CN103584803A - Floor cleaning device and power saving method thereof - Google Patents
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The invention provides a floor cleaning device and a power saving method thereof. The control unit is arranged in the main body. The driving module is coupled to the control unit and used for moving the main body. The power module is coupled to the control unit, and the track module is used for positioning and recording the cleaning area and the moving track of the floor cleaning device. The dust suction module has at least one dust suction motor and is used for sucking dust. When the power of the power module is lower than a preset value, the floor cleaning device is charged from the cleaning area to the charging area, and the control unit turns off the dust suction motor on the way of the floor cleaning device from the cleaning area to the charging area so as to save the power.
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Technical field
The invention relates to a kind of cleaning device and control method thereof, and particularly relevant for a kind of floor cleaning equipment and the method for saving its electric power.
Background technology
Along with scientific and technological progress, the application of automation equipment is more and more extensive, for time and the muscle power that allows people save maintenance cleaning ambient at home, sold on the market the cleaning device on energy automatic cleaning ground at present, such as sweeping robot or dust collector robot etc.Described cleaning device that can automatic cleaning ground can be walked in doors automatically, and can be while walking cleaning ground.The cleaning device majority on described energy automatic cleaning ground separately possesses and has route track recording function.In simple terms, the cleaning device on described energy automatic cleaning ground can go to not clean region to clean by the route track of direct basis precedence record after charging.
Yet; the cleaning device on automatic cleaning ground is (from the region of cleaning toward charge position or from charge position toward not clean region) in going to the road of destination; conventionally there is no to arrange and close the function of dust-absorbing motor, thereby often can cause power wastage.The cleaning device product on existing at present some automatic cleaning ground can be closed by far-end remote controller the function of dust-absorbing motor, but its need operating personnel immediately manual operation just can reach the effect of saving electric power.The another also cleaning device product on some automatic cleaning ground is in a Preset Time, to detect while not sweeping to any rubbish or dust by induction installation, automatically closes the power supply of dust-absorbing motor.But described mode need, after Preset Time, just can be closed the power supply of dust-absorbing motor, and still can cause the waste in electricity usage in Preset Time automatically.Accordingly, the cleaning device on the automatic cleaning ground that sold on the market at present cannot operate saving electric power effectively, and then reduces operational paradigm and the market competitiveness of the cleaning device on automatic cleaning ground.
Summary of the invention
In view of this, the invention provides a kind of floor cleaning equipment, it has the floor-cleaning functions such as automatic erasing floor and dust suction, and can travel to and fro between in the way in cleaning area and charging region in floor cleaning equipment, automatically close the floor-cleaning functions such as wiping floor and dust suction, to save electricity consumption, improve running and the cleaning efficiency of floor cleaning equipment.
The embodiment of the present invention provides a kind of floor cleaning equipment, and this floor cleaning equipment comprises main body, control module, driver module, power module, track module and dust extractor.Control module is to be arranged in main body.Driver module be coupled to control single and in order to mobile agent.Power module is coupled to control module.Track module is in order to location and the cleaning area and the motion track that record described floor cleaning equipment.Dust extractor has at least one dust-absorbing motor and is in order to dust suction.When the electric power of power module is during lower than a preset value, described floor cleaning equipment can go to charging region to charge by cleaning area, and at described floor cleaning equipment, by cleaning area, gone in the road in charging region, control module can be closed dust-absorbing motor to save electricity consumption.
In one of them embodiment of the present invention, above-mentioned floor cleaning equipment also comprises wiping module.Described wiping module is in order to wiping floor.In addition, gone in the road in charging region at described floor cleaning equipment by cleaning area, above-mentioned control module can be closed this wiping module to save electricity consumption.
In one of them embodiment of the present invention, at above-mentioned floor cleaning equipment, by cleaning area, gone in the road in charging region, above-mentioned control module can be controlled the translational speed that driver module accelerates to improve floor cleaning equipment.
In addition, the embodiment of the present invention separately provides a kind of method of saving floor cleaning equipment electric power, and described floor cleaning equipment comprises the dust extractor with at least one dust-absorbing motor.Described method comprises the following steps.Whether the electric power that first, detects floor cleaning equipment is lower than a preset value.Then, when the electric power of floor cleaning equipment is during lower than described preset value, floor cleaning equipment goes to charging region to charge by cleaning area, and at floor cleaning equipment, by cleaning area, is gone in the road in charging region, closes dust-absorbing motor to save electricity consumption.
