CN103476314B - Electric dust collector - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention provides a kind of electric dust collector, there is the main body of dust collector of having accommodated electric blower (18).Electric dust collector has the wind path of the suction side being communicated to electric blower (18).Electric dust collector has removable on swept surface and divides the floor cleaner brush (23) of a part for wind path.Electric dust collector has the optical sensor (53) being detected the dust amount of process in wind path by the driving of electric blower (18).Electric dust collector has the sweeping efficiency calculating part (59) calculating sweeping efficiency based on amount of movement on swept surface of the cumulative amount of the dust amount detected by optical sensor (53), floor cleaner brush (23) and floor cleaner brush (23) traveling time on swept surface.Electric dust collector has the display unit (20) that can show the sweeping efficiency calculated by sweeping efficiency calculating part (59).

Description

Electric dust collector

Technical field

Embodiments of the present invention relate to the electric dust collector possessing the wind path be communicated with the suction side of electric blower.

Background technology

In the past, electric dust collector was configured to, and possessed the main body of dust collector of having accommodated electric blower and was communicated with the wind path being sucked dust by the driving of this electric blower in the suction side of electric blower.This electric dust collector expects to have to eliminate the miscellaneous of the cleaning of user the formation can informing cleaning degree of reaching.

There will be a known and such as cleaning work is carried out expensed according to the information in cleaning time and cleaning place and calculate and inform to the structure of user.

And, expect to have cleaning degree of reaching in electric dust collector more effectively to the structure that user informs.

Prior art document

Patent document

Patent document 1: Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication 2004-272650 publication

Summary of the invention

The technical problem that invention will solve

The technical problem to be solved in the present invention is, provides a kind of and can will clean degree of reaching effectively to the electric dust collector that user informs.

For the means of technical solution problem

The electric dust collector of embodiment has the main body of dust collector containing electric blower.Further, this electric dust collector has the wind path be communicated with the suction side of electric blower.And then this electric dust collector has the sucting that can move on swept surface and divide a part for wind path.Further, this electric dust collector has the dust amount detecting unit that the dust amount of process detects in wind path to the driving by electric blower.And then this electric dust collector has the computing unit calculating sweeping efficiency based on amount of movement on swept surface of the cumulative amount of the dust amount detected by dust amount detecting unit, sucting and the traveling time of sucting on swept surface.And this electric dust collector has the informing unit can informed the sweeping efficiency calculated by computing unit.

According to above-mentioned formation, based on amount of movement on swept surface of the cumulative amount of the dust amount detected by dust amount detecting unit, sucting and the traveling time of sucting on swept surface, calculate sweeping efficiency by computing unit and by informing unit, the sweeping efficiency that this calculates informed, thus by this sweeping efficiency, cleaning degree of reaching can be informed effectively to user.

Detailed description of the invention

Below, the formation of the first embodiment is described with reference to accompanying drawing.

In Fig. 3,11 represent the electric dust collector of so-called horizontal (canister), this electric dust collector 11 there is main body of dust collector 12 and be releasably connected to this main body of dust collector 12 with the pipe portion of main body of dust collector 12 split i.e. wind path organizator 13.

Main body of dust collector 12 possesses the main body cover 15 of the hollow form that can rotate on swept surface and advance, and is divided into not shown main body dust storage chamber and electric blower room in the inside of this main body cover 15 in the mode of front and back.And then contain electric blower 18 in electric blower room, the suction side of this electric blower 18 is communicated with main body dust storage chamber.Further, in main body dust storage chamber, be configured with the dust collecting part of filter, dust bag or dust collect plant (dust pocket) etc.And, be communicated with main body dust storage chamber in the front portion of main body cover 15 and opening be formed with the main body suction inlet 19 be connected with the base end side of wind path organizator 13.And then, the display unit 20 of the liquid crystal panel etc. as informing unit is configured with on the top of main body cover 15.In addition, below by along electric dust collector 11(main body of dust collector 12) the direction of direct of travel be set to fore-and-aft direction, the left and right directions (direction, both sides) of report to the leadship after accomplishing a task relative to this fore-and-aft direction (orthogonal) be described as width.

And, wind path organizator 13 possess strip hose body 21, be releasably connected to this hose body 21 extension tube 22, as the section port body of sucting i.e. the floor cleaner brush 23 that are releasably connected to this extension tube 22, and be formed with the wind path W of the suction side being communicated to electric blower 18 in inside.In addition, this wind path organizator 13 can unload such as floor cleaner brush 23 and use, and also floor cleaner brush 23 and extension tube 22 can be unloaded and uses.

The operating portion on hand 27 that hose body 21 has the hose main body 25 of rectangular tubular integratedly, the connecting section 26 be connected to form with the end side of this hose main body 25 and base end side (side, downstream), the holding of such as wind path organizator 13 that is connected to form with another side and front (side, upstream) of hose main body 25 operate.

Hose main body 25 is formed as cylinder snake abdomen shape by having flexual synthetic resin etc., and the not shown distribution of operating portion 27 side and the electrical connection of main body of dust collector 12 side on hand is spirally installed in inside and the outside of wind path W.

Connecting section 26 is inserted into the part being connected to main body suction inlet 19, by being formed with cylindrical shape than the synthetic resin etc. of hose main body 25 hard.Further, this connecting section 26 is configured with the not shown terminal be connected with the wired electric be configured in hose main body 25, and these terminals are electrically connected with main body of dust collector 12 side by connecting section 26 insertion is connected to main body suction inlet 19.

Further, operating portion 27 is formed with roughly cylindric by the synthetic resin than hose main body 25 hard etc. on hand, and the handle part 37 held by user is formed from upstream extremity side direction downstream side outstandingly.This handle part 37 is configured with multiple setting button 38, and the plurality of setting button 38 is as the setup unit of the action for setting electric blower 18 grade.

And, floor cleaner brush 23 is the components of the part (upstream extremity) that can form wind path W, possesses: the tube connector 41 that end side is connected with the front (side, upstream) of extension tube 22, can along the vertical direction or the shell body 42 of growing crosswise that is connected with another side of this tube connector 41 rotationally such as circumferential direction and be rotatably arranged at this shell body 42 and make the not shown travel wheel etc. of floor cleaner brush 23 removable on swept surface (advancing) by being grounding to driven rotation on swept surface.And then, the suction inlet be communicated with another side of tube connector 41 is formed in the bottom opposed with floor of shell body 42.In addition, for floor cleaner brush 23, rotatably configuring the rotating brush as rotary cleaning body at suction inlet, also can be configured at making the cleaning body driving mechanism of this rotating brush rotary actuation i.e. turning motor etc. in shell body 42.

