CN113303712A

CN113303712A - Floor sweeping robot

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Publication number: CN113303712A
Application number: CN202010126523.6A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 陈小平; 陈超; 司徒伟贤; 程狮
Original assignee: Foshan Viomi Electrical Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Foshan Viomi Electrical Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2020-02-27
Filing date: 2020-02-27
Publication date: 2021-08-27

Abstract

The embodiment of the invention discloses a sweeping robot, which comprises a maintenance station and a sweeping machine body, wherein a water tank assembly is arranged on the maintenance station, the water tank assembly comprises a water collecting tank and a water injection piece, and the water injection piece is communicated with the water collecting tank; the sweeper body is provided with a water collecting box and a water receiving part communicated with the water collecting box, the water receiving part comprises a water receiving opening and a sealing device sealed on the water receiving opening, and when the water collecting box is filled with water, the sealing device is opened and enables the water filling part to be connected with the water receiving opening.

Description

Floor sweeping robot

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of sweeping robots, in particular to a sweeping robot.

Background

The floor sweeping robot is also called an automatic cleaner, intelligent dust collection, a robot dust collector and the like, is one of intelligent household appliances, and can automatically complete floor cleaning work in a room by means of certain artificial intelligence. Generally, the floor cleaning machine adopts a brushing and vacuum mode, and firstly absorbs the impurities on the floor into the garbage storage box, so that the function of cleaning the floor is achieved.

At present, the floor sweeping robot with the water tank exists in the market, dust collection and wiping operation can be carried out on the ground, liquid needs to be manually injected into the water tank after the liquid in the water tank is used up every time, and therefore the workload of a user is increased, inconvenience is brought to the user, and the cleaning can not be carried out continuously.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention provides a maintenance station and a sweeping robot, which can inject water into a sweeping machine body through a water injection piece, reduce the inconvenience caused by manually adding water into the sweeping machine body, and have simple and practical structure.

The invention provides a sweeping robot, comprising:

the maintenance station is provided with a water tank assembly, the water tank assembly comprises a water collecting tank and a water injection assembly, and the water injection assembly is communicated with the water collecting tank;

the sweeper body is provided with a water collecting box and a water receiving piece communicated with the water collecting box, the water receiving piece comprises a water receiving opening and a sealing device sealed on the water receiving opening, and the sealing device is opened and enables the water receiving opening to be connected with the water receiving opening when the water collecting box is filled with water.

In the sweeping robot, the water receiving part is arranged at the upper end of the sweeper body, and the water injection part is arranged at the maintenance station and is positioned at the upper end of the sweeper body, so that the water injection part can inject water to the sweeper body along the vertical direction of the maintenance station.

In the sweeping robot, the sealing device comprises a star-shaped sealing element made of flexible materials, and the star-shaped sealing element is installed in the water receiving port.

In the sweeping robot, the sealing device comprises a rotating assembly with a sealing cover, and the sealing cover is covered on the outer side of the water receiving opening.

In the sweeping robot, the rotating assembly comprises a rotating motor, a guide table is arranged on the sealing cover, a guide groove matched with the guide table is arranged on the sweeper body close to the water receiving opening, and the rotating motor is used for driving the sealing cover to move along the guide groove.

In the sweeping robot, the water injection piece comprises a driving piece and a moving piece provided with a water injection pipe, and the driving piece is used for driving the moving piece to move towards or away from the water receiving piece.

In the sweeping robot, the driving part comprises a driver, a fixed seat and a driving part connected with the moving part, the driving part is movably arranged on the fixed seat, and the driver is arranged on the maintenance station through the fixed seat.

In the sweeping robot, the transmission part comprises a gear and a rack in transmission connection with the gear, the gear is installed in the output end of the driver, and the rack can be movably installed in the fixed seat.

In the sweeping robot of the present invention, the fixing base includes a first fixing base and a second fixing base, the second fixing base is installed in the first fixing base, and the rack is movably embedded between the second fixing base and the first fixing base. .

In the sweeping robot, the driver comprises a driving motor, a bearing piece is installed on the fixed seat, and an output shaft of the driving motor penetrates through the bearing piece and then is connected with the gear.

