Mobile cleaning robot cleaning head
First Claim
1. A mobile cleaning robot comprising:
- a chassis that supports a drive system;
a debris collection volume; and
a cleaning head formed to complete a bottom of the robot, the cleaning head comprising;
a frame for affixing the cleaning head to the chassis;
a monolithic housing having an interior cavity;
a suspension linkage movably suspending the monolithic housing from the frame, the suspension linkage being configured to lift the monolithic housing;
a diaphragm formed of a flexible material and mated to the monolithic housing;
a rigid duct mated to the frame to form a pneumatic path between the monolithic housing and the rigid duct through the diaphragm; and
cleaning extractors disposed in the interior cavity of the monolithic housing.
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Abstract
This document describes a mobile cleaning robot that includes a chassis that supports a drive system, a debris collection volume; and a cleaning head formed to complete a bottom of the robot. The cleaning head includes a frame for affixing the cleaning head to the chassis, a monolithic housing having an interior cavity, a suspension linkage movably suspending the monolithic housing from the frame, the suspension linkage being configured to lift the monolithic housing, a diaphragm formed of a flexible material and mated to the monolithic housing, a rigid duct mated the frame to form a pneumatic path between the monolithic housing and the rigid duct through the diaphragm, and cleaning extractors disposed in the interior cavity of the monolithic housing.
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20 Claims
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1. A mobile cleaning robot comprising:
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a chassis that supports a drive system; a debris collection volume; and a cleaning head formed to complete a bottom of the robot, the cleaning head comprising; a frame for affixing the cleaning head to the chassis; a monolithic housing having an interior cavity; a suspension linkage movably suspending the monolithic housing from the frame, the suspension linkage being configured to lift the monolithic housing; a diaphragm formed of a flexible material and mated to the monolithic housing; a rigid duct mated to the frame to form a pneumatic path between the monolithic housing and the rigid duct through the diaphragm; and cleaning extractors disposed in the interior cavity of the monolithic housing. - 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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