A vacuum cleaner includes a body movable over a surface to be cleaner, a suction source positioned in the body, and a suction port in fluid communication with the suction source. The body includes a plurality of feet. A dustpan attachment is removably coupled to the body. The dustpan attachment includes a housing having a recess and a vacuum port fluidly coupled to the suction port, and a pair of flanges extending from the housing. Each flange is removably coupled to a respective one of the plurality of feet. When each of the pair of flanges is coupled to a respective one of the plurality of feet, the recess cooperates with the surface to form a suction channel having a suction inlet formed in a front of the housing and opening forwardly, wherein the suction inlet is in fluid communication with the suction port.

A battery-operated backpack suction appliance, including a collection container, a technical unit connected to the collection container in an operating position of the suction appliance, and a backpack device connected to at least one of the collection container and the technical unit in the operating position for the suction appliance to be worn on the back of an operator, wherein the collection container is made of a foamed plastic material and wherein the collection container is configured to be removable from the technical unit in a toolless manner is disclosed.

A suction device (10) with a suction device housing (20), in which a suction turbine (11) for generating a suction flow (S) is arranged, the suction turbine (11) having a suction turbine inflow opening (11A), through which the suction flow (S) can flow into the suction turbine (11) and at least one suction turbine outflow opening (11B), through which the suction flow (S) can flow out of the suction turbine (11), wherein the suction device housing (20) has a suction inlet (12) for letting in the suction flow (S) and a dust collecting chamber (21) for collecting dust contained in the suction flow (S), wherein a filter element (13) for retaining dust in the dust collecting chamber (21) is arranged between the dust collecting chamber (21) and a suction turbine inflow opening (11A) of the suction turbine (11), wherein the suction device (10) has a closure element (60) with a closure body (61) for closing the suction inlet (12), which closes the suction inlet (12) in a closure position (V) and is removed from the suction inlet (12) in a release position (FS). The suction device (10) has a supply receptacle (68) for receiving the closure body (61), when the closure body (61) reaches the release position (FS).

A separating device that is connectable to a vacuuming device for separating dirt particles from an air stream drawn in by the vacuuming device, containing at least one separator. The at least one separator contains an inlet opening for the air stream and a first and second outlet opening, wherein the first outlet opening serves for the exit of drawn-in dirt particles from the separator and the second outlet opening serves for the exit of the drawn-in air stream and of the drawn-in dirt particles from the separator, and wherein a first and second collection vessel for collecting the dirt particles separated from the separator is contained, and wherein the first collection vessel is positioned in a direction beneath the first outlet opening and the second collection vessel is positioned in a direction beneath the second outlet opening.

An electric work machine includes a motor, a first connector, a second connector, an energizing circuit, a manual switch, and a controller. The controller electrically disconnects the first connector from the motor based on a first voltage value below a first threshold at a start of motor rotation. The controller maintains an electrical connection of the first connector to the motor based on the first voltage value below the first threshold and equal to or greater than a second threshold during discharge of the first battery.

A wet surface cleaner operable in an upright cleaning mode, an auxiliary cleaning mode, and a lift-off cleaning mode. The surface cleaner has a canister assembly that is coupled to a body in the upright cleaning mode and removed from the body in the auxiliary cleaning mode and the lift-off cleaning mode.

A vacuum assembly includes a vacuum portion having a vacuum source with an inlet and an outlet and a tank portion. A three-way inlet valve fluidly connects the inlet to the vacuum source with the tank portion when in a first position and fluidly connects the inlet to the vacuum source with an inlet to a surrounding environment when in a second position. A three-way outlet valve fluidly connects the outlet of the vacuum source with an outlet to the surrounding environment when in a first position and the outlet of the vacuum source with the tank portion when in a second position.

Applicant has created vacuum apparatuses with improved stability and methods for improving the stability of a wet/dry vacuum. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a motor, a removable drum adapted to store debris collected by the apparatus, and a base that can be adapted to receive the removable drum. The motor can be adapted to be interposed between the removable drum and the base. The methods can include the step of providing a base, the step of providing a removable drum adapted to be coupled to the base, and the step of coupling a vacuum motor to the base such that the vacuum motor is adapted to be disposed beneath the removable drum when the drum is coupled to the base. By relocating the motor of vacuum apparatus beneath the drum, the vacuum's center of gravity can be lowered significantly and, thus, its propensity to tip over is minimized.

A suction apparatus is provided, including a suction head, a suctioned material container for accommodating suctioned material, a suction blower device arranged on the suction head, and a channel device associated with the suction blower device for conducting process air at the suction head, wherein a pipe element with an adapter device is provided, wherein the adapter device is fluidically releasably connectable or connected to a suction port of the suction apparatus for performing a suction operation and the adapter device is fluidically releasably connectable or connected to a first air outlet for performing a blowing operation, and wherein an air inlet opening of a second channel for supplying process air from the suction blower device to a second air outlet is closed by at least one wall element of the adapter device when the adapter device is properly connected to the first air outlet.

The disclosure provides a fan assembly and a vacuum cleaner with the fan assembly. The fan assembly includes a motor, an impeller and a fan housing. The impeller is driven by the motor, which includes an impeller air outlet and an impeller air inlet. The impeller air inlet is located in the axial direction of the impeller, and the impeller air outlet is located in the radial direction of the impeller. An air channel is formed inside the fan housing, and the impeller is at least partially housed in the fan housing. The impeller rotates relative to the fan housing about the rotational axis, the generated airflow enters the air channel during the rotation of the impeller, and the height of the fan housing in the direction of the rotational axis increases along the direction of the air flow.