Autonomous cleaner
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1. An autonomous cleaner comprising:
- a controller to control operation of the autonomous cleaner;
a cleaner body having a recess;
a plurality of wheels installed at the cleaner body, one or more of the plurality of wheels being controlled by the controller;
a cleaner head attached to the cleaner body;
a dust container having a round shape and be configured to be detachably docked in the recess of the cleaner body and to collect foreign substances;
a motor provided in the cleaner body to generate a suction force to force air through the cleaner head and the dust container, foreign substances sucked in with the air being collected in the dust container; and
a cover rotatably coupled with the cleaner body to cover the dust container and held by the dust container to cover a top surface of the dust container,wherein a ledge is provided below a top surface of the cleaner body and adjacent to an outer circumference of the recess, and the ledge accommodates at least a portion of the cover when the cover is held by the dust container,wherein an accommodation groove is formed on the ledge, and a locking hook that protrudes from an outer circumference of the dust container is locked to a step of the accommodation groove when the dust container is docked in the recess of the cleaner body, andwherein a hinge rotatably couples the cover to the cleaner body, and the hinge is accommodated in the accommodation groove when the cover is held by the dust container.
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Abstract
A robot cleaner comprising: a cleaner body including a controller, the cleaner body having a dust container accommodation part formed therein; a wheel unit mounted in the cleaner body, the wheel unit of which driving is controlled by the controller; a suction unit mounted in the cleaner body to suck air containing dust; a dust container detachably coupled to the dust container accommodation part, the dust container filtering and collecting dust from sucked air; and a dust container cover including a hinge part rotatably coupled to the cleaner body, the dust container cover detachably coupled to the dust container to cover a top surface of the dust container.
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18 Claims
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1. An autonomous cleaner comprising:
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a controller to control operation of the autonomous cleaner; a cleaner body having a recess; a plurality of wheels installed at the cleaner body, one or more of the plurality of wheels being controlled by the controller; a cleaner head attached to the cleaner body; a dust container having a round shape and be configured to be detachably docked in the recess of the cleaner body and to collect foreign substances; a motor provided in the cleaner body to generate a suction force to force air through the cleaner head and the dust container, foreign substances sucked in with the air being collected in the dust container; and a cover rotatably coupled with the cleaner body to cover the dust container and held by the dust container to cover a top surface of the dust container, wherein a ledge is provided below a top surface of the cleaner body and adjacent to an outer circumference of the recess, and the ledge accommodates at least a portion of the cover when the cover is held by the dust container, wherein an accommodation groove is formed on the ledge, and a locking hook that protrudes from an outer circumference of the dust container is locked to a step of the accommodation groove when the dust container is docked in the recess of the cleaner body, and wherein a hinge rotatably couples the cover to the cleaner body, and the hinge is accommodated in the accommodation groove when the cover is held by the dust container. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An autonomous cleaner comprising:
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a cleaner body including a dust container dock opened rearward and upward; a dust container having a round shape and detachably mounted in the dust container dock, the dust container filtering and collecting foreign substances from sucked air; and a dust container cover rotatably coupled to the cleaner body by a hinge, the dust container cover being detachably coupled to the dust container to cover a top surface of the dust container, wherein the dust container is restricted from being moved laterally by dust container dock and vertically by latching of the dust container cover to the dust container by a hook of the cover that is held by a lock of the dust container, wherein a recessed part is provide below a top surface of the cleaner body and adjacent to an outer circumference of the dust container dock, and the recessed part accommodates at least a portion of the dust container cover when the dust container cover is held by the dust container, wherein an accommodation groove is formed on the recessed part, and a locking hook which protrudes from an outer circumference of the dust container is locked to a step of the accommodation groove when the dust container is docked in the dust container dock of the cleaner body, and wherein a hinge rotatably couples the dust container cover to the cleaner body, and the hinge is accommodated in the accommodation groove when the dust container cover is held by the dust container. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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