公开(公告)号：US20180348788A1

公开(公告)日：2018-12-06

申请号：US15719594

申请日：2017-09-29

Applicant: UBTECH Robotics Corp.

Inventor： YOUJUN XIONG ,  Jiawen Hu ,  Gaobo Huang

IPC: G05D1/02

CPC classification number: G05D1/0272 ,  A47L2201/022 ,  A47L2201/06 ,  G05D1/0225 ,  G05D1/0242 ,  G05D2201/0203

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a robot, a distance measuring method, and a recharging system tor robot. The distance measuring method includes configuring a current position of a robot to be a first position, obtaining a first direction along a connection line from the first position to a signals transmitting position by a sensor of the robot, obtaining a second direction along a connection line from a second position to the signals transmitting position when the robot being driven by a driver to move along a moving direction by a predetermined distance to the second position, and the moving direction being perpendicular to the first direction to the second position, obtaining a distance between the second position and the signals transmitting position according to an included angle formed by the first direction and the second direction, and the predetermined distance.

公开(公告)号：US20180303303A1

公开(公告)日：2018-10-25

申请号：US15738042

申请日：2015-06-24

Applicant: AB ELECTROLUX

Inventor： Curt Nyberg ,  Michael Persson ,  Pär Hjalmarsson ,  Johann Zita ,  Henrik Troberg

IPC: A47L9/28 ,  A47L5/28 ,  H02J7/00 ,  H02J7/02 ,  H02J50/10

CPC classification number: A47L9/2873 ,  A47L5/225 ,  A47L5/24 ,  A47L5/28 ,  A47L5/362 ,  A47L9/2884 ,  A47L9/2894 ,  A47L2201/022 ,  H02J7/0042 ,  H02J7/0044 ,  H02J7/025 ,  H02J50/10 ,  H02J50/90

Abstract: A vacuum cleaner system having a vacuum cleaner with a first housing, an air inlet, an air outlet, a motor fan unit for creating an airflow from the air Inlet to the air outlet, a battery for powering the motor fan unit, and a first unit for charging the battery, and a charger having a second housing with a second unit for changing the battery. The first unit is connected to the battery and the second unit is adapted to he connected to an external power source, and the first unit and the second unit are adapted for wireless power transfer from the second unit to the first unit.

公开(公告)号：US20180235423A1

公开(公告)日：2018-08-23

申请号：US15592216

申请日：2017-05-11

Applicant: IBOT Robotic Co. Ltd.

Inventor： Chun-Chieh Huang

IPC: A47L9/28 ,  G01S1/16 ,  G05D1/02 ,  H02J7/00 ,  A47L11/40

CPC classification number: A47L11/4011 ,  A47L11/4005 ,  A47L2201/022 ,  A47L2201/06 ,  G01S1/16 ,  G05D1/0212 ,  G05D2201/0215 ,  H02J7/0042 ,  H02J7/041 ,  H02J2007/0096

Abstract: An automatic cleaning system including a charging base and a cleaning robot is provided. The charging base includes a signal transmitter and a power supply portion. The charging base determines whether to transmit a start signal by the signal transmitter according to a preset time. The cleaning robot includes a signal receiver and a power receiving portion. The power receiving portion is configured to be electrically connected to the power supply portion of the charging base when the cleaning robot performs a charging operation. When the signal receiver receives the start signal, the cleaning robot leaves the charging base, and performs a cleaning operation. In addition, a charging base suitable for charging an automatic cleaning device is also provided.

公开(公告)号：US09941715B2

公开(公告)日：2018-04-10

申请号：US15135183

申请日：2016-04-21

Applicant: Lumiplus Technology (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Shun-Yi Chen

IPC: H01M10/46 ,  H02J7/00 ,  A47L9/28

CPC classification number: H02J7/0027 ,  A47L9/28 ,  A47L2201/022 ,  A47L2201/04 ,  H02J7/0044

Abstract: A charging station includes a main body, a central emission module, a supersonic receiver, a controller, and a lateral emission module having a left infrared emitter and a right infrared emitter. The controller drives the left infrared emitter and the right infrared emitter to emit alternatively infrared signals to a first signal area and a second signal area, respectively. When the supersonic receiver receives a supersonic signal from the self-propelled apparatus, the controller drives the central emission module to emit another infrared signal to a third signal area so as to guide the self-propelled apparatus to enter the third signal area. When a distance between the self-propelled apparatus and the charging port is smaller than a predetermined distance, the self-propelled apparatus turns to have a charging-input unit thereof to face the charging port. In addition, a charging system including the charging station and the self-propelled apparatus is also provided.

