CN211093747U - Cleaning appliance and dust collector - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model relates to a cleaning appliance and dust catcher, dust catcher include cleaning appliance, and cleaning appliance includes: a housing; the separating mechanism is connected with the shell; the limiting assembly is movably arranged on the shell and is opposite to the air outlet end of the separating mechanism, and the limiting assembly can be close to or far away from the air outlet end of the separating mechanism; the filtering piece is detachably arranged between the air outlet end of the separation mechanism and the limiting assembly; when the limiting assembly is located at the first position, the filtering piece is abutted between the limiting assembly and the air outlet end of the separating mechanism; when spacing subassembly was in the second position, spacing subassembly and filtering piece separation, and formed the dismantlement mouth that is used for supplying to filter the piece and passes through between spacing subassembly and separating mechanism's the air-out end.

Description

Cleaning appliance and dust collector

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the technical field of dust collectors, especially, relate to a cleaning appliance and dust collector.

Background

The vacuum cleaner is a common household appliance and is favored by more and more families in recent years. The vacuum cleaner is subdivided into various types such as a horizontal vacuum cleaner and a handheld vacuum cleaner.

In a hand-held cleaner, a filter element is typically provided behind the separator for re-filtering the wind passing through the separator. Filter a piece after repetitious usage, need dismantle and clear up to guarantee to filter the filter effect of piece, however, and in traditional hand-held type dust catcher, the ubiquitous inconvenient problem of a filter dismouting.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

Accordingly, there is a need for a cleaning device and a vacuum cleaner with an easily removable filter element.

The technical scheme is as follows:

a cleaning appliance comprising: a housing; a separating mechanism connected with the housing; the limiting assembly is movably arranged on the shell and is opposite to the air outlet end of the separating mechanism, and the limiting assembly can be close to or far away from the air outlet end of the separating mechanism; the filtering piece is detachably arranged between the air outlet end of the separation mechanism and the limiting assembly;

when the limiting assembly is located at the first position, the filter element is abutted between the limiting assembly and the air outlet end of the separating mechanism; when the limiting assembly is located at the second position, the limiting assembly is separated from the filtering piece, and a disassembling opening for the filtering piece to pass through is formed between the limiting assembly and the air outlet end of the separating mechanism.

In the cleaning device, when the limiting assembly is located at the first position, the filtering member abuts against between the limiting assembly and the air outlet end of the separating mechanism, and is used for filtering air coming out from the air outlet end of the separating mechanism when the cleaning device works. When filter piece is dismantled to needs, can be through removing spacing subassembly for spacing subassembly removes the second position towards the direction of keeping away from separating mechanism's air-out end, thereby makes spacing subassembly and filter the piece separation, makes to filter and is in the state that can move about, then the rethread dismantles mouthful will filter and dismantle out from the cleaning appliance in, and easy operation is convenient.

The technical solution is further explained below:

in one embodiment, the stop assembly is slidably disposed on the housing; or the limiting assembly can be arranged on the shell in a rolling mode.

In one embodiment, the filter piece comprises an air inlet side and an air outlet side opposite to the air inlet side, and the direction from the air inlet side to the air outlet side is consistent with the air outlet direction of the separating mechanism.

In one embodiment, the cleaning appliance further comprises a hood for mounting an exhaust fan, the hood is fixedly arranged on the housing and is arranged opposite to the air outlet end of the separating mechanism at a spacing, and the filter element is detachably arranged between the air outlet end of the separating mechanism and the hood.

In one embodiment, the limiting assembly cooperates with the housing to form a containing cavity when in the first position, the hood is fixedly connected with the housing, and at least part of the hood is located in the containing cavity.

In one embodiment, the limiting assembly includes a sleeve movably disposed on the housing, and an abutting member connected to the sleeve, the sleeve is sleeved outside the hood, the abutting member is disposed opposite to the air outlet end of the separating mechanism, the abutting member abuts against the filter element when the limiting assembly is in the first position, and the abutting member is separated from the filter element when the limiting assembly is in the second position.

In one embodiment, the housing is provided with a guide member, the guide member is connected with the hood and enables the hood to be spaced from the housing, the sleeve is provided with a guide groove, and the sleeve is sleeved outside the hood and enables the guide member to penetrate through the guide groove, so that the guide groove is in guide fit with the guide member.

