摘要 |
The invention provides a handheld cleaning appliance (10) comprising a dirty air inlet (18), a clean air outlet (24) and separating apparatus (100) for separating dirt and dust from an airflow located in an airflow path leading from the air inlet (18) to the air outlet (24). The separating apparatus (100) comprises a cyclonic separator having at least one first cyclone (102) and further comprises a plurality of second cyclones (130) arranged in parallel with one another and located downstream of the or each first cyclone (102). By providing a cyclonic separator (100) which comprises a plurality of second cyclones (130) in parallel, the handheld cleaning appliance (10) becomes capable of separating fine dirt and dust particles without using barrier means such as filters or bags which need maintenance to ensure that performance remains high over a period of time.
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