Background
Along with the development of social economy and the improvement of family's living standard, furniture cleanness gradually gets into the era of intellectuality, mechanization, and the cleaning machines people who takes advantage of can liberate people from house cleaning work, effectively alleviates people's work burden in the aspect of house cleaning, alleviates people and is carrying out the tired degree of house cleaning in-process.
Some existing cleaning robots basically achieve the functions of sweeping and absorbing dust, the sweeping requirements of human beings are met, some robots comprise mopping pieces such as mops, and in the process that the cleaning robots walk along the ground, the mopping pieces are used for cleaning dirty objects adhered to the ground, and the function of mopping is achieved.
However, the cleaning robot and the robot working station capable of mopping the floor at present have problems in several aspects:
(1) the existing cleaning robot can not work simultaneously when sweeping and mopping: the floor is swept first and then is mopped, so that the working time of the robot is increased, the electric power is wasted, frequent charging is needed, and meanwhile, the interference of the work of the robot on a user is increased;
the existing robot working station only has an automatic charging function, cannot automatically add water into a water tank and the like, and cannot clean the water tank;
(2) the existing cleaning robot can not automatically clean mopping pieces such as mop cloth, and one mopping piece is not cleaned and is difficult to clean the whole house, so that in the whole process of cleaning the floor, a user needs to frequently participate in changing and washing the mopping piece of the cleaning robot, on one hand, the user can not be completely liberated from the floor mopping process, the workload of the user is increased, on the other hand, the mopping effect is easily influenced due to untimely changing and washing, and the floor can not be cleaned;
the existing robot station also has no structure or function of automatically cleaning the wiping piece of the robot, or the wiping piece is only scrubbed by a fixed cleaning program, the cleaning degree cannot be intelligently judged according to whether the wiping piece is cleaned, and the robot station consumes water, electricity and has high noise;
(3) the existing cleaning robot enters a standby mode after mopping is completed, does not work any more, the wiping part is still in a wet and dirty state at the moment, a robot workstation cannot process the wiping part, the problem that the robot grows bacteria and even smells is caused, and the user experience is seriously influenced.
Therefore, the machine station that a reliable, convenience of customers used is waited to design, can not only carry out the conventionality and charge, can also carry out the moisturizing operation to the robot to can intelligent washing hold in the palm and wipe the piece, guarantee to hold in the palm one kind of wiping a clean health and sweep integrative robot workstation.
Disclosure of Invention
In order to overcome the above problems, the present inventors have conducted intensive studies, and on one hand, provide a sweeping and mopping integrated robot and a workstation of the sweeping and mopping integrated robot, which are characterized by comprising a machine station main body 7, and a clean water pipe 71, a sewage pipe 72, a charging contact piece 73 and a disinfection module 8 which are arranged on the machine station main body 7.
The machine station main body 7 of the working machine station is of a box structure, and a robot accommodating bin 701 is arranged at the lower end of the machine station main body 7 and used for a robot to enter.
Further, a charging connector is arranged on the sweeping and mopping integrated robot, and the charging contact piece 73 is arranged in the robot accommodating bin 701 and corresponds to the charging connector of the robot.
According to the invention, a clean water tank 3 and a sewage tank 12 are arranged on the sweeping and mopping integrated robot,
the fresh water pipe 71 and the foul water pipe 72 are provided at an upper portion of the robot accommodating chamber 701, preferably at upper ends of the robot fresh water tank 3 and the foul water tank 12 at corresponding positions.
In the present invention, the fresh water pipe 71 and the foul water pipe 72 are respectively provided with a fresh water tank coupling assembly and a foul water tank coupling assembly, which are devices capable of moving the fresh water pipe 71 and the foul water pipe 72 up and down, so that the fresh water pipe 71 and the foul water pipe 72 can be inserted into the fresh water tank 3 and the foul water tank 12, respectively
The sweeping and mopping integrated robot is provided with a roller 2, a spray head 4 and a scraping blade 21, the roller 2 is sprayed with water through the spray head 4, dirty water and dirt on the roller 2 are scraped through the scraping blade 21,
the inlet of the robot accommodating chamber 701 is designed to be a slope near the ground,
the bottom end of the robot accommodating chamber 701 is provided with a groove 7011 at a position corresponding to the robot drum 2, so that the roller 2 is not in contact with the station main body 7.
