Koninklijke Philips Corporation N.v.

Freddy Moes

Fokke Roelof Voorhorst

Bastiaan Johannes De Wit

Johan Pragt

Jan Hans Benedictus

Peter Christian Eshuis

Lorcan Jarlath Kemple

Peter C Eshuis

A floor cleaning device is disclosed. It comprises a brush, which is rotatable around an axis of rotation, and a cover having a cover surface which faces the axis of rotation and has a plurality of ridges constituting liquid channels between them for transporting liquid to outfalls provided at lower ends of the liquid channels. In addition, a method of cleaning a floor is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of providing a brush, bringing the brush into contact with the floor, moistening the brush with a fluid, for example, a cleaning solution, rotating the brush, collecting droplets of fluid, released from the brush due to a centrifugal force associated with its rotational motion, in a plurality of liquid channels provided on a cover, and guiding the collected fluid through the liquid channels towards outfalls provided at lower ends of the liquid channels.

Device and method for wet floor cleaning

Disclosed is a brush assembly suitable for use in a wet floor cleaning device. The brush assembly comprises a brush that includes a hollow core. An inner surface of the core is compartmentalized into a number of compartments. An outer surface of the core is furnished with brush material, and the core is pierced with a number of outflow openings. The brush assembly further comprises a first fluid injector for injecting a fluid into the core, and a drive mechanism configured for rotating the brush around an axis. Also disclosed is a method for operating the brush assembly.

Fluid distributing brush assembly and method for operating the same

The invention relates to a cleaning apparatus () for releasing and transporting particles away from an area to be cleaned, comprising: a housing () having an opening () to be positioned on an area () to be cleaned;&#x2014;a member that is movable within the apparatus for generating an airflow to release and transport particles away from the area; wherein the member comprises an airflow-generating surface () arranged within the housing (), said airflow-generating surface in its operating condition lacing the area () to be cleaned and having a direction of movement that is substantially parallel to said area so as to cause an airflow parallel to said area. The apparatus according to the invention requires less energy for releasing and transporting particles away from an area to be cleaned.

Cleaning apparatus for releasing and transporting particles away from an area to be cleaned

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Drachten, Netherlands

Freddy Moes