Robot cleaner
First Claim
1. A robot cleaner, comprising:
- a main body configured to form an outer appearance;
a driving unit configured to move the main body;
a cleaning unit provided at a lower portion of the main body to suck foreign substances on a floor surface or in the air;
a plurality of light emitting units provided at a lower portion of the main body, and formed to emit light to an outside according to a driving condition of the driving unit; and
a controller configured to control the plurality of light emitting units to emit light in a different form according to a first driving condition in which the main body stops, a second driving condition in which the main body moves, and a third driving condition in which the main body rotates, respectively,a plurality of detection units mounted on the main body to sense an external object at the outside,wherein the controller determines the driving condition of the plurality of detection units, and when an error occurs in the driving condition of the detection unit, the controller activates a light emitting unit disposed adjacent to the detection unit.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a robot cleaner comprising: a main body which forms an outer appearance; a driving unit for moving the main body; a cleaning unit, installed at the lower portion of the main body, for sucking filth or dust on a floor surface or in the air; light emitting units which are installed at the lower portion of the main body and configured to externally emit light according the driving condition of the driving unit; and a controller for controlling the plurality of light emitting units so that the light emitting units emit light in forms different from each other according to each of a first driving condition where the main body is stopped, a second driving condition where the main body moves, and a third driving condition where the main body rotates.
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14 Claims
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1. A robot cleaner, comprising:
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a main body configured to form an outer appearance; a driving unit configured to move the main body; a cleaning unit provided at a lower portion of the main body to suck foreign substances on a floor surface or in the air; a plurality of light emitting units provided at a lower portion of the main body, and formed to emit light to an outside according to a driving condition of the driving unit; and a controller configured to control the plurality of light emitting units to emit light in a different form according to a first driving condition in which the main body stops, a second driving condition in which the main body moves, and a third driving condition in which the main body rotates, respectively, a plurality of detection units mounted on the main body to sense an external object at the outside, wherein the controller determines the driving condition of the plurality of detection units, and when an error occurs in the driving condition of the detection unit, the controller activates a light emitting unit disposed adjacent to the detection unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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