Patent ID: 11903541
Assignee: BISSELL INC.
Field: Furniture, games (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A  B | IPC A  B

Claim 0:
1. An autonomous floor cleaner, comprising:
an autonomously moveable housing;
a controller configured to control operation of the autonomous floor cleaner; and
a drive system carried by the autonomously moveable housing and configured to autonomously move the autonomously moveable housing over the surface to be cleaned based on inputs from the controller, the drive system comprising:
a wheel assembly pivotally coupled to the autonomously moveable housing for rotation about a pivot axis, the wheel assembly comprising a drive wheel and a wheel motor configured to drive the drive wheel about a rotational axis, wherein the wheel assembly is pivotable within a range of in-use positions, including at a maximum extension in-use position in which the drive wheel is fully extended from the autonomously moveable housing; and
a wheel release selectively releasing the wheel assembly from operational engagement with the autonomously moveable housing, wherein when released from the operational engagement with the autonomously moveable housing, the drive wheel is pivotable to a disengaged position that is farther from the autonomously moveable housing than the maximum extension in-use position.