CN112545396B

CN112545396B - Cleaning apparatus

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Publication number: CN112545396B
Application number: CN202011555665.0A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 林达浩; 武朝阳; 黄现安; 黄忠平; 林海利; 王超
Original assignee: Gree Electric Appliances Inc of Zhuhai
Current assignee: Gree Electric Appliances Inc of Zhuhai
Priority date: 2020-12-24
Filing date: 2020-12-24
Publication date: 2024-07-30
Anticipated expiration: 2040-12-24
Also published as: CN112545396A

Abstract

The invention relates to a cleaning device comprising a mopping assembly comprising: a water tank; the mop module is provided with a cleaning surface and a mounting surface opposite to the cleaning surface; the water tank is abutted against the mounting surface of the mop module, can move relative to the mop module in a direction parallel to the mounting surface and is clamped with the mop module. Therefore, when the mopping assembly is matched and connected with the main body, the mop module can be restrained by the water tank and the main body together, so that the mop module can be conveniently detached from the water tank while the installation firmness of the mop module is ensured.

Description

Cleaning apparatus

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of intelligent electrical appliances, in particular to cleaning equipment.

Background

With the progress of technology and the development of society, cleaning devices such as a floor sweeping robot, a floor mopping robot or a floor mopping robot for cleaning indoor floor have gradually come into the lives of people. The cleaning devices can automatically detect factors such as room size, furniture placement, ground cleanliness and the like, and a reasonable cleaning route is formulated by means of a built-in program to clean the ground, so that the cleaning devices are favored by people, are more and more widely applied to the life of people, obviously reduce the burden of people, and bring great convenience to the life of people. Most of the cleaning equipment is provided with a water tank, the water tank is used for storing water and installing a mop module, and the mop module is supplied with water through the water tank to achieve the mopping and cleaning effects on the ground.

The current mop module comprises a mop mounting piece and a mop attached to one side of the mop mounting piece, and the mop mounting piece is clamped at the bottom of the water tank through a clamping piece. Because the fixing of the mop mounting piece is completely dependent on the cooperation of the mop mounting piece and the water tank, in order to ensure the connection firmness of the mop mounting piece and the clamping piece, the buckling amount of the mop mounting piece and the water tank is large, so that the mop mounting piece needs to be pulled out with great force when the mop mounting piece is dismounted, and the mop is inconvenient to disassemble and assemble.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention provides cleaning equipment for solving the problem of inconvenient assembly and disassembly of a mop, and the cleaning equipment can achieve the technical effect of convenient assembly and disassembly of the mop.

According to one aspect of the present application, there is provided a floor mopping assembly comprising:

A water tank; and

A mop module having a cleaning face and a mounting face opposite the cleaning face;

The water tank is propped against the mounting surface of the mop module, can move relative to the mop module in a direction parallel to the mounting surface and is clamped with the mop module.

In one embodiment, the water tank comprises a main tank body and a tank body clamping part arranged at one side of the main tank body; the main box body and/or the box body clamping part are/is propped against the mounting surface of the mop module, and the box body clamping part can be clamped in the mop module in a direction parallel to the mounting surface.

In one embodiment, the mop module comprises:

the mop mounting piece comprises a mounting piece main body and a mop clamping part, the mounting surface is formed on the mounting piece main body, and the mop clamping part is arranged on the mounting surface in a protruding mode;

The mop body is arranged on the mop mounting piece, and at least part of the mop body is covered on one side of the mounting piece main body, which is away from the mounting surface, so as to form the cleaning surface;

the main box body and/or the box body clamping part are/is propped against the mounting surface, and the box body clamping part and the mop clamping part are configured to be capable of relatively moving in a direction parallel to the mounting surface and mutually clamped.

In one embodiment, the mop mounting member extends lengthwise in a direction parallel to the mounting surface;

The case holding portion and the mop holding portion are configured to be relatively movable in a direction parallel to the mounting surface, perpendicular to a longitudinal extending direction of the mop mounting member, and to be engaged with each other.

