JP2015192730A - vacuum cleaner - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a vacuum cleaner for displaying information on an operation state or the like of the vacuum cleaner in an external device different from the vacuum cleaner.SOLUTION: The vacuum cleaner includes a body storage part for storing operation state related information or the like on the vacuum cleaner, and a wireless tag for performing short-range wireless communication with a portable information terminal, the wireless tag includes an information storage part, a communication control part and an antenna part, the information storage part updates and stores information to be stored in the body storage part, the communication control part executes reception processing for receiving from the portable information terminal a transmission command signal for instructing to transmit the information to be stored in the information storage part to the portable information terminal side, and transmission processing for transmitting the information to be stored in the information storage part to the portable information terminal side in response to the transmission command signal, and the antenna part receives a wireless signal from the portable information terminal, transmits a wireless signal including information to the portable information terminal side, and displays the information to be stored in the information storage part in a display part of the portable information terminal through the antenna part on the basis of the transmission command signal received by the antenna part.

Description

  The present invention relates to a vacuum cleaner equipped with a wireless tag.

  A conventional vacuum cleaner has been proposed in which a display unit for notifying information on the vacuum cleaner is provided on the vacuum cleaner body (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2002-291667 A

  In the electric vacuum cleaner described in Patent Document 1, a display unit built in the vacuum cleaner main body is provided, and information stored in the storage unit of the vacuum cleaner main body and an input screen are displayed. Therefore, in order to confirm the information displayed on the display unit, it is necessary to visually check the display unit of the cleaner body. For example, when using a vacuum cleaner that has a suction port body, suction pipe, and a flexible bellows-shaped suction hose, use the wheels of the vacuum cleaner body to perform cleaning operations while rolling the floor. A person is cleaning while lifting the vacuum cleaner body. For this reason, the positional relationship between the user's eyes and the cleaner's display when viewing the cleaner's display is different depending on the user's height and cleaning operation, and the display is highly visible to all users. The department could not be provided. On the other hand, in order to improve the visibility, it is necessary to take measures such as enlarging the display part and incorporating a liquid crystal with good visibility into the vacuum cleaner body, which increases costs, increases the size of the vacuum cleaner body, There was a problem that the weight of the vacuum cleaner body was increased.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and the operation state of the vacuum cleaner, the operation method, the management information of the accessory, etc. can be cleaned without incorporating a display unit in the vacuum cleaner. It is intended to be displayed on an external device different from the machine.

  The vacuum cleaner of the present invention includes a vacuum cleaner main body, a suction port body, an electric blower that generates suction air, a dust collection unit that collects dust sucked together with air via the suction port body, and an operation A main body storage unit that stores state-related information, operation method-related information, or management information of the vacuum cleaner main body / accessories, and a wireless tag that performs short-distance wireless communication with a portable information terminal having a short-distance communication transmission / reception unit and a display unit The wireless tag includes an information storage unit, a communication control unit, and an antenna unit, the information storage unit updates and stores the information stored in the main body storage unit, and the communication control unit includes the information A reception process for receiving from the portable information terminal a transmission command signal for instructing transmission of the information stored in the storage unit to the portable information terminal side, and the information storage unit stores the information in response to the transmission command signal. Said information A transmission process for transmitting to the mobile information terminal side, the antenna unit receiving a radio signal including the transmission command signal from the mobile information terminal, and a radio signal including the information to the mobile information terminal side The information stored in the information storage unit based on the transmission command signal received by the antenna unit is transmitted to the portable information terminal side via the antenna unit and displayed on the display unit. is there.

  According to the present invention, the operation state related information of the vacuum cleaner, the operation method related information or the management information of the vacuum cleaner main body / accessory is displayed on the portable information terminal which is an external device different from the vacuum cleaner main body. The user can easily view the display information, and the vacuum cleaner body can be reduced in size, weight, cost, and assembly.

It is an external appearance perspective view of the vacuum cleaner which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a perspective view of the vacuum cleaner main body of the electric vacuum cleaner which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the state which removed the dust collection unit of the cleaner body of the vacuum cleaner which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a top view of the vacuum cleaner main body of the electric vacuum cleaner which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is the sectional view on the aa line of the cleaner body of FIG. It is a block diagram of the vacuum cleaner which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a block diagram of the portable information terminal which communicates with the vacuum cleaner which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a block diagram of the vacuum cleaner which concerns on Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is a block diagram of the portable information terminal which communicates with the vacuum cleaner which concerns on Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is a block diagram of the vacuum cleaner which concerns on Embodiment 3 of this invention. It is an external view of the vacuum cleaner 1 which concerns on Embodiment 4 of this invention. It is a block diagram of the vacuum cleaner which concerns on Embodiment 4 of this invention. It is a block diagram of the wireless tag which is the principal part of the vacuum cleaner which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of a display in the display part of the information portable terminal which communicates with the vacuum cleaner which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of a display in the display part of the information portable terminal which communicates with the vacuum cleaner which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of a display in the display part of the information portable terminal which communicates with the vacuum cleaner which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of a display in the display part of the information portable terminal which communicates with the vacuum cleaner which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of a display (input example) of the command information with respect to the vacuum cleaner in the display part (it serves as an input part) of the portable information terminal which communicates with the vacuum cleaner which concerns on Embodiment 3 of this invention. It is a block diagram of the vacuum cleaner which concerns on Embodiment 5 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of a display in the display part of the portable information terminal which communicates with the vacuum cleaner which concerns on Embodiment 5 of this invention. It is a figure explaining the flow of communication control with the principal part of the vacuum cleaner which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention, and a portable information terminal. It is a figure explaining the flow of communication control with the principal part of the vacuum cleaner which concerns on Embodiment 3 of this invention, and a portable information terminal.

