CONFIGURATION OF A SURFACE CLEANING APPARATUS

摘要

A surface cleaning apparatus has a cyclone unit comprising at least one cyclone having a cyclone inlet positioned in the air flow passage. A generally linear air flow path is provided from the cyclone outlet to the suction motor.

主权项

1. A hand vacuum cleaner comprising:
a) a front end and a rear end; b) an air flow passage extending from a dirty air inlet to a clean air outlet; c) a first cyclone unit positioned in the air flow passage, the first cyclone unit comprising at least one cyclone comprising a cyclone inlet and an outlet passage positioned in the cyclone chamber that has a direction of flow and at least one dirt collection chamber; d) a pre-motor filter positioned in the air flow passage downstream from the outlet passage; e) a suction motor positioned in the air flow passage downstream from the pre-motor filter; and, f) the air flow passage includes an air flow path portion that extends from the outlet passage to the clean air outlet, wherein the air flow path portion is generally linear; andwherein the at least one cyclone has a cyclone axis extending longitudinally through the at least one cyclone, the hand vacuum cleaner has an axis extending from the front end to the rear end and the cyclone axis is generally parallel to the axis of the hand vacuum cleaner.