CN110623602A - Electric cleaning device - Google Patents
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Abstract
Provided is an electric cleaning device, which can start the action of an electric blower when dust is transferred from a dust collecting part of an electric dust collector to a dust collecting container of a dust removing station at a desired timing. The electric vacuum cleaner (11) is provided with a cleaning part (22) and a dust collecting part (23) for accumulating the dust cleaned by the cleaning part (22). The dust removal station (12) is provided with a dust collection container (67), an electric blower (68), a dust collection control unit (71), and a timing determination unit (72). The dust collection container (67) is connected to the dust collection unit (23) by connecting the electric vacuum cleaner (11) to the dust removal station (12). The electric blower (68) sucks dust of the dust collecting part (23) into the dust collecting container (67). The dust collection control unit (71) controls the driving of the electric blower (68). A timing determination unit (72) determines the timing at which the driving of the electric blower (68) is started.
Description
The present application is based on Japanese patent application 2018-119336 (application date: 2018, 6 and 22), and has priority to this application. The present application incorporates the entire contents of the above-identified application by reference thereto.
Technical Field
Embodiments of the present invention relate to an electric cleaning apparatus including a dust collecting device to which an electric vacuum cleaner can be connected.
Background
Conventionally, a suction type electric vacuum cleaner is configured to: the dust is sucked together with air by a negative pressure generated by driving an electric blower housed in the main body case, and the sucked dust is separated from the air and collected in the dust collecting section.
In recent years, there is a vacuum cleaner equipped with a silent mode such as a silent mode for suppressing the rotational speed of an electric blower and the like to perform a silent operation, so that the vacuum cleaner can be operated while suppressing the driving noise of the vacuum cleaner, for example, when the vacuum cleaner is used at night.
Meanwhile, some electric vacuum cleaners that use a secondary battery as a power source include a charging device that charges the secondary battery by connecting the electric vacuum cleaner when cleaning is completed or the like. Among the charging devices used in such a vacuum cleaner system, there is a charging device serving as a dust removal station that transfers dust collected in a dust collection unit of the vacuum cleaner when the vacuum cleaner is connected to the charging device or the like. In this configuration, the charging device is provided with the electric blower and the garbage storage unit. When the electric vacuum cleaner is connected to the charging device, the electric blower operates to generate a negative pressure, and the dust is transferred from the dust collecting unit of the electric vacuum cleaner to the dust storage unit of the charging device.
In this transfer, if the dust cannot be sucked in at once by a strong suction force, the dust cannot be transferred efficiently, and therefore, it is difficult for the electric blower on the charging device side to perform an operation in which the rotation speed is suppressed as in the silent mode described above. Further, since the electric blower on the charging device side is normally set to start operating while the electric vacuum cleaner is connected to the charging device, particularly in the case of a sweeping robot in which the electric vacuum cleaner is of an autonomous traveling type, if the cleaning is performed autonomously at night or the like and the transfer of dust is automatically performed when the electric vacuum cleaner returns to the charging device, for example, the driving sound of the electric blower on the charging device side may be perceived as noise depending on the usage environment.
Disclosure of Invention
The present invention has been made to solve the problem of providing an electric cleaning device capable of starting the operation of an electric blower at a desired timing when transferring dust from a dust collecting section of an electric vacuum cleaner to a dust collecting portion of a dust collecting device.
An electric cleaning device according to an embodiment is an electric cleaning device including an electric vacuum cleaner and a dust collecting device to which the electric vacuum cleaner can be connected. The electric dust collector comprises a cleaning part and a dust collecting part for collecting the dust cleaned by the cleaning part. The dust collecting device includes a dust storage section, an electric blower, a blower control unit, and a determination unit. The dust collecting unit is connected to the dust collecting unit by connecting the electric vacuum cleaner to the dust collecting device. The electric blower sucks the dust in the dust collecting part into the garbage storage part. The blower control unit controls driving of the electric blower. The determination unit determines a timing at which the blower control unit starts driving the electric blower.
According to the above configuration, the operation of the electric blower when the dust is transferred from the dust collecting unit of the electric vacuum cleaner to the dust collecting device can be started at a desired timing.
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Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing an electric cleaning device according to an embodiment.
Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which an electric vacuum cleaner is connected to the dust collecting device of the electric cleaning device.
Fig. 3 is a plan view showing the above-described electric vacuum cleaner from below.
Fig. 4 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of the above-described electric vacuum cleaner.
Fig. 5 is a block diagram showing an internal structure of the dust collecting device of the above-described electric cleaning device.
Fig. 6 is a flowchart illustrating control of the transfer permitted time zone setting mode of the electric cleaning apparatus.
Fig. 7 is a flowchart showing control of the automatic setting mode of the electric cleaning apparatus.
Fig. 8 is a flowchart showing control of the night operation prohibition mode of the electric cleaning apparatus.
Fig. 9 is a flowchart showing control of the human-prioritized mode of the electric cleaning apparatus.
Fig. 10 is a flowchart illustrating control of the peripheral priority mode of the electric cleaning apparatus.
Fig. 11 is a flowchart illustrating control of the transfer start setting mode of the electric cleaning apparatus.
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Hereinafter, a configuration of an embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings.
In fig. 1 and 2, reference numeral 10 denotes an electric cleaning apparatus, and the electric cleaning apparatus 10 includes an autonomous electric vacuum cleaner 11 and a dust removal station 12 serving as a dust collection device serving as a base of the electric vacuum cleaner 11.
