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公开(公告)号：JP2014128732A
公开(公告)日：2014-07-10
申请号：JP2014077120
申请日：2014-04-03
Applicant: Irobot Corp , アイロボット コーポレイション
Inventor： JONES JOSEPH L , MACK NEWTON E , NUGENT DAVID M , SANDIN PAUL E
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an autonomous floor cleaning robot capable of optimizing cleaning capacity and efficiency of a cleaning mechanism.SOLUTION: An autonomous floor cleaning robot includes: a housing structure part including a chassis; right and left main wheel assemblies for supporting the robot, and driving the robot forward during floor cleaning; a vacuum system for cleaning the floor by sucking particles; a main brush assembly for collecting particles from the floor surface during floor cleaning; and a side brush assembly arranged near the outer periphery of the housing structure part, for guiding particles on the furthermore outside than a range of the main brush assembly toward the main brush assembly during floor cleaning.
Abstract translation: 要解决的问题：提供能够优化清洁机构的清洁能力和效率的自主地板清洁机器人。解决方案：自主地板清洁机器人包括：包括底架的壳体结构部件; 用于支撑机器人的左右主轮组件，以及在地板清洁期间向前驱动机器人; 用于通过吸入颗粒清洁地板的真空系统; 用于在地板清洁期间从地板表面收集颗粒的主刷组件; 以及侧刷组件，其布置在所述壳体结构部分的外周附近，用于在地板清洁期间将颗粒超过所述主刷组件的范围向主刷组件的范围引导到外部。
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公开(公告)号：JP2014030771A
公开(公告)日：2014-02-20
申请号：JP2013239449
申请日：2013-11-20
Applicant: Irobot Corp , アイロボット コーポレイション
Inventor： JONES JOSEPH L , MACK NEWTON E , NUGENT DAVID M , SANDIN PAUL E
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an autonomous floor-cleaning robot capable of optimizing the cleaning capability and efficiency of a cleaning mechanism.SOLUTION: An autonomous floor-cleaning robot includes: a wheel assembly including a drive wheel for moving the autonomous floor-cleaning robot; a cleaning assembly for cleaning a floor surface; a control part for controlling the wheel assembly or the cleaning assembly; and a sensor subsystem for transmitting a detection signal to the control part. Further, the sensor subsystem includes: a virtual wall portion detection assembly for detecting a signal output from a virtual wall portion unit; a wall part detection assembly for detecting approach of a wall part or an obstacle; an upright part detection assembly for detecting a descending portion of a floor surface; a wheel-lowering detection assembly for detecting lowering of the drive wheel; and an obstacle detection sensor for detecting collision with an obstacle. The control part controls the wheel assembly or the cleaning assembly so as to move appropriately on the basis of a detection signal from the sensor subsystem.
Abstract translation: 要解决的问题：提供一种能够优化清洁机构的清洁能力和效率的自主地板清洁机器人。解决方案：自主地板清洁机器人包括：车轮组件，其包括用于移动自主地板清洁的驱动轮 机器人; 用于清洁地板表面的清洁组件; 用于控制车轮组件或清洁组件的控制部件; 以及用于将检测信号发送到控制部分的传感器子系统。 此外，传感器子系统包括：虚拟壁部检测组件，用于检测从虚拟壁部单元输出的信号; 用于检测壁部或障碍物的接近的壁部检测组件; 用于检测地板表面的下降部分的直立部分检测组件; 用于检测驱动轮的下降的轮降检测组件; 以及用于检测与障碍物的碰撞的障碍物检测传感器。 控制部件基于来自传感器子系统的检测信号来控制车轮组件或清洁组件以适当地移动。
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公开(公告)号：JP2010188205A
公开(公告)日：2010-09-02
申请号：JP2010133227
申请日：2010-06-10
Applicant: Irobot Corp , アイロボット コーポレイション
Inventor： JONES JOSEPH L , MACK NEWTON E , NUGENT DAVID M , SANDIN PAUL E
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an autonomous cleaning device that is designed and configured to optimize the cleaning capability and efficiency of its cleaning mechanisms.
SOLUTION: The autonomous floor-cleaning robot comprises: a housing structure including a chassis; right and left main wheel assemblies for driving the robot forward; a vacuum system disposed in the chassis and cleaning a floor by ingesting particulates; a main brush assembly for collecting particulates from the floor surface during the floor cleaning; and a side brush assembly for entraining particulates outsides the range of the vacuum system or the main brush assembly towards the vacuum system. The side brush assembly includes a brush arm mounted in the vicinity of the periphery of the housing structure, and in the front of the main brush assembly in the direction of advancement of the robot, and having a rod shape with a fixed width and with a sufficient length for extending over the periphery of the robot.
COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPITAbstract translation: 要解决的问题：提供一种被设计和配置以优化其清洁机构的清洁能力和效率的自主清洁装置。 解决方案：自主地板清洁机器人包括：包括底盘的壳体结构; 用于向前驱动机器的左右主轮组件; 设置在底盘中并通过摄取微粒清洁地板的真空系统; 用于在地板清洁期间从地板表面收集微粒的主刷组件; 以及用于夹带微粒的侧刷组件将真空系统或主刷组件的范围向真空系统外侧。 侧刷组件包括安装在壳体结构的周边附近的刷臂，并且在主刷组件的前部沿着机器人的前进方向，并且具有固定宽度的杆形状，并且具有 足够的长度用于在机器人的周围延伸。 版权所有（C）2010，JPO＆INPIT
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公开(公告)号：JP2009189881A
公开(公告)日：2009-08-27
申请号：JP2009133440
申请日：2009-06-02
Applicant: Irobot Corp , アイロボット コーポレイション
Inventor： JONES JOSEPH L , MACK NEWTON E , NUGENT DAVID M , SANDIN PAUL E
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To optimize cleaning performance and as well to minimize power requirement.
SOLUTION: An autonomous floor cleaning robot comprises a housing basic structure, a power subsystem, a drive subsystem, a command/control subsystem, and a self-adjusting cleaning head subsystem. The self-adjusting cleaning head subsystem includes: a deck mounted in pivotal combination with a chassis; a brush assembly mounted in combination with the deck and powered by the drive subsystem to sweep up particulates during cleaning operations; a vacuum assembly disposed in combination with the deck and powered by the drive subsystem to ingest particulates during cleaning operations; and a deck adjusting subassembly mounted in combination with the drive subsystem, the brush assembly, and the chassis, and automatically operating in response to an increase in brush torque in the brush assembly to pivot the deck with respect to the chassis.
COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPITAbstract translation: 要解决的问题：优化清洁性能以及最小化功率需求。 解决方案：自主地板清洁机器人包括壳体基本结构，电力子系统，驱动子系统，命令/控制子系统和自调整清洁头子系统。 自调整清洁头子系统包括：与底盘枢转组合的甲板; 电刷组件，其与甲板组合安装并由驱动子系统驱动，以在清洁操作期间清除微粒; 与甲板组合设置并由驱动子系统驱动的真空组件，以在清洁操作期间吸收颗粒物; 以及与驱动子系统，刷组件和底盘组合安装的甲板调整子组件，并且响应于刷组件中的刷扭矩的增加而自动操作以相对于底盘枢转甲板。 版权所有（C）2009，JPO＆INPIT
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公开(公告)号：JP2003228421A
公开(公告)日：2003-08-15
申请号：JP2003008478
申请日：2003-01-16
Applicant: IROBOT CORP
Inventor： JONES JOSEPH L , MASS PHILIP R
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the problems of the need for a complex hardware to specify the position of a robot and to confine it and the need for large-scale rewriting of a program, training, etc., to carry the robot and use it. SOLUTION: A system for specifying position of robot and confining the robot comprises a boundary signal transmitter 30 which can be carried for transmitting boundary signals 42, mainly along an axis defining the boundary and a moving robot 20, the moving robot 20 comprises a rotating means at least in one direction, a boundary signal detecting means and a control unit for controlling the rotating means. The rotating means, after detecting the boundary signals 42, executes an algorithm for avoiding the boundary signals 42, and the algorithm has a step of rotating the robot, until the boundary signals 42 no longer is detected. COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
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公开(公告)号：CA2416382C
公开(公告)日：2006-02-07
申请号：CA2416382
申请日：2003-01-16
Applicant: IROBOT CORP
Inventor： MASS PHILIP R , JONES JOSEPH L
Abstract: The present invention discloses a system and method for confining a robot to a particular space. The system includes a portable barrier signal transmitter that produces a barrier signal primarily along an axis, and a mobile robot capable of avoiding the barrier signal upon detection of the barrier signal. In the preferred embodiment the barrier. signal is emitted in an infrared frequency and the robot includes an omni-directional signal detector. Upon detection of the signal, the robot turns in a direction selected by a barrier avoidance algorithm until the barrier signal is no longer detected.
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公开(公告)号：JP2014030770A
公开(公告)日：2014-02-20
申请号：JP2013239448
申请日：2013-11-20
Applicant: Irobot Corp , アイロボット コーポレイション
Inventor： JONES JOSEPH L , MACK NEWTON E , NUGENT DAVID M , SANDIN PAUL E
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a robot system capable of optimizing the cleaning capability and efficiency of a cleaning mechanism.SOLUTION: A robot system includes: a virtual wall portion unit configured to emit first and second signals; and an autonomous floor-cleaning robot that includes a wheel assembly, a cleaning assembly, a control part, and a virtual wall portion detection assembly. Further, the control part of the autonomous floor-cleaning robot controls the wheel assembly so that the autonomous floor-cleaning robot does not overrun the virtual wall portion unit in the case of the virtual wall portion detection assembly detecting the first signal, and controls the wheel assembly so that the autonomous floor-cleaning robot does not enter a prohibited zone in the case of the virtual wall portion detection assembly detecting the second signal.
