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公开(公告)号:US20200163519A1
公开(公告)日:2020-05-28
申请号:US16778447
申请日:2020-01-31
Applicant: iRobot Corporation
Inventor: Chikyung Won , Stephen A. Hickey , Mark Steven Schnittman , Zivthan A. Dubrovsky , Selma Svendsen , Jed Lowry , David Orrin Swett , John Devlin
Abstract: A cleaning robot system including a robot and a robot maintenance station. The robot includes a robot body, a drive system, a cleaning assembly, and a cleaning bin carried by the robot body and configured to receive debris agitated by the cleaning assembly. The robot maintenance station includes a station housing configured to receive the robot for maintenance. The station housing has an evacuation passageway exposed to a top portion of the received robot. The robot maintenance station also includes an air mover in pneumatic communication with the evacuation passageway and a collection bin carried by the station housing and in pneumatic communication with the evacuation passageway. The station housing and the robot body fluidly connect the evacuation passageway to the cleaning bin of the received robot. The air mover evacuates debris held in the robot cleaning bin to the collection bin through the evacuation passageway.
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公开(公告)号:US20170055796A1
公开(公告)日:2017-03-02
申请号:US15278772
申请日:2016-09-28
Applicant: iRobot Corporation
Inventor: Chikyung Won , Stephen A. Hickey , Mark Steven Schnittman , Zivthan A. Dubrovsky , Selma Svendsen , Jed Lowry , David Orrin Swett , John Devlin
IPC: 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: A cleaning robot system including a robot and a robot maintenance station. The robot includes a robot body, a drive system, a cleaning assembly, and a cleaning bin carried by the robot body and configured to receive debris agitated by the cleaning assembly. The robot maintenance station includes a station housing configured to receive the robot for maintenance. The station housing has an evacuation passageway exposed to a top portion of the received robot. The robot maintenance station also includes an air mover in pneumatic communication with the evacuation passageway and a collection bin carried by the station housing and in pneumatic communication with the evacuation passageway. The station housing and the robot body fluidly connect the evacuation passageway to the cleaning bin of the received robot. The air mover evacuates debris held in the robot cleaning bin to the collection bin through the evacuation passageway.
Abstract translation: 一种包括机器人和机器人维护站的清洁机器人系统。 机器人包括机器人主体,驱动系统,清洁组件和由机器人主体承载并构造成接收由清洁组件搅动的碎屑的清洁仓。 机器人维护站包括被配置为接收机器人进行维护的站外壳。 车站外壳具有暴露于所接收的机器人的顶部的抽空通道。 机器人维护站还包括与排气通道气动连通的送风机和由车站外壳携带并与抽空通道气动连通的收集箱。 车站外壳和机器人体将排气通道流体地连接到接收的机器人的清洁箱。 空气推进器通过疏散通道将机器人清洁箱中保持的碎屑抽空到收集箱。
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公开(公告)号:US20160075024A1
公开(公告)日:2016-03-17
申请号:US14832449
申请日:2015-08-21
Applicant: iRobot Corporation
Inventor: Daniel N. Ozick , Andrea M. Okerholm , Jeffrey W. Mammen , Michael J. Halloran , Paul E. Sandin , Chikyung Won
CPC classification number: A47L11/4011 , A47L5/30 , A47L9/009 , A47L9/0411 , A47L9/0466 , A47L9/0477 , A47L9/0488 , A47L9/12 , A47L9/1409 , A47L9/2826 , A47L9/2852 , A47L9/2857 , A47L9/2894 , A47L9/30 , A47L11/24 , A47L11/40 , A47L11/4013 , A47L11/4027 , A47L11/4041 , A47L11/4061 , A47L11/4072 , A47L2201/00 , A47L2201/04 , B25J5/007 , B25J9/0003 , B25J9/1666 , B25J9/1694 , B25J11/0085 , B25J13/006 , B60L1/003 , B60L15/2036 , B60L50/52 , B60L53/14 , B60L53/31 , B60L2200/40 , B60L2250/10 , B60L2250/16 , B60L2260/32 , B60R19/38 , G05D1/0225 , G05D1/0227 , G05D1/0234 , G05D1/0242 , G05D1/0255 , G05D1/0272 , G05D1/0274 , G05D1/028 , G05D2201/0203 , G05D2201/0215 , H04B1/02 , H04B1/06 , H04L1/16 , Y02P90/60 , Y02T10/645 , Y02T10/7005 , Y02T10/7072 , Y02T10/72 , Y02T10/7258 , Y02T10/7275 , Y02T90/14 , Y02T90/16 , Y10S901/01 , Y10S901/50
Abstract: A method of navigating an autonomous coverage robot between bounded areas includes positioning a navigation beacon in a gateway between adjoining first and second bounded areas. The beacon configured to transmit a gateway marking emission across the gateway. In some example, the navigation beacon may also transmit a proximity emission laterally about the beacon, where the robot avoids cleaning and migration within the proximity emission. The method also includes placing the coverage robot within the first bounded area. The robot autonomously traverses the first bounded area in a cleaning mode and upon encountering the gateway marking emission in the gateway, the robot remains in the first bounded area, thereby avoiding the robot migration into the second area. Upon termination of the cleaning mode in the first area, the robot autonomously initiates a migration mode to move through the gateway, past the beacon, into the second bounded area.
