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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 23, 2022
Miele & Cie. KG, Gütersloh, DE;
Marion Karoline Strauss, Hamminkeln, DE;
Carina Uphoff, Bielefeld, DE;
Dominik Holz, Bielefeld, DE;
Nicolas Stroop, Bielefeld, DE;
Thomas Abel, Lüdenscheid, DE;
MIELE & CIE. KG, Guetersloh, DE;
Abstract
A cleaning station for vacuum robots for cleaning floor surfaces, the cleaning station having a housing, the housing having an electrical interface, the interface being designed to contact a vacuum robot approaching the cleaning station for charging, the housing having a suction device, the suction device being designed to empty a vacuum robot approaching the cleaning station for emptying. The housing has at least one status display, the status display being designed to display an operating status of the interface and/or the suction device, wherein the status display comprises at least one projection apparatus. The projection apparatus is designed to project the operating status of the interface and/or the suction device onto the vacuum robot which has approached and/or onto the floor surface and/or onto a wall surface surrounding the cleaning station.