WO1997049528A1 - Engin a modules multiples - Google Patents

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WO1997049528A1
WO1997049528A1 PCT/IL1997/000200 IL9700200W WO9749528A1 WO 1997049528 A1 WO1997049528 A1 WO 1997049528A1 IL 9700200 W IL9700200 W IL 9700200W WO 9749528 A1 WO9749528 A1 WO 9749528A1
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Shalom Levin
Ehud Peless
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Friendly Machines Ltd.
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47LDOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L11/00Machines for cleaning floors, carpets, furniture, walls, or wall coverings
    • A47L11/40Parts or details of machines not provided for in groups A47L11/02 - A47L11/38, or not restricted to one of these groups, e.g. handles, arrangements of switches, skirts, buffers, levers
    • A47L11/4002Installations of electric equipment
    • A47L11/4005Arrangements of batteries or cells; Electric power supply arrangements
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01DHARVESTING; MOWING
    • A01D34/00Mowers; Mowing apparatus of harvesters
    • A01D34/006Control or measuring arrangements
    • A01D34/008Control or measuring arrangements for automated or remotely controlled operation
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01DHARVESTING; MOWING
    • A01D42/00Mowers convertible to apparatus for purposes other than mowing; Mowers capable of performing operations other than mowing
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47LDOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L11/00Machines for cleaning floors, carpets, furniture, walls, or wall coverings
    • A47L11/40Parts or details of machines not provided for in groups A47L11/02 - A47L11/38, or not restricted to one of these groups, e.g. handles, arrangements of switches, skirts, buffers, levers
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01DHARVESTING; MOWING
    • A01D2101/00Lawn-mowers
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47LDOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L2201/00Robotic cleaning machines, i.e. with automatic control of the travelling movement or the cleaning operation

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  • the present invention relates in general to machines for performing work and more particularly to machines for performing routine house maintenance tasks, routine agricultural tasks or routine gardening tasks, yet more particularly to lawn mowers.
  • a common feature of using all lawn mowers described hereinabove is that they often have to be manually lifted and carried a considerable distance by the person operating them. This happens when there are stairs or terraces, or rough terrain, between the storage area and the work area, as well as within the work area itself, over which the lawn mower has to be lifted and carried.
  • a common disadvantage of all the above mentioned lawn mower designs is the fact that they often contain within their structure a power source such as an electrical battery , at least one motor and a mowing unit, and possibly a collection system for collecting the grass clippings.
  • a power source such as an electrical battery
  • Such lawn mowers are heavy and difficult to lift and carry around even by a healthy adult human operator. Indeed, in many cases, the task of lifting and carrying a lawn mower may prove to be altogether unmanageable for the elderly, the physically handicapped or for children.
  • An additional common disadvantage of lawn mowers is the fact that malfunction or breakage of any part in the machine, requires transportation of the entire machine for service.
  • the present invention is particularly adapted for use as a lawn mower, certain aspects of the invention are equally applicable to other types of machines or self propelled vehicles which might have to be routinely or occasionally manually carried or positioned by a human operator within a working area.
  • the machine may be equipment for performing routine agricultural tasks, routine gardening tasks, as well as machines for household tasks, such as vacuum cleaning, floor waxing.
  • various different task modules for performing different tasks can be interchangeably attached to a manually propelled or self propelled power module comprising a power source. Therefore the words "lawn mower” are used hereinafter, wherever applicable, to include other types of machines operable in substantially the same manner.
  • the multiple module appliance of the present invention overcomes drawbacks associated with prior art appliances. Since the multiple module appliance of the present invention can be dismantled into separate modules, each separate module being lighter and smaller than the whole assembled appliance, the modules can be transported separately between the storage area and the work area. The lightness and compactness of the separate modules makes it possible for elderly or handicapped people to handle and carry the modules without excessive effort. Furthermore, the separate modules are easier to store in a limited storage space since each separate module is smaller in cross-section than the assembled multiple module appliance. Moreover the modular construction of the appliance enables the operator to mix and match different task modules in order to perform various different combinations of routine tasks. There is therefore provided, a multiple module appliance for performing routine tasks in a work area.
  • the appliance includes a power module, at least one task module and a terminal module.
  • the power module is separatable and includes at least one battery.
  • the task module is separatable and performs a task.
  • the task module includes a task deck and apparatus for performing a task.
