The present invention relates to a cyclone separation device for separating particles from air and a cyclone vacuum cleaner (80). It has the objective to reduce noise without impairing the dirt separation performance. This is achieved an arrangement comprising a cyclone chamber (10), a dirt collecting chamber (50) arranged adjacent to the cyclone chamber (10) for collecting dirt particles separated from air, a dirt-duct (40) between the cyclone chamber (10) and the dirt collecting chamber (50) for allowing dirt particles to pass from the cyclone chamber (10) towards the dirt collecting chamber (50), and an air-guide (60) arranged adjacent to the dirt-duct (40) for reducing the momentum of the air in the dirt-duct (40).

A cyclone separator useable in a surface cleaning apparatus comprises a cyclone chamber and a dirt collection chamber exterior to, and surrounding at least a portion of the cyclone chamber. The dirt collection chamber is in communication with the cyclone chamber via a dirt outlet. An air flow passage extending to the cyclone air inlet travels generally axially through the dirt collection chamber.

The disclosure discloses a cyclonic separating apparatus and a cleaning appliance. The cyclonic separating apparatus includes a downstream cyclonic separating assembly which includes at least one cyclonic separator ring including a plurality of cyclonic separators. Each of the cyclonic separators includes a cyclonic separating drum having an upper side edge communicating with a tangential air duct and a curved duct arranged in an upper portion of the cyclonic separating drum and communicating with the tangential air duct. A spiral rise angle of the curved duct is greater than a half cone angle of an inverted cone drum of the cyclonic separating drum.

A surface cleaning apparatus has a cyclone chamber and a dirt collection chamber. The cyclone chamber has a sidewall extending from a first end to an axially opposed second end. At least a portion of the dirt collection chamber is aligned with first end of the cyclone chamber and radially outwardly of a solid portion of the vortex finder.

A vacuum cleaner comprising a dirty air intake and a cyclonic separating apparatus connected in series. The cyclonic separating apparatus comprises a plurality of cyclonic separators connected in parallel. The vacuum cleaner further comprises a bleed valve provided upstream of the plurality of cyclonic separators. The bleed valve opens to admit bled air into the plurality of cyclonic separators in response to a drop in pressure in the vacuum cleaner. The bleed valve is also connected to the inlets of the plurality of cyclonic separators via a common plenum.

A vacuum cleaner including a cleaner body; and a dust collector provided in the cleaner body, wherein the dust collector includes a first cyclone provided within an outer case to filter foreign matter and dust from air introduced into the dust collector; a second cyclone accommodated within the first cyclone to separate fine dust from the air introduced into the first cyclone; and a rotatable shell provided at a lower side of and surrounding the first cyclone so as to define a first storage section configured to collect foreign matter and dust filtered by the first cyclone between the rotatable shell and the outer case, wherein the rotatable shell includes a skirt having a plurality of steps arranged along a circumference of the rotatable shell.

A vacuum cleaner, including a cleaner body; and a dust collector provided in the cleaner body, wherein the dust collector includes a first cyclone provided within an outer case to filter foreign matter and dust from air introduced into the dust collector; a second cyclone accommodated within the first cyclone to separate fine dust from the air introduced into the first cyclone; and a rotatable shell provided at a lower side of the first cyclone so as to define a first storage section configured to collect foreign matter and dust filtered by the first cyclone between the rotatable shell and the outer case, and wherein the rotatable shell includes a roller facing a lower cover that covers a lower opening of the outer case, the other configured to contact the foreign matter and dust collected in the first storage section during the rotation of the rotatable shell.

A dust separator including a top member having a top member having an inlet port arranged to supply dust-laden air and an outlet port arranged to remove clean air, the top member having a lower portion configured as a lip and having a radius which equals diameter of the inlet port, and a dust separator plate, housed within the lip, having a passage with at least one opening arranged to remove the dust from within the top member.

A cyclone separation device includes a cyclone chamber for separating dirt from incoming air, a dirt collecting chamber arranged adjacent to the cyclone chamber for collecting dirt particles separated from air, and a dirt duct between the cyclone chamber and the dirt collecting chamber for allowing dirt particles to exit the cyclone chamber into the dirt collecting chamber. To reduce the generation of noise-generating air vortices, the dirt duct has an edge protruding into a direction at an angle to the dirt duct at an exit ridge of the cyclone chamber that is first encountered by the air rotating in the cyclone chamber. Preferably, the edge is formed by a tangential extension of a wall of the cyclone chamber. A vacuum cleaner advantageously includes such a cyclone separation device.

A cyclone dust collecting device includes a dust collecting box and a separator. The dust collecting box includes a dust entrance and a cavity formed by extension in a first direction. The dust entrance communicates with a dust exhaust channel of a host machine. The separator includes a dust inlet and a cyclone tube. The dust inlet communicates with the dust entrance. The dust inlet is configured to guide the dust exhaust airflow into the cyclone tube. The cyclone tube extends in a second direction and is at least partially disposed in the dust collecting box. The cyclone tube includes a dust outlet and an air outlet. The dust outlet is located in the cavity and the air outlet communicates with an outside of the dust collecting box. The second direction obliquely intersects the first direction.