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US2227302A
US2227302A US168888A US16888837A US2227302A US 2227302 A US2227302 A US 2227302A US 168888 A US168888 A US 168888A US 16888837 A US16888837 A US 16888837A US 2227302 A US2227302 A US 2227302A
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Edstrom Johan Eric Valdemar
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L5/00—Structural features of suction cleaners
    • A47L5/12—Structural features of suction cleaners with power-driven air-pumps or air-compressors, e.g. driven by motor vehicle engine vacuum
    • A47L5/14—Structural features of suction cleaners with power-driven air-pumps or air-compressors, e.g. driven by motor vehicle engine vacuum cleaning by blowing-off, also combined with suction cleaning
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L5/00—Structural features of suction cleaners
    • A47L5/12—Structural features of suction cleaners with power-driven air-pumps or air-compressors, e.g. driven by motor vehicle engine vacuum
    • A47L5/22—Structural features of suction cleaners with power-driven air-pumps or air-compressors, e.g. driven by motor vehicle engine vacuum with rotary fans
    • A47L5/36—Suction cleaners with hose between nozzle and casing; Suction cleaners for fixing on staircases; Suction cleaners for carrying on the back
    • A47L5/362—Suction cleaners with hose between nozzle and casing; Suction cleaners for fixing on staircases; Suction cleaners for carrying on the back of the horizontal type, e.g. canister or sledge type

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  • My invention relates to a vacuum cleaner and more particularly to a vacuum cleaner in which the inlet and outlet openings are located at the same end of the cleaner.
  • An object of'my invention is to eliminate the necessity of disconnecting the hose from the cleaner when changing from suction to blower action.
  • a further object of my invention is to provide an improved vacuum cleaner of simplified operation.
  • FIG. 1 is a side view partly in section of my improved vacuum cleaner
  • Fig. 2 is a front end view of the cleaner
  • Fig. 3 is a sectional view along line 3-3 of Fig. 1;
  • Fig. 4 is a detail sectional view along line 4-4 of Fig. 2;
  • Fig. 5 is a detail view along line 5'5 of Fig. 2;
  • Fig. 6 is a view similar to Fig.. 4 with the control member in a diiferent position;
  • Fig. 7 is a view similar to Fig. 5 with the control member in a different position; and- Fig. 8 is a sectional view along line 8-8 of Fig. 2.
  • a vacuum cleaner with a front end cover II and a rear end cover I2.
  • a cylindrical housing I3 is located in which is carried a dust separator or bag I4, a fan I5, and a motor I6.
  • a chamber I1 is provided below the housing I3, forming an outlet or discharge passage communicating with the open end of housing I3 adjacent rear end cover I2.
  • a filter I8 is located in the discharge passage formed by chamber II.
  • a switch I9 is mounted for controlling the operation of motor I6.
  • terminals 20 are carried by rear end cover I2 for connection to a source of supply.
  • is provided to cover an opening 22 in which a flange 23 connected to the dust bag I4 is secured.
  • a gasket 24 surrounding flange 23 serves to provide an air tight seal between the cap 2I and opening 22.
  • a central opening 25 is located and two side openings 26.
  • a control member 21 is provided to change from suction action. to 5 blower action Without disconnecting the hose 28 from the central opening 25.
  • the control member 2'1 serves to connect the opening 25 to an inlet passage 29 communicating with the interior of dust bag I4. in one position and to connect the opening- 25 to the outlet or discharge passage provided by chamber I! in another position.
  • the control member also serves to connect the two openings 26 in its first position to the discharge passage of chamber I7, as best indicated in Fig. 5, and to the inlet passage 29 in its second position, as indicated in Fig. 7.
  • the air fiows through the vacuum cleaner in the same direction, as indicated by the arrows in Fig. 1; that is, through the opening 22 into dust bag I6, through the fan unit I5 and through or around the motor I6 to the discharge passage of chamber II.
  • the control member When the control member is in the first position, the air enters inlet passage 29 through opening 25 and passes out through the chamber I1 and openings 26, as indicated by the arrows between Figs. 4 and 5.
  • Control member 21 When the control member is in the second position, the air enters through openings 26 passing through the inlet passage 29 and passes out through chamber I 1 and opening 25.
