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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2012
Byoung IN Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Dong Won Kim, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Hyun Soo Jung, Seongnam-si, KR;
Hwi Chan Jang, Yongin-si, KR;
Byoung In Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Dong Won Kim, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Hyun Soo Jung, Seongnam-si, KR;
Hwi Chan Jang, Yongin-si, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-Si, KR;
Abstract
A cleaning system includes a robot cleaner having an opening unit and a first dirt container funneled to the opening unit, and a maintenance station to which robot cleaner is docked to discharge dirt stored in the first dirt container. The maintenance station includes a first inlet hole configured to intake dirt from the first dirt container through the opening unit, a first outlet hole configured to blow air into the first dirt container, a circulating passage provided between the first inlet hole and the first outlet hole, a second dirt container disposed on the circulation passage to store dirt taken in from the robot cleaner, a draft apparatus having a draft fan and a fan motor to drive the draft fan to circulate air through the circulating passage, and a second outlet hole configured to discharge air inside the circulating passage of the maintenance station to an outside.