A dust collector with convenient loading and unloading dust collecting barrel includes a base plate fixed on an outer periphery of a bottom of an air guide cylinder, an operation unit whose end is pivotally arranged on the base plate, linking members disposed on said operation unit and connected to a dust collecting barrel lid located under the air guide tube. Accordingly, when a user lifts up the operation unit, the linking members move the dust collecting barrel lid upwards. The upward movement separates the dust collecting barrel lid from the dust collecting barrel, so the dust collecting barrel is easily detached. The action of swinging the operation unit swings down allows the linking members to move the dust collecting barrel lid downwards, so the dust collecting barrel lid closes the dust collecting barrel. Therefore, the user loads and unloads the dust collecting barrel quickly and conveniently.

A robot cleaner motor assembly including: a fan motor and a fan motor casing including an exhaust passage for guiding, to an exhaust port, air discharged from the fan motor, wherein the exhaust passage includes: a first exhaust passage guiding the air such that the air, discharged from a discharge port of the fan motor, moves to an upper or lower side of the fan motor; a second exhaust passage guiding, to a front end of the fan motor, the air discharged from the first exhaust passage; a third exhaust passage guiding the air such that the air, discharged from the second exhaust passage, moves to the lower or upper side of the fan motor along left and right sides of the fan motor; and a fourth exhaust passage guiding, to an exhaust port, the air having moved along the left and right sides of the third exhaust passage.

An electric vacuum cleaner apparatus includes: a station, an electric vacuum cleaner attachable to the station, and plural attaching detectors which can detect the electric vacuum cleaner is attached in the station. The electric vacuum cleaner includes a cleaner body; a tubular part connected to the cleaner body and sucks in dust; and a primary dust container that stores dust sucked in with the tubular part. The station includes a secondary dust container that stores dust discharged from the primary dust container. The electric vacuum cleaner apparatus permits transfer of dust from the primary dust container to the secondary dust container when at least two of the plural attaching detectors have detected the attaching of the electric vacuum cleaner to the station. The electric vacuum cleaner apparatus can reliably confirm the vacuum cleaner is placed at a correct position on the charging station so that dust to be discarded from the primary dust container to the secondary dust container does not leak around the electric vacuum cleaner apparatus.

A hand vacuum cleaner may have an air treatment member and a pre-motor filter downstream from the air treatment member. A suction motor and fan assembly may be is positioned downstream of and below the pre-motor filter, a post motor filter may be positioned downstream of the suction motor and fan assembly and in the lower end of the hand vacuum cleaner. A clean air outlet may be positioned below the suction motor and fan assembly whereby air travels downwardly from the suction motor and fan assembly and through the post motor filter to the clean air outlet.

A hand vacuum cleaner may include a suction motor and fan assembly that is positioned downstream of a pre-motor filter and in an upper end of the hand vacuum cleaner. A post motor filter may be positioned downstream of the suction motor and fan assembly and may be in the lower end of the hand vacuum cleaner. The clean air outlet may be positioned below the suction motor and fan assembly whereby air may travel generally downwardly from the suction motor and fan assembly and through the post motor filter to the clean air outlet.

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.

Provided is a cleaner. The cleaner includes a housing provided with a dust container at a lower side thereof having a suction opening, a filter part configured to filter dust from air suctioned through the suction opening, the filter being spaced apart from an inner circumferential surface of the housing, an air guide configured to guide the air passing through the filter part in an inner region of the filter part to a suction motor configured to generate suction force, a movable part configured to be elevated between a first position and a second position in a space between the outside of the filter part and the inner circumferential surface of the housing, a manipulation part of which at least a portion is exposed to outside of the housing, the manipulation part being elevated by user's manipulation, and a transfer unit of which at least a portion is accommodated in the housing, the transfer unit being configured to connect the manipulation part to the movable part.

The cleaner includes a main body having an opening, a suction motor accommodated in the main body and configured to generate suction force, an opening cover separably coupled to the main body and configured to cover the opening, and a filter mechanism accommodated in the main body through the opening and configured to filter foreign substances of air discharged by the suction motor. When the opening cover is separated from the main body, at least a portion of the filter mechanism protrudes to the outside of the main body through the opening. While the opening cover is coupled to the main body, at least a portion of the filter mechanism protruding to the outside of the main body is pressed by the opening cover so as to be accommodated in the main body.

A central vacuum wherein said central vacuum comprises a housing with a portion of said housing comprising a motor housing, a filter housing and a dust collecting bin. A motor, power source, foam filter a dust collecting bin are incorporated within the filer housing.

The housing further compromising an exhaust outlet, and at least two optional intake ports adapted to receive an intake hose. The first intake port is adapted such that the air and debris received from an intake hose is channeled into the filter where it passes through the filter, trapping dust and debris in the filter. The second intake port is adapted such that the air and debris received from an intake hose is channeled directly into a bag adapter and the air and debris is channeled into a vacuum filter bag, trapping the dust and debris in the bag. With either intake port, the air to flows through the filter or filter bag into the housing, where the air is exhausted through the exhaust outlet.

The intake ports further comprise a seal, such that when an intake port is not in use it can be sealed and prevent the escape of any airflow, dust and debris through the intake port.