KR20120129190A

KR20120129190A - robot cleaner

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Publication number: KR20120129190A
Application number: KR1020110047291A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 어수곤
Original assignee: 어수곤
Priority date: 2011-05-19
Filing date: 2011-05-19
Publication date: 2012-11-28

Abstract

PURPOSE: A robot cleaner using a damping cloth is provided to improve cleaning efficiency by reciprocating the damping cloth while cleaning. CONSTITUTION: A robot cleaner using a damping cloth comprises a cleaner body(10), a duster cartridge(30), a cartridge driving unit(40), a damping cloth reciprocation part, and a vacuum forming unit. The cartridge driving unit is replaceable for replacing damping cloths. The vacuum forming unit produces vacuum force for removing foreign materials.

Description

Mop robot cleaner

The present invention relates to a robot cleaner, and more particularly, to a mop robot cleaner capable of cleaning the mop while replacing the dirty mop with a clean mop.

A robot cleaner is a device that cleans around while grasping the surroundings and removes dust and small foreign matter accumulated on the floor. Such a robot cleaner has been in the spotlight as a product necessary for modern people who are busy at the same time pursuing convenience.

By the way, the robot cleaner can remove the dust or foreign substances that are easily separated from the floor, but the dust or oil stuck to the floor, food waste, etc. cannot be removed. Therefore, robot cleaners in Korea's housing culture, which took off their shoes, had no choice but to be an aid.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above problems, to provide a mop robot cleaner that can implement a clean environment by using a mop cleaning and vacuum cleaning to remove dust, oil, food waste, etc. stuck to the floor. The purpose.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a mop robot cleaner for moving the mop while the mop is moving left and right.

In order to achieve the above object, the mop robot cleaner according to the present invention,

A pair of driving wheels 11 and 12 driven by a driving motor are installed on the floor, a plurality of sensors 13 for moving direction guides are installed, and a cleaning main body having a removable groove 14 penetrating therein. 10; Mop cartridge 30 that is detached to the removable groove 14, the mop cartridge 30 to replace the dirty mop (20 ') by a clean mop (20 ") by cleaning the floor; mop (30) A cartridge driver 40 for driving 20 ') to be replaced with a clean mop 20 "; Mop reciprocating transfer unit 80 for reciprocating the mop (20 ', 20 ") for cleaning the floor in the left and right directions with respect to the direction of the cleaning main body 10, and the hair or foreign matter dropped on the floor Mop robot cleaner comprising a; vacuum forming apparatus for removing using a vacuum pressure.

Characterized in that it comprises a.

In the present invention, the mop cartridge 30, the cartridge body 31 to be inserted into the removable groove 14, and a plurality of protrusions 32a rotatably installed on the rear side of the cartridge body 31. And a contact plate 33 formed at the bottom of the cartridge body 31, the contact plate 33 which adheres the mop 20 'and 20 "to the floor; Removable parts 20a and 20b are formed at both ends of the '20' and are attached to each other, and the endless tracks are formed after wrapping the cartridge body 31, the trash roller 32, and the contact plate 33. .

In the present invention, the cartridge drive unit 40, the first gear 41 is coupled to the rake roller 32 and the mounting groove 14, the rag cartridge 30 is installed in the A second gear 42 geared to the first gear 41 when coupled to the detachable groove 14, and installed in the main body of the cleaning base 10 to drive the second gear 42 to rotate. And a motor 43.

In the present invention, the mop reciprocating transfer unit 80, the motor 81 is installed in the cartridge body 31 and the close contact plate 33 is in close contact with the mop (20 ', 20 "). The support slider 82 which is movably supported in the left and right direction based on the traveling direction of the cleaning body 10 and the rotational motion of the motor 81 are converted into reciprocating linear motion to right and left the close contact plate 33. It includes a power converter 83 for reciprocating in the direction.

In the present invention, the water reservoir (50) is stored for the water to wet the mop (20 ', 20 "); and the water supply unit 60 for supplying the water of the water reservoir (50) to the mop (20) Further comprising: the water reservoir 50 and the water supply unit 60 is installed in the cleaning base 10.

