EP4085811A4 - Charging station for robot cleaner - Google Patents

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EP4085811A4
EP4085811A4 EP20908661.0A EP20908661A EP4085811A4 EP 4085811 A4 EP4085811 A4 EP 4085811A4 EP 20908661 A EP20908661 A EP 20908661A EP 4085811 A4 EP4085811 A4 EP 4085811A4
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Prior art keywords
charging station
robot cleaner
cleaner
robot
charging
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EP20908661.0A
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German (de)
French (fr)
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EP4085811A1 (en
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Youngbin KIM
Jaewon Jang
Minwoo Lee
Yeongjae LEE
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LG Electronics Inc
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LG Electronics Inc
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Priority claimed from KR1020200148342A external-priority patent/KR20210086458A/en
Application filed by LG Electronics Inc filed Critical LG Electronics Inc
Publication of EP4085811A1 publication Critical patent/EP4085811A1/en
Publication of EP4085811A4 publication Critical patent/EP4085811A4/en
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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
    • A47L11/4038—Disk shaped surface treating tools
    • 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
    • A47L11/4002—Installations of electric equipment
    • A47L11/4005—Arrangements of batteries or cells; Electric power supply arrangements
    • 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
    • A47L11/4072—Arrangement of castors or wheels
    • 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
    • A47L11/4091—Storing or parking devices, arrangements therefor; Means allowing transport of the machine when it is not being used
    • 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
    • A47L2201/02—Docking stations; Docking operations
    • 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
    • A47L2201/02—Docking stations; Docking operations
    • A47L2201/022—Recharging of batteries
EP20908661.0A 2019-12-30 2020-12-15 Charging station for robot cleaner Pending EP4085811A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US201962954668P 2019-12-30 2019-12-30
KR1020200148342A KR20210086458A (en) 2019-12-30 2020-11-09 Charging apparatus for robot cleaner
PCT/KR2020/018360 WO2021137476A1 (en) 2019-12-30 2020-12-15 Charging station for robot cleaner

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EP4085811A1 EP4085811A1 (en) 2022-11-09
EP4085811A4 true EP4085811A4 (en) 2024-03-20

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CN (1) CN114929080B (en)
AU (1) AU2020418666A1 (en)
WO (1) WO2021137476A1 (en)

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KR20190099407A (en) * 2016-12-16 2019-08-27 윈징 인텔리전스 테크놀로지 (동관) 컴퍼니 리미티드 Base station and sweep robot system

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