CN102018482B

CN102018482B - Cleaning device with floor sweeping and dust collecting functions

Info

Publication number: CN102018482B
Application number: CN 200910173500
Authority: CN
Inventors: 刘俊贤; 吴东权; 陈孟群; 蔡雅惠
Original assignee: 财团法人工业技术研究院
Priority date: 2009-09-18
Filing date: 2009-09-18
Publication date: 2013-05-22
Also published as: CN102018482A

Abstract

The invention discloses a cleaning device with floor sweeping and dust collecting functions. A sweeping module and a dust collecting module are arranged in a body of the device; a main sweeper and a secondary sweeper driven by a power pack are pivoted in the sweeping module; a part of the main sweeper is extended out of an opening at the bottom of the sweeping module to contact with ground; the sweeping module is provided with an outlet at a position close to the top of the secondary sweeper; the sweeping module is pivoted on the body so that the sweeping module can freely and pivotally swing according to dead weight; a first accommodating chamber of a dust collecting box of the dust collecting module is provided with an inlet corresponding to the outlet of the sweeping module, so the garbage swept by the sweeping module can enter the first accommodating chamber to be collected; an air suction port is formed above a second accommodating chamber of the dust collecting box and communicated with an air suction component; and a suction port is formed below the second accommodating chamber to suck the dust into the second accommodating chamber.

Description

Has the cleaning device of sweeping the floor with dust-absorbing function

Technical field

The present invention relates to a kind of technical field of dust catcher, particularly relate to a kind of have brush module and dust extractor, can be removed respectively for multi-form rubbish respectively, and with the cleaning device of sweeping the floor with dust-absorbing function.

Background technology

Fast development along with automatic technology and artificial intelligence, more and more important part is played the part of by robot in the mankind's environment, evolution in recent years is gradually flourish fast towards the direction of service type robot, wherein especially with the artificial main application of cleaning machine, the covering scope of clean robot is extensive, according to IFR (Internation Federation of Robotics; Alliance of international robot) classification, can be divided into Industrial-Type and the large class of domestic type two, the floor cleaning machine people of domestic type (dust catcher) is altering in recent years fast, become the mainstream product in the market, every year is over 2,500,000, show that according to the industry estimated data the global output value of estimating clean robot is about six times with one-tenth, 300,000,000 dollars of 1,800,000,000 dollars of growing into 2014 from 2007 have high development potentiality.

Clean robot is considered one of emphasis and is cleaning performance, and cleaning effect can be different along with the design difference of brush and dust extractor, if the problem of only using separately dust extractor to meet with is, need larger suction to remove to pick up heavier granular powder, this will cause power consumption to increase and noise becomes large dual problem.

and except the design of independent use dust extractor, the design of brush collocation dust extractor is also arranged, as No. 6971140 " Brush Assembly of Cleaner " patent of the U.S., it proposes a kind of dust catcher that is equipped with the brush of many groups, brush is that pliability is the regularly arranged dust catcher bottom surface of being surrounded on, and around the periphery of this suction port, one driver element connects each brush rotating shaft and does not stop transport along annular and turn, brush by the annular array form, dust and soil are collected in the interior zone scope to be drawn by suction port again, action in order to the improvement cleaning.

And No. 7200892 " Robot Cleaner with Adjustable Brush " patent of the U.S., the structure that a kind of brush can be adjusted with cleaned ground is proposed, the brush rear is provided with a suction port, and the design that has air-guiding between brush and suction port, allow dust after being cleaned by brush and soil be led to suction port and draw and collect, this sweeps brush configuration can prevent the problem that causes dust extractor to overload because of brush and floor excessive contact.

In addition, No. 20080052846 " Cleaning Robot Roller Processing " patent application case of the U.S. proposes a robot, comprises chassis, transmission system, cleaning module.Cleaning module comprises outer cover and at least one driving cleaning roller bearing, contain leptosomatic axle core and wave blade, it is vertically to rotate according to rotating shaft that the cleaning bristle is installed, bristle is radially outward from the axle core and extends to ground, and the wave blade can assist to remove thin-line-shaped dirty (as hair) tight problem around the axle core.

