CN212303785U

CN212303785U - Self-moving equipment

Info

Publication number: CN212303785U
Application number: CN202020411018.1U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 许春鹏; 杜江; 王启东; 陈秀连
Original assignee: Positec Power Tools Suzhou Co Ltd
Current assignee: Positec Power Tools Suzhou Co Ltd
Priority date: 2020-03-26
Filing date: 2020-03-26
Publication date: 2021-01-05
Anticipated expiration: 2030-03-26
Also published as: DE202021101493U1

Abstract

The application relates to a self-moving device, which comprises a shell with an opening, a moving module for driving the shell to move, a working module for executing a preset working task, a control module for controlling the moving module to automatically move and controlling the working module to automatically work, a cover body capable of opening or closing the opening in an operable mode, and a connecting piece for connecting the cover body and the shell, wherein an accommodating space for accommodating a battery pack for supplying power to the self-moving device is formed in the shell, the self-moving device further comprises a sealing piece arranged between the cover body and the shell and a locking device used for fixing the cover body, the sealing piece and the shell together, and when the locking device is in a locking state, the sealing piece is subjected to extrusion force of the cover body and the shell. Compared with the prior art, the self-moving equipment has better sealing effect.

Description

Self-moving equipment

Technical Field

The utility model relates to a from mobile device.

Background

On the existing market, current from the mobile device, for example from the lawn mower, its battery module passes through fixed knot constructs such as screw to be fixed in from the mobile device below, if the user need dismantle the battery module, still need turn over the machine to through fasteners such as instrument detaching screw, very inconvenient.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

An object of the utility model is to provide a from mobile device with new convenient operation.

In order to achieve the above purpose, the utility model provides a following technical scheme: the utility model provides a from mobile device, includes the casing that has the opening, is used for driving the removal module of casing motion, is used for carrying out the work module of predetermineeing the work task, is used for controlling removal module automatic movement and control work module automatic work's control module, operable opening or seal the open-ended lid, and connect the lid with the connecting piece of casing, be formed with in the casing and be used for acceping for the accommodation space of the battery package of mobile device power supply certainly, from mobile device still including set up in the lid with the sealing member that sets up between the casing, and be used for with the lid, the sealing member with the locking device that the casing is fixed together, when locking device is in locking state, the sealing member receives the lid with the extrusion force of casing.

Furthermore, the locking device comprises a limiting part arranged on one of the cover body and the shell and a locking part movably arranged on the other of the cover body and the shell.

Furthermore, the locking device comprises an elastic piece for providing resilience for the locking part, the locking part comprises an operation area for operation and a locking area mutually locked with the limiting part, the operation part can drive the locking area to move when being operated, and the locking area and the limiting part respectively comprise a guide surface capable of sliding relatively and a limiting surface capable of being mutually abutted.

Further, the locking portion is disposed on the cover, the operation region is exposed on the upper surface of the cover, and the locking region is formed to extend downward from the operation region.

Furthermore, the self-moving equipment further comprises a pushing piece used for providing opening pushing force for the cover body and the shell, and the pushing piece comprises a pushing rod movably arranged in the accommodating space and an elastic body used for providing pushing force for the pushing rod.

Further, the housing comprises an accommodating groove arranged in the accommodating space, one end of the push rod is accommodated in the accommodating groove, and the elastic body is connected between the push rod and the accommodating groove.

Furthermore, a drain hole is formed in the bottom wall of the accommodating space, when the cover body is locked with the shell, one end of the push rod seals the drain hole, and when the cover body is unlocked with the shell, the push rod moves upwards under the thrust action of the elastic body to open the drain hole.

Further, the connecting piece comprises a pivoting piece which is used for pivotally connecting the cover body and the shell, the sealing piece is embedded in the cover body, the shell comprises a butt joint part which is in butt joint with the cover body, the butt joint part comprises a protrusion part which is used for abutting against the sealing piece, and the shore type hardness C of the sealing piece is smaller than 40.

