CN105195478A - Rubbish can cleaning system - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention discloses a rubbish can cleaning system and belongs to the technical field of environmental sanitation equipment. The rubbish can cleaning system comprises a driving source, a power spindle, a rotating arm, a rinsing assembly and a spraying mechanism. The rinsing assembly comprises a driving motor, a fixed base, a rotating shaft and a cleaning brush. The axis of the rotating shaft is perpendicular to the extension direction of the rotating arm. A fixed clamping sleeve is fixedly mounted at the end of the rotating arm, and a deflection assembly is fixedly sleeved with the fixed clamping sleeve. The fixed base is fixedly connected with a pair of connecting lug plates. The deflection assembly comprises a central spindle and an outer sleeve body, and the outer sleeve body is sleeved with the fixed clamping sleeve. The cross section of a hollow cavity of the outer sleeve body is square, and the four side faces of the central spindle right face the four corner sides of the hollow cavity of the outer sleeve body. Rubber bodies are plugged between the side faces of the central spindle and the corner sides of the hollow cavity of the outer sleeve body. The two ends of the central spindle are detachably connected with the connecting lug plates. The rubbish can cleaning system can ensure that the cleaning brush has deflection capacity, and accordingly the phenomenon that the outer wall of a rubbish can is abraded due to overlarge contact acting force between the cleaning brush and the outer wall of the rubbish can is avoided.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to sanitation equipment technical field, particularly a kind of dustbin purging system.
Background technology
At present, because dustbin uses in a large number under the occasion such as residential block, factory, dustbin inside and outside wall all can stick a large amount of dirts, in order to remove these dirts, market is proposed the equipment of cleaning dustbin inside and outside wall automatically.This equipment is arranged in the washing chamber of a sealing usually, so that the washing and cleaning operation of dustbin.
This equipment comprises the drive source be fixedly mounted in washing chamber substantially, be vertically arranged on the power spindle of drive source output, be vertically fixed on the turning arm of power spindle bottom, be arranged on turning arm end scrub assembly, the spraying mechanism be arranged on turning arm; Scrub assembly and comprise CD-ROM drive motor, fixed pedestal, rotating shaft, cleaning brush, fixed pedestal is arranged on turning arm end, and cleaning brush is installed on rotating shaft hypomere, and rotating shaft epimere penetrates rotatably fixed pedestal and is fixedly connected with the output of CD-ROM drive motor.
During cleaning, cleaning brush revolves round the sun round dustbin, this rotation under the driving of CD-ROM drive motor of cleaning brush.
But, in dustbin washing and cleaning operation, have an engineering details very important: cleaning brush is when dustbin outer wall rotates and scrubs, and cleaning brush and dustbin outer wall inevitably exist contact action power.Because dustbin outer wall is diversified in specifications, and dustbin is not rotary structure, the spacing of cleaning brush revolution trajectory and dustbin outer wall must be uneven, be easy to cause cleaning brush to collide comparatively outstanding region, dustbin outer wall local, the contact action power being exactly cleaning brush and dustbin outer wall is excessive, specifically cleaning brush bristle bear against dustbin outer wall, cleaning brush bristle is made to produce bending situation, add the rotation of cleaning brush high speed, cleaning brush bristle is easy to wearing and tearing dustbin outer wall, after repeatedly cleaning, dustbin outer wall can leave scratch.
Summary of the invention
The object of this invention is to provide a kind of dustbin purging system, can ensureing that cleaning brush produces certain beat amount when scrubbing, in order to avoid the excessive wearing and tearing causing dustbin outer wall of the contact action power of cleaning brush and dustbin outer wall.
