CN115012179A

CN115012179A - Base and clothes treatment equipment

Info

Publication number: CN115012179A
Application number: CN202210772832.XA
Authority: CN
Inventors: 姜豪; 康菲; 苗雨来
Original assignee: Wuxi Little Swan Electric Co Ltd
Current assignee: Wuxi Little Swan Electric Co Ltd
Priority date: 2022-06-30
Filing date: 2022-06-30
Publication date: 2022-09-06

Abstract

The utility model relates to a cleaning device technical field provides a base and clothing treatment facility, and the base, including frame and reinforcement, the frame has places the chamber and with place the exit of chamber intercommunication, imports and exports and form in the frame along horizontal one side, places the chamber and is used for placing the machine of sweeping the floor, reinforcement and frame attach, and the reinforcement is located the below of imports and exports. Import and export and be used for the quick-witted business turn over of sweeping the floor to place the chamber, and entrance department is difficult to set up the lath that extends along upper and lower direction, and import and export department structural strength is weaker, and the reinforcement sets up in the below of importing and exporting, can dodge the quick-witted of sweeping the floor like this, avoids the reinforcement to interfere the business turn over of machine of sweeping the floor, and the structural strength of entrance department can be strengthened to the reinforcement.

Description

Base and clothes treatment equipment

Technical Field

The application relates to the technical field of cleaning equipment, in particular to a base and clothes treatment equipment.

Background

In the related art, a pedestal is provided under the laundry treating machine, but the pedestal is generally used only to support the laundry treating machine, and the pedestal has a single function.

Disclosure of Invention

In view of the above, embodiments of the present application are directed to a base and a clothes treatment apparatus, wherein the base can accommodate a sweeper.

To achieve the above object, an aspect of the present application provides a pedestal for a laundry treating apparatus, comprising:

the frame is provided with a placing cavity and an inlet and outlet communicated with the placing cavity, the inlet and outlet are formed on one side of the frame along the transverse direction, and the placing cavity is used for placing the sweeper;

and the reinforcing piece is connected with the frame and positioned below the inlet and the outlet.

In some embodiments, the floor of the frame is formed with a notch located below the access opening, and the stiffener is located at the notch.

In some embodiments, the reinforcement member protrudes downward at a portion below the access opening.

In some embodiments, the reinforcing member includes a bearing portion and two connecting portions, the two connecting portions are connected to two ends of the bearing portion along a longitudinal direction, the two connecting portions are both connected to the frame, the height of the bearing portion is lower than that of the connecting portions, and the bearing portion is located below the inlet and the outlet.

In some embodiments, the reinforcement member is recessed laterally inward at a portion thereof located below the access opening.

In some embodiments, the frame includes a rim, a support frame, and a bottom plate, the rim and the support frame together form a hexahedral structure having six sides each having an opening, and the bottom plate covers the bottom opening of the hexahedral structure.

In some embodiments, the frame, the support frame, and the base plate are integrally formed structures.

In some embodiments, the base includes a connecting member, the frame and the supporting frame are independent structures, the supporting frame and the bottom plate are integrally formed structures, and the frame and the supporting frame are connected by the connecting member.

In some embodiments, the support frame has three connection faces, three the connection faces are towards horizontal one side, vertical one side and top respectively, the frame includes three mutually perpendicular's pillar, three the length direction's of pillar one end interconnect, three the length direction's of pillar the other end is connected three respectively the connection face, in order to constitute jointly hexahedron structure.

In some embodiments, the base includes the base that has the quick-witted chamber of sweeping the floor, the frame the carriage with the bottom plate constitutes jointly place the chamber, the carriage is formed with dirt box cavity, place the chamber with dirt box cavity is along longitudinal arrangement, the base is located place in the chamber, the frame with the base is located dirt box cavity is along horizontal same one side.

In some embodiments, a portion of the floor of the frame projects downwardly to form a sink, the sink being located at the access opening.

In some embodiments, the frame is a plastic structure; and/or the reinforcing part is of a sheet metal structure.

Another aspect of the present application provides a laundry treating apparatus, comprising:

the base of any one of the above;

a laundry treating machine supported above the frame.

