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US 12,604,866 · App. 18/829,372 · Granted Apr 21, 2026

Full-automatic pet cleaning machine, and control method and control system of the full-automatic pet cleaning machine

Inventors: Hongxia Sun (Tempe, AZ); Sean Langley (Phoenix, AZ); Yaxin Peng (Chandler, AZ); Mingxuan Wang (Phoenix, AZ); Yaqian Peng (Chandler, AZ); Jing Zhang (Calgary, CA)
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Patent No.
US 12,604,866
App. No.
18/829,372
Granted
Apr 21, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

The provided are a full-automatic pet cleaning machine, and a control method and a control system of the full-automatic pet cleaning machine. The full-automatic pet cleaning machine includes a bathing mechanism and a drying mechanism. The bathing mechanism is used to clean a pet, and the drying mechanism is used to dry hair of the pet. This full-automatic pet cleaning machine can complete the washing, rinsing, drying and disinfection processes of the pet automatically, ensuring the cleaning quality and the comfort and safety of the pet.

Claims (236)

1 . A full-automatic pet cleaning machine, comprising: a bathing mechanism and a drying mechanism, wherein the bathing mechanism is configured to clean a pet, and the drying mechanism is configured to dry hair of the pet;

the bathing mechanism comprises: a water outlet mechanism and a cleaning terminal mechanism connected to the water outlet mechanism;

the cleaning terminal mechanism comprises: a rack, a horizontal lead screw, a vertical lead screw, a vertical slide rail, a self-rotating motor, a Y-direction servo motor, a Z-direction servo motor and roller brushes;

two groups of roller brushes are symmetrically arranged along two moving seats of the rack, each group of roller brushes comprises two roller brushes, each roller brush is rotatably mounted on a corresponding mounting seat, one end of each roller brush is provided with one self-rotating motor, an end part of an output shaft of the self-rotating motor is provided with a corresponding pressure sensor, and the self-rotating motor controls self-rotation motion of the corresponding roller brush based on feedback information of the corresponding pressure sensor;

a first side of each group of roller brushes is connected to the vertical lead screw, a second side of each group of roller brushes is connected to the vertical slide rail, one end of the vertical lead screw is provided with the Z-direction servo motor, an end part of an output shaft of the Z-direction servo motor is provided with a corresponding pressure sensor, and the Z-direction servo motor controls the vertical lead screw to rotate based on feedback information of the corresponding pressure sensor to drive the roller brush to move vertically; and

the horizontal lead screw is rotatably mounted at a top of the rack, two ends of the horizontal lead screw are in threaded connection with the two moving seats, respectively, an end part of an output shaft of the Y-direction servo motor is provided with a corresponding pressure sensor, and the Y-direction servo motor controls the horizontal lead screw to rotate based on feedback information of the corresponding pressure sensor to drive the roller brush to move horizontally.

2 . The full-automatic pet cleaning machine according to claim 1 , wherein the roller brush comprises:

a roller, antenna fixing blocks, antennas and a water-air interface;

the antenna fixing blocks are circumferentially arranged on an outer wall of the roller and are semicircular cylinders, a hollow support cylinder is formed by the two antenna fixing blocks, and the water-air interface is formed in the hollow support cylinder and is configured to pass water and gas; and

the antennas are hollow conical cylinders that are up-and-down communicated, each of the antennas is fixed in a mounting groove of the antenna fixing block by an end step structure and forms a hollow connection with the hollow support cylinder, and the antenna is configured to spray water or detergent foam in a cleaning stage and to blow hot air in a drying stage.

3 . The full-automatic pet cleaning machine according to claim 1 , wherein the roller brush is connected to a fixing block, the fixing block is connected to a connecting block, the connecting block is provided with reverse threads engaged with threads of the vertical lead screw, and the connecting block is driven by the Z-direction servo motor to move vertically.

4 . The full-automatic pet cleaning machine according to claim 1 , wherein the self-rotating motor controlling the self-rotation motion of the corresponding roller brush based on the feedback information of the corresponding pressure sensor comprises:

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wherein ω i represents a motion parameter value controlled by an i th self-rotating motor, P i represents information of an i th pressure sensor, P low represents a set low pressure value, P mid represents a set medium pressure value, and P high represents a set high pressure value.

5 . The full-automatic pet cleaning machine according to claim 1 , wherein the Z-direction servo motor controlling the vertical lead screw to rotate based on the feedback information of the corresponding pressure sensor to drive the roller brush to move vertically comprises:

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wherein ω j represents a rotation speed parameter value of the Z-direction servo motor at a position j, the Z-direction servo motor rotates forwardly when ω j is a positive number, the two roller brushes connected to the vertical lead screw move in a vertical direction adjacent to each other, the Z-direction servo motor rotates reversely when ω j is a negative number, the two roller brushes connected to the vertical lead screw move in a vertical direction away from each other, A is a constant and represents a normal rotation speed value of the Z-direction servo motor, P j represents a pressure value of the pressure sensor of the Z-direction servo motor at j, P j,low represents a low pressure value set at j, and P j,high represents a high pressure value set at j.

