CN216854601U

CN216854601U - Dust box and automatic cleaning equipment

Info

Publication number: CN216854601U
Application number: CN202123069576.8U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 不公告发明人
Original assignee: Beijing Rockrobo Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Beijing Rockrobo Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2021-12-08
Filing date: 2021-12-08
Publication date: 2022-07-01
Anticipated expiration: 2031-12-08

Abstract

A dust box and an automatic cleaning device, the dust box comprises: the groove is arranged on the top surface of the dust box; the handle cover is in a buckling state so that the clamping component is in the buckling state, and in response to the handle cover rotating to be basically vertical to the top surface, the handle cover is in an opening state so that the clamping component is in an unlocking state.

Description

Dust box and automatic cleaning equipment

Technical Field

The utility model relates to an automatic cleaning equipment technical field particularly, relates to a dirt box and automatic cleaning equipment.

Background

With the continuous development of science and technology, automatic cleaning equipment, such as a sweeping robot, is adopted by a wide range of families, and the sweeping robot is more time-saving and labor-saving than the traditional manual sweeping.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

Some embodiments of the present disclosure provide a dirt tray for an automated cleaning apparatus, comprising:

the groove is arranged on the top surface of the dust box;

a snap-fit assembly, at least a portion of which is disposed within the recess, configured to snap-fit into the automatic cleaning device, an

A handle cover pivotally connected to one end of the groove and configured to be switched between a snap-fit state and an open state and control the snap-fit assembly to be switched between the snap-fit state and the unlocked state,

wherein in response to the handle cover snapping over the recess, the handle cover is in a snapped state such that the snap-fit assembly is in a snap-fit state, and in response to the handle cover rotating to be substantially perpendicular to the top surface, the handle cover is in an open state such that the snap-fit assembly is in an unlocked state.

In some embodiments, an opening is disposed on a side wall of the groove opposite to one end of the groove, the engaging assembly includes an engaging portion, the engaging portion protrudes out of the groove through the opening when the engaging assembly is in an engaging state, and the engaging portion is retracted into the groove through the opening when the engaging assembly is in an unlocking state.

In some embodiments, the snap assembly comprises:

the rotatable component is pivoted on a fixed shaft fixedly arranged in the groove, and the clamping part is positioned at the first end part of the rotatable component; and

a slidable member pivotally connected to a second end of the rotatable member and configured to slide in a direction perpendicular to the side wall of the recess,

wherein the first end and the second end of the rotatable member are located on both sides of the fixed shaft, respectively.

In some embodiments, the handle cover is pivotally connected to an end of the groove by a pivot shaft at an end of the groove, the handle cover comprising:

a handle cover body including a rotating end proximate to the pivot axis and a free end distal from the pivot axis, an

And the pushing part extends from the rotating end of the handle cover body along a direction which is basically vertical to the handle cover body and is configured to push the slidable part to slide towards the side wall of the groove in response to the handle cover switching from the buckling state to the opening state.

In some embodiments, a surface of the slidable member facing the abutment portion includes a first surface, a second surface, and a third surface sequentially away from the groove bottom, wherein the first surface and the third surface are substantially parallel, and a slope of the second surface relative to the groove bottom is smaller than a slope of the first surface relative to the groove bottom.

In some embodiments, the dust box further comprises:

a rail member disposed on a bottom surface of the groove and configured to restrict the slidable member from sliding in a direction perpendicular to the side wall of the groove.

In some embodiments, the snap assembly further comprises:

and the elastic component is connected with the rotatable component, so that the clamping assembly has a tendency of being in a clamping state.

In some embodiments, the dust box comprises a fixed column arranged on the bottom of the groove, the elastic component is a spring, one end of the spring is connected with the fixed column, and the other end of the spring is connected with the rotatable component.

In some embodiments, the number of the rotatable members is two, and the two rotatable members are disposed symmetrically with respect to an axis of the slidable member in its sliding direction.

In some embodiments, a side of the handle cover distal from the recess is substantially coplanar with a top surface of the dust box in response to the handle cover being in the latched state.

Some embodiments of the present disclosure provide an automatic cleaning device including the dust box described in the previous embodiments.

In some embodiments, a top surface of the dust box is provided as part of a surface of the robotic cleaning device.

