KR100748016B1 - Robot cleaner having ultraviolet ray sterilization device and sterilization method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a power supply unit for supplying operating power and sterilization power, a sensor unit for detecting a charging state and a position of a charger, and an operation unit for inputting cleaning data and sterilization data to the power cleaner and the robot cleaner from the power supply unit and the power supply unit. Sterilization unit for sterilizing dust by the sterilization data supplied by the operation unit and the sterilization power supplied by the control unit and the control unit for controlling the power data, cleaning data and sterilization data input from the operation unit and the power supply unit, sensor unit, operation unit and control unit Ultraviolet sterilization apparatus and a sterilization method of the robot cleaner, characterized in that consisting of a display unit for displaying the operating state of the.

Therefore, the present invention sterilizes harmful substances such as bacteria, mites, molds, and Escherichia coli in the dust box by using an ultraviolet sterilizer provided in the robot cleaner, and is provided with a separate sterilization power source, even when charging the operating power. It is effective to carry out the process of sterilizing harmful substances in dust box.

UV, sterilization, remote, robot cleaner, power

Description

 UV cleaner and sterilization method for robot cleaner {Robot cleaner having ultraviolet ray sterilization device and sterilization method

1 is a block diagram of the ultraviolet sterilizer of the robot cleaner according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a perspective view showing the internal structure according to Figure 1 of the present invention.

3 is a view showing the ultraviolet lamp cover according to Figure 1 of the present invention.

Figure 4 is an exploded view of the sterilization unit according to Figure 1 of the present invention.

Figure 5 is a flow chart showing the ultraviolet sterilization method of the robot cleaner according to an embodiment of the present invention.

* Description of the main drawing codes *

100: power supply unit 110: charger

200: sensor unit 300: operation unit

400: receiver 500: controller

600: display unit 700: transmission unit

800: sterilization unit 810: UV lamp

811 lamp 812

813: Ballast 814: UV lamp cover

820 Dust Box 821 Dust Box Mount

822: dust box handle 900: external device

The present invention relates to an ultraviolet sterilizer for a robot cleaner and a method for sterilizing the same, and more specifically, to sterilize harmful substances such as bacteria, mites, molds, and coliform bacteria in dust bins by using an ultraviolet sterilizer provided in the robot cleaner. The present invention relates to an ultraviolet sterilizer and a method for sterilizing a robot cleaner for sterilizing harmful substances in dust box by performing ultraviolet sterilization function even when the operating power is charged.

As a technology related to a conventional robot cleaner having a floor sterilization function, Korean Patent No. 10-0478681 is a robot cleaner that sterilizes a floor while driving a certain space and cleaning the floor. The robot cleaner is installed at the lower part of the main body. The robot cleaner for sucking dust from the floor and a driving unit for driving a plurality of wheels, an upward camera for capturing an image perpendicular to the driving direction, an obstacle detecting sensor for detecting an obstacle located in front of the driving direction, and a storage device. A control unit installed on the main body and a lower part of the main body of the robot cleaner to sterilize a bottom surface and a control unit to control the driving unit to move the robot cleaner according to a specified driving pattern, and to control the reducer and the sterilization unit. Include. As a result, it automatically cleans or sterilizes the floor, and it is a technology that helps sanitary cleaning and health and pleasant living environment.

However, the above-mentioned conventional technology does not prevent the growth of bacteria in the dust, and prevent the formation of harmful environments such as bacteria, mites, molds, and Escherichia coli, by sterilizing the bottom surface when the robot cleaner is cleaned. There was a problem.

Therefore, the present invention has been made to solve the above problems, an object of the present invention is to sterilize harmful substances such as bacteria, mites, molds, Escherichia coli, etc. of the dust box by using an ultraviolet sterilizer equipped with a robot cleaner, and Since the sterilization power source is provided, the purpose of the ultraviolet sterilizer and its sterilization method of the robot cleaner for sterilizing harmful substances in the dust box by performing the ultraviolet sterilization function even when the operating power is charged.

