CN216962362U - Water tank and cleaning machines people basic station - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model belongs to the technical field of cleaning, and particularly relates to a water tank and a cleaning robot base station. Wherein, the water tank includes: a box having an open end; the box cover covers the opening end, and a mounting position is arranged on the box cover; the handle assembly is assembled on the installation position and comprises a grasping portion and a telescopic mechanism, the telescopic mechanism is provided with a first connecting end and a second connecting end, the first connecting end is connected with the box cover, the second connecting end is connected with the grasping portion, and the grasping portion can extend out of the installation position or can retract into the installation position through the telescopic mechanism. The technical scheme of the embodiment of the utility model aims to ensure the capacity of the water tank and reduce the volume of the water tank at the same time, thereby realizing the miniaturization of the base station.

Description

Water tank and cleaning machines people basic station

Technical Field

The utility model belongs to the technical field of cleaning, and particularly relates to a water tank and a cleaning robot base station.

Background

With the development of social productivity, the living standard of people is also improved. On the premise that the material foundation is guaranteed, people begin to reduce labor and improve life quality by means of various tools, floor sweeping robots are in use, and cleaning robots are matched with cleaning robot base stations.

As shown in fig. 1, the handle 2 of the existing water tank is arranged on the top of the water tank body 1 due to the mold and the process, and the handle 2 protrudes out of the inner space of the water tank body 1, that is, when the water tank is placed into the base station of the cleaning robot, the base station of the cleaning robot needs to reserve a space for placing enough water tank body 1, and also reserves a space for accommodating the handle 2, and then the base station top cover can be completely covered.

It can be seen that, in the total assembly space volume that prior art's water tank needs occupy, handle portion 2 protrusion has taken great volume in water tank body 1, is unfavorable for realizing the miniaturization of the water tank of cleaning machines people basic station.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The utility model aims to provide a water tank and a cleaning robot base station, which aim to ensure the capacity of the water tank and reduce the volume of the water tank so as to realize the miniaturization of the base station.

In order to achieve the purpose, the utility model adopts the technical scheme that: a water tank, comprising:

a box having an open end;

the box cover covers the opening end, and a mounting position is arranged on the box cover;

the handle assembly is assembled on the installation position and comprises a grasping portion and a telescopic mechanism, the telescopic mechanism is provided with a first connecting end and a second connecting end, the first connecting end is connected with the box cover, the second connecting end is connected with the grasping portion, and the grasping portion can extend out of the installation position or can retract into the installation position through the telescopic mechanism.

In one embodiment, the telescopic mechanism includes a supporting column and a fixed cylinder, one end of the supporting column is fixedly connected to the grasping portion, the other end of the supporting column is provided with a stopping projection, the fixed cylinder is fixedly mounted on the box cover, one end of the fixed cylinder facing the grasping portion is provided with a stopping flange, the stopping projection is assembled in the fixed cylinder and can slide along the axial direction of the fixed cylinder, so that the grasping portion extends out of the mounting position or retracts into the mounting position, and the stopping projection is used for stopping the stopping projection from coming out of the fixed cylinder by stopping the stopping flange.

In one embodiment, the telescopic mechanism further comprises a state maintaining assembly mounted within the fixed barrel, the fixed barrel being provided with an engagement structure, the state maintaining assembly and the engagement structure cooperating to maintain the grip portion in a state of being extended to the outside of the mounting position or in a state of being retracted into the mounting position.

In one embodiment, the state maintaining assembly includes a rotating member and a first spring, the rotating member and the first spring are both installed in the fixed cylinder, one end of the first spring abuts against the box cover, the other end of the first spring abuts against one end of the rotating member, the other end of the rotating member abuts against the stop boss, the rotating member is provided with an auxiliary structure, the auxiliary structure and the matching structure are matched with each other, and the first spring applies elastic force to the rotating member to enable the stop boss to move close to the stop flange.