  • the hose may be connected to a source of vacuum or'a source of pressure without the necessity of disconnecting the hose from the opening 25.
  • Control member 21 is pivoted in bearings provided in the bottom of front end cover II and secured therein by means of a screw 30 shown in Fig. 8.
  • is provided for moving the control member 21 from one position to the other.
  • the handle 3! When the handle 3! is in its first position, the control member 21 is in position to connect the opening 25 to the inlet passage 29 and thus produce a suction action.
  • is moved in a counter-clockwise direction to its second position.
  • the openings 26 are provided with upwardly directed vanes 32, as best indicated in Figs. 5 and 7, to direct air discharged through it in an upwardly direction.
  • an improved vacuum cleaner is provided with a dust bag that may be removed without disconnecting the hose and, in addition, the hose may be connected for vacuum or blower action without removing the hose from the opening in which it is connected. Also a vacuum cleaner is provided of simple construction requiring a minimum of efiort in its operation.
  • a vacuum cleaner including an outer casing open at both ends; a housing mounted in said casing; a dust bag secured in one end of said housing; a fan mounted in said housing; a motor driving said fan; a rear end cover for said casing; said casing having a discharge passage communieating with said housing at said rear end cover;
  • a front end cover for said casing having an inlet passage communicating with the interior of said dust bag, a pivoted cap secured to said cover to permit removal of the dust bag without removing said cover; said cover having a first opening below said cap adapted to receive a hose and a second opening; 'and a valve control member located in said cover below said cap adapted to connect said first-named opening to said inlet pasage and said second-named opening to said discharge passage, in one position, and to connect said first-named opening to said discharge passage and said secondnamed opening to said inlet passage, in a second position.
  • a vacuum cleaner including'a casing having an opening at one end, said casing having air inlet and discharge passages communicating with said opening, a fan mounted in said casing and adapted to produce a flow of air from said inlet passage to said discharge passage, a cover for said casing opening having an opening in which a dust bag is secured in the path of air flow from said inlet to said discharge passage, a pivoted cap for said cover opening, said cover having openings below said cap, and a valve control member located in said cover below said cap for simultan eously connecting said openings below said can one to said inlet passage and anothento said discharge passage.
  • a vacuum cleaner including an outer casing open at one end; ahousing mounted in said casing; a dust bag secured in one end of said housing; a fan mounted in said housing; a motor driving said fan;-said casing having a discharge passage communicating with said housing at the.
  • a front end cover for said casing having an inlet passage communicating with the interior of said dust bag; a cap covering an opening in said cover permitting removal of the dust bag from the housing without removing the cover; 'said cover having a first opening below said cap adapted to receive a hose and a second opening; and a valve control member located in said cover below said cap adapted to connect said first-named opening to said inlet passage and saidsecondnamed opening to said discharge passage, inone position; and to connect said first-named opening to said discharge passage and said second-named opening to said inlet passage, in a second position.
  • a vacuum cleaner including a casing having an opening in each end, a housing having an opening in. each end located within said casing and spaced from the bottom of the casing, a dust bag secured in said housing at one end, a motorfan unit mounted in said housing, a cover for one end of said casing, a pivoted cap in said cover for obtaining access to remove said dust bag without removing the cover, said cover having a plurality of openings beneath said cap, a cover closing the other end of said casing and providing a passage communicating with theinterior of said housing and said casing, and a valve control member located in said first-named cover below said cap for simultaneously connecting one of said openings to the interior of said dust bag and another casing, a dust bag secured in said housing, a
  • motor-fan unit mounted in said housing, a cover for one end of said casing, a pivoted cap secured to said cover for obtaining access to remove said dust bag through an opening in said cover without removing the cover, said cover having a plurality of openings beneath said cap, a cover for the other end of said casing closing said casing and havin a passage communicating with the interior of said housing and the space between saidhousing and said casing, and means connecting one of said cover openings to the interior of the dust ba and another of said openings to the space between said housing and said casing.
  • a vacuum cleaner including a casing having an opening in each end, a housing mounted within said casing spaced from one of the walls of said casing, a dust bag secured in said housing, a motorfan unit mounted in said housing, a filter mounted in the space between said housing and said casing,
  • a cover for, one end of said housing having a JOHAN ERIC VALDEMAR EDSTROM.

