Autonomous Mobile Outdoor Ground Treatment Robot

Abstract

An autonomous mobile outdoor ground treatment robot includes an at least upper-side outer contour and a display screen device. The at least upper-side outer contour includes a contour face in a plan view of the outdoor ground treatment robot. The display screen device comprises a display screen face. The size of the display screen face in plan view of the outdoor ground treatment robot is at least 5% of a size of the contour face.

Claims

1. An autonomous mobile outdoor ground treatment robot, comprising: an at least upper-side outer contour, the outer contour comprising a contour face in a plan view of the outdoor ground treatment robot, and a display screen device, the display screen device comprising a display screen face, wherein a size of the display screen face in the plan view of the outdoor ground treatment robot is at least 5% of a size of the contour face.

2. The robot according to claim 1, wherein the display screen device comprises at least one light source configured to generate an optical output in the display screen face, the at least one light source being arranged below the outer contour, the display screen device comprises the display screen face on an at least upper-side surface of the outer contour, and the outer contour is transparent or translucent at least on the display screen face.

3. The robot according to claim 2, wherein the display screen device comprises at least one light source and/or a driver electronics configured to generate an optical output in the display screen face, and the robot further comprises: a housing shell, the housing shell and the outer contour form a display screen housing, the at least one light source and/or the driver electronics is/are arranged in a compartment of the display screen housing, and the outer contour and the housing shell are sealed from one another, via a sealing cord.

4. The robot according to claim 3, the display screen device comprises at least one light source and/or a driver electronics configured to generate an optical output in the display screen face, the robot comprises a display screen housing and a climate membrane, the at least one light source and/or the driver electronics is/are arranged in a compartment of the display screen housing, and the climate membrane is permeable for water vapour from the compartment and/or a pressure equilibration of the compartment with an ambient atmosphere.

5. The robot according to claim 4, wherein the display screen device comprises the display screen face on an at least upper-side surface of the outer contour, and the outer contour is interface-free along its surface on the display screen face and/or the at least one light source and/or the driver electronics and/or the housing shell and/or the compartment and beyond the display screen face and/or the at least one light source and/or the driver electronics and/or the housing shell and/or the compartment, to at least 1 cm.

6. The robot according to claim 5, wherein the robot further comprises: a heat sink configured to cool the display screen device, the at least one light source and/or the driver electronics, the heat sink being arranged below the display screen device, and the heat sink comprises a heat sink face, a size of the heat sink face in plan view of the robot being at least between 2.5% and 5% of the size of the contour face and/or corresponding, being equal to the size of the display screen face.

7. The robot according to claim 6, wherein the outer contour comprises an at least upper-side cover, the outdoor ground treatment robot further comprises a frame, the cover is mounted movably in relation to the chassis frame, and the robot further comprises a movement sensor device, the movement sensor device being configured to detect a cover movement of the cover in relation to the frame or a movement caused by the cover movement, and the heat sink carries a sensor part, a magnet, of the movement sensor device.

8. The robot according to claim 7, wherein the robot further comprises an air cooling circuit configured to air-cool the display screen device, the at least one light source and/or the driver electronics, and the air cooling circuit extends at least in sections below the display screen device, the housing shell and/or the compartment and/or the heat sink.

9. The robot according to claim 8, wherein the robot further comprises a frame, and the air cooling circuit extends at least in sections between the display screen device, including the housing shell and/or the compartment and/or the heat sink, and the chassis frame.

10. The robot according to claim 9, wherein the robot further comprises a treatment tool, the treatment tool comprising a lawn mowing tool, and/or the outdoor ground treatment robot is configured as a lawnmower robot.

11. The robot according to claim 10, wherein the robot further comprises: a temperature and/or irradiance sensor device that is configured to detect a temperature quantity of the display screen device and/or an irradiance quantity in an environment of the outdoor ground treatment robot, and the display screen device comprises a driver electronics, the driver electronics is configured for driving a radiant power of the display screen device as a function of the detected temperature quantity and/or of the detected irradiance quantity.

12. The robot according to claim 11, the display screen device is configured for optical output of at least one user-perceptible information item relating about to at least one state of the outdoor ground treatment robot.

13. The robot according to claim 12, wherein the display screen device comprises at least ten by at least ten display screen pixels, respectively by at least three primary colour subpixels and/or arranged in a matrix.

14. The robot according to claim 13, wherein the display screen device comprises at least ten by at least ten light sources configured to generate an optical output in the display screen face.

