Surface treating appliance
AssigneeDyson Technology Limited
InventorsRichard David Nicolaou, Thomas James Dunning Follows, Ashley Walter Symes
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Abstract
A surface treating appliance includes a plurality of frusto-conical cyclones arranged in parallel. Each cyclone has a relatively wide, rigid frusto-conical portion and a relatively narrow, flexible frusto-conical portion connected to the relatively wide portion. The relatively wide portion includes at least one dirty air inlet, and the relatively narrow portion includes a dirt outlet. The relatively narrow portion vibrates during use of the appliance is dislodged dirt from the inner surface of the relatively narrow portion, the dislodged dirt being expelled from the dirt outlet.
Claims16
A surface treating appliance comprising a plurality of frusto-conical cyclones arranged in parallel and each having a relatively wide rigid frusto-conical portion and a relatively narrow flexible frusto-conical portion connected to the relatively wide rigid frusto-conical portion, the relatively wide rigid frusto-conical portion comprising at least one dirty air inlet and the relatively narrow flexible frusto-conical portion comprising a dirt outlet.
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