The base that this application embodiment provided, import and export are used for the quick-witted business turn over of sweeping the floor to place the chamber, and entrance department is difficult to set up the slab band that extends along upper and lower direction, and import and export department structural strength is more weak, and the reinforcement sets up in the below of importing and exporting, can dodge the quick-witted of sweeping the floor like this, avoids the reinforcement to interfere the business turn over of machine of sweeping the floor, and the structural strength of entrance department can be strengthened to the reinforcement.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of a base and a sweeper in an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the structure shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of another perspective of the structure shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a schematic structural view of a stiffener according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of another perspective of the structure shown in FIG. 4;

fig. 6 is a schematic view of the structure of fig. 4 from yet another perspective.

Description of the reference numerals

A frame 10; the placing chamber 10 a; an inlet/outlet 10 b; a frame 11; a support column 111; a first pillar 111 a; a second pillar 111 b; a third pillar 111 c; a support frame 12; the connection face 12 a; the first connection face 12 a'; a second connection face 12a "; the third connection face 12 a' ″; a dust box chamber 12 b; a mounting opening 12 c; a bottom plate 13; a sink table 13 a;

a reinforcing member 20; an avoidance port 20 a; a load bearing part 21; a connecting portion 22; the connection hole 22 a;

a base 30; a sweeper cavity 30 a;

a ground leg 40;

a power supply module 50;

a sweeper 1;

Detailed Description

It should be noted that, in the present application, technical features in examples and embodiments may be combined with each other without conflict, and the detailed description in the specific embodiment should be understood as an explanation of the gist of the present application and should not be construed as an improper limitation to the present application.

In describing the embodiments of the present application, the "up," "down," "lateral," "longitudinal" directions or positional relationships are as shown in fig. 1 and 2, it being understood that these directional terms are merely for convenience in describing the present application and for simplicity in description, and are not intended to indicate or imply that the referenced device or element must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore should not be considered limiting of the present application.

Referring to fig. 1 and 2, in one aspect, the present invention provides a base for a clothes treatment apparatus, the base includes a frame 10 and a reinforcement member 20, the frame 10 has a placing cavity 10a and an access 10b communicated with the placing cavity 10a, the access 10b is formed on one lateral side of the frame 10, the reinforcement member 20 is connected with the frame 10, the reinforcement member 20 is located below the access 10b, and the placing cavity 10a is used for accommodating a sweeper 1. Specifically, the entrance/exit 10b is used for the sweeper 1 to enter/exit the placing cavity 10 a. That is, the placing chamber 10a can provide a housing space for the sweeper 1.

The base that this application embodiment provided, import and export 10b is used for the quick-witted 1 of sweeping floor to advance to go out and places chamber 10a, and import and export 10b department is difficult to set up the lath that extends along upper and lower direction, and import and export 10b department structural strength is relatively weak, and reinforcement 20 sets up in import and export 10 b's below, can dodge quick-witted 1 of sweeping floor like this, avoids reinforcement 20 to interfere the business turn over of quick-witted 1 of sweeping floor, and reinforcement 20 can strengthen the structural strength of import and export 10b department.

Another aspect of the present embodiments provides a laundry treating apparatus including a pedestal of any of the embodiments of the present application and a laundry treating machine supported above a frame 10. That is, the pedestal is located below the laundry treating machine. Laundry machines are used to treat, for example, wash and/or dry laundry.

According to the clothes treatment equipment provided by the embodiment of the application, the base can provide supporting force for the clothes treatment machine. Still have the function of accomodating sweeper 1, provide accommodation space for sweeper 1 through the base, avoid sweeper 1 additionally to occupy the floor area.

The embodiment of the application also provides a cleaning system, which comprises the clothes processing equipment and the sweeper 1 in any embodiment of the application. The sweeper 1 can enter and exit the placing cavity 10a through the entrance and exit 10 b.

The cleaning system that this application embodiment provided, clothing processor can be used for handling the clothing for example washing clothing, and machine 1 of sweeping the floor can be used for clean ground, utilizes the base to provide accommodation space for machine 1 of sweeping the floor, no longer additionally occupies the floor area, practices thrift the space, and user experience is good.

The sweeper 1 is an intelligent sweeper 1. That is, the sweeper 1 comprises a control unit and a walking structure, and the control unit can control the walking structure to walk autonomously and the cleaning piece to work autonomously. Taking the walking structure as the roller as an example, the control unit controls the roller to roll to drive the sweeper 1 to move, and the cleaning piece can clean the ground in the walking process of the sweeper 1.

