CN104287676A - Control device of automatic separation functional module applied to multifunctional robot - Google Patents

Control device of automatic separation functional module applied to multifunctional robot Download PDF

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CN104287676A
CN104287676A CN201410464476.0A CN201410464476A CN104287676A CN 104287676 A CN104287676 A CN 104287676A CN 201410464476 A CN201410464476 A CN 201410464476A CN 104287676 A CN104287676 A CN 104287676A
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The invention provides a multifunctional robot and a control device and method for an automatic separation functional module of the multifunctional robot. The multifunctional robot comprises a body (1, 1'), a plurality of functional modules (2) and at least one automatic separation mechanism (13), wherein the functional modules (2) are arranged on the body (1, 1'), the body (1, 1') comprises a walking mechanism (11) and a control unit (12), each automatic separation mechanism (13) is correspondingly connected with the corresponding functional module (2), and the control unit (12) controls the automatic separation mechanisms (13) to make the functional modules (2) connected with the automatic separation mechanisms (13) separated from or combined together with the body (1, 1'). According to the technical scheme, one or more functional modules can be separated from the body of the multifunctional robot according to requirements, the work of the robot is not influenced under the condition that loads of the robot are reduced, and therefore the effective working time of the robot is prolonged.

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A kind of control device being applied in automatic separation module in multi-function robot
This case is application number is 201110091558.1, and the applying date is on 03 31st, 2011, and denomination of invention is the divisional application of " control device of multi-function robot and automatic separation module thereof and method ".
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of control device, especially a kind of control device being applied in automatic separation module in multi-function robot.
Background technology
Along with the progress of science and technology, robot has become a kind of common intelligent apparatus, plays an important role in all trades and professions.Usually, a kind of robot has one or more relevant functions.For this function clean, in order to clean room environment, people carry out cleaning floor with floor cleaners such as dust catcher, sweeper, mops usually, and purify the air of a room with air purifier, but floor cleaner and air purifier only have single floor cleaning and air-cleaning function respectively.Can work to make floor cleaner and air purifier simultaneously, the multifunctional intellectual clean robot with floor cleaning and air-cleaning function has been there is in prior art, as shown in Figure 1, Fig. 1 is multifunctional intellectual clean robot functional block diagram in prior art, and multifunctional intellectual clean robot comprises floor cleaning unit 100a, air cleaning member 200a, travel mechanism 12a and control unit 13a.Described floor cleaning unit 100a is used for cleaning floor, described air cleaning member 200a is used for purifying air, travel mechanism 12a is used for driving multifunctional intellectual clean robot at indoor moving, and control unit 13a is used for controlling the co-ordination of floor cleaning unit 100a, air cleaning member 200a and travel mechanism 12a.
Particularly, as shown in Figure 2, be the generalized section of multifunctional intellectual clean robot in prior art.Described Multifunctional intelligent robot 1a comprises housing 11a and travel mechanism 12a, and described travel mechanism 12a comprises driving wheel 121a and supporting roller 122a.Wherein said housing 11a inside is provided with floor cleaning unit 100a, air cleaning member 200a.Described floor cleaning unit 100a inside is provided with dirt cylinder 102a, the bottom of floor cleaning unit 100a is provided with ash inlet 103a, this ash inlet 103a is connected with dirt cylinder 102a by air intake passage 104a, the corresponding position of described ash inlet 103a is provided with round brush 105a, and described dirt cylinder 102a is connected with air-out passage 107a by filtering dust net 106a; When ground cleaning unit 100a works, control unit (not shown) controls dust sucting motor 109a and drives round brush 105a to rotate, ground foul is collected in described dirt cylinder 102a from ash inlet 103a, air intake passage 104a, in floor cleaning unit 100a runs, air-flow A with foul enters dirt cylinder 102a in the direction of the arrow and flows to air-out passage 107a direction, when foul runs into filtering dust net 106a, be blocked and be slipped in dirt cylinder 102a, air-flow A without foul passes through air-out passage 107a, blows out from air outlet 108a.
