JPH0515476A - Central cleaner system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To eliminate delay in construction term due to complicate Wiring, and thereby shorten construction term with erroneous wiring eliminated as well as to execute construction economically by excluding signal wiring in a central cleaner system. CONSTITUTION:Transmitting and receiving data information such as starting and suspending a fan motor, the volume of waste and the like between a cleaner main body 2 and a cleaning section 4 in a central cleaner system are performed by means of ultra sonic waves through a pipe line 3, the hose section of the cleaning section 4 and the like, acting as an ultra sonic wave media.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a central cleaner system for performing vacuum cleaning by central processing.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, for example, an air suction device such as a fan motor is provided at one place in a specific space of a house, under the floor, outdoors, or the like, while an outlet for connecting a cleaning unit to the wall or floor of each room. A plurality of pipes are arranged, and the inlet and the air suction device are connected by a pipe of several tens of meters to several hundreds of meters, and the ordinary air including a suction portion, an extension pipe, an operating portion, etc. A central part that can be centrally cleaned by controlling the start or stop of suction by inserting and attaching the end of a cleaning part configured similarly to the case of a vacuum cleaner and manually operating the operating part. There is a cleaner system.

4 and 5 are views for explaining such a central cleaner system, FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the inside of a house, and FIG. 5 is a view showing its piping. 1 in both figures
Is a cleaning unit insertion port (hereinafter, simply referred to as an insertion port) for connecting the cleaning unit 4, 2 is a cleaner main body (hereinafter, simply referred to as a main body), and is configured as an air suction device using a fan motor or the like. Reference numeral 3 is a pipe such as a flexible vinyl pipe having an airtight suction passage formed between the main body 2 and each of the insertion ports 1. The cleaning unit 4 in FIG.
Is composed of a flexible hose 5 having an end portion 5A that is inserted into the insertion port 5, a hand operation portion 6, an extension pipe 7 made of a vinyl pipe or the like, and a power nozzle 8 detachably attached to the tip thereof. ..

In the central cleaner system constructed as described above, the end portion 5A of the hose 5 of the cleaning portion 4 is inserted into the insertion opening 1 and brought into close contact therewith, and a switch (not shown) of the hand operation portion 6 is operated to be described later. Body 2 via the signal transmission line
The main body 2 can start a vacuum suction operation by turning on the switch or controlling a fan motor or the like to suck dust or dirt from the power nozzle 8.

[0005]

However, according to the configuration of the conventional central cleaner system described above, a large number of lines are required for signal transmission from the hand operation unit 6 to the main body 2 or for supplying electric power in response thereto. there were.

[0006] Figure 6 is a diagram showing a wiring state of such line, ₆₁ in the figure are dust signature portion of the operation portion 6. The dust sign, such as the start of suction from the dust sign section, has two signal lines, two circuit control and signal transmission lines of the hand operation section 6 for responding to the dust sign, and a tatami mat provided on the power nozzle 8. Motor 8 ₁ that forms the hitting part, etc.
It is necessary to connect a total of 6 wirings including two power supply lines to the piping 3 and also 4 wirings to the cleaning unit 4.

Since the wiring is provided along the pipe 3, the length thereof is the same as that of the pipe 3 of several tens to several hundreds of meters.
The length of the wire becomes long, and several points must be connected on the way, which requires time for wiring work, and many connection mistakes occur, resulting in malfunction.

On the other hand, in recent years, the functions of household cleaners have become more sophisticated, and there is a tendency to equip a central cleaner with the same functions as those of the household cleaners. However, for this purpose, it is necessary to increase the signal amount between the hand operation unit 6 and the cleaner main body 2, and it is necessary to further increase the number of wires between the main body 2 and the insertion port 1. Therefore, there has been a problem that the wiring work is more troublesome than the present and that incorrect wiring is likely to occur.

