Abstract:
Lawn-mower comprising one or more motor-driven wheels and at least one cutting device, and further comprising means for determining a distance value of an external mass to modify the behaviour of said lawn-mower in response to said distance.
Abstract:
Described is a lawn mower robot comprising:
a frame; cutting means configured for cutting grass, adjusting the height; movement means, associated with the frame for moving it along a working trajectory in a feed direction; a system for detecting the presence of grass in an area of ground along the working trajectory in the feed direction; a computerised command and control unit operatively associated with said cutting means, movement means and detection system; said detection system comprises a radar sensor configured for sending an electromagnetic wave towards the ground, receiving a reflected electromagnetic wave from the ground and transmitting a signal representing said reflected electromagnetic wave to the command and control unit.
Abstract:
A self-propelled robot having a protective guard, at least one tool designed for the treatment of a surface, movement means comprising at least two motor-driven wheels to allow the movement of the self-propelled robot on a travel path, at least one mechanical power transmission designed to actuate the self-propelled robot and in which the one mechanical power transmission comprises at least one motor element and at least one driven element which are operatively associated by a magnetic field. The mechanical power transmission is operatively associated with at least two motor-driven wheels of the movement means.
Abstract:
An apparatus for cutting grass including: a lawn mower equipped with: a movement device for movement of the lawn mower at least inside a cutting area (S), one or more blades for cutting grass in the cutting area (S), a power supply unit for supplying electrical power to one or more of the movement device and the one or more blades; a recharging base for the lawn mower, including at least a first inductive element (E1) and a first control unit associated with the first inductive element (E1) and configured to enable the flow of a certain current (I) in the first inductive element (E1). The lawn mower comprises has a second inductive element (E2) associated with the power supply unit and coupleable to the first inductive element (E1) for a recharging of the power supply unit, and a second control unit. The second control unit is configured to generate a charge signal (CS) representative of a charge level of the power supply unit; transmit the charge signal (CS) to the first inductive element (E1) through the second inductive element (E2). The first control unit is configured to receive the charge signal (CS) through the first inductive element (E1); regulate the current (I) based on the charge signal (CS).
Abstract:
An apparatus for cutting grass comprising: a lawn mower equipped with wheels and one or more blades for cutting grass; a perimeter cable delimiting a cutting area; a management device for generating an electrical signal (ES) in the cable; a recharging base. The lawn mower further comprises a control unit equipped with: sensor to detect the electrical signal (ES); a memory to store a maximum value (Vmax) and a minimum value (Vmin); a calculation module to determine, for intensity of detection, a target value (Tv) that is non-null and comprised between the maximum (Vmax) and minimum value (Vmin), the target value (Tv) being different from a preceding target value; an operative module to command the wheels so as to move the lawn mower in such a manner that the sensor detects the electrical signal (ES) at an intensity equal to the target value (Tv).
Abstract:
Described is a robot (1) for cleaning swimming pools comprising a main body (2), a plurality of rotors (3), a control unit and means for cleaning the swimming pool. The main body (2) has at least one sealed containment space (4). The plurality of rotors (3) is configured for generating a hydrodynamic thrust designed for moving the robot inside an entire space of the swimming pool. The control unit inserted in the containment space (4) and is configured for modifying at least one respective operating parameter of each rotor (3) in such a way as to direct the hydrodynamic thrust.
Abstract:
It is described a working apparatus for a limited working area, comprising a base station configured to generate a magnetic field and a self-propelling robot. The self-propelling robot comprises means for moving the self-propelling robot in the working area, a gyroscope, a magnetic field sensor and a processing unit configured to control the movement of the self-propelling robot. The processing unit comprises a magnetic field search module configured to move the self-propelling robot so as to search for the set of contiguous magnetic field lines of force inside the working area according to a defined search path, and comprises a magnetic field tracking module configured to move the self-propelling robot to track at least a portion of the set of found contiguous lines of force by means of a plurality of maneuvers of crossing the set of found contiguous lines of force until reaching the base station.
Abstract:
Described is an automatic cleaning machine for swimming pools comprising a body with at least two motorized wheels for moving on a drive surface, at least one suction inlet positioned on a lower surface of the body, at least one outlet mouth, at least one turbine, operating between the suction inlet and the outlet mouth, controllable by a respective electricity supply battery, an electronic control unit for operating the wheels and moving the cleaning machine along the drive surface and for operating the turbine for exerting a thrust able to keep the body in contact with the surface. The automatic cleaning machine also comprises at least one chopping element interposed between the suction inlet and the outlet mouth.
Abstract:
An apparatus for cutting grass in a cut area delimited by a perimeter, the perimeter being defined by the presence of regions of grass surface, comprises a lawn-mower and a lawn-mower-recovery base, the lawn-mower comprising a motor unit, a cutting device, the lawn-mower-recovery base being disposed along the perimeter with an accessible aperture allowing the entry of the lawn-mower moving along it, the lawn-mower further comprising a proximity sensor able to detect the presence of a grass surface, a control unit associated with the sensor, the control unit being configured to detect the perimeter, the control unit being configured to determine a condition of alignment of the lawn-mower with the perimeter, the control unit being operatively connected to the motor unit to cause a displacement of the lawn-mower along the same perimeter, to operate the return of the lawn-mower into the lawn-mower-recovery base.
Abstract:
An apparatus for cleaning swimming pools comprises a self-propelled device comprising: movement means for moving the self-propelled device in a swimming pool; a water recirculation circuit; means for cleaning the surfaces of the swimming pool; and a power supply battery for supplying electric energy to one or more out of the movement means, the recirculation circuit and the cleaning means; the apparatus also comprises a recharging base for the power supply battery, the base having at least a first inductive element positioned in the swimming pool; the recharging base comprising a supporting unit having a first end integral with the swimming pool and a second end which is opposite to the first end and suspended in the swimming pool; the first inductive element hanging from the second end of the supporting unit.