The disclosed structural design of aforementioned every existing patent, all mainly that grit is allocated to suction port, so that powder concentrate is sucked, yet present being seen design all exists the awkward situation that cleaning performance and power consumption, noise can't be taken into account, so in addition improved necessity is arranged again.

The present invention is because disappearance and the restriction of above-mentioned existing Clean-robot when actual using, and the accumulation inventor is engaged in related industry exploitation practice experience for many years, studies intensively, and develops a kind of application and has and sweep the floor and the bifunctional cleaning device of dust suction.

Summary of the invention

Main purpose of the present invention be to solve aforementioned every problem and provide a kind of have sweep the floor and the bifunctional cleaning device of dust suction, by brush module and dust extractor are independently arranged, to lower the suction demand of dust-absorbing motor, and then can reduce noise content, minimizing power consumption, and synchronously has the effect that cleaning performance promotes, reducing the frequency of utilization of cleaning equipment, and then reach the environmental protection purpose of carbon reduction.

To have the cleaning device of sweeping the floor with dust-absorbing function be to arrange to sweep brush module and a dust extractor in a body in order to reach aforementioned purpose the present invention.

Be pivoted with a main brush and a brush in the housing of this brush module, and this main brush and this time brush are driven by a power packages, and this housing bottom has an opening, the part of this main brush is stretched out in outside this housing to contact with ground by this opening, and the position at the contiguous inferior brush of this housing top has an outlet, and this housing is hubbed at this body, and this brush module can be put by free pivot according to deadweight.

The dust-collecting box inside of this dust extractor has the first room and the second room, this first room is provided with an 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 have an air entry to be communicated with a getter assembly above this second room, and have a suction inlet below this second room, and can produce suction by this getter assembly, dust is drawn to this second room.

Accordingly, the present invention can be removed respectively for multi-form rubbish, and heavier rubbish is removed with the brush module, and dust is removed with dust extractor, can significantly reduce the load of dust extractor, and reduces the dust suction noise, promotes cleaning efficiency.

Moreover two brush designs that main brush coordinates with time brush can effectively avoid rubbish to be stuck in affects the brush start in brush; And the brush module that freely is pivoted, can be by deadweight Self-adjustment position, to keep making the cleaning effect better with contacting of ground.

The aforesaid characteristics of the present invention, characteristic will from the detailed description and accompanying drawing of following embodiment, gain in-depth understanding.

Description of drawings

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

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

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

Fig. 4 is the sectional structure schematic diagram of brush module of the present invention and dust extractor;

Fig. 5 is the part three-dimensional exploded view of dust extractor of the present invention; And

Fig. 6 is use view of the present invention.

The main element symbol description

Self-propelled suction cleaner 1 body 10

Articulated section 101,102 rear wheels 11

Brush module 3 articulated parts 301,302

Housing 31 upper chamber 311

Lower chamber 312 side plates 313

32 brushes 33 of main brush

Power packages 34 gear-boxes 341

Cover plate 342 gear trains 343

Motor 344 openings 37

Export 38 dust extractors 4

Arc surface 401 dust-collecting boxes 41

The first room 411 second rooms 412

Entrance 413 guidance parts 414

Lid 42 dust collecting troughs 43

Dust storage chamber 430 suction inlets 431

Control of dust filter screen 44 air entries 45

Getter assembly 46

The specific embodiment

Hereby coordinate accompanying drawing that embodiments of the invention are described in detail as follows.

Please also refer to Fig. 1 to Fig. 5.Fig. 1 means that the present invention is arranged at the sectional structure diagram of self-propelled suction cleaner; Fig. 2 is structure configuration schematic diagram of the present invention; Fig. 3 is the three-dimensional exploded view of brush module of the present invention; Fig. 4 is the structural representation that brush module of the present invention is pivoted; Fig. 5 is the three-dimensional exploded view of dust extractor dust-collecting box group of the present invention.

