EP 3574816 B1 20221102 - BRUSH ASSEMBLY FOR A FLOOR CLEANING APPARATUS
Title (en)
BRUSH ASSEMBLY FOR A FLOOR CLEANING APPARATUS
Title (de)
BÜRSTENANORDNUNG FÜR EINE BODENREINIGUNGSVORRICHTUNG
Title (fr)
ENSEMBLE DE BROSSE POUR APPAREIL DE NETTOYAGE DE SOLS
Publication
Application
Priority
GB 201807763 A 20180514
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP3574816A2] A vacuum cleaner is described and comprises a handle portion and a housing containing a collection apparatus for removing contaminants from an airstream. Base portion has a suction inlet arranged to draw air into the base portion. At least one, and preferably two brush assemblies are rotatably mounted to the underside of base portion. Each brush assembly comprises a body portion around the circumference of which a plurality of bristles, preferably clumped in bristle tufts are mounted. On the underside of each body portion, a plurality of floor engaging members are disposed. Floor engaging members are configured to engage a surface on which the vacuum cleaner is placed such that when the vacuum cleaner is advanced forward, the floor engaging members grip the surface to cause rotation of the body portion and therefore brush assemblies.
IPC 8 full level
A47L 11/22 (2006.01); A47L 11/40 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP GB US)
A46B 13/008 (2013.01 - GB); A46B 13/08 (2013.01 - GB); A47L 9/0455 (2013.01 - US); A47L 9/0472 (2013.01 - GB US); A47L 11/22 (2013.01 - EP); A47L 11/26 (2013.01 - GB); A47L 11/283 (2013.01 - US); A47L 11/4013 (2013.01 - EP); A47L 11/4038 (2013.01 - EP GB US); A47L 11/4066 (2013.01 - EP); A47L 11/4069 (2013.01 - EP)
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)
EP 3574816 A2 20191204; EP 3574816 A3 20200226; EP 3574816 B1 20221102; GB 201807763 D0 20180627; GB 2573753 A 20191120; US 2019343351 A1 20191114
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 19172970 A 20190507; GB 201807763 A 20180514; US 201916408802 A 20190510