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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 invention belongs to the technical field of cleaning equipment, and particularly relates to a cyclone separation assembly, a dust collection device, cleaning equipment and a cleaning system. The cyclone separation assembly comprises a cyclone cylinder and a cyclone cone, and the cyclone cylinder comprises a cyclone support and an air inducing part connected with the cyclone support; the cyclone cone is arranged in the cyclone bracket; the axis of the cyclone cone deviates from the axis of the cyclone support in the direction away from the air inducing part. According to the cleaning equipment, the air quantity passing through the air inducing part can be increased, the dust collection effect of the cleaning equipment is improved, the phenomenon that large-particle dirt is stuck at the air inducing part can be avoided to a certain extent, and it is guaranteed that the cleaning equipment can normally operate.

Disclosed is a method and tidying robot system that performs it. A robot of a tidying robot system receives a starting location, a target cleaning area, and obstructions in its path navigating the target cleaning area. It determines a tidying strategy including vacuuming and obstruction handling. It executes the tidying strategy, vacuuming the target cleaning area and moving and / or avoiding obstructions, which are tidyable and / or movable objects. Where the obstruction may be picked up, the robot determines and executes a pickup strategy. Where the obstruction may be relocated but not picked up, it pushes the obstruction to a different location. Where the obstruction cannot be relocated / picked up, it alters its path to avoid the obstruction. The robot determines if the dirt collector is full, and if so, navigates to a base station configured to charge the robot and empty the dirt collector. Otherwise, it continues to execute the tidying strategy.

Assemblies and method to extract a material from a source of the material may include a vacuum generation and sound attenuation assembly to enhance extraction the material from the source of the material. The vacuum generation and sound attenuation assembly may include a vacuum source including a plurality of vacuum generators. Each of the plurality of vacuum generators may be positioned to cause a vacuum flow between the source of the material and the vacuum generation and sound attenuation assembly. The vacuum generation and sound attenuation assembly may further include a sound attenuation chamber connected to the vacuum source. The sound attenuation chamber may include an attenuation housing at least partially defining a chamber interior volume being positioned to receive at least a portion of the vacuum flow from the vacuum source and attenuate sound generated by the vacuum source.

A cleaning robot cleans a cleaning region and has a housing, a drive unit for driving the cleaning robot in the cleaning region, a floor cleaning unit for cleaning a floor surface of the cleaning region, and a robot arm for moving objects and / or for cleaning a surface that is raised with respect to the floor surface. The robot arm is arranged on a housing front of the housing in a resting position. The clean robot further has a control unit for controlling the drive unit, the floor cleaning unit and the robot arm. The robot arm forms a bumper in the resting position.

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 present application provides a base station and a cleaning robot system. The base station is used for cleaning a cleaning system of a cleaning robot. The base station comprises: a base station body; and a cleaning assembly, which is movably provided on the base station body, the cleaning assembly comprising a first cleaning piece capable of floating up and down relative to the base station body, and the first cleaning piece interferes with the cleaning system to remove debris on the cleaning system.

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.

A separation system for a vacuum cleaner is provided an includes a first cyclone body having a first inlet and a second cyclone body having a second inlet. The second cyclone body is arranged in parallel with the first cyclone body. The separation system further includes a valve assembly movable between a first position in which the valve assembly permits airflow through the first and second inlets, and a second position in which the valve assembly permits airflow through the first inlet and inhibits airflow through the second inlet. The first and second inlets are located in a common plane.

A vacuum cleaner includes a body, a suction source disposed in the body, a separator, and a post-motor filter. The body extends along a longitudinal axis between a front end and a rear end. A fluid flow path extends from a suction inlet to an air outlet. The suction source is configured to draw air and debris through the suction inlet along the fluid flow path. The suction source has a suction source inlet and a suction source outlet. The post-motor filter is disposed in the fluid flow path between the suction source outlet and the air outlet. The post-motor filter forms an aperture extending along the longitudinal axis. The post-motor filter is forward of the suction source. A first passageway extends from the separator to the suction source inlet. The first passageway extends through the aperture of the post-motor filter.