In one embodiment, the state maintaining assembly further includes a second spring installed in the fixed barrel, one end of the second spring abuts against the stopper boss, the other end of the second spring abuts against the stopper flange, the second spring applies an elastic force to the stopper boss to move the stopper boss away from the stopper flange, the elastic force applied to the rotary member by the first spring is greater than the elastic force applied to the rotary member by the second spring, and the grasping portion is retracted into the installation position by compressing the first spring by an external force.

In one embodiment, a plurality of convex blocks are circumferentially arranged in the fixed cylinder, a sliding groove is formed between every two adjacent convex blocks at intervals, a first inclined surface and a second inclined surface are arranged on the end part, facing the box cover, of each convex block, the first inclined surface and the second inclined surface are consistent in inclination direction, a step is formed between the first inclined surface and the second inclined surface, and the sliding groove, the first inclined surface, the second inclined surface and the step form the matching structure; a plurality of guide blocks are circumferentially arranged on the side wall of the rotating part, the guide blocks are arranged in the sliding grooves in a one-to-one correspondence manner, a third inclined surface is arranged at the end part, facing the stop raised head, of each guide block, the third inclined surface, the first inclined surface and the second inclined surface are in the same inclination direction, and the guide blocks and the third inclined surface form the auxiliary structure; the end part of the stopping raised head facing the rotating piece is provided with a plurality of pushing teeth, and the tooth tops of the pushing teeth are abutted with the third inclined surface to push the rotating piece and compress the first spring.

In one embodiment, the grip portion is provided with a guide post, and the cover is provided with a guide slot, wherein the guide post is slidably inserted into the guide slot.

In one embodiment, the outer wall of the fixed cylinder is provided with a connecting lug, and the connecting lug is locked on the box cover through a screw; the gripping part is provided with a threaded column, the support column is provided with a threaded hole, and the threaded hole is fixed with the threaded column in a threaded manner.

In one embodiment, the water tank further comprises an outer tank, the tank body is inserted into the outer tank, the outer tank is provided with a first supporting portion and a second supporting portion, the tank body is provided with a first matching portion and a second matching portion, the first supporting portion supports the first matching portion and the second supporting portion supports the second matching portion, and an accommodating space for accommodating sewage is formed between the outer wall of the tank body and the inner wall of the outer tank.

According to another aspect of embodiments of the present invention, there is provided a cleaning robot base station. Specifically, the cleaning robot base station includes: shell, top cap and as aforementioned water tank, the shell is formed with the inner chamber, the shell be equipped with what the inner chamber was communicated is used for getting and puts the open-top of water tank, the water tank is placed in the inner chamber, the top cap approximately fits open-top.

The utility model has at least the following beneficial effects:

by applying the water tank provided by the embodiment of the utility model, the water tank is assembled in the cleaning robot base station to provide clean water for the cleaning robot, the installation position is arranged on the tank cover, and the telescopic mechanism is arranged, so that when a user needs to take the water tank out of the cleaning robot base station, the user can extend the gripping part to the outside of the installation position by operating the telescopic mechanism, the user can conveniently use the gripping part to integrally lift the water tank to the cleaning robot base station, and after the user fills the inner cavity of the tank body with the clean water, the water tank is integrally placed into the cleaning robot base station by holding the gripping part, and then the gripping part is retracted into the installation position by operating the telescopic mechanism, so that the top of the tank cover of the water tank is flat and has no protrusion. The mounting location of the tank cover of the tank of the embodiments of the present invention receives the handle assembly such that the top of the tank cover is flat and without protrusions, and the volume of the tank of the embodiments of the present invention is substantially equal compared to the volume of the tank of the prior art, relative to the tank used in the prior art cleaning robot base station. Thus, compared with the cleaning robot base station in the prior art, the assembly space for adapting and accommodating the handle part protruding out of the water tank body is saved, so that the size of the cleaning robot base station is reduced, and the miniaturization and optimization design of the cleaning robot base station is realized.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention, the drawings required to be used in the embodiments or the prior art description will be briefly described below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention, and for those skilled in the art, other drawings may be obtained according to these drawings without inventive labor.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a prior art water tank;

