公开(公告)号：US20170367553A1

公开(公告)日：2017-12-28

申请号：US15540561

申请日：2015-08-21

Applicant: SHENZHEN TOPBAND CO., LTD.

Inventor： Feng Liang ,  Shilin Liang

IPC: A47L11/29 ,  A47L11/40

CPC classification number: A47L11/29 ,  A47L11/24 ,  A47L11/4011 ,  A47L11/4016 ,  A47L11/4019 ,  A47L11/4044 ,  A47L11/4047 ,  A47L11/4066 ,  A47L11/4072 ,  A47L11/4083 ,  A47L11/4088 ,  A47L2201/00 ,  A47L2201/04

Abstract: The present disclosure provides cleaning robot, including a cleaning agent mopping device (1), a cleaning agent absorbing device (2), a water wiping (3) and washing device (4), and a water absorbing device arranged in turn along a moving direction of the cleaning robot. Each time when the cleaning robot of the present disclosure works to clean the to-be-cleaned surface, the cleaning robot can perform the four steps including cleaning agent mopping, cleaning agent absorbing, water wiping and washing, and water absorbing, thus, both hydrolysable and non-hydrolysable stains can be effectively cleaned by the cleaning robot. Thus, the cleaning robot is very practical, easy to operate, and simple to use.

公开(公告)号：US09846435B2

公开(公告)日：2017-12-19

申请号：US14584267

申请日：2014-12-29

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Yeon Kyu Jeong ,  Dong Won Kim ,  Jea Yun So ,  Sang Sik Yoon ,  Gwang Jin Jung ,  Joon Hyung Kwon

IPC: G06F17/00 ,  G05D1/02 ,  G01S17/93 ,  G01S7/48 ,  G01S7/481 ,  G02B5/02 ,  A47L11/40 ,  G01S17/46 ,  G02B9/04

CPC classification number: G05D1/0231 ,  A47L11/4061 ,  A47L2201/04 ,  G01S7/4802 ,  G01S7/4811 ,  G01S17/46 ,  G01S17/936 ,  G02B5/02 ,  G02B9/04 ,  G05D1/0238 ,  G05D2201/0203

Abstract: Disclosed herein are an obstacle sensing module and a cleaning robot including the same. The cleaning robot includes a body, a driver to drive the body, an obstacle sensing module to sense an obstacle present around the body, and a control unit to control the driver, based on sensed results of the obstacle sensing module. The obstacle sensing module includes at least one light emitter including a light source, and a wide-angle lens to refract or reflect light from the light source so as to diffuse the incident light in the form of planar light, and a light receiver including a reflection mirror to again reflect reflection light reflected by the obstacle so as to generate reflection light, an optical lens spaced from the reflection mirror by a predetermined distance, to allow the reflection light to pass through the optical lens, and an image sensor, and an image processing circuit.

公开(公告)号：US20170354303A1

公开(公告)日：2017-12-14

申请号：US15534591

申请日：2014-12-12

Applicant: Aktiebolaget Electrolux

Inventor： Daniel KASTENSSON ,  Andreas KLINTEMYR

IPC: A47L9/04 ,  A47L9/14 ,  A47L9/00 ,  A47L9/28 ,  A46B9/02 ,  A46B13/00 ,  A47L5/22

CPC classification number: A47L9/0488 ,  A46B9/02 ,  A46B9/026 ,  A46B13/008 ,  A46B2200/3033 ,  A46B2200/3066 ,  A47L5/22 ,  A47L9/009 ,  A47L9/0411 ,  A47L9/0427 ,  A47L9/0472 ,  A47L9/0477 ,  A47L9/149 ,  A47L9/2805 ,  A47L9/2852 ,  A47L9/2884 ,  A47L11/4038 ,  A47L2201/00 ,  A47L2201/04

Abstract: A side brush for a robotic cleaner. The side brush is rotatable about a rotation axis in a rotational direction and has a brush body and numerous linear bristles including a first bristle having a base end at the brush body and an opposite distal end. An imaginary line extends perpendicularly to the rotation axis. The first bristle extends in a bristle direction outwardly from the brush body. Seen in a top view, the bristle direction extends at a first angle to the imaginary line with the distal end pointing rearwardly in relation to the rotational direction. Seen in a side view, the bristle direction extends at a second acute angle to the rotation axis pointing away from the brush body. A robotic cleaner having such a side brush is also disclosed herein.

