Handheld surface cleaning apparatus
First Claim
1. A hand vacuum cleaner having a handle, a front end, a rear end, an upper end, a lower end and first and second laterally spaced apart sides and comprising:
- (a) an air flow path extending from a dirty air inlet to a clean air outlet, the dirty air inlet is provided at the front end of the hand vacuum cleaner;
(b) a cyclone assembly positioned in the air flow path and having a cyclone assembly air inlet, a cyclone assembly air outlet, a cyclone chamber, a dirt collection region and a cyclone axis of rotation;
(c) a pre-motor filter downstream of the cyclone chamber;
(d) a suction motor positioned in the air flow path upstream of the clean air outlet, the suction motor is positioned in a suction motor housing; and
,(e) a battery pack comprising a first row of batteries wherein a longitudinal axis extends through the first row of batteries, the longitudinal axis intersects at least three batteries of the first row of batteries and is oriented generally vertically,wherein, the first row of batteries is positioned exterior to the handle and exterior to the suction motor housing, andwherein, at least a portion of the battery pack is positioned rearward of the dirt collection region and at least a portion of the battery pack is positioned directly underneath at least a portion of one or both of the cyclone assembly and the pre-motor filter.
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Abstract
A hand vacuum cleaner has an air flow path extending from a dirty air inlet to a clean air outlet. A cyclone assembly including a dirt collection region is positioned in the air flow path, a pre-motor filter is positioned downstream from the cyclone chamber and a suction motor is positioned upstream of a clean air outlet. A battery pack is positioned such that at least a portion of the battery pack is positioned rearward of the dirt collection region and at least a portion of the battery pack underlies at least a portion of one or both of the cyclone assembly and the pre-motor filter.
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1. A hand vacuum cleaner having a handle, a front end, a rear end, an upper end, a lower end and first and second laterally spaced apart sides and comprising:
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(a) an air flow path extending from a dirty air inlet to a clean air outlet, the dirty air inlet is provided at the front end of the hand vacuum cleaner; (b) a cyclone assembly positioned in the air flow path and having a cyclone assembly air inlet, a cyclone assembly air outlet, a cyclone chamber, a dirt collection region and a cyclone axis of rotation; (c) a pre-motor filter downstream of the cyclone chamber; (d) a suction motor positioned in the air flow path upstream of the clean air outlet, the suction motor is positioned in a suction motor housing; and
,(e) a battery pack comprising a first row of batteries wherein a longitudinal axis extends through the first row of batteries, the longitudinal axis intersects at least three batteries of the first row of batteries and is oriented generally vertically, wherein, the first row of batteries is positioned exterior to the handle and exterior to the suction motor housing, and wherein, at least a portion of the battery pack is positioned rearward of the dirt collection region and at least a portion of the battery pack is positioned directly underneath at least a portion of one or both of the cyclone assembly and the pre-motor filter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A hand vacuum cleaner having a handle, a front end, a rear end, an upper end, a lower end and first and second laterally spaced apart sides and comprising:
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(a) an air flow path extending from a dirty air inlet to a clean air outlet, wherein the dirty air inlet has a flow direction when the hand vacuum cleaner is in operation, and wherein the dirty air inlet is provided at the front end of the hand vacuum cleaner; (b) a cyclone assembly positioned in the air flow path and having a cyclone assembly air inlet, a cyclone assembly air outlet, a cyclone chamber, a dirt collection region and a cyclone axis of rotation, the cyclone axis of rotation is oriented horizontally and is centrally positioned in the cyclone chamber; (c) a pre-motor filter downstream of the cyclone chamber; (d) a suction motor positioned in the air flow path upstream of the clean air outlet; and
,(e) a plurality of energy storage members wherein, the plurality of energy storage members are provided in a lower portion of the hand vacuum cleaner, wherein some of the energy storage members are arranged one above another and some are arranged one behind another and wherein at least some of the energy storage members are positioned directly underneath at least a portion of one or both of the cyclone assembly and the pre-motor filter. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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