Abstract translation: 要解决的问题：提供能够优化清洁机构的清洁能力和效率的机器人系统。解决方案：机器人系统包括：虚拟壁部单元，被配置为发射第一和第二信号; 以及包括车轮组件，清洁组件，控制部件和虚拟壁部检测组件的自主地板清洁机器人。 此外，自主地板清洁机器人的控制部分控制车轮组件，使得在虚拟壁部分检测组件检测到第一信号的情况下，自动地板清洁机器人不会超过虚拟壁部单元，并且控制 在虚拟壁部检测组件检测到第二信号的情况下，自动地板清洁机器人不进入禁止区域。
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公开(公告)号：JP2010221061A
公开(公告)日：2010-10-07
申请号：JP2010133229
申请日：2010-06-10
Applicant: Irobot Corp , アイロボット コーポレイション
Inventor： JONES JOSEPH L , MACK NEWTON E , NUGENT DAVID M , SANDIN PAUL E
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an autonomous cleaning device that is designed and configured to optimize the cleaning capability and efficiency of its cleaning mechanisms while concomitantly minimizing or reducing the power requirements of such cleaing mechanisms.
SOLUTION: The autonomous floor-cleaning robot includes a housing infrastructure including a chassis, right and left main wheel assemblies for forward driving the robot, a vacuum system mounted on the chassis to ingest particulates for floor cleaning, and a brush assembly to collect particulates from a floor surface upon floor cleaning. The vacuum system includes a vacuum inlet of constant width and space, separate and independently of a sweep area defined by the brush assembly. A trailing edge of the vacuum system is orientated so that the vacuum inlet is immediately adjacent the brush assembly and forward facing.
COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPITAbstract translation: 要解决的问题：提供一种自主清洁装置，其被设计和配置为优化其清洁机构的清洁能力和效率，同时最小化或降低这种清洁机构的功率需求。 解决方案：自主地板清洁机器人包括壳体基础设施，其包括底盘，用于向前驱动机器人的左右主轮组件，安装在底盘上以吸收用于地板清洁的颗粒的真空系统以及刷组件 在地板清洁时从地板表面收集颗粒物。 真空系统包括具有恒定宽度和空间的真空入口，分离并独立于由刷组件限定的扫掠区域。 真空系统的后缘被定向成使得真空入口紧邻刷子组件并且朝前。 版权所有（C）2011，JPO＆INPIT
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公开(公告)号：JP2010188206A
公开(公告)日：2010-09-02
申请号：JP2010133228
申请日：2010-06-10
Applicant: Irobot Corp , アイロボット コーポレイション
Inventor： JONES JOSEPH L , MACK NEWTON E , NUGENT DAVID M , SANDIN PAUL E
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an autonomous cleaning device capable of optimizing the cleaning capability and efficiency of a cleaning mechanism. SOLUTION: The autonomous floor-cleaning robot comprises: a housing structure including a chassis; right and left main wheel assemblies for driving the robot forward; a vacuum system disposed in the chassis for cleaning a floor by ingesting particulates; a brush assembly for collecting particulates from the floor surface during the floor cleaning; and a removable dust cartridge communicating with the vacuum system or main brush assembly and removably mounted in the housing structure for storing the particulates ingested by the vacuum system or collected by the brush assembly. The dust cartridge includes a bottom member, a top member, a sidewall member which joins the bottom member and the top member with each other, and a curved arcuate member disposed in combination with the top member and the sidewall member to define an outer sidewall structure in the rear of the autonomous floor-cleaning robot. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
Abstract translation: 要解决的问题：提供能够优化清洁机构的清洁能力和效率的自主清洁装置。 解决方案：自主地板清洁机器人包括：包括底盘的壳体结构; 用于向前驱动机器的左右主轮组件; 设置在底盘中的真空系统，用于通过摄取微粒来清洁地板; 用于在地板清洁期间从地板表面收集微粒的刷组件; 以及与真空系统或主刷组件连通并可移除地安装在壳体结构中的可移除的灰尘盒，用于存储由真空系统摄取或由刷组件收集的微粒。 灰尘盒包括底部构件，顶部构件，将底部构件和顶部构件相互连接的侧壁构件以及与顶部构件和侧壁构件组合设置的弯曲弓形构件，以限定外部侧壁结构 在自动地板清洁机器人的后部。 版权所有（C）2010，JPO＆INPIT
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公开(公告)号：JP2004195215A
公开(公告)日：2004-07-15
申请号：JP2003403161
申请日：2003-12-02
Applicant: Irobot Corp , アイロボット コーポレイション
Inventor： JONES JOSEPH L , MACK NEWTON E , NUGENT DAVID M , SANDIN PAUL E
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To optimize a cleaning ability, and also to minimize a request for electric power. SOLUTION: An autonomous floor-cleaning robot comprises: a housing infrastructure; a power subsystem; a motive subsystem; a command and control subsystem; and a self-adjusting cleaning head subsystem. The self-adjusting cleaning head subsystem includes: a deck mounted in pivotal combination with the chassis; a brush assembly mounted in combination with the deck and powered by the motive subsystem to sweep up particulates during cleaning operations; a vacuum assembly disposed in combination with the deck and powered by the motive subsystem to ingest the particulates during the cleaning operations, and a deck adjusting subassembly which is mounted in combination with the motive subsystem, the brush assembly, and the chassis and is automatically operative in response to an increase in brush torque in the brush assembly to pivot the deck with respect to the chassis. COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI
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