Further, the casing include the inferior valve and assemble in epitheca on the inferior valve, the accommodation space is formed by epitheca and inferior valve, the epitheca with arrange from top to bottom under the inferior valve, the opening is formed in the up end of epitheca, from the mobile device still including accept in the accommodation space with the electric connector of battery package butt joint, electric connector is located the open-ended below, be equipped with the confession on the inferior valve the through-hole that the electric connector wore out, the inferior valve with be provided with the sealing member between the epitheca, through-hole department also is provided with the sealing member.

Further, the self-moving device is a robotic lawnmower, and the working module is a cutting module for performing a mowing task.

The beneficial effects of the utility model reside in that: the utility model provides a from mobile device is through setting up the sealing member between lid and casing, and make this sealing member receive the extrusion force of lid and casing by the locking device who sets up when locking state, when convenient operation, still make and closely laminate between lid, sealing member and the casing, compare with prior art for this has better sealed effect from mobile device.

The above description is only an overview of the technical solution of the present invention, and in order to make the technical means of the present invention clearer and can be implemented according to the content of the description, the following detailed description is made with reference to the preferred embodiments of the present invention and accompanying drawings.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of a battery pack and a housing according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic structural view of the cover and the housing when the hook is at the first position;

FIG. 3 is a schematic structural view of the cover and the housing when the hook is at the second position;

FIG. 4 is a schematic view of a second mechanical structure of the locking device;

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of a third mechanical structure employed by the locking device;

fig. 6 is a schematic structural view of a battery pack and a housing according to a second embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a schematic structural view of a drain hole and a pushing member when the pushing member is in a first state;

FIG. 8 is a schematic structural view of a drain hole and a pushing member when the pushing member is in a second state;

fig. 9 is a schematic perspective view illustrating a locking device of a self-moving apparatus in a locked state according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 10 is a schematic perspective view of the self-moving device of FIG. 9 shown with the cover opened;

FIG. 11 is a top view of the self-moving apparatus of FIG. 9;

fig. 12 is a partial schematic view taken along line a-a of fig. 11 when the cover is pushed up by the push rod after the locker of the self-moving device shown in fig. 9 is unlocked.

Detailed Description

The following detailed description of the embodiments of the present invention is provided with reference to the accompanying drawings and examples. The following examples are intended to illustrate the invention, but are not intended to limit the scope of the invention.

Referring to fig. 1, the self-moving device 100 of the first embodiment of the present invention includes a housing 1 having an opening (not numbered), a moving module 50 for driving the housing 1 to move, a working module (not shown) for performing a predetermined working task, a control module (not shown) for controlling the moving module to automatically move and controlling the working module to automatically work, a cover 2 operable to open or close the opening, a connecting member 3 for connecting the cover 2 and the housing 1, a sealing member 4 disposed between the cover 2 and the housing 1, and a locking device 5 for fixing the cover 2, the sealing member 4, and the housing 1 together. When the locker 5 is in the locked state (see fig. 2), the sealing member 4 is pressed by the cover 2 and the housing 1. In this embodiment, the mobile device is exemplified by an automatic mower, and in other embodiments, the mobile device 100 may be a sweeping robot, an automatic leaf sweeping machine, a multifunctional machine, and the like. The control module is electrically connected with the mobile module, the working module, the battery pack and the like, controls the mobile module to drive the mobile device to move autonomously, and controls the working module to execute a preset working task autonomously. In this embodiment, the working module is a cutting module that performs a cutting task.

