公开(公告)号：US20220386834A1

公开(公告)日：2022-12-08

申请号：US17744285

申请日：2022-05-13

Applicant: iRobot Corporation

Inventor： Brian W. Doughty ,  Isaac Fowler ,  Leo Torrente ,  Vincent Andrew Wolff

IPC: A47L9/00 ,  A47L9/28 ,  A47L9/06

Abstract: A docking station for a mobile cleaning robot can include a housing. The housing can define or comprise a pad receptacle and a pad dispenser. The pad receptacle can be configured to receive a soiled pad from a pad tray of the mobile cleaning robot. The pad dispenser can be configured to provide a fresh pad to the pad tray of the mobile cleaning robot.

公开(公告)号：US20220061612A1

公开(公告)日：2022-03-03

申请号：US17009856

申请日：2020-09-02

Applicant: iRobot Corporation

Inventor： Vincent Andrew Wolff ,  Brian W. Doughty ,  Leo Torrente ,  Travis Gschrey ,  Jack Zhang ,  Levi Fox ,  Rogelio Manfred Neumann ,  Celerick Stephens ,  James J. Mahoney, JR.

IPC: A47L9/14 ,  A47L9/28

Abstract: A docking station for a mobile cleaning robot can include a canister and a base configured to receive the mobile cleaning robot thereon, where the base can include a front portion and a back portion opposite the front portion. The base can include a vacuum port extending at least partially through the base. The canister can be connected to the back portion of the base and can be located at least partially above the base. The canister can include a debris bin connected to the vacuum port to receive debris therefrom and a fan compartment connected to a side wall of the debris bin and including a fan system operable to draw debris through the vacuum port and the debris bin.