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US 9,178,370 B2Granted
Coverage robot docking station
AssigneeiRobot Corporation
InventorsCraig A. Henricksen, Joseph Geringer
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Abstract
A coverage robot docking station includes a base having a robot receiving surface. The base defines a power receptacle for receiving a power supply. The base also defines a beacon receptacle for receiving a beacon. A side wall extends from the base, where the side wall and the receiving surface of the base define a robot holder. At least one charging contact is disposed on the robot receiving surface for charging a received robot.
Claims23
A coverage robot docking station comprising:
- a base having a robot receiving surface;
- a side wall extending from the base, the side wall and the receiving surface of the base defining a robot holder that supports a received robot above a ground surface, the robot holder including a fluid collection portion arranged to collect fluid dripping from the received robot;
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- at least one charging contact disposed on the robot holder and configured for charging the received robot;
- wherein the fluid collection portion includes a trough sized and shaped for collecting droplets of fluid dripping from wet components of the received robot on the receiving surface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.