公开(公告)号：US10737395B2

公开(公告)日：2020-08-11

申请号：US15858550

申请日：2017-12-29

Applicant: iRobot Corporation

Inventor： Andrew Vincent Wolff ,  Douglas Dell'Accio ,  Leo Torrente ,  William Morris ,  Flavia Pastore

IPC: B25J11/00 ,  A47L9/28 ,  B60L53/14 ,  A47L5/22 ,  A47L9/00 ,  A47L9/04 ,  A47L9/10 ,  A47L9/14 ,  B25J5/00 ,  B25J9/00 ,  G05D1/02 ,  H02J7/00

Abstract: A mobile robot system includes a docking station and a mobile robot. The docking station includes a platform, first and second charging contacts on the platform, and first and second ramp features on the platform. The robot includes a housing, first and second drive wheels, first and second raised charging contacts on a bottom of the housing, and a cleaning module including at least one rotatable cleaning head that extends below the bottom of the housing. The robot is movable from an approach position with the robot spaced apart from a front of the platform to a docked position with the robot on the platform and the docking station charging contacts engaged with the robot charging contacts. As the robot moves from the approach position to the docked position, the robot engages the first and second ramp features and the cleaning mechanism is lifted over the docking station charging contacts.

公开(公告)号：US11292136B2

公开(公告)日：2022-04-05

申请号：US16942874

申请日：2020-07-30

Applicant: iRobot Corporation

Inventor： Andrew Vincent Wolff ,  Douglas Dell'Accio ,  Leo Torrente ,  William Morris ,  Flavia Pastore

IPC: B25J11/00 ,  A47L9/28 ,  B60L53/14 ,  A47L5/22 ,  A47L9/00 ,  A47L9/04 ,  A47L9/10 ,  A47L9/14 ,  B25J5/00 ,  B25J9/00 ,  G05D1/02 ,  H02J7/00

Abstract: A mobile robot system includes a docking station and a mobile robot. The docking station includes a platform, first and second charging contacts on the platform, and first and second ramp features on the platform. The robot includes a housing, first and second drive wheels, first and second raised charging contacts on a bottom of the housing, and a cleaning module including at least one rotatable cleaning head that extends below the bottom of the housing. The robot is movable from an approach position with the robot spaced apart from a front of the platform to a docked position with the robot on the platform and the docking station charging contacts engaged with the robot charging contacts. As the robot moves from the approach position to the docked position, the robot engages the first and second ramp features and the cleaning mechanism is lifted over the docking station charging contacts.

公开(公告)号：US20190202064A1

公开(公告)日：2019-07-04

申请号：US15858550

申请日：2017-12-29

Applicant: iRobot Corporation

Inventor： Andrew Vincent Wolff ,  Douglas Dell'Accio ,  Leo Torrente ,  William Morris

IPC: B25J11/00 ,  B25J9/00 ,  G05D1/02 ,  B60L11/18 ,  B25J5/00 ,  A47L5/22 ,  A47L9/28 ,  A47L9/00 ,  A47L9/04 ,  A47L9/14 ,  A47L9/10 ,  H02J7/00

Abstract: A mobile robot system includes a docking station and a mobile robot. The docking station includes a platform, first and second charging contacts on the platform, and first and second ramp features on the platform. The robot includes a housing, first and second drive wheels, first and second raised charging contacts on a bottom of the housing, and a cleaning module including at least one rotatable cleaning head that extends below the bottom of the housing. The robot is movable from an approach position with the robot spaced apart from a front of the platform to a docked position with the robot on the platform and the docking station charging contacts engaged with the robot charging contacts. As the robot moves from the approach position to the docked position, the robot engages the first and second ramp features and the cleaning mechanism is lifted over the docking station charging contacts.

公开(公告)号：US20180014709A1

公开(公告)日：2018-01-18

申请号：US15647677

申请日：2017-07-12

Applicant: iRobot Corporation

Inventor： John P. O'Brien ,  Vazgen Karapetyan ,  William Morris

IPC: A47L9/28

Abstract: A method for docking an autonomous mobile floor cleaning robot with a charging dock, the robot including a receiver coil and a structured light sensor, the charging dock including a docking bay and a transmitter coil, includes: positioning the robot in a prescribed docked position in the docking bay using the structured light sensor and by sensing a magnetic field emanating from the transmitter coil; and thereafter induction charging the robot using the receiver coil and the transmitter coil with the robot in the docked position.

公开(公告)号：US10575696B2

公开(公告)日：2020-03-03

申请号：US15647677

申请日：2017-07-12

Applicant: iRobot Corporation

Inventor： John P. O'Brien ,  Vazgen Karapetyan ,  William Morris

IPC: A47L9/04 ,  A47L11/40 ,  A47L11/24 ,  G05D1/02 ,  A47L9/28

Abstract: A method for docking an autonomous mobile floor cleaning robot with a charging dock, the robot including a receiver coil and a structured light sensor, the charging dock including a docking bay and a transmitter coil, includes: positioning the robot in a prescribed docked position in the docking bay using the structured light sensor and by sensing a magnetic field emanating from the transmitter coil; and thereafter induction charging the robot using the receiver coil and the transmitter coil with the robot in the docked position.