FIG. 2 is a front view of a water tank of one embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a top view of a tank lid of a water tank with a handle assembly removed according to one embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a tank cover of a water tank according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is an enlarged view taken at A in FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a first view illustrating an assembly structure of a grip and a support post of a water tank according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a second view illustrating an assembly structure of a grip and a support post of the water tank according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 8 is a first schematic structural diagram of a fixed cylinder of a water tank according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 9 is a second schematic structural view of a fixed cylinder of a water tank according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 10 is a schematic view showing a structure of a rotary member of a water tank according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 11 is an exploded view of the housing and outer case of the water tank in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 12 is a schematic view of a water tank assembled into a base station of a cleaning robot in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 13 is a schematic structural view of a base station of a cleaning robot with a water tank in place according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 14 is a schematic structural diagram of a cleaning robot entering a cleaning robot base station according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Wherein, in the figures, the respective reference numerals:

1. a water tank body; 2. a handle portion;

10. a box body; 11. an open end; 12. a first mating portion; 13. a second mating portion;

20. a box cover; 21. an installation position; 22. a guide slot;

30. a handle assembly; 31. a grip portion; 311. a guide post; 312. a threaded post; 32. a telescoping mechanism; 33. A support pillar; 331. a stop nose; 332. pushing the teeth; 333. a threaded hole; 34. a fixed cylinder; 341. a stop flange; 342. a mating structure; 343. a bump; 344. a chute; 345. a first inclined plane; 346. a second inclined plane; 347. a step; 348. connecting lugs;

35. a state retention component; 351. a rotating member; 3511. a guide block; 3512. a third inclined plane;

352. a first spring; 353. a second spring;

40. an outer box; 41. a first support section; 42. a second support portion;

50. a housing; 51. a water outlet; 52. the top is open;

60. a top cover;

100. the robot is cleaned.

Detailed Description

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

In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "length", "width", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", and the like, indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships illustrated in the drawings, and are used merely for convenience in describing the present invention and for simplicity in description, and do not indicate or imply that the devices or elements referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed in a particular orientation, and be operated, and thus, are not to be construed as limiting the present invention.

Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," and the like are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or to implicitly indicate a number of the indicated technical features. Thus, a feature defined as "first," "second," etc. may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of that feature. In the description of the present invention, "a plurality" means two or more unless specifically defined otherwise.

In the present invention, unless otherwise expressly stated or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," "secured," and the like are to be construed broadly and can, for example, be fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally formed; can be mechanically or electrically connected; either directly or indirectly through intervening media, either internally or in any other relationship. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific situations by those of ordinary skill in the art.

The embodiment of the utility model provides a water tank which is applied to a cleaning robot base station and provides clean water for a cleaning robot 100. As shown in fig. 2 to 5, the water tank includes a tank body 10, a tank cover 20, and a handle assembly 30, wherein the handle assembly 30 includes a grip 31 and a telescopic mechanism 32. Specifically, the box body 10 has an open end 11, the box cover 20 covers the open end 11, the box cover 20 is provided with a mounting position 21, and the handle assembly 30 is assembled at the mounting position 21, that is, the mounting position 21 can be used for accommodating the handle assembly 30, so that the handle assembly 30 is flush with (does not protrude from) the top surface of the box cover 20. In the embodiment of the present invention, the telescopic mechanism 32 has a first connecting end and a second connecting end, the first connecting end is connected to the box cover 20, the second connecting end is connected to the grasping portion 31, and the grasping portion 31 can be extended out of the installation position 21 or can be retracted into the installation position 21 through the telescopic mechanism 32.

