CN213309500U - Floor sweeping robot - Google Patents

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CN213309500U
CN213309500U CN202020999368.4U CN202020999368U CN213309500U CN 213309500 U CN213309500 U CN 213309500U CN 202020999368 U CN202020999368 U CN 202020999368U CN 213309500 U CN213309500 U CN 213309500U
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陈超
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The embodiment of the utility model discloses a sweeping robot, which comprises a maintenance station and a sweeping machine body, wherein a dust box is arranged on the sweeping machine body, a dust exhaust port is arranged on the dust box, and a baffle component rotationally connected with the dust exhaust port is arranged on the dust exhaust port and is used for sealing the dust exhaust port; the maintenance station is provided with a dust collecting device for collecting dust in the dust box; the robot of sweeping the floor still includes the controller, the separation blade subassembly include with the dust exhaust mouth rotate the separation blade of connecting and with the drive arrangement that the separation blade transmission is connected, the controller with drive arrangement signal connection dust collecting device to during the dirt box dust absorption, controller control the drive arrangement drive the separation blade is opened the dust exhaust mouth makes dust collecting device passes through the dust exhaust mouth with the dirt box intercommunication.

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Floor sweeping robot
Technical Field
The utility model relates to a robot technical field sweeps the floor, especially relates to a robot sweeps floor.
Background
The floor sweeping robot is one kind of intelligent household appliances, and can automatically finish floor cleaning work in a room by means of certain artificial intelligence. Generally, the floor cleaning machine adopts a brushing and vacuum mode, and firstly absorbs the impurities on the floor into the garbage storage box, so that the function of cleaning the floor is achieved.
At present, when cleaning the dust and garbage in the dust box of the sweeping robot on the market, the dust box is required to be taken out and then the dust box cover is opened to pour out the dust and the garbage, and then the dust box is put into the sweeping robot body, so that the operation is complex, and the dust is easily leaked into the air.
SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL
In view of this, the present application provides a sweeping robot, which is capable of opening or closing in a single direction under the driving action of a driving device by arranging a blocking piece assembly with the driving device on a dust discharging port of a dust box, so as to prevent dust from overflowing.
The utility model provides a robot of sweeping floor, include:
the sweeper body is provided with a dust box, the dust box is provided with a dust exhaust port, and the dust exhaust port is provided with a baffle assembly which is rotatably connected with the dust exhaust port and used for sealing the dust exhaust port;
the maintenance station is provided with a dust collecting device and is used for collecting dust in the dust box;
the robot of sweeping the floor still includes the controller, the separation blade subassembly include with the dust exhaust mouth rotate the separation blade of connecting and with the drive arrangement that the separation blade transmission is connected, the controller with drive arrangement signal connection dust collecting device to during the dirt box dust absorption, controller control the drive arrangement drive the separation blade is opened the dust exhaust mouth makes dust collecting device passes through the dust exhaust mouth with the dirt box intercommunication.
The utility model provides an among the robot of sweeping the floor, the dust exhaust mouth is equipped with the bulge loop, the bulge loop is close to one side at dirt box inner chamber top is provided with and is used for the installation the mounting groove of separation blade.
The utility model provides an in the robot of sweeping the floor, the separation blade includes rotation portion and driven part, rotation portion with driven part integrated into one piece, the rotatable installation of rotation portion is in on the mounting groove.
The utility model provides an in the robot of sweeping the floor, the bulge loop is followed dust box inner chamber direction extends, makes the bulge loop has relative first end and second end, the driven part passes first end and butt are at the outside edge of second end, make the driven part can unilateral rotation.
The utility model provides an among the robot of sweeping the floor, the one end of rotation portion is provided with joint spare, joint spare with the drive arrangement transmission is connected.
The utility model provides an in the robot of sweeping floor, drive arrangement includes driving motor, driving motor's output is provided with the joint groove, the size and the shape of joint spare with joint groove looks adaptation.
The utility model provides an in the robot of sweeping floor, the joint spare is embedded in the joint inslot, make driving motor can with the separation blade transmission is connected.
