EP3476267B1 - Collection system and collector - Google Patents
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- the present disclosure generally relates to a collection system and a collector.
- a handheld vacuum cleaner has been known in the art as an exemplary collection system (or collector) which includes: a suction unit built in its housing; and a battery pack attached to the housing.
- the suction unit includes an electric motor, for example, and is powered by the battery pack (see, for example, Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2015-104488 ).
- the battery pack available has only a single rated output voltage value. Therefore, in the known collection system, the voltage applied from the battery pack to the suction unit also has a single value.
- US 2015/145444 A1 describes a cleaning system including a motor, an impeller driven by the motor, a battery receptacle, and a motor controller.
- the battery receptacle is configured to receive a battery pack.
- the battery pack includes one or more battery cells and a battery controller.
- the motor controller is configured to receive from the battery controller one of a first type of data and a second type of data, and operate the motor at a defined speed, the defined speed being a first speed upon receiving the first type of data, and a second speed upon receiving the second type of data.
- the battery pack serves as a power source and includes a lithium-ion battery.
- the battery pack can be mounted to and removed from a cleaner body without need of operating a cover or the like mounted to the cleaner body.
- EP 1 785 079 A2 describes a tool set comprising a battery pack, a power tool having a receptacle assembly for detachably receiving the battery pack, and a utility vacuum having a canister, a powerhead assembly and a shut-off device.
- the powerhead assembly being coupled to the canister and having a fan, a motor for providing rotary power to the fan, and a power supply for distributing electrical power to the motor.
- a collection system includes: a housing with an inlet port; a suction unit housed in the housing and configured to suck in a fluid through the inlet port; and multiple different types of battery packs having mutually different rated output voltages.
- the housing includes an attachment unit configured to receive, as a battery pack to use, any battery pack chosen from the multiple different types of battery packs.
- the suction unit is configured to generate suction power based on electric power supplied from the battery pack to use and suck in the fluid through the inlet port.
- a collector includes: a housing with an inlet port; and a suction unit housed in the housing and configured to suck in a fluid through the inlet port.
- the housing includes an attachment unit configured to receive, as a battery pack to use, any battery pack chosen from multiple different types of battery packs having mutually different rated output voltages.
- the suction unit is configured to generate suction power based on electric power supplied from the battery pack to use and suck in the fluid through the inlet port.
- Embodiments to be described below generally relate to a collection system and a collector, and more particularly relate to a collection system including battery packs and a collector to which a chosen one of the battery packs is attached.
- a collection system and collector according to an exemplary embodiment may be used mainly in building sites, construction sites, factories, or any other places, and are configured to suck in a target substance, which may be at least one of powder particles, dust, or dirt, along with a fluid.
- a specific exemplary fluid to be sucked in by the collection system and collector according to this exemplary embodiment may be the air, for example.
- Examples of the specific target substances (powder particles) to be sucked in along with the fluid by the collection system and collector according to this embodiment include particles of plaster powder produced by machining (e.g., cutting or drilling) a plaster board, for example. Note that the collection system and collector according to this exemplary embodiment do not have to be used in those building sites, construction sites, or factories.
- the fluid to be sucked in by the collection system and collector according to this exemplary embodiment does not have to be the air, but may also be any other gas or even a liquid such as water.
- the target substances to be sucked in along with the fluid by the collection system and collector according to this exemplary embodiment do not have to be at least one of powder particles, dust, or dirt but may also be any other substances as well.
- the collection system S1 includes a collector 1 and multiple different types of battery packs BT with mutually different rated values of output voltage (hereinafter referred to as "rated output voltages").
- rated output voltages two types of battery packs BT1 and BT2 with mutually different rated output voltages are illustrated as exemplary multiple different types of battery packs BT.
- the number of multiple different types of battery packs BT with mutually different rated output voltages needs to be at least equal to two.
- the collection system S1 may include three or more types of battery packs BT as well.
- the collector 1 includes a drive unit 2 and a dust unit 3 as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 .
- the drive unit 2 includes a body casing 21 and a suction unit 22 as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 .
- the body casing 21 is a hollow container with an electrical insulation property.
- the suction unit 22 is housed inside the body casing 21.
- the dust unit 3 includes a dust casing 31 (container) and a filter unit 32 as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 .
- the dust casing 31 is a container with an electrical insulation property and a rear opening.
- the filter unit 32 is housed inside the dust casing 31.
- the body casing 21 and the dust casing 31 are configured to be readily attachable and detachable to/from each other. Combining the body casing 21 with the dust casing 31 forms a housing 11 as the casing of the collector 1. Specifically, the rear surface of the dust casing 31 is attached to the front surface of the body casing 21.
- the suction unit 22 is housed in the body casing 21.
- the battery pack BT is attached to an attachment face 21j on the outer surface of the body casing 21.
- the body casing 21 includes two halves 211 and 212, which may be split to the right and to the left.
- the two halves 211 and 212 are assembled together with a plurality of screws 213 to form the body casing 21.
- a front portion of the body casing 21 is formed in the shape of a hollow cylinder, of which the axis is defined by the forward and backward directions, while a rear portion of the body casing 21 is formed in the shape of a hollow box with a cutaway lower half.
- a pair of wall portions 21a, 21a that face each other in the rightward and leftward directions.
- a circular through hole penetrating through the front surface of the body casing 21 in the forward and backward directions, is provided as a suction port 21b.
- a protective cap 21c With a sparse grid structure.
- the upper half of the body casing 21 has a through hole 21d penetrating through the body casing 21 in the rightward and leftward directions and having a generally elliptical shape extending in the forward and backward directions.
- a grip 21e in the shape of a curved bar.
- a suction power switch 21f (as an exemplary suction power control unit) is provided on the upper surface of the grip 21e.
- the suction power switch 21f includes two press buttons 21g and 21h raised from the upper surface of the grip 21e.
- the lower surface of the grip 21e is provided with a slip stopper 21i with a plurality of grooves. This allows the user to hold the grip 21e with his or her hand and press the press button 21g or 21h with one of his or her thumbs.
- the lower surface of the rear cutaway portion of the body casing 21 is the attachment face 21j.
- the attachment face 21j is provided with an attachment unit 23, to which the battery pack BT is attached.
- the suction unit 22 includes a motor 221, a fan 222, a first circuit unit 223, and a second circuit unit 224 (see FIG. 3 ). Attaching the battery pack BT to the attachment unit 23 electrically connects the battery pack BT to the first circuit unit 223.
- the fan 222 is arranged close to the frontend of the body casing 21.
- the front side (i.e., the suction side) of the fan 222 faces the suction port 21b.
- Behind the rear side (i.e., the exhaust side) of the fan 222 arranged is the motor 221, of which the shaft extends in the forward and backward directions.
- the shaft of the motor 221 is coupled to the fan 222 such that turning the shaft of the motor 221 rotates the fan 222.
- the motor 221 is an electric motor and is supplied with driving power from the first circuit unit 223.
- the fan 222 is a so-called “turbo fan.”
- the fan 222 coupled to the shaft of the motor 221, turns with the rotational force transmitted from the motor 221.
- the pressure in front of the fan 222 goes negative, thus generating suction power directed from the front side toward the rear side of the fan 222.
- the fan 222 sucks in the air (i.e., an exemplary fluid) from the front side and exhausts the air toward the rear side.
- the first circuit unit 223 is arranged behind the motor 221 so as to face the attachment face 21j.
- the first circuit unit 223 is supplied with electric power from the battery pack BT and regulates the rotation of the motor 221.
- the first circuit unit 223 includes a circuit board 223a on which integrated are a driver circuit and a control circuit.
- the first circuit unit 223 regulates the value of the power supplied to the motor 221 toward a target value, thus controlling revolutions per minute (RPM) of the motor 221. That is to say, the first circuit unit 223 is able to control the suction power of the fan 222 by controlling the RPM of the motor 221. Specifically, as the power supplied to the motor 221 increases, the suction power of the fan 222 increases. Stated otherwise, as the power supplied to the motor 221 decreases, the suction power of the fan 222 decreases.
- RPM revolutions per minute
- the second circuit unit 224 is housed under the suction power switch 21f.
- the first circuit unit 223 and the second circuit unit 224 are electrically connected together via electric wires and connectors, for example.
- the second circuit unit 224 includes a circuit board 224a, on which provided is a detector circuit for detecting the press of the press buttons 21g and 21h.
- the second circuit switch 224 is supplied with electric power from the first circuit unit 223 and outputs an operating signal, which has been input through the suction power switch 21f, to the first circuit unit 223.
- the press buttons 21g and 21h are switches for changing the suction power of the fan 222 stepwise.
- the press button 21g is an UP button for use to increase the suction power of the fan 222
- the press button 21h is a DOWN button for use to decrease the suction power of the fan 222.
