IP Library Granted Patent US 9,955,835
Granted Patent B2
US 9,955,835 · App. 15/322,472 · Granted May 1, 2018

Floor cleaning device

Inventors: Matthijs Hendrikus Lubbers (Eindhoven, NL); Pieter Kingma (Eindhoven, NL); Mark Van Wijhe (Eindhoven, NL)
Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
A47L9/0686A47L5/30A47L9/0477
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Patent No.
US 9,955,835
App. No.
15/322,472
Granted
May 1, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A nozzle ( 10 ) for a floor cleaning device, suitable for both wet and dry cleaning, the nozzle comprising an airflow inlet ( 50 ) at a front end of the nozzle, and a detachable cleaning device ( 90 ) that, if mounted on the nozzle ( 10 ), lifts a rear end of the nozzle.

Claims (8)

1. A nozzle for a floor cleaning device, suitable for both wet and dry cleaning, the nozzle comprising:

an airflow inlet at a front end of the nozzle;

a rear wheel at a rear end of the nozzle; and

a detachable wet cleaning device configured to be mounted underneath the rear wheel of the nozzle, wherein responsive to being mounted underneath the rear wheel of the nozzle, the detachable wet cleaning device lifts a rear end of the nozzle, wherein the detachable wet cleaning device is further arranged for being provided with a removable mopping substrate, and wherein the detachable wet cleaning device further comprises a liquid container for containing a liquid for wetting the removable mopping substrate.

2. The nozzle as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a squeegee configured to reach substantially close to a surface to be cleaned in response to the detachable wet cleaning device being mounted to the nozzle.

3. The nozzle as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a rotating brush positioned in said airflow inlet, wherein the rotating brush is lifted from a surface to be cleaned in response to the detachable wet cleaning device being mounted to the nozzle, and wherein an offset between said rotating brush and the surface is less than 1.2 mm in response to the detachable wet cleaning device being mounted to the nozzle.

4. A floor cleaning device, comprising a nozzle as claimed in claim 1 , and an air pump connectable to the nozzle.

5. The floor cleaning device as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the floor cleaning device is battery-operated.

Assignments (2)
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded Aug 17, 2023
From: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
To: VERSUNI HOLDING B.V.
Reel/Frame 064618/0115 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 28, 2016
From: LUBBERS, MATTHIJS HENDRIKUS; KINGMA, PIETER; VAN WIJHE, MARK
To: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
Reel/Frame 040779/0281 →
Priority Claims (1)
EP 15153559 · Feb 3, 2015 · regional
Continuity (3)
Provisional Application 62065946 · Oct 20, 2014
Provisional Application 62066493 · Oct 21, 2014
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