IP Library Patent Application 16705074
Patent Application
App. No. 16/705,074

WHEEL ROTATION DETECTION COMPONENT AND ROBOTIC CLEANER

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App. No.
16/705,074
Abstract

A wheel rotation detection component and a robotic cleaner thereof are provided and are suitable for wheel rotation detection. The wheel rotation detection component includes a support frame, a wheel, a magnet and detection elements for inducing a change of a magnetic field of the magnet to detect a rotation information of the wheel. The wheel is movably connected to the support frame, the magnet is fixed on the wheel, the wheel rotation detection component further includes a magnetic conduction shaft being magnetized by the magnet to conduct the magnetic field to the detection elements, one end of the magnetic conduction shaft is connected to the support frame, the other end of the magnetic conduction shaft is connected to the main body, and the detection elements are connected to the main body. The robotic cleaner includes a main body and the wheel rotation detection component.

Claims (15)

1 . A wheel rotation detection component, comprising:

at least a part of which is connected to a main body of a supported object, wherein the wheel rotation detection component comprises a support frame, a wheel, a magnet and detection elements for inducing a change of a magnetic field of the magnet to detect a rotation information of the wheel, the wheel is movably connected to the support frame, the magnet is fixed on the wheel, the wheel rotation detection component further comprises a magnetic conduction shaft configured to be magnetized by the magnet to conduct the magnetic field to the detection elements, a first end of the magnetic conduction shaft is connected to the support frame, a second end of the magnetic conduction shaft is connected to the main body, and the detection elements are connected to the main body.

2 . The wheel rotation detection component of claim 1 , wherein the magnetic conduction shaft comprises a shaft body, a first connector for connecting the main body and a second connector for connecting the support frame, the first connector and the second connector are respectively connected to a first and second end of the shaft body, the first connector is provided with a first connecting structure for movably connecting with the main body, and the second connector is provided with second connecting structures for fixedly or movably connecting with the support frame.

3 . The wheel rotation detection component of claim 2 , wherein the main body comprises a base and a connecting part disposed on the base, the connecting part is provided with a first connecting hole for connecting the magnetic conduction shaft, a wall of the first connecting hole is provided with a bulge, the first connecting structure comprises a slot, and the bulge is positioned in the slot.

4 . The wheel rotation detection component of claim 3 , wherein the detection elements are disposed on a side wall or an end or a bottom of the connecting part.

5 . The wheel rotation detection component of claim 4 , wherein a plurality of detection elements are disposed and uniformly distributed.

6 . The wheel rotation detection component of claim 2 , wherein the support frame comprises a frame body and a second connecting hole formed in the frame body and configured to connect the second connector, and the second connector is inserted in the second connecting hole.

7 . The wheel rotation detection component of claim 6 , wherein the second connecting structures comprise positioning rings and positioning grooves, a wall of the second connecting hole is correspondingly provided with limiting protrusions, the limiting protrusions abut against the positioning rings, or the limiting protrusions are clamped in the positioning grooves.

8 . The wheel rotation detection component of claim 7 , wherein a plurality of positioning rings or positioning grooves are provided, the positioning rings or the positioning grooves are disposed at intervals, and a number of limiting protrusions is equal to a number of the positioning rings or the positioning grooves.

9 . The wheel rotation detection component of claim 1 , wherein the wheel is provided with a mounting groove, and the magnet is fixed in the mounting groove.

10 . A robotic cleaner, comprising:

a main body of a support object; and

a wheel rotation detection component, at least a part of which is connected to the main body of the supported object, wherein the wheel rotation detection component comprises:

a support frame, a wheel, a magnet and detection elements for inducing a change of a magnetic field of the magnet to detect a rotation information of the wheel, the wheel is movably connected to the support frame, the magnet is fixed on the wheel, the wheel rotation detection component further comprises:

a magnetic conduction shaft configured to be magnetized by the magnet to conduct the magnetic field to the detection elements, a first end of the magnetic conduction shaft is connected to the support frame, a second end of the magnetic conduction shaft is connected to the main body, and the detection elements are connected to the main body, wherein at least a part of the wheel rotation detection component is connected to the main body.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 16, 2022
From: HU, WEI; WEI, XIANMIN; XING, SHIQING
To: JIANGSU MIDEA CLEANING APPLIANCES CO., LTD.; MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 060217/0353 →
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.
Reel/Frame 056265/0765 →