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Power equipment cooling system

  • US 10,232,502 B2
  • Filed: 03/17/2014
  • Issued: 03/19/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/17/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A blower comprising:

  • a housing including a handle portion;

    a motor provided in a motor housing;

    a fan assembly operably coupled to the motor to force air through a blower tube responsive to operation of the motor; and

    control circuitry provided in a control unit housing portion of the housing to selectively apply power to the motor for operation of the motor,wherein the fan assembly draws air through a first aperture into an inlet portion of the blower tube through the fan assembly to be expelled at an outlet of the blower tube responsive to operation of the motor, andwherein cooling air is drawn through a second aperture, the second aperture being different than the first aperture, through the control unit housing portion to be expelled at an outlet aperture of the control unit housing into the inlet portion of the blower tube.

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