公开(公告)号：US11910974B2

公开(公告)日：2024-02-27

申请号：US17193475

申请日：2021-03-05

Applicant: ViaBot Inc.

Inventor： Fei Xie ,  Dawei Ding ,  Gregg Ratanaphanyarat

IPC: A47L11/40 ,  A47L11/24 ,  B60P1/04 ,  B65G43/00 ,  B65G47/16 ,  G05D1/02 ,  G05D1/00 ,  B02C23/02

CPC classification number: A47L11/4025 ,  A47L11/24 ,  A47L11/4005 ,  A47L11/4011 ,  A47L11/4091 ,  B60P1/04 ,  B65G43/00 ,  B65G47/16 ,  G05D1/0225 ,  A47L2201/022 ,  A47L2201/024 ,  B02C23/02 ,  G05D2201/0215

Abstract: A conveyor station, robot module, sweeper module, and methods for autonomously emptying debris using the conveyor station are described. In one example, a conveyor station includes a housing having an input end and an output end. The conveyor station includes a conveyor belt having a receiving region proximate to the input end and an angled transport region leading toward a dispense region. The conveyor belt has a plurality of fins that extend out from a surface of the conveyor belt. The plurality of fins enable movement of debris collected at the receiving region toward the dispense region. The dispense region is configured to push debris into a drop funnel of the housing, and the drop funnel directs debris into a receptacle. The conveyor station includes a conveyor controller of the conveyor station is configured with a sensor for detecting presence of a sweeper module. The sweeper module includes a container that holds debris collected when the sweeper module is connected to a robot module. The debris is configured to be emptied from said sweeper module directly onto said receiving region of the conveyor belt.

公开(公告)号：US20240041289A1

公开(公告)日：2024-02-08

申请号：US18266545

申请日：2021-11-17

Applicant: Dyson Technology Limited

Inventor： Oliver DODGSON

IPC: A47L11/40 ,  A47L13/22 ,  A47L13/50

CPC classification number: A47L11/4002 ,  A47L13/22 ,  A47L13/50 ,  A47L2201/022 ,  A47L2201/024 ,  A47L2201/026 ,  A47L2201/04

Abstract: A mobile dock is disclosed and includes a receiving unit for receiving the floor cleaner. The paired device may be the floor cleaner, or a smart device of a user. The mobile dock follows a user, such that the dock is conveniently accessible during use of the floor cleaner.

公开(公告)号：US20230346185A1

公开(公告)日：2023-11-02

申请号：US18010029

申请日：2021-06-10

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Jeahyuk WIE ,  Sungjun KIM ,  Ingyu YANG

IPC: A47L9/28 ,  A47L9/10

CPC classification number: A47L9/2873 ,  A47L9/108 ,  A47L9/2842 ,  A47L9/2805 ,  A47L2201/024 ,  A47L2201/022

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a cleaner station and a method of controlling the same, the method including: a dust bin fixing step of holding and fixing, by a fixing member of the cleaner station, a dust bin of a cleaner when the cleaner is coupled to the cleaner station; a door opening step of opening a door of the cleaner station when the dust bin is fixed; a cover opening step of opening a discharge cover configured to open or close the dust bin when the door is opened; and a dust collecting step of collecting dust in the dust bin by operating a dust collecting motor of the cleaner station when the discharge cover is opened, and as a result, it is possible to open a dust passing hole by detecting coupling of the cleaner without a user's separate manipulation and remove the dust in the dust bin by means of the operation of the dust collecting motor, thereby providing convenience for the user.

公开(公告)号：US20230329496A1

公开(公告)日：2023-10-19

申请号：US18008144

申请日：2021-06-07

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

Inventor： Fu QIAN ,  Shisong ZHANG ,  Hongfeng ZHONG ,  Fan YANG ,  Ji ZHANG

IPC: A47L9/14

CPC classification number: A47L9/149 ,  A47L9/1409 ,  A47L2201/024 ,  A47L2201/022

Abstract: A self-moving robot system is provided, including a dust collection base station and a self-moving robot, where the self-moving robot includes a main machine and a dust containing box; the dust collection base station includes a power mechanism and a transfer, where the transfer can assist separation of the dust containing box from the main machine or mounting of the dust containing box on the main machine; and the power mechanism drives the transfer to move the dust containing box to a dust collection opening of a dust collector, so as to transfer debris to the dust collector. The dust containing box is transferred by the transfer with relatively low working noise. During dust collection, there is no need to move the entire self-moving robot with a relatively small system load and relatively high use comfort of a user.

公开(公告)号：US11786098B2

公开(公告)日：2023-10-17

申请号：US16943539

申请日：2020-07-30

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Gangeun Kim

IPC: A47L11/40 ,  A47L11/282

CPC classification number: A47L11/4011 ,  A47L11/282 ,  A47L11/4038 ,  A47L11/4061 ,  A47L11/4066 ,  A47L11/4069 ,  A47L11/4083 ,  A47L11/4088 ,  A47L11/4091 ,  A47L2201/022 ,  A47L2201/04 ,  A47L2201/06

Abstract: A robot cleaner of the present disclosure includes: a robot cleaner including: a main body forming an outer shape; a water tank configured to contain water; a pair of rotary mops configured to rotate in contact with a floor to move the main body; a drive motor configured to rotate the pair of rotary mops; a pump connected to the water tank for injecting the water to the rotary mop; and a controller configured to determine whether the water in the water tank is insufficient based on an output current of the drive motor indicating a water content of the rotary mops. Accordingly, the robot cleaner may be effective in terms of cost and space utilization because it does not have a separate water quantity sensor and can measure the water quantity of the rotary mop of the robot cleaner.