It should be noted that wireless radio wave system, optical communication system, ultrasonic communication system, and the like are easily conceivable as a structure in which an electric wire is not required for signal communication between the main body 2 and the hand-held operation unit 6, but these systems are not applicable. Among them, in the method that uses air (atmosphere) as a medium for signal transmission, a rebar between the main body 2 and the hand operation unit 6,
Practical is very difficult due to the presence of wooden or concrete floors.

The present invention is intended to solve the problem of the conventional central cleaner as described above.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a central cleaner system having a configuration in which wiring for signal transmission is not provided between the handheld operating unit 6 and the handheld operating unit 6.

[0011]

According to the present invention, an air suction device composed of a fan motor or the like is used as a cleaner body, and a plurality of cleaner insertion openings connected to the cleaner body by pipes are used for walls, floors, etc. of houses. The hose part of the vacuum cleaner part, which is arranged and fixed at the cleaner insertion port, is composed of a hose part, a hand operation part, an extension pipe made of a vinyl pipe or the like, and a power nozzle attached to the tip thereof. In the central cleaner system configured to detachably attach the end portion of the cleaner and drive the cleaner body to suck dust and the like by the power nozzle, the hand operation part of the cleaning part and the air of the cleaner body The transmission and reception of various operation signals between the suction devices are transmitted by ultrasonic signals using a pipe as a medium.

[0012]

According to the present invention, since signal transmission between the main body and the cleaning section uses piping as a medium, there is no fear of incorrect connection wiring and the like, the construction period is shortened and the line cost is reduced. Therefore, it is possible to economically install the equipment and to obtain the effect that there is no obstacle in the signal transmission line.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a central cleaner system in one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a concrete example diagram corresponding to FIG. In both figures, the description from the previous figure is used for 1 to 8, and other reference numerals, 9 is the cleaning unit 4
Between the main body 2 and the main body 2, a handy transmission means for transmitting data using the pipe 3 as a medium, 10 is a handy transmission means for outputting the data of the cleaning section 4 to the handy transmission means 9, and 11 is similarly sent from the main body 2. It is a local reception means for receiving an incoming signal via the local transmission means 9.

Reference numeral 12 is a hand control means for outputting a signal to the hand transmission means 10 or for judging the signal received by the hand receiving means 11, and 13 is a dust amount detecting means for detecting the dust amount in the cleaning section 4. , 14 are power nozzle driving means for controlling the number of revolutions of the power nozzle 8, and 15 is an input / output means for outputting or setting a cleaning state to the cleaning section 4.

Further, 16 of the main body 2 is a main body transmitting means for transmitting data between the cleaning section 4 and the main body 2, and 17 is a main body for receiving a communication signal sent from the cleaning section 4 via the main body transmitting means 16. Receiving means, 18 is a main body transmitting means for transmitting data from the main body 2, 19 is a main body controlling means for outputting a signal to the main body transmitting means 18, determining a signal received by the main body receiving means 17, and 20 is a main body. A fan motor drive circuit that controls the rotation speed of the fan motor 21 according to the output signal of the control means 19, and 22 is a dust amount detection means.

The present invention is configured as described above, and the user selects the insertion port 1 installed at the cleaning place and the cleaning unit 4 is selected.
When the switch is inserted and a switch (not shown) is turned on, electric power (the power supply line is the same as the conventional one) is supplied to the cleaning unit 4.
During this time, the fan motor 21 and the power nozzle 8 are stopped. When the hand control unit 12 detects that the cleaning unit 4 has been inserted into the insertion port 1, the input / output unit set by the user.
The content of 15 and the content detected by the dust amount detection means 13 are read to determine the rotation speed of the power nozzle 8 and the rotation speed of the fan motor 21, and the control content of the rotation speed of the power nozzle 8 is controlled by the power nozzle driving means 14 Is output to.

The control contents of the rotation speed of the fan motor 21 are controlled by the main body receiving means 17 and the main body controlling means 18 of the main body 2 from the hand transmitting means 10 through the hand transmitting means 9, the pipe 3, and the main body transmitting means 16. Then, it is sent to the fan motor drive circuit 20.

