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Docking station for autonomous mobile robots

US10873194B2 · kind B2 · utility

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34Claims

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Assignee

iRobot Corporation · US

Inventors

Peter J. Lydon · Peabody, US
Insun Hong · Somerville, US
Andrew String · Lynnfield, US
Jeffrey Curtis · Lake Villa, US
Travis Pierce · Bedford, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 11, 2018
Grant date	Dec 22, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 4, 2039

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02T90/14
WIPO fieldControl
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A docking station for a robotic lawnmower includes a base, an electrical connector above the base and positioned along a longitudinal axis of the docking station, and a central guide member positioned on the base and along the longitudinal axis. The central guide member includes a right lateral surface extending away from the longitudinal axis and toward the electrical connector from a first end portion proximate the longitudinal axis to a second end portion, and a left lateral surface extending away from the longitudinal axis and toward the electrical connector from a first end portion proximate the longitudinal axis to a second end portion.

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