CN116791325A - Cleaning machine - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a cleaning machine, which belongs to the technical field of household appliances and comprises: a power source; a first air inlet; a second air inlet; a first fluid passage capable of communicating at least the power source and the first air intake; the second fluid passage is at least capable of communicating the power source with the second air inlet; a switching element operable to control the washer to open the first fluid passage or the second fluid passage when in operation.

Description

Cleaning machine

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of household appliances, in particular to a cleaning machine.

Background

The existing cleaning methods of automobile seats, leather, fabric sofas, wool cushions and the like are mainly manual or bubble-out type cleaning machines for cleaning, but the manual cleaning has high labor intensity and poor sterilization effect, and cannot be timely dried.

Disclosure of Invention

In view of the above, the present invention is directed to a cleaning machine, and more particularly, to a cloth or leather cleaning machine for solving the above problems.

The invention provides a cleaning machine, comprising:

a power source;

a first air inlet;

a second air inlet;

a first fluid passage capable of communicating at least the power source and the first air intake;

the second fluid passage is at least capable of communicating the power source with the second air inlet;

a switching element operable to control the washer to open the first fluid passage or the second fluid passage when in operation.

Further, the cleaning machine further comprises an air outlet and a third fluid passage, wherein the third fluid passage is at least communicated with the air outlet and the power source;

the first and second fluid passages are in operable communication with the third fluid passage through the switching element.

Further, the switching element includes a first switch and a second switch;

the first switch is positioned on the first fluid passage and can be used for controllably opening or closing the first fluid passage;

the second switch is positioned on the second fluid passage and can be used for controllably opening or closing the second fluid passage;

when the cleaning machine is in a working state, the first switch is opened or the second switch is opened, and when one of the first switch and the second switch is in an open state, the other is in a closed state.

Further, the switching element is a reversing valve comprising a first position and a second position;

when the reversing valve is in the first position, the first fluid passage is open and the second thermal fluid passage is closed;

when the reversing valve is in the second position, the first fluid passage is closed and the second fluid passage is open.

Further, the cleaning machine also comprises a dirt storage tank and a filtering assembly, wherein the dirt storage tank comprises an inlet and an outlet, the inlet is communicated with the first air inlet, and the filtering assembly is positioned at the downstream of the inlet of the dirt storage tank;

the first fluid channel is at least communicated with the first air inlet, the sewage storage box, the filtering component and the power source in sequence;

preferably, the state of the washer switching element is switched according to the operation mode of the washer; the working modes of the cleaning machine at least comprise a cleaning mode and a drying mode, and when the cleaning machine is in the cleaning mode, the switching element opens the first fluid passage; the switching element opens the second fluid passage when the washer is in a drying mode.

Further, the filter assembly at least comprises a filter sea kerchief, and the filter sea kerchief is arranged at the outlet of the dirt storage box.

Further, the first and second fluid passages coincide from the switching element to the power source, the switching element being downstream of the filter assembly and the second air outlet and upstream of the power source.

Further, the cleaning machine further comprises a heater, wherein the heater is positioned on the third fluid channel and positioned between the power source and the air outlet.

Further, the cleaning machine also comprises a clean water tank and a water supply pipeline;

the clean water tank is provided with a storage cavity and a water supply port communicated with the storage cavity so as to store cleaning liquid for cleaning;

one end of the water supply pipeline is communicated with the water supply port, and the other end of the water supply pipeline is provided with a nozzle; the water supply pipeline is internally provided with a steam generator, the steam generator comprises a working switch and a steam switch, the working switch is operable to control the steam generator to be turned on or off, and the steam switch is operable to control whether the steam generator heats the cleaning liquid part to a temperature above the boiling point to form cleaning liquid steam.

