Robot lawn mower

Abstract

Provided in the present application is a robot lawn mower. The robot lawn mower comprises a machine body, a controller and an emergency stop button, the machine body comprising a handle part, the handle part being at least arranged at the tail part of the machine body, and the tail part of the machine body being the part of the machine body located at the rear of the advancing direction of the robot lawn mower. The controller is arranged in the machine body, the emergency stop button being arranged on the handle part, and the emergency stop button being electrically connected to the controller. The emergency stop button is used for generating an emergency stop trigger signal in response to pressing of a user when the user holds the handle part, such that the controller responds to the emergency stop trigger signal so as to control the robot lawn mower to stop operating. In the robot lawn mower provided in the present application, by arranging the emergency stop button at the handle part at the tail part of the machine body, a user can press the emergency stop button by pulling the handle part, such that the user can press the emergency stop button very conveniently and safely to stop the operation of the robot lawn mower.

Description

lawn mowing robot Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the field of robotics, and in particular to a lawn mowing robot. Background Art

[0002] Lawn mowers can be used for garden decoration pruning, lawn greening pruning, urban streets, green scenic spots, garden pruning, field weeding, especially for trimming grass and grasslands in parks, other grass fields such as football fields, private villa gardens, and vegetation in agricultural, forestry and animal farms.

[0003] Currently, when the lawn mower robot is in a driving state, if a user wants to press the emergency stop switch on the lawn mower robot to stop the lawn mower robot from working, the pressing operation is very inconvenient.

[0004] Summary of the Invention

[0005] In order to solve the above technical problems, the present application provides a lawn mowing robot. By arranging the emergency stop button at the handle at the rear of the body, the user can press the emergency stop button by pulling the handle, so that the user can press the emergency stop button very conveniently and safely to stop the lawn mowing robot from working.

[0006] The present application provides a lawn mower robot, comprising a body, a controller, and an emergency stop button. The body includes a handle, the handle being located at least at the rear portion of the body, the rear portion of the body being the portion of the body located rearward in the direction of travel of the lawn mower robot. The controller is disposed within the body, and the emergency stop button is disposed on the handle. The emergency stop button is electrically connected to the controller and is configured to generate an emergency stop trigger signal in response to a user's pressing of the handle when the user grasps the handle, causing the controller to control the lawn mower robot to stop operating in response to the emergency stop trigger signal.

[0007] Optionally, at least a portion of the emergency stop button is provided on a side of the handle portion facing the front end of the fuselage, and the front end of the fuselage is opposite to the tail end of the fuselage.

[0008] Optionally, the fuselage includes an upper shell away from the ground, the upper shell includes a main body and the handle portion, the handle portion is arranged at a target end of the main body, and the handle portion extends out of the side of the target end facing away from the ground, at least part of the emergency stop button is arranged on a side of the handle portion facing the main body, wherein the target end is away from the front end of the fuselage, and the front end of the fuselage is opposite to the tail of the fuselage.

[0009] Optionally, the emergency stop button includes a portion provided on a side of the handle portion facing the main body portion and a portion provided on a side of the handle portion facing away from the ground.

[0010] Optionally, the lawn mower robot includes at least one emergency stop button, and the orthographic projection of at least one of the at least one emergency stop button on the ground partially coincides with the orthographic projection of the central axis of the lawn mower robot on the ground, and the central axis is parallel to the forward direction of the lawn mower robot and passes through the geometric center of the lawn mower robot.

[0011] Optionally, the length of the emergency stop button is greater than or equal to 10 cm, and the length of the emergency stop button is the dimension along the extension direction.

[0012] Optionally, the area of ​​the orthographic projection of the emergency stop button on the ground is greater than or equal to 700 square millimeters.

[0013] Optionally, the lawn mowing robot includes at least two emergency stop buttons, and the at least two emergency stop buttons are arranged on the handle portion at intervals along an extension direction of the handle portion.

[0014] Optionally, the handle is also provided at the front end of the body, the lawn mowing robot includes at least two emergency stop buttons, the handle located at the front end of the body is provided with the emergency stop buttons, and the front end of the body is opposite to the tail of the body.

