EP 3092929 A1 20161116 - FLOOR TOOL FOR A VACUUM CLEANER
Title (en)
FLOOR TOOL FOR A VACUUM CLEANER
Title (de)
BODENWERKZEUG FÜR EINEN STAUBSAUGER
Title (fr)
OUTIL DE PLANCHER POUR UN ASPIRATEUR
Publication
Application
Priority
GB 201508329 A 20150515
Abstract (en)
A floor tool (1) for a vacuum cleaner, the floor tool (1) comprising a cleaner head (2). The cleaner head (2) has a main body (4), a sole plate (5) with an inlet (15) through which dirt-laden fluid enters the cleaner head (2), an outlet duct (6) fluidly connected to the inlet (15) through which the dirt-laden fluid exits the cleaner head (2), an inflatable support (7,8) housed within and connected to the main body (4) and the sole plate (5), and an actuator assembly (9) for regulating the size of the inflatable support (7,8). The sole plate (5) is movable relative to the main body (4) in a vertical direction between a first position and a second position, movement of the sole plate (5) is controlled by the size of the inflatable support (7,8). The actuator assembly (9) is incorporated within the trailing and leading edge of the cleaner head (2).
IPC 8 full level
A47L 9/02 (2006.01); A47L 5/34 (2006.01); A47L 9/06 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP GB)
A47L 7/06 (2013.01 - GB); A47L 9/02 (2013.01 - EP GB); A47L 9/0646 (2013.01 - EP); A47L 9/066 (2013.01 - GB); A47L 11/4036 (2013.01 - GB)
Citation (search report)
- [Y] DE 8335356 U1 19840315
- [Y] DE 2004649 A1 19700806
- [Y] DE 102008010334 A1 20090827 - DUEPRO AG [CH]
- [Y] US 2010257695 A1 20101014 - MAGUIRE SCOTT ANDREW [GB], et al
- [Y] FR 1545346 A 19681108 - ELECTROLUX AB
- [A] GB 2471918 A 20110119 - DYSON TECHNOLOGY LTD [GB]
- [A] EP 2027807 A2 20090225 - SAMSUNG KWANGJU ELECTRONICS CO [KR]
- [A] WO 2005051154 A1 20050609 - ARIETE SPA [IT], et al
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated extension state (EPC)
BA ME
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 3092929 A1 20161116; EP 3092929 B1 20180627; GB 201508329 D0 20150624; GB 2538294 A 20161116; GB 2538294 B 20170802
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 16169664 A 20160513; GB 201508329 A 20150515