公开(公告)号：US09826873B2

公开(公告)日：2017-11-28

申请号：US15102763

申请日：2014-11-26

Applicant: TOSHIBA LIFESTYLE PRODUCTS & SERVICES CORPORATION

Inventor： Kouichi Abe ,  Susumu Hoshino

IPC: A47L9/28 ,  G05D1/00 ,  A47L11/40 ,  G05D1/02 ,  A47L11/24 ,  B60L11/18

CPC classification number: A47L11/4011 ,  A47L9/28 ,  A47L11/24 ,  A47L11/4041 ,  A47L2201/02 ,  A47L2201/022 ,  A47L2201/04 ,  B60L11/1827 ,  B60L11/1835 ,  G05D1/0011 ,  G05D1/0094 ,  G05D1/0225 ,  G05D1/0234 ,  G05D1/0242 ,  G05D1/0246 ,  G05D2201/0215 ,  Y02T10/7005 ,  Y02T10/7072 ,  Y02T90/12 ,  Y02T90/121 ,  Y02T90/125 ,  Y02T90/14

Abstract: Provided is an electric cleaning device capable of easily and reliably directing a camera toward an object and imaging the object. An electric cleaning device includes an electric vacuum cleaner main body capable of autonomously traveling, and a charging device that guides the electric vacuum cleaner main body, and can image an object. A control part has an imaging mode in which the control part makes a main body case travel so as to approach the charging device in line with guide signals received by a light receiving part, and performs imaging in a set direction with a camera based on the guide signals when the main body case reaches a position at a predetermined distance from the charging device.

公开(公告)号：US09687131B2

公开(公告)日：2017-06-27

申请号：US14687982

申请日：2015-04-16

Applicant: Vorwerk & Co. Interholding GmbH

Inventor： Nazli Eidmohammadi ,  Sabrina Hoffmann

IPC: A47L11/00 ,  A47L11/40 ,  A47L11/18 ,  G05D1/02

CPC classification number: A47L11/4061 ,  A47L11/18 ,  A47L11/4066 ,  A47L2201/00 ,  A47L2201/02 ,  A47L2201/04 ,  G05D1/0225 ,  G05D1/0295 ,  G05D2201/0203

Abstract: A self-propelled floor cleaning device includes a manually controlled or program-controlled first cleaning vehicle, which moves across a treatment path across a surface, which is to be cleaned, including a first cleaning device for carrying out a dry cleaning step. A second cleaning vehicle, including a second cleaning device for carrying out a wet cleaning step, is coupled to the first cleaning vehicle such that the second cleaning vehicle follows the first cleaning vehicle on the treatment path thereof. The second cleaning vehicle can be connected to the first cleaning vehicle via a releasable mechanical coupling. However, it can also be in operative connection with the first cleaning vehicle via only a data transmission path.

公开(公告)号：US09648999B2

公开(公告)日：2017-05-16

申请号：US14791498

申请日：2015-07-06

Applicant: Miele & Cie. KG

Inventor： Carina Uphoff ,  Markus Thamm

IPC: A47L9/04 ,  A47L9/06 ,  A46B17/06

CPC classification number: A47L9/0477 ,  A46B17/06 ,  A47L9/0455 ,  A47L9/0494 ,  A47L9/0606 ,  A47L2201/00 ,  A47L2201/02

Abstract: A robot vacuum cleaner includes a housing and a brush roller disposed at a bottom of the housing. The brush roller is configured to be rotatable about a horizontal axle. A blade is disposed above the brush roller in stationary relation with respect to the housing. The horizontal axle is adjustable in height relative to the housing. The brush roller is spaced away from the blade in a lower position and is in engagement with the blade in an upper position.

