AUTONOMOUS MOBILE CLEANER AND METHOD FOR MOVING THE SAME
First Claim
1. An autonomous mobile cleaner, comprising:
- a cleaner body;
a suction unit having a handle, and configured to suck foreign materials thereinto;
an air pipe configured to connect the cleaner body and the suction unit to each other, and configured to guide the foreign materials into the cleaner body;
a sensing unit provided at a connection part between the air pipe and the cleaner body, and configured to output a sensing signal by sensing a size and a direction of a tensile strength applied to the air pipe; and
a control unit configured to move the cleaner body based on the sensing signal.
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Abstract
Disclosed are an autonomous mobile cleaner, and a method for moving the same. A user'"'"'s intention may be estimated based on a size and a direction of a tensile strength applied to the air pipe, and a cleaner body may move according to the user'"'"'s intention. This can allow the cleaner to autonomously move. Besides, the autonomous mobile cleaner can always and precisely detect a user'"'"'s operation without having interference with obstacles, using a displacement of the air pipe. Further, the fabrication costs can be reduced and displacements in all directions can be calculated, by using a hall sensor and a magnet member.
Further, a user'"'"'s efforts to operate the cleaner can be minimized, and can be prevented damages of the air pipe, a connection part between the air pipe and the cleaner body, etc. due to an excessive force.
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20 Claims
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1. An autonomous mobile cleaner, comprising:
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a cleaner body; a suction unit having a handle, and configured to suck foreign materials thereinto; an air pipe configured to connect the cleaner body and the suction unit to each other, and configured to guide the foreign materials into the cleaner body; a sensing unit provided at a connection part between the air pipe and the cleaner body, and configured to output a sensing signal by sensing a size and a direction of a tensile strength applied to the air pipe; and a control unit configured to move the cleaner body based on the sensing signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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9. An autonomous mobile cleaner, comprising:
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a cleaner body having a connection pipe at one side thereof, and having driving wheels at a lower part thereof; a suction unit having a handle, and configured to suck foreign materials thereinto; an air pipe connected to the connection pipe, and configured to guide the foreign materials into the cleaner body; a sensing unit configured to output a sensing signal by sensing a size and a direction of a tensile strength applied to the air pipe, and comprised of a hall sensor installed in the connection pipe, and a magnet member installed in the air pipe to correspond to the hall sensor; a control unit configured to calculate a displacement of the air pipe using the sensing signal, and configured to generate a driving signal based on the calculated displacement; and a driving unit configured to operate the driving wheels based on the driving signal. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 19)
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12. A method for moving an autonomous mobile cleaner, in an autonomous mobile cleaner comprising a sensing unit comprised of a hall sensor installed at a connection pipe provided at one side of a cleaner body, and a magnet member installed at an air pipe to correspond to the hall sensor, the method comprising:
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sensing, by the hall sensor, a size and a direction of a tensile strength applied to the air pipe; calculating a displacement of the air pipe based on the size and the direction of the tensile strength; and moving the cleaner body based on the calculated displacement. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 20)
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