Portable surface cleaning apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9565981-B2
Application number	US-201514871180-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 30, 2015
Priority date	Jul 18, 2014
Publication date	Feb 14, 2017
Grant date	Feb 14, 2017

Abstract

A hand carryable surface cleaning apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a main body housing a suction motor, and a cyclone bin assembly removably mounted to the main body. The cyclone bin assembly may be partially or wholly nested in the body when the cyclone bin assembly is mounted to the body. The cyclone bin assembly may be removably mounted to a lower surface of the main body. The cyclone bin assembly may be removably mounted as a sealed unit.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A hand carryable surface cleaning apparatus comprising:
(a) a body housing a suction motor and comprising a dirty air inlet;
(b) a cyclone bin assembly removably mounted to the body, the cyclone bin assembly comprising a cyclone bin assembly air inlet in air flow communication with the dirty air inlet when the cyclone bin assembly is mounted to the body, a cyclone chamber and a dirt collection chamber; and,
(c) an air flow path extending from the dirty air inlet to a clean air outlet and including the suction motor and the cyclone chamber
wherein the cyclone bin assembly is at least partially nested in the body when the cyclone bin assembly is mounted to the body
wherein a recess is provided in a lower side of the body in which the cyclone bin assembly is received.

2. The hand carryable surface cleaning apparatus of claim 1 wherein an upper portion of the cyclone bin assembly is received in the recess.

3. The hand carryable surface cleaning apparatus of claim 1 wherein the body comprises a conduit extending from the dirty air inlet to a conduit air outlet and the conduit extends linearly.

4. The hand carryable surface cleaning apparatus of claim 1 wherein the body comprises a conduit extending from the dirty air inlet to a conduit air outlet and the conduit air outlet extends at an angle to a direction of airflow through the conduit and the cyclone bin assembly air inlet extends in a mating angle.

5. The hand carryable surface cleaning apparatus of claim 1 wherein the body has a carry handle and the carry handle remains with the body when the cyclone bin assembly is removed.

6. A hand carryable surface cleaning apparatus comprising:
(a) a body housing a suction motor and comprising a dirty air inlet;
(b) a cyclone bin assembly removably mounted to the body, the cyclone bin assembly comprising a cyclone bin assembly air inlet in air flow communication with the dirty air inlet when the cyclone bin assembly is mounted to the body, a cyclone chamber and a dirt collection chamber; and,
(c) an air flow path extending from the dirty air inlet to a clean air outlet and including the suction motor and the cyclone chamber
wherein the cyclone bin assembly is at least partially nested in the body when the cyclone bin assembly is mounted to the body, and
wherein the cyclone bin assembly air inlet is provided at an upper end of the cyclone bin assembly.

7. The hand carryable surface cleaning apparatus of claim 6 wherein a cyclone bin assembly air outlet is provided at an upper end of the cyclone bin assembly.

8. The hand carryable surface cleaning apparatus of claim 7 wherein an upper portion of the cyclone bin assembly is received in the recess, and the body comprises a pre-motor filter positioned above the recess.

9. A hand carryable surface cleaning apparatus comprising:
(a) a body housing a suction motor and comprising a dirty air inlet;
(b) a cyclone bin assembly removably mounted to the body, the cyclone bin assembly comprising a cyclone bin assembly air inlet in air flow communication with the dirty air inlet when the cyclone bin assembly is mounted to the body, a cyclone chamber and a dirt collection chamber; and,
(c) an air flow path extending from the dirty air inlet to a clean air outlet and including the suction motor and the cyclone chamber
wherein the cyclone bin assembly is at least partially nested in the body when the cyclone bin assembly is mounted to the body, and
wherein a recess is provided in a lower side of the body in which the cyclone bin assembly is received, an upper portion of the cyclone bin assembly is received in the recess and the cyclone bin assembly air inlet is provided at an upper end of the cyclone bin assembly.

10. The hand carryable surface cleaning apparatus of claim 9 wherein a cyclone bin assembly air outlet is provided at an upper end of the cyclone bin assembly.

11. The hand carryable surface cleaning apparatus of claim 10 wherein the body comprises a pre-motor filter positioned above the recess.

12. A hand carryable surface cleaning apparatus comprising:
(a) a body housing a suction motor and comprising a dirty air inlet;
(b) a cyclone bin assembly removably mounted to a lower side of the body, the cyclone bin assembly comprising a cyclone bin assembly air inlet provided at an upper end of the cyclone bin assembly and in air flow communication with the dirty air inlet when the cyclone bin assembly is mounted to the body, a cyclone chamber and a dirt collection chamber; and,
(c) an air flow path extending from the dirty air inlet to a clean air outlet and including the suction motor and the cyclone chamber,
wherein the cyclone bin assembly is at least partially nested in the body when the cyclone bin assembly is mounted to the body
wherein a cyclone bin assembly air outlet is provided at an upper end of the cyclone bin assembly.

13. The hand carryable surface cleaning apparatus of claim 12 wherein the body comprises a conduit extending from the dirty air inlet to a conduit air outlet and the conduit air outlet extends at an angle to a direction of airflow through the conduit and the cyclone bin assembly air inlet extends in a mating angle.

14. The hand carryable surface cleaning apparatus of claim 12 wherein the body has a carry handle and the carry handle remains with the body when the cyclone bin assembly is removed.

15. The hand carryable surface cleaning apparatus of claim 12 wherein the cyclone bin assembly is at least partially nested in a lower portion of the body when the cyclone bin assembly is mounted to the body.

16. A hand carryable surface cleaning apparatus comprising:
(a) a body housing a suction motor and comprising a dirty air inlet;
(b) a cyclone bin assembly removably mounted to a lower side of the body, the cyclone bin assembly comprising a cyclone bin assembly air inlet provided at an upper end of the cyclone bin assembly and in air flow communication with the dirty air inlet when the cyclone bin assembly is mounted to the body, a cyclone chamber and a dirt collection chamber; and,
(c) an air flow path extending from the dirty air inlet to a clean air outlet and including the suction motor and the cyclone chamber,
wherein the cyclone bin assembly is at least partially nested in the body when the cyclone bin assembly is mounted to the body, and
wherein the body comprises a pre-motor filter positioned above the cyclone bin assembly.

17. The hand carryable surface cleaning apparatus of claim 16 wherein the cyclone bin assembly is at least partially nested in a lower portion of the body when the cyclone bin assembly is mounted to the body.

Assignees

• Omachron Intellectual Property Inc

Inventors

• Conrad Wayne Ernest
• Thorne Jason Boyd
• Liu Sam
• Kwok Amy

Classifications

• A47L9/1691

  Mounting or coupling means for cyclonic chamber or dust receptacles · CPC title

• A47L5/28

  Suction cleaners with handles and nozzles fixed on the casings, e.g. wheeled suction cleaners with steering handle (A47L5/24 takes precedence) · CPC title

• A47L9/0027

  specially adapted for holding the suction cleaning tools · CPC title

• A47L9/2857

  User input or output elements for control, e.g. buttons, switches or displays · CPC title

• A47L9/1608

  Cyclonic chamber constructions · CPC title