The cleaning member is used to contact a surface to be cleaned, such as a floor surface, to clean the surface to be cleaned. The cleaning member can roll, rotate or slide relative to the floor surface, etc., so that the cleaning member rubs against the surface to be cleaned, and thus the surface to be cleaned is rubbed by the cleaning member for cleaning.

Illustratively, the cleaning members of the sweeper 1 include, but are not limited to, rollers and/or wipers, and the like.

In one embodiment, the sweeper 1 comprises a first communication module, the clothes treatment device comprises a second communication module, and the sweeper 1 and the clothes treatment device can communicate with each other through the first communication module and the second communication module. For example, the sweeper 1 can return to the sweeper cavity 30a by wireless communication through the first communication module and the second communication module.

For example, the first communication module and the second communication module may include, but are not limited to, one or more of a bluetooth module, a Wireless Fidelity (WIFI) module, a fourth or fifth Generation (4th Generation/5th Generation, 4G/5G) communication module, or an infrared module.

In one embodiment, referring to fig. 1 and 2, the frame 10 is a plastic structure. The frame 10 is of a plastic structure and has the characteristics of low cost, light dead weight, no rust and the like.

In one embodiment, referring to fig. 6, the stiffener 20 is an integral structure. The reinforcing member 20 has a good structural strength.

In one embodiment, referring to fig. 6, the reinforcing member 20 is a sheet metal structure. The sheet metal structure is a structure formed by cold working such as punching, shearing, or bending a metal sheet. That is, the reinforcing material 20 is formed by cold working a metal plate by punching, shearing, bending, or the like. The thickness of the stiffener 20 is substantially uniform throughout. The reinforcing part 20 is of a sheet metal structure, has good structural strength and can effectively increase the structural strength of the inlet and outlet 10 b.

In one embodiment, referring to fig. 2, the bottom plate 13 of the frame 10 is formed with a notch, the notch is located below the access opening 10b, and the reinforcing member 20 is located at the notch. Specifically, the reinforcement 20 is located forward of the bottom plate 13. On one hand, the reinforcing part 20 has good structural strength, and the reinforcing part 20 bears the weight of the sweeper 1 in the process that the sweeper 1 enters the inlet/outlet 10 b. On the other hand, the floor 13 and the reinforcing member 20 are prevented from being stacked up and down, and the climbing height of the sweeper 1 entering the inlet/outlet 10b is increased.

In some exemplary embodiments, referring to fig. 1 and 2, the base includes feet 40 at the bottom of the base plate 13, and the feet 40 are supported on a load, such as the ground. The feet 40 are used to support the feet 40 of the base. Illustratively, the number of the feet 40 is four, and four feet are respectively arranged at four corners of the bottom plate 13. The anchor 40 can prevent the base plate 13 from contacting a load such as the ground, and prevent the base plate 13 from rubbing against the load such as the ground.

The structure of the anchor 40 is not limited, and for example, in some embodiments, referring to fig. 1, the anchor 40 is an anchor screw.

The feet 40 separate the base plate 13 from a load, such as the ground, which increases the distance between the ground and the base plate 13, and the sweeper 1 needs to climb a certain slope when entering the entrance/exit 10 b. Illustratively, in one embodiment, the base includes a ramp plate at the entrance/exit 10b, one end of the ramp plate in the transverse direction abuts against the upper surface of the reinforcing member 20, and the other end of the ramp plate in the transverse direction abuts against the ground. Thus, the sweeper 1 climbs along the upper surface of the climbing plate to enter the inlet/outlet 10 b. The larger the gradient of the climbing plate is, the higher the power requirement on the sweeper 1 is, the lower the height of the upper surface of the reinforcing part 20 is, the gentler the gradient of the upper surface of the climbing plate is, the lower the power requirement on the sweeper 1 is, and the easier the sweeper 1 can enter the inlet and outlet 10 b.

In one embodiment, referring to fig. 1 and 4, the reinforcing member 20 protrudes downward from the portion below the access opening 10 b. In this way, the height of the portion of the reinforcement 20 located below the access opening 10b can be further reduced, thereby further reducing the gradient of the climbing plate.

