CN216907865U - Dust collecting device for base station and base station - Google Patents

Dust collecting device for base station and base station Download PDF

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CN216907865U
CN216907865U CN202122852502.5U CN202122852502U CN216907865U CN 216907865 U CN216907865 U CN 216907865U CN 202122852502 U CN202122852502 U CN 202122852502U CN 216907865 U CN216907865 U CN 216907865U
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黎少将
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钟亮
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The present disclosure provides a dust collecting device for a base station, including: a dust collection box body including an accommodation space capable of accommodating at least one of a dust bag, a cyclone separator and garbage; the self-locking structure can be locked or released with a locked piece arranged on the dust collection box body, so that the dust collection box body can be locked or released through the locking or releasing of the self-locking structure and the locked piece, wherein the locked piece is formed on the dust collection box body or fixedly arranged on the dust collection box body, the dust collection box body is configured to be arranged on a base station in a transversely detachable mode, the dust collection box body is transversely inserted into a shell of the base station, and the locked piece of the dust collection box body is locked with the self-locking structure through pressing of a user, so that the dust collection box body is in a locked state; the dust collection box body in the locking state can be released by the locking piece and the self-locking structure through pressing of a user, so that the dust collection box body is in the releasing state, and the user can conveniently remove the dust collection box body from the base station. The present disclosure also provides a base station.

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Dust collecting device for base station and base station
Technical Field
The present disclosure relates to a dust collecting device for a base station and a base station.
Background
Some existing base stations may be provided with a dust box that collects dust collected in a dust box in a robot cleaner or the like. However, the existing base station dust collecting box is generally fixed in the base station shell, and dust collection and dust dumping are performed through a replaceable dust bag arranged in the dust collecting box body, or the dust collecting box is detachably mounted, and the dust is taken out and dumped after the dust is full. However, the prior removable dust bin body cannot be quickly removed or the dust bin is not secured without the addition of a release button.
SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL
In order to solve one of the above technical problems, the present disclosure provides a dust collecting device for a base station and a base station. The technical scheme of the disclosure saves space, improves user experience effect, and does not have a handle protruding outside.
According to an aspect of the present disclosure, a dust collecting device for a base station includes:
a dust collection box including an accommodation space capable of accommodating at least one of a dust bag, a cyclone and garbage; and
a self-locking structure which can be locked or released with a locked piece arranged on the dust collection box body so as to allow the locking or releasing of the dust collection box body through the locking or releasing of the self-locking structure and the locked piece, wherein the locked piece is formed on the dust collection box body or fixedly arranged on the dust collection box body,
wherein the dust box body is configured to be arranged at the base station in a laterally detachable manner, the dust box body is laterally inserted into a housing of the base station, and a locked piece of the dust box body is locked with the self-locking structure by pressing of a user so that the dust box body is in a locked state; the locked piece of the dust collection box body in the locked state can be released from the self-locking structure by pressing of a user, so that the dust collection box body is in a released state, and the user can conveniently remove the dust collection box body from the base station.
According to at least one embodiment, the locked member is a protrusion provided on an outer side surface of the dust box body, and the protrusion protrudes with respect to an outer side surface of the dust box body around the protrusion.
According to at least one embodiment, the self-locking mechanism comprises:
a lock member including a lock coupling portion that interacts with a to-be-locked member of a dust collection box body so that the dust collection box body is locked when the lock member is in a locked state, the dust collection box body being able to be pulled out in a first direction when the lock member is in a released state;
a receiving member, the locking member being movable relative to the receiving member;
the force application piece is connected with the accommodating piece at one end and the locking piece at the other end, and provides the first-direction pulling force for the locking piece; and
a rod-shaped member having one end connected to the accommodating member and the other end capable of interacting with the lock member, the rod-shaped member and the lock member interacting with each other to resist a tensile force of the force applying member in a first direction in a locked state of the lock member,
wherein when the latch member is in the latched state, the return spring provides a first direction of tension to the latch member and the lever member restricts movement of the latch member toward the first direction, and when the latch member is in the released state, the lever member does not restrict movement of the latch member.
According to at least one embodiment, the lock is limited by the receptacle to be movable only in the first direction and a second direction opposite to the first direction.
According to at least one embodiment, the lock member includes a body portion arranged to move the lock member along the receiving member, and an extended portion arranged to bend the extended portion toward the body portion when subjected to a pressing force, the lock engaging portion being provided on the extended portion.
According to at least one embodiment, an end of the extension part is provided with a guide surface so that when the dust box body is pushed in, the dust box body presses the guide surface to bend the extension surface toward the body part, thereby coupling the locked piece of the dust box body with the lock coupling part.
According to at least one embodiment, the receiving member is provided at a corresponding position thereof with an interference surface, the guide surface comes into contact with the interference surface when the lock member is moved a predetermined distance toward the first direction, and the guide surface is moved downward by a pulling force of the urging member to move the extending portion downward so that the to-be-locked member is disengaged from the lock engagement portion.
According to at least one embodiment, the locking coupling part is a concave structure, and the locked member is a convex structure, and the dust box body is locked when the convex structure is located in the concave structure.
According to at least one embodiment, the extension is further provided with a recess so as to make the extension easily elastically deformable.
According to at least one embodiment, the locking piece is provided with a groove and a locking slot position, and the locking piece is in a locking state when the other end of the rod-shaped piece is located at the locking slot position.
According to at least one embodiment, in the process of shifting from the release state to the lock state, the lock member is moved in a second direction opposite to the first direction, and the other end of the rod-like member is movable along the groove to the lock groove position.
According to at least one embodiment, in the process of shifting from the lock state to the release state, the lock member is moved in the second direction, and the other end of the rod-like member can be disengaged from the lock groove along the groove.
According to at least one embodiment, the groove includes an entry groove, an exit groove, and a communication groove, the other end of the rod-like member is capable of reaching the detent groove position from the communication groove via the entry groove, is capable of exiting from the detent groove position to the communication groove through the exit groove, and extends a predetermined length in the second direction.
According to another aspect, a base station is a docking station for a surface cleaning apparatus, comprising the dust collecting apparatus for a base station as described above, wherein the dust collecting case is a dust collecting case that can be inserted into and removed from the base station.
According to at least one embodiment, the dust bin body is inserted or removed from the side of the base station.
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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. 1-2 show schematic views of a surface cleaning apparatus according to an embodiment of the disclosure.
Fig. 3-5 show schematic diagrams of a base station according to embodiments of the present disclosure.
Fig. 6-11 show schematic views of a base assembly according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
Fig. 12-39 show schematic views of a dust collection bin body or components thereof according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.
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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 connected, electrically connected, and the like, with or without intervening 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 "sidewall") 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 stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components and/or groups thereof are stated to be present but do 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.
According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, a base station is provided. Wherein the base station can be used to dock an autonomous surface cleaning apparatus such as a sweeping robot.
The surface cleaning apparatus may include a generally circular or rectangular plus circular housing. As shown in fig. 1 and 2, the surface cleaning apparatus 10 can include a wet cleaning portion and a dry cleaning portion. Wherein the wet cleaning part and the dry cleaning part may be disposed at a bottom of the housing, and may be in contact with the cleaning surface to perform wet cleaning and dry cleaning of the cleaning surface.
The wet cleaning part may include a first rotating member 11 and a second rotating member 12, and a mopping member (not shown in the drawings) such as a mop cloth, etc. may be provided on the first rotating member 11 and the second rotating member 12, respectively. The first rotating member 11 and the second rotating member 12 are arranged in parallel and can rotate around the rotating shafts, respectively, so as to mop the cleaning surface while the first rotating member 11 and the second rotating member 12 are in contact with the cleaning surface. A cleaning liquid receiving portion may be provided inside the housing of the surface cleaning apparatus, and the cleaning liquid is supplied to the mop through the cleaning liquid supply port, so that the cleaning surface is wet-cleaned by the cleaning liquid adsorbed by the mop.
The dry type cleaning part may include a roller brush part 13 and an edge brush part 14, wherein the number of the edge brush part 14 may be one or two, and in case of providing one edge brush part, it may be provided at one side of the surface cleaning apparatus, and in case of providing two edge brush parts, it may be provided at both sides of the surface cleaning apparatus, respectively. In cleaning the cleaning surface, the side brush part 14 may be rotated to collect debris and other debris near the roller brush part 13, so that the debris is rolled by rotating the roller brush part 13 into a dust collection part provided inside the housing of the surface cleaning apparatus, wherein the dust collection part may be in the form of a dust collection box through which the debris from the cleaning surface is collected and stored.