In the present invention, further comprising a bottom protrusion protruding from the bottom of the cartridge body (31); A plurality of injection holes 61 are formed at the bottom of the bottom protrusion to be connected to the flow path 62 of the water supply part 60.

In the present invention, the mop cartridge 30 further includes a cartridge fixing portion 70 for maintaining the coupled state when coupled to the removable groove (14).

In the present invention, so that the mop 20 '(20 ") is in close contact with the floor, the cartridge elastic pressing unit 90 for elastically pressing the mop cartridge 30 in the direction of the floor; further includes.

In the present invention, the vacuum forming apparatus, the suction port 101 formed on the bottom of the cleaning main body 10, the suction motor 102 to form a vacuum pressure in the suction port 101, and the suction motor 102 And a dust collecting part 103 in which foreign matter sucked by the dust is collected.

According to the mop robot cleaner according to the present application, it is possible to remove dust and grease, food debris stuck to the floor while moving by itself, and also to implement a clean environment can not remove large foreign objects or hair using a vacuum.

Also, during the cleaning process, the dirty rag is replaced with a clean rag, which makes it possible to clean the mop.

In addition, since the mop is reciprocated more than a few hundred times during cleaning, efficient mop cleaning is possible.

1 is a perspective view for explaining the configuration of the mop robot cleaner according to the present invention;
Figure 2 is a rear view of the mop robot cleaner of Figure 1,
3 is a side view of the mop robot cleaner of FIG.
4 is a view for explaining and explaining the mop cartridge of 1,
FIG. 5 is a view for explaining a state in which a mop is installed in an orbit in the mop cartridge of FIG. 4; FIG.
6 is a view for explaining a close plate projection formed on the close plate of the mop cartridge of FIG.
Figure 7 is a view for explaining the cartridge fixing portion to maintain the state coupled to the removable cartridge of Figure 1,
8 is a view for explaining the configuration of the mop reciprocating transfer unit installed in the mop cartridge of FIG.
9 is a view for explaining that the contact plate reciprocating in the left and right directions by the mop reciprocating transfer part of FIG.
10 is a view for explaining a mop reciprocating transfer unit and a spray hole for spraying water installed in the mop cartridge of FIG.
11 is a view for explaining that the water reservoir and the water supply unit installed in the mop cartridge of FIG.
12 is a view for explaining that the contact plate is reciprocated in the left and right directions by the mop cartridge of FIG.

Hereinafter, a mop robot cleaner according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a perspective view for explaining the configuration of the mop robot cleaner according to the present invention, Figure 2 is a rear view of the mop robot cleaner of Figure 1, Figure 3 is a side view of the mop robot cleaner of FIG. In addition, Figure 4 is an attempt to explain by extracting the mop cartridge of Figure 1, Figure 5 is a view for explaining a state in which the mop is installed in an orbit in the mop cartridge of Figure 4, Figure 6 is a view of the mop cartridge of Figure 5 FIG. 7 is a view for explaining a close plate protrusion formed on the close plate, and FIG. 7 is a view for explaining a cartridge fixing part for holding the mop cartridge of FIG.

As shown, the mop robot cleaner according to the present invention, a pair of drive wheels 11, 12 driven by a drive motor is installed on the floor, a plurality of sensors 13 for the movement direction guide is installed A cleaning main body 10 having a detachable groove 14 penetrating therein; A mop cartridge 30 which is detachably attached to the detachable groove 14 and cleans the floor and continuously replaces the dirty mop 20 'with a clean mop 20 "; Cartridge drive unit 40 for driving the replacement mop to a clean mop 20 "; A water reservoir 50 for storing water to wet the mop 20 'and 20 "; a water supply unit 60 for supplying water from the water reservoir 50 to the mop 20; and the mop cartridge 30 A cartridge fixing part 70 for maintaining the combined state when the plunger is coupled to the detachable groove 14; the mop 20 'and 20 " for cleaning the floor with respect to the moving direction of the cleaning body 10. Mop reciprocating transfer unit 80 for reciprocating the predetermined interval in the left and right directions; It includes; cartridge elastic pressing unit 90 for elastically pressing the mop cartridge 30 in the direction of the floor.

