CN117722063A - Floating device and swimming pool cleaning robot - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention provides a floating device and a swimming pool cleaning robot, and relates to the technical field of swimming pool cleaning. The floating device comprises a floating shell and a wireless transmission module, wherein the floating shell is provided with a handle, the top of the handle is higher than that of the floating shell, and the wireless transmission module is arranged in the top of the handle. This flotation device, through the handle, can conveniently mention it, moreover, this flotation device has wireless communication function to, can be through remote controller etc. long-range to wireless transmission module transmission instruction, and then control swimming pool cleaning robot's cleaning device's walking and operating condition, can realize intelligent cleaning path planning, also can know swimming pool cleaning robot's working position and operating condition etc. in time, improved convenient to use and cleaning efficiency greatly. The wireless transmission module is arranged at the top of the handle, and is higher than the position of the floating shell, so that the surrounding interference is less, the signal intensity is stronger, and the effectiveness and the stability of signal transmission can be ensured.

Description

Floating device and swimming pool cleaning robot

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of swimming pool cleaning, in particular to a floating device and a swimming pool cleaning robot.

Background

Swimming pool water needs to be cleaned regularly, and swimming pool cleaning robots are developed to clean pollutants in the swimming pool. In the prior art, swimming pool cleaning robots are mainly divided into two types, one type is that a cleaning device is connected to a power supply through a power cable, and the power cable is towed to walk under water for working, when the swimming pool cleaning robot is used, the power cable is easy to wind to influence normal working, and the power cable needs to be stored, so that the swimming pool cleaning robot is very inconvenient to use; the other type is a wireless robot which does not need to drag a power cable to walk, and is provided with a power supply component for supplying power, so that the robot is slightly convenient to use, but cannot conduct intelligent cleaning path planning, and a user cannot timely grasp the working state of the robot, namely, the use is still inconvenient, and the cleaning efficiency is still lower.

Disclosure of Invention

The first object of the present invention is to provide a floating device, which solves the technical problems of inconvenient use and low cleaning efficiency of a swimming pool cleaning robot in the prior art.

The floating device comprises a floating shell and a wireless transmission module, wherein the floating shell is provided with a handle, the top of the handle is higher than that of the floating shell, and the wireless transmission module is arranged in the top of the handle.

Further, the floating device further comprises a power supply assembly, the floating shell is provided with a first accommodating cavity, and the power supply assembly is arranged in the first accommodating cavity.

Further, the floating shell comprises a first upper shell and a first cavity shell, wherein the first cavity shell is fixed on the lower surface of the first upper shell in a sealing mode, and the first cavity shell and the first upper shell enclose the first accommodating cavity.

Further, the floating shell further comprises a first lower shell, wherein the first lower shell is frame-shaped, and the first lower shell is arranged around the first cavity shell in a surrounding mode and fixedly connected with the first upper shell.

Further, the first lower shell is provided with a lower groove, the inner side of the lower groove is higher than the outer side of the lower groove, and the inner side of the lower groove is in sealing connection with the first upper shell.

Preferably, the upper surface of the floating shell is covered with a solar panel.

Further, the solar panel is electrically connected with the power supply assembly.

Further, the floating housing is provided with a charging interface for charging the power supply assembly.

Further, a second accommodating cavity is formed in the handle, the second accommodating cavity is higher than the floating shell, and the wireless transmission module is arranged in the second accommodating cavity.

Further, the handle comprises a second upper shell and a second lower shell, the second lower shell is fixedly connected to the floating shell, and the second upper shell is fixedly connected with the second lower shell and surrounds the second accommodating cavity.

Further, the handle is a U-shaped handle, and the second accommodating cavity is positioned at the middle connecting section of the U-shaped handle.

Further, the floating device further comprises a first main control board, the wireless transmission module is in communication connection with the first main control board, and the first main control board is connected with the power supply assembly.

