Patent ID: 11930991
Assignee: IROBOT CORPORATION
Field: Furniture, games (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 13:
14. A docking station for a mobile cleaning robot, the docking station comprising:
a base configured to receive the mobile cleaning robot thereon, the base including a front portion and a back portion opposite the front portion;
a vacuum port extending at least partially through the base; and
a canister connected to the back portion of the base and located at least partially above the base, the canister comprising:
a debris bin connected to the vacuum port to receive debris therefrom, the debris bin including a side wall and a floor connected to the side wall, the side wall and the floor together at least partially enclosing the debris bin;
a fan compartment connected to the side wall of the debris bin and including a fan system operable to draw debris through the vacuum port and the debris bin, the fan compartment including a plurality of discharge openings extending at least partially downward through an outer wall of the fan compartment and configured to discharge air from the fan system at least partially in a downward direction; and
a lid removable from a top portion of the canister to provide access to both the fan compartment and the debris bin.