EP3412190B1 - Autonomous cleaner, auxiliary brush therefor, and cleaner system equipped with autonomous cleaner - Google Patents

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EP3412190B1
EP3412190B1 EP16889196.8A EP16889196A EP3412190B1 EP 3412190 B1 EP3412190 B1 EP 3412190B1 EP 16889196 A EP16889196 A EP 16889196A EP 3412190 B1 EP3412190 B1 EP 3412190B1
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Masaki Koga
Motonobu SHIGETO
Chizuyo Matsumoto
Masaichi Fukushima
Hiroyuki Saitou
Kiyotaka Mori
Masakazu Onda
Sadaki Kodera
Tatsuo Kikkawa
Kenji Watanabe
Hideharu Ogahara
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    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
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    • A47L9/00—Details or accessories of suction cleaners, e.g. mechanical means for controlling the suction or for effecting pulsating action; Storing devices specially adapted to suction cleaners or parts thereof; Carrying-vehicles specially adapted for suction cleaners
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    • A47L9/10—Filters; Dust separators; Dust removal; Automatic exchange of filters
    • A47L9/14—Bags or the like; Rigid filtering receptacles; Attachment of, or closures for, bags or receptacles
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
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    • A47L9/00—Details or accessories of suction cleaners, e.g. mechanical means for controlling the suction or for effecting pulsating action; Storing devices specially adapted to suction cleaners or parts thereof; Carrying-vehicles specially adapted for suction cleaners
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    • A47L9/2805—Parameters or conditions being sensed
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
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    • A47L9/00—Details or accessories of suction cleaners, e.g. mechanical means for controlling the suction or for effecting pulsating action; Storing devices specially adapted to suction cleaners or parts thereof; Carrying-vehicles specially adapted for suction cleaners
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    • A47L9/2805—Parameters or conditions being sensed
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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
    • A47L2201/00—Robotic cleaning machines, i.e. with automatic control of the travelling movement or the cleaning operation
    • A47L2201/04—Automatic control of the travelling movement; Automatic obstacle detection
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
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    • A47L2201/00—Robotic cleaning machines, i.e. with automatic control of the travelling movement or the cleaning operation
    • A47L2201/06—Control of the cleaning action for autonomous devices; Automatic detection of the surface condition before, during or after cleaning
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JP2016047749A JP2017140350A (ja) 2016-02-05 2016-03-11 自律走行型掃除機、その補助ブラシ、および、自律走行型掃除機を備える掃除機システム
PCT/JP2016/004565 WO2017134705A1 (ja) 2016-02-05 2016-10-13 自律走行型掃除機、その補助ブラシおよび自律走行型掃除機を備える掃除機システム

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