Patent ID: 8458856

Claim:
An upright type cleaner comprising: a body comprising an upper and lower casing and having a fan motor that generates suction force; a suction brush head provided at a lower portion of the body, having a front and rear portion and having a suction port at a bottom thereof; a rotating drum installed in an upper portion of the suction port; a belt connected between the rotating drum and the fan motor; a belt cover that guides the belt, the belt cover surrounding a lower portion of the belt and a lower portion of the rotating drum in order to protect the belt from dust that is introduced through the suction port, the lower end portion of the belt cover crossing the suction port in from the front portion to the rear portion and dividing the suction port into two suction areas; and a connection path through which the two suction areas are communicated to each other, located rearward of the suction port, wherein the connection path comprises a lower connection path that crosses both sides of a lower portion of the belt cover, the lower connection path being defined by a suction guide that forms the suction port in the suction brush head, and a fixed path section extending from the belt cover toward the rear of the brush head to meet the suction guide, and the fixed path section being integrally formed with the suction guide and the lower casing; wherein the belt cover extends a predetermined distance to cover the belt, wherein the predetermined distance is less than the front to rear distance between the rotating drum and the fan motor.