The electric vacuum cleaner 11 shown in fig. 1 to 4 is a so-called self-propelled cleaning robot that cleans a floor surface while autonomously traveling on the floor surface, which is a surface to be cleaned as a traveling surface in the present embodiment. That is, the electric vacuum cleaner 11 automatically cleans the floor surface. The electric vacuum cleaner 11 includes a main body casing 20. The electric vacuum cleaner 11 includes a driving wheel 21 as a driving unit. The electric vacuum cleaner 11 further includes a cleaning unit 22 for cleaning dust. The electric vacuum cleaner 11 is also provided with a dust collection unit 23. The electric vacuum cleaner 11 is also provided with a sensor unit 24. The electric vacuum cleaner 11 includes a communication unit 25 as communication means for performing communication via a network, for example, by wire or wireless. The electric vacuum cleaner 11 further includes a control unit 26 as a control unit. The electric vacuum cleaner 11 may further include a display unit as a notification unit. Further, the electric vacuum cleaner 11 may include a secondary battery as a battery for supplying power. The electric vacuum cleaner 11 may include an input/output unit for inputting predetermined settings and the like directly, for example, via a remote controller or the like or manually. Further, the electric vacuum cleaner 11 is controlled to travel so as to move to the position of the dust removal station 12 at least at the end of cleaning and be connected to the dust removal station 12. In the present embodiment, the electric vacuum cleaner 11 is controlled to travel so that, for example, cleaning is started with the dust removal station 12 or an arbitrary position as a starting point, and when cleaning is completed, the electric vacuum cleaner returns to the dust removal station 12 and is connected thereto. Hereinafter, the direction along the traveling direction of the electric vacuum cleaner 11, i.e., the directions indicated by arrows FR and RR in fig. 1 and the like, will be referred to as the front-rear direction, and the lateral direction or both lateral directions intersecting with or orthogonal to the front-rear direction will be referred to as the width direction.
The main body case 20 is formed of, for example, synthetic resin. In the present embodiment, the main body case 20 is formed in a flat cylindrical shape, a disk shape, or the like, for example, but is not limited to such a shape. A suction port 31 as a dust collection port is provided in a lower portion of the main body case 20 facing the floor surface. Further, a dust discharge port 32 may be provided in the main body case 20. The dust discharge port 32 may be provided separately from the suction port 31, or the suction port 31 may be used as the dust discharge port 32. The dust discharge port 32 may be opened and closed by an opening and closing cover 33.
The drive wheel 21 is a member for causing the electric vacuum cleaner 11 to autonomously travel, i.e., travel, in the forward and backward directions on the floor surface. In the present embodiment, the driving wheels 21 are provided in a pair on the left and right sides of the main body casing 20, for example, but the present invention is not limited to such a configuration. The drive wheel 21 is driven by a motor 34 as a drive unit. Instead of the drive wheels 21, a crawler belt or the like as a drive unit may be used.
The motor 34 is disposed corresponding to the drive wheel 21. In the present embodiment, the motor 34 is provided with, for example, a pair of left and right. Further, the motor 34 is formed to be able to drive each driving wheel 21 independently.
The cleaning part 22 is a member for removing dust on a part to be cleaned, such as a floor surface or a wall surface. The cleaning unit 22 has a function of collecting and collecting dust on the floor surface from the suction port 31, or wiping and cleaning a wall surface, for example. The cleaning unit 22 may include at least one of the following components: an electric blower 35 as a vacuum cleaner-side electric blower for sucking dust together with air from the suction port 31; a rotary brush 36 as a rotary cleaning body rotatably attached to the suction port 31 to sweep up dust, and a brush motor 37 for driving the rotary brush 36 to rotate; and a side brush 38 as an auxiliary cleaning unit for collecting and sweeping dust, which is rotatably attached to both sides of the front side of the main body case 20, and a side brush motor 39 for driving the side brush 38.
The dust collecting unit 23 is a part that accumulates dust cleaned by the cleaning unit 22. In the present embodiment, the dust collecting unit 23 is a part that collects dust sucked from the suction port 31. The dust collecting unit 23 is formed in a box shape, for example, and is detachably housed in the rear portion of the main body case 20, but is not limited to such a configuration. The dust collecting unit 23 is provided in communication with the suction port 31 and the dust discharge port 32.
The sensor unit 24 senses various information supporting the travel of the electric vacuum cleaner 11 and conditions of a cleaning area. In the present embodiment, the sensor unit 24 includes at least: a cleaning detection unit that detects, for example, a step that is an uneven state of the floor surface, a wall or an obstacle that is an obstacle to travel, an amount of dust on the floor surface, and the like; and a situation detection unit that detects a situation of the cleaning area. The cleaning detection means may include, for example, a contact-type or contact-type periphery detection sensor for detecting the shape of the periphery of the main body case 20, a dust amount sensor for detecting the amount of dust sucked into the dust collection unit 23, or the like. Further, the status detection means includes a human detection sensor 45 as the presence/absence detection means for detecting the presence/absence of a human in the cleaning area. The situation detection means includes an illuminance sensor 46 as illuminance detection means for detecting illuminance in the cleaning area.
The human body sensor 45 can be, for example, an infrared sensor that detects the presence or absence of a human body by detecting the body temperature of the human body, or an image sensor that includes a camera and detects a human body from an image captured around the electric vacuum cleaner 11 or the main body casing 20. The human detection sensor 45 can be shared with a surrounding detection sensor, for example.
The illuminance sensor 46 is a member that detects illuminance or brightness in a cleaning area where the electric vacuum cleaner 11 or the main body casing 20 is present.
The communication unit 25 is a wireless communication unit for performing wireless communication with, for example, the dust removal station 12.
The control unit 26 is a microcomputer including a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and the like, which are main units of the control unit, for example. The control unit 26 includes a travel control unit 51 that is travel control means for driving the drive wheels 21. The control unit 26 includes a cleaning control unit 52 as a cleaning control unit electrically connected to the cleaning unit 22. The control unit 26 includes a sensor connection portion 53 as a sensor control unit electrically connected to the sensor portion 24. The control unit 26 includes a communication control unit 54 as a communication control means electrically connected to the communication unit 25. The control unit 26 may include a display control unit as display control means electrically connected to the display unit. That is, the control unit 26 is electrically connected to the cleaning unit 22, the sensor unit 24, the communication unit 25, the display unit, and the like. The control unit 26 is electrically connected to the secondary battery. The control section 26 also includes an RTC (Real-time clock)56 as a time detection means for detecting the current time. The control unit 26 may further include a memory, which is a nonvolatile storage unit such as a flash memory. The control unit 26 may further include a charge control unit that controls charging of the secondary battery. The control unit 26 may further include a map generation unit as a map unit.
