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Autonomous cleaner

  • US 10,398,276 B2
  • Filed: 05/19/2017
  • Issued: 09/03/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/20/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An autonomous cleaner comprising:

  • a cleaner body including a controller, the cleaner body having a dust container dock formed by a recess in the cleaner body, and first and second openings provided on a wall of the recess and provided at the same height on the wall of the recess;

    a plurality of wheels provided on the cleaner body, at least one wheel being driven under a control of the controller to move the cleaner body in a prescribed direction; and

    a dust container which is removable from the dust container dock, wherein the dust container includes;

    an entrance and an exit, disposed side by side along the circumference of the dust container, the entrance and the exit, respectively communicating with the first opening and the second opening when the dust container is located in the dust container dock; and

    a flow separation guide downwardly extending at an incline along the inner circumference of the dust container, the flow separation guide separating the flow of air introduced into the entrance from the flow of air discharged toward the exit such that the air introduced into the entrance is guided to a lower portion of the dust container and filtered air is guided upwards toward the exit.

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