By applying the water tank provided by the embodiment of the utility model, the water tank is assembled in the cleaning robot base station to provide clean water for the cleaning robot 100, and by arranging the installation position 21 on the tank cover 20 and by arranging the telescopic mechanism 32, when the user needs to take the water tank out of the cleaning robot base station, the user operates the telescoping mechanism 32, it is possible to make the grip portion 31 protrude to the outside of the mounting place 21, facilitate cleaning of the robot base station where the water tank is integrally lifted using the grip portion 31, and, after the user has filled the inner volume of the tank 10 with fresh water, the tank is placed in its entirety into the cleaning robot base station by holding the grip 31, the top of the tank lid 20 of the water tank is then made flat without protrusions by operating the telescopic mechanism 32 so that the grip portion 31 is retracted into the mounting position 21 (i.e., the handle assembly 30 is entirely received in the mounting position 21). The mounting position 21 of the tank cover 20 of the water tank of the embodiment of the present invention receives the handle assembly 30 such that the top of the tank cover 20 is flat without a protrusion, and the volume of the tank body 10 of the embodiment of the present invention is substantially equal (i.e., the volume of water is not changed) compared to the volume of the water tank of the prior art, compared to the water tank used in the base station of the prior art cleaning robot. Thus, compared with the cleaning robot base station in the prior art, the assembly space for adapting and accommodating the handle part 2 protruding out of the water tank body 1 is saved, so that the size of the cleaning robot base station is reduced, and the miniaturization and optimization design of the cleaning robot base station is realized.

As shown in fig. 5 to 6, the telescopic mechanism 32 includes a supporting column 33 and a fixing cylinder 34, one end of the supporting column 33 is fixedly connected to the grasping portion 31, specifically, as shown in fig. 5, a threaded column 312 is disposed on the grasping portion 31, a threaded hole 333 is disposed on the supporting column 33, and the threaded hole 333 is screwed and fixed with the threaded column 312. The fixed cylinder 34 is fixedly mounted on the case cover 20, and specifically, as shown in fig. 5, 8 and 9, an engaging lug 348 is provided on an outer wall of the fixed cylinder 34, and the engaging lug 348 is locked on the case cover 20 by a screw. And, the other end of the supporting column 33 is provided with a stopping nose 331, one end of the fixed cylinder 34 facing the grasping portion 31 is provided with a stopping flange 341, the stopping nose 331 is assembled in the fixed cylinder 34 and the stopping nose 331 is slidable along the axial direction of the fixed cylinder 34, so that the grasping portion 31 is extended to the outside of the installation position 21 or retracted into the installation position 21, wherein the stopping nose 331 is configured to mutually stop with the stopping flange 341 to stop the stopping nose 331 from coming out of the fixed cylinder 34.

When the supporting column 33 is assembled with the fixed cylinder 34, the supporting column 33 is first inserted into the end of the fixed cylinder 34 far from the stop flange 341, so that the stop nose 331 enters the fixed cylinder 34, then the fixed cylinder 34 is fixedly connected to the bottom of the mounting position 21 by screws, and then the threaded hole 333 of the supporting column 33 is screwed and fixed with the threaded column 312 of the gripping portion 31, thereby completing the assembly work between the supporting column 33 and the fixed cylinder 34.

As shown in fig. 4 and 5, the telescopic mechanism 32 further includes a state maintaining assembly 35, the state maintaining assembly 35 is installed in the fixed cylinder 34, the fixed cylinder 34 is provided with a fitting structure 342, the state maintaining assembly 35 is fitted with the fitting structure 342, the state maintaining assembly 35 works between the supporting column 33 and the fixed cylinder 34, so that, when the user operates to extend the grip portion 31 to the outside of the mounting site 21, it is possible to maintain the extended state of the grip portion 31 with respect to the mounting position 21 without the grip portion 31 being arbitrarily retracted into the mounting position 21, facilitating the user to hold the grip portion 31, and, accordingly, when the user operates to retract the grip portion 31 into the mounting site 21, the grip portion 31 can be kept in the state of being housed in the mounting site 21, and the grip portion 31 does not protrude outside the mounting site 21 as desired. That is, the state holding assembly 35 and the engaging structure 342 are engaged with each other to keep the holding portion 31 extended out of the mounting position 21 or keep the holding portion 31 retracted into the mounting position 21, so as to ensure that the user can conveniently use the holding portion 31 to take the water tank.

