发明名称 |
SHIFTER MECHANISM FOR VACUUM CLEANER |
摘要 |
A vacuum cleaner (10) includes a housing (14), an agitator brush (40) mount ed for relative rotation in the housing (14) and a motor (30) including a shaft (42) for driving the agitator brush (40). A flexible belt (44) connects the drive sha ft (42) of the motor (30) to the agitator brush (40). Further, a mechanism (50) is provided for disconnecting the belt (44) from either the motor drive shaft (42) or th e agitator brush (40). That mechanism (50) includes an element or lug (54) carried on a shifter (52) and an actuator (56) for selectively displacing the shifter (52) and element/lug (54) carried thereon between a first position wherein the element/lug (54) i s out of engagement with said belt (44) and a second position wherein the element/lug (54) engages the belt (44), thereby forcing the belt (44) out of engagement with either the motor drive shaft (42) or the agitator brush (40).
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申请公布号 |
CA2248375(C) |
申请公布日期 |
2004.10.05 |
申请号 |
CA19962248375 |
申请日期 |
1996.12.31 |
申请人 |
MATSUSHITA HOME APPLIANCE CORPORATION OF AMERICA |
发明人 |
FOSBRINK, ERIC V.;RONEY, JEFFREY T. |
分类号 |
A47L5/30;A47L9/04;(IPC1-7):A47L5/30 |
主分类号 |
A47L5/30 |
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