CN215305607U

CN215305607U - Steam cleaning equipment

Info

Publication number: CN215305607U
Application number: CN202120461763.1U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 刘道跃; 张旭升; 李桂春
Original assignee: GD Midea Environment Appliances Manufacturing Co Ltd
Current assignee: GD Midea Environment Appliances Manufacturing Co Ltd
Priority date: 2021-03-03
Filing date: 2021-03-03
Publication date: 2021-12-28
Anticipated expiration: 2031-03-03

Abstract

The embodiment of the application provides a steam cleaning device, includes: a steam mop and a self-cleaning base with a cleaning water tank; the steam mop comprises a mop head, a rolling brush, a driving motor, a steam generator, a steam pipe and a steam nozzle, wherein the rolling brush is rotatably arranged on the mop head, the driving motor is in driving connection with the rolling brush, and two opposite ends of the steam pipe along the extension direction are respectively communicated with the steam generator and the steam nozzle; when the steam mop is arranged on the self-cleaning base, at least part of the area of the rolling brush extends into the cleaning water tank, and when the steam mop arranged on the self-cleaning base is in a self-cleaning state for cleaning the rolling brush, the driving motor drives the rolling brush to rotate relative to the mopping head. The steam cleaning equipment of the embodiment of the application can be convenient for cleaning the steam mop.

Description

Steam cleaning equipment

Technical Field

The application relates to the technical field of cleaning electric appliances, in particular to a steam cleaning device.

Background

The steam mop is a cleaning device which utilizes high-temperature and high-pressure steam to sterilize and disinfect and clean the household environment. In the related art, after the steam mop is used, the mop cloth on the steam mop is difficult to clean.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

In view of the above, it is desirable to provide a steam cleaning device capable of facilitating cleaning of a steam mop.

To achieve the above object, an embodiment of the present application provides a steam cleaning apparatus, including:

the steam mop comprises a mop head, a rolling brush, a driving motor, a steam generator, a steam pipe and a steam nozzle, wherein the rolling brush is rotatably arranged on the mop head, the driving motor is in driving connection with the rolling brush, and two opposite ends of the steam pipe in the extension direction are respectively communicated with the steam generator and the steam nozzle;

a self-cleaning base having a cleaning basin, wherein when the steam mop is mounted on the self-cleaning base, at least a portion of the area of the roller brush extends into the cleaning basin, and when the steam mop mounted on the self-cleaning base is in a self-cleaning state for cleaning the roller brush, the driving motor drives the roller brush to rotate relative to the mop head.

In one embodiment, the self-cleaning base includes a housing having the cleaning sink and a cleaning member disposed in the cleaning sink for cleaning the roller brush by contacting the roller brush when the steam mop is in the self-cleaning state.

In one embodiment, the cleaning member is fixed in the cleaning tank; or, the cleaning piece is a cleaning convex rib formed on the inner wall of the cleaning water tank.

In one embodiment, the cleaning member is rotatably disposed in the cleaning water tank, and when the steam mop is in the self-cleaning state, the rolling brush drives the cleaning member to rotate relative to the seat body.

In one embodiment, the cleaning member includes a roller rotatably connected to the housing and a plurality of cleaning strips disposed on an outer surface of the roller and spaced apart from each other along a circumferential direction of the roller, the cleaning strips contacting the roller brush when the steam mop is in the self-cleaning state.

In one embodiment, the top of the cleaning tank has a notch, and when the steam mop is placed on the self-cleaning base, at least a portion of the roller brush extends into the cleaning tank from the notch, and the mop head covers the notch.

In one embodiment, the self-cleaning base has a positioning groove with a shape matching the outer contour of the mop head, a partial region of the bottom wall of the positioning groove is recessed to form the cleaning water tank, and the mop head is located in the positioning groove when the steam mop is placed on the self-cleaning base.

In one embodiment, the steam nozzle is disposed at the bottom of the mop head, and is located at the front side of the rolling brush in the advancing direction of the steam mop.

In one embodiment, the steam mop further comprises a roller rotatably connected to the mop head.

