Patent ID: 6237188
Filing Date: 2001-05-29
Classification: A47L

Abstract:
A suction nozzle for attachment to a vacuum cleaner, said vacuum cleaner having a motor and capturing dust by providing air sucked in by operation of the motor through a filter, said suction nozzle being movable along a to-be-cleaned surface, the suction nozzle comprising:a suction port disposed proximate the to-be-cleaned surface, said suction port having at least one nozzle hole opening for sucking in said air, said at least one nozzle hole opening being formed in a part of an inner portion of a vertical wall surface defining an inside space of said suction port and being used to circulate and provide exhaust air from said motor, andair leakage preventing means for preventing discharge of the air provided through said at least one nozzle hole opening from a gap between the suction nozzle and the to-be-cleaned surface,wherein said air leakage preventing means includes a screen portion formed over a whole area of an edge portion around said suction port except the region proximate said at least one nozzle hole opening.