(19)
(11) EP 4 122 368 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
26.04.2023 Bulletin 2023/17

(43) Date of publication A2:
25.01.2023 Bulletin 2023/04

(21) Application number: 22183990.5

(22) Date of filing: 09.07.2022
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A47L 9/12(2006.01)
A47L 9/04(2006.01)
A47L 9/28(2006.01)
(52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
A47L 9/122; A47L 9/2889; A47L 9/0411; A47L 9/0477
(84) Designated Contracting States:
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 States:
BA ME
Designated Validation States:
KH MA MD TN

(30) Priority: 23.08.2021 US 202117408781
23.07.2021 CN 202110839629
23.07.2021 CN 202121696569 U

(71) Applicant: Bissell Inc.
Grand Rapids, MI 49544 (US)

(72) Inventor:
  • Tam, Kin-leung
    Kowloon, Hong Kong (CN)

(74) Representative: Sandersons 
D2 Knowledge Gateway Nesfield Road
Colchester, Essex CO4 3ZL
Colchester, Essex CO4 3ZL (GB)

   


(54) BRUSHROLL AND FLOOR CLEANER


(57) The present disclosure provides a floor cleaner that includes a replaceable component, such as a brushroll or a filter. The floor cleaner has a detection mechanism comprising a magnet on the replaceable component and a Hall Effect sensor positioned to detect the permanent magnet when the replaceable component is correctly installed on the floor cleaner. Operation of one or more electrically-powered components of the floor cleaner is prevented when the permanent magnet is not detected by the Hall Effect sensor.







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