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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 1986
Filed:
Sep. 28, 1984
Applicant:
Inventor:
Gerhard Kurz, 7262 Althengstett, DE;
Assignee:
Other;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
15319 ; 250574 ; 356438 ;
Abstract
Vacuum cleaner for use in industry and household comprising a housing and an electric motor driving the blower generating the working vacuum, and optional maneuvering means for moving a suction nozzle over the material to be cleaned. There is provided in the area of the channel passed by the dust and dirt particles drawn in, an optical sensor comprising a light transmitter and a coacting light receiver so that the quantity of the dust and dirt particles drawn in at any time is detected. After comparison of the value so determined with a given threshold value, either a visual and/or an acoustic signal are obtained and/or a power variation of the electric motor driving the blower is effected.