In one embodiment, referring to fig. 1 and 4, the reinforcing member 20 includes a load-bearing portion 21 and two connecting portions 22, the two connecting portions 22 are connected to two ends of the load-bearing portion 21 along a longitudinal direction, the two connecting portions 22 are both connected to the frame 10, a height of the load-bearing portion 21 is lower than a height of the connecting portions 22, and the load-bearing portion 21 is located below the access opening 10 b. Illustratively, the load bearing portion 21 and the two connecting portions 22 may be formed by punching. On the other hand, the load receiving portion 21 and the connecting portion 22 are not on the same plane, and the structural strength of the reinforcement 20 can be enhanced. On the other hand, the height of the load bearing part 21 is low so as to reduce the gradient of the ramp plate.

Note that, the upper direction means a direction toward the ceiling, and the lower direction is opposite to the upper direction. The vertical direction, the longitudinal direction and the transverse direction are mutually vertical to form a three-dimensional vertical coordinate system.

It is understood that in some embodiments, referring to fig. 2, the access opening 10b is located on a front side of the frame 10 in the lateral direction. Front refers to the side facing the user. Thus, the lateral direction coincides with the front-rear direction. In other embodiments, the access opening 10b may be located on the left or right side of the frame 10 in the lateral direction. Thus, the lateral direction coincides with the left-right direction. The above is merely an exemplary illustration of a specific application scenario of the base provided in the present application, and should not be considered as a specific limitation of the present application.

In one embodiment, referring to fig. 2 and 5, the reinforcing member 20 is recessed inward in the transverse direction at a portion thereof located below the access opening 10 b. That is, the reinforcing member 20 has an escape opening 20a at a portion thereof located below the access opening 10 b. Illustratively, the load bearing portion 21 is recessed toward the lateral inner side. So, dodge mouthful 20a and can provide the space of dodging for the climbing board, under the unchangeable circumstances of slope, dodge mouthful 20a and make the climbing board lean on the interior setting relatively, avoid climbing the excessive protrusion of board outside frame 10.

The connection part 22 is connected to the frame 10 in an unlimited manner, and the connection part 22 may be connected to the frame 10 by the anchor 40. In an exemplary embodiment, referring to fig. 1, 5 and 6, the connecting portion 22 is formed with a connecting hole 22a, and the upper end of the foot 40 is screwed to the frame 10 through the connecting hole 22 a. Therefore, the installation of the ground feet 40 is realized, and the reinforcing part 20 can be assembled on the frame 10, so that the purpose of dual purposes is achieved, the structural parts are reduced, and the cost is saved.

In an embodiment, referring to fig. 4 to 6, two lateral sides of the reinforcing member 20 are formed with flanges bent downward. Illustratively, both sides of the load bearing portion 21 in the transverse direction and both sides of the connecting portion 22 in the transverse direction are formed with downward flanges. On the one hand, the flanging enables to reinforce the structural strength of the reinforcement 20. On the other hand, the burring can prevent the burrs of the reinforcement member 20 from scratching the limbs or other structural members of the worker.

In one embodiment, referring to fig. 1 to 3, the frame 10 includes a frame 11, a supporting frame 12 and a bottom plate 13, the frame 11 and the supporting frame 12 together form a hexahedral structure with six sides having openings, and the bottom plate 13 covers the bottom opening of the hexahedral structure. Specifically, the top surface and the peripheral side surface of the periphery of the frame 10 each have an opening. Thus, the frame 10 has a simple structure and a light weight. The frame 10 can provide both a supporting force for the laundry treating machine and an accommodating space for the sweeper 1.

In one embodiment, the base includes a top plate covering the top opening of the hexahedral structure. The top plate can prevent water liquid from the clothes treating machine from entering the frame 10 through the top opening to affect the performance of the electronic components in the sweeper 1 and/or the base, and can also enhance the structural strength of the frame 10.

The top plate and the frame 10 may be connected by a connector. The connectors include, but are not limited to, screws, bolts, or rivets, and the like.

In one embodiment, referring to fig. 1 to 3, the base includes a base 30 having a sweeper cavity 30a, the frame 11, the supporting frame 12 and the bottom plate 13 together form a placing cavity 10a, and the base 30 is located in the placing cavity 10 a. That is, the hexahedral structure has the placing cavity 10a therein, and the base 30 is located in the placing cavity 10 a. In this way, other structural components can be conveniently arranged in the placing cavity 10a, and the sweeper 1 and the other structural components can be separated by the base 30, so that the safety is improved.

In one embodiment, the frame 11, the supporting frame 12 and the bottom plate 13 are integrally formed. By the design, the assembling steps among the frame 11, the supporting frame 12 and the bottom plate 13 can be reduced, the assembling process is saved, the production efficiency is improved, and the structural strength of the frame 10 is better.

