公开(公告)号：US20230263348A1

公开(公告)日：2023-08-24

申请号：US18012704

申请日：2021-07-05

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Hyunwoo PARK ,  Daeho CHANG ,  Donggeun LEE

IPC: A47L9/00 ,  A47L9/28 ,  A47L9/14

CPC classification number: A47L9/0063 ,  A47L9/2873 ,  A47L9/149 ,  A47L2201/022 ,  A47L2201/024

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a cleaner station including: a housing; a dust collecting motor configured to generate a suction force for sucking dust in a dust bin of a cleaner; a dust collecting part disposed at an upper side in a gravitational direction of the dust collecting motor; a coupling part including a coupling surface to which the cleaner is coupled; and a fixing unit configured to fix the cleaner when the cleaner is coupled to the coupling part, thereby allowing a user to seal the cleaner without applying a separate force.

公开(公告)号：US20230141469A1

公开(公告)日：2023-05-11

申请号：US17986562

申请日：2022-11-14

Applicant: SharkNinja Operating, LLC

Inventor： Aaron GILL ,  David HARTING ,  Hamish THOMPSON ,  Christopher MEYER-RASSOW ,  Catriona C.A. SUTTER ,  Isaku D. KAMADA ,  Kai XU ,  Devin FENG ,  Jason B. THORNE ,  Rahat KAHN ,  Margaret MATHIEU

IPC: A47L9/00 ,  A47L9/10 ,  A47L9/16 ,  A47L9/28 ,  A47L9/14 ,  A47L11/40

CPC classification number: A47L9/0054 ,  A47L9/102 ,  A47L9/0063 ,  A47L9/1683 ,  A47L9/2805 ,  A47L9/1409 ,  A47L9/1436 ,  A47L9/1463 ,  A47L11/4025 ,  A47L2201/024 ,  A47L2201/04

Abstract: A robotic cleaning system may include a robotic cleaner having a robotic cleaner dust cup and a docking station having a docking station dust cup configured to fluidly couple to the robotic cleaner dust cup. The docking station dust cup may include a first debris collection chamber, a second debris collection chamber fluidly coupled to the first debris collection chamber, and a filter fluidly coupled to the first debris collection chamber and the second debris collection chamber.

公开(公告)号：US11641991B2

公开(公告)日：2023-05-09

申请号：US16664058

申请日：2019-10-25

Applicant: iRobot Corporation

Inventor： Erik Amaral ,  Timothy R. Ohm ,  Nicholas Moretto

IPC: A47L9/16 ,  A47L9/04 ,  A47L9/10 ,  A47L9/12

CPC classification number: A47L9/1683 ,  A47L9/0477 ,  A47L9/102 ,  A47L9/106 ,  A47L9/122 ,  A47L9/1641 ,  A47L2201/00 ,  A47L2201/024

Abstract: A cleaning bin mountable to an autonomous cleaning robot operable to receive debris from a floor surface includes a debris compartment to receive a first portion of debris separated from the airflow and a particulate compartment to receive a second portion of debris separated from the airflow. The cleaning bin also includes a debris separation cone having an inner conduit defining an upper opening and lower opening. The upper opening receives the airflow from the air channel. The inner conduit tapers from the upper opening to the lower opening such that the airflow forms a cyclone within the inner conduit.

公开(公告)号：US20190212752A1

公开(公告)日：2019-07-11

申请号：US15863681

申请日：2018-01-05

Applicant: iRobot Corporation

Inventor： Philip Fong ,  Clifton Eric Smith ,  Mario Munich ,  Stephen Ernest O'Dea

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

CPC classification number: G05D1/0274 ,  A47L9/2815 ,  A47L9/2826 ,  A47L9/2857 ,  A47L11/4011 ,  A47L2201/022 ,  A47L2201/024 ,  A47L2201/04 ,  A47L2201/06 ,  G05D1/0219 ,  G05D1/0234 ,  G05D1/0297 ,  G05D2201/0203 ,  G06K9/00

Abstract: A multi-robot system includes a first a mobile cleaning robot that has a local storage device to store a persistent map of an environment, at least one sensor to sense the environment, and a control module. The control module is configured to: control the mobile cleaning robot to navigate in the environment using the persistent map and sensing data provided by the at least one sensor, share the persistent map with a second mobile cleaning robot, and coordinate with the second mobile cleaning robot to perform cleaning tasks.

公开(公告)号：US20180235424A1

公开(公告)日：2018-08-23

申请号：US15901380

申请日：2018-02-21

Applicant: iRobot Corporation

Inventor： Russell Walter Morin ,  Harold Boeschenstein ,  David Orrin Swett ,  Jude Royston Jonas

IPC: A47L11/40 ,  A47L9/14

CPC classification number: A47L11/4025 ,  A47L9/149 ,  A47L11/4011 ,  A47L2201/022 ,  A47L2201/024 ,  A47L2201/04

Abstract: A mobile robot includes a body configured to traverse a surface and to receive debris from the surface, and a debris bin within the body. The debris bin includes a chamber to hold the debris received by the mobile robot, an exhaust port through which the debris exits the debris bin; and a door unit over the exhaust port. The door unit includes a flap configured to move, in response to air pressure at the exhaust port, between a closed position to cover the exhaust port and an open position to open a path between the chamber and the exhaust port. The door unit, including the flap in the open position and in the closed position, is within an exterior surface of the mobile robot.