In one of them embodiment of the present invention, at above-mentioned floor cleaning equipment, by cleaning area, gone in the road in charging region, floor cleaning equipment is closed wiping module in floor cleaning equipment to save electricity consumption.
In one of them embodiment of the present invention, in the road that goes to cleaning area by the region of charging at above-mentioned floor cleaning equipment, can improve the translational speed of floor cleaning equipment.
In sum, the embodiment of the present invention provides a kind of floor cleaning equipment and the method for saving its electric power, this floor cleaning equipment can move in way by returned to charging region by cleaning area in floor cleaning equipment with the method for saving its electric power, or moved in way toward cleaning area from charging region, initiatively close the cleaning function of floor cleaning equipment, such as closing dust-absorbing motor or wiping floor panel assembly etc., to reduce the power consumption of floor cleaning equipment, save electricity consumption, and then improve running and the cleaning efficiency of floor cleaning equipment.
For above-mentioned feature and advantage of the present invention can be become apparent, preferred embodiment cited below particularly, and coordinate appended graphicly, be described in detail below.
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Fig. 1 is the floor cleaning equipment schematic diagram according to first embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 2 is the systemic-function block diagram according to the floor cleaning equipment of first embodiment of the invention.
The steps flow chart schematic diagram that Fig. 3 is the saving floor cleaning equipment electrical methods that provides according to first embodiment of the invention.
The steps flow chart schematic diagram that Fig. 4 is the saving floor cleaning equipment electrical methods that provides according to second embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 5 is for according to the steps flow chart schematic diagram of the saving floor cleaning equipment electrical methods providing of third embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 6 is for according to the steps flow chart schematic diagram of the saving floor cleaning equipment electrical methods providing of fourth embodiment of the invention.
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100: floor cleaning equipment
110: main body
111: driver module
112: wiping module
113: dust extractor
114: track module
115: power module
116: control module
S101 ~ S112: steps flow chart
S201 ~ S213: steps flow chart
S301 ~ S312: steps flow chart
S401 ~ S413: steps flow chart
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Hereinafter, will describe the present invention in detail by graphic explanation embodiments of the invention, and same reference numbers in graphic can be in order to element like representation class.
(the first embodiment)
Fig. 1 is the floor cleaning equipment schematic diagram according to first embodiment of the invention.Floor cleaning equipment 100 can be for example sweeping robot or dust collector robot, has the floor-cleaning functions such as automatic erasing floor and dust suction.Floor cleaning equipment 100 comprises main body 110, driver module 111 and wiping module 112, and wherein driver module 111 is controlled by the control module in main body 110 (not illustrating) with the running of wiping module 112.Described driver module 111 can be in order to mobile agent 110, and wiping module 112 can be when main body 110 moves the clean floor of automatic erasing.Accordingly, floor cleaning equipment 100 can move freely and clean simultaneously on floor surface.
Subsidiary one carry be, in main body 110, can be provided with at least one group of sensing module, for example infrared sensor or ultrasonic sensing method, using in order to sensing context situation as the foundation of navigating, and can pass through driver module 112 mobile agents 110, avoid any barrier in floor cleaning equipment 100 and environment to bump.
When the power shortage (for example, lower than a preset value) of floor cleaning equipment 100, floor cleaning equipment 100 can move forward into row charging from position, current cleaning area toward charging region.In floor cleaning equipment 100 cleaning areas, in the road in charging region, floor cleaning equipment 100 can stop cleaning action, as stops the running of wiping module 112 or dust suction running etc., to save electricity consumption, reduces the power consumption of floor cleaning equipment 100.
More particularly, please refer to Fig. 2, Fig. 2 is the systemic-function block diagram according to the floor cleaning equipment of first embodiment of the invention.In this embodiment, the main body 110 of described floor cleaning equipment 100 further comprises dust extractor 113, track module 114, power module 115 and control module 116.Driver module 111, wiping module 112, dust extractor 113, track module 114, power module 115 couple respectively control module 116.
Described dust extractor 113 has the dust suction subassemblies such as at least one dust-absorbing motor, ash intake valve, dust-collecting box.When described dust extractor 113 is used to main body 110 and moves, carry out floor dust suction.In practice, dust extractor 113 can be arranged at bottom or the side of main body 110, but the present embodiment does not limit.