The object of the present invention is achieved like this: a kind of dustbin purging system, comprise the drive source be fixedly mounted in washing chamber, be vertically arranged on the power spindle of drive source output rotationally, be vertically fixed on the turning arm of power spindle bottom, be arranged on turning arm end scrub assembly, the spraying mechanism be arranged on turning arm; Described scrub assembly comprise CD-ROM drive motor, fixed pedestal, rotating shaft, with the cleaning brush of dustbin wall contacts, described rotating shaft axis and turning arm extend to perpendicular, described fixed pedestal is arranged on turning arm end, described cleaning brush is installed on rotating shaft hypomere, described rotating shaft epimere penetrates rotatably fixed pedestal and is fixedly connected with the output of CD-ROM drive motor, described turning arm end winding support be provided with empty tube shape structure, it extends to extending to perpendicular fixing cutting ferrule with turning arm, described fixing cutting ferrule internal fixtion is set with deflection component; Described fixed pedestal is fixed with the connection otic placode be arranged symmetrically with for a pair, described fixed pedestal is assembled into one by connection otic placode and deflection component; Described deflection component comprises the empty tube shape outer sleeve body that section is foursquare mandrel, coaxial envelope mandrel, and described mandrel, outer sleeve body axially extend to identical with fixing cutting ferrule, and described outer sleeve body is socketed in fixing cutting ferrule; Described outer sleeve body cavity section is square, and four of described mandrel sides are just to the side, four angles of outer sleeve body cavity, fill between the side of described mandrel and the side, angle of outer sleeve body cavity and fill rubber bodies, the two ends of described mandrel all expose outer sleeve body and be connected otic placode and removably connect.
When the present invention works, drive source orders about power spindle and rotates, and power spindle rotates with turning arm, and cleaning brush is revolved round the sun round dustbin outer wall; Start CD-ROM drive motor, CD-ROM drive motor makes cleaning brush carry out rotation by rotating shaft; When the contact action power of cleaning brush and dustbin outer wall is excessive, namely when cleaning brush bristle compresses dustbin outer wall and produces bending situation, be equivalent to the outer top power effect that cleaning brush self is subject to dustbin outer wall, the engaging lug strip of fixed pedestal is made the outside beat of mandrel, mandrel is at outer sleeve body intrinsic deflection, four sides of mandrel extrude four rubber bodies simultaneously, make four rubber bodies produce deformation simultaneously, ensure cleaning brush outside beat in time, to reduce the contact action power of cleaning brush and dustbin outer wall; Because rubber bodies itself has certain elasticity, not only can ensure that mandrel can offset the active force from cleaning brush while deflection, also there is certain damping effect, thus stably ensure deflection angle and the action of cleaning brush.
Compared with prior art, beneficial effect of the present invention is: the setting of deflection component can ensure that cleaning brush possesses beat ability, when the contact action power of cleaning brush and dustbin outer wall is excessive, cleaning brush can outside beat automatically, to reduce the contact action power of cleaning brush and dustbin outer wall, cleaning brush bristle and dustbin outer wall are formed just contact but not against dustbin outer wall, in order to avoid cleaning brush and the excessive wearing and tearing causing dustbin outer wall of dustbin wall contacts active force, make cleaning brush bristle only brush away dirt and the dustbin outer wall that do not wear and tear as far as possible; In deflection component, arranging of rubber bodies can slow down the vibrations of cleaning brush when revolving round the sun at a high speed greatly, and rubber bodies plug is contained between the side of mandrel and the side, angle of outer sleeve body cavity, installs and uses very convenient.
As a further improvement on the present invention, the two ends of described mandrel are equipped with screwed hole, also can pass the screw being connected otic placode with corresponding threaded holes, and the screw hole arrangement of every one end of described mandrel has four and the side, four angles of the corresponding mandrel of difference.The stable connection connecting otic placode and mandrel can be ensured.
As a further improvement on the present invention, described fixed pedestal is fixed with upper flat plate, described upper flat plate is in directly over turning arm and also and between turning arm leaves gap, described turning arm is fixed with anti-collision rubber, and anti-collision rubber is in the gap location of upper flat plate and turning arm, and leaves gap between anti-collision rubber and upper flat plate.When cleaning brush beat amplitude is larger, upper flat plate reclines anti-collision rubber, can limit cleaning brush beat amplitude.
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Fig. 1 is using state figure of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is deflection component scheme of installation.
