CPC A47L 9/1683 (2013.01) [A47L 5/24 (2013.01); A47L 9/1608 (2013.01); A47L 9/1625 (2013.01); A47L 9/1641 (2013.01); A47L 9/1666 (2013.01); B01D 45/12 (2013.01); B01D 45/16 (2013.01); B04C 5/185 (2013.01); B04C 5/26 (2013.01); B04C 5/28 (2013.01); B01D 50/20 (2022.01); B04C 2009/002 (2013.01)] | 8 Claims |
1. A vacuum cleaner comprising:
(a) an air flow path extending from a dirty air inlet to a clean air outlet;
(b) a cyclone and a suction motor provided in the air flow path;
(c) the cyclone comprising a cyclone chamber having a central longitudinal axis, the cyclone having a first end having a first end wall, an axially spaced apart second end, a cyclone chamber sidewall located between the first and second ends, a cyclone air inlet provided at the first end, a cyclone air outlet provided at the first end and a dirt outlet provided at the second end, wherein a first end of the cyclone chamber sidewall is located at the first end of the cyclone and a second end of the sidewall is spaced from the first end and has an end face;
(d) a plate located at the second end of the cyclone, the plate having a plate perimeter, a cyclone chamber face that faces towards the first end of the cyclone, wherein the plate is moveably mounted between a closed position, in which the plate is positioned for operation of the cyclone, and an open position wherein the plate is moved to provide access to the cyclone chamber; and,
(e) a dirt collection region in communication with the cyclone chamber via the dirt outlet,
wherein, when the plate is in the closed position, at least a portion of the end face of the cyclone chamber sidewall extends at an angle to the central longitudinal axis whereby the dirt outlet comprises an axial spacing between the cyclone chamber sidewall and the plate, and
wherein, when the plate is in the closed position, the dirt outlet further comprises a radial spacing between the cyclone chamber sidewall and the plate.
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