Surface cleaning apparatus
View Patent ↗A hand vacuum cleaner is provided with a wand mounted to the dirty fluid inlet of the hand vacuum cleaner and the wand has a distal inlet that is mounted on a surface cleaning head. The hand vacuum cleaner has a cyclonic cleaning stage having a dirt collection region. The dirt collection region has a bottom that is openable when the wand is mounted to the dirty fluid inlet.
1. A hand vacuum cleaner comprising:
a) a main body comprising a fluid flow motor;
b) a first cyclonic cleaning stage comprising a dirt collection region, the first cyclonic cleaning stage having first and second spaced apart ends, a dirty fluid inlet located at a front end of the hand vacuum cleaner and a clean fluid outlet;
c) a handle; and,
d) a wand mounted to the dirty fluid inlet, the wand having a distal inlet that is mounted on a surface cleaning head,
wherein the dirt collection region has a bottom that is openable when the wand is mounted to the dirty fluid inlet, and wherein the dirt collection region comprises a lower surface that is flat and wherein the hand vacuum cleaner further comprises a housing positioned rearward of the first cyclonic cleaning stage and the housing has a lower surface that is flat.
2. The hand vacuum cleaner of claim 1 wherein the bottom of the dirt collection region is pivotally openable.
3. The hand vacuum cleaner of claim 2 wherein the bottom is openable when the dirt collection region is attached to the main body.
4. The hand vacuum cleaner of claim 3 wherein the fluid flow motor and the handle are positioned rearward of the bottom.
5. The hand vacuum cleaner of claim 3 wherein the dirt collection region comprises a lower end of the hand vacuum cleaner.
6. The hand vacuum cleaner of claim 1 wherein the housing and the dirt collection region comprise a stand for the hand vacuum cleaner.
7. The hand vacuum cleaner of claim 1 wherein the dirty fluid inlet defines a passage extending along a passage axis, wherein the passage axis intersects a portion of the handle that extends upwardly when the hand vacuum cleaner is positioned on a horizontal surface.
8. The hand vacuum cleaner of claim 1 wherein the dirt collection region is positioned below the wand when the hand vacuum cleaner is positioned on a horizontal surface.
9. The hand vacuum cleaner of claim 1 wherein the dirt collection region is removably mounted to the hand vacuum cleaner.
10. A hand vacuum cleaner comprising:
a) a main body comprising a fluid flow motor;
b) a first cyclonic cleaning stage comprising a dirt collection region, the first cyclonic cleaning stage having first and second spaced apart ends, a dirty fluid inlet located at a front end of the hand vacuum cleaner and a clean fluid outlet;
c) a handle; and,
d) a wand mounted to the dirty fluid inlet, the wand having a distal inlet that is mounted on a surface cleaning head,
wherein the dirt collection region has a bottom that is openable when the wand is mounted to the dirty fluid inlet, and wherein the dirt collection region comprises a lower surface that is flat, the hand vacuum cleaner further comprises a housing positioned rearward of the first cyclonic cleaning stage and the housing and the dirt collection region comprise a stand for the hand vacuum cleaner.
11. A hand vacuum cleaner comprising:
a) a main body comprising a fluid flow motor;
b) a first cyclonic cleaning stage comprising a dirt collection region, the first cyclonic cleaning stage having first and second spaced apart ends, a dirty fluid inlet located at a front end of the hand vacuum cleaner and a clean fluid outlet;
c) a handle; and,
d) a wand mounted to the dirty fluid inlet, the wand having a distal inlet that is mounted on a surface cleaning head,
wherein the dirt collection region has a bottom that is openable when the wand is mounted to the dirty fluid inlet, and wherein the dirty fluid inlet defines a passage extending along a passage axis, wherein the passage axis intersects the handle.
12. A hand vacuum cleaner comprising:
a) a main body comprising a fluid flow motor;
b) a first cyclonic cleaning stage comprising a dirt collection region, the first cyclonic cleaning stage having first and second spaced apart ends, a dirty fluid inlet located at a front end of the hand vacuum cleaner and a clean fluid outlet;
c) a handle; and,
d) a wand mounted to the dirty fluid inlet, the wand having a distal inlet that is mounted on a surface cleaning head,
wherein the dirt collection region has a bottom that is openable when the wand is mounted to the dirty fluid inlet, and wherein the cyclone chamber of the first cyclonic cleaning stage extends above the dirt collection region.