Please refer again to Fig. 2, air cleaning member 200a, its inside is provided with air mass sensor 201a, and airstrainer 202a and air channel 203a is tightly connected, and 203a inside, described air channel is provided with centrifugal type wind wheel 204a.When air cleaning member 200a works, described air mass sensor 201a detects air quality, and the value detected is sent to control unit (not shown), after control unit receives signal, judge that whether air quality is up to standard, if not up to standard, controlling motor 205a drives centrifugal type wind wheel 204a to rotate, contaminated gas is drawn in air cleaning member 200a from air inlet 206a, and be adsorbed onto on airstrainer 202a and filter, pollutant is trapped in airstrainer 202a, gas after filtration is discharged along B direction from gas outlet 207a.
The concrete structure of above floor cleaning unit 100a and air cleaning member 200a is only an example, can also be any one concrete structure of the prior art.
Above-mentioned multifunctional intellectual clean robot uses rechargeable battery powered work usually, and owing to having floor cleaning unit and air cleaning member simultaneously, weight is comparatively large, drives the driving power consumption of intelligent robot walking large.When carrying out indoor cleaning, generally simultaneously can not clean the work with purification of air in face, if when only carrying out floor cleaning, because air-purifying module will be brought, thus compare waste and drive electric power, if when only carrying out purification of air work, also need band upper ground surface cleaning module, same wastes power, and the energy of rechargeable battery is certain, thus, greatly shorten the effective time of robot, can not well complete indoor cleaning work.
Summary of the invention
Technical problem to be solved by this invention is, control device and the method for a kind of multi-function robot and automatic separation module thereof are provided for the deficiencies in the prior art, several functions can be provided, and as required, can automatically be separated or combine a certain functional module, while other functional modules are finished the work, alleviate the heavy burden of robot, extend the effective time of robot.
Technical problem to be solved by this invention is achieved by the following technical solution:
The invention provides a kind of control device being applied in automatic separation module in above-mentioned multi-function robot, described control device comprises the controlling organization being separated control unit and telescoping mechanism, and described separation control unit is arranged in described body; The controlling organization of described telescoping mechanism and telescoping mechanism are arranged in described functional module, are separated control unit wireless connections with described; Described separation control unit determines functional module to be separated according to the signal received, and sends separation/combined command to the controlling organization of the telescoping mechanism in functional module to be separated described in this; The controlling organization of described telescoping mechanism accepts the separation command of described separation control unit, control described telescoping mechanism to stretch, described functional module is upwards lifted, thus described functional module is separated from described body, or the controlling organization of described telescoping mechanism accepts the combined command of described separation control unit, control described telescoping mechanism to shrink, described functional module is moved down, thus described functional module is combined on described body.
By above technical scheme, as required, the body of one or more functional module from multi-function robot can be separated, when the heavy burden alleviating robot, do not affect again the work of multi-function robot, thus extend the effective time of robot.
Below in conjunction with the drawings and specific embodiments, technical scheme of the present invention is described in detail.
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Fig. 1 is multifunctional intellectual clean robot functional block diagram in prior art;
Fig. 2 is multifunctional intellectual clean robot structural profile schematic diagram in prior art;
Fig. 3 is multi-function robot overall structure block diagram of the present invention;
Fig. 4 is the functional block diagram of multi-function robot automatic-separation mechanism of the present invention;
Fig. 5 is the method flow diagram of multi-function robot automatic separation module of the present invention;
Fig. 6 is the part-structure schematic diagram of a multi-function robot of the present invention specific embodiment;
Fig. 7 is the structural representation that two functional modules in multi-function robot of the present invention specific embodiment are separated;
Fig. 8 is a kind of structural representation of the telescoping mechanism in automatic-separation mechanism of the present invention;
The functional block diagram of the controlling organization embodiment one that Fig. 9 is telescoping mechanism shown in Fig. 8;
The functional block diagram of the controlling organization embodiment two that Figure 10 is telescoping mechanism shown in Fig. 8;
Figure 11 is the another kind of structural representation of the telescoping mechanism of automatic-separation mechanism of the present invention;
Figure 12 is the functional block diagram of the controlling organization of telescoping mechanism shown in Figure 11;
Figure 13 is the structural representation of the main body of multi-function robot embodiment two of the present invention.
