter broom about the gutter broom axis. A shroud has a roof portion and a wall portion depending from the roof portion. The shroud is mounted in supported relation on the mounting arm such that the roof portion covers at least a rear portion of the mounting structure of the gutter broom and the wall portion covers at least a rear portion of the bristles of the gutter broom. An air-flow precluding member is secured to the gutter broom for rotation therewith, to thereby substantially obstruct air flow through the gutter broom. | 01-08-2015 |
| 20150059123 | VACUUM CLEANER - A vacuum cleaner includes a housing having a suction nozzle opening, a source of suction in fluid communication with the suction nozzle opening for generating a working air stream through the housing, and a multiply-adjustable debris collecting blade coupled along the rear of the suction nozzle opening for collecting debris. | 03-05-2015 |
| 20150074940 | Vacuum Cleaner Head - Vacuum cleaner head ( | 03-19-2015 |
| 20150135477 | VACUUM CLEANER FLOOR SEAL - A vacuum cleaner suction head having a housing with a support for movement in the fore-aft direction on a surface. A suction inlet extends through the housing, and has a front edge and a rear edge. A sealing plate is pivotally mounted on the bottom of the housing to rotate about a pivot axis extending in a transverse direction. The sealing plate is movable between a raised position and a lowered position. The sealing plate is mounted in a trailing configuration in which, when the sealing plate is in the lowered position, the pivot axis is at the front of the sealing plate with respect to a fore-aft direction, and a lowermost point on the lower surface of the sealing plate is located behind the pivot axis with respect to the fore-aft direction. | 05-21-2015 |
| 20150289735 | NOZZLE ARRANGEMENT FOR A CLEANING DEVICE - The present invention relates to a nozzle arrangement ( | 10-15-2015 |
| 20150297049 | VACUUM CLEANER WITH HAIR COLLECTION ELEMENT - A vacuum cleaner comprises a cleaning head having a suction nozzle adapted to be moved along a surface to be cleaned, and a hair collection assembly carried by the cleaning head and having a hair collection element adapted to collect hair from the surface to be cleaned as the cleaning head moves along the surface to be cleaned. | 10-22-2015 |
| 20150313427 | Floor care appliance - In a vacuum cleaner it is provided that a brush set can be connected via a pivotable connecting element in the form of a connecting piece for an attachable filter housing to a handle in the form of a hand grip. Here the brush set has an electric motor for a suction fan and for the drive of the brush roller. The pivotable connecting element of the brush set has an external connector plug for an electrical connection to an appliance coupling of a power line connection lead for connection to a power supply, for example, for connection to a wall socket and the like. As a result, the brush set with the integrated motor and a switch for operating control forms a functional electrical unit. | 11-05-2015 |
| 20150313428 | Floor care appliance - A brush vacuum cleaner having a brush set facing the floor with a driven brush roller, wherein the brush set can be connected via a pivotable connecting element in the form of a connecting piece for a filter housing attachable to a handle having a hand grip. The brush set accommodates an electric motor for a suction fan and for the drive of the brush roller. An electrical switch is provided for switching the electric motor on and off which is disposed on the side wall as a lateral flank of the brush set in the form of a foot operated switch. The switch with its external control surface projects outwards with respect to the side wall in the switched-off position whereas in the switched-on position the control surface ends with neighbouring or adjacent surface sections of the side wall without overhang. | 11-05-2015 |
| 20150313430 | Unknown - A floor care appliance having a height-adjustable brush set. A pushbutton of the brush set is actuatable for height adjustment via a manual suction tube of the floor care appliance. The pushbutton has a receptacle for receiving an edge region of a manual suction tube and/or for foot actuation. | 11-05-2015 |
| 20150313431 | CLEANING ARRANGEMENT FOR A ROTATABLE MEMBER OF A VACUUM CLEANER, CLEANER NOZZLE, VACUUM CLEANER AND CLEANING UNIT - A cleaning arrangement for a rotatable cleaning member of a vacuum cleaner nozzle, the cleaning arrangement being configured and adapted to at least loosen debris entangled to the rotatable cleaning member and comprising a cleaning element configured to selectively engage and disengage the rotatable cleaning member in the course of operating a cleaning process. | 11-05-2015 |
