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EP0365191B1
EP0365191B1 EP19890310297 EP89310297A EP0365191B1 EP 0365191 B1 EP0365191 B1 EP 0365191B1 EP 19890310297 EP19890310297 EP 19890310297 EP 89310297 A EP89310297 A EP 89310297A EP 0365191 B1 EP0365191 B1 EP 0365191B1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L9/00—Details or accessories of suction cleaners, e.g. mechanical means for controlling the suction or for effecting pulsating action; Storing devices specially adapted to suction cleaners or parts thereof; Carrying-vehicles specially adapted for suction cleaners
    • A47L9/28—Installation of the electric equipment, e.g. adaptation or attachment to the suction cleaner; Controlling suction cleaners by electric means
    • A47L9/2894—Details related to signal transmission in suction cleaners
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L9/00—Details or accessories of suction cleaners, e.g. mechanical means for controlling the suction or for effecting pulsating action; Storing devices specially adapted to suction cleaners or parts thereof; Carrying-vehicles specially adapted for suction cleaners
    • A47L9/10—Filters; Dust separators; Dust removal; Automatic exchange of filters
    • A47L9/19—Means for monitoring filtering operation
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L9/00—Details or accessories of suction cleaners, e.g. mechanical means for controlling the suction or for effecting pulsating action; Storing devices specially adapted to suction cleaners or parts thereof; Carrying-vehicles specially adapted for suction cleaners
    • A47L9/28—Installation of the electric equipment, e.g. adaptation or attachment to the suction cleaner; Controlling suction cleaners by electric means
    • A47L9/2805—Parameters or conditions being sensed
    • A47L9/2821—Pressure, vacuum level or airflow
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L9/00—Details or accessories of suction cleaners, e.g. mechanical means for controlling the suction or for effecting pulsating action; Storing devices specially adapted to suction cleaners or parts thereof; Carrying-vehicles specially adapted for suction cleaners
    • A47L9/28—Installation of the electric equipment, e.g. adaptation or attachment to the suction cleaner; Controlling suction cleaners by electric means
    • A47L9/2836—Installation of the electric equipment, e.g. adaptation or attachment to the suction cleaner; Controlling suction cleaners by electric means characterised by the parts which are controlled
    • A47L9/2842—Suction motors or blowers
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L9/00—Details or accessories of suction cleaners, e.g. mechanical means for controlling the suction or for effecting pulsating action; Storing devices specially adapted to suction cleaners or parts thereof; Carrying-vehicles specially adapted for suction cleaners
    • A47L9/28—Installation of the electric equipment, e.g. adaptation or attachment to the suction cleaner; Controlling suction cleaners by electric means
    • A47L9/2857—User input or output elements for control, e.g. buttons, switches or displays

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  • the present invention relates to suction cleaners, and particularly though not exclusively to a "clean air” cleaner having means for measuring the pressure or air flow within the cleaner and means for indicating to the user when the hose (or nozzle) is blocked.
  • a "dust bag full” indication may also be provided, and/or an indication of how full the bag is.
  • a "clean air” cleaner is a cleaner in which the fan is positioned after the dust bag, in the direction of air flow, so that dust entrained in the incoming air is trapped within the bag and does not pass through the fan.
  • a secondary filter positioned between the bag and the fan, is provided to catch particles of dust which are too small to be caught by the bag.
  • an exhaust microfilter positioned after the fan, whose purpose is to prevent extremely small particles (for example pollen) from being expelled in the cleaner exhaust.
  • suction cleaners have the capability of being operated at a number of different power levels, so that the user can select an optimal suction level for the particular job in hand.
  • a difficulty with the cut out arrangement described above, when incorporated into a cleaner of this type, is that the point at which the cut out will operate for a given blockage depends critically on the power level that is being used. Thus, the point at which the cleaner cuts out is likely to appear rather arbitrary to the user.
