Cyclone chamber and dirt collection assembly for a surface cleaning apparatus

US8484799B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• G.B.D. CORP. · BS

Inventor

• Wayne Ernest Conrad · Hampton, CA

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 3, 2011
• Grant date: Jul 16, 2013
• Expiry date: Dec 5, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B04C5/185
• WIPO field: Chemical engineering
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

A cyclone bin assembly comprises a dirt collection chamber in communication with a dirt outlet of a cyclone chamber. The dirt collection chamber comprises a first and second opposed ends and comprises a first and portions. The dirt outlet is positioned adjacent the second opposed end of the dirt collection chamber. The first and second portions may comprise discrete chambers that are separated from each other by a passage extending between the dirt outlet and a wall of the dirt collection chamber. The first and second portions may have first and second sides. The first side is positioned adjacent the passage and the second side is angularly spaced from the passage. The second portion has a divider wall that extends towards the second opposed end of the dirt collection chamber from the first opposed end of the dirt collection chamber. The divider wall may be spaced from the second side.