Patents by Inventor Seung Il Han
Seung Il Han 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).
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Patent number: 10918250Abstract: A robot vacuum cleaner that may increase cleaning efficiency around obstacles includes a main body having an intake to suck in dust and air while the main body is driven on a floor, a shutter installed in front of the intake to be able to move from the main body toward the floor, and a shutter driver configured to supply power to move the shutter.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2017Date of Patent: February 16, 2021Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Byoung In Lee, Young Ho Ko, Ji Won Choi, Hak Bong Lee, Seung Il Han, Myeong Ho Kim
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Patent number: 10500894Abstract: A wheel for a robot cleaner includes an outer ring in contact with a surface to be cleaned, an inner ring which is disposed inside the outer ring and receives a driving force, a plurality of spokes which connect the outer ring and the inner ring, and form a plurality of independent spaces through which air passes, and a plurality of ribs disposed in the plurality of independent spaces, each of the plurality of ribs having a shorter length than a length of each of the plurality of spokes.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2016Date of Patent: December 10, 2019Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Chan-young Park, Seung-il Han, Jun-won Seo, Kyu-ha Lee, Young-mi Kim, Hyun-uk Park, Jea-won Lee, Young-kyun Jeong
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Patent number: 10433695Abstract: A robot cleaner enables a wet cleaning, has a replaceable cleaning unit, and ensures a sufficient friction force for doing a wet cleaning of a floor. The robot cleaner includes a frame including a wheel for driving, a replaceable cleaning unit formed at a lower part of the frame to clean a bottom surface and disposed in front of the wheel, a tank disposed at an upper part of the wheel and configured to supply fluid to the cleaning unit, a pump configured to pump the fluid contained in the tank such that the fluid contained in the tank is supplied to the cleaning unit, a hose configured to extend to the pump and the upper part of the cleaning unit and through which the fluid pumped by the pump flows, and a bumper formed on a side of the frame.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2017Date of Patent: October 8, 2019Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Du Hwan Hyun, Hwi Chan Jang, Dong Won Kim, Byoung In Lee, Sahng Jin Lee, Won Min Lee, Hyun Soo Jung, Seung Il Han
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Patent number: 10393422Abstract: An air conditioner including a door installed in order to provide a smooth appearance by hiding an outlet is provided. The air conditioner is installed on a wall and includes a front panel including a first panel part provided with an inlet and a second panel part connected to a lower portion of the first panel part and provided with an outlet; a lower panel connected to the second panel part of the front panel and extended toward the wall; and a door installed on a front surface of the second panel part so as to open and close the outlet while being slid, wherein the door is slid along a curved movement trajectory toward the lower panel, and a curvature of the movement trajectory is changed. A clean and smooth appearance may be formed using a door slid along a curved path and a slim appearance may be formed even in the state in which the door is opened.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2014Date of Patent: August 27, 2019Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Hyun Uk Park, Geon Hee Lee, Ji Won Yoon, Jea Won Lee, Seung Il Han
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Patent number: 9958031Abstract: A vacuum cleaner including a wheel, a driving motor configured to provide the wheel with a driving force, and a clutch configured to connect transfer gears to the wheel or to cancel a connection between the transfer gears and the wheel. A body of the vacuum cleaner is able to actively travel because of the transfer gears are connected to the wheel when power is applied to the driving motor and the wheel smoothly rotates without having a detent torque of the driving motor when power is not applied to the driving motor. The wheel is provided with an internal gear, and one of the transfer gears is configured to transfer the driving force of the driving motor by making contact with the internal gear.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2014Date of Patent: May 1, 2018Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Hyun Uk Park, Seung Il Han, Jun Won Seo, Jea Won Lee
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Patent number: 9931008Abstract: A cleaning robot and a control method thereof include a main body traveling on a floor, and a first sub-cleaning tool and a second sub-cleaning tool mounted at left and right sides of the main body so as to be protruded from the inside to the outside of the main body and selectively performing cleaning Insertion of at least one of the first sub-cleaning tool and the second sub-cleaning tool is controlled when the main body is rotated under the condition that an obstacle is detected. Side brushes of the sub-cleaning tools are inserted into the main body according to the rotation direction of the main body when the main body is rotated during traveling, thus preventing collision with the obstacle.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2013Date of Patent: April 3, 2018Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Kyung Hwan Yoo, Joo Sung Moon, Jeong Gon Song, Seung Il Han
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Patent number: 9854954Abstract: The robot cleaner includes a main body configured to remove dust from a floor while traveling on the floor, the main body having a lateral rim defining the external appearance of a lateral surface of the robot cleaner, and at least one side brush assembly mounted to the main body to clean the corner of the floor. The side brush assembly includes a side arm pivotably coupled to the main body, the side arm moving between a first position where the side arm is inserted into the main body and a second position where the side arm protrudes outward from the lateral rim of the main body, a brush unit provided at the side arm to sweep the floor, and a rim cover coupled to the side arm to form a part of the lateral rim of the main body when the side arm is inserted into the main body.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2015Date of Patent: January 2, 2018Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Seung Il Han, Dong Won Kim, Sang Sik Yoon, Jun Hwa Lee, Hwi Chan Jang
