IP Library Granted Patent US 12678970
Granted Patent B1
US 12678970 · App. 19/385,445 · Granted Jul 14, 2026

Robotic wiper and system thereof

Inventors: Li Ma (Suzhou, CN); Jiang Shi (Suzhou, CN)
Assignee: Jingjie Xunhang (Suzhou) Technology Co., Ltd.
B25J11/0085B25J9/0009B25J13/08
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12678970
App. No.
19/385,445
Granted
Jul 14, 2026
Kind
B1
Abstract

Disclosed is a robotic wiper, including: a body; a first cleaning assembly; a detection device, including a detection member, the detection member having a first working state and a second working state; and a second cleaning assembly, capable of moving relative to the body in the direction perpendicular to the to-be-wiped surface, where when the detection member is in the first working state, the second cleaning assembly is in one of the following three working states: a first state maintained at the first position, a second state maintained at the second position, and a third state transitioning between the first position and the second position; when the detection member is in the second working state, the second cleaning assembly is in one of the following two working states: the first state maintained at the first position, and the second state maintained at the second position.

Claims (33)

1 . A robotic wiper, comprising:

a body;

an adsorption unit, disposed on the body and configured to adsorb the robotic wiper onto a to-be-wiped surface;

a first cleaning assembly, disposed at a bottom of the body and configured to perform a cleaning task on the to-be-wiped surface;

a detection device, disposed at an edge of the body and comprising a detection member capable of moving relative to the body in a direction perpendicular to the to-be-wiped surface, the detection member having a first working state and a second working state, wherein in the first working state, an axial projection of the detection member is located within the to-be-wiped surface, with the detection member abutting against the to-be-wiped surface, and in the second working state, the axial projection of the detection member is at least partially located outside the to-be-wiped surface, with the detection member falling from an edge of the to-be-wiped surface; and

a second cleaning assembly, disposed on an outer side of the detection device and capable of moving relative to the body in the direction perpendicular to the to-be-wiped surface to move between a first position and a second position, wherein the first position is a position where the second cleaning assembly is closest to the to-be-wiped surface;

when the detection member is in the first working state, the second cleaning assembly is in one of the following three working states: a first state maintained at the first position, a second state maintained at the second position, and a third state transitioning between the first position and the second position; and

when the detection member is in the second working state, the second cleaning assembly is in one of the following two working states: the first state maintained at the first position, and the second state maintained at the second position.

2 . The robotic wiper of claim 1 , further comprising: a first driving device, disposed on the body and configured to drive the second cleaning assembly to move in the direction perpendicular to the to-be-wiped surface, so that the second cleaning assembly is able to switch between the first position and the second position.

3 . The robotic wiper of claim 2 , further comprising: a control device, wherein the first driving device is connected to the control device, and the control device is configured to control the first driving device based on an external signal, thereby causing the first driving device to drive the second cleaning assembly to move in the direction perpendicular to the to-be-wiped surface, wherein the external signal is configured to indicate whether the robotic wiper is moving along the edge of the to-be-wiped surface.

4 . The robotic wiper of claim 2 , wherein both the first driving device and the second cleaning assembly are provided in a quantity of two, wherein the two first driving devices are respectively connected to the two second cleaning assemblies, and each of the first driving devices is configured to drive the corresponding second cleaning assembly to move.

5 . The robotic wiper of claim 2 , wherein the first driving device is provided in a quantity of one and the second cleaning assembly is provided in a quantity of two, wherein the one first driving device is connected to the two second cleaning assemblies and configured to drive the two second cleaning assemblies to move.

6 . The robotic wiper of claim 2 , wherein the second cleaning assembly is provided in a quantity of two, wherein the two second cleaning assemblies are arranged at intervals along a traveling direction of the robotic wiper on one side of the robotic wiper.

7 . The robotic wiper of claim 1 , wherein the robotic wiper has at least a first cleaning mode and a second cleaning mode, wherein in the first cleaning mode, the robotic wiper traverses the to-be-wiped surface so that the first cleaning assembly cleans the to-be-wiped surface, and the second cleaning assembly remains at the second position.

8 . The robotic wiper of claim 7 , wherein in the second cleaning mode, the robotic wiper moves along the edge of the to-be-wiped surface, one of the two second cleaning assemblies transitions from the second position to the first position and ultimately remains at the first position, while the other remains at the second position.

