公开(公告)号：US20190038098A1

公开(公告)日：2019-02-07

申请号：US16053260

申请日：2018-08-02

Applicant: SharkNinja Operating, LLC

Inventor： Jason B. THORNE ,  Andre D. BROWN ,  Daniel INNES ,  Lee M. COTTRELL ,  Adam UDY ,  Daniel TONDERYS ,  David CLARE ,  Kai XU

IPC: A47L9/24

Abstract: A flexible hose for use with surface cleaning devices is disclosed that includes a support structure that allows a user to collapse and lock the same into a storage configuration, and then easily unlock the same using a relatively minor amount of force, e.g., a user-applied pulling force or mechanical force. Thus, in a general sense, a hose consistent with the present disclosure may include two relatively stable/steady-state configurations, namely a storage configuration and an in-use configuration. Thus, the hose allows a user to collapse and lock the hose when not in use, and to transition the hose to an in-use configuration to target various types of surfaces to clean including, for instance, floors, walls and ceilings which may be many feet (e.g., up to 5 feet or more) from the surface cleaning apparatus.

公开(公告)号：US20160220082A1

公开(公告)日：2016-08-04

申请号：US14867599

申请日：2015-09-28

Applicant: SHARKNINJA OPERATING LLC

Inventor： Jason B. THORNE ,  Kai XU ,  AiMing XU ,  Andre David BROWN ,  Brian BURKE ,  Michael D'AMICO ,  Peter HUTCHINSON

IPC: A47L9/04 ,  A47L9/06

CPC classification number: A47L9/0455 ,  A47L5/30 ,  A47L9/02 ,  A47L9/0444 ,  A47L9/0477

Abstract: A surface cleaning head may be configured to receive a removable rotatable driven agitator, such as a brush roll, or a non-driven agitator. Either of these agitators may be located in an openable agitator chamber for purposes of removing debris and/or removing the agitator. The openable agitator chamber may be covered by an external cover that is movable between an open position and a closed position. The non-driven agitator may include an agitator body including a bottom portion supporting one or more cleaning pads. The non-driven agitator body may also define one or more air inlets, an air outlet and an air passageway extending therebetween to facilitate air passage through the surface cleaning head. Different removable agitators with different characteristics may be used interchangeably in the surface cleaning head.

Abstract translation: 表面清洁头可以被构造成接收可移动的可旋转驱动搅拌器，例如刷辊或非驱动搅拌器。 为了清除碎屑和/或去除搅拌器，这些搅拌器中的任何一个可以位于可打开的搅拌器室中。 可打开的搅拌器室可以由可在打开位置和关闭位置之间移动的外盖覆盖。 非驱动搅拌器可以包括搅拌器主体，其包括支撑一个或多个清洁垫的底部。 非驱动搅拌器主体还可以限定一个或多个空气入口，空气出口和在它们之间延伸的空气通道，以便于空气通过表面清洁头。 具有不同特性的不同的可移除搅拌器可以在表面清洁头中互换使用。

公开(公告)号：US20250082151A1

公开(公告)日：2025-03-13

申请号：US18959765

申请日：2024-11-26

Applicant: SHARKNINJA OPERATING LLC

Inventor： Kai XU ,  Baodong LU ,  Yuang XIE ,  Jingjiang WU ,  Queena Li TAN

IPC: A47L9/14 ,  A47L5/12 ,  A47L9/00 ,  A47L9/10 ,  A47L9/28

Abstract: A cleaning system may include a vacuum cleaner and a docking station. The vacuum cleaner may include an air inlet, a suction motor having a suction motor inlet and a suction motor outlet, and a cleaner dust cup configured to transition between a collection position and an emptying position, the cleaner dust cup being upstream of the suction motor inlet when in the collection position and downstream of the suction motor outlet when in the emptying position. The docking station may include a base, a support extending from the base, a station dust cup removably coupled to the support, and a receptacle coupled to the support and configured to receive at least a portion of the vacuum cleaner, the cleaner dust cup being fluidly coupled to and upstream of the station dust cup when the vacuum cleaner is inserted in the receptacle.

