Global Patent Index - EP 4076118 A1

EP 4076118 A1 20221026 - A CLEANER HEAD FOR A CLEANING APPLIANCE

Title (en)

A CLEANER HEAD FOR A CLEANING APPLIANCE

Title (de)

REINIGUNGSKOPF FÜR EINE REINIGUNGSVORRICHTUNG

Title (fr)

TÊTE DE DISPOSITIF DE NETTOYAGE POUR APPAREIL DE NETTOYAGE

Publication

EP 4076118 A1 20221026 (EN)

Application

EP 20838234 A 20201218

Priority

  • GB 201918986 A 20191220
  • GB 2020053310 W 20201218

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2021123828A1] A cleaner head for a cleaning appliance, including: an agitator rotatable about an axis; a housing having a front side, a rear side, and first and second sides which extend between the front side and rear side, said housing further including a floor facing surface which extends between the front side, the rear side and the first and second sides and which, in use, faces a surface to be cleaned; wherein the housing defines a chamber which at least partially surrounds the agitator, the chamber having a dirty air inlet and a dirty air outlet; a wiper device which extends laterally between the first and second sides of the housing and which is positioned on or adjacent the floor facing surface of the housing; and a floor engaging device which extends laterally between the first and second sides of the housing and which is positioned on or adjacent the floor facing surface of the housing, said floor engaging device including an absorbent portion; wherein the wiper device and the floor engaging device are positioned rearwardly of the dirty air inlet.

IPC 8 full level

A47L 9/04 (2006.01); A47L 7/00 (2006.01); A47L 9/06 (2006.01); A47L 11/34 (2006.01); A47L 11/36 (2006.01); A47L 11/40 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP GB US)

A47L 7/0004 (2013.01 - EP); A47L 9/0477 (2013.01 - EP); A47L 9/0488 (2013.01 - GB); A47L 9/0686 (2013.01 - EP); A47L 11/302 (2013.01 - GB US); A47L 11/34 (2013.01 - EP); A47L 11/4041 (2013.01 - EP); A47L 11/4044 (2013.01 - EP 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

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

Designated validation state (EPC)

KH MA MD TN

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2021123828 A1 20210624; AU 2020408016 A1 20220707; CN 115135210 A 20220930; EP 4076118 A1 20221026; GB 201918986 D0 20200205; GB 2590623 A 20210707; GB 2590623 B 20240814; US 2023012561 A1 20230119

DOCDB simple family (application)

GB 2020053310 W 20201218; AU 2020408016 A 20201218; CN 202080096853 A 20201218; EP 20838234 A 20201218; GB 201918986 A 20191220; US 201917787496 A 20191218