Portable surface cleaning apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9420925-B2
Application number	US-201414335004-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 18, 2014
Priority date	Jul 18, 2014
Publication date	Aug 23, 2016
Grant date	Aug 23, 2016

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 suction motor is oriented at an angle to a vertical axis and a horizontal axis.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A hand carryable surface cleaning apparatus comprising:
(a) a body housing a suction motor and comprising a handle, the handle having a handgrip portion having a rearmost portion and a forward most portion, wherein the upper portion of the handle is positioned above an upper portion of the suction motor;
(b) an air treatment member mounted to the body and having an air outlet; and,
(c) an air flow path extending from a dirty air inlet to a clean air outlet and including the suction motor and the air treatment member wherein a center line of the suction motor is positioned rearward of the air outlet of the air treatment member,

wherein when the surface cleaning apparatus is disposed on a horizontal surface each of the suction motor and the handle is oriented at a non-zero angle to a vertical axis and a horizontal axis, the suction motor has an axis that is angled forwardly and the handgrip portion extends upwardly and forwardly from the rearmost portion of the handgrip to the forward most portion of the handgrip.

2. The hand carryable surface cleaning apparatus of claim 1 wherein the suction motor is positioned forward of the handle.

3. The hand carryable surface cleaning apparatus of claim 1 wherein the suction motor extends at an angle of from about 5 degrees to about 45 degrees to the vertical axis.

4. The hand carryable surface cleaning apparatus of claim 1 wherein the air treatment member comprises a dirt collection chamber and at least a portion of the dirt collection chamber extends under the suction motor.

5. The hand carryable surface cleaning apparatus of claim 1 wherein the air treatment member comprises a base on which the hand carryable surface cleaning apparatus can stand.

6. The hand carryable surface cleaning apparatus of claim 1 wherein the air treatment member comprises a cyclone bin assembly.

7. The hand carryable surface cleaning apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the air treatment member has an air treatment member air inlet downstream from the dirty air inlet, and the air treatment member air inlet has an inlet axis, wherein a projection of the inlet axis extends through suction motor.

8. The hand carryable surface cleaning apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the air treatment member comprises a central longitudinal axis and wherein the motor axis is oriented at an angle of between 0 degrees and 90 degrees relative to the central longitudinal axis.

9. A hand carryable surface cleaning apparatus comprising:
(a) a body housing a suction motor and comprising a handle having a handgrip portion, wherein the handle and the body define a gap in which a user may place the user's fingers while gripping the handle and wherein the gap extends upwardly and forwardly and the handgrip extends upwardly and forwardly from a rearmost portion of the handgrip to a forward most portion of the handgrip when the surface cleaning apparatus is disposed on a horizontal surface;
(b) an air treatment member mounted to the body and having a central longitudinal axis; and,
(c) an air flow path extending from a dirty air inlet to a clean air outlet and including the suction motor and the air treatment member, wherein the clean air outlet is located below the gap when the surface cleaning apparatus is disposed on a horizontal surface,

wherein the suction motor has an axis of rotation that is oriented at a non-zero angle to a vertical axis and a horizontal axis when the surface cleaning apparatus is disposed on a horizontal surface
and wherein each of the suction motor axis of rotation and an axis of the handle is angled forwardly
and wherein a center line of the motor is positioned rearward of a center line of the air treatment member.

10. The hand carryable surface cleaning apparatus of claim 9 wherein the air treatment member comprises a cyclone bin assembly.

11. The hand carryable surface cleaning apparatus of claim 9 wherein the suction motor has an opposed end axially spaced from an upper end of the suction motor, wherein an upper portion of the handle is mounted to the body at a position above the upper end of the suction motor and a lower portion of the handle is mounted to the body at a position adjacent the opposed end of the suction motor.

12. The hand carryable surface cleaning apparatus of claim 9 wherein an upper portion of the handle is mounted the body at a position above an upper end of the suction motor.

13. The hand carryable surface cleaning apparatus of claim 9 wherein an upper portion of the handle is mounted the body at a position adjacent an upper end of the suction motor.

14. The hand carryable surface cleaning apparatus of claim 9 wherein the handle has an upper end that is located above an air inlet of the air treatment member.

15. The hand carryable surface cleaning apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the air treatment member has an air treatment member air inlet downstream from the dirty air inlet, and the air treatment member air inlet has an inlet axis, wherein a projection of the inlet axis extends through suction motor.

16. The hand carryable surface cleaning apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the axis of rotation of the suction motor is oriented at an angle of between 0 degrees and 90 degrees relative to the central longitudinal axis.

17. A hand carryable surface cleaning apparatus comprising:
(a) a body housing a suction motor and comprising a handle, wherein the handle has an axis and a handgrip portion, the suction motor has an axis of rotation, and the handle axis and the suction motor axis are generally parallel;
(b) an air treatment member mounted to the body and having a central longitudinal axis; and,
(c) an air flow path extending from a dirty air inlet to a clean air outlet and including the suction motor and the air treatment member

wherein the suction motor is oriented at a non-zero angle to a vertical axis and a horizontal axis when the surface cleaning apparatus is disposed on a horizontal surface
and wherein the handgrip portion extends forwardly and upwardly from a rearmost portion of the handgrip to a forward most portion of the handgrip when the surface cleaning apparatus is disposed on a horizontal surface
and wherein a center line of the motor is positioned rearward of a center line of the air treatment member.

18. The hand carryable surface cleaning apparatus of claim 17 wherein the suction motor axis of rotation is angled forwardly from about 5 degrees to about 45 degrees from the vertical axis.

19. The hand carryable surface cleaning apparatus of claim 17 wherein the air treatment member comprises a cyclone bin assembly.

20. The hand carryable surface cleaning apparatus of claim 17 , wherein the air treatment member has an air treatment member air inlet downstream from the dirty air inlet, and the air treatment member air inlet has an inlet axis, wherein a projection of the inlet axis extends through suction motor.

21. The hand carryable surface cleaning apparatus of claim 17 , wherein the suction motor axis is oriented at an angle of between 0 degrees and 90 degrees relative to the central longitudinal axis.

22. A hand carryable surface cleaning apparatus comprising:
(a) a body housing a suction motor and comprising a handle wherein a gap is provided between the handle and the body in which a user may place the user's fingers while gripping the handle and wherein the gap extends upwardly and forwardly when the surface cleaning apparatus is disposed on a horizo

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