CN218758924U - Wall cleaning device for cleaning wall tiles of hospital - Google Patents

Wall cleaning device for cleaning wall tiles of hospital Download PDF

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CN218758924U
CN218758924U CN202221742783.7U CN202221742783U CN218758924U CN 218758924 U CN218758924 U CN 218758924U CN 202221742783 U CN202221742783 U CN 202221742783U CN 218758924 U CN218758924 U CN 218758924U
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The utility model relates to a medical treatment clearance technical field specifically is a wall cleaning device is used in clearance of hospital's wall ceramic tile, include: a box body, a containing space is formed on the box body, and one side of the box body is in a plugging shape; the driving piece is arranged in the accommodating space and is connected with the box body; the two symmetrically arranged transmission parts are arranged in the box body and are connected with the box body and the driving part; two cleaning rollers symmetrically arranged; the water storage tank is arranged on the box body; and the injection mechanism is connected with the driving piece and the water storage tank, and moves along the axial direction of the cleaning roller when the current position of the cleaning roller is changed. When the driving piece drives, the driving piece drives the driving piece and the injection mechanism to carry out axial reciprocating motion, the cleaning roller drives the cleaning roller to rotate through the driving piece, the injection mechanism reciprocates relative to the cleaning roller, and meanwhile, the water storage tank can be manually controlled to discharge water or not.

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Wall cleaning device for cleaning wall tiles of hospital
Technical Field
The utility model relates to a medical treatment clearance technical field specifically is a wall cleaning device is used in clearance of hospital's wall ceramic tile.
Background
A hospital is a place for treating diseases, and usually comes with a lot of people, and the conditions in the hospital are different for different patients. In hospitals, for some patients with a large amount of bleeding, some blood may splash onto the wall surface in the moving process, generally, cleaning personnel cleans the wall surface afterwards, if the time is long, the blood is coagulated and needs to be cleaned repeatedly, which is troublesome, the cleaning personnel usually take a hard plate to remove blocks, the cleaning personnel can throw some sewage on the wall surface when cleaning the floor surface by using a mop, the sewage blocks are not cleaned easily after a long time, the cleaning personnel need to bend over when cleaning, the strength of the cleaning personnel is high due to the bending of the cleaning personnel, the cleaning of a large area is long, and the time is long for manual work, so that the design of an automatic cleaning device is necessary for solving the problems.
SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL
An object of the utility model is to provide a wall cleaning device is used in hospital's wall ceramic tile clearance to solve the problem that proposes among the above-mentioned background art.
In order to achieve the above purpose, the utility model provides a following technical scheme:
the utility model provides a wall cleaning device is used in clearance of hospital's wall ceramic tile, includes:
a box body, wherein a containing space is formed on the box body, and one side of the box body is in a blocking shape;
the driving piece is arranged in the accommodating space and is connected with the box body;
the two symmetrically arranged transmission parts are arranged in the box body and are connected with the box body and the driving part;
the driving part drives the transmission part to move so as to drive the cleaning roller to change the current position, and when the cleaning roller changes the position, the cleaning roller rotates;
the water storage tank is arranged on the box body;
and the injection mechanism is connected with the driving piece and the water storage tank, and moves along the axial direction of the cleaning roller when the current position of the cleaning roller is changed.
As above-mentioned wall cleaning device is used in hospital's wall ceramic tile clearance: the driving member includes:
a threaded rod embedded in the box body and capable of rotating in the box body;
the motor is arranged at one end of the box body, which is far away from the water storage tank, and the output shaft of the motor is connected with the threaded rod;
and the first moving block is of a cuboid structure, a through hole for the threaded rod to penetrate through is formed in the first moving block, and a threaded bulge in threaded connection with the threaded rod is formed on the inner wall of the through hole.
Wall cleaning device is used in clearance of hospital's wall ceramic tile as above: the transmission member includes:
the first rotating shaft penetrates through the first moving block, and two ends of the first rotating shaft are slidably mounted on the inner wall of the box body;
the first rack plate is fixedly arranged on the box body;
and a first gear provided on the first rotating shaft and maintaining a meshing state with the first rack plate.