  The present invention will be described with reference to the above drawings. In the drawings, the same reference numerals indicate the same or corresponding parts, and the overlapping description is simplified or omitted as appropriate.

Embodiment 1
In FIG. 1, 1 is a vacuum cleaner according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. This vacuum cleaner 1 has a suction port for air (dust-containing air) containing dust and dust on the floor surface, and a suction port having a rotating brush (not shown) that scrubs up dust on the floor surface. A body 2 is provided. One end of a hollow cylindrical suction pipe 3 is connected to the suction port body 2. The other end of the suction pipe 3 is provided with a connection pipe 4 in which an operation switch portion 4a for changing the operating state of the vacuum cleaner 1 is disposed. Further, one end of a flexible bellows-shaped suction hose 5 is connected to the other end of the suction pipe 3 via a connection pipe 4 that is bent halfway.

  A vacuum cleaner body 6 is connected to the other end of the suction hose 5. 2 to 4 show the appearance of the cleaner body 6. FIG. The other end of the suction hose 5 is connected to a hose connection portion 7 provided at the front end portion of the cleaner body 6. The vacuum cleaner main body 6 is provided with a suction air passage 11 communicated with the hose connection portion 7.

  The vacuum cleaner main body 6 accommodates an electric blower 9 that generates suction air, a control circuit board, a cord reel of a power cord, and the like. Wheels 10 are attached to both sides of the rear portion of the cleaner body 6. The vacuum cleaner body 6 is energized when the power cord is connected to an external power source, and the electric blower 9 is driven to perform a suction operation. The suction port body 2, the suction pipe 3, the connection pipe 4, the suction hose 5, and the suction air path 11 constitute a part of a suction path for allowing dust-containing air to flow from the outside to the inside of the cleaner body 6. .

  The dust collection unit 8 is mounted and accommodated in a dust collection unit storage portion 6 a formed on the upper side of the cleaner body 6. At this time, the dust collection unit 8 extends from the cleaner main body 6 and is predetermined in a state where almost half of the lower side of the dust collection unit 8 is covered by the housing member 12 disposed on the outer periphery of the dust collection unit 8. Is housed in a position. The cleaner body 6 in a state where the dust collection unit 8 is accommodated in the dust collection unit accommodation portion 6a will be described with reference to FIG. The dust collection unit 8 includes a dust collection container 13 including a substantially cylindrical swivel part 13a and a dust collection part 13b. Further, the dust collection unit 8 is provided with an inlet (not shown) for taking dust-containing air into the dust collection container 13 through the suction air passage 11. The swivel part 13a of the dust collecting container 13 swirls the dust-containing air that has flowed from the inflow port to separate the air and dust (dust). And the dust collection part 13b captures the dust (dust) separated from the dust-containing air by the swivel part 13a.

  Inside the dust collecting container 13, a substantially cylindrical discharge pipe 15 is disposed substantially concentrically with respect to the substantially cylindrical shape of the dust collecting container 13. The discharge pipe 15 includes a mesh member 15a on a part of its side wall, and the mesh member 15a constitutes a communication portion 16 that communicates the dust collecting container 13 and the discharge pipe 15. Further, the dust collection unit 8 has a filter 17 that collects fine dust that cannot be removed by the swivel unit 13a and the like, and a discharge port 18 that discharges air from which dust is separated from the dust-containing air by the swivel unit 13a and the like. Is provided.

  Furthermore, a gap is formed in the dust collecting container 13 from the side wall or bottom wall of the discharge pipe 15 toward the inner wall of the dust collecting container 13 and between the dust collecting container 13 and the inner wall. A partition wall 19a arranged in a state is provided. Then, the revolving part 13a and the dust collecting part 13b of the dust collecting container 13 are partitioned by the partition wall 19a. Further, the partition wall 19a suppresses air from flowing from the swivel unit 13a to the dust collection unit 13b, and prevents dust accumulated in the dust collection unit 13b from being re-scattered into the swivel unit 13a.

  An outlet (not shown) is provided at the rear end of the suction air passage 11, and when the dust collection unit 8 is mounted and accommodated in the dust collection unit accommodation portion 6 a of the cleaner body 6, The outlet of the suction air passage 11 and the inlet of the dust collection unit 8 are joined, and the suction air passage 11 and the swivel part 13a of the dust collection container 13 are communicated. Further, an exhaust air passage 20 is provided on the upper rear side of the cleaner body 6. In a state where the dust collection unit 8 is accommodated in the dust collection unit accommodation portion 6 a, the discharge port 18 of the dust collection unit 8 is connected to the exhaust air passage 20.

