发明名称 |
Autonomous mobile surface treating apparatus |
摘要 |
One aspect of the invention is directed to an autonomous mobile surface treating apparatus having a chassis, a drive mechanism mounted to the said chassis by a suspension, and a substantially rigid shell movably mounted to the chassis. The suspension includes a resilient member interposed between the drive mechanism and the chassis so that when the shell is pushed toward the supporting surface with a predetermined force the resilient member compresses to permit the drive mechanism to move and the shell and/or the chassis to contact the supporting surface. A second aspect of the invention is directed to the movable support of shell relative to the chassis. The shell is supported by a plurality of elongated elastic supports received within plurality of elongated openings in the chassis. Preferably, a passive portion of a collision detection sensor is attached to a central portion of the shell. A third aspect of the invention is directed to a non-skid lower edge member movably attached to the shell to adjust a clearance between the non-skid lower edge member and the supporting surface. A fourth aspect of the invention is directed to a vacant volume that defines a module receiving area adapted to removeably receive a surface treatment module, preferably a plurality of types of surface treatment modules including a pressure adjusting module. A fifth aspect of the invention is directed to a surface treatment module adapted to be removably received in a surface treatment module receiving area of an autonomous mobile surface treating apparatus. |
申请公布号 |
AU6501501(A) |
申请公布日期 |
2001.12.11 |
申请号 |
AU20010065015 |
申请日期 |
2001.05.25 |
申请人 |
THE PROCTER AND GAMBLE COMPANY |
发明人 |
JAMES F KIRKPATRICK;HARRY BASIL MADDOX;KEVIN BRUCE CLENDENIEN;ANDREW WEATHERSTON;CHARLES W FISHER;GARY GORDON HEATON;LARRY RUDOLPH GENSKOW;CHRISTOPHER J. BINSKI |
分类号 |
A47L11/03;A47L11/10;A47L11/12;A47L11/24;A47L11/282;A47L11/29;A47L11/292;A47L11/40;G05D1/02 |
主分类号 |
A47L11/03 |
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