公开(公告)号：US20180157266A1

公开(公告)日：2018-06-07

申请号：US15819368

申请日：2017-11-21

Applicant: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Yan Xie

IPC: G05D1/02 ,  A47L11/40

CPC classification number: G05D1/0219 ,  A47L9/2847 ,  A47L9/2852 ,  A47L9/2857 ,  A47L9/2894 ,  A47L11/4005 ,  A47L11/4011 ,  A47L2201/04 ,  A47L2201/06 ,  G05D1/0242 ,  G05D1/0253 ,  G05D1/028 ,  G05D1/0285

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method and a device for controlling floor cleaning robots. The method includes obtaining cleaning task information that includes an overall cleaning task; determining cleaning control information for a plurality of floor cleaning robots based on the cleaning task information, wherein the cleaning control information includes control information for each one of the plurality of floor cleaning robots; and transmitting the cleaning control information to each one of the plurality of floor cleaning robots, so that each one of the floor cleaning robots performs a cleaning task based on the corresponding cleaning control information.

公开(公告)号：US09989962B2

公开(公告)日：2018-06-05

申请号：US14672226

申请日：2015-03-30

Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Hiroki Taoka ,  Hiroyuki Kayama ,  Ichiro Takei

IPC: G05D1/00 ,  A47L9/19 ,  A47L9/28 ,  G05D1/02

CPC classification number: G05D1/0022 ,  A47L9/19 ,  A47L9/2826 ,  A47L2201/04 ,  A47L2201/06 ,  G05D1/0297 ,  G05D2201/0203

Abstract: An automatic cleaning system is configured by a single controlling apparatus, and a plurality of self-traveling cleaners. When the controlling apparatus has received from a self-traveling cleaner a dust location signal containing a dust location detected by the self-traveling cleaner, it writes the received information into a storage unit. When the controlling apparatus has received from one of the plurality of self-traveling cleaners, with respect to dust which is not removed by any self-traveling cleaner, a signal requesting a reservation of removing the dust, the controlling apparatus will not accept from any other of the plurality of self-traveling cleaners a signal requesting a reservation of removing the dust, until receiving from the one self-traveling cleaner information indicating that removing of the dust has been completed or information indicating that the removing of the dust has been stopped.

公开(公告)号：US09949608B2

公开(公告)日：2018-04-24

申请号：US14291682

申请日：2014-05-30

Applicant: iRobot Corporation

Inventor： Gregg W Landry ,  David A. Cohen ,  Daniel N. Ozick ,  Mark J. Chiappetta ,  Joseph L. Jones

IPC: A47L11/33 ,  A47L11/40 ,  G05D1/02 ,  G05D3/12

CPC classification number: A47L11/4011 ,  A47L2201/06 ,  G05D1/0227 ,  G05D1/0242 ,  G05D1/0272 ,  G05D3/12 ,  G05D2201/0215

Abstract: An autonomous cleaning apparatus includes a chassis, a drive system disposed on the chassis and operable to enable movement of the cleaning apparatus, and a controller in communication with the drive system. The controller includes a processor operable to control the drive system to steer movement of the cleaning apparatus. The autonomous cleaning apparatus includes a cleaning head system disposed on the chassis and a sensor system in communication with the controller. The sensor system includes a debris sensor for generating a debris signal, a bump sensor for generating a bump signal, and an obstacle following sensor disposed on a side of the autonomous cleaning apparatus for generating an obstacle signal. The processor executes a prioritized arbitration scheme to identify and implement one or more dominant behavioral modes based upon at least one signal received from the sensor system.

