CN102018482B - Cleaning device with sweeping and vacuuming functions - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention discloses a cleaning device with sweeping and dust-absorbing functions, which is characterized in that a sweeping brush module and a dust-absorbing module are arranged in a machine body, a main sweeping brush and a secondary sweeping brush which are driven by a power set are arranged in the center of the sweeping brush module, one part of the main sweeping brush extends out from an opening at the bottom of the sweeping brush module to be contacted with the ground, an outlet is arranged at the position of the sweeping brush module, which is adjacent to the top of the secondary sweeping brush, the sweeping brush module is pivoted on the machine body, so that the sweeping brush module can freely pivot according to the self weight, a first accommodating chamber of a dust collecting box of the dust-absorbing module is provided with an inlet corresponding to the outlet of the sweeping brush module, so that garbage swept by the sweeping brush module can enter the first accommodating chamber to be collected, an air-absorbing port communicated with an air-absorbing component is arranged above a second accommodating chamber of the dust collecting box, and a suction port is arranged below the second accommodating chamber to.

Description

Cleaning device with sweeping and vacuuming functions

technical field

The present invention relates to the technical field of a vacuum cleaner, in particular to a cleaning device with a sweeping module and a dust suction module for cleaning different types of garbage respectively, and having the functions of sweeping and dust collection.

Background technique

With the rapid development of automation technology and artificial intelligence, robots play an increasingly important role in the human environment. In recent years, the evolution has gradually developed towards the direction of service robots, especially cleaning robots. According to the classification of IFR (Internation Federation of Robotics; International Federation of Robotics), it can be divided into two categories: industrial type and household type. Household type floor cleaning robots (vacuum cleaners) have rapidly increased in recent years. Since then, it has become a mainstream product in the market, with more than 2.5 million units per year. According to industry estimates, it is estimated that the global output value of cleaning robots will increase by about six times, from US$300 million in 2007 to US$1.8 billion in 2014. , with high development potential.

One of the key considerations of cleaning robots is cleaning performance, and the cleaning effect will vary with the design of the sweeping brush and vacuum module. If you only use the vacuum module alone, you will encounter the problem of requiring greater suction to suck Lifting heavy granular powder will cause double problems of increased power consumption and increased noise.

In addition to the design of using the dust collection module alone, there is also a design of sweeping brushes and dust collection modules, such as the US Patent No. 6971140 "Brush Assembly of Cleaner", which proposes a vacuum cleaner equipped with multiple sets of sweeping brushes. In order to be flexible and regularly arranged around the bottom surface of the vacuum cleaner, and around the periphery of the dust suction port, a drive unit is connected to the rotating shafts of the brushes to run continuously along the ring. The sweeping brushes arranged in a ring can make dust and dirt The dirt is collected in the inner area and then sucked by the suction port to improve the cleaning action.

The U.S. Patent No. 7200892 "Robot Cleaner with Adjustable Brush" proposes a structure in which the brush can be adjusted along with the floor to be cleaned. The design of guiding airflow allows the dust and dirt cleaned by the brush to be guided to the suction port for suction and collection. This structure of the brush can prevent the problem of overloading the dust collection module due to excessive contact between the brush and the floor .

In addition, the U.S. Patent Application No. 20080052846 "Cleaning Robot Roller Processing" proposes a robot, including a chassis, a transmission system, and a cleaning module. The cleaning module includes an outer cover and at least one driving cleaning roller, which contains an elongated shaft core and wavy blades. The cleaning bristles are installed to rotate longitudinally according to the rotating shaft, and the bristles extend radially from the shaft core to the ground. The wavy blades can assist Removes the problem of fine line dirt (such as hair) clinging to the core.

The structural designs disclosed in the above-mentioned existing patents are mainly to move the dust particles to the suction port so that the dust particles can be sucked in concentratedly. Taking into account the dilemma, so it is necessary to improve.

In view of the lack and limitations of the above-mentioned existing cleaning robots in actual application, and by accumulating the inventor’s years of experience in related industry development practices, the present invention has been carefully researched and developed a cleaning robot with dual functions of sweeping and dust collection. device.

