Autonomous floor cleaning with a removable pad

    公开(公告)号:US11324376B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-05-10

    申请号:US16664065

    申请日:2019-10-25

    Abstract: An autonomous floor cleaning robot includes a robot body defining a forward drive direction, a controller supported by the robot body, a drive supporting the robot body and configured to maneuver the robot across a surface in response to commands from the controller, a pad holder disposed on an underside of the robot body and configured to retain a removable cleaning pad during operation of the cleaning robot; and a pad sensor arranged to sense a feature of a cleaning pad held by the pad holder and generate a corresponding signal. The controller is responsive to the signal generated by the pad sensor, and configured to control the robot according to a cleaning mode selected from a set of multiple robot cleaning modes as a function of the signal generated by the pad sensor.

    Autonomous floor cleaning with removable pad

    公开(公告)号:US10952585B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-03-23

    申请号:US16117416

    申请日:2018-08-30

    Abstract: An autonomous floor cleaning robot includes a body, a controller supported by the body, a drive supporting the body to maneuver the robot across a floor surface in response to commands from the controller, and a pad holder attached to an underside of the body to hold a removable cleaning pad during operation of the robot. The pad includes a mounting plate and a mounting surface. The mounting plate is attached to the mounting surface. The robot includes a pad sensor to sense a feature on the pad and to generate a signal based on the feature, which is defined in part by a cutout on the card backing. The mounting plate enables the pad sensor to detect the feature. The controller is responsive to the signal to perform operations including selecting a cleaning mode based on the signal, and controlling the robot according to a selected cleaning mode.

    RESTRICTING MOVEMENT OF A MOBILE ROBOT
    34.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20200238520A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-07-30

    申请号:US16849241

    申请日:2020-04-15

    Abstract: A robot includes a body that is movable relative to a surface one or more measurement devices within the body to output information based on an orientation of the body at an initial location on the surface, and a controller within the body to determine an orientation of the body based on the information and to restrict movement of the body to an area by preventing movement of the body beyond a barrier that is based on the orientation of the body and the initial location.

    CLEANING PAD FOR CLEANING ROBOT
    35.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20200214528A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-07-09

    申请号:US16827416

    申请日:2020-03-23

    Abstract: A cleaning pad for an autonomous cleaning robot evenly wets and collects debris for cleaning operations. The pad includes a core of absorbent layers for absorbing liquid through capillary action and for distributing the liquid within the cleaning pad. The pad includes a wrap layer around the core, the wrap layer comprising a fibrous layer that is flexible and absorbent, the fibrous layer configured to absorb liquid through capillary action and transfer the liquid to the core. The pad includes one or more transition regions spanning a cleaning width of the cleaning pad, the one or more transition regions dividing the cleaning pad into at least two segments. The forward positioned segment of the pad, of the at least two segments of the pad, has a lesser thickness compared to a thickness of an aft positioned segment of the at least two segments.

    CLEANING PAD FOR CLEANING ROBOT
    36.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20180344117A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-12-06

    申请号:US15612234

    申请日:2017-06-02

    CPC classification number: A47L11/4088 A47L11/4036 A47L13/16 A47L2201/00

    Abstract: A cleaning pad for an autonomous cleaning robot evenly wets and collects debris for cleaning operations. The pad includes a core of absorbent layers for absorbing liquid through capillary action and for distributing the liquid within the cleaning pad. The pad includes a wrap layer around the core, the wrap layer comprising a fibrous layer that is flexible and absorbent, the fibrous layer configured to absorb liquid through capillary action and transfer the liquid to the core. The pad includes one or more transition regions spanning a cleaning width of the cleaning pad, the one or more transition regions dividing the cleaning pad into at least two segments. The forward positioned segment of the pad, of the at least two segments of the pad, has a lesser thickness compared to a thickness of an aft positioned segment of the at least two segments.

    AUTONOMOUS FLOOR CLEANING WITH A REMOVABLE PAD

    公开(公告)号:US20180064305A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-03-08

    申请号:US15798813

    申请日:2017-10-31

    Abstract: An autonomous floor cleaning robot includes a robot body defining a forward drive direction, a controller supported by the robot body, a drive supporting the robot body and configured to maneuver the robot across a surface in response to commands from the controller, a pad holder disposed on an underside of the robot body and configured to retain a removable cleaning pad during operation of the cleaning robot; and a pad sensor arranged to sense a feature of a cleaning pad held by the pad holder and generate a corresponding signal. The controller is responsive to the signal generated by the pad sensor, and configured to control the robot according to a cleaning mode selected from a set of multiple robot cleaning modes as a function of the signal generated by the pad sensor.

    Autonomous floor cleaning with removable pad
    39.
    发明授权
    Autonomous floor cleaning with removable pad 有权
    自动地板清洁与可移动垫

    公开(公告)号:US09265396B1

    公开(公告)日:2016-02-23

    申请号:US14828285

    申请日:2015-08-17

    Abstract: An autonomous floor cleaning robot includes a body, a controller supported by the body, a drive supporting the body to maneuver the robot across a floor surface in response to commands from the controller, and a pad holder attached to an underside of the body to hold a removable cleaning pad during operation of the robot. The pad includes a mounting plate and a mounting surface. The mounting plate is attached to the mounting surface. The robot includes a pad sensor to sense a feature on the pad and to generate a signal based on the feature, which is defined in part by a cutout on the card backing. The mounting plate enables the pad sensor to detect the feature. The controller is responsive to the signal to perform operations including selecting a cleaning mode based on the signal, and controlling the robot according to a selected cleaning mode.

    Abstract translation: 自主地板清洁机器人包括主体,由主体支撑的控制器,响应于来自控制器的命令而支撑机身以操纵机器人跨越地板表面的驱动器,以及附接到主体的下侧以保持 机器人操作期间的可拆卸清洁垫。 垫包括安装板和安装表面。 安装板安装在安装面上。 机器人包括用于感测垫上的特征并且基于由卡背衬上的切口部分限定的特征产生信号的垫传感器。 安装板使焊盘传感器能够检测该特征。 控制器响应于信号执行操作,包括基于该信号选择清洁模式,并根据选择的清洁模式来控制机器人。

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