In addition, control module 116 also can detect the electric power of power module 115 automatically, and in the electric power of power module 115 during lower than a preset value, control module 116 drives the position in the clean region of track modules 114 records, and controls driver module 111 mobile agents 110 and make floor cleaning equipment 100 go to charging region to charge by cleaning area.Meanwhile, control module 116 is gone to by cleaning area at floor cleaning equipment 100 in the road in charging region, and control module 116 can be closed dust-absorbing motor in dust extractor 113 to save electricity consumption.In addition, hold above-mentioned, control module 116 at floor cleaning equipment 100, by cleaning area, gone to charging region road in can close wiping module 112 further to save the electricity consumption of floor cleaning equipment 100 simultaneously.
Subsidiary one carries, and in other embodiments, control module 116 is gone to by cleaning area at floor cleaning equipment 100 in the road in charging region can only close dust-absorbing motor, and still opens wiping module 112.In other words, when the power shortage of power module 115, control module 116 can according to the power state of power module 115 optionally close wiping module 112 and dust extractor 113 at least one of them, to save the electricity consumption of floor cleaning equipment 100.
It should be noted that described preset value can be the entity framework according to power module 115, for example kind of battery and capacitance and arrange, or the percentage of floor cleaning equipment 100 normal operation required electric powers recently arranges, but the present embodiment does not limit.
Subsidiary one carries, and charging region can be provided with cradle (not illustrating), and it can come guide floor cleaning device 100 to go to by transmitting pilot signal.More particularly, the body 110 of floor cleaning equipment 100 can be provided with at least one induction installation (not illustrating), and the pilot signal that it can transmit in order to sensing cradle, to obtain the position in charging region.In addition, the position in charging region can be also control module 116 according to previously charging area locking unknown position being defined in track module 114, and the present embodiment does not limit.In other words, field of the present invention has knows that the knowledgeable should know floor cleaning equipment 100 location charging region and the embodiment that moves to charging region automatically by inference conventionally, therefore do not repeat them here.
When detecting power module 115, the control module 116 of floor cleaning equipment 100 charged when complete, cleaning area is confirmed in the motion track that control module 116 can record according to track module 114 and/or the position of cleaning area, and drive driver module 111 to move body 110 to make floor cleaning equipment 100 move to cleaning area by charging region, continue floor cleaning.For instance, control module 116 can be when floor cleaning equipment 100 arrives cleaning area, open wiping module 112 and dust extractor 113 at least one of them, to carry out floor-cleaning stroke.It should be noted that in floor cleaning equipment 100 and moved in way, cleaning area by charging region, control module 116 also can be closed the running of wiping module 112 and dust extractor 113, to save electricity consumption.
Then, control module 116 also can be travelled to and fro between in the road in cleaning area and charging region at floor cleaning equipment 100, motor in control driver module 111 accelerates to improve the translational speed of floor cleaning equipment 100, shortens floor cleaning equipment 100 and by cleaning area, is moved to the time in charging region.
In addition, described control module 116 can be to utilize source code compile mode to realize with process chip such as microcontroller (microcontroller) or embedded controllers (embedded controller) with track module 114, but the present embodiment does not limit.
Be noted that, kind, entity framework and/or the embodiment of driver module 111, wiping module 112, dust extractor 113, track module 114, power module 115 and control module 116 is that kind, entity framework and the embodiment according to floor cleaning equipment 100 arranges, and the present invention does not limit.
Below the running of floor cleaning equipment 100 is described further, the present embodiment separately provides a kind of method of saving floor cleaning equipment electric power, and it can be used for above-mentioned floor cleaning equipment 100.Please refer to Fig. 3 and simultaneously with reference to Fig. 2, Fig. 3 is the steps flow chart schematic diagram of the saving floor cleaning equipment electrical methods that provides according to first embodiment of the invention.
First, in step S101, when floor cleaning equipment 100 start, whether the electric power that the control module 116 of floor cleaning equipment 100 detects power module 115 is lower than preset value.When if control module 116 detects the electric power of power module 115 and is not less than preset value (also the electric power of power module 115 is higher than preset value), execution step S102.Otherwise, if the electric power that control module 116 detects power module 115 during lower than preset value, performs step S111.
In step S102, control module 116 can drive track module 114 to confirm the position of the cleaning area of recording.And in step S111, the motor that control module 116 drives in driver module 111, with mobile body 110, makes floor cleaning equipment 100 go to charging region to charge.
