Abstract:
A cylinder-type vacuum cleaner where the hose (13) is connected to the motor (21) by an electrical conductor (37) is disclosed. The arrangement minimises the accumulation of static charge on the hose. The waste bag (22) within the cleaner can also be connected to the conductor.
Abstract:
A vacuum cleaner comprises a suction unit (23) which is drivable by means of a first electric motor (25). A suction attachment (7) of the vacuum cleaner comprises a rotatable brush (41) which is drivable by means of a second electric motor (45). The vacuum cleaner comprises a control unit (29) by means of which an electric current through the first motor (25) can be controlled. In accordance with the invention the control unit (29) controls the current through the first motor (25) as a function of a mode of operation of the brush (41), which mode can be selected by a user of the vacuum cleaner. In this way, the suction power of the suction unit (23) is adapted to the mode of operation of the brush (41), thereby improving a relationship between cleaning performance, ease of use, current consumption and noise production of the vacuum cleaner. In a special embodiment of a vacuum cleaner in accordance with the invention the control unit (29) controls an air pressure and an air flow in the suction attachment (7) in such a manner that the air pressure does not decrease below a first limit value (HMIN), the air flow does not exceed a second limit value (QMAX), and at least one of the limit values (HMIN, QMAX) is substantially reached.
Abstract:
A vacuum cleaner (10) is connected to a dust collecting nozzle (14) via a hose (11) provided with a hose handle (12). The vacuum cleaner comprises a suction fan (17), driven by an electric motor (18), and an electric control device (20) for the control and/or setting of the motor speed for different operating modes. The control device (20) is operated by an operating device (21) disposed on the hose handle (12) and being electrically connected to the control device (20) via two coils, coupled to each other, a primary coil (28) of which being disposed in the vacuum cleaner and a secondary coil (26) being disposed in the hose. A conversion device (31, 34, 36, 38), disposed in the vacuum cleaner, is provided to sense and convert the states of a secondary circuit (25, 26), having as a part the secondary coil (26), said states corresponding to different operating modes and being caused by said operating device. The operating device (21) has a design so as to operate, via an intermediate means (23), the secondary circuit (25, 26) to take two separate electrical states. In dependence on the operating mode set by the operating device (21), the intermediate means (23) operates to keep the secondary circuit (25, 26) in one state during a time which is dependent on the operating mode set.
Abstract:
A vacuum cleaner has an electric motor (15) and a suction fan (17) connected to the motor. A control device (16) drives the motor in a speed range limited upwards by a rated voltage corresponding to a rated power level for the motor. Means (46, 39; 30, 31) are provided, after actuation of a manually operable means (19), to temporarily connect the motor (15) to a voltage exceeding said rated voltage, resulting in operation at an increased power level during a predetermined time. The means (46, 39; 30, 31) for connecting of the increased voltage comprises a thermally-operated means (46, 30) which cooperates with the control device (16) for the connection and disconnection, respectively, of the increased voltage, the predetermined time being determined by the heating time for the thermally-operated means.
Abstract:
A battery-operated surface treatment apparatus having a booster function, preferably a vacuum cleaner, comprises an electric motor (10) which drives a treatment unit, such as a suction fan. Further, the apparatus comprises a battery-powered power supply unit (11) for the motor and, in addition, the apparatus is provided with a coupling device (18, 23) for the activation of the booster function by temporarily connecting a separate battery (14) in series with the batteries in the power supply unit (11).
Abstract:
The vacuum cleaner includes a housing (2) having a dust compartment (11) containing a dust bag (17) and a vacuum compartment (12) containing a motor-ventilator set (20); a vacuum hose (3, 5) coupled to a suction unit (7) with a suction aperture; and a device (30) for automatically controlling the power of said motor-ventilator set (20), comprising means (50) for sensing the type of flooring and fuzzy logic control means (46). The automatic control device (30) of the invention further includes means (60) for detecting the dynamic movement of said suction unit (7), wherein the fuzzy logic control means (46) is adapted to apply a fuzzy inference operation to the output of said floor-type sensing means (50) and to the output of the suction unit dynamic movement sensing means (60), so as to control said motor-ventilator set (20) on the basis of said fuzzy inference operation.
Abstract:
The invention concerns a vacuum cleaner (1) driven by an electric motor whose output can be adjusted. In order to improve the operational characteristics of a vacuum cleaner of this type, it is proposed that a number of adjusting potentiometers (5, 23) for adjusting in like fashion the output of the electric motor which provides the suction power should be provided on the vacuum cleaner (1), i.e. on the shaft (3) and the housing (2), only one of the said potentiometers being active at the same time.
Abstract:
A robot-like machine (10) for treating a surface area (33) within a boundary perimeter (31) (such as cleaning a carpet within a room) is guided using data developed from a graphic depiction representing the area (33). The graphic depiction may be for example, a blueprint (29). The machine (10) includes a self propelled chassis (75) having a working head (73) such as a vacuum nozzle (73b) mounted on it. A computing section (65) provides signals causing the machine (10) to move across the surface area (33) and a position sensor (69) generates a feedback signal representing the actual position of the machine (10). The computing section (65) is arranged for processing graphic data and the feedback signal and responsively generating command signals directed to each motor module (67). The machine (10) is capable of selectively treating portions of the surface area (33) such as those portions which become soiled more quickly.
Abstract:
An electric vacuum cleaner is provided with a fan-driving motor (13) housed in the cleaner body and a brush-driving motor (12) housed in a floor nozzle. Signals are superimposed on two feed lines (32), (33) leading from the cleaner body to the brush-driving motor (14), to provide remote control of the rotational speed of the fan-driving motor (13).
Abstract:
The invention relates to a vacuum cleaner with a motor casing (G), possibly with a filter chamber connected thereto, and a shaft (St). The shaft (St) can be inserted into a socket (21) close to the motor casing (G) and, when said shaft (St) is inserted, a power switch (24) fitted in the motor casing (G) is actuated. In order to improve a vacuum cleaner of this kind with respect to the changeover of the power switch on the motor casing side actuated by the shaft, it is proposed that the power switch (24), taking the form of a sliding switch, have a remote actuation projection (48) which is operated by the insertion of the shaft (St) and by the actuation of the power switch (24) at the same time.