Patents by Inventor Jinju Tang

Jinju Tang has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20170090471
    Abstract: A surface treatment robotic system configured to determine direction references by providing different direction sensors in different surface treatment robots, the surface treatment robotic system comprising a surface treatment robot and a remote control; the surface treatment robot comprises a control unit and a drive unit; the control unit receives remote control instructions of the remote control and controls the drive unit to execute corresponding actions; the surface treatment robot is provided with a direction sensor for determining a reference direction; the direction sensor is coupled to the control unit; and the direction sensor transmits the determined reference direction to the control unit, and the control unit determines a walking direction of the robot by referring to the reference direction and according to the remote control instructions inputted by the input terminal of the remote control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2015
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventor: Jinju TANG
  • Publication number: 20170083022
    Abstract: An obstacle avoidance walking method of a self-moving robot is provided, comprising: step 1000: the self-moving robot walks along the Y axis, sets the position at which obstacle is detect as an obstacle points and sets the coordinate of the point as a recorded point; step 2000: it is determined whether a recorded point, the Y-axis coordinate of which is within a numerical interval defined by the Y-axis coordinates of the current obstacle point and the previous obstacle point, has been stored previously; step 3000: if the determination result is positive, the recorded point is a turning point, and the self-moving robot walks along the X axis from the current obstacle point toward the turning point to the X-axis coordinate of the turning point, deletes the coordinate of the turning point, and the method returns to the step 1000 after performing traversal walking in an area between the turning point and the current obstacle point; and if the determination result is negative, the self-moving robot shifts for a di
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2015
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Inventor: Jinju TANG
  • Publication number: 20170073025
    Abstract: A self-moving device and a walking control method thereof are provided. The self-moving device comprises an outer frame (100), and a base body (200) rotatably connected on the outer frame (100). The base body (200) is provided with a control unit and a walking unit. A fixing pin (300) is connected to the base body (200). One end of the fixing pin (300) is movably fixed to the base body (200), and the other end is a pin head (320). A pin slot (110) is correspondingly provided in the outer frame (100). When the pin head (320) is engaged and fixed within the pin slot (110), the base body (200) is fixedly connected to and engaged with the outer frame (100). When the pin head (320) is separated from the pin slot (110), the base body (200) is able to rotate with respect to the outer frame (100). A detection mechanism is provided on the base body (200).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2015
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Applicant: Ecovacs Robotics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jinju Tang
  • Publication number: 20170075353
    Abstract: A local obstacle avoidance walking method of a self-moving robot, comprising: step 100: the self-moving robot walks in a first direction, and when an obstacle is detected, the self-moving robot translates for a displacement M1 in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and step 200: determining whether the self-moving robot is able to continue to walk in the first direction after the translation, if a result of the determination is positive, the self-moving robot continues to walk in the first direction, and if the result of the determination is negative, the self-moving robot acts according to a preset instruction. The method enables the robot to accurately avoid a local obstacle, provides a concise walking route, shortens the determination time, and improves the working efficiency of the self-moving robot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2015
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Inventor: Jinju TANG
  • Publication number: 20160368143
    Abstract: A light spot indication robot and a light spot indication method thereof are arranged. The light spot indication robot comprises a robot body which is arranged with a control module, a camera module and a laser indication module (100), wherein the laser indication module (100) emits a laser beam, the imaging module shoots to-be-indicated objects to form an image plane, the laser beam and the to-be-indicated object are projected onto the image plane to form a laser spot projection position and to-be-indicated object projection positions, respectively. The light spot indication robot is also arranged with a signal input module. According to content shown on the image plane of the to-be-indicated objects shot by the imaging module and input information of the signal input module, a target object among the to-be-indicated objects is determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2014
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Inventor: Jinju Tang
  • Publication number: 20160291158
    Abstract: Disclosed are a laser range finding sensor and a range finding method therefor. The laser range finding sensor comprises a motor (120), a control box (130), and a coded disc (150). Under a drive of the motor, the control box rotates relative to the coded disc. The coded disc comprises a plurality of range finding teeth (151). The control box comprises a range finding unit (142), a detection portion (144), and a control unit (140). The detection portion comprises a light transmitter (1440) and a light receiver (1441) disposed opposite to each other. The control box rotates relative to the coded disc, so that the range finding teeth pass between respective positions of the light transmitter and the light receiver. The control box rotates under the drive of the motor for scanning and distance measuring and records a measured distance value in the control unit. The control unit automatically calculates a corresponding local rotation speed when the coded disc rotates by a set angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2014
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventor: Jinju Tang
  • Publication number: 20160290834
    Abstract: A distance measuring device comprises a motor (120), a control box (130) and a code disc (150). Relative rotation occurs between the control box (130) and the code disc (150) driven by the motor. A point position tooth (151A) is comprised on the code disc (150). The control box (130) comprises a distance measuring unit (142), a detection part (144) and a control unit (140). The detection part (144) comprises a light emitter (1440) and a light receiver (1441) which are correspondingly arranged. The control box (130) is rotated relative to the code disc (150), so that the point position tooth (151A) passes through a corresponding position between the light emitter (1440) and the light receiver (1441); the control unit (140) receives the signal output of the light receiver (1441), judges the information on alignment status of the point position tooth (151A) with the corresponding position, and sends a start or stop operation instruction to the distance measuring unit (142) on the basis of the status information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2014
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Applicant: Ecovacs Robotics Co. Ltd.
    Inventor: Jinju Tang
  • 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: 20150314444
    Abstract: A glass cleaning robot outage emergency processing method comprises the following steps: Step 100 in which a glass cleaning robot (1) operates in an external power supply power-on mode, and is automatically switched to a built-in battery power-on mode when the external power supply suddenly suffers outage; Step 200 in which a control unit controls the glass cleaning robot (1) to walk downward; Step 300 in which when a collision board of the glass cleaning robot (1) collides with a barrier or when the glass cleaning robot (1) walks and reaches an edge of a glass, a sensing unit transfers a signal to the control unit; and Step 400 in which the control unit controls the glass cleaning robot (1) to give an alarm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2013
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Inventors: Jinju Tang, Xiaojun Zhang
  • 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
  • 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: 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