公开(公告)号：US11969125B2

公开(公告)日：2024-04-30

申请号：US16943207

申请日：2020-07-30

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Jaewon Jang ,  Youngbin Kim ,  Yeongjae Lee

IPC: A47L11/282 ,  A47L11/24 ,  A47L11/40

CPC classification number: A47L11/282 ,  A47L11/24 ,  A47L11/4013 ,  A47L11/4038 ,  A47L11/4041 ,  A47L11/4066 ,  A47L11/4069 ,  A47L2201/00

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses that the robot cleaner includes a mop module including a left rotating plate to which a mop is attached to the bottom surface and a right rotating plate to which the mop is attached to the bottom surface; a base on which the mop module is installed; a case disposed to cover at least an upper portion and a part of a side of the base; and a plurality of push supporters supporting the case spaced apart from the base, wherein each push supporter provides the case with the elastic restoring force at least in the upper direction of the base and the outer direction of the base.

公开(公告)号：US11432695B2

公开(公告)日：2022-09-06

申请号：US16943064

申请日：2020-07-30

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Jaewon Jang ,  Youngbin Kim ,  Yeongjae Lee

IPC: A47L11/283 ,  A47L11/40 ,  B25J11/00

Abstract: Disclosed is a mobile robot including a body, a rotating plate rotatably installed on the body and having a lower surface where a mop portion is attached, and an attachment guider installed on the lower surface of the rotating plate to guide an attachment position of the mop portion. The attachment guider includes a guide rim and a plurality of elastic pieces. The guide rim is disposed to surround a rotation axis of the rotating plate. The plurality of elastic pieces extend from the guide rim in a direction toward the rotation axis, have a free end protruding to a lower side or downward than the guide rim, and are spaced apart from each other along a circumference of the guide rim.

公开(公告)号：US12082757B2

公开(公告)日：2024-09-10

申请号：US16943109

申请日：2020-07-30

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Jaewon Jang ,  Youngbin Kim

IPC: A47L11/40 ,  A47L11/283

CPC classification number: A47L11/4083 ,  A47L11/283 ,  A47L11/4038 ,  A47L11/4088 ,  A47L2201/00

Abstract: A mobile robot includes a body and a mop module with left and right rotating plates rotatably installed on the body and each including a water supply space. The mobile robot also includes a water distribution module for providing water to the water supply spaces of the left and right rotating plates, and a water supply module for supplying water to the water distribution module. The water distribution module includes a water-supply counterpart portion connected to the water supply module and configured to receive water. Left and right water supply distribution pipes are connected to the water-supply counterpart portion to supply water to the water supply spaces of the left and right rotating plates, wherein the length of the left and right water distribution pipes are the same.

公开(公告)号：US11648898B2

公开(公告)日：2023-05-16

申请号：US16943230

申请日：2020-07-30

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Jaewon Jang ,  Youngbin Kim ,  Yeongjae Lee

IPC: A47L9/00 ,  B60R19/42 ,  B60R19/28

CPC classification number: B60R19/42 ,  A47L9/009 ,  B60R19/28 ,  A47L2201/04

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a mobile robot, and more particularly to a mobile robot, including: a bumper which surrounds at least a portion of an outer circumference of the body; position restoring modules having an elastic member and disposed to be symmetrical to each other; a bumper guide module, having a guide hole and a protruding guider which moves inside the guide hole; and impact sensing modules configured to sense impact and disposed to be symmetrical to each other.

公开(公告)号：US12185887B2

公开(公告)日：2025-01-07

申请号：US17636106

申请日：2020-02-17

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Jaewon Jang ,  Yeongjae Lee ,  Youngbin Kim

IPC: A47L11/40 ,  A47L11/282 ,  G05D1/00

Abstract: Disclosed is a robot cleaner including: a main body forming an outer shape; a pair of rotary mops moving the main body while rotating in contact with a floor; a drive motor rotating the pair of rotary mops; a pump connected to a water tank and driving a nozzle for spraying water to the rotary mop; and a controller for determining water content of the rotary mop in a preliminary step before wet cleaning, and controlling to start the wet cleaning after driving the pump until the water content of the rotary mop satisfy a certain level. Accordingly, it is possible to detect a change in the output current of the motor of the rotary mop of the robot cleaner and determine the water content according to the change in the current value.

