Patents by Inventor Xianmin WEI

Xianmin WEI 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: 20240130597
    Abstract: A base station of a cleaning device and a cleaning system are provided. The base station of the cleaning device includes: a base station body having an accommodating chamber for accommodating the cleaning device and an opening for the cleaning device to enter or exit the accommodating chamber; and a water injection assembly including a movable base, and a movable plate, a lifting mechanism, and a water injection pipe that are disposed on the movable base. The water injection pipe is configured to inject water into the cleaning device. The lifting mechanism is configured to drive the water injection pipe to move. A first elastic member is disposed between the movable plate and a side wall of the accommodating chamber. The cleaning device is contacted with the movable plate during a water injection process of the water injection assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2021
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Tao SUN, Tao ZHANG, Xianmin WEI, Xiaogang XUAN
  • Publication number: 20220280012
    Abstract: A cleaning device, including a water pumping apparatus, a cleaning area and a work execution mechanism. The water pumping apparatus includes a receiving part and a transitional connecting mechanism. An accommodating space and a water outlet that communicates with the accommodating space are formed in the receiving part, and the water outlet communicates with the cleaning area. The transitional connecting mechanism is in drive connection with the work execution mechanism, and the transitional connecting mechanism may pump water in the accommodating space into the cleaning area under the drive of the work execution mechanism. The cleaning device uses the ready-made work execution mechanism as a power source, and drives a water pumping operation by means of the transitional connecting mechanism without the need for control by means of a control circuit. The apparatus has high structural reliability and low fabrication costs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2020
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventors: Meng ZHANG, Xianmin WEI
  • Patent number: 11344172
    Abstract: A roller brush assembly and a cleaning device are provided. The above roller brush assembly is applied in the cleaning device, including: a main roller brush; an electric motor configured to drive the main roller brush to rotate to sweep a surface to be cleaned; and an auxiliary roller brush driven by the main roller brush to rotate and sweep the surface to be cleaned towards the main roller brush.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Inventors: Xiaowei Xu, Yuan Chen, Xianmin Wei, Daming Shen
  • Publication number: 20220160203
    Abstract: Provided is a self-moving cleaning device, including a shell, a water tank, a groove, and a roller assembly. A mounting part is arranged at the bottom of the shell; the water tank is detachably mounted on the mounting part; the groove is provided in the mounting part and/or the groove is provided in the water tank at a position cooperating with the mounting part; and the roller assembly is mounted on the mounting part and can extend and retract. When the water tank is mounted on the shell, the roller assembly retracts into the groove and is in a retracted state, and when the water tank is removed from the shell, the roller assembly is in an extended state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2019
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventors: Xiaogang XUAN, Shupeng FENG, Xianmin WEI, Yuan CHEN
  • Publication number: 20220142438
    Abstract: A detection assembly, a robotic vacuum cleaner, a walking floor status detection method and a control method are provided. The detection assembly includes optical transmitters, one optical receiver and an assembly body. The optical transmitters and the optical receiver are all mounted on the assembly body, and optical transmitters, the one receiver and the assembly body are integrated into one piece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2019
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventors: Yuan CHEN, Xiaowei XU, Linghua CHEN, Xianmin WEI, Shijie LI, Yuan LU
  • Publication number: 20220110500
    Abstract: A cleaning robot, a control method, and a storage medium, the cleaning robot comprising a roller brush assembly, a roller brush switching assembly, a detection assembly, and a control assembly, the roller brush assembly comprising at least two roller brushes; the detection assembly is used for detecting the medium type of the surface to be cleaned and generating a signal on the basis of the detection result; and the control assembly is used for controlling the roller brush switching assembly on the basis of the signal of the detection assembly to switch to at least one of the roller brushes amongst the at least two roller brushes for executing a cleaning operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventors: Daming SHEN, Yuan CHEN, Xianmin WEI, Xiaowei XU
  • Publication number: 20210401256
    Abstract: A roller brush assembly and a cleaning device are provided. The above roller brush assembly is applied in the cleaning device, including: a main roller brush; an electric motor configured to drive the main roller brush to rotate to sweep a surface to be cleaned; and an auxiliary roller brush driven by the main roller brush to rotate and sweep the surface to be cleaned towards the main roller brush.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2019
