Self-propelled and self-steering floor cleaner and method for cleaning a floor surface

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10362918
APP PUB NO 20170071436A1
SERIAL NO

15342684

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A self-propelled, self-steering floor cleaner is provided, including a cleaning device with at least one cleaning unit for cleaning a floor surface of a room having at least a section of an obstacle therein that is not in contact with the floor surface, a transmission unit for emitting radiation directed at the obstacle and the floor surface, a detection unit for detecting reflected radiation and providing a detection signal, a control unit coupled to the detection unit, and a chassis for movement on the floor surface including a drive unit coupled to the control unit, it being determinable from the detection signal whether a space and a cleanable floor surface section are present underneath the obstacle, the drive unit being actuatable to move the floor cleaner for cleaning the floor surface section, with at least one cleaning unit. The invention also relates to a method for cleaning a floor surface.

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Patent Owner(s)

  • ALFRED KÄRCHER SE & CO. KG; ROBART GMBH

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Artes, Harold Ottensheim, AT 33 335
Blumhardt, Heiko Remseck, DE 5 9
Duenne, Markus Vreden, DE 7 77
Hoennige, Heiko Weissach im Tal, DE 2 23
Hofner, Christian Welzheim, DE 9 46
Kohler, Norman Reutlingen, DE 3 9
Pfister, Barbara Weissach im Tal, DE 6 14
Schahpar, Michael Linz, AT 11 194
Wurm, Christian Waiblingen, DE 16 36

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