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Automatic cleaning apparatus

a cleaning apparatus and automatic technology, applied in the direction of carpet cleaners, electric equipment installation, applications, etc., can solve the problem that robot cleaners may not effectively wipe out stubborn dirt, etc., and achieve the effect of effectively removing contaminants and improving structur

Inactive Publication Date: 2006-08-24
SAMSUNG GWANGJU ELECTRONICS CO LTD
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[0012] In certain embodiments, the disclosed embodiments may solve one or more of the above problems and / or disadvantages and may provide one or more of the advantages described herein.
[0013] In some embodiments, an automatic cleaning apparatus such as a robot cleaner has an improved structure, which is capable of effectively removing contaminants off from a surface being cleaned.

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Because a dry floor-cloth is usually employed in such a robot cleaner, the robot cleaner may not effectively wipe out stubborn dirt which is stuck and / or dried on to the floor.
Accordingly, the user is required to use a wet floor-cloth, which is inconvenient.

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[0030] An automatic cleaner and improved features thereof will now be disclosed in terms of various exemplary embodiments. This specification discloses one or more embodiments that incorporate features of the invention. The embodiment(s) described, and references in the specification to “one embodiment”, “an embodiment”, “an example embodiment”, etc., indicate that the embodiment(s) described may include a particular feature, structure, or characteristic, but every embodiment may not necessarily include the particular feature, structure, or characteristic. Moreover, such phrases are not necessarily referring to the same embodiment. Further, when a particular feature, structure, or characteristic is described in connection with an embodiment, persons skilled in the art may effect such feature, structure, or characteristic in connection with other embodiments whether or not explicitly described.

[0031] In the following description, similar drawing reference numerals may be used for th...

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Abstract

An automatic cleaning apparatus has a cleaner body having at least one driving wheel, and in certain disclosed embodiments, a vapor spray means installed in the cleaner body for generating water vapor during operation, and spraying the generated water vapor toward a lower part of the cleaner body.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application claims the benefit of Korean Patent Application No. 2005-15491, filed Feb. 24, 2005, in the Korean Intellectual Property Office, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] 1. Field of the Invention [0003] The present invention relates generally to the field of automatic cleaning devices. [0004] 2. Description of the Related Art [0005] Generally, a robot cleaner automatically runs around, without requiring significant input from a user, and cleans the floor by drawing in foreign substances such as dust. [0006] The robot cleaner confirms presence and absence of obstacles or distance to the objects in a given area such as furniture, office equipment or wall, to be able to clean without undesirable collisions. [0007] An exemplary robot cleaner may include a left driving wheel, a right driving wheel, and a driven wheel, all at the lower part of a cleaner body. Each of the ...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): B08B5/04A47L5/00
CPCA47L11/34A47L11/4083A47L11/4086A47L2201/00A47L11/00A47L9/28
Inventor SONG, JEONG-GONKO, JANG-YOUNLEE, JU-SANGLIM, KWANG-SOOKIM, KI-MANJEUNG, SAM-JONG
Owner SAMSUNG GWANGJU ELECTRONICS CO LTD
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