Figure 14 is the functional block diagram being applied in an embodiment of the control device of automatic separation module in multi-function robot of the present invention.
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Fig. 3 is multi-function robot overall structure block diagram of the present invention, as shown in Figure 3, multi-function robot provided by the present invention comprises main body 1, multiple functional modules 2 and at least one automatic-separation mechanism 13, multiple functional module 2 is arranged on above described body 1, described body 1 is also provided with walking mechanism 11, control unit 12 and the first energy supply unit (not shown), described first energy supply unit is electrically connected with each functional module 2 walking mechanism 11 respectively by interface, for providing work capacity for described functional module 2 and walking mechanism 11, described control unit 12 enables multi-function robot move by controlling walking mechanism 11.Automatic-separation mechanism 13 or functional module are also provided with the second energy supply unit, for providing work capacity for automatic-separation mechanism 13.Described multiple functional module, be floor cleaning module 20 and air-purifying module 21 in one particular embodiment of the present invention, described floor cleaning module 20 and air-purifying module 21 are folded to be successively located on body 1, and carries out work by the work order of reception control unit 12.The described functional module 2 that automatic-separation mechanism 13 described in each is corresponding with it with one is connected, described control unit 12 controls described automatic-separation mechanism 13 and connected described functional module 2 is separated from described body 1, or described functional module 2 and described body 1 is combined.
In one particular embodiment of the present invention, described control unit 12 comprises the first signal receiving unit 121, CPU 122 and the first signal transmitting unit 123, the signal that described first signal receiving unit 121 receives comprises, user is by the control signal of the control panel input on body 1, or the status signal that each functional module sends, or come from the status signal of described automatic-separation mechanism 13, or the status signal detected by body.
Because common robot all has for providing interactive control panel, therefore, control unit 12 can receive by the first signal receiving unit 121 instruction inputted by this control panel, and such as, this instruction may be used for indicating concrete which functional module of separation.Concrete operations as, an inventory is set, it states clearly the functional module that can be separated, user can browse this inventory by control panel, and selects one or more functional module, after determining done selection, control unit 12 will receive this instruction, and know to be separated which functional module.Again such as, user can force to select by which functional module to be worked by control panel, and e.g., user can select to control floor cleaning module 20 in a certain period and work, and controls air-purifying module 21 work in a certain period.
Each functional module 2 can send status signal to control unit 12, such as, when described functional module 2 is air-purifying module 21, described status signal is air quality status signal, control unit 12 judges whether to need to carry out purification of air according to this air quality status signal, namely the need of startup air-purifying module 21, if do not needed, then do not need when mobile with air-purifying module 21.
When described functional module 2 is floor cleaning module 20, described status signal is state of ground signal, control unit 12 judges whether to need to carry out floor cleaning according to this state of ground signal, namely the need of startup air-purifying module 21, if do not needed, then do not need when mobile with floor cleaning module 20.
Certainly, the present invention is not limited to above-mentioned two kinds of operational modules, and functional module also can be air wetting module, and when functional module is air wetting module, described status signal is humidity of air signal etc.
In addition, automatic-separation mechanism 13 can send status signal to described control unit 12, represent the contents such as duty is good, exception, according to this status signal, control unit 12 determines whether this automatic-separation mechanism can be used, if available, then send the instruction being separated or combining, if unavailable to it, then do not send to it instruction being separated or combining, the action namely no longer performing combination or be separated.Now, can report to the police or carry out other work.Certainly, automatic-separation mechanism 13 can send status signal always, also can send signal again when there are abnormal (as electrical fault, telescoping mechanism fault etc.).
Multi-purpose machine human body is also provided with the various sensor corresponding to difference in functionality module, as air mass sensor and dust sensor etc.When the status signal detected by the sensor on body is correspond to the signal that a functional module does not need work, this multi-function robot can be determined now to need to be separated this functional module, and can determine that the functional module corresponding with the status signal that this body detects is functional module to be separated.
