Patent ID: 11944259
Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
Field: Furniture, games (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 9:
10. A vacuum cleaner, comprising:
a nozzle (N) disposed at a distal end of the vacuum cleaner;
a suction tube (T) coupled to the nozzle (N) and adapted to receive input air from the nozzle (N);
a cyclone device (CD) comprising a cyclone (C) and a dirt container (DC), an input to the cyclone device (CD) being coupled to the suction tube (T) from which the input air is transported in a first direction substantially perpendicular to the suction tube (T) to reach a stage (V), wherein dirt is separated at stage (V) from the input air to obtain cyclone output air, and the cyclone output air being conveyed through a conduit in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the suction tube (T) and opposite to the first direction to arrive at a cyclone device output;
a filter (F) adapted to filter the cyclone output air; and
an airflow generator (A) adapted to cause an airflow through the suction tube (T), the cyclone (C), and the filter (F), wherein when the nozzle (N) is touching a surface and the suction tube (T) is disposed in a substantially horizontal position, the first and second directions are substantially perpendicular to the surface allowing a deviation between the first and second directions, and the surface, wherein the cyclone device (CD) and the airflow generator (A) are disposed at a proximal end of the vacuum cleaner and close to a handle (H), and wherein the airflow generator (A) is provided adjacent to a lower end of the handle (H).