CN214434001U - Cleaning system and base station thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The application belongs to the technical field of intelligent household equipment, and provides a cleaning system and a base station, wherein the base station is provided with an air exhaust opening, a dust collection barrel, an evacuation vacuum part and an air outlet channel, wherein the air exhaust opening is communicated with the dust collection barrel through the air inlet channel, the evacuation vacuum part is communicated with the dust collection barrel, and the air outlet channel is communicated with the evacuation vacuum part; while the base station is providing dust collection maintenance for the cleaning robot, the evacuation vacuum creates a debris-laden airstream from a dust bin of the cleaning robot, from which the debris-laden airstream travels through the suction opening into the dust collection bucket and introduces the debris into the dust collection bucket; the wind current that has filtered the piece then continues to flow to cleaning machines people's bottom through the air-out wind channel, can dry cleaning machines people's wet-type cleaning member, avoids wet-type cleaning member to go mildy and foul, can realize album dirt and dry function simultaneously, reaches the effect of a tractor serves several purposes, reduces the basic station volume and reduces the basic station energy consumption.

Description

Cleaning system and base station thereof

Technical Field

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

Background

Along with the development of robot science and technology, intelligent furniture equipment is mature more and more, and cleaning robots on the market at present have artificial intelligence and can automatically complete floor cleaning tasks in rooms. In the prior art, in order to avoid frequently dumping garbage manually, a cleaning robot can generally automatically search for a base station with a dust collecting function to empty the collected garbage. However, since the cleaning robot has a cleaning component with a mopping function, such as a mop or a rolling brush, which is often in a wet state, when the cleaning robot is parked on a base station for a long time for charging and/or collecting dust, the wet cleaning component is easily smelled or mildewed, which affects the subsequent mopping effect and reduces the service life of the cleaning component.

Disclosure of Invention

An object of the embodiments of the present application is to provide a cleaning system and a base station thereof, which improve the structure of the base station and enable the base station to have dust collecting and drying functions.

In order to achieve the purpose, the technical scheme adopted by the application is as follows: there is provided a base station for housing a movable cleaning robot, the base station comprising:

an air extraction opening configured to align with a dust outlet of the cleaning robot to generate an air flow between the cleaning robot and the base station;

the dust collection barrel is communicated with the air exhaust opening through an air inlet duct;

an evacuation vacuum configured to generate a debris-laden airflow from a dirt box of the cleaning robot, wherein the debris-laden airflow travels from the dirt box through the suction opening into the dust collection bucket and introduces debris into the dust collection bucket; and

and the air outlet duct is communicated with the evacuation vacuum piece, and the air flow output by the evacuation vacuum piece when generating air flow is guided to the bottom of the cleaning robot through the air outlet duct.

In one embodiment, the base station includes a housing, the housing is provided with the air exhaust opening and a plurality of air blowing openings at intervals, and the plurality of air blowing openings are respectively communicated with the air outlet duct.

In one embodiment, a plurality of air outlet pipes and air outlet covers are arranged on the inner wall surface of the shell; one ends of the air outlet pipes are respectively communicated with the air blowing openings, and the other ends of the air outlet pipes are respectively communicated with the air outlet cover; the air outlet end of the evacuation vacuum part, the air outlet cover and the air outlet pipes surround to form the air outlet air duct.

In one embodiment, at least one of the plurality of outlet ducts is integrally formed with the housing.

In one embodiment, the dust collecting barrel comprises a dust collecting barrel body, and a receiving and filtering device and a door unit which are accommodated in the dust collecting barrel body, wherein the door unit is provided with an air inlet duct interface, and an air inlet end of the receiving and filtering device is fixed at the air inlet duct interface of the door unit.

In one embodiment, the base station further comprises a pair of charging contact members for electrically connecting with the cleaning robot.

In one embodiment, the base station further comprises a filtering component and an air guide component which are communicated, wherein one end of the filtering component, which is far away from the air guide component, is communicated with the dust collection barrel, one end of the air guide component, which is far away from the filtering component, is communicated with the evacuation vacuum component, and the airflow with the debris filtered out is guided to the evacuation vacuum component by the dust collection barrel through the filtering component and the air guide component in sequence.

In one embodiment, the base station further comprises a dust collection docking assembly for buffering docking between the base station and the cleaning robot, the dust collection docking assembly being disposed at the suction opening.

In one embodiment, the bottom of the base station is further provided with a docking station for the cleaning robot to enter, and the surface of the docking station is provided with a plurality of grooves.