Further, a suction pipeline is arranged between the first air inlet and the inlet of the sewage storage tank, one end of the suction pipeline is provided with the first air inlet, and the other end of the suction pipeline is communicated with the inlet of the sewage storage tank;

the water supply pipeline is attached to the suction pipeline, and the nozzle is adjacent to the first air inlet;

an exhaust pipeline is arranged at the air outlet, one end of the exhaust pipeline is provided with an air outlet, and the other end of the exhaust pipeline is communicated with the air outlet;

preferably, the inlet of the sewage storage tank and the water supply port of the clean water tank are integrated into a first connection port, and the suction pipeline and the water supply pipeline are integrally formed and detachably connected with the first connection port;

the air outlet is provided with a second connecting port, and the air exhaust pipeline or/and the water supply pipeline are detachably connected with the second connecting port.

Further, the cleaning machine is a cloth cleaning machine or a leather cleaning machine.

In the invention, the technical schemes can be mutually combined to realize more preferable combination schemes. Additional features and advantages of the invention will be set forth in the description which follows, and in part will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the invention. The objectives and other advantages of the invention may be realized and attained by the structure particularly pointed out in the written description and drawings.

Drawings

The drawings are only for purposes of illustrating particular embodiments and are not to be construed as limiting the invention, like reference numerals being used to refer to like parts throughout the several views.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram (I) of a cleaning machine according to an embodiment;

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram (II) of a cleaning machine according to the embodiment;

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram (III) of a structure of a cleaning machine according to the embodiment;

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram (IV) of a cleaning machine according to the embodiment;

fig. 5 is a schematic structural view (fifth) of the cleaning machine in the embodiment.

Reference numerals:

1-a power source; 101-a first air inlet; 102-a second air inlet; 103-an air outlet; 11-an air inlet pipeline; 12-an exhaust pipeline; 121-an exhaust outlet; a 2-switching element; 3-a dirt storage tank; 31-a suction line; 4-a filter assembly; 5-a heater; 6-a clean water tank; 601-spout; 61-a water supply pipe; 611-a steam generator; 611 a-an operating switch; 611 b-steam switch; 7-a first connection port; 8-a second connection port.

Detailed Description

The present invention will be described in further detail with reference to the drawings and embodiments. It is to be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the substances, and not restrictive of the invention. It should be further noted that, for convenience of description, only the portions related to the present invention are shown in the drawings.

In addition, the embodiments of the present invention and the features of the embodiments may be combined with each other without collision. The technical scheme of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings in combination with embodiments.

Unless otherwise indicated, the exemplary implementations/embodiments shown are to be understood as providing exemplary features of various details of some of the ways in which the technical concepts of the present invention may be practiced. Thus, unless otherwise indicated, the features of the various implementations/embodiments may be additionally combined, separated, interchanged, and/or rearranged without departing from the technical concepts of the present invention.

The use of cross-hatching and/or shading in the drawings is typically used to clarify the boundaries between adjacent components. As such, the presence or absence of cross-hatching or shading does not convey or represent any preference or requirement for a particular material, material property, dimension, proportion, commonality between illustrated components, and/or any other characteristic, attribute, property, etc. of a component, unless indicated. In addition, in the drawings, the size and relative sizes of elements may be exaggerated for clarity and/or descriptive purposes. While the exemplary embodiments may be variously implemented, the specific process sequences may be performed in a different order than that described. For example, two consecutively described processes may be performed substantially simultaneously or in reverse order from that described. Moreover, like reference numerals designate like parts.

When an element is referred to as being "on" or "over", "connected to" or "coupled to" another element, it can be directly on, connected or coupled to the other element or intervening elements may be present. However, when an element is referred to as being "directly on," "directly connected to," or "directly coupled to" another element, there are no intervening elements present. For this reason, the term "connected" may refer to physical connections, electrical connections, and the like, with or without intermediate components.