According to the present invention, the sterilization module 8 is a module capable of providing high-temperature steam sterilization, and preferably, the sterilization module 8 comprises a steam generator 81 and a steam pump, the steam pump is connected with the station clean water tank 712 or tap water, the steam generator 81 is a boiler type steam cleaning module, and a steam outlet of the boiler type steam cleaning module is located below the roller 2.
Preferably, a drying heater 9 is further disposed on the station body 7, and the drying heater 9 is disposed below or at a side of the roller 2.
On the other hand, the invention also provides a use method of the sweeping and mopping integrated robot workstation, which comprises the following steps:
s1, connecting the robot with the workstation;
s2, cleaning the robot;
preferably, the method further comprises step S3 of roller drying.
Further, in step S2, the robot cleaning includes:
purified water is supplemented into the purified water tank 3 through a purified water pipe 71;
the dirty water and the dirt in the sewage tank 12 are extracted through the sewage pipe 72;
the robot roller 2 rotates;
continuously spraying water to the roller 2 through the spray head 4;
the scraping strip 21 scrapes dirt and dirty water attached to the roller;
the dirt and dirty water are sucked into the dirty water tank 12.
The invention has the advantages that:
(1) according to the working station of the sweeping and mopping integrated robot, provided by the invention, water replenishing, charging and pollution discharging operations can be carried out on the robot;
(2) according to the sweeping and mopping integrated robot provided by the invention, the robot can be cleaned;
(3) according to the working station of the sweeping and mopping integrated robot, whether cleaning is finished or not can be intelligently judged, and water and electricity are saved;
(4) according to the working station of the sweeping and mopping integrated robot, the cleaning effect on the robot is good, and particularly the cleaning effect on oil stains is good;
(5) according to the working station of the sweeping and mopping integrated robot, the robot can be sterilized and disinfected and dried, so that bacteria are prevented from breeding.
Detailed Description
The invention is explained in more detail below with reference to the figures and examples. The features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the description.
The word "exemplary" is used exclusively herein to mean "serving as an example, embodiment, or illustration. Any embodiment described herein as "exemplary" is not necessarily to be construed as preferred or advantageous over other embodiments. While the various aspects of the embodiments are presented in drawings, the drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale unless specifically indicated.
In one aspect, the invention provides a sweeping and mopping integrated robot workstation, which is used for charging, supplementing water and cleaning the sweeping and mopping integrated robot, and comprises a workstation main body 7, and a water purification pipe 71, a sewage pipe 72, a charging contact piece 73 and a disinfection module 8 which are arranged on the workstation main body 7.
According to the invention, the sweeping and mopping integrated robot comprises a robot shell 1, rollers 2 arranged on the robot shell 1, a water purification tank 3 and a spray head 4, wherein the water purification tank 3 is connected with the spray head 4, a water pump is arranged between the water purification tank 3 and the spray head 4, the water pump pumps water out, and the water in the water purification tank is sprayed onto the rollers 2 through the spray head 4, as shown in fig. 1 and 2.
Be provided with the joint that charges on sweeping and dragging integrative robot's the robot shell 1, preferably set up the front end at robot shell 1 to accomplish charging with the workstation cooperation of sweeping and dragging integrative robot.
Further, a wireless communication module is further arranged in the robot of the sweeping and mopping integrated robot to communicate with the workstation, and preferably the wireless communication module is 433.
The robot shell 1 is provided with a driving wheel 13, the driving wheel 13 is installed at the bottom of the robot shell 1, and the robot is driven to walk through the driving wheel 13.
The roller 2 is arranged at the bottom of the robot shell 1 and can contact with the ground, the sweeping and mopping functions are realized through the roller 2,
in the invention, a motor component is also arranged in the robot shell 1, the rotation of the roller 2 is controlled by the motor component,
further, the translation speed of the roller 2 is different from the translation speed of the driving wheel 13 or opposite to the translation direction of the driving wheel 13, so that the relative sliding between the roller 2 and the ground is increased, and the sweeping effect of the roller 2 is improved.