As shown in fig. 5 and 10, the state maintaining assembly 35 includes a rotating member 351 and a first spring 352, and the rotating member 351 and the first spring 352 are installed in the fixed cylinder 34. In the specific assembly, when the supporting column 33 is inserted into the fixed cylinder 34, the rotating member 351 is then placed into the fixed cylinder 34, the first spring 352 is then placed, and the engaging lug 348 of the fixed cylinder 34 is fixedly connected to the case cover 20 by a screw, at this time, one end of the first spring 352 abuts against the case cover 20, the other end of the first spring 352 abuts against one end of the rotating member 351, and the other end of the rotating member 351 abuts against the stopping boss 331. In the embodiment of the present invention, the rotating member 351 is provided with an auxiliary structure, the auxiliary structure is matched with the matching structure 342, when the user operates to extend the gripping portion 31 to the installation site 21, at this time, through a matching manner between the auxiliary structure and the matching structure 342, the rotating member 351 can slide along the axis of the fixed cylinder 34 towards the outside of the installation site 21, so that the first spring 352 applies an elastic force to the rotating member 351 to move the stopping nose 331 close to the stopping flange 341, that is, the first spring 352 pushes the gripping portion 31 to extend to the outside of the installation site 21. When the user operates to retract the grip portion 31 to the mounting position 21, the stopping nose 331 pushes the rotating member 351 to press the first spring 352, and at this time, by another engagement manner between the auxiliary structure and the engaging structure 342, the rotating member 351 cannot slide along the axis of the fixed cylinder 34 toward the outside of the mounting position 21, that is, the grip portion 31 is retracted into the mounting position 21.

As shown in fig. 5, the state maintaining assembly 35 further includes a second spring 353, the second spring 353 is installed in the fixed cylinder 34, and in particular, before the supporting column 33 is inserted into the fixed cylinder 34, the second spring 353 is sleeved on the supporting column 33, the supporting column 33 is inserted into the fixed cylinder 34, then the rotating member 351 is placed into the fixed cylinder 34, then the first spring 352 is placed, and then the connecting lug 348 of the fixed cylinder 34 is fixedly connected to the case cover 20 through a screw. At this time, one end of the second spring 353 abuts against the stopper boss 331, the other end of the second spring 353 abuts against the stopper flange 341, one end of the first spring 352 abuts against the cover 20, the other end of the first spring 352 abuts against one end of the rotary member 351, and the other end of the rotary member 351 abuts against the stopper boss 331. After the assembly is completed, the second spring 353 applies an elastic force to the stopper nose 331 to move the stopper nose 331 away from the stopper flange 341, and the elastic force applied to the rotary member 351 by the first spring 352 is greater than the elastic force applied to the rotary member 351 by the second spring 353, that is, when the user operates to extend the grip portion 31 to the mounting site 21, the elastic force of the first spring 352 to push the grip portion 31 to the outside of the mounting site 21 presses the second spring 353. When the user operates to retract the grip portion 31 to the mounting position 21, the stop nose 331 pushes the rotating member 351 to press the first spring 352, that is, to compress the first spring 352 by an external force, so that the grip portion 31 is retracted to the mounting position 21, and under the cooperation between the auxiliary structure and the fitting structure 342, the elastic force of the second spring 353 applied to the stop nose 331 can keep the grip portion 31 received in the mounting position 21.

