SELF-PROPELLED CLEANER
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Abstract
A self-propelled cleaner including: a movement unit configured to move a housing; a blower unit configured to generate an air current for sucking dust on a floor surface into the housing; a dust detection unit configured to detect dust contained in the air current; and a control unit configured to control the movement unit and/or the blower unit to select a cleaning mode according to a detection result of the dust detection unit, wherein the control unit is capable of changing a threshold value for selecting the cleaning mode.
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10 Claims
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1-5. -5. (canceled)
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6. A self-propelled cleaner for executing a cleaning operation comprising:
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a movement unit configured to move a housing; a blower unit configured to generate an air current for sucking dust on a floor surface into the housing; a dust detection unit configured to detect dust contained in the air current; a floor surface detection unit configured to detect an aspect of a floor surface; and a control unit configured to control the movement unit and/or the blower unit to select a cleaning mode between a first cleaning mode and a second cleaning mode, the second cleaning mode being for cleaning more carefully than the first cleaning mode, according to a detection result of the dust detection unit, wherein the control unit is capable of changing a threshold value for selecting the cleaning mode according to the detected aspect of the floor surface, and wherein a type of the cleaning operation in the second cleaning mode varies according to the detected aspect of the floor surface. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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