Then,, in step S112, control module 116 judges whether power module 115 has completed charging.When control module 116 judgement power modules 115 have charged, execution step S102, to confirm position, cleaning area.Otherwise, when control module 116 judgement power modules 115 have not yet charged, get back to step S112.
Then, if dust extractor 113 has started, control module 116, in step S103, is closed dust-absorbing motor, stops the running in dust extractor 113.The running that control module 116 also can stop wiping module 112 is simultaneously to reduce further power consumption.
In step S104, the motor that control module 116 drives in driver module 111, with mobile body 110, makes floor cleaning equipment 100 go to cleaning area.Subsequently, in step S105, control module 116, according to the position of the cleaning area of recording in track module 114 and the current mobile route track of floor cleaning equipment 100, judges whether floor cleaning equipment 100 has arrived cleaning area.When if control module 116 judgement floor cleaning equipments 100 have arrived cleaning area, execution step S106.Otherwise, if when control module 116 judgement floor cleaning equipments 100 not yet arrive cleaning area, get back to step S104, continue mobile body 110, make floor cleaning equipment 100 continue to advance toward cleaning area.
In step S10 6, at least one dust-absorbing motor that control module 116 is opened in dust extractors 113, to carry out dust suction.Then, in step S107, floor cleaning equipment 100 starts to carry out floor-cleaning,, by starting dust-absorbing motor, starts to assemble the dust-full of floor surface.Meanwhile, floor cleaning equipment 100 also can be opened wiping module 112, after dust extractor 113 dust suctions, and wiping floor.
Then, in step S108, control module 116 detects the power state of power module 115 again, judges that whether the electric power of power module 115 is lower than preset value.Control module 116 in the electric power of judging power module 115 during lower than preset value, execution step S109.Otherwise, if the electric power of judging power module 115 during still higher than preset value, is got back to step S107, continue the stroke of floor-cleaning.
In step S109, control module 116 drives track module 114, and corresponding position, cleaning area is also obtained in the region that record is at present clean.Subsequently, in step S110, control module 116 is closed dust-absorbing motor to stop the running of dust extractor 113, and meanwhile, control module 116 also can be closed wiping module 112, and then saves electric power.Control module 116 after closing dust extractor 112 and/or wiping module 112, execution step S111, drives the motor in driver module 111, with mobile body 110, makes floor cleaning equipment 100 go to charging region to charge.
For instance, when floor cleaning equipment 100 is opened by operator, and the current electric power that the control module 116 of floor cleaning equipment 100 is judged power module 115 is during higher than preset value, the control module 116 of floor cleaning equipment 100 can be controlled the position that track module 114 is confirmed cleaning area, to drive driver module 111 to move body 110, so that floor cleaning equipment 100 goes to the position of cleaning area.In floor cleaning equipment 100, go in the road of cleaning area, control module 116 can initiatively be closed wiping module 112 and dust extractor 113, until arrive at cleaning area.In other words, control module 116 can, when floor cleaning equipment 100 arrives at cleaning area, be opened wiping module 112 and dust extractor 113, to carry out corresponding floor-cleaning stroke automatically.When carrying out floor-cleaning work, control module 116 is surveyed the electric power of power module 115 at any time, and be during lower than preset value in the electric power of power module 115, dust suction control module 116 modules 113 and wiping module 112 are closed in the position that control module 116 drives track module 114 to record current purging zone simultaneously.Then, control module 116 drives driver module 111 to move body 110, so that floor cleaning equipment 100 is got back to charging region, charges.
Again for instance, when floor cleaning equipment 100 is opened by operator, and the current electric power that the control module 116 of floor cleaning equipment 100 is judged power module 115 is during lower than preset value, the control module 116 of floor cleaning equipment 100 can drive driver module 111 to move body 110, so that floor cleaning equipment 100 is got back to charging region, charges.When the power module 115 in floor cleaning equipment 100 has charged, control module 116 is controlled the position that track module 114 is confirmed cleaning area immediately, to drive driver module 111 to move body 110, make floor cleaning equipment 100 go to the position of cleaning area, carry out follow-up floor-cleaning stroke.
Accordingly, between in the round way in charging region and cleaning area, initiatively close cleaning function, close wiping module 112 and dust extractor 113 and can effectively reduce the power consumption of floor cleaning equipment 100, extend the running time of floor cleaning equipment 100, promote running and the cleaning efficiency of floor cleaning equipment 100.