In one embodiment, an opening is formed at one end, close to the separating mechanism, of the guide groove, one end, far away from the separating mechanism, of the guide groove is closed, the guide piece can penetrate into the guide groove through the opening, and the guide piece is used for being in limit fit with one end, far away from the separating mechanism, of the guide groove.

In one embodiment, a limiting part is arranged on the abutting part, and the limiting part is in limiting fit with the guide part when the limiting component is in the second position.

In one embodiment, the cleaning appliance further comprises a sealing element which is arranged on the limiting assembly and seals a gap between the limiting assembly and the hood.

In one embodiment, the cleaning device further comprises a connecting member, the connecting member comprises a first connecting portion disposed on the separating mechanism and a second connecting portion disposed on the limiting assembly, and the second connecting portion is detachably and fixedly connected with the first connecting portion when the limiting assembly is in the first position.

The technical scheme also provides a dust collector which comprises the cleaning appliance.

The dust collector is provided with the cleaning appliance, and in the cleaning appliance, when the limiting component is at the first position, the filter piece is abutted between the limiting component and the air outlet end of the separating mechanism and is used for filtering the air coming out of the air outlet end of the separating mechanism when the cleaning appliance works. When filter piece is dismantled to needs, can be through removing spacing subassembly for spacing subassembly removes the second position towards the direction of keeping away from separating mechanism's air-out end, thereby makes spacing subassembly and filter the piece separation, makes to filter and is in the state that can move about, then the rethread dismantles mouthful will filter and dismantle out from the cleaning appliance in, and easy operation is convenient.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is an exploded view of a cleaning device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of a cleaning implement with a stop assembly in a second position according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a cleaning appliance with a stop assembly in a first position according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a cleaning appliance with a stop assembly in a second position according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a schematic view, partially in section, of a cleaning implement in an embodiment of the invention with a stop assembly in a second position;

FIG. 6 is an enlarged view of a portion of the graph shown in FIG. 5;

fig. 7 is an exploded view of the housing, hood, and stop assembly in an embodiment of the invention;

fig. 8 is a schematic cross-sectional structural view of the housing, the hood, and the limiting assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Description of reference numerals:

100. the device comprises a separation mechanism, 110, a shell end face of the separation mechanism, 200, a filter element, 300, a limiting component, 301, a disassembly opening, 310, an abutting piece, 311, a limiting part, 320, a sleeve, 321, a guide groove, 322, a fixing column, 400, a shell, 410, a guide piece, 420, a handle, 500, a hood, 600, a rear filter, 700, an exhaust fan, 800, a dust cup, 801, an air inlet, 810, a filter screen, 820, a battery, 900 and a sealing piece.

Detailed Description

In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention more clearly understood, the present invention will be further described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and the following detailed description. It should be understood that the detailed description and specific examples, while indicating the scope of the invention, are intended for purposes of illustration only and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention.

It will be understood that when an element is referred to as being "secured to" another element, it can be directly on the other element or intervening elements may also be present. When an element is referred to as being "connected" to another element, it can be directly connected to the other element or intervening elements may also be present. The terms "vertical," "horizontal," "left," "right," and the like as used herein are for illustrative purposes only and do not represent the only embodiments.

Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. The terminology used herein in the description of the invention is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. As used herein, the term "and/or" includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

In the present invention, the terms "first" and "second" do not denote any particular quantity or order, but are merely used to distinguish names.

As shown in fig. 1-3, one embodiment relates to a cleaning appliance comprising: separation mechanism 100, filter element 200, stop assembly 300, housing 400, handle 420, hood 500, post-filter 600, suction fan 700, dirt cup 800, filter screen 810, and battery 820. When the exhaust fan 700 works, dirty air enters the cleaning appliance from the air inlet 801 of the dust cup 800, then enters the separation mechanism 100 after being filtered by the filter screen 810 for air-dust separation, and the separated air enters the exhaust fan 700 after being filtered again by the filter element 200 and then is exhausted after being filtered by the post-filter 600.

As shown in fig. 3-4, in one embodiment, the detachment mechanism 100 is coupled to the housing 400; the limiting assembly 300 is movably disposed on the housing 400 and disposed opposite to the air outlet end of the separating mechanism 100, and the limiting assembly 300 can be close to or far away from the air outlet end of the separating mechanism 100; the filter 200 is detachably disposed between the air outlet end of the separating mechanism 100 and the limiting assembly 300.

