Cleaner

Abstract

A cleaner capable of appropriately doing the cleaning at the time that a user intends is configured to include: a cleaning portion autonomously suctioning dust in accordance with a predetermined rule or procedure, a timer for detecting a time, an operational button portion accepting an input of the time, a storage battery storing power by charging, a memory storing a time period required for charging the storage battery and a charge start time, and a control unit controlling the operational button portion for accepting an input of the charge start time, calculating a cleaning-ready time based on the time period for charging the storage battery and the charge start time, and prohibiting the cleaning portion from suction of dust for a prescribed period.

1 . A cleaner, comprising: 
 a cleaning portion autonomously suctioning dust in accordance with any one of predetermined rule and procedure;    a timer for detecting a time;    an operational button portion accepting an input of a plurality of charge start times and cleaning start time programming;    a storage battery storing power by charging;    a memory storing a time period required for charging said storage battery, said plurality of charge start times, and said cleaning start time programming;    a device for calculating a plurality of cleaning-ready times based on said time period required for charging said storage battery and said plurality of charge start times;    a device for prohibiting said cleaning portion from suction of dust during a prescribed period from time of detection of said charge start time by said timer until said cleaning-ready time, said prescribed period being equal to or longer than said time period required for charging said storage battery;    a display unit displaying information;    a cleaning-ready time control device for controlling said display unit such that said display unit displays information indicating said cleaning-ready time; and    a warning control device for controlling said display unit such that said display unit displays information indicating a warning that an inappropriate time has been accepted if programmed cleaning start time accepted by said operational button portion is earlier than said cleaning-ready time.    
   
   
       2 . A cleaner, comprising: 
 a cleaning portion autonomously suctioning dust in accordance with any one of predetermined rule and procedure;    a timer for detecting a time;    an operational button portion accepting an input of a time;    a device for controlling said operational button portion for accepting an input of a charge start time;    a storage battery storing power by charging;    a memory storing a time period required for charging said storage battery and said charge start time;    a device for calculating a cleaning-ready time based on said time period required for charging said storage battery and said charge start time; and    a device for prohibiting said cleaning portion from suction of dust during a prescribed period until said cleaning-ready time detected by said timer.    
   
   
       3 . The cleaner according to  claim 2 , wherein 
 said device for controlling said operational button portion includes a device for controlling said operational button portion for accepting an input of a plurality of charge start times,    said memory includes a memory storing said plurality of charge start times,    said device for calculating a cleaning-ready time includes a device for calculating a plurality of cleaning-ready times based on said time period required for charging said storage battery and said plurality of charge start times, and    said device for prohibiting suction of dust includes a device for prohibiting said cleaning portion from suction of dust during a prescribed period until any one of said plurality of cleaning-ready times, said prescribed period being equal to or longer than the time period required for charging said storage battery.    
   
   
       4 . The cleaner according to  claim 2 , wherein 
 said device for controlling said operational button portion includes a device for controlling said operational button portion for accepting an input of a plurality of charge start times,    said memory includes a memory storing said plurality of charge start times,    said device for calculating a cleaning-ready time includes a device for calculating a plurality of cleaning-ready times based on said time period required for charging said storage battery and said plurality of charge start times, and    said device for prohibiting suction of dust includes a device for prohibiting said cleaning portion from suction of dust during said prescribed period from time of detection of said charge start time by said timer until any one of said plurality of cleaning-ready times, said prescribed period being equal to or longer than the time period required for charging said storage battery.    
   
   
       5 . The cleaner according to  claim 2 , further comprising a display unit displaying information, and a cleaning-ready time control device for controlling said display unit such that said display unit displays information indicating said cleaning-ready time.  
   
   
       6 . The cleaner according to  claim 5 , further comprising a device for controlling said operational button portion for accepting an input of cleaning start time programming, and a warning control device for controlling said display unit such that said display unit displays information indicating a warning that an inappropriate time has been accepted if the programmed cleaning start time accepted by said operational button portion is earlier than said cleaning-ready time, wherein 
 said memory further includes a memory storing said cleaning start time programming.