With the continuous change of technology and the continuous expansion of application fields, people are becoming more and more eager to imagine smart homes. Nowadays, indoor living scenes have become one of the main positions where "technology benefits mankind". Today, we will take vacuum cleaners, the largest category in the global small home appliance market, as an example to take stock of its disruptive innovation and technological application history, and see how it begins with dust removal, a necessary daily chore at home, and depicts a smart future. of.
Dyson’s smart home attitude – everything is user experience first
When it comes to vacuum cleaners, we can’t avoid Dyson. Since the company was founded, every innovation it has made has been disruptive to the industry. The same is true in the smart home field.
To achieve intelligent vacuum cleaner products, the first thing to consider is intelligent suction adjustment, so as to be "targeted" for different situations. For example, families with carpets will face a problem: dirt hidden among the piles of carpets is usually more difficult to remove than those on hard floors. Therefore, Dyson installed DLS intelligent transmission on the high-torque suction head of the V11 vacuum cleaner released in 2019. The sensing system allows the suction head to monitor the power consumption caused by the resistance of the brush bar through the sensor, thereby identifying whether the vacuum cleaner is working on hard floors or carpets, and then cooperates with the digital motor microprocessor and battery system microprocessor. Realizes automatic suction adjustment to help users clean dust buried deep in carpets in a more targeted manner.
This smart function was ahead of its time at the time, but Dyson, adhering to the spirit of “continuously improving a product and constantly optimizing existing inventions”, once again upgraded the smart suction adjustment function in the V15 Achieving dual systems in parallel - In addition to the DLS intelligent sensing system, Dyson is also equipped with an intelligent speed regulation system based on piezoelectric acoustic sensors: after the vacuum cleaner inhales dust, the sensor located inside the vacuum cleaner will sense every movement of the dust. A hit vibrates and generates sound pressure. These sound pressures will be transmitted to the piezoelectric acoustic sensor. The sensor accurately calculates and analyzes the amount and size of dust, and then transmits the signal to the motor and battery through the chip, thereby realizing automatic tracking according to the dust concentration. Need to adjust the suction effect.
Sensor measurement, counting the size and quantity of dust particles
It can be seen from the evolution of the intelligent suction adjustment function that for Dyson, the seemingly complicated smart home is actually very complicated. Simple - Everything is still based on user experience, allowing users to complete efficient and scientific dust removal work easily and effortlessly, achieving the "1+12" effect of human-machine cooperation. At the same time, everything is based on health, helping users create a healthier home environment and achieve truly useful intelligence.
In addition to intelligently adjusting suction, Dyson has many innovative practices that also accomplish the task of balancing experience and health. In 2019, Dyson equipped V11 with an intelligent LCD display. This LCD display can display the suction status and battery power of the vacuum cleaner, and you can also adjust the suction power through the buttons below. With the V12 and V15 released in 2021, vacuum cleaners have evolved to count the amount of dust inhaled through piezoelectric acoustic sensors. The LCD display has also been upgraded again to take advantage of this function, realizing the function of visualizing dust data and classifying it intuitively. And in a scientific way, it helps users improve their home environment in a targeted manner.
Clear data proves that deep cleaning is real
There is also a lot of practical "great wisdom" in Dyson vacuum cleaners. In the past, when cleaning the home, users had to go up to the sky with a rag and a broom, step on a stool or lie under the bed, or struggle to move heavy objects to clean the corners and gaps. Cleaning the place is time-consuming and laborious. In order to solve users' pain points, Dyson has developed a vacuum cleaner that combines powerful suction with light weight, and is equipped with suction head accessories suitable for multiple use scenarios, allowing users to easily complete the whole house cleaning without missing any corners or high places; Vacuum cleaners with high-efficiency filtration systems may emit secondary pollution from the exhaust during operation, which is harmful to health. Dyson has equipped the vacuum cleaner with multiple filtration systems and sealed the entire machine to ensure the discharge of clean air and avoid secondary pollution.
Dyson’s multi-machine filtration system has high-efficiency sealed filtration and firmly locks in dust
It should be noted that Dyson spares no effort to meet the needs of users who urgently need technological support and strives to achieve perfection. : Relying on the powerful computing power of the Dyson chip, the V15 can adjust the suction power according to the dust concentration rather than the approximate cleanliness level, which is more scientific and does not require manual switching of modes; and where there is no need to exert excessive force, Dyson also uses a restrained attitude , applying innovation to the "blade". For example, when a user moves the vacuum cleaner from a wooden floor to a tile floor or other hard floor, if the suction is adjusted based solely on this, not only will there be no obvious difference in the vacuuming effect, It will also cause ineffective power loss and affect user experience.
Looking at the present moment, mankind is rapidly moving towards the era of electrification and informationization. Some innovative achievements have become a hit by riding on the trend of technological development and information circulation, but they have ended hastily. Dyson has chosen to focus on research and development with a down-to-earth attitude, always taking users as the starting point and foothold to explore and meet needs. This kind of spiritual core prevents it from "innovation for the sake of innovation" and stands out from the trend, becoming a real changer.
Dyson's vacuum cleaner industry-leading position - 43 years of technological accumulation, pioneering is difficult to surpass
It is no coincidence that Dyson can continue to lead the industry. Since its inception, "solving problems that others tend to overlook" has been deeply embedded in Dyson's DNA.
In the United Kingdom in the 1970s and 1980s, a Hoover vacuum cleaner user discovered that his vacuum cleaner always had insufficient suction after a period of use. After taking the vacuum cleaner apart, he was convinced that the source of the weakened suction was the airway being clogged with dust.