In order to achieve the above object, an ultraviolet sterilizer for a robot cleaner according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a power supply unit for supplying an operating power and a sterilization power, a sensor unit for sensing a charging state of the power supply unit, and a position of a charger, Sterilization unit for inputting cleaning data and sterilization data to the robot cleaner and sterilization power from the power supply unit, and sterilization unit for sterilizing dust by sterilization data inputted by the operation unit, power data input from the operation unit, and cleaning And a display unit for controlling data and sterilization data, and a display unit for displaying an operation state of the power supply unit, the sensor unit, the operation unit, and the control unit.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a receiver for receiving power data, cleaning data, and sterilization data wirelessly input to the robot cleaner by an external device, and a transmitter for transmitting each of the data being performed by the robot cleaner to the external device. It is characterized by including.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the control unit is characterized in that the cleaning is terminated by the cleaning data input from the receiving unit or the operation unit and at the same time, the sterilization unit is driven by a sterilizing power source.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the control unit is characterized in that the cleaning is terminated by the cleaning data input from the receiving unit or the control unit and at the same time the robot cleaner moves to the charger to drive the sterilization unit with the power applied from the charger.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the controller is characterized in that the function of the robot cleaner is initialized by the sterilization data input from the operation unit or an external device, and the sterilization data is first processed.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the sterilizing part may further include an ultraviolet lamp cover to facilitate replacement of the ultraviolet lamp.

According to one embodiment of the invention the sensor unit is characterized in that the robot cleaner automatically moves to the charger by detecting the position of the charger.

According to another embodiment of the present invention to determine whether to sterilize automatically after the first step of cleaning the robot cleaner and the cleaning of the robot cleaner automatically, or by sterilization data input during cleaning And a third step of automatically sterilizing after the second step and the cleaning of the robot cleaner are completed.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the robot cleaner further includes a fourth step of sterilizing by sterilization data input from the operation unit and an external device after the determination of the second step.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the third step of automatically sterilizing after the cleaning of the robot cleaner is completed is characterized in that sterilization is performed by sterilization power at the same time as the cleaning is completed.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the third step of automatically sterilizing after cleaning of the robot cleaner is characterized in that the robot cleaner is sterilized by a power applied from the charger after the cleaning of the robot cleaner is completed. do.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram of an ultraviolet sterilizer of a robot cleaner according to the present invention includes a power supply unit 100 for supplying an operating power and a sterilization power and a sensor unit for detecting a state of charge of the power supply unit 100 and a position of the charger 110 ( 200 and sterilization data inputted by the control unit 300 and the sterilization power supplied from the control unit 300 and the control unit 300 to input the power data and cleaning data and sterilization data to the robot cleaner to the power supply unit 100; Sterilizer 800 for sterilizing the dust by the control unit 500 and the power supply unit 100 for controlling the power data, cleaning data and sterilization data input from the operation unit 300 and the power supply unit 100, the sensor unit 200, the operation unit The display unit 600 displays an operation state of the 300 and the control unit 500.

In more detail, the power supply unit 100 has a structure in which operating power and sterilization power are respectively separated, the operating power performs a power supply function and a power charging function, and the sterilization power is a sterilization unit even when the operating power is charged. Supply power to perform the function of 800.

The sensor unit 200 detects in real time the operating power state of charge of the power supply unit 100 and the position of the charger 110 separated from the robot cleaner to charge the robot cleaner. When the amount of power of the operating power falls below a predetermined level, the detected power data is transmitted to the controller 500, and the controller 500 performs the transmitted power data to move the robot cleaner to the charger 110 to charge the operating power. In addition, since the sterilizing power is provided separately from the operating power when the operating power is charged, the ultraviolet sterilization function can be operated by the power supplied through the sterilizing power.

The operation unit 300 includes a power switch, a cleaning switch, a sterilization switch, etc. on the exterior of the main body of the robot cleaner, the power switch supplies and cuts off the power, the cleaning switch performs an automatic cleaning, and the sterilization. The switch operates a sterilization function to suppress the bacterial growth of the dust box 820 by using the ultraviolet lamp 810 of the sterilization unit 800. In addition, the operation unit 300 may be operated by an external device 900 such as a remote controller in conjunction with the receiver 400.

As shown in FIG. 2, the dust box 820 is located above the ultraviolet lamp 810, and includes a dust box mount 821 and a dust box handle 822. 820 is easily removable.

As shown in FIG. 3, the ultraviolet lamp 810 facilitates replacement of the ultraviolet lamp 810 by detaching and attaching the cover of the lower part of the robot cleaner. 3 (a) shows that the ultraviolet lamp cover 814 is attached, Figure 3 (b) shows that the ultraviolet lamp cover 814 is detached, the ultraviolet lamp cover 814 is ultraviolet light The lamp 810 facilitates replacement and repair in the event of failure or abnormality.