The application still provides a cleaning system, cleaning system includes cleaning machines people and above-mentioned arbitrary one the basic station, cleaning machines people is including being used for the drive cleaning machines people is at the running gear of walking, is used for carrying out clear wet-type cleaning member and being used for deriving ground the clastic dirt mouth that cleaning machines people collected, the dirt mouth with the open position that draws air of basic station corresponds, wet-type cleaning member with the mouth position of blowing of basic station corresponds.

The application provides a clean system and beneficial effect of basic station thereof lies in: compared with the prior art, the cleaning system and the base station provided by the application have the advantages that the base station is provided with the air exhaust opening, the dust collection barrel, the evacuation vacuum part and the air outlet channel, wherein the air exhaust opening is communicated with the dust collection barrel through the air inlet channel; when the base station provides dust collection maintenance for the cleaning robot, the evacuation vacuum generates airflow carrying debris from a dust box of the cleaning robot, the airflow carrying the debris travels from the dust box into the dust collection bucket through the air suction opening and introduces the debris into the dust collection bucket, and the dust collected by the cleaning robot can be emptied; the wind flow with the debris filtered out continuously flows to the bottom of the cleaning robot through the wind outlet duct, so that the wet cleaning part of the cleaning robot can be dried, the wet cleaning part is prevented from going moldy and smelly, the service life of the wet cleaning part is prolonged, and the mopping effect is improved; the base station provided by the application adopts a single evacuation vacuum piece to realize dust collection and drying functions simultaneously, achieves the effect of one machine with multiple purposes, and can effectively reduce the volume of the base station and reduce the energy consumption of the base station.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application, the drawings needed to be used in the embodiments or the prior art descriptions will be briefly described below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only 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 inventive exercise.

Fig. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a cleaning system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 2 is a schematic perspective view of a cleaning robot provided in an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 3 is a schematic perspective view of a base station according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 4 is an exploded schematic view of a base station according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 5 is a schematic perspective view of an evacuation vacuum and a fan housing according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 6 is an exploded view of the evacuation vacuum and the hood according to the embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 7 is a schematic top-view structural diagram of a partial structure of a base station according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 8 is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along the line A-A of FIG. 7 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 9 is a schematic partial structure diagram of a base station according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 10 is a schematic perspective view of a separator according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 11 is an exploded view of a charging contact assembly according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 12 is a schematic perspective view of an air guide provided in an embodiment of the present application;

wherein, in the figures, the respective reference numerals:

100-a base station; 110-a housing; 111-a housing chamber; 1111-an air exhaust opening; 1112-an air blowing port; 1113-mounting hole; 112-an upper housing; 113-a lower housing; 114-installing a trough body; 115-a docking station; 120-dust collecting barrel; 121-dust collecting barrel body; 1211-box body; 1212-a cap body; 122-a gate unit; 1221-air inlet duct interface; 130-an air inlet duct; 131-fixed air inlet duct; 132-an air inlet pipe; 133-a filter assembly; 134-wind guide; 1341-a cover plate; 1342-a base plate; 1343-an inlet; 1344-an outlet; 140-evacuation of the vacuum; 141-an air inlet; 142-an air outlet; 143-evacuating the vacuum enclosure; 1431-large diameter section; 1432-small diameter section; 144-a fan cover; 1441 — first via hole; 150-an air outlet duct; 151-air outlet pipe; 152-an air outlet cover; 170-a separator; 171-a second via; 172-flange; 173-a mounting plate; 1731-a plug bush; 180-a charging contact assembly; 181-a fixing frame; 1811-panel; 1812-surrounding edge; 1813-bolt; 1814-limit boss; 182-pole piece; 1821-a pin; 183-an elastic member; 190-a dust collection docking assembly; 200-a cleaning robot; 210-a wet cleaning member; 220-a dust outlet; 230-charging component.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the present application, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like or similar reference numerals refer to the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar function throughout. The embodiments described below with reference to the drawings are exemplary and intended to be used for explaining the present application and should not be construed as limiting the present application.

In the description of the present application, it is to be understood that the terms "length," "width," "upper," "lower," "front," "rear," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," and the like, as used herein, refer to an orientation or positional relationship indicated in the drawings, which is for convenience and simplicity of description, and does not indicate or imply that the referenced device or element must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and thus, is not to be considered as limiting.

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.

