Adjustable outlet for mobile blower

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12290846-B2
Application number	US-202318310401-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 1, 2023
Priority date	Apr 19, 2019
Publication date	May 6, 2025
Grant date	May 6, 2025

Abstract

A blower includes a motor mounted to a frame. The frame includes wheels mounted to the frame. The blower includes a fan powered by the motor and a blower outlet. The fan is configured to expel air from the fan through the blower outlet. The blower outlet is movable in a horizontal direction and a vertical direction. The blower includes a horizontal control for controlling a horizontal position of the blower outlet. The blower includes a vertical control for controlling a vertical position of the blower outlet. Both the horizontal and vertical controls are positioned remote from the blower outlet.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A blower comprising:
a motor mounted to a frame, the frame including wheels mounted to the frame;
a blower outlet including a horizontal flow element, the blower outlet and the horizontal flow element being movable in a horizontal direction;
a first control for controlling a horizontal orientation of the horizontal flow element, the first control including a movable lever; and
a cable that extends between and is connected to the movable lever and the horizontal flow element;
wherein movement of the movable lever adjusts the tension of the cable to vary the horizontal orientation of the horizontal flow element.

2. The blower of claim 1 , wherein the movement of the horizontal flow element is controlled by a single cable.

3. The blower of claim 2 , wherein the movement of the horizontal flow element is further controlled by a spring.

4. The blower of claim 1 , wherein the horizontal flow element is connected to, and moved by, a pair of cables.

5. The blower of claim 1 , wherein the movable lever can be moved within a recess of a control station frame.

6. The blower of claim 5 , wherein the recess includes a plurality of notches that are each configured to receive and hold the movable lever.

7. The blower of claim 6 , wherein each notch corresponds with a preset rotational position of the horizontal flow element.

8. The blower of claim 5 , further comprising a lever spring configured to bias the movable lever to a particular position within the recess.

9. The blower of claim 8 , wherein the lever spring biases the movable lever to be centered within the recess when the movable lever is not positioned within a notch.

10. The blower of claim 1 , further comprising cable guides to guide the cable to and from the movable lever.

11. A blower comprising:
a motor mounted to a frame, the frame including wheels mounted to the frame;
a blower outlet including a horizontal flow element, the blower outlet and the horizontal flow element being movable in a horizontal direction and a vertical flow element that is movable in a vertical direction;
a first control for controlling a horizontal orientation of the horizontal flow element, the first control including a first movable lever;
a second control for controlling a vertical orientation of the vertical flow element, the second control including a second movable lever;
a first cable that extends between and is connected to the first movable lever and the horizontal flow element; and
a second cable that extends between and is connected to the second movable lever and the vertical flow element;
wherein movement of the first movable lever adjusts the tension of the first cable to vary the horizontal orientation of the horizontal flow element; and
wherein movement of the second movable lever adjusts the tension of the second cable to vary the vertical orientation of the vertical flow element.

12. The blower of claim 11 , further comprising a motor control for controlling a position of a throttle of the motor, the motor control including a third movable lever.

13. The blower of claim 11 , further comprising a self-propel control that controls a driving speed of the wheels, the self-propel control comprising a fourth movable lever.

14. The blower of claim 11 , wherein movement of the second movable lever closer to the frame causes the vertical flow element to move from a downward position towards an upward position.

15. The blower of claim 11 , wherein the blower outlet is biased to a neutral vertical position.

16. The blower of claim 11 , wherein the blower outlet is biased to a neutral horizontal position.

17. The blower of claim 11 , wherein the horizontal flow element is movably mounted to the frame.

18. The blower of claim 17 , wherein the horizontal flow element includes a stop for limiting the rotation of the horizontal flow element with respect to the frame.

19. The blower of claim 11 , wherein the first control is movable between preset positions.

20. The blower of claim 19 , wherein the first control is movable between at least three preset positions.

Assignees

• Generac Power Systems Inc

Inventors

• Wooden William D
• Orgain Anthony
• Joubert Seth

Classifications

• A01G20/47 Primary

  Vacuum or blower devices · CPC title

• E01H1/0809

  Loosening or dislodging by blowing (combined with suction E01H1/0863; with steam E01H1/10; removing snow by blowing E01H5/106; cleaning rails by blowing E01H8/105, E01H8/125; removing fog by blowing E01H13/00; cleaning joints in road construction by blowing E01C23/0906); Drying by means of gas streams (combined with snow or ice melting E01H5/10) · CPC title

• B08B5/02 Primary

  Cleaning by the force of jets, e.g. blowing-out cavities {(airguns or nozzles per se B05B1/005)} · CPC title