Title:
METHOD FOR OPERATING A SELF-PROPELLED CLEANING DEVICE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2016/180796
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for operating a self-propelled cleaning device (1), in particular a vacuuming and/or wiping robot, the cleaning device (1) traveling in one or more rooms (3, 4) on the basis of a stored room map (2) and, if necessary, carrying out cleaning jobs. The cleaning device (1) furthermore receives information from a fire sensor (5), in particular initiates an emergency call in the event of a fire alarm. In order to devise a method which offers active help to individuals present in the rooms, the cleaning device (1), in the event of a fire alarm, outputs an acoustic and/or optical signal and moves toward an emergency exit (6) or toward a safe location starting from its current location.
Inventors:
HAHN PIA (DE)
Application Number:
PCT/EP2016/060367
Publication Date:
January 26, 2017
Filing Date:
May 10, 2016
Export Citation:
Assignee:
VORWERK CO INTERHOLDING (DE)
International Classes:
G08B3/10; A47L11/33; G05D1/02; G08B5/36; G08B7/06; G08B13/196; G08B17/10; G08B21/22; G08B25/00; H04N7/18
Foreign References:
| US20120221174A1 | 2012-08-30 | |||
| US20070296570A1 | 2007-12-27 | |||
| EP2423893A1 | 2012-02-29 | |||
| EP2617341A2 | 2013-07-24 | |||
| JP2014142742A | 2014-08-07 | |||
| US20140207280A1 | 2014-07-24 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
MÜLLER, Enno et al. (DE)
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