JPH0790011B2 - Vacuum cleaner - Google Patents
Vacuum cleanerInfo
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- JPH0790011B2 JPH0790011B2 JP63147428A JP14742888A JPH0790011B2 JP H0790011 B2 JPH0790011 B2 JP H0790011B2 JP 63147428 A JP63147428 A JP 63147428A JP 14742888 A JP14742888 A JP 14742888A JP H0790011 B2 JPH0790011 B2 JP H0790011B2
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- Prior art keywords
- electric blower
- dust
- vacuum cleaner
- unit
- rotation speed
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Classifications
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47L9/00—Details or accessories of suction cleaners, e.g. mechanical means for controlling the suction or for effecting pulsating action; Storing devices specially adapted to suction cleaners or parts thereof; Carrying-vehicles specially adapted for suction cleaners
- A47L9/28—Installation of the electric equipment, e.g. adaptation or attachment to the suction cleaner; Controlling suction cleaners by electric means
- A47L9/2894—Details related to signal transmission in suction cleaners
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47L9/00—Details or accessories of suction cleaners, e.g. mechanical means for controlling the suction or for effecting pulsating action; Storing devices specially adapted to suction cleaners or parts thereof; Carrying-vehicles specially adapted for suction cleaners
- A47L9/28—Installation of the electric equipment, e.g. adaptation or attachment to the suction cleaner; Controlling suction cleaners by electric means
- A47L9/2805—Parameters or conditions being sensed
- A47L9/281—Parameters or conditions being sensed the amount or condition of incoming dirt or dust
- A47L9/2815—Parameters or conditions being sensed the amount or condition of incoming dirt or dust using optical detectors
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47L9/00—Details or accessories of suction cleaners, e.g. mechanical means for controlling the suction or for effecting pulsating action; Storing devices specially adapted to suction cleaners or parts thereof; Carrying-vehicles specially adapted for suction cleaners
- A47L9/28—Installation of the electric equipment, e.g. adaptation or attachment to the suction cleaner; Controlling suction cleaners by electric means
- A47L9/2836—Installation of the electric equipment, e.g. adaptation or attachment to the suction cleaner; Controlling suction cleaners by electric means characterised by the parts which are controlled
- A47L9/2842—Suction motors or blowers
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47L9/00—Details or accessories of suction cleaners, e.g. mechanical means for controlling the suction or for effecting pulsating action; Storing devices specially adapted to suction cleaners or parts thereof; Carrying-vehicles specially adapted for suction cleaners
- A47L9/28—Installation of the electric equipment, e.g. adaptation or attachment to the suction cleaner; Controlling suction cleaners by electric means
- A47L9/2857—User input or output elements for control, e.g. buttons, switches or displays
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
- Y02B—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO BUILDINGS, e.g. HOUSING, HOUSE APPLIANCES OR RELATED END-USER APPLICATIONS
- Y02B40/00—Technologies aiming at improving the efficiency of home appliances, e.g. induction cooking or efficient technologies for refrigerators, freezers or dish washers
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Description
【発明の詳細な説明】 産業上の利用分野 本発明は塵検知機能を有する電気掃除機に関するもので
ある。TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to an electric vacuum cleaner having a dust detection function.
従来の技術 近年、吸込みノズルから集塵装置までの経路に塵埃セン
サを設け、経路内を流れる塵埃が前記塵埃センサを通過
すると表示を行い、かつ、電動送風機の回転数を増大す
る電気掃除機が現れている。これは塵埃の少ない所では
電動送風機の回転数を小さくし騒音も小さくして掃除を
し塵埃の多い所は電動送風機の回転数を増し効率的に掃
除をしようというものである。2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, an electric vacuum cleaner is provided which has a dust sensor in a path from a suction nozzle to a dust collector, displays when dust flowing in the path passes through the dust sensor, and increases the rotation speed of an electric blower. Is appearing. This is to reduce the number of revolutions of the electric blower and reduce noise in a place where there is little dust for cleaning, and to increase the number of revolutions of the electric blower in a place where there is much dust for efficient cleaning.