Preferably in the present disclosure, the wet cleaning portion may be disposed at a rear side of the dry cleaning portion with respect to a working traveling direction of the surface cleaning apparatus. This allows for dry-then-wet cleaning. Further, the wet cleaning part may be movable up and down with respect to the wet cleaning part. Thus, when wet cleaning is not performed, the wet cleaning portion can be lifted so as not to make contact with the cleaning surface. While wet cleaning is performed, the wet cleaning portion may be controlled to contact the cleaning surface and may also be provided with additional pressure, so that the wet cleaning portion in contact with the cleaning surface may provide additional driving force or resistance to the surface cleaning apparatus. In certain cleaning scenarios where stubborn stains and the like are to be cleaned, the pressure provided can cause the mop of the wet cleaning section to more intimately contact the cleaning surface, which can result in better cleaning. Further, although in the present disclosure the wet cleaning section is in the form of two rotating members, it will be appreciated that it may be provided as one rotating member, for example the rotating member may be a tracked rotating member, and the tracked rotating member may be arranged to rotate in or against the direction of travel of the surface cleaning apparatus to effect wet cleaning of the cleaning surface.
Fig. 3 shows a base station 20 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Wherein the base station can interface with the surface cleaning apparatus. After the surface cleaning device is parked at the base station, dust, debris and other garbage collected in the dust collecting part of the surface cleaning device is sucked to the base station so as to realize the emptying of the dust collecting part of the surface cleaning device, and/or the charging of the surface cleaning device, and/or the cleaning of the mopping piece of the surface cleaning device, and/or the supplementing of the cleaning liquid accommodating part of the surface cleaning device with cleaning liquid.
As shown in fig. 3, the base station 20 may include a base assembly 100, a first maintenance assembly 200, and a second maintenance assembly 300.
The base assembly 100 can provide a receiving space for receiving the surface cleaning apparatus, when a part of the surface cleaning apparatus enters the base assembly 100, the surface cleaning apparatus can be charged through the charging interface 120 provided in the base assembly 100, and/or dust, debris and other garbage collected in the dust collecting part can be sucked to the first maintenance assembly 200 through the suction interface 130 provided in the base assembly 100, and/or cleaning liquid can be replenished to the cleaning liquid receiving part of the surface cleaning apparatus through the liquid replenishing interface 140 provided in the base assembly 100; and/or the mop of the surface cleaning apparatus may be cleaned by a cleaning portion provided in the base assembly 100.
The primary function of the first maintenance assembly 200 is to suck up dust, debris and other debris collected in the dust collection portion of the surface cleaning apparatus and to store the sucked up debris. The second maintenance assembly 300 may include a cleaning liquid storage portion and a recovery liquid storage portion, and may be connected by a conduit to provide cleaning liquid stored in the cleaning liquid storage portion to the fluid replacement port of the base assembly 100 to provide cleaning liquid to the surface cleaning apparatus, and to draw recovery liquid from the cleaning portion of the base assembly 100 to the recovery liquid storage portion through the conduit after self-cleaning the mop of the surface cleaning apparatus.
In the present disclosure, the first and second maintenance assemblies 200 and 300 may be selectively used in cooperation with the base assembly 100, so that base stations having different maintenance modes may be constructed. As shown in fig. 4, the self-emptying mode of the different maintenance modes may be achieved by mating the first maintenance assembly 200 with the base assembly 100. When the first maintenance assembly 200 is combined with the base assembly 100, the suction function of the garbage of the dust collecting part of the surface cleaning apparatus can be realized, so that the garbage of the dust collecting part of the surface cleaning apparatus is emptied to the first maintenance assembly 200, and thus the self-emptying function of the surface cleaning apparatus can be realized. As shown in FIG. 5, the second maintenance assembly 300 may be engaged with the base assembly 100 to implement a self-cleaning mode and/or a cleaning liquid replenishment mode of different maintenance modes. In combination with the base assembly 100, the second maintenance assembly 300 may enable self-cleaning of the mop of the surface cleaning apparatus and/or may enable replenishment of the cleaning liquid receptacle of the surface cleaning apparatus with cleaning liquid. In addition, as shown in fig. 3, the first maintenance assembly 200 and the second maintenance assembly 300 may be used in cooperation with the base assembly 100 to implement a self-emptying mode, a self-cleaning mode, and/or a liquid replenishing mode among different maintenance modes. Specifically, debris from the dirt collection portion of the surface cleaning apparatus can be drawn through the first maintenance assembly 200 to empty the dirt collection portion of the surface cleaning apparatus, and cleaning liquid can be replenished to the cleaning liquid receptacle of the surface cleaning apparatus and/or provided to clean the mop of the surface cleaning apparatus through the second maintenance assembly 300. In addition, the base assembly 100 may be used alone to effect charging of the surface cleaning apparatus, it being noted that even after the base assembly 100 is combined with the first maintenance assembly 200 and/or the second maintenance assembly 300, the charging mode may be selected simultaneously after the respective mode of the first maintenance assembly 200 and/or the second maintenance assembly 300 is selected. Although the role of the first and second maintenance assemblies 200, 300 is expressly defined in this disclosure, this is merely an example, and it will be understood by those skilled in the art that maintenance assemblies having other functions may be selected for use with the base assembly or for use with a single function maintenance assembly or for use with a function integrated maintenance assembly, etc.
According to the combinable base station of the present disclosure, a user may select different components as desired to mate with a corresponding surface cleaning apparatus, such as the first maintenance assembly 200 and/or the second maintenance assembly 300 removably attached to the base assembly 100. For example, for a surface cleaning apparatus that performs only dry cleaning, the base assembly 100 can be selected to charge the surface cleaning apparatus, and if it is desired to empty the dust collecting portion of the surface cleaning apparatus, the first maintenance assembly 200 can be selected and engaged with the base assembly 100 to empty the dust collecting portion of the surface cleaning apparatus, such that a self-emptying mode and/or a charging mode can be performed. For example, in the case where there is no need to empty the dust collecting part of the surface cleaning apparatus, only the second maintenance assembly 300 and the base assembly 100 may be selected, and only the self-cleaning mode, the liquid replenishment mode, and/or the charging mode may be performed. In addition, according to the combinable base station of the present disclosure, if a certain component is updated at a later stage, a user can easily replace the previous component to use the updated component. The base station of the existing surface cleaning device is generally single in function, but for the multifunctional base station, the size is large, the use cost of a user is high, and the base station cannot be switched according to the user requirement. Therefore, the combinable base station according to the present disclosure can solve the problems existing in the existing base station and allow the user to accept or reject certain functions through the selection of hardware.
According to an alternative embodiment of the sectional base station of the present disclosure, the base assembly 100 may be designed to be disposed at a lower portion, the first maintenance assembly 200 may be designed to be disposed at a middle portion, and the second maintenance assembly 300 may be designed to be disposed at an upper portion. But the setting position may be changed according to the actual situation. Further, the first maintenance assembly 200 and the second maintenance assembly 300 are respectively provided with a combination portion combined with the base assembly 100. In addition, other functional components can be arranged to realize other working modes according to actual needs.
Further, although an external view using the first maintenance assembly 200 and the second maintenance assembly 300 is illustrated in fig. 4 and 5, that is, they may be accommodated in different housings. In the present disclosure, however, the first maintenance assembly 200 and the second maintenance assembly 300 may share a single assembly housing. The first maintenance assembly 200 and the second maintenance assembly 300 are both mounted into the assembly housing. Thus, when the user only needs the first maintenance assembly 200, the first maintenance assembly 200 can be assembled in the assembly housing, and when only the second maintenance assembly 300 is needed, the second maintenance assembly 300 can be assembled in the assembly housing, and when the first maintenance assembly 200 and the second maintenance assembly 300 are needed, the first maintenance assembly 200 and the second maintenance assembly 300 can be assembled in the assembly housing. By the mode, the product can be assembled before being delivered to a user, so that the problem of the user in the assembling process is avoided, and the user can select different functions according to the requirement of the user.