Then, the internal structure of electric dust collector 11 is described.

Electric dust collector 11 possesses via the mains cord 44 that can be accommodated in main body cover 15 with accessing and accepts the control unit 45 of the microprocessor of power supply etc. from the power supply unit shown in Fig. 1 i.e. commercial ac power source e.In addition, the battery of the secondary cell of the main body cover 15 being built in such as main body of dust collector 12 etc. can be used as power supply unit.

Control unit 45 possesses: as the operation judges portion 51 of the operation judges unit be electrically connected with setting button 38, as being electrically connected with this operation judges portion 51 and electric power control portion 52 to the power control unit that the action of electric blower 18 controls, as the handling part 54 of the processing unit be electrically connected with the dust amount detecting unit detected at the dust amount of wind path W process the driving by electric blower 18 and optical sensor 53, as the dust amount cumulative unit 55 of the dust amount accumulated unit be electrically connected with this handling part 54, as detect electric blower 18 the duration of runs (electric blower 18 carries out time of Continuous Drive from driving and starting) the duration of runs accumulated unit cumulative unit 56 duration of runs, as the amount of movement/time cumulation portion 57 of the amount of movement added up the amount of movement of floor cleaner brush 23 on swept surface (displacement) and its time/time cumulation unit, to the respiratory time cumulative unit 58 that the respiratory time of reality suction dust adds up, as the sweeping efficiency calculating part 59 of the computing unit of calculating sweeping efficiency, and as being electrically connected with this sweeping efficiency calculating part 59 and the display control unit 60 etc. of informing control unit controlled the action of display unit 20.In addition, this control unit 45, when being such as configured with above-mentioned turning motor etc. at floor cleaner brush 23, can possess the cleaning body driver element control part etc. controlled the driving of this turning motor etc.Further, each several part forming control unit 45 can not be can be integrally split yet, can be configured at the arbitrary positions such as the inside of the main body cover 15 of such as main body of dust collector 12.

Operation judges portion 51, by judging the operation of the setting button 38 undertaken by user, to set the pattern of electric blower 18 to electric power control portion 52 according to the operation of these setting buttons 38.

Further, electric power control portion 52, according to the pattern set by operation judges portion 51, can carry out such as phase control to electric blower 18 via not shown control element etc.

And, optical sensor 53 possesses as the illuminating part 61 of the luminescence unit sending such as infrared light with as the light accepting part 62 accepting the light receiving unit of infrared light sent by this illuminating part 61 as shown in Figure 1 and Figure 2 in mutually opposing position, and according to carrying out the light income of infrared light at light accepting part 62 of self-luminescent part 61, the signal corresponding with the dust amount of process in wind path W can be outputted to handling part 54.

Illuminating part 61 possesses the light-emitting component 61a such as the LED exporting the light such as infrared light and as a side of the emission side light guide member luminescence from this light-emitting component 61a guided in wind path W and emission side lens 61b, 61c of the opposing party.

Light-emitting component 61a is configured to, the top of the main body suction inlet 19 of the main body cover 15 of such as main body of dust collector 12 be configured downward and to it below export infrared light.

Further, the emission side lens 61b of a side is configured at the inner face of main body suction inlet 19 in the below of the outlet side of the infrared light as light-emitting component 61a.

Further, the emission side lens 61c of the opposing party is configured to and light-emitting component 61a(emission side lens 61b under the state that the connecting section 26 of wind path organizator 13 is connected to main body suction inlet 19) opposed position, below.The emission side lens 61c of this opposing party is entrenched in radially to run through and is arranged in the luminous side opening portion 61d of connecting section 26, so that this luminous side opening portion 61d is closed airtightly, the end side of emission side lens 61c visits light-emitting component 61a side (emission side lens 61b side), and the inside of wind path W is visited in another side.That is, the air in wind path W can not flow out from luminous side opening portion 61d to the outside of wind path W.

Equally, light accepting part 62 has the photo detector 62a such as the phototransistor that the infrared light exported from illuminating part 61 detects and the side of sensitive side light guide member guided to photo detector 62a as the light will exported from illuminating part 61 and sensitive side lens 62b, 62c of the opposing party.

Photo detector 62a is configured to, and is namely configured to light-emitting component 61a side upward, accepts the infrared light from this light-emitting component 61a output and export the signal corresponding to this light income in the bottom of the main body suction inlet 19 of the main body cover 15 of such as main body of dust collector 12.

Further, the sensitive side lens 62b of a side is configured at the inner face of main body suction inlet 19 above the input side as the infrared light relative to photo detector 62a.

Further, the sensitive side lens 62c of the opposing party is configured to and photo detector 62a(sensitive side lens 62b under the state that the connecting section 26 of wind path organizator 13 is connected to main body suction inlet 19) opposed position, top.The sensitive side lens 62c of this opposing party is entrenched in radially to run through and is arranged in the light side opening portion 62d of connecting section 26, so that this light side opening portion 62d is closed airtightly, the end side of sensitive side lens 62c visits photo detector 62a side (sensitive side lens 62b side), and the inside of wind path W is visited in another side.That is, the air in wind path W can not flow out from light side opening portion 62d to the outside of wind path W.

And, optical sensor 53 is when the dust amount in wind path W relatively many (lacking), because the dust blocking the luminescence of the light-emitting component 61a from key light portion 61 increases (minimizing), therefore the light income that the photo detector 62a of light accepting part 62 accepts reduces (increase) relatively, thus can detect the dust amount of process in wind path W by the increase and decrease of this light income.

Further, handling part 54 has the light emitting control 64 controlled the luminous quantity etc. of the light-emitting component 61a of illuminating part 61 and the light handling part 65 processed the signal from light accepting part 62, and is electrically connected with dust amount cumulative unit 55.And light handling part 65 is configured to, signal that is corresponding with light income and the photo detector 62a from light accepting part 62 be output is amplified and exported to sweeping efficiency calculating part 59.

Dust amount cumulative unit 55 calculates the cumulative amount of the dust amount during electric blower 18 drives by the signal that processed by the light handling part 65 of handling part 54 accumulative.

