Battery powered vacuum cleaner

Abstract

Battery-powered vacuum cleaner ( 10 ), in particular having multiple modes of operation. The battery-powered vacuum cleaner has a body ( 12 ) with a battery ( 14 ), a motor ( 16 ), an impeller ( 18 ) and a dirt-collection chamber ( 20 ). The body has a bottom wall with an opening ( 34 ) through which air can pass into the body. A rotatable brush ( 36 ) is mounted adjacent to the opening ( 34 ). The body has a first side ( 44 ) and a second side ( 46 ), the opening spanning a large proportion of the body between the first and second sides. The battery ( 14 ) is located at the first side ( 44 ) and the motor ( 16 ) is located at the second side ( 46 ), with the dirt-collection chamber ( 20 ) between the battery and the motor.

1 . A battery-powered vacuum cleaner having a body with a battery, a motor, an impeller and a dirt-collection chamber, the body having a bottom wall with an opening through which air can pass into the body, a rotatable brush mounted adjacent to the opening, the body having a first side and a second side, the opening spanning a large proportion of the body between the first and second sides, the battery being located at the first side and the motor being located at the second side with the dirt-collection chamber between the battery and the motor. 
     
     
         2 . The battery-powered vacuum cleaner according to  claim 1  in which the body has a front wall and a back wall and the length of the body is less than 20 cm. 
     
     
         3 . The battery-powered vacuum cleaner according to  claim 2  in which the length of the body is less than 15 cm. 
     
     
         4 . The battery-powered vacuum cleaner according to  claim 2  or  claim 3  in which the body has at least one gripping surface between its front and back walls. 
     
     
         5 . The battery-powered vacuum cleaner according to  claim 1  having a removable operating handle. 
     
     
         6 . The battery-powered vacuum cleaner according to  claim 5  in which the operating handle has wheels or rollers. 
     
     
         7 . The battery-powered vacuum cleaner according to  claim 5  in which the operating handle has a steering joint. 
     
     
         8 . The battery-powered vacuum cleaner according to  claim 7  in which the steering joint comprises a pivoting joint and a rotatable joint. 
     
     
         9 . The battery-powered vacuum cleaner according to  claim 5  in which the operating handle has a handle part and a connecting part, the handle part being configured for gripping by the user, the connecting part being configured for removable connection to the body of the vacuum cleaner. 
     
     
         10 . The battery-powered vacuum cleaner according to  claim 9  in which the operating handle has a steering joint and in which the steering joint is located adjacent to the connecting part. 
     
     
         11 . The battery-powered vacuum cleaner according to  claim 5  in which the operating handle is extendable. 
     
     
         12 . The battery-powered vacuum cleaner according to  claim 11  in which the operating handle has a number of tubular sections which can slide telescopically relative to one another. 
     
     
         13 . The battery-powered vacuum cleaner according to  claim 12  in which the operating handle has four tubular sections. 
     
     
         14 . The battery-powered vacuum cleaner according to  claim 9  in which the operating handle has a number of tubular sections which can slide telescopically relative to one another, and in which the largest of the tubular sections comprises the handle part. 
     
     
         15 . The battery-powered vacuum cleaner according to  claim 1  having a cover for the opening, the cover having a nozzle, the cover being removably mountable to the body. 
     
     
         16 . The battery-powered vacuum cleaner according to  claim 6  in which the operating handle has a steering joint.