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DE739274C (de) * 1941-07-26 1943-09-17 Baumgarten Kom Ges Mit Kufen versehenes Fahrgestell fuer Staubsauger liegender Bauart
DE739552C (de) * 1941-07-26 1943-09-29 Baumgarten Kom Ges Vorrichtung zum gleitbaren Fortbewegen von Staubsaugern liegender Bauart
US2447500A (en) * 1944-10-02 1948-08-24 Birtman Electric Co Tank type suction cleaner
US2533057A (en) * 1948-02-18 1950-12-05 Edgar P Senne Filter replacement construction for vacuum cleaners
US2563717A (en) * 1948-10-29 1951-08-07 Hoover Co Conversion and headlight arrangement for suction cleaners
US2610702A (en) * 1949-08-13 1952-09-16 Clements Mfg Co Bag support and handle for vacuum cleaners
US2889006A (en) * 1955-06-07 1959-06-02 Pauline A Ortega Pneumatic cleaning device
US3238556A (en) * 1963-05-07 1966-03-08 Elmer A Martin Portable suction and blower unit
US3284993A (en) * 1963-06-28 1966-11-15 Worthington Corp Foam collection and disposal system
US5102543A (en) * 1990-06-25 1992-04-07 Sta-Rite Industries, Inc. Improved rotatable spool valve for use with filter cartridges
US5128029A (en) * 1988-10-11 1992-07-07 Herrmann Karl Heinz Continuous backwashing filter apparatus with filtered fluid retention plate
US5806133A (en) * 1995-05-16 1998-09-15 Kioritz Corporation Portable work machine
US5855799A (en) * 1994-09-01 1999-01-05 Pyrox, Inc. Rotary disk filter with backwash
US20040237246A1 (en) * 2003-05-26 2004-12-02 Lg Electronics Inc. Vacuum cleaner
US20040250373A1 (en) * 2003-06-12 2004-12-16 Ho-Seon Rew Vacuum cleaner

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DE739274C (de) * 1941-07-26 1943-09-17 Baumgarten Kom Ges Mit Kufen versehenes Fahrgestell fuer Staubsauger liegender Bauart
DE739552C (de) * 1941-07-26 1943-09-29 Baumgarten Kom Ges Vorrichtung zum gleitbaren Fortbewegen von Staubsaugern liegender Bauart
US2447500A (en) * 1944-10-02 1948-08-24 Birtman Electric Co Tank type suction cleaner
US2533057A (en) * 1948-02-18 1950-12-05 Edgar P Senne Filter replacement construction for vacuum cleaners
US2563717A (en) * 1948-10-29 1951-08-07 Hoover Co Conversion and headlight arrangement for suction cleaners
US2610702A (en) * 1949-08-13 1952-09-16 Clements Mfg Co Bag support and handle for vacuum cleaners
US2889006A (en) * 1955-06-07 1959-06-02 Pauline A Ortega Pneumatic cleaning device
US3238556A (en) * 1963-05-07 1966-03-08 Elmer A Martin Portable suction and blower unit
US3284993A (en) * 1963-06-28 1966-11-15 Worthington Corp Foam collection and disposal system
US5128029A (en) * 1988-10-11 1992-07-07 Herrmann Karl Heinz Continuous backwashing filter apparatus with filtered fluid retention plate
US5102543A (en) * 1990-06-25 1992-04-07 Sta-Rite Industries, Inc. Improved rotatable spool valve for use with filter cartridges
US5855799A (en) * 1994-09-01 1999-01-05 Pyrox, Inc. Rotary disk filter with backwash
US5806133A (en) * 1995-05-16 1998-09-15 Kioritz Corporation Portable work machine
US20040237246A1 (en) * 2003-05-26 2004-12-02 Lg Electronics Inc. Vacuum cleaner
US7213297B2 (en) * 2003-05-26 2007-05-08 Lg Electronics Inc. Vacuum cleaner having suction/exhaustion switch
US20040250373A1 (en) * 2003-06-12 2004-12-16 Ho-Seon Rew Vacuum cleaner
US7231687B2 (en) * 2003-06-12 2007-06-19 Lg Electronics Inc. Vacuum cleaner with flow channel switch for blowing and sucking air

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