CN217123237U

CN217123237U - Charging module and robot

Info

Publication number: CN217123237U
Application number: CN202220541668.7U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 胡化超; 王泽�; 毕备
Original assignee: Midea Group Co Ltd; Midea Group Shanghai Co Ltd
Current assignee: Midea Group Co Ltd; Midea Group Shanghai Co Ltd
Priority date: 2022-03-11
Filing date: 2022-03-11
Publication date: 2022-08-05
Anticipated expiration: 2032-03-11

Abstract

The application relates to the technical field of household appliances, and provides a charging module and a robot, wherein the charging module comprises a first cover body, a second cover body and a charging piece, and the first cover body is provided with a first through hole; the second cover body is connected with the first cover body and encloses a cavity with the first cover body, the second cover body is provided with a second through hole communicated with the cavity, and the first through hole is communicated with the cavity; the charging piece is arranged in the cavity, and the two ends of the charging piece are respectively arranged on the first through hole and the second through hole. The module that charges that this application provided, when the module that charges breaks down and need the maintenance, also can directly pull down the module that charges and overhaul or change by the robot, need not to carry out complicated dismantlement to the robot is whole, and it is convenient to dismantle, and the maintenance cost is low. Meanwhile, the first cover body, the second cover body and the charging piece are combined, so that the charging module can be conveniently disassembled, assembled and maintained, the structure is simple and compact, and the assembling work of the charging module and the quick installation on the robot shell can be completed in advance.

Description

Charging module and robot

Technical Field

The application relates to the technical field of robots, in particular to a charging module and a robot.

Background

The robot generally all possesses the function of charging, relate to the position structure of charging, conventional robot charging structure assembly is complicated, charging structure sets up in the casing of robot, together with numerous robot control part, it sets up the mouth that charges to correspond charging structure on the casing of robot, when charging structure breaks down and need overhaul to change the maintenance, a plurality of parts of charging structure all need the dismouting, the degree of integrating is lower, it is loaded down with trivial details consuming time to assemble the dismantlement, be unfavorable for the maintenance change, it is huge to maintain the work load, the operation is complicated and time-consuming.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The present application is directed to solving at least one of the problems in the prior art. For this, this application provides a module of charging, and the charging structure who has solved the robot is more dispersed, and the modularization degree is low, is not convenient for dismantle the change, and the maintenance process is complicated, and is consuming time hard, the problem of inefficiency.

The application also provides a robot.

According to the charging module of the embodiment of the first aspect of the application, including:

the first cover body is provided with a first through hole;

the second cover body is connected with the first cover body and encloses a cavity with the first cover body, the second cover body is provided with a second through hole communicated with the cavity, and the first through hole is communicated with the cavity;

a charging member, the charging member set up in the cavity, just the both ends of charging member are located respectively first through-hole with the second through-hole.

According to the charging module of the embodiment of the application, the first cover body is connected with the second cover body to form the shell, a cavity is formed inside the shell, a first through hole and a second through hole which are communicated with the cavity are formed in the first cover body and the second cover body respectively, the charging piece is arranged in the cavity, two ends of the charging piece penetrate through the first through hole and the second through hole respectively, namely two ends of the charging piece are exposed out of the first cover body and the second cover body respectively, one end of the charging piece is connected with a charging main board of a robot, the other end of the charging piece is in contact with the charging pile, and therefore the charging main board of the robot is charged in a conductive mode through the charging pile.

The utility model provides a module of charging carries out the modularized design with first lid, second lid and the piece that charges, forms the module of charging of integral type, wholly by the robot external mounting under the condition of using on the robot, compare in traditional robot module of charging for the structure by robot internally mounted, the assembly work of the module of charging on the robot of this application is simpler. The charging module is arranged outside the robot, when the charging module breaks down and needs to be maintained, the charging module can be directly dismounted from the robot for maintenance or replacement, the robot is not required to be dismounted in a complex mode, the dismounting is convenient, and the maintenance cost is low. Meanwhile, the first cover body, the second cover body and the charging piece are combined, so that the charging module can be conveniently disassembled, assembled and maintained, the structure is simple and compact, and the assembling work of the charging module and the quick installation on the robot shell can be completed in advance.

According to an embodiment of the present application, the charging member includes:

the plug-in part is suitable for being connected with a charging main board of the robot and penetrates through the first through hole;

the contact part is suitable for and fills the electric pile contact, the contact part is inserted and is located the second through-hole.

According to an embodiment of the present application, the charging member further includes:

one end of the connecting part is connected with the inserting part, the other end of the connecting part is connected with the contact part, and the connecting part is connected with the second cover body.