To allow the maintenance assembly to be securely positioned on the base assembly 100, mounting structures may be provided on the functional assembly that interfaces with the base assembly 100. For example, if the first maintenance assembly 200 and the second maintenance assembly 300 are provided with separate housings, the first maintenance assembly 200 or the second maintenance assembly 300 may be provided with a mounting structure. When the first maintenance assembly 200 and the second maintenance assembly 300 share an assembly housing, then a mounting structure may be provided on the assembly housing. As one example, the mounting structure may include an insert and a latch, and the insert may be disposed at the maintenance assembly and the latch may be disposed at the base assembly. As shown in fig. 7, an insertion opening 611 may be provided in the base member 100, and the insertion opening 611 may be inserted by an insertion member provided in the maintenance member. And the insert may be locked by the locking members 612 after insertion. In an alternative embodiment, an insert may be provided in the base assembly and an insert port in the maintenance assembly, and a latch may be provided on either the base assembly or the maintenance assembly. In addition, the base assembly and the maintenance assembly are locked, so that a user can conveniently carry the base station. Also, in the case where the first maintenance assembly 200 and the second maintenance assembly 300 share the assembly housing, the volume of the base can be effectively reduced.
Fig. 6 and 7 illustrate a front view and a perspective view, respectively, of one embodiment of the base assembly 100. Referring to fig. 6 and 7, the base assembly 100 may include a base housing to form a space to house at least a portion of the surface cleaning apparatus. Wherein the base housing may include a first housing 111 (a rear housing shown in fig. 6), a second housing 112 (a left housing shown in fig. 6), and a third housing 113 (a right housing shown in fig. 6). The first, second and third housings 111, 112, 113 form a semi-enclosed space into which at least a portion of the surface cleaning apparatus enters when the surface cleaning apparatus is docked to the base assembly 100, wherein at least a portion of the rear side of the surface cleaning apparatus on which the mopping element is provided enters the semi-enclosed space, and may be integrally formed. Further, the base assembly 100 may also include a fourth housing 114 (the lower housing shown in fig. 7). The fourth housing 114 may include a support portion 115 and a ramp portion 116. The support portion 115 may be used to support at least a portion of the rear side of the surface cleaning apparatus. The ramp portion 116 may provide a passage that allows the surface cleaning apparatus to enter the semi-enclosed space.
The base assembly 100 may include a charging interface 120. When the surface cleaning apparatus is docked in place in the base assembly 100, the charging interface provided at the surface cleaning apparatus may be in contact with the charging interface 120 of the base assembly 100 and the surface cleaning apparatus is charged through the charging interface 120 connected to a power supply such as an external power supply. Wherein the charging interface 120 is elastically telescopic for better tight abutment with the charging interface of the surface cleaning apparatus. Charging interface 120 may be disposed on an inner surface of first housing 111, second housing 112, or third housing 113, where charging interface 120 is shown disposed on the inner surface of first housing 111. And the charging interface 120 is arranged at a predetermined height position above the support portion 115, it is possible to avoid that the liquid affects the charging when washing the mop of the surface cleaning apparatus.
According to an alternative embodiment of the present disclosure, the base assembly 100 may include a suction interface 130, and the suction interface 130 may be interfaced with a suction port 15 (shown in fig. 1) of the surface cleaning apparatus, and thus may be in communication with a dust collecting portion of the surface cleaning apparatus, such that, in a self-emptying mode using the first maintenance assembly 200, waste from the integrated portion of the surface cleaning apparatus is sucked into the first maintenance assembly 200 via the interface 131 via the interfaced suction interface 130 and suction port 15. The outside of the suction interface 130 may be provided with a suction seal, wherein the suction seal may surround the outside of the suction interface 130 and may be made of an elastic material to form a seal of the gas passage when the suction port 15 abuts the suction interface 130 to form a pneumatic engagement when the surface cleaning apparatus is parked in place with the base assembly 100. Alternatively, the suction port 130 may be provided on an inner side of the base assembly 100, for example, may be provided on an inner side of the first casing 111, or the second casing 112, or the third casing 113. Fig. 6 and 7 show that the suction connection 130 is arranged on the inner side of the third housing 113.
Optionally, the base assembly 100 may include a fluid replacement interface 140, wherein the fluid replacement interface 140 may be disposed on an inner side of the base assembly 100 and made of a flexible material, and the fluid replacement interface 140 may be bent when subjected to a certain pressure. This may be provided, for example, on the inner side of the first casing 111, the second casing 112, or the third casing 113. Fig. 6 and 7 show that the suction connection 130 is arranged on the inner side of the first housing 111. The fluid replacement interface 140 may extend outwardly from a surface of the inner side of the base assembly 100 by a predetermined length, and the fluid replacement interface 140 may be extended and retracted to be inserted into a fluid replacement port provided on the surface cleaning apparatus when the base assembly 100 is parked by the surface cleaning apparatus made of an elastic material. Because fluid replacement interface 140 is flexible, fluid replacement interface 140 can bend during insertion to prevent damage to the surface cleaning apparatus when fluid replacement interface 140 is misaligned with the fluid replacement port of the surface cleaning apparatus, and because fluid replacement interface 140 can bend, fluid replacement interface 140 can be guaranteed to be well inserted into the fluid replacement port of the surface cleaning apparatus during extension and retraction. The fluid replenishment interface 140 may be in fluid communication with the second maintenance assembly 300 via a conduit to provide cleaning fluid from the second maintenance assembly 300 to the surface cleaning apparatus for purposes of cleaning fluid replenishment. In the present disclosure, it is preferable that the fluid replacement interface 140 and the suction interface 130 are respectively disposed at both sides of the charging interface 120.
In the present disclosure, the charging mode and the other maintenance modes may be performed simultaneously, that is, the charging mode is performed while the other maintenance modes are performed. The charging mode may be initiated, for example, while performing a self-emptying mode, a self-cleaning mode, and/or a liquid replenishment mode.
Optionally, the base assembly 100 may include guide wheels 150. When the surface cleaning apparatus enters the base assembly 100, the guide wheels 150 can contact the sides of the surface cleaning apparatus and guide the surface cleaning apparatus into the receiving space in which the surface cleaning apparatus is received. In the present disclosure, the number of the guide wheels 150 may be two, and the two guide wheels 150 are respectively disposed at the inner side surfaces of the second and third housings 112 and 113. The position of the guide wheels 150 may be at a position outside the inner side surfaces of the second and third housings 112 and 113 so that when the surface cleaning device enters the accommodating space, the surface cleaning device first contacts the guide wheels 150, and the surface cleaning device is parked in place in the accommodating space by the guide of the guide wheels 150.
The supporting portion 115 of the base assembly 100 may be provided with a cleaning portion. A concave cleaning space with a closed periphery and bottom may be formed on the supporting portion 115, and the recovery liquid may be stored in the closed cleaning space. Fig. 8 shows a cross-sectional view according to the section a-a shown in fig. 6. As shown in fig. 8, the cleaning portion may include a liquid channel 1155 and a liquid discharge port 1152. Liquid channel 1155 may receive liquid from second maintenance assembly 300 via tubing and direct the liquid to a washing section for washing the mop of the surface cleaning apparatus. A drain port 1152 may supply the cleaned recovery liquid to the second maintenance assembly 300 through a pipe to perform a recovery function of the recovery liquid, wherein a filtering device may be provided at the position of the drain port 1152. In addition, the washing part may further include brush members 1153, the number and positions of the brush members 1153 may correspond to those of the rotating members of the surface cleaning apparatus, and in the present disclosure, the number of the brush members 1153 may be two, and the mopping member is brushed by the brush members 1153 while the rotating members are rotated, thereby achieving the self-cleaning function of the mopping member. A guide 1156 may also be provided at the cleaning portion, so that when the surface cleaning apparatus enters, the surface cleaning apparatus can be guided by the guide 1156 and can also serve as a support for the surface cleaning apparatus. For example, as shown in fig. 2, rollers 16 of surface cleaning apparatus 10 may be moved along guide 1156 and supported.
