Abstract: In cleaning using a self-propelled cleaning device, firstly the cleaning device moves alongside a wall surface and then a reference direction is set. Next, the cleaning device advances alongside the wall surface at a prescribed distance, makes a right-angle turn, and travels in the reference direction. When the cleaning device reaches the surface of an opposing wall, it moves in a spiraling manner. At that time, the orientation angle of the cleaning device, which is estimated using a gyro sensor, is checked and corrected. If an obstacle is encountered while traveling, the cleaning device travels on a path that avoids the obstacle or travels in a spiral manner in a region in front of the obstacle.

Abstract: A self-propelled cleaning device having a cylindrical side cover has a suction body capable of moving transversely to the forward direction. The side cover is held by a base via a suspension. When cleaning corners of a room, the suction body moves by a wall and as the suction body moves to a corner, the movement amount of the suction body is changed. When an obstacle touches the cleaning device, the side cover moves, and the article touches a side cover switch, and the direction of the article is detected.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an electric vacuum cleaner equipped with a compact and easy-to-operate cyclonic separation type dust collector. To accomplish the object, the present invention mounts a cyclonic separation cylinder (104) that centrifugally separates and captures dust and a dust collecting case (105) that contains a first auxiliary filter (106) detachably on the lower case (101) of the cleaner body (1) and part of air from the cyclonic separation cylinder (104) is fed to the motor-driven blower through the dust collecting case (105). The present invention mounts a cyclonic separation cylinder (104) that centrifugally separates and captures dust and a dust collecting case (105) that contains a first auxiliary filter (106) detachably on the lower case (101) of the cleaner body (1) and part of air from the cyclonic separation cylinder (104) is fed to the motor-driven blower through the dust collecting case (105) and a filter provided under it.

Abstract: The electric vacuum cleaner is disclosed which includes a main body within which an electric blower and cyclonic separation cylinder are provided. A dust collecting case is provided in communication with the cyclonic separation cylinder to receive dust that has been separated from the inlet tube. The dust collecting case also includes a lifter arranged therein. Air received from the inlet tube is separated such that a portion is passed through the dust collecting case and a communicating passage. The air is subsequently merged and discharge through the electric blower.

Abstract: A scroll compressor enabling decrease of a flow path loss in a communication groove extending from a suction port toward a suction chamber to decrease a loss of suction power is disclosed. In the scroll compressor, a movable scroll is provided so as to perform a swivel motion relative to a fixed scroll, a fixed scroll lap and a movable scroll lap are engaged with each other to form a suction chamber and compression chambers, a suction port communicating with the suction chamber is formed in the fixed scroll, and a communication groove extending from the suction port toward the suction chamber is formed in the fixed scroll. The communication groove has a shape such that the bottom thereof is inclined so as to become shallower from the suction port side to the suction chamber side.

Abstract: A motor drive system without any portion for directly detecting the rotor position, rotation speed and motor phase currents, capable of realizing a high-performance variable speed drive even at high carrier frequencies. When detecting a current from a DC power supply of an inverter for driving a motor, applied voltages and frequencies to the motor are controlled based on sampled values by sampling a current flowing as intermittent pulses in the vicinity of each power conduction time period.

Abstract: A battery voltage Ef of a fuel cell 1 is detected, and a current instruction value which transformed an electric power instruction value Pfc of the fuel cell is reduced at falling-down of the voltage Ef. A current limiter 8 makes the current instruction value a limit value at the time of the falling-down of Ef, and reduces the limit value according to the fall of Ef. For example, current instruction value is restricted so as to begin to reduce battery current IFC at voltage drop alarm level (first threshold value), and become zero at voltage drop protection level (second threshold value).

Abstract: A high-performance hermetic type compressor in which the influence of a cylinder bore deformation caused during assembly is reduced and the sealing tightness between a piston and a cylinder block is improved. A bore hole in the cylinder block has a hollow portion. Depth H1 of the hollow portion is larger than thickness H2 of compression space V at the moment when the pressure in the compression space V reaches the discharge pressure level Pd.