In one embodiment, referring to fig. 1 to 3, the base includes a connecting member, the frame 11 and the supporting frame 12 are independent structures, the supporting frame 12 and the bottom plate 13 are an integrally formed structure, and the frame 11 and the supporting frame 12 are connected by the connecting member. Specifically, the fact that the frame 11 and the support frame 12 are independent structures means that the frame 11 and the support frame 12 are separately manufactured. In one aspect, the difficulty of designing, for example, the mold of the frame 10, may be reduced. On the other hand, the frame 11 and the support frame 12 are separately manufactured, so that the base 30 is conveniently arranged in the placing cavity 10a, and the difficulty in mounting the base 30 is reduced. For example, the base 30 may be placed on the bottom plate 13, and the frame 11 and the support frame 12 may be connected by a connecting member.

In one embodiment, referring to fig. 1 to 3, the supporting frame 12 has three connecting surfaces 12a, the three connecting surfaces 12a face to one lateral side, one longitudinal side and upward side, the frame 11 includes three mutually perpendicular supporting pillars 111, one ends of the three supporting pillars 111 in the length direction are connected to each other, and the other ends of the three supporting pillars 111 in the length direction are connected to the three connecting surfaces 12a, respectively, so as to form a hexahedral structure. Specifically, the three connection faces 12a have mounting openings 12c therebetween, and the frame 11 is located at the mounting openings 12 c. The mounting opening 12c makes the support frame 12 wider, for example, the base 30 can be placed on the bottom plate 13 from the mounting opening 12c, the support frame 12 does not interfere with the mounting of the base 30, and the mounting operation is more convenient.

In an exemplary embodiment, referring to fig. 1 to 3, the three supporting columns 111 include a first supporting column 111a disposed along a longitudinal direction, a second supporting column 111b disposed along a transverse direction, and a third supporting column 111c disposed along an up-down direction, a longitudinal end of the first supporting column 111a, a transverse end of the second supporting column 111b, and an upper end of the third supporting column 111c are connected to each other, three mounting surfaces include a first connecting surface 12a 'facing the first supporting column 111a, a second connecting surface 12a "facing the second supporting column 111b, and a third connecting surface 12 a'" facing the third supporting column 111c, a longitudinal end of the first supporting column 111a is connected to the first connecting surface 12a ', a transverse end of the second supporting column 111b is connected to the second connecting surface 12a ", and a lower end of the third supporting column 111c is connected to the third connecting surface 12 a'". Thus, the frame 11 and the support frame 12 constitute a hexahedral structure having six faces each having an opening.

In an exemplary embodiment, referring to fig. 1 to 3, the base includes a base 30 having a sweeper cavity 30a, the frame 11, the supporting frame 12 and the bottom plate 13 together form a placing cavity 10a, the supporting frame 12 forms a dust box cavity 12b, the placing cavity 10a and the dust box cavity 12b are longitudinally arranged, the base 30 is located in the placing cavity 10a, and the frame 11 and the base 30 are located on the same side of the dust box cavity 12b along the transverse direction. The dust box cavity 12b is used for accommodating a dust box, that is, the base can provide a dust removing function for the sweeper 1. On the one hand, the frame 11 and the base 30 are located on the same side of the dust box cavity 12b in the transverse direction, and the space of the supporting frame 12 for assembling the base 30 is wider, so that the base 30 can be smoothly placed into the supporting frame 12, and then the frame 11 is assembled to the supporting frame 12. On the other hand, arranging the dust box cavity 12b and the base 30 side by side in the transverse direction helps to reduce the size of the pedestal in the up-down direction, so that the pedestal is of a flat design, and thus, the pedestal is convenient to be integrated below the laundry treating machine.

In one embodiment, the base includes a dust collection motor, a dust collection tube and a dust box in the dust box cavity 12b, the base 30 is formed with a dust collection opening, the dust collection tube communicates the dust collection opening and the dust collection cavity of the dust box, and the dust collection motor is used for generating negative pressure in the dust collection cavity. When the collection dirt motor operation, the dust collection chamber produces the negative pressure to make dust collecting tube, dust collection mouth be the negative pressure environment, the impurity in the dust storage space of machine 1 of sweeping the floor is inhaled the dust collection intracavity under the negative pressure effect, thereby realizes removing dust to the automation of machine 1 of sweeping the floor, need not the user and removes dust to machine 1 manual.

