A cleaner is provided which includes an electric dirt collection mechanism with an electrically powered dirt collection action and a wiping cleaning mechanism with a wiping cleaning action utilizing a cleaning sheet provided on the bottom surface of the main body of the cleaner which moves across the floor, wherein the electric dirt collection mechanism is switched on and off using a switch, and the wiping cleaning mechanism can be attached to, or detached from, the main body.

A cleaner comprises a driving unit which moves the cleaner, a cleaner unit which cleans an object to be cleaned, a sensor by which a degree of dirt on the object is detected, and a driving controller which controls the driving unit on the basis of the detected degree of dirt. The cleaner unit further comprises a controller which compares the degrees of dirt detected by the sensor before and after a cleaning operation.

Embodiments of a cleaner are disclosed.

A cleaner capable of more effectively collecting dirt or dust on a complex-shaped surface or in fine portions including corner sections. The cleaner has a cleaner body (2) and a fringe band (13). The cleaner body (2) is formed by superposing and fusion-bonding tongue-like sheet bodies (7, 8) together. The sheet bodies (7, 8) have peripheral edge sections forming a curvilinear outline, and the fusion-bonding is made at this peripheral edge sections. The fringe belt (13) is fusion-bonded to a surf...

Water flow through the main body and a cover of a cleaner is regulated by a flow guide having an L-shaped flow groove which permits water flow through the cleaner to be selectively terminated or directed through either a straight outlet for direct contact with an object to be cleaned or through a spray outlet of the main body for flow down and around an invertible cleaning block through an annular space formed in the cover.

A cleaner wherein the upper surface of a main body is provided with fasteners each of which includes a stopper arm portion which is opened and closed by slidably operating an opening and closing lever that is engageable with sides of the main body, while each side of the main body is provided with a pile composed of short tufts. A cloth having a larger area than that of the bottom of the main body is pierced with the pile to lock the same to the opposite sides of said main body, and the cloth is...

An apparatus for separating particulates, as dust, dirt, sand, snow and the like, from air being directed to an air cleaner of an internal combustion engine. The apparatus has a cylindrical housing surrounding a separation chamber. Located within the housing is a sleeve having a central outlet passage for carrying cleaned air from the chamber. A plurality of circumferentially spaced vanes attach the sleeve to the housing and provide an inlet passage open to the chamber for directing the air and ...

A cleaner comprising a rotary drum, radial rubber blades attached to the outer surface of the drum, and abrasion-resistant ceramic members each secured to the outer edge portion of each of the blades.

A combination cleaner is provided which combines both vacuum cleaning and brushing or waxing capabilities. All operative elements are contained within a main body (11) and driven by a motor (17) through a driving train and a clutch assembly (19). The vacuum cleaning portion of the combination cleaner includes a vacuum fan (18), as well as a filter net (16) located within a frontal hood (14) of the combination cleaner. Waxing brushes (21) are mounted on a bottom portion of the combination cleaner...

An upright vacuum cleaner has a cleaning head for cleaning a surface and an upper body portion mounted on the cleaning head. The upper portion comprises a longitudinally extending axis, at least one cyclone having an air entry port and a motor positioned above the at least one cyclone and in air flow communication with the at least one cyclone.