  In front of the exhaust air passage 20 inside the cleaner body 6, an electric blower housing portion 6 b in which the electric blower 9 is housed is disposed. The electric blower 9 drives suction of dust-containing air dust into the dust collecting container 13 of the dust collecting unit 8. That is, when the electric blower 9 operates, the air pressure in the electric blower housing portion 6b in which the electric blower 9 is housed decreases. This decrease in the atmospheric pressure propagates from the electric blower housing 6 b to the exhaust air passage 20, the discharge port 18, the dust collecting container 13, and the suction air passage 11. And the fall of this atmospheric pressure finally reaches the suction port body 2 and becomes the air suction force in the suction port body 2.

Thus, the dust-containing air containing the dust sucked together with the air via the suction port body 2 by the suction force driven by the electric blower 9 passes through the suction pipe 3, the connection pipe 4 and the suction hose 5 and is cleaned. The main body 6 is reached. The dust-containing air that has reached the cleaner body 6 passes through the suction air passage 11 of the cleaner body 6 and flows into the swivel part 13 a of the dust collection container 13 from the inlet of the dust collection unit 8. This dust-containing air flows in a substantially tangential direction with respect to the side wall of the swivel portion 13a and becomes a swirling airflow. Then, while forming a forced vortex region in the vicinity of the central axis and a quasi-free vortex region on the outer periphery thereof, it flows downward due to its path structure and gravity. At this time, since centrifugal force acts on dust (dust) in the air, it is pressed against the inner wall of the swivel unit 13a and separated from the air.

  The dust separated from the dust-containing air rides on the descending swirling airflow, travels below the swiveling portion 13a, and is collected by the dust collecting portion 13b. At this time, the partition wall 19a prevents the flow of air (air) from the swivel unit 13a to the dust collection unit 13b, and the re-scattering of dust accumulated in the dust collection unit 13b is suppressed. The air from which the dust (dust) has been removed flows into the discharge pipe 15 from the swivel part 13 a through the communication part 16. The air that has flowed into the discharge pipe 15 is discharged from the discharge port 18 to the exhaust air passage 20 after the fine dust that could not be separated by the swivel unit 13 a is removed by the filter 17. After that, the air is discharged to the outside of the cleaner body 6 through an exhaust air path 20 and an exhaust path including an exhaust port (not shown).

FIG. 6 is a block diagram of the electric vacuum cleaner according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. FIG. 7 is a block diagram of the portable information terminal 24 described later.
The vacuum cleaner 1 includes a vacuum cleaner body 6, a suction hose 5, a connection pipe 4, a suction pipe 3, and a suction port 2 block.
The cleaner body 6 includes an electric blower 9, a control board 22, and a wireless tag 21.
The control board 22 includes a main body control unit 26, a main body storage unit 23, the bidirectional thyristor 14, and a power consumption calculation unit 32.
The wireless tag 21 includes an antenna unit 28, a communication control unit 29, and an information storage unit 30.
The portable information terminal 24 includes a display unit 24a, an input unit 24b, a control unit 24c, a communication transmission / reception unit 24d, and a short-range communication transmission / reception unit 24e.
The connection pipe 4 includes an operation switch unit 4a and a momentum calculation unit 4b.

  The electric blower 9 is connected to the commercial AC power supply 27 via the bidirectional thyristor 14. The power consumption calculation unit 32 calculates the power consumed by the electric blower 9 from the current (effective value) flowing through the electric blower 9 and the power supply voltage of the commercial AC power supply 27. The main body control unit 26 is connected to the bidirectional thyristor 14 and the power consumption calculation unit 32. The main body control unit 26 transmits a control signal to the bidirectional thyristor 14, and drives the electric blower 9 with a current whose current phase angle is adjusted and energization is controlled.

  The main body storage unit 23 stores operation state related information, operation method related information, or vacuum cleaner main body / accessory management information. The operation state related information refers to cumulative time, amount of power used, failure information, and the like that the user of the vacuum cleaner 1 cleaned using the vacuum cleaner 1 on that day. The operation method related information is handling instruction information of the electric vacuum cleaner 1 and includes, for example, a method for disposing dust / dust from the dust collecting container 13 described later, a method for maintaining a rotating brush, or a method for cleaning the filter 17 described later. Indicates descriptive information. The management information of the vacuum cleaner main body refers to dust (dust) amount information collected in the dust collecting container 13, type name information of the vacuum cleaner main body 6, type name information of the rotary brush attached to the suction port body 2, and the like. . The management information of accessories is the cyclone type dust collection method in this embodiment, but if it is a paper pack type vacuum cleaner, the model name information of accessories of the vacuum cleaner such as the paper pack model name information And so on.