[0015] Optionally, the handle is provided at an end of the tail of the fuselage close to the ground.

[0016] The lawn mower robot provided in this application has the emergency stop button located on the handle at the rear of the lawn mower robot. This allows the user to pull the handle from behind the lawn mower robot while the lawn mower robot is in motion, thereby pressing the emergency stop button and stopping the lawn mower robot. This makes it very convenient and safe to press the emergency stop button to stop the lawn mower robot. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0017] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solution of the present application, the following is a brief introduction to the drawings required for use in the implementation. Obviously, the drawings described below are some implementation methods of the present application. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without any creative work.

[0018] FIG1 is a schematic structural diagram of a lawn mowing robot provided in an embodiment of the present application.

[0019] FIG2 is a top view of the lawn mowing robot shown in FIG1 .

[0020] FIG3 is an enlarged view of A in FIG1 .

[0021] FIG4 is a schematic diagram of a user lifting the lawn mowing robot provided by an embodiment of the present application.

[0022] Description of main component symbols:

[0023] 100 - lawn mowing robot; 10 - fuselage; 20 - emergency stop button; 11 - handle; 12 - tail; 13 - front end; 14 - upper shell; 141 - main body; 1411 - target end. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0024] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of this application to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of this application. Obviously, the embodiments described are only part of the embodiments of this application, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in this application, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of this application.

[0025] In the description of this application, the terms "upper", "lower", "inside", "outside", etc. indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings. They are only for the convenience of describing this application and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation. Therefore, they should not be understood as limitations on this application.

[0026] In the description of this application, unless otherwise specified or limited, the term "connection" should be understood in a broad sense. For example, it can mean a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it can mean a direct connection, an indirect connection through an intermediate medium, or internal communication between two components; it can mean a communication connection; or it can mean an electrical connection. Those skilled in the art will understand the specific meanings of the above terms in this application based on the specific circumstances.

[0027] Please refer to Figures 1 to 3. Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a lawn mower robot 100 provided in an embodiment of the present application. Figure 2 is a top view of the lawn mower robot 100 shown in Figure 1. Figure 3 is an enlarged view of A in Figure 1. As shown in Figures 1 to 3, the lawn mower robot 100 includes a body 10, a controller, and an emergency stop button 20. The body 10 includes a handle 11. The handle 11 is located at least at a rear portion 12 of the body 10. The rear portion 12 is the portion of the body 10 located rearward in the forward direction of the lawn mower robot 100. The controller is disposed within the body 10. The emergency stop button 20 is disposed on the handle 11 and is electrically connected to the controller. When a user grasps the handle 11, the emergency stop button 20 generates an emergency stop trigger signal in response to a user's pressing. The controller controls the lawn mower robot 100 to stop operating in response to the emergency stop trigger signal.

[0028] The lawn mower robot 100 provided in the embodiment of the present application has the emergency stop button 20 located on the handle portion 11 at the rear portion 12 of the body 10. This allows the user to press the emergency stop button 20 from behind the lawn mower robot 100 while the lawn mower robot 100 is in motion by pulling the handle portion 11, thereby stopping the lawn mower robot 100. This makes it very convenient and safe to press the emergency stop button 20 to stop the lawn mower robot 100. Furthermore, since the emergency stop button 20 is located at the rear portion 12 of the body 10, the user can press the emergency stop button 20 from behind the lawn mower robot 100 while the lawn mower robot 100 is in normal motion, thereby preventing collisions between the user and the lawn mower robot 100 and improving operational safety.

[0029] In addition, please refer to Figure 4, which is a schematic diagram of a user lifting the lawn mower robot 100 provided by an embodiment of the present application. By arranging the emergency stop button 20 on the handle portion 11, the user can press the emergency stop button 20 to stop the lawn mower robot 100 while holding the handle portion 11 to lift the lawn mower robot 100. Therefore, the consistency and operational efficiency of the user lifting the lawn mower robot 100 and stopping it can be improved.

[0030] The forward direction of the lawn mower robot 100 is the forward direction of the lawn mower robot 100 when it is moving normally, and is not the backward direction of the lawn mower robot 100.

