公开(公告)号：US09955839B2

公开(公告)日：2018-05-01

申请号：US14949899

申请日：2015-11-24

Applicant: Miele & Cie. KG

Inventor： Carina Maoro ,  Markus Thamm ,  Thomas Pott ,  Mark Hanschur-Steiner ,  Sebastian Doering ,  Thomas Buchholz ,  David Buhl ,  Martin Roth

IPC: A46B7/08 ,  A47L11/40 ,  A46B9/02 ,  A47L9/28 ,  A46B13/00 ,  A47L9/04

CPC classification number: A47L11/4038 ,  A46B7/08 ,  A46B9/02 ,  A46B9/028 ,  A46B13/008 ,  A46B2200/3033 ,  A47L9/0472 ,  A47L9/2852 ,  A47L2201/00 ,  A47L2201/04

Abstract: A side brush for a robotic vacuum cleaner includes a brush core, a plurality of bristle clusters having a first length, and a plurality of further bristle clusters having a shorter length than the first length. The plurality of bristle clusters and the plurality of further bristle clusters are regularly distributed over a circumferential surface of the brush core.

公开(公告)号：US20180099846A1

公开(公告)日：2018-04-12

申请号：US15836708

申请日：2017-12-08

Applicant: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

Inventor： Donald R. High ,  Michael D. Atchley ,  David C. Winkle

IPC: B66F9/06 ,  H04W4/04 ,  A47F3/08 ,  A47F10/04 ,  B60P3/06 ,  B62B5/00 ,  H04W4/02 ,  H04W4/00 ,  H04N7/18 ,  H04N5/77 ,  G06Q50/30 ,  G06Q50/28 ,  G06Q30/06 ,  G06Q30/02 ,  G06Q30/00 ,  G06Q10/00 ,  G06Q10/10 ,  G06Q10/08 ,  G06Q10/06 ,  G06Q10/02 ,  G05D1/02 ,  G05D1/00 ,  G01S1/72 ,  G01S1/70 ,  G01S1/02 ,  G01C21/20 ,  E01H5/12 ,  E01H5/06 ,  A47F10/02

CPC classification number: B66F9/063 ,  A47F3/08 ,  A47F10/04 ,  A47F13/00 ,  A47F2010/005 ,  A47F2010/025 ,  A47L11/4011 ,  A47L2201/04 ,  B07C5/28 ,  B07C5/3422 ,  B07C2501/0045 ,  B07C2501/0054 ,  B07C2501/0063 ,  B60L53/36 ,  B60L53/63 ,  B60P3/06 ,  B60Y2410/10 ,  B62B3/1404 ,  B62B5/0026 ,  B62B5/005 ,  B62B5/0069 ,  B62B5/0076 ,  B65F3/00 ,  B65F2210/168 ,  E01H5/061 ,  E01H5/12 ,  G01C21/206 ,  G01S1/02 ,  G01S1/70 ,  G01S1/72 ,  G01S5/02 ,  G01S5/16 ,  G01S5/18 ,  G05B19/048 ,  G05B19/124 ,  G05B2219/23363 ,  G05B2219/39107 ,  G05D1/0011 ,  G05D1/0016 ,  G05D1/0022 ,  G05D1/0027 ,  G05D1/0061 ,  G05D1/0088 ,  G05D1/021 ,  G05D1/0214 ,  G05D1/0219 ,  G05D1/0234 ,  G05D1/0246 ,  G05D1/0255 ,  G05D1/0276 ,  G05D1/028 ,  G05D1/0289 ,  G05D1/0291 ,  G05D1/0293 ,  G05D1/0297 ,  G05D1/04 ,  G05D2201/0203 ,  G05D2201/0216 ,  G06F3/017 ,  G06F16/90335 ,  G06F21/606 ,  G06K7/10297 ,  G06K7/10821 ,  G06K7/1413 ,  G06K9/00208 ,  G06K9/00624 ,  G06K9/00671 ,  G06K9/00711 ,  G06K9/00771 ,  G06K9/00791 ,  G06K9/00805 ,  G06K9/18 ,  G06K9/3208 ,  G06K9/6256 ,  G06K9/78 ,  G06K2009/00738 ,  G06Q10/02 ,  G06Q10/0631 ,  G06Q10/06311 ,  G06Q10/06315 ,  G06Q10/083 ,  G06Q10/087 ,  G06Q10/1095 ,  G06Q10/30 ,  G06Q20/12 ,  G06Q30/016 ,  G06Q30/0281 ,  G06Q30/0601 ,  G06Q30/0605 ,  G06Q30/0613 ,  G06Q30/0617 ,  G06Q30/0619 ,  G06Q30/0631 ,  G06Q30/0633 ,  G06Q30/0635 ,  G06Q30/0639 ,  G06Q30/0641 ,  G06Q50/28 ,  G06Q50/30 ,  G06T7/593 ,  G06T7/74 ,  G06T2207/10028 ,  G08G1/20 ,  G10L13/043 ,  G10L15/22 ,  G10L17/22 ,  G10L2015/223 ,  H02J7/0027 ,  H02J2007/0096 ,  H04B1/38 ,  H04B10/116 ,  H04L63/06 ,  H04L63/08 ,  H04L63/0846 ,  H04L67/12 ,  H04L67/141 ,  H04L67/143 ,  H04N5/77 ,  H04N7/18 ,  H04N7/183 ,  H04N7/185 ,  H04N13/282 ,  H04W4/02 ,  H04W4/021 ,  H04W4/029 ,  H04W4/30 ,  H04W4/33 ,  H04W4/40 ,  H04W4/80 ,  Y02W30/82 ,  Y02W30/827 ,  Y02W90/20 ,  Y04S10/54 ,  Y10S901/01