An accommodating space 11 for accommodating a battery pack 6 for supplying power to the mobile device is formed in the housing 1. The housing 1 is provided with a first electric connector 12 which is butted with the battery pack 6, the battery pack 6 is provided with a second electric connector (not numbered), and the first electric connector 12 and the second electric connector are electrically connected to realize the power supply of the battery pack 6 to the control module, the mobile module and the working module. The structure of the first electrical connector 12 and the second electrical connector may be of the prior art and will not be described in detail here. In order to improve the safety performance, the first electrical connector 12 is disposed in the accommodating space 11. The housing 1 includes a lower housing 13 and an upper housing 14 assembled on the lower housing 13, the upper housing 14 and the lower housing 13 are arranged up and down, an opening is provided above the housing 1 and formed on an upper end surface of the upper housing 14, and the accommodating space 11 is formed by the upper housing 14 and the lower housing 13. In other embodiments, the shape and structure of the accommodating space 11 may be determined according to the requirement. The first electrical connector 12 is accommodated in the accommodating space 11 and located below the opening, and specifically, the first electrical connector 12 is located in the lower housing 12. The lower case 13 is provided with a through hole 131 through which the cable of the first electrical connector 12 passes. A sealing member 15 is disposed between the lower casing 13 and the upper casing 14, and a sealing member (specifically, a sealing plug 16) is disposed at the through hole 131, so as to achieve a better sealing effect. In this embodiment, the battery pack 6 is a detachable battery pack for use in an electric power tool.

The locking device 5 is used for fixing the cover body 2, the sealing element 4 and the housing 1 together, and when the locking device 5 is in a locking state (as shown in fig. 2), the sealing element 4 is pressed by the cover body 2 and the housing 1, so that a better sealing effect can be achieved. The locking device 5 includes a limiting portion 51 disposed on the housing 1 and a movable locking portion 52 disposed on the cover 2. In this embodiment, the locking portion 52 is movably disposed on the cover body, so that the locking portion 52 can be switched between a state of being locked with the limiting portion 51 and a state of being unlocked with each other. In other embodiments, the position limiting portion 51 may be provided on the cover 2, and the locking portion 52 may be provided on the housing 1, where the positions of the position limiting portion 51 and the locking portion 52 are not specifically limited.

In this embodiment, the locking portion 52 includes an operation area 521 for operation and a locking area 522 locked with the limiting portion 51. The operation region 521 is exposed to the upper surface of the cover 2, and the locking region 522 is formed to extend downward from the operation region 521. The operation area 521 is a button portion 521 provided on the lid body 2 to apply a pressing force. The locking region 522 and the position-limiting portion 51 respectively include a guiding surface capable of sliding relative to each other and a position-limiting surface capable of abutting against each other. Specifically, the position-limiting part 51 is a first catch part 51 disposed on the housing 1, and the locking region 522 is a second catch part 522 bent and extended downward from one side of the button 521. For convenience of description, the guide surface of the first catch 51 is referred to as a first guide surface 511, the limit surface of the first catch 51 is referred to as a first limit surface 512, the guide surface of the second catch 522 is referred to as a second guide surface 5221, and the limit surface of the second catch 522 is referred to as a second limit surface 5222. The second guide surface 5221 of the second catch 522 slides relative to the first guide surface 511 of the first catch 51 after contacting, causing the second catch 522 to move in an outward (movement in the opposite direction of the first catch 51) and downward (insertion of the battery pack 6) direction relative to the first catch 51. When the first clamping portion 51 and the second clamping portion 522 are clamped and matched, the second limiting surface 5222 on the second clamping portion 522 and the first limiting surface 512 of the first clamping portion 51 abut against each other to fix the cover body 2, the sealing member 4 and the housing 1 together, and at this time, the sealing member 4 deforms under the extrusion force of the cover body 2 and the housing 1, so that the sealing property between the cover body 2 and the housing 1 is improved. In detail, the first latching portion 51 is a slot 51 recessed inwards, the second latching portion 522 is a hook 522 matching with the slot 51, and the shape of the hook 522 is similar to the number 7. The first position-limiting surface 512 is an inner concave surface of the slot 51, the second position-limiting surface 5222 is an inner hook surface of the hook 522, the first guide surface 511 is an outer inclined surface of the slot 51, and the second guide surface 5221 is a lower inclined surface of the hook 522. When a pressing force is applied to the button portion 521 from the outside, the button portion 521 drives the hook 522 to move in the opposite direction of the slot 51 under the driving of the acting force, so that the first limiting surface 512 and the second limiting surface 5222 are separated, and the housing 1 and the cover 2 are unlocked. It should be noted that, in the present embodiment, the hook 522 has two movable positions, that is, a first position and a second position, when the hook 522 is at the first position, as shown in fig. 2, the first limiting surface 512 and the second limiting surface 5222 contact and abut against each other, so as to lock the cover 2 and the housing 1, and when the hook 522 is at the second position, as shown in fig. 3, the first limiting surface 512 and the second limiting surface 5222 are separated, so as to unlock the housing 1 and the cover 2.