Contents of the invention

The main purpose of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems and provide a cleaning device with dual functions of sweeping and dust collection. Noise reduction, energy consumption reduction, and synchronously have the effect of improving cleaning efficiency, so as to reduce the frequency of use of cleaning equipment, thereby achieving the environmental protection purpose of energy saving and carbon reduction.

In order to achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the cleaning device of the present invention with sweeping and dust-absorbing functions is provided with a sweeping brush module and a dust-absorbing module in a body.

The housing center of the sweeping module is provided with a main sweeping brush and a primary sweeping brush, and the main sweeping brush and the secondary sweeping brush are driven by a power group, and the bottom of the housing has an opening, so that a part of the main sweeping brush The opening protrudes out of the casing to contact the ground, and the casing has an outlet adjacent to the top of the secondary brush, and the casing is pivotally mounted on the body so that the sweeping module can move by its own weight. Free pivot.

The dust collection box of the dust collection module has a first chamber and a second chamber inside, and the first chamber is provided with an entrance corresponding to the outlet of the sweeping module, so that the rubbish swept by the sweeping module can enter the first chamber. The dust is collected in the chamber, and the second chamber has a suction port above it to communicate with a suction component, and there is a suction port below the second chamber, and the suction component can generate suction to suck the dust to the In the second chamber.

Accordingly, the present invention can remove different types of garbage separately. The heavier garbage is removed by the sweeping module, and the dust is removed by the dust collection module, which can greatly reduce the load of the dust collection module, reduce the noise of dust collection, and improve the cleaning efficiency. efficiency.

Furthermore, the double-sweeping brush design of the main sweeping brush and the secondary sweeping brush can effectively prevent the garbage from being stuck on the sweeping brushes and affect the sweeping action; and the freely pivoting sweeping brush module can adjust its position by its own weight to Keep in contact with the ground for better sweeping results.

The aforementioned characteristics and characteristics of the present invention will be deeply understood from the detailed description of the following embodiments and the accompanying drawings.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the structural representation that the present invention is arranged on self-propelled vacuum cleaner;

Fig. 2 is a structural configuration schematic diagram of the present invention;

Fig. 3 is a three-dimensional exploded view of the sweeping brush module of the present invention;

Fig. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional structure diagram of the sweeping module and the dust collection module of the present invention;

Fig. 5 is a partial perspective exploded view of the dust collection module of the present invention; and

Fig. 6 is a schematic diagram of the use state of the present invention.

Description of main component symbols

Self-propelled vacuum cleaner 1 body 10

Pivot joints 101, 102 Rear wheel set 11

Sweeping module 3 Pivot joints 301, 302

Housing 31 Upper chamber 311

Lower chamber 312 side panel 313

Main brush 32 Secondary brush 33

Power group 34 Gearbox 341

Cover plate 342 Gear set 343

Motor 344 Opening 37

Exit 38 Dust collection module 4

Arc surface 401 Dust box 41

The first chamber 411 The second chamber 412

Entrance 413 Guidance Department 414

Box cover 42 Dust collecting tank 43

Dust chamber 430 Suction port 431

Dust filter 44 Suction port 45

Suction assembly 46

Detailed ways

Embodiments of the present invention are described in detail as follows with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Please refer to Figure 1 to Figure 5 at the same time. Fig. 1 is a sectional structure diagram showing that the present invention is arranged on a self-propelled vacuum cleaner; Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of the structural configuration of the present invention; Fig. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the sweeping module of the present invention; Fig. 4 is a sweeping module of the present invention Schematic diagram of the pivotal structure; FIG. 5 is a three-dimensional exploded view of the dust collection box set of the dust suction module of the present invention.

The cleaning device with dual functions of sweeping and dust collection of the present invention refers to cleaning devices such as self-propelled vacuum cleaners and traditional vacuum cleaners. In this embodiment, the cleaning device is described by taking a self-propelled vacuum cleaner as an example.

