CN214259207U

CN214259207U - Base station and cleaning system

Info

Publication number: CN214259207U
Application number: CN202120004498.4U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 周威; 黄建明; 程福萍; 李冰
Original assignee: Midea Robozone Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Midea Robozone Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2021-01-04
Filing date: 2021-01-04
Publication date: 2021-09-24
Anticipated expiration: 2031-01-04
Also published as: WO2022142309A1

Abstract

The embodiment of the application provides a basic station and clean system, includes: the cleaning device comprises a shell, a cleaning part and a ventilation flow channel; the shell comprises a cleaning groove and an accommodating space, the accommodating space is arranged at the lower part of the shell, and the cleaning groove is arranged below the accommodating space and is communicated with the accommodating space; the cleaning part is arranged in the cleaning groove and is used for cleaning a cleaning piece of the equipment to be cleaned, which is positioned in the accommodating space; the ventilation runner sets up in the casing, and the air inlet end and the drive arrangement of ventilation runner are connected, and the air-out end of ventilation runner extends to in the accommodation space and towards clean groove setting. The basic station of this application embodiment is provided with the ventilation runner, consequently can treat cleaning device washing completion back at the cleaning part, in time air-dries cleaning tank and the cleaning member of treating cleaning device simultaneously through the ventilation runner.

Description

Base station and cleaning system

Technical Field

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

Background

Cleaning robots (e.g. sweepers or mopping machines) and cleaning mops are common cleaning devices in everyday life. However, these cleaning devices usually do not have a self-contained cleaning device, and therefore, after the cleaning device is used, the user needs to manually remove the rag from the cleaning device and clean the rag. Therefore, the operation is complicated, and the wiping cloth can pollute hands when being dirty and cleaned, so that the user experience is reduced.

This section is intended to provide a background or context to the embodiments of the application that are recited in the claims. The description herein is not admitted to be prior art by inclusion in this section.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

Embodiments of the present application provide a base station and a cleaning system to solve or alleviate one or more technical problems in the prior art.

As an aspect of the embodiments of the present application, an embodiment of the present application provides a base station, including:

the cleaning device comprises a shell, a cleaning device and a cleaning device, wherein the shell comprises a cleaning groove and an accommodating space, the accommodating space is arranged at the lower part of the shell, and the cleaning groove is arranged below the accommodating space and is communicated with the accommodating space;

the cleaning part is arranged in the cleaning groove and is used for cleaning a cleaning piece of the equipment to be cleaned, which is positioned in the accommodating space;

the ventilation runner is arranged in the shell, the air inlet end of the ventilation runner is connected with the driving device, and the air outlet end of the ventilation runner extends into the accommodating space and is arranged towards the cleaning groove.

In one embodiment, the base station further comprises:

the spraying part comprises a water storage tank and a spraying head, the water storage tank is arranged in the shell, the spraying head is communicated with the water storage tank, and the spraying head is arranged in the accommodating space and faces the cleaning groove.

In one embodiment, an electrolytic water device is disposed within the reservoir.

In one embodiment, the base station further comprises:

the sewage discharging part comprises a sewage tank and a sewage discharging pipe, the sewage tank is arranged in the shell, one end of the sewage discharging pipe is communicated with the sewage tank, and the other end of the sewage discharging pipe is communicated with the cleaning groove.

In one embodiment, the cleaning portion includes ribs and brushes, and the ribs and brushes are spaced apart in the cleaning slot.

In one embodiment, the air outlet end of the ventilation flow channel extends into the accommodating space and is communicated with the cleaning groove.

In one embodiment, the air outlet ends of the ventilation flow channels are multiple, and the air outlet ends of the ventilation flow channels are arranged at intervals.

In one embodiment, the cleaning tank is detachably provided on the housing below the accommodating space; a liquid level sensor is arranged in the accommodating space and/or the cleaning groove; the side wall or the bottom of the cleaning groove is provided with a plurality of openings for collecting dirt falling from the cleaning piece of the equipment to be cleaned.

As an aspect of embodiments of the present application, embodiments of the present application provide a cleaning system, including:

the base station of any of the above embodiments;

the cleaning device is provided with a cleaning piece, the shape of the cleaning device is matched with the accommodating space, and the shape of the cleaning piece is matched with the cleaning groove.

In one embodiment, the cleaning device is a sweeper or a mopping machine.

The basic station of this application embodiment is provided with the ventilation runner, consequently can treat cleaning device washing completion back at the cleaning part, in time air-dries cleaning tank and the cleaning member of treating cleaning device simultaneously through the ventilation runner.