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Patent number: 9795265Abstract: A robot cleaner enables a wet cleaning, has a replaceable cleaning unit, and ensures a sufficient friction force for doing a wet cleaning of a floor. The robot cleaner includes a frame including a wheel for driving, a replaceable cleaning unit formed at a lower part of the frame to clean a bottom surface and disposed in front of the wheel, a tank disposed at an upper part of the wheel and configured to supply fluid to the cleaning unit, a pump configured to pump the fluid contained in the tank such that the fluid contained in the tank is supplied to the cleaning unit, a hose configured to extend to the pump and the upper part of the cleaning unit and through which the fluid pumped by the pump flows, and a bumper formed on a side of the frame.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2013Date of Patent: October 24, 2017Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Du Hwan Hyun, Hwi Chan Jang, Dong Won Kim, Byoung In Lee, Sahng Jin Lee, Won Min Lee, Hyun Soo Jung, Seung Il Han
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Publication number: 20170181592Abstract: A wheel for a robot cleaner includes an outer ring in contact with a surface to be cleaned, an inner ring which is disposed inside the outer ring and receives a driving force, a plurality of spokes which connect the outer ring and the inner ring, and form a plurality of independent spaces through which air passes, and a plurality of ribs disposed in the plurality of independent spaces, each of the plurality of ribs having a shorter length than a length of each of the plurality of spokes.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2016Publication date: June 29, 2017Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Chan-young PARK, Seung-il HAN, Jun-won SEO, Kyu-ha LEE, Young-mi KIM, Hyun-uk PARK, Jea-won LEE, Young-kyun JEONG
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Patent number: 9596971Abstract: A robot cleaner and a control method for the same are disclosed. The robot cleaner and control method are capable of detecting malfunction of an auxiliary cleaning unit, and controlling travel of the robot cleaner in accordance with the detection result, to achieve efficient cleaning of an edge area even when there is an error in the auxiliary cleaning unit. The robot cleaner includes a plurality of auxiliary cleaning units mounted to a bottom portion of the robot cleaner such that the auxiliary cleaning units are extendable and retractable, a sensing unit to sense an extension, retraction, or rotation state of each of the auxiliary cleaning units, and a control unit to determine whether the auxiliary cleaning units operate normally, based on a sensing result of the sensing unit, and to control travel of the robot cleaner, based on a result of the determination.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2012Date of Patent: March 21, 2017Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Sang Sik Yoon, Dong Won Kim, Jea Yun So, Seung Il Han, Jun Hwa Lee
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Patent number: 9335767Abstract: A robot cleaner having an improved structure which executes a cleaning operation without stoppage of travelling of the robot cleaner due to obstacles present in a space to be cleaned, and a control method thereof. The control method of the robot cleaner which is provided with a main body, driving wheels driving the main body, and driving wheel assemblies, each of which includes each driving wheel, includes detecting displacement of each driving wheel with respect to a reference position by sensing a sensed body provided on each driving wheel assembly, judging whether or not the displacement is within a predetermined reference range, and changing a travelling path of the main body, upon judging that the displacement deviates from the reference range.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2012Date of Patent: May 10, 2016Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Hwi Chan Jang, Dong Won Kim, Hyun Soo Jung, Seung Il Han, Jun Hwa Lee
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Patent number: 9259129Abstract: An autonomous cleaner has an enhanced structure capable of conducting an efficient cleaning task according to the material quality or the condition of the floor surface of a cleaning space. The autonomous cleaner includes a body, a driving wheel to drive the body, a driving wheel assembly having the driving wheel, and a control unit. The control unit detects a displacement of the driving wheel corresponding to a reference position by sensing a sensor target, determines material quality or condition of a floor surface according to the displacement of the driving wheel, and controls the driving of the autonomous cleaner according to the determined material quality or the condition of the floor surface.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2012Date of Patent: February 16, 2016Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Hwi Chan Jang, Dong Won Kim, Hyun Soo Jung, Seung Il Han, Jun Hwa Lee
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Patent number: 9220385Abstract: A blade assembly of an autonomous cleaning device. The blade assembly includes a blade having a first part fixed to the main body and a second part extended from the first part toward a floor and a support member having at least a portion disposed adjacent to the second part of the blade to restrict movement of the second part of the blade to within a predetermined range.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2011Date of Patent: December 29, 2015Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Hyun Soo Jung, Seung Il Han, Dong Won Kim, Bo Sang Kim, Jun Hwa Lee
