公开(公告)号：US20240215778A1

公开(公告)日：2024-07-04

申请号：US18435600

申请日：2024-02-07

Applicant: SHARKNINJA OPERATING LLC

Inventor： Daniel R. DER MARDEROSIAN ,  John FREESE ,  Gordon HOWES ,  Wenxiu GAO ,  David S. CLARE ,  Nathan HERRMANN ,  Hugh Jamie CROGGON ,  Nicholas SARDAR ,  Tyler SMITH ,  Ian LIU ,  Jiancheng WANG

IPC: A47L9/04 ,  A46B13/00 ,  A46B17/06 ,  A47L11/24 ,  A47L11/40

CPC classification number: A47L9/0477 ,  A46B13/001 ,  A47L11/24 ,  A47L11/4041 ,  A47L11/4094 ,  A46B17/06 ,  A47L2201/00

Abstract: A surface cleaning apparatus including a body defining an agitation chamber, an agitator partially disposed within the agitation chamber and configured to rotate about a pivot axis, and a debrider at least partially disposed within the agitation chamber. The agitator includes an elongated body having a first and a second end, a sidewall extending radially outward from the elongated body extending between the first and the second ends, and a plurality of bristles extending radially outward from the elongated body. The plurality of bristles are arranged in at least one row adjacent to the sidewall. The debrider includes a plurality of teeth configured to contact a portion of the sidewall as the agitator rotates about the pivot axis.

公开(公告)号：US20240172908A1

公开(公告)日：2024-05-30

申请号：US18539078

申请日：2023-12-13

Applicant: SharkNinja Operating, LLC

Inventor： Steven GACIN ,  Jason B. THORNE ,  Adam UDY ,  Charles S. BRUNNER ,  Xavier F. CULLERE ,  Nicholas SARDAR ,  Ognjen VRDOLJAK ,  Daniel R. DER MARDEROSIAN ,  Andre D. BROWN ,  Daniel J. INNES

IPC: A47L9/04 ,  A46B13/00 ,  A46B13/02 ,  A47L7/00 ,  A47L9/06

CPC classification number: A47L9/0477 ,  A46B13/006 ,  A46B13/02 ,  A47L9/0411 ,  A46B2200/3033 ,  A47L7/0066 ,  A47L9/0613 ,  A47L9/0666

Abstract: A surface cleaning head includes a housing having a front side and back side, a brush roll rotatably mounted to the housing within a suction conduit and having at least a portion proximate the opening of the suction conduit, a leading roller mounted to the housing in front of the brush roll, and a drive mechanism operatively coupled to the brush roll and the leading roller for driving the brush roll and the leading roller at same time. The brush roll includes an agitator body and a first bristle/flap arrangement comprising a first deformable flap extending from the agitator body and a first bristle strip and/or row of tufts extending from the agitator body and disposed adjacent to the first deformable flap. The first deformable flap is disposed at an aggressive angle and the first bristle strip and/or row of tufts is arranged at a passive angle.

公开(公告)号：US20230038659A1

公开(公告)日：2023-02-09

申请号：US17846829

申请日：2022-06-22

Applicant: SHARKNINJA OPERATING LLC

Inventor： Ryan M. COPELAND ,  Samuel J. LEVINE ,  Justin G. RILEY ,  Daniel R. DER MARDEROSIAN ,  Qiang LIU ,  Peng Fei LIU ,  Kui LIU ,  Bo GAO ,  Jiancheng WANG ,  Jeremy MCDANIEL

IPC: A47L7/04

Abstract: A surface cleaning device includes a nozzle and an odor dial assembly. The nozzle includes a nozzle housing and a dirty air passageway. The odor dial assembly include a fragrance member and a dial body configured to be removably coupled to the nozzle housing. The dial body at least partially defines a fragrance cavity configured to at least partially receive the fragrance member and a fragrance passageway extending therethrough. The odor dial assembly is configured to transition between a plurality of user-selectable positions to adjust an amount of fragrance particles released by the fragrance member into the dirty air passageway.