| 20150320278 | VACUUM CLEANER - Disclosed is a vacuum cleaner. The vacuum cleaner includes a suction nozzle housing, an agitator provided within the suction nozzle housing, and a suction channel guiding air sucked into the suction nozzle housing to a dust collector, the agitator includes a body rotatably installed in the suction nozzle housing, brush members disposed on the body in parallel with the center of rotation of the body and combined with the body so as to be fixed, and auxiliary members disposed on the body in parallel with the center of rotation of the body and combined with the body so as to be movable when the body is rotated, and a protrusion overlapping with parts of the brush members and contacting the brush members when the body is rotated is provided in the suction channel. | 11-12-2015 |
| 20150366423 | UPRIGHT VACUUM - A slide shoe is detachably mounted on the underside of a cleaning head and has a hole congruent with the suction hole of the cleaning head. The slide shoe can be retrofitted to the cleaning head of an already existing floor vacuum cleaner. On its underside, the slide shoe has a slide surface that can be moved easily over a soft carpet. At the same time, the slide shoe mounted on the underside of the cleaning head increases the distance between the bearing surface of the cleaning head and the brush roller compared to the bearing surface of the cleaning head without a slide shoe. | 12-24-2015 |
| 20160037986 | CLEANER HEAD - A cleaner head for a vacuum cleaning appliance includes a main body, a front agitator and a rear agitator, each agitator being rotatable relative to the main body, a mechanism for rotating the front agitator and the rear agitator, and a surface agitating edge located between the front agitator and the rear agitator. | 02-11-2016 |
| 20160058257 | CLEANER HEAD - A cleaner head for a cleaning appliance, comprising a brushbar, a housing defining a chamber which at least partially surrounds the brushbar, the chamber having a dirty air inlet and a dirty air outlet, and a scraper having a working edge which extends in the longitudinal direction of the brushbar. The scraper is arranged such that, in use, the working edge scrapes debris entrained by the brushbar from the brushbar. The working edge has a profile which is shaped such that debris which accumulates at the working edge is drawn by the airflow through the cleaner head along the working edge towards the dirty air outlet. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160095487 | SELF-PROPELLED, DUST-COLLECTING ROBOT - A self-propelled, dust-collecting robot includes a chassis, an electric motor supported by the chassis, and first and second rechargeable battery packs disposed inside the chassis for supplying current to the electric motor. First and second castors are respectively disposed immediately underneath the first and second battery packs. Each of the battery packs has a pair of rails that respectively slide into and engage with complementary guide rails coupled to the chassis. A dust-collection box is removably disposed within the chassis. A dust-collection motor rotates a suction fan that is in fluid communication with the dust-collection box. At least one rotatable brush sweeps dust towards a suction port in fluid communication with the dust-collection box. | 04-07-2016 |
| 20160143496 | VACUUM CLEANER SIDE BRUSH AND FLOOR CARE DEVICE COMPRISING A VACUUM CLEANER SIDE BRUSH - A side brush for a vacuum cleaner includes a brush core and at least ten bristle clusters regularly distributed over a circumferential surface of the brush core. | 05-26-2016 |
| 20160157691 | ROBOTIC VACUUM CLEANER COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE SIDE ARM - A robotic vacuum cleaner includes a movable side arm. The side arm is inwardly pivotable into the inside of a housing of the robotic vacuum cleaner by a spring mechanism in the event of contact with an obstacle. The side arm is mounted on a rotary shaft so as to be pivotable and linearly displaceable along an elongate hole. | 06-09-2016 |
| 20160174788 | ALL IN THE HEAD SURFACE CLEANING APPARATUS | 06-23-2016 |
| 20160174790 | NOZZLE FOR A VACUUM CLEANER AND VACUUM CLEANER | 06-23-2016 |
| 20160174792 | CLEANER HEAD FOR A VACUUM CLEANER | 06-23-2016 |
| 20160183746 | AGITATOR WITH DISKS - An agitator provided for a surface cleaning apparatus includes a dowel defining an axis of rotation and multiple disks extending radially from the dowel to a peripheral edge. | 06-30-2016 |
| 20160183749 | CLEANER HEAD FOR A VACUUM CLEANER - A cleaner head for a vacuum cleaner including an agitator in the form of a brush bar, the brush bar including a plurality of radially extending bristles and a sealing material disposed between the bristles. The sealing material extends over substantially the entire circumferential and axial extent of the regions of the brush bar between the bristles. The cleaner head further includes a housing defining a chamber which at least partially surrounds the brush bar, a dirty air inlet in a lower part of the chamber and a front opening that exposes the brush bar at the front of the housing. The brush bar is supported for rotation with respect to the housing and arranged in the chamber such that the brush bar seals against the housing thereby restricting flow of air through the front opening. | 06-30-2016 |
