# US 11,896,188 B2 · Nozzle for cleaner > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,896,188 B2 - Document ID: US11896188B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/375,513 - Filed: 2021-07-14 - Published: 2021-11-04 - Granted: 2024-02-13 - Earliest claimed: 2018-04-30 - Assignees: LG Electronics Inc. - Applicants: LG Electronics Inc. - Inventors: Ingyu Yang; Hyeri Kwon; Sungjun Kim; Jinho Kim; Kyoungho Ryou; Jungwan Ryu; Jinhyouk Shin; Youngsoo Kim - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11896188B2 ## CPC - A47L 9/0472: {Discs} - A47L 7/0009: {with means mounted on the nozzle; nozzles specially adapted for the recovery of liquid} - A47L 9/0411: {driven by electric motor} - A47L 11/206: for rotary disc brushes - A47L 11/283: the tools being disc brushes - A47L 11/4038: {Disk shaped surface treating tools} - A47L 11/4069: {Driving or transmission means for the cleaning tools} - A47L 11/4083: {Liquid supply reservoirs; Preparation of the agents, e.g. mixing devices} - A47L 11/4088: {Supply pumps; Spraying devices; Supply conduits} - A47L 11/4094: {Accessories to be used in combination with conventional vacuum-cleaning devices} - A47L 13/22: with liquid-feeding devices - 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) ## Abstract A nozzle for a cleaner has a nozzle housing, and first and second rotation cleaning units arranged on a lower side of the nozzle housing and spaced apart from each other. Each of the first and second rotation cleaning units includes a rotation plate coupled to a mop. The nozzle includes a first driving device having a first driving motor to drive the first rotation cleaning unit. The nozzle also includes a second driving device having a second driving motor to drive the second rotation cleaning unit. Further, the nozzle has a water tank mounted on the nozzle housing to store water. The nozzle housing includes driving unit covers arranged to surround each of the driving devices. At least one of the driving unit covers includes a first protruding surface, and a second protruding surface positioned higher than the first protruding surface. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A nozzle for a cleaner comprising: a nozzle housing; a first rotation cleaning unit and a second rotation cleaning unit arranged on a lower side of the nozzle housing and spaced apart from each other in a lateral direction, wherein each of the first and second rotation cleaning units includes a rotation plate configured to be coupled to a mop; a driving unit provided in the nozzle housing and including at least one driving motor configured to drive the first and second rotation cleaning units; and a driving unit cover formed to surround the driving unit and forming at least a portion of the nozzle housing, wherein the driving unit cover: protrudes upwardly in correspondence to a protruding direction of the driving unit, and includes a plurality of upper surfaces having different curvature, and a lower surface having a recessed part to receive the driving unit. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The nozzle of claim 1, wherein the driving unit cover protrudes toward the upper side of the nozzle housing so as to surround the driving unit from above the driving unit. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The nozzle of claim 1, wherein the plurality of upper surfaces includes a first surface and a second surface, and wherein a direction in which the first surface faces outward is different from a direction in which the second surface faces outward. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The nozzle of claim 3, wherein the second surface is positioned higher than the first surface. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The nozzle of claim 3, wherein a center of the second surface is positioned so as to be eccentric from a center of the driving unit cover. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The nozzle of claim 1, further comprising: a detachable water tank configured to store water, wherein the water tank is positioned higher than the nozzle housing based on a floor when the first rotation cleaning unit and the second rotation cleaning unit operate. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The nozzle of claim 1, wherein the mop is detachably coupled to the rotation plate. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The nozzle of claim 1, wherein the at least one driving motor includes: a first driving motor disposed in the nozzle housing and configured to drive the first rotation cleaning unit; and a second driving motor disposed in the nozzle housing and configured to drive the second rotation cleaning unit. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The nozzle of claim 8, wherein the first driving motor and the second driving motor are arranged such that an axis of the first driving motor intersects an axis of the second driving motor. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The nozzle of claim 1, wherein the driving unit cover is positioned to vertically overlap the at least one driving motor. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The nozzle of claim 1, wherein a left and right length of the driving unit cover is longer than a front and rear length of the driving unit cover. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The nozzle of claim 1, further comprising: a connection tube coupled to a rear part of the nozzle housing, wherein the connection tube is detachably coupled to an extension tube of the cleaner. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The nozzle of claim 1, wherein the driving unit cover surrounds a protruding portion of the driving unit, wherein the driving unit cover includes a first protruding part and a second protruding part, wherein the second protruding part is positioned higher than the first protruding part, wherein the second protruding part has a curvature different from a curvature of the first protruding part, and wherein a direction in which the first protruding part faces outward is different from a direction in which the second protruding part faces outward. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The nozzle of claim 1, wherein the lower surface of the driving unit cover is disposed to overlap the driving unit in a vertical direction of the nozzle housing. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The nozzle of claim 1, wherein the driving unit cover forms at least a portion of an upper portion of the nozzle housing.