Patent ID: 8943644
Filing Date: 2015-02-03
Classification: A47L,B01D

Abstract:
1. A vacuum cleaner comprising: a casing; an electric motor mounted within the casing; a blower mounted within the casing and connected to the electric motor to generate an air flow, the blower and the electric motor being aligned along a common vertical axis; a separator unit operatively associated with the casing and configured to separate dust from the air flow, the separator unit being laterally offset, relative to the common vertical axis, from the electric motor and the blower; a bent conduit fluidly connecting the separator unit to the blower, wherein a first end of the conduit extends over the common vertical axis; and wherein a portion of a wall forming the conduit located directly above the common vertical axis comprises a double wall connected by a seal to form a closed air pocket above the common vertical axis.