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Samsung patents robot vacuum with special wheel to dock more easily

Samsung has filed a patent for a robot vacuum cleaner that uses a unique wheel design to help it park correctly. The robot has a guide wheel that is thinner in the middle than at the edges, which fits into a specific rail on the charging dock. This setup guides the robot into place so it can dock without getting stuck or misaligned.

Why it mattersThis design aims to make the daily charging process smoother and more reliable for users who own robot vacuums.

In the filing’s own words

A cleaning apparatus is provided. The cleaning apparatus includes a robot cleaner configured to move along a floor surface to perform cleaning, the robot cleaner including a cleaner body, a pair of wheels disposed on a lower surface of the cleaner body for driving, and a guide wheel configured such that a diameter of a central portion thereof is less than a diameter of longitudinal edges thereof, and a docking station including a base portion and a guide rail formed on an upper surface of the base portion, the guide rail being configured to guide the movement of the guide wheel.

What exactly they claim (claim 1)

1. A cleaning apparatus, comprising: a robot cleaner configured to move along a floor surface to perform cleaning, the robot cleaner comprising a cleaner body, a pair of wheels disposed on a lower surface of the cleaner body for driving, and a guide wheel configured such that a diameter of a central portion thereof is less than a diameter of longitudinal edges thereof; and a docking station comprising a base portion and a guide rail formed on an upper surface of the base portion, the guide rail being configured to guide movement of the guide wheel.

Facts

Company
Samsung (Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.)
Official title
ROBOT CLEANER, DOCKING STATION, AND CLEANING APPARATUS COMPRISING SAME
Publication number
US20260272249A1
Application number
19661007
Filed
Apr 28, 2026
Published
Sep 17, 2026
Inventors
3
Claims
20

Classified under

A47L 11/4091 Human necessitiesA47L 9/0063 Human necessitiesA47L 9/009 Human necessitiesA47L 9/2873 Human necessitiesA47L 11/4072 Human necessitiesA47L 2201/022 Human necessities
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