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Vacuum cleaner having cyclonic separator

US9775483B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 22, 2015
Grant dateOct 3, 2017
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Expiry dateApr 15, 2036

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB01D45/12
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A vacuum cleaner including a debris separator having a cyclonic separator including a cylindrical wall having a first end and a second end, the cylindrical wall located in within the housing, the cyclonic separator further including a dirty air inlet, a clean air outlet, an end wall at the first end of the cylindrical wall, and a debris outlet adjacent the second end of the cylindrical wall. The debris separator further includes a lid coupled to an upper end of the housing, a debris collection chamber located within the housing and in fluid communication with the debris outlet of the cyclonic separator, and a door coupled to a lower end of the housing to empty the debris collection chamber through the lower end of the housing. A portion of the cyclonic separator is removable from the housing through the lower end of the housing.

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