EP 4338649 A1 20240320 - FLOOR TREATMENT MACHINE
Title (en)
FLOOR TREATMENT MACHINE
Title (de)
BODENBEARBEITUNGSMASCHINE
Title (fr)
MACHINE DE TRAITEMENT DE SOL
Publication
Application
Priority
GB 202213493 A 20220914
Abstract (en)
The present invention concerns the field of floor treatment machines such as scrubbers, finishers or polishers. Floor scrubbers typically have rotating work heads equipped with bristles for working the floor to remove dirt. The invention provides a hand-guided floor treatment machine comprising a handle portion (41) connected to a base portion (11), which base portion is provided with a rotatable generally disc-shaped floor-facing work head (4) having a substantially vertical axis of rotation (V), the machine being provided with drive means (15) for rotatably driving the work head, wherein the rotational axis of the work head is slightly tilted away from the vertical in a direction which has a transverse component and a rearward component so that the work head is biased into contact with the floor in a region rearwardly and to one side of the work head, whereby in use rotation of the work head through the biased region provides propulsion predominantly in a forward direction.
IPC 8 full level
A47L 11/30 (2006.01); A47L 11/08 (2006.01); A47L 11/16 (2006.01); A47L 11/162 (2006.01); A47L 11/293 (2006.01); A47L 11/40 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
A46B 13/008 (2013.01 - US); A46B 13/04 (2013.01 - US); A47L 11/08 (2013.01 - EP); A47L 11/16 (2013.01 - EP); A47L 11/293 (2013.01 - EP); A47L 11/305 (2013.01 - US); A47L 11/4038 (2013.01 - EP US); A47L 11/4044 (2013.01 - US); A47L 11/4061 (2013.01 - US); A47L 11/4066 (2013.01 - US); A47L 11/4069 (2013.01 - US); A47L 11/4072 (2013.01 - US); A47L 11/4075 (2013.01 - US); A47L 11/4083 (2013.01 - US); A47L 11/4088 (2013.01 - US); A46B 2200/3033 (2013.01 - US)
Citation (applicant)
- US 8887348 B2 20141118 - KENTER RAINER [DE], et al
- US 9826874 B2 20171128 - FRANKE RUDOLF [DE], et al
- GB 1202369 A 19700819 - GEERPRES EUROP LTD
Citation (search report)
- [XAI] US 5849097 A 19981215 - WINDMEISSER DIETER [CH]
- [IA] US 2019038101 A1 20190207 - JANG JAEWON [KR], et al
- [A] GB 2573134 A 20191030 - NUMATIC INT LTD [GB]
- [A] EP 3011884 A1 20160427 - HAAGA KEHRSYSTEME GMBH [DE]
- [A] EP 3574816 A2 20191204 - BLACK & DECKER INC [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 ME MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated extension state (EPC)
BA
Designated validation state (EPC)
KH MA MD TN
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 4338649 A1 20240320; GB 202213493 D0 20221026; GB 2622398 A 20240320; US 2024081601 A1 20240314
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 23197096 A 20230913; GB 202213493 A 20220914; US 202318465656 A 20230912