Cyclone chamber and dirt collection assembly for a surface cleaning apparatus
AssigneeG.B.D. Corp.
InventorWayne Ernest Conrad
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Abstract
A cyclone bin assembly comprises a cyclone chamber having an air inlet, an air outlet, a dirt outlet and first and second opposed ends. The cyclone bin assembly may comprise a dirt collection chamber in communication with the dirt outlet. The dirt bin may surround at least a portion of the cyclone chamber and comprising first and second portions. The first and second portions may comprise discrete chambers that are separated from each other by a passage extending between the dirt outlet and a wall of the dirt collection chamber. A portion of the wall facing the dirt outlet may extend inwardly towards the dirt outlet.
Claims24
A cyclone bin assembly comprising:
- (a) a cyclone chamber having an air inlet, an air outlet, a dirt outlet and a first opposed end and a second opposed end;
- and,
- (b) a dirt collection chamber in communication with the dirt outlet and surrounding at least a portion of the cyclone chamber and comprising a first portion and a second portion, the first and second portions comprising discrete chambers that are separated from each other by a passage extending between the dirt outlet and a wall of the dirt collection chamber,
- wherein a portion of the wall facing the dirt outlet extends inwardly towards the dirt outlet.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.