CN217547960U - Protective cover and cleaning system - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model discloses a protection casing and clean system, this protection casing includes: a housing having a receiving cavity formed by a top wall and side walls, the receiving cavity configured to receive a base station at which the cleaning appliance is docked; the door is arranged on one of the side walls of the cover body and is rotatably connected with the cover body; the door is configured to be capable of being actively opened or passively opened for the cleaning device to enter or exit the receiving cavity. Through setting up the basic station in the protection casing, when the robot got into the basic station and reachs specific position, even in places of easy splash such as bathroom and balcony, when the user adopted automatic sail function, can avoid easy splash to lead to the problem that the robot damaged, played the effect of effective protection to the robot.

Description

Protective cover and cleaning system

Technical Field

The utility model relates to an intelligence house technical field, in particular to protection casing and clean system.

Background

With the function of the cleaning robot being more and more complex, the automatic water feeding and discharging function is realized, the cleaning robot can take water from a water tap like a washing machine and discharge dirty water to a floor drain. However, when the cleaning robot returns to the base for working in places such as a toilet and a balcony where water is easy to splash, and a user adopts the automatic water feeding and discharging function, the robot is damaged due to the fact that water is easy to splash.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

Objects of the first utility model

The utility model aims at providing a protection casing and clean system through setting up the basic station in the protection casing, the robot gets into the basic station, even in the place of the easy splash such as bathroom and balcony, when the user adopted automatic upper and lower water function, can avoid the easy problem that the splash leads to the robot to damage, plays the effect of effective protection to the robot.

(II) technical scheme

The utility model discloses a first aspect provides a protection casing, include: a housing having a receiving cavity formed by a top wall and side walls, the receiving cavity configured to receive a base station at which the cleaning appliance is docked; the door is arranged on one of the side walls of the cover body and is rotatably connected with the cover body; the door is configured to be capable of being actively opened or passively opened for the cleaning device to enter or exit the receiving cavity.

Optionally, the rotatable axis of the door is parallel to the top wall; and the door is higher than the cleaning device.

Optionally, at least part of the circumferential direction of the door is provided with a groove, and a sealing strip is arranged in the groove.

Optionally, when the door rotates towards the accommodating cavity to open, the cleaning device enters the accommodating cavity and stops at the base station; when the door rotates towards the outside of the cover body, the door is opened, so that the cleaning equipment can leave the accommodating cavity.

Optionally, when the cleaning device enters or leaves the accommodating cavity, the door is pushed by the cleaning device to open, and the door rotates to realize passive opening; after the cleaning equipment enters or leaves the accommodating cavity, the door is closed by self under the action of gravity.

Optionally, the cover body is transparent.

Optionally, the protective cover further comprises a bottom plate, and the bottom plate is detachably connected with the side wall; the bottom plate comprises a rubber layer; the top surface of bottom plate has the inclined plane, the inclined plane is located near one side of door, just the height on inclined plane reduces gradually along hold the chamber to the direction outside the cover body.

Optionally, the cover body is provided with a through hole, the through hole is located on a side wall opposite to the door, and a cable and/or a drain pipe of the base station extends out of the accommodating cavity through the through hole.

Optionally, the protective cover further comprises a driving device, and the driving device is used for controlling the door to open or close; the driving device comprises an electric driver, and the action end of the electric driver is connected with the rotating shaft of the door, so that the door rotates towards the inside of the cover body or the outside of the cover body.

Optionally, the protective cover further comprises: a communication device for transmitting and/or receiving communication signals; the communication device comprises a receiver for receiving instructions of the cleaning equipment or the base station, and the receiver is arranged on the cover body; the controller is connected with the driving device, arranged on the cover body and used for receiving the communication signal sent by the communication device and controlling the driving device so as to open or close the door.

A second aspect of the present invention provides a cleaning system, comprising a cleaning device, a base station for the cleaning device to stop, and the protective cover; the base station is located within the enclosure.

(III) advantageous effects

The above technical scheme of the utility model has following profitable technological effect:

1. the technical scheme of the utility model through setting up the basic station in the protection casing, when the robot got into the basic station and reachs specific position, even in the place of easy splash such as bathroom and balcony, when the user adopted automatic water supply and sewerage function, can avoid the problem that the easy splash leads to the robot to damage, play the effect of effective protection to the robot. In addition, because the accommodating cavity is sealed, the noise of the robot in the process of cleaning rags can be reduced.

2. The embodiment of the utility model provides a protection casing not only is applicable to among the wet-type environment, also is applicable to among the great dry-type environment of dust moreover, can avoid the robot to receive the pollution of surrounding environment and become dirty, can not influence user's use.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of a protective cover according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 2 is a schematic structural view of a protective cover according to a second embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 3 is a schematic structural view of a protective cover according to a third embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 4 is a schematic structural view of a shield according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a schematic view showing a structure of a dust collecting and cleaning integrated base station;

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a cleaning station;

FIG. 7 is a schematic view of the dust collecting base station;

reference numerals:

11-a base plate; 12-a housing; 121-a receiving cavity; 13-a door; 14-a base station; 15-a cleaning device; 16-a channel; 17-a sealing strip; 18-through hole.