As above-mentioned wall cleaning device is used in clearance of hospital's wall ceramic tile still includes:
the second rack plate is arranged in the water storage tank and is provided with a through hole;
the second gear is arranged in the water storage tank and is kept in a meshed state with the second rack plate;
the handle is arranged on the periphery of the box body and penetrates through the box body plugging side through a rod to be connected with the second gear.
Wall cleaning device is used in clearance of hospital's wall ceramic tile as above: the injection mechanism includes:
the fixed plate is of a cuboid structure and is arranged on the first sliding block;
the second rotating shaft is rotatably arranged on the fixing plate and is connected with the first rotating shaft through a bevel gear set;
the third rotating shaft is rotatably arranged on the fixed plate and is connected with the second rotating shaft through a conveyor belt;
the convex blocks are arranged on the conveying belt;
the limiting piece is connected with the protruding block and the water storage tank;
and the hose penetrates through the limiting part and is arranged on the water storage tank.
Wall cleaning device is used in clearance of hospital's wall ceramic tile as above: the stopper includes:
the second moving block is provided with a strip-shaped through hole, and the protruding block is positioned in the strip-shaped through hole;
and the limiting plate penetrates through the second moving block, one end of the limiting plate is connected with the first moving block, and the other end of the limiting plate is slidably mounted on the inner wall of the box body.
As above-mentioned wall cleaning device is used in hospital's wall ceramic tile clearance: the limiting rails are symmetrically arranged on the inner wall of the box body, the limiting rails are respectively corresponding to the first rotating shaft, the fixing plate and the limiting plate, and therefore the driving part and the injection mechanism can reciprocate.
Wall cleaning device is used in clearance of hospital's wall ceramic tile as above: the water storage tank is characterized by further comprising at least two wheels, wherein the wheels are located on the outer side of the tank body and are arranged on one side, far away from the water storage tank, of the tank body.
Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the utility model are that: when the driving part drives, the driving part drives the driving part and the spraying mechanism to do axial reciprocating motion, the cleaning roller drives the cleaning roller to rotate through the driving part, the spraying mechanism reciprocates relative to the cleaning roller, and meanwhile, the water storage tank can be manually controlled to discharge water or not.
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Fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of an embodiment of a wall cleaning device for cleaning ceramic tiles on a wall surface of a hospital.
Fig. 2 is a schematic structural view of another angle of an embodiment of a wall surface cleaning device for cleaning ceramic tiles on a wall surface in a hospital.
FIG. 3 is a schematic view of a water storage tank in the wall cleaning device for cleaning ceramic tiles on the wall in a hospital.
Fig. 4 is a schematic structural view of a driving member and a transmission member in the wall surface cleaning device for cleaning ceramic tiles on the wall surface in hospital.
FIG. 5 is a schematic view showing a further angle of the driving member and the driving member in the wall cleaning apparatus for cleaning ceramic tiles on the wall surface in hospital.
Fig. 6 is a schematic structural view of a spraying mechanism in the wall surface cleaning device for cleaning ceramic tiles on the wall surface in a hospital.
FIG. 7 is a schematic view of a further embodiment of a wall cleaning apparatus for cleaning ceramic tiles on a wall in a hospital.
In the figure: 1. a box body; 2. cleaning the roller; 3. a wheel; 4. a first rack plate; 5. a motor; 6. a threaded rod; 7. a first moving block; 8. a bevel gear set; 9. a first rotating shaft; 10. a first gear; 11. a fixing plate; 12. a second rotating shaft; 13. a third rotating shaft; 14. a conveyor belt; 15. a limiting plate; 16. a raised block; 17. a second moving block; 18. a water storage tank; 19. a second rack plate; 20. a second gear; 21. a hose; 22. a handle; 23. and limiting the track.
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Various exemplary embodiments, features and aspects of the present application will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the drawings, like reference numbers indicate functionally identical or similar elements. While the various aspects of the embodiments are presented in drawings, the drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale unless specifically indicated.
The word "exemplary" is used exclusively herein to mean "serving as an example, embodiment, or illustration. Any embodiment described herein as "exemplary" is not necessarily to be construed as preferred or advantageous over other embodiments.