The washing section may further include a drying port 1154 for drying the mop of the surface cleaning apparatus, and the drying port 1154 may be provided at a position corresponding to the mop. In the present disclosure, it is preferable that the drying port 1154 is provided on the fourth housing 114 (the lower housing shown in fig. 7), and the drying port 1154 has a predetermined height with respect to the bottom surface of the fourth housing 114 in order to prevent liquid from entering. The drying ports 1154 may occupy a certain area and may provide a hot airflow from the bottom of the mop, which may achieve better drying. The drying port 1154 may be in gaseous communication with the second maintenance assembly 300 via a conduit to receive a flow of hot gas from the second maintenance assembly 300 and provide the hot gas to the mop, thereby performing a drying function of the mop. In the present disclosure, the drying port 1154 may be provided at a position having a certain height with respect to the bottom of the washing space, and the number of the drying ports may be one or more. The drying opening is configured to extend in a radial direction of the mop in order to cover a larger area of the mop. For example, the drying ports may be arranged in a long strip shape extending in a radial direction of the mop, or the number of the drying ports may be set to be plural, and the plural drying ports are distributed in the radial direction of the mop. The arrangement of a plurality of drying openings can be in a fan-shaped arrangement mode.
Fig. 9 and 10 show a front view and a perspective view, respectively, of another embodiment of a base assembly 100. Referring to fig. 9 and 10, the base assembly 100 may include a base housing to form a space to house at least a portion of the surface cleaning apparatus. Wherein the base housing may include a first housing 111 (a rear housing shown in fig. 9), a second housing 112 (a left housing shown in fig. 9), and a third housing 113 (a right housing shown in fig. 9). The first, second and third housings 111, 112, 113 form a semi-enclosed space into which at least a portion of the surface cleaning apparatus enters when the surface cleaning apparatus is docked to the base assembly 100, wherein at least a portion of the rear side of the surface cleaning apparatus on which the mopping element is provided enters the semi-enclosed space, and may be integrally formed. Further, the base assembly 100 may also include a fourth housing 114 (the lower housing shown in fig. 10). The fourth housing 114 may include a support portion 115 and a ramp portion 116. The support portion 115 may be used to support at least a portion of the rear side of the surface cleaning apparatus. The ramp portion 116 may provide a passageway that allows the surface cleaning apparatus to enter the semi-enclosed space.
The base assembly 100 may include a charging interface 120. When the surface cleaning apparatus is docked in place in the base assembly 100, the charging interface provided at the surface cleaning apparatus may be in contact with the charging interface 120 of the base assembly 100 and the surface cleaning apparatus is charged through the charging interface 120 connected to a power supply such as an external power supply. Wherein the charging interface 120 is elastically telescopic for better tight abutment with the charging interface of the surface cleaning apparatus. Charging connector 120 may be disposed on an inner side of first housing 111, second housing 112, or third housing 113, where charging connector 120 is shown disposed on the inner side of first housing 111. And the charging interface 120 is arranged at a predetermined height position above the support portion 115, it is possible to avoid that the liquid affects the charging when washing the mop of the surface cleaning apparatus.
According to an alternative embodiment of the present disclosure, the base assembly 100 may include a suction interface 130, and the suction interface 130 may be interfaced with a suction port 15 (shown in fig. 1) of the surface cleaning apparatus, and thus may be in communication with a dust collecting portion of the surface cleaning apparatus, such that, in a self-emptying mode using the first maintenance assembly 200, waste from the integrated portion of the surface cleaning apparatus is sucked into the first maintenance assembly 200 via the interface 131 via the interfaced suction interface 130 and suction port 15. The outside of the suction interface 130 may be provided with a suction seal, wherein the suction seal may surround the outside of the suction interface 130 and may be made of an elastic material to form a seal of the gas passage when the suction port 15 is brought into pneumatic engagement against the suction interface 130 when the surface cleaning apparatus is parked in position with the base assembly 100. Alternatively, the suction port 130 may be provided on an inner side of the base assembly 100, for example, may be provided on an inner side of the first casing 111, or the second casing 112, or the third casing 113. Fig. 9 and 10 show that the suction connection 130 is arranged on the inner side of the third housing 113.
Optionally, the base assembly 100 may include a fluid replacement interface 140, wherein the fluid replacement interface 140 may be disposed on an inner side of the base assembly 100, for example, may be disposed on an inner side of the first housing 111, or the second housing 112, or the third housing 113. Fig. 9 and 10 show that the suction connection 130 is arranged on the inner side of the first housing 111. The fluid replacement port 140 may extend outward from a surface of the inner side of the base member 100 by a predetermined length, may be made of an elastic material, and may be bent when subjected to a certain pressure. Thus, when the surface cleaning apparatus is docked in the base assembly 100, the fluid replacement interface 140 can be extended and retracted for insertion into a fluid replacement port provided on the surface cleaning apparatus. Because the fluid replacement interface 140 is flexible, when the fluid replacement interface 140 is misaligned with the fluid replacement port of the surface cleaning apparatus, the fluid replacement interface 140 can be bent during insertion to prevent damage to the surface cleaning apparatus, and the fluid replacement interface 140 can be bent to ensure that the fluid replacement interface 140 is well inserted into the fluid replacement port of the surface cleaning apparatus during extension and retraction. The fluid replenishment interface 140 may be in fluid communication with the second maintenance assembly 300 via a conduit to provide cleaning fluid from the second maintenance assembly 300 to the surface cleaning apparatus for purposes of cleaning fluid replenishment. Preferably, the fluid replacement interface 140 and the suction interface 130 are respectively disposed at both sides of the charging interface 120.
In the present disclosure, the charging mode and the other maintenance modes may be performed simultaneously, that is, the charging mode is performed while the other maintenance modes are performed. The charging mode may be initiated, for example, while performing a self-emptying mode, a self-cleaning mode, and/or a liquid replenishment mode.
Optionally, the base assembly 100 may include guide wheels 150. When the surface cleaning apparatus enters the base assembly 100, the guide wheels 150 can contact the sides of the surface cleaning apparatus and guide the surface cleaning apparatus into the receiving space in which the surface cleaning apparatus is received. In the present disclosure, the number of the guide wheels 150 may be two, and the two guide wheels 150 are respectively disposed at inner side surfaces of the second and third housings 112 and 113. The guide wheels 150 may be positioned at positions outside the inner side surfaces of the second and third housings 112 and 113 so that when the surface cleaning apparatus enters the accommodating space, the surface cleaning apparatus first contacts the guide wheels 150, and the surface cleaning apparatus is parked in place in the accommodating space by the guide of the guide wheels 150.
The supporting portion 115 of the base assembly 100 may be provided with a cleaning portion. The supporting portion 115 may be formed with a recessed closed space having a closed periphery and a closed bottom, and the recovery liquid may be stored in the closed space. Fig. 11 shows a cross-sectional view according to the section a-a shown in fig. 9. As shown in fig. 11, the cleaning portion may include a liquid outlet port 1151 and a liquid outlet port 1152. The outlet port 1151 may be in fluid communication with the second maintenance assembly 300, and cleaning liquid provided by the second maintenance assembly 300 may be ejected from the outlet port 1151 to provide cleaning liquid to the mop of the surface cleaning apparatus. The drain port 1152 may supply the cleaned recovery liquid to the second maintenance assembly 300 through a pipe to perform a recovery function of the recovery liquid. In addition, the washing part may further include brushes 1153, the number and position of the brushes 1153 may correspond to those of the rotating member of the surface cleaning apparatus, in the present disclosure, the number of the brushes 1153 may be two, and the mopping member mounted on the rotating member is brushed by the brushes 1153 while the rotating member is rotated, thereby achieving a self-cleaning function of the mopping member. The washing part may further include a drying port 1154 for drying the mop, and the drying port 1154 may be provided at a position corresponding to the mop and at a position spaced apart from the bottom surface of the supporting part 115 by a predetermined height. The drying port 1154 may be in gaseous communication with the second maintenance assembly 300 via a conduit to receive drying gas from the second maintenance assembly 300 and provide it to the mop, thereby performing a drying function of the mop.
Further, according to some embodiments of the present disclosure, a seal structure 1161 may be provided on the ramp portion 116. Wherein the seal structure 1161 may be recessed relative to the surface of the ramp portion 116 and the seal structure 1161 is shaped to match a corresponding shape of the roller brush portion of the surface cleaning apparatus such that the seal structure 1161 may hermetically close the opening of the roller brush portion when the surface cleaning apparatus rests on the base assembly 100. After sealing, the suction nozzle for sucking the debris at the rolling brush part is sealed. At this time, inside the surface cleaning apparatus, the first air flow path from the suction nozzle near the drum brush section to the dust collecting section is blocked, and the second air flow path from the dust collecting section to the suction port 15 of the surface cleaning apparatus is opened. By closing the first air flow path, a greater suction force can be provided so that a better emptying of debris, such as debris, in the dust collecting part is possible. According to an alternative embodiment of the present disclosure, an elastic barrier may be provided at a position of the base assembly 100 corresponding to the brush roll portion, so that when the surface cleaning apparatus is returned to the base assembly 100, the elastic barrier may be bounced to close a suction nozzle of the brush roll portion, or the like.
