SUCTION HEAD FOR A VACUUM CLEANER

• US 20110072611A1
• Filed: 06/26/2009
• Published: 03/31/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 06/27/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Woongjin Coway Company Limited
• Original Assignee: ACE Electronics Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Lee, Sung Whan
• Application Number:
  US12/995,287
• Publication Number:
  US 20110072611A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 15/363
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 9/02 Nozzles suction nozzles for fluid transport B65G51/00
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 9/0653 with mechanical actuation, e.g. using a lever
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 9/066 with adjustably mounted brushes, combs, lips or pads; Height adjustment of nozzle or dust loosening tools for suction cleaners with handles and nozzles fixed on the casing A47L5/34

Abstract

A suction head of a vacuum cleaner is disclosed. The suction head includes a housing forming an external appearance, a plurality of suction holes formed in the bottom of the housing, and a sweeper disposed between the suction holes.

Claims

1. A suction head of a vacuum cleaner comprising:

a housing forming an external appearance;

a plurality of suction holes formed in the bottom of the housing; and

a sweeper disposed between the suction holes.

2. The suction head as claimed in claim 1, wherein the suction holes include:

a first suction hole formed in front of the sweeper; and

a second suction hole formed at the rear side of the sweeper.

3. The suction head as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a manipulation unit projecting the sweeper out of the housing,

wherein a projection hole through which the sweeper projects is formed in the bottom of the housing.

4. The suction head as claimed in claim 3, wherein the manipulation unit comprises:

a mounting member installed in the housing and to which the sweeper is mounted;

a plurality of pressing members pressing the mounting member;

a connector rod connecting the pressing members to each other; and

a knob coupled with the pressing members and rotating the pressing members.

5. The suction head as claimed in claim 4, further comprising an elastic member disposed between a lower side of the mounting member and an inner surface of the housing.

6. The suction head as claimed in claim 4, wherein the knob is exposed over the upper side of the housing.

7. The suction head as claimed in claim 4, wherein the pressing members rotate about the connector rod when the knob rotates.

8. The suction head as claimed in claim 4, wherein the pressing members include V-shaped protrusions formed on the lower sides respectively and the mounting member has seat recesses, formed in an upper surface, on which the protrusions seat.

9. The suction head as claimed in claim 4, wherein the pressing members comprise a first pressing member disposed at a left side of the housing and a second pressing member disposed at a right side of the housing;

the connector rod connects a side of the first pressing member to a side of the second pressing member; and

the knob is coupled with the first pressing member.