公开(公告)号：US20240292990A1

公开(公告)日：2024-09-05

申请号：US18591342

申请日：2024-02-29

Applicant: Clutterbot, Inc.

Inventor： Justin David Hamilton

IPC: A47L9/28 ,  A47L7/00 ,  A47L9/00 ,  A47L9/04 ,  A47L9/12 ,  A47L9/14 ,  B25J11/00

CPC classification number: A47L9/2836 ,  A47L7/009 ,  A47L9/0063 ,  A47L9/009 ,  A47L9/0466 ,  A47L9/12 ,  A47L9/149 ,  A47L9/2826 ,  A47L9/2873 ,  B25J11/0085 ,  A47L2201/022 ,  A47L2201/024 ,  A47L2201/04 ,  A47L2201/06

Abstract: A tidying robot system is disclosed that includes a robot capable of moving aside or picking up and redepositing objects that obstruct areas the robot intends to vacuum. The robot includes a chassis, a robot vacuum system with a vacuum generating assembly and a dirt collector, a scoop, pusher pad arms with pusher pads, a robot charge connector, mobility system, a battery, a processor, and a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, allow operation and control of the robot. The tidying robot system also includes a base station with a base station charge connector configured to couple with the robot charge connector. The tidying robot system also includes a robotic control system in at least one of the robot and a cloud server. The tidying robot system also includes logic to implement the operations and methods disclosed.

公开(公告)号：US12022986B2

公开(公告)日：2024-07-02

申请号：US18375855

申请日：2023-10-02

Applicant: iRobot Corporation

Inventor： Ellen B. Cargill ,  Douglas Dell'Accio ,  Benjamin Pheil ,  Flavia Pastore ,  Paul Schmitt ,  John P. O'Brien

IPC: A47L11/40 ,  B01D46/00 ,  B01D46/02 ,  B01D46/44 ,  G05D7/06

CPC classification number: A47L11/4025 ,  B01D46/0086 ,  B01D46/02 ,  B01D46/446 ,  G05D7/0676 ,  A47L2201/024 ,  B01D2279/55

Abstract: An evacuation station for collecting debris from a cleaning robot includes a controller configured to execute instructions to perform one or more operations. The one or more operations includes initiating an evacuation operation such that an air mover draws air containing debris from the cleaning robot, through an intake of the evacuation station, and through a canister of the evacuation station and such that a receptacle received by the evacuation station receives at least a portion of the debris drawn from the cleaning robot. The one or more operations includes ceasing the evacuation operation in response to a pressure value being within a range. The pressure value is determined based at least in part on data indicative of an air pressure, and the range is set based at least in part on a number of evacuation operations initiated before the evacuation operation.

公开(公告)号：US12004704B2

公开(公告)日：2024-06-11

申请号：US16564519

申请日：2019-09-09

Applicant: iRobot Corporation

Inventor： Russell Walter Morin ,  Harold Boeschenstein ,  Faruk Bursal ,  Chris Grace

IPC: A47L9/00 ,  A47L7/00 ,  A47L9/10 ,  A47L9/28

CPC classification number: A47L9/2805 ,  A47L7/0004 ,  A47L9/106 ,  A47L9/281 ,  A47L2201/02 ,  A47L2201/024

Abstract: A robot floor cleaning system features a mobile floor cleaning robot and an evacuation station. The robot includes: a chassis with at least one drive wheel operable to propel the robot across a floor surface; a cleaning bin disposed within the robot and arranged to receive debris ingested by the robot during cleaning; and a robot vacuum configured to pull debris into the cleaning bin from an opening on an underside of the robot. The evacuation station is configured to evacuate debris from the cleaning bin of the robot, and includes: a housing defining a platform arranged to receive the cleaning robot in a position in which the opening on the underside of the robot aligns with a suction opening defined in the platform; and an evacuation vacuum in fluid communication with the suction opening and operable to draw air into the evacuation station housing through the suction opening.

