公开(公告)号：US20240324833A1

公开(公告)日：2024-10-03

申请号：US18127776

申请日：2023-03-29

Applicant: iRobot Corporation

Inventor： Brian W. Doughty ,  Erik Amaral ,  Isaac Fowler ,  Nicholas Coleman

IPC: A47L9/14 ,  A47L9/00

CPC classification number: A47L9/149 ,  A47L9/0063 ,  A47L9/1409 ,  A47L2201/024 ,  A47L2201/026

Abstract: A docking station for a mobile cleaning robot can include a base and a cannister. The base can be configured to receive at least a portion of the mobile cleaning robot thereon, where the base can include a debris port. The cannister can be connected to the base and can be located at least partially above the base. The cannister can include a debris duct connected to the debris port and configured to receive an air stream from the mobile cleaning robot. The lid assembly can be connected to the debris duct and can be configured to receive at least a portion of the air stream from the mobile cleaning robot. A receptacle can be connected to the lid assembly, where the receptacle can be configured to receive at least a portion of debris from the air stream or the lid assembly.

公开(公告)号：US11860638B2

公开(公告)日：2024-01-02

申请号：US17065629

申请日：2020-10-08

Applicant: iRobot Corporation

Inventor： Dexter Bautista ,  Isaac Fowler ,  Andrew Graziani ,  Marcus R. Williams ,  Ping-Hong Lu ,  Erik Schembor

IPC: G01L1/12 ,  G05D1/02 ,  G01L5/00

CPC classification number: G05D1/0227 ,  G01L1/12 ,  G01L5/0052 ,  G05D2201/0203

Abstract: A mobile cleaning robot can include a robot body, a bumper, and a bumper impact system. The bumper can be connected to and supported by the robot body. The bumper impact system can include a first sensor connected to the body in a first orientation with respect to the body and the bumper. The bumper impact system can include a second sensor connected to the body in a second orientation with respect to the body and the bumper different from the first orientation. The first sensor and the second sensor can together be configured to sense an impact region of the bumper based on a magnitude and a direction of movement of the bumper relative to the robot body.

公开(公告)号：USD921312S1

公开(公告)日：2021-06-01

申请号：US29663247

申请日：2018-09-13

Applicant: iRobot Corporation

Designer： Isaac Fowler ,  Karl Ide-Pech

公开(公告)号：USD921311S1

公开(公告)日：2021-06-01

申请号：US29663245

申请日：2018-09-13

Applicant: iRobot Corporation

Designer： John Reimels ,  Marcus R. Williams ,  Adam Goss ,  Lucile Driscoll ,  Isaac Fowler

公开(公告)号：US20210026365A1

公开(公告)日：2021-01-28

申请号：US17065629

申请日：2020-10-08

Applicant: iRobot Corporation

Inventor： Dexter Bautista ,  Isaac Fowler ,  Andrew Granziani ,  Marcus R. Williams ,  Ping-Hong Lu ,  Erik Schembor

IPC: G05D1/02 ,  G01L1/12 ,  G01L5/00

Abstract: A mobile robot can include a robot body; a drive system supporting the robot body above a floor surface for maneuvering the robot across the floor surface; a bumper frame on a front periphery of the robot body, the bumper frame supported by the robot body; and a bumper impact system comprising: a first sensor at a first orientation with respect to the bumper frame that is configured to generate a first signal in response to a magnitude and a direction of movement of the bumper frame relative to the robot body; a second sensor at a second orientation with respect to the bumper frame that is configured to generate a second signal in response to a magnitude and a direction of movement of the bumper frame relative to the robot body, the second orientation being different from the first orientation; and a processor.

公开(公告)号：US10791902B2

公开(公告)日：2020-10-06

申请号：US16205611

申请日：2018-11-30

Applicant: iRobot Corporation

Inventor： John Reimels ,  Marcus R. Williams ,  Adam Goss ,  Isaac Fowler ,  Lucile Driscoll

IPC: A47L11/40 ,  A47L11/28

Abstract: An autonomous floor cleaning robot includes a robot body, a drive supporting the robot body to maneuver the robot across a floor surface, a pad holder attached to an underside of the robot body and configured to receive a removable cleaning pad, and a pad sensor configured to sense a pad type identifier on a central region of the cleaning pad. The pad type identifier includes a marker on the central region of the cleaning pad. The cleaning pad has a mounting card affixed thereto, and the pad type identifier includes an array of apertures that expose selected portions of the marker.