In order to lock the slot 51 and the hook 522 without using an external force on the button 521, and to make the first limiting surface 512 and the second limiting surface 5222 quickly abut against each other, that is, when no external force is applied to the locking portion 52, the hook 522 is always in the first position, the following method is adopted in the present embodiment: the locking device 5 further includes an elastic member 53 for providing a resilient force to the locking portion 52, specifically, the elastic member 53 is disposed between the cover 2 and the button portion 521, and the elastic member 53 resiliently pushes the button portion 521 to move relative to the cover 2 to drive the hook 522 to return. In detail, the lid 2 is provided with a pressing groove 21 for accommodating the elastic member 53, the button 521 is provided in a notch of the pressing groove 21, and the button 521 enters the pressing groove 21 by the pressing force. In this embodiment, the elastic member 53 is a compression spring.

Besides the above structure, the locking device can also be realized by other mechanical structures, such as: referring to fig. 4, a locking portion 71 is located below the cover 2, and the locking portion 71 is connected to the cover 2 through a rotation shaft 72. An operation area 711 is exposed on the lower surface of the cover 2, a locking area 712 is formed to extend downward from the operation area 711, the operation area 711 and the cover 2 are connected by a rotating shaft 63, and the locking area 712 is reset by providing a spring 73 between the cover 2 and the operation area 711 (i.e., the locking area 712 is maintained at a first position when no external force is applied to the operation area 711); referring to fig. 5, the locking device 8 includes a limiting portion 81 disposed on the housing 1, a locking portion 82 movably disposed on the cover 2, a pushing portion 83 disposed below the locking portion 82, and an elastic member 84 disposed between the pushing portion 83 and the cover 2. The locking portion 82 moves downward (reaches the second position) by an external force to be separated from the stopper portion 81, and the pushing portion 83 rotates relative to the housing 1 under the downward pressure of the locking portion 82. The elastic member 84 exerts a force on the pushing portion 83 to rotate the pushing portion 83 in the opposite direction with respect to the housing 1, thereby pushing the locking portion 82 to be returned to the first position by the pushing portion 83.

Referring again to fig. 1, the connecting member 3 includes a pivot member 3 pivotally connecting the cover 2 and the housing 1. A pivot 3 so that the lid 2 can be rotated about the pivot 3 to effect opening and closing of the lid 2. In this embodiment, the pivot 3 is a rotation shaft 3, the rotation shaft 3 is sleeved with a biasing member 10, the lid 2 can be turned relative to the housing 1 by the biasing member 10 after the lid 2 and the housing 1 are unlocked, in order to prevent the lid 2 from being turned backward excessively to ensure that a line connecting the center of gravity M and the center of rotation O of the lid 2 with the horizontal line OX, after the lid 2 is turned by the force of the biasing member 10 acting on the lid 2, an included angle α between the lid 2 and the housing 1 is smaller than 90 degrees, when the lid 2 is opened, the lid 2 has a tendency of gravity closing, and the lid 2 must be supported by hand or other parts or auxiliary devices, and once the hand or other parts or auxiliary devices leave the lid 2, the lid 2 is put on the housing 1 by gravity. In the present embodiment, the biasing member 10 is a torsion spring. In this embodiment, the cover 2 and the housing 1 are connected in a pivot manner, and the cover 2 is in a flip manner. In other embodiments, the cover 2 and the housing 1 may be connected by a sliding slot, for example, the cover 2 is in the form of a sliding cover.

