Construction of a vacuum cleaner
First Claim
1. An upright surface cleaning apparatus comprising a surface cleaning head and an upper casing pivotally mounted thereto, the upper casing moveable between a storage position in which the upper casing extends generally vertically upwardly from the surface cleaning head and an in use position, the surface cleaning head having a dirty air inlet, the surface cleaning apparatus having a clean air outlet, an air flow passage extending between the dirty air inlet and the clean air outlet, the air flow passage including a conduit extending generally vertically upwardly when the upper casing is in the storage position and a motor and fan assembly positioned in the conduit.
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Abstract
A vacuum cleaner has a suction motor and fan assembly in a main airflow conduit extending between the dirty air inlet, typically in a surface cleaning head, and a filtration member.
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- 1. An upright surface cleaning apparatus comprising a surface cleaning head and an upper casing pivotally mounted thereto, the upper casing moveable between a storage position in which the upper casing extends generally vertically upwardly from the surface cleaning head and an in use position, the surface cleaning head having a dirty air inlet, the surface cleaning apparatus having a clean air outlet, an air flow passage extending between the dirty air inlet and the clean air outlet, the air flow passage including a conduit extending generally vertically upwardly when the upper casing is in the storage position and a motor and fan assembly positioned in the conduit.
- 7. A surface cleaning apparatus comprising a dirty air inlet, a clean air outlet, an air flow passage extending between the dirty air inlet and the dirty air outlet, the air flow passage in fluid flow communication with a motor and fan assembly, the motor and fan assembly having an axial flow direction and the air flow passage having a portion having a longitudinal axis and a substantial linear longitudinal extent and the motor and fan assembly is positioned in the portion such that the axial flow direction is parallel and coplanar with the longitudinal axis of the portion.
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