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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2014
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Jae Hwi Jang, Yongin-si, KR;
Young Jae Park, Suwon-si, KR;
Sin Ae Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Won Kuk Kim, Seoul, KR;
Hyo Won Sin, Anseong-si, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-Si, KR;
Abstract
A robot cleaner capable of vacuuming foreign materials on a floor includes a main body to which a dust collector is mounted and a vacuuming unit provided at a front portion of the main body to clean a floor. The vacuuming unit is configured to move relative to the main body. If it is determined that the robot cleaner is located near a wall or an obstacle, the vacuuming unit moves to the wall or the obstacle. Since the vacuuming unit contacts the wall or the obstacle, a region of a floor near the wall or the obstacle may be cleaned. Further, a manual cleaner may be selectively connected to a channel connector of the robot cleaner so that a user may choose automatic or manual cleaning of a floor at the user's convenience.