Robotic surface treating system
AssigneeDyson Technology Limited
InventorsAndrew James SHAW, David Stuart COLE, David Christopher James NEWTON
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Abstract
A vacuum cleaning system including a robotic unit including a traction arrangement, a docking interface and an articulated arm defining an end effector. The end effector includes a suction tool. The robotic unit defines a suction flow path which extends from the suction tool to the docking interface. The system further includes a handheld vacuum cleaner configured to be docked with the docking interface, the handheld vacuum cleaner including a vacuum motor for drawing air through the suction flow path when docked with the docking interface.
Claims10
A surface treating system comprising:
- a robotic unit comprising a main body, a traction arrangement, and an articulated arm,
- wherein the articulated arm comprises includes an upper arm section and a lower arm section, wherein the upper arm section is attached to the main body at a shoulder joint, and wherein the lower arm section is attached to the upper arm section at an elbow joint, and wherein an end effector is defined at a distal end of the lower arm section,
- wherein the shoulder joint and the elbow joint are configured such that the upper arm section and the lower arm section are pivotable in a generally vertical plane relative to a ground plane defined by the traction arrangement,
- wherein the articulated arm is movable to a stowed position, in which position no part of the articulated arm extends above an uppermost extremity of the robotic unit,
- and wherein the main body of the robotic unit includes a docking interface for receiving a handheld vacuum cleaner in releasable engagement.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.