For descriptive purposes, the invention may use spatially relative terms such as "under … …," under … …, "" under … …, "" lower, "" above … …, "" upper, "" above … …, "" higher "and" side (e.g., in "sidewall") to describe one component's relationship to another (other) component as illustrated in the figures. In addition to the orientations depicted in the drawings, the spatially relative terms are intended to encompass different orientations of the device in use, operation, and/or manufacture. For example, if the device in the figures is turned over, elements described as "under" or "beneath" other elements or features would then be oriented "over" the other elements or features. Thus, the exemplary term "below" … … can encompass both an orientation of "above" and "below". Furthermore, the device may be otherwise positioned (e.g., rotated 90 degrees or at other orientations) and the spatially relative descriptors used herein interpreted accordingly.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting. As used herein, the singular forms "a", "an" and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. Furthermore, when the terms "comprises" and/or "comprising," and variations thereof, are used in the present specification, the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, and/or groups thereof is described, but the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, and/or groups thereof is not precluded. It is also noted that, as used herein, the terms "substantially," "about," and other similar terms are used as approximation terms and not as degree terms, and as such, are used to explain the inherent deviations of measured, calculated, and/or provided values that would be recognized by one of ordinary skill in the art.

In one embodiment of the present invention, a cleaning machine, in particular a cloth or leather cleaning machine, is disclosed, as shown in fig. 1-5, comprising:

a power source 1;

a first air inlet 101;

a second air inlet 102;

a first fluid passage capable of communicating at least the power source 1 and the first air intake 101;

a second fluid passage capable of communicating at least the power source 1 and the second air intake 102;

a switching element 2 operable to control the washer to open the first fluid passage or to open the second fluid passage when in operation.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the first air inlet 101 is a dirt absorbing port, and when the dirt absorbing port faces the surface to be cleaned, dirt on the surface to be cleaned is absorbed into the cleaning machine through the dirt absorbing port, and the dirt includes dust, chips, hair, liquid (such as sewage, juice, etc.) and other mediums attached to the cloth or leather; the second air inlet 102 is a fresh air port, that is, the cleaning machine is communicated with the outside through the fresh air port, so that the outside air directly enters the cleaning machine through the fresh air port. When the cleaning machine is in the cleaning mode, the switching element 2 is controlled to open a first fluid passage, and dirt on the surface to be cleaned is sucked into the cleaning machine through the first air inlet 101; when the washing machine is in the drying mode, the switching element 2 is controlled to open the second fluid passage, and the outside air enters the washing machine through the second air inlet 102. The device is characterized in that the drying air duct is not required to be fed by the dirt suction port, and does not need to pass through a dirt storage tank (a container for storing dirt, such as a sewage tank and a dust storage box) and a filter assembly (a part for filtering dirt, such as a filter HEPA, a filter barrel and the like); on the other hand, the drying air duct does not pass through the filter assembly, so that the drying air quantity can be improved, and the service life of the filter assembly can be prolonged.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the switching element 2 comprises a first switch and a second switch, the first switch being located on the first fluid path in preparation for operably opening or closing the first fluid path; a second switch is positioned on the second fluid passageway for operably opening or closing the second fluid passageway. When the cleaning machine is in a working state, the first switch is opened or the second switch is opened, and when one of the first switch and the second switch is in an open state, the other is in a closed state, so that the switching of the first fluid passage and the second fluid passage is realized.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the switching element 2 is a reversing valve, which, as shown in fig. 1-5, comprises a first position and a second position, the first fluid passage being open and the second fluid passage being closed when the reversing valve is in the first position; when the reversing valve is in the second position, the first fluid passage is closed and the second fluid passage is open.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the power source is a fan, and an induced draft fan can be adopted.

The washer further comprises an air outlet 103 and a third fluid passage, said third fluid passage communicating with at least said air outlet 103 and said power source 1, the first fluid passage and the second fluid passage being in operative communication with the third fluid passage through the switching element 2 to direct an air flow entering the washer from the first fluid passage or the second fluid passage out of the washer through the third fluid passage and the air outlet 103, i.e. when the washer is in operation the switching element 2 opens the first fluid passage, the first fluid passage being in communication with the third fluid passage; the switching element 2 opens the second fluid passage when the washer is in operation, in which case the second fluid passage communicates with the third fluid passage. Preferably, the air outlet 103 faces the surface to be cleaned, and the surface to be cleaned is dried by wind power discharged from the power source 1.

