Method of Determining the Degree of Filling of the Dust Collector of a Vacuum Cleaner and a Filling Indicator
First Claim
1. A method of determining the degree of filling of the dust collector (5) of a vacuum cleaner (1), said vacuum cleaner having a compartment (4) for receiving the dust collector, said compartment having a connecting stub (6) for receiving a vacuum cleaner hose, wherein a differential pressure, Pp=(P2−
- P1), between an area inside the compartment, but outside the bag, and an area inside the connecting stub is measured, wherein a further differential pressure, Pt=(P3−
P2), is measured between a first area and a second area in the connecting stub.
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Abstract
In order to measure the degree of filling of a dust collector (5), where the dust (15, 16) collected in the dust collector may be of a very varied composition ranging from very fine dust (15) to rather large particles (16), a high pressure difference and a low pressure difference are measured by two differential pressure meters (11, 12), where the one differential pressure meter (12) measures the pressure difference between the compartment (4) of the dust collector, in which the dust collector (5) is arranged, and a measurement position at the connecting stub (6) of the vacuum cleaner, as is known, while the other differential pressure meter (11) measures between two measurement positions inside the connecting stub (6). Hereby, the method and the filling indicator according to the invention will ensure that larger particles do not settle inside the connecting stub (6) since these are detected beforehand by the differential pressure meter (11) which records lower pressure differences that the differential pressure meter (12).
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1. A method of determining the degree of filling of the dust collector (5) of a vacuum cleaner (1), said vacuum cleaner having a compartment (4) for receiving the dust collector, said compartment having a connecting stub (6) for receiving a vacuum cleaner hose, wherein a differential pressure, Pp=(P2−
- P1), between an area inside the compartment, but outside the bag, and an area inside the connecting stub is measured, wherein a further differential pressure, Pt=(P3−
P2), is measured between a first area and a second area in the connecting stub. - View Dependent Claims (2)
- P1), between an area inside the compartment, but outside the bag, and an area inside the connecting stub is measured, wherein a further differential pressure, Pt=(P3−
- 3. A filling indicator for determining the degree of filling of the dust collector (5) of a vacuum cleaner (1) which is arranged in a compartment (4) in the vacuum cleaner, said dust collector (5) being connected with a connecting stub (6), wherein the degree of filling of the dust collector is determined by a differential pressure meter (12) at two measurement positions, where the one measurement position (P2, P3) is positioned inside the compartment (4) outside the bag (5), while the other measurement position is positioned inside the connecting stub (6), wherein a differential pressure meter (11) with two measurement positions (P1, P3) is additionally provided, where both measurement positions are positioned inside the connecting stub (6).
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