The foregoing summary is provided for the purpose of description only and is not intended to be limiting in any way. In addition to the illustrative aspects, embodiments, and features described above, further aspects, embodiments, and features of the present application will be readily apparent by reference to the drawings and following detailed description.

Drawings

In the drawings, like reference numerals refer to the same or similar parts or elements throughout the several views unless otherwise specified. The figures are not necessarily to scale. It is appreciated that these drawings depict only some embodiments in accordance with the disclosure and are therefore not to be considered limiting of its scope.

Fig. 1 shows a block diagram of a base station according to an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 2 illustrates an exploded view of a base station according to an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 3 shows a block diagram of a reservoir of a base station according to an embodiment of the application.

Fig. 4 shows a structure diagram of an accommodation space of a base station according to an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 5 shows a cleaning tank structure diagram of a base station according to an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 6 shows a block diagram of a cleaning system according to an embodiment of the present application.

Description of reference numerals:

100-a base station; 200-a cleaning device; 1-a shell;

2-a cleaning section; 11-cleaning the tank; 10-a sleeve;

12-a containment space; 13-opening; 4-a water storage tank;

41-a spray header; 42-an electrolytic water device; 43-water conveying pipe;

5-a sewage tank; 51-a sewage draining pipe; 6, an air pump;

7-a water pump; 8-a fan; 21-convex strips;

22-a brush; 9-cover plate; 44-liquid level sensor.

Detailed Description

In the following, only certain exemplary embodiments are briefly described. As those skilled in the art will recognize, the described embodiments may be modified in various different ways, all without departing from the spirit or scope of the present application. Accordingly, the drawings and description are to be regarded as illustrative in nature, and not as restrictive.

As an aspect of the embodiments of the present application, the present embodiment provides a base station, which can wait for a cleaning device to clean a floor sweeping robot, a floor mopping robot, a handheld floor sweeper, and a handheld floor mopping machine in the prior art.

As shown in fig. 1, the base station may include: a housing 1, a cleaning part 2 and a ventilation flow passage.

The housing 1 includes a cleaning tank 11 and an accommodating space 12. An accommodating space 12 is provided at a lower portion of the housing 1, and the accommodating space 12 is used to accommodate a device to be cleaned. The cleaning groove 11 is arranged on the housing 1 below the accommodating space 12 and communicated with the accommodating space 12, and the cleaning groove 11 is used for accommodating cleaning pieces of equipment to be cleaned.

The cleaning element of the device to be cleaned is understood to mean a component which is intended to perform a cleaning action when the device to be cleaned is in operation. For example, the cleaning member of the device to be cleaned may be a rag, a roll brush, or the like.

The receiving space 12 is in communication with at least one opening 13 of the housing 1 for facilitating the insertion of the device to be cleaned, so that the device to be cleaned can enter the receiving space 12 through the opening 13.

The shape and structure, size and specific arrangement position of the receiving space 12 at the lower portion of the housing 1 can be selected and adjusted as desired. The shape of accommodation space 12 can the adaptation at least treat the shape of cleaning device, and the size of accommodation space 12 can satisfy the nimble discrepancy of treating cleaning device at least, and the specific setting position of accommodation space 12 can guarantee to treat at least that cleaning device can be convenient for put into.

The shape, structure, size and material of the housing 1 can be selected and adjusted according to the design requirement. And can be selected and adjusted according to the shape, structure and size of the equipment to be cleaned, and is not particularly limited herein.

The cleaning tank 11 may be formed integrally with the housing 1, or may be detachably provided on the housing 1. The shape, structure, size, depth and material of the cleaning groove 11 can be selected and adjusted according to design requirements. The shape of the cleaning groove 11 can at least be matched with a cleaning piece of the equipment to be cleaned, the size of the cleaning groove 11 can at least meet the flexible access of the cleaning piece of the equipment to be cleaned, and the depth of the cleaning groove 11 can at least enable the cleaning piece of the equipment to be cleaned to be completely placed in the cleaning groove.

The cleaning part 2 is provided in the cleaning tank 11 for cleaning a cleaning member of the apparatus to be cleaned located in the accommodating space 12.

The specific structure of the cleaning part 2 and the position of the cleaning part in the cleaning tank 11 can be selected and adjusted as required, as long as it can be ensured that the cleaning part of the cleaning device can be cleaned by the cleaning part 2 after being put therein.

The ventilation runner is arranged in the shell 1, the air inlet end of the ventilation runner is connected with the driving device, and the air outlet end of the ventilation runner extends into the accommodating space 12 and is arranged towards the cleaning groove 11.

