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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8112842 | Cleaning appliance A cleaning appliance includes a main body, including a motor and fan unit for generating an airflow, a separating apparatus for separating dirt and dust from the airflow and a passageway for receiving a filter. The passageway and a filter may be located downstream o... | 02/14/2012 |
| 7950107 | Portable household appliance The portable household appliance comprises: a motor unit (3) arranged to operate at least at lower operating speeds (M) or at higher speeds (MD, MX) and vice versa; first power supply means (9) arranged to constantly supply said motor unit (3); ... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7921510 | Motor enclosure for a vacuum cleaner A motor enclosure for a vacuum cleaner includes a body having both a motor receiver for receiving a motor and a filter receiver for receiving a filter. ... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7900317 | Vacuum cleaner with noise suppression features A vacuum cleaner includes a cyclonic airflow chamber that facilitates the separation of contaminants from a suction airstream. The airflow chamber includes a chamber inlet and a chamber outlet, with the chamber inlet being fluidically connected with at least one of ... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7865998 | Bearing housing, and motor assembly and vacuum cleaner having the same Disclosed are a bearing housing, and a motor assembly and a vacuum cleaner having the same. The motor assembly includes: a motor housing; a motor installed in the motor housing, for supplying suction force; an impeller rotatably installed on a rotation shaft of the ... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7770257 | Vacuum cleaner and suction nozzle structure thereof Provided is a mini nozzle protected by upper and lower covers, the upper and lower covers being combined by hooking so that a user may handle conveniently. ... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7761957 | Vacuum canister with dual removable motors A canister of a vacuum cleaning system has first and second motor support plates mounted within the canister forming an intervening chamber and an upper motor cooling chamber. An auxiliary plate is attached to the second motor plate and has a dimension sized to enab... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7725985 | Surface cleaning implemenent with magnetic coupled fan A surface cleaning implement has a suction nozzle, a fan in fluid communication with the suction nozzle, a suction-driven turbine motor for driving the fan and a magnetic coupling between the fan and the motor. The surface cleaning implement can be in the form of an... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7665182 | Vacuum cleaner and damper installation structure thereof Provided is a damper installation structure of a vacuum cleaner. The structure includes a damper, and a damper support part concaved into an inner portion of a main body of the vacuum cleaner and having a plurality of support bars. To firmly support the damper, the ... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7614113 | Motor enclosure for a vacuum cleaner A motor enclosure for a vacuum cleaner includes a body having both a motor receiver for receiving a motor and a filter receiver for receiving a filter. ... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7487570 | Apparatus for protecting motor of a vacuum cleaner A motor protection apparatus for a vacuum cleaner includes: a motor chamber adapted to mount a motor; a penetration hole formed on a partition surrounding the motor chamber; a valve member configured to move between a first position closing the penetration hole and ... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7437798 | Air reflux assembly of the vacuum cleaner An air reflux assembly for a conventional or a automatic cleaner comprising an outer shell, an inner shell, a rotating disc, a rotating disc seat and plurality of return air ducts. The inner shell is positioned in the lower part of the inner chamber of the outer she... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7430782 | Floor cleaning machine, particularly for industrial applications A floor cleaning machine particularly for industrial applications, comprising a box-like structure, which is provided, in its downward region directed toward the floor, with floor cleaning devices, and supports electrical controls for actuating and controlling the m... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7421760 | Vacuum system A vacuum system has a cabinet that can be mounted to a wall. The cabinet includes a hose storage compartment with a hose drive assembly for automatically extending and retracting a vacuum hose. A portable vacuum unit can be removably docked to the cabinet and connec... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7386915 | Dual motor upright vacuum cleaner An upright vacuum cleaner having dual cleaning motor and fan units is provided having a cleaning head engagable with a floor and a suction nozzle and a brush roller rotatably mounted therein. A first motor and fan unit is mounted in the vacuum cleaner for producing ... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7383606 | Vacuum cleaner A vacuum cleaner 2 having a housing 4 having an inlet 12 and an outlet 54 is disclosed. Actuation of a motor 46 causes a fan to displace air out of outlet 54, and the resulting suction upstream of the fan draws dirty air thr... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7367084 | Device for sucking up particles to be collected and a floor vacuum cleaner A device for sucking up particles to be collected, in which at least one collecting compartment for collecting these particles is connected via an inlet opening of a partition to a suction device located inside at least one accommodating compartment. The collecting ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7360277 | Vacuum cleaner fan unit and access aperture A vacuum cleaner according to an embodiment of the invention includes a chassis, a fan unit including a blower housing mounted to the chassis and an inlet housing affixed to the blower housing, and a baseplate affixed to the chassis. An access aperture is formed in ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7356873 | Highly efficient autonomous vacuum cleaner The invention provides a vacuum cleaner comprising in particular a structure mounted on transport members (R, R′) and carrying an electrically-driven turbine (T) for acting through a filter membrane (M) to establish suction in a collector (S) of particles picked u... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7346950 | Inflatable product provided with electric air pump An inflatable product includes a first chamber, a pack, and a fan and motor received in the pack. The pack has an air intake connected to the outside of the first chamber and a first air outlet connected to the inside of the first chamber. A first valve for opening ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7337492 | Vacuum cleaner having a noise blocking member facing an intake vent of a motor fan In an electric vacuum cleaner having an intake air opening 18 disposed in a front portion of a main body case 17, a dust collection case 19 which communicates with the intake air opening 18, and a motor fan 20 provided in a back po... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7325273 | Suction device A suction device (2) for a hand-held power tool and which is releasably connected with the power tool, includes a suction blower wheel (20) for producing a suction air stream in a suction path (S) and located in the device housing (10), a rollin... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7320735 | Fan cleaning method and apparatus A simple yet effective system for cleaning fans and air circulators facilitates the cleaning of ceiling and hard-to-reach units without having to remove the blades or other parts to be cleaned. A flexible bag encloses parts of a fan to be cleaned. A source of compre... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7313837 | Inflatable product provided with electric air pump An inflatable product that includes a chamber and an electric air pump for inflating the chamber. The air pump has an air intake and an air outlet. The air intake is connected to the outside of the chamber and the air outlet is connected to the inside of the chamber... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7296324 | Vacuum cleaner brush assembly A locking unit of a brush assembly for use with a vacuum cleaner has a release preventing member so that if the brush assembly accidentally falls, the release preventing member conveniently keeps upper and lower housings of the assembly assembled. The brush assembly... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7293325 | Vacuum cleaner base plate assembly A vacuum cleaner base plate assembly is provided according to an embodiment of the invention. The base plate assembly includes a base plate adapted to fit to a chassis bottom of a vacuum cleaner. The base plate includes one or more nozzle apertures. The base plate a... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7287301 | Utility vacuum A utility vacuum that may be configured to employ a disposable bag or removable and reusable container for the collection of dirt and debris that are drawn into the utility vacuum. The utility vacuum may employ one or more movable legs that are movable between an ex... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7278180 | Device for protecting motor in vacuum cleaner 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... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7275281 | Motor assembly and vacuum cleaner having the same A motor assembly for a vacuum cleaner for providing a user with a quieter environment during a cleaning work, and a vacuum cleaner having the same, is disclosed. The motor assembly includes a motor generating a suction force, an auxiliary filter member disposed on a... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7263743 | Motor mount assembly A motor mounting assembly includes a motor mount member having a first and second generally opposing sides. A generally U-shaped channel is formed in the second side of the motor mount member extending around its periphery to form a lip extending from the first side... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7210903 | Lobed joint draft inducer blower A draft inducer blower for high efficiency furnaces, including a blower housing which facilitates maximum air flow efficiency through the blower housing while reducing air flow noises. The blower housing generally includes a housing body and housing cover which defi... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7208892 | Power management system for a floor care appliance A floor care appliance is provided with an improved power management system for controlling the total amount of current provided to at least a first and a second load device of an appliance. The power management system is comprised of a microprocessor, an alternatin... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7203992 | Separator for vacuum cleaner The separator has a bottom (12), a cylindrical body with turbine blades (15), and a sealing ring (11) at the upper end. The separator is made of segments or of an integral one piece. The segment of the separator (10) is manufactured as a ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7188388 | Vacuum cleaner with detachable cyclonic vacuum module A multi-use vacuum cleaner capable of use as an upright vacuum or as a detachable vacuum module further comprising a cyclonic dirt separator has a detachable vacuum module selectively mounted to the base and support member of an upright vacuum cleaner. The vacuum mo... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7140067 | Vacuum cleaner handle and stiffening element A household appliance, particularly a vacuum cleaner, has a housing of rigid material and formed with at least two interconnected housing parts and a handle that is also made of a rigid material. The household appliance is rendered especially rigid and the risk of l... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7140069 | Grease extractor A grease extractor for removing grease from culinary utensils includes a substantially hollow housing formed of a pair of separable sections. Within the housing is an impeller chamber with a vacuum impeller removably received therein. Attached to the housing and pos... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7120955 | Inflatable product provided with electric air pump An inflatable product that includes a chamber and an electric air pump for inflating the chamber. The air pump has an air intake and an air outlet. The air intake is connected to the outside of the chamber and the air outlet is connected to the inside of the chamber... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7052523 | Bagless canister vacuum cleaner A bagless canister vacuum cleaner includes a selectively removable dirt cup, and an airstream flows rotationally through the dirt cup between an interior wall of the dirt cup and a filter assembly selectively mounted in the dirt cup so that entrained contaminants ar... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7043794 | Self-propelled vacuum cleaner with a neutral return spring A self-propelled vacuum cleaner includes a base having a suction inlet. An upright housing is pivotally mounted to the base. A suction source is disposed in one of the base and the upright housing to generate an airflow at the suction inlet. A dust collection chambe... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7013528 | Floor cleaner with dusting A battery-powered, upright vacuum sweeper comprises a base assembly and a handle pivotably attached thereto. The base assembly comprises a vacuum fan assembly fluidly communicating with an inlet for vacuuming dust and the debris particles from a surface into a remov... | 03/21/2006 |
