Mobile robot docking systems and methods

    公开(公告)号:US10737395B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-08-11

    申请号:US15858550

    申请日:2017-12-29

    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.

    Debris container
    13.
    外观设计

    公开(公告)号:USD997221S1

    公开(公告)日:2023-08-29

    申请号:US29741450

    申请日:2020-07-13

    Abstract: FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the debris container.
    FIG. 2 is a front view thereof.
    FIG. 3 is a back view thereof.
    FIG. 4 is right side view thereof.
    FIG. 5 is left side view thereof.
    FIG. 6 is top view thereof; and,
    FIG. 7 is bottom view thereof.
    The broken lines in the drawings depict portions of the debris container which form no part of the claimed design.

    Control of evacuation stations
    15.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11375866B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-07-05

    申请号:US17320484

    申请日:2021-05-14

    Abstract: An evacuation station for collecting debris from a cleaning robot includes a controller configured to execute instructions to perform one or more operations. The one or more operations includes initiating an evacuation operation such that an air mover draws air containing debris from the cleaning robot, through an intake of the evacuation station, and through a canister of the evacuation station and such that a receptacle received by the evacuation station receives at least a portion of the debris drawn from the cleaning robot. The one or more operations includes ceasing the evacuation operation in response to a pressure value being within a range. The pressure value is determined based at least in part on data indicative of an air pressure, and the range is set based at least in part on a number of evacuation operations initiated before the evacuation operation.

    Control of evacuation stations
    16.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11006806B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-05-18

    申请号:US16555483

    申请日:2019-08-29

    Abstract: An evacuation station for collecting debris from a cleaning robot includes a controller configured to execute instructions to perform one or more operations. The one or more operations includes initiating an evacuation operation such that an air mover draws air containing debris from the cleaning robot, through an intake of the evacuation station, and through a canister of the evacuation station and such that a receptacle received by the evacuation station receives at least a portion of the debris drawn from the cleaning robot. The one or more operations includes ceasing the evacuation operation in response to a pressure value being within a range. The pressure value is determined based at least in part on data indicative of an air pressure, and the range is set based at least in part on a number of evacuation operations initiated before the evacuation operation.

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