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US 2022/0175206 A1Published application
Smart cleaning system, autonomous robot, and dock station
AssigneeBeijing Roborock Technology Co., Ltd.
InventorsXing Li, Yongfei Zhou, Chuanlin Duan
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides an autonomous robot, configured to perform a cleaning function and an emptying function.
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An intelligent cleaning system, comprising:
- an autonomous robot, configured to perform a cleaning function and an emptying function, comprising:
- a first receiving part, configured to receive an object collected by the autonomous robot when performing the cleaning function;
- a first air duct, pneumatically connected with the first receiving part;
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- a suction device, configured to generate airflow passing through the first receiving part, and be in a closable pneumatical connection with the first receiving part via the first air duct;
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- a dock station, configured to be docked by the autonomous robot to empty and collect the object from the first receiving part, the dock station comprising:
- a second receiving part, configured to receive the object emptied from the first receiving part;
- a second air duct, pneumatically connected with the second receiving part and configured to allow the object to enter the second receiving part along with the airflow;
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- a third air duct, pneumatically connected with the second receiving part and configured to allow the airflow to flow out of the second receiving part,
- wherein, in a state when the autonomous robot is docked with the dock station to perform the emptying function, the intelligent cleaning system is configured to close the first air duct, and the first receiving part is pneumatically connected with the suction device via the second air duct, the second receiving part, and the third air duct.
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An autonomous robot, wherein the autonomous robot is configured to perform a cleaning function and an emptying function, and comprises:
- a first receiving part, configured to receive an object collected by the autonomous robot when performing the cleaning function, and be in a closable pneumatical connection with a dock station via an emptying exit;
- a first air duct, pneumatically connected with the first receiving part;
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- a suction device, configured to generate an airflow passing through the first receiving part, be in a closable pneumatical connection with the first receiving part via the first air duct, and be in a closable pneumatical connection with the dock station via an air return inlet;
- wherein in a state when the autonomous robot performs the cleaning function, the first air duct is in an open state and the emptying exit and the air return inlet are in a closed state;
- and, in a state when the autonomous robot performs the emptying function, the first air duct is in a closed state and the emptying exit and the air return inlet are in an open state.
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A dock station, configured to be docked by an autonomous robot to empty and collect an object from the autonomous robot, comprising:
- a second receiving part, configured to receive the object emptied from the autonomous robot;
- a second air duct, pneumatically connected with the second receiving part and configured to allow the object to enter the second receiving part along with an airflow;
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- a third air duct, pneumatically connected with the second receiving part and configured to allow the airflow to flow out of the second receiving part,
- wherein when the autonomous robot is docked with the dock station, the second air duct is pneumatically connected with a first receiving part of the autonomous robot, and the third air duct is pneumatically connected with a suction device of the autonomous robot.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.