公开(公告)号：US20230284854A1

公开(公告)日：2023-09-14

申请号：US18199421

申请日：2023-05-19

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Ingyu CHOI ,  Hyunju LEE ,  Seehyun KIM ,  Bosang KIM ,  Woojin NA ,  Seungryong CHA

IPC: A47L9/28

CPC classification number: A47L9/2873 ,  A47L2201/022 ,  A47L2201/024

Abstract: A robot cleaner station includes a cleaner seating portion including a suction port, a collection device including a collection chamber, and a station suction device configured to generate a suction force such that dirt from the dust collection device is suctioned into the collection chamber, and a connection part having one end connectable to the suction port and another end connectable to the collection chamber. The connection part comprises: a guide unit horizontally extending in the cleaner seating portion, a vortex region, inside the guide unit between one side of the guide unit where the guide unit starts to horizontally extend and the suction port, and where a vortex causing settlement of the dirt is formed, and a ventilation hole configured to allow a flow of external air from the one side of the guide unit at which the guide unit starts to horizontally extend to the vortex region.

公开(公告)号：US11751743B2

公开(公告)日：2023-09-12

申请号：US16794814

申请日：2020-02-19

Applicant: BISSELL Inc.

Inventor： Jeffrey A. Scholten ,  Jake Andrew Mohan ,  Andrew James Brouwers ,  Eric Daniel Buehler ,  James Joseph Minnema, Jr. ,  Derek Everett Smith ,  David VanKampen

IPC: A47L9/28 ,  A47L9/00 ,  A47L9/04 ,  A47L9/16

CPC classification number: A47L9/2805 ,  A47L9/009 ,  A47L9/0411 ,  A47L9/0477 ,  A47L9/1683 ,  A47L9/2852 ,  A47L2201/022 ,  A47L2201/04

Abstract: An autonomous vacuum cleaner includes an autonomously moveable housing carrying a vacuum collection system for generating a working air flow for removing dirt from the surface to be cleaned and storing the dirt in a collection space. Distance sensors for position sensing are mounted to the housing, behind a sensor cover. The distance sensors can be staggered and/or positioned above a brush chamber for a brushroll.

公开(公告)号：US11737623B2

公开(公告)日：2023-08-29

申请号：US17466174

申请日：2021-09-03

Applicant: TRANSFORM SR BRANDS LLC

Inventor： Salameh Alsweis

IPC: A47L9/02 ,  A47L5/00 ,  A47L9/28 ,  A47L5/22 ,  A47L5/30

CPC classification number: A47L9/02 ,  A47L5/00 ,  A47L5/225 ,  A47L5/30 ,  A47L9/2842 ,  A47L9/2873 ,  A47L9/2878 ,  A47L9/2884 ,  A47L9/2894 ,  A47L2201/00 ,  A47L2201/022 ,  A47L2201/024 ,  A47L2201/06

Abstract: Systems and methods for providing a two-in-one vacuum cleaner are disclosed. In an exemplary embodiment, the system comprises a nozzle that is detachable from a rest of a vacuum cleaner. The nozzle is configured to perform as a vacuum nozzle of the vacuum cleaner when attached to the vacuum cleaner. The nozzle is also configured to perform as a robotic vacuum cleaner when detached from the vacuum cleaner.

公开(公告)号：US11730329B2

公开(公告)日：2023-08-22

申请号：US17106243

申请日：2020-11-30

Applicant: BISSELL Inc.

Inventor： Adam Brown

IPC: A47L9/28 ,  A47L11/40

CPC classification number: A47L9/2873 ,  A47L9/2852 ,  A47L11/4011 ,  A47L11/4013 ,  A47L11/4083 ,  A47L2201/022 ,  A47L2201/04

Abstract: An autonomous floor cleaning system includes an interlock for physically interlocking an autonomous floor cleaner with a docking station. The interlock selectively engages when the robot is docked at the docking station, and can automatically engage as when a predefined locking criterion is met. The interlock can remain engaged until a predefined unlocking criterion is met. Methods for docking an autonomous floor cleaner with a docking station are disclosed.

公开(公告)号：US20230157503A1

公开(公告)日：2023-05-25

申请号：US17993098

申请日：2022-11-23

Applicant: Miele & Cie. KG

Inventor： Marion Karoline Strauss ,  Carina Uphoff ,  Dominik Holz ,  Nicolas Stroop ,  Thomas Abel

IPC: A47L9/28 ,  A47L11/40

CPC classification number: A47L9/2873 ,  A47L11/4008 ,  A47L2201/022

Abstract: A cleaning station for vacuum robots for cleaning floor surfaces, the cleaning station having a housing, the housing having an electrical interface, the interface being designed to contact a vacuum robot approaching the cleaning station for charging, the housing having a suction device, the suction device being designed to empty a vacuum robot approaching the cleaning station for emptying. The housing has at least one status display, the status display being designed to display an operating status of the interface and/or the suction device, wherein the status display comprises at least one projection apparatus. The projection apparatus is designed to project the operating status of the interface and/or the suction device onto the vacuum robot which has approached and/or onto the floor surface and/or onto a wall surface surrounding the cleaning station.