The cleaning machine further comprises a dirt storage tank 3 and a filter assembly 4, wherein the dirt storage tank 3 comprises an inlet and an outlet, the inlet is communicated with the first air inlet 101, and the filter assembly 4 is positioned at the downstream of the inlet of the dirt storage tank 3 so as to ensure that gas flowing out of the dirt storage tank 3 is filtered by the filter assembly 4. The first fluid channel is at least communicated with the first air inlet 101, the dirt storage tank 3, the filter assembly 4 and the power source 1 in sequence.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the sewage storage tank 3 is a sewage tank, the sewage sucked into the cleaning machine from the first air inlet 101 enters the sewage tank from the inlet of the sewage tank, liquid and large-particle solids in the sewage fall into the bottom of the sewage tank under the guiding action of a baffle in the sewage tank or/and the gravity action, and are stored in the sewage tank, and part of fine dust in the sewage is guided to the outlet of the sewage tank along with the airflow. Preferably, the outlet of the sewage tank is higher than the inlet of the sewage tank, so that liquid and large-particle solids in the sewage are prevented from being directly guided to the outlet of the sewage tank; the baffle is positioned between the outlet and the inlet of the sewage tank, plays a role in guiding dirt, and the air flow bypasses the baffle to be guided to the outlet of the sewage tank.

The filtering component 4 at least comprises a filtering hepa which is arranged at the outlet of the sewage tank so as to be used for filtering dirt in the air which is guided to the outlet of the sewage tank, so that the air flow flowing to the power source 1 is prevented from containing dirt, the power source 1 is damaged, and the normal operation and the service life of the power source 1 are affected. Preferably, the filtering sea cucumber is detachably arranged at the outlet of the sewage tank so as to facilitate cleaning, replacement and later maintenance of the filtering sea cucumber. Further preferably, the filtering assembly 4 further comprises a filtering barrel, the filtering barrel is positioned in the sewage tank and below the baffle, the first dirty water entering the sewage tank is guided into the filtering barrel to realize solid-liquid separation, the waste liquid is stored at the bottom of the sewage tank, the solid waste is stored in the filtering barrel, the waste gas guiding outlet is filtered by the filtering hepa and then is guided to the power source 1 to realize gas, solid and liquid three-state separation, on one hand, the filtering effect of the filtering assembly 4 can be improved; on the other hand, not only facilitate the cleaning of the sewage tank, but also reduce the bacterial breeding and peculiar smell possibly generated by immersing waste in the waste liquid, and promote the use experience of the cleaning machine.

According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, the first fluid passage and the second fluid passage coincide from the switching element 2 to the power source 1, the switching element 2 being located downstream of the filter assembly 4, the second air outlet 102 and upstream of the power source 1, so as to simplify the arrangement of the pipes in the washing machine, and to make the layout of the washing machine more compact and exquisite. Illustratively, as shown in fig. 1 to 5, an intake duct 11 is employed to communicate the power source 1 with the reversing valve.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the cleaning machine further comprises a heater 5, wherein the heater 5 is located between the power source 1 and the air outlet 103, so as to heat the air discharged from the power source 1 and then discharge the heated air from the air outlet 103, thereby improving the drying efficiency of the cleaning machine. The third fluid passage is at least sequentially communicated with the power source 1, the heater 5 and the air outlet 103, and preferably, the heater 5 is a PTC heater, which has the advantages of small thermal resistance, high heat exchange efficiency and the like.