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Xiaowei XU, Yuan CHEN, Xianmin WEI, Daming SHEN
  • Patent number: 11154174
    Abstract: The embodiments of the present application provide a cleaning device and a roller brush component. The roller brush component includes a mounting base, a roller brush frame, an adjusting mechanism, a first roller brush and a second roller brush. A notch is formed on one side of the mounting base. The roller brush frame is rotatablely connected with the mounting base. The adjusting mechanism is in driving connection with the roller brush frame to drive the roller brush frame to rotate. The first roller brush and the second roller brush are connected with the roller brush frame, and the roller brushes are positioned in the notch. The roller brush frame, the first roller brush and the second roller brush are configured such that the first roller brush and the second roller brush may have different ground clearances during rotation of the roller brush frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Inventors: Xiaowei Xu, Yuan Chen, Xianmin Wei, Daming Shen
  • Patent number: 11089929
    Abstract: A dust collection box and a robot vacuum cleaner are disclosed. The dust collection box is used in the robot vacuum cleaner. The dust collection box includes a box body, a filter holder arranged in the box body, a dust separation structure configured to block dust, and a filter. The box body defines an air inlet and an air outlet. The filter holder defines an opening in a side surface thereof. The dust separation structure is arranged in the box body and located at an air inlet side of the opening. The filter is arranged to the filter holder and located at an air outlet side of the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Inventors: Wei Hu, Xianmin Wei, Manzhi Jin
  • Patent number: 11089926
    Abstract: A vacuum cleaner includes a chassis, a driving wheel support provided with at least two first cooperation parts, a driving wheel having an adjustable height relative to the chassis, and being rotatable relative to a hood. The vacuum cleaner further includes the hood being provided with at least two second cooperation parts, and an elastic member. The first cooperation parts or the second cooperation parts are in the form of long track portions, the remainders are in the form of sliding portions capable of moving along the track portions, and lengths of the at least two track portions extend along directions not parallel to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Inventors: Xianmin Wei, Xiaogang Xuan, Bo He
  • Patent number: 10905303
    Abstract: A water tank assembly for a robot vacuum cleaner and a robot vacuum cleaner are provided. The robot vacuum cleaner includes a main unit, two drive wheels and a universal wheel. The water tank assembly includes a water tank and a support part, and the universal wheel and the water tank assembly are disposed to the main unit. When the robot vacuum cleaner is located on a horizontal ground, the universal wheel and the two drive wheels contact the ground, and the support part is spaced from the ground by a preset value. When the robot vacuum cleaner is inclined towards a side where the water tank assembly is, the support part contacts the ground.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Inventors: Wei Hu, Xianmin Wei
  • Patent number: 10736479
    Abstract: A drive-wheel suspension mechanism for a smart movable device and a smart movable device, include a drive wheel bracket, a gearbox and a resilient reset member. The drive wheel bracket is provided with at least one set of sliding slot assembly arranged oppositely. The sliding slot assembly includes two first sliding slots arranged opposite to each other, and the first sliding slot extends rearward and an included angle between the first sliding slot and a horizontal plane is greater than or equal to 0 degree.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Inventors: Xianmin Wei, Xiaogang Xuan
  • Publication number: 20200196816
    Abstract: The embodiments of the present application provide a cleaning device and a roller brush component. The roller brush component includes a mounting base, a roller brush frame, an adjusting mechanism, a first roller brush and a second roller brush. A notch is formed on one side of the mounting base. The roller brush frame is rotatablely connected with the mounting base. The adjusting mechanism is in driving connection with the roller brush frame to drive the roller brush frame to rotate. The first roller brush and the second roller brush are connected with the roller brush frame, and the roller brushes are positioned in the notch. The roller brush frame, the first roller brush and the second roller brush are configured such that the first roller brush and the second roller brush may have different ground clearances during rotation of the roller brush frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Inventors: Xiaowei XU, Yuan CHEN, Xianmin WEI, Daming SHEN
  • Publication number: 20200191611