When the position limiting assembly 300 is in the first position (as shown in fig. 3), the filter 200 abuts between the position limiting assembly 300 and the air outlet end of the separating mechanism 100, and when the position limiting assembly 300 is in the second position (as shown in fig. 4), the position limiting assembly 300 is separated from the filter 200, and a detaching opening 301 for the filter 200 to pass through is formed between the position limiting assembly 300 and the air outlet end of the separating mechanism 100.

In the above-mentioned cleaning device, when the limiting assembly 300 is located at the first position, the filtering member 200 abuts between the limiting assembly 300 and the air outlet end of the separating mechanism 100, so as to filter the air coming out from the air outlet end of the separating mechanism 100 when the cleaning device is in operation. When needing to dismantle and filtering a piece 200, can be through removing spacing subassembly 300 for spacing subassembly 300 removes to the second position towards the direction of keeping away from the air-out end of separating mechanism 100, thereby makes spacing subassembly 300 and filter a piece 200 separation, makes to filter a piece 200 and is in the state that can move about, then dismantles out simple operation convenience in will filtering a piece 200 from the cleaning apparatus through dismantling mouthful 301.

As shown in fig. 5 to 6, in one embodiment, the limiting assembly 300 is slidably disposed on the casing 400, and the limiting assembly 300 is slidably engaged with the casing 400, so that the limiting assembly 300 can move close to or away from the air outlet end of the separating mechanism 100 by sliding.

Specifically, the separating mechanism 100 is a cyclone separator, the housing 400 is arc-shaped, one side of the housing 400 is fixedly connected with the lower side of the housing end surface 110 of the separating mechanism 100 through a buckle or a screw, and the limiting component 300 is slidably connected with the upper side of the housing 400 and can slide close to or far away from the separating mechanism 100.

In another embodiment, the position-limiting assembly 300 is rollably disposed on the housing 400, and the position-limiting assembly 300 is in rolling fit with the housing 400, so that the position-limiting assembly 300 can be close to or far away from the air outlet end of the separating mechanism 100 in a rolling manner.

Specifically, the separating mechanism 100 is a cyclone separator, the housing 400 is arc-shaped, one side of the housing 400 is fixedly connected with the lower side of the housing end surface 110 of the separating mechanism 100 through a buckle or a screw, the limiting assembly 300 is arranged on the upper side of the housing 400, a ball or a roller is arranged between the limiting assembly 300 and the housing 400, and the limiting assembly 300 can roll on the housing 400 through the ball or the roller to be close to or far away from the separating mechanism 100.

As shown in fig. 1 and 3, in one embodiment, the hood 500 is fixedly disposed on the housing 400 and is spaced from and opposite to the air outlet end of the separating mechanism 100, and the filter 200 is detachably disposed between the air outlet end of the separating mechanism 100 and the hood 500. The hood 500 is used for installing the exhaust fan 700, and when the exhaust fan 700 works, outside air is sucked into the cleaning appliance through the air inlet 801 of the dust cup 800, and then enters the exhaust fan 700 after passing through the filter screen 810, the separating mechanism 100 and the filter element 200. Through setting up filtering piece 200 between the air-out end of separating mechanism 100 and aircraft bonnet 500, can make the air that comes out from separating mechanism 100 enter into air exhauster 700 after the filtration of filtering piece 200 earlier, can reduce the dirty material that adulterates in the air and enter into air exhauster 700, improve air exhauster 700's life.

Alternatively, the suction fan 700 may be a suction pump or a suction motor, etc.; the filter element 200 includes a filter mesh and a bracket disposed around the filter mesh, although the filter element 200 may not include a bracket.

As shown in fig. 3, the filter 200 further includes an air inlet side and an air outlet side opposite to the air inlet side, and the direction from the air inlet side to the air outlet side is consistent with the air outlet direction of the separating mechanism 100. Thus, the air exiting from the air outlet end of the separating mechanism 100 reaches the air inlet side of the filter element 200 along a straight line, so that the air resistance of the air duct between the separating mechanism 100 and the filter element 200 is small.

Specifically, the filter element 200 is a filter screen, the filter screen is arranged opposite to the air outlet end of the separating mechanism 100, and the direction of the connection line between the air inlet side and the air outlet side of the filter screen is consistent with the air outlet direction of the separating mechanism 100.

