Surface cleaning apparatus
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1. A surface cleaning apparatus comprising:
- (a) a dirt air inlet and a cleaned air outlet and a fluid flow path extending therebetween;
(b) at least one cyclone having a longitudinally extending cyclone axis and a suction motor having a longitudinally extending motor axis positioned adjacent the at least one cyclone wherein the longitudinally extending cyclone axis and the longitudinally extending motor axis are laterally spaced apart and generally parallel and wherein the at least one cyclone and the suction motor are part of the fluid flow path;
(c) a dirt collection chamber in communication with the at least one cyclone, the dirt collection chamber having an openable end wall; and
,(d) the at least one cyclone and the entire dirt collection chamber are non-removably secured to the surface cleaning apparatus and are emptyable while connected together.
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Abstract
A vacuum cleaner comprises adjacent housings, which contain the filtration and suction fan motor assembly of the vacuum cleaner.
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1. A surface cleaning apparatus comprising:
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(a) a dirt air inlet and a cleaned air outlet and a fluid flow path extending therebetween; (b) at least one cyclone having a longitudinally extending cyclone axis and a suction motor having a longitudinally extending motor axis positioned adjacent the at least one cyclone wherein the longitudinally extending cyclone axis and the longitudinally extending motor axis are laterally spaced apart and generally parallel and wherein the at least one cyclone and the suction motor are part of the fluid flow path; (c) a dirt collection chamber in communication with the at least one cyclone, the dirt collection chamber having an openable end wall; and
,(d) the at least one cyclone and the entire dirt collection chamber are non-removably secured to the surface cleaning apparatus and are emptyable while connected together. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A surface cleaning apparatus comprising:
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(a) a dirt air inlet and a cleaned air outlet and a fluid flow path extending therebetween; (b) at least one cyclone having a longitudinally extending first cyclone axis; (c) a suction motor having a longitudinally extending motor axis positioned adjacent the at least one cyclone wherein the longitudinally extending cyclone axis and the longitudinally extending motor axis are spaced apart and generally parallel and wherein the at least one cyclone and the suction motor are part of the fluid flow path, (d) an air flow passage is provided from the at least one cyclone to the suction motor, the air flow passage comprising a transverse portion and first and second opposed walls that extend in the direction of air flow through the passage; and
,(e) at least one openable door comprising the first opposed wall is provided on an end of the surface cleaning apparatus, whereby, when the door is opened, the first opposed wall is moved relative to the second opposed wall such that the transverse portion of the airflow passage is opened.
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33. A surface cleaning apparatus comprising:
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(a) a dirt air inlet and a cleaned air outlet and a fluid flow path extending therebetween; (b) at least one cyclone having a longitudinally extending first cyclone axis; (c) a suction motor having a longitudinally extending motor axis positioned adjacent the at least one cyclone wherein the longitudinally extending cyclone axis and the longitudinally extending motor axis are spaced apart and generally parallel and wherein the at least one cyclone and the suction motor are part of the fluid flow path, (d) an air flow passage is provided from the at least one cyclone to the suction motor, the air flow passage having first and second opposed walls that extend in the direction of air flow through the passage; and
,(e) a door closes an end of the surface cleaning apparatus, whereby, when the door is opened, the first opposed wall is moved and the second opposed wall remains in position such that the airflow passage is opened.
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34. A surface cleaning apparatus comprising:
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(a) a dirt air inlet and a cleaned air outlet and a fluid flow path extending therebetween; and
,(b) a first housing comprising at least one cyclone and having a longitudinally extending first cyclone axis and a dirt container associated with the at least one cyclone; (c) a suction motor having a longitudinally extending motor axis positioned adjacent the at least one cyclone wherein the longitudinally extending cyclone axis and the longitudinally extending motor axis are spaced apart and generally parallel and wherein the at least one cyclone and the suction motor are part of the fluid flow path; and
,(d) the first housing has an end attached to the first housing and a plate mounted to the end is provided in the first housing spaced from the end and the end of the first housing is openable while positioned adjacent to the suction motor.
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35. A surface cleaning apparatus comprising:
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(a) a dirt air inlet and a cleaned air outlet and a fluid flow path extending therebetween; and
,(b) a first housing comprising at least one cyclone and having a longitudinally extending first cyclone axis and a dirt container associated with the at least one cyclone; (c) a suction motor having a longitudinally extending motor axis positioned adjacent the at least one cyclone wherein the longitudinally extending cyclone axis and the longitudinally extending motor axis are spaced apart and generally parallel and wherein the at least one cyclone and the suction motor are part of the fluid flow path; and
,(d) the first housing comprises a single cyclone, a dirt collection chamber, and an openable end wall, and the end wall of the first housing is openable when the entire dirt collection chamber is positioned adjacent to the suction motor.
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36. A surface cleaning apparatus comprising:
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(a) a dirt air inlet and a cleaned air outlet and a fluid flow path extending therebetween; and
,(b) first and second housings positioned side by side, the first housing comprises at least one cyclone having a dirt collection chamber, the dirt collection chamber having a pivotally openable end wall and the at least one cyclone has an exterior wall and the second housing comprises a suction motor and has an exterior wall wherein the at least one cyclone and the suction motor are part of the fluid flow path; wherein the first and second housings are non-removably secured in position with respect to each other and the surface cleaning apparatus has an absence of a housing inhibiting opening of the end wall of the dirt collection chamber. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39)
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