Automatic lawn trimmer and automatic lawn trimming method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11470770-B2
Application number	US-201816615130-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 14, 2018
Priority date	Sep 28, 2017
Publication date	Oct 18, 2022
Grant date	Oct 18, 2022

Abstract

An automatic lawn compactor includes a case, a battery pack, a controller, a driving device and a trampling device. The battery pack is disposed in the case. The battery pack is configured to supply electrical power to the driving device. The controller is connected with the driving device for controlling the driving device. The driving device is configured to drive the automatic lawn compactor to move autonomously on the lawn. The grass on the lawn is trampled by the trampling device as the automatic lawn compactor moves on the lawn. Through regular trampling the lawn, the grass on the lawn is kept at a certain height to realize the beauty and ornamentality of the lawn. The automatic lawn compactor overcomes the shortcomings of large noise, the difficulty of cleaning up the grass, and the hard work by the existing lawn compactors.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An automatic lawn compactor, comprising a case, a battery pack, a controller, a driving device and a trampling device, wherein the battery pack is disposed in the case, the battery pack is configured to supply electrical power to the driving device, the controller is connected with the driving device for controlling the driving device, the driving device is configured to drive the automatic lawn compactor to move autonomously on the lawn, the grass on the lawn is trampled by the trampling device as the automatic lawn compactor moves on the lawn;
wherein the driving device comprises at least two walking legs, the driving device is configured to drive the at least two walking legs to move alternately on the lawn, the trampling device are pressing plates mounted on the at least two walking legs.

2. The automatic lawn compactor of claim 1 , wherein the automatic lawn compactor further comprises a height sensor for detecting a height of the grass on the lawn, the height sensor is connected with the controller, a height threshold value is preset in the controller, when the height of the grass on the lawn detected by the height sensor is greater than the height threshold value, the controller controls the automatic lawn compactor to activate its automatic compacting function.

3. The automatic lawn compactor of claim 1 , wherein the automatic lawn compactor further comprises a camera, the camera is configured to scan a surrounding environment of the lawn to build a 2D map for autonomous positioning, the automatic lawn compactor tramples the grass on the whole lawn according to the 2D map.

4. The automatic lawn compactor of claim 3 , wherein the camera is a 360° panoramic camera, and a 360° camera system is constructed by the panoramic camera.

5. The automatic lawn compactor of claim 1 , wherein the automatic lawn compactor further comprises a ranging sensor, the ranging sensor is connected with the controller, the ranging sensor is configured to detect an information of obstacles in a surrounding environment of the case, the controller controls the automatic lawn compactor to move on the lawn by keeping away from the obstacles according to the detecting result by the ranging sensor.

6. The automatic lawn compactor of claim 5 , wherein the ranging sensor are multiple, the multiple ranging sensors are distributed over an outer surface of the case.

7. The automatic lawn compactor of claim 1 , wherein the automatic lawn compactor further comprises a positioning device and a wireless communication module, the positioning device is configured to obtain a positioning information of the automatic lawn compactor, the wireless communication module is configured to send the positioning information of the automatic lawn compactor and an image information captured by the camera to an electronic device.

8. The automatic lawn compactor of claim 1 , wherein there is provided with a vacuum cleaning device under the case, for cleaning up the litter on the lawn.

9. The automatic lawn compactor of claim 1 , wherein the automatic lawn compactor further comprises a solar panel, the solar panel is provided on an outer surface of the case, the solar panel is electrically connected with the battery pack, the solar panel is configured to charge the battery pack.

10. The automatic lawn compactor of claim 1 , wherein the automatic lawn compactor further comprises an inductance detecting sensor, the inductance detecting sensor is connected with the controller, the inductance detecting sensor is configured to detect an electronic fence which is provided on the lawn, the controller controls the automatic lawn compactor to perform a trampling operation in the area defined by the electronic fence according the detecting result of the inductance detecting sensor.

11. The automatic lawn compactor of claim 10 , wherein the inductance detecting sensor is provided at two sides of the case.

12. The automatic lawn compactor of claim 10 , wherein the case is provided with a charging port electrically connected with the battery pack, and a charging station is provided on the electronic fence for charging the automatic lawn compactor.

13. An automatic lawn compacting method, comprising:
providing an automatic lawn trimmer compactor of claim 2 ;
using the height sensor provided on the automatic lawn compactor to detect a height of the grass on the lawn;
wherein when the height of the grass on the lawn detected by the height sensor is greater than a preset height, the height sensor sending a signal to the controller, the controller controlling the automatic lawn compactor to activate its automatic compacting function according to the signal, the driving device driving the automatic lawn compactor to move autonomously on the lawn, the grass on the lawn being trampled by the trampling device as the automatic lawn compactor moves on the lawn.

Assignees

• Geely Holding Group Co Ltd

Inventors

• Li Shufu

Classifications

• A01D34/008 Primary

  for automated or remotely controlled operation · CPC title

• A01D34/015

  Cutting mechanisms not covered by another group · CPC title

• A01D2101/00

  Lawn-mowers · CPC title

• G05B19/04 Primary

  Program control other than numerical control, i.e. in sequence controllers or logic controllers (G05B19/418 takes precedence) · CPC title

• A01D34/74

  Cutting-height adjustment · CPC title