A surface cleaning apparatus has a cyclone bin assembly having a cyclone chamber. The cyclone chamber with a physical filtration member defining the cyclone air outlet. The physical filtration member has an outer wall wherein at least a portion of the outer wall is porous and a plurality of ribs is spaced around the outer wall. The ribs have a radial inner side that has an inner width in the direction of rotation and a radial outer side that has an outer width in the direction of rotation that is narrower than the inner width.

A floor types identifying device for use in a vacuum cleaner is disclosed, and comprises a current sensing unit coupled and a processing and controlling module. When a suction head is moved, a driving current of a roller brush driving motor is detected by the current sensing unit, such that the processing and controlling module judges that the suction head is moved on a specific floor that has a hard surface, a short-pile-carpeted surface or a long-pile-carpeted surface according to a variation of the driving current. Therefore, for a vacuum cleaner that is integrated with the floor types identifying device of the present invention, both suction power of the vacuum cleaner and driving power of the roller driving motor can be properly adjusted in response to the floor's surficial material type.

A vacuum cleaner has a nozzle with an electric motor and a cleaning device driven thereby. A separate suction unit has an electric fan for drawing in air and a collector for separating dust from the drawn-in air. A suction conduit extends between the nozzle and the suction unit so the electric fan draws air and dust in through the nozzle, pulls it through the conduit, and separates the dust from the air in the collector. The conduit further has a rigid pipe having an outer end connected to the nozzle and an opposite inner end and a flexible hose connected between the inner end and the suction unit and opening into the collector. A power unit for the nozzle motor has a housing mounted on the pipe, a lithium-ion battery contained in the housing, and a control contained in the housing and operating the electric motor of the nozzle from the battery.

Connector assemblies including a first subassembly having a recessed portion and a pair of locator tracks and a second subassembly having a pair of locator projections, vacuum assemblies including these connector assemblies, and methods of using the same are provided herein.

A suction tool includes: a hollow cylindrical main pipe having: a rear end side connected to a vacuum cleaner main body; a front end portion in which a main suction port is formed; and a hollow cylindrical sub pipe having: a rear end side at which an inside of the hollow cylindrical sub pipe communicates with an inside of the main pipe; and a front end portion in which a sub suction port is formed. The sub pipe is movable between a retracted position in which the front end portion of the sub pipe is arranged so as to be retracted from the front end portion of the main pipe, and a use position in which the front end portion of the sub pipe is arranged so as to protrude from the front end portion of the main pipe along an axial direction of the main pipe.

A surface-cleaning apparatus (1) includes: a main-body housing (2); a suction motor (6), which is housed in the main-body housing and is driven to recover a cleaning liquid from a surface of a cleaning target; a first tank (3), which houses the cleaning liquid to be supplied to the surface of the cleaning target; and a second tank (4), which houses the cleaning liquid recovered from the surface of the cleaning target. One tank of the first tank and the second tank is connected to an upper portion of the main-body housing. The other tank of the first tank and the second tank is connected to a lower portion of the main-body housing and has a lower surface (4A) that opposes a stationary surface on which the surface-cleaning apparatus is disposed.

Connector assemblies including a first subassembly having a recessed portion and a pair of locator tracks and a second subassembly having a pair of locator projections, vacuum assemblies including these connector assemblies, and methods of using the same are provided herein.

A surface cleaning apparatus comprises a canister body having a recess with sidewalls that extend upwardly from a platform, the platform having a pre-motor filter housing with a pre-motor filter positioned therein, wherein at least 50% of a perimeter of the pre-motor filter is recessed inwardly from the sidewalls of the recess whereby, when a pre-motor filter is positioned in the pre-motor filter housing, a portion of the platform is visible between the perimeter of the pre-motor filter and the sidewalls of the recess. An air treatment assembly is removably mountable to the canister body and seats on the recess when the air treatment assembly is mounted to the canister body.

An exhaust system includes a pipe tube for discharging an exhaust air ejected from an exhaust port of an electric vacuum cleaner to a predetermined exterior location, the pipe tube including a tube main body made of a pliable and less-stretchable material, and a cord inserted into the tube main body, the cord being made of a pliable and highly-stretchable material. The cord, when not stretched, has a length close to an actual extension length which permits connection between the exhaust port of the indoor electric vacuum cleaner and the predetermined exterior location. The tube main body is equal in length to the cord when being stretched. In this state, the ventilation function of the tube main body has a maximum value.

A vacuum filter bag includes an inlet flange and gasket and a plug. The inlet flange includes axial ribs and recesses which improve the seal between the inlet gasket and a vacuum inlet port and prevent accidental removal of the filter bag from the vacuum inlet port. The plug more securely closes the filter inlet opening after use of the filter bag. The filter bag reduces user exposure to dust and debris captured with a vacuum and is particularly suited for minimizing exposure to hazardous materials.