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Vacuum cleaner with a plate and an openable dirt collection chamber

US7588616B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 10, 2008
Grant dateSep 15, 2009
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Expiry dateOct 10, 2028

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

Abstract

A vacuum cleaner comprises a cleaner head adapted for movement over a surface and having a dirty air inlet; a handle for moving the cleaner head over the surface; a cyclone chamber having a cyclonic flow region, a fluid inlet downstream from the dirty air inlet and a fluid outlet; a particle receiving chamber having a door and an outer wall; a plate positioned between the cyclone chamber and the particle receiving chamber; and, a motor for causing the air to flow through the vacuum cleaner from the dirty air inlet to a vacuum cleaner air outlet.

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