Floor treatment machine and method for treating floor surfaces
US11191412B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 14, 2017 |
| Grant date | Dec 7, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 13, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47L2201/04
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Disclosed is control of a floor treatment machine and treating floor surfaces, including a planning mode, allowing at least two zones to be defined on a floor surface to be treated, a first node to be defined in each zone and a connection path from at least one zone to a first node of another zone to be defined. At least one region of the zone edge can be input as a virtual obstacle, a direct connection between the first node of the defined zone and the first node of another zone being interrupted by the input region on the basis of real and virtual obstacles. After the complete treatment of a zone, the virtual obstacle on the zone edge is canceled and a switch to another zone is performed. Thus, zones distributed in any way can be treated in succession without the intervention of an operating person.
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