Air agitator nozzle system

Abstract

Systems and methods for providing an air agitator nozzle system are disclosed. In an exemplary embodiment, the system comprises a vacuum and a nozzle. The vacuum is configured to suck particles from a floor surface. The nozzle is configured to spray air at the floor surface to loosen the particles and to push the loosened particles toward the vacuum to be sucked from the floor surface.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A system, comprising:
 a vacuum cleaner that is configured to suck particles from a floor surface; and   a nozzle that is configured to spray air at the floor surface to loosen the particles and to push the loosened particles toward the vacuum cleaner to be sucked from the floor surface, wherein the air that is sprayed from the nozzle comes from an air exhaust of the system.   
     
     
         2 . The system according to  claim 1 , comprising:
 a vacuum motor that generates suction that sucks particles from the floor surface and generates exhaust that is sprayed from the nozzle to loosen and push the particles.   
     
     
         3 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein the air exhaust of the system comprises a motor exhaust of the vacuum cleaner. 
     
     
         4 . The system according to  claim 1 , comprising:
 an agitator brush disposed behind the nozzle, wherein the nozzle prepares the floor surface for further agitation by the agitator brush.   
     
     
         5 . The system according to  claim 1 , comprising:
 a housing that includes a filter to filter out the sucked particles.   
     
     
         6 . The system according to  claim 5 , wherein the vacuum cleaner comprises a head and a first air conduit, wherein the nozzle is part of the head, wherein the housing is in flow communication with the head via the first air conduit. 
     
     
         7 . The system according to  claim 6 , wherein the head comprises a manifold, wherein the housing is in flow communication with the manifold via a second air conduit, and wherein the manifold provides the air from the air exhaust of the system to the nozzle. 
     
     
         8 . A vacuum cleaner, comprising:
 a head that is configured to suck particles from a floor surface; and   a nozzle that is configured to spray air at the floor surface to loosen the particles and to push the loosened particles toward the head so that the loosened particles are sucked from the floor surface, wherein the air that is sprayed from the nozzle comes from an air exhaust of the system.   
     
     
         9 . The vacuum cleaner according to  claim 8 , comprising:
 an agitator brush disposed in the head, wherein the nozzle is disposed in front of the agitator brush so that the nozzle can prepare the floor surface before the agitator brush agitates the floor surface.   
     
     
         10 . The vacuum cleaner according to  claim 8 , comprising:
 a vacuum motor that generates suction that sucks particles from the floor surface and generates exhaust that is sprayed from the nozzle to loosen and push the particles.   
     
     
         11 . The vacuum cleaner according to  claim 8 , wherein the air exhaust of the system comprises a motor exhaust of the vacuum cleaner. 
     
     
         12 . The vacuum cleaner according to  claim 8 , comprising:
 a housing that includes a filter to filter out the sucked particles.   
     
     
         13 . The vacuum cleaner according to  claim 12 , wherein the housing is in flow communication with the head via a first air conduit. 
     
     
         14 . The vacuum cleaner according to  claim 13 , wherein the head comprises a manifold, wherein the housing is in flow communication with the manifold via a second air conduit, and wherein the manifold provides the air from the air exhaust of the system to the nozzle. 
     
     
         15 . The vacuum cleaner according to  claim 14 , wherein the nozzle comprises a plurality of nozzles.