公开(公告)号：US20040255425A1

公开(公告)日：2004-12-23

申请号：US10791775

申请日：2004-03-04

Inventor： Yutaka Arai ,  Yuuji Hosoda ,  Saku Egawa ,  Hiroyuki Sadamori ,  Hirofumi Tanaka ,  Wataru Yamamoto ,  Taiji Tajima ,  Makoto Hattori

IPC: G03G015/00

CPC classification number: A47L9/106 ,  A47L5/28 ,  A47L9/00 ,  A47L9/009 ,  A47L9/02 ,  A47L9/2805 ,  A47L9/2821 ,  A47L9/2852 ,  A47L9/2857 ,  A47L9/2873 ,  A47L9/2889 ,  A47L9/2894 ,  A47L2201/022 ,  A47L2201/04

Abstract: A self-propelled cleaning device having a cylindrical side cover has a suction body capable of moving transversely to the forward direction. The side cover is held by a base via a suspension. When cleaning corners of a room, the suction body moves by a wall and as the suction body moves to a corner, the movement amount of the suction body is changed. When an obstacle touches the cleaning device, the side cover moves, and the article touches a side cover switch, and the direction of the article is detected.

Abstract translation: 具有圆筒形侧盖的自行式清洁装置具有能够向前方向横向移动的吸引体。 侧盖通过悬架由基座固定。 当清洁房间的角落时，抽吸体由壁移动，随着抽吸体移动到拐角处，抽吸体的运动量发生变化。 当障碍物接触清洁装置时，侧盖移动，物品接触侧盖开关，并且检测物品的方向。

公开(公告)号：US06389329B1

公开(公告)日：2002-05-14

申请号：US09555207

申请日：2000-05-26

Applicant: Andre Colens

Inventor： Andre Colens

IPC: G05B1500

CPC classification number: G05D1/0225 ,  A47L5/30 ,  A47L9/2805 ,  A47L9/2826 ,  A47L9/2852 ,  A47L9/2894 ,  A47L2201/022 ,  A47L2201/04 ,  B25J9/1694 ,  G05B2219/24136 ,  G05B2219/31004 ,  G05B2219/37266 ,  G05B2219/40522 ,  G05B2219/40621 ,  G05D1/0242 ,  G05D2201/0215

Abstract: System of guidance and positioning relative to a fixed station (1) for an autonomous mobile robot (7) utilizing at least a directional infra-red beam (2′) emitted by the fixed station, the mobile robot being provided with a directional system of detection (10a, 10b) of infra-red emission connected to a microcomputer incorporated in the robot, the robot moving on a work surface in an essentially random manner, the microcomputer (44) including an algorithm able to control the return to fixed station (1) by displacement of the robot (7) towards the direction of emission of said infra-red beam (2′), characterized in that the infra-red beam (2′) is a narrow directional beam and in that the system of detection (10a, 10b) is located on a frame at the center of rotation of the robot (7), oriented in the direction of movement of the robot, precise positioning in the fixed station (1) being carried out by rotation of the machine around a vertical axis according to an algorithm based on the detection of the narrow beam (2′).

Abstract translation: 利用由固定站发射的至少一个定向红外光束（2'）的自主移动机器人（7）相对于固定站（1）的引导和定位系统，该移动机器人设置有定向系统 检测（10a，10b）的红外发射连接到机器人中结合的微型计算机，机器人以基本随机的方式在工作表面上移动，微计算机（44）包括能够控制返回固定站的算法（ 1）通过使所述机器人（7）朝向所述红外线束（2'）的发射方向移位，其特征在于，所述红外线束（2'）是窄方向性束，并且所述检测系统 （10a，10b）位于机器人（7）的旋转中心的框架上，在机器人的运动方向上定向，通过机器周围的旋转来执行固定站（1）中的精确定位 根据基于detec的算法的垂直轴 窄梁（2'）。

公开(公告)号：US12121192B2

公开(公告)日：2024-10-22

申请号：US17465229

申请日：2021-09-02

Applicant: Qfeeltech (Beijing) Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Lei Zhao ,  Sichen Xu ,  Yiming Zhang ,  Zhen Chen