公开(公告)号：US09924846B2

公开(公告)日：2018-03-27

申请号：US15259732

申请日：2016-09-08

Applicant: iRobot Corporation

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

IPC: A47L9/28 ,  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：US20180078107A1

公开(公告)日：2018-03-22

申请号：US15712242

申请日：2017-09-22

Applicant: Martin Gagnon ,  Mathieu Lalancette Jutras ,  Patrick Helbert ,  Richard R. Sinur ,  Brent Lillesand ,  Jessica Lindquist ,  Jill Hamilton ,  Jeremiah Bollengier ,  James Sheremeta

Inventor： Martin Gagnon ,  Mathieu Lalancette Jutras ,  Patrick Helbert ,  Richard R. Sinur ,  Brent Lillesand ,  Jessica Lindquist ,  Jill Hamilton ,  Jeremiah Bollengier ,  James Sheremeta

IPC: A47L9/28 ,  A47L9/12 ,  A47L9/04 ,  A47L9/20 ,  A47L9/14 ,  A47L9/00 ,  A47L5/38

CPC classification number: A47L9/2873 ,  A47L5/38 ,  A47L9/009 ,  A47L9/0477 ,  A47L9/0488 ,  A47L9/12 ,  A47L9/122 ,  A47L9/1409 ,  A47L9/149 ,  A47L9/20 ,  A47L9/281 ,  A47L9/2821 ,  A47L9/2884 ,  A47L9/2889 ,  A47L9/2894 ,  A47L2201/022 ,  A47L2201/024 ,  F24F3/1603

Abstract: A central vacuum system for collecting debris can include an autonomous vacuum system and a central vacuum fluidly connected to a remote intake port, the central vacuum being operable to generate a central airflow into the remote intake port. The autonomous vacuum system can comprise a collection bin fluidly connected to a debris intake and further include an onboard vacuum operable to generate a suction airflow from the debris intake into the collection bin to the onboard vacuum to draw debris through the debris intake into the collection bin. The autonomous vacuum system can further comprise an output connector fluidly connected to the collection bin. The output connector can be coupled to a remote intake port fluidly connected to a central vacuum operable to generate a central airflow to draw debris from the collection bin into the remote intake port positioned in the remote space.

公开(公告)号：US09884423B2

公开(公告)日：2018-02-06

申请号：US15491599

申请日：2017-04-19

Applicant: iRobot Corporation

Inventor： David A. Cohen ,  Daniel N. Ozick ,  Clara Vu ,  James Lynch ,  Philip R. Mass

IPC: H02J7/00 ,  B25J9/16 ,  A47L9/00 ,  A47L9/28 ,  G05D1/02 ,  H02J7/04 ,  G01S1/16 ,  G01S1/70 ,  B25J5/00 ,  B25J11/00 ,  B25J19/00 ,  B60L11/18

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 for energy management in a robotic device includes providing a base station for mating with the robotic device, determining a quantity of energy stored in an energy storage unit of the robotic device, and performing a predetermined task based at least in part on the quantity of energy stored. Also disclosed are systems for emitting avoidance signals to prevent inadvertent contact between the robot and the base station, and systems for emitting homing signals to allow the robotic device to accurately dock with the base station.