The receiver 400 receives a signal to be controlled by an external device 900 such as a remote controller, the received signal is transmitted to the controller 500 to be remotely controlled, and all functions of the robot cleaner to the receiver 400. Input signal is processed first. That is, when the cleaning data input by the receiving unit 400 is input by the user, the cleaning data that is already input is ignored and cleaned according to the cleaning data input from the outside, and when the sterilization data input by the receiving unit 400 is input, Ignoring the input cleaning data and receiving a signal to perform the sterilization function by using the ultraviolet lamp 810 of the sterilization unit 800 by the sterilization data input from the outside.

As illustrated in FIG. 4, the sterilization unit 800 includes an ultraviolet lamp 810 formed of a lamp 811, a lighter 812, and a stabilizer 813, and the ultraviolet lamp 810 is dusty 820. It is attached to one side of the bottom of the dust box 820 made of a material such as glass, transparent plastic and transparent film to sterilize the surface through which the light, such as glass, transparent plastic and transparent film, can pass through by the ultraviolet beam. .

In addition, the sterilization unit 800 performs a sterilization function at the same time as the cleaning is completed by the cleaning data input through the operation unit 300 or the external device 900, and the sensor unit (if the operating power is weak) ( When the robot cleaner 200 detects the weak operation power and moves to the charger 110, the charger 110 applies power to the operation power and the sterilization power. At this time, the sterilizing power is performed using the sterilizing power.

In particular, the sterilization unit 800 is connected to the sterilization power of the power supply unit 100 separately, when the sterilization data is input so that the sterilization function is performed by operating the sterilization switch by the user using the operation unit 300 or an external device. Initializes all functions that the robot cleaner is performing and processes sterilization functions first using the sterilization data.

As described above, the sterilization unit 800 serves to suppress bacterial growth by sterilizing the dust box 820 in order to prevent harmful environment from being formed.

The display unit 600 is provided in the main body of the robot cleaner to display a power charging state, a cleaning progress state, an error, dust dust amount, and a sterilization function state.

The transmitter 700 transmits the current state of the robot cleaner and each data being performed to an external device 900 such as a remote controller, and the data transmitted from the transmitter 700 is displayed on the display unit 600 and the external device 900. Is displayed on the display.

The control unit 500 controls the charging state data of the power supply unit 100 received from the sensor unit 200, the position data of the charger 110, the cleaning data input from the operation unit 300, and sterilization data, When the power supply is insufficient, the battery moves to the charger 110 to charge, and when cleaning data is input, the cleaning is performed. When sterilization data is input, data is transmitted to the sterilization unit 800 to control sterilization. In this case, when various data are transmitted from the receiver 400, the controller 500 initializes the existing data and processes the data transmitted from the receiver 400 first. And all the input and operation data is displayed on the display unit 600 of the main body of the robot cleaner, the data transmitted from the receiver 400 and the current state and data of the robot cleaner is transmitted through the transmitter 700, such as a remote control To transmit to the external device (900).

In particular, the control unit 500 controls the sterilization unit 800 to perform the sterilization function at the same time as the cleaning is completed using the cleaning data input through the operation unit 300 or the external device 900, After the cleaning is completed, the robot cleaner moves to the charger 110 to charge and controls the sterilization unit 800 to be sterilized by the power applied from the charger 110.

Further, when the sterilization data is input by the operation unit 300 or the external device 900, the control unit 500 stops all functions currently being performed by the robot cleaner and the input sterilization data is first processed by the sterilization unit 800. Perform.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a method for ultraviolet sterilization of a robot cleaner according to an embodiment of the present invention, the first step (S10) of cleaning the robot cleaner automatically, and after the cleaning of the robot cleaner is automatically sterilized. The second step (S20) for determining whether to sterilize by the sterilization data input during cleaning, and the third step (S30) for automatically sterilizing after the cleaning of the robot cleaner is completed, and the robot cleaner A fourth step (S40) is sterilized by the sterilization data input from the device and the operation unit.

More specifically, the first step (S10) of automatically cleaning the robot cleaner inputs various data to clean the robot cleaner with the operation unit 300 and the external device 900. The various data includes a cleaning time, a dust box 820 sterilization method after cleaning, and the like.

After the cleaning of the robot cleaner is completed, the second step (S20) of determining whether to sterilize automatically or by sterilization data input during cleaning is performed in the process of cleaning the robot cleaner. It is to determine how to sterilize the sterilization of the), whether to automatically sterilize by the sterilization data input by the external device 900 or the control unit 300 of the robot cleaner by the user, and during the robot cleaner cleaning Determine whether to sterilize by inputting sterilization data by force.

