Robotic vacuum cleaner with dirt enclosing member and method of using the same

a robotic vacuum and dirt-enclosed technology, which is applied in the direction of carpet cleaners, applications, electric equipment installation, etc., can solve the problems of emptying the dirt chamber, and achieve the effect of simplifying the design of the robotic vacuum cleaner

Inactive Publication Date: 2021-10-28
OMACHRON INTPROP
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[0117]In accordance with another aspect, which may be used by itself or with one or more of the other aspects disclosed herein, a pneumatic dirt transfer mechanism may be provided inside a robotic docking station and operable in a dirt emptying mode to direct air to the robotic surface cleaning apparatus to thereby convey dirt that has been collected inside the robotic surface cleaning apparatus to the docking station. The pneumatic dirt transfer mechanism may comprise a suction motor provided on or inside of the docking station and an air flow path extending between a downstream end of the docking station suction motor and the dirt collection region of the autonomous surface cleaning apparatus, when the...

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Further, directing air through the dirt chamber of a robotic s...

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[0224]Various apparatuses or processes will be described below to provide an example of an embodiment of each claimed invention. No embodiment described below limits any claimed invention and any claimed invention may cover processes or apparatuses that differ from those described below. The claimed inventions are not limited to apparatuses or processes having all of the features of any one apparatus or process described below or to features common to multiple or all of the apparatuses described below. It is possible that an apparatus or process described below is not an embodiment of any claimed invention. Any invention disclosed in an apparatus or process described below that is not claimed in this document may be the subject matter of another protective instrument, for example, a continuing patent application, and the applicants, inventors or owners do not intend to abandon, disclaim or dedicate to the public any such invention by its disclosure in this document.

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An autonomous surface cleaning apparatus has a dirt enclosing member providing a first closed container and a depositing member which deposits the closed container at a location that is exterior to the autonomous surface cleaning apparatus.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application is a continuation-in-part of each of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 16 / 926,279 filed on Jul. 10, 2020; Ser. No. 16 / 926,314 filed on Jul. 10, 2020; Ser. No. 16 / 926,330 filed on Jul. 10, 2020 and Ser. No. 16 / 926,348 filed on Jul. 10, 2020, each of which claims the benefit of U.S. Patent Application No. 63 / 013,781, filed on Apr. 22, 2020, and this application also claims the benefit of U.S. Patent Application No. 63 / 013,781, filed on Apr. 22, 2020, the entirety of which is incorporated herein by reference.FIELD[0002]This disclosure relates generally to robotic surface cleaning apparatus and docking stations that receive dirt collected by a robotic surface cleaning apparatus.INTRODUCTION[0003]Various types of robotic or autonomous surface cleaning apparatus are known. A robotic vacuum cleaner may have a docking station that charges the robotic vacuum cleaner when the robotic vacuum cleaner is connected or docked to the dock...

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IPC IPC(8): A47L9/14A47L9/28
CPCA47L9/149A47L9/1418A47L2201/04A47L2201/024A47L9/2873A47L13/51A47L2201/022A47L9/248A47L9/22
Inventor CONRAD, WAYNE ERNEST
Owner OMACHRON INTPROP
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