Referring to fig. 1 and fig. 2, a cleaning system and a base station thereof according to an embodiment of the present application will now be described. The cleaning system includes a base station 100 and a cleaning robot 200, and the base station 100 can not only interface with a dust outlet 220 of the cleaning robot 200 to perform dust collection processing for the cleaning robot 200, but also interface with a charging assembly 230 of the cleaning robot 200 to charge the cleaning robot 200, and can dry a wet type cleaning part 210 provided to the cleaning robot 200.

Referring to fig. 3 and 4, the base station 100 includes an air exhaust opening 1111, a dust collecting bucket 120, an evacuation vacuum 140, and an air exhaust duct 150, wherein the air exhaust opening 1111 is configured to align with the dust outlet 220 of the cleaning robot 200 to generate an air flow between the cleaning robot 200 and the base station 100; the dust collection bucket 120 communicates with the suction opening 1111 through the intake air duct 130, and the evacuation vacuum 140 is configured to generate a debris-carrying airflow from the dust box of the cleaning robot 200, wherein the debris-carrying airflow travels from the dust box through the suction opening 1111 into the dust collection bucket 120 and introduces the debris into the dust collection bucket 120; the air outlet duct 150 is communicated with the evacuation vacuum element 140, and the air flow output by the evacuation vacuum element 140 when generating the air flow is guided to the bottom of the cleaning robot 200 through the air outlet duct 150.

It should be noted that the wet type cleaning member 210 provided in the cleaning robot 200 is generally a mop or a rolling brush in a wet state, and when the cleaning robot 200 moves on the floor, the wet type cleaning member 210 can contact the floor and relatively move, thereby achieving an effect of cleaning the bottom surface.

The air exhaust opening 1111 is disposed in an area where the base station 100 is docked with the cleaning robot 200, as an implementable manner, the base station 100 is provided with an accommodating cavity 111, the receiving area on the base station 100 is an area surrounding the accommodating cavity 111, and the air exhaust opening 1111 is disposed around the accommodating cavity 111. When the cleaning robot 200 is docked with the base station 100, the cleaning robot 120 is accommodated in the accommodating cavity 111, the shape of the accommodating cavity 111 is matched with the peripheral wall of the cleaning robot 200, the accommodating cavity 111 may be a cavity formed by semi-surrounding of a plurality of arc-shaped surfaces or a plurality of planes, and the accommodating cavity 111 in this embodiment is a cavity formed by surrounding of a plurality of arc-shaped surfaces. Thus, when the cleaning robot 200 is matched with the base station 100, the cleaning robot 200 is accommodated in the accommodating cavity 111, so that not only can the floor area of the whole cleaning system be reduced, but also the exhausted airflow of the evacuation vacuum piece 140 can be well converged and guided to the wet type cleaning part 210 of the cleaning robot 200, and a better drying effect is achieved.

The dust collecting bucket 120 is configured to receive a filtering device, it can be understood that the dust collecting bucket 120 can filter and collect the debris carried in the air flow generated by the evacuation vacuum 140, and the dust collecting bucket 120 can include a dust collecting bucket body 121 and a receiving filtering device (not shown) disposed inside the dust collecting bucket body 121. In the embodiment, the dust collecting barrel body 121 has a box 1211 and a cover 1212, and the cover 1212 and the box 1211 are engaged with each other to form the dust collecting barrel body 121. The receiving and filtering device is detachably connected with the dust collecting barrel body 121 and is used for filtering out the debris carried in the airflow.

Referring to fig. 5 and fig. 6, the evacuation vacuum element 140 can communicate the dust collecting barrel 120 and the air outlet duct 150, as a practical way, the evacuation vacuum element 140 is disposed in the housing 110, the evacuation vacuum element 140 includes an evacuation vacuum element housing 143, two pairs of two ends of the evacuation vacuum element housing 143 are respectively provided with an air inlet 141 and an air outlet 142, wherein the air inlet 141 is communicated with the dust collecting barrel 120, and the air outlet 142 is communicated with the air outlet duct 150.

The air outlet duct 150 has one end connected to the air outlet 142 of the evacuation vacuum 140 and the other end for guiding the air flow sucked by the evacuation vacuum 140 from the suction opening 1111 to the bottom of the cleaning robot 200 to dry the wet cleaning part 210 of the cleaning robot 200.