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Publication number: 20150265122Abstract: The robot cleaner includes a main body configured to remove dust from a floor while traveling on the floor, the main body having a lateral rim defining the external appearance of a lateral surface of the robot cleaner, and at least one side brush assembly mounted to the main body to clean the corner of the floor. The side brush assembly includes a side arm pivotably coupled to the main body, the side arm moving between a first position where the side arm is inserted into the main body and a second position where the side arm protrudes outward from the lateral rim of the main body, a brush unit provided at the side arm to sweep the floor, and a rim cover coupled to the side arm to form a part of the lateral rim of the main body when the side arm is inserted into the main body.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2015Publication date: September 24, 2015Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Seung IL HAN, Dong Won KIM, Sang Sik YOON, Jun Hwa LEE, Hwi Chan JANG
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Publication number: 20150223653Abstract: A robot cleaner drives various brushes using a single motor. The robot cleaner includes a main body having a suction port, a main brush rotatably disposed in the suction port, an auxiliary brush rotatably disposed adjacent to the main brush and at least one side brush rotatably installed to move dust to the suction port, wherein the main brush, the auxiliary brush, and the at least one side brush are driven by a single motor in an interlocking fashion.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2015Publication date: August 13, 2015Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Kyoung Woung KIM, Kyu Ha Lee, Seung Il Han
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Patent number: 9078552Abstract: The robot cleaner includes a main body configured to remove dust from a floor while traveling on the floor, the main body having a lateral rim defining the external appearance of a lateral surface of the robot cleaner, and at least one side brush assembly mounted to the main body to clean the corner of the floor. The side brush assembly includes a side arm pivotably coupled to the main body, the side arm moving between a first position where the side arm is inserted into the main body and a second position where the side arm protrudes outward from the lateral rim of the main body, a brush unit provided at the side arm to sweep the floor, and a rim cover coupled to the side arm to form a part of the lateral rim of the main body when the side arm is inserted into the main body.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2012Date of Patent: July 14, 2015Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Seung Il Han, Dong Won Kim, Sang Sik Yoon, Jun Hwa Lee, Hwi Chan Jang
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Patent number: 8776308Abstract: A robot cleaner having a static-charge removal device to prevent deterioration in performance or damage to an interior circuit of the cleaner due to static charge. The robot cleaner includes a conductive trap member to trap frictional static charge, a discharge member electrically connected to the trap member to discharge the static charge, trapped by the trap member, into another kind of energy, for example, light, sound, or kinetic energy, and a ground member located on the robot cleaner while being connected to the discharge member. The robot cleaner prevents adherence of dust, loose debris, etc. as well as damage to an interior circuit thereof due to static charge, thereby efficiently performing a cleaning operation.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2011Date of Patent: July 15, 2014Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hyun Soo Jung, Dong Won Kim, Seung Il Han, Hwi Chan Jang, Jun Hwa Lee
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Patent number: 8732897Abstract: A blade assembly of an autonomous cleaning device. The blade assembly includes a blade having a first part fixed to the main body and a second part extended from the first part toward a floor and a support member having at least a portion disposed adjacent to the second part of the blade to restrict movement of the second part of the blade to within a predetermined range.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2012Date of Patent: May 27, 2014Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hyun Soo Jung, Seung Il Han, Dong Won Kim, Bo Sang Kim, Jun Hwa Lee
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Publication number: 20140130289Abstract: A robot cleaner enables a wet cleaning, has a replaceable cleaning unit, and ensures a sufficient friction force for doing a wet cleaning of a floor. The robot cleaner includes a frame including a wheel for driving, a replaceable cleaning unit formed at a lower part of the frame to clean a bottom surface and disposed in front of the wheel, a tank disposed at an upper part of the wheel and configured to supply fluid to the cleaning unit, a pump configured to pump the fluid contained in the tank such that the fluid contained in the tank is supplied to the cleaning unit, a hose configured to extend to the pump and the upper part of the cleaning unit and through which the fluid pumped by the pump flows, and a bumper formed on a side of the frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2013Publication date: May 15, 2014Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Du Hwan HYUN, Hwi Chan Jang, Dong Won Kim, Byoung In Lee, Sahng Jin Lee, Won Min Lee, Hyun Soo Jung, Seung Il Han
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Publication number: 20130054022Abstract: An autonomous cleaner has an enhanced structure capable of conducting an efficient cleaning task according to the material quality or the condition of the floor surface of a cleaning space. The autonomous cleaner includes a body, a driving wheel to drive the body, a driving wheel assembly having the driving wheel, and a control unit. The control unit detects a displacement of the driving wheel corresponding to a reference position by sensing a sensor target, determines material quality or condition of a floor surface according to the displacement of the driving wheel, and controls the driving of the autonomous cleaner according to the determined material quality or the condition of the floor surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2012Publication date: February 28, 2013Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Hwi Chan Jang, Dong Won Kim, Hyun Soo Jung, Seung Il Han, Jun Hwa Lee