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US 9,510,720 B2Granted
Automatic cleaner
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorJaewon Jang
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Abstract
An automatic cleaner includes a casing having a suction port, a suction device disposed in the casing to suction foreign substances through the suction port, a moving device that moves the casing, and a side brush assembly movably installed on the casing. The side brush assembly includes a movable member movably disposed on the casing, a first driving device that generates power for moving the movable member, a brush rotatably mounted on the movable member, and a second driving device that generates power for rotating the brush.
Claims18
An automatic cleaner comprising:
- a casing having a suction port in a bottom portion of the casing through which foreign substances are suctioned;
- a moving device that moves the casing;
- and
- a side brush assembly movably installed on the casing,
- wherein the side brush assembly comprises:
- a movable member movably disposed on the casing;
- a first driving device that generates power to move the movable member;
- a brush rotatably mounted on the movable member;
- a second driving device that generates power to rotate the brush;
- and
- a rotation range restriction part that restricts a rotation range of the movable member.
8 more elements
An automatic cleaner comprising:
- a casing having a suction port in a bottom portion of the casing through which foreign substances are suctioned;
- a moving device that moves the casing;
- and
- a side brush assembly movably installed on the casing,
- wherein the side brush assembly comprises:
- a movable member movably disposed on the casing;
- a first driving device comprising a first driving part and a decelerator that provide power to move the movable member;
- a brush rotatably mounted on the movable member;
- and
- a second driving device comprising a second driving part and a decelerator that provide power to rotate the brush,
- a rotation range restriction part, including at least one detection part that detects rotation of a portion of the movable member, that restricts a rotation range of the movable member,
- wherein the casing includes a seating recess for accommodating the movable member,
- wherein in a first position the movable member is accommodated in the seating recess and is fully covered by the casing,
- when the first driving device drives the movable member, the movable member is protruding at least partly outside the casing to a second position.
11 more elements
An automatic cleaner comprising:
- a casing having a suction port in a bottom portion of the casing through which foreign substances are suctioned;
- a moving device that moves the casing;
- and
- a side brush assembly movably installed on the casing,
- wherein the side brush assembly comprises:
- a movable member movably disposed on the casing;
- a first driving device that generates power to move the movable member;
- a brush rotatably mounted on the movable member;
- and
- a second driving device that generates power to rotate the brush,
- wherein the first driving device comprises a first driving part and a decelerator that decelerates a rotation rate of the first driving part prior to driving the movable member,
- wherein the decelerator comprises a plurality of pulleys and a belt wound around the plurality of pulleys.
9 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.