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US 10,149,587 B2Granted
Cyclone assembly for surface cleaning apparatus and a surface cleaning apparatus having same
AssigneeOmachron Intellectual Property Inc.
InventorsWayne Ernest Conrad, Dave Petersen
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Abstract
A cyclone assembly for a surface cleaning apparatus has a first cyclonic cleaning stage having a first end moveable between a closed position in which a first stage cyclone chamber and a first stage dirt collection chamber are closed and an open position in which the first stage cyclone chamber and the first stage dirt collection chamber are open, and a second cyclonic cleaning stage having a second end moveable between a closed position in which a plurality of second stage cyclone chambers and at least one second stage dirt collection chamber are closed and an open position in which the second stage cyclone chambers and the second stage dirt collection chamber are open.
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A cyclone bin assembly for a surface cleaning apparatus, the cyclone bin assembly having first and second longitudinally spaced apart ends, the cyclone bin assembly comprising:
- (a) a first cyclonic cleaning stage comprising at least one first stage cyclone having a first stage cyclone chamber and a first stage dirt collection chamber external to the cyclone chamber, the first cyclonic cleaning stage having a longitudinal axis and first and second longitudinally spaced apart ends wherein the first end is moveable between a closed position in which the first stage cyclone chamber and the first stage dirt collection chamber are closed and an open position in which the first stage cyclone chamber and the first stage dirt collection chamber are open;
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- (b) a second cyclonic cleaning stage downstream from the first cyclonic cleaning stage and comprising a plurality of second stage cyclones in parallel and at least one second stage dirt collection chamber external to the cyclone chambers, wherein each of the plurality of second stage cyclones has a second stage cyclone chamber, the second cyclonic cleaning stage having a longitudinal axis and first and second longitudinally spaced apart ends, wherein each of the second stage cyclone chambers has first and second longitudinally spaced apart ends and the at least one second stage dirt collection chamber has first and second longitudinally spaced apart ends,
- wherein the second cyclonic cleaning stage is axially aligned with and faces the first cyclonic cleaning stage whereby the first end of the second cyclonic cleaning stage is proximal to the second end of the first cyclonic cleaning stage and the second end of the second cyclonic cleaning stage is axially spaced from the first end of the second cyclonic cleaning stage, and
- wherein the second end of the second cyclonic cleaning stage is moveable between a closed position in which the second end of each of the second stage cyclone chambers and the second end of the at least one second stage dirt collection chamber are each closed concurrently and an open position in which the second end of each of the second stage cyclone chambers and the second end of at least one second stage dirt collection chamber are each opened concurrently.
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A cyclone bin assembly for a surface cleaning apparatus, the cyclone bin assembly having first and second longitudinally spaced apart ends, the cyclone bin assembly comprising:
- (a) a first cyclonic cleaning stage comprising at least one first stage cyclone having a first stage cyclone chamber and a first stage dirt collection chamber external to the cyclone chamber, the first cyclonic cleaning stage having a longitudinal axis and first and second longitudinally spaced apart ends wherein the first end is moveable between a closed position in which the first stage cyclone chamber and the first stage dirt collection chamber are closed and an open position in which the first stage cyclone chamber and the first stage dirt collection chamber are open;
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- (b) a second cyclonic cleaning stage downstream from the first cyclonic cleaning stage and comprising a plurality of second stage cyclones in parallel and at least one second stage dirt collection chamber external to the cyclone chambers, wherein each of the plurality of second stage cyclones has a second stage cyclone chamber, the second cyclonic cleaning stage having a longitudinal axis and first and second longitudinally spaced apart ends, wherein each of the second stage cyclone chambers has first and second longitudinally spaced apart ends and the at least one second stage dirt collection chamber has first and second longitudinally spaced apart ends,
- wherein the second cyclonic cleaning stage overlies the first cyclonic cleaning stage, and
- wherein the second end of the second cyclonic cleaning stage is moveable between a closed position in which the second end of each of the second stage cyclone chambers and the second end of the at least one second stage dirt collection chamber are each closed concurrently and an open position in which the second end of each of the second stage cyclone chambers and the second end of the at least one second stage dirt collection chamber are each opened concurrently.
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A cyclone bin assembly for a surface cleaning apparatus, the cyclone bin assembly having first and second longitudinally spaced apart ends, the cyclone bin assembly comprising:
- (a) a first cyclonic cleaning stage comprising at least one first stage cyclone having a first stage cyclone chamber and a first stage dirt collection chamber external to the cyclone chamber, the first cyclonic cleaning stage having a longitudinal axis and first and second longitudinally spaced apart ends wherein the first end is moveable between a closed position in which the first stage cyclone chamber and the first stage dirt collection chamber are closed and an open position in which the first stage cyclone chamber and the first stage dirt collection chamber are open and wherein the first stage cyclone chamber has an air outlet at the second end of the first cyclonic cleaning stage;
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- (b) a second cyclonic cleaning stage downstream from the first cyclonic cleaning stage and comprising a plurality of second stage cyclones in parallel and at least one second stage dirt collection chamber external to the cyclone chambers, wherein each of the plurality of second stage cyclones has a second stage cyclone chamber, the second cyclonic cleaning stage having a longitudinal axis and first and second longitudinally spaced apart ends, the second stage cyclone chambers have air inlets at the first end of the second cyclonic cleaning stage and the first end of the second cyclonic cleaning stage faces the second end of the first cyclonic cleaning stage, wherein each of the second stage cyclone chambers has first and second longitudinally spaced apart ends and the at least one second stage dirt collection chamber has first and second longitudinally spaced apart ends,
- wherein the first end of the second cyclonic cleaning stage is proximal to the second end of the first cyclonic cleaning stage and the second end of the second cyclonic cleaning stage is axially spaced from the first end of the second cyclonic cleaning stage, and
- wherein the second end of the second cyclonic cleaning stage is moveable between a closed position in which the second end of each of the second stage cyclone chambers and the second end of the at least one second stage dirt collection chamber are each closed concurrently and an open position in which the second end of each of the second stage cyclone chambers and the second end of the at least one second stage dirt collection chamber are each opened concurrently.
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