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.

A method for operating a mobile self-propelled appliance at a servicing station which, in addition to charging a rechargeable battery of the appliance, offers at least one service function. The docking of the appliance at the servicing station is detected by flowing a charging current through two charging contacts of the appliance and two corresponding mating contacts of the servicing station. The servicing station checks for the presence of a communication interface of the appliance. The service function is automatically started at predetermined times or, in the absence of the communication interface of the appliance, after predefined actions of the appliance.

The invention discloses a wet / dry vacuum cleaner with increased corner cleaning capability, comprising: a floor brush component, the floor brush component comprising a main housing, a clean water tank and a roller brush; a negative pressure suction hole is provided on the main housing, and the rotating roller brush rolls sewage and garbage to the negative pressure suction hole; a water delivery pipeline connected to a diversion component is provided at the bottom of the clean water tank, and a plurality of nozzles are provided on the diversion component, and a water pump delivers water in the clean water tank to the diversion component through the water delivery pipeline and sprays the water to the roller brush through the nozzle; a body component, the body component comprising a main body, a sewage tank and an air extraction device; a negative pressure pipeline is sealed between the interior of the sewage tank and the negative pressure suction hole, and the air extraction device works and generates negative pressure to suck sewage and garbage at the negative pressure suction hole into the sewage tank through the negative pressure pipeline. The clean water tank of the invention is arranged on the floor brush component, which reduces the labor intensity of the user, and the roller brush of the invention is detachably arranged at the front end of the main housing, which greatly increases the cleaning capability at corners.

A hand vacuum cleaner comprises a cyclone, a conical pre-motor filter that is positioned rearward of the cyclone and a suction motor. The pre-motor filter has a front end that faces that faces towards the cyclone air outlet. The conical pre-motor filter has an open interior volume, an outer surface, which is an upstream surface of the pre-motor filter, and an inner surface, which is a downstream surface of the pre-motor filter.

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.

A movable platform control method and device, a movable platform, a control system, and a computer-readable storage medium are provided. The method comprises: determining semantic information of different objects located on a movement path; determining different safe execution distances for the different objects based on the semantic information of the different objects; and controlling the movable platform to execute a cleaning task and / or obstacle avoidance task according to the different safe execution distances of the different objects, where the semantic information of the different objects allows differentiation between obstacles and objects to be cleaned.

The utility model relates to the technical field of cleaning, in particular to cleaning equipment, in the cleaning equipment, an air guide pipe is designed to be of a split structure, so that a first pipe body and a second pipe body can be independently manufactured in a mold, the mold stripping difficulty of the air guide pipe is reduced, and the mold stripping efficiency is improved. And meanwhile, the inner pipe walls of the first pipe body and the second pipe body can be smoother, the airflow flowing smoothness is improved, and the cleaning effect of the cleaning equipment is better.

A cordless vacuum cleaner is provided. The cordless vacuum cleaner includes a plurality of batteries and a method of controlling the same are provided. The cordless vacuum cleaner includes a main body, a suction fan, a suction motor arranged inside the main body and configured to rotate the suction fan, a charging circuit configured to charge the main body, a plurality of batteries charged and discharged through the charging circuit, memory storing one or more computer programs, and one or more processors communicatively coupled to the suction motor, the charging circuit, the plurality of batteries, and the memory, wherein the one or more computer programs include computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors individually or collectively, cause the cordless vacuum cleaner to, based on state information about each of the plurality of batteries, control discharge of each of the plurality of batteries, and the state information includes a battery discharge amount of each of the plurality of batteries.

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 robotic vacuum cleaner according to an embodiment includes a main body forming an outer appearance, a rotation part rotatably disposed on a lower side of the main body, a cleaning member detachably couplable to the rotation part and having at least one reflective pattern provided on a surface thereof, and an optical sensor disposed at a position adjacent to the rotation part, emitting light toward the cleaning member, and obtaining a light reflection amount reflected by the cleaning member, and the at least one reflective pattern has a reflectance different from a remaining region of the surface not provided with reflective pattern.

