FRONT-HEAVY DUST CLEANING VEHICLE
    3.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:EP3550220A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-10-09

    申请号:EP19176064.4

    申请日:2016-08-18

    IPC分类号: F24S40/20 H02S40/10

    摘要: A cleaning vehicle (200) for cleaning a surface of an object (10) is disclosed, the cleaning vehicle (200) comprising first and second carriages (210, 212); first and second wheels (108, 110) coupled to the first and second carriages (210, 212), respectively, for placement along a top surface of the object (10); at least one motor operatively coupled to at least one of the first and second wheels (108, 110) to define a drive assembly; a cleaning element (114) extending between and being supported by the first and second carriages (210, 212); a third wheel in the form of a side roller (220) that is coupled to one of the first and second carriages (210, 212) for contacting and riding along one side of the object (10); and a fourth wheel in the form of a bottom roller (230) that is coupled to one of the first and second carriages (210, 212) for contacting and riding along the bottom surface of the object (10); wherein the cleaning element (114) is disposed one side of a transverse axis passing through the first and second wheels (108, 110) and spaced therefrom by a first distance; wherein the fourth wheel is disposed on an opposite side of the transverse axis and spaced therefrom by a second distance.

    HINGED VEHICLE CHASSIS
    4.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:EP3412540A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-12-12

    申请号:EP18183577.8

    申请日:2014-11-25

    摘要: The present disclosure relates to a robotic vehicle (810) chassis, comprising a first chassis section (812), a second chassis section (814), a hinge joint (820) connecting the first (812) and second (814) chassis sections such that the first and second chassis sections are capable of rotation with respect to each other in at least a first direction, at least one rotation stop (826, 828) positioned to prevent undesired rotation about the hinge joint (820), a drive wheel (816) mounted to one of the first and second chassis sections, and an omni-wheel (818) mounted to the other of the first and second chassis sections, the omni-wheel being mounted at an angle orthogonal with respect to the drive wheel.

    FIELD DEPLOYABLE DOCKING STATION FOR MOBILE ROBOTS

    公开(公告)号:EP3564770A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-11-06

    申请号:EP19168757.3

    申请日:2016-03-02

    摘要: The invention refers to a deployable docking station coupleable to a mobile robot to provide support services to the mobile robot and to selectively move in tandem with the mobile robot, the mobile robot being of the type that is capable of traversing a surface, the deployable docking station comprising: a housing; an anchor connected to the housing, wherein the deployable docking station is configured to selectively engage and disengage with the surface via the anchor; a coupling connected to the housing and configured to selectively connect and disconnect with the mobile robot, wherein when the anchor is engaged with the surface, the coupling is disconnected from the mobile robot, and when the anchor is disengaged with the surface, the coupling is connected to the mobile robot; and a sensor connected to the housing and configured to verify engagement of the anchor with the surface and connection of the coupling with the mobile robot, wherein confirmation by the sensor of engagement of the anchor with the surface is required before the coupling is configured to disconnect from the mobile robot.