Blower vacuum
AssigneeTechtronic Cordless GP
InventorsLance Eckard, JR., Christopher A. Holman, Ronald J. Hoffman
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Abstract
A blower vacuum, the blower vacuum including a nozzle forming a first opening, a fan housing in fluid communication with the nozzle, an inlet exhaust housing rotatably coupled to the fan housing, and a debris housing. The fan housing forms a second opening. A fan assembly is positioned at the fan housing. The inlet exhaust housing includes an inlet portion and an exhaust portion. The inlet exhaust housing is rotatable to a first position forming a blower operation and a second position forming a vacuum operation. The debris housing is coupled to the exhaust portion of the inlet exhaust housing.
Claims21
-20. (canceled)
A blower vacuum, the blower vacuum comprising:
- a nozzle forming a first opening;
- a fan housing in fluid communication with the nozzle, the fan housing forming a second opening, wherein a fan assembly is positioned at the fan housing;
- a debris housing forming a plenum in fluid communication with the second opening at the fan housing;
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- a separator positioned fluidly between the fan assembly and the plenum at the debris housing, wherein the separator comprises a plurality of vanes extending along a radial direction, the plurality of vanes extending from an inlet centerbody toward an outside wall surrounding the inlet centerbody.
A blower vacuum, the blower vacuum comprising:
- a nozzle forming a first opening;
- a fan housing in fluid communication with the nozzle, the fan housing forming a second opening, wherein a fan assembly is positioned at the fan housing;
- an inlet exhaust housing coupled to the fan housing, the inlet exhaust housing comprising an inlet portion and an exhaust portion, wherein the inlet exhaust housing is moveable to a first position forming a blower operation and a second position forming a vacuum operation;
- a debris housing forming a plenum in fluid communication with the second opening at the fan housing;
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- a separator positioned fluidly between the fan assembly and the plenum at the debris housing, wherein the separator comprises a plurality of vanes extending along a radial direction, the plurality of vanes extending from an inlet centerbody toward an outside wall surrounding the inlet centerbody.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.