788results about "Docking stations/operations" patented technology

A mobile computing device includes a user input device and a controller. The user input device includes a display, and the controller is operably connected to the user input device and configured to execute instructions to perform operations. The operations include presenting on the display, information about one or more areas that were not cleaned by an autonomous cleaning robot during a first mission. The operations further include transmitting data corresponding to a user-selected subset of the one or more areas to cause the robot to clean the user-selected subset during a second mission.

Systems, methods, and computer program products for a robotic cleaner with an extendable cleaning surface are provided. An example robotic cleaning system may include a robotic cleaner having a housing and a cleaning pad movably attached to the housing. The cleaning pad may be movable to extend at least a portion of the cleaning pad beyond an edge of the housing.

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.

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.

The embodiment of the invention provides a cleaning assembly replacement base station, and the base station comprises a cleaning assembly carrying unit which is used for carrying a cleaning assembly dismounted from cleaning equipment, and carrying a cleaning assembly to be mounted of the cleaning equipment; the cleaning assembly storage unit is used for storing the detached cleaning assembly and storing the cleaning assembly to be installed; and the cleaning assembly conveying mechanism is used for conveying the detached cleaning assembly from the bearing unit to the storage unit and conveying the cleaning assembly to be installed from the storage unit to the bearing unit.

The invention discloses a cleaning robot navigation system, which comprises a central control unit, a sensor module, a motion control system, a cleaning assembly, a communication assembly, a safety and diagnosis module and a battery and power supply management module, and is characterized in that the sensor module comprises a laser radar, an ultrasonic sensor, a visual camera and an inertial measurement unit; the laser radar is used for environment scanning and obstacle detection, the ultrasonic sensor is used for close-range obstacle detection, the visual camera is used for image processing and ground analysis, and the inertial measurement unit is used for attitude and position detection. A series of innovative technologies such as advanced sensor technology, data fusion, path planning, dynamic obstacle avoidance, cleaning task optimization and the like are combined, and a plurality of problems faced by an existing cleaning robot are solved. According to the technical scheme, the cleaning robot can be remarkably improved in the aspects of environment perception, navigation precision, cleaning efficiency, task optimization and the like.

An automatic cleaning apparatus, including a first rolling brush including a first brush member, and a second rolling brush arranged substantially in parallel to the first rolling brush and including a second brush member. As the first rolling brush and the second rolling brush rotate, the first brush member and the second brush member rotate to a position where the first brush member and the second brush member approach each other, and a point where the first brush member and the second brush member approach each other moves dynamically in a predetermined direction.

A robot cleaning system, including: a cleaning robot connectable to a mopping module of the cleaning robot, and a base station provided for the cleaning robot to dock, the cleaning robot includes: a main body; a mobile module; and a connection assembly, configured to detachably dispose the mopping module on the body of the robot; the base station includes: a storage module, configured to store at least one mopping module; an operating position, for the cleaning robot to dock to replace the mopping module; and a transfer module, configured to transfer the mopping module between the storage module and the operating position; and the robot cleaning system further includes a control unit. Beneficial effects of the present disclosure are: the cleaning robot is more intelligent, and the corresponding base station is compact in structure and small in occupied area.

Embodiments of the present disclosure reveal a base station and a cleaning robot system. The base station includes a base station body, provided with a cleaning tank; a liquid discharge apparatus, configured to spray cleaning liquid, where the cleaning liquid is accommodated in the cleaning tank; a filtration apparatus, located in the cleaning tank; and a detection apparatus, where at least part of the detection apparatus is positioned on the filtration apparatus, and the detection apparatus is configured to detect a liquid level in the cleaning tank.

In general, the present disclosure is directed to a hand-held surface cleaning device that includes a relatively compact form-factor to allow users to store the same in a nearby location (e.g., in a drawer, in an associated charging dock, on a table top) for easy access to perform relatively small cleaning tasks that would otherwise require retrieving a full-size vacuum from storage. A hand-held surface cleaning device consistent with aspects of the present disclosure includes a body (or body portion) with a motor, power source and dust cup disposed therein. The body portion also functions as a handgrip to allow the hand-held surface cleaning device to be operated by one hand, for example.

