CN215899545U - Base station and surface cleaning system - Google Patents

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a base station, comprising: a cleaning liquid supply part; connecting an interface; a cover plate movable between a first position and a second position, wherein the cover plate covers the connection interface when the cover plate is in the first position and exposes the connection interface when the cover plate is in the second position; a guide actuation structure provided to the cover plate, the surface cleaning apparatus being capable of actuating the cover plate via the guide actuation structure and being guided by the guide actuation structure; and the charging structure is arranged on the cover plate and used for providing electric energy for the surface cleaning equipment parked at the base station and realizing the charging of the surface cleaning equipment. The present disclosure also provides a surface cleaning system.

Description

Base station and surface cleaning system

Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to a base station and a surface cleaning system.

Background

Today's surface cleaning devices are used for wet cleaning hard floors or short-hair carpets. The device typically has one or more rolling brushes or cleaning discs made of a wool material which can scrub tough soils on the floor by adding water or a water/cleaner mixture.

When the machine moves over the dirt, the dirt that has been wiped off by the roller brush and dissolved by the water or water/detergent mixture is sucked up with the cleaning head arranged in the direction of movement of the roller brush, and in the technique of providing the cleaning tray, the cleaning head may not be provided and the dirt is directly adsorbed by the cleaning material on the cleaning tray.

However, stubborn stains are generally difficult to clean, and milk stains, fruit juices, sauces and the like are scattered on the floor surface, and after water is evaporated, stubborn stains which are difficult to remove are formed on the cleaning surface. Often, not all of this stubborn dirt is removed by vacuuming during scrubbing, and some of it remains on the floor, reducing the quality of the cleaning.

In order to improve the cleaning quality, cleaning is usually performed by mixing a cleaning agent and water, the cleaning agent and the water are mixed in a clean water tank of the surface cleaning device according to a certain proportion to form a cleaning fluid, and then the cleaning fluid is applied to a rolling brush or a cleaning disc to achieve a good cleaning effect of stubborn stains. This means, however, that the proportion of cleaning agent is controlled, the cleaning process of the cleaning agent must also be carried out exclusively, and it is not necessary to apply such cleaning agent everywhere on the cleaning surface in order to achieve optimum cleaning quality and hygiene, which leads to increased expenditure of time and additional costs.

The other mode is to implement steam treatment, a hot steam generating device is arranged in the surface cleaning device, when a specific stubborn stain surface is cleaned, through input of a control signal, an atomizing heating device of the surface cleaning device carries out steam treatment on water in a clean water tank, and the water is sprayed to a rolling brush or a cleaning disc, particularly a cleaning surface, so as to soften the stubborn stain and enable the stubborn stain to be separated from the surface, and the cleaning purpose is achieved.

The existing surface cleaning device, no matter an autonomous mobile cleaning device or a handheld cleaning device, is limited in volume of a clean water tank carried by the device due to natural limitations of the structure and the volume, needs to frequently replace clean water when cleaning a large area, particularly when the large area is stained, has short endurance, brings about reduction in experience, and accordingly, the water storage tank is gradually set on a base station.

However, when the storage water tank set up in the basic station, because the basic station sets up water receiving mouth and charge structure simultaneously to charge and the moisturizing for surface cleaning equipment, therefore surface cleaning equipment places in the basic station or when taking off from the basic station, and the water stain that comes from the water receiving mouth can be stained with to the charge structure, produces short circuit easily and catches fire the hidden danger. There is therefore a need for a technique that solves the above problems.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

In order to solve one of the above technical problems, the present disclosure provides a base station and a surface cleaning system.

According to an aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a base station including:

a cleaning liquid supply part for storing a cleaning liquid;

a connection interface connected to the cleaning liquid supply, the cleaning liquid storage of the surface cleaning apparatus being connected to the connection interface to deliver the cleaning liquid of the cleaning liquid supply to the cleaning liquid storage through the connection interface or to deliver the cleaning liquid in the cleaning liquid storage to the cleaning liquid supply through the connection interface when the surface cleaning apparatus is docked to the base station;

a cover plate movable between a first position and a second position, wherein the cover plate covers the connection interface when the cover plate is in the first position and exposes the connection interface when the cover plate is in the second position;

a guide actuation structure provided to the cover plate, the surface cleaning apparatus being capable of actuating the cover plate via the guide actuation structure and being guided by the guide actuation structure; and

a charging structure disposed on the cover plate, the charging structure being configured to provide electrical energy to a surface cleaning device docked at the base station and to enable charging of the surface cleaning device.

In accordance with a base station of at least one embodiment of the present disclosure, the directional actuation structure is located above and adjacent to the charging structure.

According to the base station of at least one embodiment of the present disclosure, the guide actuating structure is a convex structure or a concave structure with respect to the surface of the cover plate.

According to the base station of at least one embodiment of this disclosure, the cover plate includes a continuous arc surface, and the charging structure is located on the continuous arc surface.