公开(公告)号：US20240292992A1

公开(公告)日：2024-09-05

申请号：US18662809

申请日：2024-05-13

Applicant: SharkNinja Operating, LLC

Inventor： Daniel J. INNES ,  Andre D. BROWN ,  Jason B. THORNE ,  Kai XU ,  Sam LIU

IPC: A47L11/40 ,  A47L9/10 ,  A47L9/12 ,  A47L9/14 ,  A47L9/20 ,  A47L9/28

CPC classification number: A47L11/4025 ,  A47L9/12 ,  A47L9/20 ,  A47L9/2873 ,  A47L11/4033 ,  A47L11/4091 ,  A47L9/106 ,  A47L9/149 ,  A47L2201/024

Abstract: A docking station for a vacuum cleaner may include a receptacle configured to engage at least a portion of the vacuum cleaner such that, in response to engaging the receptacle, a vacuum cleaner flow path extending within the vacuum cleaner is transitioned from a cleaning flow path to an evacuation flow path, a suction motor of the vacuum cleaner being configured to urge air along the vacuum cleaner flow path and a docking station dust cup configured to receive debris from a vacuum cleaner dust cup of the vacuum cleaner.

公开(公告)号：US20240065497A1

公开(公告)日：2024-02-29

申请号：US18387907

申请日：2023-11-08

Applicant: SharkNinja Operating, LLC

Inventor： Daniel TONDERYS ,  Andre D. BROWN ,  Daniel INNES ,  Bastin ANTONISAMI ,  Jason B. THORNE ,  Kai XU ,  Heliang CHEN ,  Adam UDY

IPC: A47L5/24 ,  A47L5/22 ,  A47L5/26 ,  A47L9/00 ,  A47L9/02 ,  A47L9/04 ,  A47L9/10 ,  A47L9/12 ,  A47L9/16 ,  A47L9/20 ,  A47L9/28 ,  A47L9/32 ,  A47L11/24

CPC classification number: A47L5/24 ,  A47L5/225 ,  A47L5/26 ,  A47L9/0018 ,  A47L9/009 ,  A47L9/02 ,  A47L9/0466 ,  A47L9/0477 ,  A47L9/106 ,  A47L9/12 ,  A47L9/165 ,  A47L9/1691 ,  A47L9/20 ,  A47L9/2873 ,  A47L9/2884 ,  A47L9/322 ,  A47L9/325 ,  A47L11/24 ,  A47L9/102 ,  A47L9/1683 ,  A47L2201/00 ,  A47L2201/02 ,  A47L2201/022

Abstract: In general, the present disclosure is directed to a hand-held surface cleaning device that includes a relatively compact form-factor to allow users to store the same in a nearby location (e.g., in a drawer, in an associated charging dock, on a table top) for easy access to perform relatively small cleaning tasks that would otherwise require retrieving a full-size vacuum from storage. A hand-held surface cleaning device consistent with aspects of the present disclosure includes a body (or body portion) with a motor, power source and dust cup disposed therein. The body portion also functions as a handgrip to allow the hand-held surface cleaning device to be operated by one hand, for example.

公开(公告)号：US20230210327A1

公开(公告)日：2023-07-06

申请号：US18120814

申请日：2023-03-13

Applicant: SharkNinja Operating, LLC

Inventor： Kai XU ,  AiMing XU ,  Michael D'AMICO ,  Peter HUTCHINSON

IPC: A47L9/04

CPC classification number: A47L9/0411 ,  A47L9/0477

Abstract: A removable rotatable driven agitator is used in a surface cleaning head and is driven by a drive mechanism that axially engages a driven end of the agitator. The removable rotatable driven agitator may be located in an openable agitator chamber for purposes of removing debris and/or removing the agitator. The openable agitator chamber may be covered by an external cover that is movable between an open position and a closed position. The removable agitator may be secured in the agitator chamber by the external cover. The removable rotatable agitator may have an end cap mounted on a rotatable bushing at a non-driven end and may have a splined driven member at the driven end to engage a splined drive member on the drive mechanism.

公开(公告)号：US20220095864A1

公开(公告)日：2022-03-31

申请号：US17497182

申请日：2021-10-08

Applicant: SHARKNINJA OPERATING LLC

Inventor： Daniel R. DER MARDEROSIAN ,  Nathan HERRMANN ,  Steven GACIN ,  Xavier F. CULLERE ,  Adam UDY ,  Vignesh GNANASEKARAN ,  Kai XU

IPC: A47L9/04

Abstract: An agitator for a vacuum cleaner including an elongated main body extending along a pivot axis and having first and second opposite lateral ends, one or more soft cleaning elements extending from elongated main body between the first and second opposite lateral ends, one or more channels formed within the one or more soft cleaning elements and disposed between the first and second opposite lateral ends, and one or more deformable flaps disposed within the one or more channels and extending from the elongated main body.

