AUTONOMOUS CLEANING ROBOT

• US 20130270459A1
• Filed: 04/15/2013
• Published: 10/17/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 04/16/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Alex Fontani
• Original Assignee: Alex Fontani
• Inventors: Fontani, Alex
• Application Number:
  US13/862,973
• Publication Number:
  US 20130270459A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 250/492.1
• CPC Class Codes: A61L 2/10 Ultraviolet radiation
• CPC Class Codes: A61L 2202/14 Means for controlling sterilisation processes, data processing, presentation and storage means, e.g. sensors, controllers, programs
• CPC Class Codes: A61L 2202/26 Textiles, e.g. towels, beds, cloths
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 901/01 Mobile robot

Abstract

An autonomous cleaning robot consists of a housing, the autonomous system to drive the robot, and a high power ultraviolet bulb. The ultraviolet bulb is used to disinfect the cleaning surface from various types of allergens including bacteria, mold, and dust mites. The robot itself consists of a hard plastic shell that houses the robots main components and a screen indicating battery life, and cleaning time as well as two buttons to turn the system on and off. The autonomous system uses a series of ultrasonic sensors to calculate the position of the robot relative to obstacles which allow for safe autonomous movement

Claims

1. A disinfecting apparatus, said disinfecting apparatus comprising:

an autonomous robot, said autonomous robot having a top and a bottom, wherein said bottom faces a surface; and

one or more ultraviolet bulbs, wherein said one or more ultraviolet bulbs are attached to the bottom of said autonomous robot, such that said one or more ultraviolet bulbs emit ultraviolet light on the surface, disinfecting the surface, wherein said autonomous robot is capable of independently moving across the surface to disinfect the surface with said one or more ultraviolet bulbs.