- the second circuit unit 224 outputs an UP signal to the first circuit unit 223.
- the second circuit unit 224 outputs a DOWN signal to the first circuit unit 223.
- the first circuit unit 223 increases the suction power of the fan 222 by one step.
- the first circuit unit 223 decreases the suction power of the fan 222 by one step.
- the suction power of the fan 222 is switchable in multiple steps from zero suction power when the fan 222 is at a stop through the maximum suction power when the fan 222 is rotating at the upper limit RPM.
- Each of the battery packs BT includes a plurality of secondary (ore rechargeable) batteries (such as lithium-ion batteries), a rectangular parallelepiped housing 91 that houses those secondary batteries, and a compressed rectangular parallelepiped raised stage 92 protruding from a portion of one surface 911 of the housing 91.
- the housing 91 and the raised stage 92 have an electrical insulation property.
- a plurality of lithium-ion batteries are connected together in series inside the housing 91. The number of the lithium-ion batteries connected in series determines the rated voltage value of the battery pack BT.
- the battery pack BT includes a communications connector 99 (as a first communications connector), which is a connector for transmitting battery information about the battery pack BT.
- Examples of the battery information include various pieces of information about the temperature, battery level, rated voltage, rated capacity, and number of times of use of the batteries.
- the raised stage 92 has a first longitudinal end 921 and a second longitudinal end 922.
- the raised stage 92 has three insertion grooves 931, 932, and 933 at the first longitudinal end 921. These three insertion grooves 931, 932, and 933 have embedded female connection terminals 961, 962, and 963, respectively.
- the battery pack BT further includes two sets of L-hooks 941, 942, and 943. Each set of L-hooks 941, 942, and 943 is provided for an associated one of a pair of lateral side surfaces 923 of the raised stage 92.
- the battery pack BT further includes a locking member 95, which is exposed on one surface 911 of the housing 91 and arranged between the hooks 942 and 943.
- the locking member 95 is inserted into a hole 915 of a wall including the one surface 911 of the housing 91.
- the locking member 95 is biased by a return spring, provided inside the housing 91, toward such a direction as to protrude from the one surface 911 of the housing 91.
- the "return spring” may be configured as a compression coil spring, for example.
- the battery pack BT further includes an unlocking member 97 (see FIG. 4B ) for unlocking the battery pack BT locked by the locking member 95.
- the attachment unit 23 is formed in a compressed rectangular parallelepiped shape on the attachment face 21j as shown in FIG. 5 .
- the lower surface 238 of the attachment unit 23 has a downwardly open, rectangular parallelepiped recess 230 with a cutaway rear end portion (at one longitudinal end thereof). That is to say, the attachment unit 23 includes a rectangular parallelepiped recess 230 to receive the raised stage 92 of the battery pack BT (see FIG. 4A ) and the recess 230 is open both downside and backside.
- the attachment unit 23 includes two sets of three L-hooks 231, 232, and 233.
- Each set of three L-hooks 231, 232, and 233 is provided for an associated one of a pair of inner lateral faces 234 of the recess 230.
- Each set of three hooks 231, 232, and 233 are configured to be respectively engaged with their associated set of hooks 941, 942, and 943 of the battery pack BT.
- the attachment unit 23 further includes a communications connector 235 (as a second communications connector), which is connectible to the communications connector 99 of the battery pack BT, and two power supply terminals 236 and 237 to be respectively inserted and connected to two 961 and 962 of the three connection terminals 961, 962, and 963 of the battery pack BT.
- the power supply terminal 236 is to be connected to the positive electrode of the battery pack BT, while the power supply terminal 237 is to be connected to the negative electrode of the battery pack BT.
- These power supply terminals 236 and 237 and the communications connector 235 are electrically connected to the circuit board 223 a of the first circuit unit 223.
- the raised stage 92 of the battery pack BT is inserted into the recess 230 from under the lower surface 238 of the attachment unit 23 such that the hooks 941, 942, and 943 of the battery pack BT do not interfere with the hooks 231, 232, and 233 of the attachment unit 23. Thereafter, sliding the battery pack BT toward the first longitudinal end 921 of the raised stage 92 allows the battery pack BT to be attached onto the attachment unit 23.
- the hooks 941, 942, and 943 of the battery pack BT are respectively engaged with the hooks 231, 232, and 233 of the attachment unit 23. Meanwhile, the locking member 95 of the battery pack BT locks the hooks 233, engaged with the hooks 943 of the battery pack BT, of the attachment unit 23.
- the unlocking member 97 provided for the battery pack BT may be operated to move the locking member 95, located between the hooks 942 and 943, against the spring force applied by the return spring. After that, the battery pack BT may be shifted toward the second longitudinal end 922 of the raised stage 92, and then the battery pack BT may be pulled out away from the attachment face 21j.
- two types of battery packs BT1 and BT2 with mutually different rated voltage values are used as multiple different types of battery packs BT as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 .
- the battery pack BT1 has a rated voltage value of 18 V
- the battery pack BT2 has a rated voltage value of 14.4 V.
- the battery pack BT1 has a greater height (i.e., a greater vertical dimension) and a heavier weight than the battery pack BT2.
- One of these two battery packs BT1 and BT2 is chosen by the user and attached, as a battery pack to use, to the attachment unit 23.
- a voltage of 18 V is applied to the suction unit 22.
- a voltage of 14.4 V is applied to the suction unit 22.
- the first circuit unit 223 receives the battery information from the battery pack to use via the communications connector 235.
- the battery information includes rated voltage information.
- the first circuit unit 223 recognizes the rated voltage value of the battery pack to use by reference to the rated voltage information received to determine which of the two battery packs BT1 and BT2 is now attached as the battery pack to use.
- the first circuit unit 223 stores, in advance, control parameter data for each of the battery packs BT1 and BT2, and controls the suction power of the fan 222 in accordance with the control parameter data associated with the battery pack to use.
- the battery pack BT1 has a greater rated voltage value than the battery pack BT2. While the fan 222 is being driven, the suction power of the fan 222 has the following upper and lower limit values (both of which are greater than zero). Specifically, when the battery pack to use is the battery pack BT1, the suction power of the fan 222 has a greater upper limit value than when the battery pack to use is the battery pack BT2. Also, when the battery pack to use is the battery pack BT2, the suction power of the fan 222 has a smaller lower limit value than when the battery pack to use is the battery pack BT1.
- choosing the battery pack BT1 as the battery pack to use allows the suction unit 22 to increase the upper limit of the suction power of the fan 222, compared to choosing the battery pack BT2 as the battery pack to use. Also, choosing the battery pack BT2 as the battery pack to use allows the suction unit 22 to decrease the lower limit (which is greater than zero) of the suction power of the fan 222, compared to choosing the battery pack BT1 as the battery pack to use.
- this allows the user to choose, as the battery pack to use, one of the plurality of battery packs BT1 and BT2 depending on the intended use of the collector 1 and the target substance to be sucked up, for example. For example, if the strongest possible suction power is required, the battery pack BT1 is chosen as the battery pack to use. Meanwhile, if the weakest possible suction power is required, then the battery pack BT2 is chosen as the battery pack to use.
- the collector 1 is allowed to change the suction power by making the user operate the suction power switch 21f.
- the collector 1 may also change the suction power by making the user change the battery packs as described above.
- this collector 1 allows the user to switch the suction power more finely within a broader range than known ones by making him or her adopt any of various combinations of the suction power setting chosen via the suction power switch 21f and the battery pack to use picked from the multiple ones.
- the dust unit 3 includes a dust casing 31, a filter unit 32, and a shaker 33 as shown in FIGS. 6-8 .
- the dust casing 31 includes: a dust accumulator 311 formed in a generally rectangular parallelepiped shape with a hollow; a nozzle 312 (see FIGS. 1 and 2 ) forming an integral part of the front face of the dust accumulator 311; and a check valve 313 provided for the nozzle 312.
- the nozzle 312 is formed in the shape of a cylinder with an obliquely cut-out tip, and protrudes from the front face of the dust accumulator 311.
- the opening at the tip of the nozzle 312 is an inlet port 312a with a circular cross section and configured to suck in the external air toward the inner space of the dust accumulator 311 when the fan 222 is being driven.
- the check valve 313 in a disk shape (see FIG.
- the filter unit 32 includes a filter frame 321 and a filter 322.
- the filter frame 321 is formed in the shape of an elliptical annular frame and has an electrical insulation property.
- the filter 322 is formed in the shape of a bag with a single opening. Fitting an edge of the opening of the filter 322 onto an outer peripheral surface of the filter frame 321 allows the filter 322 to be attached onto the filter frame 321.
