Vacuum cleaner
First Claim
1. A vacuum cleaner comprising:
- a main separating unit;
a porous filter;
an auxiliary separating unit having a higher airflow resistance than the porous filter and a higher airflow resistance that the main separating unit, and wherein the auxiliary separating unit comprises a cyclone separator,a vacuum source adapted to generate an airstream; and
airflow passages configured to operate in a vacuum cleaning mode and a filter cleaning mode, wherein;
in the vacuum cleaning mode, the airflow passages are configured to direct the airstream through the main separating unit and then through the filter in a first direction, and the airflow substantially bypasses the auxiliary separating unit, andin the filter cleaning mode, the airflow passages are configured to direct the airstream through the filter in a second direction, opposite the first direction, and then through the auxiliary separating unit.
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Abstract
A vacuum cleaner having a main separating unit, a filter, an auxiliary separating unit, a vacuum source adapted to generate an airstream, and airflow passages configured to operate in a vacuum cleaning mode and a filter cleaning mode. In the vacuum cleaning mode, the airflow passages are configured to direct the airstream through the main separating unit and then through the filter in a first direction, and the airflow substantially bypasses the auxiliary separating unit. In the filter cleaning mode, the airflow passages are configured to direct the airstream through the filter in a second direction, opposite the first direction, and then through the auxiliary separating unit. A method for operating a vacuum cleaner is also provided.
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16 Claims
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1. A vacuum cleaner comprising:
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a main separating unit; a porous filter; an auxiliary separating unit having a higher airflow resistance than the porous filter and a higher airflow resistance that the main separating unit, and wherein the auxiliary separating unit comprises a cyclone separator, a vacuum source adapted to generate an airstream; and airflow passages configured to operate in a vacuum cleaning mode and a filter cleaning mode, wherein; in the vacuum cleaning mode, the airflow passages are configured to direct the airstream through the main separating unit and then through the filter in a first direction, and the airflow substantially bypasses the auxiliary separating unit, and in the filter cleaning mode, the airflow passages are configured to direct the airstream through the filter in a second direction, opposite the first direction, and then through the auxiliary separating unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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