| US 7,581,283 B2 | ||
| Nozzle assembly having UV generation unit and vacuum cleaner having the same | ||
| Dong-hun Yoo, Gwangju (Korea, Republic of); and Jang-keun Oh, Gwangju (Korea, Republic of) | ||
| Assigned to Samsung Gwangju Electronics Co., Ltd., Gwangju (Korea, Republic of) | ||
| Filed on Mar. 18, 2008, as Appl. No. 12/77,227. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 10-2007-0121719 (KR), filed on Nov. 27, 2007. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2009/0133214 A1, May 28, 2009 | ||
| Int. Cl. A47L 9/28 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 15—319 [15/324; 15/339; 15/246.3] | 12 Claims |
| 1. A nozzle assembly, comprising:
a nozzle main body that moves over a cleaning surface;
a drum brush unit that is formed on the nozzle main body and comprises an extension unit;
an ultraviolet (UV) generation unit that is formed on the drum brush unit to be folded or unfolded so that the UV generation
unit selectively faces the cleaning surface; and
a switch that turns the UV generation unit on or off according to whether the UV generation unit is folded or unfolded.
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