Abstract translation: 在有界区域之间导航自动覆盖机器人的方法包括将导航信标定位在相邻的第一和第二有界区域之间的网关中。 该信标被配置为传送网关,通过网关标识发射。 在一些示例中,导航信标还可以围绕信标横向传输邻近发射,其中机器人避免邻近发射内的清洁和迁移。 该方法还包括将覆盖机器人放置在第一有界区域内。 机器人以清洁模式自主地穿过第一有界区域,并且当遇到网关中的网关标记发射时,机器人保持在第一有界区域中,从而避免机器人迁移到第二区域。 在第一区域中的清洁模式结束时,机器人自主地启动迁移模式以通过网关移动通过信标,进入第二有界区域。
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公开(公告)号:US20150183389A1
公开(公告)日:2015-07-02
申请号:US14643438
申请日:2015-03-10
Applicant: iRobot Corporation
Inventor: Stephen A. Hickey , Andrew Pastore , Chikyung Won , Roger Dale Gamble , Andrew Beaulieu
CPC classification number: B60R19/483 , A47L11/4011 , A47L11/4061 , A47L2201/04 , B25J19/0091 , G05D1/021 , G05D1/0227 , G05D1/0238 , G05D2201/0215 , Y10S901/46
Abstract: A robot bumper including a bumper body having a forward surface and a top surface angling away from the forward surface. The bumper body conforms to a shape of a received robot chassis. The robot bumper also includes a force absorbing layer disposed on the bumper body, a membrane switch layer comprising a plurality of electrical contacts arranged along the top surface of the bumper body, and a force transmission layer disposed between the force absorbing layer and the membrane switch layer. The force transmission layer includes a plurality of force transmitting elements configured to transmit force to the membrane switch layer.
Abstract translation: 一种机器人保险杠,包括具有前表面的保险杠主体和远离前表面的顶表面。 保险杠主体符合接收到的机器人底盘的形状。 机器人保险杠还包括设置在保险杠主体上的力吸收层,膜开关层,包括沿着保险杠主体的顶表面布置的多个电触头,以及设置在力吸收层和膜开关之间的力传递层 层。 力传递层包括多个力传递元件,其被配置为将力传递到膜开关层。
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公开(公告)号:US20150158182A1
公开(公告)日:2015-06-11
申请号:US14625646
申请日:2015-02-19
Applicant: iRobot Corporation
Inventor: Timothy S. Farlow , Michael T. Rosenstein , Michael Halloran , Chikyung Won , Steven V. Shamlian , Mark Chiappetta
IPC: B25J9/16
CPC classification number: B25J9/1697 , B25J5/007 , B25J11/009 , B25J19/023 , G05D1/0011 , G05D1/0022 , G05D1/0038 , G05D1/0227 , G05D1/024 , G05D1/0242 , G05D1/0246 , G05D1/0255 , G05D1/027 , G05D1/0272 , G05D1/0274 , G05D2201/0206 , G05D2201/0211 , H04N7/142 , H04N7/144 , Y10S901/01 , Y10S901/47
Abstract: A robot system includes a mobile robot having a controller executing a control system for controlling operation of the robot, a cloud computing service in communication with the controller of the robot, and a remote computing device in communication with the cloud computing service. The remote computing device communicates with the robot through the cloud computing service.
Abstract translation: 机器人系统包括具有执行用于控制机器人的操作的控制系统的控制器的移动机器人,与机器人的控制器通信的云计算服务以及与云计算服务通信的远程计算设备。 远程计算设备通过云计算服务与机器人进行通信。
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公开(公告)号:US20140352103A1
公开(公告)日:2014-12-04
申请号:US14461733
申请日:2014-08-18
Applicant: iRobot Corporation
Inventor: Chikyung Won , Scott Thomas Burnett , Stephen A. Hickey , Deepak Ramesh Kapoor , Zivthan A. Dubrovsky , Selma Svendsen , Robert Rizzari , Paul E. Sandin
CPC classification number: A47L11/40 , A47L5/30 , A47L9/009 , A47L9/0466 , A47L9/12 , A47L9/2857 , A47L9/2894 , A47L9/30 , A47L11/24 , A47L11/4011 , A47L11/4013 , A47L11/4041 , A47L11/4061 , A47L11/4072 , A47L2201/00 , B25J9/0003 , B60L15/2036 , B60L50/52 , B60L53/14 , B60L2200/40 , B60L2250/10 , B60L2250/16 , B60L2260/32 , G05D1/0225 , G05D1/0227 , G05D1/0234 , G05D1/0242 , G05D1/0255 , G05D1/0272 , G05D1/0274 , G05D1/028 , G05D2201/0203 , G05D2201/0215 , H04L1/16 , Y02P90/60 , Y02T10/645 , Y02T10/7005 , Y02T10/7072 , Y02T10/72 , Y02T10/7258 , Y02T10/7275 , Y02T90/14 , Y10S901/01 , Y10S901/50
Abstract: A coverage robot including a chassis, multiple drive wheel assemblies disposed on the chassis, and a cleaning assembly carried by the chassis. Each drive wheel assembly including a drive wheel assembly housing, a wheel rotatably coupled to the housing, and a wheel drive motor carried by the drive wheel assembly housing and operable to drive the wheel. The cleaning assembly including a cleaning assembly housing, a cleaning head rotatably coupled to the cleaning assembly housing, and a cleaning drive motor carried by cleaning assembly housing and operable to drive the cleaning head. The wheel assemblies and the cleaning assembly are each separately and independently removable from respective receptacles of the chassis as complete units.
