Vacuum cleaner

Abstract

A vacuum cleaner, for instance a handheld vacuum cleaner, includes a non-cyclonic separation system and a cyclonic separation system. The cyclonic separation system is located vertically above the non-cyclonic separation system. A suction motor is located vertically above the cyclonic separation system. The vacuum cleaner further includes a chamber for collecting dirt separated by the non-cyclonic separation system, and a further chamber for collecting dirt separated by the cyclonic separation system. One of the chambers may surround the other chamber, and/or one of the chambers may be located within or alongside the other chamber. The cyclonic separation system may is located downstream of the non-cyclonic separation system. One or more filters are located downstream of the cyclonic separation system, and upstream and/or downstream of the suction motor.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.