In addition, the signal that multi-function robot provided by the invention also can be detected by body judges combination or replaces a certain functional module.Such as, for in specific embodiment provided by the invention, functional module is respectively floor cleaning module 20 and air-purifying module 21, body is provided with air mass sensor and dust sensor, for when only having floor cleaning module 20 to work, also air mass signal can be detected, when the air mass signal value that body detects is greater than predetermined value, this robot can determine that needing to start air-purifying module 21 works, now, by stopping the work of ground cleaning module 20, finding air-purifying module 21, starting air-purifying module 21 and working.Otherwise, when air-purifying module 21 works, if when body detects that dust signal value is greater than predetermined value, this robot can determine that needing to start floor cleaning module 20 works, now, by stopping the work of air-purifying module 21, finding floor cleaning module 20, starting floor cleaning module 20 and working.
Fig. 4 is the functional block diagram of multi-function robot automatic-separation mechanism of the present invention, as shown in Figure 4 with reference to Figure 3, the invention provides one and be applied in automatic-separation mechanism 13 in multi-function robot, it comprises telescoping mechanism 131 and controlling organization 132, described telescoping mechanism 131 is fixed in functional module 2, during work, described control unit 12 determines functional module to be separated according to the signal received, and send wireless separation command signal to the controlling organization 132 of the telescoping mechanism in functional module to be separated described in this, the controlling organization 132 of described telescoping mechanism is according to the separation command signal received, control described telescoping mechanism 131 to stretch, described functional module 2 is upwards lifted, thus this functional module 2 is separated with body 1, or when described functional module 2 is with body 1 released state, described control unit 12 determines functional module to be combined according to the signal received, and send wireless combination command signal to the controlling organization 132 of the telescoping mechanism in functional module to be combined described in this, described telescoping mechanism 131 shrinks, described functional module 2 is moved down, thus described functional module is combined on described body 1.
Fig. 5 is the method flow diagram of multi-function robot automatic separation module of the present invention, and as shown in Figure 6, the method flow of multi-function robot automatic separation module is as follows:
Method one: the method only can comprise step S100 in Fig. 5, S101, S102, S105 and S107.In the method, these steps perform successively by sequence number size.
Step S100, control unit 12 Received signal strength, it should be noted that, this signal comprises the control signal of user by the control panel input on body 1, or the status signal that each functional module sends, or comes from the status signal of body detection.
Step S101, judges whether to need separate functional blocks, if needed, performs step S102, if do not needed, returns step S100.
Step S102, determines functional module to be separated.
Step S105, controls automatic-separation mechanism 13 action that is connected with functional module to be separated, the body of described functional module to be separated and described multi-function robot or other functional modules is separated by described automatic-separation mechanism 13.It should be noted that, also comprise such two steps in step S105, first, the first signal transmitting unit 123 in control unit 12 sends separation command to the controlling organization 132 of the telescoping mechanism in automatic-separation mechanism; Then, the controlling organization 132 of described telescoping mechanism, according to separation command, controls telescoping mechanism 131 and stretches, functional module to be separated upwards lifted by described telescoping mechanism 131.
Step S107, control unit 12 controls walking mechanism 11 action of multi-function robot, drives multi-function robot to leave described functional module to be separated by described walking mechanism 11.
Method two:
The method, except comprising step S100 in method one i.e. Fig. 5, S101, S102, S105 and S107, also comprised before step S105:
Step S104, is separated adjacent functional module, and the functional module above adjacent by functional module to be separated and the body 1 of described multi-function robot are separated.
Also comprise after step S105:
Step S106, is recombined into the functional module above adjacent for described functional module to be separated on the body 1 of described multi-function robot.
By the flow process described in method two, if when functional module to be separated is positioned at multiple functional module middle, the functional module mediated can be separated.
In the above described two methods, after determining functional module to be separated, if comprise step S103 also have received the status signal coming from described automatic-separation mechanism, if this status signal is abnormal, then sends in step S108 and report to the police and stop the action of this functional module of separation; If not abnormal, then perform step S105.By this step, can determine before separate functional blocks that the automatic-separation mechanism be connected with this functional module is in good condition, ensure that the accuracy of separation.
