Autonomous Coverage Robots

An autonomous coverage robot includes a body, a drive system disposed on the body, and a cleaning assembly disposed on the body and configured to engage a floor surface while the robot is maneuvered across the floor surface. The cleaning assembly includes a driven cleaning roller, a cleaning bin dis...

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Hauptverfasser: CAMPBELL TONY L, NEUMANN ROGELIO MANFRED, SVENDSEN SELMA, BURNETT SCOTT THOMAS, WON CHIKYUNG, OZICK DANIEL N, ROY ROBERT PAUL, CASEY CHRISTOPHER M, MORSE CHRISTOPHER JOHN, HUSSEY PATRICK ALAN, KAPOOR DEEPAK RAMESH
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:An autonomous coverage robot includes a body, a drive system disposed on the body, and a cleaning assembly disposed on the body and configured to engage a floor surface while the robot is maneuvered across the floor surface. The cleaning assembly includes a driven cleaning roller, a cleaning bin disposed on the body for receiving debris agitated by the cleaning roller, and an air mover. The cleaning bin includes a cleaning bin body having a cleaning bin entrance disposed adjacent to the cleaning roller and a roller scraper disposed on the cleaning bin body for engaging the cleaning roller. The cleaning bin body has a holding portion in pneumatic communication with the cleaning bin entrance, and the air mover is operable to move air into the cleaning bin entrance.