公开(公告)号：US20230141469A1

公开(公告)日：2023-05-11

申请号：US17986562

申请日：2022-11-14

Applicant: SharkNinja Operating, LLC

Inventor： Aaron GILL ,  David HARTING ,  Hamish THOMPSON ,  Christopher MEYER-RASSOW ,  Catriona C.A. SUTTER ,  Isaku D. KAMADA ,  Kai XU ,  Devin FENG ,  Jason B. THORNE ,  Rahat KAHN ,  Margaret MATHIEU

IPC: A47L9/00 ,  A47L9/10 ,  A47L9/16 ,  A47L9/28 ,  A47L9/14 ,  A47L11/40

CPC classification number: A47L9/0054 ,  A47L9/102 ,  A47L9/0063 ,  A47L9/1683 ,  A47L9/2805 ,  A47L9/1409 ,  A47L9/1436 ,  A47L9/1463 ,  A47L11/4025 ,  A47L2201/024 ,  A47L2201/04

Abstract: A robotic cleaning system may include a robotic cleaner having a robotic cleaner dust cup and a docking station having a docking station dust cup configured to fluidly couple to the robotic cleaner dust cup. The docking station dust cup may include a first debris collection chamber, a second debris collection chamber fluidly coupled to the first debris collection chamber, and a filter fluidly coupled to the first debris collection chamber and the second debris collection chamber.

公开(公告)号：US20200022543A1

公开(公告)日：2020-01-23

申请号：US16517477

申请日：2019-07-19

Applicant: SharkNinja Operating, LLC

Inventor： Aaron GILL ,  David HARTING ,  Hamish THOMPSON ,  Christopher MEYER-RASSOW ,  Catriona C.A. SUTTER ,  Isaku D. KAMADA ,  Kai XU ,  Devin FENG ,  Jason B. THORNE

IPC: A47L9/00 ,  A47L9/10

Abstract: A docking station for a robotic cleaner may include a base, a docking station dust cup removably coupled to the base, a latch actuatable between a retaining position and a release position, and a release system configured to actuate the latch between the retaining and release positions. The docking station dust cup may be removable from the base in response to a pivotal movement of the docking station dust cup relative to the base about a pivot point. The latch may be horizontally spaced apart from the pivot point, wherein, when the latch is in the retaining position, pivotal movement of the docking station dust cup is substantially prevented.

公开(公告)号：US20240016356A1

公开(公告)日：2024-01-18

申请号：US17889734

申请日：2022-08-17

Applicant: SHARKNINJA OPERATING LLC

Inventor： Jun Feng DING ,  Evan P. JASPER ,  Yi hui ZHANG ,  Hamish THOMPSON ,  Max DAVIDOWITZ ,  Simon HUGHES ,  Jianjun GE ,  Jian XIANG

IPC: A47L11/282 ,  A47L11/40

CPC classification number: A47L11/282 ,  A47L11/4083 ,  A47L2201/00

Abstract: A robotic cleaner may include one or more driven wheels, at least one environmental sensor, and a mop module. The mop module may include a tank having a tank inlet and a tank outlet, a pad coupled at a bottom side of the tank, the pad configured to contact a surface to be cleaned and to receive liquid from the tank outlet, and a latch configured to transition between a latched position, a release position, and a refill position. When in the latched position and in the release position, at least a portion of the latch may extend over the tank inlet and, when in the refill position, the latch may be displaced from the tank inlet, exposing the tank inlet.

公开(公告)号：US20200022553A1

公开(公告)日：2020-01-23

申请号：US16517473

申请日：2019-07-19

Applicant: SharkNinja Operating, LLC

Inventor： Aaron GILL ,  David HARTING ,  Hamish THOMPSON ,  Christopher MEYER-RASSOW ,  Catriona C.A. SUTTER ,  Isaku D. KAMADA ,  Kai XU ,  Devin FENG ,  Jason B. THORNE ,  Rahat KAHN ,  Margaret MATHIEU

IPC: A47L11/40 ,  A47L9/14 ,  A47L9/16

Abstract: A robotic cleaning system may include a robotic cleaner having a robotic cleaner dust cup and a docking station having a docking station dust cup configured to fluidly couple to the robotic cleaner dust cup. The docking station dust cup may include a first debris collection chamber, a second debris collection chamber fluidly coupled to the first debris collection chamber, and a filter fluidly coupled to the first debris collection chamber and the second debris collection chamber.

公开(公告)号：US20240016357A1

公开(公告)日：2024-01-18

申请号：US17889747

申请日：2022-08-17

Applicant: SHARKNINJA OPERATING LLC

Inventor： Simon HUGHES ,  Zhanglin Liu ,  Yi hui ZHANG ,  Yafei Shen ,  Wulin Tian ,  Scott TEUSCHER ,  John LEWIS ,  Hamish THOMPSON

IPC: A47L11/40 ,  G05D1/02

CPC classification number: A47L11/4005 ,  A47L11/4011 ,  G05D1/0225 ,  A47L2201/022 ,  A47L2201/04 ,  G05D2201/0203

Abstract: A robotic cleaning system may include a docking station, a robotic cleaner that includes at least one of a first set of robot charging contacts or a second set of robot charging contacts, the first and second sets of robot charging contacts being configured to electrically couple the robotic cleaner to the docking station, a dust cup configured to removably couple to the robotic cleaner, and a mop module configured to removably couple to the robotic cleaner. When the mop module is coupled to the robotic cleaner, the robotic cleaner may be configured to electrically couple to the docking station using the first set of robot charging contacts. When the mop module is not coupled to the robotic cleaner, the robotic cleaner may be configured to electrically couple to the docking station using the second set of robot charging contacts.

公开(公告)号：US20200022544A1

公开(公告)日：2020-01-23

申请号：US16517229

申请日：2019-07-19

Applicant: SharkNinja Operating, LLC

Inventor： Aaron GILL ,  David HARTING ,  Hamish THOMPSON ,  Christopher MEYER-RASSOW ,  Catriona C.A. SUTTER ,  Isaku D. KAMADA ,  Daniel HARRIS ,  Trevor HOFFMAN

IPC: A47L9/00 ,  A47L9/16 ,  A47L9/28

Abstract: A docking station for a robotic cleaner may include a base having a support and a suction housing, a docking station suction inlet defined in the suction housing, wherein the docking station suction inlet is configured to fluidly couple to the robotic cleaner, and an alignment protrusion defined in the support. The alignment protrusion may be configured to urge the robotic cleaner towards an orientation in which the robotic cleaner fluidly couples to the docking station suction inlet.