Be noted that Fig. 3 is only for describing a kind of electric power method for saving of floor cleaning equipment 100, therefore Fig. 3 is not in order to limit the present invention.
(the second embodiment)
Please refer to Fig. 4 while with reference to Fig. 2, Fig. 4 is according to the steps flow chart schematic diagram of the saving floor cleaning equipment electrical methods of second embodiment of the invention.
First, in step S201, when floor cleaning equipment 100 start, whether the electric power that the control module 116 of floor cleaning equipment 100 detects power module 115 is lower than preset value.When if control module 116 detects the electric power of power module 115 and is not less than preset value, execution step S202.Otherwise, if the electric power that control module 116 detects power module 115 during lower than preset value, performs step S212.
In step S202, control module 116 drives track module 114 to confirm the position of previous recorded cleaning area.In step S212, control module 116 drives driver module 111, makes floor cleaning equipment 100 go to charging region to charge.
Then,, in step S213, control module 116 judges whether power module 115 has completed charging.When control module 116 judgement power modules 115 have charged, execution step S202.Otherwise, when control module 116 judgement power modules 115 have not yet charged, get back to step S213.
Then, control module 116, in step S203, is closed dust-absorbing motor, stops the running in dust extractor 113.The running that control module 116 also can stop wiping module 112 in this is simultaneously to save electricity consumption.
In step S204, the motor that control module 116 drives in driver module 111, makes floor cleaning equipment 100 go to cleaning area.Subsequently, in step S205, control module 116, according to the position of the cleaning area of recording in track module 114 and the current mobile track of floor cleaning equipment 100, judges whether floor cleaning equipment 100 has arrived cleaning area.When if control module 116 judgement floor cleaning equipments 100 have arrived cleaning area, execution step S206.Otherwise, if when control module 116 judgement floor cleaning equipments 100 not yet arrive cleaning area, get back to step S204, continue board cleaning device 100 movably.
In step S206, at least one dust-absorbing motor that control module 116 is opened in dust extractor 113, to carry out dust suction.Then,, in step S207, floor cleaning equipment 100 starts to carry out floor-cleaning.Then, in step S208, control module 116 detects the power state of power module 115 again, judges that whether the electric power of power module 115 is lower than preset value.Control module 116 in the electric power of judging power module 115 during lower than preset value, execution step S209.Otherwise, if the electric power of judging power module 115 during still higher than preset value, is got back to step S207, continue the stroke on clean floor.
In step S209, control module 116 drives track module 114, and corresponding position, cleaning area is also obtained in the region that record is at present clean.Subsequently, in step S210, control module 116 is closed dust-absorbing motor to stop the running of dust extractor 113, and meanwhile, control module 116 also can be closed wiping module 112, and then saves electric power.In step S211, the acceleration motor running that control module 116 drives in driver module 111, to promote the translational speed of body 110, and then the translational speed of raising floor cleaning equipment 100, and then perform step S212.
The difference of the saving floor cleaning equipment electrical methods described in Fig. 4 and the saving floor cleaning equipment electrical methods described in Fig. 3 is that saving floor cleaning equipment electrical methods that Fig. 4 provides can be in floor cleaning equipment 100 during from cleaning area toward charging region, accelerate board cleaning device 100 movably, shorten board cleaning device 100 and move to charging region required time.
During actual enforcement, can be by the source code of the saving floor cleaning equipment electrical methods in described in microcontroller (microcontroller) or the upper design of embedded controller (embedded controller) corresponding diagram 4, with by control module 116, saving floor cleaning equipment electrical methods described in execution graph 4, but the present embodiment does not limit.In addition, Fig. 4 is only for describing a kind of electric power method for saving of floor cleaning equipment 100, therefore Fig. 4 is not in order to limit the present invention.
(the 3rd embodiment)
Please refer to Fig. 5 while with reference to Fig. 2, Fig. 5 is according to the steps flow chart schematic diagram of the saving floor cleaning equipment electrical methods of third embodiment of the invention.
First, in step S301, when floor cleaning equipment 100 start, whether the electric power that the control module 116 of floor cleaning equipment 100 detects power module 115 is lower than preset value.When if control module 116 detects the electric power of power module 115 and is not less than preset value, execution step S302.Otherwise, if the electric power that control module 116 detects power module 115 during lower than preset value, performs step S311.