The travel control unit 51 controls the driving of the driving wheels 21 by controlling the driving of the motor 34. The travel control unit 51 may be configured to set an optimal travel route based on, for example, map data stored in a memory. The travel control unit 51 can change the travel route as needed in accordance with the obstacle detected by the sensor unit 24, and can also cause the electric vacuum cleaner 11 to travel in accordance with an operation input from a remote controller or the like.
The cleaning control unit 52 controls the driving of the cleaning unit 22, that is, controls the driving of the electric blower 35, the rotary brush 36, and the side brush 38 by individually controlling the amount of current supplied to the electric blower 35, the brush motor 37, and the side brush motor 39. The cleaning control unit 52 has a plurality of modes. In the present embodiment, the cleaning control unit 52 has a normal mode, which is an operation mode for normally operating the electric blower 35, the brush motor 37 and/or the rotary brush 36, and the side brush motor 39 and/or the side brush 38 of the cleaning unit 22, for example. The cleaning control unit 52 has, for example, a silent mode in which the electric blower 35, the brush motor 37 and/or the rotary brush 36, and the side brush motor 39 and/or the side brush 38 of the cleaning unit 22 are muted, that is, driven at a lower output or a lower rotation speed than in the normal mode. Further, the cleaning control unit 52 can selectively use the normal mode and the silent mode described above. The normal mode and the mute mode can be set by, for example, a user performing an external input from the input/output unit, and the normal mode and the mute mode can be automatically switched according to, for example, the time detected by the RTC 56. For example, the cleaning control unit 52 may be set to a silent mode when the time detected by the RTC56 is nighttime, and may be set to a mode other than the silent mode, in the present embodiment, a normal mode when the time detected by the RTC56 is not nighttime. Note that, the time zone for determining whether or not the time detected by the RTC56 is the time zone of nighttime may be arbitrarily set to a predetermined time zone by a user performing an external input from an input/output unit, or may be defined in advance at the time of shipment, for example, as 22: 00 to the next day 5: 00, etc.
The sensor connection unit 53 acquires the detection result of the sensor unit 24 and outputs the result to the travel control unit 51 or the cleaning control unit 52.
The communication control unit 54 is a component that controls the driving of the communication unit 25 to transmit and receive information to and from the dust removal station 12 or the mobile terminal via the communication unit 25. The information transmitted and received from the communication unit 25 to and from the external device can be arbitrarily set, but in the present embodiment, it is preferable to include at least: a detection result obtained by the sensor unit 24, for example, whether or not a person is detected by the person detection sensor 45 or the illuminance of the cleaning area detected by the illuminance sensor 46; current time detected using RTC 56; and the current mode of the cleaning control unit 52.
The RTC56 can continuously record the time even when the power of the electric vacuum cleaner 11 is off, using a backup battery or the like.
The map generation unit can generate a map indicating whether or not the vehicle can travel in the cleaning area based on the shape of the periphery of the electric vacuum cleaner 11 or the main body casing 20 detected by the sensor unit 24. The peripheral shape in the present embodiment refers to, for example, the distance and height of an object that becomes an obstacle.
The travel control unit 51, the cleaning control unit 52, the sensor connection unit 53, the communication control unit 54, the display control unit, the RTC56, the memory, the charging control unit, and the map generation unit shown in fig. 4 are each configured to be provided integrally with the control unit 26 in the present embodiment, but may be provided separately from each other, or may be configured integrally by arbitrarily combining at least any one of the respective units.
The secondary battery is a member that supplies power to the cleaning unit 22, the sensor unit 24, the communication unit 25, the control unit 26, the display unit, and the like. The secondary battery is electrically connected to, for example, a charging terminal 60 as a connection portion shown in fig. 3 exposed at a lower portion of the main body case 20, and is electrically and mechanically connected to the charging device side via the charging terminal 60, whereby the secondary battery is charged via the charging device.
On the other hand, the dust removing station 12 shown in fig. 1, 2, and 5 has a function of transferring dust collected in the dust collecting unit 23 of the electric vacuum cleaner 11 to the electric vacuum cleaner 11 and collecting the dust, in brief. Further, the dust removing station 12 is disposed at an arbitrary place on the floor. Further, the dust removal station 12 may have a function of charging a secondary battery. The dust removing station 12 may have a function of sucking dust collected by a dust-suppressing product suitable for locally cleaning a part of the floor surface, such as a mop, a broom, or a floor-cleaning tool, which is provided independently of the electric vacuum cleaner 11 and is not shown, or dust adhering to the product.
Further, the dust removing station 12 includes a housing 65. The dust removal station 12 includes a suction port 66 as a dust transfer port. The dust removal station 12 is provided with a dust collection container 67 as a dust storage unit. The dust removal station 12 is provided with an electric blower 68 as a suction unit. The dust removal station 12 is also provided with a connection detection unit 69. The dust removal station 12 is provided with a setting input unit 70. The dust removal station 12 is provided with a dust collection control unit 71 as blower control means. The dust removal station 12 includes a timing determination unit 72 as determination means. The dust removal station 12 is provided with a clock unit 73. Further, the dust removing station 12 includes a power supply unit 74. When the dust removing station 12 has a function of charging the secondary battery of the electric vacuum cleaner 11, it may have a charging terminal 75. Further, the dust removing station 12 may be provided with an auxiliary suction port for sucking dust and the like collected by the dust suppressing product.
The case 65 is formed in a box shape of, for example, synthetic resin. The housing 65 has a rectangular parallelepiped shape, for example.