The cleaning main body 10 is a pair of driving wheels (11, 12) are driven independently, it is possible to move the cleaner body in the front or rear or left and right directions. The plurality of sensors 13 generates a signal so that the cleaning main body 10 may move to avoid the obstacle when it encounters an obstacle during the movement. Since the driving wheels 11 and 12 and the sensor 13 are well known in the art, they will not be described in detail.

In addition, the wheels 11 and 12 are provided with friction wheels 11a and 12a for increasing friction with the floor. The friction wheels 11a and 12a are preferably made of a material having a high coefficient of friction. For example, rubber, urethane, or silicone rubber may be used.

The mop robot cleaner of the present application cleans the mop while moving the mop 20 ', 20 "in a state of being moistened with water, and thus a large friction force is formed between the mop surface and the floor. In order to move the cleaning main body 10 while overcoming a large friction force, the wheels 11 and 12 are provided with friction wheels 11a and 12a for generating a large friction force with the floor.

The removable groove 14 provides a space in which the mop cartridge 30 can be detached. An opening 14a is formed at the bottom of the detachable groove 14 through which the mops 20 'and 20 "supplied from the mop cart geography 30 pass.

On the other hand, the cover 15 for opening or closing the removable groove 14 may be installed. At this time, the cover 15 is preferably made of a transparent material so that the mop state wrapped in the mop cartridge 30 can be confirmed.

The mops 20 'and 20 "have detachable parts 20a and 20b which are attached to or detached from each other at both ends thereof, and thus, the cartridge body 31 of the mop cartridge 30 to be described later and the mop roller ( 32) and the close contact plate 33 is connected in the form of a caterpillar. Such mops 20 'and 20 "are preferably made of microfiber or a cotton material, and implemented in an appropriate thickness so that sufficient moisture can be impregnated. do. At this time, the mop that is dirty by cleaning the mop is indicated by the reference numeral 20 ', and the clean mop is indicated by the reference numeral 20 ".

The mop cartridge 30 is attached to and detached from the detachable groove 14 of the cleaning main body 10 by the user, and cleans the floor to continuously replace the dirty mop 20 'with a clean mop 20 ".

As shown in FIG. 4, the mop cartridge 30 is rotatably installed at the rear side of the cartridge body 31 and the cartridge body 31 fitted into the detachable groove 14, and a plurality of protrusions 32a. ) Is formed on the bottom of the cartridge body 31 and the contact plate 33 which is installed on the bottom of the cartridge body 31 to adhere the mop 20 '(20 ") to the floor. The front of the is preferably rounded. By this structure, the mop 20 ', 20 "wraps the cartridge body 31, the mole feed roller 32, and the contact plate 33, and then attaches and detaches both ends ( 20a) and 20b are attached to form an endless track on the mop cartridge 30.

At the bottom of the contact plate 33, as shown in FIG. 6, a plurality of contact plate protrusions 33a are provided, and the contact plate protrusions 33a preferably have a flat shape toward the advancing direction. By such a close plate projection (33a), the mop 20 '(20 ") is in close contact with the close plate 33 in the process of rotating the cleaning main body 10 to change the direction, or during the reciprocating transfer of the mop in the left and right directions. In addition, since the close plate projection 33a fixes the mop, it prevents the mop from being pushed while the cleaning main body 10 moves in the front and rear directions, and also has a flat shape toward the traveling direction. Mop 20 '(20') to be smoothly transported when you want to replace.

The cartridge body 31 side portion, the handle groove 35 is formed so that the user can lift the mop cartridge 30 by hand. Accordingly, the user can easily separate or combine the mop cartridge 30 from the cleaning main body 10.

