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US 2019/0290089 A1Published application
Robotic cleaner
AssigneeBISSELL Homecare, Inc.
InventorsSteve M. Johnson, Todd Vantongeren
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Abstract
An autonomous floor cleaner or floor cleaning robot can include an autonomously moveable housing and a drive system for autonomously moving the autonomously moveable housing over a surface to be cleaned based on inputs from a controller. A brush chamber, a debris receptacle, and a supply tank can be formed as a unitary assembly removable from the autonomously moveable housing.
Claims20
A floor cleaning robot, comprising:
- an autonomously moveable housing;
- a drive system for autonomously moving the autonomously moveable housing over a surface to be cleaned based on inputs from a controller;
- a unitary assembly removably mounted to the autonomously moveable housing, wherein the unitary assembly is configured to be selectively detached from the autonomously moveable housing, the unitary assembly comprising:
- a brush chamber;
- a debris receptacle fluidly coupled to the brush chamber, and
- a supply tank configured to store a supply of cleaning fluid;
- a brushroll located in the brush chamber;
- at least one fluid distributor in fluid communication with the supply tank and configured to dispense cleaning fluid;
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- a fluid delivery pump configured to control a flow of cleaning fluid from the supply tank to the at least one fluid distributor.
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