AUTONOMOUS VACUUM CLEANER
First Claim
1. An autonomous vacuum cleaner comprising a chassis having at least one unit traction for supporting the chassis on a surface and a cleaner head defining a dirty air inlet, a body carried on the chassis and being movable relative to it in response to a collision with an obstacle, the body including at least one of an airflow generator for generating an airflow along an airflow path from the dirty air inlet to a clean air outlet and a separating apparatus positioned in the airflow path to separate dirt from the air, wherein the vacuum cleaner further comprises sensing mechanism for sensing relative movement between the chassis and the body.
1 Assignment
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
An autonomous vacuum cleaner having a bump detection system, the vacuum cleaner comprising a chassis having traction means for supporting the chassis on a surface and a cleaner head defining a dirty air inlet, and a body carried on the chassis and being movable relative to it in response to a collision with an obstacle, the body including at least one of an airflow generator for generating an airflow along an airflow path from the dirty air inlet to a clean air outlet and a separating apparatus positioned in the airflow path to separate dirt from the air, wherein the vacuum cleaner further comprises sensing means for sensing relative movement between the chassis and the body.
-
Citations
26 Claims
- 1. An autonomous vacuum cleaner comprising a chassis having at least one unit traction for supporting the chassis on a surface and a cleaner head defining a dirty air inlet, a body carried on the chassis and being movable relative to it in response to a collision with an obstacle, the body including at least one of an airflow generator for generating an airflow along an airflow path from the dirty air inlet to a clean air outlet and a separating apparatus positioned in the airflow path to separate dirt from the air, wherein the vacuum cleaner further comprises sensing mechanism for sensing relative movement between the chassis and the body.
- 17. A mobile robot having a collision detection system, the robot comprising a chassis including a drive arrangement, and a body mounted on the chassis and adapted to be movable relative to it in response to a collision with an object, the body including at least one further electronic component, wherein the robot further includes a sensing mechanism for sensing relative movement between the chassis and the body due to a collision event and, in response, to send a signal to an on-board control system.
Specification