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Autonomous floor cleaning with removable pad

A floor, cleaning pad technology, applied to floor cleaning. field, able to solve tedious and tiring problems

Active Publication Date: 2017-06-09
IROBOT CORP
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Additionally, the user may need to kneel on the floor to clean the floor, which can be tedious and tiring, especially when the floor covers a large area

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[0070] Described in detail below is an autonomous mobile cleaning robot capable of cleaning the floor of a room by navigating the room while mopping the floor. The robot is capable of spraying cleaning fluid on the floor and wiping the floor with a cleaning pad attached to the bottom side of the robot. The cleaning fluid can, for example, dissolve and suspend grime on the floor. The robot can autonomously select a cleaning mode based on the cleaning pad attached to the robot. The cleaning mode may include, for example, the amount of cleaning fluid dispensed by the robot and / or cleaning means. In some cases, the cleaning pad may clean the floor without cleaning fluid, so that the robot does not need to spray the floor with cleaning fluid as part of the selected cleaning mode. In other cases, the amount of cleaning fluid used to clean the floor may vary depending on the type of cleaning pad identified by the robot. Some cleaning pads may require a larger volume of cleaning fl...

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An autonomous floor cleaning robot includes a body, a controller supported by the body, a drive supporting the body to maneuver the robot across a floor surface in response to commands from the controller, and a pad holder attached to an underside of the body to hold a removable cleaning pad during operation of the robot. The pad includes a mounting plate and a mounting surface. The mounting plate is attached to the mounting surface. The robot includes a pad sensor to sense a feature on the pad and to generate a signal based on the feature, which is defined in part by a cutout on the card backing. The mounting plate enables the pad sensor to detect the feature. The controller is responsive to the signal to perform operations including selecting a cleaning mode based on the signal, and controlling the robot according to a selected cleaning mode.

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[0001] Cross References to Related Applications [0002] This application claims priority to US Patent Application Serial No. 14 / 936,236, filed November 9, 2015, which is a continuation of US Patent Application Serial No. 14 / 828,285, filed August 17, 2015. The aforementioned application is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. technical field [0003] The present disclosure relates to floor cleaning by an autonomous robot using a cleaning pad. Background technique [0004] Tile floors and countertops often need to be cleaned, and some need to be wiped down to remove dried dirt. A variety of cleaning implements are available for cleaning hard surfaces. Some appliances include a cleaning pad, which may be removably attached to the appliance. The cleaning pad can be disposable or reusable. In some embodiments, the cleaning pad is designed to fit a specific appliance or may be designed to be used with more than one type of appliance. [0005] Traditionally, wet ...

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IPC IPC(8): A47L11/24A47L11/40
CPCA47L11/24A47L11/40A47L11/4008A47L11/4088A47L2201/00
Inventor P-H·卢J·M·约翰逊D·福伦M·威廉姆斯A·格拉齐亚尼
Owner IROBOT CORP
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