Apparatus for and a method for cleaning the floor of an accommodation of an animal
First Claim
1. An unmanned apparatus for cleaning the floor of an animal accommodation, the apparatus being provided with an air-flow-generating device, which generates air-flow by blowing air, and a floor-cleaning device, and with a control system for controlling the operation of the apparatus, the apparatus being movable over the floor controlled by the control system and the apparatus performing a cleaning of the floor controlled by the control system;
- wherein the apparatus comprises a master unit and a mobile unit that is movable relative to the master unit, the floor-cleaning device and the air-flow-generating device being disposed on the mobile unit that is movable relative to the remaining part of the apparatus; and
wherein the control system is programmed in such a way that the control system activates the air-flow-generating device when the mobile unit moves away from the master unit and deactivates the air-flow-generating device when the mobile unit moves towards the master unit, and, after activation of the air-flow-generating device, activates the floor-cleaning device when the mobile unit moves towards the master unit and deactivates the floor-cleaning device when the mobile unit has reached the master unit.
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Abstract
An apparatus for cleaning the floor of an accommodation of an animal includes a master unit and a mobile unit that is movable relative to the master unit. A floor-cleaning device and an air-flow-generating device are disposed on the mobile unit that is movable relative to the remaining part of the apparatus. The apparatus further includes a control system for controlling the operation of the apparatus. The control system activates the air-flow-generating device when the mobile unit moves away from the master unit and deactivates the air-flow-generating device when the mobile unit moves towards the master unit. After activation of the air-flow-generating device, the control system activates the floor-cleaning device when the mobile unit moves towards the master unit and deactivates the floor-cleaning device when the mobile unit has reached the master unit.
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29 Claims
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1. An unmanned apparatus for cleaning the floor of an animal accommodation, the apparatus being provided with an air-flow-generating device, which generates air-flow by blowing air, and a floor-cleaning device, and with a control system for controlling the operation of the apparatus, the apparatus being movable over the floor controlled by the control system and the apparatus performing a cleaning of the floor controlled by the control system;
- wherein the apparatus comprises a master unit and a mobile unit that is movable relative to the master unit, the floor-cleaning device and the air-flow-generating device being disposed on the mobile unit that is movable relative to the remaining part of the apparatus; and
wherein the control system is programmed in such a way that the control system activates the air-flow-generating device when the mobile unit moves away from the master unit and deactivates the air-flow-generating device when the mobile unit moves towards the master unit, and, after activation of the air-flow-generating device, activates the floor-cleaning device when the mobile unit moves towards the master unit and deactivates the floor-cleaning device when the mobile unit has reached the master unit. - 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)
- wherein the apparatus comprises a master unit and a mobile unit that is movable relative to the master unit, the floor-cleaning device and the air-flow-generating device being disposed on the mobile unit that is movable relative to the remaining part of the apparatus; and
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26. A method of cleaning the floor of an animal accommodation wherein the method comprises, using an unmanned apparatus comprising a master unit and a mobile unit that is movable relative to the master unit, a floor-cleaning device and an air-flow-generating device being disposed on the mobile unit that is movable relative to the remaining part of the apparatus;
and which method comprises successively the operations of moving the master unit along an accommodation, activating the floor-cleaning device for moving the mobile unit away from the master unit into the accommodation, activating the air-flow-generating device during moving the master unit away from the mobile unit so that an air flow by blowing air is generated and the air flow is directed to the floor for removing loose material lying thereon;
deactivating the air-flow-generating device, moving the mobile unit towards the master unit, activating the floor-cleaning device, wherein the floor-cleaning device removes remaining material on the floor, and deactivating the floor-cleaning device when the mobile unit has reached its position of rest on the master unit.- View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29)
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