Multi-mode cleaning apparatus with suction
AssigneeSharkNinja Operating LLC
InventorsJason B. Thorne, Gao Wenxiu, Peter Hutchinson
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Abstract
A multi-mode cleaning apparatus with suction may include a wand with a handle, a suction motor for providing suction, a bare floor unit configured to be movable by the wand and fluidly coupled to the suction motor, and a sweeper unit configured to be movable by the wand and fluidly coupled to the suction motor. The bare floor unit is configured for use in a suction only mode. The sweeper unit includes a rotatable brush roll and is configured for use in a brush roll only mode or a suction and brush roll mode.
Claims22
A multi-mode cleaning apparatus with suction, comprising:
- a wand with a handle at a first end;
- a bare floor unit coupled to a second end of the wand, the bare floor unit including:
- a bare floor inlet proximate a bottom side of the bare floor unit;
- a bare floor air path from the bare floor inlet through at least a portion of the bare floor unit;
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- a dust cup along the air path for holding debris removed from air passing along the air path;
- a suction motor fluidly coupled to the air path for drawing air through the air path;
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- a sweeper unit configured to be coupled to the bare floor unit, the sweeper unit including:
- a sweeper inlet proximate a bottom side of the sweeper unit;
- a sweeper air path extending from the sweeper inlet and configured to be fluidly coupled to the bare floor air path when the sweeper unit is coupled to the bare floor unit;
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- a sweeper brush roll located proximate the sweeper inlet for causing debris to move into the sweeper air path and the bare floor air path.
A multi-mode cleaning apparatus with suction, comprising:
- a wand with a handle at a first end and a base at a second end;
- a suction motor coupled to the wand;
- a brush roll drive motor coupled to the base of the wand;
- a bare floor unit configured to be coupled to the base of the wand, the bare floor unit including a bare floor inlet at a bottom side, a bare floor air path extending from the bare floor inlet and configured to be fluidly coupled to the suction motor when the bare floor unit is coupled to the base of the wand, a dust cup located along the bare floor air path for holding debris, and a bare floor brush roll proximate the bare floor inlet and configured to be drivingly engaged with the brush roll drive motor when the bare floor unit is coupled to the base of the wand;
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- a sweeper unit configured to be coupled to the base of the wand, the sweeper unit including a sweeper inlet at a bottom side, a sweeper air path extending from the sweeper inlet and configured to be fluidly coupled to the suction motor when the sweeper unit is coupled to the base of the wand, a dust cup located along the sweeper air path for holding debris, and a sweeper brush roll proximate the bare floor inlet and configured to be drivingly engaged with the brush roll drive motor when the sweeper unit is coupled to the base of the wand, wherein the sweeper brush roll and the bare floor brush roll have different characteristics.
A multi-mode cleaning apparatus with suction, comprising:
- a wand with a handle;
- a suction motor for providing suction;
- a bare floor unit configured to be movable by the wand and fluidly coupled to the suction motor, wherein the bare floor unit is configured for use in a suction only mode;
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- a sweeper unit configured to be movable by the wand and fluidly coupled to the suction motor, the sweeper unit including a rotatable brush roll, wherein the sweeper unit is configured for use in a brush roll only mode or a suction and brush roll mode.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.