公开(公告)号：US11104268B2

公开(公告)日：2021-08-31

申请号：US16396014

申请日：2019-04-26

Applicant: iRobot Corporation

Inventor： Cory White ,  Benjamin H. Schriesheim ,  Oliver Lewis ,  Stephen A. Hickey ,  Stuart R. Jang ,  Michael J. Dooley

IPC: B60Q1/50 ,  A47L9/00 ,  A47L9/28 ,  A47L9/19 ,  G05D1/00 ,  A47L7/00 ,  G05D1/02 ,  B25J9/00 ,  A47L9/30 ,  A47L9/10

Abstract: An autonomous mobile robot includes a body, a drive supporting the body above a floor surface, a light-propagating plate positioned on the body and having a periphery defining a continuous loop, light sources each being positioned to direct light through a portion of the plate to a portion of the continuous loop, and a controller to selectively operate the light sources to provide a visual indicator of a status or service condition of the autonomous mobile robot. The drive is configured to maneuver the mobile robot about the floor surface.

公开(公告)号：US20200281426A1

公开(公告)日：2020-09-10

申请号：US16879422

申请日：2020-05-20

Applicant: iRobot Corporation

Inventor： Stephen A. Hickey

IPC: A47L9/06 ,  A47L9/14

Abstract: The present disclosure provides, in one aspect, a debris collection device for an autonomous cleaning robot includes a cleaning pad portion configured to contact a floor surface. The cleaning pad portion includes a backing and at least one cleaning pad connected to a bottom surface of the backing. The autonomous cleaning robot includes a vacuum bag portion configured to collect at least a portion of debris removed from the floor surface by a vacuum assembly of the autonomous cleaning robot. A volume of the vacuum bag portion is positioned vertically above the cleaning pad portion.

公开(公告)号：US20200163518A1

公开(公告)日：2020-05-28

申请号：US16774849

申请日：2020-01-28

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 ,  A47L9/10 ,  A47L11/33 ,  A47L11/24

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.

公开(公告)号：US10524629B2

公开(公告)日：2020-01-07

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

IPC: A47L11/24 ,  G05D1/02 ,  A47L9/00 ,  A47L9/12 ,  A47L9/28 ,  A47L9/30 ,  B25J9/00 ,  A47L11/40 ,  A47L5/30 ,  A47L9/04 ,  B60L15/20 ,  H04L1/16

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.

公开(公告)号：US20190255991A1

公开(公告)日：2019-08-22

申请号：US16396014

申请日：2019-04-26

Applicant: iRobot Corporation

Inventor： Cory White ,  Benjamin H. Schriesheim ,  Oliver Lewis ,  Stephen A. Hickey ,  Stuart R. Jang ,  Michael J. Dooley

IPC: B60Q1/50 ,  A47L9/00 ,  A47L9/28 ,  A47L9/19 ,  G05D1/00 ,  A47L7/00 ,  G05D1/02 ,  B25J9/00 ,  A47L9/30 ,  A47L9/10

Abstract: An autonomous mobile robot includes a body, a drive supporting the body above a floor surface, a light-propagating plate positioned on the body and having a periphery defining a continuous loop, light sources each being positioned to direct light through a portion of the plate to a portion of the continuous loop, and a controller to selectively operate the light sources to provide a visual indicator of a status or service condition of the autonomous mobile robot. The drive is configured to maneuver the mobile robot about the floor surface.

公开(公告)号：US20180050634A1

公开(公告)日：2018-02-22

申请号：US15238633

申请日：2016-08-16

Applicant: iRobot Corporation

Inventor： Cory White ,  Benjamin H. Schriesheim ,  Oliver Lewis ,  Stephen A. Hickey ,  Stuart R. Jang ,  Michael J Dooley

IPC: B60Q1/50 ,  G05D1/02 ,  G05D1/00 ,  A47L9/28

CPC classification number: B60Q1/50 ,  A47L7/0085 ,  A47L9/009 ,  A47L9/106 ,  A47L9/19 ,  A47L9/2805 ,  A47L9/2826 ,  A47L9/2836 ,  A47L9/2852 ,  A47L9/2857 ,  A47L9/2884 ,  A47L9/2889 ,  A47L9/30 ,  A47L2201/00 ,  A47L2201/022 ,  A47L2201/04 ,  A47L2201/06 ,  B25J9/00 ,  G05D1/0088 ,  G05D1/0246 ,  G05D2201/0203 ,  Y10S901/01

Abstract: An autonomous mobile robot includes a body, a drive supporting the body above a floor surface, a light-propagating plate positioned on the body and having a periphery defining a continuous loop, light sources each being positioned to direct light through a portion of the plate to a portion of the continuous loop, and a controller to selectively operate the light sources to provide a visual indicator of a status or service condition of the autonomous mobile robot. The drive is configured to maneuver the mobile robot about the floor surface.