The suction port 66 is a portion to which the electric vacuum cleaner 11 connected to the dust removing station 12 is connected. In the present embodiment, the suction port 66 is located on the front side of the casing 65, for example. The suction port 66 may be connected to the dust discharge port 32 of the electric vacuum cleaner 11, or may be connected to the suction port 31. When connected to the dust discharge port 32, the suction port 31 preferably includes an opening/closing mechanism for opening/closing an opening/closing cover 33 shown in fig. 3 by approaching or separating the electric vacuum cleaner 11 to or from the dust removal station 12. That is, the suction port 66 is connected to communicate with the dust collecting unit 23 of the electric vacuum cleaner 11. Therefore, hereinafter, the connection of the electric vacuum cleaner 11 and the dust removal station 12 means that the suction port 66 is in communication with the dust collection unit 23 of the electric vacuum cleaner 11. When the dust removal station 12 has a function of charging the secondary battery of the electric vacuum cleaner 11, the charging terminal 60 shown in fig. 3 of the electric vacuum cleaner 11 is connected to the charging terminal 75 of the dust removal station 12 when the electric vacuum cleaner 11 is connected to the dust removal station 12.
The dust collection container 67 is a part that collects dust sucked from the suction port 66 or the auxiliary suction port by the operation of the electric blower 68. As the dust collection container 67, a paper bag, a filter, a centrifugal separator, or other appropriate members can be used. A valve that opens when the electric vacuum cleaner 11 is connected to the dust removing station 12 for communicating the dust collection receptacle 67 with the suction port 66 or the auxiliary suction port is preferably provided at the dust collection receptacle 67.
The electric blower 68 is configured to apply negative pressure generated by operation by power supply from the power supply unit 74 to the suction port 66 or the auxiliary suction port via the dust collection container 67.
The connection detector 69 periodically detects whether the electric vacuum cleaner 11 is connected to the dust removal station 12. In the present embodiment, the connection detection unit 69 detects that the electric vacuum cleaner 11 is connected to the dust removal station 12, for example, by receiving a wireless signal output when the electric vacuum cleaner 11 is connected to the dust removal station 12 from the communication unit 25 of the electric vacuum cleaner 11. The connection detection unit 69 also functions as an information acquisition unit that acquires information about the electric vacuum cleaner 11 from the communication unit 25 of the electric vacuum cleaner 11.
The setting input unit 70 is a portion in which the user directly inputs various settings for the dust removing station 12, for example, via a remote controller or manually. The setting input unit 70 may have a function of a setting unit for setting a time period for allowing the electric blower 68 to be driven by the dust collection control unit 71 by an external input, for example. The setting input unit 70 may have a function of a time setting means for setting a time at which the driving of the electric blower 68 by the dust collection control unit 71 is started, for example.
The dust collection control unit 71 controls the operation of the electric blower 68. The dust collection control unit 71 is, for example, a microcomputer, and includes a CPU as a dust collection control unit main body, a ROM as a storage unit for storing fixed data such as a program read by the CPU, a RAM as an area storage unit for dynamically forming various memory areas such as a work area to be a work area for data processing by the program, and the like. The dust collection control unit 71 is electrically connected to the timing determination unit 72, and is configured to start the operation of the electric blower 68 at the timing determined by the timing determination unit 72. When the dust removal station 12 has a function of charging the secondary battery of the electric vacuum cleaner 11, the dust collection control unit 71 may include a charging circuit such as a constant current circuit electrically connected to the charging terminal 75. The charging circuit may be integrally provided in the dust collection control section 71, or may be provided independently of the dust collection control section 71.
The timing determination unit 72 determines the timing of driving of the electric blower 68 by the dust collection control unit 71 by instructing the dust collection control unit 71 to start driving of the dust collection control unit 71. The timing determination unit 72 is electrically connected to the connection detection unit 69, and monitors the presence or absence of the connection of the electric vacuum cleaner 11 to the dust removal station 12 by the connection detection unit 69. The timing determination unit 72 is electrically connected to the setting input unit 70, and can read the setting input by the setting input unit 70. The timing determination unit 72 may be provided integrally with the dust collection control unit 71.
The clock unit 73 is a time measuring unit for measuring time. The clock section 73 can be integrally assembled to the dust collection control section 71, for example.
The power supply unit 74 supplies power to the electric blower 68, the connection detection unit 69, the dust collection control unit 71, the timing determination unit 72, the clock unit 73, and the like. In the present embodiment, the power supply unit 74 is a wire reel device including a power supply wire for supplying power from an external power supply, not shown, such as a commercial ac power supply.
Next, the operation of one embodiment will be described.
The dust removal station 12 is installed at an arbitrary position on the floor surface, and the power supply unit 74 is connected to an external power supply via a wall socket C shown in fig. 2. The electric vacuum cleaner 11 is powered on by the main power supply. The electric vacuum cleaner 11 can set the cleaning control unit 52 to a mute mode for muting the cleaning unit 22, for example, via the input/output unit, if necessary. Further, the cleaning control unit 52 may be set to an automatic mode in which the mode is automatically switched, for example, via an input/output unit or the like, as necessary, such that: the mode is switched to a mute mode when the time is night, and is switched to a mode other than the mute mode, for example, a normal mode when the time is not night. On the other hand, the dust removal station 12 can set, as necessary, a transfer allowable time zone, which is a time zone for allowing the electric blower 68 to be driven by the dust collection control unit 71, as a transfer allowable time zone setting mode via the setting input unit 70. Also, the dust removing station 12 may be set as an automatic setting mode: when the cleaning control unit 52 of the connected electric vacuum cleaner 11 is in the silent mode, the start of driving of the electric blower 68 by the dust collection control unit 71 is not permitted, and when the cleaning control unit is in the other mode, the start of driving of the electric blower 68 by the dust collection control unit 71 is permitted. The dust removal station 12 can set, as necessary, a transfer start time, which is a time when the driving of the electric blower 68 by the dust collection control unit 71 is started, as a manual mode via the setting input unit 70. The dust removal station 12 may set the dust collection control unit 71 as a night operation prohibition mode, for example, via the setting input unit 70 so that the start of driving the electric blower 68 is not permitted when the time is night, if necessary. Further, the dust removal station 12 may set the dust collection control unit 71 as a human priority mode as needed, for example, via the setting input unit 70 so as not to allow the driving of the electric blower 68 when a human is present in the periphery when the electric vacuum cleaner 11 is connected. The dust removal station 12 may set, as a peripheral priority mode, the dust collection control unit 71 via the setting input unit 70, for example, such that the electric blower 68 is not allowed to be driven when a person is present in the periphery and the periphery is dark when the electric vacuum cleaner 11 is connected.
