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US 2026/0174293 A1Published application
Mobile cleaning robot dustpan
AssigneeiRobot Corporation
InventorsErik Amaral, Timothy R. Ohm, Andrew Deschenes
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Abstract
A mobile cleaning robot can include a body and a cleaning assembly. The body can include a suction duct. The cleaning assembly can be operable to ingest debris from a surface of an environment. The cleaning assembly can include a dustpan engageable with the surface to direct debris toward the suction duct. The dust pan can be movable with respect to the body.
Claims20
A mobile cleaning robot comprising:
- a body including a suction duct;
- and
- a cleaning assembly operable to ingest debris from a surface of an environment, the cleaning assembly comprising:
- a dustpan engageable with the surface to direct debris toward the suction duct and movable with respect to the body, the dustpan movable between an extended position and a retracted position;
- a cleaning wheel rotatable with respect to the body and engageable with the surface and the dustpan to direct debris toward the suction duct when the dustpan is in the extended position;
- and
- a drive assembly operable to move the dustpan between the extended position and the retracted position.
4 more elements
A mobile cleaning robot comprising:
- a vacuum system operable to ingest debris from an environment;
- a body including a suction duct connected to the vacuum system;
- and
- a cleaning assembly operable to clean a surface of the environment, the cleaning assembly comprising:
- a guide engageable with the surface to direct debris toward the suction duct and movable with respect to the body, the guide movable between an extended position and a retracted position;
- a cleaning wheel rotatable with respect to the body and engageable with the surface and the guide to direct debris toward the suction duct when the guide is in the extended position;
- and
- a drive assembly operable to move the guide between the extended position and the retracted position.
5 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.