公开(公告)号：US20220110495A1

公开(公告)日：2022-04-14

申请号：US17556992

申请日：2021-12-20

Applicant: SHARKNINJA OPERATING LLC

Inventor： Steven Paul CARTER ,  Adam UDY ,  Catriona A. SUTTER ,  Christopher PINCHES ,  David S. CLARE ,  Andre David BROWN ,  John FREESE ,  Patrick CLEARY ,  Alexander J. CALVINO ,  Lee COTTRELL ,  Daniel MEYER ,  Daniel John INNES ,  David JALBERT ,  Jason B. THORNE ,  Peter HUTCHINSON ,  Gordon HOWES ,  Wenxiu GAO ,  David WU ,  David W. POIRIER ,  Daniel R. DER MARDEROSIAN

IPC: A47L9/06 ,  A47L5/30 ,  A47L9/04

Abstract: A robotic cleaner includes a housing, a suction conduit with an opening, and a leading roller mounted in front of a brush roll. An inter-roller air passageway may be defined between the leading roller and the brush roll wherein the lower portion of the leading roller is exposed to a flow path to the suction conduit and an upper portion of the leading roller is outside of the flow path. Optionally, a combing unit includes a plurality of combing protrusions extending into the leading roller and having leading edges not aligned with a center of the leading roller. Optionally, a sealing strip is located along a rear side of the opening and along a portion of left and right sides of the opening. The underside may define side edge vacuum passageways extending from the sides of the housing partially between the leading roller and the sealing strip towards the opening.

公开(公告)号：US20210177223A1

公开(公告)日：2021-06-17

申请号：US17125197

申请日：2020-12-17

Applicant: SHARKNINJA OPERATING LLC

Inventor： Daniel R. DER MARDEROSIAN ,  Nathan HERRMANN ,  Max P. LACOMA ,  Devan SCHAPPLER ,  Adam UDY ,  Donald WILLIAMS ,  Hanzon R. HUNT

IPC: A47L9/06 ,  A47L9/00

Abstract: A nozzle having castellations provides high suction pressure while also allowing for large pieces of debris to pass through inlet openings. In more detail, a nozzle for a surface treatment/cleaning apparatus is disclosed herein. The nozzle provides a suction channel through which debris passes into a main body of the surface treatment apparatus. Castellations are provided along a leading edge of the nozzle to allow debris to pass through the leading edge to the suction channel, and into the main body during, for instance, forward and reverse strokes of the surface treatment apparatus. In an embodiment, the castellations further include receptacles/cavities to receive and securely hold wheels therein. The wheels may extend from the nozzle at a predefined angle, also referred to herein as a camber angle, to improve vacuum handling and reduce noise during operation.

公开(公告)号：US20210169287A1

公开(公告)日：2021-06-10

申请号：US17182090

申请日：2021-02-22

Applicant: SHARKNINJA OPERATING LLC

Inventor： Daniel R. DER MARDEROSIAN ,  John FREESE ,  Gordon HOWES ,  Wenxiu GAO ,  David S. CLARE ,  Nathan HERRMANN ,  Hugh Jamie CROGGON ,  Nicholas SARDAR ,  Tyler SMITH ,  Ian LIU ,  Jiancheng WANG

IPC: A47L9/04 ,  A47L11/40 ,  A46B13/00 ,  A47L11/24 ,  A46B17/06

Abstract: A surface cleaning apparatus including a body defining an agitation chamber, an agitator partially disposed within the agitation chamber and configured to rotate about a pivot axis, and a debrider at least partially disposed within the agitation chamber. The agitator includes an elongated body having a first and a second end, a sidewall extending radially outward from the elongated body extending between the first and the second ends, and a plurality of bristles extending radially outward from the elongated body. The plurality of bristles are arranged in at least one row adjacent to the sidewall. The debrider includes a plurality of teeth configured to contact a portion of the sidewall as the agitator rotates about the pivot axis.

公开(公告)号：US20170347848A1

公开(公告)日：2017-12-07

申请号：US15685456

申请日：2017-08-24

Applicant: SHARKNINJA OPERATING LLC

Inventor： Steven Paul CARTER ,  Adam UDY ,  Catriona A. SUTTER ,  Christopher PINCHES ,  David S. CLARE ,  Andre David BROWN ,  John FREESE ,  Patrick CLEARY ,  Alexander CALVINO ,  Lee COTTRELL ,  Daniel MEYER ,  Daniel John INNES ,  David JALBERT ,  Jason THORNE ,  Peter HUTCHINSON ,  Gordon HOWE ,  Nancy GAO WENXIU ,  David WU ,  David W. POIRIER ,  Daniel R. DER MARDEROSIAN