Further, the electric vacuum cleaner 11 normally starts cleaning from the dust removing station 12, but cleaning may be started from an arbitrary position other than the dust removing station 12. The cleaning is started, for example, when a predetermined time is reached or when a user instructs to start cleaning.
The electric vacuum cleaner 11 travels on the floor surface of the cleaning area along the set travel path by driving the drive wheels 21 by the travel control unit 51, and the cleaning control unit 52 drives the cleaning unit 22 to collect dust on the floor surface from the suction port 31 to the dust collecting unit 23. When the travel route is completed, the electric vacuum cleaner 11 returns to the dust removal station 12 by driving the driving wheels 21 by the travel control unit 51 and is connected to the dust removal station 12.
In the dust removal station 12, when the connection of the electric vacuum cleaner 11 is detected in the transfer permitted time zone setting mode, for example, when the time detected by the RTC56 of the electric vacuum cleaner 11 is within the transfer permitted time zone, the timing determination unit 72 instructs the dust collection control unit 71 to start driving the electric blower 68, and the dust collection control unit 71 drives the electric blower 68.
Fig. 6 is a flowchart showing control in the transfer permitted time zone setting mode. That is, in step S1, the timing determination unit 72 determines whether or not the electric vacuum cleaner 11 is connected to the dust removal station 12 via the connection detection unit 69 in the dust removal station 12. When it is determined in step S1 that the electric vacuum cleaner 11 is connected to the dust removal station 12, in step S2, the timing determination unit 72 of the dust removal station 12 acquires the current time detected by the RTC56 of the electric vacuum cleaner 11 using the connection detection unit 69. Further, in step S3, the timing determination unit 72 determines whether or not the current time acquired in step S2 is the transfer permitted time zone set by the setting input unit 70 and in which the driving of the electric blower 68 is permitted. When it is determined in step S3 that the time period is the transfer permission time period, in step S4, the timing determination unit 72 instructs the dust collection control unit 71 to start driving the electric blower 68, and the dust collection control unit 71 drives the electric blower 68 for a predetermined time period to suck the dust collected in the dust collection unit 23 from the dust discharge opening 32 or the suction opening 31 through the suction opening 66 and transfer the dust to the dust collection container 67, thereby ending the control. When it is determined in step S1 that the electric vacuum cleaner 11 is not connected to the dust removal station 12, and when it is determined in step S3 that the current time is not the transfer permitted time zone in which the driving of the electric blower 68 is permitted, the control is terminated as it is.
When the dust removal station 12 is in the automatic setting mode, for example, when connection of the electric vacuum cleaner 11 is detected, the timing determination unit 72 waits without issuing an instruction to start driving of the electric blower 68 by the dust collection control unit 71 when the mode of the cleaning control unit 52 is the silent mode, and when the mode is other than the silent mode, for example, when the mode is the normal mode, the timing determination unit 72 instructs the electric blower 68 by the dust collection control unit 71 to start driving, and the dust collection control unit 71 drives the electric blower 68.
Fig. 7 shows a flowchart of control of the automatic setting mode. That is, when the dust removing station 12 determines that the electric vacuum cleaner 11 is connected to the dust removing station 12 in step S5, which is the same as step S1 in fig. 6, the timing determination unit 72 of the dust removing station 12 acquires the mode of the cleaning control unit 52 of the electric vacuum cleaner 11 using the connection detection unit 69 in step S6. Next, in step S7, the timing determination unit 72 determines whether or not the mode acquired in step S6 is a silent mode. When it is determined in step S7 that the mode is not the silent mode, in step S8, the timing determination unit 72 instructs the dust collection control unit 71 to start driving of the electric blower 68, sucks in the dust collected in the dust collection unit 23 from the dust discharge port 32 or the suction port 31 via the suction port 66, transfers the dust to the dust collection container 67, and ends the control, as in step S4 of fig. 6. When it is determined in step S5 that the electric vacuum cleaner 11 is not connected to the dust removal station 12, and when it is determined in step S7 that the mode is the silent mode, the control is terminated as it is.
When the dust removal station 12 is in the night operation prohibition mode, for example, when connection of the electric vacuum cleaner 11 is detected and the time detected by the RTC56 is at night, the timing determination unit 72 waits regardless of the mode of the cleaning control unit 52 of the electric vacuum cleaner 11 and does not instruct the start of driving of the electric blower 68 by the dust collection control unit 71.
Fig. 8 shows a flowchart of control in the night operation prohibition mode. That is, when the dust removal station 12 determines that the electric vacuum cleaner 11 is connected to the dust removal station 12 in step S10, which is the same as step S1 in fig. 6, the timing determination unit 72 of the dust removal station 12 acquires the current time detected by the RTC56 of the electric vacuum cleaner 11 using the connection detection unit 69 in step S11, which is the same as step S2 in fig. 6. Further, in step S12, the timing determination unit 72 determines whether or not the current time acquired in step S11 is nighttime. When it is determined in step S12 that the operation is not nighttime, in step S13, the timing determination unit 72 instructs the dust collection control unit 71 to start driving the electric blower 68, and the dust collected in the dust collection unit 23 is sucked from the dust discharge port 32 or the suction port 31 through the suction port 66 and transferred to the dust collection container 67, as in step S4 of fig. 6, and the control is ended. When it is determined in step S10 that the electric vacuum cleaner 11 is not connected to the dust removal station 12, and when it is determined in step S12 that the current time is night, the control is terminated as it is.