Of the present invention have to sweep the floor refer to the cleaning devices such as self-propelled suction cleaner, conventional cleaners with the bifunctional cleaning device of dust suction.And this cleaning device is take self-propelled suction cleaner as the example explanation in the present embodiment.

Self-propelled suction cleaner 1 in the present embodiment has the body 10 that slightly is the flat-disk shape, in this body 10 except the required traverse gear that has of self-propelled suction cleaner 1, sweep the floor and the bifunctional effectiveness of dust suction in order to reach, the present invention is provided with near wheels 11 after the close self-propelled suction cleaner 1 in the posterior segment of body 10 and sweeps brush module 3 and a dust extractor 4.

This brush module 3 has a housing 31, the section of this housing 31 slightly is 8-shaped and its inside has a upper chamber 311 and a lower chamber 312, this lower chamber 312 arranges for a main brush 32, and this upper chamber 311 arranges for a brush 33, and a side of this housing 31 is provided with side plate 313, sealing a side of this upper chamber 311 and lower chamber 312, and should main brush 32 and this time brush 33 driven by a power packages 34.In the present embodiment, this power packages 34 is provided with a gear-box 341 in this housing 31 with respect to a side of this side plate 313, one side of this gear-box 341 has a cover plate 342 in order to seal this gear-box 341, and be provided with a gear train 343 in this gear-box 341, this gear train 343 is driven by a motor 344 that is incorporated into this gear-box 341, and this main brush 32 links with this gear train 343 respectively with this time brush 33, and can drive this main brush 32 and synchronize rotation with this time brush 33 by this motor 344 is synchronous.

The building form of power packages of the present invention is not limited in the aforementioned mode that is driven main brush and time brush by a motor synchronous, also can take to drive respectively with two motors the mode of main brush and time brush.

Be respectively equipped with an articulated part 301,302 on the relative position of the cover plate 342 of this side plate 313 and this gear-box 34, and 10 pairs of this bodies should protrude out respectively an articulated section 101,102 by two articulated parts 301,302, make this two articulated part 301,302 can be hubbed at this two articulated section 101,102, make this brush module 3 be the free pivot pendulum of axle by this two articulated part 301,302, thus, can produce gravity by the deadweight of this brush module 3, impel this brush module 3 according to the height change on ground pivot pendulum, make this main brush 32 keep contacting with ground.

Lower chamber 312 bottoms of this housing 31 have an opening 37, and the part of this main brush 32 is stretched out in outside this housing 31 to contact with ground by this opening 37, the part of these upper chamber's 311 contiguous these dust extractors 4 has an outlet 38, and this outlet 38 is adjacent to the position at this time brush 33 tops.

This dust extractor 4 has a dust-collecting box 41 and a lid 42 that arranges removably.

This dust-collecting box 41 inside have one first room 411 and one second room 412, this first room 411 and the second room 412 can and be separated by these lid 42 sealings, and the side that these dust-collecting box 41 outer rims are close to this brush module 3 has an arc surface 401 to housing 31 that should brush module 3, make this brush module 3 take articulated part 301,302 as the axle pivot when putting, this arc surface 401 can be close to this housing 31 but not contact with this housing 31.

This first room 411 is positioned at the side that this dust-collecting box 41 abuts this brush module 3, this second room 412 is positioned at the side away from this brush module 3, and 411 pairs of this first rooms should brush module 3 the outlet 38 of housing 31 be provided with an entrance 413, garbage energy that this brush module 3 clears away is entered in this first room 411 by centralized collection through these entrances 413 by the outlet 38 of this brush module 3.

this second room 412 plugs from top to bottom for a dust collecting trough 43, this dust collecting trough 43 has a dust storage chamber 430, and be extended with a suction inlet 431 downwards by this dust storage chamber 430, this suction inlet 431 can pass this second room 412 downwards, and this dust storage chamber 430 is provided with a control of dust filter screen 44 away from a side of this suction inlet 431, one side of another this second room 412 is extended with a guidance part 414, and this dust-collecting box 41 has an air entry 45 in this guidance part 414, this air entry 45 is communicated with a getter assembly 46, and can produce suction by this getter assembly 46, and by this air entry 45 via this guidance part 414, and produce from bottom to top suction in this dust collecting trough 43, with the suction inlet 431 by this dust collecting trough 43 bottoms, dust upwards is pumped in this dust storage chamber 430, the filtration of this control of dust filter screen 44 of mat again, make dust concentrate on this dust storage chamber 430 bottoms.