There is provided a robot including a first light source, a second light source, an image sensor and a processor. The processor is used to calculate an image quality of an image frame captured by the image sensor when the second light source is being turned on. The processor then determines whether to switch the second light source back to the first light source according to the image quality to accordingly identify the material of an operation surface.

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.

Systems and methods for navigating an autonomous vacuum are disclosed. According to one method, the autonomous vacuum traverses a cleaning environment having a plurality of surfaces. As the autonomous vacuum is traversing the cleaning environment, sensors on the autonomous vacuum capture sensor data describing a first section of a surface on which the autonomous vacuum is currently traversing. Based on the received sensor data, the autonomous vacuum can determine that the first section is of a first surface type of a plurality of surface types. The autonomous vacuum can generate a user interface with a background displaying the determined first surface type to notify the user of where the autonomous vacuum is cleaning.

The invention provides a cleaning device and a dust collection method, the cleaning device comprises a dust collector, a dust collection base station and a negative pressure device, the dust collector comprises a dust cup and a first cover body, the first cover body is used for closing or opening the internal space of the dust cup, the dust cup is provided with a lock catch, and the lock catch is used for locking the first cover body; comprising an unlocking piece; and the negative pressure device is used for generating negative pressure in the dust collection base station, so that the unlocking piece acts on the lock catch to unlock the first cover body under the action of air pressure difference. Through mutual cooperation of the dust collector, the dust collection base station and the negative pressure device, the dust collection base station is better in effect of collecting garbage of the dust collector, and use is more convenient.

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 pet hair collector is disclosed, which includes: a base; a fan installation shell; and a printed circuit board; the base includes an air outlet pathway; the fan installation shell is mounted on the base; the fan installation shell has an air outlet that is communicated with the air outlet pathway; the printed circuit. The base comprises an air outlet pathway, the fan installation shell is mounted on the base, and the fan installation shell has an air outlet communicated with the air outlet pathway; the printed circuit board is opposite with the air outlet.

The invention discloses an intelligent cleaning robot dynamic negative pressure dust removal system based on pressure feedback. The intelligent cleaning robot dynamic negative pressure dust removal system comprises a centrifugal fan, a pressure sensor array and a control system. The centrifugal fan adopts a variable frequency speed regulation technology, so that the suction force of 500-3000Pa is dynamically adjustable; an array composed of six sets of miniature pressure sensors is arranged at a dust collection opening, and the airflow pressure difference between the air inlet end and the air outlet end is monitored in real time. The control system is integrated with a blockage self-detection algorithm, when the pressure difference exceeds a preset threshold value 0.5 kPa, a compressed air pulse back flushing program lasting for 0.2 second is triggered, and meanwhile the fan power is adjusted in a self-adaptive mode till blockage is removed. The system solves the problem that the efficiency is suddenly reduced after a traditional dust collector is blocked through a pressure feedback mechanism and an intelligent control strategy, and self-maintenance of the dust collection efficiency is achieved. Experiments show that in dust-intensive scenes such as station waiting halls, the dust removal efficiency is improved by 35% compared with that of a traditional system. The intelligent cleaning robot has the functions of real-time pressure monitoring, dynamic negative pressure adjustment and blockage self-repairing, the working efficiency and reliability of the cleaning robot in the complex environment are remarkably improved, and the intelligent cleaning robot is suitable for being used as intelligent cleaning equipment in families, public places and the industrial field.

A vacuum cleaner including a cleaner body and a brush device connected to the cleaner body. The cleaner body may be configured to perform self-diagnosis on each element of the vacuum cleaner by comparing a flow path pressure value of the vacuum cleaner which is detected by using a pressure sensor mounted to a portion of a suction duct and data related to a load of a brush device with reference values stored in a memory, and to output a result of the self-diagnosis.