公开(公告)号：US09888818B2

公开(公告)日：2018-02-13

申请号：US14634170

申请日：2015-02-27

Applicant: iRobot Corporation

Inventor： Tucker Kuhe ,  Jennifer Smith ,  Sam Duffley

IPC: A47L9/28 ,  A47L5/24 ,  A47L11/33 ,  A47L11/40

CPC classification number: A47L5/24 ,  A47L11/33 ,  A47L11/4025 ,  A47L2201/024

Abstract: A cleaning system includes a robotic cleaner and an evacuation station. The robotic cleaner can dock with the evacuation station to have debris evacuated by the evacuation station. The robotic cleaner includes a bin to store debris, and the bin includes a port door through which the debris can be evacuated into the evacuation station. The evacuation station includes a vacuum motor to evacuate the bin of the robotic cleaner.