[0031] The emergency stop button 20 is located at a position on the handle portion 11 that can be pressed by the user's hand when the user holds the handle portion 11 .

[0032] The controller may include a central processing unit, a single chip microcomputer, a microcontroller, a data signal processor and other processing chips.

[0033] The lawn mower robot 100 may include a moving component and a cutter component, wherein the moving component is used to drive the lawn mower robot 100 to move, and the cutter component is used to cut grass blades. Controlling the lawn mower robot 100 to stop working may include controlling the moving component to stop moving and / or controlling the cutter component to stop cutting.

[0034] In some embodiments, as shown in Figures 1 and 2 , at least a portion of the emergency stop button 20 is located on a side of the handle 11 facing the front end 13 of the body 10, where the front end 13 of the body 10 is opposite the rear end 12 of the body 10. In other words, at least a portion of the emergency stop button 20 is located on the inner side of the handle 11. This facilitates a user's finger pressing the emergency stop button 20 while gripping the handle 11, thereby facilitating the robot lawn mower 100 to stop operating by pressing the emergency stop button 20.

[0035] In some embodiments, as shown in Figures 1 and 2, the fuselage 10 includes an upper shell 14 away from the ground, the upper shell 14 includes a main body 141 and the handle portion 11, the handle portion 11 is arranged at a target end 1411 of the main body 141, and the handle portion 11 extends from the side of the target end 1411 away from the ground, at least a portion of the emergency stop button 20 is arranged on a side of the handle portion 11 facing the main body 141, wherein the target end 1411 is away from the front end 13 of the fuselage 10, and the front end 13 of the fuselage 10 is opposite to the tail 12 of the fuselage 10.

[0036] By arranging the handle portion 11 on the upper shell 14 of the body 10 away from the ground, the user can grasp the handle portion 11 from above the lawn mower robot 100. Since there are usually no obstacles above the lawn mower robot 100 and the user is generally taller than the lawn mower robot 100, such a setting can facilitate the user to quickly grasp the handle portion 11.

[0037] By arranging that at least a portion of the emergency stop button 20 is located on the side of the handle portion 11 facing the main body portion 141, it is convenient for the user to press the emergency stop button 20 with his fingers when holding the handle portion 11, thereby facilitating the lawn mower robot 100 to stop working by pressing the emergency stop button 20.

[0038] In some embodiments, as shown in Figures 1 and 2, the emergency stop button 20 includes a portion located on the side of the handle portion 11 facing the main body 141 and a portion located on the side of the handle portion 11 facing away from the ground. This allows the user's fingers and palm to contact and press the emergency stop button 20 when holding the handle portion 11, making it easier for the user to exert force on the emergency stop button 20. Furthermore, it can also prevent the emergency stop button 20 from being located on the side of the handle portion 11 facing away from the front end of the body 10, that is, preventing the emergency stop button 20 from being located on the outside of the handle portion 11, thereby preventing the emergency stop button 20 located on the outside from colliding with other objects and erroneously generating the emergency stop trigger signal.

[0039] In some embodiments, the robotic lawn mower 100 includes at least one emergency stop button 20. The orthographic projection of at least one of the at least one emergency stop button 20 on the ground partially overlaps with the orthographic projection of the central axis of the robotic lawn mower 100 on the ground. The central axis is parallel to the forward direction of the robotic lawn mower 100 and passes through the geometric center of the robotic lawn mower 100. Specifically, at least one of the at least one emergency stop button 20 is located in the middle of the handle 11, as shown in FIG2 .

[0040] The orthographic projection of the central axis on the ground is the projection of the central axis on the ground in a direction perpendicular to the ground.

[0041] In some embodiments, the orthographic projection of the central axis on the ground passes through the center of the orthographic projection of the emergency stop button 20 on the ground.

[0042] By arranging the emergency stop button 20 at the middle portion of the handle 11 , it is convenient for the user to press the emergency stop button 20 from the rear of the lawn mowing robot 100 .

[0043] In some embodiments, the lawn mower robot 100 includes an emergency stop button 20 , and the orthographic projection of the emergency stop button 20 on the ground partially coincides with the orthographic projection of the central axis of the lawn mower robot 100 on the ground.

