Robot cleaner and method for controlling same

    公开(公告)号:US12121193B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-22

    申请号:US17044209

    申请日:2019-03-28

    申请人: EVERYBOT INC.

    IPC分类号: A47L11/40 A47L11/293

    摘要: Provided are a cleaning robot and a control method thereof. A control method of a cleaning robot using a rotational force of a plurality of rotation members as a motive power source for its driving, includes: driving the cleaning robot by rotating at least one of a first rotation member performing a rotational motion around a first rotation axis and a second rotation member performing a rotational motion around a second rotation axis; determining whether the cleaning robot reaches a wall surface during its driving; and driving the cleaning robot along the wall surface by rotating at least one of the first and second rotation members while maintaining one side surface of the cleaning robot to be in close contact with the wall surface when it is determined that the cleaning robot reaches the wall surface.

    HAND GUIDED FLOOR TREATMENT MACHINE
    3.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240341555A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-17

    申请号:US18291503

    申请日:2022-07-21

    IPC分类号: A47L11/40 A47L11/30

    摘要: The present invention relates to the field of floor treatment machines for scrubbing, polishing, sanding or burnishing floors, and in particular machines in which one or more driven rotatable work heads (such as scrubbing brushes) are provided for agitating the floor surface. The disclosure provides a hand guided, walk-behind floor treatment machine comprising: a base portion provided with and supported by at least one rotatable work head for treating the floor, drive means for rotating the work head with respect to the base portion, guide wheel means for supporting the handle portion and/or base portion on the floor, the guide wheel means having a substantially transverse axis of rotation with respect to the base portion so as to permit machine travel over the floor in a working direction, a handle portion for steering or guiding the machine in the working direction of travel, a lower region of which handle portion is provided with an articulated joint arrangement which permits pivoting of the handle portion with respect to the base portion during machine operation, the handle portion lower region being connected to the guide wheel means so as to permit yaw steering by manipulation of an upper region of the handle, wherein a motor traction drive is provided for driving the guide wheel means so as to permit self-propulsion of the machine over the floor and a motor controller for controlling the operation of the motor traction drive. The motor controller permits the traction drive to be activated or de-activated. The motor controller may be configured to permit motor traction drive control independent of the operation of the work head drive means. The motor controller is configured to provide traction drive speed control. The motor controller is adapted to permit continuously variable speed control, and/or stepped incremental speed control, and/or the adoption of one of a plurality of discrete single speed settings. The motor controller may be configured to provide a user-selectable reverse drive mode of the guide wheel means so that the machine may be propelled backwards.

    CLEANING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A CLEANING SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20240341554A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-17

    申请号:US18755261

    申请日:2024-06-26

    IPC分类号: A47L11/40 A47L9/28 A47L11/30

    摘要: The invention relates to a cleaning system comprising a cleaning apparatus with at least one cleaning tool, a sensor device for detecting the propagation of vibrations as a result of the operation of the cleaning apparatus and for providing input information relating thereto, and a data processing device on which an application program is ran or can be ran and by means of which the input information can be analyzed, wherein during the analysis of the input information, it can be ascertained whether the detected propagation of vibrations is an abnormal propagation of vibrations, indicating an actual operating state which deviates from a normal operating state of the cleaning apparatus, and the cause of the abnormal propagation of vibrations can be ascertained on the basis of the deviation and/or a corrective measure with respect to correcting the cause of the abnormal propagation of vibrations can be provided by the data processing device. The invention additionally relates to a method for operating a cleaning system.

    SURFACE CLEANING APPARATUS
    10.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240315517A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-09-26

    申请号:US18737067

    申请日:2024-06-07

    IPC分类号: A47L11/40 A47L11/30

    摘要: A surface cleaning head is provided having a squeegee positioned on a rearward side of a rotatably mounted cleaning brush and cleaning fluid reservoir which, in operation, provides a cleaning fluid to a cleaning fluid applicator that is positioned internal of the surface cleaning head at a position above the rotatably mounted cleaning brush. A water collection container, which is removably positionable in the surface cleaning head, is positioned rearward of the rotatably mounted cleaning brush.