Patent ID: 8985127
Filing Date: 2015-03-24
Classification: A22C,A47L

Abstract:
1. A surface cleaning apparatus comprising: a chassis defined by a fore-aft axis and a perpendicular transverse axis for carrying and transporting cleaning elements along a direction of the fore-aft axis over a work surface supporting the surface cleaning apparatus, the cleaning elements disposed to clean across a cleaning width generally orthogonal to the fore-aft axis; a scrubbing module carried by the chassis, the scrubbing module comprising a two-part housing having a lower housing element and a mating upper housing element, a smearing element and a rotatable scrubbing brush defining the cleaning width, with the smearing element and scrubbing brush supported by the two-part housing, and, wherein opening the two-part housing exposes one or more interior surfaces of the housing for cleaning; and a liquid applicator disposed on the chassis and comprising a pump arranged to dispense cleaning fluid from a fluid supply container; wherein the smearing element extends to reach the work surface across the cleaning width for smearing dispensed cleaning fluid along the work surface; wherein the scrubbing module is formed as a separate subsystem that is removable as a unit from the chassis; and wherein the rotatable scrubbing brush is removable mounted between the upper and lower housing elements in a longitudinal cavity, such that opening the two-part housing exposes the scrubbing brush for cleaning.