公开(公告)号：US09918600B2

公开(公告)日：2018-03-20

申请号：US14916035

申请日：2014-07-22

Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha

Inventor： Yasuhiro Oka ,  Naoko Umehara

IPC: A47L5/30 ,  A47L9/04 ,  A47L9/28

CPC classification number: A47L5/30 ,  A47L9/0472 ,  A47L9/2826 ,  A47L9/2894 ,  A47L2201/04 ,  A47L2201/06

Abstract: A self-propelled electric vacuum cleaner includes: a vacuum cleaner main body; a running section for causing the vacuum cleaner main body to run on a floor; a suction section for suctioning dust; a side brush for sweeping the dust on the floor, to the suction section; a floor detection sensor for detecting whether or not there is the floor; and a control section for controlling and driving the running section, the suction section and the side brush in response to an output of the floor detection sensor, in which the side brush includes a rotating shaft coaxially having a through-hole, and a plurality of brush bundles radially spread from one end of the rotating shaft, wherein the floor detection sensor includes an optical sensor provided adjacent to the other end of the rotating shaft to detect whether or not there is an object, through the through-hole.

公开(公告)号：US20180050634A1

公开(公告)日：2018-02-22

申请号：US15238633

申请日：2016-08-16

Applicant: iRobot Corporation

Inventor： Cory White ,  Benjamin H. Schriesheim ,  Oliver Lewis ,  Stephen A. Hickey ,  Stuart R. Jang ,  Michael J Dooley

IPC: B60Q1/50 ,  G05D1/02 ,  G05D1/00 ,  A47L9/28

CPC classification number: B60Q1/50 ,  A47L7/0085 ,  A47L9/009 ,  A47L9/106 ,  A47L9/19 ,  A47L9/2805 ,  A47L9/2826 ,  A47L9/2836 ,  A47L9/2852 ,  A47L9/2857 ,  A47L9/2884 ,  A47L9/2889 ,  A47L9/30 ,  A47L2201/00 ,  A47L2201/022 ,  A47L2201/04 ,  A47L2201/06 ,  B25J9/00 ,  G05D1/0088 ,  G05D1/0246 ,  G05D2201/0203 ,  Y10S901/01

Abstract: An autonomous mobile robot includes a body, a drive supporting the body above a floor surface, a light-propagating plate positioned on the body and having a periphery defining a continuous loop, light sources each being positioned to direct light through a portion of the plate to a portion of the continuous loop, and a controller to selectively operate the light sources to provide a visual indicator of a status or service condition of the autonomous mobile robot. The drive is configured to maneuver the mobile robot about the floor surface.

公开(公告)号：US09867516B2

公开(公告)日：2018-01-16

申请号：US14873616

申请日：2015-10-02

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Sang Sik Yoon ,  Woo Ram Chung ,  Kyu Sun Han ,  Jun Pyo Hong ,  Jun Hwa Lee

IPC: A47L11/40 ,  G05D1/02 ,  A47L9/04 ,  A47L11/20 ,  A47L11/24 ,  A47L11/33 ,  B25J9/00

CPC classification number: A47L11/4011 ,  A47L9/0488 ,  A47L11/20 ,  A47L11/24 ,  A47L11/33 ,  A47L11/4036 ,  A47L11/4055 ,  A47L11/4061 ,  A47L2201/04 ,  A47L2201/06 ,  B25J9/0003 ,  G05B2219/45098 ,  G05D1/0219 ,  G05D2201/0215

Abstract: Disclosed are a robot cleaner and a method for controlling the same, capable of controlling a travelling or cleaning pattern of a robot cleaner in accordance with extension and retraction operations of an auxiliary cleaning tool to perform an efficient cleaning operation. The robot cleaner includes a plurality of auxiliary cleaning units mounted to a bottom of the robot cleaner such that the auxiliary cleaning units are extendable and retractable, and a control unit to extend the auxiliary cleaning units while travelling in a wall tracing manner along the periphery of the cleaning region and/or when an obstacle is sensed, and to retract the auxiliary cleaning units while the robot cleaner travels in an inner portion of the cleaning region when traveling of the periphery of the cleaning region is finished.

公开(公告)号：US20170332870A1

公开(公告)日：2017-11-23

申请号：US15599894

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 ,  A47L9/0477 ,  A47L9/122 ,  A47L9/1608 ,  A47L9/1633 ,  A47L9/1641 ,  A47L9/1683 ,  A47L9/1691 ,  A47L11/4013 ,  A47L11/4061 ,  A47L11/4066 ,  A47L11/4069 ,  A47L2201/00 ,  A47L2201/04 ,  A47L2201/06

Abstract: A robot cleaner comprising: a cleaner body including a controller, the cleaner body having a dust container accommodation part formed therein; a wheel unit mounted in the cleaner body, the wheel unit of which driving is controlled by the controller; a suction unit mounted in the cleaner body to suck air containing dust; a dust container detachably coupled to the dust container accommodation part, the dust container filtering and collecting dust from sucked air; and a dust container cover including a hinge part rotatably coupled to the cleaner body, the dust container cover detachably coupled to the dust container to cover a top surface of the dust container.

