Patent ID: 11864718
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Field: Furniture, games (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A cleaning device comprising:
a vacuum cleaner including a dust collecting container; and
a dust collecting station to which the dust collecting container is removably connected,
wherein the dust collecting station comprises:
a suction device comprising a fan and a motor for rotating the fan, and configured to produce a suction airflow moving along a suction flow path from the dust collecting container to the suction device,
a dust bag configured to collect foreign substances that are moved by the suction airflow,
a flow path control device comprising a plate provided in the suction flow path, and configured to open or close the suction flow path, and
at least one processor configured to:
control the flow path control device to move a position of the plate to open the suction flow path based on a connection of the dust collecting container to the dust collecting station while the dust collecting station operates in an automatic mode,
control the suction device to produce the suction airflow based on the suction flow path's opening,
control the suction device to stop operating based on a predetermined operation time elapsing after initiation of the control of the suction device to produce the suction airflow, and
control the flow path control device to move the position of the plate to close the suction flow path after initiation of the control of the suction device to stop operating.