Removing debris from cleaning robots

One aspect of the present disclosure relates to a robot maintenance station comprising a station housing (120), a docking platform (122) carried by the station housing (120) and configured to support a robot (10) when docked, a collection bin (150), a vacuum filter (910) and a cyclonic or other circ...

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Main Authors LOWRY, JED, HICKEY, STEPHEN A, DUBROVSKY, ZIVTHAN A, DEVLIN, JOHN, WON, CHIKYUNG, SCHNITTMAN, MARK, SVENDSEN, SELMA, SWETT, DAVID
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 29.05.2013
Subjects
COFFEE MILLS
DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES
DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING
FURNITURE
HUMAN NECESSITIES
SPICE MILLS
SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
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Summary:One aspect of the present disclosure relates to a robot maintenance station comprising a station housing (120), a docking platform (122) carried by the station housing (120) and configured to support a robot (10) when docked, a collection bin (150), a vacuum filter (910) and a cyclonic or other circulatory bagless vacuuming system configured to draw air and debris from the robot cleaning bin (50) to deposit the debris into the debris bin (150) using centripetal acceleration of debris to divert debris from an air flow or the vacuum filter (910).
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20110180028