Abstract:
A robot cleaner system is described including a docking station to form a docking area within a predetermined angle range of a front side thereof, to form docking guide areas which do not overlap each other on the left and right sides of the docking area, and to transmit a docking guide signal such that the docking guide areas are distinguished as a first docking guide area and a second docking guide area according to an arrival distance of the docking guide signal. The robot cleaner system also includes a robot cleaner to move to the docking area along a boundary between the first docking guide area and the second docking guide area when the docking guide signal is sensed and to move along the docking area so as to perform docking when reaching the docking area.
Abstract:
Provided is an electric vacuum cleaner (11) maintaining an approximately constant gap between a suction port (52) and a surface to be cleaned (F), and reducing the chance that a cleaning portion (28) drives over the surface to be cleaned (F) while allowing a suction force to be secured. The electric vacuum cleaner (11) includes a main body case (12), driving wheels, and a cleaning portion (28). The main body case (12) is provided with an electric blower, and a dust collecting portion (14) communicating with a suction side of the electric blower. The driving wheels allow the main body case (12) to travel on the surface to be cleaned (F). The cleaning portion (28) is provided with a main body portion (35), the suction port (52), and wheels (39). The main body portion (35) with a bottom surface portion (51) facing the surface to be cleaned (F) is located in a lower portion of the main body case (12) and is capable of moving up and down. The suction port (52) is provided on the bottom surface portion (51) and communicates with the dust collecting portion (14). The wheels (39) protrude downward from the bottom surface portion (51) to contact the surface to be cleaned (F), thereby causing the main body portion (35) to move up and down in such a way as to trace the surface to be cleaned (F).
Abstract:
A moving robot includes a main body, a driving unit moving the main body, and a cleaning unit performing cleaning on a cleaning area in which the main body is positioned, wherein the driving unit includes a main wheel, a motor generating a driving force, a gear unit connected to the main wheel and the motor and transferring the driving force from the motor to the main wheel, and a leg member disposed on a shaft connecting the main wheel and the gear unit and providing thrust independently of the main wheel.
Abstract:
Self-travelling vacuum cleaner (10) has body (20) having suction port (101), drive unit (30), and an electric fan. Since suction port (101) is disposed in a maximum width part of body (20) closer than drive unit (30), self-travelling vacuum cleaner (10) can suck a trash on a corner in a target region to be cleaned easily and can move from the corner to another area quickly.
Abstract:
An electric vacuum cleaning apparatus 1 that offers a high degree of convenience is provided that is capable of easily switching between a function that empties dust from an electric vacuum cleaner 2 by moving dust collected by the cleaner 2 to a station 21 and accumulating the dust at the station 21, and a function that accumulates dust that is swept up together after quickly performing localized cleaning using an cleaning implement other than the cleaner at the station 21. An electric vacuum cleaning apparatus 1 includes: a dust transfer pipe 22 that is connected to an autonomous robotic vacuum cleaner 2, and that sucks in dust collected by the cleaner 2; a suction passage 61 that sucks in other dust that is different to dust collected by the cleaner 2; a secondary dust container 28 that is connected to the pipe 22 and the suction passage 61; an electric blower 29 that applies a negative pressure to the pipe 22 and the suction passage 61; and a switching valve unit 72 that is capable of switching a channel that is connected to the dust container 28 so as to allow either one of, and block the other of, flowing between the pipe 22 and the dust container 28 and flowing between the suction passage 61 and the dust container 28.
Abstract:
Provided is a vacuum cleaner (11) capable of recording an abnormality immediately upon occurrence of the abnormality. The vacuum cleaner (11) has a main casing (20). The vacuum cleaner (11) has driving wheels for enabling the main casing (20) to travel. The vacuum cleaner (11) has a control unit (39) for controlling drive of the driving wheels to make the main casing (20) autonomously travel. The control unit (39) has a function as an abnormality sensor for detecting an abnormality. The vacuum cleaner (11) has a camera (35) for picking up an image. The control unit (39) has a cleaning mode for cleaning a cleaning-object surface, an image pickup mode for performing image pickup with the camera (35), and a standby mode applied during a standby state. Upon detection of an abnormality during the cleaning mode, the control unit (39) is switched over to the image pickup mode to perform image pickup with the camera (35).
Abstract:
Provided is a vacuum cleaner capable of more efficiently cleaning narrow spots while effectively avoiding an object (P). An object sensor (31) provided in a main casing (15) detects the presence or absence of an object (P) within a specified distance in a plurality of directions on a forward side of the main casing (15). A control unit controls operation of driving wheels (25), (25) based on detection of an object (P) by the object sensor (31) to thereby make the main casing (15) autonomously travel. When an object (P) is detected by the object sensor (31), the control unit controls the operation of the driving wheels (25), (25) so that the main casing (15) is swung to an angle corresponding to a direction of the detected object (P) to thereby make a side portion of the main casing (15) face the object (P).
Abstract:
Proposed is an electric vacuum cleaner with which it is possible to effectively prevent leakage of dust in a dust transport channel that extends from the dust container of an autonomous robotic vacuum cleaning unit to a station. The cleaning unit (2) includes a body case (11) having a dust container opening (37), and a primary dust container (12) having: a container body (38) detachably provided to the body case (11), the container body (38) accumulating dust collected by the cleaning unit (2); a connecting part (39) exposed from the dust container opening (37), or facing the dust container opening (37), when attached to the body case (11); a disposal port (41) provided in the connecting part (39), the disposal port (41) discharging dust from inside the container body (38); and a disposal lid (42) opening and closing the disposal port (41). The station (5) includes a dust transfer pipe (25) contacting the connecting part (39) of the primary dust container (12) and connected to the disposal port (41), and a secondary dust container (68) in which dust discharged from the primary dust container (12) through the dust transfer pipe (25) is accumulated.
Abstract:
A robotic work tool system (200) is provided. The system comprises a robotic work tool (100), and said robotic work tool (100) comprises a stationary hub (310) and a rotatable shaft (162) being supported by the hub (310). Also, a hub cover (340) is releasably attached to the hub (310). The robotic work tool (100) further comprises a skid plate (330) extending radially outwards from the hub cover (340), and wherein the skid plate (330) is arranged between the hub (310) and the hub cover (340).
Abstract:
A robot cleaner 100 including a driving unit 110 configured to move the robot cleaner 100; a charging unit 130 disposed on an upper surface of the robot cleaner 100, and configured to wirelessly charge a mobile terminal 200; and a control unit 150 configured to control the driving unit 110 to move the robot cleaner 100 to a position of the mobile terminal 200 corresponding to a sensed preset signal, control the robot cleaner 100 to execute a wireless charging of the mobile terminal 200 placed on the charging unit 130 according to a charging command, and output a feedback signal when the wireless charging of the mobile terminal 200 is completed.