Figure 12 illustrates an external schematic view of a first maintenance assembly according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. The primary function of the first maintenance assembly 200 is to suck up dust, debris and other debris collected in the dust collection portion of the surface cleaning apparatus and to store the sucked up debris. The first maintenance assembly 200 may be used in combination with the base assembly 100, or may be used in combination with the second maintenance assembly 300. For example, the first maintenance member 200 may be detachably coupled to the upper surface of the base member 100, and the first maintenance member 200 may be integrally formed with the base member 100 after the coupling.
As shown in fig. 12, the first maintenance assembly 200 can include a first maintenance assembly housing 210 and a dust collection tank 220. Wherein the side of the first maintenance assembly housing 210 is provided with an opening, and the dust collection box 220 can be detachably mounted into the first maintenance assembly housing 210 through the opening. Wherein the removable direction of the dust collection bin 220 relative to the first maintenance assembly housing 210 is generally parallel to the direction of the floor on which the base station is disposed. After the first maintenance assembly 200 with the dust bin 220 mounted thereto is assembled to the base assembly 100, the dust bin 220 is in fluid communication with the suction port 130 of the base assembly 100 via a conduit. This allows the debris in the dirt collection portion of the surface cleaning apparatus to be drawn into the storage space of the dirt collection container 220 to allow emptying of the dirt collection portion. Alternatively in the present disclosure, the receiving volume of the dust collection box 220 may be set to at least three times or more of the receiving volume of the dust collection part of the surface cleaning apparatus. When it is desired to disengage the dirt collection bin body 220 from the first maintenance assembly housing 210, a user can press it, causing the dirt collection bin body 220 to pop out through the force of elasticity.
Fig. 13 shows a schematic view of the first maintenance assembly 200 shown in fig. 12 with the outer housing removed. As shown in fig. 13, the first maintenance assembly 200 may include a first suction source 230, which first suction source 230 may be in the form of a fan, and is disposed inside the first maintenance assembly housing 210. In the present disclosure, the first suction source 230 and the dust collection box 220 may be disposed right and left of the first maintenance assembly housing 210. The suction airstream is created by the first suction source 230 such that a negative pressure condition is created by the suction airstream causing debris such as dirt and dust to enter the suction channel 221 of the dirt collection bin 220 from the surface cleaning apparatus via the suction interface and corresponding ducting, for example the suction channel 221 may interface with ducting apertures provided in the upper surface of the base assembly 100. Then, the dust and the like are introduced into the inner space defined by the housing of the dust collection case 220 through the suction inlet port.
Figure 14 shows a schematic view of another angle of the dust bin body. Wherein the dust collection box 220 defines a receiving space for receiving and accommodating the garbage by its housing. The dust collection housing 220 can include a suction inlet port 226, wherein the suction inlet port 226 can communicate with the suction interface 130 through a conduit to allow dust, debris, and the like debris to enter the interior of the dust collection housing 220. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, as shown in fig. 15, the dust collection box body 220 may further include a first air outlet 227 and a second air outlet 228. Wherein in an alternative embodiment of the present disclosure, the suction inlet port 226 is provided at one side of the housing of the dust collection box 220, and the first and second outlet ports 227 and 228 may be provided at the other side of the housing of the dust collection box 220. The one side and the other side may be two opposite sides of the housing of the dust collection case 220. And the suction inlet port 226 and the first outlet port 227 may be offset leftward with respect to the center line of the dust collection case 220, and the second outlet port 228 may be offset rightward with respect to the center line of the dust collection case 220. The first air outlet 227 and the second air outlet 228 can communicate with the suction source 230 through an airflow passage 2301, as shown in fig. 12. The gas is caused to flow out of the first air outlet 227 or the second air outlet 228 by the suction action of the suction source 230, and is discharged by the suction source 230. In addition, as shown in fig. 14, a detecting means 2261 may be further provided at the dust collection housing 220, and may be used to detect at least whether a dust bag or a cyclone, which will be described below, is in place. As an alternative embodiment, the position indicated by the detection means 2261 in fig. 14 may be provided as a transparent area, and the presence of the dust bag or cyclone may be detected through the transparent area by a sensor provided at a corresponding position on the outside of the dust collection box 220, which may be, for example, an infrared sensor. Further, as shown in fig. 14, a catch 1162 may be further provided at the dust box body 220 or the end cover portion 270 thereof, wherein the catch 1162 may be provided at a lower position so that a user can take out the dust box body 220 using the catch when the dust box body 220 is ejected by pressing.
As shown in fig. 15, the dust collection box 220 may further include a switching part 250. Fig. 13 shows a case where the switching part 250 is mounted to the housing of the dust collection case 220, and fig. 15 shows a case where the switching part 250 is separated from the housing of the dust collection case 220. The switching portion 250 may be configured to switch the air passage, and may be set in a first state and a second state. In the first state, the switching portion 250 may cause the first outlet 227 to be open and the second outlet 228 to be closed, and in the second state, the switching portion 250 may cause the first outlet 227 to be closed and the second outlet 228 to be open. In the present disclosure, the first air outlet 227 may be disposed at a position closer to the suction inlet 226. Alternatively, the axis of the first air outlet 227 may coincide with the axis of the suction inlet port 226, or the axis of the first air outlet 227 may be nearly coincident with the axis of the suction inlet port 226, or the axis of the first air outlet 227 may be located in a plane perpendicular to the bottom side surface of the dust collection case 220 in parallel with the axis of the suction inlet port 226. For example, the first air outlet 227 may be provided at a position on the front side surface closer to the suction inlet 226. The second air outlet 228 may be arranged at a position relatively distant from the suction inlet 226 with respect to the distance between the first air outlet 227 and the suction inlet 226, for example, the second air outlet 228 and the suction inlet 226 may be arranged in an approximately diagonal manner, for example, the central axis of the second air outlet and the central axis of the suction inlet are slightly smaller than the length of the receiving space.
In an alternative embodiment of the present disclosure, the receiving space of the dust collection case 220 may be provided with a cyclone or a dust bag. That is, the dust collection case 220 may employ an interchangeable structure of the cyclone and the dust bag. The interchange of the cyclone separator and the dust bag can be performed by opening the end cap portion 270. As shown in fig. 13, a release button 2701 may be provided on the housing of the dust collection housing 220, and the user may control the release button 2701 to open the cover portion 270 after the dust collection housing 220 is removed by the user. Fig. 16 shows a schematic view of the end cap portion 270 of the dust collection housing 220 removed to show the interior space of the dust collection housing 220. In the case of the cyclone separator installed as shown in fig. 16, a mounting structure 241 may be provided on an inner sidewall of the dust box body 220, and the cyclone separator 240 and the dust bag may be installed into the receiving space of the dust box body 220 through the mounting structure 241 such that an inlet of the cyclone separator or the dust bag is butted against the suction inlet port 226 to achieve fluid communication. Such that debris, such as dust, enters the cyclone separator or dust bag through the suction inlet 226. As one example, mounting structures 241 may be provided at opposite sides of the suction inlet 226, and when mounting the cyclone separator, the cyclone separator may be snapped to the mounting structures 241 of both sides, and when mounting the dust bag, a mounting plate provided to the dust bag may be inserted into the mounting structure 241. In the present disclosure, the first outlet 227 serves as an outlet when the cyclone separator is used, and the second outlet 228 serves as an outlet when the dust bag is used. When the cyclone separator is used, the first outlet 227 is selected to select an air passage close to the suction inlet 226, dust and debris are thrown into the receiving space formed in the housing of the dust collection case 220 by the cyclone separator, and air is discharged through the first outlet 227 abutting against the outlet of the cyclone separator. In the case of using the dust bag, the second air outlet 228 is selected to select an air duct distant from the suction inlet 226, dust and the like are left in the dust bag provided in the accommodating space, and air is discharged through the second air outlet 228. When the cyclone separator is used, the cyclone separator occupies a part of the accommodating space, for example, one third of the accommodating space, and the rest of the accommodating space is used as a space for storing garbage. By selecting the second outlet 228 and thus the remote air path when the dust bag is in use, the dust bag can be made to fill the entire accommodating space when the air flows through the dust bag, so that the accommodating space can be fully utilized. As shown in fig. 15, the switching portion 250 may be provided with a first opening 251 and a second opening 252. The switching part 250 may slide with respect to the outer side surface of the dust collection case 220 so that one of the first outlet 227 and the second outlet 228 serves as an air outlet according to the use of the cyclone or the dust bag. When the cyclone separator is used, the switching portion 250 slides to a first state in which the first opening 251 of the switching portion 250 is located at the position of the first outlet 227, so that the first outlet 227 serves as an air discharge port for the recovered air stream, and the second outlet 228 is blocked by the switching portion 250. In the case of using the dust bag, the switching portion 250 slides to the second state in which the second opening 252 of the switching portion 250 is located at the position of the second outlet 228, so that the second outlet 228 serves as an air outlet for the recovered air flow, and the first outlet 227 is blocked by the switching portion 250.
