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US 2024/0108188 A1Published application
Battery-powered surface cleaning apparatus
AssigneeBISSELL Inc.
InventorsYee Siang Teh, Gurdev Singh, Kim Hui Too, Matthew Kamps, Eric Jon Stuive
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Abstract
A surface cleaning apparatus includes a battery powering one or more electric components. The surface cleaning apparatus can have a cleaning fluid delivery system and/or a cleaning fluid recovery system. The battery, or battery pack, is removable and has a sealing structure configured to resist ingress of cleaning fluid and other liquids.
Claims20
A surface cleaning apparatus, comprising:
- a cleaning system comprising at least one electric component, wherein the cleaning system is one of:
- a cleaning fluid delivery system configured to deliver cleaning fluid to a surface to be cleaned;
- or
- a cleaning fluid recovery system configured to recover fluid and debris from the surface to be cleaned;
- a housing comprising a battery pack receiver;
- a removable battery pack powering the at least one electric component, the battery pack comprising a casing, a least one battery in the casing, and a first electrical connector part, wherein the battery pack is detachably mounted to the battery pack receiver along an installation direction;
- a second electrical connector part on the housing electrically coupled with the at least one electrical component to supply electrical power and/or data to the at least one electrical component;
- a first seal at an interface between the first and second electrical connector parts;
- a second seal at an interface between the first electrical connector part and the battery;
- and
- a third seal at an interface between the second electrical connector part and the housing;
- wherein the second electrical connector part faces upwardly in the installation direction and the first electrical connector part faces downwardly in the installation direction.
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A surface cleaning apparatus, comprising:
- a cleaning system comprising at least one electric component, wherein the cleaning system is one of:
- a cleaning fluid delivery system configured to deliver cleaning fluid to a surface to be cleaned;
- or
- a cleaning fluid recovery system configured to recover fluid and debris from the surface to be cleaned;
- a housing comprising a battery pack receiver;
- a male connector part on the housing electrically coupled with at least one electrical component within the housing;
- a removable battery pack powering the at least one electric component, wherein the battery pack is detachably mounted to the battery pack receiver along an installation direction, the battery pack comprising a casing, a least one battery in the casing, a printed circuit board within the casing, and a female connector part on the at least one battery that projects orthogonally from the printed circuit board;
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- a seal at an interface between the male and female connector parts, wherein the seal is compressed by contact with the battery pack;
- wherein the female connector part faces upwardly in the installation direction and the male electrical connector part faces in the installation direction.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.