Cyclonic surface cleaning apparatus with externally positioned dirt chamber
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1. A surface cleaning apparatus comprising:
- (a) a surface cleaning nozzle having a dirty air inlet that is downwardly oriented;
(b) a filtration apparatus comprising a cyclone downstream from the dirty air inlet, the cyclone having a cyclone chamber, a cyclone air outlet, a dirt outlet, and a lower openable portion, wherein the lower openable portion of the cyclone comprises a cyclone dirt collection surface and the cyclone air outlet;
(c) a downwardly openable dirt collection chamber exterior to the cyclone chamber in communication with the dirt outlet, the dirt collection chamber having a lower openable end portion that comprises a dirt collection surface, and the lower end portion of the dirt collection chamber is openable concurrently with the lower openable portion of the cyclone;
(d) a suction motor; and
,(e) a clean air outlet downstream from the suction motor.
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Abstract
A surface cleaning apparatus comprises a filtration apparatus comprising a cyclone and an openable dirt collection chamber in communication with the cyclone dirt outlet. The dirt collection chamber has an openable end portion that comprises a wall that is intersected by the longitudinally extending axis, and when the end portion is in an open position, the cyclone chamber has an absence of any member having a larger diameter than the vortex finder whereby the dirt collection chamber and the cyclone are concurrently emptyable when the dirt collection chamber is opened.
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14 Claims
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1. A surface cleaning apparatus comprising:
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(a) a surface cleaning nozzle having a dirty air inlet that is downwardly oriented; (b) a filtration apparatus comprising a cyclone downstream from the dirty air inlet, the cyclone having a cyclone chamber, a cyclone air outlet, a dirt outlet, and a lower openable portion, wherein the lower openable portion of the cyclone comprises a cyclone dirt collection surface and the cyclone air outlet; (c) a downwardly openable dirt collection chamber exterior to the cyclone chamber in communication with the dirt outlet, the dirt collection chamber having a lower openable end portion that comprises a dirt collection surface, and the lower end portion of the dirt collection chamber is openable concurrently with the lower openable portion of the cyclone; (d) a suction motor; and
,(e) a clean air outlet downstream from the suction motor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A hand held surface cleaning apparatus comprising:
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(a) a main body having a top, a bottom and a nozzle with a dirty air inlet; (b) a filtration apparatus provided on the main body and comprising a cyclone downstream from the dirty air inlet, the cyclone having a cyclone chamber, a cyclone air outlet, a cyclone air inlet aligned substantially with the entire nozzle, a dirt outlet and a lower openable portion, wherein the lower openable portion of the cyclone comprises a cyclone dirt collection surface; (c) a downwardly openable dirt collection chamber in communication with the dirt outlet, the dirt collection chamber having a lower openable end portion that comprises a dirt collection surface, and the lower end portion of the dirt collection chamber is openable concurrently with the lower openable portion of the cyclone (d) a suction motor; and
,(e) a clean air outlet downstream from the suction motor. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A hand held surface cleaning apparatus comprising:
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(a) a main body having a top, a bottom, a nozzle with a dirty air inlet wherein the nozzle is directly connected to a bottom portion of the main body; (b) a filtration apparatus provided on the main body and comprising a cyclone downstream from the dirty air inlet, the cyclone having a cyclone chamber, a cyclone air outlet, a cyclone air inlet provided in a bottom portion of the filtration apparatus, a dirt outlet and a lower openable portion, wherein the lower openable portion of the cyclone comprises a cyclone dirt collection surface; (c) a downwardly openable dirt collection chamber in communication with the dirt outlet, the dirt collection chamber having a lower openable end portion that comprises a dirt collection surface, and the lower end portion of the dirt collection chamber is openable concurrently with the lower openable portion of the cyclone; (d) a suction motor; and
,(e) a clean air outlet downstream from the suction motor. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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