Patents by Inventor YEONGJAE LEE
YEONGJAE LEE 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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Publication number: 20240138644Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a wet mop module for a cleaner, the wet mop module including a water supply nozzle configured to discharge water from a water tank to a mop, in which the water supply nozzle includes a nozzle body having a water discharge port formed at one end thereof, the water discharge port being configured to discharge water to the mop, and the water discharge port is formed to be inclined, thereby preventing a water droplet from clogging the discharge port, and preventing debris contained in a water droplet from clogging the discharge port as the formed water droplet is dried.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2022Publication date: May 2, 2024Inventors: Jaewon JANG, Yeongjae LEE, Minwoo LEE
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Patent number: 11969125Abstract: The present disclosure discloses that the robot cleaner includes a mop module including a left rotating plate to which a mop is attached to the bottom surface and a right rotating plate to which the mop is attached to the bottom surface; a base on which the mop module is installed; a case disposed to cover at least an upper portion and a part of a side of the base; and a plurality of push supporters supporting the case spaced apart from the base, wherein each push supporter provides the case with the elastic restoring force at least in the upper direction of the base and the outer direction of the base.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2020Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Jaewon Jang, Youngbin Kim, Yeongjae Lee
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Publication number: 20240130591Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a cleaner including a cleaner main body including a battery and a handle configured to be grasped by a user, a cleaning module detachably coupled to the cleaner main body and configured to eliminate debris on a floor surface, an auxiliary battery housing detachably coupled to the cleaning module, and an auxiliary battery detachably coupled to the auxiliary battery housing and configured to supply power to the cleaner main body or the cleaning module, thereby allowing a user to easily manipulate the cleaner while supplying additional power from the auxiliary battery.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2022Publication date: April 25, 2024Inventors: Jaewon JANG, Yeongjae LEE, Minwoo LEE
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Patent number: 11786943Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a docking apparatus for a mobile robot including a sterilization unit, which emits germicidal light to a floor cloth to sterilize the floor cloth, and which includes: a germicidal lamp which vertically overlaps with the floor cloth of the mobile robot, and emits the germicidal light to a front end thereof; a diffusing part for diffusing the germicidal light to a rear end of the germicidal lamp; and a converging part for converging the germicidal light to a rear end of the diffusing part.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2020Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Jaewon Jang, Youngbin Kim, Yeongjae Lee
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Patent number: 11771285Abstract: A center of gravity of a mobile cleaning robot may be positioned on an imaginary central longitudinal axis of the mobile robot. The center of gravity of the mobile robot may be positioned at a front side of an imaginary central horizontal line connecting spin rotation axes of left and right spin mops of the mobile robot. The center of gravity of the mobile robot may also be positioned at a front side of a center of gravity of a battery and a center of gravity of a water tank, and at a rear side of a center of gravity of a sweep module of the mobile robot.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2020Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Jaewon Jang, Youngbin Kim, Yeongjae Lee
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Publication number: 20230292974Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a robot cleaner including a body having a space for accommodating a battery, a water container, and a motor therein, a first rotary plate having a lower portion to which a first mop is coupled, and a second rotary plate having a lower portion to which a second mop is coupled, in which the body includes a bottom surface disposed to be directed toward a floor, and mop support portions disposed on the bottom surface, protruding downward, and configured to be in contact with the first mop and the second mop, and the mops are bent by being brought into contact with the mop support portions, thereby increasing a frictional force between the floor and the mops.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2021Publication date: September 21, 2023Inventors: Youngbin KIM, Jaewon JANG, Minwoo LEE, Yeongjae LEE
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Patent number: 11648898Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a mobile robot, and more particularly to a mobile robot, including: a bumper which surrounds at least a portion of an outer circumference of the body; position restoring modules having an elastic member and disposed to be symmetrical to each other; a bumper guide module, having a guide hole and a protruding guider which moves inside the guide hole; and impact sensing modules configured to sense impact and disposed to be symmetrical to each other.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2020Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Jaewon Jang, Youngbin Kim, Yeongjae Lee
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Publication number: 20220287532Abstract: Disclosed is a robot cleaner including: a main body forming an outer shape; a pair of rotary mops moving the main body while rotating in contact with a floor; a drive motor rotating the pair of rotary mops; a pump connected to a water tank and driving a nozzle for spraying water to the rotary mop; and a controller for determining water content of the rotary mop in a preliminary step before wet cleaning, and controlling to start the wet cleaning after driving the pump until the water content of the rotary mop satisfy a certain level. Accordingly, it is possible to detect a change in the output current of the motor of the rotary mop of the robot cleaner and determine the water content according to the change in the current value.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2020Publication date: September 15, 2022Inventors: Jaewon JANG, Yeongjae LEE, Youngbin KIM
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Publication number: 20220287534Abstract: Disclosed is a robot system including: a robot cleaner configured to perform wet cleaning in a cleaning zone; a server configured to communicate with the robot cleaner and perform control of the robot cleaner; and a user terminal configured to be in association with the robot cleaner, and control the robot cleaner as an application for the control of the robot cleaner is activated, wherein the robot cleaner includes: a main body configured to form an outer shape; a pair of rotary mop modules configured to be rotatably installed in the main body, move the main body while rotating, and have a mop cloth attached to a rotating plate of a lower portion; a drive motor configured to rotate the pair of rotary mop modules; a mop detecting unit configured to detect an error state of the mop cloth attached to the rotating plate and output a detection signal; and a controller configured to determine the error state of the mop cloth according to the detection signal from the mop detecting unit, and control driving of theType: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2020Publication date: September 15, 2022Inventors: Jaewon JANG, Yeongjae LEE, Seaunglok HAM
