Patents by Inventor Guenther Erbel

Guenther Erbel has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Cleaning brush for a floor cleaner and floor cleaner with a cleaning brush
    Patent number: 9750383
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cleaning brush for a floor cleaner, in particular, a self-propelled and self-steering floor cleaner, including at least one brush unit having a brush body defining a brush axis and being provided with cleaning bristles and having a first end and a second end, the at least one brush unit including at the first end or in the region of the first end a torque receiver device for coupling with a drive device of the floor cleaner. To provide such a cleaning brush which can be reliably mounted on a floor cleaner in a constructionally simple way, the at least one brush unit includes a bearing device for mounting on the floor cleaner, which is arranged between the first end and the second end. The invention also relates to a floor cleaner with a cleaning brush, in particular, a self-propelled and self-steering floor cleaner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: Alfred Kärcher GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Jacob Janzen, Annette Holzer, Martin Schmidgall, Guenther Erbel
  • CLEANING BRUSH FOR A FLOOR CLEANER AND FLOOR CLEANER WITH A CLEANING BRUSH
    Publication number: 20150272414
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cleaning brush for a floor cleaner, in particular, a self-propelled and self-steering floor cleaner, including at least one brush unit having a brush body defining a brush axis and being provided with cleaning bristles and having a first end and a second end, the at least one brush unit including at the first end or in the region of the first end a torque receiver device for coupling with a drive device of the floor cleaner. To provide such a cleaning brush which can be reliably mounted on a floor cleaner in a constructionally simple way, the at least one brush unit includes a bearing device for mounting on the floor cleaner, which is arranged between the first end and the second end. The invention also relates to a floor cleaner with a cleaning brush, in particular, a self-propelled and self-steering floor cleaner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2015
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventors: Jacob Janzen, Annette Holzer, Martin Schmidgall, Guenther Erbel