Portable surface cleaning apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016015227-A1
Application number	US-201414334945-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jul 18, 2014
Priority date	Jul 18, 2014
Publication date	Jan 21, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A hand carryable surface cleaning apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a main body housing a suction motor, and a cyclone bin assembly. The cyclone bin assembly comprises a cyclone chamber and a dirt collection chamber. At least a portion of the dirt collection chamber may extend under at least a portion of the suction motor. The suction motor may be oriented at an angle to a vertical axis and a horizontal axis.

First claim

1 . A hand carryable surface cleaning apparatus comprising:
(a) a body housing a suction motor, the suction motor oriented forwardly; (b) a cyclone bin assembly mounted to the body and comprising a cyclone chamber and a dirt collection chamber, wherein at least a portion of the dirt collection chamber extends under at least a portion of the suction motor; and, (c) an air flow path extending from a dirty air inlet to a clean air outlet and including the suction motor and the cyclone bin assembly wherein the dirt collection chamber has a recess provided on an upper surface of the dirt collection chamber for receiving a portion of the suction motor.

2 . The hand carryable surface cleaning apparatus of claim 1 wherein the dirt collection chamber extends under all of the suction motor.

3 . The hand carryable surface cleaning apparatus of claim 7 wherein the dirt collection chamber has a recess for receiving a portion of the suction motor.

4 . The hand carryable surface cleaning apparatus of claim 3 wherein the recess is provided on an upper surface of the dirt collection chamber.

5 . A hand carryable surface cleaning apparatus comprising:
(a) a body housing a suction motor, the suction motor oriented forwardly; (b) a cyclone bin assembly mounted to the body and comprising a cyclone chamber and a dirt collection chamber, wherein at least a portion of the dirt collection chamber extends under at least a portion of the suction motor; and, (c) an air flow path extending from a dirty air inlet to a clean air outlet and including the suction motor and the cyclone bin assembly wherein a rearward portion of the dirt collection chamber has an upper surface that extends downwardly towards a rear of the hand carryable surface cleaning apparatus.

6 . The hand carryable surface cleaning apparatus of claim 5 wherein the upper surface of the dirt collection chamber has a recess for receiving a portion of the suction motor.

7 . A hand carryable surface cleaning apparatus comprising:
(a) a body housing a suction motor, the suction motor oriented forwardly; (b) a cyclone bin assembly mounted to the body and comprising a cyclone chamber and a dirt collection chamber, wherein at least a portion of the dirt collection chamber extends under at least a portion of the suction motor; and, (c) an air flow path extending from a dirty air inlet to a clean air outlet and including the suction motor and the cyclone bin assembly wherein the dirt collection chamber extends forwardly of the cyclone chamber.

8 . The hand carryable surface cleaning apparatus wherein the dirt collection chamber extends rearwardly of the cyclone chamber.

9 . The hand carryable surface cleaning apparatus of claim 8 wherein the dirt collection chamber extends forwardly of the cyclone chamber.

10 . The hand carryable surface cleaning apparatus of claim 8 wherein the cyclone chamber has a dirt outlet provided on a rearward side of the cyclone chamber.

11 . The hand carryable surface cleaning apparatus wherein the dirt collection chamber comprises a stand for the hand carryable surface cleaning apparatus.

12 . A hand carryable surface cleaning apparatus comprising:
(a) a body housing a suction motor, the suction motor oriented forwardly; (b) a cyclone bin assembly mounted to the body and comprising a cyclone chamber and a dirt collection chamber, wherein at least a portion of the dirt collection chamber extends under at least a portion of the suction motor; (c) an air flow path extending from a dirty air inlet to a clean air outlet and including the suction motor and the cyclone bin assembly; and, (d) a pre-motor filter positioned in a pre-motor filter chamber that is located above the cyclone chamber and air exits upwardly from the cyclone bin assembly to the pre-motor filter chamber.

13 . The hand carryable surface cleaning apparatus wherein the cyclone bin assembly is removable as a sealed unit other than a cyclone bin assembly air inlet and a cyclone bin assembly air outlet.

14 . A hand carryable surface cleaning apparatus comprising:
(a) a body housing a suction motor, the suction motor oriented forwardly; (b) a cyclone bin assembly mounted to the body and comprising a cyclone chamber and a dirt collection chamber, wherein at least a portion of the dirt collection chamber extends under at least a portion of the suction motor; and, (c) an air flow path extending from a dirty air inlet to a clean air outlet and including the suction motor and the cyclone bin assembly wherein the body is provided with a handle and the suction motor is positioned forward of the handle.

15 . A hand carryable surface cleaning apparatus comprising:
(a) a body housing a suction motor, the suction motor oriented forwardly; (b) a cyclone bin assembly mounted to the body and comprising a cyclone chamber and a dirt collection chamber, wherein at least a portion of the dirt collection chamber extends under at least a portion of the suction motor; and, (c) an air flow path extending from a dirty air inlet to a clean air outlet and including the suction motor and the cyclone bin assembly wherein the body is provided with a handle and the handle is oriented at an angle to the vertical axis and the horizontal axis.

16 . A hand carryable surface cleaning apparatus comprising:
(a) a body housing a suction motor, the suction motor oriented forwardly; (b) a cyclone bin assembly mounted to the body and comprising a cyclone chamber and a dirt collection chamber, wherein at least a portion of the dirt collection chamber extends under at least a portion of the suction motor; and, (c) an air flow path extending from a dirty air inlet to a clean air outlet and including the suction motor and the cyclone bin assembly wherein the body is provided with a handle, the hand carryable surface cleaning apparatus has a center of gravity and the center of gravity is positioned forward of the handle and below an upper end of the cyclone bin assembly.

17 . The hand carryable surface cleaning apparatus of claim 16 wherein the center of gravity is positioned between an upper end and a lower end of the handle.

18 . The hand carryable surface cleaning apparatus of claim 17 wherein the handle is oriented at an angle to a vertical axis and a horizontal axis.

19 . A hand carryable surface cleaning apparatus comprising:
(a) a body housing a suction motor, the suction motor oriented forwardly; (b) a cyclone bin assembly mounted to the body and comprising a cyclone chamber and a dirt collection chamber, wherein at least a portion of the dirt collection chamber extends under at least a portion of the suction motor; and, (c) an air flow path extending from a dirty air inlet to a clean air outlet and including the suction motor and the cyclone bin assembly wherein the body is provided with a handle and the handle is mounted to upper and lower portions of the body.

20 . A hand carryable surface cleaning apparatus comprising:
(a) a body housing a suction motor, the suction motor oriented forwardly; (b) a cyclone bin assembly mounted to the body and comprising a cyclone chamber and a dirt collection chamber, wherein at least a portion of the dirt collection chamber extends under at least a portion of the suction motor; and, (c) an air flow path extending from a dirty air inlet to a clean air outlet and including the suction motor and the cyclone bin assembly wherein the body is provided with a handle and the handle is provided at a rear end of the body.

Assignees

• Omachron Intellectual Property Inc

Inventors

• Conrad Wayne Ernest
• Thorne Jason Boyd

Classifications

• A47L9/22

  Mountings for motor fan assemblies · CPC title

• A47L5/225

  Convertible suction cleaners, i.e. convertible between different types thereof, e.g. from upright suction cleaners to sledge-type suction cleaners · CPC title

• A47L9/1608

  Cyclonic chamber constructions · CPC title

• A47L9/1683

  Dust collecting chambers; Dust collecting receptacles · CPC title

• A47L5/24 Primary

  Hand-supported suction cleaners · CPC title