In a preferred embodiment, the translational speed of the roller 2 is adjustable, and/or
The translational speed of the driving wheel 13 is adjustable, so that the floor can be purposefully swept according to the dirt degree of the floor.
According to the invention, when the robot starts to work, the spray head 4 sprays water on the roller 2, so that the roller 2 can play a mopping effect during rotation, and dirt on the ground is adhered to the roller.
In a preferred embodiment, the spray head 4 is in the shape of a strip, has a length similar to that of the roller, is installed on the side or above the roller 2, and is provided with a plurality of spray holes 41, as shown in fig. 3, in cooperation with the rotation of the roller 2, so that the water can completely wet the surface of the roller 2.
Preferably, the spray holes 41 are uniformly arranged on the spray head 4 in one or more rows, so that the wetting degrees of different positions on the surface of the roller 2 are uniform, the sweeping and the mopping are better performed, the problem of uneven sweeping and mopping effects is avoided, water can be saved, and the working time of the robot is prolonged.
Further, a scraping strip 21 is arranged on one side of the roller 2, the length of the scraping strip 21 is the same as that of the roller 2, and dirt and dirty water generated when the roller is swept is scraped off by the scraping strip 21, so that the roller 2 can continue to sweep.
In a preferred embodiment, the material of the wiper strip is a material having a certain hardness, for example, a metal plate such as a copper plate, an iron plate, and an aluminum plate, or a hard plastic plate such as a resin, and is preferably made of a stainless steel material.
In a preferred embodiment, the scraping strip 21 is pressed into the roller for 0.1-8 mm, and the scraping strip 21 is pressed into the roller 2, so that the scraping strip 21 can be in full contact with the roller 2, and then the surface of the roller 2 is scraped to hang off dirt and dirty water.
More preferably, the scraping strip 21 is impressed 1 ~ 2.5mm in the gyro wheel, and the inventor finds that, when the scraping strip 21 is impressed the gyro wheel degree of depth great, produces great resistance to gyro wheel 2 for motor element's output obviously risees, and the battery is power consumptive fast, and aggravate the degree of wear of gyro wheel, when the scraping strip 21 is impressed the gyro wheel degree of depth less, and the absorbent sewage is scraped out the volume less in the gyro wheel 2, and the clean effect of gyro wheel is not good.
According to the invention, the outer surface of the roller 2 can be made of a material with cotton material, polyester material or a mixed material of cotton and polyester.
The inventor finds that cotton and polyester materials have the characteristics of easy adhesion of dirt and dust, water absorption property which does not change along with the length of service time and can be scraped repeatedly, and compared with materials such as sponge, the roller has the advantages of moderate water storage amount, wear resistance, difficult damage and the like, so that the service life of the roller is obviously prolonged.
In a preferred embodiment, an air duct 11 is further provided on the robot housing 1, and the wiper strip 21 is located in the air duct 11, so that dirt and dirty water scraped by the wiper strip 21 falls into the air duct 11 and does not directly fall on the ground.
Further, a sewage tank 12 is disposed at one end of the air duct 11, and a fan is disposed above the sewage tank 12, and dirt and dirty water are sucked into the sewage tank 12 by the fan.
More preferably, a screen is further provided between the sump 12 and the fan to prevent dirt from being sucked into the inside of the fan.
In a more preferable embodiment, a partition is further disposed between the sewage tank 12 and the fan, and the direction of the wind flow is changed through the partition, so that the function of intercepting dirty water is achieved, and the dirty water is prevented from directly entering the fan along with the wind flow.
The inventor finds that the body size of the machine is limited, the electric quantity of the battery is limited, the power of the fan arranged on the machine is not easy to be overlarge, and although the conventional air duct 11 structure can play a certain dirt absorbing effect, the phenomenon that dirt, particularly dirty water falls to the floor can still occur.
In a preferred embodiment, a baffle 14 is further disposed at the bottom of the air duct 11 near the roller 2 to prevent the dirt and water from falling from the air duct 11 onto the ground and causing secondary pollution.