公开(公告)号：US09763551B2

公开(公告)日：2017-09-19

申请号：US14256646

申请日：2014-04-18

Applicant: Dyson Technology Limited

Inventor： Russell Scott Murchie ,  Mark Stamford Vanderstegen-Drake

IPC: H02P6/06 ,  A47L9/28 ,  A47L9/12 ,  H02P6/34

CPC classification number: A47L9/2842 ,  A47L9/12 ,  A47L9/2821 ,  A47L9/2831 ,  A47L9/2852 ,  A47L2201/06 ,  H02P6/34

Abstract: An air moving appliance comprising an electric motor coupled to a fan, a control system for controlling the motor, the control system including monitoring means configured to monitor a motor load parameter; memory means configured to store a predetermined reference motor load parameter value; compensating means that determines a compensated reference motor load parameter value based on the predetermined reference motor load parameter value and a set of ambient environment input conditions; comparison means configured to compare the motor load parameter and the compensated reference motor load parameter value and trigger an operational event based on the result of the comparison. The invention also relates to a method of controlling an air moving appliance.

公开(公告)号：US09730565B2

公开(公告)日：2017-08-15

申请号：US15063889

申请日：2016-03-08

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

Inventor： Shun-Yi Chen

IPC: A47L9/28 ,  A47L9/14 ,  A47L9/22 ,  A47L11/24

CPC classification number: A47L9/2821 ,  A47L9/1409 ,  A47L9/22 ,  A47L9/2842 ,  A47L9/2857 ,  A47L11/24 ,  A47L2201/06

Abstract: A vacuum device includes a device body, a dust-collecting box, a fan and a detection unit. The device body further has a duct outlet and a fan outlet. The dust-collecting box located inside the device body is spatially connected to the duct outlet. The fan located inside the device body at a place beside the dust-collecting box is spatially connected to the fan outlet. The detection unit located close to the fan outlet further includes a sensor and a rotation assembly; in which the sensor further has an infrared-emitting component and an infrared-receiving component, the rotation assembly is able to pass rotationally through a space between the infrared-emitting component and the infrared-receiving component, and the infrared-emitting component is to emit an infrared to the infrared-receiving component for detecting the rotation assembly.

公开(公告)号：US20170220043A1

公开(公告)日：2017-08-03

申请号：US15491603

申请日：2017-04-19

Applicant: iRobot Corporation

Inventor： Mark J. Chiappetta

IPC: G05D1/02 ,  A47L9/28 ,  G05D1/00

CPC classification number: G05D1/0276 ,  A47L9/2826 ,  A47L9/2836 ,  A47L9/2894 ,  A47L2201/022 ,  A47L2201/04 ,  A47L2201/06 ,  B60L53/38 ,  G01C21/20 ,  G01C21/206 ,  G01S5/0284 ,  G05D1/0016 ,  G05D1/0088 ,  G05D1/0219 ,  G05D1/0225 ,  G05D1/0242 ,  G05D1/0246 ,  G05D2201/0203 ,  G06F17/00 ,  H02J7/025 ,  H04W88/06 ,  Y10S901/01

Abstract: A navigation control system for an autonomous vehicle comprises a transmitter and an autonomous vehicle. The transmitter comprises an emitter for emitting at least one signal, a power source for powering the emitter, a device for capturing wireless energy to charge the power source, and a printed circuit board for converting the captured wireless energy to a form for charging the power source. The autonomous vehicle operates within a working area and comprises a receiver for detecting the at least one signal emitted by the emitter, and a processor for determining a relative location of the autonomous vehicle within the working area based on the signal emitted by the emitter.