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3432results about "Cleaning machines" patented technology

Obstacle recognition method for autonomous robots

A method for operating a robot, including: capturing images of a workspace; capturing data indicative of movement of the robot; capturing LIDAR data as the robot moves within the workspace; generating a map of the workspace based on the LIDAR data; actuating the robot to drive; discriminating between an object on a floor surface along a path of the robot and the floor surface based on the captured images; actuating the robot to drive until determining all areas of the workspace are discovered and included in the map; and executing a cleaning function.
Owner:SVAI INC

Cleaning system, charging assembly, cleaning apparatus, and tray

A cleaning system includes a cleaning device, a tray, a charging assembly, a body and a floor brush assembly. The floor brush assembly has rollers which rotate around an X-axis, and can rotate at least in the X-axis direction relative to the body. The charging assembly has a male charging end and a female charging end, wherein one of the male charging end and the female charging end is provided on the body, and the other is provided on the tray. Opposite sides of the male charging end have first electrode sheets and the female charging end has corresponding second electrode sheets. The body of the cleaning system, the body rotates such that the location of the first electrode sheets of the male charging end avoid a problem of poor contact with second electrode sheets of the female charging end.
Owner:TIANKE INTELLIGENT TECH CO LTD

Multi-battery-equipped robot

A multi-battery-equipped robot includes a casing assembly, a control box provided within the casing assembly, a driving motor, a suction motor and at least two battery assemblies. The driving motor is detachably provided on an inner wall of the casing assembly. The suction motor is detachably provided on an inner bottom surface of the casing assembly. Each battery assembly includes a battery pack and a circuit board. An outer wall of the casing assembly is provided with a slot, in which the battery assemblies are detachably provided. The battery pack is electrically connected to the circuit board through a first cable. The circuit board is electrically connected to the control box through a second cable. Any two circuit boards are electrically connected to each other through a third cable.
Owner:NINGBO POOLSTAR POOL PRODUCTS CO LTD

Clutter tidying robot for non-standard storage locations

A method and computing apparatus are disclosed for allowing a tidying robot to organize objects into non-standard categories and deposit them at non-standard locations that match a user's needs. The tidying robot navigates an environment using cameras to map the type, size, and location of toys, clothing, obstacles, furniture, structural elements, and other objects. The robot comprises a neural network to determine the type, size, and location of objects based on input from a sensing system. An augmented reality view allows user interaction to refine and customize areas within the environment to be tidied, object categories, object home locations, and operational task rules controlling robot operations.
Owner:CLUTTERBOT INC

Adjustable squeegee with scrubber bar

PendingUS20250089953A1Carpet cleanersFloor cleaners
A multi-positional cleaning device includes a handle body having a first longitudinal axis, a head configured to receive a blade, and a pivoting assembly to rotate the blade. A plane extending through a center of the head, parallel to the blade. The head is rotatable about a pivot axis relative to the head. An orientation of the plane of the head remains constant relative to the longitudinal axis as the blade moves along the path of movement.
Owner:UNGER MARKETING INTERNATIONAL LLC

Modular caddy for carrying window cleaning accessories

A modular caddy for carrying window cleaning accessories includes a main bag and at least one modular unit attachable to the main bag. The main bag has a back panel and a cover sheet, with securing means arranged on the back panel for releasably securing the main bag to a garment. Strips of webbing are arranged on the outer surface and fixed at regular intervals to form a series of gaps. Attachment means are dimensioned to correspond to said gaps and configured for releasably attaching modular units to the strips of webbing.The modular units also have strips of webbing for attaching to the main bag and for mounting further modular units thereon.
Owner:MAYKKER PRODUCTS APS

Cleaner head for a vacuum cleaner

A cleaner head for a vacuum cleaner includes a laser diode for illuminating debris located upon a region of a work surface located in front of the cleaner head with green light.
Owner:DYSON TECH LTD