According to the base station of at least one embodiment of the present disclosure, the continuous arc surface includes at least a first arc surface and a second arc surface that are disposed adjacent to each other, and the charging structure is located on the first arc surface or the second arc surface.

According to at least one embodiment of this disclosure, the cover plate includes a continuous arc surface on which the pilot actuation structure is located.

According to the base station of at least one embodiment of this disclosure, the continuous cambered surface includes at least a first cambered surface and a second cambered surface that are arranged adjacent to each other, and the guide actuating structure is located on the first cambered surface or the second cambered surface.

According to the base station of at least one embodiment of the present disclosure, the guide actuating structure includes at least one guide tab disposed along a length direction of the cover plate; alternatively, the guide actuation structure comprises at least one cylindrical protrusion or hemispherical protrusion.

A base station according to at least one embodiment of the present disclosure, the charging structure including charging contacts, the charging coupling structure of the surface cleaning apparatus including charging contacts, the base station providing power to the surface cleaning apparatus when the charging contacts of the charging structure are brought into contact with the charging contacts of the charging structure; or, the charging structure includes a charging contact, the charging coupling structure of the surface cleaning apparatus includes a charging contact, and the base station provides electrical energy to the surface cleaning apparatus when the charging contact of the charging structure contacts the charging contact of the charging structure.

The base station according to at least one embodiment of the present disclosure further includes:

and the supporting component is arranged on the shell of the base station and used for supporting the connecting interface.

According to the base station of at least one embodiment of the present disclosure, when the connection interface is supported by the support member, a portion of the support member away from the housing of the base station is formed as an inclined surface, wherein the inclined surface forms an angle with a horizontal plane, so that the cleaning liquid flows down along the inclined surface.

According to the base station of at least one embodiment of the present disclosure, the support assembly includes:

a support plate fixed to or formed as part of a housing of the base station; and

the supporting seat extends upwards from the supporting plate for a preset distance, and the middle of the supporting seat is hollow, so that the part of the connecting interface penetrates through the supporting seat and is connected to the second pipeline.

According to the base station of at least one embodiment of the present disclosure, the connection interface includes:

a main body portion having a hollow shape;

the base part is arranged at the lower end of the main body part and used for closing the lower end of the main body part;

the enclosure is arranged at the upper end of the main body part, and at least one part of the enclosure is supported at the upper end of the supporting seat; and

and the connecting joint is arranged on the base part and is positioned below the base part so as to be connected to the second pipeline through the connecting joint, so that the connecting interface is communicated with the cleaning liquid supply part.

According to the base station of at least one embodiment of the present disclosure, the connection interface further includes:

the contact piece, one end of the contact piece sets up in the base portion to be located the top of base portion, the upper end of contact piece with the base portion interval preset distance.

According to the base station of at least one embodiment of the present disclosure, the cross section of the contact piece is a cross shape.

According to the base station of at least one embodiment of the present disclosure, an upper end of the enclosure is inclined upward in a direction away from a housing of the base station.

According to the base station of at least one embodiment of the present disclosure, the upper surface of the support plate is formed as an inclined surface, wherein the upper surface of the support plate is inclined downward in a direction away from the housing of the base station to prevent the cleaning liquid from being collected on the upper surface area of the support plate.

According to the base station of at least one embodiment of the present disclosure, the upper surface of the support plate is at an angle of 10-20 ° to the horizontal.

According to the base station of at least one embodiment of the present disclosure, when an external force is applied to the cover plate, the cover plate moves from the first position to the second position, and when the external force disappears, the cover plate moves from the second position to the first position.

According to the base station of at least one embodiment of the present disclosure, one end of the cover plate is rotatably connected to a housing of the base station, and the cover plate is swingable between the first position and the second position.

According to the base station of at least one embodiment of the present disclosure, one end of the cover plate connected to the housing of the base station is located inside the housing of the base station, the housing of the base station is provided with a through hole, when the cover plate moves to the first position, the lower end of the cover plate penetrates through the housing of the base station, is located outside the housing of the base station, and covers the connection interface; at least a portion of the cover plate is positioned within the housing of the base station when the cover plate is moved to the second position.

According to the base station of at least one embodiment of the present disclosure, the cover plate is slidably provided to the housing of the base station, and the cover plate is movable between the first position and the second position.

According to the base station of at least one embodiment of the present disclosure, a stopper portion is formed on the enclosure of the connection interface, and when the cover plate is located at the first position, the stopper portion contacts at least a part of a surface of the cover plate to restrict further movement of the cover plate by the stopper portion.

According to the base station of at least one embodiment of the present disclosure, the limiting portion is formed at a portion of the connection interface that encloses a housing away from the base station.

According to another aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a surface cleaning system comprising the base station described above.