Further, the duration of runs, cumulative unit 56 had the function of such as timer etc., was reset when the driving of electric blower 18 starts, and electric blower 18 was carried out time of driving or the time to the stopping of electric blower 18 carries out accumulative and calculates.

Further, amount of movement/time cumulation portion 57 is electrically connected with the earthing detection portion 67 and offset detect portion 68 being configured at floor cleaner brush 23.Earthing detection portion 67 is at the projecting switch etc. in the bottom of the shell body 42 of floor cleaner brush 23, can utilize by contact swept surface and is unlocked or closes the ground connection detected to swept surface.Further, offset detect portion 68 is can by test example as the revolution (returning translocation number) of the travel wheel of shell body 42 or rotating speed etc. detect the translational speed of floor cleaner brush 23 and the sensor of distance.And, amount of movement/time cumulation portion 57 is under the state of ground connection floor cleaner brush 23 being detected by earthing detection portion 67, the translational speed of the floor cleaner brush 23 detected by offset detect portion 68 and distance are added up, thus calculate the amount of movement of floor cleaner brush 23 on swept surface, and detect that the time of the ground connection of floor cleaner brush 23 calculates the traveling time of floor cleaner brush 23 on swept surface by accumulative by earthing detection portion 67.

And, respiratory time cumulative unit 58 has the function of such as timer etc., be reset when the driving of electric blower 18 starts, be add up the dust amount detected by optical sensor 53 time of more than the ormal weight of in advance setting, thus calculate the respiratory time of actual (substantial) dust.

And, sweeping efficiency calculating part 59 have detect floor cleaner brush 23 relative to wind path W(Fig. 3) the function of handling, calculate sweeping efficiency based on amount of movement on swept surface of the cumulative amount of the dust amount calculated by dust amount cumulative unit 55, the floor cleaner brush 23 that calculated by amount of movement/time cumulation portion 57 and traveling time, the duration of runs of electric blower 18 calculated by cumulative unit 56 duration of runs and the respiratory time etc. that calculated by respiratory time cumulative unit 58.And, the data store 69 such as this sweeping efficiency calculating part 59 and such as non-volatile memory are electrically connected, and the mean value based on sweeping efficiency when sweeping efficiency during the former cleaning being repeatedly stored in this data store 69 or the cleaning of certain period in the past etc. calculates current operating efficiency index.

In addition, special test section can be arranged at control unit 45 by the function detecting the handling of floor cleaner brush 23, also can possess in any one of each portion except control unit 45 waits.

Further, display control unit 60 controls display unit 20, to show the sweeping efficiency and operating efficiency index that are calculated by sweeping efficiency calculating part 59.

Then, go back with reference to the flow chart shown in Fig. 4 while the action of above-mentioned first embodiment is described.

User, dust collecting part being installed under the state in the main body cover 15 of main body of dust collector 12, if be connected to by mains cord 44 in socket of (insertion) wall etc., then provides (applying) power supply (voltage) to control unit 45 from commercial ac power source e.

And control unit 45 becomes the operation input wait state of setting button 38.That is, control unit 45(is by operation judges portion 51) judge whether that electric dust collector 11 is started, in other words judge whether to operate the setting button 38(step 1) that electric blower 18 is started.

In this step 1, when control unit 45 is judged as not making electric dust collector 11 start (non-operating and setting button 38), repeat step 1, when being judged as making electric dust collector 11 start (operating setting button 38), control unit 45 utilizes set pattern (by electric power control portion 52) to make electric dust collector 11(electric blower 18) start (step 2), and (by sweeping efficiency calculating part 59) judges whether the front end (upstream extremity) in wind path W(extension tube 22) be connected to floor cleaner brush 23(step 3).

In this step 3, when control unit 45 is judged as being connected to floor cleaner brush 23, carries out the 1st control (step 4) as shown in Figure 5, when control unit 45 is judged as not connecting floor cleaner brush 23, carries out the 2nd shown in Fig. 6 and control (step 5).Flowed into dust collecting part through wind path organizator 13 and main body suction inlet 19 with the dust that air is together drawn in wind path W by the driving of electric blower 18, and trapped by this dust collecting part.The air trapping dust is inhaled into electric blower 18, is vented and the external exhaust gas of main body cover 15 to main body of dust collector 12 while cooling this electric blower 18 from this electric blower 18.

And after step 4 and step 5, control unit 45(is by operation judges portion 51) judge whether to make electric dust collector 11(electric blower 18) stop, in other words judge whether to operate the setting button 38(step 6) that electric blower 18 is stopped.And, in this step 6, when control unit 45 is judged as not making electric dust collector 11 to stop (non-operating and setting button 38), return step 3, when being judged as making electric dust collector 11 to stop (operating setting button 38), control unit 45(is by electric power control portion 52) make electric blower 18 stop (step 7), terminate cleaning.In addition, although judge connection or the dismounting of floor cleaner brush 23 in the present embodiment when the startup of electric dust collector 11, but this judgement can be inserted in the arbitrary timing in the 1st controls and the 2nd controls, and can switch the 1st control and the 2nd control according to the connection of the floor cleaner brush 23 judged at that time or dismounting.

Then, control to go back with reference to the flow chart shown in Fig. 5 while be described for the above-mentioned 1st.

Control unit 45(is by display control unit 60) remove the display (step 11) of display unit 20, then judge electric dust collector 11 whether suitably suction have air, in other words judge whether electric blower 18 has played effect (step 12).

In this step 12, control unit 45 when being judged as that electric blower 18 does not play a role, such as due to dust collecting part blocking etc. and when not sucking air or enclose the situation etc. of wind path W by foreign matter etc., return step 12, when being judged as that electric blower 18 has played effect, control unit 45(is by earthing detection portion 67) judge floor cleaner brush 23 whether with swept surface ground connection (step 13).

In this step 13, when control unit 45 is judged as floor cleaner brush 23 not with swept surface ground connection, return step 13(or step 12), when being judged as floor cleaner brush 23 and swept surface ground connection, control unit 45(is by offset detect portion 68) judge whether floor cleaner brush 23 is moving (step 14) with the speed more than fixing speed set in advance.

