Mobile cleaning robot dustpan

Abstract

A mobile cleaning robot can include a body and a cleaning assembly. The body can include a suction duct. The cleaning assembly can be operable to ingest debris from a surface of an environment. The cleaning assembly can include a dustpan engageable with the surface to direct debris toward the suction duct. The dust pan can be movable with respect to the body.

1 . A mobile cleaning robot comprising:
 a body including a suction duct; and   a cleaning assembly operable to ingest debris from a surface of an environment, the cleaning assembly comprising:
 a guide engageable with the surface to direct debris toward the suction duct and rotatable with respect to the body; and 
 a cleaning wheel rotatable with respect to the body and engageable with the surface and the guide to direct debris toward the suction duct. 
   
     
     
         2 . The mobile cleaning robot of  claim 1 , wherein the guide is configured to rotate about an axis of the guide and wherein the cleaning wheel is rotatable about an axis of the cleaning wheel that is parallel to the axis of the guide. 
     
     
         3 . The mobile cleaning robot of  claim 1 , wherein the guide is configured to passively rotate relative to the body and relative to the cleaning wheel. 
     
     
         4 . The mobile cleaning robot of  claim 1 , wherein the cleaning wheel is engageable with the guide to cause the guide to rotate relative to the body and relative to the cleaning wheel. 
     
     
         5 . The mobile cleaning robot of  claim 1 , wherein the guide includes:
 a rigid core; and   one or more members connected to and extending from the rigid core, the one or more members engageable with the surface and engageable with the cleaning wheel.   
     
     
         6 . The mobile cleaning robot of  claim 5 , wherein the cleaning wheel includes:
 a core; and   one or more fletches connected to and extending from the core, the one or more fletches engageable with the surface and engageable with the one or more members of the guide.   
     
     
         7 . The mobile cleaning robot of  claim 6 , wherein the one or more members includes brushes or bristles. 
     
     
         8 . The mobile cleaning robot of  claim 5 , wherein a surface of the rigid core is smooth. 
     
     
         9 . The mobile cleaning robot of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a pair of drive wheels operable to move the mobile cleaning robot about the environment, the cleaning assembly located between the pair of drive wheels.   
     
     
         10 . The mobile cleaning robot of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a vacuum system operable to ingest debris from the environment;   
     
     
         11 . A mobile cleaning robot comprising:
 a vacuum system operable to ingest debris from an environment;   a body including a suction duct connected to the vacuum system; and   a cleaning assembly operable to ingest debris from a surface of an environment, the cleaning assembly comprising:
 a guide connected to the body and engageable with the surface to direct debris toward the suction duct, the guide rotatable with respect to the body; and 
 a cleaning wheel connected to the body and rotatable to engage the surface and the guide to direct debris toward the suction duct. 
   
     
     
         12 . The mobile cleaning robot of  claim 11 , wherein the guide and the cleaning wheel are parallel to each other. 
     
     
         13 . The mobile cleaning robot of  claim 12 , wherein the cleaning wheel is engageable with the guide to cause the guide to rotate passively relative to the body and relative to the cleaning wheel. 
     
     
         14 . The mobile cleaning robot of  claim 13 , wherein the guide includes a rigid core and one or more members connected to and extending from the rigid core, the one or more members engageable with the surface and engageable with the cleaning wheel, and wherein the cleaning wheel includes a core and one or more fletches connected to and extending from the core, the one or more fletches engageable with the surface and engageable with the one or more members of the guide. 
     
     
         15 . The mobile cleaning robot of  claim 14 , wherein the one or more members includes brushes or bristles, and wherein a surface of the rigid core is smooth. 
     
     
         16 . A mobile cleaning robot comprising:
 a body including a suction duct; and   a cleaning assembly operable to ingest debris from a surface of an environment, the cleaning assembly comprising:
 a guide connected to the body and engageable with the surface to direct debris toward the suction duct, the guide rotatable with respect to the body; and 
 a cleaning wheel connected to the body and rotatable to engage the surface and the guide to direct debris toward the suction duct. 
   
     
     
         17 . The mobile cleaning robot of  claim 16 , wherein the cleaning wheel is engageable with the guide to cause the guide to rotate passively relative to the body and relative to the cleaning wheel. 
     
     
         18 . The mobile cleaning robot of  claim 17 , wherein the guide includes a rigid core and one or more members connected to and extending from the rigid core, the one or more members engageable with the surface and engageable with the cleaning wheel, and wherein the cleaning wheel includes a core one or more fletches connected to and extending from the core, the one or more Retches engageable with the surface and engageable with the one or more members of the guide. 
     
     
         19 . The mobile cleaning robot of  claim 18 , wherein the guide is configured to rotate about an axis of the guide and wherein the cleaning wheel is rotatable about an axis of the cleaning wheel that is parallel to the axis of the guide. 
     
     
         20 . The mobile cleaning robot of  claim 19 , further comprising:
 a pair of drive wheels operable to move the mobile cleaning robot about the environment, the cleaning assembly located between the pair of drive wheels; and   a vacuum system operable to ingest debris from the environment.