Autonomous floor cleaner
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1. An autonomous floor cleaner comprising:
- a base adapted for movement over a surface to be cleaned;
a top coupled with the base;
a drive system associated with the base and configured to move the base over the surface to be cleaned;
a collection chamber associated with the base;
a sweeping element associated with the top and comprising a brush at least partially in register with the surface to be cleaned, wherein the brush is rotatable about a brush axis;
a dirt inlet at a periphery of the base, wherein the dirt inlet is at least partially defined by a ramp on the base, wherein a portion of the brush is in register with the ramp; and
a dirt opening at an end of the ramp leading into the collection chamber.
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Abstract
An autonomous floor cleaner includes a base that is movable over a surface to be cleaned, a top coupled with the base, a collection chamber associated with the base, and at least one sweeping element for sweeping dirt on the surface to be cleaned toward the collection chamber.
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1. An autonomous floor cleaner comprising:
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a base adapted for movement over a surface to be cleaned; a top coupled with the base; a drive system associated with the base and configured to move the base over the surface to be cleaned; a collection chamber associated with the base; a sweeping element associated with the top and comprising a brush at least partially in register with the surface to be cleaned, wherein the brush is rotatable about a brush axis; a dirt inlet at a periphery of the base, wherein the dirt inlet is at least partially defined by a ramp on the base, wherein a portion of the brush is in register with the ramp; and a dirt opening at an end of the ramp leading into the collection chamber. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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