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US 8,756,751 B2Granted
Robot cleaner, maintenance station, and cleaning system having the same
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsHyun Soo Jung, Dong Won Kim, Jun Hwa Lee, Jun Pyo Hong, Sang Sik Yoon
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Abstract
In a cleaning system, dust stored in a dust box is suspended in air introduced into the dust box through a first opening formed through a robot cleaner, and is then discharged to a second opening formed through a maintenance station through the first opening of the robot cleaner.
Claims19
A cleaning system comprising:
- a robot cleaner comprising a body having a first opening formed at a bottom of the body, a first dust box communicating with the first opening, and a brush unit provided at the first opening of the robot cleaner;
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- a maintenance station comprising a dust removal unit having a pump unit to suck air from the first dust box of the robot cleaner through the first opening of the robot cleaner, and to again blow air to the first opening of the robot cleaner, a second opening located below the first opening, and a second dust box communicating with the second opening,
- wherein dust is stored in the first dust box through the first opening and dust stored in the first dust box of the robot cleaner is discharged to the second opening of the maintenance station through the first opening of the robot cleaner after the dust is caused to be in motion by introducing a flow of air into the first dust box of the robot cleaner by the pump unit, and
- wherein the air introduced into the first dust box of the robot cleaner by the pump unit of the maintenance station passes through the first opening of the robot cleaner.
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