Patent ID: 7367084

Claim:
A vacuum cleaner comprising: at least one collection chamber for accumulating the particles; a suction device; at least one reception chamber storing said suction device; a partition separating said collection chamber from said reception chamber and having a partition surface, said partition having an inlet orifice formed therein for channeling an air stream from said collection chamber to said suction device, said inlet orifice of said partition coupling said collection chamber to said suction device in said reception chamber; an air guide funnel having an entry surface forming a part of said partition surface, the air guide funnel directly contacting the suction device; an intervention guard element connected to the air guide funnel and projecting in a direction toward said collection chamber, wherein said intervention guard element is a dome-shaped rigid ribbed body having gaps formed therein for a largely unobstructed routing of the air stream from said collection space through to said suction device; a filter bag disposed in said collection space for accumulating the particles.