METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AUTOMATIC CLEANING DEVICES

• US 20130146090A1
• Filed: 12/13/2011
• Published: 06/13/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 12/13/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Joseph Y. Ko
• Original Assignee: Joseph Y. Ko
• Inventors: KO, Joseph Y.
• Application Number:
  US13/324,300
• Publication Number:
  US 20130146090A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 134/18
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 1/021 specially adapted to land vehicles

Abstract

A method for controlling an automatic cleaning device includes the steps of: entering selectively a regular control signal or a power-saving control signal to a cleaning mode control unit; judging whether the regular control signal or power-saving control signal is received to allow the cleaning mode control unit to enter a corresponding regular cleaning mode or a power-saving cleaning mode; activating a first driving motor and a second driving motor in the regular cleaning mode to allow the automatic cleaning device to move on an automatic movement path and keep a cleaning device in operation and pull a passive cleaning device; or activating the second driving motor by the cleaning mode control unit in the power-saving cleaning mode to allow the automatic cleaning device to move on the automatic movement path and pull the passive cleaning device.

Claims

1. A method for controlling an automatic cleaning device which includes a passive cleaning device in contact with a floor, a cleaning device, a first driving motor to drive the cleaning device operating and a second driving motor to drive the automatic cleaning device moving on an automatic movement path, the method comprising the steps of:

entering selectively a regular control signal or a power-saving control signal to a cleaning mode control unit which is electrically connected to the first driving motor and the second driving motor;

judging whether the regular control signal or the power-saving control signal is received to allow the cleaning mode control unit to enter a regular cleaning mode or a power-saving cleaning mode; and

activating the first driving motor and the second driving motor by the cleaning mode control unit in the regular cleaning mode to allow the automatic cleaning device to move on the automatic movement path and keep the cleaning device in operation and pull the passive cleaning device;

or activating the second driving motor by the cleaning mode control unit in the power-saving cleaning mode to allow the automatic cleaning device to move on the automatic movement path and pull the passive cleaning device.

2. The method of claim 1 further including the steps of:

entering a shut-down signal to the cleaning mode control unit;

setting the cleaning mode control unit to enter a shut-down mode according to the shut-down signal; and

setting the cleaning mode control unit to shut down the first driving motor and the second driving motor in the shut-down mode to stop the automatic cleaning device operating.

3. The method of claim 2 further including a step of pressing a switch located on the automatic cleaning device to generate the regular control signal or the power-saving control signal, the switch being electrically connected to the cleaning mode control unit.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the step of entering the shut-down signal is to enter the shut-down signal to the cleaning mode control unit by pressing the switch for a long duration.

5. The method of claim 2 further including a step of operating a remote control unit to generate the regular control signal or the power-saving control signal, the automatic cleaning device receiving the regular control signal or the power-saving control signal from the remote control unit.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the step of entering the shut-down signal is to enter the shut-down to the cleaning mode control unit via the remote control unit.

7. The method of claim 1 further including a step of pressing a switch located on the automatic cleaning device to generate the regular control signal or the power-saving control signal, the switch being electrically connected to the cleaning mode control unit.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the regular control signal is generated by pressing the switch once.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein the power-saving control signal is generated by pressing the switch continuously.

10. The method of claim 1 further including a step of operating a remote control unit to generate the regular control signal or the power-saving control signal, the automatic cleaning device receiving the regular control signal or the power-saving control signal from the remote control unit.