Hand carriable surface cleaning apparatus
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1. A hand vacuum cleaner having a front end, a rear end, and comprising:
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(b) a dirty fluid inlet;
(c) a cyclone bin assembly comprising a cyclone chamber downstream of the dirty fluid inlet, the cyclone chamber comprising a first end, a second end, a cyclone axis, a cyclone air inlet and a cyclone air outlet wherein the cyclone air outlet is located at the second end;
(d) a pre-motor filter comprising an upstream side and a downstream side, the pre-motor filter is positioned in a pre-motor filter housing having an openable cover, the cyclone axis extends through the pre-motor filter housing;
(e) a suction motor positioned in the main housing and located downstream of the pre-motor filter and rearward of the cyclone bin assembly;
(f) an air flow path extending from the pre-motor filter to the suction motor;
(g) a clean air outlet downstream of the suction motor; and
,(h) a handle connected to the hand vacuum cleaner at first and second locations, wherein the first location is at a position of the suction motor in the main housing and a first handle portion is connected at the first location, wherein a projection of the first handle portion extends through the suction motor,wherein the pre-motor filter housing is openable without moving the handle with respect to the cyclone chamber, andwherein the pre-motor filter housing cover is openable while the cyclone bin assembly is in fluid flow communication with the suction motor.
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Abstract
A hand vacuum cleaner comprises an air flow passage extending from a dirty air inlet to a clean air outlet. A suction motor is positioned in the air flow path. At least one air treatment member, which is optionally a cyclone chamber, is positioned in the air flow path. A pre-motor filter is positioned in a pre-motor filter housing having an openable cover and the air treatment member air outlet axis extends through the pre-motor filter housing.
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1. A hand vacuum cleaner having a front end, a rear end, and comprising:
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(a) a main housing; (b) a dirty fluid inlet; (c) a cyclone bin assembly comprising a cyclone chamber downstream of the dirty fluid inlet, the cyclone chamber comprising a first end, a second end, a cyclone axis, a cyclone air inlet and a cyclone air outlet wherein the cyclone air outlet is located at the second end; (d) a pre-motor filter comprising an upstream side and a downstream side, the pre-motor filter is positioned in a pre-motor filter housing having an openable cover, the cyclone axis extends through the pre-motor filter housing; (e) a suction motor positioned in the main housing and located downstream of the pre-motor filter and rearward of the cyclone bin assembly; (f) an air flow path extending from the pre-motor filter to the suction motor; (g) a clean air outlet downstream of the suction motor; and
,(h) a handle connected to the hand vacuum cleaner at first and second locations, wherein the first location is at a position of the suction motor in the main housing and a first handle portion is connected at the first location, wherein a projection of the first handle portion extends through the suction motor, wherein the pre-motor filter housing is openable without moving the handle with respect to the cyclone chamber, and wherein the pre-motor filter housing cover is openable while the cyclone bin assembly is in fluid flow communication with the suction motor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A hand vacuum cleaner having a front end, a rear end and comprising:
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(a) a main housing; (b) a dirty fluid inlet; (c) a cyclone bin assembly comprising a cyclone chamber downstream of the dirty fluid inlet, the cyclone chamber comprising a first end, a second end, a cyclone air inlet, a cyclone axis, and a cyclone air outlet that is located at the second end; (d) a pre-motor filter comprising an upstream side and a downstream side, the pre-motor filter is positioned in a pre-motor filter housing having an openable cover; (e) a suction motor positioned in the main housing and located downstream of the pre-motor filter and rearward of the cyclone bin assembly; (f) an air flow path extending from the pre-motor filter to the suction motor; (g) a clean air outlet downstream of the suction motor; and
,(h) a handle connected to the hand vacuum cleaner at first and second locations wherein the first location is at a position of the suction motor in the main housing, the handle has a first handle portion provided at the first location, a projection of the first handle portion extends through the suction motor, and the pre-motor filter housing is openable without moving the handle with respect to the cyclone chamber; wherein the pre-motor filter housing cover is openable while the cyclone chamber is in fluid flow communication with the suction motor, and wherein the first and second locations are provided other than on the openable pre-motor filter housing cover. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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