Trash Detecting Device and Automatic Vacumm cleaner Using the Same
First Claim
1. A trash detection device for automatic vacuum cleaner, comprising:
- a trash box defining therein a trash chamber; and
an ultrasonic detection module mounted in said trash box, said ultrasonic detection module comprising a control circuit, a transmitter and a receiver, said transmitter being electrically connected to said control circuit and spaced above a bottom wall of said trash chamber at a predetermined elevation and controllable by said control circuit to transmit an ultrasonic signal toward said trash chamber, said receiver being electrically connected to said control circuit and spaced above a bottom wall of said trash chamber at a predetermined elevation and adapted for receiving an eco signal created by said ultrasonic signal being reflected off a trash in said trash chamber and transmitting said eco signal to said control circuit for processing and output.
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Abstract
A trash detecting device used in an automatic vacuum cleaner is disclosed to include a trash box defining therein a trash chamber, and an ultrasonic detection module mounted in the trash box. The ultrasonic detection module includes a control circuit, a transmitter electrically connected to the control circuit and controllable by the control circuit to transmit an ultrasonic signal toward the trash chamber, and a receiver electrically connected to the control circuit and adapted for receiving an eco signal created by the ultrasonic signal being reflected off a trash in the trash chamber and transmitting the eco signal to the control circuit for processing and causing the control circuit to output an examination signal, and thus, the trash detecting device is able to detect whether the trash amount in the trash box has reached saturation.
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10 Claims
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1. A trash detection device for automatic vacuum cleaner, comprising:
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a trash box defining therein a trash chamber; and an ultrasonic detection module mounted in said trash box, said ultrasonic detection module comprising a control circuit, a transmitter and a receiver, said transmitter being electrically connected to said control circuit and spaced above a bottom wall of said trash chamber at a predetermined elevation and controllable by said control circuit to transmit an ultrasonic signal toward said trash chamber, said receiver being electrically connected to said control circuit and spaced above a bottom wall of said trash chamber at a predetermined elevation and adapted for receiving an eco signal created by said ultrasonic signal being reflected off a trash in said trash chamber and transmitting said eco signal to said control circuit for processing and output. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. An automatic vacuum cleaner, comprising
a housing; -
a drive unit mounted in said housing, said drive unit comprising two motors and two steering wheels respectively coupled to said motors; a trash detecting device comprising a trash box detachably mounted in said housing and an ultrasonic detection module mounted in said trash box, said trash box defining therein a trash chamber, said ultrasonic detection module comprising a control circuit, a transmitter and a receiver, said transmitter being electrically connected to said control circuit and spaced above a bottom wall of said trash chamber at a predetermined elevation and controllable by said control circuit to transmit an ultrasonic signal toward said trash chamber, said receiver being electrically connected to said control circuit and spaced above a bottom wall of said trash chamber at a predetermined elevation and adapted for receiving an eco signal created by said ultrasonic signal being reflected off a trash in said trash chamber and transmitting said eco signal to said control circuit for processing and for causing said control circuit to output an examination signal; and a microprocessor mounted in said housing and electrically coupled with said motors of said drive unit and said control circuit of said trash detecting device and adapted for receiving said examination signal from said control circuit of said ultrasonic detection module, said microprocessor having built therein a standard cleaning path program and a focused cleaning path program, wherein when said microprocessor receives said examination signal from said control circuit of said ultrasonic detection module, said microprocessor implements said focused cleaning path program, driving said two motors to rotate said two steering wheels in carrying said housing along a focused cleaning path defined by said focused cleaning path program. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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