Patent ID: 6098245
Filing Date: 2000-08-08
Classification: A47L,Y10T

Abstract:
A motor assembly for use in an upright vacuum cleaner, the motor assembly comprising:a clam-shell type housing having a pair of shell halves that cooperate with each other to define therebetween a fan cavity and a motor cavity adjacent to the fan cavity, the housing having an inlet in communication with the fan cavity and an outlet in communication with the fan cavity;a field received in the motor cavity and securely clamped between the shell halves;an armature assembly including an armature shaft extending through the field and extending into the fan cavity, and a commutator affixed generally adjacent to the armature shaft for rotation together therewith;a pair of brushes mounted to the housing in the motor cavity and contacting the commutator; anda fan blade disposed in the fan cavity and secured to the armature shaft for rotation together therewith, the fan blade rotating with the armature shaft during motor operation to cause air flow from the fan cavity inlet to the fan cavity outlet.