公开(公告)号：US20170344014A1

公开(公告)日：2017-11-30

申请号：US15602402

申请日：2017-05-23

Applicant: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.

Inventor： TING-YING WU

IPC: G05D1/02 ,  B25J5/00 ,  B60L11/18 ,  B25J19/00

CPC classification number: G05D1/0225 ,  A47L11/4011 ,  A47L2201/022 ,  A47L2201/04 ,  B25J5/007 ,  B25J19/005 ,  B60L11/1824 ,  G05D1/0242 ,  G05D1/0255 ,  G05D1/0276 ,  G05D2201/0215 ,  Y10S901/01

Abstract: A control method of an autonomous mobile robot comprises: receiving a dock signal and executing a control program according to the dock signal. The control program includes detecting a first guiding signal, a second guiding signal and a third guiding signal transmitted by the charging station via the first sensing unit, the second sensing unit and the third sensing unit, sensing a measured distance between the autonomous mobile robot and the charging station when the second guiding signal is detected by the second sensing unit, and the autonomous mobile robot moves toward the charging station or away from the charging station according to the measured distance and a first threshold, and re-executing the control program.

公开(公告)号：US20170332864A1

公开(公告)日：2017-11-23

申请号：US15599783

申请日：2017-05-19

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Bohyun NAM ,  Inbo SHIM ,  Jihoon SUNG ,  Sojin PARK ,  Seunghyun SONG ,  Sangkyu LEE ,  Woochan JUN

IPC: A47L11/33 ,  A47L11/40

CPC classification number: A47L11/33 ,  A47L9/0072 ,  A47L9/0411 ,  A47L9/0488 ,  A47L9/0494 ,  A47L9/122 ,  A47L9/1616 ,  A47L9/1641 ,  A47L9/1666 ,  A47L9/1691 ,  A47L9/2826 ,  A47L11/4013 ,  A47L11/4061 ,  A47L11/4066 ,  A47L11/4069 ,  A47L2201/00 ,  A47L2201/04 ,  A47L2201/06

Abstract: A robot cleaner comprising: a cleaner body; a suction unit sucking air containing dust to be introduced into the cleaner body; and a dust container detachably coupled to the cleaner body, the dust container collecting dust filtered from the air introduced into the cleaner body, wherein the dust container includes: an external case including at least one cyclone filtering dust in air introduced into the dust container; an upper case coupled to an upper portion of the external case, the upper case including an upper opening corresponding to a space into which air passing through the cyclone is discharged; an upper cover detachably coupled to the upper case to open/close the upper opening; and a filter mounted on a rear surface of the upper cover, the filter covering the discharged space of the air passing through the cyclone when the upper cover is coupled to the upper case, to filter dust in the air passing through the cyclone.

公开(公告)号：US09820625B2

公开(公告)日：2017-11-21

申请号：US14593572

申请日：2015-01-09

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Divya T P ,  Sumit Gautam ,  Dharshan Kumar

IPC: A47L11/00 ,  A47L11/40 ,  A47L9/28 ,  G05D1/02

CPC classification number: A47L11/4011 ,  A47L9/2826 ,  A47L2201/04 ,  A47L2201/06 ,  G05D1/0274 ,  G05D1/028 ,  G05D2201/0203

Abstract: A robot cleaner includes a main body, a moving device to move the main body, and a control unit at the main body to recognize an area requiring cleaning. When the control unit recognizes the area requiring cleaning while in a standby state of the robot cleaner, the control unit controls the moving device so that the main body moves from a standby position to the area requiring cleaning to clean the area based on the control unit recognizing the area requiring cleaning.

