EP2211678A4 - Electric vacuum cleaner - Google Patents

Electric vacuum cleaner

Info

Publication number: EP2211678A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: vacuum cleaner; electric vacuum; electric; cleaner; vacuum
Prior art date: 2007-11-26
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Granted

Application number

EP08855539A

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

Other versions

EP2211678B1 (en

EP2211678A1 (en

Inventor

Toshinobu Hidaka

Minoru Murakami

Chie Sugiyama

Makio Hanzawa

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Toshiba Corp

Toshiba Lifestyle Products and Services Corp

Original Assignee

Toshiba Corp

Toshiba Consumer Electronics Holdings Corp

Toshiba Home Appliances Corp

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

2007-11-26

Filing date

2008-11-21

Publication date

2012-08-22

2008-11-21 Application filed by Toshiba Corp, Toshiba Consumer Electronics Holdings Corp, Toshiba Home Appliances Corp filed Critical Toshiba Corp

2010-08-04 Publication of EP2211678A1 publication Critical patent/EP2211678A1/en

2012-08-22 Publication of EP2211678A4 publication Critical patent/EP2211678A4/en

2015-11-04 Application granted granted Critical

2015-11-04 Publication of EP2211678B1 publication Critical patent/EP2211678B1/en

Status Not-in-force legal-status Critical Current

2028-11-21 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Classifications

- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- A47L9/2821—Pressure, vacuum level or airflow

Landscapes

Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
Filters For Electric Vacuum Cleaners (AREA)
Electric Suction Cleaners (AREA)
Electric Vacuum Cleaner (AREA)

EP08855539.6A 2007-11-26 2008-11-21 Electric vacuum cleaner Not-in-force EP2211678B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
JP2007305097A JP5112022B2 (en)	2007-11-26	2007-11-26	Electric vacuum cleaner
PCT/JP2008/003438 WO2009069274A1 (en)	2007-11-26	2008-11-21	Electric vacuum cleaner

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP2211678A1 EP2211678A1 (en)	2010-08-04
EP2211678A4 true EP2211678A4 (en)	2012-08-22
EP2211678B1 EP2211678B1 (en)	2015-11-04

Family

ID=40678186

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP08855539.6A Not-in-force EP2211678B1 (en)	2007-11-26	2008-11-21	Electric vacuum cleaner

Country Status (7)

Country	Link
EP (1)	EP2211678B1 (en)
JP (1)	JP5112022B2 (en)
KR (2)	KR101165898B1 (en)
CN (1)	CN101820806B (en)
EG (1)	EG25887A (en)
RU (1)	RU2424758C1 (en)
WO (1)	WO2009069274A1 (en)

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CN109846424A (en) *	2019-03-29	2019-06-07	天佑电器（苏州）有限公司	Power assembly and cleaning tool having the same
CN111772543A (en) *	2019-07-22	2020-10-16	安克创新科技股份有限公司	Dust Boxes, Dust Box Components and Cleaning Units
WO2022128102A1 (en) *	2020-12-17	2022-06-23	Aktiebolaget Electrolux	Vacuum cleaner
GB2608158B (en) *	2021-06-24	2023-09-20	Dyson Technology Ltd	Vacuum cleaner
EP4523586A1 (en) *	2023-09-15	2025-03-19	Hilti Aktiengesellschaft	Suction device with two suction heads, and system
CN120814766A (en) *	2025-09-17	2025-10-21	峰岹科技(深圳)股份有限公司	Vacuum cleaner and control method

Citations (5)

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DE948636C (en) *	1953-05-04	1956-09-06	F A M Ale Couperus	Vacuum cleaner with at least two motor blower units
US5005251A (en) *	1989-10-20	1991-04-09	Hako Minuteman, Inc.	Adapter for mounting vacuum motor
JP2003199693A (en) *	2001-10-23	2003-07-15	Hitachi Ltd	Electric vacuum cleaner
EP1629762A2 (en) *	2004-08-18	2006-03-01	Elektrostar Schöttl GmbH & Co. KG	Suction device having a plurality of suction motors
EP1743563A2 (en) *	2005-07-14	2007-01-17	Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.	Vacuum cleaner

