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US 2008/0184518 A1Published application
Robot Cleaner With Improved Vacuum Unit
AssigneeSharper Image Corporation
InventorsCharles E. Taylor, Shek Fai Lau, Eric C. Blair, Andrew Heninger, Eric Ng
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Abstract
A robot cleaner includes a vacuum air path including an inlet, a particulate collection dustbin, a fan, and an air exit.
Claims21
A robot cleaner comprising:
- a housing:
- a processor in the housing for controlling the robot cleaner;
- and
- a vacuum air path in the housing, the vacuum air path including vacuum inlet at the bottom of the robot cleaner, a filter for filtering particulates from the air flow, a fan drawing air through the filter and exhausting the air out of the robot cleaner.
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A robot cleaner comprising:
- a substantially flat housing;
- a processor in the housing for controlling the robot cleaner;
- and
- a vacuum air path in the housing, the vacuum air path including vacuum inlet at the bottom of the robot cleaner, a dustbin for receiving particulate from the air path;
- a filter for filtering particulate from the air flow, a fan drawing air through the filter and exhausting the air out the top of the robot cleaner.
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A robot cleaner comprising:
- a housing
- a processor in the housing for controlling the robot cleaner;
- a vacuum air path in the housing, the vacuum air path including vacuum inlet at the bottom of the robot cleaner, a filter for filtering particulate from the air flow, a fan drawing air through the filter and exhausting the air out of the robot cleaner;
- and
- wheels connected to a motor to move the robot cleaner;
- wherein the inlet of the vacuum air path is positioned in front of the wheels.
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A robot cleaner comprising:
- a substantially circular housing;
- a processor in the housing for controlling the robot cleaner;
- and
- a fan in the housing drawing air and particulate from the bottom of the robot cleaner and exhausting the air out the top of the robot cleaner, the top of the robot cleaner having an air exit with protective fins that are angled from the vertical to reduce the air resistance of the exhausted air.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.