  • DE-A-2910832 discusses a vacuum cleaner with an automatic control which includes pressure contacts coupled to resistances. The contacts are actuated by the pressure drop over a constant air resistance. When the vacuum cleaner nozzle is lifted from the floor, the pressure contacts operate and the resistances cause a reduction in motor speed to make the vacuum cleaner quieter.
  • US 4733430 discloses the precharacterising features of Claim 1 being a variable power suction cleaner having means for selecting a plurality of motor power levels, means for detecting pressure or airflow within the cleaner and for producing a signal representative thereof, and control means arranged to compare the said signal with a stored value representative of a limit value, and arranged to activate an indicating means if the detected value exceeds the limit value.
  • US 4294595 discusses a suction cleaner with a diaphragm switch for operation in response to a differential pressure caused by a dirty air system blockage to cut out the suction motor.
  • variable power suction cleaner with the features of claim 1.
  • the means for selecting the motor power level may be switchable between selected discrete power levels, and in this case the stored values may also be discrete, for example in the form of a table stored within a microprocessor.
  • the means for detecting pressure or air flow may then comprise a multi-contact pressure switch, with the closing of the various contacts being assigned to specific stored values within the microprocessor dependent upon the motor power level.
  • Additional discrimination between various conditions can be obtained by the use of two separate detecting means, one arranged to detect the pressure at an input of the cleaner, for example adjacent the entrance to a dust bag, and the other being responsive to the air flow passing through the cleaner, for example at or adjacent a diffuser of the fan.
  • the use of two separate detectors enables one to distinguish between "bag full” and "hose blocked” conditions.
  • the stored values for the respective detecting means are both dependent, in each case, upon the selected power level; alternatively, only one of the stored limit values is so dependent, and the other simply fixed.
  • the indicating means is conveniently a digital LED display, although it would also be possible to use simply lights and/or an audible warning. Alternatively, a synthesised voice message could be used.
  • the indicating means may also be arranged to provide an indication of approximately how full the bag is and/or how blocked the filter is. Means may also be provided to cut power to the motor in the event that a "bag full” or "hose blocked” condition is determined.
  • the cleaner has an automatic mode, in which the power level is automatically adjusted to hold the suction level substantially constant regardless of the nature of the surface being cleaned. This may be done in dependence upon the pressure (or suction) measured by a pressure switch at the input side of the cleaner, for example adjacent the nozzle or the opening to the bag.
  • the microprocessor may include timing means arranged to delay actuation of the indicating means for a fixed period after a "hose blocked" condition has been determined.
  • means could be provided for inhibiting the indicating means when the automatic mode is selected, or for automatically and periodically inhibiting the automatic mode so that "bag full” and "hose blocked” conditions can be spotted.
  • the cleaner can be arranged to determine the bag fullness at only a single, predetermined, power level.
  • a "bag check" button is provided, the actuation of which causes the cleaner to operate at a predetermined power level.
  • the measure of bag fullness can then be determined from the rate of air flow through the cleaner (eg at the diffuser), with the appropriate value being displayed on the indicating means.
  • the button When the button is released, the cleaner may revert to normal operation.
  • the detecting means may comprise a pressure sensor connected to a tube which opens at a pressure tap aperture on the upstream side of the diffuser.
  • the pressure sensor can be a multi-contact pressure switch.
  • a fan diffuser typically consists of an annular surface, which may be in the form of a truncated cone, outstanding from which are a plurality of angled, curved vanes which convert the generally circular airflow, as it leaves the fan, into a substantially radial airflow.
  • the pressure tap aperture may be in this surface, preferably between two adjacent vanes, the inward ends of which are joined to form a cul-de-sac. It has been found, by experimentation, that with such an arrangement the pressure, measured at the aperture, depends both upon the static pressure and the velocity pressure; accordingly, the output of the pressure detector gives an indication of the airflow through the cleaner.
  • Automatic allowance for the increased back pressure due to clogging of the exhaust filter may be compensated for by measuring not the absolute pressure at the upstream side of the diffuser, but rather the differential pressure between there and a point inside the body of the cleaner upstream of the exhaust filter. Thus, variations of static pressure within the cleaner will not distort the flow reading.
