Battery powered cordless cleaning system

摘要

A cordless, battery-powered system of cleaning products. The system of cleaning products includes devices such as upright vacuums (e.g., a stick vacuum, a lightweight upright vacuum, etc.), a hand-held vacuum, a carpet-cleaner, a canister vacuum, and the like. Each of the devices is powered by a battery pack which is interchangeable among the devices. The battery pack includes a combination of hardware and software for connecting to, identifying, and communicating with the cleaning products to ensure that each of the products receives the power necessary to ensure optimal performance.

主权项

1. A cordless vacuum cleaner, comprising:
a nozzle base portion having a suction inlet; a body portion positioned above and coupled to the nozzle base portion, the body portion including a battery pack recess, the battery pack recess sized to receive a lithium-based battery pack, the battery pack including a battery pack housing, a portion of the battery pack housing being insertable into the battery pack recess, the battery pack being selectively removably coupled to the body portion of the vacuum cleaner; a first power terminal and a second power terminal, the vacuum cleaner configured to receive power from the battery pack over the first power terminal and the second power terminal; a communication terminal, the vacuum cleaner configured to communicatively connect to the battery pack over the communication terminal; a vacuum motor powered by the battery pack and configured to provide a suction force at the suction inlet; a switch configured to control the application of power to the vacuum motor.