The floating device provided by the invention has the following beneficial effects:

the floating device provided by the invention can be conveniently lifted by the handle, and has a wireless communication function, so that instructions can be remotely transmitted to the wireless transmission module through the remote controller and the like, further the running and working state of the cleaning device of the swimming pool cleaning robot are controlled, and intelligent cleaning path planning can be realized, for example: the cleaning path of the special-shaped swimming pool is planned, so that the working position, working state and the like of the swimming pool cleaning robot can be known in time, and the use convenience and cleaning efficiency are greatly improved. The wireless transmission module is arranged at the top of the handle, and is higher than the position of the floating shell, so that the surrounding interference is less, the signal intensity is stronger, and the effectiveness and the stability of signal transmission can be ensured.

The second object of the present invention is to provide a swimming pool cleaning robot, which solves the technical problems of inconvenient use and low cleaning efficiency of the swimming pool cleaning robot in the prior art.

The swimming pool cleaning robot provided by the invention comprises the floating device, a cleaning device and a connecting cable, wherein the power supply assembly of the floating device is connected with the cleaning device through the connecting cable.

Further, the cleaning device comprises a cleaning shell, wherein a first cable through hole is formed in the cleaning shell;

a motor assembly is arranged in the cleaning shell and comprises a motor box, a walking motor and a water pump motor are arranged in the motor box, and a second cable through hole is formed in the motor box;

the connecting cable passes through the first cable through hole and the second cable through hole and is connected with the walking motor and the water pump motor.

Further, the motor box comprises a box body and a box cover, wherein the box body and the box cover are provided with mutually matched end faces and circumferential faces, an axial sealing ring is arranged between the mutually matched end faces, and a radial sealing ring is arranged between the mutually matched circumferential faces.

Further, a fixing joint is arranged at the outer side of the second cable through hole and used for fixing the connecting cable.

The swimming pool cleaning robot provided by the invention has all the beneficial effects of the floating device, so that the swimming pool cleaning robot is not repeated here.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings that are required to be used in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly described below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only embodiments of the present invention, and that other drawings can be obtained according to the provided drawings without inventive effort for a person skilled in the art.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of a swimming pool cleaning robot according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is an exploded schematic view of a flotation device provided in an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a schematic longitudinal cross-sectional view of a motor assembly of a pool cleaning robot provided in an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 4 is an enlarged view at a in fig. 3.

Reference numerals illustrate:

100-floating device; 110-a floating shell; 111-a first upper shell; 112-a first lower shell; 113-a first chamber housing; 114-a first sealing ring; 115-a second seal ring; 116-a charging interface; 120-handle; 121-a second upper shell; 122-a second lower shell; 130-a wireless transmission module; 140-a power supply assembly; 150-a first main control board;

200-connecting a cable;

300-cleaning device; 310-cleaning the shell; 311-first cable through hole; 320-motor assembly; 330-motor box; 331-a box; 332-a first accommodation groove; 333-axial seal ring; 335-a lid; 336-a second receiving groove; 337-radial seal ring; 339-second cable through hole; 340-fixing the joint; 350-a walking motor; 351-a third seal ring; 360-a water pump motor; 361-fourth seal ring; 370-second main control board.

Detailed Description

In order that the above objects, features and advantages of the invention will be readily understood, a more particular description of the invention will be rendered by reference to specific embodiments thereof which are illustrated in the appended drawings. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are for purposes of illustration only and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention.

The present embodiment provides a floating device 100, as shown in fig. 2, the floating device 100 includes a floating housing 110 and a wireless transmission module 130, the floating housing 110 is provided with a handle 120, the top of the handle 120 is higher than the floating housing 110, and the wireless transmission module 130 is built in the top of the handle 120.