The drive means can be understood as a device which can feed wind into the ventilation channel. Such as a fan. The air inlet end is one end for feeding air into the ventilation channel. The air outlet end is one end for discharging air in the ventilation flow channel.

The arrangement of the air outlet end towards the cleaning groove 11 can be understood as that the wind discharged from the air outlet end can flow towards the cleaning groove 11. And then the cleaning tank 11 and the cleaning member of the apparatus to be cleaned in the cleaning tank 11 are air-dried.

The ventilation flow passage may be a pipe separately provided in the housing 1 and extending into the accommodating space 12, or may be formed by a gap between other devices in the accommodating space 12.

In this embodiment, the basic station is owing to be provided with the ventilation runner, consequently can treat cleaning device at cleaning part 2 and wash the completion back, in time bloies cleaning tank 11 and the cleaning member of treating cleaning device simultaneously through the ventilation runner for the moist cleaning member that is washed by the water and cleaning tank 11 can be air-dried fast, and then can effectively solve cleaning member and cleaning tank 11 and not in time air-dry and breed the problem of bacterium, and the problem that produces the peculiar smell in cleaning member and the cleaning tank 11. Air-dry cleaning member and clean groove 11 through the ventilation runner can solve the problem that the user washed clean groove 11 manually for treat that cleaning device's cleaning process is more intelligent and automatic, liberated user's both hands, improved user's use and experienced.

In one embodiment, as shown in fig. 1 and 2, the base station further comprises a spray part, and the spray part comprises a water storage tank 4 and a spray header 41. A water reservoir 4 is provided in the housing 1 for storing water required for cleaning the device to be cleaned. The shower head 41 communicates with the water storage tank 4, and the shower head 41 is disposed in the accommodating space 12 and toward the cleaning tank 11. The shower head 41 is used for delivering water into the cleaning tank 11, so that the cleaning part 2 can better clean the cleaning member of the equipment to be cleaned by using the water. That is, the cleaning members of the apparatus to be cleaned are soaked and washed by the water in the cleaning tank 11 during the cleaning process.

The shape, structure, size and material of the reservoir 4 may be selected and adjusted as required. For example, the configuration and dimensions of the reservoir 4 may be selected and adjusted according to the housing 1. The material of the reservoir 4 can be selected and adjusted according to the cleaning water contained.

The shower head 41 may be directly connected to the water storage tank 4 or may be connected to the water storage tank 4 through a water pipe. The arrangement position and number of the shower heads 41 in the accommodating space 12 can be selected and adjusted as needed.

In the embodiment, the shower head 41 can convey water to the cleaning tank 11, so that when the cleaning part 2 in the cleaning tank 11 cleans a cleaning member of the device to be cleaned, dirt can be flushed away by using water, and the cleaning effect can be effectively improved.

In one embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, an electrolytic water device 42 is provided within the reservoir 4. The water electrolysis device 42 may change the water stored in the water reservoir 4 into water having a sterilizing function.

The water electrolysis device 42 may be any device that generates sterilizing water in the prior art, and is not particularly limited herein.

In the present embodiment, since the water electrolysis device 42 can convert the water in the water storage tank 4 into water having a sterilization and disinfection function, the cleaning part 2 can also sterilize and disinfect the cleaning member of the device to be cleaned when cleaning stains on the cleaning member. And the water is contained in the cleaning tank 11, and can also perform the sterilization and disinfection function on the cleaning tank 11.

In one example, the water electrolysis device 42 has electrodes that, in operation, create dense bubbles near the electrodes. In addition to the generation of bubbles, strongly oxidizing substances such as active oxygen, hydroxyl radicals, chlorine gas, hypochlorous acid, etc. are generated in the vicinity of the electrode (anode), and these substances oxidize sulfuryl enzymes of bacteria and viruses, control the protein synthesis thereof, and sterilize and disinfect them. In the process, a user does not need to additionally add other sterilizing and disinfecting agents, only needs to electrify the water electrolysis device 42, and is simple, easy, trouble-saving and efficient to operate.

In one example, the water in the water storage tank 4 with the sterilization function can be prepared and can be supplemented into the water tank of the equipment to be cleaned through a spraying nozzle. So that the used water can also have the sterilization and disinfection functions when the equipment to be cleaned performs the cleaning action.

In one example, the device to be cleaned may be a sweeping robot or a mopping robot, and the spray nozzle may deliver the water with the sterilization function prepared by the water electrolysis device 42 to the water tank of the sweeping robot or the mopping robot during the cleaning process of the sweeping robot or the mopping robot in the base station or after the cleaning process of the base station is completed.

