公开(公告)号：JP4480730B2

公开(公告)日：2010-06-16

申请号：JP2007010829

申请日：2007-01-19

Applicant: アイロボット コーポレイション

Inventor： ブ クララ ,  リンチ ジェームス ,  オジック ダニエル ,  エー． コーエン デイビッド ,  アール． マス フィリップ

IPC: G05D1/02 ,  G01S1/16 ,  G01S5/00 ,  G04D1/02 ,  H02J7/00

CPC classification number: B25J9/1664 ,  A47L9/0063 ,  A47L9/009 ,  A47L9/2805 ,  A47L9/2852 ,  A47L9/2857 ,  A47L9/2873 ,  A47L9/2889 ,  A47L9/2894 ,  A47L2201/02 ,  A47L2201/022 ,  A47L2201/04 ,  B25J5/00 ,  B25J11/0085 ,  B25J19/005 ,  B60L11/1816 ,  G01S1/16 ,  G01S1/70 ,  G05D1/0219 ,  G05D1/0225 ,  G05D1/0227 ,  G05D1/0242 ,  G05D2201/0203 ,  G05D2201/0208 ,  G05D2201/0215 ,  H02J7/0026 ,  H02J7/0036 ,  H02J7/0044 ,  H02J7/0045 ,  H02J7/0052 ,  H02J7/045 ,  Y10S901/01

Abstract: A method of charging a battery of a device (40), the method comprising the steps of: providing a non-charging energy to charging terminals (16) of a charger (10); detecting a presence of a robotic device (40) docked with the charger (10) by recognizing a load formed by a circuit in the charger (10) combined with a complementary circuit in the robotic device (40); and increasing energy to the charging terminals (16) to a charging current to charge the battery.

Abstract translation: 一种对设备（40）的电池进行充电的方法，所述方法包括以下步骤：向充电器（10）的充电端子（16）提供非充电能量; 通过识别由所述机器人装置（40）中的互补电路组合的充电器（10）中的电路形成的负载来检测与充电器（10）对接的机器人装置（40）的存在; 以及将充电端子（16）的能量增加到充电电流以对电池充电。

公开(公告)号：JP2007181660A

公开(公告)日：2007-07-19

申请号：JP2006294748

申请日：2006-10-30

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co Ltd ,  三星電子株式会社Samsung Electronics Co.,Ltd.

Inventor： LEE JUN HWA ,  JOO JAE-MAN

IPC: A47L9/28 ,  A47L9/00

CPC classification number: A47L9/009 ,  A47L5/362 ,  A47L9/2805 ,  A47L9/2852 ,  A47L9/2857 ,  A47L9/2873 ,  A47L9/2884 ,  A47L9/2894 ,  A47L2201/00 ,  A47L2201/022

Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a robot cleaning system having both a general cleaning function using a cleaner and a cleaning robot charging function using a cleaning robot.
SOLUTION: The robot cleaning system comprises the cleaner 100 structured to allow a user to perform the manual cleaning while moving the cleaner in a cleaning zone, and a charging device 140 coupled to the cleaning robot 10, which performs the automatic cleaning, for charging a charging battery 60 set inside the cleaning robot 10.
COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Abstract translation: 要解决的问题：提供一种具有使用清洁器的一般清洁功能和使用清洁机器人的清洁机器人充电功能的机器人清洁系统。 解决方案：机器人清洁系统包括清洁器100，清洁器100构造成允许用户在清洁区域中移动清洁器的同时进行手动清洁;以及连接到执行自动清洁的清洁机器人10的充电装置140， 用于为设置在清洁机器人10内部的充电电池60充电。版权所有：（C）2007，JPO＆INPIT

公开(公告)号：JP3886128B2

公开(公告)日：2007-02-28

申请号：JP2003031266

申请日：2003-02-07

Applicant: 三星光州電子株式会社

Inventor： 貞 坤 宋 ,  商 容 李

IPC: A47L9/00 ,  A47L9/28 ,  A47L5/00 ,  B25J5/00 ,  B25J9/00 ,  G05D1/02

CPC classification number: G05D1/0225 ,  A47L9/2805 ,  A47L9/2852 ,  A47L9/2857 ,  A47L9/2873 ,  A47L9/2894 ,  A47L2201/022 ,  A47L2201/04 ,  G05D1/0242 ,  G05D2201/0203 ,  G05D2201/0215

