Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Removing debris from cleaning robots
- Patent Title (中): 从清洁机器人中清除碎屑
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Application No.: US12301263Application Date: 2007-05-21
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Publication No.: US08572799B2Publication Date: 2013-11-05
- Inventor: Chikyung Won , Stephen A. Hickey , Mark Schnittman , Zivthan A. Dubrovsky , Selma Svendsen , Jed Lowry , David Swett , John Devlin
- Applicant: Chikyung Won , Stephen A. Hickey , Mark Schnittman , Zivthan A. Dubrovsky , Selma Svendsen , Jed Lowry , David Swett , John Devlin
- Applicant Address: US MA Bedford
- Assignee: iRobot Corporation
- Current Assignee: iRobot Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Bedford
- Agency: Fish & Richardson P.C.
- International Application: PCT/US2007/069389 WO 20070521
- International Announcement: WO2007/137234 WO 20071129
- Main IPC: A47L5/00
- IPC: A47L5/00

Abstract:
A cleaning robot system includes a robot and a robot maintenance station. The robot includes a chassis, a drive system configured to maneuver the robot as directed by a controller, and a cleaning assembly including a cleaning assembly housing and a driven cleaning roller. The robot maintenance station includes a station housing and a docking platform configured to support the robot when docked. A mechanical agitator engages the roller of the robot with the robot docked. The agitator includes an agitator comb having multiple teeth configured to remove accumulated debris from the roller as the agitator comb and roller are moved relative to one another. The robot maintenance station includes a collection bin arranged to receive and hold debris removed by the mechanical agitator.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100011529A1 REMOVING DEBRIS FROM CLEANING ROBOTS Public/Granted day:2010-01-21
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