US4977640A
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Floor nozzle for vacuum cleaner
Assignee: Panasonic Holdings Corp
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Filing: 1989-07-18
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Granted: 1990-12-18
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Expires: 2009-07-18
Abstract
Abstract A floor nozzle for a vacuum cleaner which includes a housing, and an agitator, a driving motor for the agitator, and a switch for changing over rotating directions of the motor which are accommodated in the housing, and a coupling pipe connected to the housing so as to be displaceable at least back and fourth, and communicated with a suction passage to a vacuum cleaner main body, and an associating device for transmitting the back and forth displacement of the coupling pipe to the switch. The associating device is adapted to be held at two stabilized positions with respect to a boundary dead point and provided with a movable member arranged to be displaced through quick action, to one of the stabilized positions after passing through the dead point, with the movable member being associated with the switch.
Inventors
- 👤 Akihiro Hirano
- 👤 Seizo Hayashi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 07:28
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47L; A47L9/00; A47L9/02; A47L9/04; A47L9/0405; A47L9/0411; A47L9/28; A47L9/2836; A47L9/2847; A47L9/2857; A47L9/2863; A47L9/2889
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
136 words
A floor nozzle for a vacuum cleaner which comprises a housing, and an agitator, a driving motor for the agitator, and a switch for changing over rotating directions of said motor which are accommodated in said housing, a coupling pipe connected to said housing so as to be displaceable at least back and forth, and communicated with a suction passage to a vacuum cleaner main body, and an associating means for transmitting the back and forth displacement of said coupling pipe to said switch, said associating means being adapted to be held at two stabilized positions with respect to a boundary dead point and provided with a movable member arranged to be displaced, through quick action, to one of the stabilized positions after passing through said dead point, said movable member being associated with said switch.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
136 words
A floor nozzle for a vacuum cleaner which comprises a housing, and an agitator, a driving motor for the agitator, and a switch for changing over rotating directions of said motor which are accommodated in said housing, a coupling pipe connected to said housing so as to be displaceable at least back and forth, and communicated with a suction passage to a vacuum cleaner main body, and an associating means for transmitting the back and forth displacement of said coupling pipe to said switch, said associating means being adapted to be held at two stabilized positions with respect to a boundary dead point and provided with a movable member arranged to be displaced, through quick action, to one of the stabilized positions after passing through said dead point, said movable member being associated with said switch.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
35 words
A floor nozzle as claimed in claim 1, wherein rotating direction of said agitator is set so as to be in a forward direction with respect to advancing or retreating function of the floor nozzle.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
35 words
A floor nozzle as claimed in claim 1, wherein rotating direction of said agitator is set so as to be in an opposite direction with respect to advancing or retreating function of the floor nozzle.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
45 words
A floor nozzle as claimed in claim 1, wherein said movable member for said associating means is constituted by a plate spring which is held by a holding means at intervals, with a portion of the plate spring between holding points thereof being resiliently curved.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
31 words
A floor nozzle as claimed in claim 4, wherein an actuator for said switch is associated with an intermediate point of curvature of said movable member constituted by a plate spring.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
41 words
A floor nozzle as claimed in claim 4, wherein one end of said plate spring is further extended from the holding point to form an acting piece, with which a back and forth displacing member of said coupling pipe is associated.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
31 words
A floor nozzle as claimed in claim 1, wherein an actuator for said switch is associated with an intermediate point of curvature of said movable member constituted by a plate spring.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
46 words
A floor nozzle as claimed in claim 1, wherein one end of said movable member constituted by a plate spring is further extended from the holding point to form an acting piece, with which a back and forth displacing member of said coupling pipe is associated.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
31 words
A floor nozzle as claimed in claim 1, wherein one end of said coupling pipe is pivotally connected to the housing of the floor nozzle for back and forth rocking motion.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
53 words
A floor nozzle as claimed in claim 9, wherein ring members pivotally supported at upper portions thereof for back and forth rocking motion are provided in said housing of the floor nozzle, with support pipes laterally projecting outwardly from a forward end of said coupling pipe being rotatably supported by said ring members.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
53 words
A floor nozzle as claimed in claim 1, wherein ring members pivotally supported at upper portions thereof for back and forth rocking motion are provided in said housing of the floor nozzle, with support pipes laterally projecting outwardly from a forward end of said coupling pipe being rotatably supported by said ring members.
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