The wireless tag 21 is composed of, for example, an NFC tag. FIG. 13 is a block diagram of a wireless tag. In the first embodiment, the wireless tag 21 is provided in the cleaner body 6. The vacuum cleaner main body 6 is provided with a portable terminal holding position display unit 25, and the wireless tag 21 is disposed close to the portable terminal holding position display unit 25 (see FIG. 5). The portable terminal holding position display unit 25 is a part that displays the position where the portable information terminal is held close (or touched) by printing or engraving on the outside of the cleaner body 6, and in the first embodiment, It is provided on the outer wall above the exhaust air duct 20 behind the dust collection unit 8.
The information storage unit 30 updates and stores the information stored in the main body storage unit 23 (operation state related information, operation method related information, or vacuum cleaner main body / accessory management information). Furthermore, information received from the portable information terminal 24 via the antenna unit 28 is stored.
The communication control unit 29 receives a transmission command signal for instructing transmission of the information stored in the information storage unit 30 to the portable information terminal 24 side from the portable information terminal 24, and according to the transmission command signal. A transmission process for transmitting the information stored in the information storage unit 30 to the portable information terminal 24 side is executed.
The antenna unit 28 is configured by a loop antenna disposed so as to surround the RFID tag IC chip 31 constituting the communication control unit 29 and the information storage unit 30. The antenna unit 28 receives a radio signal including a transmission command signal from the portable information terminal 24 and transmits a radio signal including the information to the portable information terminal 24 side.
The wireless tag 21 is supplied with power from the control board 22 through a power supply line (not shown).

The portable information terminal 24 is, for example, a smartphone.
The input unit 24b is used for operations such as telephone number input and web connection when making a call on the portable information terminal 24, and also instructs the portable information terminal 24 to transmit the information stored in the information storage unit 30. An input for transmitting the transmission command signal to the wireless tag 21 is performed. The input can be performed by touching the display unit 24a, and the display unit 24a also serves as the input unit 24b.
In addition to the screen display at the time of input, the display unit 24a receives the portable information terminal from the antenna unit 28 of the wireless tag 21 via the antenna unit 28 received via the short-range communication transmitting / receiving unit 24e of the portable information terminal 24. The information transmitted to the 24 side and stored in the information storage unit 30 is displayed.
The control unit 24c executes input processing of the input unit 24b, display processing of the display unit 24a, short-range communication transmission / reception processing with the wireless tag 21, call processing, web connection processing, and the like.
The communication transmitter / receiver 24d transmits / receives wireless communication to / from the outside of the portable information terminal 24 (wireless tag 21, base station side, etc.). The communication transmitting / receiving unit 24d includes a short-range communication transmitting / receiving unit 24e that performs short-range wireless transmission / reception with the wireless tag 21.

The operation switch unit 4a of the connection pipe 4 instructs to start and stop the electric blower 27 and to control the output (for example, “strong”, “medium”, “weak”).
The momentum calculation unit 4 b is an acceleration sensor, for example, and is provided in the connection pipe 4. For example, the reciprocating stroke of the connecting pipe 4 can be calculated by detecting the acceleration when the connecting pipe 4 is reciprocated in the front-rear direction during the cleaning operation, and integrating this twice. The amount of exercise (calorie consumption) is calculated from this stroke.

Next, the operation will be described.
FIG. 21 is a flow explanatory diagram of communication control of each unit according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
When the portable information terminal 24 having a short-range communication function is brought close to the portable terminal holding position display unit 25 provided in the cleaner body 6, the antenna unit 28 in the wireless tag 21 is connected to the short-distance wireless transmission / reception unit of the portable information terminal 24. The wireless signal from 24e is received. The wireless signal includes a transmission command signal that instructs transmission of information stored in the information storage unit 30 of the wireless tag 21 to the portable information terminal 24 side. Information on the transmission command signal included in the wireless signal is received and processed by the communication control unit 29. The communication control unit 29 transmits a command signal for transmitting information stored in the main body storage unit 23 to the portable information terminal 24 side to the main body control unit 26. The main body control unit 26 receives the command signal, and transmits information stored in the main body storage unit 23 to the communication control unit 29 of the wireless tag 21 based on the command signal. Then, the communication control unit 29 updates the information in the information storage unit 30 to the information stored in the main body storage unit 23.

  The communication control unit 29 transmits the updated information in the information storage unit 30 to the portable information terminal 24 side that is close to the portable terminal holding position display unit 25 via the antenna unit 28. Here, instead of transmitting the information updated and stored in the information storage unit 30, the information stored in the main body storage unit 23 may be directly transmitted. And the information memorize | stored in either the main body memory | storage part 23 or the information memory | storage part 30 is received by the near field communication transmission / reception part 24e of the information portable information terminal 24. FIG. The control unit 24c displays the received information on the display unit 24a. In this manner, information based on at least one of the information stored in the main body storage unit 23 or the information storage unit 30 in the cleaner body 6 can be notified from the display unit of the portable information terminal 24.

  Here, when the amount of information stored in the main body storage unit 23 is large and exceeds the storage capacity of the information storage unit 30, the information stored in the information storage unit 30 is divided and transmitted to the information storage unit 30. The information updated and stored in the information storage unit 30 is transmitted to the portable information terminal 24. When this transmission is completed, the information stored in the next divided information storage unit 30 is sequentially transmitted to the information storage unit 30. To the portable information terminal 24. Thus, information exceeding the storage capacity of the information storage unit 30 can be transmitted to the portable information terminal 24.

