IP Library Granted Patent US 11,122,950
Granted Patent B2
US 11,122,950 · App. 16/121,660 · Granted Sep 21, 2021

Cleaning robot and cleaning robot system

Inventor: Xiaogang Zhu (Suzhou, CN)
Assignee: MIDEA ROBOZONE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
A47L11/4002A47L9/2868A47L11/4063A47L2201/00
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Patent No.
US 11,122,950
App. No.
16/121,660
Granted
Sep 21, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A cleaning robot includes a housing, a camera rotationally connected to the housing, and power component mounted on the housing. The power component includes a motor and a gear set, and is connected to the camera via the gear set, and the motor is configured to drive the camera to rotate around a rotation axis via the gear set. The present disclosure also provides a cleaning robot system.

Claims (36)

1. A cleaning robot, comprising:

a housing;

a camera, rotationally connected to the housing;

a power component mounted on the housing, wherein the power component comprises a motor and a gear set and is connected to the camera via the gear set, wherein the motor is configured to drive the camera to rotate around a rotation axis through a center of the gear set;

a host circuit board, the host circuit board comprising:

a communication module configured to receive, over a wireless link, a control signal from an electronic device, the control signal being generated by the electronic device according to a user input for controlling the a rotation of the camera;

a controller configured to control the camera to rotate around the rotation axis according to the control signal received from the electronic device; and

a bracket rotationally connected to the housing, wherein the camera is fixed onto the bracket, and the gear set is connected to the bracket;

wherein the power component comprises a transmission shaft inserted into the bracket, an axis of the transmission shaft coincides with the rotation axis;

wherein the gear set comprises a first gear connected to an end of the transmission shaft and a second gear engaged with the first gear and connected to the motor, and a gear ratio between the first gear and the second gear is greater than 1.

2. The cleaning robot according to claim 1 , wherein the camera is at least partially accommodated within the housing, and exposed through the housing.

3. The cleaning robot according to claim 2 , wherein the housing defines a through-hole, and the camera is exposed through the through-hole.

4. The cleaning robot according to claim 3 , further comprising a light-transmitting coverplate for covering the through-hole.

5. The cleaning robot according to claim 1 , further comprising a mounting base and a circuit board stacked below the mounting base, the camera being fixed to the bracket through the mounting base.

6. The cleaning robot according to claim 1 , further comprising a motor fixing mechanism fixed on the housing, wherein the motor is fixed on the motor fixing mechanism.

7. The cleaning robot according to claim 1 , wherein the electronic device is a smartphone associated with a user, and wherein:

the communication module is further configured to receive an instruction to associate the robot cleaner with the smart phone; and

the control module is further configured to associate the robot cleaner with the smart phone to enable the user to control robot cleaner.

8. A cleaning robot system, comprising:

a housing;

a camera, rotationally connected to the housing;

a power component mounted on the housing, wherein the power component comprises a motor and a gear set and is connected to the camera via the gear set, wherein the motor is configured to drive the camera to rotate around a rotation axis through a center of the gear set;

a bracket rotationally connected to the housing, wherein the camera is fixed to the bracket, and the gear set is connected to the bracket; and

a host circuit board, the host circuit board comprising:

a communication module configured to receive, over a wireless link, a control signal from an electronic device, the control signal being generated by the electronic device according to a user input for controlling the a rotation of the camera; and

a controller configured to control the camera to rotate around the rotation axis according to the control signal received from the electronic device;

wherein the power component comprises a transmission shaft inserted into the bracket, an axis of the transmission shaft coincides with the rotation axis;

wherein the gear set comprises a first gear connected to an end of the transmission shaft and a second gear engaged with the first gear and connected to the motor, and a gear ratio between the first gear and the second gear is greater than 1.

9. The cleaning robot system according to claim 8 , wherein the camera is at least partially accommodated within the housing, and exposed through the housing.

10. The cleaning robot system according to claim 9 , wherein the housing defines a through-hole, and the camera is exposed through the through-hole.

11. The cleaning robot system according to claim 10 , further comprising a light-transmitting coverplate for covering the through-hole.

12. The cleaning robot system according to claim 8 , further comprising a mounting base and a circuit board stacked below the mounting base, the camera being fixed to the bracket through the mounting base.

13. The cleaning robot system according to claim 8 , further comprising a motor fixing mechanism fixed on the housing, wherein the motor is fixed on the motor fixing mechanism.

14. The cleaning robot system according to claim 8 , further the electronic device is a smartphone associated with a user, and wherein:

the communication module is further configured to receive an instruction to associate the robot cleaner with the smart phone; and

the control module is further configured to associate the robot cleaner with the smart phone to enable the user to control robot cleaner.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 17, 2021
From: JIANGSU MIDEA CLEANING APPLIANCES CO., LTD.; MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD.
To: MIDEA ROBOZONE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 5, 2018
From: ZHU, XIAOGANG
To: JIANGSU MIDEA CLEANING APPLIANCES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 046783/0869 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201820459461.9 · Mar 30, 2018 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2018098035 · Aug 1, 2018
Related Publication 20190298137A1 · Oct 3, 2019
Cited By (1)
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