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公开(公告)号:US20190210409A1
公开(公告)日:2019-07-11
申请号:US16239018
申请日:2019-01-03
Applicant: iRobot Corporation
Inventor: Christopher Robin Grace , Lindsay Louise Wright , Timothy James Haughton , Marcus R. Williams , John Reimels , Timothy William Fleck
CPC classification number: B60C11/0311 , A47L11/28 , A47L11/4036 , A47L11/4072 , B60C7/10 , B60C2007/005
Abstract: A wheel for an autonomous cleaning robot that maneuvers the robot on a floor surface includes a tire having first and second opposing outer edges and a middle portion having a tread pattern between the first and second outer edges, the tread pattern comprising a plurality of raised tread having trenches therebetween. Each of the plurality of raised tread includes a first raised tread portion extending from the first outer edge to the middle portion and substantially perpendicular to the first and second outer edges; a second raised tread portion extending at an angle away from the first raised tread portion; and a third raised tread portion extending from the second raised tread portion to the second outer edge and substantially perpendicular to the first and second outer edges, the third raised tread portion being laterally offset from the first raised tread portion.
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公开(公告)号:US09282867B2
公开(公告)日:2016-03-15
申请号:US13729819
申请日:2012-12-28
Applicant: iRobot Corporation
Inventor: Marcus R. Williams , Joseph M. Johnson , Andrew Stephen Sweezey , Thomas Schregardus , John Reimels , Russell Walter Morin , Christopher J. Fischella , Erik Amaral
CPC classification number: A47L11/30 , A47L11/4016 , A47L11/4044 , A47L11/4083 , A47L11/4088 , A47L2201/00
Abstract: A mobile surface cleaning robot including a robot body having a forward drive direction, a drive system supporting the robot body above a floor surface for maneuvering the robot across the floor surface, and a robot controller in communication with the drive system. The robot also includes a collection volume supported by the robot body and a cleaning module releasably supported by the robot body and arranged to clean the floor surface. The cleaning module includes a first vacuum squeegee having a first duct, a driven roller brush rotatably supported rearward of the first vacuum squeegee, a second vacuum squeegee disposed rearward of the roller brush and having a second duct, and a third duct in fluid communication with the first and second ducts. The third duct is connectable to the collection volume at a fluid-tight interface formed by selectively engaging the cartridge with the robot body.
Abstract translation: 一种移动表面清洁机器人,包括具有正向驱动方向的机器人主体,将机器人主体支撑在地板表面上方的用于使所述机器人跨过所述地板表面操纵的驱动系统,以及与所述驱动系统通信的机器人控制器。 机器人还包括由机器人主体支撑的收集体和由机器人主体可释放地支撑并布置成清洁地板表面的清洁模块。 清洁模块包括具有第一管道的第一真空刮板,可旋转地支撑在第一真空刮板后面的从动辊刷,设置在辊刷后面的具有第二管道的第二真空刮板, 第一和第二管道。 第三管道可以通过选择性地将药筒与机器人主体接合而形成的流体密封界面连接到收集容积。
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公开(公告)号:US11498438B2
公开(公告)日:2022-11-15
申请号:US16392065
申请日:2019-04-23
Applicant: iRobot Corporation
Inventor: Duane L. Gilbert, Jr. , Marcus R. Williams , Andrea M. Okerholm Huttlin , Elaine H. Kristant , Sheila A. Longo , Daniel E. Kee , Marc D. Strauss
IPC: A47L9/00 , A47L9/04 , A47L11/34 , A47L11/40 , A47L11/30 , A47L11/12 , A47L11/14 , A47L11/16 , B60L53/14 , A47L9/28 , B60L15/20 , G05D1/02 , B60L50/52 , A47L11/282 , A47L11/20 , A47L11/292
Abstract: A surface treatment robot includes a chassis having forward and rear ends and a drive system carried by the chassis. The drive system includes right and left driven wheels and is configured to maneuver the robot over a cleaning surface. The robot includes a vacuum assembly, a collection volume, a supply volume, an applicator, and a wetting element, each carried by the chassis. The wetting element engages the cleaning surface to distribute a cleaning liquid applied to the surface by the applicator. The wetting element distributes the cleaning liquid along at least a portion of the cleaning surface when the robot is driven in a forward direction. The wetting element is arranged substantially forward of a transverse axis defined by the right and left driven wheels, and the wetting element slidably supports at least about ten percent of the mass of the robot above the cleaning surface.
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公开(公告)号:US11027580B2
公开(公告)日:2021-06-08
申请号:US16239018
申请日:2019-01-03
Applicant: iRobot Corporation
Inventor: Christopher Robin Grace , Lindsay Louise Wright , Timothy James Haughton , Marcus R. Williams , John Reimels , Timothy William Fleck
Abstract: A wheel for an autonomous cleaning robot that maneuvers the robot on a floor surface includes a tire having first and second opposing outer edges and a middle portion having a tread pattern between the first and second outer edges, the tread pattern comprising a plurality of raised tread having trenches therebetween. Each of the plurality of raised tread includes a first raised tread portion extending from the first outer edge to the middle portion and substantially perpendicular to the first and second outer edges; a second raised tread portion extending at an angle away from the first raised tread portion; and a third raised tread portion extending from the second raised tread portion to the second outer edge and substantially perpendicular to the first and second outer edges, the third raised tread portion being laterally offset from the first raised tread portion.