A suction pipe 31 is arranged between the first air inlet 101 and the inlet of the dirt storage tank 3, that is, the first air inlet 101 is communicated with the inlet of the dirt storage tank 3 through the suction pipe 31, and according to one embodiment of the invention, one end of the suction pipe 31 is provided with the first air inlet 101, and the other end is communicated with the inlet of the dirt storage tank 3.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the cleaning machine further comprises a clean water tank 6 and a water supply pipeline 61, specifically, the clean water tank 6 stores cleaning liquid (the cleaning liquid may be clean water or a solution mixed with detergent) for cleaning, one end of the water supply pipeline 61 is communicated with a water supply port of the clean water tank 6, the other end of the water supply pipeline 61 is provided with a nozzle 601, the cleaning liquid in the clean water tank 6 is guided to a surface to be cleaned by the nozzle 601 of the water supply pipeline 61, and the surface to be cleaned is wetted, so that dirt attached to cloth or leather is more easily cleaned, and then is sucked by the first air inlet 101, and the cleaning effect of the cleaning machine is improved.

Preferably, the water supply pipe 61 is provided with a steam generator 611, the steam generator 611 comprises an operation switch 611a and a steam switch 611b, the operation switch 611a is operable to control the steam generator to be turned on or off, that is, the operation switch 611a is used to control whether the steam generator 611 is operated, the operation switch 611a is turned on, and the steam generator 611 heats the cleaning liquid flowing through; the operation switch 611a is turned off, and the steam generator 611 does not heat the cleaning liquid flowing therethrough. The steam switch 611b is operable to control whether the steam generator is heating the cleaning liquid portion above the boiling point to form cleaning liquid steam, and the steam switch 611b is used to control whether the steam generator is generating steam. It should be noted that the steam switch 611b can perform a control function only when the operation switch 611a is in an on state.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the steam switch 611b is a knob switch capable of controlling the percentage of the jet nozzle to spray the cleaning liquid steam, i.e. the jet nozzle may spray only the cleaning liquid steam, may spray the mixture of the cleaning liquid and the steam, or may spray only the cleaning liquid. The knob switch at least comprises two gears, namely a hundred-percent gear in which the nozzle only sprays cleaning liquid steam, and a zero-gear in which the nozzle only sprays cleaning liquid. Illustratively, the knob switch may further include 25%, 50%, 75% gear, the steam sprayed from the nozzles corresponding to the three gears being 25%, 50%, 75% respectively, and the remainder being heated cleaning liquid.

Preferably, the water supply pipe 61 is fitted to the suction pipe 31, and the nozzle 601 is disposed adjacent to the first air inlet 101. Further preferably, the nozzle 601 is arranged in parallel at the front side of the first air inlet 101, when the cleaning machine starts cleaning, the water supply port of the clean water tank 6 is not opened and closed, and the first air inlet 101 firstly sucks away the floating dust on the surface to be cleaned to perform primary cleaning; then, the water supply port of the clean water tank 6 is opened, the cleaning liquid and/or the cleaning liquid steam sprayed out from the nozzle 601 before infiltrates and softens the stubborn stains on the surface to be cleaned, and the first air inlet 101 sucks the stains later to perform deep cleaning.

