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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2026
Filed:
May. 19, 2022
Applicant:
Irobot Corporation, Bedford, MA (US);
Inventors:
Rick Hoobler, Waltham, MA (US);
Jason Jeffrey Suchman, Arlington, MA (US);
Peter J. Lydon, Peabody, MA (US);
Guo Hui Pan, Dong guan, CN;
Gary Cui, Guangzhou, CN;
Assignee:
iRobot Corporation, Bedford, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L 9/28 (2006.01); A47L 9/14 (2006.01); B08B 1/16 (2024.01); B08B 1/30 (2024.01); B08B 3/02 (2006.01); B08B 3/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L 9/2873 (2013.01); A47L 9/149 (2013.01); B08B 1/165 (2024.01); B08B 1/30 (2024.01); B08B 3/02 (2013.01); B08B 3/08 (2013.01); A47L 2201/022 (2013.01); A47L 2201/024 (2013.01); A47L 2201/028 (2013.01); B08B 2203/007 (2013.01); B08B 2203/027 (2013.01);
Abstract
A docking station for a mobile cleaning robot can include a base portion configured to receive the mobile cleaning robot. The docking station can include a housing connected to the base portion and a pad cleaning system. The pad cleaning system can be connected to the housing and can include a cleaning head engageable with a cleaning pad of the mobile cleaning robot to remove debris from the cleaning pad, the cleaning head can include a nozzle configured to discharge a fluid onto the cleaning pad.