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Autonomous floor cleaning with removable pad

A cleaning pad, autonomous robot technology for floor cleaning. field, able to solve tedious and tiring problems

Active Publication Date: 2019-03-26
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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[0071] 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 it 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 higher volume of cleaning fluid to ...

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The invention proposes a set of autonomous robot cleaning pads, and each of the cleaning pads includes a pad body including opposite width surfaces comprising a cleaning surface and a mounting surface; pad type identifying features indicating the types of cleaning pads; and a mounting plate fixed over the mounting surface of the pad body and including a notch, wherein the notch at least partiallydefines the pad type identifying features when the cleaning pads are mounted on the robot, the mounting plate enables the pad sensor of the robot to detect the pad type identification features.

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[0001] This application is a divisional application of an invention patent application with an application date of August 17, 2016, an application number of 201610933579.6, and an invention title of "Autonomous floor cleaning with a detachable pad". [0002] Cross References to Related Applications [0003] This application claims priority to U.S. Patent Application No. 14 / 936,236, filed November 9, 2015, which is a continuation of U.S. Patent Application No. 14 / 828,285, filed August 17, 2015. The aforementioned application is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. technical field [0004] The present disclosure relates to floor cleaning by an autonomous robot using a cleaning pad. Background technique [0005] 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 detachably attached...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
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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