Fig. 6 is the part-structure schematic diagram of multi-function robot embodiment one of the present invention, Fig. 7 is the structural representation that two functional modules of multi-function robot embodiment one of the present invention are separated, as Fig. 6 and with reference to shown in Fig. 7, in the present embodiment, have two functional modules, one is floor cleaning module 20, one is air-purifying module 21, floor cleaning module 20 is positioned at the below of air-purifying module 21, and integrate with main body 1, its principles and structure is identical with background technology, does not repeat them here.See Fig. 7, two adjacent functional modules are folded to be located at together, each functional module is provided with the first bindiny mechanism, and described bindiny mechanism comprises and is evenly arranged on multiple guide pillars in a functional module 70 and is arranged on guide groove 71 corresponding with multiple guide pillar 70 on adjacent function modules.When two functional modules merge, functional module with multiple guide pillar 70 declines gradually, makes described guide pillar 70 insert the guide groove 71 that adjacent function modules is arranged, when guide pillar 70 inserts guide groove 71 completely, merging work completes, and two functional modules can be made to merge fixing.In the figure 7, the functional module above described, as air-purifying module 21 is provided with automatic-separation mechanism 13, described automatic-separation mechanism 13 comprises telescoping mechanism and controlling organization thereof.Wherein, a kind of structural representation of the telescoping mechanism of the automatic-separation mechanism in multi-function robot embodiment one of the present invention as shown in Figure 8.
See Fig. 8, it is a kind of structural representation of the telescoping mechanism in automatic-separation mechanism of the present invention; The telescoping mechanism 131 of automatic-separation mechanism comprises air pump (1320) and feet 131a in the present embodiment, wherein, feet 131a comprises air chamber 1310, piston 1311 and expansion link 1312, described piston 1311 is located at the inside of described air chamber 1310, described air chamber 1310 is divided into upper and lower two chambers 1314,1315, one end of described expansion link 1312 is connected with described piston 1311, and the other end stretches out described air chamber 1310; On described air chamber 1310, corresponding upper chamber 1314 is provided with entry/exit gas port 1313; Or on described air chamber 1310, corresponding chamber 1314,1315 is up and down respectively equipped with air inlet and gas outlet (another kind of embodiment, not shown).
When multi-function robot carries out functional module mask work, air-flow enters air chamber 1310 along D direction by entry/exit gas port 1313 from air pump 1320, air pressure in upper chamber 1314 increases, promoting piston 1311 drives expansion link 1312 to move along E direction, functional module to be separated can be lifted, make it depart from multi-purpose machine human body.When multi-function robot carries out functional module merging work, air-flow flows out air chamber 1310 along the opposite direction of D by entry/exit gas port 1313, air pressure in upper chamber 1314 reduces, gravity due to functional module to be combined itself makes expansion link 1312 be subject to support force F, thus driven plunger 1311 and expansion link 1312 move along the opposite direction of E, functional module to be combined is declined, thus with multi-function robot ontology merging.
The functional block diagram of the controlling organization embodiment one that Fig. 9 is telescoping mechanism shown in Fig. 8, as Fig. 9 with reference to shown in figure 8, the controlling organization 132 of telescoping mechanism comprises air valve 1321, air valve controller 1323 and secondary signal receiving element 1322 on the pipeline that is arranged between described air pump 1320 and entry/exit gas port 1313 or between described air pump 1320 and air inlet.Described secondary signal receiving element 1322 receives the instruction that control unit 12 sends, and this instruction is sent to air valve controller 1323, described air valve controller 1323 transmits control signal air-supply valve 1321, described air valve 1321 is according to this instruction unpack or closedown, air pump 1320 is inflated in air chamber 1310, thus control stretching out of expansion link 1312, or gas in air chamber 1310 is spilt into air from air valve 1321.