The third step (S30) of automatically sterilizing after the cleaning of the robot cleaner is completed by operating the external device 900 or the operation unit 300 of the robot cleaner by inputting a cleaning time and a sterilization method. When the cleaning is completed and the cleaning is completed and the sterilization data is automatically transmitted from the control unit 500 to the sterilization unit 800, the sterilization unit 800 performs the sterilization function by the sterilization data received using the sterilization power. do.

In addition, if the sterilization unit 800 is set to be driven when the power is supplied from the charger 110 after the sterilization method is completed by the user using the operation unit 300 of the external device 900 or the robot cleaner, the controller 500 receives the position data of the charger 110 from the sensor unit 200 at the same time as the cleaning is completed, and approaches the charger 110 using the position data. At this time, when power is supplied from the charger, the sterilization unit 800 is driven to perform a sterilization function.

The fourth step (S40) in which the robot cleaner sterilizes the sterilization data input from the operation unit and the external device is performed by the user while the robot cleaner performs cleaning. The sterilization data is performed by the user through the external device 900 or the control unit 300. When is input, the robot cleaner initializes all functions that are being performed and processes the input sterilization data first to perform sterilization function.

The present invention has been described in detail so far, but the embodiments mentioned in the process are only illustrative and are not intended to be limiting, and the present invention is provided by the following claims and the technical spirit and field of the present invention. Within the scope not departing from the scope of the present invention, changes in the components to the extent that they can be dealt with evenly will fall within the scope of the present invention.

 As described above, the present invention has an effect of sterilizing harmful substances such as bacteria, mites, molds, and E. coli in the dust box by using an ultraviolet sterilizer provided in the robot cleaner, and since the separate sterilization power source is provided, Ultraviolet disinfection function is also performed when charging the power to sterilize harmful substances in dust box.

Claims (11)

A power supply unit supplying operation power and sterilization power; A sensor unit for sensing a charging state of the power unit and a position of a charger; An operation unit for inputting power data and cleaning data and sterilization data to the robot cleaner to the power supply unit; A sterilization unit for sterilizing dust by the sterilization data supplied from the power supply unit and receiving the sterilization power; A control unit controlling power data, cleaning data and sterilization data inputted from the operation unit; A display unit which displays an operation state of the power supply unit, the sensor unit, the operation unit, and the control unit; Receiving unit for receiving the power data, cleaning data and sterilization data wirelessly input to the robot cleaner by an external device; And Ultraviolet disinfection device of the robot cleaner, characterized in that consisting of a transmitter for transmitting the respective data being performed by the robot cleaner to an external device. delete The ultraviolet sterilizer of claim 1, wherein the control unit drives the sterilization unit using a sterilization power at the same time as the cleaning is finished by the cleaning data input from the receiving unit or the control unit. The ultraviolet rays of the robot cleaner of claim 1, wherein the control unit terminates the cleaning by the cleaning data inputted from the receiver or the control unit, and simultaneously moves the robot cleaner to the charger and drives the sterilizer with power applied from the charger. Sterilizer. The ultraviolet sterilizer of claim 1, wherein the control unit initializes the function of the robot cleaner by the sterilization data input from an operation unit or an external device, and first processes the input sterilization data. The ultraviolet sterilizer of claim 1, wherein the sterilizing unit further comprises an ultraviolet lamp cover to facilitate replacement of the ultraviolet lamp.  The ultraviolet sterilizer of claim 1, wherein the sensor unit detects a position of the charger and moves the robot cleaner to the charger. A first step of automatically cleaning the robot cleaner; A second step of determining whether to sterilize automatically after cleaning of the robot cleaner or sterilization by sterilization data input during cleaning; UV sterilization method of the robot cleaner, characterized in that the third step of automatically sterilizing after the cleaning of the robot cleaner is completed. The method according to claim 8, further comprising a fourth step of sterilizing the robot cleaner by the sterilization data inputted from the operation unit and an external device after the determination of the second step. The ultraviolet sterilization method of claim 8 or 9, wherein the third step of automatically sterilizing after the cleaning of the robot cleaner is completed is performed by sterilizing power at the same time as the cleaning is completed. 10. The method of claim 8 or 9, wherein the third step of automatically sterilizing after the cleaning of the robot cleaner is completed, moving to the charger after the cleaning of the robot cleaner is completed, and sterilizing with the power applied from the charger. UV sterilization method of the robot cleaner.

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