公开(公告)号：US20240156316A1

公开(公告)日：2024-05-16

申请号：US18407122

申请日：2024-01-08

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

CPC classification number: A47L9/149 ,  A47L5/12 ,  A47L9/0063 ,  A47L9/106 ,  A47L9/2873

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：US20230025335A1

公开(公告)日：2023-01-26

申请号：US17961067

申请日：2022-10-06

Applicant: SHARKNINJA OPERATING LLC

Inventor： Kai XU ,  Peter HUTCHINSON

IPC: A47L7/04 ,  A47L5/26 ,  A47L9/14 ,  A47L9/12 ,  A47L9/04 ,  A47L7/00 ,  A47L9/28 ,  A46B13/02 ,  A46B13/00 ,  A61L2/26 ,  A61L2/04

Abstract: An allergen reduction device may include a body, a dust cup removably coupled to the body, a plurality of agitators rotatably coupled to the body and disposed within respective agitator cavities defined in the body, a suction motor disposed within the body and configured to cause air to flow along corresponding cleaning airflow paths from the agitator cavities into the dust cup, a hot air outlet fluidly coupled to the suction motor, the suction motor being configured to urge the air through the hot air outlet along a heated exhaust airflow path, and a heater positioned within the heated exhaust airflow path between the suction motor and the hot air outlet, the heater being configured to heat the air that is urged from the hot air outlet.

公开(公告)号：US20200077855A1

公开(公告)日：2020-03-12

申请号：US16562989

申请日：2019-09-06

Applicant: SharkNinja Operating, LLC

Inventor： Andre D. BROWN ,  Jason B. THORNE ,  Kai XU ,  Sam LIU ,  Lee COTTRELL

IPC: A47L9/28 ,  A47L9/32 ,  A47L5/28

Abstract: An example of a system, consistent with the present disclosure, may include a motor-battery assembly. The motor-battery assembly may include a housing defining one or more cavities, a suction motor configured to be fluidly coupled to a debris compartment of a vacuum cleaner for generating air flow through the vacuum cleaner for entraining debris, one or more batteries at least partially disposed within at least one of the one or more cavities, and a motor/battery controller at least partially disposed within at least one of the one or more cavities, the motor/battery controller configured to control power provided to the suction motor and to regulate charging and/or discharging of the one or more batteries.

公开(公告)号：US20220338703A1

公开(公告)日：2022-10-27

申请号：US17726666

申请日：2022-04-22

Applicant: SHARKNINJA OPERATING LLC

Inventor： Fariha AHMED ,  Joshua REDMAN ,  Peter HUTCHINSON ,  Dmitry LAYEVSKY ,  Andrew KEENE ,  Kai XU ,  Ognjen VRDOLJAK ,  Queena Tan ,  Devin FENG ,  Junping Li ,  Ming YAO ,  Tao Wang ,  Hui Zou ,  Yonggang Li ,  David T. BARKER ,  Heliang CHEN ,  Jibing Gu ,  Mingliang Qin ,  Zhengzhou Lu ,  Lei Liu

IPC: A47L11/40 ,  A47L11/16

Abstract: A steam cleaning apparatus may include a wand, a cleaning assembly coupled to the wand, the cleaning assembly including a steam generator, and a cleaning head pivotally coupled to the wand. The cleaning head may include a plurality of cleaning pads, a pad motor having a motor driveshaft, a drivetrain configured to transfer rotational motion of the motor driveshaft to each of the plurality of cleaning pads such that a rotation of the motor driveshaft causes a corresponding rotation in each of the plurality of cleaning pads, and a temperature sensor positioned proximate to the drivetrain, the temperature sensor being configured to measure a temperature of the drivetrain.

公开(公告)号：US20200345196A1

公开(公告)日：2020-11-05

申请号：US16864538

申请日：2020-05-01

Applicant: SharkNinja Operating, LLC

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

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

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：US20200237171A1

公开(公告)日：2020-07-30

申请号：US16751545

申请日：2020-01-24

Applicant: SharkNinja Operating, LLC

Inventor： Kai XU ,  Andre D. BROWN

IPC: A47L9/16

Abstract: A vacuum cleaner may include a suction motor and a cyclonic separator fluidly coupled to the suction motor. The cyclonic separator may include a chamber and a first and a second vortex finder extending within the chamber. The first and second vortex finders may extend from opposing sides of the chamber

公开(公告)号：US20200022553A1

公开(公告)日：2020-01-23

申请号：US16517473

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 ,  Rahat KAHN ,  Margaret MATHIEU

IPC: A47L11/40 ,  A47L9/14 ,  A47L9/16

Abstract: A robotic cleaning system may include a robotic cleaner having a robotic cleaner dust cup and a docking station having a docking station dust cup configured to fluidly couple to the robotic cleaner dust cup. The docking station dust cup may include a first debris collection chamber, a second debris collection chamber fluidly coupled to the first debris collection chamber, and a filter fluidly coupled to the first debris collection chamber and the second debris collection chamber.

公开(公告)号：US20190090701A1

公开(公告)日：2019-03-28

申请号：US16136934

申请日：2018-09-20

Applicant: SharkNinja Operating, LLC

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

IPC: A47L5/24 ,  A47L9/00 ,  A47L9/02 ,  A47L9/20 ,  A47L9/32 ,  A47L11/24

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：US20210307581A1

公开(公告)日：2021-10-07

申请号：US17280007

申请日：2019-10-02

Applicant: SharkNinja Operating, LLC

Inventor： Jason B. THORNE ,  Andre D. BROWN ,  Kai XU

IPC: A47L9/30 ,  A47L5/26 ,  A47L9/04 ,  A47L9/28

Abstract: A vacuum cleaner includes a vacuum body defining an agitation chamber, an agitator, and an illumination system. The agitator is rotatably disposed at least partially within the agitation chamber and includes an agitator body defining an illumination chamber. The illumination system is at least partially disposed within the illumination chamber and includes at least one light source. Alternatively, a vacuum cleaner includes a vacuum body defining an agitation chamber, an agitator rotatably disposed at least partially within the agitation chamber, an illumination coupled to the vacuum body and including at least one light source, and a light guide configured to redirect light emitted in a first direction from the at least one light source to a second direction.

公开(公告)号：US20200085267A1

公开(公告)日：2020-03-19

申请号：US16575891

申请日：2019-09-19

Applicant: SharkNinja Operating, LLC

Inventor： Jason B. THORNE ,  Kai XU ,  Bruce CHENG ,  Ian LIU ,  AiMing XU ,  Wenxiu GAO ,  Andre D. BROWN ,  Samuel Emrys JAMES ,  Jordan RIDGLEY ,  Nicholas SARDAR ,  Christopher P. PINCHES ,  David S. CLARE ,  Lee M. COTTRELL

IPC: A47L9/04 ,  A47L9/00

Abstract: An example of a surface cleaning head may include a main body, a neck pivotally coupled to the main body, a stabilizer, and a linkage pivotally coupled to the main body and the stabilizer. The linkage may be configured to cause the stabilizer to transition between an extended position and a retracted position in response to a pivotal movement of the neck.