The cartridge driving unit 40 is to allow the mop 20 'which is in close contact with the bottom surface adhered by the contact plate 33 to be continuously replaced with a clean mop 20' '. To this end, the cartridge driving unit 40 1, as shown in FIG. 1, the first gear 41 axially coupled to the trash feed roller 32 and the detachable groove 14 are installed in the rag cartridge 30 to the detachable groove 14. And a second gear 42 geared to the first gear 41 when engaged, and a driving motor 43 installed on the cleaning main body 10 to rotate the second gear 42. By the structure, as shown in FIG. 10, when the mop 20 'adhered to the floor by the adhesion plate 33 is dirty while the mop cleaning is in progress, the driving motor 43 is operated to operate the second gear 42. ) And the second gear 42 rotates the first gear 41 so that the roller feed roller 32 can transport the clean mop 20 ". Thus, it is possible to replace the dirty rag 20 ′ that is in close contact with the contact plate 33 with a clean rag 20 ″.

The cartridge fixing part 70 may be implemented in various ways as to maintain the combined state when the mop cartridge 30 is coupled to the detachable groove 14. In the present embodiment, as shown in Figure 7, the body protrusion 71 formed on the side of the cartridge body 31, and detached from the inner circumferential surface of the detachable groove 14, the body protrusion 71 is haunting selectively The projection 72, the spring 73 for applying the elastic force in the direction in which the projection projection 72 is engaged with the body projection 71, and the projection projection 72 is installed on the upper portion of the cleaning main body 10 when pressed It includes a release button 74 to be separated from the body projection (71). At this time, the inclined surfaces 72a and 74a are formed at a portion where the projection protrusion 72 and the engagement release button 74 meet each other when the engagement release button 74 is pressed into the detachable groove 14. By this structure, when the mop cartridge 30 is inserted into the detachable groove 14, the projection protrusion 72 is immersed in the detachable groove 14 inner wall side and then protruded by the spring 73, the body projection 71 To be walked on, the mop cartridge 30 maintains the state coupled to the removable groove (14). And when the user presses the release button (74) is pushed in the direction in which the projection projection 72 is immersed and separated from the body projection (71), accordingly the mop cartridge 30 can be separated from the removable groove 14 It becomes a state.

The cartridge elastic pressing unit 90 applies an elastic force to the mop cartridge 30 while the mop cleaning is in progress so that the mop 20 'and 20 " ) Can be implemented in various forms, in this embodiment, as shown in Figure 7, the pressing body 91 is installed on both sides of the cover 15, and the mop as protruding from the pressing body 91 A pressing protrusion 92 for pressing the body protrusion 71 of the cartridge, and a spring 93 built in the pressing body 91 to apply an elastic force in a direction in which the pressing protrusion 92 presses the body protrusion 71. ).

8 is a view for explaining the configuration of the mop reciprocating transfer unit installed in the mop cartridge of Figure 1, Figure 9 is a view for explaining that the contact plate is reciprocated in the left and right direction by the mop reciprocating transfer unit of FIG. .

The mop reciprocating transfer part 80 is for reciprocating the mop 20 'and 20 "for cleaning the floor in the left and right directions. For this purpose, the mop reciprocating transfer part 80 is a cartridge body 31. Support slide 82 for supporting the motor 81 to be installed on the contact plate 33 is in close contact with the mop (20 ', 20 ") to be transported in the left and right directions based on the traveling direction of the cleaning base (10). And a power converter 83 for converting the rotational motion of the motor 81 into a reciprocating linear motion to reciprocate the contact plate 33 in the left and right directions.

As shown in FIG. 8, the support slider 82 is formed by sliding the first slider 82a formed on the bottom of the cartridge body 31 and the contact plate 33 and slidingly engaged with the first slider 82a. It consists of two sliders 82b.

The power converter 83 may be implemented in various forms, for example, a cam 83a axially coupled to the shaft 81a of the motor 81 and a fixing member 83c fixed to the contact plate 33. And a cam connecting portion 83b that is cam-coupled with the cam 83a and connected to the fixing member 83c. At this time, the fixing member 83c is fitted into the fitting coupling groove 83d formed in the contact plate 33, or fixed to a predetermined portion of the contact plate 33.