In order to better guide the exhaust air of the power source 1 to the surface to be cleaned for drying, according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, an exhaust air duct 12 is disposed at the air outlet 103, one end of the exhaust air duct 12 is disposed with an air outlet 121, the other end of the exhaust air duct 12 is communicated with the air outlet 103, and the air flow discharged from the air outlet 103 is blown to the surface to be cleaned through the air outlet 121 via the exhaust air duct 12. Preferably, the air outlet 121 faces the surface to be cleaned.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the suction pipe 31, the water supply pipe 61 and the exhaust pipe 12 of the cleaning machine are peripheral components, namely the suction pipe 31, the water supply pipe 61 and the exhaust pipe 12 at least partially extend from the main machine. For the convenience of using and storing the cleaning machine, the suction pipeline 31 and the water supply pipeline 61 are integrally formed, the inlet of the sewage storage tank 3 and the water supply port of the clean water tank 6 are integrated into the first connection port 7, the suction pipeline 31 and the water supply pipeline 61 are detachably connected with the first connection port, it is to be noted that the inlet of the sewage storage tank 3 forming the first connection port is not communicated with the water supply port of the clean water tank 6, and when the suction pipeline 31 and the water supply pipeline 61 are connected with the first connection port, the suction pipeline 31 is still in butt joint communication with the inlet of the sewage storage tank, and the water supply pipeline 61 is in butt joint communication with the water supply port of the clean water tank 6, namely, the sewage suction pipeline and the water supply pipeline are independent from each other. The air outlet 103 is provided with a second connecting port 8, and the exhaust pipeline 12 is detachably connected with the second connecting port 8. So set up, will inhale pipeline 31, water supply pipeline 61, exhaust duct 12 assemble to the cleaning machine host computer when the cleaning machine uses, will inhale pipeline 31, water supply pipeline 61, exhaust duct 12 and take off from the host computer after the cleaning machine is not used to the cleaning machine deposits, reduces the area of cleaning machine, promotes the use somatosensory of cleaning machine. In order to simplify and improve the structure of the cleaning machine, the suction pipeline 31 is matched with the second connecting port 8, namely, the suction pipeline 31 is detachably connected with the second connecting port 8, at the moment, one end of the suction pipeline 31 is detachably connected with the second connecting port 8, the first air inlet 101 at the other end of the suction pipeline 31 plays a role of an air outlet, and when the cleaning machine is in a cleaning mode, the suction pipeline 31 is detachably connected with the first connecting port 7 to play a role of a dirt sucking pipeline; when the cleaning machine is in a drying mode, the suction pipeline 31 is detachably connected with the second connecting port 8, and the function of an exhaust drying pipeline is achieved. So set up, need not to additionally set up exhaust duct 12 again, inhale pipeline 31 play a tub dual-purpose, effectively reduce the peripheral hardware of cleaning machine, reduce the manufacturing cost of cleaning machine, promote the use somatosensory of cleaning machine.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, the cleaning machine includes a cleaning head and a main body portion connected to the cleaning head, through which a user holds the cleaning machine. The first air inlet 101, the air outlet 103 and the nozzle 601 are arranged at the bottom of the cleaning head, preferably, the nozzle 601 is positioned in front of the first air inlet 101, and the air outlet 103 is positioned at the rear of the first air inlet 101, so that the soaking softening, the dirt sucking and the drying can be realized, and the cleaning effect of the cleaning machine is improved. The second air inlet 102 may be provided at a location other than the bottom of the cleaning head, such as on the main body portion or on the top and side walls of the cleaning head, preferably the second air inlet 102 is provided on the main body portion so as to be away from the cleaning head, so as to ensure the cleanliness of the air entering from the second air inlet 102. The clean water tank 6, the dirt storage tank 3 (filter assembly 4), the power source 1 are provided on at least one of the cleaning head and the main body, the intake duct 11, the exhaust duct 12, the suction duct 31, the water supply duct 61, the first fluid passage, the second fluid passage, the third fluid passage are arranged on the main body and/or the cleaning head according to the parts and openings to which they are connected, the switching element 2 is located at the start end of the intake duct 11, that is, the overlapping intersection end of the first fluid passage and the second fluid passage, the heater 5 is located on the third fluid passage, and the steam generator is located on the water supply duct 61.

With the surface cleaning apparatus of the respective embodiments described above, the state of the washer switching member 2 is switched according to the operation mode of the washer, i.e., whether the first fluid passage or the second fluid passage is opened is selected according to the operation mode of the washer. Specifically, the working modes of the cleaning machine at least include a cleaning mode and a drying mode, when the cleaning machine is in the cleaning mode, the switching element 2 opens the first fluid passage, that is, the first air inlet 101 sucks the dirt on the surface to be cleaned into the dirt storage tank 3, filters the dirt through the filtering component 4, and the air flow is discharged from the air outlet 103 through the third fluid passage of the power source 1. When the cleaning machine is in a drying mode, the switching element 2 opens a second fluid passage, namely, external air enters the cleaning machine from the second air inlet 102, enters the third fluid passage under the drive of the power source 1, is heated by the heater 5, is discharged from the air outlet 103 and is blown to the surface to be cleaned, and dries the surface to be cleaned.

