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公开(公告)号:US20200022543A1
公开(公告)日:2020-01-23
申请号:US16517477
申请日:2019-07-19
发明人: Aaron GILL , David HARTING , Hamish THOMPSON , Christopher MEYER-RASSOW , Catriona C.A. SUTTER , Isaku D. KAMADA , Kai XU , Devin FENG , Jason B. THORNE
摘要: A docking station for a robotic cleaner may include a base, a docking station dust cup removably coupled to the base, a latch actuatable between a retaining position and a release position, and a release system configured to actuate the latch between the retaining and release positions. The docking station dust cup may be removable from the base in response to a pivotal movement of the docking station dust cup relative to the base about a pivot point. The latch may be horizontally spaced apart from the pivot point, wherein, when the latch is in the retaining position, pivotal movement of the docking station dust cup is substantially prevented.
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公开(公告)号:US20190059668A1
公开(公告)日:2019-02-28
申请号:US16117934
申请日:2018-08-30
发明人: Jason B. THORNE , Pu ZHOU , Ming YAO , Gordon HOWES
IPC分类号: A47L9/00
摘要: A vacuum cleaner can include an upright section, a surface cleaning head coupled to the upright section, and at least one wheel coupled to the surface cleaning head. The at least one wheel can include a hub, a rim, and an absorber. The absorber can extend between the hub and the rim. The absorber can be configured to deform before the rim experiences substantial deformation. A deformation limiter can be provided that is configured to limit the deformation in the absorber.
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公开(公告)号:US20240099527A9
公开(公告)日:2024-03-28
申请号:US17466242
申请日:2021-09-03
发明人: Steven GACIN , Jason B. THORNE , Adam UDY , Charles S. BRUNNER , Xavier F. CULLERE , Nicholas Sardar , Ognjen VRDOLJAK , Daniel R. DER MARDEROSIAN , Andre D. BROWN , Daniel J. INNES
CPC分类号: A47L9/0477 , A46B13/006 , A46B13/02 , A47L9/0411 , A46B2200/3033
摘要: A surface cleaning head includes a housing having a front side and back side, a brush roll rotatably mounted to the housing within a suction conduit and having at least a portion proximate the opening of the suction conduit, a leading roller mounted to the housing in front of the brush roll, and a drive mechanism operatively coupled to the brush roll and the leading roller for driving the brush roll and the leading roller at same time. The brush roll includes an agitator body and a first bristle/flap arrangement comprising a first deformable flap extending from the agitator body and a first bristle strip and/or row of tufts extending from the agitator body and disposed adjacent to the first deformable flap. The first deformable flap is disposed at an aggressive angle and the first bristle strip and/or row of tufts is arranged at a passive angle.
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公开(公告)号:US20230363598A1
公开(公告)日:2023-11-16
申请号:US18225138
申请日:2023-07-23
发明人: Steven GACIN , Jason B. THORNE , Adam UDY , Charles S. BRUNNER , Xavier F. CULLERE , Nicholas Sardar , Ognjen VRDOLJAK , Daniel R. DER MARDEROSIAN , Andre D. BROWN , Daniel J. INNES
IPC分类号: A47L9/06
CPC分类号: A47L9/0613
摘要: An example of an agitator for a vacuum cleaner may include a body and at least one deformable flap extending from the body. The deformable flap may include at least one taper. The at least one taper causes a cleaning edge of the deformable flap to approach the body.
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公开(公告)号:US20230240492A1
公开(公告)日:2023-08-03
申请号:US18131247
申请日:2023-04-05
发明人: Jason B. THORNE , Yao MING , Daniel R. DER MARDEROSIAN , Daniel MEYER , Patrick CLEARY , Gordon HOWES , David WU , Nancy GAO WENXIU
CPC分类号: A47L9/0477 , A47L5/26 , A47L5/30 , A47L9/30 , A47L9/0488 , A47L9/0613
摘要: A cleaning apparatus includes a combing unit including a series of spaced protrusions or teeth extending into a cleaning roller for preventing build up and removing debris (such as hair, string, and the like). The protrusions extend along a substantial portion of the cleaning roller and extend partially into the cleaning roller to intercept the debris as it passes around the roller. The protrusions have angled leading edges that are not aligned with a rotation center of the cleaning roller and are directed into or against a direction of rotation of the cleaning roller. The combing unit and protrusions have a shape and configuration designed to facilitate debris removal from the cleaning roller with minimal impact on the operation of the cleaning apparatus. The cleaning apparatus may include a surface cleaning head of an upright vacuum cleaner or sweeper or a robotic vacuum cleaner.
