Patent ID: 8720000

Claim:
A vacuum cleaner, comprising: a container ( 1 , 101 ) provided with a suction mouth ( 8 , 108 ), reversible motor means ( 2 , 20 ), and at least one suction fan ( 3 , 103 ); and at least one additional machine ( 4 , 10 , 104 ) connected to said motor means through transmission means ( 7 , 11 ), said transmission means configured to engage the motor means to the additional machine selectively, and said transmission means including a speed reduction unit to drive the additional machine, when engaged, at a speed less than a speed of the motor means, wherein said transmission means comprise at least one idle gear bearing ( 7 ) configured to transmit power from the motor means to the additional machine when the motor means rotates in a first direction, and configured to idle when the motor rotates in an opposite second direction.