Autonomous cleaning appliance
First Claim
1. An autonomous vacuum cleaner comprising a main body defining a first cylindrical axis and housing a dirty air inlet, a clean air outlet, an airflow path between the dirty air inlet and the clean air outlet, a forward-facing docking portion, and a separating apparatus arranged in the air flow path between the dirty air inlet and the clean air outlet, the separating apparatus defining a second cylindrical axis, wherein the separating apparatus is removably mounted into the docking portion, and is oriented so that the second cylindrical axis is substantially parallel with the first cylindrical axis of the main body and wherein a portion of the separating apparatus protrudes from a front of the docking portion.
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Abstract
An autonomous vacuum cleaner comprising a main body defining a first axis and housing a dirty air inlet, a clean air outlet, an airflow path between the dirty air inlet and the clean air outlet and a separating apparatus arranged in the air flow path between the dirty air inlet and the clean air outlet, the separating apparatus defining a second axis, wherein the separating apparatus is oriented so that the second axis is substantially parallel with the first axis of the main body and wherein a portion of the separating apparatus protrudes from a forward portion of the main body of the vacuum cleaner.
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- 1. An autonomous vacuum cleaner comprising a main body defining a first cylindrical axis and housing a dirty air inlet, a clean air outlet, an airflow path between the dirty air inlet and the clean air outlet, a forward-facing docking portion, and a separating apparatus arranged in the air flow path between the dirty air inlet and the clean air outlet, the separating apparatus defining a second cylindrical axis, wherein the separating apparatus is removably mounted into the docking portion, and is oriented so that the second cylindrical axis is substantially parallel with the first cylindrical axis of the main body and wherein a portion of the separating apparatus protrudes from a front of the docking portion.
- 11. An autonomous vacuum cleaner comprising a cylindrical main body having a first cylindrical axis and housing a dirty air inlet, a clean air outlet, an airflow path between the dirty air inlet and the clean air outlet, a forward-facing docking portion, and a separating apparatus arranged in the air flow path between the dirty air inlet and the clean air outlet, the separating apparatus comprising a cylindrical container having a second cylindrical axis, wherein the separating apparatus is removably mounted into the docking portion, and is oriented so that its cylindrical axis is substantially parallel with the cylindrical axis of the main body and wherein a portion of the separating apparatus protrudes from a front of the docking portion.
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