Device for protecting motor in vacuum cleaner

• US 7,278,180 B2
• Filed: 09/12/2003
• Issued: 10/09/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 10/15/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Pyeong, Ji Heon
• Primary Examiner(s): Snider; Theresa T.
• Application Number:
  US10/660,776
• Publication Number:
  US 20040049880A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,488 Days
• Field of Search: 153/39, 154/12, 154/13, 153/277, 153/53, 153/47, 154/21
• US Class Current: 15/412
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 9/19 Means for monitoring filtering operation
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 9/22 Mountings for motor fan assemblies
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 9/2821 Pressure, vacuum level or airflow
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 9/2889 Safety or protection devices or systems, e.g. for prevention of motor over-heating or for protection of the user

Abstract

A device for protecting a motor in a vacuum cleaner is provided. The device includes a lower casing for forming a lower portion of a main body of the cleaner, a motor housing, which is installed in the lower casing and includes the driving motor therein and an upper portion of which is opened upwardly, a filtering device installed onto the lower casing for filtering out foreign materials from introduced air, and an intermediate cover integrally formed with a first cover portion positioned onto an upper portion of the filtering device and a second cover portion for covering the upper portion of the motor housing. Further, a pressure switch for sensing pressure within the motor housing and a damper for introducing external air into the motor housing when the pressure within the motor housing is lowered below a predetermined pressure value are directly installed onto the second cover portion of the intermediate cover.

Claims

1. A device for protecting a driving motor in a vacuum cleaner, comprising:

a lower casing forming a lower portion of a main body of a vacuum cleaner;

a motor housing installed in the lower casing and configured to receive therein a driving motor;

a cover configured to directly cover and protect the motor housing; and

a damper provided in a surface of the cover above the motor housing.

2. The device as claimed in claim 1, further comprising an upper casing forming an upper portion of the main body of the vacuum cleaner.

3. The device as claimed in claim 2, further comprising a filtering chamber installed on the lower casing.

4. The device as claimed in claim 3, wherein the filtering chamber comprises a filtering device.

5. The device as claimed in claim 3, wherein the cover covers and protects both the motor housing and the filtering chamber.

6. The device as claimed in claim 5, wherein the cover is positioned intermediate the upper casing and the motor housing and filtering chamber.

7. The device as claimed in claim 3, wherein the motor housing is provided in a front portion of the main body of the vacuum cleaner and the filtering chamber is provided in a rear portion of the main body of the vacuum cleaner.

8. The device as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a pressure sensor positioned on the cover and configured to sense pressure within the motor housing.

9. A vacuum cleaner comprising the device of claim 1.

10. A device for protecting a driving motor in a vacuum cleaner, comprising:

a lower casing configured to form a lower portion of a main body of a vacuum cleaner;

an upper casing configured to form an upper portion of the main body of the vacuum cleaner;

a motor housing installed in a front portion of the lower casing and configured to receive therein a driving motor;

an inlet formed in a front portion of the upper casing and configured to receive therethrough suction air into the vacuum cleaner; and

a filtering device installed in a rear portion of the lower casing and configured to create a downwardly swirling flow of suction air, wherein suction air is received into an upper portion of the filtering device and flows downward, the suction air being discharged out of the vacuum cleaner through an outlet, and wherein the filtering device comprises a filter configured to filter foreign materials contained in the suction air, a portion falling from the suction air due to gravity and another portion being removed from the suction air by the filter.

11. The device as claimed in claim 10, further comprising an outlet in an upper portion of the filtering device through which filtered suction air is discharged.

12. The device as claimed in claim 10, wherein the motor housing is provided in a front portion of the main body of the vacuum cleaner and the filtering device is provided in a rear portion of the main body of the vacuum cleaner.

13. A vacuum cleaner comprising the device of claim 10.

14. A device for protecting a driving motor in a vacuum cleaner, comprising:

a canister formed by a lower casing and an upper casing to form a chamber within the canister, a first portion of the chamber serving as a collection chamber and a second portion of the chamber serving as a motor housing;

a motor located in the second portion within the motor housing, wherein a central longitudinal axis of the motor is oriented substantially vertically with respect to the upper and lower casings;

an inlet formed at a front portion of the canister and configured to receive therethrough suction air into the vacuum cleaner, wherein the first portion of the chamber is a rear portion of the vacuum cleaner and the second portion of the chamber is a front portion of the vacuum cleaner, and

a pressure sensor positioned on a cover positioned intermediate the upper casing and the motor casing and configured to sense pressure within the motor housing.

15. The device as claimed in claim 14, further comprising an inlet formed at a front portion of the collection chamber.

16. The device as claimed in claim 14, wherein the cover covers and protects both the motor housing and the collection chamber.

17. The device as claimed in claim 14, further comprising a damper provided in a surface of the cover above the motor housing.

18. A vacuum cleaner comprising the device of claim 14.

19. A device for protecting a driving motor in a vacuum cleaner, comprising:

a canister formed by a lower casing and an upper casing to form a chamber within the canister, a rear portion of the canister serving as a collection chamber and a front portion of the canister serving as a motor housing;

an inlet formed at the front portion of the canister and configured to receive therethrough suction air into the vacuum cleaner;

a motor located in the front portion of the chamber within the motor housing; and

a pressure sensor positioned on a cover positioned intermediate the upper casing and the motor housing and configured to sense pressure within the motor housing.

20. The device as claimed in claim 19, further comprising an inlet formed at the front portion of the canister.

21. The device as claimed in claim 19, wherein the cover covers and protects both the motor housing and the collection chamber.

22. The device as claimed in claim 19, further comprising a damper provided in a surface of the cover above the motor housing.

23. A vacuum cleaner comprising the device of claim 19.