A surface cleaning apparatus can include a housing adapted to move across a surface to be cleaned, and an edge cleaning brush provided on the housing. The edge cleaning brush can include an attachment hub connectable with a drive coupling for rotating the brush, a cleaning implement configured to contact the surface to be cleaned, and a tensioner hub applying downward force onto the cleaning implement. Drive couplings for the edge cleaning brush are also disclosed, such as drive couplings including a worm and belt that are indirectly drive via a brushroll.

New and novel structure(s) for cleaning surfaces have been disclosed. The structures, configurations and methods disclosed herein are new to this world and functionally and structurally enable that which was not possible previously. The invention at hand uniquely and inventively improves upon the known devices in this field.

The present disclosure provides a self-propelled device and a method for controlling the same. The self-propelled device includes: a moving means for moving the self-propelled device on a surface; a sensing module for identifying a position of the self-propelled device on the surface according to data determined by a distance sensor; and a control module for forming a first virtual area in information map of the surface, wherein the first virtual area includes a first side virtual boundary, and the self-propelled device is controlled to move through a distance in the first virtual area, and wherein the control module forms a virtual area on the surface, controls the self-propelled device to move through a distance in the virtual area, determines boundary data, and moves the position of the virtual area according to the boundary data, so as to form a calibrated virtual area, thereby increasing efficiency of moving.

Provided is a robot, including: a main brush; a peripheral brush; a first actuator; a first sensor; one or more processors; and memory storing instructions that when executed by at least some of the one or more processors effectuate operations including: determining a first location of the robot; obtaining first data indicative of an environmental characteristic of the first location; adjusting a first operational parameter of the first actuator based on the sensed first data; and forming or updating a debris map of the working environment based on data output by the first sensor or another sensor configured to collect data indicative of an existence of debris on a floor, wherein the debris map at least indicates areas covered by the robot and with a high level of debris accumulation; and an application of a communication device paired with the robot and configured to at least display the debris map.

An agitator including an elongated main body configured to rotate about a pivot axis, one or more soft cleaning features coupled to and extending over a substantial portion of a surface of the elongated main body, the one or more soft cleaning features defining at least one channel, and at least one deformable flap disposed at least partially within the at least one channel and extending from the elongated main body. The deformable flap may extend beyond an outer surface of the soft cleaning features. The channel may have a generally U shape and/or V shape. The channel may be configured to allow the resiliently deformable flap to move front to back as the agitator rotates about the pivot axis.

Disclosed is a vacuum cleaner with a drum brush. The vacuum cleaner includes: a cleaner body configured to generate suction power; and a foreign object suctionor configured to suck foreign objects by the suction power. The foreign object suctionor includes a cylindrical drum brush and a drum support configured to house a part of the drum brush and rotatably support the drum brush. The drum support includes a drum housing part configured to have a shape corresponding to an outer circumferential surface of the housed drum brush, a scraper configured to be provided in the drum housing part to remove foreign objects attached to the drum brush, and a foreign object stopper configured to be provided in one area of the drum housing part at a predetermined inflow blocking distance along a rotation direction of the drum brush from the scraper. As a result, the vacuum cleaner may effectively prevent the drum brush and the scraper from being abraded or damaged by rotating with the drum brush without removing certain foreign objects.

A cleaner includes a cleaner main body, and a suction unit connected to the cleaner main body to suck air containing dust, and provided with a brush assembly brought into contact with a floor, wherein the brush assembly includes a rotating rod rotatable in one direction, a brush portion protruding from an outer circumferential surface of the rotating rod to rotate together with the rotating rod, and a blade erected at the rear of the brush portion in the one direction to be adjacent to the brush portion, and brought into contact with the brush portion during the rotation in the one direction, to prevent foreign substances from getting tangled in the brush portion. This configuration may prevent foreign substances such as hair and the like from being tangled in the brush portion during an operation of the cleaner.

A vacuum head (2) including a first brush means (42) and a second brush means (44) each located adjacent an underneath side (6) of the vacuum head (2), motor means (38, 40) for actuating the first brush means (42) to rotate in a first axial direction and for actuating the second brush means (44) in a second axial direction, the second axial direction opposite to the first axial direction, such that, in use, as the vacuum head (2) moves across a surface the first brush means (42) and the second brush means (44) rotate to position debris from the surface towards the centre of the vacuum head (2) prior to assist in the suction of the debris.

A cleaning device including a covering hood having a lower surface facing a surface to be cleaned and an inlet on an upper surface thereof, through which contaminants are sucked; an air knife provided on a circumference of the covering hood and having an outlet for spraying high pressure air to the surface to be cleaned; a sweeper installed inside the covering hood and rotated by a driving motor to guide foreign objects swept away from the surface to be cleaned and contaminants floated by the high pressure air injection of the air knife to the inlet; a rotary member including a shaft passing through a circumferential surface of the covering hood and the air knife, and a rotary knob coupled to one end of the shaft to rotate the air knife to adjust an air spray angle.

An autonomous cleaning robot includes a drive configured to move the robot across a floor surface, a brush proximate a lateral side of the robot, and a motor configured to rotate the brush about an axis of rotation. The brush includes a hub configured to engage the motor of the robot and arms each extending outwardly from the hub away from the axis of rotation and each being angled relative to a plane normal to the axis of rotation of the brush. Each of the arms include a first portion extending outwardly from the hub away from the axis of rotation and a second portion extending outwardly from the first portion away from the axis of rotation. An angle between the first portion of each of the arms and the plane is larger than an angle between the second portion of the each of the arms and the plane.