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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 13, 2009
Patrick Alan Hussey, Concord, MA (US);
Robert Paul Roy, Dracut, MA (US);
Rogelio Manfred Neumann, Somerville, MA (US);
Selma Svendsen, Andover, MA (US);
Daniel N. Ozick, Newton, MA (US);
Christopher M. Casey, Lexington, MA (US);
Deepak Ramesh Kapoor, Cupertino, CA (US);
Tony L. Campbell, Pepperell, MA (US);
Chikyung Won, Tewksbury, MA (US);
Christopher John Morse, Malden, MA (US);
Scott Thomas Burnett, Windham, NH (US);
Patrick Alan Hussey, Concord, MA (US);
Robert Paul Roy, Dracut, MA (US);
Rogelio Manfred Neumann, Somerville, MA (US);
Selma Svendsen, Andover, MA (US);
Daniel N. Ozick, Newton, MA (US);
Christopher M. Casey, Lexington, MA (US);
Deepak Ramesh Kapoor, Cupertino, CA (US);
Tony L. Campbell, Pepperell, MA (US);
Chikyung Won, Tewksbury, MA (US);
Christopher John Morse, Malden, MA (US);
Scott Thomas Burnett, Windham, NH (US);
iRobot Corporation, Bedford, MA (US);
Abstract
An autonomous coverage robot includes a body, a drive system disposed on the body, and a cleaning assembly disposed on the body and configured to engage a floor surface while the robot is maneuvered across the floor surface. The cleaning assembly includes a driven cleaning roller, a cleaning bin disposed on the body for receiving debris agitated by the cleaning roller, and an air mover. The cleaning bin includes a cleaning bin body having a cleaning bin entrance disposed adjacent to the cleaning roller and a roller scraper disposed on the cleaning bin body for engaging the cleaning roller. The cleaning bin body has a holding portion in pneumatic communication with the cleaning bin entrance, and the air mover is operable to move air into the cleaning bin entrance.