Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Hakbong Lee

Bosang Kim

Yong-Seok Kim

Sin-Ae Kim

Yeonkyu Jeong

Woojin Na

Shin Hyoung Kim

Jaeyoul Jeong

Jeayun So

Woo Jin Na

Kyongsu Kim

Provided is a cleaning system including: a robot cleaner including a dust collecting device having a dirt outlet and an outlet door configured to open and close the dirt outlet; and a station including a collecting device configured to generate a suction force to suction dirt of the duct collecting device and a lever device provided with a lever configured to be fixable to the outlet door as the outlet door is being opened to allow the collecting device and the dust collecting device to communicate with each other, and a lever driving source configured to generate power for driving the lever.

Robot cleaner, station, and cleaning system

A robot cleaner station includes a cleaner docking portion to which a robot cleaner is docked and including an suction port in communication with a dust collector of the robot cleaner when the robot clear is docked to the cleaner docking portion, a collector including a collection chamber in which dust sucked from the dust collector through the suction port is collected, and a station suction device configured to generate a suction force to suck the dust from the dust collector to the collection chamber, and a connector configured to connect the suction port to the collection chamber. The connector includes a guide portion in communication with the suction port, a suction tube provided in the collection chamber to allow the dust which is guided by the guide portion to be sucked to the collection chamber, and a connection hose configured to connect the guide portion to the suction tube.

Robot cleaner station

A station suctioning dust from the robot cleaner includes a docking suction port connectable to a robot cleaner, a dust container to store dust from the robot cleaner, a duct connected to the docking suction port and the dust container, a holder disposed in the dust container, and to which a dust bag is mountable, and a lever configured to hinder a connection of the holder and the duct while the dust bag is in a separated state from the holder, and the lever allows the connection of the holder and the duct while the dust bag is in a mounted state to the holder.

Station of robot cleaner

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Suwon-si, South Korea

Hakbong Lee