A surface cleaning system according to at least one embodiment of the present disclosure, further comprising:

a surface cleaning apparatus comprising a cleaning liquid storage to enable fluid interaction between the cleaning liquid storage and the cleaning liquid supply when the cleaning liquid storage is in communication with the cleaning liquid supply through a connection interface.

According to at least one embodiment of the present disclosure, the surface cleaning apparatus further comprises:

a charging coupling structure located at a rear of the surface cleaning apparatus and above the connection interface; the charging coupling structure cooperates with the charging structure so that the base station provides electrical energy to the surface cleaning apparatus.

According to at least one embodiment of the present disclosure, the surface cleaning apparatus further comprises:

a joint assembly connected to the cleaning liquid storage part to communicate between the cleaning liquid storage part and the cleaning liquid supply part when the joint assembly is inserted into the connection interface.

In accordance with at least one embodiment of the present disclosure, the surface cleaning system includes a surface cleaning device having a base and a connector assembly.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the disclosure and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate exemplary embodiments of the disclosure and together with the description serve to explain the principles of the disclosure.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a base station according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged schematic view of a portion a of fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of another angle of a base station according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.

Fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of another angle of a base station according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.

Fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of another angle of a base station according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.

Fig. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of another angle of a base station according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.

Fig. 7 is a schematic structural view of a support assembly according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.

Fig. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of a connection interface according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 9 is a schematic view of another angle of the connection interface according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.

Fig. 10 is a schematic structural view of a cleaning liquid storage portion according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 11 is a schematic structural view of a pilot actuated structure according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.

Fig. 12 is a schematic structural view of a surface cleaning system according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 13 is a schematic structural view of a surface cleaning apparatus according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.

The reference numbers in the figures are in particular:

100 base station

101 base

102 tray part

103 storage box

106 heating device

140 guide actuating structure

141 guide plate

142 fixed part

151 cleaning liquid supply part

1511 liquid adding part

1512 handle

152 lower end cap

153 valve assembly

160 charging structure

165 outer casing

170 connecting interface

171 main body part

172 base part

173 surrounding shield

1731 stopper

174 connecting joint

175 interference piece

180 support assembly

181 supporting plate

182 supporting seat

183 inclined surface

190 cover plate

191 first cambered surface

192 second arc surface

1011 base air outlet

1012 base air inlet

1021 main rolling wheel positioning seat

1023 draining tank

1024 tray air outlet

1071 first pipeline

1072 second line

200 surface cleaning apparatus

210 cleaning liquid storage part

220 charging coupling structure

230 joint assembly

240 a frame structure.

Detailed Description

The present disclosure will be described in further detail with reference to the drawings and embodiments. It is to be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are for purposes of illustration only and are not to be construed as limitations of the present disclosure. It should be further noted that, for the convenience of description, only the portions relevant to the present disclosure are shown in the drawings.

It should be noted that the embodiments and features of the embodiments in the present disclosure may be combined with each other without conflict. Technical solutions of the present disclosure will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings in conjunction with embodiments.

Unless otherwise indicated, the illustrated exemplary embodiments/examples are to be understood as providing exemplary features of various details of some ways in which the technical concepts of the present disclosure may be practiced. Accordingly, unless otherwise indicated, features of the various embodiments may be additionally combined, separated, interchanged, and/or rearranged without departing from the technical concept of the present disclosure.

The use of cross-hatching and/or shading in the drawings is generally used to clarify the boundaries between adjacent components. As such, unless otherwise noted, the presence or absence of cross-hatching or shading does not convey or indicate any preference or requirement for a particular material, material property, size, proportion, commonality between the illustrated components and/or any other characteristic, attribute, property, etc., of a component. Further, in the drawings, the size and relative sizes of components may be exaggerated for clarity and/or descriptive purposes. While example embodiments may be practiced differently, the specific process sequence may be performed in a different order than that described. For example, two processes described consecutively may be performed substantially simultaneously or in reverse order to that described. In addition, like reference numerals denote like parts.

When an element is referred to as being "on" or "on," "connected to" or "coupled to" another element, it can be directly on, connected or coupled to the other element or intervening elements may be present. However, when an element is referred to as being "directly on," "directly connected to" or "directly coupled to" another element, there are no intervening elements present. For purposes of this disclosure, the term "connected" may refer to physically, electrically, etc., and may or may not have intermediate components.

