公开(公告)号：US20080047092A1

公开(公告)日：2008-02-28

申请号：US11751267

申请日：2007-05-21

Applicant: Mark Schnittman ,  Daniel Ozick ,  Gregg Landry

Inventor： Mark Schnittman ,  Daniel Ozick ,  Gregg Landry

IPC: A47L7/00 ,  A47L11/24 ,  A47L11/40

CPC classification number: A47L11/4091 ,  A47L9/106 ,  A47L9/108 ,  A47L11/24 ,  A47L11/33 ,  A47L11/4002 ,  A47L11/4008 ,  A47L11/4011 ,  A47L11/4013 ,  A47L11/4025 ,  A47L11/4041 ,  A47L11/4044 ,  A47L11/4066 ,  A47L11/4069 ,  A47L2201/02 ,  A47L2201/024 ,  A47L2201/028 ,  A47L2201/04

Abstract: An autonomous coverage robot includes a chassis, a drive system configured to maneuver the robot, and a cleaning assembly. The cleaning assembly includes a cleaning assembly housing and at least one driven sweeper brush. The robot includes a controller and a removable sweeper bin configured to receive debris agitated by the driven sweeper brush. The sweeper bin includes an emitter disposed on an interior surface of the bin and a receiver disposed remotely from the emitter on the interior surface of the bin and configured to receive an emitter signal. The emitter and the receiver are disposed such that a threshold level of accumulation of debris in the sweeper bin blocks the receiver from receiving emitter emissions. The robot includes a bin controller disposed in the sweeper bin and monitoring a detector signal and initiating a bin full routine upon determining a bin debris accumulation level requiring service.

Abstract translation: 自主覆盖机器人包括底盘，被配置为操纵机器人的驱动系统和清洁组件。 清洁组件包括清洁组件壳体和至少一个驱动的清扫刷。 该机器人包括一个控制器和一个可拆卸的清理器仓，其配置成接收被驱动的清扫刷搅动的碎屑。 清扫箱包括设置在箱的内表面上的发射器和在容器的内表面上远离发射器设置的接收器，并被配置为接收发射器信号。 发射器和接收器被布置成使得清扫器箱中的碎屑积聚的阈值水平阻止接收器接收发射器发射。 机器人包括设置在清扫器箱中的箱控制器，并且在确定需要仓库的垃圾积聚等级时，监控检测器信号并启动垃圾桶完整程序。