The utility model provides an in the robot of sweeping the floor, the separation blade is still including setting up the separation blade with the sealing of dust exhaust mouth butt department makes the separation blade is sealed on the dust exhaust mouth.
In the sweeping robot of the present invention, the sealing portion is annular.
The utility model provides an among the robot of sweeping the floor, dust collecting device still include driving motor, set up the collection dirt mouth on maintaining the station and with the collection dirt wind channel that the collection dirt mouth links to each other.
The technical scheme provided by the embodiment of the application can have the following beneficial effects: the application designs a robot of sweeping floor, through set up the separation blade subassembly that has drive arrangement on the dust exhaust mouth at dirt box, when carrying out the collection dirt operation with the dust collecting device who maintains the station, the separation blade in the separation blade subassembly can be opened or close the one-way under drive arrangement's drive action, prevents that the dust is excessive.
It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only and are not restrictive of the application.
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In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, the drawings needed to be used in the description of the embodiments are briefly introduced below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are some embodiments of the present application, and it is obvious for those skilled in the art to obtain other drawings based on these drawings without creative efforts.
Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a sweeping robot according to an embodiment of the present application;
fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of the sweeping robot in fig. 1 in another state;
FIG. 3 is a schematic view of the construction of the dirt box of FIG. 1;
FIG. 4 is a schematic view of the dust exhaust port of FIG. 3;
FIG. 5 is a schematic view of the construction of the baffle assembly of FIG. 1;
FIG. 6 is a schematic view of the structure of the driving device of FIG. 1;
FIG. 7 is a schematic view of the connection of the baffle assembly of FIG. 1 to a dust exhaust port and a drive mechanism;
FIG. 8 is a schematic view of the connection of the drive assembly to the flap assembly of FIG. 1;
FIG. 9 is a schematic view of the structure of the sealing part of FIG. 5;
FIG. 10 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the maintenance station of FIG. 1;
description of reference numerals:
1000. a sweeping robot;
10. a sweeper body; 11. a dust box; 110. a dust exhaust port; 111. a convex ring; 111a, a first end; 111b, a second end; 1111. mounting grooves; 12. a flap assembly; 120. a baffle plate; 1201. a rotating part; 1201a, a clamping piece; 1202. a driven part; 121. a drive device; 1211. a drive motor; 1211a, a clamping groove; 122. a sealing part;
20. a maintenance station; 21. a dust collecting device; 211. a controller; 212. driving a fan; 213. a dust collection port; 214. a dust collection duct; 215. a dust collecting box body; 22. a charging assembly; 221. a charging plate;
30. and a controller.
Detailed Description
The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are some, but not all, embodiments of the present application. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present application.
In the description of the present application, it is to be understood that the terms "center," "longitudinal," "lateral," "length," "width," "thickness," "upper," "lower," "front," "rear," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," "clockwise," "counterclockwise," and the like are used in the orientations and positional relationships indicated in the drawings for convenience in describing the present application and for simplicity in description, and are not intended to indicate or imply that the referenced devices or elements must have a particular orientation, be constructed in a particular orientation, and be operated in a particular manner, and are not to be construed as limiting the present application. Furthermore, the terms "first", "second" and "first" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, features defined as "first", "second", may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the described features. In the description of the present application, "a plurality" means two or more unless specifically limited otherwise.
Some embodiments of the present application will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The embodiments described below and the features of the embodiments can be combined with each other without conflict.