According to an embodiment of the application, the second lid encloses at the edge of second through-hole and establishes the fixed plate, the fixed plate is located in the cavity, connecting portion insert locate the inboard of fixed plate.

According to an embodiment of the application, the second lid is equipped with the transition face in the side that backs on the back with first lid, the transition face is certainly the edge of second lid extends to the outer fringe of second through-hole, and follows the contact site gets into fill electric pile's direction, slope towards the direction of keeping away from gradually the second through-hole.

According to an embodiment of the present application, further comprising:

be suitable for fill the magnet of the inductor response in the electric pile, the magnet sets up in the cavity is downthehole.

According to an embodiment of the application, at least one of the first cover and the second cover is provided with a recess adapted for mounting of the magnet.

According to an embodiment of the present application, the first cover body and the second cover body are connected by a clamping portion.

According to an embodiment of the application, at least one of the first cover and the second cover is provided with a mounting portion adapted to be connected with a housing of the robot.

A robot according to an embodiment of the second aspect of the present application, comprising:

a housing;

the charging main board is arranged inside the shell;

the charging module is arranged on the outer side of the shell, and the charging piece is connected with the charging mainboard.

One or more technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application have at least one of the following technical effects:

the charging module of this application embodiment, first lid is connected with the second lid and is formed the casing, the inside vacuole formation of casing, set up first through-hole and the second through-hole of intercommunication cavity on first lid and the second lid respectively, the piece that charges sets up in the cavity, the piece both ends that charge pass first through-hole and second through-hole respectively, the both ends of the piece that charges expose on first lid and the second lid respectively promptly, one end is connected with the mainboard that charges of robot, the other end with fill electric pile contact, to this will carry out the electric conduction through the mainboard that charges that fills electric pile to the robot and charge.

Additional aspects and advantages of the present application will be set forth in part in the description which follows and, in part, will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the present application.

Drawings

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

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a charging module according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 2 is an exploded view of a charging module provided in an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 3 is a side view of a charging module provided by an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a bottom shell of a robot provided in an embodiment of the present application.

Reference numerals:

1100. a first cover body; 1110. a first through hole;

1200. a second cover body; 1210. a second through hole; 1220. a fixing plate; 1230. a transition surface; 1240. a groove;

1300. a charging member; 1310. a plug-in part; 1320. a contact portion; 1330. a connecting portion;

1400. a magnet; 1500. a clamping part; 1600. an installation part;

700. a housing; 110. a bottom case;

800. a charging module; 320. a main universal wheel.

Detailed Description

Embodiments of the present application will be described in further detail below with reference to the drawings and examples. The following examples are intended to illustrate the present application but are not intended to limit the scope of the present application.

In the description of the embodiments of the present application, it should be noted that the terms "center", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings, and are only used for convenience in describing the embodiments of the present application and simplifying the description, but do not indicate or imply that the referred devices or elements must have specific orientations, be configured in specific orientations, and operate, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the embodiments of the present application. Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," and "third" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.

In the description of the embodiments of the present application, it should be noted that the terms "connected" and "connected" are to be interpreted broadly, and may be, for example, fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected, unless explicitly stated or limited otherwise; can be mechanically or electrically connected; may be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate. Specific meanings of the above terms in the embodiments of the present application can be understood in specific cases by those of ordinary skill in the art.

In the embodiments of the present application, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, a first feature "on" or "under" a second feature may be directly contacting the first and second features or indirectly contacting the first and second features through an intermediate. Also, a first feature "on," "over," and "above" a second feature may be directly or diagonally above the second feature, or may simply indicate that the first feature is at a higher level than the second feature. A first feature being "under," "below," and "beneath" a second feature may be directly under or obliquely under the first feature, or may simply mean that the first feature is at a lesser elevation than the second feature.

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

As shown in fig. 1, fig. 2, fig. 3, and fig. 4, a charging module provided in an embodiment of the present application includes a first cover 1100, a second cover 1200, and a charging member 1300, where the first cover 1100 is provided with a first through hole 1110; the second cover body 1200 is connected with the first cover body 1100, and encloses a cavity with the first cover body 1100, the second cover body 1200 is provided with a second through hole 1210 communicated with the cavity, and the first through hole 1110 is communicated with the cavity; the charging piece 1300 is disposed in the cavity, and two ends of the charging piece 1300 are disposed in the first through hole 1110 and the second through hole 1210, respectively.

