Global Patent Index - EP 3393323 B1

EP 3393323 B1 20210721 - IMPROVED VACUUM HEAD ATTACHMENT AND VACUUM CLEANER

Title (en)

IMPROVED VACUUM HEAD ATTACHMENT AND VACUUM CLEANER

Title (de)

VERBESSERTES AUFSATZTEIL FÜR STAUBSAUGER UND STAUBSAUGER

Title (fr)

FIXATION DE TÊTE D'ASPIRATION AMÉLIORÉE ET ASPIRATEUR

Publication

EP 3393323 B1 20210721 (EN)

Application

EP 16876989 A 20161222

Priority

  • AU 2015905328 A 20151222
  • AU 2016000405 W 20161222

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2017106900A1] A vacuum head (2) including a first brush means (42) and a second brush means (44) each located adjacent an underneath side (6) of the vacuum head (2), motor means (38, 40) for actuating the first brush means (42) to rotate in a first axial direction and for actuating the second brush means (44) in a second axial direction, the second axial direction opposite to the first axial direction, such that, in use, as the vacuum head (2) moves across a surface the first brush means (42) and the second brush means (44) rotate to position debris from the surface towards the centre of the vacuum head (2) prior to assist in the suction of the debris.

IPC 8 full level

A47L 5/30 (2006.01); A47L 9/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A47L 5/26 (2013.01 - US); A47L 9/009 (2013.01 - EP); A47L 9/0411 (2013.01 - EP US); A47L 9/0477 (2013.01 - EP US); A47L 9/0488 (2013.01 - US); A47L 9/242 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (opposition)

Opponent : Dyson Technology Limited

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2017106900 A1 20170629; AU 2016374644 A1 20180705; AU 2016374644 B2 20210729; EP 3393323 A1 20181031; EP 3393323 A4 20190814; EP 3393323 B1 20210721; NZ 743595 A 20230331; US 2021290012 A1 20210923

DOCDB simple family (application)

AU 2016000405 W 20161222; AU 2016374644 A 20161222; EP 16876989 A 20161222; NZ 74359516 A 20161222; US 201616065220 A 20161222