- the filter 322 is configured to collect, as the target substance, a powder with a particle size (diameter) of about 15-45 ⁇ m (such as plaster powder) and allow the air to pass therethrough.
- the shaker 33 is further attached to the filter unit 32.
- the shaker 33 includes an annular frame 33a, another annular frame 33b, a set of four coupling pieces 33c, another set of four coupling pieces 33d, and an operating portion 33e.
- the frame 33b has a smaller diameter than the frame 33a.
- Each of the two sets of coupling pieces 33c and 33d couples the frames 33a and 33b together axially.
- the four coupling pieces 33c and the four coupling pieces 33d are arranged at regular intervals along the respective circumferences of the frames 33a and 33b such that each pair of the four coupling pieces 33c alternates with an adjacent pair of the four coupling pieces 33d.
- Each of the two pairs of coupling pieces 33d has their respective ends, located closer to the frame 33b, protruding from the frame 33b.
- a coupling plate 33f is formed integrally between each pair of coupling pieces 33d. That is to say, two coupling plates 33f are formed so as to face each other diametrically with the frame 33b interposed between them (i.e., along the diameter of the frame 33b).
- a filter attachment piece 33g in the shape of a bar is extended from the inner face of each of the two coupling plates 33f toward the center of the frame 33b. The respective tips of the two filter attachment pieces 33g face each other with a gap left between themselves.
- a cylindrical portion 322a with openings at both ends. Inserting the respective tips of the two filter attachment pieces 33g into both open ends of the cylindrical portion 322a allows the shaker 33 to be attached onto the filter 322. In this case, some parts of the shaker 33 (including the coupling pieces 33c and 33d and the frame 33b) are inserted through the opening of the filter 322 to be housed inside the filter 322.
- the operating portion 33e is configured as a handle in the shape of bar. Both ends of the operating portion 33e are fitted into the frame 33a such that the operating portion 33a is arranged diametrically inside the opening of the frame 33a.
- the filter frame 321 includes a frame body 321a in the shape of a frame.
- the frame body 321a is formed in the shape of a cylinder, which is compressed axially, and has a circular opening 321b at one end face and an elliptical opening 321c at the other end face (see FIG. 9 ).
- the respective peripheries of these two openings 321b and 321c are coupled together with a sidewall 321d.
- two arc-shaped brim portions 321e are inwardly extended from the periphery of the opening 321b.
- two more arc-shaped brim portions 321f inwardly protrude from the sidewall 321d between the two brim portions 321e.
- These two pairs of brim portions 321e and 321f are alternately arranged at an interval of approximately 90 degrees as viewed along the axis of the filter frame 321.
- the brim portions 321f are arranged away from the brim portions 321e along the axis of the filter frame 321 so as to be located closer to the opening 321c than the brim portions 321e are.
- the shaker 33 includes two arc-shaped brim portions 33h, which are arranged along the outer periphery of the frame 33a.
- a projection 33i is provided at one circumferential edge of each brim portion 33h.
- the frame 33b of the shaker 33 is inserted into the frame body 321a from the opening 321c of the filter frame 321 toward the opening 321b thereof.
- the shaker 33 is turned clockwise when viewed from over it, thus sliding the back surface of each brim portion 33h along the surface of the associated brim portion 321e.
- the catching portion 321g includes a slope 321h, a recess 321i, and a stopper 321j, which are arranged in this order clockwise on the back surface of the brim portion 321f.
- the slope 321h is sloped toward the opening 321b in the clockwise direction.
- the recess 321i is recessed toward the surface of the brim portion 321f.
- the stopper 321j protrudes toward the opening 321b.
- a lock lever 34 (see FIG. 6 ) is attached to an opening edge of the rear surface of the dust accumulator 311.
- the lock lever 34 is formed in the shape of a plate that rotates around an axis defined by the rightward and leftward directions.
- the lock lever 34 has, at the rear end thereof, a latching click 34a (see FIG 6 ).
- a catching piece 21m (see FIG. 3 ) is provided at the front face of the body casing 21. Bringing the latching click 34a of the lock lever 34 into engagement with a catching groove 21n of the catching piece 21m of the body casing 21 (see FIG.
- an airflow path is formed between the inlet port 312a and the fan 222 so as to allow the air to pass through the nozzle 312, the dust accumulator 311, the filter unit 32, and the suction port 21b.
- having the suction power switch 21f operated by the user activates the drive unit 2 and allows the fan 222 to suck in the air from the front. This produces suction power at the inlet port 312a, thus allowing the air, passing through the inlet port 312a, the nozzle 312, the dust accumulator 311, the filter unit 32, and the suction port 21b, to be sucked into the fan 222.
- the air is sucked into the fan 222 after having passed through the filter 322 from the outside toward the inside of the filter 322 and then through the filter frame 321.
- the target substance, such as powder, included in the air cannot pass through the filter 322 but is deposited on the outer surface of the filter 322 and collected by the filter 322.
- the target substance collected by the filter 322 drops down from the filter 322 into the dust accumulator 311 and accumulated in the dust accumulator 311. That is to say, the target substance, such as the powder, which has been included in the air sucked in by the collector 1, is collected in the dust accumulator 311.
- the user operates and unlocks the lock lever 34, thus removing the dust unit 3 from the drive unit 2.
- the dust unit 3 is removed from the drive unit 2 with the filter unit 32 and the shaker 33 stored in the dust casing 31.
- the operating portion 33e of the shaker 33 At the back surface of the dust unit 3 removed from the drive unit 2, exposed is the operating portion 33e of the shaker 33.
- the user holds the operating portion 33e of the shaker 33 and applies force that causes vibration in the shaker 33 to the operating portion 33e. This causes vibration in the filter 322 and shakes off the target substance, deposited on the outer surface of the filter 322, into the dust accumulator 311 of the dust casing 31.
- the user may apply force that causes vibration in the shaker 33 in the rotating, rightward and leftward, upward and downward, and forward and backward directions to the operating portion 33e gripped with his or her hand.
- This allows the majority of the target substance, deposited on the outer surface of the filter 322, to be accumulated in the dust accumulator 311 with only a minority of the target substance left on the outer surface of the filter 322.
- the filter unit 32 and the shaker 33 attached to the dust casing 31 are stored in the dust casing 31. This allows the user to hold the dust unit 3 itself by gripping the operating portion 33e of the shaker 33. That is to say, the user is allowed to cause vibration in the filter 322 by shaking the dust unit 3 itself while gripping the operating portion 33e.
- the user is allowed to remove the filter unit 32 from the dust casing 31 by holding the dust casing 31 with one hand, and gripping and turning the operating portion 33e counterclockwise with the other hand before lifting the operating portion 33e.
- a relatively small percentage of the target substance is left on the outer surface of the filter 322, and therefore, the amount of the target substance scattered around also decreases. This allows the air in the surrounding environment to be kept clean enough.
- an airflow path is formed between the inlet port 312a and the fan 222 to allow the air to pass through the nozzle 312, the dust accumulator 311, the filter unit 32, and the suction port 21b.
- the air flows from the inlet port 312a toward the fan 222. That is to say, the inlet port 312a defines an upstream end of the airflow path, and the fan 222 defines a downstream end of the airflow path.
- the operating portion 33e of the shaker 33 is located downstream of the filter 322 along this airflow path.
- the operating portion 33e is arranged at a location, through which the air that has had the target substance filtered out by the filter 322 passes, along this airflow path. This reduces the amount of the target substance deposited on the operating portion 33e and allows the operating portion 33e to be kept clean enough, thus giving an impression of cleanness to the user who grips the operating portion 33e.
- the filter 322 tends to be clogged up with such fine powder particles.
- the battery pack BT2 having the smaller rated voltage value out of the two types of battery packs BT1 and BT2, is adopted as the battery pack to use. This weakens the suction power of the collector 1, compared to adopting the battery pack BT1 as the battery pack to use, thus reducing the chances of the filter 322 being clogged up.
- the collection system S1 shown in FIG. 10 adopts, as the battery pack to use, the battery pack BT1 having the larger rated voltage value out of the two types of battery packs BT1 and BT2.
- the battery pack BT1 protrudes downward from the attachment face 21j of the body casing 21.
- the downward tip of the housing 11 of the collector 1 is the bottom end of a rib 315 protruding from the lower surface of the housing 11. Then, the lower surface (tip face) of the battery pack BT1 and the bottom end (tip) of the rib 315 of the housing 11 are located on a single line X1.
- this collection system S1 when this collection system S1 is put on a mounting surface such as a floor or the ground, the lower surface of the battery pack BT1 and the bottom end of the rib 315 of the housing 11 are both located on the mounting surface. This allows the collection system S1 to be placed horizontally with respect to the mounting surface. This allows the collection system S1 to be placed on the mounting surface with good stability. Furthermore, even when the battery pack BT1 heavier than the battery pack BT2 is adopted as the battery pack to use, the collection system S1 is still allowed to be placed horizontally with respect to the mounting surface. This allows the user to handle (such as store or lift) the collection system S1 more easily.