The technical scheme provided by the embodiment of the application can have the following beneficial effects: the application has designed a robot of sweeping floor, owing to be equipped with the water injection spare with the header tank intercommunication on the maintenance station, when the water injection spare was to the quick-witted body of sweeping floor, sealing device removed the sealed effect at the butt joint mouth of a river for the water injection spare can be connected with the water receiving mouth and through the water receiving mouth to the water catch bowl water injection, reduces the artifical inconvenient problem of adding water and bringing to the quick-witted body of sweeping floor, and simple structure is but practical.

It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only and are not restrictive of the application.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention, the drawings needed to be used in the description of the embodiments are briefly introduced below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are some embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious for those skilled in the art to obtain other drawings based on these drawings without creative efforts.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a sweeping robot according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 2 is a schematic structural view of the sweeping robot in fig. 1 at another angle;

figure 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the sweeping robot of figure 1;

figure 4 is a cross-sectional view of the sweeping robot of figure 1 at another angle;

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of the structure of the water injection member of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is an exploded view of the water injection member of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is an exploded schematic view of the drive member of FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is an exploded view of the anchor block of FIG. 1;

FIG. 9 is a block diagram of the first mounting bracket of FIG. 1;

FIG. 10 is a block diagram of the first mounting bracket of FIG. 1;

FIG. 11 is a block diagram of the second mount of FIG. 1;

FIG. 12 is an exploded schematic view of the transmission of FIG. 1;

FIG. 13 is an exploded schematic view of the moving member of FIG. 1;

FIG. 14 is a schematic view of the water receiving member of FIG. 1;

FIG. 15 is a schematic view of the water receiving member of FIG. 1;

FIG. 16 is a schematic view of the water receiving member of FIG. 1;

fig. 17 is a schematic view of the structure of the sealing device in fig. 1.

Detailed Description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are some, not all, embodiments of the present invention. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

In the description of the present invention, it is to 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", and the like, indicate orientations and positional relationships based on those shown in the drawings, and are used only for convenience of description and simplicity of description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element being referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and thus, should not be considered as limiting the present invention. Furthermore, the terms "first", "second" and "first" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, features defined as "first", "second", may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the described features. In the description of the present invention, "a plurality" means two or more unless specifically defined otherwise.

Some embodiments of the invention are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The embodiments described below and the features of the embodiments can be combined with each other without conflict.

As shown in fig. 1 to 17, the present application provides a floor sweeping robot, including a maintenance station 100 and a floor sweeping machine body 200, wherein the maintenance station 100 is provided with a water tank assembly, the water tank assembly includes a water collecting tank 10 and a water injection member 20, the water injection member 20 is communicated with the water collecting tank 10, and is used for discharging water inside the water collecting tank 10 to the outside; the sweeper body 200 is provided with the water collecting box 40 and the water receiving piece 30 communicated with the water collecting box 40, the water receiving piece 30 comprises a water receiving opening 32 and a sealing device 31 sealed on the water receiving opening 32, when the water collecting box 10 injects water into the water collecting box 40 through the water injecting piece 20, the sealing device 31 is opened and enables the water injecting piece 20 to be connected with the water receiving opening 32, so that the water injecting piece 20 can inject water inside the water collecting box 10 into the water collecting box 40 through the water receiving opening 32, and the fact that water in the water collecting box 40 is washed on the ground is guaranteed.

Specifically, the maintenance station 100 is provided with a sensor for detecting whether the sweeper body 200 moves to the designated position of the maintenance station 100 to inject water, wherein the sensor can be a receiver arranged on the sweeper body 200 and an infrared transmitter arranged on the maintenance station, and when the sweeper body 200 moves to the maintenance station 100, the infrared transmitter and the receiver are mutually matched to ensure that the sweeper body 200 moves to the designated position of the maintenance station 100. In addition, the sensor may also be a camera, and the sensor performs visual detection through the camera to ensure that the sweeper body 200 moves to the designated position of the maintenance station 100, which is not limited in the present application.

After the sensor senses that the sweeper body 200 moves to the designated position of the maintenance station 100, the sealing device 31 releases the sealing effect on the water inlet 32, and the water injection piece 20 is in butt joint with the water inlet 32, so that the maintenance station 100 can inject water into the water collecting box 40 through the water injection piece 20; after the water amount inside the water collecting box 40 reaches the threshold value, the water filling member 20 stops filling water and is disconnected from the water receiving port 32, so that the sweeper body 200 can be moved out of the maintenance station 100 and the ground can be cleaned.

In an alternative embodiment, a liquid amount detection module is disposed in the water collecting box 40 for detecting whether the amount of water injected into the water collecting box 40 by the water injecting member 20 reaches a threshold value, so that the water injecting member 20 stops injecting water and is disconnected from the water receiving port 32.

