Motor, fan and cyclonic separation apparatus arrangement for a vacuum cleaner
AssigneeBlack & Decker Inc.
InventorKevin Smith
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Abstract
A motor, fan and cyclonic separation apparatus arrangement for a vacuum cleaner, the arrangement comprising: a motor coupled to a fan for generating air flow; and a cyclonic separation apparatus located in a path of the air flow generated by the fan, wherein the cyclonic separation apparatus comprises: a plurality of cyclones each with an air inlet port and an air outlet port wherein the cyclones are arranged in a generally circular array about a central axis of the cyclonic separation apparatus; and a cooling air flow path, wherein the motor is nested within the generally circular array of cyclones and wherein the motor is located in the cooling air flow path. A vacuum cleaner comprising the motor, fan and cyclonic separation apparatus arrangement.
Claims15
A motor, fan and cyclonic separation apparatus arrangement for a vacuum cleaner the arrangement comprising:
- a motor coupled to a fan for generating air flow;
- and
- a cyclonic separation apparatus located in a path of the air flow generated by the fan, wherein the cyclonic separation apparatus comprises:
- a plurality of cyclones each with an air inlet port and an air outlet port wherein the cyclones are arranged in a generally circular array about a central axis of the cyclonic separation apparatus;
- and
- a cooling air flow path,
- wherein the motor is nested within the generally circular array of cyclones and wherein the motor is located in the cooling air flow path.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.