The flotation device 100 that this embodiment provided, through handle 120, can conveniently mention it, moreover, the flotation device 100 that this embodiment provided has wireless communication function to, can be through remote transmission instruction to wireless transmission module 130 of remote controller etc. and then control swimming pool cleaning robot's cleaning device 300's walking and operating condition, can realize intelligent cleaning route planning, for example: the cleaning path of the special-shaped swimming pool is planned, so that the working position, working state and the like of the swimming pool cleaning robot can be known in time, and the use convenience and cleaning efficiency are greatly improved. The wireless transmission module 130 is disposed at the top of the handle 120, and is relatively higher than the floating housing 110, so that the interference around the wireless transmission module is less, the signal strength is relatively strong, and the effectiveness and stability of signal transmission can be ensured.

More specifically, in this embodiment, the wireless transmission module 130 may be a WIFI module. By means of the arrangement, networking is achieved through the floating device 100, the swimming pool cleaning robot can be intelligently controlled through application programs on a control terminal such as a mobile phone, the swimming pool cleaning robot comprises a power-on/off state, a pause start state, a working mode switching state, a lamplight display adjustment state and a real-time machine working state display state, and the swimming pool cleaning robot comprises a working time length, a residual electric quantity, a running path, a position and the like, and is intelligent and convenient. Those skilled in the art will recognize that the wireless transmission module 130 is not limited to WIFI, and bluetooth, zigBee, etc. may be selected.

Specifically, in the present embodiment, as shown in fig. 2, the floating device 100 further includes a power supply assembly 140, the floating housing 110 is provided with a first accommodating cavity, and the power supply assembly 140 is disposed in the first accommodating cavity. In this arrangement, firstly, since the floating device 100 includes the power supply assembly 140, the floating device 100 provided in this embodiment is not required to be configured with a long power cable, so that the situation that the normal operation is affected due to the winding of the cable in the operation process of the cleaning device 300 can be effectively avoided, and the complicated operation of receiving the cable can be omitted; moreover, compared to the power supply assembly 140 being disposed in the cleaning device 300, in this embodiment, the power supply assembly 140 floats on the water surface along with the floating housing 110, so that the potential safety hazard of water inflow when the power supply assembly 140 is under water can be reduced, and meanwhile, the weight of the cleaning device 300 can be reduced, thereby reducing the operation energy consumption of the cleaning device 300; and the first accommodating cavity for accommodating the power supply assembly 140 is purposely arranged in the floating shell 110, so that the protection of the power supply assembly 140 is further improved, and the potential safety hazard of water inflow of the power supply assembly 140 is further reduced.

Specifically, in the present embodiment, the first receiving chamber may be provided at a central position of the floating housing 110. By the arrangement, the gravity center of the whole floating device 100 can be closer to the geometric center of the floating device, so that the whole floating device 100 floats on the water surface more stably, rollover is not easy to occur, the safety of the power supply assembly 140 is further improved, and the potential safety hazard of the power supply assembly 140 is reduced.

Specifically, in the present embodiment, as shown in fig. 2, the floating housing 110 includes a first upper case 111 and a first cavity case 113, and the first cavity case 113 is hermetically fixed to a lower surface of the first upper case 111 and encloses a first accommodation cavity with the first upper case 111. In this arrangement, the center of gravity of the flotation device 100 is relatively low, so that the flotation device is more stable and less prone to rollover, and is beneficial to ensuring use safety.

More specifically, in the present embodiment, as shown in fig. 2, a first sealing ring 114 may be provided between the first chamber housing 113 and the first upper housing 111 for waterproofing the first receiving chamber.

Specifically, in the present embodiment, as further shown in fig. 2, the floating housing 110 further includes a first lower housing 112, the first lower housing 112 is frame-shaped, and the first lower housing 112 is enclosed around the first cavity housing 113 and fixedly connected with the first upper housing 111. In this arrangement, the first lower shell 112 and the first upper shell 111 enclose an annular cavity around the power assembly 140, so that the buoyancy around the power assembly 140 is relatively large and balanced, and therefore, the stability of the whole floating device 100 can be improved, and the stability and safety of the power assembly 140 can be improved.