14 and 15 show operation state related information of the cleaner body 6 as an example of information to be displayed on the display unit 24a of the portable information terminal 24. FIG.
FIG. 14 is an example of displaying information on cleaning time, power consumption, and reference electricity bill (current cleaning amount, cumulative value for one week, cumulative value for one month). As the operation state related information of the cleaner body 6, the power consumption and the electricity cost consumed during the cleaning operation are calculated by the main body control unit 26 based on the cleaning time and the information from the power consumption calculation unit 32. The main body control unit 26 measures the usage time from the start of the cleaning operation to the present and stores it in the main body storage unit 23. Further, the main body storage unit 23 stores information on the electricity cost per unit electric energy, and the main body control unit 26 calculates the electricity cost (reference electricity cost) for the current cleaning. Further, the main body storage unit 23 stores the accumulated value of the electricity bill for the last one week and one month as a reference electricity bill. Information on cleaning time, power consumption, and standard electricity bill (cumulative amount for this time, cumulative value for one week, cumulative value for one month) is transmitted to the portable information terminal 24 and displayed on the display unit 24a of the portable information terminal 24. Let

  FIG. 15 is an example of displaying calorie consumption information (current amount for cleaning, cumulative value for one week), cleaning time (current amount for cleaning, cumulative value for one week) and cleaning operation advice information. An acceleration sensor which is a momentum calculating unit 4b for calculating the momentum of the connecting pipe 4 is provided in the connecting pipe 4. The calorie consumption is calculated by the exercise amount calculation unit 4b. The main body control unit 26 measures the cleaning time from the start of the cleaning operation to the present and stores it in the main body storage unit 23. Further, the cumulative value of the cleaning time for the last week and the cumulative value of calorie consumption are stored in the main body storage unit 23. Further, advice information on the cleaning operation is stored in the main body storage unit 23 from information such as the operation speed of the connection pipe 4 being cleaned. Calorie consumption information (cumulative value for this cleaning, cumulative value for one week), cleaning time (cumulative value for this cleaning, cumulative value for one week) and cleaning operation advice information stored in the main body storage unit 23 are stored in the portable information terminal 24. And displayed on the display unit 24a of the portable information terminal 24.

16 and 17 show operation method related information and cleaner body / accessory management information as examples of information to be displayed on the display unit 24a of the portable information terminal 24. FIG.
FIG. 16 shows information on the amount of dust (dust) collected in the dust collection container 13 as management information of the vacuum cleaner main body 6, and information on the disposal method and instruction manual of dust from the dust collection container 13 as operation method related information. Is an example of displaying. These pieces of information are transmitted to the portable information terminal 24 and displayed on the display unit 24a of the portable information terminal 24.

  FIG. 17 is an example of displaying the model name information of the cleaner body 6, the brush failure information, and the corresponding means as the operation state related information and the cleaner body / accessory information. These pieces of information are transmitted to the portable information terminal 24 and displayed on the display unit 24a of the portable information terminal 24.

  Thus, according to the vacuum cleaner of Embodiment 1, the vacuum cleaner main body, the suction port body, the electric blower that generates suction air, and the dust sucked together with the air through the suction port body are collected. A dust collection unit that collects dust, a main body storage unit that stores operation state related information, operation method related information, or management information of the vacuum cleaner main body and accessories, and a portable information terminal that includes a short-range communication transmission / reception unit and a display unit. A wireless tag that performs distance wireless communication, and the wireless tag includes an information storage unit, a communication control unit, and an antenna unit, and the information storage unit updates and stores the information stored in the main body storage unit, The communication control unit receives a transmission command signal for instructing to transmit the information stored in the information storage unit to the portable information terminal side from the portable information terminal, and according to the transmission command signal Information A transmission process for transmitting the information stored in the portable information terminal to the portable information terminal side, the antenna unit receiving a radio signal including the transmission command signal from the portable information terminal, and the portable information terminal A wireless signal including the information is transmitted to the side, and the information stored in the information storage unit is transmitted to the portable information terminal side via the antenna unit based on the transmission command signal received by the antenna unit. Since it is configured to be displayed on the display unit, portable information that is an external device different from the main body of the vacuum cleaner, the operation state related information of the vacuum cleaner, the operation method related information, or the management information of the main body and accessories of the vacuum cleaner By displaying on the terminal, the user can easily visually recognize the display information on the portable information terminal. Moreover, a display part becomes unnecessary in a vacuum cleaner main body, and it can implement | achieve size reduction, weight reduction, cost reduction, and assembly property improvement of a vacuum cleaner main body.

  In addition, since the wireless tag is provided in the cleaner body, the wireless tag can be provided at a position close to the control board disposed in the cleaner body, so that a power supply line between the wireless tag and the control board is provided. Further, there is an advantage that the routing of the signal line is shortened, the cost of the routing can be reduced, and the mixing of noise into the signal line can be suppressed.

  Further, by configuring the wireless tag 21 with the near field communication technology NFC (Near Field Communication) which is an international standard, a general portable information terminal equipped with an NFC function is used, and the portable information terminal is wirelessly connected. By installing a dedicated transmission / reception application via a tag, mutual information communication between the vacuum cleaner 1 and the portable information terminal 24 becomes possible, and there is no need to newly prepare a dedicated portable information terminal.