発明が解決しようとする課題 しかしながら上記電気掃除機では、塵埃を検知した時に
塵埃検知の表示と同時に電動送風機の回転数が増加する
ため、使用者が静かに掃除をしたいと意図しても塵埃を
検知すると電動送風機の回転数が増加し大きな騒音とな
ってしまうという課題を有していた。DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, in the above vacuum cleaner, since the number of rotations of the electric blower increases at the same time when the dust is detected when the dust is detected, even if the user intends to quietly clean the dust, When detected, there was a problem that the number of rotations of the electric blower increased, resulting in a large noise.
本発明は上記課題に鑑み、塵埃検知時においても、使用
者が電動送風機の回転数を設定して掃除することのでき
る電気掃除機を提供することを目的とする。The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object thereof is to provide an electric vacuum cleaner that allows a user to set the number of rotations of an electric blower for cleaning even when detecting dust.
課題を解決するための手段 上記目的を達成するために、電動送風機と、集塵装置と
を具備した本体部と、吸込ノズルから前記集塵装置まで
の経路に配した塵埃センサと、この塵埃センサからの出
力信号により前記電動送風機の回転数を制御する制御部
と、使用者により任意に前記電動送風機の回転数を設定
する設定部と、前記制御部にこの設定部による設定回転
数で前記電動送風機を制御させるスイッチを備えた手元
操作部と、前記制御部及び設定部による前記電動送風機
の制御時において前記塵埃センサによる塵埃検知状態を
表示する表示部とを備えたものである。Means for Solving the Problems In order to achieve the above object, a main body portion including an electric blower and a dust collector, a dust sensor arranged in a path from a suction nozzle to the dust collector, and this dust sensor. A control unit for controlling the rotation speed of the electric blower by an output signal from the electric blower, a setting unit for arbitrarily setting the rotation speed of the electric blower by a user, and the electric motor at the rotation speed set by the setting unit for the control unit. A hand operation unit having a switch for controlling the blower, and a display unit for displaying a dust detection state by the dust sensor when the electric blower is controlled by the control unit and the setting unit are provided.
作用 この構成により、使用者が任意に設定した回転数にて電
動送風機を運転した場合には、スイッチを操作して設定
部の設定回転数で運転することができ、また塵埃センサ
による自動運転を希望するときには、スイッチを元の状
態に戻すという簡単な操作にて行うことができる。Effect With this configuration, when the user operates the electric blower at the rotation speed set arbitrarily, the switch can be operated to operate at the rotation speed set by the setting unit, and the automatic operation by the dust sensor can be performed. When desired, the switch can be returned to its original state by a simple operation.
実 施 例 以下、本発明の一実施例について、図面を参照しながら
説明する。第２図に本発明の一実施例における電気掃除
機の全体構成を示す。第２図において、１は電動送風機
と集塵装置とを備えた本体部、２は電動送風機の吸込口
側に接続されるホース、３は電動送風機の回転数を可変
する手元操作部、４はホース2,手元操作部３を介して電
動送風機の吸込口に連通する延長パイプ、５は被掃除面
に接しながら塵埃を吸込む吸込みノズルで、その一端は
延長パイプ４に接続されている。Examples Hereinafter, one example of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 2 shows the overall structure of the electric vacuum cleaner according to the embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 2, 1 is a main body portion provided with an electric blower and a dust collector, 2 is a hose connected to the suction side of the electric blower, 3 is a hand operation unit for changing the rotation speed of the electric blower, and 4 is An extension pipe 5 communicating with the suction port of the electric blower via the hose 2 and the hand operation unit 3 is a suction nozzle for sucking dust while contacting the surface to be cleaned, and one end thereof is connected to the extension pipe 4.
次に、手元操作部３を第３図により説明する。第３図に
おいて、６は電動送風機の回転数を使用者が設定する設
定部となるスライドツマミ、７は塵埃センサが塵埃を検
知したことを表示する表示ランプ、８は塵埃センサによ
る塵埃を検知にもとづいて電動送風機の回転数を制御す
るか設定部であるスライドツマミ６による制御にするか
を設定するスイッチである。Next, the hand operation unit 3 will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 3, 6 is a slide knob that serves as a setting unit for the user to set the rotation speed of the electric blower, 7 is a display lamp that indicates that the dust sensor has detected dust, and 8 is dust that is detected by the dust sensor. This is a switch for setting whether to control the rotation speed of the electric blower or control by the slide knob 6 which is a setting unit.
