(19)
(11) EP 2 260 750 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
23.04.2014 Bulletin 2014/17

(43) Date of publication A2:
15.12.2010 Bulletin 2010/50

(21) Application number: 10164200.7

(22) Date of filing: 28.05.2010
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A47L 7/02(2006.01)
A46B 9/00(2006.01)
 A47L 9/04(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA ME RS

(30) Priority: 12.06.2009 US 186529 P
26.08.2009 KR 20090079131

(71) Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, 443-742 (KR)

(72) Inventors:
  • Lee, Jun Hwa
    Gyeonggi-do (KR)
  • Joo, Jae Man
    Gyeonggi-do (KR)
  • Jeung, Sam Jong
    Gwangju (KR)
  • Song, Jeong Gon
    Gwangju-City (KR)
  • Kim, Dong Won
    Gyeonggi-do (KR)
  • Hong, Jun Pyo
    Gyeonggi-do (KR)
  • Ko, Jang Youn
    Gwangju (KR)
  • Chung, Woo Ram
    Seoul (KR)
  • Yoo, Kyung Hwan
    Incheon-si (KR)

(74) Representative: Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser 
Leopoldstrasse 4
80802 München
80802 München (DE)

   


(54) Robot cleaner and method of controlling traveling thereof


(57) Robot cleaner (1) that has an improved traveling performance, and method of controlling traveling thereof: the robot cleaner (1) allows driving wheels (21,22), which move the robot cleaner (1), and a brush unit (31), which sweeps dust on a floor, to be rotated in the same direction.







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