In one embodiment, the number of the rollers is at least two, and a portion of the at least two rollers is disposed at a front side of the drum brush and another portion of the at least two rollers is disposed at a rear side of the drum brush in a forward direction of the steam mop.

The embodiment of the application provides a steam cleaning device, this steam cleaning device is including the steam mop that has the round brush and the automatically cleaning base that has clean basin, clean basin is used for depositing the cleaning water of clean round brush, when steam mop finishes using and need clean the round brush, only need place steam mop on the automatically cleaning base, at this moment, at least some region of round brush can stretch into in the clean basin and submergence in clean aquatic, when the round brush rotates for mopping head under driving motor's drive, the cleaning water in the clean basin can be constantly along the circumference of round brush and wash the round brush, can clean the round brush totally from this.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a simplified structural diagram of a steam cleaning device according to an embodiment of the present application, wherein the steam mop is in a self-cleaning state and a fill pattern in a cleaning water tank represents cleaning water;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the steam mop shown in FIG. 1 as it travels over a surface to be cleaned;

FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of a portion of FIG. 2 at A;

FIG. 4 is a schematic view of the self-cleaning base shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of a steam cleaning device according to a second embodiment of the present application, in which the steam mop is in a self-cleaning state and a filling pattern in a cleaning water tank indicates cleaning water;

FIG. 6 is a partial enlarged view of FIG. 5 at B;

FIG. 7 is a schematic view of the self-cleaning base shown in FIG. 5;

FIG. 8 is a view in the direction C of FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is a schematic partial view of a steam cleaning device according to a third embodiment of the present application, in which the steam mop is in a self-cleaning state and a filling pattern in a cleaning water tank indicates cleaning water;

FIG. 10 is a schematic partial view of a steam cleaning device according to a fourth embodiment of the present application, in which the steam mop is in a self-cleaning state and a filling pattern in a cleaning water tank indicates cleaning water;

FIG. 11 is a schematic partial view of a steam mop according to a fifth embodiment of the present application, showing the steam mop in a self-cleaning state and a fill pattern in a cleaning water tank representing cleaning water.

Description of the reference numerals

A steam mop 10; a mop head 11; a support rod 12; a rolling brush 13; a drive motor 14; a steam generator 15;

a steam pipe 16; a steam jet 17; a roller 18; a self-cleaning base 20; a base body 21; a cleaning water tank 21 a;

notches 21 b; a positioning groove 21 c; cleaning members 22; a drum 221; the cleaning strip 222.

Detailed Description

It should be noted that, in the present application, technical features in examples and embodiments may be combined with each other without conflict, and the detailed description in the specific embodiment should be understood as an explanation of the gist of the present application and should not be construed as an improper limitation to the present application.

In the description of the present application, the terms "forward direction," "height direction," "front," "rear," "top," "bottom" orientation or positional relationship are based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in fig. 2, wherein "vertical" is the "height direction" of fig. 2, it being understood that these orientation terms are merely for convenience in describing the present application and to simplify the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element being referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore should not be considered as limiting the present application.

An embodiment of the present application provides a steam cleaning device, referring to fig. 1, 2 and 4, comprising a steam mop 10 and a self-cleaning base 20. The steam mop 10 comprises a mop head 11, a rolling brush 13, a driving motor 14, a steam generator 15, a steam pipe 16 and a steam nozzle 17, wherein the rolling brush 13 is rotatably arranged on the mop head 11, the driving motor 14 is in driving connection with the rolling brush 13, and two opposite ends of the steam pipe 16 along the extension direction are respectively communicated with the steam generator 15 and the steam nozzle 17; the self-cleaning base 20 has a cleaning water tank 21a, at least a partial area of the roller brush 13 protrudes into the cleaning water tank 21a when the steam mop 10 is mounted on the self-cleaning base 20, that is, a partial area of the roller brush 13 protrudes into the cleaning water tank 21a, or the entire roller brush 13 protrudes into the cleaning water tank 21a, and the driving motor 14 drives the roller brush 13 to rotate relative to the mop head 11 when the steam mop 10 mounted on the self-cleaning base 20 is in a self-cleaning state of the cleaning roller brush 13.

