公开(公告)号：US12029379B2

公开(公告)日：2024-07-09

申请号：US18117086

申请日：2023-03-03

Applicant: Omachron Intellectual Property Inc.

Inventor： Wayne Ernest Conrad

IPC: A47L9/14 ,  A47L9/28

CPC classification number: A47L9/149 ,  A47L9/1418 ,  A47L9/2873 ,  A47L2201/024 ,  A47L2201/04

Abstract: A method of cleaning a floor comprises providing an autonomous surface cleaning apparatus, positioning a plurality of docking stations at different locations on the floor wherein a first docking station has an absence of an evacuation mechanism and actuating the autonomous surface cleaning apparatus whereby the autonomous surface cleaning apparatus travels across the floor to clean at least a portion of the floor and recharges at the first docking station.

公开(公告)号：US20240180389A1

公开(公告)日：2024-06-06

申请号：US18574546

申请日：2023-05-11

Applicant: WUXI LITTLE SWAN ELECTRIC CO., LTD.

Inventor： Yulai MIAO ,  Hao JIANG ,  Fei TANG

IPC: A47L11/40 ,  D06F39/12

CPC classification number: A47L11/4091 ,  D06F39/12 ,  A47L2201/024 ,  A47L2201/026 ,  A47L2201/028

Abstract: A cleaning base used for laundry treatment is provided. The cleaning base includes a bottom frame and a water inlet pipeline. A cleaning portion, and a cleaning cavity for containing a ground cleaning device are formed in the base. The cleaning portion is used for cleaning at least part of the ground cleaning device. The water inlet pipeline is in communication with the cleaning portion and a tap water source. Since the water inlet pipeline is in communication with the tap water source, it is not necessary to provide a water storage structure having a large structural size for the cleaning base. The overall structural size of the cleaning base is reduced. The tap water source can continuously supply water to a cleaning tank. Thus, a user does not need to manually add water to the water storage structure.

公开(公告)号：US11998150B2

公开(公告)日：2024-06-04

申请号：US16864538

申请日：2020-05-01

Applicant: SharkNinja Operating, LLC

Inventor： Daniel J. Innes ,  Andre D. Brown ,  Jason B. Thorne ,  Kai Xu ,  Sam Liu

IPC: A47L11/40 ,  A47L9/10 ,  A47L9/12 ,  A47L9/14 ,  A47L9/20 ,  A47L9/28

CPC classification number: A47L11/4025 ,  A47L9/12 ,  A47L9/20 ,  A47L9/2873 ,  A47L11/4033 ,  A47L11/4091 ,  A47L9/106 ,  A47L9/149 ,  A47L2201/024

Abstract: A docking station for a vacuum cleaner may include a receptacle configured to engage at least a portion of the vacuum cleaner such that, in response to engaging the receptacle, a vacuum cleaner flow path extending within the vacuum cleaner is transitioned from a cleaning flow path to an evacuation flow path, a suction motor of the vacuum cleaner being configured to urge air along the vacuum cleaner flow path and a docking station dust cup configured to receive debris from a vacuum cleaner dust cup of the vacuum cleaner.

公开(公告)号：US20240164606A1

公开(公告)日：2024-05-23

申请号：US18430621

申请日：2024-02-01

Applicant: ECOVACS ROBOTICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Zhou WU ,  Yingyin ZHANG ,  Hua HUANG ,  Chao CHEN ,  Huihua ZHENG

IPC: A47L9/28 ,  A47L11/40

CPC classification number: A47L9/2873 ,  A47L11/4011 ,  A47L2201/022 ,  A47L2201/024 ,  A47L2201/026 ,  A47L2201/028

Abstract: Embodiments of this application provide a robot, a robot base station, and a robot system. The robot base station comprises: a base stand for docking the robot; a cleaning device for cleaning the robot; a water supply device for supplying water to the robot and/or the cleaning device; a dust collection device for collecting dust from the robot; a power supply device for charging the robot. The base stand is equipped with docking devices for connecting the aforementioned devices to the robot, including docking devices for docking, charging, dust collection, water supply, and wastewater retrieval. The robot base station provide various services for the robot, reducing user intervention, enhancing the robot's level of automation, and improving the efficiency of robot cleaning.

