Vacuum cleaner

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11510538-B2
Application number	US-201916958983-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 15, 2019
Priority date	Feb 15, 2018
Publication date	Nov 29, 2022
Grant date	Nov 29, 2022

Abstract

In a vacuum cleaner electric blower is driven by power supplied by a secondary battery. A dust-collector is configured to catch and collect dust and dirt sucked by driving the electric blower. A detector is configured to detect a remaining amount of the secondary battery. A controller is configured to control suction force of the electric blower. In the case cleaning is finished when the remaining amount of the secondary battery detected by the detector is equal to or less than a predetermined value, the controller sets the parameter to reduce the suction force of the electric blower for the next cleaning. In the case cleaning is finished when the remaining amount of the secondary battery detected by the detector is not equal to or less than the predetermined value, the controller sets the parameter to increase the suction force of the electric blower for the next cleaning.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A vacuum cleaner, comprising:
an electric blower driven by power supplied by a secondary battery;
a dust collector that includes the electric blower configured to catch and collect dust and dirt sucked by driving of the electric blower;
remaining amount detector circuitry configured to detect a remaining amount of the secondary battery; and
controller circuitry configured to control a suction force of the electric blower by use of a parameter, wherein
when a cleaning is finished under a state where the remaining amount of the secondary battery detected by the remaining amount detector circuitry is equal to or less than a predetermined value, the controller circuitry sets the parameter so as to reduce the suction force of the electric blower for a next cleaning regardless of the remaining amount of the secondary battery at a start of the cleaning, and
when the cleaning is finished under a state where the remaining amount of the secondary battery detected by the remaining amount detector circuitry is more than the predetermined value, the controller circuitry sets the parameter so as to increase the suction force of the electric blower for the next cleaning regardless of the remaining amount of the secondary battery at the start of the cleaning.

2. The vacuum cleaner according to claim 1 , wherein
the controller circuitry sets the parameter of the suction force of the electric blower on condition that the secondary battery is charged up to a level of the remaining amount detected by the remaining amount detector circuitry that is larger than a predetermined remaining amount, the predetermined remaining amount being larger than the predetermined value.

3. The vacuum cleaner according to claim 2 , wherein
in the controller circuitry, various remaining amounts are set corresponding to capacities of the secondary battery.

4. The vacuum cleaner according to claim 1 , wherein
the controller circuitry sets the parameter not higher than an upper limit value, or the parameter not lower than a lower limit value.

5. The vacuum cleaner according to claim 2 , wherein
the controller circuitry sets the parameter not higher than an upper limit value, or the parameter not lower than a lower limit value.

6. The vacuum cleaner according to claim 3 , wherein
the controller circuitry sets the parameter not higher than an upper limit value, or the parameter not lower than a lower limit value.

7. A vacuum cleaner, comprising:
an electric blower driven by power supplied by a secondary battery;
a dust collector that includes the electric blower configured to catch and collect dust and dirt sucked by driving of the electric blower;
remaining amount detector circuitry configured to detect a remaining amount of the secondary battery; and
controller circuitry configured to control a suction force of the electric blower by use of a parameter, wherein
when a cleaning is finished under a state where the remaining amount of the secondary battery detected by the remaining amount detector circuitry is equal to or less than a predetermined value, the controller circuitry sets the parameter so as to reduce the suction force of the electric blower for a next cleaning regardless of the remaining amount of the secondary battery at a start of the cleaning.

8. The vacuum cleaner according to claim 7 , wherein
the controller circuitry sets the parameter of the suction force of the electric blower on condition that the secondary battery is charged up to a level of the remaining amount detected by the remaining amount detector circuitry that is larger than a predetermined remaining amount, the predetermined remaining amount being larger than the predetermined value.

9. The vacuum cleaner according to claim 8 , wherein
in the controller circuitry, various remaining amounts are set corresponding to capacities of the secondary batteries.

10. The vacuum cleaner according to claim 7 , wherein
the controller circuitry sets the parameter not higher than an upper limit value, or the parameter not lower than a lower limit value.

11. The vacuum cleaner according to claim 8 , wherein
the controller circuitry sets the parameter not higher than an upper limit value, or the parameter not lower than a lower limit value.

12. The vacuum cleaner according to claim 9 , wherein
the controller circuitry sets the parameter not higher than an upper limit value, or the parameter not lower than a lower limit value.

13. A vacuum cleaner, comprising:
an electric blower driven by power supplied by a secondary battery;
a dust collector that includes the electric blower configured to catch and collect dust and dirt sucked by driving of the electric blower;
remaining amount detector circuitry configured to detect a remaining amount of the secondary battery; and
controller circuitry configured to control a suction force of the electric blower by use of a parameter, wherein
when a cleaning is finished under a state where the remaining amount of the secondary battery detected by the remaining amount detector circuitry is more than a predetermined value, the controller circuitry sets the parameter so as to increase the suction force of the electric blower fora next cleaning regardless of the remaining amount of the secondary battery at a start of the cleaning.

14. The vacuum cleaner according to claim 13 , wherein
the controller circuitry sets the parameter of the suction force of the electric blower on condition that the secondary battery is charged up to a level of the remaining amount detected by the remaining amount detector circuitry that is larger than a predetermined remaining amount, the predetermined remaining amount being larger than the predetermined value.

15. The vacuum cleaner according to claim 14 , wherein
in the controller circuitry, various remaining amounts are set corresponding to capacities of the secondary battery.

16. The vacuum cleaner according to claim 13 , wherein
the controller circuitry sets the parameter not higher than an upper limit value, or the parameter not lower than a lower limit value.

17. The vacuum cleaner according to claim 14 , wherein
the controller circuitry sets the parameter not higher than an upper limit value, or the parameter not lower than a lower limit value.

18. The vacuum cleaner according to claim 15 , wherein
the controller circuitry sets the parameter not higher than an upper limit value, or the parameter not lower than a lower limit value.

Assignees

• Toshiba Lifestyle Products & Services Corp

Inventors

• Kashihara Yutaka

Classifications

• A47L9/2842

  Suction motors or blowers · CPC title

• A47L9/2878

  Dual-powered vacuum cleaners, i.e. devices which can be operated with mains power supply or by batteries · CPC title

• A47L5/362

  of the horizontal type, e.g. canister or sledge type · CPC title

• A47L9/30

  Arrangement of illuminating devices · CPC title

• A47L9/2884

  Details of arrangements of batteries or their installation · CPC title