System consisting of floor treatment apparatus that is exclusively guided manually and a floor treatment apparatus that is exclusively operated automatically, as well as method for operating a system of this type

US11484170B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• VORWERK & CO. INTERHOLDING GMBH · DE

Inventors

• Hans-Peter Arnold · Sarnen, CH
• Thomas Buening · Bochum, DE
• Benjamin Fleczok · Essen, DE
• Robert Frielinghaus · Bochum, DE
• Martin Helmich · Duisburg, DE
• Lorenz Hillen · Wuppertal, DE
• Christian Holz · Dortmund, DE
• Gerhard Isenberg · Cologne, DE
• Andrej Mosebach · Bochum, DE
• Roman Ortmann · Gerstungen, DE
• Kevin Schmitz · Goldkronach, DE
• Fabian Vitz · Wuppertal, DE
• Niklas Van Teeffelen · Dressendorf, DE
• Uwe Kemker · Wuppertal, DE
• Georg Hackert · Bochum, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 14, 2020
• Grant date: Nov 1, 2022
• Expiry date: Jul 14, 2041

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A47L2201/06
• WIPO field: Furniture, games
• WIPO sector: Other fields

Abstract

The invention pertains to a system consisting of a first floor treatment apparatus that is exclusively guided manually within an environment by a user and a second floor treatment apparatus that is exclusively operated automatically, wherein the second floor treatment apparatus is designed for orienting and localizing itself within an environment. The first floor treatment apparatus is designed for detecting a movement path of the first floor treatment apparatus during a movement of the first floor treatment apparatus that is manually guided by a user, as well as for transmitting information on the detected movement path to the second floor treatment apparatus by means of wireless communication. The second floor treatment apparatus is designed for receiving the information and for autonomously traveling along the movement path within the environment based on the received information.