Vacuum cleaning head

摘要

A vacuum cleaning head includes a housing having a suction opening for admitting an air flow to the head, an agitator for agitating a surface to be cleaned, the agitator having an active state and an inactive state, a duct for receiving the air flow from the housing, and a control assembly for controlling the state of the agitator. The control assembly includes a pressure chamber having an interior volume in fluid communication with the duct and which is variable between an expanded configuration and a contracted configuration in response to a pressure difference between the interior volume and ambient air, an actuator for effecting a transition of the agitator from one of the active state and the inactive state to the other of the active state and the inactive state in response to a transition of the pressure chamber to the contracted configuration, and a control mechanism having a first state for preventing the pressure chamber from adopting the contracted configuration, and a second state for allowing the pressure chamber to adopt the contracted configuration. The control mechanism is arranged to change between the first and second states in response to an increase in the interior volume of the pressure chamber, for example in response to an increase in the air pressure within the duct.

主权项

1. A vacuum cleaning head comprising:
a housing having a suction opening for admitting an air flow to the head; an agitator for agitating a surface to be cleaned, the agitator having an active state and an inactive state; a duct for receiving the air flow from the housing; and a control assembly for controlling the state of the agitator, the control assembly comprising
a pressure chamber having an interior volume in fluid communication with the duct and which is variable between an expanded configuration and a contracted configuration in response to a pressure difference between the interior volume and ambient air;an actuator for changing the state of the agitator in response to a transition of the pressure chamber to the contracted configuration; anda control mechanism having a first state for preventing the pressure chamber from adopting the contracted configuration, and a second state for allowing the pressure chamber to adopt the contracted configuration, the control mechanism being arranged to change between the first and second states in response to an increase in the interior volume of the pressure chamber;wherein the pressure chamber comprises a first chamber section and a second chamber section which is moveable relative to the first chamber section, the second chamber section is biased away from the first chamber section and the pressure chamber comprises an intermediary member located between the first and second chamber sections, a first spring for biasing the intermediary member away from the first chamber section, and a second spring for biasing the second chamber section away from the intermediary member.