(19)
(11) EP 1 736 088 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
21.11.2007 Bulletin 2007/47

(43) Date of publication A2:
27.12.2006 Bulletin 2006/52

(21) Application number: 06007544.7

(22) Date of filing: 11.04.2006
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A47L 5/30(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL BA HR MK YU

(30) Priority: 24.06.2005 JP 2005185757

(71) Applicant: Twinbird Corporation
Tsubame-shi Niigata-ken (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • Ogawa, Toshiaki c/o Twinbird Corp.
    Tsubame- shi , Niigata-ken (JP)
  • Kondo, Kazuya c/o Twinbird Corp.
    Tsubame-shi, Niigata-ken (JP)

(74) Representative: Munk, Ludwig 
Patentanwalt Prinzregentenstrasse 1
86150 Augsburg
86150 Augsburg (DE)

   


(54) Electric vacuum cleaner


(57) An electric vacuum cleaner comprises a vertical type cleaner body (1) provided with a dust collection chamber (9) a handle (2) protrusively provided on an upper portion of the cleaner body (1), a suction nozzle (4) provided on an lower portion of the cleaner body (1) in such a manner as to communicate with the dust collection chamber (9) being rotatable back and forth with respect to the cleaner body (1) and being contactable with a surface to be cleaned, an electric fan (7) provided in the suction nozzle (4), and a rotary brush (12) which is rotated by the electric fan (7) and is built in the suction nozzle (4). A clutch mechanism (32) which transmits and interrupts power to the rotary brush (12) is provided between the rotary brush (12) and the electric fan (7). The suction nozzle (4) is rotatably provided on the cleaner body (1) via a hinge mechanism (5). The clutch mechanism (32) is coupled to the hinge mechanism (5) by a link mechanism (42).







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