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Patent number: 11432695Abstract: Disclosed is a mobile robot including a body, a rotating plate rotatably installed on the body and having a lower surface where a mop portion is attached, and an attachment guider installed on the lower surface of the rotating plate to guide an attachment position of the mop portion. The attachment guider includes a guide rim and a plurality of elastic pieces. The guide rim is disposed to surround a rotation axis of the rotating plate. The plurality of elastic pieces extend from the guide rim in a direction toward the rotation axis, have a free end protruding to a lower side or downward than the guide rim, and are spaced apart from each other along a circumference of the guide rim.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2020Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Jaewon Jang, Youngbin Kim, Yeongjae Lee
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Publication number: 20210030236Abstract: A center of gravity of a mobile cleaning robot may be positioned on an imaginary central longitudinal axis of the mobile robot. The center of gravity of the mobile robot may be positioned at a front side of an imaginary central horizontal line connecting spin rotation axes of left and right spin mops of the mobile robot. The center of gravity of the mobile robot may also be positioned at a front side of a center of gravity of a battery and a center of gravity of a water tank, and at a rear side of a center of gravity of a sweep module of the mobile robot.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2020Publication date: February 4, 2021Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Jaewon JANG, Youngbin KIM, Yeongjae LEE
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Publication number: 20210031244Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a docking apparatus for a mobile robot including a sterilization unit, which emits germicidal light to a floor cloth to sterilize the floor cloth, and which includes: a germicidal lamp which vertically overlaps with the floor cloth of the mobile robot, and emits the germicidal light to a front end thereof; a diffusing part for diffusing the germicidal light to a rear end of the germicidal lamp; and a converging part for converging the germicidal light to a rear end of the diffusing part.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2020Publication date: February 4, 2021Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Jaewon JANG, Youngbin KIM, Yeongjae LEE
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Publication number: 20210030230Abstract: Disclosed is a mobile robot including a body, a rotating plate rotatably installed on the body and having a lower surface where a mop portion is attached, and an attachment guider installed on the lower surface of the rotating plate to guide an attachment position of the mop portion. The attachment guider includes a guide rim and a plurality of elastic pieces. The guide rim is disposed to surround a rotation axis of the rotating plate. The plurality of elastic pieces extend from the guide rim in a direction toward the rotation axis, have a free end protruding to a lower side or downward than the guide rim, and are spaced apart from each other along a circumference of the guide rim.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2020Publication date: February 4, 2021Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Jaewon JANG, Youngbin KIM, Yeongjae LEE
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Publication number: 20210031371Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a mobile robot, and more particularly to a mobile robot, including: a bumper which surrounds at least a portion of an outer circumference of the body; position restoring modules having an elastic member and disposed to be symmetrical to each other; a bumper guide module, having a guide hole and a protruding guider which moves inside the guide hole; and impact sensing modules configured to sense impact and disposed to be symmetrical to each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2020Publication date: February 4, 2021Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: JAEWON JANG, Youngbin Kim, Yeongjae Lee
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Publication number: 20210030229Abstract: The present disclosure discloses that the robot cleaner includes a mop module including a left rotating plate to which a mop is attached to the bottom surface and a right rotating plate to which the mop is attached to the bottom surface; a base on which the mop module is installed; a case disposed to cover at least an upper portion and a part of a side of the base; and a plurality of push supporters supporting the case spaced apart from the base, wherein each push supporter provides the case with the elastic restoring force at least in the upper direction of the base and the outer direction of the base.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2020Publication date: February 4, 2021Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: JAEWON JANG, YOUNGBIN KIM, YEONGJAE LEE
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Publication number: 20210030234Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a mobile robot, including: a mop module having a pair of spin mops, which rotate clockwise or counter-clockwise, and a mop motor configured to provide a driving force to the pair of spin mops; a sweep module disposed forward of and spaced apart from the mop module, and having a collecting part, which forms a collecting space to store foreign materials, a sweeping part configured to introduce foreign materials into the collecting space while rotating, and a sweeping motor configured to provide a driving force to the sweeping part; a body, on which the mop module and the sweep module are disposed; and a first floor sensor disposed forward of the sweep module, and configured to sense reflectance of light reflected from a floor.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2020Publication date: February 4, 2021Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Jaewon JANG, Seunglok HAM, Yeongjae LEE
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Publication number: 20210030233Abstract: A mobile robot is disclosed, including a body, a mop module installed on the body and being configured to clean using water, a water tank removably disposed in the body and being configured to store water to be supplied to the mop module, and a detachable water tank module installed on the water tank. The water-tank detachable module includes a hook engaged with or coupled to the body and an operation button disposed on a surface of the water tank to operate the hook.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2020Publication date: February 4, 2021Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Jaewon JANG, Minwoo LEE, Yeongjae LEE