United States
US 9,038,233 B2
Autonomous floor-cleaning robot
US 9,038,233 B2 is a granted patent from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), dated 2015-05-26. Applicant: iRobot Corporation. Its PDF downloads from this page without an account, up to 5 a day.
- Applicant
- iRobot Corporation
- Inventors
- Joseph L. Jones; Newton E. Mack; David M. Nugent; Paul E. Sandin
- Publication date
- 2015-05-26
- Filing date
- 2012-12-14
- Document type
- B2 Granted patent
- Also written as
- US 9,038,233 B2 · US9038233 · 9038233
Abstract
A floor cleaning robot comprises a housing, wheels, and a motor driving the wheels to move the robot across a floor, a control module disposed within the housing and directing movement of the robot across the floor, a sensor for detecting and communicating obstacle information to the control module so that the control module can cause the robot to react to the obstacle, a removable bin disposed at least partially within the housing and receiving particulates, a first rotating member directing particulates toward the bin, and a second rotating member cooperating with the first rotating member t…
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