EP1836941A3 - Electric vacuum cleaner - Google Patents

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EP1836941A3
EP1836941A3 EP07004691A EP07004691A EP1836941A3 EP 1836941 A3 EP1836941 A3 EP 1836941A3 EP 07004691 A EP07004691 A EP 07004691A EP 07004691 A EP07004691 A EP 07004691A EP 1836941 A3 EP1836941 A3 EP 1836941A3
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dust
collecting chamber
judging
light
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EP1836941A2 (en
EP1836941B1 (en
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Hitoshi c/o Int. Prop. Division Suzuki
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Toshiba TEC Corp
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Priority claimed from JP2006068898A external-priority patent/JP4342526B2/en
Priority claimed from JP2006073826A external-priority patent/JP2007244711A/en
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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
    • A47L9/10—Filters; Dust separators; Dust removal; Automatic exchange of filters
    • A47L9/19—Means for monitoring filtering operation
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L9/00—Details or accessories of suction cleaners, e.g. mechanical means for controlling the suction or for effecting pulsating action; Storing devices specially adapted to suction cleaners or parts thereof; Carrying-vehicles specially adapted for suction cleaners
    • A47L9/10—Filters; Dust separators; Dust removal; Automatic exchange of filters
    • 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
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L9/00—Details or accessories of suction cleaners, e.g. mechanical means for controlling the suction or for effecting pulsating action; Storing devices specially adapted to suction cleaners or parts thereof; Carrying-vehicles specially adapted for suction cleaners
    • A47L9/28—Installation of the electric equipment, e.g. adaptation or attachment to the suction cleaner; Controlling suction cleaners by electric means
    • A47L9/2836—Installation of the electric equipment, e.g. adaptation or attachment to the suction cleaner; Controlling suction cleaners by electric means characterised by the parts which are controlled
    • A47L9/2842—Suction motors or blowers
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L9/00—Details or accessories of suction cleaners, e.g. mechanical means for controlling the suction or for effecting pulsating action; Storing devices specially adapted to suction cleaners or parts thereof; Carrying-vehicles specially adapted for suction cleaners
    • A47L9/28—Installation of the electric equipment, e.g. adaptation or attachment to the suction cleaner; Controlling suction cleaners by electric means
    • A47L9/2857—User input or output elements for control, e.g. buttons, switches or displays

Abstract

An electric vacuum cleaner, including: a dust separating section (52) to separate a dust sucked from a suction opening with air; a dust-collecting chamber (73) for collecting the dust separated at the dust separating section (52); a light emitting diode (D1) for emitting a light into the dust-collecting chamber (73); a light receiving diode (D2) for receiving the light through the dust-collecting chamber (73); a control device (200) for judging an amount of the dust through the suction opening /or judging whether or not the dust collected in the dust-collecting chamber (73) reached to a predetermined amount based on a light receiving condition of the light receiving device (D2); a display unit (17) for displaying the amount of the dust judged with the judging device and a alarm device (1000) for alarming in response with the judging amount detected by the control device (200).
EP07004691.7A 2006-03-14 2007-03-07 Electric vacuum cleaner Expired - Fee Related EP1836941B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
JP2006068898A JP4342526B2 (en) 2006-03-14 2006-03-14 Electric vacuum cleaner
JP2006073826A JP2007244711A (en) 2006-03-17 2006-03-17 Vacuum cleaner

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EP1836941A2 EP1836941A2 (en) 2007-09-26
EP1836941A3 true EP1836941A3 (en) 2009-10-21
EP1836941B1 EP1836941B1 (en) 2014-02-12

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EP07004691.7A Expired - Fee Related EP1836941B1 (en) 2006-03-14 2007-03-07 Electric vacuum cleaner

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EP (1) EP1836941B1 (en)
KR (1) KR20070093850A (en)
RU (1) RU2359604C2 (en)

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