As shown in fig. 5-7, in one embodiment, the restraining assembly 300 cooperates with the housing 400 to form a receiving cavity when in the first position, the hood 500 is fixedly coupled to the housing 400, and at least a portion of the hood 500 is positioned within the receiving cavity. After the limiting assembly 300 and the housing 400 form an accommodating cavity, the limiting assembly 300 and the housing 400 can protect the hood 500 and prevent the hood 500 from being interfered by the external environment.

As shown in fig. 6-7, further, the limiting member 300 includes a sleeve 320 movably disposed on the housing 400, and an abutting member 310 connected to the sleeve 320, the sleeve 320 is sleeved outside the hood 500, the abutting member 310 is disposed opposite to the air outlet end of the separating mechanism 100, the abutting member 310 abuts against the filter member 200 when the limiting member 300 is in the first position, and the abutting member 310 is separated from the filter member 200 when the limiting member 300 is in the second position. The sleeve 320 is sleeved outside the hood 500, and the sleeve 320 and the housing 400 cooperate to form an accommodating cavity for protecting the hood 500; the abutting piece 310 is connected to one end of the sleeve 320 close to the air outlet end of the separating mechanism 100, and the position of the abutting piece 310 can be changed by moving the sleeve 320, so that the abutting piece 310 is close to or far away from the filter 200.

Specifically, the sleeve 320 is connected to the housing 400 in a rolling or sliding manner, the sleeve 320 is sleeved outside the hood 500 and is disposed opposite to the air outlet end of the separating mechanism 100, the abutting element 310 is fixedly disposed at one end of the sleeve 320 close to the separating mechanism 100, and the abutting element 310 can abut against the filter element 200 or be separated from the filter element 200 by moving the sleeve 320.

More specifically, as shown in fig. 6, when the position limiting assembly 300 is in the first position, the sleeve 320 is abutted against the end surface 110 of the housing 400 of the separating mechanism 100, so that no gap is left between the sleeve 320 and the separating mechanism 100, and the wind coming out of the separating mechanism 100 is prevented from leaking; when the limiting assembly 300 is located at the second position, the sleeve 320 is separated from the end surface 110 of the housing 400 of the separating mechanism 100, and the disassembling port 301 is formed between the sleeve 320 and the end surface 110 of the housing 400 of the separating mechanism 100, so that the filter element 200 can be conveniently disassembled through the disassembling port 301 by hand.

In addition, the exhaust fan 700 is disposed in the hood 500, and the exhaust fan 700 needs to be electrically connected to some components such as the battery 820 and the main unit. In the above embodiments, the filter member 200 is removed by the movement of the stopper assembly 300, and the hood 500 is relatively stationary with respect to the housing 400, and thus the suction fan 700 provided in the hood 500 is also relatively stationary with respect to the housing 400. In this manner, adverse effects on the reliability and life of the electrical connection terminals on the suction fan 700 during multiple times of filter 200 removal and installation can be avoided.

As shown in fig. 7 to 8, in one embodiment, the housing 400 is provided with a guide member 410, the guide member 410 is connected to the hood 500 and spaces the hood 500 from the housing 400, the sleeve 320 is provided with a guide groove 321, and the sleeve 320 is sleeved outside the hood 500 and allows the guide member 410 to pass through the guide groove 321, so that the guide groove 321 is in guiding engagement with the guide member 410. The two ends of the guide 410 are respectively connected with the hood 500 and the housing 400, so that the hood 500 and the housing 400 are arranged at intervals, the sleeve 320 is provided with a guide groove 321, and the guide groove 321 can be penetrated by the guide 410, so that the sleeve 320 can be sleeved outside the hood 500. And since the guide 410 passes through the guide groove 321, the guide 410 can guide the movement of the sleeve 320, so that the sleeve 320 is more stable during the movement.

In one embodiment, an end of the guide groove 321 close to the separating mechanism 100 has an opening, an end of the guide groove 321 far from the separating mechanism 100 is closed, the guide member 410 can penetrate into the guide groove 321 through the opening, and the guide member 410 is used for being in limit fit with an end of the guide groove far 321 far from the separating mechanism 100.

