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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2023
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Junwon Seo, Suwon-si, KR;
Hongseok Choi, Suwon-si, KR;
Sunghyun Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Elijah Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Juyeong Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
A docking station for a cleaner including a docking unit including an upper surface forming a travel route along a first direction for a robot cleaner to move upon to enter the docking station; and a floorcloth separator including a protrusion, and configured so that the protrusion protrudes from a predetermined area of the upper surface of the docking unit such that a free end of the protrusion is defined along a second direction different from the first direction, and while a robot cleaner with a floorcloth attached thereto travels on the travel route along the first direction, at least a portion of the protrusion is inserted between the robot cleaner and the attached floorcloth to separate the attached floorcloth from the robot cleaner.