Specifically, in the present embodiment, as further shown in fig. 2, the first lower case 112 is provided with a lower groove, and the inner side of the lower groove is higher than the outer side of the lower groove, and the inner side of the lower groove is in sealing connection with the first upper case 111. In this arrangement, the contact area between the first lower shell 112 and water is relatively large, so that the floating is facilitated, and the floating is not easy to sink; the annular cavity enclosed by the first lower shell 112 and the first upper shell 111 has larger volume, so that the buoyancy can be effectively increased, and even if the floating shell 110 permeates water, a certain amount of water can be stored in the lower groove, so that other parts at higher positions are free from water inflow; the inner side of the lower groove is higher than the outer side, so that the inner side of the lower groove can effectively prevent water from penetrating into the direction of the power supply assembly 140, the protection of the power supply assembly 140 is further improved, and the potential safety hazard of water inflow of the power supply assembly 140 is reduced.

More specifically, in the present embodiment, a second sealing ring 115 may be provided between the inner side of the lower groove and the first upper case 111 for waterproofing the floating housing 110.

More specifically, in the present embodiment, as shown in fig. 1 and 2, the floating housing 110 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, which is matched to the shape of the power supply assembly 140, so as to facilitate the overall stability of the floating device 100. However, it should be noted that in other embodiments of the present application, the floating housing 110 is not limited to the above shape, but may be other shapes, for example: columnar shape with elliptical cross section.

Specifically, in this embodiment, the handle 120 is provided with a second accommodating cavity therein, the second accommodating cavity is higher than the floating housing 110, and the wireless transmission module 130 is disposed in the second accommodating cavity. Under this setting form, wireless transmission module 130 is located handle 120 inside, receives the protection of handle 120 shell, is difficult to receive the damage to can guarantee normal work. Of course, in other embodiments of the present application, the wireless transmission module 130 may not be disposed inside the handle 120, for example: the wireless transmission module 130 may also be provided outside the handle 120 as long as it can be higher than the floating housing 110 to secure signal strength.

Specifically, in this embodiment, as shown in fig. 2, the handle 120 includes a second upper shell 121 and a second lower shell 122, the second lower shell 122 is fixedly connected to the floating shell 110, and the second upper shell 121 and the second lower shell 122 are fixedly connected and enclose a second accommodating cavity.

More specifically, in this embodiment, as further shown in fig. 2, the handle 120 may be a U-shaped handle, and the second receiving cavity is located at a middle connecting section of the U-shaped handle, that is, the wireless transmission module 130 is located at the top of the U-shaped handle 120.

It should be noted that, in this embodiment, the U-shaped handle is disposed at the top of the floating housing 110, and the wireless transmission module 130 is disposed at the top of the U-shaped handle, so that the floating device 100 can be carried conveniently, and the signal intensity of the wireless transmission module 130 can be ensured. However, in other embodiments of the present application, the shape of the handle 120 is not limited to the above-described shape, for example: the handle 120 may also be a semicircular handle as long as it is convenient to lift the floating device 100 and to provide the wireless transmission module 130 at the top thereof to ensure the signal strength of the wireless transmission module 130, and the specific shape thereof may not be limited in the present application.

Specifically, in this embodiment, the floating device 100 further includes a first main control board 150, the wireless transmission module 130 is communicatively connected to the first main control board 150, and the first main control board 150 is connected to the power module 140. So arranged, the connection cable 200 enables a power and communication connection to be established between the flotation device 100 and the cleaning device 300; the control terminal such as the remote controller or the mobile phone exchanges data with the wireless transmission module 130, the wireless transmission module 130 exchanges data with the first main control board 150, and finally the cleaning device 300 is controlled through the first main control board 150.

More specifically, in the present embodiment, the first main control board 150 may be disposed in the floating housing 110.

Specifically, in the present embodiment, as shown in fig. 1, the floating housing 110 is provided with a charging interface 116 for charging the power supply assembly 140. In this arrangement, the power supply assembly 140 can be charged without being detached from the floating device 100, so that adverse effects on sealability in the process of disassembly and assembly are reduced, and sealability of the first accommodating cavity in which the power supply assembly 140 is positioned is guaranteed; in addition, the detachable charging is not needed, the working efficiency can be improved, and the use experience can be further improved.