A self-cleaning maintenance station and a self-cleaning system are provided. The self-cleaning maintenance station includes a self-cleaning maintenance station body that includes a water storage chamber and a water storage tank assembled at a top end of the self-cleaning maintenance station body, where the water storage chamber bas a semi-enclosed structure, and the water storage chamber, with an opening facing upward and forward, is disposed at a top of the self-cleaning maintenance station body and is configured to accommodate the water storage tank; and the water storage tank, after being at least partially inserted into the water storage chamber, is assembled at the top end of the self-cleaning maintenance station body.

The invention provides a sewage pumping control method of a cleaning base station, a liquid pumping system, the cleaning base station and a cleaning system.The cleaning base station comprises a base station body, a cleaning tank is arranged at the bottom of the base station body, and the cleaning tank is used for collecting sewage generated when the cleaning base station cleans a cleaning assembly of self-cleaning equipment; a cleaning tank is arranged in the base station body, a liquid storage container is arranged on the base station body and used for collecting sewage in the cleaning tank, and the sewage pumping control method comprises the following steps that a sewage pumping channel between the cleaning tank and the liquid storage container is closed; performing air exhaust operation on the liquid storage container until the negative pressure of the liquid storage container reaches a set threshold value; opening a sewage pumping channel between the cleaning tank and the liquid storage container; and sewage in the cleaning tank is pumped into the liquid storage container under the action of negative pressure. By means of the sewage pumping control method, the technical problems that in the process that an existing liquid pumping system pumps sewage in the sewage tank, bubble sound is obvious, and the duration time is long can be solved.

The invention provides a control method and device of a cleaning robot and a cleaning system, relates to the field of intelligent robots and is applied to the cleaning system comprising the cleaning robot and a cleaning base station, and the cleaning base station comprises a bearing unit, a conveying mechanism, a first cleaning assembly and a second cleaning assembly. Comprising the steps that after the robot completes cleaning of all sub-areas in a first area based on a first cleaning assembly, the robot is controlled to return to a base station to replace a second cleaning assembly needed for executing cleaning of a second area; after the robot returns to the base station to execute the dismounting action of the first cleaning assembly, the robot is controlled to drive out of the base station; after the robot is located outside the base station, if it is determined that the second cleaning assembly exists in the bearing unit, the robot is controlled to drive into the base station so as to install the second cleaning assembly, in this way, by optimizing the cleaning sequence of the robot, the robot can complete the cleaning task more efficiently, the unnecessary cleaning assembly replacement frequency and time waste are reduced, and the cleaning efficiency is improved. Therefore, the cleaning efficiency is improved.

The invention discloses a cleaning device, a cleaning robot, a cleaning system, a control method of the cleaning robot and a storage medium. The cleaning device comprises a rolling brush shell, a driving assembly, a rolling brush assembly, a shielding assembly and a lifting assembly. The rolling brush shell is arranged on a machine body of the cleaning robot and provided with a suction inlet, and the suction inlet is used for allowing garbage on a to-be-cleaned face to enter the rolling brush shell. The driving assembly is arranged on the rolling brush shell or the machine body. The rolling brush assembly is at least partially arranged in the rolling brush shell, and the rolling brush assembly is connected with the driving assembly. The shielding assembly is connected with the driving assembly. The lifting assembly is connected with the driving assembly and the rolling brush shell. The driving assembly is used for driving the rolling brush assembly to rotate so as to clean the to-be-cleaned face, driving the shielding assembly to move so as to change the opening size of the suction inlet and driving the lifting assembly to move so as to drive the rolling brush shell to move, and therefore the rolling brush assembly is driven to ascend and descend relative to the machine body. According to the cleaning robot, the cleaning device can execute multiple functions, the applicability of the cleaning robot is higher, and the cleaning effect is better.