Specifically, during the use of the steam mop 10, the steam generator 15 generates high-temperature and high-pressure steam, which flows through the steam pipe 16 to the steam nozzle 17 and is sprayed from the steam nozzle 17 to the surface to be cleaned, such as the floor, to sterilize and soften the surface to be cleaned.

The rolling brush 13 achieves cleaning of the surface to be cleaned by rolling on the surface to be cleaned, that is, the rotational axis of the rolling brush 13 is substantially parallel to the surface to be cleaned.

The driving motor 14 is used to drive the rolling brush 13 to roll on the surface to be cleaned, and also to drive the rolling brush 13 to rotate relative to the mop head 11 when the steam mop 10 is in the self-cleaning state.

The self-cleaning base 20 and the steam mop 10 are of a split structure, that is, the steam mop 10 and the self-cleaning base 20 are separated from each other during use of the steam mop 10. The cleaning water tank 21a on the self-cleaning base 20 is used for storing cleaning water for cleaning the rolling brush 13, when the steam mop 10 is used and the rolling brush 13 needs to be cleaned, only the steam mop 10 needs to be placed on the self-cleaning base 20, at this time, at least a part of the area of the rolling brush 13 extends into the cleaning water tank 21a and is immersed in the cleaning water, and when the rolling brush 13 rotates relative to the mopping head 11 under the driving of the driving motor 14, the cleaning water in the cleaning water tank 21a can continuously clean the rolling brush 13 along the circumferential direction of the rolling brush 13, so that the rolling brush 13 can be cleaned completely.

Alternatively, the steam mop 10 may be placed on the self-cleaning base 20 when the steam mop 10 is not in use, to facilitate storage of the steam mop 10.

The round brush 13 of this application embodiment can constitute by cylindric inside lining and the mop of cladding at cylindric inside lining surface to the round brush 13 is clean through rolling and is waited to clean the face. The number of the rolling brushes 13 provided on the mop head 11 may be one or more, and when the number of the rolling brushes 13 provided on the mop head 11 is plural, the plural rolling brushes 13 may be arranged side by side, that is, the rotation axes of the plural rolling brushes 13 substantially coincide, or the plural rolling brushes 13 may be arranged at intervals along the advancing direction of the steam mop 10.

The positions of the driving motor 14 and the steam generator 15 can be adjusted as desired, for example, in one embodiment, referring to fig. 1 and 2, the driving motor 14 can be disposed on the mop head 11, and the steam generator 15 can be disposed on the support rod 12 of the steam mop 10.

In some embodiments, the driving motor 14 may be disposed on the supporting rod 12, or the steam generator 15 may be disposed on the mop head 11.

The arrangement position of the steam nozzle 17 can also be adjusted according to the needs, for example, in an embodiment, referring to fig. 1 and 2, the steam nozzle 17 can be arranged at the bottom of the mop head 11, and along the advancing direction of the steam mop 10, the steam nozzle 17 is located at the front side of the rolling brush 13, so that before cleaning the dirt, the dirt can be softened by using the high-temperature and high-pressure steam sprayed from the steam nozzle 17, so that the rolling brush 13 can clean the dirt more efficiently.

In some embodiments, the steam vents 17 may also be provided at the front side of the mop head 11 or in the roller brush 13.

In one embodiment, referring to fig. 1 and 2, steam mop 10 further includes roller 18, roller 18 being rotatably coupled to mop head 11.

Specifically, in the advancing direction of the steam mop 10, the roller 18 may be disposed at the front side of the rolling brush 13, may be disposed at the rear side of the rolling brush 13, and when the number of the rollers 18 is at least two, it is also possible that a part of the at least two rollers 18 is disposed at the front side of the rolling brush 13 and another part of the plurality of rollers 18 is disposed at the rear side of the rolling brush 13. The engagement of the roller 18 with the rolling brush 13 can reduce friction between the rolling brush 13 and the surface to be cleaned, so that a user can save more effort when pushing the steam mop 10 forward or pulling the steam mop 10 backward.