In the case where the dust removal station 12 is in the human priority mode, for example, when connection of the electric vacuum cleaner 11 is detected, the timing determination unit 72 waits without instructing the start of driving of the electric blower 68 by the dust collection control unit 71 when a human is detected by the human detection sensor 45 within a predetermined time, for example, within 1 minute in the present embodiment, from the detection, and when a human is not detected by the human detection sensor 45 within a predetermined time, the timing determination unit 72 instructs the start of driving of the electric blower 68 by the dust collection control unit 71 and the dust collection control unit 71 drives the electric blower 68.
Fig. 9 shows a flowchart of the control of the human priority mode. That is, when the dust removal station 12 determines that the electric vacuum cleaner 11 is connected to the dust removal station 12 in step S15, which is the same as step S1 in fig. 6, the time measurement by the clock unit 73 is started in step S16. Next, in step S17, the timing determination unit 72 of the dust removal station 12 determines whether or not the presence of a person is detected by the person detection sensor 45 of the electric vacuum cleaner 11 by the connection detection unit 69. When it is determined in step S17 that the presence of a human being has not been detected, in step S18, the timing determination unit 72 determines whether or not the time measured by the clock unit 73 has elapsed for a predetermined time, for example, 1 minute in the present embodiment. In the case where it is determined in step S18 that the predetermined time has not elapsed, the process proceeds to step S17. When it is determined in step S18 that the predetermined time has elapsed, in step S19, the timing determination unit 72 instructs the dust collection control unit 71 to start driving the electric blower 68, sucks in the dust collected in the dust collection unit 23 from the dust discharge port 32 or the suction port 31 via the suction port 66, transfers the dust to the dust collection container 67, and ends the control, as in step S4 of fig. 6. When it is determined in step S15 that the electric vacuum cleaner 11 is not connected to the dust removal station 12, the control is terminated as it is, and when it is determined in step S17 that the presence of a person is detected, the time measurement by the clock unit 73 is terminated in step S20, and the control is terminated.
In the case where the dust removal station 12 is in the periphery priority mode, for example, when connection of the electric vacuum cleaner 11 is detected, if the illuminance detected by the illuminance sensor 46 is equal to or lower than the predetermined illuminance and a human is detected by the human detection sensor 45 within a predetermined time, for example, 1 minute in the present embodiment, from the detection of connection of the electric vacuum cleaner 11, the start of driving of the electric blower 68 is not permitted.
Fig. 10 shows a flowchart of the control of the peripheral priority mode. That is, the dust removing station 12 includes, in addition to steps S15 to S20 in fig. 9, step S21 in which the timing determination unit 72 determines whether or not the illuminance of the cleaning area detected by the illuminance sensor 46 of the electric vacuum cleaner 11 is equal to or lower than a predetermined value, for example, between step S15 and step S16 via the connection detection unit 69. Further, in step S21, if it is determined that the illuminance is equal to or less than the predetermined illuminance, the routine proceeds to step S16, and if it is determined that the illuminance is not equal to or less than the predetermined illuminance, the control is terminated as it is. According to such a series of control processing, when the illuminance detected by the illuminance sensor 46 is equal to or less than the predetermined illuminance, that is, yes in step S20, and when a human is detected by the human detection sensor 45 within a predetermined time, for example, 1 minute in the present embodiment since the connection of the electric vacuum cleaner 11 is detected, that is, also yes in step S17, the start of driving of the electric blower 68 is not permitted.
In each of the above-described modes, the timing determination unit 72 may be configured to instruct the start of driving the electric blower 68 to the dust collection control unit 71 when the user stands by without instructing the start of driving the electric blower 68 by the dust collection control unit 71, for example, when the mode is released by a predetermined operation or the like by the user, or the timing determination unit 72 may be configured to instruct the start of driving the electric blower 68 to the dust collection control unit 71 when the transfer start permission time set by the setting input unit 70 or the time other than nighttime is reached.
For example, fig. 11 shows a flowchart of control of a transfer start setting mode in which the dust collection control unit 71 automatically drives the electric blower 68 when the transfer start permission timing set by the setting input unit 70 is reached. That is, in step S25, the timing determination unit 72 of the dust removal station 12 determines whether or not the transfer start permission time set by the setting input unit 70 is reached. When it is determined in step S25 that the transfer start permission time has been reached, the timing determination unit 72 determines in step S26, which is the same as the step in fig. 6, whether or not the vacuum cleaner 11 is connected to the dust removal station 12. Further, when it is determined in step S26 that the electric vacuum cleaner 11 is connected to the dust removal station 12, the timing determination unit 72 instructs the dust collection control unit 71 to start driving of the electric blower 68, sucks in the dust collected in the dust collection unit 23 from the dust discharge port 32 or the suction port 31 via the suction port 66 and transfers the dust to the dust collection container 67, and ends the control in step S27, as in step S4 of fig. 6. When it is determined in step S25 that the transfer start permission timing is not set, and when it is determined in step S26 that the electric vacuum cleaner 11 is not connected to the dust removal station 12, the control is terminated as it is.
The above modes can be combined and used as desired as long as the controls are not mutually reversed.
Further, the electric blower 68 driven by the dust collection control unit 71 generates a negative pressure, and sucks and collects the dust collected in the dust collection unit 23 of the electric vacuum cleaner 11 from the suction port 66 into the dust collection container 67. The dust collection control unit 71 automatically stops the electric blower 68 after operating the electric blower 68 for a predetermined time, for example, 10 seconds in the present embodiment.
As described above, by providing the timing determination unit 72 that determines the timing of starting the driving of the electric blower 68 by the dust collection control unit 71, the operation of the electric blower 68 can be started at a desired timing when the dust is transferred from the dust collection unit 23 of the electric vacuum cleaner 11 to the dust collection container 67 of the dust collection station 12.