In addition, in the following detailed description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a better understanding of the present application. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the present application may be practiced without some of these specific details. In some instances, methods, means, elements well known to those skilled in the art have not been described in detail so as not to obscure the present application.
Referring to fig. 1, fig. 2, fig. 3, fig. 4, fig. 5, and fig. 6, in an embodiment of the present invention, a wall cleaning device for cleaning tiles on a wall of a hospital includes: the cleaning machine comprises a box body 1, a driving piece, a transmission piece, a cleaning roller 2, a water storage tank 18 and a spraying mechanism.
The box body 1 is provided with a containing space on the box body 1, one side of the box body is in a blocking shape, and exemplarily, the edge of the opening of the box body 1 is arranged in a plane, so that the device can be conveniently leaned on a wall body.
The driving part is arranged in the containing space and connected with the box body 1, preferably, the driving part is positioned in the middle of the box body 1 so as to ensure the stability of the gravity center of the whole device.
The two transmission parts are symmetrically arranged, arranged in the box body 1 and connected with the box body 1 and the driving part;
2 symmetries of cleaning roller are provided with two, connect the driving medium, the driving piece drive the driving medium motion, in order to drive cleaning roller 2 changes the current position, and is in when 2 alternating positions of cleaning roller, 2 self of cleaning roller take place to rotate, exemplarily, cleaning roller 2 is rectangular dress, can place and form the cylinder dress on the driving medium, is favorable to dismantling installation and cleanness.
The water storage tank 18 is arranged on the box body 1, and illustratively, the bottom of the water storage tank 18 is provided with two through holes, so that water flow can normally flow into the spraying mechanism.
The injection mechanism is connected with the driving part and the water storage tank 18, and when the cleaning roller 2 changes the current position, the injection mechanism moves along the axial direction of the cleaning roller 2. Illustratively, the spray mechanism reciprocates axially with respect to the drive member and also reciprocates relative to the cleaning cylinder 2.
In summary, when the driving member is driven, the driving member drives the driving member and the injection mechanism to perform axial reciprocating motion, the cleaning roller 2 is driven by the driving member to rotate, the injection mechanism reciprocates relative to the cleaning roller 2, and the water storage tank 18 can be manually controlled to discharge water.
Specifically, referring to fig. 1, fig. 2, fig. 4, and fig. 5, in an embodiment of the present invention, the driving member includes: threaded rod 6, motor 5, first movable block 7.
The threaded rod 6 is embedded in the box body 1 and can rotate in the box body 1, for example, one end of the threaded rod 6 is connected with the output end of the motor 5, and the other end of the threaded rod is rotatably mounted on the box body 1.
The motor 5 is installed the box 1 is kept away from 18 one end of catch basin, just the output shaft of motor 5 is connected threaded rod 6, and exemplarily, motor 5 passes through the original dress seat of motor 5 and installs in the box 1, realize motor 5's fixed, and convenient the dismantlement.
The first moving block 7 is of a cuboid structure, a through hole for the threaded rod 6 to penetrate through is formed in the first moving block 7, a threaded protrusion in threaded connection with the threaded rod 6 is formed on the inner wall of the through hole, and for example, a transmission part and an injection mechanism are mounted on the first moving block 7, so that the whole device can be realized
Specifically, referring to fig. 1, fig. 2, fig. 4, and fig. 5, in an embodiment of the present invention, the driving member includes: the transmission member includes: a first rotating shaft 9, a first rack plate 4, and a first gear 10.
The first rotating shaft 9 penetrates through the first moving block 7, and two ends of the first rotating shaft 9 are slidably mounted on the inner wall of the box body 1; illustratively, the first rotating shaft 9 is rotatably mounted on the first moving block 7.
First rack plate 4, fixed mounting be in on the box 1, exemplarily, the non-rack side of first rack plate 4 is the plane, and with box 1 opening side periphery aligns, is favorable to the device to rely on the wall body.
The first gear 10 is provided on the first rotating shaft 9, and the first gear 10 is held in a meshed state with the first rack plate 4. For example, the first gear 10 is disposed on the first rotating shaft 9 at a position of the through hole of the first moving block 7, and the through hole of the first moving block 7 is larger than the first rotating shaft 9.
