Patent ID: 7367080
Filing Date: 2008-05-06
Classification: A47L

Abstract:
1. An upright vacuum cleaner with a movement control grip, comprising: a suction unit that suctions foreign matter on a floor; a drive unit; a control that controls the drive unit; a grip slidably mounted to the upper end of a cleaner body; and a grip sensor that inputs information sensed based on the sliding direction of the grip to the control; wherein the grip comprises: a grip body connected to the upper end of the cleaner body while being bent to the cleaner body, the grip body having a square section; and upper and lower guide members vertically connected to each other while surrounding the grip body such that the upper and lower guide members can be slid along the outer surface of the grip body; and a grip returning unit including a folded resilient restoring member disposed in the grip body at one side of the grip body and an insertion hole formed at the middle of the folded resilient restoring member, the grip returning unit being integrally formed at the grip body.