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公开(公告)号:US20210015331A1
公开(公告)日:2021-01-21
申请号:US17060818
申请日:2020-10-01
Applicant: iRobot Corporation
Inventor: John Reimels , Marcus R. Williams , Adam Goss , Isaac Fowler , Lucile Driscoll
Abstract: An autonomous floor cleaning robot includes a robot body, a drive supporting the robot body to maneuver the robot across a floor surface, a pad holder attached to an underside of the robot body and configured to receive a removable cleaning pad, and a pad sensor configured to sense a pad type identifier on a central region of the cleaning pad. The pad type identifier includes a marker on the central region of the cleaning pad. The cleaning pad has a mounting card affixed thereto, and the pad type identifier includes an array of apertures that expose selected portions of the marker.
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公开(公告)号:US10383499B2
公开(公告)日:2019-08-20
申请号:US15693349
申请日:2017-08-31
Applicant: iRobot Corporation
Inventor: Levi Fox , Marcus R. Williams , Yanhan Li , Jason Jeffrey Suchman , Lucile Driscoll
Abstract: The present disclosure provides a base station for receiving a mobile cleaning robot including a docking structure. The docking structure includes a horizontal surface and at least two electrical charging contacts, each of the electrical charging contacts having a contact surface positioned above the horizontal surface. The base station also includes a platform that is connectable to the docking structure. The platform includes a raised rear surface having a front portion and a rear portion, two wheel wells located in the front portion of the raised rear surface of the platform, and a plurality of raised surface features forward of the raised rear surface configured to support an underside portion of the mobile cleaning robot.
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公开(公告)号:US20190059680A1
公开(公告)日:2019-02-28
申请号:US15693349
申请日:2017-08-31
Applicant: iRobot Corporation
Inventor: Levi Fox , Marcus R. Williams , Yanhan Li , Jason Jeffrey Suchman , Lucile Driscoll
CPC classification number: A47L11/4091 , A47L11/24 , A47L11/28 , A47L11/4005 , A47L11/4011 , A47L11/4061 , A47L11/4072 , A47L11/4083 , A47L11/4088 , A47L2201/022 , A47L2201/04 , B25J9/0003 , B25J11/0085 , B25J19/005 , B60L53/14 , G05D1/0225 , G05D2201/0203
Abstract: The present disclosure provides a base station for receiving a mobile cleaning robot including a docking structure. The docking structure includes a horizontal surface and at least two electrical charging contacts, each of the electrical charging contacts having a contact surface positioned above the horizontal surface. The base station also includes a platform that is connectable to the docking structure. The platform includes a raised rear surface having a front portion and a rear portion, two wheel wells located in the front portion of the raised rear surface of the platform, and a plurality of raised surface features forward of the raised rear surface configured to support an underside portion of the mobile cleaning robot.
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公开(公告)号:US11930976B2
公开(公告)日:2024-03-19
申请号:US18114334
申请日:2023-02-27
Applicant: iRobot Corporation
Inventor: John Reimels , Marcus R. Williams , Adam Goss , Isaac Fowler , Lucile Driscoll
CPC classification number: A47L11/4011 , A47L11/28 , A47L11/4036 , A47L11/4066 , A47L11/4088 , A47L2201/04 , A47L2201/06
Abstract: An autonomous floor cleaning robot includes a robot body, a drive supporting the robot body to maneuver the robot across a floor surface, a pad holder attached to an underside of the robot body and configured to receive a removable cleaning pad, and a pad sensor configured to sense a pad type identifier on a central region of the cleaning pad. The pad type identifier includes a marker on the central region of the cleaning pad. The cleaning pad has a mounting card affixed thereto, and the pad type identifier includes an array of apertures that expose selected portions of the marker.
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公开(公告)号:US20230277028A1
公开(公告)日:2023-09-07
申请号:US18114334
申请日:2023-02-27
Applicant: iRobot Corporation
Inventor: John Reimels , Marcus R. Williams , Adam Goss , Isaac Fowler , Lucile Driscoll
CPC classification number: A47L11/4011 , A47L11/4066 , A47L11/28 , A47L11/4036 , A47L11/4088 , A47L2201/04 , A47L2201/06
Abstract: An autonomous floor cleaning robot includes a robot body, a drive supporting the robot body to maneuver the robot across a floor surface, a pad holder attached to an underside of the robot body and configured to receive a removable cleaning pad, and a pad sensor configured to sense a pad type identifier on a central region of the cleaning pad. The pad type identifier includes a marker on the central region of the cleaning pad. The cleaning pad has a mounting card affixed thereto, and the pad type identifier includes an array of apertures that expose selected portions of the marker.
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公开(公告)号:US20220009363A1
公开(公告)日:2022-01-13
申请号:US17384587
申请日:2021-07-23
Applicant: iRobot Corporation
Inventor: Duane L. Gilbert, Jr. , Marcus R. Williams , Andrea M. Okerholm , Elaine H. Kristant , Sheila A. Longo , Daniel E. Kee , Marc D. Strauss
IPC: B60L53/14 , A47L9/00 , A47L9/28 , B60L15/20 , A47L9/04 , A47L11/34 , A47L11/40 , G05D1/02 , B60L50/52 , A47L11/30
Abstract: An autonomous coverage robot detection system includes an emitter configured to emit a directed beam, a detector configured to detect the directed beam and a controller configured to direct the robot in response to a signal detected by the detector. In some examples, the detection system detects a stasis condition of the robot. In some examples, the detection system detects a wall and can follow the wall in response to the detected signal.
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