公开(公告)号：US20240122428A1

公开(公告)日：2024-04-18

申请号：US18396341

申请日：2023-12-26

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Jeahyuk WIE ,  Sungjun KIM ,  Ingyu YANG

IPC: A47L9/28 ,  A47L9/10

CPC classification number: A47L9/2873 ,  A47L9/108 ,  A47L9/2805 ,  A47L9/2842 ,  A47L2201/022 ,  A47L2201/024

Abstract: A cleaner station and a method of controlling the same are provided, the method including: a dust bin fixing step of holding and fixing, by a fixing member of the cleaner station, a dust bin of a cleaner when the cleaner is coupled to the cleaner station; a door opening step of opening a door of the cleaner station when the dust bin is fixed; a cover opening step of opening a discharge cover configured to open or close the dust bin when the door is opened; and a dust collecting step of collecting dust in the dust bin by operating a dust collecting motor of the cleaner station when the discharge cover is opened such that a dust passing hole is opened by detecting coupling of the cleaner without a user's separate manipulation and the dust in the dust bin is removed by operation of the dust collecting motor.

公开(公告)号：US11918171B2

公开(公告)日：2024-03-05

申请号：US17858639

申请日：2022-07-06

Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Hiroshi Nakayama ,  Mikiya Nakata

IPC: A47L7/00 ,  A47L9/08 ,  A47L9/14 ,  A47L9/16 ,  A47L9/28 ,  A47L9/30 ,  G01N35/00 ,  G01N35/08 ,  G01N35/10

CPC classification number: A47L7/0085 ,  A47L9/08 ,  A47L9/149 ,  A47L9/16 ,  A47L9/281 ,  A47L9/2852 ,  A47L9/2857 ,  A47L9/30 ,  G01N35/00732 ,  G01N35/0099 ,  G01N35/08 ,  G01N35/1081 ,  A47L2201/022 ,  A47L2201/024 ,  A47L2201/04 ,  G01N2035/1053

Abstract: A detection system including an autonomous collection device that is capable of moving on a floor surface and for collecting an object on the floor surface, and a station device for detecting an analyte from the object collected from the floor surface by the autonomous collection device. The autonomous collection device includes a moving part for moving on the floor surface, a primary electric blower for sucking the object on the floor surface, and a dust container for storing the sucked object. The station device includes a transfer pipe fluidically connected to the dust container of the autonomous collection device when the autonomous collection device is positioned in a home position, and a virus detection part for detecting the analyte from the object transferred from the dust container through the transfer pipe.

公开(公告)号：US11899463B1

公开(公告)日：2024-02-13

申请号：US17882498

申请日：2022-08-05

Applicant: Ali Ebrahimi Afrouzi ,  Soroush Mehrnia ,  Lukas Robinson

Inventor： Ali Ebrahimi Afrouzi ,  Soroush Mehrnia ,  Lukas Robinson

IPC: G05D1/02 ,  B25J9/16 ,  A47L11/40 ,  G06V10/141 ,  H04W12/50 ,  G06F3/16 ,  G06V10/70 ,  G06V20/58 ,  G06N5/04 ,  G06V20/64

CPC classification number: G05D1/0214 ,  A47L11/4011 ,  B25J9/1676 ,  B25J9/1697 ,  G05D1/0225 ,  G05D1/0238 ,  G05D1/0246 ,  G06F3/167 ,  G06N5/04 ,  G06V10/141 ,  G06V10/70 ,  G06V20/58 ,  G06V20/64 ,  H04W12/50 ,  A47L2201/024 ,  A47L2201/04 ,  A47L2201/06 ,  G05D2201/0203 ,  G05D2201/0215

Abstract: A robot including a medium storing instructions that when executed by a processor of the robot effectuates operations including: capturing images of a workspace as the robot moves within the workspace; identifying at least one characteristic of an object captured in the images of the workspace; determining an object type of the object based on an object dictionary of different types of objects, wherein the different object types comprise at least a cord, clothing garments, a shoe, earphones, and pet bodily waste; and instructing the robot to execute at least one action based on the object type of the object, wherein the at least one action comprises avoiding the object or cleaning around the object.