When the cam 83a is rotated by the motor 81 by this structure, the cam connecting portion 83b converts the rotational movement of the motor shaft 81a into a reciprocating linear motion and transmits it to the fixing member 83c. 33 is a linear reciprocating motion in the left and right directions.

10 is a view for explaining the mop reciprocating transfer unit and the injection hole for spraying water installed in the mop cartridge of Figure 1, Figure 11 is to explain that the water reservoir and the water supply unit installed in the mop cartridge of Figure 10 12 is a view for explaining that the contact plate is reciprocated in the left and right directions by the mop cartridge of FIG.

In the mop cartridge of the present application, it is possible to implement a structure for supplying water to the mop (20 ', 20 ") reciprocated in the left and right by the mop reciprocating transfer unit 80, for this purpose the water reservoir (50) and water Employing the supply unit 60. The water reservoir 50 and the water supply unit 60 may be installed in the cleaning main body 10, but in this embodiment will be described as being embedded in the mop cartridge (30).

When the water reservoir 50 is embedded in the cartridge body 31, as shown in FIG. 4, an injection port 51 for injecting water into the water reservoir 50 is installed at the upper side of the cartridge body 31. The lid 52 is provided at the injection port 51.

Bottom protrusions 31a and 31b are formed at the bottom of the cartridge body 31 on both sides of the contact plate 33. In this case, the bottom protrusions 31a and 31b may be formed at both sides of the contact plate 33, or may be formed through a portion of the contact plate 33. A plurality of injection holes 61 are formed at the bottoms of the bottom protrusions 31a and 31b, and the injection holes 61 are connected to the flow path 62 of the water supply part 60. Accordingly, the water supplied from the water reservoir 50 is supplied to the mops 20 'and 20 "through the injection hole 61, and thus the mops 20' and 20" are cleaned during the mop cleaning. Is always wet.

In this case, the water supply unit 60 may be implemented in a structure in which an ultrasonic element is built therein so as to vaporize the water supplied from the water reservoir 50 and supply it to the injection hole 61, or the water stored in the water reservoir 50. It may be implemented in a built-in structure of a pumping pump for pumping the. By this structure, the water stored in the water reservoir 60 is injected into the injection hole 61 through the flow path 62 by the water supply unit 60, and thus wet the mop in close contact with the contact plate 33 You lose.

As such, the mop 20 'and 20 "adhered to the contact plate 33 by the mop reciprocating transfer part 80 are reciprocated in the left and right directions hundreds of times a minute. Therefore, it is possible to clean the mop.

The vacuum forming apparatus includes a suction port 101 formed at the bottom of the cleaning main body 10, a suction motor 102 for forming a vacuum pressure at the suction port 101, and foreign substances sucked by the suction motor 102 to be collected. The dust collecting part 103 is included. At this time, the suction port 101 is located on the bottom of the front side of the cleaning main body 10, the dust collector 103 is located on the rear upper side of the cleaning main body 10. In addition, the dust collecting unit 103, as shown in Figure 1, can be stored in or separated from the rear housing (16). At this time, a close contact bar 104 of a flexible material that collects foreign matter by contacting the floor is installed at a position close to the suction port 101, so that the hair or a large foreign matter on the floor is collected on the suction port 101 side to effectively inhale. To help.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, is intended to cover various modifications and equivalent arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

10 ... cleaning body 11, 12 ... drive wheel
11a, 12a ... Friction wheel 13 ... Sensor
14 ... Detachable groove 14a ... Opening
20 ... mop 20a, 20b ... removable
30 ... mop cartridge 31 ... cartridge body
31a, 31b ... floor protrusion 32 ...
33 ... contact plate 33a ... contact plate projection
35 ... handle groove 40 ... cartridge drive section
41 ... first gear 42 ... second gear
43 ... drive motor 50 ... water reservoir
60 ... water supply 61 ... injection hole
62 ... Euro 70 ... cartridge
71 ... body protrusion 72 ...
73 ... spring 74 ... release button
80 ... mop reciprocating transfer unit 81 ... motor
82 ... support slider 82a ... first slider
82a ... the second slider 83 ... power converter
83a ... cam 83b ... cam connection
83c ... fixing member 83d ... fitting groove
90 ... cartridge elastic pressing part 91 ... pressing part body
92 ... pressing projection 93 ... spring
101 ... inlet
102 ... suction motor
103 ... dust collector
104 ... Sticky Bar

