CPC A47L 9/2805 (2013.01) [A47L 9/009 (2013.01); A47L 9/0411 (2013.01); A47L 9/0477 (2013.01); A47L 9/1683 (2013.01); A47L 9/2852 (2013.01); A47L 2201/022 (2013.01); A47L 2201/04 (2013.01)] | 19 Claims |
1. An autonomous vacuum cleaner, comprising:
an autonomously moveable housing having a front, a rear, a first side, and a second side;
a vacuum collection system carried by the autonomously moveable housing;
a plurality of distance sensors carried by the autonomously moveable housing;
a brushroll and a brush chamber in which the brushroll is mounted;
a brushroll window cover disposed at the front of the autonomously moveable housing, in which the brushroll window cover is formed of a transparent material or a translucent material through which the brushroll may be viewed; and
a sensor cover directly connected to the autonomously moveable housing and having a forward wall and a rear wall, the sensor cover covering the plurality of distance sensors; wherein the plurality of distance sensors are staggered relative to the front of the autonomously moveable housing above the brush chamber, and wherein each distance sensor of the plurality of distance sensors confronts a respective portion of the rear wall; wherein the sensor cover is set back relative to the front of the autonomously moveable housing to expose at least a portion of the brush chamber;
wherein the sensor cover and the plurality of distance sensors are positioned above the brush chamber and in contact with the brushroll window cover, and wherein the sensor cover is set back from the front of the autonomously moveable housing such that the brushroll window cover is in front of the sensor cover relative to the front of the autonomously moveable housing.
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