For descriptive purposes, the present disclosure may use spatially relative terms such as "below … …," below … …, "" below … …, "" below, "" above … …, "" above, "" … …, "" higher, "and" side (e.g., as in "side wall") to describe one component's relationship to another (other) component as illustrated in the figures. Spatially relative terms are intended to encompass different orientations of the device in use, operation, and/or manufacture in addition to the orientation depicted in the figures. For example, if the device in the figures is turned over, elements described as "below" or "beneath" other elements or features would then be oriented "above" the other elements or features. Thus, the exemplary term "below … …" can encompass both an orientation of "above" and "below". Further, the devices may be otherwise positioned (e.g., rotated 90 degrees or at other orientations) and the spatially relative descriptors used herein interpreted accordingly.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments and is not intended to be limiting. As used herein, the singular forms "a", "an" and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. Furthermore, when the terms "comprises" and/or "comprising" and variations thereof are used in this specification, the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components and/or groups thereof are stated but does not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components and/or groups thereof. It is also noted that, as used herein, the terms "substantially," "about," and other similar terms are used as approximate terms and not as degree terms, and as such, are used to interpret inherent deviations in measured values, calculated values, and/or provided values that would be recognized by one of ordinary skill in the art.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a base station according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Fig. 2 is an enlarged schematic view of a portion a of fig. 1.

As shown in fig. 1 and 2, the present disclosure provides a base station 100, which includes:

a cleaning liquid supply part 151, the cleaning liquid supply part 151 storing a cleaning liquid;

a charging structure 160, the charging structure 160 configured to provide power to a surface cleaning apparatus 200 docked to the base station 100 and to enable charging of the surface cleaning apparatus 200;

a connection interface 170, the connection interface 170 being connected to the cleaning liquid supply part 151, the cleaning liquid storage part 210 of the surface cleaning apparatus 200 being connected to the connection interface 170 to deliver the cleaning liquid of the cleaning liquid supply part 151 to the cleaning liquid storage part 210 through the connection interface 170 or deliver the cleaning liquid in the cleaning liquid storage part 210 to the cleaning liquid supply part 151 through the connection interface 170 when the surface cleaning apparatus 200 is docked to the base station 100;

a cover plate 190, the cover plate 190 being movable between a first position and a second position, wherein when the cover plate 190 is in the first position, the cover plate 190 covers the connection interface 170, and when the cover plate 190 is in the second position, the connection interface 170 is exposed; and

a guide actuating structure 140, the guide actuating structure 140 being disposed on the cover plate 190, the surface cleaning apparatus 200 being capable of actuating the cover plate 190 via the guide actuating structure 140 and being guided by the guide actuating structure 140;

wherein the charging structure 160 is disposed on the cover plate 190 to provide power to the surface cleaning apparatus 200 via the charging structure 160.

The base station 100 of the present disclosure facilitates the connection of the surface cleaning apparatus 200 to the base station 100 through the arrangement of the cover plate 190 and the guide actuating structure 140 when in use, and also effectively avoids the problem that the charging structure may be stained with the cleaning liquid from the connection interface 170 or the cleaning liquid splashes onto the charging structure to cause short circuit and fire hazard when the surface cleaning apparatus 200 is placed on the base station 100 to be replenished with the cleaning liquid and/or charged, or when the surface cleaning apparatus 200 is removed from the base station.

In one implementation, the guiding actuator structure 140 is located above the charging structure 160 and adjacent to the charging structure 160.

More preferably, the guide actuating structure 140 is a convex structure or a concave structure relative to the surface of the cover plate 190.

In the present disclosure, the cover plate 190 includes a continuous arc surface on which the charging structure 160 is located.

More preferably, the continuous arc surface at least comprises a first arc surface 191 and a second arc surface 192 which are arranged adjacent to each other, and the charging structure 160 is located on the first arc surface 191 or the second arc surface 192.

In the present disclosure, the cover plate 190 includes a continuous arc on which the pilot actuation structure 140 is located.

The continuous arc surface at least comprises a first arc surface 191 and a second arc surface 192 which are arranged adjacently, and the guide actuating structure 140 is positioned on the first arc surface 191 or the second arc surface 192.

FIG. 11 is a schematic structural view of a pilot actuated structure according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.

In an alternative embodiment of the present disclosure, as shown in fig. 11, the guide actuating structure 140 includes at least one guide tab 141, the guide tab 141 being disposed along a length direction of the cover plate 190; alternatively, the guide actuation structure 140 includes at least one cylindrical protrusion or hemispherical protrusion.

That is, in one aspect, the guiding actuator 140 may be formed on the cover plate 190, or the guiding actuator 140 may be integrally formed with the cover plate 190; on the other hand, the guiding actuator 140 is disposed separately from the cover plate 190, and the guiding actuator 140 and the cover plate 190 are fixed relative to each other and may be located outside the cover plate 190, for example, directly fixed to the cover plate 190; alternatively, the guiding actuating structure 140 further includes a fixing portion 142, and the fixing portion 142 is fixed to the cover plate 190 and located inside the cover plate 190; at this time, an opening is formed in the cover plate 190 such that the guide tab 141 fixed to the fixing portion 142 passes through the opening of the cover plate 190 and is positioned outside the cover plate 190.

Moreover, the guide actuator 140 may also be a slot formed in the cover plate 190; alternatively, or as shown in fig. 11, the guide actuating structure 140 includes a fixing portion 142, and the fixing portion 142 is fixed to the cover plate 190 and located inside the cover plate 190; the fixing portion 142 is provided with a groove, and the cover plate 190 is actuated through the groove provided in the fixing portion 142, and the surface cleaning apparatus 200 can be guided.