In step S302, control module 116 judges in track module 114, whether there has been route track.More particularly, if track module 114 has recorded the motion track that previously board cleaning device 100 moves, perform step S303.If track module 114 does not have the motion track that previously board cleaning device 100 moves, perform step S306.
In step S311, control module 116 drives driver module 111, makes floor cleaning equipment 100 go to charging region to charge.Then,, in step S312, control module 116 judges whether power module 115 has completed charging.When control module 116 judgement power modules 115 have charged, execution step S302.Otherwise, when control module 116 judgement power modules 115 have not yet charged, get back to step S312.
Then, control module 116, in step S303, is closed dust-absorbing motor, to stop the running in dust extractor 113.The running that control module 116 also can stop wiping module 112 in this is simultaneously to save electricity consumption.
In step S304, the motor that control module 116 drives in driver module 111, makes floor cleaning equipment 100 go to cleaning area.Subsequently, in step S305, control module 116, according to the position of the cleaning area of recording in track module 114 and the current mobile track of floor cleaning equipment 100, judges whether floor cleaning equipment 100 has arrived cleaning area.When if control module 116 judgement floor cleaning equipments 100 have arrived cleaning area, execution step S306.Otherwise, if when control module 116 judgement floor cleaning equipments 100 not yet arrive cleaning area, get back to step S304, continue board cleaning device 100 movably.
In step S306, at least one dust-absorbing motor that control module 116 is opened in dust extractor 113, to carry out dust suction.Then,, in step S307, floor cleaning equipment 100 starts to carry out floor-cleaning.Then, in step S308, control module 116 detects the power state of power module 115 again, judges that whether the electric power of power module 115 is lower than preset value.Control module 116 in the electric power of judging power module 115 during lower than preset value, execution step S309.Otherwise, if the electric power of judging power module 115 during still higher than preset value, is got back to step S307, continue the stroke of floor-cleaning.
In step S309, control module 116 drives track module 114, and corresponding position, cleaning area is also obtained in the region that record is at present clean.Subsequently, in step S310, control module 116 is closed dust-absorbing motor to stop the running of dust extractor 113, and meanwhile, control module 116 also can be closed wiping module 112, and then saves electric power.In step S311, control module 116 drives the motor in driver module 111 to accelerate the speed of mobile body 110, to improve the translational speed of floor cleaning equipment 100, and performs step S312.
The difference of the saving floor cleaning equipment electrical methods described in Fig. 5 and the saving floor cleaning equipment electrical methods described in Fig. 3 is that in saving floor cleaning equipment electrical methods that Fig. 5 provides, control module 116 can have track route judgment mechanism.In other words, in the saving floor cleaning equipment electrical methods that Fig. 5 provides, control module 116 can decide according to precedence record track route the position of purging zone.
More particularly, if record previous mobile alignment in track module 114 in the saving floor cleaning equipment electrical methods providing in Fig. 5, control module 116 can come movably board cleaning device 100 to cleaning area according to the motion track recording in track module 114.Otherwise, if there is no any motion track in track module 114, while there is no the recording of any purging zone, 116 of control modules are used as starting point with current position, start wiping module 112 and dust extractor 113 at least one of them so that floor cleaning equipment 100 starts to carry out floor-cleaning stroke.Meanwhile, in floor cleaning equipment 100, start to carry out floor-cleaning stroke, control module 116 drives track module 114 to record the mobile alignment of floor cleaning equipment 100.Accordingly, the saving floor cleaning equipment electrical methods that Fig. 5 provides can allow floor cleaning equipment 100 utilize track identification mode, automatically selects purging zone, promotes the cleaning efficiency of floor cleaning equipment 100.
During actual enforcement, can be by the source code of the saving floor cleaning equipment electrical methods in described in microcontroller (microcontroller) or the upper design of embedded controller (embedded controller) corresponding diagram 5, with by control module 116, saving floor cleaning equipment electrical methods described in execution graph 5, but the present embodiment does not limit.In addition, Fig. 5 is only for describing a kind of electric power method for saving of floor cleaning equipment 100, therefore Fig. 5 is not in order to limit the present invention.
(the 4th embodiment)
Please refer to Fig. 6, Fig. 6 is for according to the steps flow chart schematic diagram of the saving floor cleaning equipment electrical methods providing of fourth embodiment of the invention.
