POWER SWITCH INDICATOR AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME

1 . A cleaning system comprising:

a motor;

an indicator;

a battery configured to selectively supply power to the motor and the indicator;

a power switch having an on position and an off position; and

a controller having an electronic processor, the controller configured to:

activate the indicator when the power switch is in the on position and power flow from the battery to the motor has been terminated.

2 . The cleaning system of claim 1 , wherein the motor is at least one selected from a group consisting of a suction motor and a brush roll motor.

3 . The cleaning system of claim 1 , wherein power flow from the battery to the motor is terminated upon an occurrence of an event.

4 . The cleaning system of claim 3 , wherein the cleaning system further comprises a handle; and

wherein the event is an error condition that occurs when the handle of the cleaning system enters an upright position.

5 . The cleaning system of claim 3 , wherein the event is an error condition that occurs when the brush roll motor is stalled.

6 . The cleaning system of claim 3 ,

wherein the event is a condition that occurs when a voltage level of the battery drops below a voltage threshold level.

7 . The cleaning system of claim 1 , wherein the controller terminates power flow from the battery to the indicator when the voltage level of the battery drops below a second voltage threshold level.

8 . The cleaning system of claim 1 , wherein the controller terminates power flow from the battery to the indicator when the power switch is changed to the off position.

9 . The cleaning system of claim 1 , wherein the indicator is a light.

10 . The cleaning system of claim 9 , wherein the controller pulses the light upon activation.

11 . The cleaning system of claim 9 , wherein the controller dims the light upon activation.

12 . The cleaning system of claim 9 , wherein the controller changes a color of the light upon activation.

13 . The cleaning system of claim 1 , wherein the indicator is a speaker.

14 . The cleaning system of claim 13 , wherein the controller pulses the indicator speaker upon activation.

15 . A method for indicating a state of a cleaning system to a user, the method comprising:

determining, via a controller having an electronic processor, a position of a power switch;

determining, via the controller, a flow of electrical energy from a battery to a motor of the cleaning system; and

activating, via the controller, an indicator when:

the power switch is in an on position, and

the flow of electrical energy from the battery to the motor has been terminated.

16 . The method of claim 15 , wherein the motor is at least one selected from a group consisting of a suction motor and a brush roll motor.

17 . The method of claim 15 , further comprising:

terminating, via a controller, power flow from the battery to the motor upon an occurrence of an event.

18 . The method of claim 17 , further comprising:

terminating, via a controller, power flow from the battery to the motor upon the occurrence of the event; and

wherein the event is an error condition that occurs when a handle of the cleaning system enters an upright position.

19 . The method of claim 17 , further comprising:

terminating, via a controller, power flow from the battery to the motor upon the occurrence of the event; and

wherein the event is an error condition that occurs when the brush roll motor is stalled.

20 . The method of claim 17 , further comprising:

terminating, via a controller, power flow from the battery to the motor upon the occurrence of the event; and

wherein the event is a condition that occurs when a voltage level of the battery drops below a voltage threshold level.

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