公开(公告)号：US12004704B2

公开(公告)日：2024-06-11

申请号：US16564519

申请日：2019-09-09

Applicant: iRobot Corporation

Inventor： Russell Walter Morin ,  Harold Boeschenstein ,  Faruk Bursal ,  Chris Grace

IPC: A47L9/00 ,  A47L7/00 ,  A47L9/10 ,  A47L9/28

CPC classification number: A47L9/2805 ,  A47L7/0004 ,  A47L9/106 ,  A47L9/281 ,  A47L2201/02 ,  A47L2201/024

Abstract: A robot floor cleaning system features a mobile floor cleaning robot and an evacuation station. The robot includes: a chassis with at least one drive wheel operable to propel the robot across a floor surface; a cleaning bin disposed within the robot and arranged to receive debris ingested by the robot during cleaning; and a robot vacuum configured to pull debris into the cleaning bin from an opening on an underside of the robot. The evacuation station is configured to evacuate debris from the cleaning bin of the robot, and includes: a housing defining a platform arranged to receive the cleaning robot in a position in which the opening on the underside of the robot aligns with a suction opening defined in the platform; and an evacuation vacuum in fluid communication with the suction opening and operable to draw air into the evacuation station housing through the suction opening.

公开(公告)号：US20240103521A1

公开(公告)日：2024-03-28

申请号：US18264426

申请日：2021-07-21

Applicant: MIDEA ROBOZONE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.

Inventor： Bo HE ,  Zexuan FAN

IPC: G05D1/02 ,  A47L11/28 ,  A47L11/40

CPC classification number: G05D1/0219 ,  A47L11/28 ,  A47L11/4011 ,  A47L11/4091 ,  G05D1/0225 ,  G05D1/0274 ,  A47L2201/02 ,  A47L2201/04 ,  G05D1/0246 ,  G05D2201/0203

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a cleaning method and apparatus, and a computer storage medium. The method includes: acquiring a to-be-cleaned area; determining a cleaning section set based on the to-be-cleaned area, the cleaning section set including at least one cleaning section and a cleaning order position corresponding to each of the at least one cleaning section, and the cleaning order position of each of the at least one cleaning section being related to a cleaning path of each of the at least one cleaning section; and cleaning each of the at least one cleaning section in turn based on the cleaning order position corresponding to each of the at least one cleaning section.

公开(公告)号：US20240032765A1

公开(公告)日：2024-02-01

申请号：US18220249

申请日：2023-07-10

Applicant: SHENZHEN SILVER STAR INTELLIGENT GROUP CO., LTD.

Inventor： Lin Wang ,  Lirong Ye

IPC: A47L11/40

CPC classification number: A47L11/4091 ,  A47L2201/02

Abstract: A cleaning system includes a cleaning robot and a cleaning base station. The cleaning robot includes a machine body, a first cleaning assembly and a pushing assembly, the first cleaning assembly is detachably arranged on a bottom portion of the machine body, and the pushing assembly is at least partially arranged in the machine body and connected with the first cleaning assembly. when the cleaning robot is docked with the cleaning base station, the pushing assembly is capable of pushing the first cleaning assembly to move from a first state to a second state and/or from the second state to a third state.

公开(公告)号：US20230355071A1

公开(公告)日：2023-11-09

申请号：US18125886

申请日：2023-03-24

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Jeayun SO ,  Bosang KIM ,  Jinhee KIM ,  Minwoo RYU ,  Sangsik YOON ,  Yeonkyu JEONG

IPC: A47L11/40

CPC classification number: A47L11/4011 ,  A47L11/4008 ,  A47L11/408 ,  A47L2201/06 ,  A47L2201/02

Abstract: Provided are a driving robot apparatus, a control method of the driving robot apparatus, and a computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a computer program to cause the control method to be performed. The control method of the driving robot apparatus includes: obtaining, via a sensor, a load value of a rotary motor of the driving robot apparatus as the rotary motor rotates a holder; identifying water content of a cleaning pad fixed to the holder, based on the load value of the rotary motor; and controlling a cleaning assembly to supply water to the cleaning pad fixed to the holder, based on the load value of the rotary motor.

公开(公告)号：US20230329507A1

公开(公告)日：2023-10-19

申请号：US18107661

申请日：2023-02-09

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Jongsoo HONG ,  Yongchan KWON ,  Jeehoon KIM ,  Byoungwoo KO ,  Donghun LEE

IPC: A47L11/40 ,  A47L11/282 ,  G05D1/02

CPC classification number: A47L11/4011 ,  A47L11/282 ,  A47L11/4066 ,  A47L11/4091 ,  A47L11/4069 ,  A47L11/4002 ,  A47L11/4038 ,  G05D1/0225 ,  A47L2201/02 ,  A47L2201/04 ,  A47L2201/06 ,  G05D2201/0203

Abstract: A cleaning robot including a main body; a motion driver configured to move the main body; a pad motor configured to rotate a pad below a bottom surface of the main body; a light source configured to irradiate light to the pad; and at least one processor configured to, based on an amount of reflection of the light from the pad, control rotation speed of the pad motor and/or control the motion driver to return the cleaning robot to a docking station.

