# US 10,307,031 B2 · Charging stand for vacuum cleaner > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,307,031 B2 - Document ID: US10307031B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/635,086 - Filed: 2017-06-27 - Published: 2017-10-12 - Granted: 2019-06-04 - Earliest claimed: 2016-01-20 - Assignees: Jiangsu Midea Cleaning Appliances Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Jiangsu Midea Cleaning Appliances Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Min Zhong; Chaoyi Deng; Xinzhou Wang; Yonghua Wang - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10307031B2 ## CPC - A47L 9/2873: {Docking units or charging stations (for autonomous or robotic vacuum cleaners A47L2201/02)} - A47L 5/30: with driven dust-loosening tools, e.g. rotating brushes - A47L 9/28: Installation of the electric equipment, e.g. adaptation or attachment to the suction cleaner; Controlling suction cleaners by electric means - H02J 7/731: {specially adapted for holding portable devices containing batteries (H02J7/751 takes precedence)} - A47L 9/0477: {Rolls} - A47L 2201/028: Refurbishing floor engaging tools, e.g. cleaning of beating brushes - A47L: DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING (brushes A46B; cleaning quantities of bottles or of other hollow articles of one kind B08B9/00; laundry D06F); SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL (cleaning in general B08) - H02J: ELECTRIC POWER NETWORKS; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY ## Abstract A charging stand (100) for a vacuum cleaner (200) includes: a body (1); and a pedal (2) disposed on the body (1) and pivotable between a first position and a second position, wherein when the pedal (2) is in the first position, the vacuum cleaner (200) is suitable to be placed on the pedal (2) to be charged. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A charging stand for a vacuum cleaner, comprising: a body; and a pedal disposed on the body and pivotable between a first position and a second position, a blade is provided in the body, and an opening is defined in the pedal and corresponds to a position of the blade, wherein when the pedal is in the first position, the blade is located below the opening and the vacuum cleaner is suitable to be placed on the pedal to be charged, when the pedal is in the second position, the blade extends out of the opening to cut off hairs around a brushroll of the vacuum cleaner placed on the pedal. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The charging stand according to claim 1, wherein the pedal is disposed horizontally when in the first position. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The charging stand according to claim 1, wherein a rotation angle of the pedal 2 rotating from the first position to the second position is denoted as a, in which a satisfies 0°<α≤60°. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The charging stand according to claim 1, wherein a top of the body is open, and the pedal is disposed within the body and spaced apart from a bottom wall of the body. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The charging stand according to claim 1, wherein a lower surface of the pedal is provided with at least one reinforcing rib. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The charging stand according to claim 1, wherein the blade is vertically disposed. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The charging stand according to claim 1, wherein the blade extends curvedly along a length direction thereof. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The charging stand according to claim 1, wherein the body has a base, and an elastic member is disposed between the blade and the base. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The charging stand according to claim 8, further comprising a blade holder disposed on the base, wherein the blade is disposed on the blade holder; the elastic member is disposed between the blade and the blade holder and/or between the blade holder and the base. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The charging stand according to claim 9, wherein when the elastic member is disposed between the blade holder and the base, an accommodating groove is defined in the base and configured to accommodate the elastic member. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The charging stand according to claim 10, wherein an upper surface of the elastic member is higher than an upper surface of the base. ### Claim 12 (depends on 8) The charging stand according to claim 8, wherein the elastic member is made of elastic rubber. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The charging stand according to claim 1, wherein the pedal is provided with a stopping piece, and the opening is defined in the stopping piece. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The charging stand according to claim 13, wherein the stopping piece is horizontally disposed. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The charging stand according to claim 13, wherein a clearance groove is defined in a lower surface of a part, adjacent to the opening, of the stopping piece. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The charging stand according to claim 15, wherein a distance between an inner wall of the clearance groove and an upper surface of the stopping piece is gradually decreased in a direction towards a center of the opening. ### Claim 17 (depends on 1) The charging stand according to claim 1, wherein the pedal has a first end and a second end, and the first end of the pedal is pivotably connected to the body through a pivot shaft; an elastic resetting member is provided between the second end of the pedal and the body, and configured to normally push the pedal towards the first position. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The charging stand according to claim 17, wherein a side of the body adjacent to the second end of the pedal is provided with a position-limiting member, and the position-limiting member is located at a side of the pedal away from the elastic resetting member. ### Claim 19 (depends on 17) The charging stand according to claim 17, wherein the pedal extends along a front-rear direction; the first end of the pedal is a rear end thereof, and the second end of the pedal is a front end thereof.