According to the charging module of the embodiment of the application, the first cover body 1100 is connected with the second cover body 1200 to form a shell, a cavity is formed inside the shell, the first cover body 1100 and the second cover body 1200 are respectively provided with the first through hole 1110 and the second through hole 1210 which are communicated with the cavity, the charging piece 1300 is arranged in the cavity, two ends of the charging piece 1300 respectively penetrate through the first through hole 1110 and the second through hole 1210, namely two ends of the charging piece 1300 are respectively exposed out of the first cover body 1100 and the second cover body 1200, one end of the charging piece is connected with a charging main board of a robot, and the other end of the charging piece is in contact with a charging pile, so that the charging main board of the robot is subjected to conductive charging through the charging pile.

The charging module of this application carries out modular design with first lid 1100, second lid 1200 and piece 1300 that charges, forms the charging module of integral type, and under the whole condition of using by robot external mounting on the robot, compare in traditional robot charging module for by the structure of robot internally mounted, the assembly work of the charging module of this application on the robot is simpler. The charging module is arranged outside the robot, when the charging module breaks down and needs to be maintained, the charging module can be directly dismounted from the robot for maintenance or replacement, the robot is not required to be dismounted in a complex mode, the dismounting is convenient, and the maintenance cost is low. Meanwhile, the combination of the first cover body 1100, the second cover body 1200 and the charging piece 1300 is also convenient for the self disassembly and the maintenance of the charging module, the structure is simple and compact, and the assembly work of the charging module and the quick installation on the robot shell 700 can be completed in advance.

According to an embodiment of the present application, the charging member 1300 includes a plugging portion 1310 and a contact portion 1320, the plugging portion 1310 is adapted to be connected to a charging main board of the robot, and the plugging portion 1310 is disposed through the first through hole 1110; the contact portion 1320 is adapted to contact with the charging pile, and the contact portion 1320 is inserted into the second through hole 1210. In this embodiment, the back is installed on the robot to the module of charging, and the grafting portion 1310 of piece 1300 that charges is connected with the inside mainboard that charges of robot all the time, and when the robot need charge, then the robot removes to contact portion 1320 and fills the electric pile contact to this realization fills electric pile and charges through the mainboard that charges of piece 1300 to the robot.

In one embodiment, the connector 1310 may be configured as a charging pad that is quick-connect to the cold-pressed terminals of the charging motherboard inside the robot, and is quick and reliable to install. In other embodiments, the insertion portion 1310 may also adopt a charging post or other structural forms, and only needs to be adapted to a charging interface of a charging motherboard inside the robot.

In one embodiment, the contact portion 1320 and the charging post may be in surface contact, the insertion portion 1310 and the contact portion 1320 may be made of conductive metal with a conductive oxide coating plated on the surface, and the insertion portion 1310 and the contact portion 1320 are integrated and formed by bending. In other embodiments, the contact portion 1320 and the charging post may be in line contact, that is, the contact portion 1320 has an arc structure with a certain radian, the plugging portion 1310 and the contact portion 1320 may both be made of conductive metal with a conductive oxide coating plated on the surface, and the plugging portion 1310 and the contact portion 1320 are in a separate structure and are connected and formed by welding or the like.

According to an embodiment of the present application, the charging member 1300 further includes a connection portion 1330, one end of the connection portion 1330 is connected to the insertion portion 1310, the other end is connected to the contact portion 1320, and the connection portion 1330 is connected to the second cover 1200. In this embodiment, the connection portion 1310 is connected to the contact portion 1320 through the connection portion 1330, the connection portion 1330 also has a conductive function, the connection portion 1330 plays a role of connection, and is also convenient for fixing the charging member 1300 on the second cover 1200, and the connection portion 1330 is connected to the second cover 1200 in a matching manner.

In one embodiment, the connecting portion 1330 is shaped to match the contact portion 1320, the connecting portion 1330 and the contact portion 1320 may be integrally formed as a solid, that is, the contact portion 1320 is a surface portion of the connecting portion 1330, the connecting portion 1330 may be made of a conductive metal with a conductive oxide coating, the plug portion 1310, the connecting portion 1330 and the contact portion 1320 are integrally formed, and the charging member 1300 may be formed as two portions, that is, the plug portion 1310 and the connecting portion 1330 with the contact portion 1320 by bending. In other embodiments, the insertion portion 1310, the connection portion 1330 and the contact portion 1320 may be formed as separate bodies and connected in sequence by welding or the like.