  • the task module is connectable in series between the power module and the terminal module and receives power from the power module. According to one aspect of the present invention, more than one task module can be connected in series between the power module and the terminal module.
  • the battery of the power module is a removable battery.
  • at least one of the power module the task modules and the terminal module includes a carrying handle.
  • At least one of the end modules includes a device for moving along the work area.
  • the device includes at least one wheel rotatably coupled to the at least one of the end modules.
  • the multiple module appliance includes at least one handle attached to the power module for manual pushing and manual guiding of the multiple module appliance.
  • At least one of the task modules of the multiple module appliance also includes at least one foldable jack for supporting the at least one task module in the dismantled state.
  • a two module appliance for performing routine tasks in a work area including a separatable power module including at least one battery, and a separatable task module, connectable to the power module, the task module including a task deck and apparatus for performing a task.
  • At least one of the power module and task module also includes a carrying handle.
  • At least one of the power module and task module includes a device for moving along the work area.
  • the device for moving includes at least one wheel rotatably connected to at least one of the power module and the task module.
  • the appliance further includes at least one sensor attached to the terminal module for providing navigation signals, at least one motor attached to the power module, the motor rotatably coupled to the device for moving, and a control unit connected to the at least one motor and to the at least one sensor for providing autonomous control of the two module appliance.
  • the two module appliance further includes at least one motor attached to the power module, the motor being rotatably coupled to the device for moving, and a remote control receiver connected to the at least one motor for receiving remote commands and for controlling the two module appliance, in accordance with the received commands.
  • the power module additionally includes a power deck, at least one motor attached to the power deck and rotatably coupled to the device for moving, for propelling the two module appliance, and at least one handle attached to the power deck for enabling manual guidance of the two module appliance, while the appliance is being propelled by the at least one motor.
  • the two module appliance includes at least one handle attached to the power deck for manual pushing and manual guiding of the two module appliance.
  • a power module connectable to at least one task module thereby to create a multiple module appliance, the power module including a power deck and at least one battery.
  • the at least one battery is a removable battery.
  • the device for moving includes at least one wheel rotatably connected to the power deck.
  • the power module includes at least one motor rotatably coupled to the device for moving, at least one sensor attached to the power deck for providing navigation signals and a control unit connected to the at least one motor and to the at least one sensor, the control unit providing autonomous control of the multiple module appliance.
  • the power module further includes at least one motor attached to the power deck the at least one motor being rotatably coupled to the device for moving and a remote control receiver connected to the at least one motor for receiving remote commands and for controlling the multiple module appliance, in accordance with the received commands.
  • the power module also includes at least one motor attached to the power deck and rotatably coupled to the device for moving, the motor propelling the multiple module appliance, and at least one handle attached to the power deck for enabling manual guidance of the multiple module appliance, while the appliance is being propelled by the at least one motor. Additionally, in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the power module includes at least one handle for manual pushing and manual guiding of the multiple module appliance.
  • a task module connectable in series between two modules, the two modules selectable from the group consisting of a power module, other task modules and a terminal module, the task module including a task deck, apparatus for performing a task attached to the task deck and at least one foldable jack attached to the task deck for supporting the task module in a dismantled state.
  • the task module also includes a carrying handle.
  • the apparatus for performing a task of the task module is selected from the group consisting of: lawn mower, lawn fertilizer, lawn seeder, grass clippings collector, dry leaves collector, vacuum cleaner, ca ⁇ et washer, floor waxer and wet floor cleaner.
  • Fig. 1 is a schematic isometric illustration of a preferred embodiment of an autonomous two module appliance in accordance with the present invention, including a power module and a lawn mowing task module;
  • Fig. 2 is a schematic side view illustration of the lawn mower of Fig. 1 in the dismantled state
  • Figs. 3A and 3B are schematic isometric illustrations, showing in detail the connectors of Fig. 1 in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention
  • Fig. 4 is a schematic cross section illustration along lines IV - IV of Fig.