And, in this step 14, floor cleaner brush 23 is judged as not when moving with the speed more than fixing speed set in advance at control unit 45, return step 13(or step 12), be judged as that floor cleaner brush 23 is with the speed more than fixing speed set in advance in the case of movement, control unit 45(is by amount of movement/time cumulation portion 57) amount of movement of floor cleaner brush 23 on swept surface and traveling time are added up (step 15).

Then, control unit 45 judges whether the dust amount detected by optical sensor 53 is the above (step 16) of ormal weight set in advance.In this step 16, when the dust amount being judged as being detected by optical sensor 53 is more than the ormal weight of setting in advance, control unit 45(is by dust amount cumulative unit 55) dust amount is added up (step 17) and proceeds to step 18.Further, in this step 16, when control unit 45 is judged as that the dust amount detected by optical sensor 53 is not more than the ormal weight of setting in advance, directly step 18 is proceeded to.

And, control unit 45(is by cumulative unit 56 duration of runs) duration of runs of electric blower 18 is added up (step 18), and based on the amount of movement utilizing the accumulative floor cleaner brush 23 of step 15 on swept surface and traveling time with utilize the cumulative amount of the accumulative dust amount of step 17 to calculate sweeping efficiency (step 19) by sweeping efficiency calculating part 59.Specifically, the cumulative amount of the dust amount calculated by dust amount cumulative unit 55 is set to D, the amount of movement of floor cleaner brush 23 on swept surface calculated by amount of movement/time cumulation portion 57 is set to L, when traveling time is set to T1, utilize sweeping efficiency H=D/(LT1) calculate.Afterwards, control unit 45 judges whether store mean value (step 20) in data store 69.In this step 20, when being judged as storing mean value in data store 69, control unit 45 is by sweeping efficiency calculating part 59 computational tasks efficiency index also (by display control unit 60) control display unit 20, thus show sweeping efficiency and operating efficiency index (step 21) as shown in Figure 7, advance to step 6.Specifically, sweeping efficiency calculating part 59 by be stored in data store 69 before cleaning repeatedly time sweeping efficiency or the cleaning of certain period in the past time the mean value of sweeping efficiency etc. be set to A time, utilize operating efficiency index K=H/A to calculate.On the other hand, in step 20, when being judged as not storing mean value in data store 69, control unit 45(is by display control unit 60) control display unit 20, thus only show sweeping efficiency (step 22), advance to step 6.

Then, control for the 2nd shown in above-mentioned steps 5, also the flow chart of reference shown in Fig. 6 is while be described.

After the step 31 identical in the step 11 and step 12 with control unit 45 and the process of step 32, control unit 45(is by respiratory time cumulative unit 58) respiratory time of the dust of reality is carried out adding up (step 33).

Then, control unit 45(is via handling part 54) judge whether the dust amount detected by optical sensor 53 is more than the ormal weight of setting in advance (step 34).In this step 34, when the dust amount being judged as being detected by optical sensor 53 is more than the ormal weight of setting in advance, control unit 45(is by dust amount cumulative unit 55) by dust amount accumulative (step 35), proceed to step 36.Further, in this step 34, when control unit 45 is judged as that the dust amount detected by optical sensor 53 is not more than the ormal weight of setting in advance, directly step 36 is proceeded to.

And, control unit 45(is by cumulative unit 56 duration of runs) by the duration of runs of electric blower 18 accumulative (step 36), based on utilizing the accumulative respiratory time of step 33, utilizing the cumulative amount of the accumulative dust amount of step 35, utilizing step 36 to calculate sweeping efficiency (step 37) by sweeping efficiency calculating part 59 the accumulative duration of runs.Specifically, sweeping efficiency calculating part 59 the cumulative amount of the dust amount calculated by dust amount cumulative unit 55 being set to D, the duration of runs of the electric blower 18 calculated by cumulative unit 56 duration of runs be set to T2, when the respiratory time calculated by respiratory time cumulative unit 58 is set to T3, utilize sweeping efficiency H=D/(T2T3) calculate.Afterwards, control unit 45, after having carried out the step 38 identical with above-mentioned steps 20 to step 22 to the control of step 40, advances to step 6.

As described above, according to above-mentioned first embodiment, sweeping efficiency calculating part 59 is by removing the cumulative amount of dust amount with the amount of movement of floor cleaner brush 23 and the product of traveling time and calculate sweeping efficiency, thus the amount of movement of floor cleaner brush 23 or traveling time fewer relative to the cumulative amount of dust amount, then calculated sweeping efficiency is larger.In general, when cleaning identical purging zone, the cumulative amount of dust amount there will not be large variation, therefore, it is possible to using the above-mentioned sweeping efficiency calculated as the index whether effectively can cleaned purging zone.

And, sweeping efficiency calculating part 59 is by removing the cumulative amount of dust amount with the duration of runs of electric blower 18 and the product of actual respiratory time and calculate sweeping efficiency, thus the duration of runs of electric blower 18 or the respiratory time of reality fewer relative to the cumulative amount of dust amount, then calculated sweeping efficiency is larger, even therefore floor cleaner brush 23 removal to be carried out the situation of cleaning, also can using the above-mentioned sweeping efficiency calculated as the index whether effectively can cleaned purging zone.

Then, with reference to Fig. 8 to Figure 10, the second embodiment is described.In addition, for the formation identical with above-mentioned first embodiment and act on and give identical symbol and the description thereof will be omitted.

This second embodiment is that electric dust collector 11 possesses the detecting unit 71(Fig. 8 of the kind that can detect purging zone (sweeping area) in the above-described first embodiment) scheme.

This detecting unit 71 uses sensor, by the not shown detected parts of ad-hoc location of each purging zone being configured at such as room etc. through such as bar code or IC tag etc. time carry out reading the kind detecting purging zone.

Further, this detecting unit 71 is electrically connected with the purging zone judging part 72 of the judging part as control unit 45.This purging zone judging part 72 is electrically connected with sweeping efficiency calculating part 59, judges the kind of the purging zone detected by detecting unit 71, its judged result can be exported to sweeping efficiency calculating part 59.

And flow chart is as shown in Figure 9 such, and between step 2 and step 3, control unit 45 detects the kind of purging zone by detecting unit 71, and (by purging zone judging part 72) judges its kind (step 45).Its result, controls the 1st and shows sweeping efficiency or operating efficiency index according to each kind of purging zone in the 2nd control separately.Such as in Fig. 10, the sweeping efficiency of each purging zone and operating efficiency index are arranged above and below and show.

