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Granted Patent B2
US 11,780,077 · App. 17/488,976 · Granted Oct 10, 2023

Self-moving robot

Inventors: Mingming He (Jiangsu Province, CN); Zhendong Gao (Jiangsu Province, CN); Ka Tat Kelvin Wong (Suzhou, CN); Gen Sun (Suzhou, CN); Qiang Liu (Suzhou, CN); Yue Rao (Suzhou, CN)
Assignee: Positec Technology (China) Co., Ltd.
B25J5/00A01D34/008A01G25/09B25J9/08B25J19/005
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Patent No.
US 11,780,077
App. No.
17/488,976
Granted
Oct 10, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A self-moving robot includes a shell, a driving module, driving the self-moving robot to move on the ground; a mowing module, executing mowing work; an energy module, providing energy for the self-moving robot; a control module, controlling the self-moving robot to automatically move and execute work, the self-moving robot further includes a cleaning module executing ground cleaning work; the self-moving robot has a mowing mode and a cleaning mode, under the mowing mode, the control module controls the self-moving robot to execute mowing work, and under the cleaning mode, the control module controls the self-moving robot to execute cleaning work.

Claims (61)

1. A self-moving robot, comprising:

a self-moving module; and

an interchangeable working module connected to the self-moving module,

wherein the self-moving module comprises:

a control unit,

a first energy unit,

a first walking unit, and

a first interface unit,

wherein the control unit executes a predetermined command to control the self-moving robot to operate, and

wherein the first walking unit assists the self-moving module in walking;

wherein the working module comprises:

a first working unit,

a second walking unit, and

a second interface unit,

wherein the first working unit executes a specific type of work, and

wherein the second walking unit assists the working module in walking;

wherein the first interface unit and the second interface unit can be correspondingly matched and connected to connect the working module onto the self-moving module, and the self-moving module further comprises:

a detecting unit that detects the working module and sends a detected result to the control unit;

wherein the control unit judges whether the working module required to be connected is detected according to the detected result, and when the judged result is yes, the control unit controls the first walking unit to walk such that the self-moving module is connected to the working module required to be connected, and

wherein in a working period, the self-moving module carries one or more working modules for working in sequence according to a set time sequence.

2. The self-moving robot according to claim 1 , wherein the working module or a parking location of the working module is provided with a working module identifier corresponding to the working module, and the detecting unit detects the working module by detecting the working module identifier.

3. The self-moving robot according to claim 2 , wherein the working module identifier is an RFID label and the detecting unit is an RFID reader.

4. The self-moving robot according to claim 2 , wherein the working module identifier is an image label, and the detecting unit is an image capturing device.

5. The self-moving robot according to claim 2 , wherein the image identifier is a bar code or two-dimensional code.

6. The self-moving robot according to claim 1 , wherein the first interface unit comprises:

a first energy interface,

a first control interface, and

a first mechanical interface;

wherein the second interface unit comprises:

a second energy interface,

a second control interface, and

a second mechanical interface, and

wherein when the first interface unit and the second interface unit are matched and connected, the first energy interface and the second energy interface are jointed to transmit energy between the self-moving module and the working module, the first control interface and the second control interface are jointed to transmit a signal between the self-moving module and the working module, and the first mechanical interface and the second mechanical interface are jointed to connect the self-moving module and the working module together.

7. The self-moving robot according to claim 6 , wherein the control unit optionally controls the first mechanical interface and the second mechanical interface to establish or remove the connection.

8. The self-moving robot according to claim 7 , wherein one of the first mechanical interface and the second mechanical interface is provided with an electromagnet and the other one is provided with a material capable of attracting the electromagnet, and the control unit optionally controls the first mechanical interface and the second mechanical interface to establish or remove connection by controlling a polarity of the electromagnet.

9. A system, comprising:

a self-moving robot, comprising:

a self-moving module; and

an interchangeable working module connected to the self-moving module,

wherein the self-moving module comprises:

a control unit,

a first energy unit,

a first walking unit, and

a first interface unit,

wherein the control unit executes a predetermined command to control the self-moving robot to operate, and

wherein the first walking unit assists the self-moving module in walking;

wherein the working module comprises:

a first working unit,

a second walking unit, and

a second interface unit,

wherein the first working unit executes a specific type of work, and

wherein the second walking unit assists the working module in walking;

wherein the first interface unit and the second interface unit can be correspondingly matched and connected to connect the working module onto the self-moving module, and the self-moving module further comprises:

a detecting unit that detects the working module and sends a detected result to the control unit;

wherein the control unit judges whether the working module required to be connected is detected according to the detected result, and when the judged result is yes, the control unit controls the first walking unit to walk such that the self-moving module is connected to the working module required to be connected, and

wherein in a working period, the self-moving module carries one or more working modules for working in sequence according to a set time sequence; and

a guiding unit,

wherein the guiding unit outwards extends from the parking location of the working module,

wherein the self-moving module also comprises a guidance detecting unit, the guidance detecting unit detects a location of the guiding unit and sends a detected result to the control unit, and

wherein the control unit walks along the guiding unit according to the received detected result to approach to the working module.

10. The system according to claim 9 , wherein the guiding unit is an electric signal wire or metal guide rail; and the guidance detecting unit corresponds to an electric signal sensing unit or a metal sensing unit.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 28, 2022
From: HE, MINGMING; GAO, ZHENDONG; WONG, KA TAT KELVIN; SUN, GEN; LIU, QIANG; RAO, YUE
To: POSITEC TECHNOLOGY (CHINA) CO., LTD
Reel/Frame 059762/0960 →
Priority Claims (2)
CN 201410663077.7 · Nov 19, 2014 · national
CN 201510459244.0 · Jul 30, 2015 · national
Continuity (3)
Continuation 16459237 · Jul 1, 2019
Continuation 15528261
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