Dust exhauster for a vacuum cleaner having improved cooling

• US 5,068,555 A
• Filed: 08/13/1990
• Issued: 11/26/1991
• Est. Priority Date: 08/26/1989
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: WAP Reinigungssysteme GmbH & Company KG
• Original Assignee: WAP Reinigungssysteme GmbH & Company KG
• Inventors: Oberdorfer-Bogel, Rainer
• Primary Examiner(s): Stephan, Steven L.
• Assistant Examiner(s): TSO, EDWARD H
• Application Number:
  US07/566,735
• Time in Patent Office: 470 Days
• Field of Search: 310/52, 310/58, 310/59, 310/60 A, 310/51, 15/300 R, 15/326
• US Class Current: 310/52
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 9/2842 Suction motors or blowers

Abstract

A dust exhauster is described whose electric motor is designed as a commutatorless dc motor. The electrical and electronic components of the dust exhauster are positioned according to the invention within the motor cooling air intake channel. Consequently, they are directly cooled by the stream of cooling air, resulting in a substantially extended service life for these components. Furthermore, the motor with its components is relatively small in design.

Claims

1. A dust exhauster, providing electric component cooling comprising:

an electric motor connected to a lower plate and connected to an upper anchoring plate;

electric components vertically and horizontally mounted on boards inside a U-shaped motor cooling intake channel providing cooling air for the electric motor, wherein the electric motor is a commutatorless D.C. motor and at least one of the vertically and horizontally mounted boards are positioned within the U-shaped motor cooling air intake channel, the motor cooling intake channel having a first vertical channel positioned in the direction of cooling air flow, a horizontal section connected to one end of the first channel, and a second vertical channel connected to the opposing end of the horizontal section, the second vertical channel of the U-shaped motor cooling channel being hermetically connected to an upper part of the electric motor.

2. A dust exhauster providing electric component cooling for a single motor, comprising:

a vacuum cleaner having a D.C. commutatorless electric motor;

a U-shaped motor cooling intake channel having a first vertical channel, a horizontal channel connected to one end of said first vertical channel, and a second vertical channel connected to the opposing end of said horizontal channel;

a hermetic seal between said second vertical channel of said U-shaped motor cooling intake channel and the stationary winding section of said D.C. commutatorless electric motor; and

at least one electronic component board, positioned vertically within said first and said second vertical channel or positioned horizontally within said horizontal channel, said electronic component board supporting at least one of the electronic components.

3. A dust exhauster providing electric component cooling for a multiplicity of electric motors configured in a circle, comprising:

at least two D.C. commutatorless electric motors configured around the circumference of a circle,

at least one U-shaped motor cooling intake channel for each of said D.C. commutatorless electric motors, each of said U-shaped motor cooling intake channels having a first vertical channel, a horizontal channel connected to one end of said first vertical channel and a second vertical channel connected to the opposing end of said horizontal channel,

at least one hermetic seal between each of said second vertical channels, of said U-shaped motor cooling intake channels and the stationary winding sections of said D.C. commutatorless electric motors; and

at least one electric component board, positioned vertically within said first and said second vertical channels or positioned horizontally within said horizontal channels, said electronic component boards supporting at least one of the electric components.