Nozzle assembly with high efficiency agitator cavity
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1. A nozzle assembly for a floor cleaning apparatus, comprising:
- a housing including a transverse axis and a bulkhead defining at least a portion of an agitator cavity in said housing; and
a suction port provided in said bulkhead in fluid communication with said agitator cavity, said suction port including a first side, a second side, an inlet end and an outlet end;
said nozzle assembly being characterized by an air guide carried on said housing having a portion thereof curving toward said inlet end and said first side of said suction port and said bulkhead being angled away from said transverse axis toward said inlet end and said second side of said suction port.
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Abstract
A vacuum cleaner includes a nozzle assembly, a canister assembly, a suction generator and a dirt collection vessel. The nozzle assembly includes a housing having a transverse axis and a bulkhead defining at least a portion of an agitator cavity in the housing. A suction port is provided in the bulkhead. An air guide carried on the housing has a portion curving toward an inlet end and a first side of the suction port. The bulkhead is angled away from a transverse axis of the housing toward the inlet end and a second side of the suction port.
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1. A nozzle assembly for a floor cleaning apparatus, comprising:
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a housing including a transverse axis and a bulkhead defining at least a portion of an agitator cavity in said housing; and
a suction port provided in said bulkhead in fluid communication with said agitator cavity, said suction port including a first side, a second side, an inlet end and an outlet end;
said nozzle assembly being characterized by an air guide carried on said housing having a portion thereof curving toward said inlet end and said first side of said suction port and said bulkhead being angled away from said transverse axis toward said inlet end and said second side of said suction port. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A vacuum cleaner, comprising:
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a nozzle assembly including a housing having a transverse axis and a bulkhead defining at least a portion of an agitator cavity in said housing;
a canister assembly;
a suction generator carried on one of said nozzle assembly and said canister assembly;
a dirt collection vessel carried on one of said nozzle assembly and said canister assembly;
said vacuum cleaner being characterized by;
a suction port provided in said bulkhead in fluid communication with said agitator cavity and said suction generator, said suction port including a first side, a second side, an inlet end and an outlet end; and
an air guide carried on said housing having a portion thereof curving toward said inlet end of said first side of said suction port and said bulkhead being angled away from said transverse axis toward said inlet end and said second side of said suction port. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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