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US 2025/0353049 A1Published application
Garbage Chute Crawler Cleaning Robot
OwnerNimrod Epelshteininventor
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Abstract
The present invention provides the buildings with a stationary built-in and an automatic unmanned intelligent robotic cleaning device embodied for physically cleaning the garbage chute and removing all waste sediments effectively including small to medium blockages arising in the building garbage chute through a sequence of programmed steps comprising the methodology.
Claims16
An intelligent unmanned robotic cleaning device for garbage and laundry chutes of buildings, the device comprising:
- a main body;
- a battery pack;
- a motor;
- a motorized cable reel;
- a pair of limit switches;
- rollers operated by roller spring mechanism;
- at least one rotation sensor;
- at least one cable tension sensor;
- docking charging station;
- external water source with electric valve;
- flexible drive shaft;
- cylindrical brush;
- an internal controller;
- an external main controller with an electrical panel;
- an HMI monitor;
- and
- a mobile application,
- wherein,
- the said rollers connected to the main robotic body, by means of arms, and operated by spring mechanism;
- wherein,
- the said motor is a geared stepper motor and functions to control the movement down-stop-up of the robotic cleaner;
- wherein,
- the said motor is controlled by the said internal controller, which receives commands from the external controller after analyzing the signals received by the said multiple sensors;
- wherein,
- the cleaning of the said garbage chute is accomplished by the said cylindrical cleaning brush connected to the said flexible drive shaft.
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A system of an intelligent unmanned robotic cleaning device for garbage and laundry chutes, comprising:
- a main body;
- a battery pack;
- a motor;
- a motorized cable reel;
- a pair of limit switches;
- rollers operated by roller spring mechanism;
- at least one rotation sensor;
- at least one cable tension sensor;
- docking charging station;
- external water source with electric valve;
- flexible drive shaft;
- cylindrical brush;
- an internal controller;
- an external controller main controller with an electrical panel;
- an HMI monitor;
- and
- a mobile application,
- wherein, the said external controller is connected to the building electrical grid for receiving power for the entire system and the said system communicates with the system components;
- wherein, the said internal controller of the said robotic system receives command from the said external main controller for activation of the motor by means of wireless signal by means of the said electrical communication panel;
- wherein, the said HMI monitor, is a means for programming the robotic activity including the activity duration, date and time, speed and movement.
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A method of cleaning the garbage chutes of buildings, the method comprising the steps of:
- Step 1:
- Activating the robot by means of phone application or timer;
- Step 2:
- Activating the external and internal controllers and sending signal to the motor for commencing the cleaning process;
- Step 3:
- receiving the signals by the roller spring mechanism of the robotic cleaner and activating it, thereby pushing the roller sets out towards the garbage chute tube walls for grubbing the chute walls and stabilizing the robot;
- Step 4:
- Receiving the signal by the electric valve of the external water source for opening the valve for releasing the water and detergent within the garbage chute;
- Step 5:
- activating the rotation sensor which analyses the condition of the motor and the flexible drive shaft, keeping the drive shaft rotating for cleaning of the garbage chute at different angles;
- Step 6:
- lowering the robotic cleaner by means of the motorized cable reel which controls the ascent and descent of the robotic cleaner;
- Step 7:
- return of the robotic cleaner at the docking charging station, on completing the programmed cleaning cycle being complete, and charging before commencing on the next cleaning cycle.
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