REMOVING DEBRIS FROM CLEANING ROBOTS
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Abstract
A cleaning robot system includes a robot and a robot maintenance station. The robot includes a chassis, a drive system configured to maneuver the robot as directed by a controller, and a cleaning assembly including a cleaning assembly housing and a driven cleaning roller. The robot maintenance station includes a station housing and a docking platform configured to support the robot when docked. A mechanical agitator engages the roller of the robot with the robot docked. The agitator includes an agitator comb having multiple teeth configured to remove accumulated debris from the roller as the agitator comb and roller are moved relative to one another. The robot maintenance station includes a collection bin arranged to receive and hold debris removed by the mechanical agitator.
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Citations
47 Claims
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1-27. -27. (canceled)
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28. A cleaning robot system comprising:
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a robot comprising; a chassis; a drive system mounted on the chassis and configured to maneuver the robot as directed by a controller in communication with the drive system; and a cleaning assembly carried by the chassis and comprising; a cleaning assembly housing; and a driven cleaning roller rotatably coupled to the cleaning assembly housing; and a robot maintenance station comprising; a station housing; a docking platform carried by the station housing and configured to support the robot when docked; a mechanical agitator that engages the cleaning roller of the robot with the robot docked, the agitator comprising an agitator comb having multiple teeth configured to remove accumulated debris from the cleaning roller as the agitator comb and the cleaning roller are moved relative to one another; and a collection bin arranged to receive and hold debris removed by the mechanical agitator; wherein the agitator comb is configured to traverse longitudinally across the cleaning roller of the docked robot. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A cleaning robot system comprising:
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a robot comprising; a chassis; a drive system mounted on the chassis and configured to maneuver the robot as directed by a controller in communication with the drive system; a cleaning assembly carried by the chassis and comprising; a cleaning assembly housing; and a driven cleaning roller rotatably coupled to the cleaning assembly housing; and a robot cleaning bin carried by the chassis; and a robot maintenance station comprising; a station housing configured to receive the robot for maintenance, the station housing defining a blower port and an evacuation port spaced from the blower port, the station blower port and the evacuation port both arranged to be exposed to the robot cleaning bin when the robot is received by the maintenance station for maintenance; a collection bin carried by the station housing and in fluid communication with the evacuation port; and an air pump that blows air through the station blower port into the cleaning bin while drawing air through the station evacuation port and evacuating debris from the robot cleaning bin into the collection bin. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A cleaning robot system comprising:
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a robot comprising; a chassis; a drive system mounted on the chassis and configured to maneuver the robot as directed by a controller in communication with the drive system; a cleaning head carried by the chassis and including a mechanical agitator; and a cleaning bin carried by the chassis; and a robot maintenance station comprising; a docking platform configured to support the robot with the robot docked for maintenance, an agitator comb arranged to engage the agitator of the docked robot and configured to remove accumulated debris from the agitator as the agitator comb and agitator are moved relative to one another; a collection bin disposed more than one foot above the docking platform; and an air pump that pumps air past the agitator comb, the pumped air motivating debris removed by the agitator comb into the collection bin; wherein the agitator comb comprises blades for severing filaments among the debris. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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Specification