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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 1998
Filed:
Jun. 19, 1997
Kazumasa Kamatani, Hyogo-ken, JP;
Sadao Fukushima, Hyogo-ken, JP;
Kazuyoshi Yoshimi, Hyogo-ken, JP;
Shuzo Ueyama, Kasai, JP;
Tomonari Kawaguchi, Ohtsu, JP;
Isao Yoneda, Himeji, JP;
Kazuhiro Fujii, Hyogo-ken, JP;
Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd., Moriguchi, JP;
Abstract
An electric vacuum cleaner comprising a floor nozzle connected to a lower part of a main body of the electric vacuum cleaner and having a suction opening opened on a lower surface of the floor nozzle, a rotary brush disposed in the suction opening, a driving source, a power transmission system which transmits power from the driving source to the rotary brush, and a changeover unit which connects or disconnects power transmission of the power transmission system, wherein the changeover unit is provided with an operation pedal, which is manipulated to connect or disconnect the power, on a rear portion of the floor nozzle. It is possible for an operator to instantaneously turn on and off the driving of the rotary brush only by stepping down or lifting up the pedal while gripping the handle at rear side of the main body of the cleaner without stopping the movement of the cleaner.
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