US 12,390,071 B2
Evacuation station with debris separation
Erik Amaral, Bolton, MA (US); and Charles Hudson, Salem, NH (US)
Assigned to iRobot Corporation, Bedford, MA (US)
Filed by iRobot Corporation, Bedford, MA (US)
Filed on Dec. 7, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/076,718.
Prior Publication US 2024/0188780 A1, Jun. 13, 2024
Int. Cl. A47L 9/28 (2006.01); A47L 9/00 (2006.01)
CPC A47L 9/2873 (2013.01) [A47L 9/0063 (2013.01); A47L 2201/024 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A docking station for a mobile cleaning robot, the docking station comprising:
a base configured to receive at least a portion of the mobile cleaning robot thereon, the base including a debris port;
a canister connected to the base and located at least partially above the base, the canister comprising:
a debris bin to receive debris from the mobile cleaning robot;
a debris duct connected to the debris port and to the debris bin; and
a debris collector connected to the debris duct upstream of the debris bin, the debris collector configured to collect debris from a debris airstream of the debris duct; and
a damper connected to the debris duct upstream of the debris collector, the damper movable between an open position and a bypass position.