公开(公告)号：US09844308B2

公开(公告)日：2017-12-19

申请号：US14247911

申请日：2014-04-08

Applicant: SharkNinja Operating LLC

Inventor： Jason Thorne ,  Peter Hutchinson

IPC: A47L9/16 ,  A47L5/36 ,  A47L9/12 ,  A47L9/22

CPC classification number: A47L9/16 ,  A47L5/362 ,  A47L9/122 ,  A47L9/1683 ,  A47L9/1691 ,  A47L9/22

Abstract: A surface treatment apparatus may include an air flow path extending from a dirty air inlet to a clean air outlet and a main body. A suction motor may be provided in the air flow path. A cyclone bin assembly may be provided in the air flow path and may be removably mountable to the main body. A pre-motor filter chamber may be provided and may have a rear wall, a sidewall extending and an openable front wall opposite the rear wall and sealingly enclosing the pre-motor filter chamber. The pre-motor filter chamber may be disposed longitudinally between the cyclone bin assembly and the suction motor and the cyclone bin assembly may be positioned in front of at least a portion of the openable front wall of the pre-motor filter chamber. The front wall may be accessible when the cyclone bin assembly is removed from the main body.

公开(公告)号：US12048410B2

公开(公告)日：2024-07-30

申请号：US17699894

申请日：2022-03-21

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 Howes ,  Nancy Gao Wenxiu ,  David Wu ,  David W. Poirer

IPC: A47L9/04 ,  A47L5/26 ,  A47L5/30 ,  A47L9/06 ,  A47L9/30

CPC classification number: A47L9/0488 ,  A47L5/26 ,  A47L5/30 ,  A47L9/0405 ,  A47L9/0477 ,  A47L9/0494 ,  A47L9/0606 ,  A47L9/0673 ,  A47L9/30

Abstract: A surface cleaning head with dual rotating agitators (e.g., a leading roller and a brush roll) 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 leading roller is generally positioned adjacent to and in advance of the opening of the suction conduit. The rotating brush roll may be located in the suction conduit with the leading roller located in front of and spaced from the brush roll, forming an inter-roller air passageway therebetween. The leading roller may provide a softer cleaning element than the brush roll and may also have an outside diameter that is less than the outside diameter of the brush roll. The surface cleaning head may also include debriding protrusions contacting the leading roller and/or a leading bumper that extends in front of the leading roller.

公开(公告)号：US11602251B2

公开(公告)日：2023-03-14

申请号：US17856639

申请日：2022-07-01

Applicant: SharkNinja Operating, LLC

Inventor： Kai Xu ,  AiMing Xu ,  Michael D'Amico ,  Peter Hutchinson

IPC: A47L9/04 ,  A47L9/02 ,  A47L5/30

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：US11384956B2

公开(公告)日：2022-07-12

申请号：US15986377

申请日：2018-05-22

Applicant: SharkNinja Operating, LLC

Inventor： Andre D. Brown ,  Jason B. Thorne ,  Peter Hutchinson ,  Gary Palladino ,  Alden Kelsey ,  Daniel J. Innes ,  Zach Hellman

IPC: F24F13/20 ,  F04D29/40 ,  F24F6/12 ,  F24F11/00 ,  A61L9/14 ,  F24F11/79 ,  F24F7/007 ,  F04D25/08 ,  F04D29/70 ,  A61L9/03 ,  A61L9/12 ,  F24F8/10 ,  F24F13/28 ,  F24F120/12

Abstract: An air treatment system is disclosed that includes a modular configuration whereby a fan module, filter module, and humidifier module may couple together to provide a plurality of air treatment solutions. In more detail, the modules can stack end-to-end in a vertical configuration. The modules may electrically couple to each other via a common electrical bus and enable a controller disposed in the fan module (or other module) to control fan flow rates, direction, and humidity. The fan module can include an articulating nozzle capable of directing airflow in virtually any direction and angle about an environment. The fan module can further include an inlet arrangement that can selectively restrict external air from entering the fan module housing when the fan module is fluidly coupled to the filter module. Thus, the fan module may generate air flow from exclusively filtered air to minimize or otherwise reduce bacterial/mold growth within the fan module housing.

公开(公告)号：US11278171B2

公开(公告)日：2022-03-22

申请号：US15331045

申请日：2016-10-21

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 Howes ,  Nancy Gao Wenxiu ,  David Wu ,  David W. Poirier

IPC: A47L9/04 ,  A47L5/26 ,  A47L9/06 ,  A47L5/30 ,  A47L9/30

Abstract: A surface cleaning head with dual rotating agitators (e.g., a leading roller and a brush roll) 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 leading roller is generally positioned adjacent to and in advance of the opening of the suction conduit. The rotating brush roll may be located in the suction conduit with the leading roller located in front of and spaced from the brush roll, forming an inter-roller air passageway therebetween. The leading roller may provide a softer cleaning element than the brush roll and may also have an outside diameter that is less than the outside diameter of the brush roll. The surface cleaning head may also include debriding protrusions contacting the leading roller and/or a leading bumper that extends in front of the leading roller.

公开(公告)号：US20160174793A1

公开(公告)日：2016-06-23

申请号：US14976257

申请日：2015-12-21

Applicant: SharkNinja Operating LLC

Inventor： Brian Burke ,  William Liberis ,  Jason B. Thorne ,  Charlie Cai ,  Peter Hutchinson ,  Andre David Brown ,  Kai Xu ,  Brian M. Bond

IPC: A47L9/06 ,  A47L9/30 ,  A47L9/00

CPC classification number: A47L9/0673 ,  A47L9/009 ,  A47L9/0666 ,  A47L9/30

Abstract: A vacuum cleaner attachment generally includes a cleaning element that floats relative to a suction conduit of the vacuum cleaner attachment. The cleaning element is supported on a support structure that is movably coupled to a housing and is biased towards a floor, for example, as a result of the weight of the cleaning element support structure. The cleaning element may be permanently attached to the support structure or may be a removable or disposable pad or sheet attached to the support structure. The floating cleaning element may be supported between the suction conduit and one or more wheels of the vacuum cleaner attachment. The vacuum cleaner attachment may be removably attached to a vacuum cleaner, for example, to be used interchangeably with other surface cleaning heads.