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公开(公告)号:US20200345196A1
公开(公告)日:2020-11-05
申请号:US16864538
申请日:2020-05-01
发明人: Daniel J. INNES , Andre D. BROWN , Jason B. THORNE , Kai XU , Sam LIU
摘要: A docking station for a vacuum cleaner may include a receptacle configured to engage at least a portion of the vacuum cleaner such that, in response to engaging the receptacle, a vacuum cleaner flow path extending within the vacuum cleaner is transitioned from a cleaning flow path to an evacuation flow path, a suction motor of the vacuum cleaner being configured to urge air along the vacuum cleaner flow path and a docking station dust cup configured to receive debris from a vacuum cleaner dust cup of the vacuum cleaner.
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公开(公告)号:US20200022553A1
公开(公告)日:2020-01-23
申请号:US16517473
申请日:2019-07-19
发明人: Aaron GILL , David HARTING , Hamish THOMPSON , Christopher MEYER-RASSOW , Catriona C.A. SUTTER , Isaku D. KAMADA , Kai XU , Devin FENG , Jason B. THORNE , Rahat KAHN , Margaret MATHIEU
摘要: A robotic cleaning system may include a robotic cleaner having a robotic cleaner dust cup and a docking station having a docking station dust cup configured to fluidly couple to the robotic cleaner dust cup. The docking station dust cup may include a first debris collection chamber, a second debris collection chamber fluidly coupled to the first debris collection chamber, and a filter fluidly coupled to the first debris collection chamber and the second debris collection chamber.
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公开(公告)号:US20190335968A1
公开(公告)日:2019-11-07
申请号:US16400657
申请日:2019-05-01
发明人: David HARTING , Jason B. THORNE
摘要: A docking station for a robotic vacuum cleaner may include a suction motor, a collection bin, and a filter system fluidly coupled to the suction motor. The suction motor may be configured to suction debris from a dust cup of the robotic vacuum cleaner. The filter system may include a filter medium to collect debris suctioned from the dust cup, a compactor configured to urge a first portion of the filter medium towards a second portion of the filter medium such that a closed bag can be formed, and a conveyor configured to urge the closed bag into the collection bin.
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公开(公告)号:US20190090701A1
公开(公告)日:2019-03-28
申请号:US16136934
申请日:2018-09-20
发明人: Daniel TONDERYS , Andre D. BROWN , Daniel INNES , Bastin ANTONISAMI , Jason B. THORNE , Kai XU , Heliang CHEN
摘要: In general, the present disclosure is directed to a hand-held surface cleaning device that includes a relatively compact form-factor to allow users to store the same in a nearby location (e.g., in a drawer, in an associated charging dock, on a table top) for easy access to perform relatively small cleaning tasks that would otherwise require retrieving a full-size vacuum from storage. A hand-held surface cleaning device consistent with aspects of the present disclosure includes a body (or body portion) with a motor, power source and dust cup disposed therein. The body portion also functions as a handgrip to allow the hand-held surface cleaning device to be operated by one hand, for example.
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公开(公告)号:US20180338656A1
公开(公告)日:2018-11-29
申请号:US15987589
申请日:2018-05-23
发明人: Steven Paul CARTER , Adam UDY , Catriona A. SUTTER , Christopher PINCHES , David S. CLARE , Andre David BROWN , John FREESE , Patrick CLEARY , Alexander J. CALVINO , Lee COTTRELL , Daniel MEYER , Daniel John INNES , David JALBERT , Jason B. THORNE , Peter HUTCHINSON , Gordon HOWES , Wenxiu GAO , David WU , David W. POIRIER , Daniel R. DER MARDEROSIAN
摘要: A robotic cleaner includes a housing, a suction conduit with an opening, and a leading roller mounted in front of a brush roll. An inter-roller air passageway may be defined between the leading roller and the brush roll wherein the lower portion of the leading roller is exposed to a flow path to the suction conduit and an upper portion of the leading roller is outside of the flow path. Optionally, a combing unit includes a plurality of combing protrusions extending into the leading roller and having leading edges not aligned with a center of the leading roller. Optionally, a sealing strip is located along a rear side of the opening and along a portion of left and right sides of the opening. The underside may define side edge vacuum passageways extending from the sides of the housing partially between the leading roller and the sealing strip towards the opening.
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