  Moreover, although the present Example demonstrated what employ | adopted the display part of the portable information terminal 24 as alerting | reporting means, if it is a means which can alert | report to a user, other alerting | reporting means will be employ | adopted. Also good.

  In the present embodiment, the main body control unit 26 and the main body storage unit 23 have been described separately. However, the main body control unit 26 and the main body storage unit 23 may be configured by a single microcomputer or the like.

  In the present embodiment, the communication control unit 29 and the information storage unit 30 have been described separately. However, the communication control unit 29 and the information storage unit 30 may be configured by a single microcomputer or the like.

  In this embodiment, the operation method related information and the accessory management information are stored in the main body storage unit 23. However, the operation method related information and the accessory management information are stored in the control unit 24c of the portable information terminal 24. Even if the operation method related information and accessory management information are displayed on the display unit 24 a of the portable information terminal 24 based on the management information of the cleaner body 1 stored in the information storage unit 30. Good.

  Moreover, although the present Example demonstrated what employ | adopted the cyclone type as a dust collection system, if it is a cleaner equipped with the wireless tag 21 which can communicate with the portable information terminal 24 provided with the near field communication function, it will be a cyclone type. Not limited to this, other dust collection methods may be adopted.

In this embodiment, the suction hose 5, the suction pipe 3, and the suction port body 2 are mounted. However, the suction hose 5, the suction pipe 3, and the suction port body 2 are mounted. It may not be.
Further, the present invention is not limited to the canister type vacuum cleaner as described above.

Embodiment 2. FIG.
FIG. 8 is a block diagram of a vacuum cleaner according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention. FIG. 9 is a block diagram of a portable information terminal that communicates with the vacuum cleaner according to the second embodiment. The difference from the first embodiment is that the wireless transmission / reception unit 24d of the portable information terminal 24 further includes a medium-range communication transmission / reception unit 24f. The medium distance communication transmitting / receiving unit 24 f performs wireless communication with the home power control apparatus 40 connected to the Internet line 42 connected to the external server 43 and the home appliance 41.

  The medium-range communication transmitter / receiver 24f is a device that transmits and receives via a wireless LAN. The external server 43 is, for example, an electric power company server. The indoor equipment 41 is a TV. The indoor power control device 40 is a HEMS controller (HEMS: Home Energy Management System).

Next, the operation will be described.
The portable information terminal 24 acquires information stored in the external server 43 connected to the Internet line 42 via the house power control device 40. The acquired information of the external server 43 is transmitted from the portable information terminal 24 to the main body control unit 26 via the wireless tag 21 of the cleaner main body 6. When the information stored in the external server 43 is the electricity charge for each time zone of the power company server, the server control unit 26 of the cleaner body 6 uses the server information when calculating the electricity bill for the power consumption amount, The electricity bill can be calculated in consideration of the electricity bill for each time zone.
When the external server 43 is a server of the manufacturer of the electric vacuum cleaner 1, handling instruction information stored in the manufacturer's server can be downloaded to the cleaner body 6 in the same procedure.

  Furthermore, the information displayed on the display unit 24a of the portable information terminal 24 shown in the first embodiment can be displayed on the TV screen that is the home appliance 41 via the home power control device 40. In particular, if the calorie consumption information is displayed on the TV screen, it becomes easy to share with the family and motivates to enjoy cleaning.

  As described above, according to the electric vacuum cleaner of the second embodiment, the vacuum cleaner main body, the suction port body, the electric blower that generates suction air, and the dust sucked together with the air through the suction port body are collected. A dust collection unit that collects dust, a main body storage unit that stores operation state related information, operation method related information, or management information of the vacuum cleaner main body and accessories, and a portable information terminal that includes a short-range communication transmission / reception unit and a display unit. The portable information terminal further includes a middle-range wireless transmission / reception unit that wirelessly communicates with an indoor power control device connected to an Internet line connected to an external server and an indoor device. The wireless tag includes an information storage unit, a communication control unit, and an antenna unit. The information storage unit updates and stores the information stored in the main body storage unit, and the communication control unit includes the information storage unit. Storage Reception processing for receiving a transmission command signal for instructing transmission of the stored information to the portable information terminal side from the portable information terminal, and the information stored in the information storage unit according to the transmission command signal Is transmitted to the portable information terminal side, and the antenna unit receives a wireless signal including the transmission command signal from the portable information terminal, and wirelessly includes the information to the portable information terminal side. The information stored in the information storage unit that transmits a signal to the portable information terminal side via the antenna unit based on the transmission command signal received by the antenna unit, and the indoor power control device And display on the display unit based on the server information acquired from the external server via the mobile phone, so that the information stored in the external server can be acquired in the vacuum cleaner body, and the portable information Or improves the accuracy of the information displayed on the end of the display unit, it is possible to display a variety of information.

Embodiment 3 FIG.
10 is a block diagram of a vacuum cleaner according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention. The difference from the first embodiment is that the main body control unit 26 inputs control command information for controlling the electric blower 9 from the input unit 24b of the portable information terminal 24 via the wireless tag 21 provided in the cleaner main body 6. Is.
The communication control unit 29 of the wireless tag 21 executes a reception process for receiving the control command information of the electric blower 9 from the portable information terminal 24 via the antenna unit 28 and outputs the control command information to the main body control unit 26.

