# US 11,896,191 B2 · Collection device and detection device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,896,191 B2 - Document ID: US11896191B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/784,776 - Filed: 2020-02-07 - Published: 2020-06-04 - Granted: 2024-02-13 - Earliest claimed: 2017-09-28 - Assignees: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Hiroshi Nakayama; Mikiya Nakata - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11896191B2 ## CPC - A47L 9/2805: {Parameters or conditions being sensed} - G01N 1/02: Devices for withdrawing samples {(sampling of foundation soil E02D1/04; collecting or conveying radioactive samples G01T7/00, e.g. G01T7/02, G01T7/08)} - A47L 9/00: Details or accessories of suction cleaners, e.g. mechanical means for controlling the suction or for effecting pulsating action; Storing devices specially adapted to suction cleaners or parts thereof; Carrying-vehicles specially adapted for suction cleaners - A47L 9/009: {Carrying-vehicles; Arrangements of trollies or wheels; Means for avoiding mechanical obstacles} - A47L 9/0477: {Rolls} - A47L 9/106: {Dust removal} - A47L 9/149: {Emptying means; Reusable bags} - A47L 9/2852: {Elements for displacement of the vacuum cleaner or the accessories therefor, e.g. wheels, casters or nozzles} - A47L 9/2857: {User input or output elements for control, e.g. buttons, switches or displays} - A47L 11/4013: {Contaminants collecting devices, i.e. hoppers, tanks or the like} - A47L 11/4036: {Parts or details of the surface treating tools} - G01N 1/04: in the solid state, e.g. by cutting - A47L 2201/022: Recharging of batteries - A47L 2201/024: Emptying dust or waste liquid containers - A47L 2201/04: Automatic control of the travelling movement; Automatic obstacle detection - A47L 2201/06: Control of the cleaning action for autonomous devices; Automatic detection of the surface condition before, during or after cleaning - G01N 1/2214: {by sorption} - G01N 2001/028: {Sampling from a surface, swabbing, vaporising} - A47L: DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING (brushes A46B; cleaning quantities of bottles or of other hollow articles of one kind B08B9/00; laundry D06F); SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL (cleaning in general B08) - G01N: INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES (measuring or testing apparatus or processes other than immunoassay, involving enzymes or microorganisms C12M, C12Q) ## Abstract The present disclosure provides a collection device capable of collecting a virus or the like effectively. The collection device according to the present disclosure is an autonomous collection device (2) for collecting an object having an analyte and moisture from a floor surface. The autonomous collection device (2) comprises a drying part (18) for drying the object, a suction opening (36) for suctioning the object dried by the drying part, and a dust container (12) for storing the object suctioned from the suction opening. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A device, comprising: a collection device for collecting an object having an analyte and moisture from a floor surface, the collection device comprising: a drying part, wherein the drying part comprises a blower and a dry adsorbent container which is configured to store a dry adsorbent for drying the object, the drying part is configured to dry the object by blowing air into the dry adsorbent container to disperse the dry adsorbent, which has been stored in the dry absorbent container, on the floor surface, and the dry adsorbent dispersed on the floor surface absorbs the moisture to dry the object; a suction part for sucking the object and the dry adsorbent, the object having been dried by the drying part, wherein the suction part comprises an electric blower; and a storage part for storing the object sucked by the suction part, wherein the storage part comprises a dust container; and a detection instrument for connecting fluidically to the collection device when the collection device moves to a predetermined position, for acquiring the object stored in the storage part, and for detecting the analyte from the acquired object, wherein the detection instrument comprises a transfer pipe connecting to the collection device and a substance detection part for detecting the analyte from the collected object, wherein the substance detection part comprises an image sensor, a light source, and a controller that controls the image sensor and the light source. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The device according to claim 1, wherein the collection device further comprises a brush provided in a vicinity of a suction opening for sucking the object; and the drying part includes a second blowing part for drying the object attached to the brush by blowing air to the brush, wherein the second blowing part comprises a second blowing opening. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The device according to claim 2, wherein the second blowing part doubles as an exhaust part for discharging air sucked together with the object by the suction part. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The device according to claim 1, wherein the collection device further comprises a substance detection part for detecting the analyte from the collected object, wherein the substance detection part comprises an image sensor, a light source, and a controller that controls the image sensor and the light source. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The device according to claim 1, wherein the blower is an electric blower. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The device according to claim 1, wherein the dry adsorbent is a polymer. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The device according to claim 1, wherein the dry adsorbent has a property of adsorbing the analyte. ### Claim 8 A detection device, comprising: a collection device for collecting an object having an analyte and moisture from a floor surface, the collection device comprising: a drying part, wherein the drying part comprises a blower and a dry adsorbent container which is configured to store a dry adsorbent for drying the object, the drying part is configured to dry the object by blowing air into the dry adsorbent container to disperse the dry adsorbent, which has been stored in the dry absorbent container, on the floor surface, and the dry adsorbent dispersed on the floor surface absorbs the moisture to dry the object; a suction part for sucking the object and the dry adsorbent, the object having been dried by the drying part, wherein the suction part comprises an electric blower; and a storage part for storing the object sucked by the suction part, wherein the storage part comprises a dust container; and a detection instrument for connecting fluidically to the collection device when the collection device moves to a predetermined position, for acquiring the object stored in the storage part, and for detecting the analyte from the acquired object, wherein the detection instrument comprises a transfer pipe connecting to the collection device and a substance detection part for detecting the analyte from the collected object, wherein the substance detection part comprises an image sensor, and a controller that controls the image sensor.