This is an issue that has been closely related to the user experience since the birth of vacuum cleaners but has been frequently shelved due to technical difficulties and market interests. However, this user, who graduated from the Royal College of Art in home and interior design, did not intend to let it go. "If I really care about the problem of dust bags and weak suction, there must be other users who think so." He decided to try Solve this problem. This trial lasted five years and 5127 models.
This user is James Dyson, the inventor of the bagless dual-cyclone vacuum cleaner. Starting with the 5128th model, the world's first bagless vacuum cleaner was born. In 1993, with the advent of Dyson's "dual cyclone" technology, the Dyson DC01 using dual cyclone separation technology was launched in the UK. By 1994, this vacuum cleaner had become one of the most popular styles at the time. Since then, vacuum cleaners have entered the "bagless" era, and the entire industry has taken a big step forward relying on this new technology.
Dyson’s patented dust and gas separation technology
Since the birth of the first Dyson bagless vacuum cleaner, latecomers have followed suit, and this new category of vacuum cleaners has quickly entered the market. daily life of the public. However, technology can be imitated, but the core of an enterprise cannot be copied. In a bustling market, Dyson still follows its own rhythm of "helping consumers understand and solve real needs" step by step. It puts users' needs first and constantly improves and optimizes its products, making Dyson's vacuum cleaners always more popular. Able to be one step ahead of the market.
Dust bagless cyclone technology avoids dust bags and air passages from being clogged with dust and solves the problem of suction loss, but Dyson noted that energy loss is equally important. The cyclone is strong, but the energy consumption is too high and the battery life is weakened, which will also have a huge impact on the user experience. As a result, Dyson once again dismantled, studied, and reorganized the dual cyclone technology, and finally found that using multiple cyclones can not only achieve the separation effect of large cone cyclones, but also reduce energy consumption and achieve longer battery life.
So in 2002, Dyson launched its multi-cone cyclone separation technology to the market. In 2012, it launched double-layer radioactive cyclone separation technology. In 2013, it has been nearly 30 years since the advent of micro-vibration cyclone separation technology. Every time Dyson innovates itself, it means that users can enjoy a more powerful, loss-free and longer-lasting vacuuming experience, and these are the "heart" of a vacuum cleaner.
Dyson’s innovation is not over yet. After solving the problem of suction power and battery life, Dyson engineers turned their attention to the main target of the vacuum cleaner - dust. As the leader in the vacuum cleaner industry, Dyson can be said to be an expert in dust research. It found that even people with the best eyesight may have difficulty spotting fine dust that is integrated into the floor.
How to solve this problem for consumers? After many calculations, Dyson engineers found that lasers, especially green lasers with high safety levels, good directionality, and high energy, can better help people. Eyes recognize fine dust. In 2021, Dyson released to the world its first and at the time the only cordless vacuum cleaner equipped with laser detection function-V12 DetectSlim, so that consumers no longer have to be in the trouble of "Did I clean it up?"
Laser detection makes visible dust particles that are difficult to observe with the naked eye
James Dyson once said in an interview: "In terms of the thinking process, continuous improvement of a product, continuous improvement of Optimizing existing inventions is much more difficult than changing the direction of research and development. Dyson promised with practical actions: it is willing to be a "pioneer" that overcomes obstacles.
Dyson's smart home vision - to work with users to build a healthier and more secure home
Dyson's vacuum cleaners can ensure smart and intelligent indoor dust removal in terms of hardware. It is labor-saving and efficient, but in fact, if you want to create a healthy home environment, everyone's subjective will is indispensable. Only when a person knows what a healthy home is can he use the tools correctly to make his vision a reality.
Dyson attaches great importance to dust research and user dust removal education, and hopes to discover the undiscovered needs of users through in-depth research and solve them first, so that users can enjoy a healthy and efficient use experience. Through years of research, Dyson continues to put the "true face" of dust that is not easily discovered in front of users - a seemingly clean home environment may be full of dangers, and indoor cleaning should not be limited to dust visible to the naked eye; invisible indoors Secondary pollution in cleaning may threaten the health of family members. The filtration performance of vacuum cleaners and the sealing performance of the entire machine are indispensable. These findings have improved many cleaning misunderstandings from the source and played an important role in building a healthy home environment.
In addition to correcting misunderstandings, Dyson also realized that as Chinese consumers’ demands for a healthy home environment continue to escalate, dust removal methodologies must also keep up. With its profound insight into the characteristics of dust, Dyson proposed four rules for efficient dust removal to guide actions scientifically and make dust removal tools more effective.
Rule 1: Choose strong suction to reduce dust leakage and efficiently absorb dust in your home.
Rule 2: The strong suction power should last for a long time without weakening, so that daily cleaning can be worry-free.
Rule 3: Choose a fully sealed vacuum product that filters the air and locks in tiny particles such as bacteria, allergens and other pollutants to achieve truly effective cleaning and avoid secondary pollution.
Rule 4: Dirt may hide in the corners of your home. When cleaning, you should be aware of cleaning corners, crevices and high places, and choose appropriate tools and accessories to deal with dust everywhere.
Only with the concept of efficient dust removal, the home environment can be healthier and happier.
Epilogue
No matter how the times change, the development of science and technology should always focus on human needs. Advancing for the sake of advancement, or imitating advancement for the sake of advancement, can only achieve short-term results and go further and further away from the true meaning of science and technology. Only by adhering to the original intention of "solving problems ignored by others" like Dyson can we continue to produce good products that lead lifestyle changes and become a real changer.