As shown in fig. 9, a plurality of protrusions 343 are circumferentially disposed in the fixed cylinder 34, a sliding groove 344 is formed between two adjacent protrusions 343 at intervals, a first inclined surface 345 and a second inclined surface 346 are disposed on an end of each protrusion 343 facing the case cover 20, the first inclined surface 345 and the second inclined surface 346 have the same inclination direction and a step 347 is formed therebetween, and the sliding groove 344, the first inclined surface 345, the second inclined surface 346 and the step 347 constitute the mating structure 342. As shown in fig. 10, a plurality of guide blocks are circumferentially disposed on a side wall of the rotating member 351, the guide blocks are correspondingly disposed in the sliding groove 344 one by one, a third inclined surface 3512 is disposed on an end of each guide block facing the stopping nose 331, an inclined direction of the third inclined surface 3512, the first inclined surface 345 and the second inclined surface 346 is the same, and the guide blocks 3511 and the third inclined surface 3512 constitute the auxiliary structure. The stopper tab 331 is provided with a plurality of pushing teeth 332 at an end portion facing the rotary member 351, and tips of the pushing teeth 332 abut against the third inclined surface 3512 to push the rotary member 351 and compress the first spring 352.

When a user needs to hold the grip 31 to lift the water tank out of the base station of the cleaning robot (at this time, the water tank is located in the base station of the cleaning robot, the grip 31 is received in the mounting position 21, that is, the first spring 352 is in a compressed state), the user presses the grip 31, the pushing teeth 332 of the stopping nose 331 push the rotating member 351 against the third inclined surface 3512, so that the top end of the third inclined surface 3512 is disengaged from the step 347, at this time, the rotating member 351 rotates under the elastic force of the first spring 352, so that the top end of the third inclined surface 3512 is abutted to the tooth root position between two adjacent pushing teeth 332, at this time, the surface of the third inclined surface 3512 is opposite to the end of the second inclined surface 346 facing the step 347, therefore, the third inclined surface 3512 is abutted to the end of the step 347, under the elastic force of the first spring 352, the rotating member 351 continues to rotate, so that the top end of the third inclined surface 3512 slides along the second inclined surface 346 until the guide block 3511 enters the sliding groove 344, the first spring 352 continues to exert an elastic force to push the rotating member 351 to slide along the sliding groove 344 until the stopping protrusion 331 and the stopping flange 341 stop against each other, and the gripping portion 31 protrudes out of the mounting position 21. Thus, the user can lift the water tank out of the cleaning robot base station by holding the grip portion 31.

When a user puts the water tank into the base station of the cleaning robot and needs to close the top cover 60 of the base station of the cleaning robot, the user presses the grip part 31, the pushing teeth 332 of the stopping nose 331 push the rotary member 351 against the third inclined surface 3512, the guide block 3511 slides along the sliding groove 344 toward the tank cover 20 to press the first spring 352, when the top end of the third inclined surface 3512 passes the first inclined surface 345 toward the end of the sliding groove 344, the rotary member 351 rotates under the elastic force of the first spring 352 so that the top end of the third inclined surface 3512 abuts against the root position between the adjacent two pushing teeth 332, and then the user releases the grip part 31, the elastic force of the first spring 352 continues to be applied to the rotary member to move toward the grip part 31, since the top end of the third inclined surface 3512 rotates and abuts against the root position of the inclined surface between the adjacent two pushing teeth 332, at which time the surface of the third inclined surface 3512 is opposite to the end 345 of the first inclined surface 344, therefore, the third inclined surface 3512 abuts against the end of the first inclined surface 345 facing the sliding groove 344, the rotating member 351 continues to rotate under the elastic force of the first spring 352, so that the top end of the third inclined surface 3512 abuts against the step 347, so that the rotating member 351 is restrained by the step 347 from slipping toward the outside of the mounting location 21, so that the grasping portion 31 is retracted into the mounting location 21, and at this time, the second spring 353 applies an elastic force to the stopping projection 331, so that the grasping portion 31 can be kept housed in the mounting location 21 without being freely protruded to the outside of the mounting location 21.

