All in the head surface cleaning apparatus
First Claim
1. An all in the head surface cleaning apparatus comprising:
- (a) a surface cleaning head comprising;
(i) a front end, a rear end, first and second laterally opposed sidewalls and an air flow path extending from a dirty air inlet to a clean air outlet;
(ii) a brush motor drivingly connected to a moveable brushing member, the brush motor having a brush motor axis;
(iii) a cyclone comprising a cyclone chamber, the cyclone having a longitudinal cyclone axis, a cyclone air inlet and a cyclone air outlet;
(iv)a pre-motor filter chamber housing a pre-motor filter, the pre-motor filter chamber having an air inlet and an air outlet, and the pre-motor filter having an upstream face, a downstream face and a pre-motor filter axis that is generally parallel to the upstream and/or downstream face; and
,(v) a suction motor having a first end, a second end, a suction motor inlet and a suction motor axis extending between the first and second ends,wherein the cyclone axis is oriented generally transverse to a forward direction of travel and the pre-motor filter axis is generally parallel to the forward direction of travel; and
(b) an upper portion moveably mounted to the surface cleaning head between a storage position and a floor cleaning position, the upper portion comprising a drive handle.
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Abstract
An all in the head surface cleaning apparatus may include a surface cleaning head having an air flow path extending from a dirty air inlet to a clean air outlet. The surface cleaning head may include a cyclone including a cyclone chamber and a longitudinal cyclone axis. The surface cleaning head may include a pre-motor filter chamber housing a pre-motor filter. The pre-motor filter may have an upstream face, a downstream face and a pre-motor filter axis that is generally parallel to the upstream and/or downstream face. The surface cleaning apparatus may have a suction motor having a first end, a second end, a suction motor inlet and a suction motor axis extending between the first and second ends. The cyclone axis may be oriented generally transverse to a forward direction of travel and the pre-motor filter axis may be generally parallel to the forward direction of travel.
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20 Claims
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1. An all in the head surface cleaning apparatus comprising:
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(a) a surface cleaning head comprising; (i) a front end, a rear end, first and second laterally opposed sidewalls and an air flow path extending from a dirty air inlet to a clean air outlet; (ii) a brush motor drivingly connected to a moveable brushing member, the brush motor having a brush motor axis; (iii) a cyclone comprising a cyclone chamber, the cyclone having a longitudinal cyclone axis, a cyclone air inlet and a cyclone air outlet; (iv)a pre-motor filter chamber housing a pre-motor filter, the pre-motor filter chamber having an air inlet and an air outlet, and the pre-motor filter having an upstream face, a downstream face and a pre-motor filter axis that is generally parallel to the upstream and/or downstream face; and
,(v) a suction motor having a first end, a second end, a suction motor inlet and a suction motor axis extending between the first and second ends, wherein the cyclone axis is oriented generally transverse to a forward direction of travel and the pre-motor filter axis is generally parallel to the forward direction of travel; and (b) an upper portion moveably mounted to the surface cleaning head between a storage position and a floor cleaning position, the upper portion comprising a drive handle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15)
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14. The apparatus of claim wherein the upper portion comprises a first end coupled to the surface cleaning head and a second end spaced apart from the first end and wherein the drive handle is disposed toward the second end.
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16. An all in the head surface cleaning apparatus comprising
(a) a surface cleaning head comprising: -
(i) a front end, a rear end, first and second laterally opposed sidewalls and an air flow path extending from a dirty air inlet to a clean air outlet; (ii) a brush motor drivingly connected to a moveable brushing member, the brush motor having a brush motor axis; (iii) a cyclone comprising a cyclone chamber, the cyclone having a longitudinal cyclone axis, a cyclone air inlet and a cyclone air outlet; (iv)a pre-motor filter chamber housing a pre-motor filter, the pre-motor filter chamber having an air inlet and an air outlet, and the pre-motor filter having an upstream face, a downstream face and a pre-motor filter axis that is generally parallel to the upstream and/or downstream face; and
,(v) a suction motor having a first end, a second end, a suction motor inlet and a suction motor axis extending between the first and second ends, wherein the surface cleaning head includes a brush chamber and the pre-motor filter extends from a position proximate the brushing member to a position proximate the rear end of the surface cleaning head; and (b) an upper portion moveably mounted to the surface cleaning head between a storage position and a floor cleaning position, the upper portion comprising a drive handle.
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17. A surface cleaning apparatus comprising:
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(a) a cyclone comprising a cyclone chamber, the cyclone having a longitudinal cyclone axis, a cyclone air inlet and a cyclone air outlet; (b) a pre-motor filter chamber housing a pre-motor filter, the pre-motor filter chamber having an air inlet and an air outlet, and the pre-motor filter having an upstream face and a downstream face; and
,(c) a suction motor having a first end, a second end, a suction motor inlet and a suction motor axis extending between the first and second ends, wherein the pre-motor filter chamber air inlet is aligned with the cyclone air outlet, the pre-motor filter chamber air outlet is aligned with the auction motor air inlet and a centreline of the pre-motor filter chamber air inlet is offset from a centreline of the pre-motor filter chamber air outlet.
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18. An all in the head surface cleaning apparatus comprising:
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(a) a surface cleaning head comprising; (i) a front end, a rear end, first and second laterally opposed sidewalls and an air flow path extending from a dirty air inlet to a clean air outlet; (ii) a brush motor drivingly connected to a moveable brushing member, the brush motor having a brush motor axis; (iii) a cyclone comprising a cyclone chamber, the cyclone having a longitudinal cyclone axis, a cyclone air inlet and a cyclone air outlet; (iv)a pre-motor filter chamber housing a pre-motor filter, the pre-motor filter chamber having an air inlet and an air outlet, and the pre-motor filter having an upstream face and a downstream face; and
,(v) a suction motor having a first end, a second end, a suction motor inlet and a suction motor axis extending between the first and second ends, wherein air exiting the cyclone air outlet travels transversely to the pre-motor filter chamber air inlet and air exiting the pre-motor filter chamber air outlet travels in the same transverse direction to the suction motor air inlet; and (b) an upper portion moveably mounted to the surface cleaning head between a storage position and a floor cleaning position, the upper portion comprising a drive handle. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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Specification