A cleaning apparatus is provided. The cleaning apparatus includes a cleaning unit including a power consumption unit and a stick unit with which the cleaning unit is coupled and which allows the cleaning unit to move in a state of being gripped by a user. The cleaning unit includes a first coupling portion, and the stick unit includes a second coupling portion separably coupled with the first coupling portion, an operation portion operable to separate the second coupling portion from the first coupling portion, and a power transfer portion for transferring an operation force of the operation portion to the second coupling portion.

Disclosed is a cleaner comprising a cleaner body, a handle provided in the cleaner body, a wheel provided in a lower portion of the cleaner body and rotatably supporting the cleaner body, a motor driving the wheel electrically, an encoder sensing the rotation number of the wheel or the motor, and a controller controlling the driving of the motor by varying the voltage applied to the motor based on the rotation number sensed by the encoder, wherein the controller electrically drives the wheel by applying voltage to the motor when the velocity of the cleaner body initially moving is a preset value or more, and a controlling method for the cleaner.

The present disclosure relates to a cleaner according to one embodiment, which includes a main body, a grip unit provided on the main body to be gripped by a user, a pressure sensor unit provided on the grip unit to detect pressure applied by the user to a part of an outer surface of the grip unit, a driving unit provided at a lower portion of the main body to move the main body, and a controller to control the driving unit based on the detected pressure.

A surface cleaning apparatus comprises a cyclone with a cleaning member axially moveable in the cyclone chamber and a drive handle exterior to the cyclone chamber.

A surface cleaning apparatus comprises a cyclone with a cyclone air inlet provided at a medial position along the axial length of the cyclone chamber and at least one vertically extending member is positioned in the cyclone chamber between the cyclone air outlet and the a dirt accumulation end of the cyclone chamber.

An adapter comprising a handle assembly and connector is disclosed that can be securely attached to single handle household device, such as a vacuum cleaner. The adapter once attached assists individuals with the operation of the household device.

A vacuum cleaner assembly includes an upright vacuum cleaner, an adapter, and a handheld accessory. The upright vacuum cleaner includes an upright frame and a connection post. The connection post is coupled to the upright frame. The connection post includes a distal end. The adapter includes a recess and a projection. The distal end of the connection post is removably received in the recess. The projection is opposite the recess. The handheld accessory includes an elongate member. The elongate member includes a nozzle end. At least a portion of the projection is removably received in the nozzle end.

A vacuum cleaner assembly includes an upright vacuum cleaner, a handheld accessory, and a battery. The upright vacuum cleaner includes a cleaning head, an upright frame, and a first battery mount. The upright frame is pivotably connected to the cleaning head. The first battery mount is connected to at least one of the upright frame or the cleaning head. The handheld accessory includes a secondary battery mount. The handheld accessory is removably coupled to the upright frame. The battery removably couples to the first battery mount to power the upright vacuum cleaner and removably couples to the second battery mount to power the handheld accessory.

A surface cleaning apparatus comprises a cyclone with a cyclone air inlet provided at a medial position along the axial length of the cyclone chamber.

A canister surface cleaning apparatus comprising a canister body having a recess. The recess comprises a wall and sidewalls that extend away from the wall to define a volume. An air treatment assembly is removably mountable to the canister body. When the air treatment assembly is mounted to the canister body and the canister body is positioned with on the floor, the wall extends generally vertically and one of the sides of the air treatment assembly faces the wall and is positioned in the recess.