A combination of a floor cleaner and a cleaning apparatus for cleaning the floor cleaner is disclosed. The floor cleaner includes a base movable along a surface to be cleaned, a brushroll motor, and a brushroll rotatable about a brushroll axis relative to the base by the brushroll motor. The brushroll has a brushroll radius defined from the brushroll axis to an outer perimeter of the brushroll. The cleaning apparatus includes a tray that selectively removably receives a portion of the floor cleaner in a mounted position. The tray includes a brushroll-receiving portion to receive the brushroll of the floor cleaner. The combination further includes a light source directed toward the brushroll when the brushroll is received in the brushroll-receiving portion of the tray. The light source is operable to emit ultraviolet light onto the brushroll, the ultraviolet light having a wavelength less than 400 nm.

A hand-held surface cleaning device consistent with aspects of the present disclosure includes a body (or body portion) with a motor, power source and dust cup disposed therein. The body portion also functions as a handgrip to allow the hand-held surface cleaning device to be operated by one hand, for example.

The invention provides a self-cleaning method of a sewage tank, the sewage tank, cleaning equipment and a cleaning base station, and the self-cleaning method comprises the following self-cleaning processes: controlling a sewage outlet to be opened so as to drain sewage in a sewage cavity, and controlling the sewage outlet to be closed; the self-cleaning mechanism is controlled to be started, and first spraying is conducted on the cavity wall of the sewage cavity; when a first specified condition is met, the self-cleaning mechanism is controlled to stop first spraying, and the drain outlet is controlled to be opened; wherein the first specified condition indicates at least one of the sewage cavity capacity or the clear water spraying amount; in response to emptying of the sewage cavity, the self-cleaning mechanism is controlled to start to conduct second spraying on the cavity wall of the sewage cavity until a second specified condition is met, and the self-cleaning mechanism is controlled to stop second spraying; wherein the second specified condition indicates the clear water spraying amount, and in the second spraying process, the drain outlet is kept open. The technical problem that an existing sewage tank is poor in self-cleaning effect can be solved.

A cleaning robot includes a dust suction assembly including a roller brush assembly, a cavity body, a first blocking member located on a front side and a second blocking member located on a rear side of the roller brush assembly. The roller brush assembly includes a first roller brush and a second roller brush that are longitudinally arranged. Each of the first blocking member and the second blocking member has a free end close to a bottom surface of the dust suction assembly; a distance between the free end of the first blocking member and the bottom surface is a first distance, and a distance between the free end of the second blocking member and the bottom surface is a second distance, both the first distance and the second distance is greater than or equal to 0 and less than 5 mm.

Systems, devices, and methods for washing robotic cleaners are disclosed. An example robotic cleaning system may include a robotic cleaner, which may include a housing and at least one wet cleaning element including at least one cleaning surface on an underside of the housing. A docking station may include a base. A support may extend laterally from the base. The support may be configured to receive at least a portion of the robotic cleaner on top of the support. The support may define a cavity. At least one cleaning shuttle may be within the cavity and may include at least one spray nozzle and at least one mechanical contacting element. The spray nozzle(s) may be configured to spray cleaning fluid onto at least a first portion of the cleaning surface(s). The mechanical contacting element(s) may be configured to contact at least a second portion of the cleaning surface(s).

In general, the present disclosure is directed to a hand-held surface cleaning device that includes a relatively compact form-factor to allow users to store the same in a nearby location (e.g., in a drawer, in an associated charging dock, on a table top) for easy access to perform relatively small cleaning tasks that would otherwise require retrieving a full-size vacuum from storage. A hand-held surface cleaning device consistent with aspects of the present disclosure includes a body (or body portion) with a motor, power source and dust cup disposed therein. The body portion also functions as a handgrip to allow the hand-held surface cleaning device to be operated by one hand, for example.

