Upright vacuum cleaner

US8181309B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• MIELE & CIE. KG · DE

Inventors

• Udo Mersmann · Vellmar, DE
• Michael Poetting · Borgholzhausen, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 27, 2008
• Grant date: May 22, 2012
• Expiry date: Nov 12, 2029

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A47L9/325
• WIPO field: Furniture, games
• WIPO sector: Other fields

Abstract

An upright vacuum cleaner for cleaning a surface includes an upper body having a dust collection container received therein, a base unit and a carriage configured to provide movement of the base unit at the surface. A motor-fan unit is disposed in the upright vacuum cleaner outside the upper body and is unit configured to create a partial vacuum on the surface. The upper body and base unit are connected with a tilting joint such that the upper body is tiltable relative to the base unit about a tilt axis that extends horizontally when the upright vacuum cleaner is in a position of use. A swivel joint is disposed between the upper body and the base unit. The swivel joint is configured to change a direction of travel of the upright vacuum cleaner in response to twisting of the upper body. The swivel joint includes a tubular section articulated to the base unit and a bearing housing disposed rotatably about the tubular section. The bearing housing is received in a receiving structure of the upper body.