Autonomous surface cleaning robot for wet and dry cleaning
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1. An autonomous cleaning robot comprising:
- a chassis supported for transport over a cleaning surface, the chassis being defined by a fore-aft axis and a perpendicular transverse axis;
a first collecting apparatus, attached to the chassis and configured to collect loose particulates from the cleaning surface across a cleaning width, said cleaning width being disposed generally parallel with the transverse axis;
a liquid applicator, attached to the chassis and configured to apply a cleaning fluid onto the cleaning surface; and
,wherein the arrangement of the first collecting apparatus with respect to the liquid applicator causes the first collecting apparatus to precede the liquid applicator over the cleaning surface when transporting the chassis in a forward direction.
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Abstract
An autonomous floor cleaning robot includes a transport drive and control system arranged for autonomous movement of the robot over a floor for performing cleaning operations. The robot chassis carries a first cleaning zone comprising cleaning elements arranged to suction loose particulates up from the cleaning surface and a second cleaning zone comprising cleaning elements arraigned to apply a cleaning fluid onto the surface and to thereafter collect the cleaning fluid up from the surface after it has been used to clean the surface. The robot chassis carries a supply of cleaning fluid and a waste container for storing waste materials collected up from the cleaning surface.
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41 Claims
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1. An autonomous cleaning robot comprising:
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a chassis supported for transport over a cleaning surface, the chassis being defined by a fore-aft axis and a perpendicular transverse axis; a first collecting apparatus, attached to the chassis and configured to collect loose particulates from the cleaning surface across a cleaning width, said cleaning width being disposed generally parallel with the transverse axis; a liquid applicator, attached to the chassis and configured to apply a cleaning fluid onto the cleaning surface; and
,wherein the arrangement of the first collecting apparatus with respect to the liquid applicator causes the first collecting apparatus to precede the liquid applicator over the cleaning surface when transporting the chassis in a forward direction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. An autonomous cleaning robot for transporting cleaning elements over a cleaning surface comprising:
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a chassis, supported in rolling contact with the cleaning surface for transporting the chassis in a forward direction defined by a fore-aft axis, the chassis being further defined by a transverse axis; a first cleaning zone comprising cleaning elements attached to the chassis and arranged to collect loose particulates from the cleaning surface across a cleaning width, the cleaning width being disposed generally perpendicular with the fore-aft axis; a second cleaning zone comprising cleaning elements attached to the chassis and arranged to apply a cleaning fluid onto the cleaning surface and to collect a waste liquid from the cleaning surface across the cleaning width, said waste liquid comprising the cleaning fluid plus any contaminates removed from the cleaning surface by the cleaning fluid; and
,a motive drive subsystem controlled by a master control module and powered by a power module, the motive drive subsystem, master control module and power module each being electrically interconnected and attached to the chassis configured to autonomously transporting the robot over the cleaning surface and to clean the cleaning surface. - View Dependent Claims (41)
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