Patent ID: 8528158

Claim:
A cleaner head for a cleaning appliance, comprising a housing having an air outlet, a rotary brush bar assembly located within a chamber of the housing, the chamber having an air outlet which is in fluid communication with the air outlet of the housing, and a drive mechanism for driving the brush bar assembly, the drive mechanism extending into the chamber between first and second side walls of the chamber, the first and second side walls being spaced apart from each other in a longitudinal direction of the brush bar assembly, wherein the brush bar assembly comprises a first brush bar section located within a first section of the chamber between the drive mechanism and the first side wall of the chamber, and a second brush bar section located within a second section of the chamber between the drive mechanism and the second side wall of the chamber, wherein the air outlet of the chamber extends between and into both sections of the chamber, wherein the drive mechanism comprises a motor located centrally above the air outlet of the chamber, and wherein the drive mechanism extends into the chamber from the motor's central location.