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Upright vacuum cleaner with cyclonic air flow

US6782585B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateOct 5, 2000
Grant dateAug 31, 2004
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Expiry dateOct 5, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S55/03
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A vacuum cleaner has a first cyclonic cleaning stage and a second cyclonic stage positioned in series with the first cyclonic cleaning stage. The second cyclonic stage comprises a plurality of second stage cyclones. A passage connects the first cyclonic cleaning stage outlet and the second stage cyclones inlets. The passage does not increase in cross-sectional area in a downstream direction.

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