In one embodiment, the case clamping part is arranged at one side of the main case facing the mounting surface, and extends outwards from the main case along the clamping direction of the case clamping part and the mop clamping part.

In one embodiment, the water tank comprises two tank clamping parts which are arranged at intervals in the longitudinal extension direction of the mop mounting piece; the mop mounting piece comprises two mop clamping parts, and the two mop clamping parts are arranged at intervals in the longitudinal extending direction of the mop mounting piece.

In one embodiment, each of the case holding parts includes two case holding arms, the two case holding arms are disposed at intervals in a longitudinal extending direction of the mop mounting member, a case holding gap is defined between the two case holding arms, and the mop holding part is held in the case holding gap.

In one embodiment, the mop clamping part comprises a first clamping end and a second clamping end, the first clamping end is arranged on the mounting part main body in a protruding mode along the direction perpendicular to the mounting surface, and the second clamping end is arranged at one end, far away from the mounting part main body, of the first clamping end; the first clamping end is clamped in the box clamping gap, the size of the first clamping end is smaller than that of the box clamping gap in the longitudinal extension direction of the mop mounting piece, and the size of the second clamping end is larger than that of the box clamping gap.

In one embodiment, the mop clamping part is provided with a limiting protrusion protruding from any side of the mop mounting part in the longitudinal extension direction, the box clamping part is provided with a limiting groove correspondingly matched with the limiting protrusion, and the limiting protrusion is limited in the limiting groove.

In one embodiment, the mop catch can deform in a recoverable way under the action of an external force.

In one embodiment, the mop catch has a receiving cavity, and the mop mounting further comprises an absorbent member received in the receiving cavity.

According to another aspect of the present application there is provided a cleaning apparatus comprising a floor cleaning assembly as described above.

In one embodiment, the cleaning device comprises a main body, the mop module is detachably mounted on the main body along the mutual clamping direction of the water tank and the mop module, and the mop module is limited between the main body and the water tank in the upper limit of the mutual clamping direction of the water tank and the mop module.

In one embodiment, the cleaning device is a floor mopping robot or a sweeping and mopping integrated robot.

In one of the embodiments, it is characterized in that the mutual engagement direction of the water tank and the mop module is parallel to the movement direction of the cleaning device.

Compared with the water tank and mop module in the prior art, the water tank and mop module mutually propping direction and the mop module mutually clamping direction are perpendicular to the mounting surface, and the water tank and mop module mutually propping direction and the mop module mutually clamping direction are perpendicular to each other, so that after the mop module is matched with the main body, the water tank and the main body can be utilized to jointly restrain the mop module, and the mop module is fixed in a manner different from the prior art which completely depends on the water tank, so that the mop module can be conveniently detached from the water tank while the mounting firmness of the mop module is ensured.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a floor mopping assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the floor mopping assembly shown in FIG. 1;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged view of a portion of the floor mopping assembly shown in fig. 2 at a.

Reference numerals illustrate:

100. A mopping assembly; 20. a water tank; 21. a main case; 212. a key installation groove; 214. a water injection hole; 23. a box body clamping part; 232. a limit groove; 40. a mop module; 41. a mop mounting member; 412. a mounting body; 414. a mop clamping part; 4141. a first clamping end; 4141a, limit bump; 4143. a second clamping part; 416. an absorbing member; 43. mop body.

Detailed Description

In order that the above objects, features and advantages of the invention will be readily understood, a more particular description of the invention will be rendered by reference to the appended drawings. In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present invention. The present invention may be embodied in many other forms than described herein and similarly modified by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of the invention, whereby the invention is not limited to the specific embodiments disclosed below.

In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", "axial", "radial", "circumferential", etc. indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings are merely for convenience in describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element being referred to must have a specific orientation, be configured and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," and the like, are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying a relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defining "a first" or "a second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one such feature. In the description of the present invention, the meaning of "plurality" means at least two, for example, two, three, etc., unless specifically defined otherwise.

