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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2007
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2004
Jee-su Park, Osan, KR;
Ju-sang Lee, Gwangju, KR;
Jang-youn Ko, Gwangju, KR;
Young-ik Cho, Gwangju, KR;
Jeong-gon Song, Gwangju, KR;
Jee-su Park, Osan, KR;
Ju-sang Lee, Gwangju, KR;
Jang-youn Ko, Gwangju, KR;
Young-ik Cho, Gwangju, KR;
Jeong-gon Song, Gwangju, KR;
Samsung Gwangju Electronics Co., Ltd., Gwangju, KR;
Abstract
A robot cleaner for simultaneously and selectively performing automatic floor cleaning and automatic floor disinfection. The robot cleaner includes a body traveling automatically on a surface to be cleaned, a driving unit for driving a plurality of wheels provided under the body, and obstacle detecting sensors positioned to a front of the body for detecting an obstacle located ahead of a traveling direction. The robot cleaner also includes memory for storing position information of the obstacle detected by the obstacle detecting sensor, a dust vacuuming and collecting section installed to the body for vacuuming dust on a floor, and a disinfecting section installed under a bottom portion of the body for disinfecting the floor. The robot cleaner also includes a control section for controlling the driving unit to traverse the robot cleaner along a given traveling path, and also control the dust vacuuming and collecting section and the disinfecting section.