Specifically, the maintenance station 10 is further provided with a control assembly, and the control assembly is electrically connected with the sensor, the liquid amount detection module and the driver on the water injection member 20. In this embodiment, the water tank assembly further includes a pressure source and a control valve, the pressure source and the control valve are both disposed on the pipeline between the water collecting tank 10 and the water injecting component 20, the pressure source is used for generating the pressure of the liquid discharged from the water collecting tank 10 to the water collecting box 40, and the control valve is used for cutting off the water supply from the water injecting component 20 to the water collecting box 40, so as to ensure that the water in the water collecting box 40 does not overflow the sweeper body and shorten the service life of the sweeper body.

It should be noted that the water collection tank 10 can also supply the water to the water collection box 40 by the gravity of the water, and the present application is not limited thereto.

In an optional embodiment, the pressure source is a pressure pump, the pressure pump is connected to a pipeline between the water collecting tank 10 and the control valve, the control component is electrically connected to the pressure pump and the control valve, when the water collecting tank 10 drains water into the water collecting tank, and when the liquid amount detection module detects that the amount of water injected into the water collecting tank 40 reaches a threshold value, the control component disconnects the electrical connection between the control valve and the pressure pump, so as to prevent the pressure pump from continuously generating pressure for draining water into the water collecting tank 40, and thus energy loss can be effectively avoided.

In an alternative embodiment, the water tank assembly further comprises a detection unit, wherein the detection unit is disposed between the water tank 10 and the pressure source for detecting a liquid condition on the water tank 10, such that the detection unit can monitor a liquid storage condition in the water tank 10 in real time as the water tank 10 drains the water tank.

Specifically, the detecting element can be the bubble detector, because the bubble detector sets up in the one side that is close to header tank 10, consequently, the liquid condition to in the header tank 10 that the bubble detector can be timely detects, when the pipeline of connecting header tank 10 and bubble detector appears the bubble, the bubble detector can remind the user through the alarm device on the maintenance station 100 to ensure that there is sufficient liquid to supplying liquid to the quick-witted body 200 of sweeping the floor in the header tank 10, thereby guaranteed that the quick-witted body 200 of sweeping the floor can continuously supply water.

In an alternative embodiment, the water receiving member 30 is disposed at the upper end of the sweeper body 200, and the water injection member 20 is disposed at the maintenance station 100 at the upper end of the sweeper body 200, so that the water injection member 20 can inject water to the sweeper body 200 along the up-down direction of the maintenance station 100.

Specifically, be equipped with the portion of holding that is used for holding quick-witted body 200 of sweeping the floor on the maintenance station 100, the portion of holding has the bottom, lateral part and top, wherein, water injection piece 20 sets up perpendicularly in the top, infrared emitter sets up the lateral part on maintaining station 100, the receiver sets up in the week side of machine body 200 of sweeping the floor, machine body 20 of sweeping the floor moves to the portion of holding after, after infrared emitter and receiver cooperation back discernment maintain station 100 assigned position, water injection piece 20 stretches out from the top and is connected with water receiving piece 30, thereby carry out the water injection to the water-collecting box 40 in the machine body 200 of sweeping the floor.

In an alternative embodiment, sealing means 31 comprises a star-shaped sealing member 311 made of a flexible material, wherein star-shaped sealing member 311 is installed in water receiving opening 32, when water pouring member 20 is extended from the top, water pouring member 20 can be poured through star-shaped sealing member 311 to water collecting box 40, and when water pouring member 20 is retracted to the top, star-shaped sealing member 311 is restored to be elastically deformed to function as a seal for water receiving opening 32.

In an alternative embodiment, the sealing device 31 includes a rotating assembly 312 having a sealing cover 3121, wherein the sealing cover 3121 covers the outside of the water receiving opening 32. When the water injection member 20 extends out of the top, the sealing cover 3121 rotates and deviates from the position of the water receiving opening 32, so that the water injection member 20 can inject water to the water collecting box 40 after passing through the water receiving opening 32; when the water injection member 20 is filled, the water injection member 20 is retracted to the top, and the sealing cover 3121 is rotated to cover the position of the water receiving opening 32, thereby performing a sealing function.

