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US 2024/0197128 A1Published application
Cordless surface cleaning apparatus
AssigneeBISSELL Inc.
InventorsJoseph P. Perry, Fabrizio Mirandola
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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 power conversation mode that is executed by a controller. The surface cleaning apparatus can be provided with a sensing unit configured to detect inactivity of the surface cleaning apparatus and the controller is configured to receive a signal from the sensing unit to execute the power conservation mode based on the signal.
Claims20
A surface cleaning apparatus comprising:
- a housing adapted for movement over a surface to be cleaned and having a suction inlet and an agitator configured to agitate the surface to be cleaned;
- a handle coupled with the housing and adapted to be gripped by a user to move the housing over the surface to be cleaned;
- a suction source in fluid communication with the suction inlet and comprising a vacuum motor;
- an agitator motor coupled with the agitator to drive the agitator;
- a battery configured to supply power to the vacuum motor and the agitator motor;
- a sensing unit disposed on the housing and configured to detect inactivity of the surface cleaning apparatus by sensing at least one of:
- movement of the surface cleaning apparatus;
- and
- user interaction with the surface cleaning apparatus;
- and
- a controller configured to:
- receive, from the sensing unit, a signal indicative of inactivity of the surface cleaning apparatus;
- transition the surface cleaning apparatus from an active mode to an inactive mode based on the signal;
- monitor an elapsed time of inactivity;
- execute a first power conservation mode based on a first elapsed time of inactivity;
- execute a second power conservation mode based on a second elapsed time of inactivity;
- and
- turn off the surface cleaning apparatus based on a third elapsed time of inactivity.
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A surface cleaning apparatus comprising:
- a housing adapted for movement over a surface to be cleaned and supporting a cleaning system selected from a vacuum cleaning system, a fluid delivery system, a recovery system, or a combination thereof;
- a handle coupled with the housing and adapted to be gripped by a user to move the housing over the surface to be cleaned;
- at least one electrical component disposed on the housing;
- a battery configured to supply power to the at least one electrical component;
- a sensing unit disposed on the housing and configured to detect inactivity of the surface cleaning apparatus by sensing at least one of:
- movement of the surface cleaning apparatus;
- and
- user interaction with the surface cleaning apparatus;
- and
- a controller configured to:
- receive, from the sensing unit, a signal indicative of inactivity of the surface cleaning apparatus;
- transition the surface cleaning apparatus from an active mode to an inactive mode based on the signal;
- and
- monitor an elapsed time of inactivity;
- execute a power conservation mode based on a first elapsed time of inactivity.
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A method of controlling a surface cleaning apparatus, comprising:
- sensing inactivity of the apparatus via a sensing unit configured to detect inactivity of the surface cleaning apparatus by sensing at least one of:
- movement of the surface cleaning apparatus;
- and
- user interaction with the surface cleaning apparatus;
- receiving, via a controller, a signal indicative of inactivity of the surface cleaning apparatus;
- transitioning the surface cleaning apparatus from an active mode to an inactive mode based on the signal;
- monitoring an elapsed time of inactivity;
- executing a first power conservation mode based on a first elapsed time of inactivity;
- executing a second power conservation mode based on a second elapsed time of inactivity;
- and
- turning off the surface cleaning apparatus based on a third elapsed time of inactivity.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.