Detailed Description

In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention more apparent, the present invention will be described in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings in combination with the following embodiments. It should be understood that the description is intended for purposes of illustration only and is not intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure. Moreover, in the following description, descriptions of well-known structures and techniques are omitted so as to not unnecessarily obscure the concepts of the present invention.

A first aspect of the present invention provides a protective cover, as shown in fig. 1-4, including: a cover 12 and a door 13. An enclosure 12, the enclosure 12 having a housing cavity 121 formed by a top wall and side walls, the housing cavity 121 being configured to receive a base station 14 upon which a cleaning device 15 rests; a door 13, wherein the door 13 is arranged on one side wall of the cover body 12, and the door 13 is rotatably connected with the cover body 12; the door 13 is configured to be actively opened or passively opened for the cleaning device 15 to enter or exit the accommodating chamber 121. When the door 13 rotates towards the accommodating cavity 121, the door is opened, so that the cleaning equipment 15 enters the accommodating cavity 121 and stops at the base station 14; the door 13 is opened when it is pivoted outwardly of the housing 12 to allow the cleaning device 15 to exit the receiving cavity 121. In an embodiment of the present invention, the cleaning device 15 may be a cleaning robot with a self-cleaning rag function. The door 13 is rotatably connected with the cover body 12, and the door 13 is a bidirectional door which can be opened by rotating towards the inside of the cover body 12 or the outside of the cover body 12 and can be closed by hanging down by gravity. A door 13 may be provided at the lower portion of the enclosure 12 corresponding to the robot entry ramp on the base station 14, and the height of the door 13 may be slightly greater than the overall height of the robot. When the robot enters the base station 14, the door 13 is pushed inwards, the door 13 is passively opened, and the door 13 does not interfere with any part on the base station 14 inside the cover body 12, when the robot enters the base station 14 to reach a specific position, such as a cleaning position, namely a rolling brush or a mop enters a cleaning groove, or a dust collection position, namely a dust outlet on the robot is aligned with a dust inlet on the base station 14, the door 13 automatically closes under the action of gravity; when the robot goes out of the base station 14, the robot pushes the door open, the door 13 is opened passively, and the rear door falls down and is closed automatically. The door 13 may also be actively opened or actively closed by a drive. Therefore, the base station 14 is arranged in the protective cover, when the robot enters the base station 14 to reach a specific position, even in places such as a toilet and a balcony which are easy to splash water, when a user adopts an automatic water feeding and discharging function, the problem that the robot is damaged due to the fact that the robot is easy to splash water can be avoided, and the robot is effectively protected. In addition, because the accommodating cavity 121 is sealed, the noise of the robot during cleaning rags can be reduced.

The sweeping robot is parked on the dust collecting pile, and if the sweeping robot is exposed in an environment with large dust for a long time, the sweeping robot is easily polluted and dirtied by the surrounding environment, and the use of a user is influenced. The embodiment of the utility model provides a protection casing not only is applicable to among the wet-type environment, but also is applicable to among the great dry-type environment of dust in addition, and the robot gets into basic station 14, owing to hold chamber 121 for sealed, can avoid the robot to receive the pollution of surrounding environment and become dirty, is unlikely to influence user's use.

In some embodiments, the enclosure 12 is shaped to conform to the shape of the base station 14, and the enclosure 12 may completely enclose the base station 14. The dust collecting and cleaning integrated base station 14 shown in fig. 5, the cleaning base station 14 shown in fig. 6, the dust collecting base station 14 shown in fig. 7, and the housing 12 adapted to these base stations 14 may be provided in a cubic shape. The cover body 12 may include a framework made of steel wire and a protective wall made of soft cloth or hard board, and the framework supports the protective wall.

In some embodiments, the enclosure further comprises a base panel 11, the base panel 11 being configured to removably couple to the side walls of the housing 12. For example, four corners of the bottom plate 11 may be provided with positioning pillars, the bottom surface of the cover body 12 may be provided with a fixing block, the fixing block is provided with positioning holes, and the positioning pillars are matched with the positioning holes. After the positioning column is inserted into the positioning hole, the positions of the bottom plate 11 and the cover body 12 are relatively fixed. The base plate 11 and the cover body 12 are detachably connected, so that the protective cover can be mounted and dismounted more conveniently and quickly, and the base station 14 can be mounted in the protective cover conveniently.