Similarly, in one aspect, the charging structure 160 may be disposed on the cover plate 190, or the charging structure 160 may be disposed on the fixing portion 142 of the guiding actuator 140, in which case the fixing portion 142 of the guiding actuator 140 is located at the inner side of the cover plate 190, an opening is formed on the cover plate 190, and the charging structure 160 fixed on the fixing portion 142 is located at the outer side of the cover plate 190 through the opening of the cover plate 190.

As one implementation, as shown in fig. 11, the charging structure 160 includes charging contacts, the charging coupling structure 220 of the surface cleaning apparatus 200 includes charging contacts, and the base station 100 provides power to the surface cleaning apparatus 200 when the charging contacts of the charging structure 160 are brought into contact with the charging contacts of the charging structure 160; alternatively, the charging structure 160 includes charging contacts and the charging coupling structure 220 of the surface cleaning apparatus 200 includes charging contacts, the base station 100 providing power to the surface cleaning apparatus 200 when the charging contacts of the charging structure 160 are brought into contact with the charging contacts of the charging structure 160.

In the present disclosure, when the charging structure 160 is a charging contact, the charging contact of the charging structure 160 is located inside the cover plate 190. Alternatively, the charging contacts of the charging structure 160 are fixed to the fixed portion of the guiding actuation structure 140 and located inside the guiding actuation structure 140, and at this time, the cover plate 190 is formed with an opening at a position opposite to the charging contacts of the charging structure 160, so that the charging contacts of the charging coupling structure 220 of the surface cleaning apparatus 200 pass through the opening of the cover plate 190 and contact the charging contacts of the charging structure 160.

Fig. 7 is a schematic structural view of a support assembly according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.

In an optional embodiment of the present disclosure, as shown in fig. 7, the base station 100 further includes:

a support assembly 180, the support assembly 180 being disposed on the housing 165 of the base station 100 for supporting the connection interface 170.

According to at least one embodiment of the present disclosure, when the connection interface 170 is supported by the support member 180, a portion of the support member 180 away from the housing 165 of the base station 100 is formed as an inclined surface 183, wherein the inclined surface 183 forms an angle with a horizontal plane, so that the cleaning liquid flows down along the inclined surface 183.

In the present disclosure, preferably, the support assembly 180 includes:

a support plate 181, said support plate 181 being fixed to the housing 165 of said base station 100 or said support plate 181 being formed as a part of the housing 165 of said base station 100; and

a support seat 182 extending upward from the support plate 181 by a predetermined distance, wherein the support seat 182 has a hollow middle portion such that a portion of the connection port 170 passes through the support seat 182 and is connected to the second pipeline 1072.

Fig. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of a connection interface according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 9 is a schematic view of another angle of the connection interface according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.

In an alternative embodiment of the present disclosure, as shown in fig. 8 and 9, the connection interface 170 includes:

a body 171, the body 171 being hollow;

a base part 172, wherein the base part 172 is disposed at a lower end of the body part 171, and is used for closing the lower end of the body part 171; a water port is formed on the bottom surface of the base portion, which communicates with the connection joint 174.

An enclosure 173, wherein the enclosure 173 is disposed at the upper end of the main body 171, and at least a portion of the enclosure 173 is supported at the upper end of the support seat 182; and

a connection joint 174 provided to the base part 172 and located below the base part 172 to be connected to the second line 1072 through the connection joint 174 such that the connection interface 170 communicates with the cleaning liquid supply part 151.

That is, the enclosure 173 forms an area for storing cleaning fluid, and when the surface cleaning apparatus is removed from the base station, a certain amount of cleaning fluid will continue to be supplied because the valve body needs to be closed for a certain period of time, and when the surface cleaning apparatus is removed by a user in an emergency, the water pump will be stopped after a certain period of time, so that a certain amount of excess cleaning fluid will be present at the connection interface 170. After the cleaning liquid flows out, the tray of the base station can accumulate water and even flow onto the floor, resulting in damage to the floor. And if the temperature of the cleaning liquid is high, the hot water can scald people.

Preferably, the enclosure 173 may be integrally formed with the support seat 182, or detachably fixed to the support seat 182.

Preferably, the connection interface 170 further includes:

a contact part 175, one end of the contact part 175 being disposed at the base part 172 and being located above the base part 172, an upper end of the contact part 175 being spaced from the base part 172 by a predetermined distance; more preferably, the contact member 175 has a cross-shaped cross section.

According to at least one embodiment of the present disclosure, the upper end of the enclosure 173 is inclined upward in a direction away from the housing 165 of the base station 100.

According to at least one embodiment of the present disclosure, the upper surface of the support plate 181 is formed as an inclined surface, wherein the upper surface of the support plate 181 is inclined downward in a direction away from the housing 165 of the base station 100 to prevent the cleaning liquid from being collected on the upper surface area of the support plate 181.