公开(公告)号：US09606541B2

公开(公告)日：2017-03-28

申请号：US12788489

申请日：2010-05-27

Applicant: Shai Abramson

Inventor： Shai Abramson

IPC: B25J9/00 ,  B25J5/00 ,  G05D1/02 ,  A01D34/00 ,  A47L9/00 ,  A47L9/28 ,  H01R13/631

CPC classification number: G05D1/0265 ,  A01D34/008 ,  A47L9/009 ,  A47L9/2805 ,  A47L9/2852 ,  A47L9/2873 ,  A47L9/2884 ,  A47L9/2894 ,  A47L2201/00 ,  A47L2201/02 ,  A47L2201/022 ,  G05D1/0225 ,  G05D1/0234 ,  G05D1/028 ,  G05D2201/0208 ,  G05D2201/0215 ,  H01R13/6315

Abstract: A docking station (20) and a robot (22) for docking therein, include corresponding transmission parts. These transmission parts are for the transmission of energy, such as electricity, for recharging the robot (22), and/or signals, for operating the robot (22), the energy and/or signals passing between the docking station and the robot (22). The docking station (20) and robot (22) are such that the docking of the robot (22) in the docking station (20) is at a horizontal orientation, as the transmission part on the robot (22) includes laterally protruding docking contacts that contact corresponding laterally oriented contact arms of the docking station (20).

公开(公告)号：US20170055796A1

公开(公告)日：2017-03-02

申请号：US15278772

申请日：2016-09-28

Applicant: iRobot Corporation

Inventor： Chikyung Won ,  Stephen A. Hickey ,  Mark Steven Schnittman ,  Zivthan A. Dubrovsky ,  Selma Svendsen ,  Jed Lowry ,  David Orrin Swett ,  John Devlin

IPC: A47L11/40

CPC classification number: A47L11/4091 ,  A47L9/106 ,  A47L9/108 ,  A47L11/24 ,  A47L11/33 ,  A47L11/4002 ,  A47L11/4008 ,  A47L11/4011 ,  A47L11/4013 ,  A47L11/4025 ,  A47L11/4041 ,  A47L11/4044 ,  A47L11/4066 ,  A47L11/4069 ,  A47L2201/02 ,  A47L2201/024 ,  A47L2201/028 ,  A47L2201/04

Abstract: A cleaning robot system including a robot and a robot maintenance station. The robot includes a robot body, a drive system, a cleaning assembly, and a cleaning bin carried by the robot body and configured to receive debris agitated by the cleaning assembly. The robot maintenance station includes a station housing configured to receive the robot for maintenance. The station housing has an evacuation passageway exposed to a top portion of the received robot. The robot maintenance station also includes an air mover in pneumatic communication with the evacuation passageway and a collection bin carried by the station housing and in pneumatic communication with the evacuation passageway. The station housing and the robot body fluidly connect the evacuation passageway to the cleaning bin of the received robot. The air mover evacuates debris held in the robot cleaning bin to the collection bin through the evacuation passageway.

Abstract translation: 一种包括机器人和机器人维护站的清洁机器人系统。 机器人包括机器人主体，驱动系统，清洁组件和由机器人主体承载并构造成接收由​​清洁组件搅动的碎屑的清洁仓。 机器人维护站包括被配置为接收机器人进行维护的站外壳。 车站外壳具有暴露于所接收的机器人的顶部的抽空通道。 机器人维护站还包括与排气通道气动连通的送风机和由车站外壳携带并与抽空通道气动连通的收集箱。 车站外壳和机器人体将排气通道流体地连接到接收的机器人的清洁箱。 空气推进器通过疏散通道将机器人清洁箱中保持的碎屑抽空到收集箱。

公开(公告)号：US09486923B2

公开(公告)日：2016-11-08

申请号：US14877337

申请日：2015-10-07

Applicant: Vorwerk & Co. Interholding GmbH

Inventor： Robert Plachetka

IPC: A47L7/00 ,  B25J11/00 ,  A47L5/00 ,  G01G19/56 ,  A47L5/22 ,  A47L9/00 ,  A47L9/28 ,  A47L11/24 ,  A47L11/40 ,  B25J5/00 ,  B25J5/06 ,  G01G19/44 ,  G01G19/52

CPC classification number: B25J11/0085 ,  A47L5/00 ,  A47L5/22 ,  A47L7/0085 ,  A47L9/009 ,  A47L9/2873 ,  A47L11/24 ,  A47L11/33 ,  A47L11/4005 ,  A47L11/4011 ,  A47L11/4066 ,  A47L2201/02 ,  A47L2201/022 ,  A47L2201/04 ,  B25J5/007 ,  B25J5/06 ,  G01G19/44 ,  G01G19/52 ,  G01G19/56 ,  Y10S901/01

Abstract: The invention relates to a floor treatment robot having an autonomously movable floor treatment appliance and having a housing. The housing of the floor treatment appliance has a standing area on the top side for supporting a person. At least one load cell is provided. The load cell is suitable for measuring the weight of the person. This floor treatment robot solves the technical problem of reducing the space requirement for different domestic appliances.