First, in step S401, when floor cleaning equipment 100 start, whether the electric power that the control module 116 of floor cleaning equipment 100 detects power module 115 is lower than preset value.When if control module 116 detects the electric power of power module 115 and is not less than preset value, execution step S402.Otherwise, if the electric power that control module 116 detects power module 115 during lower than preset value, performs step S412.
In step S402, control module 116 judges in track module 114, whether there has been route track.More particularly, if track module 114 has recorded the motion track that previously board cleaning device 100 moves, perform step S403.If track module 114 does not have the motion track that previously board cleaning device 100 moves, perform step S406.
In step S412, control module 116 drives driver module 111, makes floor cleaning equipment 100 go to charging region to charge.Then,, in step S413, control module 116 judges whether power module 115 has charged.When control module 116 judgement power modules 115 have charged, execution step S402.Otherwise, when control module 116 judgement power modules 115 have not yet charged, get back to step S413.
Then, control module 116, in step S403, is closed dust-absorbing motor, to stop the running of dust extractor 113.The running that control module 116 also can stop wiping module 112 in this is simultaneously to save electricity consumption.
In step S404, the motor that control module 116 drives in driver module 111, makes floor cleaning equipment 100 go to cleaning area.Subsequently, in step S405, control module 116, according to the position of the cleaning area of recording in track module 114 and the current mobile track of floor cleaning equipment 100, judges whether floor cleaning equipment 100 has arrived cleaning area.When if control module 116 judgement floor cleaning equipments 100 have arrived cleaning area, execution step S406.Otherwise, if when control module 116 judgement floor cleaning equipments 100 not yet arrive cleaning area, get back to step S404, continue board cleaning device 100 movably.
In step S406, at least one dust-absorbing motor that control module 116 is opened in dust extractor 113, to carry out dust suction.Then,, in step S407, floor cleaning equipment 100 starts to carry out floor-cleaning.Then, in step S408, control module 116 detects the power state of power module 115 again, judges that whether the electric power of power module 115 is lower than preset value.Control module 116 in the electric power of judging power module 115 during lower than preset value, execution step S409.Otherwise, if the electric power of judging power module 115 during still higher than preset value, is got back to step S407, proceed the stroke of floor-cleaning.
In step S409, control module 116 drives track module 114, and corresponding position, cleaning area is also obtained in the region that record is at present clean.Subsequently, in step S410, control module 116 is closed dust-absorbing motor to stop the running of dust extractor 113, and meanwhile, control module 116 also can be closed wiping module 112, and then saves electric power.In step S411, the raising motor rotary speed that control module 116 drives in driver module 111, to accelerate the translational speed of body 110, improves the translational speed of floor cleaning equipment 100, and performs step S412.
The difference of the saving floor cleaning equipment electrical methods described in Fig. 6 and the saving floor cleaning equipment electrical methods described in Fig. 3 is that saving floor cleaning equipment electrical methods that Fig. 4 provides has mobile acceleration mechanism described in Fig. 4 and the track route judgment mechanism described in Fig. 5 simultaneously.Saving floor cleaning equipment electrical methods described in Fig. 6 can decide according to precedence record track route the position of purging zone, and travel to and fro between between cleaning area and charging region in floor cleaning equipment 100, improve the translational speed of floor cleaning equipment 100, shorten board cleaning device 100 and move to charging region required time.
During actual enforcement, can be by the source code of the saving floor cleaning equipment electrical methods in described in microcontroller (microcontroller) or the upper design of embedded controller (embedded controller) corresponding diagram 6, with by control module 116, saving floor cleaning equipment electrical methods described in execution graph 6, but the present embodiment does not limit.In addition, Fig. 6 is only for describing a kind of electric power method for saving of floor cleaning equipment 100, therefore Fig. 6 is not in order to limit the present invention.
In sum, the embodiment of the present invention provides a kind of floor cleaning equipment and its electric power method for saving, this floor cleaning equipment and its electric power method for saving can move in way by returned to charging region by cleaning area in floor cleaning equipment, or moved in way toward cleaning area from charging region, initiatively close cleaning function, such as closing dust-absorbing motor or wiping floor panel assembly etc., reduce the power consumption of floor cleaning equipment, to save electricity consumption, and then improve running and the cleaning efficiency of floor cleaning equipment.
