Movable device

• US 10,022,030 B2
• Filed: 06/19/2015
• Issued: 07/17/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 07/07/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Carl Freudenberg KG
• Original Assignee: Carl Freudenberg KG
• Inventors: Rueckheim, Markus, Mast, Christian
• Primary Examiner(s): NGUYEN, DUNG V
• Application Number:
  US15/311,523
• Publication Number:
  US 20170079500A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,124 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 11/4011 Regulation of the cleaning machine by electric means; Control systems and remote control systems therefor
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 11/4041 Roll shaped surface treating tools
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 11/4058 for adjusting the height of the tool
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 11/4061 Steering means; Means for avoiding obstacles; Details related to the place where the driver is accommodated
• 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 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

A movable device has a base which can be moved on a surface using a travel gear, which may improve and design a movable device such that it can be moved on a surface without major damages and in a trouble-free manner, wherein the base is associated with one or more detectors configured to detect obstacles and/or with dampers configured to damp impact and/or with carriers configured to carry along particles.

Claims

1. A movable device, comprising:

a main body that can be moved on a surface using a running gear,

wherein the main body includes a unit configured to detect obstacles and/or configured to damp collisions and/or configured to pick up particles,

wherein the unit forms a comb-shaped structure, and

wherein the unit includes strips that protrude from the main body.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein the unit arranged on the main body in a height-adjustable manner.

3. The device of claim 2, wherein the unit is guided in a guide in a height-adjustable manner.

4. The device of claim 1, wherein the unit is linked to the main body using a living hinge.

5. The device of claim 1, further comprising:

a cleaning apparatus configured to clean a surface.

6. The device of claim 5, wherein the cleaning apparatus is a brush or roller.

7. The device of claim 5, wherein the cleaning apparatus includes a brush.

8. The device of claim 5, wherein the cleaning apparatus includes a roller.

9. The device of claim 1, further comprising:

a first and a second cleaning apparatus, configured to clean a surface,

wherein the cleaning apparatuses are different and are arranged in various positions of or on various sides of the main body.

10. The device of claim 1, further comprising:

a movement apparatus configured to move the device independently.

11. The device of claim 1, wherein the main body includes the unit configured to detect obstacles.

12. The device of claim 1, wherein the main body includes more than one of the unit configured to detect obstacles.

13. The device of claim 1, wherein the main body includes the unit configured to damp collisions.

14. The device of claim 1, wherein the main body includes more than one of the unit configured to damp collisions.

15. The device of claim 1, wherein the main body includes the unit configured to pick up particles.

16. The device of claim 1, wherein the main body includes more than one of the unit configured to pick up particles.