Abstract: A housing contains a plurality of motorized transport units in a stacked relationship to one another, with a bottom-most one of the plurality of motorized transport units serving as a locomotion mechanism that selectively causes movement of the housing with the plurality of motorized transport units contained therein. By one approach the aforementioned housing has a cylindrical form factor and includes a cylindrically-shaped chamber configured to receive the motorized transport units. By one approach, for example, this housing includes no lifting mechanism to lift any of the motorized transport units into itself and further has no integral locomotion mechanism by which the housing can move itself. The interior of the housing can include at least one track formed therein to receive a corresponding part of each of the plurality of motorized transport units which the motorized transport units can engage to thereby lift themselves into the interior of the housing.

公开(公告)号：US20180098675A1

公开(公告)日：2018-04-12

申请号：US15542622

申请日：2015-12-11

Applicant: Eurofilters Holding N.V.

Inventor： Ralf SAUER ,  Jan SCHULTINK

IPC: A47L9/04 ,  A47L9/28 ,  A47L9/00

CPC classification number: A47L9/0494 ,  A47L5/22 ,  A47L9/009 ,  A47L9/02 ,  A47L9/0477 ,  A47L9/1445 ,  A47L9/28 ,  A47L9/2821 ,  A47L9/2842 ,  A47L9/2852 ,  A47L9/2868 ,  A47L9/2873 ,  A47L9/2884 ,  A47L9/2894 ,  A47L2201/00 ,  A47L2201/022 ,  A47L2201/04 ,  A47L2201/06

Abstract: The invention relates to a robotic vacuum cleaner comprising a base mounted on wheels, a dust collector, and a floor nozzle arranged on the base for taking in an air flow into the robotic vacuum cleaner, the floor nozzle being adjustable in height with respect to the base.

公开(公告)号：US20180095472A1

公开(公告)日：2018-04-05

申请号：US15720118

申请日：2017-09-29

Applicant: Vorwerk & Co. lnterholding GmbH

Inventor： Harald WINDORFER

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

CPC classification number: G05D1/0227 ,  A01D34/008 ,  A47L9/2805 ,  A47L11/4008 ,  A47L2201/04 ,  G05D1/0077 ,  G05D1/0234

Abstract: A self-propelled surface treating device, in particular a cleaning robot, with a device housing and a collision detection device for detecting a collision between the surface treating device and an obstacle, wherein the collision detection device has at least one touch-sensitive contact sensor. In order to protect the surface treating device against impacts in the vertical direction, it is proposed that the touch-sensitive contact sensor be a vertical contact sensor, which is arranged on the device housing in such a way that its detection area is vertically aligned during a movement with the surface treating device conventionally oriented, so that the vertical contact sensor is configured to detect a force acting vertically on the surface treating device.

公开(公告)号：US09931750B2

公开(公告)日：2018-04-03

申请号：US15355518

申请日：2016-11-18

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：US09931011B2

公开(公告)日：2018-04-03

申请号：US15297432

申请日：2016-10-19

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： In Joo Kim ,  Jeong Ki Yoo ,  Dong Hyun Lee ,  Dong Hun Lee ,  Jin Sung Kim

IPC: A47L11/40 ,  A47L11/282 ,  G05D1/02 ,  A47L11/283

CPC classification number: A47L11/4011 ,  A47L11/282 ,  A47L11/283 ,  A47L11/4038 ,  A47L11/4061 ,  A47L11/4069 ,  A47L11/4083 ,  A47L2201/022 ,  A47L2201/04 ,  A47L2201/06 ,  G05D1/0217 ,  G05D1/0238 ,  G05D1/024 ,  G05D1/0242 ,  G05D1/0246 ,  G05D1/0255 ,  G05D1/0274 ,  G05D2201/0203 ,  Y10S901/01

Abstract: A cleaning robot includes a main body; a plurality of pad assemblies mounted on the bottom of the main body for doing cleaning; a drive assembly for applying drive power for each of the plurality of pad assemblies; and a detection unit for detecting an obstacle. The drive assembly adjusts slopes of the plurality of pad assemblies individually based on the height of the obstacle.

公开(公告)号：US09931009B2

公开(公告)日：2018-04-03

申请号：US14431253

申请日：2013-12-25

Applicant: MIRAIKIKAI, INC.