  • the cleaner of the present invention is preferably a "clean air” cleaner, in which the air being sucked in is passed through the dust bag and a secondary filter before it reaches the fan.
  • FIG. 1 A typical suction cleaner embodying the present invention is shown schematically in Figure 1. It will be appreciated, of course, that the principle of this invention can be applied equally well to upright suction cleaners.
  • the cleaner of Figure 1 comprises an external housing 10 which is divided by an intermediate wall 12 into a front bag chamber 14 and a rear, "clean air" chamber 16. Mounted in an aperture in the intermediate wall 12 there is a secondary filter 18. Immediately behind this, in the rear chamber, there is a two stage centrifugal fan 20 followed by a diffuser (22) and a motor 24. The fan, diffuser and motor are all contained within a generally cylindrical housing 26 which opens, at its end, into the rear chamber 16.
  • the rear chamber 16 has an exhaust opening 28, air passing through this opening being filtered by an exhaust microfilter 30.
  • a dust filter bag 32 fed by a flexible hose or suction tube 34 which passes through an inlet opening in the housing 10.
  • a suction nozzle (not shown).
  • a first pressure switch PS1 which is arranged to measure the suction pressure at point A, adjacent to the entrance to the dust bag.
  • the switch could be positioned to measure the suction (i.e. negative pressure) within the hose 34 at the end adjacent the bag.
  • the switch has three settings, at 3 000, 5 000, 6 000 Pa (300, 500 and 600 mm wg), and provides an output, indicative of the measured suction exceeding one or more of these values, which is passed to a microprocessor 36 located in a control section towards the rear of the cleaner.
  • a second pressure switch, PS2 is provided in the clean air chamber 16 to provide an indication of the air flow at point C on the diffuser, as will now be described with reference to Figure 2.
  • Figure 2 is an end view of a plastics-material diffuser, the purpose of which is to channel air flowing from the fan blades towards a central aperture 38.
  • the diffuser has a generally cylindrical external surface 40 which is angled in conical fashion towards the aperture 38.
  • On the surface 40 are provided a plurality of upstanding vanes 42 between which the rotating air flow passes. As the flow passes towards the centre of the diffuser its rotational speed is gradually decreased by virtue of the angled vanes.
  • a dam 48 Between two adjacent vanes near the periphery of the surface 40 there is a dam 48; thus, there is formed between the vanes 44, 46 and the dam 48 a cul-de-sac in the air flow. Passing through the surface 40 into this cul-de-sac there is a small circular aperture 50, via which the pressure in the cul-de-sac can be measured by the pressure switch PS2 (see Figure 1).
  • the pressure switch PS2 supplies a signal, depending upon the air flow, to the microprocessor 36. Conveniently, this signal indicates which, if any, of the following pressures are exceeded; 1 100, 1 600 1 900 Pa (110, 160, 190 mm wg).
  • the pressure measured at the switch PS2 is not absolute, but differential.
  • the signal supplied to the microprocessor indicates the amount by which the pressure at C (which is, as has already been stated, representative of the air flow) exceeds the pressure at D, within the clean air chamber 16. Using a differential rather than an actual pressure measurement means that any back pressure, created by virtue of the exhaust microfilter 30 being partially clogged, will be automatically compensated for.
  • the cleaner motor 24 is controlled by a motor control unit 52, receiving power along external power lines 54.
  • a control/indicator panel (56) which, amongst other things, includes a foot-operated switch (not shown) by which the user can select the power level at which the cleaner is to operate, for example 100%, 70%, 60% and 50% of maximum.
  • the chosen power level is communicated to the microprocessor 36 which then issues an appropriate command to the motor control unit 52.
  • the signals supplied to the microprocessor from the pressure switches PS1 and PS2 are used to determine certain error conditions as will now be described.
