Vacuum cleaner equipped with dirt cup and separate filter drawer
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1. A vacuum cleaner, comprising:
- a housing;
a nozzle inlet;
a suction generator carried on said housing;
a dirt cup carried on said housing and having an inlet and an outlet, said inlet and said outlet providing fluid communication between said nozzle inlet, said dirt cup and said suction generator;
said outlet is provided in a bottom wall of said dirt cup; and
a filter assembly positioned outside said dirt cup and in fluid communication with said nozzle inlet, said suction generator and said dirt cup, said filter assembly including a filter holder and a filter element held in said filter holder, wherein said filter assembly and dirt cup are removable as one assembly from the housing.
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Abstract
A vacuum cleaner includes a housing, a nozzle inlet, a suction generator, a dirt cup and a filter assembly. The suction generator, dirt cup and filter assembly are all carried on the housing. The dirt cup includes an inlet and an outlet that provide fluid communication between the nozzle inlet, the dirt cup and the suction generator. The filter assembly is also provided in fluid communication with the nozzle inlet, the suction generator and the dirt cup. The filter assembly includes a filter holder displaceable between an open position and a closed position and a filter element that is held in the filter holder.
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1. A vacuum cleaner, comprising:
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a housing; a nozzle inlet; a suction generator carried on said housing; a dirt cup carried on said housing and having an inlet and an outlet, said inlet and said outlet providing fluid communication between said nozzle inlet, said dirt cup and said suction generator;
said outlet is provided in a bottom wall of said dirt cup; anda filter assembly positioned outside said dirt cup and in fluid communication with said nozzle inlet, said suction generator and said dirt cup, said filter assembly including a filter holder and a filter element held in said filter holder, wherein said filter assembly and dirt cup are removable as one assembly from the housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A vacuum cleaner, comprising:
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a housing including a nozzle section having a nozzle inlet and a canister section; a suction generator carried on said housing; a dirt cup carried on said housing and having an inlet and an outlet, said inlet and said outlet providing fluid communication between said nozzle inlet, said dirt cup and said suction generator; and a filter assembly positioned outside said dirt cup and in fluid communication with said nozzle inlet, said suction generator and said dirt cup, said filter assembly including a filter holder and a filter element held in said filter holder, wherein said filter assembly and dirt cup are removable as one assembly from the housing. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24)
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