Like this, according to the second embodiment, calculate sweeping efficiency or operating efficiency index according to each kind of the purging zone detected by detecting unit 71 by sweeping efficiency calculating part 59 and the sweeping efficiency calculated or operating efficiency index utilize display unit 20 to show, thus can accumulate each data of each purging zone and evaluate more reliably and inform cleaning degree of reaching.

Further, detecting unit 71 automatically detects the kind of purging zone by means of only user carries out cleaning, and does not therefore need input operation etc., improves ease of use further.

In addition, in the above-described 2nd embodiment, detecting unit 71 can test example as the kind of swept surface, which kind of in floor, flannelette blanket or tatami etc. such as detects swept surface is, also can detect kind and the purging zone of this swept surface respectively.And, in the kind of the swept surface detected with these and the kind of purging zone at least either party each accordingly, show sweeping efficiency or operating efficiency index by display unit 20, thus the action effect identical with above-mentioned second embodiment can be played.

Then, with reference to Figure 11 and Figure 12, the 3rd embodiment is described.In addition, for the formation identical with the respective embodiments described above and effect, give identical symbol and the description thereof will be omitted.

3rd embodiment is that electric dust collector 11 possesses setup unit 75(Figure 11 that user can set the kind of purging zone (sweeping area) in a manual fashion in the above-described first embodiment) scheme.

This setup unit 75, in the configuration such as top of the such as main body cover 15 of operating portion 27 or main body of dust collector 12 on hand, is electrically connected with the operation judges portion 51 of control unit 45.This operation judges portion 51 judges setting button 38 and the respective setting operation of setup unit 75, and the result of the setting operation of setting button 38 exports to electric power control portion 52, and the result of the setting operation of setup unit 75 exports to purging zone judging part 72.This purging zone judging part 72 judges the kind of the purging zone detected by setup unit 75, and its judged result can be exported to sweeping efficiency calculating part 59.Such as, this setup unit 75 utilization numbering etc. decides the title that user can specify according to each purging zone, and employs the operated key etc. inputting it.

And flow chart is as shown in figure 12 such, and between step 2 and step 3, control unit 45(is by operation judges portion 51 and purging zone judging part 72) judge the kind (step 47) of the swept surface inputted by user via setup unit 75.Its result, in the 1st controls and the 2nd control is respective, same with above-mentioned second embodiment, show sweeping efficiency or operating efficiency index according to each kind of purging zone.

Like this, according to above-mentioned 3rd embodiment, calculate sweeping efficiency or operating efficiency index according to each kind of the purging zone that be have input by setup unit 75 by sweeping efficiency calculating part 59 and the sweeping efficiency calculated or operating efficiency index utilize display unit 20 to show, thus can accumulate each data of each purging zone and evaluate more reliably and inform cleaning degree of reaching.

Further, setup unit 75 directly inputs purging zone, therefore, it is possible to judge purging zone more reliably due to user.

In addition, in the above-described 3rd embodiment, which kind of in floor, flannelette blanket or tatami etc. kind, such as input swept surface that setup unit 75 can input such as swept surface are, also can input kind and the purging zone of this swept surface respectively.And, in the kind of the swept surface set out with these and the kind of purging zone at least either party each accordingly, show sweeping efficiency or operating efficiency index by display unit 20, thus the action effect identical with above-mentioned 3rd embodiment can be played.

Further, in the respective embodiments described above, the process of step 16 and step 17 can be carried out before the process of above-mentioned steps 13 to step 15.That is, these steps 13 are unrestricted to the order of the process of the process of step 15 and step 16 and step 17.

And, according at least one embodiment described above, sweeping efficiency calculating part 59 is by under the state of floor cleaner brush 23 relative to wind path W removal, calculate sweeping efficiency based on the duration of runs of electric blower 18, respiratory time dust more than ormal weight set in advance being drawn into the reality of wind path W and the cumulative amount of dust amount that detected by optical sensor 53, also can carry out effectively cleaning degree of reaching being informed to user in the same manner as the situation of cleaning with using floor cleaner brush 23 even floor cleaner brush 23 removal to be carried out the situation of cleaning.

And then, by above-mentioned sweeping efficiency and operating efficiency index, the cleaning degree of reaching of user can be showed, can sense of accomplishment be brought, therefore can not only eliminate the miscellaneous of cleaning work, the improvement of sweeping efficiency etc. can also be promoted, can energy-saving be conducive to.

Then, with reference to Figure 13 to Figure 16, the 4th embodiment is described.In addition, about the formation identical with the respective embodiments described above and effect, give identical symbol and the description thereof will be omitted.

The electric dust collector 11 of the 4th embodiment replaces the main body of dust collector 12 of the respective embodiments described above and wind path organizator 13(floor cleaner brush 23) and the main body of dust collector 77 possessed as sucting, be namely the electric dust collector of so-called robot type (autonomous (independently advancing) formula).

Namely, this main body of dust collector 77 possesses the main body cover 81 of such as hollow form as shown in Figure 13 to Figure 16, be contained in the electric blower 18 in this main body cover 81, be communicated with the suction side of this electric blower 18 and be arranged at the dust collecting part 82 of main body cover 81, such as multiple driving wheels 83 as drive division of namely independently advancing that main body of dust collector 77 is independently advanced, make the motor 84 as driver element that these driving wheels 83 drive, rotatably be installed in the gyroscope wheel 85 of the bottom of main body cover 81, be installed on multiple sensors 86 as detecting unit of main body cover 81, control unit 45, as the secondary cell 87 of the battery of formation power supply unit.In addition, on main body of dust collector 77, the limit brush etc. as rotating cleaning part can also be possessed in the bottom of main body cover 81.Further, main body of dust collector 77 using the above-below direction of such as Figure 14 and Figure 15 as fore-and-aft direction.

Main body cover 81 is formed as smooth cylindric (discoid) etc. by such as synthetic resin etc., be formed with the suction inlet 91 as dust collecting opening of namely growing crosswise in strip in the direction of the width the width central portion opening in the portion rearward of the lower surface 81a of toroidal.Further, display unit 20 and operating portion 92 etc. is configured with at the such as central portion on the top of main body cover 81.This operating portion 92 be user for carrying out the parts of outside input operation, formed by such as touch panel etc.

