Patents Assigned to ECOVACS ROBOTICS (SUZHOU ) CO., LTD.
  • Patent number: 9236750
    Abstract: An intelligent robot system comprising an intelligent robot (100) and a charging base (200). The intelligent robot (100) comprises a docking electrode (102), a walking mechanism (106) and a control unit (105). The docking electrode (102), the walking mechanism (106) and the control unit (105) are disposed in the body (101) of the intelligent robot (100). The charging base (200) comprises a charging electrode (201) disposed on the body (101) of the charging base (200). The intelligent robot (100) further comprises a gripping mechanism (107). When the docking electrode (102) and the charging electrode (201) dock successfully, the control unit (105) controls the e gripping mechanism (107) to lock the walking mechanism (106) to enable the intelligent robot (100) to maintain a successful docking state in the charging base (200), preventing the charging electrode (201) of the charging base (200) from being separated from the docking electrode (102) due to the improper movement of the walking mechanism (106).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: Ecovacs Robotics (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jinju Tang
  • Publication number: 20150278889
    Abstract: An intelligent shopping guiding system comprising a guide robot and a workstation computer is disclosed. The guide robot is coupled to the workstation computer, preferably over a wireless system and information between the guide robot and the workstation computer is transferred via wireless communication. As the front-end equipment of the shopping guiding system, the guide robot interacts with the customer and provides assistance and guidance to the customer to enhance their shopping experience. As the back-end equipment of the shopping guiding system, the workstation computer builds, stores, and maintains a customized message associated with a customer's unique ID number. The unique ID number is associated with the customer's personal characteristics such as, for example, biometric information, physiological, or other information suitable for identifying the customer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2014
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Applicant: ECOVACS ROBOTICS (SUZHOU) CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Dongqi Qian
  • Publication number: 20150089768
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an upright vacuum cleaner which comprises a cleaner body (100), a ground brush (200), a dust collection chamber (300), a conversion valve and a pipeline system. The conversion valve (400) is disposed at the outside of the back surface of the cleaner body (100) and is located at an inward recess between the dust collection chamber (300) and the ground brush (200). The conversion valve (400) is provided with a first air inlet, a second air inlet and an air outlet of the conversion valve. The pipeline system comprises a suction soft pipe (501), an air duct (203) of the floor brush, a machine body air inlet duct (503), a machine body air outlet duct (504) and a motor chamber exhaust pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2012
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Applicant: ECOVACS ROBOTICS (SUZHOU) CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shoumu Wang
  • Patent number: 8984712
    Abstract: A cyclone separation device (102, 202) and a cyclone vacuum cleaner (100, 200) mounted with the device. A first cyclone separation unit in the cyclone separation device (102, 202) comprises a dust bucket (10) and a mesh filter (7) with air holes (7a). Airflow enters the first cyclone separation unit to undergo first gas-solid separation. The airflow after the separation enters a second cyclone separation unit through the air holes (7a) of the mesh filter (7). A filter in the second cyclone separation unit comprises a plurality of cyclone barrels (31). An upper end and a lower end of the cyclone barrel (31) are open. A first air inlet (31a) and a second air inlet (31b) are disposed on a side wall of the cyclone barrel (31). The airflow (41a, 41b) after the gas-solid separation enters the first air inlet (31a) and the second air inlet (31b) through a first airflow passage and a second airflow passage respectively, is mixed in the cyclone barrel (31), and then undergoes second gas-solid separation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Ecovacs Robotics (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Zhongmei Peng
  • Patent number: 8924019
    Abstract: A cleaning robot a dirt recognition device thereof and a cleaning method of the robot are disclosed. The recognition device includes an image collecting module and an image processing module. The image collecting module may be used for collecting the image information of the surface to be treated by the cleaning robot and sending the image information to the image processing module. The image processing module may divide the collected image information of the surface to be treated into N blocks, extract the image information of each block and process the image information in order to determine the dirtiest surface to be treated that corresponds to one of the N blocks. Through the solution provided by the present invention, the cleaning robot can make an active recognition to the dirt such as dust, so that it can get into the working area accurately and rapidly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Ecovacs Robotics Suzhou Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jinju Tang
  • Publication number: 20140202495
    Abstract: A glass wiping device and a control method thereof are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2012
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: ECOVACS ROBOTICS (SUZHOU) CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Xiaoming Lv
  • Patent number: 8744628
    Abstract: An autonomous moving floor-treating robot and a control method thereof for edge-following floor-treating are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Ecovacs Robotics (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jinju Tang
  • Publication number: 20130291334
    Abstract: A cyclone separation device (102, 202) and a cyclone vacuum cleaner (100, 200) mounted with the device. A first cyclone separation unit in the cyclone separation device (102, 202) comprises a dust bucket (10) and a mesh filter (7) with air holes (7a). Airflow enters the first cyclone separation unit to undergo first gas-solid separation. The airflow after the separation enters a second cyclone separation unit through the air holes (7a) of the mesh filter (7). A filter in the second cyclone separation unit comprises a plurality of cyclone barrels (31). An upper end and a lower end of the cyclone barrel (31) are open. A first air inlet (31a) and a second air inlet (31b) are disposed on a side wall of the cyclone barrel (31). The airflow (41a, 41b) after the gas-solid separation enters the first air inlet (31a) and the second air inlet (31b) through a first airflow passage and a second airflow passage respectively, is mixed in the cyclone barrel (31), and then undergoes second gas-solid separation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2011
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Applicant: ECOVACS ROBOTICS (SUZHOU) CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Zhongmei Peng
  • Publication number: 20130221908
    Abstract: An intelligent robot system comprising an intelligent robot (100) and a charging base (200). The intelligent robot (100) comprises a docking electrode (102), a walking mechanism (106) and a control unit (105). The docking electrode (102), the walking mechanism (106) and the control unit (105) are disposed in the body (101) of the intelligent robot (100). The charging base (200) comprises a charging electrode (201) disposed on the body (101) of the charging base (200). The intelligent robot (100) further comprises a gripping mechanism (107). When the docking electrode (102) and the charging electrode (201) dock successfully, the control unit (105) controls the e gripping mechanism (107) to lock the walking mechanism (106) to enable the intelligent robot (100) to maintain a successful docking state in the charging base (200), preventing the charging electrode (201) of the charging base (200) from being separated from the docking electrode (102) due to the improper movement of the walking mechanism (106).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2011
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicant: ECOVACS ROBOTICS (SUZHOU) CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jinju Tang
  • Publication number: 20120232696
    Abstract: An autonomous moving floor-treating robot and a control method thereof for edge-following floor-treating are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2010
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Applicant: Ecovacs robotics (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jinju Tang
  • Publication number: 20120103367
    Abstract: A cleaning robot a dirt recognition device thereof and a cleaning method of the robot are disclosed. The recognition device includes an image collecting module and an image processing module. The image collecting module may be used for collecting the image information of the surface to be treated by the cleaning robot and sending the image information to the image processing module. The image processing module may divide the collected image information of the surface to be treated into N blocks, extract the image information of each block and process the image information in order to determine the dirtiest surface to be treated that corresponds to one of the N blocks. Through the solution provided by the present invention, the cleaning robot can make an active recognition to the dirt such as dust, so that it can get into the working area accurately and rapidly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2010
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Applicant: ECOVACS ROBOTICS (SUZHOU ) CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jinju Tang