Compared with the related art, the scheme of the embodiment of the disclosure has at least the following beneficial effects:

the clamping assembly of the dust box can be controlled to be switched between the clamping state and the unlocking state only by switching the dust box handle cover between the buckling state and the opening state, the functions and operations of the handle assembly and the clamping assembly of the dust box are effectively integrated, the operation steps are reduced while the structure of the device is simplified, and the use experience of a user in taking and placing the dust box is improved.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with the present disclosure and together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the disclosure. It is to be understood that the drawings in the following description are merely exemplary of the disclosure, and that other drawings may be derived from those drawings by one of ordinary skill in the art without the exercise of inventive faculty. In the drawings:

fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of a dust box according to some embodiments of the present disclosure, wherein the handle cover is in a fastened state;

fig. 2 is a schematic structural view of a dust box according to some embodiments of the present disclosure, wherein the handle cover is in an open state;

FIG. 3 illustrates a schematic structural view of a groove provided by some embodiments of the present disclosure;

FIG. 4 illustrates a schematic cross-sectional structural view of a dust box provided by some embodiments of the present disclosure;

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of a handle cover and a slidable member engaged with each other according to an embodiment of the disclosure, wherein the handle cover is in a fastened state;

FIG. 6 is a schematic view of a handle cover and a slidable member engaged with each other according to an embodiment of the disclosure, wherein the handle cover is in an open state;

fig. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of an automatic cleaning device according to some embodiments of the present disclosure.

Detailed Description

In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention clearer, the present invention will be described in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, and it is apparent that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

It is also noted that the terms "comprises," "comprising," or any other variation thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that an article or apparatus that comprises a list of elements does not include only those elements but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such article or apparatus. Without further limitation, the recitation of an element by the phrase "comprising a" does not exclude the presence of additional like elements in a commodity or device comprising the element.

The automatic cleaning apparatus generally includes a dust box that collects dust, and when the automatic cleaning apparatus performs a cleaning operation, the dust, such as dust, paper dust, etc., in a working area is collected in the dust box. When more garbage is collected in the dust box, a user can take out the dust box in the automatic cleaning equipment, open the dust box and clean the garbage in the dust box. When the dust box is cleaned, the filter screen assembly in the dust box is usually taken out for cleaning.

The present disclosure provides a dust box, for example a dust box of an automatic cleaning device, for example a sweeping robot, the dust box comprising: the dust box comprises a dust box body, wherein a groove is formed in the first surface of the dust box body; the handle cover is pivotally connected with one end of the groove and is configured to be switched between a buckling state and an opening state, and the clamping assembly is controlled to be switched between the buckling state and an unlocking state, wherein the handle cover is in the buckling state to enable the clamping assembly to be in the buckling state when covering the groove in a buckling mode, and the handle cover is in the opening state to enable the clamping assembly to be in the unlocking state when rotating to enable the first surface to be substantially vertical when covering the groove in the buckling mode.

The dust box handle cover is switched between the buckling state and the opening state to further control the buckling assembly to be switched between the buckling state and the unlocking state, so that the dust box can be clamped in the automatic cleaning equipment or disassembled from the automatic cleaning equipment, and the user experience degree is improved.

Alternative embodiments of the present disclosure are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of a dust box according to some embodiments of the present disclosure, wherein the handle cover is in a fastened state; fig. 2 is a schematic structural view of a dust box according to some embodiments of the present disclosure, wherein the handle cover is in an open state. As shown in fig. 1 and 2, the dust box 100, which is used for an automatic dust suction device, such as a sweeping robot, includes a dust box housing 20 and a top cover 10 located on the housing 20, which form an accommodating space for accommodating a structure such as a filter screen, and the dust inlet 60 of the dust box is located on a side wall of the housing 20, for example.

The dirt box 100 also includes a recess 30, a snap assembly 50, and a handle cover 40. The recess 30 is provided on the top surface 11 of the dust box 100, for example, on the upper surface of the top cover 100. At least a portion of the engaging member 50 is disposed in the recess 30 and configured to be engaged with the automatic cleaning device, i.e., the dust box 100 can be detachably mounted in the automatic cleaning device, such as a sweeping robot, via the engaging member.

The handle cover 40 is pivotally connected to an end of the recess 30, for example, the handle cover 40 is pivotally connected to the end of the recess 30 by a pivot shaft 41 at the end of the recess 30, the handle cover 40 is configured to be switched between a snap-fit state and an open state, and controls the snap-fit assembly 50 to be switched between the snap-fit state and the unlocked state. Specifically, in response to the handle cover 40 snapping over the recess 30, the handle cover 30 is in the snapped state such that the snap assembly 50 is in the snapped state, and in response to the handle cover 40 rotating to be substantially perpendicular to the top surface 11 of the dust box 100, the handle cover 30 is in the opened state such that the snap assembly 50 is in the unlocked state.