The cleaning system and the base station 100 thereof provided by the embodiment have the advantages that: compared with the prior art, when the base station 100 provides dust collection maintenance for the cleaning robot 200, the evacuation vacuum 140 generates a debris-carrying airflow from the dust box of the cleaning robot 200, the debris-carrying airflow travels from the dust box into the dust collection bucket 120 through the suction opening 1111 and introduces the debris into the dust collection bucket 120 through the receiving filter device, so that the dust collected by the cleaning robot 200 can be evacuated; the wind flow with the debris filtered out continuously flows to the bottom of the cleaning robot 200 through the wind outlet duct 150, so that the wet cleaning part 210 of the cleaning robot 200 can be dried, the wet cleaning part 210 is prevented from going moldy and smelling, the service life of the wet cleaning part 210 is prolonged, the replacement frequency of the wet cleaning part 210 is reduced, and the floor mopping effect is improved; the air flow generated by the evacuation vacuum part 140 can not only collect dust for the cleaning robot 200, but also dry the wet cleaning part 210 of the cleaning robot 200, thereby preventing the wet cleaning part 210 from mildewing, achieving the effect of one machine with multiple purposes, effectively reducing the volume of the base station and reducing the energy consumption of the base station.

Of course, when the cleaning robot 200 does not require dust collection maintenance and only the wet cleaning member 210 needs to be dried, the cleaning robot 200 may be docked with the base station 100, the evacuation vacuum 140 may be turned on, and the wet cleaning member 210 may be dried. And because no dust is accumulated in the dust box of the cleaning robot 200, before the drying treatment, the cleaning robot can be used after selectively detaching the receiving and filtering device, thereby reducing the air inlet resistance in the drying process and improving the drying efficiency.

In another embodiment of the present application, referring to fig. 3 and 4, the base station 100 is provided with a housing 110, and the housing 110 is provided with an air exhaust opening 1111 and a plurality of air blowing openings 1112 respectively communicated with the air outlet duct 150 at intervals.

It should be noted that the housing 110 may include an upper housing and a lower housing that can be mutually covered, and may also include a left housing and a right housing that can be mutually covered, so as to facilitate the production process, in this embodiment, the housing 110 includes an upper housing 112 and a lower housing 113 that can be mutually covered. The air suction opening 1111 is separated from the plurality of air blowing openings 1112 and is provided in the housing, the number of the air blowing openings 1112 is plural, and the plurality of air blowing openings 1112 is provided at the bottom of the housing 110 or other region of the housing 110, and may be provided as needed.

In the base station provided by this embodiment, the plurality of air outlets 1112 are dispersedly disposed on the housing 110, so that the outlet air of the air outlets 1112 can be set according to the size, shape and position of the wet cleaning component 210 of the cleaning robot 200, the drying effect is better, and the base station can be adapted to cleaning robots 200 of more models.

In another embodiment of the present application, please refer to fig. 4, 7 and 8, a plurality of air outlet pipes 151 and an air outlet cover 152 are disposed on an inner wall surface of the housing 110; one end of each of the plurality of air outlet pipes 151 is communicated with each of the plurality of air blowing ports 1112, and the other end of each of the plurality of air outlet pipes 151 is communicated with the air outlet cover 152; the air-out cover 152 has a top opening, and the air-out end of the evacuation vacuum component 140 penetrates the inside of the air-out cover 152 through the top opening of the air-out cover 152 and surrounds the air-out cover 152 and the air-out pipes 151 to form the air-out duct 150.

It can be understood that the air outlet cover 152, the air outlet pipes 151 and the air outlet end of the evacuation vacuum element 140 can surround to form the air outlet duct 150, one end of the air outlet duct 150 is communicated with the air outlet end of the evacuation vacuum element 140, and the other end is communicated with the air blowing port 1112 on the housing 110, that is, the air flow discharged from the air outlet end of the evacuation vacuum element 140 sequentially passes through the air outlet cover 152 and each air outlet pipe 151 and then is discharged from the corresponding air blowing port 1112.

As a specific example, referring to fig. 5 and 6, the evacuation vacuum element 140 includes an evacuation vacuum element housing 143 and a wind shield 144, the evacuation vacuum element housing 143 may include a large diameter portion 1431 and a small diameter portion 1432 connected to each other, the large diameter portion 1431 and the small diameter portion 1432 are both approximate cylinder structures, the diameter of the large diameter portion is larger than that of the small diameter portion 1432, a wind wheel is disposed inside the large diameter portion 1431, and a motor for driving the wind wheel is disposed inside the small diameter portion 1432. The air outlet 142 is formed in the side wall of the small-diameter portion 1432, the air inlet 141 is formed in the end face, away from the small-diameter portion 1432, of the large-diameter portion 1431, the fan cover 144 is sleeved on the large-diameter portion 1431, the fan cover 144 is substantially disc-shaped, and the fan cover 144 is provided with a first through hole 1441 corresponding to the air inlet 141. A shock absorption pad 145 can be further arranged between the evacuation vacuum casing 143 and the fan cover 144, and the shock absorption pad 145 can be further arranged on the end face of the end, provided with the evacuation vacuum outlet 142, of the evacuation vacuum casing 143, so that vibration and noise can be reduced when the evacuation vacuum 140 operates.