As shown in fig. 1 to 10, the present application provides a sweeping robot 1000, which includes a sweeper body 10 and a maintenance station 20; a dust collecting device 21 is arranged in an inner cavity of the maintenance station 20, a dust box 11 is arranged on the sweeper body 10, a dust exhaust port 110 communicated with the dust collecting device 21 is formed in the dust box 11, the inner cavity of the dust box 11 can be directly used for collecting dust and garbage, and then the dust and the garbage are transferred to the dust collecting device 21 of the maintenance station 20 through the dust exhaust port 110 under the action of the dust collecting device 21; the dust exhaust port 110 is located on a side wall of the dust box 11, and the dust exhaust port 110 is communicated with a side wall of the sweeper body 10, so that the side wall of the sweeper body 10 is provided with the dust exhaust port 110 communicated with the dust box 11, and the dust exhaust port 110 is further provided with a blocking piece assembly 12 rotatably connected with the dust exhaust port 110, so that the blocking piece assembly 12 can seal the dust exhaust port 110.
Exemplarily, the blocking sheet assembly 12 includes a blocking sheet 120 rotatably connected to the dust exhaust port 110 and a driving device 121 in transmission connection with the blocking sheet 120, the blocking sheet 120 rotatably connected to the dust exhaust port 110 can be sealed on the dust exhaust port 110, the driving device 121 is in transmission connection with the blocking sheet 120, so that the blocking sheet 120 can open the dust exhaust port 110 under the driving of the driving device 121, the sweeping robot 1000 is further provided with a controller 30 therein, the controller 30 is in signal connection with the driving device 121, when performing dust collection operation with the dust collection device 21 of the maintenance station 20, the controller 30 controls the driving device 121 to drive the blocking sheet 120 to open the dust exhaust port 110, and the dust collection device 21 is communicated with the dust box 11 through the dust exhaust port 110.
When the dust and garbage in the dust box 11 reach the maximum accommodating range of the dust box 11, or the user wishes to empty the dust and garbage in the dust box 11, the sweeper body 10 moves to the maintenance station 20, the dust collecting device 21 is in butt joint with the dust exhaust port 110 of the dust box 11, the controller 30 sends a signal for opening the blocking piece 120 to the driving device 121, and the blocking piece 120 moves from being closed on the dust exhaust port 110 to opening the dust exhaust port 110 under the driving action of the driving device 121, so that the dust collecting device 21 is communicated with the dust box 11 through the dust exhaust port 110, and the dust and garbage are transferred.
As shown in fig. 4, in an alternative embodiment, a protruding ring 111 is disposed on the dust outlet 110, the protruding ring 111 is formed by extending the dust outlet 110 along the direction of the inner cavity of the dust box 11, an installation groove 1111 for installing the blocking sheet 120 is disposed on one side of the protruding ring 111 near the top of the inner cavity of the dust box 11, and the blocking sheet 120 can be rotatably installed in the installation groove 1111.
As shown in fig. 6, in an alternative embodiment, the blocking plate 120 includes a rotating portion 1201 and a driven portion 1202, wherein the rotating portion 1201 and the driven portion 1202 are integrally formed, and the rotating portion 1201 is rotatably mounted on the mounting groove 1111, so that when the rotating portion 1201 rotates, the driven portion 1202 can be driven to open or close the dust outlet 110.
As shown in fig. 5, in an alternative embodiment, the protruding ring 111 has a first end 111a and a second end 111b opposite to each other, and the protruding ring 111 has a width, the first end 111a is located on a side of the protruding ring 111 close to the top of the inner cavity of the dust box 11, the second end 111b is located on a side of the protruding ring 111 close to the bottom of the inner cavity of the dust box 11, one end of the driven part 1202 connected to the rotating part 1201 passes through the first end 111a of the protruding ring and abuts against an outer edge of the second end 111b of the protruding ring 111, and the driven part 1202 forms a slope between the first end 111a and the second end 111b of the protruding ring 111, so that the driven part 1202 can rotate in one direction.
As shown in fig. 5, in an alternative embodiment, a clamping member 1201a is further disposed at an end of the rotating portion 1201 close to the driving device 121, for being in transmission connection with an output end of the driving device 121.
As shown in fig. 4 to 8, in an alternative embodiment, the driving device 121 includes a driving motor 1211, an output end of the driving motor 1211 is provided with a clamping groove 1211a adapted to the clamping member 1201a, and the driving motor 1211 and the rotating portion 1201 are clamped with the clamping groove 1211a through the clamping member 1201a, so that a friction force at a transmission connection portion between the driving motor 1211 and the rotating portion 1201 is increased, and a slip phenomenon is prevented.
