Patent ID: 6651294
Filing Date: 2003-11-25
Classification: A47L

Abstract:
A device for protecting a driving motor in a vacuum cleaner, comprising:a lower casing forming a lower portion of a main body of a vacuum cleaner; an upper casing forming an upper portion of the main body of the vacuum cleaner; a motor housing which is installed in the lower casing and which includes a driving motor therein, wherein an upper portion of the motor housing is opened upwardly; a filtering device installed on the lower casing and configured to filter out foreign materials from air introduced into the vacuum cleaner; and a cover positioned between the upper casing and the filtering device and motor housing, the cover being integrally formed with a first cover portion positioned above an upper portion of the filtering device and a second cover portion configured to cover the upper portion of the motor housing; and a pressure switch configured to sense pressure within the motor housing is directly installed on the second cover portion of the cover.