The locked state refers to the handle cover 40 being locked and covered on the groove 30, and the unlocked state refers to the handle cover 40 being rotated relative to the groove 30 to be substantially perpendicular to the top surface of the dust box, at this time, the handle cover can be used as a handle of the dust box, and an operator can grasp the handle cover 30 to take out the dust box 100 from the automatic cleaning device where the dust box is located. The clamping state refers to the clamping component of the dust box being clamped with the clamping part of the automatic cleaning equipment where the dust box is located, so that the dust box is installed in the automatic cleaning equipment, and the unlocking state refers to the clamping component of the dust box being separated from the clamping part of the automatic cleaning equipment where the dust box is located, so that the dust box can be taken out of the automatic cleaning equipment where the dust box is located.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 1 and 2, an opening 311 is disposed on a side wall 31 of the groove 30 opposite to one end of the groove, the engaging member 50 includes an engaging portion 511, the engaging portion 511 protrudes out of the groove 30 through the opening 311 in response to the engaging member 50 being in the engaging state, and the engaging portion 511 is retracted into the groove 30 through the opening 311 in response to the engaging member 50 being in the unlocking state. The engaging portion 511 is a part that is latched to a latching portion of the automatic cleaning device corresponding to the dust box 100.

Fig. 3 shows a schematic structural view of a groove provided in some embodiments of the present disclosure, and fig. 4 shows a schematic structural cross-sectional view of a dust box provided in some embodiments of the present disclosure. In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 1-4, the snap assembly 50 includes a rotatable member 51 and a slidable member 52. The rotatable member 51 is pivotally connected to the fixed shaft 32 fixedly disposed in the recess, and the engaging portion 511 is located at a first end of the rotatable member 51. A fixed shaft 32 is disposed on the bottom surface of the recess 30 and extends from the recess 30 in a direction substantially perpendicular to the bottom surface of the recess. A slidable member 52 is connected, e.g. pivotally connected, to a second end of said rotatable member 51, the slidable member 52 being arranged to slide in a direction perpendicular to said side wall 31 of said recess 30, i.e. in the X-direction as shown in the figure. In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 1-4, the slidable member 52 is provided with a post 524 at an end near the rotatable member 51 that is inserted into the through hole 513 at the second end of the rotatable member 51 such that the slidable member 52 is connected with the second end of the rotatable member 51.

The first and second ends of the rotatable member 51 are located on either side of the fixed shaft 32. Since the slidable member 52 is connected to the second end of the rotatable member 51, the slidable member 52 can drive the rotatable member 51 to rotate around the fixed shaft 32. When the slidable member 52 slides toward the side wall 31, the second end of the rotatable member 51 gradually approaches the side wall 31, and the engaging portion 51 at the first end of the rotatable member 51 is retracted into the groove 30 through the opening 311.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 1-4, the handle cover 40 includes a handle cover body 42 and a push-against portion 43. The handle cover body 42 is substantially flat and includes a rotating end close to the pivot shaft and a free end far from the pivot shaft 41, the pushing portion 43 extends from the rotating end of the handle cover body 42 along a direction substantially perpendicular to the handle cover body 42, the rotating end of the handle cover body 42 is opposite to the free end of the handle cover body 42, and the pushing portion 43 is configured to push the slidable member 52 to slide toward the side wall 31 of the groove 30 in response to the handle cover 40 switching from the locked state to the unlocked state.

Fig. 5 is a schematic view of the handle cover and the slidable member being engaged with each other according to the embodiment of the disclosure, wherein the handle cover is in a fastened state, and fig. 6 is a schematic view of the handle cover and the slidable member being engaged with each other according to the embodiment of the disclosure, wherein the handle cover is in an opened state. As shown in fig. 1 to 6, the surface of the slidable member 52 facing the abutting portion 43 includes a first surface 521, a second surface 522 and a third surface 523 sequentially away from the bottom of the groove 30, wherein the first surface and the third surface are substantially parallel, and the slope of the second surface 522 relative to the bottom surface of the groove is smaller than the slope of the first surface 521 relative to the bottom surface of the groove. The end 43 of the pushing part 43 away from the handle cover body 42 is of a cambered structure, so that the pushing part slides on the surface of the slidable part 52 facing the pushing part 43 to push the slidable part 52 to move.