It should be noted that the driving motor 1211 may be a steering engine, and when performing dust collection operation with the dust collection device 21 of the maintenance station 20, the controller 30 controls the steering engine to rotate so as to drive the rotating part 1201 to rotate, so that the driven part 1202 opens the dust exhaust port 110; the driving motor 1211 may also be another small motor disposed on the same axis as the rotating portion 1201, and the purpose of the driving motor 1211 is to control the rotating portion 1201 to rotate so as to drive the driven portion 1202 to open or close the dust discharging port 110, which is not limited herein.
After the technical scheme is adopted, when the sweeper body 10 is in non-dust collection operation, the driving motor 1211 drives the rotating part 1201 to drive the driven part 1202 to keep the dust discharge port 110 closed; when the sweeper body 10 is moved to the maintenance station 20 for dust collection, the driving motor 1211 controls the rotation part 1201 to rotate so as to drive the driven part 1202 to open the dust discharge port 110, so that the dust collection device 21 can communicate with the dust box 11 through the dust discharge port 110 for dust collection, and the sealing performance of the dust box 11 is improved.
As shown in fig. 5 and 9, in an alternative embodiment, the flap assembly 12 further includes a sealing portion 122 disposed at a position where the flap 120 abuts against the dust discharge port 110, and the sealing portion 122 is annular and is configured to improve sealing performance between the driven portion 1202 and the dust discharge port 110 and prevent dust from overflowing; it should be noted that the sealing portion 122 may be disposed along the peripheral edge where the driven portion 1202 contacts with the dust exhaust port 110, or may be disposed on the peripheral edge where the dust exhaust port 110 contacts with the driven portion 1202, which is mainly for the purpose of improving the sealing performance between the driven portion 1202 and the dust exhaust port 110, and the present application is not limited thereto.
As shown in fig. 10, in an alternative embodiment, the dust collecting device 21 includes a driving fan 212 in the maintenance station 20, a dust collecting opening 213 disposed on the maintenance station 20, a dust collecting box 215, and a dust collecting duct 214 connected between the dust collecting opening 213 and the dust collecting box 215, wherein the driving fan 212 is disposed below the dust collecting box 215 for generating a suction force so that dust or garbage can enter the dust collecting opening 213 through the dust discharging opening 110 and then enter the dust collecting box 215 from the dust collecting opening 213 through the dust collecting duct 214, thereby achieving the effect of cleaning the dust and garbage in the dust box 11.
Illustratively, the dust collection opening 213 is adapted to the size and shape of the protruding ring 111, and the protruding ring 111 can tightly fit on the dust collection opening 213, so that the dust will not overflow from the connection between the dust collection opening 213 and the dust discharge opening 110 during the dust collection process of the dust collection device 21 into the dust box 11.
In an alternative embodiment, the maintenance station 20 is further provided with a charging assembly 22, the charging assembly 22 includes a charging plate 221 installed below the maintenance station 20, and the charging plate 221 has a transmitting coil therein for transmitting current to a receiving coil on the sweeper body 10.
Specifically, a battery is arranged in the sweeper body 10, the receiving coil is electrically connected with the battery, and when the sensor on the maintenance station 20 detects that the sweeper body 10 enters the maintenance station 20, the transmitting coil works and charges the battery in the sweeper body 10 through the receiving coil.
It should be noted that the maintenance station 20 may also charge the sweeper body 10 in a wired manner, which is not limited in the present application.
In an alternative embodiment, a bag made of non-woven fabric may be installed in the dust collection box 215 to facilitate the cleaning of the garbage in the dust collection box 215.
In an alternative embodiment, the bag can be sealed at the opening of the dust collecting channel so that the bag is automatically sealed after the bag is removed by the user to prevent dust or debris from escaping from the bag and to ensure cleanliness within the dust bin 215.