More preferably, the upper surface of the supporting plate 181 forms an angle of 10 to 20 ° with the horizontal plane.

In an alternative embodiment of the present disclosure, when an external force is applied to the cover plate 190, the cover plate 190 moves from the first position to the second position, and when the external force disappears, the cover plate 190 moves from the second position to the first position, wherein when the cover plate 190 moves from the second position to the first position, the gravity of the cover plate 190 can be used, and the restoring force provided by a spring can also be used.

Preferably, one end of the cover plate 190 is rotatably connected to the housing 165 of the base station 100, and the cover plate 190 can swing between the first position and the second position.

The end of the cover plate 190 connected to the housing 165 of the base station 100 is located inside the housing 165 of the base station 100, the housing 165 of the base station 100 is provided with a through hole, when the cover plate 190 moves to the first position, the lower end of the cover plate 190 passes through the housing 165 of the base station 100, is located outside the housing 165 of the base station 100, and covers the connection interface 170; when the cover plate 190 is moved to the second position, at least a portion of the cover plate 190 is positioned within the housing 165 of the base station 100.

On the other hand, the cover plate 190 is slidably provided to the housing 165 of the base station 100, and the cover plate 190 is movable between the first position and the second position.

A stopper 1731 is formed on the enclosure 173 of the connection interface 170, and when the cover plate 190 is located at the first position, the stopper 1731 contacts at least a portion of the upper surface of the cover plate to limit further movement of the cover plate 190 via the stopper 1731.

In the present disclosure, the stopper 1731 is formed at a portion of the flange away from the housing 165 of the base station 100.

Preferably, the base station of the present disclosure may further include: the base 101, the base 101 may be a cavity structure, the base 101 may be provided with a tray part 102, the tray part 102 may be provided with two main roller wheel positioning seats 1021, a person skilled in the art may adjust the number and structure of the main roller wheel positioning seats 1021 based on the specific roller wheel form of the surface cleaning apparatus, and for a surface cleaning apparatus without auxiliary roller wheels, the base station 100 may adaptively have only the main roller wheel positioning seats 1021.

The tray portion 102 of the base station 100 is also preferably formed with a drip groove 1023, the drip groove 1023 being shaped to fit the shape of a roller brush or the like of a surface cleaning apparatus that can be placed in the drip groove 1023 when the surface cleaning apparatus is docked to the base station 100.

Preferably, the tray portion 102 is detachably connected to the base 101.

According to the preferred embodiment of the present disclosure, the base 101 of the base station 100 is a cavity structure, an air supply device (the air supply device may have a heating component to provide hot air) is disposed in the cavity structure of the base 101, a base air outlet 1011 and a base air inlet 1012 are formed on the base 101, and accordingly, a tray air outlet 1024 is disposed on the tray portion 102 corresponding to the base air outlet 1011, so that air flow output by the air supply device can be applied to components such as a rolling brush of a surface cleaning device disposed in the draining tank 1023 via the base air outlet 1011 and the tray air outlet 1024 to dry the components such as the rolling brush.

The base air inlet 1012 may be provided at a suitable portion of the base 101, and the number thereof may be one or two or more. The base intake 1012 may be porous.

The base 101 may be generally square in shape, or may be other suitable shapes.

In the present disclosure, the base station 100 has a housing 165, the housing 165 is fixedly connected to one end of the base 101, and the housing 165 has an extension in a vertical direction.

The base station 100 may further be provided with a storage box 103, the storage box 103 and the cleaning liquid supply part 151 being supported and held by the housing 165, and the storage box 103 may have a door that can be opened.

Preferably, the storage box 103 and the cleaning liquid supply part 151 are both cylindrical structures, and those skilled in the art may adjust the shapes of the storage box 103 and the cleaning liquid supply part 151.

The top of the cleaning liquid supply part 151 may be provided with a liquid adding part 1511, and the liquid adding part 1511 may be in the form of a liquid adding cap fitted with a liquid adding port.

The cleaning liquid supply unit 151 may further include a handle 1512, and the cleaning liquid supply unit 151 may be detachably connected to the housing 165.

Fig. 10 is a schematic structural view of a cleaning liquid storage portion according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Preferably, as shown in fig. 1 to 6, and 10, the base station 100 further has a bidirectional pump device connected between the valve assembly 153 and a first end of the first pipeline 1071, a second pipeline 1072 connected with a second end of the first pipeline 1071 to the heating device 106, a heating device 106 connected between a second end of the first pipeline 1071 and a first end of the second pipeline 1072, and a heating device 106 connected with a second end of the second pipeline 1072 to the connection interface, so that the liquid in the cleaning liquid supply part 151 is supplied to the surface cleaning apparatus through the valve assembly 153, the bidirectional pump device, the first pipeline 1071, the heating device 106, the second pipeline 1072, and the connection interface in sequence.

