Patent classifications
A47L11/4052
Cleaning robot and cleaning cloth bracket
Provided are a cleaning robot and a cleaning cloth bracket for the cleaning robot, including a cleaning cloth bracket, where the cleaning cloth bracket includes a main body, a soft member and a raised portion, a cleaning cloth is provided under the cleaning cloth bracket, the cleaning cloth bracket is floatingly disposed at a bottom of a base of the cleaning robot, the raised portion is provided at a front end of the main body through the soft member, and the raised portion is in contact with the bottom of the base. According to the present disclosure, by increasing the height of the raised portion and providing the soft member between the raised portion and the main body of the cleaning cloth bracket, the range of application of the cleaning robot is improved, the cleaning robot is allowed to overcome higher obstacles, and the cleaning efficiency is improved.
Device for cleaning surfaces
A machine for cleaning surfaces comprises a main body and a handle portion configured to move the main body along a determined advancing direction. The main body is equipped with a cleaning brush positioned adjacent to the surface to be cleaned, and a first and a second squeegee element positioned at opposite sides of the cleaning brush. The main body provides, furthermore, a first and a second suction mouth positioned at the first and the second squeegee element, respectively, connected to a suction device by a suction circuit. This comprises a deviation device configured to alternately and selectively pneumatically connect the first suction mouth, or the second suction mouth and the suction device, and to pneumatically disconnect, instead, the other suction mouth.
Vacuum Cleaner and Cleaning Accessory for a Vacuum Cleaner
A cleaning accessory for a vacuum cleaner comprises a housing. At least one rotatable cleaning brush is rotatably mounted to the housing and configured to engage a surface to be cleaned. The at least one rotatable cleaning brush comprises at least one flexible cleaning element projecting outwards from a side of the housing. The at least one flexible cleaning element is arranged to rotate in a cleaning position and rotate in a disengaged position whereby the at last one flexible cleaning element engages the surface to be cleaned when rotating in the cleaning position and the at last one flexible cleaning element is remote from the surface to be cleaned when rotating in the disengaged position.
FLOOR CLEANING MACHINE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A FLOOR CLEANING MACHINE
A floor cleaning machine is provided, comprising a suction unit device, a suction bar which is operatively connectable, or operatively connected, to the suction unit device for fluid communication therewith, a holder which releasably holds the suction bar, a fixing device for releasably fixing the suction bar at the holder, and an overload protection device which is associated with the suction bar, wherein the overload protection device comprises at least one rotational bearing by way of which the suction bar is rotatable at the holder relative to the holder when an overload situation occurs.
Orbital single-brush machine for treating floors
An orbital single-brush machine that comprises a chassis which is configured to rest on the floor and is provided with at least one movement handle. The chassis is connected to a motor which is adapted to actuate with combined rotary and orbital motion a work tool that acts on the floor; the chassis comprises a first footing, which is at least partially substantially plate-shaped and is spaced apart from the floor, and a second footing, which is at least partially substantially plate-shaped, supports the motor and is arranged below the first footing, and is supported so that it can rotate freely by the first footing about an oscillation axis which is substantially parallel to the floor and substantially perpendicular to the direction of advancement of the machine. Shock absorbing means are provided which act between at least one portion of the first footing and at least one portion of the second footing.
Cleaning device and roller brush component
The embodiments of the present application provide a cleaning device and a roller brush component. The roller brush component includes a mounting base, a roller brush frame, an adjusting mechanism, a first roller brush and a second roller brush. A notch is formed on one side of the mounting base. The roller brush frame is rotatablely connected with the mounting base. The adjusting mechanism is in driving connection with the roller brush frame to drive the roller brush frame to rotate. The first roller brush and the second roller brush are connected with the roller brush frame, and the roller brushes are positioned in the notch. The roller brush frame, the first roller brush and the second roller brush are configured such that the first roller brush and the second roller brush may have different ground clearances during rotation of the roller brush frame.
CLEANING ROBOT, CONTROL METHOD FOR SAME, AND CLEANING ROBOT SYSTEM
A cleaning robot, including: a housing; a moving module, and a control module, for controlling the moving module to drive the cleaning robot to move. When the cleaning robot moves on a working surface, a wiping unit is capable of directly or indirectly contacting the working surface to wipe the same. The cleaning robot includes a work execution state and a maintenance state. While the cleaning robot is switching from the work execution state to the maintenance state, the control module controls the cleaning robot to move from a work execution position corresponding to the work execution state to a maintenance position corresponding to the maintenance state. During at least a part of the process of the cleaning robot moving from the work execution position to the maintenance position, where the at least a part of the wiping unit is in a state of not contacting the working surface.
CONFIGURATION OF A CLEANING HEAD FOR AN AUTONOMOUS VACUUM
An autonomous cleaning robot (e.g., an autonomous vacuum) may employ a cleaning head for cleaning messes in an environment. The cleaning head may comprise an enclosure with a brush opening at a first side, a mop opening at a second side, and an outlet connected to a vacuum pump. The outlet may open to a cavity within the enclosure. The cleaning head may further comprise a brush roller configured at a front of the enclosure, a mop roller configured behind the brush roller in the enclosure, an actuator connecting the mop roller and brush roller to the enclosure, and a selection flap hinged at a top portion of the cavity. Each of the brush roller and mop roller may be externally exposed at the brush opening and mop opening, respectively, and the actuator may be configured to move the enclosure vertically.
SELF-ACTUATED CLEANING HEAD FOR AN AUTONOMOUS VACUUM
An autonomous cleaning robot (e.g., an autonomous vacuum) may clean an environment using a cleaning head that is self-actuated. The cleaning head includes an actuator assembly comprising an actuator configured to control rotation and vertical movement of a cleaning roller, a controller, and a cleaning roller having an elongated cylindrical length connected to the actuator assembly. The cleaning head also includes a computer processor connected to the actuator assembly and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium that causes the computer processor to map the environment based on sensor data captured by the autonomous vacuum. The computer processor may determine an optimal height for the cleaning head based on the map and instruct the actuator assembly to adjust the height of the cleaning head.
MAPPING AN ENVIRONMENT AROUND AN AUTONOMOUS VACUUM
An autonomous cleaning robot (e.g., an autonomous vacuum) may use a sensor system to map an environment that may be used to determine where to clean. The autonomous vacuum receives visual data about the environment and determines a ground plane of the environment based on the visual data. The autonomous vacuum detects objects within the environment based on the ground plane. For each object, the autonomous vacuum segments a three-dimensional (3D) representation of the object out of the visual data and determines whether the object is static or dynamic. The autonomous vacuum adds static objects to a long-term level of a map of the environment and dynamic objects to an intermediate level of the map. The autonomous vacuum may further add virtual borders, flags, walls, and messes to the map.