Vacuum cleaner with floor type detection means and motor power control
as a function of the detected floor type
    41.
    发明授权
    Vacuum cleaner with floor type detection means and motor power control as a function of the detected floor type 失效
    作为检测到的地板类型的功能,具有地板式检测装置和电机功率控制的真空吸尘器

    公开(公告)号:US5722109A

    公开(公告)日:1998-03-03

    申请号:US751280

    申请日:1996-11-18

    IPC分类号: A47L9/28

    摘要: A vacuum cleaner has: an air outlet, an air inlet, a dust chamber in communication with the air inlet, a fan driven by a main motor provided in a housing in communication with the air outlet and the dust chamber, a pressure detector which provides a signal showing variations characteristic of the floor type being cleaned; and circuitry, including a neural network for recognizing and classifying the floor type as a function of these variations, a setpoint generator for determining a pressure setpoint as a function of the variations, and a control circuit for controlling the power of the main motor so as to maintain the pressure setpoint.

    摘要翻译: 真空吸尘器具有:空气出口,进气口,与空气入口连通的灰尘室,由设置在与出气口和灰尘室连通的壳体中的主马达驱动的风扇,压力检测器,其提供 示出正在清洁的地板类型的变化特征的信号; 以及包括用于识别和分类作为这些变化的函数的地板类型的神经网络的电路,用于确定作为变化的函数的压力设定点的设定点发生器,以及用于控制主电机的功率的控制电路,以便 以保持压力设定值。

    Electronic vacuum cleaner control system

    公开(公告)号:US5542146A

    公开(公告)日:1996-08-06

    申请号:US455983

    申请日:1995-05-31

    IPC分类号: A47L9/28 G05F1/00 G05F1/66

    摘要: An electronic control system for a vacuum cleaner is provided that supports two-way communications between a microcontroller in the handle of the vacuum cleaner and a suction motor and various sensors in the canister of the vacuum cleaner. The vacuum cleaner may be placed in one of two user-selectable bag change modes. In a maximum suction bag change mode, the electronic control system of vacuum cleaner will shut off the vacuum cleaner when the vacuum cleaner bag has filled and the suction power of the unit has been degraded as a result. If the maximum fill bag change mode is selected, the electronic control system will shut off the vacuum cleaner only after the bag has filled to the maximum extent allowable. The control system has indicator lights to display to the user whether the maximum suction or the maximum fill mode has been selected. The control system also has an optical dust sensor based on one-piece lens units located in the vacuum cleaner handle for monitoring the frequency with which dust particles flow into the vacuum cleaner. The control system can automatically adjust the power setting of the vacuum cleaner based on the measured frequency.

    Electronic vacuum cleaner control system

    公开(公告)号:US5515572A

    公开(公告)日:1996-05-14

    申请号:US455670

    申请日:1995-05-31

    IPC分类号: A47L9/28 G05F1/00 G05F1/66

    摘要: An electronic control system for a vacuum cleaner is provided that supports two-way communications between a microcontroller in the handle of the vacuum cleaner and a suction motor and various sensors in the canister of the vacuum cleaner. The vacuum cleaner may be placed in one of two user-selectable bag change modes. In a maximum suction bag change mode, the electronic control system of vacuum cleaner will shut off the vacuum cleaner when the vacuum cleaner bag has filled and the suction power of the unit has been degraded as a result. If the maximum fill bag change mode is selected, the electronic control system will shut off the vacuum cleaner only after the bag has filled to the maximum extent allowable. The control system has indicator lights to display to the user whether the maximum suction or the maximum fill mode has been selected. The control system also has an optical dust sensor based on one-piece lens units located in the vacuum cleaner handle for monitoring the frequency with which dust particles flow into the vacuum cleaner. The control system can automatically adjust the power setting of the vacuum cleaner based on the measured frequency.

    Fuzzy logic barcode reader
    44.
    发明授权
    Fuzzy logic barcode reader 失效
    模糊逻辑条码阅读器

    公开(公告)号:US5401949A

    公开(公告)日:1995-03-28

    申请号:US118218

    申请日:1993-09-09

    摘要: An arrangement (apparatus and method) using fuzzy logic for determining the ratios of barcode elements with respect to a reference barcode element. A barcode interface outputs width data for the reference barcode element and the other barcode elements of the barcode pattern in accordance with a predetermined barcode format. A latch array latches the width data of the reference barcode element and supplies the reference width data and a divided value of the reference width data to a fuzzy microcontroller as center and width data for a fuzzy membership function, respectively. The latch array also latches the barcode element width data from the barcode interface, divides the barcode element width data by a set of predetermined ratios, and outputs the quotient data to the fuzzy microcontroller. Each quotient data corresponding to one of the ratios is fuzzified by determining the distance of the crisp input from the center of the membership function and linearly complementing the distance with respect to the width of the membership function. The quotient data that has the highest membership value is deemed to correspond to the winning ratio. The fuzzy microcontroller uses rule-based logic that enables code recognition of the barcode scanner on the basis of successive determined ratios, as well as control of external devices in response to the determined ratios.

