AUTONOMOUS SURFACE CLEANING ROBOT FOR DRY CLEANING
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Abstract
An autonomous floor cleaning robot includes a transport drive and control system arranged for autonomous movement of the robot over a floor for performing cleaning operations. The robot chassis carries a first cleaning zone comprising cleaning elements arranged to suction loose particulates up from the cleaning surface and a second cleaning zone comprising cleaning elements arraigned to apply a cleaning fluid onto the surface and to thereafter collect the cleaning fluid up from the surface after it has been used to clean the surface. The robot chassis carries a supply of cleaning fluid and a waste container for storing waste materials collected up from the cleaning surface.
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40 Claims
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27. An autonomous cleaning robot comprising:
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a chassis defining an air jet port and an air intake port, the air jet port disposed along a first transverse edge of the chassis and the air intake port spaced apart from the air jet port; a drive system carried by the chassis and configured to maneuver the robot over a cleaning surface, the drive system comprising right and left driven wheels defining a transverse axis and configured to move the robot along a fore-aft axis substantially perpendicular to the transverse axis; a waste storage container carried by the chassis and in fluid communication with the air intake port; and an air moving system carried by the chassis, the air moving system configured to generate a negative pressure and a positive pressure, and the air moving system comprises conduits applying the positive pressure in a lateral direction at the air jet port to move loose particulates on the cleaning surface and applying the negative pressure at the air intake port to remove the moved particulates from the cleaning surface. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. An autonomous cleaning robot comprising:
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a chassis defining an air jet port disposed along a transverse edge of the chassis; a drive system carried by the chassis and configured to maneuver the robot over a cleaning surface, the drive system comprising right and left driven wheels defining a transverse axis and configured to transport the first transverse edge of the robot adjacent to a wall or obstacle encountered as the robot moves over the cleaning surface; and an air moving system carried by the chassis, the air moving system configured to generate a positive pressure, and the air moving system comprises conduits applying the positive pressure in a lateral direction at the air jet port to move loose particulates on the cleaning surface. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40)
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