In order to make the grasping portion 31 move smoothly and prevent the supporting column 33 from rotating relative to the fixed cylinder 34, as shown in fig. 4, 6 and 7, the grasping portion 31 is provided with a guide column 311; as shown in fig. 2 and 3, the cover 20 is provided with a guide slot 22. The guiding column 311 is slidably inserted into the guiding slot 22, the guiding slot 22 guides the guiding column 311, and the insertion of the guiding column 311 into the guiding slot 22 prevents the supporting column 33 from rotating relative to the fixed cylinder 34.

As shown in fig. 11, the water tank further includes an outer case 40, the tank body 10 is inserted into the outer case 40, the outer case 40 is provided with a first supporting portion 41 and a second supporting portion 42, the tank body 10 is provided with a first matching portion 12 and a second matching portion 13, when the tank body 10 is placed into the outer case 40, the first supporting portion 41 supports the first matching portion 12 and the second supporting portion 42 supports the second matching portion 13, and the tank cover 20 is locked with the outer case 40 to prevent the outer case 40 from being separated from the tank cover 20, so that an accommodating space for accommodating sewage is formed between an outer wall of the tank body 10 and an inner wall of the outer case 40.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a cleaning robot base station for use with the cleaning robot 100. Specifically, as shown in fig. 12 and 13, the cleaning robot base station includes a housing 50, a top cover 60 and the water tank as described above, the housing 50 forms an inner cavity, the housing 50 is provided with a top opening 52 communicated with the inner cavity for accessing the water tank, the water tank is placed in the inner cavity, and the top cover 60 covers the top opening 52.

As shown in fig. 14, the cleaning robot 100 enters the base station of the cleaning robot to perform a water changing operation (the cleaning robot 100 is a floor washing robot in which a clean water tank for supplying clean water for washing the floor to a cleaning brush of the floor washing robot and a sewage tank for collecting sewage generated by washing the floor are assembled), an inlet of the clean water tank of the cleaning robot 100 is connected to a water outlet 51 of the base station of the cleaning robot, and the water outlet 51 is communicated with an inner space of the tank 10 to output clean water. When the cleaning robot 100 enters the cleaning robot base station, the sewage in the sewage tank of the cleaning robot 100 may be pumped into the accommodating space formed between the outer tank 40 and the tank 10. Or, the cleaning robot 100 enters a cleaning robot base station to clean the floor mopping piece (the cleaning robot 100 is a floor mopping robot, a clean water tank and a sewage tank are not assembled in the floor mopping robot), a cleaning mechanism for cleaning the floor mopping piece is arranged in the cleaning robot base station, when the cleaning robot 100 enters the base station, clean water in the box 100 is conveyed to the cleaning mechanism from a water outlet to clean the floor mopping piece, sewage generated by cleaning the floor mopping piece is collected and stored in an accommodating space formed between the outer box 40 and the box 10, and after the floor mopping piece is cleaned, the cleaning robot 100 can be separated from the base station to continue floor mopping cleaning.

The above description is only for the purpose of illustrating the preferred embodiments of the present invention and is not to be construed as limiting the utility model, and any modifications, equivalents and improvements made within the spirit and principle of the present invention are intended to be included within the scope of the present invention.

Claims (10)

1. A water tank, comprising:

a box having an open end;

the box cover covers the opening end, and a mounting position is arranged on the box cover;

the handle assembly is assembled on the installation position and comprises a grasping portion and a telescopic mechanism, the telescopic mechanism is provided with a first connecting end and a second connecting end, the first connecting end is connected with the box cover, the second connecting end is connected with the grasping portion, and the grasping portion can extend out of the installation position or can retract into the installation position through the telescopic mechanism.

