Cleaner system
First Claim
1. A cleaner system comprising:
- a robot cleaner comprising;
a robot body having an inlet to receive dust,a first dust collector mounted in the robot body to collect the dust received, anda dust outlet formed at a top wall of the robot body to discharge the dust collected in the first dust collector; and
a docking station removing the dust collected in the first dust collector when the docking station is connected with the robot cleaner, the docking station comprising;
a connection port formed at a position thereof corresponding to the dust outlet to receive the dust discharged from the dust outlet,a station body including a blower and a second dust collector mounted in the station body to suck and collect dust, and a suction hole,a suction pipe connected with the station body to enable manual cleaning using the docking station, the suction hole communicating with the suction pipe,a first suction channel defined between the suction hole and the connection port, anda channel switching member provided in the station body vertically movable between a first position in the first suction channel allowing the suction hole to communicate with the second dust collector and a second position in the first suction channel allowing the connection port to communicate with the second dust collector to selectively apply a force generated by the blower to the connection port or to the suction hole.
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Abstract
A cleaner system having an improved connecting position and structure between a robot cleaner and a docking station for achieving an improvement in dust removal performance of the docking station. The docking station performs manual cleaning. The robot cleaner has a dust outlet at a top wall of the robot body to discharge the dust collected in the first dust collector into the docking station, and the docking station has a connection port at a position thereof corresponding to the dust outlet to receive the dust discharged from the dust outlet. The robot cleaner or docking station includes a connector to connect the dust outlet to the connection port. The docking station includes a suction part, suction pipe, and suction hole for manual operation. A channel switching member is mounted in the docking station to selectively apply power required to suck dust to the connection port or suction hole.
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Citations
16 Claims
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1. A cleaner system comprising:
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a robot cleaner comprising; a robot body having an inlet to receive dust, a first dust collector mounted in the robot body to collect the dust received, and a dust outlet formed at a top wall of the robot body to discharge the dust collected in the first dust collector; and a docking station removing the dust collected in the first dust collector when the docking station is connected with the robot cleaner, the docking station comprising; a connection port formed at a position thereof corresponding to the dust outlet to receive the dust discharged from the dust outlet, a station body including a blower and a second dust collector mounted in the station body to suck and collect dust, and a suction hole, a suction pipe connected with the station body to enable manual cleaning using the docking station, the suction hole communicating with the suction pipe, a first suction channel defined between the suction hole and the connection port, and a channel switching member provided in the station body vertically movable between a first position in the first suction channel allowing the suction hole to communicate with the second dust collector and a second position in the first suction channel allowing the connection port to communicate with the second dust collector to selectively apply a force generated by the blower to the connection port or to the suction hole. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A cleaner system comprising a robot cleaner having a first dust collector, and a docking station to remove dust collected in the first dust collector,
wherein the robot cleaner comprises a dust outlet to discharge the dust into the docking station, and wherein the docking station comprises: -
a station body having a connection port to receive the dust discharged from the dust outlet, a suction hole to receive dust sucked from the floor into the station body, a second dust collector to collect the dust delivered from the connection port and the suction hole, a blower to generate a suction force required for the suction of dust, a first suction channel defined between the suction hole and the connection port, and a channel switching member provided in the station body vertically movable between a first position in the first suction channel allowing the suction hole to communicate with the second dust collector and a second position in the first suction channel allowing the connection port to communicate with the second dust collector to selectively apply the suction force generated by the blower to the connection port or suction hole. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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13. A cleaner system, comprising:
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a robot cleaner to automatically clean and collect dust, comprising; an inlet to receive the dust, a first dust collector to collect the dust received via the inlet, a dust outlet positioned on a top portion thereof, to discharge dust therefrom, and a suction part to suction dust; and a docking station to remove the dust from the robot cleaner, comprising; a station body including a blower, a protruding portion, a connection port corresponding to the dust outlet of the robot cleaner and coupled with the dust outlet via a connector to receive the dust discharged from the dust outlet a suction pipe to connect the suction part of the robot cleaner with the docking station and to receive the dust suctioned by the suction part, to thereby enable a user to perform manual cleaning via the docking station, a suction hole communicating with the suction pipe, a first suction channel defined between the suction hole and the connection port, and a channel switching member provided in the station body vertically movable between a first position in the first suction channel allowing the suction hole to communicate with the second dust collector and a second position in the first suction channel allowing the connection port to communicate with the second dust collector to selectively apply a force generated by the blower to the connection port or to the suction hole, and a second dust collector to collect the dust received via the connection port, wherein the robot cleaner is received under the protruding portion of the docking station and coupled with the docking station at the suction part to perform a dust removal operation. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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Specification