Ultrasonic cleaning tool and system for cleaning a surface
AssigneeBISSELL Inc.
InventorsJason W. Pruiett, Jeffrey A. Scholten, Danielle Boils, JianJun Yu, Jeremy Hoffman
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Abstract
An ultrasonic cleaning tool for cleaning a surface has a transducer and a horn for generating and transmitting vibrations to a surface to be cleaned. Cleaning solution can be supplied to the ultrasonic cleaning tool or the surface to be cleaned, and operation of the ultrasonic cleaning tool can agitate the surface and cleaning solution. The tool can be provided as part of a system for cleaning a surface, and the system can include an extraction cleaner or a cleaning cloth.
Claims19
A cleaning system, the cleaning system comprising:
- an extractor accessory tool, comprising:
- a housing with a first end adapted to selectively couple an airflow connector and a second end opposite the first end;
- an airflow pathway located within the housing and adapted for fluid communication with a recovery container via the airflow connector;
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- an ultrasonic tool operably coupled to the extractor accessory tool, wherein the ultrasonic tool further comprises an ultrasonic horn, an ultrasonic transducer operably coupled to the ultrasonic horn, and an ultrasonic tool housing that includes a seat, wherein the ultrasonic transducer is disposed in the seat to position a portion of the ultrasonic transducer outside of the ultrasonic tool housing with a remaining portion of the ultrasonic transducer and the ultrasonic horn extending into and through the ultrasonic tool housing, respectively.
An accessory for an extraction cleaner having a fluid delivery system comprising a supply container and a recovery system comprising at least a suction source and a recovery container, the accessory comprising:
- a housing;
- an airflow pathway extending through the housing between an air inlet and an air outlet, wherein the air outlet is configured for fluid communication with the recovery container;
- a fluid delivery pathway extending between a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet and having at least a first portion extending through the housing and wherein the fluid inlet is configured for fluid communication with the supply container;
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- an ultrasonic tool comprising:
- an ultrasonic tool housing coupled to the housing, wherein the ultrasonic housing comprises a delivery conduit defining a second portion of the fluid delivery pathway and a recovery conduit defining a portion the airflow pathway;
- an ultrasonic horn operably coupled to the ultrasonic tool housing;
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- an ultrasonic transducer operably coupled to the ultrasonic horn and adapted to vibrate the ultrasonic horn.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.