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公开(公告)号:US11559182B2
公开(公告)日:2023-01-24
申请号:US16833733
申请日:2020-03-30
Applicant: BISSELL Inc.
Inventor: Steven M. Johnson , Todd R. VanTongeren , Matthew Haverkamp
Abstract: An autonomous floor cleaner can include a housing, a drive system for autonomously moving the housing over the surface to be cleaned, and a controller for controlling the operation of the autonomous floor cleaner. The drive system can include at least one drive wheel for driving the housing across a surface to be cleaned. The drive wheel can be selectively moved from an engaged or in-use position to a disengaged or maintenance position. In the disengaged or maintenance position, the wheel is disengaged from the autonomously moveable housing such that it can be pivoted, extended, removed, or otherwise moved farther away from the autonomously moveable housing.
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公开(公告)号:US20210068524A1
公开(公告)日:2021-03-11
申请号:US17007450
申请日:2020-08-31
Applicant: BISSELL Inc.
Inventor: Todd R. VanTongeren
Abstract: A floor cleaner can include a housing adapted for movement over a surface to be cleaned and at least one edge cleaning brush provided on the housing. The edge cleaning brush includes multiple cleaning implements which rotate at different velocities. A gear system, such as a planetary gear system, can drive one cleaning implement at a lower speed than another cleaning implement.
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公开(公告)号:US20240065505A1
公开(公告)日:2024-02-29
申请号:US18226308
申请日:2023-07-26
Applicant: BISSELL Inc.
Inventor: Todd R. VanTongeren , Andrew J. Brouwers
CPC classification number: A47L9/2873 , A47L9/104 , A47L9/16 , A47L2201/022 , A47L2201/024 , A47L2201/026 , A47L2201/028
Abstract: A docking station for removing wet and dry debris from a floor cleaner. The docking station includes a dry debris conduit for evacuating a debris from the floor cleaner and a wet debris conduit for evacuating liquid and wet debris from the floor cleaner. The liquid and wet debris may be collected from a pad cleaning cycle performed at the docking station. Methods for servicing or performing maintenance on a floor cleaner by a docking station are disclosed.
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公开(公告)号:US11903541B2
公开(公告)日:2024-02-20
申请号:US18083944
申请日:2022-12-19
Applicant: BISSELL Inc.
Inventor: Steven M. Johnson , Todd R. VanTongeren , Matthew Haverkamp
CPC classification number: A47L11/4072 , A47L11/4011 , A47L11/4061 , B60B37/04 , A47L2201/02
Abstract: An autonomous floor cleaner can include a housing, a drive system for autonomously moving the housing over the surface to be cleaned, and a controller for controlling the operation of the autonomous floor cleaner. The drive system can include at least one drive wheel for driving the housing across a surface to be cleaned. The drive wheel can be selectively moved from an engaged or in-use position to a disengaged or maintenance position. In the disengaged or maintenance position, the wheel is disengaged from the autonomously moveable housing such that it can be pivoted, extended, removed, or otherwise moved farther away from the autonomously moveable housing.
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公开(公告)号:US20240000283A1
公开(公告)日:2024-01-04
申请号:US18039816
申请日:2021-12-17
Applicant: BISSELL Inc.
Inventor: Adam Brown , Todd R. VanTongeren
IPC: A47L11/40 , A47L11/292 , B08B1/00 , B08B1/02 , B08B13/00
CPC classification number: A47L11/4091 , A47L11/292 , A47L11/4016 , A47L11/4025 , A47L11/4038 , A47L11/4083 , B08B1/001 , B08B1/02 , B08B13/00 , A47L11/4005 , A47L2201/022 , A47L2201/024 , A47L2201/026 , A47L2201/028
Abstract: An autonomous floor cleaning system includes an autonomous floor cleaner with a docking station. The docking station is configured to performing maintenance for the robot, such as washing mopping pads or refilling the supply tank. Methods for servicing or performing maintenance on an autonomous floor cleaner by a docking station are disclosed.
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公开(公告)号:US11737622B2
公开(公告)日:2023-08-29
申请号:US17211965
申请日:2021-03-25
Applicant: BISSELL Inc.