[0044] In some embodiments, the length of the emergency stop button 20 is greater than or equal to 10 cm, where the length of the emergency stop button 20 is the dimension along the extension direction. Thus, the length of the emergency stop button 20 is greater than the width of a typical user's hand. When the user grips the handle 11 and presses the emergency stop button 20, the user's hand will not be pinched.

[0045] In other embodiments, the length of the emergency stop button 20 can be set according to actual needs.

[0046] In some embodiments, the orthographic projection of the emergency stop button 20 on the ground is greater than or equal to 700 square millimeters. The orthographic projection of the emergency stop button 20 on the ground is the projection of the emergency stop button 20 on the ground in a direction perpendicular to the ground.

[0047] By setting the area of ​​the positive projection of the emergency stop button 20 on the ground to the above range, the contact area between the emergency stop button 20 and the user's hand is larger, which is conducive to the emergency stop button 20 being pressed by the force applied by the hand, thereby facilitating the timely generation of the emergency stop trigger signal.

[0048] In other embodiments, the area of ​​the orthographic projection of the emergency stop button 20 on the ground can be set according to actual needs.

[0049] In some embodiments, as shown in FIG3 , the emergency stop button 20 is arc-shaped, which is convenient for the hand to hold and thus facilitates the hand to apply pressure to the emergency stop button 20 .

[0050] In some embodiments, the lawn mower robot 100 includes at least two emergency stop buttons 20 , and the at least two emergency stop buttons 20 are arranged on the handle portion 11 at intervals along the extending direction of the handle portion 11 .

[0051] The at least two emergency stop buttons 20 may be evenly spaced apart along the extending direction of the handle portion 11 .

[0052] By providing at least two emergency stop buttons 20 along the extension direction of the handle portion 11, it is easier for the user to press the emergency stop button 20, and the user can hold the handle portion 11 at the rear side of the lawn mower robot 100 and press the emergency stop button 20, so that the user can hold the handle portion 11 and press the emergency stop button 20 from multiple directions of the lawn mower robot 100.

[0053] In some embodiments, the at least two emergency stop buttons 20 are arranged on the handle portion 11 at intervals along the circumference of the handle portion 11 .

[0054] In some embodiments, the handle portion 11 is also provided at the front end 13 of the body 10 , and the lawn mower robot 100 includes at least two emergency stop buttons 20 . The emergency stop button 20 is provided on the handle portion 11 located at the front end 13 of the body 10 , and the front end 13 of the body 10 is opposite to the tail 12 of the body 10 .

[0055] That is, the front end 13 and the rear end 12 of the body 10 are both provided with the handle portion 11 , and the emergency stop button 20 is provided on the handle portion 11 located at the front end 13 and the rear end 12 .

[0056] By providing the handle portion 11 at the front end 13 of the body 10 and the emergency stop button 20 on the handle portion 11, the user can pull the handle portion 11 located at the front end 13 of the body 10 in front of the lawn mower robot 100 and press the emergency stop button 20 on the handle portion 11 when the lawn mower robot 100 is moving in reverse, so as to stop the lawn mower robot 100 from working.

[0057] In some embodiments, at least a portion of the emergency stop button 20 located at the front end 13 is disposed on a side of the handle portion 11 located at the front end 13 facing the tail portion 12 of the body 10 .

[0058] In some embodiments, the handle portion 11 located at the front end 13 is provided at the other end of the main body 141, the other end being opposite to the target end 1411, and the handle portion 11 located at the front end 13 extends from the side of the other end facing away from the ground, and at least a portion of the emergency stop button 20 is provided on the side of the handle portion 11 located at the front end 13 facing the main body 141.

[0059] In some embodiments, the emergency stop button 20 located at the front end 13 includes a portion located on the side of the handle portion 11 located at the front end 13 facing the main body 141 and a portion located on the side of the handle portion 11 located at the front end 13 facing away from the ground.

[0060] In some embodiments, the orthographic projection of the emergency stop button 20 located at the front end 13 on the ground partially coincides with the orthographic projection of the central axis on the ground.

