WO2020168416A1 - Appareil sans fil, tel qu'un appareil de nettoyage de surface, et unité de charge associée - Google Patents

Appareil sans fil, tel qu'un appareil de nettoyage de surface, et unité de charge associée Download PDF

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WO2020168416A1
WO2020168416A1 PCT/CA2020/050161 CA2020050161W WO2020168416A1 WO 2020168416 A1 WO2020168416 A1 WO 2020168416A1 CA 2020050161 W CA2020050161 W CA 2020050161W WO 2020168416 A1 WO2020168416 A1 WO 2020168416A1
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storage member
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Wayne Ernest Conrad
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Omachron Intellectual Property Inc
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02J—ELECTRIC POWER NETWORKS; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY
    • H02J7/00—Circuit arrangements for charging or discharging batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
    • H02J7/02—Circuit arrangements for charging or discharging batteries or for supplying loads from batteries for charging batteries from AC mains by converters
    • 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
    • A47L5/00—Structural features of suction cleaners
    • A47L5/12—Structural features of suction cleaners with power-driven air-pumps or air-compressors, e.g. driven by motor vehicle engine vacuum
    • A47L5/22—Structural features of suction cleaners with power-driven air-pumps or air-compressors, e.g. driven by motor vehicle engine vacuum with rotary fans
    • A47L5/225—Convertible suction cleaners, i.e. convertible between different types thereof, e.g. from upright suction cleaners to sledge-type 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
    • A47L5/00—Structural features of suction cleaners
    • A47L5/12—Structural features of suction cleaners with power-driven air-pumps or air-compressors, e.g. driven by motor vehicle engine vacuum
    • A47L5/22—Structural features of suction cleaners with power-driven air-pumps or air-compressors, e.g. driven by motor vehicle engine vacuum with rotary fans
    • A47L5/24—Hand-supported 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
    • A47L5/00—Structural features of suction cleaners
    • A47L5/12—Structural features of suction cleaners with power-driven air-pumps or air-compressors, e.g. driven by motor vehicle engine vacuum
    • A47L5/22—Structural features of suction cleaners with power-driven air-pumps or air-compressors, e.g. driven by motor vehicle engine vacuum with rotary fans
    • A47L5/28—Suction cleaners with handles and nozzles fixed on the casings, e.g. wheeled suction cleaners with steering handle
    • 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
    • A47L9/2868—Arrangements for power supply of vacuum cleaners or the accessories thereof
    • A47L9/2873—Docking units or charging stations
    • 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
    • A47L9/2868—Arrangements for power supply of vacuum cleaners or the accessories thereof
    • A47L9/2878—Dual-powered vacuum cleaners, i.e. devices which can be operated with mains power supply or by batteries
    • 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
    • A47L9/2868—Arrangements for power supply of vacuum cleaners or the accessories thereof
    • A47L9/2884—Details of arrangements of batteries or their installation
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02J—ELECTRIC POWER NETWORKS; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY
    • H02J7/00—Circuit arrangements for charging or discharging batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
    • H02J7/70—Circuit arrangements for charging or discharging batteries or for supplying loads from batteries characterised by the mechanical construction
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02J—ELECTRIC POWER NETWORKS; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY
    • H02J7/00—Circuit arrangements for charging or discharging batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
    • H02J7/70—Circuit arrangements for charging or discharging batteries or for supplying loads from batteries characterised by the mechanical construction
    • H02J7/751—Circuit arrangements for charging or discharging batteries or for supplying loads from batteries characterised by the mechanical construction concerning the insertion or the connection of the batteries

