Brush assembly of vacuum cleaner

Abstract

A brush assembly, having a brush body, a brush cover mounted on the brush body, a suction port formed on the brush body, and a pet hair removal unit, is provided. The pet hair removal unit includes at least two pet hair removal members that are disposed apart from each other; and the at least two pet hair removal members rotate with respect to the brush body when the brush assembly moves forward and backward, alternately contacting a surface being cleaned, thereby removing dirt or dust such as pet hair from the surface being cleaned.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §119(a) from Korean Patent Application No. 10-2009-0012454, filed on Feb. 16, 2009, in the Korean Intellectual Property Office, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]1. Field of the Invention[0003]The present disclosure relates to a brush assembly, and more particularly, to a brush assembly of a vacuum cleaner, which draws in dust-laden air from a surface being cleaned using a suction force generated by the vacuum cleaner.[0004]2. Description of the Related Art[0005]General vacuum cleaners includes a brush assembly that draws in dust-laden air from a surface being cleaned. The brush assembly contacts the surface being cleaned, and includes a suction port to draw in dirt or dust from the surface being cleaned.[0006]When a vacuum generator of a cleaner body operates to generate a suction force, a suction port draws in dirt...

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Benefits of technology

The present patent provides a brush assembly for a vacuum cleaner that efficiently removes fibrous dirt or dust such as pet hair from a surface being cleaned. The brush assembly includes a brush body, a brush cover, a suction port, and a pet hair removal unit. The pet hair removal unit includes at least two pet hair removal members that rotate with respect to the brush body when the brush assembly moves forward and backward, alternately contacting the surface being cleaned, thereby removing dirt or dust such as pet hair from the surface being cleaned. The pet hair removal unit may transfer at least part of the dirt or dust such as pet hair removed from the surface being cleaned to the suction port when the brush assembly move forward and backward. The brush assembly may further include a rotating drum, at least two dusters, and a rotating brush. The pet hair removal member and the duster include directional bristles. The rotating drum may include a rotation leading member that contacts the surface being cleaned, and rotate the rotating drum when the brush assembly moves forward and backward. The brush assembly always remains clean when contacting the surface being cleaned, and enhances cleaning efficiency.

Problems solved by technology

Also, the present disclosure is not required to overcome the disadvantages described above, and an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure may not overcome any of the problems described above.

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