[미국특허]
Systems and methods for robotic gutter cleaning along an axis of rotation
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국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
B08B-009/00
B08B-009/049
B08B-009/051
E04D-013/076
출원번호
US-0012511
(2013-08-28)
등록번호
US-9371651
(2016-06-21)
발명자
/ 주소
Dayton, Douglas C.
Park, Sung
Abele, Karl Eaton
Robinson, Jason
출원인 / 주소
iRobot Corporation
대리인 / 주소
Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP
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초록▼
A gutter-cleaning device includes a body defining a forward drive direction and configured to fit into a residential gutter. The device also includes a drive system supporting the body and configured to maneuver across the gutter. A driven impeller disposed on the body defines an axis of rotation. T
A gutter-cleaning device includes a body defining a forward drive direction and configured to fit into a residential gutter. The device also includes a drive system supporting the body and configured to maneuver across the gutter. A driven impeller disposed on the body defines an axis of rotation. The impeller has at least one agitator oriented about the axis of rotation. The axis of rotation is arranged at an angle to the forward drive direction to aim toward an inside corner of the gutter to eject agitated debris from the gutter and away from the impeller.
대표청구항▼
1. A gutter-cleaning device comprising: a body defining a forward drive direction and configured to fit into a residential gutter;a drive system supporting the body and configured to maneuver across the gutter; anda driven impeller disposed on the body and defining an axis of rotation, the impeller
1. A gutter-cleaning device comprising: a body defining a forward drive direction and configured to fit into a residential gutter;a drive system supporting the body and configured to maneuver across the gutter; anda driven impeller disposed on the body and defining an axis of rotation, the impeller having at least one agitator oriented about the axis of rotation, the axis of rotation arranged at an angle to the forward drive direction to aim toward an inside corner of the gutter to eject agitated debris from the gutter and away from the impeller. 2. The device of claim 1, further comprising: an impeller drive coupled to the impeller, anda wireless communication facility disposed on the body and operable to receive control signals from a remote control for controlling at least one of the drive system or the impeller drive. 3. The device of claim 1, further comprising a placement facility disposed on the body for facilitating placement of the gutter-cleaning device into the gutter. 4. The device of claim 3, wherein the placement facility comprises an antenna in communication with the drive system. 5. The device of claim 1, wherein the impeller is formed from at least one of a molded elastomer, neoprene, rubber, plastic, or an electrostatic cloth. 6. The device of claim 1, wherein the impeller further includes at least one of a helical bristled brush, a full stiff bristle brush, a spiral stiff bristle brush, a wire brush, a dethatching brush, an alternating paddle brush, a flexible bucket, a multiply-vaned impeller, or an alternating flexible blade. 7. The device of claim 1, wherein the drive system comprises at least one of a wheel, a snake drive, a worm drive, a crab or walking drive, a scoot-and-compress or accordion drive, or a string of beads drive. 8. The device of claim 1, further comprising a vision system in communication with the drive system for facilitating navigation. 9. The device of claim 1, further comprising a navigation system in communication with the drive system. 10. The device of claim 1, further comprising a programming facility in communication with the drive system to set programs for autonomous control. 11. A method of a gutter-cleaning device, the method comprising: configuring a body to fit into a residential gutter;supporting the body with a drive system configured to maneuver across the gutter; anddisposing a driven impeller on the body, the impeller defining an axis of rotation and having at least one agitator oriented about the axis of rotation, the axis of rotation arranged at an angle to the forward drive direction to aim toward an inside corner of the gutter to eject agitated debris from the gutter and away from the impeller. 12. The method of claim 11, further comprising: coupling a impeller drive to the impeller, anddisposing a wireless communication facility in electrical communication with at least one of the drive system or the impeller drive, the wireless communication facility operable to receive control signals from a remote control for controlling at least one of the drive system or the impeller drive. 13. The method of claim 11, further comprising disposing a placement facility on the body for facilitating placement of the gutter-cleaning device into a gutter. 14. The method of claim 13, wherein the placement facility comprises an antenna in communication with the drive system. 15. The method of claim 11, wherein the impeller is formed from at least one of a molded elastomer, neoprene, rubber, plastic, or an electrostatic cloth. 16. The method of claim 11, wherein the impeller includes at least one of a helical-bristled brush, a full stiff bristle brush, a spiral stiff bristle brush, a wire brush, a dethatching brush, an alternating paddle brush, a flexible bucket, a multiply-vaned impeller, or an alternating flexible blade. 17. The method of claim 11, wherein the drive system comprises at least one of a wheel, a snake drive, a worm drive, a crab or walking drive, a scoot-and-compress or accordion drive, or a string of beads drive. 18. The method of claim 11, further comprising disposing a vision system on the body. 19. The method of claim 11, further comprising disposing a navigation system on the body. 20. The method of claim 11, further comprising disposing a programming facility on the body.
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