公开(公告)号：US20180029809A1

公开(公告)日：2018-02-01

申请号：US15665954

申请日：2017-08-01

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Sang Tak LEE ,  Sang Hak KIM ,  Bo Kyung KIM ,  Ji Ho SEO ,  Ho Jin LEE ,  Sang Hwa CHOI

IPC: B65G67/02 ,  A47L7/00 ,  A47L9/00 ,  F25D23/12 ,  A47L9/04 ,  F25D11/00 ,  F25D25/00 ,  A47L9/28 ,  A47L5/22

CPC classification number: B65G67/02 ,  A47L5/22 ,  A47L7/0085 ,  A47L7/009 ,  A47L9/009 ,  A47L9/0477 ,  A47L9/2852 ,  A47L9/2857 ,  A47L9/2873 ,  A47L9/2894 ,  A47L2201/02 ,  A47L2201/022 ,  A47L2201/04 ,  F25D11/00 ,  F25D23/12 ,  F25D25/005 ,  F25D2400/20

Abstract: Disclosed are a robot cleaner, a refrigerator, a container transfer system, and a method of transferring and retrieving a container using the robot cleaner. The method of transferring a container include returning a robot cleaner to a position guide device installed at a refrigerator, mounting the robot cleaner on the position guide device, transferring, by the refrigerator, a container built in the refrigerator to mount the container on the robot cleaner, and moving the robot cleaner on which the container is mounted to a target position.

公开(公告)号：US20170364828A1

公开(公告)日：2017-12-21

申请号：US15622707

申请日：2017-06-14

Applicant: James Duane Bennett ,  Bindu Rama Rao

Inventor： James Duane Bennett ,  Bindu Rama Rao

IPC: G06N99/00 ,  G08B17/10 ,  G06Q30/06

CPC classification number: G06F21/10 ,  A01D34/008 ,  A01D34/64 ,  A01D43/00 ,  A01D43/16 ,  A01D2101/00 ,  A47L7/00 ,  A47L9/2805 ,  A47L9/2852 ,  A47L9/2857 ,  A47L9/2894 ,  A47L2201/00 ,  A47L2201/022 ,  A47L2201/04 ,  E04H4/06 ,  E04H4/1654 ,  G05D1/0088 ,  G05D1/0291 ,  G06F21/602 ,  G06F2221/0746 ,  G06N5/04 ,  G06N20/00 ,  G06Q10/20 ,  G06Q30/016 ,  G06Q30/0601 ,  G08B17/10 ,  G08B21/08 ,  H04L63/0428 ,  H04L63/20 ,  H04L67/104 ,  H04L67/12 ,  H04N21/414

Abstract: A network of multitier user's devices (mobile units) that performs household chores and functions as a mobile general purpose autonomous intelligent machines, having some primary functions and a plurality of additional secondary functions. The primary functions include one or more of vacuum cleaning, lawn mowing, typical drone functionalities, the additional autonomous functions include wardrobe management, premises safety, sentry job, rendering personalized music, self-recharging from typical electric outlet, self-learning to predict the users' behaviors and planning and scheduling the functionalities (decision making) accordingly, providing AI (Artificial Intelligence) assistance and support, Day-In-Life recording and support and so forth. The Day-In-Life recording functionalities involve predicting users' behaviors, identifying routine, salient features and important events ahead of time, and electronically recording and storing the routine events, salient features and important events, with the support of a cloud based central support and services server system.

公开(公告)号：US20170336796A1

公开(公告)日：2017-11-23

申请号：US15597670

申请日：2017-05-17

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Woochan JUN ,  Chulmo Sung

IPC: G05D1/02 ,  A47L5/22 ,  A47L9/04 ,  A47L9/28 ,  A47L9/00

CPC classification number: G05D1/0246 ,  A47L5/22 ,  A47L9/009 ,  A47L9/0472 ,  A47L9/0477 ,  A47L9/0488 ,  A47L9/2826 ,  A47L9/2852 ,  A47L9/2873 ,  A47L2201/022 ,  A47L2201/04 ,  G05D1/0214 ,  G05D1/0248 ,  G05D1/027 ,  G05D2201/0203

Abstract: A mobile robot of the present disclosure emits a first patterned light downward and forward from a main body on a floor of an area to be cleaned and a second patterned light upward and forward from the main body, determines an obstacle based on an image of each emitted patterned light which is incident on the obstacle, and senses a tilt of the main body to compensate for the tilt. In this manner, an obstacle may be determined accurately, and after the tilt compensation, redetermination is made as to whether it is possible to pass through, so as to enable the mobile robot to pass through or bypass the obstacle. Accordingly, the mobile robot may reach a wider area to be cleaned, thereby extending the area that may be cleaned, and enabling fast determination and operation for effective traveling, such that the mobile robot may escape from an obstacle without being limited thereby.