15. The robot according to claim 14, wherein the display screen device comprises at least one light source in the form of at least one light-emitting diode, in particular an RGB light-emitting diode, configured to generate an optical output in the display screen face.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0033] FIG. 1 shows a plan view of an inventive autonomous mobile outdoor ground treatment robot comprising a display screen device made visible;

[0034] FIG. 2 shows a side view from the left of the outdoor ground treatment robot of FIG. 1;

[0035] FIG. 3 shows a cutaway side view from the left of the outdoor ground treatment robot of FIG. 1;

[0036] FIG. 4 shows a perspective view from the upper front left of the outdoor ground treatment robot of FIG. 1;

[0037] FIG. 5 shows a cutaway perspective view from the upper front left of the outdoor ground treatment robot of FIG. 1;

[0038] FIG. 6 shows a view from below inter alia of a cover of the outdoor ground treatment robot of FIG. 1;

[0039] FIG. 7 shows a perspective view from the upper front left of the cover of the outdoor ground treatment robot of FIG. 1 comprising the display screen device made visible;

[0040] FIG. 8 shows a perspective view from the lower front right inter alia of the cover of the outdoor ground treatment robot of FIG. 1; and

[0041] FIG. 9 shows perspective views from the upper front right of the outdoor ground treatment robot of FIG. 1 comprising the display screen device optically outputting various user-perceptible information items relating to various states of the outdoor ground treatment robot.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0042] FIGS. 1 to 5 and 9 show an autonomous mobile outdoor ground treatment robot 1 according to the invention. The outdoor ground treatment robot 1 comprises an at least upper-side outer contour 2 and a display screen device 4, as shown in FIG. 7. The outer contour 2 comprises a contour face 3, in a plan view of the outdoor ground treatment robot 1, or the outdoor ground treatment robot 1 seen from above or in an in particular vertical z direction orthogonal to a working area and/or a travelling plane and/or a ground face of the outdoor ground treatment robot. The display screen device 4 comprises a display screen face 5. A size 5 W of the display screen face 5 in the plan view of the outdoor ground treatment robot 1 is at least 5%, in the exemplary embodiment shown at least 7.5%, of a size 3 W of the contour face 3, as shown in FIG. 1.

[0043] In detail, the display screen device 4 comprises at least one light source 7 for generating, in particular which generates, an optical output BI in the display screen face 5, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 9. The at least one light source 7 is arranged below the outer contour 2, particularly in the z direction. The display screen device 4 comprises the display screen face 5 on an at least upper-side surface 8 of the outer contour 2. The outer contour 2 is translucent in the exemplary embodiment shown, or in alternative exemplary embodiments is transparent, at least on the display screen face 5.

[0044] The display screen device 4 furthermore comprises the at least one light source 7 and/or a driver electronics 9 for generating, in particular which generates/generate, the optical output BI in the display screen face 5, as shown in FIGS. 3, 5 and 7.

[0045] In addition, the outdoor ground treatment robot 1 comprises a housing shell 10. The housing shell 10 and the outer contour 2 form a display screen housing 11. The at least one light source 7 and/or the driver electronics 9 is/are arranged in a compartment 12 of the display screen housing 11. In the exemplary embodiment shown, the outer contour 2 and the housing shell 10 are sealed from one another, in the exemplary embodiment shown by means of a sealing cord 13.

[0046] In particular, the sealing cord 13 is placed in an in particular endless circumferential groove in the housing shell 10.

[0047] In addition or as an alternative, the outdoor ground treatment robot 1 comprises the display screen housing 11 and a climate membrane 14. The at least one light source 7 and/or the driver electronics 9 is/are arranged in the compartment 12 of the display screen housing 11. The climate membrane 14 is permeable for water vapour from the compartment 12 and/or for pressure equilibration of the compartment 12 with an ambient atmosphere 100A.

[0048] Furthermore, the display screen device 4 comprises the display screen face on the at least upper-side surface 8 of the outer contour 2. The outer contour 2 is interface-free along its surface 8, particularly in an in particular horizontal x direction and/or an in particular horizontal y direction, in particular each orthogonal to the z direction, on the display screen face 5 and/or the at least one light source 7 and/or the driver electronics 9 and/or the housing shell 10 and/or the compartment 12 and beyond the display screen face 5 and/or the at least one light source 7 and/or the driver electronics 9 and/or the housing shell 10 and/or the compartment 12, in the exemplary embodiment shown to at least 1 cm.

[0049] The outdoor ground treatment robot 1 furthermore comprises a heat sink 15 for cooling, in particular which cools, the display screen device 4, in particular the at least one light source 7 and/or the driver electronics 9, as shown in FIGS. 3, 5, 6 and 8. The heat sink 15 is arranged below the display screen device 4, particularly in the z direction. In the exemplary embodiment shown, the heat sink 15 comprises a heat sink face 16. A size 16 W of the heat sink face 16 in the plan view of the outdoor ground treatment robot 1 is at least 2.5%, in particular at least 5%, in the exemplary embodiment shown at least 7.5%, of the size 3 W of the contour face 3 and/or corresponds, in the exemplary embodiment shown is equal, to the size 5 W of the display screen face 5.

