VACUUM CLEANER AND UNIT WITH SUCTION OPENING Russian patent published in 2009 - IPC A47L9/02 A47L11/34 

FIELD: instrument making.

SUBSTANCE: vacuum cleaner and its unit with suction opening are designed for vapour cleaning, which may be carried out together with vacuum cleaning. Unit with suction opening for vacuum cleaner comprises body with vacuum suction channel for passage of air sucked from outside, steam generator installed in body for steam generation and comprising reservoir for water arranged in body, and reservoir for water boiling, in which water supplied from reservoir for water is heated. Reservoir for water boiling comprises body for content of water supplied from reservoir for water, heating device, which heats water in body of reservoir for water boiling, and tube for steam exhaust. Upper end of pipe is installed in body of reservoir for water boiling at the distance from upper wall of body of reservoir for water boiling, and lower end of pipe communicates to channel for steam exhaust. In body channel is arranged for steam exhaust, which provides for passage of steam exhausted outside body. Channel for steam exhaust is separated from vacuum suction channel. Between upper wall of body of reservoir for water boiling and upper end of tube for steam exhaust there is screen installed, which serves for prevention of water condensate ingress into tube for steam exhaust. Vacuum cleaner comprises vacuum device with source of suction. From vacuum device tube is passing for provision of channel for air suction. End part of tube is connected to unit with suction opening, which additionally comprises vacuum suction opening, created on one side of lower body part for suction of external air. Vacuum suction opening is connected with vacuum suction channel. On the other side of lower body part, steam exhaust opening is provided, which is located at the distance from vacuum suction opening and joined to channel for steam exhaust.

EFFECT: increased cleaning efficiency of vacuum cleaner by means of efficient removal of stains and stuck dirt from cleaned surface.

15 cl, 7 dwg