VACUUM CLEANER

摘要

A vacuum cleaner is provided with a necked-down suction channel formed in a housing adapted for movement over a surface to be cleaned. The housing further includes a suction nozzle and an agitator chamber. The necked-down suction channel has a height that is less than the height of the agitator chamber.

主权项

1. A vacuum cleaner comprising:
a housing adapted for movement over a surface to be cleaned and having a suction nozzle and an agitator chamber defining an agitator chamber height; a sole plate provided on a bottom of the housing and defining a suction nozzle inlet of the suction nozzle; an agitator provided in the agitator chamber adjacent the suction nozzle; a separating and collection assembly for separating and collecting debris; a suction source in fluid communication with the suction nozzle and the separating and collection assembly for generating a working air stream from the suction nozzle to the separating and collection assembly; a working air path fluidly connecting the suction nozzle and agitator chamber with the suction source; and a suction channel forming a portion of the working air path and at least partially defined within the base housing by the sole plate, the suction channel comprising:
a channel inlet fluidly connected to a suction nozzle inlet and; anda channel outlet fluidly connected to a downstream suction source;wherein the channel inlet spans the width of the agitator chamber and defines a channel inlet height that is less than the agitator chamber height.