- the state where the lower surface of the battery pack BT1 and the bottom end of the rib 315 are located on a single line X1 may refer to a state where the lower surface of the battery pack BT1 and the bottom end of the rib 315 are located in the vicinity of the single line X1. That is to say, the collection system S1 only needs to be placed substantially horizontally with respect to the mounting surface to the point of allowing the user to handle the collection system S1 relatively easily.
- an extension nozzle 5 may be attached to the tip of the nozzle 312 of this collector 1 as shown in FIG. 11 .
- a head 52 is provided at a tip of a cylindrical pipe 51 and has an inlet port for sucking in the air.
- a gap nozzle 53 may be attached, instead of the head 52, to the tip of the pipe 51.
- the gap nozzle 53 is usually attached detachably to the pipe 51.
- a collection system S1 includes: a housing 11 with an inlet port 312a; a suction unit 22 housed in the housing 11 and configured to suck in a fluid through the inlet port 312a; and multiple different types of battery packs BT1, BT2 having mutually different rated output voltages.
- the housing 11 includes an attachment unit 23 configured to receive, as a battery pack to use, any battery pack chosen from the multiple different types of battery packs BT1, BT2.
- the suction unit 22 is configured to generate suction power based on electric power supplied from the battery pack to use and suck in the fluid through the inlet port 312a.
- this collection system S1 allows the user to select any appropriate value for the voltage to be applied from the battery pack BT to the suction unit 22 by making the user choose a battery pack to use from the multiple different types of battery packs BT1, BT2. This allows the collection system S1 to switch the suction power by changing the battery packs to use as needed.
- the collection system S1 further includes a first circuit unit 223 (as a circuit unit) configured to be supplied with electric power from the battery pack to use and regulate the suction power of the suction unit 22.
- a first circuit unit 223 (as a circuit unit) configured to be supplied with electric power from the battery pack to use and regulate the suction power of the suction unit 22.
- Each of the multiple different types of battery packs BT1, BT2 includes a communications connector 99 (as a first communications connector) and is configured to transmit battery information about an associated one of the rated output voltages via the communications connector 99.
- the attachment unit 23 includes a communications connector 235 (as a second communications connector) connectible to the communications connector 99 of the battery pack to use.
- the first circuit unit 223 receives the battery information from the battery pack to use via the communications connector 235 and regulates the suction power of the suction unit 22 in accordance with the battery information.
- the first circuit unit 223 regulates the suction power of the suction unit 22 in accordance with control parameter data associated with the battery pack to use.
- the control parameter data is included in the battery information.
- the first circuit unit 223 increases the suction power of the suction unit 22 as the rated output voltage of the battery pack to use increases.
- a collection system S1 according to a fifth aspect of the exemplary embodiment, which may be implemented in conjunction with any one of the first to fourth aspects, further includes a filter 322 configured to allow the fluid that has been sucked in through the inlet port 312a to pass therethrough and filter out a target substance from the fluid by collecting the target substance.
- this collection system S1 reduces the chances of the filter 322 being clogged up by making the user choose, as the battery pack to use, the battery pack BT2 with the smaller rated voltage value from the multiple different types of battery packs BT1, BT2.
- the housing 11 is elongated along a longitudinal axis of the collection system S1.
- the attachment unit 23 is provided for an attachment face 21j, extending along the longitudinal axis, of the housing 11.
- the battery pack to use protrudes from the attachment face 21j. If the heaviest one BT1 of the multiple different types of battery packs BT1, BT2 is chosen as the battery pack to use, then a tip face of the battery pack to use, protruding from the attachment face 21j, and a tip of the housing 11 in a direction in which the battery pack to use protrudes are located on a single line X1.
- a suction power switch 21f (which is an exemplary suction power control unit) configured to be operated by a user to control the suction power of the suction unit 22.
- this collection system S1 allows the user to change the suction power more finely within a broader range than known ones by making him or her select any of various combinations of the suction power chosen via the suction power switch 21f and the battery pack to use picked from the multiple ones
- a collector 1 includes: a housing 11 with an inlet port 312a; and a suction unit 22 housed in the housing 11 and configured to suck in a fluid through the inlet port 312a.
- the housing 11 includes an attachment unit 23 configured to receive, as a battery pack to use, any battery pack chosen from multiple different types of battery packs BT1, BT2 having mutually different rated output voltages.
- the suction unit 22 is configured to generate suction power based on electric power supplied from the battery pack to use and suck in the fluid through the inlet port 312a.
- this collector 1 allows the user to select any appropriate value for the voltage to be applied from the battery pack BT to the suction unit 22.
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Description
- The present disclosure generally relates to a collection system and a collector.
- A handheld vacuum cleaner has been known in the art as an exemplary collection system (or collector) which includes: a suction unit built in its housing; and a battery pack attached to the housing. The suction unit includes an electric motor, for example, and is powered by the battery pack (see, for example,
Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2015-104488 - In the known collection system, the battery pack available has only a single rated output voltage value. Therefore, in the known collection system, the voltage applied from the battery pack to the suction unit also has a single value.
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US 2015/145444 A1 describes a cleaning system including a motor, an impeller driven by the motor, a battery receptacle, and a motor controller. The battery receptacle is configured to receive a battery pack. The battery pack includes one or more battery cells and a battery controller. The motor controller is configured to receive from the battery controller one of a first type of data and a second type of data, and operate the motor at a defined speed, the defined speed being a first speed upon receiving the first type of data, and a second speed upon receiving the second type of data. -
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EP 1 785 079 A2 - It is therefore an object of the present disclosure to provide a collection system and collector allowing the user to select any of a plurality of values for the voltage applied from a battery pack to a suction unit.
- A collection system according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes: a housing with an inlet port; a suction unit housed in the housing and configured to suck in a fluid through the inlet port; and multiple different types of battery packs having mutually different rated output voltages. The housing includes an attachment unit configured to receive, as a battery pack to use, any battery pack chosen from the multiple different types of battery packs. The suction unit is configured to generate suction power based on electric power supplied from the battery pack to use and suck in the fluid through the inlet port.
- A collector according to another aspect of the present invention includes: a housing with an inlet port; and a suction unit housed in the housing and configured to suck in a fluid through the inlet port. The housing includes an attachment unit configured to receive, as a battery pack to use, any battery pack chosen from multiple different types of battery packs having mutually different rated output voltages. The suction unit is configured to generate suction power based on electric power supplied from the battery pack to use and suck in the fluid through the inlet port.
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FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating a collection system including a collector according to an exemplary embodiment; -
FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the collection system; -
FIG. 3 is a partially cutaway perspective view of a body casing of the collector; -
FIG. 4A is a perspective view of a battery pack for the collection system as viewed from above the battery pack; -
FIG. 4B is a perspective view of the battery pack as viewed from below the battery pack; -
FIG. 5 is a perspective view illustrating an attachment unit of the collector; -
FIG. 6 is a perspective view illustrating a dust unit of the collector; -
FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of the dust unit; -
FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view illustrating a filter unit and a shaker of the dust unit; -
FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a filter frame of the filter unit; -
FIG. 10 is a side view of the collection system; and -
FIG. 11 is a perspective view illustrating an alternative configuration for the collection system. - Embodiments to be described below generally relate to a collection system and a collector, and more particularly relate to a collection system including battery packs and a collector to which a chosen one of the battery packs is attached.
- A collection system and collector according to an exemplary embodiment may be used mainly in building sites, construction sites, factories, or any other places, and are configured to suck in a target substance, which may be at least one of powder particles, dust, or dirt, along with a fluid. A specific exemplary fluid to be sucked in by the collection system and collector according to this exemplary embodiment may be the air, for example. Examples of the specific target substances (powder particles) to be sucked in along with the fluid by the collection system and collector according to this embodiment include particles of plaster powder produced by machining (e.g., cutting or drilling) a plaster board, for example. Note that the collection system and collector according to this exemplary embodiment do not have to be used in those building sites, construction sites, or factories. Likewise, the fluid to be sucked in by the collection system and collector according to this exemplary embodiment does not have to be the air, but may also be any other gas or even a liquid such as water. Furthermore, the target substances to be sucked in along with the fluid by the collection system and collector according to this exemplary embodiment do not have to be at least one of powder particles, dust, or dirt but may also be any other substances as well.
