Method for treating a floor surface and floor treating apparatus
First Claim
1. A method for treating a floor surface using a self-propelled and self-steering floor treating apparatus, wherein the treatment of the floor surface is based on a pattern along which the floor treating apparatus is moved, wherein the pattern has paths in side-by-side relationship to one another and wherein when the floor treating apparatus travels a path, a respective treatment area is covered and treated by the floor treating apparatus, wherein a control unit of the floor cleaning apparatus adapts the pattern to at least one of the size and contour of the floor surface such that boundaries of the floor surface opposite each other have in each case a path extending therealong with a treatment area adjacent to the boundary for performing close-to-the-edge treatment and the control unit arranges intermediate paths such that full-coverage treatment of the floor surface is realized, wherein the control unit arranges the relative position of at least two paths in side-by-side relationship to one another such that the treatment areas thereof overlap at least in sections thereof.
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Abstract
A method for treating a floor surface is provided using a self-propelled and self-steering floor treating apparatus, wherein the treatment is based on a pattern along which the floor treating apparatus is moved, wherein the pattern has paths in side-by-side relationship to one another, and wherein when the floor treating apparatus travels a path, a respective treatment area is covered and treated. The pattern is adapted to at least one of the size and contour of the floor surface such that boundaries thereof opposite each other each have a path extending therealong with a treatment area adjacent to the boundary and intermediate paths are arranged such that full-coverage treatment of the floor surface is realized, wherein the relative position of at least two paths in side-by-side relationship is such that the treatment areas thereof at least partially overlap. A floor treatment apparatus for carrying out the method is also provided.
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- 1. A method for treating a floor surface using a self-propelled and self-steering floor treating apparatus, wherein the treatment of the floor surface is based on a pattern along which the floor treating apparatus is moved, wherein the pattern has paths in side-by-side relationship to one another and wherein when the floor treating apparatus travels a path, a respective treatment area is covered and treated by the floor treating apparatus, wherein a control unit of the floor cleaning apparatus adapts the pattern to at least one of the size and contour of the floor surface such that boundaries of the floor surface opposite each other have in each case a path extending therealong with a treatment area adjacent to the boundary for performing close-to-the-edge treatment and the control unit arranges intermediate paths such that full-coverage treatment of the floor surface is realized, wherein the control unit arranges the relative position of at least two paths in side-by-side relationship to one another such that the treatment areas thereof overlap at least in sections thereof.
- 17. A self-propelled and self-steering floor treating apparatus, comprising a chassis for travelling over the floor surface and a control unit for controlling the chassis and at least one floor treating unit defining a treatment area, wherein the chassis is controllable by the control unit such that the treatment of the floor surface can be based on a pattern along which the floor treating apparatus is moved, wherein the pattern comprises paths in side-by-side relationship to one another and wherein when the floor treating apparatus travels a path, the respective treatment area is covered and treated by the floor treating apparatus, wherein the control unit adapts the pattern to at least one of the size and contour of the floor surface such that boundaries of the floor surface opposite each other have in each case a path extending therealong with a treatment area adjacent to the boundary for performing close-to-the-edge treatment and the control unit arranges intermediate paths such that full-coverage treatment of the floor surface is realized, wherein the control unit arranges the relative position of at least two paths extending in side-by-side relationship to one another such that the treatment areas thereof overlap at least in sections thereof.
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