Further, in the process that the rolling brush 13 rolls on the surface to be cleaned, the surface to be cleaned exerts certain extrusion force on the rolling brush 13, and because the outer surface of the rolling brush 13 is generally made of flexible materials such as mop cloth, therefore, a certain amount of compression of the roller brush 13 in the height direction may be generated by the pressing force of the roller brush 13 to be cleaned, and referring to fig. 3, the amount of compression of the roller brush 13 in the height direction is H, and after the roller 18 is provided on the steam mop 10, the compression H can be controlled between 0mm and 10mm, that is to say, H is more than or equal to 0mm and less than or equal to 10mm, wherein mm represents the millimeter of a metering unit, when H is equal to 0mm, the rolling brush 13 is tangent to the surface to be cleaned, thus, it is possible to ensure that the friction force between the rolling brush 13 and the surface to be cleaned is relatively small, and it is also possible to ensure that the rolling brush 13 can effectively clean the surface to be cleaned.

In one embodiment, referring to fig. 1 and 4, the cleaning water tank 21a has a notch 21b at the top thereof, and when the steam mop 10 is placed on the self-cleaning base 20, at least a portion of the roller brush 13 protrudes into the cleaning water tank 21a from the notch 21b, and the mop head 11 shields the notch 21b, thereby preventing water in the cleaning water tank 21a from being splashed out of the cleaning water tank 21a when the roller brush 13 rotates.

In one embodiment, referring to fig. 1 and 4, the self-cleaning base 20 has a positioning groove 21c, the positioning groove 21c is shaped to match the outer contour of the mop head 11, a partial region of the bottom wall of the positioning groove 21c is recessed to form a cleaning water trough 21a, and when the steam mop 10 is placed on the self-cleaning base 20, the mop head 11 is located in the positioning groove 21 c. The positioning groove 21c can position the mop head 11, when the steam mop 10 needs to be placed on the self-cleaning base 20, the user only needs to insert the mop head 11 into the positioning groove 21c, the rolling brush 13 can automatically extend into the cleaning water tank 21a, and the user does not need to find the position of the cleaning water tank 21a, so that the operation of the user can be facilitated.

In one embodiment, referring to fig. 5 to 8, the self-cleaning base 20 includes a base body 21 having a cleaning water tank 21a and a cleaning member 22 disposed in the cleaning water tank 21a, and when the steam mop 10 is in the self-cleaning state, the cleaning member 22 cleans the rolling brush 13 by contacting the rolling brush 13. That is, in the self-cleaning state of the steam mop 10, the cleaning member 22 can wipe dirt on the drum brush 13 by contacting the drum brush 13, whereby the cleaning effect can be improved.

In one embodiment, referring to fig. 5 to 8, the cleaning member 22 is rotatably disposed in the cleaning water tank 21a, and when the steam mop 10 is in the self-cleaning state, the rolling brush 13 drives the cleaning member 22 to rotate relative to the seat 21.

Specifically, the cleaning member 22 may be rotatably connected to the seat 21 or rotatably connected to a support member disposed in the cleaning water tank 21a, a rotation axis of the cleaning member 22 is substantially parallel to a rotation axis of the rolling brush 13, when the driving motor 14 drives the rolling brush 13 to rotate relative to the mop head 11, the rolling brush 13 may drive the cleaning member 22 to rotate synchronously by contacting with the cleaning member 22, and the cleaning member 22 continuously wipes off the dirt on the rolling brush 13 during the rotation process, so that the dirt on the rolling brush 13 may be effectively removed.

The number of the cleaning members 22 rotatably disposed in the cleaning water tank 21a may be one or more, for example, in an embodiment, referring to fig. 9, the number of the cleaning members 22 rotatably disposed in the cleaning water tank 21a is two, the two cleaning members 22 are disposed at intervals, when the steam mop 10 is placed on the self-cleaning base 20, the rotation axes of the two cleaning members 22 are respectively located at two opposite sides of the vertical center line of the roller brush 13, when the steam mop 10 is in the self-cleaning state, the roller brush 13 drives the two cleaning members 22 to rotate relative to the seat 21, that is, the two cleaning members 22 can simultaneously clean the roller brush 13, thereby improving the cleaning efficiency.