- An exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description of embodiments, any of the forward, backward, rightward, leftward, upward and downward directions to be mentioned is supposed to be as indicated by the arrows in
FIG. 1 , unless otherwise stated. - As shown in
FIG. 1 , the collection system S1 according to this exemplary embodiment includes acollector 1 and multiple different types of battery packs BT with mutually different rated values of output voltage (hereinafter referred to as "rated output voltages"). Specifically, inFIG. 1 , two types of battery packs BT1 and BT2 with mutually different rated output voltages are illustrated as exemplary multiple different types of battery packs BT. However, this is only an example and should not be construed as limiting. The number of multiple different types of battery packs BT with mutually different rated output voltages needs to be at least equal to two. Thus, the collection system S1 may include three or more types of battery packs BT as well. - The
collector 1 includes adrive unit 2 and adust unit 3 as shown inFIGS. 1 and2 . - The
drive unit 2 includes abody casing 21 and asuction unit 22 as shown inFIGS. 2 and3 . Thebody casing 21 is a hollow container with an electrical insulation property. Thesuction unit 22 is housed inside thebody casing 21. - The
dust unit 3 includes a dust casing 31 (container) and afilter unit 32 as shown inFIGS. 6 and7 . Thedust casing 31 is a container with an electrical insulation property and a rear opening. Thefilter unit 32 is housed inside thedust casing 31. - The
body casing 21 and thedust casing 31 are configured to be readily attachable and detachable to/from each other. Combining thebody casing 21 with thedust casing 31 forms ahousing 11 as the casing of thecollector 1. Specifically, the rear surface of thedust casing 31 is attached to the front surface of thebody casing 21. - First of all, the
drive unit 2 will be described. In thedrive unit 2, thesuction unit 22 is housed in thebody casing 21. In addition, the battery pack BT is attached to anattachment face 21j on the outer surface of thebody casing 21. - The
body casing 21 includes twohalves halves screws 213 to form thebody casing 21. A front portion of thebody casing 21 is formed in the shape of a hollow cylinder, of which the axis is defined by the forward and backward directions, while a rear portion of thebody casing 21 is formed in the shape of a hollow box with a cutaway lower half. - On the front surface of the
body casing 21, provided are a pair ofwall portions wall portions body casing 21 in the forward and backward directions, is provided as asuction port 21b. Into thesuction port 21b, fitted is aprotective cap 21c with a sparse grid structure. - The upper half of the
body casing 21 has a throughhole 21d penetrating through thebody casing 21 in the rightward and leftward directions and having a generally elliptical shape extending in the forward and backward directions. Over the throughhole 21d, provided is agrip 21e in the shape of a curved bar. Asuction power switch 21f (as an exemplary suction power control unit) is provided on the upper surface of thegrip 21e. Thesuction power switch 21f includes twopress buttons grip 21e. The lower surface of thegrip 21e is provided with aslip stopper 21i with a plurality of grooves. This allows the user to hold thegrip 21e with his or her hand and press thepress button - The lower surface of the rear cutaway portion of the
body casing 21 is theattachment face 21j. Theattachment face 21j is provided with anattachment unit 23, to which the battery pack BT is attached. - The
suction unit 22 includes amotor 221, afan 222, afirst circuit unit 223, and a second circuit unit 224 (seeFIG. 3 ). Attaching the battery pack BT to theattachment unit 23 electrically connects the battery pack BT to thefirst circuit unit 223. - The
fan 222 is arranged close to the frontend of thebody casing 21. The front side (i.e., the suction side) of thefan 222 faces thesuction port 21b. Behind the rear side (i.e., the exhaust side) of thefan 222, arranged is themotor 221, of which the shaft extends in the forward and backward directions. The shaft of themotor 221 is coupled to thefan 222 such that turning the shaft of themotor 221 rotates thefan 222. Themotor 221 is an electric motor and is supplied with driving power from thefirst circuit unit 223. - The
fan 222 is a so-called "turbo fan." Thefan 222, coupled to the shaft of themotor 221, turns with the rotational force transmitted from themotor 221. As thefan 222 turns, the pressure in front of thefan 222 goes negative, thus generating suction power directed from the front side toward the rear side of thefan 222. As a result, thefan 222 sucks in the air (i.e., an exemplary fluid) from the front side and exhausts the air toward the rear side. - The
first circuit unit 223 is arranged behind themotor 221 so as to face theattachment face 21j. Thefirst circuit unit 223 is supplied with electric power from the battery pack BT and regulates the rotation of themotor 221. Thefirst circuit unit 223 includes acircuit board 223a on which integrated are a driver circuit and a control circuit. Thefirst circuit unit 223 regulates the value of the power supplied to themotor 221 toward a target value, thus controlling revolutions per minute (RPM) of themotor 221. That is to say, thefirst circuit unit 223 is able to control the suction power of thefan 222 by controlling the RPM of themotor 221. Specifically, as the power supplied to themotor 221 increases, the suction power of thefan 222 increases. Stated otherwise, as the power supplied to themotor 221 decreases, the suction power of thefan 222 decreases. - Inside the
grip 21e, thesecond circuit unit 224 is housed under thesuction power switch 21f. Thefirst circuit unit 223 and thesecond circuit unit 224 are electrically connected together via electric wires and connectors, for example. Thesecond circuit unit 224 includes acircuit board 224a, on which provided is a detector circuit for detecting the press of thepress buttons second circuit switch 224 is supplied with electric power from thefirst circuit unit 223 and outputs an operating signal, which has been input through thesuction power switch 21f, to thefirst circuit unit 223. Thepress buttons fan 222 stepwise. Specifically, thepress button 21g is an UP button for use to increase the suction power of thefan 222, while thepress button 21h is a DOWN button for use to decrease the suction power of thefan 222. - Also, every time the
press button 21g is pressed down by the user, thesecond circuit unit 224 outputs an UP signal to thefirst circuit unit 223. Likewise, every time thepress button 21h is pressed down by the user, thesecond circuit unit 224 outputs a DOWN signal to thefirst circuit unit 223. On receiving the UP signal once, thefirst circuit unit 223 increases the suction power of thefan 222 by one step. Meanwhile, on receiving the DOWN signal once, thefirst circuit unit 223 decreases the suction power of thefan 222 by one step. The suction power of thefan 222 is switchable in multiple steps from zero suction power when thefan 222 is at a stop through the maximum suction power when thefan 222 is rotating at the upper limit RPM. - On both side faces of the
body casing 21, provided respectively are two slitexhaust ports 21k in the vicinity of the rear side of thefan 222. This allows the air directed backward from thefan 222 to be exhausted out of thebody casing 21 through theexhaust ports 21k. - Each of the battery packs BT (see
FIGS. 4A and 4B ) includes a plurality of secondary (ore rechargeable) batteries (such as lithium-ion batteries), arectangular parallelepiped housing 91 that houses those secondary batteries, and a compressed rectangular parallelepiped raisedstage 92 protruding from a portion of onesurface 911 of thehousing 91. Thehousing 91 and the raisedstage 92 have an electrical insulation property. In each battery pack BT, a plurality of lithium-ion batteries are connected together in series inside thehousing 91. The number of the lithium-ion batteries connected in series determines the rated voltage value of the battery pack BT. The battery pack BT includes a communications connector 99 (as a first communications connector), which is a connector for transmitting battery information about the battery pack BT. Examples of the battery information include various pieces of information about the temperature, battery level, rated voltage, rated capacity, and number of times of use of the batteries. - The raised
stage 92 has a firstlongitudinal end 921 and a secondlongitudinal end 922. The raisedstage 92 has threeinsertion grooves longitudinal end 921. These threeinsertion grooves female connection terminals hooks hooks stage 92. The battery pack BT further includes a lockingmember 95, which is exposed on onesurface 911 of thehousing 91 and arranged between thehooks member 95 is inserted into ahole 915 of a wall including the onesurface 911 of thehousing 91. The lockingmember 95 is biased by a return spring, provided inside thehousing 91, toward such a direction as to protrude from the onesurface 911 of thehousing 91. As used herein, the "return spring" may be configured as a compression coil spring, for example. The battery pack BT further includes an unlocking member 97 (seeFIG. 4B ) for unlocking the battery pack BT locked by the lockingmember 95. - The
attachment unit 23 is formed in a compressed rectangular parallelepiped shape on theattachment face 21j as shown inFIG. 5 . Thelower surface 238 of theattachment unit 23 has a downwardly open,rectangular parallelepiped recess 230 with a cutaway rear end portion (at one longitudinal end thereof). That is to say, theattachment unit 23 includes arectangular parallelepiped recess 230 to receive the raisedstage 92 of the battery pack BT (seeFIG. 4A ) and therecess 230 is open both downside and backside. Theattachment unit 23 includes two sets of three L-hooks hooks recess 230. Each set of threehooks hooks attachment unit 23 further includes a communications connector 235 (as a second communications connector), which is connectible to thecommunications connector 99 of the battery pack BT, and twopower supply terminals connection terminals power supply terminal 236 is to be connected to the positive electrode of the battery pack BT, while thepower supply terminal 237 is to be connected to the negative electrode of the battery pack BT. Thesepower supply terminals communications connector 235 are electrically connected to thecircuit board 223 a of thefirst circuit unit 223. - When the battery pack BT is attached onto this