  • Fig. 5 is a schematic isometric illustration of the autonomous two module appliance of Fig. 1 , with a lawn fertilizer task module replacing the lawn mowing task module, in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention
  • Fig. 6 is a schematic front view illustration of a power module of an autonomous multiple module appliance in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention
  • Fig. 7 is a schematic side view illustration showing a self propelled, manually guided two module appliance in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention, including a handle for guiding or manually propelling the appliance;
  • Fig. 8 is a schematic front view illustration of the power module of the two module appliance of Fig. 7;
  • Fig. 9 is a schematic front view illustration of a power module of a remote controlled multiple module appliance in accordance with a further preferred embodiment of the present invention;
  • Fig. 10 is a schematic isometric view illustration of an autonomous multiple module appliance, showing a power module, two different task modules and a terminal module in the dismantled state, in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention
  • Fig. 11 is a perspective view illustration of the autonomous multiple module appliance of Fig. 10 in the assembled state; and Fig. 12 is a side view illustration of the terminal module of the autonomous multiple module appliance of Fig. 10, showing the sensor unit thereof in detail.
  • the present invention is particularly adapted for use as a lawn mower, certain aspects of the invention are equally applicable to other types of machines or self propelled vehicles which might have to be routinely, or occasionally, manually carried or positioned by a human operator within a working area.
  • the machine may be equipment for performing routine agricultural tasks, routine gardening tasks, or household tasks, such as vacuum cleaning, wet floor cleaning or floor waxing.
  • various different task modules for performing different tasks can be interchangeably attached to a manually propelled or self propelled power module comprising a power source. Therefore, the words "lawn mower” are used hereinafter, wherever applicable, to include other types of machines operable in substantially the same manner.
  • Fig. 1 illustrates an autonomous two module appliance constructed and operative in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention, for performing various different tasks in a work area.
  • Fig. 2 illustrates a side view of the autonomous two module appliance of Fig. 1, shown in a dismantled state.
  • the two module appliance includes a power module 10 and a mower module 20.
  • Power module 10 includes two wheels 6 rotatably connected to a power deck 2, and a male dovetail connector 8 for rigidly connecting power module 10 to mowing module 20, for supplying electrical power to the mower module and for conducting control and sensor signals between the power module 10 and the mower module 20 .
  • Power module 10 further includes a battery 18 for providing the power for propelling the two module appliance and for operating the mower module 20.
  • Power deck 2 includes an opening closable by a cover 4 and used for inserting or removing battery 18 and for providing access to the internal parts of power deck 2.
  • Power module 10 also includes a carrying handle 24 and a foldable jack 14 (Fig. 2), connected to power deck 2, for supporting power module 10 in its dismantled state.
  • the power module 10 of the autonomous two module appliance of Fig. 1 also includes additional parts which are not shown in Figs. 1 and 2 for the sake of clarity of illustration. These parts are described in detail and shown in Fig. 6 hereinbelow.
  • Mower module 20 includes a mowing deck 32, a motor 28 affixed to the mowing deck 32, and cutting means 35 suitably coupled to the motor 28.
  • Mowing module 20 further includes two wheels or casters 12, a carrying handle 26 and a female dovetail connector 9 for connecting mowing module 20 to power module 10.
  • Mowing module 20 still further includes a foldable jack 16 (Fig. 2), connected to mower deck 20, for supporting mowing deck 20 in its dismantled state.
  • Fig. 3A provides an isometric view of the male and female dovetail connectors 8 and 9, respectively, of Fig. 1 , showing their structure in detail.
  • Fig. 3B illustrates the bottom side of the male dovetail connector 8 of Fig. 3A.
  • Fig. 4 illustrates a cross section of female dovetail connector 9 along line IV - IV of Fig. 3A.
  • the female dovetail connector 9 of Fig. 3A includes a spring loaded latch 70 used to lock the male dovetail connector 8 in place, and a male electrical plug 72, having pin contacts 76, serving to pass power and control signals from power module 10 to mower module 20.
  • Fig. 3B shows the bottom side of the male dovetail connector 8 which includes a female electrical socket 74, having hollow contacts 78 therein for receiving pin contacts 76 of electrical plug 72.
  • pins 76 and hollow connectors 78 are connected to insulated conductive wires (not shown), passing within the dovetail connectors 9 and 8, respectively, which conduct power or control and sensor signals between the power module and the task modules. It is also noted that although the plug 72 and the socket 74 are shown in an exemplary embodiment of the present invention to include eight pins 76 and eight hollow contacts 78, respectively, other preferred embodiments may include any suitable number of pins 76 and hollow connectors 78 necessary for implementing these preferred embodiments.
  • Fig. 4 provides a cross section showing the details of spring loaded latch 70 which includes a spring 75 for holding the latch 70 in a locked position.