公开(公告)号：US20170329347A1

公开(公告)日：2017-11-16

申请号：US15152425

申请日：2016-05-11

Applicant: Brain Corporation

Inventor： Jean-Baptiste Passot ,  Andrew Smith ,  Botond Szatmary ,  Borja Ibarz Gabardos ,  Cody Griffin ,  Jaldert Rombouts ,  Oleg Sinyavskiy ,  Eugene Izhikevich

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

CPC classification number: G05D1/0274 ,  A47L9/2826 ,  A47L9/2852 ,  A47L11/4011 ,  A47L11/4061 ,  A47L2201/04 ,  G05D1/0088 ,  G05D1/0221 ,  G05D1/0246 ,  G05D2201/0203

Abstract: Systems and methods for training a robot to autonomously travel a route. In one embodiment, a robot can detect an initial placement in an initialization location. Beginning from the initialization location, the robot can create a map of a navigable route and surrounding environment during a user-controlled demonstration of the navigable route. After the demonstration, the robot can later detect a second placement in the initialization location, and then autonomously navigate the navigable route. The robot can then subsequently detect errors associated with the created map. Methods and systems associated with the robot are also disclosed.

公开(公告)号：US09798328B2

公开(公告)日：2017-10-24

申请号：US14511947

申请日：2014-10-10

Applicant: iRobot Corporation

Inventor： Jasper Vicenti

IPC: G06F19/00 ,  G05D1/02 ,  A47L11/40 ,  B25J11/00

CPC classification number: G05D1/0242 ,  A47L11/4061 ,  A47L11/4066 ,  A47L2201/04 ,  B25J11/0085 ,  G05D2201/0203 ,  G05D2201/0215

Abstract: A cleaning robot includes a chassis, a drive system connected to the chassis and configured to drive the robot, a signal generator and sensor carried by the chassis, and a controller in communication with the drive system and the sensor. The signal generator directs a signal toward the floor surface. The sensor is responsive to reflected signals from the floor surface. The controller controls the drive system to alter direction of the robot responsive to a reflected signal indicating an edge of the floor surface.

公开(公告)号：US20170277196A1

公开(公告)日：2017-09-28

申请号：US15462079

申请日：2017-03-17

Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America

Inventor： TOMONORI NAKAMURA ,  KOJI ASAI ,  KATSUSHIGE AMANO

IPC: G05D1/02 ,  A47L9/28 ,  G05B19/402 ,  G05B19/406 ,  G06T1/00 ,  G06K9/00

CPC classification number: G05D1/0246 ,  A47L9/2815 ,  A47L9/2826 ,  A47L9/2852 ,  A47L9/2857 ,  A47L9/2894 ,  A47L2201/04 ,  G05B19/402 ,  G05B19/406 ,  G05B2219/40572 ,  G05D1/0016 ,  G05D1/0274 ,  G05D2201/0215 ,  G06K9/00664 ,  G06K9/00691 ,  G06T1/0014 ,  G06T7/73

Abstract: A method for controlling an autonomous device that moves in two dimensions using a controller includes obtaining a first image at a first position, which is a destination of the autonomous device, calculating, from the first image, first feature values indicating certain characteristics of the first image, referring to map information indicating correspondences between coordinate information indicating coordinates of defined positions included in a movement area of the autonomous device and second feature values, which are calculated from second images and indicate certain characteristics of the second images and identifying, by referring to the map information, a second position corresponding to second feature values having at least a predetermined degree of correspondence to the feature values generating a command for moving the autonomous device to the second position on the basis of coordinate information corresponding to the second position, and transmitting the command to the autonomous device.

公开(公告)号：US20170273530A1

公开(公告)日：2017-09-28

申请号：US15464371

申请日：2017-03-21

Applicant: Bartosz DABROWSKI

Inventor： Bartosz DABROWSKI

IPC: A47L9/28 ,  G05D1/00 ,  G05D1/02 ,  A47L9/00

CPC classification number: A47L9/2852 ,  A47L9/009 ,  A47L9/2805 ,  A47L9/2857 ,  A47L9/2894 ,  A47L11/4011 ,  A47L2201/04 ,  G05D1/0088 ,  G05D1/0219 ,  G05D1/0234 ,  G05D1/0259 ,  G05D1/0261 ,  G05D2201/0215

Abstract: Method for an autonomous cleaning apparatus, the method comprising the steps of: scanning a vicinity of an autonomous cleaning apparatus by means of at least one sensor; detecting an unreachable area, being unreachable by the autonomous cleaning apparatus; detecting a door in proximity to the unreachable area; detecting that the unreachable area is unreachable due to the positioning of the door wing; automatically moving the door wing, by the autonomous cleaning apparatus, in order to obtain access to and clean the unreachable area.