In the present invention, unless explicitly specified and limited otherwise, the terms "mounted," "connected," "secured," and the like are to be construed broadly, and may be, for example, fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally formed; can be mechanically or electrically connected; either directly or indirectly, through intermediaries, or both, may be in communication with each other or in interaction with each other, unless expressly defined otherwise. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present invention can be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art according to the specific circumstances.

In the present invention, unless expressly stated or limited otherwise, a first feature "up" or "down" a second feature may be the first and second features in direct contact, or the first and second features in indirect contact via an intervening medium. Moreover, a first feature being "above," "over" and "on" a second feature may be a first feature being directly above or obliquely above the second feature, or simply indicating that the first feature is level higher than the second feature. The first feature being "under", "below" and "beneath" the second feature may be the first feature being directly under or obliquely below the second feature, or simply indicating that the first feature is less level than the second feature.

It will be understood that when an element is referred to as being "fixed" or "disposed" on another element, it can be directly on the other element or intervening elements may also be present. When an element is referred to as being "connected" to another element, it can be directly connected to the other element or intervening elements may also be present. The terms "vertical," "horizontal," "upper," "lower," "left," "right," and the like are used herein for illustrative purposes only and are not meant to be the only embodiment.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a floor scrubbing assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 2 illustrates a cross-sectional view of a floor scrubbing assembly in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention; fig. 3 illustrates a partial enlarged view of the floor mopping assembly of fig. 2 at a.

As shown in fig. 1, a cleaning apparatus (not shown) according to an embodiment of the present invention is used for cleaning a surface of an object to be cleaned, such as a floor of a room. The cleaning apparatus includes a main body (not shown) and a floor mopping assembly 100, the floor mopping assembly 100 being mounted to the main body, the floor mopping assembly 100 being moved on the floor by the main body to clean various areas of the floor.

The structure of the middle floor mopping assembly 100 of the present application will be described below using a cleaning apparatus as an example of a sweeping and mopping robot. The present embodiment is only used as an example and does not limit the technical scope of the present application. It will be appreciated that in other embodiments, the cleaning apparatus may also be embodied as other apparatus, such as a floor mopping robot, a window cleaning robot, etc., without limitation.

With continued reference to fig. 1-3, the mop assembly 100 includes a water tank 20 and a mop module 40, and after the mop module 40 is coupled to the water tank 20, the mop assembly 100 can be integrally mounted on a main body of the cleaning device. When it is desired to remove the mop module 40, the floor assembly 100 can be removed integrally from the main body, and then the mop module 40 can be separated from the tank 20.

Specifically, the water tank 20 includes a main tank body 21, and the main tank body 21 is hollow shell structure, including a main tank body diapire, a main tank body roof that sets up with main tank body diapire interval and the main tank body lateral wall of connecting main tank body diapire and main tank body roof, main tank body lateral wall encircles main tank body diapire and main tank body roof along circumference. Thus, the bottom wall of the main box body, the top wall of the main box body and the side walls of the main box body jointly form a containing cavity for containing cleaning liquid such as water. It will be appreciated that the shape of the main housing 21 is not limited and may be set as required to meet different requirements.

In the following embodiments, the height direction (X direction shown in fig. 1) of the main casing 21 is defined as a first direction, the length direction (Y direction shown in fig. 1) of the main casing 21 is defined as a second direction, the width direction (Z direction shown in fig. 1) of the main casing 21 is defined as a third direction, and the first direction, the second direction, and the third direction are perpendicular to each other.

Further, the water tank 20 further includes a connection key, a key mounting groove 212 is formed in a top wall of the main tank body 21, the key is mounted in the key mounting groove 212, and the main tank body 21 is detachably mounted on the main tank body by means of the key. When the water tank 20 needs to be detached from the main body, the user can separate the water tank 20 from the main body by pressing a key.

In some embodiments, the top wall of the main tank 21 is further provided with a water injection hole 214, which communicates the accommodating cavity with the external environment, and the user can inject the cleaning solution of water into the accommodating cavity through the water injection hole 214.