The air outlet hood 152 is used for collecting and guiding the outlet air of the vacuum part 140 to each air outlet pipe 151. The air outlet cover 152 may be integrally formed with the housing 110, or may include a portion integrally formed with the housing 110 or a portion separately formed from the housing 110. In this embodiment, the air outlet cover 152 includes both the mounting groove 114 integrally formed with the outer shell 110 and the flange 172 on the partition 170 formed separately from the outer shell 110. Specifically, referring to fig. 4, 7 and 8, an installation groove 114, a plurality of air outlet pipes 151 and a partition plate 170 are disposed in the housing 110; the installation groove 114 is disposed at the bottom of the housing 110, the installation groove 114 is a cylinder, one end of the air outlet pipes 151 is communicated with the inner space of the installation groove 114, and the other end of the air outlet pipes 151 is connected to the air outlets 1112. Referring to fig. 10, the partition plate 170 is provided with a second through hole 171 adapted to the cross-sectional shape of the mounting groove 114 and corresponding to the mounting groove 114, the edge of the second through hole 171 is provided with a flange 172 extending in a direction away from the mounting groove 114, the flange 172 and the wall of the mounting groove 114 are substantially located on the same cylindrical surface, and the two together form an air outlet cover 152 for collecting the outlet air of the evacuation vacuum element 140.

Referring to fig. 7 and 8, one end of the evacuation vacuum element 140 having the air outlet 142 is disposed in the installation groove 114, one end of the evacuation vacuum element 140 having the air inlet 141 is fixed on the partition plate 170 by the air cover 144, and the end of the evacuation vacuum element 140 having the air outlet 142, the flange 172 on the partition plate 170, the installation groove 114, and the plurality of air outlet branch pipes 151 form an air outlet duct 150.

The base station 100 provided by this embodiment, inside being provided with out fan housing 152 and a plurality of play tuber pipe 151 of its shell 110, go out fan housing 152, the space that a plurality of play tuber pipes 151 and evacuation vacuum member 140 were equipped with air outlet 142 and surround the formation can collect the air that air outlet 142 was discharged, the inside space intercommunication of a plurality of play tuber pipes 151 and play fan housing 152, can further lead to air outlet 1112 with the air that collects, form a complete air outlet duct 150, can avoid air outlet duct 150 is avoided to the air that air outlet 142 was discharged, discharge from other places of shell 110, the amount of wind and the wind pressure of air outlet 1112 have been guaranteed, make base station 100 have better drying effect to the wet-type cleaning component 210 of cleaning robot 200.

In another embodiment of the present application, referring to fig. 4, at least one of the outlet pipes 151 is integrally formed with the housing 110.

It can be understood that the number and the position of the air outlet pipes 151 correspond to the air outlets 1112 on the housing 110, and at least one air outlet pipe 151 is integrally formed with the housing 110. In this embodiment, the number of the air outlet pipes 151 is two, wherein one air outlet pipe 151 and the outer shell 110 are integrally formed; the other air outlet duct 151 has a portion integrally formed with the housing 110 and a portion separately formed from the housing 110, and the portion integrally formed with the housing 110 and the portion separately formed from the housing 110 are fastened to form the complete air outlet duct 151.

The base station 100 provided in this embodiment is provided with two air outlet pipes 151, which can guide the air outlet of the evacuation vacuum element 140 to different areas of the cleaning robot 200, thereby improving the efficiency and drying effect of the wet cleaning component 210 of the dry cleaning robot 200; one air outlet pipe 151 of the two air outlet pipes 151 is integrally formed with the shell 110; the other air outlet pipe 151 has a part integrally formed with the housing 110 and a part separately formed from the housing 110, which facilitates the production and processing and reduces the production cost.

In another embodiment of the present application, referring to fig. 4, the dust collecting bucket 120 includes a dust collecting bucket body 121, and a receiving and filtering device (not shown) and a door unit 122 accommodated in the dust collecting bucket body 121, the door unit 122 is provided with an air inlet duct interface 1221, and an inlet end of the receiving and filtering device is fixed to the air inlet duct interface 1221 of the door unit 122.

