CA2016516A1 - Vacuum cleaner - Google Patents

Vacuum cleaner

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Publication number
CA2016516A1
CA2016516A1 CA2016516A CA2016516A CA2016516A1 CA 2016516 A1 CA2016516 A1 CA 2016516A1 CA 2016516 A CA2016516 A CA 2016516A CA 2016516 A CA2016516 A CA 2016516A CA 2016516 A1 CA2016516 A1 CA 2016516A1
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Prior art keywords
dust
input power
blower motor
vacuum cleaner
responsive
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CA2016516A
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French (fr)
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CA2016516C (en
Inventor
Seiji Yamaguchi
Masaru Moro
Saburou Kajikawa
Masahiro Kimura
Hideo Okubo
Tadashi Matsuyo
Hiroshi Kawakami
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Panasonic Holdings Corp
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Matsushita Electric Industrial Co Ltd
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Priority claimed from JP1118260A external-priority patent/JPH0728847B2/en
Priority claimed from JP13041289A external-priority patent/JPH0618545B2/en
Priority claimed from JP1130409A external-priority patent/JPH0618544B2/en
Priority claimed from JP21337689A external-priority patent/JPH0628625B2/en
Application filed by Matsushita Electric Industrial Co Ltd filed Critical Matsushita Electric Industrial Co Ltd
Publication of CA2016516A1 publication Critical patent/CA2016516A1/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of CA2016516C publication Critical patent/CA2016516C/en
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Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L9/00—Details or accessories of suction cleaners, e.g. mechanical means for controlling the suction or for effecting pulsating action; Storing devices specially adapted to suction cleaners or parts thereof; Carrying-vehicles specially adapted for suction cleaners
    • A47L9/28—Installation of the electric equipment, e.g. adaptation or attachment to the suction cleaner; Controlling suction cleaners by electric means
    • A47L9/2836—Installation of the electric equipment, e.g. adaptation or attachment to the suction cleaner; Controlling suction cleaners by electric means characterised by the parts which are controlled
    • A47L9/2842—Suction motors or blowers
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L9/00—Details or accessories of suction cleaners, e.g. mechanical means for controlling the suction or for effecting pulsating action; Storing devices specially adapted to suction cleaners or parts thereof; Carrying-vehicles specially adapted for suction cleaners
    • A47L9/28—Installation of the electric equipment, e.g. adaptation or attachment to the suction cleaner; Controlling suction cleaners by electric means
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L9/00—Details or accessories of suction cleaners, e.g. mechanical means for controlling the suction or for effecting pulsating action; Storing devices specially adapted to suction cleaners or parts thereof; Carrying-vehicles specially adapted for suction cleaners
    • A47L9/10—Filters; Dust separators; Dust removal; Automatic exchange of filters
    • A47L9/19—Means for monitoring filtering operation
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L9/00—Details or accessories of suction cleaners, e.g. mechanical means for controlling the suction or for effecting pulsating action; Storing devices specially adapted to suction cleaners or parts thereof; Carrying-vehicles specially adapted for suction cleaners
    • A47L9/28—Installation of the electric equipment, e.g. adaptation or attachment to the suction cleaner; Controlling suction cleaners by electric means
    • A47L9/2805—Parameters or conditions being sensed
    • A47L9/281—Parameters or conditions being sensed the amount or condition of incoming dirt or dust
    • A47L9/2815—Parameters or conditions being sensed the amount or condition of incoming dirt or dust using optical detectors
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02B—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO BUILDINGS, e.g. HOUSING, HOUSE APPLIANCES OR RELATED END-USER APPLICATIONS
    • Y02B40/00—Technologies aiming at improving the efficiency of home appliances, e.g. induction cooking or efficient technologies for refrigerators, freezers or dish washers

Abstract

A vacuum cleaner comprises: a blower motor; a dust detector responsive to a dust particle sucked due to rotation of the blower motor for producing a dust detecting signal when detecting each of dust particles passing a portion in a sucking passage of the dust; counter responsive to the dust detection signal for counting the number of the dust particles for a given interval; and input power controller responsive to an output signal of the counter for controlling input power of the blower motor by selecting an input power value from plural preset input power values in accordance with the number. Controlling input power may be performed in accordance with pulse width indicative of dust particle size or the counted number may be modified by pulse width. Another vacuum cleaner further comprises plural light emitting diodes for indicating the number counted to show an operator uncleanness of the floor.
The controller comprises a microprocessor which can control a thyristor provided in series with the blower motor directly. However, in a vacuum cleaner where the thyristor locates in the housing, on the other hand, the microprocessor locates in a handle portion, a D/A converter and a phase control circuit may be provided in the housing.
CA002016516A 1989-05-11 1990-05-10 Vacuum cleaner Expired - Lifetime CA2016516C (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (8)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
JP1118260A JPH0728847B2 (en) 1989-05-11 1989-05-11 Electric vacuum cleaner power control device and display device thereof
JP1-118260 1989-05-11
JP13041289A JPH0618545B2 (en) 1989-05-23 1989-05-23 Vacuum cleaner
JP1130409A JPH0618544B2 (en) 1989-05-23 1989-05-23 Vacuum cleaner controller
JP1-130412 1989-05-23
JP1-130409 1989-05-23
JP21337689A JPH0628625B2 (en) 1989-08-18 1989-08-18 Vacuum cleaner controller
JP1-213376 1989-08-18

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CA2016516A1 true CA2016516A1 (en) 1990-11-12
CA2016516C CA2016516C (en) 1999-08-17

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CA002016516A Expired - Lifetime CA2016516C (en) 1989-05-11 1990-05-10 Vacuum cleaner

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US (1) US5182833A (en)
EP (1) EP0397205B1 (en)
KR (1) KR930000101B1 (en)
AU (1) AU610777B2 (en)
CA (1) CA2016516C (en)
DE (1) DE69010759T2 (en)
ES (1) ES2060858T3 (en)

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EP0397205A1 (en) 1990-11-14
ES2060858T3 (en) 1994-12-01
DE69010759D1 (en) 1994-08-25
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