公开(公告)号：US20240172915A1

公开(公告)日：2024-05-30

申请号：US18430579

申请日：2024-02-01

Applicant: ECOVACS ROBOTICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Hua HUANG ,  Yingyin ZHANG ,  Chao CHEN ,  Zhou WU ,  Lihui Wu ,  Zhiwei ZONG ,  Zhenya DAI

IPC: A47L11/40 ,  A47L7/00 ,  A47L9/00 ,  A47L9/14 ,  A47L9/24 ,  A47L9/28

CPC classification number: A47L11/4091 ,  A47L7/0061 ,  A47L9/0063 ,  A47L9/149 ,  A47L9/248 ,  A47L9/2873 ,  A47L11/4016 ,  A47L11/4083 ,  A47L11/4088 ,  A47L2201/022 ,  A47L2201/024 ,  A47L2201/026 ,  A47L2201/028

Abstract: This application provides a robot base station, robot system, pedestal module, and functional components of the base station. The robot base station includes: a pedestal for docking the robot and multiple functional components, each with at least one functional module, providing various services to the robot. Any of these functional components can be combined with the pedestal, and at least some of the functional components can be assembled together and then combined with the pedestal, forming a base station with various functional combinations and quantities. The robot base station is designed modularly. By combining various functional components with the pedestal according to the actual needs of users, a base station that meets diverse needs of different users can be obtained.

公开(公告)号：US20240126265A1

公开(公告)日：2024-04-18

申请号：US18512814

申请日：2023-11-17

Applicant: Al Incorporated

Inventor： Ali Ebrahimi Afrouzi ,  Soroush Mehrnia ,  Luks Robinson

IPC: G05D1/02 ,  A47L11/40 ,  B25J9/16 ,  G06F3/16 ,  G06N5/04 ,  G06V10/141 ,  G06V10/70 ,  G06V20/58 ,  G06V20/64 ,  H04W12/50

CPC classification number: G05D1/0214 ,  A47L11/4011 ,  B25J9/1676 ,  B25J9/1697 ,  G05D1/0225 ,  G05D1/0238 ,  G05D1/0246 ,  G06F3/167 ,  G06N5/04 ,  G06V10/141 ,  G06V10/70 ,  G06V20/58 ,  G06V20/64 ,  H04W12/50 ,  A47L2201/024 ,  A47L2201/04 ,  A47L2201/06 ,  G05D2201/0203 ,  G05D2201/0215

Abstract: Some aspects include a method for operating a robot in a workspace, including: capturing, with an image sensor, image data of the workspace including objects within the workspace as the robot moves within the workspace; identifying, with a processor of the robot, at least one characteristic in the image data, wherein the at least one characteristic comprises one of: an edge, a shape, and a color; determining, with the processor, an object type of an object; and instructing, with the processor, the robot to execute at least one action based on the at least one characteristic, wherein the at least one action comprises one of: driving along a modified path and driving around the object.

公开(公告)号：US20240099536A1

公开(公告)日：2024-03-28

申请号：US18375855

申请日：2023-10-02

Applicant: iRobot Corporation

Inventor： Ellen B. Cargill ,  Douglas Dell'Accio ,  Benjamin Pheil ,  Flavia Pastore ,  Paul Schmitt ,  John P. O'Brien

IPC: A47L11/40 ,  B01D46/00 ,  B01D46/02 ,  B01D46/44 ,  G05D7/06

CPC classification number: A47L11/4025 ,  B01D46/0086 ,  B01D46/02 ,  B01D46/446 ,  G05D7/0676 ,  A47L2201/024 ,  B01D2279/55

Abstract: An evacuation station for collecting debris from a cleaning robot includes a controller configured to execute instructions to perform one or more operations. The one or more operations includes initiating an evacuation operation such that an air mover draws air containing debris from the cleaning robot, through an intake of the evacuation station, and through a canister of the evacuation station and such that a receptacle received by the evacuation station receives at least a portion of the debris drawn from the cleaning robot. The one or more operations includes ceasing the evacuation operation in response to a pressure value being within a range. The pressure value is determined based at least in part on data indicative of an air pressure, and the range is set based at least in part on a number of evacuation operations initiated before the evacuation operation.