Abstract translation: 真空吸尘器附件通常包括相对于真空吸尘器附件的抽吸管道漂浮的清洁元件。 清洁元件被支撑在可移动地联接到壳体并且例如由于清洁元件支撑结构的重量的结果而被朝向地板偏置的支撑结构上。 清洁元件可以永久地附接到支撑结构，或者可以是附接到支撑结构的可移除或一次性的垫或片。 浮动清洁元件可以被支撑在吸入管道和真空吸尘器附件的一个或多个车轮之间。 真空吸尘器附件可以可移除地附接到真空吸尘器，例如可与其它表面清洁头互换使用。

公开(公告)号：US11859857B2

公开(公告)日：2024-01-02

申请号：US17836788

申请日：2022-06-09

Applicant: SharkNinja Operating LLC

Inventor： Andre D. Brown ,  Jason B. Thorne ,  Peter Hutchinson ,  Gary Palladino ,  Alden Kelsey ,  Daniel J. Innes ,  Zach Hellman

IPC: F24F13/20 ,  F04D29/40 ,  A61L9/14 ,  F24F11/79 ,  F24F7/007 ,  F04D25/08 ,  F04D29/70 ,  A61L9/03 ,  A61L9/12 ,  F24F8/10 ,  F24F13/28 ,  F24F120/12 ,  F24F6/12 ,  F24F11/00

CPC classification number: F24F13/20 ,  A61L9/032 ,  A61L9/035 ,  A61L9/122 ,  A61L9/125 ,  A61L9/14 ,  F04D25/08 ,  F04D29/403 ,  F04D29/703 ,  F24F6/12 ,  F24F7/007 ,  F24F8/10 ,  F24F11/0008 ,  F24F11/79 ,  A61L2209/111 ,  A61L2209/13 ,  A61L2209/14 ,  A61L2209/16 ,  F24F13/28 ,  F24F2013/205 ,  F24F2120/12 ,  F24F2221/36 ,  F24F2221/38

Abstract: An air treatment system is disclosed that includes a modular configuration whereby a fan module, filter module, and humidifier module may couple together to provide a plurality of air treatment solutions. In more detail, the modules can stack end-to-end in a vertical configuration. The modules may electrically couple to each other via a common electrical bus and enable a controller disposed in the fan module (or other module) to control fan flow rates, direction, and humidity. The fan module can include an articulating nozzle capable of directing airflow in virtually any direction and angle about an environment. The fan module can further include an inlet arrangement that can selectively restrict external air from entering the fan module housing when the fan module is fluidly coupled to the filter module. Thus, the fan module may generate air flow from exclusively filtered air to minimize or otherwise reduce bacterial/mold growth within the fan module housing.

公开(公告)号：US20220316752A1

公开(公告)日：2022-10-06

申请号：US17836788

申请日：2022-06-09

Applicant: SharkNinja Operating LLC

Inventor： Andre D. Brown ,  Jason B. Thorne ,  Peter Hutchinson ,  Gary Palladino ,  Alden Kelsey ,  Daniel J. Innes ,  Zach Hellman

IPC: F24F13/20 ,  F04D29/40 ,  F24F6/12 ,  F24F11/00 ,  A61L9/14 ,  F24F11/79 ,  F24F7/007 ,  F04D25/08 ,  F04D29/70 ,  A61L9/03 ,  A61L9/12 ,  F24F8/10

Abstract: An air treatment system is disclosed that includes a modular configuration whereby a fan module, filter module, and humidifier module may couple together to provide a plurality of air treatment solutions. In more detail, the modules can stack end-to-end in a vertical configuration. The modules may electrically couple to each other via a common electrical bus and enable a controller disposed in the fan module (or other module) to control fan flow rates, direction, and humidity. The fan module can include an articulating nozzle capable of directing airflow in virtually any direction and angle about an environment. The fan module can further include an inlet arrangement that can selectively restrict external air from entering the fan module housing when the fan module is fluidly coupled to the filter module. Thus, the fan module may generate air flow from exclusively filtered air to minimize or otherwise reduce bacterial/mold growth within the fan module housing.

公开(公告)号：US11297985B2

公开(公告)日：2022-04-12

申请号：US16346794

申请日：2017-11-01

Applicant: SharkNinja Operating, LLC

Inventor： Jason B. Thorne ,  Gao Wenxiu ,  Peter Hutchinson

IPC: A47L5/30 ,  A47L9/04 ,  A47L11/22 ,  A47L5/12 ,  A47L9/10 ,  A47L5/28 ,  A47L9/14 ,  A47L7/02 ,  A47L5/24

Abstract: A multi-mode cleaning apparatus with suction may include a wand with a handle, a suction motor for providing suction, a bare floor unit configured to be movable by the wand and fluidly coupled to the suction motor, and a sweeper unit configured to be movable by the wand and fluidly coupled to the suction motor. The bare floor unit is configured for use in a suction only mode. The sweeper unit includes a rotatable brush roll and is configured for use in a brush roll only mode or a suction and brush roll mode.

公开(公告)号：US11202542B2

公开(公告)日：2021-12-21

申请号：US15987589

申请日：2018-05-23

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.