Abstract translation: 本发明涉及具有自主移动的地板处理设备并具有外壳的地板处理机器人。 地板处理器具的外壳在顶部具有用于支撑人的站立区域。 提供至少一个称重传感器。 称重传感器适用于测量人的重量。 这种地板处理机器人解决了减少不同家用电器空间需求的技术问题。

公开(公告)号：US20160309974A1

公开(公告)日：2016-10-27

申请号：US15102763

申请日：2014-11-26

Applicant: TOSHIBA LIFESTYLE PRODUCTS & SERVICES CORPORATION

Inventor： Kouichi ABE ,  Susumu HOSHINO

IPC: A47L11/40 ,  B60L11/18 ,  G05D1/02 ,  A47L11/24 ,  G05D1/00

CPC classification number: A47L11/4011 ,  A47L9/28 ,  A47L11/24 ,  A47L11/4041 ,  A47L2201/02 ,  A47L2201/022 ,  A47L2201/04 ,  B60L11/1827 ,  B60L11/1835 ,  G05D1/0011 ,  G05D1/0094 ,  G05D1/0225 ,  G05D1/0234 ,  G05D1/0242 ,  G05D1/0246 ,  G05D2201/0215 ,  Y02T10/7005 ,  Y02T10/7072 ,  Y02T90/12 ,  Y02T90/121 ,  Y02T90/125 ,  Y02T90/14

Abstract: Provided is an electric cleaning device capable of easily and reliably directing a camera toward an object and imaging the object. An electric cleaning device includes an electric vacuum cleaner main body capable of autonomously traveling, and a charging device that guides the electric vacuum cleaner main body, and can image an object. A control part has an imaging mode in which the control part makes a main body case travel so as to approach the charging device in line with guide signals received by a light receiving part, and performs imaging in a set direction with a camera based on the guide signals when the main body case reaches a position at a predetermined distance from the charging device.

Abstract translation: 提供一种能够容易且可靠地将相机引向物体并对物体成像的电动清洁装置。 电动清洁装置包括能够自主行进的电动吸尘器主体，以及引导电动吸尘器主体并且可以对物体成像的充电装置。 控制部具有成像模式，其中控制部使主体外壳行进，以便与由光接收部接收的引导信号一致地接近充电装置，并且基于相机执行在设定方向上的成像 当主体壳体到达距离充电装置预定距离的位置时的导向信号。

公开(公告)号：US09476771B2

公开(公告)日：2016-10-25

申请号：US13767990

申请日：2013-02-15

Applicant: Micro-Star International Company Limited

Inventor： You-Wei Teng ,  Yi-Chih Yeh ,  Shih-Che Hung

IPC: H02J7/00 ,  G01J5/02 ,  G05D1/02

CPC classification number: G01J5/028 ,  A47L2201/02 ,  A47L2201/04 ,  G05D1/0225 ,  G05D1/0234 ,  G05D1/0255 ,  G05D2201/0215 ,  H02J7/0042

Abstract: An embodiment of the invention provides a cleaning robot including a light detector and a controller. The light detector detects a light beam. The controller is coupled to the light detector to control the cleaning robot. When the controller determines that the light beam is being output by a charging station, the controller controls the cleaning robot to move to the charging station along a first boundary of the light beam, which is substantially perpendicular to the charging station.

