Robot cleaner, automatic exhaust station and robot cleaner system having the same
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1. A robot cleaner comprising:
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a dust box separably mounted to the body, the dust box including a dust box inlet;
a first shutter rotatably coupled to the dust box; and
a second shutter rotatably coupled to the dust box to open or close a portion of the dust box inlet,wherein the first shutter opens or closes a remaining portion of the dust box inlet.
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Abstract
A robot cleaner provided with a shutter to open or close an inlet of a dust box when the dust box is separated from a body of the robot cleaner. Another robot cleaner, which docks with an automatic exhaust station, is also disclosed, together with the automatic exhaust station. The latter robot cleaner includes a shutter to be automatically opened by air discharged from the automatic exhaust station in a docked state of the robot cleaner to exhaust dust from the dust box, in order to allow even heavy dust to be easily exhausted.
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25 Claims
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1. A robot cleaner comprising:
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a body; a dust box separably mounted to the body, the dust box including a dust box inlet; a first shutter rotatably coupled to the dust box; and a second shutter rotatably coupled to the dust box to open or close a portion of the dust box inlet, wherein the first shutter opens or closes a remaining portion of the dust box inlet. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A robot cleaner comprising:
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a body; a dust box separably mounted to the body, the dust box including a dust box inlet; a first shutter rotatably coupled to the dust box such that the first shutter is opened when the dust box is mounted to the body while being closed when the dust box is separated from the body; and a second shutter rotatably coupled to the dust box such that the second shutter is opened when dust from the dust box is exhausted to an automatic exhaust station while being closed when the exhaust is completed.
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20. A robot cleaner comprising:
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a body; a dust box separably mounted to the body, the dust box including a dust box inlet; a shutter rotatably coupled to the dust box to open or close the dust box inlet; and a magnet mounted to the shutter to keep the shutter closed. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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22. A robot cleaner comprising:
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a body; a dust box separably mounted to the body, the dust box including a dust box inlet; a first shutter rotatably coupled to the dust box such that the first shutter is opened when the dust box is mounted to the body while being closed when the dust box is separated from the body; and a second shutter rotatably coupled to the dust box to be rotated by a pressure of air blown to the shutter, thereby opening or closing the dust box inlet. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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24. A robot cleaner system including a robot cleaner, and an automatic exhaust station, with which the robot cleaner docks,
wherein the robot cleaner comprises a body, a dust box separably mounted to the body, the dust box including a dust box inlet, a first shutter rotatably coupled to the dust box such that the first shutter is opened when the dust box is mounted to the body while being closed when the dust box is separated from the body, and a second shutter rotatably coupled to the dust box to be rotated by a pressure of air blown to the second shutter, thereby opening or closing the dust box inlet.
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