The mop module 40 comprises a mop mounting 41 and a mop body 43. The mop mounting 41 comprises a mounting body 412, and in particular in some embodiments the mounting body 412 is of a flat plate-like structure and extends lengthwise in the second direction. The mop mounting 41 comprises a first fixing surface (not shown) and a second fixing surface (not shown), which are arranged opposite to each other in the first direction, the mop body 43 being at least partially arranged on the first fixing surface to form a cleaning surface of the mop module 40, and the second fixing surface forming a mounting surface of the mop module 40 arranged opposite to the cleaning surface. When the mop module 40 is mounted to the main body, the cleaning surface faces the object to be cleaned so that the mop body 43 contacts the object to be cleaned. The mounting surface and the cleaning surface are perpendicular to the first direction and are oppositely arranged in the first direction.

To achieve the connection of the water tank 20 and the mop module 40, the water tank 20 is held against the mounting surface of the mop module 40 and can be moved relative to the mop module 40 in a direction parallel to the mounting surface and is snapped into engagement with the mop module 40.

Specifically, the water tank 20 further includes a tank holding portion 23 provided on one side of the main tank 21. The mop mounting 41 comprises a mop catch 414, the mop catch 414 protruding in a first direction from the second fixing surface of the mop mounting 41. The main casing 21 and/or the casing catching portion 23 are/is caught against the second fixing surface in the first direction, and the casing catching portion 23 and the mop catching portion 414 are configured to be capable of relative movement in a plane perpendicular to the first direction and to be caught by each other.

Specifically, the case catching part 23 and the mop catching part 414 are configured to be able to generate a relative movement in the third direction. When the water tank 20 and the mop module 40 are coupled, the main casing 21 and the casing clamping portion 23 are abutted against the second fixing surface in the first direction, and the casing clamping portion 23 and the mop clamping portion 414 are mutually clamped in the third direction. Preferably, the orthographic projection of the main casing 21 on the plane of the second fixing surface is entirely located in the second fixing surface.

Thus, compared to the prior art in which the water tank and the mop module are fastened to each other along the first direction, the water tank 20 and the mop module 40 of the present application are fastened to each other in a plane perpendicular to the first direction, so that when the mop assembly 100 is coupled to the main body, the mop module 40 can be restrained by the water tank 20 and the main body together, unlike the prior art in which the mop module 40 is fastened by completely relying on the water tank 20, the mop module 40 can be conveniently detached from the water tank 20 while ensuring the installation firmness of the mop module 40.

Specifically, in one embodiment, the water tank 20 includes two tank holding portions 23, the two tank holding portions 23 are disposed at intervals in the second direction and located at opposite ends of the main tank 21 in the second direction, one end of each tank holding portion 23 is disposed at one side (i.e., the bottom wall) of the main tank 21 in the first direction, and the other end of the tank holding portion 23 extends outwardly from the main tank 21 in the third direction toward a direction away from the side wall of the main tank. More specifically, each casing clamping portion 23 includes two casing clamping arms, the two casing clamping arms are disposed at intervals in the second direction, and a casing clamping gap for clamping the mop clamping portion 414 is defined between the two casing clamping arms of the same casing clamping portion 23.

The mop mounting member 41 includes two mop holding portions 414, the two mop holding portions 414 being disposed at intervals in the second direction so as to be located at opposite ends of the mop mounting member 41 in the second direction, each mop holding portion 414 being disposed corresponding to one of the casing holding portions 23, respectively. Each mop clamping portion 414 includes a first clamping end 4141 and a second clamping end, wherein the first clamping end 4141 is arranged on the second fixing surface of the mounting member main body 412 in a protruding manner along the first direction, and the second clamping end is arranged on one end of the first clamping end 4141 away from the mounting member main body 412. The first clamping end 4141 has a dimension in the second direction that is less than the dimension of the housing clamping gap, and the second clamping end has a dimension in the second direction that is greater than the dimension of the housing clamping gap.

