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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 06, 2015
Applicant:
Miele & Cie. KG, Guetersloh, DE;
Inventors:
Carina Uphoff, Bielefeld, DE;
Markus Thamm, Leopoldshoehe, DE;
Assignee:
MIELE & CIE. KG, Guetersloh, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L 9/04 (2006.01); A47L 9/06 (2006.01); A46B 17/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L 9/0477 (2013.01); A47L 9/0455 (2013.01); A47L 9/0494 (2013.01); A47L 9/0606 (2013.01); A46B 17/06 (2013.01); A47L 2201/00 (2013.01); A47L 2201/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A robot vacuum cleaner includes a housing and a brush roller disposed at a bottom of the housing. The brush roller is configured to be rotatable about a horizontal axle. A blade is disposed above the brush roller in stationary relation with respect to the housing. The horizontal axle is adjustable in height relative to the housing. The brush roller is spaced away from the blade in a lower position and is in engagement with the blade in an upper position.