Specifically, referring to fig. 1, fig. 2, fig. 4, and fig. 5, in an embodiment of the present invention, the driving member includes: wall cleaning device is used in hospital's wall ceramic tile clearance still includes: a second rack plate 19, a second gear 20 and a handle 22.
The second rack plate 19 is arranged in the water storage tank 18, and a through hole is formed in the second rack plate 19; for example, when the second rack plate 19 moves to abut against the inner wall of the box body 1, the through hole on the second rack plate 19 moves to just above one through hole of the water storage tank 18, and the second rack plate 19 does not block another through hole of the water storage tank 18.
The second gear 20 is arranged in the water storage tank 18, and the second gear 20 is kept in a meshed state with the second rack plate 19;
the hand (hold) 22 is arranged on the periphery of the box body 1, the hand (hold) 22 penetrates through the blocking side of the box body 1 through a rod to be connected with the second gear 20, and exemplarily, the hand (hold) 22 is provided with a fan-shaped through hole, so that the use by a user is facilitated.
Specifically, referring to fig. 1, fig. 4, fig. 5 and fig. 6, in an embodiment of the present invention, the driving member includes: the injection mechanism includes: fixed plate 11, second axis of rotation 12, third axis of rotation 13, protruding piece 16, spacing piece, hose 21.
The fixed plate 11 is of a cuboid structure and is arranged on the first sliding block 7; illustratively, the other end of the fixing plate 11 is slidably mounted on the inner wall of the box body 1.
The second rotating shaft 12 is rotatably installed on the fixing plate 11, and the second rotating shaft 12 is connected with the first rotating shaft 9 through a bevel gear set 8;
the third rotating shaft 13 is rotatably installed on the fixing plate 11, and the third rotating shaft 13 is connected with the second rotating shaft 12 through a conveyor belt 14;
the convex blocks 16 are arranged on the conveyor belt 14; the exemplary raised bumps 16 are fixedly mounted to the belt 14 and move with the movement of the belt 14, with the junction with the belt 14 remaining relatively stationary.
The limiting piece is connected with the convex block 16 and the water storage tank 18; it should be noted that the stopper includes: the second moving block 17 is provided with a strip-shaped through hole, and the convex block 16 is positioned in the strip-shaped through hole; and the limiting plate 15 penetrates through the second moving block 17, one end of the limiting plate 15 is connected with the first moving block, and the other end of the limiting plate 15 is slidably mounted on the inner wall of the box body 1.
The hose 21 penetrates through the limiting piece, the hose 21 is installed on the water storage tank 18, and exemplarily, a spray head can be arranged at the end, far away from the water storage tank 18, of the hose 21 to enhance the water flow spray.
Specifically, referring to fig. 1, fig. 2, fig. 3, and fig. 7, in an embodiment of the present invention, the driving member includes: wall cleaning device is used in hospital's wall ceramic tile clearance still includes: the two limiting rails 23 are symmetrically arranged, the limiting rails 23 are arranged on the inner wall of the box body 1, and the exemplary limiting rails 23 correspond to the first rotating shaft 9, the fixing plate 11 and the limiting plate 15 respectively, so as to ensure the stability of the reciprocating motion of the transmission part and the injection mechanism; the at least two wheels 3 are positioned outside the box body 1, the wheels 3 are arranged on one side, far away from the water storage groove 18, of the box body 1, and the wheels 3 are arranged, so that the device can be moved by a user conveniently, and efficient cleaning is achieved.
It will be evident to those skilled in the art that the invention is not limited to the details of the foregoing illustrative embodiments, and that the present invention may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential attributes thereof. The present embodiments are therefore to be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive, the scope of the invention being indicated by the appended claims rather than by the foregoing description, and all changes which come within the meaning and range of equivalency of the claims are therefore intended to be embraced therein. Any reference sign in a claim should not be construed as limiting the claim concerned.
Furthermore, it should be understood that although the present specification describes embodiments, not every embodiment includes only a single embodiment, and such description is for clarity purposes only, and it is to be understood that all embodiments may be combined as appropriate by one of ordinary skill in the art to form other embodiments as will be apparent to those of skill in the art from the description herein.

