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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2024
Tp-link Systems Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Wen Li, Shenzhen, CN;
TP-Link Systems Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure provides a docking station of a cleaning robot, a waste discharge device for use in the docking station, a cleaning system and a method of operating the docking station. The waste discharge device includes: a valve element mounted at a position corresponding to a discharge opening of a wastewater tank of the docking station, the discharge opening being at the bottom of the wastewater tank, the valve element being operable in an open state for uncovering the discharge opening or a closed state for covering the discharge opening; and a mechanism configured to be actuated while the valve element is in the open state to break through solidified waste formed at the discharge opening.