[0050] Furthermore, the outer contour 2 comprises an at least upper-side cover 6. The outdoor ground treatment robot 1 comprises a frame 17. The cover 6 is mounted movably in relation to the frame 17. In the exemplary embodiment shown, the outdoor ground treatment robot 1 comprises a movement sensor device 19, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 5. The movement sensor device 19 is configured for detecting, in particular detects, a cover movement of the cover 6 in relation to the frame 17 or a movement caused by the cover movement. In the exemplary embodiment shown, the heat sink 15 carries a sensor part 20, in the exemplary embodiment shown a magnet 20′, of the movement sensor device 19, as shown in FIGS. 3, 5, 6 and 8.

[0051] The outdoor ground treatment robot 1 furthermore comprises an air cooling circuit 21 for air-cooling, in particular which cools, the display screen device 4, in particular the at least one light source 7 and/or the driver electronics 9, as shown in FIGS. 3 to 6 and 8. The air cooling circuit extends at least in sections below, particularly in the z direction, the display screen device 4, in the exemplary embodiment shown the housing shell 10 and/or the compartment 12 and/or the heat sink 15.

[0052] In detail, the outdoor ground treatment robot 1 comprises the frame 17. The air cooling circuit 21 extends at least in sections between the display screen device 4, in particular the housing shell 10 and/or the compartment 12 and/or the heat sink 15, and the frame 17.

[0053] The outdoor ground treatment robot 1 also comprises a treatment tool 18, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 5. The treatment tool 18 comprises a lawn mowing tool 18′. In addition or as an alternative, the outdoor ground treatment robot 1 is configured as a lawnmower robot 1′.

[0054] The outdoor ground treatment robot 1 furthermore comprises a temperature and/or irradiance sensor device 22, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 5. The temperature and/or irradiance sensor device 22 is configured for detecting, in particular detects, a temperature quantity TG of the display screen device 4 and/or an irradiance quantity BG in an environment 100 of the outdoor ground treatment robot 1. The display screen device 4 comprises the driver electronics 9. The driver electronics 9 is configured for driving, in particular drives, a radiant power SL of the display screen device as a function of the detected temperature quantity TG and/or of the detected irradiance quantity BG, as shown in FIG. 9.

[0055] In addition, the display screen device 4 is configured for optically outputting, in particular outputs, at least one user-perceptible information item Info relating to at least one state of the outdoor ground treatment robot 1, for example in FIG. 9a) the state “ready for operation” and in FIG. 9b) the state “not ready for operation” or “error”.

[0056] The display screen device 4 furthermore comprises at least ten by at least ten, in the exemplary embodiment shown sixteen by sixteen, display screen pixels 23, in the exemplary embodiment shown by at least three primary colour subpixels 24 and/or arranged in a matrix 25, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 9.

[0057] In addition, the display screen device 4 comprises at least ten by at least ten, in the exemplary embodiment shown sixteen by sixteen, light sources 7 for generating the optical output BI in the display screen face 5.

[0058] The display screen device 4 furthermore comprises the at least one light source 7 in the form of at least one light-emitting diode 7′, in the exemplary embodiment shown an RGB light-emitting diode 7″, for generating the optical output BI in the image screen face 5.

[0059] The display screen device 4 moreover comprises at least one reflector, in particular for the at least one light source 7.

[0060] In addition or as an alternative, the display screen device 4 comprises an in particular flat circuit board, which in particular carries the at least one light source 7 and/or the driver electronics 9.

[0061] Furthermore in addition or as an alternative, the display screen device 4 comprises a thermally conductive pad, in particular for the at least one light source 7 and/or the driver electronics 9.

[0062] Furthermore in addition or as an alternative, the outdoor ground treatment robot may comprise at least one further display screen device, particularly in the form of a “front stripe” and/or a “back stripe”.

[0063] Furthermore in addition or as an alternative, the outdoor ground treatment robot may navigate by means of a boundary wire and/or wirelessly, in particular by means of a GNSS.

[0064] Furthermore in addition or as an alternative, the outdoor ground treatment robot may comprise a camera device and/or an ultrasound device for detecting an obstacle.

[0065] In the exemplary embodiment shown, the contour face 3 is 330 027 mm.sup.2 (square millimetres). In addition or as an alternative, the display screen face 5 is 25 077 mm.sup.2. Furthermore in addition or as an alternative, the display screen face 5 is at a centre of the contour face 3, in particular closer to the centre than to an end or edge of the contour face 3. Furthermore as an alternative or in addition, the display screen device 4 may be referred to as a central LED matrix.

[0066] As the exemplary embodiments shown and explained above make clear, the invention provides an advantageous autonomous mobile outdoor ground treatment robot which has improved properties, and in particular allows a high level of user-friendliness.

[0067] The foregoing disclosure has been set forth merely to illustrate the invention and is not intended to be limiting. Since modifications of the disclosed embodiments incorporating the spirit and substance of the invention may occur to persons skilled in the art, the invention should be construed to include everything within the scope of the appended claims and equivalents thereof.