CN113208512B

CN113208512B - Cleaning system

Info

Publication number: CN113208512B
Application number: CN202110605279.6A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 金仟柱; 佘炜涵
Original assignee: Shenzhen Useer Robot Co Ltd
Current assignee: Shenzhen Useer Robot Co Ltd
Priority date: 2021-05-31
Filing date: 2021-05-31
Publication date: 2024-02-02
Anticipated expiration: 2041-05-31
Also published as: CN113208512A

Abstract

The invention discloses a cleaning system, comprising: the sweeping robot comprises a dust box for storing dust, wherein the dust box is provided with a through hole, a first sealing structure is arranged on the through hole, and a reflow hole is further formed in the bottom end in the dust box; the base station comprises a spray head and a sewage pipe which corresponds to the backflow hole and is used for discharging sewage in the dust box, the base station is used for being in butt joint with the sweeping robot when the sweeping robot moves to the base station, and the spray head enters the dust box through the first sealing structure and is used for spraying water for cleaning the dust box. The shower nozzle that can push out to get into in the robot dust box of sweeping floor and the sewer pipe that supplies to collect sewage through setting up on the basic station to and set up first seal structure and supply the backward flow hole that sewage flows in the robot dust box of sweeping floor, in order to make things convenient for cleaning the robot dust box of sweeping floor automatically, and collect the sewage after the cleanness, need not artifical clearance dust box, improved work efficiency, improved user experience.

Description

Cleaning system

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of cleaning, in particular to a cleaning system.

Background

Cleaning equipment such as a sweeping robot on the market is easy to be stained with a lot of dust in the working process. Some tiny dust is easy to adhere to the edge of the dust box, and the dust box is easy to accumulate due to accumulation of the tiny dust in daily months, so that the use feeling of a user is influenced, and the normal operation of the dust box is also influenced.

In order to solve the above problems, the existing dust box of the robot for sweeping floor is generally provided with a primary filter screen and a filter sponge for filtering fine dust, so that the dust and the like are left in the dust box, and then the dust is poured out manually, but the polluted dust and other pollutants cannot be completely discharged in a pouring-out mode. The method for cleaning the fine dust adhered to the periphery only depends on manual work, and the manual work generally adopts two kinds of methods for cleaning the fine dust adhered to the periphery of the dust box. One is to clean the fine dust adhered to the inside of the dust box by using a cleaning tool such as a brush, and the other is to bring the fine dust adhered to the periphery by using water. The dust box of the sweeping robot needs to be taken out every time when fine dust is cleaned, so that the sweeping robot is quite inconvenient, and residual sewage after cleaning cannot be removed in time.

Therefore, how to solve the problem that the dust is stuck to the dust box or cannot be cleaned by simple cleaning after the sweeping of the existing sweeping robot on the market is completed becomes a technical problem to be solved in the industry.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention aims to: in order to overcome the defects in the prior art, the invention provides a cleaning system which can solve the problems that a dust box cannot be thoroughly cleaned, sewage after cleaning cannot be discharged in time and the like in the prior art.

The technical scheme is as follows: a cleaning system, comprising:

the sweeping robot comprises a dust box for storing dust, wherein the dust box is provided with a through hole, a first sealing structure capable of opening/closing the through hole is arranged on the through hole, and a reflow hole is further arranged at the bottom end in the dust box;

the base station comprises a spray head used for spraying water and a drain outlet which corresponds to the backflow hole and is used for discharging sewage in the dust box, the drain outlet is communicated with a sewage pipe, the base station is used for being in butt joint with the sweeping robot when the sweeping robot moves to the base station position, and the spray head enters the dust box through the first sealing structure and is used for spraying water for cleaning the dust box.

Further, a second sealing structure which is used for blocking the backflow hole and is linked with the first sealing structure to be opened/closed is arranged on the backflow hole.

Further, the second sealing structure comprises a second sealing piece for sealing the reflow hole, and the second sealing piece is fixedly connected with the first sealing piece, so that the second sealing piece and the first sealing piece are synchronously opened/closed.

Further, the first sealing structure comprises a first sealing piece for sealing the through hole, a jacking block is arranged at the bottom end of the first sealing piece, the jacking block is connected with the through hole through an elastic piece, and when the spray head is ejected upwards, the spray head jacks up the first sealing piece so as to open the through hole.

Further, the through hole is arranged to be a hollow pipe body arranged towards the vertical direction, a baffle ring is arranged in the through hole, the first sealing piece is connected with the top block through a connecting rod, the connecting rod is arranged in the baffle ring, one end of the elastic piece is connected with the top end of the top block, the other end of the elastic piece is connected with the bottom end of the baffle ring, and the top block is used for driving the first sealing piece to vertically reciprocate along the axis direction of the through hole.

