Floor cleaning apparatus having a rotating brush roller
First Claim
1. A floor cleaning apparatus comprising:
- a main housing that includes a brush chamber provided with a dirt inlet slot that is constructed to face a floor that is to be cleaned, said dirt inlet slot extending over the width of said brush chamber transverse to a direction of work;
a brush roller that is rotatably mounted in said brush chamber and is driven by a motor, said brush roller being provided with bristles that project outwardly through said dirt inlet slot;
a chamber housing that is independent of and separable from said main housing, said chamber housing being provided with a dirt collecting chamber that communicates with said brush chamber via a connecting channel, said chamber housing further being provided with a sweeping ramp that rises in a direction toward said dirt collecting chamber, said sweeping ramp having a front edge that is remote from said dirt collecting chamber, extends transverse to said direction of work, and is disposed at approximately the level of a path of said bristles of said brush roller, wherein said main housing is upwardly pivotable relative to said chamber housing over a given angle about a pivot axis that extends approximately parallel to an axis of rotation of said brush roller; and
means for supporting said chamber housing on said floor, wherein said pivot axis is disposed between said brush roller and said means for supporting said chamber housing.
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Abstract
A floor cleaning apparatus having a brush chamber formed in a main housing is provided. The brush chamber has a dirt inlet slot that faces the floor that is to be cleaned and extends over the width of the brush chamber transverse to the direction of work. Rotatably mounted in the brush chamber is a brush roller that is driven by a motor. The bristles of the brush roller extend outwardly through the dirt inlet slot. The brush chamber communicates via a connecting channel with a dirt collecting chamber. To ensure a reliable sweeping-up of dirt and a simple emptying of the apparatus, the dirt collecting chamber directly adjoins the main housing and is formed in an independent chamber housing that is separable from the main housing. The chamber housing has a sweeping ramp that leads to the dirt collecting chamber and a front edge that is remote from the dirt collecting chamber, extends transverse to the direction of work, and is disposed at approximately the path of the bristles of the brush roller.
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16 Claims
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1. A floor cleaning apparatus comprising:
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a main housing that includes a brush chamber provided with a dirt inlet slot that is constructed to face a floor that is to be cleaned, said dirt inlet slot extending over the width of said brush chamber transverse to a direction of work; a brush roller that is rotatably mounted in said brush chamber and is driven by a motor, said brush roller being provided with bristles that project outwardly through said dirt inlet slot; a chamber housing that is independent of and separable from said main housing, said chamber housing being provided with a dirt collecting chamber that communicates with said brush chamber via a connecting channel, said chamber housing further being provided with a sweeping ramp that rises in a direction toward said dirt collecting chamber, said sweeping ramp having a front edge that is remote from said dirt collecting chamber, extends transverse to said direction of work, and is disposed at approximately the level of a path of said bristles of said brush roller, wherein said main housing is upwardly pivotable relative to said chamber housing over a given angle about a pivot axis that extends approximately parallel to an axis of rotation of said brush roller; and means for supporting said chamber housing on said floor, wherein said pivot axis is disposed between said brush roller and said means for supporting said chamber housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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