More specifically, in the present embodiment, the charging interface 116 is provided on the upper surface of the first upper case 111. In this way, the charging interface 116 is positioned relatively high, so that the waterproof performance is good, and in addition, the charging interface 116 is arranged on the upper surface of the first upper shell 111, so that the charging device can be conveniently inserted and removed from the upper side.

Preferably, in this embodiment, the upper surface of the floating housing 110 may also be covered with a solar panel (not shown in the figures). Further, the solar panel may be electrically connected with the power supply assembly 140. Thus, the solar panel may also charge the power supply assembly 140. So configured, the solar panel can be used to charge the power module 140 preferentially under the condition of sufficient power supply of the solar panel, so as to save energy; under the condition of insufficient power supply of the solar panel, the cleaning robot can work normally through the charging interface 116. Of course, in other embodiments of the present application, charging may also be performed solely through the charging interface 116 or solely using a solar panel.

The present embodiment also provides a swimming pool cleaning robot, as shown in fig. 1, which includes the above-mentioned floating device 100, further includes a cleaning device 300 and a connection cable 200, and the power supply assembly 140 of the floating device 100 is connected with the cleaning device 300 through the connection cable 200. The swimming pool cleaning robot has all the beneficial effects of the floating device, so that the swimming pool cleaning robot is not repeated here.

Specifically, in the present embodiment, as shown in fig. 3, the cleaning device 300 includes a cleaning housing 310, and the cleaning housing 310 is provided with a first cable through hole 311; a motor assembly 320 is arranged in the cleaning shell 310, the motor assembly 320 comprises a motor box 330, a walking motor 350 and a water pump motor 360 are arranged in the motor box 330, and a second cable through hole 339 is formed in the motor box 330; the connection cable 200 passes through the first and second cable through holes 311 and 339 and is connected to the walk motor 350 and the water pump motor 360. In this arrangement, the motor box 330 is specially disposed in the cleaning housing 310, so that the cleaning housing 310 and the motor box 330 form double protection for each motor, and in addition, compared with the cleaning housing 310 with a relatively large external shape and a complex structure, the special motor box 330 is disposed, which is more convenient for ensuring the waterproofness of each motor.

Specifically, in this embodiment, as shown in fig. 3 and 4, the motor box 330 includes a box body 331 and a box cover 335, which are provided with end surfaces and circumferential surfaces that cooperate with each other, an axial seal ring 333 is provided between the end surfaces that cooperate with each other, and a radial seal ring 337 is provided between the circumferential surfaces that cooperate with each other. In this arrangement, the case 331 and the case cover 335 are sealed in all directions from two dimensions, namely, the axial direction and the radial direction, so that the tightness of the motor case 330 is greatly improved.

More specifically, in the present embodiment, as shown in fig. 4, the end surface of the case 331 that mates with the case cover 335 is provided with a first accommodation groove 332, and an axial seal ring 333 is disposed in the first accommodation groove 332. Of course, in other embodiments of the present application, the first receiving groove 332 may be disposed on the end surface of the box cover 335 matching with the box body 331.

More specifically, in the present embodiment, as shown in fig. 4, a second receiving groove 336 is formed on a circumferential surface of the box cover 335 matching with the box body 331, and a radial seal ring 337 is disposed in the second receiving groove 336. Of course, in other embodiments of the present application, the second accommodating groove 336 may be disposed on the circumferential surface of the case 331 and the case cover 335.

Specifically, in this embodiment, as shown in fig. 3, a third sealing ring 351 is disposed at the connection position between the travelling motor 350 and the box 331; a fourth sealing ring 361 is arranged at the joint of the water pump motor 360 and the box cover 335 in the vertical direction.

