ROBOTIC VACUUM CLEANER HAVING A DISPOSABLE DEBRIS BAG

• US 20110191977A1
• Filed: 10/26/2009
• Published: 08/11/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 10/31/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. (Koninklijke Philips N.V.)
• Original Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. (Koninklijke Philips N.V.)
• Inventors: Patel, Pritesh R., Baltussen, Harrie W. J., Blaak, Hans J., Veenstra, Auke-Jan
• Granted Patent: US 8,332,991 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 15/319
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 2201/00 Robotic cleaning machines, i.e. with automatic control of the travelling movement or the cleaning operation
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 9/14 Bags or the like; Rigid filtering receptacles; Attachment of, or closures for, bags or receptacles

Abstract

A robotic vacuum cleaner having a main module and a cleaning head being connected with the main module by means of a suction hose. The main module comprises a debris compartment (8) for accommodating a disposable debris bag (9), which compartment (8) is covered by a hinging cover (18). A hinging part (20) of a suction tube (12) is attached to the hinging cover (18) and a stationary part (21) of the suction tube (12) is connected with an opening (13) to be connected with the suction hose.

Claims

1. A robotic vacuum cleaner having a main module and a cleaning head being connected with the main module by means of a suction hose, whereby the main module comprises a suction unit (1) and a debris compartment (8), and whereby the suction hose is connected to an opening (13) in the main module, which opening (13) is located near the lower side of the main module, characterized in that the top side of the debris compartment (8) is covered by a hinging cover (18), which hinging cover (18) comprises connection means to be connected to the opening (10) of an upright positioned disposable debris bag (9), which connection means are attached to the end (11) of a suction tube (12), while the other end of the suction tube (12) is connected with said opening (13) near the lower side of said main module.

2. A vacuum cleaner as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the suction tube (12) has a flexible portion (24) in order to allow the hinging movement of the cover (18) of the debris compartment (8).

3. A vacuum cleaner as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the suction tube (12) consist of a first part (20) connected with the hinging cover (18) and a second part (21) connected to the remainder part of the main module, whereby the to parts (20,21) of the suction tube (12) are connected with each other when the hinging cover (18) is in its closed position.