For example, when the time detected by the RTC56 when the electric vacuum cleaner 11 is connected to the dust removal station 12 is the time zone set by the setting input unit 70, the timing determination unit 72 allows the start of driving of the electric blower 68 by the dust collection control unit 71, and thus, when the user wants to use the electric cleaning apparatus 10 quietly, for example, during a night time zone, the time zone other than the time zone is set by the setting input unit 70, and dust can be used quietly without being transferred from the dust collection unit 23 of the electric vacuum cleaner 11 to the dust collection container 67 of the dust removal station 12 at a time other than the set time zone.
Further, for example, when the cleaning control unit 52 is in the silent mode when the electric vacuum cleaner 11 is connected to the dust removal station 12, the timing determination unit 72 does not allow the start of driving of the electric blower 68 by the dust collection control unit 71, and allows the start of driving of the electric blower 68 by the dust collection control unit 71 when the mode is other than the silent mode, so that the timing determination unit 72 can determine the timing at which the dust is not transferred from the dust collection unit 23 of the electric vacuum cleaner 11 to the dust collection container 67 of the dust removal station 12 without operating or setting the dust removal station 12 by the mode of the cleaning control unit 52 of the electric vacuum cleaner 11.
Further, for example, when the time detected by the RTC56 when the electric vacuum cleaner 11 is connected to the dust removal station 12 is nighttime, the timing determination unit 72 does not allow the start of driving of the electric blower 68 by the dust collection control unit 71, and thus the user can use the electric vacuum cleaner without unconditionally transferring dust from the dust collection unit 23 of the electric vacuum cleaner 11 to the dust collection container 67 of the dust removal station 12 at nighttime without performing operations or settings on the dust removal station 12.
For example, the cleaning control unit 52 of the electric vacuum cleaner 11 is set to a silent mode in which the cleaning unit 22 is muted when the time detected by the RTC56 is night, and is set to a normal mode in which the cleaning unit 22 is operated at a higher output than in the silent mode when the time detected by the RTC56 is not night, so that the user can use the cleaning unit 22 of the electric vacuum cleaner 11 in the silent mode unconditionally at night without operating or setting the dust removal station 12.
Further, for example, when the time detected by the RTC56 in a state where the electric vacuum cleaner 11 is connected to the dust removal station 12 is the time set by the setting input unit 70, the timing determination unit 72 allows the dust collection control unit 71 to start driving of the electric blower 68, and thereby can transfer dust from the dust collection unit 23 of the electric vacuum cleaner 11 to the dust collection container 67 of the dust removal station 12 at the time set by the user.
Further, for example, the timing determination unit 72 determines whether or not the driving of the electric blower 68 by the dust collection control unit 71 can be started based on the status of the cleaning area, and can thereby select whether to transfer dust from the dust collection unit 23 of the electric vacuum cleaner 11 to the dust collection container 67 of the dust removal station 12 or not, depending on the status of the cleaning area.
For example, when the presence of a person is detected in the cleaning area by the human detection sensor 45, the timing determination unit 72 does not allow the start of driving of the electric blower 68 by the dust collection control unit 71, and when the presence of a person is not detected in the cleaning area by the human detection sensor 45, the timing determination unit 72 allows the start of driving of the electric blower 68 by the dust collection control unit 71, so that, for example, when a person is present in the cleaning area, life of the person is not hindered by driving sound of the electric blower 68, and when a person is not present, it is assumed that driving sound of the electric blower 68 is difficult to hinder life, for example, when a person is going out, the electric blower 68 is driven, and dust can be transferred from the dust collection unit 23 of the electric vacuum cleaner 11 to the dust collection container 67 of the dust collection station 12 at a timing appropriate for life of the person.
Further, when the illuminance in the cleaning area is equal to or lower than a predetermined value and the human presence sensor 45 detects a human presence in the cleaning area, the start of driving the electric blower 68 is not permitted, and therefore, for example, when there is a human dark, it is assumed that the human is sleeping in the cleaning area, and therefore, the dust can be transferred from the dust collection unit 23 of the electric vacuum cleaner 11 to the dust collection container 67 of the dust removal station 12 at a timing that does not interfere with the sleep or the like due to the driving sound of the electric blower 68 and that meets the life of the human.
In addition, according to such control that the peripheral priority mode is performed as shown in fig. 10, if the illuminance is equal to or less than the predetermined value, that is, if no in step S21, the dust is not transferred regardless of whether or not the presence of a person is detected. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the drive of the electric blower 68 may be permitted to start when the illuminance in the cleaning area is a predetermined value or less and the presence of a person is not detected in the cleaning area. Even in this case, when the illuminance in the cleaning area is equal to or lower than the predetermined value and the presence of a person is detected in the cleaning area, the start of driving of the electric blower 68 is not permitted, and thus the peripheral priority mode, which does not hinder the sleep of the person, can be obtained.
The electric vacuum cleaner 11 is an autonomous traveling type device that travels autonomously by controlling the driving of the driving wheels 21 by the traveling control unit 51, and therefore, it is assumed that cleaning can be performed at an arbitrary timing regardless of the intention of the user and the cleaning can be returned to the dust removal station 12. Therefore, as described above, by starting the operation of the electric blower 68 at a desired timing when the dust is transferred from the dust collecting section 23 of the electric vacuum cleaner 11 to the dust collecting container 67 of the dust removal station 12, even in the autonomous traveling type electric vacuum cleaner 11, the electric blower 68 can be operated without being voluntarily performed at a timing inappropriate for the user.
That is, the electric blower 68 inevitably operates at a high output in a short time in order to efficiently transfer dust from the dust collecting part 23 of the electric vacuum cleaner 11 to the dust collecting container 67 of the dust removal station 12, and it is difficult to suppress driving noise. Therefore, as described above, by starting the operation of the electric blower 68 at a desired timing when the dust is transferred from the dust collecting unit 23 of the electric vacuum cleaner 11 to the dust collecting container 67 of the dust removal station 12, it is possible to realize the operation of the electric blower 68 at a desired timing for the user in consideration of, for example, the life of the user, and it is possible to provide the electric cleaning apparatus 10 which is excellent in convenience of use without allowing the user to recognize the driving sound of the electric blower 68 as noise.
