VACUUM CLEANER WITH MUFFLED DETACHABLE BLOWER EXHAUST

摘要

A vacuum cleaner includes a housing having a housing passage with a passage inlet, air entering through the passage inlet flowing in a first direction and the housing passage directing air flowing therethrough in a second direction which is more than 90 degrees different from the first direction. The vacuum cleaner also includes a blowe r adapted to be used separately from the vacuum cleaner, the blower having a blower housing with a blower inlet, a blower outlet, and defining a blower passage between the blower inl et and the blower outlet, an impeller disposed in the blower passage to move air between the blower inlet and the blower outlet and a motor mounted to the blower housing and coupled to t he impeller to move the impeller. The blower is detachably secured to the housing with the blower outlet disposed in communication with the passage inlet.