According to an embodiment of the present application, the second cover 1200 is provided with a fixing plate 1220 around the edge of the second through hole 1210, the fixing plate 1220 is located in the cavity, and the connecting portion 1330 is inserted inside the fixing plate 1220. In this embodiment, the connection portion 1330 is an annular plate-shaped structure and is perpendicular to the second cover 1200, and the charging member 1300 is formed by bending to form two parts, namely the insertion portion 1310 and the connection portion 1330, and then the plate-shaped connection portion 1330 is punched to form a strip-shaped groove-shaped structure by stamping, wherein the arc-shaped groove bottom is the contact portion 1320, and the vertical groove wall is the connection portion 1330, so that the formed charging member 1300 is simple in structure, convenient to manufacture, capable of being rapidly formed, and convenient for high-efficiency mass production.

Moreover, compared with the solid connecting part 1330 and the solid contact part 1320, the connecting part 1330 and the contact part 1320 in the groove-shaped structure can save more materials, effectively reduce the manufacturing cost and the weight of the charging piece 1300, further reduce the overall weight of the charging module, and ensure the bearing and the structural strength of the robot installed on the robot housing 700.

In one embodiment, in order to match the connecting portion 1330 of the annular plate-shaped structure, the second cover 1200 is provided with a fixing plate 1220 on the inner surface of the second cover which encloses the cavity, the fixing plate 1220 is also in the annular plate-shaped structure and is enclosed at the edge of the second through hole 1210, i.e. the fixing plate 1220 forms a groove body, the bottom of the groove body is communicated with the second through hole 1210, the connecting portion 1330 can be inserted into the inner side of the fixing plate 1220, and the portion exposed from the second through hole 1210 is used as a contact portion 1320 which is contacted with the charging pile. In other embodiments, the configuration of the fixing plate 1220 is changed according to the shape of the connecting portion 1330 of the charging member 1300, so as to fix the charging member 1300 and ensure that the contact portion 1320 is exposed from the second through hole 1210 to contact with the charging pile.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the second cover 1200 is provided with a transition surface 1230 on a side opposite to the first cover 1100, and the transition surface 1230 extends from an edge of the second cover 1200 to an outer edge of the second through hole 1210, and gradually inclines in a direction away from the second through hole 1210 along a direction in which the contact portion 1320 enters the charging pile. In this embodiment, when the charging module is installed on the chassis of the robot, the charging member 1300 is vertically disposed, the second cover 1200 is located at the bottom of the chassis of the robot, and forms the bottom of the chassis of the robot together with other components of the bottom 110 of the robot, that is, the lower surface of the second cover 1200 and the lower surface of the bottom 110 of the robot form the bottom surface of the chassis of the robot together, and the contact portion 1320 extends from the second through hole 1210 to form a right-angle configuration with the surface of the second cover 1200 away from the first cover 1100, that is, the contact portion 1320 extends from the lower surface of the second cover 1200.

In order to ensure that the contact part 1320 can be in alignment contact with the charging pile in the moving process of the robot, and avoid right-angle collision blockage caused by downward extension of the contact part 1320 from the second through hole 1210 of the second cover body 1200, a structure of a transition surface 1230 is arranged on the lower surface of the second cover body 1200, the overall trend of the transition surface 1230 is in a moving direction of backing up along the back of the robot to enter the charging pile in the process, the transition surface is arranged in a downward inclination manner, the edge of the second cover body 1200 extends to the edge of the second through hole 1210, and the end position is flush with the contact part 1320 and the contact surface of the charging pile.

It can be understood that the slope of the inclined structure formed by the transition surface 1230 is smaller than the slope of other slope structures around the outer edge of the second through hole 1210, the specific slope and the direction can be adjusted and set according to actual needs, the shape and the size of the second cover 1200, and the movement form and the direction of the robot entering the charging pile, and the gentle inclined structure of the transition surface 1230 can help the contact portion 1320 to smoothly enter the charging pile and contact with the charging pile for charging.

According to an embodiment of the present application, the charging module further comprises a magnet 1400 adapted to be sensed by an inductor in the charging post, the magnet 1400 being disposed within the cavity aperture. In this embodiment, a magnet 1400 is further disposed between the second cover 1200 and the first cover 1100, and a magnetic field detection device is disposed on the charging pile and is used for detecting a magnetic field generated by the magnet 1400, that is, the charging pile can sense the robot in real time and generate signal communication with the robot, so as to determine the position of the robot, and thus the robot can be guided to accurately position the charging pile.

In other embodiments, the charging module may also determine the location with the charging post through other forms, such as infrared sensing, sensor communication, and the like.