  • Power module 10 and mower module 20 are assembled together by pressing latch 70 until it is flush with surface 77, inserting the male dovetail connector 8 into the female dovetail connector 9 and sliding it downwards until latch 70 springs back to the locking position, at which stage electrical plug 72 is fully inserted into female electrical socket 74.
  • latch 70 is pressed until it is flush with surface 77 and the male dovetail connector 8 is slid upwards until it disengages from female dovetail connector 9.
  • dovetail connectors 8 and 9 are used only for mechanically connecting the power module 10 to the task module 20, and do not include the electrical plug 76 and socket 74 shown in Figs. 3A and 3B, respectively.
  • the motor 28 of task module 20 and the battery 18 of power module 10 are externally connected by a cable having suitable electrical connectors and including suitable wires for conducting control signals and supplying power to mower section 20 (not shown).
  • the two module appliance can exist in two states.
  • the first state is the assembled state in which modules 10 and 20 are rigidly connected to each other by connectors 8 and 9 and the appliance is transportably supported by wheels 6 and 12. In this first state, the appliance performs a task.
  • the second, dismantled state connectors 8 and 9 are disconnected from each other and modules 10 and 20 are separated from each other and may be supported by foldable jacks 14 and 16, respectively.
  • This arrangement has the advantage that each of modules 10 and 20 is now smaller and lighter than the whole appliance in its assembled state, thus making each of them easier to transport.
  • a further advantage is that it may be possible to store the separate modules in a limited storage space which is too small for storing the lawn mower in its assembled state.
  • module 10 can be further facilitated by removing battery 18 from power deck 2 and transporting each of them separately.
  • carrying handles 22, 24, and 26 are provided for manual transportation of battery 18, module 10 and module 20, respectively, by a human operator.
  • task module shown in Fig. 1 can be interchanged with a variety of different task modules for performing different tasks, such as lawn fertilizing, lawn seeding, collecting of dry leaves, collecting of grass clippings, vacuum cleaning, carpet washing, wet floor cleaning and floor waxing.
  • Fig. 5 illustrates the same power module 10 of Fig. 1 assembled together with a task module 50 for lawn fertilizing.
  • Lawn fertilizing module 50 includes a fertilizer deck 54, means for lawn fertilizing 57 suitably affixed within fertilizer deck 54, a pair of wheels 52 rotatably connected to fertilizer deck 54, a carrying handle 56 fixed to the top part of fertilizer deck 54, and a female dovetail connector 9, suitably affixed to the fertilizer deck 54 for connecting it to power module 10 .
  • This arrangement has the advantage that the same power module can be used for operating, powering or propelling a variety of different task modules.
  • the two module appliance is implemented as an autonomous two module appliance, capable of automatic navigation and autonomous performing of a task in a work area as described in US Patent application 08/554,691 inco ⁇ orated herein by reference .
  • the mower module 20 of the autonomous two module appliance of Figs. 1 and 2 further includes a sensor 27 connected to mower deck 32 as best seen in Fig. 2, used for navigating as described in US patent application 08/554,691.
  • Sensor 27 is connected to pins 76 of plug 72 by conductive isolated wires 29 for conducting the sensor output signals through socket 74 of male dovetail connector 8 to control electronics 61 (best seen in Fig. 6).
  • Power module 10 further includes two motors 5 rotatably coupled to wheels 6 through gearboxes 7, control unit 61 connected to the motors 5 and to sensors 27 (best seen in Fig. 2) for motor control and navigation, and control panel 67 affixed to the top side of power deck 10 and connected to control unit 61 for operating the two module appliance.
  • the two module appliance described hereinabove can also be implemented using different configurations, in accordance with other different preferred embodiments of the present invention, such as a manually pushed configuration, a self propelled manually guided configuration and a remote controlled configuration.
  • Fig. 7 illustrates a two module appliance having a self propelled manually guided configuration, in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
  • Fig. 8 illustrates the power module 30 of Fig. 7 in detail. 97/49528 PC17IL97/00200
  • the two module appliance includes a power module 30 for propelling the two module appliance, providing power to the task module 20 and controlling its operation and a task unit 20 for lawn mowing.
  • Power module 30 (Fig. 8) includes a power deck 31 , wheels 6 rotatably connected to power deck 31 , a motor 19 affixed to power deck 31 and rotatably coupled to wheels 6 through gearbox 29 and battery 18 for supplying electrical power to motor 19 and to the motor 28 of the task module 20.
