SELF-TRAVELING TYPE VACUUM CLEANER AND CHARGING DEVICE USED FOR THE SAME

Title:

SELF-TRAVELING TYPE VACUUM CLEANER AND CHARGING DEVICE USED FOR THE SAME

Document Type and Number:

Japanese Patent JP2004267236

Kind Code:

A

Abstract:

To reduce an uncleaned area generated at the corner of a room by using a self-traveling type vacuum cleaner.

The self-traveling type vacuum cleaner 1 having a cylindrical side face cover 23 is provided with a suction port body 30 which can be displaced in side directions to an advancing direction. The side face cover is held at a base 45 through a suspension 7. At the time of cleaning the corner part of the room, the vacuum cleaner travels with the suction port body along a wall and the displacement amount of the suction port body is changed as the vacuum cleaner approaches the corner part. When an obstacle hits the vacuum cleaner, the side face cover is displaced and hits side face cover switches 24a-24d and the direction of the obstacle is detected.

Inventors:

ARAI MINORU
HOSODA YUJI
EGAWA SAKU
SADAMORI HIROYUKI
TANAKA HIROBUMI
YAMAMOTO WATARU
TAJIMA TAIJI
HATTORI MAKOTO

Application Number:

JP2003057917A

Publication Date:

September 30, 2004

Filing Date:

March 05, 2003

Export Citation:

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Assignee:

HITACHI LTD
HITACHI HOME & LIFE SOLUTIONS

International Classes:

A47L5/00; A47L9/00; A47L9/02; A47L9/10; A47L9/28; B25J11/00; G03G15/00; G05D1/02; (IPC1-7): A47L9/28; A47L9/02

Attorney, Agent or Firm:

Yasuo Sakuta

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