Furthermore, the baffle 14 is in a strip shape and is similar to the roller 2 in length;
more preferably, the shortest distance between the barrier 14 and the roller is 0-6 mm, so that the opening of the air duct 11 at one end of the roller 2 is smaller, thereby forming a larger suction force to better suck the dirt and dirty water into the dirty water tank 12,
in a more preferred embodiment, the barrier 14 is made of soft material, such as silica gel, rubber, etc., so as to prevent the barrier 14 from scraping dirt on the roller and prevent the barrier 14 from scratching the floor.
According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a sensor 5 for determining a dirt value of the air duct is further disposed on the air duct 11, and the dirt level of the surface of the roller 2 is indirectly determined by detecting the dirt level of the air duct, so as to determine the dirt level of the ground, and adjust the water spraying amount, the roller rotation speed and/or the robot walking speed, thereby achieving a better sweeping and mopping effect.
In a preferred embodiment, the side of the air duct 11 close to the roller 2 is shaped like a bell mouth, as shown in fig. 4, and the design of the bell mouth of the air duct 11 provides a guiding function for the suction of dirt and dirty water, and collects the dirt and dirty water together for the detection thereof by the sensor 5.
Preferably, the sensor 5 is an infrared pair tube sensor, which includes an infrared transmitting tube 51 and a photosensitive receiving tube 52, as shown in fig. 5, respectively disposed on opposite sides of the air duct 11, so as to detect the dirt level of the air duct 11.
Further, the sensor 5 can be arranged inside the air duct 11, or outside the air duct 11, preferably outside the air duct 11, and the position of the air duct 11 corresponding to the sensor 5 is made of a transparent material, so that structural designs such as water resistance of the sensor 5 are reduced, structural complexity of the robot is reduced, and the size of the robot is reduced.
In a preferred embodiment, the average value of the analog quantities detected by the sensor 5 within a period of time, preferably 0.5s to 3s, is used as the detection result of the sensor 5, so as to avoid the interference of the large dirt on the detection, and at the same time, eliminate the influence of the noise of the sensor, so that the robot runs more stably and stably.
Traditional robot all takes the same to sweep and drags the strategy on all ground, can't carry out the pertinence according to the actual dirty condition in ground and sweep and drag, when there is comparatively serious dirty in a certain region, is difficult to thoroughly clean.
According to the invention, a dirt threshold value, an initial roller rotating speed, an initial nozzle water spraying amount and an initial robot walking speed are set on the robot, and when the dirt value detected by a sensor 5 is lower than the threshold value, the roller rotating speed, the nozzle water spraying amount and the robot walking speed are respectively kept to be the same as the initial roller rotating speed, the initial nozzle water spraying amount and the initial robot walking speed; when the dirt value detected by the sensor 5 is higher than the threshold value, the rotating speed of the roller 2 is increased, so that the translation speed of the roller 2 is increased, and the floor sweeping effect is further increased.
Preferably, the initial speed of the roller 2 is 50-300 r/min, and the adjustable range of the rotating speed of the roller 2 is 0-1000 r/min.
In a preferred embodiment, when the dirt value detected by the sensor 5 is higher than the threshold value, the water spraying amount of the spray head 4 is increased, the cleaning effect on the roller 2 is increased, and the floor sweeping effect is enhanced.
More preferably, when the amount of water sprayed from the nozzle 4 is increased, the rotation speed of the fan is increased, thereby increasing the suction force of the air duct 11 and preventing dirty water from falling to the ground, and when the amount of water sprayed is decreased, the rotation speed of the fan is decreased to save electric power and reduce the noise generated during the operation of the robot.
In a preferred embodiment, when the dirt value detected by the sensor 5 is higher than the threshold value, the rotating speed of the driving wheel 13 is adjusted to reduce the walking speed of the robot or suspend the walking, so that the sweeping time is increased, and the ground sweeping effect is enhanced.
According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the rollers 2 are located at the front end of the robot, and the fresh water tank 3 and the foul water tank 12 are located at the middle and rear ends of the robot.
In the invention, because the water purifying tank 3 and the sewage tank 12 have larger weights and water is transferred from the water purifying tank 3 to the sewage tank 12 along with the sweeping of the robot, the center of gravity of the robot is changed, and furthermore, the driving wheel 13 is arranged at the middle rear position of the robot, thereby not only ensuring that the turning radius of the robot is smaller, but also balancing the water purifying tank 3 and the sewage tank 12 and reducing the unstable operation of the robot caused by the change of the center of gravity.