公开(公告)号：US20210244248A1

公开(公告)日：2021-08-12

申请号：US17240494

申请日：2021-04-26

Applicant: SharkNinja Operating, LLC

Inventor： Jason B. THORNE ,  Andre D. BROWN ,  Daniel INNES ,  Lee M. COTTRELL ,  Adam UDY ,  Daniel TONDERYS ,  David CLARE ,  Kai XU

IPC: A47L9/24 ,  A47L5/28

Abstract: A flexible hose for use with surface cleaning devices is disclosed that includes a support structure that allows a user to collapse and lock the same into a storage configuration, and then easily unlock the same using a relatively minor amount of force, e.g., a user-applied pulling force or mechanical force. Thus, in a general sense, a hose consistent with the present disclosure may include two relatively stable/steady-state configurations, namely a storage configuration and an in-use configuration. Thus, the hose allows a user to collapse and lock the hose when not in use, and to transition the hose to an in-use configuration to target various types of surfaces to clean including, for instance, floors, walls and ceilings which may be many feet (e.g., up to 5 feet or more) from the surface cleaning apparatus.

公开(公告)号：US20200022543A1

公开(公告)日：2020-01-23

申请号：US16517477

申请日：2019-07-19

Applicant: SharkNinja Operating, LLC

Inventor： Aaron GILL ,  David HARTING ,  Hamish THOMPSON ,  Christopher MEYER-RASSOW ,  Catriona C.A. SUTTER ,  Isaku D. KAMADA ,  Kai XU ,  Devin FENG ,  Jason B. THORNE

IPC: A47L9/00 ,  A47L9/10

Abstract: A docking station for a robotic cleaner may include a base, a docking station dust cup removably coupled to the base, a latch actuatable between a retaining position and a release position, and a release system configured to actuate the latch between the retaining and release positions. The docking station dust cup may be removable from the base in response to a pivotal movement of the docking station dust cup relative to the base about a pivot point. The latch may be horizontally spaced apart from the pivot point, wherein, when the latch is in the retaining position, pivotal movement of the docking station dust cup is substantially prevented.

公开(公告)号：US20160220081A1

公开(公告)日：2016-08-04

申请号：US14801185

申请日：2015-07-16

Applicant: SHARKNINJA OPERATING LLC

Inventor： Kai XU ,  AiMing XU ,  Erin BURKE

IPC: A47L9/04

CPC classification number: A47L9/0477 ,  A47L5/30 ,  A47L9/02 ,  A47L9/04 ,  A47L9/0405 ,  A47L9/0411 ,  A47L9/0444 ,  A47L9/0455

Abstract: A surface cleaning head includes a removable rotatable driven agitator, such as a brush roll, which is driven by a drive mechanism that axially engages the driven end. The removable rotatable driven agitator may be located in an openable agitator chamber for purposes of removing debris and/or removing the agitator. The openable agitator chamber may be covered by an external cover that is movable between an open position and a closed position. The removable agitator may be secured in the agitator chamber by the external cover. Different removable agitators with different characteristics may be used interchangeably in the surface cleaning head. The surface cleaning head may also include one or more transparent regions (e.g., on the openable cover) to allow visual inspection of the agitator during use.

Abstract translation: 表面清洁头包括可移动的可旋转驱动搅拌器，例如刷辊，其由与驱动端轴向接合的驱动机构驱动。 为了清除碎屑和/或去除搅拌器，可移动可旋转的驱动搅拌器可以位于可打开的搅拌器室中。 可打开的搅拌器室可以由可在打开位置和关闭位置之间移动的外盖覆盖。 可移除的搅拌器可以通过外盖固定在搅拌器室中。 具有不同特性的不同的可移除搅拌器可以在表面清洁头中互换使用。 表面清洁头还可以包括一个或多个透明区域（例如，在可打开盖上），以允许在使用期间目视检查搅拌器。