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EP 1 508 292 A3 |
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EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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Date of publication A3: |
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11.06.2008 Bulletin 2008/24 |
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Date of publication A2: |
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23.02.2005 Bulletin 2005/08 |
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Date of filing: 04.08.2004 |
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International Patent Classification (IPC):
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Designated Contracting States: |
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AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
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Designated Extension States: |
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AL HR LT LV MK |
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Priority: |
18.08.2003 KR 2003056928 16.10.2003 KR 2003072108 13.03.2004 KR 2004017159 13.04.2004 KR 2004025461 13.04.2004 KR 2004025462
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Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC. |
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Seoul City (KR) |
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- Yang, Byeong-Sun
Changwon City
Gyeongsangnam-Do,641-774 (KR)
- Seo, Jong-Hyun
Gyeongsangnam-Do,664-389 (KR)
- Kim, Sung-Guen
Changwon City
Gyeongsangnam-Do, 641-150 (KR)
- Lee, Jong-Min
Changwon City
Gyeongsangnam-Do, 641-110 (KR)
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Representative: Henkel, Feiler & Hänzel |
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Patentanwälte
Maximiliansplatz 21 80333 München 80333 München (DE) |
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Nozzle assembly of vacuum cleaner for both wet and dry cleaning |
(57) The present invention relates to a nozzle assembly of a vacuum cleaner for both wet
and dry cleaning. The nozzle assembly of the present invention comprises a suction
head 220 installed at an end of an extension tube 210 connected to a main body of
the vacuum cleaner to suck a cleaning fluid and foreign substances while moving on
a floor; a sprayer 230 installed on an upper surface of the suction head 220 to spray
the cleaning fluid toward a front end of the suction head 220; a nozzle cover 226
for defining, on the upper surface of the suction head 220, a spray flow passage 227
through which the cleaning fluid sprayed from the sprayer flows; downstream ribs 224
provided at a downstream side of the spray flow passage 227 defined by the nozzle
cover 226 and having penetrating portions 225 allowing passage of the cleaning fluid
therethrough formed at predetermined intervals between adjacent downstream ribs; and
an upstream rib 240 which shields the spray flow passage 227 corresponding to a space
between the sprayer 230 and the downstream ribs 224 and is formed with penetrating
portions 241 at positions except a position to which the cleaning fluid sprayed from
the sprayer 230 is delivered directly. According to the present invention, when a
user performs wet cleaning, he/she can perform the cleaning by pushing the nozzle
assembly forward. Thus, less force is required for the cleaning. Further, since the
cleaning fluid sprayed from the sprayer is uniformly discharged through the entire
front end of the nozzle assembly, cleaning can be more firmly performed.