Method and apparatus for controlling a vacuum cleaner
AssigneeTechtronic Floor Care Technology Limited
InventorEvan A. Gordon
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Abstract
A control system for a vacuum cleaner is disclosed. The control system includes a control pad for generating a number of user inputs. The control system further includes a serial controller for reading the state of the number of inputs and generating serial data in response thereto. The control system yet further includes a processor adapted to receive the serial data and generate control signals that controls a number of electric devices on the vacuum cleaner. A method of operating a vacuum cleaner is also disclosed.
Claims11
A control system for a vacuum cleaner comprising:
- a plurality of electric devices;
- a control pad for generating a number of user inputs;
- a serial controller for reading the state of the number of inputs and generating serial data in response thereto;
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- a processor adapted to receive the serial data and generate control signals that controls at least one of the electric devices;
- wherein one of the electric devices is an LED array.
A control system for a vacuum cleaner comprising:
- a plurality of electric devices including an agitator motor, a suction motor, and a filter motor;
- a control pad for generating a number of user inputs;
- a serial controller for reading the state of the number of inputs and generating serial data in response thereto;
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- a processor adapted to receive the serial data and generate control signals that controls a number of the electric devices;
- wherein a single user input is converted to serial data which causes the processor to generate a plurality of control signals;
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- wherein the single user input selects a filter cleaning mode, and the processor generates signals which i) turn off the agitator motor, ii) operate the suction motor at substantially full power, and iii) operate the filter motor.
A control system for a vacuum cleaner including a pivoting joint, the control system comprising:
- a plurality of electric devices;
- a control pad for generating a number of user inputs;
- a serial controller for reading the state of the number of inputs and generating serial data in response thereto;
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- a processor adapted to receive the serial data and generate control signals that controls at least one of the electric devices;
- wherein the serial data is passed though the pivoting joint of the vacuum cleaner.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.