Cleaning Robot Roller Processing
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Abstract
A coverage robot includes a chassis, a drive system, and a cleaning assembly. The cleaning assembly includes a housing and at least one driven cleaning roller including an elongated core with end mounting features defining a central longitudinal axis of rotation, multiple floor cleaning bristles extending radially outward from the core, and at least one compliant flap extending radially outward from the core to sweep a floor surface. The flap is configured to prevent errant filaments from spooling tightly about the core to aid subsequent removal of the filaments. In another aspect, a coverage robot includes a chassis, a drive system, a controller, and a cleaning assembly. The cleaning assembly includes a housing and at least one driven cleaning roller. The coverage robot includes a roller cleaning tool carried by the chassis and configured to longitudinally traverse the roller to remove accumulated debris from the cleaning roller.
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Citations
37 Claims
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23. A floor cleaner comprising:
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a chassis; and a cleaning assembly carried by the chassis and comprising; a cleaning assembly housing; and at least one driven brush rotatably coupled to the cleaning assembly housing and comprising; an elongated core having an outer surface and end mounting features extending beyond respective axial ends of the outer surface of the core and defining a central longitudinal axis of rotation; a compliant portion extending radially outward from the core to sweep a floor surface as the core is rotated about the central longitudinal axis of rotation; and an axial end guard mountable about one of the end mounting features, the axial end guard configured to prevent spooled filaments from traversing axially beyond the extremity of the mounting feature about which the axial end guard is mounted, wherein each end guard is removable from a longitudinal end of the core. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A floor cleaner comprising:
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a chassis; a cleaning assembly carried by the chassis and comprising; a cleaning assembly housing; and at least one brush rotatably coupled to the cleaning assembly housing and comprising; an elongated core having an outer surface and end mounting features extending beyond respective axial ends of the outer surface of the core and defining a central longitudinal axis of rotation, the core rotatable relative to the cleaning assembly housing; a compliant portion extending radially outward from the core to sweep a floor surface as the core is rotated about the central longitudinal axis of rotation; and an axial end guard mountable in a fixed axial position relative to the core, the axial end guard configured to prevent spooled filaments from traversing axially beyond the extremity of at least one of the end mounting features, wherein each end guard is removable from a longitudinal end of the core. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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