Corded handheld vacuum cleaner
First Claim
1. A handheld vacuum cleaner for removing dirt from a cleaning surface, the handheld vacuum cleaner comprising:
- a housing having an intake orifice;
a handle connected to the housing, the handle having a longitudinal axis;
a rotating brush having a brush rotational axis and being mounted in the housing adjacent to the intake orifice for dislodging dirt from the cleaning surface as the brush rotates about said brush rotational axis;
a motor having a rotating motor shaft, said rotating motor shaft having a shaft rotational axis, the motor being mounted in the housing such that said shaft rotational axis of the motor shaft is substantially parallel to said brush rotational axis of the brush and substantially perpendicular to the handle;
means for transferring rotational motion from the motor to the rotating brush;
a suction fan chamber in said housing coupled to the intake orifice;
an exhaust chamber in said housing coupled to the suction fan chamber;
a suction fan rotatably mounted in the suction fan chamber, the suction fan being coupled to the motor shaft so that the suction fan is rotated by the motor, the suction fan drawing air through the intake orifice into the suction fan chamber and passing said air into the exhaust chamber, the suction fan having a plurality of suction fan blades and being coupled to the motor shaft so that the suction fan blades rotate with the motor shaft, each suction fan blade having a suction fan blade tip;
a tongue member located between the suction fan chamber and the exhaust chamber, the tongue member being adjacent to the suction fan blades and being angled at a non-zero angle with respect to the suction fan blade tips; and
dirt collection means connected to the exhaust chamber for receiving said air from the exhaust chamber and for collecting any dirt present in said air.
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Abstract
A handheld vacuum cleaner is provided that has a motor mounted with the rotational axis of its shaft parallel to the rotational axis of the rotating brush. The vacuum cleaner motor has an end bell, which is attached to the motor stator, and which holds a motor shaft bearing. The end bell is secured to the vacuum housing with an elastomeric mounting ring to dampen motor vibrations. The need for most motor mounting hardware is eliminated, because the housing supports the motor stator directly. The intake orifice of the vacuum is shaped to lie in two distinct planes, so that flat cleaning surfaces do not obstruct the orifice. The shape of the intake also allows one to clean immediately adjacent to a vertical wall.
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13 Claims
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1. A handheld vacuum cleaner for removing dirt from a cleaning surface, the handheld vacuum cleaner comprising:
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a housing having an intake orifice; a handle connected to the housing, the handle having a longitudinal axis; a rotating brush having a brush rotational axis and being mounted in the housing adjacent to the intake orifice for dislodging dirt from the cleaning surface as the brush rotates about said brush rotational axis; a motor having a rotating motor shaft, said rotating motor shaft having a shaft rotational axis, the motor being mounted in the housing such that said shaft rotational axis of the motor shaft is substantially parallel to said brush rotational axis of the brush and substantially perpendicular to the handle; means for transferring rotational motion from the motor to the rotating brush; a suction fan chamber in said housing coupled to the intake orifice; an exhaust chamber in said housing coupled to the suction fan chamber; a suction fan rotatably mounted in the suction fan chamber, the suction fan being coupled to the motor shaft so that the suction fan is rotated by the motor, the suction fan drawing air through the intake orifice into the suction fan chamber and passing said air into the exhaust chamber, the suction fan having a plurality of suction fan blades and being coupled to the motor shaft so that the suction fan blades rotate with the motor shaft, each suction fan blade having a suction fan blade tip; a tongue member located between the suction fan chamber and the exhaust chamber, the tongue member being adjacent to the suction fan blades and being angled at a non-zero angle with respect to the suction fan blade tips; and dirt collection means connected to the exhaust chamber for receiving said air from the exhaust chamber and for collecting any dirt present in said air. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A vacuum cleaner for removing dirt from a cleaning surface, the vacuum cleaner comprising:
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a housing having an intake orifice; a motor mounted to the housing, the motor having a rotating motor shaft that rotates about a rotational axis; a suction fan chamber coupled to the intake orifice; a suction fan rotatably positioned in the suction fan chamber for drawing air through the intake orifice into the suction fan chamber, the suction fan having a plurality of suction fan blades and being coupled to the motor shaft so that the suction fan blades rotate with the motor shaft, each suction fan blade having a suction fan blade tip; an exhaust chamber coupled to the suction fan chamber for receiving said air; a tongue member located between the suction fan chamber and the exhaust chamber, the tongue member being adjacent to the suction fan blades and being angled at a non-zero angle with respect to the suction fan blade tips; and dirt collection means connected to the exhaust chamber for collecting any dirt present in said air as said air exits the exhaust chamber. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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