In a preferred embodiment, an edge brush 6 is further arranged at the bottom edge position of the robot shell 1, and dead corners which cannot be reached by the roller 2 are cleaned through the edge brush 6, so that the robot has the capability of cleaning corners and other positions.
In a preferred embodiment, the rollers 2 are detachably fixed to the robot housing 1 for easy replacement.
In a preferred embodiment, a camera is further disposed on the robot housing 1, and the camera intelligently identifies the ground environment, so that when the ground is an environment unsuitable for mopping, such as a carpet, the robot can bypass the area to continue working or prompt the user to replace the roller 2 with a rolling brush and then perform the working.
In a preferred embodiment, a laser sensor is further disposed on the robot housing 1, and the robot acquires and positions the robot through the laser sensor, so as to clean the robot according to the planned path.
The machine station main body 7 of the working machine station of the sweeping and mopping integrated robot is of a box structure, and as shown in fig. 6, a robot accommodating bin 701 is arranged at the lower end of the machine station main body 7 for the robot to enter.
In a preferred embodiment, the entrance of the robot accommodating chamber 701 is designed as an inclined plane near the ground, and the robot can walk along the inclined plane into the robot accommodating chamber 701.
Further, the bottom end of the robot accommodating bin 701 is provided with a groove 7011 at a position corresponding to the robot roller 2, so that the roller 2 is not in contact with the station main body 7, and the roller 2 is convenient to clean.
The fresh water pipe 71 and the foul water pipe 72 are provided at the upper part of the robot accommodating chamber 701, as shown in fig. 7, preferably at the upper ends of the robot fresh water tank 3 and the foul water tank 12 at corresponding positions, respectively, and after the robot enters the robot accommodating chamber 701, the fresh water pipe 71 is inserted into the fresh water tank 3 to add water to the fresh water tank 3; the sewage pipe 72 is inserted into the sewage tank 12 to pump out the sewage in the sewage tank 12.
In a preferred embodiment, the fresh water pipe 71 and the foul water pipe 72 are provided with a fresh water tank coupling assembly and a foul water tank coupling assembly, respectively, which are devices capable of moving the fresh water pipe 71 and the foul water pipe 72 up and down so that the fresh water pipe 71 and the foul water pipe 72 can be inserted into the fresh water tank 3 and the foul water tank 12, respectively.
In a more preferred embodiment, a water level measuring device is further provided in the fresh water pipe 71 or the robot fresh water tank 3 to detect whether water is filled.
Further, the purified water pipe 71 and the sewage pipe 72 are respectively connected with a water pump, and water adding and pumping work is completed through the water pumps.
In a preferred embodiment, a clean water pipe 71 is connected to a tap water pipe for clean water and a sewage pipe 72 is connected to a floor drain for sewage discharge to a sewer.
In another preferred embodiment, a machine station fresh water tank 712 and a machine station foul water tank 722 are provided on the machine station body 7 to supply fresh water and store foul water, respectively, as shown in fig. 8.
In a more preferred embodiment, a cleaning liquid box 74 is further provided on the station body 7, and a cleaning liquid is placed in the cleaning liquid box 74, and further, the cleaning liquid box 74 is connected to the station clean water tank 712, so that the cleaning liquid can be mixed with clean water in proportion, thereby improving the robot sweeping effect.
The charging contact piece 73 is arranged in the robot accommodating bin 701, corresponds to the charging joint position of the robot as shown in fig. 7, and after the robot enters the robot accommodating bin 701, the charging contact piece 73 is in contact with the charging joint of the robot, so that the robot is charged.
Disinfection module 8 is for can carrying out sterile module to robot gyro wheel 2, can be the antiseptic solution disinfection, infrared ray, ultraviolet ray disinfection, also can be the high temperature steam disinfection, and preferred is the module that can provide the high temperature steam disinfection, compares in other disinfection modes, and the high temperature steam disinfection is not only disinfected more thoroughly environmental protection, can also assist the greasy dirt of clean gyro wheel 2 for improve gyro wheel 2's clean speed and clean effect.