Preferably, the cleaning liquid supply part 151 is provided on the housing 165 through the lower end cap 152, and the valve assembly 153 is provided in the lower end cap 152. The cleaning liquid supply part 151 is detachable from the lower end cap 152.

Fig. 12 is a schematic structural view of a surface cleaning system according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 13 is a schematic structural view of a surface cleaning apparatus according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.

According to another aspect of the present disclosure, as shown in fig. 12, the present disclosure also provides a surface cleaning system comprising the base station 100 described above.

In an optional embodiment of the present disclosure, the surface cleaning system further comprises:

a surface cleaning apparatus 200, said surface cleaning apparatus 200 comprising a cleaning liquid storage 210 to enable fluid interaction between said cleaning liquid storage 210 and cleaning liquid supply 151 when said cleaning liquid storage 210 is in communication with said cleaning liquid supply 151 via a connection interface 170.

According to at least one embodiment of the present disclosure, as shown in fig. 13, the surface cleaning apparatus 200 further includes:

a charging coupling structure 220, the charging coupling structure 220 being located at the rear of the surface cleaning apparatus 200 and above the connection interface 170; the charging coupling structure 220 cooperates with the charging structure 160 so that the base station 100 provides power to the surface cleaning apparatus 200.

That is, when the surface cleaning apparatus includes a frame structure 240, the charging coupling structure 220 is disposed on the frame structure 240 such that the charging coupling structure 220 is located at the rear of the surface cleaning apparatus 200.

More preferably, the surface cleaning apparatus 200 further comprises:

a joint assembly 230, the joint assembly 230 being connected to the cleaning liquid storage part 210 to communicate between the cleaning liquid storage part 210 and the cleaning liquid supply part 151 when the joint assembly 230 is inserted into the connection interface 170.

In an alternative embodiment of the present disclosure, the connector assembly 230 is located in a slot in the bottom of the surface cleaning apparatus 200.

For example, when the surface cleaning apparatus includes a frame structure 240, the connector assembly 230 is located at a lower end of the frame structure 240, such that when the surface cleaning apparatus 200 is docked to the base station 100, the connector assembly 230 is connected to the connection interface 170, and the charging coupling structure 220 is electrically connected to the charging structure 160.

In the description herein, reference to the description of the terms "one embodiment/mode," "some embodiments/modes," "example," "specific example," or "some examples," etc., means that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment/mode or example is included in at least one embodiment/mode or example of the application. In this specification, the schematic representations of the terms used above are not necessarily intended to be the same embodiment/mode or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments/modes or examples. Furthermore, the various embodiments/aspects or examples and features of the various embodiments/aspects or examples described in this specification can be combined and combined by one skilled in the art without conflicting therewith.

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 at least one such feature. In the description of the present application, "plurality" means at least two, e.g., two, three, etc., unless specifically limited otherwise.

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the foregoing embodiments are merely for clarity of illustration of the disclosure and are not intended to limit the scope of the disclosure. Other variations or modifications may occur to those skilled in the art, based on the foregoing disclosure, and are still within the scope of the present disclosure.

Claims (29)

1. A base station, comprising:

a cleaning liquid supply part for storing a cleaning liquid;

a connection interface connected to the cleaning liquid supply, the cleaning liquid storage of the surface cleaning apparatus being connected to the connection interface to deliver the cleaning liquid of the cleaning liquid supply to the cleaning liquid storage through the connection interface or to deliver the cleaning liquid in the cleaning liquid storage to the cleaning liquid supply through the connection interface when the surface cleaning apparatus is docked to the base station;

a cover plate movable between a first position and a second position, wherein the cover plate covers the connection interface when the cover plate is in the first position and exposes the connection interface when the cover plate is in the second position;

a guide actuation structure provided to the cover plate, the surface cleaning apparatus being capable of actuating the cover plate via the guide actuation structure and being guided by the guide actuation structure; and

a charging structure disposed on the cover plate, the charging structure being configured to provide electrical energy to a surface cleaning device docked at the base station and to enable charging of the surface cleaning device.

2. The base station of claim 1, wherein the directional actuation structure is located above and adjacent to the charging structure.

3. The base station of claim 2, wherein the guide actuation structure is a raised structure or a recessed structure relative to the cover plate surface.

4. The base station of claim 1, wherein the cover plate comprises a continuous arc, the charging structure being located on the continuous arc.

5. The base station of claim 4, wherein the continuous arc comprises at least a first arc and a second arc disposed adjacent to each other, and wherein the charging structure is located on the first arc or the second arc.

6. The base station of claim 1, wherein the cover plate includes a continuous arc, the pilot actuation structure being located on the continuous arc.

7. The base station of claim 6, wherein the continuous arcuate surface comprises at least a first arcuate surface and a second arcuate surface disposed adjacent to each other, the pilot actuation structure being located on the first arcuate surface or the second arcuate surface.

