公开(公告)号：US10342400B2

公开(公告)日：2019-07-09

申请号：US15599780

申请日：2017-05-19

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Bohyun Nam ,  Inbo Shim ,  Jihoon Sung ,  Sojin Park ,  Seunghyun Song ,  Sangkyu Lee ,  Woochan Jun

IPC: A47L5/30 ,  A47L9/00 ,  A47L9/02 ,  A47L9/04 ,  A47L9/10 ,  A47L9/12 ,  A47L9/14 ,  A47L9/16 ,  A47L9/28

Abstract: A autonomous cleaner includes: a cleaner body including a wheel unit for autonomous traveling; a suction unit provided to protrude from one side of the cleaner body, the suction unit sucking air containing dust; a sensing unit provided at the one side of the cleaner body; a dust container accommodated in a dust container accommodation part formed at the other side of the cleaner body, the dust container collecting dust filtered from sucked air; and a dust container cover hinge-coupled to the cleaner body to be rotatable, the dust container cover being provided to cover a top surface of the dust container when the dust container cover is coupled to the dust container.

公开(公告)号：US10258212B2

公开(公告)日：2019-04-16

申请号：US15598781

申请日：2017-05-18

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Bohyun Nam ,  Inbo Shim ,  Jihoon Sung ,  Sojin Park ,  Seunghyun Song ,  Sangkyu Lee ,  Changhwa Sun ,  Sangjo Kim

IPC: A47L9/04 ,  A47L9/14 ,  A47L9/28

Abstract: A cleaner includes: a cleaner body having therein a module mounting portion; a rotation driving portion provided at one side of the module mounting portion; and a cleaning module detachably mounted to the module mounting portion through one side of the cleaner body, wherein the cleaning module includes: a holder linearly inserted into or withdrawn from the module mounting portion in a side direction of the cleaner body; and a cleaning member supported by the holder so as to be inserted or withdrawn into or from the module mounting portion, together with the holder when the holder is inserted thereinto or withdrawn therefrom, and the cleaning member rotated by a driving force provided from the rotation driving portion.

公开(公告)号：US20230136647A1

公开(公告)日：2023-05-04

申请号：US18090309

申请日：2022-12-28

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Bohyun Nam ,  Inbo Shim ,  Jihoon Sung ,  Sojin Park ,  Seunghyun Song ,  Sangkyu Lee ,  Woochan Jun

IPC: A47L11/33 ,  A47L11/40 ,  A47L9/16 ,  A47L9/04 ,  A47L9/12

Abstract: A robot cleaner comprising: a cleaner body including a controller, the cleaner body having a dust container accommodation part formed therein; a wheel unit mounted in the cleaner body, the wheel unit of which driving is controlled by the controller; and a dust container detachably coupled to the dust container accommodation part, wherein a first opening and a second opening are disposed at the same height in an inner wall of the dust container accommodation part, wherein the dust container includes: an entrance and an exit, disposed side by side along the circumference of the dust container, the entrance and the exit, respectively communicating with the first opening and the second opening when the dust container is accommodated in the dust container accommodation part; and a flow separating part extending downwardly inclined along the inner circumference of the dust container.

公开(公告)号：US10463221B2

公开(公告)日：2019-11-05

申请号：US15599862

申请日：2017-05-19

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Bohyun Nam ,  Inbo Shim ,  Jihoon Sung ,  Sojin Park ,  Seunghyun Song ,  Sangkyu Lee ,  Woochan Jun

IPC: A47L11/33 ,  A47L11/40 ,  A47L9/00 ,  A47L9/02 ,  A47L9/04 ,  A47L9/12 ,  A47L9/14 ,  A47L9/16 ,  A47L9/28

Abstract: A robot cleaner comprising: a cleaner body including a dust container accommodation part formed to be recessed toward the front from the rear thereof; a suction unit mounted in the cleaner body to suck air containing dust; a dust container accommodated in the dust container accommodation part, the dust container collecting dust filtered from sucked air; and an exhaust port formed at an end portion of one rear side of the cleaner body, which surrounds the dust container accommodation part, to discharge filtered air to the outside, the exhaust port disposed along the height direction of the cleaner body.

公开(公告)号：US10441128B2

公开(公告)日：2019-10-15

申请号：US15599783

申请日：2017-05-19

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Bohyun Nam ,  Inbo Shim ,  Jihoon Sung ,  Sojin Park ,  Seunghyun Song ,  Sangkyu Lee ,  Woochan Jun

IPC: A47L11/33 ,  A47L11/40 ,  A47L9/00 ,  A47L9/04 ,  A47L9/12 ,  A47L9/16 ,  A47L9/28

Abstract: A robot cleaner comprising: a cleaner body; a suction unit sucking air containing dust to be introduced into the cleaner body; and a dust container detachably coupled to the cleaner body, the dust container collecting dust filtered from the air introduced into the cleaner body, wherein the dust container includes: an external case including at least one cyclone filtering dust in air introduced into the dust container; an upper case coupled to an upper portion of the external case, the upper case including an upper opening corresponding to a space into which air passing through the cyclone is discharged; an upper cover detachably coupled to the upper case to open/close the upper opening; and a filter mounted on a rear surface of the upper cover, the filter covering the discharged space of the air passing through the cyclone when the upper cover is coupled to the upper case, to filter dust in the air passing through the cyclone.