The cleaning mode may be further subdivided, including at least the following:

first cleaning mode: as shown in fig. 1, the heater 5 is closed, the water supply port of the clean water tank 6 is opened, the steam generator 611 is opened, the nozzle 601 sprays cleaning liquid or/and cleaning liquid steam to the surface to be cleaned, the surface to be cleaned is wetted, the first air inlet 101 sucks dirt on the surface to be cleaned into the dirt storage tank 3 through the suction pipeline 31, the dirt is filtered by the filter assembly 4, the air flow is guided to the exhaust pipeline 12 through the power source 1, the third fluid passage and the air outlet 103, and is blown to the surface to be cleaned through the air outlet 121, and the polluted cleaning surface is dried by cold air;

second cleaning mode: as shown in fig. 3, the heater 5 is turned on, the water supply port of the clean water tank 6 is turned on, the steam generator 611 is turned on, the nozzle 601 sprays cleaning liquid or/and cleaning liquid steam to the surface to be cleaned, the surface to be cleaned is wetted, the first air inlet 101 sucks dirt on the surface to be cleaned into the dirt storage tank 3 through the suction pipeline 31, the dirt is filtered by the filtering component 4, the air flow is guided to the heater 5 through the power source 1, the air flow is guided to the exhaust pipeline 12 from the air outlet 103 after being heated by the heater, the air flow is blown to the surface to be cleaned through the air outlet 121, and the surface to be cleaned after dirt suction is subjected to primary hot air drying (can be subjected to deep drying through the drying mode);

third cleaning mode: as shown in fig. 4, the heater 5 is turned off, the water supply port of the clean water tank 6 is turned on, the steam generator 611 is turned on, the nozzle 601 sprays cleaning liquid or/and cleaning liquid steam onto the surface to be cleaned, the surface to be cleaned is wetted, the first air inlet 101 sucks dirt on the surface to be cleaned into the dirt storage tank 3 through the suction pipe 31, the dirt is filtered through the filter assembly 4, and the air flow is discharged out of the cleaning machine through the power source 1, the third fluid passage and the air outlet 103.

The air flow in the drying mode may be directed to the surface to be cleaned through the air exhaust duct 12 as shown in fig. 2, or may be directed to the surface to be cleaned through the suction duct 31 as shown in fig. 5, and specifically, the suction duct 31 is removed from the first connection port 7 and mounted to the second connection port 8 for drying.

In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, in order to facilitate the removal of the cleaning liquid in the clean water tank 6, the cleaning machine further comprises a water supply pump, specifically, the water supply pump is communicated with the clean water tank 6, the water supply pipe 61, and the cleaning liquid in the clean water tank 6 is pumped to the water supply pipe 61 by the water supply pump.

In one embodiment of the invention, the cleaning machine comprises a first control element which is connected with the power source 1, the switching element 2 and the heater 5, wherein the first control element can at least control the switching of the working modes of the cleaning machine, namely the first control element can at least control the switching element 2 to open a first fluid passage or a second fluid passage, the opening and closing and heating temperature of the heater 5, the power of the power source 1 and the like. Further, the cleaning machine further comprises a second control element, the second control element is connected with the water supply pump and the steam generator 611, and the second control element can at least control the opening and closing of the water supply pump and the power, the opening and closing of the steam generator 611 and the temperature.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the washing machine is further provided with a touch panel including a touch screen provided on an outer surface of the washing machine for a user to operate. The first control element and the second control element may include operation keys displayed on the touch panel 32 or the touch screen, and the touch panel 32 or the touch screen may also display operation mode switching keys, steam temperature keys, and the like.