The guide groove 321 has an opening at an end thereof adjacent to the separating mechanism 100, so that the fitting of the sleeve 320 and the abutment member 310 can be facilitated. During the assembling process, the guiding element 410 may first pass through the opening of the guiding slot 321, so that the sleeve 320 is sleeved outside the hood 500, and then the abutting element 310 may be assembled on one end of the sleeve 320 close to the separating mechanism 100. The end of the guide groove 321 remote from the separating mechanism 100 is closed, so that the sleeve 320 is prevented from being removed from the housing 500.

Specifically, the abutting part 310 is a sleeve end cover, the inner wall of the sleeve 320 is provided with fixing posts 322, the sleeve end cover is also provided with fixing posts, and the two fixing posts are used for bolts to pass through, so that the abutting part 310 and the sleeve 320 can be detachably fixed.

As shown in fig. 8, in one embodiment, the abutting member 310 is provided with a position-limiting portion 311, and the position-limiting portion 311 is in position-limiting engagement with the guiding member 410 when the position-limiting assembly 300 is in the second position. When the abutting member 310 moves to the position-limiting portion 311 to abut against the guide member 410, it is determined that the position-limiting assembly 300 has moved to the second position, and the filter member 200 can be removed at the second position. In addition, when the limiting assembly 300 moves to the second position, the limiting assembly 300 cannot move any more after the limiting part 311 abuts against the guide 410, and the limiting assembly 300 can be prevented from moving excessively.

Specifically, the limiting portion 311 is a rib disposed on the abutting element 310 and extending toward the sleeve 320, and when the limiting assembly 300 moves to the second position in the direction away from the filter element 200, the rib abuts against one end of the guiding element 410 close to the abutting element 310, so that the guiding element 410 can limit the abutting element 310 to continue moving in the direction away from the filter element 200, thereby limiting the whole limiting assembly 300 to continue moving in the direction away from the filter element 200, and preventing the limiting assembly 300 from moving excessively.

As shown in fig. 6 and 8, in one embodiment, the cleaning appliance further comprises a sealing member 900, and the sealing member 900 is disposed on the spacing assembly 300 and seals a gap between the spacing assembly 300 and the hood 500.

Specifically, the position limiting assembly 300 is sleeved outside the hood 500, and the sealing member 900 is disposed inside the abutting member 310 and between the hood 500 and the position limiting assembly 300, for preventing the wind coming out of the separating mechanism 100 from penetrating through the gap between the hood 500 and the position limiting assembly 300.

More specifically, the sealing member 900 is a sealing ring, and the sealing member 900 is disposed inside the abutting member 310 and abuts against a side wall of the end of the hood 500 near the filter member 200.

In one embodiment, the cleaning appliance further comprises a connecting member, wherein the connecting member comprises a first connecting portion disposed on the separating mechanism 100 and a second connecting portion disposed on the limiting assembly 300, and the second connecting portion is detachably and fixedly connected with the first connecting portion when the limiting assembly 300 is at the first position. When the limiting assembly 300 is located at the first position, the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion can be fixedly connected, so that the fixing of the limiting assembly 300 can be realized, and the limiting assembly 300 cannot move towards the direction away from the separating mechanism 100 even under the action of external force, so as to prevent the filtering piece 200 from moving after losing the acting force of the limiting assembly 300 and affecting the use. When it is desired to disassemble the filter element 200, the first connection portion can be separated from the second connection portion, so that the spacing assembly 300 can move relative to the separating mechanism 100.

Optionally, the first connecting portion is a magnet fixedly disposed on the separating mechanism 100, the second fixing portion is a magnet fixedly disposed on the limiting component 300, and the two magnets are magnetically attracted and matched; or the first connecting part is a buckle fixed on the separating mechanism 100, the second fixing part is a clamping groove fixed on the limiting mechanism, and the buckle can be clamped in the clamping groove; or the first connecting part is a threaded hole arranged on the separating mechanism 100, the second connecting part is a threaded hole arranged on the limiting component 300, and the bolt can be arranged in the two threaded holes.

In one embodiment, shown in fig. 1, the post-filter 600 is fastened to the sleeve 320 by a screw for filtering the wind coming out of the suction fan 700. Of course, in other embodiments, the post-filter 600 may be fixed to the housing 400 as long as the movement of the limiting assembly 300 is not affected.

An embodiment also relates to a vacuum cleaner comprising a cleaning appliance as described above.

