GB201213400D0 - Floor cleaning apparatus - Google Patents

Floor cleaning apparatus

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Publication number
GB201213400D0
GB201213400D0 GBGB1213400.3A GB201213400A GB201213400D0 GB 201213400 D0 GB201213400 D0 GB 201213400D0 GB 201213400 A GB201213400 A GB 201213400A GB 201213400 D0 GB201213400 D0 GB 201213400D0
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United Kingdom
Prior art keywords
switch
mode
handle
cleaning apparatus
floor cleaning
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Application number
GBGB1213400.3A
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GB2504472C (en
GB2504472B (en
GB2504472A (en
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Hoover Ltd
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Hoover Ltd
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Publication date
Application filed by Hoover Ltd filed Critical Hoover Ltd
Priority to GB1213400.3A priority Critical patent/GB2504472C/en
Publication of GB201213400D0 publication Critical patent/GB201213400D0/en
Priority to US13/950,287 priority patent/US20140053363A1/en
Priority to AU2013209342A priority patent/AU2013209342A1/en
Priority to EP13178044.7A priority patent/EP2689704B1/en
Priority to CN201310322156.7A priority patent/CN103565369B/en
Publication of GB2504472A publication Critical patent/GB2504472A/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of GB2504472B publication Critical patent/GB2504472B/en
Publication of GB2504472C publication Critical patent/GB2504472C/en
Expired - Fee Related legal-status Critical Current
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

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Classifications

    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L9/00—Details or accessories of suction cleaners, e.g. mechanical means for controlling the suction or for effecting pulsating action; Storing devices specially adapted to suction cleaners or parts thereof; Carrying-vehicles specially adapted for suction cleaners
    • A47L9/32—Handles
    • A47L9/325—Handles for wheeled suction cleaners with steering handle
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L11/00—Machines for cleaning floors, carpets, furniture, walls, or wall coverings
    • A47L11/34—Machines for treating carpets in position by liquid, foam, or vapour, e.g. by steam
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L11/00—Machines for cleaning floors, carpets, furniture, walls, or wall coverings
    • A47L11/40—Parts or details of machines not provided for in groups A47L11/02 - A47L11/38, or not restricted to one of these groups, e.g. handles, arrangements of switches, skirts, buffers, levers
    • A47L11/4002—Installations of electric equipment
    • A47L11/4008—Arrangements of switches, indicators or the like
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L11/00—Machines for cleaning floors, carpets, furniture, walls, or wall coverings
    • A47L11/40—Parts or details of machines not provided for in groups A47L11/02 - A47L11/38, or not restricted to one of these groups, e.g. handles, arrangements of switches, skirts, buffers, levers
    • A47L11/408—Means for supplying cleaning or surface treating agents
    • A47L11/4086—Arrangements for steam generation
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L13/00—Implements for cleaning floors, carpets, furniture, walls, or wall coverings
    • A47L13/10—Scrubbing; Scouring; Cleaning; Polishing
    • A47L13/20—Mops
    • A47L13/22—Mops with liquid-feeding devices
    • A47L13/225—Steam mops
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L5/00—Structural features of suction cleaners
    • A47L5/12—Structural features of suction cleaners with power-driven air-pumps or air-compressors, e.g. driven by motor vehicle engine vacuum
    • A47L5/22—Structural features of suction cleaners with power-driven air-pumps or air-compressors, e.g. driven by motor vehicle engine vacuum with rotary fans
    • A47L5/28—Suction cleaners with handles and nozzles fixed on the casings, e.g. wheeled suction cleaners with steering handle
    • A47L5/30—Suction cleaners with handles and nozzles fixed on the casings, e.g. wheeled suction cleaners with steering handle with driven dust-loosening tools, e.g. rotating brushes
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L9/00—Details or accessories of suction cleaners, e.g. mechanical means for controlling the suction or for effecting pulsating action; Storing devices specially adapted to suction cleaners or parts thereof; Carrying-vehicles specially adapted for suction cleaners
    • A47L9/02—Nozzles
    • A47L9/04—Nozzles with driven brushes or agitators
    • A47L9/0405—Driving means for the brushes or agitators
    • A47L9/0411—Driving means for the brushes or agitators driven by electric motor
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L9/00—Details or accessories of suction cleaners, e.g. mechanical means for controlling the suction or for effecting pulsating action; Storing devices specially adapted to suction cleaners or parts thereof; Carrying-vehicles specially adapted for suction cleaners
    • A47L9/02—Nozzles
    • A47L9/04—Nozzles with driven brushes or agitators
    • A47L9/0427—Gearing or transmission means therefor
    • A47L9/0444—Gearing or transmission means therefor for conveying motion by endless flexible members, e.g. belts
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L9/00—Details or accessories of suction cleaners, e.g. mechanical means for controlling the suction or for effecting pulsating action; Storing devices specially adapted to suction cleaners or parts thereof; Carrying-vehicles specially adapted for suction cleaners
    • A47L9/28—Installation of the electric equipment, e.g. adaptation or attachment to the suction cleaner; Controlling suction cleaners by electric means
    • A47L9/2857—User input or output elements for control, e.g. buttons, switches or displays