Abstract: The cleaning robot (10) has an external charger with a power supply terminal and a terminal stand (84) for mounting the charger. The robot has a memory and a camera (30) to photograph the ceiling. The robot calculates the location of the external charger (82) and stores this during charging. When returning to the charger, the robot calculates a return path based on the camera image. Claims include a method of docking a robot with an external charger.

公开(公告)号：JP2006127448A

公开(公告)日：2006-05-18

申请号：JP2005048327

申请日：2005-02-24

Applicant: Samsung Kwangju Electronics Co Ltd ,  三星光州電子株式会社

Inventor： CHO SANSHO ,  SONG JEONG-GON ,  KIM KI-MAN ,  LEE JU-SANG ,  LIM KWANG-SOO ,  KO JANG-YOUN

IPC: G05D1/02 ,  A47L9/00 ,  A47L9/28

CPC classification number: A47L9/2894 ,  A47L9/009 ,  A47L9/2805 ,  A47L9/2852 ,  A47L9/2873 ,  A47L9/2884 ,  A47L2201/022 ,  G05D1/0225 ,  G05D1/0242 ,  G05D1/0255 ,  G05D1/0272 ,  G05D2201/0203 ,  G05D2201/0215

Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a robot cleaning system and an external charger resetting method for reducing production cost and improving a sensing distance by improving the structure.
SOLUTION: This system comprises an external charger, including a charging stand provided with a charging terminal and a plurality of transmission parts for transmitting signals of codes and strengths different from each other provided at a predetermined position of the charging stand, and a robot cleaner including a charging battery, a connection terminal for supplying a power source to the charging battery by connecting to a charging terminal, a receiving part for receiving the signals from a plurality of transmitting parts, and a control part for controlling travel so as to connect the connection terminal to the charging terminal by using the signal sensed by the receiving part.
COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Abstract translation: 要解决的问题：提供一种机器人清洁系统和外部充电器复位方法，用于通过改进结构来降低生产成本并提高感测距离。 解决方案：该系统包括外部充电器，包括设置有充电端子的充电台和用于传送设置在充电架的预定位置处彼此不同的代码和强度的多个传输部件，以及 包括充电电池的机器人清洁器，通过连接到充电端子向充电电池供电的连接端子，用于从多个发送部分接收信号的接收部分和用于控制行进的控制部分，以便 通过使用接收部检测到的信号将连接端子连接到充电端子。 版权所有（C）2006，JPO＆NCIPI

公开(公告)号：JP2005177459A

公开(公告)日：2005-07-07

申请号：JP2004292893

申请日：2004-10-05

Applicant: Lg Electronics Inc ,  エルジー電子株式会社

Inventor： IM HYOUNG-BIN ,  JEON HYEONG-SIN

IPC: A47L11/00 ,  A47L9/00 ,  A47L9/28 ,  A47L11/40 ,  G05D1/02

CPC classification number: A47L9/2852 ,  A47L9/009 ,  A47L9/2805 ,  A47L9/2842 ,  A47L9/2857 ,  A47L9/2894 ,  A47L2201/022 ,  A47L2201/06 ,  G05D1/0225 ,  G05D1/0227 ,  G05D2201/0215

Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a robot cleaner whose cleaning efficiency can be improved by adjusting a suction force for sucking dirt on a floor according to a height between a bottom of the cleaner body and the floor, and an operating method thereof.
SOLUTION: This robot cleaner comprises a suction unit 60 installed within a cleaner body 1, for sucking dirt on the floor; a driving unit for moving the cleaner body 1; a detecting unit 10 mounted at the cleaner body 1, for detecting a height between the bottom of the cleaner body 1 and the floor; and a control unit 11 controlling the suction unit 60 in response to signals from the detecting unit, for adjusting a suction force of the suction unit 10.
COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Abstract translation: 要解决的问题：提供一种机器人清洁器，其清洁效率可以通过根据吸尘器主体的底部和地板之间的高度调节用于吸入地板上的污垢的吸力来提高其清洁效率及其操作方法 。 解决方案：该机器人清洁器包括安装在吸尘器主体1内的抽吸单元60，用于吸收地板上的污垢; 用于使清洁器主体1移动的驱动单元; 安装在清洁器主体1上的检测单元10，用于检测吸尘器主体1的底部和底板之间的高度; 以及控制单元11，其响应于来自检测单元的信号来控制抽吸单元60，用于调节抽吸单元10的抽吸力。（C）2005年，JPO和NCIPI

公开(公告)号：JP2004148089A

公开(公告)日：2004-05-27

申请号：JP2003031266

申请日：2003-02-07

Applicant: Samsung Kwangju Electronics Co Ltd ,  三星光州電子株式会社

Inventor： SONG JEONG-GON ,  LEE SANG-YONG

IPC: A47L9/00 ,  A47L5/00 ,  A47L9/28 ,  B25J5/00 ,  B25J9/00 ,  G05D1/02

CPC classification number: G05D1/0225 ,  A47L9/2805 ,  A47L9/2852 ,  A47L9/2857 ,  A47L9/2873 ,  A47L9/2894 ,  A47L2201/022 ,  A47L2201/04 ,  G05D1/0242 ,  G05D2201/0203 ,  G05D2201/0215

Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a robot cleaner system with external charger and a method for connecting the robot cleaner to an external charger.
SOLUTION: The robot cleaner system comprises an external charger including a power source terminal connected to power wires through which service AD power is supplied and a terminal stand which supports the power source terminal and fixes it at a prescribed location, and a robot cleaner including a drive unit which moves a cleaner main body, an upper camera which is disposed on the main body so as to image a ceiling, a charging battery which is disposed on the main body and charged by the power source supplied from the power source terminal, a bumper which is disposed along the outer circumference of the main body and outputs a collision signal upon colliding with an obstacle, and a charging terminal which is disposed on the bumper so as to be connected to the power source terminal and is connected to the charging battery. Prior to starting work, an upper image is imaged by an upper camera in a condition connected to the external charger to calculate location information of the location of the external charger and then the calculated location information is stored. By returning the robot cleaner to the external charger after a return path is calculated using current location information of the cleaner calculated from the image imaged by the upper camera, the cleaner can be accurately connected to the external charger.
COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

公开(公告)号：US12102283B2

公开(公告)日：2024-10-01

申请号：US17625222

申请日：2020-07-07

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Wonchul Jo ,  Ilsoo Cho

IPC: A47L9/28 ,  G10L15/22

CPC classification number: A47L9/2873 ,  A47L9/2857 ,  A47L9/2894 ,  G10L15/22 ,  A47L2201/022 ,  A47L2201/04 ,  G10L2015/223

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a docking device including a charging terminal, a power supply unit for supplying power to the charging terminal, a communication module for exchanging data with a mobile robot, a voice recognition module for collecting a voice and extracting a voice command from the collected voice, and a charging-station controller for controlling the communication module to transmit the voice command extracted from the voice recognition module to the mobile robot.

公开(公告)号：US20240292990A1

公开(公告)日：2024-09-05

申请号：US18591342

申请日：2024-02-29

Applicant: Clutterbot, Inc.

Inventor： Justin David Hamilton

IPC: A47L9/28 ,  A47L7/00 ,  A47L9/00 ,  A47L9/04 ,  A47L9/12 ,  A47L9/14 ,  B25J11/00

CPC classification number: A47L9/2836 ,  A47L7/009 ,  A47L9/0063 ,  A47L9/009 ,  A47L9/0466 ,  A47L9/12 ,  A47L9/149 ,  A47L9/2826 ,  A47L9/2873 ,  B25J11/0085 ,  A47L2201/022 ,  A47L2201/024 ,  A47L2201/04 ,  A47L2201/06

Abstract: A tidying robot system is disclosed that includes a robot capable of moving aside or picking up and redepositing objects that obstruct areas the robot intends to vacuum. The robot includes a chassis, a robot vacuum system with a vacuum generating assembly and a dirt collector, a scoop, pusher pad arms with pusher pads, a robot charge connector, mobility system, a battery, a processor, and a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, allow operation and control of the robot. The tidying robot system also includes a base station with a base station charge connector configured to couple with the robot charge connector. The tidying robot system also includes a robotic control system in at least one of the robot and a cloud server. The tidying robot system also includes logic to implement the operations and methods disclosed.