    摘要翻译: 一种使用模糊逻辑来确定条形码元素相对于参考条形码元素的比率的装置(装置和方法)。 条形码界面根据预定的条形码格式,输出条形码图形的参考条形码元素和其他条形码元素的宽度数据。 锁存器阵列锁定参考条形码元素的宽度数据,并将参考宽度数据和参考宽度数据的分割值分别提供给模糊微控制器作为模糊隶属函数的中心和宽度数据。 锁存阵列还从条形码界面中锁定条形码元素宽度数据,将条形码元素宽度数据按预定比例的一组划分,并将商数据输出到模糊微控制器。 通过确定清晰输入与隶属函数的中心的距离并相对于隶属函数的宽度线性补足距离,对应于一个比率的每个商数进行模糊化。 具有最高成员资格值的商数据被认为对应于获胜比率。 模糊微控制器使用基于规则的逻辑,其基于连续确定的比率来启用条形码扫描器的代码识别,以及响应于所确定的比率来控制外部设备。

    Particle monitor
    46.
    发明授权
    Particle monitor 失效
    粒子监视器

    公开(公告)号:US4175892A

    公开(公告)日:1979-11-27

    申请号:US939384

    申请日:1978-09-05

    申请人: Robert J. De brey

    发明人: Robert J. De brey

    IPC分类号: A47L9/19 A47L9/28 B65G53/66

    CPC分类号: A47L9/281 A47L9/19

    摘要: A particle monitoring device located in a line carrying a moving fluid, as air, containing particles. The device has a particle sensing member providing audio signals that are in proportion to the amount of particles moving with the fluid. The sensing member is a flexible sheet member closing an open end of a connector housing having a chamber. Particles that hit the active section of the sheet member produce an audio signal providing information feedback of the amount of particles moving with the fluid.

    摘要翻译: 颗粒监测装置,位于携带运动流体的管线中,作为包含颗粒的空气。 该装置具有提供与流体移动的颗粒量成比例的音频信号的颗粒感测构件。 感测构件是闭合具有腔室的连接器壳体的开口端的柔性片构件。 撞击薄片构件的活动部分的颗粒产生音频信号,提供与流体一起移动的颗粒量的信息反馈。

    Particle flow monitor
    47.
    发明授权
    Particle flow monitor 失效
    颗粒流量监视器

    公开(公告)号:US3842791A

    公开(公告)日:1974-10-22

    申请号:US26853872

    申请日:1972-07-03

    申请人: BREY R DE

    发明人: DE BREY R

    IPC分类号: A47L9/28 G08B3/02

    摘要: A particle flow monitor mounted on a housing having a passage for carrying moving fluid and particles produces audio signals that are in proportion to the amount of particles moving with the fluid. The monitor has a sensing unit having one or more enclosed chambers or cells closing an open end of the housing. A portion of the sensing unit is exposed to a flow chamber within the housing. Particles that impinge on the portion of the sensing unit produce an audio signal which provides audio information feedback as to the amount of particles moving with the fluid.

    Particle monitor
    48.
    发明授权
    Particle monitor 失效
    颗粒监测器

    公开(公告)号:US3674316A

    公开(公告)日:1972-07-04

    申请号:US3674316D

    申请日:1970-05-14

    申请人: ROBERT J DE BREY

    发明人: BREY ROBERT J DE

    IPC分类号: A47L9/28 B65G53/66

    CPC分类号: A47L9/2857 A47L9/281

    摘要: A particle monitoring device located in a line carrying a moving fluid, as air, containing particles. The device has a particle sensing member providing signals that are in direct proportion to the amount of particles in the moving fluid. The sensing member can be a flexible cover enclosing the large end of a housing having a side wall that increases in diameter as a function of distance from its inlet, as a funnel-shaped housing. Particles that hit the cover produce an audio signal providing information feedback of the amount of particles in the moving fluid.

    摘要翻译: 颗粒监测装置,位于携带运动流体的管线中,作为包含颗粒的空气。 该装置具有提供与移动流体中的颗粒的量成正比的信号的颗粒感测构件。 感测构件可以是包围壳体的大端部的柔性盖,其具有作为漏斗形壳体的作为与其入口的距离的函数的直径增加的侧壁。 撞击盖子的颗粒产生音频信号,提供移动流体中颗粒数量的信息反馈。

    SURFACE CLEANING APPARATUS
    49.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240225396A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-07-11

    申请号:US18615363

    申请日:2024-03-25

    申请人: BISSELL Inc.

    发明人: Jason W. Pruiett

    IPC分类号: A47L9/28 A47L9/19

    摘要: A surface cleaning apparatus includes a controller coupled to a sensor or a set of sensors that collects and transmits data to a remote computing device. The surface cleaning apparatus can use wireless or networking technology with a protocol for wireless communication with the remote computing device. The remote computing device is configured to identify an event at the surface cleaning apparatus and/or a change in the cycle of operation of the surface cleaning apparatus based on the transmitted data. Sensor data can be transmitted from the remote computing device to a different surface cleaning apparatus.

    Debris evacuation for cleaning robots

    公开(公告)号:US12004704B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-06-11

    申请号:US16564519

    申请日:2019-09-09

    摘要: A robot floor cleaning system features a mobile floor cleaning robot and an evacuation station. The robot includes: a chassis with at least one drive wheel operable to propel the robot across a floor surface; a cleaning bin disposed within the robot and arranged to receive debris ingested by the robot during cleaning; and a robot vacuum configured to pull debris into the cleaning bin from an opening on an underside of the robot. The evacuation station is configured to evacuate debris from the cleaning bin of the robot, and includes: a housing defining a platform arranged to receive the cleaning robot in a position in which the opening on the underside of the robot aligns with a suction opening defined in the platform; and an evacuation vacuum in fluid communication with the suction opening and operable to draw air into the evacuation station housing through the suction opening.