Abstract: The present disclosure provides a surface cleaning apparatus that includes an illumination system having lighting to illuminate a floor surface or other area being cleaned. The lighting for the illumination system includes a plurality of lights, light sources, and/or lighting zones disposed around a housing of the apparatus. The illumination system can output a condition, status, state, alert or error to a user by emitting visible light and varying an intensity, color, wavelength, temperature, or animation of the light. Methods for operating the illumination system are also provided.

Abstract: A surface cleaning apparatus comprises a hand vacuum cleaner, a surface cleaning head and a rigid air flow conduit removably mountable between the surface cleaning head air outlet and the dirty air inlet of the hand vacuum cleaner. The hand vacuum cleaner comprises a main body and a cyclone unit. The cyclone axis of rotation intersects the pistol grip handle. The cyclone axis of rotation is generally horizontal.

Abstract: A surface cleaning apparatus comprises a hand vacuum cleaner, a rigid air flow conduit and a surface cleaning head. The hand vacuum cleaner has a main body, which houses a suction motor and fan assembly, and a cyclone unit provided on a front end of the main body. The cyclone unit has a first stage cyclone with a cyclone axis of rotation that extends between the front and rear ends of the first stage cyclone. Air enters the cyclone unit through a front wall of the first stage cyclone. The hand vacuum cleaner is removably mounted to a downstream end of the rigid air flow conduit and when the hand vacuum cleaner is mounted to the downstream end of the rigid air flow conduit, the handle is a driving handle for the surface cleaning apparatus.

Abstract: A surface cleaning apparatus having a suction source defining a portion of a working air path and a fluid delivery system includes at least one fluid distributor, a fluid supply path, a first pump in the fluid supply path, and a second pump in the fluid supply path. The pumps are operable to effect dispensing cleaning fluid at different volumetric flow rates.

Abstract: A hand vacuum has a cyclone assembly which comprises a cyclone chamber and a dirt collection chamber exterior to the cyclone chamber. The cyclone assembly comprises a stationary portion and an openable portion. The openable portion is rotatably mounted by a rotatable mount between a closed position in which the cyclone chamber and the dirt collection chamber are closed and an open position in which the cyclone chamber and the dirt collection chamber are open. The rotatable mount is located at a rearward end of the openable portion.

Abstract: A floor cleaner with an air inlet, an air outlet, a suction motor, and a filter. The filter includes a first media layer, a second media layer, an end cap, and an annular cap. The first media layer and the second media layer extend along a filter axis between the end cap and the annular cap. The filter is compressible along the filter axis between the end cap and the annular cap.

Abstract: A dirt detection method includes the steps of: selecting a motor with a motor processor, and then using the motor to provide power to form a negative pressure to suck the dirt into the dirt collection device, the motor processor sending the motor's operating signal to the detection processor that has written therein a threshold range for detection, and then comparing the threshold range with the operating signal from the motor processor. The invention is based on the motor as the power source of negative pressure, and the dirt collection device has good collection effect and sealing. Based on the equipment characteristics of the motor in the negative pressure system, the degree of dirt in the dirt collection device is detected by detecting the operating signal of the motor.

Abstract: A reconfigurable surface cleaning apparatus has a surface cleaning head, a support structure moveably mounted to the surface cleaning head between a storage position and a floor cleaning position and a portable cleaning unit removably mountable to the support structure. The support structure has a pair of laterally extending portions and the portable cleaning unit has a first mounting member comprising mating grooves which slideably receive the laterally extending portions when the portable cleaning unit is mounted to the support structure.

Abstract: A method for influencing the device-typical sound emission of a cleaning device, wherein the cleaning device has a device housing and a cleaning mechanism for carrying out a cleaning activity on a surface to be cleaned, wherein the cleaning device emits device-typical sound while carrying out the cleaning activity, and wherein the device-typical sound is detected and analyzed with respect to at least one sound frequency contained therein. In order to adapt the soundscape of the cleaning device in such a way that a user can ascertain a proper functionality of the cleaning device, a displaceable section assigned to a flow channel of the cleaning device is displaced relative to the flow channel and/or the device housing in dependence on the analysis result until a characteristic sound frequency for the cleaning activity emitted by the cleaning mechanism has a defined amplitude.