公开(公告)号：US20240081595A1

公开(公告)日：2024-03-14

申请号：US18276493

申请日：2022-01-21

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Hyunsup SONG ,  Jongjin WOO ,  Jiwoo HA

IPC: A47L9/28

CPC classification number: A47L9/2873 ,  A47L2201/024

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a cleaner station that has a coupling structure in which a dust collector cover is closed by coupling a dust collector. The cleaner station includes a docking unit where a cleaner climbs and is docked; and a station body configured to be connected to one side of the docking unit and sucks dust within a dust bin of the cleaner. The station body includes: a dust collector configured to collect the dust; a dust collector cover that is openable and closeable such that the dust collector enters and exits; and a rotation protrusion of which a portion is exposed to the outside. Accordingly, the dust collector cover can be closed only when the dust collector is coupled, so that a user is able to intuitively recognize whether the dust collector is coupled.

公开(公告)号：US20240033781A1

公开(公告)日：2024-02-01

申请号：US17816652

申请日：2022-08-01

Applicant: iRobot Corporation

Inventor： Brian W. Doughty ,  Leo Torrente ,  Timothy R. Ohm ,  Winston Heinrichs

IPC: B08B1/00 ,  A47L9/00 ,  A47L9/28 ,  A47L9/06 ,  A47L11/28 ,  A47L11/40 ,  A47L9/14 ,  B08B1/02 ,  B08B13/00 ,  B08B5/04 ,  B08B3/14

CPC classification number: B08B1/002 ,  A47L9/0063 ,  A47L9/2852 ,  A47L9/0673 ,  A47L9/2847 ,  A47L11/28 ,  A47L11/4091 ,  A47L11/4011 ,  A47L11/4066 ,  A47L11/4036 ,  A47L9/149 ,  A47L11/4025 ,  B08B1/02 ,  B08B13/00 ,  B08B5/04 ,  B08B3/14 ,  A47L2201/028 ,  A47L2201/024 ,  A47L2201/04

Abstract: A cleaning station for a mobile robot includes a fluid vessel and a roller arranged in the fluid vessel. The fluid vessel is shaped to hold a cleaning fluid that at least partially submerges the roller. The cleaning station includes a control system configured to, when the mobile robot is docked at the cleaning station, cause rotation of the roller to direct cleaning fluid from the fluid vessel to a cleaning pad of the mobile robot in order to release debris from the cleaning pad.

公开(公告)号：US20240000278A1

公开(公告)日：2024-01-04

申请号：US18038103

申请日：2021-12-13

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC

Inventor： Hyunsup SONG ,  Jongil PARK ,  Jongjin Woo

IPC: A47L9/28 ,  A47L9/16 ,  A47L9/32

CPC classification number: A47L9/2873 ,  A47L9/1683 ,  A47L9/325 ,  A47L2201/024

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a cleaner system to which both a stick cleaner and a robotic cleaner can be coupled. According to the cleaner system according to the embodiment of the present disclosure, the first station to which the first cleaner is coupled and the second station to which the second cleaner is coupled are included, so that it is possible to remove the inconvenience for a user to empty the dust in the dust bin of the first cleaner and/or the second cleaner each time.

公开(公告)号：US20230414050A1

公开(公告)日：2023-12-28

申请号：US18163495

申请日：2023-02-02

Applicant: ZHEJIANG MIYUE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD ,  Zhejiang Sineva Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Changtai XIA ,  Guangzhi CONG ,  Zengfei WANG

IPC: A47L9/14 ,  A47L9/00

CPC classification number: A47L9/149 ,  A47L9/0063 ,  A47L2201/024

Abstract: Provided are dust collecting device and cleaning base station. The dust collecting device includes machine shell, cover body, air duct structure, rotating support and dust bag. Accommodating cavity is formed in the machine shell, opening communicated with accommodating cavity is provided on the machine shell, the cover body is movably connected with the machine shell for closing the opening, and pushing component is arranged on the cover body. The air duct structure is provided in the machine shell, dust outlet thereof is communicated with accommodating cavity, the rotating support is provided in accommodating cavity, one end thereof is rotating fulcrum, and the dust bag is located in accommodating cavity and installed on the rotating support. When the cover body closes the opening, the pushing component drives the rotating support to rotate around the rotating fulcrum thereof, so that part of the dust outlet is located in the dust bag.