As shown in fig. 1 to 6, when the handle cover 40 is in the engaged state, the end 431 of the abutting portion 43 abuts against the first surface 521 of the slidable member 52, and as the handle cover 40 rotates about the pivot shaft 41, the abutting portion 43 pushes the slidable member 52 to approach the side wall 31 of the recess 30 in the X direction. When the handle cover 40 is in the open state, the handle cover body 42 is substantially perpendicular to the top surface 11 of the dust box 100, and the end 431 of the abutting portion 43 abuts against the second surface 522 of the slidable member 52. Since the inclination of the second surface 522 with respect to the groove bottom surface is smaller than that of the first surface 521, the handle cover 40 can be self-locked in the open state.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 1-6, the dust box 100 further comprises a rail member 34, the rail member 34 being disposed on a bottom surface of the recess 30 and configured to limit the slidable member 52 from sliding in a direction perpendicular to the side wall 31 of the recess 30, i.e., the X-direction as shown in the figures. Specifically, the rail member 34 is a pair of members extending in the X direction, and is disposed on both sides of the slidable member 52, for example, slidably connected to both side edges of the slidable member 52.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 1-6, the snap-fit assembly 50 further comprises an elastic member 53, wherein the elastic member 53 is connected to the rotatable member 51 such that the second end of the rotatable member 51 has a tendency to move away from the sidewall 31 of the groove 30, i.e. such that the snap-fit assembly 50 has a tendency to be in a snap-fit state. Specifically, the dust box 100 includes a fixed column 33 disposed at the bottom of the groove 30, the elastic component 53 is a spring, one end of the spring is connected to the fixed column 33, and the other end of the spring is connected to the rotatable component 51, for example, the other end of the spring is connected to a convex column 512 connected to the rotatable component 51, and the convex column 512 is disposed between the rotation axis and the second end of the rotatable component 51, for example. Due to the spring force of the spring, the second end of the rotatable part 51 has a tendency to move away from the side wall 31 of the recess 30.

When the handle cover 40 is in the open state under the self-locking condition, the handle cover 40 is only slightly rotated, so that the end 431 of the abutting portion 43 is rotated from abutting against the second surface 522 of the slidable member 52 to abutting against the first surface 521 of the slidable member 52, and under the action of the spring force, the second end of the rotatable member 51 moves in the direction away from the side wall 31 of the groove 30, and pushes the slidable member 52 to move in the direction away from the side wall 31 of the groove 30, so that the handle cover 40 is rotated to the fastened state. At the same time, the snap-in portion 511 at the first end of the rotatable member 51 protrudes out of the recess through the opening 311 on the side wall 31 of the recess 30 for snapping into a snap-in portion in the automatic cleaning apparatus.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 1 to 6, the number of the rotatable members 51 is two, and the two rotatable members 51 are symmetrically arranged with respect to an axis of the slidable member 52 in the sliding direction thereof. The slidable member 52 is located substantially in the middle region of the recess 30 and the two rotatable members 51 are located on either side of the slidable member 52. The ends of the slidable member 52 close to the side walls 31 of the recess 30 are provided with two symmetrical studs 524, which are inserted into the through holes 513 at the second ends of the two rotatable members 51, respectively. The number of the elastic members 53 is also two and is connected to the two rotatable members 51, respectively, so that the second ends of the two rotatable members 51 each have a tendency to move away from the side wall 31 of the groove 30. The engaging portions 521 are provided at the first end portions of the two rotatable members 51, and the number of openings in the side wall 31 of the recess 30 is also two, corresponding to the engaging portions 511 of the two rotatable members 51.

In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 1, a side of the handle cover 40 away from the recess is substantially coplanar with the top surface 11 of the dust box 100 in response to the handle cover 40 being in the snap-fit state. When the handle cover 40 is in the fastened state, the side of the handle cover 40 away from the groove can be regarded as a part of the top flat surface of the dust box 100, and the shape is beautiful. When the handle cover 40 is in the open position, the handle cover 40 is substantially perpendicular to the top surface 11 of the dust box 100 for easy grasping for use in removing the dust box from the robotic cleaning device.