13. A hand vacuum cleaner comprising:
a) a main body comprising a fluid flow motor;
b) a first cyclonic cleaning stage comprising a dirt collection region, the first cyclonic cleaning stage having first and second spaced apart ends, a dirty fluid inlet located at a front end of the hand vacuum cleaner and a clean fluid outlet;
c) a handle; and,
d) a wand mounted to the dirty fluid inlet, the wand having a distal inlet that is mounted on a surface cleaning head,
wherein the dirt collection region has a bottom that is openable when the wand is mounted to the dirty fluid inlet, and wherein the first end of the first cyclonic cleaning stage is positioned above the second end of the first cyclonic cleaning stage when the hand vacuum cleaner is positioned on a horizontal surface, the dirty fluid inlet and the clean fluid outlet are located at the first end of the first cyclonic cleaning stage, and the dirt collection region is located at the second end of the first cyclonic cleaning stage.
14. The hand vacuum cleaner of claim 13 wherein the dirty fluid inlet defines a passage extending along a passage axis, wherein the passage axis intersects the handle.
15. The hand vacuum cleaner of claim 14 wherein the bottom of the dirt collection region is pivotally openable.
16. A hand vacuum cleaner comprising:
a) a main body comprising a fluid flow motor;
b) a first cyclonic cleaning stage comprising a dirt collection region, the first cyclonic cleaning stage having first and second spaced apart ends, a dirty fluid inlet located at a front end of the hand vacuum cleaner and a clean fluid outlet;
c) a second cyclonic cleaning stage comprising a plurality of cyclones, each cyclone of the plurality of cyclones has a fluid inlet and the fluid inlets of the plurality of cyclones are provided at the first end of the second cyclonic cleaning stage;
d) a handle; and,
e) a wand mounted to the dirty fluid inlet, the wand having a distal inlet that is mounted on a surface cleaning head,
wherein the dirt collection region has a bottom that is openable when the wand is mounted to the dirty fluid inlet, and wherein, when the hand vacuum cleaner is positioned on a horizontal surface, the first end of the second cyclonic cleaning stage is positioned above the first end of the first cyclonic cleaning stage and above the wand.
17. A hand vacuum cleaner comprising:
a) a main body comprising a fluid flow motor;
b) a first cyclonic cleaning stage comprising a dirt collection region, the first cyclonic cleaning stage having first and second spaced apart ends, a dirty fluid inlet located at a front end of the hand vacuum cleaner and a clean fluid outlet;
c) a handle; and,
d) a wand mounted to the dirty fluid inlet, the wand having a distal inlet that is mounted on a surface cleaning head,
wherein the dirt collection region has a bottom that is openable when the wand is mounted to the dirty fluid inlet, and wherein the clean fluid outlet comprises a conduit that extends into the cyclone chamber and the dirty fluid inlet defines a passage extending along a passage axis, wherein the passage axis intersects the conduit.
18. A hand vacuum cleaner comprising:
a) a main body comprising a fluid flow motor;
b) a first cyclonic cleaning stage comprising a dirt collection region, the first cyclonic cleaning stage having first and second spaced apart ends, a dirty fluid inlet located at a front end of the hand vacuum cleaner and a clean fluid outlet;
c) a second cyclonic cleaning stage comprising a plurality of cyclones wherein each of the first and second cyclonic cleaning stages has a longitudinal axis and the axes are parallel;
d) a handle; and,
e) a wand mounted to the dirty fluid inlet, the wand having a distal inlet that is mounted on a surface cleaning head,
wherein the dirt collection region has a bottom that is openable when the wand is mounted to the dirty fluid inlet.
19. A hand vacuum cleaner comprising:
a) a main body comprising a fluid flow motor;
b) a first cyclonic cleaning stage comprising a dirt collection region, the first cyclonic cleaning stage having first and second spaced apart ends, a dirty fluid inlet located at a front end of the hand vacuum cleaner and a clean fluid outlet;
c) a second cyclonic cleaning stage comprising a plurality of cyclones wherein each of the first and second cyclonic cleaning stages has a central longitudinal axis;
d) a handle; and,
e) a wand mounted to the dirty fluid inlet, the wand having a distal inlet that is mounted on a surface cleaning head,
wherein the dirt collection region has a bottom that is openable when the wand is mounted to the dirty fluid inlet, and
wherein the fluid flow motor and the handle are positioned rearward of the central axis.