Next, the operation will be described.
FIG. 18 shows a display example (input example) of command information for the vacuum cleaner in the display unit (also serving as the input unit) of the portable information terminal that communicates with the vacuum cleaner according to the third embodiment. FIG. 22 is a diagram illustrating a flow of communication control between the main part of the electric vacuum cleaner according to Embodiment 3 and the portable information terminal.
From the input unit 24a of the portable information terminal 24, the control command information of the content for adjusting the rotational speed of the electric blower 9 from 40000 times per minute to 38000 times per minute is input and determined. This corresponds to the procedures of “main body control section information change operation” and “main body control section information change content confirmation” in FIG.
Next, when the portable information terminal 24 provided with the short-range communication function is brought close to the portable terminal holding position display unit 25 provided in the cleaner body 6, the antenna unit 28 in the wireless tag 21 is connected to the portable information terminal 24 at a short distance. A wireless signal is received from the wireless transmission / reception unit 24e. This radio signal includes control command information related to the rotational speed of the electric blower 9. The control command information included in this radio signal is received and processed by the communication control unit 29. Then, it is transmitted from the communication control unit 29 to the main body control unit 26. The main body control unit 26 updates the information in the main body storage unit 23 based on the control command information, and outputs the phase angle control to the bidirectional thyristor 14 so as to change the rotation speed of the electric blower 9 based on the control command information. A signal is adjusted and the electric current which flows into the electric blower 9 is controlled. Further, the main body control unit 26 wirelessly transmits to the portable information terminal 24 via the wireless tag 21 the main body control unit reception completion information indicating that the reception of information from the portable information terminal 24 is completed. When the portable information terminal 24 receives the main body control unit reception completion information, the portable information terminal display unit 24a is notified that reception of the main body control unit has been completed.

  Thus, the vacuum cleaner according to Embodiment 3 further includes a main body control unit that controls the electric blower and an input unit that inputs control command information for controlling the electric blower, and the portable information terminal and the short-range wireless A wireless tag that communicates, and the wireless tag includes an information storage unit, a communication control unit, and an antenna unit, and the information storage unit updates and stores the information stored in the main body storage unit, The control unit executes a reception process for receiving the control command information from the portable information terminal via the antenna unit, outputs the control command information to the main body control unit, and receives the control command received by the antenna unit. Since the electric blower is controlled based on the information, the electric vacuum cleaner 1 does not require an operation switch unit for instructing start / stop of driving of the electric blower, output control, etc. Smaller, lighter, cost, assembly improvement can be realized.

Embodiment 4 FIG.
FIG. 11 is an external view of a vacuum cleaner 1 according to Embodiment 4 of the present invention. FIG. 12 is a block diagram of a vacuum cleaner according to Embodiment 4 of the present invention. The difference from the first embodiment is that the wireless pipe 21 and the portable information terminal holding position display unit 25 are provided on the connection pipe 4. A wireless tag 21 is provided close to the portable information terminal holding position display unit 25.
By disposing the wireless tag 21 on the connection pipe portion 4 having the grip portion 4c gripped by the user, the user can approach without being bent when the portable information terminal 24 is brought close to the wireless tag 21 during the cleaning operation. The operation can be performed.

  As described above, according to the electric vacuum cleaner of the fourth embodiment, since the connection pipe having the grip portion to be gripped by the user is further provided and the wireless tag is disposed in the connection pipe, the user performs the cleaning operation. When the portable information terminal is brought close to the wireless tag, the proximity operation can be performed without bending, and a convenient vacuum cleaner can be obtained.

Embodiment 5 FIG.
FIG. 19 is a block diagram of a vacuum cleaner according to Embodiment 5 of the present invention. The difference from the fourth embodiment is that the suction port 2 is provided with a wireless tag 21 and a portable information terminal holding position display unit 25. A wireless tag 21 is provided close to the portable information terminal holding position display unit 25.
By disposing the wireless tag 21 in the suction port body 2, the user can easily confirm information related to the suction port body 2 with the portable information terminal 24. For example, the maintenance method of the suction port body 2 can be displayed on the portable information terminal display unit 24a simply by bringing the portable information terminal 24 close to the suction port body 2, and access to information desired by the user is intuitive. Easy to understand.

FIG. 20 shows a display example in which the maintenance method of the suction port body 2 is displayed on the portable information terminal display unit 24a. Here, brush type name information and maintenance information are displayed as management information for accessories of the vacuum cleaner. In addition, as detailed maintenance information, an input display capable of downloading an instruction manual is also displayed.
When downloading the instruction manual, as shown in FIG. 7, the communication transmitting / receiving unit 24d of the portable information terminal 24 may directly access the server of the vacuum cleaner manufacturer and download it. Further, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the medium-range communication transmitting / receiving unit 24 f of the portable information terminal 24 accesses the server of the vacuum cleaner manufacturer connected to the Internet line 42 via the home power management device 40. And download it.

