# US 10,765,282 B2 · Vacuum cleaner > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,765,282 B2 - Document ID: US10765282B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/301,331 - Filed: 2017-11-22 - Published: 2019-11-07 - Granted: 2020-09-08 - Earliest claimed: 2016-12-03 - Assignees: Koninklijke Philips N.V. - Applicants: Koninklijke Philips N.V. - Inventors: Matthijs Hendrikus Lubbers - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10765282B2 ## CPC - A47L 9/1666: {with filtering means} - A47L 5/28: Suction cleaners with handles and nozzles fixed on the casings, e.g. wheeled suction cleaners with steering handle (A47L5/24 takes precedence) - A47L 9/165: {Construction of inlets} - A47L 9/248: {Parts, details or accessories of hoses or pipes (nozzles A47L9/02)} - A47L: DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING (brushes A46B; cleaning quantities of bottles or of other hollow articles of one kind B08B9/00; laundry D06F); SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL (cleaning in general B08) ## Abstract A vacuum cleaner comprises a nozzle (N) for cleaning a surface, a suction tube (T) for receiving input air from the nozzle (N), a cyclone device having a cyclone (C) and a dirt container (DC) both oriented substantially perpendicular to the suction tube (T), a cyclone device input coupled to the suction tube (T) from which the input air is transported, following a spiral around a center, in a first direction substantially perpendicular to the suction tube (T) to reach a stage (V) at which dirt is separated from the input air to obtain cyclone output air, from which stage the cyclone output air is conveyed through a conduit in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the suction tube (T) and opposite to the first direction to arrive at a cyclone device output, a filter (F) for filtering the cyclone output air, and an airflow generator (A) for generating an airflow through the suction tube (T), the cyclone (C) and the filter (F), wherein when the nozzle (N) is touching the surface, the suction tube (T) is put in a substantially horizontal position, the first and second directions are substantially perpendicular to the surface, with the notion substantially perpendicular allowing for a deviation of not more than 35 degrees. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A vacuum cleaner comprising: a nozzle (N) for cleaning a surface; a suction tube (T) for receiving input air from the nozzle (N); a cyclone device having a cyclone (C) and a dirt container (DC) both oriented substantially perpendicular to the suction tube (T), a cyclone device input coupled to the suction tube (T) from which the input air is transported, following a spiral around a center, in a first direction substantially perpendicular to the suction tube (T) to reach a stage (V) at which dirt is separated from the input air to obtain cyclone output air, from which stage the cyclone output air is conveyed through a conduit in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the suction tube (T) and opposite to the first direction to arrive at a cyclone device output, wherein the cyclone (C) and a handle (H) are titled towards the suction tube (T) by an angle of between 15 and 35 degrees compared to a line perpendicular to the suction tube (T); a filter (F) for filtering the cyclone output air; and an airflow generator (A) for generating an airflow through the suction tube (T), the cyclone (C) and the filter (F), wherein when the nozzle (N) is touching the surface and the suction tube (T) is put in a substantially horizontal position, the first and second directions are substantially perpendicular to the surface. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) A vacuum cleaner as claimed in claim 1, wherein when the suction tube (T) is in a substantially horizontal position, the cyclone device, the filter (F) and the airflow generator (A) substantially do not extend below the suction tube (T). ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) A vacuum cleaner as claimed in claim 1, wherein the airflow generator (A) is arranged below a handle (H). ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) A vacuum cleaner as claimed in claim 1, in which an air channel has no bends for a length of at least 25 mm before the cyclone device input. ### Claim 5 A vacuum cleaner, comprising: a nozzle (N) disposed at a distal end of the vacuum cleaner; a suction tube (T) being coupled to the nozzle (N) and adapted to receive input air from the nozzle (N); a cyclone device (CD) comprising a cyclone (C) and a dirt container (DC), an input to the cyclone device being coupled to the suction tube (T) from which the input air is transported in a first direction substantially perpendicular to the suction tube (T) to reach a stage (V), wherein dirt is separated at stage (V) from the input air to obtain cyclone output air, cyclone output air being conveyed through