It will be appreciated that the receiving filter means is permeable to the airflow and has a filtering function for dust in the airflow, and may be provided in the form of a filter bag or filter box. The door unit 122 is fixedly disposed in the dust collecting barrel 120, and the inlet end of the receiving filter device is fixed to the air inlet duct interface 1221, so that it is ensured that the air flow does not avoid the receiving filter device, and the receiving filter device can be conveniently replaced and installed. In the using process, the air flow generated by the evacuation vacuum element 140 sequentially passes through the air inlet duct 130 and the air inlet duct interface 1221 on the door unit 122 and then enters the receiving and filtering device, the receiving and filtering device filters dust entrained in the air flow, and the filtered air flow continues to flow to the air outlet duct 150.

In another embodiment of the present application, referring to fig. 9 to 11, the base station further includes a pair of charging contact elements 180 for electrically connecting with the cleaning robot 200.

It is understood that the charging contact assembly 180 is spaced apart from the air extraction opening 1111 and the air blowing opening 1112. When the cleaning robot 200 is docked with the base station 100, maintenance operations of dust collection, charging and drying of the wet cleaning part 210 can be simultaneously performed, various functions are integrated, the utilization rate of the device is improved, the maintenance time of the cleaning robot can be saved, and the operation by a user is facilitated.

In another embodiment of the present application, please refer to fig. 9 to 11, a pair of mounting holes 1113 for mounting a pair of charging contact assemblies 180 is formed on the housing 110, a partition plate 170 is disposed inside the housing 110, and a pair of mounting plates 173 corresponding to the pair of mounting holes 1113 is disposed on the partition plate 170; charging contact assembly 180 comprises a fixed frame 181, an elastic member 183 and a pole piece 182; the fixing frame 181 is sleeved in the mounting hole 1113, and two symmetrical limiting bosses 1814 are arranged on one side of the fixing frame 181 positioned in the shell 110; the pole piece 182 is embedded in one side of the fixing frame 181 located outside the housing 110 and is provided with a pin 1821 penetrating through the fixing frame 181; two ends of the elastic element 183 respectively abut against the fixing frame 181 and the mounting plate 173 corresponding to the fixing frame 181, and under the action of the elastic element 183, the limit boss 1814 of the fixing frame 181 abuts against the inner wall surface of the housing 110.

Note that the mounting hole 1113 is provided in the housing 110 excluding the air suction opening 1111 and the air blowing port 1112. The fixing frame 181 penetrates through the mounting hole 1113, the fixing frame 181 may include a panel 1811, a surrounding edge 1812 disposed on the panel 1811 and close to the inside of the housing 110, and limiting bosses 1814 disposed on two opposite sides of the surrounding edge 1812, the surrounding edge 1812 is matched with the inner wall surface of the mounting hole 1113, and the limiting bosses 1814 are matched with the inner wall surface of the housing 110. One end of the pole piece 182 is electrically connected to the cleaning robot 200, and the other end is electrically connected to a charging module disposed inside the base station 100 through a pin 1821. The elastic member 183 may be a spring or other elastic structure.

In the base station 100 provided in this embodiment, when the cleaning robot 200 is docked with the base station 100, the cleaning robot 200 presses the charging contact assembly 180 along the axial direction of the mounting hole 1113, and pushes the fixing frame 181 to drive the pole piece 182 to move toward the inside of the housing 110, and the elastic member 183 is compressed by pressure, so that the impact caused by the cleaning robot 200 can be relieved, and the flexible docking of the cleaning robot 200 and the base station 100 is realized; when the cleaning robot 200 departs from the base station 100, the fixing frame 181 drives the pole piece 182 to reset, the elastic member 183 restores to the original length, and pushes the pair of limiting bosses 1814 of the fixing frame 181 to abut against the inner side of the housing 110, so that the charging contact assembly 180 can be prevented from being disengaged from the mounting hole 1113.

Furthermore, a plug sleeve 1731 may be further disposed on the mounting plate 173, a plug 1813 is further disposed on one side of the fixing frame 181 located inside the housing 110, the plug 1813 is matched with the plug sleeve 1731 in shape and corresponding in position, and the elastic element 183 is disposed on the outer circumference of the plug 1813 and the plug sleeve 1731.