The invention provides a cleaning assembly replacement method, device and system, a medium and a product, relates to the field of intelligent robots, and is applied to a cleaning system comprising cleaning equipment and a cleaning base station. The cleaning base station comprises a visual sensor and at least one type of cleaning assembly; the visual sensor is used for identifying color data of the cleaning assembly; comprising the steps that when cleaning equipment is located on a cleaning base station, a first type of a current cleaning assembly is determined based on target color data recognized by a visual sensor; the color data in different numerical ranges correspond to different types of cleaning components; determining a second type of the to-be-cleaned surface, and selecting a target cleaning assembly of a third type matched with the second type; according to the method, the current cleaning assembly is replaced with the target cleaning assembly, the to-be-cleaned face is cleaned based on the target cleaning assembly, in this way, through the method, the cleaning system can automatically recognize and replace the appropriate cleaning assembly, and it is ensured that the ideal cleaning effect is achieved on different types of to-be-cleaned faces.

The invention discloses a cleaning system and a self-cleaning method, and the cleaning system comprises a cleaning robot and a cleaning base station; the cleaning robot is provided with a water storage cavity, a water inlet and a drainage channel, the water inlet is communicated with the water storage cavity, one end of the drainage channel is opened to form a drainage inlet, the drainage inlet is arranged in the water storage cavity and is horizontally arranged higher than a preset liquid level of the water storage cavity, and the other end of the drainage channel is opened to form a drainage outlet; the cleaning base station is provided with a cleaning tank and a water injection opening, the water injection opening is in butt joint with the water inlet, the cleaning tank is used for containing a cleaning assembly of the cleaning robot, the cleaning base station is used for injecting water into the water storage cavity when the water injection opening is in butt joint with the water inlet, and the drainage channel is used for overflowing water to the water storage cavity and discharging the water to the cleaning tank when the water level in the water storage cavity is higher than the drainage inlet. Through the arrangement, the problem of high cost caused by complex pipelines and excessive components in the existing base station is effectively solved.

The embodiment of the utility model discloses a base station and a cleaning system. The base station comprises a base station body, a driving assembly, a transmission assembly and a door body. According to the base station provided by the embodiment of the utility model, the accommodating cavity can be opened through the door body when the functional device moves, and when the functional device works or is stored in the accommodating cavity, the door body can close the accommodating cavity and shield the device in the base station, so that the base station is more attractive, and meanwhile, the appearance surface of the door body can also adapt to the decoration style of a user; the base station can be more adaptive to indoor decoration of a user, so that the base station can be more attractive, the probability that other sundries or pets enter the base station can be reduced, meanwhile, the base station provided by the embodiment of the invention can also be embedded into a wall body, the accommodating cavity is sealed through the door body, the base station can be more attractive, the space occupancy rate is reduced, and the service life of the base station is prolonged. The user experience can be improved.

The invention relates to the technical field of household cleaning, and discloses a floor brush and cleaning equipment, the floor brush comprises a shell, a rolling brush, a dirt scraping mechanism and a driving device, and the dirt scraping mechanism is used for scraping dirt on the rolling brush; the driving device is in transmission fit with the dirt scraping mechanism and is used for driving the dirt scraping mechanism to move between a dirt scraping position in contact fit with the rolling brush and an avoiding position in clearance fit with the rolling brush; the cleaning equipment has a working mode and a self-cleaning mode; when the cleaning equipment is in the working mode, the driving device drives the dirt scraping mechanism to move to a dirt scraping position; when the cleaning equipment is in the self-cleaning mode, the cleaning equipment is located in the base station, and the driving device drives the dirt scraping mechanism to move to the avoiding position. In the self-cleaning process, the driving device can drive the dirt scraping mechanism to move to the avoiding position in clearance fit with the rolling brush, so that the dirt scraping mechanism is separated from the rolling brush, friction between the dirt scraping mechanism and the rolling brush is reduced, the service life of the rolling brush is prolonged, the replacement frequency of the rolling brush is reduced, and the replacement cost is saved.

The utility model discloses a cleaning tank structure and cleaning equipment. The cleaning tank structure comprises a first barrier strip and a bottom plate, the first barrier strip and the bottom plate jointly define at least one part of a cleaning tank, the at least one part of the first barrier strip is movably connected with the bottom plate, the cleaning tank is provided with an inlet and outlet, the at least one part of the first barrier strip can move between a first position and a second position, and under the condition of the first position, the at least one part of the first barrier strip is movably connected with the bottom plate. In the first position, at least one part of the first barrier strip closes the entrance and exit, and in the second position, at least one part of the first barrier strip opens the entrance and exit. In the cleaning tank structure, at least one part of the first barrier strip is movably connected with the bottom plate, at least one part of the first barrier strip at the second position opens the inlet and outlet of the cleaning tank, so that a cleaning robot can conveniently enter and exit the cleaning tank through the inlet and outlet, and at least one part of the first barrier strip at the first position closes the inlet and outlet of the cleaning tank; and the cleaning robot can conveniently clean the mop and the like.