Fig. 3 is deflection component assembling schematic diagram.
Fig. 4 is the assembling relationship figure of deflection component and fixed pedestal.
Wherein, 1 drive source, 2 power spindles, 3 turning arms, 4 washing chambers, 5 dustbins, 6 cleaning brush, 7 spraying mechanisms, 8 CD-ROM drive motors, 9 deflection component, 9a rubber bodies, 9b mandrel, 9c outer sleeve body, 9d screwed hole, 10 rotating shafts, 11 fixed pedestals, 12 anti-collision rubbers, 13 fixing cutting ferrules, 14 connect otic placode, 15 screws, 16 upper flat plates.
Detailed description of the invention
As Figure 1-4, a kind of dustbin purging system, comprise the drive source 1 be fixedly mounted in washing chamber 4, be vertically arranged on the power spindle 2 of drive source 1 output rotationally, be vertically fixed on the turning arm 3 of power spindle 2 bottom, be arranged on turning arm 3 end scrub assembly, the spraying mechanism 7 be arranged on turning arm 3; Scrub assembly comprise CD-ROM drive motor 8, fixed pedestal 11, rotating shaft 10, with the cleaning brush 6 of dustbin 5 wall contacts, rotating shaft 10 axis and turning arm 3 extend to perpendicular, fixed pedestal 11 is arranged on turning arm 3 end, cleaning brush 6 is installed on rotating shaft 10 hypomere, rotating shaft 10 epimere penetrates rotatably fixed pedestal 11 and is fixedly connected with the output of CD-ROM drive motor 8, turning arm 3 end winding support be provided with empty tube shape structure, it extends to extending to perpendicular fixing cutting ferrule 13 with turning arm 3, fixing cutting ferrule 13 internal fixtion suit deflection component 9; Fixed pedestal 11 is fixed with the connection otic placode 14 be arranged symmetrically with for a pair, fixed pedestal 11 is assembled into one by connecting otic placode 14 and deflection component 9; Deflection component 9 comprises the empty tube shape outer sleeve body 9c that section is foursquare mandrel 9b, coaxial envelope mandrel 9b, and mandrel 9b, outer sleeve body 9c axially extend to identical with fixing cutting ferrule 13, and outer sleeve body 9c is socketed in fixing cutting ferrule 13; Outer sleeve body 9c cavity section is square, and four of mandrel 9b sides are just to the side, four angles of outer sleeve body 9c cavity, fill between the side of mandrel 9b and the side, angle of outer sleeve body 9c cavity and fill rubber bodies 9a, the two ends of mandrel 9b all expose outer sleeve body 9c and be connected otic placode 14 and removably connect.
During work, drive source 1 orders about power spindle 2 and rotates, and power spindle 2 rotates with turning arm 3, and cleaning brush 6 is revolved round the sun round dustbin 5 outer wall; Start CD-ROM drive motor 8, CD-ROM drive motor 8 makes cleaning brush 6 carry out rotation by rotating shaft 10; When cleaning brush 6 and the contact action power of dustbin 5 outer wall are excessive, namely when cleaning brush 6 bristle compresses dustbin 5 outer wall and produces bending situation, be equivalent to the outer top power effect that cleaning brush 6 self is subject to dustbin 5 outer wall, make the connection otic placode 14 of fixed pedestal 11 with the outside beat of mandrel 9b, mandrel 9b is at outer sleeve body 9c intrinsic deflection, four sides of mandrel 9b extrude four rubber bodies 9a simultaneously, make four rubber bodies 9a produce deformation simultaneously, ensure cleaning brush 6 outside beat in time, to reduce the contact action power of cleaning brush 6 and dustbin 5 outer wall; Because rubber bodies 9a itself has certain elasticity, not only can ensure that mandrel 9b can offset the active force from cleaning brush 6 while deflection, also there is certain damping effect, thus stably ensure deflection angle and the action of cleaning brush 6.
