(19)
(11) EP 2 000 072 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
11.08.2010 Bulletin 2010/32

(43) Date of publication A2:
10.12.2008 Bulletin 2008/50

(21) Application number: 08102586.8

(22) Date of filing: 13.03.2008
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A47L 9/28(2006.01)
 A47L 11/34(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL BA MK RS

(30) Priority: 05.06.2007 KR 20070054854

(71) Applicant: Samsung Gwangju Electronics Co., Ltd.
Gwangju-city (KR)

(72) Inventors:
  • Choi, Sam-hyun
    Gwangsan-gu Gwangju-City (KR)
  • Jeung, Sam-jong
    Gwangsan-gu Gwangju-City (KR)
  • Song, Jeong-gon
    Gwangsan-gu Gwangju-City (KR)
  • Kim, Myeong-ho
    Unnam-dong, Gwangsan-gu Gwangju-City (KR)
  • Ryu, Tae-young
    Gwangju-City (KR)
  • Lee, Ju-sang
    Sanweol-dong, Gwangsan-gu Gwangju-City (KR)
  • Kim, Heung-yi
    Gwangju-City (KR)
  • Ko, Jang-youn
    Unnam-dong, Gwangsan-gu Gwangju (KR)
  • Kim, Kyoung-Woung
    Gwangsan-gu Gwangju-City (KR)
  • Kim, Dae-hyung
    Gwangju (KR)
  • Lee, Hak-Bong
    Gwangju-City (KR)
  • Cho, Yoon-Kyunh
    Hyoja-dong 1-ga, Wansan-gu, Jeonju-si Jeollabuk-do (KR)

(74) Representative: Blot, Philippe Robert Emile 
Cabinet Lavoix 2, place d'Estienne d'Orves
75441 Paris Cedex 09
75441 Paris Cedex 09 (FR)

   


(54) Steam-vacuum cleaner with electric power controlling function and method thereof


(57) A steam-vacuum cleaner with an electric power controlling function and a method thereof are provided. The steam-vacuum cleaner includes a suction motor which rotates to generate a suction force; a heater which emits heat to generate a steam; a power supply part which supplies an electric power to the suction motor and the heater; an electric power measuring part which measure a total electric power supplied from the power supplier and consumed in the suction motor and the heater; and a controller which controls at least one of a rotational velocity of the suction motor and a magnitude of heat emitted from the heater such that the total electric power of the suction motor and the heater is maintained less than a threshold value. Accordingly, steam and vacuum cleaning functions are simultaneously performed within the limit of power capacity of a wire.







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