Motor, fan and filter arrangement for a vacuum cleaner

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EP 2 220 986 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	20.03.2013 Bulletin 2013/12

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	25.08.2010 Bulletin 2010/34

(21)	Application number: 10163809.6

(22)	Date of filing: 18.04.2007

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

A47L 5/24^(2006.01)
A47L 7/00^(2006.01)
A47L 9/20^(2006.01)
A47L 9/32^(2006.01)

A47L 5/26^(2006.01)
A47L 9/00^(2006.01)
A47L 9/22^(2006.01)
A47L 9/12^(2006.01)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL BA HR MK RS

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Priority:

12.02.2007 EP 07102186

(62)	Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
	07106392.9 / 1955630

(71)	Applicant: Black & Decker Inc.
	Newark, Delaware 19711 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	Rowntree, David Newton Hall, Durham DH1 5NF (GB) Walker, Andrew Newton Hall, Durham DH1 5XF (GB)

(74)	Representative: Bell, Ian Stephen et al
	Black & Decker Inc. 210 Bath Road Slough Berkshire SL1 3YD Slough Berkshire SL1 3YD (GB)

(54)	Motor, fan and filter arrangement for a vacuum cleaner

(57) The present invention provides a vacuum cleaner (200,300) comprising a motor, fan and filter arrangement, wherein said arrangement comprises: a motor (10); a fan (20) connected to an output shaft (12) of said motor (10) and having an axial intake (24); and a filter (30,230,330); wherein the fan (20) is arranged with its axial intake (24) facing said motor (10); and the motor (10) is housed within said filter (30,230,330); characterised in that: the vacuum cleaner (200,300) is a hand-holdable vacuum cleaner comprising a main body portion (260,360), a handle (280,380) and a dust collection chamber (292,392) oriented orthogonally to the longitudinal axis of said main body portion.

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