Further, the spray head comprises a hollow pipe body for vertically reciprocating in the through hole, a plurality of spray holes communicated with the spray head are formed in the top end of the spray head along the circumferential direction of the spray head, and when the spray head jacks up the first sealing piece, the spray holes enter the dust box.

Further, the base station comprises a slope and a platform connected with the slope, the platform is provided with the spray head which can be ejected upwards along the vertical direction, and the platform is also provided with a fixing structure for fixing the sweeping robot.

Further, the robot sweeps floor includes the drive wheel, fixed knot constructs including being used for fixing the recess of drive wheel, when the drive wheel is fixed by fixed knot constructs, the shower nozzle is upwards ejecting to pass through first seal structure gets into in the dirt box and to the dirt box carries out the water spray cleaning.

Further, the bottom of the sweeping robot is provided with a rolling brush assembly, the rolling brush assembly is arranged in an installation cavity, the installation cavity is communicated with the dust box, a second cavity is arranged on the base station corresponding to the rolling brush assembly, an inclined plane is arranged on the bottom surface of the second cavity, and a drain outlet communicated with the sewage pipe is arranged at the lowest point of the second cavity.

Further, a sewage storage box for storing the discharged sewage in the dust box is arranged in the base station, and the sewage storage box is communicated with the sewage outlet through the sewage pipe.

The beneficial effects are that: according to the cleaning system, the base station and the sweeping robot are arranged, the spray head capable of being pushed out into the dust box of the sweeping robot and the sewage pipe for collecting sewage are arranged on the base station, and the first sealing structure and the reflux hole for the sewage to flow out are arranged in the dust box of the sweeping robot, so that the dust box of the sweeping robot can be cleaned conveniently and automatically, the cleaned sewage is collected, the dust box does not need to be cleaned manually, the working efficiency is improved, the use is convenient for users, and the user experience is improved.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of one embodiment of a cleaning system of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view of a sweeping robot of the cleaning system of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a schematic perspective view of a base station of the cleaning system of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a schematic plan sectional view of the cleaning system of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is an enlarged schematic view of the cleaning system shown in FIG. 4 at A;

FIG. 6 is a schematic view of the cleaning system of FIG. 1 in a dust box and spray head combination;

FIG. 7 is a schematic view of a dust box part explosion structure of the robot cleaner shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 8 is a schematic plan view in cross-section of the head-to-head combination portion of one embodiment of the cleaning system of the present invention;

fig. 9 is a schematic perspective view of an embodiment of the cleaning system of the present invention.

Detailed Description

The present invention will be described in further detail with reference to the drawings and examples, in order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention more apparent. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are for purposes of illustration only and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. All other embodiments, which can be made by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the invention without making any inventive effort, are intended to be within the scope of the invention.

The cleaning system of the present invention comprises:

the sweeping robot 1 comprises a dust box 11 for storing dust, wherein the dust box 11 is provided with a through hole 111, a first sealing structure 1120 capable of opening/closing the through hole 111 is arranged on the through hole 111, and a reflow hole 113 is also arranged at the bottom end in the dust box 11;

the base station 2 comprises a spray head 21 for spraying water and a drain outlet 24 which is arranged corresponding to the reflow hole 113 and is used for discharging sewage in the dust box 11, the drain outlet 24 is communicated with a sewage pipe 242, the base station 2 is used for being in butt joint with the sweeping robot 1 when the sweeping robot 1 moves to the position of the base station 2, and the spray head 21 enters the dust box 11 through a first sealing structure 1120 and performs water spraying cleaning on the dust box 11.

Through setting up basic station 2 and sweeping robot 1 to set up the shower nozzle 21 in can ejecting entering sweeping robot 1 dirt box 11 on through basic station 2, with the convenience of customers to clean sweeping robot 1's dirt box 11 voluntarily, need not artifical clearance dirt box 11, improved work efficiency, convenience of customers uses, improved user experience. It should be noted that the sweeping robot 1 of the present invention includes, but is not limited to, the sweeping robot 1 and a dust collector.

Referring to the embodiment shown in fig. 1 to 7, in this embodiment, the base station 2 includes a slope 201 and a platform 202 connected to the slope 201, the spraying head 21 capable of being ejected upward in the vertical direction is disposed on the platform 202, and a fixing structure for fixing the sweeping robot 1 is further disposed on the platform 202. In this way, the sweeping robot 1 can move onto the platform 202 through the slope 201, and directly jack into the dust box 11 from below through the spray head 21 arranged on the platform 202 to realize cleaning. By means of the platform 202, the structure is simple, the manufacturing, maintenance and large-scale popularization are easy, and the appearance is attractive and concise.

