LOW PROFILE FILTER FOR VACUUM CLEANERS

• US 20160037988A1
• Filed: 08/08/2014
• Published: 02/11/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 08/08/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Emerson Electric Company
• Original Assignee: Emerson Electric Company
• Inventors: Schultz, Douglas
• Granted Patent: US 9,775,478 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 5/365 of the vertical type, e.g. tank or bucket type
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 9/12 Dry filters

Abstract

A vacuum cleaner having a power head, a collection drum, and a filter. The filter of the present invention is of rectangular cross section about the vertical axis, but is curved away from the power head under the blower along at least one horizontal axis.

Claims

1. A vacuum cleaner comprising:

a power head including

a blower to induce airflow through the vacuum cleaner and thereby lift and entrain debris for capture within the vacuum cleaner, and

a motor to drive the fan;

a debris container to collect the debris; and

a filter comprising filter media that is adjacent the power head along at least two edges of the filter media and spaced from the power head at a center of the filter media.

2. The vacuum cleaner of claim 1, the filter including a frame having a rectangular horizontal cross section and defining a horizontal X and a perpendicular horizontal Y axis.

3. The vacuum cleaner of claim 2, wherein the filter media is supported by the frame and is linear along the X axis and arcuate along the Y axis.

4. The vacuum cleaner of claim 1, wherein the filter is positioned within the debris collection drum such that a middle portion of the filter is lower in the drum than first and second opposing edge portions of the filter.

5. The vacuum cleaner of claim 1, wherein the filter is positioned such that a middle portion of the filter is further from the blower than first and second opposing edge portions of the filter.

6. The vacuum cleaner of claim 1, wherein the filter media is pleated.

7. The vacuum cleaner of claim 1, wherein the filter media is curved along at least one horizontal axis.

8. A vacuum cleaner comprising:

a power head including

a blower to induce airflow through the vacuum cleaner and thereby lift and entrain debris for capture within the vacuum cleaner, and

a motor to drive the fan;

a debris collection drum positioned below the power head; and

a filter positioned below the blower, the filter including filter media that is curved along at least one horizontal axis, such that a middle portion of the filter media is further from the blower than first and second opposing edge portions of the filter media.

9. The vacuum cleaner of claim 8, wherein the filter includes a frame having a rectangular horizontal cross section and defining a horizontal X and a perpendicular horizontal Y axis.

10. The vacuum cleaner of claim 9, wherein the filter media is contained by the frame and is linear along the X axis and arcuate along the Y axis.

11. The vacuum cleaner of claim 8, wherein the filter is within the debris collection drum such that the middle portion of the filter is lower in the drum than the first and second opposing edge portions of the filter.

12. The vacuum cleaner of claim 8, wherein the filter media is pleated.

13. A vacuum cleaner comprising:

a power head including—

a blower to induce airflow through the vacuum cleaner and thereby lift and entrain debris for capture within the vacuum cleaner, and

a motor to drive the fan;

a debris collection drum positioned below the power head; and

a filter positioned below the blower, such that a middle portion of the filter is further from the power head than first and second opposing edge portions of the filter.

14. The vacuum cleaner of claim 13, wherein the filter includes a frame having a rectangular horizontal cross section and defining a horizontal X and a perpendicular horizontal Y axis.

15. The vacuum cleaner of claim 14, further including filter media that is supported by the frame and is linear along the X axis and arcuate along the Y axis.

16. The vacuum cleaner of claim 15, wherein the filter media is pleated.

17. The vacuum cleaner of claim 13, wherein the filter is within the debris collection drum such that a middle portion of the filter is lower in the drum than first and second opposing edge portions of the filter.