公开(公告)号：US20230255420A1

公开(公告)日：2023-08-17

申请号：US17673386

申请日：2022-02-16

Applicant: iRobot Corporation

Inventor： Michael Mullinax ,  John Luff ,  Ledia Dilo

IPC: A47L9/28 ,  H04N5/225 ,  G06V20/50

CPC classification number: A47L9/2805 ,  A47L9/2852 ,  A47L9/2873 ,  A47L9/2894 ,  H04N5/2256 ,  H04N5/2259 ,  G06V20/50 ,  A47L2201/02 ,  A47L2201/04 ,  G02B27/0081

Abstract: A robot cleaning system includes a mobile cleaning robot, a robot docking station, and a camera. The mobile cleaning robot includes a drive operable to move the mobile cleaning robot across a floor surface, a cleaning assembly configured to clean the floor surface, and a debris bin. The robot docking station includes a housing and a platform defined in the housing, the platform configured to receive the mobile cleaning robot in a docking position. The camera is configured to capture imagery of an underside of the mobile cleaning robot. In some implementations, the camera is disposed on or within the mobile cleaning robot. In some implementations, the camera is disposed in the platform of the robot docking station.

公开(公告)号：US20230230046A1

公开(公告)日：2023-07-20

申请号：US18124393

申请日：2023-03-21

Applicant: OP-Hygiene IP GmbH

Inventor： Heiner Ophardt ,  Rudolpho Gian-Franco Gugliotta

IPC: A47L11/40

CPC classification number: A47L11/4011 ,  A47L11/4061 ,  A47L2201/02 ,  A47L2201/04

Abstract: A method of managing a plurality of washrooms in a facility for servicing by service personnel and, more particularly, for establishing servicing operations which provide for service of at least selected of the dispensers before their consumable product supply falls below a pre-selected refill value.

公开(公告)号：US20180228329A1

公开(公告)日：2018-08-16

申请号：US15751372

申请日：2016-08-12

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Jongsu KIM ,  Seaunglok HAM

IPC: A47L9/16 ,  A47L9/28 ,  A47L9/00 ,  A47L9/02

CPC classification number: A47L9/16 ,  A47L9/0081 ,  A47L9/009 ,  A47L9/02 ,  A47L9/1625 ,  A47L9/1641 ,  A47L9/165 ,  A47L9/22 ,  A47L9/2884 ,  A47L2201/00 ,  A47L2201/02

Abstract: Disclosed is a robot cleaner. The A robot cleaner comprising: a cleaner main body defining an external appearance of the robot cleaner, a suction unit provided in the cleaner main body for suctioning air containing dust, a dust separation unit for separating the dust from the air suctioned through the suction unit, a fan unit connected to the dust separation unit for providing suction force to the suction unit, and a housing having an air flow path for guiding the air discharged from the fan unit, wherein the housing accommodates a battery for supplying electricity to the fan unit, and wherein the air passing through the air flow path exchanges heat with the battery.

公开(公告)号：US09992894B2

公开(公告)日：2018-06-05

申请号：US14161211

申请日：2014-01-22

Applicant: Dyson Technology Limited

Inventor： Simon Edward Ireland

IPC: H02J7/00 ,  H05K7/00 ,  A47L9/28

CPC classification number: H05K7/00 ,  A47L9/2873 ,  A47L2201/02

Abstract: A docking station for a mobile robot including a first side portion and a second side portion and housing an electrical system having power input means. The power input means includes a first power input socket provided on the first side portion and a second power input socket provided on the second side portion. The two power input sockets allows a user flexibility in their choice of location for the docking station in an environment.

公开(公告)号：US20180000300A1

公开(公告)日：2018-01-04

申请号：US15704839

申请日：2017-09-14

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Sang Sik YOON ,  Byung Chan KIM ,  Byoung In LEE ,  Jun Hwa LEE ,  Jae Young JUNG

IPC: A47L9/04 ,  A47L9/28 ,  G05D1/02

CPC classification number: A47L9/04 ,  A47L9/2847 ,  A47L9/2852 ,  A47L11/4072 ,  A47L2201/02 ,  A47L2201/04 ,  G05D1/0225 ,  G05D1/0242 ,  G05D1/0255 ,  G05D2201/0203

Abstract: A robot cleaner includes a body to travel on a floor; an obstacle sensing unit to sense an obstacle approaching the body; an auxiliary cleaning unit pivotably mounted to a bottom of the body, to be extendable and retractable; and a control unit to control extension or retraction of the auxiliary cleaning unit based on a pivot angle formed by the auxiliary cleaning unit with respect to a travel direction of the body when the obstacle is sensed.