IPC: B60L53/60 ,  A47L9/00 ,  A47L9/28 ,  A47L11/24 ,  A47L11/28 ,  A47L11/40 ,  G05D1/00

CPC classification number: A47L11/4005 ,  A47L9/0063 ,  A47L9/009 ,  A47L9/2805 ,  A47L9/2852 ,  A47L9/2873 ,  A47L11/24 ,  A47L11/28 ,  A47L11/4011 ,  A47L11/4061 ,  A47L11/4066 ,  A47L11/4091 ,  B60L53/60 ,  G05D1/0088 ,  G05D1/0217 ,  A47L2201/022 ,  A47L2201/04 ,  G05D1/0231

Abstract: A docking method executable by a mobile device is provided. The docking method includes obtaining a stored target location of a docking station, and navigating to the target location. The docking method also includes: during the navigation and/or at the target location, based on a determination that a guidance signal is not detected, performing a regional search. The docking method also includes: during the navigation, or at the target location, or during the regional search, based on a determination that the guidance signal is detected, moving, under the guidance of the guidance signal, to the docking station. Performing the regional search includes determining a basic search zone, searching for the guidance signal while moving along boundaries of the basic search zone, and based on a determination that the guidance signal has not been detected when a termination condition is satisfied, terminating the regional search.

公开(公告)号：US12096909B2

公开(公告)日：2024-09-24

申请号：US17363107

申请日：2021-06-30

Applicant: iRobot Corporation

Inventor： Cheuk Wah Wong ,  John P. O'Brien ,  Milan Modh

IPC: A47L9/28 ,  G05D1/00

CPC classification number: A47L9/2873 ,  A47L9/2805 ,  A47L9/2857 ,  G05D1/0225 ,  G05D1/0244 ,  A47L2201/022 ,  A47L2201/04

Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods for docking a mobile robot to a dock using distinct visual fiducial markers on the dock are disclosed. A mobile robot system is provided that includes a dock and a mobile cleaning robot. The dock includes a first fiducial marker in a first plane on the dock and second one or more fiducial markers in a second plane different from the first plane. The mobile cleaning robot includes a visual system to detect the first and the second one or more fiducial markers, and a controller circuit to recognize the dock, and to determine a pose or heading direction of the mobile cleaning robot based on the detected first and the second one or more fiducial markers. The mobile drive system can adjust its heading direction, and drive to the dock according to the adjusted heading direction.

公开(公告)号：US12090437B2

公开(公告)日：2024-09-17

申请号：US18370235

申请日：2023-09-19

Applicant: Omachron Intellectual Property Inc.

Inventor： Wayne Ernest Conrad

IPC: A47L9/28 ,  B01D45/16 ,  B01D45/18 ,  B01D46/00 ,  B01D46/02 ,  B01D46/48 ,  H02J7/00

CPC classification number: B01D46/48 ,  A47L9/2873 ,  B01D45/16 ,  B01D45/18 ,  B01D46/0043 ,  B01D46/02 ,  H02J7/0044 ,  A47L2201/022 ,  A47L2201/024 ,  B01D2273/30

Abstract: A multiuse home station includes a vacuum cleaner docking station, a vacuum cleaner charging station, and a room air cleaner unit, wherein the room air unit uses a portion of the vacuum cleaner docking station.

公开(公告)号：US20240277200A1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-22

申请号：US18574196

申请日：2023-05-26

Applicant: WUXI LITTLE SWAN ELECTRIC CO., LTD.

Inventor： Yulai MIAO ,  Haifeng WANG ,  Qiang QUE

IPC: A47L11/40 ,  D06F29/00

CPC classification number: A47L11/4011 ,  A47L11/4091 ,  D06F29/00 ,  A47L2201/022 ,  A47L2201/024 ,  A47L2201/028

Abstract: Provided are an operation control method of a dual washing machine, an electric appliance, and a dual washing machine. The operation control method of the dual washing machine includes: obtaining an in-base-station operation request of a floor cleaner; obtaining a predetermined operation characteristic of a clothes treatment device; and controlling, in accordance with the predetermined operation characteristic, whether the floor cleaner operates based on the in-base-station operation request. A base station of the floor cleaner is located in a space below the clothes treatment device. Mutual transmission of signals can be performed between the floor cleaner and the clothes treatment device. When it is determined that the operation process of the clothes treatment device may affect the operation performance of the floor cleaner based on the predetermined operation characteristic of the clothes treatment device, the floor cleaner can be controlled to prohibit operation based on the in-base-station operation request.