次に、本発明の一実施例における電気掃除機の回路構成
を第１図により説明する。第１図において、11は抵抗
で、赤外線発光ダイオード12の電流を制限する。13は抵
抗で、赤外線ホトトランジスタ14の負荷抵抗となる。上
記赤外線発光ダイオード12と赤外線ホトトランジスタ14
とにより塵埃センサを構成し、手元操作部３の経路内に
配してある。15は直流分阻止用のキャパシタで、ホトト
ランジスタ14の出力側に接続されている。16は可変抵抗
で、キャパシタ15からの電圧を調節して増幅器19に出力
する。18,17,20はそれぞれ抵抗である。21は塵埃を検知
したときに表示用ランプ23を駆動する判別回路、23は表
示用ランプでLED、22はLEDの電流制限抵抗である。判別
回路21と制御部25間にはスイッチ24が設けられている。
また制御部25には設定部であるスライドツマミ６と連動
するスライド可変抵抗器26が接続されており、その制御
部25の出力は双方向性サイリスタ27のゲートに接続され
ている。28は電動送風機であり、双方向性サイリスタ27
の導通角を制御することで回転数を可変させられる。Next, the circuit configuration of the vacuum cleaner according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 11 denotes a resistor, which limits the current of the infrared light emitting diode 12. Reference numeral 13 is a resistance, which serves as a load resistance of the infrared phototransistor 14. Infrared light emitting diode 12 and infrared phototransistor 14
And constitute a dust sensor, which is arranged in the path of the hand operation unit 3. Reference numeral 15 is a capacitor for blocking a direct current component, which is connected to the output side of the phototransistor 14. Reference numeral 16 is a variable resistor, which adjusts the voltage from the capacitor 15 and outputs it to the amplifier 19. 18, 17 and 20 are resistances, respectively. Reference numeral 21 is a discrimination circuit for driving the display lamp 23 when detecting dust, 23 is a display lamp for an LED, and 22 is a current limiting resistor for the LED. A switch 24 is provided between the determination circuit 21 and the control unit 25.
Also, a slide variable resistor 26 that works in conjunction with the slide knob 6 that is a setting unit is connected to the control unit 25, and the output of the control unit 25 is connected to the gate of the bidirectional thyristor 27. 28 is an electric blower, and is a bidirectional thyristor 27.
The number of rotations can be varied by controlling the conduction angle of.
以上の構成の電気掃除機について以下その動作について
説明する。まず、赤外線発光ダイオード12が発光し赤外
線ホトトランジスタ14が前記赤外線発光ダイオード12の
赤外線を受光している。塵埃がその間を通過すると赤外
線ホトトランジスタ14での受光量に変化が発生し、その
コレクタ電圧は変化する。キャパシタ15により変化の交
流分だけを増幅器19に伝えられ増幅された塵埃検出出力
を判別回路21に入力する。ここで表示用LED23が点灯す
る。一方、判別回路21からの出力はスイッチ24が閉であ
れば、制御部25に入力され、可変抵抗器26での位相制御
値に加えてさらに位相を変える。すなわち、制御部は双
方向性サイリスタ27の導通角を変え、電動送風機28の回
転数を増加させる。また、スイッチ24が開であれば塵埃
検出をしても表示LED23が点灯するのみで電動送風機28
の回転数は可変抵抗器26により設定した値で、変化しな
いことになる。The operation of the electric vacuum cleaner having the above configuration will be described below. First, the infrared light emitting diode 12 emits light, and the infrared phototransistor 14 receives the infrared light of the infrared light emitting diode 12. When dust passes between them, the amount of light received by the infrared phototransistor 14 changes, and the collector voltage thereof changes. Only the changed AC component is transmitted to the amplifier 19 by the capacitor 15, and the amplified dust detection output is input to the determination circuit 21. Here, the display LED 23 lights up. On the other hand, if the switch 24 is closed, the output from the discrimination circuit 21 is input to the control unit 25 and further changes the phase in addition to the phase control value in the variable resistor 26. That is, the control unit changes the conduction angle of the bidirectional thyristor 27 and increases the rotation speed of the electric blower 28. If the switch 24 is open, the indicator LED 23 will only light up even if dust is detected, but the electric blower 28
The rotation speed of is the value set by the variable resistor 26 and does not change.