Suction inlet 91 is communicated with dust collecting part 82.And then the rotating brush 93 as the shaft-like of rotary cleaning body is supported in this suction inlet 91 by the rotatable earth's axis, this rotating brush 93 carrys out rotary actuation by the turning motor 94 as cleaning body driver element be installed in main body cover 81.

Rotating brush 93 is configured to, and such as, outer peripheral face in rectangular axle portion is radially given prominence to and is installed with multiple cleaning body to mode wall-like spirally.And the below of downside from suction inlet 91 to the lower surface 81a of main body cover 81 of this rotating brush 93 is outstanding, be configured to being positioned in by electric dust collector 11 under the state on swept surface, the front end being positioned at the cleaning body of downside contacts with swept surface.

Dust collecting part 82 is the parts trapped the dust sucked from suction inlet 91 by the driving of electric blower 18, can use and carrys out the formation of trap filter dust by the dust bag of such as paper bag etc. and filter or to be separated by the inertial separation of centrifugation (cyclonic separation) or straight separation etc. and the formation of trap debris etc. are arbitrary forms.Further, this dust collecting part 82 be positioned at the top of suction inlet 91, the rear portion of main body cover 81, can load and unload main body cover 81.And then the position between this dust collecting part 82 and suction inlet 91 is configured with optical sensor 53.

At least downside of each driving wheel 83 is given prominence to downwards from the lower surface 81a of main body cover 81, can contact and rotates being positioned in by electric dust collector 11 under the state on swept surface with swept surface.Further, these driving wheels 83 be positioned at the front of such as suction inlet 91, the both sides of the substantially central portion of the fore-and-aft direction of main body cover 81, formed in the mode rotated along the longitudinal direction.

Each of each motor 84 and such as driving wheel 83 configures accordingly, and each driving wheel 83 can be made to drive independently.These motor 84 directly can be connected with each driving wheel 83, also can be connected with each driving wheel 83 via the not shown transmission mechanism of gear or band etc.

Gyroscope wheel 85 is positioned at the substantially central portion of the width of main body cover 81 and the front portion of main body cover 81, is along the rotatable driven pulley of swept surface.

And, sensor 86 is distance measuring sensors of such as ultrasonic sensor or infrared ray sensor etc. or utilizes and directly touch barrier and become the feeler etc. of buffer part (bumper), be configured at main body of dust collector 77(main body cover 81) front portion, sidepiece or bottom etc., main body of dust collector 77(main body cover 81 can be detected respectively) the barrier (wall) in front, the presence or absence of barrier (step) etc. of the barrier (wall) of side or bottom and these barriers and main body of dust collector 77(main body cover 81) distance etc.

And, control unit 45 is electrically connected with electric blower 18, turning motor 94, each motor 84 and sensor 86 etc., based on the testing result detected by sensor 86, the driving of electric blower 18, turning motor 94 and each motor 84 etc. can be controlled.And then be set with multiple cleaning modes of electric dust collector 11 at this control unit 45, these cleaning modes can be selected by the outside input of the operating portion 92 undertaken by user.Store in advance such as these cleaning modes while carry out the main cleaning modes of cleaning and usual cleaning modes on one side the overall autonomous (independently advancing) of purging zone while with carrying out the strengthening cleaning modes of repeatedly cleaning for such as 2 times and meticulous cleaning modes and place property only to the local cleaning modes etc. that the assigned position of purging zone is cleaned the overall autonomous (independently advancing) of purging zone.In addition, in meticulous cleaning modes, can also be set to electric dust collector 11(main body of dust collector 77 according to when the cleaning of the 2nd time (when the cleaning of the 1st time and) when cleaning at every turn) movement (advancing) pattern become the direction of such as mutually carry out reporting to the leadship after accomplishing a task (orthogonal) etc. and more effectively clean.

And, control unit 45 is except above-mentioned electric power control portion 52, handling part 54, dust amount cumulative unit 55, the duration of runs cumulative unit 56, amount of movement/time cumulation portion 57, respiratory time cumulative unit 58, sweeping efficiency calculating part 59, display control unit 60, beyond data store 69 grade, also possesses the operation judges portion 96 be electrically connected with operating portion 92, control the turning motor control part 97 as cleaning body driver element control part of the action of turning motor 94, control electric dust collector 11(main body of dust collector 77 by the action controlling each motor 84) the control part 98 of advancing as mobile control division of movement (advancing), and the handling part 99 etc. of advancing to be electrically connected with sensor 86.In addition, each several part forming control unit 45 can not be can be integrally split yet, can be configured at the arbitrary positions such as the inside of the main body cover 15 of such as main body of dust collector 12.

Operation judges portion 96 is by judging that the operation of operating portion 92 sets the parts of cleaning modes to electric power control portion 52, turning motor control part 97 and control part 98 of advancing.

Further, turning motor control part 97, according to the cleaning modes set by operation judges portion 96, via not shown control element etc., can carry out such as phase control to turning motor 94.

Amount of movement/time cumulation portion 57 is electrically connected with such as turning motor control part 97, is can to the turning motor 94(driving wheel 83 driven by this turning motor control part 97 under the state being grounding to swept surface) revolution or rotating speed etc. detect thus electric dust collector 11(main body of dust collector 77 can be detected) translational speed and the sensor as rotation speed detection unit of distance.And, amount of movement/time cumulation portion 57 electric dust collector 11(main body of dust collector 77 by detecting) translational speed and distance add up, calculate electric dust collector 11(main body of dust collector 77) amount of movement on swept surface, and calculate electric dust collector 11(main body of dust collector 77) traveling time on swept surface.In addition, whether carried out ground connection relative to swept surface about each driving wheel 83, the lower surface 81a etc. that can carry out detecting or being located in addition in earthing detection portion main body cover 81 by test example as the load current value of turning motor 94 etc. detects.

And, sweeping efficiency calculating part 59 is based on the cumulative amount of the dust amount calculated by dust amount cumulative unit 55, the electric dust collector 11(main body of dust collector 77 that calculated by amount of movement/time cumulation portion 57) amount of movement on swept surface and traveling time, the duration of runs of electric blower 18 calculated by cumulative unit 56 duration of runs and the respiratory time etc. calculated by respiratory time cumulative unit 58, calculate sweeping efficiency.

