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US 2025/0089970 A1Published application
Surface cleaning apparatus
AssigneeBISSELL Inc.
InventorsJacob Resch, Jacob S. Boles
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Abstract
A surface cleaning apparatus includes an upright body and a base adapted for movement across a surface to be cleaned, a fluid delivery system, and a recovery system. The surface cleaning apparatus can be configured to clean multiple surfaces, including hard and soft surfaces, and for different cleaning modes, including wet cleaning, dry vacuum cleaning, and self-cleaning. Methods for self-cleaning a surface cleaning apparatus are also provided.
Claims12
A surface cleaning system, comprising:
- a storage tray configured to dock a surface cleaning apparatus in an upright storage position, the storage tray comprising at least one charging contact;
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- the surface cleaning apparatus comprising:
- an upright body comprising a handle and a frame;
- a base assembly coupled with the upright body and adapted for movement across a surface to be cleaned;
- a moveable joint assembly configured to mount the base assembly to the upright body, wherein the upright body is pivotable via the moveable joint assembly between the upright storage position and a reclined use position;
- a fluid delivery system comprising a supply tank removable from the upright body, a pump, and a fluid distributor;
- a recovery system comprising a recovery pathway, a recovery tank removable from the upright body, a suction nozzle, and a vacuum motor;
- a removable brushroll cover creating a brushroll chamber when the removeable brushroll cover is operably coupled to the base assembly;
- a brushroll mountable within the brushroll chamber and disposed adjacent the suction nozzle and fluid distributor;
- a brushroll motor operably coupled to the brushroll for rotating the brushroll, wherein the suction nozzle is configured to extract fluid and debris from the brushroll;
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- a rechargeable battery, operably connected to at least one controller, configured to selectively energize each of the pump, the vacuum motor, and the brushroll motor during an unattended automatic cleanout mode of operation;
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- the at least one controller configured to initiate the unattended automatic cleanout mode of operation, and during the unattended automatic cleanout mode of operation the at least one controller is configured to:
- determine whether the surface cleaning apparatus is docked with the storage tray;
- determine a fluid level of the supply tank and a fluid level of the recovery tank;
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- determine a battery level for the rechargeable battery;
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- wherein the at least one controller is configured to prevent execution of the unattended automatic cleanout mode of operation when any of the following conditions are met:
- the surface cleaning apparatus is not docked with the storage tray;
- or
- the battery level of the rechargeable battery is below a minimum charge threshold.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.