Robot cleaner and method of control thereof
    23.
    发明申请
    Robot cleaner and method of control thereof 审中-公开
    机器人清洁器及其控制方法

    公开(公告)号:US20060195224A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-08-31

    申请号:US11304796

    申请日:2005-12-16

    IPC分类号: G06F19/00

    摘要: A robot vacuum cleaner that comprises a driving unit moving a body on a cleaning surface; a cleaning area detecting unit detecting an area of the cleaning surface; and a central processing unit calculating a spiral cleaning travel pattern corresponding to a shape of each cleaning area based on the information detected by the cleaning area detecting unit to output a cleaning travel signal corresponding the calculated cleaning travel pattern to the driving unit. The cleaning travel pattern can be variable applied depending on a shape of each cleaning area such that the coverage ratio of the cleaning area can increase.

    摘要翻译: 一种机器人真空吸尘器,包括:驱动单元,其将身体移动到清洁表面上; 清洁区域检测单元,其检测清洁表面的区域; 以及中央处理单元,基于由所述清洁区域检测单元检测到的信息,计算与每个清洁区域的形状相对应的螺旋形清洁行进图案,以将对应于所计算的清洁行进图案的清洁行进信号输出到所述驱动单元。 清洁行进图案可以根据每个清洁区域的形状而变化,使得清洁区域的覆盖率可以增加。

    Robot cleaner having floor-disinfecting function
    25.
    发明申请
    Robot cleaner having floor-disinfecting function 有权
    具有地板消毒功能的机器人清洁器

    公开(公告)号:US20050022330A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-02-03

    申请号:US10822652

    申请日:2004-04-13

    摘要: A robot cleaner for simultaneously and selectively performing automatic floor cleaning and automatic floor disinfection. The robot cleaner includes a body traveling automatically on a surface to be cleaned, a driving unit for driving a plurality of wheels provided under the body, and obstacle detecting sensors positioned to a front of the body for detecting an obstacle located ahead of a traveling direction. The robot cleaner also includes memory for storing position information of the obstacle detected by the obstacle detecting sensor, a dust vacuuming and collecting section installed to the body for vacuuming dust on a floor, and a disinfecting section installed under a bottom portion of the body for disinfecting the floor. The robot cleaner also includes a control section for controlling the driving unit to traverse the robot cleaner along a given traveling path, and also control the dust vacuuming and collecting section and the disinfecting section.

    摘要翻译: 一种机器人清洁器,用于同时选择性地执行自动地板清洁和自动地面消毒。 机器人清洁器包括在要清洁的表面上自动行进的身体,用于驱动设置在身体下方的多个车轮的驱动单元,以及位于身体前方的障碍物检测传感器,用于检测行进方向前方的障碍物 。 机器人清洁器还包括存储器,用于存储由障碍物检测传感器检测到的障碍物的位置信息;灰尘抽吸和收集部分,安装到身体上,用于抽真空地板上的灰尘;以及消毒部分,安装在身体的底部下方 消毒地板。 机器人清洁器还包括用于控制驱动单元沿着给定的行进路径横越机器人清洁器的控制部分,并且还控制除尘和收集部分和消毒部分。

    Charging apparatus and charging method thereof
    30.
    发明申请
    Charging apparatus and charging method thereof 审中-公开
    充电装置及其充电方法

    公开(公告)号:US20070229031A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-10-04

    申请号:US11543799

    申请日:2006-10-06

    IPC分类号: H02J7/00

    CPC分类号: H02J7/0036

    摘要: A charging apparatus having a safety circuit and a method thereof is disclosed. The charging apparatus includes a charging terminal unit having terminals exposed to the outside to supply a charging voltage therethrough, a voltage generating unit to generate a voltage which varies as a value of resistivity of an object contacting the terminals of the charging terminal unit, and a control unit to detect the voltage generated from the voltage generating unit, and to determine whether the charging voltage should be supplied through the charging terminal unit on the basis of a level of the detected voltage. The charging apparatus determines whether the charging voltage should be supplied, by using a voltage produced according to a value of resistivity of a mobile robot cleaner, so that it supplies the charging voltage to the mobile robot cleaner only when the mobile robot cleaner comes in contact with the terminals therewith, and it blocks the charging voltage from being supplied to a conductor or a metal object, such as metal chopsticks, when the conductor or the metal object comes in contact with the terminals therewith. Accordingly, a danger of fire or electric shock by the terminals exposed to the outside is reduced, thereby enabling only the mobile robot cleaner to safely charge.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种具有安全电路的充电装置及其方法。 充电装置包括充电终端单元,其具有暴露于外部的端子以提供充电电压通过其中;电压产生单元,用于产生随着与接收到充电终端单元的端子的物体的电阻率值而变化的电压, 控制单元,用于检测从电压产生单元产生的电压,并且基于检测到的电压的电平来确定是否应该通过充电终端单元提供充电电压。 充电装置通过使用根据移动机器人清洁器的电阻率值产生的电压来确定是否应该提供充电电压,使得仅当移动机器人清洁器接触时才将充电电压提供给移动机器人清洁器 并且当导体或金属物体与端子接触时,阻止充电电压被提供给诸如金属筷子的导体或金属物体。 因此,暴露于外部的端子的火灾或触电危险降低,从而仅使移动机器人清洁器能够安全地充电。