公开(公告)号：US20180263447A1

公开(公告)日：2018-09-20

申请号：US15903786

申请日：2018-02-23

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Byungdoo YIM ,  Inbo SHIM

IPC: A47L9/28 ,  A47L11/40 ,  G05D1/02

Abstract: A robot cleaner comprises: a cleaner body including a controller, and driving wheels having their driving controlled by the controller; a bumper mounted to a bumper mounting portion formed on a front surface of the cleaner body, and configured to be inward moveable by an external force; and a cliff sensor mounted in an opening downward open at a bottom part of the cleaner body, and configured to sense a lower side terrain, wherein the bumper is provided to cover the cliff sensor in a state that the bumper has been inward moved by an external force.

公开(公告)号：US20180192844A1

公开(公告)日：2018-07-12

申请号：US15914367

申请日：2018-03-07

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Inbo SHIM ,  Yonggil SHIN

IPC: A47L11/24 ,  A46B13/00 ,  A46B9/02 ,  A47L9/04

CPC classification number: A47L11/24 ,  A46B9/028 ,  A46B13/001 ,  A47L9/0466 ,  A47L9/0477 ,  A47L2201/00

Abstract: An agitator and a robot cleaner including an agitator. The agitator includes a body configured to be rotated, a plurality of couplers formed at the body and arranged to be spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance, and a first member and a second member coupled to any one of the couplers and configured to contact a surface to be cleaned during rotation of the body. The first member and the second member extend different lengths from the body in a radial direction.

公开(公告)号：US20170332870A1

公开(公告)日：2017-11-23

申请号：US15599894

申请日：2017-05-19

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Bohyun NAM ,  Inbo SHIM ,  Jihoon SUNG ,  Sojin PARK ,  Seunghyun SONG ,  Sangkyu LEE ,  Woochan JUN

IPC: A47L11/33 ,  A47L11/40

CPC classification number: A47L11/33 ,  A47L9/0477 ,  A47L9/122 ,  A47L9/1608 ,  A47L9/1633 ,  A47L9/1641 ,  A47L9/1683 ,  A47L9/1691 ,  A47L11/4013 ,  A47L11/4061 ,  A47L11/4066 ,  A47L11/4069 ,  A47L2201/00 ,  A47L2201/04 ,  A47L2201/06

Abstract: A robot cleaner comprising: a cleaner body including a controller, the cleaner body having a dust container accommodation part formed therein; a wheel unit mounted in the cleaner body, the wheel unit of which driving is controlled by the controller; a suction unit mounted in the cleaner body to suck air containing dust; a dust container detachably coupled to the dust container accommodation part, the dust container filtering and collecting dust from sucked air; and a dust container cover including a hinge part rotatably coupled to the cleaner body, the dust container cover detachably coupled to the dust container to cover a top surface of the dust container.

公开(公告)号：US20170332866A1

公开(公告)日：2017-11-23

申请号：US15599800

申请日：2017-05-19

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Bohyun NAM ,  Inbo SHIM ,  Jihoon SUNG ,  Sojin PARK ,  Seunghyun SONG ,  Sangkyu LEE ,  Woochan JUN

IPC: A47L11/33 ,  A47L11/40

Abstract: A robot cleaner comprising: a cleaner body including a wheel unit and a controller controlling driving of the wheel unit a suction unit disposed in the cleaner body, the suction unit sucking air containing dust and a sensing unit disposed at the front of the cleaner body in which the suction unit is disposed, wherein the sensing unit includes a first sensing part disposed respectively inclined with respect to side and top surfaces at an upper corner portion of the cleaner body to simultaneously photograph front and upper parts of the cleaner body.

公开(公告)号：US20240061441A1

公开(公告)日：2024-02-22

申请号：US18386119

申请日：2023-11-01

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Bohyun NAM ,  Inbo SHIM ,  Jihoon SUNG ,  Sojin PARK ,  Seunghyun SONG ,  Sangkyu LEE ,  Woochan JUN

IPC: G05D1/02 ,  A47L9/16 ,  A47L5/22 ,  A47L5/30 ,  A47L9/00 ,  A47L9/04 ,  A47L9/10 ,  A47L9/12 ,  A47L9/28 ,  A47L11/33 ,  A47L11/40 ,  G05D1/00

CPC classification number: G05D1/0248 ,  A47L9/1633 ,  A47L9/1691 ,  A47L5/22 ,  A47L5/30 ,  A47L9/009 ,  A47L9/0477 ,  A47L9/106 ,  A47L9/122 ,  A47L9/1608 ,  A47L9/1641 ,  A47L9/1683 ,  A47L9/2826 ,  A47L9/2852 ,  A47L9/2857 ,  A47L9/2873 ,  A47L9/2884 ,  A47L9/2894 ,  A47L11/33 ,  A47L11/4013 ,  A47L11/4061 ,  A47L11/4066 ,  A47L11/4069 ,  G05D1/0088 ,  H01M2220/30 ,  A47L9/10 ,  A47L9/12 ,  A47L9/1409

Abstract: A robot cleaner comprising: a cleaner body including a controller, the cleaner body having a dust container accommodation part formed therein; a wheel unit mounted in the cleaner body, the wheel unit of which driving is controlled by the controller; and a dust container detachably coupled to the dust container accommodation part, wherein a first opening and a second opening are disposed at the same height in an inner wall of the dust container accommodation part, wherein the dust container includes: an entrance and an exit, disposed side by side along the circumference of the dust container, the entrance and the exit, respectively communicating with the first opening and the second opening when the dust container is accommodated in the dust container accommodation part; and a flow separating part extending downwardly inclined along the inner circumference of the dust container.