The present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments, and any changes or substitutions that can be easily understood by those skilled in the art within the technical scope of the present invention are intended to be included in the scope of the present invention.

Claims (10)

1. A cleaning machine, comprising:

a power source;

a first air inlet;

a second air inlet;

a first fluid passage capable of communicating at least the power source and the first air intake;

the second fluid passage is at least capable of communicating the power source with the second air inlet;

a switching element operable to control the washer to open the first fluid passage or the second fluid passage when in operation.

2. The washer of claim 1, further comprising an air outlet and a third fluid passage, the third fluid passage communicating at least the air outlet and the power source;

the first and second fluid passages are in operable communication with the third fluid passage through the switching element.

3. The washer of claim 2, wherein the switching element comprises a first switch and a second switch;

the first switch is positioned on the first fluid passage and can be used for controllably opening or closing the first fluid passage;

the second switch is positioned on the second fluid passage and can be used for controllably opening or closing the second fluid passage;

when the cleaning machine is in a working state, the first switch is opened or the second switch is opened, and when one of the first switch and the second switch is in an open state, the other is in a closed state;

alternatively, the switching element is a reversing valve, the reversing valve comprising a first position and a second position;

when the reversing valve is in the first position, the first fluid passage is open and the second thermal fluid passage is closed;

when the reversing valve is in the second position, the first fluid passage is closed and the second fluid passage is open.

4. A cleaning machine as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a dirt storage tank including an inlet in communication with the first air inlet and an outlet, and a filter assembly downstream of the inlet of the dirt storage tank;

the first fluid channel is at least communicated with the first air inlet, the sewage storage box, the filtering component and the power source in sequence;

preferably, the state of the washer switching element is switched according to the operation mode of the washer; the working modes of the cleaning machine at least comprise a cleaning mode and a drying mode, and when the cleaning machine is in the cleaning mode, the switching element opens the first fluid passage; the switching element opens the second fluid passage when the washer is in a drying mode.

5. The cleaning machine of claim 4, wherein the filter assembly comprises at least a filter applicator mounted at the outlet of the tank.

6. The washer of claim 4, wherein the first and second fluid passages coincide from the switching element to the power source, the switching element being downstream of the filter assembly and the second air outlet and upstream of the power source.

7. The washer of claim 4, further comprising a heater located on the third fluid passage between the power source and the air outlet.

8. The washer of claim 7, further comprising a clean water tank and a water supply line;

the clean water tank is provided with a storage cavity and a water supply port communicated with the storage cavity so as to store cleaning liquid for cleaning;

one end of the water supply pipeline is communicated with the water supply port, and the other end of the water supply pipeline is provided with a nozzle; a steam generator is arranged in the water supply pipeline;

preferably, the steam generator comprises an operating switch operable to control the steam generator to be turned on or off and a steam switch operable to control whether the steam generator heats the cleaning liquid portion above the boiling point to form cleaning liquid steam.

9. The cleaning machine of claim 8, wherein a suction pipeline is arranged between the first air inlet and the inlet of the dirt storage box, one end of the suction pipeline is provided with the first air inlet, and the other end of the suction pipeline is communicated with the inlet of the dirt storage box;

the water supply pipeline is attached to the suction pipeline, and the nozzle is adjacent to the first air inlet;

an exhaust pipeline is arranged at the air outlet, one end of the exhaust pipeline is provided with an air outlet, and the other end of the exhaust pipeline is communicated with the air outlet;

preferably, the inlet of the sewage storage tank and the water supply port of the clean water tank are integrated into a first connection port, and the suction pipeline and the water supply pipeline are integrally formed and detachably connected with the first connection port;

the air outlet is provided with a second connecting port, and the air exhaust pipeline or/and the water supply pipeline are detachably connected with the second connecting port.

10. The washer of claim 1, wherein the washer is a cloth washer or a leather washer.