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Configuration of a cyclone assembly and surface cleaning apparatus having same

US7941895B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

G.B.D. CORP. · BS

Inventor

Wayne Ernest Conrad · Hampton, CA

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 18, 2008
Grant date	May 17, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 1, 2029

Classification

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

Abstract

A cyclone separator useable in a surface cleaning apparatus comprises a cyclone casing defining a cyclone chamber and having first and second opposed ends and a sidewall extending between the first and second ends. The first end is provided with a fluid inlet and the second end is provided with a dirt outlet. The dirt outlet provides a lateral outlet to a dirt collection chamber in communication with the cyclone chamber via the dirt outlet. The dirt outlet is positioned from about 90 to about 330° around the cyclone casing in a flow direction from the fluid inlet.

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