The self-propelled vacuum cleaner 1 in this embodiment has a slightly flat disk-shaped body 10. In addition to the self-propelled mechanism required by the self-propelled vacuum cleaner 1, in the body 10, in order to achieve the dual functions of sweeping and dust collection Effectively, the present invention sets a sweeping brush module 3 and a dust collection module 4 near the rear wheel set 11 of the self-propelled vacuum cleaner 1 in the middle and rear section of the machine body 10 .

The brush module 3 has a housing 31, the housing 31 has a slightly 8-shaped cross section and an upper chamber 311 and a chamber 312 inside, the lower chamber 312 is provided for a main brush 32, and The upper chamber 311 is provided with a brush 33, and one side of the housing 31 is provided with a side plate 313 to close one side of the upper chamber 311 and the lower chamber 312, and the main brush 32 and the The secondary brush 33 is driven by a power pack 34 . In this embodiment, the power pack 34 is provided with a gear box 341 on the side of the casing 31 opposite to the side plate 313, and a cover plate 342 is provided on one side of the gear box 341 to close the gear box 341, and the A gear set 343 is provided in the gear box 341, and the gear set 343 is driven by a motor 344 coupled to the gear box 341, and the main sweeping brush 32 and the secondary sweeping brush 33 are respectively connected with the gear set 343, and can be driven by The motor 344 synchronously drives the main brush 32 and the secondary brush 33 to rotate synchronously.

The composition of the power pack of the present invention is not limited to the aforementioned method of synchronously driving the main sweeping brush and the secondary sweeping brush by a motor, and may also adopt the method of separately driving the main sweeping brush and the secondary sweeping brush by two motors.

The side plate 313 and the cover plate 342 of the gear box 34 are respectively provided with a pivot joint 301, 302, and the body 10 protrudes a pivot joint 101, 102 corresponding to the two pivot joints 301, 302. so that the two pivotal parts 301, 302 can be pivotally arranged on the two pivotal parts 101, 102, so that the brushing module 3 can freely pivot on the two pivotal parts 301, 302, so that The self-weight of the sweeping brush module 3 can generate gravity, prompting the sweeping brush module 3 to pivot according to the height of the ground, so that the main sweeping brush 32 can keep in contact with the ground.

The bottom of the lower chamber 312 of the housing 31 has an opening 37, and a part of the main brush 32 protrudes from the opening 37 to contact with the ground. The upper chamber 311 is adjacent to the dust collector. The part of the module 4 has an outlet 38 located adjacent to the top of the secondary brush 33 .

The dust suction module 4 has a dust collecting box 41 and a box cover 42 which is detachably arranged.

The inside of the dust collecting box 41 has a first chamber 411 and a second chamber 412, the first chamber 411 and the second chamber 412 can be closed and separated by the lid 42, and the outer edge of the dust collecting box 41 One side adjacent to the brush module 3 corresponds to the housing 31 of the brush module 3 with an arc surface 401 , so that when the brush module 3 pivots with the pivot joints 301 and 302 as the axis, the arc surface 401 Can be in close proximity to the housing 31 but not in contact with the housing 31 .

The first chamber 411 is located on the side of the dust box 41 adjacent to the brushing module 3 , while the second chamber 412 is located on the side away from the brushing module 3 , and the first chamber 411 is opposite to The outlet 38 of the housing 31 of the sweeping module 3 is provided with an inlet 413, so that the rubbish removed by the sweeping module 3 can enter the first chamber 411 through the inlet 413 through the outlet 38 of the sweeping module 3 and be cleaned. Centralized collection.

The second chamber 412 is provided with a dust collection tank 43 inserted from top to bottom. The dust collection tank 43 has a dust collection chamber 430, and a suction port 431 extends downward from the dust collection chamber 430. The suction port 431 can Pass through the second chamber 412, and the side of the dust chamber 430 away from the suction port 431 is provided with a dust filter 44, and a guide portion 414 extends from the side of the second chamber 412, and the The dust collecting box 41 has an air suction port 45 on the guide part 414, and the air suction port 45 communicates with a suction component 46, and the suction force can be generated by the suction component 46, and the suction port 45 passes through the guide. Guide part 414, and in this dust-collecting tank 43, produce the suction from bottom to top, with the suction port 431 at the bottom of this dust-collecting tank 43, dust will be sucked up into this dust-collecting chamber 430, and then by this dust-collecting filter net 44, the dust is concentrated at the bottom of the dust collection chamber 430.

