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Extraction cleaning machine with cleaning control

US6446302B1 · kind B1 · utility

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41Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 13, 2000
Grant dateSep 10, 2002
Priority date
Expiry dateJun 13, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA47L11/40
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

The invention relates to an extraction cleaning machine including condition sensors for generating condition signals representative of a condition of the surface being cleaned, a controller, and variable-control cleaning systems, wherein the controller sends control signals to the variable-control cleaning systems in response to sensor signals received from the condition sensors. The invention further relates to a self-propelled extraction cleaning machine, and to an extraction cleaning machine including condition sensors and audible or visual indicators to notify the operator of the condition of the surface being cleaned.

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