Alternatively, the dust collection box 220 may include a discharge portion 223, and the discharge portion 223 may be closed to form a closed garbage accommodating space and opened to allow a user to pour out the garbage (the garbage collected by means of the cyclone) in the accommodating space. In an alternative embodiment, the discharge portion 223 may be in the form of a discharge door, and one side of the discharge door may be rotated about a side housing of the dust collection box 220 to be opened or closed. In addition, a locking member 224 may be provided at the other side housing of the dust collection box body 220 corresponding to the other side of the discharge door. As an example and not by way of limitation, the locking member 224 may be in the form of a push button. The locking member 224 may lock the discharge door to form a closed trash holding space. And the user can open the discharging part 223 by operating the locking member 224, thereby discharging dust and the like. In an alternative example of the present disclosure, the discharge part 223 may be disposed at one side surface of the dust collection case 220, and the end cover part 270 may be disposed at the other side surface of the dust collection case 220, wherein the one side surface and the other side surface are opposite sides, and the two side surfaces are side surfaces adjacent to the side surfaces where the first air outlet 227, the second air outlet 228, and the suction inlet 226 are located.
Fig. 17 shows a schematic cross-sectional view of the dust collection housing 220. Fig. 17 shows an automatic switching structure of the switching unit 250. Wherein the automatic switching mechanism may include a first spring 229. Wherein the first spring 229 can be disposed in an inner cavity formed by the housing of the dust collection box 220, when a certain pressure is applied to the first spring 229, the first spring 229 is compressed, that is, the switch portion 250 can move toward the second outlet 228 (left), and when the pressure of the first spring 229 is released, the switch portion 250 can move toward the first outlet 227 (right). In this way, when it is necessary to mount the cyclone 240 into the dust collection case 220, the switching part 250 is moved leftward by the structure of the cyclone 240, and after the cyclone 240 is mounted in place, the switching part 250 is maintained at a position of a first state in which the first opening 251 opens the first outlet 227. When the cyclone separator 240 is detached, the switching part 250 is moved rightward by the tension of the first spring 229, so that the position of the switching part 250 can be moved to a second state in which the first opening 251 is closed and the second outlet port 228 is opened by the second opening 252 without installing the cyclone separator 240. By the mode, the situation that the first state and the second state are wrong due to the fact that a user forgets to toggle the switching part when the cyclone separator and the dust bag are replaced under the condition that the switching part 250 is switched manually can be avoided. As shown in fig. 17, a first groove 2201 may be formed inside the housing of the dust collection case 220, and a corresponding engaging portion 2401 may be formed on the cyclone 240. After the cyclone 240 is mounted to the mounting structure 241, the snap 2401 may be snapped into the first groove 2201 to fix the cyclone 240 to prevent the cyclone 240 from being displaced. In case that the cyclone 240 needs to be taken out of the dust collection case 220, the user may operate the engaging portion 2401 such that the engaging portion 2401 is disengaged from the first groove 2201 to take out the cyclone 240.
According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the dust collection box 220 may be taken out or mounted to the inside of the housing of the first maintenance assembly 200 by press-fitting. The dust collection box 220 is configured to be detachably disposed in a transverse direction at the base station, the dust collection box is transversely inserted into the housing of the base station, and a locked piece of the dust collection box is locked with the self-locking structure by a user's pressing so that the dust collection box is in a locked state; the dust collection box body in the locking state can be released by the locking piece and the self-locking structure through pressing of a user, so that the dust collection box body is in the releasing state, and the user can conveniently remove the dust collection box body from the base station. Here, the lateral direction refers to a vertical direction with respect to the use state of the base station, and a direction perpendicular to the vertical direction, for example, a lateral direction of the left and right sides. The self-locking structure of one embodiment will be described in detail with reference to fig. 19 to 24.
A first projection 2202 may be provided at an outer side surface of the dust collection case 220, wherein the first projection 2202 is in the form of a projection with respect to other portions around a case where the first projection 2202 is located. The first projection 2202 can be flush with the overall housing of the dust collection case 220, but raised relative to the housing of the surrounding portion, as shown.
The self-locking mechanism may also include a latch 222. The latch may include a body portion and an extension portion. Wherein the body portion is positionable in and movable along the receiving member and the extension portion extends from the body portion and is capable of flexing toward the body portion when subjected to a compressive force. Wherein the locking member 222 may be provided with a first concave portion 2221 corresponding to the first convex portion 2202, for example, on the extension portion. In the locked state, the first projection 2202 can be inserted into the first recess 2221 to lock the dust collection box 220 to the housing of the first maintenance assembly 200. According to an alternative embodiment, as shown in fig. 24, the lock member 222 may be further provided with a second concave portion 2222 so as to allow the extension portion to be elastically deformed, or to allow the first concave portion 2221 to be elastically deformed. Among them, the lock member 222 may be provided in the accommodating member 280 and may be slidable with respect to the accommodating member 280, and is restricted to be movable only in the left-right direction as shown in fig. 22 and 23 (a partially enlarged view of fig. 22). The receiver 280 may be secured to the housing of the first maintenance assembly 200.
The self-locking structure may include a force applying member and a rod member, wherein the force applying member may be in the form of a return tension spring 2801, but other suitable forms may be selected. The rod-like member may be in the form of a reset lever 2802, although other suitable forms may be selected. Wherein one end of the return tension spring 2801 may be fixedly coupled to the receiving member 280 and the other end may be fixedly coupled to the locking member 222. One end of the reset lever 2802 may be provided at the accommodating member 280, and the other end (free end) may be provided at the lock member 222. Reset bar 2802 may be a reset wire, such as a rigid hooked bar. The lock member 222 may be provided with an entry slot 2223 therein. Wherein the free end of the reset lever 2802 can slide in the entry slot 2223 and be guided by the wall surface of the entry slot 2223 into the locking slot 2225. When the reset lever 2802 is in a state of entering the locking slot 2225, the dust collection box 220 is in a locked state. When unlocked from the locked state, the free end of the reset lever 2802 can enter the escape groove 2224, and by the guidance of the wall surface of the escape groove, the free end of the reset lever 2802 can enter the communication groove 2226. And locking is again desired, the free end of the reset lever 2802 can reenter the entry slot 2223 until it is in the locking slot 2225. The free end of the reset lever 2802 is shown in a locked condition in the locking slot 2225 in fig. 23.
The locking and unlocking process will be described in detail below. When locking is performed, the user can press the end cap portion 270 after placing the dust collection box 220 into the housing. The first projection 2202 of the dust collection case 220 is guided by the first guide surface 2227 of the locking member 222 into the first recess 2221. Meanwhile, the free end of the reset lever 2802 can enter the entry slot 2223 along the communication slot 2226, and guided by the wall surface of the entry slot 2223, the free end of the reset lever 2802 is in the lock slot 2225, restricting the movement of the lock member, at which time the reset tension spring 2801 is in a tensioned state. During unlocking, the user may press the end cap portion 270 again, at which point the free end of the reset lever 2802 will move out of contact with the locking slot 2225 and into the exit slot 2224, and then the free end of the reset lever 2802 will move along the exit slot 2224 into the communication slot 2226. At this time, due to the pulling force of the reset tension spring 2801 (the reset lever 2802 is not located in the locking slot 2225, and there is no constraint action of the reset lever 2802), the locking member 222 moves together with the dust collection box body 220, during the movement, the first guide surface 2227 of the locking member 222 can contact with the interference surface 2803 correspondingly arranged on the receiving member 280, and since the receiving member 280 has a slope surface extending downward, the interference surface 2803 can press the first guide surface 2227 downward, so that the first protrusion 2202 can be disengaged from the first recess 2221, and the dust collection box body 220 can be ejected to the left side. The user can then pull out the dust collection box 220.