6 . The full-automatic pet cleaning machine according to claim 1 , wherein the Y-direction servo motor controlling the horizontal lead screw to rotate based on the feedback information of the corresponding pressure sensor to drive the roller brush to move horizontally comprises:

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k

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wherein ω k represents a rotation speed parameter value of the Y-direction servo motor at k, the Y-direction servo motor rotates forwardly when ω k is a positive number, the roller brushes of the two moving seats connected to the horizontal lead screw move towards a horizontal direction adjacent to each other, the Y-direction servo motor rotates reversely when ω k is a negative number, the roller brushes of the two moving seats connected to the horizontal lead screw move towards a horizontal direction away from each other, B is a constant and represents a first rotation speed value of the Y-direction servo motor, P k represents an instantaneous pressure value of the pressure sensor at k where the Y-direction servo motor is positioned, P k,mid represents a medium pressure value set at k, and P k,high represents a high pressure value set at k.

7 . The full-automatic pet cleaning machine according to claim 1 , wherein a side panel of the rack is provided with an infrared photoelectric sensor, the infrared photoelectric sensor monitors position information of the pet and feeds back the information to the Y-direction servo motor, and the Y-direction servo motor controlling the horizontal lead screw to rotate based on the feedback information of the corresponding pressure sensor or the information of the infrared photoelectric sensor to drive the roller brush to move horizontally comprises:

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k

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,

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k

<

d

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k

≤

d

high

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C

,

d

k

>

d

mid

wherein ω k represents a rotation speed parameter value of the Y-direction servo motor at k, the Y-direction servo motor rotates forwardly when ω k is a positive number, the roller brushes of the two moving seats connected to the horizontal lead screw move towards a horizontal direction adjacent to each other, the Y-direction servo motor rotates reversely when ω k is a negative number, the roller brushes of the two moving seats connected to the horizontal lead screw move towards a horizontal direction away from each other, C is a constant and represents a second rotation speed value of the Y-direction servo motor, d k represents an instantaneous distance value of the infrared photoelectric sensor of the Y-direction servo motor at k, d mid represents an upper limit value of a safe distance set at k, and d high represents a maximum distance value set at k.

8 . The full-automatic pet cleaning machine according to claim 1 , wherein two adjacent surfaces of the two moving seats of the rack are respectively provided with a bathing inlet and a bathing outlet, and an inner side of the top of the rack is provided with an ultraviolet lamp, wherein disinfection is performed through the ultraviolet lamp.

9 . The full-automatic pet cleaning machine according to claim 1 , wherein the water outlet mechanism comprises: a water storage device, a heating part, a water mist spray head, a storage box, a pressure pump, a peristaltic pump, a pipeline assembly and a mesh plate;

the water storage device is configured to store water for cleaning;

the water stored in the water storage device is heated by the heating part and kept at a predetermined temperature;

a plurality of water mist spray heads are arranged on inner side walls, an inner lower wall and an inner top wall of the rack, and the water for cleaning is converted into fine water mist for cleaning the pet by the plurality of water mist spray heads to rinse a body of the pet;

the storage box is connected to the water storage device by the pipeline assembly, the peristaltic pump is arranged at an outlet end of the storage box, and cleaning liquid placed in the storage box flows out through the peristaltic pump and merges with the water in the water storage device at a connection of the pipeline assembly to enter a pipeline to produce a mixed liquid;

the mixed liquid or the water for cleaning, after being pressurized by the pressure pump, flows into the roller brush through the pipeline assembly to spray mist liquid; and

the mesh plate discharges cleaning wastewater.

10 . The full-automatic pet cleaning machine according to claim 1 , wherein the drying mechanism comprises: an electric heating element, an inlet fan and an air supply fan;

after passing through the inlet fan, room temperature air is heated by the electric heating element and blown towards an inside of the rack by the air supply fan, and the hair of the pet is dried.

11 . The full-automatic pet cleaning machine according to claim 1 , wherein the drying mechanism further comprises: a temperature sensor, and a drying temperature is controlled based on feedback information of the temperature sensor, wherein a control logic is set up as follows:

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(

T

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{

ω

max

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T

≤

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wherein ω(T) represents a rotation speed parameter value of a servo motor corresponding to the temperature T displayed by the temperature sensor at a predetermined moment, T represents a displayed temperature value of the temperature sensor at the predetermined moment, T safe represents an upper limit of a safety temperature inside equipment, and T high represents a high temperature mark value inside the equipment.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 10, 2024
From: SUN, HONGXIA; LANGLEY, SEAN; PENG, YAXIN; WANG, MINGXUAN; PENG, YAQIAN; ZHANG, JING
To: HU, YONGZHI; PENG, YAXIN
Reel/Frame 068907/0193 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 10, 2024
From: HU, YONGZHI; PENG, YAXIN
To: ALLVIEWS TECHNOLOGY LLC
Reel/Frame 068907/0202 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202410955195.9 · Jul 16, 2024 · national
Continuity (1)
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