Global Patent Index - EP 3576590 B1

EP 3576590 B1 20210331 - SURFACE CLEANING APPARATUS

Title (en)

SURFACE CLEANING APPARATUS

Title (de)

OBERFLÄCHENREINIGUNGSVORRICHTUNG

Title (fr)

APPAREIL DE NETTOYAGE DE SURFACE

Publication

EP 3576590 B1 20210331 (EN)

Application

EP 18703829 A 20180131

Priority

  • GB 201701587 A 20170131
  • GB 2018050272 W 20180131

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2018142121A1] A surface cleaning apparatus (10) is described including: a dirt collection container (18b); an inlet passage (99) leading to the dirt collection container (18b) through which dirt-laden air is drawn by a source of suction; and a moveable blocking member (120) positioned in the passage (99); wherein the blocking member (120) is moveable between a blocking position, in which the passage (99) is blocked or substantially blocked, and an unblocking position, in which air can pass through the passage (99), wherein the apparatus includes a receiving formation (130) for receiving at least a portion of the moveable blocking member (120) when the blocking member is in its unblocking position.

IPC 8 full level

A47L 9/16 (2006.01); A47L 5/22 (2006.01); A47L 5/24 (2006.01); A47L 5/28 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP GB US)

A47L 5/225 (2013.01 - EP); A47L 5/24 (2013.01 - EP); A47L 5/26 (2013.01 - US); A47L 5/28 (2013.01 - EP); A47L 5/30 (2013.01 - US); A47L 9/165 (2013.01 - EP GB US)

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 2018142121 A1 20180809; AU 2018216090 A1 20190815; AU 2018216090 B2 20210121; CN 110234259 A 20190913; CN 110234259 B 20210330; EP 3576590 A1 20191211; EP 3576590 B1 20210331; GB 201701587 D0 20170315; GB 2562698 A 20181128; GB 2562698 B 20220622; US 2020022542 A1 20200123

DOCDB simple family (application)

GB 2018050272 W 20180131; AU 2018216090 A 20180131; CN 201880009295 A 20180131; EP 18703829 A 20180131; GB 201701587 A 20170131; US 201816482366 A 20180131