Robot cleaner system having robot cleaner and docking station
First Claim
1. A robot cleaner system comprising:
- a robot cleaner having a dust discharge port;
a docking station having a dust suction port to suction dust collected in the robot cleaner; and
a docking device to contact with the robot cleaner to perform a seesaw movement when the robot cleaner docks with the docking station, so as to allow the dust suction port to close contact with the dust discharge port.
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Abstract
A robot cleaner system having an improved docking structure to allow a dust discharge port of a robot cleaner to come into close contact with a dust suction port of a docking station without an additional drive device. The robot cleaner system includes a robot cleaner having a dust discharge port, a docking station having a dust suction port to suction dust collected in the robot cleaner, and a docking device to perform a seesaw movement as it comes into contact with the robot cleaner when the robot cleaner docks with the docking station, so as to allow the dust suction port to come into close contact with the dust discharge port. The docking device further includes a link member installed in the docking station in a pivotally rotatable manner. The link member has one end provided with a contact portion to come into contact with the robot cleaner, and the other end provided with a docking portion defining the dust suction port therein.
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20 Claims
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1. A robot cleaner system comprising:
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a robot cleaner having a dust discharge port; a docking station having a dust suction port to suction dust collected in the robot cleaner; and a docking device to contact with the robot cleaner to perform a seesaw movement when the robot cleaner docks with the docking station, so as to allow the dust suction port to close contact with the dust discharge port. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A robot cleaner system comprising:
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a robot cleaner having a dust discharge port; a docking station having a dust suction port to suction dust collected in the robot cleaner and a connecting port communicating with the dust suction port; a docking device to be pivotally rotated as it comes into contact with the robot cleaner when the robot cleaner docks with the docking station, so as to allow the dust suction port to close contact with the dust discharge port; and a manual vacuum cleaner having a connecting pipe to be fitted into the connecting port, the manual vacuum cleaner being used to suction the dust from the robot cleaner through the dust discharge port, the dust suction port, and the connecting pipe. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. A docking station to dock with a robot cleaner having a dust discharge port, the docking station comprising:
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a frame; and a link member rotatably coupled to the frame, wherein the link member comprises a contact portion to be pivotally rotated as it comes into contact with the robot cleaner upon docking of the robot cleaner, and a dust suction port formed at the opposite side of the contact portion about a rotating center of the link member, the dust suction port coming into close contact with the dust discharge port of the robot cleaner by the pivotal rotation of the contact portion.
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15. A docking device for allowing a dust suction port of a docking station to move into close contact with a dust discharge port of a robot cleaner, comprising:
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a link member having a first end with a contact portion to contact the robot cleaner and a second end with a docking portion defining the dust suction port therein, wherein the robot cleaner has a slope to guide the docking device to move the dust suction port into close contact with the dust discharge port as the robot cleaner moves into the docking station to prevent leakage of dust during transfer of dust from the robot cleaner to the docking station. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A robot cleaner to dock with a docking device of a docking station having a dust suction port so as to discharge dust collected therein, the robot cleaner comprising:
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a dust discharge port; and a slope to guide the docking device to move the dust suction port into close contact with the dust discharge port as the robot cleaner moves into the docking station to prevent leakage of dust during transfer of dust from the robot cleaner to the docking station.
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Specification