Abstract:
A robot cleaner that includes a driving unit for driving a plurality of wheels, a transmitter/receiver for communicating with an external charger, and a controller for controlling the driving unit. The controller controls the transmitter/receiver to communicate with the external charger while traveling an area to be cleaned and stores at least one location of communication in a memory. The controller further controls the driving unit to cause the robot cleaner to travel to the external charger using at least one location of communication.
Abstract:
A mobile robot capable of humidifying an entire room. The mobile robot comprises a driving part for movably supporting a body and providing a driving force to move the body, a humidifier disposed on the body; and a controller for controlling the driving part.
Abstract:
An automatic cleaning apparatus has a cleaner body having at least one driving wheel, and in certain disclosed embodiments, a vapor spray means installed in the cleaner body for generating water vapor during operation, and spraying the generated water vapor toward a lower part of the cleaner body.
Abstract:
A robot control system and a robot control method provide improved user convenience in operating the system. The robot control system includes a wireless IP sharing device, connected with the Internet, for transmitting and receiving an image signal and/or a control signal, a robot running by itself in accordance with a command received through the wireless IP sharing device, and performing a designated job, the robot being installed with a wireless communication module, a portable wireless terminal having a motion sensor, for wirelessly transmitting an operation command to the wireless communication module, or receiving image signal and/or control signal, and a robot server, connected with the Internet, for outputting a control screen of the robot, and the image signal and/or the control signal which is received from the robot, to the portable wireless terminal. The robot is controlled by use of the motion sensor installed at the portable wireless terminal.
Abstract:
A wet/dry type vacuum cleaner has a suction generator, a cleaner body including the suction generator at one side of a lower portion, an intake port being connected with a nozzle that is movable along a surface to be cleaned, and a discharge port through which a clean air is discharged, a contaminant separator removably mounted in the cleaner body to separate contaminant-laden wet air drawn through the intake port into the contaminant and water components and air, and then to store the separated contaminant and water therein, a cover, being open and closed, disposed on an upper portion of the cleaner body to seal an upper opening of the cleaner body, and a discharge path opening a fluid communication between the contaminant separator and the discharge port, for the air separated at the contaminant separating means to be discharged out through the discharge port of the cleaner body. Since the suction generator is provided at the lower portion of the cleaner body instead of the upper portion, the cover can be constructed in a simple manner and a user can remove the contaminant receptacle by simply opening the cover and emptying the contaminant receptacle.
Abstract:
A vacuum cleaner includes a suction body to draw in dust along with air from a surface to be cleaned; a cleaner body having a suction motor; and a cyclone dust collecting apparatus detachably coupled in the cleaner body. The cyclone dust collecting apparatus includes a cyclone unit to form a first current turning in a first direction to separate the dust and the air drawn therein from each other and having a dust outlet to discharge the dust separated from the air; and a dust collecting unit to collect the dust discharged from the dust outlet. The dust outlet has a side formed adjacent to an inner wall of the dust collecting unit to form a second current turning in a second direction opposite to the first direction to allow the dust discharged through the dust outlet to whirl along the inner wall of the dust collecting unit.
Abstract:
A vacuum cleaner is provided that includes a cleaner body; a cyclone body rotatably mounted in the cleaner body; a dust receptacle detachably mounted in the cleaner body and disposed below the cyclone body; and a locking unit locking and releasing the cyclone body and the dust receptacle with respect to each other.
Abstract:
A coordinates compensation method of a robot cleaner using an angle sensor compensates coordinates of the robot cleaner with reference to absolute coordinates of a recharging station, so as to improve robot cleaner's path following. The robot cleaner is in a standby mode at the recharging station, and moves to an operation area to perform a given job. The robot cleaner stops the given job upon determining an accumulative angle exceeding a predetermined level, and returns to the recharging station. Current coordinates of the robot cleaner are aligned with reference coordinates of the recharging station, and the robot cleaner moves to a previous spot where it was before it returns to the recharging station, and resumes the work from where it stopped.
Abstract:
A vacuum cleaner is provided that comprises a dust collection unit mounted to a mounting portion of a cleaner body. The dust collection unit separates dust from outside air being drawn in. The dust collection unit has a handle and a locking unit for detachably fixing the dust collection unit to the cleaner body. Here, the locking unit comprises a locking member moving between a connecting position and a releasing position, the connecting position for being engaged with a connection recess formed on the cleaner body and the releasing position for being released from the connection recess; and a button member formed on an outer surface of the dust collection unit for pressing operation.
Abstract:
A power recharger for use with a robot cleaner has a recharging terminal to which a battery terminal of the robot cleaner is docked and an anchor member on a rear side of the body of the recharging unit. The anchor member fills in the space defined between the wall of the room and the power recharger. The anchor member therefore securely supports the power recharger in the battery recharging process.