Assembly of tank lid and fan means of a wet/dry vacuum.

摘要

@ A by-pass type wetidry vacuum 20 is provided with a removable lid assembly 25 that includes an electric motor 26 having a lower insulating housing 45, a cover 27 for the upper end of the motor, a blower housing 28 including vanes 96 for regulating flow of main blower air, a fan having a pancake type impeller 29, a fan cover 31 and a tank lid 32 having an integrally formed float cage 33. Assembly of these elements is achieved by making all electrical connections between the motor 26, a power cord 75 extending to the motor cover 27, and a manually operated control switch 73 mounted on the motor cover 27; inverting the motor cover 27, inserting the upper end of the motor 26 downward into the cover 27 where the former is grasped by snap type retainers 66, 67 formed integrally with the cover 27, inverting the blower housing 28 and securing same to the motor cover 27 with a plurality of screws 63, securing the impeller 29 to the lower end of the motor shaft 35, inverting the fan cover 31 and securing it to the blower housing 28 utilizing screws 103, placing the float ball 37 in a depression of the fan cover, inverting the tank lid 32 and securing same to the blower housing 28 by means of screws 112. All of the above elements are assembled to one another without the necessity of lifting any of the elements once they are secured to the other elements.