In an alternative embodiment, the rotating assembly 312 includes a rotating motor 3122, wherein the sealing cover 3121 is provided with a guide table 3121a, the sweeper body 200 is provided with a guide groove engaged with the guide table 3121 at a position close to the water receiving opening 32, and the rotating motor 3122 is used for driving the sealing cover 3121 to move along the guide groove.

In the present embodiment, the guide table 3121a is provided at one side of the sealing cover 3121, and the output end of the rotating motor 3122 is connected to the other side of the sealing cover 3121 such that the guide table 3121a can rotate with the output end of the rotating motor 3122 as a fulcrum.

In an alternative embodiment, the water injector 20 includes a driving member 21 and a moving member 22 provided with a water injection pipe 221, wherein the driving member 21 is used for driving the moving member 22 to move towards or away from the water receiving member 30, so that the water injection pipe 221 on the moving member 22 can extend or retract into the maintenance station 100, thereby facilitating the water injection pipe 221 to inject water into the water collecting box 40 through the water receiving opening 32.

In an alternative embodiment, the driving member 21 includes a driving member 212, a fixed seat 211 and a transmission member 213 connected to the moving member 22, wherein the transmission member 213 is movably installed on the fixed seat 211, the driving member 212 is installed on the maintenance station 100 through the fixed seat 211, the driving member 212 drives the moving member 22 to extend out of the maintenance station 100 through the transmission member 213 when the water injection pipe 221 needs to inject water into the water collecting box 40, and the driving member 212 drives the moving member 22 to retract into the maintenance station 100 through the transmission member 213 after the water injection pipe 221 is injected.

In an alternative embodiment, the transmission member 213 includes a gear 2131 and a rack 2132 in transmission connection with the gear 2131, wherein the gear 2131 is installed in an output end of the driver 212, and the rack 2132 is slidably installed in the fixed seat 211, so that the driver 212 can drive the rack 2132 to move in the fixed seat 211 along a preset direction through the gear 2131, and further can drive the water injection pipe 221 of the moving member 22 to extend out of or retract into the maintenance station 100.

Specifically, the fixing seat 211 includes a first fixing seat 2111 and a second fixing seat 2112, wherein the second fixing seat 2112 is installed in the first fixing seat 2111, and the rack 2132 is movably embedded between the second fixing seat 2112 and the first fixing seat 2111.

In this embodiment, the second fixing seat 2112 is provided with a fixing seat attachment portion 2212a and a restricting table 2112b, the first fixing seat 2111 is provided with a restricting groove 2111a, after the second fixing seat 2112 is attached to the first fixing seat 2111 through the fixing seat attachment portion 2212a, the restricting table 2112b and the restricting groove 2111a form a guide groove 2113 together, and the rack 2132 is movably attached to the guide groove 2113.

In an alternative embodiment, the driver 212 includes a driving motor having an output shaft 2121, the fixing base 211 is provided with a bearing member 2114, the output shaft 2121 of the driving motor penetrates through the bearing member 2114 and is connected with a gear 2131, and the gear 2131 is engaged with a rack 2132.

Specifically, the number of the bearing pieces 2114 is two, the first fixing seat 2111 is provided with bearing mounting holes 2111b, the two bearing pieces 2114 are respectively mounted in the bearing mounting holes 2111b on two sides of the first fixing seat 2111, and the output shaft 2121 of the driving motor sequentially penetrates through the inner rings of the two bearing pieces 2114 and then is fixedly connected with the gear 2131, so that the output shaft 2121 of the driving motor can transmit the output torque to the rack 2132 through the gear 2131 and then drive the moving piece 22 to move.

In an alternative embodiment, the rack 2132 is provided with a rack connecting portion 2132b and a rack guide portion 2132a, the rack 2132 is movably installed in the guide groove 2113 through the rack guide portion 2132a, and the moving member 22 is connected to the rack connecting portion 2132 b.

In an alternative embodiment, the moving member 22 includes a guide seat 222, a connecting seat 223, and a water injection pipe 221 disposed on the connecting seat 223, wherein the connecting seat 223 is connected to the rack connecting portion 2132b, the water injection pipe 221 is fixed on the guide seat 222, the guide seat 222 is movably mounted on the maintenance station 100, and when the driving motor operates, the gear 2131 drives the water injection pipe 221 connected to the connecting seat 223 to move through the rack 2132, so that the water injection pipe 221 can extend out of or retract into the maintenance station 100.