Inventor: Kurt Ashbaugh , Jason W. Pruiett , David M. Miller , Todd R. VanTongeren
CPC classification number: A47L7/0085 , A47L7/0014 , A47L11/302 , A47L11/34 , A47L11/4088 , F26B21/001
Abstract: The present disclosure provides a surface cleaning apparatus that includes a recovery system that extracts liquid and debris with a drying cycle in which forced air flows through a recovery pathway of the recovery system to dry out components that remain wet and/or retain moisture after normal operation of the apparatus. The post-operation drying cycle can dry out components such as an agitator or brushroll, a brush chamber, a suction nozzle, a recovery tank, a filter, and any of the various conduits, ducts, and/or hoses fluidly coupling components of the recovery system together.
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公开(公告)号:US20200337513A1
公开(公告)日:2020-10-29
申请号:US16833733
申请日:2020-03-30
Applicant: BISSELL Inc.
Inventor: Steven M. Johnson , Todd R. VanTongeren , Matthew Haverkamp
IPC: A47L11/40
Abstract: An autonomous floor cleaner can include a housing, a drive system for autonomously moving the housing over the surface to be cleaned, and a controller for controlling the operation of the autonomous floor cleaner. The drive system can include at least one drive wheel for driving the housing across a surface to be cleaned. The drive wheel can be selectively moved from an engaged or in-use position to a disengaged or maintenance position. In the disengaged or maintenance position, the wheel is disengaged from the autonomously moveable housing such that it can be pivoted, extended, removed, or otherwise moved farther away from the autonomously moveable housing.
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公开(公告)号:US20200268225A1
公开(公告)日:2020-08-27
申请号:US16797003
申请日:2020-02-21
Applicant: BISSELL Inc.
Inventor: Kurt Ashbaugh , Jason W. Pruiett , David M. Miller , Todd R. VanTongeren
Abstract: The present disclosure provides a surface cleaning apparatus that includes a recovery system that extracts liquid and debris with a drying cycle in which forced air flows through a recovery pathway of the recovery system to dry out components that remain wet and/or retain moisture after normal operation of the apparatus. The post-operation drying cycle can dry out components such as an agitator or brushroll, a brush chamber, a suction nozzle, a recovery tank, a filter, and any of the various conduits, ducts, and/or hoses fluidly coupling components of the recovery system together.
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公开(公告)号:US20230346176A1
公开(公告)日:2023-11-02
申请号:US18219953
申请日:2023-07-10
Applicant: BISSELL Inc.
Inventor: Kurt Ashbaugh , Jason W. Pruiett , David M. Miller , Todd R. VanTongeren
CPC classification number: A47L7/0085 , A47L7/0014 , A47L11/302 , A47L11/34 , A47L11/4088 , F26B21/001
Abstract: The present disclosure provides a surface cleaning apparatus that includes a recovery system that extracts liquid and debris with a drying cycle in which forced air flows through a recovery pathway of the recovery system to dry out components that remain wet and/or retain moisture after normal operation of the apparatus. The post-operation drying cycle can dry out components such as an agitator or brushroll, a brush chamber, a suction nozzle, a recovery tank, a filter, and any of the various conduits, ducts, and/or hoses fluidly coupling components of the recovery system together.
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公开(公告)号:US20230190062A1
公开(公告)日:2023-06-22
申请号:US18077300
申请日:2022-12-08
Applicant: BISSELL Inc.
Inventor: Todd R. VanTongeren , Justin Nguyen
IPC: A47L9/28
CPC classification number: A47L9/2873 , A47L2201/026 , A47L2201/028 , A47L2201/022
Abstract: A docking station for an autonomous floor cleaner performs maintenance on the autonomous floor cleaner, including removing a mopping implement from the autonomous floor cleaner and/or installing a mopping implement on the autonomous floor cleaner. The docking station can further perform other maintenance services on the autonomous floor cleaner. An autonomous floor cleaning system including an autonomous floor cleaner and a docking station is also disclosed. Methods for servicing or performing maintenance on an autonomous floor cleaner by a docking station are also disclosed.
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