Air flow passage for a vacuum cleaner
First Claim
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1. A vacuum cleaner comprising:
- (a) a cleaning head for cleaning a surface;
(b) a fluid flow path from a dirty air inlet of the cleaning head to a clean air outlet and including a cyclone container having a longitudinal axis, the cyclone container having a longitudinal wall having an outer surface and an interior volume; and
(c) an air flow conduit forming a one piece assembly with the cyclone container, the air flow conduit spaced laterally from the interior volume positioned exterior to the cyclone container, extending in a longitudinal direction of the cyclone container and removable with the cyclone container from the vacuum cleaner, the air flow conduit forming part of the fluid flow path through the vacuum cleaner.
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Abstract
A vacuum cleaner is provided having improved pressure loss characteristics. A fluid supply conduit in flow communication with an inlet to a cyclone is integrally formed as part of a cyclone bin. The present invention may be adapted for use with cyclonic separation devices of all types, including single- and multi-stage cyclonic separators.
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11 Claims
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1. A vacuum cleaner comprising:
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(a) a cleaning head for cleaning a surface; (b) a fluid flow path from a dirty air inlet of the cleaning head to a clean air outlet and including a cyclone container having a longitudinal axis, the cyclone container having a longitudinal wall having an outer surface and an interior volume; and (c) an air flow conduit forming a one piece assembly with the cyclone container, the air flow conduit spaced laterally from the interior volume positioned exterior to the cyclone container, extending in a longitudinal direction of the cyclone container and removable with the cyclone container from the vacuum cleaner, the air flow conduit forming part of the fluid flow path through the vacuum cleaner. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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