[0061] In some embodiments, the length of the emergency stop button 20 located at the front end 13 is greater than or equal to 10 cm, and the area of ​​the orthographic projection of the emergency stop button 20 located at the front end 13 on the ground is greater than or equal to 700 square millimeters.

[0062] In some embodiments, the handle 11 is provided at an end of the rear portion 12 of the body 10 close to the ground. A user can hold the handle 11 from the bottom of the lawn mower robot 100 and press the emergency stop button 20 .

[0063] The body 10 may include a chassis close to the ground, the chassis including a chassis body and the handle portion 11. The handle portion 11 is disposed on a side of the chassis body away from a front end 13 of the body 10 and protrudes from a side of the chassis body facing the ground. At least a portion of the emergency stop button 20 is disposed on a side of the handle portion 11 facing the chassis body. This facilitates a user to press the emergency stop button 20 with their finger while holding the handle portion 11, thereby facilitating the stopping of the lawn mower robot 100 by pressing the emergency stop button 20.

[0064] The above is an implementation method of the embodiment of the present application. It should be pointed out that for ordinary technicians in this technical field, several improvements and modifications can be made without departing from the principles of the embodiment of the present application. These improvements and modifications are also considered to be within the scope of protection of the present application.

Claims

1. A lawn mowing robot, characterized in that: The lawn mowing robot comprises: A fuselage, comprising a handle portion, wherein the handle portion is at least arranged at a rear portion of the fuselage, and the rear portion of the fuselage is a portion of the fuselage located rearward in a forward direction of the lawn mowing robot; A controller, disposed in the body; An emergency stop button is arranged on the handle portion, and the emergency stop button is electrically connected to the controller. When the user holds the handle portion, the emergency stop button generates an emergency stop trigger signal in response to the user's pressing, so that the controller controls the lawn mowing robot to stop working in response to the emergency stop trigger signal.

2. The lawn mowing robot according to claim 1, characterized in that: At least a portion of the emergency stop button is disposed on a side of the handle portion facing the front end of the fuselage, and the front end of the fuselage is opposite to the rear end of the fuselage.

3. The lawn mowing robot according to claim 1, characterized in that: The fuselage includes an upper shell away from the ground, the upper shell includes a main body and the handle portion, the handle portion is arranged at a target end of the main body, and the handle portion extends from a side of the target end away from the ground, and at least a portion of the emergency stop button is arranged on a side of the handle portion facing the main body, wherein the target end is away from the front end of the fuselage, and the front end of the fuselage is opposite to the tail of the fuselage.

4. The lawn mowing robot according to claim 3, characterized in that: The emergency stop button includes a portion disposed on a side of the handle portion facing the main body portion and a portion disposed on a side of the handle portion facing away from the ground.

5. The lawn mowing robot according to claim 1, characterized in that: The lawn mowing robot comprises at least one emergency stop button, and the orthographic projection of at least one of the at least one emergency stop button on the ground partially coincides with the orthographic projection of the central axis of the lawn mowing robot on the ground, and the central axis is parallel to the forward direction of the lawn mowing robot and passes through the geometric center of the lawn mowing robot.

6. The lawn mowing robot according to claim 1, characterized in that: The length of the emergency stop button is greater than or equal to 10 cm, and the length of the emergency stop button is the dimension along the extension direction.

7. The lawn mowing robot according to claim 1, characterized in that: The area of ​​the orthographic projection of the emergency stop button on the ground is greater than or equal to 700 square millimeters.

8. The lawn mowing robot according to claim 1, characterized in that: The lawn mowing robot comprises at least two emergency stop buttons, and the at least two emergency stop buttons are arranged on the handle portion at intervals along the extending direction of the handle portion.

9. The lawn mowing robot according to claim 1, characterized in that: The handle is also arranged at the front end of the body. The lawn mowing robot comprises at least two emergency stop buttons. The handle located at the front end of the body is provided with the emergency stop buttons. The front end of the body is opposite to the rear end of the body.

10. The lawn mowing robot according to claim 1, characterized in that: The handle is arranged at an end of the tail of the fuselage close to the ground.

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