Further, secondary cell 87 is the parts of powering to control unit 45, electric blower 18, turning motor 94, each motor 84 and sensor 86 etc.This secondary cell 87 is configured at the position at the rear of such as gyroscope wheel 85.And, the charging terminal 101,101 that this secondary cell 87 and the both sides at gyroscope wheel 85 are positioned at the lower surface 81a of main body cover 81 is electrically connected, by the not shown battery charger cradle of regulation of charging terminal 101,101 relative to the assigned position etc. being arranged at such as indoor (room) is connected, can charge.

Then, the flow chart of reference shown in Figure 16 is while illustrate the action of above-mentioned 4th embodiment.

Under the state of opening not shown power switch by user, or the situation in moment of the regulation becoming setting in advance under the state that has been unlocked of this power switch is inferior, if electric dust collector 11 becomes starting state, then control unit 45(is by electric power control portion 52) by set cleaning modes, electric blower 18 is started (step 51), on one side (by handling part 99 of advancing) to detected by sensor 86 and the information of distance etc. of barrier process, (by control part 98 of advancing) drive motor 84 on one side, 84, thus by driving wheel 83, 83 drive, electric dust collector 11(main body of dust collector 77 is made accordingly with set cleaning modes) autonomous (independently advancing) (step 52).

Then, control unit 45(is by display control unit 60) remove the display (step 53) of display unit 20, and judge whether electric dust collector 11 has suitably sucked air, in other words judge whether electric blower 18 has played effect (step 54).

In this step 54, control unit 45 when being judged as that electric blower 18 does not play a role, such as due to dust collecting part 82 blocking etc. and when not sucking air or enclose the situation etc. of suction inlet 91 by foreign matter etc., return step 54, when being judged as that electric blower 18 has played effect, control unit 45(is by offset detect portion 68) judge electric dust collector 11(main body of dust collector 77) whether moving (step 55) with the speed more than fixing speed set in advance.In addition, the dust sucked from suction inlet 91 together with air by the driving of electric blower 18 is trapped by dust collecting part 82.The air trapping dust is inhaled into electric blower 18, is vented while cooling this electric blower 18 from this electric blower 18, and the external exhaust gas of main body cover 81 to main body of dust collector 77.

And, in step 55, electric dust collector 11(main body of dust collector 77 is judged as at control unit 45) not when moving with the speed more than fixing speed set in advance, return step 55(or step 54), be judged as electric dust collector 11(main body of dust collector 77) when moving with the speed more than fixing speed set in advance, control unit 45(is by amount of movement/time cumulation portion 57) to electric dust collector 11(main body of dust collector 77) amount of movement on swept surface and traveling time add up (step 56).

Then, control unit 45 judges whether the dust amount detected by optical sensor 53 is more than the ormal weight of setting in advance (step 57).In this step 57, when the dust amount being judged as being detected by optical sensor 53 is more than the ormal weight of setting in advance, control unit 45(is by dust amount cumulative unit 55) dust amount is added up (step 58), (by cumulative unit 56 duration of runs) is to adding up (step 59) duration of runs of electric blower 18.Further, in this step 57, when control unit 45 is judged as that the dust amount detected by optical sensor 53 is not more than the ormal weight of setting in advance, directly step 59 is proceeded to.

And control unit 45 judges whether to make electric dust collector 11(electric blower 18) remain in operation (step 60), when being judged as making it operate, returns step 54.And, when being judged as by this step 60 terminating running, electric blower 18 is stopped and making electric dust collector 11(main body of dust collector 77) move to battery charger cradle, terminate to clean (step 61) with the state that charging terminal 101,101 is connected to battery charger cradle.Then, control unit 45 is based on the electric dust collector 11(main body of dust collector 77 added up by step 56) amount of movement on swept surface and traveling time, the cumulative amount that added up the dust amount by step 58 calculate sweeping efficiency (step 62) by sweeping efficiency calculating part 59.The computational methods of the sweeping efficiency in this step 62 are identical with above-mentioned steps 19, therefore omit.Afterwards, control unit 45 judges whether store mean value (step 63) in data store 69.In this step 63, when being judged as storing mean value in data store 69, control unit 45 carrys out computational tasks efficiency index by sweeping efficiency calculating part 59, (by display control unit 60) controls display unit 20, thus display sweeping efficiency and operating efficiency index (step 64).The computational methods of the operating efficiency index in this step 64 are identical with above-mentioned steps 21, therefore omit.On the other hand, in step 63, when being judged as not storing mean value in data store 69, control unit 45(is by display control unit 60) control display unit 20, thus only show sweeping efficiency (step 65).

Like this, according to the 4th embodiment, sweeping efficiency calculating part 59 is by removing the cumulative amount of dust amount with the amount of movement of main body of dust collector 77 and the product of traveling time and calculate sweeping efficiency, thus the amount of movement of main body of dust collector 77 or traveling time fewer relative to the cumulative amount of dust amount, then calculated sweeping efficiency is larger.Whether, in general, when cleaning identical purging zone, the cumulative amount of dust amount there will not be large variation, therefore, it is possible to using the above-mentioned sweeping efficiency calculated as efficiently to the index that purging zone cleans.

And, due to cleaning degree of reaching can be showed by above-mentioned sweeping efficiency and operating efficiency index, therefore can promote the improvement of the sweeping efficiency brought by the setting etc. of changing cleaning modes etc. for user, can energy-saving be conducive to.Namely, when sweeping efficiency sweeping efficiency such as in meticulous cleaning modes is lower or in usual cleaning modes is lower, can be judged as there is waste in the autonomous distance of main body of dust collector 77, therefore the change of the setting of the cleaning modes being such as set as usual cleaning modes or being set as local cleaning modes etc. is passed through, can sweeping efficiency be improved, and suitable cleaning modes can be selected.

In addition, in the above-described 4th embodiment, cleaning modes is not only selected from the pattern stored in advance, also can such as at random be set by user.Further, the setting not only comprising movement (advancing) pattern of main body of dust collector 77 in the setting of cleaning modes can also comprise the setting etc. of the input (pattern) of electric blower 18.

And then, with above-mentioned second and the 3rd embodiment same, formed with the kind automatically detecting purging zone (sweeping area) or the mode that manually inputted by user, calculate sweeping efficiency or operating efficiency index by sweeping efficiency calculating part 59 according to each kind of purging zone, and the sweeping efficiency that this can be calculated or operating efficiency index utilize display unit 20 to show.Also the action effect identical with the above-mentioned 2nd and the 3rd embodiment can be played in this situation.