The two ends of above-mentioned mandrel 9b are equipped with screwed hole 9d, match with screwed hole 9d and can pass the screw 15 being connected otic placode 14, the screwed hole 9d of every one end of mandrel 9b is furnished with four and the side, four angles of the corresponding mandrel 9b of difference, can ensure the stable connection connecting otic placode 14 and mandrel 9b.
Above-mentioned fixed pedestal 11 is fixed with upper flat plate 16, upper flat plate 16 is in directly over turning arm 3 and also and between turning arm 3 leaves gap, turning arm 3 is fixed with anti-collision rubber 12, and anti-collision rubber 12 is in the gap location of upper flat plate 16 and turning arm 3, and leaves gap between anti-collision rubber 12 and upper flat plate 16.When cleaning brush 6 beat amplitude is larger, upper flat plate 16 reclines anti-collision rubber 12, and cleaning brush 6 beat amplitude can be prevented excessive.
The present invention is not limited to above-described embodiment; on the basis of technical scheme disclosed by the invention; those skilled in the art is according to disclosed technology contents; do not need performing creative labour just can make some to some technical characteristics wherein to replace and distortion, these are replaced and are out of shape all in protection scope of the present invention.
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1. a dustbin purging system, the spraying mechanism (7) scrubbed assembly, be arranged on turning arm on (3) of turning arm (3) end that comprises the drive source (1) be fixedly mounted in washing chamber (4), is vertically arranged on the power spindle (2) of drive source (1) output rotationally, is vertically fixed on the turning arm (3) of power spindle (2) bottom, is arranged on, described assembly of scrubbing comprises CD-ROM drive motor (8), fixed pedestal (11), rotating shaft (10), with the cleaning brush (6) of dustbin (5) wall contacts, described rotating shaft (10) axis and turning arm (3) extend to perpendicular, described fixed pedestal (11) is arranged on turning arm (3) end, described cleaning brush (6) is installed on rotating shaft (10) hypomere, described rotating shaft (10) epimere penetrates rotatably fixed pedestal (11) and is fixedly connected with the output of CD-ROM drive motor (8), it is characterized in that: described turning arm (3) end winding support is provided with empty tube shape structure, it extends to extending to perpendicular fixing cutting ferrule (13) with turning arm (3), described fixing cutting ferrule (13) internal fixtion suit deflection component (9), described fixed pedestal (11) is fixed with the connection otic placode (14) be arranged symmetrically with for a pair, described fixed pedestal (11) is assembled into one by connecting otic placode (14) and deflection component (9), described deflection component (9) comprises the empty tube shape outer sleeve body (9c) that section is foursquare mandrel (9b), coaxial envelope mandrel (9b), described mandrel (9b), outer sleeve body (9c) axially extend to identical with fixing cutting ferrule (13), and described outer sleeve body (9c) is socketed in fixing cutting ferrule (13), described outer sleeve body (9c) cavity section is square, and four sides of described mandrel (9b) are just to the side, four angles of outer sleeve body (9c) cavity, fill between the side of described mandrel (9b) and the side, angle of outer sleeve body (9c) cavity and fill rubber bodies (9a), the two ends of described mandrel (9b) all expose outer sleeve body (9c) and be connected otic placode (14) and removably connect.
2. a kind of dustbin purging system according to claim 1, it is characterized in that: the two ends of described mandrel (9b) are equipped with screwed hole (9d), match with screwed hole (9d) and can pass the screw (15) being connected otic placode (14), the screwed hole (9d) of every one end of described mandrel (9b) is furnished with four and the side, four angles of the corresponding mandrel of difference (9b).
3. a kind of dustbin purging system according to claim 1, it is characterized in that: described fixed pedestal (11) is fixed with upper flat plate (16), described upper flat plate (16) to be in directly over turning arm (3) and and leave gap between turning arm (3), described turning arm (3) is fixed with anti-collision rubber (12), and anti-collision rubber (12) is in the gap location of upper flat plate (16) and turning arm (3), and leaves gap between anti-collision rubber (12) and upper flat plate (16).
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