公开(公告)号：US20240041284A1

公开(公告)日：2024-02-08

申请号：US17880499

申请日：2022-08-03

Applicant: Omachron Intellectual Property Inc.

Inventor： Wayne Ernest Conrad

IPC: A47L9/28 ,  A47L9/14 ,  A47L9/16

CPC classification number: A47L9/2873 ,  A47L9/149 ,  A47L9/1472 ,  A47L9/1625 ,  A47L2201/024 ,  A47L2201/022

Abstract: A mobile free standing air treatment unit comprises an air treatment unit, a first docking unit for a first vacuum cleaner comprising a first dirty air inlet in flow communication with an outlet port of the first vacuum cleaner and a first clean air outlet in flow communication with an inlet port of the first vacuum cleaner and a vacuuming unit, wherein the mobile free standing air treatment unit is operable in a docking mode using a first air flow path and a cleaning mode using a second air flow path.

公开(公告)号：US20230404352A1

公开(公告)日：2023-12-21

申请号：US18211329

申请日：2023-06-19

Applicant: Kohler Co.

Inventor： Kathryn L. Clouse ,  Helene L. Cornils ,  Brianna L. Crotty ,  Diego A. Cuervo Ayala ,  Amber L. Hall Nelson ,  Jason M. Kwacz ,  Jesse N. Lemel ,  John O. Lipinski ,  Dustin Lobner ,  Katerina A. Revlis ,  Mark Schibur ,  Erich Slothower ,  Andrew L. Smith ,  Jennifer L. Tarplee ,  Yunjie Zhang ,  Rebecca Becker ,  Lindsay Hartman ,  Aaron Mitchell

IPC: A47L11/40 ,  A47L11/38

CPC classification number: A47L11/4083 ,  A47L11/4091 ,  A47L11/38 ,  A47L2201/022 ,  A47L2201/026 ,  A47L2201/024

Abstract: The following embodiments include magnetic based devices, systems, and techniques applicable in a bathroom setting or a kitchen setting. A magnetic cleaning system is configured to clean a surface in the bathroom setting or kitchen setting. A magnetic mounting assembly is configured to mount a magnetic accessory. A cabinet includes the magnetic mounting assembly. A shower panel may include one or more magnetic acoustic shower tiles. A levitating drain stopper system for a basin is configured to magnetic open or close an opening in the basin. A magnetic water steering device is configured to magnetically direct water in a predetermined path.

公开(公告)号：US11844473B2

公开(公告)日：2023-12-19

申请号：US17984165

申请日：2022-11-09

Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Sungjun Kim ,  Jinhyouk Shin ,  Ingyu Yang ,  Youngsoo Kim ,  Jungwan Ryu ,  Jeahyuk Wie ,  Dongjae Lee

IPC: A47L9/28 ,  A47L5/24 ,  A47L9/16 ,  A47L9/00 ,  A47L7/00 ,  A47L9/10 ,  A47L9/22

CPC classification number: A47L9/2873 ,  A47L5/24 ,  A47L7/0095 ,  A47L9/0063 ,  A47L9/106 ,  A47L9/1683 ,  A47L9/22 ,  A47L9/2842 ,  A47L9/2884 ,  A47L2201/022 ,  A47L2201/024

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a cleaner system including: a cleaner; a cleaner station; and an imaginary plane including an imaginary suction flow path through line penetrating a suction flow path in a longitudinal direction and an imaginary suction motor axis defined by extending a rotation axis of a suction motor, in which when the cleaner is coupled to the cleaner station, the plane penetrates at least a part of the cleaner station, such that a center of gravity of the cleaner is disposed to pass through a space for maintaining balance of the station, and as a result, it is possible to stably support the cleaner and the station while preventing the cleaner and the station from falling down.