公开(公告)号：US20130241217A1

公开(公告)日：2013-09-19

申请号：US13803617

申请日：2013-03-14

Applicant: IROBOT CORPORATION

Inventor： Stephen A. Hickey ,  Andrew Pastore ,  Chikyung Won ,  Roger Dale Gamble

IPC: B60R19/48

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 assembly includes a bumper body, a first sensor array, and a second sensor array. The first sensor array is disposed along and contoured to the periphery of a forward facing portion of the bumper body and senses contact with an external environment at positions along the contour of the periphery forward facing portion of the bumper body. The second sensor array is disposed along and contoured to the periphery of a top portion of the forward facing portion of the robot body. The top portion is angled, ramping up. The second sensor array senses contact with an external environment at positions along the periphery of the angled top portion of the bumper body.

Abstract translation: 机器人保险杠组件包括保险杠主体，第一传感器阵列和第二传感器阵列。 第一传感器阵列沿保险杠主体的前面部分的周边布置并且轮廓形成，并且在沿着保险杠主体的周边前部的轮廓的位置处感测到与外部环境的接触。 第二传感器阵列沿机器人主体的向前部分的顶部的周边设置并且轮廓化。 顶部是倾斜的，上升。 第二传感器阵列在保险杠主体的倾斜顶部的周边的位置处感测与外部环境的接触。

公开(公告)号：USD1062599S1

公开(公告)日：2025-02-18

申请号：US29809265

申请日：2021-09-27

Applicant: iRobot Corporation

Designer： Eric Burbank ,  Stephen A. Hickey ,  Milan Modh

公开(公告)号：US11737632B2

公开(公告)日：2023-08-29

申请号：US16718450

申请日：2019-12-18

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

IPC: A47L11/24 ,  B25J9/00 ,  A47L9/00 ,  A47L9/28 ,  A47L9/30 ,  B25J5/00 ,  B25J9/16 ,  B25J11/00 ,  A47L11/40 ,  B60L15/20 ,  A47L5/30 ,  A47L9/04 ,  G05D1/02 ,  B60L50/52 ,  B60L53/14 ,  A47L9/12 ,  B25J13/00 ,  A47L9/14 ,  B60L1/00 ,  B60R19/38 ,  H04L1/16 ,  B60L53/31 ,  H04B1/02 ,  H04B1/06

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 ,  B25J5/007 ,  B25J9/0003 ,  B25J9/1666 ,  B25J9/1694 ,  B25J11/0085 ,  B25J13/006 ,  B60L1/003 ,  B60L15/2036 ,  B60L50/52 ,  B60L53/14 ,  B60R19/38 ,  G05D1/028 ,  G05D1/0225 ,  G05D1/0227 ,  G05D1/0234 ,  G05D1/0242 ,  G05D1/0255 ,  G05D1/0272 ,  G05D1/0274 ,  A47L2201/00 ,  A47L2201/04 ,  B60L53/31 ,  B60L2200/40 ,  B60L2250/10 ,  B60L2250/16 ,  B60L2260/32 ,  G05D2201/0203 ,  G05D2201/0215 ,  H04B1/02 ,  H04B1/06 ,  H04L1/16 ,  Y02P90/60 ,  Y02T10/64 ,  Y02T10/70 ,  Y02T10/7072 ,  Y02T10/72 ,  Y02T90/14 ,  Y02T90/16 ,  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.

公开(公告)号：US20220296061A1

公开(公告)日：2022-09-22

申请号：US17720612

申请日：2022-04-14

Applicant: iRobot Corporation

Inventor： Stephen A. Hickey

IPC: A47L9/06 ,  A47L9/14

Abstract: The present disclosure provides, in one aspect, a debris collection device for an autonomous cleaning robot includes a cleaning pad portion configured to contact a floor surface. The cleaning pad portion includes a backing and at least one cleaning pad connected to a bottom surface of the backing. The autonomous cleaning robot includes a vacuum bag portion configured to collect at least a portion of debris removed from the floor surface by a vacuum assembly of the autonomous cleaning robot. A volume of the vacuum bag portion is positioned vertically above the cleaning pad portion.