In addition, this floor cleaning equipment also can determine according to previous recorded motion track the position of purging zone, and initiatively moves to purging zone, carries out floor sweeping stroke.Described floor cleaning equipment and its electric power method for saving also can be returned in floor cleaning equipment charging region and move in way by cleaning area, or moved in way toward cleaning area from charging region, initiatively improve the translational speed of floor cleaning equipment, that shortens floor cleaning equipment returns to the traveling time in charging region by cleaning area.
Although embodiments of the invention have disclosed as above; so the present invention is not limited to above-described embodiment; under any, in technical field, have and conventionally know the knowledgeable; within not departing from the disclosed scope of the present invention; when doing a little change and adjustment, thus protection scope of the present invention should with accompanying claim the person of being defined be as the criterion.
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1. a floor cleaning equipment, is characterized in that comprising:
One main body;
One control module, is arranged in this main body;
One driver module, is coupled to this control module, in order to mobile this main body;
One power module, is coupled to this control module;
One track module, in order to location and the cleaning area and the motion track that record this floor cleaning equipment; And
One dust extractor, has at least one dust-absorbing motor, in order to dust suction;
Wherein, when the electric power of this power module is during lower than a preset value, this floor cleaning equipment goes to a charging region to charge by a cleaning area, and in the road that goes to this charging region by this cleaning area at this floor cleaning equipment, this control module is closed this dust-absorbing motor to save electricity consumption.
2. floor cleaning equipment as claimed in claim 1, characterized by further comprising:
One wiping module, in order to wiping floor;
Wherein, in the road that goes to this charging region by this cleaning area at this floor cleaning equipment, this control module is closed this wiping module to save electricity consumption.
3. floor cleaning equipment as claimed in claim 1, in the road that it is characterized in that going to this charging region at this floor cleaning equipment by this cleaning area, this control module makes this driver module accelerate to improve the translational speed of this floor cleaning equipment.
4. floor cleaning equipment as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that after this power module has charged, this floor cleaning equipment goes to this cleaning area by this charging region, and at this floor cleaning equipment, by this charging region, gone in the road of this cleaning area, this control module is closed this dust-absorbing motor to save electricity consumption.
5. floor cleaning equipment as claimed in claim 4, is characterized in that being gone in the road of this cleaning area by this charging region at this floor cleaning equipment, and this control module makes this driver module accelerate to improve the translational speed of this floor cleaning equipment.
6. floor cleaning equipment as claimed in claim 1, while it is characterized in that electric power when this power module is lower than this preset value, corresponding position, this cleaning area is also obtained in the clean region of this floor cleaning equipment record.
7. save a method for floor cleaning equipment electric power, this floor cleaning equipment comprises a dust extractor with at least one dust-absorbing motor, it is characterized in that the method comprises:
Whether detect the electric power of this floor cleaning equipment lower than a preset value; And
When the electric power of this floor cleaning equipment is during lower than this preset value, this floor cleaning equipment goes to a charging region to charge by a cleaning area, and in the road that goes to this charging region by this cleaning area at this floor cleaning equipment, close this dust-absorbing motor to save electricity consumption.
8. method as claimed in claim 7, characterized by further comprising:
When the electric power of this floor cleaning equipment is during higher than this preset value, this floor cleaning equipment continues the stroke on clean floor.
9. method as claimed in claim 7, characterized by further comprising:
In the road that goes to this charging region by this cleaning area at this floor cleaning equipment, this floor cleaning equipment is closed a wiping module in this floor cleaning equipment to save electricity consumption.
10. method as claimed in claim 7, characterized by further comprising:
In the road that goes to this charging region by this cleaning area at this floor cleaning equipment, improve the translational speed of this floor cleaning equipment.
11. methods as claimed in claim 7, characterized by further comprising:
After this floor cleaning equipment has charged, this floor cleaning equipment goes to this cleaning area by this charging region, and is gone in the road of this cleaning area by this charging region at this floor cleaning equipment, closes this dust-absorbing motor to save electricity consumption.
12. methods as claimed in claim 11, characterized by further comprising:
At this floor cleaning equipment, by this charging region, gone in the road of this cleaning area, improve the translational speed of this floor cleaning equipment.
13. methods as claimed in claim 7, characterized by further comprising:
When the electric power of this floor cleaning equipment is during lower than this preset value, record clean region and obtain corresponding position, this cleaning area.
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