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US 11,998,149 B2Granted
Cleaner
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsJaewon Jang, Minwoo Lee, Yeongjae Lee
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Abstract
A mobile robot is disclosed, including a body, a mop module installed on the body and being configured to clean using water, a water tank removably disposed in the body and being configured to store water to be supplied to the mop module, and a detachable water tank module installed on the water tank. The water-tank detachable module includes a hook engaged with or coupled to the body and an operation button disposed on a surface of the water tank to operate the hook.
Claims11
A mobile robot, comprising:
- a body;
- a mop module installed on the body and configured to clean using water;
- a water tank removably disposed in the body and configured to store the water to be supplied to the mop module;
- a water tank module installed on the water tank, the water tank module comprising:
- a hook configured to engaged with the body;
- and
- an operation button disposed on a surface of the water tank, the operation button being configured to operate the hook;
- and
- a detachable seating portion on which the water tank module is seated,
- wherein the water tank comprises:
- a circumferential surface on an exterior of the body, the circumferential surface forming a surface perpendicular to a horizontal plane when the water tank is coupled to the body;
- and
- a top surface perpendicular to the circumferential surface,
- wherein the operation button is disposed on the circumferential surface,
- wherein the hook is disposed on the top surface of the water tank,
- wherein the detachable seating portion is formed at a point where the circumferential surface and the top surface meet,
- wherein the detachable seating portion is a recess forming an opening in the circumferential surface that extends to the top surface,
- wherein the water tank module further comprises:
- a first return member configured to return the operation button to an initial position;
- a second return member configured to return the hook to an initial position;
- and
- a detachable housing configured to accommodate at least a part of the hook, a part of the operation button, and the second return member, and
- wherein the detachable housing comprises:
- a hook hole formed on a first surface of the detachable housing and being configured to receive the hook;
- and
- a button hole formed on a second surface of the detachable housing and being configured to receive the operation button, the first surface being perpendicular to the second surface.
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