More preferably, the disinfection module 8 comprises a water vapor generator 81 and a steam water pump 82, said steam water pump 82 being connected to a station clean water tank 712 or to tap water for supplying the water vapor generator 81 with water.
The water vapor generator 81 is located below the robot accommodating compartment 701, and a vapor outlet of the water vapor generator 81 is located below the roller 2, so that the generated vapor is directly sprayed on the roller 2.
In the present invention, the steam generator 81 is not particularly limited, and may be any steam generator, such as a heater produced in danyang flying tool factory, a cast aluminum heater produced in sanden, and the like.
In a preferred embodiment, the steam generator 81 is a boiler type steam cleaning module, and can release steam at high temperature and high pressure continuously.
According to the invention, in a preferred embodiment, a drying heater 9 is further arranged on the machine station main body 7, the drying heater 9 is arranged below or at the side of the roller 2, and the roller 2 is dried by continuously outputting hot air, so that the robot keeps a dry state after being used, and the breeding of bacteria is reduced.
In a preferred embodiment, the drying heater 9 comprises a combination of heating wires and a fan, such as a DC47-00019A dryer heater, a ZSEYCOM heater wire, and any fan.
According to the invention, the workstation is also provided with a communication module for communicating with the robot, preferably a 433 communication module is adopted, which has the advantages of high frequency stability, high anti-interference capability, small radiation and the like, and is particularly suitable for communication between the workstation with short distance and the robot.
On the other hand, the invention provides a use method of a robot working station of a sweeping and mopping integrated machine, which comprises the following steps:
s1, connecting the robot with the workstation;
and S2, cleaning the robot.
In step S1, after the work is completed, or when water replenishment, drainage, or charging is required, the robot returns to the work station, and enters the robot accommodating chamber 701.
Further, the robot enters the robot accommodating chamber 701 and then is connected with the workstation, and the connection includes:
the charging contact piece 73 of the workstation is connected with the charging connector of the robot;
the water purifying pipe 71 of the working station is connected with the water purifying tank 3 of the robot;
the sewage pipe 72 of the work station is connected to the sewage tank 12 of the robot.
Specifically, when the robot returns to the work station, the robot charging connector contacts with the clean water tank 3, the work station acquires information that the robot is in place, and the clean water pipe 71 and the sewage pipe 72 are respectively inserted into the clean water tank 3 and the sewage tank 12 of the robot through the clean water tank connecting assembly and the sewage tank connecting assembly, so that the robot is connected with the work station.
In step S2, the robot cleaning includes:
purified water is supplemented into the purified water tank 3 through a purified water pipe 71;
the dirty water and the dirt in the sewage tank 12 are extracted through the sewage pipe 72;
the robot roller 2 rotates;
continuously spraying water to the roller 2 through the spray head 4;
the scraping strip 21 scrapes dirt and dirty water attached to the roller;
the dirt and dirty water are sucked into the dirty water tank 12.
Preferably, the rotation speed of the robot wheel 2 is more than 500r/min, more preferably more than 700r/min during the robot cleaning process, in order to achieve better cleaning effect.
In a preferred embodiment, the robotic cleaning further comprises: the water vapor generator 81 sprays the generated steam on the roller 2.
The high-temperature steam can assist in cleaning dirt on the roller 2, has a good effect on oil stain cleaning, and also has the effect of sterilizing the roller at high temperature.
According to the invention, in the process of cleaning the robot, the sensor 5 continuously detects the dirt degree of the air duct 11 to determine the dirt degree of the surface of the roller 2, when the detected dirt degree is lower than a preset threshold value, the roller 2 is clean, the robot communicates with the working station, and the robot is stopped to clean.
Preferably, after the robot cleaning is stopped, the dirty water and the dirty soil in the robot sewage tank 12 are extracted and the robot clean water tank 3 is filled with clean water.
In a preferred embodiment, after step S2, the method further includes the steps of:
and S3, drying by using a roller.
The roller 2 is dried by outputting hot air through the drying heater 9, and preferably, the rotating speed of the roller is more than 500/min during the drying process.
The present invention has been described above in connection with preferred embodiments, but these embodiments are merely exemplary and merely illustrative. On the basis of the above, the invention can be subjected to various substitutions and modifications, and the substitutions and the modifications are all within the protection scope of the invention.