The connecting piece 3 is arranged opposite to the locking device 5 on both sides of the cover body 2, the sealing piece 4 is embedded in the cover body 2, and the cover body 2 is formed with a sealing groove 22 for accommodating the sealing piece 4. The seal 4 is located inside the connecting piece 3 and the locking device 5. In this embodiment, the seal 4 is a seal ring 41. The housing 1 has an abutting portion (not numbered) abutting against the lid 2, the abutting portion having a contact surface 171 contacting the gasket 41 and a protrusion 173 formed to protrude from the contact surface 171, and one end of the protrusion 173 is configured to press the gasket 41. In detail, a step 17 for abutting against the sealing ring 41 is formed on an outer side wall (not numbered) of the abutting portion in a downward concave manner, and the step 17 includes a horizontal surface and a vertical surface 172, where the horizontal surface is an abutting surface 171. After the lid body 2 is closed to the case 1, the protrusion 173 presses the gasket 41 to further deform the gasket 41, thereby further enhancing the sealing performance. In this embodiment, the sealing element 4 is a foamed silica gel, which has a strong high temperature resistance, and the shore hardness C thereof is less than 40, so that the pressure between the cover body 2 and the casing 1 in the closed state is less than 40N, the operation area only needs to provide a pressing force less than 20N, and the locking device 5 can be operated, and when the user operates the operation area, the pressing force is small, and the user experience is greatly improved.

Referring to fig. 6 to 12, the structure of the self-moving device according to the second embodiment of the present invention is similar to that of the self-moving device according to the first embodiment. The difference lies in that: the cover 2 is turned over relative to the housing 1 by arranging the pushing member 9 without arranging a torsion spring. The pushing member 9 is used for providing an opening pushing force for the cover 2 and the housing 1, and the pushing member 9 includes a movable push rod 91 disposed in the accommodating space 11 and an elastic body 92 used for providing a pushing force for the push rod 91. An accommodating groove 111 is formed in the accommodating space 11, one end of the push rod 81 abuts against the cover 2, the other end of the push rod 91 is accommodated in the accommodating groove 111, and the elastic body 92 is connected between the push rod 91 and the accommodating groove 111. In the present embodiment, in order to drain the water in the accommodating space 11 to keep the accommodating space 11 dry, a water drainage hole 112 is formed on the bottom wall of the accommodating groove 111, when the cover 2 is locked with the housing 1, one end of the push rod 91 seals the water drainage hole 112 (specifically, one end of the push rod 91 is inserted into the water drainage hole 112 to seal the water drainage hole 112, as shown in fig. 7), and when the cover 2 is unlocked with the housing 1, the push rod 91 is moved upward by the thrust of the elastic body 92 to open the water drainage hole 112 (specifically, one end of the push rod 81 is moved out of the water drainage hole 112 to open the water drainage hole 112, as shown in fig. 8). In detail, referring to fig. 6 and 7, when the cover 2 is locked with the housing 1, the push rod 91 moves downward under the action of the cover 2, one end of the push rod 91 is inserted into the drainage hole 112 to seal the drainage hole 112, and the elastic body 92 is pushed to compress; referring to fig. 6 and 8, when the cover 2 is unlocked from the housing 1, the push rod 91 is pushed by the elastic body 92 to move upward, and one end of the push rod 91 is moved out of the drainage hole 112 to open the drainage hole 112, so that water which inadvertently flows in through the opening when the cover 2 is opened can flow into the drainage hole 112 from top to bottom and flow out of the drainage hole 112.

To sum up, the utility model provides a from mobile device makes this sealing member 4 receive lid 2 and casing 1's extrusion force when locking state by the locking device 5 that sets up through set up sealing member 4 between lid 2 and casing 1, and makes and closely laminate between lid 2, sealing member 4 and the casing 1, compares with prior art for this has better sealed effect from mobile device.