公开(公告)号：US20240260807A1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-08

申请号：US18106078

申请日：2023-02-06

Applicant: iRobot Corporation

Inventor： Timothy R. Ohm ,  Travis Gschrey ,  Douglas Dell'Accio ,  Winston Heinrichs ,  Eleanor Foltan ,  Eric Wallace

IPC: A47L11/40 ,  A47L9/00 ,  A47L9/14 ,  A47L9/28 ,  B08B1/04

CPC classification number: A47L11/4091 ,  A47L9/0063 ,  A47L9/149 ,  A47L9/2873 ,  A47L11/4025 ,  B08B1/32 ,  A47L2201/022 ,  A47L2201/024 ,  A47L2201/026 ,  A47L2201/028 ,  F16K11/085

Abstract: A docking station for a mobile cleaning robot can include a base, a housing, and a pad cleaning system. The base can be configured to receive the mobile cleaning robot. The housing can be connected to the base. The pad cleaning system can be connected to the housing and can include a reservoir configured to retain liquid therein. The pad cleaning system can also include an agitator located at least partially within the reservoir. The agitator can be engageable with a cleaning pad of the mobile cleaning robot.

公开(公告)号：US20240219921A1

公开(公告)日：2024-07-04

申请号：US18606133

申请日：2024-03-15

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Jaeyoung JUNG ,  Heungryong OH

IPC: G05D1/247 ,  A47L9/00 ,  A47L9/28 ,  A47L11/40 ,  G01S17/931 ,  G05D1/661 ,  G05D105/10

CPC classification number: G05D1/247 ,  A47L9/0063 ,  A47L9/009 ,  A47L9/2826 ,  A47L9/2852 ,  A47L9/2873 ,  A47L9/2894 ,  A47L11/4002 ,  A47L11/4011 ,  A47L11/4061 ,  A47L11/4091 ,  G01S17/931 ,  G05D1/661 ,  A47L2201/022 ,  A47L2201/04 ,  G05D2105/10

Abstract: Provided is a method of controlling a robot cleaner. The method of controlling the robot cleaner includes initiating a homing operation of moving the robot cleaner to a charger, detecting, by an ultra-wideband (UWB) antenna of the robot cleaner, a plurality of UWB signals output from a plurality of UWB antennas included in the charger, identifying position information of the charger and position information of the robot cleaner based on the detected plurality of UWB signals, and controlling the robot cleaner to move to the charger based on the identified position information of the charger and the identified position information of the robot cleaner.

公开(公告)号：US20240206690A1

公开(公告)日：2024-06-27

申请号：US18600522

申请日：2024-03-08

Applicant: Positec Power Tools (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Fu Qian ,  Shisong Zhang ,  Hongfeng Zhong ,  Yu PAN ,  Fan YANG

IPC: A47L9/10 ,  A47L9/00 ,  A47L9/12 ,  A47L9/14 ,  A47L9/28 ,  B01D46/76

CPC classification number: A47L9/106 ,  A47L9/0063 ,  A47L9/12 ,  A47L9/149 ,  A47L9/2873 ,  A47L9/2884 ,  B01D46/76 ,  A47L2201/022 ,  A47L2201/024 ,  B01D2273/30 ,  B01D2279/55

Abstract: A cleaning system and a base station. In a working process, an airflow is generated by a drawer, to draw garbage on the ground on a traveling path into a dust box. Before the airflow entering the dust box is discharged outside a cleaning robot, the airflow flows through an air filter, and dust carried by the airflow is filtered out under a filtering function of the air filter. When dust accumulation in the air filter needs to be cleaned or the dust box needs to be emptied, the air filter is driven by a dust cleaner to vibrate, so as to shake off dust in the air filter, and the garbage in the dust box is collected by using a collector of the base station.

公开(公告)号：US20240197131A1

公开(公告)日：2024-06-20

申请号：US18527507

申请日：2023-12-04

Applicant: BISSELL Inc.

Inventor： Todd R. VanTongeren ,  Andrew J. Brouwers ,  Justin Nguyen ,  Daniel A. Schurr

IPC: A47L11/29

CPC classification number: A47L11/29 ,  A47L2201/022 ,  A47L2201/024 ,  A47L2201/026

Abstract: An autonomous floor cleaning system includes an autonomous floor cleaner with a docking station. The docking station is configured to performing maintenance for the autonomous floor cleaner, such as refilling the autonomous floor cleaner, emptying the autonomous floor cleaner, washing mopping pads, and/or recharging the autonomous floor cleaner. The docking system can supply heated cleaning fluid to the autonomous floor cleaner. Methods for servicing or performing maintenance on an autonomous floor cleaner by a docking station are disclosed.