公开(公告)号：US11998150B2

公开(公告)日：2024-06-04

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 ,  A47L9/10 ,  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：US11864719B2

公开(公告)日：2024-01-09

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 ,  A47L5/28 ,  A47L9/32

CPC classification number: A47L9/2842 ,  A47L5/28 ,  A47L9/2857 ,  A47L9/2884 ,  A47L9/325

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：US11712139B2

公开(公告)日：2023-08-01

申请号：US17182084

申请日：2021-02-22

Applicant: SHARKNINJA OPERATING LLC

Inventor： Jason B. Thorne ,  Daniel Meyer ,  Andre David Brown ,  Sam Liu

IPC: A47L9/04 ,  A47L5/34 ,  A47L5/26 ,  A47L5/30 ,  A47L9/30 ,  A47L9/06

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 a leading roller 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 surface cleaning head may have dual agitators—a leading roller and a rotating brush roll—with the leading roller being located in front of the brush roll. The leading roller may have a smaller diameter than the brush roll and may provide a softer cleaning element. The leading roller may also have a bottom portion exposed to the flow path to the suction conduit and at least a top half that is not exposed to that flow path. The leading roller may also float relative to the surface cleaning head and/or may be adjustable relative to the brush roll.

公开(公告)号：US10925448B2

公开(公告)日：2021-02-23

申请号：US15768879

申请日：2016-10-21

Applicant: SHARKNINJA OPERATING LLC

Inventor： Jason B. Thorne ,  Daniel Meyer ,  Andre David Brown ,  Sam Liu

IPC: A47L9/04 ,  A47L9/06 ,  A47L5/34 ,  A47L5/26 ,  A47L5/30 ,  A47L9/30

Abstract: A surface cleaning head with a leading roller 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 surface cleaning head may have dual agitators—a leading roller and a rotating brush roll—with the leading roller being located in front of the brush roll. The leading roller may have a smaller diameter than the brush roll and may provide a softer cleaning element. The leading roller may also have a bottom portion exposed to the flow path to the suction conduit and at least a top half that is not exposed to that flow path. The leading roller may also float relative to the surface cleaning head and/or may be adjustable relative to the brush roll.

公开(公告)号：US11051668B2

公开(公告)日：2021-07-06

申请号：US16422521

申请日：2019-05-24

Applicant: SharkNinja Operating, LLC

Inventor： Jason B. Thorne ,  Kai Xu ,  Sam Liu ,  Adam Udy ,  Daniel J. Innes ,  Nikola Petrov ,  Andre D. Brown

IPC: A47L5/22 ,  A47L9/24 ,  A47L9/28 ,  A47L9/10 ,  A47L9/02

Abstract: A vacuum assembly having a hand vacuum configuration and a wand vacuum configuration may include a dust cup, a suction motor fluidly coupled to the dust cup, and a power source. The suction motor and the power source may be transitionable between a wand vacuum position and a hand vacuum position. When the suction motor and the power source are in the wand vacuum position, the dust cup, the suction motor, and the power source may be arranged serially. When the suction motor and the power source are in the hand vacuum position, the suction motor and the power source may be arranged in parallel with the dust cup.