According to one embodiment of the present application, at least one of the first cover 1100 and the second cover 1200 is provided with a groove 1240 adapted for the magnet 1400 to be mounted. In this embodiment, the magnet 1400 is disposed on the second cover 1200, the second cover 1200 is provided with a groove 1240 on the side surface forming the cavity, and the magnet 1400 is embedded in the groove 1240 and fixed. In other embodiments, the magnet 1400 may be disposed on the first cover 1100, and the first cover 1100 may be disposed with a groove 1240 on a side surface thereof forming the cavity, and the magnet 1400 may be inserted into the groove 1240 to be fixed. Or the first cover 1100 and the second cover 1200 are provided with corresponding grooves 1240 together, and fastened and fixed outside the magnet 1400.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the first cover 1100 and the second cover 1200 are connected by a clamping portion 1500. In this embodiment, the clamping portion 1500 is composed of a buckle and a clamping block, the buckle is configured on the side of the first cover 1100, the clamping block is configured on the side of the second cover 1200 and is disposed corresponding to the buckle, the clamping block is embedded in the buckle to form a clamping connection, a threaded hole is not required to be formed, and the clamping block can be installed by screwing a fastener such as a screw, so that the quick connection is realized, and the self-assembly and disassembly of the charging module are facilitated. In other embodiments, the latch is configured on the side of the second cover 1200, and the latch is configured on the side of the first cover 1100 and disposed corresponding to the latch, or the first cover 1100 and the second cover 1200 are both provided with corresponding latches and latches.

In other embodiments, the connection between the first cover 1100 and the second cover 1200 can also take other forms, such as a threaded connection, a plug connection, and the like.

According to an embodiment of the present application, at least one of the first cover 1100 and the second cover 1200 is provided with a mounting portion 1600 adapted to be connected with a housing of a robot. In this embodiment, the mounting portion 1600 is a mounting hole, only the second cover 1200 is provided with a mounting hole, and a chassis of the robot is also correspondingly provided with a mounting hole, so that the charging module is fixedly connected to the chassis of the robot through a screw or a bolt. When the charging module needs to be maintained and disassembled, the robot does not need to be disassembled complicatedly, and the fastening piece for connecting the charging module and the chassis is only needed to be disassembled from the bottom of the robot for maintenance or replacement.

In other embodiments, the mounting portion 1600 may be only located on the first cover 1100 or both the first cover 1100 and the second cover 1200 may be provided with corresponding mounting holes, and the specific structure of the mounting portion 1600, such as a clamping structure and an inserting structure, may be adjusted according to the mounting of the charging module at different positions on the robot.

The embodiment of the application further provides a robot, which comprises the charging module 800, the shell 700 and the charging main board, wherein the shell 700 is provided with a mounting port; the charging main board is disposed inside the housing 700; the charging module 800 is disposed outside the housing 700, and the charging member 1300 is connected to the charging main board.

In this embodiment, the robot may be any of various robots that require charging work, such as a home service robot, a walking robot, and the like. The charging module 800 may be disposed outside the housing 700 of the robot, and a specific location may be on a chassis, a body, or a head. Two modules 800 that charge can be installed on the robot, two contact portions 1320 are respectively the positive pole and the negative pole that with fill electric pile adaptation, and two modules 800 that charge are located the both sides of main universal wheel 320 at robot rear portion respectively.

The above embodiments are merely illustrative of the present application and are not intended to limit the present application. Although the present application has been described in detail with reference to the embodiments, it should be understood by those skilled in the art that various combinations, modifications or equivalents may be made to the technical solutions of the present application without departing from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the present application, and the technical solutions of the present application should be covered by the claims of the present application.

Claims

1. A charging module, comprising:

the first cover body is provided with a first through hole;

2. The charging module according to claim 1, wherein the charging member comprises:

3. The charging module according to claim 2, wherein the charging member further comprises:

4. The charging module of claim 3, wherein a fixing plate is disposed around an edge of the second through hole, the fixing plate is located in the cavity, and the connecting portion is inserted into an inner side of the fixing plate.

5. The charging module according to claim 2, wherein the second cover has a transition surface on a side opposite to the first cover, the transition surface extends from an edge of the second cover to an outer edge of the second through hole, and gradually inclines in a direction away from the second through hole in a direction in which the contact portion enters the charging pile.

6. The charging module of claim 1, further comprising:

be suitable for the magnet of the inductor response in the electric pile that fills, the magnet sets up in the cavity is downthehole.

7. The charging module of claim 6, wherein at least one of the first cover and the second cover is provided with a recess adapted for mounting of the magnet.

8. The charging module of claim 1, wherein the first cover and the second cover are connected by a snap-fit portion.

9. The charging module according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein at least one of the first cover and the second cover is provided with a mounting portion adapted to be connected to a housing of a robot.

10. A robot, comprising:

a housing;

the charging main board is arranged inside the shell;

the charging module according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the charging module is disposed outside the housing, and the charging member is connected to the charging main board.