CONFIGURATION OF A CYCLONE ASSEMBLY AND SURFACE CLEANING APPARATUS HAVING SAME
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1. A cyclone separator comprising:
- (a) a cyclone casing defining a cyclone chamber and having first and second spaced apart portions, a fluid inlet, a fluid outlet, a sidewall and a separated material outlet, the first portion including a first end and the second portion including an opposed second end;
(b) the fluid inlet is provided in the first portion;
(c) the separated material outlet is provided in the second portion; and
,(d) the second portion includes a transition member provided adjacent the second end, the transition member having an inner surface that extends inwardly to meet the second end.
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Abstract
A cyclone separator useable in a surface cleaning apparatus comprises a cyclone casing defining a cyclone chamber and having first and second opposed ends and a sidewall extending between the first and second ends. A transition member is provided adjacent the end of the cyclone casing distal to the fluid inlet. The transition member has an inner surface the extends inwardly between the sidewall and the distal end.
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1. A cyclone separator comprising:
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(a) a cyclone casing defining a cyclone chamber and having first and second spaced apart portions, a fluid inlet, a fluid outlet, a sidewall and a separated material outlet, the first portion including a first end and the second portion including an opposed second end; (b) the fluid inlet is provided in the first portion; (c) the separated material outlet is provided in the second portion; and
,(d) the second portion includes a transition member provided adjacent the second end, the transition member having an inner surface that extends inwardly to meet the second end. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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