Robot cleaner

A robot cleaner according to an embodiment may include a motor, a shaft configured to be rotated by the motor, a first member coupled to receive a rotational force from the shaft and including at least one guide protrusion protruding outwardly, and a second member coupled to allow the at least one guide protrusion to slidably move and including at least one guide groove formed in an inner side thereof. The first member may be configured to rotate relative to the second member such that the at least one guide protrusion moves along the at least one guide groove and moves upward or downward of the second member.
Owner:SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD

Disinfection robot, system for disinfection, and method of disinfection

PendingUS20250090706A1Carpet cleanersFloor cleaners
Disinfection robot for disinfecting a space by means of ultraviolet radiation, which includes a radiation source for emitting the ultraviolet radiation, movement means for moving the radiation source in the space, and sensor means for generating a sensor signal that is indicative for a position of the radiation source in the space. The robot includes a controller that is arranged for receiving the sensor signal and that is arranged for controlling the movement means for moving the radiation source along a path in the space. The controller is arranged for determining a cumulative exposure pattern of the emitted ultraviolet radiation in the space. The controller is arranged for determining a target position to extend the path based on the sensor signal and on the cumulative exposure pattern in the space. and for controlling the movement means for moving the radiation source towards the target position.
Owner:RYBERG IP BV

Detachable electric driving device and cleaning machine

The utility model discloses a detachable electric driving device and a cleaning machine, the detachable electric driving device comprises an electric driving assembly, a hinge piece and an end button assembly, the hinge piece is located at one end of the hinge piece and is detachably and electrically connected with the power connection end of the electric driving assembly, and the other end of the hinge piece is used for being hinged to a motor fixing part arranged at one end of a cleaning head shell; the input end of the end button assembly is coupled with the rotating output end of the electric driving assembly, and the output end of the end button assembly is used for driving a roller assembly of the cleaning machine to rotate and further driving a driven gear to rotate so as to drive a brush assembly to rotate. The clamping end is rotationally connected with the other end of the cleaning head shell and has a moving stroke in the axial direction of the electric driving assembly. The technical scheme of the utility model solves the problem that the conventional cleaning machine driving motor is troublesome to disassemble and assemble in the maintenance process.
Owner:WUHAN DIISEA INTELLIGENCE TECH CO LTD

Scraper with cover

A scraper includes a cover, a first clamping member, a second clamping member, and a locking device. The cover has a connection portion and an insertion protrusion. The first clamping member has a first through groove, and the second clamping member has a second through groove. The locking device has a sliding portion slidably arranged in the first through groove and the second through groove. The connection portion of the cover is detachably connected to the side of the first clamping member opposite to the second clamping member, and the insertion protrusion inserts through the first through groove and the second through groove and is detachably coupled with the second clamping member.
Owner:HONG ANN TOOL INDS

Mop cleaning tool with bucket

The utility model relates to a mop cleaning tool with a bucket. The mop cleaning tool comprises a cleaning bucket, a mop head and a wiping object, the cleaning device is characterized in that the cleaning barrel is provided with a water purification area, a cleaning area and a sewage area which are independent of one another, a handle is arranged at the opening end of the sewage area, the water purification area is communicated with the cleaning area through a water supply channel, and the cleaning device further comprises a switch used for opening and closing the water supply channel. A water retaining wall is arranged at one end, far away from the squeezing and scraping edge, of the squeezing plate; when the mop head enters the cleaning area downwards until the lowest end of the mop head is lower than the outlet end of the water supply channel, the water retaining wall blocks a part of water squeezed and scraped from the wiping object and flows back to the cleaning area along the water guide surface, and the water guide surface can be used for cleaning the mop head. And a part of water squeezed and scraped by the wiping object crosses over the water retaining wall and flows into the sewage area. By means of the cleaning tool, it can be guaranteed that clean water is used in each cleaning operation, cleaning and squeezing can be completed in one area at the same time, and the cleaning and squeezing operations are smooth.
Owner:NINGBO DERUNTANG INTELLIGENT TECH CO LTD