In this way, the first clamping end 4141 of the mop clamping portion 414 can be inserted into the housing clamping gap of the housing clamping portion 23 along the third direction, so that the water tank 20 and the mop module 40 are relatively fixed in the third direction. And since the dimension of the second catching end in the second direction is larger than the dimension of the case catching gap in the second direction, the mop mounting 41 and the water tank 20 are prevented from being separated from each other in the first direction.

Further, in some embodiments, the first clamping end 4141 of the mop clamping portion 414 is provided with a limiting protrusion 4141a protruding on either side in the second direction, and the mop clamping portion 414 can be deformed in the second direction in a recoverable manner. One of the case clamping arms of the case clamping part 23 is provided with a limiting groove 232 matched with the limiting protrusion 4141a, and the limiting protrusion 4141a is limited in the limiting groove 232. Specifically, in some embodiments, the limiting protrusion 4141a is provided on a side of the first clamping end 4141 of any one mop clamping portion 414 facing the other mop clamping portion 414.

In this way, when the mop mounting member 41 and the water tank 20 are relatively moved in the third direction, the mop clamping portion 414 is deformed by the squeezing action of the tank clamping portion 23 until the limiting projection 4141a is clamped into the limiting groove 232 and then the mop clamping portion 414 is restored to the original state, so that the limiting projection 4141a is stably clamped in the limiting groove 232. When the mop mounting 41 is separated from the sink, the user applies an opposite force to the mop mounting 41 and the water tank 20 in the third direction, and the mop clamping portion 414 deforms to disengage the limiting protrusion 4141a from the limiting groove 232, so that the mop mounting 41 and the water tank 20 are separated from each other.

It will be appreciated that the number and arrangement positions of the case holding parts 23 and the mop holding parts 414 are not limited, and may be different in number or arrangement positions as required. For example, in some embodiments, the water tank 20 includes three tank holding portions 23, the three tank holding portions 23 are arranged at intervals along the second direction, and correspondingly, the mop mounting member 41 includes three mop holding portions 414, the three mop holding portions 414 are arranged at intervals along the second direction, and each mop holding portion 414 is respectively engaged with one of the tank holding portions 23 correspondingly.

In some embodiments, the mop catch 414 has a receiving cavity, and the mop mounting 41 further comprises an absorbent member 416, the absorbent member 416 being received in the receiving cavity for absorbing the main body in the first direction. In this way, the mop mounting 41 is restrained relative to the main body in the first direction by the suction attachment 416, thereby preventing the mop mounting 41 from falling out of the main body in the first direction. Specifically, in one embodiment, the adsorbing element 416 is a magnet, and the main body is correspondingly provided with a magnet with a magnetic opposite to that of the adsorbing element 416, so that the mop mounting member 41 can be adsorbed on the main body along the first direction.

The mop assembly 100 and the cleaning device provided with the same are characterized in that the water tank 20 and the mop module 40 are connected with each other in the horizontal direction by the mutual clamping of the tank clamping part 23 and the mop clamping part 414, and when the water tank 20 is arranged on the main machine body, the water tank 20 and the main machine body can be utilized to jointly form constraint on the mop module 40, so that the buckling amount between the water tank 20 and the mop module 40 is reduced. When the mop module 40 needs to be disassembled, the mop assembly 100 can be disassembled from the main machine body, and the constraint of the main machine body to the mop module 40 disappears, so that the mop module 40 can be easily disassembled from the water tank 20, the mounting reliability of the mop module 40 is ensured, and the mop module 40 is convenient to disassemble, so that convenience is brought to the use of the cleaning equipment.

The technical features of the above-described embodiments may be arbitrarily combined, and all possible combinations of the technical features in the above-described embodiments are not described for brevity of description, however, as long as there is no contradiction between the combinations of the technical features, they should be considered as the scope of the description.

