公开(公告)号：AU2014348883A1

公开(公告)日：2015-08-27

申请号：AU2014348883

申请日：2014-11-11

Applicant: IROBOT CORP

Inventor： DOOLEY MICHAEL J ,  ROMANOV NIKOLAI ,  WILLIAMS MARCUS ,  JOHNSON JOSEPH M

IPC: A47L13/16

Abstract: A pad particularly adapted for surface cleaning. The pad includes an absorbent core having the ability to absorb and retain liquid material, and a liner layer in contact with and covering at least one side of the absorbent core. The liner layer has the ability to retain and wick liquid material through the liner layer. Cleaning apparatus containing such pads and methods of using such pads are also described.

公开(公告)号：ES2726712T3

公开(公告)日：2019-10-08

申请号：ES16200763

申请日：2015-11-20

Applicant: IROBOT CORP

Inventor： LU PING-HONG ,  JOHNSON JOSEPH M ,  FORAN DANIEL ,  WILLIAMS MARCUS ,  GRAZIANI ANDREW

IPC: A47L11/24 ,  A47L9/06 ,  A47L9/28 ,  A47L11/40 ,  A47L13/16 ,  A47L13/24 ,  B08B1/00 ,  B08B7/04

Abstract: Un conjunto de almohadillas de limpieza de robots autónomos (120; 800E; 1000; 1200; 300) de diferentes tipos, comprendiendo cada una de las cuales: un cuerpo de almohadilla que tiene superficies amplias opuestas, que incluyen una superficie de limpieza y una superficie de montaje; una característica de identificación del tipo de almohadilla (1010; 1210; 1303) indicativa de un tipo de almohadilla de limpieza; y una placa de montaje (802E; 1006; 1206; 1306) asegurada a través de la superficie de montaje (1102; 1302) del cuerpo de la almohadilla y que comprende un recorte (803E, 1012, 1212, 1305) que define al menos en parte la característica de identificación del tipo de almohadilla , habilitando la placa de montaje un sensor de almohadilla (624, 724) de un robot (100), cuando la almohadilla de limpieza se monta en el robot, para detectar la característica de identificación del tipo de almohadilla.

公开(公告)号：AU2016259361B2

公开(公告)日：2018-02-22

申请号：AU2016259361

申请日：2016-11-16

Applicant: IROBOT CORP

Inventor： ROMANOV NIKOLAI ,  WILLIAMS MARCUS ,  DOOLEY MICHAEL J ,  JOHNSON JOSEPH M

IPC: A47L13/16

Abstract: A mobile floor cleaning robot comprising:a robot body defining a forward drive direction; a drive supporting the robot body to maneuver the robot across a floor surface the drive comprising right and left drive wheels disposed on corresponding right and left portions of the robot body; and a cleaning assembly disposed on the robot body, the cleaning assembly comprising: a pad holder disposed forward of the drive wheels and having a top portion and a bottom portion, the bottom portion having a bottom surface to receive a cleaning pad, the bottom surface of the pad holder comprising at least 40% of a surface area of a footprint of the robot, and the bottom portion having raised protrusions extending therefrom; and an orbital oscillator having less than 1 cm of orbital range disposed on the top portion of the pad holder; wherein the pad holder is configured to permit more than 80 percent of the orbital range of the orbital oscillator to be transmitted from a top of the received cleaning pad to a bottom surface of the received cleaning pad and wherein the pad holder has a release mechanism configured to eject the received cleaning pad from the bottom surface of the pad holder upon actuation of a release mechanism. fI I- I

公开(公告)号：AU2014348883C1

公开(公告)日：2017-11-09

申请号：AU2014348883

申请日：2014-11-11

Applicant: IROBOT CORP

Inventor： DOOLEY MICHAEL J ,  ROMANOV NIKOLAI ,  WILLIAMS MARCUS ,  JOHNSON JOSEPH M

IPC: A47L13/16

Abstract: A pad particularly adapted for surface cleaning. The pad includes an absorbent core having the ability to absorb and retain liquid material, and a liner layer in contact with and covering at least one side of the absorbent core. The liner layer has the ability to retain and wick liquid material through the liner layer. Cleaning apparatus containing such pads and methods of using such pads are also described.

公开(公告)号：AU2014348883B2

公开(公告)日：2017-06-15

申请号：AU2014348883

申请日：2014-11-11

Applicant: IROBOT CORP

Inventor： DOOLEY MICHAEL J ,  ROMANOV NIKOLAI ,  WILLIAMS MARCUS ,  JOHNSON JOSEPH M

IPC: A47L13/16

Abstract: A pad particularly adapted for surface cleaning. The pad includes an absorbent core having the ability to absorb and retain liquid material, and a liner layer in contact with and covering at least one side of the absorbent core. The liner layer has the ability to retain and wick liquid material through the liner layer. Cleaning apparatus containing such pads and methods of using such pads are also described.

公开(公告)号：AU2016259361A1

公开(公告)日：2016-12-08

申请号：AU2016259361

申请日：2016-11-16

Applicant: IROBOT CORP

Inventor： JOHNSON JOSEPH M ,  ROMANOV NIKOLAI ,  WILLIAMS MARCUS ,  DOOLEY MICHAEL J

IPC: A47L13/16

Abstract: A mobile floor cleaning robot comprising:a robot body defining a forward drive direction; a drive supporting the robot body to maneuver the robot across a floor surface the drive comprising right and left drive wheels disposed on corresponding right and left portions of the robot body; and a cleaning assembly disposed on the robot body, the cleaning assembly comprising: a pad holder disposed forward of the drive wheels and having a top portion and a bottom portion, the bottom portion having a bottom surface to receive a cleaning pad, the bottom surface of the pad holder comprising at least 40% of a surface area of a footprint of the robot, and the bottom portion having raised protrusions extending therefrom; and an orbital oscillator having less than 1 cm of orbital range disposed on the top portion of the pad holder; wherein the pad holder is configured to permit more than 80 percent of the orbital range of the orbital oscillator to be transmitted from a top of the received cleaning pad to a bottom surface of the received cleaning pad and wherein the pad holder has a release mechanism configured to eject the received cleaning pad from the bottom surface of the pad holder upon actuation of a release mechanism. fI I- I

公开(公告)号：CA2978074A1

公开(公告)日：2016-09-22

申请号：CA2978074

申请日：2015-11-20

Applicant: IROBOT CORP

Inventor： LU PING-HONG ,  JOHNSON JOSEPH M ,  FORAN DANIEL ,  WILLIAMS MARCUS ,  GRAZIANI ANDREW

IPC: A47L11/40

Abstract: An autonomous floor cleaning robot includes a body, a controller supported by the body, a drive supporting the body to maneuver the robot across a floor surface in response to commands from the controller, and a pad holder attached to an underside of the body to hold a removable cleaning pad during operation of the robot. The pad includes a mounting plate and a mounting surface. The mounting plate is attached to the mounting surface. The robot includes a pad sensor to sense a feature on the pad and to generate a signal based on the feature, which is defined in part by a cutout on the card backing. The mounting plate enables the pad sensor to detect the feature. The controller is responsive to the signal to perform operations including selecting a cleaning mode based on the signal, and controlling the robot according to a selected cleaning mode.