8. The base station of claim 1, wherein the guide actuating structure comprises at least one guide tab disposed along a length of the cover plate; alternatively, the guide actuation structure comprises at least one cylindrical protrusion or hemispherical protrusion.

9. The base station of claim 1, wherein the charging structure includes a charging contact, wherein the charging coupling structure of the surface cleaning apparatus includes a charging contact, and wherein the base station provides power to the surface cleaning apparatus when the charging contact of the charging structure is brought into contact with the charging contact of the charging structure; or, the charging structure includes a charging contact, the charging coupling structure of the surface cleaning apparatus includes a charging contact, and the base station provides electrical energy to the surface cleaning apparatus when the charging contact of the charging structure contacts the charging contact of the charging structure.

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

and the supporting component is arranged on the shell of the base station and used for supporting the connecting interface.

11. The base station of claim 10, wherein when the connection interface is supported by a support assembly, a portion of the support assembly remote from the housing of the base station is formed as an inclined surface, wherein the inclined surface forms an angle with a horizontal plane such that cleaning liquid flows down the inclined surface.

12. The base station of claim 10, wherein the support assembly comprises:

a support plate fixed to or formed as part of a housing of the base station; and

the supporting seat extends upwards from the supporting plate for a preset distance, and the middle of the supporting seat is hollow, so that the part of the connecting interface penetrates through the supporting seat and is connected to the second pipeline.

13. The base station of claim 12, wherein the connection interface comprises:

a main body portion having a hollow shape;

the base part is arranged at the lower end of the main body part and used for closing the lower end of the main body part;

the enclosure is arranged at the upper end of the main body part, and at least one part of the enclosure is supported at the upper end of the supporting seat; and

and the connecting joint is arranged on the base part and is positioned below the base part so as to be connected to the second pipeline through the connecting joint, so that the connecting interface is communicated with the cleaning liquid supply part.

14. The base station of claim 13, wherein the connection interface further comprises:

the contact piece, one end of the contact piece sets up in the base portion to be located the top of base portion, the upper end of contact piece with the base portion interval preset distance.

15. The base station of claim 14, wherein the contact is cross-shaped in cross-section.

16. The base station of claim 13 wherein the upper end of said enclosure is upwardly inclined in a direction away from the housing of said base station.

17. The base station of claim 12, wherein the upper surface of the support plate is formed as an inclined surface, wherein the upper surface of the support plate is inclined downward in a direction away from the housing of the base station to prevent the cleaning liquid from collecting on the upper surface area of the support plate.

18. The base station of claim 17, wherein the upper surface of the support plate is angled from 10 ° to 20 ° from horizontal.

19. The base station of claim 1, wherein the cover plate moves from the first position to the second position when an external force is applied to the cover plate, and wherein the cover plate moves from the second position to the first position when the external force disappears.

20. The base station of claim 1, wherein one end of the cover is rotatably connected to a housing of the base station, and the cover is capable of swinging between the first position and the second position.

21. The base station of claim 20, wherein an end of the cover plate coupled to the housing of the base station is positioned inside the housing of the base station, the housing of the base station having a through hole, and when the cover plate is moved to the first position, a lower end of the cover plate passes through the housing of the base station, is positioned outside the housing of the base station, and covers the connection interface; at least a portion of the cover plate is positioned within the housing of the base station when the cover plate is moved to the second position.

22. The base station of claim 1, wherein the cover is slidably disposed to a housing of the base station and is movable between the first position and the second position.

23. The base station of claim 20 or 22, wherein a stop portion is formed on the enclosure of the connection interface, the stop portion contacting at least a portion of a surface of the cover plate when the cover plate is in the first position to limit further movement of the cover plate by the stop portion.

24. The base station of claim 23, wherein the stop is formed in a portion of the connection interface that encloses a housing away from the base station.

25. A surface cleaning system comprising a base station according to any of claims 1 to 24.

26. A surface cleaning system as claimed in claim 25, further comprising:

a surface cleaning apparatus comprising a cleaning liquid storage to enable fluid interaction between the cleaning liquid storage and the cleaning liquid supply when the cleaning liquid storage is in communication with the cleaning liquid supply through a connection interface.

27. The surface cleaning system of claim 26, wherein the surface cleaning apparatus further comprises:

a charging coupling structure located at a rear of the surface cleaning apparatus and above the connection interface; the charging coupling structure cooperates with the charging structure so that the base station provides electrical energy to the surface cleaning apparatus.

28. The surface cleaning system of claim 27, wherein the surface cleaning apparatus further comprises:

a joint assembly connected to the cleaning liquid storage part to communicate between the cleaning liquid storage part and the cleaning liquid supply part when the joint assembly is inserted into the connection interface.

29. The surface cleaning system of claim 28, wherein the adapter assembly is positioned in a socket in the bottom of the surface cleaning apparatus.

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