The above examples illustrate only a few embodiments of the invention, which are described in detail and are not to be construed as limiting the scope of the invention. It should be noted that it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that several variations and modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention, which are all within the scope of the invention. Accordingly, the scope of protection of the present invention is to be determined by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A cleaning apparatus comprising a main body and a floor cleaning assembly, the floor cleaning assembly comprising:

the water tank (20) comprises a tank clamping part (23), wherein the tank clamping part (23) comprises two tank clamping arms, and a tank clamping gap is defined between the two tank clamping arms; and

A mop module (40), the mop module (40) having a cleaning surface and a mounting surface opposite the cleaning surface, the mop module (40) comprising a mop catch (414) protruding from the mounting surface;

The water tank (20) is held against the mounting surface of the mop module (40) and is movable relative to the mop module (40) in a direction parallel to the mounting surface;

the mop clamping part (414) is configured to be capable of relatively moving in a direction parallel to the mounting surface and being mutually clamped, the mop clamping part (414) is clamped in the box clamping gap, the mopping assembly is detachably mounted on the main body along the mutual clamping direction of the water tank (20) and the mop module (40), the mop module (40) is limited between the main body and the water tank (20) in the mutual clamping direction of the water tank (20) and the mop module (40), and the mutual clamping direction of the water tank (20) and the mop module (40) is parallel to the moving direction of the cleaning equipment.

2. A cleaning apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the water tank (20) includes a main tank (21), and the tank holding portion (23) is provided on one side of the main tank (21); the main box (21) and/or the box clamping part (23) are/is abutted against the mounting surface of the mop module (40).

3. The cleaning apparatus according to claim 2, characterized in that the mop module (40) comprises:

A mop mounting (41), the mop mounting (41) comprising a mounting body (412), the mounting surface being formed in the mounting body (412);

The mop body (43) is arranged on the mop mounting piece (41), and at least part of the mop body (43) is covered on one side of the mounting piece main body (412) away from the mounting surface to form the cleaning surface.

4. A cleaning appliance according to claim 3, wherein the mop mounting (41) extends lengthwise in a direction parallel to the mounting surface;

The case holding portion (23) and the mop holding portion (414) are configured to be relatively movable in a direction parallel to the mounting surface, perpendicular to the longitudinal extending direction of the mop mounting member (41), and to be engaged with each other.

5. The cleaning apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the casing holding portion (23) is provided on a side of the main casing (21) facing the mounting surface, and extends outwardly from the main casing (21) in a direction of engagement of the casing holding portion (23) and the mop holding portion (414).

6. A cleaning appliance according to claim 4, wherein the water tank (20) comprises two said tank holding parts (23), the two tank holding parts (23) being spaced apart in the longitudinal extension of the mop mounting (41); the mop mounting element (41) comprises two mop holding parts (414), wherein the two mop holding parts (414) are arranged at intervals in the longitudinal extension direction of the mop mounting element (41).

7. A cleaning appliance according to claim 6, wherein two of the housing retaining arms are spaced apart in the longitudinal extension of the mop mounting (41).

8. The cleaning apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the mop catch (414) comprises a first catch end (4141) and a second catch end, the first catch end (4141) protruding from the mounting body (412) in a direction perpendicular to the mounting surface, the second catch end being provided at an end of the first catch end (4141) remote from the mounting body (412); the first clamping end (4141) is clamped in the box clamping gap, the size of the first clamping end (4141) is smaller than that of the box clamping gap in the longitudinal extending direction of the mop mounting piece (41), and the size of the second clamping end is larger than that of the box clamping gap.

9. The cleaning apparatus according to claim 6, characterized in that the mop catch (414) is provided with a limit projection (4141 a) protruding on either side of the mop mounting (41) in the longitudinal extension direction, the housing catch (23) is provided with a limit groove (232) corresponding to the limit projection (4141 a), and the limit projection (4141 a) is limited in the limit groove (232).

10. A cleaning appliance according to claim 9, wherein the mop catch (414) is capable of being deformed in a restorable manner under the influence of an external force.

11. A cleaning appliance according to claim 3, wherein the mop catch (414) has a receiving cavity, the mop mounting (41) further comprising an absorbent member (416), the absorbent member (416) being received in the receiving cavity.

12. The cleaning apparatus of claim 1, wherein the cleaning apparatus is a floor mopping robot or a sweeping and mopping integrated robot.