公开(公告)号：US11903555B1

公开(公告)日：2024-02-20

申请号：US18283047

申请日：2022-03-22

Applicant: BISSELL Inc.

Inventor： Sang Hoon Chung ,  Mike Luyckx ,  Chris J. Harmelink ,  Patryk Donald Akhurst ,  Isaac Busken-Jovanovich ,  Christopher L Hogg ,  Churu Yun

IPC: A47L9/30 ,  A47L7/00 ,  A47L11/40 ,  A47L11/30

CPC classification number: A47L9/30 ,  A47L7/0009 ,  A47L11/302 ,  A47L11/4083

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a surface cleaning apparatus that includes an illumination system having lighting to illuminate a floor surface or other area being cleaned. The lighting for the illumination system includes a plurality of lights, light sources, and/or lighting zones disposed around a housing of the apparatus. The illumination system can output a condition, status, state, alert or error to a user by emitting visible light and varying an intensity, color, wavelength, temperature, or animation of the light. Methods for operating the illumination system are also provided.