Cornet Cyclonic Vacuum Cleaner for Bedding

Sharp released the EC-HX100 Cornet cyclonic vacuum cleaner for bedding, the first vacuum cleaner in the industry^*1 to employ a heat cyclone that takes advantage of mites'^*2 weakness against heat by blowing warm air onto bedding to loosen mites' grip from the fibers of bedding and then powerfully sucking them up.
The Cornet removes^*3*4 mites and related allergens (mite feces and mite carcasses) from bedding by using a powerful beating brush, along with heat generated by the motor that is blown as warm air onto the bedding to loosen the mites' grip from the fibers so that they can be sucked up by the powerful vacuum force. The warm air comes from the vacuum cleaner's internal motor to save on electricity consumption. There is also a function to prevent the air temperature from getting too high and damaging the bedding.
More than 99% of the mites sucked up are killed^*5 by the high-speed swirling air movement of the centrifugal separation cyclone motor. Cleaning of the dust cup and filter is easy: just remove them and wash them with water. In addition, the warm air and Plasmacluster Ions deodorize^*6 pillows and other bedding, while the warm air also fluffs up the bedding to a comfortable softness.

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For household electric vacuum cleaners sold in Japan. Equipped with a system to blow air warmed utilizing heat from the interior of the unit out from the bottom of the unit and to apply suction using cyclonic action. As of May 21, 2015. Based on Sharp research.

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House dust mites

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Test institute: Viable Co., Ltd.; Test method: House dust mites were spread over bedding and sucked up with the Cornet; Test result: More than 99% removed. Note that not all mites were removed from bedding.

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Test institute: Biostir Inc.; Test method: Impurities mixed with allergens containing mite feces and mite carcasses were spread over bedding and sucked up with the Cornet; Test result: More than 99% removed. Note that not all allergens were removed from bedding.

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Test institute: Viable Co., Ltd.; Test method: Live house dust mites were spread over bedding and sucked up with the Cornet, and the percentage of dead mites in the dust cup was measured; Test result: More than 99% dead.

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Test institute: Sharp Corporation: Test method: The Cornet was moved slowly (at a speed of 10 cm/sec) back and forth once over bedding infused with an odor component (nonenal) contained in the body odor of old persons and in other body odors. The deodorizing effectiveness was evaluated by a six-level odor intensity indication method; Test result: Odors reduced to an unnoticeable level. Note that deodorizing effectiveness will vary according to the type and strength of the odors, the material onto which odors are affixed, and the speed at which the vacuum cleaner is moved over the bedding.