And, electric dust collector 11(main body of dust collector 77) formation of carrying out autonomous (independently advancing) not only comprises while detect barrier etc. while carry out moving the formation of (advancing) by sensor 86, also comprises the formation (formation of certainly advancing) etc. automatically moving (advancing) along the movement such as set in advance (advancing) pattern.

Further, the electric dust collector 11(main body of dust collector 77 of autonomous (independently advancing) is carried out) can be set to can to use a teleswitch etc. and carry out manual operation.

And, according at least one embodiment described above, based on amount of movement on swept surface of the cumulative amount of the dust amount detected by optical sensor 53, floor cleaner brush 23 or main body of dust collector 77 and floor cleaner brush 23 or the traveling time of main body of dust collector 77 on swept surface, sweeping efficiency is calculated by sweeping efficiency calculating part 59, and show this sweeping efficiency calculated by display unit 20, thus effectively cleaning degree of reaching can be informed to user by this sweeping efficiency.

And then, sweeping efficiency calculating part 59 store in data store 69 before cleaning repeatedly time sweeping efficiency or the cleaning of certain period in the past time the mean value of sweeping efficiency etc. deposit in case, sweeping efficiency is removed and computational tasks efficiency index by utilizing this mean value, and show this operating efficiency index calculated by display unit 20, thus during the cleaning that user can be made to recognize with the past compared with sweeping efficiency whether be improved, can more effectively cleaning degree of reaching be informed to user.

In addition, in the respective embodiments described above, sweeping efficiency and operating efficiency index show in real time by display unit 20 respectively in cleaning, but also can be configured to namely stop electric blower 18(electric dust collector 11 at the end of cleaning) time shows.

Further, informing unit, except visually carrying out the display unit 20 that shows, can use the informing unit or their combination etc. of such as acoustically being carried out by sound etc. informing.

And then, control unit 45 can with the dust amount detected by optical sensor 53 accordingly automatic control electric move the input of the motor of air blast 18 or floor cleaner brush 23 etc.

And, the number of the dust amount detected by optical sensor 53 can be shown in display unit 20 etc. the running of electric blower 18 is medium.

And then electric dust collector 11 is not limited to horizontal or robot type, even the structure etc. of the vertical structure or hand-held that are connected to floor cleaner brush 23 in the bottom of main body of dust collector 12 also can use accordingly.

Some embodiments of the present invention are illustrated, but these embodiments are pointed out as an example, be not intended to limit scope of invention.These new embodiments can be implemented by other various modes, can carry out various omissions, displacement, change in the scope of the purport not departing from invention.These embodiments and distortion thereof are contained in scope of invention and purport, and in the scope of the invention be contained in described in claims and equivalence thereof.

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Fig. 1 is the in-built block diagram of the electric dust collector representing the first embodiment.

Fig. 2 is the longitudinal section of the part representing above-mentioned electric dust collector.

Fig. 3 is the stereogram representing above-mentioned electric dust collector.

Fig. 4 is the flow chart of the control entirety representing above-mentioned electric dust collector.

Fig. 5 is the 1st flow chart controlled representing above-mentioned electric dust collector.

Fig. 6 is the 2nd flow chart controlled representing above-mentioned electric dust collector.

Fig. 7 represents the key diagram of informing undertaken by the informing unit of above-mentioned electric dust collector.

Fig. 8 is the in-built block diagram of the electric dust collector representing the second embodiment.

Fig. 9 is the flow chart of the control entirety representing above-mentioned electric dust collector.

Figure 10 represents the key diagram of informing undertaken by the informing unit of above-mentioned electric dust collector.

Figure 11 is the in-built block diagram of the electric dust collector representing the 3rd embodiment.

Figure 12 is the flow chart of the control entirety representing above-mentioned electric dust collector.

Figure 13 is the in-built block diagram of the electric dust collector representing the 4th embodiment.

Figure 14 is the top view representing above-mentioned electric dust collector.

Figure 15 is the upward view representing above-mentioned electric dust collector.

Figure 16 is the flow chart representing that the cleaning of above-mentioned electric dust collector controls.

Claims (6)

1. an electric dust collector, is characterized in that, possesses:

Main body of dust collector, contains electric blower;

Wind path, is communicated with the suction side of above-mentioned electric blower;

Sucting, can move on swept surface, divides a part for above-mentioned wind path;

As the optical sensor of dust amount detecting unit, to the driving by above-mentioned electric blower, in above-mentioned wind path, the dust amount of process detects;

Computing unit, calculates sweeping efficiency based on amount of movement on swept surface of the cumulative amount of the dust amount gone out by this light sensors, above-mentioned sucting and the traveling time of above-mentioned sucting on swept surface; And

Informing unit, can inform the sweeping efficiency calculated by this computing unit.

2. electric dust collector as claimed in claim 1, is characterized in that,

Sucting is can the above-mentioned main body of dust collector of autonomous on swept surface.

3. electric dust collector as claimed in claim 1, is characterized in that,

Sucting be with main body of dust collector split divide the part of wind path, and can the section port body of movement on swept surface.

4. electric dust collector as claimed in claim 3, is characterized in that,

Section port body can load and unload relative to wind path,

Computing unit is by under the state of above-mentioned section port body relative to above-mentioned wind path removal, based on electric blower the duration of runs, the dust more than ormal weight set in advance is drawn into the respiratory time of above-mentioned wind path and the cumulative amount by the dust amount gone out as the light sensors of dust amount detecting unit, calculate sweeping efficiency.

5. electric dust collector as claimed in claim 1, is characterized in that,

Possessing can at least either party detecting unit detected in the kind of the kind of swept surface and purging zone,

Computing unit calculates sweeping efficiency accordingly with at least either party each in the kind of swept surface detected by above-mentioned detecting unit and the kind of purging zone,

Informing unit can be informed each sweeping efficiency calculated by above-mentioned computing unit.

6. electric dust collector as claimed in claim 1, is characterized in that,

Possessing can at least either party setup unit set in the kind of the kind of swept surface and purging zone,

Computing unit calculates sweeping efficiency accordingly with at least either party each in the kind of swept surface set out by above-mentioned setup unit and the kind of purging zone,

Informing unit can be informed each sweeping efficiency calculated by above-mentioned computing unit.