Please refer to FIG. 6 , which is a schematic diagram of the use state of the present invention. When the self-propelled vacuum cleaner 1 of this embodiment travels on the ground, since the sweeping module 3 is located in front of the dust collection module 4, and the sweeping module 3 can keep the main sweeping brush 32 in contact with the ground by its own weight Therefore, the main sweeping brush 32 of the sweeping module 3 will first sweep the garbage, hair or larger particles of dust and sand on the ground into the lower chamber 312 through the opening 37, and follow the main sweeping brush 32 enters the upper chamber 311 in the tangential direction, and then the garbage, hair or larger particles of dust and sand sent by the main sweeping brush 32 are sent back by the secondary sweeping brush 33, and finally along the secondary sweeping brush 33 The tangential direction is sent into the first chamber 411 from the outlet 38 for collection.

Because the main sweeping brush 32 and the secondary sweeping brush 33 are in the same direction and rotate synchronously, and the main sweeping brush 32 is slightly in contact with the secondary sweeping brush 33, so when the main sweeping brush 32 is attached with hairs, these hairs will be caught by the secondary sweeping brush 32. Sweeping brush 33 takes away, and can avoid the problem that hair piles up in the main sweeping brush 32.

After the ground has been swept away by the sweeping module 3 for rubbish, hair or larger particles of dust and sand, only particulate dust remains on the ground, and these particulate dust will be attracted by the suction generated by the suction port 431 of the dust collection module 4. , and enter the dust collection chamber 430 from the suction port 431 , and then collect the dust in the dust collection chamber 430 through the filtration of the dust collection filter 44 .

Since the present invention sets the sweeping module 3 and the dust collection module 4 independently, the present invention has dual functions of dust collection and floor sweeping at the same time. The sweeping module 3 will sweep away garbage, hair or larger particles of dust and sand, Therefore, the dust collection module 4 only needs to be used to absorb particulate dust, so the dust collection chamber 430 can be designed to be smaller, so that the suction assembly 46 can use a smaller power source to reduce power consumption , and can reduce vacuum noise and improve cleaning efficiency.

The sweeping brush module 3 is freely pivotally arranged on the body 10 of the self-propelled vacuum cleaner 1, so the sweeping brush module 3 can generate a downward force through its own weight, so that the main sweeping brush 32 can keep in contact with the ground, so as to The rubbish, hair, dust etc. on the ground are swept into the first chamber 411 for collection.

The sweeping module 3 is provided with a main sweeping brush 32 and a secondary sweeping brush 33 that can rotate synchronously, and the main sweeping brush 32 is slightly in contact with the secondary sweeping brush 33, which can effectively prevent garbage from getting stuck on the main sweeping brush 32 And affect the problem of brushing action.

Furthermore, the dust collection tank 43 of the dust suction module 4 is inserted in the second chamber 412 from top to bottom, and the dust collection tank 43 is closed and fixed by the box cover 42, and when cleaning, the user Just open the box cover 42, and then take out the dust collecting tank 43 upwards from the dust collecting tank 43, and the cleaning work can be carried out, which is quite convenient.

On the whole, the present invention can remove different types of garbage separately. The heavier garbage is removed by sweeping in, and the dust is removed by suction, which can greatly reduce the load of the dust collection module, reduce the noise of dust collection, and improve cleaning. efficiency; while the double-sweeping brush design combined with the main sweeping brush and the secondary sweeping brush can effectively prevent garbage from being stuck on the sweeping brush and affect the sweeping action; the freely pivoted sweeping brush module can adjust its position by its own weight to maintain The contact with the ground makes the cleaning effect better; the design of the vertical dust collection tank is convenient for the user to clean up the garbage from above the vacuum cleaner.

Although the present invention has been disclosed by the aforementioned several embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Anyone skilled in the art, without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention, the equivalent replacement of changes and modifications is still within the claims of the present invention.