Fig. 26 illustrates an external schematic view of a first maintenance assembly according to another embodiment of the present disclosure. The primary function of the first maintenance assembly 200 is to suck up dust, debris and other debris collected in the dust collection portion of the surface cleaning apparatus and to store the sucked up debris. The first maintenance assembly 200 may be used in combination with the base assembly 100, or may be used in combination with the second maintenance assembly 300. For example, the first maintenance member 200 may be detachably coupled to the upper surface of the base member 100, and the first maintenance member 200 may be integrally formed with the base member 100 after the coupling.
As shown in fig. 26, the first maintenance assembly 200 can include a first maintenance assembly housing 210 and a dust collection tank 220. Wherein the side of the first maintenance assembly housing 210 is provided with an opening, and the dust collection box 220 can be insertably inserted into the first maintenance assembly housing 210 through the opening. Wherein the dust collection box 220 is substantially parallel to the direction of the first maintenance assembly housing 210. After the first maintenance assembly 200 with the dust bin 220 mounted thereto is assembled to the base assembly 100, the dust bin 220 is in fluid communication with the suction port 130 of the base assembly 100 via a conduit. This allows the debris in the dirt collection portion of the surface cleaning apparatus to be drawn into the storage space of the dirt collection container 220 to allow emptying of the dirt collection portion. Alternatively in the present disclosure, the receiving volume of the dust collection box 220 may be set to at least three times or more of the receiving volume of the dust collection part of the surface cleaning apparatus.
Fig. 27 shows a schematic view of the first maintenance assembly 200 shown in fig. 26 with the side and lower housings removed. As shown in fig. 27, the first maintenance assembly 200 may further include a first suction source 230, which first suction source 230 may be in the form of a fan, and is disposed inside the first maintenance assembly housing 210. In the present disclosure, the first suction source 230 and the dust collection box 220 may be disposed right and left of the first maintenance assembly housing 210. A suction airstream is created by the first suction source 230 such that debris, such as dirt and dust, is drawn from the surface cleaning apparatus by the suction airstream into the suction channel 221 of the dirt collection bin 220 via the suction interface 130 and corresponding ducting, for example the suction channel 221 can interface with ducting apertures provided in the upper surface of the base assembly 100. Then, the dust and the like are introduced into the inner space defined by the housing of the dust collection case 220 through the suction inlet port.
Fig. 28 and 29 show schematic views of different angles of the dust collection box. Wherein the dust collection box 220 defines a receiving space for receiving and accommodating the garbage by its housing. The dust collection box 220 may include a handle part 260, and the handle part 260 is provided at one side surface of the dust collection box 220. A user can insert the collection container body 220 into the first maintenance assembly housing 210 or remove the collection container body 220 from the first maintenance assembly housing 210 via the handle portion 260.
Fig. 30-32 show schematic views of a handle portion 260 according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown, according to an alternative embodiment, the handle portion 260 may include a first portion 261, a second portion 262, and a third portion 263. Wherein the second and third portions 262 and 263 may be fitted together and the first portion 261 may be located between the second and third portions 262 and 263. The first portion 261 can include a first member and a second member, and the two separate portions can include a first ramp 2611 and a second ramp 2612, respectively. Upon insertion of the collection bin 220 into the first maintenance assembly housing 210, the first and second ramps 2611, 2612 can abut the housing of the first maintenance assembly housing 210 and, because of the pushing force applied by the user, the first and second ramps 2611, 2612 will retract, which will allow the collection bin 220 to be fully inserted into the first maintenance assembly housing 210, upon which the first and second ramps 2611, 2612 will spring back and extend into the corresponding mounting holes of the first maintenance assembly housing 210, thereby locking the first maintenance assembly housing 210. The first member of the first portion 261 may be provided with a third ramp 2613 and the second member of the first portion 261 may be provided with a fourth ramp 2614. Accordingly, a fifth inclined surface 2621 and a sixth inclined surface 2622 may be provided in the second portion 262. The third ramp 2613 and the fifth ramp 2621 cooperate with each other and the fourth ramp 2614 cooperates with the sixth ramp 2622. Such that when the user pinches the second portion 262, the fifth inclined surface 2621 of the second portion 262 can slide into the third inclined surface 2613, such that the first inclined surface 2611 is disengaged from the corresponding mounting hole of the first maintenance assembly housing 210 by the cooperation of the third inclined surface 2613 and the fifth inclined surface 2621; the sixth ramp 2622 of the second portion 262 can slide into the fourth ramp 2614 such that the second ramp 2612 is disengaged from the corresponding mounting hole of the first maintenance assembly housing 210 by the engagement of the fourth ramp 2614 and the sixth ramp 2622, thereby allowing a user to remove the dirt collection bin 220 from the first maintenance assembly 200. The third portion 263 may be used to carry the first portion 261, for example, may provide guidance for movement of the first portion 261, or the like. In addition, an elastic member may be further provided between the second and third portions 262 and 263 so that the user restores the second portion 262 to a home position with respect to the third portion 263 after the kneading.
Alternatively, the dust collection box 220 may include a discharge part 223, and the discharge part 223 can be closed to form a closed garbage accommodating space and also opened to facilitate a user to discharge the garbage in the accommodating space. In an alternative embodiment, the discharge portion 223 may be in the form of a discharge door, and one side of the discharge door may be rotated about a side housing of the dust collection box 220 to be opened or closed. In addition, a locking member 224 may be provided at the other side housing of the dust collection box body 220 corresponding to the other side of the discharge door. As an example and not by way of limitation, the locking member 224 may be in the form of a push button. The locking member 224 may lock the discharge door to form a closed trash holding space. And the user can open the discharging part 223 by operating the locking member 224, thereby discharging dust and the like. In an alternative example of the present disclosure, the discharge part 223 may be provided at one side surface of the dust collection case 220, and the handle part 260 may be provided at the other side surface of the dust collection case 220, wherein the one side surface is the opposite side surface to the other side surface.
Optionally, the dust collection box 220 can include a service cover 225. Fig. 33 shows a schematic view in which the maintenance cover 225 is removed. In an alternative embodiment of the present disclosure, the receiving space of the dust collection case 220 may be provided with a cyclone or a dust bag. That is, the dust collection case 220 employs an interchangeable structure of the cyclone and the dust bag. A schematic view of an installation of the cyclone separator 240 is shown in fig. 33. Wherein the cyclone separator 240 can be mounted to the receiving space of the dust collection case 220 by the mounting structure 241. The mounting structure 241 may be provided on the housing forming the suction channel 221. And both the cyclone separator and the dust bag can be detachably mounted to the accommodating space by the mounting structure 241. The inlets of the cyclones or dirt bags are each interfaced with a suction inlet 226 as shown in figure 34 for fluid communication. Such that debris, such as dust, enters the cyclone separator or dirt bag through the suction inlet 226. As one example, mounting structures 241 may be provided on opposite sides of the suction inlet port 226, and when mounting the cyclone separator, the cyclone separator may be snapped to the mounting structures 241, and when mounting the dust bag, a mounting plate provided with the dust bag may be inserted into the mounting structures 241.
In order to better perform the function of the cyclone separator or the dust bag, a switching part 250 is further provided in an optional embodiment of the present disclosure. In the case of using the cyclone separator, the switching part 250 may be disposed in the first state, and in the case of using the dust bag, the switching part may be disposed in the second state.
In the present disclosure, preferably, the discharge part 223 may be disposed at a first side (left side) of the dust collection case 220, the handle part 260 may be disposed at a second side (right side) of the dust collection case 220, the maintenance cover part 225 may be disposed at a third side (upper side) of the dust collection case 220, the inlet of the suction passage 221 may be disposed at a fourth side (lower side) of the dust collection case 220 and may be disposed at a position adjacent to a fifth side (rear side) of the dust collection case 220, and the switching part 250 may be disposed at a sixth side (front side) of the dust collection case 220.
