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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 15, 2017
Bissell Homecare, Inc., Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Jeffrey A. Scholten, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Jake Andrew Mohan, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Andrew James Brouwers, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Eric Daniel Buehler, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
James Joseph Minnema, Jr., Hudsonville, MI (US);
Derek Everett Smith, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
David VanKampen, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
BISSELL Homecare, Inc., Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Abstract
An autonomous vacuum cleaner includes an autonomously moveable housing carrying a vacuum collection system for generating a working air flow for removing dirt from the surface to be cleaned and storing the dirt in a collection space. Distance sensors for position sensing are mounted to the housing, behind a sensor cover. The distance sensors can be staggered and/or positioned above a brush chamber for a brushroll.