attachment unit 23, the raisedstage 92 of the battery pack BT is inserted into therecess 230 from under thelower surface 238 of theattachment unit 23 such that thehooks hooks attachment unit 23. Thereafter, sliding the battery pack BT toward the firstlongitudinal end 921 of the raisedstage 92 allows the battery pack BT to be attached onto theattachment unit 23. When the battery pack BT is attached onto theattachment unit 23, thehooks hooks attachment unit 23. Meanwhile, the lockingmember 95 of the battery pack BT locks thehooks 233, engaged with thehooks 943 of the battery pack BT, of theattachment unit 23. - To remove the battery pack BT from the
attachment unit 23, the unlockingmember 97 provided for the battery pack BT may be operated to move the lockingmember 95, located between thehooks longitudinal end 922 of the raisedstage 92, and then the battery pack BT may be pulled out away from theattachment face 21j. - According to this embodiment, two types of battery packs BT1 and BT2 with mutually different rated voltage values are used as multiple different types of battery packs BT as shown in
FIGS. 1 and2 . Specifically, the battery pack BT1 has a rated voltage value of 18 V, while the battery pack BT2 has a rated voltage value of 14.4 V. The battery pack BT1 has a greater height (i.e., a greater vertical dimension) and a heavier weight than the battery pack BT2. - One of these two battery packs BT1 and BT2 is chosen by the user and attached, as a battery pack to use, to the
attachment unit 23. When the battery pack BT1 is chosen as the battery pack to use, a voltage of 18 V is applied to thesuction unit 22. On the other hand, when the battery pack BT2 is chosen as the battery pack to use, a voltage of 14.4 V is applied to thesuction unit 22. - The
first circuit unit 223 receives the battery information from the battery pack to use via thecommunications connector 235. The battery information includes rated voltage information. Thus, thefirst circuit unit 223 recognizes the rated voltage value of the battery pack to use by reference to the rated voltage information received to determine which of the two battery packs BT1 and BT2 is now attached as the battery pack to use. Also, thefirst circuit unit 223 stores, in advance, control parameter data for each of the battery packs BT1 and BT2, and controls the suction power of thefan 222 in accordance with the control parameter data associated with the battery pack to use. - The battery pack BT1 has a greater rated voltage value than the battery pack BT2. While the
fan 222 is being driven, the suction power of thefan 222 has the following upper and lower limit values (both of which are greater than zero). Specifically, when the battery pack to use is the battery pack BT1, the suction power of thefan 222 has a greater upper limit value than when the battery pack to use is the battery pack BT2. Also, when the battery pack to use is the battery pack BT2, the suction power of thefan 222 has a smaller lower limit value than when the battery pack to use is the battery pack BT1. - As a result, choosing the battery pack BT1 as the battery pack to use allows the
suction unit 22 to increase the upper limit of the suction power of thefan 222, compared to choosing the battery pack BT2 as the battery pack to use. Also, choosing the battery pack BT2 as the battery pack to use allows thesuction unit 22 to decrease the lower limit (which is greater than zero) of the suction power of thefan 222, compared to choosing the battery pack BT1 as the battery pack to use. - Thus, this allows the user to choose, as the battery pack to use, one of the plurality of battery packs BT1 and BT2 depending on the intended use of the
collector 1 and the target substance to be sucked up, for example. For example, if the strongest possible suction power is required, the battery pack BT1 is chosen as the battery pack to use. Meanwhile, if the weakest possible suction power is required, then the battery pack BT2 is chosen as the battery pack to use. - In the embodiment described above, the
collector 1 is allowed to change the suction power by making the user operate thesuction power switch 21f. However, this is only an example and should not be construed as limiting. Alternatively, thecollector 1 may also change the suction power by making the user change the battery packs as described above. Thus, thiscollector 1 allows the user to switch the suction power more finely within a broader range than known ones by making him or her adopt any of various combinations of the suction power setting chosen via thesuction power switch 21f and the battery pack to use picked from the multiple ones. - The
dust unit 3 includes adust casing 31, afilter unit 32, and ashaker 33 as shown inFIGS. 6-8 . - The
dust casing 31 includes: adust accumulator 311 formed in a generally rectangular parallelepiped shape with a hollow; a nozzle 312 (seeFIGS. 1 and2 ) forming an integral part of the front face of thedust accumulator 311; and acheck valve 313 provided for thenozzle 312. Thenozzle 312 is formed in the shape of a cylinder with an obliquely cut-out tip, and protrudes from the front face of thedust accumulator 311. The opening at the tip of thenozzle 312 is aninlet port 312a with a circular cross section and configured to suck in the external air toward the inner space of thedust accumulator 311 when thefan 222 is being driven. Thecheck valve 313 in a disk shape (seeFIG. 7 ) is attached to the rear end of thenozzle 312. While thefan 222 is not operating, thecheck valve 313 is pressed against the rear end of thenozzle 312 under the elastic force applied by an elastic member (such as a spring). In other words, the rear end of thenozzle 312 is closed with thecheck valve 313. On the other hand, while thefan 222 is operating, thecheck valve 313 is displaced, by the air sucked in through theinlet port 312a, toward such a direction as to open the rear end of thenozzle 312 against the elastic force applied by the elastic member, thus opening the rear end of thenozzle 312. - The
filter unit 32 includes afilter frame 321 and afilter 322. - The
filter frame 321 is formed in the shape of an elliptical annular frame and has an electrical insulation property. Thefilter 322 is formed in the shape of a bag with a single opening. Fitting an edge of the opening of thefilter 322 onto an outer peripheral surface of thefilter frame 321 allows thefilter 322 to be attached onto thefilter frame 321. Thefilter 322 is configured to collect, as the target substance, a powder with a particle size (diameter) of about 15-45 µm (such as plaster powder) and allow the air to pass therethrough. - The
shaker 33 is further attached to thefilter unit 32. Theshaker 33 includes anannular frame 33a, anotherannular frame 33b, a set of fourcoupling pieces 33c, another set of fourcoupling pieces 33d, and an operatingportion 33e. Theframe 33b has a smaller diameter than theframe 33a. - These two
frames coupling pieces frames coupling pieces 33c and the fourcoupling pieces 33d are arranged at regular intervals along the respective circumferences of theframes coupling pieces 33c alternates with an adjacent pair of the fourcoupling pieces 33d. - Each of the two pairs of
coupling pieces 33d has their respective ends, located closer to theframe 33b, protruding from theframe 33b. Acoupling plate 33f is formed integrally between each pair ofcoupling pieces 33d. That is to say, twocoupling plates 33f are formed so as to face each other diametrically with theframe 33b interposed between them (i.e., along the diameter of theframe 33b). Also, afilter attachment piece 33g in the shape of a bar (filter attachment portion) is extended from the inner face of each of the twocoupling plates 33f toward the center of theframe 33b. The respective tips of the twofilter attachment pieces 33g face each other with a gap left between themselves. - At the inner bottom of the
filter 322, provided is acylindrical portion 322a with openings at both ends. Inserting the respective tips of the twofilter attachment pieces 33g into both open ends of thecylindrical portion 322a allows theshaker 33 to be attached onto thefilter 322. In this case, some parts of the shaker 33 (including thecoupling pieces frame 33b) are inserted through the opening of thefilter 322 to be housed inside thefilter 322. - The operating
portion 33e is configured as a handle in the shape of bar. Both ends of the operatingportion 33e are fitted into theframe 33a such that the operatingportion 33a is arranged diametrically inside the opening of theframe 33a. - Then, fixing the
frame 33a of theshaker 33 onto thefilter frame 321 allows theshaker 33 to be attached onto thefilter unit 32. - Specifically, the
filter frame 321 includes aframe body 321a in the shape of a frame. Theframe body 321a is formed in the shape of a cylinder, which is compressed axially, and has acircular opening 321b at one end face and anelliptical opening 321c at the other end face (seeFIG. 9 ). The respective peripheries of these twoopenings sidewall 321d. - Furthermore, two arc-shaped
brim portions 321e are inwardly extended from the periphery of theopening 321b. In addition, as viewed along the axis of thefilter frame 321, two more arc-shapedbrim portions 321f inwardly protrude from thesidewall 321d between the twobrim portions 321e. These two pairs ofbrim portions filter frame 321. Furthermore, thebrim portions 321f are arranged away from thebrim portions 321e along the axis of thefilter frame 321 so as to be located closer to theopening 321c than thebrim portions 321e are. - On the other hand, the
