Surface cleaning head for vacuum cleaner
First Claim
1. A surface cleaning head comprising:
- a housing having a front side, a back side, a first lateral side and a second lateral side, the housing defining a suction conduit with a suction conduit opening on an underside of the housing between the front side and the back side;
a brush roll rotatably mounted to the housing within a brush roll chamber, wherein the suction conduit passes through the brush roll chamber and at least a portion of the brush roll is proximate the opening of the suction conduit;
a leading roller mounted to the housing in front of the brush roll;
a removable cover removably coupled to the housing for covering the brush roll chamber and the brush roll and at least partially covering the leading roller; and
at least one latching mechanism configured to engage the removable cover to removably couple the cover to the housing, wherein the latching mechanism includes a latch finger configured to engage the removable cover proximate the front of the housing when the removable cover is coupled to the housing and a latch actuator configured to retract the latch finger and release the cover.
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Abstract
A surface cleaning head includes dual rotating agitators (e.g., a leading roller and a brush roll) and a removable cover for covering a top of the agitators and allowing access to the agitators from a top of the surface cleaning head. The dual agitators may be used to facilitate capturing of debris in the air flow into a suction conduit on the underside of the surface cleaning head. The brush roll may be located in a brush roll chamber and at least partially in an opening to the suction conduit. The leading roller may be positioned adjacent to and in advance of the suction conduit opening such that the leading roller engages debris and moves the debris toward the brush roll and the opening. The leading roller may be removable from the housing and held in place by the removable cover. The cover may be coupled using isolated latching mechanisms.
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15 Claims
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1. A surface cleaning head comprising:
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a housing having a front side, a back side, a first lateral side and a second lateral side, the housing defining a suction conduit with a suction conduit opening on an underside of the housing between the front side and the back side; a brush roll rotatably mounted to the housing within a brush roll chamber, wherein the suction conduit passes through the brush roll chamber and at least a portion of the brush roll is proximate the opening of the suction conduit; a leading roller mounted to the housing in front of the brush roll; a removable cover removably coupled to the housing for covering the brush roll chamber and the brush roll and at least partially covering the leading roller; and at least one latching mechanism configured to engage the removable cover to removably couple the cover to the housing, wherein the latching mechanism includes a latch finger configured to engage the removable cover proximate the front of the housing when the removable cover is coupled to the housing and a latch actuator configured to retract the latch finger and release the cover. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A surface cleaning head comprising:
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a housing having a front side, a back side, a first lateral side and a second lateral side, the housing defining a suction conduit with a suction conduit opening on an underside of the housing between the front side and the back side; a brush roll rotatably mounted to the housing within a brush roll chamber, wherein the suction conduit passes through the brush roll chamber and at least a portion of the brush roll is proximate the opening of the suction conduit; a leading roller mounted to the housing in front of the brush roll; a removable cover removably coupled to the housing for covering the brush roll chamber and the brush roll and at least partially covering the leading roller; and at least one latching mechanism configured to engage the removable cover to removably couple the cover to the housing, wherein the latching mechanism includes a latch finger configured to engage the removable cover proximate the front of the housing when the removable cover is coupled to the housing and a latch actuator configured to retract the latch finger and release the cover.
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15. A surface cleaning head comprising:
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a housing having a front side, a back side, a first lateral side and a second lateral side, the housing defining a suction conduit with a suction conduit opening on an underside of the housing between the front side and the back side; a brush roll rotatably mounted to the housing within a brush roll chamber, wherein the suction conduit passes through the brush roll chamber and at least a portion of the brush roll is proximate the opening of the suction conduit; a leading roller mounted to the housing in front of the brush roll; and a removable cover removably coupled to the housing for covering the brush roll chamber and the brush roll and at least partially covering the leading roller; wherein the leading roller is removable when the removable cover is removed; and wherein the removable cover engages at least one end of the leading roller and holds the leading roller in the housing.
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Specification