公开(公告)号：EP1635237A2

公开(公告)日：2006-03-15

申请号：EP05008330.2

申请日：2005-04-16

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Woo, Chun-Kyu

IPC: G05D1/02 ,  A47L9/00

CPC classification number: A47L9/009 ,  A47L2201/04 ,  G05D1/0225 ,  G05D1/0227 ,  G05D2201/0203

Abstract: A robot cleaner includes: a suction unit (60) installed at a cleaner body (1), for sucking dirt on a floor; a driving unit (50) for moving the cleaner body; a sensing unit (100) mounted at the cleaner body (1), for sensing a depressed portion and a stepped portion such as a doorsill of a floor; and a control unit (10) receiving a signal of the sensing unit, for controlling the driving unit (50) to allow the cleaner body (1) to avoid the depressed portion and the stepped portion, thereby correctly sensing the depressed portion or the stepped portion of the floor and avoiding such a portion. Accordingly, the cleaning operation is stably carried out.

Abstract translation: 机器人清洁器包括：安装在吸尘器本体（1）上的抽吸单元（60），用于吸收地板上的污物; 用于移动吸尘器主体的驱动单元（50） 安装在所述吸尘器主体（1）处的感测单元（100），用于感测凹陷部分和台阶部分，例如地板的门窗; 以及接收感测单元的信号的控制单元（10），用于控制驱动单元（50）以允许吸尘器主体（1）避免凹陷部分和台阶部分，从而正确地感测凹陷部分或台阶 地板的一部分并且避免这样的部分。 因此，清洁动作稳定地进行。

公开(公告)号：EP1457151A2

公开(公告)日：2004-09-15

申请号：EP03016479.2

申请日：2003-07-22

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Jeong, Hyeong-Shin ,  Woo, Chun-Kyu

IPC: A47L9/28 ,  A47L9/00

CPC classification number: G05D1/0242 ,  A47L9/009 ,  A47L9/2805 ,  A47L9/2852 ,  A47L9/2873 ,  A47L9/2878 ,  A47L9/2894 ,  A47L2201/022 ,  G05D1/0225 ,  G05D1/0255 ,  G05D2201/0203

Abstract: An automatic charging system of a robot cleaner includes: a rotating plate (306) installed at a robot cleaner; an infrared ray receiving unit (304,305) mounted at the rotating plate (306) and receiving an infrared signal generated from a power supply unit (400) while being rotated; a microcomputer (303) for moving the robot cleaner to the power supply unit (400) on the basis of the received infrared signal; and an ultrasonic generator (308) for generating a stop signal when the robot cleaner nears to the power supply unit (400). A robot cleaner can be accurately and quickly moved to a power supply unit for a rapid charging operation, and a cost for implementing the robot cleaner can be reduced.

Abstract translation: 机器人清洁器的自动充电系统包括：安装在机器人清洁器处的旋转板（306）; 安装在所述旋转板（306）处的红外线接收单元（304,305），并且在旋转的同时接收从电源单元（400）产生的红外信号; 基于所接收的红外信号，将机器人清洁器移动到电源单元（400）的微型计算机（303） 以及用于当机器人清洁器靠近电源单元（400）时产生停止信号的超声波发生器（308）。 可以将机器人清洁器准确而快速地移动到用于快速充电操作的电源单元，并且可以降低实现机器人清洁器的成本。