a conduit in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the suction tube (T) and opposite to the first direction to arrive at a cyclone device output, wherein the cyclone (C) and a handle (H) are tilted towards the suction tube (T) by an angle of between 15 and 35 degrees compared to a line perpendicular to the suction tube (T); a filter (F) adapted to filter the cyclone output air; and an airflow generator (A) adapted to cause an airflow through the suction tube (T), the cyclone (C), and the filter (F), wherein when the nozzle (N) is touching a surface and the suction tube (T) is disposed in a substantially horizontal position, the first and second directions being substantially perpendicular to the surface, wherein the cyclone device (CD) and the airflow generator (A) are disposed at a proximal end of the vacuum cleaner. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The vacuum cleaner as claimed in claim 5, wherein when the suction tube (T) is in a substantially horizontal position, the cyclone device (CD), the filter (F) and the airflow generator (A) do not extend substantially below the suction tube (T). ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The vacuum cleaner as claimed in claim 6, wherein the airflow generator (A) is arranged below a handle (H). ### Claim 8 (depends on 5) The vacuum cleaner as claimed in claim 5, wherein the cyclone (C) and a handle (H) are tilted towards the suction tube (T) by an angle of approximately 25 degrees compared to a line perpendicular to the suction tube (T). ### Claim 9 (depends on 6) The vacuum cleaner as claimed in claim 6, in which an air channel has no bends for a length of at least 25 mm before the input to the cyclone device. ### Claim 10 (depends on 6) The vacuum cleaner as claimed in claim 6, wherein the suction tube (T) enters the cyclone device at its bottom side, and the air from which dirt has been separated leaves via the bottom side of the cyclone (C). ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The vacuum cleaner as claimed in claim 10, wherein the airflow generator (A) is placed behind the cyclone (C). ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The vacuum cleaner as claimed in claim 11, wherein the filter (F) is disposed below the cyclone (C). ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The vacuum cleaner as claimed in claim 11, wherein the filter (F) is disposed behind the cyclone (C). ### Claim 14 A vacuum cleaner, comprising: a nozzle (N); a suction tube (T) coupled to the nozzle (N) and adapted to receive input air from the nozzle (N); a cyclone device (CD) comprising a cyclone (C) and a dirt container (DC), an input to the cyclone device being coupled to the suction tube (T) from which the input air is transported in a first direction substantially perpendicular to the suction tube (T) to reach a stage (V), wherein dirt is separated at stage (V) from the input air to obtain cyclone output air, the cyclone output air being conveyed through a conduit in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the suction tube (T) and opposite to the first direction to arrive at a cyclone device output, wherein the cyclone (C) and a handle (H) are tilted towards the suction tube (T) by an angle of between 15 and 35 degrees compared to a line perpendicular to the suction tube (T); a filter (F) adapted to filter the cyclone output air; an airflow generator (A) adapted to cause an airflow through the suction tube (T), the cyclone (C), and the filter (F), wherein when the nozzle (N) is touching a surface and the suction tube (T) is disposed in a substantially horizontal position, the first and second directions are substantially perpendicular to the surface; and a handle (H) disposed above the airflow generator (A), wherein the cyclone (C) and the dirt container (DC) are disposed next to each other and perpendicular to the suction tube to provide a center of mass of the vacuum cleaner close to the handle (H). ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The vacuum cleaner as claimed in claim 14, wherein when the suction tube (T) is in a substantially horizontal position, the cyclone device, the filter (F) and the airflow generator (A) do not extend substantially below the suction tube (T). ### Claim 16 (depends on 14) The vacuum cleaner as claimed in claim 14, wherein the suction tube (T) enters the cyclone device at its bottom side, and the air from which dirt has been separated leaves via the bottom side of the cyclone (C). ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The vacuum cleaner as claimed in claim 16, wherein the airflow generator (A) is placed behind the cyclone (C). ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The vacuum cleaner as claimed in claim 17, wherein the filter (F) is disposed below the cyclone (C). ### Claim 19 (depends on 17) The vacuum cleaner as claimed in claim 17, wherein the filter (F) is disposed behind the cyclone (C).