Traveling cleaning appliance and method for operating such an appliance

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9629514
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14096355

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A traveling cleaning appliance or floor care appliance or floor treatment appliance is provided with a device for creating photographic pictures of a surface to be traveled on. A picture is evaluated for the type of a floor covering for differentiating between a hard floor covering and a carpeted floor. An identified floor covering is used for a traveling strategy and/or for a setting of cleaning parameters. Further, a method for operating an automatically traveling floor cleaning appliance which has a device for creating photographic pictures of a floor surface to be traveled on includes evaluating pictures that have been taken with regard to the type of floor covering. In dependence on an evaluation, a traveling strategy and/or setting of cleaning parameters such as floor clearance and/or size of secondary air openings and/or brush speed is carried out.

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VORWERK & CO INTERHOLDING GMBHMÜHLENWEG 17-37 WUPPERTAL 42270

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Hillen, Lorenz Wuppertal, DE 30 206
Meggle, Martin Herzebrock, DE 7 145
Strang, Benjamin Solingen, DE 8 139

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