Motor, fan and filter arrangement for a vacuum cleaner

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EP 2 223 644 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

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

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	01.09.2010 Bulletin 2010/35

(21)	Application number: 10163808.8

(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 5/28^(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 comprising a motor, fan and filter arrangement, wherein said arrangement comprises: a motor; a fan connected to an output shaft (12) of said motor and having an axial intake; and a filter; wherein the fan is arranged with its axial intake facing said motor; and the motor is housed within said filter; characterised in that: the vacuum cleaner is a stick vac having an upper body portion, a lower body portion, a floorhead, a handle and a dust filtering portion comprising said motor, fan and filter arrangement, and wherein said upper body portion is pivotable relative to said lower body portion about an axis of dust filtering portion.

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