In one embodiment, referring to fig. 2 and 3, a part of the bottom plate 13 of the frame 10 protrudes downward to form a sinking platform 13a, and the sinking platform 13a is located at the access opening 10 b. Since the portion of the bottom plate 13 near the entrance/exit 10b is structurally weak, the sinking platform 13a can reinforce the structural strength of the portion of the bottom plate 13 near the entrance/exit 10 b. The height of the sinking platform 13a is low, which is convenient for the robot to get in and out of the sweeper cavity 30 a.

In one embodiment, the height of the load-bearing part 21 is equal to the height of the sinking platform 13 a. On one hand, the base 30 and the climbing plate are convenient to arrange, and the height of the joint of the base 30 and the climbing plate is consistent, so that the sweeper 1 can smoothly enter the sweeper cavity 30a through the inlet and outlet 10b, and the situations of clamping stagnation or large shaking and the like are avoided.

Illustratively, in one embodiment, the dimension of the platform 13a in the longitudinal direction is not smaller than the dimension of the access opening 10b in the longitudinal direction. So that the dimension of the sinker table 13a in the longitudinal direction can be made large.

In one embodiment, referring to fig. 2, the base 30 is located above the sinking platform 13 a. So can reduce the height of base 30 to a certain extent, not only be convenient for set up other structures in the top of base 30, also be convenient for make whole base more tend to the platykurtic structure.

Illustratively, the base can also be used to provide cleaning, charging, and/or drying functions for the sweeper 1.

In one embodiment, the base 30 forms a sink in communication with the sweeper chamber 30a for washing the cleaning elements of the sweeper 1. Utilize the water liquid in the washing tank to wash the cleaning member for the cleaning member is cleaner, can need not the artifical cleaning member of user, and user experience is good.

In one embodiment, the base includes an inlet valve and an inlet waterway. The water inlet waterway is communicated with the cleaning tank, and the water inlet valve is arranged on the water inlet waterway. The water inlet waterway is used for supplying water to the cleaning tank. The water inlet valve is used for switching on or switching off a water inlet waterway. Therefore, the controller can control the opening and closing of the water inlet valve, and the automatic water inlet of the cleaning tank is realized. The water flow of the washing tank can be independently controlled through the water inlet valve, is not influenced by water used by the clothes processor, and only needs to electrify the water inlet valve, so that the water inlet valve can also independently work even if the clothes processor is not electrified or work. Similarly, the water flow of the laundry machine can be independently controlled without being affected by the water used by the base 2.

In one embodiment, the water inlet waterway is communicated with a tap water pipe. On the one hand, the tap water pipe continuously supplies tap water to the cleaning tank. Thus saving the structure of a water tank and the like for supplying water to the washing tank.

In one embodiment, the base comprises a sewage disposal waterway and a drainage pump, the sewage disposal waterway is communicated with the cleaning tank and the floor drain, and the drainage pump is arranged on the sewage disposal waterway so as to pump sewage in the cleaning tank to the floor drain. Therefore, the draining pump can be controlled to start and stop through the controller, and automatic pollution discharge of the cleaning tank is realized.

For example, the soil discharge waterway and the drain pipe of the laundry treating machine may be communicated through a tee joint to share the floor drain. That is, the washing water from the clothes processor and the washing water in the washing tank can be discharged to a sewer through the same floor drain, and the floor drains are not needed to be respectively arranged for the washing water and the washing water, so that the structural member is saved.

In one embodiment, the base includes a charging terminal and a power module 50 electrically connected to the charging terminal, the charging terminal is disposed on the peripheral side of the base 30, and the power module 50 is located in the placing cavity 10 a. For example, the power module 50 can be located above the dust box cavity 12 b. When the sweeper 1 is located in the sweeper cavity 30a, the sweeper 1 can be electrically connected with the charging terminal to realize charging. The power module 50 is used for converting alternating current of commercial power into direct current, and the charging terminal charges the sweeper 1 by using the direct current.

In one embodiment, the base includes a controller disposed in the placement chamber 10 a. The controller is used for electrical control of electrical appliances such as water inlet valves and dispensing pumps, etc. cooperating with the sweeper 1. On the one hand, with the machine of sweeping the floor 1 complex with the electrical apparatus can the independent control, do not receive the influence of clothing processing electrical apparatus, only need with the controller access power can, so, even the clothing processing electrical apparatus does not go up the electricity, is out of work, also can the independent work with the machine of sweeping the floor 1 complex with the electrical apparatus. For example, the controller may be disposed above the susceptor 30, and the controller may be disposed on the top surface of the susceptor 30, thereby making full use of the space above the susceptor 30.

