CYCLONIC SEPARATOR FOR A VACUUM CLEANER
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1. A vacuum cleaner, comprising:
- a suction nozzle adapted to be moved along a surface to be cleaned;
a suction source generating a working air flow at the suction nozzle; and
a separator and collection module separating and collecting debris from the working air flow, comprising;
a housing having an air inlet in fluid communication with the suction nozzle and an air outlet;
a first separation chamber defined within the housing downstream of the air inlet and upstream of the air outlet; and
an exhaust grill downstream of the first separation chamber and upstream of the air outlet, the exhaust grill comprising a plurality of spaced vanes that define a plurality of air inlet passages from the first separation chamber to an interior of the exhaust grill;
wherein at least one of the vanes defines an air exhaust conduit that is in fluid communication with the air outlet.
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Abstract
A vacuum cleaner comprises an improved dirt separator and collection module, which includes an exhaust grill comprising a plurality of vanes defining inlet passages for guiding working air through the module. At least one of the vanes can define an air exhaust conduit for exhausting working air from the module through the exhaust grill.
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1. A vacuum cleaner, comprising:
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a suction nozzle adapted to be moved along a surface to be cleaned; a suction source generating a working air flow at the suction nozzle; and a separator and collection module separating and collecting debris from the working air flow, comprising; a housing having an air inlet in fluid communication with the suction nozzle and an air outlet; a first separation chamber defined within the housing downstream of the air inlet and upstream of the air outlet; and an exhaust grill downstream of the first separation chamber and upstream of the air outlet, the exhaust grill comprising a plurality of spaced vanes that define a plurality of air inlet passages from the first separation chamber to an interior of the exhaust grill; wherein at least one of the vanes defines an air exhaust conduit that is in fluid communication with the air outlet. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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