公开(公告)号：US10398276B2

公开(公告)日：2019-09-03

申请号：US15599870

申请日：2017-05-19

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Bohyun Nam ,  Inbo Shim ,  Jihoon Sung ,  Sojin Park ,  Seunghyun Song ,  Sangkyu Lee ,  Woochan Jun

IPC: A47L11/33 ,  A47L11/40 ,  A47L9/04 ,  A47L9/12 ,  A47L9/16

Abstract: A robot cleaner comprising: a cleaner body including a controller, the cleaner body having a dust container accommodation part formed therein; a wheel unit mounted in the cleaner body, the wheel unit of which driving is controlled by the controller; and a dust container detachably coupled to the dust container accommodation part, wherein a first opening and a second opening are disposed at the same height in an inner wall of the dust container accommodation part, wherein the dust container includes: an entrance and an exit, disposed side by side along the circumference of the dust container, the entrance and the exit, respectively communicating with the first opening and the second opening when the dust container is accommodated in the dust container accommodation part; and a flow separating part extending downwardly inclined along the inner circumference of the dust container, the flow separating part separating the flow of air introduced into the entrance from the flow of air discharged toward the exit to be respectively guided to lower and upper portions thereof.

公开(公告)号：US10362916B2

公开(公告)日：2019-07-30

申请号：US15599863

申请日：2017-05-19

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Bohyun Nam ,  Inbo Shim ,  Jihoon Sung ,  Sojin Park ,  Seunghyun Song ,  Sangkyu Lee ,  Woochan Jun

IPC: A47L9/00 ,  A47L9/02 ,  A47L9/04 ,  A47L9/12 ,  A47L9/14 ,  A47L9/16 ,  A47L9/28 ,  A47L11/33 ,  A47L11/40

Abstract: A robot cleaner comprising: a cleaner body including a wheel unit and a controller controlling driving of the wheel unit; a dust container accommodation part having a shape recessed toward the front from the rear thereof to be opened to the rear; a dust container detachably coupled to the dust container accommodation part, the dust container have a portion protruding rearward of a rear end of the cleaner body in a state in which the dust container is accommodated in the dust container accommodation part; and a dust container cover rotatably coupled to the cleaner body to cover the dust container, wherein the dust container cover is accommodated in the dust container accommodation part in a state in which the dust container cover is disposed to cover the dust container, and a portion of the dust container cover protrudes rearward of the rear end of the cleaner body.

公开(公告)号：US12207783B2

公开(公告)日：2025-01-28

申请号：US17738601

申请日：2022-05-06

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Sangkyu Lee ,  Inbo Shim

IPC: A47L9/04 ,  A46B1/00 ,  A46B13/00 ,  A47L7/00

Abstract: A cleaner includes a cleaner main body, and a suction unit connected to the cleaner main body to suck air containing dust, and provided with a brush assembly brought into contact with a floor, wherein the brush assembly includes a rotating rod rotatable in one direction, a brush portion protruding from an outer circumferential surface of the rotating rod to rotate together with the rotating rod, and a blade erected at the rear of the brush portion in the one direction to be adjacent to the brush portion, and brought into contact with the brush portion during the rotation in the one direction, to prevent foreign substances from getting tangled in the brush portion. This configuration may prevent foreign substances such as hair and the like from being tangled in the brush portion during an operation of the cleaner.

公开(公告)号：US20230093104A1

公开(公告)日：2023-03-23

申请号：US17994187

申请日：2022-11-25

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Bohyun NAM ,  Inbo Shim ,  Jihoon Sung ,  Sojin Park ,  Seunghyun Song ,  Sangkyu Lee ,  Woochan Jun

IPC: A47L11/33 ,  A47L9/04 ,  A47L9/12 ,  A47L9/16 ,  A47L11/40

Abstract: A robot cleaner comprising: a cleaner body including a controller, the cleaner body having a dust container accommodation part formed therein; a wheel unit mounted in the cleaner body, the wheel unit of which driving is controlled by the controller; and a dust container detachably coupled to the dust container accommodation part, wherein a first opening and a second opening are disposed at the same height in an inner wall of the dust container accommodation part, wherein the dust container includes: an entrance and an exit, disposed side by side along the circumference of the dust container, the entrance and the exit, respectively communicating with the first opening and the second opening when the dust container is accommodated in the dust container accommodation part; and a flow separating part extending downwardly inclined along the inner circumference of the dust container.

公开(公告)号：US10463212B2

公开(公告)日：2019-11-05

申请号：US15599829

申请日：2017-05-19

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Bohyun Nam ,  Inbo Shim ,  Jihoon Sung ,  Sojin Park ,  Seunghyun Song ,  Sangkyu Lee ,  Woochan Jun ,  Changhwa Sun ,  Hyungkyu Youk ,  Sangjo Kim

IPC: A47L9/00 ,  A47L5/22 ,  A47L9/04 ,  A47L9/12 ,  A47L9/16 ,  A47L9/28 ,  A47L9/30 ,  G05D1/00 ,  G05D1/02

Abstract: A robot cleaner comprising: a first housing including a controller and a driving wheel of which driving is controlled by the controller; a second housing provided at one side of the first housing, the second housing having a brush module or mop module mounted thereto; a front bumper provided at a front portion of the second housing, the front bumper configured to be movable to the inside of the second housing when the front bumper is in contact with an obstacle; at least one sensing means provided at the inside of the front bumper to sense a movement of the front bumper to the inside of the second housing; side bumpers respectively provided at left and right side portions of the second housing, the side bumpers each being configured to movable to the inside of the second housing when the side bumper is in contact with an obstacle; and a link member provided at the inside of the side bumper to allow the side bumper and the front bumper to interlock with each other such that, when the side bumper is moved to the inside of the second housing, at least one portion of the front bumper is moved together with the side bumper to the inside of the second housing.