Patent ID: 11871892
Assignee: BISSELL INC.
Field: Furniture, games (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A  B  Y | IPC A  B

Claim 0:
1. A surface cleaning system, comprising:
a storage tray configured to dock a surface cleaning apparatus in an upright storage position;
the surface cleaning apparatus comprising:
an upright body comprising a handle and a frame;
a base coupled with the upright body and adapted for movement across a surface to be cleaned;
a moveable joint assembly mounting the base to the upright body, wherein the upright body is pivotable via the joint assembly between the upright storage position and a reclined use position;
a fluid delivery system comprising a supply tank, a pump, and a fluid distributor;
a recovery system comprising a recovery pathway, a recovery tank, a suction nozzle, and a vacuum motor;
a brushroll within the recovery pathway of the recovery system;
a brushroll motor operably coupled to the brushroll for rotating the brushroll, wherein the suction nozzle is configured to extract fluid and debris from the brushroll;
a rechargeable battery operably connected to at least one controller configured to selectively energize the pump, the brushroll motor, and the vacuum motor;
a self-cleaning mode configured to initiate an unattended automatic cleanout mode of operation during which the pump, the brushroll motor, and the vacuum motor are energized; and
at least one controller configured to execute the unattended automatic cleanout mode of operation; and

wherein, during the unattended automatic cleanout mode of operation, the at least one controller is configured to:
detect whether the surface cleaning apparatus is docked with the storage tray;
energize the pump without the vacuum motor being energized;
energize the brushroll motor without the vacuum motor being energized; and
energize the vacuum motor after the brushroll motor and the pump are energized, whereby cleaning liquid is extracted and deposited into the recovery tank and a portion of the suction nozzle is flushed out; and, wherein the at least one controller is configured to de-energize the pump during the unattended automatic cleanout mode of operation while the vacuum motor remains energized, and wherein the at least one controller disables charging the rechargeable battery while the vacuum motor remains energized.