Inventor： Tohru Miyake ,  Hideto Matsuuchi ,  Kazuo Morita

IPC: A47L11/38 ,  A47L9/28 ,  H02S40/10 ,  F24J2/46

CPC classification number: A47L11/38 ,  A47L9/2826 ,  A47L2201/04 ,  F24S40/20 ,  H02S40/10 ,  Y02E10/40

Abstract: Provided is a self-propelled cleaning robot that can efficiently clean a flat surface even if a step is formed. The self-propelled cleaning robot that self-travels on a structure to clean a flat surface of the structure, the structure being installed in an outdoor location, the robot includes: a robot main body (2) in which a self-propelled moving mechanism (4) is provided; a cleaning unit (10) that is provided in a front portion and/or a rear portion of the robot main body (2); and a controller (30) that controls activation of the moving mechanism (4). At this point, the controller (30) includes an attitude controller (35) that detects an attitude of the robot main body (2), the attitude controller (35) includes a floating detection sensor (36) that detects floating in one of the front portion and the rear portion of the robot main body (2), and, when the floating detection sensor (36) detects the floating in one of the front portion and the rear portion of the robot main body (2), the controller (30) controls the activation of the moving mechanism (4) such that the cleaning unit (10) passes through a place where the floating is detected after the floating is eliminated.

公开(公告)号：US09931008B2

公开(公告)日：2018-04-03

申请号：US14090270

申请日：2013-11-26

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Kyung Hwan Yoo ,  Joo Sung Moon ,  Jeong Gon Song ,  Seung Il Han

IPC: A47L5/00 ,  A47L9/04 ,  A47L9/28 ,  A47L9/00 ,  A47L9/06 ,  A47L11/40 ,  G05D1/02

CPC classification number: A47L9/2847 ,  A47L9/009 ,  A47L9/0633 ,  A47L9/2852 ,  A47L9/2889 ,  A47L11/4011 ,  A47L11/4036 ,  A47L11/4061 ,  A47L2201/00 ,  A47L2201/04 ,  G05D1/0246 ,  G05D1/0255 ,  G05D2201/0203

Abstract: A cleaning robot and a control method thereof include a main body traveling on a floor, and a first sub-cleaning tool and a second sub-cleaning tool mounted at left and right sides of the main body so as to be protruded from the inside to the outside of the main body and selectively performing cleaning Insertion of at least one of the first sub-cleaning tool and the second sub-cleaning tool is controlled when the main body is rotated under the condition that an obstacle is detected. Side brushes of the sub-cleaning tools are inserted into the main body according to the rotation direction of the main body when the main body is rotated during traveling, thus preventing collision with the obstacle.

公开(公告)号：US20180084965A1

公开(公告)日：2018-03-29

申请号：US15452745

申请日：2017-03-08

Applicant: IBOT Robotic Co. Ltd.

Inventor： Chun-Chieh Huang

IPC: A47L11/40 ,  G05D1/02

CPC classification number: A47L11/4005 ,  A47L11/4011 ,  A47L2201/022 ,  A47L2201/04 ,  B60L53/30 ,  G05D1/0225 ,  G05D1/0242 ,  G05D2201/0203

Abstract: An automatic cleaning device includes a main body and a sensor. The main body includes a charging unit and a battery unit. The charging unit is arranged on a side of the main body. The automatic cleaning device is configured to decide whether to enter an auto charging mode, so as to sequentially perform a walking-along-the-wall operation and a reset charging operation. During the walking-along-the-wall operation of the automatic cleaning device, when the sensor senses a signal, the automatic cleaning device stops the walking-along-the-wall operation, and performs the reset charging operation after the main body turns a preset angle. During the reset charging operation of the automatic cleaning device, after the main body moves to the charging base, whether the charging unit contacts a charging base is determined, so as to charge the battery unit.

公开(公告)号：US09918603B2

公开(公告)日：2018-03-20

申请号：US14247819

申请日：2014-04-08

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Byung Chan Kim ,  Sang Sik Yoon ,  Kyong Su Kim ,  Dong Won Kim ,  Jea Yun So ,  Yeon Kyu Jeong

IPC: A47L9/28 ,  G05D1/02 ,  G01S17/48 ,  G01S17/93 ,  G01S7/481 ,  A47L9/00

CPC classification number: A47L9/28 ,  A47L9/009 ,  A47L9/2805 ,  A47L2201/04 ,  G01S7/4813 ,  G01S7/4815 ,  G01S17/48 ,  G01S17/936 ,  G05D1/0225 ,  G05D1/0238 ,  G05D1/0242 ,  G05D1/0246 ,  G05D2201/0215

Abstract: A sensor module and a robot cleaner including the sensor module may provide accurate sensing of an obstacle and prevent an erroneous sensing of an obstacle. The robot cleaner may include a body including a cleaning unit to remove foreign substances from a surface of a floor, a cover to cover an upper portion of the body, a sensor module including an obstacle sensor mounted to sense an obstacle, and a sensor window provided at one side of the sensor module. The sensor module may include a light emitting device to emit light through the sensor window, a light receiving reflector on which light reflected from the obstacle is incident, and a light shielding portion interposed between the light emitting device and the light receiving reflector to block the light emitted from the light emitting device from being incident upon the light receiving reflector.