shaker 33 includes two arc-shapedbrim portions 33h, which are arranged along the outer periphery of theframe 33a. Aprojection 33i is provided at one circumferential edge of eachbrim portion 33h. Then, theframe 33b of theshaker 33 is inserted into theframe body 321a from theopening 321c of thefilter frame 321 toward theopening 321b thereof. After the back surface of each of the twobrim portions 33h of theshaker 33 has contacted with the surface of an associated one of the twobrim portions 321e of thefilter frame 321, theshaker 33 is turned clockwise when viewed from over it, thus sliding the back surface of eachbrim portion 33h along the surface of the associatedbrim portion 321e. Then, after the surface of eachbrim portion 33h faces the back surface of an associated one of thebrim portions 321f, theprojection 33i of thebrim portion 33h comes into engagement with a catchingportion 321g (seeFIG. 9 ) on the back surface of thebrim portion 321f. The catchingportion 321g includes aslope 321h, arecess 321i, and astopper 321j, which are arranged in this order clockwise on the back surface of thebrim portion 321f. Theslope 321h is sloped toward theopening 321b in the clockwise direction. Therecess 321i is recessed toward the surface of thebrim portion 321f. Thestopper 321j protrudes toward theopening 321b. - Thus, turning the
shaker 33 clockwise brings theprojection 33i of thebrim portion 33h into abutment with theslope 321h, thus flexing the catchingportion 321g upward. Then, turning theshaker 33 further clockwise fits theprojection 33i of thebrim portion 33h into therecess 321i and brings a circumferential end of thebrim portion 33h into abutment with thestopper 321j, thus fixing theshaker 33 onto thefilter frame 321. In this case, fitting theprojection 33i of thebrim portion 33h intorecess 321i makes a click audible for the user. This allows the user to sense theshaker 33 be fixed onto thefilter frame 321. - Meanwhile, turning the
shaker 33 counterclockwise as viewed from over it flexes the catchingportion 321g, thus bringing theprojection 33i of thebrim portion 33h out of engagement with therecess 321i and into abutment with theslope 321h. Then, turning theshaker 33 further counterclockwise brings theprojection 33i out of abutment with the tip of theslope 321h, thus getting theshaker 33 ready to be removed from thefilter frame 321. - Furthermore, a lock lever 34 (see
FIG. 6 ) is attached to an opening edge of the rear surface of thedust accumulator 311. Thelock lever 34 is formed in the shape of a plate that rotates around an axis defined by the rightward and leftward directions. Thelock lever 34 has, at the rear end thereof, a latchingclick 34a (seeFIG 6 ). Meanwhile, a catchingpiece 21m (seeFIG. 3 ) is provided at the front face of thebody casing 21. Bringing the latchingclick 34a of thelock lever 34 into engagement with a catchinggroove 21n of the catchingpiece 21m of the body casing 21 (seeFIG. 3 ) allows thedust unit 3 to be attached onto thedrive unit 2 with the front surface of thedrive unit 2 and the back surface of thedust unit 3 facing each other. At this time, fitting afitting projection 21p provided at the bottom of the front end of the body casing (seeFIG. 2 ) into arecess 314 provided at the bottom of the rear opening of the dust casing 31 (seeFIG. 6 ) places thedust unit 3 in position with respect to thedrive unit 2. - In this
collector 1, an airflow path is formed between theinlet port 312a and thefan 222 so as to allow the air to pass through thenozzle 312, thedust accumulator 311, thefilter unit 32, and thesuction port 21b. Also, in thiscollector 1, having thesuction power switch 21f operated by the user activates thedrive unit 2 and allows thefan 222 to suck in the air from the front. This produces suction power at theinlet port 312a, thus allowing the air, passing through theinlet port 312a, thenozzle 312, thedust accumulator 311, thefilter unit 32, and thesuction port 21b, to be sucked into thefan 222. - The air is sucked into the
fan 222 after having passed through thefilter 322 from the outside toward the inside of thefilter 322 and then through thefilter frame 321. In the meantime, the target substance, such as powder, included in the air cannot pass through thefilter 322 but is deposited on the outer surface of thefilter 322 and collected by thefilter 322. The target substance collected by thefilter 322 drops down from thefilter 322 into thedust accumulator 311 and accumulated in thedust accumulator 311. That is to say, the target substance, such as the powder, which has been included in the air sucked in by thecollector 1, is collected in thedust accumulator 311. - Then, the user operates and unlocks the
lock lever 34, thus removing thedust unit 3 from thedrive unit 2. In this case, thedust unit 3 is removed from thedrive unit 2 with thefilter unit 32 and theshaker 33 stored in thedust casing 31. At the back surface of thedust unit 3 removed from thedrive unit 2, exposed is the operatingportion 33e of theshaker 33. Thus, the user holds the operatingportion 33e of theshaker 33 and applies force that causes vibration in theshaker 33 to the operatingportion 33e. This causes vibration in thefilter 322 and shakes off the target substance, deposited on the outer surface of thefilter 322, into thedust accumulator 311 of thedust casing 31. For example, the user may apply force that causes vibration in theshaker 33 in the rotating, rightward and leftward, upward and downward, and forward and backward directions to the operatingportion 33e gripped with his or her hand. This allows the majority of the target substance, deposited on the outer surface of thefilter 322, to be accumulated in thedust accumulator 311 with only a minority of the target substance left on the outer surface of thefilter 322. - At this time, the
filter unit 32 and theshaker 33 attached to thedust casing 31 are stored in thedust casing 31. This allows the user to hold thedust unit 3 itself by gripping the operatingportion 33e of theshaker 33. That is to say, the user is allowed to cause vibration in thefilter 322 by shaking thedust unit 3 itself while gripping the operatingportion 33e. - Then, the user is allowed to remove the
filter unit 32 from thedust casing 31 by holding thedust casing 31 with one hand, and gripping and turning the operatingportion 33e counterclockwise with the other hand before lifting the operatingportion 33e. At this time, a relatively small percentage of the target substance is left on the outer surface of thefilter 322, and therefore, the amount of the target substance scattered around also decreases. This allows the air in the surrounding environment to be kept clean enough. Thereafter, the user disposes of the target substance accumulated in thedust casing 31, attaches thefilter unit 32 and theshaker 33 to thedust casing 31 again, and then attaches thedust unit 3 onto thedrive unit 2 again. - Furthermore, in this
collector 1, an airflow path is formed between theinlet port 312a and thefan 222 to allow the air to pass through thenozzle 312, thedust accumulator 311, thefilter unit 32, and thesuction port 21b. In this airflow path, the air flows from theinlet port 312a toward thefan 222. That is to say, theinlet port 312a defines an upstream end of the airflow path, and thefan 222 defines a downstream end of the airflow path. The operatingportion 33e of theshaker 33 is located downstream of thefilter 322 along this airflow path. Thus, the operatingportion 33e is arranged at a location, through which the air that has had the target substance filtered out by thefilter 322 passes, along this airflow path. This reduces the amount of the target substance deposited on the operatingportion 33e and allows the operatingportion 33e to be kept clean enough, thus giving an impression of cleanness to the user who grips the operatingportion 33e. - In general, if the target substance is fine powder particles such as plaster powder, the
filter 322 tends to be clogged up with such fine powder particles. In view of this, according to this embodiment, if the target substance is fine powder particles, the battery pack BT2, having the smaller rated voltage value out of the two types of battery packs BT1 and BT2, is adopted as the battery pack to use. This weakens the suction power of thecollector 1, compared to adopting the battery pack BT1 as the battery pack to use, thus reducing the chances of thefilter 322 being clogged up. - In addition, the collection system S1 shown in
FIG. 10 adopts, as the battery pack to use, the battery pack BT1 having the larger rated voltage value out of the two types of battery packs BT1 and BT2. In that case, the battery pack BT1 protrudes downward from theattachment face 21j of thebody casing 21. Also, the downward tip of thehousing 11 of thecollector 1 is the bottom end of arib 315 protruding from the lower surface of thehousing 11. Then, the lower surface (tip face) of the battery pack BT1 and the bottom end (tip) of therib 315 of thehousing 11 are located on a single line X1. - Therefore, when this collection system S1 is put on a mounting surface such as a floor or the ground, the lower surface of the battery pack BT1 and the bottom end of the
rib 315 of thehousing 11 are both located on the mounting surface. This allows the collection system S1 to be placed horizontally with respect to the mounting surface. This allows the collection system S1 to be placed on the mounting surface with good stability. Furthermore, even when the battery pack BT1 heavier than the battery pack BT2 is adopted as the battery pack to use, the collection system S1 is still allowed to be placed horizontally with respect to the mounting surface. This allows the user to handle (such as store or lift) the collection system S1 more easily. - Note that the state where the lower surface of the battery pack BT1 and the bottom end of the
rib 315 are located on a single line X1 may refer to a state where the lower surface of the battery pack BT1 and the bottom end of therib 315 are located in the vicinity of the single line X1. That is to say, the collection system S1 only needs to be placed substantially horizontally with respect to the mounting surface to the point of allowing the user to handle the collection system S1 relatively easily. - Optionally!, an