The cleaning member 22 rotatably disposed in the cleaning water tank 21a may have various structures, for example, in an embodiment, referring to fig. 6 and 7, the cleaning member 22 includes a roller 221 and a plurality of cleaning strips 222, the roller 221 is rotatably connected to the housing 21, and the plurality of cleaning strips 222 are disposed on an outer surface of the roller 221 and spaced apart from each other along a circumferential direction of the roller 221. The cleaning strip 222 has a large contact area with the rolling brush 13, so that dirt on the rolling brush 13 can be conveniently wiped. In another embodiment, the cleaning elements 22 can also be formed by the roller 221 and bristles arranged on the roller 221, by which the cleaning elements 22 wipe dirt from the roller brush 13.

In an embodiment, referring to fig. 10, the cleaning member 22 can also be fixed in the cleaning water tank 21a, that is, the cleaning member 22 cannot move relative to the seat 21 during the process of wiping the dirt on the roller brush 13. The cleaning member 22 fixed in the cleaning water tank 21a may be a cleaning strip 222, a cleaning brush, or the like as long as it can wipe dirt on the roll brush 13.

In addition, regardless of whether the cleaning member 22 is rotatably provided in the cleaning water tank 21a or fixed in the cleaning water tank 21a, the cleaning member 22 may be provided in a detachable structure to facilitate replacement of the cleaning member 22.

In another embodiment, referring to fig. 11, the cleaning member 22 may also be a cleaning rib formed on the inner wall of the cleaning water tank 21a, that is, the cleaning rib and the inner wall of the cleaning water tank 21a are an integral structure. The number of the cleaning convex edges can be one or more, and the shape of the cleaning convex edges can be adjusted according to needs, for example, the shape of the cross section of the cleaning convex edges can be rectangular, trapezoidal, semicircular, triangular, irregular and the like.

It should be noted that the cleaning member 22 may not be provided in the cleaning water tank 21a, and the roll brush 13 may be cleaned only by the cleaning water in the cleaning water tank 21a when the steam mop 10 is in the self-cleaning state.

The various embodiments/implementations provided herein may be combined with each other without contradiction.

The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present application and is not intended to limit the present application, and various modifications and changes may be made by those skilled in the art. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement and the like made within the spirit and principle of the present application are included in the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A steam cleaning device, comprising:

2. The steam cleaning apparatus of claim 1, wherein the self-cleaning base includes a seat body having the cleaning sink and a cleaning member disposed in the cleaning sink for cleaning the roller brush by contacting the roller brush when the steam mop is in the self-cleaning state.

3. The steam cleaning apparatus of claim 2, wherein the cleaning member is fixed in the cleaning tank; or, the cleaning piece is a cleaning convex rib formed on the inner wall of the cleaning water tank.

4. The steam cleaning device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the cleaning member is rotatably disposed in the cleaning water tank, and when the steam mop is in the self-cleaning state, the rolling brush rotates the cleaning member relative to the holder body.

5. The steam cleaning device as claimed in claim 4, wherein the cleaning member includes a drum rotatably coupled to the housing and a plurality of cleaning strips disposed on an outer surface of the drum at intervals along a circumferential direction of the drum, the cleaning strips being in contact with the rolling brush when the steam mop is in the self-cleaning state.

6. The steam cleaning device of claim 1, wherein the top of the cleaning tank has a notch, and when the steam mop is placed on the self-cleaning base, at least a portion of the area of the roller brush protrudes into the cleaning tank from the notch, and the mop head covers the notch.

7. The steam cleaner of claim 6, wherein the self-cleaning base has a positioning groove with a shape matching the outer contour of the mop head, a partial area of the bottom wall of the positioning groove being recessed to form the cleaning water tank, the mop head being located in the positioning groove when the steam mop is placed on the self-cleaning base.

8. The steam cleaning device of claim 1, wherein the steam vents are provided at a bottom of the mop head, the steam vents being located at a front side of the drum brush in an advancing direction of the steam mop.

9. The steam cleaner of claim 1, wherein the steam mop further comprises a roller rotatably coupled to the mop head.

10. The steam cleaning apparatus of claim 9, wherein the number of the rollers is at least two, and a portion of the at least two rollers is disposed at a front side of the drum brush and another portion of the at least two rollers is disposed at a rear side of the drum brush in a forward direction of the steam mop.