US 12,265,394 B1
Recharge station for mobile robot
Ali Ebrahimi Afrouzi, Henderson, NV (US)
Assigned to AI Incorporated, Toronto (CA)
Filed by Ali Ebrahimi Afrouzi, Henderson, NV (US)
Filed on Oct. 12, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/485,403.
Application 18/485,403 is a continuation of application No. 17/682,850, filed on Feb. 28, 2022, granted, now 11,815,900.
Application 17/682,850 is a continuation of application No. 16/883,327, filed on May 26, 2020, granted, now 11,294,389, issued on Apr. 5, 2022.
Application 16/883,327 is a continuation of application No. 15/377,674, filed on Dec. 13, 2016, granted, now 10,698,411, issued on Jun. 30, 2020.
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G05D 1/00 (2024.01); B25J 9/00 (2006.01); B25J 19/00 (2006.01); B60L 53/14 (2019.01)
CPC G05D 1/0225 (2013.01) [B25J 19/005 (2013.01); B60L 53/14 (2019.02); G05D 1/0276 (2013.01); B25J 9/0003 (2013.01); Y10S 901/01 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system, comprising:
a mobile robot, comprising:
at least one charging contact;
a battery;
at least a first signal receiver; and
a recharging station, comprising:
at least one charging contact for connecting with the at least one charging contact of the mobile robot to charge the battery of the mobile robot;
a power supply electrically coupled with the at least one charging contact to provide electrical power thereto;
at least a first signal emitter emitting a first signal in a first predetermined range; and
a second signal emitter emitting a second signal;
wherein:
the mobile robot aligns with the recharging station based on at least the first signal received by the first signal receiver of the mobile robot;
the mobile robot is actuated to adjust a direction of movement of the mobile robot based on at least the first signal received by the first signal receiver of the mobile robot; and
the mobile robot is positioned to drive in a forward direction and dock with the recharging station when the first signal receiver detects the first signal and the second signal receiver detects the second signal simultaneously.