公开(公告)号：US11910991B2

公开(公告)日：2024-02-27

申请号：US16943050

申请日：2020-07-30

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Jaewon Jang ,  Jihyun Lim ,  Youngbin Kim ,  Jinho Chung

IPC: H01M10/46 ,  A47L9/28 ,  A47L9/00 ,  A47L11/282 ,  A47L11/40 ,  H02J7/00

CPC classification number: A47L9/2873 ,  A47L9/009 ,  A47L9/0063 ,  A47L11/282 ,  A47L11/4005 ,  A47L11/4038 ,  A47L11/4072 ,  A47L11/4091 ,  H02J7/0045 ,  A47L2201/022

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a charging apparatus for a mobile robot, including a caster guide for guiding a charging terminal, provided for the charging apparatus, and a corresponding terminal, corresponding to the charging terminal, to readily come into contact with each other, in which by determining a contact position of the two terminals in a longitudinal direction using a first guide surface to a third guide surface, and by determining a contact position of the two terminals in a traverse direction using a caster guide having a wide rear portion and a narrow front portion, the charging apparatus for the mobile robot may guide the two terminals to vertically overlap with each other.

公开(公告)号：US11771285B2

公开(公告)日：2023-10-03

申请号：US16943262

申请日：2020-07-30

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Jaewon Jang ,  Youngbin Kim ,  Yeongjae Lee

IPC: A47L11/293 ,  A47L11/24 ,  A47L11/40 ,  B25J11/00

CPC classification number: A47L11/293 ,  A47L11/24 ,  A47L11/4005 ,  A47L11/4016 ,  A47L11/4038 ,  A47L11/4041 ,  A47L11/4069 ,  A47L11/4072 ,  A47L11/4083 ,  B25J11/0085

Abstract: A center of gravity of a mobile cleaning robot may be positioned on an imaginary central longitudinal axis of the mobile robot. The center of gravity of the mobile robot may be positioned at a front side of an imaginary central horizontal line connecting spin rotation axes of left and right spin mops of the mobile robot. The center of gravity of the mobile robot may also be positioned at a front side of a center of gravity of a battery and a center of gravity of a water tank, and at a rear side of a center of gravity of a sweep module of the mobile robot.

公开(公告)号：US11596285B2

公开(公告)日：2023-03-07

申请号：US16943090

申请日：2020-07-30

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Youngbin Kim ,  Jaewon Jang

IPC: A47L11/40 ,  A47L11/282 ,  A47L11/24

Abstract: A mobile robot includes a body and a rotating plate rotatably installed on the body. A mop portion is attached to a lower surface of the rotating plate. And, a rotating ball that is vertically aligned with a rotating shaft of the rotating plate is rotatably installed on the rotating plate.

公开(公告)号：US11786943B2

公开(公告)日：2023-10-17

申请号：US16944227

申请日：2020-07-31

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Jaewon Jang ,  Youngbin Kim ,  Yeongjae Lee

IPC: B08B7/00 ,  A47L11/24 ,  A47L11/282 ,  A47L11/40 ,  A61L2/10 ,  A61L2/26

CPC classification number: B08B7/0057 ,  A47L11/24 ,  A47L11/282 ,  A47L11/4038 ,  A47L11/4091 ,  A61L2/10 ,  A61L2/26 ,  A47L2201/028 ,  A61L2202/11

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a docking apparatus for a mobile robot including a sterilization unit, which emits germicidal light to a floor cloth to sterilize the floor cloth, and which includes: a germicidal lamp which vertically overlaps with the floor cloth of the mobile robot, and emits the germicidal light to a front end thereof; a diffusing part for diffusing the germicidal light to a rear end of the germicidal lamp; and a converging part for converging the germicidal light to a rear end of the diffusing part.

公开(公告)号：US20210031371A1

公开(公告)日：2021-02-04

申请号：US16943230

申请日：2020-07-30

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： JAEWON JANG ,  Youngbin Kim ,  Yeongjae Lee

IPC: B25J9/16 ,  B25J9/00 ,  B25J13/08

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a mobile robot, and more particularly to a mobile robot, including: a bumper which surrounds at least a portion of an outer circumference of the body; position restoring modules having an elastic member and disposed to be symmetrical to each other; a bumper guide module, having a guide hole and a protruding guider which moves inside the guide hole; and impact sensing modules configured to sense impact and disposed to be symmetrical to each other.