In some embodiments, the axis of rotation of the door 13 is parallel to the top wall; and the door 13 is higher than the cleaning device 15. A channel 16 is arranged on the side wall of the cover body 12, the channel 16 is positioned near the bottom side of the cover body 12, and the channel 16 is configured to allow the cleaning equipment 15 to pass through; the height of the channel 16 is higher than the cleaning device 15. The rotating shaft of the door 13 can be arranged at the top end of the channel 16, the door 13 is matched with the channel 16, and the height of the channel 16 can be slightly larger than the overall height of the robot, so that the cleaning equipment 15 can smoothly pass through the channel, and the channel 16 is matched with the door 13 to realize sealing connection.

In some embodiments, the door 13 is provided with a groove arranged along the circumference of the door 13, and a sealing strip 17 is provided in the groove. The sealing strip 17 is attached to the cover 12 and the bottom plate 11 to achieve the sealing connection between the door 13 and the channel 16. The weather strip 17 may be provided partially along the circumferential direction of the door 13, for example, the weather strip 17 may be provided at the bottom side portion of the door 13; sealing strips 17 can also be arranged on two sides of the door 13; the sealing strip 17 may be made as one piece with the door 13, or the sealing strip 17 may be bonded to the door 13 with a sealant, and the sealing strip 17 may be an O-ring or a lip seal, which is not limited herein. The periphery of the door 13 can be made of soft material, and is easy to adhere to the cover 12 and the bottom plate 11 to form a seal, and when the door 13 swings towards the inside or the outside of the cover 12, the door 13 can smoothly pass through the channel 16 through deformation.

In some embodiments, the enclosure 12 is provided as transparent. The cover 12 is transparent to facilitate observation of the state of the robot. In other embodiments, the housing 12 may be non-transparent, and a viewing window may be provided in a side wall or top wall of the housing 12.

In some embodiments, the base plate 11 comprises a rubber layer. The bottom plate 11 is made of rubber materials, so that the waterproof effect can be achieved, and the bottom sealing performance can be achieved. The top surface of the bottom plate 11 has an inclined surface, the inclined surface is located at a side close to the door 13, and the height of the inclined surface gradually decreases along the direction from the accommodating cavity 121 to the outside of the cover 12. An inclined plane can be arranged at the inlet of the bottom plate 11, the height of the inclined plane is gradually reduced from the inside to the outside of the cover body 12, so that the cleaning equipment 15 can enter or leave the accommodating cavity 121 conveniently, and the movement is more stable; simultaneously, sealing strip 17 and the inclined plane cooperation of the bottom that is close to door 13, it is tight to change, are favorable to holding chamber 121 and realize sealedly to when door 13 is to the cover body 12 internal or external swing, it is littleer to wear of sealing strip 17.

In some embodiments, the enclosure 12 is provided with a through hole 18, the through hole 18 is located on a side wall opposite to the door 13, and the cable and/or drain of the base station 14 extends out of the accommodating cavity 121 through the through hole 18. In order to achieve the isolation performance of the enclosure, the enclosure 12 is provided with a through hole 18, so that cables and/or drain pipes of the base station 14 can penetrate through the enclosure 12 to achieve power supply, water drainage, data transmission and the like under the condition of small influence on the environment of the accommodating cavity 121 in the enclosure 12.

In some embodiments, the protective cover further comprises driving means for controlling the opening or closing of the door 13; the driving means comprise an electric drive, the active end of which is connected to the rotation axis of the door 13, so that the door 13 rotates into the housing 12 or out of the housing 12. The electric driver can be a servo motor or an electric driving cylinder, etc., an output shaft of the servo motor is connected with a rotating shaft of the door 13 through a coupling, and when the servo motor rotates forwards or backwards, the door 13 swings inwards or outwards; or the output shaft of the servo motor is in transmission connection with the rotating shaft of the door 13 through a gear pair, or an electromagnetic clutch can be arranged on the rotating shaft, when the electromagnetic clutch is powered on, the servo motor drives the door 13 to swing, and when the electromagnetic clutch is powered off, the door 13 can be automatically reset and closed through gravity.

A second aspect of the present invention provides a cleaning system, comprising a cleaning device 15, a base station 14 for the cleaning device 15 to stop, and the protective cover; the base station 14 is located within the enclosure.

In some embodiments, the enclosure further comprises a communication device and a controller. The communication device is used for sending and/or receiving communication signals; and the controller is connected with the driving device, is arranged on the cover body 12, and receives the communication signal sent by the communication device to control the driving device so as to open or close the door 13. Wherein, communication device can include: a transmitter and a receiver. The emitter is arranged on the cleaning equipment, the receiver is arranged on the cover body 12 and electrically connected with the controller, and the receiver receives the cleaning equipment moving signal sent by the emitter, so that the controller controls the driving device to open or close the door 13.