extension nozzle 5 may be attached to the tip of thenozzle 312 of thiscollector 1 as shown inFIG. 11 . In theextension nozzle 5, ahead 52 is provided at a tip of acylindrical pipe 51 and has an inlet port for sucking in the air. Alternatively, a gap nozzle 53 may be attached, instead of thehead 52, to the tip of thepipe 51. The gap nozzle 53 is usually attached detachably to thepipe 51. - As can be seen from the foregoing description, a collection system S1 according to a first aspect of the exemplary embodiment includes: a
housing 11 with aninlet port 312a; asuction unit 22 housed in thehousing 11 and configured to suck in a fluid through theinlet port 312a; and multiple different types of battery packs BT1, BT2 having mutually different rated output voltages. Thehousing 11 includes anattachment unit 23 configured to receive, as a battery pack to use, any battery pack chosen from the multiple different types of battery packs BT1, BT2. Thesuction unit 22 is configured to generate suction power based on electric power supplied from the battery pack to use and suck in the fluid through theinlet port 312a. - Thus, this collection system S1 allows the user to select any appropriate value for the voltage to be applied from the battery pack BT to the
suction unit 22 by making the user choose a battery pack to use from the multiple different types of battery packs BT1, BT2. This allows the collection system S1 to switch the suction power by changing the battery packs to use as needed. - The collection system S1 further includes a first circuit unit 223 (as a circuit unit) configured to be supplied with electric power from the battery pack to use and regulate the suction power of the
suction unit 22. Each of the multiple different types of battery packs BT1, BT2 includes a communications connector 99 (as a first communications connector) and is configured to transmit battery information about an associated one of the rated output voltages via thecommunications connector 99. Theattachment unit 23 includes a communications connector 235 (as a second communications connector) connectible to thecommunications connector 99 of the battery pack to use. Thefirst circuit unit 223 receives the battery information from the battery pack to use via thecommunications connector 235 and regulates the suction power of thesuction unit 22 in accordance with the battery information. - This allows the collection system S1 to regulate the suction power of the
suction unit 22 in accordance with the battery information of the battery pack to use. - The
first circuit unit 223 regulates the suction power of thesuction unit 22 in accordance with control parameter data associated with the battery pack to use. The control parameter data is included in the battery information. - This allows the collection system S1 to regulate the suction power of the
suction unit 22 in accordance with the control parameter data associated with the battery pack to use. - The
first circuit unit 223 increases the suction power of thesuction unit 22 as the rated output voltage of the battery pack to use increases. - This allows the collection system S1 to regulate the suction power of the
suction unit 22 in accordance with the rated output voltage of the battery pack to use. - A collection system S1 according to a fifth aspect of the exemplary embodiment, which may be implemented in conjunction with any one of the first to fourth aspects, further includes a
filter 322 configured to allow the fluid that has been sucked in through theinlet port 312a to pass therethrough and filter out a target substance from the fluid by collecting the target substance. - Thus, this collection system S1 reduces the chances of the
filter 322 being clogged up by making the user choose, as the battery pack to use, the battery pack BT2 with the smaller rated voltage value from the multiple different types of battery packs BT1, BT2. - In a collection system S1 according to a sixth aspect of the exemplary embodiment, which may be implemented in conjunction with any one of the first to fifth aspects, the
housing 11 is elongated along a longitudinal axis of the collection system S1. Theattachment unit 23 is provided for anattachment face 21j, extending along the longitudinal axis, of thehousing 11.
When attached to theattachment unit 23, the battery pack to use protrudes from theattachment face 21j. If the heaviest one BT1 of the multiple different types of battery packs BT1, BT2 is chosen as the battery pack to use, then a tip face of the battery pack to use, protruding from theattachment face 21j, and a tip of thehousing 11 in a direction in which the battery pack to use protrudes are located on a single line X1. - Thus, this allows the user to handle (e.g., store or lift) the collection system S1 more easily.
- A collection system S1 according to a seventh aspect of the exemplary embodiment, which may be implemented in conjunction with any one of the first to sixth aspects, further includes a
suction power switch 21f (which is an exemplary suction power control unit) configured to be operated by a user to control the suction power of thesuction unit 22. - Thus, this collection system S1 allows the user to change the suction power more finely within a broader range than known ones by making him or her select any of various combinations of the suction power chosen via the
suction power switch 21f and the battery pack to use picked from the multiple ones - A
collector 1 according to an eighth aspect of the exemplary embodiment includes: ahousing 11 with aninlet port 312a; and asuction unit 22 housed in thehousing 11 and configured to suck in a fluid through theinlet port 312a. Thehousing 11 includes anattachment unit 23 configured to receive, as a battery pack to use, any battery pack chosen from multiple different types of battery packs BT1, BT2 having mutually different rated output voltages. Thesuction unit 22 is configured to generate suction power based on electric power supplied from the battery pack to use and suck in the fluid through theinlet port 312a. - Thus, this
collector 1 allows the user to select any appropriate value for the voltage to be applied from the battery pack BT to thesuction unit 22. -
- S1
- Collection System
- 1
- Collector
- 11
- Housing
- 2
- Drive Unit
- 21f
- Suction Power Switch (Suction Power Control Unit)
- 21j
- Attachment Face
- 22
- Suction Unit
- 23
- Attachment Unit
- 99
- Communications Connector (First Communications Connector)
- 223
- First Circuit Unit (Circuit Unit)
- 235
- Communications Connector (Second Communications Connector)
- 3
- Dust Unit
- 312a
- Inlet port
- 322
- Filter
- BT (BT1, BT2)
- Battery Pack
- X1
- Line
Claims (5)
- A collector (1) comprising:a housing (11) with an inlet port (312a);a suction unit (22) housed in the housing (11) and configured to suck in a fluid through the inlet port (312a); anda circuit unit (223) configured to be supplied with electric power from the battery pack to use and regulate the suction power of the suction unit (22),the housing (11) including an attachment unit (23) configured to receive, as a battery pack to use, any battery pack chosen from multiple different types of battery packs (BT1, BT2) having mutually different rated output voltages,the suction unit (22) being configured to generate suction power based on electric power supplied from the battery pack to use and suck in the fluid through the inlet port (312a),each of the multiple different types of battery packs (BT1, BT2) including a first communications connector (99) and is configured to transmit battery information about an associated one of the rated output voltages via the first communications connector (99),the attachment unit (23) including a second communications connector (235) connectible to the first communications connector (99) of the battery pack to use,the circuit unit (223) receiving the battery information from the battery pack to use via the second communications connector (235) and regulates the suction power of the suction unit (22) in accordance with the battery information,the circuit unit (223) regulating the suction power of the suction unit (22) in accordance with control parameter data associated with the battery pack to use, the control parameter data being included in the battery information,characterized in thatthe circuit unit (223) is increasing the suction power of the suction unit (22) as the rated output voltage of the battery pack to use increases.
- A collection system (S1) comprising:the collector (1) of claim1;andthe multiple different types of battery packs (BT1, BT2) having mutually different rated output voltages.
- The collection system (S1) of claim 2, further comprising a filter (322) configured to allow the fluid that has been sucked in through the inlet port (312a) to pass therethrough, and filter out a target substance from the fluid by collecting the target substance.
- The collection system (S1) of claim 2 or 3, whereinthe housing (11) is elongated along a longitudinal axis of the collection system (S1),the attachment unit (23) is provided for an attachment face (21j), extending along the longitudinal axis, of the housing (11),when attached to the attachment unit (23), the battery pack to use protrudes from the attachment face (21j), andif the heaviest one (BT1) of the multiple different types of battery packs (BT1, BT2) is chosen as the battery pack to use, then a tip face of the battery pack to use, protruding from the attachment face (21j), and a tip of the housing (11) in a direction in which the battery pack to use protrudes are located on a single line (X1).
- The collection system (S1) of any one of claims 2 to 4, further comprising a suction power control unit (21f) configured to be operated by a user to control the suction power of the suction unit (22) ,the suction unit (22) includes a motor (221), and a fan (222),the suction power of the fan (222) is switchable in multiple steps from zero suction power when the fan (222) is at a stop through a maximum suction power when the fan (222) is rotating at an upper limit RPM.
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