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Autonomous floor-cleaning robot

US10433692B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 14, 2017
Grant dateOct 8, 2019
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Expiry dateApr 14, 2037

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA47L2201/06
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

An autonomous floor-cleaning robot comprising a housing infrastructure including a power subsystem for providing the energy to power the autonomous floor-cleaning robot, a motive subsystem operative to propel the autonomous floor-cleaning robot for cleaning operations, a command and control subsystem operative to control the autonomous floor-cleaning robot to effect cleaning operations, and a self-adjusting cleaning head subsystem that includes a deck, a brush assembly mounted in combination with the deck and powered by the motive subsystem to sweep up particulates during cleaning operations, and a vacuum assembly disposed in combination with the deck and powered by the motive subsystem to ingest particulates during cleaning operations. The autonomous floor-cleaning robot also includes a side brush assembly powered by the motive subsystem to entrain particulates outside the periphery of the housing infrastructure and to direct such particulates towards the self-adjusting cleaning head subsystem.

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