  As described above, according to the vacuum cleaner of the fifth embodiment, since the wireless tag is arranged in the suction port body, the information related to the suction port body can be transmitted to the portable information terminal only by bringing the portable information terminal close to the suction port body. A user-friendly vacuum cleaner can be obtained in an intuitive and easy-to-understand manner.

  In the first to fifth embodiments, the power supply to the wireless tag 21 is not performed from the control board 22 through the power supply line, but is performed using the power of the wireless signal received from the portable information terminal 24. It may be. The restriction on the setting location of the wireless tag 21 is eliminated, and the degree of design freedom can be increased.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Vacuum cleaner, 2 Suction port body, 3 Suction pipe, 4 Connection pipe, 4a Operation switch part, 4b Momentum amount calculation part, 4c Gripping part, 5 Suction hose, 6 Vacuum cleaner main body, 6a Dust collection unit accommodating part, 6b Electric Blower accommodating portion, 7 hose connecting portion, 8 dust collecting unit, 9 electric blower, 10 wheels, 11 suction air passage, 12 accommodating member, 13 dust collecting container, 13a swirling portion, 13b dust collecting portion, 14 bidirectional thyristor, DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 15 Exhaust pipe, 15a Mesh member, 16 Communication part, 17 Filter, 18 Exhaust port, 19 Structure, 19a Partition, 20 Exhaust air path, 21 Wireless tag, 22 Control board, 23 Main body memory | storage part, 24 Portable information terminal, 24a Display unit, 24b input unit, 24c control unit, 24d communication transmission / reception unit, 24e short-range communication transmission / reception unit, 24f medium-range communication transmission / reception 25, portable information terminal holding position display unit, 26 main body control unit, 27 commercial AC power supply, 28 antenna unit, 29 communication control unit, 30 information storage unit, 31 wireless tag IC chip, 32 power consumption calculation unit, 40 Power control device, 41 indoor equipment, 42 internet line, 43 external server.

Claims (7)

The vacuum cleaner body,
A suction port,
An electric blower that generates suction air;
A dust collecting part for collecting dust sucked together with air via the suction port body;
Main body storage unit for storing operation state related information, operation method related information or management information of the vacuum cleaner main body and accessories,
A wireless tag for short-range wireless communication with a portable information terminal having a short-range communication transceiver and a display unit,
The wireless tag includes an information storage unit, a communication control unit, and an antenna unit,
The information storage unit updates and stores the information stored in the main body storage unit,
The communication control unit receives a transmission command signal for instructing to transmit the information stored in the information storage unit to the portable information terminal side from the portable information terminal, and according to the transmission command signal Transmission processing for transmitting the information stored in the information storage unit to the portable information terminal side,
The antenna unit receives a wireless signal including the transmission command signal from the portable information terminal, transmits a wireless signal including the information to the portable information terminal side,
A vacuum cleaner that transmits the information stored in the information storage unit based on the transmission command signal received by the antenna unit to the portable information terminal side via the antenna unit and displays the information on the display unit. The vacuum cleaner body,
A suction port,
An electric blower that generates suction air;
A dust collecting part for collecting dust sucked together with air via the suction port body;
Main body storage unit for storing operation state related information, operation method related information or management information of the vacuum cleaner main body and accessories,
A wireless tag for short-range wireless communication with a portable information terminal having a short-range communication transceiver and a display unit,
The portable information terminal further includes a mid-range wireless transmission / reception unit that wirelessly communicates with an indoor power control device connected to an Internet line connected to an external server and an indoor device,
The wireless tag includes an information storage unit, a communication control unit, and an antenna unit,
The information storage unit updates and stores the information stored in the main body storage unit,
The communication control unit receives a transmission command signal for instructing to transmit the information stored in the information storage unit to the portable information terminal side from the portable information terminal, and according to the transmission command signal Transmission processing for transmitting the information stored in the information storage unit to the portable information terminal side,
The antenna unit receives a wireless signal including the transmission command signal from the portable information terminal, transmits a wireless signal including the information to the portable information terminal side,
The information stored in the information storage unit transmitted to the portable information terminal side via the antenna unit based on the transmission command signal received by the antenna unit, and the external via the indoor power control device A vacuum cleaner to be displayed on the display unit based on server information acquired from the server. A main body control unit for controlling the electric blower;
A wireless tag for short-range wireless communication with the portable information terminal, further comprising an input unit for inputting control command information for controlling the electric blower;
The wireless tag includes an information storage unit, a communication control unit, and an antenna unit,
The information storage unit updates and stores the information stored in the main body storage unit,
The communication control unit executes a reception process for receiving the control command information from the portable information terminal via the antenna unit and outputs the control command information to the main body control unit,
A vacuum cleaner that controls the electric blower based on the control command information received by the antenna unit. The electric blower is built in the vacuum cleaner body,
The vacuum cleaner according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the wireless tag is disposed in the cleaner body. It further comprises a connection pipe having a gripping part gripped by the user,
The vacuum cleaner according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the wireless tag is disposed in the connection pipe.   The vacuum cleaner according to claim 1, wherein the wireless tag is disposed in the suction port body.   The vacuum cleaner according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the wireless tag includes an NFC tag.

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