Robot cleaner system having robot cleaner and docking station
First Claim
1. A robot cleaner system comprising:
- a robot cleaner comprising a robot body and a dust discharge hole to discharge dust stored in the robot body; and
a docking station comprising a dust suction hole to suck the dust discharged out of the robot body, a dust suction path to guide the dust sucked through the dust suction hole, and a dust collector to collect the dust sucked through the dust suction hole,wherein the robot cleaner comprises a first docking portion to be inserted into the dust suction hole when the robot cleaner is docked with the docking station.
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Abstract
A robot cleaner system having an improved docking structure between a robot cleaner and a docking station, which is capable of an easy docking operation of the robot cleaner and preventing loss of a suction force generated in the docking station. The robot cleaner includes a docking portion to be inserted into a dust suction hole of the docking station upon a docking operation. The docking portion may be a protrusion, which protrudes out of a robot body to be inserted into a dust suction path defined in the docking station, the protrusion communicates a dust discharge hole of the robot cleaner with the dust suction path of the docking station. The robot cleaner system includes a coupling device to keep the robot cleaner and the docking station in their docked state. The coupling device is configured to have a variety of shapes.
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Citations
51 Claims
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1. A robot cleaner system comprising:
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a robot cleaner comprising a robot body and a dust discharge hole to discharge dust stored in the robot body; and a docking station comprising a dust suction hole to suck the dust discharged out of the robot body, a dust suction path to guide the dust sucked through the dust suction hole, and a dust collector to collect the dust sucked through the dust suction hole, wherein the robot cleaner comprises a first docking portion to be inserted into the dust suction hole when the robot cleaner is docked with the docking station. - 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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21. A robot cleaner system comprising:
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a robot cleaner comprising a robot body having a dust discharge hole; and a docking station comprising a dust suction hole to suck dust discharged out of the robot body, a dust suction path to guide the dust sucked through the dust suction hole, and a dust collector to collect the dust sucked through the dust suction hole, wherein the robot cleaner comprises a protrusion which protrudes out of the robot body to be inserted into the dust suction hole when the robot cleaner is docked with the docking station, the protrusion communicates the dust discharge hole with the dust suction path, and wherein the protrusion is separately installed from the robot body, and one end of the protrusion is connected with the robot body by a flexible joint member having repeatedly formed pleats. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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24. A robot cleaner system comprising:
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a robot cleaner comprises a robot body having a dust discharge hole; and a docking station comprising a dust suction hole to suck dust discharged out of the robot body, a dust suction path to guide the dust sucked through the dust suction hole, and a dust collector to collect the dust sucked through the dust suction hole, wherein the robot cleaner comprises a protrusion which protrudes out of the robot body to be inserted into the dust suction hole when the robot cleaner is docked with the docking station, the protrusion communicates the dust discharge hole with the dust suction path, and wherein the dust suction path comprises a guide path comprising a tapered surface such that the path is gradually narrowed over at least a part thereof in a direction along which the protrusion is introduced upon a docking operation of the robot cleaner. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26)
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27. A robot cleaner system comprising:
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a robot cleaner comprising a robot body having a dust discharge hole; and a docking station comprising a station body having a dust suction hole to correspond to a position of the dust discharge hole when the robot cleaner is docked with the docking station, wherein the robot cleaner comprises an opening/closing device to open and close the dust discharge hole, and the opening/closing device protrudes from the dust discharge hole to be directly inserted into the dust suction hole when the robot cleaner is docked with the docking station, the opening/closing device communicates the dust discharge hole with the dust suction hole. - View Dependent Claims (28)
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29. A robot cleaner system comprising:
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a robot cleaner comprising a dust discharge hole and a dust discharge path to guide dust stored in the robot cleaner toward the dust discharge hole; and a docking station comprising a station body, a dust suction hole to suck the dust discharged through the dust discharge hole into the station body, a dust suction path to guide the sucked dust, and a dust collector to collect the dust sucked through the dust suction hole, wherein the docking station comprises a docking portion to be inserted into the dust discharge hole when the robot cleaner is docked with the docking station. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A robot cleaner comprising a robot body having a dust discharge hole to discharge dust stored in the robot cleaner toward a dust suction hole of a docking station, further comprising:
a protrusion to protrude out of the robot body so as to be inserted into the dust suction hole when the robot cleaner is docked with the docking station, the protrusion communicates the dust discharge hole with the dust suction hole. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44)
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45. A robot cleaner comprising a dust discharge hole to discharge dust into a docking station and a dust discharge path to guide the dust in a dust collector toward the dust discharge hole, wherein
the dust discharge path comprises a guide path having a tapered surface so that the path is gradually narrowed in a direction along which a protrusion of the docking station inserted in the dust discharge hole is introduced into the dust discharge path.
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47. A docking station comprising a station body having a dust suction hole to suck dust discharged from a dust discharge hole of a robot cleaner, further comprising:
a protrusion to protrude out of the station body so as to be inserted into the dust discharge hole when the robot cleaner is docked with the docking station, the protrusion serving to communicate the dust suction hole with the dust discharge hole. - View Dependent Claims (48, 49)
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50. A docking station comprising a dust suction hole to suck dust stored in a robot cleaner and a dust suction path to guide the dust sucked through the dust suction hole, to a dust collector, wherein
the dust suction path comprises a guide path having a tapered surface so that the path is gradually narrowed in a direction along which a protrusion of the robot cleaner inserted in the dust suction hole is introduced into the dust suction path.
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