The cleaner includes the cleaning device, and in the cleaning device, when the stopper assembly 300 is in the first position, the filter member 200 is in contact with a space between the stopper assembly 300 and the air outlet end of the separating mechanism 100, and is used for filtering air coming out from the air outlet end of the separating mechanism 100 when the cleaning device is in operation. When needing to dismantle and filtering a piece 200, can be through removing spacing subassembly 300 for spacing subassembly 300 removes to the second position towards the direction of keeping away from the air-out end of separating mechanism 100, thereby makes spacing subassembly 300 and filter a piece 200 separation, makes to filter a piece 200 and is in the state that can move about, then dismantles out simple operation convenience in will filtering a piece 200 from the cleaning apparatus through dismantling mouthful 301.

The technical features of the embodiments described above may be arbitrarily combined, and for the sake of brevity, all possible combinations of the technical features in the embodiments described above are not described, but should be considered as being within the scope of the present specification as long as there is no contradiction between the combinations of the technical features.

The above-mentioned embodiments only represent some embodiments of the present invention, and the description thereof is specific and detailed, but not to be construed as limiting the scope of the present invention. It should be noted that, for those skilled in the art, without departing from the spirit of the present invention, several variations and modifications can be made, which are within the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention should be subject to the appended claims.

Claims (12)

1. A cleaning implement, comprising:

a housing;

a separating mechanism connected with the housing;

the limiting assembly is movably arranged on the shell and is opposite to the air outlet end of the separating mechanism, and the limiting assembly can be close to or far away from the air outlet end of the separating mechanism; and

the filtering piece is detachably arranged between the air outlet end of the separation mechanism and the limiting assembly;

when the limiting assembly is located at the first position, the filter element is abutted between the limiting assembly and the air outlet end of the separating mechanism; when the limiting assembly is located at the second position, the limiting assembly is separated from the filtering piece, and a disassembling opening for the filtering piece to pass through is formed between the limiting assembly and the air outlet end of the separating mechanism.

2. The cleaning implement of claim 1, wherein the stop assembly is slidably disposed on the housing; or the limiting assembly can be arranged on the shell in a rolling mode.

3. The cleaning implement according to claim 1, wherein the filter member includes an air inlet side and an air outlet side opposite to the air inlet side, and a direction from the air inlet side to the air outlet side is consistent with an air outlet direction of the separating mechanism.

4. The cleaning implement of claim 1, further comprising a hood for mounting a suction fan, the hood fixedly disposed on the housing and spaced from and opposite the air outlet end of the separating mechanism, the filter element being removably disposed between the air outlet end of the separating mechanism and the hood.

5. The cleaning implement of claim 4, wherein the retention assembly cooperates with the housing to form a receiving cavity when in the first position, the hood is fixedly coupled to the housing, and at least a portion of the hood is positioned within the receiving cavity.

6. The cleaning implement of claim 4, wherein the limiting member includes a sleeve movably disposed on the housing, and an abutting member connected to the sleeve, the sleeve is disposed outside the hood, the abutting member is disposed opposite to the air outlet end of the separating mechanism, the abutting member abuts against the filter member when the limiting member is in the first position, and the abutting member is separated from the filter member when the limiting member is in the second position.

7. The cleaning implement of claim 6, wherein the housing is provided with a guide member connected to the hood and spaced from the housing, and the sleeve is provided with a guide slot, the sleeve being disposed outside the hood and having the guide member passing through the guide slot for guiding engagement of the guide slot with the guide member.

8. A cleaning appliance according to claim 7, wherein the end of the channel adjacent the separating means has an opening, the end of the channel remote from the separating means is closed, the guide member is adapted to pass into the channel through the opening, and the guide member is adapted to be in positive engagement with the end of the channel remote from the separating means.

9. The cleaning implement of claim 7, wherein the abutment member is provided with a limiting portion, and the limiting portion is in limiting engagement with the guide member when the limiting assembly is in the second position.

10. The cleaning implement of claim 4, further comprising a seal disposed on the stop assembly and sealing a gap between the stop assembly and the hood.

11. The cleaning implement of any one of claims 1-10, further comprising a connector comprising a first connector portion disposed on the detachment mechanism and a second connector portion disposed on the retention assembly, the second connector portion being detachably secured to the first connector portion when the retention assembly is in the first position.

12. A vacuum cleaner comprising a cleaning appliance as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 11.

Images