EP3443882A3 - Suction robot for autonomous cleaning of floor surfaces - Google Patents

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EP3443882A3
EP3443882A3 EP18183933.3A EP18183933A EP3443882A3 EP 3443882 A3 EP3443882 A3 EP 3443882A3 EP 18183933 A EP18183933 A EP 18183933A EP 3443882 A3 EP3443882 A3 EP 3443882A3
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suction mouth
suction
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saugmundlippenbereich
floor surfaces
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Tobias SOMMER
Markus Thamm
Carina Maoro
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Miele und Cie KG
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L11/00—Machines for cleaning floors, carpets, furniture, walls, or wall coverings
    • A47L11/40—Parts or details of machines not provided for in groups A47L11/02 - A47L11/38, or not restricted to one of these groups, e.g. handles, arrangements of switches, skirts, buffers, levers
    • A47L11/4036—Parts or details of the surface treating tools
    • A47L11/4044—Vacuuming or pick-up tools; Squeegees
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L2201/00—Robotic cleaning machines, i.e. with automatic control of the travelling movement or the cleaning operation

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Die Erfindung betrifft einen Saugroboter zur autonomen Reinigung von Bodenflächen, wobei der Saugroboter einen Saugmund aufweist, wobei der Saugmund durch eine Saugmundlippe begrenzt wird, wobei die Saugmundlippe einen ersten Saugmundlippenbereich, einen zweiten Saugmundlippenbereich und einen dritten Saugmundlippenbereich aufweist, wobei der erste Saugmundlippenbereich mit dem Saugroboter verbunden ist, wobei der dritte Saugmundlippenbereich ausgebildet ist, um eine zu reinigende Bodenfläche zu kontaktieren, wobei der zweite Saugmundlippenbereich den ersten Saugmundlippenbereich mit dem dritten Saugmundlippenbereich verbindet, wobei der zweite Saugmundlippenbereich ausgebildet ist, um die Saugmundlippe um eine quer zur Bewegungsrichtung des Saugroboters verlaufenden Achse zu verschwenken.

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The invention relates to a suction robot for the autonomous cleaning of floor surfaces, wherein the suction robot has a suction mouth, wherein the suction mouth is bounded by a suction mouth lip, the suction mouth lip having a first Saugmundlippenbereich, a second Saugmundlippenbereich and a third Saugmundlippenbereich, wherein the first Saugmundlippenbereich with the suction robot wherein the third suction mouth lip region is configured to contact a bottom surface to be cleaned, the second suction mouth lip region connecting the first suction mouth lip region to the third suction mouth lip region, the second suction mouth lip region being formed around the suction mouth lip about an axis transverse to the direction of movement of the robotic vacuum cleaner to pivot.
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DE102017118542.9A DE102017118542B3 (en) 2017-08-15 2017-08-15 Vacuum robot for autonomous cleaning of floor surfaces

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DE102014117418A1 (en) * 2014-11-27 2016-06-02 Miele & Cie. Kg Floor nozzle for a floor care appliance and method for making a floor nozzle for a floor care appliance
DE102015100873A1 (en) * 2015-01-21 2016-07-21 Vorwerk & Co. Interholding Gmbh suction nozzle
CN106073655A (en) * 2016-07-29 2016-11-09 北京小米移动软件有限公司 For cleaning the scraping article of equipment, round brush lid, round brush assembly and automatic cleaning equipment

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DE29601104U1 (en) * 1996-01-23 1996-05-23 Wessel-Werk GmbH, 51580 Reichshof Vacuum cleaner for a vacuum cleaning device
US6108859A (en) * 1998-07-29 2000-08-29 Alto U. S. Inc. High efficiency squeegee
DE102007022256A1 (en) * 2007-05-09 2008-11-13 Miele & Cie. Kg Nozzle for a floor care appliance
WO2014187499A1 (en) * 2013-05-23 2014-11-27 Alfred Kärcher Gmbh & Co. Kg Floor cleaning device, in particular self-propelled and self-steering floor cleaning appliance
DE102014117418A1 (en) * 2014-11-27 2016-06-02 Miele & Cie. Kg Floor nozzle for a floor care appliance and method for making a floor nozzle for a floor care appliance
DE102015100873A1 (en) * 2015-01-21 2016-07-21 Vorwerk & Co. Interholding Gmbh suction nozzle
CN106073655A (en) * 2016-07-29 2016-11-09 北京小米移动软件有限公司 For cleaning the scraping article of equipment, round brush lid, round brush assembly and automatic cleaning equipment

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