Double-layer mop bucket for flat mop

A double-layer mop bucket for a flat mop comprises an outer bucket provided with a clean water area and a sewage area, an inner bucket arranged in the sewage area and capable of inserting the flat mop, and a cover body component removably mounted on the outer bucket, wherein a cleaning area and a scraping area which are connected are arranged in the inner bucket, a cleaning port connected with the cleaning area and a scraping port connected with the scraping area are arranged on the cover body component, a groove for limiting the flat mop to be inserted into the bottom is arranged at the bottom of the inner bucket, and a water guiding chute capable of guiding water scraped at the scraping port and the cleaning port to flow into the sewage area is arranged in the cover body component.
Owner:ZHEJIANG LIVINGHUE HOUSEWARE PROD CO LTD

Training mobile robot traversability detection with simulated data

A system and method are disclosed for training a machine learning model configured to determine a traversability of a real-world environment by a mobile robot based on an image of the real-world environment. The method advantageously generates high quality synthetic training data for training a traversability detection model to discriminate between traversable and untraversable regions in images captured of a real-world environment. The synthetic training data is generated through simulation of a virtual robot in a virtual environment. Once the traversability detection model is trained, it can be deployed to the mobile robot for the purpose of predicting traversability of a real-world environment.
Owner:ROBERT BOSCH GMBH

Water pumping and cleaning mechanism for mop bucket and working method of water pumping and cleaning mechanism

The invention belongs to the technical field of cleaning tools, and discloses a mop bucket water pumping and cleaning mechanism and a working method thereof.The mop bucket water pumping and cleaning mechanism is arranged on a cleaning stroking opening of a mop bucket body and comprises a cleaning stroking opening support used for installing a limiting roller and a cleaning assembly; the cleaning stroking opening support is detachably installed below a top face plate of a top opening of the mop bucket body, and the cleaning stroking opening is formed in the top face plate and the cleaning stroking opening support. The limiting roller is used for limiting the back of the mop flat plate inserted into the cleaning stroking opening, and the cleaning assembly is used for spraying and cleaning a cleaning pad on the front surface of the mop flat plate; the water pump is arranged in the clean water cavity of the mop bucket main body, the limiting rollers transmit power to the water pump through a transmission assembly, and the water pump pumps water to the cleaning assembly. The original limiting roller is directly used as a power source to drive the water pump to pump water, the structure is simplified, and the failure rate is reduced.
Owner:GAOBEIDIAN RESTAR ELECTRICAL APPLICANCES MANUFACTURE CO LTD

Fabric cleaning machine with water circulation function

The present invention discloses a fabric cleaning machine with a water circulation function, comprising a sewage tank, a clean water tank, a machine body base and a machine body upper cover, wherein the machine body base is internally provided with a sewage pump and a suction motor, the sewage pump and the suction motor are mounted between the machine body upper cover and the machine body base, the machine body upper cover is provided with a main switch, the main switch is fixedly connected with the machine body upper cover, the filtering assembly is connected with the sewage pump, and the clean water tank is connected with the sewage pump. The present invention has the following beneficial effects that the purposes of recycling water and being more convenient to use and place are achieved.
Owner:NINGBO DAMAN ELECTRIC APPLIANCE CO LTD

Extendable pole for cleaning tool

Telescoping pole systems, glides, and clamps thereof are described. The telescoping pole system includes a plurality of nested poles. The glides include a body having one or more projections. The projections lock the glides into a pole. The glide contacts a flange of the clamp, thereby prevent a pole from being fully removed from a pole it is nested within. The poles of such systems may be multi-lobed.
Owner:UNGER MARKETING INTERNATIONAL LLC

System for executing work tasks, comprising at least one work device and at least one data processing unit