In the description of the present invention, it is to be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, and may be, for example, fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected. Either mechanically or electrically. Either directly or indirectly through intervening media, either internally or in any other relationship. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific situations by those skilled in the art.
In the present disclosure, unless expressly stated or limited otherwise, the first feature "on" or "under" the second feature may comprise direct contact between the first and second features, or may comprise contact between the first and second features not directly. Also, the first feature being "on," "above" and "over" the second feature includes the first feature being directly on and obliquely above the second feature, or merely indicating that the first feature is at a higher level than the second feature. A first feature being "under," "below," and "beneath" a second feature includes the first feature being directly under and obliquely below the second feature, or simply meaning that the first feature is at a lesser elevation than the second feature.
The above disclosure provides many different embodiments or examples for implementing different features of the invention. In order to simplify the disclosure of the present invention, the components and arrangements of the specific examples are described above. Of course, they are merely examples and are not intended to limit the present invention. Furthermore, the present invention may repeat reference numerals and/or reference letters in the various examples, which have been repeated for purposes of simplicity and clarity and do not in themselves dictate a relationship between the various embodiments and/or arrangements discussed. In addition, the present disclosure provides examples of various specific processes and materials, but one of ordinary skill in the art may recognize applications of other processes and/or use of other materials.
In the description of the present specification, reference to the terms "one embodiment", "some embodiments", "illustrative embodiments", "example", "specific example", or "some examples" or the like means that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the present invention. In this specification, schematic representations of the above terms do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples.
While embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that: various changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made to the embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the invention, the scope of which is defined by the claims and their equivalents.

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1. A sweeping robot is characterized by comprising:
the sweeper body is provided with a dust box, the dust box is provided with a dust exhaust port, and the dust exhaust port is provided with a baffle assembly which is rotatably connected with the dust exhaust port and used for sealing the dust exhaust port;
the maintenance station is provided with a dust collecting device and is used for collecting dust in the dust box;
the robot of sweeping the floor still includes the controller, the separation blade subassembly include with the dust exhaust mouth rotate the separation blade of connecting and with the drive arrangement that the separation blade transmission is connected, the controller with drive arrangement signal connection dust collecting device to during the dirt box dust absorption, controller control the drive arrangement drive the separation blade is opened the dust exhaust mouth makes dust collecting device passes through the dust exhaust mouth with the dirt box intercommunication.
2. The sweeping robot according to claim 1, wherein the dust outlet is provided with a convex ring, and one side of the convex ring close to the top of the dust box inner cavity is provided with a mounting groove for mounting the baffle.
3. The sweeping robot according to claim 2, wherein the blocking piece comprises a rotating part and a driven part, the rotating part and the driven part are integrally formed, and the rotating part is rotatably mounted on the mounting groove.
4. The sweeping robot of claim 3, wherein the collar extends along the direction of the dust box cavity, such that the collar has a first end and a second end opposite to each other, and the driven part passes through the first end and abuts against the outer edge of the second end, such that the driven part can rotate in a single direction.
5. The sweeping robot according to claim 4, wherein a clamping member is arranged at one end of the rotating part, and the clamping member is in transmission connection with the driving device.
6. The sweeping robot according to claim 5, wherein the driving device comprises a driving motor, an output end of the driving motor is provided with a clamping groove, and the size and the shape of the clamping piece are matched with those of the clamping groove.
7. The sweeping robot according to claim 6, wherein the clamping piece is embedded in the clamping groove, so that the driving motor can be in transmission connection with the blocking piece.
8. The sweeping robot according to any one of claims 1-7, wherein the baffle further comprises a sealing portion disposed at a position where the baffle abuts against the dust exhaust port, so that the baffle is sealed on the dust exhaust port.
9. The sweeping robot of claim 8, wherein the sealing portion is annular.
10. The sweeping robot of claim 9, wherein the dust collecting device further comprises a driving motor, a dust collecting port disposed on the maintenance station, and a dust collecting duct connected to the dust collecting port.
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