In one example, a water pipe 43 is further disposed in the water storage tank 4, and the water pipe 43 is communicated with the shower head 41 and is used for conveying water in the water storage tank 4 to the shower head 41.

In one embodiment, as shown in fig. 2 and 4, the base station further comprises a sewage drain comprising a sewage tank 5 and a sewage pipe 51. A sewage tank 5 is provided in the housing 1, and the sewage tank 5 stores sewage generated in the cleaning tank 11. One end of the sewage discharge pipe 51 is communicated with the sewage tank 5, and the other end of the sewage discharge pipe 51 is communicated with the cleaning groove 11 and used for conveying sewage in the cleaning groove 11 into the sewage tank 5.

The shape, structure, size and material of the wastewater tank 5 can be selected and adjusted as required. For example, the structure and size of the wastewater tank 5 may be selected and adjusted according to the housing 1.

In this embodiment, since the sewage tank 5 and the sewage discharge pipe 51 are provided, the sewage in the cleaning tank 11 can be discharged in time, and the secondary pollution to the cleaning part 2 of the apparatus to be cleaned can be avoided.

In one example, as shown in fig. 4, the waste water tank 5 may be connected to an air pump 6, and the air pump 6 may be used to evacuate the interior of the waste water tank 5, thereby enabling the waste water tank 5 to directly suck out the waste water in the cleaning tank 11 through a sewage pipe 51.

In one example, as shown in fig. 4, the reservoir 4 may be connected to a water pump 7 for powering the shower head 41 to deliver water.

In one embodiment, as shown in fig. 4, the air intake end of the ventilation channel is connected to a fan 8. The fan 8 is used for conveying air into the ventilation flow channel.

In one embodiment, as shown in fig. 5, the cleaning part 2 includes a convex strip 21 and a brush 22. The ribs 21 and the brushes 22 are disposed at intervals in the cleaning tank 11. The protruding strips 21 are used for cleaning the cleaning piece of the equipment to be cleaned by rubbing and extruding the cleaning piece of the equipment to be cleaned, similar to the working principle of a drum washing machine. Meanwhile, the bristles implanted on the brush 22 can deeply clean the cleaning piece of the device to be cleaned.

The shape, number and material of the ribs 21 can be selected and adjusted as desired. The shape, number and material of the brush 22 may also be selected and adjusted as desired.

In one example, as shown in fig. 5, a plurality of convex strips 21 and brushes 22 are arranged at intervals in the cleaning groove 11, and the arrangement direction of the convex strips 21 and the brushes 22 is parallel to the bottom surface of the cleaning groove 11.

In one embodiment, the air outlet end of the ventilation channel extends into the accommodating space 12 and is communicated with the cleaning groove 11. And then can be more abundant to treating the cleaning member of cleaning equipment and clean the inslot 11 and ventilate for treating cleaning member of cleaning equipment and clean the quick air-dry in inslot 11 can be more.

In one embodiment, the air outlet ends of the ventilation flow channels are multiple, and the air outlet ends of the ventilation flow channels are arranged at intervals. The air outlet end of each ventilation flow channel extends into the accommodating space 12 and is communicated with the cleaning groove 11.

In this embodiment, since a plurality of air outlet ends are provided, ventilation can be performed to the cleaning member of the device to be cleaned and the cleaning tank 11 in all directions.

In one embodiment, the cleaning tank 11 is detachably provided on the housing 1 below the accommodating space 12 for easy cleaning.

In one embodiment, a level sensor 44 is provided in the receiving space 12 and/or the cleaning tank 11. The level sensor 44 is used to detect the amount of water in the cleaning tank 11. When it is detected that the water introduced into the cleaning tank 11 by the shower head 41 reaches the threshold water level, the shower head 41 stops supplying the water into the cleaning tank 11.

In one embodiment, the side walls or bottom of the cleaning tank 11 are provided with a plurality of openings for collecting dirt falling from the cleaning members of the device to be cleaned.

In one example, the accommodating space 12 is provided at a lower portion of the housing 1, and the opening 13 is opened at a lower side wall of the housing 1 and communicates with the accommodating space 12. The cleaning groove 11 is provided at the bottom of the housing 1, and the cleaning groove 11 is located below the accommodating space 12 and communicates with the accommodating space 12. Two sleeves 10 are inserted side by side in the housing 1 above the accommodation space 12. The water storage tank 4 and the sewage tank 5 are respectively arranged in the two sleeves 10. A cover plate 9 is provided on the top of the water storage tank 4 and the sewage tank 5 to seal the top of the housing 1.

As an aspect of an embodiment of the present application, as shown in fig. 6, an embodiment of the present application provides a cleaning system including: the base station 100 and the cleaning apparatus 200 in any of the above embodiments.