In the above-described embodiment, the RTC56 may be provided on the dust removal station 12 side, may be provided on both the electric vacuum cleaner 11 and the dust removal station 12, and may be provided independently of the electric vacuum cleaner 11 and the dust removal station 12, for example, indoors or the like. For example, a time detection means, for example, RTC, provided in the dust removal station 12 can be used as the clock section 73.
Similarly, the human detection sensor 45 and the illuminance sensor 46 may be provided in the dust removal station 12, in both the electric vacuum cleaner 11 and the dust removal station 12, or in a separate place from the electric vacuum cleaner 11 or the dust removal station 12, for example, in a room.
In this case, for example, the timing determination unit 72 is configured to obtain each detection result by wireless communication or the like, and thereby can achieve the same operational advantages as the above-described embodiment.
Further, the time setting means and the setting means are provided in the dust removal station 12 as the setting input unit 70, respectively, but may be provided in the electric vacuum cleaner 11, or may be read from the dust removal station 12 side when the electric vacuum cleaner 11 is connected to the dust removal station 12, for example. That is, the timing setting means and the setting means may be provided in at least one of the electric vacuum cleaner 11 and the dust removal station 12.
Further, although the electric vacuum cleaner 11 has been described by taking an autonomous traveling type sweeping robot as an example, even an electric vacuum cleaner that does not travel autonomously, such as a horizontal vacuum cleaner, an upright vacuum cleaner, or a stick vacuum cleaner, can be configured as an electric cleaning apparatus similar to the above-described embodiment together with a dust collecting apparatus or an installation base that is connected or installed at the time of storage.
While several embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the above embodiments are merely presented as examples, and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. The above-described new embodiment can be implemented in various other embodiments, and various omissions, substitutions, and changes can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention. The above-described embodiments and modifications thereof are included in the scope and gist of the invention, and are included in the invention described in the claims and the equivalent scope thereof.
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1. An electric cleaning device comprising an electric vacuum cleaner and a dust collecting device connectable to the electric vacuum cleaner,
the electric vacuum cleaner includes:
a cleaning part; and
a dust collecting part for accumulating the dust cleaned by the cleaning part,
the dust collecting device comprises:
a dust storage unit connected to the dust collecting unit by connection of the electric vacuum cleaner to the dust collecting device;
an electric blower for sucking the dust in the dust collecting part into the garbage accumulating part;
a blower control unit for controlling the driving of the electric blower; and
and a determination unit configured to determine a timing at which the blower control unit starts driving the electric blower.
2. The electric cleaning device as claimed in claim 1,
the disclosed device is provided with:
a time detection unit that detects time; and
a setting unit for setting a time period for allowing the electric blower to be driven by the blower control unit of the dust collection device by an external input,
the determination unit allows the blower control unit to start driving of the electric blower when the timing detected by the timing detection unit is within a time zone set by the setting unit when the electric vacuum cleaner is connected to the dust collection device.
3. An electric cleaning device according to claim 1 or 2,
the electric dust collector is provided with a cleaning control unit for controlling the driving of the cleaning part,
the cleaning control means has a mute mode for muting the cleaning section,
the determination unit does not allow the start of the driving of the electric blower by the blower control unit when the cleaning control unit is in a silent mode when the electric vacuum cleaner is connected to the dust collecting device, and allows the start of the driving of the electric blower by the blower control unit when the cleaning control unit is not in the silent mode.
4. An electric cleaning device according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
a time detecting means for detecting a time is provided,
when the time detected by the time detection unit is nighttime when the electric vacuum cleaner is connected to the dust collection device, the determination unit does not allow the blower control unit to start driving the electric blower.
5. An electric cleaning device according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
a time detecting means for detecting a time is provided,
the electric dust collector is provided with a cleaning control unit for controlling the driving of the cleaning part,
the cleaning control unit includes: a silent mode for muting the cleaning unit when the time detected by the time detection unit is nighttime; and an operation mode in which the cleaning unit is operated at a higher output than in the silent mode when the time detected by the time detection means is not night.
6. An electric cleaning device according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
the disclosed device is provided with:
a time detection unit that detects time; and
a time setting unit for setting a time for starting the driving of the electric blower by the blower control unit of the dust collecting device,
the determination unit allows the blower control unit to start driving of the electric blower when the timing detected by the timing detection unit is set by the timing setting unit in a state where the electric vacuum cleaner is connected to the dust collection device.
7. An electric cleaning device according to any one of claims 1 to 6,
comprises a condition detection unit for detecting the condition of the cleaning area,
the determination unit determines whether or not to start driving of the electric blower by the blower control unit based on the condition of the cleaning region detected by the condition detection unit.
8. An electric cleaning device according to claim 7,
a presence/absence detecting means as the situation detecting means for detecting whether or not a person is present in the cleaning area,
the determination unit does not allow the blower control unit to start driving the electric blower when the presence of a person is detected in the cleaning area by the presence detection unit, and allows the blower control unit to start driving the electric blower when the presence of a person is not detected in the cleaning area by the presence detection unit.
9. An electric cleaning device according to claim 8,
an illuminance detection means as the situation detection means for detecting illuminance in the cleaning area,
the determination unit permits the blower control unit to start driving of the electric blower when the illuminance of the cleaning area detected by the illuminance detection unit is equal to or less than a predetermined value and the presence/absence detection unit does not detect the presence of a person in the cleaning area, and does not permit the blower control unit to start driving of the electric blower when the illuminance is equal to or less than the predetermined value.
10. An electric cleaning device according to any one of claims 1 to 9,
the electric vacuum cleaner includes:
a drive unit for traveling; and
and a travel control unit for controlling the drive of the drive unit to cause the electric vacuum cleaner to travel autonomously.
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