In a particular embodiment, the opening or closing of the door 13 may be automatically controlled. For example, before the robot enters the base station 14, the receiver of the cover 12 receives a signal sent by the robot, that is, the robot is about to enter the base station 14, and the controller controls the driving device to be powered on, so that the driving door 13 can be opened outwards or inwards; after the base station 14 is in place, the receiver of the cover body 12 receives a signal sent by the robot and closes the door by itself; similarly, the principles of the robot out of the base station 14 are similar. In another embodiment, the robot may be slightly pushed against the door 13, and a detection sensor may be disposed on the door 13, and when it is detected that the robot enters the base station 14, the signal may be sent to a controller, and the controller controls the driving device to be powered on, so that the driving door 13 may be opened outwards or inwards; similarly, the principles of the robot out of the base station 14 are similar.

In some embodiments, the communication device may further include: the device comprises a first communication module, a second communication module and a third communication module. The controller is connected with the driving device and is used for controlling the driving device; first communication module set up in cleaning device is last, second communication module set up in on the basic station, third communication module and controller all set up in on the cover body, just third communication module is connected with the controller electricity, and first communication module will cleaning device's removal signal transmission is to second communication module, and second communication module will receive cleaning device's removal signal transmission is to third communication module, and third communication module receives the second communication module and sends cleaning device's removal signal, so that controller control drive arrangement realizes opening or closing of door 13.

In a particular embodiment, the opening or closing of the door 13 may be automatically controlled. For example, before the robot enters the base station 14, the robot sends a signal to the second communication module on the base station 14 through the first communication module, the base station 14 is started after receiving the signal, and sends the signal to the third communication module arranged on the cover body 12 through the second communication module, the third communication module can send the signal to the controller, the controller controls the driving device to be powered on, and the driving door 13 can be opened outwards or inwards; similarly, the principles of the robot out of the base station 14 are similar.

It is to be understood that the above-described embodiments of the present invention are merely illustrative of or explaining the principles of the invention and are not to be construed as limiting the invention. Therefore, any modifications, equivalents, improvements and the like which are made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention should be considered within the protection scope of the present invention. Further, it is intended that the appended claims cover all such variations and modifications as fall within the scope and boundaries of the appended claims or the equivalents of such scope and boundaries.

Claims (10)

1. A protective cover, comprising:

a housing (12), the housing (12) having a receiving cavity (121) formed by a top wall and side walls, the receiving cavity (121) being configured to receive a base station (14) on which a cleaning device (15) rests;

the door (13), the said door (13) is set up on one of the sidewall of the said cover (12), and the said door (13) and the said cover (12) are connected rotatably;

the door (13) is configured to be capable of being actively opened or passively opened for the cleaning device (15) to enter or exit the receiving cavity (121).

2. Protective hood according to claim 1, characterized in that the axis of rotation of the door (13) is parallel to the top wall;

and the door (13) is higher than the cleaning device (15).

3. Protective cover according to claim 2, wherein the door (13) is provided with a groove at least partly in the circumferential direction, in which groove a sealing strip (17) is provided.

4. Protective hood according to claim 1, characterized in that opening is obtained when the door (13) is rotated towards the housing (121) for the cleaning equipment (15) to enter the housing (121) and rest on the base station (14);

when the door (13) rotates towards the outside of the cover body (12), the door is opened, so that the cleaning equipment (15) can leave the accommodating cavity (121).

5. Protective hood according to claim 4, characterized in that when the cleaning device (15) enters or leaves the housing chamber (121), the door (13) is pushed by the cleaning device (15) to open, the door (13) being rotated to achieve passive opening;

the door (13) closes by itself under the action of gravity after the cleaning device (15) enters or leaves the containing cavity (121).

6. Protective hood according to claim 4, characterized in that it further comprises drive means for controlling the opening or closing of the door (13);

the driving device comprises an electric driver, and the action end of the electric driver is connected with the rotating shaft of the door (13) so as to enable the door (13) to rotate towards the inside of the cover body (12) or towards the outside of the cover body (12).

7. The shield of claim 6, further comprising:

a communication device for transmitting and/or receiving communication signals; the communication device comprises a receiver for receiving instructions of the cleaning apparatus (15) or the base station (14), the receiver being arranged on the housing (12);

the controller is connected with the driving device, arranged on the cover body (12) and used for receiving the communication signals sent by the communication device and controlling the driving device so as to open or close the door (13).

8. The shield according to claim 1, further comprising a bottom plate (11), the bottom plate (11) being removably connected to the side wall.

9. Protective hood according to claim 1, characterized in that the hood (12) is provided with a through hole (18), the through hole (18) being located on the side wall opposite the door (13), the cables and/or drains of the base station (14) protruding from the through hole (18) out of the housing cavity (121).

10. A cleaning system comprising a cleaning device (15), a base station (14) at which the cleaning device (15) is docked, and

the protective cover of any one of claims 1-9;

the base station (14) is located within the enclosure.

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