公开(公告)号：US20230157505A1

公开(公告)日：2023-05-25

申请号：US17921003

申请日：2021-04-23

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Inbo SHIM ,  Yonggil SHIN ,  Gayeon KIM

IPC: A47L11/40

CPC classification number: A47L11/40 ,  A47L2201/04

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method of controlling a robot cleaner including a pair of rotary plates having lower sides to which mops facing a floor surface are coupled, the robot cleaner being configured to move by rotating the pair of rotary plates, the method including: a first forward movement step of moving the robot cleaner forward from a starting point toward a predetermined target point; a first rotation step of rotating the robot cleaner; a second forward movement step of moving the robot cleaner forward after the first rotation step; and a second rotation step of rotating the robot cleaner after the second forward movement step, such that the floor surface may be repeatedly cleaned only by the forward movement and the rotation.

公开(公告)号：US20180338659A1

公开(公告)日：2018-11-29

申请号：US16053009

申请日：2018-08-02

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Bohyun NAM ,  Inbo SHIM ,  Jihoon SUNG ,  Sojin PARK ,  Seunghyun SONG ,  Sangkyu LEE ,  Woochan JUN

IPC: A47L11/33 ,  A47L9/16 ,  A47L9/12 ,  A47L9/04 ,  A47L11/40

Abstract: A robot cleaner comprising: a cleaner body including a controller, the cleaner body having a dust container accommodation part formed therein; a wheel unit mounted in the cleaner body, the wheel unit of which driving is controlled by the controller; and a dust container detachably coupled to the dust container accommodation part, wherein a first opening and a second opening are disposed at the same height in an inner wall of the dust container accommodation part, wherein the dust container includes: an entrance and an exit, disposed side by side along the circumference of the dust container, the entrance and the exit, respectively communicating with the first opening and the second opening when the dust container is accommodated in the dust container accommodation part; and a flow separating part extending downwardly inclined along the inner circumference of the dust container, the flow separating part separating the flow of air introduced into the entrance from the flow of air discharged toward the exit to be respectively guided to lower and upper portions thereof.

公开(公告)号：US20180296056A1

公开(公告)日：2018-10-18

申请号：US16014994

申请日：2018-06-21

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Bohyun NAM ,  Inbo SHIM ,  Jihoon SUNG ,  Sojin PARK ,  Seunghyun SONG ,  Sangkyu LEE ,  Woochan JUN

IPC: A47L11/33 ,  A47L9/16 ,  A47L9/12 ,  A47L9/04 ,  A47L11/40

Abstract: A robot cleaner comprising: a cleaner body including a controller, the cleaner body having a dust container accommodation part formed therein; a wheel unit mounted in the cleaner body, the wheel unit of which driving is controlled by the controller; and a dust container detachably coupled to the dust container accommodation part, wherein a first opening and a second opening are disposed at the same height in an inner wall of the dust container accommodation part, wherein the dust container includes: an entrance and an exit, disposed side by side along the circumference of the dust container, the entrance and the exit, respectively communicating with the first opening and the second opening when the dust container is accommodated in the dust container accommodation part; and a flow separating part extending downwardly inclined along the inner circumference of the dust container, the flow separating part separating the flow of air introduced into the entrance from the flow of air discharged toward the exit to be respectively guided to lower and upper portions thereof.

公开(公告)号：US20170332864A1

公开(公告)日：2017-11-23

申请号：US15599783

申请日：2017-05-19

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Bohyun NAM ,  Inbo SHIM ,  Jihoon SUNG ,  Sojin PARK ,  Seunghyun SONG ,  Sangkyu LEE ,  Woochan JUN

IPC: A47L11/33 ,  A47L11/40

CPC classification number: A47L11/33 ,  A47L9/0072 ,  A47L9/0411 ,  A47L9/0488 ,  A47L9/0494 ,  A47L9/122 ,  A47L9/1616 ,  A47L9/1641 ,  A47L9/1666 ,  A47L9/1691 ,  A47L9/2826 ,  A47L11/4013 ,  A47L11/4061 ,  A47L11/4066 ,  A47L11/4069 ,  A47L2201/00 ,  A47L2201/04 ,  A47L2201/06

Abstract: A robot cleaner comprising: a cleaner body; a suction unit sucking air containing dust to be introduced into the cleaner body; and a dust container detachably coupled to the cleaner body, the dust container collecting dust filtered from the air introduced into the cleaner body, wherein the dust container includes: an external case including at least one cyclone filtering dust in air introduced into the dust container; an upper case coupled to an upper portion of the external case, the upper case including an upper opening corresponding to a space into which air passing through the cyclone is discharged; an upper cover detachably coupled to the upper case to open/close the upper opening; and a filter mounted on a rear surface of the upper cover, the filter covering the discharged space of the air passing through the cyclone when the upper cover is coupled to the upper case, to filter dust in the air passing through the cyclone.

公开(公告)号：US20230255432A1

公开(公告)日：2023-08-17

申请号：US18014259

申请日：2021-06-10

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Inbo SHIM ,  Hwan YOO ,  Seungjin AHN

IPC: A47L11/40

CPC classification number: A47L11/4011 ,  A47L11/4038 ,  A47L2201/06

Abstract: The present invention relates to a robot cleaner, a control system of a robot cleaner and a control method of a robot cleaner, and the invention includes a robot cleaner that stores a map including information on a drivable area of a cleaning area and drives in the cleaning area and a terminal that inputs a cleaning command to the robot cleaner, the terminal setting a virtual designated area on the map in response to a user input, the robot cleaner moving to the designated area and driving within the designated area when the designated area is set from the terminal, and thus, the invention has the effect of intensively cleaning the designated area arbitrarily designated by a user.