In one embodiment, the clothes treating apparatus may further include a blower and a drying duct both disposed in the placing chamber 10a, and the drying duct communicates with the blower and the sweeper chamber 30 a. The fan ventilates the sweeper cavity 30a through the drying duct to quickly dry the cleaning elements of the sweeper 1. For example, the fan may be a centrifugal fan, which may be flat on the top surface of the base 30. That is, the air inlet of the fan along the axial direction is opened upwards. Therefore, the height of the fan can be effectively reduced, and the flattening design of the base is facilitated.

The laundry treating machine has a function without limitation, and for example, the laundry treating machine may have a washing function, and/or a drying function. That is, the laundry treating machine may be a washing machine, a dryer, and/or a washer-dryer, etc.

In some embodiments, the laundry treating machine includes a cabinet and a rotatable laundry treating drum, a base is coupled to a bottom of the cabinet, and the laundry treating drum is located in the cabinet. The rotation axis of the laundry treating drum may be in a vertical direction, an inclined direction, or a horizontal direction. That is, the laundry treating machine may be a pulsator type laundry treating machine or a drum type laundry treating machine, or the like. Laundry treatment drums are used for placing and treating laundry, e.g. laundry treatment drums are used for washing and/or drying laundry, etc.

In one embodiment, the laundry treating machine includes a control device disposed in the cabinet for controlling electrical control of electrical devices of the laundry treating machine, such as a laundry treating drum. The electrical appliance of the clothes processor can be independently controlled without being influenced by the electrical appliance of the base, and the electrical appliance of the clothes processor can also work independently even if the electrical appliance of the base is not powered on or does not work.

The various embodiments/implementations provided herein may be combined with each other without contradiction.

The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present application and is not intended to limit the present application, and various modifications and changes may be made by those skilled in the art. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement and the like made within the spirit and principle of the present application shall be included in the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A pedestal for a laundry treating apparatus, comprising:

2. The base of claim 1, wherein the bottom panel of the frame is formed with a notch located below the access opening, the reinforcement being located at the notch.

3. The base of claim 1, wherein the reinforcement projects downwardly below the access opening.

4. The base of claim 3, wherein the reinforcing member comprises a bearing part and two connecting parts, the two connecting parts are connected to two ends of the bearing part along the longitudinal direction, the two connecting parts are connected with the frame, the height of the bearing part is lower than that of the connecting parts, and the bearing part is located below the inlet and the outlet.

5. The base of claim 1, wherein the reinforcement is recessed laterally inward at a location below the access opening.

6. The base of claim 1, wherein the frame comprises a frame, a support frame and a bottom plate, the frame and the support frame together form a hexahedral structure with six sides each having an opening, and the bottom plate covers the bottom opening of the hexahedral structure.

7. The base of claim 6, wherein the bezel, the support frame, and the base plate are of a unitary construction.

8. The base of claim 6, wherein the base comprises a connecting member, the frame and the supporting frame are independent structures, the supporting frame and the bottom plate are integrally formed structures, and the frame and the supporting frame are connected through the connecting member.

9. The base of claim 8, wherein the supporting frame has three connecting surfaces, three of the connecting surfaces face to one side in the transverse direction, one side in the longitudinal direction and above, the frame comprises three pillars perpendicular to each other, one end of the three pillars in the length direction is connected to each other, and the other end of the three pillars in the length direction is connected to three of the connecting surfaces, so as to form the hexahedral structure together.

10. The base of claim 8, wherein the base comprises a base having a sweeper cavity, the frame, the support frame and the bottom plate together form the placement cavity, the support frame forms a dust box cavity, the placement cavity and the dust box cavity are arranged in a longitudinal direction, the base is located in the placement cavity, and the frame and the base are located on the same lateral side of the dust box cavity.

11. The base of any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein a portion of the floor of the frame projects downwardly to form a sink, the sink being located at the access opening.

12. The base of any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein the frame is of plastic construction; and/or the reinforcing part is of a sheet metal structure.

13. A laundry treating apparatus, comprising:

the base of any one of claims 1 to 12;

a laundry treating machine supported above the frame.