Abstract translation: 本发明的实施例提供一种包括光检测器和控制器的清洁机器人。 光检测器检测光束。 控制器耦合到光检测器以控制清洁机器人。 当控制器确定光束正在由充电站输出时，控制器控制清洁机器人沿着基本上垂直于充电站的光束的第一边界移动到充电站。

公开(公告)号：US09468349B2

公开(公告)日：2016-10-18

申请号：US14947277

申请日：2015-11-20

Applicant: iRobot Corporation

Inventor： Philip Fong ,  Jason Meltzer ,  Jens-Steffen Gutmann ,  Vazgen Karapetyan ,  Mario Munich

IPC: A47L9/28 ,  G05D1/02 ,  A47L9/30 ,  B25J5/00 ,  B25J9/16 ,  B25J11/00 ,  B25J13/00 ,  B25J19/00 ,  H02J7/00

CPC classification number: A47L9/2873 ,  A47L9/2894 ,  A47L9/30 ,  A47L2201/02 ,  A47L2201/04 ,  B25J5/00 ,  B25J9/1664 ,  B25J9/1666 ,  B25J9/1697 ,  B25J11/0085 ,  B25J13/006 ,  B25J19/005 ,  G05D1/0225 ,  G05D1/0234 ,  G05D1/0274 ,  G05D2201/0215 ,  H02J7/0045 ,  Y10S901/01

Abstract: A mobile robot system is provided that includes a docking station having at least two pose-defining fiducial markers. The pose-defining fiducial markers have a predetermined spatial relationship with respect to one another and/or to a reference point on the docking station such that a docking path to the base station can be determined from one or more observations of the at least two pose-defining fiducial markers. A mobile robot in the system includes a pose sensor assembly. A controller is located on the chassis and is configured to analyze an output signal from the pose sensor assembly. The controller is configured to determine a docking station pose, to locate the docking station pose on a map of a surface traversed by the mobile robot and to path plan a docking trajectory.

Abstract translation: 提供了一种移动机器人系统，其包括具有至少两个姿势限定基准标记的对接站。 姿势定义基准标记在对接站上相对于彼此和/或参考点具有预定的空间关系，使得可以根据至少两个姿势的一个或多个观察来确定到基站的对接路径 确定基准标记。 系统中的移动机器人包括姿态传感器组件。 控制器位于机箱上，并被配置为分析来自姿态传感器组件的输出信号。 控制器被配置为确定对接站姿态，以将对接站姿态定位在由移动机器人穿过的表面的地图上，并且路径规划对接轨迹。

公开(公告)号：US09429950B2

公开(公告)日：2016-08-30

申请号：US14767071

申请日：2013-02-20

Applicant: HUSQVARNA AB

Inventor： Ludvig Sjöholm

IPC: G05D1/00 ,  G05D1/02 ,  A01D34/00 ,  B25J9/00

CPC classification number: G05D1/0265 ,  A01D34/008 ,  A47L2201/02 ,  B25J9/0003 ,  B60L1/003 ,  B60L11/14 ,  B60L11/1805 ,  B60L11/1816 ,  B60L11/1824 ,  B60L2200/40 ,  B60L2260/32 ,  G05D1/0225 ,  G05D2201/0208 ,  Y02T10/70 ,  Y02T10/7005 ,  Y02T10/7072 ,  Y02T10/7077 ,  Y02T90/121 ,  Y02T90/14 ,  Y10S901/01

Abstract: A robotic work tool system (200), comprising a charging station (210), a boundary wire (250) and a signal generator (240) for generating and transmitting a signal through said boundary wire (250) for demarcating a work area (205), said robotic work tool system (200) further comprising a robotic work tool (100) configured to detect a magnetic field strength (M1, M2) in the work area (205) and said robotic work tool system (200) being configured to adapt a current level of the signal being transmitted through the boundary wire (250) based on the detected magnetic field strength (M1, M2).

Abstract translation: 一种机器人作业工具系统（200），包括充电站（210），边界线（250）和信号发生器（240），用于通过所述边界线（250）产生和发送信号，用于划定工作区域（205 ），所述机器人作业工具系统（200）还包括被配置为检测工作区域（205）中的磁场强度（M1，M2）和所述机器人作业工具系统（200）的机器人工作工具（100） 基于检测到的磁场强度（M1，M2），适应通过边界线（250）传输的信号的电流电平。