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2007
- 2007-11-26 JP JP2007305097A patent/JP5112022B2/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
2008
- 2008-11-21 KR KR1020107009081A patent/KR101165898B1/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 2008-11-21 EP EP08855539.6A patent/EP2211678B1/en not_active Not-in-force
- 2008-11-21 KR KR1020117027956A patent/KR101216909B1/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 2008-11-21 CN CN2008801115556A patent/CN101820806B/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 2008-11-21 WO PCT/JP2008/003438 patent/WO2009069274A1/en not_active Ceased
- 2008-11-21 RU RU2010110351/12A patent/RU2424758C1/en not_active IP Right Cessation
2010
- 2010-05-19 EG EG2010050821A patent/EG25887A/en active

Patent Citations (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
DE948636C (en) *	1953-05-04	1956-09-06	F A M Ale Couperus	Vacuum cleaner with at least two motor blower units
US5005251A (en) *	1989-10-20	1991-04-09	Hako Minuteman, Inc.	Adapter for mounting vacuum motor
JP2003199693A (en) *	2001-10-23	2003-07-15	Hitachi Ltd	Electric vacuum cleaner
EP1629762A2 (en) *	2004-08-18	2006-03-01	Elektrostar Schöttl GmbH & Co. KG	Suction device having a plurality of suction motors
EP1743563A2 (en) *	2005-07-14	2007-01-17	Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.	Vacuum cleaner
JP2007020765A (en) *	2005-07-14	2007-02-01	Matsushita Electric Ind Co Ltd	Electric vacuum cleaner

Non-Patent Citations (1)

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Title
See also references of WO2009069274A1 *

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
CN101820806B (en)	2013-07-03
JP5112022B2 (en)	2013-01-09
JP2009125399A (en)	2009-06-11
EG25887A (en)	2012-09-26
CN101820806A (en)	2010-09-01
EP2211678B1 (en)	2015-11-04
KR20100063810A (en)	2010-06-11
RU2424758C1 (en)	2011-07-27
KR101216909B1 (en)	2012-12-28
WO2009069274A1 (en)	2009-06-04
KR101165898B1 (en)	2012-07-13
KR20120003955A (en)	2012-01-11
EP2211678A1 (en)	2010-08-04

Publication	Publication Date	Title
GB2455382B (en)	2010-01-06	Vacuum cleaner
GB2455378B (en)	2010-03-31	Vacuum cleaner
GB2460360B (en)	2010-03-10	Vacuum cleaner
EP2129274A4 (en)	2011-08-31	Vacuum cleaner
EP2162043A4 (en)	2012-04-04	Vacuum cleaner
GB2455380B (en)	2010-03-17	Vacuum cleaner
EP2225993A4 (en)	2014-06-11	Electric cleaner
AU323136S (en)	2008-12-16	Vacuum cleaner
EP2322070A4 (en)	2012-08-22	Vacuum cleaner
EP2213216A4 (en)	2012-08-08	Electric cleaner
EP2252189A4 (en)	2012-08-15	Electric vacuum cleaner
GB0807097D0 (en)	2008-05-21	Vacuum cleaner
EP2227998A4 (en)	2012-08-08	Electric cleaner
EP2152136A4 (en)	2011-09-07	Vacuum cleaner
GB0813249D0 (en)	2008-08-27	Vacuum cleaner
EP2324748A4 (en)	2015-06-10	Vacuum cleaner
EG25887A (en)	2012-09-26	Electric vacuum cleaner
GB2454293B (en)	2009-12-30	Vacuum cleaner
GB2454765B (en)	2009-11-25	Vacuum cleaner
EP2351505A4 (en)	2012-05-30	Vacuum cleaner
EP2120667A4 (en)	2010-03-17	Vacuum cleaner
GB0710018D0 (en)	2007-07-04	Vacuum cleaner
GB0813489D0 (en)	2008-08-27	Vacuum cleaner
AU318282S (en)	2008-03-04	Vacuum cleaner
EP2387929A4 (en)	2016-03-09	Electric vacuum cleaner

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