The sweeping robot 1 is self-movable and comprises a driving wheel 12 for driving the sweeping robot 1 to move and a universal wheel 13 for controlling the moving direction. The fixing structure comprises a groove 203 for fixing the driving wheel 12, and a plurality of patterns or protrusions for increasing the fixing effect can be arranged in the groove 203. When the driving wheel 12 is fixed by the fixing structure, the spray head 21 is pushed upwards to enter the dust box 11 through the first sealing structure 1120 and spray water to clean the dust box 11.

Specifically, the base station 2 is provided with a power mechanism for driving the spray head 21 to reciprocate linearly in a vertical direction, and the power mechanism comprises: the spray head comprises a motor 221, a screw 222 for driving and connecting the motor 221 and a nut 223 sleeved on the screw 222, wherein the nut 223 is fixedly connected with the spray head 21. By driving the screw 222 to rotate by the electrode, the nut 223 is driven by the screw 222 to ascend or descend. In other embodiments, the power mechanism may also be a hydraulic transmission mechanism, a worm and gear transmission mechanism, a pneumatic transmission mechanism, a belt pulley transmission mechanism, a chain wheel transmission mechanism, a gear transmission mechanism and other existing power mechanisms, and such structural changes still fall within the scope of the present invention.

In this embodiment, the first sealing structure 1120 includes a first sealing piece 112 for closing the through hole 111, a top block 1121 is disposed at the bottom end of the first sealing piece 112, the top block 1121 is connected to the through hole 111 through an elastic member 1122, and when the nozzle 21 is ejected upward, the nozzle 21 ejects the first sealing piece 112 so as to open the through hole 111.

Specifically, the through hole 111 is configured as a hollow tube body disposed towards a vertical direction, a baffle ring 1111 is disposed in the through hole 111, the first sealing plate 112 is connected with the top block 1121 through a connecting rod 1123, the connecting rod 1123 is disposed in the baffle ring 1111, one end of the elastic member 1122 is connected with the top end of the top block 1121, the other end is connected with the bottom end of the baffle ring 1111, and the top block 1121 is configured to drive the first sealing plate 112 to perform a vertical reciprocating motion along an axial direction of the through hole 111. Thus, the first sealing piece 112 is opened and closed most quickly, and the structure is simpler, the cost is lower, and the popularization and the application are easy.

The spray head 21 comprises a hollow pipe body for vertically reciprocating in the through hole 111, a plurality of spray holes communicated with the spray head 21 are formed in the top end of the spray head 21 along the circumferential direction of the spray head 21, when the spray head 21 jacks up the sealing piece, the spray holes enter the dust box 11, and when the spray head 21 returns to fall down to exit the through hole 111, the first sealing piece 112 moves downwards under the action of the elastic piece 1122 to reseal the through hole 111.

In this embodiment, the backflow hole 113 is provided with a second sealing structure 1140 that is opened/closed in conjunction with the first sealing structure 1120.

Specifically, the second sealing structure 1140 includes a second sealing plate 114 for sealing the backflow hole 113, and the second sealing plate 114 is fixedly connected to the first sealing plate 112, so that the second sealing plate 114 and the first sealing plate 112 are synchronously opened/closed.

In the embodiment shown in fig. 8, the second sealing plate 114 is connected to the first sealing plate 112 through a lever assembly, so that the second sealing plate 114 and the first sealing plate 112 are opened/closed asynchronously, thereby ensuring that the cleaning water is not lost early during cleaning and improving the cleaning effect.

The sewage outlet 24 may be connected to an external sewage pipe through a sewage pipe 242, or a sewage storage box for storing the discharged sewage in the dust box 11 may be provided in the base station 2, and the sewage storage box may be connected to the sewage outlet 24 through the sewage pipe 242. So that the base station 2 can be provided also in an area where the user cannot connect the sewage pipe 242 to an external sewage drain.

As a further optimization of this embodiment, the cleaning component 101 is disposed at the bottom of the robot cleaner 1, the cleaning component 101 is disposed at the front side of the dust box 11 and is in communication with the dust box 11, a second cavity 241 is disposed at a position on the base station 2 corresponding to the cleaning component 101, an inclined plane is disposed on the bottom surface of the second cavity 241, and a drain 24 in communication with the sewage pipe 242 is disposed at the lowest point of the second cavity 241, so that sewage can be conveniently discharged to the sewage pipe 242 directly under the action of gravity in the second cavity 241.

In this embodiment, the cleaning component 101 is a rolling brush component, and the rolling brush component is disposed in a mounting cavity, and the mounting cavity is in communication with the dust box 11. Therefore, the rolling brush assembly can be cleaned to a certain degree, and the cleaning effect of the sweeping robot 1 is improved.