The present invention relates to a system (1) comprising at least one working device (3) and at least one data processing unit (4), wherein the working device (3) has at least one sensor unit (8) and is designed and configured for autonomous locomotion in an environment (9), wherein the data processing unit (4) has at least one processor (510) and at least one memory (525), wherein the data processing unit (4) is designed and configured for determining (205) spatial environment data with the sensor unit (8), for detecting (210) at least one object (2) in the spatial environment data, for determining (215) at least one object parameter of the object (2) using at least a part of the spatial environment data, and for selecting (220) at least one action of the working device (3) with respect to the object (2) depending on the at least one determined object parameter.
Owner:VORWERK & CO INTERHOLDING GMBH

Surface engagement sensing for surface cleaning device

The invention relates to surface engagement sensing for a surface cleaning device. A surface cleaning device includes an air passage having a suction inlet. The motor is configured to generate an airflow through the air passage. One or more operating parameters of the motor may vary when the suction inlet is engaged with or disengaged from a surface. A power level of the motor may be controlled based at least in part on a change in one or more operating parameters of the motor.
Owner:BISSELL INC

Tools for cleaning a grill grate

PendingUS20250083194A1Carpet cleanersFloor cleaners
Various grill cleaning tools improve the effectiveness of use compared to existing designs. The cleaning tools have a handle. A first tool includes a housing with a sleeve and / or a ring formed at an end of the handle, and a parallel array of scraping pins mounted within a pin plate housed within and extending from the housing. A second tool includes a head formed at an end of the handle; a shaft mounted on the head and secured with fastening hardware; and washers mounted on the shaft. A first set of the washers are displaced when pressed against a surface as compared to a second set of the washers that remain in a resting position. A third tool includes a planar base; a metal support mounted to the base; and an abrasive component fastened to the support. Corresponding methods of use are also described.
Owner:BERTORELLI PAUL

Self-moving device

The present disclosure relates to a self-moving device. The self-moving device, including a first image acquisition apparatus, a second image acquisition apparatus, and a controller. The first image acquisition apparatus comprises an emitting assembly configured to emit infrared signal light and a first sensor configured to receive a first image formed by reflection of the infrared signal light through a target object, and distance information of the target object is determined on the basis of the first image; the second image acquisition apparatus comprises a second sensor, the second sensor receives a second image formed by reflection of visible light through the target object, and type information of the target object is determined on the basis of the second image; the controller controls the behavior of the self-moving device on the basis of at least one of the distance information and the type information.
Owner:BEIJING ROCKROBO TECH CO LTD

Mobile robot and control method therefor

Provided in an embodiment of the present invention for accomplishing the objective is a mobile robot control method comprising the steps of: collecting traveling state information while traveling in a traveling zone according to a basic map of the traveling zone; analyzing the traveling state information so as to set, as a dangerous region, a position where a plurality of abnormal situations occur, thereby creating a prohibited region map in the traveling zone; overlapping the predetermined number of prohibited region maps so as to calculate prohibited region candidates, if the prohibited region map is created to satisfy a predetermined number; and reflecting at least one of the prohibited region candidates on the basic map as a prohibited region so as to update the basic map to be used for subsequent traveling in the traveling zone. Therefore, various abnormal situations that cannot be sensed by a sensor for a space in which traveling is necessary can be recognized, and the type of situation, from among restriction, wandering and collision, can be accurately recognized according to various determination schemes and can be handled according thereto.
Owner:LG ELECTRONICS INC

Dust collector floor brush capable of adsorbing metal products

The utility model discloses a dust collector floor brush capable of adsorbing metal products, which comprises a floor brush body and a dust collector, the electromagnet is arranged in the protruding part, connected with a power source through a wire and arranged on the bottom face of the protruding part in a penetrating mode. Compared with the prior art, the dust collector solves the problems that when the ground with metal products such as iron particles and scrap iron remaining on the surface is cleaned, the metal products cannot be adsorbed, and the dust collector is damaged.
Owner:SUZHOU CHUNJU ELECTRIC CO LTD