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Modular automatic traveling apparatus

a technology of automatic traveling and modules, applied in the direction of carpet cleaners, heating types, separation processes, etc., can solve the problems of limiting the size of the robot, unable to hold various types of tools, and becoming an extra burden for users

Inactive Publication Date: 2012-07-26
KO JOSEPH Y
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[0007]The primary object of the present invention is to solve the aforesaid disadvantages by providing an automatic traveling apparatus that can be coupled with various types of detachable external devices to automatically perform different tasks.

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Moreover, the robot has size limitation and cannot hold various types of tools.
It becomes an extra burden to the users.

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[0018]Please refer to FIG. 1, the present invention aims to provide a modular automatic traveling apparatus mainly adopted for use in indoor environment such as house or office. It includes a seat 10 with automatic traveling function and an external coupling device 30 mounted onto the seat 10. The seat 10 can move automatically and perform specific task such as cleaning through the external coupling device 30 during moving.

[0019]Also referring to FIGS. 2 and 3, the seat 10 includes an upper case 11 and a lower case 12 coupled with the upper case 11. The lower case 12 includes a moving device 13 which includes a control unit 131 (such as a circuit board), a driving unit 132 (such as a motor) electrically connected to the control unit 131, a driving wheel set 133 electrically connected to the driving unit 132 and an auxiliary wheel set 134. The control unit 131 can set a moving path and activate operation of the driving wheel set 133 through the driving unit 132 and also drive rotatio...

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Abstract

A modular automatic traveling apparatus includes a seat and an external coupling device mounted onto the seat. The seat includes a moving device to allow the seat to move automatically and an assembling passage which has two ends formed respectively an inlet and a holding orifice. The holding orifice has a detent portion on the perimeter thereof. The external coupling device has an installation portion which is inserted into the assembling passage through the inlet and latched on the detent portion and anchored on the holding orifice, thus is movable automatically with the seat. Users can change the external coupling devices with varying functions such as a vacuum cleaner, odorator and the like to automatically perform different types of tasks through the automatic movement of the seat.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present invention relates to a modular automatic traveling apparatus and particularly to a modular automatic traveling apparatus coupled with a detachable external device to automatically perform varying tasks.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]Advance of technology has spawned automatic moving devices to automatically perform some tasks, such as cleaning and sweeping, to save manpower and improve life quality in homes.[0003]For instance, U.S. Pat. No. 5,815,880 discloses a cleaning robot that includes a moving unit which moves the main unit, a collecting unit for suctioning dust and particles on the floor into the main unit, and a wiping unit for wiping the floor using detergent, disinfectant, wax, etc.[0004]U.S. Pat. No. 6,883,201 also discloses an autonomous floor-cleaning robot comprising a self-adjusting cleaning head subsystem that includes a dual-stage brush assembly having counter-rotating, asymmetric brushes and an adjacent, but independent, va...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): B65G35/00F24F6/12B01J19/00A47L5/00
CPCA47L5/225A47L5/24A47L9/2884A47L11/4036F24F2221/42F24F3/16F24F6/00F24F2221/36A47L2201/00
Inventor KO, JOSEPH Y.
Owner KO JOSEPH Y
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