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 and a dirt collection chamber external to the cyclone chamber, the cyclone having a longitudinal cyclone axis;
(iv)a suction motor having a first end, a second end and a suction motor axis extending between the first and second ends,wherein the suction, cyclone and brush motor axes are generally parallel and the cyclone chamber has an air outlet end that is opposed to and faces an air inlet end of the suction motor; 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 and a brush motor drivingly connected to a moveable brushing member and the brush motor may have a brush motor axis. The surface cleaning head may include a cyclone comprising a cyclone chamber and a dirt collection chamber external to the cyclone chamber. The cyclone may have a longitudinal cyclone axis. The surface cleaning head may have a suction motor having a first end, a second end and a suction motor axis extending between the first and second ends. The suction, cyclone and brush motor axes may be generally parallel. The cyclone chamber may have an air outlet end that is opposed to and faces an air inlet end of the suction motor.
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17 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 and a dirt collection chamber external to the cyclone chamber, the cyclone having a longitudinal cyclone axis; (iv)a suction motor having a first end, a second end and a suction motor axis extending between the first and second ends, wherein the suction, cyclone and brush motor axes are generally parallel and the cyclone chamber has an air outlet end that is opposed to and faces an air inlet end of the suction motor; 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 (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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- 2. The apparatus of claim wherein the suction, cyclone and brush motor axes are oriented generally transverse to a forward direction of travel.
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