Abstract:
A coverage robot includes a chassis, a drive system, and a cleaning assembly. The cleaning assembly includes a housing and at least one driven cleaning roller including an elongated core with end mounting features defining a central longitudinal axis of rotation, multiple floor cleaning bristles extending radially outward from the core, and at least one compliant flap extending radially outward from the core to sweep a floor surface. The flap is configured to prevent errant filaments from spooling tightly about the core to aid subsequent removal of the filaments. In another aspect, a coverage robot includes a chassis, a drive system, a controller, and a cleaning assembly. The cleaning assembly includes a housing and at least one driven cleaning roller. The coverage robot includes a roller cleaning tool carried by the chassis and configured to longitudinally traverse the roller to remove accumulated debris from the cleaning roller.
Abstract:
A unit for treating floors has a motor-driven mobile device and a base station for replenishing the mobile device. The base station has an additional motor-driven transporting device for moving the mobile device into and out of the base station. A process for treating floors with the unit is also provided.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a robot cleaner, a maintenance station, and a cleaning system having the same. In the cleaning system, dusts gathered in a dust container are floated by the air introduced in through an opening of the robot cleaner, and then discharged through a first opening of the robot cleaner to a second opening of the maintenance station.
Abstract:
A charging system of an automatic cleaner and a control method thereof are provided to improve mapping performance as a cleaning unit cleans a mapping unit when charging the mapping unit and foreign material sticking to the mapping unit is removed. A charging system of an automatic cleaner comprises a charging device(200), an automatic cleaner(100), and a cleaning unit(300). The automatic cleaner is automatically returned to the charging device through communicating with the charging device and includes the mapping unit. The mapping unit comprises an optical flow sensor, a lens, a shielding plate, a light emitting unit, and a protection window. The optical flow sensor is equipped inside the automatic cleaner and senses the motion flow of the automatic cleaner. According to the motion movement of the automatic cleaner, the lens makes the image of a floor side. The shielding plate is equipped at the bottom of the lens and focuses ambient light. The light emitting unit forms illumination at the bottom of the shielding plate. The protection window protects each element. The image of the mapping location is formed on the protection window. The cleaning unit is equipped in the charging device and automatically cleans the automatic cleaner when the automatic cleaner was returned in the charging device.
Abstract:
본 발명의 로봇 청소기의 브러시 살균장치는 내부에 일정공간부를 가지며 먼지나 오물들을 흡입하기 위한 흡입구와 흡입된 공기를 배출하는 배기구가 구비되어 있는 본체 케이스와, 상기 본체 케이스의 내부에 설치되어 흡입력을 발생시키기 위한 팬 모터와, 그 팬 모터의 전방에 결합되어 팬 모터에 의해 흡입되는 먼지나 오물을 포집하기 위한 필터를 구비하는 필터 컨테이너와, 상기 본체 케이스의 하측에 고정됨과 아울러 필터 컨테이너와 연결관으로 연결되고 바닥의 먼지나 이물질을 흡입하기 위한 흡입헤드와, 그 흡입헤드의 내부에 회전가능하게 배치되어 바닥에 부착되어있는 먼지나 이물질을 쓸어내기 위한 브러시를 구비하는 청소기 본체와; 실내의 소정부위에 설치되어 상기 청소기 본체의 충전 배터리에 충전을 하기 위한 충전대로 이루어진 로봇 청소기에서, 상기 충전대의 수직부에 설치되어 충전시 청소기 본체가 접근되며 접촉되어 스위칭이 이루어지는 램프 스위치와, 상기 충전대의 수평부에 설치되어 상기 램프 스위치에 의해 온/오프되어 청소기 본체의 브러시를 자외선 살균하는 자외선 램프로 구성되어, 청소기 본체가 충전을 위해 충전대에 접근될때 청소기 본체의 후면에 램프 스위치가 접촉되며 자외선 램프가 켜지게 되어, 청소기 본체의 충전과 동시에 자외선 램프에서 발생되는 자외선에 의해 브러시의 살균이 이루어진다.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a robot cleaner in which a structure and movement of a brush cleaning member are improved for maintaining consistent performance of cleaning in the robot cleaner, and to provide a control method thereof.SOLUTION: The robot cleaner includes a body, a brush unit, and the brush cleaning member. The brush unit is rotatably installed onto the body to collect dust from a bottom of the body. The brush cleaning member includes a first brush cleaning protrusion and a second brush cleaning protrusion that protrude toward the brush unit to make contact with the brush unit to remove foreign substances wound around the brush unit.