When the dust box 100 provided by the present disclosure is in an automatic cleaning device, due to the effect of the elastic component, the handle cover 40 is usually in a fastened state, and the fastening assembly 50 is usually in a fastened state, when the dust box needs to be detached from the automatic cleaning device, a user can toggle the handle cover 40 to rotate, in this process, the pushing portion 43 of the handle cover 40 pushes the slidable component 52 to be close to the sidewall 31 of the groove 30 along the X direction, which can further drive the rotatable component 51 to rotate, so that the fastening portion 511 at the first end of the rotatable component 51 is towards the inside of the groove 30 through the opening 311 on the sidewall 31 of the groove 30, and the spring 30 is in a stretching energy storage state, when the handle cover 40 rotates to be substantially perpendicular to the top surface 11 of the dust box 100, the fastening portion 511 at the first end of the rotatable component 51 is completely retracted into the groove 30 to be separated from the fastening portion of the automatic cleaning device, at this time, the handle cover 40 can realize self-locking in an opened state, which serves as a handle for an operator to hold and remove the dust box 100 from the automatic cleaning apparatus.

Fig. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of an automatic cleaning device according to some embodiments of the present disclosure. As shown in fig. 7, the automatic cleaning device 200, such as a sweeping robot, includes a steering wheel and a driving wheel, and under the action of the steering wheel and the driving wheel, the automatic cleaning device 200 can move on a supporting surface, such as a floor, to perform a cleaning operation. The automatic cleaning apparatus 200 includes the dust box 100 of the foregoing embodiment for accommodating the garbage collected by the automatic cleaning apparatus 200 during the cleaning operation. In some embodiments, the top surface of the dust box 100 is a portion of the surface of the robotic cleaning device, e.g., the top surface of the dust box 100 is a portion of the top surface of the robotic cleaning device.

Finally, it should be noted that: the embodiments in the present description are described in a progressive manner, each embodiment focuses on differences from other embodiments, and the same and similar parts among the embodiments are referred to each other. The system or the device disclosed by the embodiment corresponds to the method disclosed by the embodiment, so that the description is simple, and the relevant points can be referred to the method part for description.

The above examples are only intended to illustrate the technical solutions of the present disclosure, not to limit them; although the present disclosure has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, it should be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that: the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments may still be modified, or some technical features may be equivalently replaced; and such modifications or substitutions do not depart from the spirit and scope of the corresponding technical solutions of the embodiments of the present disclosure.

Claims

1. A dirt tray for an automated cleaning apparatus, comprising:

the groove is arranged on the top surface of the dust box;

a snap-fit assembly, at least a portion of the snap-fit assembly disposed within the recess configured to snap-fit into the automatic cleaning apparatus, an

A handle cover pivotally connected to one end of the groove and configured to be switched between a latched state and an opened state and control the latching assembly to be switched between a latched state and an unlatched state,

2. The dust box of claim 1, wherein an opening is disposed on a side wall of the groove opposite to an end of the groove, the engaging member includes an engaging portion, the engaging portion protrudes out of the groove through the opening when the engaging member is in an engaged state, and the engaging portion is retracted into the groove through the opening when the engaging member is in an unlocked state.

3. The dirt box of claim 2, wherein the snap assembly comprises:

4. The dirt box of claim 3, wherein the handle cover is pivotally connected to one end of the recess by a pivot axis at one end of the recess, the handle cover comprising:

5. The dust box of claim 4, wherein the surface of the slidable member facing the abutment portion comprises a first surface, a second surface, and a third surface sequentially facing away from the bottom of the groove, wherein the first surface and the third surface are substantially parallel, and the slope of the second surface relative to the bottom of the groove is less than the slope of the first surface relative to the bottom of the groove.

6. The dust box of any one of claims 3-5, wherein the dust box further comprises:

7. The dirt box of any of claims 3-5, wherein the snap assembly further comprises:

8. The dust box of claim 7, wherein the dust box comprises a fixed post disposed on the bottom of the groove, the elastic member is a spring, one end of the spring is connected to the fixed post, and the other end of the spring is connected to the rotatable member.

9. The dust box of any one of claims 3-5, wherein the number of the rotatable members is two, the two rotatable members being symmetrically disposed with respect to an axis of the slidable member in a sliding direction thereof.

10. The dust box of any one of claims 3-5, wherein a side of the handle cover distal from the recess is substantially coplanar with a top surface of the dust box in response to the handle cover being in the snapped-together state.

11. An automatic cleaning device comprising the dust box of any one of claims 1-10.

12. The robotic cleaning device of claim 11, wherein a top surface of the dirt box is provided as part of a surface of the robotic cleaning device.