The switching unit 250 may be configured to switch the air passage. A schematic diagram of the switch removal is shown in fig. 35. Fig. 36 shows a schematic view of the switching section set in the first state. Fig. 37 shows a schematic view of the switching section set in the second state.
As shown in fig. 35, a first outlet 227 and a second outlet 228 are provided in the side housing of the dust collection case 220. Alternatively in the present disclosure, the suction intake port 226 may be disposed at a position adjacent to the rear side of the dust collection case 220, and the first and second air outlets 227 and 228 may be disposed at positions of the front side of the dust collection case 220. For example, as shown in fig. 37, the first air outlet 227 may be disposed at a position closer to the suction inlet 226, and the second air outlet 228 may be disposed at a position farther from the suction inlet 226. The first outlet 227 and the second outlet 228 may be disposed at a predetermined distance. Preferably in the present disclosure, an axis of the first air outlet 227 may coincide with an axis of the suction inlet 226, for example, the first air outlet 227 may be disposed at a position where the front side surface is closest to the suction inlet 226.
In the present disclosure, the first outlet 227 serves as an outlet when the cyclone separator is used, and the second outlet 228 serves as an outlet when the dust bag is used. When the cyclone separator is used, the first outlet 227 is selected to select an air passage which is close to the suction inlet 226, dust and other debris are thrown into the accommodating space by the cyclone separator, and air is discharged through the first outlet 227 which is butted against the outlet of the cyclone separator. In the case of using the dust bag, the second air outlet 228 is selected to select an air duct distant from the suction inlet 226, dust and the like are left in the dust bag provided in the accommodating space, and air is discharged through the second air outlet 228. When the cyclone separator is used, the cyclone separator occupies a part of the accommodating space, for example, one third of the accommodating space, and the rest of the accommodating space is used as a space for storing garbage. By selecting the second outlet 228 and thus the remote air path when the dust bag is in use, the dust bag can be made to fill the entire accommodating space when the air flows through the dust bag, so that the accommodating space can be fully utilized.
Fig. 38 shows a schematic diagram of a switching section 250 according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. The switching portion 250 may be provided with a first opening 251 and a second opening 252. The switch part 250 may slide with respect to the front side surface of the dust collection case 220, and for example, when the dust collection case 220 is taken out, a user may manually toggle the switch part 250 so that one of the first outlet 227 and the second outlet 228 serves as an air outlet according to the usage of the cyclone or the dust bag. When the cyclone separator is used, the switching portion 250 slides to a first state as shown in fig. 35 in which the first opening 251 of the switching portion 250 is located at the position of the first outlet 227 so that the first outlet 227 serves as an air discharge port for the recovered air stream and the second outlet 228 is blocked by the switching portion 250. In the case of using the dust bag, the switching portion 250 slides to the second state as shown in fig. 36, in which the second opening 252 of the switching portion 250 is located at the position of the second outlet 228, so that the second outlet 228 serves as an air outlet for the recovered air flow, and the first outlet 227 is blocked by the switching portion 250.
Optionally, a blocking portion 2281 may be disposed at or near the second outlet 228, wherein the blocking portion 2281 has a preset inclination angle, and wherein the inclination angle is configured to extend away from the first outlet 227. The blocking portion 2281 may prevent the dust bag from protruding outward from the second air outlet 228 and block the airflow discharged from the second air outlet 228.
Therefore, according to the above design of the present disclosure, when the cyclone separator is used, the first air outlet 227 is used, the air duct distance is short, dust and other debris is thrown to the receiving space on the left side, and it is convenient to dump the debris from the left side. When the dust bag is used, the air flow from the suction inlet 226 to the second air outlet 228 through the second air outlet 228 has a long air path distance, so that the dust bag can be fully unfolded in the accommodating space, and the accommodating space can be fully utilized.
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.

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1. A dust collecting device for a base station, comprising:
a dust collection box including an accommodation space capable of accommodating at least one of a dust bag, a cyclone and garbage; and
a self-locking structure which can be locked or released with a locked piece arranged on the dust collection box body so as to allow the locking or releasing of the dust collection box body through the locking or releasing of the self-locking structure and the locked piece, wherein the locked piece is formed on the dust collection box body or fixedly arranged on the dust collection box body,
wherein the dust box body is configured to be arranged at the base station in a laterally detachable manner, the dust box body is laterally inserted into a housing of the base station, and a locked piece of the dust box body is locked with the self-locking structure by pressing of a user so that the dust box body is in a locked state; the locked piece of the dust collection box body in the locked state can be released from the self-locking structure by pressing of a user, so that the dust collection box body is in a released state, and the user can conveniently remove the dust collection box body from the base station.
2. The dust collecting apparatus for a base station as claimed in claim 1, wherein the locked member is a projection provided on an outer side surface of the dust collecting case body, the projection being projected with respect to an outer side surface of the dust collecting case body therearound.
3. The dust collecting apparatus for a base station as claimed in claim 1 or 2, wherein the self-locking structure comprises:
a lock member including a lock coupling portion that interacts with a to-be-locked member of a dust collection box body so that the dust collection box body is locked when the lock member is in a locked state, the dust collection box body being able to be pulled out in a first direction when the lock member is in a released state;
a receiving member, the locking member being movable relative to the receiving member;
the force application piece is connected with the accommodating piece at one end and the locking piece at the other end, and provides the first-direction pulling force for the locking piece; and
a rod-shaped member having one end connected to the accommodating member and the other end capable of interacting with the lock member, the rod-shaped member and the lock member interacting with each other to resist a tensile force of the force applying member in a first direction in a locked state of the lock member,
wherein when the latch member is in the latched state, the urging member provides a first direction of tension to the latch member and the lever member restricts movement of the latch member toward the first direction, and when the latch member is in the released state, the lever member does not restrict movement of the latch member.
4. The dust collecting apparatus for a base station as claimed in claim 3, wherein the lock member is restricted by the accommodating member to be movable only in the first direction and a second direction opposite to the first direction.
5. The dust collecting apparatus for a base station according to claim 3, wherein the lock member includes a body portion provided so that the lock member moves along the housing member, and an extended portion provided so that the extended portion bends toward the body portion when receiving the pressure, the lock engaging portion being provided on the extended portion.
6. The dust collecting apparatus for a base station as claimed in claim 5, wherein an end of the extended portion is provided with a guide surface so that when the dust box body is pushed in, the dust box body presses the guide surface to bend the extended portion toward the body portion, thereby engaging the locked piece of the dust box body with the locking engagement portion.
7. The dust collecting apparatus for a base station as claimed in claim 6, wherein the accommodating member is provided at a corresponding position thereof with an interference surface, the guide surface comes into contact with the interference surface when the locking member moves a predetermined distance in the first direction, and the guide surface is moved downward by a pulling force of the urging member to move the extending portion downward so that the locked member is disengaged from the lock engaging portion.
8. The dust collecting apparatus for a base station as claimed in claim 6, wherein the locking coupling part is a concave structure, and the locked piece is a convex structure, and the dust box body is locked when the convex structure is located in the concave structure.
9. The dust collecting apparatus for a base station as claimed in claim 8, wherein the extension part is further provided with a recess part so as to allow the extension part to be easily elastically deformed.
10. The dust collecting apparatus for a base station as claimed in claim 3, wherein the locking member is provided with a recess and a locking groove, and the locking member is in a locked state when the other end of the rod-like member is located in the locking groove.
11. The dust collecting device for a base station as set forth in claim 10, wherein said lock member is moved in a second direction opposite to said first direction in the process of shifting from said released state to said locked state, and the other end of said rod-like member is movable along said groove to said locking groove.
12. The dust collecting device for a base station as claimed in claim 11, wherein the locking member is moved in the second direction during the transition from the locked state to the released state, and the other end of the rod-like member is able to disengage from the locking groove along the groove.
13. The dust collecting device for a base station according to claim 12, wherein the recessed groove includes an entry groove, an exit groove, and a communication groove, the other end of the rod-like member is capable of reaching the detent groove position from the communication groove via the entry groove, capable of exiting from the detent groove position to the communication groove through the exit groove, and the communication groove extends a predetermined length in the second direction.
14. A base station, the base station being a docking station for a surface cleaning apparatus, comprising a dust collection apparatus for a base station according to any one of claims 1 to 13, the dust collection apparatus being a dust collection bin that can be inserted into and removed from the base station.
15. The base station of claim 14, wherein the dust bin body is inserted or removed from a side of the base station.
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