  • a "bag full" condition is identified by the microprocessor if the diffuser pressure tap tube pressure falls below 160 mm water, when the power setting is 100% or 70%, and if the pressure falls below 110 mm water when the power setting is 60% or 50%. In either case, this identification is made only if the suction determined by the pressure switch PS1 is also low; for example if it is below 500 mm water at 100% or 70%, and below 3 000 Pa (300 mm wg) at 60% or 50%.
  • a "hose blocked” condition can be identified if the suction in the bag is high, and at the same time the air flow through the cleaner is low.
  • the expressions "high” and “low” depend upon the power setting in use.
  • the microprocessor may be programmed to identify a "hose blocked” condition at 100% or 70% power when the suction measured by PS1 exceeds 6 000 Pa (600 mm wg), while the pressure at PS2 is less than 1 600 Pa (160 mm wg).
  • the microprocessor may be programmed to use the values 5 000 Pa (500 mm and 1 100 Pa 110 mm wg) respectively.
  • the microprocessor can be arranged to determine the "hose blocked" and "bag full” conditions according to different criteria for each power setting with the limit values being determined by experimentation. Also, if sufficiently accurate information is provided from the two pressure switches, the microprocessor can in a similar way give an indication of approximately how full the bag is. Alternatively, a slightly simpler arrangement is to provide a "bag check" button on the control/indicator panel 56; when the user presses this button, the microprocessor instructs the motor control unit 52 to operate the motor at a given power level, say 50%, and the fullness of the bag can then be determined directly by the airflow measured by the switch PS2. When the button is released, the microprocessor returns the cleaner to normal operation.
  • control/indicator panel 56 The various conditions mentioned above, as determined by the microprocessor, are displayed on the control/indicator panel 56 by means of an LED display. Also, the microprocessor may be arranged to send a cut out signal to the motor control unit 52 in the event of the hose blocking, or the bag becoming full.
  • control/indicator panel 56 includes an "auto" switch, the pressing of which causes the microprocessor to instruct the motor control unit 52 to operate the cleaner in such a way that the suction, as measured by the switch PS1, is substantially constant.
  • the power setting will automatically change as the user moves the suction nozzle for example from a deep pile carpet to a smooth floor.
  • the microprocessor instructs the motor control unit to increase the power if the suction at PS1 is less than 5 000 Pa (500 mm wg), to maintain it if the suction lies between 5 000 and 6 000 Pa (500 and 600 mm wg), and to reduce it if the suction exceeds 6 000 Pa (600 mm wg).
  • the diagnostic routines could be disabled entirely when the cleaner is in the auto-mode.
  • the microprocessor could be arranged automatically to switch the cleaner between the auto-mode and the normal mode, from time to time, thus enabling the normal diagnostic routines to operate.
  • the microprocessor could be arranged to switch in the diagnostic routines only if an abnormal condition persists for an extended period.

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  1. Staubsauger mit variabler Leistung, der eine Einrichtung (52) zur Auswahl einer Mehrzahl von Motorleistungsstufen, Einrichtungen (PS1, PS2) zum Nachweis eines Drucks oder Luftstroms innerhalb des Staubsaugers und zur Erzeugung eines diese darstellenden Signals sowie eine Steuereinrichtung (36), die zum Vergleich des Signals mit einem gespeicherten, einen Grenzwert darstellenden Wert und zur Aktivierung einer Anzeigeeinrichtung (56), wenn der nachgewiesene Wert den Grenzwert überschreitet, angeordnet ist, aufweist, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der gespeicherte Wert von der gewählten Leistungsstufe abhängig ist und daß die Steuereinrichtung angeordnet ist, um die Anzeigevorrichtung zu aktivieren, wenn der nachgewiesene Wert entweder den Grenzwert überschreitet oder geringer als der Grenzwert ist.
  2. Staubsauger mit variabler Leistung nach Anspruch 1, bei dem die Einrichtung (52) zur Auswahl der Leistungsstufe zwischen einer Mehrzahl von Leistungsstufen schaltbar ist.