The invention relates to the technical field of household appliances, and discloses a cleaning base station, a cleaning device and a control method of the cleaning device.The cleaning base station comprises a shell, an air channel and a drying opening are formed in the shell, the air channel is arranged in the shell and comprises a first section, a second section and a third section, the second section is connected with the drying opening and the first section, and the third section is connected with the drying opening and the second section; the third section is connected with the first section and a dirt collecting barrel of the cleaning base station; the heating element is arranged in the first section; an air outlet of the drying fan is connected with the first section and used for blowing air towards the heating piece; and the switching assembly is arranged in the air duct and comprises a driving part and a shielding part, and the driving part can control the shielding part to block the third section and conduct the first section and the second section, or block the second section and conduct the first section and the third section. According to the cleaning base station, the length of the air duct can be remarkably shortened, heat and air loss caused by the long air duct is avoided, the drying efficiency is improved, the drying time is shortened, and the user experience is improved.

The embodiment of the utility model discloses an air duct, a drying assembly, a base station and a cleaning system, the air duct comprises a first shell and a second shell, the first shell and the second shell are spliced to form a channel, and the channel can be used for air supply. The air duct further comprises a first clamping assembly and a first fastening assembly, in the air duct assembling process, the first shell and the second shell can be clamped and assembled through the first clamping assembly, under the condition, the first clamping assembly can play a role in preliminary positioning, meanwhile, the first shell and the second shell are preliminarily connected, and the first shell and the second shell can be clamped and assembled through the first fastening assembly. And then the first shell and the second shell can be fixedly connected through the first fastening assembly, so that the connection between the first shell and the second shell is more reliable. Through the arrangement of the first clamping assembly, splicing and positioning of the first shell and the second shell can be facilitated, in the using process, the first clamping assembly can still play a role in auxiliary fixing, the use amount of screws can be reduced, and the air duct splicing efficiency can be improved.

A method of controlling a robotic cleaning apparatus. The method includes detecting, via one or more sensors, a soiled area on a target surface for cleaning. The method includes activating an active suspension system to reduce a distance between a chassis of the robotic cleaning device and a target surface to increase pressure exerted by a cleaning pad mounted to the chassis of the robotic cleaning device. The method includes monitoring, via one or more processors, one or more parameters of the robotic cleaning device to determine whether the one or more parameters are outside a threshold parameter range. The method includes adjusting the active suspension system if the one or more parameters are outside the threshold parameter range, and deactivating the active suspension system when it is detected that the soiled area on the target surface is cleaned.

The invention relates to a cleaning robot system and a base station, and the base station comprises a base which is provided with a cleaning tank and a flushing port; the water supply assembly is communicated to the flushing opening so as to convey water used for cleaning the cleaning robot to the flushing opening; the pollution discharge assembly comprises a sewage tank and a negative pressure generation unit, and the negative pressure generation unit is provided with an air exhaust end for generating negative pressure and an air exhaust end for generating positive pressure; the air exhaust end is communicated with the sewage tank so as to form negative pressure in the sewage tank; the exhaust end is communicated to the flushing opening, positive pressure gas conveyed by the exhaust end flows out of the flushing opening, or the positive pressure gas conveyed by the exhaust end is mixed with water conveyed by the water supply assembly to form a gas-liquid mixture with the pressure larger than the water supply pressure of the water supply assembly, and the gas-liquid mixture flows out of the flushing opening. According to the cleaning robot system and the base station provided by the embodiment of the invention, the flushing water consumption can be reduced, the water adding frequency of the base station is reduced, and the space of the base station is saved.