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

Claim 19:
20. A vacuum cleaner, comprising:
a nozzle (N);
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;
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; and
a handle (H) disposed above the airflow generator (A), wherein the cyclone (C) and the dirt container (DC) are disposed next to each other and perpendicular to the suction tube (T) to provide a center of mass of the vacuum cleaner close to the handle (H).