WINDOW-CLEANING ROBOT AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME

• US 20170202412A1
• Filed: 08/12/2016
• Published: 07/20/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 01/19/2016
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Jiangsu Midea Cleaning Appliances Co., Ltd. (Midea Group Co., Ltd)
• Original Assignee: Jiangsu Midea Cleaning Appliances Co., Ltd. (Midea Group Co., Ltd)
• Inventors: CHEN, Yuan, ZHU, Xiaogang, YUAN, Xiaolong
• Application Number:
  US15/235,908
• Publication Number:
  US 20170202412A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 1/02 Power-driven machines or devices
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 2201/00 Robotic cleaning machines, i.e. with automatic control of the travelling movement or the cleaning operation
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 9/2836 characterised by the parts which are controlled
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 9/30 Arrangement of illuminating devices

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a window-cleaning robot and a method for controlling the same. The robot includes: a body; a vacuum suction port disposed on the body; a suction detector configured to detect a vacuum suction value generated at the vacuum suction port; a light-emitting assembly disposed on the body, a light-emitting area of the light-emitting assembly being configured corresponding to the vacuum suction value; and a controller, connected with the suction detector and the light-emitting assembly respectively and configured to light all or a part of light-emitting area of the light-emitting assembly according to the vacuum suction value, for reminding the user.

Claims

1. A window-cleaning robot, comprising:

a body;

a vacuum suction port disposed on the body;

a suction detector configured to detect a vacuum suction value generated at the vacuum suction port;

a light-emitting assembly disposed on the body, wherein a light-emitting area of the light-emitting assembly is configured corresponding to the vacuum suction value; and

a controller, connected with the suction detector and the light-emitting assembly respectively and configured to light all or a part of the light-emitting area of the light-emitting assembly according to the vacuum suction value.

2. The window-cleaning robot according to claim 1, wherein the light-emitting assembly comprises a plurality of indicator lamps and the plurality of indicator lamps are arranged in a ring shape, in a rectangular shape or in a triangular shape.

3. The window-cleaning robot according to claim 2, wherein the body comprises an upper cover and a transparent display frame disposed on the upper cover, and the light-emitting assembly is disposed below the transparent display frame.

4. The window-cleaning robot according to claim 2, wherein the body comprises an upper cover, the upper cover is made of transparent material, and the light-emitting assembly is disposed below the upper cover.

5. The window-cleaning robot according to claim 1, further comprising:

a voice reminding device, configured to issue a voice reminder if the vacuum suction value is less than a preset threshold.

6. The window-cleaning robot according to claim 1, wherein, a lighted part of the light-emitting area is in direct proportion to the vacuum suction value.

7. The window-cleaning robot according to claim 3, wherein indication signs are set on the upper cover and configured to indicate a level of the vacuum suction value.

8. A method for controlling a window-cleaning robot, wherein, a light-emitting assembly is disposed on the window-cleaning robot and the method comprises:

detecting a vacuum suction value generated at a vacuum suction port of the window-cleaning robot; and

lighting all or a part of a light-emitting area of the light-emitting assembly according to the vacuum suction value.

9. The method according to claim 8, wherein the light-emitting assembly comprises a plurality of indicator lamps and the plurality of indicator lamps are arranged in a ring shape, in a rectangular shape or in a triangular shape.

10. The method according to claim 8, wherein the window-cleaning robot comprises an upper cover and a transparent display frame disposed on the upper cover, and the light-emitting assembly is disposed below the transparent display frame.

11. The method according to claim 8, wherein the window-cleaning robot comprises an upper cover, the upper cover is made of transparent material, and the light-emitting assembly is disposed below the upper cover.

12. The method according to claim 8, further comprising:

issuing a voice reminder if the vacuum suction value is less than a preset threshold.

13. The method according to claim 8, wherein a lighted part of the light-emitting area of the light-emitting assembly is in direct proportion to the vacuum suction value.