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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2019
Applicant:
Bissell Inc., Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Inventors:
Andrew James Brouwers, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Jake Andrew Mohan, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Eric Daniel Buehler, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Assignee:
BISSELL Inc., Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 11/00 (2006.01); A47L 9/28 (2006.01); B25J 9/00 (2006.01); A47L 11/40 (2006.01); B25J 9/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 11/0085 (2013.01); A47L 9/2826 (2013.01); A47L 9/2842 (2013.01); A47L 11/4011 (2013.01); B25J 9/0003 (2013.01); B25J 9/1666 (2013.01); A47L 2201/04 (2013.01); G05D 2201/0215 (2013.01);
Abstract
An autonomous floor cleaner, such as a robotic 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. A bumper is provided on the housing and provides obstacle sensing redundancy. The bumper can be provided with a cliff sensor actuator member that activates an associated cliff sensor upon an impact or obstacle event.