In the present embodiment, telescoping mechanism is controlled by pneumatic mode, air pump is wherein a minitype pump, and air valve, air valve controller can adopt any one of the prior art, such as, when in air valve with controlling functions time, controller that can be independent, but, if just common air valve, then needing increase controller, can be specifically the fritter circuit board being integrated with control element.Because this technology belongs to existing mature technology, therefore, do not repeat them here.
The functional block diagram of the controlling organization embodiment two that Figure 10 is telescoping mechanism shown in Fig. 8, as Figure 10 and with reference to shown in figure 8, the present embodiment and embodiment one difference are, the air-flow import/export of blower fan 103 is connected with entry/exit gas port 1313, the instruction of the control unit 12 that controller of fan 102 is received by secondary signal receiving element 101, and transmit control signal to described blower fan 103, control turning to and rotating speed of blower fan 103, thus control the retracted position of expansion link 832.
Figure 11 is the another kind of structural representation of the telescoping mechanism of automatic-separation mechanism of the present invention, and as shown in figure 11, automatic-separation mechanism 110 comprises in the present embodiment, drive motors 115, rotation section, fork 111 and push rod 112.Rotation section is reduction gearing 114, and the output shaft of drive motors 115 is provided with little travelling gear 113, and reduction gearing 114 is meshed with the gear teeth of travelling gear 113, and thus, reduction gearing 114 is connected with the output shaft of drive motors 115 by travelling gear 113.One end of fork 111 is hinged on wheel body one side of reduction gearing 114, the pin joint of fork 111 and reduction gearing 114 is R to the distance at reduction gearing 114 center, one end of described fork 111 other end and push rod 112 is hinged, the stroke of push rod 112 is r, then r=2R, the free end of push rod 112 opposite side coaxially arranges a guiding mechanism (not shown), makes push rod free end keep rectilinear motion.When multi-function robot carries out functional module mask work, drive motors 115 starts, and drive pinion 113 to rotate, pinion 113 drives reduction gearing 114 to rotate, reduction gearing 114 drives fork 111 to move in a circle, and fork 111 drives push rod 112 to do rectilinear motion.Whenever reduction gearing 114 half revolution, fork 111 drives push rod 112 to keep straight on travel distance S, S=2R.The stroke of push rod 112 is r, if r=S=2R, then push rod 112 just take action distance S time, functional module to be separated rises to peak, makes it depart from multi-purpose machine human body.When multi-function robot carries out functional module merging, drive motors 115 reversely rotates, pinion 113 is made to drive reduction gearing 114 to drive fork 111 to do reverse circular motion, fork 111 drives push rod 112 to keep straight on and returns distance S, S=2R, functional module to be combined is declined, thus with multi-function robot ontology merging.
Certainly, if do not need to slow down to the output speed of drive motors, rotation section can be any one revolving meber, and it is directly connected with the output shaft of drive motors.One end of fork is hinged on side, rotation section one, the pin joint of fork and rotation section is R to the distance at center, rotation section, one end of the fork other end and push rod is hinged, the stroke of push rod is r, then r=2R, the free end of push rod opposite side coaxially arranges a guiding mechanism, makes push rod free end keep rectilinear motion.Remaining working method is identical with above-mentioned employing ways of deceleration, does not repeat them here.
Figure 12 is the functional block diagram of the controlling organization of telescoping mechanism shown in Figure 11, as Figure 12 and in conjunction with shown in Figure 11, the controlling organization 120 of described telescoping mechanism comprises electric machine controller 122 and secondary signal receiving element 121, described electric machine controller 122 receives the instruction of described control unit 12 by secondary signal receiving element 121, and transmit control signal to described drive motors 115, for controlling turning to and rotating speed of drive motors 155, thus control the retracted position of push rod 112.
In the embodiment above, nethermost floor cleaning module and main body integrate, inseparable, certainly all functional modules and main body all can be separated, comprise nethermost functional module, wherein the simplest a kind of structure is, main body is only a framework, this framework as shown in figure 13, Figure 13 is the structural representation of the main body of another embodiment of multi-function robot of the present invention, main body 1 ' comprises two driving wheels 11 ', a driven pulley 12 ' and two drive motors 13 ', the signal of described two drive motors 13 ' reception control unit (not shown), by driving two driving wheels 11 ' and driving driven pulley 12 ' to make main body 1 ' move.Described multiple functional module stacks and to go up in main body 1 ' and to fix, and operationally, main body 1 ' delivers multiple functional module and carries out work, and its method of work is identical with embodiment one, does not repeat them here.