Claims (13)

1. one kind has the cleaning device of sweeping the floor with dust-absorbing function, and it comprises:

Body;

The brush module, it is mounted in this body, this brush module has a housing, be pivoted with main brush and time brush in this housing, and this main brush and this time brush are driven by a power packages, and this housing is hubbed at this body, and it can be put by free pivot according to the deadweight of this brush module, another this housing bottom has opening, and the part of this main brush is stretched out in outside this housing to contact with ground by this opening; And

dust extractor, it is mounted in this body and adjacent to this brush module, and the part of contiguous this dust extractor of this housing has outlet, this outlet is adjacent to the position at this time brush top, this dust extractor has dust-collecting box, this dust-collecting box inside has the first room and the second room, this first room is positioned at the side that this dust-collecting box abuts this brush module, and this first room is provided with entrance to outlet that should the brush module, the garbage energy that this brush module is cleared away enters in this first room and is collected, and this second room below has suction inlet, and has air entry above this second room, this air entry is communicated with a getter assembly, and can produce suction by this getter assembly, dust is drawn to this second room.

2. comply with the cleaning device of sweeping the floor with dust-absorbing function that has claimed in claim 1, wherein the section of this housing slightly is 8-shaped and has upper chamber and lower chamber, and this lower chamber is for this main brush setting, and this upper chamber is for this time brush setting.

3. comply with the cleaning device of sweeping the floor with dust-absorbing function that has claimed in claim 2, wherein this opening is positioned at bottom this lower chamber, and this outlet is positioned at the part of contiguous this dust extractor of this upper chamber.

4. comply with the cleaning device of sweeping the floor with dust-absorbing function that has claimed in claim 1, wherein a side of this housing is provided with side plate, and this housing is with respect to an aforesaid power packages combination of side confession of this side plate.

5. have a cleaning device of sweeping the floor with dust-absorbing function according to claimed in claim 1, wherein this power packages has gear-box, and is provided with gear train in this gear-box, and this gear train is driven by motor, and this main brush and this time brush respectively with this gear train link.

6. comply with the cleaning device of sweeping the floor with dust-absorbing function that has claimed in claim 5, wherein this gear-box has cover plate with respect to a side of this housing, in order to seal this gear-box.

7. comply with the cleaning device of sweeping the floor with dust-absorbing function that has claimed in claim 1, wherein this power packages drives respectively main brush and time brush by two motors.

8. comply with the cleaning device of sweeping the floor with dust-absorbing function that has claimed in claim 1, wherein the housing both sides of this brush module have respectively articulated part, and body is to having protruded out respectively the articulated section by two articulated parts, make these two articulated parts can be hubbed at this two articulated sections, making this housing can these two articulated parts be axle pivot pendulum.

9. comply with the cleaning device of sweeping the floor with dust-absorbing function that has claimed in claim 8, wherein a side of this housing is provided with side plate, and opposite side is combined with aforesaid power packages, this power packages has cover plate with respect to a side of this housing, and aforesaid two articulated parts lay respectively at the relative position of this side plate and this cover plate.

10. have a cleaning device of sweeping the floor with dust-absorbing function according to claimed in claim 1, wherein this dust-collecting box has dismountable lid, and this first room with the second room by this lid sealing and separation.

11. comply with the cleaning device of sweeping the floor with dust-absorbing function that has claimed in claim 1, wherein this second room plugs from top to bottom for a dust collecting trough, this dust collecting trough has dust storage chamber, this dust storage chamber passes this second room and forms aforesaid suction inlet to downward-extension, and this dust storage chamber is provided with the control of dust filter screen away from a side of this suction inlet.

12. comply with the cleaning device of sweeping the floor with dust-absorbing function that has claimed in claim 1, wherein this second room is extended with guidance part, and aforesaid air entry is positioned at this guidance part.

13. comply with the cleaning device of sweeping the floor with dust-absorbing function that has claimed in claim 1, wherein this dust-collecting box outer rim side of being close to this brush module has arc surface to housing that should the brush module, when making this brush module free axis pivot pendulum, this arc surface can be close to this housing but not contact with this housing.

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