In the base station 100 provided by this embodiment, the matching between the latch 1813 and the latch sleeve 1731 can play a role in positioning, and when the cleaning robot 200 is docked with the base station 100 or moves away from the base station 100, the elastic member 183 and the fixing frame 182 are both limited to move along the axial direction of the latch sleeve 1731, so that the docking of the cleaning robot 200 with the base station 100 is more stable.

In another embodiment of the present application, referring to fig. 4, the air inlet duct 130 includes a fixed air inlet duct 131 and an air inlet pipe 132 connected to each other, an end of the fixed air inlet duct 131 far away from the air inlet pipe 132 is connected to the air exhaust opening 1111, and an end of the air inlet pipe 132 far away from the fixed air inlet duct 131 extends into the dust collection barrel 120 and is communicated with the receiving and filtering device inside the dust collection barrel 120.

The air inlet duct 130 may be a structure formed completely separately from the housing 110, or may include a portion integrally formed with the housing 110 and a portion formed separately from the housing 110, and may be disposed as required. In this embodiment, the fixed air inlet duct 131 included in the air inlet duct 130 is integrally formed with the housing 110, the air inlet pipe 132 is separately formed from the housing 110, the fixed air inlet duct 131 is connected to the air inlet pipe 132, one end of the fixed air inlet duct 131 far away from the air inlet pipe 132 is connected to the air exhaust opening 1111, and one end of the air inlet pipe 132 far away from the fixed air inlet duct 131 is connected to the air inlet duct interface 1221 on the door unit 122.

In another embodiment of the present application, referring to fig. 4 and 5, the base station 100 further includes a filtering component 133 and an air guiding component 134, which are communicated with each other, an end of the filtering component 133 away from the air guiding component 134 is communicated with the dust collecting bucket 120, an end of the air guiding component 134 away from the filtering component 133 is communicated with the evacuation vacuum component 140, and the air flow with the debris removed is flowed to the evacuation vacuum component 140 from the dust collecting bucket 120 through the filtering component 133 and the air guiding component 134 in sequence.

It should be noted that, referring to fig. 12, the wind guide 134 is a box-shaped structure, the wind guide 134 has a cover plate 1341 and a bottom plate 1342 that are symmetrical, an inlet 1343 connected to the filtering device 133 is disposed on the cover plate 1341, an outlet 1344 connected to the air inlet 141 of the evacuation vacuum 140 is disposed on the bottom plate 1342, and the inlet 1343 and the outlet 1344 are disposed in a staggered manner, that is, the axes of the inlet 1343 and the outlet 1344 are not disposed on the same straight line, so that a winding air duct can be formed inside the wind guide 134.

In the base station provided by this embodiment, the filter assembly 133 can further evolve the airflow discharged from the dust collecting bucket 120, and the air guide 134 has a certain height, so that the filter assembly 133 and the air inlet 141 of the evacuation vacuum component 140 can be separated by a certain distance, the influence of the resistance of the filter assembly 133 to the air on the evacuation vacuum component 140 is reduced, the air inlet resistance is reduced, and the efficiency of collecting dust and drying wet cleaning components is improved. And the air guide 134 forms a circuitous air duct, so that the dust collecting barrel 120 is not positioned right above the evacuation vacuum 140, when the air flow passes through the air guide 134, the fine dust and the like which are not fully filtered in the air flow can be settled in the air guide 134, and the phenomenon that the fine dust and the like directly fall into the evacuation vacuum 140 to influence the operation of the evacuation vacuum 140 is avoided. In addition, the filter assembly 133 can be provided on the air guide 134, and the filter assembly 133 can be easily cleaned, attached, and detached, or replaced individually.

In another embodiment of the present application, referring to fig. 4, the base station further comprises a dust collection docking assembly 190 for buffering docking of the base station with the cleaning robot, the dust collection docking assembly 190 being disposed at the suction opening 1111.

The dust collection docking assembly 190 may have an elastic ring structure with two open ends, is used to connect the dust outlet 220 of the cleaning robot 200 and the air exhaust opening 1111 of the base station 100, and has a certain buffering effect, so as to avoid the impact generated at an excessively fast speed when the cleaning robot 200 is docked with the base station 100.

In another embodiment of the present application, referring to fig. 4, the base station 100 is further provided at the bottom thereof with a docking station 115 for the cleaning robot to enter, and the surface of the docking station 115 is provided with a plurality of grooves (not shown).

In the base station 100 provided in this embodiment, the cleaning robot 200 is driven from the docking station to the base station 100, the wet cleaning component 210 disposed at the bottom of the cleaning robot 200 is close to the docking station 115, and a plurality of grooves (not shown) are disposed on the docking station 115, so that the air exhausted from the vacuum part 140 can be used as a channel to better dry the wet cleaning component 210, and the drying effect is better.

