Patent ID: 11937750
Assignee: TECHTRONIC FLOOR CARE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
Field: Furniture, games (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A floor cleaner comprising:
a supply tank configured to store a fluid;
a fluid distributor in fluid communication with the supply tank, the fluid distributor operable to dispense the fluid onto a surface being cleaned;
a suction inlet;
a suction source in fluid communication with the suction inlet, the suction source operable to generate a suction airflow that is configured to draw the fluid from the surface through the suction inlet; and
a recovery tank in fluid communication with the suction inlet and the suction source, the recovery tank configured to receive the fluid and the suction airflow from the suction inlet and separate the suction airflow from the fluid, the recover tank including:
a top side,
a bottom wall opposite the top side,
a sidewall that extends from the bottom wall and defines a perimeter of the recovery tank, the bottom wall and the sidewall at least partially define a storage volume of the recovery tank,
an inlet duct having an inlet aperture configured to direct the fluid from the inlet duct into the storage volume,
a baffle wall connected to the sidewall and the baffle wall facing toward the inlet aperture, and
an inlet aperture axis extending centrally through the inlet aperture,
wherein the inlet aperture axis extends through the baffle wall.