Preferably, a water tank for storing cleaning water is further provided in the base station 2, and the water tank is communicated with the spray head 21 through a pipeline. A water pump 23 is also arranged in the base station 2 and is used for driving the cleaning water to be sprayed out from the spray head 21. It is also possible to connect the spray head 21 directly to the external water supply line or by providing the tank as a pressurized tank, so as to avoid the provision of a water pump, which structural variation still falls within the scope of the invention.

Referring to the embodiment shown in fig. 9, in this embodiment, the base station 2 is a box, so that sewage can be prevented from flowing out of the box during the cleaning process, and the environment can be prevented from being polluted. The invention does not limit the opening mode of the box body, and whether the sweeping robot 1 enters and exits the base station 2 from the horizontal direction, enters and exits the base station 2 from the vertical direction or sets the box door 206 on the obliquely upper side/obliquely lower side of the box-shaped base station 2, the sweeping robot 1 enters and exits the base station 2 from the oblique angle falls within the protection scope of the invention.

Correspondingly, when the sweeping robot 1 is in butt joint with the base station 2, the spray head 21 is connected into the dust box 11 for cleaning, and the spray head 21 can be arranged on the horizontal side edge or the top edge in the base station 2 and only needs to correspond to the dust box 11 of the sweeping robot 1 when the spray head 21 is ejected.

The foregoing is only a preferred embodiment of the invention, it being noted that: it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and adaptations can be made without departing from the principles of the present invention, and such modifications and adaptations are intended to be comprehended within the scope of the invention.

Claims

1. A cleaning system, comprising:

the base station comprises a spray head used for spraying water and a drain outlet which is arranged corresponding to the backflow hole and used for discharging sewage in the dust box, the drain outlet is communicated with a sewage pipe, the base station is used for being in butt joint with the sweeping robot when the sweeping robot moves to the position of the base station, and the spray head enters the dust box through the first sealing structure and sprays water to clean the dust box;

the backflow hole is provided with a second sealing structure which is used for blocking the backflow hole and is linked with the first sealing structure to be opened/closed;

the first sealing structure comprises a first sealing piece used for sealing the through hole, a jacking block is arranged at the bottom end of the first sealing piece and connected with the through hole through an elastic piece, and when the spray head is ejected upwards, the spray head jacks up the first sealing piece to open the through hole.

2. The cleaning system of claim 1, wherein: the second sealing structure comprises a second sealing piece used for sealing the reflow hole, and the second sealing piece is fixedly connected with the first sealing piece, so that the second sealing piece and the first sealing piece are synchronously opened/closed.

3. The cleaning system of claim 2, wherein: the through hole is set to a hollow body towards vertical orientation setting, be equipped with the fender ring in the through-hole, first sealing piece with connect through the connecting rod between the kicking block, the connecting rod is located in the fender ring, just elastic component one end is connected the kicking block top, the other end is connected the fender ring bottom, the kicking block is used for driving first sealing piece is followed vertical reciprocating motion is done to the through-hole axis direction.

4. A cleaning system according to claim 3, wherein: the spray head comprises a hollow pipe body which is used for vertically and reciprocally moving in the through hole, a plurality of spray holes which are communicated with the spray head are formed in the top end of the spray head along the circumferential direction of the spray head, and after the spray head jacks up the first sealing piece, the spray holes enter the dust box.

5. The cleaning system of claim 4, wherein: the base station comprises a slope and a platform connected with the slope, the platform is provided with a spray head capable of being ejected upwards along the vertical direction, and the platform is also provided with a fixing structure for fixing the sweeping robot.

6. The cleaning system of claim 5, wherein: the robot sweeps floor includes the drive wheel, fixed knot constructs including being used for fixing the recess of drive wheel, when the drive wheel is fixed by fixed knot constructs, the shower nozzle is upwards ejecting to pass through first seal structure gets into in the dirt box and to the dirt box carries out the water spray cleaning.

7. The cleaning system of claim 6, wherein: the floor sweeping robot is characterized in that a rolling brush assembly is arranged at the bottom of the floor sweeping robot and is arranged in an installation cavity, the installation cavity is communicated with the dust box, a second cavity is formed in the base station corresponding to the rolling brush assembly, an inclined plane is arranged on the bottom surface of the second cavity, and a drain outlet communicated with the sewage pipe is formed in the lowest point of the second cavity.

8. The cleaning system of claim 1, wherein: the base station is internally provided with a sewage storage box for storing discharged sewage in the dust box, and the sewage storage box is communicated with the sewage outlet through a sewage pipe.