In the embodiment above, control unit in multi-function robot can be separately for realizing the separation control unit of separate functional blocks, now, this control unit does not have other controlling functions, the control as walking mode, the control to each functional module co-ordination etc.On the other hand, in the embodiment above, the control unit in multi-function robot also can be used to the control assembly controlling this multi-function robot all functions co-ordination, namely total control unit.Such as, except there is the controlling functions of foregoing separate functional blocks, also comprise other various relevant control functions.In order to improve the autgmentability of this multi-function robot, in one embodiment of the invention, comprise at total control unit of this multi-function robot and be separated the such functional module of control unit, the controlling organization of the telescoping mechanism in this separation control unit and foregoing embodiments is (for the controlling organization 132 of telescoping mechanism, the controlling organization 100 of the telescoping mechanism in other each embodiments, 120 is similar) form the control device of automatic separation module.As shown in figure 14, be separated control unit 140 and be arranged in body, it can be a functional module in control unit 12 to the functional block diagram of this control device.Controlling organization 132 and the telescoping mechanism of described telescoping mechanism are arranged in functional module, are separated control unit 140 wireless connections with described.The controlling organization 132 of described telescoping mechanism accepts the separation command of described separation control unit, control described telescoping mechanism to stretch, described functional module is upwards lifted, thus described functional module is separated from described body 1, or described functional module is moved down, thus described functional module is combined on described body 1.Detailed process, as described in above-described embodiment, does not repeat them here.
Artificially routine with the multi-purpose machine with two functional modules below, described functional module one is floor cleaning module, and one is air-purifying module, and air-purifying module is provided with automatic-separation mechanism, is described as follows its course of work:
When this multi-function robot is started working, first judge that room air is the need of purification.Multi-function robot simply can run a circle around indoor wall, and whether the concentration of narmful substance detected in room air by the air mass sensor that air-purifying module loads is exceeded standard.If concentration of narmful substance exceeds standard, then the integrated mode that robot combines with floor cleaning module and air-purifying module carries out work.Robot, while clean ground, purifies the air of a room; If concentration of narmful substance does not exceed standard, then robot starts clastotype, control unit (or being separated control unit) controls automatic-separation mechanism and is separated from robot body by air-purifying module, robot only carries out flooring cleaning, thus alleviate the heavy burden of robot, extend the effective time of robot.
When needs perform integrated mode work again, this multi-function robot finds this air-purifying module, instruction is sent to automatic-separation mechanism by control unit, to have air chamber 1310, the telescoping mechanism 131 of piston 1311 and expansion link 1312 is example, as shown in Figure 8, air-flow flows out air chamber 1310 along the opposite direction of D by entry/exit gas port 1313, air pressure in upper chamber 1314 reduces, gravity due to air-purifying module itself makes expansion link 1312 be subject to support force F, thus driven plunger 1311 and expansion link 1312 move along the opposite direction of E, the height of air-purifying module is constantly declined, until the guide pillar that air-purifying module is arranged inserts the guide pillar groove that floor cleaning module is arranged completely.
In addition, the automatic-separation mechanism in the present embodiment also can be loaded on Robot cleaning module, or arranges automatic-separation mechanism respectively in floor cleaning module and air-purifying module.
By above embodiment, multi-function robot provided by the invention has at least one automatic-separation mechanism, by automatic-separation mechanism, a certain temporary idle functional module is separated from main body, neither affect the work of other functional modules, alleviate again the heavy burden of robot, save energy, improve the effective time of robot.