スイッチ24は第３図の手元操作部３のスイッチ８に対応
し、LED23は第３図の表示ランプ７に対応する。The switch 24 corresponds to the switch 8 of the hand operation unit 3 in FIG. 3, and the LED 23 corresponds to the display lamp 7 in FIG.
以上のように本実施例によれば、スイッチ24を設けるこ
とにより、使用者は塵埃センサが塵埃を検知したときに
表示ランプのみを点灯させ、電動送風機28の回転数は任
意に設定することができる。このことにより静かに掃除
をしたい時には塵埃センサの表示を見ながら掃除を行う
ことができる。As described above, according to the present embodiment, by providing the switch 24, the user can turn on only the display lamp when the dust sensor detects dust, and set the rotation speed of the electric blower 28 arbitrarily. it can. As a result, when it is desired to clean quietly, it is possible to perform the cleaning while seeing the display of the dust sensor.
発明の効果 以上のように本発明によれば、塵埃検出による電動送風
機の自動回転数制御と設定部による設定回転数制御とを
使用者が任意に選択するスイッチを設けているため、使
用者の好みにより、また掃除をする場所により電動送風
機の回転数を制御して効率的，効果的に掃除をすること
ができる。As described above, according to the present invention, since the user is provided with a switch for arbitrarily selecting the automatic rotation speed control of the electric blower by dust detection and the setting rotation speed control by the setting unit, The rotation speed of the electric blower can be controlled according to the taste and the place to be cleaned, so that the cleaning can be performed efficiently and effectively.
第１図は本発明の一実施例における電気掃除機の回路
図、第２図は同電気掃除機の正面図、第３図は同電気掃
除機の手元操作部を示す正面図である。 １……本体、３……手元操作部、５……吸込みノズル、
６……スライドツマミ、７……表示ランプ、８……スイ
ッチ、12……赤外線発光ダイオード、14……赤外線ホト
トランジスタ、23……表示用LED、24……スイッチ、26
……スライド可変抵抗器、25……制御部、27……双方向
性サイリスタ、28……電動送風機。FIG. 1 is a circuit diagram of an electric vacuum cleaner according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a front view of the electric vacuum cleaner, and FIG. 3 is a front view showing a hand operation section of the electric vacuum cleaner. 1 ... Main body, 3 ... Hand operation part, 5 ... Suction nozzle,
6 ... Slide knob, 7 ... Indicator lamp, 8 ... Switch, 12 ... Infrared light emitting diode, 14 ... Infrared phototransistor, 23 ... Display LED, 24 ... Switch, 26
...... Slide variable resistor, 25 ...... Control unit, 27 ...... Bidirectional thyristor, 28 ...... Electric blower.
Claims (1)
部と、吸込ノズルから前記集塵装置までの経路に配した
塵埃センサと、この塵埃センサからの出力信号により前
記電動送風機の回転数を制御する制御部と、使用者によ
り任意に前記電動送風機の回転数を設定する設定部と、
前記制御部にこの設定部による設定回転数で前記電動送
風機を制御させるスイッチを備えた手元操作部と、前記
制御部及び設定部による前記電動送風機の制御時におい
て前記塵埃センサによる塵埃検知状態を表示する表示部
とを備えた電気掃除機。1. A main body portion equipped with an electric blower and a dust collector, a dust sensor arranged in a path from a suction nozzle to the dust collector, and a rotation of the electric blower based on an output signal from the dust sensor. A control unit for controlling the number, a setting unit for arbitrarily setting the rotation speed of the electric blower by the user,
A hand operation unit having a switch for controlling the electric blower at the number of revolutions set by the setting unit in the control unit, and a dust detection state by the dust sensor when the control unit and the setting unit control the electric blower. Vacuum cleaner with a display unit that
Priority Applications (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| JP63147428A JPH0790011B2 (en) | 1988-06-15 | 1988-06-15 | Vacuum cleaner |
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| JP63147428A JPH0790011B2 (en) | 1988-06-15 | 1988-06-15 | Vacuum cleaner |
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| JPH0790011B2 true JPH0790011B2 (en) | 1995-10-04 |
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