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Timestamp: 2013-06-20 09:04:52
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Matched Legal Cases: ['Application No. 2003', 'Application No. 10', 'Application No. 10', 'Application No. 10', 'Application No. 10', 'Application No. 200410035374', 'Application No. 2004', 'Application No. 2004116815', 'application No. 0401937']

Brevet US7251853 - Robot cleaner having floor-disinfecting function - Google�BrevetsRecherche Images Maps Play YouTube Actualit�s Gmail Drive Plus » Recherche avanc�e dans les brevets | Historique Web | Connexion Recherche avanc�e dans les brevets BrevetsA robot cleaner for simultaneously and selectively performing automatic floor cleaning and automatic floor disinfection. The robot cleaner includes a body traveling automatically on a surface to be cleaned, a driving unit for driving a plurality of wheels provided under the body, and obstacle detecting...http://www.google.fr/patents/US7251853?utm_source=gb-gplus-shareBrevet US7251853 - Robot cleaner having floor-disinfecting function Num�ro de publicationUS7251853 B2Type de publicationOctroi Num�ro de demande10/822,652 Date de publication7 ao�t 2007 Date de d�p�t13 avr. 2004 Date de priorit�29 juil. 2003Autre r�f�rence de publicationCN1291691C, CN1575742A, DE102004021115A1, US20050022330 Num�ro de publication10822652, 822652, US 7251853 B2, US 7251853B2, US-B2-7251853, US7251853 B2, US7251853B2 InventeursJee-su Park, Ju-Sang Lee, Jang-youn Ko, Young-ik Cho, Jeong-Gon Song Cessionnaire d'origineSamsung Gwangju Electronics Co., Ltd.Citations de brevets (25), Citations hors brevets (6), R�f�renc� par (6), Classifications (22) Liens externes: USPTO, Cession USPTO, EspacenetRobot cleaner having floor-disinfecting functionUS 7251853 B2 R�sum� A robot cleaner for simultaneously and selectively performing automatic floor cleaning and automatic floor disinfection. The robot cleaner includes a body traveling automatically on a surface to be cleaned, a driving unit for driving a plurality of wheels provided under the body, and obstacle detecting sensors positioned to a front of the body for detecting an obstacle located ahead of a traveling direction. The robot cleaner also includes memory for storing position information of the obstacle detected by the obstacle detecting sensor, a dust vacuuming and collecting section installed to the body for vacuuming dust on a floor, and a disinfecting section installed under a bottom portion of the body for disinfecting the floor. The robot cleaner also includes a control section for controlling the driving unit to traverse the robot cleaner along a given traveling path, and also control the dust vacuuming and collecting section and the disinfecting section.
REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This application claims priority to Korean Patent Application No. 2003-52449, filed Jul. 29, 2003, in the Korean Intellectual Property Office, the disclosure of which is entirely incorporated herein by reference.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This application is related to copending (Korean Patent Application No. 10-2003-0013961, filed Mar. 6, 2003; U.S. application Ser. No. 10/682,484 (Korean Patent Application No. 10-2003-0029242, filed May 9, 2003); U.S. application Ser. No. 10/804,407 (Korean Patent Application No. 10-2003-0043244, filed Jun. 30, 2003); and U.S. application Ser. No. 10/887,918 (Korean Patent Application No. 10-2003-0052451, filed Jul. 29, 2003), whose disclosures are entirely incorporated herein by reference.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a robot cleaner with a floor-disinfecting function, and more particularly, to a robot cleaner capable of simultaneously or selectively performing automatic floor cleaning or automatic floor disinfection.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Generally, a robot cleaner is a self-propelled working machine moving in a logical manner to vacuum dust or small litter. The robot cleaner determines a distance to obstacles, such as furniture, office appliances, walls or the like, provided in a region, which has to be cleaned by using sensors. The robot cleaner selectively drives a pair of motors to prevent a collision or interference with the obstacle, so that it may automatically change direction to clean the region.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, the present invention solves the above-mentioned problems occurring in the prior art, and, an aspect of the present invention is to provide a robot cleaner capable of simultaneously or selectively performing automatic floor cleaning and automatic floor disinfection.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING FIGURES The above and other aspects, features and advantages of the present invention will be more apparent with reference to the following drawings. The components in the drawings are not necessarily to scale, emphasis instead being placed upon clearly illustrating the principles of the present invention. Moreover, in the drawings, like reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the several views.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention are described with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 2 is a perspective view illustrating a structure of a robot cleaner with a floor-disinfecting function according to the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a control of a robot cleaner according to the present invention. Reference numeral I denotes a front of the robot cleaner. Referring to FIGS. 2 and 3, the robot cleaner includes a body 12, a dust vacuuming and collecting section 16, a driving unit 20, an upper camera 30, a front camera 32, obstacle-detecting sensors 34, a control section 40, a disinfecting section 11, memory 41, and a transmitter receiver 43.
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