IPC: A47L5/30 ,  A47L9/04

CPC classification number: A47L5/30 ,  A47L5/34 ,  A47L9/0411 ,  A47L9/0444 ,  A47L9/0461 ,  A47L9/0477 ,  A47L9/0488

Abstract: A surface cleaning head includes dual rotating agitators (e.g., a leading roller and a brush roll) and a removable cover for covering a top of the agitators and allowing access to the agitators from a top of the surface cleaning head. The dual agitators may be used to facilitate capturing of debris in the air flow into a suction conduit on the underside of the surface cleaning head. The brush roll may be located in a brush roll chamber and at least partially in an opening to the suction conduit. The leading roller may be positioned adjacent to and in advance of the suction conduit opening such that the leading roller engages debris and moves the debris toward the brush roll and the opening. The leading roller may be removable from the housing and held in place by the removable cover. The cover may be coupled using isolated latching mechanisms.

公开(公告)号：US20240298857A1

公开(公告)日：2024-09-12

申请号：US18670121

申请日：2024-05-21

Applicant: SHARKNINJA OPERATING LLC

Inventor： Daniel R. DER MARDEROSIAN ,  Nathan HERRMANN ,  Max P. LACOMA ,  Devan SCHAPPLER ,  Adam UDY ,  Donald WILLIAMS ,  Hanzon R. HUNT

IPC: A47L9/06 ,  A47L9/00

CPC classification number: A47L9/0606 ,  A47L9/009 ,  A47L2201/00

Abstract: A nozzle having castellations provides high suction pressure while also allowing for large pieces of debris to pass through inlet openings. In more detail, a nozzle for a surface treatment/cleaning apparatus is disclosed herein. The nozzle provides a suction channel through which debris passes into a main body of the surface treatment apparatus. Castellations are provided along a leading edge of the nozzle to allow debris to pass through the leading edge to the suction channel, and into the main body during, for instance, forward and reverse strokes of the surface treatment apparatus. In an embodiment, the castellations further include receptacles/cavities to receive and securely hold wheels therein. The wheels may extend from the nozzle at a predefined angle, also referred to herein as a camber angle, to improve vacuum handling and reduce noise during operation.

公开(公告)号：US20240099527A9

公开(公告)日：2024-03-28

申请号：US17466242

申请日：2021-09-03

Applicant: SharkNinja Operating, LLC

Inventor： Steven GACIN ,  Jason B. THORNE ,  Adam UDY ,  Charles S. BRUNNER ,  Xavier F. CULLERE ,  Nicholas Sardar ,  Ognjen VRDOLJAK ,  Daniel R. DER MARDEROSIAN ,  Andre D. BROWN ,  Daniel J. INNES

IPC: A47L9/04 ,  A46B13/00 ,  A46B13/02

CPC classification number: A47L9/0477 ,  A46B13/006 ,  A46B13/02 ,  A47L9/0411 ,  A46B2200/3033

Abstract: A surface cleaning head includes a housing having a front side and back side, a brush roll rotatably mounted to the housing within a suction conduit and having at least a portion proximate the opening of the suction conduit, a leading roller mounted to the housing in front of the brush roll, and a drive mechanism operatively coupled to the brush roll and the leading roller for driving the brush roll and the leading roller at same time. The brush roll includes an agitator body and a first bristle/flap arrangement comprising a first deformable flap extending from the agitator body and a first bristle strip and/or row of tufts extending from the agitator body and disposed adjacent to the first deformable flap. The first deformable flap is disposed at an aggressive angle and the first bristle strip and/or row of tufts is arranged at a passive angle.

公开(公告)号：US20230363598A1

公开(公告)日：2023-11-16

申请号：US18225138

申请日：2023-07-23

Applicant: SharkNinja Operating, LLC

Inventor： Steven GACIN ,  Jason B. THORNE ,  Adam UDY ,  Charles S. BRUNNER ,  Xavier F. CULLERE ,  Nicholas Sardar ,  Ognjen VRDOLJAK ,  Daniel R. DER MARDEROSIAN ,  Andre D. BROWN ,  Daniel J. INNES

IPC: A47L9/06

CPC classification number: A47L9/0613

Abstract: An example of an agitator for a vacuum cleaner may include a body and at least one deformable flap extending from the body. The deformable flap may include at least one taper. The at least one taper causes a cleaning edge of the deformable flap to approach the body.