公开(公告)号：US20250009200A1

公开(公告)日：2025-01-09

申请号：US18763456

申请日：2024-07-03

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Sinae KIM ,  Kihwan KWON ,  Kiyong LEE ,  Byunghun JUNG ,  Yunwon JUNG

IPC: A47L9/28

Abstract: A station configured to receive a used pad separated from a robot cleaner and supply a new pad to be coupled to the robot cleaner includes a station body, a pad replacement unit loaded with the used pad separated from the robot cleaner, a pad storage unit including a received pad container configured to store the used pad and a pad supply container configured to store the new pad, and a pad transfer unit arranged in the station body to reciprocate between the pad replacement unit and the pad storage unit, wherein the pad storage unit is configured to change positions of the received pad container and the pad supply container such that the received pad container and the pad supply container are located on a movement path of the pad transfer unit at different times.

公开(公告)号：US20230248194A1

公开(公告)日：2023-08-10

申请号：US18134786

申请日：2023-04-14

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Seungil HAN ,  Youngho KO ,  Sinae KIM ,  Kihwan KWON ,  Shin KIM ,  Jinhee KIM ,  Jaeyoul JEONG ,  Hyunsoo JUNG

IPC: A47L9/00 ,  A47L9/28

CPC classification number: A47L9/009 ,  A47L9/2852 ,  A47L9/2805 ,  A47L2201/04 ,  B60B2200/49

Abstract: A robot cleaner including: a cleaner body; a motor, configured to be fixed to the cleaner body, and provide a rotational force; a gear unit configured to transmit the rotational force of the motor; a wheel configured to rotate and drive the cleaner body according to the rotational force of the motor transmitted by the gear unit to the wheel; and a suspension including a first end portion pivotally supportable on a pivot of the cleaner body, which is spaced apart from a rotary shaft of the motor, and a second end portion to extend from the first end portion and support the wheel to move up and down with respect to the cleaner body as the second end portion moves in a first direction and a second direction around the pivot of the cleaner body.

公开(公告)号：US20250072686A1

公开(公告)日：2025-03-06

申请号：US18774770

申请日：2024-07-16

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Sinae KIM

IPC: A47L11/28 ,  A47L11/40

Abstract: A cleaning apparatus including a robot cleaner including a main body having a lower portion to which a mop is detachably mountable; and a station on which the robot cleaner is placeable, the station including a water storage container configured to store water, a washing chamber configured so that, while the robot cleaner is placed on the station and a mop is mounted to the lower portion of the main body, the mop is washable in the washing chamber, a steam generation device to generate steam using water from the water storage container, a pump configured to pump the water in the water storage container out of the water storage container, a first pipe to guide the water pumped out of the water storage container to the washing chamber, and a second pipe to guide the water pumped out of the water storage container to the steam generation device.

公开(公告)号：US20240358214A1

公开(公告)日：2024-10-31

申请号：US18771288

申请日：2024-07-12

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Woojin NA ,  Wonmin LEE ,  Sinae KIM ,  Hyounsoo KIM ,  Minro YUN

IPC: A47L9/28

CPC classification number: A47L9/2889 ,  A47L9/2805

Abstract: A robot cleaner including a cleaner main body configured to travel and clean a cleaning area, a sensor case arrangeable on the cleaner main body such that while the sensor case is arranged on the cleaner main body, the sensor case is configured to cover a sensor for detecting an obstacle in the cleaning area, and a sensor collision detector configured to detect an impact applied to the sensor. The sensor collision detector includes a bumper connectable to the sensor case which covers the sensor such that while the bumper is connected to the sensor case, the bumper is moveable and at least a portion of the bumper is arranged along an outer circumference of the sensor, a detecting portion to interact with the bumper to detect a collision of the sensor case, and wherein the bumper and the detecting portion are on a lower side of the sensor.

公开(公告)号：US20240407623A1

公开(公告)日：2024-12-12

申请号：US18639174

申请日：2024-04-18

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Sinae KIM ,  Kihwan KWON ,  Youngho KO ,  Kyoungwoung KIM ,  Seokki SONG ,  Sewoong CHOI

IPC: A47L11/40

Abstract: Provided is a station configured to retrieve a used pad detached from a robot cleaner and supply a new pad to be attached to the robot cleaner, the station including a station body, a pad replacement unit provided at the station body to load the used pad detached from the robot cleaner, a pad storage having a received pad container configured to store the used pad and a pad supply container configured to store the new pad, and a pad transfer unit configured to sequentially press the used pad and the new pad, wherein the pad supply container is arranged above a movement path of the pad transfer unit, and the received pad container is arranged below the movement path of the pad transfer unit.