2. The water tank as claimed in claim 1,

the telescopic mechanism comprises a supporting column and a fixed cylinder, one end of the supporting column is fixedly connected with the grasping portion, the other end of the supporting column is provided with a stopping raised head, the fixed cylinder is fixedly arranged on the box cover, one end of the fixed cylinder, facing the grasping portion, is provided with a stopping flange, the stopping raised head is assembled in the fixed cylinder and can slide along the axis direction of the fixed cylinder, so that the grasping portion extends out of the installation position or retracts into the installation position, and the stopping raised head is used for stopping the stopping raised head from being separated from the fixed cylinder by stopping with the stopping flange.

3. The water tank as claimed in claim 2,

the telescopic mechanism further comprises a state maintaining assembly, the state maintaining assembly is installed in the fixed cylinder, the fixed cylinder is provided with a matching structure, and the state maintaining assembly and the matching structure are matched with each other so that the grasping portion can be kept in a state of extending out of the installation position or in a state of retracting the grasping portion into the installation position.

4. The water tank as claimed in claim 3,

the state maintaining assembly comprises a rotating piece and a first spring, the rotating piece and the first spring are both installed in the fixed cylinder, one end of the first spring is abutted to the box cover, the other end of the first spring is abutted to one end of the rotating piece, the other end of the rotating piece is abutted to the stopping raised head, the rotating piece is provided with an auxiliary structure, the auxiliary structure is matched with the matching structure, and the first spring applies elasticity to the rotating piece to enable the stopping raised head to move close to the stopping flange.

5. The water tank as claimed in claim 4,

the state retaining assembly further comprises a second spring, the second spring is installed in the fixed barrel, one end of the second spring abuts against the stopping raised head, the other end of the second spring abuts against the stopping flange, the second spring applies elastic force to the stopping raised head to enable the stopping raised head to move away from the stopping flange, the elastic force applied to the rotating member by the first spring is larger than the elastic force applied to the rotating member by the second spring, and the grasping portion retracts into the installation position by compressing the first spring through external force.

6. The water tank as claimed in claim 5,

a plurality of convex blocks are circumferentially arranged in the fixed cylinder, a sliding groove is formed between every two adjacent convex blocks at intervals, a first inclined plane and a second inclined plane are arranged at the end part of each convex block facing the box cover, the inclination directions of the first inclined plane and the second inclined plane are consistent, a step is formed between the first inclined plane and the second inclined plane, and the sliding groove, the first inclined plane, the second inclined plane and the step form the matching structure;

a plurality of guide blocks are circumferentially arranged on the side wall of the rotating part, the guide blocks are arranged in the sliding grooves in a one-to-one correspondence manner, a third inclined surface is arranged at the end part, facing the stop raised head, of each guide block, the third inclined surface, the first inclined surface and the second inclined surface are in the same inclination direction, and the guide blocks and the third inclined surface form the auxiliary structure;

the end part of the stopping raised head facing the rotating piece is provided with a plurality of pushing teeth, and the tooth tops of the pushing teeth are abutted with the third inclined surface to push the rotating piece and compress the first spring.

7. The water tank as claimed in any one of claims 2 to 6,

the gripping part is provided with a guide post, the box cover is provided with a guide slot, and the guide post can be inserted into the guide slot in a sliding manner.

8. The water tank as claimed in claim 7,

the outer wall of the fixed cylinder is provided with a connecting lug, and the connecting lug is locked on the box cover through a screw; the gripping part is provided with a threaded column, the support column is provided with a threaded hole, and the threaded hole is fixed with the threaded column in a threaded manner.

9. The water tank as claimed in claim 7,

the water tank still includes the outer container, the box inserts in the outer container, the outer container is equipped with first supporting part and second supporting part, the box is equipped with first cooperation portion and second cooperation portion, first supporting part supports live first cooperation portion and the second supporting part supports live second cooperation portion, the outer wall of box with form the accommodation space that is used for holding sewage between the inner wall of outer container.

10. A cleaning robot base station, comprising: a housing defining an interior cavity, the housing having a top opening communicating with the interior cavity for accessing the water tank, a top cover disposed within the interior cavity, and the water tank of any of claims 1-9, the top cover covering the top opening.

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