Specifically, a water inlet end 221a is arranged on the moving member 22, and the water inlet end 221a is connected with the water collecting tank 10 through a pipeline, so that water in the water collecting tank can flow into the moving member 22 through the water inlet end 221a, and then is injected into the water collecting box 40 through a water injection pipe 221 on the moving member 22. In this embodiment, the pipe may be a flexible pipe, the water inlet end 221a is disposed on the water injection pipe 221, and the other end of the water injection pipe 221 is provided with a water outlet end for injecting water into the water collecting box 40.

In an alternative embodiment, the moving member 22 is provided with a guiding hole 222b, and the maintenance station 100 is provided with a guiding post, wherein the guiding hole 222b is movably arranged in the guiding post.

Specifically, the guide holder 222 is provided with a water injection pipe mounting part 222a, and the guide hole 222b is provided on the guide holder 222, wherein the water injection pipe 221 is mounted on the water injection pipe mounting part 222a, so that the water injection pipe 221 can move along the guide post through the guide holder 222.

In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly and may be, for example, fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected unless otherwise explicitly stated or limited. Either mechanically or electrically. Either directly or indirectly through intervening media, either internally or in any other relationship. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood by those skilled in the art according to specific situations.

In the present invention, unless otherwise expressly stated or limited, "above" or "below" a first feature means that the first and second features are in direct contact, or that the first and second features are not in direct contact but are in contact with each other via another feature therebetween. Also, the first feature being "on," "above" and "over" the second feature includes the first feature being directly on and obliquely above the second feature, or merely indicating that the first feature is at a higher level than the second feature. A first feature being "under," "below," and "beneath" a second feature includes the first feature being directly under and obliquely below the second feature, or simply meaning that the first feature is at a lesser elevation than the second feature.

The above disclosure provides many different embodiments, or examples, for implementing different features of the invention. The components and arrangements of the specific examples are described above to simplify the present disclosure. Of course, they are merely examples and are not intended to limit the present invention. Furthermore, the present invention may repeat reference numerals and/or letters in the various examples, such repetition is for the purpose of simplicity and clarity and does not in itself dictate a relationship between the various embodiments and/or configurations discussed. In addition, the present invention provides examples of various specific processes and materials, but one of ordinary skill in the art may recognize applications of other processes and/or uses of other materials.

In the description of the present specification, reference to the description of the terms "one embodiment", "some embodiments", "an illustrative embodiment", "an example", "a specific example", or "some examples", etc., means that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the present invention. In this specification, schematic representations of the above terms do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples.

While embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that: various changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made to the embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the invention, the scope of which is defined by the claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A sweeping robot is characterized by comprising:

2. The sweeping robot of claim 1, wherein the water receiving member is disposed at an upper end of the sweeper body, and the water injection member is disposed at an upper end of the maintenance station at the sweeper body, so that the water injection member can inject water to the sweeper body along an up-down direction of the maintenance station.

3. The sweeping robot of claim 1, wherein the sealing arrangement includes a star seal made of a flexible material, the star seal being mounted in the water receiving opening.

4. The sweeping robot according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the sealing device comprises a rotating component with a sealing cover, and the sealing cover is arranged outside the water receiving opening.

5. The sweeping robot according to claim 4, wherein the rotating assembly comprises a rotating motor, a guide table is arranged on the sealing cover, a guide groove matched with the guide table is arranged on the sweeper body at a position close to the water receiving opening, and the rotating motor is used for driving the sealing cover to move along the guide groove.

6. The sweeping robot according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the water injection member comprises a driving member and a moving member provided with a water injection pipe, and the driving member is used for driving the moving member to move towards or away from the water receiving member.

7. The sweeping robot according to claim 6, wherein the driving member includes a driving member, a fixed base and a driving member connected to the moving member, the driving member is movably mounted on the fixed base, and the driving member is mounted on the maintenance station through the fixed base.

8. The sweeping robot according to claim 7, wherein the transmission member includes a gear and a rack in transmission connection with the gear, the gear is mounted in the output end of the driver, and the rack is movably mounted in the fixed base.

9. The sweeping robot according to claim 8, wherein the fixing base comprises a first fixing base and a second fixing base, the second fixing base is mounted in the first fixing base, and the rack is movably embedded between the second fixing base and the first fixing base.

10. The sweeping robot according to claim 8, wherein the driver comprises a driving motor, a bearing member is mounted on the fixed seat, and an output shaft of the driving motor passes through the bearing member and then is connected with the gear.