Abstract: A hand vacuum cleaner comprises a body which houses a suction motor. A handle is provided on a sidewall of the body and extends outwardly therefrom. The handle axis intersects the suction motor. An air treatment member comprises a chamber, which has an openable door and which forms a front face of the hand vacuum cleaner. The air treatment member having an inner hollow member that occupies all of the central portion of the chamber between the front end of the chamber and a rear end of the chamber. The air treatment member has an openable door lock comprising a door release actuator wherein the door is moveable to an open position in which the chamber is opened when the door release actuator is actuated.

Abstract: A hand vacuum cleaner has a cyclonic stage which comprises a stationary portion and an openable portion. The openable portion is rotatably mounted by a rotatable mount between a closed position in which a cyclone chamber is closed and an open position in which the cyclone chamber is open. The stationary portion comprises an upper portion of the first cyclonic stage and the openable portion comprises a lower portion of the first cyclonic stage. The rotatable mount is located at a rearward end of the openable portion.

Abstract: A stick surface cleaning apparatus has a cyclone unit provided in the wand.

Abstract: Debris removal apparatus, systems, and methods of using the same are described. An example debris removal apparatus includes a shaft, an energy source, a motor, a fan attached to the motor, and a switch. The shaft has a lengthwise axis, a first end, a second end, a first portion, a second portion, a third portion and defines an opening on the second end, a passageway in fluid communication with the opening, and a plurality of inlet openings on the third portion of the shaft in fluid communication with the passageway. The motor is operatively connected to the energy source and disposed between the plurality of inlet openings and the second end of the shaft. The motor has a lengthwise axis extending through a drive shaft. The lengthwise axis of the motor is parallel to the lengthwise axis of the shaft. The switch is operatively connected to the motor.

Abstract: A boom hose apparatus for a material collection vehicle includes a telescoping boom assembly and a hose assembly supported by the boom assembly. The boom assembly includes a plurality of telescoping conduits. A flexible hose is received through the telescoping conduits and can slidably extend from, or retract into, the conduits independently from the telescoping of the conduits.

Abstract: A cleaning robot, includes a body provided with a dust box and a water tank, a water outlet for discharging liquid in the water tank and a dust suction port connected with the dust box are provided with on a bottom of the body, and the water outlet is disposed rearward of the dust suction port and adjacent thereto.

Abstract: A cleaning robot includes a cleaning device for cleaning and a driving device for travelling. The cleaning robot is provided with an operating mode and a self-cleaning mode. The self-cleaning method includes: controlling the cleaning robot to enter the self-cleaning mode; controlling the cleaning device to operate and the driving device to stop operating after entering the self-cleaning mode. In the embodiments of the present disclosure, efficient, integrated, and comprehensive cleaning tasks can be implemented by a cleaning robot by controlling the cleaning robot to enter a self-cleaning mode and complete a self-cleaning operation under a particular condition.

Abstract: An intelligent cleaning device, comprising a device main body, a camera and a fill-in light, wherein the camera is mounted in the device main body and faces an outer side of the device main body; the fill-in light is mounted in the device main body by means of a fill-in light holder and faces the outer side of the device main body; and an irradiation direction of the fill-in light is the same as a photographic direction of the camera, so as to irradiate at least part of an identification region of the camera.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: A surface cleaning device includes a nozzle and an odor dial assembly. The nozzle includes a nozzle housing and a dirty air passageway. The odor dial assembly include a fragrance member and a dial body configured to be removably coupled to the nozzle housing. The dial body at least partially defines a fragrance cavity configured to at least partially receive the fragrance member and a fragrance passageway extending therethrough. The odor dial assembly is configured to transition between a plurality of user-selectable positions to adjust an amount of fragrance particles released by the fragrance member into the dirty air passageway.

Abstract: A vacuum cleaner motor device comprises a motor assembly and an expansion assembly. The motor assembly further comprises a rotor, a stator, and a main shaft. The expansion assembly further comprises a first motor support, a second motor support, a fan blade member, a fan blade member support, a PCBA assembly, a first bearing, and a second bearing. The rotor is a neodymium iron boron magnet made of neodymium iron boron, which ensures that the motor has a strong output power such that the rotating speed of the motor reaches more than 100,000 rpm. The outer circumferential diameter of the fan blade member ranges from 35 to 40 mm. Compared with conventional vacuum cleaners, the fan blade member of the present disclosure has a larger size, which ensures a stronger vacuum suction force of the vacuum cleaner and achieves better cleaning effect.