Patent ID: 6640383
Filing Date: 2003-11-04
Classification: A47L,B08B

Abstract:
A steam/vacuum cleaning apparatus, comprising:a head case housing with a hollow space therein and a steam outlet seal sleeve projecting out of the head case housing; an electrical steam generator within the hollow space and comprising an electrical heater in a boiler is provided for generating steam from water in the boiler, the steam being directed to the steam outlet seal sleeve an electrical drafting fan assembly within the hollow space for creating a negative pressure and having a drafting fans, an electrical motor for driving the drafting fan, an air intake port and air exhaust port for creating an air flow path having a suction section and a discharge section, the suction section being upstream of the drafting fan and the discharge section being downstream of the air exhaust port; an air/water separating device in the air flow path upstream of the suction section for separating and collecting water condensed from air sucked therethrough by the negative pressure created by the electrical drafting fan assembly; and an external connecting member comprising a first male connector for connecting to the steam outlet seal sleeve of the electrical steam generator and the air/water separating device.