Hand carryable surface cleaning apparatus

A hand vacuum cleaner comprising:

• (a) an air flow path extending from a dirty air inlet to a clean air outlet and comprising an air inlet conduit extending downstream from the dirty air inlet;
• (b) a suction motor and fan assembly positioned in the air flow path, the suction motor and fan assembly having a suction motor axis of rotation;
• (c) a cyclonic cleaning stage positioned in the air flow path, the cyclonic cleaning stage having a front end, a rear end and an openable door, the cyclonic cleaning stage comprising a cyclone chamber having a central longitudinal axis extending between the front and rear ends;
• (d) a main body having a handle and a power switch, the handle having a hand grip wherein the hand grip extends upwardly and forwardly when the hand vacuum cleaner is oriented with the central longitudinal axis disposed horizontally and with an upper end of the hand vacuum cleaner positioned above a lower end of the hand vacuum cleaner;
• and,
• (e) a pre-motor filter provided in a pre-motor filter chamber, the pre-motor filter chamber is external to the cyclone chamber,
• wherein the central longitudinal axis intersects the openable door and the hand grip and, wherein, when the hand vacuum cleaner is oriented with the central longitudinal axis disposed horizontally and the hand grip extending upwardly and forwardly, the inlet conduit is positioned above the cyclone chamber and the power switch is located above the central longitudinal axis.

A hand vacuum cleaner comprising:

• (a) an air flow path extending from a dirty air inlet to a clean air outlet;
• (b) a suction motor and fan assembly positioned in the air flow path, the suction motor and fan assembly having a suction motor axis of rotation;
• (c) a cyclonic cleaning stage positioned in the air flow path, the cyclonic cleaning stage having a front end, a rear end and an openable door, the cyclonic cleaning stage comprising a cyclone chamber having a central longitudinal axis extending between the front and rear ends;
• (d) a main body having a handle having a hand grip wherein the hand grip extends upwardly and forwardly when the hand vacuum cleaner is oriented with the central longitudinal axis disposed horizontally and with an upper end of the hand vacuum cleaner positioned above a lower end of the hand vacuum cleaner;
• and,
• (e) a pre-motor filter provided in a pre-motor filter chamber, the pre-motor filter chamber is external to the cyclone chamber,
• wherein the central longitudinal axis intersects the openable door and the hand grip and, wherein, when the hand vacuum cleaner is oriented with the central longitudinal axis disposed horizontally and the hand grip extending upwardly and forwardly, the inlet conduit is positioned above the cyclone chamber and the openable door is mounted to the cyclonic cleaning stage at a location below the central longitudinal axis.