Powered cleaning appliance
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1. An autonomous cleaning appliance comprising:
- a housing;
a dirt container disposed in the housing and including a first dirt inlet in a first side of the dirt container, wherein the dirt container does not communicate with a suction source;
a first brushroll chamber disposed in the housing and communicating with the first dirt inlet;
a first brushroll disposed in the first brushroll chamber;
a first motor disposed in the housing for driving the first brushroll;
a power drive assembly mounted in the housing for propelling the appliance, the power drive assembly including,a first tread assembly disposed on a first side of the housing,a first drive motor operatively connected to the first tread assembly,a second tread assembly disposed on a second side of the housing, the second side being opposite the first side, anda second drive motor operatively connected to the second tread assembly; and
a control device for regulating the operation of the first motor and the power drive assembly in an autonomous manner.
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Abstract
A powered sweeper includes a housing, a brushroll chamber disposed in the housing, a brushroll mounted in a brushroll chamber, a dirt chamber disposed in the housing, a drive motor disposed in the housing, and a driven wheel operatively connected to the drive motor. The brushroll rotates in the brushroll chamber and the dirt chamber communicates with the brushroll chamber such that debris is propelled by the brushroll into the dirt chamber.
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1. An autonomous cleaning appliance comprising:
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a housing; a dirt container disposed in the housing and including a first dirt inlet in a first side of the dirt container, wherein the dirt container does not communicate with a suction source; a first brushroll chamber disposed in the housing and communicating with the first dirt inlet; a first brushroll disposed in the first brushroll chamber; a first motor disposed in the housing for driving the first brushroll; a power drive assembly mounted in the housing for propelling the appliance, the power drive assembly including, a first tread assembly disposed on a first side of the housing, a first drive motor operatively connected to the first tread assembly, a second tread assembly disposed on a second side of the housing, the second side being opposite the first side, and a second drive motor operatively connected to the second tread assembly; and a control device for regulating the operation of the first motor and the power drive assembly in an autonomous manner. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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