  • Power module 30 further includes handle 34 suitably connected to power deck 31 for pushing and guiding the two module appliance. Handle 34 includes a lever 36 for manually controlling task module 20.
  • Power module 90 includes a power deck 92, two motors 5 affixed to power deck 92 and rotatably connected to wheels 6 through gearboxes 7.
  • Power module 90 further includes remote control circuitry panel 11 for manually or remotely controlling the power module 90.
  • a remote control circuitry panel 11 is suitably connected to a radio frequency (RF) antenna 13 and to motor control circuitry 63.
  • Power module 90 further includes battery 18 for supplying electric power to the motors 5 and to control circuitry 61 and remote control circuitry panel 11.
  • RF radio frequency
  • Fig. 10 shows an autonomous multiple module appliance, shown dismantled, including the power module 10 described hereinabove, two task modules 120 and 130, and a terminal module 140.
  • Fig. 11 shows the multiple module appliance of Fig. 10, in the assembled state. It is noted that, in the assembled state, after the proper connectors 8 and 9 has been connected, the operator folds the foldable jacks 114 of task modules 120 and 130 upwards, thus enabling wheels 6 and 146 to transportably support the multiple module appliance during its operation.
  • Task module 120 is a lawn fertilizing module including a fertilizer deck 122, a carrying handle 124 attached to deck 122, means for lawn fertilizing 125 suitably affixed within deck 122, two foldable jacks 114 attached to deck 122, for supporting task module 120 in the dismantled state, and two dovetail connectors 8 and 9, rigidly attached on opposite sides of deck 122, for connecting task module 120 to power module 10 and task module 130.
  • Task module 130 is a lawn mowing module including a mowing deck 132, a carrying handle 134 attached to deck 132, means for lawn mowing 135 suitably affixed within deck 132, two foldable jacks 114 attached to deck 132 for supporting task module 130 in the dismantled state and two dovetail connectors, rigidly attached on opposite sides of deck 132 for connecting task module 132 with task module 120 and terminal module 140.
  • task modules 120 and 130 each include a male and a female dovetail connector affixed to opposite sides of the module.
  • the power module includes a single male dovetail connector and the terminal module includes a single female dovetail connector, thus one or more task modules can be connected between the power module and the terminal module by connecting and locking the appropriate male and female dovetail connectors of the different modules
  • Terminal module 140 includes a terminal deck 142, a carrying handle 144, two wheels or casters 146 rotatably affixed to deck 142 for transportably supporting the multiple module appliance in its assembled state and a dovetail connector 9 for connecting terminal module 140 to task module 130.
  • Terminal module 140 also includes sensor 145 for providing navigation signals as described in US patent application 08/554,691. Sensor 145 is connected to pins 76 of plug 72 by conductive isolated wires 147.
  • the appliance may include a power module, a mowing module and a terminal module, thus operating as a lawn mower, or it may include a power module, a mower module, a fertilizer module and a module for collecting grass clippings, thus operating as a mower-collector-fertilizer combination, performing all these tasks simultaneously.
  • the multiple module appliance shown in Figs. 10 and 11 is configured as an autonomous multiple module appliance.
  • the multiple module appliance can be constructed in different configurations such as a manually propelled manually guided configuration, a self propelled manually guided configuration and a remote controlled configuration, by assembling the different power sections described hereinabove with the appropriate task units and terminal section.
  • wheels for moving the multiple module appliance in the work area
  • the wheels can be replaced by other suitable devices such as casters or caterpillar treads.
  • connectors in the different exemplary embodiments of the present invention are dovetail connectors, other types of suitable connectors may be used for connecting the modules.

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La présente invention porte sur un engin à modules multiples destiné à accomplir des tâches courantes dans une zone de travail. Dans une forme d'exécution, l'engin comprend un module de puissance (10), au moins un module d'exécution d'une tâche (120) et un module terminal (140). Le module de puissance (10), est séparable et contient au moins une batterie (18). Le module d'exécution d'une tâche (120) est lui aussi démontable et permet d'exécuter une tâche donnée. Ledit module (120), composé d'une plate-forme spécifique à tâche (122) et d'un appareil d'exécution de tâche, peut être relié en série entre le module de puissance (10) et le module terminal (140). Ledit module (120) est alimenté en puissance par le module de puissance (10). Plusieurs modules d'exécution de tâche peuvent être reliés en série entre le module de puissance et le module terminal.
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