A fluid supply system of a docking station for a moving apparatus includes a moving apparatus including a first storage tank configured to receive a fluid therein, a docking station into which the moving apparatus is selectively docked, the docking station including a second storage tank configured to receive the fluid therein and a pump configured to discharge a fluid received in the second storage tank, and a processor electrically connected to the pump and configured to determine, when the moving apparatus is docked to the docking station, whether the moving apparatus has been successfully docked, and to control the pump to operate with an operation load, when the processor concludes that the moving apparatus has been successfully docked into the docking station so that the fluid is supplied from the second storage tank to the first storage tank.

A surface maintenance machine is provided having a maintenance head assembly positioned substantially within an envelope of the machine. The maintenance head assembly has at least one maintenance tool attachable thereto. The machine also includes a tool eject mechanism positioned below an upper surface of the body. The tool eject mechanism can generate a drop force sufficient to overcome the force between the maintenance tool and the maintenance head assembly. The tool eject mechanism can have an eject button extending above the upper surface of the deck. The eject button can be actuable by at least a portion of the upper surface of the body of the machine when the maintenance head assembly is raised toward the upper surface of the body of the machine beyond a transport position into a tool eject position. When actuated, the tool eject mechanism can eject the maintenance tool from the maintenance head assembly

A self-cleaning automatically-stored electrical mop includes a mop rod assembly, a mop head assembly, and a cleaning base assembly used for storing and cleaning the mop head assembly. The mop head assembly is arranged at the lower end of the mop rod assembly and includes a mop head shell which is provided with a rotatable cleaning roller and a motor used for driving the cleaning roller. The cleaning base assembly includes a shell part. A cleaning groove used for cleaning the cleaning roller is formed in the shell part, and a cleaning assembly used for scrubbing the cleaning roller is arranged in the cleaning groove. The shell part is provided with a sewage discharge system used for discharging sewage.

In one aspect, an autonomous cleaning robot includes a drive configured to propel the robot along the floor surface and a tank assembly. The tank assembly includes a reservoir, left and right receptacles, and a handle extending across a cover of the tank assembly, the handle being moveable between a first position and a second position, wherein when the handle is in the second position, the tank assembly is locked in position. The tank assembly also includes left and right latch assemblies receivable by the left and right receptacles, respectively. Each latch assembly includes a moveable assembly configured to lock the tank assembly in position when the handle is in the second position.

A cleaning device for cleaning a surface is described. The cleaning device includes at least one cleaning element and a wetting system to supply a cleaning liquid to the at least one cleaning element. The wetting system is operable in one of at least one normal operation mode and a boost operation mode involving an increased supply rate of the cleaning liquid with respect to the at least one normal operation mode. During start-up of the cleaning device in a wet cleaning mode thereof, a start-up operation mode of the wetting system is determined to be one of the normal operation mode or the boost operation mode on the basis of assessment of an actual value of at least one parameter that is indicative of whether or not the at least one cleaning element is in a wet cleaning condition.

A surface cleaning apparatus having an upright assembly, a power source, and a coiled electrical cable. The upright assembly including a frame and a telescoping handle at last partially extending from the frame and movable between an extended position and a contracted position. The coiled electrical cable being provided within a portion of the telescoping handle and configured to uncoil or coil when the telescoping handle is moved between the extended position and the contracted position.

An autonomous floor cleaner can include a housing, a drive system for autonomously moving the housing over the surface to be cleaned, and a controller for controlling the operation of the autonomous floor cleaner. The drive system can include at least one drive wheel for driving the housing across a surface to be cleaned. The drive wheel can be selectively moved from an engaged or in-use position to a disengaged or maintenance position. In the disengaged or maintenance position, the wheel is disengaged from the autonomously moveable housing such that it can be pivoted, extended, removed, or otherwise moved farther away from the autonomously moveable housing.

A floor cleaner that includes a recovery tank having a top side, a bottom wall opposite the top side, and a sidewall that extends from the bottom wall and defines a perimeter of the recovery tank, the bottom wall and the sidewall at least partially define a storage volume of the recovery tank. The recover tank further includes an inlet aperture, the inlet aperture adjacent the storage volume and the top side and configured to direct fluid into the storage volume. A baffle wall is connected to the sidewall and the baffle wall faces toward the inlet aperture. An inlet aperture axis extending centrally through the inlet aperture and the inlet aperture axis extends through the baffle wall.

A surface cleaning apparatus having a fluid delivery system and a fluid recovery system is provided with a housing including an upright body and a base coupled with the upright body. Cleaning fluid and electrical wiring can be routed between the upright body and the base via a yoked spine section of the upright body.

A surface cleaning machine includes: a suction device; a cleaning base suitable for moving on a surface to be cleaned, the cleaning base comprising a cleaning roller capable of rotating; a cleaning liquid supply unit; and a dirty liquid recovery tank, the dirty liquid recovery tank being in fluid communication with the suction device; where the cleaning base further includes a transfer chamber adjacent to the rear side of the cleaning roller and capable of temporarily holding a solid-liquid mixture, the transfer chamber configured to be in fluid communication with the suction device, so that the surface cleaning machine can transfer at least a part of liquid or at least a part of a solid-liquid mixture from the transfer chamber to the dirty liquid recovery tank by means of the suction device, thereby achieving a low energy consumption operation.