At this time, the electric signal input to the local transmission means 9 is converted into an ultrasonic signal and then transmitted into the pipe 3. As shown in FIG. 1, a pipe 3 for sucking dust is always connected between the insertion port 1 and the main body 2, and the pipe 3 is made of resin. Resin as shown in Table 1
(In Table 1, styrene resin and acrylic resin are given as an example.) The specific acoustic impedance is 500 to 1000 times higher than that of air, and ultrasonic waves are transmitted well. As a result, the data signal of the cleaning unit 4 is surely transmitted to the main body 2 through the pipe 3.

Then, the main body transmission means 16 receives the ultrasonic signal sent from the pipe 3, and converts the ultrasonic signal into an electric signal again. This electric signal is received by the main body reception means 17, and the main body control means 19 processes the signal.
That is, the number of rotations of the fan motor 21 is determined from this signal, and the fan motor drive circuit 20 is controlled to
Controls 21 rpm.

Thus, the fan motor 21 and the power nozzle 8
Starts to work. The dust collected by the cleaning is detected by the dust amount detecting means 22, and this dust amount information is transferred from the main body transmitting means 18 to the cleaning section 4 to the main body transmitting means 16, the pipes 3, and the pipe 3, And is transmitted via the local transmission means 9. The dust amount data thus transmitted is decoded by the hand control means 12 and output to the input / output means 15. As a result, the user can grasp the current dust amount while cleaning.

In the above embodiment, the hand-transmitting means 9 is provided in the cleaning section 4 and the signal between the main body 2 and the cleaning section 4 is transmitted as an ultrasonic wave. However, as shown in FIG. The transmission means 9 may be provided in the insertion port 1 as long as it does not use an electric wire for signal transmission along the pipe 3 for signal communication between the main body 2 and the cleaning unit 4. good.

Further, in the present embodiment, the cleaning means 4 is provided with each communication means, but each communication means may be provided toward the insertion port 1 and the purpose is achieved if the ultrasonic path is formed. Be done.

[0024]

[Table 1]

[0025]

As described above, since the central cleaner system of the present invention has a structure in which the communication of ultrasonic signals can be executed by using the pipe as a medium, the wiring of the electric wire for signal transmission can be eliminated. In addition, it is possible to reduce wiring work time and eliminate misconnection.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration block diagram of a central cleaner system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a specific example corresponding to FIG.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing another specific example corresponding to FIG.

FIG. 4 is an internal perspective view of a house showing one construction example of a conventional central cleaner system.

5 is a diagram showing the piping of FIG.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a wiring state of FIG. 4;

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Inlet, 2 ... Cleaner main body, 3 ... Piping, 4
… Cleaning part, 5… Hose, 5A… End of hose, 6…
Hand operation part, 7 ... Extension tube, 8 ... Power nozzle, 9
... Hand transmission means, 10 ... Hand transmission means, 11 ... Hand reception means, 12 ... Hand control means, 13 ... Dust amount detection means,
14 ... Power nozzle driving means, 15 ... Input / output means, 16 ...
Main body transmitting means, 17 ... Main body receiving means, 18 ... Main body transmitting means, 19 ... Main body controlling means, 20 ... Fan motor drive circuit, 21 ... Fan motor, 22 ... Dust amount detecting means.

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Hidetaka Yabuuchi 1006 Kadoma, Kadoma-shi, Osaka Prefecture Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.

Claims (1)

Claims: 1. An air suction device composed of a fan motor or the like is used as a cleaner body, and a plurality of cleaner insertion ports connected to the cleaner body by piping are arranged on a wall, floor, etc. of a house or the like. Installed and fixed, the end of the hose part of the cleaner part which is composed of the hose part, the hand operation part, the extension pipe made of vinyl pipe, etc., and the power nozzle attached to the tip of the hose part at the cleaner insertion port. In a central cleaner system configured to detachably attach a portion and to drive the cleaner body to suck dust and the like by the power nozzle, an air suction device for a hand operation portion of the cleaning portion and the cleaner body A central cleaner system characterized by transmitting and receiving various operation signals between them by ultrasonic signals using piping as a medium.