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公开(公告)号:US20250134332A1
公开(公告)日:2025-05-01
申请号:US18925731
申请日:2024-10-24
Applicant: BISSELL Inc.
Inventor: David Whitters , Dugan Karnazes , Brandon Arrendondo , Patryk D. Akhurst
Abstract: A surface cleaning apparatus includes an air pathway having a suction inlet. A motor is configured to generate airflow through the air pathway. One or more operating parameters of the motor may vary when the suction inlet is engaged or disengaged with a surface. A power level of the motor may be controlled based, at least on part, on changes in one or more operating parameters of the motor.
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公开(公告)号:US20250160596A1
公开(公告)日:2025-05-22
申请号:US19033657
申请日:2025-01-22
Applicant: BISSELL Inc.
Inventor: Dean T. Miller , Joshua Buck , Eric Daniel Buehler , David VanKampen , Jeffery Swan , Matthew G. Kamps , Brandon Arrendondo , Patryk D. Akhurst , Todd R. VanTongeren , Raghu Chandra Sekhar Babu Angara , Neil Edward Perez Onal , Dennis Lee
Abstract: A surface cleaning apparatus includes a supply tank, a fluid dispenser, a brushroll rotatable about an axis, a brushroll motor configured to rotate the brushroll in a forward direction about the axis and a backward direction about the axis, and a controller. The controller executes a scrub mode in which the brushroll is oscillated forward and backwards about the axis to scrub a surface to be cleaned and break up a stubborn stain on the surface.
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公开(公告)号:US20210228039A1
公开(公告)日:2021-07-29
申请号:US17158175
申请日:2021-01-26
Applicant: BISSELL Inc.
Inventor: Andrew James Brouwers , David VanKampen , Jeffery Swan , Patryk D. Akhurst , Jared Thomas
Abstract: A docking station for charging an autonomous floor cleaner includes a transmitter that can transmit a signal for detection by the robot. The docking station can include an opaque shroud for the transmitter and/or spring-loaded charging contacts. The autonomous floor cleaner can comprise a passive receiver that detects signals emitted from the docking station and a time-of-flight sensor for position/proximity sensing. The robot can selectively turn off the time-of-flight sensor when docking with or avoiding the docking station. Methods for docking, re-docking, low power charging, docking station avoidance, obstacle response during docking, and close-proximity docking are disclosed.
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公开(公告)号:US11925306B2
公开(公告)日:2024-03-12
申请号:US17158175
申请日:2021-01-26
Applicant: BISSELL Inc.
Inventor: Andrew James Brouwers , David VanKampen , Jeffery Swan , Patryk D. Akhurst , Jared Thomas
CPC classification number: A47L9/2873 , A47L9/0063 , A47L9/009 , A47L9/2894 , A47L11/4005 , A47L11/4061 , A47L11/4066 , A47L11/4091 , H02J7/0042 , A47L2201/022 , A47L2201/04
Abstract: A docking station for charging an autonomous floor cleaner includes a transmitter that can transmit a signal for detection by the robot. The docking station can include an opaque shroud for the transmitter and/or spring-loaded charging contacts. The autonomous floor cleaner can comprise a passive receiver that detects signals emitted from the docking station and a time-of-flight sensor for position/proximity sensing. The robot can selectively turn off the time-of-flight sensor when docking with or avoiding the docking station. Methods for docking, re-docking, low power charging, docking station avoidance, obstacle response during docking, and close-proximity docking are disclosed.
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