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US 11,832,780 B2Granted
Mobile cleaning robot dustpan
AssigneeiRobot Corporation
InventorsErik Amaral, Timothy R. Ohm, Andrew Deschenes
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Abstract
A mobile cleaning robot can include a body and a cleaning assembly. The body can include a suction duct. The cleaning assembly can be operable to ingest debris from a surface of an environment. The cleaning assembly can include a dustpan engageable with the surface to direct debris toward the suction duct. The dust pan can be movable with respect to the body.
Claims19
A mobile cleaning robot comprising:
- a body including a suction duct;
- and
- a cleaning assembly operable to ingest debris from a surface of an environment, the cleaning assembly comprising:
- a dustpan engageable with the surface to direct debris toward the suction duct and movable with respect to the body;
- a biasing member to bias the dustpan towards the extended position;
- and
- a cleaning wheel rotatable with respect to the body and engageable with the surface and the dustpan to direct debris toward the suction duct.
4 more elements
A mobile cleaning robot comprising:
- a vacuum system operable to ingest debris from an environment;
- a body including a suction duct connected to the vacuum system;
- and
- a cleaning assembly operable to clean a surface of the environment, the cleaning assembly comprising:
- a guide engageable with the surface to direct debris toward the suction duct;
- a biasing member to bias the dustpan relative to the body and the cleaning wheel towards the extended position;
- and
- an extractor rotatable with respect to the body and engageable with the surface and the guide to direct debris toward the suction duct.
5 more elements
A mobile cleaning robot comprising:
- a body including a suction duct;
- and
- a cleaning assembly operable to ingest debris from a surface of an environment, the cleaning assembly comprising:
- a dustpan engageable with the surface to direct debris toward the suction duct;
- a biasing element connected to the body and connected to the dustpan, the biasing element configured to bias the dustpan relative to the body and relative to the cleaning wheel;
- and
- a cleaning wheel rotatable with respect to the body and engageable with the surface and the dustpan to direct debris toward the suction duct.
4 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.