The cleaning device 200 may be a floor sweeping robot, a floor mopping robot, a hand held floor sweeper, a hand held floor mopping machine, or the like. The cleaning device 200 has cleaning members for performing a cleaning action. The cleaning member may be a roll brush or a wipe or the like. The cleaning device 200 is shaped to fit the receiving space 12, and the cleaning members are shaped to fit the cleaning grooves 11.

In one example, as shown in fig. 6, the cleaning device 200 is a floor mopping robot having a cloth as a cleaning member. When the base station 100 is required to clean the mopping robot, water is sprayed into the cleaning groove 11 through the spray nozzle, and then the mopping robot is controlled to move into the preset position of the accommodating space 12 of the base station 100 through the opening 13, and the cleaning cloth automatically falls into the cleaning groove 11. When the cleaning cloth falls into the cleaning groove 11 and the mopping robot drives the cleaning cloth to rotate, the raised strips 21 and the brushes 22 on the cleaning part 2 of the base station 100 clean the cleaning cloth. During the cleaning process, the soil discharge pipe 51 discharges the soil in the cleaning tank 11 into the soil tank. After cleaning, the air outlet end of the ventilation flow channel blows air towards the cleaning groove 11, so that residual water stains in the cleaning groove 11 are air-dried, and the cleaning cloth is air-dried.

In the description of the present specification, it is to be understood that the terms "central," "longitudinal," "lateral," "length," "width," "thickness," "upper," "lower," "front," "rear," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," "clockwise," "counterclockwise," "axial," "radial," "circumferential," and the like are used in the orientations and positional relationships indicated in the drawings for convenience in describing the present application and to simplify the description, and are not intended to indicate or imply that the referenced devices or elements must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and are therefore not to be considered limiting of 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, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of that feature. In the description of the present application, "a plurality" means two or more unless specifically limited otherwise.

In this application, unless expressly stated or limited otherwise, the terms "mounted," "connected," "secured," and the like are to be construed broadly and can include, for example, fixed connections, removable connections, or integral parts; the connection can be mechanical connection, electrical connection or communication; either directly or indirectly through intervening media, either internally or in any other relationship. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present application can be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art as appropriate.

In this application, unless expressly stated or limited otherwise, the first feature "on" or "under" the second feature may comprise direct contact of the first and second features, or may comprise contact of the first and second features not directly but through another feature in between. 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 above and obliquely above the second feature, or simply meaning that the first feature is at a lesser level than the second feature.

The above disclosure provides many different embodiments or examples for implementing different structures of the application. The components and arrangements of specific examples are described above to simplify the present disclosure. Of course, they are merely examples and are not intended to limit the present application. Moreover, the present application may repeat reference numerals and/or letters in the various examples, such repetition is for the purpose of simplicity and clarity and does not in itself dictate a relationship between the various embodiments and/or configurations discussed.

The above description is only for the specific embodiments of the present application, but the scope of the present application is not limited thereto, and any person skilled in the art can easily conceive various changes or substitutions within the technical scope of the present application, and these should be covered by the scope of the present application. Therefore, the protection scope of the present application shall be subject to the protection scope of the claims.

Claims

1. A base station, comprising:

the ventilation runner is arranged in the shell, the air inlet end of the ventilation runner is connected with the driving device, and the air outlet end of the ventilation runner extends to the accommodating space and faces the cleaning groove.

2. The base station of claim 1, further comprising:

3. The base station of claim 2, wherein an electrolytic water device is disposed within the reservoir.

4. The base station of claim 1, further comprising:

5. The base station of any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the cleaning portion comprises a rib and a brush, the rib and the brush being disposed in the cleaning slot at intervals.

6. The base station of any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the air outlet end of the ventilation flow channel extends into the accommodating space and is communicated with the cleaning slot.

7. The base station of claim 6, wherein the ventilation channels have a plurality of air outlet ends, and the air outlet ends of the ventilation channels are spaced apart from each other.

8. The base station according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the cleaning tank is detachably provided on the housing below the accommodation space; a liquid level sensor is arranged in the accommodating space and/or the cleaning groove; the side wall or the bottom of the cleaning groove is provided with a plurality of openings for collecting dirt falling from the cleaning piece of the equipment to be cleaned.

9. A cleaning system, comprising:

the base station of any one of claims 1 to 8;

and the cleaning device is provided with a cleaning piece, the shape of the cleaning device is matched with the accommodating space, and the shape of the cleaning piece is matched with the cleaning groove.

10. The cleaning system of claim 9, wherein the cleaning device is a sweeper or a mopping machine.