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1. one kind is applied in the control device of automatic separation module in multi-function robot, described multi-function robot comprises body (1,1 ') and multiple functional module (2), described multiple functional module (2) is arranged on described body (1,1 ') on, described body (1,1 ') is provided with walking mechanism (11);
It is characterized in that, described control device comprises the controlling organization (132,100,120) being separated control unit (140) and telescoping mechanism, described separation control unit (140) is arranged in described body (1,1 '); Controlling organization (132,100,120) and the telescoping mechanism (131) of described telescoping mechanism are arranged in described functional module (2), are separated control unit (140) wireless connections with described;
Described separation control unit (140) determines functional module to be separated according to the signal received, and sends separation/combined command to the controlling organization (132,100,120) of the telescoping mechanism in functional module to be separated described in this;
The controlling organization (132 of described telescoping mechanism, 100, 120) separation command of described separation control unit (140) is accepted, control described telescoping mechanism to stretch, described functional module (2) is upwards lifted, thus by described functional module from described body (1, 1 ') separate on, or the controlling organization (132 of described telescoping mechanism, 100, 120) combined command of described separation control unit (140) is accepted, control described telescoping mechanism to shrink, described functional module (2) is moved down, thus described functional module (2) is combined to described body (1, 1 ') on.
2. the control device of automatic separation module as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, described telescoping mechanism (131) comprises source of the gas, air chamber (1310), piston (1311) and expansion link (1312); It is inner that described piston (1311) is located at described air chamber (1310), described air chamber (1310) is divided into upper and lower two chambers (1314,1315); One end of described expansion link (1312) is connected with described piston (1311), and the other end stretches out described air chamber (1310); On described air chamber (1310), corresponding upper and lower two chambers are respectively equipped with air inlet and gas outlet; Described source of the gas communicates with described air inlet and described gas outlet respectively;
Described source of the gas is air pump (1320), the controlling organization (132) of described telescoping mechanism comprises and is arranged between described air pump (1320) and air inlet, air valve (1321) on pipeline between described air pump (1320) and gas outlet and secondary signal receiving element (1322), described secondary signal receiving element (1322) receives the instruction that described separation control unit (140) sends, and this instruction is sent to air valve (1321), described air valve (1321) is according to this instruction unpack and closedown, inflated in described air chamber (1310) by described air pump (1320) or exit from described air chamber (1310), thus control the retracted position of expansion link (1312).
3. the control device of automatic separation module as claimed in claim 2, it is characterized in that, the controlling organization of described telescoping mechanism also comprises air valve controller (1323); Described air valve controller (1323) receives the instruction of described separation control unit (140) by described secondary signal receiving element (1322), and transmits control signal to described air valve (1321).
4. the control device of automatic separation module as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, described telescoping mechanism (131) comprises source of the gas, air chamber (1310), piston (1311) and expansion link (1312); It is inner that described piston (1311) is located at described air chamber (1310), described air chamber (1310) is divided into upper and lower two chambers (1314,1315); One end of described expansion link (1312) is connected with described piston (1311), and the other end stretches out described air chamber (1310); On described air chamber (1310), a corresponding chamber is provided with entry/exit gas port (1313); Described source of the gas communicates with described entry/exit gas port (1313);
Described source of the gas is blower fan (103), the controlling organization (100) of described telescoping mechanism comprises controller of fan (102) and secondary signal receiving element (101), the air-flow import/export of described blower fan (103) is connected with the gas import/export (1313) of described air chamber (1310), described controller of fan (102) receives the instruction of described separation control unit (140) by secondary signal receiving element (101), and transmit control signal to described blower fan (103), for controlling turning to and rotating speed of blower fan (103), thus control the retracted position of expansion link (1312).
5. the control device of automatic separation module as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, described separation control unit (140) comprises the first signal receiving unit (141), CPU (142) and the first signal transmitting unit (143), the signal received is sent to described CPU (142) by described first signal receiving unit (141), described CPU (142) judges the functional module needing to be separated/to combine according to received signal, and by the first signal transmitting unit (143), signal is sent to and the described automatic-separation mechanism needing the functional module being separated/combining to be connected.
6. the control device of automatic separation module as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, described multi-function robot comprises control unit (12), the functional module that described separation control unit (140) is described control unit (12).
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