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Nozzles For Electric Vacuum Cleaners (AREA)
  • Cleaning By Liquid Or Steam (AREA)
  • Electric Vacuum Cleaner (AREA)

Abstract

A floor cleaning apparatus comprising a steam generator 21 for providing a stean cleaning mode, a rotary brush 25 for providing a dry cleaning mode, a switch 17 operable to select the steam and/or dry cleaning mode, an upstanding handle 13, and a switch 15 disposed adjacent the upper end of the handle 13 which can be actuated to operate the cleaner in accordance with the selected mode(s). A user is thus able to operate the cleaner to provide the selected mode(s) of cleaning by actuating the switch 15 which is conveniently located on the handle 13.
GB1213400.3A 2012-07-27 2012-07-27 Floor cleaning apparatus Expired - Fee Related GB2504472C (en)

Priority Applications (5)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB1213400.3A GB2504472C (en) 2012-07-27 2012-07-27 Floor cleaning apparatus
US13/950,287 US20140053363A1 (en) 2012-07-27 2013-07-25 Floor Cleaning Apparatus
AU2013209342A AU2013209342A1 (en) 2012-07-27 2013-07-25 Floor cleaning apparatus
EP13178044.7A EP2689704B1 (en) 2012-07-27 2013-07-25 Floor cleaning apparatus
CN201310322156.7A CN103565369B (en) 2012-07-27 2013-07-29 Floor cleaning device

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB1213400.3A GB2504472C (en) 2012-07-27 2012-07-27 Floor cleaning apparatus

Publications (4)

Publication Number Publication Date
GB201213400D0 true GB201213400D0 (en) 2012-09-12
GB2504472A GB2504472A (en) 2014-02-05
GB2504472B GB2504472B (en) 2015-11-25
GB2504472C GB2504472C (en) 2018-11-28

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GB1213400.3A Expired - Fee Related GB2504472C (en) 2012-07-27 2012-07-27 Floor cleaning apparatus

Country Status (5)

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US (1) US20140053363A1 (en)
EP (1) EP2689704B1 (en)
CN (1) CN103565369B (en)
AU (1) AU2013209342A1 (en)
GB (1) GB2504472C (en)

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CN103565369A (en) 2014-02-12
AU2013209342A1 (en) 2014-02-13
US20140053363A1 (en) 2014-02-27
EP2689704A1 (en) 2014-01-29
GB2504472C (en) 2018-11-28
GB2504472B (en) 2015-11-25
GB2504472A (en) 2014-02-05
EP2689704B1 (en) 2016-09-14
CN103565369B (en) 2018-04-10

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