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1. The utility model provides a wall cleaning device is used in hospital's wall ceramic tile clearance which characterized in that includes:
a box body (1), wherein a containing space is formed on the box body (1), and one side of the box body is in a plugging shape;
a driving piece which is arranged in the accommodating space and is connected with the box body (1);
the two symmetrically arranged transmission parts are arranged in the box body (1) and are connected with the box body (1) and the driving part;
the two cleaning rollers (2) are symmetrically arranged and connected with the transmission piece, the driving piece drives the transmission piece to move so as to drive the cleaning rollers (2) to change the current position, and when the cleaning rollers (2) change the position, the cleaning rollers (2) rotate;
a water storage tank (18) arranged on the box body (1);
and the spraying mechanism is connected with the driving piece and the water storage tank (18) and moves along the axial direction of the cleaning roller (2) when the current position of the cleaning roller (2) is changed.
2. A wall cleaning apparatus for cleaning hospital wall tiles according to claim 1, wherein said driving member comprises:
the threaded rod (6) is embedded in the box body (1) and can rotate in the box body (1);
the motor (5) is arranged at one end of the box body (1) far away from the water storage tank (18), and an output shaft of the motor (5) is connected with the threaded rod (6);
the first moving block (7) is of a cuboid structure, a through hole for the threaded rod (6) to penetrate through is formed in the first moving block, and a threaded protrusion in threaded connection with the threaded rod (6) is formed in the inner wall of the through hole.
3. A wall cleaning device for cleaning hospital wall tiles according to claim 2, characterized in that said transmission member comprises:
the first rotating shaft (9) penetrates through the first moving block (7), and two ends of the first rotating shaft (9) are slidably mounted on the inner wall of the box body (1);
the first rack plate (4) is fixedly arranged on the box body (1);
a first gear (10) provided on the first rotating shaft (9), the first gear (10) being held in an engaged state with the first rack plate (4).
4. The wall cleaning device for cleaning hospital wall tiles according to claim 1, further comprising:
the second rack plate (19) is arranged in the water storage tank (18), and a through hole is formed in the second rack plate (19);
a second gear (20) arranged in the water storage tank (18), wherein the second gear (20) is kept in a meshed state with the second rack plate (19);
the handle (22) is arranged on the periphery of the box body (1), and the handle (22) penetrates through the blocking side of the box body (1) through a rod to be connected with the second gear (20).
5. A wall cleaning device for cleaning hospital wall tiles according to claim 3, characterized in that said spraying mechanism comprises:
the fixed plate (11) is of a cuboid structure and is arranged on the first moving block (7);
a second rotating shaft (12), wherein the second rotating shaft (12) is rotatably arranged on the fixed plate (11) and is connected with the first rotating shaft (9) through a bevel gear set (8);
a third rotating shaft (13), wherein the third rotating shaft (13) is rotatably arranged on the fixed plate (11) and is connected with the second rotating shaft (12) through a conveyor belt (14);
a raised block (16) disposed on the conveyor belt (14);
a limiting piece connecting the convex block (16) and the water storage tank (18);
a hose (21) extending through the stopper, the hose (21) being mounted on the reservoir (18).
6. The wall cleaning device for cleaning hospital wall tiles according to claim 5, wherein the limiting member comprises:
the second moving block (17) is provided with a strip-shaped through hole, and the convex block (16) is positioned in the strip-shaped through hole;
and the limiting plate (15) penetrates through the second moving block (17), one end of the limiting plate (15) is connected with the first moving block, and the other end of the limiting plate (15) is slidably mounted on the inner wall of the box body (1).
7. The wall cleaning device for cleaning hospital wall tiles according to claim 6, characterized in that it further comprises: two spacing tracks (23) that the symmetry set up, spacing track (23) set up on box (1) inner wall, spacing track (23) respectively with first axis of rotation (9), fixed plate (11) with limiting plate (15) correspond, in order to guarantee driving medium and injection mechanism reciprocating motion.
8. The wall cleaning device for cleaning hospital wall tiles according to claim 1, further comprising: at least two wheels (3) are arranged outside the box body (1), and the wheels (3) are arranged on one side, far away from the water storage tank (18), of the box body (1).
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