# US 10,945,575 B2 · Anti-static vacuum cleaner

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- Number: US 10,945,575 B2
- Document ID: US10945575B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 16/085,572
- Filed: 2017-03-15
- Published: 2019-01-31
- Granted: 2021-03-16
- Earliest claimed: 2016-03-16
- Assignees: Tineco Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Tineco Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Dehua Zhou; Zhenhua Zhang; Wenchao Zhu
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10945575B2

## CPC

- A47L 9/2889: {Safety or protection devices or systems, e.g. for prevention of motor over-heating or for protection of the user}
- A47L 5/26: with driven dust-loosening tools
- A47L 9/2884: {Details of arrangements of batteries or their installation}
- H05F 3/00: Carrying-off electrostatic charges ({from shoes A43B7/36}; from living beings A61N1/14; {from tyres B60C19/08; from vehicles B60R16/06; from aircraft B64D45/02; from large containers B65D90/46})
- Y02E 60/10: Energy storage using batteries
- 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)
- H05F: STATIC ELECTRICITY; NATURALLY-OCCURRING ELECTRICITY
- Y02E: REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION

## Abstract

An anti-static vacuum cleaner is provided, which comprises a machine body, wherein components on the machine body comprise a suction portion, a main body and a dust collector; the suction portion is communicated with the dust collector arranged on the main body, and a handle is arranged on the main body; the main body is arranged therein with a battery pack which supplies power to the anti-static vacuum cleaner through a power supply line; the components on the machine body at least form a static electricity generating portion, the static electricity generating portion is electrically connected with the handle through the power supply line, and the static electricity generating portion and the handle have no load between access points on the power supply line.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An anti-static vacuum cleaner, comprising:
a machine body; and
components on the machine body including a suction portion, a main body, and a dust collector, wherein:
the suction portion is communicated with the dust collector arranged on the main body, and a handle is arranged on the main body,
the main body is arranged therein with a battery pack which supplies power to the anti-static vacuum cleaner through a power supply line,
the components on the machine body at least form a static electricity generating portion, wherein:
the static electricity generating portion is electrically connected with the handle through the power supply line, and
the static electricity generating portion and the handle have no load between access points on the power supply line.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The anti-static vacuum cleaner of claim 1, wherein the handle is at least partially formed by a conductive material.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The anti-static vacuum cleaner of claim 2, wherein the conductive material is thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer rubber added with conductive impurities.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The anti-static vacuum cleaner of claim 3, wherein the power supply line is electrically connected with the at least one static electricity generating portion through a first metal wire, and the power supply line is electrically connected with the handle through a second metal wire.

### Claim 5 (depends on 3)

The anti-static vacuum cleaner of claim 3, wherein:
the power supply line is connected with a metal spring sheet;
the at least one static electricity generating portion is connected with a metal block; and
the metal spring sheet comes into contact with the metal block.

### Claim 6 (depends on 2)

The anti-static vacuum cleaner of claim 2, wherein the power supply line is electrically connected with the at least one static electricity generating portion through a first metal wire, and the power supply line is electrically connected with the handle through a second metal wire.

### Claim 7 (depends on 2)

The anti-static vacuum cleaner of claim 2, wherein:
the power supply line is connected with a metal spring sheet;
the at least one static electricity generating portion is connected with a metal block; and
the metal spring sheet comes into contact with the metal block.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The anti-static vacuum cleaner of claim 1, wherein:
the handle is arranged thereon with a metal ring; and
the metal ring is electrically connected with the at least one static electricity generating portion through the power supply line.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The anti-static vacuum cleaner of claim 8, wherein the power supply line is electrically connected with the at least one static electricity generating portion through a first metal wire, and the power supply line is electrically connected with the handle through a second metal wire.

### Claim 10 (depends on 8)

The anti-static vacuum cleaner of claim 8, wherein:
the power supply line is connected with a metal spring sheet;
the at least one static electricity generating portion is connected with a metal block; and
the metal spring sheet comes into contact with the metal block.

### Claim 11 (depends on 1)

The anti-static vacuum cleaner of claim 1, wherein:
the suction portion comprises a metal expansion pipe and a floor brush; and
one end of the metal expansion pipe is connected with the floor brush through a hose.

### Claim 12 (depends on 11)

The anti-static vacuum cleaner of claim 11, wherein the power supply line is electrically connected with the at least one static electricity generating portion through a first metal wire, and the power supply line is electrically connected with the handle through a second metal wire.

### Claim 13 (depends on 11)

The anti-static vacuum cleaner of claim 11, wherein:
the power supply line is connected with a metal spring sheet;
the at least one static electricity generating portion is connected with a metal block; and
the metal spring sheet comes into contact with the metal block.

### Claim 14 (depends on 1)

The anti-static vacuum cleaner of claim 1, wherein the power supply line is electrically connected with the at least one static electricity generating portion through a first metal wire, and the power supply line is electrically connected with the handle through a second metal wire.

### Claim 15 (depends on 14)

The anti-static vacuum cleaner of claim 14, wherein:
two ends of the first metal wire are bent to be in an annular shape and sleeved on the power supply line, and a central portion of the first metal wire is bent to form a protrusion that comes in contact with the at least one static electricity generating portion; and
one end of the second metal wire is connected with the power supply line, while the other end of the same is a connecting end that is fixed in the handle via a screw.

### Claim 16 (depends on 1)

The anti-static vacuum cleaner of claim 1, wherein:
the power supply line is connected with a metal spring sheet;
the at least one static electricity generating portion is connected with a metal block; and
the metal spring sheet comes into contact with the metal block.
