Infrared sensor

• US 20080072394A1
• Filed: 09/27/2006
• Published: 03/27/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 09/27/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hunan Grand-Pro Robot Technology Co.,Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Jason Yan
• Inventors: Yan, Jason
• Granted Patent: US 7,408,157 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 15/319
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 2201/04 Automatic control of the travelling movement; Automatic obstacle detection
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 9/009 Carrying-vehicles; Arrangements of trollies or wheels; Means for avoiding mechanical obstacles

Abstract

An infrared sensor at lower production cost for optimal massive production includes an infrared sensor unit disposed to the bottom of an automatic vacuum cleaner to measure the level of the ground to prevent the vacuum cleaner from turning overdue to any drop height created on the ground; a slide screen being disposed on the infrared sensor unit; and a small gateway to control the area for receiving energy of the infrared ray to precisely measure the drop height of the ground for the vacuum cleaner to automatically take turn whenever the drop height is detected to prevent a possible falling over.

Claims

1. An infrared sensor includes an infrared sensor unit adapted to the bottom of an automatic vacuum cleaner;

a small gateway disposed also at the bottom of the automatic vacuum cleaner with the infrared sensor unit inserted into the small gateway; and

a slide screen disposed by the small gateway with the screen secured to the small gateway by multiple locking scales provided on both sides of the smaller gateway.

2. The infrared sensor as claimed in claim 1, wherein the slide screen is capable of changing the size of the area to receive the infrared ray.

3. The infrared sensor as claimed in claim 1, wherein the infrared sensor unit is vertically projected to the ground.

4. The infrared sensor as claimed in claim 1, wherein the infrared sensor unit and the screen are adapted to be within the automatic sense range of any device.

5. The infrared sensor as claimed in claim 1, wherein multiple infrared sensors and the screen are disposed on the automatic vacuum cleaner.

6. The infrared sensor as claimed in claim 1, wherein the multiple locking scales control the size of the receiving area of the slide screen.