Robotic mower with collision and detection assemblies

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12575487-B2
Application number	US-202217973538-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 26, 2022
Priority date	May 14, 2020
Publication date	Mar 17, 2026
Grant date	Mar 17, 2026

Abstract

A mower is provided and includes: a housing; a movable upper cover, disposed on the housing; and a cutting assembly, disposed on the housing. The cutting assembly includes a blade carrier assembly, and the blade carrier assembly includes a blade carrier and a blade. The blade carrier includes a disc body and a blade receiving groove recessed inwardly from an edge of the disc body along an axial direction of the disc body. The blade is mounted in the blade receiving groove and arranged to be that the blade is not protruded out of the blade receiving groove in the axial direction of the disc body.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A battery pack assembly for robotic mower comprising:
at least one battery pack fixing frame, wherein the battery pack fixing frame comprises a first battery pack and a second battery pack arranged opposite to each other; wherein the battery pack fixing frame further comprises a first bracket, a second bracket; and a handle located at a junction of the first and second brackets, the first battery pack and the second battery pack are respectively accommodated in two battery accommodating spaces of the battery pack fixing frame; the first bracket comprises a first assembling part and two first receiving parts, the two first receiving parts are distributed on left and right sides of the first assembling part, the second bracket comprises a second assembling part and two second receiving parts, the two second receiving parts are distributed on left and right sides of the second assembling part; the first assembling part is concave shaped and provided with four bracket protrusions and a first connecting portion, the second assembling part is concave shaped and provided with four bracket connecting holes corresponding to the four bracket protrusions and a second connecting portion corresponding to the first connecting portion, the concave shaped first assembling part and second assembling part each are provided with a bottom plate and a U-shaped top surface, two upper parts of the U-shaped top surface of each of the first assembling part and the second assembling part are bent outwards to form two bending parts, two of the four bracket protrusions are arranged at right and left side of the bottom plate of the first assembling part, another two of the bracket protrusions are arranged below the two bending parts of the first assembling part, so as to arrange the four bracket protrusions at four right-angled corners of the concave shaped first assembling part, the first connecting portion is arranged at a bottom of the U-shaped top surface, the four bracket connecting holes and the second connecting portion are arranged at corresponding positions on the second assembling part; the two first receiving parts and the first assembling part are integrally formed to form the first bracket, the two second receiving parts and the second assembling part are integrally formed to form the second bracket, and the first bracket and the second bracket are assembled to each other to form the battery pack fixing frame through the four bracket protrusions connecting the four bracket connecting holes and the first connecting portion connecting the second connecting portion.

2 . The battery pack assembly according to claim 1 , wherein
the receiving parts are separated and arranged opposite to each other to form the battery accommodating spaces.

3 . The battery pack assembly according to claim 1 , wherein
the first battery pack comprises a first terminal, a battery management system and a distribution management system circuit board placed inside the first battery pack.

4 . The battery pack assembly according to claim 3 , wherein
the second battery pack comprises a second terminal, the first terminal and the second terminal are electrically connected through a connecting wire.

5 . The battery pack assembly according to claim 1 , wherein
the first receiving parts and the second receiving parts each comprise a limiting frame and a limiting strip.

6 . The battery pack assembly according to claim 5 , wherein
the limiting frame is in a hollow cuboid shape.

7 . The battery pack assembly according to claim 6 , wherein
a connecting side of the limiting frame is connected with the first assembling part or the second assembling part, the connecting side is an inclined plane or in a stepped shape to limit the position of the battery pack in the battery accommodating space.

8 . The battery pack assembly according to claim 7 , wherein
the connecting side of the first assembling part is provided with a perforation, the battery management system is electrically connected to the battery pack through the perforation.

9 . The battery pack assembly according to claim 8 , wherein
the limiting strip is connected to the limiting frame.

10 . The battery pack assembly according to claim 1 , wherein
the first battery pack comprises a first battery cell group, and the second battery pack comprises a second battery cell group, a battery management system is configured to simultaneously manage and control power outputs of the first battery cell group and the second battery cell group.

11 . The battery pack assembly according to claim 10 , wherein
the first battery cell group is composed of multiple first battery cell units connected in series, the second battery cell group is composed of multiple second battery cell units connected in series, the number of first battery cell units is the same as the number of second battery cell units.

12 . The battery pack assembly according to claim 11 , wherein
the first battery cell group and the second battery cell group are connected in parallel.

13 . The battery pack assembly according to claim 12 , wherein
each second battery cell unit in the second battery cell group is electrically connected to a corresponding first battery cell units in the battery cell group in parallel.

14 . The battery pack assembly according to claim 13 , wherein
the battery pack assembly further comprises a first circuit board electrically connected to the first battery cell group and a second circuit board electrically connected to the second battery cell group, the battery management system is integrated on the first circuit board.

15 . The battery pack assembly according to claim 14 , wherein
the battery management system is further configured to monitor states of each cell unit of the first battery cell group and the second battery cell group, the states comprise temperature, over-charge voltage and over-discharge voltage.

16 . The battery pack assembly according to claim 14 ,
wherein
the first circuit board is further integrated with a transmission device, the transmission device is provided with a charging and discharging interface and a communication interface.

17 . The battery pack assembly according to claim 1 , wherein
the handle is a hollow “T”-shaped structure in cross section, the handle comprises a handle portion for grasping and a handle mounting portion extending downwards from a bottom of the handle portion and for fixing, and the handle is arranged at a junction of the first connecting portion connecting the second connecting portion and substantially at a gravity center of the battery pack assembly.

18 . The battery pack assembly according to claim 17 , wherein
the first connecting portion comprises a first protruding member and first grooves, the second connecting portion comprises second protruding members and second grooves, there are two second protruding members, the two second protruding members have a gap existed therebetween, there are two or more first grooves distributed on two sides of the first protruding member, there are two or more second grooves distributed on two sides of each of the two second protruding members, the first grooves and the second grooves each are in a “U” shape, when connecting, the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion are inserted toward each other until the first protruding member is inserted into the gap between the two second protruding members, after the connecting is completed, open ends of the first grooves and the se

Assignees

• Globe Jiangsu Co Ltd

Inventors

• Pu Zhigao
• Li Wanghao
• Gao Jie
• Cao Jin
• Wang Huage
• Zhuang xian
• Li Zhiyuan
• Zhou Yupu

Classifications

• A01D69/02

  electric · CPC title

• A01D2101/00

  Lawn-mowers · CPC title

• A01D34/81

  Casings; Housings (A01D34/71 takes precedence) · CPC title

• A01D34/78

  electric · CPC title

• A01D34/74

  Cutting-height adjustment · CPC title