In another embodiment of the present application, referring to fig. 1 to 3, the cleaning system includes a cleaning robot 200 and the base station 100, the cleaning robot 200 includes a walking device (not shown) for driving the cleaning robot 200 to walk on the floor, a wet cleaning unit 210 for cleaning the floor, and a dust outlet 220 for discharging the garbage collected by the cleaning robot 200, the dust outlet 220 corresponds to the suction opening 1111 of the base station 100, and the wet cleaning unit 210 corresponds to the plurality of air outlets 1112 of the base station 100.

In the cleaning system provided by the embodiment, the cleaning robot 200 can be in communication connection with the base station 100, and can automatically find the base station 100 to be in butt joint with the base station, so that dust collection and drying of wet cleaning components can be simultaneously realized, mildew and odor of the wet cleaning components 210 are avoided, the floor mopping effect of the cleaning robot 200 after dust collection is improved, the service life of the wet cleaning components 210 can be prolonged, and the replacement frequency of the wet cleaning components 210 is reduced.

The above description is only exemplary of the present application and should not be taken as limiting the present application, as any modification, equivalent replacement, or improvement made within the spirit and principle of the present application should be included in the protection scope of the present application.

Claims (10)

1. A base station for housing a mobile cleaning robot, characterized in that: the base station includes:

an air extraction opening configured to align with a dust outlet of the cleaning robot to generate an air flow between the cleaning robot and the base station;

the dust collection barrel is communicated with the air exhaust opening through an air inlet duct;

an evacuation vacuum configured to generate a debris-laden airflow from a dirt box of the cleaning robot, wherein the debris-laden airflow travels from the dirt box through the suction opening into the dust collection bucket and introduces debris into the dust collection bucket; and

and the air outlet duct is communicated with the evacuation vacuum piece, and the air flow output by the evacuation vacuum piece when generating air flow is guided to the bottom of the cleaning robot through the air outlet duct.

2. The base station of claim 1, wherein: the base station comprises a shell, the shell is provided with the air exhaust opening and a plurality of air blowing openings at intervals, and the air blowing openings are respectively communicated with the air outlet duct.

3. The base station of claim 2, wherein: a plurality of air outlet pipes and air outlet covers are arranged on the inner wall surface of the shell; one ends of the air outlet pipes are respectively communicated with the air blowing openings, and the other ends of the air outlet pipes are respectively communicated with the air outlet cover; the air outlet end of the evacuation vacuum part, the air outlet cover and the air outlet pipes surround to form the air outlet air duct.

4. The base station of claim 3, wherein: at least one of the air outlet pipes and the shell are integrally formed.

5. The base station of claim 1, wherein: the dust collection barrel comprises a dust collection barrel body, a receiving and filtering device and a door unit, wherein the receiving and filtering device and the door unit are contained in the dust collection barrel body, the door unit is provided with an air inlet duct connector, and an air inlet end of the receiving and filtering device is fixed at the air inlet duct connector of the door unit.

6. The base station of claim 1, wherein: the base station further comprises a pair of charging contact assemblies electrically connected with the cleaning robot.

7. The base station of claim 1, wherein: the base station further comprises a filtering component and an air guide piece which are communicated, one end of the filtering component, far away from the air guide piece, is communicated with the dust collection barrel, one end of the air guide piece, far away from the filtering component, is communicated with the evacuation vacuum piece, and airflow with debris filtered flows to the evacuation vacuum piece through the dust collection barrel sequentially through the filtering component and the air guide piece.

8. The base station of claim 1, wherein: the base station further comprises a dust collection butt joint component for buffering butt joint between the base station and the cleaning robot, and the dust collection butt joint component is arranged at the air exhaust opening.

9. The base station according to any of claims 3 to 8, characterized by: the bottom of the base station is also provided with a parking platform for the cleaning robot to drive in, and the surface of the parking platform is provided with a plurality of grooves.

10. A cleaning system, characterized by: the cleaning system comprises a cleaning robot and the base station as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the cleaning robot comprises a walking device for driving the cleaning robot to walk on the ground, a wet type cleaning part for cleaning the ground and a dust outlet for leading out debris collected by the cleaning robot, the dust outlet corresponds to the position of an air suction opening of the base station, and the wet type cleaning part corresponds to the position of an air blowing opening of the base station.

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