Robotic vacuum cleaner having a multiple arrangement of side brushes

• US 20150342431A1
• Filed: 05/29/2015
• Published: 12/03/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 05/30/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Wessel-Werk GmbH
• Original Assignee: Wessel-Werk GmbH
• Inventors: Zydek, Martin
• Granted Patent: US 9,414,729 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 11/4038 Disk shaped surface treating tools
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 11/4041 Roll shaped surface treating tools
• 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 9/0472 Discs
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 9/0477 Rolls
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 9/0488 Combinations or arrangements of several tools, e.g. edge cleaning tools

Abstract

A robotic vacuum cleaner includes a driving mechanism, a fan, an electronic control, sweeping brushes and a housing with a front side extending in the transverse direction (q) and a longitudinal direction (l) perpendicular thereto. An underside of the housing has a suction opening that extends in the transverse direction (q). At least four sweeping brushes are provided, where at least two of the four sweeping brushes are disposed on each side of the suction opening such that at least one subregion of the suction opening remains free from sweeping brushes, as viewed from the front side. The at least two of the four sweeping brushes provided on each of the two sides of the suction opening are driven in an identical direction of rotation.

Claims

1. A robotic vacuum cleaner, comprising:

a driving mechanism;

a fan;

an electronic control;

at least four sweeping brushes; and

a housing having a front side extending in a transverse direction (q), having a longitudinal direction (I) perpendicular to the transverse direction (q), and having an underside with a first suction opening that extends in the transverse direction (q);

wherein at least two of the four sweeping brushes are provided on each side of the first suction opening and at least one subregion of the first suction opening remains free from sweeping brushes, as viewed from the front side; and

wherein said at least two of the four sweeping brushes provided on side of the first suction opening are driven in an identical direction of rotation; and

wherein on both sides of the first suction opening, a connecting line (V) between axes of rotation of said at least two of the four sweeping brushes disposed there in succession points in the direction of the first suction opening.

2. The robotic vacuum cleaner according to claim 1, wherein the first suction opening extends in the transverse direction (q) across less than half an entire width of the housing.

3. The robotic vacuum cleaner according to claim 1, wherein the axes of rotation of the at least four weeping brushes are oriented vertically or obliquely relative to a horizontal line and wherein the axes of rotation of the at least four weeping brushes are disposed in front of the first suction opening as viewed in the longitudinal direction (I).

4. The robotic vacuum cleaner according to claim 1, wherein one of the at least four sweeping brushes protrudes on at least one side of the housing.

5. The robotic vacuum cleaner according to claim 1, wherein the connecting lines (V) on both sides of the first suction opening are disposed at an angle (α

) between 5° and

30°

relative to the transverse direction (q), as viewed from above.

6. The robotic vacuum cleaner according to claim 1, wherein the at least four sweeping brushes have a diameter in a plane formed by the longitudinal direction (I) and the transverse direction (q) and wherein the at least four sweeping brushes that are directly adjacent to one another have an overlap in the transverse direction (q) that is between 0.01-fold and 0.3-fold the diameter.

7. The robotic vacuum cleaner according to claim 1, wherein a horizontally rotatable brush roller is disposed in the first suction opening.

8. The robotic vacuum cleaner according to claim 1, wherein at least one step is provided on the underside of the housing.

9. The robotic vacuum cleaner according to claim 1, wherein a second suction opening is disposed on the underside of the housing.

10. The robotic vacuum cleaner according to claim 9, wherein the at least four sweeping brushes are disposed in the transverse direction (q) between the first suction opening and the second suction opening.