Separating device for upright vacuum cleaner, and upright vacuum cleaner having same

Provided are a separating device (400) for an upright vacuum cleaner, and an upright vacuum cleaner (1) having same; the separating device (400) is disposed between an electric motor assembly (200) and a machine body assembly (300); the electric motor assembly (200) comprises an electric-motor outer cover (21) and an electric motor (22); the machine body assembly (300) comprises a machine body (31) and a bridging element (32), and the bridging element (32) is rotatably connected to the electric-motor outer cover (21); the separating device (400) comprises: a slideway (41a) and a contact element (42a); one end of the contact element (42a) is provided with a slide cylinder (4211a) slidably fitted inside the slideway (41a), and the other end is provided with a lever (4221a) suitable for moving the electric motor (22); when the bridging element (32) drives the slideway (41a) to move, the slide cylinder (4211a) slides along the slideway (41a), causing the contact element (42a) to rotate; when the contact element (42a) rotates, the lever (4221a) moves the electric motor to rotate.