A docking station for a robotic surface cleaning apparatus has a momentum separator. The momentum separator has a plurality of walls comprising an upper wall, a lower wall and a first sidewall, wherein the first sidewall extends between the upper and lower walls, and wherein the first sidewall comprises a side screen. A first end wall is spaced from and faces the side screen wherein an up flow chamber is positioned between the first end wall and the side screen.

A hand vacuum cleaner has an air treatment chamber, which comprises a stationary portion and an openable portion. The openable portion is moveably mounted by a mount between a closed position in which the air treatment chamber is closed and an open position in which the air treatment chamber is open. The Air treatment chamber has an air outlet comprising a screen and the screen is moveable with the openable portion.

A device (1) for automatically performing an activity, in particular for cleaning dirty surfaces, having at least one sensor (3) and at least one drive element (4). The drive element (4) divides the device (1) into a rear region (11) and a front region (12), on the basis of the intended direction of movement (B). The sensor (3) is a mechanical sensor which is arranged in the front region (12) of the device (1) and is used to determine, by contact with the floor, a change in the height of the floor.

A hand vacuum cleaner has a cyclone, a suction motor and fan assembly downstream of the cyclone and a post motor filter downstream of the suction motor and fan assembly. The post-motor filter housing has an openable bottom panel provided in the lower end of the hand vacuum cleaner.

A handheld vacuum cleaner includes a dust cup assembly, a suction nozzle assembly and a handle assembly. The dust cup assembly includes a cup casing, an airflow generation device and a cyclone separation device, both of which are arranged in the cup casing, the airflow generation device being arranged above the cyclone separation device and positioned on a downstream side of the cyclone separation device, and an air vent being formed in a top of the cup casing. The suction nozzle assembly is mounted to the cup casing and defines a suction channel. The handle assembly is mounted to the cup casing and used to be held. With the structure, a blowing direction of the air vent is not towards a surface to be cleaned, so as to prevent the wind from the air vent blows away dust on the surface to be cleaned and hence ensure a cleaning effect.

A vacuum cleaner includes a housing having a dust inlet and a first latch. The first latch is moveable between a locked position and an unlocked position. The vacuum cleaner also includes a second latch moveable between a locked position and an unlocked position, and a spring pressing the second latch to the locked position. The vacuum cleaner also includes a dust bin securable on the housing with the first latch and the second latch. When the dust bin is being installed onto the housing, the second latch is moved from the locked position to the unlocked position until the spring presses the second latch back to the locked position. The dust bin is secured on the housing when the dust bin is installed on the housing, the first latch is in the locked position, and the second latch is in the locked position. The dust bin is removable from the housing when the dust bin is installed on the housing, the first latch is in the unlocked position, and the second latch is in the locked position.

A surface cleaning apparatus has a cyclone with multiple cyclone air inlets, and a header that is upstream of at least some of the cyclone air inlets.

A dust collecting apparatus is provided. The dust collecting apparatus according to an embodiment includes a dust collecting case including a dust outlet to discharge collected dust, a cyclone member configured to rotate and move linearly in the dust collecting case to be detachable from and attachable to the dust collecting case, a discharge cover configured to rotate and move linearly together with the cyclone member, and detachable from and attachable to an upper part of the dust collecting case to open and close the dust outlet, and a sealing member having elasticity disposed between the dust collecting case and the discharge cover. The discharge cover rotates along a horizontal direction of the dust collecting case to detach from the upper part of the dust collecting case and form a space between the sealing member and the dust collecting case.

A hand vacuum cleaner wherein a pre-motor filter, the suction motor, the energy storage unit and the pistol grip handle are substantially located within a volume defined by a projection of the air treatment member sidewall.

A surface cleaning apparatus comprises an air treatment chamber with a moveable member positioned therein. An end wall of the air treatment chamber is openable in response to a moveable member being longitudinally translated through at least the portion of the air treatment chamber. The driving assembly includes a handle and a drive rod that is rotatably mounted about a longitudinally extending axis of the drive rod between a stored position in which the moveable member is in a stored position and an operable position in which the moveable member is translatable through at least a portion of the chamber. In the stored position, the handle is longitudinally spaced from the first and second ends of the air treatment chamber and, when the driving assembly is in the operable position, the driving assembly is operable to longitudinally translate the moveable member through at least a portion of the chamber.