Cleaner

A cleaner, comprising

• a main body;
• and
• a suction head connected to the main body to suck air containing dust, and including a brush assembly configured to be positioned adjacent to a floor,
• wherein:
• the brush assembly includes:
• a rotating rod rotatable in a rotation direction;
• a plurality of covers mounted on an outer circumferential surface of the rotating rod, at least two of the covers being spaced apart from each other in a circumferential direction of the rod to form a brush slit;
• and
• a brush portion and a blade protruding away from an outer circumferential surface of the rotating rod to rotate together with the rotating rod,
• one of the covers includes a hook protruding toward the rotating rod,
• the rotating rod includes a recess formed on the outer circumferential surface of the rotating rod to receive the hook,
• the brush slit extends between axial ends of the rotating rod in a shape that includes at least one bend, and
• the brush portion is made of a deformable material so as to be inserted along the brush slit in a bent manner to match the shape of the brush slit.

19, The cleaner of claim 15, wherein:

• a plurality of the brush slits are formed between a plurality of covers to be separated from each other in the circumferential direction, and
• the brush assembly includes:
• a plurality of the brush portions that extend, respectively, along the plurality of brush slits;
• and
• a plurality of the blades that are positioned adjacent to corresponding ones of the plurality of the brush portions.

A cleaner, comprising

• a main body;
• and
• a suction head connected to the main body to suck air containing dust, and including a brush assembly configured to be positioned adjacent to a floor,
• wherein the brush assembly includes:
• a rotating rod rotatable in a rotation direction;
• a plurality of covers mounted on an outer circumferential surface of the rotating rod, at least two of the covers being spaced apart from each other in a circumferential direction of the rod to form a brush slit;
• a base extending along the brush slit and formed to be inserted between an inner circumferential surface of one of the covers and the outer circumferential surface of the rotating rod;
• and
• a brush portion and a blade, at least one of the brush portion or the blade having an end that is received in the brush slit and coupled to the base, and
• wherein:
• one of the covers includes a hook protruding toward the rotating rod, and
• the rotating rod includes a recess formed on the outer circumferential surface of the rotating rod to receive the hook.