Patent ID: 8959706
Filing Date: 2015-02-24
Classification: A47L

Abstract:
1. A vacuum cleaner, comprising: a first suction device; a main body that communicates with the first suction device and comprising a suction motor to generate a suction force; a second suction device configured to be selectively attached to the main body, the second suction device comprising a nozzle and a suction tube detachably connected to the nozzle to guide air and dust introduced by the nozzle to the main body; a connection flow-tube configured to selectively connect the first suction device or the second suction device to the suction motor; and a flow-passage switching device configured to connect the connection flow-tube to the first suction device or the second suction device according to a disposition state of the second suction device, wherein the main body further comprises a nozzle mounting portion on which the nozzle is mounted and a suction tube mounting portion on which the suction tube is mounted, wherein the nozzle mounting portion is recessed in a rear wall of the main body toward a front of the main body, wherein the suction tube mounting portion is recessed in the rear wall of the main body toward the front of the main body, wherein the suction tube mounting portion is disposed above the nozzle mounting portion, wherein the flow-passage switching device comprises a first member configured to move the connection flow-tube in one direction to connect to the first suction device when the suction tube is mounted on the suction tube mounting portion, and wherein a portion of the first member protrudes from an interior of the main body, through the recessed rear wall of the main body and into the suction tube mounting portion.