9 . The robotic wiper of claim 7 , wherein in the first cleaning mode, the detection member is in the first working state; in the second cleaning mode, when the robotic wiper moves along a framed edge of the to-be-wiped surface, the detection member is in the first working state, and when the robotic wiper moves along a frameless edge of the to-be-wiped surface, the detection member is in the second working state.

10 . The robotic wiper of claim 1 , wherein the second cleaning assembly is a cleaning ring, wherein the cleaning ring is sleeved outside the detection device, and a bottom of the cleaning ring is provided with a first cleaning portion.

11 . The robotic wiper of claim 10 , wherein an outer wall of the cleaning ring is provided with a second cleaning portion.

12 . The robotic wiper of claim 10 , wherein the first cleaning portion comprises one of the following: a cleaning brush, a cleaning cloth, or a cleaning scraper.

13 . The robotic wiper of claim 1 , wherein the second cleaning assembly is capable of rotating relative to the detection member.

14 . The robotic wiper of claim 1 , wherein the robotic wiper further comprises: a control device, wherein the detection member comprises at least two first detection members, the control device is connected to the at least two first detection members, and when both of the two first detection members switch from the first working state to the second working state, the control device controls the robotic wiper to move along a frameless edge of the to-be-wiped surface; when the robotic wiper moves along the frameless edge of the to-be-wiped surface, the second cleaning assembly is located at the first position, and at least a portion of an axial projection of the second cleaning assembly is located within the to-be-wiped surface.

15 . A robotic wiper, comprising:

a body;

an adsorption unit, disposed on the body and configured to adsorb the robotic wiper onto a to-be-wiped surface;

a first cleaning assembly, disposed at a bottom of the body and configured to perform a cleaning task on the to-be-wiped surface;

a detection device, disposed at an edge of the body and comprising a detection member capable of moving relative to the body in a direction perpendicular to the to-be-wiped surface, the detection member having a first working state and a second working state, wherein in the first working state, an axial projection of the detection member is located within the to-be-wiped surface, with the detection member abutting against the to-be-wiped surface, and in the second working state, the axial projection of the detection member is at least partially located outside the to-be-wiped surface, with the detection member falling from a frameless edge of the to-be-wiped surface and comprising at least two first detection members arranged at intervals;

a second cleaning assembly, surrounding an outer side of the detection member and capable of moving relative to the body in the direction perpendicular to the to-be-wiped surface to move between a first position and a second position, wherein the first position is a position where the second cleaning assembly is closest to the to-be-wiped surface; and

a control device connected to the at least two first detection members, wherein when both of the first detection members switch from the first working state to the second working state, the control device controls the robotic wiper to move along the frameless edge of the to-be-wiped surface, and when the robotic wiper moves along the frameless edge of the to-be-wiped surface, the second cleaning assembly is located at the first position, and at least a portion of an axial projection of the second cleaning assembly is located within the to-be-wiped surface.

16 . The robotic wiper of claim 15 , wherein the detection member further comprises a second detection member; in the first cleaning mode, both the first and second detection members are in the first working state; in the second cleaning mode, when the robotic wiper moves along a framed edge of the to-be-wiped surface, both the first and second detection members are in the first working state, and when the robotic wiper moves along the frameless edge of the to-be-wiped surface, the second detection member is in the second working state.

17 . The robotic wiper of claim 15 , wherein the at least two first detection members are arranged at intervals along a direction perpendicular to a traveling direction of the robotic wiper; and when the robotic wiper moves toward the frameless edge of the to-be-wiped surface and both of the two first detection members switch from the first working state to the second working state, the robotic wiper moves away from the frameless edge of the to-be-wiped surface to avoid falling.

18 . The robotic wiper of claim 15 , wherein the detection member further comprises a second detection member, wherein the first detection member and the second detection member are located on adjacent sides of the robotic wiper, respectively; and when the robotic wiper moves along the frameless edge of the to-be-wiped surface, the second detection member is in the second working state.

19 . The robotic wiper of claim 18 , wherein the second detection member is provided in a quantity of two, wherein when the robotic wiper moves along the frameless edge of the to-be-wiped surface, the two second detection members reciprocate in the direction perpendicular to the to-be-wiped surface.

20 . A robotic wiper system, comprising: the robotic wiper of claim 1 and a base station, wherein the base station is configured to be connected to the robotic wiper via a safety rope.