US 12,473,927 B2
Blower
Fumitoshi Numata, Anjo (JP)
Assigned to MAKITA CORPORATION, Anjo (JP)
Filed by MAKITA CORPORATION, Anjo (JP)
Filed on Jun. 20, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/749,034.
Application 18/749,034 is a continuation of application No. 18/368,847, filed on Sep. 15, 2023, granted, now 12,055,158.
Application 18/368,847 is a continuation of application No. 17/556,185, filed on Dec. 20, 2021, granted, now 11,795,967, issued on Oct. 24, 2023.
Claims priority of application No. 2020-214180 (JP), filed on Dec. 23, 2020; application No. 2020-214182 (JP), filed on Dec. 23, 2020; and application No. 2020-214184 (JP), filed on Dec. 23, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2024/0337271 A1, Oct. 10, 2024
Int. Cl. F04D 29/42 (2006.01); F04D 17/16 (2006.01); F04D 25/08 (2006.01)
CPC F04D 29/4253 (2013.01) [F04D 17/165 (2013.01); F04D 25/086 (2013.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A blower comprising:
a body having an inlet opening and a discharge opening;
a motor housed in the body;
a fan housed in the body and is configured to rotate in response to driving of the motor to generate a flow of air that is sucked through the inlet opening, passes through the motor and is discharged through the discharge opening; and
at least one removably mounted filter arranged between the inlet opening and the motor within the body;
wherein:
the body includes (i) a filter mounting part that has an opening and within which the at least one filter is removably mounted and (ii) a cover that removably surrounds the opening of the filter mounting part and that removably surrounds the filter mounting part in a direction from the inlet opening to the discharge opening; and
the at least one filter is removable from and mountable within the filter mounting part through the opening.