See also Fig. 6, it is use view of the present invention.when the self-propelled suction cleaner 1 of the present embodiment is advanced on the ground, because this brush module 3 is the place aheads that are positioned at this dust extractor 4, and this brush module 3 can be according to the contact power of the main brush 32 of deadweight maintenance with ground, therefore the main brush 32 of this brush module 3 can be first with ground rubbish, the dust sandy soil of hair or larger particles etc., sweep into this lower chamber 312 by this opening 37, and enter this upper chamber 311 along the tangential direction of this main brush 32, the rubbish of will this main brush 32 being sent into by this time brush 33 again, the dust sandy soil of hair or larger particles etc. send backward, at last send into collection in this first room 411 along the tangential direction of this time brush 33 by this outlet 38.

Because main brush 32 and time brush 33 are in the same way, synchronize rotation, and this main brush 32 contacts slightly with this time brush 33, therefore when having attached hair in main brush 32, these hairs just can be taken away by inferior brush 33, and can avoid hair to pile the problem of tiring out in main brush 32.

After the cleanings such as dust sandy soil of process brush module 3 in ground with rubbish, hair or larger particles, only be left particulate dust on ground, these particulate dust will be attracted by the suction that the suction inlet 431 of dust extractor 4 is produced, and entered in this dust storage chamber 430 by this suction inlet 431, the filtration of this control of dust filter screen 44 of mat again concentrates in this dust storage chamber 430 dust.

Because the present invention arranges brush module 3 with dust extractor 4 is independent, therefore the present invention have simultaneously dust suction and sweep the floor difunctional, this brush module 3 can be with the cleanings such as dust sandy soil of rubbish, hair or larger particles, so 4 need of this dust extractor are used for drawing particulate dust and get final product, to be designed to be less with this dust storage chamber 430, allow this getter assembly 46 can use less power source with minimizing power consumption, and can reduce dust suction noise lifting cleaning efficiency.

And this brush module 3 freely is hubbed at the body 10 of this self-propelled suction cleaner 1, therefore this brush module 3 can produce by the weight of self strength that presses down, allow this main brush 32 keep in touch with ground, collect positively ground rubbish, hair, dust etc. are swept in the first room 411.

Be provided with the main brush 32 and time brush 33 that synchronously to rotate in this brush module 3, and this main brush 32 contacts slightly with this time brush 33, and can effectively avoid rubbish is stuck in affects the brush start in main brush 32 problem.

Moreover, the dust collecting trough 43 of this dust extractor 4 is inserted in this second room 412 from top to bottom, and seal and fix this dust collecting trough 43 by this lid 42, and when cleaning, the user only need raise lid 42, again this dust collecting trough 43 is upwards taken out in this dust collecting trough 43, can carry out cleaning work, quite convenient.

Generally speaking, the present invention can be removed respectively for multi-form rubbish, and heavier rubbish is removed to sweep mode, and dust is removed with suction, can significantly reduce the load of dust extractor, and reduces the dust suction noise, promotes cleaning efficiency; And two brushes design that main brush coordinates with time brush can effectively be avoided rubbish to be stuck in affecting the brush start in brush; The brush module that freely is pivoted can be by deadweight Self-adjustment position, to keep making the cleaning effect better with contacting of ground; The design of vertical type dust collecting trough is convenient to the user by dust catcher top cleaning rubbish.

Although disclosed the present invention with aforesaid some embodiment, yet it is not to limit the present invention, anyly be familiar with this operator, without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention, the equivalence doing to change with retouching replace, be still in claim of the present invention.

Claims

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.