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  • the ultracapacitor is directly connectable with the power output circuit.
  • Figure 2 is an exploded view of the components of a portable power appliance of Figure 1 ;
  • FIGS 8A-8D are schematic illustrations of example power output circuits for the charging unit of Figure 7;
  • Figure 16 is a schematic illustration of a portable power appliance in accordance with an embodiment
  • the appliance energy storage member 272 included in the removable section 108 may include all of the energy storage members for the entire appliance. Additionally or alternatively, the base section 104, which may include a brush motor, may include one or more appliance energy storage members 272.
  • Capacitor 276 may be any capacitor suitable for supplying power required to operate at least suction motor 212.
  • capacitor 276 may be an ultracapacitor (also referred to as a supercapacitor or GoldcapTM). As compared to an electrolytic capacitor, ultracapacitors have dramatically higher energy density (per unit mass and per unit volume).
  • FIGS 4-5 show an example in which energy storage member 272 is removable from portable surface cleaning unit 108 for electrically connecting to an external charging unit 280.
  • the energy storage member272 may be maintained within an energy storage member housing 273.
  • the appliance energy storage member 272 may be removed from the appliance 100 while within this housing 273.
  • only the energy storage member 272 may be removable or a housing 273 may be removable and the energy storage member 272 may then be removed from housing 273 for charging.
  • the charging unit 280 includes a charging circuit 284 that is adapted to supply power from a stationary power supply to onboard energy storage member 292 using power cable 296.
  • the charging unit 280 also includes a power output circuit 290 that is adapted to supply power from onboard energy storage member 292 to an appliance energy storage member 272.
  • the power output circuit 290 is adapted to electrically connect the onboard energy storage member 292 and the appliance energy storage member 272.
  • FIG. 9 illustrates another example of a charging unit 1280.
  • the charging unit 1280 includes an onboard energy storage member 1292, charging circuitry 1284, a power output circuit 1292, and an electrical input port 1294 and cord 1296.
  • the charging unit 1280 can be housed within a charging unit body similar to charging unit body 282.
  • the charging unit 1280 may include a power output circuit 1290 with multiple power output ports 1286a and 1286b.
  • a first power output port 1286a may be mounted within a receiving area within which the appliance energy storage member 272 can be mounted directly.
  • the second power output port 1286b may define a power outlet to which an electrical cord can be attached.
  • Energy storage member 292 can be any device suitable to supply power for fully recharging energy storage member 272 one or several times.
  • energy storage member 292 may include a battery and/or a capacitor that collectively have an energy storage capacity sufficient to recharge energy storage member 272 (or at least capacitor 276) two or more times (e.g. three or more times, or six or more times).
  • the charging unit 280 may include one or more wheels to facilitate portability of the charging unit.
  • the charging unit 280 may omit a handle and/or wheels but may nonetheless be portable. For instance, a user may carry the charging unit 280 by grasping the exterior of the charger body 282.
  • the charging unit 280 may be integrated within the base of a portable power appliance as described herein above.
  • the charging unit 280 can also include a power input port 294.
  • the power input port 294 can be detachably attached to a mains power supply, for instance by inserting the power input port 294 into a household power outlet 284 (e.g., it male be a male plug member). The power input port 294 can subsequently be detached from the mains power supply to allow the charging unit 280 to be re-positioned.
  • passive cooling element 316 may have a heat capacity sufficient to absorb the heat generated by one or several charges of energy storage member 272, 292 and/or discharge of energy storage member 292 (e.g. at least 2 charge cycles, at least 3 charge cycles, or at least 4 charge cycles).
  • passive cooling element 316 may include a volume of material that after absorbing one or several charges of energy storage member 272, 292, maintains the energy storage member 272, 292 below a target temperature.
  • heat sink 316 may be composed of a sufficient volume of metal (e.g. aluminum) to achieve this effect.
  • metal e.g. aluminum
  • the charging unit may be configured to automatically select the first mode of operation or second mode of operation.
  • charging unit 1280 shown in Figure 9 may provide separate electrical output ports 1286a and 1286b for charging the appliance energy storage member 272 and for powering the appliance 100 directly.
  • the charging unit 2280 may detect which of the output ports 1286 has been engaged, and select the operational mode based on the connector that is detected.
  • portable power appliance also include various power tools such as drills, drivers, tire inflators, dremels and the like.

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L'invention concerne un appareil, tel qu'un appareil de nettoyage de surface portable, alimenté par un ou plusieurs ultracondensateurs, ainsi qu'une unité de charge pour celui-ci.
PCT/CA2020/050161 2019-02-21 2020-02-07 Appareil sans fil, tel qu'un appareil de nettoyage de surface, et unité de charge associée Ceased WO2020168416A1 (fr)

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US16/281,694 US11108254B2 (en) 2019-02-21 2019-02-21 Cordless appliance, such as a surface cleaning apparatus and a charging unit therefor
US16/281,788 US11218017B2 (en) 2019-02-21 2019-02-21 Cordless appliance, such as a surface cleaning apparatus, and a charging unit therefor

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