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CLEANING DEVICE FOR CLEANING A MECHANICAL CLEANING ASSEMBLY OF A CLEANING APPARATUS, AND CLEANING SYSTEM
20230234104 · 2023-07-27 ·

A cleaning system includes: a cleaning appliance comprising a base member, which is provided with a mechanical cleaning arrangement, and a fluid tank; and a cleaning apparatus for cleaning the mechanical cleaning arrangement of the cleaning appliance, the cleaning apparatus including: a container having a recess for receiving the base member; and a nozzle arrangement associated with the recess. The nozzle arrangement is connected to an inlet in a flow-conducting manner. The fluid tank has an outlet which, to clean the cleaning arrangement, is connectable to the inlet of the cleaning apparatus.

Vacuum cleaner

A vacuum cleaner includes a main body and a suction nozzle that suctions up dust on the floor. The suction nozzle includes a housing, a driver, and a rotating brush. The housing includes an entrance through which the dust travels to the main body, a first shaft member, and a first rib disposed along a circumference of the first shaft member. The rotating brush includes a cylindrical body rotated by the first shaft member. The rotating brush also includes a brush member attached to an outer surface of the cylindrical body. The brush member rubs against the floor to direct the dust on the floor towards the entrance. As the brush member rotates, it also comes into contact with the first rib. The brush member includes a plurality of filaments. Some of the filaments are elastically deformed in the direction of the rotation axis upon contacting the first rib.

Robot cleaner
11712140 · 2023-08-01 · ·

Provided is a robot cleaner including a main body including a suction portion disposed therein, a main wheel for moving the main body, wherein a vertical level of the main wheel varies in a vertical direction with respect to the main body, an auxiliary wheel disposed at a front portion or a rear portion of the main body, wherein a vertical level of the auxiliary wheel is fixed with respect to the main body, and a driving member assembly disposed in the main body, wherein the driving member assembly varies a vertical level of the main body from a floor face while rotating in forward and rearward directions of the main body, wherein the driving member assembly has different hitting radii when rotating forward and rearward.

ALLERGEN REDUCTION DEVICE
20230025335 · 2023-01-26 ·

An allergen reduction device may include a body, a dust cup removably coupled to the body, a plurality of agitators rotatably coupled to the body and disposed within respective agitator cavities defined in the body, a suction motor disposed within the body and configured to cause air to flow along corresponding cleaning airflow paths from the agitator cavities into the dust cup, a hot air outlet fluidly coupled to the suction motor, the suction motor being configured to urge the air through the hot air outlet along a heated exhaust airflow path, and a heater positioned within the heated exhaust airflow path between the suction motor and the hot air outlet, the heater being configured to heat the air that is urged from the hot air outlet.

SELF-MOVING CLEANING DEVICE
20230028444 · 2023-01-26 ·

A self-moving cleaning device includes: a base; a mobile module adjacent to the base and configured to contact a surface when the self-moving cleaning device moves on the surface; a vacuum module arranged over the base; a dust box arranged over the base and connected to the vacuum module, the dust box including a first opening and a second opening; a first suction port arranged on the base and including a first suction inlet connected to the first opening; a second suction port arranged on the base and including a second suction inlet connected to the second opening, the first suction port disposed between a front side of the base and the second suction port; a roller brush device arranged on the base and within the second suction port; and an air duct, wherein the first suction port is connected to the dust box through the air duct to thereby connect the first suction inlet to the first opening.

SELF-MOVING CLEANING DEVICE
20230028444 · 2023-01-26 ·

A self-moving cleaning device includes: a base; a mobile module adjacent to the base and configured to contact a surface when the self-moving cleaning device moves on the surface; a vacuum module arranged over the base; a dust box arranged over the base and connected to the vacuum module, the dust box including a first opening and a second opening; a first suction port arranged on the base and including a first suction inlet connected to the first opening; a second suction port arranged on the base and including a second suction inlet connected to the second opening, the first suction port disposed between a front side of the base and the second suction port; a roller brush device arranged on the base and within the second suction port; and an air duct, wherein the first suction port is connected to the dust box through the air duct to thereby connect the first suction inlet to the first opening.

SURFACE CLEANING APPARATUS WITH USER INTERFACE

A surface cleaning apparatus includes a cleaning head adapted to move over a surface to be cleaned, a housing coupled with the cleaning head, a first user interface on the housing, and a second user interface on the cleaning head. The first user interface includes at least one user input control. The second user interface includes a plurality of status indicia.

Vacuum cleaner
11700986 · 2023-07-18 · ·

A vacuum cleaner includes an upright handle assembly, a foot assembly adapted to be moved along a surface to be cleaned and having a suction nozzle, a multi-axis joint swivelably mounting the upright handle assembly to the foot assembly and defining a first axis about which the upright handle assembly twists relative to the foot assembly and a second axis about which the upright handle assembly pivot relative to the foot assembly, and a detachable vacuum module supported on the upright handle assembly by the module platform.

SURFACE CLEANING APPARATUS
20230225577 · 2023-07-20 ·

A surface cleaning apparatus has a suction motor actuator that is actuatable to actuate the suction motor to operate in a low mode of operation and to operate in a high mode of operation. A first power pack provides a first level of on board power that is available to power the surface cleaning apparatus. A second power pack provides a second level of on board power is available to power the surface cleaning apparatus, the second level of on board power is greater than the first level of on board power. Each of the low and high modes of operation are enabled when the first power pack is provided to power the surface cleaning apparatus and when the second power pack is provided to power the surface cleaning apparatus. When the second power pack is provided to power the surface cleaning apparatus, an operating power level provided to the suction motor during at least one of the low and high modes of operation is increased.

CLEANER HEAD FOR A VACUUM CLEANING APPLIANCE

A cleaner head for a vacuum cleaning appliance includes an agitator assembly including a cylindrical body configured to rotate about its longitudinal axis; a main body defining an agitator chamber within which is supported the agitator assembly and a suction opening through which a portion of the agitator assembly engages a surface to be cleaned. The main body has opposing ends and a first exhaust channel in fluid communication with the agitator chamber. The main body is configured such that the cross-sectional area of the agitator chamber increases in a direction from one of the opposing ends of the agitator chamber towards the first exhaust channel.