Abstract: A vacuum cleaner may include a suction motor; one or more edge detect sensors; a headlight assembly; one or more light sensors; and a controller. The controller is configured to: determine whether the vacuum cleaner is within a predetermined distance of a vertical surface based on an input received from the one or more edge detect sensors; responsive to determining that the vacuum cleaner is within the predetermined distance of the vertical surface, increase a suction power of the suction motor to a predetermined value; determine an ambient light level in an environment of the vacuum; and adjust an intensity of the headlight assembly based on the ambient light level in the environment.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a surface cleaner that provides an airflow away from a surface to remove debris. The surface cleaner can include a dirty air inlet, a clean air outlet, a suction motor moving air along a flow path from the dirty air inlet to the clean air outlet, and a Coanda separator positioned within the flow path to separate the air and the debris.

Abstract: A cleaning system may include a vacuum cleaner and a docking station. The vacuum cleaner may include a dust cup including an emptying opening and an openable door configured to selectively open and close the emptying opening. The openable door may include a retention assembly having a latching end, an actuation end, and a latch disposed at the latching end and configured to move between a latched and an unlatched position. The vacuum cleaner may further include a latch actuator disposed at the actuation end of the retention assembly and configured to cooperate with the retention assembly to cause the latch to move from the latched position to the unlatched position. The docking station includes a collection bin, the docking station configured to cooperate with the vacuum cleaner to urge debris from the dust cup to the collection bin.

Abstract: A wand includes a hinge configured to pivotally connect first and second wand segments in an extended configuration and a storage configuration. A first locking mechanism locks the wand in extended configuration. A second locking mechanism includes a rod, a sliding lever, a plunger, and a plunger cavity. The plunger is configured to be received in the plunger cavity to lock the wand in the storage configuration. When in the extended configuration, depressing a single actuator pivots the locking arm, causes the hook/pawl to be removed from the locking cavity, and unlocks the wand. When in the storage configuration, depressing the single actuator causes the rod to move in a first direction, causes the sliding rod to move a second direction, and urges the plunger out of the plunger cavity.

Abstract: A vacuum cleaner, comprising a cleaner body; a dust cup coupled to the cleaner body, the dust cup including a dust cup body which at least partially forms a dust cup cavity and a dust cup outlet; the dust cup including a dust cup door configured to selectively open and close the dust cup outlet; and at least one of a releasably connectable connector assembly to hold the dust cup door in a closed position, the releasably connectable connector assembly comprising a first connector, the first connector comprising a first connector magnet, and/or a deformable debris obstructor located in the dust cup cavity upstream of the dust cup outlet and dust cup door, which extends transverse to a longitudinal axis of the dust cup cavity as to shield the dust cup door from debris in the dust cup cavity. A docking station is also disclosed.

Abstract: A vacuum cleaner may include a suction motor, a body defining a filter cavity, the filter cavity being fluidly coupled to the suction motor and configured to receive a filter, a filter cover removably coupled to the body, the filter cover extending over at least a portion of the filter cavity, and a release configured to transition between a releasing position and a retaining position to removably couple the filter cover to the body. The release may include a body release portion, at least a portion of the body release portion being rotatably coupled to the body and a cover release portion, at least a portion of the cover release portion being slidably coupled to the filter cover, wherein a rotational movement of the body release portion causes a corresponding linear movement in the cover release portion to transition the release between the releasing position and the retaining position.

Abstract: A vacuum cleaner may include a suction motor; one or more edge detect sensors; a headlight assembly; one or more light sensors; and a controller. The controller is configured to: determine whether the vacuum cleaner is within a predetermined distance of a vertical surface based on an input received from the one or more edge detect sensors; responsive to determining that the vacuum cleaner is within the predetermined distance of the vertical surface, increase a suction power of the suction motor to a predetermined value; determine an ambient light level in an environment of the vacuum; and adjust an intensity of the headlight assembly based on the ambient light level in the environment.

Abstract: A wand includes a hinge configured to pivotally connect first and second wand segments in an extended configuration and a storage configuration. A first locking mechanism locks the wand in extended configuration. A second locking mechanism includes a rod, a sliding lever, a plunger, and a plunger cavity. The plunger is configured to be received in the plunger cavity to lock the wand in the storage configuration. When in the extended configuration, depressing a single actuator pivots the locking arm, causes the hook/pawl to be removed from the locking cavity, and unlocks the wand. When in the storage configuration, depressing the single actuator causes the rod to move in a first direction, causes the sliding rod to move a second direction, and urges the plunger out of the plunger cavity.

Abstract: A surface treatment apparatus may include a surface cleaning head having an agitator, an agitator motor configured to cause the agitator to rotate, a suction motor configured to cause debris to be drawn from a surface to be treated, a debris sensor configured to generate a signal indicative of an amount of debris in a dirty air path, a user interface (UI), and a controller. The controller can be configured to receive the signal indicative of the amount of the debris in the dirty air path, adjust a rotation speed of at least one of the suction motor or the agitator motor, and adjust the UI based on the rotation speed of at least one of the suction motor or the agitator motor.

Abstract: A surface cleaning apparatus has a cyclone including first and second opposed ends, a cyclone axis of rotation that intersects the first and second ends, an air inlet, an air outlet provided at the second end, and a cyclone sidewall extending between the first and second ends. The air outlet includes an outlet air permeable portion extending axially inwardly into the cyclone from the second end. The porous member has an axially inner end and an axial outer end located at the second end and the axial outer end is positioned at the cyclone sidewall.

Abstract: A wand includes a hinge configured to pivotally connect first and second wand segments in an extended configuration and a storage configuration. A first locking mechanism locks the wand in extended configuration. A second locking mechanism includes a rod, a sliding lever, a plunger, and a plunger cavity. The plunger is configured to be received in the plunger cavity to lock the wand in the storage configuration. When in the extended configuration, depressing a single actuator pivots the locking arm, causes the hook/pawl to be removed from the locking cavity, and unlocks the wand. When in the storage configuration, depressing the single actuator causes the rod to move in a first direction, causes the sliding rod to move a second direction, and urges the plunger out of the plunger cavity.

Abstract: A vacuum cleaner may include a body having a handle end and an attachment end, the attachment end being opposite the handle end along a longitudinal axis of the body, a dust cup disposed between the handle end and the attachment end, a suction motor disposed between the handle end and the attachment end, a body latch configured to releasably engage an accessory, and a body toggle configured to cause the body latch to transition between a releasing position and a retaining position, the body toggle being positioned closer to the handle end than the attachment end.