More specifically, in the present embodiment, the seal ring used above is an O-ring seal, but the seal ring used in the present application is not limited to only an O-ring seal; in addition, the sealing ring can be made of silica gel or other materials with good sealing effect such as rubber.

Specifically, in the present embodiment, as shown in fig. 3, a fixing connector 340 for fixing the connection cable 200 is provided at the outer side of the second cable through hole 339. Further, a sealant may be applied between the fixing tab 340 and the motor case 330 to enhance the sealing effect.

Specifically, in this embodiment, as shown in fig. 3, a second main control board 370 is further disposed in the motor box 330, the connection cable 200 is connected to the second main control board 370, and the walking motor 350 and the water pump motor 360 are both connected to the second main control board 370. So configured, the first main control board 150 and the second main control board 370 can jointly control the operation of each motor.

Specifically, in this embodiment, the power supply assembly 140 may be a rechargeable lithium battery in the prior art, and the wireless transmission module 130, the charging circuit, the remote control circuit, and the like are all of the prior art, which is not described herein.

Finally, it is further noted that relational terms such as "first" and "second", and the like, are used solely to distinguish one entity or action from another entity or action without necessarily requiring or implying any actual such relationship or order between such entities or actions. Moreover, the terms "comprises," "comprising," or any other variation thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements does not include only those elements but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus.

The previous description of the disclosed embodiments is provided to enable any person skilled in the art to make or use the present invention. Various modifications to the embodiments will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, and the generic principles defined herein may be applied to other embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention. Thus, the present invention is not intended to be limited to the embodiments shown herein but is to be accorded the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features disclosed herein.

Claims (10)

1. The utility model provides a flotation device, its characterized in that includes showy casing (110) and wireless transmission module (130), showy casing (110) are provided with handle (120), the top of handle (120) is higher than showy casing (110), wireless transmission module (130) are built-in the top of handle (120).

2. The flotation device according to claim 1, wherein the flotation device (100) further comprises a power supply assembly (140), the flotation housing (110) being provided with a first receiving cavity, the power supply assembly (140) being arranged in the first receiving cavity.

3. A flotation device according to claim 2, wherein the flotation housing (110) comprises a first upper shell (111) and a first cavity shell (113), the first cavity shell (113) being sealingly fixed to the lower surface of the first upper shell (111) and enclosing the first receiving cavity with the first upper shell (111).

4. A flotation device according to claim 3, wherein the flotation housing (110) further comprises a first lower shell (112), the first lower shell (112) being frame-shaped, the first lower shell (112) being arranged around the first cavity shell (113) and being fixedly connected to the first upper shell (111).

5. A flotation device according to claim 4, wherein the first lower shell (112) is provided with a lower groove, and the inner side of the lower groove is higher than the outer side of the lower groove, the inner side of the lower groove being in sealing connection with the first upper shell (111).

6. A flotation device according to any one of claims 2-5, wherein the flotation housing (110) is covered on its upper surface with a solar panel, which solar panel is electrically connected to the power supply assembly (140); and/or the floating housing (110) is provided with a charging interface (116) for charging the power supply assembly (140).

7. A flotation device according to any one of claims 1-5, wherein a second receiving cavity is provided in the handle (120), the second receiving cavity being higher than the flotation housing (110), the wireless transmission module (130) being arranged in the second receiving cavity.

8. The floating device according to claim 7, wherein the handle (120) comprises a second upper shell (121) and a second lower shell (122), the second lower shell (122) being fixedly connected to the floating shell (110), the second upper shell (121) being fixedly connected to the second lower shell (122) and enclosing the second receiving cavity.

9. A flotation device according to claim 7, wherein the handle (120) is a U-shaped handle, and the second receiving cavity is located in the intermediate connection section of the U-shaped handle.

10. A swimming pool cleaning robot, comprising a flotation device (100) according to any one of claims 1-12, further comprising a cleaning device (300) and a connection cable (200), the power supply assembly (140) of the flotation device (100) being connected to the cleaning device (300) by means of the connection cable (200).