AUTONOMOUS CLEANING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME
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1. An autonomous cleaning apparatus comprising:
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a brush unit which is rotatably installed onto the body to collect dust from a bottom of the body; and
a brush cleaning member comprising a first brush cleaning protrusion and a second brush cleaning protrusion that protrude toward the brush unit to make contact with the brush unit to remove foreign substances wound around the brush unit.
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Abstract
An autonomous cleaning apparatus including a body, a brush unit which is rotatably installed onto the body to collect dust from a bottom of the body, and a brush cleaning member including a first brush cleaning protrusion and a second brush cleaning protrusion that protrude toward the brush unit to make contact with the brush unit to remove foreign substances wound around the brush unit.
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31 Claims
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1. An autonomous cleaning apparatus comprising:
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a body; a brush unit which is rotatably installed onto the body to collect dust from a bottom of the body; and a brush cleaning member comprising a first brush cleaning protrusion and a second brush cleaning protrusion that protrude toward the brush unit to make contact with the brush unit to remove foreign substances wound around the brush unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An autonomous cleaning system apparatus, comprising:
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an autonomous cleaning apparatus comprising a body and a brush unit, which is rotatably installed onto the body to collect dust on a bottom of the body; and a foreign substance removal tool which comprises a brush cleaning member, which protrudes toward the brush unit and makes contact with the brush unit to remove foreign substances wound around the brush unit, and is detachably coupled to the body while being disposed adjacent to a bottom portion of the brush unit. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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22. A method of controlling an autonomous cleaning apparatus, the method comprising:
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determining whether to remove foreign substances wound around a brush unit, which is configured to collect dust from a bottom of the body; and removing the foreign substances wound around a brush unit, upon determination of whether to remove the foreign substances, by use of a brush cleaning member while rotating the brush unit in a first direction and a second direction alternately, the brush cleaning member comprising a first brush cleaning protrusion and a second brush cleaning protrusion that protrude toward the brush unit to make contact with the brush unit while being slanted in an opposite direction. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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26. A foreign substance removal tool for an autonomous cleaning apparatus, the foreign substance removal tool comprising:
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a foreign substance removal member which is coupled to an opening of the autonomous cleaning apparatus, the opening formed at a position corresponding to a brush unit, and is configured to remove foreign substances wound around the brush unit through interaction with the brush unit; and a storage unit configured to store the foreign substances removed from the brush unit. - View Dependent Claims (27)
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