The utility model provides a wash port 112 has been seted up on the diapire from mobile device through accommodation space 11, when lid 2 and casing 1 lock, wash port 112 is sealed to the one end of push rod 91, and when lid 2 and casing 1 unblock, push rod 91 receives the thrust effect upward movement of elastomer 92 to open wash port 112, thereby the water in the discharge accommodation space 11 keeps dry and comfortable in order to make accommodation space 11.

The technical features of the embodiments described above may be arbitrarily combined, and for the sake of brevity, all possible combinations of the technical features in the embodiments described above are not described, but should be considered as being within the scope of the present specification as long as there is no contradiction between the combinations of the technical features.

The above-mentioned embodiments only represent some embodiments of the present invention, and the description thereof is specific and detailed, but not to be construed as limiting the scope of the present invention. It should be noted that, for those skilled in the art, without departing from the spirit of the present invention, several variations and modifications can be made, which are within the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention should be subject to the appended claims.

Claims

1. A self-moving device comprises a shell with an opening, a moving module for driving the shell to move, a working module for executing a preset working task, a control module for controlling the moving module to automatically move and controlling the working module to automatically work, a cover body operable to open or close the opening, and a connecting piece for connecting the cover body and the shell, an accommodating space for accommodating a battery pack for supplying power to the mobile device is formed in the shell, it is characterized in that the self-moving equipment also comprises a sealing element arranged between the cover body and the shell body and a locking device used for fixing the cover body, the sealing element and the shell body together, when the locking device is in a locking state, the sealing element is subjected to the extrusion force of the cover body and the shell.

2. The self-moving apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the locking device comprises a position-limiting portion disposed on one of the cover and the housing, and a locking portion movably disposed on the other of the cover and the housing.

3. The self-moving device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the locking device comprises an elastic member for providing a resilient force to the locking portion, the locking portion comprises an operation area for operation and a locking area locked with the limiting portion, the operation area can drive the locking area to move when the operation portion is operated, and the locking area and the limiting portion respectively comprise a guide surface capable of sliding relatively and a limiting surface capable of abutting against each other.

4. The self-moving apparatus as claimed in claim 3, wherein the locking portion is provided on the cover, the operation region is exposed to an upper surface of the cover, and the locking region is formed extending downward from the operation region.

5. The self-moving apparatus as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a pushing member for providing an opening pushing force to the cover and the housing, wherein the pushing member comprises a push rod movably disposed in the accommodating space and an elastic body for providing the pushing force to the push rod.

6. The self-moving device as claimed in claim 5, wherein the housing comprises a receiving groove disposed in the receiving space, one end of the push rod is received in the receiving groove, and the elastic body is connected between the push rod and the receiving groove.

7. The self-moving device as claimed in claim 6, wherein a drain hole is formed in a bottom wall of the accommodating space, when the cover body is locked with the housing, one end of the push rod seals the drain hole, and when the cover body is unlocked with the housing, the push rod moves upward under the thrust of the elastic body to open the drain hole.

8. The self-moving device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the connecting member comprises a pivot member pivotally connecting the cover and the housing, the sealing member is embedded in the cover, the housing comprises a butt portion for butting against the cover, the butt portion comprises a protrusion for pressing against the sealing member, and the shore hardness C of the sealing member is less than 40.

9. The self-moving device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the housing includes a lower housing and an upper housing assembled to the lower housing, the receiving space is formed by the upper housing and the lower housing, the upper housing and the lower housing are vertically arranged, the opening is formed on an upper end surface of the upper housing, the self-moving device further includes an electrical connector received in the receiving space to be in butt joint with the battery pack, the electrical connector is located below the opening, a through hole for the electrical connector to penetrate through is formed in the lower housing, a sealing member is disposed between the lower housing and the upper housing, and a sealing member is disposed at the through hole.

10. The self-propelled device of any of claims 1-9, wherein the self-propelled device is a robotic lawnmower and the work module is a cutting module for performing a mowing task.