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Coverage robots and associated cleaning bins

  • US 10,646,091 B2
  • Filed: 09/05/2019
  • Issued: 05/12/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/19/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An autonomous cleaning robot comprising:

  • a drive system configured to maneuver the autonomous cleaning robot about a floor surface;

    at least one rotatable brush configured to agitate debris on the floor surface; and

    a removable bin configured to receive the debris agitated by the at least one rotatable brush, the removable bin comprising;

    a first portion having a first width extending along a first axis,a second portion having a second width extending along a second axis parallel to the first axis, the second width being longer than the first width of the first portion of the removable bin,a mouth extending along at least part of the first width of the first portion of the removable bin, anda plurality of teeth disposed substantially along the mouth of the removable bin, the plurality of teeth configured to strip debris from the at least one rotatable brush during rotation of the at least one rotatable brush, the debris stripped from the at least one rotatable brush and the debris agitated by the at least one rotatable brush being allowed to accumulate in the removable bin.

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