US 2025/0359719 A1 · CLEANING DEVICE INCLUDING CLEANER AND DOCKING STATION AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF

Abstract

A cleaning device and a control method of the cleaning device are provided. The cleaning device includes a cleaner including a cleaner suction device that generates a suction force, a dust bin that collects dirt, a dust bin cover to open and close the dust bin, and a cleaner controller that controls an operation of the cleaner suction device; and a docking station, to which the cleaner is coupleable and decoupleable, to collect dirt in the dust bin based on the cleaner being coupled thereto, the docking station including a cover closing device provided to close the dust bin cover based on the predetermined cover closing condition. The cleaner control unit controls the cleaner suction device to generate a suction force to draw air into the dust bin based on the cover closing device closing the dust bin cover and the predetermined cover closing condition being met.

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Dependent claims

A cleaning device comprising:

a cleaner including:
a cleaner suction device configured to generate suction force;
a dustbin configured to collect dirt;
a dustbin cover configured to open and close the dustbin;
and
a cleaner controller configured to control an operation of the cleaner suction device;
and
a docking station, to which the cleaner is coupleable and decoupleable, the docking station configured to collect dirt that is collected in the dustbin based on the cleaner being coupled thereto, the docking station including:
a cover closing device configured to close the dustbin cover based on a predetermined cover closing condition involving controlling of the cleaner suction device to generate the suction force,
wherein the cleaner controller is configured to control the operation of the cleaner suction device so that the suction force is generated to draw air into the dustbin based on the cover closing device closing the dustbin cover and the predetermined cover closing condition being met.

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A control method of a cleaning device including a cleaner coupleable to and decoupleable from a docking station which is configured to collect dirt based on the cleaner being coupled thereto, the control method comprising:

opening a dustbin cover configured to open and close a dustbin of the cleaner configured to collect dirt;
discharging dirt from the dustbin based on a predetermined dust discharge condition involving generation of suction force;
and
controlling a cleaner suction device of the cleaner to generate the suction force to draw air into the dustbin based on the dustbin cover being closed using a cover closing device based on an operation, in which dirt is discharged from the dustbin, being completed and the predetermined dust discharge condition being met.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Cleaning device including cleaner and docking station and control method thereof

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Cleaning device including cleaner and docking station and control method thereof

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