Patent ID: 8991005
Filing Date: 2015-03-31
Classification: A47L

Abstract:
1. An upright-type vacuum cleaner comprising: an upper body; a base unit pivotally connected to the upper body, the base unit including a front portion with a suction opening and being equipped with a carriage configured to allow the vacuum cleaner to be moved across surfaces to be cleaned during a vacuuming operation, the carriage including at least one main wheel disposed in a rear portion of the base unit; a pivot mechanism disposed between the upper body and the base unit, the pivot mechanism being configured to allow the upper body to be pivoted during the vacuuming operation and with the upper body being movable to a substantially upright parked position; an adjusting mechanism configured to move the main wheel from a first position during vacuuming to a second position in the parked position, the distance from the main wheel to the suction opening being greater in the second position than in the first position during vacuuming, the adjusting mechanism including a lever linkage assembly; and an actuating element formed on the upper body that is configured to engage with the lever linkage assembly as the upper body is moved to the parked position.