Patent ID: 6842941
Filing Date: 2005-01-18
Classification: A47L

Abstract:
1. A suction port assembly of a vacuum cleaner including: a suction port body having a suction port for drawing in air containing dust and foreign substances from a cleaning surface therethrough by a suction force generated when a driving motor is driven; a floorcloth rotatably disposed on a bottom of the suction port body, adjacent to the suction port, for wiping foreign substances that are stuck to the cleaning surface; a rotary driving section formed inside the suction port body for rotating the floorcloth; a floorcloth cover formed in the suction port body for covering a side edge of the floorcloth so as to prevent the side edge of the floorcloth contacted with the cleaning surface from being exposed from the suction port body; a first suction path formed at a front portion of a bottom of the suction port body, through which air containing dust is drawn in from the suction port; a second suction path formed at a rear portion of a bottom of the suction port body, through which air containing dust is drawn in from a rear portion of the suction port body; and a guide path which extends between the first suction path and the second suction path for guiding the air that is drawn in through the first suction path and the second suction path to be discharged out through an extension hose coupled to the suction port body; wherein the first suction path and the second suction path are formed at the front and the rear portion of the bottom of the suction port body with respect to the rotary driving section, respectively, and a top of the guide path is closed, by the rotary driving section.