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Samsung patents cleaner with a drum that moves up and down

Patent drawing from the official filing.

Samsung has filed a patent for a cleaning device that uses a drum attached to a housing. The design includes a lift mechanism that allows the drum to move vertically up and down within the unit.

Why it mattersThis filing describes a specific mechanical structure for a cleaning tool, likely improving how the device handles different surfaces or obstacles.

In the filing’s own words

A cleaner includes a housing including a mounting bracket, a drum module including a drum case, a drum rotatably mounted to the drum case, and a connection part rotatably coupled to the drum case and rotatably coupled to the mounting bracket. The cleaner also includes a lift device connected to the drum case and mounted to the mounting bracket. The lift device is configured to raise or lower the drum module.

What exactly they claim (claim 1)

1. A cleaner comprising; a housing including a mounting bracket; a drum module including: a drum case, a drum rotatably mounted to the drum case, and a connection part rotatably coupled to the drum case and rotatably coupled to the mounting bracket; and a lift device connected to the drum case and mounted to the mounting bracket, wherein the lift device is configured to raise or lower the drum module.

Facts

Company: Samsung (SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.)
Official title: CLEANER
Publication number: US20260314895A1
Application number: 19467319
Filed: Feb 2, 2026
Published: Oct 15, 2026
Inventors: 3
Claims: 15

Classified under

A47L 11/4055 Human necessitiesA47L 11/4011 Human necessitiesA47L 11/4041 Human necessitiesA47L 11/4061 Human necessitiesA47L 2201/04 Human necessitiesA47L 2201/06 Human necessities

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Summaries are simplified from the filing’s own abstract and first claim. A patent filing is not a product announcement.
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