  3. Staubsauger mit variabler Leistung nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, bei dem eine Mehrzahl der gespeicherten Werte in einem Mikroprozessor-Speicher (36) enthalten ist.
  4. Staubsauger mit variabler Leistung nach Anspruch 3, bei dem die Einrichtung zum Nachweis eines Drucks oder Luftstroms einen Mehrfachkontakt-Druckwächter (PS1, PS2) umfaßt, wobei das Schließen der Kontakte den entsprechenden speziellen gespeicherten Werten innerhalb des Mikroprozessors in Abhängigkeit von der Motorleistungsstufe zugeordnet wird.
  5. Staubsauger mit variabler Leistung nach einem der Ansprüche 2 bis 4, bei dem das Signal eine digitale Darstellung des nachgewiesenen Druck- oder Luftstromwerts ist, die über einen A/D-Wandler erzeugt wird.
  6. Staubsauger mit variabler Leistung nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, umfassend eine erste (PS1) und eine zweite (PS2) Nachweiseinrichtung, wobei die erste Nachweiseinrichtung angeordnet ist, um den Druck am Einlaß des Staubsaugers nachzuweisen, und die zweite Nachweisvorrichtung auf den durch den Staubsauger strömenden Luftstrom anspricht.
  7. Staubsauger mit variabler Leistung nach Anspruch 6, in dem gespeicherte Werte sowohl für die erste als auch für die zweite Nachweiseinrichtung vorhanden sind, wobei die Grenzwerte in beiden Fällen von der gewählten Leistungsstufe abhängen.
  8. Staubsauger mit variabler Leistung nach einem der Ansprüche 6 oder 7, bei dem die Anzeigeeinrichtung (56) angeordnet ist, um, je nachdem, was zutrifft, "Beutel voll" oder "Schlauch blockiert" anzuzeigen.
  9. Staubsauger mit variabler Leistung nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, umfassend eine Einrichtung (36) zum Unterbrechen des elektrischen Stroms für den Staubsaugermotor, wenn der nachgewiesene Wert den Grenzwert überschreitet oder der nachgewiesene Wert geringer als der Grenzwert ist.
  10. Staubsauger mit varaibaler Leistung nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, umfassend eine Einrichtung (36) zur automatischen Steuerung der Motorleistung in einer automatischen Betriebsart, um den Saugpegel weitgehend konstant zu halten.
  11. Staubsauger mit variabler Leistung nach Anspruch 10, bei dem die automatische Steuereinrichtung in Abhängigkeit von der Ausgabe eines Druckfühlers am Einlaß des Staubsaugers vor dem Gebläse betrieben wird.
  12. Staubsauger mit variabler Leistung nach einem der Ansprüche 10 oder 11, bei dem die Steuereinrichtung (36) eine Zeitmeßeinrichtung umfaßt und angeordnet ist, um die Anzeigevorrichtung (56) nur dann auszulösen, wenn der nachgewiesene Wert den Grenzwert länger als eine gegebene Zeitspanne überschreitet oder wenn der nachgewiesene Wert länger als eine gegebene Zeitspanne geringer als der Grenzwert ist.
  13. Staubsauger mit varaibler Leistung nach Anspruch 10, 11 oder 12, umfassend eine Einrichtung (36) zum Blockieren der Anzeigeeinrichtung, wenn die automatische Betriebsart gewählt ist.
  14. Staubsauger mit variabler Leistung nach Anspruch 10, 11 oder 12, umfassend eine Einrichtung (36), um die automatische Betriebsart automatisch und periodisch zu blockieren.
  15. Staubsauger mit variabler Leistung nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, umfassend einen vom Benutzer betreibbaren Beutelprüfschalter, wobei eine Betätigung des Schalters dazu führt, daß der Staubsauger bei einer festgelegten Leistungsstufe betrieben wird, wobei eine Anzeige der Vollheit des Beutels durch die Anzeigeeinrichtung (56) in Abhängigkeit der Ausgabe der Luftstrom-Nachweiseinrichtung (PS2) bereitgestellt wird.
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