    Abstract: A wheel rotation detection component and a robotic cleaner thereof are provided and are suitable for wheel rotation detection. The wheel rotation detection component includes a support frame, a wheel, a magnet and detection elements for inducing a change of a magnetic field of the magnet to detect a rotation information of the wheel. The wheel is movably connected to the support frame, the magnet is fixed on the wheel, the wheel rotation detection component further includes a magnetic conduction shaft being magnetized by the magnet to conduct the magnetic field to the detection elements, one end of the magnetic conduction shaft is connected to the support frame, the other end of the magnetic conduction shaft is connected to the main body, and the detection elements are connected to the main body. The robotic cleaner includes a main body and the wheel rotation detection component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2019
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Wei HU, Xianmin Wei, Shiqing Xing
  • Publication number: 20200178743
    Abstract: A dust collection box and a robot vacuum cleaner are disclosed. The dust collection box is used in the robot vacuum cleaner. The dust collection box includes a box body, a filter holder arranged in the box body, a dust separation structure configured to block dust, and a filter. The box body defines an air inlet and an air outlet. The filter holder defines an opening in a side surface thereof. The dust separation structure is arranged in the box body and located at an air inlet side of the opening. The filter is arranged to the filter holder and located at an air outlet side of the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2020
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventors: Wei HU, Xianmin WEI, Manzhi JIN
  • Patent number: 10561289
    Abstract: A dust collection box and a robot vacuum cleaner are disclosed. The dust collection box is used in the robot vacuum cleaner. The dust collection box includes a box body, a filter holder arranged in the box body, a dust separation structure configured to block dust, and a filter. The box body defines an air inlet and an air outlet. The filter holder defines an opening in a side surface thereof. The dust separation structure is arranged in the box body and located at an air inlet side of the opening. The filter is arranged to the filter holder and located at an air outlet side of the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Inventors: Wei Hu, Xianmin Wei, Manzhi Jin
  • Patent number: 10485394
    Abstract: A dust collection box and a robot vacuum cleaner are disclosed. The dust collection box includes a box body, a first lid detachably arranged to the box body, a filter, and a filter missing-alert device arranged to the first lid. The filter missing-alert device includes a movable member. When the filter is not mounted into the box body and the first lid is arranged to be closed on to the box body, the movable member interferes with the box body, such that the box body cannot be closed with the first lid. When the filter is mounted into the box body and the first lid is arranged to the box body, the filter missing-alert device interferes with the filter to eliminate the interference between the movable member and the box body, such that the box body can be closed with the first lid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Inventors: Wei Hu, Xianmin Wei, Manzhi Jin
  • Publication number: 20190350428
    Abstract: A water tank assembly for a robot vacuum cleaner and a robot vacuum cleaner are provided. The robot vacuum cleaner includes a main unit, two drive wheels and a universal wheel. The water tank assembly includes a water tank and a support part, and the universal wheel and the water tank assembly are disposed to the main unit. When the robot vacuum cleaner is located on a horizontal ground, the universal wheel and the two drive wheels contact the ground, and the support part is spaced from the ground by a preset value. When the robot vacuum cleaner is inclined towards a side where the water tank assembly is, the support part contacts the ground.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2018
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventors: Wei HU, Xianmin WEI
  • Publication number: 20190298127
    Abstract: A dust collection box and a robot vacuum cleaner are disclosed. The dust collection box is used in the robot vacuum cleaner. The dust collection box includes a box body, a filter holder arranged in the box body, a dust separation structure configured to block dust, and a filter. The box body defines an air inlet and an air outlet. The filter holder defines an opening in a side surface thereof. The dust separation structure is arranged in the box body and located at an air inlet side of the opening. The filter is arranged to the filter holder and located at an air outlet side of the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2018
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventors: Wei HU, Xianmin WEI, Manzhi JIN
  • Publication number: 20190298120
    Abstract: The present application discloses a robot vacuum cleaner, including a cover, a dust collection box and a button assembly, the button assembly being disposed to one of the cover and the dust collection box, the button assembly including a button and a retractable block, the button being connected to the block, the other of the cover and the dust collection box being provided with a socket, the block being snap-fitted in the socket so as to install the dust collection box to the cover, when the button is operated, the block is driven to retract so as to make the block to be separated from the socket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2018
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventors: Xiaogang Zhu, Xianmin Wei, Manzhi Jin