公开(公告)号：US12064082B2

公开(公告)日：2024-08-20

申请号：US17482984

申请日：2021-09-23

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Jaeyoon Jeong ,  Minwoo Ryu ,  Donghun Lee ,  Shin Kim ,  Jeayun So ,  Jooseok Jeong ,  Changho Ha

IPC: A47L9/28 ,  A47L11/24 ,  G05D1/00

CPC classification number: A47L9/2894 ,  A47L9/2805 ,  A47L9/2873 ,  A47L11/24 ,  G05D1/0225 ,  G05D1/0242 ,  A47L2201/022 ,  A47L2201/04

Abstract: A cleaning robot and a method of controlling the same, the cleaning robot performing docking by detecting light emitted from a docking station using a Lidar sensor or a light receiving element separately provided on a printed circuit board (PCB) of the Lidar sensor, and performing docking based on the number of light emitting elements of the docking station identified according to the detected light are provided. The cleaning robot includes a main body, a drive unit configured to move the main body, a Lidar sensor including a Lidar optical transmitter, a Lidar optical receiver, and the PCB to which the Lidar optical transmitter and the Lidar optical receiver are fixed and provided to be rotatable, a docking optical receiver fixed to the PCB and configured to receive light emitted from the docking optical transmitter of the docking station, and at least one processor is configured to control the drive unit to be docked on the docking station based on light received by the docking optical receiver.

公开(公告)号：US12059961B2

公开(公告)日：2024-08-13

申请号：US16938323

申请日：2020-07-24

Applicant: iRobot Corporation

Inventor： Nikolai Romanov ,  Michael J. Dooley ,  Paolo Pirjanian

IPC: A47L11/24 ,  A47L9/28 ,  A47L11/40 ,  B60L1/00 ,  B60L3/10 ,  B60L15/20 ,  B60L50/52 ,  B60L50/60 ,  B60L53/14 ,  B60L58/21 ,  G05D1/00

CPC classification number: B60L15/2036 ,  A47L9/2873 ,  A47L11/24 ,  A47L11/4011 ,  A47L11/4036 ,  A47L11/4061 ,  B60L1/003 ,  B60L3/106 ,  B60L15/20 ,  B60L50/52 ,  B60L50/66 ,  B60L53/14 ,  B60L58/21 ,  G05D1/0219 ,  G05D1/0234 ,  A47L2201/022 ,  A47L2201/04 ,  B60L2200/40 ,  B60L2220/44 ,  B60L2240/14 ,  B60L2240/32 ,  B60L2240/421 ,  B60L2240/423 ,  B60L2240/461 ,  B60L2240/463 ,  B60L2240/465 ,  B60L2240/62 ,  B60L2250/16 ,  B60L2260/32 ,  Y02T10/64 ,  Y02T10/70 ,  Y02T10/7072 ,  Y02T10/72 ,  Y02T90/14 ,  Y02T90/16

Abstract: A robotic cleaner includes a cleaning assembly for cleaning a surface and a main robot body. The main robot body houses a drive system to cause movement of the robotic cleaner and a microcontroller to control the movement of the robotic cleaner. The cleaning assembly is located in front of the drive system and a width of the cleaning assembly is greater than a width of the main robot body. A robotic cleaning system includes a main robot body and a plurality of cleaning assemblies for cleaning a surface. The main robot body houses a drive system to cause movement of the robotic cleaner and a microcontroller to control the movement of the robotic cleaner. The cleaning assembly is located in front of the drive system and each of the cleaning assemblies is detachable from the main robot body and each of the cleaning assemblies has a unique cleaning function.