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公开(公告)号:US20140246874A1
公开(公告)日:2014-09-04
申请号:US14277270
申请日:2014-05-14
Applicant: iRobot Corporation
Inventor: Stephen A. Hickey , Andrew Pastore , Chikyung Won , Roger Dale Gamble
CPC classification number: B60R19/483 , A47L11/4011 , A47L11/4061 , A47L2201/04 , B25J19/0091 , G05D1/021 , G05D1/0227 , G05D1/0238 , G05D2201/0215 , Y10S901/46
Abstract: A robot bumper including a bumper body having a forward surface and a top surface angling away from the forward surface. The bumper body conforms to a shape of a received robot chassis. The robot bumper also includes a force absorbing layer disposed on the bumper body, a membrane switch layer comprising a plurality of electrical contacts arranged along the top surface of the bumper body, and a force transmission layer disposed between the force absorbing layer and the membrane switch layer. The force transmission layer includes a plurality of force transmitting elements configured to transmit force to the membrane switch layer.
Abstract translation: 一种机器人保险杠,包括具有前表面的保险杠主体和远离前表面的顶表面。 保险杠主体符合接收到的机器人底盘的形状。 机器人保险杠还包括设置在保险杠主体上的力吸收层,膜开关层,包括沿着保险杠主体的顶表面布置的多个电触头,以及设置在力吸收层和膜开关之间的力传递层 层。 力传递层包括多个力传递元件,其被配置为将力传递到膜开关层。
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公开(公告)号:US20210030244A1
公开(公告)日:2021-02-04
申请号:US17072308
申请日:2020-10-16
Applicant: iRobot Corporation
Inventor: Chikyung Won , Stephen A. Hickey , Mark Steven Schnittman , Zivthan A. Dubrovsky , Selma Svendsen , Jed Lowry , David Orrin Swett , John Devlin
Abstract: A cleaning robot system including a robot and a robot maintenance station. The robot includes a robot body, a drive system, a cleaning assembly, and a cleaning bin carried by the robot body and configured to receive debris agitated by the cleaning assembly. The robot maintenance station includes a station housing configured to receive the robot for maintenance. The station housing has an evacuation passageway exposed to a top portion of the received robot. The robot maintenance station also includes an air mover in pneumatic communication with the evacuation passageway and a collection bin carried by the station housing and in pneumatic communication with the evacuation passageway. The station housing and the robot body fluidly connect the evacuation passageway to the cleaning bin of the received robot. The air mover evacuates debris held in the robot cleaning bin to the collection bin through the evacuation passageway.
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公开(公告)号:US09955841B2
公开(公告)日:2018-05-01
申请号:US14042882
申请日:2013-10-01
Applicant: iRobot Corporation
Inventor: Chikyung Won , Stephen A. Hickey , Mark Steven Schnittman , Zivthan A. Dubrovsky , Selma Svendsen , Jed Lowry , David Swett , John Devlin
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: A cleaning robot system includes a robot and a robot maintenance station. The robot includes a chassis, a drive system configured to maneuver the robot as directed by a controller, and a cleaning assembly including a cleaning assembly housing and a driven cleaning roller. The robot maintenance station includes a station housing and a docking platform configured to support the robot when docked. A mechanical agitator engages the roller of the robot with the robot docked. The agitator includes an agitator comb having multiple teeth configured to remove accumulated debris from the roller as the agitator comb and roller are moved relative to one another. The robot maintenance station includes a collection bin arranged to receive and hold debris removed by the mechanical agitator.
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公开(公告)号:US09902069B2
公开(公告)日:2018-02-27
申请号:US14625646
申请日:2015-02-19
Applicant: iRobot Corporation
Inventor: Timothy S. Farlow , Michael T. Rosenstein , Michael Halloran , Chikyung Won , Steven V. Shamlian , Mark Chiappetta
CPC classification number: B25J9/1697 , B25J5/007 , B25J11/009 , B25J19/023 , G05D1/0011 , G05D1/0022 , G05D1/0038 , G05D1/0227 , G05D1/024 , G05D1/0242 , G05D1/0246 , G05D1/0255 , G05D1/027 , G05D1/0272 , G05D1/0274 , G05D2201/0206 , G05D2201/0211 , H04N7/142 , H04N7/144 , Y10S901/01 , Y10S901/47
Abstract: A robot system includes a mobile robot having a controller executing a control system for controlling operation of the robot, a cloud computing service in communication with the controller of the robot, and a remote computing device in communication with the cloud computing service. The remote computing device communicates with the robot through the cloud computing service.
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