公开(公告)号：US20180228335A1

公开(公告)日：2018-08-16

申请号：US15892672

申请日：2018-02-09

Applicant: Kenneth C. Miller

Inventor： Kenneth C. Miller

IPC: A47L11/40 ,  A47L5/38 ,  A47L5/14 ,  B60L11/18

CPC classification number: A47L11/4025 ,  A47L5/14 ,  A47L5/38 ,  A47L2201/022 ,  A47L2201/024 ,  B60L53/14 ,  B60L53/36 ,  B60L2200/40 ,  Y02T10/7005

Abstract: A docking system for a robotic vacuum is provided that includes a debris disposal chamber on a docking station. An actuation feature is used to couple the debris disposal chamber to a debris collection chamber on the robotic vacuum. A gas pressure differential source or a mechanical wand removes collected debris from the robotic vacuum debris collection chamber into the docking station debris disposal chamber.

公开(公告)号：US09907447B2

公开(公告)日：2018-03-06

申请号：US15322965

申请日：2015-07-02

Applicant: TOSHIBA LIFESTYLE PRODUCTS & SERVICES CORPORATION

Inventor： Masatoshi Tanaka ,  Yukio Machida ,  Atsushi Morishita ,  Yuji Ohtsuka ,  Hiromitsu Ichikawa ,  Hiromitsu Murata

IPC: A47L9/28 ,  A47L9/14

CPC classification number: A47L9/2873 ,  A47L9/1409 ,  A47L9/28 ,  A47L9/2884 ,  A47L9/2894 ,  A47L2201/022 ,  A47L2201/024 ,  A47L2201/04

Abstract: An electric vacuum cleaner in which a dust container inside an autonomous robotic vacuum cleaning unit can be fluidically connected to a station using propulsive force of the cleaning unit moving to a dust discharge position. The cleaning unit includes a body case, and a primary dust container including: a container body accumulating dust collected by the cleaning unit; a disposal port discharging dust from inside the container body; and a disposal lid opening and closing the disposal port. The station includes a dust transfer pipe connected to the disposal port of the primary dust container; a lever hooked by the disposal lid while the cleaning unit is homing, opening the disposal lid and connecting the disposal port and the dust transfer pipe; and a secondary dust container in which dust discharged from the primary dust container through the dust transfer pipe is accumulated.

公开(公告)号：US20180008111A1

公开(公告)日：2018-01-11

申请号：US15687119

申请日：2017-08-25

Applicant: iRobot Corporation

Inventor： Russell Walter Morin ,  Harold Boeschenstein ,  Faruk Bursal ,  Chris Grace

IPC: A47L9/28 ,  A47L7/00 ,  A47L9/10

CPC classification number: A47L9/2805 ,  A47L7/0004 ,  A47L9/106 ,  A47L9/281 ,  A47L2201/02 ,  A47L2201/024

Abstract: A robot floor cleaning system features a mobile floor cleaning robot and an evacuation station. The robot includes: a chassis with at least one drive wheel operable to propel the robot across a floor surface; a cleaning bin disposed within the robot and arranged to receive debris ingested by the robot during cleaning; and a robot vacuum configured to pull debris into the cleaning bin from an opening on an underside of the robot. The evacuation station is configured to evacuate debris from the cleaning bin of the robot, and includes: a housing defining a platform arranged to receive the cleaning robot in a position in which the opening on the underside of the robot aligns with a suction opening defined in the platform; and an evacuation vacuum in fluid communication with the suction opening and operable to draw air into the evacuation station housing through the suction opening.

公开(公告)号：US09826872B2

公开(公告)日：2017-11-28

申请号：US14985862

申请日：2015-12-31

Applicant: iRobot Corporation

Inventor： Mark Steven Schnittman ,  Michael Todd Rosenstein

IPC: G08B21/00 ,  A47L11/40 ,  A47L9/28 ,  A47L9/10 ,  A47L9/19 ,  G01N21/47 ,  G05D1/02 ,  B25J11/00 ,  G01V8/20

CPC classification number: A47L11/4011 ,  A47L9/106 ,  A47L9/19 ,  A47L9/2805 ,  A47L9/2826 ,  A47L9/2842 ,  A47L9/2894 ,  A47L11/4013 ,  A47L11/4025 ,  A47L11/4041 ,  A47L2201/00 ,  A47L2201/02 ,  A47L2201/024 ,  A47L2201/04 ,  A47L2201/06 ,  B25J11/0085 ,  G01N21/47 ,  G01V8/20 ,  G05D1/0225 ,  G05D1/0234 ,  G05D2201/0215

Abstract: A debris monitoring system includes a receptacle, a first and a second emitter, and a first receiver. The receptacle defines an opening to receive debris into the receptacle. The first and second emitter are each arranged to emit a signal across at least a portion of the opening. The first receiver is proximate to the first emitter to receive reflections of the signal emitted by the first emitter, and the first receiver is disposed toward the opening to receive an unreflected portion of the signal emitted by the second emitter across at least a portion of the opening.

公开(公告)号：US09788698B2

公开(公告)日：2017-10-17

申请号：US14566243

申请日：2014-12-10

Applicant: iRobot Corporation

Inventor： Russell Walter Morin ,  Harold Boeschenstein ,  Faruk Bursal ,  Chris Grace

IPC: A47L9/28 ,  A47L9/10 ,  A47L7/00

CPC classification number: A47L9/2805 ,  A47L7/0004 ,  A47L9/106 ,  A47L2201/024

Abstract: A robot floor cleaning system features a mobile floor cleaning robot and an evacuation station. The robot includes: a chassis with at least one drive wheel operable to propel the robot across a floor surface; a cleaning bin disposed within the robot and arranged to receive debris ingested by the robot during cleaning; and a robot vacuum configured to pull debris into the cleaning bin from an opening on an underside of the robot. The evacuation station is configured to evacuate debris from the cleaning bin of the robot, and includes: a housing defining a platform arranged to receive the cleaning robot in a position in which the opening on the underside of the robot aligns with a suction opening defined in the platform; and an evacuation vacuum in fluid communication with the suction opening and operable to draw air into the evacuation station housing through the suction opening.