Claims

A pair of driving wheels 11 and 12 driven by a driving motor are installed on the floor, a plurality of sensors 13 for moving direction guides are installed, and a cleaning main body having a removable groove 14 penetrating therein. 10;
A mop cartridge 30 which is detachably attached to the detachable groove 14 and continuously replaces the dirty mop 20 'with a clean mop 20 "
A cartridge driving unit 40 for driving the mop cartridge 30 to replace the dirty mop 20 'with a clean mop 20 ";
Mop reciprocating transfer unit 80 for reciprocating the mop (20 ', 20 ") for cleaning the floor in the left and right direction with respect to the traveling direction of the cleaning main body 10;
Mop robot cleaner comprising a; vacuum forming apparatus for removing hair or foreign matter dropped on the floor using a vacuum pressure.

The method of claim 1,
The mop cartridge 30 is a cartridge body 31 which is inserted into the detachable groove 14, and is provided rotatably on the rear side of the cartridge body 31. A roller (32) and an adhesion plate (33) installed at the bottom of the cartridge body (31) to closely adhere the mop (20 ') to the floor;
Removable parts 20a and 20b are formed at both ends of the mop 20 'and 20 " to wrap the cartridge body 31, the mop roller 32, and the contact plate 33. Mop robot cleaner characterized in that it can achieve a caterpillar.

The method of claim 2, wherein the cartridge drive unit 40,
The first gear 41 is axially coupled to the trash feed roller 32 and the first gear when the rag cartridge 30 is coupled to the detachable groove 14 as installed in the detachable groove 14. Mop robot, characterized in that it comprises a second gear 42 geared to the 41 and the drive motor 43 is installed in the main body of the cleaning base 10 to rotate the second gear 42. vacuum cleaner.

According to claim 2, The mop reciprocating transfer unit 80,
The motor 81 installed in the cartridge body 31 and the contact plate 33 in which the mop 20 'and 20 "are in close contact with each other in the left and right directions with respect to the advancing direction of the cleaning base body 10. It includes a support slider 82 for transportable support and a power conversion unit 83 for converting the rotational motion of the motor 81 into a reciprocating linear motion to reciprocate the contact plate 33 in the horizontal direction. Mop robot cleaner characterized in that.

The method of claim 1,
And a water reservoir (50) for storing water for wetting the mop (20 ', 20 "); and a water supply unit (60) for supplying water from the water reservoir (50) to the mop (20). ;
Mop robot cleaner, characterized in that the water reservoir (50) and the water supply unit (60) is installed on the cleaning base (10).

The method of claim 5,
A bottom protrusion (31a) (31b) protruding from the bottom of the cartridge body (31);
Mop robot cleaner, characterized in that a plurality of injection holes 61 is formed on the bottom of the bottom protrusion is connected to the flow path 62 of the water supply unit (60).

The method of claim 1,
The mop robot cleaner further comprises a cartridge fixing part (70) for maintaining the coupled state when the mop cartridge (30) is coupled to the detachable groove (14).

The method of claim 1,
Mop robot cleaner further comprises a; cartridge elastic pressing unit 90 for elastically pressing the mop cartridge 30 in the direction of the floor so that the mop 20 '(20 ") is in close contact with the floor of the mop; .

The method of claim 1, wherein the vacuum forming apparatus,
The suction port 101 formed at the bottom of the cleaning body 10, the suction motor 102 for forming a vacuum pressure at the suction port 101, and the dust collecting part 103 for collecting the foreign matter sucked by the suction motor 102. Mop robot vacuum cleaner comprising a).